Mark Chesnutt

[fox69]

"My Dreams"

"My Dreams"


It's funny all the things a man can do when he's asleep
Like playing right field for the Red Sox on national TV
Or the next night I could the CEO of IBM
Or making out with Sandra Bullock in the movie we're both in
Oh, how perfect it would be
If my life we're like my dreams.

But then again there is the one
Where it's a normal day at work
And I realize that I'm not wearing pants
Or the one where I'm skydiving
And my parachute won't open
And I wake up screaming just before I land
On second thought I think I'll stick with my reality
'Cause it's a scary place to be
There's no logic, there's no guarantee
In my dreams.

John Lennon takes me riding in his yellow submarine
Last night he even told me what I am the walrus means
The alarm clock started ringing
I hit snooze and closed my eyes
And won a million bucks in Vegas every time I rolled the dice
Oh, how perfect it would be
If my life we're like my dreams.

But then again there is the one
Where I'm running through the forest
From a psycho with a meat hook for a hand
Or the one where Sandra Bullock
Leaves me standing at the alter
'Cause I got busted cutting off my mattress tag
On second thought I think I'll stick with my reality
'Cause it's a scary place to be
There's no logic, there's no guarantee
In my dreams.

Oh how perfect it would be
If my life we're like my dreams
But then again there is the one
Where it's a normal day at work
And I realize that I'm not wearing pants
Or the one where I'm skydiving
And my parachute won't open
And I realize that I'm not wearing pants
But then again there is the one
Where I'm running through the forest
And I realize that I'm not wearing pants
Or the one where Sandra Bullock
Leaves me standing at the alter
And I realize that I'm not wearing pants...

 

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"My Heart's Too Broke (To Pay Attention)"

"My Heart's Too Broke (To Pay Attention)"


My heart's too broke to pay attention
If love was a penny I couldn't afford to fall
Every girl in the world tonight could have sweet intentions
But my heart's too broke to pay attention.

I was heart broke and feelin' down
Billy Joe said let's go to town
He said, "An ounce of cure
Is worth a pound of prevention."
He said, "I know a little waterin' hole
Where the band is hot and the beer is cold
There's more woman there
Than at a Tupperware convention."

My heart's too broke to pay attention
If love was a penny I couldn't afford to fall
Every girl in the world tonight could have sweet intentions
But my heart's too broke to pay attention.

I aint ready for another love
Billy Joe's trying to fix me up
He's a friend to the end
He's a man on a mission.
He just punched me in the side
Said did you see what just walked by
She had a million dollar smile
And a body in mint condition.

But my heart's too broke to pay attention
If love was a penny I couldn't afford to fall
Every girl in the world tonight could have sweet intentions
But my heart's too broke to pay attention.
My heart's too broke to pay attention...

 

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"My Way Back Home"

"My Way Back Home"


After one of my huntin', fishin' party weekends
I could hardly wait to hold my baby again
A man will never see a more beautiful sight
Than home sweet mobil home in his truck headlights
But except for a cedar deck and cinder blocks
All I saw was a vacant lot.
So I'm drivin' around, all over town
Wonderin' where she hauled it away
Yeah, she's on a roll, which way do I go
I've been through every single trailer park and KOA
She's been mad before, but never this sore
You can surely bet from now on
I won't wander from from her lovin' arms
If I ever find my way back home.
Guess my homeless situation is partly my fault
For another thousand dollars down I could have bought
That house in the country that she loved so much
With all that brick and wood there ain't no way it would budge
It's easy now to figure out where I went wrong
But a little harder finding love that's gone.
So I'm drivin' around, all over town
Wonderin' where she hauled it away
Yeah, she's on a roll, which way do I go
I've been through every single trailer park and KOA
She's been mad before, but never this sore
You can surely bet from now on
I won't wander from from her lovin' arms
If I ever find my way back home.
Yeah, the next time I leave, I'm taking her or the keys
If I ever find my way (If he ever find my way)
If I ever find my way back home.
Boy, I'm as lost as an Easter egg...

 

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"Need A Little Time Off For Bad Behavior"

"Need A Little Time Off For Bad Behavior"


I need a little time off for bad behavior
Devil in me done been asleep too long
I need a little time off for bad behavior
It looks like I been too good for too long

I'm up and gone at the break of dawn
I'v been workin' like a regular dog
To keep the woman and the lights
And the water and the phone turned on

I've been sayin' 'Yes sir' all day at work
I've been sayin' 'Yes maam' at home
Been storin' up the cuss words
Keepin' 'em under my tongue

I need a little time off for bad behavior
The devil in me done been asleep too long
I need a little time off for bad behavior
It looks like I been too good for too long

I have this number on my mind a while
I been fightin' off the urge to call
Pretty little strawberry blonde
With a Southern drawl

Some good old boys from Alabama
Said the fishin' been missin' me
And I need to renew
My friendship with Jim Beam

I need a little time off for bad behavior
The devil in me done been asleep too long
I need a little time off for bad behavior
It looks like I been too good for too long

 

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"Neither Did I"

"Neither Did I"


Boys, did you know a woman likes to take long walks
Wants you hangin' on every word while she talks
'Bout feelings and flowers and meanin's of things
An how I'm flunkin' all the quizzes in her magazines
Seems that drinkin' here every Friday night
Is an immature monumental waste of time
Did you know she's finally had enough of me
And all of y'all are the reason why
Neither did I

It's all news to me
I didn't have a clue
Hey, pass me that beer
help me think this through

Boys, did you know if she kicks you out
She can clean out your savings with a click of the mouse
Did you know there's a room in the back of this bar
With a couch where you can crash for the night
Neither did I

