OXYGEN Girl I felt it rushing right into my chest Like a shot, like fuel, like a first breath Finding you was like coming up for fresh air You had me drinking in everything about you Straight up, top shelf pure O2 I'd never known it till the moment we both met I was living but I didn't come alive Till the second I wanted you like CHORUS Oxygen - Girl Just breathe you in Wanna breathe you in How did I ever live without this Oxygen - Girl The way you are Flowing straight to my heart You're like Oxygen Every time you lean in close and kiss me I getta kick, second wind, kinda energy Loving you is like slowing down to breathe deep What we've got going on between us I still can’t get enough REPEAT CHORUS Baby this feeling It's heaven, its healing The love you give back I've gotta have that REPEAT CHORUS
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SIP IT OFF MY LIPS (Mears/Hoppe) I'm the kinda girl that don't break easy I don't give into the game boy, believe me But watching you trying hard not to watch me has got me, got me, yeah boy you got me I've been shooting down one nights all day and shooting little hints out your way Waiting on you to make a move cuz I can tell you feel it too Now I'm walking away boy Come on this is your chance I turn around, we lock eyes, and then you stand CHORUS If you wanna play the game we can play it Dance around till somebody breaks it If there's somewhere you wanna take it, say it, say it We can drink this place dry and forget everything by the daylight But if you wanna get drunk on my kiss Baby sip it off my lips Mmm sip it off of my lips Follow me down to the sunset shore We can dip our toes or dip a little bit more Don't be afraid to get your tshirt wet, you can leave it at the door We can take it on up sky high and dance in the midnight moonlight Something about those steel blue eyes I just can't deny Before it gets too late boy Come on this is your shot Tell me baby You gonna kiss me or not REPEAT CHORUS Mmm sip it off of my lips Baby baby Mmm sip if off of my lips REPEAT CHORUS
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GHOST TRAIN By: Vanessa Selwyn & James Hoppe Whiskey and desperation That's my explanation Girl when I close my eyes You're taking over my mind My head starts pounding Like a fist on the walls I'm bound in Hurt creepin’ over me Without you I'm crazy lonely Your laugh, your love, your touch Like a curse I can't escape CHORUS How long’s it gonna take To roll right thru this heartache On a track I can't get off Living with something I can't stop Caught up in our past life Stuck in another time Every night I wake up the same Memories of you, rushin thru me like ghost train Maybe it’s the rising moon Yeah the way its lights this room Your shadow’s on these walls Your voice up n down these halls Girl I’m hearing, seeing, feeling Things I can’t explain REPEAT CHORUS Ain’t slowing down tonight No stopping your goodbye You’re gone, I’m haunted haunted LAST CHORUS How longs it gonna take To roll right thru this heartache On a track I can't get off Living with something I can't stop Caught up in our past life Stuck in another time Every night I wake up the same How longs it gonna take To roll right thru this heartache On a track I can't get off Living with something I can't stop Caught up in our past life Stuck in another time Every night I wake up the same Memories of you, rushin thru me like ghost train
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DON’T KNOW HOW TO LOVE YOU ANYMORE (Mears/Hoppe) A fools heart is hard break but I guess fooled myself Thinking meant to be would come easy was too deep to call for help Now here we are face to face and I can see it in your eyes We both know it'll kill us both if we don't say goodbye Chorus Baby we're breaking we're breaking I can feel it we're tangled and tearing I wish I had something to blame for feeling this pain but something ain't the same Baby I gotta gotta find it find it Cuz I know somewhere I lost it lost it I know I'll find myself when I walk out that door But don't know how to love you anymore I know your gonna ask me to think it over one more time That if I just give it one more night and stay that we'll be fine But this same song has played way too long and I'm not gonna press rewind You gotta find your fight for it fire and I've got to find mine REPEAT CHORUS And don't know how to let you go REPEAT CHORUS
