Cowboy Casanova

You better take it from me
That boy is like a disease
You’re running you’re tired you’re trying to hide
And you’re wondering why you can’t get free
He’s like a curse he’s like a drug.
You get addicted to his love.
You wanna get out but he’s holding you down ‘Cause you can’t live without one more touch.

Chorus:
He’s a good time cowboy Casanova leaning up against the record machine
He looks like a cool drink of water but he’s candy coated misery
He’s the devil in disguise a snake with blue eyes and he only comes out at night
Gives you feelings that you don’t wanna fight
You better run for your life

I see that look on your face you ain’t hearing what I say
So I’ll say it again ‘cause I’ve been where you’ve been and I know how it ends you can’t get away
Don’t even look in his eyes he’ll tell you nothing but lies
And you wanna believe but you won’t be deceived if you listen to me and take my advice

Chorus:
He’s a good time cowboy Casanova leaning up against the record machine
He looks like a cool drink of water but he’s candy coated misery
He’s the devil in disguise a snake with blue eyes and he only comes out at night
Gives you feelings that you don’t wanna fight
You better run for your life

Run run run away don’t let him mess with your mind
He’ll tell you anything you wanna hear
He’ll break your heart it’s just a matter of time
But just remember-

Chorus:
He’s a good time cowboy Casanova leaning up against the record machine
He looks like a cool drink of water but he’s candy coated misery
He’s the devil in disguise a snake with blue eyes and he only comes out at night
Gives you feelings that you don’t wanna fight
You better run for your life

Oh you better run for your life
Oh you better run for your life






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Temporary Home

Little boy 6 years old
A little too used to bein alone
Another new mom and dadanother school
Another house thatll never be home
When people ask him how he likes this place
He looks up and says with a smile upon his face

This is my temporary home
Its not where I belong
Windows and rooms that Im passin through
This is just a stop on the way to where Im going
Im not afraid because I know this is my
Temporary Home.

Young mom on her own
She needs a little help got nowhere to go
Shes lookin for a job lookin for a way out
Because a half-way house will never be a home
At night she whispers to her baby girl
Someday well find a place here in this world

This is our temporary home
Its not where we belong
Windows and rooms that were passin through
This is just a stop on the way to where were going
Im not afraid because I know this is our
Temporary Home.

Old man hospital bed
The room is filled with people he loves
And he whispers dont cry for me
Ill see you all someday
He looks up and says I can see Gods face

This is my temporary Home
Its not where I belong
Windows and rooms that Im passin through
This was just a stopon the way To where Im going
Im not afraid because I know this was
My temporary home.

This is our temporary home






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Undo It

I should have known by the way you passed my by
There was something in your eyes and it wasnt right
I should have walked but I never had the chance
Everything got out of hand and I let it slide
Now I only have myself to blame
For falling for your stupid games
I wish my life could be the way it was before I saw your face

You stole my happy
You made my cry
Took the lonely and took me for a ride
And I wanna Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh undo it
You had my heart now I want it back
Im starting to see everything you lack
Boy you blew it
You put me through it
I wanna Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh undo it

Now your photos dont have a picture frame
And I never say your name and I never will
And all your things well I threw em in the trash
And Im not even sad
Now you only have yourself to blame
For playing all those stupid games
Youre always gonna be the same
Oh no youll never change

You stole my happy
You made my cry
Took the lonely and took me for a ride
And I wanna Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh undo it
You had my heart now I want it back
Im starting to see everything you lack
Boy you blew it
You put me through it
I wanna Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh undo it

You want my future
You cant have it
Im still trying to erase you from my past
I need you gone so fast

You stole my happy
You made my cry
Took the lonely and took me for a ride
And I wanna Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh undo it
You had my heart now I want it back
Im starting to see everything you lack
Boy you blew it
You put me through it
I wanna Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh undo it






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Mamas Song

Mama you taught me to do the right things
So now you have to let your baby fly
Youve given me everything that I will need
To make it through this crazy thing called life
And I know you watch me grow up and always want whats best for me
And I think I found the answer to your prayers

And he is good so good
He treats your little girl like a real man should
He is good so good he makes promises he keeps
No hes never gonna leave
So dont you worry about me
Dont you worry about me

Mama theres no way youll ever lose me
And giving me away is not goodbye
As you watch me walk down to my future I hope tears of joy are in your eyes

Cuz he is good so good
He treats your little girl like a real man should
He is good so good he makes promises he keeps
No hes never gonna leave
So dont you worry about me
Dont you worry about me

And when I watch my baby grow up
Ill only want whats best for her.
And I hope shell find
the answer to my prayers.
And that shell say...

