Reba McEntire

Reba McEntire
Last updated: Saturday 16. May 1998

All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go (contributed by Samantha)

The sign says "Families Welcome"
At the Oaks Retirement Home
But mostly no one comes except on the weekends
Ruby Wilson lives in 303
Where she spends most her time
But it's almost noon on Sunday
And she's been sitting in the lobby since nine

(Chorus)
She's all dressed up in her best hat and gloves
She's all dressed up
Watching and waiting but nobody comes
Some days sure are lonely
And time can move so slow
When you're all dressed up
With nowhere to go

As ruby watches all the others
Leaving with their families
The nurse tells her it's time to come to dinner
She says she's expecting company
They're just running late
But the nurse knows the truth too well
She just sighs and walks away

(Repeat chorus)

Bobby (contributed by Samantha)

Bobby pleaded guilty to the charges that they read
As they led him from the courtroom, a young voice turned his head
A little boy dressed in blue was standing at the rail
He said "I hope they kill you, I hope you go to hell."

They put Bobby in a jail with forty other men
They all knew what he had done, and they were glad to take him in
They'd all seen the headlines about Bobby and his wife
How they loved each other, and how he took her life
Day after day, he sat alone
Night after night, they'd hear him sing his song

(Chorus)
Baby I'll take care of you, I'll never let you down
No harm will ever come to you as long as I'm around
I'm not afraid of what people say or do
The only thing I fear is being here without you

The little boy dressed up in blue grew up to be a man
When he fell in love himself, he came to understand
How it was that Bobby took the life they both adored
'Cause Bobby couldn't stand to see her suffer anymore

He took out the papers from the trunk beneath his bed
And all the years just disappeared as through his tears he read
The stories of the accident that robbed his momma's mind
And the man who held her in his arms and chose to cut the line
And the one about the man who sits alone
Year after year singing his song

(Repeat chorus)

The young man drove his car up and parked outside the gate
They led him to a cold grey room, the guard told him to wait
When the guard brought Bobby, in the young man finally knew
He still missed his momma, but he missed his daddy too
And when the guard left the two of them alone
He took Bobby in his arms, and the young man sang the song

Daddy
(Repeat chorus)

Buying Her Roses (contributed by Samantha)

I took him for granted
Now looking back at it
He's not the only one to blame
Between the jobs and the kids
Wasn't much time for him
We let the fire slip away from the flame

Guess I shouldn't be surprised
But as hard as I try
I can't believe it's happened to me
But I know where he's at
And I know it's a fact
I'd have to blind not to see

(Chorus)
He's out buying her roses
And where that leaves me, God only knows
I know I should tell him
To leave me forever
But what'll I do if he goes

Should I put up a fight
Does it matter who's right
Should I ruin my life or my pride
Can we save what we had
And if he comes back
Will I ever get it out of my mind

(Repeat chorus)

Everything That You Want
(written by Randy Sharp and Jack Wesley Routh)

In the beginning
The nights were long
Under the moonlight
I could do no wrong
You told me
I was everything you wanted me to be

Then summer was over
And the nights grew cold
You got restless
And hard to hold
I tried to be
Everything you wanted me to be

Now you keep staring
At that open door
You got what you wanted
And you still want more
Well look at me
I'm everything you wanted me to be

(Chorus)
If I don't keep you satisfied
You can't say that I haven't tried
And if I'm not what you want by now
For the life of me I can't see how
I'll ever be
Everyhing that you want me to be

In the beginning
The nights were long
Under the moonlight
I could do no wrong
Remember me?
I was everything you wanted me to be

(Repeat chorus)

I'll ever be
Everyhing that you want me to be
I'll ever be
Everyhing that you want
I'll ever be
Everyhing that you want
I'll ever be
Everything that you want

Fancy (contributed by Samantha)

I remember it all real well looking back
It was the summer I turned eighteen
We lived in a one room rundown shack
On the outskirts of New Orleans
We didn't have money for food or rent
To say the least we were hard pressed
Then momma spent every last penny we had
To buy me a dancing dress

Momma washed and combed and curled my hair
Then she painted my eyes and lips
And I stepped into a satin dancing dress
That had a slit up the side clear up to my hip
It was red velvet trim and it fit me good
Standing back from the looking glass
There was a woman where a half grown kid had stood

(Chorus)
She said here's your one chance
Fancy, don't let me down
Here's your one chance
Fancy, don't let me down

Momma dabbed a little bit of perfume on my neck
And she kissed my cheek
Then I saw the tears welling up in her troubled eyes
When she started to speak
She looked at the pitiful shack and she looked at me
And took a ragged breath and said
'Your pa's run off and I'm real sick
And the baby's gonna starve to death.'