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YOUR CALL By: Lance Carpenter and James Hoppe Girl I see you noticed that I couldn’t help but notice that you didn’t walk in here with a guy The way that you’re looking’s got me thinking that you’re looking for revenge on somebody tonight Long tan legs, dark red lips Short black dress, hugging your hips If I’m way off base baby you can call me crazy or did I hit that bulls-eye I know you don’t know me but I know you know I’m right CHORUS So stay, we could stay Dance this whole damn night away Or roll, we could roll Find a sick beat on the radio All night, lay out all night Listen to the crickets while I hold you tight Find a little spot a little lake a little dock and do a whole lot of nothing at all Your call Girl if I was guessing bet you got a lot of questions well I got all of the answers right here I ain’t blowing any smoke and I promise that I won’t be telling you what you want to hear I know I don’t know you but I know that this feels right REPEAT CHORUS I know you don’t know me but I know you know I’m right REPEAT CHORUS REPEAT CHORUS Your Call
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Windshield By: Vanessa Selwyn and James Hoppe © 2015 His old truck still calls to her Underneath the dust n dirt It don't quit unless she drags that tarp off Pretending he's up at the wheel Calling "girl get on up here" For a moment her whole world starts to stop And she's drifting back in time he's right there by her side CHORUS Driving His arm around her on that seat Smiling No where else she'd rather be Free Burning up those empty fields Beside him Behind the windshield (Behind the windshield) On those roads that never end Pulling up around the bend Counting stars until the break of daylight Rememb'ring every sunset glow Every are you up let's go' They're the moments that she holds in her mind like how he loved to laugh And the first time that he asked (her) REPEAT CHORUS Her heart's as twisted As the wreck she sits in But she's not ready (she's not ready) to believe he won't be LAST CHORUS Driving His arm around her on that seat Smiling No where else she'd rather be Free Burning up those empty fields Beside him Behind the windshield Free So good it's like it's real Beside him Behind the windshield (Behind the windshield) His old truck still calls to her Underneath the dust n dirt It don't quit unless she drags that tarp off
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"TOO LATE TO SAY GOODNIGHT" (James Hoppe, Brent Baxter) V1: This riverbank is hazy in the morning mist I touch your face and give you one more kiss The blanket's warm Even though the campfire's down to smoke Tomorrow's here But, girl, we don't have to go C: We burned last night till it was gone Chased the moonlight, caught the dawn And watched the sun come up on me and you Now your sleepy smile says you're fading fast Don't wanna go, but you need to crash Just stay right here with me in the morning light It's too late to say goodnight V2: Don't check your phone, let 'em wonder where we are You're already home, wrapped up in my arms Girl don’t move And keep those eyes just looking into mine More perfect Than this sunrise C: [REPEAT] B: Don't let this night be over Don't let this moment end Don't leave, just let me hold you Till the sun goes down again C: [REPEAT]
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House Divided (Hoppe/Haller) You slip by me in the kitchen Like a stranger on the street You crawl into bed at two am I pretend I’m sound asleep Girl, I don’t know how much more I can take Here under the same roof, but so far away CHORUS Living in a house divided Baby this ain’t no life Can we get it back or are we wasting, wasting our time Gotta bust these walls between us Just swallow our pride Find the love that's left inside of This house divided I miss the way you’d kiss me When I walked through the door The way you flashed that crazy smile As your dress fell to the floor Now you’re somewhere upstairs in your own world Do you really even want me to find you, girl CHORUS Tell me it’s not too late for you and me I don’t want to be LAST CHORUS Living in a house divided Baby this ain’t no life Girl I love you, let’s stop wasting, wasting our time I’m bustin’ these walls between us Gonna swallow my pride Find the love that’s left inside I don’t want a house divided Living in a house divided Ooh, this ain’t no life I love you, let’s stop wasting, wasting our time (whoa….) I don’t want a house divided
