Never Going Back lyrics - Collin Raye
She went to Paris feeling tragically hip
Wide open Visa with her daddy's consent
And a body that talks, so much love to be spent
He stole her heart on the Champs-Élysées
Left her empty Fendi on a silk pillowcase
A bad French mistake and she's never going back there again
This crazy world is rarely black and white
Sometimes right seems wrong but wrong feels right
Follow your heart but don't you get burned
You cross that line, you may never return, oh no
Weekend in Juarez with his tag along mate
Met two senoritas on a double blind date
A sweet tequila one night binge, too much to intake, yeah
One loaded suitcase got left in the van
Stopped at the border with some hot contraband
So long Uncle Sam 'cause you're never going back there again, oh no
This crazy world is rarely black and white
Sometimes right seems wrong but wrong feels right
Follow your heart but don't you get burned
You cross that line, you may never return
Facebook found my love on the line
World wide queen, man she was so fine
Got caught in a web, controlling my mind
Picture perfect with her Hollywood face
Was irreplaceable 'til I got replaced
Forget cyberspace, I'm never going back there again
I'm never going back, I'm never going back
I'm never going back there again
You can't make me go back, can't make me go back
I'm never going back there again
Never going back there again
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Never going back there again, no
Just let me get out, let me get out
Take Care Of You lyrics - Collin Raye
When it's just not your day
The whole world's on your case
tears rollin' down your face
It's more than you can take
I, I wanna take care of you
Wanna do it all yourself
Don't want anybody's help
I know your tough as nails
Remember, girl, when all else fails
I, I wanna take care of you
[Chorus]
Surrender, baby, I'm right here
Let go of all your doubts and fears
Turn 'em off, lay 'em down
All on me, right here, right now
All those voices in your head
Doesn't matter what they said
Just let me do what I was born to do
I wanna take care of you
When you for and chase your dreams
And give them your everything
Lookin' back it seems
Baby, you can count on me
I wanna take care of you
[Chorus]
I wanna take care of you, my baby!
[Chorus]
I wanna take care of you
yes, I'm gonna take care of you.
Don't Tell Me You're Not In Love lyrics - Collin Raye
I know you're ready, you show all the signs
Your eyes sparkle, oh how they shine
But you keep saying
You can't take another heartache
The way you hold me, the way that you move
Your feelings keep showing through
You can't hide it
It's written all over your face
Don't tell me you're not in love
When your heart beats like it does
Your trembling body tells on you
Each time we touch
You can tell me you're afraid
I am too and that's okay
I got eyes, I can see
Baby, don't tell me you're not in love
Sweet love songs bring you to tears
Come on, baby, don't hide in your fear
Let your lips say
What your heart already knows
Your denial is the last thing to fall
The only brick left holding the wall
Don't hold back
Speak with your heart and your soul
Don't tell me you're not in love
When your heart beats like it does
Your trembling body tells on you
Each time we touch
You can tell me you're afraid
I am too and that's okay
I got eyes, I can see
Baby, don't tell me you're not in love
I got eyes, I can see
Baby, don't tell me you're not in love, oh
Without You lyrics - Collin Raye
(originally by Badfinger)
Well, I can't forget this evening
Or your face as you were leaving
But I guess that's just the way the story goes
You always smile but in your eyes
Your sorrow shows, yes, it shows
Well, I can't forget tomorrow
When I think of all my sorrow
Well, I had you there but then I let you go
And now it's only fair that I should let you know
What you should know
I can't live if living is without you
I can't live, I can't give anymore
I can't live if living is without you
I can't live, I can't give anymore
Well, I can't forget this evening
Or your face as you were leaving
But I guess that's just the way the story goes
I can't live if living is without you
I can't live, I can't give anymore
I can't live if living is without you
I can't live, I can't give anymore
I can't live if living is without you
I can't live, I can't give anymore
But I guess that's just the way the story goes
Mid-Life Chrysler lyrics - Collin Raye
You won't catch him paintin'
High dollar highlights in his hair
Or knockin' down walls in a mall
Lookin' for a hip shirt to wear
And he ain't in the market
For a jet black on black, look at that bed
Or lustin' over some young brown eyed
Bombshell brunette
But every once in a while
After four or five days cuttin' corn in a row
He'll back the tractor in the barn
Shut 'er down and say
"Time to sow some wild oats"
He'll pull that car around, wife comes runnin' out
She slides across the seat, no place he'd rather be
Than right there beside her, in his mid-life Chrysler
He's got buddies his age
In a phase tryin' to turn back time
They got lawyers and ladies lined up
To take a chunk of their back side
Meanwhile he and his bride
Of twenty five years goin' strong
Are busy steamin' up windows
Like a couple of kids doin' somethin' wrong
But every once in a while
After four or five days cuttin' corn in a row
He'll back the tractor in the barn
Shut 'er down and say
"Time to sow some wild oats"
He'll pull that car around, wife comes runnin' out
She slides across the seat, no place he'd rather be
Than right there beside her, in his mid-life Chrysler
Every once in a while
After four or five days cuttin' corn in a row
He'll back the tractor in the barn
Shut 'er down and say
"Time to sow some wild oats"
He'll pull that car around, wife comes runnin' out
She slides across the seat, no place he'd rather be
Than right there beside her, in his mid-life Chrysler
Got a mid-life Chrysler
Got her right there beside him
Chrysler, Chrysler
You Get Me lyrics - Collin Raye
Sometimes I feel so misunderstood
The whole world looks at me like I'm crazy
Sometimes my words don't come out like they should
Somehow you know what I'm saying
You get me, you know me
We're connected, it's a soul thing
You read me like a book
You've memorized inside and out
My reason, my purpose
My deep down, my surface
You're the only one who's ever had a clue what I'm about
You get me
When I'm with you, talk about comfortable
It's so easy to be myself
There are no games, no awkwardness at all
I've never felt this way with anyone else
Oh, you get me, you know me
We're connected, it's a soul thing
You read me like a book
You've memorized inside and out
My reason, my purpose
My deep down, my surface
You're the only one who's ever had a clue what I'm about
You get me
When you look at me I see
My reason, my purpose
My deep down, my surface
You're the only one who's ever had a clue what I'm about
You get me, girl you get me
The Cross lyrics - Collin Raye
I thought she was havin' trouble, so I stopped to lend a hand.
I didn't see that wooden cross behind her Chevy minivan.
I said "sorry ma'am" she said "that's alright, most folks drive on past."
She told me the history even though I didn't ask.
"It's been 14 years today since I took his name.
And a year ago December when we got that freezin' rain.
I'm not one to blame God, but at first I took it bad.
Now I've learned to count the blessings, every moment that we had.
"I don't come to mourn his dying, but to celebrate his life.
Ya know, death can never stop a love between a husband and a wife.
There's something 'bout me coming here when I'm feeling lost.
When I need to find my peace of mind, I just come to the cross."
I got back in my pickup truck and I drove away in tears.
Thanked God for a family and every moment we've had here.
Cause who knows what tomorrow holds or what's waiting round the bend?
And every time I pass a wooden cross, I hear those words again.
"I don't come to mourn his dying, but to celebrate his life.
Ya know, death can never stop a love between a husband and a wife.
There's something 'bout me coming here when I'm feeling lost.
When I need to find my peace of mind, I just come to the cross.
I just come to the cross."
Stuck In The Middle With You lyrics - Collin Raye
(originally by Stealers Wheel)
Well, I don't know why I came here tonight
I got the feelin' that somethin' ain't right
So scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm wonderin' how I'll get down the stairs
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you
Yes, I'm stuck in the middle with you
And I'm wonderin' what it is I should do
It's so hard to keep this smile from my face
Losin' control, yeah, I'm all over the place
There's clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you
Well, you started out with nothin'
And you're proud that you're a self-made man
And your friends, they all come crawlin'
Slap you on the back and say, "Please, please"
Tryin' to make some sense of it all
But I can see, it makes no sense at all
Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor?
'Cause I don't think that I can take anymore
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you
Well, you started out with nothing
And you're proud that you're a self-made man
And your friends, they all come crawlin'
Slap you on the back and say, "Please, please, please"
Well, I don't know why I came here tonight
I got the feelin' that somethin' ain't right
I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm wonderin' how I'll get down the stairs
There's clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you
Stuck in the middle with you
Yes, I'm stuck in the middle with you
Stuck in the middle with you
Stuck in the middle with you
The Only Jesus lyrics - Collin Raye
He stumbled in the Quik Stop, scared us all to death
When he cursed at me for staring, I smelt the liquor on his breath
As I felt my anger rising, you know the thought occurred to me
I might be the only Jesus he will ever see
So I turned to him and smiled, yes, he thought that I was strange
When I said I'll pray for you and offered him some change
I couldn't help but wonder, as he stared back at me
I might be the only Jesus he will ever see
And who am I to judge him, don't know what he's been through
If I read the Bible right, it's only something God can do
If I can help him out of darkness, let him see the light in me
I might be the only Jesus he will ever see
I went back outside to the car with my wife and kids
I felt like we were followed, turned around and it was him
And though he didn't say a word, oh, it really got to me
When he looked at me and smiled
And who am I to judge him, don't know what he's been through
If I read the Bible right, it's only something God can do
If I can help him out of darkness, let him see the light in me
I might be the only Jesus he will ever see, yeah
I might be the only Jesus he will ever see
I Love You This Much lyrics - Collin Raye
He didn't have the answers
To half the questions his son ask him
A child's mind is a curious thing
But when his son hugged him and said
Daddy, you know I love you
How much do you love me?
His daddy didn't have to think
With his arms open wide just as far as they could go
He said, as far as I can reach is not enough to show
I would give my life for you, you are my flesh and blood
I love you this much
She stood there crying
Broken-hearted looking up at him
And said, son why are you doing this
He looks down at her wanting to hold her
And wipe her tears away
But he has to leave and that's the way it is
She gave her son one last kiss
And with her arms open wide just as far as they could go
She said, as far as I can reach is not enough to show
I would give my life for you, you are my flesh and blood
I love you this much
And they raised His broken body above the crowd
Drove in the nails as the rain came down
And with His arms open wide just as far as they could go
He said, as far as I can reach is not enough to show
I would give My life for you, you are My flesh and blood
I love you this much, I love you this much
She's With Me lyrics - Collin Raye
She's with me
I proudly tell the maitre de as we arrive
He seems surprised
In a clumsy moment as he looks for room, for her blessed chair
A table stares, and their eyes show only pity
as they try to sympathize
Oh, how difficult that must be, look away
Day after day, they'll never see, the joy you bring
Only happy at the times I know that she's with me
I wear it like a badge of honor at the mall
I hear her call, the only way that she is able with a cry
Time to go bye bye, she can't say why
Maybe tired, maybe hurting, god I wish that I could tell
Do I ever make her happy for awhile
To see her smile, makes my week,
Though she can't speak,
She let's me know she feels my love when she's with me
I know just what heaven looks like when I see that perfect face
For no other mortal heart could be so fair
I myself so weak and weary, so imperfect as a man
How could I be the one you chose to care for our girl
Never done a single deed to earn the right to share her light
Though it's such a painful road we walk each day
Lord you have your ways, this I pray
On the day I stand before you, she'll stand right by my side
When you look upon me, head hung down in shame
I'll feel the blame, she'll look at me,
And then she'll speak, in that precious voice
Don't worry 'bout him my lord, cuz you see,
He's with me
I Know That's Right lyrics - Collin Raye
When I wake up on a Sunday mornin’
Church bell ringing right outside
I feel you laying next to me with our baby in between
I know that's right - I know that's right
When I'm driving and the king is singing
"Burning Love" on a summer night
I feel like I'm still 17 and I'm always gonna be
I know that's right
No one has to tell me I can see it
Like it's written in God's hand across the sky
It's that hallelujah moment when you know it
You just know it
From the bottom of my soul I know that's right
When a beggar asks me for a dollar
I dig down and give him five
Part of me starts thinkin' he'll buy drugs
Or go to drinkin' beer all night
Well I don't claim to have the answers
But there's one thing I believe in life
When someone's down you help 'em out
That's what it's all about I know that's right
No one has to tell me I can see it
Like it's written in God's hand across the sky
It's that hallelujah moment when you know it
You just know it
And from the bottom of my soul I know that's right
From the universe that spins around us
To that quiet little voice inside
Ain't nothing here by accident
Yeah that's the truth, amen
I know that's right
No one has to tell me I can see it
Like it's written in God's hand across the sky
It's that hallelujah moment when you know it
You just know it
And from the bottom of my soul I know that's right
It's that hallelujah moment
When you know it, you just know it
From the bottom of my soul I know that's right
I know that's right
I know that's right
Yeah...
