Blaine Larsen Album

My mama got married to someone I barely knew
They had me and then they had my sister too
I was too young to understand why he left
But how it broke Mama's heart, I'll never forget
It was three years before she met somebody new
And though I didn't have much to compare him to

He was the best man, my mama ever loved
Not the kind that walks away, but the kind that don't give up
Devoted and true, someone to look up to
Even a boy of eight could understand
He was the best man

He called me his son and I called him my dad
He was the like no friend I had ever had
He taught me how to drive a nail and how to build a go-cart
And how to love a women with all of my heart
One night we watched him get down on one knee
And ask mama to be his wife, then he asked me

To be the best man, and I stood by his side
As he lifted the veil of that beautiful bride
He said I do, then she did too
And she walked back down the aisle holding hands
With the best man

(SOLO)

He said I do, and then she did too
And she walked back down the aisle holding hands

In my High School, we separate the rich from the rest.
Those who wear rags from those who only wear the best.
An' in my High School, they hold assemblies for the football team,
But never for the kids with different dreams.
An' we've got jocks and we've got smokers, rednecks an' jokers:
There's a category for us all.
An' we struggle with our homework, our teachers an' their rules.
Yeah, they just think we're adolescent fools.

In my High School, there's some who think they're tough as they can be.
But when I look in their eyes, all I see is insecurity.
An' in my High School, there's some who'll wait, then there's some who won't.
Some that cross those lines an' some that don't.
We've got ac-heads an' we've got rebels; mostly saints, sometimes devils:
You see them walkin' up an' down the hall.
An' they struggle with their boyfriends, their girlfriends an' their maths,
An' they long for the bell that gets them out of class.
In my High School.

We laugh, we cry;
We fall, we fly.
Sometimes we wonder why we're even here.
We pass, we fail;
An' only time will tell,
If we'll ever make it through these teenage years.

In my High School, there's some who study for their entrance exams.
Some who just wanna play guitar in some rock 'n roll band.
An' in my High School, the seniors just cannot wait for June.
But they don't realise that we grow up way too soon.
They'll be doctors, they'll be lawyers; teachers an' warriors,
An' they'll live out their dreams, big and small.
And they'll struggle with their jobs; with their husbands an' their wives,
An' they'll talk about "the best days of their lives",
In my High School.
In my High School.
In my High School.

I don't have too much to say
About most things anyway
The weather's cold or it's hot
It's either wet or it's not
I'm no expert on life
I just try to do right
I'm a man of few words
Since you asked about her

Oh, I love her and I need her
I'll do anything to please her
Cause I'd like to see her smile
And watch her eyes light up
Just like the morning sun
The day I met her I knew I never would forget her
So I bought a ring and put it on her finger
And I promised to my heart forever more and I would never take it back
And that's all I got to say about that

I'm just quiet I guess
Ain't got much on my chest
Try to keep a good name
I stay dry when it rains
Fish bite but they don't
But if you talk and they won't
So I'm saving my breath
For something worth being said

Like I love her and I need her
I'll do anything to please her
Cause I'd like to see her smile
And watch her eyes light up
Just like the morning sun
The day I met her I knew I never would forget her
So I bought a ring and put it on her finger
And I promised to my heart forever more and I would never take it back
And that's all I got to say about that

I promised to my heart forever more and I would never take it back

Her name was Sarah Jean, it was a night like this
In front of the Dairy Queen, she gave me my first kiss
I was just ten years old, so I never knew
She was teaching me how to love you

After the high school dance, in my ol' man's car
Holdin' Carol Ann, I tried to go too far
When she said "no", I didn't have a clue
She was teaching me how to love you

Every hand we hold, every bridge we burn
Every story told was another lesson learned

A few years ago, I met Jill one night
Man I loved her so, but I didn't treat her right
When she left me there with my heart broke in two
She was teaching me how to love you

Every hand we hold, every bridge we burn
Every single story told is another lesson learned

So if I should glance in your rearview mirror
At every failed romance that brought you here
Honey, I can't be hurt by what I see
They were teaching you how to love me

Well, I didn't even bother to set the alarm
If I'm a few hours late, what's the harm
I've been in Mexico, I've been to Mexico
I discovered how to take it slow
I've been in Mexico

Now the boss is stressed out, he's got his deadlines to meet
I'm leaning back in my chair with my two bare feet
I've been in Mexico, oh Mexico
Still got the sun on my back and the sand in my toes
I've been in Mexico

And when I landed in the land of the Aztec sun
I was too uptight, too high strung
But the moment that salt air hit my tongue
I felt a change, nobody ever goes and comes back the same

When she left me for another I was down and out
But there's a little cactus cure I've learned about
I've been in Mexico, oh Mexico
And to that heartache I say adios
I've been in Mexico

And when I landed in the land of the Aztec sun
I was too uptight, too high strung
But the moment that salt air hit my tongue
I felt a change, nobody ever goes and comes back the same

So take my sunglasses with you, leave your watch behind
Could you please tell Maria "I'm doin' fine"

(feat. Merle Haggard)

I've been walkin' these streets of Nashville
Since I was a little kid
Either in these boots or in my dreams
I spent all I had to buy this Martin
And I've been richer since I did
Even though I can't afford to change the strings

I've heard a lot of "no's" and "no thank you's"
Sometimes I wonder why I'm even here
But I still could be an overnight sensation
It would only take one sympathetic ear

If Merle would sing my song, I could go back home
And tell everyone I know that dreams come true
I'd be someone in their eyes, a face that they'd all recognize
I could prove them and me I wasn't wrong
If Merle would sing my song

