Empty Pages

Empty Pages
© 2010 Rick Cheadle

On the bookshelf in your bedroom
There’s a book called “Memories”
It’s still wrapped up in plastic
You try so hard to conceal
You feel all alone
And you want my love

Don’t you worry pretty baby - I’ve been here all along
It’s time for you and I to make some memories of our own
Let’s just stop pretending - that we’re nothing more than friends
Unwrap that book - Let’s fill those pages till the end

Now we’re sharing the same bedroom
Where every night our hearts collide
With these rings on our fingers
We show the world our love with pride
Our bond is strong
Together we belong

See I told you pretty baby - I’ve been here all along
It’s time for you and I to make some memories of our own
Never stop believing - You’ll have me until the end
Let’s fill those Empty Pages and never look back again

Never know what life will bring us
Let’s chase our dreams together
Didn’t know what love would bring us
Until we said forever and aver
Love of a lifetime is the union that we share
My heart is just like that book
You want to feel love it’s always there

I love you pretty baby - I will forever
Living memories all along while we’re together
Never stop believing - You’ll have me until the end
Let’s fill those Empty Pages and never look back again

From this day there’s - No more Empty Pages
From this day there’s - No more Empty Pages
From this day there’s - No more Empty Pages
From this day there’s - No more Empty Pages

Let Her Lay In The Bed She Made

Let Her Lay In The Bed She Made
©2010 Rick Cheadle


So she's back to her same 'ol tricks
Wonder what her sob story’s gonna be this time
Don’t bother asking me what to do
You didn’t take my good advice the last time
She's just barfly who likes to play with your head
You're like a housefly trapped up in her spiteful web

She kicked you to the curb now she wants you back
This girl has really lost her mind
Remember the words she said when she left
Living with you is just a waste of her time

Let her lay in the bed she made
Let her sleep in it all day
Let her live in the mess she made
She’s looking tired anyway

Chalk this all up as a lesson learned
You’ve been played by that girl for the last time
Let her find some other fool
No more living off of your dime
Everything to say’s already been said
Gotta stop thinking with your heart, and with your head

She kicked you to the curb now she wants you back
This girl has really lost her mind
Remember the words she said when she left
Living with you is a waste of her time

Let her lay in the bed she made
Let her sleep in it all day
Let her lay in the bed she made
She’s looking tired anyway
Let her lay in the bed she made
Cover her with a blanket of shame
She’s looking pretty tired anyway
Let her lay in the bed she made

You’ll Always Have Me

You’ll Always Have Me
©2010 Rick Cheadle

I really hate to see the way your feeling
Never should’ve let things go this far
Won’t you come see me this evening
Just kick back and relax for a while
I know I may not be the best thing for you
atleast you leave here with a smile

Turn me up and let it flow
You’ve got nowhere else to go
Close your eyes and sing with me
Drift away and feel so free
Late at night when you can’t sleep
Turn me up and start to dream
Fear not what you cannot see
You’ll Always Have Me

I can put a brave face on your pain
Help you feel worry free for a while
When you feel the world is falling down on you
Just remember that your never alone
No more pity parties for yourself
I’m just a few steps away sitting on the shelf

Turn me up and let it flow
You’ve got nowhere else to go
Close your eyes and sing with me
Drift away and feel so free
Late at night when you can’t sleep
Turn me up and start to dream
Fear not what you cannot see
You’ll Always Have Me

your friends don't need to even know about me
just keep me hidden in a secret place
Just let me get you through tonight
we'll worry about regrets when you awake

Turn me up and let it flow
You’ve got nowhere else to go
Close your eyes and sing with me
Drift away and feel so free
Late at night when you can’t sleep
Turn me up and start to dream
Fear not what you cannot see
You’ll Always Have Me

You Were Never There

You Were Never There
©2010 Rick Cheadle

Father and son night at my grade school gym
All my friends were there, with their fathers next to them
I knew you probably wouldn’t make it
So I walked there by myself
I snuck right past the teachers
And hid underneath the bleachers

Watched my best friend
Johnny sharing laughs with his dad
That’s my neighbor Bobby
See him hugging his dad
Living through my friends
Pretending that you cared
I wish I had the real thing
But You Never Was There
No Daddy
You Were Never There