Hurricane Jane lyrics - Collin Raye
No sign of weather
Not a cloud in the sky,
Takin' it easy
I was doin' just fine.
As God as my witness
I was mindin' my business
When she blew into town just like a tropical breeze...
Face like an angel,
Legs as long as you please.
I'll never forget it -
I got all caught up in it -
She was the object of my affection and the
(wind changed direction)
[CHORUS]
Lock down your shutters and your doors
Better row your boat ashore
Lord have mercy when she
Rains down on you...
You've been told,
You've been warned,
You don't know what you're in for...
She's a perfect storm...
Once she comes you'll never be the same
So you better stay away from Hurricane Jane!
She howled like thunder when the sky opened up,
I started shaking when the lightning struck.
My poor heart was breakin'
With every move she was makin'
Then she
Blew right over just as quick as she came
(She probably don't even remember my name!)
I'm broke down and speechless
Trying to pick up the pieces
Just another seduction in her
"path of destruction"...
[CHORUS]
Lock down your shutters and your doors
Better row your boat ashore
Lord have mercy when she
Rains down on you...
You've been told,
You've been warned,
You don't know what you're in for...
She's a perfect storm...
Once she comes you'll never be the same
So you better stay away from Hurricane Jane!
[Instrumental]
Once she comes you'll never be the same,
So you better stay away from Hurricane Jane!
Once she comes you'll never be the same,
So you better stay away from Hurricane Jane!
Once she comes you'll never be the same,
So you better stay away from Hurricane--
Lock down your shutters and your doors
Better row your boat ashore
Lord have mercy when she
Rains down on you...
You've been told,
You've been warned,
You don't know what you're in for...
She's THE perfect storm...
Better stay inside
Where it's safe and warm
But once she comes you'll never be the same
So you better stay away from Hurricane Jane!
Once she comes you'll never be the same
So you better stay away from Hurricane Jane!
The Search Is Over lyrics - Collin Raye
How can I convince you what you see is real
Who am I to blame you for doubting what you feel
I was always reachin', you were just a girl I knew
I took for granted the friend I have in you
I was living for a dream, loving for a moment
Taking on the world, that was just my style
Now I look into your eyes, I can see forever
The search is over, you were with me all the while
Can we last forever, will we fall apart
At times it's so confusing, the questions of the heart
You followed me through changes, and patiently you'd wait
Till I came to my senses, through some miracle of fate
I was living for a dream, loving for a moment
Taking on the world, that was just my style
Now I look into your eyes, I can see forever
The search is over, you were with me all the while
Now the miles stretch out behind me, loves that I have lost
Broken hearts lie victims of the game
Then good luck, it finally stuck like lightning from the blue
Every highway's leading me back to you
Now at last I hold you, now all is said and done
The search has come full circle, our destinies are one
So if you ever loved me, show me that you give a damn
You'll know for certain the man I really am I was living for a dream, loving for a moment
Taking on the world, that was just my style
When I touched your hand, I could hear you whisper
The search is over, love was right before my eyes
Forgotten lyrics - Collin Raye
Most everybody's got
A secret dresser drawer
Or an old shoebox
A back bedroom closet door
And maybe when it rains
Or when nobody else is home
We open it
And find we're really not alone...
If you could see me now
Kneeling on this floor
Watching the memories dance
Holding the flower you wore
You said I would forget
You said that was your greatest fear
But you're still here
Baby, you're still here.
[CHORUS]
And in my heart,
You are not forgotten.
A love this strong
Will hold you close to me
I know you're gone
But Heaven doesn't really seem that far
Even worlds apart
Please know you're not
Forgotten.
Oooohhhhh
Some people take the past
And make it disappear
They pack their heartaches up
Through out the laughter with the tears
But I don't wanna lose
How good we used to be
So you're still here
You're still here with me
[CHORUS]
And in my heart,
You are not forgotten.
A love this strong
Will hold you close to me
I know you're gone
But Heaven doesn't really seem that far
Even worlds apart
Please know you're not
Forgotten.
But now you're gone
But Heaven doesn't really seem that far
Even worlds apart
Please know you're not
Forgotten...
Ooooooooh...
You're Not Drinking Enough lyrics - Collin Raye
I can see that you haven't recovered
From the girl who let you down
But you'd sell what is left of your soul
For another go-round
You keep tellin' yourself she means nothin'
And maybe you should call her bluff
But you don't really believe it
You must not be drinkin' enough
Oh, the perfume she wore
You can buy down at the Five and Dime
But on some other woman
It don't smell the same in your mind
You keep tellin' yourself that you can take it
You keep tellin' yourself that you're tough
But you still wanna hold her
So you must not be drinkin' enough
Oooh
You're not drinkin' enough
To wash away old memories
And there ain't enough whiskey in Texas
To keep you from beggin'
Please, please, please
She passed on your passion
And stepped on your pride
Turns out you ain't quite so tough
'Cause you still wanna hold her
You must not be drinkin' enough
Ay-yi-yi-yi, you ask yourself why
But you still wanna hold her
You must not be drinkin' enough, no
Ay-yi-yi-yi, ay-yi-yi-yi
Whoa, you still wanna hold her
You must no be drinkin' enough
Ay-yi-yi-yi, ay-yi-yi-yi
Oh, I still wanna hold her
I must not be drinkin' enough
Josephine lyrics - Collin Raye
I'm writin' this letter, my darlin, from high on a hill.
We've been marchin' ten days and we're just outside Hawkinsville.
It's been snowin' all night and we ain't got no more kersosene.
It's colder than hell,
Hope you're doin' well,
Josephine.
There's a fever in camp and our boys are too sick to fight.
We done lost ol' Calvin;
Weaver won't make it through the night.
I overheard the Captain say it's the worst he's ever seen.
I'm losin' some weight
but I'm still standin' up straight,
Josephine.
[CHORUS]
Tell the children I miss 'em and wish I could kiss 'em once more.
Bet they've growed a foot since they waved me goodbye at the door.
Tell Mama and Daddy I'm all right
And just one more thing:
I love you, I love you, I love you, Josephine.
There's three thousand Union troops camped at the river below.
And six hundred of us -
At least there was two nights ago.
Will Irwin deserted and
They hung him down by the stream.
Good God, I'm so scared,
Keep me in your prayers,
Josephine.
The order came down: we attack tonight at nightfall.
If we can stop 'em right here
We can win this war, once and for all.
You know, I killed a Union boy last week -
Bet he wasn't fourteen.
He looked just like our son,
Forgive me for what I've done,
Josephine.
[CHORUS]
Tell the children I miss 'em and wish I could kiss 'em once more.
Bet they've growed a foot since they waved me goodbye at the door.
Tell Mama and Daddy I'm all right
And just one more thing:
I love you, I love you, I love you, Josephine.
And lastly, my darling, in case I should be killed...
Don't grieve me too long
Promise me that you will
Marry another and don't let him treat our babies mean,
And when he's holding you, won't you think of me too, Josephine?
[CHORUS]
Tell the children I miss 'em and wish I could kiss 'em once more.
Bet they've growed a foot since they waved me goodbye at the door.
Tell Mama and Daddy I'm all right
And just one more thing:
I love you, I love you, I love you, Josephine.
Oh, I love you, I love you, I love you, Josephine.
Heart lyrics - Collin Raye
You never listen to a word I say
You do what you want to anyway
You think you're so smart, heart
I give you reasons why you're gonna get broken
But it's as if my words never were spoken
You're the one in charge, heart
Well, I've got no choice but to follow you
That's a fact, I'd better face it
'Cause I can't beat how you make me feel
Oh, you know you're so persuasive
You showed me everything that love could be
Then turned your back and brought me to my knees
You can be so hard, heart
Oh, I say stop and you say go, it drives me crazy
We agree on anything, it drives me crazy
But that's the way you are, heart
Well, I've got no choice but to follow you
That's a fact, I'd better face it
'Cause I can't beat how you make me feel
Oh, you know you're so persuasive
Sometimes I wish that you'd just leave me alone
But there's some things I can't do on my own
So I'll take my chance, finish what you start, heart
Yeah, mmmmm
Gonna finish what you start, heart
Yeah, you think that you're so smart
Don't you know, heart
This is the way you are
Mmmmm, oh, heart
All I Can Do Is Love You lyrics - Collin Raye
It's simple, so easy
Somethin' 'bout your gentle way that frees me
I feel it, all I can do is love you
This one thing I'm sure of
Nothin' sweeter in this world than your love
I'm certain all I can do is love you
All of my dreams are yours
Those distant shores of love at last have found me
Best way I can explain is there's hope again
And you're the light surrounding me
My lifetime I'll prove it
'Cause baby when it gets right down to it
I can't help it all I can do is love you
Like warm sun in winter
All I expected was this sweet surrender
I now know all I can do is love you
Forever, all I can do is love you
Let Your Love Flow lyrics - Collin Raye
There's a reason for the sunshiny sky
And there's a reason why I'm feeling so high
Must be the season when that love lights shines all around us
So let that feelin' grab you deep inside
And send you reelin' where your love can't hide
And then go stealin' through the summer nights
With your lover
Just let your love flow like a mountain stream
And let your love grow with the smallest of dreams
And let your love show and you'll know what I mean
It's the season
Just let your love fly like a bird on the wing
And let your love bind you to all living things
And let your love shine and you'll know what I mean
That's the reason, yeah, yeah
There's a reason for the warm sweet nights
And there's a reason for the candle lights
Must be the season when those love lights shine
All around us
So let the wonder take you into space
And lay you under its lovin' embrace
Oh, feel the thunder as it warms your face
You can't hold back, no, you can't hold back
Just let your love flow like a mountain stream
And let your love grow with the smallest of dreams
And let your love show and you'll know what I mean
It's the season
Yeah, just let your love fly like a bird on the wing
And let your love bind you to all living things
And let your love shine and you'll know what I mean
That's the reason, oh, yeah
Just let your love flow, yeah
Why don't you let your love flow
Oh, let your love flow like a mountain stream
And let your love grow with the smallest of dreams
And let your love show and you'll know what I mean
It's the season, yeah, yeah
Let your love fly like a bird on the wing
And let your love bind you to all living things
And let your love shine and you'll know what I mean
That's the reason
It's the season
Oh, to let your love flow like a mountain stream
And let your love grow with the smallest of dreams
And let your love show and you'll know what I mean
That's the reason to let your love flow
Why don't you let your love flow
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Just let that love flow
One more
Why don't you let your love flow
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Twenty Years And Change lyrics - Collin Raye
Jim played piano in a band called 'Angry Witness'
Out to fight the system in the fall of '81
Like all his friends he felt peace
Could we have for the askin'
It was just a matter of convincing the old ones
They broke up on John and Yoko's anniversary
Went seperate ways like most bands do
Same ol' frustration when they saw
The times were not a-changin'
Jim warmed up to the cold hard truth
Jim plays piano, a simple weekend warrior
At a cosy little mad spot just a few blocks from his home
He wakes up every mornin', has breakfast with his children
Sweet wife smilin' at him, thinks how good my life's become
This past Thursday was their 14th anniversary
Owned their own sweet home since '92
Monday through Firday
He sells those new lots off the highway
Wreith on the door, Red, White and Blue
Sometimes he wonders how did one man get so lucky
And what happend to his anger and his vow to heal the world
In just over two decades he has watched the earth revolvin'
Now just simple problem solvin', twenty years and change
How long did I love you before my heart stopped breakin'
Since the night I stood there shakin' when you ran out of my life
Now I think it's time I told you, even if you show no interest
How I came to feel forgiveness and finally set things right
It was twenty years, two months and five day this December
You wiped your shoes off on my heart
Hard to be realistic to betray a kid so idealistic
Flames of faith put out in the dark
Then one cold mornin' a real live frosty Friday
I turned to the pain beside me and I realized it was gone
I tore up all your pictures, never thinkin you might find me
Time to put that junk behind me and wonder why it took so long
Now here you stand on what would be our anniversay
Tellin' me how tough life's been on you
No satisfaction for I realized we've lost all attraction
Movin' on is all that's left to do
God, I feel so foolish for what seemed so devastatin'
And the love I had for hatin', was a tragic waste of time
Somehow I feel like laughin' with that free weight lifted from me
Oh, how wisdom does become me
Twenty years and change
We'll Be Alright lyrics - Collin Raye
Today the pain we feel is cuttin' deeper
The faith that we had yesterday is all twisted inside
We don't know how to go about tomorrow
But we'll be alright
And though the walls may crumble all around us
Dark clouds may force their way on a blue sky
These tears we share will only make us stronger
We'll be alright
As long as we remember, the only thing that last forever
Is the love we feel together, side by side
We'll be alright
Mmmmm-hmmm-mmmm
And when we find ourselves in trouble
The spirit of our love will always survive
I hope and pray the whole wide world's watchin'
'Cause we'll be alright
And I know that we'll remember all that lasts forever
Is the love we feel together, side by side
We'll be alright, we'll be alright
We'll be alright (we'll be alright)
Oh, I hope the whole world is watchin'
(We'll be alright, we'll be alright))
Side by side
It's Only Make Believe lyrics - Collin Raye
People see us everywhere
They think you really care
But myself I can't deceive
I know it's only make believe
My one and only prayer
Is that someday you'll care
My hopes, my dreams come true
My one and only you
No one will ever know
How much I love you so
My only prayer will be
Someday you'll care for me
But it's only make believe
My hope, my dreams come true
My life I'd give for you
My heart a wedding ring
My all my everything
My heart I can't control
You rule my very soul
My plans my hopes my schemes
You are my every dream
But it's only make believe
My one and only prayer
Is that someday you'll care
My hopes, my dreams come true
My one and only you
No one will ever know
How much I love you so
My only prayer will be
Someday you'll care for me
But it's only make believe
A Whole New World lyrics - Collin Raye
(originally by Brad Kane & Lea Salonga)
I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid
Can you tell me, now when did
You last let your hear decide?
