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Deep in the Heart of Texas: Aaron Watson Live
2009
 
Love Makin' Song
There’s way too many lying, stealing, crying, cheating
Fool-hearted drinking songs about somebody who done somebody wrong
Honey honky tonkin’ is what I do but my true love is loving on you
So baby tonight we gonna write a love makin’ song
CHORUS
We can kick it off slow with a bottle of wine or get straight to the ol’ punch line
Either way it starts it’s gonna end with an all night long
It’s guaranteed to be off the chart, solid gold, number one in my heart
Baby tonight we gonna write a love makin’ song
Girl I get inspired by watching you the sweet things you say and do
Maybe you got a few ideas of your own
Well, kiss for kiss and note for note, shut the door and lock the deadbolt
Cause baby tonight we gonna write a love makin’ song
CHORUS
Yeah, kiss for kiss and note for note, shut the door and lock the dead bolt
Cause baby tonight we gonna write a love makin’ song
I said baby tonight we gonna write a love makin’ song
A love makin’ song
(Aaron Watson)
© 2008 Sonnet Publishing LLC (Aaron Watson Songs BMI)
Heyday Tonight
I said hey sugar mama
CHORUS
I’m a gonna wanna gotta have a heyday tonight
So let’s have a ball at the ole dance hall and later on we just might
Go make a little love beneath the moon above until the mornin’ light
Sugar mama I’m a gonna wanna gotta have a heyday tonight
Well I’ve been pushed down kicked around
All over town all week
Burnin’ both ends from dusk til dawn tryin’ to make ends meet
Tell me why, Lord tell me why nice guys end up last in line
There’s only one thing on God’s green earth to get this cruel world off my mind
CHORUS
I’d say Monday is the worst day for those workin’ man blues
And Tuesday and Wednesday’s more the same ole bad news
Well Thursday’s ok and Friday’s getting’ brighter
When the whistle blows at 5:00 I’m comin’ home to pull an all-nighter
CHORUS
I’m a gonna wanna gotta have a heyday tonight
So kick off your shoes, forget about your blues and let your troubles take flight
Well you and me hun we’ll have a little fun until the mornin’ light
I’m a gonna wanna gotta have a heyday tonight
I’m a gonna wanna gotta have a heyday tonight
So let’s make a little love beneath the moon above in the glow of a kerosene light
We’ll be turnin’ on and on til the break of dawn, til we turn it on just right
Sugar mama I’m a gonna wanna gotta have a heyday tonight
I’m a gonna wanna gotta have a heyday tonight
(Aaron Watson, Neal Lowry)
© 2006 Sonnet Publishing LLC (Aaron Watson Songs BMI)
Except For Jessie
Well before she came along he was lonesome ornery and mean
It was his way or the high way
But she had a way that he’d never seen
He’d been livin’ hard and fast
All his takin’ was takin’ its toll
And it took a good hearted, hard headed angel
To help him gain control
CHORUS
He wore his own kind of hat
And for that folks called him an outlaw
Well some even cussed his name
Cause they couldn’t see the same man she saw
He strummed the beat of a different drum
And his hair was always long and messy, yes it was
And he said he wouldn’t change for no one
Except for Jessie
Well she never tried to change him
But she loved him and gave him a son
And that ain’t easy with a honky tonkin man
Makin music on the run
And Lord knows she was a good wife
Always good at findin’ ways to right his wrongs
She was the love of his life, the inspiration for his songs
CHORUS
(Aaron Watson, Neal Lowry)
© 2006 Sonnet Publishing LLC (Aaron Watson Songs BMI)
Hearts are Breaking Across Texas
Words cannot express the way you look in that white dress
I don’t believe there’s ever been such a beautiful sight
All my dreams are coming true that yellow rose ain’t got nothing on you
Hearts are breaking across Texas tonight
CHORUS
Tears will be falling everywhere as you’re letting down your hair
From cowboys wishing that it was them holding you tight
But that’s the harsh reality and I’d feel the same if you hadn’t chose me
Hearts are breaking across Texas tonight
The Lonestar is shining bright above
And there’s magic in the air
And looking deep into your eyes I can’t help but sympathize
With those who will never know the kind of love we share
CHORUS
Yes hearts are breaking across Texas
(Aaron Watson)
© 2008 Sonnet Publishing LLC (Aaron Watson Songs BMI)
Rollercoaster Ride
I can still see you standing there next to me in the county fair ticket line
With cotton candy in your one hand and your other hand in mine
It seems just like yesterday, letter jackets and football games girl
We’ve come a long way through the years had our fair share of heartache and tears
CHORUS
We’ve had our ups and downs and turn arounds but our love was stronger than any fight
Even when we lost control we never let go we kept on hangin’ on for dear life
I know no matter the size of the mountain you and me will be side by side
Baby ain’t life and love one big rollercoaster ride
Back in the day we were cool and crazy like two outlaws on the run
Now making love means making babies and I swear we’re having twice the fun
It’s been no walk in the park but then again that’s not our style
It wouldn’t be too entertaining without a little drama every once in awhile
CHORUS
Baby you still drive me crazy, you still make my heart skip a beat
With those butterfly first time feelings you’ve always kept me on the edge of my seat
(Aaron Watson)
© 2008 Sonnet Publishing LLC (Aaron Watson Songs BMI)
Angels & Outlaws
Born and raised in Oklahoma
The young man moved to Tennessee
He started running with the devil
Chasing that honky tonker’s dream
While at some dive outside of L.A.
