(Hugh Prestwood)

Her husband is a decent man
Kind as anyone you know
But whiskey got a hold of him
And won’t let go, and even though
She hates him when she’s stumbling
Her heart still breaks his fall

It is a family tie
It’s just a family tie
It is a famiy tie that binds

Their child who they have loved so much
Still has somehow lost his way
He causes them such trouble
Every day, and you might say
How many times can you forgive
Well I cannot count that high

It is a family tie
It’s just a family tie
It is a famiy tie that binds

It is the very best of gifts God gave
You have it with you from the cradle to the grave

It is a family tie
It’s just a family tie
It is a famiy tie that binds

(Marc Beeson/Robert Byrne)

What do i do now that our love’s come to such a bitter end
We’ve been through too much together for me to be your friend
And I can’t pretend
O’m sure I’ll see you, but when I do I will

Walk away
And hope my feet don’t fail me
Walk away
As far as they will take me
Long before you have a chance
To look into these eyes
I’ll be gone and you won’t see me cry
If I walk away

Funny how sometimes I feel like this whole world’s a one horse town
And no matter how hard I try not to know I’ll see you around
But I’ll disappear before you get near
I will

Walk away
And hope my feet don’t fail me
Walk away
As far as they will take me
Long before you have a chance
To look into these eyes
I’ll be gone and you won’t see me cry
If I walk away

I’ll just walk away

You were always different
Had a big dream in your heart
This ole cowtown couldn’t hold you down
Once you caught your star
I stood out on the runway
And watched you taxi past
I would have gone anywhere with you
But you never asked

You went from Beaumont to L.A.
And L.A. to the moon
An overnight success
You put a lot of years into
You tell me nothing’s different
I’m just a call away from you
But it feels more like the distance
From L.A. to the moon

I would never stop you
I only want to see you fly
But is it wrong to want to see you
Flying home tonight
You know how proud you make me
I could never hold you down
But what I’d give to hold you down here
In this Texas town

You went from Beaumont to L.A.
And L.A. to the moon
An overnight success
You put a lot of years into
You tell me nothing’s different
I’m just a call away from you
But it feels more like the distance
From L.A. to the moon