Sitting on a barstool, sippin' down some gin
Minding my own business when she come strutin' in
Long dark hair and slender, she really caught my eye
I turned to my friend Jason and whispered my-oh-my
She's never danced the Texas Two Step
She's never danced the Cowboy Waltz
She's never danced with a drunken plowboy
Like the night she danced at the Wild Wild Rose
I only had one problem, she came here with a guy
I asked her for a cigarette, she offered my a light
The ice has thus been broken, the whiskey kickin' in
Those Crown Royal doubles were telling me to sin
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I took her by the hand and pulled her to the floor
We danced a very fast one, and then we danced one more
The boy that she came in with was giving me the eye
I turned around and kissed her and waved to him bye, bye
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The moral of this story goes a lot like this:
When you're in the heart of Kansas, and you feel a kind of bliss
Take that chance and ask her for a country dance
Shine up those old buckles and get ready for romance
She's never danced the Texas Two Step
She's never danced the Cowboy Waltz
She's never danced with a drunken plowboy
Like the night she danced at the Wild Wild Rose
Like the night she danced at the Wild Wild Rose
Driving down that highway late at night
Nodding off between headlights
Country music playing on the radio
That pedal steel was crying soft and slow
Another song about a boy and a girl
How when she left she took his whole world
Sad song, reminds me of you
I pulled off at the first sign I saw of booze
What could I do, what could I do?
I ordered whiskey and water for two
One for me and one for the memory of you
As I finished my first and second round
I sat and watched as a pretty little girl sat down
She bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light
And for a second I thought I might
but then she started playing with those soft brown curls
and I thought of that boy and his whole world
What could I do, what could I do?
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I been doing some thinking
About what happened the other night
About what it means to be a husband and a wife
Would I do it again, with all the pain I'm in
and honey I'd do it again
Because you're the greatest love I've ever known
and for you I give my eternal soul
I'd swim through a lake of fire
just to freeze in the cold, cold snow
and honey I'd do it again
Sometimes when I close my eyes
I can see you with another man
I can't help but wonder will it ever happen again
I gave you my life through the thick times and the thin
and honey, I'd do it again
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Well I crack and I pop when I get out of bed
Turn the hot water 'til my skin turns red
So I can lace up my boots and put on my pants
and head out the door to do the traffic dance
I just want to go home
and get really drunk or stoned
and if my baby will let me
I might end up doing both
When I got into work, I had a comeback to do
On my last oil change, I left the drain plug loose
All the oil ran out and the motor blew
I wish I'd got fired, but I'm just getting sued
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I worked all day and what did I get
I smell like gasoline, motor oil, and ATF
All I had to eat today was the roach coach special
and a pack and a half of cigarettes
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When I picked up that wrench it's the life I chose
My arms are sore and my back is broke
Sometimes I feel like there ain't no hope
When it'll end only the good Lord knows
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Tonight I lay my eyes on you
a feeling deep inside
tells me your the girl for me.
Can I tell her, I don't know
As you reach out your loving arms
I hold you close and tight
and never let the feeling pass
Can I tell her, does it show
Tonight, I lay, my eyes, on you
Passion, the love, my heart bleeds true
Tonight, I lay, my eyes, on you
Make love, to me, the whole, night through
Tonight, I lay, my eyes, on you
The sleepless nights you're on my mind
the others in my dreams
I've got to take this chance and see
what lies within her heart
A wise old man once told me, "Son,
Love can hurt and love can heal
the time with her can be so short,
so tell her how you feel."
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Tonight I lay my eyes on you
Take a chance, roll the dice
That this feeling that I feel
is true love at first sight
I want to share this special glow
all the warmth in my heart
I'm so lonely being apart
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Take off the ties, put on your hats
we going to the fairgrounds, to the race track
Pack up the cooler, put out the dawg
Grab the ol' lady, the race is on
Five days a week, ten hours a day
Scratching out a living on minimum wage
The only way I forget my job
Is riding down to Rolling Plains on my big ol' Hawg
Fire up your hemi's, your 351's
warm up the headers, let's get her done
Rev it up, rev it up, dump the clutch
Hang on tight, let's kick up dust
Git-fiddle Solo
Take I-70 East, exit 157
Turn South bound for a little piece of heaven
Hear those big engines make that roaring sound
Flying past the grandstands, past the roaring crowd
There's ol' Red in car number 8
Rund off the track and hit the barracades
Ellis County Hooch car, car number 9
Hit the checkered flag in the nick of time
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Rolling Plains Motor Speedway,
Rolling Plains Motor Speedway
One Saturday evening, I recieved a call
from a girl of yesteryear
She asked me to, the high school dance
at a local township hall
I sain yes, Can I pick you up?
She said no, she would drive.
Hung up the phone, and I closed my eyes
A perfect ending to this night
Several months went by, and we hadn't talked
callused heart was going soft
Picked up the phone, dialed that number
to the girl, I might have lost
She said yes, Can I pick you up?
I said no, I would drive.
Hung up the phone, and closed my eyes
a perfect ending to thjs night
Like a birght ocean sunset, so is her smile
Like a fine cut diamond gemstone, the sparkle in her eyes
There she goes, down the road
'Til next time, comes so slow
Please come back, can't let you go
Forgot to tell you, I love you so
I think I've found, the perfect soul-mate,
but she may never know
so many things, I want to tell you,
but I know you have to go.
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Please come back, can't let you go
kiss me baby, I love you so
There's a three-legged dog and lots of sick jokes
Stray cats a-mixing with real nice folks
They share good home-cookin', raising pigs and bulls
They got moonshine brewin' and tractor pulls
Maybe a fiddle playin', kids a rompin' in the wheat
From the cold winter months through the July heat
The women fixin' supper for Frank and his kin
It's the Miller reunion, an excuse to sin
They got line dried towels and gravel kicked cars
Country-fried women and real cheap bars
The morning's hard work, but the night times a daze
They're living large in the land of Hays
After a long dyas working, smoking packs of Reds
Kickin' back in your chair, maybe move to the bed
They're gawkin' at girls and sippin' on brew
It's Labor Day weekend, ain't nothing else to do
Kids speeding to the diner in their pick up trucks
Cuz the blue plate special's just a couple of bucks
The old folks are saying that "It's just a phase"
But they've lived their whole lives in the land of Hays
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M.I.
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I remember walking downtown in the rain.
Holding hands with you and feeling no pain.
Now I'm drunk on Wazee Street,
at the ballpark where we'd meet
reliving memories of those summer days.
The dirty streets of Denver
they don't seem the same
now that you're gone.
Our lives were meant to be.
Now it's just a memory,
cause the Lord came and took you away.
Now I'm walking 16th street
with my favorite memory,
and with me you'll always remain.
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Life without you is like a man with one shoe
walking around in circles 'til he dies.
I can't think of a better place
for all of this to take place,
than the dirty streets that we called home
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