Chevy Van
(S. Johns)
I gave a girl a ride in my wagon.
She crawled in and took control.
She was tired and her mind was dragging.
I said get some sleep and dream of rock and roll.
Like a picture she was laying there,
Moonlight dancing off her hair.
She woke up and tool me by the hand.
She's gonna love me in my Chevy Van,
And that's alright with me.
Her young face was that of an angel.
Her long legs were tanned and brown.
You better keep your eyes on the road son.
Better slow this vehicle down.
Like a picture she was laying there,
Moonlight dancing off her hair.
She woke up and tool me by the hand.
She's gonna love me in my Chevy Van,
And that's alright with me.
I put her out in a town that was so small
You could throw a rock from end to end.
Dirt road main street; she walked off in her bare feet.
It's a shame I won't be passing through again.
Like a picture she was laying there,
Moonlight dancing off her hair.
She woke up and tool me by the hand.
She's gonna love me in my Chevy Van,
And that's alright with me.
(S. Johns)
I gave a girl a ride in my wagon.
She crawled in and took control.
She was tired and her mind was dragging.
I said get some sleep and dream of rock and roll.
Like a picture she was laying there,
Moonlight dancing off her hair.
She woke up and tool me by the hand.
She's gonna love me in my Chevy Van,
And that's alright with me.
Her young face was that of an angel.
Her long legs were tanned and brown.
You better keep your eyes on the road son.
Better slow this vehicle down.
Like a picture she was laying there,
Moonlight dancing off her hair.
She woke up and tool me by the hand.
She's gonna love me in my Chevy Van,
And that's alright with me.
I put her out in a town that was so small
You could throw a rock from end to end.
Dirt road main street; she walked off in her bare feet.
It's a shame I won't be passing through again.
Like a picture she was laying there,
Moonlight dancing off her hair.
She woke up and tool me by the hand.
She's gonna love me in my Chevy Van,
And that's alright with me.
Shut My Mouth
Featuring Gwen Sebastian
(J. Richey, J. Brunswick)
Got a lot of habits that I can't break.
Keep on repeating the same mistakes.
Like a record; I'm broken.
I float like the wind, I'm all alone.
Never had a place to call my own.
Castaway, yeah that's my name.
Maybe I should shut my mouth,
'Cause everything I say comes out
Sounding like I don't know what I want, don't know what I need.
I could go on and on,
But everything just sounds so wrong.
So, when I can't find the words to say,
Say you'll stay...
Never met a soul that I let in.
Let them see my secret sins, cause I'm ugly.
I'm so ugly.
But you give me hope, you give me life, so I'll let you in a thousand times.
Your grace takes me away.
Maybe I should shut my mouth,
'Cause everything I say comes out
Sounding like I don't know what I want, don't know what I need.
I could go on and on,
But everything just sounds so wrong.
So, when I can't find the words to say,
Say you'll...
Stay with me a little while.
Hand in hand we'll walk for miles.
I'll lead the way.
Just say you'll stay.
Maybe I should shut my mouth,
'Cause everything I say comes out
Sounding like I don't know what I want, don't know what I need.
I could go on and on,
But everything just sounds so wrong.
So, when I can't find the words to say,
Say you'll stay...
Almost Home
(J. Richey, R. Arthur, J. Rade)
Dark day in December and I'm trying to remember
That time keeps moving faster,
Passing like a river everyday.
Well, nothing lasts forever, but I'm tired of colder weather
So I'm heading down to Texas
Find something to warm my broken heart.
Well I'm on my own,
But I'm almost home.
At exit 94 I had to stop to get directions to a place I'd been before,
Somewhere I'd forgotten long ago.
Wheels keep on rolling even though I'm tired and broken,
And I'm jealous of these dashes.
At least they have some friends to call their own.
Well, I'm on my own,
But I'm almost home.
Well, I'm looking for some answers,
And this road don't ask no questions.
She just keeps me company.
Somehow she can see that's all I need.
I keep hoping when it's over that I'll know just where I'm going,
But as I keep on driving;
I'm finding that the journey is all I need.
Well, I'm all alone,
But I'm home.
Love Her Like A Man
(J. Richey, R. Arthur)
Why don't you give that girl some sugar
So she can give it right back to you?
Night after night
Why don't you ask her how her day's been
And tell her that you dig that dress she's in?
Something so small, almost as if she don't need nothing at all.
You gotta take a little time.
Find a way to make her smile.
If you find another way to make her want to stay.
Man, you're the first one of your kind.
Make sure you ask that girl to dance.
Listen to her favorite bands.
Take her out to see a show.
Pretend you want to go.
That's how you love her like a man.
Why don't you keep apologizing?
There ain't no winner when she's crying.
She's always right.
Why don't you call her in the evening
And let her tell you how she's feeling?
Listen to me, when you hear what she say
That girl will give it away.
You gotta take a little time.
Find a way to make her smile.
If you find another way to make her want to stay.
Man, you're the first one of your kind.
Make sure you ask that girl to dance.
Listen to her favorite bands.
