LOVE CRAZY
(Byron Hill/Tim Krekel)
IT ALL STARTED HAPPENING NOT LONG AGO
I’D BREAK OUT LAUGHING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE I DON'T EVEN KNOW
AND I JUST HAVE TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE LOVE I FOUND
NOW IT'S GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHENEVER I COME AROUND
THEY SAY HE'S LOVE CRAZY
HE'S JUST LOVE CRAZY
THAT OL' BOY MAKES NO MORE SENSE
THAN A CHAIN-LINK GATE
ON A SPLIT RAIL FENCE
HE'S LOVE CRAZY
YEA BABY THAT'S ME
WELL I'D TAKEN MY HEART, AND I’D LAID IT ON THE LINE
RIGHT FROM THE START YOU SAID THAT YOU'D BE MINE
AND I TOOK YOU AT YOUR WORD AND YOU DID LIKE YOU SAID YOU'D DO
NOW PEOPLE STARE AT ME AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF YOU
THEY SAY HE'S LOVE CRAZY
HE'S JUST LOVE CRAZY
THAT OL' BOY MAKES NO MORE SENSE
THAN A CHAIN-LINK GATE
ON A SPLIT RAIL FENCE
HE'S LOVE CRAZY
YEA BABY THAT'S ME
OH BABY THAT’S ME
THEY CAN CALL ME WHATEVER THEY CARE
AS LONG AS IT'S TRUE, AS LONG AS IT'S FAIR
I'M TOO FAR GONE AND I JUST CAN'T QUIT
SO BABY I'LL ADMIT
I’M LOVE CRAZY
THEY SAY HE’S LOVE CRAZY
WELL THAT OL' BOY MAKES NO MORE SENSE
THAN A CHAIN-LINK GATE
ON A SPLIT RAIL FENCE
HE'S LOVE CRAZY
OH BABY I’M LOVE CRAZY
YEAH HE’S JUST LOVE CRAZY
OH BABY THAT’S ME
© 2004 WB Music Corp/Fool Hearted Melodies (ASCAP)
Mighty Nice Music/Gypsy Village Music, Inc. (BMI)
COBBTOWN
(Byron Hill/Adam Dorsey)
[The song "Cobbtown" is fictional. Any similarity of characters to real individuals is coincidental.]
IT SAYS WELCOME TO COBBTOWN ON A SIGN AT THE CITY LIMITS
HOME OF THE TIGERS 1988 STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPS
I WAS QUARTERBACK THAT YEAR, MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED
ME AND MY GIRL JENNY WE WERE BOTH HOMECOMING KING AND QUEEN
THERE’S NOTHIN’ ‘BOUT THIS PLACE THAT I’VE FORGOTTEN
BUT THEY BARELY REMEMBER ME NOW…..IN COBBTOWN
THERE’S A FEED STORE ON THE CORNER WHERE THE OLD MEN USED TO HANG
SIPPIN’ COCA COLAS, HIDIN’ FROM THEIR WIVES ON SATURDAYS
AND THAT CIVIL WAR STATUE, STANDIN’ IN THE OLD TOWN SQUARE
HAD TWO CANNONS AND A FLAG AND GREEN GREEN GRASS GROWIN’ THERE
THERE’S NOTHIN’ ‘BOUT THIS PLACE THAT I’VE FORGOTTEN
BUT THEY BARELY REMEMBER ME NOW…..IN COBBTOWN
WE WERE THE CHAMPS, WE HAD OUR CARS
WE HAD A BAND AND I PLAYED GUITAR
WE HAD THE GIRLS, WE HAD OUR DREAMS
WE WERE MAKIN’ HISTORY
UNTIL THE WORLD TURNED AND TURNED
AND TURNED AND TIME WENT AND CHANGED EVERYTHING
I HEAR JENNY’S IN ATLANTA , THEY SAY SHE MARRIED WELL
