I’m sipping wine and listening to this song right now. The buzz might have something to do with why I like it so much.

Every thought that I repent,
There’s another chip you haven’t spent.
And you’re cashing them all in.
Where do we begin
To get clean again?
Can we get clean again?

I walk home alone with you
And the mood you’re born into.
Sometimes you let me in,
And I take it on the chin.
I can’t get clean again.
I want to know,
Can we get clean again?

The God of Wine comes crashing through
The headlights of a car that took you farther
Than you thought you’d ever want to go.

We can’t get back again.
We can’t get back again.

She takes a drink and then she waits.
The alcohol it permeates.
And soon the cells give way
And cancels out the day.

I can’t keep it all together!
I know…I know…I know…I know…I know…I know…I know…
I can’t keep it all together.

And the siren’s song that is your madness
Holds a truth I can’t erase,
All alone on your face!

Every glamorous sunrise
Throws the planets out of line.
A star sign out of whack.
A fraudulent zodiac.

And the God of Wine is crouched down in my room.
You let me down,
(I said it)
Now I’m going down,
And you’re not even around.
And I said no…no…no…no…no…no…no…no…no…no…

I can’t keep it all together!

I know…I know…I know…I know…I know…I know…I know…
I can’t keep it all together.

And there’s a memory of a window.
Looking through
I see you
Searching for something
I could never give you.

And there’s someone who understands you
More than I do.

A sadness I can’t erase
All alone on your face.

I like the beat. I like the lyrics. I like the dude in the background asking questions. This is just a cool song.

I’m through with standin’ in line
at clubs I’ll never get in
It’s like the bottom of the ninth
and I’m never gonna win
this life hasn’t turned out
quite the way I want it to be
(Tell me what you want)

I want a brand new house
on an episode of Cribs
And a bathroom I can play baseball in
And a king size tub big enough
for ten plus me
–(Yea, So what you need)–

I need a credit card that’s got no limit
And a big black jet with a bedroom in it
Gonna join the mile high club
At thirty-seven thousand feet
–(Been there done that)–

I want a new tour bus full of old guitars
My own star on Hollywood Boulevard
Somewhere between Cher and
James Dean is fine for me
(So how you gonna do it?)

I’m gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
I’d even cut my hair and change my name

[CHORUS]
‘Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars and
Live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We’ll all stay skinny ’cause we just won’t eat
we’ll hang out in the coolest bars
in the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger’s
Gonna wind up here
Every Playboy bunny
With her bleach blonde hair
And well…

Hey, hey, I wanna be a rockstar
Hey, hey, I wanna be a rockstar

I wanna be great like Elvis without the tassels
Hire eight body guards that love to beat up assholes
Sign a couple autographs
So I can eat my meals for free
–(I’ll have the quesadilla, ha-ha,)–

I’m gonna dress my ass
with the latest fashion
Get a front door key to the Playboy mansion

Gonna date a centerfold that loves to
blow my money for me
(So how you gonna do it?)

I’m gonna trade this life
For fortune and fame
I’d even cut my hair
And change my name

‘Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
And live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
we’ll all stay skinny ’cause we just won’t eat
And we’ll hang out in the coolest bars
in the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger’s
Gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny
With her bleach blonde hair
And we’ll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary of
today’s who’s who
They’ll get you anything
with that evil smile
Everybody’s got a
drug dealer on speed dial, well
Hey, hey, I wanna be a rockstar

I’m gonna sing those songs
That offend the censors
Gonna pop my pills
from a Pez dispenser
Get washed-up singers writing all my songs
Lip –sync– ‘em every night so I don’t get ‘em wrong

Well we all just wanna be big rockstars
And live in Hilltop houses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We’ll all stay skinny ’cause we just won’t eat
And we’ll hang out in the coolest bars
in the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger’s
Gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny
With her bleach blond hair
And we’ll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary of
today’s who’s who
They’ll get you anything
with that evil smile
Everybody’s got a
drug dealer on speed dial,well

