lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

LOVE IS A FRAGILE THING

(Bill Anderson - Steve Wariner)
« © '98 Tree Publishing, BMI »
My mama and daddy were celebrating their anniversary
In all their years together I'd never seen them disagree
I said mama what's your secret daddy tell me the truth
They laid a little wisdom on me that I've carried ever since my youth
If you hold on to love too tight it'll crumble and crack
If you hold on to love too loosely it'll fly away and won't come back
Love has a mind of it's own it'll dance like a kite on a string
For something that can be so strong love is a fragile thing love sure is a fragile thing

They said your mama and your daddy ain't perfect son we made our share of mistakes
But we never go to bed when either one's mad no matter how long it takes
We sit up and talk things over till we work everything out
We kiss goodnight and in the morning we've forgotten what we argued about
If you hold on to love...
True love is a treasure treat it like it is
And then one day you can say to your own kids
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2.

WHEN A MAN CAN'T GET A WOMAN OFF HIS MIND

(Bill Anderson - Sharon Vaughn)
« © '97 Tree Publishing, BMI »
I've been fightin' with these sheets again can't make myself lie still
My pillowcase is soaking wet and yet I feel a chill
It takes all I can do these days to just survive the nights
It gets crazy when a man can't get a woman off his mind
When a man can't shake a memory he runs hot and cold and blind
He hates he then he loves her then he hates her one more time
Your love has such a grip on me it chokes me like a vine
Oh it's crazy when a man can't get a woman off his mind

I've been phoning you since eight o'clock it's almost four a.m.
My mind keeps painting pictures of you out loving him
I just crushed a dixie cup for running out of wine
It gets crazy when a man can get a woman off his mind
Repeat Chorus/tag: drives him crazy when a man can't get his woman off his mind
When a man can't shake...
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3.

LOT OF THINGS DIFFERENT

(Bill Anderson - Dean Dillon)
« © '00 Tree Publishing, BMI »
I'd have spent a lot more time out in the pouring rain
without an umbrella covering my head
And I'd have stood up to that bully when he pushed and shoved
And called me names but I was too afraid
And I'd have gone on and seen Elvis that night
He came to town and Mama said I couldn't
And I'd have gone skinny-dipping with Jenny Carson
That time she dared me to and I didn't
Oh I I'd have done a lot of things different
I wish I'd have spent more time with my dad when he was alive
Now I don't have the chance
I wish I had told my brother just how much I loved him before he went off to war
But I just shook his hand
And I wish I'd gone to church on Sunday mornings
When my grandma begged me to but I was scared of God
And I wish I would have listened when they said
Boy you're gonna wish you had but I wouldn't
Oh I I'd do a lot of things different
People say they wouldn't change a thing even if they could oh but I would
There was this red dress she wanted one time so bad she could taste it
I should have bought it but I didn't
She wanted to paint our bedroom yellow-trim it in blue and greens
But I wouldn't let her wouldn't have heart nothing
Oh, and she loved to be held and kissed and touched but I didn't do it
Not nearly enough and if I'd know that was going to be our last dance
I'd have told the band to play on and on and on and on and on
People say they wouldn't change...
Oh I I'd have done a lot of things different
Yes I I'd do a lot of things different oh I I have done a lot of things different
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4.

FINE LINE

(Bill Anderson - Walt Aldridge)
« © '00 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Sometimes there's such a fine line
Between the fire in my heart and the fear in my mind
What do I hold on to what do I leave behind
Which side is the right side of a fine line

One day love is rolling down the highway
And the next day love is stopping on a dime
Just when you think you've figured out the answers
Love will change the question every time
Sometimes there's such...

Could we sit down face to face and talk things over
We can't keep treading water and buying time
Is the love we made together worth the saving
Is the view from on the mountain worth the climb
Sometimes there's such...
Oh which side is the right side of a fine line
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5.

WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE

(Roger Miller - Bill Anderson)
« © '61 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Your world was so different from mine don't you see
And we couldn't be close though we tried
We both reached for heavens but ours weren't the same
That's what happens when two worlds collide
Your world was made up of things sweet and good
My world could never fit in I wish it could
Two hearts lie in shambles and oh they've cried
That's what happenes when two worlds collide
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6.

I CAN'T FIND AN ANGEL

(Bill Anderson - Jon Randell)
« © '98 Tree Publishing, BMI »
It's twelve o'clock again and here I am slowly driving home
To nothing but a big ole empty bed and another night alone
Before I left this evening I turned the lights down low and chilled some wine
I thought tonight would be the night someone would use that pillow next to mine
I went to church and got down on my knees and softly said a prayer
I listened for an answer but I didn't find it there
I looked in every honky-tonk in town and I searched the neon lights
But I can't find an angel to save my life

It seems that everyone I know has found someone to love and settle in
But I ain't settled nothing and it's killing me time and time again…
I've been shot down in flames I've been stood up and I've been frozen out
I've been hurt but never felt as helpless as I'm feeling now.
I went to church...
Oh I need to find an angel to save my life
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7.

