Garth Brooks Lyrics

Christmas Together (2016) - Garth Brooks with Trisha Yearwood

I'm Beginning To See The Light lyrics - Garth Brooks (with Trisha Yearwood)

(originally by Duke Ellington)

I never cared much for moonlit skies

I never wink back at fireflies

But now that the stars are in your eyes

I'm beginning to see the light

Oh, I used to ramble through the park

Shadowboxing in the dark

Then you came and caused a spark

That's a four-alarm fire now

I never went in for afterglow

Or candlelight on the mistletoe

But now when you turn the lamp down low

I'm beginning to see the light

I used to ramble through the park

Shadowboxing in the dark

Then you came and caused a spark

That's a four-alarm fire now

Ugly Christmas Sweater lyrics - Garth Brooks (with Trisha Yearwood)

Downtown at an office party Christmas Eve

Shaking everybody's hand so I could leave

About to say, "I'd love to stay, but..." that was when

That pretty little girl from accounting walked in

Ho, Ho, Ho, there's really nothing better

Than a beautiful girl in an ugly Christmas sweater

Ho, Ho, Ho, and now I can't forget her

That beautiful girl in an ugly Christmas sweater

So, I made my way across the room so she might be

Happily accidentally standing next to me

I grabbed her hand and asked the band to make it swing

The boys jumped up and they started to sing

Ho, Ho, Ho, there's really nothing better

Than a beautiful girl in an ugly Christmas sweater

Ho, Ho, Ho, and now I can't forget her

That beautiful girl in an ugly Christmas sweater

Then the lights came way down low

When the band played something slow

And the next thing that you know

We were underneath the mistletoe

Singing Ho, Ho, Ho, and now we are together

That beautiful girl in an ugly Christmas sweater

Ho, Ho, Ho, and boys there's nothing better

Than a beautiful girl in an ugly Christmas sweater

A beautiful girl in an ugly Christmas Sweater

Santa Baby lyrics - Garth Brooks (with Trisha Yearwood)

(originally by Eartha Kitt)

Santa baby, just slip a sable under the tree for me

Been an awful good girl, Santa baby

So hurry down the chimney tonight

Santa baby, a '54 convertible too, light blue

I'll wait up for you dear, Santa baby

So hurry down the chimney tonight

Think of all the fun I've missed

Think of all the fellas that I haven't kissed

Next year I could be just as good

If you'd check off my Christmas list

Santa baby, I want a yacht and really that's not a lot (a lot)

Been an angel all year, Santa baby

So hurry down the chimney tonight, tonight

Come and trim my Christmas tree

With some decorations bought at Tiffany

I really do believe in you

Let's see if you believe in me too

Santa cutie, forgot to mention one little thing, a ring

I don't mean a phone, Santa baby

So hurry down the chimney tonight

Hurry down the chimney tonight

Hurry

Feliz Navidad lyrics - Garth Brooks (with Trisha Yearwood)

(originally by José Feliciano)

Feliz Navidad

Prospero Año y Felicidad

Feliz Navidad

Prospero Año y Felicidad

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart

Feliz Navidad

Prospero Año y Felicidad

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? lyrics - Garth Brooks (with Trisha Yearwood)

Maybe it's much too early in the game

Ah, but I thought I'd ask you just the same

What are you doing New Year's, New Year's Eve?

Wonder whose arms will hold you good and tight

When it's exactly twelve o'clock that night

Welcoming in the New Year, New Year's Eve

Maybe I'm crazy to suppose

I'd ever be the one you chose

Out of the thousand invitations, you receive

Ah, but in case I stand one little chance

Here comes the jackpot question in advance

What are you doing New Year's, New Year's Eve?

Maybe I'm crazy to suppose

Id ever be the one you chose

Out of the thousand invitations, you receive

Ah, but in case I stand one little chance

Here comes the jackpot question in advance

What are you doing New Year's, New Year's Eve?

Marshmallow World lyrics - Garth Brooks (with Trisha Yearwood)

(originally by Bing Crosby)

It's a marshmallow world in the winter

When the snow comes to cover the ground

It's the time for play, it's a whipped cream day

I wait for it the whole year round

Those are marshmallow clouds being friendly

In the arms of the evergreen trees

And the sun is red like a pumpkin head

It's shining so your nose won't freeze

All the world is your snowball, see how it grows

That's how it goes, whenever it snows

The world is your snowball just for a song

So get out and push it along

It's a yum-yummy world made for sweethearts

Take a walk with your favorite girl

It's a sugar date, what if spring is late

In winter, it's a marshmallow world

Yeah, it's the time for play, it's a whipped cream day

I wait for it the whole year round

And the sun is red like a pumpkin head

It's shining so your nose won't freeze

All the world is your snowball, see how it grows

That's how it goes, whenever it snows

The world is your snowball just for a song

So get out and roll it along

It's a yum-yummy world made for sweethearts

Take a walk with your favorite girl

You're my sugar date, what if spring is late

In winter, it's a marshmallow world

Merry Christmas Means I Love You lyrics - Garth Brooks (with Trisha Yearwood)

It's that time of year again

That we spend with family and with friends

Good tidings we send

Of love without end

Amen

Lately we fight instead

On just how the tidings should be spread

We lightly tread

On words that are said or read

But if love is the gift that you're giving

Whatever you call it is cool

No matter what your nation or god

So happy holidays, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Yule

Season's best, Feliz Navidad

Merry Christmas, when I say

Merry Christmas to you

Merry Christmas means I love you

So this year I'm hoping for

A gift that you can't get from the store

To love and adore like never before and more

So maybe this holiday

When someone you don't know comes your way

Whatever you say to honor the day is ok

'Cause if love is the gift that you're giving

Whatever you call it is cool

No matter what your nation or god

So happy holidays, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Hanukkah, Yule

Season's best, Feliz Navidad

Merry Christmas, when I say

Merry Christmas to you

Merry Christmas means I love you

Merry Christmas, when I say

Merry Christmas to you

Merry Christmas means I love you

Hard Candy Christmas lyrics - Garth Brooks (with Trisha Yearwood)

(originally by Dolly Parton)

Hey, maybe I'll dye my hair

Maybe I'll move somewhere

Maybe I'll get a car

Maybe I'll drive so far

They'll all lose track

Me, I'll bounce right back

Maybe I'll sleep real late

Maybe I'll lose some weight

Maybe I'll clear my junk

Maybe I'll just get drunk on apple wine

Me, I'll be just

Fine and dandy

Lord, it's like a hard candy Christmas

I'm barely getting through tomorrow

But still I won't let sorrow bring me way down

Hey, maybe I'll learn to sew

Maybe I'll just lie low

Maybe I'll hit the bars

Maybe I'll count the stars until dawn

Me, I will go on

Maybe I'll settle down

Maybe I'll just leave town

Maybe I'll have some fun

Maybe I'll meet someone and make him mine

Me, I'll be just

Fine and dandy

Lord, it's like a hard candy Christmas

I'm barely getting through tomorrow

But still I won't let sorrow bring me way down

I'll be fine and dandy

Lord, it's like a hard candy Christmas

I'm barely getting through tomorrow

But still I won't let sorrow bring me way down

'Cause I'll be fine, ooh

Baby, It's Cold Outside lyrics - Garth Brooks (with Trisha Yearwood)

I really can't stay (but, baby, it's cold outside)

I've got to go 'way (but, baby, it's cold outside)

This evening has been (been hoping that you'd drop in)

So very nice (I'll hold your hands, they're just like ice)

My mother will start to worry (beautiful what's your hurry)

My father will be pacing the floor (listen to the fireplace roar)

So really I'd better scurry (beautiful, please don't hurry)

Well, maybe just a half a drink more (put some records on while I pour)

The neighbors might think (but, baby, it's bad out there)

Say, what's in this drink? (no cabs to be had out there)

I wish I knew how (your eyes are like starlight now)

To break the spell (I'll take your hat, your hair looks swell)

I ought to say no, no, no sir (mind if I move in closer?)

At least I'm gonna say that I tried (what's the sense of hurtin' my pride?)

I really can't stay (oh, baby, don't hold out)

Ah but it's cold outside (baby, it's cold outside)

I simply must go (but, baby, it's cold outside)

The answer is no (but, baby, it's cold outside)

This welcome has been (how lucky that you dropped in)

So nice and warm (look out that window at that storm)

My sister will be suspicious (gosh, your lips look delicious)

My brother will be there at the door (waves upon a tropical shore)

My maiden aunt's mind is vicious (gosh, your lips are delicious)

Well, maybe just a cigarette more (never such a blizzard before)

I've got to get home (but, baby, you'll freeze out there)

Say, lend me your coat (it's up to your knees out there)

You've really been grand (I'm thrilled when you touch my hand)

But don't you see (how can you do this thing to me?)

