one for the road...

But when in alone I start thinking
When i think I think about her
When I think about her, I think about me,
The me that done her wrong,

that's a man I'm not a fan of,
Lord knows I've tried to drown him,
But it seemed the more whiskey I fed him,
The more he just got strong,

So I went and put that bottle down,
went and turned my life around,
How I wish that she could see me now,
the man that I've become,

But sometimes I still get lonely,
And when I'm alone I get to thinking,
And I sure get tempted to just start drinking
And I just repeat this song,

what you doing here

Hey girl what's your name, and what you doing here, 
You sure brought a shine to this old place that ain't been here in years,
Hey girl what's your name, can I buy you a beer, 
I done let too many good things pass by so let me make this nice and clear,
I sure like the way you made my soul shine when you came walking in, 
And I'm going to do the best that I can do to see you again and again,

Lost highway

I'm a lonely man, on this lost highway,

Out here searching for something,

What it is I can't say,

But if ever I find it,

It may set me free,

And then these demons,

Might stop haunting me...

I was born restless,

Never could set still,

Momma couldn't tame me,

I think that means nothing will,

I've held a lot of good women,

But the ones I haven't left set me free,

Guess I can't blame them,

It's pretty plain to see.

I'm a lonely man, on this lost highway,

Out here searching for something,

What it is I can't say,

But if ever I find it,

It may set me free,

And then these demons,

Might stop haunting me...

You were like a fairy tale

You were like a fairy tale...

One I never heard but knew so well,

Every moment spent with you...

Felt like I was right where I was supposed to be...

I never meant to do you wrong,

Can't say in sorry right...

So ill just sing this song,

Hoping one day you'll have your radio on,

And feel exactly what I mean,

I wish I could have been a better man,

Scared you wouldn't like just who I am,

I let the devil take the wheel,

And he lit a fire that burnt away..

All my dreams,

To spend one more day back in your arms,

I'd climb every mountain near and far,

But I know that you moved on,

And I should just let it be,

But I can't turn off these feelings in my heart,

I couldn't know anywhere to start,

And every day we've been apart, 

Makes it so much clearer for me to see...

You were like a fairy tale...

One I never heard but knew so well,

Every moment spent with you...

Felt like I was right where I was supposed to be...

I know that asking you to love me is asking a lot,

I've done broken and busted every good thing I've touched,

And girl your so special I don't want that to be you,

I'd just walk away but o want to try and see this one through,

So baby if you let me ill try to do my best,

I've spent most or my life running away from my own mess,

But you've given me the courage to try and stand still,

And I'm still scared as hell, but I will if you will,

And I know trying to love me is a hard thing to do,

I've been trying for years, I'd you only knew,

But I've fought years in the darkness and with you I see a light,

And I'll be damned if I'm gonna let this go,

Not without a fight,

Just give me a chance, this is all new to me,

Spend my life hiding from being tied down just trying to be free,

But I never new real freedom until I heard you say my name,

It stripped off years of regret maybe even made me a little more sane,

So if you give me a chance, ill probably need ten,

But I'll try my damnest to get it right in the end,

All ill ask if that you let me, try to show you what this love means,

And in learning as I go, so ill probably drop some things,

But I'll fight on and keep on trying to get it right,

And I'll hope that you'll let me start with tonight...

hanging out with a bottle of whiskey.. and my memories of you,

hanging out with a bottle of whiskey.. and my memories of you,

out here alone with all of my friends..
just trying to find my way,
this party sure is bumping...
at least that's what they say,

normally thats enough to get me going..
but tonight that just won't do,
no tonight its just me and a bottle of whiskey..
and my memories of you,

something about being tired of hanging on..
but not wanting to let go,
better days are coming...
at least they tell me so,

i just keep smiling on the outside..
putting on a show the way i do,
but the real me is wasting away inside..
suffering with the truth,
that tonight it's just me and this bottle of whiskey,
and my memories of you,

it's been quite a while now..
seems i'm finally moving along,
it's like i can finally change the channels..
but there still aint nothing on,

oh if you could only see me now..
the man you helped me to become,
i guess it took you finally leaving..
to kickstart that ol' drum,

sometimes i make it through a day without thinking of you,
hell sometimes times maybe even two,
but this sure ain't one of them,
and this sure aint nothing knew,
to be hanging out with this whiskey bottle..
and my memories of you,

yeah i guess it's how i honor your memory..
all the beautiful times we shared,
and it hurts me so deep inside..
that i never showed you how much i cared,

and i sure can't blame you for leaving,
i left that awful me behind as well,
but sometimes my heart drifts my mind back to the place where we were,
hoping it might catch a smell,

of that sweet smell of your perfume..
or the soft touch of your hair,
or that twinkle in your eye...
im right there now i swear,

and how can i ever convince myself to let go...
of the only thing in my life that ever felt true..
so ill just stay here with this bottle of whiskey..
and my memories of you,

yeah it's still just me and this bottle of whiskey..
and my memories of you...

the way that i lost you

they say hindsights twenty,twenty,
looking back i sure can see,
all the things i should have done... and things i should have just let be,
out of all of my mistakes, lord knows theres quite a few,
i can say that my one real regret, is the way that i lost you...