ALAN JACKSON – You Go Your Way

All your pretty bags are packed
Forever sure did go by fas
I hope you find the skies are blue
The grass is green and the road is smooth

[Chorus]
You go your way, c’est la vie sweet baby
Here’s hoping that you don’t hate me
Who knows you might just maybe miss me out there
It ain’t about who’s right or wrong
Love Dies and life goes on
Had a good thing but now it’s long gone baby
You go your way and I’ll go crazy

I poured some bourbon in a coffee cup
it’s been too long since I drank too much
so here’s to me and here’s to the moon
And here’s to love that ends too soon

[Chorus]
You go your way, c’est la vie sweet baby
Here’s hoping that you don’t hate me
Who knows you might just maybe miss me out there
It ain’t about who’s right or wrong
Love Dies and life goes on
Had a good thing but now it’s long gone baby
You go your way and I’ll go crazy

Yeah it ain’t about who’s right or wrong
Love dies and life goes on
Had a good thing but now it’s long gone baby
you go your way and I’ll go crazy
I’ll go crazy

ALAN JACKSON – You Don’t Have To Paint Me A Picture

The kiss was colder than I remember
When we first said hello
I guess the flame’s now a little lower
I can feel you letting go
You know the pain drops a little darker
Then when you first put it on
I guess your love’s like some old cheap and magic marker
Said forever nice go
But you don’t have to paint me a picture
You don’t have to say things at all
You don’t have to paint me a picture
I can see in the writing on the wall

When we first fell, we fell a long way
Summer nights and winter days
Mountain sunrise, ocean sunset
Hand in hand in the haze
Now it’s cold heart summer evenings
And there’s clouds on my sunrise
But you don’t have to smile and say you’re happy
I can see what’s in your eyes
You don’t have to paint me a picture
You don’t have to say things at all
You don’t have to paint me a picture
I can see in the writing on the wall

ALAN JACKSON – www.memory

I know your leavin’ I see the signs
Your gonna walk out on this heart of mine
You’ll never call me, you’ll never write
You made your mind up and your gone tonite
If some rainy day your all alone
And feel like talkin’ you can log me on.

[Chorus:]
At www dot memory
I’ll be waitin’ for you patiently
If you feel the need just click on me.
At www dot memory.

You won’t even have to hold me or look into my eyes
You can tell me that you love me
Through your keyboard and wires
Though you won’t have to touch me or even take my hand
Just slide your little mouse around until you see it land.

[Chorus:]
At www dot memory
I’ll be waitin’ for you patiently
If you feel the need just click on me.
At www dot memory.

If you feel the need just click on me.
At www dot memory…

ALAN JACKSON – Work In Progress

Okay I forgot about the trash
I didn’t trim the long hairs on my mustache
I did buy you a ring I believe it was back in ’93
Alright I admit it I forgot our anniversary
But I did pick up the baby this mornin’ at the nursery
That ain’t no big thing but it’s a gold star for me

[Chorus]
You get tired and disgusted with me
When I can’t be just what you want me to be
I still love you and I try real hard
I swear one day you’ll have a brand new car
I even asked the Lord to try to help me
He looked down from heaven and said to tell you please
Just be patient I’m a work in progress

I’m sorry I got mad waitin’ in the truck
It seemed like hours you gettin’ all dressed up
Just to go to Shoney’s on a Wednesday night
I read taht book you gave me about Mars and Venus
I think it’s sinkin’ in but i probably need to reread it
But I’m startin’ to see now what you’ve been sayin’ is right

[Chorus]

I know you meant well when you gave me those clogs
But my heels sure get hot down by the muffler on my hog
I’m sure they’re stylish but I’ll take my boots
I try to do that healthy thing like you want me to do
But that low fat, no fat’s gettin’ hard to chew
Now I love your cooking honey
But sometimes I need some real food

[Chorus]

Oh honey just be patient now
I’m a work in progress

ALAN JACKSON – White Christmas

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white

(I’m dreaming of a white Christmas)
(Just like the ones I used to know)

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white…

ALAN JACKSON – Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)

Where were you when the world stopped turning on that September day?
Were you in the yard with your wife and children
Or working on some stage in L.A.?
Did you stand there in shock at the sight of that black smoke
Risin’ against that blue sky?
Did you shout out in anger, in fear for your neighbor
Or did you just sit down and cry?

