Startin’ Fires

written by George Teren, Craig Wiseman

Look out!
People used to call me backwards
Living out here with the tractors
Lettin’ this world leave me behind
Now-a-days I'm an innovator
I'm a country boy prognosticator
Man, a man ahead of my times

I've got a hundred acre farm
I've got a John Deere in my barn
I've got a garden in my yard, full of corn, peas and beans
I've got a guitar I play unplugged
I've got a home-grown girl I love
And when the summer time hits, we skinny dip in the stream
I was green before green was a thing

Oh yeah

Sheets on the clothes line dryin’
Red Tail hawks a-flyin’
A couple of deer on the timber line
Yeah, and I know a lot more about cane pole fishing
Then I ever will know about carbon emission
But my little corner of the world is doin’ just fine

Yeah, I've got a hundred acre farm
I've got a John Deere in my barn
I've got a garden in my yard, full of corn, peas and beans
I've got a guitar I play unplugged
I've got a home-grown girl I love
And when the summer time hits, we skinny dip in the stream
I was green before green was a thing

Yeah, I've got a hundred acre farm
I've got a John Deere in my barn
I've got a garden in my yard, full of roots, baked potatoes and greens
I've got a guitar I play unplugged
I've got a home-grown girl I love
And when the summer time hits, we skinny dip in the stream
I was green before green was a thing

Oh yeah

written by Sherrié Austin, Wil Rambeaux, John Stephan

She’s got her new jeans on
Lookin’ so right it’s wrong
Mmmm, everybody stares as she walks on by
See those double takes
Hear those slamming breaks
Yeah, when she smiles you can see the sparks fly

My baby's gotten good
Good at startin’ fires
Hearts burn for her
But I’m the one walkin’ beside her
Yeah, maybe baby’s gotten good at startin’ fires
But I’m the only one
Ain’t no doubt
Only one who puts them out

She’s got a long red dress
And boy, I must confess
Mmm, when you see her, she'll take your breath away
When we're out on the town
Eyes look her up and down
Yeah, she makes the nighttime hotter than a summer day

My baby's gotten good
Good at startin’ fires
Hearts burn for her
But I’m the one walkin’ beside her
Yeah, maybe baby’s gotten good at startin’ fires
But I’m the only one
Ain’t no doubt
Only one who puts them out

I’m a lucky man and I know it’s true
(Know it’s true, yes, it’s true)
Her fire burns for me
Yeah, that’s just so cool

My baby's gotten good
Good at startin’ fires
Hearts burn for her
But I’m the one walkin’ beside her
Yeah, maybe baby’s gotten good at startin’ fires
But I’m the only one
Ain’t no doubt
Only one who puts them out

My baby's gotten good
Good at startin’ fires
Hearts burn for her
But I’m the one walkin’ beside her
Yeah, maybe baby’s gotten good at startin’ fires
But I’m the only one
Ain’t no doubt
Only one who puts them out

written by Jennifer Adan, Cory Batten

Red roadside wild flower, if I'd only picked you
Took you home, set you on the counter
Oh, at least a time or two
Maybe she’d’ve thought it through

Yellow sunset slowly dipping down in the rear view
Oh, how she'd love to sit and watch you
I could have done that a whole lot more
If I hadn't been so stubborn, been so selfish
Thought about her more, thought about me less
Joked and made her laugh, held her when she cried
A little more of that, maybe I

Wouldn't be driving like hell
Flyin’ like crazy down the highway
Callin’ everyone we know
Stoppin’ any place she might be
Goin’ any place she might go
Beatin’ on the dash
Screamin’ out her name at the windshield
Tears soakin’ up my face
If I had loved her this much all along
Maybe, maybe, yeah, maybe
She wouldn't be gone
She wouldn't be gone

She warned me it was coming
Said if I didn't change, she was leaving
I just didn't believe she would ever really walk out
God, I believe her now

