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YOU'VE GOT TO STAND FOR SOMETHING
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Now Daddy didn't like trouble, but if it came along Everyone that knew him knew which side that he'd be on He never was a hero, or this county's shinin' light But you could always find him standing up For what he thought was right He'd say you've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything You've got to be your own man not a puppet on a string Never compromise what's right and uphold your family name You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything Now we might have been better off or owned a bigger house If Daddy had done more givin' in or a little more backing down But we always had plenty just living his advice Whatever you do today you'll have to sleep with tonight He'd say you've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything You've got to be your own man not a puppet on a string Never compromise what's right and uphold your family name You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything Now I know that things are different than they were in Daddy's days But I still believe what makes a man really hasn't changed You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything You've got to be your own man not a puppet on a string Never compromise what's right and uphold your family name You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything
THERE AIN'T NOTHING WRONG WITH THE RADIO
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Sometimes she runs, sometimes she don't More than once she's left me on the side of the road The older she gets the slower we go But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio She needs a carburetor, a set of plug wires She's ridin' me around on four bald tires The wipers don't work and the horn don't blow But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio I've got sixteen speakers crossin' my back dash A little bobbin' dog watchin' everybody pass Dual antennas whippin' in the wind Lord, there ain't a country station that I can't tune in She ain't a Cadillac and she ain't a Rolls But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio I got stopped by a cop late last night Out-of-date tags and no tail lights He said I oughta run you in but I'm lettin' you go Because there ain't nothin' wrong with your radio I got the best lookin' gal in my hometown I asked her last time that i took her out Honey, tell me what it is that makes you love me so She said there ain't nothin' wrong with your radio I've got sixteen speakers crossin' my back dash A little bobbin' dog watchin' everybody pass Dual antennas whippin' in the wind Lord, there ain't a country station that I can't tune in She ain't a Cadillac and she ain't a Rolls But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio No, she ain't a Cadillac and she ain't a Rolls But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio.
THAT'S AS CLOSE AS I'LL GET TO LOVING YOU
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Maybe we'll never be seen together At night on a crowded street I may never reach across your body And kill the light when you're asleep Maybe I'll never watch you dressing Or sound too familiar on the phone But I can touch your hand that's against me And take that moment home That's as close as I'll get to loving you Even though there's nothing else I'd rather do I can dream, I can hope, I can see but still I know That's as close as I'll get to loving you I won't be there when you need holding But I'm sure that he can pull you through But I can sing this song to everybody And pretend it's not about you That's as close as I'll get to loving you Even though there's nothing else I'd rather do I can dream, I can hope, I can see but still I know That's as close as I'll get to loving you That's as close as I'll get to loving you Even though there's nothing else I'd rather do I can dream, I can hope, I can see but still I know That's as close as I'll get to loving you That's as close as I'll get to Yeah that's as close as I'll get to That's as 'll get to loving you
WORKING MAN'S PH,D
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You get up every morning 'fore the sun comes up Toss a lunchbox into a pickup truck A long, hard day sure ain't much fun But you've gotta get it started if you wanna get it done You set your mind and roll up your sleeves You're workin' on a working man's Ph.D. With your heart in your hands and the sweat on your brow You build the things that really make the world go around If it works, if it runs, if it lasts for years You bet your bottom dollar it was made right here With pride, honor and dignity From a man with a working man's Ph.D. Now there ain't no shame in a job well done From driving a nail to driving a truck As a matter of fact I'd like to set things straight A few more people should be pullin' their weight If you wanna cram course in reality You get yourself a working man's Ph.D. When the quittin' whistle blows and the dust settles down There ain't no trophies or cheering crowds You'll face yourself at the end of the day And be damn proud of whatever you've made Can't hang it on the wall for the world to see But you've got yourself a working man's Ph.D. Now there ain't no shame in a job well done From driving a nail to driving a truck As a matter of fact I'd like to set things straight A few more people should be pullin' their weight If you wanna cram course in reality You get yourself a working man's Ph.D.
