This Pretender Joe Diffie

Here you come knockin' on my heart like a sledge hammer Tearin' down these walls I built so high I'm tryin' to hide the truth behind all this false glamour But somehow the truth still shows up in my eyes

1994 Various Artists

town, outta this club Girl whatever you're sippin' I'ma mix it up Take a few tick tocks off of your clock Put a little Third Rock in your hip hop I got that 1994, Joe Diffie comin' out my radio I'm just

Not In This Lifetime Joe Diffie

[Chorus] But not in this lifetime Not in this lifetime It's too impossible to do Not in this lifetime Could this heart of mine Be for anyone else but you Maybe a night will come You'll reach for me and

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

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

The Grandpa That I Know Joe Diffie

Brand new shoes, they hurt my feet This nech-tie is chokin' me Cuttin' off my air supply When I hang my head and cry When I hang my head and cry I see tears on daddy's face Someone's hummin' Amazing Grace

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

Twice Upon A Time Joe Diffie

That's the way I picture you and me Sometimes love's no fairy tale Matches made in Heaven sometimes fail Well, we know love's so hard to find Should we give up on us and leave it all behind Or rewrite this

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

I could count on you to hit some flies You'd say, "Son, just keep your eye on the ball Know when to duck and when to swing" I guess you knew those rules you taught me then I'd carry with me to this

Hurt Me All The Time Joe Diffie

[Chorus] Oh they say that you would hurt me That you'd break this heart of mine If that's what you've been doin' Hurt me all the time Hurt me all the time I've been hearin' rumors All over this town You've

Daddy's Home Joe Diffie

You're my love You're my angel You're the girl of my dreams And I'd like to thank you For waiting patiently Daddy's home-Daddy's home -To stay How I've waited for this moment To be by your side Your best

Poor Me Joe Diffie

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 me another Yea once I held her in the palm of the hand Holding this

Life's So Funny Joe Diffie

haven't seen you in years And all those tears I cried, finally dried up And blew away Ain't it funny, you once were glad Just to have me near, to calm your fears What fun we had Whoever thought, we'd met this

What A Way To Go Joe Diffie

break my heart Well they're right, your love's killing me Dying feels so good so far I won't fight I'll go willingly But what a way to go girl If I should die in your arms tonight What a way to leave this

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

Good News, Bad News Joe Diffie

news is tomorrow's another day Chorus: (and) I gotta keep on keepin' on keep on bein' strong I'd unfeel the way I feel If it would make you ungone Gotta stop livin' in the past look forward and not back This

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

me a weekend pass [Chorus:] Well I can walk the line if it ain't too straight I'll come home but it might be late I ain't no devil but lord I ain't no saint Let out the rope, girl give me some slack This

Next Thing Smokin' (Album Version) Joe Diffie

even care But from tomorrow mornin' You won't find me anywhere I'll be gone, long gone You'll be callin' me back girl But I'll be makin' tracks Baby, I'm gone Baby, I'm leaving on the next thing smokin' This

Texas Size Heartache Joe Diffie

She put a hurtin' on this old cowboy, Broke my heart like a little play toy, Brought me to my knees from ten feet tall. The night she left me in Amarillo I cried crocodile tears in my pillow.

I Got A Feelin' Joe Diffie

I'm out here stranded on this Oklahoma Road Nothing but a broken truck, heat and dust and a million high line poles If only I could tap the line I'd be just fine If I could talk to her right now 'Cause

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

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.

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

If I Had Any Pride Left At All Joe Diffie

Choke an eagle Just to feed all my people Lyrically I'm so lethal Plant thoughts in they mind just to defeat you Ice Cube is a saga ya spit saliva And I spit lava I got the fearless flow Don't get near this

Wild Blue Yonder Joe Diffie

Break through this cloud I'm under. Out to the wild blue yonder, And let my mind wander away. Maybe I can find a friend there, Someone who's been where I am, And knows what to do.

