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The Acoustic
Living Room Session
SHANNON LAWSON
Bad, Bad, Bad
Well the first time that
I saw her
She somehow knew my name
And I knew that she was trouble
But she had me just the same
And it was bad, bad, bad
Well my momma, bless my momma
Saw the devil in her eyes
She said son, my only son
You’d better run for your life
‘Cause she’s bad, bad, bad
CHORUS:
Forbidden fruit it tastes so sweet
I had so much it made me weak
And all the good times that we had
Were just bad, bad, bad
Now the trouble, Lord the trouble
That that girl got me in
And I’m prayin, Lord I’m praying
That I’ll never see her again
‘Cause she’s bad, bad, bad
Smokin' Grass
Well my cousin Joe had a five-string banjo
And me I had this old flat top guitar
We stayed up all night just a pickin’ and
a grinnin’
We liked our music fast and hot
CHORUS:
We played smokin ‘grass any place they let us
Smokin ‘grass out behind the barn
Smokin ‘grass was our best habit
Yeah, we get high on smokin ‘grass
My mom said “Boys, it’s time to
do your homework”
Said mom, you’ve got that exactly right
We played all night just to get the sound perfected
Ol’ Lester and Earl would be proud of us
tonight
REPEAT CHORUS
One day we got a call, said boys you’ve
made the big time
They want you to play on that Opry stage
We stood there and played as the crowd went crazy
Our hometown grass had become the rage
We played smokin ‘grass down at the Grand
Ole Opry
Smokin ‘grass up at Carnegie Hall
Yeah, smokin ‘grass is our best habit
Now the whole world gets high on smokin ‘grass
REPEAT CHORUS
Yeah, we get high playing smokin ‘grass
What Doesn't Kill You (Jimmy's Song)
He was born on the wrong side of the tracks
His daddy left for cigarettes and never came
back
Momma cried and said that’s that
And never said another word about it
Graduated from the school of hard knocks
Got his best girl pregnant out of wedlock
He’s gonna give everything he’s got
He’s gonna be everything that his daddy
was not
CHORUS:
What doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger
Though the life you’ve been given may seem
harder
You might- feel the weight of the world on your
shoulders
But what doesn’t kill you only makes you
stronger
She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth
Stuck it up her nose and everything went south
Thought it was something that she couldn’t
live without
She did anything to get it
She was found in an alley down town
High society news gets around
They can talk but it won’t keep her down
She’s got a second chance and the girl’s
gonna take it
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE:
When life gets rough
Don’t give up
Reach deep inside of yourself
REPEAT CHORUS
All Because You Said I Do
There’s a point when things change
A line that you cross
A chance you take
No matter what the cost
Down on my knees, I whispered to you
You took my hand, Right then I knew
CHORUS:
That my life would change
In every way
From that moment I knew love could be true
All because you said I do
BRIDGE:
And if those words were never spoken
I would have never seen the day
When I wanted to laugh
I wanted to cry
There was so much emotion
I couldn’t hide
I turned around, all I saw was you
You took my hand, and you said ‘I do’
REPEAT CHORUS
Ruby's Got Her Red Dress On
Lord, let me go ahead and warn ya
I’m a fixin’ to sin
Smokin’ and a drinkin’ and a spending
all my money again
But I just can’t help myself
I can’t keep from a doin’ wrong
Ruby’s got her red dress on
When the band starts a playin’
She’s gonna wanna dance all night
And when a Ruby starts a rockin’
You know there’s gonna be a few fights
All the girls will be getting’ mad
Cause all the boys won’t leave her alone
Ruby’s got her red dress on
BRIDGE:
And that’s all
I know it for a fact
Make a poor boy wanna buy her Cadillac
About four in the morning
She’s gonna wanna drive my truck
Down the back roads spittin’ gravel til’ the
sun comes up
Then she’s gonna wanna shoot my gun
‘Til all my bullets are gone
Ruby’s got her red dress on
BRIDGE:
And that’s all
Boys that’s a fact
Make a young man think he’s havin’ a
heart attack
Ruby’s got her red dress on
Redneck Love Gone Bad
She had a trailer park charm
He carved her name in his arm
Then he slept with a waitress from the bar
Then she took a chain to his car
And broke the windows on the love they had
Now it’s a redneck love gone bad
He got all liquored up
Tried to hotwire her truck
Next thing he knew he was seein’ stars
While her daddy knocked him all around the yard
Oh what a night they had
Redneck love gone bad
1st CHORUS:
Round and around the blue lights go
Everybody’s smokin’ and watchin’ the
show
But it’s over now
There’s twenty three version of this story
Some say her love just drove that boy insane
But to me it’s plain
Redneck love gone bad
He’s goin’ with her mother now
Every Friday night we see them cruise through
town
A few months back she ran away
With a truck driver named Jose
She’s happy and he’s so glad
For a redneck love gone bad
2nd CHORUS:
Round and around the stories go
Everybody’s laughin’ and watchin’ the
show
That is unless you’ve had
Redneck love gone bad
Good Bad Boy
Well her daddy was big and mean as he could