I GOT IT HONEST
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It ain't nothin' but a small frame house on an acre lot It ain't that much diff'rent from any other house on the block And it may not look like we got all our share of the promise But at least one thing's for sure, I got it honest Roll out of the sack every mornin', head on down to the mill Give 'em all I got for eight, 'cause that's the deal If you'll check out my paycheck Well, you'll see that there ain't that much on it But ev'ry single penny I'm paid, I got it honest I never had to hang my head in shame For puttin' a price tag on my name Never turned my back on what I believe Or let my heart be ruled by greed 'Cause buddy if I didn't earn it, I don't want it That way I can always say, I got it honest Now you ain't looking at some dude That was born with a Silver spoon in his mouth And I might seem like some kind of low-life To that high-falutin' crowd But I'm plain spoken, straight talkin' And damn proud of what I have acomplished Some folks appreciate that and some don't But, I got it honest Now when I die, I may not leave my kids a fortune But I hope they know'd my life stood for things that were important And I'll hand out the same sturdy old values of my daddy and my momma It made me every ounce of what I am and I got it honest I never had to hang my head in shame For puttin' a price tag on my name Never turned my back on what I believe Or let my heart be ruled by greed 'Cause brother if I didn't earn it, I don't want it That way I can always say, I got it honest Friend there ain't no doubt about it, I got it honest
WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS
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If I was runnin' this country I'd start it over from scratch Keep what's good, pile up what's bad And then I'd strike the match Yeah, we'd go back to the basics Of how things ought to be Yeah, there'd be a lot of changes If it was left up to me 'Cause what this country needs Is a little more steel guitar And put a litte fiddle right in the middle Straight out of a Texas bar And give us a song, we can all sing along From sea to shining sea Be proud of it and always love it That's what this country needs Now if you want to hear about livin' Just twist that radio dial 'Til you come to a singer singin' What life is all about 'Cause you can't deny that people still cry They laugh and they smile and they hurt And that's my humble opinion y'all You can take it for what it's worth 'Cause what this country needs Is a little more steel guitar And put a litte fiddle right in the middle Straight out of a Texas bar And give us a song, we can all sing along From sea to shining sea Be proud of it and always love it That's what this country needs Yeah, turn it on up and let it ring out Across the land of the free They ought to build a statue of Hand Williams, Sr. In Washington, D.C. 'Cause what this country needs Is a little more steel guitar Yeah and put a sawin' fiddle right square in the middle Straight out of a Texas bar And ya'll give us a song, we can all sing along From sea to shining sea Be proud of it and always love it That's what this country needs You just be proud of it and always love it And that's what this country needs
FOR YOU I WILL
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It's not my style to dance away the night Or go for a walk beneath the full moonlight And I don't wish on falling stars Or easily give away my heart
But girl, for you I will Can't hide this love that I feel Never been the kind of guy To fall in head over heels But girl, for you I will
It's not like me at all to talk about The likelihood of finally settling down Couldn't speak the words "I love you" Or find the courage to say "I do"
But girl, for you I will Can't hide this love that I feel Never been the kind of guy To fall in head over heels But girl, for you I will
I've never been the kind of guy To fall in head over heels But girl, for you I will
I'M LEAVING
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As we passed in the hall She said we need to talk I can't go on like this another day I froze in my tracks And a chill ran up my back 'Cause I knew what she was gonna say She said there's someone else And I've kept it to myself But I can't keep these feelings locked inside I need to tell you this It's one of your old friends One you haven't talked to in a while She said I'm leaving And there's nothing you can do I said I had a feeling you found somebody new And I'll bet I can guess his name But it's so hard to believe 'Cause she said you're not even close It's someone you don't know I'm leaving you for me I just stood there at a loss for words Tryin' to catch my breath 'Cause I knew that it was over when She said I'm leaving And there's nothing you can do I said I had a feeling that you found somebody new And I'll bet I can guess his name But it's so hard to believe Oh she said you're not even close It's someone you don't know I'm leaving you for me She said you're not even close It's someone you don't know I'm leaving you for me
KISS THIS
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She was a woman on a mission Here to drown a man for leavin So I set her up again to watch him drown She had just about succeeded When that low down no goodcheater Good for nothing came struttin' through the crown Oh he was layin' it on so thick He never missed a lick Professing his never ending love Oh but I never will forget, when she stood up and said Well I guess you think we're just goinna kiss and makeup don't ya (That's when she said) Why don't you kiss...kiss this And I don't mean on my rosy red lips Me and You, oh we are through And there's only one thing left for you to do You just come on over here one last time Pucker up and close your eyes, and kiss this...good bye Well the next thing I recall She had him back against the wall Chewing him like a bulldog on a bone She was putting him in his place And I mean right up in his face Draggin' him down a list of done me wrongs It was just about now that the crowd gathered round They came to watch him pay for his every sin She called him everything under the sun And when we thought that she was done She ran back and she let him have it again She said...she said Why don't you kiss...kiss this And I don't mean on my rosy red lips Me and You, oh we are through And there's only one thing left for you to do You just come on over here one last time Pucker up and close your eyes, and kiss this...good bye Kiss this And I don't mean on my rosy red lips Me and You, oh we are through And there's only one thing left for you to do You just come on over here one last time Pucker up and close your eyes, and kiss this...good bye Kiss this
PEOPLE LIKE US
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There's a pool hall juke box, sawdust floors Three plays for a quarter, and we still want more Yeah there's a reason for fast cars And that double yellow line Heartbreak songs and good cheap two dollar wine 'Cause of people like us There's honky tonk music, long neck bottles Rusty old pickup trucks Oh at last call the lights go up And its all because of people like us I got a second hand boat, the last numbers in jail There's second hand smoke, everywhere i exhale There's greasy little truckstops, all night di No-tell Motel's and everybody knows why 'Cause of people like us There's honky tonk music, long neck bottles Rusty old pickup trucks Oh at last call the lights go up And its all because of people like us 'Cause of people like us There's honkey tonk music, long neck bottles Rusty old pickup trucks Oh at last call the lights go up 'Cause of people ... people like us There's honkey tonk music, long neck bottles Rusty old pickup trucks And at last call the lights go up And its all because of people like us Late night people like us Hard lovin people like us Hahah, just fun lovin people like us Hillbilly people like us!
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