Reba McEntire Album

I can feel the darkness reaching in
As I touch the place you may as well have never been
Love can hurt much more than one can bear
When a heart beats for someone who's not there

CHORUS
How many times
Must I tell myself that you're gone
When will the rest of me wake up
And see what went wrong
So wrong
And turn on the light, pick up the phone
And just call
And lay pride aside
If I had any sense at all

Voices call that only I can hear
Who would have thought this love was something I would fear
Almost hold, almost smell, almost taste
On my mind, in my heart, on my face

CHORUS
How many times
Must I tell myself that you're gone
When will the rest of me wake up
And see what went wrong
So wrong
And turn on the light, pick up the phone
And just call
And lay pride aside
If I had any sense at all

Oh, just lay pride aside
If I had any sense left at all

Now you spread your wings to fly
There are some new things you must try
No matter where it is you go
Oh whoah don't forget your way home

I see the leaving in your eyes
I see no reason I should try
To hold you back
And keep you for my own
Oh whoah don't forget your way home

Chorus:
Many roads may lead you back this way
And you may change your mind someday
And when you've missed this life we've known
Oh whoah don't forget your way home

I guess I'll always feel the same
I'll always be the keeper of this flame
And it will burn long after you're gone
Oh whoah don't forget your way home

Repeat Chorus
Darling have you ever cheated on me
And I said only in my mind

He was on his way home from Candletop
Been two weeks gone, and he'd thought he'd stop
At Web's, and have him a drink 'fore he went home to her
Andy Wo-Lo said, hello
He said, hi, what's doin'
Wo said, sit down, I got some bad news and it's gonna hurt

He said, I'm your best friend, and you know that's right
But your young bride ain't home tonight
Since you been gone, she's been seeing that Amos boy, Seth
Now he got mad, and he saw red
Andy said, boy, don't you lose your head
Cause to tell you the truth, I've been with her myself

That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia
That's the night that they hung an innocent man
Well, don't trust your soul to no backwoods, southern lawyer
Cause the judge in the town's got blood stains on his hands

Well Andy got scared, and left the bar
Walkin' on home, cause he didn't live far
You see, Andy didn't have many friends
And he just lost him one
Brother thought his wife must've left town
So he went home and finally found
The only thing Daddy had left him, and that was a gun

He went off to Andy's house
Slippin' through the back woods, quiet as a mouse
Came upon some tracks, too small for Andy to make
He looked through the screen at the back porch door
And he saw Andy, lyin' on the floor
In a puddle of blood, and he started to shake

Georgia patrol was making their rounds
So he fired a shot just to flag them down
A big-bellied sherriff grabbed his gun and said
Why'd you do it

Judge said guilty, on a make-believe trial
Slapped the sherriff on the back with a smile
And said, supper's waitin' at home, and I gotta get to it

That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia
That's the night that they hung an innocent man
Well, don't trust your soul to no backwoods, southern lawyer
Cause the judge in the town's got blood stains on his hands

Well, they hung my brother before I could say
The tracks he saw while on his way
To Andy's house and back that night, were mine
And his cheatin' wife had never left town
That's one body that'll never be found
You see, little sister don't miss when she aims her gun

That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia
That's the night that they hung an innocent man
Well, don't trust your soul to no backwoods, southern lawyer
Cause the judge in the town's got blood stains on his hands

That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia
That's the night that they hung an innocent man
Well, don't trust your soul to no backwoods, southern lawyer
Cause the judge in the town's got blood stains on his hands

He said, I'll make your dreams come true in Texas
And he captured my Appalachian heart
I was so naive that I believed him
When he promised we'd never be apart

So we packed and pulled a U-Haul down to Dallas
A year went by and the baby came along
Then his old friends and the night life came between us
Dreams turned into sleepless nights, waiting all alone

I'm staring out the window through these teardrops
Holding onto the only dream that turned out right
We're on a Greyhound bus, bound for West Virginia
He's in Dallas without us tonight

Oh Lord, I hate to break the news to Mama
She's gettin' on in years and worries so
Maybe I should have stayed in Dallas
And gave him another chance, right now I just don't know

