The Will Mark Chesnutt

We gathered with the lawyer for the reading of the will Mama sat there quietly between all of us kids Then he opened up the papers and my father's words were read You could have heard a pin drop when we

Any Ole Reason (Album Version) Mark Chesnutt

I used to come in here maybe once or twice a year But only when I had a good excuse I'd have one or two then be on my way But that's way before she told me we were through Now any ol' reason will do any

Mama's House Mark Chesnutt

There's a bottle of whiskey up above the stove It's been there thirty years I know Only used for coughs and colds at mama's house In the air there's a combination Of home baked bread and pan fried bacon

Half Of Everything (And All Of My Heart) Mark Chesnutt

The day you said goodbye Without a tear in your eye I just can not believe You could take from my life Half of everything and all of my heart Loneliness and your name They are one and the same

I Might Even Quit Lovin' You (Album Version) Mark Chesnutt

Ever since you told me we were through I've been down I've been down The love you said I'd find to take your place Never came around never came around But one of these days I'll stand on my own And I'll

Woman, Sensuous Woman Mark Chesnutt

Woman sensuous woman You control the world I'm living in Woman sensuous woman Release my body and let me live again Step by step you taught me easy lovin' Night by night you caught me in your web My self

What A Way To Live Mark Chesnutt

Each night I make the rounds To every spot in town A lonely man with lonely time to kill All I can say is what a way to live The paths my memories take Just make my poor heart ache I think of

Till A Better Memory Comes Along Mark Chesnutt

See the lines in my face There’s one for everyday I’ve lived without you And held you only in my mind See these hands how they shake How long it will take Before I leave you in the past Where you belong

Somebody Save The Honky Tonks Mark Chesnutt

Jones sing CC Waterback With the lights so low And cold drafts will cost you one buck, enough's enough Somebody save the honky tonks The hard wood floor and the quarter jukebox Where's the workin' man

This Side Of The Door Mark Chesnutt

the wall down, slammin' that ol' door Now the silence is more deadly than the violence of the storm I've seen a coyote howlin' Cryin' for his mate I've made a home with hobos In the boxcar of a

Heard It In A Love Song Mark Chesnutt

never been with a woman Long enough for my boots to get old We've been together so long now they both need resoled If I ever settle down you'd be my kind And it's a good time for me to head on down the

Hello Honky Tonk (Album Version) Mark Chesnutt

How's the world been treatin' you Lord how long has it been We got some catchin' up to do Good to see you my old friend Hello honky tonk long time no see Never knew that old jukebox could ever sound so

My Way Back Home Mark Chesnutt

After one of my huntin', fishin' party weekends I could hardly wait to hold my baby again A man will never see a more beautiful sight Than home sweet mobil home in his truck headlights But except

It Pays Big Money Mark Chesnutt

big money but he sure can't spend it now My dear departed cousin used to put in forty hours Changing all them light bulbs on them television towers Every morning, bright and early, he'd climb up in the

Somewhere Out There Tonight Mark Chesnutt

"Well I'm slippin' on my old party clothes Wondering if they're still in style Ain't had 'em on Since you've been gone And that's been along long while And I wonder if these old dancing shoes Will they

Confessin' My Love Mark Chesnutt

"I tossed and turned and tried counting sheep When will I ever learn how I'll ever sleep Till you're by my side it's just a waste of time Ain't no use tryin' to get you off my mind [Chorus] So I guess

The Lord Loves The Drinkin' Man Mark Chesnutt

The Lord loves the drinkin' man. He sends honky-tonk angels to the Promised Land, I hear that he can turn water to wine. Any man that can do that, oh he's good friend of mine.

Light Of The World Mark Chesnutt

You are the light of the world You are the light of the world But if that light is under a bushel Brrr, it's lost something kind of crucial You got to stay bright to be the light of the world You are the

Love In The Hot Afternoon Mark Chesnutt

"From somewhere outside I hear the street vendor cry file' gumbo Through my window I see him going down the street and he don't know That she fell right to sleep in the damp Tangled sheet so soon After

Numbers On The Jukebox (Album Version) Mark Chesnutt

I can't recall how many times she said she'd never leave Or the times she swore the only one for her was me But the angel I was counting on has all but disappeared And the only trace of her that's left

Lost In The Feeling Mark Chesnutt

We step out on the dance floor the band starts to play Holding you close I get carried away Finding that falling is easy to do Lost in the feeling with you Time's standing still as I Whirl you around

Thank God For Believers (Album Version) Mark Chesnutt

Last night I came home again Three sheets to the wind And broke the promise I swore I'd never break And it came As no surprise To see the hurt in her eyes Or the Bible on the table where she prayed This

Since You Ain't Home Mark Chesnutt

> Since you left I can't stay sober and I've let the grass grow over Those pretty flowers that you planted when we moved in And the paint has started peeling, down the hall, along the ceiling Above

Halfway Back To Birmingham Mark Chesnutt

"Summer after graduation Two kids stuck in Alabama We'd be lovers any way we could A ten buck wedding ceremony A guy outside the courthouse told me The weather down in South Beach sure was good So we hit

Beer Bait And Ammo Mark Chesnutt

the road There's a place called bubba's, Man he's got the goods And the sign says, beer bait and ammo, Yeah they got everything in between They got anything any old beer-drinkin, Hell-raisin, bonified