Called her mama, cried like a baby to her best friend
Now if they've seen her, they aren’t saying, they aren’t saying
Now I'm cursing like a fool, praying it ain’t too late
All I want to do is fix my mistakes
Find her beg her for one more try
Until then, damn it I’ll

Be drivin’ like hell
Flyin’ like crazy down the highway
Callin’ everyone we know
Stoppin’ any place she might be
Goin’ any place she might go
Beatin’ on the dash
Screamin’ out her name at the windshield
Tears soakin’ up my face
If I had loved her this much all along
Maybe, maybe, yeah, maybe
She wouldn't be gone

I wouldn't be beatin’ on the dash
Screamin’ out her name at the windshield
Tears soakin’ up my face
If I had loved her this much all along
Maybe, maybe, yeah, maybe
She wouldn't be gone

Red roadside wild flower, if I'd only picked you
Took you home, set you on the counter
Oh, at least a time or two
Maybe she’d've thought it through

written by Ben Hayslip, Troy Olsen, Bryan Simpson

I can taste your kiss on my lips
And I'm wrapped around your fingertips
As I watch the moonlight dancin’ on your skin
Your green eyes and the sweet red wine
Go to my head, girl, every time
And I get drunk on you
I lose control and then
And here I go again

I'm fallin’ for you even though I know
You’re only playing with my heart
Tomorrow might be hell
But a night or two of loving you is better than never at all
And I can't help myself
So I'll just hold on
I'll just hold on
I'll just hold on
Until you’re gone

Girl, I know you're a gypsy soul
And I'm just a stop along your road
And you hang around long enough to blow my mind
If I had a star for every scar
You tattooed on my heart
I could fill up the Oklahoma sky
So girl, I don't know why

I'm fallin’ for you even though I know
You’re only playing with my heart
Tomorrow might be hell
But a night or two of loving you is better than never at all
And I can't help myself
So I'll just hold on
I'll just hold on
I'll just hold on
Until you’re gone

I'll just hold on
I'll just hold on
I'll just hold on
Til you’re gone

I look down and my cell phone rings
And I see your name and I know what that means
But I don't care
I'll just hold on
Til you’re gone

Every time you need to take it hard
Seein’ you go just breaks my heart
But I don't care
I'll just hold on
Til you’re gone

Your green eyes and that sweet red wine
Go to my head, girl, every time
But I don't care
I'll just hold on
Til you’re gone

written by Chris Stapleton, Craig Wiseman

Wheels turn like my memories
And the head-lights shine like my used-to-bes
And time, time's takin’ way too long
And forgiveness, well, I hope it’s not too far gone

A hundred miles from here is where I need to be
And a hundred miles from now I’m goin’ to hit my knees
Say I miss you, oh, I love you, and I’m sorry
And if she can find a way to take me back
I'd spend the rest of my life making up for the past
All my answers, all my hopes, all my fears
Are a hundred miles from here

I, I told her I had to go
And now I know what I didn’t know
And this road could lead me back to your door
But can it take me to a girl who can love me anymore

A hundred miles from here is where I need to be
And a hundred miles from now I’m goin’ to hit my knees
Say I miss you, oh, I love you, and I’m sorry
And if she can find a way to take me back
I'd spend the rest of my life making up for the past
All my answers, all my hopes, all my fears
Are a hundred miles from here
Oh, a hundred miles from here

written by Kendall Marvel, Chris Stapleton

Now listen to me
This here is how it used to be

I can see the day that I won’t want to hang out with the boys all night
Yeah, and I can see a day when I'll walk off this dead end job for good
And I can see a day when I won’t be afraid of gettin’ older
But no matter what I do
Honey, I can’t see me never lovin’ you

Some things are bound to change
But some things stay the same like they ought to
Some things are meant to be
Just like you and me together
If I die today or if I find a way to live forever
No matter what I do
Darlin’, I can’t see me never lovin’ you

