| THE BOYS AND ME FARMER TAN OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN THANK GOD FOR YOU LISTENIN' FOR YOU EYES OF LOVE HARD TO SAY DRIVE AWAY HEARTBREAK HIGHWAY LOVE TO BE WANTED HOLD ON |
| Mark Miller, Gregg (Hobie) Hubbard, Jim Scholten, Joe Smyth, Duncan Cameron |
| THE BOYS AND ME Me and the boys that I knew in school Are thirty years old, stubborn as a herd of mules We get all cleaned up on a Saturday night We say yes to the girls when they ask if they look alright Load up the cars and ride around Roll down the windows and we go to town Chorus: And we talk too slow, drive too fast We're high on life and we're low on gas Tryin' to make the way things are The way things used to be The boys and me The phone rings it's the call of the wild And the clothes we wear have finally come back in style We got some tall tales that we love to tell They may not be true But we sure do remember them well We work hard to have a little fun Roll up our sleeves and get the job done son Repeat Chorus ( twice) FARMER TAN There are tears in the eyes of the scarecrow His head is sinkin' low He tends his fields with the best of them Thinkin' love can make it grow But when the landlord says it's over And the harvest has turned cold There ain't enough to pay the man After the crops have been sold Chorus: Tell me what do we see when we look in the mirror He don't see no money but he sees something clearer There's a man doin' all that he can in the midst of no concern He ain't out in the sun tryin' to get his arms brown He's tryin' to pull a livin' out of that old hard ground These days a man and his dreams can get a little bit burned Workin' on a farmer tan Workin' on a farmer tan The fruits of his labor, have dried up on the vine He don't want for finer things, he's wanting to get by There are fertile fields of compassion We have yet to turn We educate and we nominate but will we ever learn Repeat Chorus ( twice) OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN Past the fields of his dreams all the cars drove Ninety to nothin' towards town He'd wave and he'd watch and he'd wonder Then the dust would all settle back down Well ain't nothin' out there but an old drive in screen Where Elizabeth Taylor was queen And like the rest she quit comin' around To the outskirts of town They say there's so much out there for you Maybe he will never know The buses they load up the dreamers But leavin' was too far to go Washed in the blood and surrounded By the land and the love he had known Now he'll plant his dreams in the ground On the outskirts of town Chorus: On the outskirts of town he's livin' a dream Where they weather their storms Praying down on their knees And they hold to each other 'Cause they know what they've found On the outskirts of town He looks past the fields at the sun rise Watchin' the stars as they fade He sits on the hood of his pick-up Thinkin' he's got it made Because the prettiest girl that he's ever seen Lives up the road just a piece And they're talkin' about settling down On the outskirts of town Repeat Chorus THANK GOD FOR YOU Well I've been called a self-made man Girl don't you believe it's true I know exactly how lucky I am When I'm gettin' this close to you It's high time I'm giving some praise To those that got me where I am today Chorus: I got to thank mama for the cookin' Daddy for the whuppin' The devil for the trouble that I get into I got to give credit where credit is due I thank the bank for the money Thank God for you A strong heart and a willing hand That's the secret to my success A good woman....I try to be a good man A good job Lord I know I've been blessed I'm just a part of a greater plan It doesn't matter which part I am Repeat Chorus I got to thank mama for the teachin' Daddy for the preachin' The devil for the trouble that I get into I got to give credit where credit is due I thank the bank for the money Thank God for you LISTENIN' FOR YOU Chorus: Hey baby in the middle of the night There's a little light that still shines through So remember if you start to cryin' I will be listenin' for you I will be listenin' for you You go out of your way, I go out of my way too So you can count on me, I know I count on you Girl you know love don't always run away Take the chance and just whisper my name Repeat Chorus This old heart has been through every twist and turn Don't you know by now this bridge don't have to burn Take the step and you ain't gonna be alone Girl hold on to this heart of mine you own Repeat Chorus ( twice) Hey baby Just remember I will be listenin' for you I will be listenin' for you EYES OF LOVE The Rockafellers we know we ain't And this ole house needs a coat of paint Got a Chevy Impala vintage '73 Some days she can't outrun you or me Well I know it ain't everything I promised you But you tell me it's a matter of a point of view Chorus: Thru the eyes of love We see things in a different light Thru the eyes of love It looks like things are gonna be alright We've got a simple life We don't go to extremes But we're livin' on love way above our means Maybe some day our ship'll come in Baby 'til then it's sink or swim It's those little things that you do and say Got a good ole boy in a real good way Repeat Chorus ( twice) HARD TO SAY A dark cloud a hangin' out over my head I woke up this morning to an empty bed Why she left me is hard to say Well is this fate or just a bad day Chorus: Is this bad luck or just bad timin' Or is it the lies I told it's hard to say Can you get back what's gone they say so If you get down on your knees and believe and pray But some prayers are hard to pray Well some things it's hard to say Thumb up in the air and I'm hitchin' a ride Plenty cars passin' but I'm on the wrong side If I cross over will they go my way Is this fate or just a bad day Repeat Chorus ( twice) DRIVE AWAY (duet with Dana McVicker) Pack your bags it's time to go The clock down town runs way too slow Daddy says I'll have to wait But all we got to do is drive away Chorus: Drive away you and me We'll blow this town and we'll find our dream Where we'll stop it's hard to say We'll leave a trail smokin' when we drive away We'll leave a trail smokin' when we drive away With me the lead and you the star We're way out front in a faster car Like two dots fading on a silver screen The credits rolling as we leave Repeat Chorus Call ahead and tell 'em that we're comin' We'll keep the motor runnin' from now on Repeat Chorus HEARTBREAK HIGHWAY Well I put on my overcoat and shined my walkin' shoes I've got the sense to get out of the rain You've got the best of me and I know I can't win Well I've come to recognize that old familiar pain Chorus: Well I've been too long on a heartbreak highway On the wings of love there's a heavy load But if I can't fly I'll take the train dear I've done enough cryin' on the shoulder Of a heartbreak highway You've thrown away the king of hearts leavin' you the queen If you play other hearts there in your hand I won't be the victim of this catch me if you can It's hard to keep on dancin' girl if you can't hear the band Repeat Chorus ( twice) Of a heartbreak highway LOVE TO BE WANTED Do you love to be wanted or w-w-want to be loved Well I get suspicious girl and I guess I shouldn't be Your dressin' up to kill is killin' me When you start turnin' heads it turns me inside out Well I ain't a jealous man but I got a doubt And I gotta find out Chorus: Do you love to be wanted or want to be loved When you let your hair down and push comes to shove Is all that I have always enough Do you love to be wanted or w-w-want to be loved Your just so pretty girl you can't help the way you look And you know when it comes to fools I wrote the book I don't mean to point my finger I don't mean to accuse But I'm so in love and you're so much to lose I gotta know the truth Repeat Chorus ( twice) Do you love to be wanted or w-w-want to be loved HOLD ON Hey there remember me The baby on your knee The one you said never cried It's me I'm back again Things broke that need to mend Am I too late for old lullabyes Chorus: And you sang hold on - hold on There are strong ties in this place Hold on - hold on They won't let you slip away Mornings I once knew Rise with the new day too There's things that time can't take away And that keeps me comin' 'round So glad to stand home ground And feel it calling out my name Saying hold on - hold on There are strong ties in this place Hold on - hold on They won't let you slip away And you say hold on - hold on There are strong ties in this place Hold on - hold on They won't let you slip away |
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