A Hard Secret To Keep Mark Chesnutt

I stay up late and read a lot at night Lately she's begun to wonder why She don't know I'm scared that I'll start talking in my sleep You're a hard secret to keep And every time she asks me where I've

I'm In Love With A Married Woman Mark Chesnutt

We sit alone in the darkest corner waitress comes and takes our order and she looks at us so suspiciously It's plain to see that we're lovers tryin' to be alone with each other It's so hard for us to break

Honky Tonk Heroes Mark Chesnutt

Low down leaving sun, I've done did everything that needs done Woe is me, why can't I see, I best be leaving well enough alone Them neon light nights, couldn't stay out of fights They keep a hauntin' me

Somebody Save The Honky Tonks Mark Chesnutt

I drove down to The Trap but the joint was closed Lately they've been droppin' like dominoes All of my favorite Waterin' holes are dryin' up Tell me, is it too much for a man to ask To hear Haggard and

Try Being Me Mark Chesnutt

You say you don't know where to start Telling me is breakin' your heart It's not that you don't care for me It's just that you're not in love anymore You stare at the floor.

Don't Know Why I Do It Mark Chesnutt

a call Then after two hours of hearing her mindless talk You remember what you dumped her for And you wish you hadn't opened that door [Chorus] I do it and I don't know why Hate to admit it but I think

Don't Ruin It For The Rest Of Us Mark Chesnutt

So you're getting married, good for you It's 1st inning, Braves are down by two Grab a seat and keep your big mouth shut And don't ruin it for the rest of us.

She Was Mark Chesnutt

She started her new life ten dollars in debt That's all it took to get started back then A trip to the courthouse across that state line No-one could stop her She's made up her mind He was eighteen,an

It Sure Is Monday Mark Chesnutt

The alarm clock tingaling ringin' in my head I woke up dog tired beat down half dead Tryin' to recover from another wild weekend Chuggin' down coffee when I shoulda been sleepin' Well it sure is Monday

Light Of The World Mark Chesnutt

You are the light of the world You are the light of the world But if that light is under a bushel Brrr, it's lost something kind of crucial You got to stay bright to be the light of the world You are the

Wherever You Are (Album Version) Mark Chesnutt

Once in a life time love comes along I know it's you that I'm waiting on And that sweet promise of our first kiss Keeps me hanging on through times like this So wherever you are I'm thinking of you I wonder

My Best Drinkin' Mark Chesnutt

> We had a little fight tonight buddy it got vicious And all the way out the door, I was duckin' dishes I thought I'd let her simmer down just a few degrees So I came in here to have a beer or two or

This Heartache Never Sleeps Mark Chesnutt

I worked myself to the bone Tired as a man can get It's the only way that I know Might help me to forget I lay me down And I pray my soul to keep Now it's two a.m. and I should be Sleeping like

I Just Wanted You To Know Mark Chesnutt

Are you alone Can you talk to an old friend Right or wrong I had to hear your voice again Unwritten law protocol Says to leave the past alone I just wanted you to know Sometimes driving home at night I

My Heart's Too Broke (To Pay Attention) Mark Chesnutt

My heart’s too broke to pay attention If love was a penny I couldn't afford to fall Every girl in the world tonight could have sweet intentions My heart’s too broke to pay attention I was heart broke and

Live A Little Mark Chesnutt

You've got to give a little take a little Sit a spell learn to whittle Live a little now and then Unwind take your time leave your cares all behind And see what's around the bend This life ain't

What A Way To Live Mark Chesnutt

Each night I make the rounds To every spot in town A lonely man with lonely time to kill All I can say is what a way to live The paths my memories take Just make my poor heart ache I think of

Heard It In A Love Song Mark Chesnutt

I ain't never been with a woman Long enough for my boots to get old We've been together so long now they both need resoled If I ever settle down you'd be my kind And it's a good time for me to head

Halfway Back To Birmingham Mark Chesnutt

"Summer after graduation Two kids stuck in Alabama We'd be lovers any way we could A ten buck wedding ceremony A guy outside the courthouse told me The weather down in South Beach sure was good So we hit

Think Like A Woman Mark Chesnutt

roses home She'd smile when I told her There was one for each day that I'd been gone I tried to think like a woman Find out where that pretty head was at I tried to think like a woman But I don't guess

The Will Mark Chesnutt

We gathered with the lawyer for the reading of the will Mama sat there quietly between all of us kids Then he opened up the papers and my father's words were read You could have heard a pin drop when we

I'm A Saint Mark Chesnutt

Here's some things about me you might want to know I'm gonna tell you even if you don't I come from the country, I still been to town An' I like dogs but just not in the house But I might skip church one

Love In The Hot Afternoon Mark Chesnutt

"From somewhere outside I hear the street vendor cry file' gumbo Through my window I see him going down the street and he don't know That she fell right to sleep in the damp Tangled sheet so soon After

Then we Can All Go Home Mark Chesnutt

s late, and its a lot to ask of you. I know that you been working. Hey I?m tired too. You probably thought that last call would be the last. And that we could dim these neon lights, but not so fast.

Good Night To Be Lonely Mark Chesnutt

Tired of channel surfing El Camino ain't working it's Monday night and I'm hurtin' for company bummed a ride to the hideaway I'm the only guy in the place bored silly wasn't gonna stay then she walked

I Drew Me Mark Chesnutt

Little Billy drew a firefighter Mary drew a doctor Bobby he just drew a ball we all knew he's play soccer Richard drew a race car Taylor drew a guitar on her knees I drew me.....

