Kenny Chesney: The Road & The Radio
Young
Craig Wiseman / Naoise Sheridan / Steve McEwan (ASCAP/SOCAN/PRS/BMI)
Looking back now, well it makes me laugh
We were growin' our hair, we were cuttin' class
Knew it all already, there was nothing to learn
We were strikin' matches just to watch 'em burn
Listen to our music just a little too loud
We were hangin' in there with the outcast crowd
Headin' to the rapids with some discount beer
It was a long train tussle but we had no fear
Man I don't know, where the time goes
But It sure goes fast, just like that
We were wannabe rebels who didn't have a clue
With our Rock n' roll T-shirts, and our typically bad attitudes
Had no excuses for the things that we'd done
We were brave, we were crazy, we were mostly
Young
Talked a good game when we were out with the guys
But in the back seat we were awkward and shy
Girls were a mystery that we couldn't explain
And I guess there are some things that are never gonna change
Man I don't know, where the time goes
But It sure goes fast, just like that
We were wannabe rebels who didn't have a clue
With our Rock n' roll T-shirts, and our typically bad attitudes
Had no excuses for the things that we'd done
We were brave, we were crazy, we were mostly
Young
Young, Young, Yeah wishin' we were older
Young, Hey I wish it wasn't over
Man I don't know, where the time goes
But It sure goes fast, just like that
We were wannabe rebels who didn't have a clue
With our Rock n' roll T-shirts, and our typically bad attitudes
Had no excuses for the things that we'd done
We were brave, we were crazy, we were mostly
Young
Young, Hey wishin' we were older, wish it wasn't over
The Good Stuff
Craig Wiseman / Jim Collins (ASCAP/BMI)
Well, me and my lady had our first big fight
So I drove around 'til I saw the neon lights
A corner bar, and it just seemed right
So I pulled up
Not a soul around but the old bar keep
Down at the end and looking half asleep
An he walked up and said : "What'll it be?"
I said: "The good stuff"
He didn't reach around for the whiskey
He didn't pour me a beer
His blue eyes kinda went misty
He said: "You can't find that here.
'Cos it's the first long kiss on a second date
Momma's all worried when you get home late
And droppin' the ring in the spaghetti plate
'Cos your hands are shakin' so much
And it's the way that she looks with the rice in her hair
and eatin' burnt suppers, the whole first year
And askin' for seconds to keep her from tearin' up
Yeah, man, that's the good stuff
He grabbed a carton of milk and he poured a glass
And I smiled an' said: "I'll have some of that."
We sat there and talked as an hour passed
Like old friends
I saw a black and white picture and it caught my stare
It was a pretty girl with bouffant hair
He said: "That's my Bonnie,
"Taken 'bout a year after we wed."
He said: "Spent five years in the bottle
"When the cancer took her from me.
"But I've been sober three years now
"'Cos the one thing stronger than the whiskey:
"Was the sight of her holdin' my baby girl
"The way she adored that string of pearls
"I gave her the day that our youngest boy, Earl,
"Married his high school love."
"And it's a new tee-shirt saying: 'I'm a Grandpa'
"Bein' right there as our time got small,
"And holdin' her hand, when the Good Lord called her up,
"Yeah, man, that's the good stuff."
He said: "When you get home, she'll start to cry
"When she says: 'I'm sorry,' say: 'So am I.'
"And look into those eyes, so deep in love
"And drink it up
"'Cos that's the good stuff.
"That's the good stuff"
Big Star
Stephony Smith (BMI)
She was aware of her insecurities as she took the stage
She was convinced if she got up there that she would be discovered someday
So she belted it
She hit the high notes fearlessly
Oh she melted them, as she brought them to their feet
She was a big star at the nana Joe's bar where
She sang karaoke every night
She said if you work hard to get where you are.. it feels good in the hotspot light
She was a big star
She made the local cable shows where the camera fell in love with her face
After a couple of weekends the groupies were crawling all over the place
She signed autographs like she was Garth Brooks in a skirt
and in the aftermath, that small town was hers
She was a big star at the nana Joe's bar where
She sang karaoke every night
She said if you work hard to get where you are it feels good in the hotspot light
She was a big star
She doesn't care anymore that her high school girlfriends cut her down
The only thought she entertains is where they are and where she is now
Her old neighbors swear they're certain she slept her way to the top
She knows you don't get where you going unless you got something they ain't got
So she sings tonight to 20,000 plus and the young girls scream out loud
Man that could be us
She's a big star as she eats caviar just before she performs every night
She says if you work hard to get where you are it feels good in the hotspot light
She's a big star
She's a big star
No Shoes, No Shirts, No Problems
Casey Beathard (BMI)
I've been up to my neck workin' 6 days a week
wearin' holes in the soles of the shoes on my feet
been dreamin' of gettin' away since I don't know
Ain't no better time than now for Mexico
No shoes, no shirt, and no problems
Blues, what blues, Hey I forgot 'em
The sun and the sand and a drink in my hand with no bottom
and no shoes, no shirt, and no problems
No problems
Want a towel on a chair on the sand by the sea
want to look through my shades and see you there with me
Want to soak up life for a while
In laid back mode
No boss, no clock, no stress, no dress code
No shoes, no shirt, and no problems
Blues, what blues, hey I forgot 'em
The sun and the sand and a drink in my hand with no bottom
and no shoes, no shirt, and no problems
Babe lets get packed... tank tops and flip flops if you got 'em
No shoes, no shirt, and no problems
No problems
Live Those Songs Again
David Lowe / Cole Degges / Chris Bain (BMI)
Saw him sittin' on a sidewalk in Fresno
Braided hair and a tie-dyed t-shirt on
Talkin' to himself about Vietnam
About the tour he did and the deal he got
He said this world ain't the same if you ask me
If I could be somewhere else, I'd tell you where I'd be
I'd be rollin' on the river with Credence
Stealin' kisses from Peggy Sue
I'd be knee-deep in sand on a Panama beach
In the spring of '72
I'd be wastin' away on the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide roll in
He said what I wouldn't give just to live those songs again
Saw him workin' the counter at Walgreens
With a new haircut and a Bachelor's Degree
Talkin' to himself about his raw deal
Cussin' Uncle Sam and the GI bill
He said This world ain't the same if you ask me
If I could be somewhere else, I'd tell you where I'd be
I'd be rollin' on the river with Credence
Stealin' kisses from Peggy Sue
I'd be knee-deep in sand on a Panama beach
In the spring of '72
I'd be wastin' away on the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide roll in
He said what I wouldn't give just to live those songs again
He said this world ain't the same if you ask me
If I could be somewhere else, I'd tell you where I'd be
I'd be rollin' on the river with Credence
Stealin' kisses from Peggy Sue
I'd be knee-deep in sand on a Panama beach
In the spring of '72
I'd be wastin' away on the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide roll in
He said what I wouldn't give just to live those songs again
Oh, again