There's bound to be talk tomorrow (think of my lifelong sorrow)

At least there will be plenty implied (if you caught pneumonia and died)

I really can't stay (can't get over that hold out)

Ah, but it's cold outside (ah, but it's cold outside)

Baby it's cold outside

The Man With The Bag lyrics - Garth Brooks (with Trisha Yearwood) (originally by Kay Starr)

Old Mr. Kringle is soon gonna jingle

The bells that'll tingle all your troubles away

Everybody's waiting for the man with the bag

Christmas is here again

He's got a sleigh full, it's not gonna stay full

Stuff that he's droppin' every stop of the way

Everybody's waiting for the man with the bag

Christmas is here again

He'll be here

With the answer to the prayers that you made through the year

You'll get yours

If you've done everything you should, extra special good

He'll make this December the one you'll remember

The best and the merriest you ever did have

Everybody's waitin' for the man with the bag

Christmas is here again

He'll be here

With the answer to the prayers that you made through the year

You'll get yours

If you've done everything you should, extra special good

He'll make this December the one you'll remember

The best and the merriest you ever did have

Everybody's waitin,' they're all congregating

Waitin' for the man with the bag

Better watch out now!

What I'm Thankful For (The Thanksgiving Song) lyrics - Garth Brooks (with Trisha Yearwood) (feat. James Taylor)

What I'm thankful for ain't on no list

For it only in my heart exists

For time has helped me understand

The things I can't hold in my hand

For those that came before my turn

Oh, from whom I've gathered lessons learned

That light the path that lies ahead

I see them as I bow my head

Yes, I'm thankful for the Lord above

The gift of His unending love

The promise kept that there is something more

These are the things I'm thankful for

For our children hear this prayer

Let love surround them everywhere

And may their children's children know

The one from whom all blessings flow

Yes, I'm thankful for the Lord above

The gift of His unending love

The promise kept that there is something more

These are the things I'm thankful for

And amidst these gifts and presents

We receive this holiday

May we take a thoughtful second

Just to fold our hands and pray

Yes, I'm thankful for the Lord above

The gift of His unending love

The promise kept that there is so much more

These are the things I'm thankful for

Man Against Machine lyrics - Garth Brooks

Papa

They're waiting just outside my door

This is where I make my stand

'Cause I can't stand it anymore

Papa

They have no heart and soul

But make no doubt about it

They're the ones that's in control

So prepare yourself for a war unlike you've ever seen

This is man against machine

(Work, work, work)

Day in, day out

Bust your back and turn it out

Next morning do it all again

Hard job or two

So your children won't have to

That's just the way it's always been

But lately I swear the machines

Are living the American dream

Careful calculations

Details drawn down to design

Is it really for the better or a better bottom line?

Don't know me from Adam

Man it's rotten to the core

It's gonna get reminded man has kicked its ass before

John Henry's about to show honesty

In this war of man against the machine

(Work, work, work)

Up early up hills

Spend your youth to pay the bills

Each generation makes a trade

Top Floor brass tax

Holds the hand that holds the ax

Acts like my dues have not been paid

But pay attention now when I say

Formation isn't happening today

Careful calculations

Details drawn down to design

Is it really for the better or a better bottom line?

Don't know me from Adam

Man it's rotten to the core

It's gonna get reminded man has kicked its ass before

John Henry's about to blow off some steam

In this war of man against the machine

(Work, work, work)

Papa

The power's out the machines are down

In this world of darkness

I can still hear a sound

Papa

That sound tells us apart

'Cause I'm a machine myself

But I'm one with a working heart

Careful calculations

Details drawn down to design

Is it really for the better or a better bottom line?

Don't know me from Adam

Man it's rotten to the core

It's gonna get reminded man has kicked its ass before

The gloves are off, no love lost between

In this war of man against the machine

Work

She's Tired Of Boys lyrics - Garth Brooks

She walked onto the jobsite

We damn near died

She was a young man's dream

Full of college and pride

And I called her a kid

And I guess it made her mad

She said don't call me kid pops and I won't call you Dad

I guess you could say we hit it off right from the start

That much difference in age it ain't a question of hot

One day after work

While she was waiting outside

Said we got to talk

So we went for a ride

She said I'm tired of boys

I'm tired of first dates

And I'm tired of toys

I want a lover who will understand

Someone who will touch me with a knowing hand

I am tired of feeling emptiness inside

I want to be the one left satisfied

I looked around and now I've made my choice

I'm tired of big talk and I'm tired of noise

I'm tired of boys

Well I sat there for a moment

And I took a deep breath

I told her I was flattered

But most of all I was scared to death

I bet we talked for hours

Bout the demons that we dread

Then we went back to her place and put our fears to rest

Well the boys still talk about her

Though she has moved on down the line

They just can't figure out why she's in town from time to time

They bet she's got a lover

I never say a word

I just smile and keep my head down and bless the day I heard

She said I'm tired of boys

I'm tired of first dates

And I'm tired of toys

I want a lover who will understand

Someone who will touch me with a knowing hand

I am tired of feeling emptiness inside

I want to be the one left satisfied

I looked around and now I've made my choice

I'm tired of big talk and I'm tired of noise

I'm tired of boys [x3]

Cold Like That lyrics - Garth Brooks

Yeah, the high road's a little too high to take

I wanna walk a mile the easy way

Wanna take a page from your guiltless book

Wanna let myself off the hook today

Let my conscience have a break

[Chorus:]

I wish I could be cold like that, then it wouldn't hurt so bad

I could be the train for a change you could be the one tied to the track

Baby, wouldn't it be nice just to just plow through life

Fall in love, cause a crash, walk away without a scratch and crush hearts like ice

I wish I could be cold like that, so cold like that

Yeah, you burn so hot 'til you get what you want

Guess you got what you wanted

Then your love just stopped and the temperature dropped

Like your heart was haunted

[Chorus:]

I wish I could be cold like that, then it wouldn't hurt so bad

I could be the train for a change you could be the one tied to the track

Baby, wouldn't it be nice just to just plow through life

Fall in love, cause a crash, walk away without a scratch and crush hearts like ice

I wish I could be cold like that, so cold like that, so cold like that

I wish I could get off on a goodbye

Be the bad guy on the other side of the tears, of the tears

I wish I could be cold like that, so cold like that

I could be the train for a change you could be the one tied to the track

Baby, wouldn't it be nice just to just plow through life

Fall in love, cause a crash, walk away without a scratch and crush hearts like ice

I wish I could be cold like that, so cold like that, so cold like that

I wish could be cold like that, so cold like that

All-American Kid lyrics - Garth Brooks

Was the captain of the team his senior year

In his eyes on his helmet he had no fear

Down by six, ball on the ten

Said, "Huddle up, boys, we’ve got a game to win."

He snapped the ball, he looked left and right

Nobody was open so he tucked in tight

And with four of them boys hanging on to him

The clock ran out as he ran it in

And the whole town cheered

And his mama cried

And they rushed down field

And they raised him high

Got his picture in the paper and the headline read "All-American Comeback Kid"

He was recruited by the best schools in the land

He decided he would sign with his Uncle Sam

Kissed his mama goodbye in their living room

Said, "Dad, don’t worry, I’ll be home soon."

And the whole town cheered

And his mama cried

And they lined the street

Just to say goodbye

Got his picture in the paper and the headline read "Come Back All-American Kid"

Three tours of duty

And a silver star

Brought him back home with his battle scars

He stepped off the plane

In his combat boots

He saluted the red, the white and blue

And the whole town cheered

And his mama cried

Another hometown boy

Made it home alive

Got his picture in the paper and the headline read "Welcome Back All-American Kid"

Yeah, this song is for those who never did

Come back all-American kids

Mom lyrics - Garth Brooks

A little baby told God, "Hey, I'm kinda scared

Don't really know if I want to go down there

From here it looks like a little blue ball

That's a great big place and I'm so small"

"Why can't I just stay here with you

Did I make you mad, don't you want me to?"

