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We Will Be

This song is dedicated to our Heroes. To our Country. And to the Brownwood High School Class of 1982 with special thanks to Wendy Floyd.

 

[CHORUS]
We will be
One nation under God, the way it’s supposed to be.
We will be
United, hand-in-hand from sea to shining sea.

V1.
So many folks causing
trouble all around.
Crazy people all caught up
in bringing our country down.

V 2.
And politicians asking
what color is your state?
They forget it’s not the color…
It’s we the people who make us great.

[BRIDGE]
‘Cause when you get right down to it there is no color to your Soul. All our sins are washed away by the One who made us whole. And let us not forget to thank those who serve our Country. And the sacrifices that they make that show us freedom isn’t free.

Everybody now!

[REPEAT CHORUS 3 TIMES. FIRST TIME A CAPELLA.]
We will be
One nation under God, the way it’s supposed to be.
We will be
United, hand-in-hand from sea to shining sea.

 

 

Joshua’s Song (Seems Like Only Yesterday)

Seems like only yesterday was the day that you were born.
I watched you take your first breath that early Saturday morn.
I finally understood what true love meant that day. I wanted to be there, holding your hand, every step of the way.

Seems like only yesterday…seems like only yesterday…seems like only yesterday…

Seems like only yesterday was your first day in school.
A handsome young man in brand new shoes, you were ready to rule.
And as I watched you go through the classroom door…
What I really wanted was to hold on a little bit more.

Seems like only yesterday…seems like only yesterday…seems like only yesterday…

Seems like only yesterday when you were just 16.
Brand new license in your hand…asking for the keys.
Studying and working and playing in your high school band.
How 30 years seems like yesterday is hard to understand.

Seems like only yesterday…seems like only yesterday…seems like only yesterday…
How 30 years seems like yesterday is hard to understand.

 

Cougar

V1.
She’s more than 40 years old now. But in her mind she’s still 18.
20 years married, now on the single scene.
But this time she’s got a brand new point of view.
As long as they’re fair game, she might as well have a few.

[CHORUS]

Oh…she knows what she wants and she knows how to get it.
She’s a love-starved woman and this time there are no limits.
She’ll drive you wild…her body’s insane.
She’s a hot-blooded cougar and you’re her game.

[BRIDGE]

This time she wants a different kind of life. Wanting to be known as something more than just some man’s wife. This time there will be laughter…and a lifetime of fun. A brand new wild child…at the tender age of 41.

V2.
She’s hittin’ the dance floor, she feels unchained.
Her mane is shakin’, her hips are doin’ the same.
Guys are tearin’ across room just to ask for her name.
Her prey’s getting closer, and this cougar’s got game.

[CHORUS]

 

I’m Used to Being Used

V1.
When you awake, you’ll walk right out my door
And out of my life…like you’ve always done before.
To spend the day with him…and go home alone again.
‘Cause that’s the way it always ends
When you love a married man.

Then I’ll see you tonight, crying in the rain.
Wantin’ to come on in and have me stop the pain.
You’ll say he’s used you. Could you stay the night again?
And then you’ll use me, but I’ll pray that it won’t end.

[CHORUS]

It always happens, time and time again.
That same old story, with the same old end.
You’ll say you love me, but more like a friend.
But ‘til day, I’ll smile and say “It’s OK.”
You see…I’m used to being used.

V2.
My mind says “No, I can’t take it anymore.”
But my heart says yes. And we’ll love just like before.
At the break of day, your love will walk away
But come evenin’, you know what I will say…

[BRIDGE]

So go ahead. Use me tonight.
But I’ll dream this night will last forever.
That’s you’re over him, and we’re more than “just friends”
And our love is more than one night long.

[CHORUS]

(Whispered)
I’m used to being used.

 

Two Whiskies Away 

V1.
Sittin’ in the barroom, near closin’ time
Trying to drown the memories burnin’ through my mind.
My heart was breaking, my soul was torn in two
And the damndest thing was she didn’t think I knew.

Why was she holding hands that weren’t mine?
Who was she kissing ‘neath that neon barroom sign?
What was she thinking when they began to dance?
Could I have chased her into the arms of another man?