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BANDAID By Monique Hoppe & James Hoppe We'd lay in the grass watchin' the clouds blow by Spent hours talkin' bout everythin & nothin at the same time Laughed at my jokes that were the right amount of wrong You touched my face like you were gonna kiss me, I was thinkin baby come on But then you didn't and it wasn't the first time Is it her, is she the one, still on your mind? CHORUS I ain't your bandaid, bandaid Go crawl back in your man cave, man cave Drown your sorrows in a beer Cuz baby lets be clear I ain't your bandaid, bandaid You call me late at night Hopin' I’ll drop everything Don't wanna be that girl to hang with when ya feelin' lonely I'm not a quick fix, better rip it off fast It'll hurt a whole lot less REPEAT CHORUS I can't cover up the wounds you wear.... REPEAT CHORUS No more
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I’ll FOLLOW I’m where you said you’d be Looking in girl all I see ev’ry room in the house is dark Only light’s from a mason jar Bet ya caught those fireflies Down by the riverside and you’re out there right now are you having fun Thinking up how to get us both lost CHORUS Love those signs you’re leaving Girl just keep on leading Show me where you want me to go I’ll follow It’s crazy baby What your love can make me do Only for you I’II follow Am I getting closer now? More of your clues laying ‘round Sweater tied to a cypress tree Well worn boots in the maple leaves Girl ya kicked it up a notch Gotta say you hit the spot Got me heading somewhere there a glowin’ moon Girl for you, I can’t seem to say no REPEAT CHORUS Hey hey Hey, where are you baby Girl I’m gonna find you I’m gonna find you Have you got me where you want me? Have you got me where you want? Girl I’m gonna find you I’m gonna find you You’ve got me where you want me You’ve got me where you want REPEAT CHORUS
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COOKIE JAR By: Lisa Whitters and James Hoppe I know your hungry baby, that's easy to see You wanna taste a taste a little sugar from me Cus I got the sweet stuff, u got that sweet tooth But I ain't nothin' like the sweeties you’re used too My granny (momma) always told me watch out for those guys Who try to steal your goodies & run off into the night CHORUS You ain't getting your hands in my cookie jar Keep right on dreamin’ boy But big old dreams die hard You ain't gettin' your hands in my cookie jar You’re a pretty boy used to getting what you want Lookin' over here like I'm just some easy blonde Well-Who's the fool sayin' chilvery is dead Attitude like that ain't gonna get me into bed My granny (momma) always told me," hold your head up high" Don't let no one pull the wool over your eyes" REPEAT CHORUS You like it hot & fresh out of the oven But you ain't worthy of my good lovin' REPEAT CHORUS
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Karma Catches You By: James Hoppe Three Lil Monkeys Music (ASCAP) Verse The night I met you The stars must have been drunk in the sky How else could you explain it You looked so perfect In those sexy jeans and that cocky smile How could I not see, that you were so bad for me So now…. Chorus Goodbye, I’m gone You’ve been playin’ me all along You’re such a sweet-talkin liar Don’t call, I’m done I should have known you’re just a Two-timin, cheatin’ fool Run – Before your karma catches you Yeah, it’s true. Verse We had some good times If you count moonlight muddin’ down by the lake As some kind of back road foreplay But then you burned me Chasin' every pretty thing this side of town I bet you didn’t think, that you’d be covered in my drink So, now….. Chorus Bridge Watch your back, oh yeah my friend You’re gunna’ get what you deserve in the end….ooh …in the end Last Chorus Don’t call, I’m done I should have known you’re just a Two-timin, cheatin’ fool Run – Before your karma catches…… Goodbye, I’m gone You’ve been playin’ me all along You’re such a sweet-talkin’ liar Don’t call, I’m done I should have known you’re just a Two-timin, cheatin’ fool Run – Before your karma catches you
