Thank God For Believers

last night i came home again
Three sheets to the wind
And broke the promise i swore i'd never break
And it came as no surprise
To see the hurt in her eyes
Or the bible on the table where she prayed
This time i thought for sure she was good as gone
But she just wiped the tears away and put some coffee on

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I don't know why she even hangs around
After all the hell i've put her through
And the times i've let her down
She has more faith in me than i have ever found
Heaven knows how much i need her
Thank god for believers

She says "boy i still love you"
Oh she's stronger than the ninety proof
I sent coursing through my veins
She says "don't give up the fight
Before long you'll get it right"
I pray to god someday i'll feel the same
Sunday morning beside her in the pew
Through blood shot eyes i try to see her point of view

I don't know why she even hangs around
After all the hell i've put her through
And the times i've let her down
She has more faith in me than i have ever found
Heaven knows how much i need her
Thank god for believers

(robert arthur, roger springer, mark wright)

The day you left i thought i knew for certain
There's no way in this world i'd wind up hurtin'
I thought getting over you was gonna be a breeze
So it all came as quite a shock when it turned out to be

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Useless as these empty arms
Useless as this broken heart
Useless as these nights i spend alone
I could lie and try to say
I quit loving you in just one day
But the truth is it's useless

Not long ago i met this little red head
And she seemed to hang on every word that i said
I thought going out with her would get you off my mind
So i spent half my paycheck in one evening just to find

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(mark wright, larry kingston)

You can tell everyone love is over and done
You can pack all your things and go
You can lie to yourself and say there's nothing else
But there's something i think you should know

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(and) it's never really over even though you say we're through
You may be over me but can't you see it's not over if i'm not over you


There's not much i can do if it's over for you
I'll just wish you the best when you leave
But you've played such a part in my life and in my heart
You'll always be a part of me

Repeat chorus

You may be over me but can't you see
It's not over if i'm not over you

(roger springer, slugger morrissette)

I used to come in here maybe once or twice a year
But only when i had a good excuse
I'd have one or two then be on my way
But that's way before she told me we were through

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Now any ol' reason will do, any ol' thing that i can use
These days, these nights, the clouds, the rain, the moon
I don't have to think about the love i live without
Or the heart she left that never will be used - really, any ol' reason will do

At first i told myself she'd never cross my mind
Unless i was to meet her eye to eye
And only when i felt alone would i turn her memory on
Well i guess that means i told myself a lie

Repeat chorus

(kim williams, l. david lewis, ron harbin)

How's the world been treatin' you
Lord how long has it been
We got some catchin' up to do
Good to see you my old friend

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Hello honky tonk long time no see
Never knew that old jukebox could ever sound so sweet
How i missed your neon lights they sure are a welcome sight
Goodbye lonely nights - hello honky tonk

I'm glad nobody's patched that hole
Where my head went through the wall