Blake Davidson

Big 35's slinging up dirt
Sexy lil momma in her cut off skirt
The bands real good
They're starting to draw a crowd 
Motors crank up
It's about to get loud

Louisiana mud fest
Redneck at it's best 
Louisiana mid drive 
Better hold on for your lives
 
Big Joey Laughlin 
Just pushed through a hole
It's raining chocolate sunshine 
And the beer is ice cold
Better hold your temper 
This ain't no place to fight
There's roughnecks round here
That will put out your lights 

Louisiana mud fest
Redneck at it's best 
Louisiana mid drive 
Better hold on for your lives

We got crawfish in pot
Ribs on the grill
I think timmys stuck
Cause he shor is sitting still
You can hear us for miles 
Just doing what we do
Spending oil field money
Cause the honeys like it too
 
Billys blaring frank 
On his new stereo 
But before he gets his chance 
There's something he should know
Billy that Nissan won't come out of that hole


Louisiana mud fest
Redneck at it's best 
Louisiana mid drive 
Better hold on for your lives

                   Hope you feel the same.

Son there was a time
I had it all together 
I was gonna be a successful man
Then a doctor from New Orleans 
Sat me down and changed my plans
 You see your mom and I 
were thrilled to bring you into this world 
What we didn't know was 
that by having you 
it would end hers
Don't get me wrong I'm thankful 
The good Lord gave me you
I just wish your mom 
Was here too

I've made mistakes 
To say the least 
I can't recall a time I was there
When you needed me
It must have been tough 
To raise a grown man
I don't blame you for anything 
You've done the best you can 
 
I know it's too late 
To try and explain anything 
To tell the truth I'm confused 
On how I got this way
Son I'm proud of the man you've became  and I'm glad we had this talk
Hope you feel the same

I remember the time 
Your teacher stopped by
I figured you had acted out 
And I had a hunch as to why
But just to prove the kind of dad I was
It seemed I packed a bud light 
For you to take to lunch 

I know it's too late 
To try and explain anything 
To tell the truth I'm confused 
On how I got this way
Son I'm proud of the man you have became and I'm glad we had this talk 
Hope you feel the same

I taught you to drive 
Probably the only thing 
That would help you survive 
I know my instructions were slurred 
I am ashamed of myself 
For the accident that could have occurred 

To many Years have gone by 
So there's Not much I can changed 
You still put your life on hold 
Lord knows I'm to blame
Although I can't speak anymore 
The new prescription I hold 
Is supposed to help me understand the things I'm being told
So while I can remember the times
Please look at me and read my mind

I know it's too late 
To try and explain anything 
To tell the truth I'm confused 
On how I got this way
Son I'm proud of the man you have became and I'm glad we had this talk 
Hope you feel the same

When I called your name

I should have said I’m sorry
But I couldn’t
I should have gave in
But wouldn’t
I need to let go
But I don’t know how
Is it too late
To cry out now

I have nothing to give
I was too stubborn To receive
I only call out
When it’s convenient for me

Is it too late for mercy
Is it to late for me
Am I so far gone
That my eyes can not see
Can you feel my pain
If I call your name
If I call your name

I sold my talents
For pennies on a dime
I wasted a life
That was never mine
With this weight around my waist
I dove into the deep
Longing to hide my face

Have I fallen to far from grace

Is it too late for mercy
Is it to late for me
Am I so far gone
That my eyes can not see
Can you feel my pain
If I call your name
If I call your name

Oh lord I see you
How was I so blind
Take me back
Can I please rewind
Help me stand
I won’t take my eyes off you
I’m letting go
Just not of you

It’s not too late for mercy
It’s not to late for me
Im not so far gone
That my eyes can not see
I know you feel my pain
When I called your name
When I called your name

When I called your name

I should have said I’m sorry
But I couldn’t
I should have gave in
But wouldn’t
I need to let go
But I don’t know how
Is it too late
To cry out now

I have nothing to give
I was too stubborn To receive
I only call out
When it’s convenient for me

Is it too late for mercy
Is it to late for me
Am I so far gone
That my eyes can not see
Can you feel my pain
If I call your name
If I call your name

I sold my talents
For pennies on a dime
I wasted a life
That was never mine
With this weight around my waist
I dove into the deep
Longing to hide my face

Have I fallen to far from grace

Is it too late for mercy
Is it to late for me
Am I so far gone
That my eyes can not see
Can you feel my pain
If I call your name
If I call your name

Oh lord I see you
How was I so blind
Take me back
Can I please rewind
Help me stand
I won’t take my eyes off you
I’m letting go
Just not of you

It’s not too late for mercy
It’s not to late for me
Im not so far gone
That my eyes can not see
I know you feel my pain
When I called your name
When I called your name

There it is
Let it out
Tell everyone
What I’m all about
Help them make a choice
So the first impression isn’t of rejoice
Tear me down
So you feel on top
None of it matters once the mic is dropped

Love me like we are young
So your hate for me won’t last long
Include me just a little
So I’ll feel like I belong
It doesn’t have to be this way
It’s a shame growing up
Stole my innocence away
I wish the reason you were mad
Was just pretend
Like playing a role
That didn’t have to make sense
I wish you didn’t believe That i am hell bent
Why can’t you Love me like the time
you thought I was Heaven sent

