1.

(# 3 country hit)
(# 49 pop hit)

I'm A Survivor

Shelby Kennedy - Phillip White

© Murrah Music, BMI

I was born three months too early
The doctor gave me thirty days
But I must've had my momma's will
And God's amazing grace

I guess I'll keep on living
Even if this love's to die for
Cause your bags are packed
And I ain't crying
You're walkin out
And I'm not trying
To change your mind cause I was born to be

The baby girl without a chance
A victim of circumstance
The one who ought to give up
But she's just to hard headed
A single mom who works two jobs
Who loves her kids and never stops
With gentle hands and the heart of a fighter
I'm a survivor

I don't believe in self pity
It only brings you down
Maybe the Queen of broken hearts
But I don't hide behind the crown
When the deck is stacked against me
I just play a different game
My roots are planted in the past
And though my life is changin' fast
Who I am is who I wanna be

The baby girl with out a chance...

Ooh, a single mom who works two jobs
Who loves her kids and never stops
With gentle hands and the heart of a fighter
I'm a survivor

But I must've had my momma's will
And God's amazing grace
(I'm a survivor I'm a survivor)

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2.

(# 4 country hit)

Forever Love

Sunny Russ - Liz Hengber - Deanna Bryant

© Warner-Tamerlane Pub, BMI

The first time I laid my eyes on you I knew
We'd spend this life side by side
I still feel the same though you're so far away
I swear that you'll always be mine

Forever love I promise you
Someday we'll be together forever love
I won't give up no matter what
I'll be waiting for you forever love

Minutes and hours and years may go by
But my heart knows nothing of time
So don't cry just keep me right there in your dreams
And hold on to these words of mine

Forever love I promise you...

Love is the road to our destiny
Nothing can change what is meant to be forever love
[ instrumental ]
I won't give up no matter what
I'll be waiting for you forever love
I'll be waiting for you forever love forever love

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3.

(# 1 country hit)

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter

Mark D. Sanders - Ed Hill - Kim Williams

© WB Music, ASCAP

She came in lookin' good and lookin' around
She's checkin' out every man in the room right now
Don't go tellin' her about right or wrong
She's been alone way too long

Oh the heart is a lonely hunter with only one desire
To find some lastin' comfort in the arms of a lover's fire
Driven by a desperate hunger to the dark of the neon light
Oh the heart is a lonely hunter when there's no sign of love in sight
[ instrumental ]
She hears him say hey can I buy you a drink
And sees the pale white circle where he wears his ring
She knows he's dealin' her a dangerous hand
The consequences of a one night stand

But the heart is a lonely hunter with only one desire...

From somewhere deep inside she tells him no
Before she starts to cry she turns to go

Oh the heart is a lonely hunter with only one desire...
Oh the heart is a lonely hunter when there's no sign of love in sight

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4.

(# 2 country hit)

And Still

Tommy James - Liz Hengber

© WB Music, ASCAP

Thousands of people live in this town and I had to run into him
When I saw him there on that busy street those feelings came back again
There was nowhere to run nowhere to hide he walked up to me looked in my eyes

And still the world stood still I couldn't move and all I could feel
Was this aching in my heart saying I loved him still

He said how've you been it's great to see you again
You're really a sight for sore eyes I said I can't complain
Oh I'm doing fine we talked as the people rushed by
We laughed about old times and all we went through
That's when he hugged me and said I've missed you

And still the world stood still I couldn't move and all I could feel...

That's when she walked up to him he said this is my wife
I gave my best smile but I was dying inside
He said we gotta go now it's getting late
It was so good to see you then they walked away

And still my world stood still I couldn't move and all I could feel...

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5.

(# 1 country hit)

If You See Him If You See Her

Tommy James - Jennifer Kimball - Terry McBride

© Blackwood Music, BMI

with Brooks & Dunn

If you see him tell him I wish him well
How am I doing well sometimes it's hard to tell
I still miss him more than ever but please don't say a word
If you see him oh if you see him

If you see her tell her I'm doin' fine
And if you want to say that I think of her from time to time
Ask her if she ever wonders where we both went wrong
If you see her if you see her

Oh I still want her and I still need him so
Oh I don't know why we let each other go
[ instrumental ]
If you see her tell her the light's still on for her
Nothing's changed deep down the fire still burns for him
And even if it takes forever say I'll still be here
If you see him if you see her if you see him if you see her

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6.

