Sweet Tequila Blues

I keep lookin for it
I hope I never find it
If I get close to it
just put me on a train
and get me back to Austin
oh dmn I miss that town
got them sweet tequila blues comin' down

I knew a man
with money in his hand
he could look that jack-o-diamonds in the eye
place it on the 4 (then) let the 7 close the door
take all them chips and break right down and cry

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I knew a girl who tought she had the world
with a slightly racing Spanish lullaby
when her dream came into town
she turned the whole damn thing around
some Texas girls just love to say goodbye

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here's one for the ladies
baby where is my Mercedes
girl I'm waitin' for the ribbons and the bows
just keep me guessin'
oh baby I'm confessin'
I know, you want two of them and three of those

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Him who saved me
 

Him who saved me -- save me again
him who made me -- won't you be my friend
signs of danger -- on the wind
him who saved me -- save me again

Rock-a-bye baby -- on the tree top
I'm a leaf on a tree -- I'm fish on a rock
and I got no arms -- I got no choice
would you sing for me -- 'cause I got no voice
would you cry for me -- would you make them pay
if they cut me down -- if they hauled me away

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Rock-a-bye baby -- when you wake up
and you look outside -- will you see through the stuff
will you breathe real heavy -- with your gas mask on
with no birds singin' -- on your grey front lawn
will you scratch your head -- will you wonder why
and what they were thinkin' - in the days gone by
who were the leaders -- who were these men
and mommy & daddy - did they vote for them

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Rock-a-bye baby -- here we go
there's nothin' to feel -- nothin' to know
there's no sound comin' from the saxophone
no Bible readings at the break of dawn
no God, no country, no forever friend
no enemy waitin' around the band
no parking tickets -- no judge to see
no bills to pay -- but nothin's free
there's no hands makin' the sign of the cross
there's nothin' to lose -- 'cause it's all been lost

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Extra

Over the mountain - across the sea
town to town -- waitin' on you & me
I'll play fiddle - you'll play your guitar
I've been rollin' with the flow
now I'm reachin' for the stars

I want somethin' extra tonight, baby
I want somethin' ... extra
do I want it - yes I do - got one - want two
give me somethin' extra tonight

it ain't my birthday - ain't no Chrismas time
(I'm) just a little Texas girl - with big things on her mind
go tind me somethin' good
you got no time to waste
you can help me take the wrappin' off
put a smile upon my face

I want somethin' extra tonight, baby
I want somethin' ... extra
come knockin' - on your door - got some - want more
give me somethin' extra tonight

I know you wanna treat your little baby right
I can see it in your eyes
before I let you lay me down & hold me tight
there's somethin' I gotta know
baby where's my big surprise

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There's a hole in the midnight
 

I once knew a young girl - pretty like you
put her hands in my pocket - took her a few
there's a hole in the midnight - where paradise is slippin' away

I knew a young sailor - on grandaddy's farm
he got what he wanted - next day he was gone
there's a hole in the midnight - where paradise is slippin' away

Better watch where you're goin' - you just might get there
better watch what you're askin' - you may get you your share
and this side of forever - one night when we got nothin' to say
you better believe it - come hell or high water
It'll be some young bass player or some farmer's daughter
there's a hole in the midnight - where paradise is slippin' away

When the clock's strikin' 12 girls - you'll say "where is he now"
or "or where is she goin' boys - & who's teachin' her how"
there's a hole in the midnight - where paradise is slippin' away

You'd be take your chances - do you know what you're doin'
girl, it's no good without you - who am I foolin'
we'll plug hole in the midnight - and let paradise take us away
 
 
 

Let's leave this town
 

I don't want the words that come to hand
that you learned to say
just to get away
I don't want your promise in the dark
stuff you wanna dream
that you just don't mean

Come on down with me baby
come on down
come on down with me baby
let's leave this town

I don't want the stuff that makes you fit
I want the juice inside
that you ain't found yet
I don't want the pleasures that you've known
I want the hurricane in the danger zone

