GARY ALLAN
ALRIGHT GUY
(MCA 170201)
October 2/2001
Produced by Mark Wright
1.
MAN TO MAN
(Jamie O'Hara)
« © '01 Magic Knee Music, BMI »
You're throwin' around a lot of serious accusations
Ain't too hard to tell what you're insinuatin'
You think I'm the one who stole her away
And if not for me she'd still be yours today
We're both men here so why play games why don't we call a spade a spade
Man to man tell me the truth
Tell me were you ever there when she needed you
Man to man look me in the eye and tell me
If you really loved her why'd you make her cry
Man to man who cheated who you're the one to blame tell me it ain't true
Man to man man to man
Well you think all your anger is justified me I think it's just your wounded pride
What did you really think she was gonna do she's a real woman not a doormat for you
You want her back but it's too late why don't we just cut to the chase
Man to man tell me the truth...
[ guitar ]
Man to man tell me the truth...
Man to man man to man man to man man to man
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2.
DEVIL'S CANDY
(Harley Allen - Carson Chamberlain)
« © '01 Coburn Music, BMI »
Smoky old bars bright neon lights good ole boys and girls of the night
An ice cold beer and a good shot of brandy
I've always had a sweet tooth for the devil's candy
And I've fought it all my life and the battle's now a war
But I'll get up tomorrow nd I'll fight it all once more
I want to do what's right but I'll never understand me
I've always had a sweet tooth for the devil's candy
Well I've played the cards and I've rolled the dice
Well I gave up heaven for a fool's paradise
I once lost an angel when a bad girl was handy
I've always had a sweet tooth for the devil's candy
And I've fought it all my life...
[ fiddle ]
I want to do what's right...
Yes I've always had a sweet tooth for the devil's candy
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3.
WHAT I'D SAY
(Robert Byrne - Will Robinson)
« © '01 Colgems Music, ASCAP »
Talking to the mirror whispering your name
It's just like you were here you'd think I was insane
I hold these conversations in the silence of my room
Rehearsin' all the things I'd say should I run into you
How's it going might be what I'd say
Well you broke my heart you know or it looks like rain today
Or God I've missed you since you went away
You're looking well or go to hell might be what I'd say
There's time I've been so angry I could put my fist right through the wall
And then there's times I've come so close to givin' you a call
I love you and I hate you all at the same time
Then I pray you'll come back to me before I lose my mind
How's it going...
[ guitar ]
Or maybe God I've missed you...
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4.
MAN OF ME
(Rivers Rutherford - George Teren)
« © '01 Teren It Up Music, BMI »
Well high school got me educated still when I graduated I didn't have a clue
Did a stint in the Navy they did their best to break me somehow I made it through
I've had some hard knocks I've been around the block but baby I believe
That lovin' you made a man of me
Raisin' hell racin' cars closin' down the local bars that's what I used to do
Family told me settle down find yourself some solid ground
Where you can put down some roots
Back then I thought love was only sissy stuff now I see
That loving you made a man of me loving you made a man of me
I don't know what it is you do but every time I'm holding you
I know what my heart is for
I'm the one you lean on got to be strong it ain't just about me no more
Well goodbye to my blind immaturity lovin' you made a man of me
Made a man of me yeah made a man of me
[ steel ]
I'd still be only lost and lonely as a boy can be can't you see
That loving you made a man of me loving you made a man of me
Made a man of me yeah made a man of me yeah
(Lovin' you lovin' you lovin' you lovin' you)
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5.
ADOBE WALLS
(Roger Brown - Luke Reed)
« © '01 Golden Hook Music, BMI »
Buenos noches senorita I'm mighty pleased to meet ya
Maybe you and I could sit a spell and talk
I'm new to Santa Fe I just rode into town today
Thought I'd spend some time in these adobe walls
It's dark in this cantina it's a wonder that I seen ya
Sittin' without any company at all
I was wondering if we might dance away this lonely night
Like two shadows on these old adobe walls
I hear Celito Lindo softly playing as I take you in my arms and hold you close
Though I don't understand a word you're saying
Your brown eyes tell me all I need to know
These walls have stood for ages and though time still turns its pages
Hearts are still the same when night begins to fall
As sure as there are stars above we're not the first to fall in love
That's the magic of these old adobe walls
[ steel ]
I hear Celito Lindo softly playing...
As sure as there are stars above...
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6.
WHAT'S ON MY MIND
(Jim Lauderdale - Leslie W. Satcher)
« © '01 Mighty Nice Music, BMI »
I can't have this conversation without lots of reservations on the line
If there's a way to slip around it then I'm bound to get around it one more time
Honey you are so persuasive but it makes me more evasive when you pry
You can label me elusive but the facts are inconclusive at this time
Cause you can't handle what's on my mind I've got roses growing over what you'd find
But keep on asking if you're inclined cause you can't handle what's on my mind
[ guitar ]
I don't mean to drive you crazy comin' off all vague and hazy just because
I don't have an answer for you I just wouldn't want to bore you if it does
Cause you can't handle...
But keep on asking if you're inclined cause you can't handle what's on my mind
Cause you can't handle what's on my mind
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7.
