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Jo Dee Messina

Jo Dee Messina

(# 22 top country album)
(# 146 top pop album)

Curb 77820
Mar / 1996

Produced by Byron Gallimore, Tim McGraw

Cover image of Jo Dee Messina

Brent Rowan, Dann Huff, Larry Byrom, Danny Parks - guitar
Sonny Garrish - steel/dobro
Mike Brignardello, Glenn Worf, Bob Wray - bass
Lonnie Wilson, Milton Sledge, Kenny Aronoff - drums
Glen Duncan - fiddle
Steve Nathan, Matt Rollings - piano/keyboards
Tom Roady - percussion
Vocals:
Stephony Smith, Cindy Walker, Curtis Young
Recorded:
Apr/1995, Loud Recording, Nashville
Sound Stage Studio, Nashville

1.

(# 7 country hit)

You're Not In Kansas Anymore

Tim Nichols - Zack Turner

© Coburn Music, BMI

He said I grew up in Wichita in a Mayberry kinda town
He never like overalls or hauling hay till sundown
He said he dreamed about LA as he plowed away the day
On an old John Deere
I said boy let me warn ya in southern California
There's some fast trains there

You're not in Kansas anymore
Can't be too careful that's for sure
City lights will lead you on
Morning comes and they'll be gone
So write my number on your wall
Call me anytime at all
I'm so happy now boy you're not in Kansas anymore

He said do you know where Carson lives so we drove up to Malibu
Cruising down sunset strip oh I let him steal a kiss or two
Under the Hollywood sign I tried to hide a smile as I whispered low
I wanna be the first to tell ya here we say rodeo not rodeo

You're not in Kansas anymore...

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2.

On A Wing And A Prayer

Walt Aldridge - Jo Dee Messina

© Warner-Tamerlane Pub, BMI

She sits in the dark quietly cursing
Him and this love while she's rehearsing
Every line she's gonna say when she walks away
On a wing and a prayer

Looking back at her in the mirror is a stranger
Years that have passed how they seemed to change her
A woman once able to stand on her own
Now searches for strength to stand on her own
On a wing and a prayer

On a wing and a prayer she's leaving tonight
Holding her heart in her hands
Somewhere out there she knows that she'll find a love that he'll understands
Why she left there on a wing and a prayer

She held on to maybe as long as she could
Knowing he wouldn't believing he would
Give her a single reason to stay
To keep her from breaking away on a wing and a prayer

On a wing and a prayer she's leaving tonight...

Somewhere out there she knows that she'll find a love that he'll understands
Why she left there on a wing and a prayer
Oh why she left there on a wing and a prayer

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3.

He'd Never Seen Julie Cry

Leslie Satcher - Max T. Barnes

© ATV Melody, BMI

His heart was tougher than a piece of leather
Had a will carved out of stone
He was stallion who had thrown every rider
No woman could seem to hang on
He had always been a fortress with walls to high to climb
But then again he'd never seen Julie cry

He wasn't lookin for a woman he was racin' with the wind
But he kinda took to Julie xause she kept up with him
Thought he'd out run her like the others
Leave her somewhere down the line
But then again he'd never seen Julie cry

He never thought that love would hit him
Like a train comin' out of the dark
He never thought a friend would hand him the keys to his own heart
He was like a ragin' river
One that's just to rough to ride
But then again he'd never seen Julie cry

But then again he'd never seen Julie cry

Oh how he wanted just to hold her
And wipe away the tears
But she turned him a cold shoulder
Said I've tried lovin' you for years
He didn't know that it was over
He thought he could make it right
But then again he'd never seen Julie cry

He never thought that love would hit him
Like a train comin' out of the dark
He never thought a friend would hand him the keys to his own heart
He was like a ragin' river
Oh one that's just to rough to ride
But then again he'd never seen Julie cry

Oh but then again he'd never seen Julie cry
Ooh until then he'd never seen Julie cry

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4.

(# 53 country hit)

Do You Wanna Make Something Of It

Bob DiPiero - Terry Anderson

© Tree Pub, BMI

There's a little bitty flame burnin' deep in my heart
You wanna make something of it
Oh do you feel the same maybe just a little spark
You wanna make something of it
Do you wanna turn it into somethin' that's a burnin' like a ragin' fire outta control
Well I'm waitin' for you tell me what you wanna do
You wanna make something of it

There's a little bitty seed growin' deep in my soul
You wanna make something of it
You got everything it needs just to help it to grow
You wanna make something of it
Run wild like a vine if you only took the time
To meet me in the garden of love
It be a sweet situation if you had the inclination
Wanna make something of it

Oh yeah I admit it I love you yes I do
What you do with it is all up to you ooh yeah
Oh yeah I admit it I love you yes I do
What you do with it is all up to you ooh

There little bitty flame burnin' deep inside my heart...

Well I'm waiting for you tell me what you wanna do
You wanna make something of it
Well I'm waiting for you tell me what you wanna do
You wanna make something of it

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5.

Let It Go

Will Rambeaux - Rube Bloom - Jaime Kyle

© WB Music, ASCAP

Still thirsty but the well has run dry
I could fill it with tears but I ain't gonna cry
So hungry for some kind of sign
I look for forgiveness but there's rage in your eyes
I should've seen it comin' I should've been warned
Now I'm runnin' from a heartache into a storm

If we don't let it go
Lay down the anger let the wild winds blow
If we don't let it go
We're soon to be strangers if we don't let it go

So clever in your choice of words
But the time to talk is over when no one gets hurts
So crazy to leave it this way
With so little said and so much to say
I should've seen it comin'
I should've realize love has a dark side that can't be denied

If we don't let it go...

