West Maryland highlands where did you go?
Long winding mountain roads
Out of the wagon and into the boat
Roll me across the river cold

Wrote this song for old granpa he loved the
Trips we took to the lake the rolls of thunder
We would sail until the evening sun burned out

Run through the pine spot all the anglers
Miles of manmade shoreline
Out through the valley back into the boat
Roll me across the river cold

Wrote this song for old granpa he loved the
Trips we took to the lake the rolls of thunder
We would sail until the evening sun burned out
We would sail

West Maryland highlands where did you go?
Long winding memory road

My grand entrance disintegrated to dust
A memory now etched into stone
Here I float above the clouds
Making my way back home

How it feels like I left an hour ago
Headed down vacation lane
But I find myself at a window seat
Reminiscing on my stay

My grand entrance was here but it left
Walked right out the back door
To an after life to a life once lived
A grand exit once more

Well look at that I need to pack up and go
Headed for a manic Monday
I find myself at a window seat
Reminiscing on my stay

How it feels like I left an hour ago
Headed down vacation lane
But I find myself at a window seat
Reminiscing on my stay

My grand entrance made its great escape
A rebel on the run
Headed nowhere to plan his future trip
Cause nowhere’s where he’s from

I think it’s time for me to end my show
Wish that I could have one more day
I find myself at a window seat
Reminiscing on
Yea I find myself at a window seat
Reminiscing on my stay

I've been down to Los Angeles that city of dreams
The stars on the sidewalk a shiny gold sheen
Beneath all the glamour there's a sadness in the air
A type of loneliness you can feel everywhere

Neon lights shining bright
Chase the stars into the night
A city where the angels fly
Searching for a home
Fame collides and hearts take flight
A boulevard where souls ignite
From Hollywood to Sunset Drive
A dreamer auditions for a role

Oh Los Angeles I’ve got a case of the blues
But I'll keep on singing that's what I do
In this city of angels where the lights never fade
I find my way back home where the heart is unafraid

Neon lights shining bright
Chase the stars into the night
A city where the angels fly
Searching for a home
Fame collides and hearts take flight
A boulevard where souls ignite
From Hollywood to Sunset Drive
A dreamer auditions for a role

I’ll watch the palm trees sway in the California breeze
But the streets are all filled with broken dreams
From the east side to the west the story's just the same
In this city of angels where everyone's chasing fame

Neon lights shining bright
Chase the stars into the night
A city where the angels fly
Searching for a home
Fame collides and hearts take flight
A boulevard where souls ignite
From Hollywood to Sunset Drive
A dreamer auditions for a role
From Hollywood to Sunset Drive
An angel gonna find her home

In the shadow of the old oak tree
There's a tale to be told about you and me
As a young boy I had a guiding light
Teaching me wrong from right

You taught me how to throw and how to run
You showed me the beauty of the setting sun
As I grew older I started to stray
I carved my own path but ended up ok

The road we've traveled has been long and hard
But I know deep inside we've come so far
You'll always be a legend my shining star
Forever grateful for the man you are

Now I'm standing here reflecting back
On all the times we had
The lessons that you gave along the way
I know one day that you’ll be smiling from the grave

So here's to you dear father of mine
In your footsteps I'll continue to climb
With your words of wisdom buried deep in my soul
I'll carry on to make you proud i know

Dear miss Hazel Rae
There are no more darker days
You flew into this world
On a hypersonic plane
Dear miss Hazel Rae
No longer will I stray
Dear miss Hazel Rae
There are no more darker days

Dear miss Hazel Rae
Gone and dried up all the rain
The angry roars of thunder
Have agreed to your campaign
Dear miss Hazel Rae
A field of sugar cane
Dear miss Hazel Rae
Gone and dried up all the rain

Dear miss Hazel Rae
You’ve got diamonds in your eyes
They know how to shine
And they know how to cry
Dear miss Hazel Rae
My midnight lullaby
Dear miss Hazel Rae
You’ve got diamonds in your eyes

Dear miss Hazel Rae
When you lay me down to rest
Don’t forget the flowers and the deeds I taught you best
Take care of your momma
All the loved ones you’ll outlast
Dear miss Hazel Rae
When you lay me down to rest

If I was handed a ticking bomb
Would I cut the right wire? Could I stand there calm?
If I was stranded caught out in the rain
Would I give up and cry? Or could I fight through the pain?

You run then you call me when you’re all alone
You had a chance to bury the bad bone
My true friends and family have given me wings
Lighting all your fires will never burn me

If I could gaze into your eyes
I would just see a tunnel of lies
If I was reaching out in the night
Would you pick at all? Or would you turn out the light?