On life’s highway headed southbound
She was sent from up above
And her true love turned his world around
CHORUS
God bless angels and pray for outlaws
To find a new found love for their lost cause
Lord knows she loved him despite all his flaws
And he loved her cause she made him wanna be a better man
No there weren’t no halo
Above her beautiful brown hair
And though he never saw her wings
He always knew they were there
Cause she had this way of knowing
When he needed her the most
It’s like she had some kind of connection
With the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
CHORUS
Lord knows it wasn’t a cold day in hell
Like everybody thought it would be
Lord it was actually a beautiful July morning
When he and that preacher man came walking up out of that creek
(Aaron Watson/Neal Lowry)
© 2008 Sonnet Publishing LLC (Aaron Watson Songs BMI)
San Angelo
We’d walk up and down the Concho River
We’d find a soft place and watch the sun go down
So was it me or was it what I could not give her
She left me shattered, my world scattered all around
CHORUS
And she said time would heal my broken heart
And I’d find a true companion for my soul
You know she was right, we were wrong
Nothing more than a pretty song about a boy
Who loved a girl from San Angelo
When I’d close my eyes I could hear her singing
In the chapel where she said we’d wed some day
It rattled me so to hear those old church bells ringing
Knowing well enough we never loved that way
CHORUS
Looking back it was a blessing that you broke my heart in two
Cause if I’d have never lost her, honey I’d have never found you
CHORUS
(Aaron Watson, Neal Lowry)
© 2006 Sonnet Publishing LLC (Aaron Watson Songs BMI)
All American Country Girl
If you'd had made a tag on the back
Of those designer jeans she's wearin'
It's some big name brand you can't buy at a Wal-Mart
And you from what she's got on
From her Versace to her Louis Vuitton
You wouldn't think she'd know every Merle Haggard song by heart
CHORUS
But when it comes down to the heart of the situation
She's a little rockin' honky tonkin' modern day Minnie Pearl
I should know, I've been all across this great nation
Oh there ain't no doubt, she's an All American country girl
Well she comes pullin' up next to you at a red light
In some high-fallutin’ fancy foreign car
Rich lady shades and a little dog in the window
You'd never know she was born and raised right down on her granddaddy’s farm
CHORUS
There's somethin' bout her slow southern twang
It sweet talks me into anything
Her smile, her wink, and her pretty please
Brings any country boy down to his knees
(Aaron Watson)
© 2006 Sonnet Publishing LLC (Aaron Watson Songs BMI)
Bob Wills Is Still The King
Original song by by Waylon Jennings
Well the honky-tonks in Texas were my natural second home
Where you tip your hats to the ladies and the rose of San Antone
I grew up on music that we called western swing
It don't matter who's in Austin,Bob Wills is still the king
Lord i can still remember,the way things were back then
In spite of all the hard times,i'd live it all again
To hear the Texas playboys and Tommy Duncan sing
Makes me proud to be from Texas where Bob Wills is still the king
You can hear the Grand Ol' Opry in Nashville Tennessee
It's the home of country music,on that we all agree
But when you cross that ol' Red River hoss that just don't mean a thing
Cause' once you're down in Texas,Bob Wills is still the king
Well if you ain't never been there then i guess you ain't been told
That you just can't live in Texas unless you got a lot of soul
It's the home of Willie Nelson,the home of western swing
He'll be the first to tell you,Bob Wills is still the king
Grandad, Paw Paw, John Pop & Mr. Pete |
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Barbed Wire Halo
God bless Texas and Deacon Shackleford
He read the bible seven times and he believed every word
That ol’ beat up leather book had been through it all
He sat on the back pew so he could chew him a chaw singing
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me
He carried candy for the kids in his Sunday dress coat
He’d take me fishing after church, he taught me things I needed to know
No Deacon didn’t have a family, Lord knows he wished he did
He told the whole congregation that I was his grandkid
CHORUS
And today he joined up with Jesus wearing shiny pearl snaps
We sang a few gospel hymns and then the soldier played taps
I bet he’s walking with Pete down a street paved with gold
Showing off his brand spanking new wings and his barbed wire halo
He married sweet Emma Grace before the war was through
She held his right arm next to his anchor tattoo
He was on a ship off at sea, when she died in child birth
He lost his whole world from the far side of the earth
He lost the will to love, he lost the will to live
Until he met a man who taught him to forgive
