The Last 20 Years
Is it a week or a month or a year
Since you walked away?
I’m really not sure
‘cause all the days seem to blend into one
The shock of you leaving me
Keeps me from saying the things that ought to be said
I never considered
That one day you’d stop loving me
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The last 20 years must count for something
Don’t you still want me to call you darling
Don’t you want me to tell you that things are alright
And whisper I love you after we fight
I just can’t believe you don’t want my loving
These last 20 years must count for something
If you won’t come back
I don’t think I’ll start over again
Just continue my life
Without someone to confide in
I’ll probably ask you to come around sometime
Just to fill up some of the space
That’s achingly empty
Since you left your ring in the drawer
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Bridge:
Am I really that bad
That you’d forsake all we had?
I’m willing to change
If you can tell me what you want me to be
I’ll ask you once more
To come back to Clarksville with me
It’s quiet enough
That we can talk about where we went wrong
But it’s the last time I’m asking
Because my pride won’t let me get down on my knees and beg
I want you so bad
But there’s some things that I just won’t do
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Right Of First Refusal
You've got a tattoo on your arm of a broken heart
and a bottle of tequila to ease the pain
You showed up at my door falling apart
with your hair and your clothes soaked from the rain
You’re not sure you’ll ever love again
Don’t worry baby I can just be your friend
but if there ever comes a time when...
you're ready for more
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I want the right of first refusal
I've been waiting for your approval
I’m gonna make my move
the minute
you say the word
I want the right of first refusal
and if I'm really being truthful
I think the time is perfect
For you and me
Finally…
I want the right… of first refusal
Come in and sit by the fire you know you can talk to me
Or we can sit in silence that’s OK
Whatever it is you need is what I’ll be
And what you need to hear is what I’ll say
When the pain in your heart is gone
And you decide that it’s time to move on
In my arms is where you belong
And there…you can stay
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Second Choice
I see he made you cry
There’s anger burnin’ in your eyes
I wish I felt a little more surprised
What has he done to you
Treated you just like a fool
That’s the thing that I would never do
You can count on me
To hold on to you
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I don’t wanna be your second
choice
your back up boy when he’s not
around
I just wanna be your number one
I’ll pick you up when you’re feeling down…
I don’t wanna be your second choice
You know that I will always be
The guy who treats you tenderly
Listens to your dreams and holds your hand
Let’s take a chance on you and me
I know how good that we can be
Let’s roll the dice and see where this thing leads
So stay with me
Never leave
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Bridge
You say you’re not ready
To open up your arms
I say baby, you can trust me
You want to take it slow
And learn to trust another heart
Baby I’ll give you
All of the time
You need
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Gone Baby Gone
She got into my blood like the rodeo
I held her tightly, I wouldn't let go
When she tried to toss me aside
This cowboy dug in his spurs
andcontinued to ride
she said she was leaving in the morning
I begged her to stay
as daylight was forming
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She told me she wanted to jump on that train
head northeast and start all over again
change her name
color her hair
live without worries or cares
She was movin' on
She was gone baby gone
She was gone baby gone
Like a needle in search of a vein she got under my skin
this was a challenge I couldn't win
she didn't care if I cursed or I cried
her mind was set, this was goodbye
I offered to drive her to the station
but she refused the invitation
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I couldn't believe how badly it hurt
but I got up off the ground and
brushed off the dirt
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Shoulda Built A Bridge
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I shoulda built a bridge
to get a little closer
Built a bridge
so I could of kissed and held you
Built a bridge
to show you that my love’s still there
I should have built a bridge
so there wasn’t any doubt
Built a bridge
so we could have figured out
how to get across the muddy might’ve been
Tried to get back home to see if you’re still there
In that old blue house outside of Mayfair
But the river between us is deep and wide
And I’m left with nothing but regret
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I remember the feeling of your fingers wrapped in mine
sitting on your porch passing the time
Now this distance between us grows greater day by day
and I don’t think that’s ever gonna change
Bridge:
My thoughtless words
Caused all this hurt
And the wound’s still open even now
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Ol' Santa Fe
Headed out from ol’ Santa Fe
On an October morning in the middle of May
The breeze it was blowing
It was cloudy outside
I gassed up that pony and I went for a ride
I was thinking of you
and how you’d love that the mountains are blue
In the early morning light
In the early morning light
I’ll be here waiting for you to come home
Living without you makes me feel so alone
At the end of your travels
At the end of your day
Come back and love me
in ol’ Santa Fe
I stopped near a bridge on the outside of town
Walked out to the middle and looked all around
The canyon was deep
And the river was brown
The sky was still grey there was barely a sound
I wished you were there
Breathing that clean mountain air
In the late afternoon
In the late afternoon
It can be hard to stay in one place
Too many roads and no time to waste
Whenever you just need
To find your own space
Come back to your home in ol’ Santa Fe
House For Sale
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Our house is up for sale
and all our memories are drifting away
There's a lock box on the door
cause neither of us has the nerve to stay
I really can’t imagine
someone painting the nursery blue
Or digging up our roses,
‘cause they want to plant something new
Our house is up for sale
and all our memories are drifting away
When we first signed the lease
we didn't care what the future would bring
You gave me your love
and I gave you a wedding ring
We thought we would last forever
That nothing could bring us down
But it seems our dream has ended, right now
Our house is up for sale
And all our memories are drifting away
Well it's been 15 years
since we first walked through that door
the lease became a deed
and our family grew from two to four
But now you need a man
who spends every night at home
you want me to live a quiet life, but I won't
Our house is up for sale
And all our memories are drifting away
You're moving to Washington County
cause you've got family there
I'm headed to the ocean
so I can breathe in the salty air
We're both looking high and low
for a place to call our own
Together we’ll start over, alone
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