A candle burns in the Heart of the country The flame fades though I see to it sadly It takes me further away Than I have ever been I wait and the darkness comes I pray for my only one And I wonder if you ever Will see this land again We took this land And we brought it goodness It's taken everything And left only emptiness I am not broken Although I have the seeds in me I wait and the darkness comes I pray for my only one And I wonder if you ever Will see this land again I hide my face against the sun I hide my fear from everyone But I've had enough of secrets They're all lies we're scared to tell I just need someone to be with I just need to say you fell There's nothing out here But me and a whisper And now it's failing I won't even listen I watch the fall and it's Time that I was leaving too I wait and the darkness comes I pray for my only one And I wonder if you ever Will see this land again I wait and the darkness comes I pray for my only one And I wonder if you ever Will see this land again I wait and the darkness comes I pray for my only one And I wonder if you ever Will see this land again I wait and the darkness comes I pray for my only one And I wonder if you ever Will see this land again

Everyone considered him the coward of the county He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong His mama named him Tommy, but folks just called him yellow Something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison I looked after Tommy, 'cause he was my brother's son I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy "Son, my life is over, but yours has just begun" "Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done Walk away from trouble if you can It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek I hope you're old enough to understand Son, you don't have to fight to be a man" There's someone for everyone, and Tommy's love was Becky In her arms, he didn't have to prove he was a man One day while he was working, the Gatlin boys came calling They took turns at Becky, n'there was three of them Tommy opened up the door, and saw his Becky crying The torn dress, the shattered look was more than he could stand He reached above the fireplace, and took down his daddy's picture As the tears fell on his daddy's face, he heard these words again "Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done Walk away from trouble if you can Now, it won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek I hope you're old enough to understand Son, you don't have to fight to be a man" The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom One of them got up and met him halfway 'cross the floor When Tommy turned around they said, "hey look, old yeller's leaving" But you could've heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door Twenty years of crawling was bottled up inside him He wasn't holding nothin' back, he let 'em have it all When Tommy left the barroom, not a Gatlin boy was standing He said, "this one's for Becky, as he watched the last one fall (And I heard him say) "I promised you, Dad, not to do the things you've done I walk away from trouble when I can Now please don't think I'm weak, I didn't turn the other cheek And papa, I sure hope you understand Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man" Everyone considered him the coward of the county

You feel the beating thunder rolling underground Under your feet and things are moving all around You try to reach for something just to hold your body to your brain But when it hits you, you're gonna feel no pain Feel the room shake Hear my heart break I'm in love with the sound I'm in love with the sound The love that we make We make for our sake For the sake of the sound For the sake of the sound I feel the heat and fire buring all around Out on the street I hear the pavement break and pound I want to be the one that makes your swan sing "take my soul away" Oh Hallelujah, I wanna hear you say Feel the room shake Hear my heart break I'm in love with the sound I'm in love with the sound The love that we make We make for our sake For the sake of the sound For the sake of the sound Feel the room shake Can you hear my heart break I'm in love with the sound I'm in love with the sound The love that we make We make for our sake For the sake of the sound For the sake of the sound

I've always heard people say it But I guess I never fully understood I thought that they meant you'd be easy to forget But it's drivin' me crazy Out of sight out of mind, you opened my eyes And now I can see what you mean to me I was so blind, out of sight, out of mind You know it hurt when you left me But I thought life would go on without you That was easier said, can't get you out of my head I don't know if I'll make it Out of sight out of mind, you opened my eyes And now I can see what you mean to me I was so blind, out of sight, out of mind I was so blind, out of sight, out of mind

They say home is where the heart is Why did I ever leave? Firstborn and the first to spread my wings Don't you worry about me, momma, I'm not goin' too far You're in the songs I'm playin' on the radio They keep me close to your heart When I hear the piano play, the beginnin' of the dance These tears fall down like Tennessee rain Brings you near once again Your love holds me together You're my rock and you've made me better Dear mom, you're wise and strong You're the heart of a country song Yeah, you're wild like tequila But you're holy like a prayer I swear your voice sounds like three chords in the truth When you tell me you'll always be there When I hear the piano play, the beginnin' of the dance These tears fall down like Tennessee rain Brings you near once again Your love holds me together You're my rock and you've made me better Dear mom, you're wise and strong You're the heart of a country song When I hear the piano play, the beginnin' of the dance These tears fall down like Tennessee rain Brings you near once again Your love holds me together You're my rock and you've made me better Dear mom, you're wise and strong You're the heart of a country song Yeah

Oh take me back (Oh take me back) To cowboy country Let me earn my pay (Let me earn my pay) Like an old cowhand Oh take me back (Oh take me back) To cowboy country Let me live and die (Let me live and die) In the cowboy land I can remember when a cowboy tended cattle I can remember ropin' a calf or two But today if you make your living as a cowboy You gotta be able to toot a horn and yodel, too Oh take me back (Oh take me back) To cowboy country Let me earn my pay (Let me earn my pay) Like an old cowhand Oh take me back (Oh take me back) To cowboy country Let me live and die (Let me live and die) In the cowboy land Let me sing my song To the lonesome dogies As I ride along Through the sage and sand Oh take me back (Oh take me back) To cowboy country Let me live and die (Let me live and die) In the cowboy land Oh take me back (Oh take me back) To cowboy country Let me live and die (Let me live and die) In the cowboy land Let me live and die (Let me live and die) In a cowboy country