I Never Knew Lonely(Vince Gill) 1988. Produced by Barry Beckett.
No other lover ever really cared
When I've reached out for you you've always been there
Now I'm so far away and baby I'm scared
I never knew lonely til you
You are my rock and the strength I need
To keep me sane in this life that I lead
Now I'm not with you and my broken heart bleeds
I never knew lonely til you
I never knew lonely could be so blue
I never knew lonely could tear you in two
I never loved someone like I love you
I never knew lonely til you
I can't make up for the times I've been gone
But I'll prove I love you in the words of this song
Back in your arms girl it's where I belong
I never knew lonely til you
I never knew lonely could be so blue
I never knew lonely could tear you in two
I never loved someone like I love you
I never knew lonely til you
What If I Say Goodbye(Harlan Howard) Produced by Barry Beckett.
What if I say I love you
Would it mean as much as it used to
Could it help the hurt that we're putting us through
What if I said goodbye
What if tomorrow you wake up
And I'm not around what you break up
Would you take one towards me to make up
What if I said goodbye
What would you do if I did what I should have done long ago
Is there someone you'd turn to as soon as I left
Someone you already know
What if I say I love you
Would you want to make up like I do
Could we possibly salvage the dreams we knew
What if I said goodbye
What would you do if I did what I should have done long ago
Is there someone you'd turn to as soon as I left
Someone you already know
What if I say I love you
Would it mean as much as used to
Could it help the hurt that we're putting us through
What if I said goodbye
The Way Back Home(Vince Gill) 12/86 - 2/87. Produced by Richard Landis.
A little girl was cryin'
for her mama and her daddy
She couldn't understand why they were gone
She never knew the danger
Of talking to a stranger
Now the girl can't find her way back home
A little boy went walkin'
Down to the corner market
To buy a loaf of bread and an ince cream cone
He never knew the dnager
Of talkin' to a stranger
Now the boy can't find the way back home
Chorus:
Too many kids are missin'
Is anybody listening?
Won't you be the children's eyes
They're all alone
The hardest part's not knowing
Where they are or where they're going
Won't you help the children find
The way back home
The faces on milk cartons
Thrown away and soon forgotten
What if one of those sweet kids
Was your very own
Tonight those kids are weeping
While yours are safely sleeping
Won't you help the children find
The way back home
Chorus
Won't you help the children find
The way back home
Livin' The Way I Do(Vince Gill) 8/21/84. Produced by Emory L. Gordy, Jr.
Well I've gont to stop livin' the way I do
And give my heart back to you
All those nights away from home
Caused my lonely heart to roam
Now I've got start livin' the way I do
I've spent a lifetime hurting you
And I expect someday you'll say we're through
It ain't two late for me to change
So please dono't write our final page
Still I've got to stop livin' the way I do
I've gone from honeymoonds to heartaches
From faithful love to a fool
From hangin' out in honkey tonks
With any girl but you
Well I've got to stop livin' the way I do
And give my heart back to you
All those nights away from home
Caused my lonely heart to roam
Now I've got to stop livin' the way I do
I've said all that I can say
But you turned and walked away
It's too late to stop livin' the way I do
Everybody's Sweetheart(Vince Gill) 12/86 - 2/87. Produced by Richard Landis.
When I told my baby
Do what you wanna do
Well I had no idea
Just what she'd put me through
Every night she's runnin' 'round
Singin' songs in your hometown
there ain't no one to love me
When the sun goes down
Chorus:
Well, she's everybody's sweetheart
Everybody's sweetheart but mine
I shoulda kept her barefoot
Barefoot and pregnant all the time
I used to be the first in line
Now I've fallen way behind
She's everybody's sweetheart
Everybody's sweetheart but mine
All that country club money
Lord it sure looked good to me... yeah it did
Playin' golf with those fat cats
How much better could life be
They all think I've got it made
They see your face on every page
Of every magazine
Across the USA
Chorus
If you see her tell her hi
And everything will be all right
Tell her that I love her
'Til the day I die
Chorus
Come on home
True Love(Vince Gill) 8/22/84. Produced by Emory L. Gordy, Jr.
Is today my lucky day
Are you gonna look my way
And see true love
If you're not sure he holds your heart
Don't let pride keep us apart
You need true love
Chorus:
True love is all I'm after
I long to hear your laughter
The only thing that matters
Is it's true love
It's true love
I hear your voice in every sound
You're never there when I turn around
I need true love
I can't quit and I won't give in
Until you're back in my arms again
We need true love
Chorus
When I look at you
You look right through me
I wish you knew
What your love's done to me
Is today my lucky day
Are you gonna look my way
And see true love
Yeah...
Chorus
It's true love (repeat to fade)
Losing Your Love(Vince Gill, Rhonda Kye Fleming, Hank De Vito) 12/86 - 2/87. Produced by Richard Landis.
Stars are falling from your eyes
You don't feel what I feel inside
Your hand is warm but your heart is cold
If you're hurtin' you don't let it show
How much longer can we go on
Actin' like there's nothin' wrong
How much farther can we drift apart
Before all the feeling is gone
Chorus:
I'm losing your love
It's slippin' away
Minute by minute
Day by day
losing your love
Don't you think I know
It's a matter of time
'Til you let go
I see the moon shinin' up above
Reminded me how good it was
There's a chill comin' over me
Why can't it be like it used to be
I feel so helpless, I can't make you stay
No matter how hard I try
I can't deny that look in your eyes
Tryin' to tell me goodbye
Chorus
Don't let go
Don't let go
Don't let go
Don't let go
Midnight Train(Vince Gill) 1988. Produced by Barry Beckett.
I'm a long long way from home
Mendin' a broken heart
Runnin' away from a love gone wrong
Tryin' to make a new start
An old friend called me up to say
That you've made some wedding plans
I'm comin' home on that midhight train
And fight for you like a man
Chorus:
Midnight train make your whistle brlow
Engineer pour your load of coal
Midnight train make your engine whine
Midnight train get me home on time
Oh the thought of another man holdin' you
Is drivin' me insane
My only chance is to ride all night
I can't let you change your name
Now hey conductor we can't be late
Rollin' on down the track
'Cause you know tomorrow's your wedding day
I gotta win my baby back
Chorus X 2
Colder Than Winter(Vince Gill) 8/24/84. Produced by Emory L. Gordy, Jr.
It's colder than winter
Right here in my heart
Lord I'm gonna miss her
She's torn me apart
I couldn't make you love me
I couldn't give any more
It's colder than winter
Since you closed the door
It's colder than winter
I'm freezing inside
And my tears won't be bitter
Even though our love died
I couldn't make you love me
I couldn't give any more
It's colder than winter
Since you closed the door
Every time the sun sets
I shed another tear
And the lonelier I get
Wishing you were still here
I couldn't make you love me
I couldn't give any more
It's colder than winter
Since you closed the door