He is good so good
He treats your little girl like a real man should
He is good so good he makes promises he keeps
No hes never gonna leave
So dont you worry about me
Dont you worry about me

Mama dont you worry about me

Dont you worry about me






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Remind Me

(duet with Brad Paisley)

[Brad]
We didnt care if people stared
Wed make out in a crowd somewhere
Somebodyd tell us to get a room
Its hard to believe that was me and you
Now we keep saying that were OK
But I dont want to settle for good not great
I miss the way that it felt back then I wanna feel that way again

[Brad] Been so long that youd forget the way I used to kiss your neck
[Carrie] Remind me remind me
[Brad] So on fire so in love. Way back when we couldnt get enough
[Carrie] Remind me remind me

[Carrie]
Remember the airport dropping me off
We were kissing goodbye and we couldnt stop
[Brad] I felt bad cause you missed your flight
[Carrie and Brad] But that meant we had one more night

[Carrie]
Do you remember how it used to be
Wed turn out the lights and we didnt just sleep
[Brad] Remind me baby remind me
[Carrie]
Oh so on fire so in love
That look in your eyes that I miss so much
[Brad] Remind me baby remind me

[Brad] I wanna feel that way
[Carrie] Yeah I wanna hold you close
[Brad and Carrie]
Oh if you still love me
Dont just assume I know

[Carrie] Baby remind me remind me

[Carrie] Do you remember the way it felt?
[Brad] You mean back when we couldnt control ourselves
[Carrie] Remind me
[Brad] Yeah remind me
[Carrie]
All those things that you used to do
That made me fall in love with you
Remind me oh baby remind me

[Brad]
Yeah youd wake up in my old t-shirt
All those mornings I was late for work
Remind me

[Brad and Carrie] Oh baby remind me

[Carrie] Oh baby remind me baby remind me
[Brad] Yeah youd wake up in my old t-shirt
[Carrie] Oh yeah remind me
[Brad] Baby remind me






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Good Girl

Hey good girl
With your head in the clouds
I bet you I can tell you
What youre thinkin about

Youll see a good boy
Gonna give you the world
But hes gonna leave you cryin
With your heart in the dirt

His lips are dripping honey
But hell sting you like a bee
So lock up all your love and
Go and throw away the key

Hey good girl
Get out while you can
I know you think you got a good man

[Hook]
Why why you gotta be so blind?
Wont you open up your eyes?
Its just a matter of time til you find
Hes no good girl
No good for you
You better get to getting on your goodbye shoes and go go go...
Better listen to me
Hes low low low...

Hey good girl
You got a heart of gold
You want a white wedding
And a hand you can hold
Just like you should girl
Like every good girl does
Want a fairy tale ending somebody to love

But hes really good at lying
Yeah hell leave you in the dust
Cause when he says forever
Well it dont mean much
Hey good girl
So good for him
Better back away honey
You dont know where hes been

[Hook]
Why why you gotta be so blind?
Wont you open up your eyes?
Its just a matter of time til you find
Hes no good girl
No good for you
You better get to getting on your goodbye shoes and go go go...
Yeah yeah yeah hes low
Yeah yeah yeah

[Bridge]
Oh Hes no good girl
Why cant you see?
Hell take your heart and break it
Listen to me yeah

[Hook/Outro]
Why why you gotta be so blind?
Wont you open up your eyes?
Just a matter of time til you find
Hes no good hes no good

Wont you open up your eyes?
Just a matter of time til you find
Hes no good girl
No good for you
You better get to getting on your goodbye shoes





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Blown Away

Dry lightning cracks across the skies
Those storm clouds gather in her eyes
Her daddy was a mean old mister
Mama was an angel in the ground
The weather man called for a twister
She prayed blow it down

