Aaron Tippin

Whole lotta love on the line

(Aaron Tippin/Donny Kees)

I've called from every run down phone booth in Atlanta, Georgia
Tryin' to find someone to tell me where you'd gone
I begged and pleaded with your mama 'til she gave me this number
Honey, we can work it out
Just come back home

'Cause there's a whole lotta love on the line
And all I need is a chance to change your mind
Don't hang up the phone, 'cause everything's not gone
Think about it, baby
There's a whole lotta love on the line

All this distance that's come between us has gone far enough
And now I know that closer to you is where I belong
And that feelin' I'm feelin' inside is what I'm tryin' to send through these wires
Oh, darling who cares
Who's right or who's wrong

'Cause there's a whole lotta love on the line
And all I need is a chance to change your mind
Don't hang up the phone, 'cause everything's not gone
Think about it, baby
There's a whole lotta love on the line

When country took the throne

(Aaron Tippin/Buddy Brock)

Just a skinny little Mississippi railroad man
That loved to sing and play
He brought his music from the cotton fields
To the the hillbilly hall of fame
Thank God for Jimmie Rodgers
Chisel his name in the cornerstone
I just wish he could've lived to see the day
When country took the throne
Now a million songs have come and gone
Since we made that humble start
About neon nights, everyday life
Love and broken hearts
And more and more folks
Kept tuning in and turning on
Now I can proudly say that I saw the day
When country took the throne

Now from Carolina to California, Texas to New York
They can't get enough of this country stuff
And they're screaming for more
We painted the town with that grand old sound
And the whole world sang along
Yes, I was there the day
When country took the throne

Now, no one knows what the future holds
But I bet my best guitar
There'll be a jukebox jumping on Jupiter
And a honky-tonk on Mars
In the last frontier they'll stand and cheer
The best music ever known
They'll celebrate that age old day
When country took the throne

Now from Carolina to California, Texas to New York
They can't get enough of this country stuff
And they're screaming for more
We painted the town with that grand old sound
And the whole world sang along
Yes, I was there the day
When country took the throne

I said I was there the day
When country took the throne

Trim yourself to fit the world

(Aaron Tippin/Philip Douglas/Kim Williams)

Each time the good Lord makes a man
He always breaks the mold
So it sure does raise a flag for that
Rebel in my soul
When some phony carbon copy says
I'm the black sheep of the fold
Well, this is what I tell' em
When I tell 'em where to go

If you trim yourself to fit the world
There won't be nothin' left
Just a little here and a little there
Till you won't know yourself
You'll be a pile of shavings
When they put you in your grave
If you trim yourself to fit the world
You'll whittle yourself away

I could change to fit his world
But I just ain't that kind
Some sell their soul for the easy road
The devil's always buying
I can't count the ones I've known
Who fell right into line
Now they walk around with their heads hung down
They've got no piece of mind

If you trim yourself to fit the world
There won't be nothin' left
Just a little here and a little there
Till you won't know yourself
You'll be a pile of shavings
When they put you in your grave
If you trim yourself to fit the world
You'll whittle yourself away

So before you sign that dotted line
Or do something that you'd rather not
Before you compromise your stand
Friend, let me tell you what
Don't let the crowd get so loud
You can't hear your conscience speak
'Cause I'm willing to bet that you'll soon regret
That you sold yourself so cheap

If you trim yourself to fit the world
There won't be nothin' left
Just a little here and a little there
Till you won't know yourself
You'll be a pile of shavings
When they put you in your grave
If you trim yourself to fit the world
You'll whittle yourself away

If you trim yourself to fit the world
You'll whittle yourself away

Nothin' in the world

(Aaron Tippin/Terry Brown)

Well, I've moaned the blues since she slammed that door
Drank and cried and I walked the floor
And her memory's backed me against the wall
So tonight I'm gonna end it all
You can say goodbye to this lonely guy
Nothin' in the world can save me but a girl

