Country Lyrics

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I have in my stereo my Country (music) CD... songs I burned while Napster was legal.

These songs do show a bit of the lexicon of the southern USA. To this site I have heretofore proffered the lyrics of superstar Country artist Brad Paisley's smash single "Two People Fell In Love". In this topic I'll add more Country lyrics. If nothing else, said lyrics will show another side of our great language and, in true Country fashion, pull a tear or two from your eyes.

Without further ado, I present "The Baby" by Blake Shelton:

My brother said that I was rotten to the core
I was the youngest child, so I got by with more
I guess she was tired by the time I came along
She'd laugh until she cried... I could do no wrong
She would always save me.. because I was her baby

I worked a factory in Ohio, a shrimp boat in the Bayou
I drove a truck in Birmingham
Turned 21 in Cincinnati.. I called home to Mom and Daddy
I said, "Your boy is now a man."
She said, "I don't care if you're 80,"
"You'll always be my baby."

She loved that photograph of our whole family
She'd always point us out for all her friends to see
"That's Greg, he's doin' great.. he really loves his job,"
"And Ronnie, with his two kids.. how 'bout that wife he's got,"
"And that one's kinda crazy, but that one is my baby."

I got a call in Alabama, said "Come on home to Louisiana,"
"And come as fast as you can fly."
"Cuz your mama really needs you, and says she's gotta see you"
"...She might not make it through the night."
The whole way, I drove 80 (128 KPH)
So she could see her baby.

It looked like she was sleepin'
And my family had been weepin'
By the time that I got to her side
And I knew that she'd been taken
And my heart, it was breakin'...
I never got to say goodbye.
I softly kissed that lady...
And cried just like a baby.
_________________
Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee.

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...and now Martina McBride's "Independence Day":

Well she seemed alright by dawn's early light
Though she looked a little worried and weak
She tried to pretend he wasn't drinkin' again,
But Daddy left the proof on her cheek.

Now I was only eight years old that summer,
And I always seemed to be in the way
So I took myself down to the fair in town
On Independence Day.

Well word gets around in a small, small town
They said he was a dangerous man
But Mama was proud and she stood her ground
She knew she was on the losin' end

Some folks whispered, some folks talked
But everybody looked the other way
And when time ran out there was no one about
On Undependence Day.

Let freedom ring!
Let the white dove sing
Let the world know that today is the day of reckoning.
Let the weak be strong
Let the right be wrong.
Roll the stone away, let the guilty pay
It's Independence Day

Well she lit up the sky that Fourth of July
By the time that the firemen come
They just put out the flames and took down some named
And sent me to the county home

Now I ain't sayin' it's right or it's wrong
But maybe it's the only way
Talk about your revolution...
It's Independence Day.

Let freedom ring!
Let the white dove sing.
Let the whole world know that today is the day of reckoning.
Let the weak be strong
Let the right be wrong
Roll the stone away, let the guilty pay
It's Independence Day.

Roll the stone away
It's Independence Day.

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...and now Martina McBride's "Independence Day":

Well she seemed alright by dawn's early light
Though she looked a little weary and weak
She tried to pretend he wasn't drinkin' again,
But Daddy left the proof on her cheek.

Now I was only eight years old that summer,
And I always seemed to be in the way
So I took myself down to the fair in town
On Independence Day.

Well word gets around in a small, small town
They said he was a dangerous man
But Mama was proud and she stood her ground
She knew she was on the losin' end

Some folks whispered, some folks talked
But everybody looked the other way
And when time ran out there was no one about
On Undependence Day.

Let freedom ring!
Let the white dove sing
Let the world know that today is the day of reckoning.
Let the weak be strong
Let the right be wrong.
Roll the stone away, let the guilty pay
It's Independence Day

Well she lit up the sky that Fourth of July
By the time that the firemen come
They just put out the flames and took down some named
And sent me to the county home

Now I ain't sayin' it's right or it's wrong
But maybe it's the only way
Talk about your revolution...
It's Independence Day.

Let freedom ring!
Let the white dove sing.
Let the whole world know that today is the day of reckoning.
Let the weak be strong
Let the right be wrong
Roll the stone away, let the guilty pay
It's Independence Day.

Roll the stone away
It's Independence Day.

