Back in 1994 I fell head over heals for the boy next door I prayed every night and day That God would turn his head my way Graduation he moved on Broke
I got a headache from the work day And a heartache from last night Anything that could've lately did not go right They say time is the ticket But I sure
Maybe it's been a little too long Holding it in, trying to be strong Funny the things we bottle up Come streaming out when you feel enough There is a
I'm not gonna lie or act like I'm that tough There might be a tear in my eye when I watch that airplane liftin' up I never was much for tellin' you how
Winters are gray in Tennessee That don?t usually get to me But here lately I?ve been missin? the sun So I caught a plane to cousin Lille Thought a, weekend
He said goodbye from the edge of the porch Like she'd been some casual friend He said, "You're better off without me I'm not what you need", like her
Little Clapboard house Rent always due Railroad tracks And factory smokestacks for a view No easy street In our neighborhood Yeah, it was hard to tell
Do you get the feelin' Even when you're not alone There's a memory Makin' itself at home And it don't let loose No matter what you do Well that's me,
How many times a pop star can go under the knife? Seems to be the conversation makin' rounds tonight And standing at the bar, two friends are lookin'
If this ole heart was built like a truck These rocky old roads wouldn't be so rough And if it ever broke down I could patch it up If this ole heart was
I have found my calling The mission's all too clear The voice I hear inside me Is louder than the fear I follow the bright lights Into the dark nights
Somebody's restless She feels second best And the girl across town Is thinkin' about a permanent change And the lady livin' next door Won't take it anymore
They've been together now for eighteen years And every growin' pain has led them here She's packed up that last box in her old Chevrolet Her mama says
There he goes, gone again Same old story's gotta come to an end Lovin' him was a one-way street But I'm gettin' off where the crossroads meet Quarter
All this runnin' nowhere fast All these faces that I pass All these souls that don't reach out Leave me feelin' so without I think you got here just
Well, the sun sets in the west But as fast as you go How would you know? You're a busy boy, I guess Who just wants the gold At the end of the road Think
Throwing pictures out the window Scattered by the way the wind blows Bye bye baby, that's the last I'll see of you Shoe box full of old love letters
Love is such a big rush You wanna hurry it along 'Cause you can't get close enough And I know it wouldn't feel wrong But it's all right going slowly
