Rossington-Collins Chords and Lyrics
- Don't Stop Me Now Lyrics
- Fancy Ideas Lyrics
- Get Away Lyrics
- Gonna Miss It When Its Gone Lyrics
- Gotta Get It Straight Lyrics
- I'm Free Today Lyrics
- Means Nothin' To You Lyrics
- Misery Loves Company Lyrics
- Next Phone Call Lyrics
- One Good Man Lyrics
- Opportunity Lyrics
- Pine Box Lyrics
- Prime Time Lyrics
- Seems Like Every Day Lyrics
- Sometimes You Can Put It Out Lyrics
- Tashauna Lyrics
- Three Times As Bad Lyrics
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Don't Stop Me Now
Goodbye L.A. -- I'm on my way over to the other side
Still too many miles to ride and too, too little time
So don't stop me, don't stop me now
Oh no, no, don't you stop me, 'cause I'm going home
Been so long since I've seen my baby, since I've held him tight
So if you're out on this highway you'd better look out for me tonight
Well, I flew through Arizona, then I crossed the west Texas line
You know it took me one full day and night just to get to the other side, yeah
So don't stop me, don't stop me now
Oh no, no, no, don't you stop me, don't even slow me down
Oh no, no, no, don't stop me, don't stop me now
Oh please don't, don't you stop me, 'cause I'm going home
On through Louisiana, then Mississippi too
Oh Lord you know it feels so good when I get near that ol' bayou
So its goodbye Alabama, hello to that Sunshine Line
Well, I'm almost home to you baby, and then I know I'm gonna feel just fine
So don't stop me, don't stop me now
Oh no, no, no, don't you stop me, don't even slow me down
Oh no, no, no, don't stop me, don't stop me now
Oh please don't, don't you stop me, 'cause I'm going home
Aw that's alright, I'm goin' home
My baby's waitin'
No, no, no don't you stop me now
Don't you stop me, don't you stop me now
No don't stop me, don't you stop me now
Please don't, oh no don't you, don't you stop me 'cause I'm goin' home
That you can't make me no one but myself
Your fancy ideas -- lies in disguise
Don't lay your troubles on me
It don't pay to be no fool when you're too blind see that
I can't live your life for you, and you can't live your life for me
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Fancy Ideas
I don't want your putting words in my mouth
That is to say, don't tell me what to do
You might be a better man, you might have a better plan
Well, I ain'y no fightin' man, but I ain't afraid of you
Yes its true that I am crazy, as if you didn't know
I bet I am crazier than you, as if it didn't show
At the age of three papa said to me
Son, you'll be a gambling man
And with a smile on my poker face I said I already am
Those fancy ideas are just lies in disguise
Don't try to blame your troubles on me
'Cause I ain't nobody's fool, and I'm just blind enough to see
I can't live your life for you, and you can't live your life for me
You don't seem to hear me when I sing the blues
I an't trust you with the truth
Don't sing your blues to me
I ain't no preacher man, just an honest fool
I've been feedin' your fire, now its just hot enough to burn you
So take your fancy ideas and keep them to yourself
I know right from wrong
You can't teach me nothin else
Those fancy ideas are just lies in disguise
You're feedin' a fire that was meant to burn you
'Cause I ain't nobody's fool, and I'm just blind enough to see
That you can't make me no one but myself
Your fancy ideas -- lies in disguise
Don't lay your troubles on me
It don't pay to be no fool when you're too blind see that
I can't live your life for you, and you can't live your life for me
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Get Away
There are winners, there are losers
Now I'm wonderin' which one am I
There are leaders, there are followers
Am I a leader, would you follow me
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Spend all my time tryin' to find
Answers to questions that are haunting me
And like all men who are trying to see
I'm still fighting, fighting to be free
I've known lovers, I've known loners
I got to know before I die Lord, which one am I
There are rich men, there are poor men
I've been both, I tell ya both times I've cried
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There are winners, there are losers
Just now I'm wonderin' which one am I
There are leaders, there are followers
Am I a leader, would you follow me
There are bad men, there are good men
But all men are tryin' to be free
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Gonna Miss It When Its Gone
When I was five and mama took me to school
I felt like she was trying to steal the freedom of my sunny days
Oooh, I felt like I was dyin'
But at 18 when it was time to leave
The world seemed so uncertain
I realized just how good the times had been
I saw the tables turnin', yes I did
Well, the grass is always greener on the other side of the road
You may not like the way things are going
But you may miss them when they're gone
I was so young when love first came to me
Oooh, I gave my heart away so easily
But just as quickly as love came, it was gone
I thought that I was wounded permanently
But wonder of wonders, somehow I survived
And my true love found me
I looked back on the days when I had cried
I knew that I had cried needlessly
Time waits for no one, its too precious to be wastin'
Once its gone you can't relive it
You gotta make the most of every day
It may be gone before you know it
The grass is always greener on the other side of the road
You may not like the way things are going
But you may miss them when they're gone
Oh don't you know, the grass is always greener on the other side of
the road
And you may not like the way things are going
But you may miss them when they're gone
Aw, think about it...
