Lucero (band) Album

you're too sweet to let go of
but i don't need to fall in love
now i'm too tired to talk my way out of this one
it's a losing game i've had enough

it's too late to make things right
and there ain't no strength left in this heart of mine
now we make quite a pair
but we never got our share of good times
it sure felt nice

little silver heart
that you once adored
and you don't wear my heart
around your neck no more

you're too good for this game of mine
and girl i know i never treat you right
just a little silver heart
send my lucky star
on a little silver chain
valentine

little silver heart
that you once adored
and you don't wear my heart
around your neck no more

all the tears were cried for you
don't mean a thing
all the tears were cried for me
just won't change me

well i'm a sucker for some pretty eyes
but they're going home with some other boy tonight
hell, i guess i'll be fine
'cause there's one girl whose all mine
she's seen it before, she'll see it again
because those other girls going home with him
and i'll go back to her and she don't mind

she's my best girl
she's got six strings
she knows all about these
heartbreaking things
and though her eyes might not shine
she's always by my side
hell, she's all mine
for all night
she's my best girl by far
she's all mine
for all night
and she'll never break my heart

well she don't care if i come home late
or if i don't come home for seven long nights
she knows that i'm hers and she knows to wait
she knows those other girls just won't last
she knows i'll always come on back
to her
she's all that i've got

she's my best girl
she's got six strings
she knows all about these
heartbreaking things
and though her eyes might not shine
she's always by my side
she's all mine
for all night
she's my best girl by far
she's all mine
for all night
the only girl a boy can trust
is his guitar

the bands are done i should go home
all my friends left a long time ago
the girl serving drinks is the only one i know
i got no good place to go

it's a wandering star that lights my way tonight
on the city streets i call my home
it's a wandering star that lights my way tonight
i follow it 'till i am gone

the streetlights fade and dissappear
i can see the stars that are out here
cross the bridge to the country roads
i'll follow that star wherever it goes

it's a wandering star that lights my way tonight
on the city streets i call my home
it's a wandering star that lights my way tonight
i follow it 'till i am gone

then i wander wherever it might roam
the luckiest star to call my own
and i wander 'till my hearts taken to rest
and my star falls from the sky
'cause falling stars are best

well im wreckless and free now
you cant hurt me
my heart was not meant to be tamed
and your beauty and charm
cant do me no harm
so just stop looking at me that way

well its plain to see your a dangerous thing
with those hips and those lips and those eyes
well lucky for me that i like being free or i might try and make you mine
well i might give in to kiss you
but dont plan on me stayin long

well im leavin town on 40 west bound
my heart aches for no one
im riding home
driving alone
just me and the setting sun

well its plain to see your a dangerous thing
with those hips and those lips and those eyes
well lucky for me that i like being free or i might try and make you mine
well i might give in to kiss you
but dont plan on me stayin long
i might give in to kiss you
but tomorrow i will be gone

life is short
in spite of your plans
so, tell the girls they're pretty while you can
one day they're gone
and all you got left is
some empty bottles and an old country song
that plays on and on

i wasted my time with these cigarettes
and these ashes all i've got left
wash this old town
nothings left for me
washed down stream into the sea
this big ol' river will kill us in time
'til then we'll drink it's weight
in cheap beer and wine
we can drink just as fast as the river is strong
and we'll drink 'til we're gone.
we'll drink 'til we're gone.

life is short
inspite of your plans
so, tell the girls they're pretty while you can
one day they're gone
and all you got left is s
ome empty bottles and an old country song
this big ol' river will kill us in time
'til then we'll drink it's weight
in cheap beer and wine
we can drink just as fast as the river is strong
and we'll drink 'til we're gone.
we'll drink 'til we're gone

well my little brother's raising hell
living down in texas
he proabably ought to be in jail
from the stories that he tells us
of whiskey nights and rodeos
the strippers down in austin
he's had himself some real good times
if he could just recall them

now his money's running low and there's a job in his future
and it's looking like his rambling days are done
now's he's sizing up his choices and a job just ain't one
he'll know which way to run

as for you and winter, it may be cold
but that don't stop the rain
the holes up in your roof
make keeping dry a losing game
the stairwell's always wet
but your wondering if my
tears will dry up in your crying eyes

now that boy, he's coming home
but that just ain't that good for you
starting in then long ago
you know that much is true
so dry your eyes
and say goodbye
because he just ain't the one
decide which way to run
gonna to decide which way to run

as for me, the same old shit
is putting me on down
i never been quite able
to pick myself up off the ground
always got big plans
but they're always in the works
and i swear they'll pay off
if my love don't get out first

well here i am again
i don't know if i'm right
but i can tell you that i'm having fun
so i give him one more shot
because this race, it ain't quite done
i hit the ground and run
gonna to hit the ground and run
gonna decide which way to run
gonna to hit the ground and run

and my little brother's raising hell
living down in texas

Prettiest little girl ever I saw
Stood on the banks of the arkansas
Her hair was brown and her eyes were green
She's the prettiest little girl that ever I'd seen

