Mark Chesnutt Album

I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While you're far away and dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Where every moment spent with you
Is a moment I treasure

I don't wanna close my eyes
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you
And I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you
And I don't wanna miss a thing

Lying close to you, feeling your heart beating
And I'm wondering what your dreaming
Wondering if it's me your seeing
And then I kiss your eyes, and thank God we're together
I just wanna stay with you
In this moment forever

I don't wanna close my eyes


I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you
And I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you
And I don't wanna miss a thing

I don't wanna miss one smile
I don't wanna miss one kiss
Well, I just wanna be with you, right here with you
Just like this
I just wanna hold you close
Feel your heart so close to mine
And just stay here in this moment
For all the rest of time

I don't wanna close my eyes
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you
And I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you
And I don't wanna miss a thing

(Tim Johnson/Daryl Burgess)

I worked myself to the bone
Tired as a man can get
It's the only way that I know
Might help me to forget
I lay me down
And I pray my soul to keep.

Now, it's two a.m. and I should be
Sleeping like a log
But I can't blame the poundin' rain
Or the neighbor's barkin' dog
It's what you do to me
This heartache never sleeps.

Yeah, twenty four hours of every day
I can feel it down in my chest
From the moment you walked away
Well, I ain't got no rest
It won't let me be
This heartache never sleeps.

Well, like a ghost that haunts me
Down at the end of my bed
Your memory, it taunts me
And it won't stay out of my head
Till you come back
It ain't never gonna leave.

So I might as well get out of this bed
And put the coffee on
Girl you know I'm not alone
At the breakin' of the dawn
'Cause just like me
This heartache never sleeps.

Yeah, twenty four hours of every day
I can feel it down in my chest
From the moment you walked away
Well, I ain't got no rest
It won't let me be
This heartache never sleeps.

It won't let me be
This heartache never sleeps.

Won't let me be

Won't let me be
This heartache never sleeps...

After one of my huntin', fishin' party weekends
I could hardly wait to hold my baby again
A man will never see a more beautiful sight
Than home sweet mobil home in his truck headlights
But except for a cedar deck and cinder blocks
All I saw was a vacant lot.

So I'm drivin' around, all over town
Wonderin' where she hauled it away
Yeah, she's on a roll, which way do I go
I've been through every single trailer park and KOA
She's been mad before, but never this sore
You can surely bet from now on
I won't wander from from her lovin' arms
If I ever find my way back home.

Guess my homeless situation is partly my fault
For another thousand dollars down I could have bought
That house in the country that she loved so much
With all that brick and wood there ain't no way it would budge
It's easy now to figure out where I went wrong
But a little harder finding love that's gone.

So I'm drivin' around, all over town
Wonderin' where she hauled it away
Yeah, she's on a roll, which way do I go
I've been through every single trailer park and KOA
She's been mad before, but never this sore
You can surely bet from now on
I won't wander from from her lovin' arms
If I ever find my way back home.

Yeah, the next time I leave, I'm taking her or the keys
If I ever find my way (If he ever find my way)
If I ever find my way back home.

Boy, I'm as lost as an Easter egg...

(Ron Harbin/Dusty Drake/Aimee Mayo)

Why couldn't I hear the sound of your heart breakin'
Why couldn't I see the mistakes I was makin'
Why didn't I feel the distance in your kiss
Well, I can't let you get away with leavin' me like this.

I'll get you back, this ain't over yet
Don't know what I'll do but I'll think of somethin'
I'll get you back, you're gonna get
All the love that you've got comin'
I won't give up until I prove
My heart and soul belong to you
Whatever it takes, I'll get you back.

--- Instrumental ---

Now I'm gonna be the man you've always dreamed of
Love's the only thing I'll let come between us
You still ain't got the best of me
I'll show you my love is true, just you wait and see.

I'll get you back, this ain't over yet
Don't know what I'll do but I'll think of somethin'
I'll get you back, you're gonna get
All the love that you've got comin'
I won't give up until I prove
My heart and soul belong to you
Whatever it takes, I'll get you back.

Whatever it takes, I'll get you back...

I never claimed to know everything
I ain't got no Ph.D.
But boys listen up when it comes to love
You can learn a thing or two from me

I'm no expert on makin' love work
I really can't tell you a lot
Well I don't know how to keep a woman around
But I sure know how to run one off

So listen to my words of no wisdom
There's no secret to my lack of success
Once she draws the line just cross it one time
That's the way you make an ex

I never could spell misery to well
But I know it ends with a Y
Why did I do what I did when I knew
She'd get her half and half of what's mine

Takes more than luck to really mess up
It don't just hapen this way
It took sacrifice and all my exwives
To get me where I am today

So listen to my words of no wisdom
There's no secret to my lack of success
Once she draws the line just cross it one time
That's the way you make an ex
Once she draws the line just cross it one time
That's the way you make an ex
That's the way you make an ex
That's the way you make an ex

(Dean Dillon/Rober Arthur/Roger Springer)

It's been too long
Since I traveled down
That ol' gravel road
On the north end of town
And I need a taste
Of the good ol' days gone
So tonight I let my memory
Take me home.

And I'll be seventeen
On my way to pick her up
With a half a dozen roses
In my daddy's pickup truck
And for a little while
I'll just hold her in my arms
Dream on and on and on
Tonight I'll let my memory
Take me home.

We grew apart and I moved away
It's a choice I regret
A little more every day
God I love to go back
To the good ol' days gone
So tonight I'll let my memory
Take me home.

And I'll be seventeen
On my way to pick her up
With a half a dozen roses
In my daddy's pickup truck
And for a little while
I'll just hold her in my arms
Dream on and on and on
Tonight I'll let my memory
Take me home.

Yesterday, ain't that far away
I'll just close my eyes
And drift away.