Take her out to see a show.
Pretend you want to go.
That's how you love her like a man.
Fancy things, diamond rings don't mean a thing.
All she wants is your company and maybe that ring.
You gotta take a little time.
Find a way to make her smile.
If you find another way to make her want to stay.
Man, you're the first one of your kind.
Make sure you ask that girl to dance.
Listen to her favorite bands.
Take her out to see a show.
Pretend you want to go.
That's how you love her like a man.
You got to love her.
You got to love her.
Love her like a man.
She says hey let's skip the show.
Somewhere else she'd rather go.
She's gonna love you like a man.
Everything But The Blame
(J. Peterik, J. Carlisi, J. Richey, R. Arthur)
Never saw it coming, hit me from behind.
Your hands are in my pocket but your out with him tonight.
You said you wanted everything but, Honey, there’s a twist.
I didn’t know my pride was on your list.
Well, I never saw it coming, hit me from behind.
Bought into your loving, but you’re robbing me blind
You stole my money, you stole my name
Took it all; everything but the blame.
I was taking care of business; you threw me to the curb.
You asked me to forgive you, damn you’ve got some nerve.
Now who are you to ask me to give it one more try
When you’ve been hanging with that man all night?
Well, I never saw it coming, hit me from behind.
Bought into your loving, but you’re robbing me blind
You stole my money, you stole my name
Took it all; everything but the blame.
No man deserves this kind of loving.
Even if love is what you’re even doing.
Lord knows I’m a fool cause I never saw it coming.
No man deserves this kind of loving.
Even if love is what you’re even doing.
Lord knows I’m a fool...
Cause I never saw it coming, hit me from behind.
I bought into your loving, but you’re robbing me blind.
You stole my money, you stole my name.
You took it all; everything but the blame.
Seasons Change
(J. Richey, R. Arthur)
There's tears falling from your eyes,
And the rain ruining blue skies.
Veins frozen in your chest
From the news you didn’t want to get.
When the clouds are creeping in your mind,
And the sun somehow forgot to shine.
The memories we haven’t made fade away.
Seasons change, but my love stays the same.
The world turns brown, but life is all around you.
My heart is beating just to keep with yours in time.
I won’t let go… when seasons change.
I know you’re feeling overwhelmed,
But girl, there ain’t no way in hell
I’d leave you alone with the kids.
You’re my lover, you’re my friend.
But doctors keep telling me to say goodbye.
Seasons change, but my love stays the same.
The world turns brown, but life is all around you.
My heart is beating just to keep with yours in time.
I won’t let go… when seasons change.
Now this thing is eating me inside.
Everyday I’m feeling less alive.
Listen to me there’s no way I’m gonna die.
Seasons change, but my love stays the same.
The world turns brown, but life is all around you.
My heart is beating just to keep with yours in time.
I won’t let go… when seasons change.
I’ll wait every single day
On the other side of time and space.
I hope that you know that I tried,
But I’m happy on the Other Side
Day The Faces Changed
(J. Richey, R. Arthur)
His name was Harry Herley,
He was invited to this town.
They told him make it pretty,
But instead he let ‘em down
The seat of Ellis County,
And it was 1894.
Mabel Frame from Waxahachie,
What’d you break his heart for?
She was beautiful and he loved her.
So he thought I’ll carve her likeness into stone.
On the courthouse of this little town
So everyone could go.
See her smiling, see her laughing,
See his love withstand the wind and rain.
And that moment when he found out she didn’t love him;
That’s the day the faces changed.
They said Welcome Mr. Herley, do you know you’re way around?
Just head down Rogers Street, that's where your work is found.
We built it out of granite and it rises up so high
Above the cotton fields beneath the Texas sky.
He had a fine reputation as the best there ever was.
That’s why it hurt so bad when Herley broke their trust.
To work in solitude was his one only demand.
The day he left they saw he’d been a busy man.
They’d see her smiling, see her laughing
See his love withstand the wind and rain
And that moment when he found out she didn’t love him;
That’s the day the faces changed.
Harry’s legend is one I’ve always known,
But I’ve only come to see his story on my own.
I brought you here underneath the gaze of Mabel’s eyes
So she can finally see what love is really like.
She sees us smiling, she sees us laughing,
She sees our love through years of wind and rain
She sees us smiling, she sees us laughing,
She sees our love through years of wind and rain,
And with this ring I’m gonna ask you to love me.
Today’s the day our fates will change.
Today's the day our fates will change.
(J. Richey, R. Arthur)
His name was Harry Herley,
He was invited to this town.
They told him make it pretty,
But instead he let ‘em down
The seat of Ellis County,
And it was 1894.
Mabel Frame from Waxahachie,
What’d you break his heart for?
She was beautiful and he loved her.
So he thought I’ll carve her likeness into stone.
On the courthouse of this little town
So everyone could go.
See her smiling, see her laughing,
See his love withstand the wind and rain.
And that moment when he found out she didn’t love him;
That’s the day the faces changed.
They said Welcome Mr. Herley, do you know you’re way around?
