1.Waiting On the Wonderful
It's way too easy to live this life
With your eyes half-closed, don't I know
I spend half my time bored out of my mind
Sleep walking
Well I wake up to this fool's parade
And I watch the leaves fall down
I see everything changing
But somehow I feel caged in
Just hanging around
I'm waiting on the wonderful
Something to set me free
Out of the ordinary
Come and rescue me
I could use a little love, love, love
To send me a sign
I'm tired of the typical
I'm waitin' on the wonderful
It's that feeling that's so hard to explain
When the world's so big and you're so small
An you get caught up with the wonder of it all
That's what I'm missing
I saw that look today in a young kid's face
Eating ice cream in a laundromat
And if you asked him it was Christmas again
I wanna get that back
I'm waiting on the wonderful
A little something to believe
Out of the ordinary
A taste of something sweet
I could use a little love, love, love
To send me a sign
I'm tired of the typical
I'm waiting on the wonderful
Yeah Yeah
I'm waiting on the wonderful
Wooohooohoo
I know it's out there
I'm waiting on the wonderful
A little something to believe
Out of the ordinary
To come and rescue me
I could use a little love, love, love
To send me a sign
I'm tired of the typical
I'm waitin' on the wonderful
2.It Takes A Man
She locked her fingers
Bowed her head
She said I'm late
And I'm really scared
You can go
But I hope you stay
I'm gonna keep it
Either way
In my daddy's El Camino
In her driveway in the rain
Staring through the windshield
I can see my future change
And my heart hit like a hammer
And my thoughts were running wild
Any fool can make a baby
It takes a man to raise a child
Laid my head
Down on the wheel
She said I know, I know
It don't seem real
She closed her eyes
But the tears broke though
She said don't hate me
For loving you
In my daddy's El Camino
In her driveway in the rain
Staring through the windshield
I can see my future change
And my heart hit like a hammer
And my thoughts were running wild
Any fool can make a baby
It takes a man to raise a child
I could not reassure her
Couldn't say what I had planned
Couldn't put three words together
So I just took her hand
In my daddy's El Camino
In her driveway in the rain
Staring through the windshield
I can see my future change
And my heart hit like a hammer
And my thoughts were running wild
Any fool can make a baby
It takes a man to raise a child
3.The American Way
I grew up under normal conditions
Mom was the radio, Dad was the television
They both were doing the best that they could
Working 50 hour weeks and knocking on wood
I did my time in the public school system
I got good grades, never got a shred of wisdom
Can't blame my teachers for anything they did
You can't teach one on one with 33 kids
Ooh Ooh I'm doing all right
I work every day to get to Saturday night
Ooh Ooh I guess I'm doing O.K.
Living and dying the American way
I found the one, we put some roots down
Got a 2nd mortgage on the outskirts of town
Now we barbecue every 4th of July
Send our prayers and our fireworks up into the sky
Ooh Ooh I'm doing all right
I work every day to get to Saturday night
Ooh Ooh I guess I'm doing O.K.
Living and loving the American way
These days we're thinking 'bout kids of our own
Gonna turn this house into a home
In no time at all they'll be singing along
Ooh Ooh I'm doing all right
I work every day to get to Saturday night
Ooh Ooh I guess I'm doing O.K.