Why does there have to be a certain era
To feel like that was the only time we had to share or
get along
Why do I feel the need to write this song
As simple as life is
We found a way to complicate
So the daily failures we create
We demonstrate

I love you this much
And all the way around the world
That meant everything back then
As smart as we are now,
We can’t figure out how to match our words with actions
I will disappear
And become a memory
Maybe that way I’ll be around when you think of me


Love me like we are young
So your hate for me won’t last long
Include me just a little
So I’ll feel like I belong
It doesn’t have to be this way
It’s a shame growing up
Stole my innocence away
I wish the reason you were mad
Was just pretend
Like playing a role
That didn’t have to make sense
I wish you didn’t believe That i am hell bent
Why can’t you Love me like the time
you thought I was Heaven sent

As the sky turned black 
The air turned cold 
No one could hold him back
He felt he needed to go
The moon was bright 
So it lit the way
It made for a perfect night 
No need to wait till day

He's heard the stories 
But he couldn't believe the news
He had to see it for himself 
Just to know it was true
It had been years since the beast had shown its face
Guess there's plenty of places to hide within the Natchez Trace

Shots rang out 
It was an eire sound
A bullet through dark piercing low hanging clouds 
If things go right he would get off clean
But muddy water won't wash the blood off his jeans

Well he had a plan 
That involved a friend
They've done it before 
So they'll try it again
It's funny how stories change 
When blue lights flash
The friend spills it all with his hands on the dash
Wardens count the bodies they had piled in the back
Choppers in the air hounds on his tracks

Shots rang out 
It was an eire sound
A bullet through dark piercing low hanging clouds 
If things go right he would get off clean
But muddy water won't wash the blood off his jeans

Well it's hard to catch the best there is
Old school outlaw from out in the sticks 
But they ran all night just to say they tried
When they thought they had succeeded 
He had an alibi 

He used the meat 
To feed them all
But that whitetails rack still hangs on his wall
Now he's change his ways
But he will always remember the day

Shots rang out 
It was an eire sound
A bullet through dark piercing low hanging clouds 
If things go right he would get off clean
But muddy water won't wash the blood off his jeans

Nothing left to do 
but think about the way life use to be
And how you left for a dozen roses 
From a man who wasn't me
I started peeling the label 
From a bottle of wasted years
As my fingers slid down the glass 
A man appeared 

He said son you get just one wish
What will it be
I thought it was the bourbon 
But the reflection wasn't me


Well there's things in life that even a genie can't take away
Like the heartache from the times you wouldn't stay
Now that i know who you really  are 
a piece of you missing from my heart. 

I began to tell our story
And everything that use to be
Then asked if he could remove your memory 
With a crooked smile he said
Is this the wish that you plead 
I nodded yeah
Man this is what I need
With the shake of his head
He said son you just don't understand 
But it your mistake 
Your wish is my command 

Well there's things in life that even a genie can't take away
Like the loneliness from a time that you wouldn't stay
Now Even though I don't know who you are 
There's still a piece of you missing from my heart. 

Time goes on and people change
 only thing that remains the same 
is the stool where I set
A thousand times 
I've thought of buying roses for a woman I've never met
Peeling back the label from a bottle of lonely years
I took my last swallow 
Trying to drown the tears
If I had one wish 
What would it it be

That I could meet the girl who took my heart from me

Well there's things in life that even a genie can't take away
But it's the emptiness from you
That seems to stay
Even though I don't know who you are
The wish of meeting you 
Would heal this broken heart

I line them up in a row
As I say goodbye
I’ve got a job down in Texas
Where they pay me for my time
Now son your the man while I’m gone
Protect the family
Do your best in school
Always think of me
And baby girl
Stay strong cause
cowgirls don’t cry
I hug their mom
And wave as I leave the drive
And I break down
Oh I break down
These windshield wipers
Don’t work for my eyes

Daddy who’s gonna
Tell your stories
Who’s gonna say the prayer
Who’s gonna tuck me in
While your not here
We’ll save you a seat at the game
It will mean the world if you could see me play
I Keep telling myself
It won’t be long until I can be there
And fill up the space in those empty chairs

15 years of conversations with empty chairs and blank spaces
But tonight it hit me like never before
Lonely came in and closed the door
So I called her up
To check in
And see if our kids are ok
I know they really wear her down
Especially at this age
I try to comfort her
In my own little way
And make promises
I’ll die trying to keep
Sweet dreams my love
Try to get some sleep
Then I lie there
With them heavy on my mind


She says darling
I could really use your help
But I know there’s bills to pay
Don’t feel like I can juggle it all but I’m sure I’ll find a way
Who’s gonna mow the lawn
Who’s gonna fix the sink
I need you here to hold me when I’m too tired to think
I Keep telling myself
It won’t be long until I can be there
And fill up the space
in those empty chairs

I see that church on a hill
I feel the need to stop
But I just keep that truck in drive
And pass on by
God I need you to help me
Please give me strength
I’m so tired that I can’t think
I need the wisdom to know
And the power to understand
Watch over my family
Hold them in your hands
One day I’ll visit you I swear
I Keep telling myself
It won’t be long until I can be there
And fill up the space
in those empty chairs