Alan Jackson

[fox69]

"Tail Lights Blue"

"Tail Lights Blue"



You got the last of all your stuff
You got your car cranked up
And I guess there ain't a thing that I can say
I'm thinking as I'm standing here
And suddenly it all comes clear
As I watch you drive away

They should have made tail lights blue
So when I see them go
They'll look the way I do
Just a pale blue glow
They should have made I can't stay
Sound like I love you
You know they should have made tail lights blue

I know its gonna take some time
To get you off my mind
And forget how happy we once were
I don't know how to bring you back
And as a matter of fact
The only thing I know for sure

Is that they should have made tail lights blue
So when I see them go
They'll look the way I do
Just a pale blue glow
They should have made I can't stay
Sound like I love you
You know they should have made tail lights blue

They should have made tail lights blue
So when I see them go
They'll look the way I do
Just a pale blue glow
They should have made I can't stay
Sound like I love you
You know they should have made tail lights blue

 

[fox69]

"Talk Is Cheap"

"Talk Is Cheap"


Talk about life, talk about death
Talk about catching every breath
Talk about when, and talk about why!
Talk about do, and talk about don’t
Talk about will and talk about won’t
Talk about the sweet [?]

[Chorus:]
Well, talk is cheap and times are wasting
Get busy living or at least die trying
Wine is for tasting, roads for taking
Talk is cheap and times are wasting!

Talk about right, and talk about wrong
Talk about trying to get along
Talk about the way it all would be.
Talk about now, and talk about then
Talk about everywhere you’ve been
Talk about being free.

[Chorus: (x2)]
Well, talk is cheap and times are wasting
Get busy living or at least die trying
Wine is for tasting, roads for taking
Talk is cheap and times are wasting!

 

[fox69]

"Tall, Tall Trees"

"Tall, Tall Trees"



If you want to drive a big limousine
I'll buy the longest one you've ever seen
I'll buy you tall, tall trees
On all the waters and the seas
I'm a fool, fool, fool for you
If you want to own a great big mansion
Well I'll give it my utmost attention
I'll buy you tall, tall trees
On all the waters and the seas
I'm a fool, fool, fool for you
Well I'm a fool, a fool for you
It may take awhile, but I'll prove it's true
Well if it's lovin' you want, then I've got it
If it's money you want, then I'll get it
I'll buy you tall, tall trees
On all the waters and the seas
I'm a fool, fool, fool for you (Yahoo)

If you want to take a trip across the ocean

I'll travel anywhere you take a notion
I'll buy you tall, tall trees
On all the waters and the seas
I'm a fool, fool, fool for you
If you want to own a great big mansion
Well I'll give it my utmost attention
I'll buy you tall, tall trees
On all the waters and the seas
I'm a fool, fool, fool for you
Well I'm a fool, a fool for you
It may take awhile, but I'll prove it's true
Well if it's lovin' you want, then I've got it
If it's money you want, then I'll get it
I'll buy you tall, tall trees
On all the waters and the seas
I'm a fool, fool, fool for you
Yeah, I'm a fool, fool, fool for you

 

[fox69]

"Thank God For The Radio"

"Thank God For The Radio"



On the wrong end of the highway
When the long night has no end
When there's no one there beside me
'Til I hold you once again

Thank God for the radio
When I'm on the road
When I'm far from home
And feelin' blue
Thank God for the radio
Playin' all night long
Playin' all the songs
That mean so much to me and you

There's a song that we first danced to
And there's a song they played the night we met
And there's a song we first made love to
That's a song I'll never forget

Thank God for the radio
When I'm on the road
When I'm far from home
And feelin' blue
Thank God for the radio
Playin' all night long
Playin' all the songs
That mean so much to me and you

Thank God for the radio
When I'm on the road
When I'm far from home
And feelin' blue
Thank God for the radio
Playin' all night long
Playin' all the songs
That mean so much to me and you

Playin' all the songs
That mean so much to me and you
Thank God for the radio

 

[fox69]

"That'd Be Alright"

"That'd Be Alright"


If money grew on hackberry trees
If time wasn't such a luxury
If love was lovesick over me
That'd be alright

If I could keep the wind in my sails
Keep a hold of the tiger by the tail
A half a ham sandwich in my lunch pail
That'd be alright

[Chorus]
Yeah, That'd be alright
That'd be alright
If everybody everywhere
had a lighter load to bear
And a little bigger piece of the pie
We'd be livin' us a pretty good life
And that'd be alright

Go heavy on the good and light on the bad
A hair more happy and a shade less sad
Turn all that negative down just a tad
That'd be alright

If my dear ol' dog never got old
If my family farm never got sold
If another bad joke never got told
That'd be alright

[Chorus x3]

That'd be alright
That'd be alright
Yeah, That'd be alright
That'd be alright....
That'd be alright

 

[fox69]

"That's All I Need To Know"

"That's All I Need To Know"



I had to look through our old pictures
To see the way we used to smile
Before we left love in the closet
Like it just went out of style

