Arresting
I plead guilty for not believin’
That you’d come back to stay
You said love had imprisoned us
But I swore that it was our fate
So many times you said you were done
And I thought you were gone for sure
But I pleaded with you for forgiveness
And you gave me one chance more
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Baby, you’re arresting
I just wanna be confined to your house
Your’re just so arresting
I’ll be your prisoner obeying all of your commands
Darling you’re arresting
The passion in your kisses gets me so aroused
Baby, you’re arresting
Detain me for a weekend
Like a wanted man
I confess I mistreated you
And lied right to your face
But you saw through my dishonesty
Now I’m pleading with you to stay
You could’ve walked away without a word
You could’ve taken the 5th
But you gave me probation not judgment
And I’m thankful that you did
Chorus
Our feelings they just seemed to linger
Like chalk marks resisting the rain
Our love it survived it would not wash away
A beautiful, permanent stain
Chorus
Detain me for a weekend
Like a wanted man
Detain me for a weekend
I’ll be your wanted man
Barefeet On The Dash
You've got your sunglasses on
You've got your hair pulled back
You're a phenomenon
Your smile is an aphrodisiac
You've got lovin’ in your cup
Willie's on the radio
Girl you're all dolled up
Your eyes tell me what I already know
You look so fine you're gonna make me crash
With your come here smile and your bare feet...
on the dash
Your yellow sundress shows
The tan lines on your chest
My heart hangs beneath your throat
on a golden chain we bought out west
I've got loving on my mind
and another hundred miles to go
Our fingers are entwined
That's the way you let love show
You look so fine you're gonna make me crash
With your come here smile and your bare feet...
on the dash
This two-lane road's wide open
no traffic to clog our way
we'll be on the sand by half past one
We've got a good thing going
As we drive all the way
to that dreamland where the ocean meets the sun
Darlin' we're almost there
you don't have to wait much longer
We make a handsome pair
and our love keeps growing stronger
I've got an itch that only you can scratch
You and I are a perfect match
You look so fine you're gonna make me crash
With your come here smile and your bare feet... on the dash
Grifters, Frauds, and Fools
Buddy filled the tank and
headed south to Mexico
to buy some ivermectin and a
half an ounce of blow
he pulled into that border town
and ended up face down
underneath the boot heel of
some tough sicario
who was not simpatico
he was not simpatico
Crystal sat at home
and smoked a morning's worth of weed
coming off of last night's buzz
of mezcal, beer, and speed
she was waiting for Buddy's call
announcing his latest haul
she imagined everything
that could possibly go wrong
she was trying to stay calm
trying to stay calm
Chorus
Grifters, frauds and fools inviting ridicule
all they ever bragged about
was flaunting all the rules
They waved the stars and stripes
while airing all their gripes
to talk show hosts who told them
that they had to stand and fight
Grifters, frauds and fools
Grifters, frauds and fools
The sicario robbed Buddy
of his money and his pants
and left him in the desert
somewhere near the Rio Grande
his hands and feet were tied
he was lucky to be alive
He swore things would be different
if he ever made it home
he'd buy a bigger gun
and make another run
V4
Crystal typed a message saying,
"Buddy, where you been?"
