Songbook: A Collection of Hits

I can see you turn away
When I ask what for you say it isn't anything
But I'm not sure
Something underneath the skin
Won't let you be and you try to keep it in
But I can see

That the woman before me must've been hard on you
'Cause that hurt in your eyes I never put you through
Sometimes I think you must be talking to
The woman before me and you

Sometimes in an argument
It will show when you go a little farther than
You meant to go
I know you don't mean the things
That you say
I just want to ease the pain that's in your way

But the woman before me must've been hard on you
'Cause that hurt in your eyes I never put you through
Sometimes I think you must be talking to
The woman before me and you

If there are sorrows that bring back a tear
Don't let them keep us apart
You oughta know you've got nothing to fear
Here in my heart

'Cause you and I will never be
Like the past whatever kind of memories
That you have
Nothings gonna hurt you now
Can't you see I don't want to make a vow
That I can't keep

The woman before me must've been hard on you
'Cause that hurt in your eyes I never put you through
Sometimes I think you must be talking to
The woman before me and you

Katie's sittin on her old front porch
Watchin' the chickens peck the ground
There ain't a whole lot going on tonight
In this one horse town

Over yonder comin' up the road
In a beat up Chevy truck
Her boyfriend Tommy is laying on the horn
Splashing through the mud and the muck

Her daddy say's he ain't worth a lick
When it comes to brains
He got the short end of the stick
But Katie's young and man she just don't care
She'd follow Tommy anywhere
She's in love with the boy
She's in love with the boy
She's in love with the boy
And even if they have to run away
She's gonna marry that boy someday

Katie and Tommy at the drive in movie
Parked in the very last row
They're to busy holding on to one another
To even care about the show
Later on outside the Tasty Freeze
Tommy slips something on her hand
He says my high school ring will have to do
Til I can buy a wedding band

Her daddy say's he ain't worth a lick
When it comes to brains
He got the short end of the stick
But Katie's young and man she just don't care
She'd follow Tommy anywhere
She's in love with the boy
She's in love with the boy
She's in love with the boy
And even if they have to run away
She's gonna marry that boy someday

Her Daddy's waitin up til half past twelve
When they come sneakin' up the walk
He says young lady get on up to your room
While me and junior have a talk
Momma breaks in says don't lose your temper
It wasn't very long ago
You yourself was just a hay seed plow boy
Who didn't have a row to how

My daddy said you wasn't worth a lick
When it came to brains you got the short of the stick
But he was wrong and honey you are to
Katie looks at Tommy like I still at you
She's in love with the boy
She's in love with the boy
She's in love with the boy
What's meant to be will always find a way
She's gonna marry that boy someday

I'm not quite sure what's going on
But all day through and all night long
I've been thinkin' about you
I've been thinkin' about you

The look in your eyes
When you smile that way
The sound of your voice
Saying my name
I've been thinking about you
Just keep thinking about you

This single minded fascination I've got
Do you call it love
If you don't then what
All I know is I don't know what you've done
And this train of though ain't about to jump
The track that's in on

In the back of my mind
There's a secret place
But the whold world knows by the smile on my face
I've been thinkin' about you
Can't stop thinkin' about you

This single minded fascination I've got
Do you call it love
If you don't then what
All I know is I don't know what you've done
And this train of though ain't about to jump
The track that's in on

I know it's crazy
Calling you this late
When the only thing I wanted to say
Is I've been thinkin' about you
Just keep thinkin' about you
I can't stop thinkin' about you
I'm always thinkin' about you
And I do love thinkin' about you

In another's eyes, I'm someone who
Loves her enough to walk away from you
I'd never cheat, I'd never lie
In another's eyes, yeah

In another's eyes, I can do no wrong
He believes in me, and his faith is strong
I'd never fall, or even compromise
In another's eyes, mmmm

In another's eyes
I'm afraid that I can't see
This picture perfect portrait
That they paint of me
They don't realize and I pray they never do
Cuz everytime I look I'm seeing you
In another's eyes

Oh in another's eyes
Staring back at me
I see a sinking soul, trying desperately

To turn the tide, before it dies
In another's eyes, yeah

And what they don't see
Lord is killing me
It's a blessing and curse that love is blind

So in another's eyes
I'm afraid that I can't see
This picture perfect portrait
That they paint of me
They don't realize and I pray they never do
Cuz everytime I look I'm seeing you
In another's eyes

I was standing at the counter
I was waiting for the change
When I heard that old familiar music start
It was like a lighted match had been tossed into my soul
It was like a dam had broken in my heart

After taking every detour
Gettin' lost and losin track
So that even if I wanted I could not find my way back
After driving out the memory
Of the way things might have been
After I'd forgotten all about us
The song remembers when

We were rolling through the Rocky's
We were up above the clouds
When a station out of Jackson played that song
And it seemed to fit the moment
And the moment seemed to freeze
When we turned the music up and sang along
And there was a God in Heaven
And the world made perfect sense
We were young and were in love
And we were easy to convince
We were headed straight for Eden
It was just around the bend
And though I have forgotten all about it
The song remembers when

I guess something must have happened
And we must have said goodbye
And my heart must have been broken
Though I can't recall just why
The song remembers when

Well, for all the miles between us
And for all the time that's past
You would think I haven't gotten very far
And I hope my hasty heart
Will forgive me just this once
If I stop to wonder how on earth you are

But that's just a lot of water
Underneath a bridge I burned
And there's no use in backtracking
Around corners I have turned
Still I guess some things we bury
Are just bound to rise again
Yeah, and even if the whole world has forgotten
The song remembers when

Don't be afraid to hold me tight
You know I won't break in two
What we're doing tonight
Sure beats what we're going through
We've both loved and lost before
We know the sadness it can bring
Tonight let's close the door
And hold on to the nearest thing

Let's keep hanging on
So we won't fall apart
Let's make love tonight
Like we never had a broken heart

Don't be afraid to close your eyes
Pretend I'm someone that you love
And I won't have to tell you lies
'Cause it's not you I'm thinking of

Let's keep hanging on
So we won't fall apart
Let's make love tonight
Like we never had a broken heart

Tonight we'll just pretend
We've been in love right from the start
Let's make love again
Like we never had a broken heart

Don't be afraid to close your eyes