I never learned to dance
All in a line with my thumbs in my pants
I need to feel a woman close in my arms
Be overtaken by her feminine charms

I feel a need to celebrate
So pour me a whisky and it better be straight
I've got to keep on being true to myself
Even if it might be bad for my health

        And I won't do what I'm told
        I've been like this since I was just a day old
        So don't keep trying to change the way that it is
        Cos I'm a country music son of a bitch

Who put those tears in your eyes?
Who was the one that made you cry?
Who was the one that told a lie?
Who put those tears in your eyes?

Who put the hurting in your heart?
Who stole my chances from the start?
Don't let him tear our world apart
Who put the hurting in your heart?

I will wipe away your tears
I will take away your fears
Here in this time and place
I'll put the smile back on your face
And that's for always, big ways and small ways

You can run with the wind
I would not try to rope you in
I'll be here when you return
I will not try to rope you in

I will wipe away your tears
I will take away your fears
Here in this time and place
I'll put the smile back on your face
And that's for always, big ways and small ways

The course of true love can be rough
And if you think I'm not enough
Just watch me stay when times get tough
The course of true love can be rough

The course of true love can be rough
The course of true love can be rough
The course of true love can be rough

Daisy must've had one hundred lovers
I guess to her I was just another
But I felt I could make her understand
But Daisy'd never be happy with a normal life
She would never be any man's wife
So tonight I sit alone here with my pain
I'm just another link in Daisy's chain

Late at night when the lights were low
And Daisy's fire was burning slow
Everything I needed was there in Daisy's arms
But Daisy said the same thing to many men
Ten to one she's gonna do it again
As I sit here with her memory running round my brain
I'm just another link in Daisy's chain

        Now the circle's been broken in Daisy's chain
        No one will be taken in by her again
        I laid her in her grave
        No more am I a slave to Daisy's chain

        Now the circle's been broken in Daisy's chain
        No one will be taken in by her again
        I laid her in her grave
        No more am I a slave to Daisy's chain

It's a certain kind of torture every time you're near
But I can't do without you, and that's why I'm still here
I know I'm being foolish, I know I should be gone
But I'm so afraid of leaving I just keep hanging on

        Don't I know who I am?
        Don't I know who I am?
        I'm just your fool
        Don't I know who I am?

You like your independence, you tell me things are fine
But I keep hearing stories and I can read between the lines
It's a certain kind of comfort when you treat me like you do
And if I had the courage, I'd do the same to you

        Don't I know who I am?
        Don't I know who I am?
        I'm just your fool
        Don't I know who I am?

        Don't I know who I am?
        Don't I know who I am?
        I'm just a fool in love
        Don't I know who I am?

This highway seems to go on forever
So sad you had to move away
My memories are my travelling companions
I'm coming to see you, but I don't know what I'll say

        You're driving me lonesome, lonesome for you
        I once was your sweetheart, but now we are through
        You're loving another, making me blue
        You're driving me lonesome, I'm driving to you

My car seems to know where it's going
We've been down this road before
One million things I should tell you
But I lose my nerve before I reach your door

        You're driving me lonesome, lonesome for you
        I once was your sweetheart, but now we are through
        You're loving another, making me blue
        You're driving me lonesome, I'm driving to you

        You're driving me lonesome, lonesome for you
        I once was your sweetheart, but now we are through
        You're loving another, making me blue
        You're driving me lonesome, I'm driving to you

You're driving me lonesome, I'm driving to you

        I want an English rose growing in my garden
        Just to watch her bloom could melt the heart that's hardened
        Don't want ties to bind her down
        I'd be happy just to watch her beauty abound
        I want an English rose growing in my garden

There's a wild rose growing on foreign soil
And in the garden of love for her I'd toil
I'd shelter her from the wind and the rain
Just for the chance to smell her perfume again

        I want an English rose growing in my garden
        Just to watch her bloom could melt the heart that's hardened
        Don't want ties to bind her down
        I'd be happy just to watch her beauty abound
        I want an English rose growing in my garden

From her stem to her petals she's perfection indeed
Makes all the other flowers look like weeds
I wouldn't want to pick her, her beauty would die
I just want to be around her, and that is why
That is why

