I'M HOLDING A PICTURE IN A FRAME FROM THE DAY I GAVE YOU MY LAST NAME I GAVE ALL MY LOVE TO YOU BUT THE ONLY THING YOU GAVE TO ME WAS THE BLUES I THOUGHT THAT OUR LOVE WAS STRONG BUT I SOON FOUND OUT I WAS WRONG CAUSE WHEN THE GOING GOT TOUGH MY LOVE WAS NEVER ENOUGH YOU WANTED MORE THAN MY LOVE ALONE COULD PROVIDE SO I GAVE MY HEART AND EMOTION ALL MY LOVE AND MY DEVOTION THEN I FINALLY REALIZED NOT EVEN A GOLDMINE COULD SATISFY YOU I GAVE YOU EVERYTHING AND YOU GAVE ME THE BLUES SOLO THE HAMMER HAD FELL AND IT WAS TIME TO DIVIDE YOU WANTED THE HOUSE, THE POOL, THE GARAGE AND ALL MY TOOLS I WAS'NT A DAMN BIT SURPRISED WHEN IT WAS ALL OVER IT ALL WENT TO YOU I GAVE YOU EVERYTHING AND YOU GAVE ME THE BLUES I GAVE YOU EVERYTHING AND YOU GAVE ME THE BLUES

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I'D BEEN LOOKING FOR LOVE FOR A LONG LONG TIME ONE DAY I FINALLY FOUND HER I WAS STANDING IN LINE AT THE BAIT SHOP SHE WAS WORKING BEHIND THE COUNTER OUR LOVE HAD GROWN SO I TOOK HER HOME FOR MOM AND DAD TO MEET HER I SAID WHAT DO YOU THINK MOM SMILED DAD WINKED AND SAID SON THIS ONE'S A KEEPER SHE LIKES CUT OFF SLEEVES AND DIRTY BOOKS ZEBCO REELS AND EAGLE CLAW HOOKS SHE WATCHES DUKES OF HAZZARD ON TV SHE LIKES FAST CARS NASCAR FOOTBALL GAMES AND HONKYTONK BARS ON SCALE OF ONE TO TEN SHE PEGS THE METER THIS ONES A KEEPER SHE'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THOSE GIRLS DOWN AT THE SPA SHE DON'T SPEND ALL AFTERNOON IN SOME HIGH CLASS HAIR SALON WHEN WE MAKE LOVE SHE GIVES IT EVERYTHING SHE'S GOT I FINALLY FOUND A GOOD ONE AND WE JUST MIGHT TIE THE KNOT SHE LOVES LARRY THE CABLE GUY'S JOKES AND SHE DON'T MIND MY SECOND HAND SMOKE SHE WATCHES DUKES OF HAZZARD ON TV SHE PULLS HER PONYTAIL THROUGH A JOHN DEERE HAT RAKES THE LEAVES CUTS THE GRASS AND SHE DON'T EVER MAKE ME RUN THE SWEEPER THIS ONES A KEEPER SHE CAN FISH ALL DAY ANYTIME A YEAR I'M SO GLAD TO MEET HER SHE BAITS HER OWN HOOK AND BRINGS HER OWN BEER SOLO (REPEAT LAST CHORUS)

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THAT OLD LEAD BASED PAINT IS PEELING THERE'S A BEE'S NEST BY THE DOOR WET SPOTS UP ON THE CEILING THAT DRIP DOWN ON THE HARDWOOD FLOOR ITS TOO LATE FOR PREVENTION MAINTENANCE LONG SINCE OVERDUE THIS OLD HOUSE JUST NEEDS ATTENTION AND OUR LOVE COULD USE SOME TOO WE USE TO CRY TOGETHER SOMETIMES LAUGH UNTILL IT HURT TALK FOR HOURS ON THE PHONE FIGHT OVER WHO WOULD HANG UP FIRST SOMEHOW SOMEWHERE SOMETHING WENT WRONG AND WE LOST A LOVE SO TRUE THAT OLD FLAME USE TO BURN SO STRONG AND THIS OLD HOUSE WAS ONCE BRAND NEW SOLO IF WE SCRAP THAT PAINT THAT'S PEELING KNOCK DOWN THAT BEE'S NEST BY THE DOOR FIX THOSE WET SPOTS ON THE CEILING CLEAN UP THAT DIRTY HARDWOOD FLOOR HOLD EACH OTHER TIGHT THE WAY WE USED TO DO THAT OLD FAMILIAR FLAME WOULD BURN SO BRIGHT AND THIS OLD HOUSE WOULD LOOK BRAND NEW

