Blacktop Junkie

9 to 5 living, ain't living to me Put me out out my misery
Peak hour traffic, and suburbia Take all my stuff and pack it up
Put me on a highway, I’m gonna leave today.

I’m a blacktop junkie
I need a big shot of those little white lines
I might hang for a day or two and then it’s rolling time
Yeah blacktop junkie
I need to hear the tyres on that old asphalt
My feet itch if I stand too long and I need to bolt

Just lock me up, and throw away the key Cause living here ain't being free
My salvation’s, on the open road So that’s where I’m gonna go
And out on the highway, is where I’m gonna stay.

I Know Too Well

I don’t wanna know ‘bout how you couldn’t sleep and couldn’t wait till the light of day
I don’t wanna know how much a cab fare costs when the meter’s ticking away
I don’t wanna know how cold you say you are out there in the pouring rain
One thing I know too well, It’s all gonna happen again

I don’t wanna know you take ‘em all right back all the mean damn things you said
I don’t wanna know how sorry you think you are for ever messing with my head
I don’t wanna know how bad you think you feel and you take all of the blame
One thing I know too well, it’s all gonna happen again

They say once bitten twice shy girl yeah but I think that’s a lie
Cause we’ve stood here too many times before
And that’s why this time I’m gonna let it slide

I don’t wanna know you know how wrong you were and we should try this just once more
I don’t wanna know that’s the last one way trip you’re gonna take out my front door
I don’t wanna know about the way I felt when you said you felt the same
One thing I know too well, It’s all gonna happen again  

Kick The Habit

I’ve been trying, to get you off a my mind
I’ve been lying to myself most of the time
That I don’t need you, or your love any more

I’ve been thinking, that I’d be better off on my own
I’ve been dreaming, about becoming a rolling stone
You know I want to, I can’t walk out the door

I’m trying to kick the habit but you’ve got me hooked
Just one little taste is all that it took
And I knew, I was hung on you
What can I do, cause my habit is you

I’ve been diving, into water that’s way too deep
I’ve striving, to stand on my own feet
But I just fall down, if I don’t hold me up

I’ve been planning, on just going cold turkey
I’ve been hoping, that maybe one day you might see
Just what you’re doing, and you’ll just give me up  

Pour A Glass

His wife died fifteen years ago and a light went out inside his soul
He’s all but lost without that guiding light
He fell into a lonely place reserved for such a hopeless case
The long long days are darker than the night
He’ll take that bottle from the shelf
And just sit there by himself and…

Pour a glass and drink it down, spend all day sitting around
Trying to forget what used to be
Raise it high and drink a toast, to the ones you miss the most
Try and wash away their memory

They had two kids who both left home and struck a life ot on their own
They call or come and stay from time to time
They know he’s in a lot of pain and all their help has been in vain
Although they failed it’s not through lack of trying
So he’ll take that bottle from the shelf And just sit there by himself and….

God gives strength to those who pray
But some just need a guiding light to help them find the way

Give it Another Shot

People tell me that we’re dead in the water but we never got started
What could have been is always a lot better than a true love parted
Now I aint gonna get my hopes up for something that could fall in a heap
I aint a betting man but when I play I’m playing for keeps

Give it another shot, when something’s that hot
You never put the fire right out
Give it another try, you know you just might find
That this is what love’s all about
Nothing ever comes with a guarantee
But we could have something if you’d agree
Give it another shot

The thing we had was really something and I know that it could only get better
I’m gonna make it my mission and you know that I aint no quitter
I know the timing wasn’t right but, you sure know, how some things really change
The way you feel in my arms I know you’re thinking the same.  

Jenny Jenny

I never knew, how much a thing like this could change my life
Livin day to day believing everything was gonna be alright
Cruisin down the hiway of life, never knowing my destination
But now I know there’s, better things in, life than being free

Jenny Jenny you’re taking it all from me
And I’m givin’ it all to you
Jenny Jenny it took me a while to see
You’re all I need and that
What you’ve got is the whole damn lot
And I’ve lived the truth so I’m givin it all to you

You know that I, saw the rest of my life flash before my eyes
The moment I was standing there and saw you walk on by
I never saw it coming I was unprepared, I guess there’s things you just can’t plan
Like the weather and dying, it’s destiny, somethings are meant to be  