        I want an English rose growing in my garden
        Just to watch her bloom could melt the heart that's hardened
        Don't want ties to bind her down
        I'd be happy just to watch her beauty abound
        I want an English rose growing in my garden

Oh, I want an English rose growing in my garden

Time keeps pushing me down the line
Gotta play some music to some friends of mine
Don't have to put it on or make a scene with friends like Geraldine
She's got a country feel you can understand
She's like a freshwater spring to a thirsty land
You can always find the time for Geraldine

        Geraldine, Geraldine
        You're a smooth-talking woman, but you never say what you mean
        I'd love to take you with me, but you're right where you've always been
        So I know just where I'll find you, Geraldine

You can see her in the winter with her white dress on
There's ice on the windows, but the fire's warm
A cold wind blowing across my back, covering up my tracks
Seasons turn and she's looking fine
She's got a lot to do, but there's plenty of time
So take some and get close to Geraldine

        Geraldine, Geraldine
        You're a smooth-talking woman, but you never say what you mean
        I'd love to take you with me, but you're right where you've always been
        So I know just where I'll find you, Geraldine

She's gentle and strong, wild and tame
A man's town with a woman's name

        Geraldine, Geraldine
        You're a smooth-talking woman, but you never say what you mean
        I'd love to take you with me, but you're right where you've always been
        So I know just where I'll find you, Geraldine

I'd love to take you with me, but you're right where you've always been
So I know just where I'll find you, Geraldine

Sitting down here with you on my mind
Wondering if I ever should'a' left you behind
But I can't so I won't even try
Waiting for Friday when I'll come home
Get a kiss from you, get you alone
Make some love underneath the night sky

        Woh, here comes Friday
        Woh, we'll make it my day

Well, the people up here don't like me at all
Won't lend me change so I can give you a call
Just to hear your voice makes me all right
Now Thursday's here, I'm on the edge of my seat
I won't go to bed, 'cause I know I won't sleep
The hours drag on, I get uptight, but let me tell ya

        Woh, here comes Friday
        Gonna make some love, gonna get it right
        Gonna hug my girl 'cause she's all right
        Woh, look out, Friday

Woh, here comes Friday
Now Friday's here and I'm headed home
Thinking of you sitting there alone
But the weekend goes by, oh, so fast

And I'm back here again with you on my mind
Wondering if I ever should'a' left you behind
But I can't so I won't even try
Waiting for Friday when I'll come home
Get a kiss from you, get you alone
Make some love underneath the night sky

        Woh, here comes Friday
        Woh, we'll make it my day
        Gonna make some love, gonna get it right
        Gonna hug my girl 'cause she's all right
        Woh, look out, Friday

Woh, here comes Friday

Hotel room, won't you tell me of the tales within your walls
Won't you tell me of your rises and your falls
Hotel room, won't you tell me who has tread upon your floor
Won't you tell me who has darkened up your door
Tell me more, hotel room

Hotel room, is it true that your were once a stately sight?
Did your bedside lamp once glow a brilliant white?
Hotel room, now the paper on your walls is torn and grey
And your porcelain is stained and cracked away
Your curtains frayed, hotel room

There's a woman playing on my mind
One I had to leave behind
Let us revel in your cheap red wine
Tell me your secrets, I'll tell you mine, hotel room

Hotel room, am I not the only one you've ever had?
Does my leaving in the morning make you sad?
Hotel room, 'cause you know that with the sunrise I'll be gone
My work is done, I've got to move along
Please be strong, hotel room

There's a woman playing on my mind
One I have to leave behind
Let us revel in your cheap red wine
Tell me your secrets, I'll tell you mine, hotel room

Hotel room

I've had word you're leaving
I've had word you're gone
You're in a hurry to shake my memory
If that's what you want
I've learned my lesson, you got my blessing
If that's what you want

I've had word you were cheating
I've had word you'd strayed
Oh, keep your secrets for your pine box
If that's what you want
Time's a-healing, there's no hard feelings
If that's what you want

I've had word you're going home now
Going back where you're from
Well, Ruatoria could be good for ya
If that's what you
You can blame me, set my name free
If that's what you want

If that's what you want
If that's what you want
If that's what you want

I've been a bastard, I've been an angel
I've been the safe bet and I've been endangered
I've taken short cuts, I've come a long way
Been in the right place, but on the wrong day