BACK WHEN HE WAS HUNGRY

(Bill Anderson)
« © '00 Tree Publishing, BMI »
He came to town with a lot of dreams swapped BMG for KFC
And four strings on his Gibson and now he's frying chicken
He swore someday the world of country music but he held on to his faded dreams
Would be his'n his jeans and cowboy hat
He drove a beat up Chevy truck he still leans in that microphone
And he didn't have no money says you want some fries with that
But he was such a god ole boy
Chorus: The last time that I saw him
Back when he was hungry he was singin' down at Tootsie's
He wrote some songs and walked the streets a big tattoo on both his arms
Beggin' folks to listen and his earring was a beauty

Sometimes he crawled just like a snake he said I'm goin' rock'n roll
Without a pit to hiss in those guys make all the money
He looked like Garth and sang like Hank from now on you can call me
And everybody loved him the Artist Formerly Known As Hungry
He swore he'd never change a thing back when he was hungry
Back when BMI and CMA were only letters
And R & R was what you took to get to feeling better
And Billboard was a road sign not a chart that came on Monday
Life was oh so simple back then back when he was hungry
And then one day he wrote a song that got someone's attention
The A & R at BMG got J-O-E to listen
Then Joe called James and James called Don
Don called Mrs Hilley and Oermann wrote he's gonna be
The next big hot hillbilly well his record went to Number One
And the good ole boy went crazy he hired a band then fired a band
He toured and then got lazy suddenly he knew it all
The rest of us were dummies he scarcely could remember
Back when he was hungry
Well he married and then he got divorced and met this cute young honey
He thought she craved his body but she only craved his money
She cleaned out his bank account then ran off with his drummer
Left him where he started from back when he was hungry
Well he lost his deal and life got real and he had to give up pickin'
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8.

DEATH IN THE FAMILY

(Bill Anderson)
« © '69 Tree Publishing, BMI »
The reason why I've called us all together
Is to share with you some heartbreaking news
You see there's been a death in the family and as relatives I thought it best you knew
By now you've noticed Betty's not here with me
And Betty won't be joining us tonight I said there's been a death in the family
After all the many years that I've loved her she says she thinks it's best we live apart
Really there's been two deaths in the family Betty's love for me and my poor heart
You'll all miss her at our family renuion
And I know you'll miss her smiles at Christmas time
But think of me and all the years I've loved her
And pray to God that I don't lose my mind
Oh Lord there's been a death in the family all I've ever loved just fell apart
Oh really there's been two deaths in the family Betty's love for me and my poor heart
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9.

SHE'S A MISTAKE I MADE

(Bill Anderson)
« © '99 Tree Publishing, BMI »
She came in the door and walked to the bar and I guess my face turned white
I hadn't seen her in a long time and I didn't want to see her tonight
The lady who was sharing the table with me said is that somebody you know
I watched as a stranger bought her a drink and I said you might say so
She's a mistake I made when I was twenty-one
I did a lot of crazy things back when I was young
And I've still got her footprints on my heart and on my mind
She's a mistake I made when I was twenty-one
And twenty-four and twenty-eight and twenty-nine

She thought my heart was a revolving door she came and went as she pleased
For every night I spent in her arms I spent two on my knees
Begging her to stay and live in my world needing her desperately
Look up fool in the dictionary and you'll find a picture of me
She's a mistake I made...
There's no fool like a young fool I've heard 'em say
But I'm not sure that I'm mature enough to walk away even today
She's a mistake I made...
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10.

TOO COUNTRY

(Bill Anderson - Chuck Cannon)
« © '00 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Too country what's that
Is that like too Republican or too Democrat
Is it too far too the left too far to the right
Too straight down the middle is it too black or too white
Are the biscuits too fluffy is the chicken too fried
Is the gravy too thick are the peas too black-eyed
Is the iced tea too sweet does it have too much tang
Are there too many lemons in Mama's lemon meringue
Are the roses too red is the sunshine too bright
Are there too many stars in the heavens at night
Are there too many fish that still jump in the stream
Is the sky too blue is the clean air too clean
Too country what's that is it too many pearls of wisdom under Grandpa's old hat
Is it just too old-fashioned is it just too antique
Is the question too strong is the answer too weak
Is the grace too amazing is the steeple too tall
Are there too many yes sirs yes ma'ams and how're y'll
Is the message too real too close to the bone
Do the fiddle and steel remind you too much of home
Is honest and true just not in demand
Too country too country too country I don't understand
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