Living and dying the American way
4.Twenty Years Late
Hey mom I know that it's late, hope I didn't wake you
Yeah, everything is O.K., just needed to talk to you
Today I had one of those days
But I didn't call to complain
Just to say everything that I didn't for all of those years
You were a taxicab driver, a nurse and a maid
A waitress, a cook and a shoulder to lay
My head on to cry on, when nothing was going my way
You knew every answer without cracking a book
And I took for granted that I had it so good
And I'm sorry it's taken me so long to say
Thank you I love you
Twenty years late
It's funny how time passing by can change your perspective
A little while out on your own can sure make you think
I don't know how you did it
No I can't find one spare minute
The days run together but I don't remember you
Ever letting us down
You were the judge and the jury when I did wrong
Been my biggest fan from my very first song
The gas in the engine that always kept me moving on
A seamstress a counselor and the one referee
That could cold stop a fight between my brother and me
And I'm sorry it's taken me so long to say
Thank you I love you
Twenty years late
I'll let you go now
But I hope that you know now how I feel
Thank you for making me the man I've become
I love you and I will always be your son
Mom that's all I called to say
Twenty years late
5.Lights Of My Hometown
They're not really expecting me
But I know where they hide the key, under the welcome mat
There's no better place than that
Don't know how long I've been gone
All I know is it's been too long and I'm off track
That's why I'm coming back
When I see the lights of my hometown
I feel like the world stops spinning 'round
Everything makes sense
Maybe it's the innocence
I know it's just a few miles down the road
I'm getting there as fast as I can go
I can always find peace of mind
In the lights of my hometown
The static is almost gone
From the station I grew up on
I'm getting closer now
So I turn it up real loud
Funny how a little thing like that
Can make it all come rushing back
They say it's not the same
But to me it will never change
When I see the lights of my hometown
I feel like the world stops spinning around
Everything makes sense
Maybe it's the innocence
I know it's just a few miles down the road
I'm getting there as fast as I can go
I can always find peace of mind
In the lights of my hometown
I know it's just a few miles down the road
I'm getting there as fast as I can go
I can always find peace of mind
In the lights of my hometown
6.Lovers On The Run
He said let's steal a car, get outta here
I got money for gas and beer
Let's point this car down a two-lane road
Just follow where the headlights go
She said I'm tired of this town anyway
Days go by but things don't change
If I stay here I know I'll die
Without ever really being alive
Hey, there ain't nothing stronger
Than lovers on the run
Hey, you can't stop a bullet
Once it leaves the gun
Lovers on the run
She slept in the dashboard light
He stayed awake and drove all night
Ran his fingers through her hair
On their way to everywhere
Morning came and she called home
From an Idaho gas station phone
She slammed the door sat down and cried
Kissed him hard and just said drive
Hey, there ain't nothing stronger
Than lovers on the run
Hey, you can't stop a bullet
Once it leaves the gun
Lovers on the run
Love is a fast train, love is a slow rain
You can't stoop it, no you can't stop it......
Hey, there ain't nothing stronger
Than lovers on the run
Hey, you can't stop a bullet
Once it leaves the gun
Lovers on the run
7.Seeing Things
That night, that dress
Baby, I must confess
I was tongue-tied, but inside
My mind got way ahead of me
I'm stuck in this confusion
Trapped in some illusion
It's all because of you
Somebody help me
I need an ice-cold glass of water
You left me out here in the desert
I'm losing it, hallucinating
Somebody save me
Pour me a strong cup of coffee
My eyes are playing tricks on me
What's happening
Girl, you got me seeing things
Sunlight on you face
Waking up with you each day
My shirt on you
Just the thought's driving me crazy
It's like I'm in a daze
Some kind of lovesick haze
Before I go insane
Somebody help me
I need an ice-cold glass of water
You left me out here in the desert
I'm losing it, hallucinating
Somebody save me
Pour me a strong cup of coffee
My eyes are playing tricks on me
What's happening
Girl, you got me seeing things
I'm drunk on love, I'm stoned on you
I'm wasted, your face is
Everywhere I turn
Somebody help me
I need an ice-cold glass of water
You left me out here in the desert
I'm losing it, hallucinating
Somebody save me