AND MY OLD FRIEND ARNIE, HE’S IN THE ARMY UP IN FAYETTEVILLE
AND THE TEAM’S GOT A NEW COACH, SOME BIG SHOT FROM DETROIT
HIS LAST QUARTERBACK WAS A FIRST-ROUND DRAFT FOR THE COWBOYS
THERE’S NOTHIN’ ‘BOUT THIS PLACE THAT I’VE FORGOTTEN
BUT THERE’S BARELY A TRACE OF ME NOW…..IN COBBTOWN
WE WERE THE CHAMPS, WE HAD OUR CARS
WE HAD A BAND AND I PLAYED GUITAR
WE HAD THE GIRLS, WE HAD OUR DREAMS
WE WERE MAKIN’ HISTORY
UNTIL THE WORLD TURNED AND TURNED
AND TURNED AND TIME WENT AND CHANGED EVERYTHING
AND I’M JUST A STRANGER HERE NOW…..IN COBBTOWN
IT SAYS WELCOME TO COBBTOWN ON A SIGN AT THE CITY LIMITS
HOME OF THE TIGERS 1988 STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPS
© 2004 Almo Music Corp/Great Escape Music (ASCAP)
Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing/Drivers Ed Music (ASCAP)
LIKE A COUNTRY SONG
(Byron Hill/Mickey Jones/Jack Jones)
THIS BIG OL' CITY….IT'LL WEAR YOU DOWN
IT'LL TAKE YOUR WORLD…..TURN IT ALL AROUND
I'VE SORT OF REACHED MY LIMIT & IT WONT BE LONG
I'M GONNA LIVE MY LIFE, LIKE A COUNTRY SONG
GONNA DRIVE DOWN DIRT ROADS
WHERE THE SKY IS BLUE
SMELL THE HONEYSUCKLE
SEE THE MORNIN' DEW
GONNA SIT ON MY FRONT PORCH
WITH MY OLD HOUND DOG
GONNA LIVE MY LIFE
LIKE A COUNTRY SONG
I'LL BUY AN OLD PICK-UP, JUST TO BEAT AROUND
FIND A GOOD OL' GIRL, WHO WANTS TO SETTLE DOWN
AND WE'LL RAISE A FAMILY, MAKE A HOUSE A HOME
GONNA LIVE MY LIFE, LIKE A COUNTRY SONG
GONNA HAVE US A GOOD TIME
ON SATURDAY NIGHTS
PICK A LITTLE GUITAR
BY THE FIRE LIGHT
COME SUNDAY MORNIN'
I'LL PUT MY GOOD BOOTS ON
GONNA LIVE MY LIFE
LIKE A COUNTRY SONG
I'VE SORT OF REACHED MY LIMIT
AND IT WON'T BE LONG
I'M GONNA LIVE MY LIFE
LIKE A COUNTRY SONG
© 2004 WB Music Corp/Fool Hearted Melodies (ASCAP)
Song Source, Inc. (ASCAP)/Triage Music, Inc. (BMI)
I KNEW I LOVED YOU
(Byron Hill/Gary Scruggs)
A CORNER TABLE, YOU BREEZED BY
I THREW A GLANCE AND YOU CAUGHT MY EYE
I'D NEVER SEEN YOUR FACE BEFORE
BUT I SAW THE LIGHT FOR SURE
I KNEW I LOVED YOU
RIGHT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING
I KNEW I LOVED YOU
AND LOVE WOULD BE NEVER ENDING
WE DANCED TOGETHER, YOU HELD ME RIGHT
STILL FELT GOOD, COME MORNING LIGHT
I KNEW IT WOULD LAST FROM THAT MOMENT ON
FIRST IMPRESSIONS ARE SELDOM WRONG
I KNEW I LOVED YOU
RIGHT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING
I KNEW I LOVED YOU
AND LOVE WOULD BE NEVER ENDING
YOU LOOKED AT ME, I LOOKED AT YOU
I SAID THE WORDS AND YOU SAID THEM TOO
OOO…A DREAM COME TRUE
INSTRUMENTAL
ONE THING'S CERTAIN AS TIME MOVES ON
SOME THINGS CHANGE AND SOME THINGS DON'T
