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Songs Written By John Hurley
Verse: 1
Life is a strange one
sometimes it’ll bring you down
but if you find someone,
won’t let you come unwound
details can make you crazy
take a breath it’ll be alright
all the pieces fall together
When you’re with the one who’s right
Chorus:
How could it take me so long
How could it take me so long
No it ain’t no mystery
Baby, you’re the one for me
How could it take me so long
How could it take so long – to figure out
Verse: 2
Living are the moments
you remember all your life
single instance in a day
recorded for the rest of time
walk on the beach at night
a sunset of red and grey
hold my hand and whisper to me
I could do this every day
Chorus:
How could it take me so long
How could it take me so long
No it ain’t no mystery
Baby, you’re the one for me
How could it take me so long
How could it take so long – to figure out
Verse 3
Love is a woman
to share this journey with
anywhere it takes us to
always there to be my friend
she’ll be there to love me
like no one else could ever do
even when it hurts so bad
never doubt my love is true
Chorus:
How could it take me so long
How could it take me so long
No it ain’t no mystery
Baby, you’re the one for me
How could it take me so long
How could it take so long –
to figure out – figure out – figure out
Lead guitar solo out to end
Verse: 1
When you were a little girl
and you ruled your daddy’s world
You’d wakeup from a dream and hold me tight
And I’d tuck you back in bed
all the monsters now were dead
And I’d tell you everything would be alright
And I’m never going to leave you all alone
even when you’re out there
out there on your own
Chorus:
Well you may out grow my knee
but you won’t outgrow my heart
And know I’ll always be there, if you need me
As life turns another page
one thing will never change
Well you may out grow my knee
but you won’t outgrow my heart
Verse: 2
I never will forget the day
you went out on your first date
I didn’t want to let him in the door
Well have her back at home by 9
you said Daddy it’ll be just fine
I’m not that little girl any more
And I’m old enough to be out on my own
and I wish you wouldn’t treat me still
like I’m 10 years old
Chorus:
Well you may out grow my knee
but you won’t outgrow my heart
And know I’ll always be there, if you need me
As life turns another page
one thing will never change
Well you may out grow my knee
but you won’t outgrow my heart
Bridge:
And now you’re grown, and on your own
movin out, to your new home
And I’m fighting back the tear drops
as you drive away———
Chorus:
Well you may out grow my knee
but you won’t outgrow my heart
And know I’ll always be there, if you need me
As life turns yet another page
one thing will never change
Well you may out grow my knee
but you won’t outgrow my heart
Verse: 1
Guess I wasn’t thinkin
what else could it be
a chauffer and a pickup truck
on your first date with me
Midnight drive out in the woods
an ice chest full of beer
we climbed every old skid road
until we wound up here
Pre Chorus:
It may seem crazy
well crazy sure feels right
there’s no where
I’d rather be tonight
Chorus:
Cause you’re the girl
I want to hold tight
the first thing I wake up
until I go to bed each night
If there’s one thing that I know for sure
baby you’re that girl
Verse: 2
The first time I kissed you
we drove out to the dunes
found the gate was left unlock
we just pulled right through
Stared at the stars all night
until they slipped away
didn’t care if we got stuck
cause then we’d have to stay
Pre Chorus:
It may seem crazy
well crazy sure feels right
there’s no where
I’d rather be tonight
Chorus:
Cause you’re the girl
I want to hold tight
the first thing I wake up
until I go to bed each night
If there’s one thing that I know for sure
baby you’re that girl
Bridge
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first time I told you that I loved you
you said – slow down, don’t move too fast
how do I know your love will last
Chorus:
Cause you’re the girl
that I want to hold tight
the first thing I wake up
until I go to bed each night
If there’s one thing that I know for sure
baby you’re that girl
Verse: 3
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The day we took my dirt bike
and you jumped on the back
you didn’t know what I had planed
as we headed down the tracks
got to that old cabin
walked down to the beach
I knelt down at the rivers edge
asked you to marry me.
Pre Chorus:
It may seem crazy
well crazy sure feels right
there’s no one
that I’d rather share my life
Chorus:
Cause you’re the girl
I want to hold tight
the first thing I wake up
until I go to bed each night
if there’s one thing that I know for sure
baby you’re that girl
if there’s one thing that I know for sure
baby you’re that girl
These Memories (Rita’s Song)
Verse: 1
Was thinkin back when we first met
how you made me smile with each word you said
we talked awhile and shared some laughs
not a thought about how the time had passed
Chorus:
I still feel about you now
the way I did back then
Couldn’t wait to kiss your lips
I couldn’t wait to hold your hand
And time without you spent
was not much that I could take
Couldn’t wait to see that smile on your face
no these memories don’t fade
no these memories don’t fade
Verse: 2
We walked alone on the beach at night
while the stars lit up from a full moon light
Anticipating our first kiss
and it felt so good, when I held you tight
Chorus:
I still feel about you now
the way I did back then.