God said, "Oh, child, of course I do

But there's somebody special waiting for you"

[Chorus:]

So, hush now baby don't you cry

'Cause there's someone down there waiting

Whose only goal in life

Is makin' sure you're always gonna be alright

A loving angel, tender, tough and strong

It's almost time to go and meet your mom

You'll never have a better friend

Or a warmer touch to tuck you in

She'll kiss your bruises, your bumps and scrapes

And anytime you hurt, her heart's gonna break

[Chorus]

Now, when she's talking to you

Make sure you listen close

'Cause she's gonna teach you everything

You'll ever need to know

Like how to mind your manners

To love and laugh and dream

And she'll put you on the path

That'll bring you back to Me

So, hush now little baby don't you cry

'Cause there's someone down there waiting

Whose only goal in life

Is making sure you're always gonna be alright

A loving angel, tender, tough and strong

Come on child

It's time to meet your mom

Wrong About You lyrics - Garth Brooks

You were right about me being lonely without you

Missing you like the way that I do

You were right about so many things

That I’m starting to think I was wrong about you

You were right about me crying all night hoping

My heart breaking in two

You were right about so many things

That I’m starting to think I was wrong about you

If I could do it all over again

I’d do it all a little differently

Slower than that

And I might be able to see

That you were right about me wanting you back again

As soon as I said we were through

You were right about so many things

That I’m starting to think I was wrong about you

If I could do it all over again

I’d do it all a little differently

Slower than that

And I might be able to see

That you were right about our hearts beating as one heart

And me not having a clue

You were right about so many things

That it makes me think that I was wrong about you

You were right about so many things

I’m starting to think I was wrong about you

Rodeo And Juliet lyrics - Garth Brooks

Rodeo & Juliet

If there’s ever been a greater love

Thoust hasn’t found it yet

What’s to be or not to be

Is anybody’s bet

Rodeo & Juliet

Those two were seen in Faraona

Riding queen from Arizona

The fairest in a pair of stud blue jeans

Oh rodeo where for out though

She knows how to play the role in any cowboy’s dream

Rodeo & Juliet

If there’s ever been a greater love

Thoust hasn’t found it yet

What’s to be or not to be

Is anybody’s bet

Rodeo & Juliet

Now Shakespeare cowboys dare to find her

Men will poem paint and rhyme her

But a rose by any name is still a rose

She’ll barrel race and chase tomorrow

Parting is such sweet sweet sorrow

To thine own self be true is all she knows

Rodeo & Juliet

If the world’s ever seen a greater love

Thoust hasn’t found it yet

What’s to be or not to be

Is anybody’s bet

Rodeo & Juliet

If the world’s ever seen a greater love

Thoust hasn’t found it yet

What’s to be or not to be

Is anybody’s bet

Rodeo & Juliet [x2]

Midnight Train lyrics - Garth Brooks

Worn out vacant motel sign

Run down bedroom 209

Tonight that’s where I’ll try to find

Some rest

Whiskey bottle on the floor

King James Bible from the drawer

Neither won but lord they’ve done their best

They can’t stop the thought of you

Like a freight train passing through

Feel the rumbling

Hear the roar

My heart it crumbles

Like a thousand nights before

And the driving rain of a midnight train passing through

The wheels are turning in my soul

Her memory’s burning black as coal

It’s like I’m chained to a midnight train passing through

All night long

Til it’s dawn

Then she’s gone

Heatwaves on the rolling hills

Rise like ghosts of love that’s dead

Haunt this lonesome highway of regret

Can’t slow down I can’t look back

Until this train runs out of track

You can’t outrun that one you can’t forget

It’s like I’m frozen in this dream

While she’s slowly gaining speed

Feel the rumbling

Hear the roar

My heart it crumbles

Like a thousand nights before

And the driving rain of a midnight train passing through

The wheels are turning in my soul

Her memory’s burning black as coal

It’s like I’m chained to a midnight train passing through

All night long

Til it’s dawn

Then she’s gone

Feel the rumbling

Hear the roar

My heart it crumbles

Like a thousand nights before

And the driving rain of a midnight train passing through

The wheels are turning in my soul

Her memory’s burning black as coal

It’s like I’m chained to a midnight train passing through

All night long

Til it’s dawn

Then she’s gone

Cowboys Forever lyrics - Garth Brooks

They were carved from the canyons

Raised on the plains

Made for stampedes and Cowtown saloons

They choked on the trail dust

Slept out in the rain

Led hard lives that ended too soon

That one generation that transformed a nation

As descendants of those chosen few

We’re cowboys, cowboys forever

We’ll stand together as long as we live and breathe

We’re cowboys, cowboys forever

We’ve always been, it’s what we’ll always be

Cowboys forever

Now they’re cops in the city

Their lives on the line

They’re truck drivers hauling that freight

They’re young soldiers leaving their loved ones behind

They’re all those who pull their own weight

That one generation that transformed a nation

As the decedents

We all salute here

We’re cowboys, cowboys forever

We’ll ride together as long as we live and breathe

We’re cowboys, cowboys forever

We’ve always been, it’s what we’ll always be

We’re cowboys forever

We’re cowboys, cowboys forever

We’ll ride together as long as we live and breathe

We’re cowboys, cowboys forever

We’ve always been, it’s what we’ll always be

We’re cowboys forever

People Loving People lyrics - Garth Brooks

Doctor you ain't got a pill

For whatever s making this world ill

You can't get forgiveness at the store

And peace it's a politician's war

You won't find no resolution in the bottom of a bottle

In the stars or Aristotle

The only answer to the problem is

People loving people

That's the enemy of everything that's evil

Ain't no quick fix at the end of a needle

It's just people loving people

Words aren't what they seem to be

Talk is cheap and lies are free

We fear what we don't understand

And we've been scared since time began

All the colors and the cultures

Circle 'round us on a spindle

It's a complicated riddle

But the solution is so simple

It's people loving people

That's the enemy of everything that's evil

Ain't no quick fix at the end of a needle

It's just people loving people

You can pawn it off on kings and queens

And those behind the curtain

Say one can't make a difference

In a world so full of hurting

But I believe the remedy

Starts right here with you and me

People loving people

That's the enemy of everything that's evil

Ain't no quick fix at the end of a needle

It's just people loving people

Send 'Em On Down The Road lyrics - Garth Brooks

He didn't ask. He didn't pry

He just held the ice that covered my black eye

And when that girl broke my heart

We just threw that baseball back and forth 'til dark

And when I started playin' guitar and didn't have a clue

He wanted to protect me but somehow my father knew

You can cry for 'em

Live and die for 'em

You can help them find their wings

But you can't fly for 'em

'Cause if they're not free to fall

Then they're not free at all

And though you just can't

Bear the thought of letting go

You pick 'em up. you dust 'em off

You send 'em on down the road

A little kiss on a skinned up knee

From playin' soccer, riding bikes and climbing trees

And when bad dreams filled their heads

I chased the monsters out from underneath their beds

I guess I always knew those days would end

But the hardest thing I've ever learned has been

You can cry for 'em

Live and die for 'em

You can help them find their wings

But you can't fly for 'em

'Cause if they're not free to fall

Then they're not free at all

And though you just can't

Bear the thought of letting go

You pick 'em up, you dust 'em off

You send 'em on down the road

You can cry for 'em

Live and die for 'em

And even though it's gonna break your heart

You let 'em go. You pick 'em up, you dust 'em off

You hold 'em close and you pray a lot

You send 'em on down the road

Fish lyrics - Garth Brooks

I took a short vacation

To the Gulf of Mexico

Everyday I’d see this fellow

With his tackle box and pole

And he’d fish

All day long

So one day I went out walking

And when I got down to his spot

Me and him got to talking

And said have you ever thought

About what you are going to do with your life

I said I’m about to share with you

My secret to success

So you can go make something of yourself

You can sell these fish you’re catching

You can buy yourself a boat

Hard work and dedication

And the next thing you know

You reinvest your money

You’ll be captain of the fleet

You’ll be sitting pretty down on Easy Street

And you can do anything that you wish

He says, you mean fish?

His simple words of wisdom

Hit me right between the eyes

And it really got me thinking

About the way I live my life

Cause I just work

And I work

All day long

So I asked myself a question

That I knew the answer to

Is success a second mortgage

On a big house with a pool

Or is it a chair

The salt in the air

Wetting the line

That advice that I tried to give him

To take him to the top

Was really nothing more than just a crock

You can sell these fish you’re catching

You can buy yourself a boat

Hard work and dedication

And the next thing you know

You reinvest your money

You’ll be captain of the fleet

You’ll be sitting pretty down on Easy Street

And you can do anything that you wish

He says, you mean fish?

