YOU HANDED ME A STONE
I handed you my heart, you handed me a stone
Though I gave you love like you'd never known
I hoped you would change, but time has only shown
I handed you my heart, but you handed me a stone
I just don't mean a thing as far as you're concerned
Any love I gave never was returned
Love's a two-way street, it's not a one-way zone
I handed you my heart, but you handed me a stone
Cold and hard and lifeless, that's all a stone can be
And that's just how our life is
With what you've given me
There's nothin' I can do to make a difference now
Nothin' that I try moves you any how
I have given up, I can't do this alone
I handed you my heart, but you handed me a stone
Cold and hard and lifeless, that's all a stone can be
And that's just how our life is
With what you've given me
I handed you my heart, but you handed me a stone
Though I gave you love like you'd never known
I hoped you would change, but time has only shown
I handed you my heart, but you handed me a stone
You handed me a stone
You handed me a stone
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I HOPE YOU'RE CRYIN'
Tonight I wonder what you're doin'
And what you're thinkin' about
You said you'd be happier without me
Here's how I hope it's workin' out:
To tell you the truth I hope you're cryin'
I hope you're fallin' apart
I mean what I said, I hope you're cryin'
Look what you've done to my heart
I wait for things that never happen
My phone, it just never rings
Before long I come back to my senses
Why do I hunger for such things?
To tell you the truth, I hope you're cryin'
I hope you're fallin' apart
I mean what I said, I hope you're cryin'
Look what you've done to my heart
You've thought of reconciliation
That's what a friend told to me
If you should ever ask me about it
Here's what my answer's gonna be :
"To tell you the truth, I hope you're cryin'
I hope you're fallin' apart
I mean what I said, I hope you're cryin'
Look what you've done to my heart"
Look what you've done to my heart
I hope you're cryin'
I hope you're cryin'
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THE WOMAN SHE WAS
This stranger sleepin' next to me, how strange
She's a sad example of how things change
Years ago I gave her my last name
She might still be wearing it, but she just ain't the same
I tiptoe to a closet in the hall,
Find some cards and letters, and read them all
Words of love just make me realize
She don't feel that way no more, and so a grown man cries
'Cause I still love the woman she was
When she was the woman I loved
The trouble is, the woman she was is no longer there
I still love the woman she was
When she was the woman I loved
But the funny thing is, she hasn't gone anywhere
I wish that I could peer into her mind
Can't she see what's happening, is she that blind?
Losing her was once my greatest fear
I already miss her now, although she still lives here
I still love the woman she was
When she was the woman I loved
The trouble is, the woman she was is no longer there
I still love the woman she was
When she was the woman I loved
But the funny thing is, she hasn't gone anywhere
Yeah, the funny thing is, she hasn't gone anywhere
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KEEP YOUR FIRE ALIVE
Imagine yourself on a cold, rainy night
Sleepin' outside by a campfire's light
It's damp and it's windy, the flame's dyin' down
You'll do what's needed to keep it around
It's that way with love during these troubled times
Family life-it's attacked from all sides
There's too many marriages facing divorce
Someone's not feeding their fires, of course
Keep your fire alive
Don't let your flame die
Give all you can give to make your love live
Keep your fire alive
Believe me, I know what I'm talkin' about
Although I tried, I had two flames go out
It takes two to hold things together, it's true
One can destroy it, don't let it be you
Keep your fire alive
Don't let your flame die
Give all you can give to make your love live
Keep your fire alive
Keep your fire alive
Don't let your flame die
Give all you can give to make your love live
Keep your fire alive
Keep your fire alive
Keep your fire alive
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I'M BETTER OFF (When I'm Not Near You)
Why can't I think tonight?
It's 'cause I saw you today
Just a few words were said
Why did it shake me up this way?
I'm better off when I don't see you
I'm better off when I don't hear you
And even though I don't miss you
I'm better off when I'm not near you
My head is killin' me
Tonight I won't get no sleep
'Cause today they all came back-
-Wounds that you cut in me so deep
I'm better off when I don't see you
I'm better off when I don't hear you
And even though I don't miss you
I'm better off when I'm not near you
I hope it goes away
The way I'm feelin' inside
Why do I feel this pain
When I'm so sure my love has died?