Hey, hey, I wanna be a rockstar
Hey, hey, I wanna be a rockstar

I love songs that apply…

Coming out of my cage
And I’ve been doing just fine
Gotta gotta be down
Because I want it all
It started out with a kiss
How did it end up like this?
It was only a kiss
It was only a kiss

Now I’m falling asleep
And she’s calling a cab
While he’s having a smoke
And she’s taking the drag

Now they’re going to bed
And my stomach is sick
And it’s all in my head
But she’s touching his chest now

He takes off her dress now
Let me go
‘Cause I just can’t look
It’s killing me
And taking control

Jealousy
Turning saints into the sea
Turning through sick lullabies
Joking on your alibis
But it’s just the price I pay
Destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes
I’m Mr. Brightside

(repeat)

I love this song, but have no particular memories resulting from it. It was requested by a friend of mine. She prefers to be known as “Sin”derella or XXX I guess. Perhaps she’ll share some memories about this song in the comments section?  By the way, xxx, I purchased this song on iTunes right before posting these lyrics. 

The dawn is breaking
A light shining through
You’re barely waking
And I’m tangled up in you
Yeah

I’m open, you’re closed
Where I follow, you’ll go
I worry I won’t see your face
Light up again

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills my mind
I somehow find
You and I collide

I’m quiet you know
You make a frist impression
I’ve found I’m scared to know I’m always on your mind

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the stars refuse to shine
Out of the back you fall in time
I somehow find
You and I collide

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to ryhme
Out of the doubt that fills your mind
You finally find
You and I collide

You finally find
You and I collide
You finally find
You and I collide

These lyrics could easily apply to either of the two women I’ve loved in my life. They really work for both of them.

This time, This place
Misused, Mistakes
Too long too late
Who was I to make you wait
Just one chance
Just one breath
Just in case there’s just one left
‘Cause you know, you know, you know

[CHORUS]
I love you
I’ve loved you all along
I miss you
Been far away for far too long
I keep dreaming you’ll be with me
and you’ll never go
Stop breathing if
I don’t see you anymore

On my knees, I’ll ask
Last chance for one last dance
‘Cause with you, I’d withstand
All of Hell to hold your hand
I’d give it all
I’d give for us
Give anything, but I won’t give up
‘Cause you know, you know, you know

[CHORUS]
That I love you
I loved you all along
And I miss you
Been far away for far too long
I keep dreaming you’ll be with me
and you’d never go
Stop breathing if
I don’t see you anymore

So far away
So far away
far away for far too long
So far away
So far away
far away for far too long

But you know, you know, you know
I wanted
I wanted you to stay
‘Cause I needed
I need to hear you say
I love you
I loved you all along
And I forgive you
For being away for far too long
So keep breathing
‘Cause I’m not leaving you anymore
Believe it
Hold on to me,and never let me go
Keep breathing
‘Cause I’m not leaving you anymore
Believe it
hold on to me never let me go

Keep breathing
hold on to me, never let me go
Keep breathing
hold on to me, never let me go

Visit Jason Aldean on MySpace. Also check out Broken Bow Records, Jason’s label.

It’s 3 AM and I finally say
I’m sorry for acting that way
I didn’t really mean to make you cry
Oh baby, sometimes I wonder why

[CHORUS]
Why does it always have to come down
To you leaving
Before I’ll say ‘I love you’
Why do I always use the words
That cut the deepest
When I know how much it hurts you
Oh baby why, do I do that to you

I know I’d never let you walk away
So why do I push you ’til you break
And why are you always on the verge of good-bye
Before I’ll show you how I really feel inside

[CHORUS]
Why does it always have to come down
To you leaving
Before I’ll say ‘I love you’
Why do I always use the words
That cut the deepest
When I know how much it hurts you
Oh baby why, do I do that to you

Why do I always use the words that cut the deepest
When I know how much it hurts you
Oh baby why, do I do that to you
Why do I do that to you

One of my clients is the President of Broken Bow Records. Other than that, I have no particular memories associated with this song. Visit Jason Aldean on MySpace.

