Sunshine And Summertime
We've got barefoot ladies and tricked out mercedes And people getting crazy on the boulevard We've got classic colas and ice cold corona's And big pool parties in the back yard
[chorus] Hey that's the way we do it New friends and blue skies that never end Hey that's the way we like it Good times, sunshine and summertime
You'll see straw sombreros and t-top cameros And stereos blastin' in the parking lot You'll see rock hard bodies and bikini hotties And everybody's got it goin' on And showin' what they've got
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Hey everybody can't you feel the rhythm now Hey everybody don't you want to party Hey everybody can't you feel the rhythm now Hey everybody don't you wanna party [chorus]
Mississippi Girl
Well it's a long way from Star, Mississippi To the big stage i'm singing on tonight And sometimes the butterflies still get me When I'm in the spotlight
And some people seem to think that I've changed That I'm different than I was back then But in my soul I know that I'm the same way That I really always been
[Chorus:] Cause a Mississippi girl don't change her ways Just cause everybody knows her name Ain't big-headed from a little bit of fame I still like wearing my old ball cap Ride my kids around piggy back They might know me all around the world But y'all I'm still a Mississippi girl
Well I spent a few weeks in California They put my face on the big movie screen But that don't mean I've forgotten where I came from That's just me chasing dreams, yeah
[Chorus:] Cause a Mississippi girl don't change her ways Just cause everybody knows her name Ain't big headed from a little bit of fame I still like wearing my old ball cap Ride my kids around piggy back They might know me all around the world But y'all I'm still a Mississippi girl
Cause a Mississippi girl don't change her ways Just cause everybody knows her name Ain't big headed from a little bit of fame I still like wearing my old ball cap Ride my kids around piggy back They might know me all around the world But y'all I'm still a Mississippi girl
Mississippi girl oohh Mississippi girl Mississippi girl yeah yeah oo ohh
Mississippi girl
Dearly Beloved
Good morning, dearly beloved We are gathered here today To watch two people we know make a big mistake They'll stand up at the alter And solemnly swear i do They'll be together forever 'til they find somebody new
Her daddy's in the front row Muttering oh no here we go again They had a couple dates Now she's three months late And it's twenty buck a plate i spent, oh:
Good morning, dearly beloved I'd like to welcome ya'll To see the side-effects of sex and alcohol Please bow your heads and join me In a prayer for these two Who'll be together forever 'til they find somebody new
The bride is a flirt and the groom is worse As he's putting the ring on her He's checking out the bridesmaids Thinking that he might take The maid of honor's honor, oh:
Welcome, dearly beloved We are here this afternoon To throw rice as these two Drive down the road to ruin With cans tied to the bumper And a dragging muffler too They'll be together forever Until they find somebody new
So raise your glass and join me Here's to the bride and groom They'll be together forever 'til they find somebody new
I Ain't Gonna Take It Anymore
You've worn the soles off both your shoes Walkin' on me like ya do This ain't what forever's for And i ain't gonna take it I ain't gonna take it anymore
I've cried and begged and cursed and prayed But nothing's worked, nothing's changed No way i win when you keep score And i ain't gonna take it I ain't gonna take it anymore
[Chorus:] I'm gonna crawl out from this stone that i've been under To see the light and breathe the air And you'll have a million reasons why i shouldn't leave you But for the first time in a long time i don't care
I guess on one hand you should laugh 'cause i've said the same things in the past But this time one hand's on the door And i ain't gonna take it I ain't gonna take it, anymore
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Now i can't help but think of you Lookin' back in my rear view But i've been down that road before And i ain't gonna take it I ain't gonna take it anymore I ain't gonna take it I ain't gonna take it anymore
Stealing Kisses
It's late enough all you kids should be home The policeman says as he takes your beer for his own You remember wondering what his wife Thought about his occupation
He knows that you were just chasing a dream To the town line and then back and over again So he winks at you girls And tells you all "i'll see you later"
[chorus] I was stealing kisses from a boy Now i'm begging affection from a man In my housedress don't know you who i am Standing in your kitchen
It's late enough your husband's dinner is cold So you wrap it up and leave it for him on the stove It's probably the traffic again Or another important meeting
