Well, the covey took wing, shotguns a-singin' A pointing dog down in the old logging road Danny got three and looked back a-grinning I fumbled and I tried to reload The country was cold with the sun westward sinking It's good to be back in this place With my hands around a Belgian made Browning My mind on the lines of her face Well now, Danny's my buddy, we grew up like family Hunted this timber before we could drive And the old English Pointer, he once belonged to me But I give him up when I moved in '05 Off with a girl, off to the city Off on a wing and a chance Hell, I thought it'd play out just like some story We fell in love at a rodeo dance She said, "Go back to Cherokee County Won't you crawl back with nothing but a razor and a comb?" Says, "Babe, if you need me, I'll be where you found me Go on to hell, honey, I'm headed home" Dan says, "Look at ol' Jim A dozen Decembers behind him no worse for the wear And your time spent in Tulsa did not help your shooting And look at the gray in your hair How good does it feel? You belong in these hills It's best that you let it all end If you'd have married that girl, you'd have married her family You dodged a bullet, my friend" She said, "Go back to Cherokee County Won't you crawl back with nothing but a razor and a comb?" Says, "Babe, if you need me, I'll be where you found me Go on to hell, honey, I'm headed home" Ah, and I was beginning to deal with it ending The old dog had pointed while part of me died And a flutter of feathers Then a shotgun to shoulder I thought of the Fourth of July She'll be home on the Fourth of July I bet we'll dance on the Fourth of July Dan says, "Hell of a shot, looks like you've still got it That's what we came here to do Well, it's light enough still, at the foot of the hill We could kick up a single or two" She said, "Go back to Cherokee County Won't you crawl back with nothing but a razor and a comb?" Says, "Babe, if you need me, I'll be where you found me Go on to hell, honey, I'm headed home" Go on to hell, honey, I'm headed home

Well, I can tell you she's a bad idea For the good it would do You got a Chevrolet as old as her Hey, you bought it new Mmm-mmm, nice to meet you ma'am Well, I'll be damned if she won't let you Leave her line of sight With her left hand closed on a yellow rose Dying in the neon light Mmm-mmm Mmm-mmm, she's something, right? There's a thousand things that I could say But I just bite my tongue And listen as the last note fades away That bell can't be unrung He's a hero of mine, you know, honey They don't make 'em like that no more He's a hero of mine, you know, honey As if he wasn't before Oh, a thousand things that I could say But I just bite my tongue And listen as the last note fades away That bell can't be unrung Well, I could tell you she's a bad idea For the good it would do I could tell you she's a mixed up girl Hell, she's 22 She's hanging on every word you say Like a song yet to be sung So we listen as the last note fades away That bell can't be unrung So we listen as the last note fades away That bell can't be unrung

I remember smelling smoke, I woke up I was choking Lorrie grabbed the baby and we made it safe outside She never missed a note, took a breath and cleared her throat And wrapped him in a Carhart coat she found out in my ride Next thing I remember, I was barefoot in December When I hit the door again it really came alive That was all she wrote, in a 30 second note I got out with a photograph and my old auto 5 Lord knows that I've been blessed I can stand up to the test I can live on so much less, this much I been learning Feeling a pounding in my chest I'm fearful I'll confess How am I to get my rest? The house I built is burning Well Lorrie called the volunteers, siren music to my ears First I been glad to hear the flashing red and blue Can't repay the time they gave, there was nothing left to save Shake all of their hands and wave they did all they could do Lord knows that I've been blessed I can stand up to the test I can live on so much less, this much I been learning Forgive my cowardice I'm fearful I'll confess How am I to get my rest? The house I built is burning We snuck away two nights ago, rode around the logging roads We been stuck in a motor home about to fall apart We finally made a go, got dealt a heavy blow She said I'll bet you make it, its a long way from your heart Well I know that I've been blessed I can make more out of less I can get my rest in any bed that I lay down in Got nothing holding me Got a couple memories A picture of the three of us, and my grandfather's Browning