Did you weep for the children who lost their dear loved ones
And pray for the ones who don’t know?
Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble
And sob for the ones left below?
Did you burst out with pride for the red, white and blue
And the heroes who died just doin’ what they do?
Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer
And look at yourself and what really matters?

[Chorus:]
I’m just a singer of simple songs
I’m not a real political man
I watch CNN but I’m not sure I can tell
You the difference in Iraq and Iran
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
And I remember this from when I was young
Faith, hope and love are some good things He gave us
And the greatest is love

Where were you when the world stopped turning on that September day?
Were you teaching a class full of innocent children
Or driving down some cold interstate?
Did you feel guilty ’cause you’re a survivor
In a crowded room did you feel alone?
Did you call up your mother and tell her you loved her?
Did you dust off that Bible at home?

Did you open your eyes, hope it never happened
Close your eyes and not go to sleep?
Did you notice the sunset the first time in ages
Or speak to some stranger on the street?
Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow
Or go out and buy you a gun?
Did you turn off that violent old movie you’re watchin’
And turn on “I Love Lucy” reruns?

Did you go to a church and hold hands with some strangers
Did you stand in line and give your own blood?
Did you just stay home and cling tight to your family
Thank God you had somebody to love?

[Chorus x2]

And the greatest is love.
And the greatest is love.

Where were you when the world stopped turning on that September day?

ALAN JACKSON – Where I Come From

Well I was rollin’ wheels and shiftin’ gears
‘Round that Jersey Turnpike
Barney stopped me with his gun
ten minutes after midnight
Said sir you broke the limit in that rusty ol’ truck
I don’t know about that accent son
Just where did you come from

I said where I come from
It’s cornbread and chicken
Where I come from a lotta front porch sittin’
Where I come from tryin’ to make a livin’
And workin’ hard to get to heaven
Where I come from

Well i was south of Detroit City
I pulled in this country kitchen
To try their brand of barbecue
The sign said finger-lickin’
Well I paid the tab and the lady aked me
How’d you like my biscuit
I’ll be honest with you ma’am
It ain’t like mama fixed it

Cause where I come from
It’s cornbread and chicken
Where I come from a lotta front porch pickin’
Where I come from tryin’ to make a livin’
And workin’ hard to get to heaven
Where I come from

I was chasin’ sun on 101
somewhere around Ventura
I lost a universal joint and I had to use my finger
This tall lady stopped and asked
If I had plans for dinner
Said no thanks ma’am, back home
we like the girls that sing soprano

Cause where I come from
It’s cornbread and chicken
Where I come from a lotta front porch sittin’
Where I come from tryin’ to make a livin’
And workin’ hard to get to heaven
Where I come from

Well I was headed home on 65
somewhere around Kentucky
The CB rang for the bobtail rig
that’s rollin’ on like thunder
Well I answered him and he asked me
Aren’t you from out in Tulsa
No, but you might’a seen me there
I just dropped a load of salsa

Where I come from It’s cornbread and chicken
Where I come from a lotta front porch pickin’
Where I come from tryin’ to make a livin’
and workin’ hard to get to heaven
Where I come from

Where I come from It’s cornbread and chicken
Where I come from a lotta back porch pickin’
Where I come from tryin’ to make a livin’
Workin’ hard to get to heaven
Where I come from
Yeah where I come from
A lotta front porch sittin’
Starin’ up at heaven
Where I come from
Where I come from
Tryin’ to make a livin’
Tryin’ to make a livin’
Oh, where I come from
Where I come from
Yeah where I come from
Get back down there sometimes
Where I come from

ALAN JACKSON – When Somebody Loves You

When your heart is all alone every second
Seems so long
When it’s just you, you can’t see through
Those ol’ clouds that rain so blue

But when somebody loves you
There’s nothing you can’t do
When somebody loves you
It’s easy to get through
When somebody loves you
The way I love you

