She used to come over to my house, she only lived a few miles away I never knew why but my mama said if she wanted to she could stay A pretty little girl who fought like a boy but she wanted to hold me hand And the little blue dress that she always wore, Yeah it might have been her Only friend I remember that summer like yesterday she used to hang around all the time Down by the creek we would always play and tell secrets by the porch light Shy as a bird and timid as a flower, I wonder where she grew up I never really thought that much about it, But everybody said her daddy was The town drunk Broken like a bottle, Running from the only hole she ever had, Tangled in the talk behind her back Yeah he thought she was nothing, Growing like a weed on the wrong side of The trscks How could anyone not love a girl like that One afternoon in the middle of town I saw her daddy sleeping on a bench So I walked up and introduced myself And said his daughter was my best friend He looked at me like he didn't care and asked me for a couple of bucks Right then I decided that I'd look after that pretty little girl whos daddy Was the town drunk Broken like a bottle, Running from the only hole she ever had, Tangled in the talk behind her back Yeah he thought she was nothing, Growing like a weed on the wrong side of The trscks How could anyone not love a girl like that A girl like that Broken like a bottle, Running from the only hole she ever had, Tangled in the talk behind her back Yeah he thought she was nothing, Growing like a weed on the wrong side of The trscks How could anyone not love a girl like that A girl like that Several years later I read in the paper that her daddy had passed away I was holding her hand she had the baby in the other and there was really Nothing I could say She looked at me and I gave her a kiss all that mattered was he three of us Nobody thought it would all work out for that pretty little girl Whos daddy was the town drunk

Girl, your hand brushin' mine Shouldn't be no big deal But when it does I can't deny How it makes my heart feel You've got my imagination Runnin' like a freight train On a downhill track Straight into the deep end Of a feelin' and I know that It ain't comin' back I've been thinkin' of you An' how it'd feel to brush Your hair back from your eyes And kissin' you Kiss you way over that line To find out how good it could be I've been thinkin' of you And me Now I don't want to go and Make things complicated And keepin' you as my best friend Would be okay but What if everything we ever wanted Was a whisper and a touch away I'd rather risk it knowin' Oh then be a fool forever Oh, and never say I've been thinkin' of you And how it'd feel to brush Your hair back from your eyes And kissin' you Kiss you way over that line To find out how good it could be I've been thinkin' of you And me Oh I've been thinkin' of you And how it'd feel to brush Your hair back from your eyes And kissin' you Kiss you way over that line To find out how good it could be I've been thinkin' of you And me Yeah, eh Thinkin' of you

You showed up at the party You wasn't gonna stay too long But that all changed up when your song came on Somebody handed you a cup So you went with the flow and you filled it on up You feel the buzz in your bones And then you started makin' the rounds You know all too well what's about to go down You say, "Hold up; I better go!" Yeah, right, next thing that you know You look up and it's two in the morning You're still sippin' whatever they're pourin' You got your shades on You got your drink up Like a VIP at the night club You kissed a girl and she told you her secrets. She's so hot You still can't believe it's truei It ain't over yet But it's gonna be a hard-to-remember night That you'll never forget. Now your phone's filled up with pictures That you didn't take. And that's you throwing deuces with what's-her-name And there's your boys right there Tailgate poker table, all in on a pair Here come the country girls that wanna dance All on ya. Wanna rock your world It was supposed to be a regular night. But now you're like "To the left, to the left, to the right!" You look up and it's three in the morning You're still sippin' whatever they're pourin' You got your shades on You got your drink up Like a VIP at the night club You kissed a girl and she told you her secrets. She's so hot You still can't believe it's true It ain't over yet But it's gonna be a hard-to-remember night That you'll never forget To the left. To the left To the left. To the right! You look up, and it's four in the morning You're still sippin' whatever they're pourin' You got your shades on You got your drink up Here's to the nights that memories are made of You kissed a girl, and she told you her secrets She's so hot. You still can't believe it's true It ain't over yet But it's gonna be a hard-to-remember night That you'll never forget To the left. To the left To the left. To the right To the left. To the left To the left. To the right

Thanks for callin' It's so good to hear your voice But you keep breakin' up In all the static and the noise But I keep listenin' 'Cause I never had a choice when it came to you I'd love to see you If you're ever out this way You sound happy Guess things are working out okay And I'm getting better At putting one foot in front of the other And I know that California ain't to blame And I know there's tons of people in L.A But if you ever get lonely And you miss me If you need someone to listen Even if it's only The sound of someone's voice who loves you That you need to hear You know where to find me If you ever get lonely It sounds like a good time Going down at the other end You got a new love, got a new life A whole new set of friends But are you listenin'? Do you expect me to pretend That I don't love you I don't love you If you ever get lonely And you miss me If you need someone to listen Even if it's only The sound of someone's voice who loves you That you need to hear You know where to find me If you ever get lonely Were you ever really listening? Were you ever really there? But if you ever get lonely And you miss me If you need someone to listen Even if it's only The sound of someone's voice who loves you That you need to hear You know where to find me If you ever get lonely If you ever get lonely

Oh, the snot has caked against my pants It has turned into crystal There's a bluebird sitting on a branch I guess I'll take my pistol I've got it in my hand Because he's on my land And so the story ended Do you know it oh so well Well should you need I'll tell you The end-end-end-end-end-end-end-end And... Yes I've seen you sitting on the couch I recognize your artillery I have seen you many times before Once when I was an Indian And I was on my land Why can't you understand And so the story ended Do you know it oh so well Well should you need I'll tell you The end-end-end-end-end-end-end-end And... Served my time Served it well You made my soul Write the rules In the sky But ask your leaders Why Why Oh, the snot has caked against my pants It has turned into crystal There's a bluebird sitting on a branch I guess I'll take my pistol I've got it in my hand Because he's on my land And so the story ended Do you know it oh so well Well should you need I'll tell you The end-end-end-end-end-end-end-end And... Served my time Served it well You made my soul