I was at that smartass time of my life Where id pick a fight just to pick a fight If he said black, i said white If he took one side i took the other side The dinner table we sat around Was more like a battleground And i lost more times than i won I woulda learned later on That he was always preachin bout his past I just kept screamin" Come on, dad! That was twenty years ago You dont know me at all! Tryin to talk to you Is like talkin to the wall Yeah, you gave me my life, But its my life to live Maybe i dont wanna Live it like you did, Twenty years ago" He was built with blue collar sweat and blood Squared jaw and a crew cut A purple heart, a Viet Vet. He'd tell you every chance he'd get Always runnin down my rock n' roll, My friends, my hair, my clothes. But one night it got out of control And right there we came to blows And that was just enough to get me gone I couldn't wait to prove him wrong! Twenty years ago Struck out on my own Couldn't tell me nothin' I didnt already know I was on my way So what the hell did I care My old man and his grey hair Thought about the road i chose Twenty years ago "Well i left as fast as the leaves fell that autumn I never looked back and i never once called him But every time i talked to momma I wondered if he was there, or if he even cared I figured i walked out of him and the course of our love had run Momma said 'no, no, you listen to me son, hes a stubborn man and he won't give in. He believes what he believes, well youre just like him' Well i could tell by her voice there was something wrong She broke down, and said he aint got long So i caught the next plane home, Thought about all the years gone Had my pride that i let so much time go by I ran up those stairs and stood by his bed And i cried" Twenty years ago Thought i knew it all But tryin to talk to me Was like talkin to a wall I thought i was a man Actin like i did But all i want right now Is just to be your kid Just before my dad gave up the ghost He took my hand and said "son let it go, that was twenty years ago" Twenty years ago

Lookin' in the bathroom mirror Puttin' my makeup on Maybelline can't hide the lines Of time that's gone I weighed 105 soakin' wet I'd knock 'em dead in that sundress Had it all, just too young to know That was twenty years and two husbands ago I remember when he took my hand And said "I do" And the kitchen I was standin' in When he said "I'm through" And I swore I'd never fall back in Put my heart through that again Never let somebody get that close But that was twenty years and two husbands ago Water under the bridge I guess that's all life really is That's just the way it is Drivin' the kids to school today It occurred to me With all the wrong turns that I've made I'm right where I should be But I go back there from time to time Lookin' for that peace of mind And find it's always just a dead-end road Yeah, that was twenty years and two husbands ago Water under the bridge I guess that's all life really is That's just the way it is Lookin' in the bathroom mirror Puttin' my makeup on

Well, I've been running from something Twenty years in my car Down a road that's leading me nowhere Yeah, we drive through the farmland No one knows where we're from Could I kiss you and make you a queen Or something in between? Do you want to see The place where I am free? 'Cause in my mind I need it But you're nowhere near to me Move to New York City Take your woman by the hand Leave her there with your things on the doorstep And there's no way around it Could this be our last dance? So fall asleep with the TV, darling I'll be back again Do you want to see The place where I was free? 'Cause in my mind I've been there And there's no one here but me In the morning it'll find you Let the light shine away Down a road that's leading me nowhere And there's no way around it Could this be our last dance? Just fall asleep with the TV, darling I'll be back again, I'll be back again

Here I go again Up and down alone All my friends went home Years ago All my toys are broken and So am I inside mom The carnival has closed Years ago I'm a little boy No, I'm a great big man No, let's be a little boy For a little while longer Maybe an hour? No Steven We have to go back now Isn't that our mom calling? "Steven come home!"

I'm brushin' up my memories My brain is like a camera It's showin' me some pictures of My life Among those photographs of mind An unforgettable image Can make me recognise your face To strike the balance of my life Is simply useless now for me My watch is always slow you know I'm weak You wanted me to be so strong I couldn't take a chance on you And now I know that I was wrong A real fool If I could buy the years I spent I'd put them in a money-box So I could live that time again With you I wasn't there to squeeze your hand When you needed me and now It's late to realise the price I've lost Then years ago All my life was just a video game Then years ago Remember Then years ago I was sure that I could buy the world Then years ago How strange is sometimes to recall Your mind can fly but you can follow 'Cause your body is not so free And I I'd like to know if you're in love If you just think of me sometimes But to my questions no reply It's too late

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I wanted you for life, you and me in the wind I never thought there'd come a time that our story would end It's hard to understand but I guess I'll have to try It's not easy to say goodbye For all the joy we share, all that time we had to spend Now if I had one wish, I'd want forever back again To look into your eyes and hold you when you cry It's not easy to say goodbye I remember all those great time we had So many memories, some good, some bad Yes and through it all, those memories will last forever There's peace in where you are, maybe all I need to know And if I listen to my heart, I'll hear your laughter once more And so I have to say I'm just glad you came my way It's not easy to say goodbye Goodbye

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know Where the tree tops glisten And children listen To hear the sleigh bells in the snow I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white

And darlin' Is there a cure for this hunger? A terrible curse to be under I'll be sleepin' with that And it's no small thing You'll smoke me out in your own ways And chase me around until mornin' And follow me back And, lovely You're tearin' me down with your cheekbones They're warm, but they hit me like sharp stones When you pull away Now I walk slow I wander the streets in the morning I still smell your scent like a warning When the wind blows Oh, when the wind blows So leave me When you're sleepin' alone in the basement And my parents are home, but I'm vacant And I'm watching the news Because I'm slow now I'm young but I feel like an old man The tar in my lungs and these cold hands They held onto you No, keep me Inside of your mind when you're achin' Lord, 'cause for now, we're mistaken In thinkin' we fit But I'll stay steady But nights are a-blazin' and heavy Alone in my room and I'm ready To rest for a while Oh, to rest for a while Oh, but I don't mind it I don't mind it I don't mind, honey, I don't mind Oh, but I don't mind it I don't mind it I don't mind it I don't mind it And I don't mind it I'll wait and I'll listen (I don't mind it) And see through to the kitchen (I don't mind it) I'm not taking it back (I don't mind) Oh, and I don't mind it I don't mind it I don't mind it I don't mind it I don't mind it I don't mind it I- Oh, honey, I don't mind