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I REMEMBER YOU

TT/SAM GAY/PORTER HOWELL

WHAT A PICTURE, BROWN HAIR AND BLUE JEANS

JUST A BABY, STILL SO NAÏVE

FULL OF WONDER, ARE YOU REALLY ME?

33 NEVER EVEN CROSSED YOUR MIND

BUT IT GOT HERE SO FAST I ALMOST LEFT YOU BEHIND

OH YEAH, I REMEMBER YOU

LITTLE GIRL, BIG DREAMS, NOTHIN' TO LOSE

A POCKETFUL OF POSSIBILITIES AND WINGS ON YOUR SHOES

YOU MIGHT NOT EVEN RECOGNIZE ME NOW

BUT I REMEMBER YOU

I REMEMBER COOL SUMMER NIGHTS

JUST LIKE I'M STILL THERE WITH STARS IN MY EYES

RIDIN' HORSES, IT FELT JUST LIKE FLYIN'

BEFORE ANYONE SAID THAT IT COULDN'T BE DONE

SOMETIMES I MISS WHAT IT MEANT TO BE YOUNG

OH YEAH, I REMEMBER YOU

LITTLE GIRL, BIG DREAMS, NOTHIN' TO LOSE

A POCKETFUL OF POSSIBILITIES AND WINGS ON YOUR SHOES

YOU MIGHT NOT EVEN RECOGNIZE ME NOW

BUT I REMEMBER YOU

WHEN I FORGET MY INNOCENCE

WHEN LIFE GETS IN THE WAY

I TRY TO SEE THE WORLD THROUGH YOUR EYES

I REMEMBER YOU

A POCKETFUL OF POSSIBILITIES AND WINGS ON YOUR SHOES

YOU MIGHT NOT EVEN RECOGNIZE ME NOW

BUT I REMEMBER YOU

I REMEMBER YOU

WHEN I GET WHERE I'M GOIN'

SAM GAY/ TEMPLETON THOMPSON/ FRED WILHELM

RIGHT NOW

I'M DOWN

HANGIN' ON BY A THREAD SOMEHOW

HARD TIMES

HEARTACHE

HARD TO BELIEVE IT WON'T STAY THIS WAY

BUT SOMEDAY… SOMEDAY

WHEN I GET WHERE I'M GOIN'

I'M GONNA' TAKE A DEEP BREATH

WHEN I FINALLY ARRIVE

ALL THE SEEDS I'VE BEEN SOWIN'

THEY'RE GONNA BLOSSOM AND BLOOM

THEY'RE GONNA GROW REAL TALL

I WON'T WORRY `BOUT NOTHIN' AT ALL

WHEN I GET WHERE I'M GOIN'

I KNOW

TOMORROW

WILL BE BETTER BUT THE WHEELS TURN SLOW

SO I TELL

MYSELF

I'LL LOOK BACK ON THIS AND I'LL LAUGH LIKE HELL

SOMEDAY… SOMEDAY

WHEN I GET WHERE I'M GOIN'

I'M GONNA' TAKE A DEEP BREATH

WHEN I FINALLY ARRIVE

ALL THE SEEDS I'VE BEEN SOWIN'

THEY'RE GONNA BLOSSOM AND BLOOM

THEY'RE GONNA GROW REAL TALL

I WON'T WORRY `BOUT NOTHIN' AT ALL

WHEN I GET WHERE I'M GOIN'

I DON'T KNOW WHERE

BUT I'LL GET THERE

SOMEDAY… SOMEDAY

WHEN I GET WHERE I'M GOIN'

I'M GONNA' TAKE A DEEP BREATH

WHEN I FINALLY ARRIVE

ALL THE SEEDS I'VE BEEN SOWIN'

THEY'RE GONNA BLOSSOM AND BLOOM

THEY'RE GONNA GROW REAL TALL

I WON'T WORRY `BOUT NOTHIN' AT ALL

WHEN I GET WHERE I'M GOIN'