She gave me a heart shaped locket
That said 'to thine own self be true'
And I shivered as I watched a roach
Crawl across the toe of my high heeled shoe
It sounded like somebody else that was talking
Asking momma 'what do I do?'
She said 'just be nice to the gentlemen, Fancy
And they'll be nice to you.'

(Repeat chorus)

Lord forgive me for what I do
But if you want out, well, it's up to you
Now don't you let me down
You better start moving uptown.'

Well that was the last time I saw my ma
The day I left that rickety shack
The welfare people came and took the baby
Momma died, and I ain't been back
But the wheels of fate had started to turn
And for me there was no way out
And it wasn't very long before I knew
'Xactly what my momma'd been talking about

I knew what I had to do
But I made myself this solemn vow
That I's gonna be a lady someday
Though I dont know when or how
'Cause I can't see spending the rest of my life
With my head held down in shame, ya know
I might've been born just plain white trash
But Fancy was my name

(Repeat chorus)

It wasn't long after that a benevolent man
Came and took me off the street
And one week later I was pouring tea
In a five room hotel suite
I charmed a king, a congressman
And a couple of aristocrats
I got me a Georgia mansion
In an elegant New York townhouse flat
And I ain't done bad

Now in this world
There's a lot of self righteous hypocrites
That would call me bad
And criticize momma for turning me out
No matter how little we had
But though I ain't had to worry about nothing
For nigh on fifteen years
I can still hear the desperation
In my poor momma's voice ringing in my ears

She said here's your one chance, Fancy, don't let me down
Here's your one chance, Fancy, don't let me down
Lord, forgive me for what I do
But if you want out, well, it's up to you
Now don't you let me down
Your momma's gonna help you move uptown
I guess she did

For My Broken Heart (contributed by Samantha)

There were no angry words at all
As we carried boxes down the hall
One by one we put them in your car
Nothing much for us to say
One last goodbye and you drove away
I watched your taillights
As they faded in the dark
I couldn't face the night in that lonely bed
So I laid down on the couch instead

(Chorus)
Last night I prayed the Lord my soul to keep
Then I cried myself to sleep
So sure life wouldnt go on without you
But oh, this sun is blinding me as it wakes me from the dark
I guess the world didn't stop
For my broken heart

Clock's still ticking, life goes on
Radio still plays a song
As I tried to put my scattered thoughts in place
And it takes all the strength I've got
To stumble to the coffee pot
The first of many lonely mornings I've got to face
You call to see if I'm okay
Look out the window, and I just say

(Repeat chorus)

I guess the world ain't gonna stop
For my broken heart

If I Had Only Known (contributed by Samantha)

If I had only known
It was the last walk in the rain
I'd keep you for hours out in the storm
I'd hold to your hands
Like a life-line to my heart
And underneath the thunder we'd be warm
If I had only known
It was our last walk in the rain

If I had only known
I'd never hear your voice again
I'd memorize each word you ever said
And on those lonely nights
I could think of them once more
Keep your words alive inside my head
If I had only known
I'd never hear your voice again

You were the treasure in my hand
You were the one who always stood beside me
So unaware, I foolishly believed
That you would always be there
But then there came a day when I turned my head
And you slipped away

If I had only known
It was my last night by your side
I'd pray a miracle would stop the dawn
And I'd turn, and look into your eyes
And you'd see my love for you goes on and on
If I had only known
If I had only known
The love I would have shown
If I had only known

Is There Life Out There (contributed by Samantha)

She married when she was twenty
She thought she was ready
But now she's not so sure
She thought she'd done some living
But now she's wondering
What she's living for
She gets the feeling that there's something more

(Chorus)
Is there life out there
So much she hasn't done
Is there life beyond
Her family and her home
She's done what she should
Should she do what she dares
She doesn't want to leave
She's just wondering
Is there life out there

She's always lived for tomorrow
She's never learned how to live for today
She's dying to try something foolish
Do something crazy
Or just get away
Something for herself for a change

(Repeat chorus)

