"She's A Natural"



She's got just a touch of grey and her hair
and that's ok, she knows that I don't care
The little lines around her eyes
She don't need to disguise

In her heart she's by the ocean
the sun on her face
or going down the road less traveled
at her own pace

She's a natural in everything she does
she don't have to try to win my love
I go easy when she calls
She knows how to please me
after all, she's a natural

When I really need her touch
when this old world is just too much
Well I don't have to say a word
Because her heart is already heard

But it must be second nature
the way she knows
she takes my hand and then she turns
the light down low

She's a natural in everything she does
she don't have to try to win my love
I go easy when she calls
She knows how to please me
after all, she's a natural

"She's In Love With A Rodeo Man"



She's a barmaid in a west Texas dance hall
She's there ev'ry night till they close
And the cowboy's pay for the jukebox
And she plays 'San Antonio Rose'

Well I know her life ain't been easy
And the lines in her face say it all
But she still is a beautiful woman
In the lights of the Texas dance hall

But she won't sit down at your table
And I know that you can't hold her hand
She won't go home with you cowboy
She's in love with a rodeo man

Well he's hard and he's scarred and he's grayin'
And he's stoned most all of the time
And he drinks at a dark corner table
And he waits there until closin' time

"She's With Me"



I'm not too obsessed with holding on to time and yes
I knew her light was meant for all to see
but whenever time this crazy world gets to pulling' on my girl
it just makes me wanna scream

She's with me, if you didn't know
when it's clear for miles and we're on the darkest road
when we're all alone, or among the crowd
If she's ever made to choose, well you'll find out
She's with me

There's nothing like security, this is the safest place I can be
with her holding my heart in her hands
one day I'm gonna learn, to be the man that she deserves
and the reason why there's still a chance

She's with me, don't you know
when it's clear for miles and we're on the darkest road
when we're all alone, or among the crowd
Don't try try to make her choose, 'cause you'll find out
she's with me.

"Shelter Of Your Eyes"



In the shelter of your eyes
I have finally learned the song
It took so long to realize
I just can't make it all alone

Words are only what they say
But this feeling isn't wrong
I'm so glad I found my way
It's good to be where I belong

And I'm, gonna stay,
right here 'cause I'm
In rhythm with your mind
Tune out the world
and rest my head
'Neath the shelter of your eyes

Words are only what they say
But this feeling isn't wrong
I'm so glad I found my way
It's good to be where I belong

And I'm, gonna stay,
right here 'cause I'm
In rhythm with your mind
Tune out the world
and rest my head
'Neath the shelter of your eyes

"Shot Full Of Love"



Once I had a heart cold as ice,
Love for me was only for fun.
I'd make a mark for each broken heart
Like notches on the butt of a gun.

Once I had a trick up my sleeve
And a reputation all over town.
I was heartless and cold wherever I'd go,
I shot down every young girl, I found.

Yes, I used to be a moonlight bandit.
I used to be a heartbreak kid.
Then I met you and the next thing I knew,
There I was, Oh, shot full of love.

Well, who'd have thought that someone like you,
Could take a desperado like me,
But oh, here I am, I'm as meek as a lamb,
My bleeding heart's there at your feet.

Yes, I used to be a moonlight bandit.
I used to be a heartbreak kid.
Then I met you and the next thing I knew,
There I was, Oh, shot full of love.

Yes, I used to be a moonlight bandit.
I used to be a heartbreak kid.
Then I met you and the next thing I knew,
There I was, Oh, shot full of love...

"Silver Turns To Gold"



When I get up in the mornin'
And I face a brand new day
I know that you're be51de me
Every step of the way

For so long now we've been lovers
Always been the best of friends
And I raise my glass up to ya'
As we start all over again

I'll love you till the day that I die
With a feeling that will never grow old
I'll keep my arm around you
When you start to move a little slow
And love will never fade away
Our story will forever: be told
You know where you can find me
When the silver turns to gold

I gave my heart away to you
The first time I felt the touch of your hand
And twenty-five years later
I still wanna be your man

"Simple Song"


It was warm, now it's cold.
It was young,, now it's old.
Love was here now it's gone,
Simple song.