Oh, I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Over, sideways and under
On a magic carpet ride
A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming
A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I'm way up here
It's crystal clear
That now I'm in a whole new world with you
Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky
A whole new world
A hundred thousand things to see
I'm like a shooting star
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be
A whole new world
With new horizons to pursue
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you
A whole new world
That's where we'll be
A wondrous place
For you and me
Get Up In Jesus' Name lyrics - Collin Raye
Get up, get up, get up in Jesus' name!
The Lord is calling daily to those
Who would be saved.
Don't go down defeated while victory's
Here to claim.
Get up, get up, get up in Jesus' name!
At the gate called beautiful, there laid out in the street,
A poor and lowly beggar who was crippled in his feet.
As John and Peter passed him, they saw his need was bad.
They had no gold or silver, but they gave him what they had.
Get up, get up, get up in Jesus' name!
The Lord is calling daily to those
Who would be saved.
Don't go down defeated while victory's
Here to claim.
Get up, get up, get up in Jesus' name!
In this day in which we live in, you know there's evil everywhere.
The body seems discouraged and overcome with fear.
Well God is needin' soldiers, to get out of the pews
And take hold of that power that John and Peter used.
Get up, get up, get up in Jesus' name!
The Lord is calling daily to those
Who would be saved.
Don't go down defeated while victory's
Here to claim.
Get up, get up, get up in Jesus' name!
One Day lyrics - Jackson Michelson & Collin Raye
He's superman running down the halls
She's trying to put your make up on in the mirror
Waiting on her best friends call
I know they can drive us crazy
But baby they won't stay babies forever
Yeah, it won't be long
One day he's gonna want my keys
One day she'll be seventeen
Running down the stairs in a prom dress
And we'll be saying time went by fast
Wishing we could get some back
Cause one day they walk and I swear the next they run
Baby, someday we'll be wishing for one day
One day when they were young
Soccer games doing homework late
Her going on and on about boys at school
It's just the start
One day he'll buy a beer for me
One day she'll have a diamond ring
I'll be walking her down the aisle in a pretty dress
And we'll be saying time went by fast
Wishing we could get some back
Cause one day they walk and I swear the next they run
Baby, someday we'll be wishing for one day
Just one day when they were
Knocking on our door at midnight
Saying, daddy, can I sleep with you
After church making homemade pizza
The little things that we always do
Baby, time won't stop even if we want it to
So we can't waste a single day...
One day before we know it
Our names will both have a grand before it
And our granddaughter will be spinning in a Sunday dress
Yeah, we'll be saying time went by fast
Wishing we could get some back
Cause one day they walk and I swear the next they run
(I swear the next they run)
Baby, someday we'll be wishing for one day
So don't waste one day
No, don't waste one day
One day when they're young
Gypsy Honeymoon lyrics - Collin Raye
Outta her head
And outta her dreams
There he was just the way she's seen him
Lookin' at her a thousand times before
Said I can't believe
It's been five long years
Cause tonight they just seen to disappear
You still look the same
You haven't changed at all
She said take me away with you
We can ride on the wind
Cause I feel a gypsy honeymoon
Comin' around again
Throw the car in gear
Put the zoom on the lens
Cause we're hot as a gyspy honeymoon
Comin' around again
He said I still remember
Her sweet perfume
When it filled his head
And it rocked the room
The walked the wire of passion
So alive
It's hard to hold on
In these times
Did one of us change
Was it yours or mine
You just can't imagine
How lonely I've been
She said take me away with you
We can ride on the wind
Cause I feel a gypsy honeymoon
Comin' around again
Throw the car in gear
Put the zoom on the lens
Cause we're hot as a gyspy honeymoon
Comin' around again
We chase our hearts like open fires
Give ourselves to old desires
Surrender sweet
And here we go again
She said take me away with you
We can ride on the wind
Cause I feel a gypsy honeymoon
Comin' around again
Throw the car in gear
Put the zoom on the lens
Cause we're hot as a gyspy honeymoon
Comin' around again
And outta her dreams
There he was just the way she's seen him
Lookin' at her a thousand times before
Said I can't believe
It's been five long years
Cause tonight they just seen to disappear
You still look the same
You haven't changed at all
She said take me away with you
We can ride on the wind
Cause I feel a gypsy honeymoon
Comin' around again
Throw the car in gear
Put the zoom on the lens
Cause we're hot as a gyspy honeymoon
Comin' around again
He said I still remember
Her sweet perfume
When it filled his head
And it rocked the room
The walked the wire of passion
So alive
It's hard to hold on
In these times
Did one of us change
Was it yours or mine
You just can't imagine
How lonely I've been
She said take me away with you
We can ride on the wind
Cause I feel a gypsy honeymoon
Comin' around again
Throw the car in gear
Put the zoom on the lens
Cause we're hot as a gyspy honeymoon
Comin' around again
We chase our hearts like open fires
Give ourselves to old desires
Surrender sweet
And here we go again
She said take me away with you
We can ride on the wind
Cause I feel a gypsy honeymoon
Comin' around again
Throw the car in gear
Put the zoom on the lens
Cause we're hot as a gyspy honeymoon
Comin' around again
It Could Be That Easy lyrics - Collin Raye
You were packed and ready to go
To your sister's
Back in Ohio
I knew you'd made up your mind
I couldn't stop you
And you didn't want me to try
The door was open
I watched you go
And I knew it was over
But I didn't know
It could be that easy
To walk away
It could be that easy
To make a change
If the heart is willin'
To start all over again
It was hard to believe
But you showed me
It could be that easy
Three weeks of bein' alone
Has left me seeing
What I should've seen all along
Your love means so much more
Than I ever told you
Than I ever showed you before
Now the car is running
And there's a sign out on the lawn
I'm packed and ready
To give up everything I own
It could be that easy
To walk away
It could be that easy
To make a change
If the heart is willing
To start all over again
It was hard to believe
But you showed me
It could be that easy
It could be that easy
To make a change
Build a new tomorrow
From yesterday
If the heart is willin'
To start all over again
Ohhh
Then so can we
Oh you gotta believe
It could be that easy
Baby, it could be that easy
Ain't Nobody Gonna Take That From Me lyrics - Collin Raye
I remember when baseball was everything
It was Little League, but what a big game
There were two men on and one man out
I got a fastball hangin' outside
I swung that bat with all my might
And the ball was gone
They say I knocked the cover off
It was the only homer that I ever had
You shoulda seen my dad
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me
As long as I'm holdin' on
Heaven wouldn't ask it of me
The devil on a good day ain't that strong
I'm keepin' it here inside me
As long as I live and breathe
The ball was soarin' and the crowd was roarin'
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me
I was nineteen, it was a good job
Movin' TVs on a loading dock
'Til the boss said, "Son
Try to lose every seventh one
I got it worked out with a good friend
Keep your mouth shut, and we'll cut you in
Now what do you say
Don't you want to be rich one day"
I lost a real good job that night
But I kept my pride
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me
As long as I'm holdin' on
Heaven wouldn't ask it of me
The devil on a good day ain't that strong
I'm keepin' it here inside me
As long as I live and breathe
I said goodbye with my head held high
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me
And sometimes it feels like
My best years are behind me
Then somehow, out of nowhere
Something sneaks up to remind me
Like this mornin', I woke up
To a little voice that spoke up
Sayin', "Daddy, please
Fix a bowl of Rice Krispies
You're the bestest friend that I ever had
You know I love you Dad"
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me
As long as I'm holdin' on
Heaven wouldn't ask it of me
The devil on a good day ain't that strong
I'm keepin' it here inside me
As long as I live and breathe
I got more than I ever asked for
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me
It was Little League, but what a big game
There were two men on and one man out
I got a fastball hangin' outside
I swung that bat with all my might
And the ball was gone
They say I knocked the cover off
It was the only homer that I ever had
You shoulda seen my dad
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me
As long as I'm holdin' on
Heaven wouldn't ask it of me
The devil on a good day ain't that strong
I'm keepin' it here inside me
As long as I live and breathe
The ball was soarin' and the crowd was roarin'
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me
I was nineteen, it was a good job
Movin' TVs on a loading dock
'Til the boss said, "Son
Try to lose every seventh one
I got it worked out with a good friend
Keep your mouth shut, and we'll cut you in
Now what do you say
Don't you want to be rich one day"
I lost a real good job that night
But I kept my pride
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me
As long as I'm holdin' on
Heaven wouldn't ask it of me
The devil on a good day ain't that strong
I'm keepin' it here inside me
As long as I live and breathe
I said goodbye with my head held high
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me
And sometimes it feels like
My best years are behind me
Then somehow, out of nowhere
Something sneaks up to remind me
Like this mornin', I woke up
To a little voice that spoke up
Sayin', "Daddy, please
Fix a bowl of Rice Krispies
You're the bestest friend that I ever had
You know I love you Dad"
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me
As long as I'm holdin' on
Heaven wouldn't ask it of me
The devil on a good day ain't that strong
I'm keepin' it here inside me
As long as I live and breathe
I got more than I ever asked for
And there ain't nobody gonna take that from me
What I Need lyrics - Collin Raye
I knew all the answers
The way my life should go
And when I used to say my prayers
I would tell God so
It seemed He wasn't listening
I thought He didn't care
But lookin' back
It's plain to see
He was always there
'Cause I prayed for strength
And I got pain that made me strong
I prayed for courage
And got fear to overcome
When I prayed for faith
My empty heart brought me to my knees
I don't always get what I want
I get what I need
I'm not sayin' that it's easy
Or that it doesn't hurt
When nothing seems to go my way
Nothing seems to work
These days I'm getting better
At goin' with the flow
Accepting that sometimes the answer
To a prayer is no
'Cause I prayed for strength
And I got pain that made me strong
I prayed for courage
And got fear to overcome
When I prayed for faith
My empty heart brought me to my knees
I don't always get what I want
I get what I need
Every time I've had a door slammed in my face
In time a better one was opened in its place
I prayed for strength
And I got pain that made me strong
I prayed for courage
And got fear to overcome
When I prayed for faith
My empty heart brought me to my knees
I don't always get what I want
I get what I need
Oh I don't always get what I want
I get what I need
The way my life should go
And when I used to say my prayers
I would tell God so
It seemed He wasn't listening
I thought He didn't care
But lookin' back
It's plain to see
He was always there
'Cause I prayed for strength
And I got pain that made me strong
I prayed for courage
And got fear to overcome
When I prayed for faith
My empty heart brought me to my knees
I don't always get what I want
I get what I need
I'm not sayin' that it's easy
Or that it doesn't hurt
When nothing seems to go my way
Nothing seems to work
These days I'm getting better
At goin' with the flow
Accepting that sometimes the answer
To a prayer is no
'Cause I prayed for strength
And I got pain that made me strong
I prayed for courage
And got fear to overcome
When I prayed for faith
My empty heart brought me to my knees
I don't always get what I want
I get what I need
Every time I've had a door slammed in my face
In time a better one was opened in its place
I prayed for strength
And I got pain that made me strong
I prayed for courage
And got fear to overcome
When I prayed for faith
My empty heart brought me to my knees
I don't always get what I want
I get what I need
Oh I don't always get what I want
I get what I need
Dancing With No Music Playing lyrics - Collin Raye
Me in my rented tuxedo, you in your big sister’s dress
I could hear my own heart beating, when you laid your head on my chest.
