Only if for a night (Ye-ye-ye-ye-ye-ye-ye-ye-ah-ha-ah-ooh) And I heard your voice as clear as day And you told me I should concentrate It was all so strange and so surreal That a ghost should be so practical Came to weeping (came to weeping) And the only

I cheated myself Like I knew I would I told ya I was troubled You know that I'm no good Meet you downstairs in the bar and heard Your rolled up sleeves and your skull t-shirt You say, "Why did you do it with him today?" And sniff me out like I was

I lied, I lied, I lied I know I told you I stopped slanging yay, strapped everyday All the hoes say I'm fucking, every time I said I wasn't, only you that I be fucking Nah I ain't seen nothing, nah I ain't hear nothing, want to talk to my lawyer I swear

Called to be wrong for those below You told me life was long but now that it's gone You find yourself on top as the leader of a flock Helpless she lies across the stairs Haunting your days, consuming your breath There will be healing but don't force this

My father told me These are the nights that never die One day my father he told me "Son, don't let it slip away" "When you get older Your wild heart will live for younger days Think of me if ever you're afraid" He said, "One day you'll leave this world

I can remember The day that you told me I won't be there, I'm not that strong Holding these memories I feel unfolding This is the last time Now I'm gone Just one last time and I'm gone I'll return to the scene of the crime

Put your hands in the air One more time If you hear me out there I've been looking for you day and night Shine a light in the dark Let me see where you are 'Cause I'm not gonna leave you behind If I told you that you're not alone And I show you this is

Try living, try try living You ain't lived in a woman's world If you never been told how you gotta be What you gotta wear, how you gotta speak And if you can't see that it's gotta change But she goes to the same job everyday She's overworked and

These are the nights that never die My father told me One day my father—he told me, "When you get older Your wild life will live for younger days Think of me if ever you're afraid." He said, "One day you'll leave this world behind So live a life you will

Baby I'm a lifer I ain't goin' nowhere Told you since day one I had to wife ya Show the world that I just wanna love ya Girl I don't wanna fight ya Yeah you're the only one for me God knows that I'm a product of George Strait And dammit I love sayin' to