There's a tomcat in the alley scarin' up a fight There's a mother softly kissing her little one goodnight There's peace and then there's chaos, reality
Well Hank made a living out of lonely He sang like a freight train whistle moan Said "You'll never get out of this world alive" As if he'd always known
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
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
You come bangling on the screen door,begging me to let you in All I got to say is, "Honey,where you been!" This time I think it's you that's surrenderin
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
Who's that knocking in the middle of the night With a hand full of flowers to make it all right If you're thinking I'll forgive you one more time I ain
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
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
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 light Her perfume fills
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
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 But come September
You know everyday I walk down memory lane Trying to find a way past the same old pain Ah you know, but now the message is loud and it's clear There
We tried and we tried but it's over Guess I didn't fit the imagine in your mind Now you tell me to find another lover But baby aren't you gettin' outta
My eyes may be hollow My face my be pale I may be just a shadow of my former self But tonight the ghost of heartaches past Is steppin' into town Gonna
Every time that you walk by I can't believe that I Have to live without you Every time I hear your name It hits me just the same I wish that I knew how
Well I said he had a lot of potential He was only misunderstood You know he {really didn't mean} to treat me so bad He wanted to be good And I swore
You've been spreadin' the blues All over the place Walking around with that look on your face Teardrops fallin hard on the cold cold ground It's time
