Billy Ray Cyrus

[fox69]

"Back To Memphis"

"Back To Memphis"


It ain't natural for a delta man
To be surrounded by all this sand
To fear the echoes of live rounds
And to never sleep when the sun goes down
So I'm writing you this letter
To say I miss you more than ever and to promise you this

When I make it back to memphis
I'm gonna take you in my arms
And never let you go
And girl I promise you a kiss
For every day we've missed
'til I make it back to memphis

I'll have to say I think we've done some good
If I had to do it all again I know I would
There's still a few shots every now and then
But they say this thing is finally coming to an end
So this might be my final letter
I say the sooner the better cause I'm ready to come home

When I make it back to memphis
I'm gonna take you in my arms
And never let you go
And girl I promise you a kiss
For every day we've missed
'til I make it back to memphis

She reads his letters everyday, then she puts them all away
Next to his medal and a flag, that she would gladly give back

If it would bring him back to memphis
So he could take her in his arms
And never let her go
Cause she's still waiting for a kiss
For every day they've missed
'til he made it back to memphis

Back to memphis

 

[fox69]

"Back To Tennessee"

"Back To Tennessee"


Fancy cars and diamond rings,
I seen all kinds of shiny things,
I should be feelin' like a king,
But lord I don't.

Great big towns, so full of users.
Make a million, still a loser.
Some may bet on you to win,
Most hope you won't.

Livin' wild, ain't no mercy being free,
When it brings you to your knees.
Can't keep lying.

I've seen the road now,
I know just what I need,
To find my way back to Tennessee.
I'm going home now,
To Southern, is so sweet,
And find my way back to Tennessee

I was only seventeen,
I lived behind my beauty queen,
I turned my back on everything,
And everyone.

Rooms with lots of pretty faces,
Still don't fill the empty spaces,
Wanderin' where Amazing Grace is,
There is none, no.

Now I know, there's no comfort in this world.
God I miss that hometown girl,
Want to hold her.

I'm on the road now,
I know just what I need,
To find my way back to Tennessee.
I'm coming home now,
To Southern, is so sweet,
And find my way back to Tennessee

All this time I was chasing after dreams,
It was right in front of me,
I was lost without her.

I'm on the road now,
I know just what I need,
To find my way back to Tennessee.
I'm coming home now,
To Southern, is so sweet,
And find my way back to you and me,
Find my way back to Tennessee.

 

[fox69]

"Brown Eyed Girl"

"Brown Eyed Girl"


Hey, where did we go
Days when the rain came
Down in the hollow
Playing a new game
Laughing and a-running, hey, hey
Skipping and a-jumping
In the misty morning fog where
Our, our hearts a-thumping
And you, my brown eyed girl
You, my brown eyed girl

And whatever happened, Tuesday and so slow
Going down to the old mine with a Transistor radio
Standing in the sunlight laughing
Hide behind a rainbows wall
Slipping and a-sliding all along the waterfall
With you, my brown eyed girl
You, my brown eyed girl

Do you remember when we used to sing
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
Just like that
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
La dee dah

So hard to find my way now that I'm all on my own
Saw you just the other day
My, how you have grown
Cast my memory back there, Lord
Sometime I'm overcome thinking about
Holding Hands in the green grass behind the stadium
With you, my brown eyed girl
Yeah, you, my brown eyed girl

Do you remember when we used to sing
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
Just like that
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
La dee dah
La dee dah
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah

 

[fox69]

"Burn Down The Trailer Park"

"Burn Down The Trailer Park"


I borrowed some money I sold my car
I put an airstream trailer up on blocks
That satellite dish was my first mistake
She started watchin' Oprah Winfrey and Rikki Lake
She cut me down to once a week
At supper time there wasn't nothin' to eat
I was paranoid and scared to death
She came home with Aqua Velva on her breath

Burn down the trailer park
Shoot the pink flamingos out in the yard
I can't live here since you broke my heart
I'm gonna burn down the trailer park

She hired the neighbor's son to cut our grass
She gave him cold ice tea and a piece of pie
My landlord came while I was out of town
Our pipes got fixed and the rent went down
We fell asleep with the late show on
Now it's thee a.m. I wake up and she's gone
I've got a strong suspicion she's at it again
And since I don't know which trailer she's in

I'm gonna burn down the trailer park...

[guitar]

Jenny Jones don't understand Geraldo don't understand
Maury Povich sure don't understand
I've got a can of gas and I'm a dangerous man

I'm gonna burn down the trailer park...

 

[fox69]

"Busy Man"

"Busy Man"


There's a little boy out in the driveway his basketball in hand
Saying Daddy could we play a little one on one
You pat him on the back and say not now son I'm a busy man

His sister's out on the sidewalk settin' up a lemonade stand
Hey daddy don't you want to buy a glass from me
You say maybe later can't you see I'm a busy man

You got to go got to run hit it hard and get it done
Everyone can see you're going far
You got responsibilities a crazy schedule that you keep
And when you say that time's a wastin'
You don't know how right you are busy man

There's a women in the bedroom crying sayin' I thought we had plans
You say honey I'm sorry I'll make it up
When the job slows down and I'm not such a busy man

You got to go got to run...