SO DON'T YOU WORRY HOW THE CARDS MAY FALL
YOU WON'T NEED A CRYSTAL BALL
I KNEW I LOVED YOU
RIGHT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING
I KNEW I LOVED YOU
AND LOVE WOULD BE NEVER ENDING
I KNEW I LOVED YOU
RIGHT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING
I KNEW I LOVED YOU
AND LOVE WOULD BE NEVER ENDING
LOVE WOULD BE NEVER ENDING
© 2000 Brother Bart Music (ASCAP)/Songs Of Peer, Ltd.(ASCAP)/
Universal-MCA Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Blue Key Music (BMI)
FIRST FOOL IN LINE
(Byron Hill/Tammi Kidd)
I KNOW I SHOULDN'T LOVE YOU
FROM THE WAY WE SAID GOODBYE
AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHERS
WITH TEARS FOR YOU STILL IN THEIR EYES
BUT IF I THOUGHT YOU WERE LONELY
I WOULDN'T WASTE NO TIME
I'D BE THE FIRST FOOL IN LINE
FUNNY THING ABOUT A MEMORY
WHEN IT COMES TO LOVE
IT FORGETS ABOUT THE BAD TIMES
AND REMEMBERS WHAT IT WANTS
SO IF EVER YOU ARE LOOKIN'
FOR A HEART WHOSE LOVE IS BLIND
I'll BE THE FIRST FOOL IN LINE
I'LL FALL BACK INTO YOUR ARMS AGAIN
JUST AS FAST AS THE FOOL I WAS BACK THEN
I KNOW I SHOULD KNOW BETTER
I KNOW THE HURT I'LL FIND
BUT I'LL BE THE FIRST FOOL IN LINE
INSTRUMENTAL VERSE
I'LL FALL BACK INTO YOUR ARMS AGAIN
JUST AS FAST AS THE FOOL I WAS BACK THEN
SO IF EVER YOU ARE LOOKIN'
FOR A HEART WHOSE LOVE IS BLIND
I'LL BE THE FIRST FOOL IN LINE
I'LL BE THE FIRST FOOL IN LINE
© 2004 WB Music Corp/Fool Hearted Melodies (ASCAP)
Irving Music, Inc./Glen Lily Music Corp. (BMI)
THE ONLY THING WRONG
(Byron Hill/Mike Dekle)
THAT SUN EVERY MORNING SHINES THROUGH MY WINDOW
BRINGS ME RIGHT OUT OF MY DREAMS
I LAY HERE AND LISTEN TO THAT OL' BLUEBIRD
SINGING THE SONG THAT HE SINGS
THIS BIG OL' BED HAS PLENTY OF ROOM
I COULD STAY HERE LIKE THIS ALL DAY LONG
YEA EVERY THING'S PERFECT
THE ONLY THING WRONG IS YOU'RE GONE
I SMELL THE COFFEE ALREADY BREWING
SOON I'LL BE MAKING MY WAY
DOWN THAT OL' HALLWAY STRAIGHT TO THE KITCHEN
POUR MY FIRST CUP OF THE DAY
I'LL SIT DOWN AND READ THAT OL' MORNING PAPER
FIND OUT WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON
BUT I'M SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S PERFECT
THE ONLY THING WRONG IS YOU'RE GONE
I DON'T KNOW WHERE, I DON'T KNOW WHY
WHY I CARE
CAUSE EVERYTHING'S PERFECT
THE ONLY THING WRONG IS YOU'RE GONE
INSTRUMENTAL VERSE
YEA I'LL TAKE MY CHANCES I KNOW I CAN MAKE IT
ODDS ARE THAT I'LL GET ALONG
CAUSE EVERYTHING'S PERFECT
THE ONLY THING WRONG IS YOU'RE GONE
YEA EVERYTHING'S PERFECT
THE ONLY THING WRONG…….
YEA EVERYTHING'S PERFECT
THE ONLY THING WRONG…….
