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Label: Rural Route Records


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1. Roll In The Hay

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Roll In The Hay
Written By Don Derby
© 2006 Don’s House Of Hits Music, SESAC

Hey babe whatcha say, let’s go down and roll in the hay (come on)

Hey babe whatcha say, let’s go down and roll in the hay 
I was thinkin’ maybe we could get crazy
just you and me baby, down on the farm in the barn 
I’m your man, you’re my girl 
Take my hand and rock my world 
Little bit of love well it ain’t no thing
Let’s go down and roll in the hay (hey)

Well, I’ve been workin’ like a dog, all week long
just to bring it on home to you
Been so worn down I guess, by all of these bills
and all of the stress it’s true
But that won’t do, ‘cause all I wanna do 
Is make sweet love to you (So)

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Well, you got no hugs and you got no kiss 
My love cup ain’t even held a sip, I know
Well, if there ain’t no woods and there ain’t no trees
then you got nowhere for the birds and the bees to go 
Girl, I know but we’ll take it slow
and we’ll still be rockin’ when the rooster crows (Oh)

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Well, now’s the time
You’re the one 
Let’s take it off and get it on

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Roll in the hay yeah

2. There's No I in Team

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 There’s No I In Team
Written By Don Derby
©2003 Don’s House Of Hit’s Music, SESAC

My boss said to all of us, there’s no I in team  
We gotta work harder for the man
Well, I’d been there 3 years and that little speech
was the straw that broke the camel’s back
And 12 hour days, no pay raise don’t sound fun to me  
So, I walked in his office and I said man I agree

There’s no “I” in team
But there’s a “M” and an “E”
and that spells me and that’s exactly who I’m workin’ for
There’s no “I” in team
But there’s a “M” and an “E”
and I think me, myself and I are headin’ out the door

My boss said, sorry son, you really let me down
I thought you had a bright future kid  
Well I said, I get here ‘for the sun comes up
then I leave when the sun goes down  
My bright futures lookin’ pretty dim
And what do you know about my job  
You work from 9 ‘till 3
But somehow you still got the nerve to say to me

There’s no “I” in team
But there’s a “M” and an “E”
and that spells me and that’s exactly why I’m doing this
There’s no “I” in team
But there’s a “M” and an “E”
and I believe that you are a great big hypocrite

So go on out with the boys, play 18 holes for me
But when this place goes belly up I bet you’ll agree

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No you won’t find me ‘round here no more

3. It's All For Charity

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 It’s All For Charity
Written By Don Derby
© 2003 Don’s House Of Hits Music, SESAC

Just today I saw a man
Cardboard sign in his hand said
it ain’t for me it’s for Charity  
That struck me as kind of strange  
You don’t see that everyday
and I was filled with curiosity  
I pointed at the sign said I don’t get it  
He said wait, let me explain
you will in a minute.

It’s all for Charity  
She’s my little girl down at Saint Francis  
I hope she turns around, but it don’t look good
from what the doctors say
It’s all for Charity
Gonna buy her a flower with the money I raise
Put it right by her and hope and pray
she comes back to me
So mister could you spare a little please  
It’s all for Charity

Then he started talkin’ ‘bout
how the doctor bills mount
and how he’s barely payin’ for ‘em all  
He said I hate that waitin’ room
The way some people look at you
when you’re pacin’ up and down the hall
He said I’ve never asked for much or been the beggin’ kind
but I figure this is more important than my manly pride.

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I pulled out some money and I put it in his hand  
I said no need to thank me ‘cause from what I understand

It’s all for Charity  
She’s a little girl down at Saint Francis  
I hope she turns around, but it don’t look good
from what the doctors say  
It’s all for Charity  
Go and buy that flower, take it on over
put it right by her and when she wakes hand her that daisy  
Then hug her tight and tell her hi for me
It’s all for Charity.  It’s all for Charity
 

4. Beer Pressure

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Beer Pressure

Written By Don Derby & Jeremy Crady

© 2007 Don’s House Of Hits Music, SESAC/Cray Dog Music Co., ASCAP

 

We were 16 with a 12 pack 2 girls, 3 guys and me 

Well, they each drunk 1 and yeah it looked like fun

so I turned up 4 before my face turned green yeah

The whole world was spinnin’ in that feed store parkin’ lot 

And when Betty Lou passed me her last brew

I was thinkin’ as I popped that top (I was givin’ into)

 

Beer pressure that’s how it begins 

Liquid pleasure with all of my friends 

Miller Lite, Red Stripe and PBR

Rolling Rock, Shiner Bock and ole Lonestar 

Anheuser, Budweiser and Corona with lime 

Beer pressure get’s me everytime (that’s right)

 

Well now, fast forward 5 years to an all night frat party 

I was lookin’ around hangin’ upside down 

Everybody callin’ me the keg stand king yeah 

Should’ve known my limit while I was lying there on the floor 

But I kept keepin’ on with that ole beer bong

and had the crowd screamin’ more, more, more. (and I was givin’ into)

 

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Well now I’m a little older and a whole lot wiser 

Well, at least that’s how it seems 

But when my buddies get goin’ and the suds start flowin’

it still get’s the best of me (And I give into)

 

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Not peer but beer pressure get’s me everytime.