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Sandy Sheet Summer Haller/Hoppe Baby, I think I’m a goner Could your - hair be any blonder Watchin’ you - walk out of the water Drippin’ wet, nice and slow, makes me wanna get ya home I swear – (there) outta be a law ‘bout how them Red lips - go sippin’ on a straw And that bikini top - is tryin’ to do its job While that pretty little smile you’re givin’ me is tellin’ me that this could be a CHORUS Good time tan-line sandy-sheet summer Takin’ it from the beach to underneath the covers Playin’ in the sun ‘til the tide comes in, but that don’t mean that it has to end Baby, maybe this’ll be a - - sandy-sheet summer You laugh, look up at the sky but then you Look back, blue eyes meetin’ mine, and then you Take my hand, lead me to the waves Cool on our toes, I don’t know how far in are we gonna go You say, “come on boy,”- give me a splash and then you Dive in, roll over on your back Well baby, I can’t - argue with that Now, the daylight’s finally fadin’ out, I think we’re both thinkin’ bout a REPEAT CHORUS In the moonlight glow (sandy sheet summer) Legs intertwined (sandy sheet summer) Got this king-size bed Got the rest, the rest of our lives Yeah, the rest of our lives Might be startin’ tonight Oh baby, maybe this’ll be a REPEAT CHORUS
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WIDE OPEN ROAD By: James Hoppe & Monique Hoppe Verse He’d been staring down a bottle’s end day after day It’d been like that since his drillin’ job was taken away Self-doubt weighed on his shoulders like a two ton load of steel His life was stuck in park if he’d only grab the wheel Chorus Down this wide open road There'd be no regrets To embrace the path That lied ahead Where dark wicked clouds Are left behind Amber painted skies Are all he’d find Down this wide open road Verse He never thought he’d see the broken on his face He’d been dreamin’ for a while now to get out of this place So he packed his bags, walked out the door of his trailer one last time He rode for miles and miles wantin’ to find a better life Chorus Down this wide open road There'd be no regrets To embrace the path That lied ahead Where dark wicked clouds Are left behind Amber painted skies Are all he’d find Down this wide open road Bridge He sees himself three years from now On the front porch of his farm house He looks into her golden eyes Knowin' he has found the rest of his life Chorus Down this wide open road There'd be no regrets To embrace the path That lied ahead Where dark wicked clouds Are left behind Amber painted skies Are all he’d find Down this wide open road Down this wide open road
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Talk To The Hand By: Lisa Whitters & James Hoppe Hey you with your nose in the air Jacked up smirk & mean girl glare Bashin' anyone not dressed like you-oh o We see you keep pointin’ back At our Crocs & Tie-Dye pants Honey it's real clear you don't approve-oh no But guess what news flash We don't care what u say No one asked u anyway CHORUS Talk to the hand cus the ears ain't listnin Ears ain't listnin, ears ain't listnin You keep talkin'& we'll keep whistlin' Talk to the hand cus the ears ain't listnin Ears ain't listnin, ears ain't listnin You keep talkin' & we'll keep whistlin' West side hip or Star Wars geek Back woods hick or Jesus freak Trashin' someone's swag is pretty lame- oh yeah Ya' might as well just save your breath In one ear back out the next We’re not gonna hang our head in shame-oh no Who died & made you King Your not as cool as you think We aren’t gonna change a single thing REPEAT CHORUS Take ur shiny Louis Vittons and your Juicy Couture state of mind & stick your shallow two cents, where the sun don't, the sun don't shine take your shiny Louis Vittons and your Juicy Couture state of mind & stick your shallow two cents, where the sun don't, the sun don't shine REPEAT CHORUS Sticks and stones may break our bones but names will never hurt us REPEAT CHORUS
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THE PIECES WE KEEP By: James Hoppe and Kevin Savigar Three Lil’ Monkeys Music (ASCAP) ©2014 I was drivin' down Green River Road today Playing back a thousand pictures in my mind Star-filled summer nights with you by the lake We were raisin' hell one whiskey shot at a time Chorus Those days I held you close are gone Your road less traveled wasn't a path that I thought I could do The hardest part of moving on Was finding out you already had with somebody new There’s no changing the past But there’s lessons that last In the pieces we keep Heard your livin' a stone's throw down the way Should I turn left and see how you're getting by Been about five years since I last saw you face Or maybe it's time to kiss yesterday goodbye Chorus
