Montgomery Gentry Album

(Mike Geiger/Woody Mullis/Bobby Taylor)

I was there when the men came, and told us all the news
Father forgive them for they know not what they do
Till they walk a while, a country mile
In my hillbilly shoes

You want to judge me by the whiskey on my breath
You think you know me but you ain't seen nothing yet
Till you walk a while, a country mile
In my hillbilly shoes
In my hillbilly shoes

You work all day in the muck and the mire
Dance a little jig and a stomp by the fire
Ain't too much these boots cant do
Might even kick a little sense into you

Well I'm going up cripple creek going in a run
Going up cripple creek to have a little fun
Law man said they found some tracks
People saw them leavin but they never come back

Oh, you don't know me, you don't know, you don't know you don't know
Till you walk a while, a country mile
In my hillbilly shoes

(Stephony Smith/Kevin Brandt)

I've been lookin' for a sign
Runnin' through the rain
Shiver to the bone
But I still can't shake the pain
I've been lookin' for a sign
Rollin' on the ground
What did I do today
Well, I can't remember now
I'm just tryin' to survive
The best way I know how
My heart just keeps on wanting
The one who doesn't want me now
So what if I go crazy
Goin' there keeps me alive
Livin' makes it clear
I'm just stuck right here
Tryin' to survive
But I wont stay down long
And I'll be back again
I'll even learn to smile
Hey, I just wish I knew when
I'm just tryin' to survive
The best way I know how
My heart just keeps on wanting
The one who doesn't want me now
So what if I go crazy
Goin' there keeps me alive
Livin' makes it clear
I'm just stuck right here
Tryin' to survive
So, what if I go crazy
Goin' there keeps me alive
Livin' makes it clear
I'm just stuck right here
Tryin' to survive
Yeah, livin' makes it clear
I'm just stuck right here

(Dave Gibson/Greg Crowe/Bill McCorvey)

Pulled in the driveway, picked up the paper
Found my key, and unlocked the door
I walked in, felt like a stranger
Like I'd never, been there before
And as I wandered room to room
It was silent as a tomb

Coulda heard a tear drop, coulda heard a heart break
Never saw the flood come, even though I felt the rain
Never heard a house sound, so loud with memories
Where there used to be a happy home
In the house on the corner of lonely and gone

If she talked about leavin, I wasn't listenin
If she showed me a sign, well I never saw
Did she stop believin, did I stop givin
Can't put my finger on what went wrong
Now the quietest noise I'm told
Is the sound of letting go.

Coulda heard a tear drop, coulda heard a heart break
Never saw the flood come, even though I felt the rain
Never heard a house sound, so loud with memories
Where there used to be a happy home
In the house on the corner of lonely and gone

Oh never heard a house sound, so loud with memories
Where there used to be a happy home
In the house on the corner, in the house on the corner

(Jay Knowles/Wynn Varble)

I could say it's all her fault
She never had any patience at all
I'm a complicated guy
And she didn't try to understand

I could claim I had nothing to do
With the fact I'm lonesome and blue
But that wouldn't be true
I'm a self made man

Yeah I'm the one that fooled around
And let the one who loved me down
She had more of me than she could stand
I blamed everyone but me
But now that it's too late I see
Nobody helped me get to where I am
I'm a self made man

I could blame it on the way I was raised
Or I could say I was just to afraid
To lay my heart in somebody else's hands
I could always make one more excuse
But in the end what's the use
I might as well face
I'm a self made man

Yeah I'm the one that fooled around
And let the one who loved me down
She had more of me than she could stand
I blamed everyone but me
But now that it's too late I see
Nobody helped me get to where I am
I'm a self made man

Oh I blamed everyone but me
But now that its to late I see
Nobody helped me get to where I am
I'm a self made man
Self made man
Self made man

(Steve Fox/Robin Branda)

His cows get loose and run right thru the fast food parking lots
And Daddy gets calls from the mini-malls 
when they're downwind from his hogs. 
When his tractor backs up traffic, the reception ain't too warm. 
The city's growing around him, but Daddy won't sell the farm. 

You can't roll a rock, up a hill that steep.
You can't pull roots when they run that deep.
He's gonna live and die, in the eye of an urban storm.
Daddy won't sell the farm. 

He worked and slaved in '68, he bought these fields and trees.
He raised his corn and a big red barn and a healthy family.
He learned to love the woodlands, he can't stand to do them harm. 
There's concrete all around him, but Daddy won't sell the farm. 

You can't roll a rock, up a hill that steep.
You can't pull roots when they run that deep.
He's gonna live and die, in the eye of an urban storm.
Daddy won't sell the farm. 

One day he's gonna leave it all to me and I'll start my own branch of the
family tree. They'll get the message written on the roof of the barn,
Daddy 
won't sell the farm. 

You can't roll a rock, up a hill that steep.
You can't pull roots when they run that deep.
He's gonna live and die, in the eye of an urban storm.
Daddy won't sell the farm. 

We're gonna live and die, in the eye of an urban storm. 
Daddy won't sell the farm.

(Steve Clark/Rick Ferrell)

I've never had a broken bone, 
I hardly ever get a cold,
I keep myself in pretty good shape, 
But I know I wouldn't be here today,

If a broken heart could kill, 
I'd be long gone,
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust by now,
Six feet under, a tombstone on a hill,
Lyin' there alone, in my new wooden home,
If a broken heart could kill.