        I'm... I'm still here
        I'm... I'm still here

I've been the straight man, I've been the fall guy
I made myself laugh, I made the girls cry
I was the first born, I'll be the last dead
Kicked in the backside and punched in the head

        I'm... I'm still here

I'm still here
Don't you know, I'm still here

I've been a lover, I've been a fighter
I played it loose and I got it tighter
I've been the bit part, I've played the main man
Bathed in the spotlight, danced in the rain, and
I've been a nightmare, I've been a wet dream
I spoke in whispers, now I'm starting to scream

        I'm... I'm still here
        I'm... I'm still here

I'm still here
Don't you know, I'm still here

I'm still here
I'm still here
I'm still here

Keeping your head above water
Not getting out when you oughta
Carrying the world on your shoulders
Making amends when your friends aren't the friends that they were before

Laying your cards on the table
Not getting out when you're able
Sink like a stone in the ocean
Living the life of a man and his wife just don't work no more

All I'm asking for is forgiveness
Am I asking for too much?
What if mercy's all I'm needing from you, girl?
And maybe just a little touch
Not to try again, as such
More a plea to stay in touch

Keeping your head above water
She gave back the ring that you bought her
Surfing a wave of emotion
Riding the tide now you're not by her side, and she's doing well

Oh, and you're keeping your head above water
Keeping your head above water
Keeping your head above water
Keeping your head, keeping your head above water

You had to turn around before you left me
You had to see if I was gonna cry
Well, darling, I sure hate to disappoint you
But you're not the only star up in the sky

        I'll get along without you here, babe
        It's nowhere near the hardest thing I'll do
        You're leaving me without a fear, babe
        You know that is the least you could do

You thought your final scene would leave me reeling
You thought I would break down in misery
Hey, I sure hate to rain on your parade, dear
But you're not the only fish down in the sea

        I'll get along without you here, babe
        It's nowhere near the hardest thing I'll do
        You're leaving me without a fear, babe
        You know that is the least you could do

You know that is the least you could do

If you ask why I'm driving trucks and not practising law
I'll say I gave it a go, but I found it was such a bore
And I could've become a doctor, man
But it was too much hard work for me to stand

        Some things never change
        Like father, like son

If you ask why I'm drinking here and not home with my kin
I'd rather be here romancing a bottle of gin
I'd rather be joking with my friends
Chatting up barmaids until the night ends

        Some things never change
        Like father, like son

Well, some things never change and they won't change now
And if they did I should would wonder how

If you ask why I spend my pay before it's in my hand
I'll say money's just paper and I couldn't give a damn
Well, the bills keep mounting up at home
Life'd be easier if I lived it alone

        Some things never change
        Like father, like son

Well, some things never change and they won't change now
And if they did I should would wonder how

If you ask why I spend my pay before it's in my hand
I'll say money's just paper and I couldn't give a damn
Well, the bills keep mounting up at home
Life'd be easier if I lived it alone

        Some things never change
        Like father, like son
        Some things never change
        Like father, like son
        Some things never change
        Like father, like son

When we met it was lust at first sight
We made love on our very first night
You know, I fell for you body and soul
Like a fire burning out of control

You got my brain crawling out of my head
And you knocked me right out of my bed
Now I can't drag myself off the floor
You hit me hard, but I'm wanting some more

        I'm a mixed-up, muddled-up confused man
        You're the daughter of the Devil himself
        It's gonna be rough, 'cause I can tell
        You and I are a match made in hell

Well, I thought I was over the moon
But today it's a different tune
You got me busted and bent out of shape
And I don't even want to escape

        I'm a mixed-up, muddled-up confused man
        You're the daughter of the Devil himself
        It's gonna be rough, 'cause I can tell
        You and I are a match made in hell

We're on the road to ruin like a runaway train
I don't know what I'm doing, but I'd do it again

        I'm a mixed-up, muddled-up confused man
        You're the daughter of the Devil himself
        It's gonna be rough, 'cause I can tell
        You and I are a match made in hell

        I'm a mixed-up, muddled-up confused man
        You're the daughter of the Devil himself
        It's gonna be rough, 'cause I can tell
        You and I are a match made in hell

