He was sitting on the front porch of a half-way house Chainin' cigarettes and drinkin' coffee I was walkin' by on my way home Stopped and said, hello, how are ya He looked at me and said, I've seen...
It all started back in 1981. Our life together had just begun. I didn't know what my future would hold, But you gave me a chance, So I set out on the road. It wasn't easy going then. There were times...
My first sip made me gag And I thought I was gonna blow beets But I took another and pretty soon brother Sour mash started tasting sweet Made me feel brave and strong Bulletproof, like I could do no...
At a truck stop in San Angelo I saw a billboard about this rodeo This weekend out in El Paso So I signed up to ride I drew a bull called Original Sin I heard he'd killed a couple of men Thinkin' this...
A showman's life is a smokey bar And the fevered chase of a tiny star It's a hotel room and a lonely wife From what I've seen of a showman's life Nobody told me about this part They told me all about...
You played me for a fool And I played the part so well You played it smart, you played it cool Broke every promise, every rule And I couldn't even tell You looked me in the eyes And said, I was the...
I got the blue marlin blues... First one off the dock, long before dawn Headed to the blue water, won't take long A box full of ballyhoo, rigged just right Still hurtin' from that party last night 30...
I woke up this mornin' and I swore to God I'd never, ever take another drink again I fought it like the devil, but you know that you're in trouble When you're fourteen and drunk by 10 am. Tried to...
Walkin' down this lonely stretch of beach She and I, walked down a thousand times I just can't force myself to give her up Like all the things she left behind Gone are the days when I'd wake up With...
I'm not gonna lay around and whine and moan 'Cause somebody done done me wrong Don't think for a minute that I'm gonna sit around and sing some old sad song I believe it's half full not a half empty...