Tracy Lawrence

[fox69]

"Think Of Me"

"Think Of Me"


First year med tech, 2 AM
On the graveyard shift a call comes in
A senseless killin'
Blue lights flashin', white chalk line
I still get queasy but I'll be fine
The good Lord willin'
I searched my heart but I don't have a clue
For the evil that men do

[Chorus:]
So think of me while you're safe at home tonight
Think of me while you hold your loved ones tight
I'm someone you might never need
But before you drift off to sleep
When you pray the Lord a soul to keep
Think of me

Midnight, back of a high school gym
The drug dealers think I'm one of them
Their new connection
Car trunk opens, the deal goes down
The cops take a risk on this side of town
With no protection
My throat goes dry at all that I could lose
If I make one wrong move

[Chorus]

I'm climbing the stairs in a warehouse fire
I'm savin' a child from what's left of a car
Jumpin' out of a chopper so a sailor survives
I'm flyin' a fighter jet up to the stars

I'm someone you might never need
But before you drift off to sleep
When you pray the Lord a soul to keep
Think of me
Think of me
Think of me

 

[fox69]

"Till I Was A Daddy Too"

"Till I Was A Daddy Too"


Do you recall when I was six
I got lost out in the woods and you worried yourself sick
What about the day I got in my first fight
Mama she got mad but you swelled up with pride
I never knew how deep a fathers love could run
Until I had a son

[Chorus:]
From watching him learn how to crawl
To skinned up knees from skateboard falls
To praying he'd get through football alive
From hearing his first words spoken
The first time his heart got broken
And knowing soon he'll spread his wings and fly
I guess I didn't know what a Daddy goes thru
Til I was a Daddy too

Real love the kind that you can't understand
Until you hold it in your arms and touch it with your hands
Pure joy the kind that you can only find
When you live your life for them
And leave yourself behind
More and more I'm seeing life go by
Thru my Daddy's eyes

[Chorus]

The fast pace of time goes racing
From first grade to graduation
And knowing soon he'll spread his wings and fly
I guess I didn't know what a Daddy goes through
Til I was a Daddy too

I guess I didn't know what a Daddy goes through
Til I was a Daddy too

 

[fox69]

"Time Marches On"

"Time Marches On"


Sister cries out from her baby bed brother runs in feathers on his head
Momma's in a room learning how to sew daddy's drinking beer listneng to the radio
Hank Williams sings Kaw-Liga and Dear John and time marches on time marches on

Sister's using rouge and clear complexion soap
Brother's wearing beads and he smokes a lot of dope
Momma is depressed barly makes a sound daddy's got a girlfriend in another town
Bob Dylan sings Like a Rolling Stone and time marches on time marches on

The South moves North the North moves South a star is born a star burns out
The only thing that stays the same is everything changes everything changes

Sister calls herself sexy grandma brother's on a diet high cholesterol
Momma's out of touch with reality daddy's in the ground beneath the maple tree
As the angels sing an old Hank Williams song time marches on time marches on
Time marches on time marches on time marches on time marches on

 

[fox69]

"Today's Lonely Fool"

"Today's Lonely Fool"


What would you say if I told you I was sorry
And that I've come to realize
Life means nothing without you
Would you take my hand
Would you forgive this man
For ever doubting your love is true
And could you find it in your heart
To let me try and make it up to you

Yesterday a jealous man
Today a lonely fool
I let love slip right through my hands
With all the hurt I've handed you
I've gotta stop your love from dying
Or I'll be living proof
That yesterday's jealous man
Is today's lonely fool

Darlin' from now on
I'll be proud when other men notice you
Instead of gettin' mean and loud
Like I used to do
Find some mercy in your heart
And we'll make another start
At the love that we once knew
I won't hurt you anymore
I'm gonna trust you now and never question you

Yesterday a jealous man
Today a lonely fool
I let love slip right through my hands
With all the hurt I've handed you
I've gotta stop your love from dying
Or I'll be living proof
That yesterday's jealous man
Is today's lonely fool

I'm today's lonely fool

 

[fox69]

"Unforgiven"

"Unforgiven"


Thomas Jefferson he had slaves
In the land of the free and the home of the brave
I read about him in the seventh grade he's forgiven
JFK he loved to run around he and Norma Jean painted that town
But we know him as a hero now he's forgiven
Baby I know I did you wrong that's why I'm here that's why you're gone
I don't know just what I've done to be one of the unforgiven

I had an uncle he dodged the draft they said step forward and he stepped back
But we all cut him some slack he's forgiven
Judas betrayed the Christ with a kiss cartel kings get a slap on the wrist
Jesse James and Billy the Kid they're all forgiven
Baby I know I did you wrong...
[ guitar ]
I've made mistakes that's what life is but there ain't a thing I can't live with
And even though you can't forgive you're forgiven
[ guitar - steel ]