"If you don't come back home soon,
boy I swear to you I'm leavin'"
But she had nowhere to go
and Buddy had all their dough
She downed a cold cerveza
so her buzz wouldn’t disappear
she was drowning all her fears
drowning all her fears
Chorus
When You're A Ghost
I'll be haunted by your memory when you're a ghost
How I’ll survive I haven't got a clue
I'll be nothing but a shadow when you're a ghost
dark and silent, invisible like you
When you're a ghost I'll pull the shutters closed
to block the sight of others from my view
A man with no companion when you're a ghost
no one that I can tell my secrets to
I'll roam these rooms alone at night when you're a ghost
just sit and watch the clock and pass the time
Embedded in my easy chair when you're a ghost
If you’re lingering near then just give me a sign
When you're a ghost I'll pack your things away
It’s hard to say what's yours and what is mine
All this will be different when you're a ghost
my solitude now part of life’s design
I'll see you in my dreams my love when you're a ghost
and tell you everything I've done today
I'll reach for you but you'll be gone when you're a ghost
I wish that it could be some other way
When you're a ghost I'll spend my waking hours
thinking of all the plans we made
I’ll soak in all these memories when you’re a ghost
My tears won’t wash the thought of you away
I'll be haunted by your memory when you're a ghost
How I’ll survive I haven't got a clue
I'll be nothing but a shadow when you're a ghost
dark and silent, invisible like you
The Lies You Tell
59 Acres
I was wrong about you
today I finally learned the truth
you don't care about us
you’re not someone to be trusted
you believe in fiction and conspiracies
convinced you're a victim of tyranny
share your fake news with someone else
I'm through with the lies you tell
I thought you had a heart
your crooked smile was a work of art
once, you listened to and soothed
tortured hearts that sang the blues
You're not that kind woman anymore
You seem so different from before
I think it’s time for me to say farewell
I'm through with the lies you tell
You're not the only one I know
who's given up on promises
to try and make life better than before
Everybody changes
because life just isn't painless
and gets harder as we travel farther on
But there's no excuse for choosing
to ignore the needs of young and old
who need us to keep danger at the door
You’ve changed and I'm mad as hell
about the lies you tell
I just have to walk away
Listening to you makes my head ache
I don't feel like being nice
but I'll leave you with a piece of advice
don't think for a moment there's not a price to pay
everybody faces their judgement day
Your selfishness won't represent you well
I'm through with the lies you tell
I'm through with the lies you tell
I'm through with the lies you tell
Don't That Sound Fine
In this godforsaken town
The sidewalks close at 5:00
and I find myself thinking
that somehow there’s got to be more
Some other place just a little more exotic
Different people with different names
And other things that matter
Besides the same routine day to day
I could get by with only your affection
and my instincts charting our direction
It wouldn’t matter if we didn’t have a plan
As long as you’ve got me and I’ve got you
Don’t that sound fine?
People say I’ve got it all right now
A woman, a backyard, and a steady place
To lay my head
But all I wanna do is take you down south
Where the back roads go on forever
Where blood and dirt mix with hope and sweat
And southern contradictions keep us
Laughing in the stifling night
I’d like to get rid of all these distractions
I think I’d feel more satisfaction
If I could focus on what really matters
I think I’d be happier too
Don’t that sound fine?
With you right beside me
It always feels so right
Let’s play a game and
Be somebody else tonight
No one will know us
No one will care
Let’s put away our rings
And pretend that we’re strangers again
Pretend that we’re strangers again
Oh…
The tank is full so let’s go now
There’s 500 miles till the sun goes down
And we hit the next town
It’s just past the east Texas line
Don’t that sound fine?
Own 59 Acres
Here’s what you get
A repossessed truck
And deeper in debt
My bank account’s frozen
The pasture is filled
With cattle and farmhands
Waiting for their next meal
I can’t pay the taxman
I can’t pay the rent
Fuel costs have risen
Near fifty percent
My tank’s almost empty
The auction is set
Own 59 acres
Here’s what you get
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha
Wo oh oh oh
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha
Wo oh oh oh
Own 59 acres
And try to hold on,
Plant spring, fall, and summer,
Give up black dirt to corn.
Work down at the Mobil,
Sell a few cords of wood,
stand in line for donations,
from those who do good.
Some corporate attorney
Says he’ll buy all my land,
sell one-acre parcels
as fast as he can.
I’m tired in the evening,
‘Cause I work 5 to 9,
own 59 acres
and sweat all your life.
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha
Wo oh oh oh
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha
Wo oh oh oh
“59 Acres”
the auctioneer cries,
he sells my whole lifetime
right before my blue eyes.
There’s no celebration,
no joy and no shame.
That 59 acres
was worth all the pain.