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Gotta Get It Straight
I gotta get it straight, before its gets to late
I done made up my mind, I been wastin' precious time
But one thing I know
I gotta get it straight, before it gets too late
Try to blame your lies on me
And if it comes together, I guess its up to me
Can't wait for somebody else to get it straight for me
One thing I do know
Its all up to me, to change what needs to be
I been down before
But I'm back on my feets again!
Now the longer I live, the more that I believe
The more that I give, the more that I receive
Now one thing I'll tell you
You got to give, you gotta give to get what you need
And I believe in dreamin, no harm can come to you
The worst thing that could happen, is that it won't come true
But one thing that I have seen
That's a dream come true, at least a time or two
I been down before
But I'm back on my feets again!
If there's a point to the story, I guess its simply this
You only get a few chances, you can't afford to miss, no
One thing I'll tell you
You get that chance to hit, you can't afford to miss, no no
You better get it straight, before it gets too late
You better make up your mind, you been wastin' precious time
One thing I do know
You gotta get it straight, before it gets too late
I been down before
But I'm back on my feets again!
How 'bout you?
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I'm Free Today
Well, I've been foolin' around in a stranger's town
Hopin' that no one will notice this price on my head
I'm runnin' from the law, I got a debt to pay
So don't come knockin' on my door today
Well, you can take my word, somebody's framin' me
Could have happened to you just as easily
They caught me with a gun, and I don't even own one
Now I'm a wanted man, mam's guilty son
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Baby wait for the phone to rin
It might be me calling
Just to tell you how much I miss you baby blue
Don't worry about me, I'm free today
Now I'm a travelling man, I guess the choice was mine
'Cause I'm the one who ran, I left it all behind
I live a lonely life, but I'm an innocent man
Stubborn fool that I am, I ain't the killin' kind
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Free today, yeah
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Means Nothin' To You
Well, I ain't got nowhere to go, I got nothin to do
I got nothin' to say and I got no one to say it to
I got nothin' to hide, I ain't afraid of being hurt
But that means nothin' to you
I been strung out for days, in more ways than one
And I can't say that it pays, but on my good days I have fun
Aw sometimes its hard to be what I believe in me
But that means nothin' to you
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Why don't you take my place, see how it feels
Let the road age your face while you spin your wheels
And when your life passes you by, like a song with no tune
Brother than you tell me it still means nothin' to you
Now don't you stay so damn high, 'cause I might need your advice
If I knew all the answers, then I might as well die
I don't care for you if you don't care for me
So what do we mean to you? Aw tell me
Well now I've told you my story and I hope you have heard
That what means nothin' to you might mean everything to me
You can always find a cure, if you just make sure
What means nothin' to you
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Misery Loves Company
Seems that I've been cheated, I know I've been deceived
By a man I called my lover and a lady I called friend
mmmm -- and now I'm feelin' down right lonely boy
I sure could use a friend
Misery loves company, I'm in misery tonight
Misery loves company, I need a friend tonight
Well its true I don't know you well
And I know I should not intrude
But you're looking more than sad yourself
Or could it be your heart is breaking
They say misery loves company, I'm in misery tonight
Misery loves company, I need your hand tonight
Oh reach out and help me boy
Well its true I don't know you well
And I know I should not intrude
But you're looking more than sad yourself
Or could it be your heart is breaking
They say misery loves company, I'm in misery tonight
Misery loves company,would you stay the night
Would you stay with me
Oh would you stay with me boy
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Next Phone Call
I got woke up this morning with a late night call
My telephone was ringin' clean off the wall
And on the other end a good friend says to me
Oooh, my daddy' gone, brother won't you help me please
I felt so bad, to hear him so sad... the next phone call
Now a weeks gone by and its three a.m.
