On A Midnight Run

 

I watched the sun roll over the edge

and the red light filled the sky

the wind blew tears across my cheek

I didn't want to cry
 

Morning might have changed my mind

I did what needed done

I left in drizzling rain

on a midnight run
 

Well I ran away into the night

in the daylight it don't seem right

The night wind called me

before the morning sun

that's why I left on a midnight run
 

With a sleeping bag and a few of my clothes

stuffed in a burlap sack

started snowing outside of Denver

when I thought about thumbin' back
 

Freightliner headed west

stopped and changed my mind

rain or snow I think of her

Lord it's been a long, long time
 

Oh I ran away into the night

in the daylight it don't seem right

But the night wind called me

before the morning sun

that's why I left on a midnight run
 

Seein' her in a cotton dress

is a beautiful night vision

If the years were only yesterday

I'd change my decision
 

If she'd stay in my dreams

until the morning finally came

I wouldn't have to spend this night

listening to the thunderin' rain
 

Oh I ran away into the night

in the daylight it don't seem right

The night wind called me

before the morning sun

that's why I left on a midnight run
 

Well that's why I left on a midnight run

Well that's why I left on a midnight run

Look At You Now

 

Look at you now

you're sure lookin' well

an angel down from Heaven

here's me lookin' like Hell
 

I always had a way

of bringing you down

look at you now

that I'm not around
 

Look at you now

the sun don't shine as bright

once you sparked my soul

now it's dark as night
 

Love grew like a garden

I turned it all brown

Look at you now

that I'm not around
 

Look at you now

a teardrop in your eye

after all this time

I still make you cry
 

A soft lady with a smile

don't let me make you frown

Look at you now

that I'm not around
 

Look at you now

that I'm not around

Modern Day Daddy

 

Moon Runs Around

 

Sleepin' in the back of that old pickup truck

is an old bridgebuilder down on his luck

hard work's taken him on down the line

and the loneliness bloodies his nose

time after time

he's a quiet man

doesn't need to holler

but there's trouble underneath

his old blue collar

he doesn't worry about the troubles of the world

but he knows where he stands

with his flag unfurled
 

He says the sun works up through the evening

and the moon runs around all night

it's been this way since I was young

And I don't know if it's wrong or if it's right
 

Bridgebuilder move on to another turm

there's always another bridge

about to burn

old hands will tell you it's all the same

when it all goes wrong there's no one to blame
 

He says the sun works up through the evening

and the moon runs around all night

it's been this way since he was young

And he don't know if it's wrong or if it's right
 

The nights get cold in that old pickup truck

as he edges toward Christmas and his New Year's luck

and he's headed back home near the line

as his days grow short on his workin' time
 

He says the sun works up through the evening

and the moon runs around all night

it's been that way since he was young

And he don't know if it's wrong or if it's right
 

It's been that way since he was young

And he don't know if it's wrong or if it's right

Music in the Wind

 

There's something about the way

that you undress

makes me know I married the very best

My eyes walk you up and down

in the soft candlelight

to make a long day worth the night
 

Hey baby

you make me feel just like a man should feel

you cut the cards

and you let me deal
 

There's music in the wind

crickets are dancin' along

Oh you know my favorite song
 

You take me out of this world

to where I wanna go

you're the only one that'll ever know

your fingers on my skin

draw pictures in my mind

as close to perfect as I'll ever find
 

Hey baby

when the morning comes don't you let me outta your sight

take me hostage

you got the right
 

There's music in the wind

crickets are dancin' along

Oh you know my favorite song
 

I crossed my heart

I never wanna leave this room

morning always comes

way too soon
 

There's music in the wind

crickets are dancin' along

Oh you know my favorite song
 

Yes there's music in the wind

crickets are dancin' along

Oh you know my favorite song

Unhappy Hunting Ground

 