Just head down Rogers Street, that's where your work is found.
We built it out of granite and it rises up so high
Above the cotton fields beneath the Texas sky.
He had a fine reputation as the best there ever was.
That’s why it hurt so bad when Herley broke their trust.
To work in solitude was his one only demand.
The day he left they saw he’d been a busy man.
They’d see her smiling, see her laughing
See his love withstand the wind and rain
And that moment when he found out she didn’t love him;
That’s the day the faces changed.
Harry’s legend is one I’ve always known,
But I’ve only come to see his story on my own.
I brought you here underneath the gaze of Mabel’s eyes
So she can finally see what love is really like.
She sees us smiling, she sees us laughing,
She sees our love through years of wind and rain
She sees us smiling, she sees us laughing,
She sees our love through years of wind and rain,
And with this ring I’m gonna ask you to love me.
Today’s the day our fates will change.
Today's the day our fates will change.
Trigger
(J. Richey, R. Arthur, G. Kennedy)
She only wants to dance tonight
With her girls and drink some wine.
She’s got a little black dress on… tired of feeling alone.
You’re sitting there in your sweats
Eating crumbs off your chest.
All because you can’t decide if you want her in your life.
You keep wondering if you’re missing out;
If you should keep going or turn around.
You see flashes of her having your son, but
That crashes you’re party of one.
Before its too late best stay or run away.
Just make up your mind.
Pull the trigger.
Start it up or end it now.
Pull the trigger.
This calls for another round.
She'll have another drink or five from
All the guys she’s driving wild.
With her red lipstick on, all she wants is love.
She asked if you’d go downtown.
Spin her round and lay her down,
But you’re too busy waiting on a sign that she's the one.
You keep wondering if you’re missing out;
If you should keep going or turn around.
Monday, she was the one;
Friday, you just want to be done.
Just let her down or rest her in your arms
Before she’s gone.
Pull the trigger.
Start it up or end it now.
Pull the trigger.
This calls for another round.
Move on if it's over.
Hold on if you love her.
Pull the trigger.
Start it up or end it now.
Pull the trigger.
This calls for another round.
Move on.
(Pull the trigger.)
Hold on.
Move on.
Pull the trigger.
Big Blue Sky
(J. Richey, A. Bennett)
I heard the bells from the church like a warning,
Trying to save me from hell-fire burning.
They got me thinking.
I threw the doors of the church wide open.
That girl was standing with her sin showing.
She’s got me thinking, she’s got me praying, she’s got me singing now.
Take me down to the river.
Wash me clean in the mud and deliver me
To your Big Blue Sky.
All this time I’ve been gunning,
Aiming for love but hitting nothing.
I lift up my hands to your Big Blue Sky.
I hear the voice of the man at the altar.
He’s having words with the devil on my shoulder.
He’s got him shaking.
I feel the light shining down from above me.
Now I can see what I let control me.
I can feel it; I can be free.
Oh I believe it now.
Take me down to the river.
Wash me clean in the mud and deliver me
To your Big Blue Sky.
All this time I’ve been gunning,
Aiming for love but hitting nothing.
I lift up my hands to your Big Blue Sky.
I’ve been lost without you, won’t you come and lift me up?
Take me to the muddy bank and drown me in your love.
I can feel the light of your big blue sky above.
Won’t you come and lift me up?
Take me down to the river.
Wash me clean in the mud and deliver me
To your Big Blue Sky.
Take me down to the river.
Wash me clean in the mud and deliver me
To your Big Blue Sky.
All this time I’ve been gunning,
Aiming for love but hitting nothing.
I lift up my hands to your Big Blue Sky.
Yeah, to your big blue sky
(Take me down)
To your big blue sky
(Take me down)
Yeah, to your big blue sky
(Take me down)
To your big blue sky.
Smokin' In The Boys Room
(C. Koda, M. Lutz)
Sitting in the classroom thinking it's a drag.
Listen to my teacher rap just ain't my bag.
The noon bell rings, you know that's my cue.
I'm gonna meet the boys on floor number two.
Smokin' in the boys room
Smokin' in the boys room
Now teacher don't fill me up with no rules.
Everybody knows that smokin' ain't allowed in school.
Checking out the hall, making sure the coast is clear.
Looking in the stalls; ain't nobody here.
My buddy Fang and me and Paul;
To get caught would be the death of us all.
Smokin' in the boys room
Smokin' in the boys room
Smokin' in the boys room
Smokin' in the boys room
Now teacher don't you fill me up with no rules.
Everybody knows that smokin' ain't allowed in school.
Put me to work in the school book store.
Check out counter; man, I got so bored.
Teacher was looking for me all around.
Two hours later, man, you know where I can be found.
Smokin' in the boys room
Smokin' in the boys room
Now teacher don't you fill me up with no rules.
Everybody knows that smokin' ain't allowed in school.
Smokin' in the boys room
Smokin' in the boys room
Smokin' in the boys room
Smokin' in the boys room
Now, teacher, I am fully aware of the rules.
Everybody knows that smokin' ain't allowed in school.