JUNEEN Well all your friends can’t understand why You stay with me Juneen. They say that I’m a bastard and all that I care about is me. Well I found you when you were on the streets without a home Now I’ve got you here with me, back where you belong and, And I Know you’ll never leave. I think anyone can see that you’re so damn crazy for me, Juneen. Well I keep you locked inside my home to keep Temptation away. Well I know one day you will understand All the rules you must obey. Got to keep you close into the fold The devil’s after you. Without my protection Juneen darling, You’d be through. And I Know you’ll never leave. I think anyone can see that you’re so damn crazy for me, Juneen. Well I woke up today and you were gone. How can I have been (How could I have been) So damn wrong. And I thought you’d never leave. And I really can’t believe that you’re not crazy for me, Juneen. Juneen. Juneen.

DOING TIME IN PENNSYLVANIA Well it ain’t a pretty picture This life I chose to lead Some take me, some will leave me I don’t care because I’ve got all I need. Whiskey was the only friend that Never lied to me. And it carried me across the Ohio state line, son After six months here I’ll be. And that’s doing time in Pennsylvania For drinking and fighting, two things that I know well. I was not made for God or family. Lord, I was made for raising hell. It never was a question. That I was meant to be alone. The couch that I pass out on Son, that’s what I call home. Tomorrow’s another life lord Well, I’m living for today. And the next thirty Sundays Well, I’ve found a place to stay. And that’s doing time in Pennsylvania For drinking and fighting, that’s things that I know well. I was not made for God or family. Lord, I was made for raising hell. (Come on let’s raise some hell.) “A rebel and a rounder,,” that’s words I heard before. That’s what that warden called me When he slammed the cell block doors–yeah. I ain’t long to live in this world As anyone can see. You can call me what you like son I’m gonna be be what I will be. And that’s doing time in Pennsylvania For drinking and fighting, that’s things that I know well. I was not made for God or family. Lord, I was made for raising hell.

LIVE TO LET YOU DOWN She put some flowers on the pillow Ribbon around that weeping willow And welcomed me home one more time She clipped the hedges and mowed the lawn Cleaned and painted the wooden barn Simple gestures and hard labor Showed that she would be fine. I came in and hardly noticed She’s in her best Sunday dress I didn’t bother to look her in the eye. It made her want to just die. Because I live to let you down How I hoped and I prayed our love would turn around But I live to let you down I dropped to my knees to the ground Wondering how I let you down How could you feel so alone When my love is so strong. You walked inside and closed the door threw the flowers on the floor As I stared at the willow where the ribbon was tied. I lay my head down and cried As a shot rang from inside I knew me husband was gone I tried to please you for so long Because I live to let you down How I hoped and I prayed Our love would turn around I guess I live to let you down

THE PRICE YOU PAY Don’t look at that strange woman in the bright light Cause you might change your mind Decide to go back home tonight You can feed your desires in the darkness It won’t change your past Won’t change what you’ve become And it won’t ever last. And it’s shame that you’re feeling In the morning when you wake It’s the life you have taken It’s the price you have to pay You shot a man down over greed Cause you wanted all he had Not cause of some need Well he spoke as he lay dying on the ground He just whispered why I’d had given you all I had, Why do I have to die? And it’s shame that you’re feeling In the morning when you wake It’s the life you have taken It’s the price you have to pay. Each day you wake you’re a little more insane. Hating what you’ve done, you wanna make it go away. Well, the simple answer lies in you Only one thing left to do Put on your Sunday best and put that pain to rest No more shame are you feeling No more will you wake It’s the life you have taken It’s the price you have to pay It’s the price you have to pay It’s the price you have to pay

I DIDN’T MEAN TO GET DRUNK LAST NIGHT I didn’t mean to get drunk last night, but I did. I didn’t mean to say all them nasty things that I said. Now it feels like a freight train’s running through my head I didn’t mean to get drunk last night, but I did. Well it was an important dinner party with your boss man The next important step in you career development Oh lord, but by six o’clock I was talking dirty And making time with his wife Now I’m gonna have to hear about that For the rest of my life. I didn’t mean to get drunk last night, but I did. I didn’t mean to say all those nasty things that I said. Now it feels like a freight train’s running through my head I didn’t mean to get drunk last night, but I did. (Come on now) Well the more beer I drink The more I get smarter And I got pretty smart last night And said some things to your mother I said “we may live inside your house old girl, But I’m a man you must be obey.” Well, she knocked me so hard upside the head Knocked me clear into yesterday. I didn’t mean to get drunk last night, but I did. I didn’t mean to say all them nasty things that I said. Now it feels like a freight train running through my head I didn’t mean to get drunk last night, but I did. I didn’t mean to get drunk last night, but I did. I didn’t mean to say all them nasty things that I said. Now it feels like a freight train running through my head I didn’t mean to get drunk last night, but I did. Oh lord, I didn’t mean to get drunk. Let’s do it again, I’ve got a case in the trunk. I didn’t mean to get drunk last night, but I did.

