Billy Ray Cyrus

[fox69]

"Flying By"

"Flying By"


It's bottles and bibs, rattles and cribs
Three am's again and again
Comfort the cry
Man, it's flying by

Swings and slides and tricycle rides
Skinning up knees and falling out of trees
It's like it's never gonna end
But it's flying by

You better hold on tight to those little lives
In the blink of an eye it's out of sight
I know, I know to go so slow
But it's flying by

Then it's braces and boots and bad attitudes
Boys and phones and every change in moods
Trying times, man, but you'll survive
And it's supposed to be home at ten
You're late again
Where the heck you been
When you're yelling and screaming
It don't seem like it's flying by
But it's flying by

You better hold on tight to those changing lives
In the blink of an eye they're out of sight
I know, I know it seems so slow
But it's flying by

There they go on their own
Flying by
You're waving good bye with a tear in your eye
I know, I know you go so slow but it's flying by

They come back home and what do you know
Them kids have got some kids of their own
You can't believe how much they've grown
And where the time's gone

You look in the mirror there's gray in your hair
You're wondering how the world did that get there
It just ain't fair how it's flying by

You better hold on tight to that sweet, sweet life
In the blink of an eye they're out of sight
I know, I know it goes so slow
But it's flying by

When it's hospital beds
Last words said, did I do enough
Holding hands and being there for the leaving

It's a line of cars parked on a hill
Family and friends perfectly still
A prayer and a song as they lowered it down into the ground

You better hold on tight it's a short, short life
In the blink of an eye it's out of sight
I know, I know it seems so slow

Yeah, it seems so slow but it's flying by
It's flying by

It's flying by
It's flying by
Enjoy the ride

 

[fox69]

"Forgot To Forget"

"Forgot To Forget"


I forgot to forget
now I live to regret
like when we walked away
all the words I didn't say
could've changed things I did.
Now I try to break down,
that our love could've end
though I swore I wouldn't [?]
or recall the day we met
I forgot to forget.

I forgot to forget
your love alone,
now memory has said,
on your grace and charm
I never look at the moon,
or think of the star
we laugh at her
beating in my heart

I forgot to forget
now I live to regret
like when we walked away
all the words I didn't say
could've changed things I did.
Now I try to break down,
that our love could've end
though I swore I wouldn't [?]
or recall the day we met
I forgot to forget.

Set me free, set me free, set me free

I am a look at the moon, or think of the star
well now that hurt, we can [?] heart

I forgot to forget
now I live to regret
like when we walked away
all the words I didn't say
could've changed things I did.
Now I try to break down,
that our love could've end
though I swore I wouldn't [?]
or recall the day we met
I forgot to forget.
Though I never would've bet
how my mind is so sad
I forgot to forget.
Now my memory is gonna..
and the heart is wanna get
'cause I forgot to forget

Oh I forgot to forget.

 

[fox69]

"Geronimo"

"Geronimo"


It was a wildcat of a hot night the stars were rippin' holes in the sky
The crickets in the thicket clicked quicker every minute poppin' like a 4th of July
On a tall paint pony on a bolt of white light rode a fire eyed medicineman
He said my name is Jerome and you're standin' in my home
Hounting was a song that he sang

He said the salt from my tears made a mountain so high
The moon had to jump to get over
I was cheated and beat but I never denied
The sun's my daddy and the earth is my mama
Wanderin' ghosts you made my tribe and my bride
Their prayers filled my ears as they fell
Then you drug me through the gutter till it hurt like hell
But if you think I look bad bud you better check out yourself

He said your bad dreams spinnin' in my mama's head
You strapped the foul breathed wolf to the back
You ride a steel horse racin' toward a rainbow's end
While her seas and her rivers run black
He said look what you done to her native son
Buddy look what you did to her skies
You trap her power and her glory in your company funds
But your prophets only make me cry

He said the salt from my tears...

