Building The Bridge

You made my decision
Now take hold of my hand
And i'll promise in front of the world
To be your one true man

I'll stand among my best friends
They all understand
That i'm changing for the better (yes i am)
I'm your one true man

I am your one true man
Your one true man i am
I'm gonna love you like no one man can
Your one true man, i am

Living wit me isn't easy
My life has its demands
But i want you to know that wherever i go
I'm your one true man

I am your one true man
You one true man i am...

Sometimes i get so crazy
You get so hard to hold on to
But i won't let you go
Cus i know, i know who i am

I am your one true man
Your one true man i am
I'm gonna love you like no one man can
Your one true man i am

I can't kiss the telephone, i can't hug your picture
And these postcards just remind me how far away you are
There's two thousand miles of highway lyin' between us
But the way i feel tonight it doesn't seem like all that far

`cus when i get home
I know the first thing we're gonna do
When i get home
I'm gonna turn my body loose on you
It's been so long, i've been so true
I want you when i get home

If i could i'd order you for breakfast every morning
There'd be a headline story about you in my usa today
Every in-flight movie'd feature you and all your glory
And into your friendly skies, this airplane would carry me away

`cus when i get home
I know the first thing we're gonna do...

Now you could move and leave no forwarding address
You could be living on the moon
But i know just where you are, i don't have to guess
You're waiting up for me and praying that i'll be home safe and soon

`cus when i get home
I know the first thing we're gonna do...

I was with you, you were alone
Now i'm standing here
Wisdom came only after you'd gone
Now i'm starting all over, with a tear in my eye
I just never thought you'd disappear

In the night your spirit arises
With it comes the pain
I hope i'm dreaming cus it hurts so bad
When i reach out for you, i'm alone in some room
I just never thought you'd disappear

I still love you like a child
Wasn't that good enough?
I still want you, it drive me wild
The pain is just too much
Maybe i've lost enough

Time heals all, so they say, i don't know
Sometimes nothing's clear
Maybe someday i'll understand
But i know for a start
There's a place in my hear that is yours
And it won't disappear

I still love you like a child
Wasn't that good enough?
I still want you, it drives me wild
The pain is just too much
I still love you

Staring up at the moonlight
Looking up at the stars
I'm alone and i just want to be with you
But i don't know where you are

Maybe i took you for granted
So blind, i let your love slip away
Now i'm missing you so much i can't stand it
Please believe me when i say,

After tonight, i never will be the same again
This time i'm sure that nothing means more
Than giving you all the love i can
After tonight i promise, i'm gonna be a better man
Just hold me tight, and i'll be all right
After tonight

Anticipating the moment
When i can make love with you again
Patience is a virtue i'm finding
Very hard to understand

After tonight, i will never be the same again
This time i'm sure that nothing means more
Than giving you all the love i can
After tonight i promise, i'm gonna be a better man
Just hold me tight, and i'll be all right
After tonight

Found myself heading down toward springfield
The last sign said it was twelve miles west
It's gettin' hard to see through the salt on my windshield
But it looks like i'm gonna make it before the sun sets

The morning i arrived was lincoln's birthday
So i walked through his house and saw his tomb
I decided that a tour through the civil war memorial museum would be a drag
I was tired of seeing monuments about other men's doom

Now i don't want you people to think that all there is around springfield illinois
Are landmarks telling `bout the good old lincoln years
Cus just north of town i saw a sign that said the illinois opry is open tonight
And the sweet sound of country music filled my ears

And i want to be a star in the illinois opry now
The people in the country certainly know how to play
It may be a while before i'm ready
But i'm gonna be up on that stage someday

I could easily write a whole song about the licks that guitar man was pickin'
I could go on for hours `bout the old boy on pedal steel
But i'm not singing `bout people who were just playin' music
I'm singing about how fine their music made me feel

There's a lot of people who have taken years of lessons
Trying to learn how to make their music fit the trend
But the simple folks at the opry have got somethin' special
And i think that we all could use a lesson or two from them

And i want to be a star in the illinois opry now
The people in the country certainly know how to play
It maybe a while before i'm ready
But i'm gonna be up on that stage someday

Hey, wait a minute something just ain't right hey, wait a minute
Something's just not fair
I was supposed to win the lottery
I'm supposed to be a millionaire
I'm supposed to be a worldwide tourist
With lots of equity and life insurance
Yes i'm supposed to be a gold card member
Rubbin' elbows with the big time spenders
I'm supposed to be a wealthy man
But all i've got are blistered hands
Hey, wait a minute!

Hey, wait a minute
There's got to be a better way
I'm workin' twice as hard but gettin' no richer
Than i was yesterday
I'm supposed to drive a big mercedes
Live in a mansion full of naked ladies
I'm supposed to own my own casino
Be a superstar like sammy, frank and dino
Some day i'm gonna be a big success
And tell my boss to kiss my ass

Hey, wait a minute
Something must be wrong
I'm supposed to be dining on caviar
And drinking dom perignon
Yes i'm supposed to have open invitations
To classy country clubs all across the nation
Yes i'm supposed to have jewelry and diamonds
And a fifty foot yacht i can sail around the islands
I'm supposed to be so carefree
But all i've got is misery
Hey, wait a minute
Something's just not right