So I went and bought some tackle

And a bucket full of bait

You can find me here most days

With my chair sitting there next to his

We just fish

Yeah, we just fish

Yeah fish, fish, fish, fish, fish

You Wreck Me lyrics - Garth Brooks

You call me crying on the phone at 2 AM

And I rush right over

You talked to me like you never talk to him

And I just don’t understand

You hold me like you’re scared to let me go

You look at me like I’m invisible

And I don’t know why

I am out of my mind

I’m stuck in the rain

Standing in line

Watching your world go by

And I can’t believe

That I’m crashing and burning and somehow you can’t see

I love the way you wreck me

Tell me what I got to do

To paint me in

Your perfect picture

My heart’s running in a race I can’t win

And I can’t just can’t help myself

I want to write it on the wall for you to see

Would it matter if I got down on my knees

And I don’t know why

I am out of my mind

I’m stuck in the rain

Standing in line

Watching your world go by

And I can’t believe

That I’m crashing and burning and somehow you can’t see

I love the way you wreck me

You’ve already got the best of me

You’ve already made a mess of me

And I keep coming back, coming back for more

And I don’t know why

I am out of my mind

I’m stuck in the rain

Standing in line

Watching your world go by

And I can’t believe

That I’m crashing and burning, I’m tossing and turning

I guess that I’m learning that you’re never going to see

I love the way you wreck me

Tacoma lyrics - Garth Brooks

I’m leaving

Words fall out my mouth

And onto the floor

I’m needing

To pack up my bags and walk right out the door

This is goodbye

I’ll roll the windows down

My old Chevrolet

Don’t know where I’m going

I just know I can’t stay

Might make it to Memphis

But that ain’t far enough

I speed down the highway to Tulsa, Mizzoula

So fast that the hurt can’t catch up

I’m burning your memory

One mile at a time

All the way to Tacoma

By then I hope you’re out of my mind

I’m thinking

With a truck stop song and a cold cup of coffee

I’m drinking

Yeah I’m hurting like hell

But honey how could I not be

You make me

Oh the joke and the fool

The last one to know so I’m gonna put

Mountains and deserts and rivers between us

Go as far as I can go

Might make it to Memphis

But that ain’t far enough

I speed down the highway to Tulsa, Mizzoula

So fast that the hurt can’t catch up

I’m burning your memory

One mile at a time

All the way to Tacoma

By then I hope you’re out of my mind

Might be some tears in Topeka

A couple of sleepless nights in Cheyenne

And the time I miss you

I’ll hit the gas as fast as I can

Might make it to Memphis

The Kansas City line

All the way to Tacoma

By then I hope you’re out of my mind

All the way to Tacoma

By then I hope you’re out of my mind

'Zat You, Santa Claus? lyrics - Garth Brooks

'Zat you, Santa Claus?

Gifts I'm preparin'

For some Christmas sharin'

But I pause because

Hangin' my stockin'

I can hear a knockin'

'Zat you, Santa Claus

Sure is dark out

Not the slighest spark out

Pardon my clackin' jaws

Uh, who there

Who is it

Uh, stoppin' for a visit

'Zat you, Santa Claus

Are you bringin' a present for me

Something pleasantly pleasant for me

That's what I've been waitin' for

Would you mind slippin' it under the door

Four winds are howlin'

Or maybe that be growlin'

My legs feel like straws

Oh my, my, me, my

Kindly would you reply

'Zat you, Santa Claus

Yeah

Oh hangin' my stockin'

I can hear a knockin'

'Zat you, Santa Claus

Yeah, say now

Hey there, who is it

Stoppin' for a visit

'Zat you, Santa Claus

Whoa there Santa you gave me a scare

Now stop teasin' 'cause I know you're there

We don't believe in no goblins today

But I can't explain why I'm shakin' this way

Well I see old Santa in the keyhole

I'll give to the cause

One peek and I'll try there

Uh-oh there's an eye there

'Zat you, Santa Claus

Please, please

I pity my knees

Say that's you Santa Claus

That's him alright

Guy Goin' Nowhere lyrics - Garth Brooks

(originally by Ashley McBride)

Don't waste your life behind that guitar

You may get gone, but you won't get far

You're not the first, boy you won't be the last

And you can tell us all about it when you come crawlin' back

Cause that road you're on, it just winds and winds

You're spinning your wheels, and wastin' your time

But when the lights come up and I hear the band

And where they said I'd never be is right here where I stand

I see the crowd and I look around, and I can't find an empty chair

Not bad for a boy goin' nowhere

Now I get these calls, out on the road

Yeah we heard your song on the radio

We always said you'd make it big back then

Yeah and I tell everybody that I knew you back when

So don't forget us little folks

When you crash and burn, remember we told you so

But then the lights come up and I hear the band

And where they said I'd never be is right here in Spokane

I see the crowd and I look around, and I can't find an empty chair

Not bad for a guy goin' nowhere

And I need to thank the Father for every song I sing

And for everyone who ever said I'd never be anything

It took a whole lot of 'yes I wills' and 'I don't cares'

A lot of run down dives and bars and rain soaked fairs

To get to all of you down here and way back there

Not bad for a guy goin' nowhere

Not bad for a boy goin' nowhere

Hard Luck Woman lyrics - Garth Brooks

(originally by Kiss)

If never I'd met you

I'd never have seen you cry

If not for our first hello

We'd never have to say goodbye

If never I held you

My feeling's would never show

It's time I start walkin'

But there's so much you'll never know

I keep telling you hard luck woman

You ain't a hard luck woman

Rags, a sailor's only daughter

A child of the water

Too proud to be a queen

Rags, I really love you

I can't forget about you

You'll be a hard luck woman

Baby, till you find your man

Before I go let me kiss you

And wipe the tears from your eyes

I don't wanna hurt you, girl

You know I could never lie

I keep telling you a hard luck woman

You ain't a hard luck woman

You'll be a hard luck woman

Baby, till you find your man

Rags, a sailor's only daughter

A child of the water

Too proud to be a queen

Rags, I really love you

I can't forget about you

You'll be a hard luck woman

Baby, till you find your man

You'll be a hard luck woman

Baby, till you find your man

You'll be a hard luck woman

Baby, till you find your man

Hard luck woman

More Than A Memory lyrics - Garth Brooks

People say she's only in my head

It's gonna take time but I'll forget

They say I need to get on with my life

They don't realize

Is when you're dialing 6 numbers just to hang up the phone

Driving across town just to see if she's home

Waking a friend in the dead of the night

Just to hear him say its gonna be alright

When you're finding things to do not to fall asleep

Cause you know she'll be there in your dreams

That's when she's more than a memory

Took a match to everything she ever wrote

Watched her words go up in smoke

Tore all her pictures off the wall

That ain't helping me at all

Cause when you're talking out loud but nobody's there

You look like hell and you just don't care

Drinking more than you ever drank

Sinking down lower than you ever sank

When you find yourself falling down upon your knees

Praying to God, begging Him "please"

that's when she's more than a memory

She's more

Cause when you're dialing her number just hang up the phone

Driving across town just to see if she's home

Waking a friend in the dead of night

Just to hear him say it's gonna be alright

When you're finding things to do not to fall asleep

Cause you know she's waiting in your dreams

That's when she's more than a memory

People say she's only in my head

It's gonna take time but I'll forget

Garth Brooks - The Ultimate Hits [2007]

Ain't Going Down / 'Til the Sun Comes Up Lyrics – Garth Brooks

Six o'clock on Friday evening
Momma doesn' t know she's leaving
'Til she hears the screen door slamming
Rubber squealin', gears a-jamming
Local country station just a blaring on the radio
Pick him up at seven and they're headin' to the rodeo
Momma's on the front porch screamin' out her warning
Girl you better get your red head
Back in bed before the morning

Nine o'clock the show is ending
But the fun is just beginning
She knows he's anticipating
But she's gonna keep him waiting
Grab a bite to eat
And then they're heading to the honkey tonk
But loud crowds and line dancing
Just ain't what they really want
Drive out to the boondocks and park down by the creek
And where it's George Strait 'til real late
And dancing cheek to cheek

Ain't going down 'til the sun comes up
Ain't givin' in 'til they get enough
Going 'round the world in a pickup truck
Ain't goin' down 'til the sun comes up

Ten 'til twelve is wine and dancing
Midnight starts the hard romancing
One o'clock that truck is rocking
Two is coming, still no stopping
Break to check the clock at three
They're right on where they want to be
Four o'clock get up and going
Five o'clock that rooster's crowing

