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Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best - Lyrics

Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best

Written by Marty Stuart

Well I was born for Saturday night
Looking for trouble and ready to fight
I was made to be wild and free
Where it's loud and bright, that's where I'll be
And I might change some day I guess
But honky tonkin's what I do best

I can juke all night without taking a breath
Get out on the floor, dance myself to death
I'm a wild-eyed, certified, bonafide general mess
And honky tonkin's what I do best

I never had much luck with society
My momma used to say "he don't belong to me"
But deep down I think daddy understood
He always made me feel like I was worth some good
Sister moved to New York and she's a big success (I'm so impressed)
But honky tonkin's what I do best

I can juke all night without taking a breath
Get out on the floor, dance myself to death
I'm a wild-eyed, certified, bonafide general mess
And honky tonkin's what I do best
Honky tonkin's what I do best
Yeah, I said honky tonkin's what I do best
Honky tonkin's what I do best

Country Girls

written by Marty Stuart and Paul Kennerley

Well I live in the city and I've been around
Seen every single woman in this old town
But all they do is bring me down
Gonna find me a country girl

City life is fast and free
And all these girls are a sight to see
But to tell you the truth, they don't just rock me
Gonna find me a country girl

Country girls, country girls
Sweetest thing in this 'ol world
Pretty as pie, pure as pearl
Gonna find me a country girl

Yeah all the things you heard are true
You wouldn't believe what city girls do
But man that just ain't nothing new
Gonna find me a country girl

Country girls, country girls
Sweetest thing in this 'ol world
Pretty as pie, pure as pearl
Gonna find me a country girl

City air is hard to breathe
And the things they say you can't believe
Guess it's time for me to leave
Gonna find me a country girl

Country girls, country girls
Sweetest thing in this 'ol world
Pretty as pie, pure as pearl
Gonna find me a country girl
Gonna find me a country girl
Gonna find me a country girl, girl, girl, girl

Thanks To You

written by Marty Stuart and Gary Nicholson

I searched for love my whole life through
Then it came like a blinding flash from the blue
Thanks to you

Empty nights and long lost days
Roving eyes and rambling ways are through
Thanks to you

I knew about lonely
I knew about blue
I know about love now
Thanks to you

My tired and hurtin' empty heart
That once was broke and torn apart is all new
Thanks to you

I never seemed to have much luck
But all the dreams that I gave up came true
Thanks to you

I knew about lonely
I knew about blue
I know about love now
Thanks to you

So we'll go on and dream
And watch them come true
Forever and ever
Thanks to you

Forever and ever

Shelter From The Storm

Written by Marty Stuart and Kostas

And here I am, and here I'll stay

I will be your shelter
A shelter for your heart
I will be a harbor when the world is cold and dark
I will stand beside you
Through this whole life long
To love you and to give you
Shelter from the storm

You are the love, love of my life

Til the stars in heaven
Fall down from the sky
Til the silent waters and the rivers all run dry
I will stand beside you
Through this whole life long
To love you and to be your
Shelter from the storm

Sweet Love

Written by Del Shannon

Here I am standing with these teardrops in my eyes
Hoping maybe someday you will change
I heard that same ole story too many times before
You tell me that you love me then you turn around and run

I just want your sweet love
I can't stop coming around
You know that your sweet love
Someday it's going to tear me down, down, down, down, down, down, d-d-down

Here I am still waiting like the fool I've always been
Hoping maybe some day you will change
I try to give you all of my heart time after time
But you hang me out there like a puppet on a string

I just want your sweet love
I can't stop coming around
You know that your sweet love
Someday it's going to tear me down, down, down, down, down, down, d-d-down

I'll Be There For You

Written by Marty Stuart

If somebody breaks your heart
And tears your world apart
Baby, I'll be there for you

If somebody treats you unkind
And brings troubles to your mind
Baby, I'll be there for you

I'll be there everyday
loving you in every way
I'll stand beside you, your whole life through
I'll be true

If somebody hurts you bad
Makes you blue, makes you sad
Baby, I'll be there for you

I'll be there everyday
loving you in every way
I'll stand beside you, your whole life through
I'll be true

If somebody makes you cry
I'll kiss every teardrop dry
Baby, I'll be there for you
Baby, I'll be there for you

The Mississippi Mudcat and Sister Sheryl Crow

Written by Marty Stuart

All right, all right, all right
Well I am the main Mississippi Mudcat and always will be
Hello everybody
So there I was cruisin' through the country in my hot rod car
Just visitin' my friends up and down the backroads
I was driving slow
I was driving slow, meditatin' on Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow I'm telling you the truth now
(He's telling you the truth)