[CHORUS]

Two whiskies away from heaven or hell.
In two whiskies I’ll know if she loves someone else.
Two whiskies away, as our love slowly dies.
In two whiskies I know I’ll be too numb to cry.

V2.
You know…once you’re burnt, the second time you’re shy.
I finished another strong one to put out the fire in my mind.
Forgive and forget, and let her come on home?
Or change the locks, and spend the night alone?

So I drank a shot of courage, then she called me on my phone.
She was cryin’, sayin’ she’s sorry…and could she come on home?
She said it was nothin’; it didn’t mean a thing.
I said I’d drink about it and see what tomorrow brings.

[MODIFIED CHORUS]

Two whiskies away from heaven or hell.
In two whiskies she’ll know if she’s living somewhere else.
Two whiskies away, as our love slowly died.
Just two whiskies away…I’ll be too numb to cry.

Two whiskies away…I’ll be too numb to cry.

 

Only In My Mind

V1.
I never got to meet my twin. She died when we were born. Dark hair and eyes like my mother. And yes, I still mourn. I really miss ya ‘Becca. I wish we could have played. Dolls and games and puttin’ on heels. Staying up until 3 a.m. Talking ‘bout the boys on the radio and laughin’ till we cried.

[CHORUS]

I hear her voice…and I see her in my mind. I know she is close to me…all the time.

V2.
I wished I’d spent more time with my uncle, had more time on my grandpa’s knee. Listenin’ to their stories and what they’d lived and seen. Maybe, just maybe they are lookin’ down on me. Helping me when times are tough, maybe even helping me to see.

And I smile…and brush away happy tears. I may have been young when they passed but the memories are just as clear.

[BRIDGE]

Memories that I still feel flowing through my mind. When I read a poem, hear a song or eat circus peanuts, it’s like they’ve been frozen in time.

V3.
Thank you my uncle, my sis and my grandpa Lee. It’s good to know I’ll see you again because of Jesus at Calvary. So save me a place…until it is my time. But ’til then stay close to me…if only in my mind.

[CHORUS]
I hear their voice…and I see them in my mind. I know they are close to me…all the time.

I feel them close to me, if only in my mind.

 

In Only a Moment

[CHORUS, First time: a capella. Drums between lines.]

In only a moment,
The moment that I saw her.
In only a moment
As she walked on by.
In only a moment
My life took a big step up.
In only a moment
I fell in love.

V1.
Saw her walkin’ by me, her Roper’s were callin’ me
Saying’ “Tell me, Cowboy, would you like to dance?”
Swingin’ in those tight blue jeans, the prettiest woman I’d ever seen…
I’d give up everything to just have a chance.

So I stumbled on over, sat down beside her…
Wanted to talk, but couldn’t remember my name.
Finally said “Evenin’;” I think she felt what I was feelin’
From that moment on life would never be the same.

[CHORUS]

V2.
The next thing I knew we were dancin’ the two.
My heart was pounding; I knew she was the one.
Then they played a slow one,
I held her close in my arms.
In only a moment our forever had begun.

[MODIFIED CHORUS BELOW]

In only a moment,
The moment that I saw her.
In only a moment
Somehow I knew.
In only a moment
My life was changed forever.
In only a moment
I fell in love.

In only a moment.
I fell in love.

[ABRUPT STOP]

 

Momma’s Song (A Christmas Lullaby)

V1.
It was a cold December winter when His momma and daddy left home.
A Newborn Babe in a cold, dark world with nothing to keep Him warm.
Except the songs His momma sang as He slept each night…
Songs that warmed Him deep inside; she rocked and held Him tight.

[CHORUS]

She sang “Silent Night, You’re a Gift from God.
Glory Hallelujah and Joy to the World.
You give me peace, love and joy…a hundred smiles for every tear.
Go to sleep my Little Child we have nothing to fear.”

V2.
The life He lived wasn’t easy…tellin’ the world to live by faith.
Folks didn’t treat Him kindly for showing them The Way.
He was just a Carpenter…a Child of humble means.
But from the cradle of Bethlehem was born the King of Kings.