Once she did, now she don't,
Once we tried, now we won't.
How could love go so wrong?
Simple song.

Oh, it don't take much to say it
And anyone can play it.
All you got to do is live it
And anybody can.

Simple tune, simple words,
Simple me, simple her.
She was here, now she's gone,
Simple song.

[Instrumental]

Oh, it don't take much to say it
And anyone can play it.
All you got to do is live it
And anybody can.

It was warm, now it's cold.
It was young, now it's old.
Love was here, now it's gone
Simple song...

"Sing Me Back Home"



The warden led a prisoner down the hallway to his doom
I stood up to say good-bye like all the rest
And I heard him tell the warden just before he reached my cell
'Let my guitar playing friend do my request.' (Let him...)

Sing me back home with a song I used to hear
Make my old memories come alive
Take me away and turn back the years
Sing Me Back Home before I die

I recall last Sunday morning a choir from 'cross the street
Came to sing a few old gospel songs
And I heard him tell the singers 'There's a song my mama sang.
Can I hear once before we move along?'

Sing me back home, the song my mama sang
Make my old memories come alive
Take me away and turn back the years
Sing Me Back Home before I die

Sing Me Back Home before I die

"Slowly But Surely"


Starting to want you
When I don't want to,
Lately I find you
On my mind.

Comin' on slowly,
Signs all show me
Something is growing
As time goes by.

Will you think about me
When you're not with me,
Beginning to miss me
When you're alone.

Ever so gently
You find you want me
And it's getting stronger
All along.

We're taking our time,
It's the slow kind,
But we don't mind
There's no hurry.

'Cause it's a sure thing
That were falling
Slowly but surely.

[Instrumental]

I don't want to rush you
By saying I love you,
We'll let it happen
On its own.

And when it does love
One thing I'm sure of,
It's gonna last us
From now on.

We're taking our time,
It's the slow kind,
But we don't mind
'Cause there's no hurry.

It's a sure thing
That were falling
Slowly but surely...

"Smooth Talking Baby"


Smooth talkin' baby
I've been looking for you all my life it seems
Smooth talkin' baby
Maybe you're the meaning of my dreams.

I've waited for so long for you to come alone
I thought that time would never fly
Do what you want to do, say what you're wantin' to
I hear you talkin' with your eyes.

Smooth talkin' baby
I've been looking for you all my life it seems
Smooth talkin' baby
Maybe you're the meaning of my dreams.

[Instrumental]

You knew right where I'd be, you came to comfort me
I'm glad you heard my lonely cry
So dance me to the door, so we can do much more
Than just talkin' with our eyes.

Smooth talkin' baby
I've been looking for you all my life it seems
Smooth talkin' baby
Maybe you're the meaning of my dreams...

"Sneakin' Around"


Saturday evening your honey and you,
Lay back on the sofa watching the tube.
The telephone rings, you jump to your feet,
Don't answer that honey I know it's for me.

Sneaking around, sneaking around,
Midnight romances the wrong side of town.
You build it all up and you tear it all down
Ain't no good can come from your sneaking around.

You put on your coat and sweetly you smile,
You say you're gonna step out for a while.
Down to the tavern for just one or two.
She knows where you're going 'Cause she ain't no fool.

Sneaking around, sneaking around,
Midnight romances the wrong side of town.
You build it all up and you tear it all down
Ain't no good can come from your sneaking around.

[Instrumental]

It's 3 in the morning as you stumble in,
She ain't there to ask you where have you been.
The house is all empty, she's nowhere around,
She got too lonely from your sneaking around.

Sneaking around, sneaking around,
Midnight romances the wrong side of town.
You build it all up and you tear it all down
Ain't no good can come from your sneaking around.

Sneaking around, sneaking around,
Midnight romances the wrong side of town.
You build it all up and you tear it all down
Ain't no good can come from your sneaking around...

"So Far So Good"



I think I'm is a world of trouble,
Talk about a worried man.
I've seen enough women fallin' out of love
To know I've got one on my hands.
There must be somethin' going on
That I don't know about.
I got a feelin' fore the weekends over
She'll be movin' out.