Graduation Day was finally here
I looked out to the crowd and see your empty chair
I thought if I made you proud
you might just come around
To you it’s just another day
Another reason to stay away

Watched my best friend
Johnny sharing laughs with his dad
That’s my neighbor Bobby
See him hugging his dad
Living through my friends
Pretending that you cared
I wish I had the real thing
But You Never Was There
No Daddy
You Were Never There

All I ever wanted was to be loved dad
Spending all these days thinking what we could’ve had
All I ever wanted was to be loved dad
The way I feel inside is much deeper than sad

Someday

Someday
Copyright 2010 by Rick Cheadle

My heart bleeds selfishly
It’s shameless for what it does to me
You see my heart speaks for my brain
No thinking man would ever act this way

Can’t seem to break away from her chains
Her love in my lungs I need to blow away
You’d think after all this time I’d be on my way
And find a new place for my head to lay

(Some days) -
Some days are better than others
(Some days)-
Some days I just stay under the covers
(Someday)-
They say I’ll find a new love
(Someday)-
I say that won’t be soon enough

Menstruating heart lying curbside
Gasping for air and fighting to survive
The warmth I used to feel is oh so cold
Think happy thoughts and watch my world unfold

(Some days) -
Some days are better than others
(Some days)-
Some days I just stay under the covers
(Someday)-
They say I’ll find a new love
(Someday)-
I say that won’t be soon enough

The Best is Yet To Come

The Best is Yet To Come
Copyright 2010 by Rick Cheadle

Lucky is a man in love
Another chance to walk
That road again

Once was cold and all alone
But then behold
You came my friend

The warmth you bring
It thaws my frozen soul
The more I’m with you
And the more I see I know, oh I know

From you - The Best is Yet To Come

Stumbled on your pot of gold
You filled with love
I feel like a child

Rekindled life in me again
I now have hope
And I even smile

The warmth you bring
Can thaw a thousand souls
The more I’m with you
And the more I see I know, oh I know

From you - The Best is Yet To Come

Tis Good To Be King

Tis Good To Be King
Copyright 2010 by Rick Cheadle

Tis good to be king
The king of nothing
A smokey haze fills my home
This barstool is my throne

Tis good to be king
It’s what I’ve longed to be
Ever since I lost my queen
She left without saying a thing

Tis good to be king

I tried to keep it all together
But my castles made of sand
I’m pulled in all directions
Just like clay in her hands
I don’t wear the crown lightly
Just pour a drink and set me free
And you’ll see -

Tis good to be king
Tis good to be king
Tis good to be king

KEY D Tempo=55

Intro:
D G A G A D

chorus:
D. G. A. G. X2
D D7

verse:
G-D-G-D-G-A-D-A
D-A-B-A-A7
D-G-A fade out

From This Day On

(capo 2nd fret) verses:D Em A D, chorus:G A Em G D
From This Day On
Copyright 2010 by Rick Cheadle

There’s no doubt I have plenty to regret
Do anything to get those wasted days back
Well what can I say?
There’s nothing I can do about it now

Deep in my mind I hope to find some self respect
I close my eyes and see the things I can’t take back
I’ve done what I’ve done
There’s nothing I can do about it now

Just like a precious stone
Don’t shine until you find it
A love that’s gone
No need to be reminded
Of where I went wrong
I doesn’t matter what’s done is done
Just like a precious stone
Don’t shine until you mine it
A love that’s gone
No need to be reminded
Of what I’ve done wrong
No looking back
From This Day On

I found my love and I found in her my best friend
She say’s we’ll be together till the very end
She’s changed my ways
There’s nothing I want to do about it now

Just like a precious stone
Don’t shine until you find it
A love that’s gone
No need to be reminded
Of where I went wrong
I doesn’t matter what’s done is done
Just like a precious stone
Don’t shine until you find it
A love that’s gone
No need to be reminded
Of what I’ve done wrong
No looking back
From This Day On

I Always Get In My Way

I Always Get In My Way
Copyright 2010 by Rick Cheadle


Well I know I need out of this place
Pick up the pieces, live a new way
Don’t like my job and my roommates a slob
The fish don’t bite , the future isn’t so bright - For me

