John Deere Green - Jay Webb

Dear mama, well, here's a letter from your girl Well, I think my city days are done, mom And it ain't been three weeks since I came And mama, do remember what you said Say your prayers before you go to bed, child And remember city boys ain't the same I'm like the John Deere tractor In a half acre field Tryin' to plow a furrow Where the soil is made of steel How I wish I was home, mom Where the blue grass is growin' And the sweet country boys don't complain And, mama, so much perfume I thought I'd drown And the Lord didn't seem to be nowhere around Hey, I felt just like a flower from the vine I'm like the John Deere tractor In a half acre field Tryin' to plow a furrow Where the soil is made of steel How I'd like to be home, mom Where the blue grass is growin' And the fire light shimmers and it shines I'm like a John Deere tractor In a half acre field Tryin' to plow a furrow Where the soil is made of steel How I wish I was home, mom Where the blue grass is growin' And the sweet country boys

I'm a 45 spinning on an old Victrola I'm a two strike swinger, I'm a Pepsi Cola I'm a blue jean quarterback saying "I love you" to the prom queen In a Chevy I'm John Wayne, Superman, California I'm a Kris Kristofferson Sunday morning I'm a mom and daddy singing along to Don McLean At the levee And I'm a child of a backseat freedom, baptized by rock and roll Marilyn Monroe in the Garden of Eden, never grow up, never grow old Just another rebel in the great wide Open on the boulevard of broken dreams And I learned everything I needed to Know from John Cougar, John Deere, John 3: 16 Hey, hey Everything I needed That's right I'm Mark Twain on the Mississippi I'm Hemingway with a shot of whiskey I'm a TV dinner on a tray trying to figure out the Wheel of Fortune I'm a Texaco star, I'm a Gibson guitar I'm still a teenage kid trying to go too far I'm a jukebox waiting in a neon bar for a quarter And I'm a child of a backseat freedom, baptized by rock and roll Marilyn Monroe in the Garden of Eden, never grow up, never grow old Just another rebel in the great wide Open on the boulevard of broken dreams And I learned everything I needed to Know from John Cougar, John Deere, John 3: 16 I spent a lot of years running from Believing, looking for another way to save my soul The longer I live, the more I see it: there's only one way home And I'm a child of a backseat freedom, baptized by rock and roll Marilyn Monroe in the Garden of Eden, never grow up, never grow old Just another rebel in the great wide Open on the boulevard of broken dreams And I learned everything I needed to Know from John Cougar, John Deere, John 3: 16 And I'm a child of a backseat freedom, baptized by rock and roll Marilyn Monroe in the Garden of Eden, never grow up, never grow old Just another rebel in the great wide Open on the boulevard of broken dreams And I learned everything I needed to Know from John Cougar, John Deere, John 3: 16 (John Cougar, John Deere, John 3: 16) Everything I needed (John Cougar, John Deere, John 3: 16) Everything I needed (John Cougar, John Deere, John 3: 16) That's right

Oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh Took a little time for me to figure it out Noices in my head that I can never drown out But you wouldn't know what I'm talking about 'Cause you run around I'm tired of all the he said and she said The three in the morning regrets About some shit that you can't let go I'm tired of feeling useless and stupid 'Cause you don't know how to be human Oh, I'm about done with the show Why does it feel so (ooh, ooh) Heavenly, heavenly? Thought letting you go (ooh, ooh) Would hit me heavily, mentally You kissed me goodbye Ooh, it's easy in your eyes And finally I could breathe I'm sorry but it's So (so), so (so) Heavenly, heavenly (Oh-oh, oh-oh) (Oh-oh...) Left a lot of people that I needed behind Drowning my heart out while I cover my eyes Mixing up the pain with the butterflies Baby, I don't Know why I had to hold on for so long I don't do that for no one Guess, I was scared to say it myself I'm tired of all that you do, but I don't Feel like I'm walking a tightrope Time I started taking control, oh-oh, oh Why does it feel so (ooh, ooh) Heavenly, heavenly? Thought letting you go (ooh, ooh) Would hit me heavily, mentally You kissed me goodbye Ooh, it's easy in your eyes And finally I could breathe I'm sorry but it's So (so), so (so) Heavenly, heavenly Oh, oh, oh, oh Why'd it feel so heavenly, heavenly, heavenly? (Oh, oh, oh) Why'd it feel so heavenly, heavenly, heavenly? (Oh, oh, oh) Why'd it feel so heavenly? (Oh, oh, oh, baby) Why does it feel so (ooh, ooh) Heavenly, heavenly? Thought letting you go (ooh, ooh) Would hit me heavily, mentally You kissed me goodbye Ooh, it's easy in your eyes And finally I could breathe I'm sorry but it's So (so), so (so) Heavenly, heavenly (Oh-oh, oh-oh) (Oh-oh, oh-oh) (Oh-oh, oh-oh) (Oh-oh, oh-oh) (Oh-oh, oh-oh) (Oh-oh, oh-oh) Heavenly, heavenly (Oh-oh, oh-oh) (Oh-oh, oh-oh)

(Go, go) There was a time that I wanted you forever There was a time when it all made sense I'm still hoping that it could get better Does forever have to come to an end? And I'm thinkin' 'bout who I'll be without you In the middle of the bed we made Now I'm walkin' on the edge when I'm around you How could love make you feel this way? Am I too scared to leave? I'm halfway to lettin' you go And I'm half brave, but scared of alone Five years of knowin' that you were the one Taught me to walk, now I'm ready to run Run fast out the door Oh, I'm sorry, but I need more I can't believe that I'm gettin' this close Halfway to freedom, I'm halfway to lettin' you go Time to let, go! I'm halfway to lettin' you go Time to let, go! Halfway to lettin' you go Got the strength, got the will, got the reason Got a car with the bags all packed And I guess I gotta go with the feelin' But if I go, then I can't come back Am I too scared to leave? I'm halfway to lettin' you go And I'm half brave, but scared of alone Five years of knowin' that you were the one Taught me to walk, now I'm ready to run Run fast out the door Oh, I'm sorry, but I need more I can't believe that I'm gettin' this close Halfway to freedom, I'm halfway to lettin' you go Time to let, go! I'm halfway to lettin' you go Time to let, go! Halfway to lettin' you go Got the strength, got the will, got the reason Got a car with the bags all packed And I guess I gotta go with the feelin' But if I go, then I can't come back I can't come back I'm halfway to lettin' you go And I'm half brave, but scared of alone (scared of alone) Five years of knowin' that you were the one (you were the one) Taught me to walk, now I'm ready to run (ready to run) Run fast out the door Oh, I'm sorry, but I need more (but I need more) I can't believe that I'm getting this close Halfway to freedom, I'm halfway to lettin' you go Time to let, go! Time to let I'm halfway to lettin' you, go! Time to let, go! Time to let I'm halfway to lettin' you

I, I found life When I found You When I found You Now, now I'm trying To make it through To make it through Done with all of the lies I might not win But I'm gonna try All the times that I cried I know You were there Holding me tight Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh All of the days that I thought That I'd never get through Searching for answers All along it was You Sorry for all of the times That I ignored You I can't imagine a moment To be without You I, I found life When I found You When I found You Now, now I'm trying To make it through To make it through