Have you ever seen a headstone with these words
If only I had spent more time at work

There's a call one day from the office they need you down in Birmingham
You say no way the weekend's mine
I got plans with the kids and a date with my wife I'm a busy man

You got to go got to run take a break and have some fun
Those that love you most say you've come far
Got some new priorities in that schedule that you keep
And when you say that time's a wastin'
Now you know how right you are busy man busy man

 

[fox69]

"Butterfly Fly Away"

"Butterfly Fly Away"


You tuck me in,
Turn out the light
kept me safe and sound at night
little girls depend on things like that

Brush my teeth and combed my hair
had to drive me everywhere
you were always there when I looked back

You had to do it all alone
Make a live, make a home
Must have been as hard as it could be

And when I couldn't sleep at night
Scare things wouldn't turn out right
you would hold my hand and sing to me

Caterpillar in the tree, how you wonder who you'll be
can't go far but you can always dream
Wish you may and wish you might
don't you worry hold on tight.
I promise you there will come a day
Butterfly Fly Away
Butterfly Fly Away (butterfly fly away)

Catch your wing now you cant stay
Take those dreams and make them all come true
Butterfly Fly Away (butterfly fly away)
We been waiting for this day
All along and know just what to do
Butterfly,Butterfly,Butterfly,
Butterfly Fly Away

(Butterfly Fly Away)

(Butterfly Fly Away)

 

[fox69]

"Call Me Daddy"

"Call Me Daddy"


Little boy running through the yard fell and skinned his heart
And later climbed up in a tree
As he looked into the sky he began to cry
And said daddy why'd you leave

Call me daddy I'm feeling blue
Call me daddy I need to talk to you
Call me daddy help me through
And then he bowed his head to pray call me dad

The little boy became a man found a bride and took her hand
And made a baby all their own
As he looked in that baby's eyes as the baby cried
He swore you'll never be alone

Call me daddy when you're feeling blue
Call me daddy and I'll talk to you
Call me daddy and I'll help you through
And then he bowed his head to pray call me dad

[mandolin]

Another life has come and gone another baby's grown
And stands alone against the world
As he looks into the sky he begins to cry
And says daddy I miss you

Call me daddy I'm feeling blue...

 

[fox69]

"Casualty Of Love"

"Casualty Of Love"


Mama used to tell me tales bout a part of town
Where people cry the blues most everyday
She said don't go down there boy you know love'll cut you down
And you ain't yet a man hear what I say

She said listen to me son it's so
Let me tell you I been down there and I know

That on love street they've got signs that say watch for falling victims
Dreams get run down in the night Lord and yours might be the next one
Down where lies'll cut you deep and goodbyes are loaded guns
You can take one through the heart another casualty of love

But still I had to find out just how a love would feel
I got tangled in the arms of one gone bad
Now I sit and wait and wonder as I cry myself to sleep
Why I couldn't heed what my mama said

Now here every word rings clear and true
Now I come to realize what love can do

That on love street they've got signs...

[guitar]

That on love street they've got signs...

 

[fox69]

"Change My Mind"

"Change My Mind"


I’ve been talkin’ to myself

Thinkin’ ’bout changing my mind, I’ve been talkin’ to myself
I thought I put your memory high upon a shelf
Well you know I said I’d forget you, you go away in time
But lately I’ve been thinking and I’m thinkin’ bout changing my mind
Change my mind, woo-hoo-hoo
Change my mind, change my mind
Woo-hoo-hoo

Well I said I love you, and then I said goodbye
I know I made you happy, and then I made you cry
If I promised you forever, then I told you a lie
But lately I’ve been thinkin’ and I’m thinkin’ ’bout changing my mind
Change my mind, woo-hoo-hoo
Change my mind, change my mind
Woo-hoo-hoo
Change my mind

Thinkin bout changing my mind,
I’ve been talkin’ to myself
Thought I put your memory high upon a shelf
Well you know I said I’d forget you, you go away in time
But lately I’ve been thinking, and I’m thinkin’ bout changing my mind
Change my mind, woo-hoo-hoo
Change my mind, change my mind
Woo-hoo-hoo
Oh I’ll change my mind

 

[fox69]

"Could've Been Me"

"Could've Been Me"


I hear you just got married took a month long honeymoon
A new love smiles at the weddin' you cried when you kissed the groom
I got no invitation I guess the mailman didn't bring it to me
But I see the whole thing in slow motion everynight as I try to sleep

My buddy John said you looked real pretty and you acted like you were in love
He said the preacher asked for objections and he thought about standing up
I told John he must been crazy cause you were just about to say I do
He just gave me a wink and said all he could think was it could've been me with you

It could've been me standing there with you
It could've been me and my dreams coming true
But those dreams move on if you wait too long
It took me till now to see it could've been me

I don't guess I ever told you that I went out and bought you a ring
I even carry it around in my pocket waitin' to say the right thing
I pulled it out the other day but the diamond had lost it's shine
Well I know how it feels cause my eyes grow dim
When I think you could have been mine

It could've been me standing there with you...

I know I called just in time a bit too late
You know dreams move on if you wait too long
It took me till now to see that it could've been me
Standin' there with you

It could've been me standing there with you...