Tracy Lawrence

[fox69]

"I Know Where Heaven Is"

"I Know Where Heaven Is"


My hands are in my pocket
My pockets are full of change
Enough to buy some bait and gasoline
I head down the road where the road gets smaller
Next thing you know I am way back in a holler.
And my lines in the water
Where the water runs deep
I cant help but to believe

I know where heaven is.

[chorus]
Its a life full of days like this
Enough to make the devil smile and
Take a break for a little while
And walk away knowing my soul wont ever be his
Cuz I know where Heaven is

Got a fork in the pie
And the pie is homemade
Half the people here has got my last name
I am sitting at a table
The table is to small
Cuz two new cousins got born last fall
The tire swing is swinging out over the creek
Aint no better place to be

I know where Heaven is

[chorus]
Its a life full of days like this
Enough to make the devil smile
Take a break for a little while
And walk away knowing my soul wont ever be his
Cuz I know where Heaven is.

I dont need no directions
I dont need no map
I know I am in paradise
Wherever my heart hangs its hat

I know where Heaven is
Look around its hard to miss
Living proof that God exists.

I know where heaven is.

[chorus]
Its a life full of days like this
Enough to make the devil smile and
Take a break for a little while
And walk away knowing my soul wont ever be his
Cuz I know where Heaven
I know where Heaven
I know where Heaven is
Yes I Do

 

[fox69]

"I See It Now"

"I See It Now"


It's good to see your face again it's been a while
How'm I doin' well I get by somehow
You sure look good since your new love came in your life
You know I didn't see that fire in you he's found
Oh but I can see it now
Oh I never saw that look in your eyes
And I never had you hold me that tight
And I never saw you dance with your feet off the ground
Oh but I see it now
[ fiddle ]
Holding him you never looked more beautiful
Lettin' go has been so hard on me
And sittin' here it's clear to see what he means to you
The way you look at him it ain't no mystery
He's all I couldn't be
Oh I never saw that look in your eyes...
[ guitar ]
I never saw you dance with your feet off the ground
Oh but I see it now

 

[fox69]

"I Threw The Rest Away"

"I Threw The Rest Away"


I met him in a dive down in New Orleans I recognized his handsome face
It was none of my business but I had to know what he was doing in this kind of place
Cause he use to have money use to have honeys he used to be society's prince
But he still wore a grin when I sat beside him and ask where all that money went
He said some was spent on gamblin' a lot was spent women
A little on some good Cabernet
Three or four divorces at least as many horses that never left the startin' gates
Diamond rings and furs swamp land in New Jersey that week I spent a year in LA
I hate to admit I threw the rest away

He said money don't mean nothing is this game of life it's just a way of keeping score
Show me a man who's got everything I'll show you one who wants even more
Well so smoke 'em if you got 'em cause when you hit bottom
You gotta have a reason to smile
You can have a little piece of the rock I'll take a little piece of mind
He said some was spent on gamblin'...
[ guitar ]
Diamond rings and furs...
I threw the rest away

 

[fox69]

"I Won All The Battles"

"I Won All The Battles"


We argued over whether I could buy that Chevy
That Silverado sittin' in the drive
She would always give in when we'd fight about religion
Even though Lord knows that she was right
From politics to picture shows and music on the radio
What we could and could not afford
Well I may have won those battles but I still lost the war
Every time we'd disagree and it got down to her and me
It was always me who got his way
Now sittin' here I'm looking back the only thing I see
Is that the time for looking back's a bit too late
And I'm thinking as she's walking out the door
I may have won those battles but I still lost the war

So many times she'd ask me just to meet her halfway
But in my mind there was no compromise
And it kills me to remember all the times when she'd surrender
Never showing me a single tear she cried
And as I watch her walking out I'm left here to figure out
What it was that I was fightin' for
I may have won those battles but I still lost the war
Every time we'd disagree...
[ guitar ]
Now sittin' here I'm looking back...
I may have won those battles but I just lost the war

 

[fox69]

"I'd Give Anything To Be Your Everything Again"

"I'd Give Anything To Be Your Everything Again"


There's a little house I drive by everyday going in town
And it just kills me to see how he's let it run down
When I built it to hear you tell it I'd built you a mansion on a hill
And even now that's where part of me still lives
Wish I could hold you and know you still want me
To be the only one on earth you need
Just to make your dreams come true like I once did
I'd give anything to be your everything again

I know I said I wouldn't call you I know the trouble it could bring
But I'm sure by now you've told him I don't mean anything
I'll let you go but I want you to know before this conversation ends
I'd give anything to be your everything again
Wish I could hold you...
Oh oh girl I'd give anything to be your everything again

 

[fox69]

"I'm Done"

"I'm Done"


Life hit me when I wasn't looking
It dealt me a hard hand to play

I felt betrayed and forsaken
But I been makin' the wrong people pay

I'm Done... I'm Done...

I've spent my last night in that prison
Where anger and pride were the bars

Hey I'm here to tell ya' I'm makin peace with the past
And I'm not ashamed of my scars,

But I'm done...

