Pretty Blue World Lyrics

Power Windows
Charlie drives a brand new Mercedes Benz
He's got another one just like it
Just like all his friends
His wife is playing tennis
And his kids are off at school
He drives home to his empty house
Sits by his empty swimming pool

But he's got power windows
He's got power brakes
He's got a power bed
Push a button and it shakes
He's got no one to talk to
And tears rolling down his face
He ain't got the power of love
The power of love

Lewis drives a beat up '69 Dart
Swears it's the statue of Mary
Keeps the car from falling apart
With Gracie right beside him
Sitting closer than a smile
She got her hand on his shoulder
He loves to drive and hold her

He's got no power windows
Got no power brakes
He ain't got no power nothing
But he got what it takes
He's got Gracie's arm around him
And a smile upon his face
He's got the power of love

He's got the power of love
Ain't that the power of love
He's got the power
The power of love

No air condition
No cellular telephone
He goes rumblin' down the highway
Listening to his AM radio
One arm out the window
And a smile upon his face
Makes you wonder how it got there
Till you see him look at Grace

He's got the power
Ain't that the power of love


Heaven's Highest Hill
How do I tell my baby
Momma's not coming home
How do I tell myself
I'll be staying alone
Oh, I can't stop crying
She'll say Daddy, I want to hold her
I want to see her again
Want to kiss her, want to touch her
Oh, what can I say
So do I

Oh Momma, I'm missing you real bad
But it don't do me no good
Sitting, thinking about what we had

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Love don't stop
It goes on forever
Love don't stop
And it never will
Love don't stop
One day we'll be together
Love don't stop
And I'll sing this song to you someday
On heaven's highest hill

How am I gonna look into those big brown eyes
When she wakes up crying out in the middle of the night for Momma
How will I make it better
The house is full of people
But nobody's home
Everybody's here and I'm all alone
Calling out your name but there's no answer

Oh, Momma last night she told me not to cry
I swear I see you every time she smiles

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I don't know if you hear me
Sometimes I like to think you do
All the things we been fighting for
I'm gonna make them all come true
And these arms they ache to hold you
And I know one day I will
I'll meet you in the tall grass
Up on heaven's highest hill

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What She Will
It's the way she smiles
And the way she walks
The way her lip curls when she talks
It's what she says
And what she don't
It's what she will and what she won't

She makes me shake
She makes me scream
She makes me breakfast in between
Her ruby lips
Her emerald eyes
When she can't, it's the way she tries
It's the way her arms warm me like whiskey
The way she whispers baby
Did you miss me

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It's what she says
And what she don't
It's what she will
And what she won't

She wraps herself around me
So tight
The way she holds onto me
All night, all night, all night
It's the way she shivers in my hands
The way she tells me only I can

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It's all right what she will
What she do and what she don't
She's all right, what she will
What she will and what she won't


Pretty Blue World
Pretty blue world
Spinning in space
Been that way since the first tear
Rolled down Adam's face
Man we get beat up
Time's taken more than its toll
When times get this hard girl
It's hard to take hold
I don't wanna give up

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Baby, hold on to me girl
I'll hold on to you
Faith, hope and love's what it takes to get through
In this pretty blue world
It's a pretty blue world

Waking up to a struggle
I don't want to face
Ain't got a choice
Now we're stuck in this place
Is anybody up there
Sometimes it's hard to believe
Think our prayers have been answered
We've got what we need
When you wanna give up

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Ain't much that's certain
Between the curtains
But as long as this world continues to spin
no matter how blue, baby
This much is true, baby
Faith hope and love
Baby
Hold on to me girl
When it gets cold
Do I have your love
That's all I need to know
In this pretty blue world
It's a pretty blue world


Die Twice
She said hey baby
And my bed began to shake
She said hey baby
And the earth began to quake
She said hey baby
I could feel myself falling in
She said hey baby
Don't you wanna try again

Been six months since I saw you
Girl I've been dying for you
now you call me up
And you say you wanna be my friend
You left me here in ruins
Now you ask me how I'm doing
How many times do you think my world's gonna end

On the day you left me
They laid me in my grave
Now you send me flowers
Darlin' it's too late
Girl you killed me once
That's gonna have to suffice
Darlin' I don't wanna die twice

No I never knew love better
Than the love we made together
I probably never will
So let that be my curse
Now I really really miss you
But you're talking to a dead man
And it don't get no worse

On the day you left me
Girl I disappeared
Now you call me up
Don't you know that I'm not here
Came on like a heart attack
You took me by surprise
Darlin' I don't wanna die twice
Hey baby I'm not gonna die twice

That night you called and said you'd had it with me
You don't have to live your life my way
You took our bed and put it out in the street
You left me all over the highway

She said hey baby
Are you all alone?
Hey baby
I'm down the corner on the phone
Hey baby
Come on downstairs and let me in
Hey baby
Tell me how long has it been
Hey baby
You ought to see the shape I'm in
Hey baby
I'll make you breakfast in the morning
Hey baby
Tell me wouldn't that be nice
Darlin' I don't wanna die twice


Still Got a Prayer
As my daddy lay there on Omaha Beach
It didn't look good
For my brothers and me
There were 24 hours on that longest day
now ten thousand crosses
Scar the beach where they lay
Under machine gun fire
On that blood day called D
Back home a young girl was praying
God bring him home for me