No telling how long it was since the last song
With the band gone and the lights all faded.
All alone on that gym floor, dancing with no music playing.
Me in my rented tuxedo, you in your mama’s white dress
Rice in your hair, your shoes in one hand, and one hand caressing my neck.
The light from the moon filled that old hotel room
As my hands closed around your waist.
And we were holding each other, dancing with no music playing
Ohhhh, there’s nothing to say
Youuu take me away
Dancing with no music playing
Oh, dancing with no music playing
[instrumental]
Me in my old faded Levi’s, you in your blue cotton dress
Time it don’t have no effect on the way that you still steal my breath.
As we spin once more across the cold kitchen floor,
Your warm cheek touches my face,
And I could die in your arms, dancing with no music playing
Oh, I could die in your arms, dancing with no music playing
Mmm
Dancing with no music playing
I could hear my own heart beating, when you laid your head on my chest.
No telling how long it was since the last song
With the band gone and the lights all faded.
All alone on that gym floor, dancing with no music playing.
Me in my rented tuxedo, you in your mama’s white dress
Rice in your hair, your shoes in one hand, and one hand caressing my neck.
The light from the moon filled that old hotel room
As my hands closed around your waist.
And we were holding each other, dancing with no music playing
Ohhhh, there’s nothing to say
Youuu take me away
Dancing with no music playing
Oh, dancing with no music playing
[instrumental]
Me in my old faded Levi’s, you in your blue cotton dress
Time it don’t have no effect on the way that you still steal my breath.
As we spin once more across the cold kitchen floor,
Your warm cheek touches my face,
And I could die in your arms, dancing with no music playing
Oh, I could die in your arms, dancing with no music playing
Mmm
Dancing with no music playing
You Always Get To Me lyrics - Collin Raye
We're talkin' on the phone
A million miles away
You crawl inside the line
You snake into my mind
You always get to me
You're like a glass of sweet red wine
I spill on my white shirt
Color of pleasure and pain
Your picture's in the stain
You always get to me
(You always get to me)
I'm under your thumb
Girl you're under my skin
(You always get to me)
Right before the beginning of the end
When I'm hangin' by a thread (Ahh ah)
There's a circus in my head (Ahh ah)
I'm in a lonely state of mind
You always get to me
Your love rescues me
You always get to me
Just in time
Love ain't some masquerade
To wear a plastic face
You strip off my disguise
You see the good inside
You always get to me, yeah
(You always get to me)
I'm under your thumb
Girl you're under my skin
(You always get to me)
Right before the beginning of the end
When I'm hangin' by a thread (Ahh ah)
There's a circus in my head (Ahh ah)
I'm in a lonely state of mind
You always get to me
Your love rescues me
You always get to me
Just in time
(You always get to me)
I'm under your thumb
Girl you're under my skin
(You always get to me)
Right before the beginning of the end
When I'm hangin' by a thread (Ahh ah)
There's a circus in my head (Ahh ah)
I'm in a lonely state of mind
You always get to me
Your love rescues me
You always get to me
Just in time
Oh
(You always get to me)
You're my net when I'm fallin'
The answer when I'm callin'
(You always get to me)
You're the stars in my darkness
My faith when I'm heartless
(You always get to me)
You break down the walls and set me free
(You always get to me)
You always get to me
Girl, you always get to me
(You always get to me)
You always get to me
Yeah
(You always get to me)
Oh whoa whoa whoa
A million miles away
You crawl inside the line
You snake into my mind
You always get to me
You're like a glass of sweet red wine
I spill on my white shirt
Color of pleasure and pain
Your picture's in the stain
You always get to me
(You always get to me)
I'm under your thumb
Girl you're under my skin
(You always get to me)
Right before the beginning of the end
When I'm hangin' by a thread (Ahh ah)
There's a circus in my head (Ahh ah)
I'm in a lonely state of mind
You always get to me
Your love rescues me
You always get to me
Just in time
Love ain't some masquerade
To wear a plastic face
You strip off my disguise
You see the good inside
You always get to me, yeah
(You always get to me)
I'm under your thumb
Girl you're under my skin
(You always get to me)
Right before the beginning of the end
When I'm hangin' by a thread (Ahh ah)
There's a circus in my head (Ahh ah)
I'm in a lonely state of mind
You always get to me
Your love rescues me
You always get to me
Just in time
(You always get to me)
I'm under your thumb
Girl you're under my skin
(You always get to me)
Right before the beginning of the end
When I'm hangin' by a thread (Ahh ah)
There's a circus in my head (Ahh ah)
I'm in a lonely state of mind
You always get to me
Your love rescues me
You always get to me
Just in time
Oh
(You always get to me)
You're my net when I'm fallin'
The answer when I'm callin'
(You always get to me)
You're the stars in my darkness
My faith when I'm heartless
(You always get to me)
You break down the walls and set me free
(You always get to me)
You always get to me
Girl, you always get to me
(You always get to me)
You always get to me
Yeah
(You always get to me)
Oh whoa whoa whoa
End Of The World lyrics - Collin Raye
I was lost
On the outside
I almost gave up
I almost put love aside
Then I saw you
A little spark, then a flame
I felt the blood rush a million miles an hour
Through my veins
I'm not ready for this
One last breath and a kiss
'Cause my heart knows you're the one
And baby living without you
Would mean living is done
I'd say
Turn off the sun
Take down the moon
Eliminate the words "I love you"
There would be no point
No reason to live
Without you girl
Losing you would mean
The end of the world
So stop the war
Bring back the light
Life without you
Would be like autumn leaves
In black and white
Didn't we have it all
More depth than the sea
It's cruel to take a fragile heart
And promise love that life can't keep
I'm not ready to fall
Just let go of it all
'Cause I don't wanna love just to lose
I heard it's sad
But the life you live is the life that you choose
But without you
Turn off the sun
Take down the moon
Eliminate the words "I love you"
There would be no point
No reason to live
Without you girl
Losing you would mean
The end of the world
Everywhere I see your face
(I see your face)
I see your grace
And then it's gone
I can't walk on
I can't walk on
Turn off the sun
Oh, there would be no point
No reason to live
'Cause without you girl
Losing you would mean
The end of the world
On the outside
I almost gave up
I almost put love aside
Then I saw you
A little spark, then a flame
I felt the blood rush a million miles an hour
Through my veins
I'm not ready for this
One last breath and a kiss
'Cause my heart knows you're the one
And baby living without you
Would mean living is done
I'd say
Turn off the sun
Take down the moon
Eliminate the words "I love you"
There would be no point
No reason to live
Without you girl
Losing you would mean
The end of the world
So stop the war
Bring back the light
Life without you
Would be like autumn leaves
In black and white
Didn't we have it all
More depth than the sea
It's cruel to take a fragile heart
And promise love that life can't keep
I'm not ready to fall
Just let go of it all
'Cause I don't wanna love just to lose
I heard it's sad
But the life you live is the life that you choose
But without you
Turn off the sun
Take down the moon
Eliminate the words "I love you"
There would be no point
No reason to live
Without you girl
Losing you would mean
The end of the world
Everywhere I see your face
(I see your face)
I see your grace
And then it's gone
I can't walk on
I can't walk on
Turn off the sun
Oh, there would be no point
No reason to live
'Cause without you girl
Losing you would mean
The end of the world
One Desire lyrics - Collin Raye
in the night
Like a raging fire, you’re my one desire,
One desire--
One desire, one desire-- oh!
Like a raging fire, all I ever need, oh
Like a raging fire, you’re my one desire,
One desire--
One desire, one desire-- oh!
Like a raging fire, all I ever need, oh
Young As We're Ever Gonna Be lyrics - Collin Raye
Everyone tells them that they’re too young to know
‘Bout the ways of the world and curves that fate can throw
They’d never ask for much with their backs against the wall
He turns to her, says, baby tonight let’s take it all
‘Cause tonight we are as young as we’re ever gonna be
These may be the best days of our lives
Who knows as we grow older if we’ll ever feel this free
Tonight we are as young as we’re ever gonna be
A man and a woman who’ve been left behind
Knowing age is the enemy of hearts and minds
The freedom of faith has made them reckless and sincere
He says, darlin’ we’ve got one last chance at some magic here
‘Cause tonight we are as young as we’re ever gonna be
These may be the best days of our lives
Who knows as we grow older if we’ll ever feel this free
Tonight we are as young as we’re ever gonna be
Everywhere you look there’s caution outside lookin’ in
Searchin’ for that perfect circumstance
But time never has stood still and it ain’t about to start
The sidelines are covered with wreckage of wasted hearts
‘Cause tonight we are as young as we’re ever gonna be
These may be the best days of our lives
Who knows as we grow older if we’ll ever feel this free
Tonight we are as young as we’re ever gonna be
Oh
‘Cause tonight we are as young as we’re ever gonna be
These may be the best days of our lives
Who knows as we grow older if we’ll ever feel this free
Tonight we are as young as we’re ever gonna be
Oh, tonight
‘Bout the ways of the world and curves that fate can throw
They’d never ask for much with their backs against the wall
He turns to her, says, baby tonight let’s take it all
‘Cause tonight we are as young as we’re ever gonna be
These may be the best days of our lives
Who knows as we grow older if we’ll ever feel this free
Tonight we are as young as we’re ever gonna be
A man and a woman who’ve been left behind
Knowing age is the enemy of hearts and minds
The freedom of faith has made them reckless and sincere
He says, darlin’ we’ve got one last chance at some magic here
‘Cause tonight we are as young as we’re ever gonna be
These may be the best days of our lives
Who knows as we grow older if we’ll ever feel this free
Tonight we are as young as we’re ever gonna be
Everywhere you look there’s caution outside lookin’ in
Searchin’ for that perfect circumstance
But time never has stood still and it ain’t about to start
The sidelines are covered with wreckage of wasted hearts
‘Cause tonight we are as young as we’re ever gonna be
These may be the best days of our lives
Who knows as we grow older if we’ll ever feel this free
Tonight we are as young as we’re ever gonna be
Oh
‘Cause tonight we are as young as we’re ever gonna be
These may be the best days of our lives
Who knows as we grow older if we’ll ever feel this free
Tonight we are as young as we’re ever gonna be
Oh, tonight
Dear Life lyrics - Collin Raye
I watched you begin, my child, See you fading in your father’s face.
