***  BROOKS AND DUNN LYRICS  ***
ALBUM: IF YOU SEE HER


"How Long Gone"

I keep thinkin' any minute you'll be comin' home honey
I ain't seen nothin' of you in a month of Sundays
Tell me how long gone are you gonna be

All you said was you had to get goin'
Oh but baby I wouldn't mind knowin' just
How long gone are you gonna be

How am I supposed to make any plans
When I still don't even understand
If you're ever gonna come back home to me
Tell me please
How long gone are you gonna be

Maybe I didn't pay enough attention
But I do believe you forgot to mention
Just how long gone are you gonna be

The phone ain't ringin', 'cause you still ain't callin'
I ain't been hearin' your footsteps fallin'
Tell me how long gone are you gonna be

How am I supposed to make any plans
When I still don't even understand
If you're ever gonna come back home to me
Tell me please
How long gone are you gonna be

How am I supposed to make any plans
When I still don't even understand
If you're ever gonna come back home to me
Tell me please
How long gone are you gonna be
Tell me how long gone are you gonna be


    




"I Can't Get Over You"

I forget where I'm goin' in my own house
I got myself in this, I'll get myself out
I talk out loud, at the top of my voice I sing
Whoa keep the faith, see what tomorrow brings

I can't get over you
Try as I may oh it's no use
My heart just can't leave you alone
My mind won't believe you're gone
I can't get over you

I got a front row seat here to a fool's masquerade
And that fool in the mirror keeps sayin' I'm doin' ok
I stare at that door that you walked out
It hits me hard and leaves no doubt

I can't get over you
Try as I may oh it's no use
My heart just can't leave you alone
My mind won't believe you're gone
I can't get over you

I can't get over you
Try as I may oh it's no use
My heart just can't leave you alone
My mind won't believe you're gone
I can't get over you
Can't get over you
I can't get over you


    




"South Of Santa Fe"

Where the rain don't fall and the grass don't grow
The older part of New Mexico
I drifted into town one day
And stumbled in on a lost cafe
Shades were pulled and the door was locked
Something made me knock

Time stood still when she opened the door
I didn't know where I was anymore
And we were lost in each other's eyes
Where loneliness meets paradise
Something in my heart broke free
Blowing wild as the tumbleweed

Somewhere north of heaven
Where eagles fear to fly
The sun burns hot as the devil's gate
The desert meets the sky
Tattooed on my memory is the image of an angel's face
North of heaven, south of Santa Fe

Bad news tends to travel fast
I was running from my past
I left her when the morning broke
Truth is I never let her go
I'm still running free
But in my heart I'll always be

Somewhere north of heaven
Where eagles fear to fly
The sun burns hot as the devil's gate
The desert meets the sky
Tattooed on my memory is the image of an angel's face
North of heaven, south of Santa Fe
North of heaven, south of Santa Fe


    




"If You See Him/If You See Her"

If you see him, tell him I wish him well
How am I doing? Well, sometimes it's hard to tell
I still miss him more than ever
But please don't say a word
If you see him
If you see him

If you see her, tell her I'm doing fine
And if you want to, say that I think of her from time to time
Ask her if she ever wonders where we both went wrong
If you see her
If you see her

Oh I still want her
And I still need him so
Oh I don't know why we let each other go

If you see her, tell her the lights still on for her
Nothing's changed, deep down the fire still burns for him
And even if it takes forever, say I'll still be here
If you see him
If you see her
If you see him
If you see her


    




"Brand New Whisky"

Yeah they oughta make a brand new whiskey
And give it a woman's name
A man needs something to hold onto
When a goodbye hits him like a hurricane
Make it sweet, as sweet as her lips
Intoxicating as her kiss
Something special like champagne
Yeah they oughta make a brand new whiskey
And give it a woman's name

Leaving's the reason I'm drinking
Oh I've never felt so alone
Night and day I stay stoned
Hoping to forget she's gone

I never thought she'd do me so dirty
Together forever she promised me
She took her promise and left a memory
The day the woman walked out on me

Yeah they oughta make a brand new whiskey
And give it a woman's name
A man needs something to hold onto
When a goodbye hits him like a hurricane
Make it sweet, as sweet as her lips
Intoxicating as her kiss
Something special like champagne
Yeah they oughta make a brand new whiskey
And give it a woman's name

Yeah they oughta make a brand new whiskey
And give it a woman's name
A man needs something to hold onto
When a goodbye hits him like a hurricane
Make it sweet, as sweet as her lips
Intoxicating as her kiss
Something special like champagne
Yeah they oughta make a brand new whiskey
And give it a woman's name
Yeah they oughta make a brand new whiskey
And give it a woman's name


    




"Born And Raised In Black And White"

The wind blows hard across the Texas plains
Makes some people go insane
While others quietly pray for rain
That's where we came from

Two boys playing in the burning sun
One with books and one with guns
Mama calls but just one comes
The other one runs