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THE DOCTOR SAID THAT I SHOULD QUIT DRINKING I'M A LITTLE OVER WEIGHT AND MY LIVER'S SLOWLY SHRINKING HE SAID SON YOU ONLY GOT TWO CHOICES BETTER MAKE YOUR MIND UP QUICK THE BOTTLE OR THE BUCKET WHICH ONE YOU GONNA KICK I SILENTLY SAT THINKING FOR A WHILE THOUGHTS RAN THROUGH MY MIND A MILLION MILES AN HOUR THE CHOICE TO LIVE OR DIE WAS AN EASY ONE TO MAKE BUT LIVING SOBER WITH HER MEMORY I'M NOT SURE I CAN TAKE IF I KICK THE BOTTLE I'LL HAVE TO FACE THE TRUTH THAT SHE NO LONGER LOVES ME LIKE SHE USE TO IF I KICK THE BUCKET I CAN MAKE HER MEMORY HIDE UNDERNEATH A 90 PROOF DISGUISE SOLO IF I KICK THE BOTTLE I'LL HAVE TO FACE THE TRUTH THAT SHE NO LONGER LOVES ME LIKE SHE USE TO IF I KICK THE BUCKET I CAN MAKE HER MEMORY HIDE UNDERNEATH A 90 PROOF DISGUISE THE BOTTLE OR THE BUCKET I'M STILL MAKING UP MY MIND

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THERE'S SOMETHINGS IN THIS WORLD THAT JUST CAN'T BE REPLACED LIKE THAT BEAT UP STANLEY THERMOS WITH CHIPPED GREEN PAINT MY MOMMA GAVE TO ME RIGHT AFTER DADDY DIED BACK IN 93' AND THOSE DOG TAGS IN THE 3RD DRAWER OF MY DRESSER CHEST ARE THE SAME ONES THAT MY GRANDPA WORE AROUND HIS NECK THE DAY HE LOST HIS LIFE FIGHTING FOR A FUTURE FOR YOU AND I I RICH MAN'S GOLD COULD'NT COVER THE COST IF THEY EVER GOT STOLEN OR EVER GOT LOST GOD I HOPE THEY NEVER DO I COULD'NT BUY NEW PEARLS LIKE MY GRANDMA WORE AT ANY HIGHT CLASS JEWELRY STORE OR REPLACE THAT LUCKY PENNY WITH ONE BRAND NEW OR EVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE IF I LOST YOU THERE'S A FIFTY YEAR OLD PENNY THAT I HAVE SAVED THE ONE MY GRANDMA WORE INSIDE HER SHOE ON HER WEDDING DAY TO BRING HER LUCK TO ME THAT ONE CENT COIN IS WORTH MORE THAN A MILLION BUCKS INSIDE HER JEWELRY BOX YOU'LL FIND A STRING OF PEARLS PASSED DOWN FIVE GENERATIONS TO ALL THE GIRLS IN MY FAMILY TREE ONLY GOD KNOWS JUST HOW MUCH THAT MEANS TO ME I RICH MAN'S GOLD COULD'NT COVER THE COST IF THEY EVER GOT STOLEN OR EVER GOT LOST GOD I HOPE THEY NEVER DO I COULD'NT BUY NEW PEARLS LIKE MY GRANDMA WORE AT ANY HIGHT CLASS JEWELRY STORE OR REPLACE THAT LUCKY PENNY WITH ONE BRAND NEW OR EVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE IF I LOST YOU IF I LOST YOU I'D DROWN IN DESPERATION IF I LOST YOU MY HEART WOULD NEVER MEND BUT IF I HAVE TO FACE THAT DAY I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT GOD WILL FIND A WAY TO PULL ME THROUGH IF I LOST YOU

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I DON'T LIVE IN A MANSION ON THE HILLSIDE MY HOME IS THE LOWER END OF THE PROMISE LAND BUT STILL I WONDER WHY I'M BARELY GETTING BY MY COST OF LIVING IS GETTING OUT OF HAND I'M SICK AND TIRED OF ALL THE HIGH COST OF LOW LIVING BY FRIDAY NIGHT MY MONEY'S DONE BEEN SPENT AND ALL THE LITTLE THINGS I'VE GOT DON'T ADD UP TO WHAT I'M GIVING I'M SICK AND TIRED OF ALL THE HIGH COST OF LOW LIVING SOLO MY DOLLAR WON'T GET ME WHAT IT USED TO MY BEER IS ONLY HALF WAY UP THE GLASS BREAK OUT THE VASELINE WHEN YOU GO AND BUY GASOLINE BEND OVER BOYS CAUSE WE'RE TAKING IT UP THE ASS I'M SICK AND TIRED OF ALL THE HIGH COST OF LOW LIVING BY FRIDAY NIGHT MY MONEY'S DONE BEEN SPENT AND ALL THE LITTLE THINGS I'VE GOT DON'T ADD UP TO WHAT I'M GIVING I'M SICK AND TIRED OF ALL THE HIGH COST OF LOW LIVING

