Darius Rucker Album

I heard every word you said
I'm tryin' hard to understand
Exactly what it is you need from me

Baby I apologize I never meant to make you cry
But there ain't no doubt, we can work it out, yeah
'Cause I'm gonna be around

Don't worry baby, I ain't no maybe
Rain or shine this love of mine is for you
Let my arms remind you I'll always be beside you
Holdin' on until this ride is through
So away we go down that forever road

Baby as our lives unfold there's no tellin' where we'll go
But as far as I can see it'll be you and me
Just the way it's supposed to be

Now don't worry baby, I ain't no maybe
Rain or shine this love of mine is for you
Yeah, let my arms remind you I'll always be beside you
Holdin' on until this ride is through
So away we go down that forever road

It ain't gonna be easy, we'll both make big mistakes
But if you love, trust me we've got what it takes

Now don't worry baby, I ain't no maybe
Rain or shine this love of mine is for you
Yeah, let my arms remind you I'll always be beside you
Holdin' on until this ride is through
So away we go down that forever road
Down that forever road, away we go

Don't act surprised, it ain't like you didn't know
It's been like a long time coming and it's time for me to go
Tryin' to split things up could drive us crazy
So I'm gonna make this easy, baby

You can have the money, you can have the house
Take the Cadillac and that boat out back
And your mother's pink and yellow couch
You can have every penny that I'll make from this here song
Girl all I want you to leave me is alone

Don't get me wrong I will always love you, girl
You were my life you were my heart, you were my world
But we both know it's over, there's no need to fight it
Girl I just need some peace and quiet

So you can have the money, you can have the house
Take the Cadillac and that boat out back
And ugly pink and yellow couch
You can have every penny that I will make from this here song
Girl all I want you to leave me is alone

You can have the money, you can have the house
Take the big screen and your diamond ring
And those shoes that you swore you couldn't live without
You can have every penny that I will make from this here song
Girl all I want you to leave me is alone
Girl all I need you to leave me is alone

I left out in a cloud,
Of taillights and dust.
Swore I wasn't comin back,
Said I've had enough.

Saw you in the rearview standin,
Fadin from my life.
But I wasn't turnin round,
No not this time.

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Don't think I don't think about it.
Don't think I don't have regrets.
Don't think it don't get to me,
Between the work and the hurt and the whiskey.

Don't think I don't wonder 'bout,
Coulda been, shoulda been all worked out.
I know what I felt, and i know what i said...
But don't think I don't think about it...

When we make choices,
We gotta live with them.
Heard you found a real good man,
and you married him.

I wonder if sometimes,
I cross your mind.
Where would we be today,
If i never drove that car away.

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Don't think I don't think about it

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Don't think I don't,
Don't think I don't...

Grandpa Campbell would sit upon his front porch
And I'd be right there just sittin' on his knees
He'd tell stories of love and feast and famine
And I'd hang onto every word that he would breathe

He'd say, 'Boy as you walk through this life
Here's a little wisdom that'll help you get by'

You gotta live and learn, you gotta crash and burn
You gotta take some stances and take some chances
You gotta laugh and love and take all life has to give
You gotta live and learn so you can learn to live

Though I left home and I went to Carolina
I then set off just to see what I could see
I did some things that I wasn't really proud of
And sometimes life just got the best of me

But I'd always think back to those days
And I know what Grandpa Campbell would say

He'd say you gotta live and learn, you gotta crash and burn
You gotta take some stances and take some chances
You gotta laugh and love and take all life has to give
You gotta live and learn so you can learn to live, yeah, oh oh

After years of runnin' 'round and searchin'
I found me a woman who loves me just for me
All those mistakes I thought that I was making
Led me right here till you're sittin' on my knees

Son as you walk through this life
Here's a little wisdom that'll help you get by

You gotta live and learn, you gotta crash and burn
You gotta take some stances and take some chances
You gotta laugh and love and take all life has to give
You gotta live and learn, you gotta live and learn
So you can learn to live, learn to live

Why do we hate? Why do we suffer?
Why do we make our mistakes and constantly blame one another?
Why is there war and why is there killing?
Have we forgotten some secret we knew back when we were just children?

If I had wings I'd fly up to heaven
I'd look down from the clouds on everything
Then I could find all the things we've been missin'
I would have all the answers if I had wings

Like why I am here and where did I come from
And where will I go when my time here on this earth is done
And what would I leave that would go on forever?
Oh no, and what can I do while I'm here to make someone's life better?

