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Trucks Passing Trucks
04:13
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Slap myself to stay awake, these clouds are getting dark
was that thunder that I heard, I wish I was in park
it's been several hours now since we last stopped for gas
my lead foot's gone soft, there's a pain in my ass
thumping on the windshield now the rain is coming down
wipers turned up the max, we're far from any town
gone from dark to darker, damn these headlights in my mirror
Oh, to be back on my couch watching T.V, drinking beer
there's trucks passing trucks, and trucks passing cars
the rain in pouring down so hard I can't tell where we are
they're passing on the left, they're passing on the right
gotta do my best to make it home tonight
now this sonabitch here seems he don't know how to pass
two trucks riding side by side and he won't step on the gas
there's a line a cars twenty long waiting restless in the rain
for this blame fool to pass that Mack and get in the right lane
damn it all, construction zone ahead for the next ten miles
tryin' not to lose my mind, I think of puppy dogs and smiles
this is 'bout the the worst stretch of driving that I've seen
I don't think that I'm better for it, I feel I'm getting mean
there's trucks passing trucks, and trucks passing cars
the rain in pouring down so hard I can't tell where we are
they're passing on the left, they're passing on the right
gotta do my best to make it home tonight
this twisting grade is slowly rising, there's still a long, long way to go
hands on the wheel, don't look over, that river valley's far below
here comes Johnny Law now in his souped up SUV
lights are blinkin', sirens blarin', hope he ain't coming for me
now the cars in front of me have all stepped on their brakes
I hear the sound echoing down of the diesels and their jakes
grinding to a halt, this freeway's like a parking lot
pass around that number now my nerves are almost shot
we ain't goin' nowhere soon, I figure, "what the heck?"
ambulances screaming by, looks like there's been a wreck
there's trucks passing trucks, and trucks passing cars
they're blowing' on their horns and their grating on their bars
they're passing on the left, they're passing on the right
gotta do my best to make it home tonight
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I'm going out to the tavern now to dance the night away
don't blame me it's my honky tonk heart
I'll have myself a good old time, I don't care what you say
don't blame me it's my honky tonk heart
I might not make it home tonight if I get full of drink
but I'll see you when I'll see you and I'll charm you with a wink
you know well as I know I've been this way from the start
don't blame me it's my honky tonk heart
I'll dance with every willing girl and promenade the floor
don't blame me it's my honky tonk heart
I'll spin 'em round and shake 'em down until my feet are sore
don't blame me it's my honky tonk heart
I don't know why you love me still, I can't take all the blame
so take the good with the bad, it works out all the same
I'm gettin' by and gettin' high and hope we never part
don't blame me it's my honky tonk heart
don't blame me it's my honky tonk heart
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Bugz Bop
03:13
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Big Wheel Roll
03:41
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Big wheel roll, let it roll down low
going back to somewhere in my mind
my head is reeling and my heart's in tow
heading back for something I can't find
clouds in the West and it looks like rain
gonna need some shelter on the way
I pull my hat down and bare the pain
thinking 'bout the words I ought to say
this endless season is hanging around
I need to smell me something living, green
my spirit's lost and needs to be found
filling up with bitter, dry and mean
do you hear that sound like a distant drum
I can hear it beatin' in my brain
can't tell the lies from the truth anymore
'bout nuf to drive a man insane
so tell me, won't you tell me, baby
if I've lost my way
tell me, won't you tell me sweet baby
if you've got something to say
Big wheel roll, let it roll down low
going back to somewhere in my mind
my head is reeling, my heart's in tow
heading back for something I can't find
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Real Country Man
04:54
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went upon a mountain, that's when he went hog wild
ran across a bobcat that really got him riled
took a dive in a swimming hole with a toothpick in his heal
gets up every morning and reinvents the wheel
here he comes, and there he goes
where he stops, no one knows
don't know much of nothing, but there's nothing he don't see
caught him in the act one time he went upon a spree
sometimes on a full moon he seems a normal chum
but don't you strike a match because he might be full of rum
here he comes, and there he goes
where he stops, no one knows
step right up and see this real country man
can't you see he's doing the best that he can
best not get too close, but look him up and down
give him what you've got and watch him go to town
well some folks think he's clever, while others think he's dumb
some say how he's cultured, some say he's a bum
