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Gypsy of Love
I just pulled into town, baby
Lookin' for something new
Might be a new address
Maybe it might be you
I'm gonna paint this town
Light it up and burn one down
Got no plans except the one
To finally live my life
You wanna hang with me and baby
Well I think that's cool
But lose that look in your eyes boy
Don't be a fool
I'm all for havin' fun burnin' up the night
But before you run with me
I'll offer some advice
CHORUS
Please don't love me - I'm a gypsy
I've got to be free to run
Please don't love me - I'm a gypsy
Might be tempting
But whatcha gonna do
Whatcha gonna do
Whatcha gonna do
With a gypsy of love
Oh, with a gypsy of love
Well I only tell you this because
I've been here before
Like that boy from Austin who kept
Pushing me for more
Until he said the L-word
We were doin' fine
But then the next day found me laughin'
As I crossed that Texas line
Love is a beautiful thing
Just not now for me
I'm out to find myself
Right now that's what I need
I sure could use a friend
But believe me when I say
There's nothing like 3 little words
To make me run away
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I Have Fun
Kari Smith and Dennis Money
I remember back to my high school days
Everybody knew Victoria Hayes
She was always talkin' like she had it all
Braggin' about her latest trip to the mall
She'd pay for a shirt with a $100 bill
Then say “Oh my God girl…
Is that from Goodwill?”
She's headed to a fancy black-tie show
But if I had the money, I still wouldn't go
CHORUS
If she can't buy it, she won't get none
But when I need something I get ‘er done
She don't have friends
They can't afford her ways
When she flies off to Vegas
We head out to the lake
She sprays on her tan
Cause she won't lie in the sun
She has money, I have fun
10 years later when I saw her again
After plastic surgery and collagen
I turned around and did a double take
Everything, including her smile was fake
She walked on by to a Mercedes Benz
While I prayed for my old truck
To start again
She was checking her makeup
As she passed me by
I just rolled my eyes and I laughed inside
CHORUS
Well I'm still learning
But one thing I know
You can't take it with you when you go
There are some things
That money can't buy
So I'm living it up ‘til the day I die
CHORUS
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Whisper
He says that he loves me all the time
Tells me that I'm on his mind
I believe him most of the time
But I know he really means it
When he says it in a whisper
And I know he misses me when he's away
He calls me three or four times a day
Even when he has nothing to say
I know he means “I miss you”
When he says it in a whisper
CHORUS
Cause he sounds so real, so true, so sincere
Like his soul's talking
Straight from his heart
He makes me feel
He's on the same path I'm walking
Never be too far apart
When he says it in a whisper
VERSE
One of these days I'll dress in white
Take a vow for the rest of my life
When that preacher asks him
I hope he says “I Do”
In a whisper
One of these days I'll make him a dad
He'll lose some freedom he once had
But I hope at the end of the night
He tells that little babe “sleep tight”
In a whisper
CHORUS
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I Think of You
When I feel a little weak
When I've had too much to drink
I think of you, I think of you
When my back's against a wall
When I think I'm gonna fall
I think of you, I think of you
I can keep you off my mind
Most of the time
But I guess I must admit
There are times I can't help it
I think of you
CHORUS
Cause baby when you love someone that way
It takes some time
Before there comes a day
When you don't miss the memory of
The way it was
So if you wonder
Oh, I still think of you
When I smell an ocean breeze
When I rake the autumn leaves
I think of you, I think of you
When I see the countryside
When I take a mountain drive
I think of you, I think of you
I can keep you off my mind
Most of the time
But I hear a certain song
And I feel it coming on
I think of you
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Mostly Me
Kari Smith, Bobby Fisher, Dennis Money
Something changed and I became
The one who loved the most
Cause the love he tried to show me
Disappeared just like a ghost
I told him, “Given time, it's gonna work”
That's what I believed
But deep down in my heart I knew
It was mostly me
CHORUS
It was mostly love that could never happen
His feelings never matched mine
Ooh, I was held hostage
A victim of a passionate crime
Then I finally took a hard look
And I faced reality
Oh, it should have been “us”
But it was mostly me
Next time I won't live a lie
Cause halfway love gets lonely
Startin' over by myself
Sure puts pressure on me
One thing's clear – I can't quit
I'll still play the game
And if it ends just like before
It's mostly me to blame
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Can't Help But Play
Why do I torture myself
Already feeling like hell missing you
So why play a sad song
Gave up trying to feel good
Anyway I think I'm content with
Being blue
I tried hard to be strong
CHORUS
But every time I prayed that it would stop
