You think you're a special case, That the world's got it out for you. You talk like you're full of good reason, But you act like it just ain't, too.
I can see a new expression on my face I can feel a strange sensation taking place I can hear the guitars playing lovely tunes Everytime that you walk
My eyes may be hollow / My face may be pale I may be just a shadow of my former self But tonight the ghost of heartaches past / Is steppin' into town
Now Betty was your average ordinary girl Never wanted very much out of this world Just an occasional dinner and twirl, from a regular guy So Betty sat
There's no mistakin' what's takin' place here I can't pretend anymore You know that I love you, but it's not enough to Keep you away from that door Now
There's room at my table, why don't you pull up a seat? The music's inviting but I'm staying off of my feel The floor's getting crowded, but I don't wanna
If you're coming with me you need nerves of steel 'Cause I take corners on two wheels It's a never-ending circus ride The faint of heart need not apply
Well I said, he had a lot of potential He was only misunderstood You know, he didn?t really mean to treat me so bad He wanted to be good And I swore
She'll turn thirty-four this weekend She'll go out with her girlfriends They'll drink some margaritas, cut up and carry on There'll be guys and there'
Looking at you through a misty moonlight Catydid sing like a symphony Porch swing swayin' like tenessee lulaby Melody blowin through a wilow tree What
People talkin', think I'm alright Think I'm doin' fine Goin' through the motioms of my life Go to work now, every mornin' Yeah, I play the part Hide away
We can talk and talk all night If you want to that's all right Till I've heard every word you've got to say Go ahead and take your time If you've got
Her lips and her dress They're both ruby red She thinks that's how you hide The pain you feel inside And she comes out every night To soak-up the neon
In the after hours Slowly shifting down Last call is over The sign is turned around The chairs are on the tables The drinks are on the house The talk
Have you ever seen a wild magnolia There's only one place it grows On the shady banks of the Tennessee River Sheltered, untouched and alone There's a
Come on and sing girls, sing boys Sing a happy song Come on and sing girls, sing boys This old world may not last long Most everybody doing too much
Sweet Abilena looks out at the midwestern sky Sweet seventeen with a faraway look in her eyes She said, "I feel like a bird in a cage Come September
Tonight I'm burning old love letters Photographs and memories of you Hoping somehow I'll feel better And when the smoke is gone I won't want you Burning