EVERYTHING'S PERFECT
THE ONLY THING WRONG IS YOU'RE GONE……GONE
© 2004 Almo Music Corp/Great Escape Music (ASCAP)
Square D Music (ASCAP)
BAD FOR THE HEART
(Byron Hill/Morgane Hayes/Darrell Hayes)
I’M GOING SOMEWHERE
FIND ME A GOOD TIME
IN SPITE OF THE REASONS
THAT I SHOULD STAY HOME
CAUSE I’M TIRED OF WAITING
ON THIS OLD FLAME TO BURN OUT
NO CHANCE OF IT DYING
IF I’M STILL ALONE
EVERYONE TELLS ME IT’S TOO SOON FOR FALLING
DON’T LET A NEW LOVE MAKE A NEW START
GUESS THAT’S THE THING ABOUT LOVE ON THE REBOUND
GOOD FOR THE HURTIN’, BAD FOR THE HEART
FOOL THAT I WAS
GOT ME INTO THIS HEARTACHE
STUCK IN THIS BRAMBLE
OF ROSES AND THORNS
SOMETIMES YOU’VE JUST GOT
TO LEARN THINGS THE HARD WAY
SOMEHOW GET THROUGH IT
WITHOUT GETTING TORN
ANYTHING’S BETTER WHEN YOU’RE DOWN TO NOTHING
REACHING FOR SOMETHING, A LIGHT IN THE DARK
JUST LIKE A SHOT OF THAT TWO-DOLLAR WHISKEY
GOOD FOR THE HURTIN’, BAD FOR THE HEART
DON’T TRY TO TELL ME THAT I SHOULD KNOW BETTER
SOME THINGS A HEART JUST WON’T HEAR
SOMETIMES YOU’VE GOT TO HIT THAT ROCK BOTTOM
TO KNOW YOU’RE NO WORSE FOR THE WEAR
INSTRUMENTAL VERSE
EVERYONE TELLS ME IT’S TOO SOON FOR FALLING
DON’T LET A NEW LOVE MAKE A NEW START
GUESS THAT’S THE THING ABOUT LOVE ON THE REBOUND
GOOD FOR THE HURTIN’, BAD FOR THE HEART
IT’S GOOD FOR THE HURTIN’, BAD FOR THE HEART
© 2004 Almo Music Corp/Great Escape Music (ASCAP)
EMI Blackwood Music Inc./WZ2 Songs, Inc./Dixie Doodle Publishing (BMI)
LIFE WILL KILL YOU
(Byron Hill/JB Rudd)
LIFE WILL KILL YOU IF YOU LET IT
SO DON'T YOU LET IT BRING YOU DOWN
NOW OR LATER YOU CAN BET IT
WILL PUT YOU SIX FEET UNDER THE GROUND
YOU CAN WORK, WORK, WORK, AND WORRY
BRAG ABOUT THE THINGS YOU GOT
BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANT TO TAKE WITH YOU
IT'D BETTER FIT IN THAT OL' PINE BOX
LIFE WILL KILL YOU IF YOU LET IT
SO DON'T YOU LET IT BRING YOU DOWN
NOW OR LATER YOU CAN BET IT
WILL PUT YOU SIX FEET UNDER THE GROUND
WELL YOU CAN RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, HURRY
BUT YOU'D BETTER JUST TAKE YOUR TIME
IT DEPENDS WHICH WAY YOU'RE GOIN'
IF YOU WANT TO BE FIRST IN LINE
LIFE WILL KILL YOU IF YOU LET IT
SO DON'T YOU LET IT BRING YOU DOWN
NOW OR LATER YOU CAN BET IT
WILL PUT YOU SIX FEET UNDER THE GROUND
INSTRUMENTAL
YOU CAN DIG, DIG, DIG, AND SHOVEL
SEARCHIN' FOR THAT POT OF GOLD
ID DON'T MATTER IF YOU EVER FIND IT
YOU'RE JUST DIGGIN' YOUR OWN HOLE
LIFE WILL KILL YOU IF YOU LET IT
SO DON'T YOU LET IT BRING YOU DOWN
NOW OR LATER YOU CAN BET IT
WILL PUT YOU SIX FEET UNDER THE GROUND
NOW OR LATER YOU CAN BET IT
WILL PUT YOU SIX FEET UNDER THE GROUND
© 2004 WB Music Corp/Fool Hearted Melodies (ASCAP)
JB Rudd Music (BMI)
NOW AND THEN
(Byron Hill/Mike Dekle)
NOW AND THEN
ARE TWO DIFFERENT PLACES IN TIME
NOW IS TODAY
AND THEN WAS WHEN YOUR LOVE WAS MINE
YOU'D THINK BY NOW
MY MEMORIES OF THEN WOULD BE FEW
BUT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN
I FORGOT TO STOP LOVIN' YOU
NOW AND THEN
YOU COME ON LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN IN THE NIGHT
SPEEDING THROUGH THE DARKNESS IN MY DREAMS
