"I Believe In Love"



I don't believe in superstars
Organic food and foreign cars
I don't believe the price of gold
The certainty of growing old
That right is right and left is wrong
That north and south can't get along
That east is east and west is west
And bein' first is always best.

But I believe in love
I believe in babies
I believe in mom and dad
And I believe in you.

Well, I dont believe that heaven waits
For only those who congregate
I'd like to think of God as love
He's down below
He's up above
He's watchin' people everywhere
He knows who does and doesn't care
And I'm an ordinary man
Sometimes I wonder who I am.

But I believe in love
I believe in music
I believe in magic
And I believe in you.

I know with all my certainty
What's goin' on with you and me
Is a good thing
It's true
I believe in you.

I dont believe virginity
Is as common as it used be
In workin' days and sleepin' nights
That black is black and white is white
That Superman and Robinhood
Are still alive in Hollywood
That gasoline's in short supply
The risin' cost of gettin' by

But I believe in love
I believe in old folks
I believe in children
I believe in you.

I believe in love
I believe in babies
I believe in mom and dad
And I believe in you.

"I Can't Get To You From Here"



I'm glad you called me I can still feel your voice
Touch something inside me but I have no choice
But to tell you I'm no longer one of the boys
And I can't get to you from here.

No, I don't think you'd know me if you saw me up close
I've built me a family and I don't like to boast,
But I'm all settled in to what I need the most
And I can't get to you from here.

I can't turn back the years
And get crazy again and have nothing to fear
Easy as it might appear
I can't just turn back and get there from here.

I only bet when I've got all the cards
I don't take on all comers if they come to hard
I'm a daddy and a voter and I go to bed tired
And I can't get to you from here.

I can't turn back the years
And get crazy again and have nothing to fear
Easy as it might appear
I can't just turn back and get there from here.

I only bet when I've got all the cards
I don't take on all comers if they come on too hard
I'm a daddy and a voter and I go to bed tired
And I can't get to you from here.

"I Don't Think About Her No More"



I don't think much about her no more
Seldom if ever does she cross my mind
Yesterday is gone, it's better forgotten
Like the poison red berries to die, on the vine.

This morning at dawn Lord, I pulled into town
Had some coffee and talked with some old friends of mine
Laughing at the good times they remembered
Then I remembered a time.

mmm oooo oooo

Lord, I can still see the bright lights back in Dallas
As yesterday moves like a dream through my mind
I didn't suppose that I'd ever forget her
And you know it took such a long time

But I don't think much about her no more
Seldom if ever does she cross my mind
Yesterday is gone, Lord, it's better forgotten
Like the poison red berries that cling, to the mind...

"I Don't Wanna Let Go"



Road signs all show there's no cause for leaving
And the weeping wind knows that I'm broken and beaten
For my love has just hurt me like nothing I've known
How can I step aside from the feelings inside
When I don't wanna let go.

Let go when I know love will claim me again
Forget how I love her and my spirit would mend
But her memories like a fireside that warms me when cold
While it's burning I don't wanna let go.

Sweet bitter dreams gather gently inside me
As I roll with the earth finding nothing to hide me
For my love was my shelter my shore and my home
How can time repay what I gave away
When I don't wanna let go.

Let go when I know love will claim me again
Forget how I love her and my spirit would mend
But her memories like a fireside that warms me when cold
While it's burning I don't wanna let go.

While it's burning I don't wanna let go...

"I Don't Want The Money"


I don't want the money, I just want your time
Life without you honey isn't worth a dime
We can think of dollars farther down the line
I don't want the money I just want your time.

An air-conditioned car won't ever cool my heels
I'd rather have your love than money for the bills
We don't need to stay with the Jones's or the rest
Those thing wont ever give me what I love the best.

I don't want the money, I just want your time
Life without you honey isn't worth a dime
We can think of dollars farther down the line
I don't want the money I just want your time.

[Instrumental]

Well, maybe Jim and Judy might have this and that
I hope where they're lookin' is really where it's at
But when it comes to money, baby it's a fact
I'd rather be loved and lean than out of love and fat.

I don't want the money, I just want your time
Life without you honey isn't worth a dime
We can think of dollars farther down the line
I don't want the money I just want your time..

"I Don't Want To Love You"



No, no, no, I don't want to love you
And oh, oh, oh, I'm tryin' not to
No, no, no, I don't want to love you
But oh, oh, oh, I think I do.