Help me, help me, I'm about to die
There's a lovesick man on the prowl tonight
Don't call the doctor, don't call the law
When a good lovin' woman can fix it all
I gotta have another she to rescue me
Nothin' in the world can save me but a girl

Well, I know y'all think that I've gone mad
I'm out huntin' me one like I just had
It's like grabbin' a hold of a high line wire
Or jumpin' out of the pan straight into the fire
Oh, but only a man can understand
Nothin' in the world can save me but a girl

Help me, help me, I'm about to die
There's a lovesick man on the prowl tonight
Don't call the doctor, don't call the law
When a good lovin' woman can fix it all
I gotta have another she to rescue me
Nothin' in the world can save me but a girl

My kind of town


(Aaron Tippin/Sanger D. Shafer)

This is my kind of town
I ain't never seen nothin' like it
In all my traveling 'round
If this old highway ever gives me up
And I think about settling down
Well, this is my kind of town

There ain't no place on God's green earth
I'd rather be right now
Folks around here sure seem to know
What living's all about
I could hang around here forever
Lord, I feel so much at home
When it comes time for me to leave
It'll be so hard to go 'cause

This is my kind of town
I ain't never seen nothin' like it
In all my traveling 'round
If this old highway ever gives me up
And I think about settling down
Well, this is my kind of town

Now, I ain't the kind to just muscle in
On someone else's world
But from what I've seen it seems to me
They got lots of extra girls
And if I could find me one of them
And a little house nearby
Well, I'd park these boots, hang this hat
And stay here 'til I die 'cause

This is my kind of town
I ain't never seen nothin' like it
In all my traveling 'round
If this old highway ever gives me up
And I think about settling down
Well, this is my kind of town

If this old highway ever gives me up
And I think about settling down
Well, this is my kind of town

Let's talk about you

(Aaron Tippin/Buddy Brock)

Baby, you make me feel like a million dollar bill
And you cute little smile's driving me hog wild
Yeah, I'm one lucky dog that just can't lose
But that's enough about me
Let's talk about you

Let's talk about the way I love your walk
Talk about the way that I love your talk
Did I happen to mention that I love everything you do
That's enough about me
Let's talk about you

Your sweet loving ways just make my day
And that twinkle in your eye's keeping me up at night
Oh, I love this life I'm living
Thanks to you know who
But that's enough about me
Let's talk about you

Let's talk about the way I love your walk
Talk about the way that I love your talk
Did I happen to mention that I love everything you do
That's enough about me
Let's talk about you

I just can't say enough about your sweet love
I could your praise 'til I'm blue in the face
I could ramble on and on like a babbling fool
But that's enough about me
Let's talk about you

Let's talk about the way I love your walk
Talk about the way that I love your talk
Did I happen to mention that I love everything you do
That's enough about me
Let's talk about you

Let's talk about you
Let's talk about you
Let's talk about you

I promised you the world


(Aaron Tippin/Bruce Burch/Vern Dant)

I had dreams that were bigger than the Montana sky
And we were gonna do great in Great Falls
I just knew we were this time
But when winter finally broke, so were we
You'll never know how bad that hurt
'Cause this ain't what I meant
When I promised you the world
I lost the farm in Kansas
Along with a lot of pride
Then I almost lost my life
Down in that West Virginia mine
And that motel room in Memphis
Was a long way from diamonds and pearls
And that sure ain't what I meant
When I promised you the world

I swear your love is stronger
Than any dream of mine I've ever drug you through
And I swear I wasn't lyin'
They just never did come true
You've always bet on this old gambler
Every time I gave the wheel a whirl
But this ain't what I meant
When I promised you the world

Now this Shreveport sun is settin'
On another broken dream of mine
And I guess that mansion on the hill
Is pretty hard to see tonight
But as long as there's a breath of life in me
I'm gonna get it for you, girl
'Cause this ain't what I meant
When I promised you the world

I swear your love is stronger
Than any dream of mine I've ever drug you through
And I swear I wasn't lyin'
They just never did come true
You've always bet on this old gambler
Every time I gave the wheel a whirl
But this ain't what I meant
When I promised you the world

