Sample of Week 4 - Country Lyrics Submissions

It's funny how Dad still says
there's just two things he misses
how Mom's red hair in the wind
tangled in their kisses
and walking those crooked banks
knowing, before their wedding,
neither him or that river
knew where they were heading

Avalon River
how long have you run
Avalon River, we're growing old
but you're still young

I got out of the Navy
came back here in my twenties
I had my whole life ahead
and thought that was plenty
I worked on a river barge
fell for the foreman's daughter
we had sons and one by one
brought them to the water

Avalon River
how long have you run
Avalon River, we're growing old
but you're still young

O the bends in that river,
are the bends in forever

now we look at each other
when we're reminiscing
knowing without that river
our lives would be missing

Avalon River
how long have you run
Avalon River, we're growing old
but you're still young

how long have you run
how long, how long
 

Bonnie, I've circled around to the truth
a wide figure eight to the love of my youth
Bonnie, the journey is mapped on my face
the lines cross each over, no place to no place
Every decision to run I discern
in sheer desperation, weren't meant for return
The young Don Quixote stands here in the rain
Bonnie, take me home again

Bonnie, I've seen you in so many towns
I call out your name and you don't turn around
Bonnie, those lessons once shut from my sight
were learned hard in barrooms and black, empty nights
and need I mention to one who should know
the walls that I built left me no where to go
from nothing but strangers in places I've been
Bonnie, take me home again

Bonnie, the world may be some lovely place
but for the absence of one special face
Bonnie, I can't dream of things I would do
if chances are I couldn't do them with you
and though I ran and you never knew why
the sun must return to it's place in the sky
and runaway boys must soon become men
Bonnie, take me home again
 

i dont know how
but i love her
yes i love her
i dont know why
but i'm thinking of her
yes thinking of her

i dont know why
i dont know how
all i know is
i need her now

i cant say why 
but i want her
yes i want her
its no lie
that i need her
oh how i need her

repeat chorus 2x

i dont know why or how
but i need her now
i dont care when 
but i must see her again
cuz i love her
 

V1
Darling, its been wonderful
And I want you to know
That you're taking just a part
Of my heart when you go
All good things must sometimes end
If what they say is true
And the good part of my life
Is ending now with you

BK
Let me thank you for your love
While this heart of mine still sings
While my tears are still withheld
Thanks, sweetheart for everything

V2
We've had lots of happy times
And our love's sure been fun
The day of love is over
Here comes the setting sun
Theres one thing that I must say
Before you go, sweetheart
Let me thank you for your love
That gave me a new start

Bk (and end)
Let me thank you for your love
While this heart of mine still sings
While my tears are still withheld
Thanks, sweetheart for everything
 

Well, I'll never know how I made it through school
Mama had to pull me outta the bed!
I was cranky and mean
I didn't dig that scene
My eyes were all swollen and red
People talk about the sunrise and the mornin' dew
They get up at the crack of dawn!
The only time I wanna see that sun comin' up
Lord, is when I'm headin' home!

(Chorus)
Some folks might call me a rebel
They might even say that I'm wild
But, I love the night-time
Lord, that's the right time
For this guitar-pickin' Midnight Child!

I prefer the glow of a neon light
To the sun comin' over the hill
and the beat of a drum, to a morning dove
You know, I guess I always will!
I'll take my mountain dew in a bottle
and you can keep your 'nine to five'
When your sittin' there, passed out in your chair
This Midnight Child is comin' alive!

(repeat chorus)

When I had my little baby, I had to change my ways
She had me jumping day and night
Then I woke up one morning, didn't hear a sound...
Lord, she gave me such a fright!
I ran to her crib, she waved me away
She sure made her mama proud!
She slept half the day, and all I could say
Mama's got herself a Midnight Child!
 

-1-
Every time you smile at me
I feel the love we share
Down through the years
of joy and tears
I'm so glad you were there.
Now that we are older 
and the time just seems to fly
It's amazing how I love you more
each minute passing by.

CHORUS
I remember the first evening we spent
right down to that special moment
I swear the stars danced
on the Great Ceiling above
On the night that we fell in love.
On the night that we fell in love.