This heart of mine it's been mistreated
Love's done me wrong time and again
After the way I've been cheated
I want you, and yet, I still can't forget
I'm so afraid to give in.

No, no, no, I don't want to love you
And oh, oh, oh, I'm tryin' not to
No, no, no, I don't want to love you
But oh, oh, oh, I think I do.

I think about you every minute
And I miss you when you're not around
And every day I'm getting' deeper in it
I'm scared to go on but the feelin's so strong
I can't turn away from you now.

No, no, no, I don't want to love you
And oh, oh, oh, I'm tryin' not to
No, no, no, I don't want to love you
But oh, oh, oh, I think I do...

"I Just Come Here For The Music"
(feat. Alison Krauss)



He doesn't mean to come on too strong
It takes all the strength he's got
Just to walk up to her table
with his big ole broken heart

and he stumbles on the way
he tries his best to smile
and he finally just says forgive me
I haven't done this in a while

I just come here for the music, I get lost here in the sound
I ain't lookin' for nobody, but could I buy you one more round
Don't that fiddle play so lonesome, don't that singer play so good
I just come here for the music, how 'bout you?

She doesn't mean to seem so cold
He's just asking' for a dance
And lord knows her body's willing
but her heart can't take that chance

She doesn't want to hurt his feelings
he's got an understanding smile
like he can she's healing
Could he sit here for a while

I just come here for the music, I get lost here in the sound
I ain't looking for nobody, buy you could buy me one more round
yeah, that fiddle plays so lonesome, and that singer is so good
I just come here for the music, just like you

I just come here for the music, how 'bout you?

"I Keep Putting Off Getting Over You"


I keep your picture on my dresser
I keep your pillow on the bed
I keep believin' you still love me
I keep sayin' you'll come back again.

I keep a light on in the window
I keep it burnin' day and night
I keep sayin' didn't mean it
When you said goodbye.

Oh, I keep puttin' off gettin' over you
'Cause that would be to hard to ever do
I just can't believe you and I are through
So I keep puttin' off gettin' over you.

[Instrumental]

I know you told me to forget you
Said go and find me someone else
But I keep sayin' youre going to come back
So I keep livin' all by myself.

Oh, I keep puttin' off gettin' over you
'Cause that would be to hard to ever do
I just can't believe you and I are through
So I keep puttin' off gettin' over you.

Oh, I keep puttin' off gettin' over you
'Cause that would be to hard to ever do
I just can't believe you and I are through
So I keep puttin' off gettin' over you...

"I Need You To Want Me"


I don't need a fortune teller
I don't need me no M.D.
I don't need some slick suit that's passed the bar.
I don't need a politician
Or some preacher on T.V.
Folks to tell me how I've done so far.

I just need you
I need you to want me
I want you to love me
The way I love you
Oh, for a friend
A friend you can count on
Be there for me and I'm yours till the end.

Sagan's slingin' big bang
Nader's workin' on control
Einstein's Mr. Relativity
I don't need no revelation
Mystics cloud up things for me
And I don't need another mystery.

I just need you
I need you to want me
I want you to love me
The way I love you
Oh, for a friend
A friend you can count on
Be there for me and I'm yours till the end.

[Instrumental]

I just need you
I need you to want me
I want you to love me
The way I love you
Oh, for a friend
A friend you can count on
Be there for me and I'm yours till the end...

[Instrumental to fade]

"I Recall A Gypsy Woman"


Silver coins that jingle jangle,
Fancy shoes that dance in time
Oh, the secrets of her dark eyes,
They did sing a gypsy rhyme
Yellow clover in tangled blossoms
In a meadow silky green
Where she held me to her bosom,
Just a boy of seventeen

[Chorus:]
I recall a gypsy woman
Silver spangles in her eyes
Ivory skin against the moonlight
And the taste of life's sweet wine

Soft breezes blow from fragrant meadows
And stir the darkness in my mind
Oh, gentle woman you sleep beside me
Little know who haunts my mind
Gypsy lady, I hear your laughter
And it dances in my head
While my tender wife and babies
Slumber softly in their beds

[Chorus:]
I recall a gypsy woman
Silver spangles in her eyes
Ivory skin against the moonlight
And the taste of life's sweet wine...

