My friends from high school Married their high school boyfriends Moved into houses In the same ZIP codes where their parents live But I, I could never follow No I, I could never follow I hit the highway In a pink RV with stars on the ceiling Lived like a gypsy Six strong hands on a steering wheel I've been a long time gone now Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down But I've always found my way somehow By takin' the long way, takin' the long way around Takin' the long way, takin' the long way around I met the queen of whatever Drank with the Irish, smoked with the hippies Moved with the shakers Wouldn't kiss all the asses that they told me to No I, I could never follow No I, I could never follow It's been two long years now Since the top of the world came crashing down And I'm gettin' it back on the road now But I'm takin' the long way, takin' the long way around I'm takin' the long way, takin' the long way around (the long) Oh, I'll just take my time, I won't lay down (the long) And take long way around Well, I fought with a stranger and I met myself I opened my mouth and I heard myself It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself Guess I could've made it easier on myself But I, I could never follow No I, I could never follow Well, I never seem to do it like anybody else Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down If you ever want to find me, I can still be found Takin' the long way, takin' the long way around Takin' the long way, takin' the long way around I'm takin' the long way, takin' the long way around I'm takin' the long way, takin' the long way around I'm takin' the long way, takin' the long way around I'm takin' the long way, takin' the long way around

Mmm, mmm-mmm-mmm Now hit me! Ooh-yeah! Hooh! Ooh-ee baby, don't you know you set my soul on fire You're like a double scoop o' ice cream Sittin' on top of a cherry pie Ooh-ee baby, don't you know you make me lose control Come on over to me mamma, let me feel your rock 'n' roll. 'Cause you know you got what it takes To make my body shake - just like an earthquake You shake my body down Like an earthquake, you shake my body down. Ooh-ee baby, I'm a twitchin' and a tremblin' inside You've got me covered up in love I'm buried in your landslide Ooh-ee baby, I'm a livin' in a danger zone, yeah I'm in a cold, cold sweat and my mouth is dry as a bone. 'Cause you know you've got what it takes To make my body shake just like an earthquake, wooh You shake my body down I said an earthquake, you shake my body down. Ooh, a hurricane ain't got nothin' on you, no 'Cause you blow me away, there's nothin' I can say or do Except shake, shake (like an earthquake) Shake, shake (like an earthquake) I just shake, shake (like an earthquake) Shake, shake (like an earthquake) Harmonica comin' in, Oh Lord, wooh. Oh, oh, oh, a hurricane ain't got nothin' on you 'Cause you blow me away, there's nothin' I can say or do Except shake, shake (like an earthquake) I just shake, shake (like an earthquake) Shake, shake (like an earthquake), Shake, shake (like an earthquake) Shake, shake (earthquake), shake, shake (earthquake) You got me shakin' and tremblin' (like an earthquake) Oh Lord, shake, shake (like an earthquake) Shake, shake (like an earthquake) Oh, oh, You got me shakin' and tremblin' (like an earthquake) Shake, shake (like an earthquake) Oh, oh, you got me shakin' baby I just shake, shake (like an earthquake) Oh yeah, I just shake, shake (like an earthquake) Oh, I just shake, shake (like an earthquake) I just shake, shake (like an earthquake) I just shake, shake (ahhhh)...

Pure love Baby it's pure love Milk and honey and Captain Krunch And you in the morning Pure love Baby it's pure love Ninety-nine and forty-four one hundreds Percent pure love I wake up with sunshine (Sunshine) Laying beside me And bluebirds singing right outside my window Soft warm kisses (kisses) Say good morning Then I get breakfast in bed You know you make me so happy (make me so happy) Pure love Baby it's pure love Milk and honey and Captain Krunch And you in the morning Pure love You're the picture of pure love Ninety-nine and forty-four one hundreds Percent pure love Pure love Baby it's pure love Milk and honey and Captain Krunch And you in the morning Pure love You're the picture of pure love Ninety-nine and forty-four one hundreds Percent pure love Ninety-nine and forty-four one hundreds Percent pure love Ninety-nine and forty-four one hundreds Percent pure lov-ov-ove

(Ralph Murphy - Bobby Wood) He got the sunshine, I got the rain He got your loving, I got the pain He got a lifetime of love to see him through I got the mem'ries, he got you. He got your good times, I got the bad He got your sweet side, I got the sad He got forever to make your dreams come true I got your letter goodbye, he got you. Sometimes the wine taste bitter Sometimes the wine taste sweet Sometimes the only road I can see Leads me right back to your feet. He got the sunshine, I got the rain He got your loving, I got the pain He got a lifetime of love to see him through I got the mem'ries, he got you. --- Instrumental --- He got a lifetime of love to see him through I got the mem'ries, he got you. He got you baby, he got you He got you baby, baby, baby He got you, he got you baby, oh...

I've got some friends down in Houston who know me quite well They'll be more than happy to put me up for a spell I can hang out or hide out whichever I choose They won't ask me questions about why I've got the blues. Chorus: I've got a Houston solution in mind All it takes is a call on the telephone line And I can leave all these problems in Nashville behind I've got a Houston solution in mind. Well, my Daddy once told me you can't run away Your troubles will follow and find you some day There's no need to argue cause he's probably right But I've run out of options and I'm leaving tonight. Chorus: I've got a Houston solution in mind All it takes is a call on the telephone line And I can leave all these problems in Nashville behind I've got a Houston solution in mind. I've got a Houston solution in mind. I've got a Houston solution...