"In My Next Life" by Terri Clark (Jim Collins/Terri Clark/Tom Shapiro)

1st Verse

In my next life
I won't cuss so much
I won't ever touch
That first cigarette

2nd Verse

In my next life
I'll stay away from bad boys
I'll listen to that voice
Inside of my head

Pre Chorus

I won't wake up and look in the mirror
Wonderin' what I did last night

Chorus

(But) in this life
I wanna have a good time
I wanna live fast
(Kick) (Hit) as(s)
Hard as anybody has
'Til they turn out the lights
If I get to come back
I promise you that
I'm gonna walk the straighter line
(In my next life)

3rd Verse

In my next life
I'll keep my shirt on
When I'm at Mardi Gras
Gettin' loose and free

4th Verse

In my next life
I won't do body shots
I won't think I've got
To try everything

Pre Chorus

I'm gonna be a little angel
Who gets her kicks flyin' right

(Repeat Chorus Twice)

Tag

In my next life, mmm
I'll keep my shirt on
When I'm at Mardi Gras (Mardi Gras)
Ummm, hmmm
If I come back
I won't do body shots (body shots)
In my next life



   "Dirty Girl" by Terri Clark (Rivers Rutherford/Tom Shapiro)

1st Verse

Four wheels churnin' up a fresh green pasture
Throwin' mud pies everywhere
I'm beside you yellin' 'Faster, faster'
Wind whippin' through my tangled hair

Pre Chorus

And you know (you know)
There's nothin' like it in the world
When we're out there underneath the sun
And I'm a dirty girl

Chorus

I like it when we get cleaned up on Sunday
Feel my skin against a string of pearls
Or when we hang out and
It's just a fun day
You know I love it when I
Get to be a dirty girl (dirty girl)

2nd Verse

You'll be workin' on that El Camino
Bustin' knuckles with a monkey wrench
I'll come sneakin' up and whisper real low
What you really need's a three-sixteenths

Pre Chorus

And you know (you know)
There's nothin' like it in the world
When we're underneath the hood
And I'm a dirty girl

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

And you know (you know)
There's nothin' like it in the world
It might be axle grease or Mississippi mud
But when you touch my cheek and leave a little smudge
I'll be your dirty girl

Tag Chorus

I like it when we get cleaned up on Sunday
Feel my skin against a string of pearls
Or when we hang out and
It's just a fun day
You know I love it when I
Get to be a dirty
Get to be a dirty girl (dirty girl)
I get to be a dirty girl



  "Life Goes On" by Terri Clark (Bob DiPiero/Karyn Rochelle)

1st Verse

Back in 1994
I fell head over heels for the boy next door
I prayed every night and day
The god's would turn his head my way
Graduation, he moved on
Broke my heart like a country song
Musta cried two rivers long

Chorus

Oh, (but) (and) life goes on
And before too long
You figure out
You're right where you belong
It's sad and it's sweet
But if you're lucky
It keeps goin' on and on and on
(On and on and on)

2nd Verse

Then came 1999
My heart broke for the second time
Left me cryin' on the steps
Burned me down like a cigarette
Just like that, and he was gone
My heart sunk like a ten pound stone
Had no right to do me wrong

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

My mama always said
That they'll be lessons that you learn
But you don't need to know 'em all right now
But I'm learnin' as I go
And the more I learn I know
The less I want to know anyhow

3rd Verse

I finally found my whole world
A little boy and a little girl
Got me a man with a heart of gold
It all came back a hundred fold
And I watch the gravel kickin' up
As he pulls in the drive
In his pick-up truck
I just smile at my good luck

(Repeat Chorus)



  "Damn Right" by Terri Clark (Craig Wiseman/Julian Gallagher)

1st Verse

I'm not gonna lie
Or act like I'm that tough
There might be a tear in my eye
When I watch that airplane liftin' up
I never was much for tellin' you
How much you meant
But I need you to know you were heaven sent

