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Woke up in Memphis today and
Pulled on my blue suede shoes
Gonna’ walk around, this old town
Rediscover the home of the blues
Walked down to the Mighty Missip’
I can see the paddle-wheelers turn
Been singing the blues my whole life
But I know got somethin’ to learn
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Mississippi Delta
Moonshine and BBQ
To hear the Gibson guitars
in the Beale Street bars
I always come back to you.
Mississippi Delta
12 bars and the truth
Where Elvis Is alive
The guitars cry
And every mother's son sings the blues...
Walked up to the Loraine
Paid respects to MLK
The more things change, the more they stay the same
We could sure use you here today
Walked down to the rail yard
And listened to the trains roll by
Heard the boxcar blues on the avenue
And I lift my voice to the sky
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Bridge
In Memphis, their spirits wander free
I can feel BB King standing right next to me
There’s a Robert Johnson tune hanging in the air
And Jerry Lee Lewis, he's everywhere
Paid a visit to Graceland
and stood at the grave of the King
Knelt down close, listened real hard
I swear I could hear him sing…
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Don't you know every mother's son sings the blues...
Running down those country miles
Just to see your smile
Nothing that I would rather do
Coming up on the County line
Radio by my side
Dyin' to get to you
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I wrote you this here love song
My heart will always stay true, to you
I wrote you this here love song
Because the only woman meant for me is you
When I get back in town
We’re gonna’ paint it down
Any color that you choose
Coming up on that County line
Radio by my side
Just dying to get to you
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Bridge
I would drive – my whole life
For a love - that’s countrywide
I would spin’em – the whole night through
Just to get to you
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I know you wanna’ be my rider
But I won't be your man
I belong in the wind and the night
I’m a one man band
Spent my whole life running
Ain't got no back up plan
I’m either on the run or in a hopeless fight
There I'll take my stand
The law’s been looking for me
Wanna’ send me to my grave
I'm made of steel and ice
Lord knows I can't be saved
They're never gonna catch me
Never put me in chains
I'm built of freedom and fire
I just can’t be caged
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Cause I'm an Ooouuu-ooouu-ooouu
I'm an outlaw baby
I'm a waa-haa-haa
I’m a wanted man
I'm an Oouu-oouu-oouu
I’m an outlaw baby
I'm a waa-haa-haa
I’m a wanted man
Come on over here sweet thang’
Come and take my hand
Lay down here with me in the night
And hold me while you can
But you can't catch smoke baby
Try as hard as you can
I'm just passing through this town
I won’t be your man
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Catch me if you can...
Going through a box of memories
Bottle of amnesia by my side
Some say to forget it, some talk it out
Lord knows I’ve tried
Looked for answers in New Orleans
I found Jesus in LA
Got a woman in Atlanta
But I threw it all away
I’ve been shootin’ dice with the devil
And lettin’ my shortcomings win
They say, “Time heals all wounds”
Tell me, when does that begin?
I know I shouldn’t drink alone
But this bottle’s my only friend
I tell Jim Beam my problems
Then toss him in the bin
Got an empty home, an empty heart
And an empty bank account
I’ve made a mountain of messes
I got lots of time to think about
I’m getting drunk with my self-loathing
Listenin’ to my sorrows testify
They say, “Time heals all wounds”
But maybe they lied.
I was full of dreams and bluster
I’d take on the world someday
But as the years rolled by
I found all I got was grey
I’ve got a beat-up Ford, and old six string
And a few more times around the sun
I wonder if I can turn this around
Before my time is done?
But now I’m hanging out with my failures
And I’m drinking with my sin
They say, “Time heals all wounds”
I guess we’ll find out in the end.
I’ve been shootin’ dice with the devil
And lettin’ my shortcomings win
They say, “Time heals all wounds”
Tell me, when does that begin?
I know ain’t that fancy
And neither are my clothes
I see you lookin’ at me...
Right down your nose
Maybe ain’t that special
And I know I ain’t that smart
But let me tell you brother
I got grit. I got heart
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So maybe I ain’t impressing you
But, hey, I ain’t tryin’
So I ain’t your type
Well that’s OK ‘cause you ain’t mine
Don’t know why you think I care
What you believe or what you do
You got you opinions
But who asked you?
I get that you feel special
through an accident of birth
To me it’s a little sad you think
that’s all you’re worth
If the only thing that makes you feel big
Is making me feel small
I’ve got bad news for you my friend
Cause I feel 10 feet tall!
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So maybe I ain’t impressing you
But, hey, I ain’t tryin’
So I ain’t your type
Well that’s OK ‘cause you ain’t mine
Don’t know why you think I care
What you believe or what you do
You got you opinions but…
Hah!!! Who asked you?
Bridge
Standin’ on my own two feet
And paying my own way
Means I don’t need to worry
What no petty people say
Me, I only I answer to
The people that I love
To the Word in the Good Book
And to the Lord above!
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So maybe I ain’t impressing you
But, hey, I ain’t tryin’
So I ain’t your type
Well that’s OK ‘cause you ain’t mine
Don’t know why you think I care
What you believe or what you do
You got you opinions buddy…
Hah! Who asked you?
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So who asked you?