Couldn’t wait to kiss your lips
I couldn’t wait to hold your hand
And time without you spent
was not much that I could take
Couldn’t wait to see that smile on your face
no these memories don’t fade
no these memories don’t fade
Bridge:
I didn’t know then I’d found someone who I’d
share my whole lifetime with.
A family and a lovin home
and make a lifetime of memories
Instrumental
Chorus:
I still feel about you now
the way I did back then
Couldn’t wait to kiss your lips
I couldn’t wait to hold your hand
And time without you spent
was not much that I could take
Couldn’t wait to see that smile on your face
no these memories don’t fade
no these memories don’t fade
Verse: 3
We might be gettin older now
and show a little gray – aww, but that’s ok
I still see that pretty girl
who took my breath away – yeah, you take my breath away.
Chorus:
I still feel about you now
the way I did back then
couldn’t wait to kiss your lips
I couldn’t wait to hold your hand
And time without you spent
was not much that I could take
Couldn’t wait to see that smile on your face
ya, these memories don’t fade
these memories don’t fade
Cover Songs
Verse: 1
Would you know my name if I saw you in heaven?
Would it be the same if I saw you in heaven?
I must be strong and carry on
‘Cause I know I don’t belong
Here in heaven
Verse: 2
Would you hold my hand if I saw you in heaven?
Would you help me stand if I saw you in heaven?
I’ll find my way through night and day
‘Cause I know I just can’t stay
Here in heaven
Bridge
Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees
Time can break your heart, have you begging please
Begging please
Verse: 2.b
Beyond the door, there’s peace, I’m sure
And I know they’ll be no more
Tears in heaven
Verse: 3
Would you know my name if I saw you in heaven?
Would you feel the same if I saw you in heaven?
I must be strong and carry on
Because I know I don’t belong
Here in heaven
This here’s a story about Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue
Two young lovers with nothin’ better to do
Than sit around the house, get high, and watch the tube
And here is what happened when they decided to cut loose
They headed down to, ooh, old El Paso
That’s where they ran into a great big hassle
Billy Joe shot a man while robbing his castle
Bobbie Sue took the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Billy Mack is a detective down in Texas
You know he knows just exactly what the facts is
He ain’t gonna let those two escape justice
He makes his livin’ off of the people’s taxes
Bobbie Sue, whoa, whoa, she slipped away
Billy Joe caught up to her the very next day
They got the money, hey
You know they got away
They headed down south and they’re still running today
Singin’ go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
Go on take the money and run
The Breakup Song (They Don’t Write ‘Em)
We had broken up for good
Just an hour before
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah
And now I’m staring at the bodies
As they’re dancing ‘cross the floor
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah
And then the band slowed the tempo
And the music gets you down
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah
It was the same old song
With a melancholy sound
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah
They don’t write ’em like that anymore
They just don’t write ’em like that anymore
We’d been living together for a million years
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah
But now it feels so strange out of the atmospheres
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah
And then the jukebox plays a song I used to know
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah
And now I’m staring at the bodies
As they’re dancing so slow
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah
They don’t write ’em like that anymore
They don’t write ’em like that anymore
[Instrumental Interlude]
Mmmm, now I wind up staring at an empty glass
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah
‘Cos it’s so easy to say
That she’ll forget your past
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, aaah
They don’t write ’em like that anymore
No, they just don’t write ’em like that anymore
They don’t write ’em like that anymore
They just don’t write ’em like that anymore
They just don’t, no, they don’t, no no, uh-uh
They just don’t write ’em like that anymore
They just don’t
It seems like yesterday
But it was long ago
Janey was lovely, she was the queen of my nights
There in the darkness with the radio playing low
And the secrets that we shared
The mountains that we moved
Caught like a wildfire out of control
Till there was nothing left to burn and nothing left to prove
And I remember what she said to me
How she swore that it never would end
I remember how she held me oh so tight
Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then
Against the wind
We were runnin’ against the wind
We were young and strong, we were runnin’
Against the wind
And the years rolled slowly past
And I found myself alone
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends
I found myself further and further from my home
And I guess I lost my way
There were oh so many roads
I was living to run and running to live
Never worried about paying or even how much I owed
Moving eight miles a minute for months at a time
Breaking all of the rules that would bend
I began to find myself searchin’
Searchin’ for shelter again and again
Against the wind
A little something against the wind
I found myself seeking shelter against the wind
Well those drifters days are past me now
I’ve got so much more to think about
Deadlines and commitments
What to leave in, what to leave out
Against the wind
I’m still runnin’ against the wind
I’m older now but still running
Against the wind
Well I’m older now and still running
Against the wind
Big wheels keep on turning
Carrying me home to see my kin
Singing songs about the southland
I miss Alabama once again
And I think it’s a sin, yes
Well I heard Mr. Young sing about her
Well I heard old Neil put her down
Well I hope Neil Young will remember
A southern man don’t need him around anyhow
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I’m coming home to you
In Birmingham they love the governor (Boo, boo, boo)
Now we all did what we could do
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Tell the truth
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I’m coming home to you
Here I come Alabama
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
And they’ve been known to pick a song or two (Yes they do)
Lord they get me off so much
They pick me up when I’m feeling blue
Now how about you?
