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DAYS OF OUR LIVES
JAMES OTTO
Days Of Our Lives
Well, I left for work in a hurry.
I rushed out the door without sayin' goodbye.
I didn't tell her I loved her this mornin',
But I'll tell her tonight, I thought to myself.
An' as I hurried off t'wards the highway,
This truck, outta nowhere, caught me by surprise.
He missed me by inches, an' my life passed in front of my eyes. I guess
that's the reason that they say:
Dance every dance an' live each day,
As though it's your last,
An' tell those that you love how you feel,
Before it's too late.
Life is right here and now,
We only go around just one time.
So embrace 'em, don't waste 'em,
For these are the days of our lives.
Well as soon as my legs stopped a-shakin',
Took a deep breathe an' turned my car around.
Oh, I'm gonna take that vacation,
That we talked about, startin' right now.
Although I know tomorrow will be here,
Tomorrow may not always be here for me.
'Cause nothin' in life is for certain but death's guaranteed. And that's
the reason that I say:
Dance every dance an' live each day,
As though it's your last,
An' tell those that you love how you feel,
Before it's too late.
Life is right here and now,
We only go around just one time.
So embrace 'em, don't waste 'em,
For these are the days of our lives.
(Instrumental break)
Yeah, life is right here and now,
We only go around just one time.
So embrace 'em, don't waste 'em,
For these are the days of our lives.
Oh, embrace 'em, don't waste 'em,
For these are the days of our lives.
Yeah
Gone
I wonder where she is tonight
Is she alone or did she find
What she needed from me
I guess I got what I deserve
How could I do on hurtin' her that way
And think she'd stay
I found it sittin' on the stove
"It's over" written on a Post-It note
And that was all she wrote
CHORUS:
SHE'S GONE LIKE THE MIND OF A MAN INSANE
GONE LIKE THE SNOW WHEN IT TURNS TO RAIN
AND RUNS DOWN THE ROAD AND DOWN THE DRAIN, SO LONG
LONG GONE LIKE THE MONEY WHEN YOU'VE PAID THE RENT
GONE LIKE THE TIME THAT I SHOULD'VE SPENT AT HOME
WITH HER, TOO BAD, ONE WORD
GONE
Then out of nowhere she showed up
For a minute I didn't know what to say
I was blown away
This time I'm gonna do things right
Gonna show her every night I care
This time, I swear
As I reach out to touch her face
That's when the whole thing starts to fade
Then I hear the sound of my alarm clock
And it hits me like a Mack truck doin' ninety
Down a one way dead end road bound straight for hell
REPEAT CHORUS
Long, long gone like the money when you've paid the rent
Gone like the time that I should've spend at home
With her, too bad, one word
Gone
Gone
Long Way Down
Sittin' in the seat of my old Olds
Pretty city lights down far below
Sittin' there soakin' up all of the heat of the fire
You slide a little closer and whisper in my ear
Never even get around to openin' those beers
Bein' here with you girl, nothing could get me no higher
CHORUS:
IT'S A LONG WAY DOWN
BABY, HOLD ON TO ME
NEVER LET ME TOUCH THE GROUND
IT'S A LONG WAY DOWN
SCARED I'M GONNA FALL WITHOUT YOUR LOVIN' ARMS AROUND
Well, love for you is such a natural thing
You were born to spread those angel wings
Every time you touch me, swear I feel light as a feather
But it seems like every other corner I turn
There's another busted heart that's crashed and burned
Baby, just remember every time you take me to heaven
REPEAT CHORUS
So, tell me once again how high we're gonna go
Take me far away from the world below
We could be the few that make it all the way together
'Cause I could start this car and drive back into town
Land us both safe on solid ground
But after tonight, girl, you're gonna have to love me forever
'Cause it's a long way down
Baby, hold on to me
Never let me touch the ground
Yeah it's a long, long way down
Scared I'm gonna fall without your lovin' arms around
Yeah yeah yeah. . .
Yeah yeah, take me higher
Take me higher
Take me higher, yeah. . .
Lowdown On The Highlife
He played guitar in a honky-tonk band
He drank Jack Daniels, black label brand
He was the life of the party
Till they closed down the bar
In the eyes of a young boy, he was a star
CHORUS:
HE'D SAY, "SON, DON'T YOU RUN DOWN THE ROADS THAT I'VE RUN
AND DON'T GO AND SING ALL THE SONGS THAT I'VE SUN
'CAUSE THIS KIND OF LIVIN' TAKES ITS TOLL ON A MAN
AND THROUGH THE SMOKE AND THE NEON I SAW IT FIRST HAND
I GOT THE LOWDOWN ON THE HIGHLIFE
BUST STILL HERE I AM."
The blues and the bottle held him under their
spell
Took him to heaven and put us through hell
Well, sometimes I feel him up on this stage
His restless spirit
Still runs through my veins
REPEAT CHORUS
I got the lowdown on the highlife
But still here I am
Mmm. . .