We're holdin' on so tight
We're shutting out the lights
On a love we'll never know

If we don't let it go...

Lay down the anger let the wild winds blow
If we don't let it go
We're soon to be strangers if we don't let it go
If we don't if we don't let it go

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6.

(# 2 country hit)

Heads Carolina Tails California

Mark D. Sanders - Tim Nichols

© Blackwood Music, BMI

Baby what do you say we just get lost
Leave this one horse town like two rebels without a cause
I got people in Boston ain't your daddy still in Des Moines
We can pack up tomorrow tonight let's flip a coin

Heads Carolina tails California
Somewhere greener somewhere warmer
Up in the mountains down by the ocean
Where it don't matter long as we're going
Somewhere together I've got a quarter
Heads Carolina tails California

We can throw what we own in the back of a U-Haul van
Couple of modern day Moses searching for the promised land
We can go four hundred miles before we stop for gas
We could drive for a day and then we'll take a look at the map

Oh heads Carolina tails California...

We're gonna get out of here if we gotta ride a Greyhound bus
Boy we're bound to outrun the bad luck that's tailing us

Oh heads Carolina tails California...
Oh California oh yeah Carolina California

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7.

Walk To The Light

Walt Aldridge

© Lehsem Music, ASCAP

I've never been one to believe much in ghosts
But to tell you the truth now my mind is not closed
I've heard there are souls that are lost in between
Somewhere they're goin' and the places they've been
That sounds a lot like a woman I know
Her love is long gone but she will not let go
Somebody oughtta take her by the hand and tell her

Don't be afraid just walk to the light
Let go of the past and get on with your life
Somebody's waiting out in the night
Ashes to ashes walk to the light

Now I understand that some things can take time
Especially those of the heart grievin' kind
But there comes a point you've got to move on ahead
Read the last rites and bury the dead
Said she can't make the journey to get past the pain
She moans in the night and she rattles her chains
Somebody oughtta take her in their arms and tell her

Don't be afraid just walk to the light...

Oh don't be afraid of the choices that you made
The choices are behind you
When you give in the healin' can begin
Love is gonna find you

Don't be afraid just walk to the light
Let go of the past and get on with your life
Somebody's waitin' out in the night
Ashes to ashes oh oh don't be afraid just walk to the light
Let go of the past and get on with your life
Someone is waiting out in the night
Ashes to ashes walk to the light
Walk to the light walk to the light

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8.

I Didn't Have To Leave You

Jill Wood

© Jill Wood Music, ASCAP

Remember me the one who picked up all the pieces me
The one who's love for you increases everyday
And it won't go away like she did
Remember her the one who left your heart abandoned her
Well she's back again and I can't stand it
It hurts 'cause with her tears all glistening
She's got you listening to her promises
Well remember this

I didn't have to leave you to love you
I didn't have to lose you first to want you more than ever
I didn't have to leave you to love you
I didn't have to see if I could tear your world apart
And still win back your heart
I didn't have to leave you to love you
I loved you from the start

You know me I only want whats best for you and I'd leave
If you really wanted me to
But if I say that I don't want to stay
It would be right
You know her and she knows how to get to you
Oh the nerve she's offering her bed to you
And what's worse is that she knows you started over
But she still insists that you owe her one more try
Well I knew

I didn't have to leave you to love you
I didn't have to lose you first to want you more than ever
I didn't have to leave you to love you
I didn't have to see if I could tear your world apart
And still win back your heart
I didn't have to leave you to love you
I loved you from the start
I didn't have to leave you to love you

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9.

Every Little Girl's Dream

Dave Loggins - Kenny Mims

© Burning Sky Music, ASCAP

I remeber when I was a little girl
Growin' up livin' in my own little world
So it seemed I had my dolls and dreams
Momma was always there to comfort me

Give me love there wasn't nothin' quite like it
In the world that I knew of
Before I knew it I was standin' in my teens
Sweet little boy with his strong young arms holdin' me

I remember the first time I felt his kiss
Oh it like to drove me crazy
And I remember sayin' I never felt nothin' like this
So I went and asked momma can you tell me what it means
She said you're in love and that's every little girl's dream
Baby what you found is every little girl's dream

So I said Momma does love ever last
She says worry about now and let the future come to pass
Just understand and enjoy what you've found
And listen to it as long as your heart is a sound

Love there ain't nothin' quite like it
In the world anybody knows of
So there I was all through my teens
Same little boy with his strong young arms lovin' me

I remember the first time I felt his kiss
Oh it like to drove me crazy
And I remember sayin' I never felt nothin' like this
I remember sayin' to momma I know just what you mean
I'm in love and that's every little girl's dream
Oh what I found is every little girl's dream

Now I found mine and momma says me too baby once upon a time
It lifts you up but it lets you down
There'll be another dream to bring you back around

There's somethin' about the first time that keeps you rememberin'
When you found every little girl's dream

Every little girl's dream
I found every little girl's dream
Every little girl's dream
Every little girl's dream

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10.

Another Shoulder At The Wheel

Gary Burr - John Jarrard

© ATV Tunes, ASCAP

There are times when the winds
blows every words I cried back again
and it gets hard hard as I tried
to find the strenght to even survive
but when I've done all I can do
I can always turn to you

Another shoulder at the wheel
to see me through when the road is long
and the tears are real
when I pass the point of givin' up
there's nothing like a feel
of another shoulder at the wheel

In my path there are stones
I could never roll away alone
there are times when I wake
and my knees will tremble and shake
and there's someone who cares
and when I need you you'll be there

Another shoulder at the wheel...
Another shoulder at the wheel...
oh ooh another shoulder at the wheel

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