I'm done harbouring grudges and nursing old wounds
done clinging to grudges and singing the blues
I'm done pointing fingers at everyone else
I'm taking a long hard look at myself

A new day has begun ... And I'm done

I called up somebody who'd hurt me
We finally settled the score

I had a right to be bitter
Revenge would've been sweet
But foregiveness is what ended that war

I'm starting to see the big picture
These days i'm gettin' high off of that

No more killin' my pain with a three day binge
That train has run out of track

I'm done...

I'm done harbouring grudges and nursing old wounds
done clinging to grudges and singing the blues

I'm done pointing fingers at everyone else
I'm taking a long hard look at myself

I'm spending more time with the people I love
The ones that will cry at my funeral

And i'm done fellin' hopeless no I'm not going there
I'm greeting each morning with a smile and a prayer

A new day has begun ... A new day has begun ... A new day has begun

 

[fox69]

"If I Don't Make It Back"

"If I Don't Make It Back"


We went out for beers and a couple of laughs
Knowin' full well that every bad joke that Jimmy told
Might be his last
So we laughed like the world wasn't at war
Said things to him we'd never said before
And he teared up as he held up his glass
He said, boys, if I don't make it back

Have a beer for me, don't waste no tears on me
On Friday night sit on the visitors side
And cheer for the home team
Drive my Camaro, 90 miles an hour down Red Rock Road
With 'Born to Run' blastin' on the radio
And find someone good enough for Amy
Who will love her like I would have
If I don't make it back

We said, hey, man that ain't gonna happen
Don't even think like that
If we know you, you'll pull through without a scratch
He pulled me aside in the parkin' lot
Said, Amy and me we're gonna tie the knot
You're my best man, just wanted you to know that
Just in case I don't make it back

Have a beer for me, don't waste no tears on me
On Friday night sit on the visitors side
And cheer for the home team
Drive my Camaro, 90 miles an hour down Red Rock Road
With 'Born to Run' blastin' on the radio
And find someone good enough for Amy
Who will love her like I would have
If I don't make it back

If the good Lord calls me home
I'd like to think my friends
Will think about me when I'm gone

Well, Miller Lite ain't my brand
But I drink one every now and then, in his honour
And we ain't missed a home game yet
Had that Camero at 110 on Red Rock Road
When the speakers blowed
And I introduced Amy to a friend of mine from Monroe
He's a good ol' boy
But you know, she just ain't ready

 

[fox69]

"If The Good Die Young"

"If The Good Die Young"


It was Sunday morning I was seven years old in the backyard playing in a big mud hole
I was all decked out ready for church and my brand new suit was all covered in dirt
Mama hit the ceiling she was fit to be tied talking bout how she's gonna tan my hide
Daddy was laughing as I changed my clothes said mama leave the boy alone
Cause if the good die young if the good die young
Mama's little boy gonna have a lot of fun
Cause he's gonna live forever if the good die young
[ guitar ]
Ten years later I had a hot rod Ford constable clocked me at a hundred and four
Judge said boy you're gonna hurt yourself
You'd a long been dead if you were anybody else
Cause if the good die young if the good die young
Oh there ain't a sentence gonna hold you son
Cause you're gonna live forever if the good die young
[ fiddle ]
Well I've got a good heart I wouldn't hurt a soul
But I'm gonna keep rocking till they call that roll
Old St Pete he's gonna have to wait I'm gonna go to Heaven but I might be late
Cause if the good die young Lord if the good die young
Pedal to the metal let your motor run
Cause I'm gonna live forever if the good die young
If the good die young Lord if the good die young
They got the jams I got the fun
I'm gonna live forever if the good die young
Yeah I'm gonna live forever if the good die young

 

[fox69]

"If The World Had A Front Porch"

"If The World Had A Front Porch"


It was where my mama sat on that old swing with her crochet
It was where grandaddy taught me how to cuss and how to pray
It was where we made our own ice cream those sultry summer nights
Where the bulldog had her puppies and us brothers had our fights
There were many nights I'd sit right there and look out at the stars
To the sound of a distant wippoorwhill or the hum of a passin' car
It was where I first got up the nerve to steal me my first kiss
And it was where I learned to play guitar and pray I had the gift
If the world had a front porch like we did back then
We'd still have our problems but we'd all be friends
Treatin' your neighbor like he's your next of kin
Wouldn't be gone with the wind
If the world had a front porch like we did back then

Purple hulls and pintos I've shelled more than my share
Cause lighting bugs and crickets danced in the evening air
And like a beacon that ol' yellow moon it always led me home
Some how mama always knew just when to leave it on
If the world had a front porch...
Treatin' your neighbor...

 

[fox69]

"If You Loved Me"

"If You Loved Me"


I see the way he doesn't treat you right I see the tears that you try hide
I feel the heartache that you don't show I wish I had a way to let you know
I would be the shoulder you could cry on
The heart and soul you know you could rely on
With every breath I'll ever take I swear I'll never let forever end
If you loved me if you loved me again

There was a time I had it all with you till it came undone from what I didn't do
Now he's making the same mistakes and when he loses you if it's not too late
I would be the shoulder...
[ guitar ]
With every breath I'll ever take...
If you loved me again