Dust bowl, Bible belt Got more churches than trees Raise me, praise me, couldn't save me Couldn't keep me on my knees Oh, boy, rave on down loop 289 That'll be the day you see me back In this fool's paradise Temptation's strong (Salvation's gone) I'm on my way To hell's half acre How will I ever How will I ever Get to heaven now Throwing stones from the top of your rock Thinking no one can see The secrets you hide behind Your southern hospitality On the strip the kids get lit So they can have a real good time Come Sunday they can just take their pick From the crucifix skyline Temptation's strong (Salvation's gone) I'm on my way To hell's half acre How will I ever How will I ever Get to heaven now Get to heaven now International airport A quarter after nine Paris Texas, Athens Georgia's Not what I had in mind As I'm getting out I laugh to myself 'Cause this is the only place Where as you're getting on the plane You see Buddy Holly's face I hear they hate me now Just like they hated you Maybe when I'm dead and gone I'm gonna get a statue too Temptation's strong (Salvation's gone) I'm on my way To hell's half acre How will I ever How will I ever Get to heaven now Get to heaven now How will I ever Get to heaven now

I know a little hide away up by a lake And your the one and only girl i'd love to take. Can ya dig it All i really wanna do is steal away But i have to be with you so what do you say Can ya dig it We could be together alone at last. Like in that dream we both had in the past Cant you see us just sitting 'round the fire pace. Setting such an easy place. Watching while the snow falls down Nobody else gonna be around Tell me cant ya dig it And in my hide away im gonna get to know you Its such a fine time to show you how sweet i can be No baby, i wont tell a living soul where we are Were gonna cuddle up and fight the cold Just count the stars. Can ya dig it Mmmm How's about on friday night we catch a plane Then on sunday afternoon come back by train Cant ya dig it Mmm We could be together alone at last. Like in that dream we both had in the past Cant you see us just sitting 'round the fire place. Setting such an easy pace. Watching while the snow falls down Nobody else gonna be around Come on, tell me, cant ya, dig it.

I remember the summer I turned 16 And that old jalopy daddy gave to me It had holes in the floor and just a 305 But I didn? t care 'cause I could finally drive There wasn? t much to do in my hometown So every weekend night we would all go down Yeah there were freaks and hippies in my high school Football players all trying to be cool And everybody scramblin? to hide their beer When the cops drove by till the coast was clear Kids falling in and out of love On the hoods of Chevys, in the beds of trucks We were stumbling our way through life till our senior year But man we sure did learn a lot in that Wal-Mart parking lot She had long blonde hair and sea green eyes The most beautiful thing I? d ever seen in my life But I was young and dumb and didn? t have a line And all I could say was "Can I call you sometime?" She just said no and walked away And that was the first time I felt my heart break And there were freaks and hippies in my high school Football players trying to be cool And everybody scramblin? to hide their beer When the cops drove by till the coast was clear Kids falling in and out of love On the hoods of Chevys, in the beds of trucks We were stumbling our way through life till our senior year But man we sure did learn a lot in that Wal-Mart parking lot Yeah we all did a lot of livin? It was small town teenage heaven And there were freaks and hippies in my high school We were all just trying to be cool And everybody scramblin? to hide their beer When the cops drove by till the coast was clear Kids falling in and out of love On the hoods of Chevys, in the beds of trucks We were stumbling our way through life till our senior year But man we sure did learn a lot in that Wal-Mart parking lot In that Wal-Mart parking lot I had my first kiss, my first love Got my ass kicked but I got back up Lost my way, found it again Had one long buzz and a dozen best friends In that Wal-Mart parking lot In that Wal-Mart parking lot

I heard the door slam, and I couldn't tell Was it just the wind, or was she mad again? Oh, hell She's gettin' in her car I hollered, "Baby, is there something wrong?" Thought I heard her say something sounded like I'm gone But these days gone can mean so many things Well, there's gone for good, and there's good and gone And there's gone with the long before it I wish she'd been just a little more clear Well, there's gone for the day and gone for the night And gone for the rest of your doggone life Is it whiskey night, or just a couple beers? I mean, what kinda gone are we talkin' 'bout here? Well, it's gettin' dark out, she ain't back yet Ain't called home, turned off the phone, oh man This might not be good I would've stopped her when she went to leave But I didn't 'cause I didn't really think what I'm thinkin' now I'm still not sure what gone is all about 'Cause there's gone for good, and there's good and gone And there's gone with the long before it I wish she'd been just a little more clear Well, there's gone for the day and gone for the night And gone for the rest of your doggone life Is it whiskey night, or just a couple beers? I mean, what kinda gone are we talkin' 'bout here? Is it the kinda gone where she's at her mom's cooling down She'll come around, or the kind that says you had your chance And she ain't comin' back Well, there's gone for good, and there's good and gone And there's gone with the long before it I wish she'd been just a little more clear Well, there's gone for the day and gone for the night And gone for the rest of your doggone life Is it whiskey night, or just a couple beers? I mean, what kinda gone are we talkin' 'bout here? What kinda gone are we talkin' 'bout? What kinda gone are we talkin' 'bout here? What kinda gone?

It's all the same Only the names changed And everyday It seems we're wastin' away Another place Where the faces are so cold I drive all night Just to get back home 'Cause I'm a cowboy On a steel horse I ride And I'm wanted dead or alive Wanted dead or alive Sometimes I sleep Sometimes it's not for days The people I meet Always go their separate ways Sometimes you tell a day By the bottle that you drink And times when you're alone All you do is think 'Cause I'm a cowboy On a steel horse I ride And I'm wanted dead or alive Wanted dead or alive Alright, yeah Well, I'm a cowboy On a steel horse I ride And I'm wanted dead or alive And I walk these streets A loaded six string on my back I play for keeps, now 'Cause I might not make it back I've been everywhere Still I'm standin' tall I've seen a million faces And I rocked them all Yeah, I'm a cowboy On a steel horse I ride And I'm wanted dead or alive I'm a cowboy I got the night on my side And I'm wanted dead or alive Dead or alive Dead or alive Dead or alive Dead or alive

Lately I've been runnin' into our old friends Somewhere in the small talk Someone always asks where you've been So I tell 'em what you told me And they can't believe we're through They ask me what I'm doing now And in case you're wondering too Chorus: I breathe in, I breathe out Put one foot in front of the other Take one day at a time Until you find I'm that someone you can't live without But until then, Ill breathe in, and breathe out. Now I've got every reason To find someone new Cause you swore up and down to me That I've seen the last of you But the way that you loved me Left me hopin' and holdin' on So until this world stops turnin' round And my heart believes that you're gone Chorus: Ill breathe in and breathe out Put one foot in front of the other Take one day at a time Til you find I'm that someone you can't live without But until then, Ill breathe in, and breathe out Yes we were meant to be Girl there's no doubt And if it takes the rest of my life For you to figure it out Chorus: Ill breathe in and breathe out Put one foot in front of the other Take one day at a time Until you find I'm that someone you can't live without But until then, Oh, Ill breathe in, and breathe out