 

[fox69]

"Up All Night"

"Up All Night"


Yeah I'm a little tired I'm a little wired four pots of coffee in the last eight hours
Pacing the floor all the way through late late movies and the early cartoons
Now you're wantin' me to believe you ain't foolin' around on me
Even through bloodshot eyes I can see right through your lies
I might've been born yesterday but I've been up all night

Despite the caffeine and the lack of visine I'm not as wide eyed as I seem
You left looking fine now you come back home
Your hair messed up and your blouse buttoned wrong
I'd have to be a fool to believe anything you're telling me
Even through bloodshot eyes...

Never went quite as far as loving you blind
But you had me in the dark for a long long time
Now you're looking at a man who's seen the light so pardon the way I look
Sunset to sunrise haven't slept a wink but I feel like I just woke up
Even through bloodshot eyes...
But I've been up I've been up I've been up I've been up all night

 

[fox69]

"Up To Him"

"Up To Him"


I'm there at 8:00 not 8:01
And I stay late to get it done
And tolerate the boss' son
Good jobs don't grow on trees

There's even rumors goin' 'round
There gonna shut this factory down
It's gonna kill this little town
If they send it overseas

And you can hope for the best
And plan for the worst
If lightening doesn't strike you first
Who knows what's gonna happen in the end?
I just work like it's all up to me
And pray like it's all up to Him

I got that Friday pay check in my hand
Minus a bite from Uncle Sam
But no complaints, I understand
It's the nature of the game

I pay the water bill, electricity
The mortgage and that policy
That takes care of my family
Should the good Lord call my name

And I just hope for the best
And plan for the worst
If lightening doesn't strike me first
Who knows what's gonna happen in the end?
I just work like it's all up to me
And pray like it's all up to Him

And at the end of the day
When I've done all I can
I drop to my knees
And leave it all in His hands

And I just hope for the best
And plan for the worst
If lightening doesn't strike me first
Who knows what's gonna happen in the end?
I just work like it's all up to me
And pray like it's all up to Him
Like it's all up to Him

 

[fox69]

"We Don't Love Here Anymore"

"We Don't Love Here Anymore"


Every night when I come home this old house it's always dark
You don't wait up like you used to like you did at the start
And I can feel the changes as I'm walking through the door
We still live in the same house but we don't love here anymore
We still share the same old bed but now our dreams seem worlds apart
We don't touch the way we used to and it's breaking my heart
We're turning into strangers ties that bind are frayed and worn
We still live in the same house but we don't love here anymore
And I would do anything for what we had before
We still live in the same house but we don't love here anymore
[ guitar ]
Oh I would do anything for what we had before
We still live in the same house we still live in the same house
We still live in the same old house but we don't love here anymore

 

[fox69]

"What A Memory"

"What A Memory"


On the day mama died she called daddy to her side
And said I'll be going soon
I know it's gonna hurt you both but promise me before I go
You'll do what I ask of you
In a big red Folger's can hid behind the pots and pans
You'll find some money that I've saved
In the back of my dresser drawer I put away a little more
For a rainy day
Go to town and buy that new guitar cause he's been workin' awful hard
To get his own to write his songs
What a memory oh what a memory
Even in her final moments mama thought of me what a memory

She was only thirty-five I was fifteen asking why the Lord took her away
He must have known we needed her she was an angel here on earth
I still miss her everyday
With all her friends and half the town and her family gathered round
I bet she never felt so loved
When everybody's heads were bowed I did my best to make her proud as I stood up
And I sang Rock Of Ages cleft for me as I played it on that new six-string
I couldn't help but cry as we said goodbye
What a memory...
[ steel ]
Even in her final moments mama thought of me what a memory
What a memory

 

[fox69]

"What The Flames Feel Like"

"What The Flames Feel Like"


Some take to drinkin'
Some take to usin'
Dont't matter what poison they choose
Some hit rock bottom, lose every dollar
Some get thier hearts broke in two
It's a long way down
And a hard road back

[Chorus:]
When you've been through hell
Played with fire
Watched the devil dance
You thank the Lord for each morning
For one more second chance
You might outrun your demons
You might get on with your life
But you never forget what the flames feel like

I know temtation is out their waiting
To lure me back into her arms
But I wont surender 'cause I remember
How her kisses branded my heart
So I walk away 'cause the fire still burns

[Chorus]

If you follow the straight and narrow
I know it might be hard to relate
But if you've been their like I've been their
Your carefull with each step you take
It's a long way down
And a hard road back

[Chorus]