Anybody else find themselves In a 'shoulda done this, shoulda done that'? Try to do the best you can 'Cause you wanna be good but you love to be bad Your stress relief comes with the need To kick the work week's ass If you're feelin' this then catch a buzz And go on and raise your glass There's always one more beer you gotta drink One more girl you gotta meet One more song on the jukebox Spendin' my money like it don't stop Could blame it all on my roots My honky-tonk attitude I'm feelin' this temptation in my current situation But morning's gonna come, gonna be early Gotta go to work, gonna get dirty Shoulda stayed in, instead I went out But I oughta know that by now Had me a girl but it went south Whatever was workin' didn't work out It could've been my ramblin' ways My rowdy friends, hell, I can't say Ain't got time for slowing down I'm shiftin' gears and headin' out A good time's callin' my name So just get outta my way, yeah One more beer you gotta drink One more girl you gotta meet One more song on the jukebox Spendin' my money like it don't stop Could blame it all on my roots My honky-tonk attitude I'm feelin' this temptation in my current situation But morning's gonna come, gonna be early Gotta go to work, gonna get dirty Shoulda stayed in, instead I went out But I oughta know that by now Some day I'm gonna learn But it ain't gonna be tonight, uh One more beer you gotta drink One more girl you gotta meet One more song on the jukebox Spendin' my money like it don't stop Could blame it all on my roots My honky-tonk attitude I'm feelin' this temptation in my current situation But morning's gonna come, gonna be early Gotta go to work, gonna get dirty Shoulda stayed in, instead I went out But I oughta know that by now I oughta know that by now, yeah Woo!

Naked as the day we came, I stand before him He is still savage and my wild youth says, "go back to him" Won't you breathe again, oh, lovely? Won't you wanna be with me again, oh, lovely? My heart still stumbles when I say "Go find someone to love you better" Only hurts to know you would let her Won't you breathe again, oh lovely? Won't you wanna be with me again, oh lovely? I laid beside him under the sheets I could not move my tongue Wished bones would speak: "he should know, he should know, he should know by now" Won't you breathe again, oh lovely? Won't you breathe again, oh lovely? Won't you breathe again, oh lovely? You don't have to wanna be with me again, oh, lovely

I see her light in the window again I drive by but I can't go in She's got her space, I've got my pride I can see her silhouette She's at that mirror by her bed She won't sleep a wink tonight She oughta miss me by now She oughta pick up that phone For crying out loud This has gone on too long She should have come to her senses And want to work it all out As bad as I'm hurting She oughta miss me by now I haven't wrote, I haven't called Ain't sent one single rose at all I haven't shown up at her door Don't go to places that she goes I've moved on for all she knows That should make her want me more She oughta miss me by now She oughta pick up that phone For crying out loud This has gone on too long She should have come to her senses And want to work it all out As bad as I'm hurting She oughta miss me by now She should have come to her senses And want to work it all out As bad as I'm hurting She oughta miss me by now As bad as I'm hurting She oughta miss me by now

You ought to know by now Baby when our hearts awoke Think of all the rules we broke In the name of love we hoped Little did we know Darling all the time we spent Ignoring all the consequences And hiding from big evidence Hoping things would change But the yearning grew like the loneliness of a castaway To be near to you was the only thing in my heart each day Keeping me alive till your rescue came Honey you mean everything to me You ought to know by now Love means everything You ought to know by now Only love can bring happiness Wishful thinking spent in vain What to loose and what to gain All the guilt and all the pain seemed to come away And baby when our hearts awoke Think of all the rules we broke In the name of love we spoke Little did we know But the hope was there Like a ray of sun on a cloudy day Any change from impossibility to the only way Love can conquer all And its here to stay Honey you mean everything to me You ought to know by now Love means everything You ought to know by now Only love can bring happiness You ought to know by now Love means everything You ought to know by now Only love can bring happiness You ought to know by now You ought to know by now You ought to know by now You ought to know by now

Say what you want, what you want tonight (I'm gonna say my peace, is that alright?) Yeah, that's alright, that's alright When you gonna find a new approach? (But I get my words stuck in my throat) You better know by now, know by now, you know My diamond in the rough You come undone, you come undone, you have I think we've had enough You come undone, you come undone, you have You come undone (I'll be there) You come undone (you'll be fine) You come undone (you're too scared to stare down the barrel of a gun) You come undone, you have (it's mine) I don't really mean to bother you (But you hold my heart, can't you see it through?) Well, don't be shy (sure, I can try) Don't you wanna run, wanna run away? (I'm gonna have to hurt you anyway) You'd think I'd know by now, I know by now, I know I don't wanna live this way (I don't wanna see that face) Get worse every single day (make a fool out of me) Do you have a minute? Just forget it Someone has a lot to say (and because I don't agree) Wanted you because you wanted me (always like the honesty) Just say you want a lot (say you want a lot, say you want a lot) Say you want a lot (I want a lot) Say you want a lot (I want a lot) Say you want a lot (I want a lot) I'm here but I cannot see, I'll stand with you next to me My heart is a reverie, woke up from a pleasant dream You said that you wouldn't go, I'd leave too, I don't know Half-dead like a radio, I'm here but I wanna go You said that you wanna stay, go be with her anyway Half-dead on a holiday, makes sense when you say that way I think we've had enough You come undone, you come undone, you have

