Ellis County - Buddy Miller, Julie Miller

I'm having dreams again Where i'm being sucked into the drain I'm up and then i'm down Don't think i've ever felt so strange And you've been losing sleep And its because of me Give me your weight and i will carry it But stay on land you know that i can't swim I see you reaching for the deep end And i'm afraid to go in over my head Well i'm trying my best Don't think i'll ever get it right I'm getting tired of this But i won't go down without a fight If my feet can't reach the ground Then i am sure to drown Give me your weight and i will carry it But stay on land you know that i can't swim I see you reaching for the deep end And i'm afraid to go in over my head But when it came the time to jump in I held my breath and counted to ten Suddenly unafraid i let My body fall into the depths When my feet can't reach the ground When my feet can't reach the ground When my feet can't reach the ground I'll be brave and you'll be proud

Oh, pour me up a drink, there's a bottle and a seat I'm only halfway to crazy by now We're past that breaking point, past that road of choice And there ain't nothin' left in this town I thought by now I'd've figured shit out You and me, we got some bad reputations We dance 'round like thieves in the night I bet your halo could use some reconsideration But it's the only thing that makes this all right Heaven knows time ain't slowin' down Yeah, we still kick around Our same ol' stomping grounds And life, it'll pass you by As you drink all through the night Under a Houston County sky So roll me up a smoke, I'll take a toke for hope I'm only halfway to 80 by now You was a Peanut Queen, I was 17 and mean You wanted so bad to leave this town Ain't it funny how it all works out Ain't nothin' left but making love and raising babies There ain't nothing wrong with the simple life Hey darling, I love you, but the smoke is gettin' hazy Maybe we should just get drunk and fight Down at The Gin on a Saturday night Heaven knows time ain't slowin' down Yeah, we still kick around Our same ol' stomping grounds And life, it'll pass you by As you drink all through the night Under a Houston County sky Heaven knows time ain't slowin' down Yeah, we still kick around Our same ol' stomping grounds And life, it'll pass you by As you drink all through the night Under a Houston County sky A Houston County sky A Houston County sky

Everybody's gotta live And everybody's gonna die Everybody just wanna have a good, good time I think you know the reason why Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Everybody's gotta live And everybody's gonna die Everybody's gotta live I think you know the reason why Yeah, sometimes the going gets so good Yeah, but then again, it get pretty rough Yeah, when I have you in my arms, baby You know I just can't, I just can't get enough Everybody's gotta live And everybody's gonna die Everybody's gonna try to have a good, good time I think you know the reason why Saw a blind man standing on the corner, baby And he could hardly tie his shoes Yeah, harmonica, guitar strapped around his neck But he sure could, he could sure play the blues Everybody's gotta live And everybody's gonna die Everybody's gonna try to have a good, good time I think you know the reason why Feel like I've seen a million sunsets If you're with me, I'll never go away Yeah, that's when I stopped and I took a look at my baby She said, "If you're with me, I won't go away" Because everybody's gotta live And everybody's gonna die Everybody's gonna try to have a good, good time I think you know the reason why