My father had skin like leather Hands like steel From a lifetime spent In the cotton fields Though he'd come home tired and dirty Almost every night
Found myself in a barroom Doin' things I ought not to Watching my life as it slowly passed me by I was holding on to lovers And disregarding others with
Well, she was standin' there at the edge of outta control. Hair wild and her eyes filled with the pain. She took her heart on a string and tied it to
I can remember my grandpa When I was five years old He'd pull me up on his knee And I remember every story that he ever told He and my grandma Well,
She holds the key to Eden's gate Somewhere deep inside Well, she gives to me her patience And a hundred smiles, none the same Her eyes are the ocean
I woke up this morning with the afternoon at my window I must have tied one on pretty tight last night I don't even know if I picked up the phone to call
I found you in a Louisiana roadside park Beat up, broke down no place left to turn I took you back to Texas under a harvest moon We found a little place
A thick plush blue carpet at my feet A peacock stained glass window Starin' back at me A nine foot crushed white velvet Sofa in the hallway There's a
Stay, won't you stay Please don't throw this all away You're out of daydreams girl, we will be out tonight You've been done so wrong that I can do you
Now we are walking in the footsteps of our fathers Standing in the shadows of our mothers Trying to learn from those who came before us I see the road
When I was a kid I had a rockin' horse named Ranger Out on the front porch we would ride, we would ride Little red cowboy boots, little red cowboy hat
Well she was standing there At the edge of outta control Hair wild and her eyes Filled with the pain She took her heart on a string And tied it to a
Let's jump in my El Camino, uh, huh Roll the windows down Thought we'd see what kind of trouble We can find out on this messed up little town The Boss
by Pat Green 2000 Greenhorse Music/BMI. All Rights Reserved When I was a kid I had a rockin' horse named Ranger out on the front porch we would ride
Hearts and flowers, forget love letters Pain and anger, forget forgiveness Love ain't waiting for a guy like me Debutants and champagne, diamonds and
Lately I'm feelin' kinda broken Like a man that swerves through the world And I ain't got no explanation And if I did, know I'd sound absurd But I can
verse 1: i left Houston, Texas on a gulf coast hurricane i was blowed down by a tornado washed up by the rain well my pappy wasnt happy with mehe told