Yeah life took him to hell and back, to hell and back a time or two
But in the end he beat the devil until he was black and blue
Singing I once was lost, but now I’m found, was blind but now I see…
CHORUS
Before he went he made me promise him that I wouldn’t cry
And though I told him that I wouldn’t you know I couldn’t help but lie
Cause today he joined up with Jesus wearing shiny pearl snaps
We sang a few gospel hymns and then the soldier played taps
I bet he’s walking with Pete down a street paved with gold
As sure as the old church bell still rings
He always said he had country in his soul
He’s showing off his brand spanking new wings and barbed wire halo
Sweet chariot coming forth to carry me home
Swing low sweet chariot coming forth to carry me home
(Aaron Watson/Neal Lowry)
© 2008 Sonnet Publishing LLC (Aaron Watson Songs BMI)
3rd Gear & 17
I held the keys to that old Chevrolet, and you held the keys to my heart
I’d throw a fit hit the dash, get out and kick the tire when that old piece of junk wouldn’t start
It’d be smokin’ good I’d slam down the hood, just to see you there laughing at me
On the other side of a dirty windshield, lookin’ as pretty as you could be
CHORUS
We sure saw a lot of miles, never even crossed that county line
I would have bet the farm, gave my right arm, so you’d always be mine
Yet we’d crash and burn or make a wrong turn, or run out of gasoline
I lost you around 3rd gear & 17
In the blink of an eye high school flew by, you went your way and I went mine
But we swore we’d make it, our love could take it 400 miles could stand the test of time
I left that fall to play college ball, but my dreams would all come to an end
Cause you know the big leagues never called me and you went and fell in love with him
CHORUS
Memories flashed through my mind like old faded photographs
I still think about you and that red Malibu, and I just can’t help but laugh
CHORUS
Love broke down, around 3rd gear & 17
I lost you around 3rd gear & 17
(Aaron Watson, Drew Womack)
© 2006 Sonnet Publishing LLC (Aaron Watson Songs BMI)
Wake Up & Smell The Coffee
Hey now honey so what so we had us a little fight
Both said some things that we didn’t mean last night
Yeah we should have kissed and made up instead
Of giving up and getting up on the wrong side of the bed
Now Lord knows that I’m an early riser
With this new day he sent me a reminder
Just as sure as the sun keeps rising
True love is true and it knows no compromising
CHORUS
So what part of I love you don’t you understand
Maybe you should take a whiff in that big ol’ red coffee can
If you still can’t see you’re the one and only one for me and always will be
Here’s a kiss and a cup sweetheart wake up and smell the coffee
Looking right here at the front page of this morning’s paper
Just bad news and headlines of hatred and anger
This ol’ cruel world will try to bring you to the ground
But I’ll be danged if it’s gonna keep on keeping a good love down
CHORUS
Honey ain’t that just like a woman making something out of nothing at all
Then again ain’t that just like a man acting bullet proof and ten foot tall
CHORUS
(Aaron Watson, Neal Lowry)
© 2008 Sonnet Publishing LLC (Aaron Watson Songs BMI)
Unbelievably Beautiful
Whenever she walks flowers grow in her footsteps
Whenever she talks all the birds hush their singing
The heart of a saint and the face of an angel
Absolutely unbelievably beautiful
And when this cruel world's been gettin' me down
She'll take my frown and she'll turn it back around
Like a clown, she'll crack a joke
Acting crazy as a fool
Absolutely unbelievably beautiful
CHORUS
It'd be a big old fat lie, if I said I
Wasn't turned on just by her looks alone
She's so much more, so much more than meets the eye
She's an angel on loan from up above
And when I come home and the day is sinkin’ down
She'll set the mood and put some soft slow music on
And all 7 wonders ain't half as wonderful
Never ceases to amaze me
The epitome of what love should be
Absolutely unbelievably beautiful
(Aaron Watson)
© 2006 Sonnet Publishing LLC (Aaron Watson Songs BMI)
The Fighting Side of Me
Original song by Merle Haggard
I hear people talkin' bad,
About the way they have to live here in this country,
Harpin' on the wars we fight,
An' gripin' 'bout the way things oughta be.
I don't mind 'em switchin' sides,
An' standin' up for things that they believe in.
When they're runnin' down our country, man,
They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
Runnin' down the way of life,
Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.
If you don't love it, leave it:
Let this song that I'm singin' be a warnin'.
When you're runnin' down our country, hoss,
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
I read about some squirrely guy,
Who claims, that he just don't believe in fightin'.
