Tracy Lawrence

[fox69]

"Say A Prayer"

"Say A Prayer"


She can't make him lay that bottle down
Try and turn his life around
Talk to her preacher or go and get some help

She could never leave him
She knows that that would kill him
But she can't save someone
Who don't want to save themselves

But she can say a prayer
Someone is always listening
A few words here and there

Can make a mighty difference
For heaven sakes she can't make
That mountain disappear into the air
But she can say a prayer

Football team all shave their heads
Just so they would look like them
Put on their jerseys and ease into his room

They all joined hands around his bed
Close their eyes and bowed their head
They can't put him back in the game
Or bring him back to school

But they can say a prayer
Someone is always listening
A few words here and there

Can make a mighty difference
For Heaven sakes those kids can't make
That mountain disappear into the air
But they can say a prayer

We might stop a war, cure one disease
Keep one kid off the street
If we take the time to get down on our knees

And say a prayer
Someone is always listening
A few words here and there
Can make a mighty difference

For heaven sakes we can't make lives
Mountain disappear into the air
But we can say a prayer

 

[fox69]

"She Loved The Devil Out Of Me"

"She Loved The Devil Out Of Me"


You can't see a freight train coming with your back against the track
You can only take the wrong road so long before you can't come back
I was heartbroke and lonely forgot what love was all about
But then just when I hit bottom she reached down and pulled me out
Led me to the promised land ny rock of ages whe I felt too weak to stand
I was blind and could not see she rescued me
Lord that woman was my Saviour she loved the devil out of me
[ guitar ]
I was once a believer till life got the best of me
Just a ship without an anchor adrift and lost at sea
Like the wind she came and filled my sails and put me back on course
She was the lighthouse in the harbor that brought me back to shore
Led me to the promised land...
[ fiddle ]
I was blind and could not see...
I said that woman was my Saviour she loved the devil out of me

 

[fox69]

"Somebody Paints The Wall"

"Somebody Paints The Wall"


If my old truck was a horse
I'd have to shoot it
Lord the day my ship came in
I was waiting for a train

Everytime I get a grip, I always lose it
I can't find the sunshine for the rain
And you know I'm always saying I'm sorry
But you stand by me through it all

Seems everytime I make my mark
Somebody paints the wall

Everytime I think I'm off and runnin
I'm barely up to a crawl
Everytime I get a leg up on the ladder of success
I slip and fall

Like last week down at the factory
I was up for a promotion
But the boss says little brother got the call

Seems everytime I make my mark
Somebody paints the wall

Everytime I think I'm off and runnin
I'm barely up to a crawl

Everytime I get a leg up
On the ladder of success, I slip and fall

Like last week down at the factory
I was up for a promotion
But the boss says little brother got the call

Seems like everytime I make my mark
Somebody paints the wall

Seems everytime I make my mark
Somebody always paints the wall

 

[fox69]

"Somebody Who Would Die For You"

"Somebody Who Would Die For You"


He was begging by the mini mart
Who'da guessed he had a purple heart
Scars underneath his bearded chin?
I bet you don't remember him

'Cause you were running 20 minutes late
And he was only getting in your way
But when you brushed by that wounded soul
Last Thursday afternoon
You met somebody who would die for you

Phone rang at 8 last night
Who'd call at such a crazy time
Getting kids into bath and bed
Can't talk's about all you said
All he wanted was a Saturday

Morning conversation down at bakers cafe
You weren't thinking when you told your dad
Try back in a week or two
But you hurt someone that would die for you

Somebody who cared so much
They'd gladly give it all up
If that is what they had to do
It runs deeper than flesh and blood

Heaven knows no greater love
Than the sacrificed
They'd make to see you through
Somebody who would die for you

Just another Colorado day
Morning practice for her high school play
From out of no where the bullets came fast
Shattered more than library glass

They asked her if she believed in your name
And she didn't even hesitate
God, I can't help but wondering
If I had been in her shoes
Would I be somebody who would die for you?

Somebody who cared so much
They'd gladly give it all up
If that is what they had to do
It runs deeper than flesh and blood

Heaven knows no greater love
Than the sacrifice you made to see us through
Your son died for me
Would I be somebody who would die for you?

