George Strait Album

When I get off of work on Friday after working like a dog all week
I go to meet the boys for a cold one at a little joint up the street
They got a jukebox in the corner full of old country tunes
Feed it five dollars worth of quarters is the first thing I always do

'Cause I need a little twang, a little hillbilly bending on some guitar strings
Some peddle steel whining like a whistle of an old freight train
To get that foot stomping honky tonkin' feeling going through my veins
I need a little twang, twang, twang

Well, I like a lot of kinds of music, I try to keep an open mind
Depending on the mood to strike me if I'm gonna stay till closing time
So when I wanna lift my spirits to get me feeling worth a dang
I know I'm gonna have to hear it 'cause I gotta have some Hank to hang

'Cause I need a little twang, a little hillbilly bending on some guitar strings
Some peddle steel whining like a whistle of an old freight train
To get that foot stomping honky tonkin' feeling going through my veins
I need a little twang

'Cause I need a little twang, a little hillbilly bending on some guitar strings
Some peddle steel whining like a whistle of an old freight train
To get that foot stomping honky tonkin' feeling going through my veins
I need a little twang, twang, twang
I need a little twang, twang, twang

Been down the road, to work & back,
been in what i thought was love a few times,
every once in a while, i stop & ask,
where have i been all my life?

these days broccoli don't taste so bad,
& neither does swallowing my pride,
& I'm agreeing more & more with my old man,

Where have i been all my life,'
some years are clear, & some a little blurry,
man how they fly by,
mom & dad sure got old in a hurry,
where have i been all my life,

being learning that forgiveness is as much for myself,
as it is for the other guy,
i read the good book these days,
& believin',

where have i been all my life,
some years are clear, & some a little blurry,
man how they fly by,
mom & dad sure got old in a hurry,
where have i been all my life,

heard what a wonderful world,
by Loui Armstrong,
brought a tear to my eye,
after all these years,
i finally get that song,

where have i been all my life?

I gotta get to you cause you sure been gettin' to me
Gotta find a way to get to your heart to sweep you off your feet
I'll wrap you up in my love, cover you with kisses so sweet
I gotta get to you cause you sure been gettin' to me

I'll win you over, over and over again
I'm gettin closer, closer than I ever been

I gotta get to you cause you sure been gettin' to me
Gotta find a way to get to your heart to sweep you off your feet
I'll wrap you up in my love, cover you with kisses so sweet
I gotta get to you cause you sure been gettin' to me

(instrumental)

I'll keep on tryin, trying and I'll never give up
I would be lying, If I said we were close enough

I gotta get to you cause you sure been gettin' to me
Gotta find a way to get to your heart to sweep you off your feet
I'll wrap you up in my love, cover you with kisses so sweet
I gotta get to you cause you sure been gettin'
Gotta get to you cause you sure been gettin'
Gotta get to you cause you sure been gettin' to me

he saw her after school, sippin on a coke
acted like a fool, crackin crazy jokes
she turned his motor on, man his heart was gone
fire down below, easy as you go

easy as you go, steady as you fly
keep it in the road, keep an eagle eye
turn it on a dime, man you never know
take a little time, whoa easy as you go

graduation night, out behind the stands
in the fading light, he became a man
she discovered love better be enough
cause baby's gonna grow, easy as you go

easy as you go, steady as you fly
keep it in the road, keep an eagle eye
turn it on a dime, man you never know
take a little time, whoa easy as you go

judgemental frowns, teacher's lookin down
parents all ashamed, passin out the blame
they got a little room, service station view
the rents too high, pays to low whoa
easy as you go

there aint nothing like a daughter or a son
to make a mama old and keep a daddy young
make a body dream, and give a life a theme
take the highs and the lows whoa
easy as you go

Everyday is a lifetime without you
Hard to get through since you've gone
So I do the only thing I know how to, to get by
I'm livin' for the night

I've drawn all the curtains in this old house
To keep the sun out and off of my face
Friends stop by to check in 'cause I've checked out
I tell 'em I'm fine, I'm just livin' for the night

Daylight can't hide the tears I cry
The pain that came with your goodbye
The memories that keep me out of sight
Every night I venture out into those neon arms that hold me tight
I'm livin' for the night

I'm a whole lot easier to talk to
When I've had a few, I settle down
Whiskey kills the man you've turned me into, and I come alive
I'm livin' for the night

Daylight can't hide the tears I cry
The pain that came with your goodbye
The memories that keep me out of sight
Every night I venture out into those neon arms that hold me tight
I'm livin' for the night, I'm livin' for the night

Everyday is a lifetime without you

Did you ever meet somebody that likes all the same things you do?
Somebody who can make you or break you anytime they want to
I met her at a red light, love at first sight, can this be true?
She's good for me and she told me I was good for her too

Now, I don't want to jump into anything
I've been tryin' to use some self restraint
But man it's amazin'
She's the same kind of crazy as me

Wild, wild nights, chasin' each other through the moonlight
My, my, my, I finally got somethin' right

'Cause every little off-beat move she makes
Suits me to a tee
You know what I'm sayin'
She's the same kind of crazy as me

It's gettin' hard to use a ladder 'cause I keep climbin' down just to kiss her
'Cause she's out of my sight for a minute or two, I start to miss her
We stay all tangled up in each other's arms and it's so nice
She talks in her sleep but she always gets my name right

If there's anything at all that's wrong with her
It's somethin' that I can't see
Ain't no doubt about it
She's the same kind of crazy as me

Wild, wild nights, chasin' each other through the moonlight
My, my, my, I finally got somethin' right

'Cause every little off-beat move she makes
Suits me to a tee
You know what I'm sayin'
She's the same kind of crazy as me