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha
Wo oh oh oh
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha
Wo oh oh oh
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha
Wo oh oh oh
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha
Wo oh oh oh
November Chill
You sent me a picture
With the sun shining bright
Over your shoulder positioned just so
There was a picturesque background
There was a gleam in your eye
You looked like the girl I used to know
Could this be your way of saying
That as soon as it starts raining
You’re taking the next train home to me
Chorus
Pack up your coats and boots
And even your high heeled shoes
Bring ‘em all back to me
Before the November chill
Remember to bring that dress
The one I always loved the best
Bring ‘em all back to me
Before the November chill
Fill up our closet before the November chill
I couldn’t stop you
Once you decided to go
You already had one foot out the door
I kept your name on the mailbox
I left the key in there too
Your nightgown’s in the drawer
You told me as you were leaving
Not to spend all summer grieving
But some things are easier said than done
Chorus
I can’t live without you
And I don’t really want to
I’d rather smell your perfume on the sheets
I can pick the mess up, baby
I can wash the coffee cups
But somehow it’s just better when you do
Chorus
Blue Plaid Skirt
Blue plaid skirt
You had me from the moment
That you looked over at me
Backlit by a neon yellow light
Your face looked like
Your heart was broken
You danced with the mirror
Holding nothing back
You gave it all away
Blue plaid skirt
I’ve never seen you here before
Are you just new in town
Or have you been holding out on me
Are you someone’s wife
Or someone’s daughter
Or maybe both or just another
Passing through the dirty little town
It seems that you’re alone
And you like it just that way
Well I would like to talk with you
And hear what you have to say
Have I been drinking too much
Or did you start to flirt
With me from across the room
Wearing that blue skirt
Blue plaid skirt
Your vision’s burned into my mind
I see it every time I close my eyes
And pray that you’re still here
You glide across the floor
And like an angel stand in front of me
And tell me everything will be OK
It seems that you’re alone
And you like it just that way
Well I would like to talk with you
And hear what you have to say
Have I been drinking too much
Or did you start to flirt
With me from across the room
Wearing that blue skirt
Blue plaid skirt
You’ve got my full attention
And I forgot to mention
Blue plaid skirt
I’m feeling lonesome too
Blue plaid skirt
I’m feeling lonesome too
Counting The Days
Light poured in through a drawn back shade
It was gonna be a day tailor made
For hanging with friends in the autumn sun
then I remembered that we're not seeing anyone
Chorus
We’re counting the days
'til it's safe to breathe the air
We’re counting the ways life will never be the same
We’re counting the days
'til our load is light enough to bear
when we stop and talk to passers by
when solitude doesn't make us cry
when we can look strangers in the eye
oh, oh, we’re counting the days
oh, oh, we’re counting the days
Winter's coming and the nights are long
No time for weakness I gotta be strong
Find peace of mind with music and words
Wanna curse the gods but I fight the urge
Chorus
Sometimes when it feels
like the walls are closing in on me
I take a walk to clear my head
When I feel like caution is my enemy
I tell myself there's better days ahead
In springtime maybe we'll head out west
We’ll clear our heads and tan our flesh
Go climb a mountain and wade a stream
the trails are rocky but the air is clean
Chorus
No Finer Gift
Is it too much to want, is it too much to ask
Just a little peace of mind while I lie in the grass
And think about songs I’ve been wanting to write
Dream about hitches I’ve been hoping to hike
If there’s one thing you could give to me
I’d ask for a gift that’s impossibly free
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Give me a canyon with a river that runs
Straight through the middle reflecting the sun
Give me a meadow that’s rolling and stained
With wildflower blossoms fueled by the rain
Give me the taste of your lips
There is no finer gift
There’s no finer gift
Do I seem desperate, do you wonder why
I look for answers where the road meets the sky
Rather than looking to you or a friend
I take to the backroads again and again
Wondering if I could possibly own
A place in your thoughts where I’m loved and alone
Chorus
The gift of your arms wrapped around me at night
The gift of your touch reminds me life is alright
The song in your voice on a night in July
Reminds me of breezes when they rustle the pines
Give me a canyon with a river that runs
Straight through the middle reflecting the sun
Give me a meadow that’s rolling and stained
With wildflower blossoms fueled by the rain
Give me the taste of your lips
There is no finer gift
Give me the taste of your lips
There is no finer gift
There is no finer gift
There’s no finer gift