American Stars And Bars Lyrics
The Old Country WaltzThey were playing that old country waltz
In this empty bar echoin' off the wall.
When I first got the bad news that you set me free,
The band played the old country waltz to me.
Well, I loved, and I lost, and I cried
The day that the two of us died.
Ain't got no excuses; I just want to ride
While the band plays the old country waltz.
Out the window the moon shines
On the roofs of the cars
While I knock down tequila and salt, oh.
And the band plays the old country waltz.
And we're playin' it; that old country waltz
In this empty bar echoin' off the wall.
Ain't got no excuses; we just want to play
That good old country waltz.
I ain't got no excuses, I just want to play
The good old country waltz.
The good old country waltz.
Saddle Up The PalominoOh, oh, Carmelina,
The daughter of the wealthy banker.
Since she came to town all my friends are gone,
And I'm stuck out here with melody.
[Chorus]
Saddle up the palomino;
The sun is going down.
The way I feel, this must be real.
Ooh.
If you can't cut it,
Don't pick up the knife.
There's no reward in your conscience stored
When you're sleepin' with another man's wife.
[Repeat]
I wanna lick the platter;
The gravy doesn't matter.
It's a cold bowl of chilli when love lets you down,
But it's the neighbor's wife I'm after.
[Repeat]
Hey BabeHey, babe, say you're mine, all mine.
I need it oh so bad.
Hey, babe. Hey, babe.
I know that all things pass.
Let's try to make this last.
Oh, can you see my love shining for you?
Oh, can you see my love shining for you?
Hey, babe, can I count on you
To see me through?
Hey, babe. Hey, babe.
All I need is your love
And the stars above.
Oh, can you see my love shining for you?
Oh, can you see my love shining for you?
Hey, babe, say you're mine, all mine.
I need it oh so bad.
Hey, babe. Hey, babe.
I know that all things pass.
Let's try to make this last.
Oh, can you see my love shining for you?
Oh, can you see my love shining for you?
Hey, Babe, I know that all things pass.
Let's try to make this last.
Hold Back The TearsHello, my old friend.
It's good to see you smiling.
You've been around so long, you must be strong.
And single life really has its fine points,
Like friends to help you out when things go wrong.
[Chorus]
Hold back the tears that you've been cryin'.
Push off the fears when they come around.
Hold back the tears, and keep on trying.
Just around the next corner may be waiting your true love.
Two lying fools,
And then four cryin' eyes,
Counting on one another to survive.
Crazy love must surely have this pain,
If getting up means going down again.
[Chorus]
Bite The BulletThere's a bar hall queen down in Charlotte town.
(Bite the bullet.)
I'd sure like to see her when the sun goes down.
(Bite the bullet.)
I swear her hair was midnight black.
(Bite the bullet.)
And I can't wait till I get back..
(Bite the bullet.)
[Chorus]
Caroline queen,
She's a walking love machine.
I'd like to make her scream,
When I bite the bullet.
Born and raised at the top of the South.
(Bite the bullet.)
You know she knows what it's all about.
(Bite the bullet.)
Good old boys are coming from miles around.
(Bite the bullet.)
Wanna watch that bullet lay 'em down.
(Bite the bullet.)
[Chorus]
Star Of BethlehemAin't it hard when you wake up in the morning
And you find out those other days are gone?
All you have is memories of happiness
Lingerin' on.
All your dreams and your lovers won't protect you;
They're only passing through you in the end.
They'll leave you stripped of all that they can get to,
And wait for you to come back again.
Yet still a light is shining
From that lamp on down the hall.
Maybe the star of Bethlehem
Wasn't a star at all.
Will To LoveLa la la la, la la la la.
La la la la, la la la la.
It has often been my dream
To live with one who wasn't there
Like an ocean fish who swam upstream
Through nets, by hooks, and hungry bears:
When the water grew less deep
My fins were aching from the strain
I'm swimming in my sleep
I know I can't go back again
[Chorus - (varying)]
Got the will to love, the will to love.
I'll never lose it, never lose the will to love,
never lose the will.
It's like something from up above.
La la la la, la la la la.
La la la la, la la la la.
I can be like a fire in the night:
Always warm and giving off light
But there comes a time when I shine too bright
I'm just a fire in the night
And now my fins are in the air
And my belly's scraping on the rocks
I still think someone really cares
And I'll keep swimming till I stop
[Chorus]
I'm like a singer on the stage
With the golden lights and liquid rage
Down from the mountains to the sea
Cool running love keeps cleansing me
It keeps my gills from getting dry
But it distorts things in my eyes
Sometimes I see what really isn't there
Like my true lover; and I care
[Chorus]
Sometimes I ramble on and on
And I repeat myself till all my friends are gone
And get lost in snow and drown in rain
And never feel the same again
I remember the ocean from where I came
Just one of millions all the same
But somewhere someone calls my name
I'm a harpoon dodger, and I can't, won't be tamed
[Chorus]
Baby, if I see boredom in your eyes
I'll know my river has run dry
But I won't turn back with that lonely tide
I bought that ticket and I'll take that ride
If we meet along the way
Please sway beside me; let us sway together
Our tails together and our fins and mind
We'll leave this water and let our scales shine
In the sun above and the sky below
So all the water and earth will know
Like A HurricaneOnce I thought I saw you
In a crowded hazy bar,
Dancing on the light
From star to star.
Far across the moonbeam
I know that's who you are,
I saw your brown eyes
Turning once the bar.
You are like a hurricane
There's harm in your eye.
And I'm gettin' blown away
Somewhere safer where the feeling stays.
I want to love you but I'm gettin' blown away
I am just a dreamer,
But you are just a dream,
You could have been anyone to me.
Before that moment you touched my lips
That perfect feeling when time just slips
Away between us on our foggy trip.
You are like a hurricane
There's harm in your eye.
And I'm gettin' blown away
Somewhere safer where the feeling stays.
I want to love you but I'm gettin' blown away
You are just a dreamer,
But I am just a dream.
You could have been anyone to me.
Before that moment you touched my lips
That perfect feeling when time just slips
Away between us on our foggy trip.
You are like a hurricane
There's harm in your eye.
And I'm gettin' blown away
Somewhere safer where the feeling stays.
I want to love you but I'm gettin' blown away.
HomegrownHomegrown's allright with me.
Homegrown is the way it should be.
Homegrown is a good thing.
Plant that bell and let it ring.
The Sun comes up in the morning,
Shines that light around.
One day, without no warning,
Things start jumping up from the ground.
Well, homegrown's allright with me.
Homegrown is the way it should be.
Homegrown is a good thing.
Plant that bell and let it ring.