I want to be your lover, But your friend, is all I'll stay. I'm only half-way to paradise, So near, yet so far away. I long for your lips to kiss my lips, But just when I think they may, You leave me halfway to paradise, So near yet so far away. Bein' close to you is almost heaven, (heav-en) But seein' you can do just so much. It hurts me so to know your heart's a treasure, (trea-sure) And that my heart is forbidden to touch So put your sweet lips close to my lips, and tell me That's where they're gonna stay, Don't leave me half way to paradise So near yet so far away, So near yet so far away, So near yet so far away, So near yet so far away.

Another day has come Can't face it on my own I almost let you walk away and I guess I should have known I'll give it to you straight 'Cause some things just can't wait I've got to make it up to you and I'll pray it's not too late 'Cause when you look at me with those sad blue eyes, yeah It stops me cold and I realize You're all I need tonight... We're halfway to heaven Lyin' beside you on a night so still We're halfway to heaven I ask you if you'll stay and baby say you will So what's a man to do To get it through to you Another lost and lonely night would break this heart in two So let's take a chance and it'll be alright just put your trust in me tonight Girl we're almost there and. We're halfway to heaven There's something magic 'bout the way you kiss We're halfway to heaven Runnin' with you baby on a night like this We're halfway to heaven I never dreamed that I could get this high We're halfway to heaven Girl I couldn't leave you even if I tried You got me captured in a crazy spin You got me so I just can't tell the shape I'm in We're halfway to heaven Lyin' beside you on a night so still We're halfway to heaven I ask you if you'll stay and baby say you will, so you will We're halfway to heaven There's something magic 'bout the way you kiss, girl We're halfway to heaven Runnin' with you baby on a a night like this, ooh

There's a live oak tree You can still see off old 129 You can see the scars, its missing bark Where it stopped my truck that night They say I took a swing at my best friend For trying to take my keys Next thing I knew I was upside down Thinking this is it for me When you see life flash before your eyes The good, the bad, the wrong, the right Fade into a bright white light Shining down on you You're hanging on by a thread Wondering which ones your last breath Knowing there's so much you've left to do You live your life a better man When you've been a halfway to Heaven First thing I did was hug my momma I even hugged my dad I told them both how much I love them Never saw daddy cry like that Started hanging out with my little brother Man, I never missed a game I'm in church every Sunday morning And I pray every day When you see life flash before your eyes The good, the bad, the wrong, the right Fade into a bright white light Shining down on you You're hanging on by a thread Wondering which ones your last breath Knowing there's so much you've left to do You live your life a better man When you've been halfway to Heaven And I won't waste one minute Yeah, my life's changed And I'm gonna live it Like I'm hanging on by a thread Wondering which ones my last breath Knowing there's so much I've left to do I live my life a better man, live my life a better man 'Cause I've been halfway to Heaven Halfway to Heaven

Come and go with me Wherever I am, I want you to be Walking with your hand in mine, feel so fine When I'm close to you I know what it means to want to be true Never felt this way before, is there more? Are you feeling the same as me? Honestly Don't you think it's unreal? I'm not dealing in fairy tales if this fails I don't know what on Earth I will do, 'cause I'm Halfway to Heaven, let's go all the way I don't want to give it up 'Cause I'm already falling in love When we reach that place I'm dying to see the smile on your face I'm so sure you'll want to stay, that's okay I have so many dreams to share, please be there Let me share them with you If you're looking for happiness, nothing less Come with me, baby, I'm looking too, and I'm Halfway to Heaven, let's go all the way I don't want to give it up 'Cause I'm already falling in love Halfway to Heaven, let's go all the way I don't want to give it up 'Cause I'm already falling in love Ooh-oh-oh I don't want to give my life in moderation, baby no I'm prepared to give myself up to temptation, it's time I could use a little love and inspiration, baby now Come and share the joy and join the celebration, it's time I'm hoping and praying that soon you'll be saying be mine Ooh-ooh-oh, halfway to heaven (I don't want to give it up) (I don't want to give it up) Oh! Give it up (halfway to Heaven, let's) I don't want to give it up I don't want to give it up Times we keep falling in love You're makin' all my senses come alive Oh! Baby-baby-baby-baby, oh! Ooh-ooh-oh-oh I don't want to give it up 'Cause I'm already falling in love I don't want to give it up

Yeah I'm a county jail revival I'm a bottle and a Bible I'm a rolling stone disciple With a cross across my face I'm a trailer park tornado Jagged edges on my halo Hope the chariot gon' swing low And carry me away This little light of mine Damn near burned me alive Lord knows that Mama tried And I don't know if I'm Halfway to Heaven or halfway to hell My angels and demons at war with myself One foot in the fire and I still can't tell Am I halfway to Heaven Halfway to Heaven or hell I'm a dive bar Sunday sermon Holy water with my bourbon Standin' on a bridge I'm burning' With a can of gasoline Am I worth savin' if I'm always fadin'? It feels like I'm caught in-between Halfway to Heaven or halfway to hell My angels and demons at war with myself One foot in the fire and I still can't tell Am I halfway to Heaven Halfway to Heaven or hell This little light of mine Damn near burned me alive Lord knows that Mama tried And I don't know if I'm Halfway to Heaven or halfway to hell My angels and demons at war with myself Halfway to Heaven or halfway to hell My angels and demons at war with myself One foot in the fire and I still can't tell Am I halfway to Heaven Halfway to Heaven or hell Halfway to Heaven or hell

When I get tired and feeling blue I think of all the things I can do In summer (summer) In summer (summer) I swim or fish or go for a driver The whole wide world will come alive In summer (summer) In summer (summer) Walking with the boys Talking with girls Laughing with the boys and kissing all the girls In summer Every girl and every guy Has that certain look in their eye In summer (summer) In summer (summer) A true love or a summer affair No one knows and nobody cares In summer (summer) In summer (summer) Walking with the boys Talking with girls Laughing with the boys and kissing all the girls In summer Walking with the boys Talking with girls Laughing with the boys and kissing all the girls In summer A so if you're a little like me A things will change most definitely In summer (summer) Ah, in summer (summer) Mm-mm-mm All your blues will disappear A doin' things you have planned all year In summer (summer) Oh, in summer (summer) Walking with the boys Talking with girls Laughing with the boys and kissing all the girls In summer In summer Role on summer Come on summer Role on...