Billy Currington

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I Wanna Be A Hillbilly

Written by Brett Jones

CHORUS:

I wanna be a hillbilly, prayin' for the rain

Drink corn whiskey, raise a little cane

You can have the big city, I wanna be a hillbilly

City folks got worries,

a country boy's got none

All I wanna be is the daddy of a farmer's son

Subdivisions are silly

I wanna be a hillbilly

REPEAT CHORUS

When I get finished plowin'

I'm gonna go to the pond

And take my sweet baby

And have some good clean fun

You gotta work, that's a pity

I'm gonna be a hillbilly

REPEAT CHORUS

When I die, throw a big fine wake

And have a party in the barn,

let me lie in state

Plant me under that oak tree

I wanna be a hillbilly

REPEAT CHORUS

Subdivisions are silly

I wanna be a hillbilly

Good Directions

Written by Luke Bryan and Rachel Thibodeau

I was sittin' there sellin' turnips on a flatbed truck

Crunchin' on a pork rind when she pulled up

She had to be thinkin', "This is where rednecks come from."

She had Hollywood written on her license plate

She was lost and lookin' for the interstate

Needin' directions, and I was the man for the job

CHORUS:

I told her way up yonder past the caution light

There's a little country store with an old coke sign

You gotta stop in and ask Miss Bell for some of her sweet tea

Then a left will take you to the interstate

But a right will bring you right back here to me

I was sittin' there thinkin' 'bout her pretty face

Kickin' myself for not catchin' her name

I threw my hat and thought, "You fool, that coulda been love."

I knew my old Ford couldn't run her down

She probably didn't like me anyhow

So I watched her disappear into a cloud of dust

REPEAT CHORUS

Is this Georgia heat playin' tricks on me

Or am I really seein' what I think I see

The woman of my dreams comin' back to me

She went way up yonder past the caution light

Don't know why, but somethin' felt right

When she topped in and asked Miss Bell for some of her sweet tea

Mama gave her a big 'ol glass and sent her right back here to me

Thank God for good directions... and turnip greens

Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right

Written by Marty Dodson and Patrick Jason Matthews

A woman is a mystery

A man just can't understand

Sometimes all it takes to please her

Is the touch of your hand

And other times you gotta take it slow

And hold her all night long

Heaven knows there's so many ways

A man can go wrong

CHORUS:

Must be doin' somethin' right

I just heard you sign

You leaned into my kiss

And closed those deep blue need you eyes

Don't know what I did

To earn a love like this, but baby, I

Must be doin' somethin' right

Anywhere you wanna go

Baby, show me the way

I'm open to suggestions

Mmm, whatever you say

Tonight's about giving you

What you want, whatever it takes

Girl, I hope I'm on the right road

And judging by the smile on your face

REPEAT CHORUS

Ah, baby

Mmm...

I don't know what I did

To earn a love like this, but baby, I

Must be doin' somethin' right

Why, Why, Why

Written by Billy Currington, Tony Martin and Mark Nesler

I've been your lover, I've been your friend

I've been your faithful one-woman man

I've been your diamond in the rough

Now you say you wanna polish me up

CHORUS:

Why, why, why do you wanna change me now

Ain't I the one you loved everything about

You might start missin' the old me around

So, why, why, why do you wanna change me now

I remember you used to like

Walkin with me on my wilder side

My kind of crazy turned you on

Do you really want that part of me gone

REPEAT CHORUS

Why, why, why

Ain't I the one

You might start missin'

REPEAT CHORUS

Yeah, why, why, why do you wanna change me now

That Changes Everything

Written by Tony Lane and David Lee

I said, "I know a shrimp boat captain out of Galveston

I've been thinkin' I'd go down and work a spell

Oh, you never can tell it might suit me fine

Spend some time out on the bay

But then there's always cowboy work in Colorado

And I was thinkin' that that just might be the thing

Make a little pocket change I figure what the heck

Ain't nothin' standin' in my way."