No, this sure ain't what I meant
When I promised you the world

Honky tonk super man

Well, down at the factory, I'm never late
I'm a mild mannered man who pulls his weight
I give a hundred percent, I don't ever stop
'Til Friday evening when I punch that clock

Then I disappear until the weekend's through
And you'll never guess who I turn into
I'm a honky-tonk superman
Ready or not, I'm back again
Dancing on the tables

And swinging from the chandeliers
I'm a honky-tonk superman
That's who I really am
A real rebel, dare-devil

Honky-tonkin' superman
Everybody's waiting for my next move
Last night I broke the record for acting a fool
My favorite waitress said I went a little too far
When I came roller skating down the top of the bar
Now, don't blame me for just having fun
The never should have bet me that it couldn't be done

('Cause)


I'm a honky-tonk superman
Ready or not, I'm back again
Dancing on the tables
And swinging from the chandeliers

I'm a honky-tonk superman
That's who I really am
A real rebel, dare-devil
Honky-tonkin' superman

Hey, look up there on the neon sign
It's a bird, it's a plane, Lord, he's lost his mind
Oh, it's just honky-tonk superman

Ready or not, I'm back again
Dancing on the tables
And swinging from the chandeliers

Whoa, yeah, I'm a honky-tonk superman
Yeah, that's who I really am
A real rebel, dare-devil, honky-tonkin' superman
Yeah, sure enough, real tough, honky-tonk superman

This heart

(Aaron Tippin/Donny Kees)

God gave me the will to survive, a good strong back and a mind
And all the tough stuff it takes to fill a man's shoes
Then God put this heart in me for you
It pushes the blood through my veins
To swing this nine pound hammer one more day
But there's only one reason why it beats so true
God put this heart in me for you
This heart really don't belong to me
This heart will be yours eternally
The man upstairs put it there 'cause
He knows what to do

I'd be nothin' but flesh, blood and bones
If I had to walk through this world alone
Just a ramblin' fool, a blind, stubborn brute
Without this heart in me for you

This heart really don't belong to me
This heart will be yours eternally
The man upstairs put it there 'cause
He knows what to do

God put this in my for you
Yes, God put this heart in me for you

The sound of your goodbye

(Aaron Tippin/Michael P. Heeney)

Girl, I've got scars and I've seen stars
From men nearly twice my size
Yeah, life's sticks and stones have broke a few bones
But I've always survived
So when I take a look at all I've took
It don't seem right to me
How a little bitty woman with just a few words
Come bring me to my knees
Sticks and stones wouldn't hurt a bit
Compared to the cold, cruel words that just leave your lips
I'd rather you pick up a rock, a stick full of thorns
Rear back and let 'em fly
'Cause those sticks wouldn't cut, stones hurt as much
As the sound of your goodbye

Yeah, I know I'm the reason you're leavin'
I'm to blame sure enough
It's like you say there ain't a woman made
That can live without true love
So if it's too late to set things straight
And there's no forgivin' me
Then don't say nothin,' just pick you up somethin'
That'll end this misery.

Sticks and stones wouldn't hurt a bit
Compared to the cold, cruel words that just leave your lips
I'd rather you pick up a rock, a stick full of thorns
Rear back and let 'em fly
'Cause those sticks wouldn't cut, stones hurt as much
As the sound of your goodbye

These sweet dreams

(Aaron Tippin/Butch Curry)

You reach out and touch me and tell me you love me
And promise that you always will
But as I start to kiss your tender lips
I wake up to my living hell
These sweet dreams are killin' me
Your heavenly memory is pure misery
I'm losing my mind one night as a time
These sweet dreams are killin' me

When sleep comes I hold you just like I used to
In a world where our love still lives
But each mornin' I wake as I feel my heart break
When I lose you all over again

These sweet dreams are killin' me
Your heavenly memory is pure misery
I'm losing my mind one night as a time
These sweet dreams are killin' me

These sweet dreams are killin' me
These sweet dreams are killin' me

There ain't nothin' wrong with the radio

(aaron tippin/buddy brock)

