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So much truth in this song by Merle Hagard. "What Happened"

It used to be Andy and Barney Fife
Now it's Howard Stern and the brothel life
Too much cr*p can drive the world insane
Everybody's singing the jailhouse blues
Don't believe a word of the evening news


Truth that stood for years is down the drain
Trailer parks with a building code
Cul-de-sacs and the country road
High tech bars with bad karaoke sound
Uncle Sam gets your money spent
Pay your ties, can't pay your rent
Foreign cars selling big in American town

What happened, does anybody know?
What happened, where did America go?
Everything Walmart all the time
No more mom and pop, five and dime
What happened, where did America go?
Where did America go?

How did we ever go so wrong
Did we get too high, did we sleep too long
Why did we raise the price of gasoline
I remember the morning the towers fell
I fell back asleep and dreamed of hell
I guess I thought it was all part of my dream


What happened, does anybody know?
What happened, where did America go?
Everything Walmart all the time
No more mom and pop, five and dime
What happened, where did America go?
Where did America go?

Where'd it go boys?
Hey, hey, I'm gonna preach
I miss America.

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Bad Blood
Taylor Swift

'Cause baby now we got bad blood
You know it used to be mad love
So take a look at what you've done
'Cause baby now we got bad blood

(Hey) now we got problems
And I don't think we can solve them
You made a really deep cut
And baby now we got bad blood

(Hey) did you have to do this
I was thinking that you could be trusted
Did you have to ruin what was shining now it's all rusted
Did you have to hit me where I'm weak baby I couldn't breathe
I rubbed it in so deep
Salt in the wound like you're laughing right at me
Oh, it's so sad to think about the good times
You and I

'Cause baby now we got bad blood
You know it used to be mad love
So take a look at what you've done
'Cause baby now we got bad blood

(Hey) now we got problems
And I don't think we can solve them
You made a really deep cut
And baby now we got bad blood

(Hey) did you think we'd be fine
Still got scars on my back from your knife
So don't think it's in the past
These kind of wounds they last and they last
Now did you think it all through
All these things will catch up to you
And time can heal but this won't
So if you come in my way, just don't
Oh, it's so sad to think about the good times
You and I

'Cause baby now we got bad blood
You know it used to be mad love
So take a look at what you've done
'Cause baby now we got bad blood

(Hey) now we got problems
And I don't think we can solve them
You made a really deep cut
And baby now we got bad blood

(Hey) band-aids don't fix bullet holes
You say sorry just for show
You live like that, you live with ghosts (ghosts)
Band-aids don't fix bullet holes (hey)
You say sorry just for show (hey)
You live like that, you live with ghosts (hey)
Hm, if you love like that blood runs cold

'Cause baby now we got bad blood
You know it used to be mad love
So take a look at what you've done
'Cause baby now we got bad blood

(Hey) now we got problems
And I don't think we can solve them (think we can solve them)
You made a really deep cut
And baby now we got bad blood

('Cause now we got bad blood) 'cause baby now we got bad blood
You know it used to be mad love
So take a look at what you've done (look at what you've done)
'Cause baby now we got bad blood (woah)
Now we got problems
And I don't think we can solve them
You made a really deep cut
And baby now we got bad blood (hey)

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Always loved this song and being a country guy I always related to the lyric a lot as well. It's a classic that can never be replaced in my opinion.




Take Me Home, Country Roads
John Denver

Almost heaven, West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
Shenandoah River,
Life is old there
Older than the trees
Younger than the mountains
Blowin' like the breeze
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads
All my memories gathered 'round her
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
Misty taste of moonshine
Teardrops in my eye
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads
I hear her voice
In the mornin' hour she calls me
The radio reminds me of my home far away
And drivin' down the road I get a feelin'
That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads
Take me home, now country roads
Take me home, now country roads

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"The Ballad Of Bill Thaxton"

Bill Thaxton was an ex-ranger
One of the bravest by far
It's said that old Bill was the fastest man ever
To pin on a ranger's star
Stories about him were legends
Bill was the best of the bold
Bad men all feared him way back in his day
But he was now growing old

Into Bill's town rode an outlaw
He wore his gun low and tied down
He reined in his horse and announced to the crowd
"If you speak to me call me Sundown"
His clothes were all dark and fancy
And topped by a black leather vest
Somebody asked how he came by his name
And if he was one of the best.

The eyes of the tall stranger narrowed
He grinned like the devil possessed
"I never fight till the sun's going down
And my back is facing the West"

Said he wouldn't be with us tomorrow
He only rode in for one thing
He only stopped by to make Bill Thaxton die
So he could add to his fame.
"Go give Bill Thaxton a message
And tell him a killer's in town
Tell him we'll meet at the end of the street
Just as the sun's going down"

Somebody said it had been years
Since old Bill had toted a gun
Sundown replied that it wasn't his hide
Killing old Bill would be fun
The old ranger sent back his answer
"Tell him that I'm on my way
I've never ran and I'll meet this young man
At any time of the day"

Bill got there just about sunset
It still hung like fire in the sky
In just a few moments out there in the street
Old Bill or the outlaw would die

Slowly Bill slid from the saddle
And started to make his advance
The sun hit the old ranger square in the eyes
The shadows had started to dance
Bill started talking to Sundown
Judging his distance that way
Their stride was the same and at just thirty feet
Both of the men made their play

Bill's gun slipped leather like lightning
His forty-four spoke with a whine
The sun didn't bother Bill Thaxton at all
Because the old ranger was blind
Six shots delivered their message
The ranger had emptied his gun
Bill gave a sigh when there was no reply
He knew that once more he had won

