Avant Garden
Abba
I had a friend who spoke of fate he
knew of another place in space in time
he told of how me my lady could look but
we would never find said if you please I beg your pardon
sometimes the things you see they just aint so
you life can be an avant garden
cause loves what makes your garden grow

the sun leads the way the moon lights the sky
I see you I lying in my Avant Garden
I dream of the day when our worlds collide
we wont be denied here inside our Avant Garden

Sometimes my life aint what it seeming
Right from the start its what your hearts believing
could all this just be lucid dreaming
but dreams aint just enough for me

the sun leads the way the moon lights the sky
I see you I lying in my Avant Garden
I dream of the day when our worlds collide
we wont be denied here inside our Avant Garden

you know its just aint right
to deal with other shite
no one should ever be so broken hearted
dont ever be afraid cause when you got it made
yeah you dont even have to try

so i ll be waiting in your garden
watching all your flowers grow

the sun leads the way the moon lights the sky
I see you I lying in my Avant Garden
I dream of the day when our worlds collide
you ll know we ve arrived here inside our Avant Garden

the sun brings the rain the moon needs the sky
i see you I lying in my Avant Garden
beware of the lies a word to the wise
there s sweet cherry pies
and truth inside our Avant Garden

Ah Vilka Tider
Abba
?hvilka tider!
Paradiset hauml;grar
Du f?r kalla det fantasier
Men nog auml;r det en drouml;m man minns

Drouml;mde en drouml;mjag minns och jag kauml;nner
Vatten blev vin ovh fiender vauml;nner
Mmmdet var hauml;rlight att leva
Allting var fritt s? vem skulle sakna
N?gonting d?? Nejparadisnakna
Var vi som Adam och Eva

?hvilka tider!
Underbara dagar
Roar sig kungligtm?r som en prins
Njuter allt gott som finns
?hvilka tider!
Paradiset hauml;grar
Du f?r kalla det fantasier
Men nog auml;r det en drouml;m man minns

Ingen var sur och ingen var dyster
Var och en var en bror och en syster
?hvad jag drouml;de den stunden!
Skatanhan gol och gouml;kenhan skratta
Ingenting var som det auml;rkan du fatta?
Vi var i paradislunden

?hvilka tider!
Underbara dagar
Roar sig kungligtm?r som en prins
Njuter allt gott som finns
?hvilka tider!
Paradiset hauml;grar
Du f?r kalla det fantasier
Men nog auml;r det en drouml;m man minns

Where The Stars amp; Stripes And The Eagle Fly
Aaron Tippin
Well if you ask me where I come from
Here s what I tell everyone I was born by God s dear grace
In an extraordinary place
Where the stars and strips and the eagle fly

It s a big ol land with countless dreams
Happiness ain t out of reach
Hard work pays off the way it should
YeahI ve seen enough to know that we ve got it good
Where the stars and stripes and the eagle fly

Chorus
There s a lady that stands in a harbor
for what we believe
And there s a bell that still echoes the price
that it costs to be free

I pledge allegiance to this flag
And if that bothers you well that s too bad
But if you got pride and you re proud you do
Hey we could use some more like me and you
Where the stars and stripes and the eagle fly

repeat chorus

No it ain t the only place on earth
But it s the only place that I prefer
To love my wife and raise my kids
Hey the same way that my daddy did
Where the stars and strips and the eagle fly

Where the stars and stripes and the eagle fly
Stars and stripesStars and stripesStars and StripesStars and Stripes
fade out

There Ain t Nothing Wrong With The Radio
Aaron Tippin
Sometimes she runssometimes 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 carburetora 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
Lordthere 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
Honeytell 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
Lordthere 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

Noshe ain t a Cadillac and she ain t a Rolls
But there ain t nothin wrong with the radio.

