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Lyrics: American Stars'n'Bars

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     THE OLD COUNTRY WALTZ 
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     They were playing that old country waltz 
     In this empty bar echoin' off the wall. 
     When I first got the bad news that you set me free, 
     The band played the old country waltz to me. 
      
     Well, I loved, and I lost, and I cried 
     The day that the two of us died. 
     Ain't got no excuses, I just want to ride 
     While the band plays the old country waltz. 
      
     Out the window the moon shines 
     On the roofs of the cars 
     While I knock down tequila and salt 
     And the band plays the old country waltz. 
      
     And we're playin' it, that old country waltz 
     In this empty bar echoin' off the wall. 
     Ain't got no excuses, we just want to play 
     That good old country waltz. 
      
     I ain't got no excuses, I just want to play 
     That good old country waltz. 
     That good old country waltz. 
      
      
     SADDLE UP THE PALOMINO 
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     Oh, oh, Carmelina, 
     The daughter of the wealthy banker. 
     Since she came to town all my friends are gone, 
     And I'm stuck out here with melody. 
      
     Saddle up the palomino, the sun is going down. 
     The way I feel, this must be real. 
      
     If you can't cut it, don't pick up the knife. 
     There's no reward in your conscience stored 
     When you're sleepin' with another man's wife. 
      
     Saddle up the palomino, the sun is going down. 
     The way I feel, this must be real. 
      
     I wanna lick the platter, the gravy doesn't matter. 
     It's a cold bowl of chili when love lets you down, 
     But it's the neighbor's wife I'm after. 
      
     Saddle up the palomino, the sun is going down. 
     The way I feel, this must be real. 
      
      
     HEY BABE 
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     Hey babe, say you're mine, all mine. 
     I need it oh so bad. 
     Hey babe, hey babe. 
     I know that all things pass. 
     Let's try to make this last. 
      
     Oh, can you see my love shining for you? 
     Oh, can you see my love shining for you? 
      
     Hey babe, can I count on you 
     To see me through? 
     Hey babe, hey babe. 
     All I need is your love 
     And the stars above. 
      
     Oh, can you see my love shining for you? 
     Oh, can you see my love shining for you? 
      
     Hey babe, say you're mine, all mine. 
     I need you oh so bad. 
     Hey babe, hey babe. 
     I know that all things pass. 
     Let's try to make this last. 
      
     Oh, can you see my love shining for you? 
     Oh, can you see my love shining for you? 
      
     Hey babe, I know that all things pass. 
     Let's try to make this last. 
      
      
     HOLD BACK THE TEARS 
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     Hello, my old friend. 
     It's good to see you smiling. 
     You've been around so long, you must be strong. 
     And single life really has its fine points, 
     Like friends to help you out when things go wrong. 
      
     Hold back the tears 
     That you've been cryin'. 
     Push off the fears 
     When they come around. 
      
     Hold back the tears, 
     And keep on trying. 
     Just around the next corner 
     May be waiting your true love. 
      
     Two lying fools, 
     And then four cryin' eyes, 
     Counting on one another to survive. 
     Crazy love must surely have this pain, 
     If getting up means going down again. 
      
     Hold back the tears 
     That you've been cryin'. 
     Push off the fears 
     When they come around. 
      
     Hold back the tears, 
     And keep on trying. 
     Just around the next corner 
     May be waiting your true love. 
      
      
     BITE THE BULLET 
     --------------- 
     There's a bar hall queen down in Charlotte town. 
     I'd sure like to see her when the sun goes down. 
     I swear her hair is midnight black. 
     And I can't wait till I get back. 
      
     Carolina queen, 
     She's a walking love machine. 
     I'd like to make her scream, 
     When I bite the bullet. 
     Bite the bullet. 
      
     Born and raised at the top of the South. 
     You know she knows what it's all about. 
     Good old boys are coming from miles around. 
     Wanna watch that bullet lay 'em down. 
      
     Carolina queen, 
     She's a walking love machine. 
     I'd like to make her scream, 
     When I bite the bullet. 
     Bite the bullet. 
      
     There's a bar hall queen down in Charlotte town. 
     I'd sure like to see her when the sun goes down. 
     Good old boys are coming from miles around. 
     Wanna watch that bullet lay 'em down. 
      
     Carolina queen, 
     She's a walking love machine. 
     I'd like to make her scream, 
     When I bite the bullet. 
     Bite the bullet. 
      
      
     STAR OF BETHLEHEM 
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     Ain't it hard when you wake up in the morning 
     And you find out that those other days are gone? 
     All you have is memories of happiness 
     Lingerin' on. 
      
     You might wonder who can I turn to 
     On this cold and chilly night of gloom 
     The answer to that question 
     Is nowhere in this room. 
      
     All your dreams and your lovers won't protect you, 
     They're only passing through you in the end. 
     They'll leave you stripped of all that they can get to, 
     And wait for you to come back again. 
      
     You might wonder who I can turn to 
     On this cold and chilly night of gloom 
     The answer to that question 
     Is nowhere in this room. 
      