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TO THE WIND By: James Hoppe & Doug Folkins HER DADDY THINKS SHE'S STAYING WITH A FRIEND HE’D NEVER GUESS WE’RE ROLLING OUT OF TOWN DRIVIN' DOUBLE TIME STRAIGHT DOWN THIS DUSTY ROAD TRYIN’ TO MAKE THE LAKE BEFORE THAT SUN GOES DOWN MY HEART’S RACING FASTER THAN THESE BURNING TIRES THE WAY YOU LOOK AT ME SETS MY WORLD ON FIRE CHORUS ONE LAST DRINK BEFORE WE KISS I WANNA TASTE THAT WINE ON YOUR LIPS WRAP MY ARMS AROUND YOU GIRL NEVER WANNA LET YOU GO TAKE THIS THING TO THE EDGE MAKE A MEMORY WE WON’T FORGET DON’T WANT THIS NIGHT TO END LET’S THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND WE'LL POUR A DRINK AS THE DAYLIGHT FADES AWAY WITH THE SUNSET GLOW REFLECTING ON YOUR FACE IT’S A SHAME TO SEE THE WATER STAND SO STILL BABY LET’S DITCH THESE CLOTHES I’LL RACE YOU TO THE LAKE BOUT TO LOSE CONTROL THE DEEPER IN WE GET HERE’S TO US LIVIN’ LIFE IN THE MOMENT REPEAT CHORUS
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SAVING THIS HEART FOR YOU By: James Hoppe Three Lil Monkeys Music (ASCAP) I want to wrap my arms around you But you haven’t lived here for some time Memories left behind remind me Like my old dress shirt you wore, your skin's sweet smell still remains Or that tattered picture I hold, your precious smile soothes all this pain Chorus I don’t want to say goodbye Couldn’t even if I tried Doesn’t really matter why I’m saving this heart for you My friends say to let you go I need to move on to grow But I tell them I don’t think so I’m saving this heart for you It’s been three years last December Since He came and took you from my arms I know they say that life's eternal But if tears could build some stairs and our love lights me a path I'd walk right up to Heaven, and I'd bring you home at last Repeat Chorus Will you wait for me baby I might be late… But some day…one day I’ll be …by your side Right by your side Until then…. Repeat Chorus
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THE DINER By Alissa Moreno, James Hoppe & Krystie Douglas I remember the first day Loretta came on Two young lovers with change in their pockets just playing their song Funny how they kept on showing up every Tuesday She'd get pancakes for dinner and he liked the blue plate All the life All the dreams That go on in these walls Man I’ve seen it all CHORUS At the diner That old sugar tin At the diner And that jukebox that’s been here forever I remember the smell of old grease when he got on his knee said Jenny Will you make me happy At the diner Heres a scar all patched up you can ask me sometime About the day air force Bob got too sauced and drove over the line When the marshal came he just gave him a ride home Said no need to explain we all know where you came from and you’re never alone All the tears All the pain That go on in the walls I've been though it all At the diner That old AGA At the diner And that fake tree that’s stayed here forever I remember The air left the room when we turned on the news and thought Why did he do it At the diner At the diner When you’re made of wood and concrete No one really knows that you feel But I hold on to all these memories In my brick and in my steel The diner I’ve been through everything At the diner I would not change a thing I’m forever I remember The day that dang squeaky door first got put in And that leak in my roof that they never did fix And the sound of that flickering bright neon sign And the stains overtime that become part of life At the diner
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I KNEW Had my share of good-time girls Getting drunk, traveling the world But there was always A missing piece in my life Took a drive down the Interstate Found a diner that was open late Walked through the door Lost my breath as our eyes met Chorus Cuz I knew, you’re the one Ya had me comin’ undone You breathed life into me This love was meant to be I knew Our first date turned into ten Praying to God this wouldn’t end This time nothin’ Ever felt so right I see you there dressed in white Today you will become my wife Our hearts will beat as one The rest of our lives REPEAT CHORUS When I first touched your lips The soft embrace of your kiss My love for you Grew stronger every day Your sweet crooked smile Those steel blue eyes drove me wild Everything about you Took my breath away REPEAT CHORUS