That s As Close As I ll Get To Lovin You
Aaron Tippin
Maybe we ll never be seen together
At night on a crowded street
I may never reach across your body
And kill the light when you re asleep
Maybe I ll never watch you dressing
Or sound too familiar on the phone
But I can touch your hand that s against me
And take that moment home

That s as close as I ll get to loving you
Even though there s nothing else I d rather do
I can dreamI can hopeI can scheme but still I know
That s as close as I ll get to loving you

I won t be there when you need holding
But I m sure that he can pull you through
But I can sing this song to everybody
And pretend it s not about you

That s as close as I ll get to loving you
Even though there s nothing else I d rather do
I can dreamI can hopeI can scheme but still I know
That s as close as I ll get to loving you

That s as close as I ll get to loving you
Even though there s nothing else I d rather do
I can dreamI can hopeI can scheme but still I know
That s as close as I ll get to loving you

That s as close as I ll get to
Yeah that s as close as I ll get to
That s as close as I ll get to loving you.

Love Like There s No Tomorrow
Aaron Tippin
Right now gonna take you in my arms
hold you closer and tighter than I ever have
I m gonna say all the things that I thought could wait
now I realize that later could be a little too late

baby let s love like there s no tommorrow
live for every moment
laugh atleast alittle everyday
if we see the sun rise in the morning
is impossible to say
so let s love like there s no tommorrow
today

from now on on every time we kiss
it s gonna mean
so much more when I touch your lips

when i give myself to you
baby I won t hold nothin back
cause there s nothin I wouldn t give
to make every minute last

baby let s love like there s no tommorrow
live for every moment
laugh atleast alittle everyday
if we see the sun rise in the morning
is impossible to say
so let s love like there s no tommorrow
today

I Wonder How Far
Aaron Tippin
I parked my car beside the highway
and I didnt lock the door
left a note there with the keys
if she cranks then friend she s yours

then i struck out across texas
gunna walk it line for line
now i m half way cross new mexico
and your still on my mind

this road keeps going nowhere
just leads me on and on
ask I ask myself with every step
will i ever be alone

I wonder just how far it is over you
is there no place i go
that you dont come too.
cause when I left Tennasee
I thought that we were though
now i wonder how far it is over you.

I was deep in california
when i finally made a freind
it was me and that old hobo
till you showed up again
the he ran out of liquor
and I ran out of time
im standing by the ocean
and your still on my mind

Staring at the water so blue and deep and wide
I ll bet a man could lose a memory over on the other side

I wonder just how far it is over you
is there no place i go
that you dont come too
cause when I left Tennasee
I thought that we were though
now i wonder how far it is over you.

Every Now And Then
Aaron Tippin
Once in a while my minds takes a trip
Down memory lane where two fool kids
First found love in my old Tempest
Girlwe were something
Ribbons in your hair and white cotton dress
Hearts on fireboth scared to death
We lost our fear and our innocence
To sweetsweet loving

Now honeyI ain t complaining
No girlI m just saying

Chorus

Every now and then on a night like this
When south breeze blowsbaby I relive
That laughthat touchthat kiss
Oh honeyhow sweet it is
Every now and then when the moon s
just right
Those old feelings come back to life
And I wish I could turn back time somehow
Every now and thenI wish then was now

We parked down along Dry Creek Road
quot;Burnin Love quot; blasting on the radio
We were green but it never showed
Babywe were red hot
Hotter than noon in mid-July
You could have lit a fire with the flame in
our eyes
We left nothing to be desired
We gave it all that we got

So honeylet s take a little spin
And turn up those old feelings

Repeat Chorus

Bridge

Can t you feel the warm wind kicking up
That s our cue babysure enough
Yeahevery now and then when the
moon s just right
Those old feelings come back to life
And I wish I could turn back time somehow
Yeahevery now and thenI wish then
was now

Mama s Gettin Ready for Christmas
Aaron Tippin
Yeahwe all know it s comin
Every yearThanksgivin day
We re gonna wish we hadn t
But we all come over anyway
And it s nice to see the family
And lordher cookin s great
But when she starts a hummin on Jingle Bells
We know there ain t no escape