I'm staring out the window through these teardrops
Holding onto the only dream that turned out right
We're on a Greyhound bus, bound for West Virginia
He's in Dallas without us tonight

He said, I'll make your dreams come true in Dallas
He's in Dallas without us tonight

I would have waited forever
If I'd known that you'd be here
We could have shared our lives together
And held each other close all through the years
But I met someone before you
And my heart just couldn't wait
So no matter how much I adore you
I've got to stand behind the promise that I made

Where were you
When I could have loved you
Where were you
When I gave my heart away
All my life I've been dreaming of you
You came along one promise too late
You came along one promise too late

I won't say that I'm sorry that I met you
I can't have you but I never will forget you

Where were you
When I could have loved you
Where were you
When I gave my heart away
All my life I've been dreaming of you
You came along one promise too late
You came along one promise too late

Where were you
When I could have loved you
Where were you
When I gave my heart away
All my life I've been dreaming of you
You came along one promise too late
You came along one promise too late

Chorus:
Is this how it is when it's over
Between a woman and a man
Must tomorrow just keep on being
Today all over again

You made it look so easy
Falling for somebody new
But I must be going about it all wrong
For I just can't stop loving you

Repeat Chorus

This morning I reached out to touch you
A habit I've held for so long
But I just started hurting all over again
Like I have ever since you've been gone

Repeat Chorus

Today all over again

Uncle Slim had let her know she couldn't ride that horse
He was the one that was only meant for men
She waited around till way after dark
Rode that horse with all her heart
And in the night how she rode

Somehow she always knew
she had the strength inside
And even if she fell she'd survive
In spite of all the tears she may cry
This is how she has to live her life
As hard as it may be,
she has to find out for herself

Mama and daddy told her from the start he was no good
They'd seen how he treated the other girls
She waited around till the sun went down
Slipped out of the house without makin' a sound
And in the night oh how they drove

Somehow she always knew
she had the strength inside
And even if she fell she'd survive
In spite of all the tears she may cry
This is how she has to live her life
As hard as it may be,
she has to find out for herself

It was fifteen years to the day
he became a stranger in her eyes
In the coldest words of anger
He said without me you won't survive

There's a suitcase in the closet she had packed six months ago
She don't leave a note that's not her style
So she waited around till way after dark
Left that man who broke her heart
Now she's gone, oh she's gone

Somehow she always knew
she had the strength inside
And even if she fell she'd survive
In spite of all the tears she may cry
This is how she has to live her life
As hard as it may be,
she has to find out for herself

Oh, she has to find out for herself

Who
Oh who's gonna love you like I do
Who
And who you gonna find to do the things that I do
Before you say goodbye
Better think about it one more time

Tell me who
Who ever held you tighter
Who
Who you gonna find that can take you any higher
Before you put me down
Better stop and look around

And tell me who
Who who who who
You just might just find a match
That can kindle your desires
But what could is just one candle
When what you need is fire

So tell me who
Who who who who

Before I let you go
One thing I've got to know
Tell me who
Who gonna love you like I do
Who who who
Who you're gonna find that can do the things that I do
Who who who ..

Silent night, holy night,
All is calm, all is bright.
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child,
Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, holy night,
Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heav'nly hosts sing Alleluia;
Christ the Savior is born.
Christ the Savior is born.

Silent night, holy night,
Son of God, love's pure light.
Radiant beams from Thy holy face,
With the dawn of redeeming grace.
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth

I could stop right here turn this car around.
Walk back through the door put my suitcase down.
Tell you I'm sorry and things would be alright I know.
But it all comes down to the lesser of the two.
Alone by myself or alone with you.
And if I have to be lonely I'd rather be lonely alone.

CHORUS
I'd rather miss someone out on this highway.
Than someone who's sittin' just three feet away.
And I'd rather be fightin' some old memories,
than to wonder if you ever really love me.

I could keep going on like I have all along.
Telling myself that there's nothin' wrong.
But if I have to be lonely I'd rather be lonely alone.

Repeat CHORUS

I don't know what I'll do, I don't know where I'll go.
There's a lot I'm not sure of but
one thing I know. If I have to be lonely,
I'd rather be lonely alone. If I have to be lonely, I'd
rather be lonely alone.