Edwin McCain Album

Well this life's stretched out before me
The highway shimmering with stars
The knowing glances of the runaways
That never made it this far

I can't believe she said that we can work it out
I thought that we were near the end
Gone are the days
All the trouble and the doubt
This is far from over my friend

My lover's name is music
Well she's held my heart so long
Tethered and pulling at the chains of disregard
What if all of this is wrong

I can't believe she said that we can work it out
I thought that we were near the end
Gone are the days
All the trouble and the doubt
This is far from over my friend

And we throw our prayers up skyward
Hoping anyone will hear
From Storyville to Broadway
This soul won't disappear

Well I heard that boy in Memphis
Playing memories and dreams
The ghosts of miracles played upon the stage
And then vanishing like steam

I can't believe she said that we can work it out
I thought that we were near the end
Gone are the days
All the trouble and the doubt
This is far from over my friend

And the hearts fall in the right places
And the hearts fall in the right places

Pin feathers, dusty old wings
Living all my crazy never-land dreams
And I feel her trying when we're apart

And I feel like dying
God don't let me break her heart
God don't let me break her heart
God don't let me break her heart

And the hearts fall in the right places
And the hearts fall in the right places

And how she loves me, I don't understand
And if time won't change me, perhaps she can
And I feel her trying when we're apart
And I feel like dying

God don't let me break her heart
God don't let me break her heart
God don't let me break her heart

My selfish anger and I just run away
But a perfect heart always makes me stay

God don't let me break her heart
God don't let me break her heart
God don't let me break her heart

And the hearts fall in the right places
And the hearts fall in the right places
And the hearts fall in the right places
And the hearts fall in the right places
And the hearts fall in the right places
And the hearts fall in the right places

I know the sun will rise
Just like the stars in the skies

Hey there busy boy why are you so blue
Walking around in your Armageddon shoes
You say you got nothing, you got nothing left to lose
Boy if they were free, you still would not have a clue

I know the sun will rise
Just like the stars in the skies
Just like every time you look at me with loving in your eyes
I know the sun will rise

You're talking to the mystics, you got psychics on the phone
What a silly waste of time
You talk about lonely but you never were alone
Boy you just got to clear your mind

I know the sun will rise
Just like the stars in the skies
Just like every time you look at me with loving in your eyes
I know the sun will rise

Why must it be some big mystery
Tell me, why can't it just be alright

I know the sun will rise
Just like the stars in the skies
Just like every time you look at me with loving in your eyes
I know the sun will rise

I know the sun will rise
Just like the stars in the skies
Just like every time you look at me with loving in your eyes
I know the sun will rise

I've seen a love that rolls like thunder
I've seen a love that falls like rain
That kind of love it makes me wonder
Why my love causes me so much pain

I see my ring as it spins on the table
A perfect circle on the dusty wood
Tells of a life, the love and the laughter
Cries my tears for the times that were good

I've seen a love that rolls like thunder
I've seen a love that falls like rain
That kind of love it makes me wonder
Why my love causes me so much pain

One gets lost, one gets lonely
In another world love remains
That kind of love takes away all your empty
That kind of love takes away all your shame

I've seen a love that rolls like thunder
I've seen a love that falls like rain
That kind of love it makes me wonder
Why my love causes me so much pain

And our kind of love it burns like summer
Like I'm rolling down some old heartache road
And all my running and my demons
Can't seem to lift it
Can't seem to lift that love

I've seen a love that rolls like thunder
I've seen a love that falls like rain
That kind of love it makes me wonder
Why my love causes me pain

Kelly is raising her son
His dad left just after the birth
Now she's living on child support checks
I guess that's all that man was worth

She said I just need a man who will love me
But they all just want one night of sin
I know our life could be better
I just don't know where I should begin

She said write me a song
One that makes all the girls cry
And the old women swoon
At the sound of my tune
And the hearts of the lonely will fly
Yeah, they'll fly