If I had wings I'd fly up to heaven
I'd look down from the clouds on everything
Then I could find all the things we've been missin'
I would have all the answers if I had wings

Oh now, if I had wings I would fly up to heaven
I would have all the answers if I had wings

Don't move, baby don't move
Ah, look at you, I just wanna take this in
The moonlight dancing off you skin

Our time, let's take our time
I just wanna look in your eyes and catch my breath
'Cause I got a feelin'

This could be a one of those memories
We wanna hold on to, cling to, the one we can't forget
Baby this could be our last first kiss, the door to forever
What if this was that moment, that chance we're takin'?
History in the makin'

Inside, baby inside
Can you fell the butterflies floatin' all around?
'Cause I can sure feel it now

Tonight, maybe tonight
Is the start of a beautiful ride that'll never end
And baby I got a feeling

This could be a one of those memories
We wanna hold on to, cling to, the one we can't forget
Baby this could be our last first kiss, the door to forever
What if this was that moment, that chance we're takin'?
History in the makin'

Right here, right now
Holdin' you in my arms

This could be a one of those memories
We wanna hold on to, we wanna cling to, one that we can't forget
Baby this could be our last first kiss, the door to forever
What if this was that moment, that chance we're takin'?
History in the makin'
History in the makin', this is a chance worth takin'

Alright, alright
Yeah, it's alright, alright

And I don't need five star reservations
I got spaghetti and a cheap bottle of wine
I don't need no concert in the city
I got a stereo and the 'Best Of Patsy Cline'

Ain't got no caviar, no Dom Perignon
But as far as I can see I got everything I want

'Cause I got a roof over my head
The woman I love layin' in my bed
And it's alright, alright

I got shoes under my feet
Forever in the aisle staring back at me
And it's alright, alright

Yeah, I got all I need
And it's alright by me

Maybe later on we'll walk down to the river
Lay on a blanket and stare up at the moon
It may not be no French Riviera
But it's all the same to me as long as I'm with you

May be a simple life but that's okay, yeah
If you ask me baby I think I got it made

'Cause I got a roof over my head
The woman I love layin' in my bed
And it's alright, alright

I got shoes under my feet
Forever in the aisle staring back at me
And it's alright, alright

Yeah, I got all I need
And it's alright by me
It's alright by me, yeah, yeah

When I lay down at night I thank the lord above
For giving me everything I ever could dream of

'Cause I got a roof over my head
The woman I love layin' in my bed
And it's alright, alright, alright, alright

I got shoes under my feet
Forever in the aisle staring back at me
And it's alright, alright, alright

Yeah, I got all I need, yeah, I got all I need
And it's alright by me, oh yeah
It's alright by me, yeah, yeah, yeah

He didnt have to wake up
He'd been up all nite
Lay'n there in bed listen'n
To his new born baby cry
He makes a pot of coffee
He splashes water on his face
His wife gives him a kiss and says
It gonna be OK

It wont be like this for long
One day soon we'll look back laugh'n
At the week we brought her home
This phase is gonna fly by
So baby just hold on
It wont be like this for long

Four years later bout four thirty
She's crawling in there bed
And when he drops her off at preschool
She's clinging to his leg
The teacher peels her off of him
He says what can I do
She says now dont you worry
This will only last a week or two

It wont be like this for long
One day soon we'll drop her off
And she wont even know your gone
This phase is gonna fly by
If you can just hold on
It wont be like this for long

One day soon she'll be a teenager
And at times you'll think she hates him
Then he'll walk her down the isle
And he'll raise her vale
But right now she up and cry'n
And the truth is that he dont mind
As he kisses her good night
And she says her prayers
He lays down there beside her
Till her eyes are finally closed
And just watch'n her it breaks his heart
Cause he already knows
It wont be like this for long
One day soon that little girl is gonna be
All grown up and gone
Yeah this phase is gonna fly by
He's try'n to hold on
It wont be like this for long
It wont be like this for long

Last thing I remember, I met the boys down at the [Incomprehensible]
We had a few beers and a few shots
I woke up the next day with cotton mouth and a headache
Trying to connect all the dots

Staring up at the ceiling, I got that funny feeling
Looked over and I, I saw my ex-girlfriend
I felt like a fool and that's when I knew
I've been drinkin' and dialin' again

So the next time you think I've had too much to drink
And you tell me I shouldn't drive home
When you take my keys, oh I'm beggin' you please
Go on take my cellphone