Oooh, that damn telephone is ringin once again
I've been told to call a stranger says to me
Seems your best friend just wrapped his car around a tree
Oh Lord what a mystery... the next phone call
What's it gonna be... the next phone call
Well it might be your brother
Oh well, it might be me... the next phone call... yeah
Now its ringin' again, I'm half afraid to pick it up
But its my baby's voice and oooh it cheers me up
But my earas are deceiving, what's this he's sayin
I packed my bags today, tomorrow I'll be leavin'
Now I'm so tired of bad news, I wanna tear out the phone
But I ain't the kind to let it run me from my home
And good news or bad, I'll find out in the end
It just might be an old friend askin' how I been
Oh Lord what a mystery... the next phone call
What's it gonna be... the next phone call
Well it might be you brother
Oh it might be you, or might just be me
Will it be good news, will it be bad
Will it make me happy, or will it make me sad... the next phone call
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One Good Man
Do you remember the city of Sodom
There was wickedness throughout the land
Well the Lord said, 'Lot, hey brother we got trouble
Go to your city and find me one good man'
Aw can you find me one good man
All I need is one good man
Well we know what happened when Lot returned alone
He said, 'I'm sorry Lord but I could not find one'
Well the Lord said 'You ain't worthy of salvation, no!'
And he raised his mighty hand
And he destroyed them all
'Cause he could not find one good man
Not in all the land, there wasn't one good man
Aw can you find me one good man
All I need is one good man
I have seen children go hungry for the lack of their daddy's smile
I've seen those children grow up bitter
'Cause they never had the love of one good man
And I have seen women lose all their pride
Trying to please one selfish man
I have seen women lose their very soul
Searchin', searchin' for one good man
Aw can you find me one good man
All I need is one good man
Aw can you find me one good man
All it takes is one good man
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Opportunity
There've been times when I have stumbled over my mistakes
There've been times when I have fallen flat on my face
But you tell me there's never been a day like that for you
Then I'll stop and listen to what you think I should do
Now I can take this pressure that you think you're handin' down
So take off the robe and put the gavel down
'Cause nothin' changes in this life but everything my friend
Don't come cryin' 'bout today because of what had been
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Opportunity is for the taking
Look inside yourself, you'll see
Then go clean up your own backyard
Leave my yard to me
Now if the cup had really not been meant to pass to me
Surely I would not presume to drink
Ah, but there they are and they're reachin' out for me
What else would you have to think
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There've been times when I have stumbled over my mistakes
There've been times when I have fallen flat on my face
But you tell me there's never been a day like that for you
Then I'll stop and listen to what you think I should do
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Pine Box
Don't give me no cold pine box
Don't dig me a hole
'Cause when I feel my saviour talk
It strengthens my soul
My heart is a pumpin' fast
Hot tears stream down my cheeks
Thru water and thru the blood
The old man is in the creek
Your treasure is where your heart is
Your roots are at the stump
Does your blood flow or did you know
You have to prime your pump
Don't give me no cold pine box
Don't dig me a hole
'Cause when I feel my saviour talk
It strengthens my soul
The pain of death is loose from me
Death has no toe-hold
A pine box can't hold me down
My ground can't get cold
Don't give me no cold pine box
Don't dig me a hole
'Cause when I feel my saviour talk
It strengthens my soul
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Prime Time
Well its prime time
You got to shake off those work day blues
Said its prime time
You better put on your dancin' shoes
'Cause they're alive and well and ready
Are you ready for the big, big boys
We're alive and well and ready
Are you ready for the real McCoy
I said are you ready
Well its gonna be a good time
How I love when the sun goes down
And its the best time -- oh yes it is
Hey I got the best news around
Said they're alive and well and ready
Are you ready for the big, big boys
We're alive and well and ready
Are you ready for the real McCoy
Oh I'm talkin' about the big boys
Are you ready for the real McCoy, oh yes
Its been a long, long time
But we still know the games you're playin'
And now its prime time yeah
Hey, hey I think you know what I'm sayin'
Said we're alive and well and ready
Are you ready for the big, big boys
We're alive and well and ready
Are you ready for the real McCoy
Oh I'm talkin' about the big boys
Well I'm here to tell you
They are alive and well
And I believe we are ready
Are you ready for the real McCoy
Are you ready for the big boys
Are you ready, yeah
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Seems Like Every Day
Well, you know it seems like every day keeps gettin' just a little
bit shorter
Even tryin' to get outta ed keeps gettin' just a little bit harder
But you ain't gonna get the thing in motion if you don't push the
starter, no
Get ready for the good times, honey, 'cause they're just around the
next corner
Well, you know its like that merry-go-round
One minute you're up, the next minute you're down, down, down