My Best Drinkin' Mark Chesnutt

> We had a little fight tonight buddy it got vicious And all the way out the door, I was duckin' dishes I thought I'd let her simmer down just a few degrees So I came in here to have a beer or two or

Sacred As A Sunday Mark Chesnutt

Her Momma cried her daddy prayed I'd go away and let her be but her blue eyes looked in my heart Faced the dark instilled in me she opened up her bible and turned on the charm I crawled out of the bottle

My Dreams Mark Chesnutt

It's funny all things a man can do when he's asleep like playing right field for the Red Sox on national TV or the next night I could the CEO of IBM or making out with Sandra Bullock in the movie we're

This Heartache Never Sleeps Mark Chesnutt

I worked myself to the bone Tired as a man can get It's the only way that I know Might help me to forget I lay me down And I pray my soul to keep Now it's two a.m. and I should be Sleeping like

Vickie Vance Gotta Dance Mark Chesnutt

Spinnin’ those curlers round all day Her little beauty shop provides a way To work at home and sleep in late So she can dance the night away Pilot gotta fly eagle gotta soar Give a baby candy gotta give

Try Being Me Mark Chesnutt

You say you don't know where to start Telling me is breakin' your heart It's not that you don't care for me It's just that you're not in love anymore You stare at the floor.

Don't Ruin It For The Rest Of Us Mark Chesnutt

Don't ruin it for the rest of us With your braggin' that you fell in love Can't you see we're kinda busy here Swappin lies and cryin' in our beer.

Population Minus One Mark Chesnutt

What the hell was I thinkin' comin' and livin' in the concrete canyon trying to swim upstream in a river of vacant eyed people where are they going so fast what in the world could be that important and

My Heart's Too Broke (To Pay Attention) Mark Chesnutt

My heart’s too broke to pay attention If love was a penny I couldn't afford to fall Every girl in the world tonight could have sweet intentions My heart’s too broke to pay attention I was heart broke and

Think Like A Woman Mark Chesnutt

I'm standin' with somethin' in my hand That don't look too flower like She slammed the pretty part In the door jam, left me and the stems outside On my way back from fishin' I thought if I brought a dozen

I'm A Saint Mark Chesnutt

Here's some things about me you might want to know I'm gonna tell you even if you don't I come from the country, I still been to town An' I like dogs but just not in the house But I might skip church one

It Sure Is Monday Mark Chesnutt

The alarm clock tingaling ringin' in my head I woke up dog tired beat down half dead Tryin' to recover from another wild weekend Chuggin' down coffee when I shoulda been sleepin' Well it sure is Monday

Don't Know Why I Do It Mark Chesnutt

Have you ever stared down in the bottom of a coffee cup And discovered that you got no reason staying up Right at the moment when The caffine is kickin' in So you break down and give an old girlfriend

Almost Goodbye Mark Chesnutt

There was rain on the street last night We stood beneath the front door light And everything we said We made sure the neighbors heard You called me this I called you that Standing on the welcome mat Everything

That Side Of You (Album Version) Mark Chesnutt

Last night I dreamed I went to sleep for good And in the crowed that gathered round There you stood When it finally came your turn to say goodbye Right then and there I watched you break down and cry And

Good Night To Be Lonely Mark Chesnutt

Tired of channel surfing El Camino ain't working it's Monday night and I'm hurtin' for company bummed a ride to the hideaway I'm the only guy in the place bored silly wasn't gonna stay then she walked

Useless (Album Version) Mark Chesnutt

The day you left I thought I knew for certain There's no way in this world I'd wind up hurtin' I thought getting over you was gonna be a breeze So it all came as quite a shock when it turned out to

Texas Is Bigger Than It Used To Be Mark Chesnutt

Lucky me I grew up beneath that ol' lone star I was raised on fiddle and the steel guitar Well it used to be if you wanted to swing To a good ol' country song You had to find your way to Ft Worth Houston

April's Fool Mark Chesnutt

david lott glenn gorden mark chesnutt It's early may and the summer heat is comin' down April's gone and my heart is nowhere to be found Teardrops fall like showers from the sky And what I'd give just

She Was Mark Chesnutt

She started her new life ten dollars in debt That's all it took to get started back then A trip to the courthouse across that state line No-one could stop her She's made up her mind He was eighteen,an

I Just Wanted You To Know Mark Chesnutt

Are you alone Can you talk to an old friend Right or wrong I had to hear your voice again Unwritten law protocol Says to leave the past alone I just wanted you to know Sometimes driving home at night I

I Want My Baby Back Mark Chesnutt

Your eyes have been a different kind of blue I can feel the sadness when I'm touching you it's as if lately you've been standing in sinkin sand before you go down any deeper let me help - take my hand

Down In Tennessee Mark Chesnutt

I talked to your sister last night on the telephone You know she always thought pretty well of me She said that the wedding went fine and you were up in New York on your honeymoon Tonight I'm down

A Hard Secret To Keep Mark Chesnutt

my sleep You're a hard secret to keep And every time she asks me where I've been A cheaters paranoia begins Scrambling for an answer anything she might believe You're a hard secret to keep One slip of the

Gonna Get A Life Mark Chesnutt

call I'm gonna get a life That's what I'm gonna do So startin' now You can find one too I'm gonna get a life Like I should have done A long time ago Before you wrecked this one This'll be the