Chorus

We went together like highways and T-birds
Saturday sinners and Sunday church and
Lookin' back and cryin' and laughin'
At the life between us two
We went together like mem'ries and long gones
Cowboys and sad ol' songs
After all of the holdin' on tight that we went through
(Yeah, after all of the fairytales that didn't quite come true)
(After all of the nights and the fights that we went through)
You're damn right (yeah)
I'm gonna miss you
(I'm gonna miss you, yeah yeah)

2nd Verse

I guess there are times
When all of us re-learn
And life is a book
And the pages, you know
They're about to turn
And I don't know where the story ends
Where it's gonna go now
Just as long as this chapter tells the whole world how

(Chorus Out)



   "She Didn't Have Time" by Terri Clark (Nicole Witt/Pat Bunch)

1st Verse

He said goodbye from the edge of the porch
Like she'd been some casual friend
He said, 'You're better off without me'
'I'm not what you need'
Like her mama had said about him
He started the car
Pulled out of the drive
Didn't waste any time lookin' back
She watched him go
Thinkin' even a stranger
Would show more compassion than that

Chorus

She could have cried
But she didn't have time
She had a baby to feed
A pink blanket to find
To rock their little one to sleep
She could have laid in bed for hours
Givin' misery the power
But she didn't have time

2nd Verse

She got a sitter
And she got a job
'Cause she had a promise to keep
Her day was a factory and evenin' survival
And night was exhaustion and sleep
Sometimes she felt life was passin' her by
And watchin' was all she could do
Her friends said, 'You gotta get out of the house'
'And maybe you'll meet someone new'

2nd Chorus

She could have tried
But she didn't have time
She had a five year old to feed
She had ballet class, piano lessons
And tee ball little league
She could have laid awake for hours
Givin' lonely nights the power
But she didn't have time

Bridge

Not time
Where would she find the time
To trust a man again
Not time
For that flat tire
A crowded parkin' lot, and then
Not time, but yes
Have coffee with the man
That got her tire fixed
She was thinkin', 'Gosh, he's handsome'
When he asked, 'Do you have kids?'

3rd Chorus

She could have lied
But she didn't have time
All she said was, 'She's five'
He said, 'I saw the car seat'
'I love kids'
'Does she have your eyes?'
And they sat and talked for hours
Givin' destiny its power
She could have been afraid to fall in love that night
But she didn't have time

Tag

She could have been afraid to fall in love that night
But she didn't have time



  "Not Enough Tequila" by Terri Clark (Erin Enderlin/Jim Brown)

1st Verse

Winters are gray in Tennessee
That don't usually get to me
But here lately I've been missin' the sun
So I caught a plane to Cozumel
Thought a weekend in that salty air
Would do me good
At least I thought it would

Chorus

Here I sit with a drink in my hand
Local cantina with a sign hangin' sayin'
Somethin' in Spanish 'bout 'Let the good times roll'
Between the sandy beaches and the margaritas
Thought I'd find a way to let you go
But there's not enough tequila in Mexico

2nd Verse

Your memory didn't come around
No, not until the sun went down
And I started wishin' I had you to hold
It's a feelin' that just won't fade
Even a thousand miles away
I still want you back with every glass

(Repeat Chorus)

Tag

Between the sandy beaches and the margaritas
Thought I'd find a way to let you go
But there's not enough tequila in Mexico



"Everybody's Gotta Go Sometime" by Terri Clark (Bobby Tomberlin/Gilles Godard/Terri Clark)

1st Verse

They've been together now for eighteen years
And every growin' pain has led them here
She's packed up that last box in her old Chevrolet
Her mama says Tennessee seems so far away
And it's the first time she's seen her daddy cry

Chorus

But everybody's gotta go sometime (everybody's gotta go)
Everybody's gotta cross that line (everybody's gotta cross that line)
Even though goodbye won't come easy
Leave a lttle bit 'a love behind
It takes a lot of faith to find
The strength to walk away freely
Everybody's gotta go sometime

