1.

(# 5 country hit)

Land Of The Living

Wayland Patton - Tia Sellers

© Jack And Bill Music, ASCAP

You gave him some good years now you'd like them back
Mistakes become clearer after the fact
Now when you pick up the pieces but you can't make them fit
Don't waste all your time trying to make sense of it

Just hurry back to the land of the living
Things have changed since you've been gone
The world is turning in the land of the living
Take a deep breath life goes on
Life goes on

Come down from that dark cloud what's done is done
Don't you go down believing you're the only one
That ever felt heartache turn to regret
We've all got something we'd like to forget
That's right

Just hurry back to the land of the living...

Lean on my shoulder and whisper your tears
We all need someone to echo our fears

Just hurry back to the land of the living...

In the land of the living the world is turning
Life goes one in the land of the living

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2.

(# 4 country hit)

All The Good Ones Are Gone

Bob McDill - Dean Dillon

© Hall-Clement Pub, BMI

She'll turn thirty-four this weekend
She'll go out with her girlfriends
They'll drink some margaritas
Cut up and carry on
There'll be guys and there'll be come ons
She'll probably get hit on
But she thinks all the good ones are gone

She's got friends down at the office
And she can't help but notice
That when the day is over
How they all hurry home
Everyday there's guys she works with
And even some she flirts with
But is seems like all the good ones are gone

Her mama called this mornin'
Said I'm worried about my baby
I wish you had a family of your own
She said mom it's not that easy
You make it sound so simple
But you can't take the first man that comes along

Once she had someone who loved her
Back when she was younger
Now she wonders if she held out
A little bit too long
Back then there were so many
Now there just aren't any
It seems like all the good ones are gone

Her mama called this mornin'...

She'll turn thirty-four this weekend
She'll go out with her girlfriends
They'll drink some margaritas
Cut up and carry on

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3.

(# 5 country hit)

Don't Tell Me What To Do

Harlan Howard - Max D. Barnes

© Tree Pub, BMI

We tried and we tried but it's over
Guess I didn't fit the image in your mind
Now you tell me to find another lover
But baby aren't you gettin' out of line

Don't tell me what to do
You've already said we are through
I'm a page that you've turned
I'm no longer your concern
So don't tell me what to do
I'll love you forever if I want to
[ instrumental ]
You're no longer in charge of my thinkin'
You're already in love with someone else
So if I'm into all night honky tonks and drinkin'
I'm a big girl I can take care of myself

So don't tell me what to do...
So don't tell me what to do...

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4.

(# 3 country hit)

Maybe It Was Memphis

Michael Anderson

© Atlantic Music, BMI

Lookin' at you through a misty moonlight
Katy did sing like a symphony
Porch swing swayin' like a Tennessee lullaby
Melody blowing through the willow tree
What was I supposed to do standing there lookin' at you
A lonely boy far from home

Maybe it was Memphis
Maybe it was Southern summer nights
Maybe it was you maybe it was me but it sure felt right

Read about you in a Faulkner novel
Met you once in a Williams play
Heard about you in a country love song
Summer night beauty took my breath away
What was I supposed to do standing there lookin' at you
A lonely boy far from home

Maybe it was Memphis...
Maybe it was Memphis...
[ instrumental ]
Every night now since I've been back home
I lie awake driftin' in my memory
I think about you on your momma's front porch swing
Talkin' that way so soft to me
What was I supposed to do standing there lookin' at you
A lonely boy far from home

Maybe it was Memphis...
Maybe it was Memphis...

Maybe it was you maybe it was me but it sure felt right
Oh you know it sure felt right
Oh maybe it was Memphis maybe it was Memphis
Maybe it was Memphis maybe it was Memphis
But it sure felt right

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5.

(# 3 country hit)

Shake The Sugar Tree

Chapin Hartford

© Tree Pub, BMI

Love you're gettin' lazy you're forgettin' to give me
Sweet sugar words that I wanna hear
You've been neglectin' me you know jealousy
It is bitter as a green spring berry
And just like fruit from a fickle vine
You turn sweet in the nick of time
Love you only come alive when you're losing me
And it's a childish game I got to shake you up
Just to wake you up to make you love me

I'll shake the sugar tree till I feel your love falling all around me
You gotta tell me what you planted and if you take my love for granted
Baby I'll shake the sugar tree

Another night and you're sleepin' I'm awake and I'm dreamin'
Oh honey bout the way that it used to be
A little time's gone by and do you think that I'm
Content with a cookin' and a payin' the rent
Now I wanna know if your love's all spent

I'll shake the sugar tree till I feel your love falling all around me...

Ah I've got to raise some commotion
Before you show me some real emotion

I'll shake the sugar tree till I feel your love falling all around me...

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6.

(# 4 country hit)

Let That Pony Run

Gretchen Peters

© Cross Keys Pub, ASCAP

Mary was married with children had the perfect suburban life
Till her husband came clean with the help of Jim Beam
And confessed all his sins one night
Said he'd fallen in love with a barmaid
Said she made him feel reckless and young
And when he was through what else
She could do she just let that pony run

You do what you gotta do you know what you know
You hang on till you can't hang on then you learn to let go
You get what you need sometimes when it's all said and done
You do what you gotta do then you let that pony run oh yeah

Now Mary moved to West Virginia after the shock wore off
She got a divorce and a chestnut horse
And a barn with an old hay loft
And sometimes she rides down by the river
Say it makes her feel reckless and young
She just closes her eyes and she holds on tight
And she lets that pony run

You do what you gotta do you know what you know...
Let that pony run oh yeah

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7.