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All Woman To Me By: Doug Folkins and James Hoppe ©2014 You were born in a small southern town Girls hold their tongues and know their bounds They wear their Sunday best and put on a pretty face But that’s not quite the way you roll You speak your mind, not what you’re told Rockin’ those overalls with a toolbelt round’ your waste Pre-Chorus Could tell right away that you were different Yeah, but that’s just fine with me Chorus You don’t wear anything that’s pink You love NASCAR on TV Shooting whiskey with the guys Got some fire in those brown eyes You like dogs instead of cats Looking good in my ball cap Drive a truck not an SUV Yeah, you’re all woman to me Your mama would never understand Your cute tattoos and calloused hands They turn me on and you know I can’t do without You got that crazy that I like A little edge with a touch of bite When all the lights go off and your wild comes flying out Pre-Chorus You act so tough but I see through it Like a rough diamond that just shines for me Repeat Chorus Bridge Whoa…… You’re everything I ever wanted Whoa… You’re everything I need Repeat Chorus
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MAN CAVE By: Lisa Whitters & James Hoppe There’s a little slice of heaven where guys can raise some hell No shirt of shoes required, you can cuss, bluff or belch Got an eighty inch HD that’ll put a smile on your face Ten thousand watts surround you just like a warm embrace Jukebox is rockin’, the eight ball’s insane We slap cheese and bacon on everything Chorus At the man cave The grill is hot and beer is always cold At the man cave If something stinks, we claim it as our own Guys can talk tail - All year round, throw back with the boys Stories always grow B.S. overflows At the man cave At the man cave We’ve got neon blinkin’ bar signs, football jerseys on the wall The game’s on the big-screen, beer pong’s down the hall The bar’s always self-serve, Blue Ribbon on tap Poker night’s Tuesday, better get your hall-pass No screwing off here, we're saving mankind We just do it twelve ounces at a time Repeat Chorus No lilac scented candles No romantic comedies No little pink pillows No apple-tinis Last Chorus At the man cave The grill is hot and beer is always cold At the man cave If something stinks, we claim it as our own Guys can talk tail - All year round, throw back with the boys Stories don't get old Just might find your soul At the man cave At the man cave
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You Get What You Give By: James Hoppe I thank my father (mama) every day For all the wisdom that he (she) gave Like the time I struck out five times Before the game was done I wanted to quit right then He (she) said a quitter never wins And a winner never quits Do you follow me son Now looking back, I realize that He (she) was talking about life I learned so many truths from him (her) But there’s one, that I live by CHORUS You get what you give And nothin’ more You get what you give By the grace of the Lord I have three boys and now it’s my turn To pass on all the lessons I’ve learned Like when my oldest made fun Of a buck-tooth kid named Luke I said never look down on someone Unless you’re helping them up son Cause if you look down on others You won’t ever be looked up to One day I pray that he will say "My Dad was talkin’ about life" I’ll teach him so many things But there’s one, I hope he’ll live by REPEAT CHORUS Now my father's (mama's) laying here He's (she's) been given less than a year It can steal his (her) life, but not the strength in his (her) soul He (she) said son…. You never know when your words to someone May be your last final ones So just remember something now, before I go REPEAT CHORUS
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Hooked On You By: James Hoppe I’m not the kind to kiss and tell But your lips taste so sweet You’re the kind of girl that drives me wild With short skirts and high heels And every time I’m with you My heart skips a beat Chorus Your love is like a drug I cannot shake Addicted to your kiss I can’t escape No other girl can make me feel this way Come and take a ride in my ‘66 I’ll give you my soul, if you give me a fix I need you girl to satisfy, cuz I’m So hooked on you So hooked on you Well I don’t know but I’ve been told I wear my heart on my sleeve But when I’m with you it’s somewhere else That I can’t say politely And every time I touch you I explode from the heat Repeat Chorus