AND I WALK INTO YOUR OPEN ARMS AGAIN
WE SAID GOODBYE
OH BUT ONLY ONE OF US HAS LET IT END
FOREVER I'LL KEEP HOLDING ON TO YOU
EVERY NOW AND THEN
I WAS SURE
I'D FIND SOMEONE TO FILL THE EMPTY THE EMPTY SPACE
BUT NOW I KNOW
THERE'S JUST SOME THINGS THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED
LIKE THE LOVE
THE KIND OF LOVE WE FELT WHEN IT WAS WHEN IT WAS NEW
KEEPS ME LOOKIN' BACK TO YESTERDAY
BACK WHEN I HAD YOU
NOW AND THEN
YOU COME ON LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN IN THE NIGHT
SPEEDING THROUGH THE DARKNESS IN MY DREAMS
AND I WALK INTO YOUR OPEN ARMS AGAIN
WE SAID GOODBYE
OH BUT ONLY ONE OF US HAS LET IT END
FOREVER I'LL KEEP HOLDING ON TO YOU
EVERY NOW AND THEN
INSTRUMENTAL
NOW AND THEN
YOU COME ON LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN IN THE NIGHT
SPEEDING THROUGH THE DARKNESS IN MY DREAMS
AND I WALK INTO YOUR OPEN ARMS AGAIN
WE SAID GOODBYE
OH BUT ONLY ONE OF US HAS LET IT END
FOREVER I'LL KEEP HOLDING ON TO YOU
EVERY NOW AND THEN
FOREVER I'LL KEEP HOLDING ON TO YOU
EVERY NOW AND THEN
© 1988 Circle Highway Music (ASCAP)/Square D Music (ASCAP)
HUMDINGER ON HER FINGER
(Byron Hill/JB Rudd)
OH THIS TOWN IS CHANGIN'
THE FUTURE'S LOOKIN' DARK
EVERY GUY AROUND HERE'S WALKIN'
WITH A FROWN AND A BROKEN HEART
THOUGHT THEY HAD A CHANCE TO
MARRY JENNY LOU
BUT NOW THOSE DREAMS ARE SHATTERED
AIN'T NOTHIN' WE CAN DO, THERE'S A
HUMDINGER ON HER FINGER
SOME GUY FROM THE CITY THEY SAY
PASSED THROUGH WHEN WE WEREN'T LOOKIN'
STOLE JENNY LOU'S LOVE AWAY
HEAVEN KNOWS HOW WE WORSHIP
THE GROUND THAT SHE WALKS ON
SHE'S NEVER HAD TO TEND HER GARDEN
NEVER HAD TO MOW HER LAWN
JENNY LOU DON'T NEED NO MAKEUP
HER BEAUTY COMES NATURALLY
WHEN WE HEAR THEM CHURCH BELLS RINGIN'
WHAT A SAD DAY THAT'LL BE THERE'S A
HUMDINGER ON HER FINGER
SOME GUY FROM THE CITY THEY SAY
PASSED THROUGH WHEN WE WEREN'T LOOKIN'
STOLE JENNY LOU'S LOVE AWAY
INSTRUMENTAL
OH THERE'S GOSSIP BUZZIN'
DOWN AT JOHNSON'S JEWELRY STORE
EVEN OL' MAN JOHNSON'S NEVER
SEEN A ROCK THAT BIG BEFORE, IT'S A
HUMDINGER ON HER FINGER
SOME GUY FROM THE CITY THEY SAY
PASSED THROUGH WHEN WE WEREN'T LOOKIN'
STOLE JENNY LOU'S LOVE AWAY
JENNY LOU’S LOVE…..JENNY LOU’S LOVE
THAT HUMDINGER….ON HER FINGER
STOLE JENNY LOU’S LOVE…..JENNY LOU’S LOVE
© 2004 WB Music Corp/Fool Hearted Melodies (ASCAP)
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (BMI)
WINGS OF YOUR LOVE
(Byron Hill/Morgane Hayes/Darrell Hayes)
I'VE BEEN DOWN HERE
IN THIS VALLEY TOO LONG
FLYING TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND
LOST IN THE TREES
LONG FORGOTTEN BY TIME
BUT I THINK I'VE BEEN FINALLY FOUND
AND I'M READY NOW
LET YOUR LOVE TAKE ME
TAKE ME AWAY SOMEWHERE
I WANT TO SOAR HIGH ON
THE WINGS OF YOUR LOVE
OVER THE MOUNTAINS
AS HIGH AS THE CLOUDS
WHERE ONLY EAGLES CAN GO
PROMISE ME DARLING
WE'LL NEVER COME DOWN
THAT'S ALL MY HEART NEEDS TO KNOW
FEEL THE WIND BLOW
LET YOUR LOVE TAKE ME
TAKE ME AWAY SOMEWHERE
I WANT TO SOAR HIGH ON
THE WINGS OF YOUR LOVE
INSTRUMENTAL VERSE
LET YOUR LOVE TAKE ME
TAKE ME AWAY SOMEWHERE
I WANT TO SOAR HIGH ON