     Yet still a light is shining 
     From that lamp on down the hall. 
     Maybe the star of Bethlehem 
     Wasn't a star at all. 
      
      
     WILL TO LOVE 
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     It has often been my dream 
     To live with one who wasn't there 
     Like an ocean fish who swam upstream 
     Through nets, by hooks, and hungry bears. 
      
     When the water grew less deep 
     My fins were aching from the strain 
     I'm swimming in my sleep 
     I know I can't go back again. 
      
     Got the will to love, the will to love. 
     I'll never lose it, never lose the will to love, 
     Never lose the will. 
     It's like something from up above. 
      
     I can be like a fire in the night 
     Always warm and giving off light 
     But there comes a time when I shine too bright 
     Oh, I'm just a fire in the night. 
      
     And now my fins are in the air 
     And my belly's scraping on the rocks 
     I still think someone really cares 
     And I'll keep swimming till I stop. 
      
     Got the will to love, the will to love. 
     I'll never lose it, never lose the will to love, 
     Never lose the will. 
     It's like something from up above. 
      
     I'm like a singer on the stage 
     With the golden lights and liquid rage 
     Down from the mountains to the sea 
     Cool running love keeps cleansing me. 
      
     It keeps my gills from getting dry 
     But it distorts things in my eyes 
     Sometimes I see what really isn't there 
     Like my true lover, and I care. 
      
     Got the will to love, the will to love. 
     I'll never lose it, never lose the will to love, 
     Never lose the will. 
     It's like something from up above. 
      
     Sometimes I ramble on and on 
     And I repeat myself till all my friends are gone 
     And get lost in snow and drown in rain 
     And never feel the same again. 
      
     I remember the ocean from where I came 
     Just one of millions all the same 
     But somewhere someone calls my name 
     I'm a harpoon dodger, and I can't, won't be tamed. 
      
     Got the will to love, the will to love. 
     I'll never lose it, never lose the will to love, 
     Never lose the will. 
     It's like something from up above. 
      
     Baby, if I see boredom in your eyes 
     I'll know my river has run dry 
     But I won't turn back with that lonely tide 
     I bought that ticket and I'll take that ride. 
      
     If we meet along the way 
     Please sway beside me, let us sway together 
     Our tails together and our fins and mind 
     We'll leave this water and let our scales shine 
     In the sun above and the sky below 
     So all the water and earth will know 
      
     It has often been my dream 
     To live with one who wasn't there. 
      
      
     LIKE A HURRICANE 
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     Once I thought I saw you in a crowded hazy bar, 
     Dancing on the light from star to star. 
     Far across the moonbeam I know that's who you are, 
     I saw your brown eyes turning once to fire. 
      
     You are like a hurricane 
     There's calm in your eye. 
     And I'm gettin' blown away 
     To somewhere safer where the feeling stays. 
     I want to love you but I'm getting blown away. 
      
     I am just a dreamer, but you are just a dream, 
     You could have been anyone to me. 
     Before that moment you touched my lips 
     That perfect feeling when time just slips 
     Away between us on our foggy trip. 
      
     You are like a hurricane 
     There's calm in your eye. 
     And I'm gettin' blown away 
     To somewhere safer where the feeling stays. 
     I want to love you but I'm getting blown away. 
      
     You are just a dreamer, and I am just a dream. 
     You could have been anyone to me. 
     Before that moment you touched my lips 
     That perfect feeling when time just slips 
     Away between us on our foggy trip. 
      
     You are like a hurricane 
     There's calm in your eye. 
     And I'm gettin' blown away 
     To somewhere safer where the feeling stays. 
     I want to love you but I'm getting blown away. 
      
      
     HOMEGROWN 
     --------- 
     Homegrown's all right with me. 
     Homegrown is the way it should be. 
     Homegrown is a good thing. 
     Plant that bell and let it ring. 
      
     The sun comes up in the morning, 
     Shines that light around. 
     One day, without no warning, 
     Things start jumping up from the ground. 
      
     Well, homegrown's all right with me. 
     Homegrown is the way it should be. 
     Homegrown is a good thing. 
     Plant that bell and let it ring. 
      
      
     LADY WINGSHOT 
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     When you see the golden trigger 
     Stand before your eyes 
     By the time you stop to figure 
     Lady Wingshot flies away. 
      
     You are so inviting 
     And I feel so in tune with you. 
     Your draw is fast as lightning 
     My eyes are captured by your moves. 
      
     You ride in three-ring splendor 
     I find I'm rising with the crowd 
     Too small for you to see me 
     Although I'm yelling right out loud. 
      
     When you see the golden trigger 
     Stand before your eyes 
     By the time you stop to figure 
     Lady Wingshot flies away. 
      
     You are so inviting 
     And I feel so in tune with you. 
     Your draw is fast as lightning 
     My eyes are captured by your moves. 
      
     My my, Lady Wingshot 
     Why can't you slow down in a crowd. 
     Bye bye, Lady Wingshot, 
     Each blow is ringing true and loud.      
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