So I looked on line and made some new plans
You know I’d leave right now if I had the chance
But my tank is low, And my wallet is week
My friend just called , he said let’s have a drink - It’s on me

I’m driving on a long, lost road to nowhere
I know the right direction but I always get lost
Ya see status quo works if you like where you’re going
I just live for today
It’s myself I betray
I know I need to change
Because I always get in my way

I know I should go out and make some new friends
Surround myself with helping hands to lend
My will’s as low as my self esteem
I’d trade it all just to fulfill my dreams - We’ll see

I’m driving on a long, lost road to nowhere
I know the right direction but I always get lost
Ya see status quo works if you like where you’re going
I just live for today
It’s myself I betray
I know I need to change
Because I always get in my way

Far Away From Me

Far Away From Me
Copyright 2010 by Rick Cheadle

Hang in there baby -
It’s been a long, hard road I know
Sometimes I act so crazy -
Sometimes the lowest low
I’ve been so busy trying to find myself -
I lost site of you
So please believe me when I tell you these words -
Although they’re strange, they’re true

Been trying to make some sense of it all - I need a - Just a little more time
Don’t want to hurt the ones I love the most - but I can - be so unkind
Been making hell of heaven, laugh and I cry - all at the same time
Bi-polar bear please leave me alone I think it’s time I melt your ice

And float you down the stream - So far away from me
I’ll pretend it’s all a dream - just go far away from me
No faults, just remedies - just get far away from me
Was lost but now I see - ‘cause you’re far way from me

You see the ads on tv-
There’s probably someone you know
You see them just plain lazy-
The next they’re go go go
Don’t judge too quickly-
It’s not really their fault
The bears grip is hasty
A scarred mind results

They’re trying to make some sense of it all -they need a - Just a little more time
Bi-polar bear won’t leave them alone I think it‘s time to melt the ice

And float you down the stream - So far away from me
I’ll pretend it’s all a dream - stay far away from me
My baby she helped me - to see reality
My baby keeps me clean - keeps it far away from me

All these years I just drank you away - such a waste of time
I just hurt the ones I love the most - while I numbed my mind
Now and high on life and dry as the wind - in a desert sky
Bi-polar bear’s now gone for good. It’s now on love I rely

My baby she helped me - to see reality
My baby keeps me clean - keeps it far away from me

Without Me

Without Me
Copyright 2010 by Rick Cheadle
I thought you loved me, I thought you needed me -
Well maybe I was mistaking
I thought you trusted me, I thought you relied on me -
Why is our love ending?

No matter how much I show I care
Makes no difference ‘cause your still not here

What’s my thoughts about you?
I can’t live without you
While you’re living there without me
What’s my thoughts about you?
I can’t live without you
While you’re living there without me

I thought our bond was strong, I thought we’d carry on -
But now my heart is breaking
I thought you were the best, your no different from the rest -
guess that’s what I get for thinking

No matter how much I seem to care
Makes no difference ‘cause your still not here

What’s my thoughts about you?
I can’t live without you
While you’re living there without me
What’s my thoughts about you?
I can’t live without you
While you’re living there without me

You said there’s not another like you
I sure hope that is the truth
You thought I’d never carry on
Well it looks like you thought wrong
Yeah you thought wrong

What’s my thoughts about you?
I don’t think about you
The sun’s shining brightly on me
After what you put me through?
I don’t care at all about you
So go on living there without me

Believe

Believe
Copyright 2010 by Rick Cheadle

I see a willow tree outside my window
Those lush and pretty leaves feeling the breeze
Sprouted from the ground a hundred years ago
Hard to believe from just a tiny seed

I hear the songs from a mourning dove
It fills the air with it’s cooing begs
To see him fly so high above
Hard to believe from a tiny egg

The wonders of this life is so amazing
As we grow old we’re always changing
Sometimes you only have yourself
It’s up to you and no one else
So work hard and try to achieve
Have faith in yourself and just believe

We all have to start our journey somewhere
Try not to dwell on what you can’t change
Reach deep inside you know it’s in there
Because life will pass you by if you stay the same

