I'm painting, I paint a picture in your mind If you're driving roads to suicide, I know you can sympathise If your love is a cheatin' and if you're blinded by the pain Your honeymoon in summer i...

I was takin' a trip out t...Tokin' on a number and diggin' on the radi...And I knew that left rear tire was about to go ...Well the spare was flat and I got uptight ...'Cause there wasn't a fillin' st...t as far as I could and when I stopped the car ...It was right in front of t...And told the bartender ...And would he be kind enough to give me change for a one ...There was one thing I was sure proud to see ...There wasn't a soul in the place 'cept for him an' me ...And he just looked disg...And he said he wasn't v...And he could have somebody there in jest 'bout ten m...He said now you jes' stay right where yer at and I didn't bother ...s ordered up a beer and sat down at the bar...When some guy walked in ...sign the mag wheels and four on the floor ...Well he looked at me and I damn near died ...And I decided that I'd ...a dollar on the bar and headed for the door...Jes' when I thought I'd get outta there with my skin ...one old drunk chick and some fella with gre...An' I was almost to the door when the biggest one ...Said you tip your hat to thi...An' when I did all that hair...last thing I wanted was to get into a fight...'Specially when there was three of them and only one of me ...ll started laughin' and I felt kinda sick ...And I knew I'd better t...ould move I grabbed me a chair ...And said watch him folk...Well you may not know it but...And he's been sent down...He was still bent over hol...But everyone else was lookin' and listenin' to me ...And I layed it on thicker and heavier as I went ...I said would you beleive this man ha...And he voted for George...And he jumped up an' sa...You know he's lyin' I'v...And I belong to the Ant...And I ain't even got a garage you can call home and ask my wife ...in' 'bout the way I was dressed ...I was too busy movin' and hopin' I didn't run...And when I hit the ground I was makin' tracks ...And they were jes' taki...Of the way I was movin' when I passed that crowd...Comin' out the door and headin' toward me in a trot ...And spun around and headed them off at ...Well I was slingin' gravel and puttin' a ton of du... I had them all out there steppin' an' a fetc... heads were on fire and their asses was catchin' ...before the cops got there ...When I hit the road I was really wheelin' ...Had gravel flyin' and rubber squeelin' ...'t slow down 'til I was almost to Arkansas

I was counting down minut...I was wishin' on the star...I was prayin' for a sign,...And tryin' to beat the ...I was dreamin' of you,...And there you were,...Then you reached through the...When you baby you called my name....You broke through the s...And you turned back the nig...Baby you are the fire,...And your love,...Keeps taking me higher....Just when all hope was gone,...There you were....Were you on a mission....Were you seekin' me out....Was I that one in a mil...Was I that one sacred k...That you couldn't chance,...You just couldn't miss....Then you whispers through th...When you swept away all my f...You broke through the s...And you turned back the nig...Baby you are the fire,...And your love,...Keeps taking me higher....Just when all hope was gone,...There you were....your arms wide open and you,...You were the reason when there was no reason....You're the reason in my...You broke through the s...And you turned back the nig...Baby you are the fire,...And your love,...Keeps taking me higher....Just when all hope was gone,...There you were....You broke through the s...And you turned back the nig...Baby you are the fire,...And your love,...Keeps taking me higher....Just when all hope was gone,...There you were....Tellin' me not to cry anymore....You broke through the s...And you turned back the nig...Baby you are the fire,...And your love,...Keeps taking me higher....Just when all hope was gone,...There you were.

