90s Top Country Songs

Dreaming with my Eyes Wide Open

2009-02-15T09:04:00.000-08:00

Clay Walker
1994

I spent half my life on bended knee
Begging somebody to change
And the other half praying to God
That they never would

And all it got me was twice as lost
When it all turned out the same
But all that begging finally did somebody good

I used to dream all night
Of a day that was gone
But come the morning light
Forever from now on

Gonna do my dreaming with my eyes wide open
I´ll do my looking back
With my eyes closed
We can do some living
Or spend our whole life hoping
In the end we´re left with
The one we chose
So I´ll do my dreaming with my eyes wide open

Every time the world moved on
I fell a little further behind
From running back or following someone home

Until I learned that one step forward
Will take you further on
Than a thousand back or a million that ain´t
Your own

I used to dream all night
Of a day that was gone
But come the morning light
Forever from now on

Gonna do my dreaming with my eyes wide open
I´ll do my looking back
With my eyes closed
We can do some living
Or spend our whole life hoping
In the end we´re left with
The one we chose
So I´ll do my dreaming with my eyes wide open

We can do some living
Or spend our whole life hoping
In the end we´re left with
The one we chose
So I´ll do my dreaming with my eyes wide open

Go Rest High on that Mountain

2008-04-28T15:22:00.000-07:00

Note: Starting a list of funeral songs
country style...

Vince Gill
with Patty Loveless & Ricky
Skaggs (1995)

I know your life
On earth was troubled
And only you could know the pain
You weren't afraid to face the devil
You were no stranger to the rain

Go rest high on that mountain
Son, you work on earth is done
Go to heaven a shoutin'
Love for the Father and Son

Oh, how we cried the day you left us
We gathered round your grave to grieve
I wish I could see the angels faces
When they hear your sweet voice sing

Go rest high on that mountain
Son, you work on earth is done
Go to heaven a shoutin'
Love for the Father and Son

One Night at a Time

2008-03-09T18:36:00.000-07:00

George Strait
1997

I'm not yours and baby you're not mine
We've got something and it sure is fine
Lets take our love one night at a time
Theres one thing that we both agree
I like you and baby you like me
Lets take our love one night at a time

All night, love all night, practice makes perfect,
Gonna get it right, gonna get it right, one night at a time
All night, love all night, practice makes perfect,
Gonna get it right, gonna get it right, one night at a time

Oh I think about you all day long
It feels so good it can't be wrong
I've got my fingers crossed that this goes on and on
Tomorrow, well, that's another day,
Come on baby, now what do you say
Let's take our love one night at a time

All night, love all night, practice makes perfect,
Gonna get it right, gonna get it right, one night at a time
----

Oh I think about you all day long
It feels so good it cant be wrong,
I've got my fingers crossed that this goes on and on

All night, love all night, practice makes perfect, gonna get it right
Gonna get it right, one night at a time
All night, love all night, practice makes perfect,
Gonna get it right, gonna get it right, one night at a time
All night, love all night, practice makes perfect,
Gonna get it right, gonna get it right, one night at a time

Who's Cheatin Who - Alan Jackson

2008-02-23T08:17:00.000-08:00

1996

Everywhere you look you can write a book
On the trouble of a woman and a man
But you can not impose you can't stick your nose
Into something that you don't understand

But still you wonder
Who's cheatin' who, who's being true
Who don't even care anymore
It makes you wonder
Who's doing right with someone tonight
And who's car is parked next door

I thought I knew her well I really couldn't tell
That she had another lover on her mind
You see it felt so right when she held me tight
How could I be so blind

But still you wonder
Who's cheatin' who, who's being true
Who don't even care anymore
It makes you wonder
Who's doing right with someone tonight
And who's car is parked next door

A heart is on the line each and every time
Love is stolen in the shadows of the night
Though it's wrong all along it keeps going on
As long as you keep in outta sight

But still you wonder
Who's cheatin' who, who's being true
Who don't even care anymore
It makes you wonder
Who's doing right with someone tonight
And who's car is parked next door

Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On

2008-01-01T13:23:00.000-08:00

Mel McDaniel
1993

Down on the corner, by the traffic light,
everybody's lookin', as she goes by,
they turn their heads and they, watch her till she's gone.

Lord have mercy, Baby's got her blue jeans on

Up by the bus stop, and across the street,
open up their windows, to take a peek,
while she goes walking, rockin' like a rollin' stone.

Heaven help us, baby's got her blue jeans on

She can't help it if she's made that way,
she's not to blame if they look her way,
she ain't really tryin' to cause a scene,
it just comes naturally, nah , the girl can't help it.

Well up on main street, by the taxi stand,
there's a crowd of people, and a traffic jam,
she don't look back, she ain't doin' nothing' wrong,

Lord have mercy, baby's got her blue jeans on

She can't help it if she's made that way,
she's not to blame if they look her way,
she ain't really tryin' to cause a scene,
it just comes naturally, aw, the girl can't help it.

Down on the corner, by the traffic light,
everybody's lookin', as she goes by,
they turn their heads and they, watch her till she's gone.