The wonders of this life is so amazing
As we grow old we’re always changing
Sometimes you only have yourself
It’s up to you and no one else
So work hard and try to achieve
Have faith in yourself and just believe

My Solution

My Solution
Copyright 2010 by Rick Cheadle

Emotions in my soul evade me - I know
Want to scream aloud Come save me! - although
She came into my heart then left me - with no
Concern for my lost hope - desertion - alone

I try to keep my pride
That’s all that’s left for me
I take it all in stride
Just drink you down and see

You’re my Solution
For the pain
Can’t cope, can’t hope
When you’re away
You’re my Solution
For the pain
Pour me some more
I can feel you in my veins

Why did she turn me cold and empty - inside
I sit and stare in a daze at nothing - then cry

You’re my Solution
For the pain
Can’t cope, can’t hope
When you’re away
You’re my Solution
For the pain
Pour me some more
I can feel you in my veins

My solution to my problems
My solution to my problem
My solution could be my problem
My solution is now my problem

The Love You Took Away

The Love You Took Away
Copyright 2010 by Rick Cheadle

hand in hand we walked along
A path of love that seemed so strong
Just you and me - that’s how its supposed to be
Without warning you just took away
our love our life and went on your way
when you left you took a piece of me

Although you’re gone my love still grows
My heart and I just can’t let it go
We’re holding on, holding on to all our dreams

A broken heart and a shattered soul
Left me stranded on this lonely road
I’m searching for the love you took away

A lesson learned the hard way
I’ll get over you someday
I have no choice that’s how it’s supposed to be

Although you’re gone my love still grows
My heart and I just can’t let it go
We’re holding on, holding on to all our dreams

A broken heart and a broken and a shattered soul
Left me stranded on this lonely road
I’m searching for the love you took away

Remember(Daddy’s Little Girl)

Remember(Daddy’s Little Girl)
Copyright 2010 by Rick Cheadle

words cant describe the way I’m feeling these days
I hope in time you’ll forgive me for being this way
One of the hardest things for me is to show love
I’m still a work in progress. I’m not sure what I’m made of

Your pictures always with me, I’m a very proud dad
I think of our times together and it makes me so sad
One of the hardest things for me is to show love
Being like my father is nothing to be proud of

And even though my girl I cant always be there
For being away I hope you’ll forgive me someday
And even though you don’t hear from me
and I’m not there all the time - Remember

Daddy’s Little Girl is always on his mind
Daddy’s Little Girl is always on his mind

The Love You Took Away

The Love You Took Away
Copyright 2010 by Rick Cheadle

Hand in hand we used to walk along
A path of love that always seemed so strong
I was your man you were my girl
Just you and me against the world

Without warning you just took away
Our love our life and went on your way
When you left you took a piece of me

A broken heart and a shattered soul
Left me stranded on this lonely road
I’m searching for the love you took away
The Love You Took Away

A lesson learned the hardest way
I struggle just to get through the day
Because of you I just stare into space
Without your lone I’ll never be the same

Although you’re gone my love still grows
My heart and I just can’t let it go
We’re holding on, holding on to all of our dreams

A broken heart and a shattered soul
Left me stranded on this lonely road
I’m searching for the love you took away
The Love You Took Away

Waiting On The Sun

Waiting On The Sun
©2010 Rick Cheadle

(A)Sunny days
They’re all in my (F#)past
Now I’m a (D)soaking mess
(E)Just the way you left me(A)(E7)
(A)A drowning heart
Lifeguards nowhere (F#)around
You hung us (D) out to dry
(E)with only rain up in the sky(A)

(A7)When you walked (D)away you opened up the sky
Waterlogged my (A)fields that were once bone-dry
Covered (E)me in blankets (D)cold enough to snow in (A)July(A7)
There are no more (D)tears left for me to cry
Any more I’m (A)sitting around biding my time(F#)
It’s just (E)me and my heart…….
(D)Waitin on the Sun to Rise(A)
It’s just (E)me and my heart…….
(D)Waitin on the Sun to Rise(A)

(A)A chilly breeze
Stopped me in my (F#)tracks
I sure would (D)shiver less
(E)If you walked straight back to me(A)(E7)
(A)A shattered heart
Just pieces on the (F#)ground
A perfect (D) place for you
(E)To smash on your way out(A)

