What A Way To Live - Mark Chesnutt

(willie nelson/hank craig) Each night i make the rounds To every spot in town A lonely man with lonely time to kill All i can say is what a way to live The paths my memories take Just make my poor heart ache I think of her i guess i always will All i can […]

This Side Of The Door - Mark Chesnutt

(tim mensy/shawn camp) Door knob in one hand Suitcase in the other And i don’t love you rollin’ off her tongue Words ripped right through me Tore a hole in my heart Could’ve hurt me a lot less with a gun She nearly knocked the wall down, slammin’ that ol’ door Now the silence is […]

She Dreams - Mark Chesnutt

(tim mensy/gary harrison) Thirty years today she’s been upon this earth And she can’t help but wonder what it’s all been worth She swears she loves those kids and she doesn’t mind that load But there ain’t much conversation with a three-year-old She’s trapped inside these walls A prisoner in this fine suburban home…so She […]

Rainy Day Woman (mark Chesnutt & Waylon Jennings) - Mark Chesnutt

(waylon jennings) Oh rainy day woman I never seem to see your for the good times or the sunshine You have been a friend of mine, rainy day woman That woman of mine, she ain’t happy ’til she finds something wrong and someone to blame If it ain’t one thing it’s another one on the […]

Live A Little - Mark Chesnutt

(roger springer/tony martin) You’ve got to give a little take a little Sit a spell learn to whittle Live a little now and then Unwind take your time leave your cares all behind And see what’s around the bend This life ain’t coming ’round again So give a little take a little Live a little […]

It’s Almost Like You’re Here - Mark Chesnutt

(charles quillen/john priestley/jonathan clift) At night the wind blows in the rain Against the window pane I hear you call my name Your voice whispers in my ear The words are still so dear It’s almost like you’re here I can almost feel your breathing I can almost touch your face You didn’t know that […]

Half Of Everything (and All Of My Heart) - Mark Chesnutt

(david lott/glenn gordon/mark chesnutt) The day you said goodbye Without a tear in your eye I just can not believe You could take from my life Half of everything and all of my heart Loneliness and your name They are one and the same And though i’ve tried and i’ve tried I know that you […]

Gonna Get A Life - Mark Chesnutt

(frank dycus/jim lauderdale) Gotta find somethin’ to ease my mind Gotta get it off of you You tear at my heart strings one more time With what you’re puttin’ me through I’m not much on hangin’ around Where i’m not wanted at all I’m not gonna be your love sick clown Waitin’ for your beck […]

Goin’ Through The Big D - Mark Chesnutt

(mark wright/ronnie rogers/jon wright) Six short months we went together Decided it should be forever Two paychecks are better than one A diamond ring and it was done Bought her a house like i said i would In sub-divided neighborhood The fuse got short and the nights got long It was over long gone Before […]

Down In Tennessee - Mark Chesnutt

(wayland holyfield) I talked to your sister last night on the telephone You know she always thought pretty well of me She said that the wedding went fine and you were up in new york on your Honeymoon Tonight i’m down, in tennessee I got that letter you wrote, it tore me up But i […]