When it’s late, the sun hangs low
By yourself, nowhere to go
Sing a song, you dance alone
Play solitaire and stare at the phone

But when somebody loves you
There’s nothing you can’t do
When somebody loves you
It’s easy to get through
When somebody loves you
The way I love you

So let’s put aside our foolish pride
And let our hearts say hello
We both agree we’re just no good
At bein’ on our own

‘Cause when somebody loves you
There’s nothing you can’t do
When somebody loves you
It’s easy to get through
When somebody loves you
The way I love you

The way I love you
The way I love you

ALAN JACKSON – When Love Comes Around

Love for me hasn’t been easy
I’ve let true love fall to the ground
through the years and the tears
I’ve learnt what loves about
this time i’ll be ready
when love comes around

When love comes around i’ll be ready
love will find me a brand new man
i’ll be standing there with my heart in my hand
this time i’ll be ready
when love comes around

too many times i’ve lost a good love
and i can’t see now how it went
but when love comes back to me
it won’t see the same old me
this time i’ll be ready when love comes around

ALAN JACKSON – When I Saw You Leaving (For Nisey)

Ain’t it funny how, in a minute, your whole life’s looking fine
And a short few words later it all just comes untied?
You can’t believe you’re looking at what was always someone else
Now it’s staring right back at you, yesterday you couldn’t tell
So shock and dissolution, helpless and confused
Not knowing how and what to say, not accepting that it’s true.
You can’t help but see the worst to come a thousand different ways
The same time trying to hold on strong in optimistic games.

When I saw you leaving, when I saw you leaving
When I saw you leaving in my mind.

And the angry starts to surface, looking up, asking why
And you realize he probably wants the best, as same as I
Days just go by quickly, nights just never end
As time gets so more precious, every sunrise and old friend
Trying to be opposed, to lean on, a part you learn is hard to play
Asking God to let you take her place or just take it all away.
Hope you’ll wake up in the morning, was all just been a dream
You never take for granted every second that you breathe.

When I saw you leaving, when I saw you leaving
When I saw you leaving in my mind.

And the seconds turn to minutes
And minutes wouldn’t last
And the hours, days and weeks and months
Seem endless and too fast
And the lessons just pour from Heaven
Like the rain on that first spring
Since that moment I first saw you
You might not always be with me.

When I saw you leaving, when I saw you leaving
When I saw you leaving in my mind.

Ain’t it funny how, in a minute, your whole life’s looking fine
And a short few words later it all just comes untied?

ALAN JACKSON – USA Today

I heard you’ve been wondering
How I’m getting along
I guess you think I can’t make it with you gone
But I don’t want you to worry
Don’t you lose any sleep
But a man called long-distance this morning
Said they’re thinking about putting me
On the cover of the USA Today
The story of heart-breaking pain
Picture of the loneliest man they claim in the USA Today

I don’t sleep in the nighttime
Darkness reminds me of you
I lost eight pounds since last Tuesday
But I could stand to lose a few
I don’t believe I’m too bad
People say I look fine
The man from the paper seems happy
Says I’m bigger than the latest crime
On the cover of the USA Today
The story of heart-breaking pain
Picture of the loneliest man they claim in the USA Today

So if you’re concerned in trouble
Then you’re hurting me
Don’t you work out this little thing called losing you
Has made a big man out of me
I’m on the cover of the USA Today
The story of heart-breaking pain
Picture of the loneliest man they claim in the USA Today

ALAN JACKSON – Too Much Of A Good Thing

Smiles in the morning
As warm as sunshine
Kisses when I lay down at night
And 2 loving arms
To console me
I should be scared, it’s so right

But, too much of a good thing
Is a good thing
Feelings like this can’t be wrong
And, too much of a good thing
Is a good thing
And we’ve got a good thing going on

You look in my eyes
And see my thinkin’
I know when you’re happy, when you’re sad
Someone said
It’s too perfect
But, I don’t think what we have is so bad

Cause, too much of a good thing
Is a good thing
Feelings like this can’t be wrong
And, too much of a good thing
Is a good thing
And we’ve got a good thing going on

