Not A Moment Too Soon

(craig martin/larry w. johnson)
(track 8 - time 4:09)

Johnny's daddy was taking him fishin'
When he was eight years old
A little girl came through the front gate holdin' a fishing pole
His dad looked down and smiled, said we can't leave her behind
Son i know you don't want her to go but someday you'll change your mind
And johnny said "take jimmy johnson, take tommy thompson, take my best friend bo
Take anybody that you want as long as she don't go
Take any boy in the world
Daddy please don't take the girl

Same old boy
Same sweet girl
Ten years down the road
He held her tight and kissed her lips
In front of the picture show
Stranger came and pulled a gun
Grabbed her by the arm said "if you do what i tell you to, there won't be any harm"
And johnny said "take my money, take my wallet, take my credit cards
Here's the watch that my grandpa gave me
Here's the key to my car
Mister give it a whirl
But please don't take the girl

Same old boy
Same sweet girl
Five years down the road
There's going to be a little one and she says it's time to go
Doctor says the baby's fine but you'll have to leave
'cause his momma's fading fast and johnny hit his knees and there he prayed
Take the very breath you gave me
Take the heart from my chest
I'll gladly take her place if you'll let me
Make this my last request
Take me out of this world
God, please don't take the girl

Johnny's daddy
Was taking him fishin'
When he was eight years old

(tommy barnes)
(track 9 - time 2:59)

Well its been rainin' on and on
Ever since you've been gone
Those dark clouds keep rollin' in
And every time i think i might catch myself a glimpse of sunlight
The bottom falls out again
Well i can barely keep afloat
I'm up the creek without a boat
And i've been a driftin' heaven knows how long
'cause it's been rainin' 40 days and a 40 nights since you've been gone

Hey well drip drip drip goes the sound of the rain
The four winds are blowin' like a hurricane
My friends said i should settle for any port in a storm
I'd rather be inside your lovin' arms
Safe and warm
Girl it's been a long time since i've seen sunshine
Baby won't you come back home
'cause it's been rainin' 40 days and a 40 night since you've been gone

Aw listen to me now
I keep starin' out the window
Searchin' for a rainbow
To signal that the storm will end
Hey 'cause i know that the rain'll keep pourin' on the pane
Until my saint comes back marchin' in
Oh girl it's been a long time since i've seen sunshine
Baby won't you come back home
'cause it's been rainin' 40 days and 40 nights since you've been gone

Hey, well drip drip drip goes the sound of the rain
The four winds are blowin' like a hurricane
My friends said i should settle for any port in a storm
I'd rather be inside your lovin' arms
Safe and warm
Girl it's been a long time since i've seen sunshine
Baby won't you come back home
'cause it's been rainin' 40 days and a 40 nights since you've been gone
Yeah it's been rainin' 40 days and a 40 nights since you've been gone

(jim foster/mark peterson)
(track 7 - time 2:46)

Last monday mornin' you left with no warnin'
I started goin' insane
Well i headed south out of del rio, texas
With a hell of a load on my brain i kept on goin' without even knowin'
How much your love really means now i'm messed up in mexico
Livin' on refried dreams

I'm down here in mexico sick as a dog
My head is poundin' in this border town fog
Down to my last dime and comin' apart at the seams
I'm messed up in mexico
Livin' on refried dreams

This picture ain't pretty i'm ragged and dirty
And wonderin' what i'm doin' here
Shootin' tequila wantin' to kill ya
And wishin' to god you were near
So full of your memory but feelin' so empty
I've run out of my self-esteem
Now i'm messed up in mexico
Livin' on refried dreams

I'm down here in mexico sick as a dog
My head is poundin' in this border town fog
Down to my last dime and comin' apart at the seams
I'm messed up in mexico
Livin' on refried dreams

I'm down here in mexico sick as a dog
My head is poundin' in this border town fog
Down to my last dime and comin' apart at the seams
I'm messed up in mexico
Livin' on refried dreams
Oh i'm messed up in mexico
Livin' on refried dreams

(jerry vandiver/randy archer)
(track 1 - time 2:31)

Now mama i know you've always wished me the best
And i found somebody and i think she's gonna pass the test
She's a country girl as far as i can see
Mama i hope she's what you had in mind for me

She likes to go skinny dippin' in the heat of the day
And late at night she wants to roll in the hay
She cranks my tractor with just one kiss
Mama it doesn't get any countrier than this

Now mama i know she didn't grow up on a farm
But she sure knows her way around out behind the barn
And it ain't exactly chores she does at dawn
But she says she's gonna love me 'til the cows come home

She likes to go skinny dippin' in the heat of the day
And late at night she wants to roll in the hay
She cranks my tractor with just one kiss
Mama it doesn't get any countrier than this

She likes to go skinny dippin' in the heat of the day
And late at night she wants to roll in the hay
She cranks my tractor with just one kiss
Mama it doesn't get any countrier than this
Yeah mama it doesn't get...any countrier than this

(jerry laseter/kerry kurt phillips)
(track 4 - time 2:57)

Every friday night there's a steady cloud of dust
That leads back to a field filled with pickup trucks
Got old hank cranking way up loud
Got coolers in the back
Tailgates down
There's a big fire burnin' but don't be alarmed
It's just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm

Ed's been on the tractor ain't seen becky all week
Somebody said they seen 'em heading down to the creek
Farmer johnson's daughters just pulled up in a jeep
Man he knows how to grow 'em if ya know what i mean
Old dave's gettin' loud but he don't mean no harm
We're just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm

You can have a lot of fun in a new york minute
But there's some things you can't do inside those city limits
Ain't no closing time
Ain't no cover charge
Just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm

Well you can come as you are
There ain't no dress code
Just some rural route rules that you need to know
Don't mess with the bull
He can get real mean
Don't forget to shut the gate
Stay out of the beans
If it starts to rainin' will just head to the barn
We're country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm

You can have a lot of fun in a new york minute
But there's some things you can't do inside those city limits
Ain't no closing time
Ain't no cover charge
Just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm
Ain't no closing time
Ain't no cover charge
Just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm

Oh let's get down y'all
Stay out of that hay