Clay Walker Album

‘Bout ten years old, hide and seek
I found me in the closet
Ready or not I stumbled on
And opened up that box of
Yearbooks, letters, black and whites
A hundred, maybe more
Next thing I know my brothers and me
Got ‘em scattered on the floor (Yeah)

There was one of her, flippin’ the bird
Sittin’ on a Harley
And a few with some hairy hippie dude
Turns out his name was Charlie
Her hair, her clothes, her drinkin’ smokin’
Had us boys confused
I’ll never forget the day us nosey kids got introduced

To Mama, ‘fore she was Mama
In a string bikini, in Tijuana
Won’t admit she smoked marijuana
But I saw Mama, ‘fore she was Mama

We put that box right where it was
And never said a word
But growin’ up got hard just tryin’
Not to picture her
In anything but aprons, dresses
Mini-vans and church
Oh and Daddy would have whooped our butts
For diggin’ up that dirt

On Mama, ‘fore she was Mama
In a string bikini, in Tijuana
She won’t admit she smoked marijuana
But I saw Mama, ‘fore she was Mama

We laugh and hang it over her head
Right above her halo
Her face turns red when we bring up
That tie-dyed Winnebago
She runs and hides and still denies
That hip high rose tattoo
She burned that box of forget-me-nots
When she found out we knew

About Mama, ‘fore she was Mama
In a string bikini, in Tijuana
Won’t admit she smoked marijuana
But that was Mama, ‘fore she was Mama

And there’s that one down in the Bahamas
But that was Mama, ‘fore she was Mama

oh look there you go again
puttin on that smile again
even though i know you've had a bad day
doin this doin that
always puttin yourself last
a whole lotta give and not enuff take
but you can only be strong so long before you break
so..

chorus:
fall
go on and fall apart
fall into these arms of mine
i'll catch you everytime you
fall
go on and lose it all
every doubt every fear
every worry every tear
i'm right here
baby fall

forget about the world tonight
all thats wrong and all thats right
lay your head on my shoulder let it fade away
and if you wanna let go it's okay

(chorus)


hold on
hold on
hold on
to me

(chorus)

He slips on his warn out jeans
She buttons up his shirt
A sleepy smile and a goodbye kiss
And he's up and off to work

He puts in a forty hour week
But she's on his mind full-time
And he'll give it everything he's got
And he's all her's at five

'Cause he's a workin' man
He don't mind workin' overtime
For the trust and the touch of a woman
Come rain or shine

He's got workin' hands
Puts his heart in everything he does
'Cause he's a workin' man
Workin' on a thing called love

Things get fun when he gets home
She kinda likes it when he's around
She's got a honey-do list with a lipstick kiss
Says, "Meet me when the sun goes down"

Yeah, he's a workin' man
He don't mind workin' overtime
For the trust and the touch of a woman
Come rain or shine

He's got workin' hands
Puts his heart in everything he does
'Cause he's a workin' man
Workin' on a thing called love

She could've had anyone she wanted
But she's never wanted more
Than a man who's willin' to die
For the woman he's living for

Yeah, he's a workin' man
He don't mind workin' overtime
For the trust and the touch of a woman
Come rain or shine

He's got workin' hands
Puts his heart in everything he does
'Cause he's a workin' man
Workin' on a thing called love
Workin' on a thing called love
Workin' on a thing called love

Meet her in Miami
Conversation turned to wine
We talked and we talked
Yeah we hit it off, just fine
Stayed down by the water
Slept beneath the stars
We laughed and we danced
Made love in the sand
I held her in my arms

But I couldn't make her stay
California called her away
And tonight the moon turned as blue as the sea
And she left Miami and Me


Now she's in San Fransico
Maybe Montery
I started to call
But I put it off
Hey what can I say
I'm up in New York City
But my heart's down in the Keys
It just ain't fair
I should be there
Holdin her on that beach

But I couldn't make her stay
California called her away
And tonight the moon turned as blue as the sea
And she left Miami and Me