he don't mind the gossip, he just turns the other cheek
the bad things slide right off him in just about a week
here he comes, and there he goes
where he stops, no one knows
way down in a cave on day he found a silver streak
mined million dollars but he loaned it to a geek
let his hair grow long then he cut it off to sell
every day at supper time you'll hear him ring his bell
here he comes, and there he goes
where he stops, no one knows
step right up and see a real country man
can't you see he's doing the best that he can
best not get too close, but look him up and down
give him what you've got and watch him go to town
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6. |
Biscuit Blues
03:08
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The Bottle Knew Me
03:59
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well I couldn't stand to see you with another
and I knew you were not trying to hurt my pride
but when I saw you dancing by
and the love that was in your eye
I turned my head and something in me died
and the bottle knew me, it overthrew me
and i kept on drinking even when I was alone
your memory hurt me, it didn't desert me
it was the, worst broken heart I'd ever known
in the morning I was wakened by the crashing
of the empties as they fell into the bin
of an old recycling truck, and I knew I was out of luck
I saw our love as a game I'd never win
and the bottle knew me, it overthrew me
and I kept on drinking even when I was alone
your memory hurt me, it didn't desert me
it was the, worst broken heart I'd ever known
it was the, worst broken heart I'd ever known
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Far, Far Away
03:08
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Was in the town of Laredo,
I couldn't stay another day I had to go
I had no money, I had no booze
and every game I played I always seemed to lose
Margery she told me, "Dear,
there's many things you shouldn't hear.
I'll write you when you settle down
there'll be no due you need to pay, far, far away
I hit the road in the rain
my engine pumping fast and an aching in my brain
I heard a tune on the radio
it was about a guy that joined the rodeo
I passed a town with a water tower
and a mill that processed corn flower
a dog was barking by an old oak tree
and I lived another day, far, far away
I needed sleep, I'd traveled far
pulling in a rest stop I slept inside my car
I dreamed I was a bird in the sky
I saw every little movement with my eye
I landed high upon a tree, I felt for once that I was free
I woke up sweating in a parking lot
and I knew I had to stay, far, far away
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9. |
Getin' Dirty
03:22
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Everyday
03:01
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Everyday you go away, I go astray
I'm out of mind head and I'm wasting away
every time I lose my mind, and think I go blind
I'm looking for your face but you're no where to find
every smile lasts for a while if it's in style
but my face is a frown and I feel like a clown
I give you all my money, I give you all my time
you lock me out in the cold now, baby, without no reason or rhyme
Everyday you go away, I go astray
I'm out of mind head and I'm wasting away
every line line drawn in the sand will have to be banned
you're breaking all the rules and slapping my hand
and every fire that burns so bright will have to go out
I'm left here alone, nop one to hear me shout
I give you all my money, I give you all my time
you lock me out in the cold now, baby, without no reason or rhyme
Everyday you go away, I go astray
I'm out of mind head and I'm wasting away
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11. |
Hot Mama Blues
03:10
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Lookie here , buddy, you better not dose
when you're with a hot mama better stay on your toes
she might tell you she's pure and shy
but when you turn your back she's with another guy
gotta pay my dues, I'm drinking booze
just trying to lose the hot mama blues
she told me last night she'd surely call
but while I stayed in she's out having a ball
I love that woman but I don't know why
she laughed in my face and spit in my eye
gotta pay my dues, I'm drinking booze
just trying to lose the hot mama blues
play that thing...
I feel like I spent a long time in hell
and you're making me sing like Willie McTell
one of these mornings and it won't be long
you're gonna reach for me and I'll be gone
gotta pay my dues, I'm drinking booze
just trying to lose the hot mama blues
lookie here woman, don't treat me this way
or my old 44 is gonna have it's say
gonna go uptown and look around
don't need no woman that treats me like a clown
gotta pay my dues, I'm drinking booze
just trying to lose the hot mama blues
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Bears Blues
03:43
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Dan Whitaker Austin, Texas
Songwriter Dan Whitaker is a lifelong musician with over 30 years performing and 14 albums of original songs to his name. Noted for his “smooth world-wise voice” and well-crafted tunes, he recently relocated from his longtime home Chicago to start a new chapter in Texas, where his outsider ways seem to fit right in. ... more
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