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'Troubadour' Review  |  Lyrics
1.   Troubadour
2.   It Was Me
3.   Brothers Of The Highway
4.   River Of Love
5.   House Of Cash (Duet with Patty Loveless)
6.   I Saw God Today
7.   Give Me More Time
8.   When You're In Love
9.   Make Her Fall In Love With Me Song
10. West Texas Town (Duet with Dean Dillon)
11.  House With No Doors
12.  If Heartaches Were Horses
Added: April 2008
Troubadour
Written by Monty Holmes and Leslie Satcher

I still feel twenty-five
Most of the time
I still raise a little cane
With the boys
Honky-tonks and pretty women
Lord, I’m still right there with ‘em
Singin’ above the crowd and the noise

Chorus:
Sometimes I feel like Jesse James
Still trying to make a name
Knowing nothing’s gonna change
What I am
I was a young troubadour

When I rode in on a song
And I’ll be an old troubadour
When I’m gone
Well the truth about a mirror
Is that a danged old mirror
Don’t really tell the whole truth
It don’t show what’s deep inside
Or read between the lines
And it’s no reflection of my young

Repeat chorus

I was a young troubadour
When I rode in on a song
And I’ll be an old troubadour
When I’m gone
I’ll be an old troubadour
When I’m gone

© 2008 Ash Street Publishing c/o Ash Street Music, LLC, admin. By Big Loud Bucks/Big Moulage Music c/o Ash Street Music, LLC, admin. By Big Loud Bucks (ASCAP); Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC/Leslie Satcher Music, admin. By Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (BMI). All rights reserved.  Used by permission.  International copyright secured.

It Was Me
Written by Buddy Cannon and Randy Hardison

The first time I met her
She walked right up to me
And said, “You’re who I wanted to find.”
There was a man she had seen in her dreams
And it was me

She said, “I Can’t believe it.
‘Cause I’ve never been in here
And I’ve passed this place so many times.”
It was her night to find destiny
And it was me

Chorus:
And we danced every song that they played
And talked until closing time
The closer I held her
The more I knew her destiny
Wasn’t that far from mine

Then I saw a reflection of someone unfamiliar
Looking back when I looked in her eyes
The happiest man I’d ever seen
And it was me

Repeat chorus

She wasn’t looking
And I wasn’t looking
Ain’t it funny?
That when love was found
She still calls it her lucky night
Yeah, someone was lucky
She’s right
But it was me

© 2008 Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC/Big Purple Dog Music, admin. By Sony/ATV Music Publishing; Willdawn Music c/o ole (ASCAP). All rights reserved.  Used by permission.  International copyright secured.

Brothers Of The Highway
Written by Doug Johnson, Nicole Witt and Kim Williams

Diamonds on the windshield
As heaven starts to cry
In his rearview mirror
His angel waves goodbye
She knows he’s gotta go
She knows he’s one of them

Chorus:
Brothers of the highway
Children of the wind
That Detroit diesel pirate ship
Goes blowin’ out again
Sailin’ for the settin’ sun
Freedom’s your best friend
Brothers of the highway
Children of the wind

He puts the pedal to the metal
Tryin’ to out run the rain
Another shot of truck stop coffee
Goes runnin’ through his veins
This county turns on eighteen wheels
Thank God we can depend, on

Repeat chorus

Carolina, west of Denver
Baton Rouge, east of Pittsburgh
North and south of San Diego
Sail on, sail on
Tallahassee, north of Boston
Up to Bangor, west of Austin
Coast to coast
Sea to sea
Sail on, sail on

Repeat chorus

God bless you brothers of the highway
Children of the wind

© 2007 Mike Curb Music/Sweet Radical Music, admin. By Mike Curb Music (BMI); Big Loud Songs, admin. By Big Loud Bucks/Curb Songs/Sweet Manic Music, admin. By Curb Songs (ASCAP); Sony/ATV Timber Publishing/Mountain Manna Music (SESAC). All rights reserved.  Used by permission.  International copyright secured.

River of Love
Written by Shawn Camp, Billy Burnette and Dennis Morgan

Hey baby, won’t you take a little ride with me
Have a look around
See what we can see
I’ve got the paddle
I’ve got the boat
Come on baby, I know she’ll float

Chorus:
We’ll go rolling on the river of love
We’ll go rolling on the river of love
Drift away from all these lights
Might rock a little bit
So hold on tight

Let’s get carried away with the gentle flow
Might get caught up in its undertow
We’ll go rolling on the river of love
Let’s go rolling on the river of love
I got a little ukulele, let me sing you a song
Got a stream of kisses about ten miles long
Dancing on the water in the moonlight beach
Sparkling down through the sea of dreams

Repeat chorus twice

River of love, river of love
River of love
Rolling on the river of love
Let’s go rolling, rolling on the river of love
Let’s go rolling on the river of love
Rolling on the river of love
Rolling on the river of love
Let’s go rolling, rolling on the river of love

© 2006 Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC/All Mighty Dog Music/Travelin’ Arkansawyer Music, admin. By Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC; Burnette A Billy Music/Still Working For The Man Music, Inc., admin. By ICG; Little Shop of Morgansongs c/o Morgan Music Group. Inc., admin. By ICG (BMI). All rights reserved.  Used by permission.  International copyright secured.

