There’s something ’bout your mannerThat makes it hard to seeJust how you take advantageOf a workin’ girl like meI’ve seen you set ’em upAnd I’ve seen you take ’em downOur love is legal tenderFor your kind to pass around Don’t want your bed of rosesDon’t want no handful of thornsDon’t want to be your livin’ […]
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I Can't Do That Anymore
Cut my hair the way you wantedWatched you become importantQuit my job to make our new home far awayNow you’re Mr. Successful and I’m queen of the treadmillTrying to stay the size you think that I should stayI used to dream about what I would beLast night I dreamed about a washing machine I keep […]
Let's Go To Vegas
Hey baby, let’s go to VegasKiss the single life good-byeHey baby, let’s go to VegasBet on love and let it ride Lyin’ on the bank of the riverStars are dancin’, Lord it’s hotHoldin’ you is what I live forI just had a crazy thought Hey baby, let’s go to VegasKiss the single life good-byeHey baby, […]
Someone Else's Dream
Her momma’s still got that sequin gown that she wore in ’68She taught her early how to smile that smile and wave from the paradeIt took a whole lot of years and tearsFor her momma to finally admitNo matter how many stitches and pinsThat old dress was never gonna fit She was daddy’s little girlMomma’s […]
Keep Walkin' On
Well in this world of sorrow, trouble and temptationJesus always promised trial and tribulationThen He said, "You don’t have to fret or fearChildren, be of good cheer and keep walkin’ on"Children, keep walkin’ on, keep walkin’ onKeep walkin’ on, keep walkin’ on In Jesus Christ the truth is foundHe’ll keep our feet on solid groundSometimes […]
It Matters To Me
Baby tell me where’d you ever learnTo fight without sayin’ a wordThen waltz back into my lifeLike it’s all gonna be alrightDon’t you know how much it hurts When we don’t talkWhen we don’t touchWhen it doesn’t feel like we’re even in loveIt matters to meWhen I don’t know what to sayDon’t know what to […]
A Room In My Heart
My heart was once just like a homeWith many rooms and open doorsAnd I always let love inIt would change the rooms around and thenLeave them empty ‘Til one by one I locked each doorAnd soon forgot what love was forBut I never gave up hopin’So I left just one door openIn case you found […]
A Man's Home Is His Castle
Linda works the diner pourin’ coffee slingin’ hashShe said, "I wouldn’t have come in today"But I really need the cash"I know I can’t fool anyone ’cause dark glasses tell no lies"But make-up won’t cover up a blackened eye"Oh, oh, oh no "You see, Jimmy works construction now"But yesterday it rained"So he went down to the […]