The music still plays
I wish that I could rewind
I guess some things never change
I know I need to take some time
Just to give my heart a break
But your memory's like a sad song
I can't help but play
Time to have a talk with myself
Girl it's time to move on
Back on your feet
If only for a while
So I try to pick myself up
But it's not doing any good
I promise you
I've tried so hard to smile
CHORUS
Lord, I tried to turn the feeling down
It's just more than I can take
But your memory's like a sad song
I can't help but play
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My Sisters
You might've seen them
They look just like me
They've got the same eyes
And dimples in their cheeks
So much in common
But we still disagree
Talkin' ‘bout my sisters
Distance is nothing
When you're joined at the heart
Although it's hard sometimes
For us to be apart
Pick up the telephone
It doesn't seem so far
Talkin' to my sisters
CHORUS
And I say hey, hey
I do miss them
I sure love them
More than life itself
I say hey, hey
I didn't pick them
But I'd sure take them
Over anyone else
Talkin' ‘bout my sisters
So many memories
So many good times
Singing Shania
With a spoon for a mic
I laid the rules out for
“Any Man of Mine”
With the help of my sisters
CHORUS
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Lighthouse
Sometimes I'd swear that
You must like the waves
Crashing over your head
Pulling you under ‘til your breath is gone
And you're almost dead
It'd be so easy for you to look up
And see the light shining bright
Turn and make your way in
To the warmth of a friend
And end your losing fight so
CHORUS
Won't you let me be your lighthouse, baby
I wanna help you find your way
Let me help you figure life out, baby
Help you make it through another day
‘Cause I've been there and I know it's hard
The most important things always are
So when you're ready for it baby
This lighthouse is shining for you
I know it's so hard for you to admit
That you don't know it all
Lord knows that I don't either
But I know what it feels like
To take a fall
Sometimes the hard way's
The one that you choose
And that's okay
You learn that way
But when you want to give in
You gotta know when to
Let someone lead the way, so
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I Call it Love
Walked down to the riverside
In the still of the night
No tears are falling but I don't see no light
He went and hurt me
I thought he never would
I went and let him - I know I never should've
I don't wanna talk to no one on the telephone
Don't wanna tell them how you did me wrong
Cause then they'll tell me
The way they always do
Why are you with him?
Go and find somebody new
Yeah, find somebody new
CHORUS
Then they call me crazy
And they call me weak
They say I'm foolish for never being willing
To accept defeat
They say that I'm naïve for thinking
Good can rise above
They can call me crazy - I call it love
My mama she told me
Girl he ain't the one
You gotta get up and learn to move on
She don't know I love you
She thinks that you're just passing through
I'm not gonna tell her
She'll just say “what's wrong with you?
Oh my baby girl, what's wrong with you?”
CHORUS
Then she'll call me crazy
And she'll call me weak
She'll say I'm foolish for never being willing
To accept defeat
She'll say that I'm naïve for thinking
Good can rise above
Well she can call me crazy - I call it love
CHORUS
You can call me crazy
You can call me weak
You can say I'm foolish for never being
Willing to accept defeat
Say that I'm naïve for thinking
Good can rise above
You can call me crazy
I call it love
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Concrete Doll
Painted smile, a painted face
Dressed in ribbons silk and lace
On a shelf up in its place
She's been dropped a time or two
And there's only so much you can do
With needle, thread and superglue
Don't get too close
I won't let you see
All the cracks and scars
That cover me
CHORUS
Porcelain doll turned to concrete
Ribbons fell around her feet
She happened, he happened
Love happened, what happened?
Life happened
Throw me up against a wall
I can take another fall
You can't break this concrete doll
Eyes wide open all the time
No more giving what is mine
The polished face has lost its shine
Don't get too close
I can't let you see
All the cracks and scars
That cover me
CHORUS
Throw me up against a wall
I can take another fall
You can't break this concrete doll
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River City Home
Rolling west on 64
20 behind me, 40 more
18 minutes past midnight
Nothing ahead but 2 taillights
This stuff behind me - I call my life
Speakers, a guitar and a mic
CHORUS
Doin' the same thing I did last night
And I hope you'll let me do it one more time
You're the ones that brought me here
Windows down to feel the breeze
And the music off so I can take
A minute to write this song
Rollin' on to the River City I call home
Call me a gypsy ‘cause I just love
Every minute, every mile
Every star above
That lights this lonely interstate
Feeling high on the afterglow
That comes every time
I get to play a show
That and coffee keeping me awake
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