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I was takin' a trip out t...Tokin' on a number and diggin' on the radi...And I knew that left rear tire was about to go ...Well the spare was flat and I got uptight ...'Cause there wasn't a fillin' st...t as far as I could and when I stopped the car ...It was right in front of t...And told the bartender ...And would he be kind enough to give me change for a one ...There was one thing I was sure proud to see ...There wasn't a soul in the place 'cept for him an' me ...And he just looked disg...And he said he wasn't v...And he could have somebody there in jest 'bout ten m...He said now you jes' stay right where yer at and I didn't bother ...s ordered up a beer and sat down at the bar...When some guy walked in ...sign the mag wheels and four on the floor ...Well he looked at me and I damn near died ...And I decided that I'd ...a dollar on the bar and headed for the door...Jes' when I thought I'd get outta there with my skin ...one old drunk chick and some fella with gre...An' I was almost to the door when the biggest one ...Said you tip your hat to thi...An' when I did all that hair...last thing I wanted was to get into a fight...'Specially when there was three of them and only one of me ...ll started laughin' and I felt kinda sick ...And I knew I'd better t...ould move I grabbed me a chair ...And said watch him folk...Well you may not know it but...And he's been sent down...He was still bent over hol...But everyone else was lookin' and listenin' to me ...And I layed it on thicker and heavier as I went ...I said would you beleive this man ha...And he voted for George...And he jumped up an' sa...You know he's lyin' I'v...And I belong to the Ant...And I ain't even got a garage you can call home and ask my wife ...in' 'bout the way I was dressed ...I was too busy movin' and hopin' I didn't run...And when I hit the ground I was makin' tracks ...And they were jes' taki...Of the way I was movin' when I passed that crowd...Comin' out the door and headin' toward me in a trot ...And spun around and headed them off at ...Well I was slingin' gravel and puttin' a ton of du... I had them all out there steppin' an' a fetc... heads were on fire and their asses was catchin' ...before the cops got there ...When I hit the road I was really wheelin' ...Had gravel flyin' and rubber squeelin' ...'t slow down 'til I was almost to Arkansas

I was takin' a trip out t...Tokin' on a number and diggin' on the radi...And I knew that left rear tire was about to go ...Well the spare was flat and I got uptight ...'Cause there wasn't a fillin' st...t as far as I could and when I stopped the car ...It was right in front of t...And told the bartender ...And would he be kind enough to give me change for a one ...There was one thing I was sure proud to see ...There wasn't a soul in the place 'cept for him an' me ...And he just looked disg...And he said he wasn't v...And he could have somebody there in jest 'bout ten m...He said now you jes' stay right where yer at and I didn't bother ...s ordered up a beer and sat down at the bar...When some guy walked in ...sign the mag wheels and four on the floor ...Well he looked at me and I damn near died ...And I decided that I'd ...a dollar on the bar and headed for the door...Jes' when I thought I'd get outta there with my skin ...one old drunk chick and some fella with gre...An' I was almost to the door when the biggest one ...Said you tip your hat to thi...An' when I did all that hair...last thing I wanted was to get into a fight...'Specially when there was three of them and only one of me ...ll started laughin' and I felt kinda sick ...And I knew I'd better t...ould move I grabbed me a chair ...And said watch him folk...Well you may not know it but...And he's been sent down...He was still bent over hol...But everyone else was lookin' and listenin' to me ...And I layed it on thicker and heavier as I went ...I said would you beleive this man ha...And he voted for George...And he jumped up an' sa...You know he's lyin' I'v...And I belong to the Ant...And I ain't even got a garage you can call home and ask my wife ...in' 'bout the way I was dressed ...I was too busy movin' and hopin' I didn't run...And when I hit the ground I was makin' tracks ...And they were jes' taki...Of the way I was movin' when I passed that crowd...Comin' out the door and headin' toward me in a trot ...And spun around and headed them off at ...Well I was slingin' gravel and puttin' a ton of du... I had them all out there steppin' an' a fetc... heads were on fire and their asses was catchin' ...before the cops got there ...When I hit the road I was really wheelin' ...Had gravel flyin' and rubber squeelin' ...'t slow down 'til I was almost to Arkansas

