The night is filled with questions The darkness takes its toll Why did we take love for granted How could we lose control And I wonder as I lie here Not knowing where you are Was it as hard to be together As it is to be apart Was goodbye the answer I'm not sure anymore I just might trade the way it is For the way it was before And I still can't help but wonder Is it as lonesome where you are Was it as hard to be together As it is to be apart It hurt too much to just keep holding on But I know I've never spent a night this long And I swear it seems that letting go May leave a deeper scar Was it as hard to be together As it is to be apart Well it hurt too much to just keep holding on But I know I've never spent a night this long And I swear it seems that letting go May leave a deeper scar Was it as hard to be together As it is to be apart Was it as hard to be together As it is to be apart

She hates goin' anywhere in my old truck She says: It's always muddy and it rides so rough And there ain't no graceful way to climb up in a dress Yeah, I'm about as country as she gets. I might get her on the lake to fish with me If the water's smooth and the sky is blue with a nice, cool breeze But anything we catch, I'll have to clean myself 'Cause I'm about as country as she gets. She'll slip off a pair of heels Walk barefoot across the field Climb up on a fence just to be near me Sometimes I think that horse still scares her half-to-death Yeah, I'm about as country as she gets. She likes bein' within spendin' distance of a mall Havin' enough bars to make a cell phone call Put her in a crowd and she's right in her element Yeah, I'm about as country as she gets. But she'll slip out on the porch sometimes When that sun's low in the sky Pull up a rockin' chair just to be with me Until that first big June bug buzzes by her head See I'm about as country as she gets. Yeah, I'm about as country as she gets. She hates goin' anywhere in my old truck...

Ol' Sunaco Charlie drives an '87 Harley Sells gasoline and what you drink 8 to 3 a.m. Got a tattoo for the Corps and ex wife number 4 Hummin' along, schoolin' ya on the songs on his station He could be another one cussin' the government, no, but he smiles Got hundred reasons not to, but he's the poster child for Happy is as happy does Grab a 6 string, find a rope swing Hang a palm tree in your truck Drink a beer just because Steal a slow dance in a rain storm And a kiss from who you love Laugh and live with a half full cup Yeah, happy is as happy does Some find it in the scripture or a Polaroid picture Or flip a coin, heads, you're goin' to Tucson, Arizona But it damn sure ain't in the lookin' back on the stuff you never did Sometimes you're gonna feel that, but life is better when Happy is as happy does Grab a 6 string, find a rope swing Hang a palm tree in your truck Drink a beer just because Steal a slow dance in a rain storm And a kiss from who you love Laugh and live with a half full cup 'Cause happy is as happy does (That's all, that's all we wanted) (That's all, that's all we wanted) She's a long way from the old her In this mountain dive in Boulder Every pickle jar, crinkled dollar takes her another mile high Happy is as happy does Grab a 6 string, find a rope swing Hang a palm tree in your truck Drink a beer just because Steal a slow dance in a rain storm And a kiss from who you love Laugh and live with a half full cup When it's all black clouds, find the sun 'Cause happy is as happy does (That's all, that's all we wanted) (That's all, that's all we wanted) Happy is as happy does (That's all, that's all we wanted) (That's all) Laugh and live with a half full cup

I was throwin' pearl snaps in a suitcase She was standin' in the bedroom doorway Said, "Do you even when you're comin' back?" "It just depends on if I make the short go, could be a week, could be tomorrow, baby, we both know we could use the cash She said, "You better hope that I'm still here when you get home" And I just smiled and said, "I hope there ain't no traffic on the road" 'Cause I can't help the man the good Lord made me And you can't stand the fact that I just can't stand still So when you ask why I live my life 8 seconds at a time Honey, your guess is as good as mine I was 80 miles out on the highway I called the boys told 'em I was on my way, holler back when you know which one I draw And that's about when the eyes in the rear view said, "You stupid boy, she really loves you and, man, I don't know you at all" 'Cause I can't help the man the good Lord made me And you can't stand the fact that I just can't stand still So when you ask why I live my life 8 seconds at a time Buddy, your guess is as good as mine Then I hit the dirt headed back to her, with a bruised pride and busted knee She said, "Boy, don't you think you should hang it up" I said, "Girl, do you know me" 'Cause I can't help the man the good Lord made me And you can't stand the fact that I just can't stand still So when you ask why I live my life 8 seconds at a time Honey, your guess is as good as mine Yeah, you're guess is as good as mine