They say a woman's heart is an ocean of secrets
And that may be why I'll never know the reason

That I couldn't make her stay
California called her away
That's the night the moon turned as blue as the sea
And she left Miami and Me
Yeah that's the night the moon turned as blue as the sea
And she left Miami and me
She left Miami and me
She left Miami and me

And she likes it in the morning
And I run my fingers through her hair
And she smiles when I call her darling
She looks like a angel laying there

And she wants me in the evening
To listen close to how she feels
She needs to know I need her
And Heaven knows I always will

'Cause she loves me every single day and night
And she says we are everything that's good in her life
She says she loves me more than anything on earth
And that's almost as much as I love her

She likes to lay down on me
And rest her head on my chest
And softly whisper to me
What she won't share with anyone else

And there's a sweetness in her laughter
When it's just the two of us
And I try so hard to capture
Every little thing she does

'Cause she loves me every single day and night
And she says we are everything that's good in her life
She says she loves me more than anything on earth
And that's almost as much as I love her

And she says she loves me more than anything on earth
And that's almost, almost as much as I love her

And she likes it in the morning

Where do you go when it rains in Mexico?
Where do you hide when the bottom falls outta the sky?
And who do you love when the one you love's been lovin' someone else?
It ain't no fun tryin' to have fun all by yourself
So where do you go when it rains in Mexico?

I got a watered down Margarita stuck in the sand
The little umbrella's doin' the best that it can
Now everybody said, "This is the place to set your spirit free"
Well, I came down and the clouds came out and they poured down on me

So I gotta wring out my shirt when I get back to the hut
I gotta find a place to dry off my coconut
There's a pretty little brown-eyed girl flaggin' a taxi cab
She's alone so she might know, maybe I should ask, hey, hey, hey

Where do you go when it rains in Mexico?
Where do you hide when the bottom falls outta the sky?
And who do you love when the one you love's been lovin' someone else?
It ain't no fun tryin' to have fun when you're all by yourself
So where do you go when it rains in Mexico?

She supplied the transportation, I supplied the rum
When we got to the destination, I gave her some rum

Now I know where to go when it rains in Mexico
Where to hide when the bottom falls outta the sky
And who to love when the one you love's been lovin' someone else
It ain't been fun tryin' to have fun all by myself
So where do you go when it rains in Mexico?

Where do you go when it rains in Mexico?
Where do you go when it rains in Mexico?
Now I know where to go when it rains in Mexico

Nobody but you has ever seen me cry
It's nothing but honesty between you and I
And we've shared moments and made memories
Without you, who would remember me

'Cause you're my witness in this life that I lead
Good and bad, you see everything
You're my witness, you know all there is to know
The inside of my heart to the center of my soul
We took love where it's never been before
You're my witness and I'm yours

Every day we write another page
We end another chapter time cannot erase
All the years, the pictures in our minds
I see your life and you see mine

'Cause you're my witness in this life that I lead
Good and bad, you see everything
You're my witness, you know all there is to know
The inside of my heart to the center of my soul
We took love where it's never been before
You're my witness and I'm yours

Standing here, I can look you in the eye
And without a question I can testify

You're my witness in this life that I lead
Good and bad, you see everything
And we took love, love where it's never been before
You're my witness and I'm yours
You're my witness and I'm yours

I don't mind working
I don't mind drinking
when I need to unwind
And I like listening to a
country song on a Friday night

I'm a welder in the shop downtown
the dry waller in your brand new house
Yeah I'm your Average Joe
I'm the guy that fixed your van
I'm the painter I'm your concrete man
Yeah I'm your Average Joe

I've got brothers
And I've got sisters
Fighting hard for me and you
Yeah I got a mother and she's been praying
They'll all be coming home real soon

I'm the lightening in the pouring rain
I drive the diesel in the other lane
Yeah I'm your Average Joe
I wax the floors in the grocery store
Drop off the boxes at your front door
Yeah I'm your Average Joe

