Clint Black Album

I oughta know the look in another's eyes
When there's something on their mind
I think I saw that look in a lover's eyes
They were looking into mine
Like we both had found the one we want
But found the one we wanted just quit trying

So we tell ourselves that what we found is what we meant to find
That's what we tell ourselves
You won't believe the things A heart could tell a mind
Somehow we sell ourselves on love
I just don't think I'll believe my heart this time

I oughta know the language
well I've heard me tell myself these things before
I finally made my mind up
My heart tells me to look for something more
Determined not to wind up wondering was she the one
Well, you never can be sure

Chorus

Funny thing about a mind
Lookin' for that brighter side
It's the only way that I can find
To let my feelings hide

But every now and then
I falter back on old memories
And I'm right back in love again
And back down on my knees.

Chorus:
And I'm finding out the hard way
There'll never be a time
When I don't think about you
And I'm finding out the hard way
At least here in my mind,
I won't go on without you
All the times I reminisce
I'm finally realizing this
Until it's gone it can't be missed
But I'm finding out the hard way.

Sure, I'm gonna make it through,
The sun'll overtake the night, again
Then it's out of my mind with you
And let another day back in
And for a while I'll carry on,
But what you said is surely comin' true
And although it might not last that long,
The times are not so few.

Chorus:
And I'm finding out the hard way
There'll never be a time
When I don't think about you
And I'm finding out the hard way
At least here in my mind,
I won't go on without you
All the times I reminisce
I'm finally realizing this
Until it's gone it can't be missed
But I'm finding out the hard way

I'm finding out the hard way...

You say your heart is in ruins
No way that it can get worse
I've already done what you're doing
And each time feels like the first.

You'll start to lose our of habit
You might even bet that you can't win
Maybe you just never really had it
And I've already lost it time and again.

Chorus:
You think you've got something to cry about
You say your heart's got scars that you can't even see
I'll give you something to cry about
'Cause all I've got is a hole where my heart used to be.

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I've lost a long line of lovers
And I'd fall for more of the same
You can spend your lifetime looking for others
"Still looking" that's my middle name.

Chorus:
You think you've got something to cry about
You say your heart's got scars that you can't even see
I'll give you something to cry about
'Cause all I've got is a hole where my heart used to be.

Chorus:
You think you've got something to cry about
You say your heart's got scars that you can't even see
I'll give you something to cry about
'Cause all I've got is a hole where my heart used to be.

You think you've got something to cry about
I'll give you something to cry about
You think you've got something to cry about
I'll give you something to cry about...

I've played the games, the masquerades
By the time the eleventh hour fades
You're bound to know that what I say is true
And I'm the one you're looking for
Every time you find that cheatin' door
I'll just keep pretending, I never knew.

Chorus:
But what are we in this for
When our heart are on the line
And if a heart could break
You're surely breaking mine
And if we fall to ruin
It wasn't my design
If I can have my way
There's no price I won't pay
To just keep buying time.

I'll have to say I have my doubts
But I'll give all till I give out
And I'll do anything to make you stay
But this could be part of the plan
Maybe we were dealt a losing hand
I'll have to let the cards fallwhere they may

Chorus:
But what are we in this for
When our heart are on the line
And if a heart could break
You're surely breaking mine
And if we fall to ruin
It wasn't my design
If I can have my way
There's no price I won't pay
To just keep buying time...

No sun on the Rockies, not even the light of day
I feel that old cabin fever coming on
But I know where I'll be when lady luck finally blows my way
She'll put the wind in my sails and I'll be gone
It won't be long before my ship comes in

Gonna sail right out of Colorado
Catch a ride on a warm trade wind to Puerta
No-One-Knows
She'll find me waiting when my ship comes in
Gonna board and go whichever way the wind blows
I'll be off to find myself once again in Puerta
No-One-Knows When my ship comes in
Maybe I'm only dreaming but it sure seems real
Somehow the wind doesn't chill quite to the bone
Or could it just be the fever I'm running on an uneven keel
Not losing sight of why I'm up here alone

Chorus

It won't be long before my ship comes in
She'll find me waiting when my ship comes in
It won't be long before my ship comes in
She'll find me waiting when my ship comes in
When my ship comes in

In a world of confusion I follow my heart
Beyond all my shadows of doubt
Way past the illusions a true work of art
Just when I had it all figured out.

