Lyrics

I’ve got a four letter history
With the boys down in Tennessee
First they like me a lot
And love comes down the line
But love decides to take a hike
Off the road and out of my life
And I keep on driving
Shoutin’ out more four letter words
And I don’t understand why nothin’
Ever turns out how I plan
But I hope my four letter history
Won’t repeat again

I fall, everytime, for the darling, sugar, want you to be mine
Never fails, I believe, that he is gunna be perfect for me
Pretty soon I’m playin’ the fool, waitin’ around on that tool
No more sittin’ ‘round, hopin’ he will settle down,
I got better things to do

Then there’s, those other guys, who smother me and never let me out of their sight,
At first it seems so sweet, til I can’t get alone for a moment to pee (of peace)
He never seems to catch, that he’s gotten way too attached
Until I say those words I’ve said before, kick him out and lock the door
And pray he never comes back

Today I prayed for strength to make it through the week
Because those Sunday phone calls are spread too far apart
I gave God all the reasons He should bring you back to me
And I prayed He would keep you safe until.. you can

Come home I need to see your smile to get me through the day
Come home I need your kiss to remind why I wait
For the day when you’ll be with me…and we wont have to be alone
I love you….Come home

I keep your picture on my dresser so I can kiss you goodnight
I wonder what you’re doing and hope that you’re alright
I never guessed when you left to brave the blows of war
That here at home there’d be something that I’d be fighting for

You’re too far from the ones that love you
Too far for me to show you how much I care
So while you’re away, Ill get out what I have to say
With this pen…and in my prayers

Come home I miss you baby but I will not let go
Come home I’m thinking of you, just wanted you to know
Come home the house is empty when you’re not here with me
So please…baby come home
So please….baby come home

Not much to do in this small town
No city lights for miles around
No fancy restaurants or busy streets
You are all I need tonight
Nowhere to go until the sunrise
It’s a beautiful night, but you are all I see

Drinking wine from a mason jar
Dancing on the porch underneath the stars
To Old Man Conners playing guitar
From his front step down the road
There’s moonlight shining in your eyes
Nothing could ever feel so right
It’s a country love…. on a Saturday night

As the guitar strums soft and slow
The crickets sing and the fireflies glow
Lighting up my little fairytale
There’s honeysuckle in the breeze
The rustling sound of autumn leaves
Cover all my senses like a veil

Drinking wine from a mason jar
Dancing on the porch underneath the stars
To Old Man Conners playing guitar
From his front step down the road
It’s moonlight shining in your eyes
Nothing could ever feel so right
It’s a country love…. on a Saturday night

Bridge:
So natural like love’s supposed to be
No forced romancing, only you and me

You’re wonderful, and since the day that you found me
your arms wrapped around me, and I’m safe and warm
You’ve got a heart of gold, but the fight of a lion,
The strength of a man, and the spirit of a child

And that seems just fine for now
But now is fading fast
And promises made for tomorrow
Aren’t always meant to last

How will I know when to let go
To face the music, even if I have to face it alone
It’s dressed up like love, but just not enough
It may be everything, everything but

They say that love binds two hearts beating
Often completing and making new
In your eyes, I see that passion
But I feel no reaction. I’m not a part of you

And that may be alright for now
But now is fading fast
And promises made for tomorrow
Aren’t always meant to last

How will I know when to let go
To face the music, even if I have to face it alone
It’s dressed up like love, but just not enough
It may be everything, everything but

Love is not easy and it takes some time
But how long do I wait to confess it’s not right
When my heart says to stay and my head’s saying go
There is no easy choice

Now that I know, I have to let go
And face the music, even if I have to face it alone
It’s dressed up like love, but just not enough
It may be everything, everything but

Population 204 in this little town
Its will be just 203 by the time the sun goes down
I’m movin’ on, I’m moving on
I’m gunna find a couple million stories on the 405
And when I fly down the ocean highway, I’ll finally feel alive
I’ll feel alive, I’ll feel alive

From Pandora’s Box, to whiskey on the rocks
Between gravel roads and designer clothes, in a race to beat the clock
I know who I’m not, I’m finding who I am

