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1. _ That Train
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2. _ Saltwater Cowboy
I'm looking like a lobster wearing flip-flops and a Stetson
Guess that's why they call it fishing instead of catching
'Cause I ain't had a single bite all day
But I caught a buzz and there ain't no limit on tang ray
Ain't quite sure how I wound up way down here
It's a long haul to ropes and sails from roping steers
Ain't gonna worry about that, just gonna have some fun
Gotta be one fish down there dumber than I am drunk
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It ain't that far from Waco to Galveston
I'm what you get when you mix a Prairie dog and an old beach bum
Cow chips, B-S and ships ahoy
I'm a saltwater cowboy
There's a tiki party down the beach about a mile or so
Where they're singing with Jimmy and toasting to Chris LeDoux
And if it weren't for Captain Morgan steering this ship
I might untie that rope and back her on up outta this
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If this bottle goes overboard, you'd better wish me luck
Well I'm afraid of sharks, but I'm terrified of sobering up
[Chorus]
I'm a saltwater cowboy
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3. _ I Ain't Fallin' For That
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4. _ Everybody Wants My Girl
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5. _ I See Red
I get angry every time someone mentions her name
I get frightening mad she's gone, 'cause I know who's to blame
I get worked up thinking 'bout the hurting words I said
I get so fed up that I see red
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I see red eyes cry, I quit, goodbye on red lips
Me begging her to stay
I see red hair and a red scarf, red dress and a red car
Driving away
I see everything wrong that I did
I see red
Looking 'round this lonely house, and all I threw away
Makes me so mad at myself, sometimes I can't see straight
Trying to forgive myself is worse than trying to forget
Can't do either one, I just see red
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I see everything wrong that I did
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I see everything wrong that I did
I see red, I see red
I just see red, I see red
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6. _ The Cover of the Rolling Stone
Well, we're big rock singers, we got golden fingers and we're loved everywhere we go (That sounds like us)
We sing about beauty and we sing about truth at ten thousand dollars a show (Right)
We take all kinds of pills, that give us all kind of thrills but the thrill we've never known
Is the thrill that'll get you when you get your picture on the cover of The Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone, wanna see my picture on the cover
Wanna buy five copies for my mother (Yeah!)
Wanna see my smilin' face, on the cover of The Rolling Stone
(That's a very very good idea)
I got a freaky old lady name o' Cocaine Kitty who embroiders on my jeans
I got my poor ol' grey haired daddy, drivin' my limousine
Now it's all designed to blow our minds but our minds won't really be blown
Like the blow that'll getcha when you get your picture on the cover of The Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone, wanna see my picture on the cover
Wanna buy five copies for my mother (Yeah!)
Wanna see my smilin' face, on the cover of The Rolling Stone
(Hey, I know how)
(Rock and roll!)
(Aww, dats beautiful)
We got a lot of little teenage blue eyed groupies who'll do anything we say
We got a genuine Indian guru, who's teachin' us a better way
We got all the friends, that money can buy, so we'll never have to be alone
And we keep gettin' richer but we can't get our picture on the cover of The Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone, wanna see my picture on the cover
Wanna buy five copies for my mother (I want one!)
Wanna see my smilin' face, on the cover The Rolling Stone
On the cover of the
Rolling Stone, wanna see my picture on the cover (I don't know why we ain't on the cover, baby)
Gonna buy five copies for my mother (We're beautiful fellows)
Wanna see my smiling face (I ain't kidding ya)
On the cover of The Rolling Stone (Ah, we would make a beautiful cover)
(The first shot, right up front man, I can see it now)
(We would be on the front smilin' man)
(Ah beautiful)
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7. _ Takin' the Long Way Home
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8. _ Like I Wasn't Even There
She was sitting at our table
In our favourite old cafe
(?) up, laughing with new friends
It was the first time I had seen her
Since the day she walked away
She noticed me the moment I walked in
I saw her brown eyes and perfect smile
The candle light reflecting off her hair
But she acted like I wasn't even there
In California, sun sinking out of sight
Like I didn't hear her say "I love you"
Laying on the beach that night
Like I wasn't standing in that cafe
Losing her all over again
All I could do was stare
While she acted like I wasn't even there
I thought I might walk over
Then she'd have to say "hello"
But then again, just what good would that do?
