Always Never the Same - George Strait

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She sparkles, she dazzles, she lights up the room
We walk together to a table for two
Every man stares but her eyes are only for me
We take to the dance floor, she squeezes my hand
I can't believe just how lucky I am

Meanwhile back in the back of my memory
You're still dancing with me
And I'm holding you once again
Meanwhile

We move to the end of a beautiful night
Tender the kisses, soft candle light
She draws the curtains, and slowly we climb up the stairs
And reach for each other the passion begins
We fall together as lovers and then,

Meanwhile back in the back of my memory
You're still lying with me
And I'm holding you once again

I try and I try, the Lord knows I do
But each time my heart beats back to you

Meanwhile I'll go on living my life now
I'll find a way somehow
Oh but, meanwhile back in the back of my memory
You'll always be with me
But I'll never hold you again
Meanwhile.

- Wayland Holyfield, Fred Knoblock

Write This Down

I never saw the end in sight; fools are kind of blind.
Thought everything was going alright, but I was running out of time.
'Cause you had one foot out the door, I swear I didn't see
But if you're really going away, here's some final words from me.

Baby, write this down, take a little note to remind you in case you didn't know,
Tell yourself I love you and I don't want you to go, write this down.
Take my words, read 'em every day, keep 'em close by, don't you let 'em fade away,
So you'll remember what I forgot to say, write this down.

I'll sign it at the bottom of the page, I'll swear under oath
'Cause every single word is true, and I think you need to know,
So use it as a bookmark, stick it on your 'frigerator door,
Hang it in a picture frame up above the mantel where you'll see it for sure.

Baby, write this down, take a little note to remind you in case you didn't know,
Tell yourself I love you and I don't want you to go, write this down.
Take my words, read 'em every day, keep 'em close by, don't you let 'em fade away,
So you'll remember what I forgot to say, write this down.

You can find a chisel, I can find a stone.
Folks will be reading these words, long after we're gone.

Baby, write this down, take a little note to remind you in case you didn't know,
Tell yourself I love you and I don't want you to go, write this down.
Take my words, read 'em every day, keep 'em close by, don't you let 'em fade away,
So you'll remember what I forgot to say, write this down.

Oh I love you and I don't want you to go, baby write this down.

- Dana Hunt Oglesby, Kent Robbins

That's The Truth

I said I don't love you, and I ain't never been your fool
That's a lie, and that's the truth
And if it's over makes no difference if we're through.
That's a lie, and that's the truth

[Chorus:]
I said go on, I'll be just fine
I won't fall apart, or go out of my mind
I said no one could break my heart
But you're living proof
That's a lie, and that's the truth

I don't mind the darkness alone in this room
That's a lie, and that's the truth
I like bein' lonely, yeah, I ain't missin' you
That's a lie, and that's the truth

[Chorus]

And if you find somebody
Who says they love you more than I do
That's a lie, and that's the truth

- Steve Leslie, Melba Montgomery

What Do You Say To That

You're like the warm sunshine, I think of you all the time,
I've fallen for you and that's a fact, what do you say to that.
You're always in my dreams, I think you know what they mean,
My heart knows this is real at last, what do you say to that.

[Chorus:]
Life could never be the same without you.
Love was never really love without you.
Here beside you is really where it's at, what do you say to that.

I promise I'll never leave, I'll always want you with me.
Loving you won't ever be old hat, what do you say to that.

[Chorus]

You're like the warm sunshine, I think of you all the time,
I've fallen for you and that's a fact, what do you say to that.
My heart knows this is real at last, what do you say to that.

- Jim Lauderdale, Melba Montgomery

Peace Of Mind

I go anywhere that ol' wind blows
Down a blacktop road...anytime
No strings attached, no ties to tie me down
So why hang around, when I can fly

[Chorus:]
I'm free, free to do as I please
Free to choose, free to be
Just plain me, just plain fine
I'm here then I'm there
Not a care in the world
What a cure for the soul...peace of mind

I go anywhere that ol' wind blows
Down a blacktop road ...anytime
No strings attached, no ties to tie me down
So why hang around, when I can fly

I don't dare slow down for anything
What tomorrow brings suits me fine
And I don't dare look back on yesterday
It's a throw away better left behind

[Chorus]

I go anywhere that ol' wind blows
Down a blacktop road...anytime
No strings attached, no ties to tie me down
So why hang around, when I can fly

So why hang around, when I can fly

- Aaron Barker, Dean Dillon

That's Where I Wanna Take Our Love

It's a quiet little place tucked away in the hills
Where a crystal clear lake makes it crystal clear
That there's not another livin' soul for miles and miles around

That's where I wanna take our love and settle down

There's a giant old oak tree that knows just how to shade
That midday summer sun when it's showin' off it's rays
While I'm making you a momma to Mother Nature's sound

That's where I wanna take our love and settle down

That's where I wanna raise your babies that we make
And the hell you know we'll raise, when they raised Cain
That's where I wanna see them laugh and cry and breathe
That honeysuckle air after it rains

And they'll know
Just what country means
'Fore they go off to town

That's where I wanna take our love and settle down

And they'll know
Just what country means
'Fore they go off to town

That's where I wanna take our love and settle down

- Hank Cochran, Dean Dillon

Always Never The Same

I know why I'm intrigued
You keep surprisin' me
Somewhere between the lines
There's no way to define
Every move you make

Always never the same

Call me mesmerized
Somewhat hypnotized
Somehow in conversation
I'm lost in sweet temptation
Every word you say

Always never the same

I can't count the ways
You take my breath away

Always never the same

I can't count the ways
You take my breath away

Always never the same
Always never the same
Always never the same

- Marvin Green, Terry McBride

One Of You

Last night I had a dream, dreamt I had it all I had it all
I had one truck, one car
One boat, one guitar
But all these things wouldn't get me too far
If I didn't have one of you

I work hard every day to bring home all my pay
I got one house, one yard
One dog who likes to bark
We'd be cold, living the dark if I didn't have one of you

One of you is all I want and all I'll ever need
One of you is all it takes to make my life complete

[Chorus:]
This is what I have, you have it all
I got one heart, one love
One dream I'm dreaming of
Wouldn't have known what to give it all to
If I didn't have one of you

One of you is all I want and all I'll ever need

One of you is all it takes to make my life complete

[Chorus]

- Kostas Lazarides, Jim Lauderdale

I Look At You

Sometimes, I can't put up with bein' so put down
And all my faith can manage, is the shadow of a frown
My soul's about to break, there's only one escape

I look at you, when the world is full of lies
I look at you, and the truth is in your eyes
I look at you, when I lay me down at night
And I wanna see a dream come true

I look at you, and I know I've got it all
You touch my hand, and the burdens start to fall
You ease my troubled mind, I love you more each time
I look at you

You know some days I'm tempted to run away and hide
'Cause I can't miss the bad luck that's fallin' from the sky
I'm under some dark cloud, and there's only one way out