Yeah, and I can see a time when you won’t think you look as good as you used to
Oh, and I can see a time your auburn hair will turn to gray
And I can see a time when you think you won’t blow my mind, but I can tell you
No matter what I do
Darlin’, I can’t see me never lovin’ you

Yeah, some things are bound to change
But some things stay the same like they ought to
Some things are meant to be
Just like you and me together
But if I die today or if I find a way to live forever
No matter what I do
Darlin’, I can’t see me never lovin’ you

No matter what I do
Honey, I can’t see me never loving you

I’ve seen a lot of things
But I can’t see that
I just can’t see it happenin’

written by Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Ben Hayslip

Cat Diesel Power cap pulled down low
Makin’ that bacon, row by row
Can't get them muscles at the YMCA
It's from choppin’ cotton, cuttin’ corn and slingin’ that hay
Been heavy liftin’ since the crack of dawn
No doubt about it, that boy's country strong

He's up in the mornin’ yawnin’ with those work boots on
Workin’ like hell 'til the dinner bell brings him back home
Blue collar in his blood, backwoods in his bones
No doubt about it, that boy's country strong

He wears an old felt hat on his head
Got a saddle for a pillow, and the ground for a bed
Spurs on his heels, reins in his hands
Drivin’ cattle, ropin’ steers and burnin’ his brand
There aren’t no lettin’ up all day long
No doubt about it, that boy's country strong

He's up in the mornin’ yawnin’ with them Tony Llama's on
Working like hell 'til the dinner bell brings him back home
Blue collar in his blood, backwoods in his bones
No doubt about it, that boy's country strong

Yeah, behind every good man, there's a woman
She's the one thing that keeps him goin’, keeps him
goin’

She's up in the mornin’ yawnin’ with that coffee pot on
Working like hell 'til the dinner bell brings him back home
Blue collar in her blood, backwoods in her bones
No doubt about it, that girl's country strong

Cowboys, plowboys, good hearted women
They're all country strong

written by Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Ben Hayslip

I look out ‘cross corn rows from a dirt road
Baby’s kicked back in the front seat
Got her bare feet hangin’ out the window
We take a trip down memory lane
Dust on the truck, no chance of rain
My third generation farmin’ friends all pray that it’s on the way
And if it don’t show up, we'll be alright
‘Cause folks round here wouldn’t take a million
For a different life

Home sweet home
I thank my lucky stars at night
I was raised down here and raised up right
Am I proud, you've got that right
Home sweet home
Where a little bit goes a long way
And we shutter down on Sunday
I won’t ever get too far away
From home sweet home

Pull down to the cane bridge
Park in the ditch
Folks and poles are lined up
A little kid holds a stringer up
Got a mess of fish
I drive away with a smile on my face
Knowin’ that this place was blessed
By God's amazing grace

Home sweet home
I thank my lucky stars at night
I was raised down here and raised up right
Am I proud, you've got that right
Home sweet home
Where a little bit goes a long way
And we shutter down on Sunday
I won’t ever get too far away
From home sweet home

No matter I go
Or where the road might lead
This little speck on the map is always gonna be

Home sweet home
I thank my lucky stars at night
I was raised down here and raised up right
Am I proud, you've got that right
Home sweet home
Where a little bit goes a long way
And we shutter down on Sunday
I won’t ever get too far away
From home sweet home

Yeah, I'm coming home

written by Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley

Well, I've been thinkin’ about it and it’s been too long
So put them dirty dishes down and leave that laundry alone
Come on

Take me by the hand and follow me to our room
You don’t have to tell me this is way over due
I know, so let’s go

I want to be with you
Come let me kiss you
And I don’t mean a peck on the cheek
Girl, tonight I’m makin’ up for lost time
I hope you got a good night’s sleep
I ain’t goin’ to rush it
Girl, you’re goin’ to love it
‘Cause I intend to do it right
But I'll go ahead and warn you
This is going to take all night

Now I don’t understand how life can get in the way
Of me and the prettiest girl in the world makin’ love
But it does

