MARTINA McBRIDE - Waking Up Laughing

Produced by Martina McBride

RCA Records

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If I Had Your Name

Written by Hillary Lindsey, Steve McEwan and Gordon Sampson

(ASCAP/BMI/SOCAN)

If I was a raindrop I would be fallin'

I would be fallin' by now

If I was a rocket I would be flyin'

I would be flyin' by now

If I was a wise man I would be doin'

What I should be doin' by now

CHORUS:

'Cause you're like a new key made with the wrong cut

Stuck tryin' to break into my home

You're like a bottle sent with a message

But you're sinkin' like a stone

IF I had your name

I'd be changin' it right now

If I was a blanket I would be foldin'

I would be foldin' by now

If I was a fast train I would be speedin'

Smokin' and steamin' with a heck of a sound

If I was a gambler I'd go for a quick win

I'd cash all my chips in and get outta town

Repeat chorus

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Cry Cry ('Til The Sun Shines)

Written by Marv Green, Chris Lindsey, Hillary Lindsey and Aimee Mayo

(BMI/ASCAP)

I know a girl she was a waitress

Had a big spirit 'til she let her boyfriend break it

He always talked her down, he took her pride and kicked it 'round

Yeah, took it as long as she could take it

She left a note on the dresses, and hung up her apron

CHORUS:

Cry, Cry 'til the sun shines baby

Cry, cry 'til the sun shines

It's gonna be alright, it's gonna be alright, baby

I know a man who tried to ease his mind

Chase his regrets with any bottle he could find

Life cut him down so low, it took his pride and broke his soul, yeah

'Til he forgave himself and let it go

Repeat chorus

We're all here just tryin' to live our lives

Payin' our electric bills and spendin' up our time

When there ain't a friend to be found

You can't break through the concrete clouds

When the rain, when the rain comes crashin' down

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Tryin' To Find A Reason

Written by Tommy Lee James and Jeremy Stover

(BMI/ASCAP)

No love can survive for long like this

When you're standin' on a bridge that's always burnin'

Maybe it's just time to walk away

If you're tryin' to find a reason

Tryin' to find a reason to stay

I don't know how long this pain will last

All I know is it can't go on forever

Isn't this just pointless anyway

If you're tryin' to find a reason to stay

It's hard to admit it what we know inside

We've tried everything, everything but goodbye

Say goodbye

If your heart has nothin' left to give

If your world feels like it's just stopped turnin'

Maybe that says all there is to say

If you're tryin' to find a reason to stay

It's hard to admit it what we know inside

We've tried everything, everything but goodbye

Maybe it's just time to walk away

If you're tryin' to find a reason

Tryin' to find a reason to stay

Baby it's just time to walk away

If you're tryin' to find a reason to stay

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For These Times

Leslie Satcher (BMI)

In these times in which we live

Where the worst of what we live

Is laid out for all the world on the front page

And the sound of someone's heartbreak

Is a soundbite at the news break

With a close shot of the tears rollin' down their face

Blessed be the child who turns a loving eye

And stops to pray

For these times in which we live

In these most uncertain hours

Where the balance of power

Is a fight that is fought every day

And freedom is a word

Some cry out and some whisper

And some are just too quick to give away

Blessed be the one who stands by the one

On the battle line

For these times in which we live

Well, give me a heart full of tender mercy

And arms I will open wide

For these times in which we live

Seems like the only answer is

Givin' up on findin' one at all

And we hide behind unsure

Pull the blinds and lock the doors

And hand a pleasant picture on the wall

Blessed is the believer who knows love is our redeemer

And the only breath of life

For these times in which we live

Well, give me a heart full of tender mercy

And arms I will open wide

Yeah, give me words full of loving kindness

And hands ready to hold up a light

For these times in which we live

Anyway

Martina McBride / Brad Warren / Brett Warren (BMI)

You can spend your whole life buildin'

Somethin' from nothin'

One storm can come and blow it all away

Build it anyway

You can chase a dream

That seems so out of reach

And you know it might not ever come your way

Dream it anyway

Chorus:

God is great, but sometimes life ain't good

When I pray it doesn't always turn out like I think it should

But I do it anyway

I do it anyway

This world's gone crazy and it's hard to believe

That tomorrow will be better than today

Believe it anyway

You can love someone with all your heart

For all the right reasons

And in a moment they can choose to walk away

Love 'em anyway

Repeat chorus

You can pour your soul out singin'

A song you believe in

That tomorrow they'll forget you ever sang

Sing it anyway

Yeah, sing it anyway

I sing

I dream

I love anyway

How I Feel

Martina McBride / Chris Lindsey / Aimee Mayo / Brad Warren / Brett Warren

Confetti fallin' from the sky

My hometown on the 4th of July

A midnight snow on Christmas Eve

Like standin' up for what you believe

Chorus:

That's how I feel when I'm with you

That's how I feel

That's how I feel when I'm with you

Your lucky coat, the first day of fall

When you wake up laughin' just because

An old church door that stays wide open

A perfect heart that's never been broken

Repeat chorus

That's how I feel when I'm with you

Every day there's something new

To cry about, to laugh about

Those moments I can't live without

That's how I feel

When I'm with you

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I'll Still Be Me

Tammy Hyler / Rachel Thibodeau (ASCAP)

Woke up in the middle of the night and say you sleepin'

I was hopin' you were dreamin' about me

Kissed your cheek and said "I love you"

You reached for me and then you mumbled

"I love you too, is everything ok?"

