My Favorite George Strait Songs

You've got to have an ace in the hole
A little secret that nobody knows
Life is a gamble a game we all play
But you need to save something for a rainy day

You've got to learn to play your cards right
If you expect to win in life
Don't put it all on the line for just one roll
You've got to have an ace in the hole

If you're headed down a one way street
And you're not sure it's the way you want to go
In money or love or all the above
Have a little more than what you show

When life deals out a surprise
Have a few surprises of your own
No matter what you do no matter where you go
You've got to have an ace in the hole

You've got to have an ace in the hole
A little secret that nobody knows
Life is a gamble a game we all play
But you need to save something for a rainy day

You've got to learn to play your cards right
If you expect to win in life
Don't put it all on the line for just one roll
You've got to have an ace in the hole

I'm finding out how hot
An old flame can burn
You're a feeling I haven't forgot
A love I can't unlearn

You've become a memory
I can't live without
You'll always be
A fire I can't put out

I don't know how to handle
The dream you left behind
It's like a lighted candle
Burning up my mind

At least I'm happy knowing
What love's all about
You'll always be
A fire I can't put out

Embers to ashes
That's how it should be
You'd think by now my heart would know
It could set you free

The things I've tried the tears I've cried
I guess there's no doubt
You'll always be
A fire I can't put out

I don't know how to handle
The dream you left behind
It's like a lighted candle
Burning up my mind

At least I'm happy knowing
What love's all about
You'll always be
A fire I can't put out

Amarillo by morning
Up from San Antonio
Everything that I've got
Is just what I've got on

When that sun is high
In that Texas sky
I'll be bucking at the county fair
Amarillo by morning
Amarillo I'll be there

They took my saddle in Houston
Broke my leg in Sante Fe
Lost my wife and a girlfriend
Somewhere along the way

Well I'll be looking for eight
When they pull that gate
And I hope that judge ain't blind
Amarillo by morning
Amarillo's on my mind

Amarillo by morning
Up from San Antonio
Everything that I've got
Is just what I've got on

I ain't got a dime
But what I've got is mine
I ain't rich but lord I'm free
Amarillo by morning
Amarillo's I'll be

She looked so much like a lady
But she was so much like a child
I remember when she held me close
An angel when she smiled

She always held it deep inside
But somehow I always knew
She'd go away when the grass turned green
And the sky turned baby blue

Baby blue was the color of her eyes
Baby blue like the Colorado skies
Like a breath of spring she came and left
And I still don't know why so
Here's to you and whoever holds my baby blue tonight

She brought colors to my life
That my eyes had never touched
When she taught me how to care
I never cared so much

I try not to think of her
But I fall asleep and do
And drift off where the grass is green
And the sky is baby blue

Baby blue was the color of her eyes
Baby blue like the Colorado skies
Like a breath of spring she came and left
And I still don't know why so
Here's to you and whoever holds my baby blue tonight

What a rotten day
This turned out to be
I still can't believe
She'd leave so easily
She just got all her things
Threw them into a pile
Then she loaded her car
And said after a while
She'd done this before
But this time she didn't cry

That's why I'm
Sitting on the front steps
Staring down the road
Wondering if she'll come back
This time I don't know
After she packed
When she looked back
There were no tears in her eyes
And that's got me worried
Thinking maybe my baby's
Gotten good at good-bye

All the times before
She'd break down and cry
She'd make her threats
But her heart wasn't set on good-bye
She just wanted me to hear
What she had to say
Now I'm lost for words
Since she went away
She may not return
For this time she didn't cry

That's why I'm
Sitting on the front steps
Staring down the road
Wondering if she'll come back
This time I don't know
After she packed
When she looked back
There were no tears in her eyes
And that's got me worried
Thinking maybe my baby's
Gotten good at good-bye

That's why I'm
Sitting on the front steps
Staring down the road
Wondering if she'll come back
This time I don't know
After she packed
When she looked back
There were no tears in her eyes
And that's got me worried
Thinking maybe my baby's
Gotten good at good-bye

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

Well, thank you, could I drink you a bite?
Oh, listen to me, what I mean is can I buy you a drink?
Anything you please.
Oh, you're welcome, well 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?
Yes I like this song too, it reminds me of you and me.
Baby 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.

