The Letter Joe Diffie

He plays guitar at a hotel bar For out-of-towners and business men He struts and sings to his drum machine But he won't make it big at the Holiday Inn But she thinks that he looks like Elvis When

1994 Various Artists

Now girl I know you used to the same old same But we ain't floatin' that boat, no we ain't ridin' that train Hop on my rocket ship and let's get outta here Let me put a little shimmer in your atmosphere

The Cows Came Home Joe Diffie

self assurance of a king on a throne Cause she told me that she'd love me 'til the cows came home The cows came home The cows came home I heard somethin' mooin' Turned around and she was gone Lord have

Third Rock From The Sun (Single Version) Joe Diffie

She walks into Smokey's one hip at a time Like a broken field runner slippin' through the line He likes the way she looks so he calls the little wife says "Don't wait up for me I'll be workin' late

Third Rock from the Sun Joe Diffie

She walks into Smokey's one hip at a time Like a broken field runner slippin' through the line He likes the way she looks so he calls the little wife says "Don't wait up for me I'll be workin' late

Back To The Cave Joe Diffie

The whole thing started at the dawn of man He was sitting on a rock with a club in his hand The very first time he laid eyes on her She was dressed to kill in a saber-tooth fur The hadn't invented any

Good News, Bad News Joe Diffie

I wake up In every coffee cup I see your face Turn on the tube The Anchor woman on the news sounds like you I've been livin' in a livin' Hell since you walked out All day long I've been waitin' on the

The Quittin' Kind Joe Diffie

I know you're holding your breath You're wondering what's coming next Can't be too careful this time No Love ain't something you trust You've seen a little too much of the quittin' kind That pain you're

Never Mine To Lose Joe Diffie

You were the ocean, I was the sand on the shore, each time you touched me, you kept me longing for more, But I knew Id never hold you here, A fleeting moment was all we'd share, So why do I feel the way

Like A River Dreams Of Rain Joe Diffie

I took the last drag of my last lucky As I left that old café I heard the gravel crunchin' like our broken hearts As I watched her walk away We were close to almost perfect I could've swore she was the

Hollow Deep As Mine Joe Diffie

If I have send a message like a whisper on the breeze Reckon it's no wonder that it never got to me 'cause I'm down here in Kentucky, where the sun don't ever shine The wind don't blow in a hollow deep

Somewhere Under The Rainbow Joe Diffie

The street that we live on Sure ain't no yellow brick road This paycheck that I bring home Sure ain't no pot of gold When people dream they don't wish they were us But what they don't know we got

Home Joe Diffie

The only thing I see ahead Is just the heat rising off the road. The rainbows I've been chasing keep On fading 'fore I find my pot of gold.

I'm The Only Thing I'll Hold Against You Joe Diffie

Yesterday, you walked away and left me Today you say, you're sorry that we're through Our love will work, we'll heal the hurt So help me Laying blame is the last thing I would do I'm the only thing

I'd Like To Have A Problem Like That Joe Diffie

"I'm not a wealthy man, don't pay for my suntan I work out in the heat and the cold Sometimes I'd like to be the big, bad wolf 'Stead of just another sheep in the fold I hear the rich man holler 'bout

And That Was The Easy Part Joe Diffie

I could barely breathe when you told me goodbye Thought my knees would go as you walked down the drive It was I could do to hold back the tears I whispered "I love you" guess you didn't hear As I watched

If The Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets) Joe Diffie

When I got there the lot was bare, but the salesman said hold on. For a little cash, I gotta two-tone Nash out behind the barn. If the Devil danced in empty pockets, he'd have a ball in mine.

John Deere Green Joe Diffie

They were farm kids way down in Dixie they met in high school in the 'sixties. Everyone knew it was love from the start.

My Redneck of the Woods Joe Diffie

roads Tractors, trucks and overalls Copper heads, grig beds, pickup a rock and find an arrowhead A rope swing hangin' by a waterfall And morning new, howdy moon, I thank God for My redneck of the

Just A Regular Joe (Album Version) Joe Diffie

Well dreams come true, Lord I know they do And I can feel it down in my soul You better make a little room at the top for a regular Joe.

A Night To Remember Joe Diffie

See the fight Old men cryin', deny their ruin Watch them try the cynic laughs At the optimist's closed eyes Darkness falls, curtain calls The cynic's beer soon overflows Other watches, has a drink And

In Another World Joe Diffie

Sun stuck high in the air Destination: anywhere this road decides to go Underneath the desert sky I find a place to hide and rest my weary bones This underpass will shade the heat And as my mind drifts

Ships That Don't Come In Joe Diffie

I could tell he'd had a tough life By the way he sat and stared And me, I'd come to push and shove So I pulled up a chair We talked of roads untraveled We talked of love untrue Of strings that come unraveled

Ships That Don't Come In (Album Version) Joe Diffie

I could tell he'd had a tough life By the way he sat and stared And me, I'd come to push and shove So I pulled up a chair We talked of roads untraveled We talked of love untrue Of strings that come unraveled

I Can Walk The Line (If It Ain't Too Straight) Joe Diffie

You knew when you first met me I was a good time kind of guy You wanted me to change my ways I told you that I'd try Well I've gone from wild and crazy To takin' out the trash Girl it's time to compromise

Twice Upon A Time Joe Diffie

Once upon a time there were two hearts On a road to happy ever after And the story goes that the real world Snug up and stole their sunlight and their laughter They stood there in the dark and trying to

Not Too Much To Ask Joe Diffie

If I was not the first, just say I'll be the last It's too much to expect, but it's not too much to ask.