 

5. Special Kind of Something

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Special Kind Of Something

Written By Don Derby

© 2003 Don’s House Of Hits Music, SESAC

 

Isn’t it strange that every time you hold my hand

it feels like you’re holdin’ my heart

This feelin’ that I feel is so right and so real

it goes beyond any single part

I don’t know how one guy gets so lucky 

and how you do the things you do is such a mystery

 

You’ve got a special kind of something 

I don’t know what it is but I love it 

Is it your eyes 

Is it your smile

The way your touchin’ drives me wild 

I can’t put my finger on it

but I love your special kind of something

 

Isn’t it great that when you say what’s on your mind

it’s like you are speakin’ to my soul 

And how could I forget, oh when you softly kiss me

feels like two halves are made a whole 

The way you say you love me with the glisten of your eyes 

I don’t know why but sometimes I think you’re readin’ my mind 

 

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I don’t know how one guy gets so lucky 

And how you the things you do is such a mystery

 

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How I love your special kind of something

 

6. When Life Gives You Lemons

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When Life Gives You Lemons

Written By Don Derby & Ron Kingery

© 2006 Don’s House Of Hits Music, SESAC/Seed House Music, BMI

 

Well, life’s got it’s up’s and down’s

some smiles and frowns with the sun and rain

You’ve got your high’s and low’s

some stop’s and go’s all along the way

Well, you can’t find the time, can’t find the place 

You can’t find the forest for the tree in your face 

When you’re all fed up with the let down blues

there’s only one thing that you gotta do

 

When life gives you lemons, trade ‘em for some limes 

Cut ‘em up, pour a little drink and have a time

Tie one on ‘till you just unwind

and you’ll wind up thinkin’ your problem ain’t a biggin’ 

That’s what you do when life gives you lemons

 

Well, you’ve had your share on Monday’s

someday’s you should’ve stayed in bed

Because the life you’re livin’

isn’t the one that you really had planned

Well, the world is pushin’ but you’ve got no pull

and you’re runnin’ plumb empty on your glass half full 

The wheels are spinnin’ but you just can’t drive

and lady luck’s wavin’ but she ain’t said hi

 

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You gotta choose it if you’re gonna go and booze it

but if you’re gonna do it do it right

Yeah grab a doubler d’er and a bottle of tequila

Set ‘em up knock ‘em down have you a good time

 

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7. The House That Bob Built

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The House That Bob Built

Written By Don Derby & Richie Dorman

© 2007 Don’s House Of Hit’s Music, SESAC/Dorman Music Publishing, BMI

 

In the land of the red man

we dance to a big band

holdin’ hands makin’ romance all night long

There’s longnecks and real short dresses

cowboy boots and big ole Stetsons

swayin’ back and forth to those country songs 

And the ranchers and farmers

bring all their son’s and daughter’s 

They hoot and holler to a whinin’ steel 

There’s swingin’ doors, springin’ floors

all you’d ever want and more

is in the house that bob built

 

Well, the roughnecks and cowboys

all the farm hands and plowboys

They scuffle in to shuffle to that sound

In the fields oil wells are pumpin’

but right here the bass is bumpin’

Man, this joint is jumpin’ hear that crowd 

And the girls look good all day in T-U-L-S-A

Them okie gals really are a thrill

There’s beer drinkin’, bar room brawlin’

two-steppin’, my hearts callin’

to the house that bob built.

 

Ida red, faded love

bring it on down and crank it on up

at the dancehall where ya’ll party ‘till the cows come home 

Saddle up, grab the reins,

hold on tight and raise some cain 

Well, that ain’t the crop boy that’s the name

where the weekend’s all week long

 

Right or wrong, stay all night

get a little tan ‘neath the neon light

at the dancehall where ya’ll party ‘till the cows come home 

Saddle up, grab the reins

hold on tight and raise some cain 

Well, that ain’t the crop boy that’s the name

where the weekend’s all week long.