SOMETHIN' WITH WINGS

SAM GAY/ TEMPLETON THOMPSON/ PORTER HOWELL

WELL I GOT MYSELF IN A REAL BAD SITUATION

I'M SO FAR IN I CAN'T FIND MY WAY OUT

SEEMS I'VE GONE FROM BAD TO WORSE TO DESPERATION

I'VE PRAYED AS HARD AS I CAN PRAY

I KNOW HELP IS ON THE WAY

BUT I'M IN A DIVE AND FALLIN' FAST

IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK

PLEASE BE SOMETHIN' WITH WINGS

A GUARDIAN ANGEL COME TO RESCUE ME

LOVE ENOUGH TO LIFT ME UP

AND SET ME SAFELY BACK DOWN ON MY FEET

PLEASE… SOMETHIN' WITH WINGS

I'M FACE TO FACE WITH SOME MESSY CONSEQUENCES

FROM ALL THE BAD DECISIONS THAT I'VE MADE

SOME FOLKS SAY THERE AIN'T NO SECOND CHANCES

BUT I'VE NEVER LOST MY FAITH

IN YOUR MYSTERIOUS WAYS

I KNOW YOU'LL HELP ME OUT

(BUT IT) SURE IS A LONG WAY DOWN

PLEASE BE SOMETHIN' WITH WINGS

A GUARDIAN ANGEL COME TO RESCUE ME

LOVE ENOUGH TO LIFT ME UP

AND SET ME SAFELY BACK DOWN ON MY FEET

PLEASE… SOMETHIN' WITH WINGS

I'LL LET GO IT'S IN YOUR HANDS

I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A PLAN

YOU KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR ME

YOU'LL SEND ME WHAT I NEED

BUT PLEASE… PLEASE

PLEASE BE SOMETHIN' WITH WINGS

A GUARDIAN ANGEL COME TO RESCUE ME

LOVE ENOUGH TO LIFT ME UP

AND SET ME SAFELY BACK DOWN ON MY FEET

PLEASE...PLEASE

PLEASE BE SOMETHIN' WITH WINGS

A GUARDIAN ANGEL COME TO RESCUE ME

STRONG ENOUGH TO LIFT ME UP

AND SET ME SAFELY BACK DOWN ON MY FEET

PLEASE… SOMETHIN' WITH WINGS

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, SOMETHIN' WITH WINGS

RIGHT COLORED GLASSES

TT/SAM GAY/CLIFF GOLDMACHER

BLUE MONDAY

GRAY MORNIN'

IT HITS ME WITH NO WARNIN'

BLACK COFFEE

AIN'T HELPIN'

SILVER LININ' SEEMS OUT OF THE QUESTION

IT'S ALL ABOUT PERSPECTIVE

EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT

WHEN I'M SEEIN' THE WORLD THROUGH THE RIGHT COLORED GLASSES

IT'S ALL CRYSTAL CLEAR

BUT WHEN I LOSE SIGHT OF WHAT REALLY MATTERS

THAT'S WHEN I WIND UP HERE

GREEN WITH ENVY

SEEIN' RED

IT'S ONLY IN MY HEAD

WHITE KNUCKLED CONTROL

WHY CAN'T I JUST LET GO

MY REALITY'S GOLDEN

IF I JUST OPEN MY EYES

WHEN I'M SEEIN' THE WORLD THROUGH THE RIGHT COLORED GLASSES

IT'S ALL CRYSTAL CLEAR

BUT WHEN I LOSE SIGHT OF WHAT REALLY MATTERS

THAT'S WHEN I WIND UP HERE

IT'S ALL ABOUT PERSPECTIVE

EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT

WHEN I'M SEEIN' THE WORLD THROUGH THE RIGHT COLORED GLASSES

IT'S ALL CRYSTAL CLEAR

BUT WHEN I LOSE SIGHT OF WHAT REALLY MATTERS

THAT'S WHEN I WIND UP HERE

BLUE MONDAY

THAT'S WHERE I WANNA LIVE

TEMPLETON THOMPSON/ PORTER HOWELL/ SAM GAY

WELL I HEARD A MAN TALKIN' `BOUT A PLACE WHERE

IT'S ALRIGHT TO BE YOURSELF

WHERE THE LIGHT SHINES A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER

AND THERE'S ALWAYS PLENTY WISDOM IN THE WELL

THAT'S WHERE, THAT'S WHERE I WANNA LIVE

HE SAID THE PATH IS GONNA SEEM A LITTLE CLEARER

NOT SO MANY STUMBLIN' STONES IN THE WAY

WHO YOU'RE SEEIN' WHEN YOU'RE LOOKIN' IN THE MIRROR

YOU'RE GONNA LIKE A LITTLE BETTER EVERY DAY

THAT'S WHERE, THAT'S WHERE I WANNA LIVE

(THAT'S WHERE I WANNA SPEND MY TIME)