And you haven't talked to an adult all day 'cept your neighbor who drives you crazy When he finally gets in he's sure not in the mood for talking
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And hours become days and days become years And you could burn down this town If they made matches from fear Buy you're no worse off than anybody else Hey don't you even know, don't you even know yourself
So you're standing outside your high school door The one you walked out of twenty years before And you whisper to all of the girls, run, run, run
I was stealing kisses from a boy Now i'm begging affection from a man In my housedress don't you know who i am Take a look at who i am, i'm stealing kisses
Fireflies
Before you met me i was a fairy princess I caught frogs and called them prince And made myself a queen Before you knew me i traveled 'round the world I slept in castles and fell in love Because i was taught to dream I found mayonnaise bottles and poked holes on top To capture tinkerbell They were just fireflies to the untrained eye But i could always tell
[chorus] I believe in fairytales and dreamers dreams like bed sheet sails And i believe in peter pan and miracles And anything i can to get by And fireflies
Before i grew up i saw you on a cloud I could bless myself in your name and pat you on your wings Before i grew up i heard you whisper so loud "life is hard, and so is love, child, believe in all these things" I found mayonnaise bottles and poked holes on top To capture tinkerbell And they were just fireflies to the untrained eye But i could always tell
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Before you met me i was a fairy princess I caught frogs and called them prince And made myself a queen Before you knew me i traveled 'round the world And i slept in castles and fell in love Because i was taught to dream
Like We Never Loved At All
You never looked so good As you did last night Underneath the city lights There walking with your friend Laughing at the moon I swear you looked right through me But I'm still living with your goodbye And you're just going on with your life
[Chorus:] How can you just walk on by Without one tear in your eye? Don't you have the slightest feelings left for me? Maybe that's just your way Of dealing with the pain Forgetting everything between our rise and fall Like we never loved at all
You, I hear you're doing fine Seems like you're doing well As far as I can tell Time is leaving us behind Another week has passed And still I haven't laughed yet So tell me what your secret is? To letting go, letting go like you did, like you did
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Did you forget the magic? Did you forget the passion? Did you ever miss me Ever long to kiss me?
Maybe that's just your way Of dealing with the pain Forgetting everything between our rise and fall Like we never loved at all
You, you never looked so good
I Want You
The eagle wants a canyon And a place where he can rest his wings a while The drifter wants a freight train That will carry him another hundred miles The lion's only lookin' for something he can sink his teeth into Oh and i want you
The devil wants a fella With a weakness he can wrap his arms around The champion wants a challenger Who just might have the strength to take him down The river wants an ocean to run towards And pour its heart into Oh and i want you
Oh, every time that i'm around you Oh, i'm on fire when we touch Oh, when i hold you boy you know I can't get close enough Yes i want you
I could cry and say i need you Tell you that i die when you're not here I could lie and say i love you Pour a little poison in your ear But all i'm gonna give you is Nothing but the bare and naked truth Baby i want you Baby i want you
The Lucky One
So hot outside all i can wear Is these cut off overalls And these sandals on my feet But i emptied my pockets for a bus ticket So i could sit there on a broken seat I got no place i should go I got no worries you know Second or seventh street It doesn't matter to me
[Chorus:] 'cause you're mine That's all i need to know The sunshine's everywhere we go It's so right cause i've got you to hold Every night yeah I'm the lucky one I'm the lucky one
Well i pulled back down to my upstreet apartment And the air never works in that old place Twenty-seven and i thought i'd be further along Than just this rented space I got no papers to read I got no cable tv And i got no places to be I got no people to meet
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I'm on a roll When i'm with you Don't stop me now I just can't lose
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If You Ask
Well i've come to know the look on your face When you're lying about where you've been Or how much you spent
