(Jeff stevens/steve bogard) Darlin if you think back To the heartbroken past Before we found each other It's so amazing, it's almost crazy What a difference lookin through the eyes of love Life is good, the grass is green The good lord smilin on you and me Gonna knock on wood Sweet sunshine everywhere i look You love me like no one could Life is good People stop me on the street, thinkin i'm the old me Talkin' about the bad old days But ever since you came along Them old blues are long gone I break into a grin and all i can say is Life is good, the grass is green The good lord smilin on you and me Gonna knock on wood Sweet sunshine everywhere i look You love me like no one could Life is good Someday girl, this old world will try to beat you up Let em bring it on, cause everytime we touch Life is good, the grass is green The good lord smilin on you and me Gonna knock on wood Sweet sunshine everywhere i look You love me like no one could Life is good Life is good, the grass is green The good lord smilin on you and me Gonna knock on wood Sweet sunshine everywhere i look You love me like no one could Life is good Life is good

Well, me an' my lady had our first big fight So I drove around till I saw the neon light Of a corner bar, and it just seemed right So I pulled up Not a soul around but the old bar keep Down at the end an' looking half asleep But he walked up, an' said, "What'll it be?" I said, "The good stuff" He didn't reach around for the whiskey He didn't pour me a beer His blue eyes kinda went misty He said, "You can't find that here" 'Cause it's the first long kiss on a second date Momma's all worried when you get home late And droppin' the ring in the spaghetti plate 'Cause your hands are shakin' so much An' it's the way that she looks with the rice in her hair Eatin' burnt suppers the whole first year An' askin' for seconds to keep her from tearin' up Yeah, man, that's the good stuff He grabbed a carton of milk an' he poured a glass An' I smiled an' said, "I'll have some of that" We sat there an' talked as an hour passed Like old friends I saw a black an' white picture an' it caught my stare It was a pretty girl with bouffant hair He said, "That's my Bonnie Taken 'bout a year after we were wed" He said, "Spent five years in the bar" When the cancer took her from me But I've been sober three years now 'Cause the one thing stronger than the whiskey Was the sight of her holdin' my baby girl The way she adored that string of pearls I gave her the day that our youngest boy, Earl Married his high school love An' it's a new tee-shirt saying, 'I'm a Grandpa' Bein' right there as our time got small An' holdin' her hand, when the good Lord called her up Yeah, man, that's the good stuff He said, "When you get home, she'll start to cry" When she says, 'I'm sorry,' say, 'So am I An' look into those eyes, so deep in love An' drink it up 'Cause that's the good stuff That's the good stuff

Hey-hey good lookin', what you got cooking? How's about cookin' something up with me But I'm free and ready, so we can go steady How's about keepin' steady company I got a hot rod Ford and a two dollar bill And I know a spot right over the hill There's soda pop and the dancin' free But if you wanna have fun Come along with me Hey good lookin', what you got cooking? How's about cookin' something up with me I'm gonna throw my date book over the fence And then buy me one for five or ten cents I'll keep 'til it's covered with age Because I'm writing your name Down on ever page Hey-hey good lookin', what you got cooking? How's about cookin' something up with me (c'mon girl) I got a hot rod Ford and a two dollar bill And I know a spot right over the hill There's soda pop and the dancin' free But if you wanna have fun Come along with me Hey-hey good lookin', what you got cooking? How's about cookin' something up with me How's about cookin' something up with me How's about cookin' something up with- I say good lookin', I was about cooking Something up with me

I'm only half drunk If you were thinkin' of pourin' more wine It's only midnight And I got nothin', nothin' but time Is it half empty or half full? This glass of mine I'm only half wrong If you were thinkin' 'bout stayin' this time It's only midnight And I got nothin', nothin' but time It may be half-baked But I've got lots, lots of ideas Hey darlin', here's one Won't you come and lend me your ear? Like Mona Lisa gave old Da Vinci that half smile I'll paint a picture that will half convince you I'm fine It's only midnight And I've got nothin', nothin' but time I got half a mind to tell you 'bout it, brother It's always six of one, and half a dozen of the other This or that, tit for tat My baby's on the line I'm always only half the way to makin' her all mine I'm only half drunk If you'll be buyin' one more round I've been half crazy Tryin' to simmer, simmer on down You see half the people, but only half of half of the time Tell me, how can a nickel stand right up to a dime? I'm only half drunk This night is half gone And I'll be long gone before too long It's only midnight And I've got nothin', nothin' but time I'm only half drunk If you were thinkin' of pourin' more wine

She came down from Cincinatti It took her three days on a train Looking for some peace and quiet Hoped to see the sun again But now she lives down by the ocean She's taking care to look for sharks They hang out in the local bars And they feed right after dark Can't you feel them circling, honey? Can't you feel them swimming around? You got fins to the left, fins to the right And you're the only bait in town Oh-oh-woah, oh-oh-woah You got fins to the left, fins to the right And you're the only girl in town She's saving up all of her money Wants to hit it south in may Maybe roll in the sand with a rock 'n roll man Somewhere down Monserat Way But the money's good, and the season Helps to lighten up her load Boys keep her high as the months go by She's getting post cards from the road Can't you feel them closing in, honey? Can't you feel them schooling around? You got fins to the left, fins to the right And you're the only girl in town Sailed off to Antigua It took her three days on a boat Looking for some peace and quiet Maybe keep her dreams afloat But now she feels like A remora With the school still close at hand Just behind the reef are the big white teath Of the sharks that can swim on the land Can't you feel them circling, honey? Can't you feel them schoolin' around? You got fins to the left, fins to the right And you're the only bait in town You got fins to the left, fins to the right And you're the only girl in town

Way down here, you need a reason to move Feel a fool running your stateside games Lose your load, leave your mind behind Baby, James Oh, Mexico It sounds so simple, I just got to go The sun's so hot, I forgot to go home I guess I'll have to go now Americano's got the sleepy eyes But his body's still shakin' like a live wire Senorita with her eyes on fire Don't you know Oh, Mexico It sounds so sweet with the sun sinkin' low The moon so bright likes to light up the night Make everything alright Baby's hungry and the money's all gone The folks back home don't want to talk on the phone She gets a long letter and sends back a postcard Times are hard Oh, down in Mexico I've never really been, so I don't really know Oh-oh-oh, Mexico I guess I'll have to go now Oh, Mexico I've never really been but I'd sure like to go Oh-oh-oh, Mexico I guess I'll have to go now Talkin' 'bout Mexico (Mexico) Little honkey tonk down in Mexico South of Margaritaville, I've been told Andale, Andale, vamonos Oh, yeah, let's load this cast of characters on that boat and head south Oh, yeah, we got a wind at our back Smooth sailin' all the way We got old Nordstrom, he's our chef He's down in that galley cookin' up a Barometer Soup for us We gotta stop at our offshore Bank of Bad Habits And make a deposit or a withdrawal I don't know which one, y'know? We're goin' down to the land of the Mayans Yeah, they were here long before the cavemen were Cavemen in blue jeans, oh, excuse me, that's not Politically Correct That's cave persons in blue jeans Skip, Wiley and Skink, we may run into them Up to no good down there Watch out for those barefoot children Stompin' around in those puddles Oh, yeah, and that remittance man He's just goin' 'round and 'round He may run into 'ol Frank Bama Cruisin' around in the Hemisphere Dancer I don't know, I might have my Long Board down there