Coast Is Clear

I knew she was lonely and i was alone
A stranger in a strange town, too far from home
Her eyes blue as diamonds, her hair black as coal
I could feel the desire, burning
Like fire down to my soul

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In a moment of weakness, who would have known
God was in heaven
You were at home
I could have easily fallen
And forgotten til dawn
But in a moment of weakness
Your love held strong

I could say i wasn't tempted, that would be a lie
A man is only human, man, she was so alive
Could have been in her arms, truth is my heart
Wouldn't let me give in

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Could have said it didn't matter

It's true, i lied, i cheated
And the truth is, that ain't all
While you were thinking of me
I was busy thinking of myself
I never gave and i took all i needed
Running wild until you walked
And since you left
If you're wondering where i fell

Well i hit the ground crawling
I heard your memory calling
And i can see from the bottom
Of this bottle i'm clinging to
That the reason you're long gone
Is that i treated you so wrong
But i hit the ground crawling
Right back to you

To get us back together
I'll cry, i'll beg, i'll bend
I swear i've learned my lesson
Darling don't give up on me
'cause the nights go on forever
Will the heartache ever end
Can't stand to live without you
I'm begging on bended knee

'cause i hit the ground crawling
I heard your memory calling
And i can see from the bottom
Of this bottle i'm clinging to
That the reason you're long gone
Is that i treated you so wrong
But i hit the ground crawling
Right back to you

Yeah, i hit the ground crawling
Right back to you

I don't say i love you quite enough i know
Sometimes i go for days
I'm ashamed to say
The world moves so fast
The words come so slow
And i let those excuses get in my way

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But while you sleep
Sometimes i lie awake and watch you breathe
And in the silence that surrounds the dead of night
I bare my soul and all the words sound right
I pray the lord our hearts to keep
While you sleep

The days march through our lives like a soft parade
Laughter and the tears
Our hopes and fears
And i keep remembering things i forget to say
Perhaps some day
I'll let you know my dear

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A cup of coffee with the first sunlight
At a last chance texaco
I'm thumbing through a worn out road map
Trying to decide which way to go
These empty miles and her memory
They just seem to linger on
She left me on this lost highway
Wondering why and where she's gone

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Thats how a cowgirl breaks a young mans heart
That's how my whole world slowly came apart
With a cold and empty stare
As if i wasn't there
She didn't even stop to cry
Thats how a cowgirl says goodbye

Called up her mam in abilene
Just to find out how she'd been
She said she'd stopped awhile in san antone
To spend some time with an old friend
With all the distance in between us
I'm sure i never cross her mind
It may take all these roads ahead
Just to leave it all behind

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The hardest thing i'll ever do
Is to walk away still loving you
I'd give anything if you loved me
But somethings just ain't meant to be

Can't say it's all been time lost
In the long run, i'll be a better man, better off

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Gonna find my pride, self esteem, get on with my life
Follow my dreams, aint' lookin back
Learn from my mistakes, once i'm past this heartache
I know when the hurting stops, i'll be a better man, better off

I know rome wasn't built in a day
And there's alot of good memories in my way
If i had it to do over again
I wouldn't change a thing, except for the end

Gonna be some pain, gotta pay the cost
But in the long run, i'll be a better man, better off

Chorus

Solo
I'm gonna learn from my mistakes
Once i'm past the heartache
I know when the hurting stops
A better man
A whole lot better off