I'm better off when I don't see you
I'm better off when I don't hear you
And even though I don't miss you
I'm better off when I'm not near you
I'm better off when I'm not near you
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CHASIN' YOUR MEMORY AWAY
Chasin' your memory away
'Cause in my mind it has stayed
You've been gone so long, but the thought lingers on
So I'll keep chasin' your memory away
The love that we shared, and how much we both cared
Are mem'ries I can't throw away
The times that we had, some good and some bad
They're on my mind every day
Chasin' your memory away
'Cause in my mind it has stayed
You've been gone so long, but the thought lingers on
So I'll keep chasin' your memory away
I fail all the time to get you off my mind
No matter how hard that I try
Your sweet memory comes back to haunt me
So I'll chase it away till I die
Chasin' your memory away
'Cause in my mind it has stayed
You've been gone so long, but the thought lingers on
So I'll keep chasin' your memory away
Chasin' your memory away
'Cause in my mind it has stayed
You've been gone so long, but the thought lingers on
So I'll keep chasin' your memory away
Chasin' your memory away
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WORRIES AND DOUBTS
We've both been hurt in the past
And we don't want our last times to happen again
We're so in love, but we're scared
Wond'rin' if we're prepared
When is this gonna end?
Worries and doubts are wringing us out inside
We're sure, then we're not
Well, babe, we have got to decide
If we can break out of these worries and doubts
Or just run and hide
Why can't we make up our minds,
What do we need to find out before we can trust?
Fear is the one single thing
That can break us and bring
Our love down to the dust
Worries and doubts are wringing us out inside
We're sure, then we're not
Well, babe, we have got to decide
If we can break out of these worries and doubts
Or just run and hide
This love is what we've hoped and we've prayed for
But now, we're not sure what to do
It doesn't make sense to sit on the fence
Just look what we put ourselves through
Worries and doubts are wringing us out inside
We're sure then we're not
Well, babe, we have got to decide
If we can break out of these worries and doubts
Or just run and hide
Will we break out of these worries and doubts,
Or just run and hide?
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IN LOVE WITH LEE ANN WOMACK
She was singin' at a fair
I was near the stage and she saw me there
I jumped and hollered like a Texan
And that's how I got her attention
Then I waved my cowboy hat
She gave me that smile and kept wavin' back
I looked at her and mouthed "I love you"
And then she mouthed back "I love you, too"
Now I'm in love with Lee Ann Womack
And don't think that she don't know that
I'm too far gone, and I can't go back
I fell in love with Lee Ann Womack
Now when I play her CDs
Well, it feels just like she sings just for me
Can't wait till next time that I see her
I sure hope that I'll get to meet her
'Cause I'm in love with Lee Ann Womack
And don't think that she don't know that
I'm too far gone, and I can't go back
I fell in love with Lee Ann Womack
Yeah, I'm in love with Lee Ann Womack
And don't think that she don't know that
I'm too far gone, and I can't go back
I fell in love with Lee Ann Womack
I fell in love with Lee Ann Womack
Yeah, I'm in love with Lee Ann Womack
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I THREW ALL YOUR LETTERS AWAY
A box on my shelf now is empty
That once held love letters from you
But I threw all your letters away
There was nothin' else I could do
Nothin' else I could do
Each page was filled with "I Love You's"
Words that mean nothin' today
So to help me forget what I've lost now
I threw all your letters away
I threw all your letters away
I could forget all the phone calls
And the times that we went out at night
But I can't forget what's in those letters
If they're anywhere in sight
And it would be useless to hide them
Hidden is not how they'd stay
So to do all I can to forget you
I threw all your letters away
I threw all your letters away
I could forget all the phone calls
And the times that we went out at night
But I can't forget what's in those letters
If they're anywhere in sight
And it would be useless to hide them
Hidden is not how they'd stay
So to do all I can to forget you
I threw all your letters away
I threw all your letters away
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YOU CAN'T TAKE THE COUNTRY FROM THE BOY
You may wonder why I'm singin'
Country music in New England
Well, you can't take the country from the boy
Some of my songs rock a little
And I don't always use a fiddle
But you can't take the country from the boy
You can take a country boy and put him in the city
But you can't take the country from the boy
Any changes made in him would be so itty-bitty
'Cause you can't take the country from the boy
Why am I in this location?
