I See It Now

Here's one from last august that came out of the blue
Says summers been a scorcher baby and i'm still hot on you
There must be 25 or more, you signed them everyone
Now i'm sitting here in this lonely room wondering what went wrong
(chorus)
Oh the cards are on the table, hallmark at it's best
Valentines and anniversaries
Forever yours and all the rest
I'm sortin' through the memories, still searchin for a clue
But now the cards are on the table and he's holding you
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The sun comes through the curtains but i'm still in the dark
Thse cards that used to touch me are tearing me apart
I'm torn between tossing them away or back up on the shelf
Guess my poor heart don't want to play the hand that it's been dealt
(chorus)
I'm sortin through the memories, still searchin' for a clue
But now the cards are on the table
And he's holding you

I'm out here stranded on this oklahoma road
Nothing but a broken truck, heat and dust
And a million high line poles
If only i could tap the line, i'd be just fine
If i could talk to her right now
Cause there's a voice inside of me
That's saying something's wrong
Cause i've tried a hundred times and a hundred dimes to reach her on the phone
And like the sun my hearts sinkin cause i'm thinkin it don't matter anyhow
(chorus)
I got a feelin' she ain't feelin' what i'm feelin anymore
I got a sneakin suspicion love is walkin out the door
Now i'm dealin with a heartache like i've never felt before
I got a feelin' she ain't feelin' what i'm feelin anymore
I like this ramblin life but what a price to pay
To think i'd let a dollar sign and a diesle whine drive her love away
I've got a real premonition
She ain't missin me as much as i miss her
(repeat chorus)
I got a feelin' she ain't feelin' what i'm feelin' anymore

It's good to see your face again, it's been awhile
How am i doing, well i get by somehow
You sure look good since your new love came in your life
You know i didn't see that fire in you he's found
Oh but i see it now
(chorus)
Oh i never saw that look in your eyes
And i never had you hold me that tight
And i never saw you dance with your feet off the ground
Oh but i see it now
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Holding him, you never looked more beautiful
Letting go has been so hard on me
And sitting here, it's clear to see what he means to you
The way you look at him, it ain't no mystery
He's all i couldn't be
(repeat chorus)
And i never saw you dance with your feet off the ground
Oh but i see it now

He's a hard workin' easy goin' country boy, he wouldn't harm a fly
Nadine down at the hair salon promised she would be his bride
He took it hard when she ran off with the beauty supply salesman
But that's how romance goes sometimes but herschel don't understand
(chorus)
He'll play the same sad song on the old jukebox
Drink up every dime he's got
He'll peel out in his pickup truck, sling gravel through the parking lot
You wouldn't wanna tangle with a grizzley bear
Or step on a copperhead snake
So if you cross his path you better beware, been wounded by a woman
He's a hillbilly with a heartache
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He was gonna buy her a modular home with no wax linoleum floors
Now his mama's worried cause he don't drop by to watch wrestling anymore
He just rides around with a loaded shotgun hangin' in his rifle rack
If i was that smooth talk' city boy
I'd sure be watching my back
(repeat chorus)
Them big old arms that used to hold her tight
Cound bring about any man down
When a good ol' boy's been hurt real bad
He just don't give a damn
(repeat chorus)
Been wounded by a woman
He's a hillbilly with a heartache

It was where my mama sat on that old swing with her crochet
It was where granddaddy taught me how to cuss and how to pray
It was where we made our own ice cream those sultry summer nights
Where the bulldog had her puppies,and us brothers had our fights
There were many nights i'd sit right there and look out at the stars
To the sound of a distant whippoorwill or the hum of a passing car
It was where i first got up the nerve to steal me my first kiss
And it was where i learned to play guitar and pray i had the gift
(chorus)
If the world had a front porch like we did back then
We'd still have our problems but we'd all be friends
Treating your neighbor like he's your next of kin
Wouldn't be gone like the wind
If the world had a front porch, like we did back then
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Purple hulls and pintos, i've shelled more than my share
As lightening bugs and crickets danced in the evening air
And like a beacon that old yellow bulb, it always led me home
Somehow mama always knew just when to leave it on
(repeat chorus)
Treating your neighbor like he's your next of kin
Wouldn't be gone with the wind
If the world had a front porch, like we did back then