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
yes, i've cut against the grain
but i've kept my peace of mind
(chorus)
and i would'nt have it any other way
if there's a price for bein' me
well,thats what ill have to pay
i'll take the good and bear the bad
until my dyin'day
i would'nt have it any other way
i would'nt have it any other way
i could take beaten path
every time the trouble starts
but i'd ruther take a beatin
than to ever cross my heart
stickin to my guns,cant be sold or bought
holdin to my honor no matter what the cost
(to chorus)
i'll take the good and bear the bad
until my dyin' day
and i would'nt have it any other way
i would'nt have it any other way
no,i would'nt have it any other way
Kathy Mattea
Last updated: Sunday, 11. May 1997
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455 Rocket
(written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings)
Mr. Smith had an Oldsmobile
Baby blue with wire wheels
I took her home the day she was advertised
He said she leaks when it would rain
Sounded like an aeroplane
But I knew she was a jewel in disguise
She had a 455 Rocket
The biggest block alive
I couldn't hardly wait just to take my turn
She was made for the straight-a-ways
She grew up hatin' Chevrolets
She's a Rocket.....she was made to burn
Well, whose junk pile piece of Chevelle is this?
Did you boys come here to race or just kiss?
Hmmm, now don't you wanna know
What I got underneath my hood?
I know she might sound like she's missing
But, buddy she can teach you a lesson
In just a quarter mile and I'll smoke you good
In my 455 Rocket.....the kind the police drive
I couldn't hardly wait just to take my turn
She was made for the straight-a-ways
She grew up hating Chevrolets
She's a Rocket.....she was made to burn
I'm tellin you and I ain't ashamed
I cried when that wrecker came
As we skid I thought I heard the angels sing
Sounded like the Beach Boys
We hit the curb then began to sail
Took out most of the safety rail
Even the cop asked me,
"Man, what'd you have in that thing?"
I had a 455 Rocket
The very kind you drive
You wanna watch yourself when you take that turn
She was made for the straight-a-ways
She grew up hatin' Chevrolets
She's a Rocket.....she was made to burn, burn
'Cause, she's a Rocket.....
She was made to burn
Indepenence Day
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Well she seemed all right by dawn's early light
Though she looked a little worried and weak
She tried to pretend he wasn't drinking again
But Daddy'd left the proof on her cheek
I was only eight years old that summer,
And I always seemed to be in the way
So I took myself down to the fair in town
On Independence Day
Well, word gets around in a small, small town
They said he was a dangerous man
But Mama was proud and she stood her ground
She knew she was on the losing end
Some folks whispered, some folks talked ,
But everybody looked the other way
And when time ran out, there was no one about
On Independence Day
(Chorus)
Let freedom ring!
Let the white dove sing
Let the whole world know that today is a day of reckoning
Let the weak be strong
Let the "right" be wrong
Roll that stone away, let the guilty pay
It's Independence Day!
Well, she lit up the sky that Fourth of July
By the time that the firemen come,
They just put out the flames and they took down some names
And sent me to the county home
Now I ain't saying it's right or it's wrong,
But maybe it's the only way
Talk about your revolution
It's Independence Day
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