"I Sing For Joy"


When I was younger, the hunger came calling
And humbly I answered each rising and falling
I will not surrender at this wiser and tender age
I turn the page.

[Chorus:]
And I sing for Joy
For the smile that it brings, from the heart
Through these guitar strings
It was only noise, till her love put a song
In the soul of this good ole boy
I sing for Joy.

When I was lonely, my angel found me
She sweetly and gently wrapped her arms around me
And the demons that chased me, gave up and faded away
Now I can sing.

[Chorus:]
And I sing for Joy
For the smile that it brings, from the heart
Through these guitar strings
It was only noise, till her love put a song
In the soul of this good ole boy
I sing for Joy.

[Instrumental]

Who could come nearer, to making life clearer
The time we're together grows dearer and dearer
When I must travel and I have to leave her alone
She's in my song.

[Chorus:]
And I sing for Joy
For the smile that it brings, from the heart
Through these guitar strings
It was only noise, till her love put a song
In the soul of this good ole boy
I sing for Joy.

Of her love put a song
In the soul of this good ole boy
I sing for Joy...

"I Want You Back Again"


Well I don't know how it happened
Must have been something I said
We had some words, she said some things
I guess I must have lost my head

It's been a week since I left her
And I can't go on this way
I'll call her up and swallow my pride
When she says hello I'll say

I .. want you back again
Oooohhhh what a fool I've been
I... won't do that again
My tears won't stop and my heart won't mend
I want you back again

[Instrumental]

So I gather up all of my courage
And I found my last dime
I need it so , but God only knows
If we can make up this time

I tremble as I dial her number
Ohh I hope I'm not to late
I say it's me, and I hold my breath
And softly I hear her say

I .. want you back again
Oooohhhh what a fool I've been
I.. won't do that again
My tears won't stop and my heart won't mend
I want you back again...

"I Wish I'd Have A Circle Driveway"


I wish I had a circle driveway
There's too much for me to leave behind
If I only had a circle driveway
I'd just ride around and wave goodbye.

I really can't believe she packed my suitcase
I can't believe that both her eyes were dry
The only thing we didn't have together
Is a right now badly needed circle drive.

I Wish I had a circle driveway
There's too much for me to leave behind
If I only had a circle driveway
I'd just ride around and wave goodbye.

[Instrumental]

Well, I'll slam it in reverse and watch for traffic
'Cause I don't want the kids to see me cry
It's time to head a new direction
So I'll do my best to get it into drive.

I Wish I had a circle driveway
There's too much for me to leave behind
If I only had a circle driveway
I'd just ride around and wave goodbye...

"I Won't Give Up On You"




I'll be your spring
When it feels like winter
I'll be your sweet
When life gets bitter
When the world gives in
I won't surrender
I won't give up on you
When the rain won't stop
I'll be your shelter
Better or worse
I'll be your better
In a fleeting world
I'm your forever
I won't give up on you
I'll be that sparkled light
When your lost and lonely
I'll be your strength
When your weak and weary
Your solid ground
When times get shakey
An absolute in a world of maybe
When that heart of yours feels half empty
I'll be your cup of plenty
When you need a friend baby
I'll be many
I won't give up on you
I'll be the calm
When the storm is raging
A place to run
When heart is achin'
That open door
When you need escapin'
I'll be your fix
When you feel like breaking
I'll be your spring
When it feels like winter
I'll be your sweet
When life gets bitter
When the world gives in
I won't surrender
I won't give up on
I won't give up on you

"I Would Like To See You Again"


I was sittin' here thinkin' about some old times
Some old times, some old friends
And suddenly it came across my mind
I would like to see you again.

Remember how we used to walk and talk
Walk and talk, holdin' hands
We said we love each other, I recall
We made a lot of future plans.

But the years have come and gone
And a whole lot has happened since then
But tonight your memory's awful strong on my mind
And, I would like to see you again.

It's funny how a feeling will come back
It'll come on back, make you blue
'Cause I just saw a picture in my mind
'Bout a time, of me and you.

But the years have come and gone
And a whole lot has happened since then
But tonight your memory's awful strong on my mind
And, I would like to see you again.

Yes, the years have come and gone
And a whole lot has happened since then
But tonight your memory's awful strong on my mind
And, I would like to see you again...

