Papa drove a truck nearly all his life You know it drove mama crazy being a trucker’s wife The part she couldn’t handle was the being alone I guess she needed more to hold than just a telephone Papa called mama each and every night Just to ask her how she was and if us […]
(to feel this damn old) This ol’ highway’s getting longer Seems there ain’t no end in sight To sleep would be best, but i just can’t afford to rest I’ve got to ride in denver tomorrow night I called the house but no one answered For the last two weeks no one’s been home I […]
Sometimes late at night I lie awake and watch her sleeping She’s lost in peaceful dreams So i turn out the lights and lay there in the dark And the thought crosses my mind If i never wake up in the morning Would she ever doubt the way i feel About her in my heart […]
Blame it all on my roots I showed up in boots And ruined your black tie affair The last one to know The last one to show I was the last one You thought you’d see there And i saw the surprise And the fear in his eyes When i took his glass of champagne […]
I spent last night in the arms Of a girl in louisiana And though i’m out on the highway My thoughts are still with her Such a strange combination of a woman and a child Such a strange situation stoppin’ every hundred miles Callin’ baton rouge A replay of last night’s events Roll through my […]
If your paycheck depends on the weather and the clock If your conversation calls for A little more than a coffee pot If you need to pour your heart out And try to rectify some situation That you’re facing Contact your american honky-tonk bar association. When uncle sam dips in your pocket For most things […]
(’til the sun comes up) Six o’clock on friday evening Momma doesn’ t know she’s leaving ’til she hears the screen door slamming Rubber squealin’, gears a-jamming Local country station just a blaring on the radio Pick him up at seven and they’re headin’ to the rodeo Momma’s on the front porch screamin’ out her […]
He could see the storm clouds rollin’ across the hill He barely beat the rain in from the field And between the backdoor slammin she heard Him say "damn this rain and damn this wasted day" But shed been waiting for this day for oh so long She was standin in the kitchen with nothin […]
I can tell by the way you been turnin men down Not your ordinary guy is gonna do Youve been waitin for that someone Who can turn your head around Well now honey, i’m that special one for you (chorus) There must be a million fish out in that ocean So you must find the […]
I burned my hand, i cut my face Heaven knows how long it’s been Since i’ve felt so out of place I’m wonderin’ if i’ll fit in. Debbie and charley said they’d be here by nine And deb said she might bring a friend Just my luck, they’re right on time So here i go […]