THAT'S WHERE, THAT'S WHERE I WANNA LIVE

ALL YOU REALLY NEED TO GET THERE

IS FAITH AND A STRONG DESIRE

EVEN IF YOU'RE DOWN AT THE BOTTOM

YOU JUST REACH OUT YOUR HAND

LET THE MAN WITH THE PLAN

PULL YOU OUT THE MUCK AND THE MIRE

SO I'M PACKIN' UP ALL MY OLD BAGGAGE

I'M GOIN' DOWN TO THE RIVERSIDE

I'M GONNA THROW IT ALL IN TO THE WATER

AND THEN JUMP ON THAT PEACE TRAIN AND RIDE

THAT'S WHERE, THAT'S WHERE I WANNA LIVE

(THAT'S WHERE I WANNA LIVE… EVERYBODY SAY…)

THAT'S WHERE, THAT'S WHERE I WANNA LIVE

(THAT'S WHERE I WANNA LIVE FOREVER, NOW)

THAT'S WHERE, THAT'S WHERE I WANNA LIVE

(THAT'S WHERE I WANNA LIVE… EVERYBODY SAY…)

THAT'S WHERE, THAT'S WHERE I WANNA LIVE

A LITTLE RAIN

TEMPLETON THOMPSON/KEVIN FISHER

A LITTLE RAIN'LL DO YA GOOD

`ROUND HERE THE WEATHER'S HIT OR MISS

IF YOU DON'T THINK SO THEN YOU SHOULD

`CAUSE THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS

YOU CAN HIDE, STAY INSIDE

OR FACE THE CLOUDS WITH ARMS OUT OPEN WIDE

YOU DECIDE

A LITTLE PAIN'LL DO YA GOOD

IT'LL MAKE YOU GROW UP FAST

THE HURT IS SO MISUNDERSTOOD

UNTIL LONG AFTER IT'S PASSED

THEN YOU SEE, THAT YOU'RE FREE

FROM WHAT HELD YOU UNDER LOCK AND KEY

FROM WHAT USED TO BE

YEAH, LIFE CAN BE EXTRAORDINARY

YEAH, BUT THE TRUTH ABOUT REALITY

IS WHAT GOES UP COMES DOWN

AND I'VE FOUND

A LITTLE PAIN, A LITTLE RAIN'LL DO YA GOOD

A LITTLE CHANGE'LL DO YA GOOD

IT'LL OPEN UP YOUR EYES

YOU'LL SEE THINGS YOU NEVER WOULD

IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO TRY

YOU NEVER KNOW, UNTIL YOU GO

DOWN THAT UNFAMILIAR ROAD

AND FEEL RIGHT AT HOME

YEAH, LIFE CAN BE EXTRAORDINARY

YEAH, BUT THE TRUTH ABOUT REALITY

IS WHAT GOES UP COMES DOWN

AND I'VE FOUND

A LITTLE CHANGE, A LITTLE PAIN'LL DO YA GOOD

A LITTLE PAIN, A LITTLE RAIN'LL DO YA GOOD

A LITTLE RAIN'LL DO YA GOOD

I CAN DO THIS

BONNIE BRAMLETT/SAM GAY/TEMPLETON THOMPSON

I CAN DO THIS, BUT IT'S GONNA BE HARD

I CAN GET THROUGH THIS

`CAUSE I'VE GOT THE SCARS TO PROVE I HAVE BEFORE

AND I HAVE SURVIVED, I'M STILL ALIVE

I CAN DO THIS, BUT IT'S GONNA TAKE TIME

I'VE LEARNED TO LIVE WITH EVERYTHING THAT LIFE HAS HANDED ME

WITH HUMILITY

AND I HAVE SURVIVED, I'M STILL ALIVE

THIS AIN'T THE FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN KNOCKED DOWN

THIS AIN'T THE WORST KIND OF TROUBLE I'VE SEEN

GOD KNOWS THAT I KNOW WHAT TO DO DOWN HERE ON MY KNEES

I'M BEGGIN' PLEASE, HAVE MERCY ON ME

I CAN DO THIS, BUT I'M GONNA NEED HELP

I KNOW I CAN'T DO IT ALL BY MYSELF

YOU KNOW I'VE TRIED AND TRIED

AND I'VE PAID SUCH A HEAVY PRICE

BUT I HAVE SURVIVED, I'M STILL ALIVE

THIS AIN'T THE FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN KNOCKED DOWN

THIS AIN'T THE WORST KIND OF TROUBLE I'VE SEEN

GOD KNOWS THAT I KNOW WHAT TO DO DOWN HERE ON MY KNEES

I'M BEGGIN' PLEASE, HAVE MERCY ON ME, `CAUSE WITH YOUR HELP, I KNOW….