Theres not enough rain in Oklahoma
To wash the sins out of that house
Theres not enough wind in Oklahoma
To rip the nails out of the past

[Chorus:]
Shatter every window til its all blown away
Every brick every board every slamming door blown away
til theres nothing left standing
Nothing left of yesterday
Every tear-soaked whiskey memory blown away
Blown away

She heard those sirens screaming out
Her daddy laid there passed out on the couch
She locked herself in the cellar
Listened to the screaming of the wind
Some people called it taking shelter
She called it sweet revenge

[Chorus:]
Shatter every window til its all blown away
Every brick every board every slamming door blown away
til theres nothing left standing
Nothing left of yesterday
Every tear-soaked whiskey memory blown away
Blown away

Theres not enough rain in Oklahoma
To wash the sins out of that house
Theres not enough wind in Oklahoma
To rip the nails out of the past

Shatter every window til its all blown away (blown away)
Every brick every board every slamming door blown away (blown away)
til theres nothing left standing
Nothing left of yesterday (blown away)
Every tear-soaked whiskey memory blown away

Blown away blown away blown away blown away





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Two Black Cadillacs

Two black Cadillacs driving in a slow parade
Headlights shining bright in the middle of the day
One is for his wife
The other for the woman who loved him at night
Two black Cadillacs meeting for the first time

[Chorus:]
And the preacher said he was a good man
And his brother said he was a good friend
But the women in the two black veils didnt bother to cry
Bye Bye Bye Bye
Yeah they took turns laying a rose down
Threw a handful of dirt into the deep ground
Hes not the only one who had a secret to hide
Bye bye bye bye bye Bye

Two black Cadillacs two black Cadillacs

Two months ago his wife called the number on his phone
Turns out hed been lying to both of them for oh so long
They decided then hed never get away with doing this to them
Two black Cadillacs waiting for the right time right time

[Chorus:]
And the preacher said he was a good man
And his brother said he was a good friend
But the women in the two black veils didnt bother to cry
Bye bye Bye bye
Yeah they took turns laying a rose down
Threw a handful of dirt into the deep ground
Hes not the only one who had a secret to hide
Bye bye bye bye bye bye
Yeah yeah

[Bridge:]
It was the first and the last time they saw each other face to face
They shared a crimson smile and just walked away
And left the secret at the grave

[Chorus:]
And the preacher said he was a good man
And his brother said he was a good friend
But the women in the two black veils they didnt bother to cry
Bye bye Bye bye
Yeah they took turns laying a rose down
Threw a handful of dirt into the deep ground
Hes not the only one who had a secret to hide
Bye bye bye bye bye bye
Yeah yeah yeah yeah





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See You Again

Said goodbye turned around
And you were gone gone gone
Faded into the setting sun
Slipped away
But I wont cry
Cause I know Ill never be lonely
For you are the stars to me
You are the light I follow

[Chorus:]
Ill See you again oh
This is not where it ends
I will carry you with me oh
Till I see you again

I can hear those echoes in the wind at night
Calling me back in time
Back to you
In a place far away
Where the water meets the sky
The thought of it makes me smile
You are my tomorrow

[Chorus:]
Ill See you again oh
This is not where it ends
I will carry you with me oh
Till I see you again

[Bridge:]
Sometimes I feel my heart is breaking
But I stay strong and I hold on cause I know
Ill see you again oh
This is not where it ends
I will carry you with me yeah yeah

[Outro:]
Ill See you again oh
This is not where it ends
I will carry you with me oh
Till I see you again
Till I see you again
Till I see you again
Said goodbye turned around
And you were gone gone gone.





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How Great Thou Art

(with Vince Gill)

O Lord my God When I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made
I see the stars I hear the rolling thunder
Thy power throughout the universe displayed.

Then sings my soul My Saviour God to Thee
How great Thou art How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul My Saviour God to Thee
How great Thou art How great Thou art!

When through the woods and forest glades I wander
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.
When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur
And see the brook and feel the gentle breeze.

Then sings my soul My Saviour God to Thee
How great Thou art How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul My Saviour God to Thee
How great Thou art How great Thou art!