I'm searching for a painted pony

perhaps you've seen one pass this way

The signs are so hard to follow in the city

could it be that I've lost my way

there's a man made cloud

rainin' down on this unhappy hunting ground
 

I've come from a place in your future

see all the concrete you've laid

you may think I'm from your past

but I can see the mistakes that you've made

no peace will ever be found

in this unhappy hunting ground
 

You've taken much more than you'll ever need

it seems like it's never enough

and the air that you breathe and the water you need

all the birds in the trees and the grass in the meadows

they'll all die without making a sound

we can't take any more beads for anymore ground

you've got your unhappy hunting ground
 

I'm not here to serve you no warning

I'm just passing on this Redman's view

I'm still searching for a painted pony

but I thought I'd better speak to you

this is the last time I'll be around

in the unhappy hunting ground
 

You've taken much more than you'll ever need

it seems like it's never enough

and the air that you breathe all the water you need

all the birds in the trees and the grass in the meadows

will all die without making a sound

we can't take any more beads for anymore ground

you've got your unhappy hunting ground

Only Gold He'll Ever Hold

 

His money's down to empty in his pockets

there's not much denim left in his blue jeans

the future don't look good here in the country

it's time he made something of his dreams
 

He's no good to himself if he's worth nothin'

plans to strike it big before too long

in the night he hears the city callin'

so he tells his golden girl he won't be long
 

He leaves her at the door

they played this scene before

he's going where the dreams are bought and sold

to a poor man dreams are all that's free

but the truth is so plain to see

she just might be the only gold he'll ever hold
 

He bought her pretty flowers for her birthday

golden ones the color of her hair

and she tells him all he needs is water

and if he needs her she'll be waitin' for him there
 

He leaves her at the door

they played this scene before

he's going where the dreams are bought and sold

to a poor man dreams are all that's free

but the truth is so plain to see

she just might be the only gold he'll ever hold
 

To a poor man dreams are all that's free

but the truth is so plain to see

she just might be the only gold he'll ever hold

she just might be the only gold he'll ever hold

Tomcat in a Dumpster

 

I woke up with Gideon's Bible beside me

I had the whiskey gone

nothin' left to hide me

I had a pickup truck with a flat front tire

my belly sunk and my chest on fire

so hung over I don't even know my name
 

I hope God will listen

when I drop down on my knees

I've been a tomcat in a dumpster

I never listened as a youngster

I done things to this old body

that just don't heal
 

I'm tattooed scarred and loud

lived in the fast lane

I'm hard and proud and never want to be tamed

they say that the end is near

and if there's one thing that I fear

it's going to Hell just to do it all over again
 

I hope God will listen

when I drop down on my knees

I've been a tomcat in a dumpster

I never listened as a youngster

I done things to this old body

that just don't heal
 

Yes I hope God will listen

when I drop down on my knees

I've been a tomcat in a dumpster

I never listened as a youngster

I done things to this old body

that just don't heal

Lord I done things to this old body

that just don't heal

they won't heal

they'll never heal

Old Soldier Boys

 

The old man was listenin' to the Man in Black

singin' about some old railroad track

the year was 1969

and nobody was really walking the line

the old man's son should've been at senior prom

but he was somewhere off in Viet Nam
 

So the old man was drinkin' down barley juice

quart after quart he was getting loose

he was singing and singin' like drunk men do

till the night sky turned to the morning blue
 

He said Lord I try not to trouble you much

I try to hold down the noise

Lord please don't forget

these old soldier boys
 

He's still listenin' to the Man in Black

and they sang about some old railroad track

well as the year closed out on 1969

they still weren't really walking the line

The old man's son never saw his senior prom

but at least he made it back from Viet Nam
 

So the old man gave up the barley juice

He was tired of cryin' when he got loose

His son took up where the old man slacked

and he started listening to the Man in Black

He was singing and singin' like drunk men do

till the night sky turned to the morning blue
 

Lord I try not to trouble you much

I try to hold down the noise

Lord please don't forget

these old soldier boys
 

The old man still listens to the Man in Black

him and the boys sing about the railroad track

Mover And A Shaker

 

She started out life a-jumpin'

while she was in the womb

Momma momma momma get me outta here

feels just like a tomb

She was a mover and a shaker from the start

She was a mover and a shaker in her heart
 

She had a look most men would kill for

she wasn't a fashion show

a young shy and crazy country girl

she went skiing nude in the snow

she was a mover and a shaker from the start

she was a mover and a shaker in her heart
 

She'd fight authority all the time

her own little private war

 she wasn't that way to her lovers

they couldn't take it anymore

she was a mover and a shaker

a mover and a shaker and a bad heartbreaker
 

She married once and it was over fast

learned what you don't in school

he fell for her and she fell for him

they fell like a couple of fools

she was a mover and a shaker

a mover and a shaker and a bad heartbreaker

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