Reba - Stronger Than the Truth Album Lyrics

My heart's doin' fine
It's just a state of mind
It was goin' through
Ain't been beatin' out no sad songs
Or rhymin' to the rhythm of the blues
Been gettin' on the times
Of leaving in the past what I can't undo
So throw your hat back in the ring
And baby, I'll swing all night long with you

Well it's sure been a while
Since a cowboy made me smile the way you do
I've been fallin' for the same old lies
And dancin' to the same old tunes
If you don't mind movin' slow
I'll give it a go
Hey, what's there to lose?
Could be more than just a fling
So baby, I'll swing all night long with you

Let's let those doggone by-gones
Be long gone
And let's find a new song to two-step to
If you wanna take another swing at love
Baby, I'll swing all night long with you

Let's let those doggone by-gones
Be long gone
And let's find a new song to two-step to
If you wanna take another swing at love
Baby, I'll swing all night long with you
Yeah baby
I'll swing all night long with you

(Hey, let me sing one)

Let's let those doggone by-gones
Be long gone
And let's find a new song to two-step to
If you wanna take another swing at love
Baby, I'll swing all night long with you
Baby, I'll swing all night long with you

I never dreamed of wantin' more
Than a small town, simple life
A little money in our pockets
You're my husband, I'm your wife

But then I fell in icy water
Standing in the grocery line
I overheard my name and yours
And one I did not recognize

Now everything I thought I knew
Is walking out the door
There's a bottle on the table tellin' me
The only thing I know for sure

Is there's not a sound
A sound as loud as silence
There's not a blade sharper than a lie
There's not a low lower than being
The last one to know
You got a brand new start with someone new
And there's no whiskey stronger
Than the truth

You never think it'd be your story
When you're pulling the wool off your eyes
You know, you think you know somebody
Then you don't and you don't know why

Havin' me another won't make
The clock rewind
But I'm drinking every drop knowing what
I'm looking for I'll never find

There's not a sound
A sound as loud as silence
There's not a blade sharper than a lie
There's not a low lower than being
The last one to know oh, you got a brand new
Start with someone new
And there's no whiskey stronger
Than the truth

The only thing I can do
Is pour a glass and pretend
That this pain's gonna end

There's not a sound
A sound as loud as silence
There's not a blade sharper than a lie
There's not a low lower than being
The last one to know oh, you got a brand new
Start with someone new
And there's no whiskey stronger
Than the truth
No, there's no whiskey stronger
Than the truth

She's up on the barstool
Out drinkin' like a mad fool
Everybody 'round here knows what it does to her
A dark cloud up above her
It's all over a lover
All the signs are sayin' it's gonna get worse

There she goes a-throwing back
A storm in a shot glass

Here comes the lightning flashes
Here comes the thunder crashes
Here comes the tears like falling rain
And it ain't gonna blow through fast
Gonna be hours before it's passed
Wouldn't sit there and I sure wouldn't ask
Better step back, that's a storm in a shot glass

That poor bartender
He sure remembers
What happened last time when she rolled in
Tell the band to step it up
No songs about breaking up
And the last thing you'd wanna do is mention him

Oh Lord, it's a Jack black
Storm in a shot glass

Here comes the lightning flashes
Here comes the thunder crashes
Here comes the tears like falling rain
And it ain't gonna blow through fast
Gonna be hours before it's passed
Wouldn't sit there and I sure wouldn't ask
Better step back, that's a storm in a shot glass

Better run for cover
She just ordered another

Here comes the lightning flashes
Here comes the thunder crashes
Here comes the tears like falling rain
Here comes the lightning flashes
Here comes the thunder crashes
Here comes the tears like falling rain
And it ain't gonna blow through fast
Gonna be hours before it's passed
Wouldn't sit there and I sure wouldn't ask
Better step back, that's a storm in a shot glass

Storm in a shot glass
Storm in a shot glass
Now, I wouldn't sit there if I was you
Storm in a shot glass, yeah

This ain't a little mascara
Running down my cheek
And this ain't a little scratch that'll
Heal in a couple of weeks
This is more than a little
Smile I'm having to fake
'Cause this ain't no little girl heartache

Standing by your man that's a broken plan
When he breaks your heart and all your trust
With his two cheating hands
So it's D-IV, O-R-C-E
And you don't want him to see you crying
So you're crying in the rain
And this is Tammy Wynette
We're talking Tammy Wynette kind of pain

There's a sky full of tears
And every single note
And every single word is
Wine and whiskey soaked
So I guess it's me and her
Together in this alone
Till I can make it on my own