[guitar]

He said boy can't you se that you're part of the planet
No less or more than the sea of the granite
She tries to give you all her love still you just want to ride her
What will you give for your last cup of water
What kind of price will you put on your brother
What are the secrets of your sould she's keepin' deep down inside her
Unless you really wanna know don't ask Geronimo
Unless you really wanna know don't ask Geronimo

 

[fox69]

"Give It To Somebody"

"Give It To Somebody"


I've been walking up and down this road
Missing something, searching high and low
Grabbing anything I could hold
Holding tight and never letting go
Talking too much of everything I wanted
Got me thinking about what I really need
The only thing I'm taking when I'm leaving
Is something to believe in

What good is a heart not loving
What good are those arms not hugging
What good is that smile you're smiling
Till you give it to somebody
Take a look at that life you're living
All you're got and all you've been given
What good is all the good you're getting
Till you give it to somebody
Whoa whoa whoa
You gotta give it to somebody

You see the little moments everywhere
When all somebody needed was somone who cared
Someone to say, left me help you there
Is there anything I can do
I still remember the way it felt
To feel a helping hand when I needed help
And the words what good is what you've got give
If you keep it all to yourself

What good is a heart not loving
What good are those arms not hugging
What good is that smile you're smiling
Till you give it to somebody
Take a look at that life you're living
All you're got and all you've been given
What good is all the good you're getting
Till you give it to somebody
Whoa whoa whoa
You gotta give it to somebody

What good is a heart not loving
What good are those arms not hugging
What good is that smile you're smiling
Till you give it to somebody yeah
Take a look at that life you're living
All you're got and all you've been given
What good is all the good you're getting
Till you give it to somebody

What good is all the good you're getting
Till you give it to somebody
Whoa whoa whoa
You gotta give it to somebody

 

[fox69]

"Give My Heart To You"

"Give My Heart To You"


I gave two teeth in a teenage brawl
For a girl whose name I can't recall
Then we broke up
I gave a knee to the football team
Chasing that high school state champ dream
We almost won

I gave junior college almost a year
Then I gave a Greyhound twenty bucks and that's how I got here

I give all my money for a slice of daily bread
I give forty honest hours to a boss I never met
And I gave my soul to Jesus at the age of twenty-two
So there ain't much left to offer but I give my heart to you

I gave a beard and a head of hair
To a boot camp corporal with a barber's chair
At Camp Le Jeune
I gave Uncle Sam what he bargained for
Twenty-four months not a minute more
I just didn't fit in

Then I gave a high school friend of mine a call
And we gave a body shop a try till we gave up last fall

I give all my money...

[guitar - steel]

And I gave my soul to Jesus at the age of twenty-two
So there ain't much left to offer but I give my heart to you

 

[fox69]

"Good As Gone"

"Good As Gone"


You're just as good as gone,
You've been leaving for so long,
Ain't been yours, You ain't been mine,
It's been over for quite some time,
So go ahead walk on out the door,
You don't love me anymore,
We know that this just can't drag on,
It's too bad you're just as good as gone,

I see that you've made up your mind,
And goodbye's for good this time,
No need to fight no need to fuss,
It's too late for the two of us,
I feel so bad I feel so blue,
In my heart I know that we are through,
I'm losing you and oh lonely won,
It's obvious, you're just as good as gone,

You're just as good as gone,
You've been leaving for so long,
Ain't been yours, You ain't been mine,
It's been over for quite some time,
So go ahead walk on out the door,
You don't love me anymore,
We know that this just can't drag on,
It's too bad you're just as good as gone,

You're just as good as gone,
You've been leaving for so long,
Ain't been yours, You ain't been mine,
It's been over for quite some time,
So go ahead walk on out the door,
You don't love me anymore,
We know that this just can't drag on,
It's too bad you're just as good as gone,

It's so sad you're just as good as gone.