Ain't going down 'til the sun comes up
Ain't givin' in 'til they get enough
Going 'round the world in a pickup truck
Ain't goin' down 'til the sun comes up

Six o'clock on Saturday
Her folks don't know he's on his way
The stalls are clean, the horses fed
They say she's grounded 'til she's dead
Well here he comes around the bend
Slowing down, she's jumping in
Hey mom, you're daughter's gone
And there they go again

Ain't going down 'til the sun comes up
Ain't givin' in 'til they get enough
Going 'round the world in a pickup truck
Ain't goin' down 'til the sun comes up

Shameless Lyrics – Garth Brooks

Well I'm shamemeless when it comes to loving you
I'll do anything you want me to
I'll do anything at all

And I'm standing here for all the world to see
Oh baby that's what's left of me
Don't have very far to fall

You know now I'm not a man who's ever been
Insecure about the world I've been livin' in
I don't break easy I have my pride
But if you need to be satisfied

I'm shameless, oh honey I don't have a prayer
Every time I see you standin' there
I go down upon my knees

And I'm changin' swore I'd never compromise
Oh but you convinced me otherwise
I'll do anything you please

You see in all my life I've never found
What I couldn't resist what I couldn't turn down
I could walk away from anyone I ever knew
But I can't walk away from you

I have never let anything have this much control over me
I work too hard to call my life my own
And I've made myself a world and it's worked so perfectly
But it's your world now I can't refuse
I've never had so much to lose
Oh I'm shameless

You know it should be easy for a man who's strong
To say he's sorry or admit when he's wrong
I've never lost anything I've ever missed
But I've never been in love like this

It's out of my hands
I'm shameless, I don't have the power now
I don't want it anyhow
So I got to let it go

Oh I'm shameless, shameless as a man can be
You make a total fool of me
I just wanted to you to know

Oh I'm shameless
I just wanted you to know
Oh I'm shameless
Oh I'm down on my knees...shameless

Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House Lyrics – Garth Brooks

Yes, she's my lady luck
Hey, I'm her wild card man
Together we're buildin' up a real hot hand
We live out in the country
Hey, she's my little queen of the South
Yea, we're two of a kind
Workin' on a full house

She wakes me every mornin'
With a smile and a kiss
Her strong country lovin' is hard to resist
She's my easy lovin' woman
I'm her hard-workin' man, no doubt
Yea, we're two of a kind
Workin' on a full house

Yea, a pickup truck is her limousine
And her favorite dress is her faded blue jeans
She loves me tender when the goin' gets tough
Somtimes we fight just so we can make up

Lord I need that little woman
Like the crops need the rain
She's my honeycomb and I'm her sugar cane
We really fit together
If you know what I'm talkin' about
Yea, we're two of a kind
Workin' on a full house

This time I found a keeper, I made up my mind
Lord the perfect combination is her heart and mine
The sky's the limit, no hill is too steep
We're playin' for fun, but we're playin' for keeps

So draw the curtain, honey
Turn the lights down low
We'll find some country music on the radio
I'm yours and you're mine
Hey, that's what it's all about
Yea, we're two of a kind
Workin' on a full house

Lordy, mama, we'll be two of a kind
Workin' on a full house

The Beaches of Cheyenne Lyrics – Garth Brooks

They packed up all his buckles
And shipped his saddle to his dad
And by the way the house looked
She must have took it bad
The workers come on Monday
To fix the door and patch the wall
They say she just went crazy
The night she got the call

He was up in Wyoming
And drew a bull no man could ride
He promised her he'd turn out
Well it turned out that he lied
And their dreams that they'd been livin'
In the California sand
Died right there beside him in Cheyenne

They she just went crazy
Screamin' out his name
She ran out into the ocean
And to this day they claim
That if you go down by the water
You'll see her footprints in the sand
'Cause every night she walks the beaches of Cheyenne

They never found her body
Just her diary by her bed
It told about the fight they had
And the words that she had said
When he told her he was ridin'
She said then I don't give a damn
If you never come back from Cheyenne

They she just went crazy
Screamin' out his name
She ran out into the ocean
And to this day they claim
That you can go down by the water
And see her footprints in the sand
'Cause every night she walks the beaches of Cheyenne

Nobody can explain it
Some say she's still alive
They even claim they've seen her
On the shoreline late at night
So if you go down by the water
You'll see her footprints in the sand
'Cause every night she walks the beaches of Cheyenne

Every night she walks the beaches of Cheyenne

If Tomorrow Never Comes Lyrics – Garth Brooks

Sometimes late at night
I lie awake and watch her sleeping
She's lost in peaceful dreams
So I turn out the lights and lay there in the dark
And the thought crosses my mind
If I never wake up in the morning
Would she ever doubt the way I feel
About her in my heart

If tomorrow never comes
Will she know how much I loved her
Did I try in every way to show her every day
That she's my only one
And if my time on earth were through
And she must face the world without me
Is the love I gave her in the past
Gonna be enough to last
If tomorrow never comes

'Cause I've lost loved ones in my life
Who never knew how much I loved them
Now I live with the regret
That my true feelings for them never were revealed
So I made a promise to myself
To say each day how much she means to me
And avoid that circumstance
Where there's no second chance to tell her how I feel

If tomorrow never comes
Will she know how much I loved her
Did I try in every way to show her every day
That she's my only one
And if my time on earth were through
And she must face the world without me
Is the love I gave her in the past
Gonna be enough to last
If tomorrow never comes

So tell that someone that you love
Just what you're thinking of
If tomorrow never comes

Papa Loved Mama Lyrics – Garth Brooks

Papa drove a truck nearly all his life
You know it drove mama crazy being a trucker's wife
The part she couldn't handle was the being alone
I guess she needed more to hold than just a telephone
Papa called Mama each and every night
Just to ask her how she was and if us kids were alright
Mama would wait for that call to come in
When Daddy'd hang up she was gone again

Mama was a looker
Lord, how she shined
Papa was a good'n
But the jealous kind
Papa loved Mama
Mama loved men
Mama's in the graveyard
Papa's in the pen

Well it was bound to happen and one night it did
Papa came home and it was just us kids
He had a dozen roses and a bottle of wine
If he was lookin' to surprise us he was doin' fine
I heard him cry for Mama up and own the hall
Then I heard a bottle break against the bedroom wall
That old diesel engine made an eerie sound
When Papa fired it up and headed into town

Well the picture in the paper showed the scene real well
Papa's rig was buried in the local motel
The desk clerk said he saw it all real clear
He never hit the brakes and he was shifting gears

Mama was a looker
Lord, how she shined
Papa was a good'n
But the jealous kind
Papa loved Mama
Mama loved men
Mama's in the graveyard
Papa's in the pen

More Then a Memory Lyrics – Garth Brooks

People say she's only in my head
It's gonna take time but I'll forget
They say I need to get on with my life
What they don't realize

Is when you're dialing six numbers just to hang up the phone
Driving 'cross town just to see if she's home
Waking a friend in the dead of night
Just to hear him say, "It's gonna be all right"
When you find the things to do not to fall asleep
'Cause you know she'll be there in your dreams
That's when she's more than a memory

Took a match to everything she ever wrote
Watched her words go up in smoke
Tore all the pictures off the wall
But that ain't helping me at all

'Cause when you're talking out loud and nobody's there
You look like hell and you just don't care
Drinking more than you ever drank
Sinking down lower than you ever sank
When you find yourself falling down upon your knees
Praying to God and begging Him please
That's when she's more than a memory

She's more
She's more

'Cause when you're dialing her number just to hang up the phone
Driving 'cross town just to see if she's home
Waking a friend in the dead of night
Just to hear him say, "It's gonna be all right"
When you find the things to do not to fall asleep
'Cause you know she's waiting in your dreams
That's when she's more than a memory

People say she's only in my head
It's gonna take time but I'll forget

Good Ride Cowboy Lyrics – Garth Brooks

From the hills of Kaycee, Wyoming
Where life's wooly and wild
Came a Air Force brat in a cowboy hat
And that Copenhagen smile
From buckin' broncs to honky tonks
He always sang a cowboy's song
We were much too young, havin' too much fun
As we all sang along

We sang Life's a Highway
There's only one way you're gonna get through it
When she starts to twist be more like Chris
Pull your hat down tight
And just LeDoux it!
When that whistle blows
And that crowd explodes
And them pickup men are at your side
They tell you good ride cowboy, good ride

From gold buckles to gold records
Once again he was spinnin' 'round
Took the whole world on
And he turned us on to that Western Underground
And from Bareback Jack to This Cowboy's Hat
The songs were stronger than his pain
He would not slow down from town to town
Like children running thru the rain

We sang Life's a Highway
There's only one way you're gonna get through it
When she starts to twist be more like Chris
Pull your hat down tight
And just LeDoux it!
When that whistle blows
And that crowd explodes
And them pickup men are at your side
They tell you good ride cowboy, good ride

We sang Life's a Highway
There's only one way you're gonna get through it
When she starts to twist be more like Chris
Pull your hat down tight
And just LeDoux it!
When that whistle blows
And that crowd explodes
And them pickup men are at your side
They tell you good ride cowboy, good ride

When we cross that river Jordan,
With St Peter on the other side
Singin' Good Ride Cowboy, Good Ride!
Say Good Ride Cowboy, Good Ride!

