I Could Have Missed the Pain, but I'd Have Had to Miss The Dance
I'm not a huge Country fan... I have to admit. Much of it is either too depressing; too unrealistic; or there are a few other things I can think of.... BUT I see the Dixie Chicks are back on tour after 10 years, and I LOVE THEM! I have their documentary movie for the making of their last album (that was basically an FU to Bush) and wish I could go see them in concert this time around.
So.... here is a limited playlist of some country songs I really enjoy. You won't find these on my page very often. I am not prejudiced against it... I just am selective about the Country I do enjoy for some reason.
Easy Silence has already been featured before, but because it is easily one of my favorite Country songs ever, I'll put it on here again. It's beautiful, and the whole concept behind it is beautiful.
Dixie Chicks - "Easy Silence"
[Verse 1] When the calls and conversations Accidents and accusations Messages and misperceptions Paralyze my mind Busses, cars, and airplanes leaving Burning fumes of gasoline And everyone is running And I come to find a refuge in the [Chorus] Easy silence that you make for me It's okay when there's nothing more to say to me And the peaceful quiet you create for me And the way you keep the world at bay for me The way you keep the world at bay
[Verse 2] Monkeys on the barricades Are warning us to back away They form commissions trying to find The next one they can crucify And anger plays on every station Answers only make more questions I need something to believe in Breathe in sanctuary in the [Chorus] [Verse 3] Children lose their youth too soon Watching war made us immune And I've got all the world to lose But I just want to hold on to the [Chorus][x2]"
Dixie Chicks - "Long Way Around"
"[Verse 1] My friends from high school Married their high school boyfriends Moved into houses in the same ZIP codes Where their parents live But I, I could never follow No I, I could never follow I hit the highway in a pink RV with stars on the ceiling Lived like a gypsy Six strong hands on the steering wheel [Chorus] I've been a long time gone now Maybe someday, someday I'm going to settle down But I've always found my way somehow By taking the long way Taking the long way around Taking the long way Taking the long way around
[Verse 2] I met the queen of whatever Drank with the Irish and smoked with the hippies Moved with the shakers Wouldn't kiss all the asses that they told me to But I, I could never follow No I, I could never follow [Chorus] It's been two long years now Since the top of the world came crashing down And I'm getting it back on the road now But I'm taking the long way Taking the long way around I'm taking the long way Taking the long way around The long The long way around [Verse 3] Well, I fought with a stranger and I met myself I opened my mouth and I heard myself It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself Guess I could have made it easier on myself But I, I could never follow No I, I could never follow [Chorus] Well, I never seem to do it like anybody else Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down If you ever want to find me I can still be found Taking the long way Taking the long way around Taking the long way Taking the long way around"
Dixie Chicks - "Not Ready to Make Nice"
"Forgive, sounds good Forget, I'm not sure I could They say time heals everything But I'm still waiting
I'm through with doubt There's nothing left for me to figure out I've paid a price And I'll keep paying it I'm not ready to make nice I'm not ready to back down I'm still mad as hell and I don't have time To go round and round and round It's too late to make it right I probably wouldn't if I could Cause I'm mad as hell, can't bring myself To do what it is you think I should I know you said Can't you just get over it? It turned my whole world around And I kinda like it I made my bed and I sleep like a baby With no regrets and I don't mind sayin' It's a sad, sad story when a mother will teach her Daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger And how in the world can the words that I said Send somebody so over the edge That they'd write me a letter sayin' that I better Shut up and sing or my life will be over I'm not ready to make nice I'm not ready to back down I'm still mad as hell and I don't have time To go round and round and round It's too late to make it right I probably wouldn't if I could Cause I'm mad as hell, can't bring myself To do what it is you think I should I'm not ready to make nice I'm not ready to back down I'm still mad as hell and I don't have time To go round and round and round It's too late to make it right I probably wouldn't if I could Cause I'm mad as hell, can't bring myself To do what it is you think I should What it is you think I should Forgive, sounds good Forget, I'm not sure I could They say time heals everything But I'm still waiting"