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I’m coming home to you
Sweet home Alabama (Oh sweet home baby)
Where the skies are so blue (And the guv’nor’s true)
Sweet Home Alabama (Lordy)
Lord, I’m coming home to you
Yea, yea
Montgomery’s got the answer
One, two, three, four
I know what you’re thinking
We were going down
I can feel the sinking
But then I came around
And everyone I’ve loved before
Flashed before my eyes
And nothing mattered anymore
I looked into the sky
Well I wanted something better man
I wished for something new
And I wanted something beautiful
And wish for something true
Been looking for a reason man
Something to lose
When the wheels come down
(When the wheels come down)
When the wheels touch ground
(When the wheels touch ground)
And you feel like it’s all over
There’s another round for you
When the wheels come down
(When the wheels come down)
Know your head is spinning
Broken hearts will mend
This is our beginning
Coming to an end
Well you wanted something better man
You wished for something new
Well you wanted something beautiful
You wished for something true
Been looking for a reason man
Something to lose
When the wheels come down
(When the wheels come down)
When the wheels touch ground
(When the wheels touch ground
(When the wheels touch ground)
And you feel like it’s all over
There’s another round for you
When the wheels come down
(When the wheels come down)
When the wheels come down
(When the wheels come down)
When the wheels touch ground
(When the wheels touch ground
(When the wheels touch ground)
And you feel like it’s all over
There’s another round for you
When the wheels come down
(When the wheels come down)
When the wheels come down
(When the wheels come down)
When the wheels touch ground
(When the wheels touch ground
(When the wheels touch ground)
And you feel like it’s all over
There’s another round for you
When the wheels come down
(When the wheels come down)
Jenny who can I turn to
You give me something I can hold on to
Now you think I’m like the others before
Who saw you name and number on the wall
Jenny I got your number
I need to make you mine
Jenny don’t change your number
867-5309, 867-5309, 867-5309, 867-5309
Jenny your the girl for me
You don’t know me, but you make me so happy
I tried to call you before but I lost the nerve
I tried my imagination but I was disturbed
Jenny I got your number
I need to make you mine
Jenny don’t change your number
867-5309, 867-5309, 867-5309, 867-5309
I got it, I got it, I got your number on the wall
I got it, I got it, for a good time, for a good time call
Jenny I got your number
I need to make you mine
Jenny don’t change your number
867-5309, 867-5309, 867-5309, 867-5309
Jenny who can I turn to
For advise and my troubles I can always turn to you
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway
I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself
“This could be Heaven or this could be Hell”
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor
I thought I heard them say
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year (Any time of year)
You can find it here
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
So I called up the Captain
“Please bring me my wine.”
He said, “We haven’t had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine.”
And still those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
They livin’ it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
Bring your alibis
Mirrors on the ceiling
The pink champagne on ice
And she said “We are all just prisoners here, of our own device”
And in the master’s chambers
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives
But they just can’t kill the beast
Last thing I remember
I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
“Relax,” said the night man
“We are programmed to receive
You can check-out any time you like
But you can never leave!”