Standing by your man
Oh that's a broken plan
When he breaks your heart and all your trust
With his two cheating hands
So it's D-IV, O-R-C-E
And you don't want him to see you crying
So you're crying in the rain
And this is Tammy Wynette
We're talking Tammy Wynette kind of pain

Standing by your man
Well that's a broken plan
When he breaks your heart and all your trust
With his two cheating hands
And it's D-IV, O-R-C-E
Means this golden wedding ring
Don't mean a thing oh this is Tammy Wynette
This is Tammy Wynette
We're talking Tammy Wynette kind of pain

She had the window and I had the aisle
She looked twenty-five but she
Was shaking like a child when we took off
I looked over, and clutched in her hand
There was a cactus in a coffee can
She was holding that thing like it
Was all that she had
She smiled at me but I could tell she was sad

Somewhere over Denver, I asked her her name
She said "Elena" and told me
She came from Santa Fe
She ordered a drink and water came down
She started talking and pain poured out
She told me a story I'll never forget
She had me in tears when she
Looked at me and said

"My mama's first love was crack
She made her living lying on her back
And she gave me away on the
Day that I was born"

She said, "The last ten years I
Spent tracking her down
It don't seem fair that when I finally
Found her she was almost gone
We had two weeks together to laugh and to cry
Two weeks to say hello and goodbye
She gave me this cactus
Said 'It's kinda like me
It'll hurt you to hold it
But it blooms every spring'"

She said, "I'm on my way back to New Mexico
Was gonna scatter these ashes where
The desert winds blow
But I came up with a better plan
I'm gonna keep 'em in the
Bottom of this coffee can"

"My mama was a tortured soul
I still love her even though
She gave me away on the day I was born"

The plane touched down and we both got off
I took her hand and said
"I'm sorry for your loss"
She said, "Thanks for listening
And for being here
I've been wantin' to talk about
For so many year"

And I'll prob'ly never see Elena again
We met as strangers and parted as friends
As we waved goodbye, I was sure of one thing
There'll be a flower on that
Cactus come next spring

You can give a man the eye
When you walk in the road
Go on, give him your sweet smile
Let him smell your perfume

Give you number, whisper your name
But hold on to just one thing

Don't give him your heart
Keep it hidden from the very start
If you don't give him your heart
When his love is gone
It won't break all apart your heart

When he reaches out his hand
Give him a chance
Let him pull you in so close
Don't be afraid to take that dance

Oh, tell him you want him, give him a rush
But don't give him too much

Don't give him your heart
Keep it hidden from the very start
If you don't give him your heart
When his love is gone
It won't break all apart your heart

Oh, give him your number
And whisper your name
But don't give him everything

Don't give him your heart
Keep it hidden from the very start
If you don't give him your heart
When his love is gone
It won't break all apart
Hold on to your heart

After a couple of bottle of red
Wine the truth finally came out
The words "I don't love you
Anymore" spilled from his mouth
So I looked to the
Waiter for some consolation
But he just poured the coffee
And without hesitation he said, "Ma'am
Is that all you'll be needing tonight?"

Oh the piano kept playing
And nobody noticed the heart in
The corner booth breaking
Cell phones kept ringin'
Glasses were clinkin'
Everyone laughin' and dancin' and singin'
So I painted a smile on my
Face to cover the frown
In that room full of jokers and jesters
I was the clown

Well you can't walk the high wire of
Love and be afraid to fall
And you can't put all of your
Faith in a gypsy's crystal ball
We just do what we do
Take the chances we take
Show me a life without a mistake
Oh, we all learn our lessons
And we all fall down

Oh the piano keeps playing
And nobody notices the heart in
The corner booth breaking
Cell phones keep ringin'
Glasses keep clinkin'
Everyone laughin' and dancin' and singin'
So if you paint a big smile on
Your face to cover the frown
In that room full of jokers and jesters
Sometimes you're the clown

When the circus is over and
The tents are pulled down the truth is
The show must go on for the clown

And oh, the piano kept playing

Well my daddy said the day he met you
We weren't meant to be
Said that boy's got a wild streak in him
That spelled trouble for me
My foolish heart had love to burn
You took it for a ride
Down a long road of twist and turns
Heartaches, hurt and lies

You put the T for tears in Texas
S for sad in St louis
Our reckless travels led us
To the state of Missouri
I cried clear 'cross Carolina
'Bout some boy in Tennessee
There's no U in Oklahoma
And that's okay with me

We tried KC, Fort Worth, Reno
Cheyenne, Timbuktu
Somewhere down round Tupelo
My daddy's words rang true
I called it quit's in T Town
I finally had my say adios, see you around
I'm gone, you go your way

You put the T for tears in Texas
S for sad in St louis
Our reckless travels led us
To the state of Missouri
I cried clear 'cross Carolina
'Bout some boy in Tennessee
There's no U in Oklahoma
And that's okay with me

You put the T for tears in Texas
S for sad in St louis
Our reckless travels led us
To the state of Missouri
I cried clear 'cross Carolina
'Bout some boy in Tennessee
There's no U in Oklahoma
And that's okay with me

Oh there's no U in Oklahoma
And that's okay with me

Yodelayheehoo!