I'll bet I've played this guitar
In every honkytonk and bar
But as of yet they haven't noticed me
But this heart and soul of mine
Is filled with memories, chords, and rhymes
And I know that I'm the future they can't see

I could maybe make a million dollars chockin' on a tie
But then I'd have to live with my regret
I know God didn't give me all these dreams to let 'em die
I'll make it big, it just hasnt happened yet

If Merle would sing my song, I could go back home
And tell everyone I know that dreams come true
I'd be someone in their eyes, a face that they'd all recognize
I could prove them and me I wasn't wrong
If Merle would sing my song

I could prove to them and me I wasn't wrong
If Merle would sing my song

I've been walkin' these streets of Nashville
Since I was a little kid

Sittin' on the sofa just watchin' TV
Flippin' through the channels and what do I see
A swimsuit model on the Cozumel sand
And some lucky guy with a towel in his hand
Holdin' it up as she changes her suit
Gettin' all the best shots at the photo shoot

How do you get that job, that's what I want to know
Wherever he went to school, that's where I want to go
Holdin' up that towel, he's got it all figured out
Yessireebob
How hard could it be, that's the life for me
How do you get that job?

Well, there's doctors and lawyers with Ph.D.s
Who spend half their lives to get their degrees
There's Pro-Ball players that we can all name
Who spend every wakin' hour tryin' to master their game
Then there's the guy with no talent, by the girl with no clothes
On the beach, by the ocean in Mexico

How do you get that job, that's what I want to know
Wherever he went to school, that's where I want to go
Holdin' up that towel, he's got it all figured out
Yessireebob
How hard could it be, that's the life for me
How do you get that job?

(SOLO)

How do you get that job, that's what I want to know
Wherever he went to school, that's where I want to go
Holdin' up that towel, he's got it all figured out
Yessireebob
How hard could it be, that's the life for me
How do you get that job?

Hey, that's the life for me
Yessireebob

Slow down girl, you're talkin' much to fast
What's that girl, you think your love with him will always last
How can you say that?

It's like you're blind, 'cuz you can't see the truth
Like you forgot all those nights he ran around on you
That's something I'll never do

You need to pack you bags this moment
And walk on out that door
Take the early flight to Beaumont
So I can hold you in my arms
And I'll make right all that he's done wrong
And then you'll see... I'm the man he'll never be

When you're with him, it seems you always fight
Well that's okay, it's fine with me if that's what you like
But to make it right

You need to pack you bags this moment
And walk on out that door
Take the early flight to Beaumont
So I can hold you in my arms
And I'll make right, all that he's done wrong
And then you'll see... I'm the man he'll never be

Yeah, I'll make right, all that he's done wrong
And then you'll see... I'm the man he'll never be

I don't like getting up too early
I like staying up watchin' late night TV
Sometimes I get my kicks from Dave's stupid human tricks
But that's just me, that's just me

I've never been one for watching movies
Unless I could do it with a guitar on my knee
I think they should always end where the good guy always wins
But that's just me, that's just me

Tacoma born, family proud
Raised up with the river crowd
Under the shade of a big evergreen tree
I'm just an everyday average simple man
Trying to be true to who I am
That's just me, that's just me

I don't get all this hip-hop country music
Have you seen the way they dress on CMT
I think what we need is more Alan, Brad, and George
But that's just me, that's just me

Tacoma born, family proud
Raised up with the river crowd
Under the shade of a big evergreen tree
I'm just an everyday average simple man
Trying to be true to who I am
That's just me, that's just me

I'm just an everyday average country fan
Trying to be true to who I am
That's just me, that's just me

Now, friends listen well, let me tell you a story
I remember just like yesterday
Of a footloose young lad who ran off with the circus
Much to his mama's dismay
He was cleaning up after the elephants when
This high-flying trapeze girl smiled down
In search of a handsome companion because
She had just broken up with a clown

Now the with one graceful aerial flip he was smitten
With her and her little tutu
Standing there love struck, why he almost stumbled
Into the elephants doing their tricks
And the ringmaster tipped his top hat and said
Son, bid adieu to your heart
And his words rang true right there under the bleachers
Soon after that big top went dark

Now, the old bearded lady, she whispered “be careful”
On the train to the very next town
And the handful of midgets who ride unicycles
Peddled by with one smile and four frowns
So he had a vague sense of uneasiness when
His new sweetheart opened the door
And he knew when he saw the clown standing behind her
In front of her, there stood one more

Now, I can't say for sure if it was Barnum or Bailey
To whom I handed the note
But a tall skinny feller standing on stilts
First read these words that I wrote
It said I promise to never again give my heart
To some high-flying trapeze girl
Goodbye cruel circus

It was just another story printed on the second page
Underneath the Tiger's football score
It said he was only eighteen, a boy about my age
They found him face down on the bedroom floor

There'll be services on Friday at the Lawrence Funeral Home
Then out on Mooresville highway, they'll lay him 'neath a stone...

How do you get that lonely, how do you hurt that bad
To make you make the call, that havin' no life at all
Is better than the life that you had
How do you feel so empty, you want to let it all go
How do you get that lonely... and nobody know

Did his girlfriend break up with him, did he buy or steal that gun?
Did he lose a fight with drugs or alcohol?
Did his Mom and Daddy forget to say I love you son?
Did no one see the writing on the wall?

I'm not blamin' anybody, we all do the best we can
I know eyesight's 20/20, but I still don't understand...

(Repeat Chorus)

It was just another story printed on the second page