You know what I'm sayin'
She's the same kind of crazy as me

I've Always Heard People Say It
But I Guess I Never Fully Understood
I Thought That They Meant, You'd Be Easy To Forget
But It's Drivin Me Crazy

Chorus:
Out Of Sight Out Of Mind
You Opened My Eyes, And Now I Can See
What You Mean To Me, I Was So Blind
Out Of Sight Out Of Mind

You Know It Hurt When You Left Me
But I Thought Life Would Go On Without You
That Was Easier Said, Can't Get You Outta My Head
I Don't Know If I'll Make It

Repeat Chorus

I Was So Blind
Out Of Sight Out Of Mind

He rode up on a winter day
Steam risin' off a streak face bay
Said you probably know my name
If you don't it's Arkansas Dave

He talked of fifteen years ago
And how he got the bay he rode
He said he killed a man in Ohio
First man he killed first horse he stole

It was a long road for Arkansas Dave
He shot and left him where he laid
He said he'd never forget that winter day
He rode off on a streak faced bay

I stood up and I shook his hand
Told no one that I knew this man
Started makin' up a plan
Bout how I'd deal him his last hand
Didn't take him long to come unwound
He jumped up and gunned two men down
Ran outside to leave the town
But ole' bay was nowhere to be found

I head out with my forty four
And when he walked back through the door
I shot till I could shoot no more
And Dave Rudabough fell to the floor

It was the end of the road for Arkansas Dave
I shot and left him where he laid
I'll never forget that winter day
I rode off on a streak faced bay
No I'll never forget that winter day
When I rode home on Daddy's streak face bay

He looks up from second base
Dad's up in the stands
He saw the hit, the run, the slide
There ain't no bigger fan

In the parking lot after the game
He said "Dad I thought you had a plane to catch?"
He smiled and said "Yeah son I did...

But life's not the breath you take
The breathing in and out
That gets you trough the day
Ain't what its all about
You just might miss the point
Trying to win the race
Life's not the breaths you take
But the moments that take your breath away

Fast forward fifteen years
And a thousand miles away
Boys built a life, hes got a wife
And a baby due today
He hears a voice saying "I made it son"
Says "I told you Dad, you didn't have to come"
He smiles and says "Yeah I know you did..

But life's not the breath you take
The breathing in and out
That gets you trough the day
Ain't what its all about
You just might miss the point
Trying to win the race
Life's not the breaths you take
But the moments that take your breath away

Just like it took my breathe when she was born
Just like it took my breathe away when Dad took his last that morn

Life's not the breath you take
The breathing in and out
That gets you trough the day
Ain't what its all about
Just might miss the point
If you don't slow down the pace
Life's not the breaths you take
But the moments that take your breath away

I used to be the one who
She was always holding onto
Like a fool I told her way too tight

He was glad to see me let go
He's all I see now in her eyes
He's got that something special
But that something special used to be mine

She sees more in him than she ever saw in me
She thinks he's got everything she'll ever need
He's got that something special
But that something special used to be mine

Never knew how good I had it
Never do till you don't have it
I'd give anything to have her back

It hurts me to admit that
He's got what I never knew I had
He's got that something special
But that something special used to be mine

She sees more in him than she ever saw in me
She thinks he's got everything she'll ever need
He's got that something special
But that something special used to be mine

He's got that something special
But that something special used to be mine

I hear the music big daddy's place
Smell that gumbo coming through that ole screen door
Fans a blowing, flys a buzzing, people jitter bugging on that hardwood floor
Worked my fingers down to the bone
make the money and spend it on

Hot grease and zydeco
Feed my belly feed my hungry soul it's friday night let the good times roll
Hot grease and zydeco

My babys loving is deep fried
Golden brown legs and that long black hair
We start cooking when we kiss, no time at all lord she takes me there
head on the bayou they stirring it up, tastes so good I cant get enough

Hot grease and zydeco
Feed my belly feed my hungry soul it's friday night let the good times roll
Hot grease
Hot grease and zydeco

hot grease and zydeco
Feed my belly feed my hungry soul it's friday night let the good times roll
Hot grease and zydeco
Feed my belly feed my hungry soul Turn it up burn it up say sho

Hot grease
Hot grease and zydeco

Isn't it like her to look so pretty
Like everything is alright
Like nobody cried all last night
Look at the sun, oh how it's shinin'
Almost a picture perfect day
Like nobody's goin' away

If it were just a little colder
She might need me to hold her

There's not a cloud in the sky
It ain't rainin' or snowin'
there's no cold wind blowin'
It's a beautiful day for goodbye

Isn't it like me to wait til she's leavin'
To know how I feel
I love her and I always will
In a second or a moment, forever can change
So I'm standing here prayin' for rain

If it were just a little colder
She might need me to hold her
Wouldn't you know it the weather's perfect
There's not a cloud in the sky
It ain't rainiin' or snowin'
there's no cold wind blowin'
It's a beautiful day for goodbye

wouldn't you know it the weather's perfect
There's not a cloud in the sky
It's a beautiful day for goodbye

Yo se bien que estoy afuera
Pero el día que yo me muera
Se que tendrás que llorar
Dirás que no me quisiste
Pero vas a estar muy triste
Y así te vas a quedar

Con dinero y sin dinero
Hago siempre lo que quiero
Y mi palabra es la ley
No tengo trono ni reyna
Ni nadie que me comprenca
Pero sigo siendo el rey

Me enseñó que mi destino
Era rodar y rodar
Despues me dijo un arriero
Que no hay que llegar primero
Pero hay que saber llegar

Con dinero y sin dinero
Hago siempre lo que quiero
Y mi palabra es la ley
No tengo trono ni reyna
Ni nadie que me comprenca
Pero sigo siendo el rey