2nd Verse

He found the love note in her dresser drawer
Right then he forgot what he was lookin' for
A decade of trust just went down the drain
She choked on her words when she tried to explain
And as he walked away she begged him to stay

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

All we really know for sure
Is nothin' stays the same
Don't be frightened by the
Winds of change

(Repeat Chorus)

Everybody's gotta go sometime
Everybody's gotta go sometime



  "Girls Lie Too" by Terri Clark (Connie Harrington/Kelley Lovelace/Tim Nichols)

1st Verse

So, she can't go out tonight again
Her sister's sick, she's gotta babysit
Yeah, that sounds like a pretty good excuse
Now, you didn't hear any of this from me
But things aren't always what they seem
Brace yourself, this may come as a shock to you

Chorus

Girls lie, too
We don't care how much money you make
What you drive or what you weigh
Size don't matter anyway
Girls lie, too
Don't think you're the only ones
Who bend it, break it, stretch it some
We learned from you
Girls lie, too

2nd Verse

We can't wait to hear about your round of golf
Love to see deer heads hangin' on the wall
And we like Hooters for their hot wings, too
Other guys never cross our minds
We don't wonder what it might be like
How could it be any better than it is with you

(Repeat Chorus)

2nd Chorus

Yeah, girls lie, too
We always forgive and forget
The cards and flowers you never sent
Will never be brought up again
Girls lie, too
Old gray sweat pants turn us on
We like your friends, and we love your Mom
And that's the truth
Girls lie, too
Yeah, that's the truth
Girls lie, too

Spoken Tag

No, we don't care how much hair you have
Yeah, that looks good
Comb it over like that



  "One Of The Guys" by Terri Clark (Terri Clark/Gilles Godard/Tim Nichols)

1st Verse

Hood up, bent over that carburetor
I skinned my knuckle
Damn, that hurt
Got a six-pack chillin' on ice for later
And grease all over my white t-shirt

2nd Verse

My brother taught me how to throw a curve ball
The cheerleadin' thing never felt quite right
When it comes to high fashion, I hit a brick wall
This girl's just one of the guys

Chorus

You can dress me up
But it won't change
The way I walk against the grain
I can rock your world
And if my mood is right
You can take me home
But I'm gonna drive
'Cause this girl's just one 'a the guys

3rd Verse

I can throw darts
Talk about fishin'
Tell a dirty joke and watch NASCAR
I can help you with your love life
And tell you 'bout women
Drink you under the table at your favorite bar

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

I'm still a lady lookin' for the right man
But he's gotta take me
Just the way I am

2nd Chorus

'Cause you can dress me up
But it won't change
The way I walk against the grain
I can rock your world
If my mood is right
After the game on Monday night
'Cause this girl's just one 'a the guys
Yeah, this girl's just one of the guys

Hey, whoo



  "I Just Wanna Be Mad" by Terri Clark (Kelley Lovelace/Lee Thomas Miller)

1st Verse

Last night we went to bed not talkin'
'Cause we'd already said too much
I faced the wall, you faced the window
Bound and determined not to touch

2nd Verse

We've been married seven years now
Some days it feels like twenty one
But I'm still mad at you this mornin'
Coffee's ready if you want some

1st Pre-Chorus

I've been up since five thinkin' 'bout me and you
And I've gotta tell you the conclusion I've come to

Chorus

I'll never leave, I'll never stray
My love for you will never change
But I ain't ready to make up
We'll get around to that
I think I'm right, I think you're wrong
I'll probably given in before long
Please don't make me smile
I just wanna be mad for a while

3rd Verse

For now you might as well forget it
Don't run your fingers through my hair
Yeah, that's right, I'm bein' stubborn
No, I don't wanna go back upstairs

2nd Pre-Chorus

I'm gonna leave for work without a goodbye kiss
But as I'm drivin' off, just remember this

(Repeat Chorus Twice)

I just wanna be mad for a while
I just wanna be mad for a while
I just wanna be mad for a while