I CAN DO THIS

LESSON IN THERE SOMEWHERE

TT/SAM GAY/DARIN LAKE

WELL I COWBOYED UP AND CLIMBED ON BACK OF THAT WILD-EYED PALOMINO

I WAS FEARLESS I WAS FOOLISH I WAS GONNA BE THE ONE TO SETTLE HIM DOWN

THEY SAID HOLD ON TIGHT, HE'S A REAL LIVE EL DIABLO

I WAS SURE OF MYSELF RIGHT UP UNTIL I HIT THE GROUND

I BET THERE'S A LESSON IN THERE SOMEWHERE

IT'S PROB'LY OBVIOUS, STARIN' ME IN THE FACE

BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE LEARNIN' TODAY

MAYBE TOMORROW

THIS AIN'T THE FIRST TIME I'VE IGNORED THAT LITTLE VOICE TELLIN' ME DON'T GO THERE

BUT LISTENIN' HAS NEVER BEEN ONE OF MY STRONGEST SUITS

I TEND TO JUMP RIGHT IN, SINK OR SWIM AND IT'S GOTTEN ME NOWHERE

SILLY ME, I STILL BELIEVE MY BROKEN HEART IS WATERPROOF

I BET THERE'S A LESSON IN THERE SOMEWHERE

IT'S PROB'LY OBVIOUS, STARIN' ME IN THE FACE

BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE LEARNIN' TODAY

MAYBE TOMORROW

NOT TODAY, NOT RIGHT NOW

IT'S JUST TOO HARD, FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD

WHAT DOESN'T KILL YA, ONLY MAKES YOU STRONGER THEY SAY

BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE LEARNIN' TODAY

MAYBE TOMORROW

BUT NOT TODAY….I BET THERE'S A LESSON IN THERE SOMEWHERE…

WHAT I BELIEVE

TEMPLETON THOMPSON/SAM GAY

I BELIEVE THAT THE SKY IS BLUE

THAT TREES ARE GREEN AND ICE IS COOL

WHEN IT HITS YOUR TONGUE ON A HOT SUMMER DAY

AND I BELIEVE IN THE MOON AND STARS

AND THAT'S IT'S ALRIGHT TO BE WHO YOU ARE

AND I KNOW GOD CAN HEAR ME WHEN I PRAY

THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE

IT'S MY OWN INTERPRETATION

WHAT I BELIEVE

WITHOUT ANY RESERVATION

I DON'T MIND AND IT'S JUST FINE IF YOU DISAGREE

THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE

I BELIEVE IN WORKIN' HARD

THAT WORKIN' HARD WILL GET YOU FAR

BUT WHAT I DO AIN'T ALL OF WHO I AM

AND I BELIEVE IN ASKIN' QUESTIONS

GETTIN' UP INSTEAD OF SITTIN' DOWN

WHEN IT'S TIME TO TAKE A STAND

THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE

IT'S MY OWN INTERPRETATION

WHAT I BELIEVE

WITHOUT ANY RESERVATION

I DON'T MIND AND IT'S JUST FINE IF YOU DISAGREE

THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE

I BELIEVE IN ANGELS

I THINK THEY'RE WATCHIN' OVER US

AND I BELIEVE WE'RE ABLE

BUT MOSTLY I BELIEVE IN LOVE

THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE

IT'S MY OWN INTERPRETATION

WHAT I BELIEVE

WITHOUT ANY RESERVATION

I DON'T MIND AND IT'S JUST FINE IF YOU DISAGREE

THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE

WE'RE ALL ON OUR WAY SOMEWHERE

TEMPLETON THOMPSON

WE'RE ALL ON OUR WAY SOMEWHERE

HEADED DOWN SOME DIFFERENT ROADS

IT'S EASY TO GET LOST OUT THERE

WE DON'T ALWAYS FIND OUR WAY BACK HOME

SOMETIMES LIFE AIN'T FAIR

WE'RE ALL ON OUR WAY SOMEWHERE

WE'RE ALL DOIN' THE BEST WE CAN

SOMETIMES THAT'S THE HARDEST THING TO DO

WE ALL NEED A HELPIN' HAND

TO PICK US UP, TO PULL US THROUGH

WHEN WE CAN'T FIND THE STRENGTH TO STAND

WE'RE ALL DOIN' THE BEST WE CAN

YEAH WE'RE TWISTIN' AND TURNIN'