Long Way To Go

Looking back in the rearview at the places that I’ve been
And the road stretches on and on
If I think of all the faces and the places that I’ve seen
There’s a list that’s over ten miles long

It’s all about the journey not the place you’re headed to
So kick it back and just enjoy the ride
But if you think about the prize and what’s at the end for you
Then you’re never gonna end up satisfied

Well we’ve still got a long way to go
You think you’ve traveled far, but you’re only at the start
It’s a one way trip to somewhere and a long time to get there
And we’ve still got a long way to go

The longer that I ponder on what’s gone or could have been
That’s precious time that’s all been laid to waste
If you’re living for the moment and the things you haven’t seen
Then you know that you’ll be keeping up the pace  

Storm

Building on the horizon, big black clouds up in the sky
Filled with fear, and a million tears, raining down and I don’t know why
Any good times, were just a calm before the storm
Though I saw it coming
Thought I could count on you to keep me warm

Big storm coming, no use running
Wash away the past and bringing in the new
All the pain and hurting, and your deserting
Wash away the ties that I had with you

I tried to understand her, building brooding up on high
Should I run a mile, or stay a while, you could lay me down or blow on by
You keep me hanging, out for just the slightest sign
That it might blow over
And everything is gonna be just fine  

I Blame You

I can’t get myself together, no matter how I try, and I blame you
I’m always under the weather, there’s just one reason why, I blame you
I’ve fallen in a heap and I can’t get back on my feet, I blame you

I can’t eat a single thing now, my appetite’s all gone, and I blame you
I never sleep at any hour, the nights are all so long, and I blame you
Well anyone can see you’ve made a love sick fool of me, I blame you

Yeah I blame you, but I wouldn’t have it any other way
Yeah I thank you, you’re the reason that I’m standing here today

If I don’t wake up tomorrow, I won’t want sympathy, I blame you
I always tried to drown my sorrow, but now I’m more healthy, I blame you
If people ask me how I ever got where I am now, I blame you

Keepin’ It Country

I guess you’ve heard the joke about playing this music backward
‘Bout how your wife comes back and your dog springs back to life
If you never had a listen well I’m telling you man that you should
You know there’s more to some things than ever really meets the eye

You know we aint all rednecks all going round and yelling ye ha
But hey if that’s your thing, then I guess that they could use one more
Now if you’ve ever had the notion it’s a honky tonk joint you’re after
Well I’m telling you son that that’s the place you been looking for

Keeping it country, that’s what I’m gonna do
If what you’re listening to is not working for you
Then there’s just one thing to do
Buy a pearl snap shirt and a pair of boots
And there’s a tough truck that’s right for you
And keep it country, that’s all you really gotta do

Do you really believe that those oversize pants are that cool
And what you’re listening to, is only gonna bring you down
If you wanna hear something that you know you’re gonna really relate to
Well there’s just one thing that’s guaranteed to really get you unwound

Madison County

I saw an angel there in the devils eyes and I fell in way too deep
There were warning signs between the lines
But she had a firm hold of me

Mayor baker was a man with a ton of pride and twice as much authority
When his daughter stretched her chain he placed all the blame
On a fool by the name of me

So we’re flyin down the road
To where God only knows

So take me away from Madison County
I don’t wanna burn at the stake any more
My lifes on the line and my heads got a bounty
Headin any where but here, and hope I disappear

Now I can see how it looked to man with grudge and a knack for spoiling all the fun
But I knew what was comin so I started to runnin
With Miss Baker there ridin shotgun

Screamin down the interstate
Don’t know where we’re goin but we’re runnin late

Wrong

When I get home, I’ll never find my clothes out on the street
Or find the locks have changed while standing in the rain
With welcome arms, she’ll be right there, and waiting just for me
And her love for me, just burning like a flame

But I was wrong, wrong, so wrong this time
Cause I can’t get, inside my own front door
Yeah I was wrong, wrong, so wrong this time
And I don’t think, I live here any more

I always thought, that we’d grow old together not apart
But I guess you’ve made some plans all by yourself
We took our vows, and made an oath until death do us part
Thought you’d honour me, in sickness and in health

She pulled the rug right out from under me
Thought I could never be that kind of fool
She’s made me out to be