TAKIN' THE COUNTRY BACK
(Mercury 536004)
July 29/1997
Produced by Keith Stegall
Brent Mason, John D.Willis - guitar
Paul Franklin - steel
Glenn Worf - bass
Eddie Bayers - drums
Hargus Pig Robbins - keyboards
Joe Spivey - fiddle
John Wesley Ryles - vocals
Recorded:
March/1997, Castle Recording Studio, Franklin
1.
SOMEBODY SLAP ME
(Bob McDill - Roger Murrah)
« © '97 Ranger Bob Music, ASCAP »
I've found a girl who's got her own money
She's so good lookin' that it ain't funny
She's got a Self-and-Beauty school diploma
A runnin' up to Miss Oklahoma
She looks uptown but she ain't really
She's into football she likes my chilli
Somebody slap me I said somebody slap me
Can't be this happy I said somebody slap me
I've found a girl who's sweeter than honey
She pets my dog and she likes my buddies
The kind of girl who ain't afraid of nothing
She's independent she does her own plumbing
Her daddy's rich but she don't let it show
She likes to fish she's got her own boat y'all
Somebody slap me...
[ guitar ]
She's got long blonde hair and her eyes are blue
She wants a husband but not any time soon y'all
Somebody slap me...
Somebody slap me...
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2.
SOUTH MOON UNDER
(John D. Anderson - George Anderson)
« © '97 Almo Music, ASCAP »
I've got a feeling coming over me being here close to you
It's a strong feeling like I never had before
I'm just a little bit nervous and don't know what to do
It may seem strange but girl I'm wantin' it more
South moon under it's a natural wonder
It makes lovers fall in love it can make you wanna laugh or cry
South moon under it hits you like thunder
And girl I've got a feeling there's a south moon under tonight
[ guitar - fiddle ]
I've heard old folks talk about the moon and stars and signs
But I never knew just how true it could be
Then just out of nowhere and right before my eyes
I saw a light that made a believer of me
South moon under...
South moon under...
Yeah girl I've got a feeling there's a south moon under tonight
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3.
SARA
(John D. Anderson - Dave Colwell)
« © '97 Almo Music, ASCAP »
Some spend a lifetime searching for gold crossing the ocean like in days of old
And now that I've found you I realize that you are forever where my heart lies
From sunrise to sunset oh Sara you're as good as it can get oh Sara
I keep my promise to come back someday oh Sara never change
I miss the siesta and water so blue
I dream of the white sands and Sara of you
In my heart there's a spirit like a fire it burns
Watch over our secret until I return
From sunrise to sunset...
[ guitar ]
From sunrise to sunset...
From sunrise to sunset...
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4.
BROWN EYED GIRL
(Van Morrison)
« © '67 Songs Of PolyGram, BMI »
Hey where did we go days when the rains came
Down in the hollow playin' a new game
Laughin' and runnin' hey hey skippin' and jumpin'
In the misty morning fog oh our hearts are thumpin' and you
My brown eyed girl you my brown eyed girl
Whatever happened Tuesday is so slow
Goin' down the old man with a transistor radio
Standin' in the sunlight laughin' hidin' 'hind the rainbow's wall
Slippin' and a slidin' all off the waterfall with you
My brown eyed girl you my brown eyed girl
Do you remember when we used to sing
Sha la la la la la la la la la la ti da
Sha la la la la la la la la la la ti da la ti da
So hard to find my way now that I'm all on my own
I saw you just the other day my how you have grown
Cast my memory back there Lord sometimes I'm overcome thinkin' about it
Laughin' and a runnin' behind the stadium with you
My brown eyed girl you my brown eyed girl
Do you remember when we used to sing
Sha la la la la...
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5.
SMALL TOWN
(John D. Anderson - Gary Scruggs)
« © '97 Irving Music, BMI »
You can talk about the weather or the mayor's sister
You can talk about small talk
You can walk the city limits in a matter of minutes
Talk about taking a walk
You can count the stars in the clear night sky
Or sit back and listen while the train rolls by
Hey it's a small town they roll the sidewalks up come around sundown
Hey it's a small town the place where we grew up and still hang around
That rich young widow keeps talking to the preacher
Lord help their souls be saved
And Mr Johnson's daughter flew in from Nevada
When they put him in his grave
Tommy took a summer job in Pontiac
He's still writin' letters but he's not comin' back
Hey it's a small town...
[ guitar - keyboards ]
Hey it's a small town...
I'm easy to be found hey it's a small town
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6.
