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Lie to me and tell me everything is all right
Lie to me and tell me that you’ll stay here tonight
Tell me that you’ll never leave,
and I’ll just try to make believe
that everything you tell me is true

Lie to me, go ahead and lie to me

Lie to me, it doesn’t matter anymore
It could never be what it was before
If I can’t hold on to you
leave me with somethin’ I can hold onto,
for just a little while won’t you let me be

Anyone can see
that you love him more than me
But right now, baby, let me pretend
that our love will never end

Lie to me, go ahead and lie to me

 
Darker Side
(written by Bruce McCabe)

Look at the man with the smile on his face
Looks like he’s always feelin’ good
Sometimes you might want to take his place
and sometimes I think that you would

When the sun is goin’ down
and there is no place to hide
Even in the brightest light
you might lean toward the darker side

Look at the people, they learn how to lie so easy
They learn how to lie to get what they need
and after they got what they needed
It turns into a simple case of greed

When they no longer feel ashamed
and they’ve lost all sense of pride
Misery loves company
and it’s lonely on the darker side

And when the party is over
and the music has died
You’ll be dancin’ to the music, baby
somewhere on the darker side

Somewhere on the darker side

 
Good Mornin’ Little Schoolgirl
(written by Sonny Boy Williamson)

Good morning little schoolgirl
can I go home with you
tell your mama and your daddy
that I'm a little schoolboy too

Baby I love ya, I just can’t help myself
you're so good lookin’ pretty baby
I don’t need nobody else

Good morning little schoolgirl
can I go home with you
ooo, ooo, ooowee

I’m gonna leave you baby
about the break of day
on account of the way you treat me
I’ve got to stay away

Good mornin’ little schoolgirl
can I go home with you
tell your mama and your daddy
I’m a little schoolboy too

Come on pretty baby
oh ya know I help myself
ooo, ooo, ooowee

I’m gonna buy me an airplane
and fly all over your town
and tell everybody, baby
Lord knows you’ve been putting me down

I just can’t stand it baby
just cannot help myself
You're so young and pretty
but you’re in love with somebody else

Good mornin’ little schoolgirl
can I go home with you
ooo, ooo, ooowee
oh, baby what you do to me

Oh, I can't help myself

 
Still Wonder
(written by Kevin Bowe)

I wonder about her, I wonder where she went from here
still wonder about her, but nothing’s comin’ in too clear
since she left me all alone my days go by like years

Well I’m thinkin’ about her and all the things she used to say
still I’m thinkin’ about her but something’s getting in the way
I remember when she told me she would up and leave me someday

I drive around in circles through the city
just waitin’ for the lights to change
but right about when midnight hits me
moonlight gets me feelin’ kind of crazy

I wonder about her, does she still wear that same old ring
I still wonder about her and I know it ain’t no big thing
well she left me all alone now and I’m just waiting for my phone to ring

I’ve been dreaming about her,
I guess I never really knew that living without her was more than I could ever do
Because she ain’t comin’ back, no she ain’t comin’ back
no she ain’t comin’ back cause there's nothin’ left to come back to

 
Match Box
(written by Ike Turner)

Yeah I’m tired of sighing
tired of worrying you too
I’ve made up my mind
what I’m gonna do
I’ve got my clothes in a matchbox
gonna forget about you

I’ve tried to tell you many times
but I never could do it
you believe me baby, this time I’m through
I got my clothes in a matchbox
I’m gonna forget about you

Now when things get harder and rough on you
you don’t try to get me back, baby
Because I’m through
I’ve got my clothes in a matchbox
I’m gonna forget about you

 
Back For A Taste Of Your Love
(written by Syl Johnson)

Here I come, I’m comin’ for a taste of your love
here I come, baby, because I like what you do for me
little by little, bit by bit, I’m falling in love all over again

Here I come, I’m comin’ for a taste of your love
here I come now, baby, just like I did before
well I’m comin’ back Because this time I’m sure
it takes two to make it and I know you can take it again

Here I come, I’m back for a taste of your love
here I come, here I come back for ya’ now
what you’ve been, just come down on me
you've got the lock pretty baby, but I’ve got the key
little by little, bit by bit, I’m fallin’ all over again

