Randy Travis Album

I know I sent you packin'
But now I want you back again
Livin' without you ain't no livin' at all
How I miss your naggin'
And your tongue a-waggin'
And the crash of the coffee cup up against the bedroom wall
In the kitchen early in the mornin'
Midnight walkin' the floor
Without your cryin', cussin' and your moanin'
Home ain't home anymore
Chorus:
So come on, honey
Come home and spend my money
Come back, mama, and take another swing at me
I told my friends how I sent you runnin'
Cause you didn't do me right
But if I looked up and saw you comin'
You could do me wrong all night
Chorus

I'm in need of a remedy
To cure me from loving you
It may sound a little extreme
But I'll do what I have to do
Bury your jacket in my backyard
Carry your picture in my shoe
And keep walkin' till the hurting stops
Keep walkin' till my temperature drops
Keep walkin' until the fever is gone
And you're out of my bones

I'm in need of medicine
Something strong that will work real fast
That I can take to fortify me
To keep my arms from taking you back
Chase that ghost out from under my bed
Still daylight till dawn
Till you're out of my bones

Sweet amnesia
Come and set me free
Get you out of me

Bury your jacket in my backyard
Carry your picture in my shoe
And keep walkin' till the hurting stops
Keep walkin' till my temperature drops
Keep walkin' until the fever is gone
And you're out of my bones
You're out of my bones

He was 16, tender and tough.
She was too, and he'd do anything to prove his love.
With so much riding on the choice at hand,
the spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man.

Hearts caught fire and love ran wild.
She cried the day she called to say she was having his child.
With so much riding on the choice at hand,
the spirit of a boy or the wisdom of a man.

There's a constant contradiction, what feels good and what feels right.
But, you live with decisions that you make in your life.
And what steers your direction is hard to understand,
the spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man

Now he drives a diesel out of Dallas,
hauling cars out to the coast.
It ain't the dream that he remembered, just a few short years ago.
But tonight at a truckstop, while drinking a cup,
the waitress grins and winks at him,
and says, "My shift's almost up."
With so much riding on the choice at hand,
the spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man.

With so much riding on the choice at hand,
the spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man.

On one hand I count the reasons I could stay with you
And hold you close to me, all night long.
So many lover's games I could play with you
and on that hand I see no reason why it's wrong
Chorus:
But on the other hand, There's a golden band
To remind of someone who would not understand
On one hand I could stay and be your loving man
But the reason I must go is on the other hand
In your arms I feel the passion, I thought had died
When I looked into your eyes
I found myself
When I first kissed your lips I felt so alive
I've got to hand it to you girl, you're something else
Repeat Chorus

When I'm feelin' lonely
And I'm far away from home
I just sing out your name
Like a one word song

In a moment of weakness
When I need to be strong
I just sing out your name
Like a one word song

And the thought of you
Brings a souldful melody
And passion and trust
And a healing harmony

When I count my blessings
There is one that stands alone
And I sing out your name
Like a one word song

And the thought of you
Brings a soulful melody
And passion and trust
And a healing harmony

And when I lose my way
I get back wher I belong
When I sing out your name
Like a one word song

Yeah I sing out your name
Like a one word song.

He wore starched white shirts buttoned at the neck
He'd sit in the shade and watch the chickens peck
His teeth were gone but what the heck
I thought that he walked on water
Said he was a cowboy when he was young
Could handle a rope and he was good with a gun
And my momma's daddy was his oldest son
And I thought that he walked on water
If the story is told only heaven knows
But his hat seemed to me like an old halo
And though his wings they were never seen
I thought that he walked on water
He tied a cord to the end of a map
Said, "Son, here's a pony, keep her at a trot"
I'd ride in circles while he laughed a lot
Then I'd flop down beside him
He was ninety years old in '63
I loved him and he loved me
Lord I cried the day he died
Cause I thought that he walked on water