THE WINGS OF YOUR LOVE
LET YOUR LOVE TAKE ME
TAKE ME AWAY SOMEWHERE
I WANT TO SOAR HIGH ON
THE WINGS OF YOUR LOVE
HIGH ON THE WINGS OF YOUR LOVE
© 2004 Almo Music Corp/Great Escape Music (ASCAP)
EMI Blackwood Music Inc./WZ2 Songs, Inc./Dixie Doodle Publishing (BMI)
THE PAGES OF MY MIND
(Byron Hill/J. Remington Wilde)
YOU'RE THE FIRST AND ONLY ONE
WHO'S EVER HAD MY HEART
WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER
AND EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU
I'M NOT SURPRISED THAT THE
MEMORIES STILL LINGER
CAUSE I STILL HEAR THE SONGS THAT WE SANG
EACH STEP I TAKE DOWN MEMORY LANE
JUST TAKES ME FURTHER BACK IN TIME
THOSE MEMORIES ARE ALL I SEE
LIKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF YOU AND ME
AS I TURN THE PAGES OF MY MIND
THE PAGES OF MY MIND
SOMETIMES ALONE AT NIGHT
I CLOSE MY EYES AND
FEEL YOU THERE BESIDE ME
BUT DEEP DOWN INSIDE MY HEART
I KNOW THAT I HAVE
ONLY TOUCHED YOUR MEMORY
CAUSE I STILL HEAR THE SONGS THAT WE SANG
EACH STEP I TAKE DOWN MEMORY LANE
JUST TAKES ME FURTHER BACK IN TIME
THOSE MEMORIES ARE ALL I SEE
LIKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF YOU AND ME
AS I TURN THE PAGES OF MY MIND
THE PAGES OF MY MIND
INSTRUMENTAL
I STILL HEAR THE SONGS THAT WE SANG
EACH STEP I TAKE DOWN MEMORY LANE
JUST TAKES ME FURTHER BACK IN TIME
THOSE MEMORIES ARE ALL I SEE
LIKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF YOU AND ME
AS I TURN THE PAGES OF MY MIND
THE PAGES OF MY MIND
YOU'RE THE FIRST AND ONLY ONE
WHO'S EVER HAD MY
HEART WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER
© 1986 Sony/ATV Tunes, LLC (ASCAP)
TRADITIONS
(Byron Hill/Billy Yates)
TRADITIONS
LIKE A MAMA PROUDLY COOKING SUNDAY DINNER
JOINING HANDS AND SAYING GRACE
LEAVING NOTHING ON YOUR PLATE
MOM WOULD REST WHILE WE ALL DID THE DISHES
TRADITIONS
WHEN A WORKIN’ MAN KNEW WHEN IT’S TIME FOR QUITTIN’
WHEN THE WEEKEND ROLLED AROUND
A GOOD DADDY COULD BE FOUND
ON THE RIVER BANK WITH HIS CHILDREN FISHIN
TRADITIONS
WHERE DID THEY GO
ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE HOLD DEAR
I THINK WE KNOW
THEY’RE NOT GONE THEY’RE STILL HERE
AND IT’S UP TO YOU AND ME TO KEEP THEM ALIVE
TRADITIONS
LIKE A FLAG OUT IN THE YARD ON THE FOURTH OF JULY
NO ONE EVER QUESTIONED IT
NO MATTER WHO WAS PRESIDENT
AMERICA CAME FIRST NOT POLITICIANS…..TRADITIONS
INSTRUMENTAL ½ CHORUS
AND IT’S UP TO YOU AND ME TO KEEP THEM ALIVE
TRADITIONS
WHEN A SINGER SANG AND WE FELT WHAT HE’S SAYING
WHEN THE WORDS CAME FROM THE HEART
NOT JUST TO MAKE THE CHART
THAT’S THE WAY THE GREATEST SONGS WERE WRITTEN…..TRADITIONS
WHERE DID THEY GO
ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE HOLD DEAR
I THINK WE KNOW
THEY’RE NOT GONE THEY’RE STILL HERE
AND IT’S UP TO YOU AND ME TO KEEP THEM ALIVE
TRADITIONS, TRADITIONS, TRADITIONS
© 2004 Almo Music Corp./Great Escape Music (ASCAP)
Pick Them Maters Music/Hope-N-Cal Music (BMI)
TRUCKSTOPS, HONKY-TONKS AND CHEAP MOTELS
(Byron Hill/Odie Blackmon)
HE’LL SPEND A LIFETIME ON THAT BLUE HIGHWAY
WHERE THE WHITE LINE WINDS CROSS THE U.S.A.