Martina McBride - "Safe In the Arms of Love"
"[Verse 1] My heart's not ready for the rocking chair I need somebody who really cares So tired of living solitaire [Bridge] Someday I'm going to be Safe in the arms of love (Safe in the arms of love)
[Verse 2] Strip your heart and it starts to snow Love is a high-wire act I know Someday I'll find a net below [Bridge] [Chorus] I want arms that know how to rock me Safe in the arms of love I want to fall and know that love has caught me Safe in the arms of love[x2] [Verse 3] I want a heart to be forever mine Want eyes to see me satisfied Going to hang my heartaches out to dry [Bridge] [Chorus] [Outro] Safe in the arms of love"
Kenny Chesney - "Don't Happen Twice"
[Verse 1] I haven't seen you in forever Oh you haven't changed a bit You didn't think that I would remember How could I forget [Chorus] We sang Bobby McGhee on the hood of my car Made a wish on every star In that clear September sky One bottle of wine and two Dixie cups 3 am I fell in love For the first time in my life Oh that's something that just don't happen twice
[Verse 2] To this day I still taste that first kiss How I prayed it wouldn't end In a way, seeing you like this I guess it never really did [Chorus] [Verse 3] One bottle of wine and two Dixie cups 3 am I fell in love For the first time in my life Oh that's something, baby that's something Oh that's something That just don't happen twice [Outro[ Oh yeah We sang Bobby McGhee on the hood of my car Made a wish on every star One bottle of wine and two Dixie cups Yeah we fell in love"
Kenny Chesney - "When the Sun Goes Down"
"[Verse 1: Kenny Chesney] Sun tanned toes tickling the sand Cold drink chilling in my right hand Watchin you sleep in the evening light Resting up for a long, long night [Hook] Because when the sun goes down, we'll be grooving When the sun goes down, we'll be feeling all right When the sun sinks down over the water Everything gets hotter when the sun goes down
[Verse 2: Uncle Kracker] All day long just takin it easy Laying in the hammock where it's nice and breezy Sleeping off the night before Cause when the sun goes down, we'll be back for more [Hook] [Verse 3: Kenny Chesney & Uncle Kracker] This old guitar and my dark sunglasses This sweet concoction is smooth as molasses Nothing to do but breathe all day Until the big moon rises and it's time to play [Hook] [Outro] We'll be feeling alright When the sun sinks down over the water Uncle Kennys' hotter when the sun goes down [Hook]"
Kenny Chesney - "The Good Stuff"
"[Verse 1] Well, me and my lady had our first big fight So I drove around till I saw the neon light A corner bar, and it just seemed right So I pulled up [Verse 2] Not a soul around but the old bar keep Down at the end and looking half asleep And he walked up, and said: "What'll it be?" I said: "The good stuff"
[Verse 3] He didn't reach around for the whiskey; He didn't pour me a beer His blue eyes kind of went misty He said: "You can't find that here [Verse 4] Because it's the first long kiss on a second date Momma's all worried when you get home late And dropping the ring in the spaghetti plate Because your hands are shaking so much And it's the way that she looks with the rice in her hair Eating burnt suppers the whole first year And asking for seconds to keep her from tearing up Yeah, man, that's the good stuff" [Verse 5] He grabbed a carton of milk and he poured a glass And I smiled and said: "I'll have some of that" We sat there and talked as an hour passed Like old friends [Verse 6] I saw a black and white picture and it caught my stare It was a pretty girl with bouffant hair He said: "That's my Bonnie Taken about a year after we were wed" [Verse 7] He said "Spent five years in the bottle When the cancer took her from me But I've been sober three years now Because the one thing stronger than the whiskey [Verse 8] Was the sight of her holding my baby girl The way she adored that string of pearls I gave her the day that our youngest boy, Earl Married his high school love And it's a new tee-shirt saying: 'I'm a Grandpa' Being right there as our time got small And holding her hand, when the Good Lord called her up Yeah, man, that's the good stuff" [Verse 9] He said: "When you get home, she'll start to cry When she says: 'I'm sorry,' say: 'So am I' And look into those eyes, so deep in love And drink it up Because that's the good stuff That's the good stuff"
Brooks & Dunn - "Ain't Nothing 'Bout You"
"[Verse 1] Once I thought that love was something I could never do Never knew that I could feel this much But this yearning in the deep part of my heart for you Is more than a reaction to your touch It's a perfect passion and I can't get enough [Chorus] The way you look, the way you laugh The way you love with all you have There ain't nothing bout you that don't do something for me The way you kiss, The way you cry The way you move when you walk by There's ain't nothing bout you (there ain't nothing bout you) That don't do something for me