In Another's Eyes Lyrics – Garth Brooks

(Duet with Trisha Yearwood)
(Bobby Wood/John Peppard/Garth Brooks)

In another's eyes I'm someone who
Loves her enough to walk away from you
I'd never cheat and I would never lie
In another's eyes, yeah

In another's eyes I can do no wrong
And he believes in me and his faith is strong
I'd never fall or even compromise
In another's eyes, mmh

(Chorus)
In another's eyes I'm afraid that I can't see
This picture perfect portrait that they paint of me
They don't realize and I pray they never do
'Cause every time I look I'm seein' you
In another's eyes

In another's eyes starin' back at me
I see a sinkin' soul tryin' desperately
To turn the tide before it dies
In another's eyes, yeah

(Bridge)
And what they don't see
what is killing me
It's blessing and a curse
That love is blind

'Cause in another's eyes I'm afraid that I can't see
This picture perfect portrait that they paint of me
And they don't realize and I pray to God they never do
'Cause every time I look I'm seein' you
In another's eyes
In another's eyes
In another's eyes

The Fever Lyrics – Garth Brooks

He's got a split finger wrap
And his rope's pulled way to tight
He's got a lunatic smile
'Cause he's really drawn deep tonight

He's got a fever, fever, fever, fever
Grab a hold of anything and hold on tight
It hits you like the venom from a rattle snake bite
We're all here 'cause he's not all there tonight

He takes one breath
And time turns inside out
Then the gate busts open to the world he dreams about

He's got a fever, fever, fever, fever
Stick a rope on anything 'cause he don't care
He'd even take a ride on the electric chair
We're all here cause he's not all there tonight

He says it's really kind of simple
Keep your mind in the middle
While your butt spins 'round and 'round
Take heed to Sankey's preachin'
Keep liftin' and reachin'
And ridin' like there ain't no clowns

What he loves might kill him
But he's got no choice
He's a different breed
With a voice down deep inside
That's screamin' he was born to ride

He's got a fever, fever, fever, fever
Fever makes you crazy 'cause it makes no sense
Like runnin' from your shadow out of self-defense
He won't run and baby he can't hide
He thinks the odds are even leavin' one hand tied
He gets so tired of hangin' on so tight
I know you think he's crazy well I think you're right
We're all here 'cause he's not all there that's right

Midnight Sun Lyrics – Garth Brooks

Verse 1:
Ain't no hay left on the ground
Gonna join the sun in sitting down
My last bale and well my tail is dragging
Cotton shirt, Cotton mouth
Cold ones waiting at the house
It's time for me to get down off the wagon

Chorus 1:
Hose me down and dress me up
Fire up that old pickup truck
Out the gate and let them horses run
A jukebox and swinging doors
Soft and pretties on a hardwood floor
A cowboy's work just ain't never done
In the land of the midnight sun

Verse 2:
Find a looker, have her hold my keys
And tell her later we'll be needing these
Grab a cold one, turn it upside down
To that honky tonkin' sound

Chorus 2:
Hose me down and dress me up
Fire up that old pickup truck
Out the gate and let them horses run
'Cause eight o' clock comes twice a day
And either way you'll find me chasing strays
A cowboy's work just ain't never done
In the land of the midnight sun

Verse 3:
Shoot the breeze while shooting pool
Dance 'til you're sweating like a rented mule
Getting loud with all my cowboy friends
The party never ends

Chorus 3:
Hose me down and dress me up
Fire up that old pickup truck
Out the gate and let them horses run
Looky there who waits for me
Smiling sweetly, holding up my keys
A cowboy's work just ain't never done
In the land of the midnight sun
In the land of the midnight sun

Learning To Live Again

I burned my hand, I cut my face
Heaven knows how long it's been
Since I've felt so out of place
I'm wonderin' if I'll fit in

Debbie and Charley said they'd be here by nine
And Deb said she might bring a friend
Just my luck, they're right on time
So here I go again

I'm gonna smile my best smile
And I'm gonna laugh like it's going out of style
Look into her eyes and pray that she don't see
That learning to live again is killing me

Little cafe, table for four
But there's just conversation for three
I like the way she let me get the door
I wonder what she thinks of me

Debbie just whispered, "You're doin' fine"
And I wish that I felt the same
She's asked me to dance, now her hand's in mine
Oh, my god, I've forgotten her name

But I'm gonna smile my best smile
And I'm gonna laugh like it's going out of style
Look into her eyes and pray that she don't see
That learning to live again is killing me

Now here we are beneath her porch light
And I say what a great time it's been
A kiss on the cheek, a whisper goodnight
And I say, "can I see you again"

And she just smiles her best smile
And she laughs like it's going out of style
Looks into my eyes and says, "We'll see"
Oh this learning to live again is killing me
God this learning to live again is killing me

To Make You Feel My Love Lyrics - Garth Brooks

When the rains blowing in your face
And the whole world is on your case
I would offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love

When evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love

I know you haven't made your mind up yet
But I would never do you wrong
I've known it from the moment that we met
There’s no doubt in my mind where you belong

I'd go hungry, I'd go black and blue
I'd go crawling down the avenue
There ain’t nothing that I wouldn't do
To make you feel my love

Mmmm

The storms are raging on a rollin' sea
And down the highway of regret
The winds of change are blowing wild and free
Yeah but you ain't seen nothing like me yet

There ain’t nothing that I wouldn't do
Go to the ends of the earth for you
Make you happy, make your dreams come true
To make you feel my love

We Shall Be Free Lyrics – Garth Brooks

This ain't comin' from no prophet
Just an ordinary man
When I close my eyes I see
The way this world shall be
When we all walk hand in hand

When the last child cries for a crust of bread
When the last man dies for just words that he said
When there's shelter over the poorest head
We shall be free

When the last thing we notice is the color of skin
And the first thing we look for is the beauty within
When the skies and the oceans are clean again
Then we shall be free

We shall be free
We shall be free
Stand straight, walk proud
'Cause we shall be free
When we're free to love anyone we choose
When this world's big enough for all different views
When we all can worship from our own kind of pew
Then we shall be free
We shall be free

We shall be free
Have a little faith
Hold out
'Cause we shall be free

And when money talks for the very last time
And nobody walks a step behind
When there's only one race and that's mankind
Then we shall be free

We shall be free
We shall be free
Stand straight, walk proud, have a little faith, hold out
We shall be free

We shall be free
We shall be free
Stand straight, have a little faith

We shall be free

The Dance Lyrics – Garth Brooks

Looking back on the memory of
The dance we shared 'neath the stars alone
For a moment all the world was right
How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye

And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain
But I'd have had to miss the dance

Holding you I held everything
For a moment wasn't I a king
But if I'd only known how the king would fall
Hey who's to say you know I might have changed it all

And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain
But I'd have had to miss the dance

Yes my life is better left to chance
I could have missed the pain but I'd have had to miss the dance

Callin' Baton Rouge Lyrics – Garth Brooks

I spent last night in the arms
Of a girl in Louisiana
And though I'm out on the highway
My thoughts are still with her
Such a strange combination of a woman and a child
Such a strange situation stoppin' every hundred miles
Callin' Baton Rouge

A replay of last night's events
Roll through my mind
Except a scene or two
Erased by sweet red wine
And I see a truck stop sign ahead
So I change lanes
I need a cup of coffee
And a couple dollars change
Callin' Baton Rouge

Operator won't you put me on through
I gotta' send my love down to Baton Rouge
Hurry up won't you put her on the line
I gotta' talk to the girl just one more time