For the first time I’m in the mirror, looking both ways
At where I’ve been and where I’m headed
It makes me want to live each day like I may not get it.
Dear Life, from my very first breath,
You were one step ahead
Of where I thought I was going
Dear Life,when I loved and I lost
Somehow at all cost
You kept me holdin’ on, for
Dear Life, through the healing and scars
Through all you’ve showed me so far
I see how precious you are, Dear Life.
I was bound to give away my heart and have it handed back to me
Until you led me to the one that was always meant to be
I’d’ve never known joy if I never knew sorrow
When I didn’t know how to face tomorrow
Dear Life, from my very first breath,
You were one step ahead
Of where I thought I was going
Dear Life,when I loved and I lost
Somehow at all cost
You kept me holdin’ on, for
Dear Life, through the healing and scars
Through all you’ve showed me so far
I see how precious you are, Dear Life.
For once I’m gonna rest in the arms of the unknown
And wait to watch you unfold
Dear Life, from my very first breath,
You were one step ahead
Of where I thought I was going
Dear Life,when I loved and I lost
Somehow at all cost
You kept me holdin’ on, for
Dear Life, through the healing and scars
Through all you’ve showed me so far
I see how precious you are, Dear Life.
For the first time I’m in the mirror, looking both ways
At where I’ve been and where I’m headed
It makes me want to live each day like I may not get it.
Dear Life, from my very first breath,
You were one step ahead
Of where I thought I was going
Dear Life,when I loved and I lost
Somehow at all cost
You kept me holdin’ on, for
Dear Life, through the healing and scars
Through all you’ve showed me so far
I see how precious you are, Dear Life.
I was bound to give away my heart and have it handed back to me
Until you led me to the one that was always meant to be
I’d’ve never known joy if I never knew sorrow
When I didn’t know how to face tomorrow
Dear Life, from my very first breath,
You were one step ahead
Of where I thought I was going
Dear Life,when I loved and I lost
Somehow at all cost
You kept me holdin’ on, for
Dear Life, through the healing and scars
Through all you’ve showed me so far
I see how precious you are, Dear Life.
For once I’m gonna rest in the arms of the unknown
And wait to watch you unfold
Dear Life, from my very first breath,
You were one step ahead
Of where I thought I was going
Dear Life,when I loved and I lost
Somehow at all cost
You kept me holdin’ on, for
Dear Life, through the healing and scars
Through all you’ve showed me so far
I see how precious you are, Dear Life.
What I Did For Love lyrics - Collin Raye
Everybody's heart is torn and tattered
Mine was not designed for giving up
'Cause all I've ever done that really matters
Is what I did for love
So count me with the wounded and the shaken
Even when I'm barely standing up
I've tried to offer more than I have taken
That's what I did for love
What I did for love
I gave everything
And I hope that you can see
All that love has given me
When they sit and list the reasons I existed
I'm afraid it won't add up to very much
'Cause I gathered all I had and gladly risked it
That's what I did for love
Yeah
What I did for love
I gave everything
And I hope that you can see
All that love has given me
Someday I may silently surrender
When this old heart has finally had enough
But I hope that I will always be remembered
By what I did for love
See all I've ever done that really matters
Is what I did for love
Mine was not designed for giving up
'Cause all I've ever done that really matters
Is what I did for love
So count me with the wounded and the shaken
Even when I'm barely standing up
I've tried to offer more than I have taken
That's what I did for love
What I did for love
I gave everything
And I hope that you can see
All that love has given me
When they sit and list the reasons I existed
I'm afraid it won't add up to very much
'Cause I gathered all I had and gladly risked it
That's what I did for love
Yeah
What I did for love
I gave everything
And I hope that you can see
All that love has given me
Someday I may silently surrender
When this old heart has finally had enough
But I hope that I will always be remembered
By what I did for love
See all I've ever done that really matters
Is what I did for love
I Can Let Go Now lyrics - Collin Raye
It was so right
It was so wrong
Almost at the same time
The pain and ache
A heart can take
No one really knows
When the memories cling
And keep you there
'Til you no longer care
And you can let go now
It's wrong for me
To cling to you
Somehow I just needed time
From what was to be
It's not like me
To hold somebody down
But I was tossed high by love
Almost never came down
Only to land here
But love's no longer found
Where I'm no longer bound
And I can let go now
I can let go now
It was so wrong
Almost at the same time
The pain and ache
A heart can take
No one really knows
When the memories cling
And keep you there
'Til you no longer care
And you can let go now
It's wrong for me
To cling to you
Somehow I just needed time
From what was to be
It's not like me
To hold somebody down
But I was tossed high by love
Almost never came down
Only to land here
But love's no longer found
Where I'm no longer bound
And I can let go now
I can let go now
She's All That lyrics - Collin Raye
She was singin' "Love Me Tender" at the local karaoke
I knew right then and there I had found my one and only
She takes my breath away everytime I see her
Just couldn't wait for all my boys to meet her
She's got season tickets and sweet pouty lips
She's all that, well equipped
She's all that, she loves to ride in my pickup truck
She's all that, Mom and Daddy can't believe my luck
She's all that, she looks so good we never wait in line
She's all that, she's all mine
She can throw a split finger and she's got her own glove
When she sinks a twenty footer, man I know I'm in love
Saturday night she's like a time bomb tickin'
She looks better on Sunday than Mama's fried chicken
She only gets mad when she missed SportsCenter
She's all that, even tempered
She's all that, she swings a nine handicap
She's all that, she looks sexy in a baseball cap
She's all that, she makes me want to lay it all on the line
She's all that, she's all mine
Whoa she's a perfect combination
Whoa got my defense off the field
Whoa every day's an education
Got my head a spinnin' like a spoke inside a wheel
She's all that, I'm in touch with her feminine side
She's all that, let me tell you man, it's one sweet ride
She's all that, a humdinger,boy, straight off the blocks
She's all that, no doubt about it, the girl rocks
The girl's all that
The girl's all that
The girl's all that
Going home to baby sure is fine
She's all that, she's all mine
She's all that, she's all mine
She's all that
I knew right then and there I had found my one and only
She takes my breath away everytime I see her
Just couldn't wait for all my boys to meet her
She's got season tickets and sweet pouty lips
She's all that, well equipped
She's all that, she loves to ride in my pickup truck
She's all that, Mom and Daddy can't believe my luck
She's all that, she looks so good we never wait in line
She's all that, she's all mine
She can throw a split finger and she's got her own glove
When she sinks a twenty footer, man I know I'm in love
Saturday night she's like a time bomb tickin'
She looks better on Sunday than Mama's fried chicken
She only gets mad when she missed SportsCenter
She's all that, even tempered
She's all that, she swings a nine handicap
She's all that, she looks sexy in a baseball cap
She's all that, she makes me want to lay it all on the line
She's all that, she's all mine
Whoa she's a perfect combination
Whoa got my defense off the field
Whoa every day's an education
Got my head a spinnin' like a spoke inside a wheel
She's all that, I'm in touch with her feminine side
She's all that, let me tell you man, it's one sweet ride
She's all that, a humdinger,boy, straight off the blocks
She's all that, no doubt about it, the girl rocks
The girl's all that
The girl's all that
The girl's all that
Going home to baby sure is fine
She's all that, she's all mine
She's all that, she's all mine
She's all that
I Want To Be There lyrics - Collin Raye
I love you and your tangled dress
And going where the music says
I pray this love song never ends
'Cause when we spin like this
I know where heaven is
Right here in the moment that we're in
Love happens when we get this close
Whatever happens, don't let go
I want to be there
When you dance
When you laugh
When you cry
For the rest of our lives
I want to be there
In your arms
In your world
In your heart
Wherever you are
I want to be there
Every night's like a New Year's Eve
Every day that you're here with me
Every touch is a cause for celebration
I want to be your birthday kiss
I want to be your every wish
I want to be your strongest temptation
Through all the years that go by
You'll find me right here by your side
I want to be there
When you dance
When you laugh
When you cry
For the rest of our lives
I want to be there
In your arms
In your world
In your heart
Wherever you are
I want to be there
I want to be there
When you dance
When you laugh
When you cry
For the rest of our lives
I want to be there
In your arms
In your world
In your heart
Wherever you are
I want to be there
When you laugh and when you cry
For the rest of our lives
I want to be there
I want to be there
In the good times
And in the bad times too, baby
I want to be there
I want to be there
'Till the end of time with you now
When you laugh and when you cry baby
For the rest of our lives
And going where the music says
I pray this love song never ends
'Cause when we spin like this
I know where heaven is
Right here in the moment that we're in
Love happens when we get this close
Whatever happens, don't let go
I want to be there
When you dance
When you laugh
When you cry
For the rest of our lives
I want to be there
In your arms
In your world
In your heart
Wherever you are
I want to be there
Every night's like a New Year's Eve
Every day that you're here with me
Every touch is a cause for celebration
I want to be your birthday kiss
I want to be your every wish
I want to be your strongest temptation
Through all the years that go by
You'll find me right here by your side
I want to be there
When you dance
When you laugh
When you cry
For the rest of our lives
I want to be there
In your arms
In your world
In your heart
Wherever you are
I want to be there
I want to be there
When you dance
When you laugh
When you cry
For the rest of our lives
I want to be there
In your arms
In your world
In your heart
Wherever you are
I want to be there
When you laugh and when you cry
For the rest of our lives
I want to be there
I want to be there
In the good times
And in the bad times too, baby
I want to be there
I want to be there
'Till the end of time with you now
When you laugh and when you cry baby
For the rest of our lives
Completely lyrics - Collin Raye
Before you I was totally lost
And so hopelessly sure I'd end up by myself
I was so unaware there was someone out there
For me who'd love me like nobody else
Then you gave me something that I always wanted
Now I'm giving it all back to you
Darlin' completely
With all of my soul
I was so empty 'till you made me whole
Girl, you complete me
More every day
I promise forever to love you this way
Right from the start
Girl, I'll give you my heart
Darlin' completely
I did time as a single man year after year
And right when I almost gave up
Way up high on a ledge leaning over the edge
I was mercifully saved by your love
It might take a lifetime
But I know that I'll find the right words to tell you
I'm yours
Darlin' completely
With all of my soul
I was so empty 'till you made me whole
Girl, you complete me
More every day
I promise forever to love you this way
Right from the start
Girl, I'll give you my heart
Darlin' completely
Right from the start
Girl, I'll give you my heart
Darlin' completely
Oh girl, completely
And so hopelessly sure I'd end up by myself
I was so unaware there was someone out there
For me who'd love me like nobody else
Then you gave me something that I always wanted
Now I'm giving it all back to you
Darlin' completely
With all of my soul
I was so empty 'till you made me whole
Girl, you complete me
More every day
I promise forever to love you this way
Right from the start
Girl, I'll give you my heart
Darlin' completely
I did time as a single man year after year
And right when I almost gave up
Way up high on a ledge leaning over the edge
I was mercifully saved by your love
It might take a lifetime
But I know that I'll find the right words to tell you
I'm yours
Darlin' completely
With all of my soul
I was so empty 'till you made me whole
Girl, you complete me
More every day
I promise forever to love you this way
Right from the start
Girl, I'll give you my heart
Darlin' completely
Right from the start
Girl, I'll give you my heart
Darlin' completely
Oh girl, completely
Couldn't Last A Moment lyrics - Collin Raye
I thought it was over
I thought I could move on
But I was wrong
I woke up last night