I said I'm fine baby, go back to sleep

I've just been thinkin' life is changin' 'round us

And I hope you believe

I'll still be me

Just a normal girl from mall town nowhere

I'll still hold your hand and wear this ring

I'll still be me

If you can count on one thing, I'll be here

The same girl that you've known for centuries

I'll still be me

We said we wanted all of this

We made the plans together

And promised that we'd never forget

Drinkin' apple wine in our first kitchen

Throwin' pennies in the well and wishin'

We'd spend our lives forever holdin' hands

And here we are still holdin' on

But if all the pretty things tied up in bows were gone

I'll still be me

Just normal girl from small town nowhere

I'll still laugh at your jokes and argue over silly things

I'll still be me

If you can count on one thing, I'll be here

The same girl that you've know for centuries

I'll still be me

Empires could rise and fall

The sun could swallow the moon

And I don't hold a crystal ball

But I promise you

I'll still be me

Just a normal girl from small town nowhere

I'll still be the mommy of our babies

I'll still be me

If you can count on one thing, I'll be here

The same girl that you've known for centuries

I'll still be me

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Beautiful Again

Martina McBride / Brad Warren / Brett Warren / Nick Trevisick (BMI/ASCAP)

She was only ten when her daddy got fired

He drank away the family home and left them all alone

And then her mommy was just too tired

So she got sent away

She moved in with her aunt in Arizona

Everything was fine until she told on Uncle Bill

When he said he only wanted to hold her

She had to run away

Chorus:

But when it rains, the past gets washed away, and then

She smiles 'cause she knows in the end

The world gets beautiful, beautiful again

Her boyfriend said I'm way too young to get married

But she made up her mind that somehow she was gonna

Find a way to keep that baby she carried

And he just walked away

Repeat chorus

And when she's lying all alone

Thinkin' about her life she wonders

If she is wrong to believe in a better world

Then she sees her little girl

And she knows she is right 'cause

Repeat chorus

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Everybody Does

Dan Demay / Mike Mobley / Rachel Proctor (BMI/ASCAP)

This ain' the first time you've fallen in love

With your heart wide open

Feeling just like a fool knowing that

You're the only one left holding on

He broke your heart

You can't cry hard enough

But you're not the only one

Chorus:

Everybody loves someone

Everybody hurts sometimes

Everybody says they'll never fall again

But everybody does

Yeah, everybody does

How many time shave you said he's the one

And found out that he wasn't

Always thinking it's gonna hurt forever

But then one day it doesn't anymore

You've come so far

Still along way to go

Just remember you're never alone

Repeat chorus

Everybody jumps in

Never really knowin'

Where it's really goin'

You just have to trust in

Your heart, oh yeah

Repeat chorus

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House of a Thousard Dreams

Billy Montana / Jenai / Ilya Toshinsky

He says, "I'm just a man,

I work with my hands

But lately no work has been around

I wish that I could put more on the table

Provide the life I'm sure my family dreams about"

"But there's cracks in all the walls and all the windows

And the flies, they find their way in through the screen

I just pray that hope will go on living

In this house of a thousand dreams"

She says, "my husband's a good man

Gives all that he can

I know he thinks he's let me down

I just want him and the children to be happy

It's not always easy, but it's all I dream about"

"So I'll find some yard-sale curtains for the windows

And I'll sew some yellow trim along the seams

And I'll keep praying hope will go on living

In this house of a thousand dreams"

The boy says, "my daddy's a strong man

My momma, she loves him

And they love my brother and sister and me

Sometimes at night we lay out in the backyard

And take turns wishing on the first star we see"

"And the crickets always sing outside the windows

And I love to feel the wind blow through the screen

And I sure hope that we can live forever

In this house of a thousand dreams"

"Yeah, I sure hope that we can live forever

In this house of a thousand dreams"

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Love Land

Tom Douglas / Rachel Thibodeau (BMI/ASCAP)

Wasn't wearing a wedding dress in a Vegas wedding chapel

They were herding us in and out of there like we were cattle

Not exactly the fairy tale that I had planned

But mama said aren't you supposed to get married girl

Before you bring a baby in this world

And what could I say but yes ma'am

And I called her from that chapel in

Love land

I said I really love this man

Love Land

Seemed like a lifetime driving from Vegas to Oklahoma

If you're allowed a number of mistakes in life

Maybe I've filled my quota

They called it a reception saying we did the right thing

And they smiled their broken smiles

Said who needs to walk down the aisle

And I showed off my wedding ring

And we walked away hand in hand to

Love land

Oh how I love this man

Love land

Amazing all the progress we've made since

The days of Thomas Edison

Still only God gives life in spite of modern medicine

Doctor's voices whispered we did all that we could do

But your baby wasn't strong enough

To make it the whole nine months

And as my world broke in two

He said I'll carry you through to

Love Land

For the longest time I blamed myself

Thought I was paying for my mistakes

But we tried again

Now we're watchin' him blow

Three candles out

He's daddy's little man

And only God could have planned

The steps I've taken

That led me to where I am

Love land

Anywhere you hold my hand

Is love land

© 2007 Sony/ATV Songs LLC / Tomdouglasmusic (BMI). All rights on behalf of Sony/ATV Songs and Tomdouglasmusic administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, 8 Music Square West, Nashville TN 37203. © 2007 Castle Street Music, Inc. / Large Opportunity Music (admin. By Castle Street Music) (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by permission. International copyright secured.

MARTINA McBRIDE - Waking Up Laughing - Lyrics