The Price We Pay For Love

The Price We Pay For Love
Copyright 2010 by Rick Cheadle

(Am)When I was just a little boy
(Em)I got furry birthday toy
(F)I named him Juno he was my (B7)best friend
(Am) He used to always lick my face
(Em) Until the day he broke his chain
(F)They found him laying in the street(B7)the next day

(Em)Sorry son he’s not coming home
(Am)He’s in heaven now with our Lord
(C)I know it ain’t easy - Just remember the times you shared(B7)
(Em)the cooing of the mourning doves
(Am) Reminds us of the people we love
(C)Just wrap your arms around them (B7) but always know

(Em)Sorrow is the price we pay for love
(Am)Sorrow is the price we pay for love
(B7)I’d rather pay any other cost
But(Em)Sorrow is the price we pay - for love

(Am)I hear that he’s not doing good
(Em)I got there as fast as I could
(F)There lays my daddy, he’s (B7)nearing the end
(Am) my daddy whispered in my ear
(Em) I can see the angels from here
(F) He was gone forever(B7)the next day

(Em)Sorry son he’s not coming home
(Am)He’s in heaven now with our Lord
(C)I know it ain’t easy - Just remember the times you shared(B7)
(Em)the cooing of the mourning doves
(Am) Reminds us of the people we love
(C)Just wrap your arms around them (B7) but always know

(Em)Sorrow is the price we pay for love
(Am)Sorrow is the price we pay for love
(B7)I’d rather pay any other cost
(Am)Sorrow is the price we pay for love

If I Knew You Loved Me Too

If I Knew You Loved Me Too
©2010 Rick Cheadle

Country5 +49tempo
Intro: D – G – D - G

D
To me you were
A
the beautiful flower
F#sus G
You could see thru the store window
D
Wishing I could Hold
A
and smell you
F#sus G
But the store’s not open anymore
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A G
You were the only reason I was sticking around
A G
But now that I’m gone the word has traveled all over town
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D
Thought it was just friendship
G
I would have traveled round trip
D
There was more behind your smile
G
But now I can’t take back the miles
Bm
I wish I would’ve heard
E7sus4
Your unspoken words
G
I never would have left
D G
If I knew you loved me too
D G
If I knew you loved me too
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I Wonder

I Wonder
©2010 Rick Cheadle
 
A   E     G   bm7 
A                            E
I wonder where you are and how you've been
G                         bm7
did you go after all your dreams?  or did you just pack it in?                          
CHORUS
A                             E
Are you happy? Is your life full of meaning?
G                     bm7                 A
I  wonder where you are right now and what your dreaming.   
oh how I wonder, oh how I wonder 
 
bm7    G              A
can't believe it's been ten years
                   E
since I watched you get on that bus
bm7        G                       A
I still remember all of our tears                                                         VERSE
           E
it was always supposed to be the "two of us"
bm7                G
we were just too young to know
                 bm7
that sometimes love is just the start
                    G
But one thing for is certain
            E
you will always live inside my heart 

A                             E
Are you happy? Is your life full of meaning?
G                     bm7                 A
I  wonder where you are right now and what your dreaming.   
oh how I wonder, oh how I wonder 
 
 

Find Yourself Along The Way

Find Yourself Along The Way (Chains Of Illusions)
©2010 Rick Cheadle


Begin to explore your conscience
Put your mind at ease
Stop judging your mistakes
Send them off to a quiet place

Leave them way far beyond - Move them on and on and on
Leave them way far beyond - Move them on and on and on

Time to change what your doing
Your new life begins today
Start living with a purpose
And find yourself along the way

Find Yourself Along The Way
Find Yourself Along The Way
Find Yourself Along The Way

Lose your fear and be expressive
Try to start your day with a smile
Be a friend when they really need it
Put your evil thoughts in a pile

Leave them way far beyond - Move them on and on and on
Leave them way far beyond - Move them on and on and on

Time to change what your doing
Your new life begins today
Start living with a purpose
And find yourself along the way

Find Yourself Along The Way
Find Yourself Along The Way
Find Yourself Along The Way