[BRIDGE]

Some didn’t want to hear of this new Everlasting Love.
So on a hill–dark Calvary–they tried to stop His Song.
But not even the grave could stop His momma’s tune.
It’s been going on two thousand years and the world still sings her song…

(Spoken)
And the world sings

[MODIFIED CHORUS FOLLOWS]

“Silent Night, You’re a Gift from God.
Glory Hallelujah and Joy to the World.
You give us peace, love and joy…You’ve wiped away all tears.
You came to set Your people free and take away their fears.”

[KEY CHANGE. BACK TO STANDARD CHORUS. THIS TIME A CAPELLA]

And his momma sang “Silent Night, You’re a Gift from God.
Glory Hallelujah and Joy to the World.
You give me peace, love and joy…a hundred smiles for every tear.
Go to sleep my Little Child we have nothing to fear.”

 

Unemployment Blues

V1.
Woke up this mornin’, with nothing to show
For 20 years of working, the company done let me go.
So I started searching. You gotta work to be free.
They say there’s lots of jobs out there, nobody’s hiring me.

[CHORUS]

Lord help me, momma. I got those unemployment blues.
I ain’t asking for no handout. I got those unemployment blues.

V2.
They already ruined the economy. Sending jobs overseas.
With every job we lose, they’re taking a part of me..
And next on the list? Insurance for the family.
Healthcare system’s all messed up. And now there’s a penalty.

[CHORUS]
Lord help me, momma. I got those unemployment blues.
I ain’t asking for no handout. I got those unemployment blues.

V3.
Wasn’t that long ago…I can see it in my mind.
With education and dedication–you wouldn’t be left behind.
Now I ain’t askin’ for nothin’. ‘cept for the government to leave me alone.
Gas has doubled, deficit’s tripled. Is the American dream gone?

[CHORUS]

Lord help me, momma. I got those unemployment blues.
I ain’t asking for no handout. I got those unemployment blues.

I got those…
Congress ruinin’
Sanity losin’
Can’t break even
Government’s thieven’

I got those…unemployment blues.

 

The End

V1.
We were young, carefree, just you and me.
Before long, there were babies, as our love gained three.
We worked together, it was a good country life.
Who’d a-known it would end, and destroy our lives?

[CHORUS]

I guess this is where we say our good-byes.
We had good times together, I know I tried.
But the big city life served only to sever
With its pressures and pain…our lives together.

V2.
I wish it would be like it was once before…
Standing together, we needed nothing more.
But now a judge is telling me that it’s come to an end.
I’ll miss you, I’ll always love you my wife…
My forever friend.

[CHORUS]

 

It’s What You Give 

An old love once asked
if I had any words for the wise.
Said there was something different…
a new smile in my eyes.
Those old eyes smiled as I told her
that I found a new way to live.
I finally learned it’s not what you have,
what matters is what you give.

It’s not what you have,
it’s what you give.
Unselfishly. Naturally.
It’s the way I care
and she cares for me.
Giving it all…
My lady and me.

V2.
Miracles often happen
quite unexpectedly.
You weren’t really looking
but suddenly you see.
Intimacy is in the giving
to the one that’s meant to be.
Call it a change of heart
Or a Soul’s Epiphany.

[CHORUS]

It’s not what you have,
it’s what you give.
Unselfishly. Naturally.
It’s the way I care
and she cares for me.
Giving it all…
My lady and me.

Nobody’s Left to Play

V1.
Just another morning with no place to go.
You see, the company laid me off. Me and a whole lot more.
They’re sending the jobs over to India, China and Brazil.
Adios, sayonara buddy. Lord knows I’ve had my fill.

[CHORUS]

It’s like listening to your favorite music and being told that you can’t groove.
You may be older and American, but you know you still got the moves.
So it seems to me, when we give jobs away.
That it’s like going out to a dance…but nobody’s left to play.

V2.
So I called the bank–got someone down in Mexico.
Why they sending the jobs down there? Americans can speak English and can answer the phone!
30 years in the business. Plus a college degree..
So I spend all the day job searching here –in the land of the free.

[SPOKEN]

Experience don’t matter for nothing ‘cause “old” is all that they see

[CHORUS]

V3.
It’s more of the same. Trying to make it another day.
What’s the use of dancing if nobody’s left to play?