I was counting down the m...I was wishin on the stars...I was prayin for a sign ...And tryin to beat the o...I was dreamin of you ...And there you were baby ...Then you reached through the...When you baby you called my name ...You broke through the s...And you turned back the nig...Baby you are the fire ...And your love ...Keeps taking me higher ...Just when all hope was gone ...There you were ...Were you on a mission ...Were you seekin me out ...Was I that one in a mil...Was I that one sacred k...That you couldn't chance ...You just couldn't miss ...Then you whispered through t...When you, you swept away all my f...You broke through the s...And you turned back the nig...Baby you are the fire ...And your love ...Keeps taking me higher ...Just when all hope was gone ...There you were ...your arms wide open and you ...You were the reason when there was no reason ...You're the reason in my...You broke through the s...And you turned back the nig...Baby you are the fire ...And your love ...Keeps taking me higher ...Just when all hope was gone ...There you were ...You broke through the s...And turned back the nig...Baby you are the fire ...And your love ...Keeps taking me higher ...Just when all hope was gone ...There you were ...Tellin me not to cry anymore ...Tellin me not to cry anymore ...Tellin me not to cry anymore

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I was counting down the m...I was wishin on the stars...I was prayin for a sign...And tryin to beat the o...I was dreamin of you...And there you were baby...Then you reached through the...When you baby you called my name...You broke through the s...And you turned back the nig...Baby you are the fire...And your love...Keeps taking me higher...Just when all hope was gone...There you were...Were you on a mission...Were you seekin me out...Was I that one in a mil...Was I that one sacred k...That you couldn't chance...You just couldn't miss...Then you whispered through t...When you, you swept away all my f...You broke through the s...And you turned back the nig...Baby you are the fire...And your love ...Keeps taking me higher...Just when all hope was gone ...There you were...your arms wide open and you...You were the reason when there was no reason...You're the reason in my...You broke through the s...And you turned back the nig...Baby you are the fire...And your love...Keeps taking me higher...Just when all hope was gone...There you were...You broke through the s...And turned back the nig...Baby you are the fire...And your love...Keeps taking me higher...Just when all hope was gone...There you were...Tellin me not to cry anymore...Tellin me not to cry anymore...Tellin me not to cry anymore

And that was the biggest sin of ...It was a sin the way you lied to me, ...The way you broke my heart, ...But that was not the biggest sin...It was a sin the way you made me cry, ...And vowed we'd never pa...But that was not the biggest sin...You promised to be fait...And I trusted in you, ...You just couldn't be tr...Was when you made believe you were mine, ...When there was somebody else, ...I should have known you didn't love me, ...all those lied that you told, ...And I should've known, ...That there was another, ...When your kisses were so...to me. ...Was when you made believe you were mine, ...When there was somebody else,

I don't know what I was thinking / 'Til I was thinking of you ... I opened my eyes / And you came into view ...I don't know what i was doing / When there was nothing to do ...Now I can see - I was waiting for you ...y sight just to see you / I'd beg i would borrow and steal ...hands just to touch you / And tear out my heart so you'd know how i feel ...There's nowhere i wouldn't follow / There's nothing I wouldn'...wouldn't want to be me / If I didn't have you ...distraction / Until you got in my way ...I was just whistling Dixie 'til you struck up the band / And they started to pla...I don't know how i was living / Until you came into my life ...I always knew there was something wrong / Then you came along / Baby, you made it right ...I was alone in the silence / 'Til I was hearing your voice ... my way clear until you parted the clouds / And you gave me a choice ...the pieces / 'Til I was falling apart ...I didn't know i was bleeding / 'Til you...y sight just to see you / I'd beg I would borrow and steal ... hands just to feel you / And tear out my heart so you'd know how i feel ...There's nowhere i wouldn't follow / There's no place that i'd...This life without you would be hollow / This love is a gift and you gave it to me ...All that I am, you have made me / And baby, i know that's...d every moment with you ...There's no place i wouldn't follow / There's nothing that i wo...wouldn't want to be me / If I didn't have you

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