[Verse 2] In my life I've been hammered by some heavy blows That never knocked me off my feet All you gotta do is smile at me and down I go And baby it's no mystery why I surrender Girl you got everything [Chorus] [Bridge] I love your attitude, your rose tattoo, your every thought Your smile, you lips and girl the list goes on and on and on [Chorus][x2]"
Emerson Drive - "Fall Into Me"
[Verse 1:] Right here waiting Staying strong Come and Fall into me You say you've turned it off Hid your heart up on a shelf Scared of what it might cost To take it down for someone else Cause loving him you lost Too much of yourself Baby can't you see That he's Not me [Chorus:] And I need you To know you can Fall into me That my arms Are wide open and Will always be Right here waiting Staying strong Come and Fall into me
[Verse 2:] I'll follow any road Anywhere to get to you I'll open up my soul If that's what you need me to do Now baby it's your move All you got to do is believe In love Just believe In us [Chorus] [Bridge:] Just believe in love Just believe in us [Chorus:] Baby I need you To know you can Fall into me That my arms Are wide open and Will always be Right here waiting Staying strong Come and Fall into me Come and Fall into me[x3]"
Brad Paisley - "Then"
"[Verse 1] I remember trying not to stare The night that I first met you You had me mesmerized And three weeks later In the front porch light Taking 45 minutes to kiss goodnight I hadn't told you yet I thought I loved you then [Chorus] Now you're my whole life Now you're my whole world I just can't believe The way I feel about you girl Like a river meets the sea Stronger than it’s ever been We've come so far since that day And I thought I loved you then
[Verse 2] I remember taking you back To right where I first met you You were so surprised There were people around But I didn't care I got down on one knee right there And once again I thought I loved you then [Chorus] [Verse 3] I can just see you With a baby on the way I can just see you When your hair is turning grey What I can't see Is how I'm ever going to love you more But I've said that before [Chorus] Now you're my whole life Now you're my whole world I just can't believe The way I feel about you girl We'll look back someday At this moment that we're in And I'll look at you and say And I thought I loved you then [Outro] And I thought I loved you then"
Brad Paisley - "Mud On the Tires"
"[Verse 1] I've got some big news The bank finally came through And I'm holding the keys to a brand new Chevrolet Have you been outside it sure is a nice night How about a little test drive Down by the lake There's a place I know about where the dirt road runs out And we can try out the four-wheel drive Come on now what do you say Girl, I can hardly wait to get a little mud on the tires
[Chorus] Cause it's a good night To be out there soaking up the moonlight Stake out a little piece of shoreline I've got the perfect place in mind It's in the middle of nowhere only one way to get there You got to get a little mud on the tires [Verse 2] Moonlight on a duck blind Catfish on a trot line Sun sets about nine this time of year We can throw a blanket down Crickets singing in the background And more stars than you can count on a night this clear I tell you what we need to do is grab a sleeping bag or two And build us a little campfire And then with a little luck we might just get stuck Let's get a little mud on the tires [Chorus] [outro] And then with a little luck we might just get stuck Let's get a little mud on the tires"
Lady Antebellum - "I Run to You"
"[Verse 1] I run from hate I run from prejudice I run from pessimists But I run too late I run my life Or is it running me Run from my past I run too fast Or too slow it seems When lies become the truth That's when I run to you [Chorus] This world keeps spinning faster Into a new disaster so I run to you I run to you baby And when it all starts coming undone Baby you're the only one I run to I run to you
[Verse 2] We run on fumes Your life and mine Like the sands of time Slipping right on through And our love's the only truth That's why I run to you [Chorus] This world keeps spinning faster Into a new disaster so I run to you I run to you baby And when it all starts coming undone Baby you're the only one I run to I run to you, whoa oh, oh I run to you
[Chorus] This world keeps spinning faster Into a new disaster so I run to you I run to you baby And when it all starts coming undone Baby you're the only one I run to I run to you, I run to you yeah, whoa whoa, oh I run to you I run to you girl, whoa whoa"
George Straight - "Carrying Your Love With Me"
[Verse 1] Baby all I got is this beat up leather bag And everything I own don't fill up half But don't you worry about the way I pack All I care about is getting back real soon A goodbye kiss is all I need from you [Chorus] Cause I'm carrying your love with me West Virginia down to Tennessee I'll be moving with the good Lord's speed Carrying your love with me