Lord have mercy, Baby's got her blue jeans on
Heaven help us, baby's got her blue jeans on

Dust on the Bottle

2007-12-09T07:50:00.000-08:00

David Lee Murphy
1995

Creole Williams lived down a dirt road
Made homemade wine like nobody I know
Dropped by one Friday night and said can you help me Creole
Got a little girl waitin' on me and I wanna treat her right

I got what you need son, it's sittin down in the cellar
He reached through the cobwebs as he turned on the light and said

There might be a little dust on the bottle
But don't let it fool ya about what's inside
There might be a little dust on the bottle
It's one of those things that gets sweeter with time

She was sittin in the porch swing as I pulled up the driveway
My ole heart was racing as she climbed inside
She slid over real close and drove down to the lake road
Watched the sun fade in that big red sky

I reached under the front seat and said, now here's something special
It's just been waiting for a night like tonight

There might be a little dust on the bottle
But don't let it fool ya about what's inside
There might be a little dust on the bottle
It's one of those things that gets sweeter with time

You're still with me, and we've made some memories
After all these years theres one thing I've found
Some say good love, well it's like a fine wine
It keeps getting better as the days go by

There might be a little dust on the bottle
But don't let it fool ya about what's inside
There might be a little dust on the bottle
It's one of those things that gets sweeter with time

Love Without End, Amen

2007-11-12T23:27:00.000-08:00

George Strait
1990

Note: Mistakenly searched for under
the song title "A Father's Love".

I got sent home from school one day with a shiner on my eye
Fighting was against the rules and it didn't matter why
When Dad got home I told that story just like I'd rehearsed
Then stood there on those trembling knees and waited for the worst

And he said, Let me tell you a secret, about a father's love
A secret that my daddy said was just between us
He said daddies don't just love their children every now and then
Its a love without end, amen, it's a love without end, amen

When I became a father in the spring of '81
There was no doubt that stubborn boy was just like my fathers son
And when I thought my patience had been tested to the end
I took my daddy's secret and I passed it on to him

And I said, Let me tell you a secret, about a father's love
A secret that my daddy said was just between us
I said daddies don't just love their children every now and then
Its a love without end, amen, it's a love without end, amen

Last night I dreamed Id died and stood outside those pearly gates
When suddenly I realized there must be some mistake
If they know half the stuff I done they'll never let me in
Then somewhere from the other side I heard these words again

And they said, Let me tell you a secret, about a father's love
A secret that my daddy said was just between us
You see daddies don't just love their children every now and then
Its a love without end, amen, it's a love without end, amen

God Blessed Texas

2007-11-04T18:49:00.000-08:00

Group: Little Texas
1993

I've seen a lot of places I've been around the world
I've seen some pretty faces been with some beautiful girls
After all I've witnessed one thing still amazes me
Just like a miracle you have to see to believe

Cause God blessed Texas with his own hand
Brought down angels from the promised land
Gave 'em a place where they could dance
If you want to see heaven brother here's your chance
I've been sent to spread the message God blessed Texas

First he lit sunshine then he made the waters deep
Then he gave us moonlight for all the world to see
Well everybody knows that the Lord works in mysterious ways
He took a rest then on the very next day
God blessed Texas with his own hand...

God blessed Texas with his own hand...
Well I've been sent to spread the message God blessed Texas
Well I've been sent to spread the message mhm God blessed Texas

Every Light in the House (is on)

2007-09-23T07:39:00.000-07:00

1996 Trace Atkins
Kent Robbins

I told you I'd leave a light on
In case you ever wanted to come back home
You smiled and said you appreciate the gesture
I took your every word to heart
cause I cant stand us being apart
And just to show how much I really miss ya

Every light in the house is on
The backyards bright as the crack of dawn
The front walk looks like runway lights
It's kinda like noon in the dead of night
Every light in the house is on
Just in case you ever do get tired of being gone
Every light in the house is on

If I should ever start forgetting
I'll turn the lights off one by one
So you can see that I agree its over
But until then I want you to know
If you look south, you'll see a glow
Thats me waiting at home each night to hold ya

Every light in the house is on
The backyards bright as the crack of dawn
The front walk looks like runway lights
It's kinda like noon in the dead of night
Every light in the house is on
Just in case you ever do get tired of being gone
Every light in the house is on

The Road You Leave Behind

2007-09-09T05:46:00.000-07:00

1996
David Lee Murphy - The Road You Leave Behind Video

I remember the night my dad stopped the car
And got out in the rain
Changed a blown out tire on a car
For a family with out of state plates
I said dad did we know those folks
As they waved and drove out of sight
He just smiled as he started the car
He said son not til tonight

You see the road you leave behind you
Is another road you're gonna have to come back down
It's just the way this big old world turns 'round
You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime
You gotta go back down the road you leave behind

Stuck out on the highway one night
Many years gone by
Had the hood of my truck pulled up
My old gas tank was dry
Some old guy gettin' off on the night shift
Pulled up to check on me
He said I been in your shoes before son
And it's no place to be

You see the road you leave behind you
Is another road you're gonna have to come back down
It's just the way this big old world turns round
You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime
You gotta go back down the road you leave behind

I said what do I owe you friend you could easily passed me by
He said next time it might be my son you don't owe me a dime

