There's a little place outside in my backyard, where I can let go Far away from the fast paced rat race, where the willows grow When I been beat down, pushed 'round, feel like goin' crazy I can...
Eighteen--thought she knew everything; hers was the only point of view That little girl in her cap, gown and spiral curls, she didn't have a clue Thirty seemed a million miles from her dreams, lookin'...

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My mind is racin' but everything around me's standin' still Starin' at this crossroad with my hands tight on the wheel It just feels like something's missing, on this side of the hill. There's a road...
I might be on a stage; you might be in the crowd But we're all here for one good reason Somethin' in us sparks a fire in the dark When those bright lights heat up a fever When the band starts to play,...
When she was three she got the Barbie Safari, She threw away the doll but she kept the Jeep At 5, she got the pink Ferrari, Held it like a baby when she went to sleep She learned to drive in a beat-up...

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I see it in your eyes I don't know what to say You're wantin' me to lie And tell you I'm okay So I smile But I should practice my walk Before I put an honest end To all this small talk There's nothing...

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Granny never cursed or drank or wore her dresses high She'd sing I'll Fly Away on Sunday; make the preacher cry Thirty years of livin', fearin' God, and penny pinchin', after grandpa died Cannin'...

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I'm not a preacher, this isn't a sermon Just a song about the days we're livin' thru I'm not passin' judgement, just been talking to my neighbors About what we been seein' on the evening news In these...
Been burnin' up those dancehall roads Another night, another show Ain't no place I'd rather be... But it sure takes a toll on me When I fire up ole Willie's songs, The party crowd sings along...
He took my fam'ly away from Carolina home Had dreams about the West and started to roam Six long months on a dust covered trail They say heaven's at the end but so far it's been hell And there's fire...