I know when you will raise your fingers To your mouth as if to wipe away the shame It's not a game i know you feel bad
[chorus] If you ask for my forgiveness If you call my name i will come If you ask for my love i will give you some
Someday i know you will understand Someday you'll finally realize What you're doing to yourself
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We've been dancing to That same old song over and over again I want to be your lover I don't want to be your policeman
So tonight when you finally make Your way back to our door I'll let you sleep it off like i did the night before
When you ask for my forgiveness When you call my name i will come When you ask for my love i will give you some
In the morning i will get you up and I will smile just when you want me to Cause i'm, i'm all you have
We've Got Nothing But Love To Prove
What if no one would kill for their religion What if no one ever had to go to war What if the children of the world made world decisions Paint-by-number hatred wasn't hanging around anymore
Is everything a-ok in the usa In the good ole usa Is everything a-ok in the usa In the good ole usa
It's like everything and nothing leads to wisdom It's like no one really means what they say While we fight for peace & die for our freedom I guess we'll leave it to our children to find a better way
Is everything a-ok in the usa In the good ole usa Is everything a-ok in the usa In the good ole usa
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I know that i, i'm just a dreamer A common man, schemer Looking for light Out of the dark night of my soul
I hear the drums of war, they are a changing And everybody's getting in the groove We're laughing and dancing and talking and jammin' and singin' Oh, we've got nothin' but love to prove, so how about you
Is everything a-ok in the usa In the good ole usa Is everything a-ok in the usa In the good ole usa
You Stay With Me
Tv flashes down the hall Painting pictures on the wall And you're still sleeping on my knees And in the glow of silver light I trace the lines above your eyes Just another wrinkle that you can blame on me
But i can hear the current of the freeway in the distance If i keep listening And i wonder if you ever thought of streaming off Somewhere with it Am i not what you thought Will you get tired of what you got
[Chorus:] If i can't give you anymore Than weathered ships and distant shores Would you still be my compass 'cause you keep loving me the same I don't know how but you still stay with me, baby You stay with me, baby
Another day, another week We'll slip back in old routines 'til nights like these come in between Simple moments in the dark Ones that life can't tear apart They come along just when we need
And i still hear the current of the freeway in the distance But i stop listening 'cause i know you'll stay even though the waves are always shifting
We're fighting our way through I guess i always knew
Wish For You
A setting sun that paints a tie-dyed sky A feather bed, an ancient lullaby A kiss good night from one whose love is true That's the kind of day i wish for you
A field of flowers dancing in the spring A little creek, a tree, an old rope swing Cotton candy clouds against the blue That's the kind of day i wish for you
First love with all its storm Raging like fire within Tossing your heart to chance You swear the dance will never end
But then it does and someone says goodbye And after all those empty nights you cried The morning that you wake up good as new That's the kind of day i wish for you
The faith of knowing deep inside your heart That heaven holds more than just some stars Someone's up there watching over you That's the kind of day i wish for you
Paris
The train pulled into paris like a rocket to the moon The station's like a circus every face is a cartoon Everybody's stoned on pride and drunk on cheap champagne Tonight this joie de vivre sure don't live up to its name And now all that i can say
[Chorus:] Is i'd give this world to you Every rock and every stone every masterpiece in rome And if you asked me to I'd steel the mona lisa, tear it up in little pieces And lay them at your feet For all the world to see But tonight i can't give you paris
Aristocrats are everywhere And the air's as thick as thieves She'd like nothing better than to steal the breathe from me The tower's lights ain't shinin' as it hangs its head in shame At the sight of american blood on the streets of st. germain Washin' up into the seine
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And i'd give this world to you I'd steal the crown and kingdom from the queen of england And if you asked me to I'd take this city in my hands, break it down in grains of sand And lay them at your feet For all the world to see But tonight i can't give you paris
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