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My Meant-to-Be Hoppe/Haller Thought that destiny was a dream for fools Just a fairytale that was never gonna come true No one ever seemed right ‘til I looked in your eyes, now it’s clear to me Chorus You’re the place that I was always going Even though I didn’t know the way All this time there was an arrow pointing to you Sent for me You’re my meant-to-be Couldn’t see the stars when we met that night But above the clouds, they were lining up just right Looks like I had an angel up there after all watching over me CHORUS With you I'm complete, all the pieces fit Can't imagine my life without you, baby CHORUS
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SHADE OF GREY By: Monique Hoppe & James Hoppe Verse I needed love to feel free Not be full of rage and jealousy You took my faith and self-esteem You’re the death of my dream Pre-Chorus I’m in love with denial I’ve been thinking that you’ll someday be something more But now I’m finding myself Wishing that I could leave this life, right through this door Chorus Cause I’m caught living inside this empty hell I’m running, but I’m still standing still Got to find a way to escape this pain Or get lost in a darker shade of grey……of grey Verse Couldn’t breathe without your doubt Figuring out what life’s about Tired of being broken down Should I leave or should I drown….again Pre-Chorus I’m in love with denial I’ve been thinking that you’ll someday be something more But now I’m finding myself Wishing that I could leave this life, right through this door Chorus Cause I’m caught living inside this empty hell I’m running, but I’m still standing still Got to find a way to escape this pain Or get lost in a darker shade of grey I would run as fast as I could if I knew The road wouldn’t lead right back to you Got to find a way to escape this pain Or get lost in a darker shade of grey Bridge How much more can I take Your regrets come too late My hearts broken There’s no going back I moved on with my life My soul’s free from this fight My time’s come and There’s no looking back Cause I’m not going back again……again…… Cause I’m not going back again Chorus Finally found a way to escape this pain Now I’m free from this darker shade of grey Finally found a way to escape this pain Now I’m free from this darker shade of grey……. Now I’m free from this darker shade of grey
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A BROKEN DREAM By: Monique Hoppe & James Hoppe You owned me with that glance I thought this was my chance For love that's eluded this heart of mine Lovin' those days we had Playing in the sand Drinkin' wine and loosin' time I got so drunk on you CHORUS I gave you all of me My love so faithfully But you missed all we could be I gave you all of me My soul, the air I breathed You left me holdin' a broken dream A broken dream Just when love felt right You'd escape into the night Did ya think she could give you more I thought we had it all Wasn't ready for the fall My heart ain't a revolvin' door So don't knock, cuz we're through REPEAT CHORUS The ghosts of our past have left my heart I'm much stronger now that we're apart I discovered the love inside myself REPEAT CHORUS
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SHADE OF GREY By: James Hoppe & Monique Hoppe Copyright 2013 I needed love to feel free Not be full of rage and jealousy You took my faith and self-esteem You’re the death of my dream I’m in love with denial I’ve been thinking that you’ll someday be something more But now I’m finding myself Wishing that I could leave this life, right through this door Cause I’m caught living inside this empty hell I’m running, but I’m still standing still Got to find a way to escape this pain Or get lost in a darker shade of grey……of grey Couldn’t breathe without your doubt Figuring out what life’s about Tired of being broken down Should I leave or should I drown….again I’m in love with denial I’ve been thinking that you’ll someday be something more But now I’m finding myself Wishing that I could leave this life, right through this door Cause I’m caught living inside this empty hell I’m running, but I’m still standing still Got to find a way to escape this pain Or get lost in a darker shade of grey I would run as fast as I could if I knew The road wouldn’t lead right back to you Got to find a way to escape this pain
