George Strait-Lyrics and Midi's

A Fire I Can't Put Out [Top]

I'm finding out how hot an old flame can burn.
You're a feeling I haven't forgot, the 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.

Chorus:
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 is 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, and 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.

Repeat Chorus:

You'll always be a fire I can't put out

Ace in the Hole [Top]

Chorus:
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 its the way you wanna go
In money or love or all the above
Have a little more than what you show
No matter what you do
No matter where you go
You've got to have an ace in the hole

(Chorus)

Don't put it all on the line just for one roll
You've got to have an ace in the hole

No matter what you do
No matter where you go
you've got to have an ace in the hole

Adalida [Top]

Chorus:
Adalida, pretty little Cajun queen
Sweet Dixie flower, the bell of the bayou
You’re every young mans dream
Adalida, I’d walk through the hurricane
To stand beside ya sweet Adalida I’d swim the Ponchartrain

Oh no, here ya coming down the road
With your cotton dress a swishing
You’re getting some attention
From all the boys in Thibodaux
Oh my, you’re really filling up their eyes
Smiling and a winking
I know what they’re thinking
But I’m the only one who loves you so

Repeat Chorus

Oh no, the hottest little dish I know
I know that you can tell it
You’re making me so jealous
From my head down to my toes
Oh me, you could make a red neck green
The way that you’re a looking
You got me a cooking
And I ain’t talking bout Etoufee’

Repeat Chorus (x2)

To stand beside ya sweet Adalida
To stand beside ya sweet Adalida
Just to stand beside of my sweet Adalida
I’d swim the Ponchartrain

All My Ex's Live in Texas [Top]

Chorus:
All my ex's live in Texas
and Texas is the place I'd dearly love to be
but all my ex's live in Texas
and that's why I hang my hat in Tennessee

Rosanna's down in Texarkana
wanted me to push her broom
Sweet Eileen's in Abilene
She forgot I hung the moon
and Allison's in Galveston
somehow lost her sanity
and Dimple's who now lives in Temple's
got the law looking for me

Chorus

I remember that old Frio River
where I learned to swim
but it brings to mind another time
where I wore my welcome thin
By transcendental meditation
I go there each night
but I always come back to myself
long before daylight

All my ex's live in Texas
and Texas is the place Id dearly love to be
but all my ex's live in Texas
therefore I reside in Tennessee

Some folks think I'm hidin'
It's been rumored that I died
but I'm alive and well in Tennessee

Baby Blue [Top]
Verse 1:
She looked so much like a lady
But she was so much like a child
The devil 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

Chorus:

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

Verse 2:
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

Chorus
Clear Blue Sky [Top]

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 [Top]

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)

The Chair thechair.mid [Top]
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'd 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?

Oh your 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.

Oh I don't know the name of the band but they're good
Aren't they would you like to dance?
Oh 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.

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

Check Yes or No [Top]

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

The Cowboy Rides Away cowboyrides.mid [Top]
1st Verse:
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,
This is where the cowboy rides away.

1st Chorus:
And my heart is sinking like the setting sun,
Setting all the things I wish I'd done.
It's time to say goodbye to yesterday,
This is where the cowboy rides away.

2nd Verse:
We've been in and out of love and in between,
And now we've played the final showdown scene.
And as the credits roll a sad song starts to play,
This is where the cowboy rides away.

2nd Chorus:
And my heart is sinking like the setting sun,
Setting all the things I wish I'd done.
Oh the last goodbye's the hardest one to say,
This is where the cowboy rides away.
Oh the last goodbye's the hardest one to say,
This is where the cowboy rides away.

I Can Still Make it to Cheyenne [Top]
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 cut 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 comin' 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 alright honey 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 he slowly turned around and gave it one last look
The he just walked away
He aimed his truck toward that Wyoming line
With a little luck he could get there in time
And in that Cheyenne wind he could still hear her say

Repeat Chorus
She never 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.