Never made a ton of money
Just enough to get us by
But the things that make me rich
Is this woman and these kids of mine

You know you run into me everywhere
You need a hand I'm gonna be right there
I'm your Average Joe
I love my country and being free
Yeah there're millions of you just like me
Cuz I'm your Average Joe

Yeah I'm your Average Joe

Driving home from work just yesterday
impatiently waiting for the light to change
I noticed a homeless mom and her two kids
She reached out and lifted up a trash can lid
Her face lit up when she looked inside
And pulled out a broken armless doll
knelt down and gave it to her smallest Child
And God you should have seen her smile

It ain't pretty, but it's beautiful
Life ain't perfect, but it's wonderful
We're all broken, but we're loveable
It ain't pretty, but it's beautiful

Got home and told my wife bout what I'd seen
She grabbed her purse, took me by the hand and said come with me
We drove around until we found the three of them
I wondered who was blessing who when they got in
We bought them food and cloths and drove them to a toy story
And the little girl said “I don't need a brand new doll
as she hugged the broken armless one they found before
she said this one needs me more

She ain't pretty, but she's beautiful
She ain't perfect, but she's wonderful
She might be broken, but she's loveable
She ain't pretty, but She's beautiful

Last night my wife and I talked till the sun came up
About how we fuss and fight sometimes,
Say ugly things act so unkind
But we think God we always find our way back to love

It ain't pretty, but it's beautiful
Our love ain't perfect, but it's wonderful
We're still learning to be loveable
It ain't pretty, but it's beautiful

We're all learning to be loveable
Ain't always pretty, but it's beautiful

If he brings you happiness
Then I wish you all the best
It's your happiness that matters most of all
But if he ever breaks your heart
If the teardrops ever start
I'll be there before the next teardrop falls

Si te quire de verdad
Y te da felicidad
Te deseo lo mas bueno pa' los dos
Pero si te hace llorar
A mi me puedes hablar
Y estare contigo cuando triste estas

I'll be there anytime
You need me by your side
To drive away every teardrop that you cried

And if he ever leaves you blue
Just remember, I love you
And I'll be there before the next teardrop falls
And I'll be there before the next teardrop falls

If I had it my way
this would be the first time that you made love
I'd be the first man that your hands touched
but we've both done our share of living
taking chances we were given
I've never been big on looking back

I don't care if I'm your first love
but I'd love to be your last

If I could do it over
I'd have waited for this moment
to give my heart to you unbroken
but if our mistakes brought us together
it doesn't really matter whether
we were saints or sinners in the past

I don't care if I'm your first love
I'd just love to be your last

All I know is what I see when I look at you
and all I see is what I'm feeling down inside
and all I'm feeling is this feeling
that I finally got it right

When I wake up tomorrow
I'm going to throw my arms around you
thank my lucky stars I found you
cause I know your heart had so much more than
any man has touched before and
nothing matters more to me than that

I don't care if I'm your first love
but I'd love to be your last

I thought I was healin' up
I was doin' fine
I felt like I haven't felt
In a long long time

But it's funny how life can put you in a place
Where you've been before
And leave you lyin' there like a beggar
Knockin' on the door

I thought I had escaped
This pain in my heart
But it knew right where to find me
Like a ghost in the dark

That's why I hate nights like this
It makes me want to be in love
I hate nights like this
When you can count the stars above
And there's no one to kiss
I hate nights like this

Well, it's alright, I'll be okay
I'll just wait for the clouds
Hit my knees, pray for rain
Just fall down

Maybe the moon won't be so bright
When it stairs into the sun
Never know I got even
When the morning comes

But I'll just deal with what I'm dealt
Cool wind in my hair
Standin' here waves crashin' in
And the clean smell of salt air

You know I hate nights like this
It makes me want to be in love
I hate nights like this
When you can count the stars above
And there's no one to kiss
I hate nights like this

You know I hate nights like this
It makes me want to be in love
I hate nights like this
You can count the stars above
And there's no one to kiss
I hate nights like this