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When you reach out
And nobody's there
Scream and shout
No one seems to care
When you think you've got nothing left to hold on to
When you cry out
And nobody hears
Just fear and doubt
All you've left is tears
When you think
You've got nothing left to hold on to
You've still got a prayer

When my mother was born
On that South Brooklyn street
It didn't look good
For my brothers and me
Born in the back of a store
That sold cigars and candy
Cold she lay crying
And that's the way it would be

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She took her last breath
And I kissed her goodbye
Walked down that hospital hall
Trying so hard not to cry
As he took his last breath
On calvary's tree
It didn't look good
No there wasn't much hope
For my brothers and me

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Not Funny Anymore
I guess I'm just not funny anymore
I can't seem to make you laugh
The way you did before
I guess I'm just not the boy I used to be
That sparkle in your eyes
I can't find it for the life of me

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I've tried, God knows
I've tried
The laughter just stopped
I guess I'm just not funny anymore

I guess you just don't
Love me anymore
The struggle's over now
Is this what we've been struggling for
Somewhere I must have lost my way
I just can't seem to make no sense
To you, no matter what I say
I've tried, God knows I've tried

The sky is falling
Love is crawling crossthe floor
I'm crying, the laughter just stopped
I guess I'm just not funny anymore
Not funny anymore I'm not funny anymore

I don't know from nothing girl
If I don't know from you
Here I stand the worlds
Biggest fool
All this time, I never had a clue
When did I lose you

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I'm not funny anymore, stop crying
I'm not funny anymore, stop crying
I'm not funny anymore


My New Girlfriend
She says he hardly ever holds her
She says he hardly pays her any mind
Been such a long time since he's told her
He used to talk about forever
Now he don't have the time
These daays he hardly ever loves her
Lookin' at her I find tht hard to believe
If it's true he's gonna lose her
If I have my way, it will be to me

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My new girlfriend's got a boyfriend
They say that all is fair in love and war
My new girlfriend's got a boyfriend
And I'm ready to wage a war

I'm gonna hold her tighter
I'm gonna lover her like she's never
Been loved before
and if there's trouble I'll
Be beside her long before
The first teardrop ever falls

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Last nite we talked for a long time
Last nite she let me walk her home
Last nite she let me hold her
Last nite I didn't have to spend alone
Last nite she let me kiss her
I kissed her I kissed her

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This Burning Love
Yesterday I saw a picture
Hanging on the wall
You and me was laughing
Must of been a lifetime ago
When the sun was smiling
And the bluebird he sang
All we needed ws money
And all we had was time, time

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Now I'm alone with
This burning love this breaking heart
These aching eyes
This burning love

Well the sun still shines without you
As far as most can see
But no one sees these shadows
That come to swallow me
And no matter where or who I'm with
I've got to run away
now I think I know how you left
There's nothing anyone can say
Just time

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Somewhere time ran out on the bluebird's song
Last night walking down the hall
I could have sworn I heard you call
But you're not here
I'm all alone with

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Staring out the window
At your favorite flowers
This burning love


Married in the Morning
She got a wedding dress
Chiffon and lace
She's got a virgin veil
To hang before her face
She got a prime rib dinner
In some fancy place
So what's she dioing here with me, me

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She said I'm getting married in the morning
I'm finally gonna do something right
I'm getting married in the morning
Baby I'm staying here with you tonight

She got three limousines
So sleek and long
She got a ten piece band
And her own wedding song
She got a rock of a ring
Five carets strong
So what's she doing here with me, me

She said I'm getting married in the morning
I'm finally gonna do Mr. Right, right
I'm getting married in the morning
But I'm staying here with you tonight

Something borrowed, something blue
She got something old
She said give me something new

She got six pretty maids
In their rented gowns
She got a good reputation
Never ran around
She got a diamond tierra that's the talk of the town
So what's she doing here with me? me?

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I'm getting married in the morning
I'm finally gonna do Mr. Right, right
I'm getting married in the morning
Baby I'm staying here with you tonight

I'm getting married
I'm getting married in the morning
I'm getting married
I'm getting married in the morning
I'm getting married
I'm getting married in the morning
I'm getting married
I'm getting married in the morning
I'm getting married
I'm getting married in the morning


Oh Boy
I went by last night to pick up my things
Oh boy, ooh boy
Lately our songs had too many words to sing
Oh boy, ooh boy
It took all the strength from my knees to walk up the steps
Oh boy
It took all the courage I had to knock on the door
Oh boy

My heart was racing, the door opened so slow
I should hve run, but how could I go
All she had on was the radio-boy
Ooh boy

Without a word she called me in
Oh boy, ooh boy
Just one little step for me a chasm to span
Oh boy, ooh boy
We started dancing, God I couldn't believe how she felt
Oh boy

Rollin' and tumblin', fumblin' for my buttons and belt
The music was playing so soft and low
I should have run, but how could I go
All she had on was the radio-boy, ooh boy

Kisses like cherries put wings on my pain
Love coming down like sunshine on sugar cane
It took all the strength from my knees to walk up the steps
I took all the courage I had to knock on the door
My heart was racing, the door opened so slow
I should have run, but how could I go
All she had on ws the radio-boy
Ooh boy