And we’ve got a good thing going on

ALAN JACKSON – To Do What I Do

I’ve been a waiter, a roofer, a clerk
I’ve shoveled manure till my pride hurt
When you’re starting out, it’s all part of the work
To do what I do
I’ve been evicted for not making rent
Made my Daddy wonder where my good sense went
For the price of a dream, my years have been spent
To do what I do

So I stand here tonight with this six string guitar
To be something I’ve always been in my heart
Just for the chance to play you my song
The thrill when I hear you singing along
It’s been worth everything I’ve been through
To do what I do

I’ve played for empty tables and chairs
The drunks that don’t listen, the crowds that dont care
Been told countless times Boy you ain’t goin’ nowhere
To do what I do

So I hope the critics and skeptics alike
All bought a ticket to this show tonight
And they’ll see firsthand that I have survived
And what doesn’t kill you makes you more alive
And I’m one of the fortunate few
To do what I do

There’s so much joy this music can bring
So I count my blessings when I step up to sing
Cause they’re so many people who would give anything
To do what I do

And I thank you
I can do what I do

ALAN JACKSON – Three Minute Positive Not Too Country Up-Tempo Love Song

This is a three minute song
To tell her that I love her
And how wonderful we get along
A sweet sentiment that’s borderline slick
A lotta right and not much wrong

It’s a little bit edgy, but softer than spaghetti
Weak yet redundantly strong
It’s a three minute positive
Not too country up-tempo love song

Yeah, it’s a three minute positive
Not to country up-tempo love song
It’s a way to tell her that I love her
But it can’t be too long
There’ll be no drinkin’, no cheatin’,
No lyin’, no leavin’
That stuff it just don’t belong
In a three minute positive
Not too county up-tempo love song

You won’t hear four-letter words
Just me tellin’ her
That she’s the every breath I draw
And how I can’t live without her
And I could never doubt her
‘Cause she could never do no wrong

Well it’s the right amount of timin’
The proper form of rhymin’
A little guitar then it’s gone
It’s a three minute positive
Not too country up-tempo love song

Yeah, it’s a three minute positive
Not to country up-tempo love song
It’s a way to tell her that I love her
But it can’t be too long
There’ll be no drinkin’, no cheatin’,
No lyin’, no leavin’
That stuff it just don’t belong
In a three minute positive
Not too county up-tempo love song

Yeah in a three minute positive
Not too country up-tempo love song
There’ll be no drinkin’, no cheatin’,
No lyin’, no leavin’
That stuff it just don’t belong
In a three minute positive
Not too country up-tempo love song
Yeah in a three minute positive
Not too country up-tempo love song

ALAN JACKSON – The Thrill Is Back

We’ll I’m ready to raise the blinds in this place
Think I’ll rejoin the human race
You said yes now your wearing my ring
Guess I can stop playing ol B.B.King

[Chorus]
Cause the thrill is back
the heartache’s gone
Time stands still baby love lives on
the room spins around when your kissing me
the thrill is back like it used to be

I sure could use a hair cut and shave
Now that I’m crawling outta my cave
Since you’ve said we were through
I’ve been down with a case of the blues

Cause the thrill is back
the heartache’s gone
Time stands still baby love lives on
the room spins around when your kissing me
the thrill is back like it used to be

[Bridge]
I think I’d better give my doctor a call
And tell him i won’t need that prozac after all

Cause the thrill is back
the heartache’s gone
Time stands still baby love lives on
the room spins around when your kissing me
the thrill is back like it used to be

Cause the thrill is back
the heartache’s gone
Time stands still baby love lives on
the room spins around when your kissing me
the thrill is back like it used to be

[Tag]
The room spins around when your kissing me
the thrill is back like it used to be

ALAN JACKSON – The Sounds

I can hear a heartbeat
It seems a little strong
I can hear the things
That I did wrong
I can hear a song
By looking in her eyes
I can hear all
The times she cried

I can hear the memory
As they echo off the wall
Falling from the pictures
Down the hall
I can hear regret
Building up inside of me
I can hear all them things
I could not see