-2-
So darling share this dance with me
in the flickering candlelight
and as we sway
and glide away
we'll hold each other tight.
No need to try and voice the words
for what touch alone can say
Let us waltz forever and always.

CHORUS

I remember the first evening we spent
right down to that special moment
I swear the stars danced
on the Great Ceiling above
On the night that we fell in love.
On the night that we fell in love.
 

I was the star quarterback
She was the Homecoming Queen
We Spent the last seven years 
Of our lives together
We were down on Lovers Lane
I was down on my knee
Pulled out a diamond
Said "will you be mine"
She turned away and left me
At that moment I realized
What I had Lost
I let the bottle control my life
And now I have nothing
I would do anything to get her back
Even take 12 big Steps
Slowly but surely 
I'll get her back
I can just see it now
3 kids and a white picket fence
what she has always dreamed of
In little sip wont hurt a thing
Little did i realize where I would be
At that moment I realized 
What I had done
ruining my life one sip at a time
and now i have lost everything
even my job
I would do anything to get her back 
I am taking 12 big steps
its been 3 yrs since my last drink
we were down at lovers lane
I was down on my knee
Pulled out a diamond
Said "will you be mine"
She put her arms around me
said "always and forever"
At that moment I realized
What I had been missing
I kicked the bottle out of my life
And now I have my dreams
I took 12 Big Steps 
To hear 3 little words
And now I have everything
I took 12 big steps
To hear 3 little words
 

My name is Jack Horner And I stand on the corner
Beggin plums from the pockets Of those who pass by
Well some say I'm lazy And some say I'm crazy
Some say I could make it If I only would try

Chorus:
But the times are hard For Mother Goose
Yeah the times are hard For Mother Goose
One son in the twelve-step And a daugher who is loose
Yeah the times are hard for Mother Goose

Old Mother Hubbard Just can't find a lover
The children are gone Now there's nothin to do
She'll go to her lawyer He has papers for her
Her husband won't mind Cause he'll remarry too.

Chorus:

A dillar a dollar The ten o clock scholar
Is having some trouble in finding his niche
He don't want a job With a guaranteed future
Cause he's found that he Wants to be more than just rich

Chorus

Rapunzel Rapunzel Has let down her hair
Her parents are worried But she doesn't care
They want her to stay In their ivory tower
But she wants a new world they don't know is there

Chorus 
 

Verse (male vocal):
Livin in Huntsville, workin in Franklin
Keeps my poor old engine crankin'
'Sgotta be a hundred miles each way
But I would drive two hundred more
Just to walk in thru my door
'Nd hear the words I know she's gonna say

Chorus (female vocal):
Oh baby I'm so glad your home
Cause I've been so alone
And there's one chore I just could not get to
So come on get it done
Cause when you've done that one
I might could find three more for you to do

Verse:
All the fellas down at work
Think that I'm some kind of jerk
For going with her when she moved away
But they don't know how wrong they are
Cause I'd commute from here to Mars
Just to hear my little woman say:

Chorus
 

I'm telling you
You're gonna wake up one day
And realize, just how much your feeling 
For me, how you're dreaming
For me, how you were holding onto my last words before you hadda go
I whispered in your ear, I think I'm falling in love
Kissed your cheek, and it was until we met again
That you said, you're falling too 

Chorus:
If you could see me now
You'd know for sure
I'm what you've been searching for
Looking back and longing to be wrapped up in eachother
And I'd make you the happiest you've ever been
Just like you've turned my life around
And now everything is going fine
But, there's one last thing I need to complete me
And baby, it's only you
I'll ever need
Ever dream of
Ever have a hold of 

You'd never have to miss a moment
I'm by your side, through thick and thin
I'm there, through it all, and I want to spend
all eternity with my one true love
And baby it's only you
I'll ever need
Ever dream of
Ever have a hold of 

Chorus:
If you could see me now
You'd know for sure
I'm what you've been searching for
Looking back and longing to be wrapped up in eachother
And I'd make you the happiest you've ever been
Just like you've turned my life around
And now everything is going fine
But, there's one last thing I need to complete me
And baby, it's only you
I'll ever need
Ever dream of
Ever have a hold of