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There are some obvious typos that I'm unable to fix -- the iPhone doesn't have a scrolling function, so I'm stuck on the first paragraph in the Edit page. I'll fix the mistakes at work on Tuesday. In the meantime, please download the song.

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"Wish You Were Here" by Mark Wills

They kissed goodbye at the terminal gate.
She said "You're gonna be late if you don't go."
He held her tight, said "I'll be all right,"
"And I'll call you tonight to let you know."

He bought a postcard.. on the front it just said "Heaven"
With a picture of the ocean and the beach.
And the simple words he wrote her said he loved her and they told her
How he'd hold her if his arms would reach.

"Wish you were here. Wish you could see this place."
"Wish you were near. I wish I could touch your face."
"The weather's nice, it's paradise, it's summertime all year."
"There's some folks we know, they say 'Hello' and 'Miss you so'"
"Wish you were here."

She got a call that night, but it wasn't from him
It didn't sink in right away.
"Ma'am, the plane went down. Our crews have searched the ground..."
"No survivors found," she heard him say.

But somehow she got a postcard in the mail that just said "Heaven"
With a picture of the ocean and the beach
And the simple words he wrote her
Said he loves her and they told her
How he'd hold her if his arms would reach.

Wish you were here
Wish you could see this place
Wish you were here, I wish I could touch your face
The weather's nice, it's paradise, it's summertime all year
There's some folks we know
They say "Hello" and "Miss you so"
Wish you were here.

The weather's nice in Paradise
It's summertime all year
And all the folks we know, they say
"Hello, I miss you so."
Wish you were here.
Wish you were here.

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To hear these songs free of charge, go to the sites:

vh1.com

or

cmt.com

There are a hundred songs I wish you could hear, every one if which would improve your knowledge of this language... but here are some to check out:

Hard Rock/Heavy Metal:
Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
Saliva - Click Click Boom

R&B/Soul
Rihanna - Umbrella
Boys II Men - End of the Road

Rap/Hip-Hop
Snoop Doggy Dogg - What's My Name
TI - Top Back Down

90s Pop
Bryan Adams - Everything I Do (I Do it For You)
NSync - Bye Bye Bye

80s Pop
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Madonna - Like A Prayer

80s/90s Rock
Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name
Van Halen - Dreams
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Nirvana - Come As You Are

Country
George Strait - I Cross My Heart
Garth Brooks - The Thunder Rolls
Kenny Chesney - Me and You
Tim McGraw - Don't Take The Girl

Those are some to watch , anyway.

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And check out Staind:

Outside

So Far Away

In addition to vh1.com and cmt.com, you can probably find these at youtube.com

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okay, I love this one. every nation could have one like this. This is ours:

If tommorow all the things were gone
I'd worked for all my life
And I had to start again with just my children and my wife
Thank my lucky stars that I'm livin' here today
Cuz the flag still stands for freedom
And they can't take that away

And I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free
And I won't forget the men who died
Who gave that right to me
And I proudly stand up next to you
To defend her still today
For there ain't no doubt I love this land
God bless the USA

From the lakes of Minnesota
To the hills of Tennessee
Across the plains of Texas
From sea to shining sea
From Detroit down to Houston
And New York to LA
There is pride in every American heart
And it's time we stand and say

That I'm proud to be an American
Where at least I know I'm free
And I won't forget the men who died
Who gave that right to me
And I gladly stand up next to you
To defend her still today
Cuz there ain't no doubt I love this land
God bless the USA.

repeat chorus

(my fingers are tired. I'll edit all posts Tuesday)

One last song to check out:

Toby Keith- Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue

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For heaven's sake, people, hunt for this song:

That's What Friends Are For

You have a lead singer, Dionne Warwick, who is good in her own right... but who is absolutely the scrub when you consider that this quartet is comprised of:

The aforementioned Dionne Warwick, and

Elton John
Stevie Wonder
Gladys Knight

You all know who EJ and Stevie are, with their decades of chart-topping hits. Some of you may not know, however, that Gladys Knight is mentioned with Aretha Franklin as being the greatest female R&B singer ever. Gladys sang with The Pips in her prime.

In this song she has her solo toward the end... shehas that gorgeous vibrato, that wondrous trillability, that great throaty sound. Her part is that which I like best.

Look up the song online... its video is everywhere, 25 years after it was a hit.