Everything

(by matraca berg & tim krekel)


She danced in the dirty streets
Satin shoes tied to her feet
People round here said she was a sight
Every night when the sun went down
She'd curtsy and take a bow
To the man in the moon and the dim street lights
We held in high regard
The rose in the mission yard
Singing, "buffalo gals won't you come out tonight


And her name was ruby brown
And she came through shanty town
Like a queen without a crown
And her name was ruby brown


Long about ten years ago
She disappeared, why no one knows
But some say she was running for her life
'cause a mean looking man in a limousine
Came down from new orleans
He said he came here looking for his wife


And her name was ruby brown
And she came through shanty town
Like a queen without a crown
And her name was ruby brown


Some say he beat her bad
'till she just went plain mad
But i say she went where he could never go


And her name was ruby brown
And she came through shanty town
Like a queen without a crown
And her name was ruby brown

(written by michael dulaney & michael lunn)



She was born at a rest stop on the kansas state line
In the back of a dodge in the summer time
Her momma named her indiana like their license plate
And with the hum of the tires on the interstate
She was cryin'
They left her at a denny's up in colorado
In a blanket with her name written on a note
They said, "forgive us lord for not takin' her
But this child has a better chance of makin' it
In someone else's arms"


And it's a crazy thing
Fate has perfect wings
All the way down the line
Angels working overtime


She was raised in a place called cheyenne wells
But she never fit in and everyone could tell
That she didn't belong in some prairie town
And when she turned eighteen she bought a ticket out
On a greyhound
They stopped a few minutes out of santa fe
She got out for a smoke and they drove away
She hitched a ride with a boy right out of school
He said "i'm headed out west" and she said "me to
If that's alright"


And it's a crazy thing
Fate has perfect wings
All the way down the line
Angels working overtime


It took a couple hundred miles 'til they fell in love
They knew forever was the only thing good enough
And in a moment of passion in a motel room
They held on tight and their aim was true
Now they're countin' down the days
And dreamin' all night in an apartment in la


And it's a crazy thing
Fate has perfect wings
All the way down the line
Angels working overtime


And it's a crazy thing
Fate has perfect wings
All the way down the line
Angels working overtime


She was born at a rest stop on the kansas state line
Angels workin' overtime
She was cryin'
She was cryin'
She was cryin'

(written by aimee mayo & chris lindsey)



I don't understand the things you do
The more you think the more i think you are confused
It shouldn't be so hard to figure out
What you can and can not live without so why can't you


Make up your mind
I'm going crazy
After all this time
You'd think that maybe
You would realize
That no one else could love you like i do
And i just can't keep waiting here for you
To make up your mind


I don't know what it is that you're searching for
I wonder if you wonder if there's something more out there
And even though i know it'll break my heart
I can't keep going on and on the way things are, it's not fair


Make up your mind
I'm going crazy
After all this time
You'd think that maybe
You would realize
That no one else could love you like i do
And i just can't keep waiting here for you
To make up your mind


I don't wanna have to tell you goodbye
But baby, trust me i will
And i might regret it for the rest of my life
But i can't change the way i feel
Don't you realize that no one else could love you
Like i do but i just can't keep waiting here for you
To make up your mind


I don't understand the things you do
The more you think the more i think you are confused
Make up your mind
Make up your mind
Make up your mind
Make up your mind

(by deanna bryant & liz hengber)


A tear ran down his face
As she started to leave
He said, baby, don't do this
I'm beggin' you please
What can i say to stop you
From walkin' out on us
I'll do anything to save our love
She said i'm through talkin'
You know i've tried my best
I gotta leave right now
I've got a plane to catch
And he said....


People miss planes
It happens all the time
They cancel their plans
They change their minds
Listen to your heart
Before you go too far
Baby, turn around
Before it's too late
People miss planes


She made it to the airport
In the nick of time
In a moment she'd be gone
Yeah, she'd board that flight
She'd fly away from trouble
From the struggle that they had
And from everything they shared
A tear fell on her ticket
As she thought about their love
In another minute
She'd give it all up
Then she heard a voice calling
Boarding flight 41
When another voice inside her said
You don't have to get on


People miss planes
It happens all the time
They cancel their plans
They change their minds
Listen to your heart
Before you go too far
Baby, turn around
Before it's too late
People miss planes


People miss planes
People miss planes

(by leslie satcher & tim ryan rouillier




I ain't in love, i ain't your bud
I ain't your little turtle dove
I ain't your chick, i ain't your squeeze
I ain't the girl i used to be
But baby, you still shake me
I ain't upset, i ain't a wreck
Cause i forgive and i forget
And i ain't bitter, i ain't sore
And i ain't cryin' anymore
But baby, you still shake me
Yeah baby, you still shake me


Every time i see you out
It makes me want to scream
I can't seem to figure out
What did i ever see
In a fool like you


The things i used to do i don't
The things i would have, now i won't
Yeah i'm o.k. and i'm alright
And i'm not living in denial
But baby, you still shake me
Yeah baby, you still shake me


I ain't in love, i ain't your bud
I ain't your little turtle dove
I ain't your chick, i ain't your squeeze
I ain't the girl i used to be
But baby you still shake me
Yeah baby, you don't know what you do to me, baby
You shake me baby

(written by deana carter & matraca berg)


I live by the river on the wrong side of town
Nothing much to do here but listen to the sound
Of a train i'll never catch passin' me by
Of the muddy water drinkin' the tears that i cry
So i heard you're comin' back with somebody else
Well, if i had the time, if i had a little help....


Every bridge in dickson county would be burning down tonight
Every bridge in dickson county would be burning down tonight


I have to think of something, i just have to find a way
Before you cross that river, before i see your face
'cause i can see you headlights and i can feel the pain
And nothing's gonna save me if i see you again
But if i could use this torch i carry to put it all to rights
I'd be baptized in the ashes come the morning light


And every bridge in dickson county would be burning down tonight
Every bridge in dickson county would be burning down tonight


I'd pay the price, i'd take the blame
If i could see it go up in flames
And if i could use this torch i carry
To put it all to rights


Every bridge in dickson county would be burning down tonight
Dickson county

(written by shelly peiken & guy roche)



I used to see in black and white
Never something in between
Waitin' on the love of my life
To come into my dreams
Everything in shades of gray
Never any blues or greens
I needed someone else to turn to
Someone who could help me learn to see
All the beauty that was waiting for me


You...you put the blue back in the sky
You put the rainbow in my eyes
The silver lining in my prayers
And now there's colour everywhere
You put the red back in the rose
Just when i needed it the most
You came along to show you care
And now there's colour everywhere


My life was so predictable
Never any mystery
But ever since you shined the light
All of that is history
Now i have a hand to hold
And a reason to believe
There's something in my life worth living for
I was hanging 'round just wishing on a star
To put the happiness back in my heart and


You...you put the blue back in the sky
You put the rainbow in my eyes
The silver lining in my prayers
And now there's colour everywhere
You put the red back in the rose
Just when i needed it the most
You came along to show you care
And now there's colour everywhere


I left those lazy days behind me
Never to return again
Now they're just a faded memory
'cause baby it's so clear to see
The beauty that was waiting for me


You...you put the blue back in the sky
You put the rainbow in my eyes
The silver lining in my prayers
And now there's colour everywhere
You put the red back in the rose
Just when i needed it the most
You came along to show you care
And now there's colour everywhere


You care and now there's colour everywhere
There's colour everywhere
There's colour everywhere