You see the road you leave behind you
Is another road you're gonna have to come back down
It's just the way this big old world turns round
You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime
You gotta go back down the road you leave behind

Small Town Saturday Night

2007-08-27T14:35:00.000-07:00

1991
Singer: Hal Ketchum

There's an Elvis movie on the marquee sign
We've all seen at least three times
Everybody's broke, Bobby's got a buck
Put a dollars worth of gas in his pickup truck
We're going' ninety miles an hour down a dead end road
What's the hurry, son.. where you gonna go?
We're gonna howl at the moon, shoot out the light
It's a small town Saturday night
It's a small town Saturday night

Lucy's got her lipstick on a little too bright
Bobby's gettin' drunk and lookin' for a fight
Liquor on his breath and trouble on his mind
And Lucy's just a kid along for the ride
Got a six-pack of beer and a bottle of wine
Gotta be bad just to have a good time
They're gonna howl at the moon, shoot out the light
It's a small town Saturday night
It's a small town Saturday night

Bobby told Lucy, "The world ain't round...
Drops off sharp at the edge of town
Lucy, you know the world must be flat
'Cause when people leave town, they never come back"
They go ninety miles an hour to the city limits sign
Put the pedal to the metal 'fore they change their mind
They howl at the moon, shoot out the light
It's a small town Saturday night

They howl at the moon, shoot out the light
Yeah, it's a small town Saturday night
It's a small town Saturday night
It's a small town Saturday night

Daddy's Come Around to Mama's Way of Thinking

2007-08-26T17:49:00.000-07:00

1991
Singer: Paul Overstreet

Daddy's come around to mama's way of thinking
no more staying out all night drinking
everything's better on the home front now
they're meeting in the middle working it out
he's finally figured out he's got something worth keeping
yea now daddy's come around to mama's way of thinkin

daddy used to go out every night with his friends
and mama stayed home taking care of the kids
daddy didn't mind the way it was arranged
to his way of thinking, it didn't seem strange
then one night mama met him at the door
'cause the key in his hand didn't work anymore
mama said 'more than the locks are changed,
there's a new set of rules to this old game'

Daddy's come around to mama's way of thinking
no more staying out all night drinking
everything's better on the home front now
they're meeting in the middle working it out
he's finally figured out he's got something worth keeping
yea now daddy's come around to mama's way of thinkin

it's been some time since she laid down the law
but daddy don't seem to mind at all
he comes straight home when the work day's through
he's even done the dishes a time or two
late last night when the lights were low
daddy told mama 'i love you so'
early this morning, mama said to him
'you just might get to be a daddy again'

Daddy's come around to mama's way of thinking
no more staying out all night drinking
everything's better on the home front now
they're meeting in the middle working it out
he's finally figured out he's got something worth keeping
yea now daddy's come around to mama's way of thinkin

everything's better on the home front now
they're meeting in the middle working it out
he's finally figured out he's got something worth keeping

yea now daddy's come around to mama's way of thinkin
yeah daddy's come around to mama's way of thinkin
yeah daddy's come around to mama's way of thinkin

Holes in the Floor of Heaven, Steve Wariner

2007-08-11T13:15:00.000-07:00

1998

One day shining eight years old
Grandma passed away
I was a broken hearted little boy
Blowing out that birthday cake

How I cried when the sky let go
With a cold and lonesome rain
Momma smiled said don't be sad child
Grandmas watching you today

cause there's holes in the floor of heaven
And her tears are pouring down
That's how you know shes watching
Wishing she could be here now
And sometimes if youe lonely
Just remember she can see
There's holes in the floor of heaven
And she's watching over you and me

Seasons come and seasons go
Nothing stays the same
I grew up fell in love
Met a girl who took my name

Year by year we made a life
In this sleepy little town
I thought wed grow old together
Lord I sure do miss her now

But there's holes in the floor of heaven
And her tears are pouring down
Thats how you know she's watching
Wishing she could be here now
And sometimes when I'm lonely
I remember she can see
There's holes in the floor of heaven
And she's watching over you and me

Well my little girl is 23
I walk her down the aisle
It's a shame her mom can't be here now
To see her lovely smile

They throw the rice
I catch her eye
As the rain starts comin down
She takes my hand says daddy don't be sad cause
I know momma's watching now

And there's holes in the floor of heaven
And her tears are pouring down
That's how you know shes watching
Wishing she could be here now
And sometimes when I'm lonely
I remember she can see
Theres holes in the floor of heaven
And she's watching over you and me

Watching over you and me
Watching over you and me
Watching over you and me

A BackStage Pass, Johnny Cash -1990

2007-07-09T18:54:00.000-07:00

Hello I'm Johnny Cash
One night I had a backstage pass to the Willie Nelson Show

There were wackoes and weirdoes and dingbats and dodoes
And athletes and movie stars and David Allan Coe
There was leather and lace and every minority race
With a backstage pass to the Willie Nelson Show

Kristofferson got an offer for a movie promoters closed another deal or two
Waylon got a call from his son Shooter and he went home the minute he was through
I moved with the mob at intermission
To the green room where you see who you can see
There were has-been's and would-be's and never-were's
Paupers punks and millionaires and me
And there were wackoes...