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IN MY LIFETIME I'VE SEEN CHANGES BUT NOTHING LIKE THE CHANGE I'VE SEEN IN YOU I CAN TELL YOU'D RATHER BE SOMEWHERE WITH SOMEONE ELSE WITHOUT ME I DON'T BLAME YA IF YOU DECIDE TO LEAVE FOR PENNSYLVANIA YOU NEVER DID LIKE TENNESSEE I KNOW THIS LIFE GETS OLD AND IT'S HARD TO HOLD THE HAND OF A GUITAR MAN I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO BE MUCH DIFFERENT THEN THE WOMEN IN THE PAST AND I KNOW THE ODDS AREN'T IN YOUR FAVOR BUT BABY YOU COULD BE THE FIRST ONE TO LAST I DON'T BLAME YA IF YOU DECIDE TO LEAVE FOR PENNSYLVANIA YOU NEVER DID LIKE TENNESSEE I KNOW THIS LIFE GETS OLD AND IT'S HARD TO HOLD THE HAND OF A GUITAR MAN SOLO I DON'T BLAME YA IF YOU DECIDE TO LEAVE FOR PENNSYLVANIA YOU NEVER DID LIKE TENNESSEE I KNOW THIS LIFE GETS OLD AND IT'S HARD TO HOLD THE HAND OF A GUITAR MAN

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I OPENED UP THAT OLD TRUNK IN THE ATTIC AND PULLED OUT MY OLD BASEBALL MITT FOUND A BOX OF OLD POLAROID PICTURES A PAIR BLUES JEANS THAT NO LONGER FIT I TOOK AN "OH MY GOD LOOK" AT MY OLD HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK FULL OF MEMORIES FROM MY YOUNGER YEARS WHEN THE HAIR ON MY HEAD WAS THICKER AND THE LINES ON MY FACE WERE'NT AS CLEAR THOSE DAYS ARE GONE FOREVER IF I HAD KNOWN I WOULD HAVE NEVER WISHED THEM AWAY GROWING UP WAS SO EASY TO DO BUT NOW IT'S SO HARD TO SWALLOW THE TRUTH JUST ONE LOOK IN THE MIRROR IS PROOF THAT THE DUST HAS SETTLED DOWN ON MY YOUTH I REMEMBER THAT OLD YELLOW RAIN COAT AND LITTLE BLACK RUBBER BOOTS ON MY FEET I WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT MUD PUDDLE OUT IN THE STREET I TRIED TO SNEEK PASSED MY MOM BUT SHE SPIT ON HER THUMB AND RUBBED IT ACROSS MY DIRTY FACE AND EVERYTHING CAUGHT IN BETWEEN THEM DISAPPEARED WITHOUT A TRACE THOSE DAYS ARE GONE FOREVER IF I HAD KNOWN I WOULD HAVE NEVER WISHED THEM AWAY GROWING UP WAS SO EASY TO DO BUT NOW IT'S SO HARD TO SWALLOW THE TRUTH JUST ONE LOOK IN THE MIRROR IS PROOF THAT THE DUST HAS SETTLED DOWN ON MY YOUTH

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GIRL YOUR INDEPENDENCE IS SOMETHING I ADMIRE YOU CUT THE GRASS TAKE OUT THE TRASH UNCLOG THE DRAIN YOU EVEN CHANGE YOUR OWN FLAT TIRE ONE MORE THING TO DO IS THE LAST THING YOU NEED GIRL YOU COULD JUST BE YOU IF YOU HAD A MAN LIKE ME WHO'S BUSINESS SUIT IS STEEL TOED BOOTS AND DUCK BROWN OVERALLS WORKING CLASS BUILT TO LAST MAN WHO CAN DO IT ALL YOU WOULDN'T NEED TO CALLOUS UP THOSE PRETTY HANDS IF YOU HAD A GUY LIKE ME A CARHARTT KINDA MAN THAT SUIT AND TIE GUY YOU KNOW HE AINT THE ONE HE MAY BE MR. KNOW IT ALL BUT I'M MR. GET IT DONE DON'T GIVE UP ON ROMANCE ENTIRELY UNTILL YOU TAKE A CHANCE ON A GUY LIKE ME WHO'S BUSINESS SUIT IS STEEL TOED BOOTS AND DUCK BROWN OVERALLS WORKING CLASS BUILT TO LAST MAN WHO CAN DO IT ALL YOU WOULDN'T NEED TO CALLOUS UP THOSE PRETTY HANDS IF YOU HAD A GUY LIKE ME A CARHARTT KINDA MAN