You run then you call me when you’re all alone
You had a chance to bury the bad bone
My true friends and family have given me wings
Lighting all your fires will never hurt me

You run then you call me when you’re all alone
You had a chance to bury the bad bone
My true friends and family have given me wings
Lighting all your fires will never burn me
Lighting all your fires will never burn me
Lighting all your fires will never hurt me

84 knots from a portside town just a man who holds the line
Haven’t felt an ounce of luck since a young boy in his prime

Now I’m throwing it out
I’m throwing it out
Throwing that line out
Just an old fisherman

85 knots and I’m all alone 3 whole weeks now pass
Worn out and so broken down a trail of blood attracts

Now I’m throwing it out
I’m throwing it out
Throwing that anchor out
Just an old fisherman
Sailing along the sea

There’s honor in struggle no matter how hard you tumble
A mother and her youngest one
The sea has knowledge while a man has college
They both share some sun
Im not made for defeat and I will not be destroyed

Just an old fisherman
Sailing along the sea
Just an old fisherman

She's the youngest of three with a fire in her eyes
Always chasing her dreams runs her own franchise
Growing up in the shadows she was born to shine
With a heart full of passion she gonna make it just fine

Little sibling don't let em’ bring you down
Remember you’re the queen of your own town
You're a diamond in the rough a star in the night
Little sibling shine your light

She's got a spirit so strong she'll never back down
Through the highs and the lows she stands her ground
She's got a song in her chest a melody so sweet
With every step she takes she’s right on beat

Little sibling don't let em’ bring you down
Remember you’re the queen of your own town
You're a diamond in the rough a star in the night
Little sibling shine your light

With roses in her heart and courage in her soul
She'll conquer the world with all her gold

Little sibling don't let em’ bring you down
Remember you’re the queen of your own town
You're a diamond in the rough a star in the night
Little sibling shine your light

Sitting here alone in this old honky-tonk
Sipping on rye trying to clear my mind again
No matter how hard I try I can't shake this feeling blue
Cause everywhere I look I'm haunted by memories of you

Hot summer days we'd spent out on the open road
Chasing dreams and singing songs with nowhere else to go
And now you're gone you left me feeling cold and alone
Wishing I could hear your voice dreaming you'd come back home

Memories of you they're like a ghost that won't let me be
I miss the way you laughed the way you danced with me
Now I’m a lonely cowboy riding through the midnight dew
On my steel horse I hold these memories of you

I know time will heal this wound that's what they all say
But right now it feels like these memories are here to stay
I'll keep holding on to the hope that someday you'll return
But until then I'll go on missing you my old friend

Memories of you they're like a chain around my heart
I miss the way you smiled the way you played your part
Now I'm just a wanderer with nothing left to do
But drown in this endless river of
Memories of you they're like a storm that just won't end
I miss the way you held me the way you were back then
Now I'm a fisherman casting out my blues
Lost on an endless sea with memories of you

So here's to you my old friend
Know that I'll always cherish the memories

There was a time I reached in my pocket

For a 20 dollar dollar bill to keep me afloat
Im so broke its got me in the dumps

But ill fake a smile on my face

Walking down the street with holes in my shoes

Put a couple bucks on the game
Got bills piling up the man’s at my door

But I don’t have a penny to pay him

Ohhh…
Im so broke
Let me make it just one more day

People passing by don't look my way

Another beggar in the light
I used to have it all or so it seemed

Now I'm just a ghost out at night

Ohhh…
Im so broke
Let me make it just one more day
Ohhh…
Im so broke
I'm gonna make it just one more day

There was a time I reached in my pocket

For a 20 dollar dollar bill to keep me afloat
Im so broke its got me in the dumps

But ill fake a smile on my face

Hello sweet mother of mine
You’ve got the wheel you bring the shine
Hello sweet mother of mine
You hold the key to the great divine

You carried me across the finish line
A lifetime of sacrifice and hidden cries
So hello sweet mother of mine

Hello sweet mother of mine
Through the storms you shielded me beneath the pines
Hello sweet mother of mine
First one I would wake up to in the morning light

You carried me across the finish line
A lifetime of sacrifice and hidden cries
So hello sweet mother of mine

Hello sweet mother of mine
Hands worn from toil bloodshot tired eyes
Hello sweet mother of mine
A scene from a dream I can’t define

You carried me across the finish line
A lifetime of sacrifice and hidden cries
So hello sweet mother of mine
Hello sweet mother of mine
Hello sweet mother of mine

The nights you’d stay awake by my side
Comforting my fears sending them off for a ride
Now that I’m grown up I can proudly say

Hello sweet mother of mine
Hello sweet mother of mine

On a cold autumn night I stand beneath the moon
Wonder if I'll ever leave
He's had to much to drink he's in the kitchen now
Throwing plates and breaking everything
It's nothing new this happens every week

I'm a scarecrow standing silent in the rows
I'm a scarecrow a scarecrow

The kids are in the yard and it's Halloween
I wonder if I'll ever see it clear
I never get no love I'm a stranger to myself
I've never met my family to this day
A country ground of corn is where I lay

I'm a scarecrow standing silent in the rows
I'm a decoy guarding crops so they grow
I'm a seer watching lives come and go
I'm a scarecrow a scarecrow

Twenty years now pass and I'm still around
The old man and his wife have passed away
A younger family needs me now these days

I'm a scarecrow standing silent in the rows
I'm a decoy guarding crops so they grow
I'm a seer watching lives come and go
I'm a scarecrow a scarecrow
Oh a scarecrow a scarecrow