Brand New Man [Arista] lyrics

Out in the country past the city limit sign,
Well, there's a honky-tonk near the county line.
The joint starts jumpin' every night when the sun goes down.
They got whiskey, women, music, and smoke.
It's where all the cowboy folk go to boot scoot boogie.

I got a good job, I work hard for my money.
When it's quittin' time, I hit the door running.
I fire up my pick-up truck, and let the horses run.

[CHORUS]
I saw the light; I've been baptized
by the fire in your touch and the flame in your eyes.
I'm born to love again; I'm a brand new man.

Well, the whole town's talkin'
'bout the line I'm walkin'
that leads right to your door.
Oh, how I used to roam,
I was a rollin' stone.

I used to have a wild side;
they say a country mile wide,
I'd burn those beer joints down.
That's all changed now.

He left you, she left me
Drowning in this misery
We stopped living
When they said goodbye
We've been faithful to these blues
But I've had enough now how about you
Don't you think we've earned the right
To go cheating on the blues tonight

Cheating on the blues tonight
Let's go out and do it right
Throw it into overdrive
And get on down the road
Shake it till the break of dawn

I bought my girl a diamond,
It was our engagement ring
She took it to a pawn shop,
Like it didn't mean a thing
She went right out and bought herself
A brand new party dress
She'll be looking good tonight
When we go out I guess

She's a cool drink of water
She's done hocked the ring I bought her
She might be the devil's daughter
But she's a cool, cool drink of water

I got whiskey to keep me warm when the sun goes down
And this God forsaken honky tonk ain't likely to run out
So won't you come on home and save me
Stop me before I drown
'Cause I'm no good, pretty mama
When you're not around

And there's women in this town whispering in my ear
Saying things a man in my condition likes to hear
So won't you come on home and stop me
Before I step on out

These honky tonks and bright lights used to thrill me
I'd paint the town and stumble in at dawn
But now there's no one listening for my footsteps
It's winding down to one more night alone

I thought I had her wrapped around my finger
I didn't think this bridge would ever burn
I always thought she'd take me back
But she taught me the cold hard fact

I lost her trail on a friday night
She was gone before I got home
She'd been getting restless
In that big house all alone
I've been up and down these city streets
For three nights in a row
And lord it's hard to find that girl
When she gets the urge to go

It's kinda like a lost and found
In a border town
Askin' bout a diamond ring
They just look at you
Like you've lost your mind

You picked me up, you shot me down
You're stepping out all over town
Drove me back to drinking in this bar
I found myself a brand new friend
I'm headed down that road again
I'm working on my next broken heart

Happy or sad, it's hard to tell
You taught me how to hurt so well
When it comes to love I know my part
Well I'll play this game that I can't win
I'll be somebody's fool again

When the sun goes down on my side of town
That lonesome feelin' comes to my door
And the whole world turns blue.

There's a run-down bar across the railroad track
I got a table for two way in the back
Where I sit alone and think of losin' you
I spend most every night beneath the light of a neon moon.

Chorus:
Now, if you lose your one and only
There's always room here for the lonely

My taxicab is waiting
Wish I could hold you one last time
After all we had together
There's gotta be a better way
Of telling you goodbye

If I had a horse I'd ride off in the sunset
If I had wings I'd fly off in the sky so blue
If I had the time I'd spend my whole life dreaming
But I'd wake up still in love with you

Be in Baton Rouge by morning
Hope your missing me by then