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Cowboy Love

You drive a baby blue Beamer I drive a pickup truck I'm a member of the good 'ol boys You're a member of the Country Club You keep turnin' me down when I ask you out But I ain't givin' up I'm gonna show you darlin' a little cowboy love Chorus: Let me broaden your horizons Teach you 'bout the finer things in life Like some late night horseback ridin' Sippin' on some southern homemade wine If a little two steppin', star gazin', breathtakin', lovemakin' Is what your dreamin' of Then let me show you darlin' a little cowboy love You need a little adventure To ignite your world I can picture you in cowboy boots I can picture you a country girl Once you give me a try then you'll know why You can't get enough So let me show you darlin' a little cowboy love Repeat Chorus Bridge: Maybe underneath the midnight/moonlight Cuddled up real tight Cozied down by a fire Listenin' to some George Strait, George Jones Country love songs you'll change your mind Instrumental Repeat Chorus

Sold(The Grundy County Auction Incident)

Well, I went down to the Grundy County Auction Where I saw somethin' I just had to have My mind told me I should proceed with caution But my heart said "Go ahead an' make a bid on that!" Chorus: An' I said, hey, pretty lady, won'cha gi'me a sign I'd give anything to make you mine all mine I'll do your bidden an' be at your beckon call Yeah, I never seen anyone lookin' so fine Man, I gotta have her, she's a one-of-a-kind I'm goin' once, goin' twice, I'm sold! On the lady in the second row She's an eight, she's a nine, she's a ten, I know She's got ruby-red lips, blond hair, blue eyes An' I'm about to bid my heart good-bye! Well the auctioneer was goin' about a mile a minute He was takin' bids an' callin' them out loud An' I guess I was really gettin' in it 'Cause I just shouted out above the crowd! Repeat Chorus Bridge: Yeah, we found love on the auction block An' I hauled her heart away Now we still love to laugh about The way we met that day Repeat Chorus

I Can Love You Like That

They read you Cinderella You hoped it would come true That one day your Prince Charming Would come rescue you You like romantic movies You never will forget The way you felt when Romeo kissed Juliet All this time that you've been waiting You don't have to wait no more Chorus: I can love you like that I would make you my world Move Heaven and Earth if you were my girl I will give you my heart Be all that you need Show you you're everything that's precious to me If you give me a chance I can love you like that I never make a promise I don't intend to keep So when I say forever, forever's what I mean I'm no Casanova but I swear this much is true I'll be holdin' nothing back when it comes to you You dream of love that's everlasting Well baby open up your eyes Repeat Chorus Bridge: You want tenderness - I got tenderness And I see through to the heart of you If you want a man who understands You don't have to look very far Repeat Chorus

High School Heart

That ol' drive-in is a parking lot They made a shopping mall out of our make-out spot The oldies station plays all those songs We used to sing And even though that ol' high school's gone It started somethin' that's still goin' strong I swear sometimes I can hear that ol' bell ring Chorus: Cause you still slide in close to me Just like you did in my ol' Grand Prix You still get a little jealous If I speak to Jenny Barnes That yearbook smile still drives me mad With all that's changed, I'm so glad You're still lovin' me With that same ol' high school heart I'd take off runnin' to Mrs. Walker's class Lipstick on my cheek and a note in my hand I'm still runnin' late 'cause I still can't pull away From your lovin' arms Every time we touch, you make it feel brand new I guess that's why I'm still fallin' for you You're still lovin' me With that same ol' high school heart Repeat Chorus

Just Like A Rodeo

Boots in the stirrups out of the gate trying to hold the reins Praying that I can just sit tight, man this love is strange Up like a rocket spinning 'round like a top My strength is fading fast I should have known when I climbed on My next breath could be my last Chorus: Some days I'm in the saddle Some days I get thrown Some days I hold on for dear life 'Cause this love is sure 'nough just like a rodeo Eight short seconds last a long time My life flashes before my eyes Ain't never been bucked like this before But I thank you for the ride Repeat Chorus

Holdin' On To Something

There's a little girl Wanna make her mine What she wants I don't know If red means stop 'N green means go Her light is always yellow I'm wrapped around her finger She's slipping through my hands Every time I think I got her I gotta think again...I'm Chorus: Holdin' on to something That keeps letting me go Just a whole lotta heartache At the end of my rope I fall a little harder every time I drop But I keep reaching 'cause I can't stop Holdin' on to something that keeps letting me go She calls me on the phone Says she's all alone Feeling kinda lonely Say's she can't wait So don't be late I promise her I won't be Ten minutes later I'm standing at her door She's saying, "Never mind, I ain't lonely anymore"....I'm Repeat Chorus

Long As I Live

The world's been spinning 'round since time began When it stops, it's out of my hands So I could swear forever for all it's worth Or give you every day I have on Earth Chorus: Long as I live Long as I breathe With every heartbeat I'll need you near me I won't leave you behind 'Til the Lord say's it's time to go with him I'm yours long as I live No matter if there are mountains you can't move Or harder times than you thought you'd go through And when the weight of your world's too much to bear Just remember I'll always be there Repeat Chorus Bridge: The moon and stars aren't mine to give Neither is eternity But I'll give you a promise tonight That I can keep Repeat Chorus Tag: I'm yours long as I live

No Man's Land

That house on the hill is long gone Now she's living in a trailer with an Astroturf lawn Got three little kids and no one to help Trying to be Mommy and Daddy all by herself It's hard to hold down the fort when you're holdin' down a job She'd rob Peter to pay Paul but he's already been robbed She gets the food on the table and the clothes off the lines She'd break down and cry but she doesn't have time Chorus: She got to be strong, Life goes on Though it's nothin' like she had planned She's gonna be o.k. gonna find a way Living in no man's land Every now and then late at night She thinks of how it would feel to hold someone tight And there's a guy down at work who keeps callin' her up But she ain't ready for none of that stuff She's still sifting through the ashes of a love that's been and gone Looking for a clue, trying to find out what went wrong It ain't always easy, but she knows she's gotta try Every time she looks into her babies' eyes Repeat Chorus

Heaven Sent Me You

I've never seen blue eyes filled with so much love I never thought I'd find what I found in your touch Someone up there must like me 'cause I'm Lookin' at the proof there's no doubt about it Heaven sent me you Chorus: Heaven sent you to make my life complete An angel from above to watch over me What makes it even better Is you feel the same way too There's no doubt about it Heaven sent me you Every moment that we share will live forever in my mind Every memory that we make Is sure to outlast time I know when I hold you close I'm holdin' Love that's true There's no doubt about it Heaven sent me you Repeat Chorus

It's What I Am

I got my first guitar when I was just a boy I was playing the blues instead of playing with toys Listening to the Opry and daydreaming of those neon lights So it was late to bed and early to rise I worked the field all day and the crowd all night My finger on the trigger and Nashville in my sights I'm the real thing and I sing songs about real life Chorus: And I never heard a fiddle called a violin Never really worried if I fit in Country ain't what I sing it's what I am This hat ain't something I wear for style And these boots have been around a while Country ain't what I sing it's what I am I learned to drive on a red dirt road Cruised the strip on rock and roll And drove around on "Miles and Miles of Texas" And as I grew Daddy showed me how To earn a living by the sweat of my brow But he never made me follow in his steps He said work hard and let the good Lord do the rest Repeat Chorus