I've run the rapids, jumped from a plane,
Been through earthquakes, and hurricanes,
I've climbed mountains, been a rodeo clown,
But after you I'm lucky I'm still around,

If a broken heart could kill, 
I'd be long gone,
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust by now,
Six feet under, a tombstone on a hill,
Lyin' there alone, in my new wooden home,
If a broken heart could kill.

Yeah, I'd be heaven bound, 
Or on my way down, 

(Max D. Barnes/Max T. Barnes)

Well I've spent more money than I've made
And I've grown more whiskers than I've shaved
I've worked harder getting out of work
But I've loved a lot more than I've hurt
I've spilled more whiskey than I've drank
I drove up more gas than was in my tank
I've lost a lot more than my shirt
But I've loved a lot more than I've hurt

Oh I hurt a little now and then,
But when you're broke you learn to bend
The bottom line for what its worth,
I've loved a lot more than I've hurt

Well I walk a lot more than I ride
And I show a lot more than I hide
I'm sometimes more trouble than I'm worth,
But I've loved a lot more than I've hurt

Oh I hurt a little now and then,
But when you're broke you learn to bend
The bottom line for what its worth,
I've loved a lot more than I've hurt

Yea the bottom line for what its worth

(Stewart Harris/Clay Davidson)

Sorry to hear
That you're down on luck
Sometimes you give
Til you just give up
It's hard to find
A true love these days
Who won't break your heart
Or leave your mind in a haze
I'm here to tell you
It doesn't have to be that way
There's just no reason
For losin' faith
Didn't your mama tell ya
'Bout boys like me
We'll walk you in the moonlight
We'll ask about your dreams
We'll even carve your name in an old willow tree
Didn't your mama tell ya
'Bout boys like me
It's more than flowers
It's bigger than diamond rings
It's talkin' for hours
And all those little things
And I will hold you
When the nights get long
And if you're feelin' weak
I will make you strong
And I won't run when it starts lookin' tough
It all comes down to a little respect for love
Didn't your mama tell ya
'Bout boys like me
We'll walk you in the moonlight
We'll ask about your dreams
We'll even carve your name in an old willow tree
Didn't your mama tell ya
'Bout boys like me
Didn't your mama tell ya
Where we'd be found
Didn't your mama tell y a
That we're still around
Didn't your mama tell ya
'Bout boys like me
We'll walk you in the moonlight
We'll ask about your dreams
We'll even carve your name in an old willow tree
Didn't your mama tell ya
'Bout boys like me
Didn't your mama tell ya
Didn't your mama tell ya
Didn't your mama tell ya
'Bout boys like me

(Sam Gay/Porter Howell)

Trouble is
I can't make her see
I said some bad things
I didn't mean
Now it's all come down to this
She's not here
Trouble is
Trouble is she's over me
And it's no use to beg and pled
And it's to late to make amends
She's not here
Trouble is
Trouble is dark, cold, and lonely
Trouble it this big half empty bed
Now there's no one around to hold me
She's not here
Trouble is
Trouble is
My closest friend
She moved out and it moved in
Now it's here to stay I guess
That's just the way trouble is
Trouble is dark, cold, and lonely
Trouble is this big half empty bed
Now there's no one around to hold me
That's just the way trouble is
Now there's no one around to hold me
She's not here

(Tony Lane)

A young kid stepped in from the cold
And he ordered up a drink
He said don't look surprised old man I'm older than you think
If I was the talkin' kind I could tell you a thing or two
And since you didn't ask, let me show you my tattoos

He said I got this rose in Memphis in some back old alley dump
Picked this eagle up in Dallas, man I sure was good and drunk
And you know the way I see it, if it gets any worse out there
A guy like me hasn't got a prayer

The old man poured some coffee
He said this one's on me
Sat down his cigarette and rolled up his sleeve
Said take a good look here my friend
You see what these are
Just my ragged old and jagged ordinary scars
He said I got this one in Paris in a war 'fore you were born
And this one when I was half your age workin' on my daddy's farm
And you know the way I see it, son you ain't seen what I've seen
Cause tattoos and scars are different things

He said I've been here for all these years
And what I know is this
If you look and listen close
A man will show you what he is
You know the way I see it, you've been 'round but you're still green
Cause tattoos and scars are different things

A young kid stepped in from the cold
And he ordered up a drink
He said don't look surprised old man

(Charlie Daniels, Jack Gavin, Charlie Hayward, Taz DiGregorio, Bruce Ray Brown)

Well the party started early
About a quarter to three
Just a few close friends
Charlie, Troy, and me
We just got started when somebody asked
How long you think this party's gonna last

I said all night long (all night long)
I said all night long (all night long)
We'll be rockin' we'll be rollin'
Gonna boogie-woogie all night long

Well the next door neighbors started raising a fuss
Said you had a party and you didn't call us
I said put on your dancing shoes and come along
We'll be here till the cows come home

I said all night long (all night long)
I said all night long (all night long)
We'll be rockin' we'll be rollin'
Gonna boogie-woogie all night long
(and that's all night long)

(Ahh, guitar)

We'll be jumping through the windows and sneaking down the halls
Dancing on the ceiling, dancing on the wall
The last thing I remember 'fore the lights went out
I jumped up on the table and I started to shout

I said all night long (all night long)
I said all night long (all night long)
We'll be rockin' we'll be rollin'
Gonna boogie-woogie all night long
(I mean all night long)

I said all night long (all night long)
I said all night long (all night long)
We'll be rockin' we'll be rollin'