"I Wouldn't Be A Man"


There's a slow moon rising,
It's shining on your skin
The way your body moves me, I know there's
No holding back, no holding back.

[Chorus:]
I wouldn't be a man if I didn't feel like this
I wouldn't be a man if a woman like you
Was anything I could resist
I'd have to be from another planet
Where love doesn't exist
I wouldn't be a man if I didn't feel like this.

I can feel passion flowing
As you fall into my arms
The secret way you touch me tells me there's
No holding back, no holding back.

[Chorus:]
I wouldn't be a man if I didn't feel like this
I wouldn't be a man if a woman like you
Was anything I could resist
I'd have to be from another planet
Where love doesn't exist
I wouldn't be a man if I didn't feel.

Like a, roll with me baby all night long
Sold her soul with me baby all night long.

I'd have to be from another planet
Where love doesn't exist
I wouldn't be a man if I didn't feel like this...

"I Wouldn't Want To Live If You Didn't Love Me"



Sometimes you may think
I take you for granted
And granted, sometimes maybe I do
'Cause, I've grown so used to you
Lyin' next to me
That I wouldn't want to live
If you didn't love me.

No, I wouldn't want to get up
In the mornin' if you weren't there
To kiss me and start my day, off right
And to be waiting, when I get home
With lovin' just for me
No, I wouldn't want to live
If you didn't love me.

It's love that makes the world go 'round
And my love for you
Just grows with leaps and bounds
'Cause, you know just what to do
When the world has turned all blue
And I wouldn't want to live
If you didn't love me.

No, I wouldn't want to get up
In the mornin' if you weren't there
To kiss me and start my day, off right
And to be waiting, when I get home
With lovin' just for me
No, I wouldn't want to live
If you didn't love me.

"I'll Be Faithful To You"


I can see your heart is achin'
He hurt you more than he knew
But should you ever want to love again
I'll be faithful to you.

You've been crying like a willow
When the night bird sings so blue
Trust was broken but hearts will heal
And I'll be faithful to you.

In this world of pain and sorrow
Where a promise won't hold true
Here's a vow you can be sure of
I'll be faithful to you.

[Instrumental]

So let me dry away your lonesome tears
Like the sun melts morning dew
And I will wrap you up in true, true love
And I'll be faithful to you.

In this world of pain and sorrow
Where a promise won't hold true
Here's a vow you can be sure of
I'll be faithful to you.

I'll be faithful to you...

"I'll Be Here In The Morning"


There's no stronger wind than the one that blows
down a lonesome railroad line
No prettier sight than looking back
on a town you left behind
There is nothin' that's as real
as a love that's in my mind

Close your eyes
I'll be here in the morning
close your eyes
I'll be here for a while

There's lots of things along the road
I'd surely like to see
I'd like to lean into the wind
and tell myself I'm free
but your softest whisper's louder
than the highways call to me

Close your eyes
I'll be here in the morning
close your eyes
I'll be here for a while

All the mountains and the rivers
and the valleys can't compare
to your blue lit dancin' eyes
and yellow shining hair
I could never hit the open road
and leave you layin' there

Close your eyes
I'll be here in the morning
close your eyes
I'll be here for a while

Lay your head back easy, love,
close your cryin' eyes
I'll be layin' here beside you
when the sun comes on the rise
I'll stay as long as the cuckoo wails
and the lonesome bluejay cries.

Close your eyes
I'll be here in the morning
close your eyes
I'll be here for a while [x2]

"I'll Be There If You Ever Want Me"


There ain't no chain strong enough to hold me
Ain't no breeze big enough to slow me
Never have seen a river that's too wide
There ain't no jail tight enough to lock me
Ain't no man big enough to stop me
I'll be there if you ever want me by your side.

So love me if you ever gonna love me
I never have seen a road too rough to ride
There ain't no chain strong enough to hold me
Ain't no breeze big enough to slow me
I'll be there if you ever want me by your side.

[Instrumental]

There ain't no rope stout enough to bind me
Look for me honey you will find me
Any ol' time you're ready with your charm
And I'll be there ready and a waitin'
There won't be any hesitatin'
I'll be there if you ever want me in your arms.

So love me if you ever gonna love me
I never have seen a road too rough to ride
There ain't no chain strong enough to hold me
Ain't no breeze big enough to slow me
I'll be there if you ever want me by your side...