COUNTRY SONGS. REAL LIFE.

I came in late The place was about to cut loose She was already countin' time And callin' every move Hair in a twist Her boots clean white She only took one step And stole the room that night The whole crowd turns When she spins that way Makes my heartbeat go wild Then makes it vanish again I tried to stay cool But I can’t play it straight No matter how she moves My heart just won’t behave She's a real flatliner Every ticker stops when she hits the floor She's a real flatliner Never held my breath this long before (Real flatliner) (Real flatliner) Her boots draw lines On my offbeat kicks And I keep losing count On her "four, five, six" She teased the boys All tryin' too hard But when she looked my way She caught me off guard The whole crowd turned When she spun that way She made my heartbeat go wild Then made it vanish again I tried to stay cool But I couldn’t play it straight No matter how she moved My heart just won’t behave She's a real flatliner Every ticker stops when she hits the floor She's a real flatliner Never held my breath this long before (Real flatliner) (Real flatliner) I was just passin' through With a drink in my hand Then she pulled me in With a simple two-step command If love's a leap I'm already gone She put a spell on my feet Nothin’ more could be done She's a real flatliner Every ticker stops when she hits the floor She's a real flatliner Never held my breath this long before (Real flatliner) (Real flatliner)

I used to work two jobs Made sure my family had enough to eat Now grocery stores fill their own plate And leave the crumbs at my feet Could always handle my own problems Never needed anybody’s hand But the world’s gettin' wilder And I'm not sure where I stand Never been a religious man Don't know if anything's up there But if something's listenin', somewhere Please rid me of selfish power-hungry men And just make my life great again Used to jump in my old pickup Never had to check with the bank Now I need to get a mortgage Just to fill up my tank Could always handle my own problems Never needed anybody’s hand But the world’s gettin' crazier And it's harder to understand Never been a religious man Don't know if anything's up there But if something's listenin', somewhere Please rid me of selfish power-hungry men And just make my life great again Don't need you to make me rich Don't need to see your name on a monolith Don't need you to hand me the fucking planet Just give me peace and let me breathe on it Used to pack a bag and travel See some places I'd never seen Now I check who's bombin' who Before I know if I can leave Can I really handle all those problems? Maybe I need somebody's hand Can the world keep gettin' darker? Just hope there's some light at the end Never been a religious man Don't know if anything's up there But if something's listenin', somewhere Please rid me of selfish power-hungry men And just make my life great again Never been a religious man I wish there was something up there And if something's listenin', somewhere Please rid me of selfish power-hungry men And just make my life great again And just make my life great again And just make my life great again

Doc said, "Son, what's your health plan?" I said, "Ain't sure I need a plan." Grandpa lived to be ninety-four And he died with a grin on his crooked jaw He never cared for healthy stuff Slept in dirt and woke up tough Said, "Keep on workin' till you're dead" "And don't let worry in your head" I asked him once, straight up "What's the trick to livin' long?" He winked and raised his glass Said, "Boy, it ain't a mystery" Lots of beer, lots of whiskey Keep it simple, take it easy Lots of beer, lots of whiskey That's what kept the old man happy Lots of beer, lots of whiskey Not sure if that's the recipe Lots of beer, lots of whiskey But his laugh remains with me My old neighbor coughed up dust Pretended to outrun me to the truck He'd stretch the truth, he'd spin a tale But I never saw him lookin' frail His woman said, "That man won't quit" "He looks rusted, but that's just grit" He'd toast the moon, he'd toast the rain Then dance off every ache and pain I asked him once, straight up "What's the trick to livin' long?" He winked and raised his glass Said, "Boy, it ain't a mystery" Lots of beer, lots of whiskey Keep it simple, take it easy Lots of beer, lots of whiskey That's what kept this old man happy Lots of beer, lots of whiskey I don't know if that's the recipe Lots of beer, lots of whiskey But his laugh remains with me I don't think it's rocket science Still can't tell what made them last They were good at makin' stories But they showed up every time So I'll pour one for the long roads Just in case I'm gettin' old If the world gets mean and twisty I'll hear them laughin' back at me Lots of beer, lots of whiskey Keep it simple, take it easy Lots of beer, lots of whiskey That's what kept those old men happy Lots of beer, lots of whiskey Not sure if that's the recipe Lots of beer, lots of whiskey But their laughs remain with me Lots of beer Lots of whiskey Keep it simple, take it easy Let their laughs remain with me

You don't wear a showy face Don’t need to fill all the space You hold my hand, you keep your word That’s all I need to fill my world Don’t need to wait to get a hug Don’t need to freak when things get rough Ain't a lot of flash to see ‘Cause you keep it real with me And that says more Than a diamond ever could Never cared about this before But it makes me feel good I love the way you love me I love the way you show it Steady hands, open heart Never once let me down I love the way you love me I love the way you care You’re my daily risin’ sun You're the only one You don't talk big to prove a point You show up quiet, like you always do If my world gets knocked out of line You help me put it back in view You feel it when I'm scared inside Never try to brush it aside No big speeches, no grand parade Just some peace in everything you say And that shows more Than a diamond ever could Never cared about this before But it makes me feel good I love the way you love me I love the way you show it Steady hands, open heart Never once let me down I love the way you love me I love the way you care You’re my daily risin’ sun You're the only one If all around me went wild I'd still find shelter in your arms Even when the storm clouds roll You wouldn’t bend, you’d hold I love the way you love me I love the way you show it Steady hands, open heart Never once let me down I love the way you love me I love the way you care You’re my daily risin’ sun You'll always be the only one

I used to point an angry finger at the tearin’ wind Sayin’ life ain’t fair, but there’s no way out Blamed the rain for the rust, cursed the drought for the dust But truth is, I was the storm I talked about Kept runnin’ from the shadows of my past Every wrong turn I swore was my last You can’t earn back your pride with a bottle or a prayer Till you own the mess, it’ll still be there ’Cause every bridge I burned, every road I crossed Every broken heart, every moment I lost Ain’t nobody else I can blame this time The face in the mirror is me I can’t fix my soul till I face the truth The lesson’s hard but I’m long overdue No judge, no jury, just honesty The face in the mirror is me Now I wake up, pour my coffee, take a breath Try to be a better man than I’ve been yet Ain’t redemption some long, hard ride? But if you want to heal, there ain’t no place to hide Some parts of me I had to leave behind Had to change the way I feel inside You can’t get back your life with a bottle or a prayer Till you own the mess, it’ll still be there ’Cause every bridge I burned, every road I crossed Every broken heart, every moment I lost Ain’t nobody else I can blame this time The face in the mirror is me I can’t fix my soul till I face the truth The lesson’s hard but I’m long overdue No judge, no jury, just honesty The face in the mirror is me You can hide from the world, but not from your eyes They know every lie, every alibi And if grace is real, it don’t come for free It starts when you make yourself worthy ’Cause every bridge I burned, every road I crossed Every broken heart, every moment I lost Ain’t nobody else I can blame this time The face in the mirror is me Yeah, I ain’t lookin’ for a way to run I’m just learnin’ to stand, not blame someone Ain’t no truth more plain to see The face in the mirror is me ’Cause every bridge I burned, every road I crossed Every broken heart, every moment I lost Ain’t nobody else I can blame this time The face in the mirror is me Yeah, I ain’t lookin’ for a way to run I’m just learnin’ to stand, not blame someone Ain’t no truth more plain to see The face in the mirror is me