  "Working Girl" by Terri Clark (Randy Scruggs/Matraca Berg)

1st Verse

Martha in the mornin'
Oprah in the afternoon
Weddings in the garden
Have a makeover, too
Watchin' TV on a sick day
Tell me what's it mean to you

Chorus

They think I'm out of touch
But they don't know much about my world
Got a wing and a prayer (and a boss) (and a job) on the line
And there ain't no time
For the workin' girl
(A workin' girl)
(I'm a workin' girl)

2nd Verse

Well, they say they represent me
In the fashion magazines
Well, honey all I see
Is these girls don't look like me
Tell me what's it like to be rich
And barely seventeen

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

Starry nights on the beach
The world's within my reach
But they don't take American Express

(Chorus Out)



  "Better Than You" by Terri Clark (Terri Clark/Rory Lee)

1st Verse

At a table for two with a romantic view
He said, 'There's somethin' that you need to know
I don't usually date, so if I hesitate
It's just that I'm takin' it slow'
He said, 'Darlin' I don't wanna hurt you'
As he gently reached out for her hand
She laughed as she picked up her menu
And said, 'Mister, you don't understand

Chorus

I've been loved, I've been left
I've been wronged by the best
I've had hopes that were shattered in two
I've heard promises spoken
I've had dreams left so broken
There was no chance they'd ever come true
It ain't easy to see (by lookin' at) (but take it from) me
(But) there's no hell I haven't walked through
(If you're worried, that's fine)
(And I won't cross that line)
(But) ('Cause) this heart 'a mine's been broken
By better than you'

2nd Verse

When dinner was done, she said, 'I had fun'
As they walked to her door, he smiled
He said, 'It's only ten, could I come in?
Maybe we could just talk for a while'
She said, 'Honey, I know what you're after
And as much as I'd like you to stay
Nothin' good ever lasted
When it gets started that way

(Repeat Chorus)

'No, I won't cross that line
'Cause this heart 'a mine's been broken
By better than you'



  "No Fear" by Terri Clark (Terri Clark/Mary Chapin Carpenter)

1st Verse

I want a road stretchin' out before me
I wanna radio in my ear
I wanna full tank of absolution
No fear

2nd Verse

I wanna rainstorm to pull me over
Then a sky that begins to clear
Towards the truest of destinations
No fear

Chorus

I used to hit every wall there was
I used to run away from love
All I ever wanted was right here
But I had to reach way down inside
(I had to have faith I'd find)
(No fear)

3rd Verse

I want the world to just keep on turnin'
I want the dawn in my rear view mirror
I wanna hear my own voice singin'
No fear

4th Verse

And when I need two arms around me
And there's no one near
When I'm alone let the only sound be
No fear

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

I want peace, love, and understanding
A stogie and an ice-cold beer
Don't wanna live afraid of dyin'

(Repeat Chorus)

Tag Chorus

I used to stay up all night long
Wonderin' what I was doin' wrong
All I ever needed was right here
But I had to reach way down inside
I had to have faith I'd find
No fear
No fear
No fear



  "A Little Gasoline" by Terri Clark (Tammy Rogers/Dean Miller)

1st Verse

Throwin' pictures out the window
Scattered by the way the wind blows
Bye bye, baby, that's the last I'll see 'a you
Shoebox full of old love letters
I'll tear each one 'til I feel better
And I won't look back 'cause I don't like the view

Chorus

What my heart needs now is rest
So I'm packin' up and I'm headin' west
My mind's made up, I put it to the test
Pushin' myself and this old machine
Burnin' fumes and what's left of my dreams
Let 'em go 'cause I don't need no strings
Just give me a road and a little gasoline

2nd Verse

We talked in circles 'til the words ran out
And it all came down to an angry shout
Before I knew it I was in third gear and gone
Well, this had been comin' for a long, long time
If I said I'm sorry, well I'd be lyin'
If you think I'll never make it, well you'd be wrong

(Chorus Out)

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