Sometimes she runs, sometimes she don't
More than once she's left me on the side of the road
The older she gets the slower we go
But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio
She needs a carburetor, a set of plug wires
She's ridin' me around on four bald tires
The wipers don't work and the horn don't blow
But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio

I've got sixteen speakers crossin' my back dash
A little bobbin' dog watchin' everybody pass
Dual antennas whippin' in the wind
Lord, there ain't a country station that i can't tune in
She ain't a cadillac and she ain't a rolls
But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio

I got stopped by a cop late last night
Out-of-date tags and no tail lights
He said i oughta run you in but i'm lettin' you go
Because there ain't nothin' wrong with your radio
I got the best lookin' gal in my hometown
I asked her last time that i took her out
Honey, tell me what it is that makes you love me so
She said there ain't nothin' wrong with your radio

I've got sixteen speakers crossin' my back dash
A little bobbin' dog watchin' everybody pass
Dual antennas whippin' in the wind
Lord, there ain't a country station that i can't tune in
She ain't a cadillac and she ain't a rolls
But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio

No, she ain't a cadillac and she ain't a rolls
But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio

Read between the lines

(Aaron Tippin/Michael Puryear)

I've got some mighty tall tales from livin' hard and fast
I'm a walkin,' talkin,' livin,' breathin,' portrait of my past
I've double-crossed the devil, prayed the Lord my soul to keep
Escaped some early graves by the skin of my teeth
All the deepest secrets of my soul the world can plainly see
'Cause everything I've ever done is written all over me
If you just read between the lines of this well-weathered face of mine
Every wrinkle, every scar was a painful work of art
That reminds me of mistakes that I've made
And no story I can tell can tell it quite as well
As these souvenirs that livin's left behind
So take a long, hard look at the cover of this book
And read between the lines
And read between the lines

They might be hard to find on this rigid face of stone
There are pleasant deep impressions that are solid as gold
And I'll be the first to tell you that this ol' boy's been blessed
'Cause even the worst of times have turned out for the best
Like roads on a map they cross a battered stretch of skin
You can trace your way through memory lane to anywhere I've been

If you just read between the lines of this well-weathered face of mine
Every wrinkle, every scar was a painful work of art
That reminds me of mistakes that I've made
And no story I can tell can tell it quite as well
As these souvenirs that livin's left behind
So take a long, hard look at the cover of this book
And read between the lines
And read between the lines

My blue angel

(Aaron Tippin/Kim Williams/Philip Douglas)

Somewhere out there in the smoky air
Where the night is neon blue
Surrounded by strangers, she don't know the dangers
One drink could lead her to
And if she falls, it's all my fault
For doin' a good woman wrong
I can't be far behind her
Oh, Lord, help me find her
Before my angel is gone
Looking for my blue angel
The same one that flew from my arms last night
If you see my blue angel
Tell her that heaven without her feels like hell tonight

Last night when she left I told myself
That she wouldn't go too far
Now I'm not so sure how long her tears
Could last in a stranger's arms
She's wounded I know and feeling so low
She could fall at anytime
I don't know what I'd do if I were to lose
That precious angel of mine

Looking for my blue angel
The same one that flew from my arms last night
If you see my blue angel
Tell her that heaven without her feels like hell tonight

Yes, tell her heaven without her feels like hell tonight

I wouldn't have it any other way

I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way: Aaron Tippin

I've walked the straight and narrow and I've worn a rebel's brand
Sometimes I've had to go without for bein' my own man
I've rallied to the cause when I knew the cause was right
I've cut against the grain, but I've kept my peace of mind
And I wouldn't have it any other way
If there's a price for bein' me, that's one I'll have to pay
I'll take the good and bear the bad until my dyin' day
I wouldn't have it any other way
Oh, I wouldn't have it any other way

I could have taken a beaten path every time trouble starts
I'd rather take a beatin' than to ever cross my heart
Stickin' to my guns, can't be sold or bought
Holdin' to my honor no matter what the cost

