Daddy Won't Sell the Farm Montgomery Gentry

too warm The city's growing around him, but Daddy won't sell the farm You can't roll a rock, up a hill that steep You can't pull roots when they run that deep He's gonna live and die, in the eye of an

Tattoos & Scars Montgomery Gentry

Young kid stepped in from the cold, he ordered up a drink He said don't look surprised old man I'm older than you think If I was the talkin' kind, I could tell you a thing or two And since you didn't ask

For The Money Montgomery Gentry

Ah, let me tell you a little story about my family Daddy almost made a living With eighty acres and a plow He could've bought that place twice over Working for someone in town Ah, but you should've seen

Why Do I Feel Like Running Montgomery Gentry

My mama held my hand Tried to hold me steady all she could But I pulled just like a full-grown man Now mama was a real fine woman Only angel I've ever known Guess I must have turned out more like my daddy

You Do Your Thing Montgomery Gentry

Put me on a mountain, way back in the back woods Put me on a lake with pickin on the line Put me 'round a campfire cookin' something I just cleaned You do your thing, I'll do mine I ain't tradin' in my

Tried and True Montgomery Gentry

I was born in a small town in the hills of Tennessee Kentucky raised, just a country boy and that's all I'll ever be My daddy ran a still house to keep us kids alive Just doin' what he had to do after

Something To Be Proud Of Montgomery Gentry

There's a story that my daddy tells religiously Like clockwork every time he sees an opening In a conversation about the way things used to be Well I'd just roll my eyes and make a bee-line for

Lucky Man Montgomery Gentry

I have days where I hate my job This little town and the whole world too Last Sunday when the bengals lost Lord it put me in a bad mood I have moments when I curse the rain Then complain when the

My Town Montgomery Gentry

You can't miss it, it's the first thing that you see. Just up the road, a pale-blue water tower, With "I Love Jenny" painted in bright green. Hey, that's my Uncle Bill, there by the courthouse.

While the World Goes Down the Drain Montgomery Gentry

Some kids grew up on mean streets Dealin' with the crips and bloods But me I was born on a back road In a 4X4 rollin' through the mud The street kid deals with the dealer And he's always watchin' his back

The Fine Line Montgomery Gentry

I told my mom goodbye when I was eighteen She told me bye for good at age seventy-three She was an angel right here on earth There was sure a fine line between heaven and her I went and married the woman

Free Fall Montgomery Gentry

That same old lame alarm clock excuse Just ain't gonna work again Well, I light a Marlboro for breakfast On the way out the door That's the third day this month I had too many the night before And judging

Lonesome Montgomery Gentry

One coffee cup, one toothbrush One set of keys, one car out in the drive One half of the closet empty One half of the bed cold at night One of us just up and disappeared That only leaves one of us 'round

Merry Christmas From The Family Montgomery Gentry

three from his first wife Lynn And the two identical twins From his second wife Mary Nell Of course he brought his new wife Kaye Who talks all about AA Chain smokin' while the stereo plays Noel, Noel,

She Loved Me Montgomery Gentry

palm of my hand When I stepped in the spotlight Hot and heavy in that little alley On a fifteen minute break We shared a cigarette, a long kiss Then she stood there by the stage All night by the stage

Hell Yeah Montgomery Gentry

product of the Haggard generation He's got a redneck side when you get him agitated He got the gold toothed look from a stiff right hook He's proud he took for his right wing stand on Vietnam Says

All Night Long Montgomery Gentry

Well the party started early, About a quarter-to-three Just a few close friends, Charlie, Troy, and me We just got started when somebody asked How long you think this party's gonna last?

If It's The Last Thing I Do Montgomery Gentry

I've been living on truck stop coffee Cigarettes and vitamin see It's a wonder that the devil ain't caught me I guess he's tired of playing hide and seek Been driving like I been struck by lighting I think

(I'm A) Ramblin' Man Montgomery Gentry

I've been down the Mississippi, down through New Orleans I've played in California there ain't too much I haven't seen I'm a Ramblin' Man Don't fool around with a Ramblin' Man Left a girl in West Virginia

I Got Drunk Montgomery Gentry

Well I got drunk So sue me I made up my mind To not give a damn Try to forget The way you do me Yea I got drunk 'cause I'm your man Its not like I found someone else I can hold To make up from holding

Black Jack Fletcher and Mississippi Sam Montgomery Gentry

Mississippi Sam Come ridin' their mules and leading their hounds Down to my place They holler "Hey son" have you got a drink Gonna make it hard on you if you ain't I'd grin and point to a jug coolin' in the

Good Clean Fun Montgomery Gentry

Eye on the crowd, baby For folks who want to satisfy my need Someway, somehow Gonna find someone to spend some time with me Well I ain't lookin' forever Just a woman to treat a good man right You look

Trying to Survive Montgomery Gentry

I've been lookin' for a sign Runnin' through the rain Shivered to the bone But I still can't shake the pain I've been lookin' for a sign Crawlin' on the ground And what did I do today Well, I can't remember

It's All Good Montgomery Gentry

[Verse 1] Lazy summer sundown, front porch of this old house, Lightning bugs in a mason jar, There's a four-lane comming through, they break ground at the end of June, The counties taking half my yard

Self Made Man Montgomery Gentry

I could say it's all her fault She never had any patience at all I'm a complicated guy And she didn't try to understand I could claim I had nothing to do With the fact I'm lonesome and blue But that wouldn't

