"Another Side Of You" by Joe Nichols (Carson Chamberlain/Jamey Johnson)

1st Verse

When you rolled outta bed and stomped your toe
And I heard you almost cuss
And I fought back the urge to laugh
Just listenin' to you fuss
Then you over-did the coffee
Couldn't get your hair just right
When I smiled and said, 'Good Mornin''
You looked mad enough to fight

Chorus

(Well) that's another side of you
That I'm in love with, too

2nd Verse

Yeah, that mini-van's a far cry
From the sports car in your dreams
And that dead-end job has pushed back
Vacation more it seems
You got soccer at 4:30
And ballet class by 5
And I call you 'talk and flurry'
You ask, 'Have I lost my mind?'

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

When you lay down in my arms
Let go of all that stress
Whisper, 'Honey, I love you'
Your head on my chest
And the world's strongest woman is my lady
When the day is through

(Repeat Chorus)

3rd Verse

If I had to do the things you do
Well, I'd just lose my mind
Somehow you get 'em fed and bathed
And settled down by 9
And I hear you down the hallway
As you lay 'em down to sleep
And you pray the good Lord watches over them
And you and me

(Repeat Chorus Twice)



   "I'll Wait For You" by Joe Nichols (Harley Allen/Bill Anderson)

1st Verse

The snow in Montana was three feet high
The lady at the counter said, 'There ain't no flights'
And so he called her on the telephone
He said, 'I'll rent a car, and I'll drive home'

1st Chorus

And she said, 'I'll wait for you
Like I did last year
At Christmas time with your family here
And your truck broke down out in San Antone
And the gifts stayed wrapped until you got home
Oh, this ain't nothin' new
Sweetheart, I'll wait for you'

2nd Verse

Now he's on his cellphone in a Coupe de Ville
Talkin' to the one he loves and always will
His heart is breakin' 'cause she's there alone
Her heart is achin' 'cause she wants him home

2nd Chorus

She says, 'I'll wait for you like in '68
When our child was due
But I said he'll have to wait
Until his Dad gets here
And stands by my side
Remember dear
Our son's first cry
Oh, this ain't nothin' new
Sweetheart, I'll wait for you'

3rd Verse

He didn't stop all day to eat a bite
And he finally got there around midnight
The doctor said, 'She's in a better place
She said to give you this note just in case'

3rd Chorus

And it said, 'I'll wait for you at Heaven's gate
Oh, I don't care how long it takes
And I'll tell St. Pete I can't come in
Without my love and my best friend
Oh, this ain't nothin' new
Sweetheart, I'll wait for you'

Tag

'P.S., I love you, too
Sweetheart, I'll wait for you'



   "What's A Guy Gotta Do" by Joe Nichols (Joe Nichols/Kelley Lovelace/Don Sampson)

Chorus

What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town
Don't wanna be alone when the sun goes down
Just a sweet little somethin' to put my arms around
What's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town

1st Verse

Well, ask anybody, I'm a pretty good guy
And the 'looks decent' wagon didn't pass me by
There ain't nothin' in my past that I'm tryin' hard to hide
And I don't understand why I gotta wonder why

(Repeat Chorus)

2nd Verse

Cruise all around the right parkin' lots
A little time gets killed, a lotta bull gets shot
One'll think I'm kinda cute and laugh at every joke I got
When I get to thinkin' maybe, she's a thinkin' maybe not

(Repeat Chorus)

3rd Verse

Had an old man tell me, 'Boy, if you were smart
You'd hit the produce aisle at the super Wal-Mart'
So I bumped into a pretty girl's shoppin' cart
All I did was break her eggs and bruise her artichoke hearts

(Repeat Chorus)

Yeah, what's a guy gotta do to get a girl in this town



  "The Shade" by Joe Nichols (Troy Jones/Shane Decker)

1st Verse

I don't want a fast car
Don't need a four-lane highway
There's not another place I'd rather be
'Cause out here in the country
Bluebirds sing for nothin'
And the shade comes free with the tree
Yeah, the shade comes free with the tree

2nd Verse

The tree came with a mountain
Right beside the river
Where the ground makes one heck of a seat
The mountain counts for somethin'
The view is worth a fortune
And the shade comes free with the tree

Chorus

I never had a dollar
That could buy me what I'm feelin'
And I'm feelin' 'bout as good as I can be
I need to be reminded
When I'm lookin' for a bargain
Not to overlook what's right in front of me

3rd Verse

I'll never make a killin'
Tryin' to make a livin'
But I make enough to raise a family
And I bought a piece of heaven
Off County Road 11
Where the shade comes free with the tree
Yeah, where the shade comes free with the tree

(Repeat Chorus)

4th Verse

I don't want a fast car
Don't need a four-lane highway
There's not another place I'd rather be
Down County Road 11
There's this little piece of heaven
Where the shade comes free with the tree
Where the shade comes free with the tree
Yeah, the shade comes free with the tree



  "If Nobody Believed In You" by Joe Nichols (Harley Allen)

1st Verse

I watched him take the two-strike call
He hadn't tried to swing at all
I guess he had all he could take
He walked away for goodness sake
His father's voice was loud and mean
'You won't amount to anything'

Chorus

That little boy quit tryin'
He just walked away
There were teardrops on his face
Tell me how would you feel
You'd probably give up, too
If nobody believed in you

2nd Verse

That old man said, 'One more try
I know I'm not too old to drive
I promise, son, I'll do my best
This time I'm gonna pass the test
Give me the keys, Dad, and get in'
His father never drove again

