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

There's a burned out farmhouse down the road
Barns falling in and the fields over grown
"Keep Outside" on the broken fence
Passer's by say "What A Mess"
It Don't cross their mind that not long ago

That was somebody's dream, Somebody's hope
Somebody's world gone up in smoke
Ain't Life a twisting turning changing machine
They Had big plans they had no doubts
But then the bottom Fell out, it fell apart at the seems
But you wouldn't know that used to be Somebody's Dream

He's 17 his thumbs in the air,
Running away to God knows where
No One wants to pick him up,
All they See is a no good punk with torn up clothes, the cigarette and the hair

[Chorus]
That's somebody's dream, Somebody's hope
Somebody's world gone up in smoke
Ain't Life a twisting turning changing machine
His Folks had plans they had no doubts
They had his future figured out
Guess he just figured Differently
Maybe you got room in your back seat for Somebody's Dream

A Girl walks Into a Pawn shop to sell a wedding ring
Says "Since he left me Man I just don't need a thing"
She's Thinking about what happened
Thinking what went wrong
Man across the counters thinking What Price tag he'll put on

[Chorus]

Somebody's Dream [Repeat: x3]

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

(Mark Nesler/Jennifer Hanson)

You can settle down in Mexico
Runaway join a circus show
Whatever, baby it's alright with me
Take a walk in the pouring rain
Sky dive from a jet airplane
Love like ours is all about being free

There's two chairs on the front porch
One's yours and one is mine
Four wheels in the driveway that'll take
Us across the line
It doesn't really matter if you want to rock or roll
Just take me with you when you go

Swim the ocean for a million pearls
Hitchhike all the way around the world
Fly to the moon in a rocketship I don't care
Ride a camel cross the desert sand
Sail away to never never land
Imagination can take you anywhere

So be the hero that rides off into the sun
Or a wild raging river always on the run
Change direction like the strong four winds that blow
Just take me with you when you go

Today, tomorrow and forever
Every turn you make
I want to be there - I want to be there

Live like a gypsy - chase your distant dreams
Or get lost in the blues on Bourbon Street
Down in New Orleans
Believe in Heaven if you want to save your soul
Just take me with you when you go
Just take me with you when you go

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

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

(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