House of Cash (Duet with Patty Loveless)
Written by Monty Holmes and Leslie Satcher

Well, the house of Cash just burned down
All the way to the cold hard ground
The gawkers came from all over town
To see the memories scattered all around

Then the stars came out by the light of day
And they heard their old friend passed away
That yard looked like a funeral home
Without the pies and casseroles

Chorus:
Well, it’s goodbye Johnny, goodbye June
Goodbye fancy living room
Well, no one sleeps in Cash’s bed
Except the man in black and the woman he wed

And the ring of fire comes full circle
And the ring of fire comes all the way around
Man, if those ashes in that pool could talk
To the anchormen out on the walk
I bet they’d be happy to announce
There won’t be no yard sale now

Repeat chorus

And the ring of fire comes full circle
And the ring of fire comes all the way around
And the ring of fire comes full circle
And the ring of fire comes all the way around

© 2008 Ash Street Publishing c/o Ash Street Music, LLC, admin. By Big Loud Bucks/Big Moulage Music c/o Ash Street Music, LLC, admin. By Big Loud Bucks (ASCAP); Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC / Leslie Satcher Music, admin. By Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, (BMI).  All rights reserved.  Used by permission.  International copyright secured.

I Saw God Today
Written by Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell and Wade Kirby

Just walked down the street to the coffee shop
Had to take a break
I’d been by her side for 18 hours straight
Saw a flower growin’ in the middle of the sidewalk
Pushin’ up through the concrete
Like it was planted right there for me to see
The flashin’ lights, the honkin’ horns, all seemed to fade away
In the shadow of that hospital at 5:08, I saw God today

Chorus:
I’ve been to church
I’ve read the book
I know He’s here but I don’t look
Near as often as I should (yeah, I know I should)
His fingerprints are everywhere
I just slowed down to stop and stare
Opened my eyes and man I swear
I saw God today

Saw a couple walking by, they were holding hands
Man, she had that glow
Yeah, I couldn’t help but notice, she was starting to show
Stood there for a minute taking in the sky
Lost in that sunset
A splash of amber melted into shades of red

Repeat chorus

Got my face pressed up against the nursery glass
She’s sleepin’ like a rock
My name on her wrist, wearin’ tiny pink socks
She’s got my nose, she’s got her mama’s eyes
My brand new baby girl, she’s a miracle
I saw God today

© 2008 Big Red Toe / Extremely Loud Music, admin. By Big Loud Bucks; Steel Wheels Music / Blind Mule Music, admin. By Steel Wheels Music (BMI). All rights reserved.  Used by permission.  International copyright secured.

Give Me More Time
Written by Dean Dillon, Scotty Emerick and Al Anderson

A banker and a farmer
Discuss the bottom line
It ain’t rained at all
The crops are dying on the vine
Give me more time
You gotta give me more time

That farm’s been in my family
Going on a hundred years
We pulled through hard times before
With blood, sweat and tears

Give me more time
I need more time
Oh, what would he give?
For a little more time

Two lovers at a table
Candle light and wine
One’s looking for an answer
The other one can’t find
Give me more time
You gotta give me more time

She says, “You know I love you
But my heart’s in a bind
Afraid you’re gonna leave me
If I don’t make up my mind
Give me more time
I gotta have more time.”

Some have barely any
Some too much on their hands
Some would give anything
To have it back again

A patient and his doctor
Meet behind closed doors
You’re kidding me
How could this be?
I’m only twenty-four
Give me more time
You gotta give me more time
Give me more time

© 2008 Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC/Unwound Music, admin. By Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC; Florida Room Music, admin. By BPJ Administration; Cashbox Music (BMI).  All rights reserved.  Used by permission.  International copyright secured.