My Desperate Heart

Desperate Heart
Copyright 2010 by Rick Cheadle


C- F
And lately I’ve been feeling so down
I finally realize why you keep my around
Am - C
My heart is your stepping stone
Am - G G7
Until a new love comes along
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C - F
Oh what to do with a Desperate Heart?
Black and blue and forever scarred
No love at all for my Desperate Heart
Am G
Baby please come home and save
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F C (CHORUS)
My Desperate Heart
My Desperate Heart
My Desperate Heart
F Am G G7
C - F
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C- F
A Goodbye I never seen coming from you
Never knew you owned a pair of walking shoes
Am - C
You used my heart as your door mat
Am - G G7
Wiped your feet and never looked back
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C - F
Oh what to do with a Desperate Heart?
Black and blue and forever scarred
No love at all for my Desperate Heart
Am G
Baby please come home and save
__________________________________
F C
My Desperate Heart
My Desperate Heart
My Desperate Heart
F Am G G7
C - F
__________________________________
Am - G - Em-
You always said we’d carry on - You said I was the only one
Am G -G7 (BRIDGE)
Now I look like such a fool - what are we supposed to do?
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Me and my (To CHORUS)

Happy’s Place

A Happy Place (Happy’s Place)
Copyright 2010 by Rick Cheadle
Tempo =116 intro - D-C-D-C-D-C-D-C


(D)When I got to work this morning
there was a (G)big sign on the door
(D)out of business is all it said
I felt my (A) heart fall to the floor
(D)I closed my eyes and shook my head
I put my (G) hands to my red face
(D)I tried to do what my (G)mama said
and put my (A)mind in a Happy (D)Place

Though life is (G)tough sometimes it seems
I won't let it (D)get the best of me
I'm gonna (A) take my mamas (G)advice
And (A)go to a Happy Place (D)

There's a (G)man named Happy Dupree
He pours the (D)strongest drinks in Tennessee
Just a (A) tiny shack on the (G)edge of town
They call it (A)“Happy’s Place” (D)

I’m going down to Happys Place - Don’t wait for me cause I’ll be late
I’m going down to Happys Place - jukebox always playin some Strait
Where there’s always a familiar face - Down at Happys Place

So I started my own business
I hang my own sign on a door
It’s kinda funny how it all worked out
No time clock punching anymore
I still work hard and play even harder
Still running in life’s rat race
still lookin for fun When the workday is done
I’m heading down to Happy’s Place

(BRIDGE)
(F)We all relax in our own way. We all move at different speeds (G)
Medication, meditation, sedation (A) or just a trip to good ol’ Dupree’s

A Make Believe Cowboy

A Make Believe Cowboy
Copyright 2010 by Rick Cheadle

(A)He pulls his leather jeans (a2)over his boots(a3)
His belt buckle shines brighter than a (D)full moon(Dm)
He angles his (A)Stetson just right(E)He’s ready for the night
(A)wears enough cologne to (a2)kill most horseflies(a3)
Listens to the Country station to(D)get the right vibe(Dm)
It’s all a just (A)big disguise(E) for whoever he meets tonight(A) (A7)
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PRE-CHORUS
See last night it was (D)disco moves
Wore his Polyester and (A)his platform shoes
On (F#)Friday night he’ll be (E)banging his head
(G)With the goth girls at (A)Rivers Edge
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*CHORUS*
Hey Country girls he’s just a Playboy(D)
A slick chameleon spewing (A) out white noise
(F#)He wouldn’t know the difference between a
(E) Waylon or Roy (G)He’s just A Make Believe Cowboy(A)
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(A)Talks about all of the (a2)bulls he’s roped (a3)
claims to be a modern day (D)troubadour (Dm)
Tells the gals he’s little (A)saddle sore
From (E) “all those trails” he rode(A)
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See last night it was (D)disco moves
Wore his Polyester and (A)his platform shoes
On (F#)Friday night he’ll be (E)banging his head
(G)With the goth girls at (A)Rivers Edge
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He puts some twang in his best country drawl
Can’t seem to stay away from his nightly pub crawl
Has more in common with Siegfried & Roy
Than a real true blue country boy
(G)He’s just A Make Believe Cowboy(A) (E)