 

Well the ranchers and farmers

bring all their son’s and daughter’s

They hoot and holler to that whinin’ steel 

There’s swingin’ doors, springin’ floors

all you’d ever want and more

is in the house that bob built

In the house, Bob Wills built (Cain’s)

 

8. Cowgirl Run

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Cowgirl Run

Written By Don Derby & Richie Dorman

© 2006 Don’s House Of Hit’s Music, SESAC/Dorman Music Publishing, BMI

 

If I hadn’t got bucked off that bronc in Santa Fe

I might have won enough money to buy you that ring

And girl you stayed with me and that is amazin’

but look you’re wastin’ your time 

Well, I’ll always love you and always dream of you

but all I ask of you tonight is cowgirl run, cowgirl run

 

Run from this man who might fall off his saddle

and not come home alive

Run from the headaches and all of the heartbreak

from every demon I fight 

Run from the mud all the bulls and the blood

and the bone chillin’ look in my eyes 

Run from Laredo, the farm and the stables and get on with your life  Cowgirl run, oh cowgirl run

 

If I’d only gone 8 on that bull up in Cheyenne

I would’ve held that gold buckle and asked for your hand

But all through the no show’s, the long shots and short go’s

well all of my dreams kinda died 

I know you don’t want to, but the right thing for you

is just tell me goodbye Cowgirl run, cowgirl run

 

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Cowgirl run, cowgirl run

 

9. Wishing on a Texaco Star

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Wishing On A Texaco Star

Written By Don Derby

© 2004 Don’s House Of Hits Music, SESAC

 

There ain’t a star tonight

in the Texas sky I wonder why

And rain on my windshield rolls

like the tears I cry headin’ down this road

And all I wanna do is send a wish to you 

Askin’ where’d you go, why you left and how you are 

But the only light I see in the sky tonight

is the one from a Texaco star

 

I’ve heard it called the lonestar state

guess I know the reason why 

‘Cause when the love you had goes away

all the clouds well up to cry

And they cover every constellation

Leavin’ me a sad situation

Starin’ at the sky with a lost love broken heart 

Wishing on a Texaco star

 

Oh I wish I said I love you more 

At least before the slammin’ door

and those squealin’ tires drove your love away 

Oh I wish I may I wish I might

but the only star I see tonight

is one on a little red plastic sign

that says gas is going for something way to high

 

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Wishing on a Texaco star

There ain’t a star tonight

in the Texas sky now I know why

 

10. FYI She's Got PMS

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FYI She’s Got PMS

Written By Don Derby & Jonathan Lawson

© 2004 Don’s House Of Hits Music, SESAC/Tin Cup Gypsy Music, BMI

 

Well she came home late from work and slammed the door 

I said baby what the heck’d you do that for 

But by the look that she gave me I knew exactly what was up 

Dear Lord I hate this time of the month

 

Just F.Y.I. she’s got P.M.S. 

That spells no R&R 

Send out an S.O.S. 

I’ll get no T.L.C. 

Dang sure no S.E.X. 

So F.Y.I. she’s got P.M.S.

 

Well I thought a pretty rose would make her smile 

And a hot breakfast in bed would be worthwhile 

Well, the rose was red she wanted white instead

And the eggs weren’t hot enough 

Dear God I hate this time of the month

 

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Man the house ain’t been rockin’ so don’t come a knockin’

just bow your head and pray the next 5 to 7 days

I survive this hurricane (Ya’ll help me)

 

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Lord help me F.Y.I. she’s got P.M.S.

 

 

11. Down In Destin

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Down In Destin

Written By Don Derby

© 2005 Don’s House Of Hits Music, SESAC

 

Well I met my destiny down in Destin

On a silver beach ‘neath the golden beams

of a summer Florida moon 

When I saw her there I knew this had to be it

‘cause when our eyes met they said

I’ve never seen no one like you 

She kinda smiled at me

She kinda laughed

She kinda fell real deep in love right after that

 

And we woke up on the beach 

Had margaritas ‘neath a palm tree 

Warm wind blowin’ through sandy hair

I can hear the waves I can see me there

getting’ lost lookin’ in those blue eyes 

Tanning oil gleamin’ on her in the sunshine

And that’s the closest that I’ve ever come to heaven

so if you wonder where my heart is at I left it 

On the beach with Destiny down in Destin

 

Well she got her name in ’68 from her hippie mom 

She grew up in San Antone by the Alamo and the river walk 

And she wrote her number down as we sat and talked

all night long, yeah all night long

 

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Well I called her phone one night but it just rang on and on 

Guess she’s moved on with her new life 

But I remember the time

 

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12. Hurry Up, Slow Down

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Hurry Up, Slow Down

Written By Don Derby

© 2005 Don’s House Of Hits Music, SESAC

 

