Paved Country: Deconstructing Paradise

Lyrics: Deconstructing Paradise

I Wish Our Love Was New
Sentimental Old Fool
Surprise Surprise
What Am I Gonna Do
Step Away From The Woman
Turn Out The Light
Move Mountains
Now That I Have You
Waiting On Goodbye
Too Much Fun
Peace Of Mind
Hush Hush

I Wish Our Love Was New

I've got something to tell you baby
Honey it's bad news
You know I never want to hurt you baby
But now I have to
I never thought that it would come to this
Never thought that we'd be near the end

And I wish our love was new
I wish our love was new
I wish our love was new again

Do you remember how we used to dance
Under a smoky moon
Cursing at the rising sun
Coming up too soon
But lately honey every night's as long
As when we first began

And I wish our love was new
I wish our love was new
I wish our love was new again

Someone's making me feel young again
Sending fire through my soul and
Through my skin
I can't stop dreaming of him and
Can't stop breathing him in and
I can't help remembering when

There was a time when you played for keeps
When I was your world
When everything that you ever did
You did for your girl
Well I guess it's only natural baby
That time would cool the flame

But I wish our love was new
I wish our love was new
I wish our love was new again

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Sentimental Old Fool

Guess I'm a sentimental old fool
Tonight I'm reminded of you
Would I be breaking the rules if I should call
Seems like just yesterday's pain
That drove us apart back then
But I hope that time has eased the strain
That used to be

All our hopes and dreams
For somebody else to see
All those miles in between you and me
I thought maybe something had changed
And I could hear your voice again
Without weighing down and wearing out
All of me

Well I've wandered far and wide
Just call it stubborn pride
So there'd be no chance that I
Would run into you
But thanks to the passing of time
To my surprise I find
That I have finally found peace of mind
Thinking of you

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Surprise Surprise

So now you know
I guess the secret's out
Surprise surprise, look where we are now
Just the three of us
You, me and the truth
Face to face with everything to lose

'Cause I sold my soul
And gave away my heart
But that was a long time ago
And that was the easy part
And now it's time
And there's a price to pay
I see it every time I look into your eyes
And I beg you to stay

So here we go
The start of a long damn night
Pretend pretend that we can talk this right
As if there's something
Perfect I could say
Just the thing to heal a trust betrayed

Burned bad by passion's flame
I forgot about you
It's so hard to know what can remain
When fires burn cold blue

So now you know
I guess the secret's out
Surprise surprise at how it all turned out
Looking inward
Looking for a cure
Looking back
Looking to the door

'Cause I sold my soul
And gave away my heart
But that was a long time ago
And that was the easy part
And now it's time
And there's a price to pay
I see it every time I look into your eyes
And beg you to stay

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What Am I Gonna Do

I can make it for a day or two without you
Maybe I can make it through the night
I can laugh, I can drink
And probably be all right 'til morning
But what am I gonna do with the rest of my life

I've got things that I can do
I've got places I can go to this evening
And I've got whiskey I can drink
That'll help me not to think about your leaving
I can smoke and I can drink
And probably be all right 'til morning
But what am I gonna do with the rest of my life

Merle R. Haggard, Sony/ATV Tree publishing used by permission (BMI)

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Step Away From The Woman

Well you're Mister Popularity
Got a million dollar smile that can't be beat
Well you
Say all the right things always
It's always just right whatever you say I mean
Somehow you just seem to get
Whatever it is needs to be said
You could have any woman you want
But it won't be me, but it won't be me
You could have any woman you want
But it won't be me

Hey it seems like you hang the sun
'Cause wherever you go it's bright and warm You're like
Some kind of traveling show
A sure thing good time wherever you go I mean
One hundred percent guaranteed
A walking amusement designed to please
You could have any woman you want
But it won't be me, but it won't be me
You could have any woman you want
But it won't be me

Not that you're asking
But in case you didn't know
I've got somewhere else that I have to go
Well, nothing important really
I guess I could stay
For one more minute before I'm on my way

You know, I've heard of guys like you
Just a little too perfect to be true, come on
There must be some mistake
Because no one's that nice who looks that great
I mean
No one could possibly
Be all that you seem to be
You could have any woman you want
But it won't be me, but it won't be me
You could have any woman you want
But it won't be me

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Turn Out The Light

I'll be here and I'll be lonely if you want to call
The sun goes down that's when I think I'm gonna miss you most of all
But sometimes in the morning light
The pain of losing you just grabs me so tight
Will it ever let go

Another day, another hour I'm getting by
I know there's a way and there's a reason
That I should try
But right now it's eluding me
There's too many things confusing me
Like why you had to leave

Did you think I'd be alright
Think I'd fill this hole in my life
I see you every time I turn out the light

Some time has passed, things should improve
But nothing seems to change my mood
Here I sit just stuck in this dark cloud
And I just want to cry out

Sometimes I think I'm feeling stronger
Let down the walls
I turn my head and it takes nothing
Nothing at all

Did you think I'd be alright
Think I'd fill this hole in my life
I see you every time I turn out the light