Can we pull out those old feelin's
Wipe the hurt away like dust
Make love shine the way it used to shine
Find the gold beneath the rust

That's all I need to know
Do you wanna stay together
Just say let's don't let go
And I'll keep holdin' on forever
Have the teardrops that you've cried
Drowned the fire in your eyes
Is there one flame beneath the smoke
Tell me is there any hope
That's all I need to know

Is it too late to recover
Those old smiles we used to wear
Can we save a love that once was strong
Before it breaks beyond repair

That's all I need to know
Do you wanna stay together
Just say let's don't let go
And I'll keep holdin' on forever
Have the teardrops that you've cried
Drowned the fire in your eyes
Is there one flame beneath the smoke
Tell me is there any hope
That's all I need to know
Is there one flame beneath the smoke
Tell me is there any hope
That's all I need to know

 

[fox69]

"That's Where I Belong"

"That's Where I Belong"



When the frantic pace of life attacks me
And weighs me to the ground
I long for someplace to escape
To the one place i have found

No stoplights to obey
No signs or limits there
Just drop the hook
And make your home almost anywhere

Where the sky meets the water
Where the wind is my song
Where the sun is my brother
That's where I belong

The gentle motion of the seas
Just rocks me off to sleep
No sirens, cars or screams
just quiet ocean breeze

A frigate bird encircles me
A 1000 feet above
She dips her wing and bows her head
Like we share a common love

Where the sky meets the water
Where the wind is my song
Where the sun is my brother
That's where I belong

When the moonlight cracks the edge of night
And stars are everywhere
I can taste the rum and coke
And I can smell that salty air

A light spray across my bow
Cools the evening sun
As it slowly melts into the sea
And tells me day is done

Where the sky meets the water
Where the wind is my song
Where the sun is my brother
That's where I belong

When the common themes of life
They come and overload my brain
I steer my thoughts right to that place
That takes me far away

When the traffic fills that concrete path
That takes me back and forth
I usually sit and dream about
That biggest piece of earth

Where the sky meets the water
Where the wind is my song
Where the sun is my brother
That's where I belong

Where the sky meets the water
Where the wind is my song
Where the sun is my brother
That's where I belong

Yeah, that's where I belong
Oh, that's where I belong

 

[fox69]

"The Angels Cried"
(with Alison Krauss)

"The Angels Cried"
(with Alison Krauss)



[Alan]
They came from near
They came from far
Following a distant star
To where he lay.

Not being sure of what it meant
But knowing it was Heaven sent
They made there way.

And the creatures gathered 'round
And didn't make a sound
And the Angels cried.

[Alison]
The angels knew what was to come
The reason god has sent his son from up above
It filled their hearts with joy to see
And knowing of his destiny
Came tears of love.

And the creatures gathered 'round
And didn't make a sound
[Both]
And the Angels cried.

[Alan]
I've often thought about that night
And wondered if they realized that star so bright
[Alison]
Was sent to tell all of the land the son of god
Would soon become the son of man.

[Both]
And the creatures gathered 'round
And didn't make a sound
And the Angels cried.
And the Angels cried.
And the Angels cried...

 

[fox69]

"The Best Keeps Getting Better"

"The Best Keeps Getting Better"



We started out and life was perfect
I never thought our love would change
But years of ups and downs made a difference
It's not the same as it was yesterday

I don't treat you like I used to
You don't look the same into my eyes
We thought the best would be behind us
But the best keeps getting better all the time

We learned how to love and how to make up
And found what it takes to be enough
Like a 30-year-old wine hearts intertwined
The best keeps getting better all the time

I love you now more than ever
And you appreciate me more today
Melted together, hearts and minds
The best keeps getting better all the time

We learned how to love and how to make up
And found what it takes to be enough
Like a 30-year-old wine, hearts intertwined
The best keeps getting better all the time

Like a 30-year-old wine, hearts intertwined
The best keeps getting better all the time
The best keeps getting better all the time

 

[fox69]

"The Blues Man"

"The Blues Man"



He's just a singer
A natural born guitar ringer
Kind of clinger
To sad ole songs.

He's not a walk behinder
He's a new note finder
His name's a reminder
Of a blues man that's already gone.

So he started drinkin'
Took some things that messed up his thinkin'
He was sure sinkin'
When she came along.

He was alone in the spot light
Not too much left in sight
She changed all that one night
When she sang him this song

Hey, baby I love you
Hey, baby I need you
Hey, baby you ain't got to prove to me
You're some kind of macho man
You've wasted so much of your life
Runnin' through the dark nights
Let me shine a little love light
Down on that blues man.

He got so sick from speedin'
All the things they said he was needin'
If he is to keep on pleasin'
All of his fans

He got cuffed on dirt roads
He got sued over no shows
She came and took all that ole load
Down off that blues man
And he said...

Hey, baby I love you too
Hey, baby I need you
Hey, baby I do get tired
Of this travellin band

I'm over 40 years old now
Nights would be cold now
If you hadn't stuck it out
With this blues man

He's over 40 years old now
Nights would be so cold now
If she hadn't hung around
With that blues man.