Randy Travis

[fox69]

"There'll Always Be A Honky Tonk Somewhere"

"There'll Always Be A Honky Tonk Somewhere"



There may no be a Superbowl in 2083
Cars and trains and video games will all be history
The world just keeps on changing, things come and then they go
Nothing lasts forever except one thing I know

There'll always be a honky tonk
With a jukebox in the corner
And someone crying in their beer
And one old hanger-oner
And a lady looking lonely
From a losing love affair
Yeah there'll always be a honky tonk somewhere
Yeah there'll always be a honky tonk somewhere

There may be factories on the moon and farming out in space
It seems there's nothing here on earth
That something won't replace
But as long as there's a broken heart there'll be a place to go
Where good ole boys meet good ole girls
And the wine and music flow

 

[fox69]

"Thirteen Mile Goodbye"

"Thirteen Mile Goodbye"



The sign said Synonara in the Japanese restaurant
The billboard said "There's No Tomorrow" in the Christ Church parking lot
The laundry mat said, "You're All Washed Up"
How can I disagree?
And the street sign
Did everyone know but me?

She must have gone
To a lot of trouble
I got the truth
Right betweent he eyes
Don't know how she found the time
But between her door and mine
Was a thirteen mile goodbye

Now this can't be paranoia
It's just coincidence
At the Palace Theatre on the corner's playing
"Gone With The Wind"
And there's one more grim reminder
Every twenty feet
How come I never noticed
This is a dead end street?

She must have gone
To a lot of trouble
I got the truth
Right betweent he eyes
Don't know how she found the time
But between her door and mine
Was a thirteen mile goodbye

I see the Y in the YMCA
I've been asking myself that all day
She put a closed sign on every door
Just to proved the point if I wasn't sure

She must have gone
To a lot of trouble
I got the truth
Right betweent he eyes
Don't know how she found the time
But between her door and mine
Was a thirteen mile goodbye

 

[fox69]

"This Is Me"

"This Is Me"



Lately I get the feeling there's a feeling that your holding in
Why do you keep your distance as close as we've been
Do you think your silence is saying there aint nothin wrong with you
This is me your not talkin to

This is me
The one who knows you inside out
The one you've leaned on till now
Don't you know I'm still here for you
So what do you think your doing
Who do you think your fooling
This is me your not talking to

You can run to me no matter what your running from
If its something I'm doing I'll get it undone
Just dont let me be a stranger to what you're going through
Hey this is me your not talking to

This is me
The one who knows you inside out
The one you've leaned on till now
Don't you know I'm still here for you
So what do you think your doing
Who do you think your fooling
This is me, your not talking to

Hey this is me.....you're not talking to.

 

[fox69]

"This Train"

"This Train"



This train is a clean train, you know this train
This train is a clean train, I said this train
This train is a clean train, everybody's riding in Jesus' name
Because this train is a clean train, I said this train

This train has left the station, you know this train
This trian has left the station, I said this train
This train has left the station, this train takes on every nation
'Cause this train is a clean trin I said this train

It's the prettiest train I ever have seen, this train
It's the prettiest train I ever have seen, ah this train
It's the prettiest train I ever have seen, but if you want to ride it you better get redeemed
Because this train is a clean train, I said this train

Hey, this train is bound for glory, this train
This train is bound for glory, I said this train
Hey, this train is bound for glory, everybody riding her must be holy
'Cause this train is a clean train, I said this train

Hey, this train don't pull no jokers, I said this train
This train don't pull no jokers, ah ah this train
Hey, this train don't pull no jokers, no tobacco chewers and no cigar smokers
'Cause this train is a clean train, I said this train
This train is a clean train, I said this train
This train is a clean train, I said this train
This train is a clean train, everybody's riding in Jesus' name
'Cause this train is a clean train, I said this train
Hey, this train is a clean train, Lord, I said this train

 

[fox69]

"Three Wooden Crosses"

"Three Wooden Crosses"



A farmer and a teacher, a hooker and a preacher,
Ridin' on a midnight bus bound for Mexico.
One's headed for vacation, one for higher education,
An' two of them were searchin' for lost souls.
That driver never ever saw the stop sign.
An' eighteen wheelers can't stop on a dime.

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway,
Why there's not four of them, Heaven only knows.
I guess it's not what you take when you leave this world behind you,
It's what you leave behind you when you go.

That farmer left a harvest, a home and eighty acres,
The faith an' love for growin' things in his young son's heart.
An' that teacher left her wisdom in the minds of lots of children:
Did her best to give 'em all a better start.
An' that preacher whispered: "Can't you see the Promised Land?"
As he laid his blood-stained bible in that hooker's hand.

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway,
Why there's not four of them, Heaven only knows.
I guess it's not what you take when you leave this world behind you,
It's what you leave behind you when you go.

That's the story that our preacher told last Sunday.
As he held that blood-stained bible up,
For all of us to see.
He said: "Bless the farmer, and the teacher, an' the preacher;
"Who gave this Bible to my mamma,
"Who read it to me."

There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway,
Why there's not four of them, now I guess we know.
It's not what you take when you leave this world behind you,
It's what you leave behind you when you go.