I'm not crying over you, it's just something in my eye
And I'm not even missing you since the day you said goodbye
I'm not the one sending you flowers with cards that are not signed
And you ain't even occupying my mind

Well, I'm not thinking of you every hour of every passing day
And I'm not dialling your number but hanging up before I say
"I don't love you, never have, and I never ever will"
And that ain't your picture sitting on my window sill

        Though I'm a chronic liar, but I never lie
        Except when I tell you that I'm doing great
        My life's back on the lines
        And I don't miss you or all the fun we had
        And my tears ain't falling, my heart ain't broken in half

Well, I'm not lying awake at night, too afraid to go to sleep
'Cause I'm not dreaming those dreams of when our love flowed deep
And I'm not keeping the card that pledged your love for me
And I'm not crying so much that I can't see

        I'm a chronic liar, but I never lie
        Except when I tell you that I'm doing great
        My life's back on the lines
        And I don't miss you or all the times we had
        And my tears ain't falling, my heart ain't broken in half

        If I'm a chronic liar, well, then so are you
        Like when you told me that you needed me
        And that you loved me too
        And I don't miss you or all the love we had
        And my tears ain't falling, my heart ain't broken in half

I said my tears ain't falling, my heart ain't broken in half

Five weeks don't seem too long, you can say it in one breath
But it's an eternity from the one that you love best
Time can take a toll on you and fill your head with doubts
I've spent the last long while trying to figure this all out

        While my plane was touching down
        She was waiting for me in the lounge
        But I just can't lose this frown
        While my plane was touching down

Make your way through customs, "Have you something to declare?"
Only that I love the girl that I left waiting here
And if she don't feel the same I 'd wish that I were dead
I keep coming back to what was going through my head

        While my plane was touching down
        She was waiting for me in the lounge
        But I just can't lose this frown
        While my plane was touching down

I'm getting butterflies the closer that I get
She looks as lovely as the day when we first met
She throws her arms around me, whispers in my ear
And I'm pleased to say that all those doubts just disappeared

        While my plane was touching down
        She was waiting for me in the lounge
        Flying into my home town
        And my plane was touching down

        While my plane was touching down
        She was waiting for me in the lounge
        Flying into my home town
        And my plane was touching down

Flying into my home town
And my plane was touching down

        My heart's got a no-replacement plan, I hope you understand
        I hate to let you down and watch you go
        Wholesale redundancies, can't you see what they've done to me?
        My arms want to expand, but my heart's got a no-replacement plan

My eyes keep looking around
My ears are glued to the ground
My fingers count up the cost
Of every sure thing I've lost

        My heart's got a no-replacement plan, I hope you understand
        I hate to let you down and watch you go
        Wholesale redundancies, can't you see what they've done to me?
        My arms want to expand, but my heart's got a no-replacement plan

My heart is clearly the boss
And it just can't handle the loss
So don't you even apply
Just tell your feet walk on by

        'Cause my heart's got a no-replacement plan, I hope you understand
        I hate to let you down and watch you go
        Wholesale redundancies, can't you see what they've done to me?
        My arms want to expand, but my heart's got a no-replacement plan

My arms want to expand, but my heart's got a no-replacement plan

This used to be the place, but now it's just a place
I come to when I'm feeling down
Away from the misery of my recent history
When we were the talk of the town
I throw darts and shoot pool or sit on my bar stool
And stare at the booze on the shelves

        This used to be the place, but now it's just a place
        That's sadder than anyplace else

She used to be my girl, but not any more, girl
She's living with somebody new
When they ask how I'm coping, I say, "Yes, I'm hoping"
But inside I'm breaking in two
So it's back to the old place that used to be our place
As I watch you walk in the room

        I give you a grin, but you're dancing with him
        And I pretend I don't smell your perfume

This used to be the place, but now it's just a place
I come to when I'm feeling down
Away from the misery of my recent history
When we were the talk of the town
I throw darts and shoot pool or sit on my bar stool
And stare at the booze on the shelves

        This used to be the place, but now it's just a place
        That's sadder than anyplace else

        This used to be the place, but now it's just a place
        That's sadder than anyplace else

        Praying for rain to fall from the sky
        Praying for rain to cover the dry
        Parched earth to which he'd given his blood
        Praying to see the hills turn green and the rivers flood