VIRGINIA Well, I watched you as you walked into the room You didn’t know that I was there You talked a little louder You worked the room without a care Girl I’d wait all night till you stopped talking I draped your shoulders with a shawl I walked you home in the darkness I tried to kiss you, but you stalled. You’ve got a good man, Virginia But you don’t seem to care You’ve got a good man, Virginia You just can’t find us anywhere Well, those city lights they kept calling You left Jackson in a whirl You left my heart broke and battered To make your way a city girl Well, I tried to find myself some distractions I have to say you had some gall You said you’d come back forever, But you never really called. You’ve got a good man, Virginia But you don’t seem to care You’ve got a good man, Virginia You just can’t find us anywhere Everyone says that I’m dreaming. A girl like you she’s out of reach What they say lord it don’t matter Cause it won’t change what I believe You’ve got a good man, Virginia But you don’t seem to care You’ve got a good man, Virginia But, you just can’t find us anywhere You’ve got a good man, Virginia

SHE AIN’T NO STRANGER How those children make you happy Lord how they make you smile You think they’ve got your good looks, son Certainly your style Did you ever stop and wonder? Did you ever try to figure out With their curly red hair And those pale blue eyes That your wife, she’s been stepping out She ain’t no stranger to loving on the side. A real man’s touch Now it’s a carnival, and I’m her favorite ride Your reflection in the mirror Shows the truth that can’t be missed Your wife; My kids Your wife; My kids I recall the first time that I met her Lord, it was so many years ago Well she strolled into your courtyard While I was patching holes on your roof She brought me lemonade On a silver tray Wearing some fancy negligee She said “hey there big red Won’t you come on down, son Because my husband is out of town She ain’t no stranger to loving on the side. A real man’s touch Now it’s a carnival, and I’m her favorite ride Your reflection in the mirror Shows the truth that can’t be missed Your wife; My kids Your wife; My kids Your wife; My kids Your wife; My kids

BETTER MAN She’s my soft skinned lady A little bit crazy And she knows the words To all those Steve Miller songs She’s my sexy lady She loves her babies And she don’t suffer fools for any man around Well she ain’t perfect But she’d like to be She cusses like a sailor Wears her emotions on her sleeve And she makes a better man of me She deserves much better Than what I have given her Still she smiles at me Even when I’m wrong So I sing about her I can’t live without her Try to fit her life into the words of a song Well she ain’t perfect But she’d like to be She cusses like a sailor Wears her emotions on her sleeve And she makes a better man of me I sit around and play my guitar While she’s barefoot on the hardwood floor I can’t stand how much she means to me, yeah. Well she ain’t perfect But she’d like to be She cusses like a sailor Wears her emotions on her sleeve And she makes a better man of me And she makes a better man of me.

CLOSE TO THE LINE Well I chase money. I drink beer Everyday around five, I kickstart my mind With a joint and a cigarette I kick it like a rock star ya’ll, but I ain’t famous yet Well, I live in a city far away from my closest kin A tadpole in a crowded puddle Working my way through the mud Just trying to make some friends. And will I look back on all these times We were broke but not falling behind Living close to the line Living close to the line Living close to the line Two kids, suburban living But, I’m a rocker through and through ya’ll Straight down to my soul And it kills me to drive a hybrid Gasoline, that’s the fuel of rock and roll And will I look back on all times and remember How we used to be Yeah maybe we are at our best When we’re fighting just to make ends meet Let’s all party. Ya’ll put your hands up Go on grab yourself somebody lord, And kiss them on the mouth Cause this East Coast, well it’s alright But when I get the cash ya’ll, I’m moving back down south. And I’ll smile when I remember these times We were broke, not falling behind Living close to the line Living close to the line Living close to the line

I TAKE PRIDE IN MY DRINKING Well I pulled up to that party, ya’ll Already blowing 2.0 Well, I shouted to the crowd, lord So everybody’d know I’m drinking brown liquor I shouted to the crowd It’s about to get ugly, ya’ll It’s about to get loud Because I take pride in my drinking Yes, I take pride in my drinking Come on baby, do a shot with me Ah, one look at my bloodshot eyes I see that look I recognize Girl, I know just what you’re thinking I take pride in my drinking Now hey there good looking Won’t you come on home with me? Them earrings would sure look nice Up on my bathroom sink. I’ve been to every honky tonk From here to Baltimore I’ve butted up to every barstool Fell down on every floor Cause I take pride in my drinkin’ Yes, I take pride in my drinking Come on baby, do a shot with me Well one look at my bloodshot eyes I see that look I recognize Girl, I know what just you’re thinking Yes, I take pride in my drinking Well one look at my bloodshot eyes I see that look I recognize Girl, I know what you’re thinking Yes, I take pride in my drinking Yes, I take pride in my drinking