 

[fox69]

"Somewhere Between The Moon And You"

"Somewhere Between The Moon And You"


Sittin' here in Fort Worth and for what it's worth it might as well be Timbuktu
Girl I'm missing you
The further I go in life the more I realize I'm no closer to that elusive moon
I can't put out your fire cause everywhere I turn there's a memory to burn
Somewhere between the moon and you
I fought the chill of the cold hard truth
That rainbow I've been chasin' left my whole world blue
I lost my dreams somewhere between the moon and you

I still see you smile and it haunts me every mile along this winding road
That I walk alone
They say that time should ease the pain but in my heart a bitter rain still lingers on
Could I have been so wrong
I climbed that ladder thinking' I could never fall until I lost it all
Somewhere between the moon and you...
[ steel ]
That rainbow I was chasin'...

 

[fox69]

"Speed Of A Fool"

"Speed Of A Fool"


Couldn't tell me nothing had to learn it on my own
On the restless side of seventeen the day that I left home
Screaming down that highway with a passion to break any rules
I went crashing at the speed of a fool

She was serving all night coffee at a San Antonio Cafe
She was headed nowhere I was goin' her way
With a trusting soul and a naive heart there was nothing I could do
I went crashing at the speed of a fool

You're either born for holding back or bound for lettin' go
So I throw caution to the wind wherever it may blow
It's the only way I know I go crashing at the speed of a fool

Got a hunger for that highway I know will never end
Lord I can't help what I'm not and won't change what I am
Till the roll is called up yonder to my ownself I'll be true
And go crashing at the speed of a fool
You're either born for holding back...
I go crashing at the speed of a fool

 

[fox69]

"Speed Of Flight"

"Speed Of Flight"


We said our goodbyes I watched her board the plane
As she taxied down the runway I felt a pain
That brought me to my knees
All the times before we seemed to work it out
But as I watched her plane disappear it left me with no doubt

[Chorus:]
She's gone into the night
Gone out of my life
And I'm here alone
My tears kept falling down as her plane left the ground
I watched a flame go dark
Faster than speed of flight my world fell apart

There's times that I'd swear she's right next to me
Sometimes I smell her perfume in the evening breeze
It still tears me up
They say everything in time well that remains to be seen
Then a clock clicking double time wouldn't change a thing

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Stars Over Texas"

"Stars Over Texas"


As you lie in my arms girl my heart's on my sleeve
Words come so hard in moments like these
There's feelings I have that are so hard to show
But right now there's one thing I want you to know
As long as the tides ebb the earth turns the sun sets I promise I'll always be true
As long as there's stars over Texas darling I'll hang the moon for you

I know I have stumbled and caused you some tears
When you needed me most I haven't always been here
I know I'm not always the man I should be
But don't ever wonder what you mean to me
As long as the tides ebb...
[ mandolin ]
And as long as there's stars over Texas darling I'll hang the moon for you
Darling I'll hang the moon for you

 

[fox69]

"Steps"

"Steps"


Little baby boy sittin' round his toys gettin' tired of crawling
He's pullin' up on an easy chair he's gonna try a little walking
He's takin' steps
A six year old with a new school bag staring down his drive
Holdin' on to his mama's hand he's going on his first bus ride
He's takin' steps
A teenage boy in a rented tux reaching out a trembling hand
To a pretty young girl in a satin dress asking her to dance
Steps some big some small puttin' one foot after the other
Steps the trick to it all is diggin' down to find a little courage
And it's okay to be afraid aou gotta have faith life's all about steps

For twenty-trwo years she stood by a man who did her wrong
With a packed suitcase and a Greyhound ticket she's finally gone
She's takin' steps
At a meeting downtown a tired old drunk stands and says his name
That leaves him eleven to go and he can already feel the change
He's takin' steps
Somewhere a great grandpa says I'm ready to go
Peacefully drifts off to sleep wakes up on streets of gold
Steps some big some small...
Steps some big some small...

 

[fox69]

"Sticks And Stones"

"Sticks And Stones"


You can take the house and everything in it
Keep the diamond ring cause thats how I meant it
Sticks and stones are all they ever were to me
This material life with all it's value
Don't mean a thing to me without you
The love that we once had is all I need
So take everything we have if it makes you happy
But darlin let me say before I leave

[Chorus]
These sticks and stones ain't all that makes a home
They don't have arms to hold you when love goes wrong
Now you say, we are through
These sticks and stones may break me,
But the words you said just tore my heart in two

Remember when we didn't have a dime between us
You took my hand and said we don't needmuch
Just as long as we're together we would be fine
Now we've acquired all I thought would please you
I gave everything you know that I could
And still you're telling me you're not satisfied
So take everything we have if it makes you happy
But darlin let me say before I leave

[Repeat Chorus]

These sticks and stones may break me,
But the words you said just tore my heart in two