Songbook: A Collection of Hits lyrics

Katie's sittin' on the old front porch
Watchin' the chickens peck the ground
There ain't a whole lot goin' on tonight
In this one-horse town
Over yonder comin' up the road
In a beat-up Chevy truck
Her boyfriend Tommy, he's layin' on the horn
Splashin' through the mud and the muck

Her daddy says he ain't worth a lick
When it comes to brains, he got the short end of the stick

(An American Girl)
(Matraca Berg/Alice Randall)

Phone rings baby cries TV diet guru lies
Good morning honey
Go to work make up try to keep the balance up
Between love and money
She used to tie her hair up in ribbons and bows
Sign her letters with X's and O's
Got a picture of her mama in heels and pearls
She's tryin' to make it in her daddy's world
She's an American girl

(Jon Ims)

Katie's sitting on the old front porch
Watching the chickens peck the ground
There ain't a whole lot going on tonight
In this one horse town.
Over yonder, coming up the road
In a beat-up Chevy truck
Her boyfriend Tommy, is laying on the horn
Splashing through the mud and the muck

Her daddy says, "he ain't worth a lick

I can see you turn away when I ask what for
You say it isn't anything, but I'm not sure
Something underneath the skin won't let you be
And you try to keep it in, but I can see

The woman before me must have been hard on you
'Cause that hurt in your eyes, I never put you through
Sometimes I think you must be talking to
The woman before me and you

Sometimes in an argument, it will show

(Pat Alger / Garth Brooks)

Don't be afraid to hold me tight...
You know I won't break in two...
What we're doing here tonight...
Sure beats what we're going through...
We both loved and lost before...
You know the sadness it can bring...
Tonight let's close the door...
And hold onto the nearest thing...
Let's keep hangin' on...
So we won't fall apart...

(Melissa Etheridge)

Come on baby, let's get out of this town
I got a full tank of gas
With the top rolled down
There's a chill in my bones
I don't want to be left alone
So baby you can sleep while I drive

I'll pack my bag and load up my guitar
In my pocket I'll carry my harp
I got some money I saved, enough to get underway
And baby you can sleep while I drive

(Beth Nielsen Chapman)

Sometimes you wonder how much I care
I get so distracted running nowhere
And I take for granted our love is secure
But if I started losing you, one thing is sure

I'd be down on my knees
Ready to pray, darlin'
Down on my knees
Making you stay
I'd be begging you please
Don't take your love from me
I'd be down on my knees

I learned to be strong a long time ago

Momma told her baby, girl take it real slow

Girl told her momma hey I really gotta go

He's waitin' in the car

Momma said girl you won't get far

Thus are the dreams of an average Jane

Ninety miles an hour down a lovers lane

On a tank of dreams

Oh if she could've only seen

But fate's got cards that it don't want to show

And that boy's just

A walkaway Joe

Born to be a leaver

(Hugh Prestwood)

I was standing at the counter
I was waiting for the change
When I heard that old familiar music start
It was like a lighted match
Had been tossed into my soul
It was like a dam had broken in my heart

After taking every detour
Getting lost and losing track
So that even if I wanted
I could not find my way back
After driving out the memory

(Tom Shapiro/Bob Regan)

I'm not quite sure what's goin' on, but all day through and all night long,
I've been thinkin' about you,
I've been thinkin' about you.

The look in your eyes when you smile that way,
the sound of your voice sayin' my name.
I've been thinkin' about you,
just keep thinkin' about you.

This single minded fascination I've got,

Phone rings baby cries TV diet guru lies
Good morning honey
Go to work make up try to keep the balance up
Between love and money
She used to tie her hair up in ribbons and bows
Sign her letters with X's and O's
Got a picture of her mama in heels and pearls
She's tryin' to make it in her daddy's world
She's an American girl
An American girl

Slow dance second chance mama needs romance

Sunday mornin' when the paper comes
Let's read it front to back and see what's going on
Drink our coffee by the flower bed and talk about the stuff
That's running through our heads
When you look at me the way you do
I can't help but look right back at you

Yeah, this is a perfect love
We're doin' nothin' but what a perfect love does
We're not tryin' to make history
It's just you and me

How do I get through one night without you
If I had to live without you
What kind of life would that be
Oh and I, I need you in my arms
Need you to hold
You're my world, my heart, my soul
If you ever leave
Baby, you would take away everything good in my life

Without you there'd be no sun in my sky
There would be no love in my life
There'd be no world left for me

(written by Bobby Wood, John Peppard, and Garth Brooks)

In another's eyes
I'm someone who
Loves her enough to walk away from you
I'd never cheat, I'd never lie
In another's eyes

In another's eyes
I can do no wrong
He believes in me and his faith is strong
I'd never fall or even compromise
In another's eyes

In another's eyes
I'm afraid that I can't see
This picture perfect portrait