Bye
Bye
(Phil Vassar/Rory Michael
Bourke)
Girl you sure look pretty
there standin' in the doorway in the sunset light
Maybe I read you wrong
thinkin' I could be your Mr. Right
I was puttin' my heart
and soul on the line
Said you needed some
time, just a little more time to make up your mind
Well it's been long enough
Time is up
Bye bye love, I'll catch
you later
Got a lead foot down
on my accelerator and the rearview mirror torn off
I ain't never lookin'
back. And that's a fact.
I've tried all I can
imagine
I've begged and pleaded
in true lover's fashion
I've got pride, I'm takin'
it for a ride
Bye bye, bye bye my baby,
bye bye
Don't think all those
tears are gonna hold me here like they've done before
You'll see what's left
of us in a cloud of dust on Highway 4
Darling what did you
expect me to do
Sit around and wait on
you
I'm through watchin'
you just skate around the truth
And I know it sounds
trite
But I've seen the light
Bye bye love, I'll catch
you later
Got a lead foot down
on my accelerator and the rearview mirror torn off
I ain't never lookin'
back, that's a fact.
I've tried all I can
imagine
I've begged and pleaded
in true lover's fashion
I've got pride, I'm takin'
it for a ride
Bye bye, bye bye my baby,
bye bye
I'd lost the game I guess
I did my best to win
the part
Now I'm leavin' here
with what's left of my heart.
Bye bye, I'll catch you
later
Got a lead foot down
on my accelerator and the rearview mirror torn off
I ain't never lookin'
back.
You can count on that.
I've tried all I can
imagine
I've begged and pleaded
in true lover's fashion
I've got pride, I'm takin'
it for a ride
Bye bye, bye bye my baby,
bye bye
Bye bye
Ooh baby
Oh oh
Bye bye, bye bye my baby,
bye bye
Carlene
(Phil Vassar/Charlie
Black/Rory Michael Bourke)
I was lousy at math,
failed historian
Carlene was the valedictorian
I was the quarter back
in the back of classes
She was the whiz kid
in horned rim glasses
It's been a long time
since I've been around
Since I stepped foot
on my old stomping ground
I ended up by the old
school yard
When this red head pulled
up in a blue sports car
She said, "I bet you
don't remember, I guess it's been forever."
It took a second to put
it all together and I said.
Ooh la la la la la
Looking good Carlene
Woh my my my my my
Times been good to you
If you know what I mean
Girl you glitter like
hollywood
Good god carlene
You sure are lookin good
She said hop in let's
go for a spin
Tell me whatcha been
doing boy and where you been
I said I write songs,
you probably didn't know, but I
finally got a couple
out on country radio
She said, "What a switch,
ain't life funny, I've got a PHD,
now I'm modeling for
money."
Imagine little miss 4.0
just smiling for the camera on the cover of Vogue
I said you've come a
long way since graduation
Let me say without hesitation
You've surpassed everyone's
expectations
Ooh la la la la la
Looking good Carlene
Woh my my my my my
Times been good to you
If you know what I mean
Girl you glitter like
hollywood
Good god carlene
You sure are lookin good
I said I hope to see
you again someday
She said another ten
years is too long to wait
Pick me up at my Momma's
at eight!
And I said.
Ooh la la la la la
Looking good Carlene
Woh my my my my my
Times been good to you
If you know what I mean
Ooh la la la la la
Looking good Carlene
Woh my my my my my
Times been good to you
If you know what I mean
Ooh la la la la la
Looking good Carlene
Woh my my my my my
Times been good to you
If you know what I mean |
In
a Real Love
(Phil Vassar/Craig Wiseman)
Well, I was 18, makin'
minimum wage,
With a Letterman jacket
and a Chevrolet.
I thought I was cool,
yeah, I ruled the school.
You were Coolatta with
the strawberry lips,
You had the whole world
danglin' at your fingertips.
Your senior year, an'
I was your daddy's worst fear.
We ran off on graduation
night.
Thought a couple of left-hand
rings would make everything all right.
With a little bit a-live,
little bit a-learn,
Little bit a-watchin'
a few more candles burn,
And findin' out what
life was.
Ooh, with a little bit
a-fuss, little bit a-fight,
Little bit a-kiss and
makin' up all night,
An' one day wakin' up,
oh, in a real love.
Yes, that's right.
Well, I was 22, workin'
double overtime.
I was spendin' dollars
an' makin' dimes.
We were overdrawn an'
barely hangin' on.
An' then one night you
came to me,
With tears in your eyes
and the EPT and said:
"Guess what? Yeah, baby
ready or not."
Well, I just smiled but
I was scared to death:
How am I gonna' have
a kid when I'm only a kid myself.
With a little bit a-live,
little bit a-learn,
Little bit a-watchin'
a few more candles burn,
And findin' out what
life was.
Ooh, with a little bit
a-fuss, little bit a-fight,
Little bit a-kiss and
makin' up all night,
An' one day, wakin' up,
oh, in a real love.
Whoa, in a real love.
Yeah, it's a real love.
Mmmm, with a little bit
a-live, little bit a-learn,
Little bit a-watchin'
a few more candles burn,
And findin' out what
life was.
Mmm, with a little bit
a-fuss, little bit a-fight,
Little bit a-kiss and
makin' up all night,
An' one day, wakin' up,
oh, in a real love.
Yeah, baby, it's a real
love.
Yeah, it's a real love,
baby.
Whoa, it's a real, real,
real, real, real, real, real love.
Yeah, that's right.
Hey
I'm Alright
Well it's been a long
time glad to see your face
I knew we'd meet again
another time another place
Can't believe it's been
so many years
You'd better grab a chair
and a couple of beers
Lookin' good in your
three piece suit
You know I always knew
you'd take the business route
You were always the one
to follow the light and you look like you're doing alright
Been singin' for my rent
and singin' for my supper
I'm above the below and
below the upper
I'm stuck in the middle
where money gets tight
But I guess I'm doin'
alright
I'm all I'm all I'm alright
It's a beautiful day
not a cloud in sight so I guess I'm doin' alright
O- oh o-oh, I'm alright
I got a good old friend
here with me tonight and I guess I'm doin' alright
Said I guess I'm doin'
alright
You know we raised a
lot of hell when we were younger
They thought we were
crazy but we had the hunger
Kept a lot of girls skipped
a lot of class
Been on top of the world
and knocked on our
We lost touch, we lost
in love
We lost our minds when
things got tough but
Beatin' time is a losin'
fight and I guess I'm doin' alright
I'm all I'm all I'm alright
It's a beautiful day
not a cloud in sight so I guess I'm doin' alright
O-oh o-oh I'm alright
I got a good old friend
here with me tonight and I guess I'm doin' alright
Said I guess I'm doin'
alright
But I hate to see this
evening end
God only knows when I'll
see you again
Just send a fax or send
me a letter or give me a call that would even be better
Give your wife a kiss
for me, say hello to the family
Tell them all my future's
lookin' bright
Well I miss 'em but I'm
doin' alright
I miss 'em but I'm doin'
alright
I'm all I'm all I'm alright
It's a beautiful day
not a cloud in sight so I guess I'm doin' alright
O-oh o-oh, I'm alright
I got a good old friend
here with me tonight and I guess I'm doin' alright
Said I guess I'm doin'
alright
Oh I'm all I'm all I'm
alright
It's a beautiful day
not a cloud in sight so I guess I'm doin' alright
O-oh o-oh, I'm ma ma
ma alright
I got a good old friend
here with me tonight and I guess I'm doin' alright
Well I'm doin' alright
Well I'm doin' alright |
