Gary Allan Album

Well, I won't make you tell me
What I've come to understand
You're a certain kind of woman
I'm a different kind of man
I've tried to make you love me
You've tried to find a spark
Of the flame that burned but somehow turned to
Smoke rings in the dark

The loneliness within me
Takes a heavy toll
'Cause it burns as slow as whiskey
Through an empty aching soul
And the night is like a dagger
Long and cold and sharp
As I sit here on the front steps
Blowin' smoke rings in the dark

(Chorus)

I know I must be going
Cause love's already gone
And all I'm taking with me are the pieces of my heart
And all I'll leave are smoke rings in the dark

The rain falls where it wants to
The wind blows where it will
Everything on earth goes somewhere
But I swear we're standin' still
So I'm not gonna wake you
I'll go easy on your heart
I'll just touch your face and drift away
Like smoke rings in the dark

(Repeat Chorus)

There's a plane flyin' outta here tonight
Destination New Orleans
Boss man says my big promotion's on the line
He says, "that's right where I need to be."

Lately I've been on the road more than I've been home
All this leavin' her alone is killin' me
And holdin' her right now has got me thinkin' more and more
This is right where I need to be

Where when I hear her I can see her
I can smell her sweet perfume
I can feel her skin against me when I sleep
Where I won't miss her I can kiss her
Anytime that I want to
Yeah that's right where I need to be
Yeah that's right where I need to be

Wow!!

There's a plane flyin' outta here tonight
With an empty first class seat
'Cause I've finally got all my priorities in line
And I'm right where I need to be

Where when I hear her I can see her
I can smell her sweet perfume
I can feel her skin against me when I sleep
Where I won't miss her I can kiss her
Anytime that I want to
Yeah that's right where I need to be
Yeah I'm right where I need to be

I was headed north on highway 5
On a star-lit Sunday night
When a pickup truck flew by me
Out of control
As I watched in my headlights
He swerved left then back right
He never hit the brakes
As he left the road

I found him lying in the grass
Among the steel and glass
With an empty whiskey bottle by his side
Through the blood and tears
He whispered in my ear
A few last words just before he died

Don't tell mama I was drinkin'
Lord knows her soul would never rest
I can't leave this world
With mama thinkin'
I met the Lord with whiskey on my breath

I still think about that night
And how that young man died
And how others sometimes pay
For our mistakes
Last thing on his mind
As he left this world behind
Was knowing someone else's heart would break

Don't tell mama I was drinkin'
Lord knows her soul would never rest
I can't leave this world
With mama thinkin'
I met the Lord with whiskey on my breath
Don't tell mama I was drinkin'

I don't wanna hurt nobody
Don't wanna make nobody cry
I don't wanna do wrong
I don't wanna do wrong
I don't wanna tell no lies
I'm lovin' you, lovin' you against my will
Lovin' you, lovin' you against my will

I don't wanna hear the phone ring
Don't wanna hear your voice on the line
I don't wanna come to you
I don't wanna come to you
I don't wanna give in this time
Girl I'm loving you, lovin' you against my will

Your love is like a deep dark river
Pullin' me out to sea
The harder I try to resist you
The weaker I seem to be

I don't wanna turn down your side street
I don't wanna pull in your drive
Don't wanna see you standin' there
Don't wanna see you standin' there
Don't wanna see that look in your eyes
Girl I'm loving you, lovin' you against my will

BRIDGE
Your love is like a deep dark river
Pullin' me out to sea
The harder I try to resist you
The weaker I seem to be

I don't wanna feel your heartbeat
I don't wanna taste your kiss
I don't wanna call your name
I don't wanna call your name
I don't wanna want you like this
Girl I'm lovin' you, lovin' you against my will
Lovin' you, lovin' you against my will

Ooooooooooo Sorry
Ooooooooooo Sorry

Well I came home from work in the middle of the day
Two hours early, but a little to late
She was comin down the stairs lookin mighty grim
With a big brown suitcase, in her hand
I said what's going on
Baby what's the deal
She said I just don't feel like I used to feel
With the Devil's own smile, right outta the blue
She said I done went and found myself somebody new

She said sorry, it didn't work out
Sorry, guess I'll see you around
She ruined my life, left me broken hearted
And all she had to say was sorry

Oooooooooooo Sorry

Well I laid awake cryin for many a night
I just couldn't seem to get her off my mind
I went to her, got down on my knees
Said baby wont you please come back to me

She said sorry, it didn't work out
Sorry, guess I'll see you around
She ruined my life, left me broken hearted
And all she had to say was sorry

Oooooooooo Sorry
Oooooooooo Sorry

Well time went by and my poor heart healed
I found me a woman who's love is real
Man she's a looker, the apple of my eye
And every head turns when she walks by
Well we ran into my old flame the other day
It blew my mind what she had to say
She said hello baby
Well how've you been
I was hoping maybe we could get together again

I said sorry, it didn't work out
Sorry, guess I'll see you around
You ruined my life, left me broken hearted
And all you had to say was sorry
You said sorry

Ooooooooo Sorry

I am a full grown fool
And I shoulda known better
But I tried and I tried
And I could not forgot her
I would go back to her
Time after time
Man I musta been out my mind.