It's my strength for holding on Every minute that I have to be gone I'll have everything I ever need Carrying your love with me [Verse 2] On a lonely highway, stuck out in the rain Darling all I have to do is speak your name The clouds roll back and the waters part The sun starts shining in my heart for you You're right there in everything I do [Chorus] Cause I'm carrying your love with me West Virginia down to Tennessee I'll be moving with the good Lord's speed Carrying your love with me It's my strength for holding on Every minute that I have to be gone I'll have everything I'll ever need I'm carrying your love with me I'm carrying your love with me West Virginia down to Tennessee I'll be moving with the good Lord's speed Carrying your love with me"
Tim McGraw - "It's Your Love"
"[Verse 1: Tim McGraw] Dancing in the dark Middle of the night Taking your heart And holding it tight Emotional touch Touching my skin And asking you to do What you've been doing all over again
[Pre-Chorus: Tim McGraw] Oh, it's a beautiful thing Don't think I can keep it all in I just got to let you know What it is that won't let me go [Chorus: Tim McGraw & Faith Hill] It's your love It just does something to me It sends a shock right through me I can't get enough And if you wonder About the spell I'm under It's your love [Verse 2: Tim McGraw & Faith Hill] Better than I was More than I am And all of this happened By taking your hand And who I am now Is who I wanted to be And now that we're together I'm stronger than ever I'm happy and free [Pre-Chorus: Tim McGraw & Faith Hill] Oh, it's a beautiful thing Don't think I can keep it all in, no And if you asked me why I changed All I got to do is say your sweet name [Chorus: Tim McGraw & Faith Hill] It's your love It just does something to me It sends a shock right through me I can't get enough And if you wonder About the spell I'm under It's your love Oh, baby [Pre-Chorus: Tim McGraw & Faith Hill] Oh, it's a beautiful thing Don't think I can keep it all in I just got to let you know What it is that won't let me go [Chorus: Tim McGraw & Faith Hill] It's your love It just does something' to me It sends a shock right through me I can't get enough And if you wonder About the spell I'm under It's your love It's your love It's your love"
Lila McCann - "Come a Little Closer"
"You look like an angel I wanna touch you Come a little closer There's not much that we can do Oh unless you Come a little closer If you can't see the love in my eyes If you can't hear my heart beating fast Then maybe, you should come a little closer If you can't feel the electricity Flying between you and me Then maybe, you should come a little closer
One foot in front of the other Come a little closer Right now One inch between us Is one too many Come a little closer Don't resist it Too much distance Are you listening Come a little closer If you can't see the love in my eyes If you can't hear my heart beating fast Then maybe, you should come a little closer If you can't feel the electricity Flying between you and me Then maybe, you should come a little closer One foot in front of the other Come a little closer Let your heart lead you, I need you Right here, right now, don't slow down Keep coming, that's it, come on Come a little closer Come a little closer Come a little closer"
Tim McGraw - "She's My Kind of Rain"
"[Chorus] She's my kind of rain Like love in a drunken sky She's confetti falling Down all night [Verse 1] She sits quietly there Black water in a jar Says, Baby why are you Trembling like you are
[Pre-Chorus] So I wait And I try I confess like a child [Chorus] She's my kind of rain Like love from a drunken sky Confetti falling Down all night She's my kind of rain [Verse 2] She's the sun set shadows She's like Rembrandt's light She's the history that's made at night She's my lost companion She's my dreaming tree Together in this brief eternity Summer days, winter snows She's all things to behold [Chorus] She's my kind of rain Like love from a drunken sky Confetti falling Down all night She's my kind of rain [Pre-Chorus] So I wait And I try I confess all my crimes [Chorus] She's my kind of rain Like love from a drunken sky Confetti falling Down all night She's my kind of rain She's my kind of rain Like love from a drunken sky Confetti falling Down all night She's my kind of rain [Outro] She's my kind of rain Oh, rain on me She's my kind of rain"
Faith Hill - "It Matters to Me"
"[Verse 1] Baby tell me where'd you ever learn To fight without saying a word Then waltz back into my life Like it's all gonna be alright Don't you know how much it hurts [Chorus] When we don't talk When we don't touch When it doesn't feel like we're even in love It matters to me When i don't know what to say Don't know what to do Don't know if it really even matters to you How can i make you see It matters to me