It's just urban dislocation
But you can't take the country from the boy
I'm not here for my enjoyment
I'm just here for my employment
'Cause you can't take the country from the boy
You can take a country boy and put him in the city
But you cant take the country from the boy
Any changes made in him would be so itty-bitty
'Cause you can't take the country from the boy
I've got dreams to buy a cabin
And someday I'll make that happen
You can't take the country from the boy
I don't always have my boots on
But I'll always keep my roots on
'Cause you can't take the country from the boy
You can take a country boy and put him in the city
But you can't take the country from the boy
Any changes made in him would be so itty-bitty
'Cause you can't take the country from the boy
You can't take the country from the boy
No, you can't take the country from the boy
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THE HOUSE WHERE NO ONE'S WAITING
It's gettin' late, I know I should go home
But I don't like to be there anymore
I make excuses all the time to find someplace to go
I know I'll just face emptiness when I walk through my door
Because. . .
The house where no one's waiting is where I have to live
That's because no one has wanted the love that I can give
It's a place of deafening silence, no laughter anywhere
Oh, the house where no one's waiting, I live there
It isn't like I haven't tried at love
But every time it leaves me all alone
My life's become an overdose of lonely solitude
I think it would be easier if I were made of stone
Because. . .
The house where no one's waiting is where I have to live
That's because no one has wanted the love that I can give
It's a place of deafening silence, no laughter anywhere
Oh, the house where no one's waiting, I live there
Those things that make a house a home
Are nowhere to be found
'Cause I can't make it feel like home
With no one else around
And so. . .
The house where no one's waiting is where I have to live
That's because no one has wanted the love that I can give
It's a place of deafening silence, no laughter anywhere
Oh, the house where no one's waiting, I live there
Yeah, the house where no one's waiting, I live there
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BEFORE I LEAVE
There she goes, askin' me again
To pack my things and leave, that's how she says it's over
Then she storms down the stairs again
Oh, I've got plans to leave, but I just haven't told her
I have to get over her before I leave
I don't need this pain followin' me
I'll stay right here while I still grieve
I have to get over her before I leave
She lays there in the living room
As I lay here alone, she prob'ly thinks I'm sleepin'
She don't know down there in that room
I stay up here alone to get out all my weepin'
I have to get over her before I leave
I don't need this pain followin' me
I'll stay right here while I still grieve
I'll have to get over her before I leave
I wish that she'd do somethin'
To make me change my plans
There's still some time remaining
Before she's lost her last chance
I have to get over her before I leave
I don't need this pain followin' me
I'll stay right here while I still grieve
I have to get over her before I leave
I wanna be over her before I leave
Before I leave
Before I leave
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WEAPON IN YOUR HANDS
You had me thrown out for things I didn't do
You told the police I'd been attackin' you
You filed a false report with the family court
You used the system to say we were through
Everything's a weapon in your hands
A tool for your underhanded plans
How could I even think of takin' one more chance
When everything's a weapon in your hands
You called me to say you're still in love with me
You're good at your craft, you lie so shamelessly
I should have said "get real" when you asked how I feel
Words are just part of your artillery
Everything's a weapon in your hands
A tool for your underhanded plans
How could I even think of takin' one more chance
When everything's a weapon in your hands
Now I've reached the point, I know what must be done
I'll steer clear of you as if you had a gun
I'll stay out of your range 'cause I know you won't change
You don't give up till your battle is won
Everything's a weapon in your hands
A tool for your underhanded plans
How could I even think of takin' one more chance
When everything's a weapon in your hands
Everything's a weapon in your hands
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UNDERSTANDING EYES
Today I looked through the personal ads
To see what the girls are lookin' for
If what I read is really what they want
I ain't got much to offer, that's for sure
I'm always broke, and I'm way out of shape
No, I'm not the man they want to find
If I sent in my own personal ad
Here is what I'd have to say in mine :
"I'm hungry for someone's understanding eyes
Eyes that can look at me and not criticize
Someone who can feel, and won't just analyze
I need understanding eyes"
I do believe at six billion or more
That somewhere I'll find the one that's right
I threw away those personal want ads
'Cause it still ain't gonna happen overnight
I'm hungry for someone's understanding eyes
Eyes that can look at me and not criticize
Someone who can feel, and won't just analyze
I need understanding eyes
I'm hungry for someone's understanding eyes
Eyes that can look at me and not criticize
Someone who can feel, and won't just analyze
I need understanding eyes
I need understanding eyes
I need understanding eyes