All of that cryin' for nothing
All of that tryin' for nothing
What has it ever got me
What has it ever taught me?
I've got to keep believing
In something, baby
'Stead of just tryin' for nothing
Cryin' for nothing at all.

--- Instrumental ---

Well, we fought for love
And we fought for trust
And the whole blessed time
It was right there in front of us
We could not reach it
And I dont know why
It took so long just to say goodbye.

To all of that cryin' for nothing
To all of that tryin' for nothing
What has it ever got me
What has it ever taught me?
I've got to keep believeing
In something, baby
'Stead of just trying for nothing
Cryin' for nothing at all.

Well, her friends all told her
Mine told me
But we would not listen
Could not see
Need my pride
Her and her dreams
We never ever stood a chance it seems.

--- Instrumental ---

All of that cryin' for nothing
All of that tryin' for nothing
What has it ever got me
What has it ever taught me?
I've got to keep believeing
In something, baby
'Stead of just trying for nothing
Cryin' for nothing at all.

'Stead of just tryin' for nothing
Crying for nothing at all.

Crying for nothin'...

I wake up in the morning full of dread
Tryin' to remember what I'd said
I say that I won't call you
And I mean it every time
Until I cross that bourbon borderline

I wish that I could tell you why I call
Sometimes it's just hard for me, that's all
I know that it's over and it's just a waste of time
Until I cross that bourbon borderline

Memories of you surround me
And I'm afraid the tears might drown me
Oh, I think I'm doing fine
Until I cross that bourbon borderline

It's good that I just do this now and then
You know I'm really not a drinking man
But I coan't bear to talk about us any other time
Until I cross that bourbon borderline

Memories of you surround me
And I'm afraid the tears might drown me
Oh, I think I'm doing fine
Until I cross that bourbon borderline

Oh, I think I'm doing fine
Until I cross that bourbon borderline...

As I walk along I wonder
What went wrong with our love
A love so rare and strong
And as I walk along I think of
The times we had together
While our hearts were young

I'm walkin' in the rain
Tears are fallin' and I feel the pain
Wishin' you were here by me
To end this misery
And I wonder, I wa wa wa wa wonder
Why, why why why why why
She ran away
And I wonder
Where she will stay
My little runaway
Run run run run runaway

repeat chorus
run run run run runaway
run run run run runaway

I Used towish that i was
great as any man
better then i am
could do things no one can
and I used to wish that I was cool as I could be
but now I"m learning to live with me

chorus:

is anybody satisfied with who they really are?
you could be the moon and still be jealous of the stars
gotta learn to swim if you can't walk upon the sea
so I"m learning to live with me

and i used to wish that i was
braver then the rest
a hero nothin' less
a big duke in the west
but i know the way i am is who I'm gonna be
so I'm learning to live with me

chorus:

Well there's a lonesome feeling that comes over me
when i hear that highway moan
I know it's where the good Lord meant for me to be
a dreaming drifter far from home

I roam from town to town out on the interstate
I"m always only passing through
I need my women's lovin she's so far away
I'm singin the cowboy blues

stranger don't you know I'd like to be your friend
if I had the time to stay
but I"m a tumbleweed a blowin in the wind
I've got to catch another stage

I strap on my guitar just like a .45
I pray each night my aim is true
I'm shootin for the heart a lookin in your eyes
I'm singin the cowboy blues

sometimes I get to thinkin bout settling down
fade off into a memory
but every night I step out to face that crowd
I know this is the life for me

I strap on my guitar just like a .45
I pray each night my aim is true
I"m shootin for the heart a lookin in your eyes
I'm singin the cowboy blues
singin the cowboy blues

-Verse 1-

If you need someone to take you by the hand
And help you heal your broken heart
Show you how to find the faith in love again
So you can make a brand new start
If you're looking for the man to chase away the clouds
And be your morning sun
Oh, baby I'm the one

-Verse 2-

Believing in tomorrow is so hard
When all your yesterdays are filled with pain
Trusting in the future isn't easy
When the past is just pouring rain
All you need is someone who can take away
The memory of what he's done
Oh, baby I'm the one

-Chorus-

I'm the one who longs to kiss your lips
And hold you tight
I'm the one who longs to love you
For the rest of your life
So if you're looking for the kind of man who love
Forever and will never run
Oh, baby I'm the one

Repeat chorus

Oh, baby I'm the one

Greenfields backed by blue skies
'Bout as blue as your two true blue eyes
And I wonder do you feel the way I feel
When you see greenfields

Sometimes, oh, I wish you were still mine
And I'd go back in time and I'll always find
You in greenfields and you're layin' by my side
And love was real and I could taste it
On these lips of mine in

Greenfields backed by blue skies
'Bout as blue as your two true blue eyes
And I wonder do you feel the way I feel
When you see greenfields

--- Instrumental ---

When I see cotton candy clouds up in heaven
I close my eyes and then we drift away
And I'm loving you and holding on forever
There in your arms where I used to lay in

Greenfields backed by blue skies
'Bout as blue as your two true blue eyes
And I wonder do you feel the way I feel
In greenfields...