It's About Time/Ten Rounds

(Gary Scruggs/Shawn Camp)

Used to think that love would be so simple
Just happy ever after one another
Sometimes it's hot to trot
And sometimes it's the old cold shoulder
Oh, you can't have one without the other, brother
No, you can't have one without the other

Sometimes you'll think she's sent from heaven
A best friend, confidante and lover
Oh, there are times that little angel
She ain't nothin' but a devil woman
Oh, you can't have one without the other, brother
No, you can't have one without the other

She can be such a good girl
But, she can be so bad
Put you on top of the world
Cut you down so fast
Sometimes she's my baby
Sometimes she's a mother
Oh, you can't have one without the other, brother
No, you can't have one without the other

I wouldn't take a million dollars for her
Or pay a single dime for ten more of her
I guess there's a heads and tails
To every lucky silver dollar
Oh, you can't have one without the other, brother
No, you can't have one without the other

Oh, she can make the time fly
She can be a drag
Put you on cloud nine
Turn to rain so fast
Sometimes she's my baby
Sometimes she's a mother
Oh, you can't have one without the other, brother
No, you can't have one without the other

Oh, you can't have one without the other, brother
No, you can't have one without the other

My breath is short, my heart is beating fast
Every time I smile at her she's smiling back
If I'm dreaming, please just let me sleep
Anyone can see that she's too good for me
Oh, give her time, she'll find out soon enough
Just let me have and hold her â??til she does

What we've got going on is so incredible
This chemistry between us feels so wonderful
But knowing me, I'll probably
Find a way to mess it up
Who knows, who cares, right now
Just let me be in love

Don't concern me with reality
Don't convince me she's too heavenly
Forget the future, disregard the past
Those are questions I don't want to ask
To my heart, all that matters is tonight
Just let me live this moment in her eyes

What we've got going on is so incredible
This chemistry between us feels so wonderful
But knowing me, I'll probably
Find a way to mess it up
Who knows, who cares, right now
Just let me be in love

What we've got going on is so incredible
This chemistry between us feels so wonderful
But knowing me, I'll probably
Find a way to mess it up
Who knows, who cares, right now
Just let me be in love

Who knows, who cares, right now
Just let me be in love
Let me be in love
I just want to be in love

Sat up thinking late last night
Do they have a way to count the stars
There's a lot of scientific minds
They claim to know what all the answers are
But that's the case

How much does the world weigh
Somebody's probably worked it out
You could look up what all the experts say
But all you got to do is look around
You'll be surprised to notice
Ask that girl that trying to make the rent
Pay the bills and feed the kids
Six months ago there daddy walked away
Ask that man whose family stayed around
When he finally put the bottle down
Now he fights that battle everyday
How much does the world weigh

The Human spirit is a funny thing
How far it bends before it breaks
And to keep the world from folding in How much strength does it take
Well don't ask me

Ask that couple in the waiting room
The doctors say its still too soon
Its their little girl All they can do is pray
Ask that little boy who's gotta choose
Mom or Dad either way he'll lose
Breaking up and he thinks he's to blame
How much does the world weigh

Ask that man who's hanging on the cross
His last breath would save the lost
The answers in the tears on his face

[Repeat: x3]
How Much does the world weigh

When we heard that train a comin'
Should've seen old Billy Walker run
I laughed and yelled hey Billy
You're gonna miss all the fun

Between me and that cold water
I bet there was fifty feet of air
When I jumped that bridge was shakin'
But me I wasn't scared
Call me crazy but when the choice was mine
I'd pick crazy every time

[Chorus]
Mama thought she taught me
Better safe than sorry but I guess I've always
Been the other kind
I disregard all reason don't look for hidden meaning
And I don't really care if it don't rhyme
Born with a rebel state of mind
I'll pick crazy every time

Between drag racin' cane raisin' girl chasin'
Bootleggin' I like my livin' on edge
Ask me what I'd change and I?ll say there's one thing
To this day I still regret

She was the best thing I had goin'
That's what Billy Walker said
Nobody else will treat me better
Love me like she did
All I had to do was walk that line
But I'll pick crazy every time

[Chorus]

I'm doin' the best I can, but I'm startin' to understand
The best I've got ain't getting me anywhere
I'm fightin' with all my might, but when I'm alone at night
Your memory is more than I can bear

[Chorus]
Tryin' not to love you is like tryin' not to breathe
Somethin' that I haven't learned to do
I can't stop believin' you're everything I need
That's a place my heart just won't go to
Tryin' not to love you

I make it a little while, without thinkin' of your sweet smile
Then suddenly I see you in my mind
Keep tellin' myself you're gone, keep sayin' I'm movin' on
But everyday I'm falling more behind

[Chorus]

You said I?d be fine but you were lyin'
Cause after all this time it feels like dyin'

[Chorus]

I'm trying not to love you

It was no accident me finding you
Someone had a hand in it
Long before we ever knew
Now I just can't believe you're in my life
Heaven's smilin' down on me
As I look at you tonight

I tip my hat to the keeper of the stars
He sure knew what he was doin'
When he joined these two hearts
I hold everything
When I hold you in my arms
I've got all I'll ever need
Thanks to the keeper of the stars

Soft moonlight on your face oh how you shine
It takes my breath away
Just to look into your eyes
I know I don't deserve a treasure like you
There really are no words
To show my gratitude