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Move Mountains

You touched me gently
Sent chills down my spine
Your kiss made me weak in the knees
You swore with your heart that
Forever you'd be mine
Now you've stopped loving me

You could move mountains
Could name every star in the sky
Sail across seven seas
Or do anything you please
So why can't you keep loving me

I gave you my heart when I was just a girl
Your dreams were like diamonds and gold
You gave me strength in an uncertain world
Now you're a dream I can't hold

You could move mountains
Could name every star in the sky
Sail across seven seas
Or do anything you please
So why can't you keep loving me

Why can't you be what you said you would be
What can I do to get through to you
And bring you home to me, home to me
Home to me

You could move mountains
Could name every star in the sky
Sail across seven seas
Or do anything you please
So why can't you keep loving me

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Now That I Have You

I've been waiting
All my life for your smile
Every day for the touch of your hand
And I've been seeing
All my woes reconciled
From the moment that our life began

Now that I have you
I can walk with a plan
Like I know who I am
Now that I have you
I wake each day like a child with a
Christmas morning smile
Now that I have you

And I remember
It wasn't so long ago
This old heart only held to despair
And I wonder
If you even know
How much sorrow your love has repaired

Now that I have you
I can walk with a plan
Like I know who I am
Now that I have you
I wake each day like a child with a
Christmas morning smile
Now that I have you

Some people say it's just too good to be true
But I don't mind
I pay no mind
I've been around a block or two finding
Not one that could compare with you
Now there's nothing that I can't do
Now that I have you

Now that I have you
I can walk with a plan
Like I know who I am
Now that I have you
I wake each day like a child with a
Christmas morning smile
Now that I have you

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Waiting On Goodbye

I get lonely every time I see the sun rise
I get lonely whenever I see the moon
I get lonely every time it's raining
I get lonely when I think about you

I get lonely and I get tired
And I wonder
Why I keep waiting on goodbye

I get scared every time I say I'm leaving
'Cause I don't know
If I can make it on my own
But the truth is
That my lessons don't come easy
And there's no way to tell
Until you're really gone

I get lonely and I get tired
And I wonder
Why I keep waiting on goodbye

I should be gone
I should be gone
But I keep waiting for just one more day
I should be gone
I should be gone
'Cause I can't keep on living this way

I get sad every time that you're not with me
And I get angry
Knowing nothing's gonna change
And just hanging on
Well now what's that gonna get me
One more night alone whispering your name

I get lonely and I get tired
And I wonder
Why I keep waiting on goodbye

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Too Much Fun

Well I almost didn't think about you last night
Probably would have made it
If the moon wasn't so bright
I was all set to settle in and watch TV
Then I started thinking 'bout you and me

I don't know, now
I don't know just what we've done
What we've done
All I know is
All I know is that we're having
Too much fun
Too much fun

Well you get that look in those ocean eyes
Blue-green waters that can hypnotize
And right then, baby I have to be
Washing away, slow and sweet

I don't know, now
I don't know just what we've done
What we've done
All I know is
All I know is that we're having
Too much fun
Too much fun

Tomorrow will be soon enough
To pay the bills and make some plans 'cause
Right now all I'm thinking of is the
Touch of your hands

Well I swear honey you set me free
Making the world a little more like it should be
My tastes run simple I don't need much
Just twenty-four hours of your sweet touch

I don't know, now
I don't know just what we've done
What we've done
All I know is
All I know is that we're having
Too much fun
Too much fun

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Peace Of Mind

I'm standing at the window
Staring at the sun, looking for the light
With only thin air there to guide me
As to whether I am wrong, or whether I am right
Whether I am right
As if there's such a thing
Feeling bruised from the day before
I can't take it any more

And I'm standing in a mine field
Afraid to even walk, and trying not to run
With no obvious direction
To tell me where to go, or how far I have come
How far I have come
As if I'm anywhere
Feeling bruised from the day before
I can't take it any more

And I'm dying to forget you
Trying to let you go
Searching for a sign
And peace of mind

Well I'm standing at the crossroads
Noticing the way the road curves up ahead
Wondering what's around the corner
Will it take me on my way
Or bring me right back here instead
Right back here instead
As if I could really leave
Feeling bruised from the day before
I can't take it any more

And I'm dying to forget you
Trying to let you go
Searching for a sign
And peace of mind

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Hush Hush

I don't like to be alone
You probably know that more than most
I'm not too good here on my own
Surrounded by my ghosts
Lost in the middle
Between right and wrong, Heaven and Hell
No I don't like to be alone
Alone with my self

You know I always feel afraid
It's hard to know exactly why
I guess that's just how I was made
Hiding in plain sight
Lost in the middle
Between weak and strong, scared and brave
You know I always feel afraid
Even when I seem OK

Hush hush, it'll be all right
Hush hush, it'll be all right

I like sleeping in your arms
In the early morning sun
Lying cradled safe and warm
While a new day is begun
Lost in the middle
Of your slow breath and steady beating heart
I like sleeping in your arms
Waiting on a brand new start

Hush hush, it'll be all right
Hush hush, it'll be all right
It'll be all right
It'll be all right

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