Little ditty about Jack and Diane
Two American kids growin’ up in the heartland
Jackie gonna be a football star
Diane’s debutante backseat of Jackie’s car
Suckin’ on a chili dog
Outside the Tastee Freez
Diane’s sittin’ on Jackie’s lap
He’s got his hand between her knees
Jackie say, hey, Diane
Let’s run off behind a shady trees
Dribble off those Bobby Brooks
Let me do what I please
Say a
Oh yeah, life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin’ is gone
Say a
Oh yeah, life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin’ is gone
They walk on
Jackie sits back
Collects his thoughts for a moment
Scratches his head
And does his best James Dean
Well you know, Diane
We oughta run off to the city
Diane says, baby
You ain’t missin’ nuth-in
Jackie, say-a
Oh yeah, life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin’ is gone
Oh yeah, I say, life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin’ is gone
Gonna let it rock
Let it roll
Let the Bible Belt come
And save my soul
Holdin’ on to sixteen as long as you can
Changes come around real soon
Make us women and men
Oh yeah, life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin’ is gone
Oh yeah, I say, life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin’ is gone
Little ditty about Jack and Diane
Two American kids doin’ the best they can
Leavin’ home, out on the road
I’ve been down before
Ridin’ along in this big ol’ jet plane
I’ve been thinkin’ about my home
But my love light seems so far away
And I feel like it’s all been done
Somebody’s tryin’ to make me stay
You know I’ve got to be movin’ on
Oh, Oh big ol’ jet airliner
Don’t carry me too far away
Oh, Oh big ol’ jet airliner
Cause it’s here that I’ve got to stay
Goodbye to all my friends at home
Goodbye to people I’ve trusted
I’ve got to go out and make my way
I might get rich you know I might get busted
But my heart keeps calling me backwards
As I get on the 707
Ridin’ high I got tears in my eyes
You know you got to go through hell
Before you get to heaven
Big ol’ jet airliner
Don’t carry me too far away
Oh, Oh big ol’ jet airliner
Cause it’s here that I’ve got to stay
Touchin’ down in New England town
Feel the heat comin’ down
I’ve got to keep on keepin’ on
You know the big wheel keeps on spinnin’ around
And I’m goin’ with some hesitation
You know that I can surely see
That I don’t want to get caught up in any of that
Funky shit goin’ down in the city
Big ol’ jet airliner
Don’t carry me too far away
Oh, Oh big ol’ jet airliner
Cause it’s here that I’ve got to stay
Oh, Oh big ol’ jet airliner
Don’t carry me too far away
Oh, Oh big ol’ jet airliner
Cause it’s here that I’ve got to stay
Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah
Big ol’ jet airliner
Don’t carry me too far away
Oh, Oh big ol’ jet airliner
Cause it’s here that I’ve got to stay
Oh, Oh big ol’ jet airliner
Carry me to my home
Oh, Oh big ol’ jet airliner
Cause it’s there that I belong
Down around the corner
A half a mile from here
You see them long trains runnin’
And you watch them disappear
Without love
Where would you be now
Without love
You know I saw Miss Lucy
Down along the tracks
She lost her home and her family
And she won’t be comin’ back
Without love
Where would you be right now
Without love
Well the Illinois Central
And the Southern Central Freight
Gotta keep on pushin’ Mama
‘Cause you know they’re runnin’ late
Without love
Where would you be now – now, now, now
Without love
[Instrumental]
Well the Illinois Central
And the Southern Central Freight
Gotta keep on pushin’ Mama
You know they’re runnin’ late
Without love
Where would you be now
Without love
When pistons keep on churnin’
And the wheels go ’round and ’round
And the steel rails lie cold and hard
For the miles that they go down
Without love
Where would you be right now
Without love
Where would you be now
Gotta get ya, baby, baby
Won’t you boogie down?
Won’t you boogie down?
Baby, baby, baby, baby
Won’t you boogie down?
Where the big trains run
When the trains are movin’ on
Ya gotta keep on movin’
Keep on movin’
Keep on movin’
Won’t ya keep on movin’
Big wheels keep on turning
Carrying me home to see my kin
Singing songs about the southland
I miss Alabama once again
And I think it’s a sin, yes
Well I heard Mr. Young sing about her
Well I heard old Neil put her down
Well I hope Neil Young will remember
A southern man don’t need him around anyhow
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I’m coming home to you
In Birmingham they love the governor (Boo, boo, boo)
Now we all did what we could do
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Tell the truth
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I’m coming home to you
Here I come Alabama
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
And they’ve been known to pick a song or two (Yes they do)
Lord they get me off so much
They pick me up when I’m feeling blue
Now how about you?
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I’m coming home to you
Sweet home Alabama (Oh sweet home baby)
Where the skies are so blue (And the guv’nor’s true)
Sweet Home Alabama (Lordy)
Lord, I’m coming home to you
Yea, yea
Montgomery’s got the answer