ALRIGHT GUY
(Todd Snider)
« © '01 Bro'n Sis Music, BMI »
You know just the other morning I was hanging around in my house
I had that old book with pictures of Madonna naked and I was checking it out
Just then a friend of mine came to the door
She said she never pegged me for a scumbag before
Said she didn't ever want to see me no more and I still don't know why
I think I'm an alright guy I think I'm an alright guy
Well I just want to live until I gotta die I know I ain't perfect but God knows I try
I think I'm an alright guy I think I'm alright
This one time for medicinal purposes they forced me to smoke some dope
I'm pretty sure I can be the President but I ain't ever gonna be the Pope
Well I know I get wild and I know I get drunk
It's not like I got a bunch of bodies in my trunk
My old man used to call me a no good punk and I still don't know why
I think I'm an alright guy...
[ guitar - harmonica ]
You know just the other night the cops pulled me over outside the bar
When they turned on their lights and they ordered me out of my car
Man I was only kiddin' when I called 'em a couple of dicks
But still they made me do the stupid human tricks
Now I'm stuck in this jail with a bunch of dumb hicks and I still don't know why
I think I'm an alright guy...
You know I think I'm an alright guy I think I'm alright
I really do I think I'm alright
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8.
ONE
(Karen Manno - Billy Lee)
« © '01 Lucky Girl Music, ASCAP »
No rush though I need your touch I won't rush your heart
Until you feel on solid ground until your strength is found
Girl I'll fill those canyons in your soul like a river lead you home
And I'll walk a step behind in the shadows so you shine
Just ask it will be done and I will prove my love
Until you're sure that I'm the one
Somebody else was here before he treated you ukind
And broken wings need time to heal before a heart can fly
Girl I'll fill those canyons...
Trust in me and you'll find a heart so true
All I want to do is give the best of me to you and stand beside you
[ ac.guitar ]
Just ask it will be done and I will prove my love
Until you're sure that I'm the one
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9.
I'M DOIN' MY BEST
(Rivers Rutherford - Sam Tate - Annie Tate)
« © '01 Music Line »
Single six months yesterday thought I oughta celebrate
So I went down to grab a couple beers
And I got so drunk I ripped my pants I asked the bouncer for a dance
I thanked him as he threw me out I woke up at a waffle house
With a shiner and a wild brunette she don't know my real name yet
Well no I ain't over you
But I'm doin' my best every day and every night
Hanging on by a thread that's stretched just a little too tight
If I can't find some peace of mind I'll take ahat I can get
I ain't doin' much good but I'm doin' my best
[ fiddle ]
I decided I'd get smart and have a long talk with my heart
At some quiet spot outside of town
So I took my best friend's Pontiac I drove it like a maniac
Right into the reservoir I guess we ain't best friends no more
Just my luck a cop came by who I beat up in junior high
He said I better have a good excuse
But I'm doin' my best...
Some day I just might join the human race again
If I can ever find a place to show my face again
Yeah yeah I'm doin' my best
I'm doin' my best...
Doin' my best I'm doin' my best
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10.
I DON'T LOOK BACK
(Jake Kelly - Odie Blackmon - Gary Allan)
« © '01 MCA Music, ASCAP »
I was born to travel down blue highways
I never seem to learn much from my past
I don't make excuses for my mistakes
I take each day and I live it like it was my last
I don't look back one foot in front of the other on this one way track
I don't look back I live my life my way I don't look back
I'm sure there's mem'ries I've missed out on
There's been a couple of loves I've left behind
I haven't found a heart that I can count on
But don't feel sorry for me I ain't the lonesome kind
I don't look back...
I don't look back...
I don't look back I live my life my way I don't look back
I don't look back I don't look back
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11.
WHAT WOULD WILLIE DO
(Bruce Robison)
« © '01 Mighty Nice Music, BMI »
I was lost in trouble and strife I heard a voice and it changed my life
And now it's a brand new day and I ain't afraid to say
You're not alone when you're down and out and I think you know who I'm talking about
When I don't know how I'll get through I ask myself what would Willie do
What would Willie do well he'd travel so far with nothin' but a song and his old guitar
And a tour bus and some semi-trucks thirty crew men and a little bit of luck
Well he loves all the people the ugly and the randy
If you don't believe me take a look at the family
And they'll tell you that it's true when skies're gray what would Willie do
Well long ago he came unto us his words were simple but they went right through us
And the whole world sang along then they didn't want to hear his songs
He was gone and we thought we'd lost him but he grew his hair and he moved to Austin
And all of the people smiled they came to hear him sing from miles
Like a miracle all those rednecks and hippies from New York City down to Mississippi
Stood together and raised a brew when it's all gone wrong what would Willie do
You know sometimes I wonder when I ain't gettin' nowhere
What would old Willie do when it all gets too much to bear
And I can see him on his lonely old tour bus he's got his problems just like any of us
Well he'd just take a deep breath and then he'd let it all go
Then he'd take another deep breath and let it all go
And he'd take another deep breath and he'd hold it
Ah and I bet he'd feel hungry in a way that seems strange
Yeah hungry for all the things that he just can't change
Like the time he passed out in his own bedroom
And his wife sewed him up in the sheets
And beat him with a broom and he forgave her
And you think that's rough well then the IRS came
And they took away all of his stuff
They took his golf course and his recording studio
And he just went out and did another show
So when it's all coming down on you
You better ask yourself what would Willie do
What would Willie do well he'd take a little time
And talk to old rooster as he'd drive on down the line
And there's millions down that road
And with a word he's gonna lighten their load
He loves all the people no matter their races
Hell he even had a hit country song with Julio Iglesias
And that ain't easy to do so when it's all too much what would Willie
When the game gets tough what would Willie
When they call your bluff what would Willie do
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