 

[fox69]

"Hard To Leave"

"Hard To Leave"


You heard the boss man call
I dread when that phone rings
Everytime... It's the same ole thing
I gotta job to do
But that's the easy part
What's really killin' me
Is this broken heart

[Chorus:]
You're hard to leave
Tough to go
A heartache's ahead
This I know
Missin' you
More than the air I breathe
Easy to love
But hard to leave

[Bridge:]
This heart of mine
Is cold and blind
It just wants to find
Your hand in mine

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Harper Valley PTA"

"Harper Valley PTA"


I wanna tell you all the story bout the Harper Valley widow wife
Who had a teenage daughter who attended Harper Valley Junior High
Well her daughter came home one afternoon and didn't even stop to play
She said mom I got a note here from the Harper Valley PTA

Well the note said Mrs Johnson you're wearin' your dresses way too high
And it's reported you've been drinkin' and a runnin' round with men and goin' wild
And we don't believe you oughta be a bringin' up your little girl this way
And it was signed by the secretary Harper Valley PTA

[guitar]

Well it happened that the PTA was gonna meet that very afternoon
And they were sure surprised when Mrs Johnson wore her miniskirt into the room
And as she walked up to the blackboard I can still recall the words she had to say
She said I'd like to address this meeting of the Harper Valley PTA

Well there's Bobby Taylor sittin' there and seven times he asked me for a date
And Mrs Taylor sure seems to use a lot of ice whenever he's away
And Mr Baker can you tell us why your secretary had to leave this town
And shouldn't wodow Jones be told to keep
Her window shades all pulled completely down

Well Mr Harper couldn't be here cause he stayed too long at Kelly's Bar again
And if you smell Shirley Thompson's breath you'll find she's had a little nip of gin
And when you have the nerve to tell me as a mother you think I'm not fit
Well this is just a little Payton Place and you're all Harper Valley hypocrites

No I wouldn't put you on because it really did it happened just this way
The day her mama socket it to the Harper Valley PTA
The day her mama socket it to the Harper Valley PTA
The day her mama socket it to the Harper Valley PTA

 

[fox69]

"He's Mine"

"He's Mine"


Old man knocked on my front door
With a teenage boy and a couple more from up the road
He had him by the collar
Said he caught him shootin'beer bottles
Down in the holler and somkin'
I said is that right
He said, they won't speak when spoken to
So which one here belongs to you
And I know one does
Cause they all started runnin' to your back forty
When they saw me comin' on my gator
I look in the eye

And I said, He's mine that one
Got a wild-hair side and them some
There's no surprise what He's done
He's ever last bit of my old man's son
If you knew me then
There 'd be no question in your mind
You'd know he's mine- yeah he is

Friday night the football games
I was livin' for the speakers
To call the name
On the back of number thirty-seven
Just one Forty-five
And five foot eleven - maybe

Limelight barely shined on hime
But everyone still remember when
He whooped up on that boy way bigger
For thinkin' that cheap shot our little kicker
And they threw him out
Man, you should've, you should've hear me shot

I yelled he's mine that one
Got a wild-hair side and then some
There's No surprise what he's done
He's every last last bit of my old man's son
And I'll take the blame
And claim him every time
Yeah man, he's mine and he'll always be
The best thing that ever happened to me
You can't turn it off like electricity
I will love him unconditionally
And I'll take the blame
And claim him every time
Yes, sir he's mine
Thank god, he's mine

 

[fox69]

"Hey Daddy"

"Hey Daddy"


[Spoken]
Yeah you know
Time sure does fly by
It just goes on and on and on
One day you look up
Its all gone
Tomorrow's yesterday

Once there was this working man
Never standing still
Always with his nose to the ground stone
One day his little girl asked
Just as he walked past
She called out "are you leaving home?"

[Chorus]
Hey Daddy why you always gone away?
Hey Daddy, cant you stick around and play?
Can't you see I'm growing fast?
This time here will never last
Hey Daddy, think of me today

Funny how times seems to change
How they rearrange
So quick and yet so true
That little girl is a mama now
She grew up somehow
Left an old man feeling blue
he heard her say

Hey Daddy why you always gone away?
Hey Daddy can't you stick around and play?
Can't you see I"m growing fast?
This time here will never last
Hey Daddy, think of me today
Hey Daddy, think of me today