I tip my hat to the keeper of the stars
He sure knew what he was doin'
When he joined these two hearts
I hold everything
When I hold you in my arms
I've got all I'll ever need
Thanks to the keeper of the stars

It was no accident me finding you
Someone had a hand in it
Long before we ever knew

I walked in the band just started
The singer couldn't carry a tune in a bucket
Was on a mission to drown her memory but
I thought no way with all this raucous

But after one round with Jose Cuervo
I caught my boots tapping long with the beat
And after two rounds with Jose Cuervo
That band was sounding pretty darn good to me

Then some stranger asked me to dance
And I revealed to her my two left feet
Said don't get me wrong I'm glad you asked
But tonight's about me and an old memory

Then after three rounds with Jose Cuervo
I let her lead me out on the floor
And after four rounds with Jose Cuervo
I was showing off moves never seen before

Well around five or round six
I forgot what I came to forget
And after round seven or was it eight
I bought a round for the whole damn place

And after nine rounds with Jose Cuervo
They were countin' me out I was about to give in
And after ten rounds with Jose Cuervo
I lost count and started counting again

One round with Jose Cuervo
Two rounds with Jose Cuervo
Three rounds with Jose Cuervo

(Shawn Camp/Taylor Dunn)

Whenever I go out
Anywhere in town
I look for a crowd
Where you're not hangin' 'round
Say that I won't give
Your memory any room
But every time I do

Just when I think I can
Take another's hand
Get on with my life
Won't look back again
Promise I won't keep
Comparin' them to you
But every time I do

Every time I do, I wish I didn't
Try to tell myself, but I just don't listen
It's what he can't have back he never learns his lesson
I say I'll forget her
Oh, but I know better
Don't I know by now we don't belong together
Shouldn't get the blues when I think of you
But every time I do

When I'm drivin' home
You'd think that I'd have learned
Keep both hands on the wheel
Don't even make that turn
Swear that I won't go
Down Maple Avenue
But every time I do

Every time I do, I wish I didn't
Try to tell myself, but I just don't listen
It's a fool who just goes on missin'
What he can't have back he never learns his lesson
I say I'll forget her
Oh, but I know better
Don't I know by now we don't belong together
Shouldn't get the blues when I think of you
But every time I do

No, I Shouldn't get the blues when I think of you
But every time I do

(Curtis Wright/Jim Collins)

Another fourteen hour day, crisis solved deadline made
I came home like always, tired and beat
Threw dinner in the microwave
Beside it on the counter lay
A letter from my wife addressed to me
It said I know you're workin' hard that's easy to see
Tryin' to provide the best for the kids and me
We've had less to work with
But we've always worked it out
A house and yard, clothes and cars ain't all it's all about

It's about time that you're not givin'
Life that you're not livin'
Losin' your focus, not knowin' you don't notice
That our dreams are slowly fading
Are you hearin' what I'm sayin'
Don't you think we're worth the sacrifice
Cause if we are, you need to realize
It's about time

When you were on a business trip, to bad you had to miss
Your spittin' image hit the winning run
You know he adores you, he was lookin' for you
Remember that you promised him you'd come
Did you know your little girl lost her front tooth today
She put it underneath her pillow
And tried to stay awake
I laid down beside her, didn't want to sleep alone
This is not about "not loving" can't you see what's goin' on

It's about time that you're not givin'
Life that you're not livin'
Losin' your focus, not knowin' you don't notice
That our dreams are slowly fading
Are you hearin' what I'm sayin'
Don't you think we're worth the sacrifice
Cause if we are, you need to realize
It's about time

I walked up the stairs to find three angels sound asleep
One by one I tucked 'em in and kissed 'em on the cheek
I stood there and thought about how selfish I had been
And how one day without 'em
Would be more than I could stand
And now I understand

It's about time I should be givin'
Life I should be livin'
Keepin' my focus and let em know I notice
That the thing that's most important
Is sharing in each moment
Heaven knows they're worth the sacrifice
It's not too late now, that I realize
It's about time

It's not too late now, that I realize
It's about time

A little lady standing next to me
Isn't she a pretty thing?
I'm the one that put that ring on her left hand
Another fellow can tip his hat
And I'm as gentle as a pussycat
But let it go much further than that and he's a dead man

'Cause that's a good way
That's a real good way
That's a good way to get on my bad side

The politician on my T.V.
Says he's only lookin' out for me
He says he knows what the poor man needs in the long run
But every year he gives himself a raise
With a chunk of every buck I make
Now he's talkin' like he wants to take my shotgun

That's a good way
That's a real good way
That's a good way to get on my bad side

Ain't lookin' for no trouble
Don't want to start no fight
Don't want more than I got comin'
I only want to do what's right
Just treat me like I treat you
And we'll get along just fine
But, Mister, take one step across that line

And that's a good way
That's a real good way
That's a good way to get on my bad side

I like Van Halen, and I like George Jones
Charlie Daniels and the Rolling Stones
Bocephus when he rocks-n-rolls still kills me
There oughta be a law against cowboy rap
And all that boy band crap
A little sissy in a cowboy hat ain't country

No, but that's a good way
That's a real good way
That's a good way to get on my bad side
Yeah, that's a real good way to get on my bad side
That's a good way...
That's a real good way
That's a good way to get on my bad side
That's a good way...
That's a real good way
That's a good way to get on my bad side