The Best Of Tracy Lawrence

The last thing i expected was to get her call tonight
'cause the last thing that i'd heard from her
Was she'd found mr. right
But when i came home this evenin'
There it was on my machine
Now i'm just wondering what the hell it means
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She said she's sorry that she missed me
And she's been doin' just fine
I've run it back and heard her say
Those words a hundred times
But something makes me wonder
Is she happy with her choice
Or is that a tear i hear in her voice
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The first time that i listened
I thought boy she's got some nerve
But the second time i heard it
I heard more than just her words
Am i just wishful thinkin
Or did her voice really crack
I'll never know if i don't call her back
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Oh is that a tear
Lord is that a tear i hear in her voice

stars over texas


As you lie in my arms
Girl my hearts on my sleeve
Words come so hard, in moments like these
Theres feelings i have, that are so hard to show
But right now theres one thing
I want you to know


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As long as the tides ebb
The earth turns the sun sets
I promise i'll always be true
And as long as theres stars over texas
Darling i'll hang the moon for you


I know i have stumbled and caused you some tears
When you needed me most i haven't always been here
I know i'm not always the man i should be
But don't ever wonder what you mean to me


(repeat chorus)


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And as long as theres stars over texas
Darling i'll hang the moon for you
Darling i'll hang the moon for you

You called me up from amarillo, said you were coming to town
And thought i'd like to tell you hello, and drive an old friend around
I pulled up to the airport, confident and cool
But when you stepped off that plane, i knew i was your fool
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My little texas tornado, blowing me away again
I swore it wouldn't happen again, but i looked at you and then
I'm like a tumbleweed in a wild west texas wind
You're blowing me away again
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You're lying with me in atlanta, it's such a beautiful lie
You play me like a piano, i always let you get by
I know i'll go through hell girl, when you find someone else
But right now i'm in heaven, and i can't help myself
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I'm like a tumbleweed in a wild west texas wind
You're blowing me away again
Texas tornado
Blowing me away again, i swore it wouldn't happen again
But i look at you and then
I'm like a tumbleweed in a wild west texas wind

She knows every move that a man could make
She knows every trick in the book
She knows how to give, she knows how to take
Cause so many times she's been taken and fooled
By those.......
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Alibis and lying eyes and all the best lines
Lord knows she's heard 'em all
She's been cheated on and pushed around and left alone
Lord knows what i've put her through
Boy you can bet, if a move can be made
She knows how to make one on you
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She once thought that love wasn't just a game
Her feelin's once came from the heart
One day i gave her a weddin ring
One night i tore all those feelins apart
With my....
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Sister cries out from her baby bed
Brother runs in feathers on his head
Mamma's in her room learning how to sew
Daddy's drinking beer, listening to the radio
Hank williams sings "kaw liga" and ""dear john"
And time marches on, time marches on


Sisters using rouge and clear complexion soap
Brothers wearing beads and he smokes alot of dope
Mamma is depressed, barely makes a sound
Daddy's got a girlfriend in another town
Bob dylan sings "like a rolling stone"
And time marches on, time marches on


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The south moves north, the north moves south
A star is born, a star burns out
The only thing that stays the same
Is everything changes, everything changes


Sister calls herself a sexy grandma
Brothers on a diet for high cholesterol
Mamma's out of touch with reality
Daddy's in the ground beneath a maple tree
As the angels sing an old hank williams song
Time marches on, time marches on
Time marches on, time marches on
Time marches on, time marches on

It was sunday morning, i was seven years old
In the backyard playing in a big mudhole
I was all decked out, ready for church
Had my brand new suit all covered in dirt
Mama hit the ceiling she was fit to be tied
Talkin 'bout how shes gonna tan my hide
But daddy was laughing when i changed my clothes
'saying "mama leave the boy alone"
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Cause if the good die young
If the good die young
Mama's little boy gonna have alot of fun
Cause he's gonna live forever if the good die young
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Ten years later had a hot rod ford
Constable clocked me at a hundred and four
Judge said "boy you're gonna hurt yourself
You'd a long been dead if you were anybody else"
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Cause if the good die young
If the good die young
Oh there ain't a sentence gonna hold you son
Cause he's gonna live forever if the good die young
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Well i got a good heart, i wouldn't hurt a soul
But i'm gonna keep rocking till they call that roll
Old st.peter he's gonna have to wait
I'm gonna go to heaven but i might be late
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Cause if the good die young
If the good die young
Pedal to the metal, let your motor run
Cause he's gonna live forever if the good die young
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(chorus)
And if the good die young
If the good die young
They got the jams, we'll have some fun
Cause i'm gonna live forever if the good die young
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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
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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
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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