Standing Room Only Album Lyrics by Tim McGraw

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HOLD ON TO IT

Regret can be hard to forget
Pride can be a game losing bet
A heels in the ground grudge can drown out the music
Yeah, don't hold onto it

Hold on to the ones who hold a place there in your heart
Hold on to the moments, put them goosebumps on your arms
Hold that hand through the hard times
Hold that glass to the good times
Love only hurts when you lose it
It could disappear in a big ol' cloud of smoke
If you don't hold onto it

Now won't be right now forever
Soon it'll be in your rearview mirror
Turn up ever love song
Soak up ever kiss
Yeah, every chance that you get

Hold on to the ones who hold a place there in your heart
Hold on to the moments, put them goosebumps on your arms
Hold that hand through the hard times
Hold that glass to the good times
Love only hurts when you lose it
It could disappear in a big ol' cloud of smoke
If you don't hold onto it

Sun goes up, sun sinks low
How many of those you get
Only Heaven knows

Hold on to the ones who hold a place there in your heart
Hold on to the moments, put them goosebumps on your arms
Hold that hand through the hard times
Hold that glass to the good times
Love only hurts when you lose it
It could disappear in a big ol' cloud of smoke
If you don't hold onto it

Love is precious
Hold onto it

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Standing Room Only

I get so mad at things that don't matter way too much
I let the way back when's and my old friends scatter like they were dust
I get to chasin' that rainbow pot of gold right into the pourin' rain
With nothin' to show for it, standin' there soakin' wet
Lookin' up shakin' my fist as the thunder rolls
Now and then on nights like this I catch a thunderbolt

I wanna live a life, live a life
Like a dollar and the clock on the wall don't own me
Shine a light, shine a light
Like mama's front porch when I'm lost and lonely
Start forgivin' and start forgettin'
Be somebody that's worth rememberin'
Live a life so when I die
There's standing room only, standing room only
Standing room only, standing room only

I wanna take my grudges and my old regrets, and let 'em go
I wanna learn how to say a lot more yes and a lot less no
Girl, I wanna dance and shout and love out loud, and come alive
Don't wanna be the guy too cool to laugh and too scared to cry

I wanna live a life, live a life
Like a dollar and the clock on the wall don't own me
Shine a light, shine a light
Like mama's front porch when I'm lost and lonely
Start forgivin' and start forgettin'
Be somebody that's worth rememberin'
Live a life so when I die
There's standing room only, standing room only

Stop judging my life by my possessions
Start thinking 'bout how many headlights will be in my procession

I wanna live a life, live a life
Like a dollar and the clock on the wall don't own me
Shine a light, shine a light
Like mama's front porch when I'm lost and lonely
Start forgivin' and start forgettin' (start forgettin')
Be somebody that's worth rememberin' (rememberin')
Live a life so when I die
There's standing room only, standing room only
Standing room only, standing room only
(Standing room only, standing room only)
Standing room only, standing room only
Standing room only, standing room only

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PAPER UMBRELLAS

I duct in that little tiki bar thinking I'd ride out the storm
She was spinning pink and yella paper umbrellas
And holding up her hand to have one more
I stood and watched her sip and crin'
Flipping through old pictures on her phone
I said, "Hey, is this seat taken?
I'd sure hate for you to have to drink alone"
She cracked a smile said, "Sit here if you want"
I said, "I don't mean to pry but girl, you're doing this all wrong

It's gonna take a lot of Pina Coladas
If you're gonna drink him off your mind
I'll sit here a little longer and get us something stronger
Something that'll work in half the time
'Cause when love don't shine like you thought it would
Ain't nothing quite like good tequila straight
To chase the clouds away
Yeah, girl, I'm here to tell ya paper umbrellas
Look good on top but they won't stop the rain

She dropped her straw back in that hour glass
And said, "I guess it's worth a shot"
I said, "Lightning it don't mix with any kind of fishing
So girl, I'm guessing time is all I got
But tonight you heed a friend and nothing more
I know what helps a heart to heel, girl, I've been there before"

It's gonna take a lot of Pina Coladas
If you're gonna drink him off your mind
I'll sit here a little longer and get us something stronger
Something that'll work in half the time
'Cause when love don't shine like you thought it would
Ain't nothing quite like good tequila straight
To chase the clouds away
Yeah, girl, I'm here to tell ya paper umbrellas
Look good on top but they won't stop the rain

Yeah, when love don't shine like you thought it would
Ain't nothing quite like good tequila straight
To chase the clouds away
Yeah, all them pink and yella paper umbrellas
Look good on top but they won't stop the rain