He gets up before the dawn;
Packs a lunch an’ a thermos full of coffee.
It’s another day in the dusty haze;
Those burnin’ rays are wearin’ down his body.
The diesels worth the price of gold;
It’s the cheapest grain he’s ever sold,
But he’s still holdin’ on.

He just takes the tractor another round,
An’ pulls the plow across the ground,
And sends up another prayer.
He says: “Lord, I never complain, I never ask: ‘Why?’
“Please don’t let my dreams run dry,
“Underneath, underneath this Amarillo Sky.”

That hail storm back in ‘83,
Sure did take a toll on his family.
But he stayed strong and carried on,
Just like his Dad and Granddad did before him.
On his knees every night,
He prays: “Please let my crops and children grow,”
‘Cause that’s all he’s ever known.

He just takes the tractor another round,
An’ pulls the plow across the ground,
And sends up another prayer.
He says: “Lord, I never complain, I never ask: ‘Why?’
“Please don’t let my dreams run dry,
“Underneath, underneath this Amarillo Sky.”

[Instrumental Break]

An’ he takes the tractor another round. (Another round.)
Another round. (Another round.)
Another round.
An’ he takes the tractor another round, another round.
He says: “I never complain, I never ask: ‘Why?’
“Please don’t let my dreams run dry,
“Underneath, underneath this Amarillo Sky.
“Underneath this Amarillo Sky.”

I have no memories associated with this song, thank God. One of my clients owns the record label Jason Aldean is signed with, however. Visit Jason Aldean on MySpace.

Oh, you like the way that sounds?

Little Jimmy Jackson is jackin’ up his Bronco.
He’s gonna lay a little rubber later on at the truck pull.
An’ all the girls are getting’ pretty… they’re sprayin’ on the White Rain.
Yeah, they’re gonna get a rowdy tonight down at the football game.

Yeah, we let it rip when we got the money…
Let it roll if we got the gas.
It gets wild, yeah, but that’s the way we get down,
In a Hicktown.

Well, you can see the neighbors butt crack nailing on his shingles,
An’ his woman’s’ smokin’ Pall Mall’s watchin’ Laura Ingalls.
An’ Granny’s getting’ lit, she’s headin’ out to bingo.
Yeah, my buddies an’ me are goin’ muddin’ down on Blue Hole Road.

You know, you know, we let it rip when we got the money…
Let it roll if we got the gas.
It gets wild, yeah, but that’s the way we get down,
In a Hicktown.

[Instrumental Break]
(Oh, stand on it.)

We hear folks in the city party in Martini Bars,
An’ they like to show off in their fancy foreign cars.
Out here in the boondocks we buy beer at Amoco,
An’ crank our Kraco speakers with that country radio.

We let it rip when we got the money…
Let it roll if we got the gas.
It gets wild, yeah, but that’s the way we get down.

Oh, oh we let it rip when we got the money…
Let it roll if we got the gas.
It’s buck wild, yeah, but that’s the way we get down,
In a Hicktown.
In a Hicktown.
That’s the way we get down in a Hicktown.
In Hicktown, yeah, in Hicktown.

Got your country boys and your redneck girls
It’s the party heard round the world
Right here in Hicktown
In Hicktown
The whole town’s getting down
In Hicktown
Yeah, in Hicktown

Yep, I’m a broken record: always posting songs that remind me of Belinda, and then writing about how they remind me of… Belinda. Based on the fact that the person she’s dating has cheated multiple times on his past girlfriends, I’m confident Belinda will find “what goes around comes around” soon enough. Thing is, I DID give her the world. Once the money was gone, though, so was she. Figures.

