George Strait

George Strait
Last updated: Saturday 9. May 1998

A Love Without End(contributed by Will Hose)

I got sent home from school one day
With a shiner on my eye
Fighting was against the rules
And it didn't matter why
When dad got home I told the story
Just like I'd rehearsed
And then stood there on my trembling knees
And waited for the worst

(Chorus)
(He said/I said), "Let me tell you a secret
About a father's love
A secret that my daddy said
Was just between us
He said, daddies don't just love their children
Every now and then
It's a love without end, amen
It's a love without end, amen."

When I became a father
In the spring of '81
There was no doubt that stubborn boy
Was just like my father's son
And when I thought my patience
Had been tested to the end
I took my daddy's secret
And I passed it on to him

(Repeat chorus)

Last night I dreamed I'd died
And stood outside those pearly gates
And suddenly, I realized
There must be some mistake
If they know half the things I've done
They'll never let me in
And a voice spoke from the other side
And I heard those words again

(Repeat chorus)

Blue Clear Sky(contributed by Will Hose)
(written by Mark D. Sanders, John Jarrard and Bob DiPiero)

You swear you've had enough
You're ready to give up
On that little lie they call love
Then out of a blue clear sky

Fallin' right into your hands
Like rain on a desert's sands
It's the last thing you had planned
Heading out of the blue clear sky

(Chorus)
Here she comes, a walking talking true love
Saying, "I've been lookin' for you love."
Surprise, your new love has arrived
Out of a blue clear sky

Ain't love a funny thing
One day you're givin' up the dream
And the next you're pickin' out a ring
Out of the blue clear sky

(Repeat chorus three times)

Out of a blue clear sky

Carrying Your Love With Me(contributed by Will Hose)

Maybe all I've got is this beat-up leather bag
And everything I own don't fill up half
But don't you worry 'bout the way I pack
All I care about is getting back real soon
A good-bye kiss is all I need from you

(Chorus)
'Cause I'm carrying your love with me
West Virginia down to Tennessee
I'll be moving with the good Lord's speed
Carrying your love with me
It's my strength, for holding on
Every minute that I have to be gone
I'll have everything I'll ever need
Carrying your love with me

On a lonely highway, stuck out in the rain
Darling all I have to do is speak your name
The clouds rollback and the waters part
The sun starts shining in my heart for you
You're right there in everything I do

(Repeat chorus twice)

Check Yes Or No (contributed by Will Hose)
(written by Danny A. Wells and Dana Hunt Oglesby)

It started way back in third grade
I used to sit beside Emmy-Lou Hayes
Pink dress, matching bow, and her ponytail
She kissed me on the schoolbus, but told me not to tell
Next day I chased her 'round the playground
Across the monkeybars to the merry-go-round
And Emmy-Lou got caught passing me a note
Before the teacher took it, I read what she wrote

(Chorus)
"Do you love me? Do you want to be my friend?
And if you do
Well then don't be afraid to take me by the hand
If you want to
I think this is how love goes
Check yes or no."

Now we're grown up and she's my wife
Still like two kids, stars in our eyes
Ain't much changed, I still chase Emmy-Lou
Up and down the hall, around the bed in our room
Last night I took her out in a white limousine
Twenty years together, she still gets to me
I can't believe it's been that long ago
When we got started with just a little note

(Repeat chorus twice)

Check yes or no
Check yes or no
Check yes or no

I Can Still Make Cheyenne(contributed by Will Hose)
(written by Aaron Barker and Erv Woolsey)

Her telephone rang 'bout a quarter to nine
She heard his voice on the other end of the line
She wondered what was wrong this time
She never knew what his calls might bring
With a cowboy like him it could be anything
And she always expected the worst
In the back of her mind

He said, "It's cold out here and I'm all alone
I didn't make the short go, again and I'm coming home
I know I've been away too long
I never got a chance to write or call
And I know this rodeo has been hard on us all
But I'll be home soon
And honey is there something wrong?"

(Chorus)
She said, "Don't bother coming home
By the time you get here I'll be long gone
There's somebody new and he sure ain't no rodeo man"
He said, "I'm sorry it's come down to this
There's so much about you that I'm gonna miss
But it's all right baby
If I hurry I can still make Cheyenne
Gotta go now baby
If I hurry I can still make Cheyenne."

He left that phone danglin' off the hook
Then slowly turned around and gave it one last look
Then he just walked away
He aimed his truck toward that Wyoming line
With a little luck, he could still get there in time
And in that Cheyenne wind he could still hear her say

(Repeat chorus)

She never knew what his calls might bring
With a cowboy like him it could be anything
And she always expected the worst in the back of her mind

The Chair(contributed by Will Hose)

Well, excuse me
But I think you've got my chair
No, that one's not taken
I don't mind if you sit there.
I'll be glad to share
Yeah, it's usually packed here on Friday nights
Oh, if you don't mind
Could I talk you out of a light?

Well, I thank you
Could I drink you a buy?
Oh, listen to me
What I mean is, could I buy you a drink?
Anything you please
Well, you're welcome
But I don't think I caught your name
Are you waiting
For someone to meet you here? Well,
That makes two of us
Glad you came

No, I don't know the name of the band
But they're good
Aren't they? Would you like to dance?
Hey, I like this song too, it reminds me of you
Pretty lady, do you think there's a chance
That later on, I could drive you home?
No, I don't mind at all
Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
That wasn't my chair after all

Oh, I like you too, and to tell you the truth
That wasn't my chair after all

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