1.

What It Takes

Brendan Croker

© Zomba Enterprises, ASCAP

I wanna walk to no particular destination
I wanna talk when I got the inclination
I wanna move when I've got the locomotion
I'm gonna do just what it takes to keep this smile on my face

I want to drive my car wherever they drive 'em faster
I wanna sail the ship as long as I can be the master
I wanna ride the rails on my own roller coaster
I'm gonna do just what it takes to keep this smile on my face

I was born to be this way never save it for a rainy day
I just like to make it my own way and I wanna be the first to say

Don't wanna work real hard if it means that I ain't livin'
Don't wanna go through life if there's no room for givin'
Don't wanna stand here long if it just means I'm waitin'
I'm gonna do just what it takes to keep this smile on my face
[ guitar ]
I was born to be this way...

Don't wanna change my ways if there ain't no good reason
Don't wanna change my mind without any rhyme or reason
Don't wanna be one way I've got to change like the seasons
I'm gonna do just what it takes to keep this smile on my face
I'm gonna do just what it takes to keep this smile on my face

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2.

(# 1 country hit)

She Is His Only Need

Dave Loggins

© MCA Music, ASCAP

Billy was a small town loner who never did dream
Of ever leaving southern Arizona or even hearing wedding bells ring
He never had a lot of luck with the ladies
But he sure had a lot of good working skills
Never cared bout climbing any ladder
He knew the way and in a small cafe he found the will

He met Miss Bonnie and a little bit of her was a little too much
A few movies and a few months later when the feeling got strong enough
He never had a car so it must have been love
That drove him uptown for a dimaond and that's when he started going

Over the line working overtime
To give her things just to hear her say she don't deserve 'em
But he loved her and he just kept goin' overboard over the limit to afford
To give her things he knew she wanted
Cause without her where would he be
You see it's not for him she is his only need

Ring on her finger and one on the ladder
A new promotion every now and then
Bonnie worked until she couldn't tie her apron
Then stayed at home and had the first of two children
My how the time did fly the babies grew up and moved away
Left 'em sittin' on the front porch rockin'
Billy watchin' Bonnie's hair turn gray

Every once in a while you could see him get up and she'd head downtown
Cause he'd heard about somethin' she wanted
But it just had to be found
It didn't matter how simple or how it was love
And boy ain't that love just something
When it's strong enought to keep a man going

Over the line working overtime...

(Over the line working overtime) she is his only need
(Overboard over the limit) just for her his only need

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3.

(# 1 country hit)

I Saw The Light

Andrew Gold - Lisa Angelle

© Great Eastern Music, BMI / Sister Elisabeth Music, BMI / Sluggo Songs, BMI

I laid a red rose on your front porch and wrote I love you on a note
I rang the doorbell and turned to go
Baby when the curtains moved I couldn't believe the view

I saw the light in your window tonight
And I saw two shadows holdin' each other tight
I know the truth when I look in your eyes
I saw the light in your window tonight

So take your cheatin' hands off my red dress
Cause I ain't wearing this thing for you
I see you clearly now and your lies too
They say that love is blind baby not this time

I saw the light in your window tonight...

Why baby why should I listen to you
I cry baby cry now I'm walkin' out the door
[ guitar ]
They say that love is blind baby not this time

I saw the light in your window tonight...

I know the truth when I look in your eyes
I saw the light in your window tonight

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4.

(# 4 country hit)

My Strongest Weakness

Mike Reid - Naomi Judd

© Almo Music, ASCAP / Brio Blues Music, ASCAP / Mike Curb Music, BMI

Oh keeper of the gates of wisdom please let me in
Cause I just can't go through another heartache again
Pretty lies and alibis how could I be so blind
Now all alone and scared I stand slowly goin' out of my mind

He was my strongest weakness I surrendered heart and soul
It's gonna be a long long time till I regain control
I'm still a prisoner held captive by his memory
He was my strongest weakness and I'm afraid he'll always be

I gave my faithful heart to someone who wouldn't understand
How he held my little world in the palm of his hand
Now he's gone and life goes on as if this pain will ever end
Will I be afraid to risk it all and ever fall in love again

He was my strongest weakness...
He was my strongest weakness and I'm afraid he'll always be

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5.