(# 11 country hit)

Cleopatra Queen Of Denial

Bob DiPiero - Jan Buckingham - Pam Tillis

© Duck House Music, BMI

Well I said he had a lot of potential he was only misunderstood
You know he didn't really mean to treat me so bad he wanted to be good
And I swore one day I would tame him even though he loved to run hog wild
Just call me Cleopatra everybody cause I'm the queen of denial

I knew he didn't have any money
Yeah that's why he couldn't buy me a ring
Oh and just because he bought himself a brand new pickup truck
Really didn't prove anything
And he never had to say he loved me
I could see it every time he smiled
Just call me Cleopatra everybody cause I'm the queen of denial

Oh queen of denial buying all his alibis
Queen of denial floatin' down a river of lies yeah
[ instrumental ]
Now I'm not gonna jump to conclusions or throw away this perfect romance
Even though I saw him dancin' last night with a girl in a leopard skin pants
Yeah he's probably stuck in traffic and he'll be here in a little while
Just call me Cleopatra everybody cause I'm the queen of denial

Oh queen of denial buying all his alibis
Queen of denial just floatin' down a river of lies oh yeah

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8.

(# 5 country hit)

Spilled Perfume

Dean Dillon - Pam Tillis

© Acuff-Rose Music, BMI

I ain't even gonna ask you I can read you like a book
Girl if I ever saw one that's an I can't believe I did that look
You look like something that the cat drug in so I won't kick you while you're down
Just let me tell you friend to friend bout a block I've been around

Did you really think last night would last forever
Did you really think that guy hung the moon
Right now you hate yourself cause you knew better
But there's no use crying over spilled perfume
[ instrumental ]
There's a big difference between lonely and lonely for way too long
And I knew when he made his move you weren't feeling all that strong
So I bit my tongue cause I saw it coming as you danced so close to him
It's two steps forward and three steps back when a heart is on the mend

Did you really think last night would last forever...
[ instrumental ]
You feel in a moment of weakness well you just gatta pull yourself back up
Dry your morning after tears cause what's done is done

Did you really think last night would last forever...

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9.

(# 2 country hit)

When You Walk In The Room

Jackie DeShannon

© Metric Music, BMI

I can see a new expression on my face
I can feel a strange sensation taking place
I can hear the guitars playing lovely tune
Everytime that you walk in the room

I close my eyes for a second and pretend it's me you want
Meanwhile I try to act so nonchalant
I see a summer night with a magic moon
Everytime that you walk in the room

Maybe it's a dream come true
Standing right alongside of you
Wish I could show you how much I care
But I only have the nerve to stare uh-huh

I can feel that something pounding in my brain
Just anytime that someone speaks your name
Trumpets sound and I heart thunder boom
Everytime that you everytime that you
Everytime that you walk in the room uh-huh

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10.

In Between Dances

Craig Bickhardt - Barry Alfonso

© Almo Music, ASCAP

There's room at my table why don't you pull up a seat
The music's inviting but I'm staying off of my feet
The floor's gettin' crowded but I don't wanna take part
I bet you can guess it's got something to do with my heart

I could sure use your company now but don't be mistaking my smile
I'm only in between dances sittin' it out for a while

The partners are chosen look at them waltzing away
The tempo gets slower closer and closer they sway
I've had my moments when I could get lost in the sound
When the song ended the one in my arms let me down

I could sure use your company now but don't be mistaking my smile...

Have you been in my shoes I search your eyes for signs
Will you remain remember my name after it's closing time

I could sure use your company now but don't be mistaking my smile...
I'm only in between dances sittin' it out for a while

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11.

(# 1 country hit)

Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)

Pam Tillis - Jess Leary

© Ben Future Music, BMI

If you're coming with me you need nerves of steel
Cause I take corners on two wheels
It's never ending circus ride the faint of heart need not apply

Mi vida loca over and over destiny turns on a dime
I go where the wind blows you can't tame a wild rose
Welcome to my crazy life
[ instrumental ]
Sweetheart before this night is through I could fall in love with you
Come dancing on the edge with me let my passion set you free

Mi vida loca over and over destiny turns on a dime...
[ instrumental ]
Here in the firelight I see your tattoo
Mi vida loco so you're crazy too

Mi vida loca over and over destiny turns on a dime...

We'll go where the wind blows and I'll be a wild rose
Eelcome to my crazy life

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12.

(# 8 country hit)

The River And The Highway

Don Schlitz - Gerry House

© New Don Songs, ASCAP

She follows the path of least resistance she doesn't care to see the mountain top
She twists and turns with no regard to distance she never comes to a stop
And she rolls she's a river where she goes time will tell
Heaven knows he can't go with her and she rolls all by herself all by herself

He's headed for a single destination he doesn't care what's standing in his path
He's a line between two points of separation he ends just where it says to on the map
And he rolls he's a highway where he goes time will tell
Heaven knows she can't go with him and he rolls all by himself all by himself

And every now and then he offers her a shoulder
And every now and then she overflows
And every now and then a bridge crosses over
It's a moment every lover knows

And she rolls and he rolls she's a river he's a highway
Where she goes where he goes time will tell time will tell
Heaven knows she can't go with him he can't go with her
And she rolls all by herself and he rolls all by himself fare thee well

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