But then she smiled at me

Looked a while at me

CHORUS:

And that changes everything

That's a whole 'nother deal

That puts a brand new spin

On this ole rollin' wheel

That's some powerful stuff

That's a girl in love

And that's the one thing

That changes everything

Well, I suppose on second thought this ole town ain't so bad

Wouldn't hurt me to unload this load of mine

And there's a for sale sign on a little house

I saw just about a mile or so from here

But I've always been the kind for pullin' up the stakes

It ain't ever been like me to put down roots

But now I'm thinkin', "Shoot, who am I kiddin'?"

I ain't goin' anywhere

When she smiles at me

Looks a while at me

REPEAT CHORUS

That's a whole 'nother deal

That puts a brand new spin

On this ole rollin' wheel

That changes everything

Ah, yeah

That changes everything

Little Bit Lonely

Written by Brett James and Blair Daly

Well, I parked my car in the driveway

Somewhere around 1 a.m.

Worn out from the road with a big heavy load

On my mind, what a week it had been

Then I stumbled into the kitchen and

I saw that little red light

Blinkin' at me from my message machine

Then I knew it would all be alright

'Cause she said,

"Baby, come over tonight

I'm a little bit lonely

Baby, come hold me tonight

I'm a little bit lonely."

Now it didn't take me a second 'til I knew

The right thing to do

I picked up the phone and said, "Baby I'm home,

I'll be there in a minute or two."

I stole some of my neighbor's daisies

Grabbed an old bottle of wine

She don't call me much but I know when she does

That I'm in for one helluva time

When she says,

"Baby come over tonight

I'm a little bit lonely

Baby come hold me tonight

I'm a little bit lonely."

Baby, baby, baby just for tonight

be my one and only

Baby, come over tonight

I'm a little bit lonely

Yeah, everybody needs a little love sometimes

Yeah, who am I to leave you hangin' high and dry

No baby, not tonight

No, no, no, no

Not tonight, now baby

"Baby, come over tonight

I'm a little bit lonely

Baby, come hold me tonight

I'm a little bit lonely."

Baby, baby just come hold me tight

You don't have to call me

Baby, baby come over tonight

I'm a little bit lonely

I'm lonely, lonely, lonely

So come on baby

Said, "I'll be there in a minute or two,"

and I brought those daisies and that red wine.

We had one hell of a time

Yeah, yeah, yeah

She's Got A Way With Me

Written by Billy Currington and Michael McDonald

It's a gentle touch, but more than enough

She can stop this ole world from spinnin' too much

It's a natural thing and I do believe

I found my reason to be

CHORUS:

She's got a way with me

I'm not the same man since she's been around

There's more to this life, I've suddenly found

I look at myself now so differently

It's her love that brings me peace

REPEAT CHORUS

Whatever it is, I'll always be under her spell

She'll always be all I've ever need

I could search this whole world

And I know I'd never find

Someone perfect as her for me

Suddenly it's something

You just can't live without

Oh, you know you found love

Beyond any doubt

With a simple man's words

I can never convey all that I feel when I say

REPEAT CHORUS TWICE

She's got a way with me

(She's got a way with me)

Lucille

Written by Roger Bowling and Hal Bynum

In a bar in Toledo across from the depot

On a bar stool she took off her ring

I thought I'd get closer so I walked on over

I sat down and asked her her name

When the drinks finally hit her

She said, "I'm no quitter

But I finally quit livin' on dreams

I'm hungry for laughter and here ever after

I'm after whatever the other life brings."

In the mirror I saw him and I closely watched him

I thought how he looked out of place

He came to the woman who sat there beside me

And he had a strange look on his face

The big hands were calloused

He look like a mountain

For a minute I thought I was dead

But he started shakin', his big heart was breakin'

He turned to the woman and said,

CHORUS:

"You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille

With four hungry children and a crop in the field

I've had some bad times, lived through some sad times

But this time your hurtin' won't heal

You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille."