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the sun comes up, and you're still gone, the world goes round and life goes on,
but life is short, and love is long and when the sun goes down you're still
gone, now ain't it strange, how we make things right, we think things change
overnight, but then the sun comes up and the night moves on and i'm still here
and you're still gone.
i guess i missed the point i thought i was doin right, i'd get up early morning
and work into the night, i was always makin money, i shoulda been makin love,
now the man i'm today knows that moeny ain't enought, but if i had a chance to
give one more thing, it wouldn't be a rose or a diamond ring, cause you showed
me where i went wrong, cause i'm still here and you're still gone, hey i guess
i missed the point i thought i was doin right, i'd get up early in the monrin
and work into the night, i was always makin money, i shoulda been makin love,
now the man i'm today knows that moeny ain't enough, the sun comes up and
you're still gone, the world goes round and life goes on, and you showed me
where i went wrong, cause i'm still here, your're still gone, yes i'm still
here and you're still gone

By Randy Travis

Intro:
You were pure to me as fresh untraveled snow
Skin as soft as a petal, of an uncut rose
I gave you all I had everything I own
Right down to the pedestal, I put you on
And it was so easy to love you
So hard to walk away
Well this morning when I woke up
I knew everything had changed
But it ain't so simple for a man
Whose whole world he has to rearrange
Chorus:

Said you found something in another
You just couldn't find in me
Baby I love you so much
But I guess I'll have to set you free
And it was so easy to love you
So hard to walk away
I've been pleading with my maker
To ease this pain and take my pride
But it still feels like my hearts been
Laid open wide
My hands are shaking and I think
Of all I have to do
My life will never be the same
Not like it was with you
repeat chorus:
Lord it was so easy to love you
so hard to walk away

there's a stranger in my mirror, who don't know how to behave. he keeps grinnin
bout you and whistilin tunes, while he ought to be watchin, we move alike and
we loo the same but i swear we've got totally different brains and the love
we're in with you, just makes it clear, he used to be my win, now there's a
stranger in my mirror. and he doesn't want to go out drinkin with all of his
friends no more, he's got both of thinkin, you're what we;re livin for. we've
gone crazy and we can't recover. you're always on one mind or the other. i
admit we should be certified. he's a little schizophrenic and so am i, there's
a stranger in my mirror, who don't know how to be have, he keeps grinnin bout
you and whistlin tunes. while he ought to be watchin me shave, we move alike
and we loo the same but i swear we've got totally different brains and the love
we're in with you, just makes it clear, he used to be my win, now there's a
stranger in my mirror.
and he's always doin little things i never thought i'd do, like lookin at
diamond rings, drwin hearts and writin i love you's. thought it was just a case
of mild affection, until i cought a glimpse of my reflection. i looked up into
my own eyes. and saw someone startin back i didn't recognize.
there's a stranger in my mirror, who don't know how to behave. he keeps grinnin
bout you and whistilin tunes, while he ought to be watchin, we move alike and
we loo the same but i swear we've got totally different brains and the love
we're in with you, just makes it clear, he used to be my win, now there's a
stranger in my mirror. lord i'm in love with you and there's a stranger in my
mirror.

when this old world gets me down and life's a chain i drag around, when i can't
find a ray of hope to help me sooth my worried soul, only you and you alone.
can turn the darkest night into dawn, the only reason for hanging on, is you
and you alone.
Holding you close to me, gives me all the strength i need, then i wake up it's
just a deam, all that's left are memories, of only you and you alone, to turn
the darkest night into dawn, the only reason for hanging on, is you and you
alone, My only reason for hanging on, is your and your alone

Many more miles were behind him
Than he had left to go
Closing in upon that last one
We all must walk alone
It's the one across the end of the line
So we held on and we told stories
Of the good and bad in all
Of the power and the glory
And the lonely days that crawled
He said heaven holds true love
And a satisfied mind.

He said I ain't afraid of dying
'Cause I know there's something worse
When you have to see your reason for livin' go first
And you get left behind
Some can't think of nothing better
Than to live this life forever
I never wanted no more than was mine
And to lay down someday and go home
With a satisfied mind.
He said don't look into the darkness
If you want to see true black
Look into a morning's brightness
When love ain't coming back
You will find right there a darkness that blinds
And don't think wealth is ever having
All you want all to yourself
It is found when you are giving
What you have to someone else
The only difference in the rich and the poor
Is a satisfied mind.

And one light began to fade
As one grew brighter
And he said I ain't afraid of dying
'Cause I know there's something worse
When you have to see your reason for livin' go first
And you get left behind.

Some can't think of nothing better
Than to live this life forever
I never wanted no more than was mine
And to lay down someday and go home
Let me lay down someday and go home
With a satisfied mind...