Cold Budweiser And A Sweet Tater Joe Diffie

Woke up this morning all alone I turned over and you were gone Pulled the shade and looked down the drive And you were gone in my 65 All that's left in the 'fridgerator Is a cold Budweiser and sweet tater

C-O-U-N-T-R-Y Joe Diffie

I ain't never hauled hay in the trunk of my car, But I drunk a little shine from a mason jar.

Tears In The Rain Joe Diffie

It was raining harder in Houston When I ran into her I searched for conversation But I was lost for words Then a cloud of tear-filled memories Came crashing down on me If it hadn't been for the pouring

If I Lost Her Joe Diffie

love that's in your eyes Only makes me realize, where I should be And its time to leave [Chorus] Cause you've made me think of her And what our love was worth She's all I'll ever need And I appreciate the

Poor Me Joe Diffie

She took the keys She took the car Took my love And she broke my heart Poor me Poor me Poor me another Down with the blues Age old infection Learning to live With her rejection Poor me Poor me Poor

I'm Not Through Losin' You Joe Diffie

For you the love that we knew is over and done That may be, but as for me it still goes on You found somebody new who made you forget What we had but I can't do that yet I'm not through losing you, I haven't

Better Off Gone Joe Diffie

The Day I left I told myself she's wrong I'am better of gone....better of gone I headed my old truck, in to the dawn I'am better of gone...better of gone If I'am better of gone then why am I alone in

It's Hard To Be Me Joe Diffie

Falling down the stair, gave me quiet a scare Turned around to see if anybody saw But no one's there 'cause you're not here So no one cares and no one's waiting When I come dragging home So I don't until

Is It Cold In Here Joe Diffie

There's something wrong Lord I'm feeling it too That runs through my heart Like a torch cuts through steel You haven't said a word Are you feeling it too Is it cold in here Or is it just you Did I leave the

Back To Back Heartaches Joe Diffie

The siren on the street outside, didn't even turn your head It couldn't cut the silence between us in this bed You're staring at your wall and I'm staring at mine So we don't have to see each other cry

Junior's In Love Joe Diffie

With a dozen roses in his gun rack Junior pulled up into her side lot He carried them up to the front porch And hollered, "Wanda, look at what I got!"

The Grandpa That I Know Joe Diffie

Someone's hummin' Amazing Grace Rain beats on this graveside tent Preacher says he did repent Preacher swears he did repent They've got him layin' there in pin-stripes How'd they get him in that suit I guess the

You Made Me What I Am (Album Version) Joe Diffie

You came home tired each day at 5:15 I'd be waitin' in the drive With a Rawlings glove, a ball cap and a fungo bat I could count on you to hit some flies You'd say, "Son, just keep your eye on the

Tougher Than Nails Joe Diffie

Little boy walks in with a bloody nose, Got beat up on his way home from school, aga-in, His dad caught him running out the back, Tears in his eyes and a baseball bat, oo revenge, (Bridge) Said son I won't

Bigger Than the Beatles Joe Diffie

He plays guitar at a hotel bar For out-of-towners and business men He struts and sings to his drum machine But he won't make it big at the Holiday Inn But she thinks that he looks like Elvis When he runs

This Is Your Brain Joe Diffie

This is your brain Making everything make sense Counting those nickels and dimes This is your brain Balancing on the fence Walking that logical line This is your brain Got it all under control Both hands

Here Comes That Train Joe Diffie

Out of controll drving me insane Barreling down the tracks that my tears laid. Look out heart. Here comes that train. Hot burning coals of her memory Just feed the flame that builds the steam.

Zero Joe Diffie

Been doin' the math ever since you left Pondering the properties of loneliness Stacking your efforts right up against mine You know I get the same answer every time You take four hundred seventeen nights

Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox (If I Die) (Album Version) Joe Diffie

Well I ain't afraid of dying it's the thought of being dead I want to go on being me once my eulogy's been read Don't spread my ashes out to sea don't lay me down to rest You can put my mind at ease if

Honky Tonk Attitude Joe Diffie

Well the beer's on the bar and the smoke fills the air And there's a fool in every corner man I just don't care Tight pants, line dance, stetson hats and cowboy boots They got a Friday night, get right

Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox (If I Die) Joe Diffie

Well I ain't afraid of dying it's the thought of being dead I want to go on being me once my eulogy's been read Don't spread my ashes out to sea don't lay me down to rest You can put my mind at ease if

Wild Blue Yonder Joe Diffie

When your memory comes around, I just take a ride down the road, And look for the light. When I see that old sign flashin', That's when I know I'm on my way.

You Can't Go Home Joe Diffie

told me that she loved this little frame house So I saved up some money and put a payment down Right over there in that front porch swing We held hands and we dreamed a dream or two That sure looks like the