Well, I’ve got a buddy he’s always on the run

He makes lots of money but he never has fun 

A slave to his job and a ghost to his wife 

I hope someday that the boy’ll realize to

 

Hurry up (hurry up) and slow down (slow down)

Take a little time ‘fore your time runs out 

Life’s a trip and all ya get is one go round

so you might as well just hurry up and slow down

 

Well, my girl yeah she’s full of ambition 

The queen of the busy bees, a woman on a mission 

But all of that drive is drivin’ her mad 

Well hey now honey would it be so bad to

 

Hurry up (hurry up) and slow down (slow down) 

Have a little fun right here, right now 

Stop and smell the roses while a rose is on the ground

Come on baby hurry up and slow down

 

Well now I ain’t sayin’ that you gotta be lazy 

But sometimes ya’ll we all need to get crazy 

Live a little looser

Have yourselves a ball

Now come to think of it, hey don’t ya think we all should

 

Hurry up (hurry up) and slow down (slow down) 

Have a little fun right here, right now

Stop and smell the roses while a rose is on the ground 

Well if you wanna come along then sing it with me now

 

Hurry up (hurry up) and slow down (slow down) 

Take a little time ‘fore your time runs out 

Life’s a trip and all ya get is one go round

so you might as well just hurry up and slow down

 

Oh say it loud

Oh come on now hurry up and slow down

 

13. There You Are

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There You Are
Written By Don Derby
© 2003 Don’s House Of Hits Music, SESAC

I pull into the driveway just like I’ve done before 
I fumble for my keys and finally unlock the door 
I stumble for the light switch but find it and turn it on
Then right in front of me I see what I’ve been countin’ on
There’s a smile that’s waitin’ every time
I see it everyday and every night

There you are hangin’ in the hall
a wood frame ‘round your face 
And there you are, my best friend in an 8 by 10
wrapped up in my arms
It’s hard to see you left me
You’re close but yet so far
hangin’ on that wall
Oh you can’t be gone, ‘cause there you are

I grab a frozen dinner and throw it in the microwave 
Oh girl you’d be so proud I’m a gourmet with Jenny Craig 
I sit down turn on the tv and try to catch the local news 
But I can’t concentrate on it when I’m lookin’ at you
And life ain’t all it’s cracked up to be
when all you got is memories

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Oh how I think about that night
you said you had to go
I should’ve made you stay
it was too slick and way too cold 
Oh how I cried when the call from the highway patrol
said, well you know

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There you are
 

14. Sagebush Lullaby

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Sagebrush Lullaby

Written By Don Derby

© 2004 Don’s House Of Hits Music, SESAC

 

Stuck in my car 

Sittin’ at a red light

This traffic jam’s drivin’ me out of my mind

So I hum me a tune to a place and a time

with a sagebrush lullaby and I sing

 

(Yodel) and I sing (Yodel) a sagebrush lullaby

 

I see the mountains

rise out of the plains 

I soak up the sunshine while ridin’ the range 

And at twilight I hear all those coyotes reply

to my sagebrush lullaby. And I sing

 

(Yodel) and I sing (Yodel) a sagebrush lullaby

 

I know this city’s where I need to be 

But it can’t compare to green grass and gold wheat 

I know that somewhere someway down the road

my trail will lead me back to where I call home 

And I’ll sing

 

(Yodel) and I sing (Yodel) a sagebrush lullaby

 

15. Sittin' at a River

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Sittin’ At A River

Written By Don Derby

© 2004 Don’s House Of Hits Music, SESAC

 

Sittin’ at a river 

Sittin’ at a river 

Sittin’ at a river back home

I was just a boy on the bank by the water

fishin’ and skippin’ stones

Sittin’ at a river 

Sittin’ at a river 

How could I have known

those few years of innocence I’d dream of from now on

 

Sittin’ in a diner

Sittin’ in a diner

Sittin’ in a diner back home

Talkin’ with a buddy who was shippin’ out

with the Army and he had to go 

Sittin’ in a diner

Sittin’ in a diner

I would’ve said something more 

If I’d had known he would be leavin’

but never comin’ back from war

 

See life leads us in different directions 

You don’t know where you’ll go 

But north or south, up or down’s a misconception 

It’s where your hearts at and your soul

 

Sittin’ at a table 

Sittin’ at a table 

Sittin’ at a table back home

Me and my family eating Sunday supper

Sayin’ grace to the Lord

Sittin’ at a table 

Sittin’ at a table

I wish I had one meal more 

So I could go back and talk with them

and feel their love once more

 

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