TRACY BYRD
NO ORDINARY MAN
(MCA 10991)
June/7/1994
Produced Jerry Crutchfield
Brent Mason - el.guitar
Steve Gibson, Pat Flynn - ac.guitar
Weldon Myrick, Sonny Garrish - steel
Glenn Worf, David Hungate - bass
Eddie Bayers, Lonnie Wilson - drums
Mitch Humphries - piano
Kenny Sears - fiddle
John B. Jarvis - synthesizer
Curtis Young, Dennis Wilson, Greg Gordon - vocals
1.
FIRST STEP
(Doug Crider - Verlon Thompson)
« © '92 Lazy Kato Music, BMI »
The lights were hot and the beer was not and the band was playin' loud
The house was full but her eyes pulled me right across the crowd
And I said how's a guy like me to get to know you she said not so fast let me show you
She said the first step is the two-step I'm here to dance and nothing more
Swing me around that hardwood floor
If you wanna run with me crawl before you walk
The first step is the two-step then we'll talk
[ guitar ]
We sang along with every song and the room was spinnin' round
We danced in line she felt so fine and we hardly hit the ground
So I said maybe we could make a reservation
For some wine with candlelight and conversation
She said the first step...
The first step is the two-step then we'll talk
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2.
LIFESTYLES OF THE NOT SO RICH AND FAMOUS
(Byron Hill - Wayne Tester)
« © '94 Brother Bart Music, ASCAP »
Honey they're bringin' out a TV crew they wanna do a story bout me and you
They'll be stringin' up bright lights in the backyard
There'll be cameras on their shoulders we'll be readin' cue cards
Leave them long johns on the line if the kids look dirty that'll be just fine
They're gonna put us on lifestyles of the not so rich and famous
They wanna see us go hog wild over beans and barbecue
They wanna see my Fairlane up on blocks the holes in all our socks
Talking bout lifestyles of the not so rich and famous
Tell 'em bout your mama and the bowling league
Tell 'em bout junior and his baseball team
I'll show 'em my nine point buck on the wall I'll blow a few times on my new duck call
Let 'em see ol' blue how he sleeps all day we'll bring out the Elvis TV trays
They're gonna put us on lifestyles...
Yeah our idea of high class livin' is sittin' on the porch on a cool night
Our champagne and caviar is an RC cola and a moon pie
I'm talking bout lifestyles of the not so rich and famous
Lifestyles of the not so rich and famous
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3.
NO ORDINARY MAN
(Frank Dycus - Lonnie Williams)
« © '94 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Eight seconds ain't very long to live but tonight he barely made five
He gave all that he had to give but the big bull won tonight
He climbs into that old pickup black coffee in his hand
Rodeo ain't no ordinary life but a cowboy ain't no ordinary man
Well he rides just to keep his spirit alive making money for his wife and kids
He tried other kinds of work but nothing ever seemed to fit
Oh he loves the smell of a Brahma bull the feel of leather in his hand
Well rodeo ain't no ordinary life but a cowboy ain't no ordinary man
He's got a gold buckle on his mind and he don't ride to lose
Tomorrow night he'll nod and yell outside and they'll turn his future loose
But no matter how bad he hurts he'll tip his hat to the fans
Rodeo ain't no ordinary life but a cowboy ain't no ordinary man
Well he rides just to keep his spirit alive making money for his wife and kids
He tried other kinds of work but nothing ever seemed to fit
Oh he loves the smell of a Brahma bull the feel of leather in his hand
Well rodeo ain't no ordinary life but a cowboy
Well he rides just to keep his spirit alive...
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4.
ANYBODY ELSE'S HEART BUT MINE
(Wayland Holyfield - Kent M. Robbins)
« © '94 Irving Music, BMI »
She's history don't ruin good beer with tears get up off those knees
She ain't coming back Jack and if you think she will you're on the wrong track
Hearts get broken every day and life goes on without her here
It would be so clear if only it was anybody else's heart but mine
I'd say hey that's the breaks it'll mend in time
I'd know just what to do if it was anybody else's blues
If it was anybody else's heart but mine
Hey what's going on it's a little bit different when it's my love that's gone
Now old platitudes like find somebody else now they just won't do
I was so wise when giving free advice to every body else
But now hearing it myself I wish that it was anybody else's heart but mine
I'd say hey that's the breaks it'll mend in time
I'd know just what to do if it was anybody else's blues
If it was anybody else's heart but mine
Anybody else's heart but mine...
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5.
WATERMELON CRAWL
(Buddy Brock - Zack Turner)
« © '94 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
I was driving through Georgia in late July
On a day hot enough to make the devil sigh
I saw a homemade sign written in red
Rind County Watermelon Festival Ahead
Well I wasn't in a hurry so I slowed down
Took a two lane road to a one horse town
There was a party going on when I got there
I heard a welcome speech from a small town mayor
He said we got a hundred gallons of sweet red wine
Made from the biggest watermelons on the vine
Help yourself to some but obey the law
If you drink don't drive do the watermelon crawl
When the band started playing the watermelon queen
Said let me show you something that you ain't never seen
She grabbed me by the arm said come on let's go
She dipped down spun around and doe-see-doed
She rocked back on her heels dropped down to her knees
Crawled across the floor then she jumped back on her feet
She wiggled and she giggled beat all you ever saw
Said that is how you do the watermelon crawl
She said we got a hundred gallons...
