Pat Green Album

Girl you are, my kind of lover
I'm still amazed that we found one another
Cause I'm just a man, selfish and proud
you could have been gone, but youre standing here now
I know I don't say it enough
but i long for your body and I live for your touch
all the moments when its just you and me
right where I know I should be

*CHORUS*
cause you save me baby
from myself
can i be saved?
only time will tell
youre the difference
between luck and love
hit me when i wasnt looking at all
love like a cannonball
tear down the wall, love like a cannonball

tonight, well i said what i said
i had too much to drink and went out of my head
and im sorry, and ill give up the fight
so lets lay down together and get through the night
closer and closer, right by my side
here in the dark where theres nothing to hide
well spend a lifetime under these covers
theres so much of you that i have yet to discover

Repeat Chorus (2X)

love like a cannonball, love like a cannonball, loove like a cannonball. love like a cannonball.

Sometimes it's a car,
a certain shade of mystic blue,
I think of you and I wonder how on Earth you are.
Sometimes just a song,
that's playing on my radio,
and there I go just a wishin' you were singin' along.

That's all it takes,
and I just opt to dreamin' I'm in

*Chorus*
Way Back Texas,
you were layin' in my arms,
that class ring necklace,
we're gonna buy that little farm,
way down by the river,
yeah raise a family,
down in way back Texas,
uhuh population you and me.

Me I'm doing well,
no one in particular,
girl i heard that you went and rang them weddin' bells,
the say his name is John,
his daddy owns a dealership,
but the slipper don't quite fit
yet life goes on and on,
so I guess that I'll hang up,
and just wonder if you ever dream of

*Chorus*
Way Back Texas,
were you layin' in my arms,
had a class ring necklace,
we're gonna buy that little farm,
way down by the river,
yeah livin' happily,
down in way back texas,
way back,
population you and me.

And every now and then,
if you need me I'll be back in

*Chorus*
Way Back Texas,
where your layin' in my arms,
had a class ring necklace,
we're gonna buy that little farm,
way down by the river,
yeah raise a family,
down in way back Texas,
uhuh population you and me.

Check out those kids over there in the parking lot
They're probably drinking a lil beer and smoking pot
But I doubt they mean anyone any harm
Yeah thats old man Fredrick's daughter
Breakin every rule her daddy ever taught her
With that wild-eyed kid on the hood of that pick-up truck
But who are we to talk?
Didnt we walk that very same walk?
Not so many years ago
CHORUS
With a love like that
We were young and true
With a love like that
The fall of '92
You were my homecoming jacket to the homecoming football game
With a love like that
We crawled in the back
With a love like that
We moved way to fast
I hope nobody tells them that it ain't gonna last
'Cause there's a beauty in a love like that
Sure (both) are families yeah they had their doubts
There was money on whether we would work out
And to come to think of it we ain't ever been payed
I guess we are just like those kids
We could have listend but we never did
Sneaking out of the house just prayin
We wouldn't get caught
Remember those long walks
When you swore all we were gonna do was talk
Not so many years ago
CHORUS
With a love like that
You ain't ever alone
With a love like that
We built a home
With a front porch swing and a couple of kids in the yard
With a love like that
You never look back
With a love like that
I got the courage to ask
I hope nobody tells them it ain't gonna last
'Cause theres a beauty in a love like that
A love like that
A love like that
A love like that
A love like that
'Cause a love like that
It's built to last
With a love like that
You never look back

My father had skin like leather
hands like steel
from a lifetime spent in the cottonfields
though hed come home tired and dirty
almost everynight
he found the strength to smile at me and hold my mama tight
while that old transister radio would play the opry out in the hall
id sit and watch their shadows glide across the wall

and theyd dance to a dixie lullaby
picture of love beneath the southern sky
oh my what a beautiful life
just like a dixie lullaby

i left home at 18
in a hand me down chevrolet
packed my mamas goodness and my old mans stubborn ways
it was college, work, and love
then the babies came
the youngest ones got his grandaddy's name
and in the early morning hours when my children could not sleep.
i'd rock them in my arms to a simple beat

and id sing them a dixie lullaby
hush baby dont you start to cry
oh my what a beautiful life
just like a dixie lullaby

my father was a mountain of a man
that was the description that i gave
the morning that we laid him in his grave
there with my mama by his side, we said our last goodbye
to a man we thought would never die
as i stood there in the fields of amazing grace
oh how the tears ran down my face.

and i sang him a dixie lullaby
well meet again, by and by
oh my what a beautiful life
just like a dixie lullaby

oh my what a beautiful life
just like a dixie lullaby

Let's jump in my El Camino - Uh huh
Roll the windows down
Thought we could see what kind of trouble
we can find out on this messed up little town