Calling your name
Feeling the blame baby
Thought I could quit you but
I still miss your love
What was I thinking
Thinking that I could still
Walk down the street
Without you by my side
Or make it through one night
Alone I lied
I said a lot of things
I didn't really mean
How can I make you see
What matters most to me
Girl I shoulda known it
I couldn't last a moment without you
You've got every right
To turn and walk away
I can't make you stay
I broke your heart
I wasted so much precious time baby
I see you with your friends
Wearing a smile again
What was I thinking
Thinking that I could still
Walk down the street
Without you by my side
Or make it through one night
Alone I lied
I said a lot of things
I didn't really mean
How can I make you see
What matters most to me
Girl I shoulda known it
I couldn't last a moment without you
Thought I could quit you
But I still miss your love
What was I thinking
Thinking that I could still
Walk down the street
Without you by my side
Or make it through one night
Alone I lied
I said a lot of things
I didn't really mean
How can I make you see
What matters most to me
Girl I shoulda known it
I couldn't last a moment without you
Oh girl I shoulda known it
I couldn't last a moment
Without you
I thought I could move on
But I was wrong
I woke up last night
Calling your name
Feeling the blame baby
Thought I could quit you but
I still miss your love
What was I thinking
Thinking that I could still
Walk down the street
Without you by my side
Or make it through one night
Alone I lied
I said a lot of things
I didn't really mean
How can I make you see
What matters most to me
Girl I shoulda known it
I couldn't last a moment without you
You've got every right
To turn and walk away
I can't make you stay
I broke your heart
I wasted so much precious time baby
I see you with your friends
Wearing a smile again
What was I thinking
Thinking that I could still
Walk down the street
Without you by my side
Or make it through one night
Alone I lied
I said a lot of things
I didn't really mean
How can I make you see
What matters most to me
Girl I shoulda known it
I couldn't last a moment without you
Thought I could quit you
But I still miss your love
What was I thinking
Thinking that I could still
Walk down the street
Without you by my side
Or make it through one night
Alone I lied
I said a lot of things
I didn't really mean
How can I make you see
What matters most to me
Girl I shoulda known it
I couldn't last a moment without you
Oh girl I shoulda known it
I couldn't last a moment
Without you
You Will Always Be Mine lyrics - Collin Raye
I love the way you move
Like moon light on the sea
The way your body calls me
Like a secret melody
The way you start a fire
When you look into my eyes
The way you always love me
Until I'm satisfied
There are moments
When I love you
Beyond the limits of my human heart
I want to hold you
And take care of you
The way the angels watch over the stars
Past the pull of earth
Across the deep blue sky
Through the universe
Beyond the reach of time
You will always be mine
I don't know how you know
Exactly what I need
I don't how you found
The man I wanna be
I don't how your sweet tears
Make me see clear again
I don't how you know
I don't know how you go everywhere I've been
There are moments
When I love you
Beyond the limits of my human heart
I want to hold you
And take care of you
The way the angels watch over the stars
Past the pull of earth
Across the deep blue sky
Through the universe
Beyond the reach of time
You will always be mine
The way you start a fire
When you look into my eyes
Past the pull of earth
Across the deep blue sky
Through the universe
Beyond the reach of time
You will always be mine
Beyond the reach of time
You will always be mine
Like moon light on the sea
The way your body calls me
Like a secret melody
The way you start a fire
When you look into my eyes
The way you always love me
Until I'm satisfied
There are moments
When I love you
Beyond the limits of my human heart
I want to hold you
And take care of you
The way the angels watch over the stars
Past the pull of earth
Across the deep blue sky
Through the universe
Beyond the reach of time
You will always be mine
I don't know how you know
Exactly what I need
I don't how you found
The man I wanna be
I don't how your sweet tears
Make me see clear again
I don't how you know
I don't know how you go everywhere I've been
There are moments
When I love you
Beyond the limits of my human heart
I want to hold you
And take care of you
The way the angels watch over the stars
Past the pull of earth
Across the deep blue sky
Through the universe
Beyond the reach of time
You will always be mine
The way you start a fire
When you look into my eyes
Past the pull of earth
Across the deep blue sky
Through the universe
Beyond the reach of time
You will always be mine
Beyond the reach of time
You will always be mine
A Long Way To Go lyrics - Collin Raye
When you told me
That we were through
I thought it would be easy
Getting over you
Now I know that it's gonna take some time
'Cause when I come home now
What do I see
So many memories staring at me
I know you left
But you left so much behind
It's plain to see your hold on me
Just keeps on going strong
You've got a long way to go
Before you're gone
I can't take this anymore
I'm half of what I was before
Ever since I lost my better half
When I close my eyes
You're all I see
You're even walking in my sleep
I wanna cry but then I gotta laugh
It's plain to see your hold on me
Just keeps on going strong
You've got a long way to go
Before you're gone
It still ain't clear that you ain't here
To hear me babble on
'Cause you've got a long way to go
Before you're gone
If you come back we can start anew
'Cause I'm so miserable without you
It's kind of like you never left at all
It's plain to see your hold on me
Just keeps on going strong
You've got a long way to go
Before you're gone
That we were through
I thought it would be easy
Getting over you
Now I know that it's gonna take some time
'Cause when I come home now
What do I see
So many memories staring at me
I know you left
But you left so much behind
It's plain to see your hold on me
Just keeps on going strong
You've got a long way to go
Before you're gone
I can't take this anymore
I'm half of what I was before
Ever since I lost my better half
When I close my eyes
You're all I see
You're even walking in my sleep
I wanna cry but then I gotta laugh
It's plain to see your hold on me
Just keeps on going strong
You've got a long way to go
Before you're gone
It still ain't clear that you ain't here
To hear me babble on
'Cause you've got a long way to go
Before you're gone
If you come back we can start anew
'Cause I'm so miserable without you
It's kind of like you never left at all
It's plain to see your hold on me
Just keeps on going strong
You've got a long way to go
Before you're gone
Harder Cards lyrics - Collin Raye
Well the hammer fell down on a forty-four primer
Now there's one less problem in South Carolina tonight
Wrong or right
She just looked at me as she finished her tale
And her blank expression went another shade pale of grey
There was nothin' to say
In the shadows of her face, I saw the scars
That you get when you live where love is hard
And she said
Don't you sit and judge me
From some high and mighty seat
Don't you shrug off
Until you've walked a mile in my bare feet
'Cause there are people that you pass by every day
With harder cards than yours in life to play
Well I put the cuffs on her
And I put her in the car
And I walked in and he was on the floor
Stone dead
Shot in the head
There were whiskey bottles and dope by his chair
And a starving baby with nothin' to wear
But tears
You know, the picture was clear
He had finally pushed her farther than the line
And the badge i wore had lost all of it's shine
Don't you sit and judge me
From some high and mighty seat
Don't you shrug off
Until you've walked a mile in my bare feet
'Cause there are people that you pass by every day
With harder cards than yours in life to play
Well I stood there thinkin' how justice was blind
But I didn't see any and I could see just fine
And I made up my mind
So I took the cuffs off her
And I took her back in
I wiped off the gun
And wrapped it in his right hand
Where it should've been
And the morning paper told in black and white
Just another senseless case of suicide
Oh, just a suicide
Oh but don't you sit and judge me
From some high and mighty seat
Don't you shrug off
Until you've walked a mile on my beat
'Cause there are people that you pass by every day
With harder cards than yours in life to play
Yeah the hammer fell down on a forty-four primer
Now there's one less problem in South Carolina tonight
Now there's one less problem in South Carolina tonight
Wrong or right
She just looked at me as she finished her tale
And her blank expression went another shade pale of grey
There was nothin' to say
In the shadows of her face, I saw the scars
That you get when you live where love is hard
And she said
Don't you sit and judge me
From some high and mighty seat
Don't you shrug off
Until you've walked a mile in my bare feet
'Cause there are people that you pass by every day
With harder cards than yours in life to play
Well I put the cuffs on her
And I put her in the car
And I walked in and he was on the floor
Stone dead
Shot in the head
There were whiskey bottles and dope by his chair
And a starving baby with nothin' to wear
But tears
You know, the picture was clear
He had finally pushed her farther than the line
And the badge i wore had lost all of it's shine
Don't you sit and judge me
From some high and mighty seat
Don't you shrug off
Until you've walked a mile in my bare feet
'Cause there are people that you pass by every day
With harder cards than yours in life to play
Well I stood there thinkin' how justice was blind
But I didn't see any and I could see just fine
And I made up my mind
So I took the cuffs off her
And I took her back in
I wiped off the gun
And wrapped it in his right hand
Where it should've been
And the morning paper told in black and white
Just another senseless case of suicide
Oh, just a suicide
Oh but don't you sit and judge me
From some high and mighty seat
Don't you shrug off
Until you've walked a mile on my beat
'Cause there are people that you pass by every day
With harder cards than yours in life to play
Yeah the hammer fell down on a forty-four primer
Now there's one less problem in South Carolina tonight
Landing In Love lyrics - Collin Raye
Can you feel that rush
Makes the whole world hush
Makes your flesh go flush
You break a sweat
Is your soul on fire
With your hearts desire
Out there on the wire
Without a net
Does it take your breath
Are you scared to death
With one kiss
We'll be risking it all
If we dance this dance
If we take this chance
We'll be landing in love
When we fall
It's an act of God
It's against all odds
And we hold lightening rods
Up in the sky
It's that leap of faith
We all have to take
But hearts don't have to break
When they can fly
Does it take your breath
Are you scared to death
With one kiss
We'll be risking it all
If we dance this dance
If we take this chance
We'll be landing in love
When we fall
If we dance this dance
If we take this chance
We'll be landing in love
One more kiss, one more touch
We'll be landing in love
When we fall
Makes the whole world hush
Makes your flesh go flush
You break a sweat
Is your soul on fire
With your hearts desire
Out there on the wire
Without a net
Does it take your breath
Are you scared to death
With one kiss
We'll be risking it all
If we dance this dance
If we take this chance
We'll be landing in love
When we fall
It's an act of God
It's against all odds
And we hold lightening rods
Up in the sky
It's that leap of faith
We all have to take
But hearts don't have to break
When they can fly
Does it take your breath
Are you scared to death
With one kiss
We'll be risking it all
If we dance this dance
If we take this chance
We'll be landing in love
When we fall
If we dance this dance
If we take this chance
We'll be landing in love
One more kiss, one more touch
We'll be landing in love
When we fall
Loving This Way lyrics - Collin Raye (duet with Bobbie Eakes)
I'm tired of watching me hurt you
I'm tired of being the teardrops on your face
I'm tired of loving this way
I'm tired of loving this way
I know your every weakness
I can find one in everything you say
I'm tired of loving this way
I'm tired of loving this way
I'm not the one that you really need
I'm not the one in your dreams
I can see it in your eyes
This ain't the way it should feel
I don't know how we got here
Love's no longer blind
If that's just how it is
Can we go on like this
Oh, baby what do you say
I'm tired of loving this way
I'm tired of loving this way
I'll set your heart free
And if you're mine
You'll come flying back some day
But I'm tired of loving this way
I'm tired of loving this way
Well I'm taking you with me
Like a room in my heart
You will have your place
I'm tired of loving this way
I'm tired of loving this way
I'm not the one that you really need
I'm not the one in your dreams
I can see it in your eyes
This ain't the way it should feel