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REMEMBER ME WELL

I don't really know how we got here
You wanna be somewhere but it's not here
Tryna find a new corner of the blue clear sky
Where you can disappear to
You can drive 55 by the windmills
See how a little different sun on your skin feels
I don't know what you see through your windshield
But when you look in your rearview

If you're gonna drink to me, drink tequila
If you're gonna think of me, think of that balcony
On the corner of 5th and Eviston
Like we're back in that beach motel again
It wasn't just wasted time we spent together
We had a few moments worth forever
If you're gonna love me, don't keep it to yourself
If you're gonna hate me, tell me go to hell
If you're gonna forget me, find someone else
If you're gonna remember me, remember me well

I guess the heart only wants what the heart wants
Even the best dreams run out of stardust
Fire's gone but man, we had a spark once
I hold onto that
And I hope you do too
Don't know what else to do
If it's over, it's over
But when you look over your shoulder

If you're gonna drink to me, drink tequila
If you're gonna think of me, think of that balcony
On the corner of 5th and Eviston
Like we're back in that beach motel again
It wasn't just wasted time we spent together
We had a few moments worth forever
If you're gonna love me, don't keep it to yourself
If you're gonna hate me, tell me go to hell
If you're gonna forget me, find someone else
If you're gonna remember me, remember me well

Somewhere down the road

If you're gonna drink to me, drink tequila
If you're gonna think of me, think of that balcony
On the corner of 5th and Eviston
Like we're back in that beach motel again
It wasn't just wasted time we spent together
We had a few moments worth forever
If you're gonna love me, don't keep it to yourself
If you're gonna hate me, tell me go to hell
If you're gonna forget me, find someone else
If you're gonna remember me, remember me well
Remember me well
I hope you remember me well, oh-oh
Oh-oh
I hope you remember me well

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Hey Whiskey

All I ever did was give you my attention
Every Friday night since I turned twenty-two
I trusted you with my naive intentions
Hey whiskey, what'd I ever do to you?
I gave you every penny in my pocket
You helped me lie and made me tell the truth
Stayed out with you all night when you came calling
Hey whiskey, what'd I ever do to you?

I let you stay, you made her leave
Made me say things I don't mean
To the only girl that ever made me choose
Gave you everything I had
Went to hell and can't get back
The only thing I couldn't stand to lose
Hey whiskey
Hey whiskey, what'd I ever do to you?

You talked me into letting her walk out
Promised me I'd find somebody new
But I gotta ask from where I sit right now
Hey whiskey, what'd I ever do to you?

I let you stay, you made her leave
Made me say things I don't mean
To the only girl that ever made me choose
Gave you everything I had
Went to hell and can't get back
The only thing I couldn't stand to lose
Hey whiskey
Hey whiskey, what'd I ever do to you?

I held you up
You let me drown
Nah, you ain't worth the hurt
So why can't I put you down?

I let you stay, you made her leave
Made me say things I don't mean
To the only girl that ever made me choose
Gave you everything I had
Went to hell and can't get back
Both the hearts that you just broke in two
Hey whiskey
Hey whiskey, what'd I ever do to you?
Hey whiskey
Hey whiskey, what'd I ever do to you?

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HER

I'd like to think I'ma got my life together kind of guy
That table took a while to turn
How I got from where I was to where I am
That's a crazy winding road, for sure
But I can straighten it out with just one word

Her
Her heart is true and her spirt wild
Her
Her faith is strong and man, her smile's
Got blue sky right behind it
If there's a bright side, man, she'll find it
Sometimes I wish that I could be a little less like me
A little more like her

I admit I fly off the handle now and then
She can handle 'bout anything
She says everything's gonna be just fine when I have my doubts
I wouldn't want to spend a day on this earth without

Her
Her heart is true and her spirt wild
Her
Her faith is strong and man, her smile's
Got blue sky right behind it
If there's a bright side, man, she'll find it
Sometimes I wish that I could be a little less like me
A little more like her

Just a little more like her

Her lips, her laugh
Her hair pulled back, her voice saying my name
That feels like home look in her eyes
Yeah, I love everything 'bout

Her
Her heart is true and her spirt wild
Her
Her faith is strong and man, her smile's
Got blue sky right behind it
If there's a bright side, man, she'll find it
Sometimes I wish that I could be a little less like me
A little more like her

Just a little more like her
Yeah, yeah
Ooh, a little more like her

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FOOL ME AGAIN

You'd think that by now I'd learn
This whiskey's gonna burn
But I still drink it
And with every damn word
This old Whitley song hurts
But I still sing it

Oh, and I know if you come back, you ain't gonna stay
But if you do, I'm gonna let you anyway

