Gonna sit right here and sing myself a tune That I wrote one afternoon after everyone had gone And I know that this won't mean a lot to you You've got
Eli, the barrow boy of the old town Sells coal and marigolds and he cries out all down the day Below the tamaracks he is crying Corn cobs and candle wax
I saw the sun set low on that skyline Day was gone I was out of time As I let her walk out and say goodbye And I sat there on that street askin' why I
We use to pull off highway 249 Had a cool little place where we'd go hide on a Friday night And get away from the city lights We'd find a little wood
She walked in dressed in red Didn't take long to lose my head All this time I never knew There were girls with eyes so blue Certain of herself, she walked
Eternal flame came on the radio And I remember how you loved it so Memories sneak on me, wherever I go A car like you used to drive Pulled beside me
I've been living in this town, for quite sometime It's been eighteen years since I crossed that county line I sold almost everything that was mine Now
She's got a bumper like a billboard Covered in stickers of her favourite band She's got a handful of records that she turns to When she needs to land
Highways and Broken Hearts He never knew their names and never really cared Lying to himself, he was never just a young kid scared Living on his own
I Call the Tune I see you strutting in here girl with one thing on your mind Your gonna try to get the best of any man you find Girl keep on walking,
Just Like Some Old Romantic Movie Everything's In Black And White We Just Couldn't Get Along Together So Were Letting Go Tonight Before We Let The Credits
Oklahoma Girl Fell in love with an Oklahoma girl She stole my heart took over my world She lit my cigarette and never had to ask One look and I was gone
Baby why you wanna cry? You really oughta know that I Just have to walk away sometimes We're gonna do what lovers do We're gonna have a fight or two
Guardian Angel Waging war against my sins It's been a while since I talked to him I keep a bible by my bed But it's been a while since it's been read
Everyday someone asks me what's my story and what do I like to do And everyday, for the most part, I only go so far; I almost never tell the truth '
Going through the change, when it rains it pours these days Nothing stays the same, you gotta find new ways To swim upstream, while you chase your dreams
So Close Now I've got the streets memorized I see the faces embedded in my mind I can't keep on fighting the urge go I've got nothing in common with
Some people wish Some people dance Some never take a chance Some people steal Just for the thrill And some drink to get their fill But I love you Some