Hey girl, is he everything you wanted in a man?
You know I gave you the world
You had me in the palm of your hand
So why your love went away
I just can’t seem to understand
Thought it was me and you babe
Me and you until the end
But I guess I was wrong

Don’t want to think about it
Don’t want to talk about it
I’m just so sick about it
Can’t believe it’s ending this way
Just so confused about it
Feeling the blues about it
I just can’t do without ya
Tell me is this fair?

Is this the way it’s really going down?
Is this how we say goodbye?
Should’ve known better when you came around
That you were gonna make me cry
It’s breaking my heart to watch you run around
‘Cause I know that you’re living a lie
That’s okay baby ’cause in time you will find…

What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around

Now girl, I remember everything that you claimed
You said that you were moving on now
And maybe I should do the same
Funny thing about that is
I was ready to give you my name
Thought it was me and you, babe
And now, it’s all just a shame
And I guess I was wrong

Don’t want to think about it
Don’t want to talk about it
I’m just so sick about it
Can’t believe it’s ending this way
Just so confused about it
Feeling the blues about it
I just can’t do without ya
Can you tell me is this fair?

Is this the way things are going down?
Is this how we say goodbye?

were gonna make me cry)
That you were going to make me cry
Now it’s breaking my heart to watch you run around
‘Cause I know that you’re living a lie
That’s okay baby ’cause in time you will find

What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around

What goes around comes around
Yeah
What goes around comes around
You should know that
What goes around comes around
Yeah
What goes around comes around
You should know that

Don’t want to think about it (no)
Don’t want to talk about it
I’m just so sick about it
Can’t believe it’s ending this way
Just so confused about it
Feeling the blues about it (yeah)
I just can’t do without ya
Tell me is this fair?

Is this the way things are going down?
Is this how we say goodbye?

were gonna make me cry

That you were going to make me cry
Now it’s breaking my heart to watch you run around
‘Cause I know that you’re living a lie
But that’s okay baby ’cause in time you will find

What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around

[Comes Around interlude:]

Let me paint this picture for you, baby

You spend your nights alone
And he never comes home
And every time you call him
All you get’s a busy tone
I heard you found out
That he’s doing to you
What you did to me
Ain’t that the way it goes

You cheated girl
My heart bleeds girl
So it goes without saying that you left me feeling hurt
Just a classic case
A scenario
Tale as old as time
Girl you got what you deserved

And now you want somebody
To cure the lonely nights
You wish you had somebody
That could come and make it right

But girl I ain’t somebody with a lot of sympathy
You’ll see

(What goes around comes back around)
I thought I told ya, hey
(What goes around comes back around)
I thought I told ya, hey
(What goes around comes back around)
I thought I told ya, hey
(What goes around comes back around)
I thought I told ya, hey

[laughs]
See?
You should’ve listened to me, baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Because
(What goes around comes back around)

[laughs]

When Belinda started telling me she and Mark were going to move in together I told her I was happy for her and thought it was a good idea. Later, when I told her I thought it sucked that she moved in with him so quickly, she asked why I’d said I was happy for her before. I told her, “I was pulling a Tim McGraw”. This song is what I meant by that.

You always had an eye for things that glittered
But I was far from bein made of gold
I dont know how that I scraped up the money
I just never could quite tell you no

Just like when you were leavin’ Amarillo
To take that new job in Tennessee
And I quit mine so we could be together
I cant forget the way you looked at me

Chorus:

Just to see you smile
I’d do anything
That you wanted me to
And all is said and done
I’d never count the cost
It’s worth all that’s lost
Just to see you smile

When you said time was all you really needed
I walked away and let you have your space
Cuz leavin didn’t hurt me near as badly
As the tears I saw rollin’ down your face
And yesterday I knew just what you wanted
When you came walkin’ up to me with him
So I told you that I was happy for you
And given the chance I’d lie again

(repeat chorus)

I’d do anything
That you wanted me to
And all is said and done
I’d never count the cost
It’s worth all that’s lost
Just to see you smile