[ guitar ]
Well if you're ever down in Georgia round about July
If you ain't in a hurry then you oughta stop by
I can guarantee that you're gonna have a ball
Learning how to do the watermelon crawl
Well we got a hundred gallons...
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6.
KEEPER OF THE STARS
(Dickey Lee - Danny Mayo - Karen Staley)
« © '94 Careers Music, BMI »
It was no accident me finding you
Someone had a hand in it long before we ever knew
Now I just can't believe you're in my life
Heaven's smilin' down on me as I look at you tonight
I tip my hat to the keeper of the stars
He sure knew what he was doing when he joined these two hearts
I hold everything when I hold you in my arms
I've got all I'll ever need thanks to the keeper of the stars
Soft moonlight on your face oh how you shine
It takes my breath away just to look into your eyes
I know I don't deserve a treasure like you
There really are no words to show my gratitude
So I tip my hat...
It was no accident me finding you
Someone had a hand in it long before we ever knew
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7.
YOU NEVER KNOW JUST HOW GOOD YOU'VE GOT IT
(Mark Nesler)
« © '94 Glitterfish Music, BMI »
Hey once I was a honky tonkin' talk of the town ridin' high in my bad Chevrolet
I had seven pretty women Lord hanging on me a different one for every day
But look at me now all my women's left town and a buck is gettin' hard to come by
Well I must confess my life's a big mess I'm so low I could lay down and die
Well you never know just how good you've got it till you ain't got it no more
You never know just how high you're flyin' till you fall face down on the floor
All I can do is just moan the blues and dream about what I had before
Hey you never know just how good you've got it till you ain't got it no more
[ steel - guitar - fiddle ]
Here lately I've become one pool sharkin' fool make my living on the buddies of mine
I was cooking last night when the chips were all down so I laid everything I had on the line
I knew I'd regret that hundred dollar bet but you never learn until it's too late
We flipped and I lost and then I paid the cost when the eight fell in on the break
Well you never know just how good...
No you never know just how good you've got it till you ain't got it no more
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8.
REDNECK ROSES
(Byron Hill - Tracy Byrd)
« © '94 Songs Of Universal, BMI »
Not so long ago on his way home from work he'd stop by the side of the road
Step out of that old beat up Ford that he drove
And he'd walk around searchin' the ground for a handful of wildflower blooms
Thinkin' of where he'd be soon there with her
She called them redneck roses cause that's what they were
A simple gift of love from a country boy to his girl
She called them redneck roses they didn't cost a dime
But they brought a smile to her face every time
Now it's years down the line she sits home alone it's the usual end of the day
Once again he's still workin' late and never calls
They've got a house on a hill no problems with bills and a baby that's on the way
But her heart longs for those yesterdays and his love
She called them redneck roses...
They could still put a smile to her face if he only had a time
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9.
RIGHT ABOUT NOW
(Joy Swinea - Toni Dae)
« © '94 Tower Street Music, BMI »
Right about now she's brushin' her hair slippin' on her gown wishin' I was there
She just hates these lonely nights when I'm gone
Right about now she's turnin' back the sheets asking God to watch over me
She'd never dream what I'm thinking about right about now
Right about now temptation's knocking on my door
I'm one step away from doin' what I've never done before
I can hear the devil whisper go ahead she'll never find out
But if I did her wrong I could never feel right about now
[ steel - guitar ]
Right about now she's reachin' for the phone she knows it's me calling home
I can almost see the smile on her face
Right about now if she only knew what a lonely man could do
It would break her heart in two right about now
Right about now temptation's...
Yeah I can hear the devil whisper..
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10.
PINK FLAMINGOS
(Wood Newton - Micki Furhman)
« © '94 Lehsem Songs, BMI »
I was a rebel in my younger years I'd drink with the devil if he bought me a beer
Wore out two pickups just running around mama thought I never would settle down
That was before I met sweet Irma Jean she made a new man out of me
We got pink flamingos in the front yard picture window with a view of Wal-Mart
Blue collar heaven domestic bliss it just doesn't get any better than this
We got pink flamingos pink flamingos pink flamingos
Sweet Irma Jean is a den mother now with a station wagon and a charge account
Bubba Junior pitches for his baseball team little sister's running for Rose Bud Queen
And me I'm doing good at the used car lot is this a great country or what
We got pink flamingos...
People slow down when they drive by
They wave and smile but there's envy in their eyes
We ain't rich and won't be for a while but no doubt about it baby we got style
We got pink flamingos...
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