There's a place in the sun where she's never been
Where life is fair, and time is a friend
Would she do it the same as she did back then
She looks out the window and wonders again

(Repeat chorus)

I Won't Stand In Line
(written by Rabdy Sharp and Steve Diamond)

You told me I was one in a million
Everything you wanted in this world
Every time I turn around
I hear tell you paint the town
With one of this million other girls

Oh, watcha do to me is not the question
I swear I felt the magic from the start
I see the promise of a legendary love
But I am not about to share your heart

(Chorus)
I'd do almost anything just to make you mine
But I won't stand in line
I won't stand in line waiting for your call
I won't take a number, just to take a fall
So make up your mind
I won't stand in line

Oh, how long do you think that you can handle
Keeping all those hearts up in the air
Don't you know in time you're bound to stumble
And when that day comes it won't be my affair

(Repeat chorus twice)

Oh, I won't stand in line
I won't stand in line
I won't stand in line
I'd do almost anything if I could make you mine
I won't stand in line
I won't stand in line
I'd do almost anything if I could make you mine
I won't stand in line
I won't stand in line
I won't stand in line
I won't stand in line
I'd do almost anything if I could make you mine
I won't stand in line

Read My Mind
(written by Keith Thomas, Melissa Coleman and Todd Moore)

A penny for my thoughts you say
You want to know what I could be thinking
But as I speak the music starts to play
And the words just somehow slip away

(Chorus)
Read my mind
It will tell you that I love you and
You're all I ever wanted in a man
You'd see how I feel
What my head won't let my heart reveal
If only you could read my mind, read my mind

One look from you and one look at me
I'm trembling like a little girl
I tell myself if I can just believe
Any day now you'll fall in love with me

(Repeat chorus)

Tell me if you feel the same way I do
And tell me that I'm not mistakenly taken with you

You're all I ever wanted in a man
You see, all I need is everything you are to me
If you could somehow read my mind
You would see what I can't seem to say
If only you could, if you would read my mind
Read my mind

She Thinks His Name Was John (contributed by Samantha)
(written by Sandy Knox and Steve Rosen)

She can account for all of the men in her past
Where they are now, who they married, how many kids they have
She knows their background, family and friends
A few she even talks to now and then

But there is one she can't put her finger on
But there is one who never leaves her thoughts
And she thinks his name was John

A chance meeting a party a few years back
Broad shoulders and blue eyes, his hair was so black
He was a friend of a friend you could say
She let his smile just sweep her away
And in her heart, though she knew that it was wrong
But too much wine, and she left his bed at dawn
And she thinks his name was John

Now each day is one day that's left in her life
She won't know love, have a marriage or sing lullabies
She lays all alone and cries herself to sleep
She let a stranger kill her hopes and her dreams

And all her friends say, what a pity, what a loss
And in the end, when she was barely hanging on
All she could say is she thinks his name was John
She thinks his name was John

Take It Back (contributed by Samantha)

You talked me into moving in
And giving you my key
You said you'd be a mess now
If it hadn't been for me
You said I stole your heart away
By looking in your eyes
I wonder now how many times
You've sold that pack of lies

(Chorus)
If this is how you act when you give your heart away
Well, take it back (take it back)
Take it back (take it back)
Take it back

You told me I was everything
You wanted and more
Then tell me what you're doing now
Sneaking out the back door
You're bringing home flowers
And a bottle of chablis
You forgot I don't drink wine
I know that bottle's not for me

(Repeat chorus)

Oh, you must think I'm blind
And don't smell your new colonge
You don't think I notice
All the nights I spent alone

Well, I'm not one for sitting `round
In some old pity pool
You think you've got a ticket
And I must be some kind of fool
Well, I hate to steal your thunder
But your playing days are through
At least they are with me
'Cause babe, I got no use for you

Tonight laying in the street
Babe, your bag is packed
So take it back (take it back)
Take it back (take it back)
Oh, take it back

Talking In Your Sleep
(written by Roger Cook and Bobby Wood)

Three o'clock in the mornin'
And it looks like it's gonna be another sleepless night
I've been listenin' to your dreams and gettin' very low
Wonderin' what I can do

(Chorus)
Maybe I'm bein' foolish
'Cause I haven't heard you mention anybody's name at all
How I wish I could be sure it's me that turns you on
Each time you close your eyes
I've heard it said that dreamers never lie
You've been talkin' in your sleep
Sleepin' in your dreams with some sweet lover
Holdin' on so tight lovin' her the way
You use to love me
Talkin' in your sleep
With lovin' on your mind