An' I wonder just how long,
The rest of us can count on bein' free.
They love our milk an' honey,
But they preach about some other way of livin'.
When they're runnin' down our country, man,
They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
CHORUS
They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
Runnin' down the way of life,
Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.
If you don't love it, leave it:
Let this song that I'm singin' be a warnin'.
When you're runnin' down my country, man,
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
CHORUS(X2)
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
Runnin' down a way of life,
Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.
If you don't love it, leave it:
Let this song that I'm singin' be a warnin'.
When you're runnin' down my country, hoss,
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
Lonely Lubbock Lights
I was singing at the ol' Broken Spoke
I could have swore she came walking in
Forgot the words to a song that I wrote
Must be losing my mind once again
Her daddy is a southern Baptist preacher
I had to choose her or the bars where I sang
Now when I call I can't seem to reach her
I'm gonna find her if it's the last thing
CHORUS
So I'll drive all night long
Till I find where we went wrong
But there's no love in sight -
Just those lonely Lubbock lights
I was ready to give up the road
As I turned onto her street
But the silhouette there in her window
Was of someone who once looked like me
I'd placed a price on her heart
But someone else collected the bounty
Now this lost soul don't know where to start
I think I'm lost somewhere in Hale County
CHORUS
That west Texas wind grew colder
As I left her further behind me
Sometimes I stop and cry on the shoulder
Cause every town I pass helps to remind me
CHORUS
©2002SonnetPublishing
East Bound and Down
Original song by Jerry Reed
East bound and down, loaded up and truckin'
a'we gonna do what they say can't be done
We've got a long why to go and a short time to get there
I'm east bound just watch ol'Bandit run
Keep your foot hard on the peddle...son, never mind them brakes
let it all hang out cause we've got a run to make
The boys are thirsty in Atlanta,and there's beer in Texarcana
and we'll bring it back no matter what it takes
CHORUS
East bound and down, loaded up and truckin'
a'we gonna do what they say can't be done
We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there
I'm east bound just watch ol'Bandit run ......
( banjo & guitar solo )
Old Smokey's got them ears on, he's hot on your trail
and he ain't gonna rest 'till you're in jail
So you gotta dodge him.... you gotta duck him
You've gotta keep that diesel truckin....
just put that hammer down and give it hell
CHORUS
East bound and down, loaded up and truckin'
a'we gonna do what they say can't be done
We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there
I'm east bound just watch ol'Bandit run
Breaker Breaker One Nine
Breaker breaker one nine is someone out there on that line
If you see my girl won’t you please remind her
That my heart is breaking and this big ol’ rig is shaking
I’m gonna keep that hammer down until I find her
Well she packed her bags and rented a U-Haul
Un-hitched my heart hit the road around nightfall
Now I’m throwin’ hubs and speeding out of control
She never said where she was going but she said where I could go
CHORUS
Breaker breaker one nine is someone out there on that line
If you see my girl won’t you please remind her
That my heart is breaking, but I don’t smell no bacon
So I’m gonna keep that hammer down until I find her
Well we took that big trip on down the aisle
Everything was hunky dory for a while
Now this Detroit is winding, my mind is grinding gears
I can hardly see the road with this truck load of tears
CHORUS
Breaker breaker one nine is someone out there on that line
If you see my girl won’t you please remind her
I’ve got Smokey on my tail and unless I go to jail
I’m gonna keep that hammer down until I find her
I’m gonna tell her that I love her when I find her
(Aaron Watson/Jerry Reed)
© 2008 Sonnet Publishing LLC (Aaron Watson Songs BMI)/Guitar Man Music (BMI)/Sixteen Stars Music (BMI)
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Reckless
I still think about us and the rush we felt
With the rag top down and radio blastin’
You were riding shotgun in nothing but a bikini and seatbelt
Looking better than the law should a been allowing
I couldn’t keep my eyes on the road and off of you
With those hot pink toe nails dancing on the dashboard
Griping ‘bout that little Texas town and how there was nothing to do
Our hearts were bored, begging to be explored
CHORUS
We hit the corners going ninety, loving blindly, falling head over heels over you
Every feeling that we felt was a feeling that felt brand new
You looked just like an angel with that cross on your necklace
You were young, I was wild, we were reckless
We drive on down to the river burning up those hot summer nights
Laughing at the cowboys getting crazy and picking fights
It wasn’t funny when the deputy caught you and me steamy up those windows
How your daddy never found out about it honey heaven only knows
CHORUS
I looked into your eyes and I promised you forever
I believed it with all my heart I just didn’t know any better
Getting over you took years and despite those tears I cried
I’d do it all over again all for the thrill of the ride
(Aaron Watson, Neal Lowry)
© 2003 Sonnet Publishing
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