Her mama always told her to hold
Out for a good man
Sounded like a good plan all those years ago
A little house with a picket fence
Simple life with a couple kids
But tonight she's just looking
For a shoulder

She was hoping for pink champagne
But she'll settle for well whiskey
Saw herself in a long white gown
Not downtown gettin' tipsy
And that one-night stand walking
Through the door ain't the marrying kind
Yeah that's for sure
But she's gettin' older
And the bar's gettin' lower

Her dreams are disappearing like
Smoke from his cigarette
She hasn't said "Yes" but
She's thinking she might
The closer it gets to closing time
A lonely heart will take a pick-up line
Anything to get her through the night

'Cause she was hoping for pink champagne
But she'll settle for well whiskey
Saw herself in a long white gown
Not downtown gettin' tipsy
And that drunk cowboy tellin' her lies
Ain't the John Wayne she had in mind
But she's gettin' older
And the bar's gettin' lower

She could thank him for the
Drink and walk away live to love another day
But she's gettin' older
And the night's gettin' colder
And the bar's gettin' lower
The bar's gettin' lower

He's got their picture on the mantle
The one they took in 1995
He's got water in the kettle
Her favorite cup already just
The way she likes
And you leave the front porch light on
Like he does every night

In his mind, she'll be home any day now
He can't see her leaving him behind
In his mind
She'll find her way back somehow
Some things never change
She's never far away in his mind

There's a picture on page 7
A happy couple smiling on their wedding day
His kids don't have the heart to tell him
And if they did it wouldn't matter any way
He swore to her he'd wait forever
He don't care how long it takes

In his mind, she'll be home any day now
He can't see her leaving him behind
In his mind
She'll find her way back somehow
Some things never change
She's never far away in his mind

In his mind, she'll be home any day now
He can't see her leaving him behind
In his mind
She'll find her way back somehow
He won't turn off the light
She'll keep on burning bright in his mind
Oh, in his mind oh, in his mind

I'm no stranger to the thick smoke of a bar
And heart chained to a bottle of whiskey
And I've held strangers in my arms
To pull apart the bars
Because I couldn't find the key

I've searched high and low
Been to hell and back
Been a prisoner to my soul
And all I know is that
The price of being free it don't come cheap

That's why people fight for it, rise for it
Burn up the night for it
Cry for it, pine for it
Cross rivers wide for it
Once you've held the truth
There's nothing you won't do
And when I look into your eyes
I know why people died for it

Freedom loving you feels like freedom

You're the red, the white, the blue
The stars that cover the scars
When we broke the shackles
And I've never been to war before
But your boots there on the floor
Are proof that I've won the battle

And all you had to give to me
Was the gift of being free

That's why people fight for it, rise for it
Burn up the night for it
Cry for it, pine for it
Cross rivers wide for it
Once you've held the truth
There's nothing you won't do
And when I look into your eyes
I know why people died for it

Freedom loving you feels like freedom

I've searched high and low
Been to hell and back
Been a prisoner to my soul
And all I know is that
The price of being free it don't come cheap

That's why people fight for it, rise for it
Burn up the night for it
Cry for it, pine for it
Cross rivers wide for it
Once you've held the truth
There's nothing you won't do
And when I look into your eyes
I know why people died for it

Freedom loving you feels like freedom
Oh freedom loving you feels like freedom

Freedom loving you feels like freedom
Freedom

There's only one chance in a million
Of a dream like this coming true
And I've been told I'm not the one
By everyone but you

Through all my doubts and all my fears
Well it seemed those clouds
Wouldn't ever clear

You never gave up on me
Oh, you never gave up on me
I'm here where I was always meant to be
I never gave up 'cause you
Never gave up on me

As I stand here and look around me
And think of how far we've come
Your faith, it still astounds me
Oh, just look at what we've done

You've held me high up off the ground
Every time this old world tried
Tried to bring me down

You never gave up on me
Oh, you never gave up on me
I'm here where I was always meant to be
I never gave up 'cause you
Never gave up on me

Everyone needs someone
Someone to believe like you believed in me

You never gave up on me
No, you never gave up on me
I'm here where I was always meant to be
I never gave up 'cause you
Never gave up on me you never gave up on me

Thank you, Mama