Hello Samantha dear, I hope you're feelin' fine
And it won't be long until I'm with you all the time
But until then I'll spend my money up right down to my last dime
Callin' Baton Rouge

Operator won't you put me on through
I gotta' send my love down to Baton Rouge
Hurry up won't you put her on the line
I gotta' talk to the girl just one more time

Callin' Baton Rouge
Sweet Baton Rouge, my Baton Rouge

Two Pina Coladas Lyrics - Garth Brooks

I was feelin’ the blues
I was watching the news
When this fella came on the TV

He said I’m tellin’ you
That science has proven
That heartaches are healed by the sea

That got me goin’
Without even knowin’
I packed right up and drove down

Now I’m on a roll
And I swear to my soul
Tonight I’m gonna paint this town

So bring me two pina coladas
One for each hand
Let’s set sail with Captin Morgan
And never leave dry land

Troubles I forgot ‘em
I buried ‘em in the sand
So bring me two pina coladas
She said good-bye to her good timin’ man

Oh now I’ve gotta say
That the wind and the waves
And the moon winkin’ down at me

Eases my mind
By leavin’ behind
The heartaches that love often brings

Now I’ve got a smile
That goes on for miles
With no inclination to roam

I’ve gotta say
That I think I’ve gotta stay
‘Cause this is feelin’ more and more like home

So bring me two pina coladas
One for each hand
Let’s set sail with Captin Morgan
And never leave dry land

Troubles I forgot ‘em
I buried ‘em in the sand
So bring me two pina coladas
She said good-bye to her good timin’ man

The Thunder Rolls Lyrics – Garth Brooks

Three thirty in the morning
Not a soul insight
The city's lookin' like a ghost town
On a moonless summer night
Raindrops on the windshield
There's a storm moving in
He's headin' back from somewhere
That he never should have been
And the thunder rolls
And the thunder rolls

Every light is burnin'
In a house across town
She's pacin' by the telephone
In her faded flannel gown
Askin' for miracle
Hopin' she's not right
Prayin' it's the weather
That's kept him out all night
And the thunder rolls
And the thunder rolls

The thunder rolls
And the lightnin' strikes
Another love grows cold
On a sleepless night
As the storm blows on
Out of control
Deep in her heart
The thunder rolls

She's waitin' by the window
When he pulls into the drive
She rushes out to hold him
Thankful he's alive
But on the wind and rain
A strange new perfume blows
And the lightnin' flashes in her eyes
And he knows that she knows
And the thunder rolls
And the thunder rolls

The thunder rolls

And the lightnin' strikes
Another love grows cold
On a sleepless night
As the storm blows on
Out of control
Deep in her heart
The thunder rolls

She runs back down the hallway
To the bedroom door
She reaches for the pistol
Kept in the dresser drawer
Tells the lady in the mirror
He won't do this again
Cause tonight will be the last time
She'll wonder where he's been

That Summer Lyrics - Garth Brooks

I went to work for her that summer
A teenage kid so far from home
She was a lonely widow woman
Hell-bent to make it on her own
We were a thousand miles from nowhere
Wheat fields as far as I could see
Both needing something from each other
Not knowing yet what that might be

'Til she came to me one evening
Hot cup of coffee and a smile
In a dress that I was certain
She hadn't worn in quite a while
There was a difference in her laughter
There was a softness in her eyes
And on the air there was a hunger
Even a boy could recognize

She had a need to feel the thunder
To chase the lightning from the sky
To watch a storm with all its wonder
Written in her lover's eyes
She had to ride the heat of passion
Like a comet burning bright
Rushing headlong in the wind
Now where only dreams have been
Burning both ends of the night

That summer wind was all around me
Nothing between us but the night
When I told her that I'd never
She softly whispered that's alright
And then I watched her hands of leather
Turn to velvet in a touch
There's never been a summer
When I have ever learned so much

We had a need to feel the thunder
To chase the lightning from the sky
To watch a storm with all its wonder
Written in her lover's eyes
She had to ride the heat of passion
Like a comet burning bright
Rushing headlong in the wind
Now where only dreams have been
Burning both ends of the night

I often think about that summer
The sweat, the moonlight and the lace
And I have rarely held another
When I haven't seen her face
And every time I pass a wheat field
And watch it dancing with the wind
Although I know it isn't real
I just can't help but feel
Her hungry arms again

She had a need to feel the thunder
To chase the lightning from the sky
To watch a storm with all its wonder
Written in her lover's eyes
She had to ride the heat of passion
Like a comet burning bright
Rushing headlong in the wind
Now where only dreams have been
Burning both ends of the night

Rushing in long in the wind
Now where only dreams have been
Burnin' both ends of the night

The River Lyrics – Garth Brooks

You know a dream is like a river
Ever changin' as it flows
And a dreamer's just a vessel
That must follow where it goes
Trying to learn from what's behind you
And never knowing what's in store
Makes each day a constant battle
Just to stay between the shores...

And, I will sail my vessel
'Til the river runs dry
Like a bird upon the wind
These waters are my sky
I'll never reach my destination
If I never try
So I will sail my vessel
'Til the river runs dry

Too many times we stand aside
And let the waters slip away
'Til what we put off 'til tomorrow
Has now become today
So don't you sit upon the shoreline
And say you're satisfied
Choose to chance the rapids
And dare to dance the tide...

Yes, I will sail my vessel
'Til the river runs dry
Like a bird upon the wind
These waters are my sky
I'll never reach my destination
If I never try
So I will sail my vessel
'Til the river runs dry

There's bound to be rough waters
And I know I'll take some falls
But with the good Lord as my captain
I can make it through them all...

Yes, I will sail my vessel
'Til the river runs dry
Like a bird upon the wind
These waters are my sky
I'll never reach my destination
If I never try
So I will sail my vessel
'Til the river runs dry

Yes, I will sail my vessel
'Til the river runs dry
'Til the river runs dry

Beer Run Lyrics – Garth Brooks

Twenty-five minutes past quitting time
Seven of us crammed into that truck of mine
Paying no attention to them highway signs
Going 90 mile an hour toward that county line
Quick sack, 12 pack, back again
It's a B-double E-double are you in?

My buddy and their babies letting down their hair
As long as were together it don't matter where
Ain't got a lot of money but we just don't care
Knowing that the fun is in the getting there
Aztec, long necks, paychecks spent
It's a B, double E, double R, U, N

Oh I cant stop thinking
What the hell they were drinking
When they made this county dry
I got a week long thirst and what makes it worse
lord it's my turn to drive

Laughing and a bragging and a' carrying on
We loaded up the wagon and we headed home
I guess half a dozen cases doesn't last that long
Come tomorrow morning it'll be all gone
It's turn around, leave town, sounds again
Like a B, double E, double R, U, N

Like a B, double E, double R, U, N

Unanswered Prayers Lyrics – Garth Brooks

Just the other night a hometown football game
My wife nd I ran into my old high school flame
And as I introduced them the past came back to me
And I couldn't help but think of the way things used to be

She was the one that I'd wanted for all times
And each night I'd spend prayin' that God would make her mine
And if he'd only grant me this wish I wished back then
I'd never ask for anything again

Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers
Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs
That just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers

She wasn't quite the angel that I remembered in my dreams
And I could tell that time had changed me
In her eyes too it seemed
We tried to talk about the old days
There wasn't much we could recall
I guess the Lord knows what he's doin' after all

And as she walked away and I looked at my wife
And then and there I thanked the good Lord
For the gifts in my life

Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers

Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs
That just because he may not answer doesn't mean he don't care
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered

Some of God's greatest gifts are all too often unanswered...
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers

Much Too Young / To Feel This Damn Old Lyrics – Garth Brooks

This ol' highway's getting longer
Seems there ain't no end in sight
To sleep would be best, but I just can't afford to rest
I've got to ride in Denver tomorrow night

I called the house but no one answered
For the last two weeks no one's been home
I guess she's through with me, to tell the truth I just can't see
What's kept the woman holding on this long

And the white line's getting longer and the saddle's getting cold
I'm much too young to feel this damn old
All my cards are on the table with no ace left in the hole
I'm much too young to feel this damn old

The competition's getting younger
Tougher broncs, you know I can't recall
The worn out tape of Chris LeDoux, lonely women and bad booze
Seem to be the only friends I've left at all

And the white line's getting longer and the saddle's getting cold
I'm much too young to feel this damn old
All my cards are on the table with no ace left in the hole
I'm much too young to feel this damn old

Lord, I'm much too young to feel this damn old

Workin' For a Livin' Lyrics – Garth Brooks

Somedays won't end ever and somedays pass on by,
I'll be working here forever, at least until I die.
Dammed if you do, dammed if you don't
I'm supposed to get a raise week, you know damn well I won't.