And when I think of God His Son not sparing
Sent Him to die I scarce can take it in
That on the Cross my burden gladly bearing
He bled and died to take away my sin.

Then sings my soul My Saviour God to Thee
How great Thou art How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul My Saviour God to Thee
How great Thou art How great Thou art!

When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
And take me home what joy shall fill my heart.
Then I shall bow in humble adoration
And then proclaim: My God how great Thou art!

Then sings my soul My Saviour God to Thee
How great Thou art How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul My Saviour God to Thee
How great Thou art How great Thou art!





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So Small

(writing session worktape 1/24/07)

Yeah Yeah
What you got if you aint got love
the kind that you just want to give away
its okay to open up
go ahead and let the light shine through
I know its hard on a rainy day
you want to shut the world out and just be left alone
but dont run out on your faith

cause sometimes that mountain youve been climbing
is just a grain of sand
and what youve been up there searching for forever
is in your hands
when you figure out love is all that matters after all
it sure makes everything else seem so small

its so easy to get lost inside
a problem that seems so big at the time
its like a river thats so wide
it swallows you whole
while you siting round thinking bout what you cant change
and worrying about all the wrong things
times flying by
moving so fast
you better make it count cause you cant get it back

sometimes that mountain youve been climbing
is just a grain of sand
and what youve been up there searching for forever
is in your hands
oh when you figure out love is all that matters after all
it sure makes everything else seem so small

sometimes that mountain youve been climbing
is just a grain of sand
and what youve been up there searching for forever
is in your hands
oh when you figure out love is all that matters after all
it sure makes everything else...
oh it sure makes everything else seem so small
Yeah Yeah






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Last Name

(writing session worktape 1/22/07)

Last night I got served a little bit too much of that poison baby
Last night I did things Im not proud of
And I got a little crazy
Last night I met a guy on the dance floor
And I let him call me baby

And I dont even know his last name
Oh my mama would be so ashamed
It started off Hey cutie where ya from?
And then it turned in
Oh no what have I done?
And I dont even know his last name

We left the club right around three oclock in the morning
His Pinto sitting there in the parking lot Well it should have been a warning
I had no clue what I was getting into
So I blame it on the Cuervo
Oh where did my manners go?

And I dont even know his last name
Oh my mama would be so ashamed
It started off Hey cutie where ya from?
And then it turned in
Oh no what have I done?
And I dont even know his last name
Here we go...

Today I woke up thinkin about Elvis somewhere in Vegas
Im not sure how I got here
Or how this ring on my left hand just appeared out of nowhere
I gotta go
I take the chips and the Pinto and hit the road
They say what happens here stays here
All of this will disappear
Theres just one little problem...

I dont even know my last name
Oh my mama would be so ashamed
It started off Hey cutie where ya from?
And then it turned in
Oh no what have I done?
And I dont even know my last name

What have I done
What have I done
What have I done
Oh what have I done
I dont even know my last name

It turned into
Oh no what have I done?
And I dont even know my last

It started off Hey cutie where ya from?
And then it turned into
Oh no what have I done?
And I dont even know my last name

my last name






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Mamas Song

(writing session worktape 2/5/09)

Mama you taught me to do the right things
So now you have to let your baby fly
Youve given me everything that I will need
To make it through this crazy thing called life
And I know you watch me grow up and always want whats best for me
And I think I found the answer to your prayers

And he is good so good
He treats your little girl like a real man should
He is good so good he makes promises he keeps
No hes never gonna leave
So dont you worry about me
Dont you worry about me

Mama theres no way youll ever lose me
And giving me away is not goodbye
As you watch me walk down to my future I hope tears of joy are in your eyes

Cuz he is good so good
He treats your little girl like a real man should
He is good so good he makes promises he keeps
No hes never gonna leave
So dont you worry about me
Dont you worry about me

And when I watch my baby grow up
Ill only want whats best for her.
And I hope shell find
the answer to my prayers.
And that shell say...

He is good so good
He treats your little girl like a real man should
He is good so good he makes promises he keeps
No hes never gonna leave
So dont you worry about me
Dont you worry about me

Mama dont you worry about me

Dont you worry about me

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