Cause Mama s gettin ready for Christmas
And you better stay out of her way
She s got a a million lightsa ton of decorations
And they gotta go up today
Yeahthere ain t no doubt when they re all pulled out
She s gonna have a job for you
Mama s gettin ready for Christmas
So you better get ready too

Now she s the queen of redneck Christmas
At least that s what my daddy thinks
While he s climbin up the ladder with an eight foot Santa
That laughs and waves and blinks
Last year my brother Bill almost got killed
Wirin up that artificial tree
And when I get done with these stupid plastic reindeer
That s the last that woman s gonna see of me
I bet you that!

Mama s gettin ready for Christmas
And you better stay out of her way
She s got a a million lightsa ton of decorations
And they gotta go up today
Nawthere ain t no doubt when they re all pulled out
She s gonna have a job for you
Mama s gettin ready for Christmas
So you better get ready too

Awthe front yard s gonna look like Las Vegas
And folks will come from near and far
Cause everybody knows when she throws that switch
Christmas is about to start

YeahMama s gettin ready for Christmas
And you better stay out of her way
She s got a a million lightsa ton of decorations
And they gotta go up today
Nawthere ain t no doubt when they re all pulled out
She s gonna have a job for you
YeahMama s gettin ready for Christmas
So you better get ready too

I said my mama s gettin ready for Christmas

Merry Christmas everybody!

So you better get ready too

Twenty-Nine And Holding
Aaron Tippin
Ohshe s tender but she s tough
And still willing to love
If there s a manman enough to be her man
But right now her hands are full
Fighting back the tears and the wolves
But she keeps smiling just as hard as she can

CHORUS
She s twenty-nine and holding the world on
her shoulders
They re all counting on mama
And she ain t about to let them down
Oh There s no time to worry about turning
thirty
When you re twenty-nine and holding
The world on your shoulders

Yesthe one who she once loved
Just didn t have the guts
To be a lover or father or much of a man
Yeahhe just had to have his space
So she put him in his place
Out in the road with his suitcase in his hand

Repeat Chorus

BRIDGE
Wellit s the kids and it s the job
It s the kitchen and it s a mop
Heyit s the life of a woman that s on her
own
And LordI just gotta say
That we all ought to be ashamed
If our biggest trouble is just turning old and
gray

Repeat Chorus

She s twenty-nine and holding the world on
her shoulders

The Night Shift
Aaron Tippin
Music amp; Lyrics : F. Golde - W. Orange - D. Lambert

Marvinhe was a friend of mine
And he could sing a song
His heart in every line
Marvin sang of the joy and pain
He opened up our minds
And I still can hear him say
Aw talk to me so you can see
What s going on
Say you will sing your songs
Forevermore evermore

Gonna be some sweet sounds
Coming down on the nightshift
I bet you re singing proud
Oh I bet you ll pull a crowd
Gonna be a long night
It s gonna be all right
On the nightshift
Oh you found another home
I know you re not alone
On the nightshift

Jackie Jackie hey what you doing now
It seems like yesterday
When we were working out
Jackie Jackieoh you set
The world on fire
You came and gifted us
Your love it lifted us
Higher and higher
Keep it up and
We ll be there
At your side
Oh say you will sing
Your songs forevermore evermore

Gonna be some sweet sounds
Coming down on the nightshift
I bet you re singing proud
Oh I bet you ll pull a crowd
Gonna be a long night
It s gonna be all right
On the nightshift
Oh you found another home
I know you re not alone
On the nightshift

Gonna miss your sweet voice
That soulful voice
On the nightshift
We all remember you
Ooh the songs are coming through
At the end of a long day
It s gonna be okay
On the nightshift
You found another home
I know you re not alone
On the nightshift

The Best Love We Ever Made
Aaron Tippin
Aaron Tippin Thea Tippin

The first time we went all the way
I can truly say it was way beyond my wildest dreams
And I never can forget that day
We spent tangled up in satin sheets
And I never thought we d top the time that you and I
Ohbaby that was so sweet
Even though that was incredible now I know
The best was yet to be.