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I feel each and every heartbeat through the pounding in my head My breath smells like a brewery & my eyes are blood shot red Drank 13 shots of whiskey, chased em' all with Miller Lite So why am I so thirsty this morning if I drank so much last night My mouth is dryer than a dessert on an August afternoon But it should be smooth & silky from all the beverage I've consumed It should be an easy answer, plain & simple, black & white Why am I so thirsty this morning if I drank so much last night I switched from 12 oz cans to pounders thinking that would do the trick But the more I drink the night before the thirstier I get I'm not one to be bewildered but this blows my mind Why am I so thirsty this morning if I drank so much last night My mouth is dryer than a dessert on an August afternoon If you smell my breath you'll catch a buzz from the fumes This song is almost over so let me ask you one last time Why am I so thirsty this morning if I drank so much last night

It's been years now but I remember how I use to play around On a used red, white and blue guitar that was handed down From my Daddy to my brother and me Every evening a microphone and me still out here dreaming Some folks call me a fool for believing That I'll someday catch the break I really need You can blame my perseverance on my father I guess the fruit don't fall far from the tree I know in my heart out there somewhere There's a piece of the pie for me If I ever slow down and take a break from the dreams I'm been chasing around I'm gonna go back to my hometown to lick my wounds and catch my breath But right now I ain't done dreaming yet You can blame my perseverance on my father I guess the fruit don't fall far from the tree I know in my heart out there somewhere There's a piece of the pie for me

My ears are still ringing from the sound of the Interstate Left Tennessee this morning & drove 12 hours straight Pull into Pennsylvania right before the sun went down It sure is good to be here back in my old stomping grounds Where I was born, where I grew up, where I'll die I've put a million miles between us, since that cold November day When my dreams outgrew this small town & I had to move away This guitar and my music has taken me from town to town There's still no place like home here in my old stomping ground Were I was born, were I grew up, were I'll die I've played Huntsville, Alabama, Nashvillle, TN Milton, Indiana, You've be so good to me This guitar and my music has taken me from town to town But there ain't no place like home here in my old stomping ground Their squeezing in the doorway packing in here tight Loud & proud the hometown crowd at the Hourglass tonight They love to hear my music like I love to hear the sound Of a roomful of my friends in my old stomping ground Where I was born, where I grew up, it's where I'll die I've played Huntsville, Alabama, Memphis, TN Lake Charles, Louisiana at a Casino by the beach This guitar and my music has taken me from town to town But there ain't no place like home back in my old stomping ground Right now I'd rather ramble but some day I settle down And buy a one way ticket back to my old stomping ground

I can't deny this spark between us but I don't wanna cross the line I can give you two good reasons your husband and my wife We're just asking for trouble if we keep getting close like this Don't wanna have to tell you no if my body starts to go where my mind already is My mind already is making love to you Taste the wine on every kiss smell candles burning in your bedroom I can't go on teasing myself like this And keep my body from cheating like my mind already is These drinks are kicking in and common sense is kicking off My mind is figuring what are the odds of getting caught We're past the point of flirting and if we don't put an end to this I'll have a hard time saying no once my body starts to go Where my mind already is My mind already is making love to you Taste the wine on every kiss smell candles burning in your bedroom I can't go on teasing myself like this And keep my body from cheating like my mind already is

At five o'clock I came in here With some friends that I work with for just one beer Now they're all gone and out of here..but I'm not When I start drinking I can't quit A bucket of beer is like a bag of chips And I'm still thirsty for one more beer I'm still thirsty for one more beer Why 10 won't quench my thirst ain't exactly clear You'll have to run me out of money if you wanna run me out of here When I'm still thirsty for one more beer Bartender says lets call it a night Then pulls the strings on all the neon lights But me I think the time is just right for one more beer What's one more round gonna hurt When the one I stopped in for didn't work Come on bartender I'm not even being a jerk Chorus If I'm the last one out of here...it won't be a first You can wet my whistle...but you can never quench my thirst Chorus

