Joe Nichols Album

Hang up that red dress,
let down your hair,
cancel those reservations
don't need to go no where.
As good as your looking right now,
girl bet your thinkin I'm crazy,
there's a side of you that I wanna see
that never ceases to amaze me.

Gimme that girl with the hair in a mess
sleepy little smile with her head on my chest,
thats the you that i like best,
gimme that girl.
Gimme that girl lovin up on me,
old t-shirt and a pair of jeans,
thats the you i wanna see,
gimme that girl, gimme that girl.

Gimme the girl thats beautiful,
without a trace of makeup of on,
barefoot in the kitchen,
singing her favorite song.
Dancing around like a fool,
starring in her own little show,
gimme the girl the rest of the world,
ain't lucky enough to know.

Gimme that girl with the hair in a mess
sleepy little smile with her head on my chest,
thats the you that i like best,
gimme that girl.
Gimme that girl lovin up on me,
old t-shirt and a pair of jeans,
thats the you i wanna see,
gimme that girl, gimme that girl.
repeat

She's not that good a driver
It's not that good a car
There's rain on that horizon
She's never gone that far
No storm is gonna stop her
Not a little thing like that
Gotta sit here all night knowin
she ain't comin' back

She's gonna make it
She'll be alright.
Out on her own I have no doubt
It's me that I'm worried about.

She's never been to Dallas.
That's a big ol' town.
It ain't exactly easy,
to find your way around.
She never met a stranger.
She makes friends right and left.
This house is so empty I'm here all by myself.

She's gonna make it
She'll be alright.
Out on her own I have no doubt
It's me that I'm worried about.

She don't look back where she's been.
She just lives in the moment, yes...

She's gonna make it
She'll be alright.
Out on her own I have no doubt
It's me that I'm worried about.

I'm dustin' off Hank and I'm puttin' him on
And I'm gonna drink one and listen to a country song
The way it sounded in nineteen fifty-two
I'm takin' some old things and makin' 'em new

I'm pickin' up the phone and I'm startin' to dial
A number of friends I haven't talked to in a while
And I'm gonna tell 'em that I love 'em, yes I do
I'm takin' some old things and makin' 'em new

Lately, my world's been movin' way too fast
I need to slow down and catch up with some of the past
Maybe go back home and stay for a week or two
I'm takin' some old things and makin' 'em new

I'm takin' your picture out of that drawer
And I'm gonna hold you close to my chest once more
Rememberin' the love felt so true
I'm takin' some old things and makin' 'em new

Baby, my world's been movin' way too fast
I need to slow down and catch up with some of the past
Maybe go back home and stay for a week or two
I'm takin' some old things and makin' 'em new

Strummin' my D-18 and hummin' a Haggard tune
I'm takin' some old things and makin' 'em new
I'm takin' some old things and makin' 'em new

I knew Iâ??d be blue, I knew Iâ??d be sad,
I was sure your goodbye was gonna hurt me bad.
Counted on days of lonely old nights
Hoped that Iâ??d forgive and forget with a little time

But man, woman you sure messed me up
Now long as I live, Iâ??ll never forget your love
Man, woman you sure make me cry
Take 99 years for all of my tears to dry.
Man, woman

I tried to go out, put on a smile
I managed to get you out of my mind, baby, once in a while.
But more often than not, old memories break through
Now I canâ??t walk half way round the block without runnin into you

Man, woman you sure messed me up
Now long as I live, Iâ??ll never forget your love
Man, woman you sure make me cry
Take 99 years for all of my tears to dry.
Man, woman

Well I used to think I was strong, I was tough and nothin could tear me apart
But whatever it is that you done to me darlin sure did a number on my heart

Man, woman, you sure make me cry
Take 99 years for all of my tears to dry.
Man, woman

Man, woman

Outside the courthouse on 5th and vine
There's a hundred people holdin' up their homemade signs
They say they'll be there sunshine or rain
'Til somebody listens, 'til somethin's changed

Believers, believers
They gotta little more faith than the world has doubt
The earth might shake but they stand their ground
And God only knows where we'd be without believers

They were a couple o' kids with cheap weddin' bands
They didn't have nothin' but big ole plans
Thirty five years later, they're still goin' strong
Aw but they're not surprised, they knew it all along

Believers, believers
They gotta little more faith than the world has doubt
The earth might shake but they stand their ground
And God only knows where we'd be without believers

Eighty nine years old and a momma still prays
That her wayward son will find his way
There's a telephone call that makes her cry
It's her son sayin', momma, I've seen the light
Everybody told her she was wastin' her time

Believers, believers
They gotta little more faith than the world has doubt
The earth might shake but they stand their ground
And God only knows where we'd be without, without believers, believers

I was sittin' in a chair at the H and R Block
Some bean countin' pencil pusher runnin' up the clock
Said, "I've tallied up your numbers through the end of the year
Son you spent a small fortune on liquor and beer"