So I motioned to the waitress
"I'll take a call for you to go
And keep that change, I'll try to play it cool"
Then I heard that voice above the crowd
I felt like I was trying to breath thin air
And she acted like I wasn't even there
In the rock with that diamond in my hand
Like we didn't talk about forever
A picket fence on a little land
Like I wasn't standing in that cafe
Losing her all over again
All I could do was stare
While she acted like I wasn't even there
Surely I'm still in her heart somewhere
But she acted like I wasn't even there
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9. _ Through the Eyes of a Woman
Telephone talkin' ol' flame in Austin
Just reminising from out of the blue
No it ain't cheatin' that's what your thinkin'
But I'll bet your baby sees it different than you
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Through the eyes of a woman
Everything you do means a whole lot
More than it might mean to you.
Through the eyes of a woman
Love ain't what you say
Its the way that you show her each and every-day
Weekend recliner, gets 49ers
Church must be over she walks in the door
Leans down to kiss him says we all missed you,
It never hits you she might feel it more.
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She ain't from Venus don't take a genius
Ain't complicated tryin' to get her to smile
Kiss her each mornin' hold her each evnin'
Just treat her special more than once in a while
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10. _ The Snow White Rows of Arlington
There are a lot of perfect reasons
To never fight another war
There are a lot of perfect questions
As to what's worth fighting for
There are a lot of perfect fools
Who refuse to read the writing on the wall
But the truth is there are people
Who've made it crystal clear
That it is their holy mission
To destroy all we hold dear
They are visibly out searching for the fire
To make this towing nation fall
Now we can just sit back and wait
Until they spill more precious blood
Or we can seek these cowards out
And nip their slaughter in the bud
Audios sweet home and family
I'm off to fight a war that must be won
You'll know why I'm going when you see
The snow white rows of Arlington
Every blade of grass is sacred
Every headstone is a shrine
To somebody who was willing
To put existence on the line
The liberty we take for granted
Was purchased with their patriotic lives
Are their sleeping spirits restless?
Do they listen for the sound?
Of the mustering of armies
To defend their hallowed ground?
Will we rise to the occasion
To ensure their legacy survives?
Through the willows blow soft breezes
They are whispering my name
Asking did they die for nothing?
Aren't I the keeper of the flame?
Audios sweet home and family
Wave goodbye to your Louisiana son
You will know why I'm leaving when you see
The snow white rows of Arlington
Audios sweet home and family
Wave goodbye to your Louisiana son
And if it be my fate you'll find me
Proudly sleeping in the snow white,
When you see the snow white rows of Arlington
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11. _ Better Than I Used To Be
I know how to hold a grudge
I can send a bridge up in smoke
And I can't count the people I've let down
Or the hearts I've broke
You ain't gotta dig too deep if you wanna find some dirt on me
But I'm learnin' who you've been ain't who you've gotta be
It's gonna be an uphill climb
But honey I won't lie
I ain't no angel
But I've been sittin' out a few more dances with the devil
And cleanin' up my act little by little
I'm gettin' there
I can finally stand the man in the mirror I see
I ain't as good as I'm gonna get
But I'm better than I used to be
I've pinned a lot of demons to the ground
Got a lot of old habits licked
But there's still one or two I might need you to help me kick
Standin' in the rain so long has left me with a little rust
But put some faith in me
Some day you'll see there's a diamond under all this dust
I ain't no angel
But I've been sittin' out a few more dances with the devil
And cleanin' up my act little by little
I'm gettin' there
I can finally stand the man in the mirror I see
I ain't as good as I'm gonna get
But I'm better than I used to be
I ain't no angel
But I've been sittin' out a few more dances with the devil
And cleanin' up my act little by little
I'm gettin' there
I can finally stand the man in the mirror I see
I ain't as good as I'm gonna get
But I'm better than I used to be
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