The Boss on the radio- uh huh
Take whatever comes
We'll go flying down the highway with my arms around you singing Born To Run

It feels just like it should
Must be some kind of miracle
Like I got sun on my face and the rain ain't never going to fall
It feels so good
Oh It is almost spiritual
Tomorrow's nowhere in sight
Right now, right here tonight
It feels just like it should

Well you got your good looks - uh huh
And you got your style
And I'd drown here in this ccean
Just to have you float my boat for a while
I got a reputation - uh huh
Don't you worry about that
Just give me a chance and we'll never gonna ever look back

And it feels just like it should
It must be some kind of miracle
Like I got sun on my face and rain that ain't never going to fall
It feels so good
Man it's almost spiritual
Tomorrow's nowhere in sight
Right now, right here tonight
It feels just like it should

Maybe Romeo gets the girl this time
I guess everybody gets the chance to shine
And tonight is mine

It feels just like it should
Must be some kind of miracle
Like I got sun on my face and the rain it ain't never going to fall
Feels so good
Awww it's almost spiritual
Tomorrow's nowhere in sight
Right now, right here tonight
It feels just like it should

(Verse 1)
I wish I could hold you back
I know I can't help you pack
'Cause it's all that I can do
To pretend I'm not watching you

(Chorus)
Go find yourself somewhere else
Chasing dreams on the streets of L.A.
Don't let this town tie you down
When a bigger life is calling your name
You'll find who you are if you follow your heart
Go with it wherever it leads
And get on back fast
If you find yourself missin' me

(Verse 2)
I wish I could tag along
But this town is where I belong
Take this old ring of mine
Maybe I'll get it back sometime

(Repeat Chorus)

(Solo)
Go find yourself somewhere else
Hope you keep me in some of your dreams
I won't let you down
I'll be here if it turns out that I'm what you need
You'll find who you are if you follow your heart
Go with it wherever it leads
And get on back fast, when you find yourself missin' me

Virginia Belle
Comes walking down the street
I wonder if she'd stop and talk to me
Would I stumble
Would I fall
Would I say anything at all

Just to know her (yeah yeah)
How great it would be
Just to show her (yeah yeah)
I can already tell
Virginia Belle
My Virginia Belle

Virginia Belle
Don't you know who I think I am
I've got a very intricate but simple plan
Lets take a walk
Lets grab a drink
We'll hold hands
Cause that's alright

Just to know her (yeah yeah)
How great it could be
Just to show her (yeah yeah)
I can already tell
Virginia Belle
My Virginia Belle

My opprotunity has passed
When she took that taxi cab
Will I ever see her again
Did I stand a chance

Just to know her (yeah yeah)
How great it could be
Just to show her (yeah yeah)
I can already tell
Virginia Belle
Virginia Belle
Oh Virginia Belle

Verse one:

Stay, won't you stay, please don't throw this all away
You're out of daydreams girl, but we've got tonight
You've been done so wrong but I can do you right
And there's something for you and there's something for me
So take all you want, and take all you need

Chorus:

He let you go, now here we are
And it's finder's keepers when it comes to the heart

Verse:
Day after day, I've waited for the chance to say
Love can be a shelter, but it can be a storm
My love's the kind that keeps you safe and warm
And it's waiting for you so baby take it from me
Everything you want, everything you need

Chorus:

He let you go, now here we are
And it's finder's keepers when it comes to the heart

Chorus:

He let you go, now here we are
But it's finder's keepers when it comes to the heart
Yeah it's finder's keepers when it comes to the heart

It's just you and me and a voice on the radio
It keeps telling you and me
Should have turned around hours ago
Just two innocent bystanders
Victimized by the night
That'll be our alibi in the morning light

*CHORUS*

So come on in
and hold on
Don't you tell me that it's wrong
Its ok, it's all right
It's just you and me tonight
That's all right, that's ok
We won't let love get in our way


The boulevard is on fire tonight
Engulfed by the flames of burning street lights
Look at those two fools on the corner
they got that look in their eyes
I wonder if it's real or just a brilliant disguise

REPEAT CHORUS

Just two innocent bystanders
Victimized by the night

That'll be our alibi in the morning light

*CHORUS*

Don't let love (repeat out)