Fool me again, I can take it
And un-break my heart just so you can break it
Guess who's gonna wind up right back on this stool
Playin' those sad songs and playin' your fool?
Me again

We know what happens next
When that 2 AM text says, "Call me"
And I can't ignore it
I know that you next to me
Leads to cold empty sheets in the mornin'
But, baby, I still want it

Fool me again, I can take it
And un-break my heart just so you can break it
Guess who's gonna wind up right back on this stool
Playin' them sad songs and playin' your fool?
Me again

Whoa, the whiskey and the Whitley
And the habits that'll kick me
Gonna get me almost over you

Until you fool me again, I'm gonna let you
Walk right back into my life for one night and re-wreck it
Guess who's still hooked on this stool
Playin' them sad songs and playin' your fool?
Me again
Oh, fool me again

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SMALL TOWN KING

Every map dot has a few good ol' boys keeping it old school
Fight somebody at the drop of a hat
Help somebody, give the shirt off his back
And love somebody like she ought to be loved
Throws a little thanks to the Man above
For all he's got, it ain't a lot
But it's enough

He's a mama's boy, a John Deere rider
Dirt on his boots, the heart of a fighter
Chevy square body, old Skoal ring
Simple man on an old six string
Friday night, John 3:16
Backroad baptized, just like me
He's holding it down, he earned that crown
He's a small town, a small town king

He holds court in a corn field
And he holds court on a bar stool
He paints every damn shade of red
But when she smiles just right, he plays it cool

'Cause he's a mama's boy, a John Deere rider
Dirt on his boots, the heart of a fighter
Chevy square body, old Skoal ring
Simple man on an old six string
Friday night, John 3:16
Backroad baptized, just like me
He's holding it down, he earned that crown
He's a small town, a small town king
Yeah

Fights somebody at the drop of a hat
Helps somebody, give the shirt off his back
Loves somebody like she ought to be loved
Throws a little thanks to the Man above

Not the first and won't be the last
And he knows he'll never leave
Even when he's six feet under the grass
He'll still be the small town king
Mm, the small town king, yeah, yeah

He's a mama's boy, a John Deere rider
Dirt on his boots, the heart of a fighter
Chevy square body, old Skoal ring
Simple man on an old six string
Friday night, John 3:16
Backroad baptized, just like me
He's holding it down, he earned that crown
He's a small town

He's a mama's boy, a John Deere rider
Dirt on his boots, the heart of a fighter
Chevy square body, old Skoal ring
Simple man on an old six string
Friday night, John 3:16
Backroad baptized, just like me
He's holding it down, he earned that crown
He's a small town, a small town king

Fights somebody at the drop of a hat
Helps somebody, give the shirt off his back
Loves somebody like she ought to be loved
Throws the little things to the Man above (yeah, small town king)
Fights somebody at the drop of a hat
Helps somebody, give the shirt off his back
Loves somebody like she ought to be loved
Throws a little thanks to the Man above

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BEAUTIFUL HURRICANE

Well, I never saw colors like the ones I saw in you
All your pretty mixed up blues
I was on my way home, I was coming from Baton Rouge
Never counted on the love that I fell into

I loved your sky and I loved your name
I loved your sun and I loved your rain
My beautiful hurricane

Well, the wind was blowing my thoughts around
And I couldn't sleep
So I followed the music down to a bar on the beach
And I saw you there with summer hair and golden skin
And you said, "Stay a while" and so I did

I loved your sky, I loved your name
I loved your sun and I loved your rain
My beautiful hurricane

You said, "You must be lost"
I said, I guess I was
And one last call lasted all weekend long
And this morning when the still of the dawn rode in
I knew that you had gone

Sometimes you wish the world would stop but it never does
And time like a wave came crashing down on us
Now I'm getting on a road that'll get me back to my old life
Back to my black and white

I loved your sky and I loved your name
I loved your sun and I loved your rain
My beautiful hurricane

My beautiful hurricane

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COWBOY JUNKIE

Pretty face and a lonely smile
I could tell it had been a while
Like a song on the radio dial, we fell in love
She said she liked my Stetson hat
Kissed my check and never gave it back
Somehow she made me laugh
I guess that was enough

She'll always be my cowboy junkie
That one woman that'll always love me
She holds me and all my scars
Fall asleep here in the dark
Pull the gate and hold on tight
Underneath them rhinestone lights
She thanks God I'm still alive
Wipes a tear from her eye
Woo, oh

The highway was my best friend
Felt my tears and knew my sins
She pulled up and I climbed in
And we're still running
Looking back it's like a dream
The kind of dream that's hard to believe
It's like the Lord looked down on me and really gave me something