'Cause I have been known after [Incomprehensible]
To call up a couple old friends
Tell 'em that I love 'em or maybe dog cuss 'em
When I'm drinkin' and dialin' again

So the next time you think I've had too much to drink
And you tell me I should not drive home
Oh, when you take my keys, oh I'm beggin' you please
Go on and take my cellphone

If you've ever heard me slurring my words
On your voice mail around 4:00 a.m
You'll have to forgive me and blame it on the whisky
I was drinkin' and dialin' again
I've been drinkin' and dialin' again

I'm eight years old
Daddy's cuttin' my hair
Aqua Velva on his hands.
Momma's in the kitchen
Got fried green tomatoes
Poppin' in the pan.
I see a home run, a goal line,
Holding my friend gettin' baptized.
I see her beautiful face under that veil
As she's walking down the aisle.

I can hear the sirens comin'
Smell the gasoline and smoke.
I'm pinned against this steering wheel
Pretty sure my arm is broke.
I can see the flames and my life
Flashing right before my eyes.
I hope they get to me in time.

I could see the headlights swerve
So I cut the wheel to the right.
Last thing I saw was that bottle turned up
As he crossed that center line.
I see tiny hands, brown eyes
Fallin' to sleep to that lullaby.
And you slide over next to me
As I turn out the lights.

I can hear the sirens comin'
Smell the gasoline and smoke.
I'm pinned against this steering wheel
Pretty sure my arm is broke.
I can see the flames and my life
Flashing right before my eyes.
I hope they get to me in time.

Please Lord, I'm beggin' you
Don't let me go like this.
There's so much left that I want to do
So much I don't want to miss.

I can see the flames and my life
Flashing right before my eyes.
I hope they get to me in time.
Just get to me in time.
Please get to me in, in time.

Thirty nine candles burn out on a cake
Each representing a million mistakes
The last one still burns, there's a wish I can make
This time I'm gettin' it right

So I close my eyes and I take a deep breath
And I promise myself in the time I have left

I'm gonna work like I don't need the money
I'm gonna laugh like I'm not afraid to cry
I'm gonna dance like nobody's watching
I'm gonna love while I still got the time

Lovin' me hasn't been easy on you
I don't know why but I know you still do
It maybe my day but here's a present for you
You're lookin' at your new man

He's sincere and sober and faithful and kind
And he's home when you need girl and startin' tonight

I'm gonna work like I don't need the money
I'm gonna laugh like I'm not afraid to cry
I'm gonna dance like nobody's watching
I'm gonna love while I still got the time

No more excuses and no more me doin' things wrong
Life is too short baby, I've wasted ours for too long
And baby from now on

I'm gonna work like I don't need the money
I'm gonna laugh like I'm not afraid to cry
I'm gonna dance like nobody's watching
I'm gonna love while I still got the time

I'm gonna work like I don't need the money
I'm gonna laugh like I'm not afraid to cry
I'm gonna dance like nobody's watching
I'm gonna love while I still got the time
I'm gonna love while I still got the time
While I still got the time, Lord, Lord

If you're a man like me who is good at leavin'
If you like your space and you love your freedom
Don't see yourself as ever settlin' down
Or your whole world bein' tossed around

Be wary of a woman, a woman so fine
Don't wanna change you, loves you just right
Makes you feel like a man inside
Sometimes she'll make you cry

'Til you don't know what you're doin', you're outta control
Forget about leavin', your heart won't go
If you don't like that you better run and hide
And be wary of a woman like mine

She'll make you laugh when you feel like cryin'
Make you wanna live when you feel like dyin'
So if you like livin' in the dark
Just walk away, you're gonna lose your heart

Be wary of a woman, a woman so fine
Don't wanna change you, loves you just right
Makes you feel like a man inside
Sometimes she'll make you cry

'Til you don't know what you're doin', you're outta control
Forget about leavin', your heart won't go
If you don't like that you better run and hide
And be wary of a woman, be wary of a woman like mine

Man, you don't stand a chance, don't even try
Be wary of a woman like mine

Be wary of a woman, a woman so fine
Don't wanna change you, who loves you just right
Makes you feel like a man inside
Sometimes she'll make you cry

'Til you don't know what you're doin', you're outta control
Forget about leavin', your heart won't go
If you don't like that you better run and hide
And be wary of a woman like mine

A woman like mine
Be wary of a woman like mine
A woman like mine