Wave the ocean
Wave the sea
Wave that pretty girl back to me
Wave the ocean
Wave the sand
Wave this town, wave again
Look out

Her eyes were wild and her stare was mean
She's the prettiest little girl that ever I'd seen

all sewn up
with bad tattoos
all bit up
nothin to lose
well ive been a fool for oh so long

now the mississippi mud cakes my boots
im afraid that i might drown if i dont move
from these waters that run so deep
from these southern ways and lazy heat
now im stuck
aint got much to show
with a little luck
just watch me go

ive got torn up knees and caloused fingertips
broken vocal chords and busted lips
this goddamn guitar is never quite in tune
id leave it behind if it werent all i could do
now im stuck
aint got much to show
with a little luck
just watch me go
hell im all sewn up with bad tattoos
cant hide from the faded truth
well it follows me wherever i might move
all sewn up with bad tattoos

well san francisco sure sounds nice
and brooklyn might suit me just fine
well life down here just moves so slow it seems
like a river barge pushin upstream
now im stuck
aint got much to show
with a little luck
just watch me go
now im all sewn up with bad tattoos
cant hide from the faded truth
well it follows me wherever i might move
im all sewn up with bad tattoos

i wasted my hands
i wasted my heart
and the night is so cold
i wasted my tears
and i wasted my words
and i wish i could hold
you tonight
just tonight
well, it won't be tonight
it won't be tonight

i wasted my fists
i wasted my arms
well these tatoos will slowly fade
i wasted my strength
and i wasted my youth
and i'd trade the rest of my day
for you tonight
just tonight
well, it won't be tonight
it won't be tonight

and one day i'll stop wasting my life away
hell, i'll come through for you
prove myself to you
girl, i'll show you what i can do

it won't be tonight

well the sail
the sail on this ship comes
crashing down
as the rope
that is your love slips
slips from my hands

i hold fast, figures
don't let her slip away
hold fast 'cause you need her
to get to the calm of the bay

now the bow
the bow on this ship is
under the sea
but i won't
let go the rope so
though the waves come to me

and i hold fast, figures
don't let her slip away
hold fast 'cause you need her
to get the ship back to the bay

Met her out on the interstate
Asleep in my car, where I was to wait
She tapped on the glass, together at last
With the girl I missed
And it really get any better than this
No better than this

Sun was shining bright, shining coal
On the dirt and the snow, out in New Mexico
We were half way between, the south and the sea
At a motel 6
And it really don't get ant better than this

Just five nights and I had to go home
Well she cried big tears at the side of the road
We said our goodbyes, and I left her behind.
With one last kiss
And it really don't get ant better than this
No better than this
No it really get no better than this
No better than this

Well I'm tired of all of these love songs
Those girls now those times are gone
But my heart keeps holdin' on
Well, I'm tired of thinkin' about you
And the hell that you put me through
But the songs eat up some of the pain
Take the place of the tears
And they ease the heartache over you, my dear

Well, I'm tired of these love songs
They won't make you mine
I'm tired of singin' my heart out every night
I'm here all along, not a soul to hear
All of these love songs, and where the hell are you my dear

Well, I'm tired of all of these songs now
Never meant to let you down
It just all went wrong somehow
Well, I'm tired of feeling all this hurt
And I'm tired of all these words

Ain't no roses no more
It's not like it was before
She had them tears in her eyes

Ain't no roses no more
It's yourself you adore
So just go ahead, say goodbye
You don't care if it's right
It's time to come home
Hell, that's all that you know
So just tell the truth, you're not coming back tonight

Like the waves in the sea
You won't never catch me
I crash on your shores and I'm gone
Like the stars in the sky
Plain to see with your eyes
But I'm far out of reach, too hard to hold
Now I'm gettin' old
There's only so much time, and I'm taking what's mine
So just tell the truth, you're not coming back tonight

All she's got, tears in her eyes
You said goodbye
She was so strong
Don't mean it's not wrong
So just tell the truth, you're not coming back tonight
You'll be just fine

it gets the worst at night
with nothing on my mind
but you
i'm thinking too damn much
i go ahead and get up
and put on my boots
so i can drive as far as i can get from you

on my way out of town
i drive by your house
two times
it don't do me no good
i didn't think that it would
'cause you're not mine
you might have seen me but i kept on driving by
gonna lose myself on some dark road tonight
'cause there's something 'bout just laying down and taking all that pain
i'd rather drive all night, if it's all the same
'cause half a tank of gas will get me far enough
to be completely lost by the time the sun comes up

and so it's four a.m.
i'm on the road again
to find some peace
some old gravel road
god only knows
there's nothing for me
and there ain't nothing left for me in tennessee
because i know you're not awake thinking of me
and there's something 'bout just laying down and taking all that pain
i'd rather drive all night if it's all the same
'cause half a tank of gas will get me far enough
to be completely lost by the time the sun comes up

and there ain't nothing left for me in tennessee
'cause i know you're not awake thinking of me