Thought it would be the perfect place; All lights, cameras and smiles
But I’ve been waiting tables all day long and I’m starting to get tired
I’m getting tired, I’m getting tired
‘Cause those city lights distract while the shadows lie behind
And I’m still searching for that girl that I set out to find

I wanna live freely, I wanna love deeply, and find the real me

Shortcuts don’t make winners out of cheaters
And the easy way ain’t the only way to go
I thought I’d found my road to El Dorado
But now I’m here I realize, all that glitters isn’t gold

What you didn’t know didn’t hurt you
But it tore me down from the inside out
I want to be the one who deserves you
I can’t believe that it took me so long to figure out

I’d rather be here where there’s a shoulder to cry on
Than flying down the fast lane alone
And it may take some time but I don’t mind
Taking the long way home

I told myself that you weren’t what I needed
I could have a better life out on my own
Tried to make you out to be the weak one
But I was weak to think my lies would make me strong

And now that I’m back where I’m supposed be
Ill wait until your ready to be at home with me

19, summer fling, would it amount to anything, yeah…
Tennessee, dirt road, take us where we want to go
Escaping from our ordinary lives
We’re gunna get to know each other’s wild side

Out at the lake
Where we’ve got nothing to lose
We’ll start by kicking off our shoes
Then get to the rest
Wearing nothing but shades
The sun beatin’ down on us
All wrapped up in that summer lovin’
Come on out and play
No time to waste
When you’re wearing nothing but shades

4 years, flew past, who’d have thought that love would last
Every year, our favorite spot, it brings back what we’ve forgot
We’ve done some crazy things, but we’ve learned our lesson
Not to regret that time for a second

Don’t need no money, honey
Let summer romance go
Down those old dirt roads with
Two 6-packs on the floorboard
A little sand, a little sun
Now we’re havin’ fun and
No one else has to know…that we’re

I’ve tried to find the words to say
Searched in every Shakespeare play
Looked through poems and books
But there are no words for the feelings you give me

Listened for songs that I could sing
Our love in a melody
So beautiful and pure
To show you I’m sure, I need you beside me

So for now this is all I can do
I am down on my knee. Here’s my vow to you.

I’m promising forever
For as long you’ll let me, I’ll be the one
To feel the touch of your skin and the weight of your love
And even though it won’t be long enough
I’m promising forever

It’s in every touch and every kiss
There’s not a moment I would miss
It’s in your smile and the sound of your voice
You’re all that I need. I’ve made my choice

Won’t you let me be the one
Won’t you let me be the one

It’s long past forgiveness time for your lying cheatin’ ways
I’d never thought I’d have to leave, but I’m not gunna stay
With someone who always seems to wanna break my heart
While you’re out playing around, I’ll get my head start

I’m runnin’ out, runnin’ out that door,
Runnin’ out, runnin’ out that door
Watch out boy, it’s my turn to make a move
So I’m runnin’ out, runnin’ out that door
Runnin’ out, runnin’ out that door
I see straight through your lies and straight through you

I have learned that I can’t trust a damn thing that you say
I’m taking back the pieces of my heart I gave you along the way
When I caught you staring at that other girl’s behind, I knew that it was time
So, go on, get a good look, but you can just kiss mine…as

Runnin’, runnin’, runnin’, runnin’

Sharing a glance, thought I was missing my chance,
Just leaving it up to you
But I didn’t have a clue
You were the problem, now you’re my reason
I am held captive now to your freedom
Caught up in me and you

And it starts real low and it starts out real slow
As you whisper into my ear
The words that dance across your lips
I love to hear a voice as
Smooth as caramel, soft as a wedding bell
Finding what I missed
Reminds me why you have the sweetest kiss

Thinking it over, now that we’re older
I’m glad we stuck it though
Glad I put my faith in you
First I was afraid of breaking my walls down,
To finally let someone coax my heart out
To know the truth

Maybe I’ll think it over
Maybe I’ll second guess
But you’re the one in which I rest