(# 12 country hit)

The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia

Bobby Russell

© Pix-Russ Music, ASCAP

On his way his way home from Candletop
Been two weeks gone and he thought he'd stop
At Webb's and have him a drink fore he went home to her
Andy Wolo said hello he said hi what's doin' Wo
Says sit down I got some bad news that's gonna hurt
Said I'm your best friend and you know that's right
But your young bride ain't home tonight
Since you been gone she's been seein' that Amos boy Seth
Now he got mad and he saw red and Andy said boy don't you lose your head
Cause to tell you the truth I've been with her myself

That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia
That's the night that they hung an innocent man
Don't you trust your soul to no backwoods southern lawyer
Cause the judge and the town's got bloodstains on his hands

Well Andy got scared and left the bar walking on home cause he didn't live far
See Andy didn't have many friends and had just lost him one
Brother thought his wife must've left town so he went home and finally found
The only thing papa had left up was a gun
He went off to Andy's house slippin' through the backwoods quiet as a mouse
Came upon some tracks too small for Andy to make
He looked through the screen at the backporch door he saw Andy lyin' on the floor
In a puddle of blood and he started to shake

But Georgia patrol was makin' their rounds
And he fired a shot just to flag 'em down
A big bellied sheriff grabbed his gun and said why'd you do it
The judge said guilty in a make believe trial
Slapped the sheriff on the back with a smile
Said supper's waitin' at home and I gotta get to it

That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia...

Well they hung my brother before I could say the tracks he saw while on his way
To Andy's house out back that night were mine
His cheatin' wife had never left town that's one body that'll never be found
You see little sister don't miss when she gets her gun

That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia...
That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia...

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7.

(# 2 country hit)

Falling Out Of Love

Jon Ims

© Dennis Morgan Music, BMI

He says he loves her what can you say to that
Oh he's made up his mind and there ain't nothing you can do
And so you swallow hard maybe you drive all night
Trying to figure out where the whole thing started going wrong

And in the silence something begins to unravel
You never knew him like you'll be knowing him now
Falling out of love and back into your life
Pulling your heart out from under the knife

Closing the door and all those dreams you used to know
Falling out of love and back on your feet
Turning away from that dead end street
Oh finding out that nothing feels as good as letting go

That's when he calls you up out of the blue one day
And you know he thinks he's talking to the girl you used to be
So when you tell him he's just a memory
Ain't it funny how his voice cracks when you're saying goodbye

And in the silence something begins to unravel...
Closing the door and all those dreams you used to know...

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8.

(# 1 country hit)

The Heart Won't Lie

Kim Carnes - Donna Weiss

© Donna Weiss Music, BMI

with Vince Gill

Looking back over the years of all the things I've always meant to say
But the words didn't come easily
So many times through empty fears of all the nights I tried
To pick up the phone so scared of who might be answering
You try to live your life from day to day
But seeing you across the room tonight just gives me away

Cause the heart won't lie sometimes life gets in the way
But there's one thing that won't change I know I've tried
The heart won't lie you can live your alibi
Who can see you're lost inside a foolish disguise the heart won't lie

Long after tonight will you still hear my voice through the radio
Old desires make us act carelessly
Long after tonight after the fire after the scattered ashes fly
Through the four winds blown and gone will you come back to me
You try to live your life from day to day
But seeing you across the room tonight just gives me away

Cause the heart won't lie sometimes life gets in the way...
Heart won't lie

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9.

(# 5 country hit)

Take It Back

Kristy Jackson

© Fever Pitch Music, BMI

You talked me into moving in and giving you my key
You said you'd be a mess now if it hadn't been for me
You said I stole your heart away by looking in your eyes
I wonder now how many times you sold that pack of lies
If this is how you act when you give your heart away
Well take it back oh take it back

You told me I was everything you wanted and more
Then tell me what you're doing now sneaking out the back door
You're bringing home flowers and a bottle of Chablis
You forgot I don't drink wine I know that bottle's not for me
If this is how you act when you give your heart away
Well take it back ah take it back
[ instrumental ]
Oh you must think I'm blind and I don't smell your new cologne
You don't think I notice all the nights I spend alone
Well I'm not one for sittin' round in some ole pity pool
You think you got a ticket and I must be some kind of fool
I hate to steal your thunder but your playing days are through
At least they are with me cause babe I got no use for you
Tonight laying on the street babe your bag is packed
So take it back oh take it back
[ sax ]
Oh you must think I'm blind and I don't smell your new cologne...
(Take it back take it back)

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10.

(# 15 country hit)

She Thinks His Name Was John

Sandy Knox - Steve Rosen

© Mighty Nice Music, BMI

She can account for all of the men in her past
Where they are now who they married how many kids they have
She knew their backgrounds family and friends
A few she even talks to now and then
But there is one she can't put her finger on
There is one who never leaves her thoughts
And she thinks his name was John

A chance meeting a party a few years back
Broad shoulders and blue eyes his hair was so black
He was a friend of a friend you could say
She let his smile just sweep her away
And in her heart oh she knew it was wrong
But too much wine and she left his bed at dawn
And she thinks his name was John
[ instrumental ]
Now each day is one day that's left to her life
She won't know love have a marriage or sing lullabies
She lays all alone and cries herself to sleep
Cause she let a stranger kill her hopes and her dreams
And all her friends say what a pity what a loss
And in the end when she was barely hanging on
All she could say is she thinks his name was John
She thinks his name was John

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11.