She'll always be my cowboy junkie
That one woman that'll always love me
She holds me and all my scars
Fall asleep here in the dark
Pull the gate and hold on tight
Underneath them rhinestone lights
She thanks God I'm still alive
Wipes a tear from her eye
Woo, oh, ooh

She'll always be my cowboy junkie
That one woman that'll always love me
She holds me and all my scars
Fall asleep here in the dark
Pull the gate and hold on tight
Underneath them rhinestone lights
She thanks God I'm still alive
Wipes a tear from her eye
Woo, oh, ooh, ooh, oh, ooh

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NASHVILLE CA/L.A. TENNESSEE

I left Louisiana for a fifty thousand watt antenna
On a sinners pray, three chords and the truth
Golden states got your name
Greyhound bus and a walk of fame
It's a hard lesson in what distance can do
If God made the two cities closer, I'd be right beside you
But then where would the Grand Canyon be
I'll meet you in Nashville California or LA Tennessee

Dreamers dreams are never done
Gypsy songs never sung
Spit out the bone, say the hell with all the rest
Souls like ours always looking for a way into love
A way out the door
Just keep that compass pointed east and west

No place this cowboy heart won't go
Star lined streets or old backroads
Broadway bars or the land of silk screen
So, I'll meet you in Nashville California or LA Tennessee

I've never been a patient man, I've tried like hell to make amends
Two thousand miles and beautiful plans
Tell those western stars keep watching over
The city of angels I'm coming for ya
The only way I know 'til I grow wings

I'll get in this old pickup truck and drive it west
'Til the sun comes up
'Cause I love you and the way you love your dreams
Just know I'd move these mountain for you
Every grain of dessert sand
And if you ever want to settle down with me
Call it Nashville California or LA Tennessee
Call it Nashville California or LA Tennessee

Mm, where the dreamers go and the stars hang low
Oh, where the dreamers go and the stars hang low
Mm

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SOME SONGS CHANGE YOUR WORLD

Ninety-eight plus in the shade
Meltin' into your lemonade
Had to be the best July 14th
God ever made
Cross-legged on a Subaru hood
Catchin' seeds off a cottonwood
You were talkin' to a friend
Makin' being nineteen in a tan look good

A new sound rollin' out the
Powered down window of a passenger door
Woulda sworn I knew it
But I knew I never heard it before

I guess some songs change your world
But you won't find the magic
In the melody or the words
If the first time you hear it
Is the first time you see the girl
You find out some songs change your world

Caught your eye 'cross the boat ramp lot
Lookin' like a heatwave mirage
So I took my best rock n' roll
Hey, how you doing, what's your name best shot
Did my best James Dean Springsteen not give a damn
But I was shakin' when you smiled
Wrote your number on the back of my hand
I didn't know it back then

But some songs change your world
But you won't find the magic
In the melody or the words
If the first time you hear it
Is the first time you see the girl
You find out some songs change your world

A three minute revelation
From a radio station
Somewhere on the edge of town
They didn't know what they were playin'
Or the soul they were savin'
But the earth stopped spinnin' around

I guess some songs change your world
But you won't find the magic
In the melody or the words
If the first time you hear it
Is the first time you see the girl
You find out some songs change your world
I guess some songs change your world
Yeah, some songs change your world

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LETTER FROM HEAVEN

The things you need to stay alive
Aren't the things you need to live
Give ten percent to little smiles
You get back what you give
And I know that it sounds crazy
But try hot sauce on your PB&J
Have you ever thought just maybe
Change the name of worry to pray

Today, I got a letter from Heaven
Cleanin' out my Mamaw's house
I just smiled while I read it
I swear I heard her voice out loud
She said, "I love you, God is real"
And now I get it
Today, I got a letter from Heaven

No one knows what they're doin'
When it comes to raisin' kids
So know that you're just human
To everyone but them
And I know you and your daddy
Don't talk too much anymore
Forgiveness might be a long road
But life is short

Today, I got a letter from Heaven
Cleanin' out my Mamaw's house
I just smiled while I read it
I swear I heard her voice out loud
She said I love you, God is real
And now I get it
Today, I got a letter from Heaven
A letter from Heaven

I bet she would have gave it to me
The next time I came home
But life got in the way
And she couldn't wait that long

Today, I got a letter from Heaven
Cleanin' out my Mamaw's house
I called you after I read it
Hoping maybe we could work things out
Someone told me if we didn't, I'd regret it
Today, I got a letter from Heaven
A letter from Heaven
A letter from Heaven