CONSTANTLY LEARNIN'

TRYIN' TO MAKE SENSE OF IT ALL

WALKIN' AND CRAWLIN'

STUMBLIN' AND FALLIN'

BUT WE'RE ALWAYS STRONGER AFTER THE FALL

WE ALL GOT OUR OWN STORY TO TELL

THEY MIGHT SOUND SIMILAR, BUT THEY'RE NOT THE SAME

ME I'VE LIVED THROUGH SOME LIVIN' HELL

AND I'M STILL DEALIN' WITH THE PAIN

BUT I'M FEELIN' BETTER THAN I'VE EVER FELT

WE ALL GOT OUR OWN STORY TO TELL

YEAH WE'RE TWISTIN' AND TURNIN'

CONSTANTLY LEARNIN'

TRYIN' TO MAKE SENSE OF IT ALL

WALKIN' AND CRAWLIN'

STUMBLIN' AND FALLIN'

BUT WE'RE ALWAYS STRONGER AFTER THE FALL

WE'RE ALL ON OUR WAY SOMEWHERE

HEADED FOR THE GREAT UNKNOWN

AND I'VE GOTTEN LOST OUT THERE

BUT I ALWAYS KNOW I'M NOT ALONE

IT AIN'T EASY AND LIFE AIN'T ALWAYS FAIR

WE'RE ALL ON OUR WAY SOMEWHERE

WE'RE ALL DOIN' THE BEST WE CAN

WE ALL GOT OUR OWN STORY TO TELL

WE'RE ALL ON OUR WAY SOMEWHERE

IT TAKES HER AWAY

TEMPLETON THOMPSON

WHAT'S A MATTER HONEY PLEASE DON'T CRY

ME AND DADDY DON'T MEAN TO FIGHT

IT'S ALMOST OVER

GOD LOVE THAT LITTLE GIRL

CARRYIN' THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD

ON HER SHOULDERS

SHE RUNS OUTSIDE, CLIMBS ON HER CHESTNUT HORSE

BEFORE TOO LONG SHE WON'T BE CRYIN' ANYMORE

IT TAKES HER AWAY GIVES HER WINGS TO FLY

OPENS HER HEART AND FREES HER MIND

THERE'S NO DENYIN', WHEN SHE'S RIDIN'

HER EV'RY WORRY DISAPPEARS

THE WIND WHISPERS AWAY HER TEARS

FROM THE MOMENT SHE TAKES THE REINS

IT'S SWEET SAVIN' GRACE

YEAH IT TAKES HER AWAY

WHOEVER SAID LIFE WAS FAIR

EITHER NEVER HAD TO GET NOWHERE

OR DON'T KNOW NOTHIN'

NOW SHE'S A WOMAN NOT A LITTLE GIRL

LIVIN' OUT IN A GROWN UP WORLD

WHERE IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHIN'

YEAH IT'S SO EASY TO GET LET DOWN AND HARD TO FIND RELIEF

BUT ONCE SHE'S IN THE SADDLE SHE CAN BREATHE

IT TAKES HER AWAY GIVES HER WINGS TO FLY

OPENS HER HEART AND FREES HER MIND

THERE'S NO DENYIN', WHEN SHE'S RIDIN'

HER EV'RY WORRY DISAPPEARS

THE WIND WHISPERS AWAY HER TEARS

FROM THE MOMENT SHE TAKES THE REINS

IT'S SWEET SAVIN' GRACE

YEAH IT TAKES HER AWAY

AWAY FROM THE MADNESS

AWAY FROM THE EMPTINESS

THE FREEDOM FEEDS HER SOUL

WHEN SHE'S NOT SURE HOW MUCH FURTHER SHE CAN GO

IT TAKES HER AWAY GIVES HER WINGS TO FLY

OPENS HER HEART AND FREES HER MIND

THERE'S NO DENYIN', WHEN SHE'S RIDIN'

