"Southern Voice" by Tim McGraw (Bob DiPiero/Tom Douglas)

1st Verse

Hank Williams sang it
Number 3 drove it
Chuck Berry twanged it
Will Faulkner wrote it
Aretha Franklin souled it
Dolly Parton graced it
Rosa Parks rode it
Scarlett O' chased it

1st Chorus

Smooth as the hickory wind
That blows from Memphis
Down to Apalachicola
It's 'Hi, y'all, did 'ya eat?
Well, come on in,
I'm sure glad to know 'ya'
Don't let this old, gold cross
And this Allman Brothers t-shirt throw 'ya
It's cicadas makin' noise
With the Southern voice

2nd Verse

Hank Aaron smacked it
Michael Jordan dunked it
Pocahontas tracked it
Jack Daniels drunk it
Tom Petty rocked it
Dr. King paved it
Bear Bryant won it
Billy Graham saved it

2nd Chorus

Smooth as a hickory wind
That blows from Memphis
Down to Apalachicola
It's 'Hi, y'all, did 'ya eat?
Well, come on in,
I'm sure glad to know 'ya'
Don't let this old, gold cross
And this Crimson Tide t-shirt throw 'ya
It's cicadas makin' noise
With the Southern voice

Bridge

Jesus is my friend
America is my home
Sweet iced tea and Jerry Lee
Daytona Beach
That's what gets to me
I can feel it in my bones

Tag Chorus

Smooth as the hickory wind
That blows from Memphis
Down to Apalachicola
It's 'Hi, y'all, did 'ya eat?
Well, come on in, child,
Sure glad to know 'ya'
Don't let this old, gold cross
And this Charlie Daniels t-shirt throw 'ya
We're just boys makin' noise
With the Southern voice
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Southern voice
I got a Southern voice
A Southern voice



  "If You're Reading This" by Tim McGraw (Tim McGraw/Brett Warren/Brad Warren)

1st Verse

If you're readin' this
And my Mama's sittin' there
Looks like I only got
A one-way ticket over here
I sure wish I
Could give you one more kiss
And war was just a game we played
When we were kids

Pre Chorus

Well, I'm layin' down my gun
I'm hangin' up my boots
I'm up here with God
And we're both watchin' over you

Chorus

So lay me down
In that open field
Out on the edge of town
And know my soul
Is where my Mama always prayed
That it would go
(And) if you're readin' this
(If you're readin' this)
I'm already home

2nd Verse

If you're readin' this
Halfway 'round the world
I won't be there to see
The birth of our little girl
I hope she looks like you
I hope she fights like me
And stands up for the innocent
And the weak

Pre Chorus

I'm layin' down my gun
I'm hangin' up my boots
Tell Dad I don't regret
That I followed in his shoes

(Repeat Chorus)

3rd Verse

If you're readin' this
There's gonna come a day
When you move on and find someone else
And that's okay
Just remember this
I'm in a better place
Where soldiers live in peace
And angels sing 'Amazing Grace'

(Repeat Chorus)



   "Last Dollar (Fly Away)" by Tim McGraw (Tim McGraw/Kenny Alphin)

Intro

One, two, three
Like a bird I sing
'Cause you've given me
The most beautiful set of wings, hey

1st Verse

I'm down to my last dollar
I've walked right through my shoes
Just a small reminder
Of the hell that I've gone through
But look at me still smilin'
'Cause I'm wonderin' what I'll do
Since I ain't got nothin'
I got nothin' to lose

Pre Chorus

Everybody say, 'Ha, ha, ha, ha'
'Ha, ha, ha, ha'

2nd Verse

Well, my friends are always givin' me
Watches, hats, and wine
That's how I know this is serious
That's how I know it's time
I don't have to worry
'Bout things that I don't have
'Cause if I ain't got nothin'
I got nothin' to hold me back

Chorus

And one, two three
Like a bird I sing
'Cause you've given me
The most beautiful set of wings
And I'm so glad you're here today
'Cause tomorrow I might have to go
And fly away
Fly away, fly away
Fly away, fly away

3rd Verse

There's nothin' that's worth keepin' me
From places I should go
From Happyville to Lovin' Land
I'm gonna tour from coast to coast
I'm leavin' everything behind
There's not much that I need
'Cause if I ain't got nothin'
I'm foot loose and fancy free

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

Look at me so free
Nothin's holdin' me down (down)
Look at me so free
Can't keep my feet on the ground

(Chorus Out)



   "I Need You" by Tim McGraw (with Faith Hill) (David Lee/Tony Lane)