be
And he didn’t mind showin’ that he
didn’t like me
She was a tall drink of water on a hot summer
day
And her big mean daddy couldn’t keep me
away
She was just the kind of trouble I could get
into
Just like any good bad boy would do
CHORUS:
It wasn’t always easy but it sure was fun
Hidin’ from her daddy all the things we
done
Lord only knows how we made it through
Just like any good bad boy would do
I’d sneak her out her window almost every
night
Kissin’ and huggin’ and a holdin’ her
tight
Then I’d get her back home just before
dawn
And her big mean daddy never knew she was gone
Then I told her ever night that my love was true
Just like any good bad boy would do
REPEAT CHORUS
Goodbye on a Bad Day
You slipped off your wedding band
Tucked it deep inside my hand
Forced a smile and headed towards the door
And as you walked out I heard you say
Things just haven’t been going our way
And I don’t love you anymore
Now after the day I’ve had
I could’ve done without that
CHORUS:
I’d rather watch the house we built
Burn to the ground
Stand out in the pouring rain
And let the good Lord strike me down
Than to sit here and watch you walk away
Anything would be better than your
Goodbye on a bad day
I’ve seen that look
I can always tell
That means stay away from me
And go straight to hell
That’s exactly where I’ll be
When you’re gone
And after a day like this
My whole world’s gone all wrong
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE:
You’re the one thing I have left
When the whole world holds me down
Now how can I keep going
When you’re not around
CHORUS:
I’d rather watch the house we built
Burn to the ground
Stand out in the pouring rain
And let the good Lord strike me down
Than to sit here and have my whole world walk
away
Anything would be better than your
Goodbye on a bad day
Chase The Sun
Time is sand siftin’ through my hands
Gonna live as long and loud as I can
When the wind carries me
High above the tallest tree
They’ll know I’ve been there
When the evening comes
I don’t need a reminder
For all the things I’ve done
Sometimes you’ve gotta run
Just to chase the sun
Sometimes there’s no explaining
The darkness is singing
The moon keeps you hanging on
Sometimes you’ve gotta run
Just to chase the sun
Give me more than just a place to fall
I can’t live my life behind a wall
There’s a place I’ve got to find
There’s another state of mind
Even if it’s just to keep from going numb
Sometimes you’ve gotta run
Just to chase the sun
Time for workin’, time for prayin’
Sometimes I’ve got to take some time for
playing
The Lord’s forgiving, there’s love
in living
If you want to have some fun
Sometimes you’ve gotta run
Just to chase the sun
Can't Make Love To Bluegrass
I got my girl some flowers
Built a rollin’ fire
Picked up candles and curacies
I put on some bluegrass music
But I didn’t realize
How the wrong kind of music
Drives the girls away (gets in the way)
CHORUS:
You can make love to country music
You can make love to Rock & Roll,
You can make love to the blues
And can sure make love with soul
I like to take my time
But they pick it is way too fast
You can’t make love to bluegrass
You can’t make love to bluegrass
You can’t make love to bluegrass
Started huggin’ and a kissin’
Right there on the couch
Looked like the perfect end to a perfect night
(If you know what I mean)
The banjo started racin’
And thing got really weird
She jumped and turned on all the lights
REPEAT CHORUS
There ain’t nothin’ like bluegrass
That high lonesome sound
Lord I love to hear that Bill Monroe
But when you need to set the mood boys
When it comes to makin’ love
You better leave that bluegrass stuff alone
REPEAT CHORUS
This Old Heart
I’ve got a feeling that I just can’t
escape
No matter how hard I try it won’t go away
I guess it’s just something I just can’t
change
Every beat still calls our your name
CHORUS:
This ol’ heart’s gotta go
‘Cause you’re all it’s ever known
Lonely and broken now that you’re gone
It holds on to your memory
And it’s time for me to move on
This ol’ heart’s gotta go
Me my heart and her went out on the town
Just trying to have some fun but three was a
crowd
He just compared her to you
There’s only one thing to do
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE:
How was I to know that I would be betrayed
Never thought that my own heart
Would do me this way
REPEAT CHORUS
Easy Goin' Woman
Wake up honey are you ready to go
We gotta groove a little further down this hill-billy
road
Take a good look cause we won’t be back
We don’t need a map we got this railroad
track
CHORUS:
Hey, hey momma ain’t this the life
We don’t know where we gonna sleep tonight
We got no worries and we got no plans
Easy goin’ woman and a travelin’ man
Hey, hey honey would you sing me a song
Love to hear you warble while we’re walking
along
Love the way you sing that Joplin toon
So did all the people down in Bonaroo
BRIDGE:
Na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na
SOLO
REPEAT CHORUS
We fit together like a hand in a glove
You wanna stop walking and make a little love
Don’t it feel good just to be alive
Hand me my tobacco and a 1.5
REPEAT CHORUS
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