If you're feelin' down About the dues you been payin' This old world is gettin' harder To face every day Oh, you better get off your pride 'Cuz there
A preacher's daughter, her life's law and order Her daddy holds her too tight She can't escape, she can't make no mistakes She's finished with school
Well, I've got somethin' to say to you, yes, I do Are you lonely girl, are you feelin' blue? Don't you know that it's you? It's you that I want It's
Don't try and underhand me I'm not the fool you think I am I swam through troubled waters I'm not about to drown again Ain't never gonna stop I'm gonna
I met you on a cold winter night I caught a smile in the light And somehow it seemed I was dreamin' The moon set the picture right Now the dream is gone
Cold steel, tucked out of sight, Bullets speak louder than words. No tears, fallin' tonight, Oh this time she's gonna be heard. She's done, closin' her
It's a hot August night, it's just a matter of time Till she walks my way I've seen her before and I wanna see more But I don't know how to say That
I bet you think it's funny Well, take your fancy car Honey, no you can't keep me 'Cause I won't let you get that far I been lookin' for a woman for so
I wasn't looking for your love You flashed an innocent smile You were more than I've ever dreamed of You made my life worthwhile Can't live without your
Like rubbing sticks together heats up the stone You unveil emotions like strikin' gold We could believe it's just a short road Or we could take it just
Young girls out on the street Late night with nowhere to sleep Runnin' away nothing's at home Carrie she packed up her dreams Truth is more than it seems
Doesn't seem that long ago Three of us walkin' down that road Grey fifty-five Chevy, parked in the front yard Little Melody tagged along Those were the
I took to the good times Took a shot at the easy way Saw life as a place in line Just another show to play But when the facts were known I saw a never
The man in the dark is who I seek Waiting for the light I fear I am too weak Who is he and why was he here? I guess I'll never know until my time is near
Ten years behind these bars Has made a man out of me, yes, it has I been kicked around, left on the ground While you been downtown just walkin' free You
You look at me with an empty stare Where love once was, now nothing is there You once lived for me, but now you don't care If love is war baby, nothings
And now we stand as one Our flags are raised to remember all who have died The Day America Cried In the shadow of the Statue of Liberty In the torch
Yesterday's gone And I'm on the road again Well, leaving all my problems Playing out my fantasies If you wondered how I feel You get by love soon I