I Cross My Heart [Top]

Our love is unconditional
We knew it from the start
I can see it in your eyes
You can feel it from 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

(Chorus)
I cross my heart
And promise to
Give all I've got to give
To make all 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 still 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

(Chorus)
And if along the way we find a day
It starts to pour
You've got the promise of my love
To keep you warm

I Just Want to Dance With You [Top]

I don't wanna be the kind to hesitate
be too shy
wait too late
I don't care what they say other lovers do
I just wanna dance with you

I gotta feelin' that you have a heart like mine
so let it show
let it shine
If we have a chance to make one heart of two
Then I just wanna dance with you

(chorus)
I wanna dance with you
twirl you all around the floor
that's what they intended dancing for
I just wanna dance with
I wanna dance with you
hold you in my arms once more
that's what they invented dancing for
I just wanna dance with you

I caught you lookin' at me
when I looked at you
yes I did
ain't that true
You won't get embarrassed by the things I do
I just wanna dance with you

Oh the boys are playing softly
and the girls are too
so am I and so are you
If this was a movie we'd be right on cue
I just wanna dance with you

(Repeat Chorus)
A Love Without End, Amen [Top]

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)

One Night at a Time [Top]

I'm not yours and baby you're not mine
We've got somethin' that sure is fine
Let's take our love one night at a time
There's one thing that we both agree
I like you and baby you like me
Let's take our love one night at a time

(chorus)
All night, love all night
Practice makes perfect gonna get it right
Gonna get it right
One night at a time
Oh I think about you all day long
It feels so good it can't be wrong
I got my fingers crossed that this goes on and on

Tomorrow well that's another day
Come on baby now whatta ya say
Let's take our love one night at a time

(repeat chorus)

If Your Thinking You Want a Stranger (there's one coming home) [Top]
1st Verse:
Lately you've been showing all the signs,
Of a woman with someone else on her mind,
It's not your thoughts
It's the nights I've left you alone,
And if you're thinking,
You want a stranger,
There's one coming home.

Chorus:
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,
Cause if you're thinking,
You want a stranger,
There's one coming home.

2nd Verse:
Bought you a silk gown,
And perfume today,
Picked up some roses,
And champagne on the way.
Oh I called and asked you to put
Some soft music on,
Cause if you're thinking,
You want a stranger,
There's one coming home.

(Repeat Chorus)
Cause if you're thinking,
You want a stranger,
There's one coming home.

Milk Cow Blues [Top]

Well I woke up this mornin'
Looked out the door
I can tell my milk cow
I can tell by the way she lows
If you see my milk cow
Please drive her on home
'Cause I ain't had no milk and butter
Since that cows been gone

Well you gotta treat me right honey
Day by Day
Get out your little prayer book
Get down upon your knees and pray
'Cause you're gonna need me
You're gonna need my help someday
Lord you're gonna be sorry
You treated me this a way
now take it away boys

Sail on, Sail on, Sail on little gal, Sail on
Sail on, Sail on, Sail on little gal, Sail on
You're gonna keep right on sailing
Till you lose your happy home

Well good evening
Don't that sun look good going down
I said well good evening
Don't that sun look good going down
Don't that ol' army cot look lonely
When your lover ain't no place around

Well I tried everything baby
To get along with you
Now I'm gonna tell you
What I'm gonna do
I'm gonna stop my cryin'
Gonna leave you alone
And if you don't think I'm leavin' big momma
Just count the days I'm gone
You ain't gonna see me
You ain't gonna see my sweet face no more

Lord you gonna be wondering honey
Where in this world I've gone

Milk Cow Blues

Unwound [Top]
1st Verse:
Give me a bottle,
Of your very best,
Cause I've got a problem
I'm gonna drink off my chest.
I'm gonna spend the night,
Gettin' down,
Cause that woman that I had
Wrapped around my finger just a come
Unwound.

Chorus:
That woman that I had wrapped around my
Finger just a come unwound,
She kicked my out of the house and
Tonight I'm whiskey bound.
Well I'm gonna be,
The drunkest fool in town,
Cause that woman that i had
Wrapped around my finger just a come
Unwound.

2nd Verse:
Well she packed my bags,
And opened up the door,
And I got a feelin she didnt want me around
No more.
She caught me in a lie,
When I was messin around,
And that woman that i had
Wrapped around my finger just a come
Unwound.

Chorus

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