Miss Temptation
I pick up the phone that's ringin' inside my head
It's your old familiar voice drippin' like honey
Sayin', "C'mon, c'mon, let's tie one on
Your know I can be there in a heartbeat, baby, if you're lonely." I
hear you knock at the door Against my will If I know you, you're dressed
to kill
CHORUS:
HELLO THERE MISS TEMPTATION
IS IT MY IMAGINATION
DIDN'T WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION JUST THE OTHER DAY
WELL, I'VE WORKED LIKE HELL TO GET THIS FAR
TO DRIVE YOU OUT, BUT HERE YOU ARE
AND ONCE AGAIN WE'RE STANDIN' FACE TO FACE
MISS TEMPTATION
You talk your way through my door
And I'm surrounded by the smell of wine and smoke and perfume One poison
kiss from your ruby lips The next thing ya know I'm lyin' on the floor
of a spinnin' room I'm not strong enough I'm on my knees I need an act
of God to make you leave
REPEAT CHORUS
Miss Temptation, yeah
REPEAT CHORUS
Miss Temptation
I pick up the phone that's ringin' inside my head
It's your old familiar voice
Miss Temptation
Misspent Youth
Seventeen and innocent
I wonder where all the years went
Lookin' back on a youth misspent
God, I miss those days
All the chances that we took
Always leaped and never looked
I tell you I could write a book
On all the hell we raised
CHORUS:
THOUGHT I WAS COOL WITH MY LUCKY STRIPES
I DIDN'T START TOO MANY FIGHTS
BUT IN THOSE DAYS I FINISHED QUITE A FEW
BEAT-UP CARS AND THE CHEAPEST WINE
AND ANY TROUBLE WE COULD FIND
THE WORST OF DAYS WERE THE BEST OF TIMES
LOOKIN' BACK THROUGH LIFE'S REARVIEW
LOOKIN' BACK
I MISS MY MISSPENT YOUTH
I'm no worse now for the wear
I've gotten married and cut my hair
Me and her we're quite a pair
All my friends say
And speaking of old friends
We still talk now and then
'Cept now there's a few of them
You can only reach by prayer
CHORUS:
WE WERE COOL WITH OUR LUCKY STRIPES
DIDN'T START TOO MANY FIGHTS
BUT IN THOSE DAYS WE FINISHED QUITE A FEW
BEAT-UP CARS AND THE CHEAPEST WINE
AND ANY TROUBLE THAT WE COULD FIND
THE WORST OF DAYS WERE THE BEST OF TIMES
LOOKIN' BACK THROUGH LIFE'S REARVIEW
AND LOOKIN' BACK
I MISS MY MISSPENT YOUTH
Beat-up cars and the cheapest wine
And any trouble we could find
The worst of days were the best of times
Lookin' back through life's rearview
And lookin' back
I miss my misspent youth
I miss my misspent youth
Never Say Goodbye
Your bags are packed
And your cab's out back
Guess it's too late to change your mind
But before you leave
Do one thing for me
Just turn around
And look me in the eyes
CHORUS:
AND SAY YOU'LL LOVE ME
BUT YOU NEED A LITTLE TIME
MAKE ME BELIEVE THAT
YOU'RE STILL MINE
TELL ME ANYTHING
EVEN IF IT'S JUST A LIE
BUT NEVER, NEVER, NEVER SAY GOODBYE
Baby, please
I'm on my knees
I'm begging you not
To close that door
'Cause I can't live without you
'Cause everything about you
Makes my life worth living for
So, say you'll love me
But you need a little time
Make me believe that
You're still mine
Tell me anything
Even if it's just a lie
But never, never, never say goodbye
Yeah. . .
Ooh, so say you'll love me
But you need a little time, just a little time
Make me believe
That you're still mine
Tell me anything
Even if it's just a lie
But never, never, never
Never, never
Say goodbye
Yeah. . .
She Knows
She walks around late at night
In my old Allman Brothers t-shirt
And not much else
There's a hint of her perfume
In the air, she lets her hair dry
All by itself
Then she shits down next to me and paints her toes
And asks me why I'm staring
CHORUS:
SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE DOES TO ME
ALL THE LITTLE THINGS SET FIRE TO MY SOUL
AND I LOVE THAT GIRL, AND I GO OUT OF MY WAY
TO FIND A WAY EVERY DAY
TO MAKE SURE SHE KNOWS
I might call to say, "How's your day?"
Or stop off at the Chevrom
And buy a rose
I might save a little cash from my check
And get that dress
She thought she'd have to sew
I'll make her a card and scratch out words
And still not get it right
REPEAT CHORUS
She knows what she does to me
All the little things that set fire to my soul
And I love that girl, and I go out of my way
To find a way every day
To make sure
To make damn sure she knows
Ooh. . .