Oh, but so far, she hasn't packed a thing at all,
She hasn't made a call, she must be thinkin' it over.
So far, she hasn't done what I thought she would.
So Far, So far so good.

Oh, the nights are the hardest to handle.
So many things in my head.
How much longer can I go on
Just taking a memory to bed.
I'm so afraid there's somebody else,
Lord, I hope I'm wrong, but I cant help feeling
That one of these mornings I'll be waking up alone.

Oh, but so far, so she hasn't packed a thing at all,
She hasn't made a call, she must be thinkin' it over.
So far, she hasn't done what I thought she would.
So Far, So far so good.

So far, so far so good...

"Some Broken Hearts Never Mend"



Coffee black, cigarettes,
start this day, like all the rest,
First thing every morning that I do,
Is start missing you

Some broken hearts never mend,
Some memories never end,
Some tears will never dry,
My love for you will never die

Rendezvous in the night,
A willing woman to hold me tight,
But in the middle of love's embrace,
I see your face

Some broken hearts never mend,
Some memories never end,
Some tears will never dry,
My love for you will never die

"Someone Like You"



Others have touched me soft in the night
And others have kissed me and held me tight
Good times and lovers, I've had a few
But I was just waiting for someone like you.

Others have loved me before your time
Some who were gentle, some who were kind
Don't it seem funny I never knew
I was just waiting for someone like you.

No, I never wasted a minute of my time
'Cause every road I ever took led me to your side
I've been lonely and I have been loved
I got used to losin' what I'm fondest of.

But it's all so clear now my whole life through
I was just waiting for someone like you...

"Something 'Bout You"


I don't want nobody
I'm better off alone
I'm sworn to independence
My heart is made of stone
But you're breakin' on through
Oh, there's somethin' 'bout you.

I've been tapping my toes
To the way you talk
And I've been singin' along
To the way you walk
I've got to do
Somethin' 'bout you.

[Chorus]
Well, I've got this place of mine
It's nice and quiet and I like it fine
I work real hard got no time for you
But I've whiskied up my coffee cup
Sittin' here tryin' not to call you up
It's gettin' to where I don't know what to do
Oh. there's somethin' 'bout you.

[Instrumental]

Somethin' about you like distant thunder
And I can't say I ain't been warned
But there's no shelter to crawl under
Ever gonna save me from this storm.

Oh, there's somethin' 'bout you
That I can't shake
There's somethin' 'bout you
That's been keeping me awake
The whole night through
Oh, there's somethin' 'bout you.

[Chorus]
Well, I've got this place of mine
It's nice and quiet and I like it fine
I work real hard got no time for you
But I've whiskied up my coffee cup
Sittin' here tryin' not to call you up
It's gettin' to where I don't know what to do
Oh. there's somethin' 'bout you, babe, somethin' 'bout you...

"Standin' In A Sea Of Teardrops"



Standing in a sea of teardrops
It's getting deeper all the time
Standing in a sea of teardrops
And everyday I feel it rise.

For every bit of pain you've caused me
Another little tear falls down
Baby, if you hurt me one more time
Oh, I think I'm gonna drown.

Right from the start, I saw you
I couldn't resist you
I guess my heart somehow knew
The first time I kissed you.

But it wasn't long till you did me wrong
And I felt the first tears begin
Oh, but that seems so long ago
I've cried an ocean since then.

Now, I'm standing in a sea of teardrops
It's getting deeper all the time
Standing in a sea of teardrops
And everyday I feel it rise

For every bit of pain you've caused me
Another little tear falls down
Baby, if you hurt me one more time
Oh, I think I'm gonna drown.

So many times, oh, you know
I've tried to leave you
You say you've changed, foolish me
I always believed you.

Baby but then you hurt me again
And there's not a thing I can do
I'm sinking I know but I need you so
I guess I'll go down loving you.

'Cause I'm standing in a sea of teardrops
It's getting deeper all the time
Standing in a sea of teardrops
And everyday I feel it rise.