Here I come, I’m fallin’ for a taste of your love
here I come now baby, back for a taste of your love
here I come, for a taste of your love

 
A Quitter Never Wins
(written by Tinsley Ellis & Margaret Sampson)

Seems like now days ain’t nothin’ meant to last
one day you’ve got it all and then it disappears so fast
and you know our love is on and off again
well I know you wanna quit me, baby
but a quitter never wins

Well, you’ve walked out on our lovin’
but I’ve stayed through thick and thin
and you know our love is on and off again
I know you want to quit me
but a quitter never wins

Seems like now days love is a word that no one means
ya said you’d never leave me
then ya upped and walked right out on me
and now our love is on and off again
well, I know you wanna quit me
but a quitter never wins

Well, I know you wanna quit me baby
but a quitter never wins
a quitter never wins

 
Hit The Ground Runnin'
(written by Michael Lunn & Jeff Silbar)

I’m the biggest fool there ever was, I let you go
now I can’t survive without your touch, I need you so
now baby all you’ve got to do
is tell me that you need me too
I hit the ground runnin’
back to you

Well, I’d rather die a thousand deaths
than lose your love
but now I’m drowning in my loneliness
I can rise above
Well, just forgive this one last time
and tell me baby you’re still mine
I hit the ground runnin’
back to you

 
Rack ‘Em Up
(written by Bruce McCabe)

I used to hang out at Jack’s Pool Hall
you go down there and don’t do nothin’ at all
if you wanted to play some cards there was a game in the back
if you wanted to shoot or somethin’ you went and talked to Jack
if you had a little money you was a grade A fool
there was a guy down there who used to shoot a little pool

Rack ‘em up
till the day he was dead that all they ever said
Rack ‘em up

He didn’t own a TV set, didn’t own a car
he ate what whatever Jack was makin’ back behind the bar
they said he had a wife, but she left him in tears
he hadn’t been home in twenty five years

Rack ‘em up

They came from all over thinkin’ they were pretty hot
put all their money on the table, wanna play the best we got
nine in the corner, five in the side
take a hundred dollar bill and just let it ride
I tell him listen son, ain’t no disaster
there ain’t no shame in being beat by a master

Rack ‘em up
til the day he was gone they said it all day long
Rack ‘em up

 
When I Come To You
(written by Jonny Lang and Dennis Morgan)

When I’m all alone
when I’m feelin’ Blue
no one understands me, baby
nobody but you

Through all the sleepless nights
and the rainy day til the sun is nowhere in view
the only way I make it through is when I come to you
and in my darkest hour, when the midnight shadows fall
baby you got the power to make the angels come to call

I just hold you in my arms
and let music in my heart play the whole night through
when I come to you, I felt so brand new, when I come to you

When I come to you, you make it all right again
when I come to you, you keep me from the howlin’ wind
and feel brand new, when I come to you

 
There’s Got To Be A Change
(written by Gwendolyn Collins)

Oh, there’s got to be a change
things just can’t stay the same
if I got any worse off
I’d have myself to blame

I’ve played the blues so long now
there ain’t nothin’ left for me to do
I just can’t give it up
if I do my life would be through

Well now I’ve been to Kentucky, Chicago too
all over St. Louis, ain’t nothin’ left to do, baby
but I’ll play the blues for you, yes I will
well I’ve been down to Texas
to the international revenue

I ain’t got no money now, honey now
ain’t nothin’ left to do
well I’ll play the blues for you

Missin’ Your Love
(written by Jonny Lang & Dennis Morgan)

You lay me down, whisper in my ear
well, it may be my name you call
but it’s his name I hear

You promised me through thick and thin
you told me you loved me, you told me a lie
Because you love him

And I’m missin’ your love every day
I’m missin’ your love every way
though you’re here with me,
I’m still missin’ your love

And when we talk, you look into my eyes
you’re talkin’ to me but baby I can see
he’s on your mind

And I’m missin’ your love every day
I’m missin’ your love love every way
though you’re here with me, baby, I’m missin’ your love