After he left us I ordered more whiskey

I thought how she'd made him look small

From the lights of the bar room to a rented hotel room

We walked without talkin' at all

She was a beauty but when she came to me

She must have thought I'd lost my mind

I couldn't hold her 'cause the words that he told her

Kept comin' back time after time

REPEAT CHORUS TWICE

Whole Lot More

Written by Billy Currington, Casey Beathard and Carson Chamberlain

Sure feels good, sure feels right

Sure enough feels like love tonight

Ain't no movie, ain't no bar

Ain't nothin' out there beats where we are

CHORUS:

Lay back baby, catch your breath

This fire ain't as hot as it's gonna get

We're just gettin' started, ain't close to done

There's a whole lot more where that came from

We're been workin' so hard, had no breaks

Gotta lotta overdue love to make

If we get no sleep, well that's okay

'Bout time me and you and me got this way

REPEAT CHORUS

We're just getting started, ain't this fun

There's a whole lot more where that came from

Yeah, there's a whole lot more where that came from

Oh yeah

© 2005 Universal Music Corp./Off My Rocker Music, admin. by Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP); Sony/ATV Songs LLC, admin by Sony/ATV Music Publishing; Universal-Songs of PolyGram International, Inc./Everything I Love Music, admin by Universal-Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. (BMI)

Here I Am

Written by Billy Currington, Sonny Tillis and Carson Chamberlain

Walks in the rain, talks in the dark

Old black and white movies, a day at the park

On a blanket on the ground on a Sunday afternoon

Hangin' with friends or off by ourselves

Drivin' around yard sale to yard sale

Droppin' by the county fair, winnin' you a bear poppin' balloons

CHORUS:

If you're lookin' for someone to do that with, here I am

Someone to be the other half of your plans

Don't look any farther than in my eyes

If you're lookin' for that man, here I am

December nights all cuddled up

Warmed by the fire and sharin' a cup

Of hot cocoa laughin' at old photos

Spanish guitars, sand and the sea

A quiet little table just you and me

Sippin' margaritas in a little cantina in Old Mexico

REPEAT CHORUS

Talkin' 'bout life and talkin' 'bout babies

Talkin' bout us still in love when we're eighty

REPEAT CHORUS

Here I am

Baby, here I am

© 2005 Universal Music Corp./Off My Rocker Music, admin. by Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP); Songs of Universal, Inc./Tunes From The Village, admin. by Songs of Universal Inc.; Universal-Songs of PolyGram International, Inc./Everything I Love Music, admin by Universal-Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. (BMI)

She Knows What To Do With A Saturday Night

Written by Trent Summar and Gary Nicholson

She don't cook, she don't clean

She ain't ever found the knob of the washing machine

She don't iron, she don't sew

Says why waste time, foldin' clothes

She ain't ever gonna get Mama's recipe right

But she knows what to do with a Saturday night

CHORUS:

Hit every hot spot all around town

Turn it on up, she'll tear it on down

People rubber neckin', tryin' to see her dance

She got a belly button ring and some low-rider pants

They call me lucky, I know that's right

She knows what to do with a Saturday night

She makes a mean margarita and a Singapore Sling

And if ya'll are into Skynyrd, she sure can sing

She's gonna run the table, if you let her break

She might pop out the top of a birthday cake

And that little black dress painted on tight

She knows what to do with a Saturday night

REPEAT CHORUS

We get home in the early a.m.

That's when all the real fun begins

Yeah, she holds me close and whispers in my ear

Every little sweet thing I want to hear

Then she lights them candles and out go the lights

She knows what to do with a Saturday night

Yeah, they call me lucky, I know that's right

She knows what to do with a Saturday night

Saturday night

With a Saturday night

Saturday night

LYRICS from the "Billy Currington" CD

LYRICS

Doin' Somethin' Right

Release Date: 10/18/2005

10.

11.

I Wanna Be A Hillbilly

Good Directions

Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right

Why, Why, Why

That Changes Everything

Little Bit Lonely

She's Got A Way With Me

Lucille

Whole Lot More

Here I Am

She Knows What To Do With A Saturday Night

10.

11.

I Got A Feelin'

That's Just Me

Hangin' Around

Off My Rocker

Walk A Little Straighter

Where The Girls Are

Time With You

When She Gets Close To Me

Growin' Up Down There

Next Time

Ain't What It Used To Be

Billy Currington

Release Date: 9/20/2003

Produced by: Carson Chamberlain on Mercury Nashville Records

Lyrics from "Billy Currington"