Travis Tritt Album

(Michael Peterson/Craig Wiseman)

As a child I was told that I was destined to be nothing
Growing wild as I got older I fulfilled what had been said
Hiding ignorance and fear I prayed nobody saw me bluffing
But I was laying the foundation for a future I would dread
Yeah

Seems like every choice I made would somehow leave me second-guessing
'Bout the green grass I was passing racing toward the other side
I thank God for the blessing
That I finally learned this lesson:
One Step in the right direction's worth a wasted mile behind

Singin'
No more lookin' over my shoulder
No more hangin' on to the past
No more filling up my tomorrows
With yesterday's sorrows
No more lookin' over my shoulder

I could chill a room with reasons why I would not give forgiveness
To the people who had selfishly left me a wounded soul
I kept dragging 'round those memories
Like a ball and chain behind me
Wonderin' why my troubles followed me wherever I would go
Oh, but one night, sick and tired of being sick and tired
I realized forgiveness was the only open road
I swear I heard those shackles snap
The moment that I took that path
I never have one time looked back since the morning I arose

I'm singin'
No more lookin' over my shoulder
No more hangin' on to the past
No more filling up my tomorrows
With yesterday's sorrows
No more, no more, no...

No more lookin' over my shoulder
No more hangin' on to the past
No more filling up my tomorrows
With yesterday's sorrows

(J. P. Pennington/Les Taylor/Larry Cordle)

I'm a little rough around the edges
I didn't come out of no GQ magazine
I don't use a lot of big words
But I'm bent on love if you know what I mean
I ain't in'trested in bein' politically correct
I stand right up and say what I believe

I'm a little rough around the edges, but I think I'm exactly what you need

As you can see, I ain't all spit and polish
And every hair on my head ain't in its place
I ain't got no big degree from college
And I guess to tell the truth I need a shave

I'm a little rough around the edges
I didn't come out of no GQ magazine
I don't use a lot of big words
But I'm bent on love if you know what I mean
I ain't in'trested in bein' politically correct
I stand right up and say what I believe

Whoa!

Well, you may think I'm just a KC plowboy
Well, just give me a chance to strut my stuff
I don't shine like some pin-up poster cowboy
But neither does a diamond when you pick it up

I'm a little rough around the edges
I didn't come out of no GQ magazine
I don't use a lot of big words
But I'm bent on love if you know what I mean
I ain't in'trested in bein' politically correct
I stand right up and say what I believe

I'm a little rough around the edges, but I think I'm exactly what you need

(Travis Tritt/Stewart Harris)

There's been times I've felt like half a man
Life's had me down on my knees
Troubled times I don't understand why they happen to me
I have struggled through the darkness and I have found the light of day

But if I lost you, there'd be no sunshine shining through
I don't know what in the world I would do if I lost you

Like a ship with no harbor like a bird with no wings
Like a fish out of water a dreamer without a dream
I have learned about losing I could lose most anything

But if I lost you, there'd be no sunshine shining through
I don't know what in the world I would do if I lost you

But if I lost you, there'd be no sunshine shining through

(Travis Tritt/Bruce Ray Brown)

Five foot nine, long legs clear up to there
High heel shoes, short skirt with her shoulders bare
It's easy to see she's got her style down pat
Got a way of walkin' like a wild bobcat
Well, you gotta love the Lord for makin' girls like that

She likes pickup trucks and longnecks and she loves to dance
She can steal your heart in a second with a single glance
Skin tight jeans and a cowboy hat
Hit a boy harder than a baseball bat
Well, you gotta love the Lord for makin' girls like that

Well, I wouldn't call myself a righteous man
But I thank heaven every chance I can
For sending Eve to Adam when this old world first began

Well, I wouldn't call myself a righteous man
But I thank heaven every chance I can
For sending Eve to Adam when this old world first began

You can find them on a city street or down a country road
Natural born beauties turning heads everywhere they go
Take your breath away like a tire gone flat
Make a man cry like a little spoiled brat
Well, you gotta love the Lord for makin' girls like that

Yes, you gotta love the Lord for makin' girls like that

(Travis Tritt/Bruce Ray Brown)

You don't ask for much
And I tremble at the touch of your sweet hand
When I look into your eyes
I realize I'm such a lucky man
You've shown me love I never knew
And there is nothing I won't do for you
I'd almost given up
On the hope of having someone of my own
But you came into my life
And you made this empty house into a home
I could never ask for more
And every day I'm thankful for you

The first time that I held you girl
I knew that it was real
And now I wake up every morning
Knowing what it's like to feel
So much love for you

As the years go passing by
There'll be lows and highs
That we'll go through
But I can close my eyes and rest
'Cause come what may I'm blessed if I have you
As time paints silver in our hair
Just turn around, I'll still be there for you

