The Oak Ridge Boys

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"Staying Afloat"

"Staying Afloat"


It's another Saturday evenin'
Just you and me in the black and white
But we're dreamin' in color, tellin' each other
Things are lookin' bright

Soon we'll be skimmin' the water
I hear the wind and the sails tonight
We're just payin' our dues for that luxury cruise
In paradise

We just stayin' afloat till our ship comes in
Keepin' our heads above water
Stayin' afloat till our ship comes in
We're holdin' on to each other

You could've married for money
I could've married this dream inside
But we're two go getters swimmin' together
In the stream of life

They say it's never been harder
Makin' this leap keepin' love alive
Now we're up to our necks
Bills outnumber the checks
But our love survives

 

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"Step On Out"

"Step On Out"


My baby don't take prisoners
She leaves the walkin' wounded for the other girl
She's a spark in the dark out on the back lot
Shoot you down if you give her a whirl

Seems like she's seen it all before
What she hasn't seen she's heard of
So keep your secrets hid
I got my heart out on my sleeve and an eye on the door

I'm gonna step on out
I'm a tramp all over this town for a dime a dance
I'm gonna step on out
And she's front page news in her dancin' shoes
Screamin' head-liner romance

My baby dances for life
She's a sidewalk ballerina
Takes it all in stride
Just a New York City lady's
Only sin is pride

 

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"Still Holding On"

"Still Holding On"


When I was young I was sure I never could grow old
I was gonna Climb Mountains, sail the seas, go searchin for gold
But those years come creeping in and the journey gets so long
I don’t spring back like I used too - but I’m still holding on

Holding on to what I believe in – be it right or wrong
Holding on to my dreams and my crazy schemes yes I’m still holding on

Thought I’d found true love - I was sure it never could end
I was blinded by the light in her eyes, couldn’t see round the bend
Then one night she said good bye – I turned around she was gone
Shook my head – shed my tears – but I’m still holding on

Holding on to believing that love is a good thing – even though she’s gone
Holding on to my dreams and my crazy schemes yes I’m still holding on

Oh at night when the cold wind blows - and my collar is pulled up high
I’m all alone in a god forsaken place - wondering why
A man only does what he must do and the journey must go on
Brush myself off - laugh at the wind cause I’m still holding on

Holding on to what I believe in – even though it’s wrong
Holding on to my dreams and my crazy schemes yes I’m still holding on

Holding on to what I believe in – be it right or wrong
Holding on to my dreams and my crazy schemes yes I’m still holding on

 

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"Take A Step (Yesterday Waltz)"

"Take A Step (Yesterday Waltz)"


Way up in the mountains,
Above the green hills,
Lives a poor hermit, with an old homemade fiddle.
In the late afternoon, when the days work is through,
He cradles that fiddle like a girl he once knew.

Take a step, take a step.
Take an old fashioned step.
He's beginning to remember the tune.
Another step, another step.
Another old fashioned step.
It's almost like she's in the room.
He's playing the Yesterday Waltz.

One day late last winter,
Before the big snow.
He packed up his fiddle and all of his clothes.
His boney old donkey, some corn from his still,
And he walked all the way down
Into those green hills.

Take a step, take a step.
Take an old fashioned step.
He's beginning to remember the tune.
Another step, another step.
Another old fashioned step.
And soon he'll be there in her room.
Playing the Yesterday Waltz.

Way down in the meadow, the valley so low.
There lives a poor spinster,
With an old gramaphone.
One night before bedtime, along with the rain,
She heard someone playing
A familiar refrain.

Take a step, take a step.
Take an old fashioned step.
And now she remembers the tune.
Another step, another step.
Another old fashioned step.
And yesterday fills up the room.
They're dancing the Yesterday Waltz.

Take a step, take a step.
Take an old fashioned step.
And now they remember the tune.
Another step, another step.
Another old fashioned step.
And yesterday fills up the room.
They're dancing the Yesterday Waltz.

Take a step, take a step.
Take an old fashioned step.
They're dancing the Yesterday Waltz.

 

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"Take This Heart"

"Take This Heart"


Take this heart, give it to a charity
Take this heart, give it to the poor.
Take this heart and give it to the Salvation Army
I don't think I need it anymore.
Dear God, I'm writing you these words
'Cause I know you'll understand.
Dear Lord I'm sending you this letter
'Cause I got to leave it in your hands.
My girl, she said she had to leave
This time she said there was no doubt
No doubt about it.
I wore my heart upon my sleeve
Now I guess I wore it out.