- guitar -

Hells Angels blocked the traffic to the building
In order for the beer truck to come through
And waitin' in the wings to sing with Willie were hopeful stars of flickering magnitude
There was a singer Willie knew back in the fifties
Who once paid him fifty dollars for a song
There were women who once did and some who still would
I heard one ask did Connie come along
And there were wackoes...
I wish you could've been there well maybe you were

Baby Likes To Rock It, The Tractors

2007-06-23T09:08:00.000-07:00

1995

You know she likes to take me dancing on the outskirts of town
Where the music's turned up and the lights are turned down
Shaking -- shaking -- shaking on the dance -- dance floor
Crowd ---crowd --- screaming ---screaming--more--more--more
She got the boogie woogie woogie spread all over the place
She's got it stacked to the ceiling--got it sticking in your face
Ya know my baby likes to rock it like a boogie woogie choo choo train

Johnny's in the back room sucking on his gin
Police are at the front door screaming let me in
Go--go--go--go dancer's busy showing off her chest
She don't know what she's doing but she tries to do her best
She got the boogie woogie woogie spread all over the place
She's got it stacked to the ceiling--- got it sticking in your face
Ya' know my baby likes to rock it like a boogie woogie choo choo train

Baby likes to rock it - Baby likes a rocket
Baby likes to rock it like a boogie woogie choo choo train
She got the boogie woogie woogie spread all over the place
She's got it stacked to the ceiling --got it sticking in your face
Ya know my baby likes to rock it like a boogie woogie choo choo train

She said her name was 'emergency' and asked to see my gun
Said her telephone number was 911
Got brother Jimmy on the T.V.--killer on the stereo
She said if you want to get it...you got to let it go
She got the boogie woogie woogie spread all over the place
She's got it stacked to the ceilin'--got it sticking in your face
Ya know my baby likes to rock it like a boogie woogie choo choo train

Baby likes to rock it - Baby likes a rocket
Baby likes to rock it like a boogie woogie choo choo train
She got the boogie woogie woogie spread all over the place
She's got it stacked to the ceiling ---got it sticking in your face
Ya know my baby likes to rock it like a boogie woogie choo choo train

I'm From The Country, Tracy Byrd

2007-05-05T17:20:00.000-07:00

1998
Writers: Marty Brown, Richard Young, Stan Webb

Way back up in the country, back in the hills
Down in the hollows where the folks are real
Livin’ with the crazzies and the old wildcats
Sawed off shotguns and coonskin caps
That’s where I’m from and I’m proud to say
I’m from the country and I like it that way

Everybody knows everybody, everybody calls you friend
You don’t need an invitation, kick off your shoes come on in
Yea, we know how to work and we know how to play
We’re from the country and we like it that way

All day long we work in the fields
Then bring it on home to a home cooked meal
We love y'a like Sunday, treat y'a like Saturday night
And when the bed gets full we can sleep in the hay -hey-
We’re from the country and we like it that way

Everybody knows everybody, everybody calls you friend
You don’t need an invitation, kick off your shoes come on in
Yea, we know how to work and we know how to play
We’re from the country and we like it that way

Everybody knows everybody, everybody calls you friend
You don’t need an invitation, kick off your shoes come on in
Yeah, we know how to work and we know how to play
We’re from the country
We’re from the country
We’re from the country and we like it that way

How Forever Feels, Kenny Chesney, 1999

2007-04-05T19:28:00.000-07:00

Big orange ball, sinkin in the water
Toes in the sand, couldn't get much hotter
Little umbrella shaped margaritas
Coconut oil, tannin' senioritas
Now I know how Jimmy Buffet feels

Hands on the wheel, cruisin down the interstate
Gas pedal sticks, carries my car away
I was going fast as a Rambler goes
I could feel the speed from my head to my toes
Now I know how Richard Petty feels

I've been around the block a time or two
Done almost everything a boy can do
I've done some livin, yeah I've had fun
But there is one thing that I haven't done

Saved two months, bought a little diamond
Tonights the night, feels like perfect timin
Down on one knee on mommas front steps
Man I'm gonna die if she really says yes
I wanna know how forever feels

I've been around the block a time or two
Done almost everything a boy can do
I've done some livin, yeah I've had fun
But there is one thing that I haven't done

I wanna know how forever feels
Hey, I wanna know how forever feels
Girl, I wanna know how forever feels

Little Bitty, Alan Jackson

2007-01-09T18:24:00.000-08:00

Writer: Tom T Hall
1996

Have a little love on a little honeymoon
You got a little dish and you got a little spoon
A little bitty house and a little bitty yard
Little bitty dog and a little bitty car

Well, its alright to be little bitty
Little hometown or a big old city
Might as well share, might as well smile
Life goes on for a little bitty while

A little bitty baby in a little bitty gown
Itll grow up in a little bitty town
Big yellow bus and little bitty books
It all started with a little bitty look

Well, its alright to be little bitty
Little hometown or a big old city
Might as well share, might as well smile
Life goes on for a little bitty while

You know you got a job and a little bitty check
Six pack of beer and television set
Little bitty world goes around and around
Little bit of silence and a little bit of sound

A good ole boy and a pretty little girl
Start all over in a little bitty world
A little bitty plan and a little bitty dream
Its all part of a little bitty scheme

