Burnin' The Roadhouse Down lyrics

Steve Wariner & Garth Brooks

The crowd is getting restless

It's smoky loud and hot

The band is heatin' up and
Giving everything they've got

Somebody check the exts

In case a fire breaks out

We're packed in tight

It's Saturday night

And we're burnin' the roadhouse down

Chorus:

We're burning' it down

We're burnin' the roadhouse down

The band is in full swing

one day shy of eight years old, my grandma passed away
i was a broken hearted little boy, blowing out that birthday cake
how i cried when the sky let go, with a cold and lonesome rain,
mamma smiled, said don't be sad child, grandma's watching you today

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cause theres holes in the floor of heaven
and her tears are pouring down,
that's how you know she's watching,

It's an old-fashioned feeling
In a world that's gone wild
It's a walk by the river
On a slow summer night
It's the rhythm of love
Everwhere I go
It's the sound of her voice here in my soul

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Every little whisper, every little sigh
Every time I hold her I think I'm gonna die
Every time her heart beats I know that I'm alive
With ever little whisper, every little sigh

This morning if someone had asked if you're gone

I would've managed a smile and said we're still hanging on

But if they pressed me I could've honestly said I don't know
Oh, but that was a phone call and a six pack ago

I knew we were fading but I avoided the truth

And for my fool mistakes I had no excuse

I kept telling myself I couldn't break 'neath the load

Feed the cat, grab the road map
Put the house key under the mat
Don't forget to leave the kitchen light on

Pack your bags, hit the trail
Tell the neighbors to pick up the mail
The nice couple down at the end of the street
With the pink flamigo 'neath the willow tree

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Put your silver key into my cold ignition
Burn a little rubber with me
Road trippin'

Back when we let the good times roll
You held on to me heart and soul
It wasen't really very long ago
Let's go back again

Reach out and turn the tv off
Slow down and let the world get lost
Slip into something nice and soft
And lie here in my arms

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Love me like you love me
Do it like you mean it one more time tonight
Hold me close and love me like you love me

Lately you say he's been callin'
Saying that he wants you back
I hope and pray you're not fallin'
For that old line when it's an act

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It's just smoke from an old flame
And smoke disappears in the wind
It's just smoke from an old flame
He'll look in your eyes and tell you more lies
And, girl, then he'll burn you again

I love you but I'd never keep you

She brought some perfume from Paris
And I bought some brand new cologne
She made a candlelight dinner and I put some soft music on
We sat by the fire waiting for desire
To lift us up and take us far away
But she started getting sleepy
I turned on the tv
One more night of love just went to waste

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Well it's broke and I don't know how to fix it

She walked up to the doorway

Of a mansion on the hill

Was a sign for sale by owner

Taped up on the windowsill
The man said let me tell you

A little about this place

And as he spoke she noticed

A tear roll down his face

It's a big ol' empty house

Where there used to be a home

There's a big ol' broken heart

That's been living there alone

If you fill it up with love

Mississippi rain comin' down on me

Thirty more miles I'm back in Tennessee

I keep watchin' that clock but the hands don't move

The road gets longer the closer I get to you

Windsheild wipers slappin' out the time

Radio on tryin' to ease my mind

Lonesome song tellin' me the truth

The road gets longer the closer I get to you

This ol' pickup truck ain't fast enough

As long as the ferris wheel spins 'round

Makin' the night bright as day

I know our love will shine about

And keep the darkness at bay

I know you'll see the man you love

But not the man that I am

I pray that I can win you a prize

And the summer will never end

But the circus is leaving town

They're firing all the clowns

And the hum of the trucks

As they're loading 'em up

We've been friends for a long long time
You tell me your secrets and i tell you mine
She's left you all alone and you feel like no one cares
But i have never failed you i've always been there

You tell your story it sounds a bit like mine
it's the same old situation it happens every time
Can't we see oh maybe you and me
is whats meant to be
or do we disagree

One, two, one, two, three

Well, the crowd is getting restless

It's smoky loud and hot

The band is heatin' up and giving everything they've got

Somebody check the exits, in case a fire breaks out

We're packed in tight, it's Saturday night

And we're burnin' the roadhouse down

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We're burnin' it down

We're burnin' the roadhouse down

The band is in full swing

A couple of days, isn't a very long time.
Why can't I just walk away,
I used to be good at goodbye.
But out on the water,
Under the stars,
I let the moonlight play a trick on my heart.

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You had some fun for the weekend.
But I'll be in love for the rest of my life.
You took me out to the deep end,
And I fell right over,
I didn't think twice.

Did you ever wake up in the middle of the night
And wonder where you were
You need the one and only that can hold you tight
And reach for her, but she¡Â¯s not with you
You just wish this trip would end
You know I¡Â¯ve been there and I don¡Â¯t wanna go back again

Did you ever wake up in the middle of the day
And wonder who you are