Circle of Light
With me in the valley you out on the hill
I can just see you if I close my eyes
Climbing those mountains I picture you still
I see your smile just as I saw the sunrise
This land is ancient it's built out of bones
At war with each other, the mother, the father
The sisters, the brothers, the daughters and sons
Be kind to each other, your father, your mother
On the horizon the eagles are flying
And I mean no more than a cloud in the sky
I never know if I'm laughing or crying
The hardest word is the word goodby
Here We Go
Well up and at 'em, here we go
I'm off again to the rodeo
Sure got a lot of the little things on my mind
Well, one's a song I just started writin'
And the other's a girl I just finished fightin'
She said it was me, but oh God, I just don't believe her
If you wanna know where I'm a-coming from
Just sit right there and I'll tell you, son
This life I lead ain't as wonderful as it appears
CHORUS:
Yeah but I here I go again
Singin' it in this dive
Lonestar beer in my cereal
And it's keepin' me alive
I gave up on Nashville a long time ago
Yeah, but here I go, Lord, once again, hereI go
Now, I don't need to be too rich
I'm just an old hard-headed son of a bitch
My eyes are still set way back on my glory days
Back in the time of the Dukes of Hazzard
I was listenin' to Willie and old Merle Haggard
Smilin' just a little as I poked along in my truck
There's a lot of poor folks in my situation
With the years of heartache and frustration
Kinda watching as the dreams turn into years
CHORUS
Let me tell you folks, it don't really matter
That beer you're drinkin' never really makes you any fatter
It's all those nights on the couch with a TV dinner
After twelve years with the Copenhagen
Well, I finally found out that I was mistaken
It's not gonna be something to add the years to my life
Yeah, and that's why I'm still dippin' it today
And each and every morning I hear Mama say,
"Well that stuff's gonna kill you if the women don't get you first!"
CHORUS