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
Oh Carolina(Randy Albright, Jim Elliot, Mark D. Sanders) 10/3/83. Produced by Emory L. Gordy, Jr.
Sunrise through the evergreens
Another day is born
The hills take on a golden glow
A Carolina morn
I used to see you in her eyes
Now I just got to know
Oh Carolina, how could you let her go
Chorus:
Oh Carolina, if I'd only known
Oh Carolina, I would have never gone
I thought the beauty of your hills
Would hold her here for me
I never dreamed while I was gone
You'd ever set her free
I trusted you with all my heart
And the only love I've known
Oh Carolina, how could you let her go
Repeat Chorus X 2
I would have never gone
Let's Do Something(Vince Gill, Reed Nielsen) 12/86 - 2/87. Produced by Richard Landis.
Nothin' to do in this lonely town
Your daddy warned me, "Son, you come around"
Says I ain't good enough for you
He don't know what I'm goin' through
Chorus:
Let's do something
Sneak out your bedroom window, girl
And we'll be gone
Let's do something
Oh, baby, let's do something
Even if it's wrong
Go see the preacher 'cross the couty line
For 25 dollars he could make you mine
My heart's on fire, can't you feel it burn
I'm past the point of no return
Chorus
I'll make your daddy understand
Oh, Lord, I know I can make him understand
I'll face your daddy man to man
No guts, no glory, girl, I'll take that chance
Chorus X 2
The Radio(Vince Gill, Reed Nielsen) 12/86 - 2/87. Produced by Richard Landis.
There's a long white line stretching out on the road ahead
And there ain't one magazine that I ain't read
I haven't seen you in weeks but I hear you on the radio
Singing soft and low
Chorus:
We're so far apart
This old highway ain't home
When the heartache starts
I just turn the radio on
There never seems to be time for me and you
That's a price you pay for the life you choose
Tonight's the loneliest night I've ever known
It just goes on and on
Repeat Chorus
It does my heart good to see you shine
So I'll just keep on counting these white lines
I haven't seen you in weeks but I hear you on the radio
Calling me back home
Repeat Chorus to Fade
Oklahoma Borderline (Vince Gill, Rodney Crowell, Guy Clark) 8/24/84. Produced by Emory L. Gordy, Jr.
Well it's rainin' down in Houston
And I got holes in both my shoes
Baby's put me on the street
She says "I'm through with you"
She thinks I'm gonna miss her
Someone tell her that she's wrong
I'm goin' back to Oklahoma, boys
'Cause that's where I belong
Chorus:
I need one good ride
I'll be satisfied
Come on Oklahoma borderline
If we roll all night
She'll be comin' into sight
Come on Oklahoma borderline
Well now I don't need no Texas girl
Doggin' me around
I may be a Okie, son
But I've still been to town
Well those Oklahoma city girls
They always treat you right
Well tell mama that I'm comin' home (not sure of this line...)
And I'm leavin' out tonight
Chorus
So with two bucks in my pocket
And my thumb stuck in the wind
When I cross Red River, boys
I won't be back again
Give me old back roads and truck stops
And 18 wheels that whine
And some good ol' boy to take me
To that Oklahoma line
Chorus
I caught one good ride
She's comin' into sight
Hello Oklahoma borderline
There you go now baby
Here am I well you
Left me here so I could
Sit and cry
Golly gee what have you
Done to me
Well I guess it doesn't matter anymore
Do you remember baby
Last September, how you
Held me tight
Each and every night
Ooh how you
Drove me crazy
Well I guess it doesn't matter anymore
Chorus:
There's no use in me a cryin' and I've
Done everything and now I'm sick of tryin'
I've thrown away my nights
Wasted all my days over you
Now you go your way baby
And I'll go mine
Now and forever
'Til the end of time
Well I find somebody new baby
We'll say we're through
And you won't matter anymore
Chorus
Now you go your way baby
And I'll go mine
Now and forever
'Til the end of time
Well I find somebody new baby
We'll say we're through
And you won't matter anymore
You won't matter anymore
You won't matter anymore
Baby That's Tough(Vince Gill, Guy Clark)
I know I said I'd change for you
But I think I've changed my mind
If I can't be what you want me to
Then we're just wastin' time
Chorus:
Well I'm doin' the best I can
Remember I'm just a man
And if my best ain't good enough
Baby that's tough, baby that's tough
I thought love was 50/50
This just don't add up
You always take more than you give me
Is that the new math or what
Well I can bend but please don't break me
I'm just as fragile as you
You don't have to try and make me
Jump when you tell me to
Chorus (X 3)
Baby that's tough (to fade)
'Til The Best Comes Along(Vince Gill)
Now I ain't the best lookin' guy in the world
And I ain't got much money at all
But when our eyes met, I'll never forget
And for you I could easily fall
Chorus:
So why don't we just keep on dancin'
While the band sings an old country song
Well I won't be depressed
If I ain't the best
But will I do 'til the best comes along
I ain't got a mansion on some mountain top
And I ain't got no long limousine
But I've got a heart as warm as the sun
And could love you like you've never seen
Chorus
No, I won't be depressed
If I ain't the best
But will I do 'til the best comes along
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