Song Of The Violin
The last fifty years
Have seen laughter and tears
And your hair slowly fade to gray
Your children are grown now
And it's hard to believe
How the years have just all slipped away
CHORUS:
BUT IN TIME YOU'VE GAINED A WISDOM
THAT SEEMS TO ELUDE THE YOUNG
AND EACH LINE THAT NOW MARKS YOUR FACE
TELLS THE STORIES OF ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE
SO FEAR NOT THE PASSING OF DAYS
'CAUSE LIKE THE SONG OF THE VIOLIN
YOU ONLY GROW SWEETER WITH AGE
As time's pages turn
You lived and you learned
What truly mattered most
Is family and friends
And in the end finding peace
In the path that you chose
CHORUS:
'CAUSE IN TIME YOU'VE GAINED A WISDOM
THAT SEEMS TO ELUDE THE YOUNG
AND EACH LINE THAT NOW MARKS YOUR FACE
TELLS THE STORIES OF ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE
SO FEAR NOT THE PASSING OF THE DAYS
'CAUSE LIKE THE SONG OF THE VIOLIN
YOU ONLY GROW SWEETER WITH AGE
Ooh, in time you've gained a wisdom
That seems to elude the young
And each line that now marks your face
Tells the stories of all that you've done
So fear not the passing of the days
'Cause like the song of the violin
You only grow sweeter with age
'Cause like the song of the violin
You only grow sweeter with age
The last fifty years
Have seen laughter and tears
And your hair slowly fade to gray
Sunday Morning And Saturday Night
My ol' man was a contradiction
A real hard man to figure
He'd read the King James Bible
While sippin' on corn liquor
He'd get drunk, and he'd get to preachin'
Right out on the porch
Alternatin' between cussin' and a prayin'
Spittin' and a praisin' the Lord
No doubt about it
He was a man of both extremes
He had his share of demons
But on Jesus he would lean
CHORUS:
HE'D SAY, "FLY HIGH LIKE THE ANGELS
RUN WILD LIKE THE DEVIL
WE'RE ALL TRYIN' TO FIND THE MIDDLE
BETWEEN SAINT AND SINNER, WRONG AND RIGHT
SUNDAY MORNING AND SATURDAY NIGHT."
Well, I have sung "Amazing Grace," hymnal in my hand
Played "Stairway To Heaven" in a three piece pick up band
I know the straight and narrow is the path that I should take But out here
in the fast lane, you tend to get a little sideways
I still hear him preachin'
Slurrin' his words a bit
Sayin' the thing about temptation
Is it's so hard to resist
REPEAT CHORUS
Back then I didn't realize
The wisdom in the sermon
It took a while to understand
The lesson I'm still learnin'
REPEAT CHORUS
Saint and sinner, wrong and right
Sunday morning and Saturday night
He said, "Fly high like the angels."
The Ball
If I hadn't dropped the ball, I would've took it all the way Homecoming
'89 with ten seconds left to play We were drivin' toward the goal line,
they were screamin' in the stands I had the chance to be a hero, but it
slipped right through my hands There would've been a big pep rally, the
would've hung my jersey on the wall If I hadn't dropped the ball
Me and Cindy Miller were supposed to meet after the game
I waited by the bleachers, but she never came
I found a note on my windshield underneath the wiper blade
With goodbye bleedin' through it in the cold October rain
We probably would've gotten married
And those recruiters in from 'Bama would've called
If I hadn't dropped the ball
CHORUS:
MY LIFE WOULD'VE BEEN SO DIFFERENT IF IN THAT INSTANT
THINGS HAD GONE THE WAY I PLANNED
BUT THE FACT IS THAT THEY DIDN'T, AND THE HAND I WOUND UP GETTING IS SOMETHING
THAT I'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND
I ran away that summer, took a job out on the coast
And that's where I met your mama, and the rest I guess you know If I had
the chance to go back and score that last touchdown Well, son, I wouldn't
do it, 'cause you wouldn't be here now And I wouldn't be your hero, I
wouldn't be around to catch you when you fall If I hadn't dropped the
ball
CHORUS:
MY LIFE WOULD'VE BEEN SO DIFFERENT IF IN THAT INSTANT
THINGS HAD GONE THE WAY I PLANNED
BUT THE FACT IS THAT THEY DIDN'T AND THE HAND I WOUND UP GETTING IS THE
ONE THAT GOD INTENDED ME TO HAVE
No, I wouldn't be the man I am at all
If I hadn't dropped the ball
The Last Thing I Do
I've been livin' on truck stop coffee
Cigarettes and vitamin C
It's a wonder that the Devil ain't caught me
I guess he's tired of playin' hide and seek
I've been drivin' like I'm struck by lightnin'
I think about you, and I start to speed
I might as well be playin' with matches
In a trailer load of gasoline
CHORUS:
IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO
IF IT TAKES ME FROM TUPELO TO TIMBUKTU
IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO
I'M GONNA DODGE EVERY ROAD BLOCK, SPEED TRAP, COUNTY COP
TO GET MY HANDS ON YOU
IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO
A box of chicken and a day old biscuit
Ain't nothin' left but a few old bones
I oughtta stop, but I'm gonna risk it
Caffeine got me chewin' Styrofoam
Girl, I'm callin' out of Kansas City
From a fillin' station telephone
Just had to tell you what I've been thinkin'
First thing I wanna do when I get home
REPEAT CHORUS
Well, I've been drivin' like I'm struck by lightnin'
I think about you, and I start to speed
I might as well be playin' with matches
In a trailer load of gasoline
REPEAT CHORUS
If it's the last thing I do
If it's the last thing I do
Ah, yeah
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