Well, its alright to be little bitty
Little hometown or a big old city
Might as well share, might as well smile
Life goes on for a little bitty while

Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)

2007-01-08T18:33:00.000-08:00

Joe Diffie
1993

Well I ain't afraid of dying it's the thought of being dead
I wanna go on being me once my eulogy's been read
Don't spread my ashes out to sea don't lay me down to rest
You can put my mind at ease if you fill my last request
Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die
Lord I wanna go to heaven but I don't wanna go tonight
Fill my boots up with sand put a stiff drink in my hand
Prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

Just let my headstone be a neon sign
Just let it burn in mem'ry of all of my good times
Fix me up with a mannequin just remember I like blondes
I'll be the life of the party even when I'm dead and gone
Prop me up

Just make your next selection and while you're still in line
You can pay your last respects one quarter at a time
Prop me up
Prop me up
Oh prop me up beside the jukebox if I die

The Shake, Neal McCoy (What really turns me on)

2006-12-18T20:11:00.000-08:00

1997
Writers: Jon McElroy - Butch Carr

Some men are attracted to a pair of big blue eyes
It takes a pretty face to make their temperature rise
Looks aren't that important
Just icing on the cake
What really turns me on is the shake

Shake it to the left
Shake it to the right
Come on baby you know what I like
Shake it real funky shake it real low
Shake it 'til you can't shake it no more
It's a natural attraction
Mother nature wouldn't make a mistake
What really turns me on is the shake

Eve first said to Adam
Which outfit do you like
The maple or the fig leaf
Now honey they both look nice
Clothes don't mean that much to me
Maybe you better go and ask the snake
And what really turns me on is the shake

Shake it to the left
Shake it to the right
Come on baby you know what I like
Shake it real funky shake it real low
Shake it 'til you can't shake it no more
It's a natural attraction
Mother nature wouldn't make a mistake
What really turns me on is the shake

-Shake it-

Gary, Indiana
Mobile, Alabama
Phoenix, Arizona
Bismarck, North Dakota
New York, L.A.
Houston, Tampa Bay
London, Tokyo
Everywhere you go

Shake it to the left
Shake it to the right
Come on baby you know what I like
Shake it real funky shake it real low
Shake it 'til you can't shake it no more
It's a natural attraction
Mother nature wouldn't make a mistake
What really turns me on is the shake
What really turns me on is the shake

Straight Tequila Night, John Anderson

2006-12-11T06:28:00.000-08:00

1992

If you really want to know, she comes here a lot.
She just loves to hear the music and dance.
K13 is her favorite song.
If you play it, you might have a chance.
Tonight she's only sippin' white wine.
She's friendly, and fun-lovin' most of the time.

But don't ask her on a straight tequila night.
She'll start thinkin' about him, then she's ready to fight.
Blames her broken heart on every man in sight,
On a straight tequila night.

Here's a glass of Chablis, some quarters and change:
Maybe you can turn her love life around.
Then she won't need the salt or the lime anymore,
To shoot that old memory down.
Just remember her heart's on the mend,
If you ever come back to see her again.

Don't ask her on a straight tequila night.
She'll start thinkin' about him, then she's ready to fight.
Blames her broken heart on every man in sight,
On a straight tequila night.

Two Pina Coladas, Garth Brooks

2006-12-05T16:37:00.000-08:00

Year: 1998
I was feelin the blues
I was watching the news
When this fella came on the TV

He said I'm tellin you
That science has proven
That heartaches are healed by the sea

That got me going
Without even knowing
I packed right up and drove down

Now I'm on a roll
And I swear to my soul
Tonight I'm gonna paint this town

So bring me two pina coladas
One for each hand
Let's set sail with captain morgan
And never leave dry land

Troubles I forgot 'm
I buried 'm in the sand
So bring me two pina coladas
She said good-bye to her good timing man

Oh now I've gotta say
That the wind and the waves
And the moon winking down at me

Eases my mind
By leavin behind
The heartaches that love often brings

Now I've got a smile
That goes on for miles
With no inclination to roam

I've gotta say
That I think I've gotta stay
cause this is feeling more and more like home

So bring me two pina coladas
One for each hand
Lets set sail with captain morgan
And never leave dry land

Troubles I forgot 'm
I buried em in the sand
So bring me two pina coladas
She said good-bye to her good timing man

Me Too, Toby Keith

2006-12-02T08:29:00.000-08:00

Q: I remember back in late 1997, possibly early 1998, there was a Country song entitled (and i may be guessing here) "Me To." It was a man singing about how he would never tell his lady "i love you," but instead, when she would say "I love you" all he would say is...Me To.