HER EV'RY WORRY DISAPPEARS

THE WIND WHISPERS AWAY HER TEARS

FROM THE MOMENT SHE TAKES THE REINS

IT'S SWEET SAVIN' GRACE

YEAH IT TAKES HER AWAY

WHAT'S A MATTER HONEY PLEASE DON'T CRY, ME AND DADDY DON'T MEAN TO FIGHT

MUST'VE BEEN A COWBOY

TT/SAM GAY

I'M A YOUNG WOMAN, BUT I'VE GOT AN OLD SOUL

YOU CAN SEE IT WHEN YOU LOOK IN MY EYES

I'VE ALWAYS HAD A NOTION THAT I WAS BORN TOO LATE

I'VE FELT THAT WAY SINCE I WAS JUST A CHILD

MUST'VE BEEN A DRIFTER, `CAUSE BABY I STILL LOVE TO ROAM

MUST'VE BEEN A DREAMER, `CAUSE THE DREAM STILL ISN'T GONE

AND I STILL GET THIS FEELIN' TIME TO TIME

THAT I MUST'VE BEEN A COWBOY IN ANOTHER LIFE

AT NIGHT I DREAM OF HORSES, FEEL THE THUNDER OF THE HERD

AND THE COOLNESS OF A FRONTIER SUMMER NIGHT

AND IT AIN'T JUST IMAGINATION, IT'S LIKE THESE MEMORIES ARE REAL

CATCHIN' UP TO ME FROM SOME FORGOTTEN TIME

MUST'VE BEEN A DRIFTER, `CAUSE BABY I STILL LOVE TO ROAM

MUST'VE BEEN A DREAMER, `CAUSE THE DREAM STILL ISN'T GONE

AND I STILL GET THIS FEELIN' TIME TO TIME

THAT I MUST'VE BEEN A COWBOY IN ANOTHER LIFE

I KNEW THESE STARS WHEN THEY WERE YOUNGER

I'VE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE

MUST'VE BEEN A DRIFTER, `CAUSE BABY I STILL LOVE TO ROAM

MUST'VE BEEN A DREAMER, `CAUSE THE DREAM STILL ISN'T GONE

AND I STILL GET THIS FEELIN' TIME TO TIME

THAT I MUST'VE BEEN A COWBOY IN ANOTHER LIFE

This song had been rollin' around in my mind for a while…I think I wrote most of it in the truck at different times…then, this past spring, I had jane n beau in the backyard with me and while I was writing in my journal and drinkin' a cup of coffee, the rest of the song just fell out…I call it a God n horses thing, guess you could say that God, jane n beau were my co-writers on this oneJ

girls and horses

templeton thompson

well she talks about `em

dreams about `em

thinks about `em all the time

she's got to have `em

be lost without `em

you can see it in her eyes

what is it, what is it with girls and horses

she says, (now) when i was a young girl

they were my whole world

they were my one safe place

and now that i'm older

i still lean on their shoulders

still feel like that girl somedays

what is it, what is it with girls and horses

sometimes i wanna give up

throw up my hands and say enough's enough

that's when i go and saddle up

and runaway, `til i'm ok

`til i'm not afraid of stayin' in the game

maybe that's what it is

with girls and horses

well i talk about `em

and i dream about `em

live to love `em

and i love to ride

i'll always have `em

be lost without `em

there's magic in those gentle eyes

what is it, what is it with girls and horses

this one was inspired by a trucker we saw drivin' down the highway, i'm thinkin' we were on our way to somewhere in texas…the trucker's rig had “never drive faster you're your guardian angel can fly” written on it…well, bein' the horse crazy girl that i am, i thought, we oughta write “never ride faster…,” took the idea to our “brother” Porter and a song was bornJ

guardian angel

tt/sam gay/porter howell

she could've passed for a cowboy

the way she carried herself and that fifty pounds of leather

put it up on that pony, light as a feather

like she'd done it all her life

then she asked if i was ready

handed me the reins and we started out walkin'

up until that mornin' she hadn't been much on talkin'

guess it'd finally come the time

and she said

i've learned more from the back of a horse

than most folks ever get to know

you never really know what you're made of

`til you ride out on your own

ooo baby don't worry

i know you're gonna be just fine

ooo now don't be in a hurry

you'll feel it when you hit your stride

don't get rattled, sit deep in the saddle

remember to hold on tight

and never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly

i remember what she told me

it's as clear as a bell like it was on that mornin'

kind of like a blessing and a warnin'

