When I was 19 I threw my stuff in the car I headed up to the Rockies, got a job at this bar Sellin' beer to the locals, just barely gettin' by On the tips from the rich kids there on daddy's dime But when I saw her walk in one night I knew that I'd be alright In Telluride, the snow fallin' down I was waking up in that sleepy little town In her eyes, my world came so alive I never will forget the moment she arrived in Telluride We spent that whole winter tangled up by the fire Castin' shadows on the cabin wall, drownin' in desire Confessin' all our secrets, and laughin' out loud So high up on that mountain, I thought we'd never come down It was a dream we were livin' in I was the happiest I'd ever been In Telluride, the snow fallin down Waking up with her in that sleepy little town In her eyes, my world came so alive I never will forget all those sleepless nights in Telluride It ended just like a movie scene And I had to play the part Of the lover who stood there and watched her leave And me with a frozen heart In Telluride, the snow fallin' down Standin' there alone in that sleepy little town In her eyes, my world came so alive I never will forget that day she said goodbye In Telluride, the snow fallin' down Waking up with her in that sleepy little town In her eyes, my world came so alive I never will forget all those sleepless nights in Telluride, oh In Telluride, yeah, yeah Telluride, oh Telluride, oh Telluride

It's a big big world yeah everybody knows I wanna see how far the blue sky goes Find something new get a bird's eye view of a rainbow Get so close Have you heard of river road Running through a canyon fog Sat in the silence of a starry night Couldn't ask for more What are we waiting for We only got so much time I wanna make the most of mine When I tell you, tell you right We can drive, we can fly We can walk, I don't care I want you by my side, hang on tight I'll take you there Tell me all your dreams and your own dreams We're only ever living vicariously People watching people living on a screen is a funny thing But it ain't for me We only got so much time I wanna make the most of mine When I tell you, tell you right We can drive, we can fly We can walk, I don't care I want you by my side, hang on tight I'll take you there We can drive, we can fly We can walk, I don't care I want you by my side, hang on tight We only got so much time I wanna make the most of mine When I tell you, tell you right We can drive, we can fly We can walk, I don't care I want you by my side, hang on tight I'll take you there It's a big big world yeah everybody knows I wanna see how far the blue sky goes

Hickory to Telluride I act like I've got nothing to hide Like I ain't got no wrong inside Hickory to Telluride Hickory to Telluride I act like I've got nothing to hide Like I ain't got no wrong inside Hickory to Telluride To hell you ride To hell you ride Like I ain't got no wrong inside Hickory to Telluride Keep under the valley stool You got me asleep under the moon In and out of my dreams in bloom Hickory you're by my side To hell you ride To hell you ride Like I ain't got no wrong inside Hickory to Telluride Broken bones and (???) Your blood makes its way into the night Hands are cold and fever (???) Hickory to Telluride To hell you ride To hell you ride To hell you ride To hell you

Heard you laughing In a crowd outside a restaurant we used to go to I caught glimpse that stopped me in my tracks It took me back You looked happy With that little girl up on your shoulders, happy I know where she got those crystal eyes of blue Time's been sweet to you As bad as it was As bad as it hurts I think God I didn't get what I thought that I deserved Sometimes life leads down a different road When you're holding on to someone that you gotta let go Someday you'll see the reason why Sometimes, yeah sometimes There's good in goodbye I don't regret it The time we had together I won't forget it But we both ended up where we belong I guess goodbye made us strong And yeah I'm happy I found somebody too, who makes me happy And I knew one day I'd see you on the street And it'd be bittersweet But as bad as it was As bad as it hurts I thank God I didn't get what I thought that I deserved Sometimes life leads down a different road When you're holding on the someone that you, gotta let go Someday you'll see the reason why Yeah sometimes, yeah sometimes There's good in goodbye (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) (Ooh, oooh, ooooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooooooh) As bad as it was Yeah as bad as it hurt I think God I didn't get what I thought that I deserved Sometimes life leads down a different road When you're holding on to someone that you've got to let go Someday you'll see the reason why Yeah, someday you'll see the reason why There's good in goodbye Yeah, yeah There's good in goodbye Mmhh, mmhh

Can't believe that I survived I fell so hard, but I'm alive Stood in front of the gates of Hell With a glass of ice water in my hand Praying at the edge of my bed Get the fuck out of my head Goodbye, graceful, I'm so grateful, I'm so grateful You help to change my wicked ways when I was in my darkest days And I'm so thankful that you were able, you were able To save me from the burning flames, it made me who I am today Oh This dark cloud is still around My thoughts wander in and out And if I die before I wake Tell the Devil I'm on my way Praying at the edge of my bed Get the fuck out of my head Goodbye, graceful, I'm so grateful, I'm so grateful You help to change my wicked ways when I was in my darkest days And I'm so thankful that you were able, you were able To save me from the burning flames, it made me who I am today I've been running for the longest time I forgot where I have left my mind, I have left my mind Yeah, yeah Goodbye, graceful, I'm so grateful you were able to have saved me Goodbye, graceful, I'm so grateful, I'm so grateful You help to change my wicked ways when I was in my darkest days And I'm so thankful that you were able, you were able To save me from the burning flames, it made me who I am today Picking all the pieces of my life up off the floor Searching for an open window or an exit door This boulder on my shoulder, it got heavier and colder Till the day that I got sober, now it's slowly rolling over To all the people I've done wrong, now I apologize To all the girls' hearts I broke, to the tears I made 'em cry I know it's been a while, and you have traveled many miles To get away, it's not my style, but I wrote this song to make you smile Picking all the pieces of my life up off the floor Searching for an open window or an exit door This boulder on my shoulder, it got heavier and colder Till the day that I got sober, now it's slowly rolling over To all the people I've done wrong, now I apologize To all the girls' hearts I broke, to the tears I made 'em cry I know it's been a while, and you have traveled many miles To get away, it's not my style, but I wrote this song to make you smile