For every bit of pain you've caused me
Another little tear falls down
Baby, if you hurt me one more time
Oh, I think I'm gonna drown.

Baby, if you hurt me one more time
Oh, I think I'm gonna drown...

"Standing Knee Deep In A River (Dying Of Thirst)"



Friends I could count on
I could count on one hand
With a left over finger or two.
I took them for granted,
Let them all slip away,
Now where they are I wish I knew.

They roll by just like water
And I guess we never learn,
Go through life parched and empty
Standing knee deep in a river,
And dying of thirst.

Sometimes I remember
The good people I've known,
Some I've forgotten I suppose.
One or two still linger,
Oh, I wonder now
Why I ever let them go.

They roll by just like water
And I guess we never learn,
Go through life parched and empty
Standing knee deep in a river,
And dying of thirst.

So the side walk is crowded
The city goes by,
I just rushed through another day
And a world full of strangers
Turn their eyes to me,
But I just look the other way.

They roll by just like water
And I guess we never learn,
Go through life parched and empty
Standing knee deep in a river,
And dying of thirst.

Go through life parched and empty,
Standing knee deep in a river
Dying of thirst...

"Stay Young"


Oh, don't you lose that light in your eyes
You're never too old to love, never too late to try
When somebody needs you
Give 'em all you can give
When you're livin' to love and a lovin' to live.

[Chorus:]
Stay young keep your wheels in motion
You've got everything that you need
Stay young with your rock n' rollin'
All the best things in life for free.

[Instrumental]

Oh, don't you feel like playin' the fool
Just step out a line and break all the rules
Don't you let them tell you, It's not for you
Don't go growin' old, before you're due.

[Chorus:]
Stay young keep your wheels in motion
You've got everything that you need
Stay young with your rock n' rollin'
All the best things in life for free.

[Instrumental]

[Chorus:]
Stay young keep your wheels in motion
You've got everything that you need
Stay young with your rock n' rollin'
All the best things in life for free...

"Steal My Heart Away"


Oh, take a little bit of my love tonight
And it will be alright.
Steal my heart away
It'll be okay.
Won't be hard for you to do,
'Cause I want you to,
Steal my heart away.

We're almost strangers,
We don't know each other well.
I got a feeling
Before the break of dawn we will.
You're slipping up on my heart,
Can't you see I'm glad you are.

Oh, take a little bit of my love tonight
And it will be alright.
Steal my heart away
It'll be okay
Won't be hard for you to do,
'Cause I want you to,
Steal my heart away.

[Instrumental]

Something tells me
That when this night is through.
You're gonna have me
Right where I want you to.
You're gonna sneak off with my heart.
So what are you waiting for.

Oh, take a little bit of my love tonight
And it will be alright.
Steal my heart away
It'll be okay.
Won't be hard for you to do,
'Cause I want you to,
Steal my heart away.

Oh, take a little bit of my love tonight
It will be alright.
Steal my heart away
It'll be okay
Won't be hard for you to do,
'Cause I want you to,
Steal my heart away...

"Stronger Back"



I had everything, lost it all.
I built towers of gold, watched em fall.
I tried my best
But I guess my best just wasn't good enough.

I made promises. Broke em.
I've laid loved ones lives wide open.
And I've got a broken heart but I've come this far
And I ain't givin up.

I pray for a stronger back.
I pray for a bigger heart.
I pray for the will to keep on walkin when the way is dark.
I follow that windin road just tryin to stay on track.
I don't pray for a lighter load I pray for a stronger back.

I've seen losers get a second chance
I've seen miracles from happenstance.
I've seen long shots come from way behind
To win the race.

And I've dreams blow up in a cloud of smoke.
It's a world of pain, it's a world of hope.
And it's dark right now but I know somehow
Some day the sun will find some way to shine down on my face.

I pray for a stronger back.
I pray for a bigger heart.
I pray for the will to keep on walkin when the way is dark.
I follow that windin road just tryin to stay on track.
I don't pray for a lighter load I pray for a stronger back.

I follow that windin road just tryin to stay on track.
I don't pray for a lighter load I pray for a stronger back.