I'll be seventeen
On my way to pick her up
With a half a dozen roses
In my daddy's pickup truck
And for a little while
I'll just hold her in my arms
Dream on and on and on
Tonight I'll let my memory
Take me home.

Dream on and on and on
Tonight I'll let my memory
Take me home...

(Skip Ewing/Paul Davis/Paul Overstreet)

Well, I left Louisiana
Lookin' for some higher ground
Trying to make my crazy dream come true
But six months in Atlanta
Done tuned my heart around
Tell me you still want me too
Let me come back home to you.

Please Jolie
Put me under your spell again
Won't you make me feel well again
Take me out of this Hell I'm in.
Oh please, Jolie
This time I'm gonna treat you right
All I want to do is hold you tight
Believe me, I've seen the light, Jolie.

--- Instrumental ---

That day I left you cryin'
On the shores of Ponchatrain
I left the only dream I'll ever need
Well Baby, I ain't lying
I can't put out this flame
Gonna get down on my knees
Meet me down in New Orleans.

Please Jolie
Put me under your spell again
Won't you make me feel well again
Take me out of this hell I'm in
Oh please, Jolie
This time I'm gonna treat you right
All I want to do is hold you tight
Believe me, I've seen the light, Jolie.

--- Instrumental ---

Please Jolie
Put me under your spell again
Won't you make me feel well again
Take me out of this hell I'm in
Oh please, Jolie
This time I'm gonna treat you right
All I want to do is hold you tight
Believe me, I've seen the light, Jolie.

(Please Jolie)
Tell your momma tell your daddy too
Tell 'em that I'm comin' home for you
Gotta ring for your pretty little hand
Gonna be your ever lovin' man
Tell your momma tell your daddy too
Tell 'em that I'm comin' home for you
Gotta ring for your pretty little hand
Gonna be your ever lovin' man...

(Roger Springer/Doug Johnson)

Mister you don't know me
But I've heard about you
And how you spend your nights in here
Just what you put her through.

So I came here to find out
If they sell the drink so strong
It would make a man fool enough
To go and do her wrong.

Tell me what was you thinkin'
What was you drinkin'
I don't want none of that stuff
It must have made you lose your mind
Or you never would've lost her love
It would really help me
Mister if you tell me
I'll never bother you again.
What was you thinkin'?
What was you drinkin'?

--- Instrumental ---

I guess I'd better go now
It's gettin' kind of late
And I don't have to tell you
She don't like to wait.

I heard it's better to have loved and lost
And I must say I agree
Since you're the one who lost her love
And drove her straight to me.

But tell me what was you thinkin'
What was you drinkin'
I don't want none of that stuff
It must have made you lose your mind
Or you never would've lost her love
It would really help me
Mister if you tell me
I'll never bother you again
What was you thinkin'
What was you drinkin'?

--- Instrumental ---

Tell me what was you thinkin'
What was you drinkin'
I don't want none of that stuff
It must have made you lose your mind
Or you never would've lost her love
It would really help me
Mister if you tell me
I'll never bother you again
What was you thinkin'
What was you drinkin'?..

--- Instrumental to fade ---

(Marv Green/Rick Orozco)

Sittin' at a table conversation
Me and my buddies
I follow what they're sayin'
100% of the daily events
But the minute she walks in my direction
Well, there goes my span of attention
One look in her eyes
And I'm gone for a ride.

I'm gone, I'm history
She gets the best of me
My mind drifts away
And instantly
I'm in another world
Wishin' she was my girl
And nothin' else matters at all
I'm gone like yesterday
To another time and place
One sweet smile and I get swept away
She gives me just enough to dream on
And I'm gone.

Yeah, I been comin' in here for quite some time
I've got it all figured out in my mind
What I wanna say, yeah, today's the day
Oh here she comes, heart be steady
Play it cool, I got the words ready
She says hello, and away I go.

I'm gone, I'm history
She gets the best of me
My mind drifts away
And instantly
I'm in another world
Wishin' she was my girl
And nothin' else matters at all
I'm gone like yesterday
To another time and place
One sweet smile and I get swept away
She gives me just enough to dream on
And I'm gone.

--- Instrumental ---

I'm gone, I'm history
She gets the best of me
My mind drifts away
And instantly
I'm in another world
Wishin' she was my girl
And nothin' else matters at all
I'm gone like yesterday
To another time and place
One sweet smile and I get swept away
She gives me just enough to dream on
And I'm gone.

I'm gone...

(Robert Authur/Mark Chesnutt/Roger Springer)

Well, I don't wanna hear no more
About how he broke your heart
Relivin' your ol' memories is tearin' me apart
I'd just soon forget about the past
'Cause that's the one thing we can't change
Let's stop this useless conversation
That's just lovin' time we're wastin'
Losin' any more would be a shame.

Let's talk about you and me, let's talk about forever
How it's gonna be and how there'll never
Come a day when we give up on us
Let's talk about the way we feel
Whenever we're together
And how we never get enough
Let's talk about the good stuff
Let's talk about our love.

--- Instrumental ---

Now, we've been over everything he's ever done to you
It's time you figured out that we've got better things to do
I don't mean to sound like I don't care
Girl you know you're the one I love
You can tell me anything you want to
And everything you've ever been through
But when it comes to him I've heard enough.

Let's talk about you and me, let's talk about forever
How it's gonna be and how there'll never
Come a day when we give up on us
Let's talk about the way we feel
Whenever we're together
And how we never get enough
Let's talk about the good stuff
Let's talk about our love.

--- Instrumental ---

Let's talk about the way we feel
Whenever we're together
And how we never get enough
Let's talk about the good stuff
Let's talk about our love.

Let's talk about the good stuff
Let's talk about our love...

--- Instrumental to fade ---