[Verse 2] Maybe i still don't understand The distance between a woman and a man So tell me how far it is And how you can love like this Cause i'm not sure i can [Chorus]"
Faith Hill - "Let Me Let Go"
"[Verse 1] I thought it was over, baby We said our goodbyes But i can't go a day without your face Going through my mind In fact, not a single minute Passes without you in it Your voice, your touch, memories of your love Are with me all of the time [Chorus] Let me let go, baby Let me let go If this is for the best Why are you still in my heart Are you still in my soul Let me let go
[Verse 2] I talked to you the other day Looks like you make your escape You put us behind, no matter how i try I can't do the same [Chorus] Let me let go, baby Let me let go It just isn't right I've been two thousand miles Down a dead-end road [Chorus] Let me let go, darling, won't you I just gotta know, yeah If this is for the best Why are you still in my heart Are you still in my soul Let me let go [Verse 3] The lights of this strange city are shining But they don't hold no fascination for me I try to find the bright side, baby But everywhere i look Everywhere i turn You're all i see [Chorus] Let me, let me let go, baby, won't you Let me let go It just isn't right I've been two thousand miles Down a dead-end road [Outro] Oh, let me let go, darling, won't you I just gotta know If this is for the best Why are you still in my heart Yeah, you're still in my soul, let me let go Let me let go, let me let go"
Faith Hill - "Breathe"
"[Intro] I can feel the magic floating in the air Being with you gets me that way I watch the sunlight dance across your face and I've Never been this swept away [Verse 1] All my thoughts just seem to settle on the breeze When I'm lying wrapped up in your arms The whole world just fades away The only thing I hear Is the beating of your heart
[Chorus] Because I can feel you breathe It's washing over me Suddenly I'm melting into you There's nothing left to prove Baby all we need is just to be Caught up in the touch The slow and steady rush Baby, isn't that the way that love's supposed to be I can feel you breathe Just breathe [Verse 2] In a way I know my heart is waking up As all the walls come tumbling down I'm closer than I've ever felt before And I know And you know There's no need for words right now [Chorus] [Chorus] Caught up in the touch The slow and steady rush Baby, isn't that the way that love's supposed to be I can feel you breathe Just breathe [Outro] I can feel the magic floating in the air Being with you gets me that way"
Rascal Flatts - "What Hurts the Most"
[Verse 1] I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house That don’t bother me I can take a few tears now and then and just let them out I’m not afraid to cry every once in a while Even though going on with you gone still upsets me There are days every now and again I pretend I’m OK But that’s not what gets me
[Chorus] What hurts the most Was being so close And having so much to say And watching you walk away And never knowing What could have been And not seeing that loving you Is what I was tryin’ to do [Verse 2] It’s hard to deal with the pain of losing you everywhere I go But I’m doin’ It It’s hard to force that smile when I see our old friends and I’m alone Still Harder Getting up, getting dressed, livin’ with this regret But I know if I could do it over I would trade give away all the words that I saved in my heart That I left unspoken [Chorus] What hurts the most Is being so close And having so much to say (much to say) And watching you walk away And never knowing What could have been And not seeing that loving you Is what I was trying to do, oh What hurts the most Is being so close And having so much to say (much to say) And watching you walk away And never knowing What could have been And not seeing that loving you Is what I was trying to do, oh [Outro] Not seeing that loving you That’s what I was trying to do"
Garth Brooks - "The Dance"
"Looking back On the memory of The dance we shared 'Neath the stars above For a moment All the world was right How could I have known That you'd ever say goodbye And now I'm glad I didn't know The way it all would end The way it all would go Our lives Are better left to chance I could have missed the pain But I'd have had to miss The dance Holding you I held everything For a moment Wasn't I a king But if I'd only known How the king would fall Hey who's to say You know I might have changed it all And now I'm glad I didn't know The way it all would end The way it all would go Our lives Are better left to chance I could have missed the pain But I'd have had to miss The dance Yes my life It's better left to chance I could have missed the pain But I'd have had to miss The dance"
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