Pour me a strong cup of coffee
My eyes are playing tricks on me
What's happening
Girl, you got me seeing things
8.I Wanna Be That Man
Baby, when you smile at me
I know that you're all I'll ever need
You're my favorite song to sing
You're my raincoat when it rains
With all my heart and soul
I want you to know
I wanna be the man who zips your dress, that holds your hand
That's there when you wake up in the night
I wanna be the one to kiss you 'til you come undone
That makes you laugh when you wanna cry
And puts a ring on your left hand
I wanna be that man
When I look into your eyes
I know that's where I wanna spend my life, the rest of my life
You're my lazy Sunday afternoon
My crazy New Year's Eve, my parachute
And I love your innocence
I wouldn't change anything about you
I wanna be the man who zips your dress, that holds your hand
That's there when you wake up in the night
I wanna be the one to kiss you 'til you come undone
That makes you laugh when you wanna cry
And puts a ring on your left hand
I wanna be that man
I wanna be the man who zips your dress, that holds your hand
That's there when you wake up in the night
I wanna be the one to kiss you 'til you come undone
That makes you laugh when you wanna cry
And puts a ring on your left hand
I wanna be that man
9.Good Liar
It was a pretty good performance
Yesterday out on the street
Maybe they should give me an Emmy or an Oscar
Cause you didn't suspect a thing
We made small talk on the sidewalk
I even laughed out loud
And I didn't blink an eye when I told you that I'm happy now
I'm a good liar
I had you believing
That I wasn't dying watching you leaving
I'm good at pretending
I stood there unflinching
Baby with my heart on fire
Hey I'm a good liar
Truth is I've had a lot of practice
I've put on this show before
Just like the day you told me we were history
I was brilliant standing right outside your door
I convinced you and me too
It was gonna be all right
That we'd both be better off that I would get on with my life
I'm a good liar
I had you believing
That I wasn't dying watching you leaving
I'm good at pretending
I stood there unflinching
Baby with my heart on fire
Hey I'm a good liar
It's time I came clean
It's time I told the truth
No matter what I say I'm still in love with you
Baby I'm still in love with you
Yeah
I'm a good liar
I had you believing
That I wasn't dying watching you leaving
I'm good at pretending
I stood there unflinching
Baby with my heart on fire
Baby my heart's on fire
Hey I'm a good liar
Yeah I'm a good liar
10.Dance To The Radio
Your daddy wouldn't like it if he knew what
I was thinking right now
But the way you look this evening girl it's hard to keep
Your feet on the ground
It's raining outside
Let's start a fire
Baby I say we just stay in tonight
ooh ooh ooh
Turn up the music loud and turn the lights real low
ooh ooh ooh
There's no one else around
Let's lay down and dance to the radio
It's almost like the DJ's playing every song especially for us
And it takes me back to that summer night when you and me
Learned everything about love
I just wanna hold
Your body close girl I don't wanna ever let go
ooh ooh ooh
Turn up the music loud and turn the lights real low
ooh ooh ooh
There's no one else around
Let's lay down and dance to the radio
It's almost like the DJ's playing every song especially for us
I wanna feel your heart beat all night long
When you whisper in my ear, girl it's sweeter than
My favorite song
ooh ooh ooh
There's no one else around baby
ooh ooh ooh
Turn up the music loud and turn the lights real low
ooh ooh ooh
There's no one else around
Let's lay down and dance to the radio
Let's dance to the radio
11.If I Could Do It All Again
If I could do it all again
I'd look more in the mirror
Instead of finding someone else to blame
If I could do it all again
I'd do a lot more praying
Less cussing 'bout the things that I can't change
I'd laugh a little louder
Sing more in the shower
Care a little less if I'm in tune
Concentrate on who I am not who I might have been
If I could do it all again
If I could do it all again
I'd take it a little slower
Make a few more memories I could keep
I'd crawl in bed beside my wife and just lay down and watch her
Soaking up her beauty while she sleeps
I'd work less hours
I'd buy her more flowers
Make more love on rainy afternoons
Overlook my little faults and not my little sins
If I could do it all again
I'd walk a little taller
Talk a little smaller
Love the way my maker meant me to
I might make less money but I'd make a better friend
If I could do it all again
If I could do it all again
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