I knew the stakes were high right from the start
When she dealt the cards I dealt my heart
Now I just found a game that I can't play
And this is where the cowboy rides away

And my heart is sinking just like a setting sun
Setting on the things I wished I'd done
It's time to say good-bye to yesterday
And this is where the cowboy rides away

We've been in and out of love and in between
And now we play the final showdown scene
And as the credits role a sad song starts to play
And this is where the cowboy rides away

And my heart is sinking just like a setting sun
Setting on the things I wished I'd done
Oh the last good-bye's the hardest one to say
And this is where the cowboy rides away

I told her I wouldn't miss her at all
As she walked to the door
I couldn't care less
If she didn't care anymore

And with tears in my eyes I lied
I was glad we were through
As she drove away crying
At the famous last words of a fool

Famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
You won't break my heart
And I don't love you
Famous last words of a fool

The first night without her
Would be easy I kept telling myself
All the while dying at the thought of her
Lying somewhere else

There'll be nothing to it
I'll easily find someone new
As my breaking heart echoes
The famous last words of a fool

Famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
You won't break my heart
And I don't love you
Famous last words of a fool

Well they call me the fireman, that's my name.
Makin' my rounds all over town, puttin' out old flames.
Well everybody'd like to have what I got.
I can cool 'em down when their smolderin' hot.
I'm the fireman, that's my name.

Last night they had a bad one a mile or two down the road.
Well a buddy walked out and left his woman burnin' out of control.
Well I was down there in 'bout an hour or so.
With a little mouth to mouth she was ready to go.
I'm the fireman, that's my name.

They call me the fireman, that's my name.
Makin' my rounds all over town, puttin' out old flames.
Well everybody'd like to have what I got.
I can cool 'em down when their smolderin' hot.
I'm the fireman, that's my name...burn 'em up now.

I've got a fire engine red T-bird automobile.
In a minute or less I can be dressed fit to kill.
I work 24 on and 24 off.
When they get too hot they just give me a call.
I'm the fireman, that's my name.

They call me the fireman, that's my name.
Makin' my rounds all over town, puttin' out old flames.
Well everybody'd like to have what I got.
I can cool 'em down when their smolderin' hot.
I'm the fireman, that's my name.

I told her I wouldn't miss her at all
As she walked to the door
I couldn't care less
If she didn't care anymore

And with tears in my eyes I lied
I was glad we were through
As she drove away crying
At the famous last words of a fool

Famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
You won't break my heart
And I don't love you
Famous last words of a fool

The first night without her
Would be easy I kept telling myself
All the while dying at the thought of her
Lying somewhere else

There'll be nothing to it
I'll easily find someone new
As my breaking heart echoes
The famous last words of a fool

Famous last words of a fool
Famous last words of a fool
You won't break my heart
And I don't love you
Famous last words of a fool

Our love is unconditional, We knew it from the start
I see it in your eyes, You can feel it in my heart
From here on after, Let's stay the way we are right now
And share all the love and laughter, That a lifetime will allow.

I cross my heart, And promise to
Give all I've got to give, To make all of your dreams come true
In all the world, You'll never find
A love as true as mine.

You will always be the miracle, That makes my life complete
And as long as there's a breath in me, I'll make yours just as sweet
As we look into the future, It's as far as we can see
So let's make each tomorrow be the best that it can be.

I cross my heart, And promise to
Give all I've got to give, To make all of your dreams come true
In all the world, You'll never find
A love as true as mine.

And if along the way, We find a day it starts to storm
You've got the promise of my love to keep you warm
In all the world, You'll never find
A love as true as mine.

Lately you've been showing all the signs
Of a woman with someone else on her mind
It's not your fault some nights I've left you alone
And if you're thinking you want a stranger there's one coming home

If you're thinking you want a stranger I'll soon be there
You're gonna see a change in me this time I swear
No more late nights coming in at daylight and no more doing you wrong
And if you're thinking you want a stranger there's one coming home

Bought you a silk gown and some perfume today
Picked up some roses and champagne on the way
Oh I called to ask you to put some soft music on
And if you're thinking you want a stranger there's one coming home

If you're thinking you want a stranger I'll soon be there
You're gonna see a change in me this time I swear
No more late nights coming in at daylight and no more doing you wrong
And if you're thinking you want a stranger there's one coming home

I thought you and me were somethin' special
Thought you thought that way too
Now I know that this ole boy just ain't the best
You think that you'll ever do

It ain't cool to be crazy about you
It ain't suave or debonair
To let you know I care
Like I do

It ain't smart to be so reckless with my heart
I should have known right from the start
I'd end up like a fool
Believe me it ain't cool

All of my friends, they tried to tell me
What and what not to do
It took a while for them to sell me
But finally they got through

It ain't cool to be crazy about you
It ain't suave or debonair
To let you know I care
Like I do

It ain't smart to be so reckless with my heart
I should have known right from the start
I'd end up like a fool
Believe me it ain't cool