 

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"Taking One Heartbeat (At A Time)"

"Taking One Heartbeat (At A Time)"


As I look around on another day
Sometimes I get so mad seeing the same old game
So many people caught in hopeless situations
I can’t make much sense there’s too much information.
Someone’s always trying to run someone else’s life
Woh, someone’s only trying to make it through the night.

Putting one foot before the other
One step, then another
No map, no sign, taking one heartbeat at a time
It’s a long road in a short life
One foot’s on the other side
We look for love before we die
Taking one heartbeat at a time.

One thing I know, the only thing I’m sure of
There wouldn’t be much point without your love.
On this ship of fools, don’t know where we’re going
Most of what we’re told is not worth the knowing.
Someone’s always trying to sell a new version of the truth
After all the words have gone, all I still believe is you.

In putting one foot before the other
One step, then another
No map, no sign, taking one heartbeat at a time
It’s a long road in a short life
One foot’s on the other side
We look for love before we die
Taking one heartbeat at a time.

We’re putting one foot before the other
One step, then another
No map, no sign, taking one heartbeat at a time.
It’s a long road in a short life
One foot’s on the other side.
We look for love before we die
Taking one heartbeat at a time.
Woh wo woh no map, no sign, taking one heartbeat at a time
One heartbeat at a time
We look for love before we die [fading]

 

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"Thank God For Kids"

"Thank God For Kids"


If it weren't for kids have you ever thought
There wouldn't be no Santa Claus
Or look what the stork just brought
Thank God for kids.

We'd all live in a quiet house
Without Big Bird or a Mickey Mouse
And Kool Aid on the couch
Thank God for kids.

Thank God for kids, there's magic for a while
A special kind of sunshine in a smile.
Do you ever stop to think or wonder why
The nearest thing to heaven is a child?

Daddy, how does this thing fly?
And a hundred other wheres and whys
I really don't know but I try
Thank God for kids.

When I look down in those trusting eyes
That look to me I realize
There's love that I can't buy
Thank God for kids.

Thank God for kids, there's magic for a while
A special kind of sunshine in a smile.
Do you ever stop to think or wonder why
The nearest thing to heaven is a child?

When you get down on your knees tonight
And thank the Lord for His guiding light
Pray they turn out right.
Thank God for kids.
Mmm, Thank God for kids.

 

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"That Ole Gravel Road Was Easy Street"

"That Ole Gravel Road Was Easy Street"


When I was eight years old
I tried to leave the farm
I flew a homemade plane
Out of the loft of the barn
If I could go back now
You couldn't pay me to leave
'Cause that old gravel road was easy street
We were a four-dog family
With some dreams and a flat-bed truck
That ole school bus would rattle and shake
When it would pick us up
Those creek bank rocks
Were hard on our feet
But that ole gravel road was easy street
That ole gravel road was easy street
They used to say we were poor
But we were rich as we could be
We were down on our luck
But we were up to our necks in homemade love
That ole gravel road was easy street
I thought having it made
Was growing up
Movin' off to town, getting' married
And going to work
But those sidewalks
Ain't all they're cracked up to be
That ole gravel road was easy street

 

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"That's What I Like About Christmas"

"That's What I Like About Christmas"


Trimmin' the Christmas tree that's what I like about Christmas
Joy for you and me and everyone
I will hang my heart upon it yours will be there to
I've got all I ever wanted 'long as I have you
Trimmin' the Christmas tree that's what I like about Christmas

Playing like Santa Claus that's what I like about Christmas
Saving up all year long for you because
I love to see that little girl side you come to life
Every year gets harder but you love to be surprised
Playing like Santa Claus that's what I like about Christmas

Not to mention the mistletoe
That's what I like about Christmas
Yeah that's what I like

 

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"The Absence Of Love"

"The Absence Of Love"


The churches are empty, the jails are all full
It's over our own eyes we're pulling wool
Making us blind to decay from within
Misguided values where greed is no sin
Schools are all open but Johnny can't read
With hands tied behind them the teachers just plead
Johnny needs parents who honestly care
But they're busy working with no time to spare
So blame it on Washington, blame it on me
Blame it on drugs or the next guy you see
Blame it on money when push comes to shove
But the blame really lies in the absence
The absence of love
Guns on the streets, drugs on the rise
That victims are children should be no surprise
They become what they are from watching adults
We all took the test, these are the results
Now it's bars on the windows and locks on the doors
They look more like prisons than houses and stores
It's a moral dilemma wherever you go
When love says good-bye, ill will says hello