"God Don't Make Mistakes" by Jamie O'Neal (Hillary Lindsey/Angelo)

1st Verse

It was one of those days when she couldn't find
A single ray of sunshine
There wasn't even a cloud up in the sky
After thirteen years at the factory
They said, 'Sorry, ma'am, but we're downsizin'
That's the way life is
Good luck with the rest of it'

Pre Chorus

She looked me in the eye and said,
'This ain't the first time I've taken the fall
But lemme tell you girl what's gotten me through
It's keepin' faith through it all'

Chorus

('Cause) (Oh) (Yeah) there'll be
Dead ends and roadblocks
Tough times and hard knocks
Seems like you're always wonderin' why
You're at the right place at the wrong time
Wheels movin' but you feel stuck
Like your life's spinnin' in a big mud
When you're out there runnin' around on a wild goose chase
There's a reason to keep believin'
(Keep believin')
God don't make mistakes

2nd Verse

Everybody said you gotta give it up
You can't keep that child
It's just too tough at seventeen
You're just a baby
Well, she cried and she prayed and made up her mind
Said, 'This beautiful life that's growin' inside
Needs a chance to have a hand in God's plan'

Pre Chorus

But everyone told her they'd never get by
Why, he just turned sixteen
Made it straight to the top of his class
The captain of the football team

(Chorus Out)



  "Somebody's Hero" by Jamie O'Neal (Jamie O'Neal/Shaye Smith/Ed Hill)

1st Verse

She's never pulled anybody from a burnin' building
She's never rocked Central Park to a half a million fans
Screamin' out her name
She's never hit a shot to win the game
She's never left her footprints on the moon
She's never made a solo hot-air balloon ride
Around the world
No, she's just your everyday average girl, but

1st Chorus

She's somebody's hero
A hero to her baby with the skinned-up knee
A little kiss is all she needs
The keeper of the Cheerios
The voice that brings Snow White to life
Bedtime stories every night
And that smile lets her know, oh
She's somebody's hero

2nd Verse

Oh, she didn't get a check every week like a nine-to-fiver
But she's been a waiter, and a cook, and a taxi driver
For twenty years, there at home
Until the day her girl was grown
Givin' all her love to her was her life's ambition
But now her baby's movin' on
And she'll soon be missin' her
But not today
Those are tears of joy runnin' down her face

2nd Chorus

She's somebody's hero
A hero to her daughter in the weddin' dress
She gave her wings to leave the nest
It hurts to let her baby go
Down the aisle, she walks right by
Looks back into her mother's eyes
And that smile lets her know, oh
She's somebody's hero

Bridge

Thirty years have flown right past
Her daughter's starin' at all the photographs
Of her mother
And she wishes she could be like that
Oh, but she already is

3rd Chorus

She's somebody's hero
A hero to her mother in the rockin' chair
She runs a brush through her silver hair
The envy of the nursing home
She drops by every afternoon
Feeds her Mom with a spoon
And that smile lets her know, oh
Her mother's smile lets her know, oh
She's somebody's hero



"There Is No Arizona" by Jamie O'Neal (Jamie O'Neal/Lisa Drew/Shaye Smith)

1st Verse

He promised her a new and better life, out in Arizona
Underneath the blue neverendin' sky
Swore that he was gonna
Get things in order
He'd send for her
When he left her behind
It never crossed her mind

Chorus

There is no Arizona
No painted desert, no Sedona
If there was a Grand Canyon
She could fill it up with the lies he's told her
But they don't exist, those dreams he sold her
She'll wake up and find
There is no Arizona

2nd Verse

She got a postcard with no return address
Postmarked Tombstone
It said, 'I don't know where I'm goin' next
But when I do, I'll let you know'
May, June, July, she wonders why
She's still waitin', she'll keep waitin' 'cause

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

Each day the sun sets into the west
Her heart sinks lower in her chest, and
Friends keep askin' when she's goin'
Finally she tells them, don't you know

(Repeat Chorus)

He promised her a new and better life, out in Arizona



"No More Protecting My Heart" by Jamie O'Neal (Tim Nichols/Annie Roboff)

1st Verse

I've been walkin' through life with a bulletproof vest
Shielding emotions, actin' like I couldn't care less
I kept love at a distance, my defenses we're locked and alert
Then you say hello, and the next thing I know
I'm ready to risk bein' hurt

Chorus

No more protectin' my heart now, darlin'
My soul is out of the dark now, yes it is
I'm settin' my sails, tail winds prevail
And I'm on my way
You've got me lettin' my guard down, baby
I wanna see what love has to offer me
I'm showin' all my cards
No more protectin' my heart

2nd Verse

I've been guilty of sayin' no when I could have said yes
My heart's history, well, it hasn't been the best
But this time, I'm trustin' in somebody other than me
I built the walls tall, now they're gonna fall
Got no more secrets to keep

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

I've been waitin', hesitatin', treadin' water, tryin' to stay afloat
But now I'm headin' in the right direction
Finally filled with hope

Tag

No more protectin' my heart

Yeah, you got me lettin' my guard down, baby
I wanna see what love has to offer me
I'm showin' all my cards
No more protectin' my...
Baby, I'm ready to start
No more protectin' my heart
No more protectin' my heart



"She Hasn't Heard It Yet" by Jamie O'Neal (Jamie O'Neal/Christi Dannemiller)

1st Verse

She looks in his eyes, he looks away
She chalks it up as another one of those days
If there's a reason he's comin' home late
She hasn't heard it yet

2nd Verse

She warms up his dinner, but he can't eat
She makes conversation when he doesn't speak
He shakes his head as the silence screams
'Cause she hasn't heard it yet

Chorus

If only love could cry out loud
It'd be enough to send this old house crashin' down
Still she'd choose to turn her head
'Cause it's easier to deny
Than to admit he's been tellin' her goodbye
(No) And she hasn't heard it yet

3rd Verse

He tosses and turns in his easy chair
While she's sound asleep in the bed upstairs
But her heart is breakin' then and there
And she hasn't heard it yet

4th Verse

He leaves his ring as a souvenir
He says so long to himself in the hallway mirror
He's just closed the door on eighteen years
And she hasn't heard it yet

(Repeat Chorus)

Tag

Yeah, it's easier to deny
Than to admit he's been tellin' her goodbye
And she hasn't heard it yet
No no, she hasn't heard it yet

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