Those are the sounds of a woman leavin’
Stronger than a wind in the willow tree
Those are the sounds of a heart breakin’
You can’t hear it but the noise is killin’ me

I should have heard it comin’
But I chose to pretend
I should have recognized
That sound way back then
But I just wouldn’t listen
And didn’t want to all those years
Now the truth is is ringin’ clear
In my ears

Those are the sounds of a woman leavin’
Stronger than a wind in the willow tree
Those are the sounds of a heart breakin’
You can’t hear it but the noise is killin’ me

Those are the sounds of a heart breakin’
You can’t hear it but the noise is killin’ me

I can hear it
And the silence is killin’ me…

ALAN JACKSON – Woman’s Love

I have felt it
And I have held it
I have known
A woman’s love
I have tasted
And I have wasted
A woman’s love

And I know
I’ll never understand
All the little things
That make it grand
A woman’s love

And I know
I’ll never come face to face
With any thing
That takes the place
Of a woman’s love

Well, I have kiss it
Tried to resist it
I have missed
A woman’s love
And I have hated
Taken for granted
A woman’s love

And I know
I’ll never understand
All the little things
That make it grand
A woman’s love

And I know
I’ll never come face to face
With any thing
That takes the place
Of a woman’s love

Well I have needed
And I have pleaded
And I have lost
A woman’s love
And I have worshipped
And I have cursed it
A woman’s love

And I know
I’ll never understand
All the little things
That make it grand
A woman’s love

And I know
I’ll never come face to face
With any thing
That takes the place
Of a woman’s love

Well I adore it
And thank God for it
A woman’s love…

ALAN JACKSON – The Firefly’s Song

I used to run in a young man’s boots
With a young man’s heart
And a young man’s roots
But now I stand where a young man stood before
I don’t run like I used to
This old man don’t run no more

You used to talk
And I used to nod
I don’t listen
But I hear a lot
Don’t believe for a second
That my key won’t fit your door
I don’t wantcha like I used to
This old man wants you more

Hey hidee ho
I used to go where the devil wouldn’t go
Where the river run still
and the water don’t flow
Heaven couldn’t stop me then
Hey
Hidee hi
Good lord willin
And the creek don’t rise
And life goes by
like the fireflies
Where the devil sits with a grin

I used to sing with a young man’s voice
A young man’s heart
and a young man’s choice
Hope my song is what you’re longing for
I don’t sing like I used to
Sometimes less is more

Hey hidee ho
I used to go where the devil wouldn’t go
Where the river run still
and the water don’t flow
Heaven couldn’t stop me then
Hey
Hidee hi
Good lord willin
And the creek don’t rise
And life goes by
like the fireflies
Where the devil sits with a grin

Well this crazy life is all we got
Like a shoestring tied in a beggar’s knot
In the end that’s what this story shows
I don’t love you like I used to
This old man loves you more
I don’t love ya like a used to
This old man loves you more

ALAN JACKSON – The Christmas Song

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
And Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos

Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight

They know that Santa’s on his way
He’s loaded lots of toys and goodies
On his sleigh
And ev’ry mother’s child
Is gonna spy to see if Reindeers
Really know how to fly

And so, I’m offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Altho’ it’s been said many times, many ways;
“Merry Christmas to you”

And so, I’m offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Altho’ it’s been said many times, many ways;
“Merry Christmas to you”…

ALAN JACKSON – The Angels Cried

[Alan]
They came from near
They came from far
Following a distant star
To where he lay.

Not being sure of what it meant
But knowing it was Heaven sent
They made there way.

And the creatures gathered ’round
And didn’t make a sound
And the Angels cried.

[Alison]
The angels knew what was to come
The reason god has sent his son from up above
It filled their hearts with joy to see
And knowing of his destiny
Came tears of love.

And the creatures gathered ’round
And didn’t make a sound
[Both]
And the Angels cried.

[Alan]
I’ve often thought about that night
And wondered if they realized that star so bright
[Alison]
Was sent to tell all of the land the son of god
Would soon become the son of man.

[Both]
And the creatures gathered ’round
And didn’t make a sound
And the Angels cried.
And the Angels cried.
And the Angels cried…