With a Christian sense of wrong and right
We were born and raised in black and white
One learned to pray, one learned to fight
We were born and raised in black and white

My brother took to the gospel road
Spent his whole life saving souls
When he looked at me and his blood ran cold
He didn't even try

I had no dreams and I had no plans
But a gun felt good in my right hand
Warden said 'How come you killed that man?'
I said 'I dont know why'

Welcome home said the hot moonlight
We were born and raised in black and white
One lives to pray, one wants to die
We were born and raised in black and white
We were born and raised in black and white

Someone handed me a cigarette
They offered me my last request
I asked my mortal soul be blessed
By someone close to me

I came to him with trembling hands
I swore I'd never understand
He said it's just what life had planned
It's destiny

So don't waste your tears on me tonight
We were born and raised in black and white
You chose the dark, I chase the light
We were born and raised in black and white
We were born and raised in black and white

The wind blows hard across the Texas plains
Makes some people go insane
While others quietly pray for rain


    




"Your Love Don't Take A Backseat To Nothing"

I get down with music and guitars
I fool around with all kinds of fast cars
It takes you baby to keep my motor running
I smoke the tires and watch the rubber burn
It takes your fire to make my wheels turn
Makes my blood run hot and keeps my heart a humming
But your love don't take a backseat to nothing

Temptation always knocking
Get thee behind me 'cause I ain't stopping
Baby you're all I need and whole lot more
Rockin' and rollin' out here on the fast lane
It can get crazy, downright insane
Got me burning down the highway to your front door
But your love don't take a backseat to nothing

My baby's really somthing
She keeps my motor running
Her love don't take a backseat to nothing

Temptation always knocking
Get thee behind me 'cause I ain't stopping
Baby you're all I need and whole lot more
But your love don't take a backseat to nothing
Your love don't take a backseat to nothing


    




"Husbands And Wives"

Two broken hearts lonely looking like houses
Where nobody lives
Two people each having so much pride inside
Neither side forgives

The angry words spoken in haste
Such a waste of two lives
It's my belief pride is the chief cause in the decline
In the number of husbands and wives

A woman and a man
A man and a woman
Some can and some can't and some can't

Two broken hearts lonely looking like houses
Where nobody lives
Two people each having so much pride inside
Neither side forgives

The angry words spoken in haste
Such a waste of two lives
It's my belief pride is the chief cause in the decline
In the number of husbands and wives
Yeah it's my belief pride is the chief cause in the decline
In the number of husbands and wives


    




"Way Gone"

Way gone for my sweet baby
So strong and I don't mean maybe
If I'm wrong then I don't know nothing
'Cause I'm way gone for her sweet loving

Way gone she's my one and only
So long to sad and lonely
She waltzed into my world
Now I'm way gone for my sweet girl

Oh and if I'm half the man
My sweet baby thinks I am
I guess I better pack my bags
'Cause I don't plan on coming back

Way gone and I've crossed over
I'm lucky as a four leaf clover
I don't want nobody to save me
'Cause I way gone for my sweet baby

Oh and if I'm half the man
My sweet baby thinks I am
I guess I better pack my bags
'Cause I don't plan on coming back

Way gone she's a one-way ticket
Rock on gonna get down with it
Sweet lips and brunette curls
Yes I'm way gone for my sweet girl

Way gone for my sweet baby
So strong and I don't mean maybe
If I'm wrong then I don't know nothing
'Cause I'm way gone for her sweet loving

Way gone - for my sweet baby
Way gone - and I don't mean maybe
Rock on - time to get down with it
Way gone (way gone)
Way gone (way gone)


    




"When Love Dies"

Love conquers all and someday it'll conquer you
There's nothing finer than falling all in it when love is true
But once it goes out and breaks your heart
It still ain't history
When love dies it don't rest in peace

You can lock your doors and windows to keep the pain at bay
Yesterday may be dead and gone but the past wont go away
It's waiting right around every corner
With a heartache you don't need
When love dies it don't rest in peace

Oh when love dies
You can't bury those memories
Oh when love dies
It disappears but it never leaves
When love dies it don't rest in peace

How does love die then come back a ghost rattling chains
It keeps on haunting my broken heart, driving me insane
I hear it whisper my name in the night
Just like it still lives and breathes
When love dies it don't rest in peace

Oh when love dies
You can't bury those memories
Oh when love dies
It disappears but it never leaves
When love dies it don't rest in peace
When love dies it don't rest in peace
(When love dies)
(When love dies)
When love dies it don't rest in peace
(When love dies)
(When love dies)
When love dies it don't rest in peace


    




"You're My Angel"

You're my angel, you see me through
Believe in me, I'll believe in you
Oh fill my heart from your loving well
You're my angel

Pick me up when I'm feeling down
When I stumble on shaky ground
Oh you're my answer when I can't tell
You're my angel

Oh you take me up to heaven
When you spread your loving wings

When I am weary and way behind
When I am clearly out of my mind
Oh when I find I'm in my hell
You're my angel
Oh you're my angel




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