Playin' it by Ear
Lyrics for "Playin' It By Ear"
 

She Makes Me Feel Like a Yoyo

They say roll with the punches
Go with the flow
When it comes to lovin' her
I just don't know
She'll make me smile then she'll make me frown
First I'm up then I'm down

I'm in the palm of her hand
I'm at the end of my line
She's got me spinning
And I don't mind
But the way her moods come and go
She makes me feel like a yoyo

She can be sweeter than honey
Or like a honey bee's stinger
I couldn't leave her if I wanted to
I'm wrapped around her finger
She sends me around the world
There ain't nothing I wouldn't do for that girl

She says walk the dog
And then rock the baby
My heart is going loop-the-loop
And I don't mean maybe
I'm dangling by a string
Oh how that girl makes me swing     

 

 

 

I've Got Blues In My Shoes

I've got Blues in my shoes
From walkin' all over you

Every morning I rise but I don't shine
Every day your on my mind

Every night I lay awake
Thinkin 'bout every time I did you that ol' way

I've got Blues in my shoes
From walkin' all over you

I've got blues from treatin my baby bad
Why did I choose to make her sad
You'll just loose if you get too mad
I've got news for you dudes that are bad

I've got Blues in my shoes
From walkin' all over you

 

 

Thunder Road

I've got to ride the rock I've got to ride the roll
It comes from my heart it's in my soul
It makes me move so naturally
There's a real good feeling that comes over me

I'm gonna ride on thunder road
I'm gonna ride on thunder road

I don't worry if I get hot
Midnight cruise gonna cool me off
Wind in my face it feels so right
If it don't rain I might ride all night

I'm gonna ride on thunder road
I'm gonna ride on thunder road

(Thunder road) It cures my blues
(Thunder road) It's strange but true
(Thunder road) It makes me high
(Thunder road) I'm gonna ride all night

 

 

 

Doggone My Dog's Gone

He didn't come home last night
You know that's not like him something's not right
I know he wouldn't just run away
But I haven't seen him all day
Doggone my dog's gone

I've had him since he was a pup
Now I've driven the back roads down and up
I put posters all around
Adds in the papers, I checked the pound
Doggone my dog's gone

I used to come home he'd be so happy he could bust
Now who's going to eat my pizza crust?
Whose tail am I going to chase?
Who's going to lick my face?
Doggone my dog's gone

 


Buzzards circling on a sunny day
I'll put my boots on and take a walk out that way
What's that over there? Is it my dog?
No, it's just another shadow on a log
Doggone my dog's gone

What's that sound I just heard?
Was it a plaintiff wail? No, it's just a bird
I think I hear something different now
No, that ain't nothing, just an old moo cow
Doggone my dog's gone

Who's going to ride in my truck?
Who's going to love me no matter what?
I'm gonna keep lookin' my search won't end
Now I don't even have a best friend
Doggone my dog's gone

I feel Like a little kid
I haven't cried in years but today I did
I've walked the woods until it's too dark to see
Mr. Bojangles ain't got nothing on me
Doggone

 

 

 

Sun of the Beach

Hey little darlin' with the look in your eyes
Your a beauty queen your smile don't lie
Come on honey don't be sad
Just remember baby I'm bad bad bad

Do you want me baby take me out to the beach
You can have me baby but only at the beach
Why you sun-bathing baby
I'm within your reach
I'm the sun of the beach

Come on honey to celebrity square
You look great I know they'll stare
Let's jitterbug until we drop
We'll show'em how it's done we'll bop bop bop
Sun, sand and legs your alright
Grand strand queen ooh what a sight
Rumor is baby now take this light
Like a seven eleven your open all night

We'll soak up the rays through and through
We make a great match just look at the hue
We can have fun girl but don't be fooled
I was born for the ocean not for the pool

  

 

 

Whole Lotta Hooey

I got caught with my hand in the cookie jar
But I'm not admittin' a thing
You can ask my friends, everybody I know
I'm gonna tell them to tell you the same

Momma said stay out of that cookie jar
She must of told me a thousand times
I haven't been in that cookie jar
I ain't committed no crimes

All guys lie (who) you when your stealing cookies
(That's not the way it is)
At the very least all men are beast stealing cookies
(I keep my promises)
There's no need to be ashamed
(AAAHHH Fooey)
You can get caught just don't get blamed
(That's a whole lotta hooey)

When they asked him about the cherry tree
Little George said he couldn't tell a lie
What a fool he was to think that way
The truth was his to deny

Look at all the trouble momma caused
When she caught me in the cookie jar
She thinks she's gonna stop me from stealing cookies
But she won't get very far

 

 

 

 

She's Gone

Well, it’s the same old story
I called my baby on the phone
I heard a man’s voice
She wasn’t there along

(Chorus)


She’s gone
She won’t be back no more
You know she’s gone for the last time
She won’t be back no more

She told me that she loved
I took her back once before
No matter what she says
I won’t take her back no more

(Chorus)

Well, my all tried to tell me
I should have taken their advise
She’ll do it to you one time
Bound to do it twice

(Chorus)

Well, my friends all tried to tell me
I should have taken their advise
It was her fault the first time
Mine it happen twice

(Chorus)

 

 

 

I Feel Bad When I get Gas

Last Friday night me, the wife and the kids
Jumped into the van, we went lookin' for some ribs
Been savin' all month to afford this treat
We've got six kids and they all like to eat
We stood in line but it was worth the wait
I'd like to know how they got all that food on my plate
On the way home I glanced at the dash
I was feelin' okay till I got gas

I feel bad when I get gas
It cost too much, I can't drive fast, I don't pass
I remember back when a gallon cost a quarter
Them oil companies make more money than they ought'a
I get mad when I pull up to the pumps
And after I pay I've got a case of the grumps
I've got better things to do with my hard earned cash
I feel bad when I get gas

Got to find new ways got to find new means
Got to carpool to work like a can of sardines
We meet every morning at the crack of dawn
Sippin' on my coffee I've got the radio on
Ridin' with the guys ain't so bad I guess
And I like my job I must confess
Goin' home Friday gotta pocket full of cash
I was feelin' okay till I got gas

Alternate lines for chorus:

Making ends meet shouldn't be this hard
How am I going to pay my credit card
Smelling them fumes makes me cough
Paying those prices really ticks me off

 

 

Years Go By

I was just a young man
When my fire began to glow
It seems like only yesterday
But it was so many years ago

And I don't remember when
I'm not exactly sure how
But it seems that way back then
Has drifted into now

It doesn't hurt to give thanks
It doesn't help to ask why
When all of the sudden
Years go by

I must have been blessed
I've got so many memories
I have very few regrets
I'm just happy to be livin' in times as good as these

When I look back at the years and the miles
It makes me look forward to the next turn
I look out and see all the smiles
And the fire inside still burns