I have been looking for this song for quite some time, but w/o remembering the artist, I am having no luck. I would appreciate ANY help you would have to offer on this matter. Thank you very much for your time. I Hope to hear from you soon. Mary

Me Too Lyrics from 1997

If I send you roses for no reason at all
If out of the blue I stop and give you a call
Once in a while it's breakfast in bed
And then pull the covers back up over our heads

If I call in sick just to stay home with you
I want you to know why I do what I do
It's my way of sayin' what I can't express
But I want you to know girl I'm doin' my best

Oh I'm just a man that's the way I was made
I'm not too good at sayin' what you need me to say
It's always right there on the tip of my tongue
It might go unsaid but it won't go undone
So when those three little words come so easy to you
I hope you know what I mean when I say, me too

If you should wake up and catch me watchin' you sleep
And I break the silence by kissin' your cheek
If I whisper somethin' you don't understand
Don't make me repeat it I don't know if I can

Oh I'm just a man that's the way I was made
I'm not too good at sayin' what you need me to say
It's always right there on the tip of my tongue
It might go unsaid but it won't go undone
So when those three little words come so easy to you
I hope you know what I mean when I say, me too

Me too, me too, hope you know what I mean when I say
Me too, me too

Nothin' But The Taillights, Clint Black

2006-11-03T17:41:00.000-08:00

Clint Black, Steve Wariner
1998

Blue Kentucky highway headin' for the line
She hadn't said a word all night but the wheels are turnin' in her mind
Now I was ridin' shotgun and I knew things had gone awry
Just as soon as she dropped me off at the side of the road and she let that gravel fly

Now I'm walkin' in the moonlight seein' nothin' but the taillights
And that's a pair of taillights I may never see again
She hit me with the left and right showin' me nothin' but the taillights
And that's about as lonely as the highway's ever been
Back here with my thumb out in the wind

Was it somethin' that I did to her or the things I never said
I wonder if the way we were was only in my head
Now if I even make it back to town before the sun comes up
I'm gonna hit every parking spot around 'til I find that pick-up truck

Now I'm talkin' in the moonlight seein' nothin' but the taillights
And that's a pair of taillights I may never see again
She hit me with the left and right showin' me nothin' but the taillights
And that's about as lonely as a highway's ever been
Stuck here with my thumb out in the wind

Well I'll bet right now she's laughin' at how she brought me to my knees
But she won't be laughin' half as loud when she gives me back my keys

She'll be walkin' in the moonlight seein' nothin' but the taillights
And that's a pair of taillights she won't ever see again
She hit me with a left and right and with nothin' but the taillights
And I know that's about as lonely as a highway's ever been
Back here with my thumb out in the wind

There she goes Here I come

The Beast in Me, Johnny Cash

2006-10-11T18:47:00.000-07:00

Halloween in Country Music
1994
Nick Lowe, original artist

------Sidenote-----
Nick Lowe.... The Sopranos:
HBO series Soundtrack Lyrics
------Sidenote-----

The beast in me
Is caged by frail and fragile bars
Restless by day
And by night
rants and rages at the stars
God help the beast in me

The beast in me
Has had to learn to live with pain
And how to shelter from the rain
And in the twinkling of an eye
Might have to be restrained
God help the beast in me

Sometimes it tries to kid me
That it's just a teddy bear
And even somehow manage to vanish in the air
And that is when I must beware
Of the beast in me that everybody knows
They've seen him out dressed in my clothes
Patently unclear IF it's New York or New Year
God help the beast in me

The beast in me

George Strait, Carrying Your Love With Me

2006-09-25T16:27:00.000-07:00

1997
Steve Bogard

Baby all I got is this beat up leather bag
And everything I own don't fill up half
But don't you worry about the way I pack
All I care about is getting back, real soon
A goodbye kiss is all I need from you

Cause I'm carrying your love with me
West Virginia down to Tennessee
I'll be movin with the Good Lord's speed
Carrying your love with me
Its my strength for holding on
Every minute that I have to be gone
I'll have everything I'll ever need
I'm carrying your love with me

On a lonely highway stuck out in the rain
Darling all I have to do, is speak your name
The clouds roll back and the waters part
The sun starts shining in my heart for you
You're right there in everything I do, cause

Cause I'm carrying your love with me
West Virginia down to Tennessee
I'll be moving with the Good Lord's speed
Carrying your love with me
It's my strength for holding on
Every minute that I have to be gone
I'll have everything I'll ever need
I'm carrying your love with me

It's my strength for holding on
Every minute that I have to be gone
I'll have everything Ill ever need
I'm carrying your love with me
I'm carrying your love with me

I'm carrying your love with me
West Virginia down to Tennessee
I'll be moving with the Good Lord's speed
Carrying your love with me

My Maria, Brooks and Dunn

2006-09-23T17:29:00.000-07:00

1995
Daniel Moore, BW Stevenson

Cover of the original early 70s
version by BW (Buckwheat) Stevenson
----

My Maria don't you know I've come a long, long way
I been longin' to see her
When she's around she takes my blues away
Sweet Maria the sunlight surely hurts my eyes
I'm a lonely dreamer on a highway in the skies

Maria, Maria I love you

My Maria there were some blue and sorrow times
Just my thoughts about you bring back my piece of mind
Gypsy lady you're a miracle work for me
You set my soul free like a ship sailing on the sea
She is the sunlight when skies are grey
She treats me so right lady take me away

My Maria
Maria I love you
My Maria
Maria I love you

Gone Country, Alan Jackson

2006-09-19T17:07:00.000-07:00

1995
Bob McDill

She's been playing in a room on a strip
For ten years in Vegas
Every night she looks in the mirror
But she only ages
She's been reading about Nashville and all
The records that everybody's buying
Says `I'm a simple girl myself
Grew up on Long Island`
So she packs her bags to try her hand
Says this might be my last chance
She's gone country, look at them boots
She's gone country, back to her roots
She's gone country, a new kind of suit
She's gone country, here she comes