Lorrie lit a cigarette and smiled and waved the smoke out of her face With her black hair brown from the summer sun Green eyes looked around the place And she told me that she loved me And I grinned and grabbed her hand and said, "I know" Let's get from here, now darling if we're going, let's go on and go Well, Lorrie said her family used to have a little money And they still act like they do Well, your daddy don't think I'm fit to sit in the same room with you And if I ever set foot in Sevier county, well your brother said he'd break my jaw And here I sit with the dark haired daughter of Southwest Arkansas And I've been learning that believing and that barely breaking even It's just a part of life for you and me And I've been living with the loneliness, it's got down in my bones I guess It's just another phase of being free And I've been learning how to lose a thing I never laid a hand on all along Well good lord Lorrie, I love you, could it go more wrong Well good lord Lorrie, I love you, could it go more wrong Well D-Queens dry so I bought us both a bottle in downtown Broken Bow Lorries got a buddy with a double wide trailer they were shaking dominoes And I had good intentions 'til I had too many, I was stupid I suppose You better put a little money where your mouth is boy and try to keep it closed And I've been learning that believing and that barely breaking even It's just a part of life for you and me And I've been living with the loneliness, it's got down in my bones I guess It's just another phase of being free And I've been learning how to lose a thing I never laid a hand on all along Well good lord Lorrie, I love you, could it go more wrong Well good lord Lorrie, I love you, could it go more wrong Well Lorrie said I wonder what we ever went through all this trouble for You ain't half of who I thought you was and this ain't fun no more And her words cut clean through drunk and dark and dimmin' doorway light Well I've had all I can handle, hope you're happy now, goodnight Guess her folks were right, guess her folks were right Mhmmm And I've been learning that believing and that barely breaking even It's just a part of life for you and me And I've been living with the loneliness, it's got down in my bones I guess It's just another phase of being free And I've been learning how to lose a thing I never laid a hand on all along Well good lord Lorrie, I love you, could it go more wrong Well good lord Lorrie, I love you, could it go more wrong

Could it be a stranger night? The basements filled with kids. I don't know. Not beautiful like your songs, But all awkward and alone and don't belong. I saw a vacant seat. I sat down next to you. I thought of all the boys that wanted to. I laughed out loud. Do you hate this band too? I smiled a nervous smile, But I warmed up and acted cool standing by the stove. And your eyes made it strange and I felt out of place. Wondering if you... if you could take her place. You can't be sly. You can't forget her. You don't ask why. You can't forget her. Give up. What hope do you have to save her? Give up. What hope do you have to save her?

Living at home Living under one roof Walls are raging They're all crazy Mind is racing Say you left it far behind And you'll always feel your 17 In a dream Isn't it a sad thing that we all can't win? You got your sad songs or the radio It's for sure that you are all done Just a quiet evening Just a quiet evening When you get home the street is quiet in the morning And the sight of her is all you need to get so down I can't figure how a letter so upset her just climb down the stairs Just disappear I can promise something fleeting Just a quiet evening that will pass And although we ain't got nothing to show By sitting at home It'd mean a lot to me I can promise something fleeting Just a quiet evening that will pass Just a quiet evening Just a quiet evening.

I know you're just confused. And I know I ain't the best. But why put my heart to the test? Can you turn the light on now? I'm gonna grab my coat. I'm not sticking around to watch you gloat... this time. Cause it gets only close enough So you'll know you'll never have her heart. Just sometimes words and long waits inbetween, When she tries hard to be mean. You'll never have her heart. But you'll probably hate her now. You know she's just a name. But with smoke in her hair, I could still smell how sweet she would be to kiss. And we talked about nothing until she had to go where second chances And small talk could have kept me up all night. Cause it gets only close enough So you'll know you'll never have her heart. Just sometimes words and long waits inbetween, When she tries hard to be mean. You'll never have her heart... this time.

I'm so tired, but i can't sleep a wink And i'm in trouble deep Yeah i'm so tired Not enough cash to keep me in vices I can't think about it now She's getting too close and i don't even like it I can't think about it now Always behind on the latest devices I can't think about it now Panic in the office Record label crisis I can't think about it now So many words i like like to say to convince you i'll stay So many words i'd like to say to convince you that i'm so tired So many words that i'd love to get by this But everyone's watching me I'm out of disguises And nobody know if the kids gonna like it So c'mon and tell me Don't think about all the things that you want And the things that you need Its only a matter of what you don't see There's not enough cash And there ain't enough vices Couldn't think about it even if i tried to

Hair cuts and tee-shirts You're made in the shade Airports and "hey your luggage?" Ain't quite the same What ever happened to whats her name She's all books and quotations And no fun and games It feels so good but you don't dare believe it Don't you believe it Don't you believe it When its quiet and lights are low You're the last one you want around You're the last one to know Cuz its over you know when I said Its time to go now don't let things go to your head Its over won't you come over The lights are low at my place too But the stereos gonna change your mood It feels so good but you don't dare believe it Don't you believe it Don't you believe it You're the only one for me (I told you already) You're the only one for me (I told you already)

1, 2, 3, 4. It was too loud to hear what you were thinking. And somehow I knew I would be sleeping alone tonight, But I figured that's alright. Could you still walk home with me? I don't wanna be wondering. You couldn't keep me here. It's you or two months on the road. Just two months waiting by the phone. She grew wings and I grew wheels. And now the dust covers my heels. You couldn't keep me here. It's you or two months on the road. Just two months waiting by the phone. She grew wings and I grew wheels. And now the dust covers my heels. I sent your letter next day air. No-dozed a lot and sat and stared. I couldn't make it fifty pages in that book. I'll pull into town when the saddest sun sets down. And I'll see you at the show. I hope you'll go. You'll be there just waiting for me. Just waiting for me. I'll pull into town when the saddest sun sets down. And I'll see you at the show.