It Pays Big Money Mark Chesnutt

My oldest brother, Tommy who was a lineman, rest his soul His job was hanging hot wires on them power company poles I said With all of that high voltage don't it scare you half to death?

Texas Is Bigger Than It Used To Be Mark Chesnutt

Lucky me I grew up beneath that ol' lone star I was raised on fiddle and the steel guitar Well it used to be if you wanted to swing To a good ol' country song You had to find your way to Ft Worth Houston

Confessin' My Love Mark Chesnutt

"I tossed and turned and tried counting sheep When will I ever learn how I'll ever sleep Till you're by my side it's just a waste of time Ain't no use tryin' to get you off my mind [Chorus] So I guess

Any Ole Reason (Album Version) Mark Chesnutt

I used to come in here maybe once or twice a year But only when I had a good excuse I'd have one or two then be on my way But that's way before she told me we were through Now any ol' reason will do any

Vickie Vance Gotta Dance Mark Chesnutt

Spinnin’ those curlers round all day Her little beauty shop provides a way To work at home and sleep in late So she can dance the night away Pilot gotta fly eagle gotta soar Give a baby candy gotta give

Numbers On The Jukebox (Album Version) Mark Chesnutt

for her was me But the angel I was counting on has all but disappeared And the only trace of her that's left I find each night in there Cause she's just numbers on the jukebox that I lean on There's a

Useless (Album Version) Mark Chesnutt

The day you left I thought I knew for certain There's no way in this world I'd wind up hurtin' I thought getting over you was gonna be a breeze So it all came as quite a shock when it turned out to

Down In Tennessee Mark Chesnutt

I talked to your sister last night on the telephone You know she always thought pretty well of me She said that the wedding went fine and you were up in New York on your honeymoon Tonight I'm down

Beer Bait And Ammo Mark Chesnutt

Well now, early one day, I was on my way To my favorite fishin' hole.

I Might Even Quit Lovin' You (Album Version) Mark Chesnutt

Ever since you told me we were through I've been down I've been down The love you said I'd find to take your place Never came around never came around But one of these days I'll stand on my own And I'll

Hello Honky Tonk (Album Version) Mark Chesnutt

How's the world been treatin' you Lord how long has it been We got some catchin' up to do Good to see you my old friend Hello honky tonk long time no see Never knew that old jukebox could ever sound so

April's Fool Mark Chesnutt

david lott glenn gorden mark chesnutt It's early may and the summer heat is comin' down April's gone and my heart is nowhere to be found Teardrops fall like showers from the sky And what I'd give just

My Way Back Home Mark Chesnutt

After one of my huntin', fishin' party weekends I could hardly wait to hold my baby again A man will never see a more beautiful sight Than home sweet mobil home in his truck headlights But except

You Can't Do Me This Way Mark Chesnutt

Well, I don't know, I don't know why But everything you tell me is a lie You gotta learn you can't do me This way and get by with it.

What Are We Doing In Love Mark Chesnutt

s a bad thing, tease me baby for the way I am. Uptown, uptight, you?re way a living. I can never be that kind of man. You got your powdered up painted on lipstick. I got a hole in my brand new jeans.

Gonna Get A Life Mark Chesnutt

Gotta find somethin' to ease my mind Gotta get it off of you You tear at my heart strings one more time With what you're puttin' me through I'm not much on hangin' around Where I'm not wanted at

Mama's House Mark Chesnutt

There's a bottle of whiskey up above the stove It's been there thirty years I know Only used for coughs and colds at mama's house In the air there's a combination Of home baked bread and pan fried bacon

It's Not Over (If I'm Not Over You) (Thank God For Believers Version) (Feat. Vince Gill, Alison Krauss) Mark Chesnutt

You can tell everyone love is over and done You can pack all your things and go You can lie to yourself and say there's nothing left But there's one thing I'd like you to know That it's never really over

Till A Better Memory Comes Along Mark Chesnutt

you only in my mind See these hands how they shake How long it will take Before I leave you in the past Where you belong One day I might forget But right now I’m not that strong So I’ll hold on ‘Til a

She Dreams Mark Chesnutt

years today she's been upon this earth And she can't help but wonder what it's all been worth She swears she loves those kids and she doesn't mind that load But there ain't much conversation with a

Goodbye Heartache (Album Version) Mark Chesnutt

You've been gone almost a month Girl I nearly died For twenty seven days and nights I sat right here and cried If it wasn't for your memory I'd been here all alone Goodbye heartache darlin' welcome home

Fallin' Never Felt So Good Mark Chesnutt

There's a photo in my baby book Of the first step that I ever took I ended up on my butt with a puzzled look Ever since I've been kinda confused When life tripped me up I was easily bruised But

Population Minus One Mark Chesnutt

What the hell was I thinkin' comin' and livin' in the concrete canyon trying to swim upstream in a river of vacant eyed people where are they going so fast what in the world could be that important and

Just Right For You Mark Chesnutt

In my mind I'm thinner and I'm taller Younger too with a little more hair I saw myself going so much farther oh but girl there you are smiling at the plain old me those honest eyes in love with what they