I reach out for you and you turn away
it takes all I can do to make it through the day
and I’m missin’ your love

And I’m missin’ your love every day
missin’ your love every way
though you’re here with me
I’m still missin’ your love

Still Rainin'
(Bruce McCabe)

Clouds, one by one, fill the sky
Just like these tears that fill my eyes
I know by now she ain't comin' back
I watch my world slowly fade into black

Look out my window it's still rainin'
Look out my window it's still rainin'

They say that time heals everything
I've felt the pain that love can bring
It don't get no better with each passing day
Any hope I had is slowly slipping away

Look out my window, it's still rainin'
Look out my window, it's still rainin'

I thought the morning would rescue me
But the rain keeps falling endlessly, endlessly
Sometimes I wonder what'll become of me
There ain't much left of what I used to be
Her love shone on me like the morning light
Now here I am alone again tonight

Look out my window, it's still rainin'
Look out my window, it's still rainin'

1990 Ryan Cory Music (BMI)

Second Guessing
(David Z, Bruce McCabe)

Second guessin' first impressions
There you go again
You're rushing off in all directions
Since I don't know when
All day long you've been building walls
You been building walls all day
Putting ceilings on your feelings
When they should be flying away

Everything you're looking for
You'll know when it's real
You'll know when you've found it
By the way you feel

Writing down your deepest emotions
With your pen in hand
Your piece of paper flew out the window
You watched it try and land
You felt so bad as it flew out of sight
A part of your heart alone in the night
All of a sudden you didn't mind it
When you pictured that lonely stranger that would find it

Everything you're looking for
You'll know when it's real
You'll know when you've found it
By the way you feel

1998 David Z Music (BMI)/Ryan Cory Music (BMI)

I Am
(Prince, David Z, Levi Seacer, Jr.)

Listen... If being in love means waiting around
So you can dance with me
I am, I am
If being in love means follow the leader
Then this will have to be
I am, I am

I am, I am
Baby I am
So in love with you
I am, I am
Gonna get you baby
If it's the last thing I do

I used to think that a pretty face
Meant more than what was inside
I did, I did
If being a good man
means swallowing all my pride
I will, yes I will

Repeat chorus:

I am the one who loves you
I am the one who cares
You could fly me to the moon
If I would find you there
All the riches in this world mean nothing
Without you here
Whoever, whatever, however, whenever,
When you need me I'm always here

Men killing their brothers
Nobody wants to go down alone
In this world of uncertainty

Love's worth much more than gold
I'd sleep outside your window
If that would make you see
That I'm the only one for you
And you're the only one for me

1990 Controversy Music, admin. by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)/David Z Music (BMI)/Michael Anthony Music (ASCAP)

Breakin' Me
(Jonny Lang, Kevin Bowe)

Every day I see your face I wish I'd stayed
Don't even know what made me run away
It's just the way I play the game

Emotional is not a word I'd use to explain myself
But now I'm down upon my knees
Baby please take me back

I don't want to be in love but you're makin' me
Let me up I've had enough. Girl you're breakin' me

Here I am just half a man standing alone
Feeling like I lost my only chance
At happiness when I let you go

I don't want to be alone thinkin' bout you girl
I got nothin' left to hold in this lonely world

Solo

The first time my heart was ever touched
Was the day I lost your love
I can feel it in my flesh and blood
My soul can only take it so much

So there it is. Why can't you give us one more try
You and I could find a way to live
If you let me in one more time

I know you lost your faith in me but I still believe
Can I make you understand, can I make you see
That I'm desperate for your love and it's breakin' me

It's breakin' me

1998 Langy Tunes (ASCAP)/Trio Music Company, Inc. (BMI)/BÝshti Music (BMI), admin. by Trio Music Company, Inc.

Wander This World
(Paul Diethelm, Bruce McCabe)

The tar in the street starts to melt from the heat
And the sweats runnin' down from my hair
I walked 20 miles and I'm dragging my feet
And I'll walk 20 more I don't care

And I'll wander this world, wander this world
Wander this world, wander this world all alone

