I want to be your lover But your friend is all I've stayed I'm only halfway 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 lead me halfway to paradise So near, yet so far away Being close to you is almost heaven (heaven) But seeing you can do just so much It hurts me so to know your heart's a treasure (treasure) 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 lead me halfway to paradise So near, yet so far away Oh, oh, oh, 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

She was waiting at the station He was getting off the train He didn't have a ticket so he had to bum through the barriers again Well, the ticket inspector saw him rushing through He said, "Girl, you don't know how much I missed you but we better run" "'Cause I haven't got the funds to pay this fine" She said, "Fine" So they ran out of the station and jumped on to a bus with two of yesterday's travel cards and two bottles of Bud Then he said, "You look, well, nice" Well, she was wearing a skirt and he thought she looked nice and yeah she didn't really care about anything else 'Cause she only wanted him to think that she looked nice and he did But he was looking at her, yeah, all funny in the eye She said, "C'mon boy, tell me what your thinking now, don't be shy" He said, "Alright, I'll try" All the stars up in the sky and the leaves in the trees All broken bits that make you trip up and grassy bits in between All the matter in the world, that's how much that I like you She said, "What?" He said, "Let me try and explain again" Right, birds can fly so high And they can shit on your head, yeah They can almost fly into your eye And make you feel so scared But when you look at them and you see that they're beautiful That's how I feel about you Right, birds can fly so high And they can shit on your head, yeah They can almost fly into your eye And make you feel so scared But when you look at them and you see that they're beautiful That's how I feel about you Right, that's how I feel about you She said, "What?" He said, "You" She said, "What are you talking about?" He said, "You" Right, birds can fly so high And they can shit on your head Yeah, they can almost fly into your eye And make you feel so scared But when you look at them and you see that they're beautiful That's how I feel about you Right, birds can fly so high And they can shit on your head, yeah And they can almost fly into your eye And make you feel so scared But when you look at them and you see that they're beautiful That's how I feel about you Right, that's how I feel about you She said, "Thanks, I like you too" He said, "Cool"