(# 2 country hit)

The Fear Of Being Alone

Walt Aldridge - Bruce Miller

© Lehsem Music, ASCAP

We ordered up one more bottle of wine
You told me your story and I thought about mine
You said when you lost her you lost everything
It all started having a familiar ring
[ instrumental ]
So I asked you to take me some place quiet
We wound up at the river for the rest of the night
Somewhere around the break of day
I could hear it coming from a mile away

So don't say that word not the one we both heard too much
You may think you do but you don't it's just the fear of being alone
[ instrumental ]
Reckless hearts can clear a path wider than a hurricane's aftermath
We've both traveled down that road where in the name of love anything goes

So don't say that word not the one we both heard too much...

Like a child in the night
With no one to hold you and tell you everything's gonna be all right
I must admit it's been fun but that's no reason to jump the gun
If this is real time will tell so let me bite my tongue and remind myself

Don't say that word not the one we both heard too much...

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12.

(# 5 country hit)

Why Haven't I Heard From You

Sandy Knox - T.W. Hale

© Bash Music, ASCAP

Back in 1876 an ol' boy named Bell
Invented a contraption that we know so well
By the 1950's they were in everybody's home
That crazy little thing they call the telephone
Now there's one on every corner in the back of every bar
You can get one in your briefcase on a plane or in your car

So tell me why haven't I heard from you tell me why haven't I heard from you
I say my darlin' honey what is your excuse why haven't I heard from you
[ instrumental ]
Well there's no problem gettin' to me baby you can dial direct
I got call forwardin' call waitin' you can even call collect
The service man he told me that my phone was workin' fine
And I've come to the conclusion the trouble isn't with my line
I'm sure the operator will be glad to put you through
So dial zero for assistance if this all confuses you

So tell me why haven't I heard from you tell me why haven't I heard from you...

There better been a flood a landslide of mud a fire that burns up the wires
And thunder so loud with a black funnel cloud a natural disaster I know nothin' about

Tell me why haven't I heard from you tell me why haven't I heard from you...
So tell me why haven't I heard from you tell me why haven't I heard from you...

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13.

(# 7 country hit)
(# 54 pop hit)

One Honest Heart

David Malloy - Frank Myers - Gary Baker

© Dixie Stars Music, ASCAP

Times are tough on an honest heart
People don't follow through with what they start
Lying eyes looking at me up and down
Making talk that's only cheap making promises they never keep
But I keep looking for what I still haven't found

One honest heart that I can believe in
Two loving arms that will never let me go
One good man that I can count on
It shouldn't be so hard finding one honest heart

Now I've been close a time or two
I thought I saw my dream coming true
But I was just living in a fairy tale
I won't play the fool again I won't play a game that I can't win
But I still have faith and I keep telling myself

There's one honest heart that I can believe in...
[ instrumental ]
Well I don't think I'm asking too much
Just once in my life I want to be touched

By one honest heart that I can believe in...

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14.

Myself Without You

Bob DiPiero - Victoria Shaw

© Tree Pub, BMI

When you walked out that door I was so sure my world had ended
So sure I'd never get over you
On that first night alone I cried so many tears it scared me
So many dreams that I had to let go

But now I know that the world still turns and the sun still burns
And that's what I've learned without you
And the days roll on and my heart gets stronger too
Don't think I didn't love you just because I made it through
But I learned to love myself without you

I take myself to dinner and I go to the movies solo
That's something I never did before
You may not understand this but I don't' wait on invitations
I'm not afraid of the great unknown of being alone

Cause the world still turns and the sun still burns...

I can even see myself falling in love with somebody else
Ready to take that chance again
Cause I know now what I didn't know then

That the world still turns and the sun still burns...

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15.

Sweet Music Man

Kenny Rogers

© Jolly Rogers Pub, ASCAP

Sing your song sweet music man
Cause I won't be there to hold your hand
Like I used to I'm through with you
You're a hell of a singer and a powerful man
But you surround yourself with people who demand so little of you

You touched my soul with your beautiful song
You even had me singing along right with you
You said I need you
Then you changed the words and added harmony
And you sang the song you had written for to someone new

Nobody sings a love song quite like you do
Nobody else can make me sing along
Nobody else can make me feel that things are right when I know they're wrong
Nobody sings a love song quite like you

Sing your song sweet music man
You travel the world with your six-piece band
That does for you what you ask them to
You try to stay young but the songs you've sung to so many people
They've all begun to come back on you

Sing your song sad music man
Your making your living doin' one night stands
They're through with you they don't need you
You're still a hell of a singer but a broken man
But you'll keep searching for that one last fan to sing to

Nobody sings a love song quite like you do...

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