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My Life Began (Hoppe/Haller) I followed a bottle down a dead-end, Hell-bent road Stumblin’ down, hit the ground, couldn’t turn back around again No I couldn’t turn back, baby Thought the Devil had won, all the damage was done But then you found me, and Ooh, everything changed Like leaves in the fall Night into day Girl, you started it all Now I’m switching lanes Wind at my back Yeah, the sun is rising on a new path Girl, the moment we met, my life began Oh yeah, it began Might sound cliché to say you saved me, baby, I know it does So I’ll try, try to find, other words that tell you I Ooh, I’ve been reborn You’re the reason I’m here, now everything’s clear With you beside me CHORUS Oooh girl, with you by my side, I’m feeling alive Yeah I’m finally living Everything changed Like leaves in the fall Night into day Girl, you started it all Now I’m switching lanes Wind at my back Yeah, the sun is rising on a new path Hey, the day my life began My life began
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TRUTH IN OUR LIES By: James Hoppe & Monique Hoppe Copyright 2013 Fallen dreams they burn inside Defending pictures in my mind Your eyes tell a story Of broken ties full of deceit Pre-Chorus Every road leads back to one But I’ve lost my way Every truth becomes a lie Someway Chorus I’m finding it hard That truth has no meaning Hope is waiting patiently I’m finding it hard I’m finding it hard Lives collide With truth in our lies The river runs into the sea It flows with distant memories This fire feeds inside of me Fragile hearts they always bleed Pre-Chorus Every road leads back to one But I’ve lost my way Every truth becomes a lie Someway Repeat Chorus Bridge So much time has passed us by So much time has passed us by Darker moments fill my mind Sometimes Repeat Chorus
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DO IT JUST THE SAME By: James Hoppe & Martin Ouelett Three Lil' Monkeys Music (ASCAP) Martin Ouellet (SOCAN) Verse The old man brings a tattered book to the table It's painted with the story of his life Like her sapphire eyes and intoxicating smile The day he married her in ’45 Pre-Chorus Black and white or color, yeah they all matter Takes a deep breath, turns the first page and saids Chorus I still remember everything The good, the bad, the greatest moments my time's brought to me And if I had to start again The beginning, until the end, I'd do it just the same Verse He can't believe just how much the world has changed Seen parts of almost three centuries From a wide-eyed boy arriving at Ellis Island To landing at the beaches of Normandy Pre-Chorus His wife sits next to him, with a soft embrace Steals a small kiss, turns the next page and saids Repeat Chorus Bridge He lived his life with no regrets Thanked the Lord, payed off his debts And loved just as hard as he could As he turns the last page and saids Repeat Chorus
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HISTORY I picked her up at 6 o’clock, in my Granddad’s blue ford truck Put the radio on it was Skynyrd, so I cranked it up She rolled the windows down, her blond hair dancing in the wind We made it to the lake by dusk, the look she gave me it meant everything Chorus One kiss on her sweet lips One dance lost in her arms One night under the stars Was where she stole my heart I was crazy about that girl She brought out the best in me Knew I’d spend my life with her Together we’d make history The years flew by so fast, man it seems like yesterday When she put a spell on my soul, it’s still alive even today Wondered if that old red oak, that we carved our initials in Made it through the droughts and storms, couldn’t believe when I saw them again Repeat Chorus Bridge We returned to the scene of the crime Skies burning so bright Just like it was that first night I couldn’t help myself, she still lights the fire in me Last Chorus One kiss on her sweet lips One dance lost in her arms One night under the stars Is where she stole my heart I’m crazy about that girl She brings out the best in me I’m going to spend my life with her Together we’ll make history
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