I'm like a ghost some people can't see
Others drive by and stare
A shadow that drifts by the side of the road
It's like I'm not even there

And I'll wander this world, wander this world
Wander this world, wander this world all alone

Well I've never been part of the game
The life that I live is my own
All that I know is that I was born
To wander this world all alone, all alone

Some people are born with their lives all laid out
And all their success is assured
Some people work hard all their lives for nothin'
They take it and don't say a word
They don't say a word

Sometimes it's like I don't even exist
Even God has lost track of my soul
Why else would he leave me out here like this
To wander this world all alone

And I'll wander this world, wander this world
Wander this world, wander this world all alone

1998 Red Nunz Ltd. (SESAC)/Ryan Cory Music (BMI)

Walking Away
(Jonny Lang, Jerry Lynn Williams)

Cry
Don't cry for me
I can't take it no more
That's the way it must be

You can't lie
You're way back in
Back into my heart
I won't let it be broken again

I took a tumble
I started to stumble
That's when I fell

Into a love
A thought came from above
I was under your spell

The things that mattered
Were broken and shattered
One by one

I was so sad
But now I'm glad
It's over and over

There's just one more thing
That I want to say
I truly loved you
But now I'm walking away
I put no one above you
That's why I'm walking away

1998 Langy Tunes (ASCAP)/Songs of Hamstein Cumberland (ASCAP)/His Majesty Jerr Music (ASCAP)

The Levee
(Kevin Bowe)

I have been to Memphis but I couldn't find no peace
My soul is feeling restless and I need some relief
I'm heading for the Delta, see what I can find
I know the river holds the answers that'll ease my worried mind

Take me down to the levee where the women sing
Lay me down like an angel with a broken wing
Take me down to the levee where the river flows
Gon' throw my blues off the levee and let them go

Well, I have been to Natchez, been down to Baton Rouge
But the Delta keeps on callin' me no matter what I do

Chorus

Solo

I'm drivin' through the darkness, down Highway 61
Heading for the crossroads like the ones before me done

1998 Trio Music Company, Inc. (BMI)/BÝshti Music (BMI), admin. by Trio Music Company, Inc.

Angel Of Mercy
(Bruce McCabe, Michael Henderson)

Angel of mercy you don't need no golden wing
Angel of mercy you don't need no golden wing
The way you came to my rescue
Heaven must be watchin' over me

When the shadows fallin' and the day turns into night
I hear my angel callin' and I can't wait to see the light
Angel of mercy you don't need no golden wing
The way you came down to my rescue
Heaven must be watchin' over me

Sometimes I get a feelin' like a fever comin' over me
Just a touch of my angels hand and I'm right back on my feet

Angel of mercy you don't need no golden wing
The way you came down to my rescue
Heaven must be watchin' over me

Stay with me baby. Come down from the sky
Just like a good little angel. Take me to paradise

Angel of mercy you don't need no golden wing
The way you came down to my rescue
Heaven must be watchin' over me

1998 Ryan Cory Music (BMI)/Irving Music, Inc./Chickenshack Songs (BMI)

Right Back
(Jerry Lynn Williams, Danny Kortchmar)

Well you keep on talkin' bout it
Till you're stone cold blue in the face
But there ain't nothing darling
That true love can't replace

Yah, you're right, right back
Tryin' to pretend
Yah, you're right back, right back,
Doin' the same old thangs again

Well you're money hungry
And your heart is full of greed
Tellin' everybody you get everything you need

So you say

You're right, right back
Doin' the same old thang again

Yah for me it's the same old movie
Same movie just a different scene
Never meaning what you're sayin'
Never sayin' what you mean

Now you're right, right back
Trying to pretend
Yah I said, you're right, right back
Doin' the same old thang again

You're money hungry
And you're heart is full of greed
Tellin' everybody you get everything you need

You know it's a lie

And now you're right, right back
Tryin' to pretend
Doin' the same old thang again

Yah you're right, right back
Tryin' to pretend
Yah you're right, right back
Doin' the same old thangs again

Ahhhh

Right back
Right back
Right back

Now you're right, right back
Tryin' to pretend
Doin' the same old thang again
Right back, tryin' to pretend
Right back doin' the same old thang again
Right back
Right back

