Halfway Back To Birmingham Mark Chesnutt

South Beach sure was good So we hit the road like any dreamers would She was mine for a time in Miami Thought I had her in the palm of my hand Like the sunrise the truth finally hit me That her heart was halfway

I Drew Me Mark Chesnutt

With you your eyes are as far as I could see of all the things a boy would want to be back then I knew so I drew me with you Now Billy ain't no firefighter and Mary's not a doctor Bobby got to college

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

Think Like A Woman Mark Chesnutt

I'm standin' with somethin' in my hand That don't look too flower like She slammed the pretty part In the door jam, left me and the stems outside On my way back from fishin' I thought if I brought a dozen

I Want My Baby Back Mark Chesnutt

been a different kind of blue I can feel the sadness when I'm touching you it's as if lately you've been standing in sinkin sand before you go down any deeper let me help - take my hand I want my baby back

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

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

Numbers On The Jukebox (Album Version) Mark Chesnutt

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 little bit of her in every hurtin' song I used to

Birmingham Drive-By Truckers

"Economics shut the furnace down Bull Connor hosing children down George Wallace stared them Yankee's down In Birmingham Take a left on the interstate In the middle of this sultry state I can't wait to

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

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

Jolie Mark Chesnutt

Well I left Louisiana Lookin' for some higher ground Trying to make my crazy dream come true But six months in Atlanta Done tuned my heart around Tell me you still want me too Let me come back

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

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

Well Ronnie's back to walkin' He got another D.U.I.

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

That Side Of You (Album Version) Mark Chesnutt

Last night I dreamed I went to sleep for good And in the crowed that gathered round There you stood When it finally came your turn to say goodbye Right then and there I watched you break down and cry And

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

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

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

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.

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

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

The Will Mark Chesnutt

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 heard the things he said To

Goodbye Heartache (Album Version) Mark Chesnutt

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 Treat me any way you want to

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

Lost In The Feeling Mark Chesnutt

We step out on the dance floor the band starts to play Holding you close I get carried away Finding that falling is easy to do Lost in the feeling with you Time's standing still as I Whirl you around

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?

Almost Goodbye Mark Chesnutt

night We stood beneath the front door light And everything we said We made sure the neighbors heard You called me this I called you that Standing on the welcome mat Everything we felt it all came down to

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

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

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

The Lord Loves The Drinkin' Man Mark Chesnutt

He sends honky-tonk angels to the Promised Land, I hear that he can turn water to wine. Any man that can do that, oh he's good friend of mine.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

What Was You Thinking Mark Chesnutt

Mister you don't know me But I've heard about you And how you spend your nights in here Just what you put her through So I came here to find out If they sell the drink so strong It would make a

Since You Ain't Home Mark Chesnutt

carpet's wearin' through, where I dragged around these blues And the curtain's torn in two, from me lookin' out for you Once we held it all together, but I can't do it on my own This old house has gone to

Thank God For Believers (Album Version) Mark Chesnutt

Last night I came home again Three sheets to the wind And broke the promise I swore I'd never break And it came As no surprise To see the hurt in her eyes Or the Bible on the table where she prayed This

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

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

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

Don't Know Why I Do It Mark Chesnutt

give an old girlfriend 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

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

Go Away Mark Chesnutt

I was hoping you'd be gone Tonight when I got home What are you still waiting for You're probably thinking that She won't like it where's she's at And she'll come knocking on my door I used to believe

Honky Tonk Heroes Mark Chesnutt

best be leaving well enough alone Them neon light nights, couldn't stay out of fights They keep a hauntin' me and memories There is one in every crowd, for cryin' out loud Why was it always turnin' out to

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