2nd Chorus

That old man quit tryin'
He just turned away
And there were teardrops on his face
Tell me how would you feel
You'd probably give up, too
If nobody believed in you

Bridge

We take His name out of the schools
The lawyers say it breaks the rules
Pledge of Allegiance can't be read
And 'Under God' should not be said
I wonder how much He will take
I just pray it's not too late

3rd Chorus

What if God quit tryin'
And He just turned away
There were teardrops on His face
Tell me how would you feel
You'd probably give up, too
If nobody believed in you
Tell me how would you feel
You'd probably give up, too
If nobody believed in you



  "The Impossible" by Joe Nichols (Kelley Lovelace/Lee Thomas Miller)

1st Verse

My Dad chased monsters from the dark
He checked underneath my bed
And he could lift me with one arm
Way up over top his head
He could loosen rusty bolts
With a quick turn of his wrench
He pulled splinters from his hand
And never even flinched
In thirteen years I never seen him cry
But the day that Grandpa died, I realized

Chorus

Unsinkable ships sink
Unbreakable walls break
Sometimes the things you think would never happen
Happen just like that
Unbendable steel bends
If the fury of the wind is unstoppable
I've learned to never underestimate
The impossible

2nd Verse

Then there was my junior year
Billy had a brand new car
It was late, the road was wet
I guess the curve was just too sharp
I walked away without a scratch
They brought the helicopter in
Billy couldn't feel his legs
They said he'd never walk again
But Billy said he would, and his Mom and Daddy prayed
And the day we graduated he stood up to say

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

So don't tell me that it's over
Don't give up on you and me
'Cause there's no such thing as hopeless
If you believe

(Repeat Chorus)



  "Brokenheartsville" by Joe Nichols (Randy Boudreaux/Clint Daniels/Donny Kees/Blake Mevis)

1st Verse

He wore that cowboy hat to cover up his horns
Sweet talkin' forked tongue had a temptin' charm
Before I turned around that girl was gone
All I can say is bartender pour me somethin' strong

Chorus

Here's to the past, they can kiss my glass
I hope she's happy with him
Here's to the girl who wrecked my world
That angel who did me in
I think the devil drives a Coupe de Ville
I watched 'em drive away over the hill
Not against her will, and I've got time to kill
Down in Brokenheartsville

2nd Verse

It was long and chrome, sittin' in the lot
And fire engine red, that thing was hot
He revved it up, she waved goodbye
Well, love's gone to hell, and so have I

(Repeat Chorus Twice)



  "She Only Smokes When She Drinks" by Joe Nichols (Connie Harrington/Tony Martin/Tim Nichols)

1st Verse

So you lit her cigarette
You're feelin' pretty good
You think you've got a shot
Most girls, you prob'ly would
Yeah, this is that kind of place
But she ain't that kind of girl
You're readin' it all wrong
Let me tell you about her

Chorus

(Whoa, oh) she only smokes when she drinks
She only drinks now and then
Now and then when she's tired
Of bein' let down by men
You can give her a light
But it's not what you think
Everybody knows she only drinks alone
And she only smokes when she drinks

2nd Verse

Did you ask her to dance
Let me guess, she told you no
Got to take her some place quiet
And see how far that goes
Oh, don't take it all that hard
When she smiles and turns you down
For a complicated girl
She ain't that hard to figure out

(Repeat Chorus Twice)

Yeah, that's right



  "Cool To Be A Fool" by Joe Nichols (Joe Nichols/Steve Dean/Wil Nance)

1st Verse

Here I sit, a nobody with no one
And bein' me ain't really all that fun
Leavin' her wasn't very smart
Admittin' I was wrong wouldn't be so hard

Chorus

If it was cool to be fool
I'd be the hippest guy around
If a heartache made you famous
I'd be known from town to town
If tears were made of pennies
And a cold beer brought her back
My bank account and self esteem
Would both be in the black
And if some Hollywood producer made a movie that was sad
About some guy who lost the best thing he ever had
Hey, I could be a star
If it was cool to be a fool

2nd Verse

But we all know the way it really is
You don't get recognized for doin' things like this
You spend a lotta time feelin' sorry for yourself
It doesn't really mean that much to anybody else

(Repeat Chorus Twice)

Hey, I could be a star
If it was cool to be a fool



  "Man With A Memory" by Joe Nichols (Charlie Black/Rory Michael Bourke)

1st Verse

Ol' Johnny's got a heart of gold
Ask anyone around here
But some nights his eyes are far away
And filled with tears
Sweet Mary Lou's just as good as they come
With a weakness for all the wrong men
From the look on her face tonight
She's been wrong again
Bartender's thinkin' to himself
As he rubs his towel around a glass

Chorus

(Now there's a) (For the) (Thinkin' 'bout the) man with a mem'ry
(There's a)(And the) woman with a past
Lost souls on life's highway
Forever lookin' back
When you're livin' for the love
And the love doesn't last
You get a man with a mem'ry
A woman with a past

2nd Verse

Bartender turns the TV down
Cranks that ol' jukebox up
Carefully selects which buttons to push
For what each song does
C-23 after J-19, it's a tonic for a broken heart
A little Stardust in the mix
It's a fine, fine art
Dim the lights a notch or two
The next round is on the house

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

Oh, we've all got somethin' we've got to get around
Now and then you get the chance to help the lost get found

Stackin' chairs and sweepin' up
He can't help a little smile

(Chorus Out)

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