My buddies think I'm on the lake Boss thinks I've been sick for days And mama's probably on her way 'Cause I ain't picked up the phone I've been a million places But they're all up in my head Over-drinking, overthinking ever since you left I've been gone, I've been gone I've been sittin' on the couch watching TV all day long All day long, I've been tryin' to figure out how a good thing went wrong Faster than that freight train, farther than that airplane Sadder than a country song Headed down that highway, anywhere but my way Ever since you moved on, I've been gone Took a trip down memory lane Checked into hotel heartbreak Passed rock bottom on the way Without leaving my living room I've been a million places But they're all up in my head Over-drinking, overthinking ever since you left I've been gone, I've been gone I've been sittin' on the couch watching TV all day long All day long, I've been tryin' to figure out how a good thing went wrong Faster than that freight train, farther than that airplane Sadder than a country song Headed down that highway, anywhere but my way Ever since you moved on, I've been gone Yeah I've been gone All the clothes are on the floor All the mail's by the door All the whiskey bottles in my bed All the dishes in the sink All the gas is in the tank All the neighbors probably think I'm dead I've been gone, I've been gone I've been sittin' on the couch watching TV all day long All day long, I've been tryin' to figure out how a good thing went wrong Faster than that freight train, farther than that airplane Sadder than a country song Headed down that highway, anywhere but my way Ever since you moved on, I've been gone (ooh, ooh) I've been gone (ooh, ooh) Gone

It's the keys to your daddy's car It's a night alone 'neath the desert stars It's a five o'clock whistle It's the classroom bell It's a Panama City at the window yell A first kiss after a broken heart We all wanna break the chains Feel the wind against our face Everybody wants the same thing We wanna taste that freedom (freedom) Everybody 'round here wanna taste that freedom (freedom) Freedom, yeah It's a pocket full of folded cash It's telling that boss he can kiss your ass That ticket to your favorite show Getting lost in the rock and roll Close your eyes, hands up high Go on and let it all go, oh We all wanna break the chains Feel the wind against our face Everybody wants the same thing We wanna taste that freedom (freedom) Everybody 'round here wanna taste that freedom (freedom) Freedom, yeah (Freedom) (Everybody 'round here wanna taste that freedom) (Freedom, freedom, yeah) That flag on a solider's sleeve All around the world they know what it means And they all want just a little piece of freedom, yeah That flag on a solider's sleeve All around the world they know what it means And they all want just a little piece of this freedom, yeah We all wanna break the chains Feel the wind against our face Everybody wants the same thing We wanna taste that freedom (freedom) Everybody 'round here wanna taste that freedom (freedom) Freedom, yeah (Freedom) (Everybody 'round here wanna taste that freedom, freedom)

Sometimes the weight of the world that's on my shoulders Is nothing, but the heavy thoughts in my head When they get all twisted up and tangled, I unravel Down a less traveled road, where my soul can be fed When there's no peace to be found I head for hallowed ground I still feel at home up on some lonely hill In the blink of an eye, my head's clear as the sky Like the trees with no breeze, my heart's still Where the world's the way God made it still There's nothing like the sound of a rollin' rocky river To help my worries roll right off my back Let that crisp air take my breath away each morning And dip that mountain sunrise in my coffee black When there's no peace to be found I head for hallowed ground I still feel at home up on some lonely hill In the blink of an eye, my head's clear as the sky Like the trees with no breeze, my heart's still Where the world's the way God made it still In the blink of an eye, my head's clear as the sky And like the trees with no breeze, my heart's still Where the world's the way God made it still Let it stay the way God made it still

Lay your pretty head down on my shoulder You don't have to worry anymore This old world is cold and getting colder And I know how to lock and bolt the door I'm strong enough to hold you through the winter Mean enough to stare your demons down The hard times put the shine into the diamond I won't let that keep us in the ground I'm a riser I'm a get up off the ground, don't run and hider Pushing comes to shoving Hey and I'm a fighter When darkness comes to town, I'm a lighter Get out aliver, of the fire Survivor If we ain't got no money I can make it I ain't afraid of working to the bone When I don't know what I'm doing I can fake it I'll pray till Jesus rolls away the stone I'm a riser I'm a get up off the ground, don't run and hider Pushing comes to shoving Hey I'm a fighter When darkness comes to town, I'm a lighter Get out aliver, of the fire, survivor I'm a trier I'm a get down low so I can lift you higher An army couldn't keep down my desire Yeah I'm a riser I'm a get off of the ground, don't run and hider And pushing comes to shoving Baby I'm a fighter When darkness comes to town, I'm a lighter Get out aliver, of the fire, survivor I'm a riser I'm a riser I'm a riser