(Repeat chorus)

You've been talkin' in your sleep
Sleepin' in your dreams with some sweet lover
Holdin' on so tight lovin' her the way
You use to love me
Talkin' in your sleep
With lovin' on your mind
You've been talkin' in your sleep

The Greatest Man I Never Knew (contributed by Samantha)

The greatest man I never knew
Lived just down the hall
And every day we said hello
And never touched at all

He was in his paper
I was in my room
How was I to know
He thought I hung the moon

The greatest man I never knew
Came home late every night
He never had too much to say
Too much was on his mind

I never really knew him
And now it seems so sad
Everything he gave to us
Took all he had

Then the days turned into years
And the memories to black and white
He grew cold like an old winter wind
Blowing across my life

The greatest words I never heard
I guess I'll never hear
The man I thought would never die
Has been dead almost a year

He was good at business
But there was business left to do
He never said he loved me
I guess he thought I knew

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
(written by Mark D. Sanders, Kim Williams and Jeff Silbar)

She came in lookin' good and lookin' around
She's checkin' out every man in the room right now
Don't go tellin' her about right or wrong
She's been alone way to long

(Chorus)
The heart is a lonely hunter
With only one desire
To find some lastin' comfort
In the arms of a lover's fire Driven by a desperate hunger
To the dark of the neon light
Oh the heart is a lonely hunter
When there's no sign of a love in sight

She hears him say "Hey, can I buy you a drink?"
And sees the pale white circle where he wears his ring
She knows he's dealin' her a dangerous hand
The consequences of a one night stand

(Repeat chorus)

From somewhere deep inside she tells him no
Before she starts to cry she turns to go

(Repeat chorus)

The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia (contributed by Samantha)

He was on his way from Candletop
Been two weeks gone, and thought he'd stop
At Web's and have him a drink `fore he went home to her
Andy Wo-lo said hello
He said `hi, what's a-doing?'
Wo said `sit down, I got some bad news that's gonna hurt.'
Said `I'm your best friend, and you know that's right
But your young bride ain't at home tonight
Since you been gone, she's been seeing that Amos boy Seth.'
He got mad, and he saw red
Andy said `boy, now don't you lose your head
Cause to tell you the truth, I been with her myself.'

(Chorus)
That's the night the lights went out in Georgia
That's the night that they hung an innocent man
Don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer
'Cause the judge in this town's got bloodstains on his hands

Andy got scared and left the bar
Walking on home 'cause he didn't live far
He didn't have many friends to speak of and he just lost him one
Brother thought his wife must've left town
So he went on home and finally found
The only thing that Daddy had left him and that was a gun
He set off for Andy's house
Slipping through the backwoods quiet as a mouse
Came across some tracks too small for Andy to make
He looked through the screen on the back porch door
He saw Andy lying on the floor
In a puddle of blood and he started to shake
The Georgia patrol was making the rounds
And he fired a shot just to flag `em down
A big bellied sheriff grabbed his gun and said
`Why'd you do it?"

(Repeat chorus)

Well, they hung my brother before I could say
That the tracks he saw while on his way
To Andy's house and back that night were mine
And his cheating wife had never left town
And that's one body that'll never be found
'Cause, you see, Little Sister don't miss when she aims her gun

(Repeat chorus twice)

Why Haven't I Heard From You
(written by Sandy Knox and T.W. Hale)

Back in 1876 an ol' boy named Bell
Invented a contraption that we know so well
By the 1950's they were in everybody's home
As a crazy little thing they call the telephone
Now there's one on every corner, in the back of every bar
You can get one in your briefcase, on a plane or in your car

(Chorus)
So tell me why, haven't I heard from you
Tell me why, haven't I heard from you
I say now: Darlin', honey, what is your excuse
Why haven't I heard from you

Well there's no problem gettin' to me
Baby you can dial direct
I got call forwarding and call waiting
You can even call collect
The service man he told me that my phone is working fine
And I've come to the conclusion trouble isn't with my line
I'm sure the operator will be glad to put you thru
So dial zero for assistance if this all confuses you

(Repeat chorus)

There better been a flood, a landslide of mud
A fire that burns up the wires
And a thunder so loud with a black funnel cloud
A natural disaster I know nothin' about

(Repeat chorus twice)

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