I don't know how we got here
Love's no longer blind
If that's just how it is
Can we go on like this
Oh, baby what do you say
I'm tired of loving this way
I'm tired of loving this way
I'm tired of being the teardrops on your face
I'm tired of loving this way
I'm tired of loving this way
I know your every weakness
I can find one in everything you say
I'm tired of loving this way
I'm tired of loving this way
I'm not the one that you really need
I'm not the one in your dreams
I can see it in your eyes
This ain't the way it should feel
I don't know how we got here
Love's no longer blind
If that's just how it is
Can we go on like this
Oh, baby what do you say
I'm tired of loving this way
I'm tired of loving this way
I'll set your heart free
And if you're mine
You'll come flying back some day
But I'm tired of loving this way
I'm tired of loving this way
Well I'm taking you with me
Like a room in my heart
You will have your place
I'm tired of loving this way
I'm tired of loving this way
I'm not the one that you really need
I'm not the one in your dreams
I can see it in your eyes
This ain't the way it should feel
I don't know how we got here
Love's no longer blind
If that's just how it is
Can we go on like this
Oh, baby what do you say
I'm tired of loving this way
I'm tired of loving this way
You Still Take Me There lyrics - Collin Raye
In case I haven't told ya lately
Just in case it doesn't show
I'm still enchanted by you baby
And I just wanted you to know
You were the first one
And you'll be the last one
You are the only one, I swear
You took me to heaven
Our first night together
And you still take me there
Whoa I
Just to have you in my arms tonight
Oh, how could I ask for more
You give me hope and strength
You give me life
Your love is all I'm living for
You were the first one
And you'll be the last one
You are the only one, I swear
You took me to heaven
Our first night together
And you still take me there
You take me higher
Than I ever dreamed I'd go
With you I leave the worries
Of this troubled world below
You took me to heaven
Our first night together
And you still take me there
Oh you took me to heaven
Our first night together
And you still take me
Darlin' you still take me
Baby you still take me
There
Just in case it doesn't show
I'm still enchanted by you baby
And I just wanted you to know
You were the first one
And you'll be the last one
You are the only one, I swear
You took me to heaven
Our first night together
And you still take me there
Whoa I
Just to have you in my arms tonight
Oh, how could I ask for more
You give me hope and strength
You give me life
Your love is all I'm living for
You were the first one
And you'll be the last one
You are the only one, I swear
You took me to heaven
Our first night together
And you still take me there
You take me higher
Than I ever dreamed I'd go
With you I leave the worries
Of this troubled world below
You took me to heaven
Our first night together
And you still take me there
Oh you took me to heaven
Our first night together
And you still take me
Darlin' you still take me
Baby you still take me
There
Water And Bridges lyrics - Collin Raye
I was young and so was she
Love didn't stay a mystery for very long
We could do no wrong
Then she called to say
She was late
So we took a little drive upstate
And took care of that
Yeah, we just took care of that
Now I'm looking back on
Some of my decisions
Now that it's much too late to change
How a father could have held his son
If I could undo what's been done
But I guess everyone is living
With water and bridges
My old man
He had it rough
Cause like his daddy
When he drank too much
He'd get mean
And take it out on me
So with angry words
I was gone
And I never even tried to come back home
The night he died
Momma said he apologized
Now I'm looking back on
Some of my decisions
Now that it's much too late to change
How a father could have held his son
If I could undo what's been done
But I guess everyone is living
With water and bridges
We could all go crazy from
The things that only time can numb
I guess that's why everyone is given
Water and bridges
Water and bridges
Love didn't stay a mystery for very long
We could do no wrong
Then she called to say
She was late
So we took a little drive upstate
And took care of that
Yeah, we just took care of that
Now I'm looking back on
Some of my decisions
Now that it's much too late to change
How a father could have held his son
If I could undo what's been done
But I guess everyone is living
With water and bridges
My old man
He had it rough
Cause like his daddy
When he drank too much
He'd get mean
And take it out on me
So with angry words
I was gone
And I never even tried to come back home
The night he died
Momma said he apologized
Now I'm looking back on
Some of my decisions
Now that it's much too late to change
How a father could have held his son
If I could undo what's been done
But I guess everyone is living
With water and bridges
We could all go crazy from
The things that only time can numb
I guess that's why everyone is given
Water and bridges
Water and bridges
She's Gonna Fly lyrics - Collin Raye
This is the woman
Who had all the answers
The one I would lean on
For comfort, for strength
She's never forgotten
One grandchild's birthday
Now she can't remember my name
And it makes me so angry
I shake my fist
And cry out to the heavenly one
Why would you play
Such a cold hearted trick
I thought your job was to love
And the answer came down from above
She's gonna fly
When her time here is through
First she'll have to let go
Of some things she can't use
'Cause people and places
Memories and faces
Are just way too heavy it seems
To carry on angel's wings
This is the woman
Who saw things so clearly
The one who could pick out
One crumb on the floor
She saw through a white lie
Saw me through love's eyes
She hardly can see anymore
And it makes me so sad
And it just isn't fair
Why should so much be taken away
But when I cry out
For all that she's lost
I silently hear someone say
She's gonna fly
When her time here is through
First she'll have to let go
Of some things she can't use
'Cause people and places
Memories and faces
Are just way too heavy it seems
To carry on angel's wings
And oh, the wonders she'll see
And I know she'll remember
To watch over me
She's gonna fly
When her time here is through
First she'll have to let go
Of some things she can't use
'Cause people and places
Memories and faces
Are just way too heavy it seems
To carry on angel's wings
To carry on angel's wings
Who had all the answers
The one I would lean on
For comfort, for strength
She's never forgotten
One grandchild's birthday
Now she can't remember my name
And it makes me so angry
I shake my fist
And cry out to the heavenly one
Why would you play
Such a cold hearted trick
I thought your job was to love
And the answer came down from above
She's gonna fly
When her time here is through
First she'll have to let go
Of some things she can't use
'Cause people and places
Memories and faces
Are just way too heavy it seems
To carry on angel's wings
This is the woman
Who saw things so clearly
The one who could pick out
One crumb on the floor
She saw through a white lie
Saw me through love's eyes
She hardly can see anymore
And it makes me so sad
And it just isn't fair
Why should so much be taken away
But when I cry out
For all that she's lost
I silently hear someone say
She's gonna fly
When her time here is through
First she'll have to let go
Of some things she can't use
'Cause people and places
Memories and faces
Are just way too heavy it seems
To carry on angel's wings
And oh, the wonders she'll see
And I know she'll remember
To watch over me
She's gonna fly
When her time here is through
First she'll have to let go
Of some things she can't use
'Cause people and places
Memories and faces
Are just way too heavy it seems
To carry on angel's wings
To carry on angel's wings
Counting Sheep lyrics - Collin Raye
I’m counting the cracks on the wall by my bed
‘Cause I can’t get to sleep
And my mother said
To try counting sheep as they’re jumpin’ the fence
But the fence has a hole
And the sheep snuck out
Their tails are wagging
Back and forth in celebration
Farmer Sam is calling out their names
But he’s yelling to loud and I can’t get to sleep
And it’s all on account
Of those runaway sheep
Now they’re out in the woods eating ice-cream and cake
Dancing ‘round and around
That’s why I’m awake
Unless I’m dreaming
This is all to silly to be really happening
They’ve all got party hats
Every one of those sheep has a bell on it’s neck
Going ring-a-ding-ding
I’m a nervous wreck
They’re ringing so loud
Tell me why it won’t stop
A familiar sound
Just like my alarm clock
Hey no wonder
I can hear Mom say good morning
Time for breakfast
Tell me what you dreamed
‘Cause I can’t get to sleep
And my mother said
To try counting sheep as they’re jumpin’ the fence
But the fence has a hole
And the sheep snuck out
Their tails are wagging
Back and forth in celebration
Farmer Sam is calling out their names
But he’s yelling to loud and I can’t get to sleep
And it’s all on account
Of those runaway sheep
Now they’re out in the woods eating ice-cream and cake
Dancing ‘round and around
That’s why I’m awake
Unless I’m dreaming
This is all to silly to be really happening
They’ve all got party hats
Every one of those sheep has a bell on it’s neck
Going ring-a-ding-ding
I’m a nervous wreck
They’re ringing so loud
Tell me why it won’t stop
A familiar sound
Just like my alarm clock
Hey no wonder
I can hear Mom say good morning
Time for breakfast
Tell me what you dreamed
I'm Gonna Love You lyrics - Collin Raye
Hey baby doll, hey sweet potato
I love you now and I love you later
I’m gonna love you for your whole life through
Hey jelly bean, hey belly button
You ain’t gonna have to worry ‘bout nothin’
I’ll be there to take good care of you
Hey there honey, you’re so funny
You’re gonna help me spend my money
We’re gonna travel ‘round the whole wide world
Hey sugar bug, you’re driving me crazy
I can’t believe what God gave me
Everyone’s gonna know your my little girl
You brought a change in the weather
Things are just going to keep getting better
I’m gonna love you forever, I’m gonna love you
You make me feel light as a feather
We’re gonna have some fun together
I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna grant all your wishes
I’m gonna give you hugs and kisses
I’m gonna sing you lullabyes at night
Hey baby doll, hey sweet potato
I love you now and I love you later
When I rock you in my arms, it’ll be alright
You brought a change in the weather
Things are just going to keep getting better
I’m gonna love you forever, I’m gonna love you
You make me feel light as a feather
We’re gonna have some fun together
I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna love you
Hey jelly bean, hey belly botton
You ain’t gonna have to worry ‘bout nothin’
I’ll be there to take good care of you
I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna love you
I love you now and I love you later
I’m gonna love you for your whole life through
Hey jelly bean, hey belly button
You ain’t gonna have to worry ‘bout nothin’
I’ll be there to take good care of you
Hey there honey, you’re so funny
You’re gonna help me spend my money
We’re gonna travel ‘round the whole wide world
Hey sugar bug, you’re driving me crazy
I can’t believe what God gave me
Everyone’s gonna know your my little girl
You brought a change in the weather
Things are just going to keep getting better
I’m gonna love you forever, I’m gonna love you
You make me feel light as a feather
We’re gonna have some fun together
I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna grant all your wishes
I’m gonna give you hugs and kisses
I’m gonna sing you lullabyes at night
Hey baby doll, hey sweet potato
I love you now and I love you later
When I rock you in my arms, it’ll be alright
You brought a change in the weather
Things are just going to keep getting better
I’m gonna love you forever, I’m gonna love you
You make me feel light as a feather
We’re gonna have some fun together
I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna love you
Hey jelly bean, hey belly botton
You ain’t gonna have to worry ‘bout nothin’
I’ll be there to take good care of you
I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna love you
Blackbird lyrics - Collin Raye
Blackbird singing in the dead of night,
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All you life,
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All you life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.
Blackbird, fly
Blackbird, fly
Into the light of a dark, black night
Blackbird, fly
Blackbird, fly
Into the light of a dark, black night.
Blackbird singing in the dead of night,
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All you life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All you life,
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All you life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.
Blackbird, fly
Blackbird, fly
Into the light of a dark, black night
Blackbird, fly
Blackbird, fly
Into the light of a dark, black night.