Old man Buck had a Hawke's Bay farm not far from Bay View town
In the family for eighty-odd years, handed down
From father to father, to eldest son to make a living on the land
But it had never been like this before, on his knees in the bottom-land

        Praying for rain to fall from the sky
        Praying for rain to cover the dry
        Parched earth to which he'd given his blood
        Praying to see the hills turn green and the rivers flood

The weatherman had a fancy word, Buck just called it drought
And the government sent a minister's aide to take a look around
The bills kept coming, the money didn't, the stock still had no feed
And in the house that his grandad built, Buck was on his knees

        Praying for rain to fall from the sky
        Praying for rain to cover the dry
        Parched earth to which he'd given his blood
        Praying to see the hills turn green and the rivers flood

Well, Buck had a meeting with the bank man
But that day the old man wasn't around
They found him hanging from the woolshed
And that night the heavens soaked the ground

        Praying for rain to fall from the sky
        Praying for rain to cover the dry
        Parched earth to which he'd given his blood
        Praying to see the hills turn green and the rivers flood

Praying for rain to fall from the sky

I didn't say goodbye although I wanted to
I never said I loved you, but I did
And even if you knew how I still think of you
That would not justify the things I did

        Oh, Rachel, I was such a fool
        I stood and watched you go
        Oh, Rachel, I was such a fool
        But how was I to know?

A farm boy and a waitress, some romantic tale
I met you when I was still quite naive
Your beauty and your laughter knew no parallel
You stole away my heart just like a thief

        Oh, Rachel, I was such a fool
        I stood and watched you go
        Oh, Rachel, I was such a fool
        But how was I to know?

Should not involve your head in matters of the heart
Don't let your mind be betrayed by a kiss
You cannot venture further when your soul's opposed
But you're frightened of the thrills that you might miss

        Oh, Rachel, I was such a fool
        I stood and watched you go
        Oh, Rachel, I was such a fool
        But how was I to know?

Well, if I could do it over
I'd do it differently
If we could talk it over
You would still be with me

        Oh, Rachel, I was such a fool
        I stood and watched you go
        Oh, Rachel, I was such a fool
        But how was I to know?

        Oh, Rachel, I was such a fool
        Oh, Rachel, I was such a fool
        Oh, Rachel, I was such a fool
        But how was I to know?

Radio radio, play me a song that I know
Been driving all night and I still got a long way to go
My heater is broke and I'm down to my last cigarette
But I still got the radio, it ain't given up on me yet

If I can make it to the end of the line
Everything is gonna be fine

        Radio radio
        Radio radio

Making good time 'cause there's nobody else on the road
The moon is shining bright and I still got a long way to go

If I can just keep up this pace
In the morning I will see her face

        Radio radio
        Radio radio

You lit this fire inside me
It's your love that fuels the flames
You will be beside me
When I get home again

        Radio radio
        Radio radio

Play me some country, play me some old rock and roll
A little bit of rhythm and blues, and some sweet-sounding soul
Motown, 'Downtown', Motor City, New Orleans
The Warratahs, 'How Bizarre', 'Counting The Beat', and The Clean

My baby's at the end of the line
You know what I got on my mind

        Radio radio
        Radio radio

        Radio radio
        Radio radio

If I thought I'd get played on the radio, I'd take more care with this song
If I thought I could stop you from leaving then, baby, you wouldn't be gone
If the thought of goodbye didn't hurt me, I'd be asleep in my bed
But the DJ keeps playing old love songs, and I can't get you out of my head

        Radio songs, radio songs
        All they do is remind me, baby, you're gone
        Radio songs

As I lay in the dark I heard Willie singing 'Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain'
And I heard Arlo Guthrie sing something about sleeping in shackles and chains
You slipped from my mind for a minute and I thought I might drift off to sleep
But that was before I heard Haggard moaning out "The Dream"

        Radio songs, radio songs
        All they do is remind me, baby, you're gone
        Radio songs

        Radio songs
        All they do is remind me, baby, you're gone
        Radio songs

Radio songs
Radio songs

Every scratch on this guitar tells a story
Every line on my face is a sign
There're miles for the dirt on my cowboy boots
And I'm hanging on for closing time

Singing my songs and keeping it country
But there ain't a cowboy hat in sight
There ain't no blue moon over Kentucky
'Cause I'm somewhere in New Zealand tonight