 

[fox69]

"Through The Fire"

"Through The Fire"



So many times I've questioned certain circumstances
Or things I could not understand
Many times in trials, weakness blurs my vision
And my frustrations get so out of hand
It's then I am reminded I've never been forsaken
I've never had to stand the test alone
As I look at all the victories, the Spirit rises up in me
It's through the fire my weakness is made strong

And He never promised the cross would not get heavy and the hill would not be hard to climb
He never offered victory without fighting but He said help would always come in time
Just remember when you're standing in the valley of decision and the adversary says give in
Just hold on, our Lord will show up and He will take you through the fire again

I know within myself that I would surely perish
But if I trust the hand of God, He'll shield the flames again

And He never promised the cross would not get heavy and the hill would not be hard to climb
Just hold on, our Lord will show up and He will take you through the fire again
Just hold on, our Lord will show up and He will take you through the fire again

 

[fox69]

"Tonight I'm Playing Possum"
(feat. Joe Nichols)

"Tonight I'm Playing Possum"
(feat. Joe Nichols)



I'm gonna need a strong one, it's gonna be a long one
In case you haven't heard he stopped loving her today
So I'm dusting off the vinyl, it's gonna be an all-nighter
I'm warning you now, from here on out, boys, I'll be the DJ

So find a drink or find a road, I'm 'bout to drop a needle on some ol' no show
You're gonna want an ashtray and a bottle
I'm going deep, I'm going long 'til I run that needle through every last song
He ever sung, so pour 'em strong and smoke 'em if you got 'em
Tonight I'm playing Possum

I'll bet he'd step right up singing, right now he's bringing
Every angel in that house up there to tears
So close the doors and lock 'em up, and if you see me choking up
Just dim the light cause, boys, tonight what happens here stays here

So find a drink or find a road, I'm 'bout to drop a needle on some ol' no show
You're gonna want an ashtray and a bottle
I'm going deep, I'm going long 'til I run that needle through every last song
He ever sung, so pour 'em strong and smoke 'em if you got 'em
Boys, tonight I'm playing Possum

Bartender's Blues and Why Baby Why
Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes, Still Doing Time

I'm going deep, I'm going long 'til I run that needle through every last song
He ever sung, so pour 'em strong and smoke 'em if you got 'em
Tonight I'm playing Possum
Tonight I'm playing Possum

I'm gonna need a strong one, it's gonna be a long one
In case you haven't heard, he stopped loving her today

 

[fox69]

"Tonight I'm Playing Possum (Solo Version)"

"Tonight I'm Playing Possum (Solo Version)"



I'm gonna need a strong one, it's gonna be a long one
In case you haven't heard he stopped loving her today
So I'm dusting off the vinyl, it's gonna be an all-nighter
I'm warning you now, from here on out, boys, I'll be the DJ

So find a drink or find a road, I'm 'bout to drop a needle on some ol' no show
You're gonna want an ashtray and a bottle
I'm going deep, I'm going long 'til I run that needle through every last song
He ever sung, so pour 'em strong and smoke 'em if you got 'em
Tonight I'm playing Possum

I'll bet he'd step right up singing, right now he's bringing
Every angel in that house up there to tears
So close the doors and lock 'em up, and if you see me choking up
Just dim the light cause, boys, tonight what happens here stays here

So find a drink or find a road, I'm 'bout to drop a needle on some ol' no show
You're gonna want an ashtray and a bottle
I'm going deep, I'm going long 'til I run that needle through every last song
He ever sung, so pour 'em strong and smoke 'em if you got 'em
Boys, tonight I'm playing Possum

Bartender's Blues and Why Baby Why
Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes, Still Doing Time

I'm going deep, I'm going long 'til I run that needle through every last song
He ever sung, so pour 'em strong and smoke 'em if you got 'em
Tonight I'm playing Possum
Tonight I'm playing Possum

I'm gonna need a strong one, it's gonna be a long one
In case you haven't heard, he stopped loving her today

 

[fox69]

"Tonight We're Gonna Tear Down The Walls"

"Tonight We're Gonna Tear Down The Walls"



Tonight we're gonna tear down the walls
We're gonna laugh and drink and dance and have a ball
The good times ain't over after all
And tonight we're gonna tear down the walls
It seems we let the hard times come between us
Like a wall around our hearts we couldn't see
Hard luck and trouble came rainin' down upon us
They almost got the best of you and me

Once we loved to stay at home and make love
Now work is all we ever seem to do
We been spendin' too much time makin' money
I think it's time we had a laugh or two

Tonight we're gonna tear down the walls
We're gonna laugh and drink and dance and have a ball
The good times ain't over after all
And tonight we're gonna tear down the walls
It seems we let the hard times come between us
Like a wall around our hearts we couldn't see
Hard luck and trouble came rainin' down upon us
They almost got the best of you and me

You put your party clothes and makeup
And I'll polish that ol' truck until it shines
Don't worry 'bout a thing 'til monday mornin'
Just leave hard luck and troubles far behind:
('cause)

Tonight we're gonna tear down the walls
We're gonna laugh and drink and dance and have a ball
The good times ain't over after all
And tonight we're gonna tear down the walls

The good times ain't over after all
And tonight we're gonna tear down the walls

 

[fox69]

"Too Gone Too Long"

"Too Gone Too Long"



You've been too gone,for too long,
It's too late to come back now
It's been so long since you walked out my door
Now you're just an old song nobody sings anymore
I gotta a new love and she's the true love
But darlin' how could you have known?
You've been too gone, for too long
Now it's too late to come back home

You've came a long way, goin' the wrong way
Don't even set your suitcase down
You wanted to roam, now you're paying the bills
You're an old rollin' stone who rode over the hills
I had a good cry when you said "Goodbye"
I didn't wanna let you go
But you've been too gone for too long
Now it's too late to come back home

I had a good cry when you said "Goodbye"
I didn't wanna let you go
But you've been too gone for too long
So why don't you just stay gone?
Now you've been too gone for too long
Now it's too late to come back home