(Alan Jackson/Jim McBride)
I could see it coming from a mile away
A heartache lookin’ for a place to stay
But I couldn’t resist her and I couldn’t be cool
Lord can’t a woman make a man a fool
It’s an age-old story but it still holds true
There ain’t no end to what a man won’t do
He’ll love some woman [...]
Daddy won a radio
Tuned it to a country show
I was rocking in the cradle to the crying of a steel guitar
Mama used to sing to me
She taught me that sweet harmony
Now she worries ’cause she never thought
I’d ever really take it this far
Singing in the bars and
Chasin’ the neon rainbow
Livin’ that honky tonk dream
‘Cause all [...]
Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
[Chorus:]
Are you washed in the blood,
In the soul-cleansing blood of the Lamb?
Are your garments spotless are they white as snow?
Are you washed in [...]
She looked me in the eye and said it’s over
I can’t take this heartache anymore
She said don’t tell me lies and try to please me
I’ve heard it all so many times before
And I took her by the arm and said don’t leave me
There’s nothin’ in this world I wouldn’t do
Just give me time I’ll be [...]
It was painted red
It’s stripe was white
It was 18 feet
From the bow to the stern light
2nd hand from a dealer in Atlanta
I rode up with daddy
When he went there to get her
Put on a shine
Put on a motor
Built out of love
And made for water
Ran it for years
Till the transom got rotton
A piece of my [...]