Workin for a livin
Workin for a livin
Workin for a livin, livin and workin
I'm taking what they giving 'cause I'm working for a livin.

Hey I'm not complaining 'cause I really need the work
Hitting up my buddy's got me feeling like a jerk
Car payment, insurance,alimony, rent .
I get a check on Friday, but it's all ready spent.

Workin for a livin
Workin for a livin
Workin for a livin, livin and workin
I'm taking what they giving 'cause I'm working for a livin.

Ooh, Workin for a livin
Ooh, taking what they giving
Ooh, Workin for a livin
Ooh, ooh

Bus boy, bartender, ladies of the night
Grease monkey, ex-junky, winner of the fight
Walking on the streets its really all the same Nascar,Rock star, any other day

Workin for a livin
Workin for a livin
Workin for a livin, livin and workin
I'm taking what they giving 'cause I'm working for a livin.

Workin for a livin, livin and workin
I'm taking what they giving 'cause I'm working for a livin.
Workin for a livin, livin and workin

What She's Doing Now Lyrics – Garth Brooks

Last time I saw her it was turnin' colder
But that was years ago
Last I heard she had moved to Boulder
But where she's now I don't know
But there's somethin' 'bout this time of year
That spins my head around
Takes me back makes me wonder
What she's doin' now

'Cause what she's doin' now is tearin' me apart
Fillin' up my mind and emptyin' my heart
I can hear her call each time the cold wind blows
And I wonder if she knows...what she's doin' now

Just for laughs I dialed her old number
But no one knew her name
Hung up the phone sat there and wondered
If she'd ever done the same
I took a walk in the evenin' wind
To clear my head somehow
But tonight I lie here thinkin'
What she doin' now

'Cause what she's doin' now is tearin' me apart
Fillin' up my mind and emptying my heart
I can hear her call each time the cold wind blows
And I wonder if she knows

What she's doin' now is tearin' me apart
Fillin' up my mind and emptying my heart
I can hear her call each time the cold wind blows
And I wonder if she knows...what she's doin' now

When You Come Back to Me Again Lyrics – Garth Brooks

There’s a ship out on the ocean,
At the mercy of the sea.
It’s been tossed about,
Lost and broken,
Wandering aimlessly.
And God somehow you know,
That ship is me.

‘Cause there’s a lighthouse,
In a harbor,
Shining faithfully.
Pouring its light out,
Across the water.
For this sinking soul to see,
That someone out there still believes in me.

On a prayer,
In a song,
I hear your voice,
And it keeps me hanging on.
Oh, raining down, against the wind.
I’m reaching out,
‘Till we reach the circle’s end.
When you come back to me again.

There’s a moment,
There we all come to.
In our own time and in our own space.
Where all that we’ve done,
We can undo,
If our hearts’ in the right place.

On a prayer,
In a song,
I hear your voice,
And it keeps me hanging on.
Oh, raining down, against the wind.
I’m reaching out,
‘Till we reach the circle’s end.
And you come back to me again.

And again I see,
My yesterday’s in front of me,
Unfolding like a mystery.
You’re changing all that is and used to be.

On a prayer,
In a song,
I hear your voice,
And it keeps me hanging on.
Oh, raining down, against the wind.
I’m reaching out,
‘Till we reach the circle’s end.
When you come back to me again.

When you come back to me again.

[Thanks to Tom Wood, Kristi for corrections]

Standing Outside The Fire Lyrics – Garth Brooks

We call them cool
Those hearts that have no scars to show
The ones that never do let go
And risk the tables being turned

We call them fools
Who have to dance within the flame
Who chance the sorrow and the shame
That always comes with getting burned

But you've got to be tough when consumed by desire
'Cause it's not enough just to stand outside the fire

We call them strong
Those who can face this world alone
Who seem to get by on their own
Those who will never take the fall

We call them weak
Who are unable to resist
The slightest chance love might exist
And for that forsake it all

They're so hell-bent on giving ,walking a wire
Convinced it's not living if you stand outside the fire

Standing outside the fire
Standing outside the fire
Life is not tried, it is merely survived
If you're standing outside the fire

There's this love that is burning
Deep in my soul
Constantly yearning to get out of control
Wanting to fly higher and higher
I can't abide
Standing outside the fire

Standing outside the fire
Standing outside the fire
Life is not tried, it is merely survived
If you're standing outside the fire

Standing outside the fire
Standing outside the fire
Life is not tried, it is merely survived
If you're standing outside the fire

American Honky-Tonk Bar Association Lyrics – Garth Brooks

If your paycheck depends on
The weather and the clock
If your conversation calls for
A little more than a coffee pot
If you need to pour your heart out
And try to rectify some situation
That you're facing
Contact your American Honky-Tonk Bar Association

When Uncle Sam dips in your pocket
For most things you don't mind
But when your dollar goes to all of those
Standing in a welfare line
Well rejoice you have a voice
If you're concerned about the destination
Of this great nation
It's called the American Honky-Tonk Bar Association

It represents the hardhat
Gunrack, achin'-back
Over taxed, flag-wavin', fun-lovin' crowd
They're heart is in the music
And they love to play it loud
There's no forms or applications
There's no red tape administrations
It's the American Honky-Tonk Bar Association

We're all one big family
Throughout the cities and the towns
We don't reach for handouts
we reach for those who are down
And every local chapter has a seven day a week
Available consultation
For your frustration
It's called the American Honky-Tonk Bar Association

It represents the mud flaps
Six pack, beer crack
Over-taxed, flag-wavin', fun-lovin' crowd
They're heart is in the music
And they love to play it loud
There's no forms or applications
There's no red tape administrations
It's the American Honky-Tonk Bar Association

The Change Lyrics – Garth Brooks

One hand
Reaches out
And pulls a lost soul from harm
While a thousand more go unspoken for
They say what good have you done
By saving just this one
It's like whispering a prayer
In the fury of a storm

And I hear them saying you'll never change things
And no matter what you do it's still the same thing
But it's not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world will know
That it will not change me

This heart
Still believes
The love and mercy still exist
While all the hatred rage and so many say
That love is all but pointless in madness such as this
It's like trying to stop a fire
With the moisture from a kiss

And I hear them saying you'll never change things
And no matter what you do it's still the same thing
But it's not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world will know
That it will not change me

As long as one heart still holds on
Then hope is never really gone

I hear them saying you'll never change things
And no matter what you do it's still the same thing
But it's not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world we know
Never changes me

What I do is so
This world will know
That it will not change me

Rodeo Lyrics – Garth Brooks

His eyes are cold and restless
His wounds have almost healed
And she'd give half of Texas
Just to change the way he feels
She knows his love's in Tulsa
And she knows he's gonna go
Well it ain't no woman flesh and blood
It's that damned old rodeo

Well it's bulls and blood
It's dust and mud
It's the roar of a Sunday crowd
It's the white in his knuckles
The gold in the buckle
He'll win the next go 'round
It's boots and chaps
It's cowboy hats
It's spurs and latigo
It's the ropes and the reins
And the joy and the pain
And they call the thing rodeo

She does her best to hold him
When his love comes to call
But his need for it controls him
And her back's against the wall
And it's So long girl I'll see you
When it's time for him to go
You know the woman wants her cowboy
Like he wants his rodeo

Well it's bulls and blood
It's dust and mud
It's the roar of a Sunday crowd
It's the white in his knuckles
The gold in the buckle
He'll win the next go 'round
It's boots and chaps
It's cowboy hats
It's spurs and latigo
It's the ropes and the reins
And the joy and the pain
And they call the thing rodeo
It'll drive a cowboy crazy
It'll drive the man insane
And he'll sell off everything he owns
Just to pay to play her game
And a broken home and some broken bones
Is all he'll have to show
For all the years that he spent chasin'
This dream they call rodeo

Well it's bulls and blood
It's dust and mud
It's the roar of a Sunday crowd
It's the white in his knuckles
The gold in the buckle
He'll win the next go 'round
It's boots and chaps
It's cowboy hats
It's spurs and latigo
It's the ropes and the reins
And the joy and the pain
And they call the thing rodeo

It's the broncs and the blood
It's the steers and the mud
And they call the thing rodeo

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