        So, let the St Joseph's Maori girls keep singing
        There ain't no silver lining for the land of the long white cloud
        The kiwi can't fly, but I'm doing something right
        I'm somewhere in New Zealand tonight
        I'm somewhere in New Zealand tonight

Smoke stings my eyes and it taints my clothes
And her memory taints my mind
While I'm playing for you in this late-night bar
She's somewhere in New Zealand tonight
Ah, she's somewhere in New Zealand tonight

        So, let the St Joseph's Maori girls keep singing
        There ain't no silver lining for the land of the long white cloud
        The kiwi can't fly, but I'm doing something right
        I'm somewhere in New Zealand tonight
        I'm somewhere in New Zealand tonight
        I'm somewhere in New Zealand tonight

I'm cold and I'm tired, I've never been this down before
I'm cold and I'm tired, I've never been this down before
Well, it's almost 3.30 in the morning and I'm knocking on your door

It's not that I'm begging, I was just thinking of you
It's not that I'm begging, I was just thinking of you
I feel bad that I woke you, and I'm sorry if I woke him too

I need somebody to hold me like you used to do
I need somebody to hold me like you used to do
There's no obligations, I just want to talk to you

Unlatch the flyscreen, let me slip on inside
Unlatch the flyscreen, let me slip on inside
We'll talk in whispers, he won't hear me swallow my pride

Well, I'm cold and I'm tired, I've never been this down before
I'm cold and I'm tired, I have never been this down before
Well, it's almost 3.30 in the morning and I'm knocking on your door

I hear you've found another John
It didn't take you very long
But then the boys never did call you slow
Does he know it's just a game;
He's waitin' round for the rules to change?

        And where are you tonight
        Where are you tonight
        Where are you tonight, Sweet Suzanne?

Your sister told me all the news
I just refused to see the clues
Think you'd try to keep the facts well hid
But I couldn't think of a nicer way
To find out I'd been thrown away

        And where are you tonight
        Where are you tonight
        Where are you tonight, Sweet Suzanne?

Funny how it seems to work
Winding up looking like a jerk
'Cause you're the final one to hear the truth
They say I'm better off this way
It would'a' come some other day
Just take a look at you now for proof
Take a good look

I heard your new romance did end
You're back out in the bars again
You never were a one to go alone
I hope you net your elusive goal
May God save your sorry soul

        And where are you tonight
        Where are you tonight
        Where are you tonight, Sweet Suzanne?

        Where are you tonight
        Where are you tonight
        Where are you tonight, Sweet Suzanne?

        They're tearing my old heart down
        Taking the broken pieces she left lying round
        Now my love's got no place to dwell
        My dreams are packed and gone
        Now they're tearing my old heart down

This was the only heart I'd ever loved in
She was the one that made this heart a home
Inside it's still the same old place, the only difference is she's gone
And I've tried, but I can't bring myself to just sell to anyone

        So they're tearing my old heart down
        Taking the broken pieces she left lying round
        Now my love's got no place to dwell
        My dreams are packed and gone
        Now they're tearing my old heart down

Just last week I was told they were foreclosing
I can't keep up these payments on my own
And I'm thinking as that wrecking ball brings me to my knees
What kind of fool lets a happy heart wind up in times like these?

        Now they're tearing my old heart down
        Taking the broken pieces she left lying round
        Now my love's got no place to dwell
        My dreams are packed and gone
        Now they're tearing my old heart down

Now my love's got no place to dwell
My dreams are packed and gone
Now they're tearing my old heart down

Don't turn the TV on, just leave that music playing low
No need to hurry none, just keep on moving real slow
Come over next to me and set my inhibitions free

Don't turn the TV on, just tear that phone out of the wall
Don't let 'em know we're home, we don't want nobody round at all
Come on, lay down by my side, now we've got nothing left to hide

Well, turn out the lights, let's get it right
Hold on to me with all of your might
I know we're being bad, but it's feeling so good
When you do the things to me that you told me you would!

Don't light that cigarette, there's still some stuff that we can do
Forget the TV set, there's time for that when we get through
Come on, give me one more kiss, there ain't no TV show like this

Come on, give me one more kiss, there ain't no TV show like this

Well, turn out the lights, let's get it right
Hold on to me with all of your might
I know we're being bad, but it's feeling so good
When you do the things to me that you told me you would!