i've carried all this time

i'll pass it on to my daughter

as she loads up her car and heads out of the driveway

she'll have had enough of doin' things my way

it'll be her turn to fly

and i'll say

i've learned more from the back of a horse

than most folks ever get to know

you never really know what you're made of

`til you ride out on your own

ooo baby don't worry

you know you're gonna be just fine

ooo don't be in a hurry

you'll feel it when you hit your stride

don't get rattled, sit deep in the saddle

remember to hold on tight

and never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly

ooo baby don't worry

you know you're gonna be just fine

ooo don't be in a hurry

you'll feel it when you hit your stride

don't get rattled, sit deep in the saddle

remember to hold on tight

and never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly

don't you ever ride faster than your guardian angel can fly

remember oh remember baby

she coulda passed for a cowboy

This one was inspired by a woman and a book she wrote…the gal's name is ellen reid smith and her book's called "Cowgirl Smarts (how to rope a kick-ass life)", too cool! We met her in ft. worth a while back at a cuttin' horse deal…over the next few weeks I read her book, got inspired and with the help of my hubby, wrote this tune named after a section in her book called the cowgirl creed…check out her website www.cowgirlsmarts.com

cowgirl creed

t t/sam gay

she said i can do that it wouldn't take nothin'

but a whole lotta heart, iron will and gumption

i'll just use what the good lord gave me

so don't call me honey and don't call me baby

don't call me baby

i ride high in the saddle

always saddle my own horse

still i'm every inch a lady

from the outside to the core

i take the trail less traveled

`cause i know where it leads

i live my life

by the cowgirl creed

i dream as big as texas work hard and i'm faithful

i never cease to be amazed, dedicated and grateful

i try to be a good hand when a hand's what's needed

and i'll stay that way long as i'm livin' and breathin'

and i'll die with my boots on

i ride high in the saddle

always saddle my own horse

still i'm every inch a lady

from the outside to the core

i take the trail less traveled

`cause i know where it leads

i live my life

by the cowgirl creed

i can hear my heroes on the western wind

say “what's holdin' you back, what's keepin' you in,

runnin' scared, that ain't no way to live,

tear down those fences and ride like the wind”

i think the world looks a lot better

from the back of a good horse

where i can see forever

see just what i'm shootin' for

i love this life that i've been given

i'm right where i'm `s'posed to be

i live my life

by the cowgirl creed

this song came out of a pretty rough day a while back…sometimes the music biz is tough and these last four years doin' it all on our own have been amazing, but hard at the same time…i had a day where i decided it was just too hard and that i was gonna quit even though this is all i know…i cried a lot of tears that day and then, just like a chicken, next mornin' i woke up in a whole new world, rallied and thought, well, if I'm crazy for doin' what i love for a livin,' then, man, i'll just stay crazy!!J

just stay crazy

sam gay/ t t/ porter howell

They say the things I'm dreamin' they just can't be done

They walk the line and say that I'm the foolish one

They got this `n that `n the other

But I'll tell you one thing brother

They sure don't look like they're havin' any fun

I think I'll just stay crazy

Think I'll just keep runnin' wild

Long as you're here with me baby

If I go down I go down with a smile

Just stay crazy… I'll just stay crazy

Sometimes it gets scary out here on the edge

There's no safety rail and sure as hell there ain't no net

But I like the view up here

It's wide-open and it's clear

And if you never try then nothin's all you get

So I think I'll just stay crazy

Think I'll just keep runnin' wild

Long as you're here with me baby

If I go down I go down with a smile

Just stay crazy… just stay crazy

Well I play my guitar all night long

And I make my livin' singin' songs

About how the world could get along

If we'd all stick to right and wrong

I like rollin' in the daisies

Yeah and if that makes me crazy, then

I'll just stay crazy

I think I'll just keep runnin' wild

Long as you're here with me baby

If I go down I go down with a smile

Just stay crazy… just stay crazy

Just stay crazy… I'll just stay crazy

Just stay crazy

well, let's just say i was a bit grumpy one day and sam said, hon, maybe you oughta go ride before it rains (we were supposed to get some good rain later that day)…well, i did go and ride and was a much happier girl for it, but, not before we sat down on our back porch and wrote this tuneJ

ride before it rains

tt/sg

you've seen the floods come down

you've felt the lightnin' and heard the thunder

it's not that i don't want you around

but this time i'm not gonna drag you under

i think i better ride before it rains

think i better saddle up my fastest pony

somethin' about these winds of change

is tellin' me i best get goin'