Boys, did you know a ceramic vase
Can bounce of a wall and not even break
And one of them plug it in kitchen knives
Can saw four fishin' rods in the blink of an eye
And three short seconds in a microwave
Make damn sure your Haggard CD never plays
Did you know when a woman takes the stand in a dress
Cut to there man, justice ain't blind
Neither did I

It's all news to me
I didn't have a clue
Hey, pass me that beer
help me think this through

Boys, did you know if she kicks you out
She can clean out your savings with a click of the mouse
Did you know there's a room in the back of this bar
With a couch where you can crash for the night
Neither did I

Did you know there's a room in the back of this bar
With a couch where you can crash for the night
When it's quiet current runnin' through neon gets to hummin'
Like a honky-tonk lullaby
Neither did I

 

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"Never Been To Texas"

"Never Been To Texas"


Everyone's convinced all music broke
Ain't nobody left that wants to hear drinking songs
They say you can't sell the truth no more
The kind that Jones and Hank are famous for
I guess they've never been to Texas
When the sun went down
Once the parking lots fill up
At every beer joint around
I heard the whole bar sing along
That "She Just Started Liking Cheating Songs"
I've been a witness to a hardwood floor
When I simply couldn't hold no more
If they had they wouldn't feel that way
They'd admit the past was here to stay
But they won't because the fact is
They ain't never been to Texas
Some predict in fifteen years or less
We'll all agree to change things for the best
Now we'll be glad, ain't no more steel guitars
But if they think we're gonna let it go that far
I guess they've never been to Texas
When the sun went down
Once the parking lots fill up
At every beer joint around
I heard the whole bar sing along
That "She Just Started Liking Cheating Songs"
I've been a witness to a hardwood floor
When I simply couldn't hold no more
If they had they wouldn't feel that way
They'd admit the past was here to stay
But they won't because the fact is
They ain't never been to Texas
Yeah, they won't because the fact is
They ain't never been to Texas

 

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"Numbers On The Jukebox"

"Numbers On The Jukebox"


I can't recall how many times she said she'd never leave
Or the times she swore the only one for her was me
But the angel I was counting on has all but disappeared
And the only trace of her that's left I find each night in there

Cause she's just numbers on the jukebox that I lean on
There's a little bit of her in every hurtin' song
I used to hate the thought of her ‘til her memory I forget
Cause she's just numbers on the jukebox

B-11 takes me back to the first dance we shared
And A-14 reveals the truth she never cared
One by one they're telling all the stories of my past
And why the love I thought could never die lies here behind this glass

Cause she's just numbers on the jukebox that I lean on
There's a little bit of her in every hurtin' song
I used to hate the thought of her ‘til her memory I forget
Cause she's just numbers on the jukebox

 

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"Ol' Country"

"Ol' Country"


City sun goes down at night
Makin' way for Neon lights
Country boy is looking at the moon
City girl is dressed just right
She may stay out late tonight
Country boy just plowed today till noon

From Birmingham to Ohio
How they met nobody knows
Every now and then they get together
She used to wanna climb the walls
She'd never really been loved at all
Not until ol' country came to town

He's the first one to the room
Ice and drinks will be up soon
Everything is perfect when she walks in
They kiss and hold each other tight
They know what's in store tonight
Thery're not someplace they have never been

From Birmingham to Ohio
How they met nobody knows
Every now and then they get together
She used to wanna climb the walls
She'd never really been loved at all
Not until ol' country came to town

She used to wanna climb the walls
She'd never really been loved at all

 

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"Old Flames Have New Names"

"Old Flames Have New Names"


I left town two years ago and moved on up to Idaho
But swore that I'd be back again - Pick up where I left off, oh man
Left behind some lovely ladies
Grown up sexy Texas babies
I got back in town tonight
Anticipating much delight
I pulled out my black book and called up my old lovers
I got five newlyweds and two expectant mothers

All my old flames have new names
There's a lot of girls in town
Who tied the knot and settled down
I thought I'd start a fire with one of my old flames
But they've all got new names

My sexy little dirt road sport is now called Mrs. Davenport
My pretty little black-eyed Susie's now Mrs. Susan Van Der Hoosie
Rosie who could blow my mind is sister Rose on channel nine
The wildest lover of my life is now a federal judges wife
They don't want to recognize this old familiar face
I'm just a bad reminder of their wild and woolly days

All my old flames have new names
There's a lot of girls in town
Who tied the knot and settled down
I thought I'd start a fire with one of my old flames
But they've all got new names

 

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"Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line"

"Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line"


Everybody knows you've been steppin' on my toes
And I'm gettin' pretty tired of it
You keep a-steppin' out of line and you're messin' with my mind
If you had any sense, you'd quit

Ever since you were a little bitty teeny girl
You said I was the only man in this whole world
Now you better do some thinkin' then you'll find
You got the only daddy that'll walk the line

I keep workin' every day, all you want to is play
I'm tired of stayin' out all night
Hey, I'm comin' unglued from your funny little moods
Now honey, baby, that ain't right

'Cause ever since you were a little bitty teeny girl
You said I was the only man in this whole world
Now you better do some thinkin' then you'll find
You got the only daddy that'll walk the line

You keep packin' up my clothes, lordy, everybody knows
That you're still just a-puttin' me on
But when I start walkin', gonna hear you start squawkin'
And beggin' me to come back home

Oh, ever since you were a little bitty teeny girl
You said I was the only man in this whole world
Now you better do some thinkin' then you'll find
You got the only daddy that'll walk the line

Now you better do some thinkin' then you'll find
You got the only daddy that'll walk the line