Well the folk scene is dead
But he's holding out in the village
He's been writing songs speaking out
Against wealth and privilege
He says `I dont believe in money
But a man could make him a killin`
Cause some of that stuff don't sound
Much different than Dylan
I hear down there it's changed you see
They're not as backwards as they used to be'
He's gone country, look at them boots
He's gone country, back to his roots
He's gone country, a new kind of suit
He's gone country, here he comes

He commutes to LA
But he's got a house in the valley
But the bills are piling up
And the pop scene just ain't on the rally
He says `Honey I'm a serious composer
Schooled in voice and composition
But with the crime and the smog these days
This ain't no place for children
Lord it sounds so easy it shouldn't take long
Be back in the money in no time at all`
He's gone country, look at them boots
He's gone country, back to his roots
He's gone country, a new kind of suit
He's gone country, here he comes
Yeah he's gone country, a new kind of walk
He's gone country, a new kind of talk
He's gone country, look at them boots
He's gone country, oh back to his roots
He's gone country
He's gone country

Everybody's gone country
Yeah we've gone country
The whole world's gone country

Toby Keith, Should Have Been A Cowboy

2006-09-11T23:56:00.000-07:00

1993

I bet you've never heard old Marshall Dillion say
Miss Kitty have you ever thought of running away
Settling down would you marry me?
If I asked you twice and begged you pretty please
She'd have said yes in a New York minute
They never tied the knot
His heart wasn't in it
He just stole a kiss as he rode away
He never hung his hat up at Kitty's place

I should've been a cowboy
I should've learned to rope and ride
Wearing my six-shooter riding my pony on a cattle drive
Stealing the young girl's hearts
Just like Gene and Roy
Singing those campfire songs
Oh I should've been a cowboy

I might of had a sidekick with a funny name
Running wild through the hills chasing Jesse James
Ending up on the brink of danger
Riding shotgun for the Texas Rangers
Go west young man, haven't you been told
California's full of whiskey, women and gold
Sleeping out all night beneath the desert stars
With a dream in my eye and a prayer...
In my heart

I should've been a Cowboy
I should've learned to rope and ride
Wearing my six-shooter riding my pony on a cattle drive
Stealing the young girl's hearts
Just like Gene and Roy
Singing those campfire songs
Oh I should've been a cowboy

I should've been a Cowboy
I should've learned to rope and ride
I'd be wearing my six-shooter riding my pony on a cattle drive
Stealing the young girl's hearts
Just like Gene and Roy
Singing those campfire songs
Oh I should've been a Cowboy
Yeah I should've been a Cowboy
Yeah I should've been a Cowboy

Don't Rock the Jukebox, Alan Jackson

2006-09-04T12:29:00.000-07:00

1991
Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall

Don't rock the jukebox
I wanna hear some Jones
Cause my heart aint ready
For the Rolling Stones
I dont feel like rocking
Since my babys gone
So don't rock the jukebox
Play me a country song

Before you drop that quarter
Keep one thing in mind
You got a heartbroke hillbilly
Standing here in line
Ive been down and lonely
Ever since she left
Before you punch that number
May I make one request

Don't rock the jukebox
I wanna hear some Jones
Cause my heart aint ready
For the Rolling Stones
I dont feel like rocking
Since my babys gone
So don't rock the jukebox
Play me a country song

I aint got nothing
Against rock and roll
But when your hearts been broken
You need a song thats slow
There aint nothing like a steel guitar
To drown a memory
Before you spend your money baby
Play a song for me

Don't rock the jukebox
I wanna hear some Jones
Cause my heart aint ready
For the Rolling Stones
I dont feel like rocking
Since my babys gone
So don't rock the jukebox
Play me a country song

She Don't Know She's Beautiful, Sammy Kershaw

2006-08-29T17:25:00.000-07:00

1993
Bob McDill, Paul Harrison

We go out to a party somewhere
The moment we walk in the door
People stop and everybody stares
She don't know what they're staring for

She don't know she's beautiful [never crossed her mind]
She don't know she's beautiful [no she's not that kind]
She don't know she's beautiful
Though time and time I've told her so

There she goes just walking down the street
And someone lets a whistle out
A girl like her she just can't see
What the fuss is all about

And she don't know she's beautiful [never crossed her mind]
She don't know she's beautiful [no she's not that kind]
She don't know she's beautiful
Though time and time I've told her so

Morning comes and her hair's all a mess
That's when she thinks she looks her worst
It's times like this she don't know why
I can't take my eyes off her

'Cause she don't know she's beautiful [never crossed her mind]
She don't know she's beautiful [no she's not that kind]
She don't know she's beautiful
Though time and time I've told her
She don't know she's beautiful [never crossed her mind]
She don't know she's beautiful [no she's not that kind]
She don't know she's beautiful
Though time and time I've told her
She don't know she's beautiful [never crossed her mind]
She don't know she's beautiful [no she's not that kind]
She don't know she's beautiful
Though time and time I've told her so

Garth Brooks, I Got Friends In Low Places Lyrics

2006-08-25T18:00:00.000-07:00

When: 1990
Writers: Dewayne Blackwell,, Bud Lee

Blame it all on my roots,
I showed up in boots,
And ruined your black tie affair.

