The story of my life Is very plain to read It starts the day you came It ends the day you leave The story of my life Begins and ends with you The names are still the same The story's still the truth I was alone You found me waiting And made me your own I was afraid That somehow I never could be The man that you wanted of me You're the story of my life And every word is true Each chapter sings your name Each page begins with you It's the story of our times And never letting go And if I die today I wanted you to know Stay with me here Share with me, care with me Stay and be near And when it began I'd lie awake every night Just knowing somewhere deep inside That our love affair just might write The story of my life It's so very plain to read It starts the day you came And ends the day you leave

Written in these walls are the stories that I can't explain I leave my heart open, but it stays right here empty for days She told me in the morning she don't feel the same about us in her bones It seems to me that when I die, these words will be written on my stone And I'll be gone, gone tonight The ground beneath my feet is open wide The way that I've been holding on too tight With nothing in between The story of my life, I take her home I drive all night to keep her warm and time Is frozen (the story of, the story of) The story of my life, I give her hope I spend her love until she's broke inside The story of my life (the story of, the story of) Written on these walls are the colors that I can't change Leave my heart open, but it stays right here in its cage I know that in the morning I'll see us in the light upon your hill Although I am broken, my heart is untamed still And I'll be gone, gone tonight The fire beneath my feet is burning bright The way that I've been holding on too tight With nothing in between The story of my life, I take her home I drive all night to keep her warm and time Is frozen And I've been waiting for this time to come around But, baby, running after you is like chasing the clouds, oh The story of my life, I take her home I drive all night to keep her warm and time Is frozen The story of my life, I give her hope I spend her love until she's broke inside The story of my life (the story of my life, the story of) The story of my life The story of my life The story of my life

Written in these walls are the stories that I can't explain I leave my heart open but it stays right here empty for days She told me in the morning she don't feel the same about us in her bones It seems to me that when I die these words will be written on my stone And I'll be gone, gone tonight The ground beneath my feet is open wide The way that I've been holding on too tight With nothing in between The story of my life I take her home I drive all night to keep her warm And time is frozen The story of my life I give her hope I spend her love Until she's broke inside The story of my life Written on these walls are the colors that I can't change Leave my heart open but it stays right here in its cage I know that in the morning now I see us in the light upon a hill Although I am broken, my heart is untamed, still I'll be gone, gone tonight The fire beneath my feet is burning bright The way that I've been holding on so tight With nothing in between The story of my life I take her home I drive all night to keep her warm And time is frozen The story of my life I give her hope I spend her love Until she's broke inside The story of my life And I been waiting for this time to come around But baby running after you is like chasing the clouds The story of my life I take her home I drive all night to keep her warm And time is frozen The story of my life I give her hope I spend her love Until she's broke inside The story of my life The story of my life The story of my life The story of my life The story of my life

Maybelline, why can't you be true? Oh Maybelline, why can't you be true? You done started back doing the things you used to do Well as I was motivatin' over the hill I saw Maybelline in a coup de ville A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford The cadillac doin' 'bout ninety-five Bumper to bumber rollin' side by side Maybelline, why can't you be true? Oh Maybelline, why can't you be true? You've done started back doing the things you used to do Maybelline, why can't you be true? Oh Maybelline, why can't you be true? You've done started back doing the things you used to do The Cadillac moved ti hundred nd four The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more It then got cloudy and it started to rain I tooted my horn for a passin' lead The rain water blowin' all under my hood I knew that was doin' my motor good Maybelline, why can't you be true? Oh Maybelline, why can't you be true? You've done started back doing the things you used to do Maybelline, why can't you be true? Oh Maybelline, why can't you be true? You've done started back doing the things you used to do The motor cooled down, the speed went down And that's when I heard that highway sound The Cadillac a-sittin' like a ton of lead A hundred and ten a half a mile ahead The Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still And I caught Maybelline at the top of the hill Maybelline, why can't you be true? Oh Maybelline, why can't you be true? You've done started back doing the things you used to do (Spoken)

The day that we wed, you blessed us and said "May Heaven bestow you Grace" Here in this Holy place We shared our first embrace Our cottage was small, though richer than all The palaces of a King All day, the birds would sing Our hearts were full of Spring Padre, Padre What happened to the love so true Padre, Padre In my grief, I turn to you Then, he came along and sang her his song And won her with sugered lies He, with the firey eyes Now, it's my heart that cries So, I kneel and pray the hours away And lonely, my heart has grown Wond'ring where love has flown Counting my tears alone Padre, Padre What happened to the love that burned Padre, Padre In my grief, I turn to you ...

North of the border of Old Mexico I rode one day to the cowtown of San Angelo A hot sun was glowing, a warm wind was blowing Still not as warm as the lips that I waited to kiss Cheeks that put blushing red roses to shame Lips that were fresher than flowers when kissed by the rain Dark eyes that sparkled much brighter than diamonds She was a beauty, Secora was my lover's name I met her down in Laredo Everyone there in this border town called her 'the Rose' Mexican cowboys drank to Secora Everyone loved her but I was the one that she chose An outlaw above all the rest Now my heart beats so madly Soon she will be at my side She sent a message a long time ago Secora had promised to meet me at San Angelo I was aware of the chance I was taking I was an outlaw but great was my love for this girl I must be with her, I can't stay away Nights spent without her are lonely and so are the days If it means death, then I'll have to chance it Only a few moments more and she'll be in my arms At ten o' clock in the morning I tied my horse and I started to walk down the street Where was Secora, had she forgotten? This was the day and the hour that she wanted to meet But something is wrong with our plans And I fear death awaits me Here on this hot dusty street Up on a housetop but still I can see There hides a man with a rifle, it's pointed at me I might escape from the man with a rifle But there are others just like him that I cannot see Back of each window, the click of a gun Die if I stay and my love for her won't let me run Where is Secora, will my eyes see her? Then in a moment she runs from a door down the street "Up on your horse", she is crying "Ride out of town, it's a trap and they're waiting for you" But if I ride out, she must ride with me Then in a moment I know that our chances are gone For a bullet is well on its way And it finds my Secora She dies as she falls in my arms Tears dim my vision but plainly I see The ranger that killed her is standing there waiting for me I walk to meet him, my one thought is 'Beat him' He deserves death and I swear that this ranger will die I beat his draw and I shot him Shot him six times just as fast as the bullets would fly My gun is empty or more I would shoot him Now there are others just like him that want me to die Their bullets are coming my way How they hurt when they hit me The pain makes me fall to the ground Gone is my strength, just the will left to fight I hear the sound of the lead as it robs me of life If I must die, let me find Secora Let me hold on to her hand for the few moments left Blindly I search and it isn't in vain I touch the soft velvet hand and it eases the pain Life is no more but we're together Even in death she's my lover, it's over, goodbye