I said, "It's cheaper than a shrink"
You don't have to think
You just pour and drink

It's sixteen-fifty for a bottle of Jack
No pouring out your heart to some high dollar quack
Just a flip of the wrist and you're gettin' it done
And gettin' just as messed up and havin' a lot more fun

And it's cheaper than a shrink
You don't have to think
You just pour and drink
It's cheaper than a shrink

Now me and her had this little problem between us
Tryin' to bridge the gap between Mars and Venus
She said, "Honey, I think we need to see a marital counselor"
I said, "All we need to do is slam a case of twelve ouncers"

'Cause it's cheaper than a shrink
You don't have to think
You just pour and drink

'Bout eighteen bucks I'll getcha four six-packs
No pourin' out your heart to some high dollar quack
Just a flip of the wrist and you're gettin' it done
Gettin' just as messed up and havin' a lot more fun

And it's cheaper than a shrink
You don't have to think
You just pour and drink
And it's cheaper than a shrink

If the liquor prices soar as high as gasoline
Well, I'd have quit drinkin' back when I was nineteen
It's the oldest most proven form of therapy
The best thing about it, far as I can see

Is that it's cheaper than a shrink
You don't have to think
You just pour and drink
And it's cheaper than a shrink

Oh, you just pour and drink
And it's a whole lot cheaper than
Some big town clock hound
Drag you down shrink

I've got a number on a napkin, a pounding in my head
It takes everything I've got to crawl out of bed
I lost a hell of a woman, freedom caught me on the chin
But I'm doing alright for the shape I'm in

The sun came up again this morning
I got a call from a long lost friend
Planned us a little road trip down in New Orleans
It ain't much, but it beats where I've been

Yeah, I'm doing alright, I'm doing alright
I'm doing alright for the shape I'm in, yeah

Well, I'm getting better at barely getting by
When I look at her picture, I don't break down and cry
And all this time on my hands, it's getting easier to spend
'Cause I'm doing alright for the shape I'm in

The sun came up again this morning
And I took my old past back for a spin
Now when it rains, it ain't always pouring
And I'm learning how to live again

Yeah, I'm doing alright, I'm doing alright
I'm doing alright for the shape I'm in

Yeah, I'm doing alright, yes, I'm doing alright
Yeah, I'm doing alright for the shape I'm in
Yes, I'm doing alright, yeah, I'm doing alright
Yeah, I'm doing alright for the shape I'm in

Baby this bedâ??s too big.
We donâ??t need all this room.
I like you nice and close.
Cause heaven knows, morning comes too soon.

You hear the rain outside.
Soft as a serenade.
If there was candlelight
I would swear this night was custom made.

Every now and then,
You gotta take some time
To stop and reconnect
and let the world go by.
Everything can wait except the way we feel.
And I feel like kissing you, holding you, lovin you
More than anything thatâ??s what I want to do.

Baby itâ??s only fair
Both of us work so hard
Would it really be a crime
If we both took some time
To be heart to heart.

Every now and then
Weâ??ve gotta take some time
To stop and reconnect
And let the world go by.
Everything can wait except the way we feel.
And I feel like kissing you, holding you, lovin you
More than anything thatâ??s what I want to do.

Baby this bedâ??s too big.
We donâ??t need all this room.
I like you nice and close.
Cause heaven knows, morning comes too soon.

we all go home

you're eating strawberry pie in a mid-town diner
next thing you know you're back in south carolina
stuffing your mouth at grandma's house
then a lady in a booth gets onto her kids
lays down the law like your mama did
and it makes you smile… every once in a while

chorus
we all go home…
to a place and a time
in our hearts and our minds
that's we just can't outgrow
there's a tie that'll bind you
and love that'll find you
no matter where you go
someday…someway
we all go home

you tell yourself the grass is greener
that podunk town aint the place for a dreamer
throw a dart at a map and you don't look back
you try to change your clothes and the way you talk
but one day you slip on that southern drawl
and you have to laugh yeah, just like that

repeat chorus

the choir sings and the preacher talks
six of your old friends take you for a walk
up that shady hill, yeah someday they will

chorus

Today I did something
I never thought I?d do
The choice, wasn?t easy
But I had to
All the years together
All those cold lonely nights
I never thought I?d be strong enough
To leave it all behind
Yeah, today I said goodbye
To an old friend of mine.

Well it won?t be easy
But it?s never easy
When you let down
The one you love
There?s someone at home
Who needs me
So I?m givin? up
She always knew the truth
Never left my side
Man a love like that
Only comes once in a life
So today I said goodbye
To an old friend of mine

My hands were shakin?
And my knees were weak
As I poured my last shot
And I drank my last drink.
And I heard Freedom ring
When that bottle hit the floor
And I just walked away
Not needing any more

Yeah, today I said goodbye
To an old friend of mine.

Yeah, today I said goodbye
To an old friend of mine.