And you may not understand, it's a mystery to me
Love a lady a lifetime, you still might not see
There's no use in trying, you won't have any say
A man has his will but a woman has her way.

It can't be done with mirrors, there's no slight of hand
And nothing her perfume could do
But it's something much bigger than mere mortal man
That can make someone special for you.

And you may not understand, it's a mystery to me
Love a lady a lifetime, you still might not see
There's no use in trying, you won't have any say
A man has his will but a woman has her
Man has his will but a woman has her way...

Given up on travelin'
It's driving me insane
Riding alone on a midnight train.

Now a mind can wonder
And that's far from being free
'Cause when that lonesome sunset whisle blows
This is where I'll be.

I hopped a westbound for San Antone
From there to Santa Fe
And it's a thousand miles from there to home
And there's a thousand things to say.

About a man bound to ramble
And a dream he's got to lose
That'll break this fever, set him free
And bring him home to you.

Somewhere I slipped off track
But the world keeps going by
But there never was a train
That couldn't try.

There'll be nobody waiting
My goodbyes are too long gone
From that moment at the station
When I left from right to wrong.

But now I finally nearly made it
It was a long uphill climb
To right back to where I started from
But I think I can this time.

Somewhere I slipped off track
But the world keeps going by
But there never was a train
That couldn't try.

Somewhere I slipped off track
I was thinking I could fly
But there never was a train
That couldn't try...

He still likes the bar room's
Dim-lit, smoky atmosphere
The different kinds of perfume,
Conversations he overhears
He's just one of many winding down
Or winding up the night
The only way he knows to let loose
Is to hold on tight.

Chorus:
And he'll never lose that hold
He'll never change his ways
The good times won't grow old
These are the good old days.

He's got no broken romance
That sent him wondering way back when
He carries the torch for no one,
That's the way it's always been
He's just one of the chosen few
Who won't push or tow that line
He knows he'd only lose his heart,
He'd never lose his mind.

Chorus:
Oh, And he'll never lose that hold
He'll never change his ways
The good times won't grow old
These are the good old days.

Chorus:
Oh, And he'll never lose that hold
He'll never change his ways
The good times won't grow old
These are the good old days.

These are the good old days...

I guess you're off to have your fun
Another ending just begun
And I know what I don't see Really shouldn't bother me
So go and have yourself a ball
You'll be at no one's beck and call
And with that fire in your eyes
Another lover's moon will rise
And someone else will take the fall
And that's just the way you are,
I've known all along
Some candles always burn even when the night is gone
But the strongest of flames won't burn eternally
When you find another friend who'll light your candle up again

You can burn one down for me
So you don't matter anymore
I'll convince myself, I'm sure As if I give a damn
That's just the way I am
So go on and pour yourself some wine
With who'll ever spend your time
'Cause anyone can see you won't be crying over me
And you never were that kind

Chorus

All in just a moment my whole life passed before me
In just that time it left me cold and numb
Lying in the darkness like there's nowhere else to be
Wondering if there's nothing more to come.

Curiosity compels me and I open up my eyes
Like another day the night is gone again
The natural conclusion I'm about to realize
This is the beginning or the end.

There's a light at the end of the tunnel I can see
Now, I'm not so sure that's the way
I still might find a way to change
Where I'll be bound tomorrow
But I'm never gonna wake up yesterday.

There's no uneasy feeling and no disbelieving
This is something good, there's got to be a sign
Back there in the darkness I see nothing I'd be leaving
Why don't I look back on anything as mine.

Am I looking at tomorrow or is it back the other way
Or is where I am where I'm supposed to be
A voice of reassurance says it's just another day
But the voice inside my head don't sound like me.

There's a light at the end of the tunnel I can see
Now I'm not so sure that's the way
I still might find a way to change
Where I'll be bound tomorrow
But I'm never gonna wake up yesterday.

There's a light at the end of the tunnel I can see
That I'm never gonna wake up yesterday
No, I'm never gonna wake up yesterday
No, I'm never gonna wake up...