1st Verse

I wanna drink that shot 'a whiskey
I wanna smoke that cigarette
I wanna smell that sweet addiction on my breath
I wanna ride 'cross West Virgnia
In the back seat of a Cadillac
You know some cowboys like me go out like that
So I need you

Chorus

Like a needle needs a vein
Like (my) Uncle Joe in Oklahoma needs the rain
I need you
Like a lighthouse (on the) (needs a) coast
Like the Father and the Son need the Holy Ghost
I need you
(Oh, I need you)

2nd Verse

I wanna get lost in some corner booth
Cantina in Mexico
I wanna dance to the static of an AM radio
I wanna wrap the moon around us
And lay beside you skin on skin
Makin' love 'til the sun comes up
('Til) (And) the sun goes down again
'Cause I need you

(Repeat Chorus)

Tag


I wanna drink that shot 'a whiskey
I wanna smoke that cigarette
You know some cowboys like me go out like that
So I need you
Oh, I need you
(I need you, I need you, I need you, I need you)
(I need you, I need you, I need you...I need you, too)
(Ah, ha)
(Ah, ha)



   "My Little Girl" by Tim McGraw (Tim McGraw/Tom Douglas)

1st Verse

Gotta hold on easy as I let you go
Gonna tell you how much I love you
Though you think you already know
I remember I thought you looked like an angel
Wrapped in pink so soft and warm
You've had me wrapped around your finger
Since the day you were born

Chorus

You beautiful baby
From the outside in
Chase your dreams
But always know the road
That'll lead you home again
Go on, take on this ol' world
But to me you know you'll always be
My little girl

2nd Verse

When you were in trouble
That crooked little smile
Could melt my heart 'a stone
Now look at you
I've turned around, and you've almost grown
Sometimes you're asleep I'll whisper, 'I love you'
In the moonlight at your door
As I walk away I hear you say,
'Daddy, love you more'

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

Someday some boy'll come
And ask me for your hand
But I won't say yes to him unless I know
He's the half that makes you whole
He has a poet's soul
And the heart of a man's man
I know he'll say that he's in love
But between you and me
He won't be good enough

(Repeat Chorus)



  "Red Ragtop" by Tim McGraw (Jason White)

1st Verse

I was twenty, and she was eighteen
We were just about as wild
As we were green in the ways of the world
Well, she'd picked me up in that red ragtop
We were free of the folks and hidin' from the cops
On a summer night
Runnin' all the red lights
And we parked way out in a clearing in a grove
And the night was as hot as a coal burnin' stove
We were cookin' with gas
Knew it had to last

1st Chorus

In the back of that red ragtop
She said, 'Please, don't stop'

2nd Verse

Well, the very first time her mother met me
Her green-eyed girl had been a mother-to-be for two weeks
I was out of a job, and she was in school
And life was fast, and the world was cruel
We were young and wild
We decided not to have a child
So we did what we did, and we tried to forget
And we swore up and down there would be no regrets
In the mornin' light
But all the way home that night

2nd Chorus

On the back of that red ragtop
She said, 'Please don't stop
Lovin' me'

Bridge

We took one more trip around the sun
But it was all make believe in the end
No, I can't say where she is today
I can't remember who I was back then

3rd Verse

Well, you do what you do, and you pay for your sins
And there's no such thing as what might have been
That's a waste 'a time
Drive you out 'a your mind
I was stopped at a red light just yesterday
Beside a young girl in a Cabriolet
And her eyes were green
And I was in an old scene

Tag Chorus

I was back in that red ragtop
On the day she stopped
Lovin' me

(Repeat Tag Chorus)



"Angry All The Time" by Tim McGraw (Bruce Robison)

1st Verse

Here we are
What is left of a husband and a wife
With four good kids
Who have a way
Of gettin' on with their lives
And I'm not old
But I'm gettin' a whole lot older every day
It's too late to keep from goin' crazy
I've got to get away

Chorus

The reasons that I can't stay
Don't have a thing to do with bein' in love
(And) I understand that lovin' a man
Shouldn't have to be this rough
And you ain't the only one
Who feels like this world's left you far behind
I don't know why you gotta be angry all the time

2nd Verse

Our boys are strong now
The spittin' image of you when you were young
I hope someday they can see past
What you have become
And I remember
Every time I said I'd never leave
But what I can't live with
Is memories of the way you used to be

(Repeat Chorus)

3rd Verse

Twenty years
Have came and went since I walked out of your door
I never quite
Made it back to the one I was before
And God it hurts me
To think 'a you
For the light in your eyes was gone
And sometimes I don't know why
This old world can't leave well enough alone

(Repeat Chorus)

I don't know why you gotta be angry all the time
I don't know why you gotta be angry all the time

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