I'm Willing To Try Joe Diffie

heart to you Or should I run for my life I come by caution honestly I'm no stranger to heartache But a tiny, trusting part of me Says you're a chance I've got to take [Chorus:] I don't know if I can do this

Whole Lotta Gone Joe Diffie

believe She went and did it At night I dream Where she might be Just to wake up and find (Chorus) I know she ain't comin' back That's just the way it is Say it any way you want But it comes right down to this

Zero Joe Diffie

I remember learning all of this back in school I guess I never did apply it to me and you So, I guess I'll be the one to carry the blame Something times nothing always ends the same You take four hundred

So Help Me Girl Joe Diffie

You could have kissed me Like this wasn't gonna last Kept me from saying Something I'll never take back You could've held me like there was no chance of me waking up where I am You could have stopped short

Don't Our Love Look Natural Joe Diffie

We're gather in this room today to say our last goodbyes Friends and kinfolks stayed away, it's down to you and I It's just a simple service and much too late to say Those tender words unspoken yesterday

So Help Me Girl (Single Version) Joe Diffie

You could have kissed me Like this wasn't gonna last Kept me from saying Something I'll never take back You could've held me like there was no chance of me waking up where I am You could have stopped short

From Here On Out Joe Diffie

Right here, on this spot, was as far as I got. I couldn't make it, from here on out. Lord, it felt like my shoes were nailed to the floor. Had to hold to that old chair, when I opened the door.

Like A River Dreams Of Rain Joe Diffie

keep one foot in front of the other I'm just tryin' to outrun the pain And I keep dreamin' of that perfect love Like a river dreams of rain Well, I've been through the droughts and the deserts Yeah, this

Something I Do for Me Joe Diffie

you But there's somethin' I do for me Sometimes I really need Sit in a bar drown some old memories It's just somethin' I do for me I know these things might all seem strange But somehow they get me by This

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

themselves The homeless down on Main To those who stand on empty shores And spit against the wind And those who wait forever For ships that don't come in He said it's only life's illusions That bring us to this

Ships That Don't Come In Joe Diffie

themselves The homeless down on Main To those who stand on empty shores And spit against the wind And those who wait forever For ships that don't come in He said it's only life's illusions That bring us to this

Houston, We Have A Problem Joe Diffie

She said she'd meet me In the cheap seats at the end zone And now I sittin's here cryin' In the parkin' lot of the Astro Dome When she stands me up like this We both know where she is Big city what are

If The Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets) Joe Diffie

I'd sell my soul to get out of this hole, but there'd be hell to pay. If the Devil danced in empty pockets, he'd have a ball in mine.

You Can't Go Home Joe Diffie

My name ain't someone they would know But I lived here not that long ago She 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

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 ...

My Give A Damn's Busted Joe Diffie

Well you filled up my head,With so many lies.You twisted my heartTil something snapped inside.I'd like to give it one more tryBut my give a damn's busted.You can crawl back homeSay you were wrong,S...

If I Lost Her Joe Diffie

Darling as I look at youReminds me of how much I amOh I'm a lucky manIt won't mean love that's in your eyesOnly makes me realize, where I should beAnd its time to leave[Chorus]Cause you've made me ...

Stoned On Her Love Joe Diffie

I'm stoned on your loveKick her off Earl, yeahI don't need cigarettes or whiskeyI don't get a rush from caffeineAin't trippin' out on nothingNot into that sceneBut I wake up every morningAnd I take...

Hollow Deep As Mine Joe Diffie

If I have send a message like a whisper on the breezeReckon it's no wonder that it never got to me'cause I'm down here in Kentucky, where the sun don't ever shineThe wind don't blow in a hollow dee...

Home Joe Diffie

The only thing I see aheadIs just the heat rising off the road.The rainbows I've been chasing keepOn fading 'fore I find my pot of gold.And more and more I'm thinking thatThe only treasures that I'...

Startin' Over Blues (Album Version) Joe Diffie

I put my beer down somewhereI'll find it if I canOne thing that woman couldn't handleIs an absent minded manNow I'm sittin' here wonderin'Where she isWhen I'm the one that's lost?...I just keep dri...

Is It Cold In Here Joe Diffie

There's something wrongLord I'm feeling it tooThat runs through my heartLike a torch cuts through steelYou haven't said a wordAre you feeling it tooIs it cold in hereOr is it just youDid I leave th...

Goodnight Sweetheart (Album Version) Joe Diffie

Window seat 30,000 feet above the ground Blue moon beams on silver wings brings me down Slipping off my coat for the long night flight I find a note she wrote last night I can almost hear those wor...

If You Want Me To Joe Diffie

If You Want Me To - Joe Diffie Darlin' I'll pack up my clothes Take my heart on down the road I'll even make believe I don't love you.

New Way (To Light Up An Old Flame) Joe Diffie

I'm gonna find me a new way to light up an old flameWith a little bit of luck and a hug there's gonna be a big changeI've got a strong desire to start the kind of fireThat'll burn through a pouring...