TAKIN' THE COUNTRY BACK
(Curtis Wright - Marty Stuart)
« © '97 Marty Party Music, BMI »
Goin' down to Muscle Shoals where the swamp water rhythm flows
Live the only way I know I'm just a common man
Headed down to Texas way where the honky tonk heroes play
Gonna find that lost highway that's where I'll make a stand
Takin' the country back it's high time we face the facts
Heart and soul slippin' through the cracks we're takin' the country back
Takin' the country back we're not sure just where it's at
We've got to get it back on track we're takin' the country back
[ guitar ]
Bright lights and limousines fame and fortune I have seen
Still searchin' for that dream it's callin' me back home
Down to earth where the music's real singin' bout what the people feel
Timeless truth now that's the deal we got to pass in on y'all
Yeah takin' the country back...
[ steel ]
Yeah takin' the country back...
Takin' the country on back
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7.
WHO'S WHO
(Michael White - Wesley Dennis)
« © '97 Jenerlin Publishing, BMI »
Am I lover am I friend think it over is it me or him
Am I a fool or could I be wrong do I have a reason to keep hanging on
Who's who what's what will I be blue will he not
Please tell me girl I need to know what to do who's who
[ steel ]
Are you certain or are you confused
Are you just being kind by not telling me we're through
Has he won your heart or do I have a chance
Lay it on the line let me know just where I stand
Who's who what's what will I be blue will he not...
What's what will I be blue will he not...
Who's who
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8.
FALL
(John D. Anderson - Donna Anderson - Mike Anderson)
« © '97 Bienville Music, BMI »
The days are gettin' colder the nights keep gettin' longer
The weather and the signs point to it all
Anyone can plainly see the writing on the wall
And me I'm gettin' ready for the fall
I can feel the changes coming down on me
This love affair has slowed down to a crawl
And baby's packed her pretty things in a suitcase down the hall
And me I'm gettin' ready for the fall
I better get my things together cause the winter will be cold
It's enough to make you break right down and bawl
And baby she's been busy making plans and making calls
And me I'm gettin' ready for the fall
[ fiddle - steel ]
I could see it comin' like a cold front movin' in
It's almost like I had a crystal ball
Lord I know the worst is coming the hardest part of all
And me I'm gettin' ready for the fall
I better get my things...
I said baby she's been busy making...
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9.
I USED TO LOVE HER
(John D. Anderson - Kent M. Robbins)
« © '97 Colter Bay Music, BMI »
How many years will this clock have to tick how many tears have to fall
How many nights must I lie here and wonder if I'm gonna survive this at all
Waking up and reaching out to no one is the hardest part to get over
I can't wait for the day when I can finally say I used to love her
[ piano ]
I'm gettin' better at walking the floor I'm wearing holes in my shoes
I keep on looking for something I've lost as if I had something to lose
Calling out her name while nobody answers is the hardest part to get over
I can't wait for the day when I can finally say I used to love her
[ steel ]
This endless wall of heartache and pain I can't seem to get over
I can't wait for the day when I can finally say I used to love her
I can't wait for the day when I can finally say I used to love her
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10.
JUMP ON IT
(Pat Terry - Pamela Terry)
« © '97 Murrah Music, BMI »
Granny's on the front porch spittin' in a cup
Tryin' to fix a nightgown that the dog tore up
Mama's old clothesline had finelly bit the dust
Brother got a broomstick and propped it back up
We could've had a dryer or a sewing machine
But daddy went and bought us a trampoline
And we jump on it every chance we get mama and daddy and all us kids
We ain't got much but we got this and we jump on it
[ guitar ]
And we jump on it every chance we get...
Daddy says life is such a crazy mess
He gotta jump on your chances for some happiness
We all see what daddy means from way up here on this trampoline
And we jump on it every chance we get...
And we jump on it every chance we get...
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11.
IT'S A LONG WAY BACK
(John D. Anderson - Craig Wiseman)
« © '97 Almo Music, ASCAP »
First date first kiss well I never will forget the way you looked that night
Parked out cross town watchin' the stars fall down
Girl your hair was soft and brown
Just before we get too far I'd hear you say
It's getting late we need to go and it's a long way back
[ fiddle ]
Made plans got rings and had us a million dreams where our road might lead
It wasn't long we had a truck with all of our things boxed up
Left down in a cloud of dust
And got movin' improvin' why I can't say
But suddenly it seems to be such a long way back
[ guitar ]
I've tried you've tried and nobody's satisfied is this where it all ends
We can't be so far down where we can't turn around pick up this love we found
Just before we get too far I hear you say it's getting late we need to go
And it's a long way Just before we get too far I hear you say
It's getting late we need to go and it's a long way back
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