And I wouldn't have it any other way
If there's a price for bein' me, that's one I'll have to pay
I'll take the good and bear the bad until my dyin' day
I wouldn't have it any other way
Oh, I wouldn't have it any other way

I wouldn't have it any other way

I was born with a broken heart

(Aaron Tippin/Jim McBride)

If you're lost and you're alone
Let me sing you a song
Oh, you're not the only lonely one tonight
I know what you're goin' through
I can sympathize with you
I've been wakin' in your shoes all my life
I was born with a broken heart
Born to lose right from the start
Raised on hand-me-down blues
That's why I sing the way I do
A sad six string and a jukebox voice
I'm the lonely people's choice
I was made to play the part
I was born with a broken heart

If the sun should ever shine in your life
Well, friend, that's fine
And may you leave behind these old troubled times that we've shared
Oh, but don't look back for me
I'm where I'm supposed to be
And anywhere there's a lonely street I'll be there

I was born with a broken heart
Born to lose right from the start
Raised on hand-me-down blues
That's why I sing the way I do
A sad six string and a jukebox voice
I'm the lonely people's choice
I was made to play the part
I was born with a broken heart

Yes, I was made to play the part
I was born with a broken heart

If i had to do it over

(Aaron Tippin/Buddy Brock)

When I look back on this life and all the things that I have done
Lord, I've paid some pretty prices for never backing up
But now that I've had time alone and I've been through every page
There's only one part of my story that I wish that I could change
If I had it to do over and I knew then what I know now
I'd do anything I had to, to keep you from walkin' out
Your love would be the only reason for anything that I'd undo
Yes, if I had it to do over, I'd do it over you

There are bridges I have burned and there are promises I've made
And the ones that I have broken I'll have to carry to my grave
And when I stand before the throne and answer for my every deed
The only one that I'll regret is what I've done to you and me

If I had it to do over and I knew then what I know now
I'd do anything I had to, to keep you from walkin' out
Your love would be the only reason for anything that I'd undo
Yes, if I had it to do over, I'd do it over you

Yes, if I had it to do over, I'd do it over you

I miss misbehavin'

(Aaron Tippin/Charlie Craig/Mark Collie)

I used to smoke and stay out late
Sometimes I drank more that I ate
I used to think, man, I was bad
Why, I'd fight at the drop of a hat
I took a walk on the wild side
I guess I'm lucky that I survived
I had some days I can't forget
And sometimes at night I think about 'em yet
I miss misbehavin'
Yeah, I miss misbehavin'
I've settled down now
But sometimes I miss misbehavin'

There was a girl I do recall
She was as tough as she was tall
We used to dance to every song
Lord, we held each other all night long
She used to call me her honey baby
I called her my Miss Misbehavin'
I wonder if she's still around
And if she's out there misbehavin' now

I miss misbehavin'
Yeah, I miss misbehavin'
I've settled down now
But sometimes I miss misbehavin'

Yeah, I've settled down now
But sometimes I miss misbehavin'

You've got to stand for something

(aaron tippin/buddy brock)

Now daddy didn't like trouble, but if it came along
Everyone that knew him knew which side that he'd be on
He never was a hero, or this county's shinin' light
But you could always find him standing up
For what he thought was right

He'd say you've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything
You've got to be your own man not a puppet on a string
Never compromise what's right and uphold your family name
You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything

Now we might have been better off or owned a bigger house
If daddy had done more givin' in or a little more backing down
But we always had plenty just living his advice
Whatever you do today you'll have to sleep with tonight

He'd say you've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything
You've got to be your own man not a puppet on a string
Never compromise what's right and uphold your family name
You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything

Now i know that things are different than they were in daddy's days
But i still believe what makes a man really hasn't changed

You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything
You've got to be your own man not a puppet on a string
Never compromise what's right and uphold your family name
You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything

You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything

Up against you

(Aaron Tippin/Buddy Brock)