Pardon me you left your tears on the juke box
And I'm afraid they got mixed up with mine
I don't mean to pry it's just that
I noticed you going out of your mind
Looks like we're two of a kind

Let's fall to pieces together
Why should we both fall apart
Let's fall to pieces together
Right here in each other's arms

Alone is much better together
When the worst is still yet to come
So let's share the rest of the tears that are left
From two hearts that just came undone
Why should we go crazy alone

Let's fall to pieces together
Why should we both fall apart
Let's fall to pieces together
Right here in each other's arms

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 that story just like I'd rehearsed
Then stood there on those trembling knees and waited for the worst

And he said "Let me tell you a secret about a father's love
A secret that my daddy said was just between us"
He said "Daddy's 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 on to him

I said "Let me tell you a secret about a father's love
A secret that my daddy said was just between us"
I said "Daddy's don't just love their children every now and then
It's a love without end, Amen It's a love without end, Amen"

Last night I dreamed I'd died and stood outside those pearly gates
When suddenly I realized there must be some mistake
If they know half the things I've done they'll never let me in
Then somewhere from the other side I heard these words again

They said "Let me tell you a secret about a father's love
A secret that my daddy said was just between us
You see daddy's don't just love their children every now and then
It's a love without end, Amen It's a love without end, Amen"

We said good-bye in Marina Del Rey
I had a good time
Was the last thing I heard her say
As I walked away

And on the plane back to Tennessee
My mind comes across her memory
And yesterday
In Marina Del Rey

On a hidden beach under a golden sun
She spread a blanket that we laid down on
And loved the world away
In Marina Del Rey

And as we looked into each other's eyes
We found our bodies lost in paradise
Like castaways
In Marina Del Rey

Like the ocean tides highs and lows
Highs and lows
Love sometimes comes and goes away
In Marina Del Rey

And as this plane is touching down
Tears touch my eyes for I have found
My heart has stayed
In Marina Del Rey

On a hidden beach under a golden sun
She spread a blanket that we laid down on
And loved the world away
In Marina Del Rey

And as we looked into each other's eyes
We found our bodies lost in paradise
Like castaways
In Marina Del Rey

We said good-bye in Marina Del Rey

I burn with desire each time my heart fans the fire,
To that old flame that burns inside of me.
She cried when I left her, now I try to forget her,
Oh how foolish I was to ever want to leave.

Cause nobody in his right mind would've left her,
I had to be crazy to say good-bye.
Nobody in his right mind would've left her,
Even my heart was smart enough to stay behind.

I still carry her picture, I wish her well,
With the new love I know she's found by now.
Each night finds me dreamin', each day I spend thinkin'
How much I wish she was still around.

Cause nobody in his right mind would've left her,
I had to be crazy to say good-bye.
Nobody in his right mind would've left her,
Even my heart was smart enough to stay behind.

If you leave me, I won't miss you
And I won't ever take you back
Girl your memory, won't ever haunt me
Cause I don't love you, now if you'll buy that

I got some ocean front property in Arizona
From my front porch you can see the sea
I got some ocean front property in Arizona
If you'll buy that, I'll throw the Golden Gate in free

I don't worship the ground you walk on
I never have and that's a fact
I won't follow or try to find you
Cause I don't love you, now if you'll buy that

I got some ocean front property in Arizona
From my front porch you can see the sea
I got some ocean front property in Arizona
If you'll buy that, I'll throw the Golden Gate in free

Right or wrong I'll always love you
Though you're gone I can't forget
Right or wrong I'll keep on dreaming
Still I wait with that same old regret

All along I knew I'd lose you
Though I prayed that you'd be true
In your heart please just remember
Right or wrong I'm still in love with you

Right or wrong I'll always love you
Though you're gone I can't forget
Right or wrong I'll keep on dreaming
Still I wait with that same old regret

Oh how you sparkle
And oh how you shine
That flush on your cheeks
Is more than the wine

And he must do something
That I didn't do
What ever he's doing
It looks good on you

You look so good in love
You want him that's easy to see
You look so good in love
I wish you still wanted me

He must have stolen
Some stars for the sky
And gave them to you
To wear in your eye

I had my chances
But I set you free
And now I wonder
Why I couldn't see

You look so good in love
You want him that's easy to see
You look so good in love
I wish you still wanted me

Darling I've wasted a lot of year
Not seeing the real you
But tonight your beauty is shining through
And I never took the time to let you know
So before he takes you away
Please let me say

You look so good in love
You want him that's easy to see
You look so good in love
I wish you still wanted me