You've shown me love I never knew

(Travis Tritt)

Girl I know you see me
As a man who's strong and never filled with doubt
But your love gives me courage
You don't realize I can't be strong without
And though I try to hide it
You see right through my vulnerabilities
So as long as you're beside me
I'm all the man I'll ever need to be

I find myself daydreamin'
Longing hard to be your Superman
But then my dreams are realized
When your kiss tells me I already am
Sweetheart, I may not ever know
Exactly what it is you see in me
And why you think, with all my faults
I'm all the man I'll ever need to be

And in my darkest hour
You can always see the dawn
Your trust in me has power
Like none I've ever known

Well I may get discouraged
My worried mind gets tired and beaten down
But I won't be depressed for long
'Cause you know how to get me off the ground
I really shouldn't question
You've shown me all I'll ever need to see
I should just thank God in heaven
I'm all the man I'll ever need to be

I should just thank God in heaven

(Bruce Springsteen)

Well, it's Saturday night
You're all dressed up in blue
I've been watchin' you a while
Maybe you're watchin' me, too
So somebody ran out
Left someone's heart in a mess
Well, if you're ready for love
Honey, I'm tougher than the rest

Some girls want a handsome Dan
Or some good-lookin' Joe
On their arm, some girls like
A sweet-talking Romeo
Well, around here baby
I learned you get what you can get
So if you're ready for love
Honey, I'm tougher than the rest

Well, the road is dark
And it's a thin, thin line
But I want you to know
I'll walk it for you any time
Maybe your other boyfriends
Couldn't pass the test
But if you're ready for love
Honey, I'm tougher than the rest

Well, it ain't no secret
I've been around a time or two
Well, I don't know baby
Maybe you've been around, too
But there's another dance
All you gotta do is say yes
And if you're ready for love
Honey, I'm tougher than the rest

If you're sure you're ready for love

(Jude Cole)

Well I'm tired of the pressure, so tired of the pace
Just want to grab you baby, and get out of this race
I got no chance of makin' it, workin' downtown
And walkin' slow and talkin' low
I'm tired of goin' down...and down, and down
Yeah!

Start the car, we gotta move
This ain't no livin', this ain't no groove
It's been a long, hard road
Come on baby, drive it home
Start the car

Well, started out for paradise, ain't no promised land
This ain't no kinda livin' for an honest workin' man
There's people dyin' on the streets, they never make the news
My love is livin' up on the hill, singin' the white boy blues
Whoa yeah!

Start the car, we gotta move
This ain't no livin', this ain't no groove
The city's rich, we're dirt poor, somewhere waitin'
There's somethin' more
Start the car
Oh, yeah!

Well, goin' out with dignity, goin' out with style
We'll lay down that hammer baby and make our own road, across the miles
Cause I can't take this town, one more day baby, yeah!

Start the car, we gotta move
This ain't no livin', this ain't no groove
The city's rich, we're dirt poor, somewhere waitin'
There's gotta be somethin' more

Start the car, we gotta move
This ain't no livin', this ain't no groove
It's been a long, hard road
Come on baby, drive it home
Start the car

Yeah! Start the car baby...yeah!
Uh uh...Ah baby

Start the car
Hoo...Start the car baby
Well, come on baby start the car

(Leslie Winn Satcher/Larry Cordle)

I know you're wonderin' just what I'm doin' 'round here
On a mission of love
I never came down to this side of town
But I'm here on a mission of love

'Cause our little girl is cryin' your name
And I've held her, but she only wants you
And although I hate what you've become
Little tears brought me here on a mission of love

I don't know this man hangin' all over you
But I know what he's got on his mind
But if he's got a heart, darlin' he'll let you go
'Cause somebody else needs you tonight

'Cause our little girl is cryin' your name
And I've held her, but she only wants you
And although I hate what you've become
Little tears brought me here on a mission of love

And although I hate what you've become

(Travis Tritt/Gary Baker/Frank J. Myers)

I spent years chasing after a restless wind calling out my name
I was wild eyed and crazy with a spirit that could not be tame
I had no direction Lord knows that I've been lost a time or two
But Faith was there to guide me to lead me down the road to you

There've been other women but all they did was occupy my time
There was always something missing but until you I thought I'd never find
Thought I knew what I was looking for looking back I didn't have a clue
All the love that was waiting at the end of the road to you
It was worth the tears and the long and lonely years that I went through
I'd relive the pain for the happiness I've gained
In all the love that I've found in you
And when I hold you in my arms there's nothing else in the world I'd rather do
I just close my eyes and thank the Lord he led me down the road to you
It was worth the tears and the long and lonely years that I went through
I'd relive the pain for the happiness I've gained
In all the love I've found in you