Nothing to Lose

Nothing To Lose

Twenty first year, the end of June

Sitting beneath the summer moon

You passed by, you caught my eye

I had nothing, so I had nothing to lose

The crowd went on and on for miles

We walked in circles until we found

A place to sit and talk, in that old pole barn

I didn’t know you, so I had nothing to lose

And oh, the tension was so thick, a knife would cut right through

And in that moment I could see a new life with you

We were new to love, so we had nothing to lose

Three days passed, no word from you

I had done all I could do

It was out of my hands, I had no other plans

I thought I had lost you, and I had nothing more to lose

You came so quickly to my life

I never thought we would survive

You gave me room to breathe, you gave me time to think

But I knew I was lost without you

And you were all I had to lose

And oh, the tension was so thick, a knife would cut right through

And in those days I knew I’d found a new life with you

We were new to love, so we had nothing to lose

Life has its share of pain, but I know you’ll be there

To share in my heights of joy and depths of despair

But nothing is so precious in the life I have with you

As the day I said, “I do” and you replied, “I do, too.”

And oh, the passion is so thick, a knife would cut right through

And even after all these years, it’s never been more true

I’m nothing without you, so I have nothing to lose

If You Knew

Got a dollar and change, got a shirt and shoes
I used to want everything, now I just want booze
Met a boy yesterday, said he could save my soul
I took him at his word, but I just don't know

If you knew half the things I know
You might not go where you go
For every open door, there's a crack in the wall
For every man that stands, there's a man that falls

I wish my eyes were blind so I could not see
All the tears you cried over me
In the heat of the day, in the shade of a tree
Cars drive by, never notice a thing

If you'd seen half the things I've seen
You might not think what you think
For every open window there's a broken pane
There's men that reach the clouds, there's men that rain

I wish my feet were lame so I could never go
To that house again, down that old back road
They call you friend, but it's not the truth
They just want the cash, I just want loose

If you'd done half the things I've done
Then you might lose what you have won
For every answer there's a question to ask
For every man that lives like god, there's ten beneath the grass

The Great Civil War

Woke up early, before the dawn
Drank my coffee, headed out on the run
but I saw her face for a moment when I locked the door
And I stopped for just a second
To remember the great civil war

It started one April, I remember it well
When she found the letter, and I knew she could tell
Then all those nights I spent out with the guys
Began to make sense to her
And loud and clear rang the first shots
Of the great civil war

Well I can't say that I blame her, lord knows that I don't
Because who could imagine a king falling so far from his throne?
Though the battles are over and the treaties are signed
The great civil war still rages inside of my mind

I know I have fallen, and I know I'm still down
I've never felt so much like a man without a hometown
I abandoned the kingdom I spent my whole life fighting for
I may have chosen the battles
But I lost the great civil war

Well I can't say that I blame them, lord knows that I don't
Because who could imagine a king falling so far from his throne?
Though the battles are over and the treaties are signed
The great civil war still rages inside of my mind

Nobody Knows Your Name

The sun is beating down on his neck
He's got a dream he can't forget
Seems like yesterday
That he drove away
In that little white Chevette

Riding on those yellow lines
Been stuck behind that bus for miles
A child looks through the glass at him
With a big-toothed grin and back
To his mother as they reached the Georgia line

To tell the truth would be a crime
No water could wash his dirty mind
He felt the heat so he had to run away
Where nobody knows your name

He lost his life one summer night
The flames still burn him sometimes
Lying on the ground
He watched the world burn down
If only tears could put out a fire

To tell the truth would be a crime
No water could wash his dirty mind
He felt the heat so he had to run away
Where nobody knows your name

It was hot that July day
When he was laid down in a grave
Ash to ash, dust to dust
He felt like giving up
Got in his car and drove away

To tell the truth would be a lie
No water could wash his dirty mind
He felt the heat so he had to run away
Where nobody knows your name