The old ranger lowered his six gun
He just stood there starting ahead
Watching you'd think that old Bill didn't know
In front of him Sundown lay dead

Bill has been gone for a long time
But old timers still can recall
The day the old ranger stood up to the test
And proved he was best of them all

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"Rhymes Of The Renegades" Lyrics
Michael Martin Murphey

If you listen close when the hot wind blows
Down the dust filled streets of old tombstone
You might hear an old rhyme ringin'
Of the legends who walked in their long black coats

And their high top boots and their .45 colts
Right in to this song I'm singing
That the ballad mongers made
Into the rhymes of the renegades

Way up in Dakota by the deadwood moon
Wild Bill's ghost haunts number 10 saloon
Where a coward came to get him
Bill held a dead man's hand of aces and eights

With his back to the door he tempted fate
Old Bill never knew what hit him
Gamblin' his life away
To the rhymes of the renegades

And in all of the towns too tough to die
They're dancin' up on Boot Hill tonight
Laughin' at the movies Hollywood made
Dancing to the rhymes of the renegades

And Billy the Kid is laughing right out loud
At how they turned him into a hero somehow
Who'll cast a third stone at his well known grave
While chanting these rhymes of the renegades

Way out in California by a long dark bend
And a mask and duster blowing in the wind
Black Bart still stands there waitin'
And out in El Paso the thunder cloud rolls

Like John Wesley Hardin's guns long ago
And the west still loves to hate him
For his legend will not fade
From the rhymes of the renegades

And all of the robbers who rode through hell
And danced on the rope when the gallows fell
Their demons are still with us
And the vigilantes do more evil than good

When they masquerade around like robin hood
And they ride at night to get us
From the owl hoot trails the shades
Come the rhymes of the renegades

And could it be true that some become outlaws
Holdin' on to the last to a long lost cause
Diggin' their grave with a silver spade
Singing rhymes and rhymes to the renegades

Some call it a mystery when waco burns
From history they refuse to learn
They turn their backs 'till the movie deal's made
Deaf to the rhymes of the renegades

They'll burn down up to heaven and stay...
Cause the raid out laws on the churches and banks...
They enforce the laws that where tailor made
They won't hear the rhymes of the renegades

They ignore the dark side of humanity
They're living the illusion that were all free
They'll never know how many could be saved
From the lessons and the rhymes of the renegades

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Comeback Kid

The Band Perry


They like to kick you when you're down
They like it better when you're there on the ground
And up 'til now I've never made a sound
Hey, hey
I bet they've never had a broken heart
But they sure know how to beat the hell out of one
Sometimes I think they do it just for the fun
Hey, hey
But no, I'm not leaving, even though I'm bleeding
Even though this nightmare makes me wish I was dreaming
Even though I hate it, I'm gonna take it
Until I win
'Cause I'm a comeback, I'm a comeback kid
Don't know why bad things happened, but they did
I don't think I deserve the hurt I get, but I'm made for it
It's not the end, no, it's not the end
I'm a comeback kid
Down for a minute, I'll get up again
Looks like I'm breaking, but it's just a bend; it's not over yet
'Cause in the end
I'm a comeback, I'm a comeback kid
I'm gonna finish what I started now
You interrupted me with all your doubts
How dare you forget where I started out
Oh oh, oh oh
But no, I'm not leaving, even though I'm bleeding
Even though this nightmare makes me wish I was dreaming
Even though I hate it, I'm gonna take it
Until I win
'Cause I'm a comeback, I'm a comeback kid
Don't know why bad things happened, but they did
I don't think I deserve the hurt I get, but I'm made for it
It's not the end, no, it's not the end
I'm a comeback kid
Down for a minute, I'll get up again
Looks like I'm breaking, but it's just a bend; it's not over yet
'Cause in the end
I'm a comeback, I'm a comeback kid, uh-huh
I believe in what I am, I believe in what I was
I believe in losing you, I've never been given so much
I believe it's been a year, the worst one I've ever lived
I believe I'm better now than I have ever been
I believe that ever since everything went south
I believed in every word that ever came out of my mouth
I believe you missed me, but you don't have to miss me, 'cause
I'm not leaving again
'Cause I'm a comeback, I'm a comeback kid
Down for a minute, I'll get up again
Looks like I'm breaking, but it's just a bend; it's not over yet
'Cause in the end
Yeah, I'm a comeback, I'm a comeback kid
I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving
Not leaving again, I'm not leaving
Not leaving again, I'm not leaving
I'll save you a spot at my big parade
You're all invited on my comeback day
I'll serve you ice cream and lemonade
Hey, hey

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RANDY TRAVIS LYRICS

"Paniolo Country"

Places I have been, cities I have seen,
With concrete canyons rising from the ground.
Miles and miles of asphalt trail,
Stretch across the land, stampeding metal ponies
Leaving smoke along the way.

Going back to Paniolo county,
Stars at night no city lights.
Paniolo country, my home on the range.

I made up my mind, won't waste any time
Going back to where the clouds ride high.
Take my word its pretty, not like the great big city
The winds still bring cool clear mountian air.

Going back to paniolo country
Rain drops fall, the grass grows tall
Paniolo county, my home on the range.

Places I have been, cities I have seen,
With concrete canyons rising from the ground.
Miles and miles of asphalt trail,
Stretch across a land, stampeding metal ponies
Leaving smoke along the way...

Going back to Paniolo county,
Stars at night no city lights.
Paniolo country, my home on the range

Paniolo county, Rain drops fall, the grass grows tall
Paniolo county, my home on the range.

Paniolo country, my home on the range...

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