Beth, she sings straight from the heart
She's hidden her tracks very well
But these days she's falling apart
And it makes me feel just like hell

She says, boy, you can't imagine my life
The death and the drugs and the pain
And though I keep running
I just can't seem to break from these chains

She said write me a song
Fill it all up with words
Like brilliant and heavenly
Make it sound just like me
Just like the first time I love you was heard

And now write me a song
One that makes all the girls cry
And the old women swoon
At the sound of my tune
And the hearts of the lonely will fly

We're all feeding our lonely
Like it might go away
The doors of heaven swing wide
If we just find the right words to say

She said write me a song
Fill it all up with words
Like brilliant and heavenly
Make it sound just like me
Just like the first time I love you was heard

And now write me a song
One that makes all the girls cry
And the old women swoon
At the sound of my tune
And the hearts of the lonely will fly

Yeah, fly
She said write me a song
She said write me a song
She said write me a song
She said write me a song

Mama, how do I write the words to you
You were the only one who loved me true

But there's a woman that we don't even know
She gave me life, then you gave me a home

I love you, Mama
But I want to tell her too
Is that her little boy still loves you

I close my eyes, does she look like me
Does she need my help, is she cold on the street

Am I forgotten like a bad childhood dream
A B-movie actor on the black and white screen

I love you, Mama
But I want to tell her too
Is that her little boy still loves you
Is that her little boy still loves you

Could I have seen her, I'll never know
Maybe she's always been there watching me grow
I wanted to tell her how grateful I am
For giving me life, I've done the best that I can

I love you, Mama
But I want to tell her too

Is that her little boy still loves you
Her little boy still loves you

It's time to get out of this town
There's no more fun to be found
I'm rolling thunder with the top down
It's time to get out, get out, get out

Crescent City high-life
Dancing with the devil's wife
Just like some voodoo dream
Living on 4th and Magazine

A black rose and a chicken bone
I don't know if I'll make it home
Another night at Snake and Jakes
Just a little more than I can take

It's time to get out of this town
There's no more fun to be found
I'm rolling thunder with the top down
It's time to get out, get out, get out

It's time to get out of this town
There's no more fun to be found
I'm rolling thunder with the top down
It's time to get out, get out, get out

Lear jets and limousines
Found my way to the Vegas scene
Hit hard on a sixteen
The pit boss is getting mean

Just waiting on my car
Rolling like the Junkyard
Three days and some big scars
That's what it takes to be a rock star

It's time to get out of this town
There's no more fun to be found
I'm rolling thunder with the top down
It's time to get out, get out, get out

It's time to get out of this town
There's no more fun to be found
I'm rolling thunder with the top down
It's time to get out, get out, get out

I'm falling down
I'm falling down

It's time to get out of this town
There's no more fun to be found
I'm rolling thunder with the top down
It's time to get out, get out, get out

The night before your wedding I dreamed what I would say
I beg you for forgiveness for all the mess I made

I dreamed that you were gracious, I dreamed you wished me well
I dreamed that you were vicious, you damned me straight to hell

But oh sweet Kentucky
No matter where I land
I was just a boy for you
And he will be your man

And I was just a boy for you
And he will be your man

I'd tell you that I'm lonely and fame has let me down
Living like a stranger, traveling town to town

And all my aspirations don't amount to much

The wine and the women are such a shameful crutch

But oh sweet Kentucky
No matter where I land
Cause I was just a boy for you
And he will be your man

And I was just a boy for you
And he will be your man

I know you will be happy and I'll be in the band
Cause I was just a boy for you
And he will be your man

And I was just a boy for you
And he will be your man

I tell you my story on VH1
And all of my personal hell
And how my dad beat me and how much he drank
Do you think it'll help my records sell

Cause I'm the radio star with the cars and the clothes
The fancy guitars and the spoon in my nose
You know in my world now anything goes
You all want to be me, and I'll be gone in a week