I want to be with you
Come let me kiss you
And I don’t mean a peck on the cheek
Girl, tonight I’m makin’ up for lost time
I hope you got a good night’s sleep
I ain’t goin’ to rush it
Girl, you’re goin’ to love it
‘Cause I intend to do it right
But I'll go ahead and warn you
This is goin’ to take all night

I want to be with you
Come let me kiss you
And I don’t mean a peck on the cheek
Girl, tonight I’m makin’ up for lost time
I hope you got a good night sleep
I’m goin’ to pay attention to every square inch of ya
I intend to do this right
But I'll go ahead and warn you
This is goin’ to take all night

Yeah, I'll show you how I love you
But girl, it’s goin’ to take all night

written by Blake Shelton, Dean Dillon

You were just some one
Some friend of mine said take her out
And have yourself a good time
To be honest, I was far from over a broken heart
You were the furthest thing from my mind
And it didn’t seem to matter to you
That I looked away when we were introduced

Cause you broke the ice with a killer smile
Ordered us a drink and we talked a while
And I slowly started comin’ around
Now here I am

To tell the truth I did my best to tell myself
Hey, don’t forget the last time
Then I stood there in disbelief
At how easily you got to me with your eyes
You reached across the table and you took my hand
I knew I was in trouble right there and then

When you broke the ice with a killer smile
Ordered us a drink and we talked a while
And I slowly started comin’ around
Now here I am

Down on one knee
Am I getting to ya, baby?
The way you got to me

When you broke the ice with that killer smile
Ordered us a drink and we talked a while
I slowly started comin’ around
Now here I am

When you broke the ice with that killer smile
Ordered us a drink and we talked a while
I slowly started comin’ around
Now here I am

written by Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon

There she was
Laughin’, talkin’, window shoppin’ with a new guy
And I'd heard about him
I heard she found him right around when we said goodbye
And I came real close and almost lost my temper
But I bit my tongue, kept my cool, cos I remembered

I don't care
She don't matter
I don't love her anymore, he can have her
I don't know why it slips my mind
I tell myself all the time
Guess I forgot again for a second there
That I don't care

Almost ten
I should've known his car would still be parked in her drive
Almost pulled in
Knocked on her door and gave her a piece of my mind
Oh, but I just kept on driving back to my place
Wondering why I went so far out of my way when

I don't care
She don't matter
I don't love her anymore, he can have her
I don't know why it slips my mind
I tell myself all the time
Guess I forgot again for a second there
That I don't care

When I got home, the light was blinking on that old machine
She said, "My brother's been in town, but he just left
And, I miss you, give me a ring"

I still care
She's all that matters
I still love her just like always, gotta have her
I never got her off my mind, been hoping she would call sometime
I know it's late to be driving over there, but I don't care

I don't care

written by Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert

[Blake]

Well, the moon just came over the tree tops
And the whip-poor-will started to sing
So I slid down the hill
Got into the still
And drank til my ears started to ring

I followed a trail through the hollow
To a shack back in the woods
It’s my eighteenth birthday
Honey, come out and play
It’s time we got up to no good

[Duet]

Now I ain’t afraid to be lonely
But I still want to learn about love
I’m a hillbilly child raised in the wild
Come lay down on my bare skin rug

[Miranda]

My dress is torn up and tattered
My daddy left a long time ago
And my hair just hangs down
I never made it to town
Momma said that’s where bad people go

But me and my sister been talkin’
She’s eighteen, one year older than me
She laid down with a man
I want to understand, what she says
I'll never believe

[Duet]

‘Cause I ain’t afraid to be lonely
But I still want to learn about love
I’m a hillbilly child, been raised in the wild
Lay me down on your bare skin rug

[Blake]

Now I need a woman

[Miranda]

And I need a man

[Duet]

We ain’t got nobody
And we ain’t even kin

So I ain’t afraid to be lonely
But I still want to learn about love
I’m a hillbilly child, been raised in the wild
Lay me down on your bare skin rug
Come lay down on my bare skin