IN A ROADHOUSE BAND HE’S GOT STORIES TO TELL..
ABOUT TRUCK STOPS, HONKY-TONKS, AND CHEAP MOTELS
TRUCK STOPS, HONKY-TONKS, AND CHEAP MOTELS
HE LOVES THE SUNRISE ON A MIDWEST MORN
WINDOWS DOWN DRIVING FAST, PASSING FIELDS..
ALMOST LIKE HONEY LORD IT SURE BEATS THE SM..
TRUCK STOPS, HONKY-TONKS, AND CHEAP MOTELS
TRUCK STOPS, HONKY-TONKS, AND CHEAP MOTELS
ONE MORE NEON NIGHT IN ANOTHER TOWN
THAT OL’ GUITAR NEVER LETS HIM DOWN
SINGIN’ SONGS ABOUT HEAVEN, SONGS ABOUT HELL
TRUCK STOPS, HONKY-TONKS AND CHEAP MOTELS
TRUCK STOPS, HONKY-TONKS, AND CHEAP MOTELS
NOW WAY DOWN SOUTH THERE’S A GIRL ON HIS MIND
BUT HER HEART IS TANGLED UP IN KUDZU VINES
THE LIFE OF A RAMBLER, SHE KNOWS ALL TOO WELL
TRUCK STOPS, HONKY-TONKS AND CHEAP MOTELS
TRUCK STOPS, HONKY-TONKS, AND CHEAP MOTELS
ONE MORE NEON NIGHT IN ANOTHER TOWN
THAT OL’ GUITAR NEVER LETS HIM DOWN
SINGIN’ SONGS ABOUT HEAVEN, SONGS ABOUT HELL
TRUCK STOPS, HONKY-TONKS AND CHEAP MOTELS
TRUCK STOPS, HONKY-TONKS, AND CHEAP MOTELS
INSTRUMENTAL
HE’LL SPEND A LIFETIME ON THAT BLUE HIGHWAY
© 2004 Brother Bart Music/Universal-MCA Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Odiesongs (ASCAP)
Recorded Aug/Sept 2004 at County Q. Engineered by: P.T. Houston
and Rob Matson, Assistant Engineers: J.P. Barker and Craig Headon.
Additional recording Aug/Sept/Oct 2004 at Rancho de Colina.
Mixed at County Q by: Rob Matson. Mastered at County Q by Mike Purcell.
Photographs by J. Remington Wilde and Jessi Hill.
Layout/design by Lisa Sutton/Music Services Unlimited.
Produced by Byron Hill.
Byron Hill – All Vocals, Acoustic Guitar & Flamenco Guitar
Glen Duncan - Mandolin, Fiddle, Banjo, Tacoma Papoose
Mike Johnson – Dobro & Ped-A-Bro
Dave Pomeroy - Upright Acoustic Bass
Paul Scholten - Drums, Percussion
Larry Beaird - Acoustic Guitar
Pat McGrath - Acoustic Guitar
Billy Panda – Acoustic Guitar
B. James Lowry - Acoustic Guitar (on “Life Will Kill You” and
“Like A Country Song”)
Jelly Roll Johnson - Harmonica (on “Life Will Kill You”, and
“The Pages Of My Mind”)
“Special thanks to Chet Atkins for the kind letter he sent me in
1984 saying how much he liked ‘The Pages Of My Mind’,
and to Ray Charles for recording the song and making it a hit single in 1986.
Thanks to the people of Cobbtown, GA for the use of
their little town to create our story.
Thanks to my co-writers who contributed so much to this album,
and to the many other co-writers I work with and greatly respect.
Thanks to my publishers, to all my friends in the music business,
to my good friends in Nashville, back home in NC, and elsewhere,
who continue to support what I do.
Thanks to the NSAI who do so much for songwriters around the world.
A special thanks and love to all of my family.” -BH
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