When You’re In Love
Written by Dean Dillon and Kerry Phillips

Don’t go in the summertime
It’s too hot
And the rooms are high
But if you go in the fall, you’ll have a ball

Chorus:
There’s so much
To see and do
When you’re in love

There’s an old hotel right on the beach
Romantic rooms you won’t wanna leave
But take my word
Take a stroll into town

Repeat chorus

Don’t miss Jamaica Joe’s
You can dine al fresco
Then dance in the street
‘til the sun comes up
Or you can take a barefoot cruise
Share a moonlight made for two

There’s so little time
And so much
To see and do
When you’re in love

Be sure and take
Lots of pictures when you’re there
Be sure and make
Lots of memories
Trust me

Don’t go in the summertime
It’s too hot
And the rooms are high
But if you go in the fall
You’ll have a ball

Repeat chorus twice

© 2008 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC/Unwound Music, admin. By Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (BMI); Piece Of The Kake (ASCAP).  All rights reserved.  Used by permission.  International copyright secured.

Make Her Fall In Love With Me Song
Written by Leslie Satcher and Al Anderson

Chrous:
Play me a dancer
A hold her hander
Old honky-tonker, a pull her up closer
Slow romancer, make her fall in love with me song

The room is swimming
With pretty women
But how’s a fella supposed to get close to ‘em
The band is rocking
The joint is jumping, mister guitar man
Let me tell you somethin’

Repeat chorus

I see a redhead
I see a brunette
And there’s a blonde, I love, I don’t even know yet
I’m going crazy
You gotta save me
I need to hug her and I don’t mean maybe

Repeat chorus

Play me a dancer
A hold her hander
Old honky-tonker, a pull her up closer
Get next to her
Sweet enough to kiss her
Just a little somethin’ so she can hear me whisper
Slow romancer, make her fall in love with me song

© 2008 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC/Leslie Satcher Music, admin. By Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC; Cashbox Music (BMI). All rights reserved.  Used by permission.  International copyright secured.

West Texas Town (Duet with Dean Dillon)
Written by Dean Dillon and Robert Earl Keen

I’m on my way to Amarillo
I can’t seem to get my fill of that
Little west Texas town

I’ve got a sweet thing built, right Betty
Head to toe, she’s mighty pretty
Living in that west Texas town

Chorus:
Friday comes, it’s time to roll
Time for me to hit the road
I’ve got my eyes on the horizon
My little dish in that panhandle
Lights up like a Roman Candle
When I reach that west Texas town

Ah, sing it Dean

From Big Spring all the way to Plainview
I can’t wait to get to you know who
In that west Texas town
I drive through hell and half of Texas
Just to get to her breakfast
Waiting in that west Texas town

Repeat chorus

Baby, turn the porch light on
Your big Poppa’s coming home
To that west Texas town
Awww…

© 2008 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC/Unwound Music, admin. By Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC; Onion One Publishing (BMI).  All rights reserved.  Used by permission.  International copyright secured.

House With No Doors
Written by Kacey Coppola, Kate Coppola and Jamey Johnson

I was there in my trailer
Down at the jobsite
The day that this stranger walked in
His face looked so sad
And he carried a set of blueprints

And as I unrolled ‘em
The first thing I noticed
Were there were no doors in the plans
He said, “If you build this for me
Then when she comes back
She’ll never be able to leave me again.”

Chorus:
I said, “If I did
And she ever came back
Friend, tell me how would she get in
It would just be a prison that I locked you in
If you couldn’t leave
You’d never know if there was someone who loved you
The way that she didn’t before
There’s two things that I know for sure
Is that you can’t make a woman feel somethin’ she don’t
And you can’t build a house with no doors.”

For awhile he was quiet
I could tell he was thinking
I thought I’d just ruined his day
I just couldn’t bear to see this man’s last hope slip away
So I thought real fast
And I started talking
Said, “Buddy, we’ve tried this before”
And if there ain’t one she’ll make one
Either way, she’ll run
And leave you a house with a hole for a door.”

Repeat chorus

No, you can’t make a woman feel something she don’t
And you can’t build a house with no doors

© 2008 EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP); EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Big Gassed Hitties, admin. By EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI).  All rights reserved.  Used by permission.  International copyright secured.

If Heartaches Were Horses
Written by Dean Dillon, Buddy Brock and Will Nance

Been in the saddle since the sun came up
Rounding up strays in this old west Texas dust
She’s been packing her things
Since I put coffee on
By sundown she’ll be gone

Danged this old girth
Worn right in two
But a spare link of leather
And I’ll make it do

Just when I think I got life by the reins
Home ain’t sweet home on the range

Chorus:
If heartaches were horses
And hard times were cattle
I’d ride home at sunset
Sitting tall in the saddle
If heartaches were horses
And hard times were cattle

And she’d say she loved me
And this cowboy way of life
She’d be right beside me
When we rode home tonight

Repeat chorus

© 2008 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC/Unwound Music, admin. By Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC; Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC/Houny Music, admin. By Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC; Smokin’ Grapes Music Publishing/Bilangray Music/Lil’Geezer Music (BMI). All rights reserved.  Used by permission.  International copyright secured.