Scarecrow Montgomery Gentry

Ninety-four degrees as far as the eye can see Corn is blowing in the wind Seven days a week out here in this heat A gentle rain my only friend Sometimes when the sun goes down The moon is full the stars

Bad For Good Montgomery Gentry

Ninety-four degrees as far as the eye can see Corn is blowing in the wind Seven days a week out here in this heat A gentle rain my only friend Sometimes when the sun goes down The moon is full the stars

Speed Montgomery Gentry

Ninety-four degrees as far as the eye can see Corn is blowing in the wind Seven days a week out here in this heat A gentle rain my only friend Sometimes when the sun goes down The moon is full the stars

Hillbilly Shoes Montgomery Gentry

I was there when the men came, and told us all the news Father forgive them for they know not what they do Till they walk a while, a country mile In my hillbilly shoes You want to judge me by the whiskey

My Father's Son Montgomery Gentry

Old white washed barn doors Rain rusted tin Straw packed shirt and blue jeans Hangin' in the wind There's never time for these bones to mend Up before the sun dries The frost on my fields I've got

Wanted Dead Or Alive Montgomery Gentry

It's all the same only the names will change Everyday it seems we're wasting away Another place where the faces are so cold I'd drive all night Just to get back home I'm a cowboy on a steel horse I ride

Carrying On Montgomery Gentry

There's those who turn their nose up When we play our music loud Those folks would love to take control And turn our volume down But we come from the country And we live by the code That if it feels good

Too Hard to Handle...Too Free to Hold Montgomery Gentry

Everybody's talking saying this will never last Trying to see the future Judging me by my past I've always been a sinner But I've never claimed to be Anymore than what I am What you get is what you

I Never Thought I'd Live This Long Montgomery Gentry

I've treated this ol body like a stolen car, Just some old disposable machine, Pedal to the metal and a trail of broken hearts, Yea I'd fill it up with almost anything, My motto was live fast and go out

Gone Montgomery Gentry

This ain't no breakin' up and wakin' up and makin' up one more time, uh uh uh This is gone (gone) gone (gone) gone (gone) gone Gone like a freight-train, gone like yesterday Gone like a soldier in the

If You Ever Stop Loving Me Montgomery Gentry

My old man's backhand used to land Hard on the side of my head I just learned to stay out of his way There's been street fights, blue lights Long nights with the world sittin' on my chest It just showed

I Ain't Got It All That Bad Montgomery Gentry

are those that go without, Might be things I wish I had, But when I look at where I'm at, I ain't got It all that bad In my time I've tried it all, Free love drugs and alco--hol, Got loaded up to kiss the

She Couldn't Change Me Montgomery Gentry

Sometimes I think what turned her on was my ole' broke down boots She wanted her a real cowboy, it was a phase she was going through Not one week after she moved in and I caught her paintin' the bedroom

Roll With Me Montgomery Gentry

Wake up in the morning Get to living my life Making sure that I'm all that I can be Went to church on Sunday There was a moment that came I swear it was like the Lord spoke right to me [Chorus] So now

All I Know About Mexico Montgomery Gentry

I didn't know you weren't supposed to drink the water I never knew it was so hard to get through south of that border If I had any idea it took that many pesos to make a dollar I'd have moved down there

Break My Heart Again Montgomery Gentry

Have I had in sight and never crossed Every one I ever saw When it looks like I might win I go and break my heart again Things aren't good unless they're bad And I ain't happy 'til I'm sad When I see the

Lucky to Be Here Montgomery Gentry

I'm not one to whine or cry or wallow in self-pity I take life in stride and smell the roses when I can I am one of those lucky guys who's happy just to be here Doin' what I love and thankful that I am

She Don't Tell Me To Montgomery Gentry

Every now an' then, on my home I stop at a spot where the wild flowers grow, an' I pick a few Cause she don't tell me to I go out with my boys all right But most of the time I call it a night before they

I've Loved a Lot More Than I've Hurt Montgomery Gentry

I've drank I drove up more gas than was in my tank I've lost a lot more than my shirt But I've loved a lot more than I've hurt Oh I hurt a little now and then, But when you're broke you learn to bend The

Didn't Your Mama Tell Ya' Montgomery Gentry

your heart Or leave your mind in a haze I'm here to tell you It doesn't have to be that way There's just no reason For losin' faith Didn't your mama tell ya 'Bout boys like me We'll walk you in the

Hellbent On Saving Me Montgomery Gentry

from a different tree but she's hell-bent on saving me I know she could make me better if I would only let her Guess a little compromise couldn't hurt I'm willin' to bend a little if she meet me in the

Trouble Is Montgomery Gentry

She moved out and it moved in Now its here to stay I guess That's just the way trouble is. Trouble is, dark, cold, and lonely. Trouble is this big half-empty bed.

Didn't I Montgomery Gentry

Didn't I make you proud Go and lay my life down When you called my name I thought I stood for something Was doing the right thing when I went away Now being back should be so simple But I keep getting

Cold One Comin' On Montgomery Gentry

callin' for a night that's warm and mild I think he missed it by a mile He just don't know that you're gone I feel a cold one comin' on Drivin' home gets longer every day I found new things to do along the

Talking To My Angel Montgomery Gentry

It's me again, with this whiskey on my breath again, I'm ashamed about the shape I'm in, how bad I feel, Damn these tears, Damn this habit that I've had for years, I'm trying hard to make it disappear,