When I Reach The Place I'm Goin'

Emory Gordy - Joe Henry

© Tree Publishing, BMI / Paulding County Publ, BMI / Cool Hand Music, ASCAP

When I reach the place I'm goin' I will surely know my way
And I will turn and look inside me and bid farewell to one more day

Every light begins with darkness every flower was once a seed
And with the sun and wind to test us we are bound to be released

I will fly beyond this valley and I will open up the gate
And when I reach the place I'm goin' I will surely know my way

We have hands to hold our sorrows we have tears to heal the pain
And though your eyes ask many questions on your lips I hear my name

I was born without a whisper I was born beneath the rain
But when I reach the place I'm goin' I will surely know my way
I will surely know my way

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6.

(# 1 country hit)
(# 83 pop hit)

No One Else On Earth

Sam Lorber - Stewart Harris - Jill Colluci

© Tree Publishing, BMI / Peer Music, BMI / Chalk Hill Music, ASCAP

I've been a rock and I've got my fences I never let them down
When it comes to love I keep my senses I don't get kicked around
I shivered once you broke into my soul
The damages is done now I'm out of control

How did you get to me
No one else on earth could ever hurt me
Break my heart the way you do
No one else on earth was ever worth it
No one can love me like no one can love me like you

You can make me want you anytime you want to you're burning me alive
I can't deny you even when I catch you weavin' a weak alibi
Cause when the night falls you make me forget
Your love is killin' me and it ain't over yet

How did you get to me...
[ guitar ]
I shivered once you broke into my soul
The damages is done now I'm out of control

How did you get to me...

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7.

It's Never Easy To Say Goodbye

Allen Shamblin - Bernie Nelson

© Allen Shamblin, ASCAP / Almo Music, ASCAP

Jimmy climbs on board that old yellow bus
It sure looks big in his little eyes
His mama waves as her tears kick off the dust
It's never easy to say goodbye

Julie Raye in her pearl white wedding gown
Has found her wings and it's time to fly
It's all her dad can do to keep from breaking down
It's never easy to say goodbye

It ain't easy to ever say goodbye
It ain't easy lettin' go of the ones you love
But believe me we'll meet again by and by
If not here then somewhere up above

I've had some friends that I lost along the way
They've been called on down the line
Though their time was short I think about them every day
And it ain't easy to say goodbye

It ain't easy to ever say goodbye...
[ piano ]
Now the time has come to go our separate ways
And it's alright if you want to cry
And though I know we'll meet again someday
It's never easy to say goodbye

It ain't easy to ever say goodbye...

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8.

Little Bit Of Love (Goes A Long Long Way)

Marty Suart - Kostas

© Songs Of PolyGram, BMI

Got a wishbone in my pocket money to burn
I ain't got no worries ain't got no concern
The feelin's going through me from my fingers to my toes
Cause my baby loves me and he lets everybody know

A little bit of love goes a long long way
A little bit of love gets you through the day
A little bit of love makes you feel alright
Get you through the night

My heart's so busy jumping that it skips a beat
Got me running round in circles dancing in the street
Now you might think I'm crazy I don't care
I'm a girl about the town and I'm walking on air

A little bit of love...

You've got me shaking down to my knees
Baby don't you stop I'm begging please please please

A little bit of love...

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9.

All Of That Love From Here

Kris Bergsness - Sharon Higgins - Lynn Lomgham

© Careers Music, BMI / Hidden Harbor Music, BMI

I can see a cottonfield old men working in the mill
I can see loadin' the trunk of my old blue Oldsmobile
I see the tears in my mama's eyes
When she kissed her baby goodbye
I can still feel all of that love from here

I can see the cotton sheets they're swingin' in the wind
I'm swingin' in the wind
I close my eyes and my mind flies and I'm right back home again
I'm right back home
If I get lost while I'm chasing my dreams
I find my way cause my heart has wings
And I can still feel all of that love from here

I was raised on love's foundation the rock of ages goes unshaken
The faith and hope that was given to me is stronger than the blackjack tree
My mama taught me how to stand alone she let me go but she still holds on
And I can still feel all of that love from here

I can see the cotton sheets they're swinging in the wind...
I can still feel all of that love from here

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10.

Live With Jesus

Paul Kennerley

© Irving Music, BMI

Seen a lot of trouble at my door
I've never known a day when I ain't been poor
But I'm gonna live with Jesus in the end

Hard times is all I see
I've lost the ones that are dear to me
But I'm gonna live with Jesus in the end
I'm gonna live I'm gonna live I'm gonna live with Jesus in the end

These poor bones are tired and old
Meet my Saviour redeem my soul
I'm gonna live with Jesus I'm gonna live with Jesus
I'm gonna live with Jesus in the end

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