Blackbird singing in the dead of night,
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All you life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
A Mother And Father's Prayer lyrics - Collin Raye
I know you’re listening as I lay me down to sleep
It’s not for me I ask, but my children’s souls to keep
It seems the world is going crazy
And though I need to do my share
Could you please take them under wing
Watch over them especially
Keeping them safe from everything
This is a mother’s prayer
I know you’re listening in the silence of the night
The news is blistering but I hold on to your light
And though there’s darkness all around us
By my faith I know you’re there
Give me the strength to lead the way
Send me the words I need to say
Use me to guide them day to day
This is a mother’s prayer
This is a father’s prayer
I know I can’t do this by my self
I thank you for your help
I know you’re listening so I know I’m not alone
I feel you here with me as we all face down the unknown
Could you return us to your garden
Where no one’s hurt and no one’s scared
Free us from pride and bitterness
Keep us so close we won’t forget
Teach us to love as you love
This is a mother’s prayer
This is a father’s prayer
Teach us to love as you love
This is a mother’s, a father’s prayer
It’s not for me I ask, but my children’s souls to keep
It seems the world is going crazy
And though I need to do my share
Could you please take them under wing
Watch over them especially
Keeping them safe from everything
This is a mother’s prayer
I know you’re listening in the silence of the night
The news is blistering but I hold on to your light
And though there’s darkness all around us
By my faith I know you’re there
Give me the strength to lead the way
Send me the words I need to say
Use me to guide them day to day
This is a mother’s prayer
This is a father’s prayer
I know I can’t do this by my self
I thank you for your help
I know you’re listening so I know I’m not alone
I feel you here with me as we all face down the unknown
Could you return us to your garden
Where no one’s hurt and no one’s scared
Free us from pride and bitterness
Keep us so close we won’t forget
Teach us to love as you love
This is a mother’s prayer
This is a father’s prayer
Teach us to love as you love
This is a mother’s, a father’s prayer
When You Wish Upon A Star lyrics - Collin Raye
When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you
If your heart is in your dream
No request is too extreme
When you wish upon a star
As dreamers do
Fate is kind
She brings to those to love
The sweet fulfillment of
Their secret longing
Like a bolt out of the blue
Fate steps in and sees you through
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams come true
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you
If your heart is in your dream
No request is too extreme
When you wish upon a star
As dreamers do
Fate is kind
She brings to those to love
The sweet fulfillment of
Their secret longing
Like a bolt out of the blue
Fate steps in and sees you through
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams come true
Cool Cat lyrics - Collin Raye
The cool cat knows when it’s time to relax
And get some rest
And that cool cat likes to unwind inhis room
‘Cause it’s the best
All the bestest boys and groovy girls
Are sure of one thing they have found
That cool cat knows how to settle
Whoa, the cool cat knows how to run fast and play hard
With all his friends
And that cool cat combs every inch of his yard
‘Till it’s time to go in and take a bath
Put his jammies on
And brush those teeth just right
‘Cause a cool cat knows how to say goodnight
Ain’t nothin’ like a bedtime story
When Mom or even Dad will do
And when you wake in the morning
You feel good...so good
‘Cause a good night’s rest is what makes you
A cool cat
All the bestest boys and groovy girls
Are sure of one thing they have found
That cool cat knows how to settle
A cool cat knows where it’s at
A cool cat knows how to settle down
And get some rest
And that cool cat likes to unwind inhis room
‘Cause it’s the best
All the bestest boys and groovy girls
Are sure of one thing they have found
That cool cat knows how to settle
Whoa, the cool cat knows how to run fast and play hard
With all his friends
And that cool cat combs every inch of his yard
‘Till it’s time to go in and take a bath
Put his jammies on
And brush those teeth just right
‘Cause a cool cat knows how to say goodnight
Ain’t nothin’ like a bedtime story
When Mom or even Dad will do
And when you wake in the morning
You feel good...so good
‘Cause a good night’s rest is what makes you
A cool cat
All the bestest boys and groovy girls
Are sure of one thing they have found
That cool cat knows how to settle
A cool cat knows where it’s at
A cool cat knows how to settle down
Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral (An Irish Lullaby) lyrics - Collin Raye
Too La Loo Ra Loo Ral
Too La Loo Ra Li
Too La Loo Ra Loo Ral
Hush now don’t you cry
Too La Loo Ra Loo Ral
Too La Loo Ra Li
Too La Loo Ra Loo Ral
That’s an Irish lullaby
Over in Killarney
Many years ago
My mother sang a song to me
In tones soft and low
Just a simple, little ditty
In her old Irish way
And I’d give the world if I could hear
That song of hers today
Too La Loo Ra Loo Ral
Too La Loo Ra Li
Too La Loo Ra Loo Ral
Hush now don’t you cry
Too La Loo Ra Loo Ral
Too La Loo Ra Li
Too La Loo Ra Loo Ral
That’s an Irish lullaby
Too La Loo Ra Li
Too La Loo Ra Loo Ral
Hush now don’t you cry
Too La Loo Ra Loo Ral
Too La Loo Ra Li
Too La Loo Ra Loo Ral
That’s an Irish lullaby
Over in Killarney
Many years ago
My mother sang a song to me
In tones soft and low
Just a simple, little ditty
In her old Irish way
And I’d give the world if I could hear
That song of hers today
Too La Loo Ra Loo Ral
Too La Loo Ra Li
Too La Loo Ra Loo Ral
Hush now don’t you cry
Too La Loo Ra Loo Ral
Too La Loo Ra Li
Too La Loo Ra Loo Ral
That’s an Irish lullaby
Hearts Are For When You Want To Love Someone lyrics - Collin Raye
Trees are for climbing
And holes are for digging
And friends are for when your having fun
And hearts are for when you want to love someone
Dogs are for hugging
And cats are for putting up with
Birds are just looking at
And heads are for when you have to wear a hat
Dads are for being with
And doing things
And helping out Mom
And Moms are for talking to
And telling things that you can’t tell anyone
Ears are for hearing your father call
And eyes are for seeing when it’s dark
Legs are for when you have to run
And hearts are for when you want to love someone
Brothers always take your things
And break your things
And eat your candy
And sisters always tell on you
And they cry a lot
When they got no reason to
Feet are for putting your shoes on
And hair is for looking nice at school
And hands are for folding when your book is done
And hearts are for when you want to love someone
And holes are for digging
And friends are for when your having fun
And hearts are for when you want to love someone
Dogs are for hugging
And cats are for putting up with
Birds are just looking at
And heads are for when you have to wear a hat
Dads are for being with
And doing things
And helping out Mom
And Moms are for talking to
And telling things that you can’t tell anyone
Ears are for hearing your father call
And eyes are for seeing when it’s dark
Legs are for when you have to run
And hearts are for when you want to love someone
Brothers always take your things
And break your things
And eat your candy
And sisters always tell on you
And they cry a lot
When they got no reason to
Feet are for putting your shoes on
And hair is for looking nice at school
And hands are for folding when your book is done
And hearts are for when you want to love someone
The Dream Song lyrics - Collin Raye
Lay your head on your pillow now
Close your eyes
I’ll tuck you in and I’ll kiss you goodnight
While you and your teddy bear are countin’ sheep
Next thing you know, you’ll be fast asleep
Sleep now my angle your long day is done
The very best part of the night has begun
Cause we get a present when we go to sleep
We get to dream
If you have a dream your dream can come true
A whole world of wonder is waiting for you
life’s an adventure there’s so much to do
If you have a dream your dream can come true
You can go walkin’ on peppermint clouds
And see yourself being’ a real circus clown
Sail on a river of strawberry cream
Be a star or an astronaut, follow your dream
A whole world of wonder is waiting for you
life’s an adventure there’s so much to do
If you have a dream your dream can come true
If you have a dream your dream can come true
A whole world of wonder is waiting for you
life’s an adventure there’s so much to do
If you have a dream your dream can come true
Dream on...dream my love
A dream is a whisper from above
If you have a dream your dream can come true
A whole world of wonder is waiting for you
life’s an adventure there’s so much to do
If you have a dream your dream can come true
Close your eyes
I’ll tuck you in and I’ll kiss you goodnight
While you and your teddy bear are countin’ sheep
Next thing you know, you’ll be fast asleep
Sleep now my angle your long day is done
The very best part of the night has begun
Cause we get a present when we go to sleep
We get to dream
If you have a dream your dream can come true
A whole world of wonder is waiting for you
life’s an adventure there’s so much to do
If you have a dream your dream can come true
You can go walkin’ on peppermint clouds
And see yourself being’ a real circus clown
Sail on a river of strawberry cream
Be a star or an astronaut, follow your dream
A whole world of wonder is waiting for you
life’s an adventure there’s so much to do
If you have a dream your dream can come true
If you have a dream your dream can come true
A whole world of wonder is waiting for you
life’s an adventure there’s so much to do
If you have a dream your dream can come true
Dream on...dream my love
A dream is a whisper from above
If you have a dream your dream can come true
A whole world of wonder is waiting for you
life’s an adventure there’s so much to do
If you have a dream your dream can come true
When You Say Your Prayers lyrics - Collin Raye
If you’ve ever wondered
When you pray at night
If it makes a difference
If it sets things right
Everytime we say our prayers
Whispered in the dark
Somewhere deep inside you
You know with all your heart
As sure as God’s in Heaven
There’s someone who cares
And somebody’s listening
When you say your prayers
A prayer can be a thank-you
A prayer can be a wish
A prayer can say I’m sorry
Like a hug or a kiss
It doesn’t have to be just right
God hears you loud and clear
As long as it comes from your heart
It goes right to his ear
As sure as God’s in Heaven
There’s someone who cares
And somebody’s listening
When you say your prayers
As sure as God’s in Heaven
There’s someone who cares
And somebody’s listening
When you say your prayers
Just know somebody’s listening
When you say your prayers
When you pray at night
If it makes a difference
If it sets things right
Everytime we say our prayers
Whispered in the dark
Somewhere deep inside you
You know with all your heart
As sure as God’s in Heaven
There’s someone who cares
And somebody’s listening
When you say your prayers
A prayer can be a thank-you
A prayer can be a wish
A prayer can say I’m sorry
Like a hug or a kiss
It doesn’t have to be just right
God hears you loud and clear
As long as it comes from your heart
It goes right to his ear
As sure as God’s in Heaven
There’s someone who cares
And somebody’s listening
When you say your prayers
As sure as God’s in Heaven
There’s someone who cares
And somebody’s listening
When you say your prayers
Just know somebody’s listening
When you say your prayers
Stay Awake lyrics - Collin Raye
Stay Awake
Don’t rest your head
Don’t lie down
Upon Your bed
While the moon drifts in the skies
Stay awake, don’t close your eyes
Though the world is fast asleep
Though your pillow’s soft and deep
You’re not as sleepy as you seem
Stay awake, don’t nod and dream
Stay awake, don’t nod and dream
Don’t rest your head
Don’t lie down
Upon Your bed
While the moon drifts in the skies
Stay awake, don’t close your eyes
Though the world is fast asleep
Though your pillow’s soft and deep
You’re not as sleepy as you seem
Stay awake, don’t nod and dream
Stay awake, don’t nod and dream
Anyone Else lyrics - Collin Raye
Baby I bought wine and roses on my way home
Yeah I know we can't afford it but life doesn't last too long
This world has gone half-crazy
And knocked us both to our knees
I'm fumbling for the words to try to tell ya
I love you for hangin' onto me
When anyone else would've been long gone
Packed it up and headed back home
And not a soul would blame you after what I put you through
Yeah anyone else would've gone insane
Called the game on a count of rain
Anyone else, anyone else
Anyone but you
Mayday baby, all the rivets popped loose, it's a total tailspin
Too much grindstone, too little time with you
Girl, you know it's wearing thin
Baby let's trade in these teardrops
For warm kisses on skin
You got a drawer full of IOU's
And it's high time you called those things in
When anyone else would've been long gone
Packed it up and headed back home
And not a soul would blame you after what I put you through
Yeah anyone else would've gone insane
Called the game on a count of rain
Anyone else, anyone else
Anyone but you
You've passed up so many chances
To walk right out that door
Instead of dodging a champagne cork
And watchin' the wet clothes fall to the floor
When anyone else would've been long gone
Packed it up and headed back home
And you can hide behind a Cheshire cat grin but you know it's true
Yeah anyone else would've gone insane
Called the game on a count of rain
Anyone else, anyone else
Anyone but you
Anyone else
Girl, anyone but you
Yeah I know we can't afford it but life doesn't last too long
This world has gone half-crazy
And knocked us both to our knees
I'm fumbling for the words to try to tell ya
I love you for hangin' onto me
When anyone else would've been long gone
Packed it up and headed back home
And not a soul would blame you after what I put you through
Yeah anyone else would've gone insane
Called the game on a count of rain
Anyone else, anyone else
Anyone but you
Mayday baby, all the rivets popped loose, it's a total tailspin
Too much grindstone, too little time with you
Girl, you know it's wearing thin
Baby let's trade in these teardrops
For warm kisses on skin
You got a drawer full of IOU's
And it's high time you called those things in
When anyone else would've been long gone
Packed it up and headed back home
And not a soul would blame you after what I put you through
Yeah anyone else would've gone insane
Called the game on a count of rain
Anyone else, anyone else
Anyone but you
You've passed up so many chances
To walk right out that door
Instead of dodging a champagne cork
And watchin' the wet clothes fall to the floor
When anyone else would've been long gone
Packed it up and headed back home
And you can hide behind a Cheshire cat grin but you know it's true
Yeah anyone else would've gone insane
Called the game on a count of rain
Anyone else, anyone else
Anyone but you
Anyone else
Girl, anyone but you
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