Hang out with Britney and Fred Durst
Arrive in a limo, I'll leave in a hearse
And I can't decide now which part is worse
Losing my life to the game, or losing the fortune and fame

Cause I'm the radio star with the cars and the clothes
The fancy guitars and the spoon in my nose
You know in my world now anything goes
You all want to be me, and I'll be gone in a week

You put me on TV with all the cool stars
Like Letterman, Conan and Jay
Cause we're all experts at the art of PR
And nobody knows that I'm gay

I'm the radio star with the cars and the clothes
The fancy guitars and the spoon in my nose
You know in my world now anything goes
You all want to be me, and I'll be gone in a week

I'm the radio star
I'm the radio star
I'm the radio star
I'm the radio star

Well I'm watching the dragons as they make another claim
He used to be a friend of mine, I called him by his name

Well there's nothing you can say to nirvana when it's packed up in a syringe
We'll call up your mama and bus in all your friends

Well I'm watching the dragons
As they slither out of sight

And I wonder who'll be sleeping alone tonight

Beth lost her sister, they came and they took her away
And there ain't enough pills in the world and nothing I can say

So I tell her I love her and that she's a friend
And each time I leave her, I wonder if I'll see her again

Well I'm watching the dragons
As they slither out of sight
And I wonder who'll be sleeping alone tonight

Then I look in the mirror
The dragon has many forms
I wonder if he's coming for me
Because I have been forewarned

Well I'm watching the dragons
As they slither out of sight

And I wonder who'll be sleeping alone tonight

She walked in, I tipped my hat
She said, "Boy don't you look at me like that"

And I said, "No, you know I got no game"
"Oh, but you can love me just the same"

She said "Boy, my mama told me all about boys like you"
"You talk so sweet then you leave me blue"
"Is that what you think you're about to do"

I said, "No, I'm just sittin' here singing a song"
"Don't want to do nobody wrong"
"You'll find out before long"

Tonight's just all about having fun
Maybe I'll see you when it's done
We'll talk about things that are making you blue

Till there's one thing left to do

She sat down right in front of the stage
And everybody was so amazed

Put a cigarette right between her lips
Before she could light it, the sax man shot right from the hip

She said, "No, my mama told me all about boys like him"
"Walking around with that sly grin"
"All he wants is a night of sin"

Tonight's just all about having fun
Maybe I'll see you when it's done
We'll talk about what's been making you blue

Till there's one thing left to do

And I just need some conversation
And I won't tell too many lies

I know it's a sticky situation
But I think I saw that twinkle in your eyes

Tonight's just all about having fun
Maybe I'll see you when it's done
We'll talk about what's making you blue

Till there's one thing left to do

Well we played till the police closed us down
Drank our drinks till the morning came around

She said, "Boy, everything you told me was true"
"I forgot about my blues, what are you going to do"

I said, "My mama told me all about girls like you"
"Talk a big game and then you leave me blue"
"Is that what you think you're about to do"

She said, "No, I never met a man that's quite like you"
"I think I'm gonna let my mama do the worrying too"
"What you gonna do"

You know tonight was so much fun
And I hate to see it's done
I forgot all my blues

Now there's one thing left to do

I've been through the valley but I feared no man
Saw the beach and the footprints alone in the sand

When times seem hopeless, the night too dark to see
The lone footprints on the road behind were the times when You carried me

Jesus, He loves me
This I know
And Jesus, He loves me
For the Bible tells me so

Son of God
A Savior and King
You've taken away the sins of the world
So I raise my voice and sing

Jesus, He loves me
This I know
And Jesus, He loves me
For the Bible tells me so

Now I've held the hand of the devil
At the crossroads of my faith
And my Lord He came to rescue me
By His saving grace

And Jesus, He loves me
And this, I know
Jesus, He loves me
And you know He saved my soul

Jesus, He loves me
Jesus, He loves me
Jesus, He loves me