42 miles an hour my gasoline was all gone
I was trying to look real cool and find my way back home
Darn, dark, dark
Driving slow, driving slow
Just seemed like an endless supply of hi line poles and mailboxes
Then all of a sudden there stood by the mail box at route 4 box 153
A damsel, yes a damsel in disdress (alright)
A damsel in disdress wearing high heels
With big blue eyes that made the darkness crawl
And a smile that could make a man cry
Yes I know (yes he knows) ring that phone boys...Go

I stopped and said "'hello
And you are without a doubt the most beautiful magnolia I have ever seen in my life"
She said "shut up Marty party
What are you doing tonight riding around in that hot rod
With that loud radio, showing off them chromium pipes and fold away wings"
I said "baby, I'm just looking for gas cans, have you seen any"
Sometimes a fast rubber-tired shiny car is the thing to have
She said "well Marty party do you want some company
You know my specialty is spotting gas cans" (uh oh yeah, uh-oh)
She said to me, she said to me "what do you call this ride"
I said "honey, this here is my rocket ship" (all right)
And get in, just get in, just get in, just get in

Let's go home now
Alright

Rocket Ship

Written by Marty Stuart and Paul Kennerley

I got a rocket ship baby hop right in
Well I'm gonna take you for a little spin
Buckle up honey and don't look down

We're gonna go faster than the speed of sound
Come on baby, take a trip
Ride around in my rocket ship

I got a rocket ship baby, climb aboard
It's a hot rod honey, it ain't no Ford

It's got chromium pipes and fold away wings
Yeah it's a rockin' little rig and it really swings
Well it's out of this world honey it's so hip
Come on baby in my rocket ship

It's ten, nine, eight ,seven, gonna fly you up to heaven
Six, five, four three, come on baby take a trip with me
Three, two one, go, this things' gettin' ready to blow
I got a rocket ship baby, I got a rocket ship baby
I got a rocket ship baby, I got a rocket ship baby

I got a rocket ship baby, gonna fly you around
Any minute now we'll be leavin' the ground
I'll take you to the moon and the stars above
We'll even touch down on the planet of love
You'll be amazed, you'll really flip
At the things we can do with my rocket ship

Country

Written by Roger Murrah and Marcus Hummon

He's got a John Deere cap and a bad haircut
A face only a mama could love
But he's a heart worker, he comes home at night
He's got a wife and a dog, two kids and a half
He's a lifetime die-hard democrat
And he pays his bills, he's an honest man
He's validated, unadulterated country

He's got a bumper sticker on his new Dodge van
That says "follow me to the promised land"
He's tried and true, bleeds red, white and blue
He works six days a week for Saturday night
To hear the jukebox play the time of his life
But come Sunday morning, he sings "I Saw The Light"
He's flag waving, soul saving country

When I look at this man
I see a little bit of myself
That part of me that can't be nobody else

He's come and get it, unapologetic
Flag waving, soul saving
Validated, unadulterated

The man's country/stone country

You Can't Stop Love

Written by Marty Stuart and Kostas

It's greater than the world
Wider than the sky
It's strong enough to make mountains crumble
Or make a grown man cry

It can melt the coldest heart
Put broken things together
Finds what is lost doesn't count the cost
And it goes on forever

You can try to drown it in a sea of tears
Lock it up in chains for a million years
Run from it, hide from it, one thing's clear
You can't stop love, no you can't stop love

It's freer than the wind
It shines out in the dark
It's bigger than all of heaven and earth
But small enough to fit inside your heart

You can try to down it in a sea of tears
Lock it up in chains for a million years
Run from it, hide from it, one thing's clear
You can't stop love
It's something that you can't forget
Throw it away and find regret
Go ahead, fight it, give it your best
But you can't stop love
No you can't stop love

So Many People

Written by Roger Ferris

So many people givin' up on love
Sayin' they've seen enough when they ain't seen nothin'
It might sound corny, old-fashioned and a little square
If you've found a heart that cares, you'd better keep it

And I'm no angel
So don't ask me how I know
If you do not kill it--it grows

I'm not nearly wise enough
To be giving this advice
But I've seen a thing or
Once or twice
And every broken hearted fool
That I've ever met
Has somebody somewhere that they cannot forget

So many people cashin' it all in
Tryin' to find love again but it ain't easy
No I ain't perfect, but I've learned the hardest part
Is breakin' your own heart by bein' foolish
And I'm no angel

I'm not nearly wise enough
To be giving this advice
But I've seen a thing or
Once or twice
And every broken hearted fool
That I've ever met
Has somebody somewhere that they cannot forget

And I'm no angel
So don't ask me how I know
If you do not kill it--it grows
If you do not kill it--love grows

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