Pretty little thing
Where ya going with that
"I'm about to give up"
Look in your eyes
I just said what I felt
But I sure didn't mean
To make you cry
That's the thing about honesty
Sometimes it stinks
Sometimes it sets you free
Go on, be mad at me
Just don't leave
Cuz I'd still be lost, without you
I'd still be lost without you
Who would I be
Baby, I don't know where I'd go
Or what I'd do
Cuz I'd still be lost
I'd still be lost
Without you without you, without you
Days come and go
Time passes
Hard to remember
It's easy to forget
The velvet sky,
That kiss,
That first taste of
Your perfect lips
That's the thing about you and me
Sometimes we just disagree
But baby I just need
You to see
That I'd still be lost, without you
I'd still be lost without you
Who would I be
Baby, I don't know where I'd go
Or what I'd do
Cuz I'd still be lost
I'd still be lost
Without you, without you, without you
Without you, without you, without you
Cuz I'd still be lost, without you
I'd still be lost, without you
Who would I be
Baby, I don't know where I'd go
Or what I'd do
Cuz I'd still be lost
I'd still be lost
Without you without you, without you
Without you, without you, without you

(Verse 1)
There's a road that goes to an old friends house
Where we grew up, where we hung out
I've Been on this highway for three hours now
And I'm trying to find it
And I remember an old pinball arcade
Where Where I lived out all my yesterdays
And I'm sure it's torn down and gone away
But I'm trying to find it
And there's a feeling that I left behind
I felt it once running down my spine
The fear of God the joy of life
And I'm trying to find it

(chorus)
There's a spot on earth a man can go
To find himself and free his soul
A place somewhere between hell and heaven
Where no one hurts and all's forgiven
A door that leads to light and grace
But the keys are in the darkest place
Though it feels like I've been there before
Though I dont know what I'm looking for
And I'm trying to find it

(Verse 2)
There's an attic in my old mans house
Full of history I need to know about
Of a life I've lived too long without
And Im trying to find it

(2nd Chorus)
And I know you're up there in your room
And I want so bad to heal the wound
But I've hurt you in so many ways
And I dont know why you choose to stay
And I know it's me that let it die
And there's a fire that's gone when I look in your eyes
An innocence that you once had
A piece of you I miss so bad
And I'm trying to find it

(Verse 3)
Well It's three AM and I'm on my knees
She cries and her eyes looked down on me
As I searched for the book
She loves to hear her daddy read
And I'm trying to find it
There's a road that goes to an old friends house
Where we grew up where we hung out
I've been on this highway for three hours now

You thought you had this thing licked
Hide under the covers when you answer the phone
Pretend you're sick
You built that wall around your heart so no one
Could get to it
You must have missed a spot somewhere baby
'Cause I walked right through it
Love had something to say about it
Wasn't gonna let you lay there and cry
Because baby I live just to dry your eyes
Thought you could live just fine without it
Tough out every heartache you hide
But love had something to say about it
Love had something to say about it
Nothing lives without water
You live without love so long
You think its how you oughta
Now that is the dumbest lie we ever tell ourselves
I'm not trying to offend you baby, just show you to the well

Everybody's talking 'bout how everybody's feeling
There's a change coming down
All the people in the street are moving to the beat of a brand new sound
But it's the same old theme
Love is all you need

*CHORUS*
We got to learn how to live
We got to learn how to live together
We got to learn how to give
That's the only way to stay together
Stay together
Sha la la.............

Well I hear what your sayin' when your sayin' to me baby that maybe its time that I change my ways
But I'll always be the fool standin' out in the rain sayin' take me back please open your door
But it's the same old song
Baby, I know I was wrong

*REPEAT CHORUS*

Getting closer every day
Just thinking about it makes me shake
I know I need you now

*REPEAT CHORUS*

Well, I can't believe how much I think about you
I don't know why
How'd I ever even get along without you
Through the long night
Days are so long when you're not around
But I only know one thing

I'm tired of sleeping with the lights on
Writing all these sad songs
I know where I belong
It's tangled up in your arms
So tell me that you're all right
You're missing me tonight
You can't wait till I come home

And I wonder if you're staring out the window
Watching cars go by
And I wonder if it ever really gets to you
With no one by your side
Walking through this lonely space
I need you so much every day
This is the life I know

I'm tired of sleeping with the lights on
Writing all these sad songs
I know where I belong
It's tangled up in your arms
So tell me that you're all right
Missing me tonight
You can't wait till I come home

It's getting closer every day
Just thinking about it makes me shake
But I know I need you now

I'm tired of sleeping with the lights on
Writing all these sad songs
I know where I belong
It's tangled up in your arms
So tell me that you're all right
Missing me tonight
You can't wait till I come home

Tell me that you're all right
Missing me tonight
You can't wait till I come home