Tracy Lawrence

[fox69]

"When Daddy Was A Strong Man"

"When Daddy Was A Strong Man"


Old man Red at the store
Would leave a note on the door
It'd say ran to the house
Be back in a few
Leave your money on the counter

It was twenty-six cents
For the coke and some gum
Nothing ever got stole
You could trust everyone
Even out of towners

And football was played for the game
And music was made for the song
When daddy was a strong man
And momma was a blonde

I missed a bird with a rock
With my new slingshot
Broke a window and I was the talk of the town
And that was big trouble

There was no point ruinnin'
Or tryin' to lie
Was it worse seeing all of that shame in dad's eyes
Or watching the belt get unbuckled
no way

Most everyone played by the rules
Right was right and wrong was wrong
When daddy was a strong man
And momma was a blonde

[chorus]
Though it's clear as day here in my mind
The picture of a simpler time
Wish change would just leave well enough alone
Those days are gone now
When daddy was a strong man
And momma was a blonde

Now this boy on my shoulder
Tells all his friends
That I can beat up their dads
And his momma is the prettiest
Momma in the world
And she is

Yeah I thought that too
When I was his age
Don't know how long I kept thinking that way
But one things for sure

He'll be standing where I am one day
But his mind will be somwhere back on
When daddy was a strong man
And momma was a blonde

I missed a bird with a rock
With my new slingshot
Broke a window and I was the talk of the town
And that was big trouble

There was no point ruinnin'
Or tryin' to lie
Was it worse seeing all of that shame in dad's eyes
Or watching the belt get unbuckled
no way

Most everyone played by the rules
Right was right and wrong was wrong
When daddy was a strong man
And momma was a blonde

[chorus]
Though it's clear as day here in my mind
The picture of a simpler time
Wish change would just leave well enough alone
Those days are gone now
When daddy was a strong man
And momma was a blonde

[chorus]
Though it's clear as day here in my mind
The picture of a simpler time
Wish change would just leave well enough alone
Those days are gone now
When daddy was a strong man
And momma was a blonde

[Tag:]
Yeah daddy was a strong man
Yeah he was

 

[fox69]

"While You Sleep"

"While You Sleep"


I don't say I love you quite enough I know
Sometimes I go for days I'm ashamed to say
The world moves so fast and the words come so slow
And I let those excuses get in my way
While you sleep sometimes I lie awake and watch you breath
In the silence that surrounds the dead of night
Bear my soul that all the words sound right
I pray the lord our hearts to keep while you sleep
[ piano ]
Day's march through our lives like a sad parade
Our laughter and tears our hopes and fears
And I keep remembering things I forget to say
And perhaps someday I let you know my dear that
While you sleep sometimes...
I pray the lord our hearts to keep while you sleep

 

[fox69]

"Whole Lot Of Lettin' Go"

"Whole Lot Of Lettin' Go"


I felt the tug of the ties that bind as I crossed that city limit sign
Drivin' past that old school reminds me of what I had with her
A lotta roads underneath these wheels a lotta wounds that time has healed
But time ain't changed the way I feel or the way things were
I've let go of chasin' those long ago dreams
Turned the pages on some old memories
I've gotten over a lot of what I've been through
And I've let go of thinking I could never go back
Broke the chains of ghosts from my past
When it comes to her one thing holds true
There's a whole lot of lettin' go that's left to do

I drove out to her family farm but the live oak trees and fields were gone
Rows of houses with manicured lawns sat staring back at me
Just like the fire from a childhood flame
Guess we're all just victims of the winds of change
The way things are they're never the same as the way things ought to be
I've let go of chasin'...
[ guitar - steel ]
And I've let go of thinkin'...
[ steel ]

 

[fox69]

"Whole Lotta Me"

"Whole Lotta Me"


I've been told many times that I lack commitment
That I run from responsibility
Only got one life and I'm gonna live it
Ain't nobody puttin' chains on me
Left some broken hearts in my rear view mirror
A couple that I'll love 'till my dying day
They always wanted more than I was willing to give 'em
So I'd just drift away

[Chorus:]
There's a whole lotta me I've got left to be
Places still to see people left to meet
There's towns yet to visit roads still to drive
Stars I haven't seen in a montana sky
Lotta me I've go left to be
Love still to make, dreams still to dream
There's years yet to conquer before I die
And things I still ain't tried
There's a whole lotta me

Now people have to make their own decisions
Most of them spend a lifetime with regret
But me I've found that hind sights 20/20..... I've seen plenty
Keep on searchin'..... I ain't through lookin' yet

[Repeat Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"You Can't Hide Redneck"

"You Can't Hide Redneck"


Billy Joe McAlester junior showed up at the reunion
Clean cut shaved decked out in Armani's best
In perfect spoken english he said now days I go by William
And he talked about his new life and money he'd made out West
And he tried his hardest not to be that old boy we all new
Til he pulled out that Earnhardt wallet on that chain hooked to his belt loop

You can't hide redneck beneath a three piece suit
No starched white collar is gonna keep it from bleeding through
You might as well forget it it's gonna find it's way out
You can't hide redneck you might as well be proud

Well the last we all seen of Sandy she'd moved up to Boston
Law school paid off made her a Federal judge
Scotty had to go and ask her if she still hates John since she lost him
She said 'John who, oh yeah no I don't hold a grudge'
And her honor stayed as professional as long as she could
As the time went on she lit into John just like we all knew she would

You can't hide redneck behind a big old job
A big old cherry wood desk sure ain't no camoflage
You might as well forget it it's gonna find it's way out
You can't hide redneck

You can't hide redneck
In a big old growd
You're gonna blow our cover can't keep us from getting loud

You might as well forget it it's gonna find it's way out
You can't hide redneck you might as well be proud

Might as well be proud

 

[fox69]

"You're Why God Made Me"

"You're Why God Made Me"


On my first day in this world nobody really knew
What I'd be what I'd become what I was born to do
With alot of luck I grew up now I understand
God made me I believe and had a real good plan

[Chorus:]
Well my lips are made to whisper
Sweet nothings in your ear
My hands are made to wipe away
Every single tear
My arms are made to hold you tight
My eyes are made to see
You're why God made me

He put the beat here in my heart to only beat for you
He gave me feet to walk beside the one I love so true
A thousand times he made my mind to think of you each day
And you are why I'm alive and the reason that I say

[Chorus]

[Chorus]