If you work hard with your nose to the grindstone And play hard when the work week is done Come Friday at five grab your glass and raise it high Here's to a job well done Here's to job to a job well done here's to a job well done I use to work in a factory For 14 years I made my living with a screw gun So to all those friends of mine out there on the assembly line Here's to a job well done Here's to job to a job well done here's to a job well done 18 wheels, a heavy load and a trucker Racking up a million miles one by one Up and down the interstate all across the USA Here's to a job well done Here's to job to a job well done here's to a job well done On a tractor in a field there's a Farmer Sweating in the hot summer sun He works hard to bring in the harvest Here's to a job well done Here's to job to a job well done here's to a job well done There are soldiers fighting for our freedom Hats off to each and everyone Don't forget their family's on the home front Here's to job well done Here's to job to a job well done here's to a job well done To everyone that earns your pay through hard work and dedication Each and everyone of you deserve a standing ovation Here's to job to a job well done here's to a job well done

We don't exactly look the same It's not my blood running through his veins In a room full of fathers I may not be number one But he calls me Dad I call him Son On August 6th 1993 I married his Mom & put another limb on my family tree He was only 3 years old I was 21 He calls me Dad I call him Son It doesn't bother him it doesn't bother me Were just your everyday dysfunctional family In a room full of fathers I may not be number one But he calls me Dad I call him Taught him how to shave & how to parallel park Watched him graduate from high school watched some young girl break his heart I helped him hold it all together when his whole world came undone He calls me Dad I call him Son

Woke up this morning with a pounding head It took all morning to crawl out of bed I probably should of quit drinking last night after one or two Sometimes the right thing is hard to do My new years resolution was to get in shape Exercise and eat right loose a little weight I make a promise & never follow through Sometimes the right things are hard to do But wrong is easy but it ain't no good for you I've been planning on improving but my plans keep falling through I remember steeling my first cigarette That was 20 years ago and I ain't quit yet I Thought it wouldn't hurt to take a puff or two Sometimes the right things are hard to do Wrong is easy but it ain't no good for you I've been planning on improving but my plans keep falling through Repeat 1st verse

HE WAS BRAGGING ABOUT HIS NEW CORVETTE TO A COUPLE CUTE BLONDES AND A HOT BRUNETTE BUT THOSE GIRLS DON'T WANNA GET STUCK IN A NEW CORVETTE WITH BUCKET SEATS, CADILLAC OR SUV GIVE EM' 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND SOME ROOM TO LOVE CAUSE THEY WANNA GET DOWN IN A PICKUP TRUCK DROP THE TAILGATE AND CLIMB UP IN BED CRANK UP SOME GEORGE STRAIT SHE'LL DO THINGS THAT YOU WON'T FORGET ALL YOU GUY'S IN YOUR 2 WHEEL DRIVES I GUESS YOUR OUT OF LUCK CAUSE THEY WANNA GET DOWN IN A PICKUP TRUCK IF YOU GUYS WANNA HAVE FUN TRADE IN YOUR CAR ON AN OLD HALF TON CAUSE SHE'LL HOLD ON TIGHT IN A RIDE THATS ROUGH SHE WON'T MIND IF YOU GO REAL FAST UP THE DIRT ROAD OR OFF IN THE GRASS IN AND OUT OF THE MUD AND THE MUCK SHE JUST WANTS TO GET DOWN IN A PICKUP TRUCK DROP THE TAILGATE AND CLIMB UP INTO BED CRANK UP SOME GEORGE STRAIT SHE'LL DO THINGS THAT YOU WON'T FORGET ALL YOU GUY'S IN YOUR 2 WHEEL DRIVES I GUESS YOUR OUT OF LUCK CAUSE THEY WANNA GET DOWN IN A PICKUP TRUCK SOLO DROP THE TAILGATE AND CLIMB UP INTO BED MAKE LOVE IN THE MOON LIGHT WITH STARS ABOVE OUR HEAD ALL YOU GUYS WITH TWO WHEEL DRIVES I GUESS YOUR OUT OF LUCK CAUSE THEY ONLY GET DOWN IN A PICK UP TRUCK

Worked all week just got paid it's Friday night time to play Gonna let our hair down tonight miles away from the city lights You won't find us on a map no how but we have big fun in a small town We don't need no club with disco lights to have a little fun in the summertime Brush hog the fields knock down the briars get a cold keg of beer build a big bon fire Put up a volleyball net dig a horse shoe pit and there's a farm pond if ya wanna skinny dip Everybody get ready to go oh oh don't wanna be late Turn up the radi-adi-adio oh oh up loud grab my girl and dance on the tailgate Not a cloud in the sky looks like the weathers gonna be just right For having big fun in a small town tonight Tomorrow morning we'll wake up to a field full of red plastic cups Get a garbage bag and me and my friends will clean up the mess so we can make it again Everybody get ready to go oh oh don't wanna be late Turn up the radi-adi-adio oh oh up loud grab my girl and dance on the tailgate Not a cloud in the sky looks like the weathers gonna be just right For having big fun in a small town tonight