Looking at the pages of my life Faded memories of me and you Mistakes you know I've made a few I took some shots and fell from time to time Baby, you
This romeo is bleeding But you can't see his blood It's nothing but some feelings That this old dog kicked up It's been raining since you left me Now
I went to see the preacher To teach me how to pray He looked at me and smiled Then the preacher turned away He said if you want to tell him something
I just seen trouble He's calling out your name tonite Billy get your guns You could walk away But I know you were born to fight So Billy get your guns
You said you loved to watch me sleep You put your head down on my chest To hear my breath Go on, take my last breath from me I don't want to live no
I wake up in the morning And I raise my weary head I've got an old coat for a pillow And the earth was last night's bed I don't know where I'm going
A whiskey bottle comforts me And tells me not to cry While a full moon says a prayer for me I try to close my eyes But the night's there to remind me
I used to be the kind of guy Who'd never let you look inside I'd smile when I was crying I had nothing but a lot to lose Thought I had a lot to prove
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It was another day A perfect Texas afternoon A mother and two children play The way the always do As they raced home from the mailbox A mother and her
I been knocked down so many times Counted out 6, 7, 8, 9 Written off like some bad deal If you're breathing you know how it feels Call it karma, call
Hey Patty Garrett that's what I used to call you They tell me you want me but I hear they've got you They made you a lawman with a badge made of silver
Joey Keys was from my neighborhood Some would say that he was bad and Joe thought that was good Joey got the name "Keys" picking locks He never really
You know your favorite old pair of shoes The ones with the hole in the toe you won't lose Your favorite record that's all scratched and used But still
I got my call light on Gimme one more fare tonight Just get me over the bridge I can see those shiny bay lights You know I'm never alone But I'm feeling
This world don't give you nothing it can't take away Everybody holding on to something Nobody wants to fade away No forgiveness on the streets of
Sitting here just watching you sleep Wish I could slip inside and be In some Technicolor dream But the air's too thick for one of us to breathe I'm not
A penny for your thoughts now baby Looks like the weight of the world's On your shoulders now I know you think you're going crazy Just when it seems
