Kenny Chesney: The Road & The Radio
There Goes My Life
Wendell Mobley/Neil Thrasher (BMI/ASCAP)
All he could think about was:
I'm too young for this
Got my whole life ahead
Hell, I'm just a kid myself
How am I gonna raise one?
All he could see were his dreams
Going up in smoke
So much for ditchin' this town
And hangin' out on the coast
Oh well, those plans are long gone
CHORUS:
And he said: "There goes my life
There goes my future, my everything
Might as well kiss it all goodbye
There goes my life."
A couple years of up all night
And a few thousand diapers later
That mistake he thought he made
Covers up the refrigerator
Oh yeah, he loves that little girl
And Momma's waiting to tuck her in
As she fumbles up those stairs
She smiles back at him
Dragging that teddy bear:
"Sleep tight/" Blue eyes and bouncing curls
And he smiles: "There goes my life
There goes my future, my everything."
I love you, Daddy, goodnight.
There goes my life
She had that Honda loaded down
With Abercrombie clothes
And fifteen pairs of shoes
And his American Express
He checked the oil and slammed the hood
Said: "You're good to go."
She hugged them both
And headed off to the west coast
And he cried: "There goes my life.
There goes my future, my everything
I love you, baby, goodbye"
There goes my life
There goes my life
Baby, goodbye
Baby, goodbye
There goes my life
I Go Back
Kenny Chesney (ASCAP)
"Jack and Diane" painted a picture of my life and my dreams
Suddenly this crazy world made more sense to me
Well I heard it today and I couldn't help but sing along
'Cause every time I hear that song
I go back to a two ton short bed Chevy
Drivin' my first love out to the levy
Livin' life with no sense of time
And I go back to the feel of a 50 yard line
A blanket, a girl, some raspberry wine
Wishin' time would stop right in its tracks
Every time I hear that song
I go back, I go back
I used to rock all night long to "Keep On Rockin' Me Baby"
Frat parties, college bars, just tryin' to impress the ladies
Well I heard it today and I couldn't help but sing along
'Cause every time I hear that song
I go back to the smell of an old gym floor
And the taste of salt on a Carolina shore
After graduation and drinkin' goodbye to friends
And I go back to watchin' the summer fade to fall
Growing up too fast and I do recall
Wishin' time would stop right in its tracks
Every time I hear that song
I go back, I go back
We all have a song that some how stamped our lives
Takes us to another place and time
So I go back to a pew, preacher, and a choir
Singin' about God, brimstone and fire
And the smell of Sunday chicken after church
And I go back to the loss of a real good friend
And the sixteen summers I shared with him
Now "Only The Good Die Young" stops me in my tracks
And every time I hear that song
I go back, I go back
To the feel of a 50 yard line, a blanket, a girl and some raspberry wine
I go back
To watchin' summer fade into fall
Growin' up too fast and I do recall
I go back
To the loss of a real good friend and the sixteen summers I shared with him
I go back, I go back, I go back
When The Sun Goes Down
Brett James (ASCAP)
Sun tanned toes ticklin' the sand
Cold drink chillin' in my right hand
Watchin' you sleep in the evening light
Restin' up for a long, long night
Chorus:
Cause when the sun goes down, we'll be groovin'
When the sun goes down, we'll be feelin' all right
When the sun sinks down over the water
Everything gets hotter when the sun goes down
All day long just takin' it easy
Layin' in the hammock where it's nice and breezy
Sleepin' off the night before
Cause when the sun goes down, we'll be back for more
Repeat chorus
This old guitar and my dark sunglasses
This sweet concoction is smooth as molasses
Nothing to do but breathe all day
Until the big moon rises and it's time to play
Repeat chorus
When the sun goes down, we'll be groovin'
When the sun goes down, we'll be feelin' all right
When the sun sinks down over the water
Everything gets hotter when the sun goes down
Yeah
When the sun goes down, we'll be groovin'
When the sun goes down, we'll be feelin' all right
When the sun sinks down over the water
Everything gets hotter when the sun goes down
When the sun goes down, we'll be groovin'
When the sun goes down, we'll be feelin' all right
When the sun sinks down over the water
She thinks Kracker's sexy when the sun goes down
Umm, Umm, Umm
We'll be feelin' all right
When the sun sinks down over the water
Uncle Kenny's hotter when the sun goes down
When the sun goes down, ah, we'll be groovin'
When the sun goes down, hey Uncle Kenny
When the sun goes down, over the water
Everything gets hotter when the sun goes down
The Woman With You
Craig Wiseman / David Frasier (ASCAP/BMI)
She hit the door, six fifty-five
Sack full of groceries split down the side
Canned goods scattered all the way to the curb
Look on her face saying: "Don't say a word."
So, it's me and her and a can of beans
Sittin' there on the front porch swing
Western sky all turning red
Head on my shoulder, she sighed and said:
"I been gopherin', chaufferin', company chairman
Coffee maker, copy repairman
Anymore, there ain't nothin', I swear man, that I don't do.
Been jugglin', strugglin', closin' big deals
Dancing backwards in high heels
Just when it feels like I can't make it through."
She said: "It sure is nice to just be the woman with you."
She said: "The girl I was with the business degree
Probably wouldn't recognize me
I was gonna run the bank, I was gonna run the math
Now all I want to run is a bubble bath
Back then, you know, I had this plan
Before all of this reality set in
Here come life, boy, ready or not
Hey, I wanted it all and that's what I got."
'Cause I'm gopherin', chaufferin', company chairman
Coffee maker, copy repairman
Anymore? There ain't nothin', I swear man, that I don't do
Been jugglin', strugglin', closin' big deals
Dancing backwards in high heels
Just when it feels like I can't make it through
She said: "It sure is nice to just be the woman with you."
She said: "I'm gopherin', chaufferin', company chairman
Coffee maker, copy repairman
Anymore, there ain't nothin', I swear man, that I don't do
Been jugglin', strugglin', closin' big deals
Dancing backwards in high heels
Just when it feels like I can't make it through"
She said: "It sure is nice to just be the woman
The woman with you
Mmmm
La la la la la la la
The woman with you
Anything But Mine
Scooter Carusoe (SESAC)
Walking along beneath the lights of that miracle mile
Me and Mary making our way into the night
You can hear the cries from the carnival rides
The pin-ball bells and the ski-ball slides
Watching the summer sun fall out of sight
There's a warm wind coming in from off of the ocean
Making its way past the hotel walls to fill the street
Mary is holding both of her shoes in her hand
Said she likes to feel the sand beneath her feet
And in the morning I'm leaving, making my way back to Cleveland
So tonight I hope that I will do just fine
And I don't see how you could ever be anything but mine
There's a local band playing at the seaside pavilion
And I got just enough cash to get us in
And as we're dancin Mary's wrapping her arms around me
And I can feel the sting of summer on my skin
In the midst of the music I tell her I love her
We both laugh cause we know it isn't true
Ah but Mary there's a summer drawing to an end tonight
And there's so much that I long to do to you
But in the morning I'm leaving, making my way back to Cleveland
So tonight I hope that I will do just fine
And I don't see how you could ever be anything but mine
And in the morning I'm leaving, making my way back to Cleveland
So tonight I hope that I will do just fine
And I don't see how you could ever be anything but mine
Mary I don't see how you could ever be anything but mine