i can feel a storm movin' this way

yeah i think i better ride before it rains

i know you wanna help

i know how much you wanna be there for me

but some things i gotta do myself

i'm not gone for good

please believe me

i think i better ride before it rains

think i better saddle up my fastest pony

somethin' about these winds of change

is tellin' me i best get goin'

i can feel a storm movin' this way

yeah i think i better ride before it rains

before these blue skies turn gray

before i say some things

i wish i didn't say

somethin' about these winds of change

is tellin' me i best get goin'

i can feel a storm movin' this way

yeah i think i better ride before it rains

me n sam were thinkin' about a friend of ours who has a family member with Alzheimer's…this song just fell out…i guess we never know, so, i live it like i mean it, everyday, hope you do tooJ

she remembers ridin'

tt/sg

time has a funny way

of takin' some things away

she's not the girl she used to be

i've been here every day

since she's been in this place

and i've watched her slowly slip away

she must've been somethin' in her younger years

that's all she talks about since she's been here

she remembers ridin'

that old gray geldin'

she remembers the wind on her face

and the feel of the reins in her hands

and it's good to see her smilin'

but so hard to keep from cryin'

when i walk in the room

and she doesn't know who i am

she remembers ridin'

she says i gotta go

i got ten head of cows to load

and i've still gotta saddle up big blue

then she calls for her old cow dog

and i let her ramble on

`cause that old dog's been gone since '52

she's livin' out her days in memories

maybe that's better than her reality

she remembers ridin'

that old grey geldin'

she remembers the wind on her face

and the feel of the reins in her hands

and it's good to see her smilin'

but so hard to keep from cryin'

when i walk in the room

and she doesn't know who i am

she remembers ridin'

and it's good to see her smilin'

but so hard to keep from cryin'

when i walk in the room

and she doesn't know who i am

she remembers ridin'

time has a funny way

of takin some things away……

Well, we thought about callin' this “the dirty bird song,” since, well, it was inspired by, let's just say, birds feelin' frisky in the springtimeJ it makes me happy…you never know when inspiration's gonna get ya!

shouldn't we all

t t/sam gay/porter howell

early monday mornin'

bluesin' `bout these bills i got to pay

ain't no way

lately luck's been such a stranger

hard times just keep rainin' down on me

poor, poor me

i look outside the window

the world seems so alive

all of god's creations

out there soakin' up the sunshine

yeah the birds are doin' it

all up in the trees

they sing their little hearts out

baby why can't we

be makin' love, makin' hay

enjoyin' the ride every day

ain't sweatin' a thing

just havin' a ball

shouldn't we all

hay, shouldn't we all

that fight we had last evenin'

is still ringin' up and down inside these walls

still hangin' on

like the tension in between us

since when does winnin' matter more than love

more than us

just look outside the window

the world looks so alive

all of god's creations

out there soakin' up the sunshine

yeah the birds are doin' it

all up in the trees

yeah they sing their little hearts out

baby why can't we

be makin' love, makin' hay

enjoyin' the ride every day

ain't sweatin' a thing

just havin' a ball

shouldn't we all

lighten up just a little

(shouldn't we all)

just wing it sometimes

(shouldn't we all)

be light as a feather

and learn to fly

'cause the birds are doin' it

all up in the trees

they sing their little hearts out

baby why can't you and me

be makin' love, makin' hay

enjoyin' the ride every day

ain't sweatin' a thing baby

just havin' a ball

shouldn't we all

hay, shouldn't we all

shouldn't we all

`cause the birds are doin' it

Sam and I were takin' a walk one day down our beautiful country lane…we saw a bluebird sittin' on a rusty strand of barbed wire…sam said he'd like to paint that picture someday…we started writin' it while we walked, so it's got a walkin' kinda groove to itJ

beautiful day

tt/sg

there's a bluebird on some barbed wire

there ain't no clouds only blue sky

and i got flowers in my garden

yeah it's lookin' like a beautiful day

so I was thinkin' i'd go walkin'

down the dirt road maybe stop and

smell the roses take it easy

yeah it's lookin' like a beautiful day

beautiful day yeah yeah

beautiful day

ain't it beautiful

beautiful day yeah yeah

beautiful day

lay the top down take a long ride

that'll be me wavin' goodbye

to whatever used to get me

yeah it's gonna be a beautiful day

beautiful day yeah yeah

beautiful day

ain't it beautiful

beautiful day yeah yeah

beautiful day

`cause it's all good

feelin' alright