Well, he may have a fancy title
A name-plate on his desk
He spends the week at a business course
With a badge pinned on his chest

He's got the latest model company car
And a dark blue tie to match
But, lady, please don't count your chicks
Before they've even hatched

        'Cause he still gets drunk with the boys
        Makes a lot of noise
        Bold as brass, scratches his arse
        Swears with the Joes he employs
        With a right foot heavy as lead
        Won't leave the road till he's dead
        A punch from the south, a big ugly mouth
        He's a truck driver in his head

Lunch with his new client
On the company account
Wine and, "Please, another course"
No limit on amount

        'Cause he still gets drunk with the boys
        Makes a lot of noise
        Bold as brass, scratches his arse
        Swears with the Joes he employs
        With a right foot heavy as lead
        Won't leave the road till he's dead
        A punch from the south, a big ugly mouth
        He's a truck driver in his head

Well, he once had a wife I am told
But now he don't mention her name
She meant more than he ever knew
Until she went away

        But he still gets drunk with the boys
        Makes a lot of noise, oh yeah
        Bold as brass, scratches his arse
        Swears with the Joes he employs
        With a right foot heavy as lead
        Denies every word he's said
        A punch from the south, a big ugly mouth
        He's a truck driver in his head

Don't try to brand him, no one understands him
But the truck driver in his head

Well, I've had enough of armed robbery
Shooting people ain't my style
And I've gotten sick of high-class snobbery
I'm headed up country for a while

There's no good news in my mailbox
Just death, destruction and decay
You think you're right and there's another knock
Another cold and windy day

        Well, I'm headed up country for a while
        Where it's easier to smile
        Where I can walk a country mile
        And I'm headed up country for a while

I work all day to bring some money home
To try to keep my family fed
But prices rise and my wages don't
I'm either dying or I'm dead

        Well, I'm headed up country for a while
        Where it's easier to smile
        Where I can walk a country mile
        And I'm headed up country for a while

You can't walk the streets after eight o'clock
Without someone beating on your head
Your body can heal, but your mind cannot
So stay indoors all night instead

        Well, I'm headed up country for a while
        Where it's easier to smile
        Where I can walk a country mile
        And I'm headed up country for a while

Where I can walk a country mile
I'm headed up country for a while
I'm headed up country for a while
I'm headed up country for a while

Sunday morning, half past three
I'm sitting wondering what you're doing without me
The leaves of autumn scattered round my door
Winter's on its way

There's a cold wind howling through the trees
Snow on the mountains, feel your goodbye on the breeze
The lake is frozen, the moon is blue
All the stars are asking what went wrong with me and you

Now, it only seems like yesterday
Summer sun upon your face
When the night-time came I would lay me down
In your warm embrace

Now, it only seems like yesterday
Summer sun upon your face
When the night-time came I would lay me down
In your warm embrace

Now the house is silent, the phone never rings
There's dust collecting on all your favourite things
Miss you, baby, everything you do
Trying to figure out what went wrong with me and you

Still trying to figure out what went wrong with me and you

        You've gotta take love when it comes for you and take it with both hands
        It waits around for no one, you won't get no second chance
        You can't say you've learned your lesson, this might be the real thing
        You've gotta take love when it comes for you, it may never come again

You claim your last love left you with a broken heart
Suspicions and the jealousies ripped your soul apart
You vowed you'd never put yourself through the pain again
Well, I'm here to tell you, honey, you gotta try and try again

        You've gotta take love when it comes for you and take it with both hands
        It waits around for no one, you won't get no second chance
        You can't say you've learned your lesson, this might be the real thing
        You've gotta take love when it comes for you, it may never come again

Your nights of waiting by the phone are in your bygone days
And you say you've tried to make love stay a hundred different ways
You cry, "Enough's enough," but I might be your perfect match
You'll never know until you try, and that's the only catch

        You've gotta take love when it comes for you and take it with both hands
        It waits around for no one, you won't get no second chance
        You can't say you've learned your lesson, this might be the real thing
        You've gotta take love when it comes for you, it may never come again

You've gotta take love when it comes for you, it may never come again