The last one to know,
The last one to show,
I was the last one you tought you'd see there.

And I saw a surprise,
And the fear in his eyes,
When I took his glass of champange,

I toasted you,
Said honey we may be through,
But you'll never hear me complain,

Cause I got friends in low places,
Where the Whiskey drowns,
And the Beer chases my blues away,
But I'll be okay,
Now I'm not big on social graces,
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis,
Oh I got friends,
In low places.

I guess I was wrong I just don't belong
but then I've been there before, everything's alright
I'll just say goodnight and I'll show myself to the door
Hey I didn't mean to cause a big scene just give me an
hour and then, I'll be as high as that Ivory Tower
That you're living in

Cause I got friends in low places,
Where the Whiskey drowns,
And the Beer chases my blues away,
But I'll be okay,
Now I'm not big on social graces,
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis,
Oh I got friends,
In low places.

I guess I was wrong I just don't belong
but then I've been there before, everythings alright
I'll just say goodnight and I'll show myself to the door
Hey I didn't mean to cause a big scene just wait 'til I finish this glass
Then, sweet little lady I'll head back to the bar -haha- and you can kiss my ass

Cause I got friends in low places,
Where the Whiskey drowns,
And the Beer chases my blues away,
But I'll be okay,
Now I'm not big on social graces,
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis,
Oh I got friends,
In low places.

Brother Jukebox, Mark Chesnutt, 1991

2006-08-16T20:24:00.000-07:00

Brother jukebox, sister wine
Mother freedom, father time
Since she left me by myself
You’re the only family I’ve got left

I go down to that same old cafe
Where I try to wash my troubles away
I’m still down and I’m still all alone
But it beats stayin’ home all night long

Brother jukebox, sister wine
Mother freedom, father time
Since she left me by myself
You’re the only family I’ve got left

I go home and I climb that old stairway
And I tell myself tomorrow’s a new day
But I know I’ll just go down again
And spend my time with my new next-of-kin

Brother jukebox, sister wine
Mother freedom, father time
Since she left me by myself
You’re the only family I’ve got left

Neon Moon, Brooks & Dunn, 1992

2006-08-15T15:48:00.000-07:00

When the sun goes down
On my side of town
That lonesome feeling
Comes to my door
The whole world turns blue

There's a rundown bar
Cross the railroad tracks
I've got a table for two
Way in the back
Where I sit alone
And think of losing you

I spend most every night
Beneath the light
Of this neon moon

-
If you lose your one and only
There's always room here for the lonely
To watch your broken dreams
Dance in and out of the beams
Of a neon moon
-

I think of two young lovers
Running wild and free
I close my eyes
And sometimes see
You in the shadows
Of this smoke-filled room

No telling how many tears
I've sat here and cried
Or how many lies
That I've lied
Telling my poor heart
She'll come back someday
Oh, but I'll be alright
As long as there's light
From a neon moon

-
If you lose your one and only
There's always room here for the lonely
To watch your broken dreams
Dance in and out of the beams
Of a neon moon
-

The jukebox plays on
Drink by drink
The words of every sad song
Seem to say what I think
This hurt inside of me
Ain't never gonna end

Oh, but I'll be alright
As long as there's light
From a neon moon

-
If you lose your one and only
There's always room here for the lonely
To watch your broken dreams
Dance in and out of the beams
Of a neon moon
-

To watch your broken dreams
Dance in and out of the beams
Of a neon moon

To watch your broken dreams
Dance in and out of the beams
Of a neon moon

Wish You Were Here, Mark Wills, 1999

2006-08-14T17:15:00.000-07:00

They kissed goodbye at the terminal gate
She said, "You're gonna be late if you don't go"
He held her tight, said, "I'll be alright
I'll call you tonight to let you know"
He bought a postcard, on the front it just said Heaven
With a picture of the ocean and the beach
And the simple words he wrote her
Said he loved her and they told her
How he'd hold her if his arms would reach

Wish you were here, wish you could see this place
Wish you were near, I wish I could touch your face
The weather's nice, it's paradise
It's summertime all year and there's some folks we know
They say, "Hello, I miss you so, wish you were here"

She got a call that night but it wasn't from him
It didn't sink in right away, ma'am the plane went down
Our crews have searched the ground
No survivors found she heard him say
But somehow she got a postcard in the mail
That just said Heaven with a picture of the ocean and the beach
And the simple words he wrote her
Said he loves and they told her
How he'd love her if his arms would reach

Wish you were here, wish you could see this place
Wish you were near, I wish I could touch your face
The weather's nice, it's paradise
It's summertime all year and there's some folks we know
They say, "Hello, I miss you so, wish you were here"

The weather's nice, in paradise
It's summertime all year and all the folks we know
They say, "Hello, I miss you so, wish you were here"
Wish you were here

90s Top Country Songs

2006-08-14T17:11:00.000-07:00

New addition to my country music blogs...