I want you to know, that I am happy for you I wish nothing but the best for you both An older version of me Is she perverted like me? Would she go down on you in a theater? Does she speak eloquently And would she have your baby? I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother 'Cause the love that you gave that we made Wasn't able to make it enough for you To be open wide, and you know it And every time you speak her name Does she know how you told me You'd hold me until you died 'Til you died, but you're still alive And I'm here, to remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It's not fair, to deny me Of the cross I bear that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know You seem very well, things look peaceful I'm not quite as well, I thought you should know Did you forget about me, Mr. Duplicity? I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner It was a slap in the face How quickly I was replaced And are you thinking of me when you fuck her? 'Cause the love that you gave that we made Wasn't able to make it enough for you To be open wide, and you know it And every time you speak her name Does she know how you told me You'd hold me until you died 'Til you died, but you're still alive And I'm here, to remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It's not fair, to deny me Of the cross I bear that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know 'Cause the joke that you laid in the bed That was me and I'm not gonna fade As soon as you close your eyes, and you know it And every time I scratch my nails Down someone else's back I hope you feel it Well, can you feel it? Well I'm here, to remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It's not fair, to deny me Of the cross I bear that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know that I'm here, to remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It's not fair, to deny me Of the cross I bear that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know

Chances are I took the wrong turn Every time I had a turn to take And I guess I broke my own heart Every chance I had a heart to break And it seems I spent my whole life Wishin' on the same unlucky star And as I watched you 'cross the bar room I wonder what my chances are Well, I know you've been around And you've seen what you needed to see And at night when you're dreamin' You're probably not dreamin' 'bout me Oh, it's safe to say I've stumbled But I've managed to make it through this fall As I take one step and then another I wonder what my chances are I have watched the world go by, hand in hand And wondered why I'm still so alone Could I lay down my foolish pride And maybe finally find my heart a home The band has started playing A simple songs I used to know And I take your hand and walk you out Danced through the rhythm way down low Every heart has got a story Mine just has few more scars But they could heal if you will hold me And tell me what my chances are Well, it could heal if you will hold me And tell me what my chances are

I ain't a-lookin' for a smart guy school guy Some proud in-crowd decked-out necktie I need a man who can tame a wild mustang Knows the difference 'tween love and a lust thang Somebody who looks a whole lot like you Buckaroo Ain't interested in a yes 'mam yes man I'll pass on the politically correct man I'm set on fencin' in a desperado Takes my breath away like Colorado Who ain't afraid to walk a mile in my boots Buckaroo Heaven knows what I might do If I had me a cowboy like you Buckaroo Don't have to wow me like a long beard Shakespeare Just talk plain talk right here in my ear If you aspire to sophistication I'll tell you now you're in the wrong location Get out of here before this country girl gets to you But, if you like sunset on the painted desert The Lone Ranger and spaghetti westerns I'll tell you right now I'm the one for you Buckaroo

When I look back, boy, I must have been green Bopping in the country, fishing in a stream Looking for an answer, trying to find a sign Until I saw your city lights, honey, I was blind They said, get back, honky cat Better get back to the woods Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways And, oh, the change is gonna do me good You better get back, honky cat Living in the city ain't where it's at It's like trying to find gold in a silver mine It's like trying to drink whiskey from a bottle of wine Well, I read some books, and I read some magazines About those high-class ladies down in New Orleans And all the folks back home, well, said I was a fool They said, oh, believe in the Lord is the golden rule They said, get back, honky cat Better get back to the woods Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways And, ooh ooh ooh change is gonna do me good They said, get back, honky cat Better get back to the woods Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways And, ooh ooh ooh change is gonna do me good They said, stay at home, boy, you gotta tend the farm Living in the city, boy, is going to break your heart But how can you stay when your heart says no? How can you stop when your feet say go? You better get back, honky cat Better get back to the woods Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways And, ooh ooh ooh change is gonna do me good You better get back, honky cat Living in the city ain't where it's at It's like trying to find gold in a silver mine It's like trying to drink whiskey Oh, from a bottle of wine Get back, honky cat Get back, honky cat Get back, whoo You better Get back, honky cat Get back, honky cat Get back, whoo

Morning cup of coffee Not a single word And if you do, say something It's only about war Every time I ask you You just say we're good Either I'm a fool for asking Or you belong in Hollywood Five o'clock martinis Watch the sun go down (Sun go down) Eyes in crystal glasses That's the only sense I say you, let's get away You just smile and say we should Well either I'm a fool for asking Or you belong in Hollywood Like a silver screen It's a technical dream We pretend it's real But it's only make-believe Lying in our bed In the middle of back to We say, goodnight, I love you We never miss our cue I ask you, if you mean it (You mean it) You say, yes, I knew you Well either I'm a fool for asking Or you belong in Hollywood Either I'm a fool for asking Or you belong in Hollywood