The best love we ever made
Kept us up all night
And it s still growing every day
Right before our very eyes
And we re so amazed we could create
Such a priceless work of art
Ohthe best love we ever made
Is the precious child of ours

The first time our baby cried
I knew our lives were never gonna be the same
In the heart of mea part of me
Opened up a new kind of love I can t explain
Now all this time I thought
That I was living life for you and me alone
Ohbut holding this miracle
Now I know that I was wrong

The best love we ever made
Kept us up all night
And it s still growing every day
Right before our very eyes
And we re so amazed we could create
Such a priceless work of art
Ohthe best love we ever made
Is the precious child of ours

Ohthe best love we ever made
Is this precious child of ours

Lost
Aaron Tippin
A couple of bucks worth in the ashtray
A half a tank of Texaco
You re sitting with your feet on the dash fiddling with the radio
Take a left at the edge of townout where the roads ain t paved
And if we never find our way backit doesn t matter anyway

Chorus
Cause But I ve been lost since you found me
Head over heart and soul
As long as your arms are around me
It don t matter where we go
I m right where I always dreamed that I would be
Lost since you found me

We can go to the Oklahoma
Take a swim if it gets too hot
Or have an ice cold Coca-Cola at the Whistle Stop
I never noticed that little white house with a for sale sign
And i ve been up and down this road about a million times

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE
Ever since you came in sight
I don t know my left from right
Where i start or where you end
Babyall I know is

REPEAT CHORUS

Since you found me
Lost since you found me
I ve been lost since you found me
Oooosince you found me
Lostlostlostlost since you found me

FADE

Kiss This
Aaron Tippin
Aaron Tippin Thea Tippin Philip Douglas

She was a woman on a mission
Here to drown a man for leavin
So I set her up again to watch him drown

She had just about succeeded
When that low down no goodcheater
Good for nothing came struttin through the crown

Oh he was layin it on so thick
He never missed a lick
Professing his never ending love

Oh but I never will forgetwhen she stood up and said
Well I guess you think we re just goinna kiss and makeup don t ya
That s when she said

Why don t you kiss…kiss this
And I don t mean on my rosy red lips
Me and Youoh we are through
And there s only one thing left for you to do
You just come on over here one last time
Pucker up and close your eyesand kiss this…good bye

Well the next thing I recall
She had him back against the wall
Chewing him like a bulldog on a bone
She was putting him in his place
And I mean right up in his face
Draggin him down a list of done me wrongs

It was just about now that the crowd gathered round
They came to watch him pay for his every sin
She called him everything under the sun
And when we thought that she was done
She ran back and she let him have it again

She said…she said
Why don t you kiss…kiss this
And I don t mean on my rosy red lips
Me and Youoh we are through
And there s only one thing left for you to do
You just come on over here one last time
Pucker up and close your eyesand kiss this…good bye

Kiss this
And I don t mean on my rosy red lips
Me and Youoh we are through
And there s only one thing left for you to do
You just come on over here one last time
Pucker up and close your eyesand kiss this…good bye
Kiss this

I D Be Afraid Of Losing You
Aaron Tippin
I ve always lived on the edge of life
I don t fear the dark of night
I may be crazy but I m not a fool
I d be afraid of losing you

I ve looked danger in the eye
I m not afraid to live or die
But after all that I ve been through
I d be afraid of losing you

Chours
I couldn t face a single day
Without you in my life
Your sweet embrace is all it takes
To keep me satisfied

I ve always been a restless soul
Hungered for the winding road
But a rebel heart still knows the truth
I d be afraid of losing you

Repeat Chours

Repeat First Verse

I d be afraid of losing you
I may be crazy but I m not a fool
YesI d be afraid of losing you