I've had my back against the wall more times than I can count
Seems I was running into trouble every time I turned around
But now my luck is changing, I've run into a dream come true
I've never been up against anything quite like you
There have been tight situations but baby this is close
You're so soft to touch and you're so easy to hold
For the first time in my life I feel like I just can't lose
And I've never been up against anything quite like you

When the odds are against me I just laugh it off
'Cause nothing is as tough as this love I've come across
When we met head on, you really changed my point of view
I've never been up against anything quite like you

There have been tight situations but baby this is close
You're so soft to touch and you're so easy to hold
For the first time in my life I feel like I just can't lose
And I've never been up against anything quite like you

No, I've never been up against anything quite like you

The sky's got the blues

(Aaron Tippin/Ronnie Rogers)

Way up in the sky, not a cloud is flyin' by
A picture perfect afternoon
Birds upon the wing, I can hear them sing
Chirping out a happy tune
And I'm walkin' around with my head hanging down
Got a reason for feeling this way
Since you've been gone things look so wrong
The sky's got the blues today
The sky's got the blues, just like I've got them for you
That old sky's got the blues and I've got nothing to look up to
Yeah, the sky's got the blues, the sky's got the blues today

Everyone I see, happy as can be
Loving all this warm sunshine
So many things to do, beneath a sky of blue
Not a worry on their minds
Oh but I could stand a change, some clouds or some rain
Now ain't that sad to say, but it could take a turn
As far as I'm concerned, the sky's got the blues today

The sky's got the blues, just like I've got them for you
That old sky's got the blues and I've got nothing to look up to
Yeah, the sky's got the blues, the sky's got the blues today

Yeah, the sky's got the blues today

She made a memory out of me

(Aaron Tippin/Buddy Brock)

You're looking at a man that's almost gone
Had a good woman and I went and did her wrong
Honey found out I was lovin' double time
She moved me from her heart to the back of her mind
She made a memory out of me
Just a vision of the past is all you see
Like a statue of stone a part of history
Yeah, that woman made a memory out of me

Lord, I'm so low down for what I've done
I don't even make a shadow when I'm walking in the sun
I hide my face, hang my chin
Just another sad story 'bout an old has been

She made a memory out of me
Just a vision of the past is all you see
Like a statue of stone a part of history
Yeah, that woman made a memory out of me

Say Lord, that baby made a memory out of me
Just a vision of the past is all you see
Like a statue of stone a part of history
Yeah, that woman made a memory out of me

Lord, that baby made a memory out of me

Many, many, many beers ago

(Aaron Tippin/Phillip Douglas)

With every drink I take, it's gettin' harder to recall
And I ain't gonna stop until I forget it all
'Cause once upon a time she used to love me so
But that was many, many, many beers ago
All my tin can buddies that help me ease the pain
One by one they remind me she's not coming back again
Just how long she's been gone I can't say I really know
Lord, it's been many, many, many beers ago

I don't need a watch or a clock on the wall
To tell me just how long it took for me to lose it all
And this gettin' over her is going pretty slow
It's been many, many, many beers ago

Yeah, all my tin can buddies that help me ease the pain
One by one they remind me she's not coming back again
Just how long she's been gone I can't say I really know
But it's been many, many, many beers ago

Yes, it's been many, many, many beers ago

The man that came between us (was me)

(Aaron Tippin/Butch Curry)

It's taken me some time to read the writing on the wall
But I have finaly figured out just what's been going on
And I need to tell you what I've learned before you turn to go
There's things about that other man I think you should know
The man that came between us was looking out for number one
He didn't care how bad he hurt you by the selfish things he'd done
But looking in the mirror, today, I finally came to see
That man that came between us was me

I know I'm sorry don't make up for half the tears you've cried
And I can't promise miracles but I swear to God I'll try
'Cause if you'll give me half a chance I'll love you like I should
Honey, your lovin' man's come home again
And that stranger's gone for good

The man that came between us was looking out for number one
He didn't care how bad he hurt you by the selfish things he'd done
But looking in the mirror, today, I finally came to seed
That man that came between us was me

Oh honey, the man that came between us was me