1998 Songs of Hamstein Cumberland (ASCAP)/His Majesty Jerr Music (ASCAP)/WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)/Kortchmar Music (ASCAP), admin. by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)

Leaving To Stay
(Kevin Bowe, Jonny Lang)

I can't believe in what I've seen
I been forsaken. I been deceived
Cast aside and left behind
I can't believe my own eyes

I been waiting for the glory
Of the coming of the Lord
I heard a lot of stories
But all my prayers have been ignored
I been waiting in the wings
Between the ocean and the shore
But this time I'm leaving to stay
I'm walking away

I seen the red sky in the morning
I seen the low tide slipping away
I do believe I'll take warning
Taking my leave to stay

Chorus

Solo

Like an angel afraid to fly
Like the last lonely rose left hanging on the vine

1998 Trio Music Company, Inc. (BMI)/BÝshti Music (BMI), admin. by Trio Music Company, Inc./Langy Tunes (ASCAP)

Before You Hit The Ground
(Kevin Bowe, Jonny Lang)

I seen every one of the faces you wear
Low, high and everything in between
Your eyes are fixed on the prize like a dead man's stare
Tick. tock. The hands on the clock don't care

Well, buzz is good
You're feelin' fine
One of these days
You'll be out of time
I ain't gonna look for you
Down in the lost and found
You better look up or you're gonna be gone
Before you hit the ground

You'll keep dippin' in til the well run dry
Hope you don't get thirsty later
I know talking to you's just a waste of my time
I'm gonna stop tellin' you how to live your life

Chorus

Solo

One more time to score, so you better make it fast
When you lose your mind you got no mind left to lose
Three, four open the door to your last chance
And when you get where you're goin' you won't be comin' back

You better look up or you're gonna be gone
Before you hit the ground

1998 Trio Music Company, Inc. (BMI)/BÝshti Music (BMI), admin. by Trio Music Company, Inc./Langy Tunes (ASCAP)

Cherry Red Wine
(Luther S. Allison)

Watching you baby
watching you all the time
Watching you
watching you all the time
Watching you destroy yourself
All you do is sit around drinking wine

You worry me baby
I'm sitting here wondering
wondering what in the world can I do
You're worrying me,
you're worrying me baby
Sitting here wondering
what in the world can I do
We've got so much to live for baby
But I can't do nothing but sit here
and watch that wine destroy you

That's wrong baby

I'm taking you to the doctor darling
Maybe the doctor knows
what's going on in your head
Maybe the doctor can help me baby
Maybe he knows
what's going on in your head
You see you're gonna keep on drinking that bad wine baby
Even the glass that grows on your grave will be cherry red

1995 Bad Love Music (BMI), admin. by Eyeball Music. Lyrics reprinted by permission of Eyeball Music

This next song is my own lyrical interpretation of one of Jonny's newest songs, Irish Angel. It is my own interpretation because it's what I think he says in the song, but I could be wrong. ? marks mean I don't know what he says in that part of the song. If you have any corrections, feel free to e-mail me at !

Irish Angel

In the fall of the year
She flew across the ocean
To Ireland, the land of her father
When we said goodbye
A tear was in her eye
I lost her then and there, My Irish Angel

The first letter came
She said she loved ?
And how much she wished I was there with her
She wrote it on the hill
Then I ..?.. irish rain
The summer in my mind, My Irish Angel

I wrote her back and then
There was no second letter
Just the silence of the snow that fell around me
...?...?...?...
I never doubted though
The day I let her go
Now she's found someone else, My Irish Angel

The first time I saw her
My heart went in the ?
When they speak of love they call it falling
It was like I held my breathe
Till I laid eyes on her again
So beautiful, she was my Irish Angel

And when the storm had past
The two stormy kiss
I thought I knew the chance that I was taking
And all I never knew
Love was strong as this
Of what it was to feel my own heart breaking

So now I raise a glass
And then I raise another
One to forget
One to remember
And one just to dream
How things could have been
If I hadn't lost my Irish Angel