That’s something I surely wouldn’t do
Who asked you?
Momma said to thine own self be true
So who asked you?
Mind your own damned business
Who asked you?
Paint the road black as night
As the suitcase, that I call home
To my dear Ophelia
I’m sorry I left you all alone
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But the tune burns bright in my mind
Such a long way to go
I’m hopeful the road straight ahead
Will take me… where I need to go
To my sons and daughters
Strangers I’ve met on this road
There is a price to pay
When your guitar is the only thing you own
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Solo
Outro
I’m hopeful the road straight ahead
Will take me… where I need to go
Lying here together
It's just you and me
Your skin on my skin
How it's supposed to be
Even here in the darkness
I can clearly see
That you, oh you
Look so good on me.
Blue ain't your color baby
So put those blue jeans away
Put down that black dress
Ain't no funeral today
You know your best look, baby
The one I’m dying to see
Cause you, oh you
Look so good on me
It’s 3 o'clock in the morning
And I can't sleep
Visions of you in my head, baby
Count 'em 1,2,3
But dreaming ain't enough, bab
I need here with me
Cause you, oh you
Look so good on me
Cause you, oh you
Look so good on me
Cause you, yes you
Look so good on me
At my house I was the remote control
Mama’d shout, and up I’d go
To change the channel or to mess with the rabbit ears
Our TV was black and white
With foil on the antennae it was quite a site
It’s funny the things you remember after all these years.
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Like riding in the back of a pickup truck
For luck, find a penny and pick it up
“Be home before the streetlights are on” and we’d just go...
The best things of youth
My kids will never know.
I watched cartoon shows on Saturday morn
I rode my bike without a helmet on
I ate TV dinners but somehow I turned out fine.
Played 8track tapes in my old man’s Dodge
Everywhere I went I had that Walkman on
Somethings are sweeter with the passage of time...
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Solo
On high school nights we’d hit the cruise
Or go shoulder tapping for a bottle booze
I made a mix tape for a pretty girl (or two)
I’d sit at the hifi with my ‘45s
Or call my favorite song into the request line
Now I’m raising a glass to the things we used to do...
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Outro
Ain't that a shame?
When you love each other right
May good fortune will follow you
Live every step you take in the light
Every word you say is true
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Troubles will come
The hard times will pass
We can get through anything together
Taking it slow not fast
Cause we’re built to last
When you love each other right
More than a friend you gain
I’ll shelter you from the night
Cover me from the pouring rain
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Bridge
We’ve had our miles of bumpy roads
And rainy days too
We can weather any storm
As long as your next to me
and I’m next to you
You know we're built to last
When you love each other right
May good fortune will follow you
Live every step you take in the light
Every word you say is true
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Outro
Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo
Built to last
Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo
Built to last
Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo
Built to last
You know we are built to last
I wish I was the Tin Man
I'd have no heart for you to break
All your lying and your cheating
No difference would make
I'd smile as you walked in
Fresh from another's arms again
Oh lord...
I wish I was the Tin Man
I wish I was the Scarecrow
I'd have no memories of you
No sweet recollections
Of those things we used to do
No thoughts to haunt me
‘Bout things I don't want to know
Oh Lord...
I wish I was the Scarecrow
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But this ain't no Hollywood picture
And not every ending's nice
Technicolor fades to black and white
Won't see this movie twice
I'll pack up my pride and my things
And head on down that road...
Click my heels together, and go back home
I wish I was the cowardly lion
I'd have no courage to up and go
I could stay forever
though you hurt me so
Wouldn't have to be strong
When inside I'm dying
Oh lord...
I wish I was the lion
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Outro
Just need to go home
Down the Yellow Brick Road
Just need to go home
Woke up alone again
Stale taste of whiskey in the air
Can’t remember what town I’m in
Not like you seem to care
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Since You – Walked outta my life
Now I – Don’t you know I’m barely alive
Thought we – Were meant to be so deep in love
But sometimes loves not enough..
or she said.
Not hard to find my faults
Running deep like the lines on my face
Always knew what buttons to push
Never thought I’d be outta the race
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Bridge
Not sure what to do with myself when you're not here to tell me
Don’t’ know what to buy by when you’re not here to sell me
Not sure where to go when you aint showing me to the door
Can’t find a place to sleep when ain’t kicking me to the floor
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Woke up alone again
Stale taste of whiskey in the air…
There’s a note on the dresser
An empty bottle by the bed
The echoes of your voice
Still ringin’ in my head
Last night’s a little fuzzy
Yeah, things went a little wrong
I can’t remember why
but I remember that your gone
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One drink makes you happy
Two drinks makes you stoned
Your love’s a whiskey river
Might be better off alone
Three drinks means you’re sorry
Four drinks and I’m wrong
Your love’s a whiskey river
I’m either drownin’… or your gone
Girl, I know you miss me
But then, you never had good aim
Either you were right or I was wrong
Somehow it felt the same
Now I’m picking up the pieces
Of a glass, and this life we had
Don’t know if I’m sorry
Don’t know if I’m glad
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Bridge
I’ve been sleepin’ off the past four years
For the last three days
My head it hurts, my body aches
It’s time to change my ways…
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Tag
All that’s left of you…is this country song