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Happy Ever After
05:12
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Happy Ever After
As I move into my sunset years - I seem to find
I’m not getting richer or wiser - just trying to survive
That old man I used to be - still comes around
I keep reaching for the stars - but I can’t get off the ground
Sometime I wonder - if mom and dad were right
They taught me to walk straight and narrow - to fight the good fight
After all these years of sweat & tears - I still don’t have an answer
I’m still looking and searching for - my Happy Ever After
I’m gathering the harvest - of the seeds I’ve sown
That old man I used to be - won’t leave me alone
I’m gonna climb that mountain - so I can clearly see
Or just roll with the punches & keep on reaching - for the man I ought to be
When I’m with family and friends - with all their love and laughter
Could it be I’m already in - my Happy Ever After
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Beyond The Pale
04:38
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Beyond the Pale
Can you tell me something - one thing I could do
To fit inside your circle - to measure up to you
You say it’s unacceptable - a downright disgrace
There’s not much here to work with - another hopeless case
Take your list of do’s and don’ts - try to memorize
Thou shalt not touch the unclean - just walk on by
There’s too much to lose - too much liability
We gotta draw the line - with those worldly activities
I can only see a little part of me
I can only be within my destiny
Threatened by the fear that I will fail
Looking for grace out here beyond the pale
The seasons they change - so why don’t I
I’m cut from the same cloth - as that rebel in disguise
But how can I be responsible - I was born with this disease
I’ve got my good intentions - so judge not if you please
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OOC Blues
05:24
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OOC Blues
I call up the doctor - I said I’m over the hill
He said look here dougie – and gave me some little blue pills
I called up my Suzie - gonna give her a thrill
But the phone keeps ringin & ringin - it’s making me ill
I’m looking for my baby - she can’t be found
I look high and low - looking all around
I’m getting’ so frustrated - I’m all jacked up
Somebody’s gonna pay - when I’ve had enough
So what am I gonna do
I can’t stop thinking about her high-heel shoes
One look at her and I lose control
Somebody help me here I go
I’m walking down the street - I’m looking everywhere
My blood is boiling - people startin’ to stare
I’m full of passion - burning desire
Am I going crazy? - my heart is on fire
The Father’s up in Heaven - and the devil down below
I’m stuck here in the middle - with this sin-sick soul
Can I get salvation - can I get some relief?
I see the Son shining - now I believe
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I Never Thought
05:58
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I Never Thought
I always thought I would win
I always thought I’d be a righteous terror
I always thought everyone loved me
I always thought I’d marry Miss America
I always thought I was a super hero
Buff rough and tough full of vim and vigor
I always thought I was a handsome man
Till I looked into a full-length mirror
Oh my God! what do I see?
Who is this dude looking back at me?
It ain’t the same person in my dreams
I must be crazy - I could be insane
I always thought I’d excel in the game
I always thought I would catch one from Peyton
I always thought I’d be acquainted with fame
Then along came a 50 celebration
I never thought I would ever get old
Wear a wedding ring and do what I’m told
I never thought about the price you pay
For the privilege of being old and gray
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Queen of the 4-H Club
04:28
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Queen of the 4-H Club
I’m looking thru my old yearbook - searching for some good memories
Anything that gets my mind off you - and ease the pain of you leaving me
I came across a picture of an old flame - Queen of the 4-H Club
She circled her face with cherry-red lipstick - signed it ‘best of luck’
Oh if I knew then what I know now
How happy my life might be
I’d stay with the Queen of the 4-H Club
And you’d never get the chance to walk out on me
Mama and daddy tried to tell me
Son you’ve got a hard row to hoe
The decisions you make in a moment of passion
Can have a high cost further down the road
Well I learn things the hard way
I’m stupid that way, I swear
I chose the girl who wore the homecoming crown
And not the blue ribbon down at the County Fair
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O Wretched Man
04:31
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Oh Wretched Man
Why do I do the things I do
I try to be good but end up acting a fool
I swear next time I’ll do better but it don’t work
Cause Temptation comes a-wearin’ lipstick and mini-skirts
By all accounts I’m a fine upstanding man
But behind closed doors I truly am a sinner’s friend
In my skeleton closet there’s too much hurtin’
And pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
Can anybody hear my call
Somebody stop me ‘fore I break the law
Oh wretched man oh wretched man
Oh wretched man that I am
Me and Trailer Park Jimmy were hangin’ out one day
Being good little boys playin’ some ball tryin’ to behave
We get a call from Trashy Kelly and her sister Betty
That there’s a party down by the lake
Well we headed on down there to get a piece of that cake
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Music Town
04:32
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Music Town
I was born and raised around a town called Muscle Shoals
It’s the birthplace of rockin’ good music - RnB and soul
And I wish I could say I was there that day
When Aretha sang ‘Chain of Fools’
But I swear it’s the truth we didn’t have a clue
About the history that was goin’ down in that Music Town
I took a job in Memphis so I moved my family
I raised my kids in that river bluff town of B.B. and the King
Just about any day you can hear someone say
They’re chasing that rock-n-roll dream
And when you walk down Beale you get a good feel
For the history that’s goin’ down in that Music Town
Music Town it’s where I long to be
You’ve always been home to me
Music Town you’re in my soul
I was raised on your rock-n-roll
If you look for me I’ll be found in Music Town
Now my son has moved to Austin - under that Texas star
With his wife and little babies - playing his guitar
And to this old man those kids are grand - life sure is a mystery
Well there’s music in the air but it just don’t compare
To the history that’s goin down in that Music Town
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