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A faded poster of a rodeo
sweet memories of The Lst Picture Show
covered by a poster of the cover of a Rollin' Stone
the streets all look the same
maybe nothin's changed
but no one's home

There were time I thought 'bout givin' up
now it's me & you
and we ain't had enough
you got no cause to feel ashamed
you know somethin' girl
you're amazing

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Storybook Children
 

You've got your world and I've got mine
and it's a shame
two grown up worlds that could never be the same

Why can't we be like storybook children
running through the rain hand in hand across the meadow
why can't we be like storybook children
in a wonderland where nothing's planned
for tomorrow

You've got his ring, you've got his heart
you've got his baby
and it's too late to turn around
and start again

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How happy we ould be... if only we... were storybook children
 
 
 
 

Do your part
 

Too many songs on the radio line
too many cell phones callin' at the same time
too many airplanes flyin' up there in the sky
and I'm wondern' why - just wonderin' why

Too many coca cans in the stream
too many broken hearts do you know what I mean
I'm sittin' here just thinkin' of you
wonderin' just what to do .. just what to do

Do your part
don't sing that song no more
forget her number
don't dare to make that call
stay home
don't fly to Texas just to show her your stuff
drink cica cola from a biodegradable cup
do your part

Too many windown on that building 'cross the street
too many smilin' faces lookin' back at me
too many mouths talkin' at the same time
just waitin' in line - waitin' in line

Too many choices at the grocery store
miss you so bad - can't take it no more
I'm sittin' here just thinkin' of you
wonderin' just what to do ... just what to do

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His eyes

The time is right for leavin'
the sunshine clouds the rain
"I don't want you to go," she said,
"I've made new dresses for the spring"
Ophelia don't you cry like that
I'll hold you soon again
there's work across the mountain
she said, "I need your strong hot hands"

His eyes will watch you as you go
he'll walk here in the snow
outside my window
his eyes will see me through the shade
You know the plans he's made
how could you leave me with his eyes'

Ophelia what's come over you
what strange words for to say
I think I'll call the doctor
she said, "one is on his way"
If I don't start my leaving
I'll surely miss the train
"thanks for the lovely evening" she said,
"before you come again"

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Say Little Darlin'
 
 

Say little darlin' won't you marry me
live in the holler near the old oak tree
say darlin' say
near the old oak tree we'll build our home
never more this world to roam
say darlin' say

Say little darlin if you were mine
wouldn't do nothin' but starch & iron
say darlin' say
starch & iron would be your trade
and I'd get drunk & lay in the shade
say darlin' say

Starch & iron & so much more
get on my knees just to clean your floor
say darlin' say
clean your floor if you open the door
show you what a lovin' man is good for
say darlin' say
 
 
 
 

You are danger
 
 

If they want us to go, then we'll just go
I'm not gonna suck up to them
I'm their bitch on the run
and I don't need no gun
I got ways I can shoot right through them

we were born to rock this town
and rock this town we will
baby don't let it get you down, don't you fall, don't you fall
with your back againt the wall

You are danger - I am lightning
you are trouble - I am frightening
you are everything I want these arms to hold

You are magic - I am witness
if they don't like this - they can kiss this
you're the one who turned my blue moon into gold

Like a dance with the dead - like a story you've read
when your eyes could not stay open
some things play with your mind - hell we're all really blind
'till the time when the truth is spoken

We were born to rock this town  and rock this town we will
baby don't let it get you down - don't you fall, don't you fall
with your back against the wall

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Was that for me
 

Was that for me - straight from your heart
was that a sigh - a dance in the dark
after all this time - could it possibly be
and did a Texas fiddle play... was that for me

Was that for me - was that a sign
a nineteenth of forever valentine
and did the sparks just fly - on the Baltic sea
and did a Texas fiddle play... was that for me

Was that for m - was that a rose
from the garden of Rodin, I suppose
like Camille Claudelle - could you set me free
and did a Texas fiddle play... was that for me

Was that for me - straight from your heart
was that a sigh - a dance in the dark
and did the sparks just fly - on the Baltic sea
and did a Texas fiddle play... was that for me