But in the back of your mind, if you picture that golden ring
You know you gotta keep reaching again and again
There are times when I feel like nothin' more than a bad-luck lady
And there are times when I feel like ooh, I may be goin' just a
little bit crazy
But if you sit around in limbo too long, you know your mind starts
gettin' kinda
hazy
Well you kow that lie is a circular thing
Just when you think you've hit a dead end, it curves around again
And in the back of your mind, if you picture that golden ring
You know you gotta keep reaching again and again
Now why would I have come all of this way just to stand here and
lie to you
You can bet your bottom dollar, honey, everything that I'm sayin' is true
When you find you're havin' one of your worst days, lay back and try to get
through
When you'r having one of your best days get out and do all you can do
Well, you know its like that merry-go-round
One minute you're up, the next minute you're down, down, down
But in the back of your mind, if you picture that golden ring
You know you gotta keep reaching again and again
Seems like every day, gets a little bit shorter
Every day, gets a little bit harder, hey, hey yeah
Seems like every day, gets a little bit shorter
Every day, gets a little bit harder
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Sometimes You Can Put It Out
Sometimes you can put it out, but it just don't do no good
Sometimes you get lucky, sometimes you knock on wood
But ain't it good to walk out on a limb and find that it holds
I plan on climbin' high instead of growing old
Sometimes I wake up feelin' I could conquer anything
Sometimes I wake up feelin' like I'm hangin' by a string
Aw but stretch that tightwire over the city
I know that walk is dangerous but the view is so pretty
Why should I worry what happens tomorrow
You know tomorrow -- it just might not come
I'll take my chances on livin' my life today
Sometimes you can put it out and it don't do you no good
Experience is the teacher, but its a hell of a way to learn
Still you've got to feed the fire and hope you don't get burned
Aw, now don't you fool yourself you gotta pay the price
You gotta take some chances if you want to bring home the prize
Why should I worry what happens tomorrow
You know tomorrow -- it just might not come
I'll take my chances on livin' my life today
Sometimes you can put it out and it don't do you no good
Well now I've put my fingers in the pie, just pulled out my thumb
But I know how sweet the meat is of that juicy plum
Well I'm just the kind that can't help reachin' for the moon
If I only get half-way, I guess that's okay too
Sometimes you can put it out, but it just don't do no good
Sometimes you get lucky, sometimes you knock on wood
But ain't it good to walk out on a limb and find that it holds
I plan on climbin' high instead of growing old
Why should I worry what happens tomorrow
You know tomorrow -- it just might not come
I'll take my chances on livin' my life today
Sometimes you can put it out and it don't do you no good
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Tashauna
He called himself a freebird, they pulled him from the sky
He called himself a sharpshooter, by the gun he died
Well, he called himself a lonely man, then he took his life
But everyone of them, was one of a kind
Tashauna, Tashauna, where are you now
Tashauna, Tashauna, one of a kind
She called herself his woman, she called herself his wife
She gave him love and children, she gave the man her life
Well, he called himself a strong man as he left them all behind
I've yet to see him shed a tear, he is one of a kind
One of a kind, yeah, one of a kind
You know he is, he is one of a kind, yeah
Tashauna, Tashauna, where are you now
Tashauna, Tashauna, one of a kind
Now I believe that every man can choose his destiny
If you believe that you are weak, then weak you'll surely be
Oh, but if you live for love and truth, and live for peace of mind
Just hold fast to your dreams friend, that's just what you'll find
One of a kind, yeah, one of a kind
All of us, everyone of us is one of kind, yeah
Tashauna, Tashauna, where are you now
Tashauna, Tashauna, one of a kind
Tashauna, Tashauna, where are you now
Dear Sir Lennon, where are you now?
He was one of kind...
You are one of a kind...
All of us, one of a kind
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Three Times As Bad
Man says he loves his woman
But he finds himself in the streets alone
Pretty young thing turn his head
Mmm -- while his woman is at home
He goes out and plays a new game
Aw, but he's feelin' so bad
He's feelin' so ashamed
But you know boy, before its over
Its gonna hurt three times as bad
Oh Yes it is
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Three times as bad
Its gonna hurt you three times as bad
Before this whole thing is over
Its gonna hurt you three times as bad
Now hisa woman, it nearly broke her heart
To find that her man had been strayin'
And its a bad, bad seed she sowin' now
Its jealousy and it keeps on, keeps on growin'
So she goes out and plays his game
Aw, but now she feelin' twice as bad
She's feelin' so ashamed
But you know, before its over girl
Oh its gonna hurt you three times as bad
Oh yes it will
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Well they're still together you know
They're together, but they are so far, far apart
You know they don't like themselves much no more
And they broke each others hearts
Now they've played their games
And they're feelin' so bad
They're still feelin' the pain
Now the whole damn thing is over
And its hurtin' three time as bad
Yes it is
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