Oh Death,
Won't you spare my brother
Choose me, choose another
Oh Death, just please
Take me
I'll sign his contract,
Fight his wars
Burn the same bridges
Open the same doors
Oh Death,
Won't you spare my sister
I can't stand to watch her wither
I picked up that rifle
To take her place
Now, it's just a race
Take me, spare the girl I love
I'll fight, I'll die
So long as you let them go

It's been one of those nights
When nothing else seems to matter
I miss you darlin',
And I'm mad as a hatter
I remember holding you tight
In a shower
Smelling your hair
I can't help but think of you lying there
You asked me:
"Baby, will you love me forever?"
And I told you I would, you'd never
Have to worry about me
Not being around
'Cause you're the only one I can see
You asked me:
"Baby, will you love me forever?"
And I replied
I've never even had to try
Even though you love someone else now
Ain't no way, no how
That I'll ever be able to forget
The way you looked with your red hair,
Just lying there
Waiting for me to make a move
To come in close and kiss you
Make you tingle and sigh
Why oh why
Aren't you lying here?

Once upon a time
Long, long ago
An old man taught me a word
Honor
And he ain't here no longer
But those words he said...
Boy, you be a good man
And I want you to sit here
And understand
Take care of your family,
Love your woman
Be a good, God fearin' man
Above all,
Don't you forget to stand
On your own two feet
There ain't nothin' wrong
With feeling tired and beat
But I want you to sit here
And understand
There ain't nothin' better
Than being a good, old-fashioned man
Use your hands
Live a life that makes them rough;
One day you'll know
You're made of the right stuff
He left me while I was away
And I know I'll never get one more day
To show him I'm a good man
But that word, that long forgotten honor
Is a part of who I am,
And I won't live without it any longer
So sit here boy, and let me tell you
Protect your family, love your woman
You can't go wrong
With those rough hewn hands
As long as you're a good, honest, just
Honorable man

The silence is deafening
Because all I can hear is your laugh
And I see your fiery hair
Absolutely everywhere
I googled you today
And it made my heart beat faster
I knew I wouldn't see you,
But I know I'm the master
Of my own actions,
Because often I don't think
The silence is deafening,
And I think I'll have another drink
There aren't any answers
At the bottom of this bottle
I'm not looking,
Just going full throttle
Until I hit oblivion
The one place you aren't
And I figure if I can't hear you there,
Then it's a good place to start

That amber ember
Makes me want to stay in this room,
But I have to go, because it's
The smell of your perfume
A whisper through the trees,
A sigh from my bruised
And ****** please.
The holes in my shoes
Are from miles of trying to get away
From you.
But you're just a long-distance ghost,
The one, my only, the woman I loved most.

He doesn't see you
The way I see you
If you only knew
If you could just remember
That one November
When I got down on my knee
And said
Oh I said
Won't you marry me please
And you looked at me
In a way I never thought possible
And shouted yes!
Yes!
I'll marry you now
Here we are down the road
And I see you with him
And I ask myself
If I'd even want to try again
Because darlin, I miss you
As hard as it is to admit
I threw in the towel
And told you that I quit.