Young Man, Old Soul
My Songs.
What If I'd Try- Luke Deuce
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Everyday I wake up and a day goes by
I wonder, what if I'd try
I wish I could go back, turn the hands of time
Maybe straighten out these tracks in my mind
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Everyday I seem to let the time slip by
That's when people start to ask how and why
People are telling me step up and stop wasting time
And get out there and start to try
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But now time has struck me from behind
Got to step and be a man, prove my family right
Got to be the best me that I can
And stop asking myself what if I tried
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Well daddy gave to that old 1500 hand me down
And I didn't know what to say as I drove it around
Now I see that Dad trusts me a lot
I've got to step up and be a man if I want to keep what I've got
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Well I better get a grip on that neck
'Cause I'm gonna play this guitar til I take my last breath
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Writing Between the Lines- Luke Deuce
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I was raised to be kind, to keep others in mind
That actions speak louder than words
I don't say things out loud, keep low in the crowd
I write here between the lines
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I'm not saying I'm right, but I feel things inside
And no longer speak out my mind
This ain't an outlaw decree, but its burning in me
So I'm writing between the lines
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I've served some time, put it all on the line
I know, that freedom ain't free
From cities and farms, my brothers in arms
Letters home written between the lines
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I'm not so full of pride, I can't put things aside
How 'bout you meet me halfway
I don't say what I feel, so don't make it a big deal
I wrote it between these lines
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In a thousand dollar suit, sits the man on the news
Think's he's owed by a guy wearing boots
I'm through choosing sides, both are packed full of lies
That's what I'm writing between these lines
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I work in a plant, where there's plenty of hands
Folks helping folks hitting hard times
They stand without fail, sure as the mail
Not a rule, it's written between the lines
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And the cot of my soul, has been paid for I'm told
I know that you'd rather not hear
But before breaking bread, I always lower my head
It's written between these lines
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The last thing I'll say is I long for the day
To speak what I keep inside
But I can get along, let my heart fill with song
And I'll write it, between these lines
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That Drive- Luke Deuce
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There ain't nothing like a winters day
When those rainy roads just carry you away
On That Drive
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Speakers playing them ole country songs
low and clear the whole way home
On That Drive
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But there's always time
When you want to take a ride
But time keeps on flyin by
On That Drive
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There ain't no destination that you have in mind
All you've got is time
On That Drive
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Eyes locked on to the road
As you let those feelings flow
On That Drive
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There's always a time
When you're looking back into your mind
At the years that have flown by
On That Drive
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51 Weeks- Luke Deuce
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The last 51 weeks , just marked another year
With no expectations, I watched you grab a chair
Hoping you'd kill some time and hear me sing
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The last 51 weeks have been like all the rest
I stick to my routine, cause for that's best
I tried to make you look by singing Cover Me Up
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Two weeks later, I'm still head over heels
Still half drunk on how true love feels
Nothing else really matters, once you know how true love goes
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For 51 weeks, life's been just the same
Not even sure you'll remember my name
Jack said "parties over, you gotta go on home"
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Two weeks later, I'm still head over heels
Still half drunk on how true love feels
Nothing else really matters, once you know how true love goes
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New Boots On- Luke Deuce
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There's a barn up in those hills
Where fiddle tunes are played
And I'd dance with you, that whole night away
With your new boots on
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There's a candle on the table
At a table set for two
Your smile and eyes across from me
I wouldn't know what to do
But, I'd tell you where I'd take you in those boots
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So many places that I want to go
Take to a movie or maybe even one of my shows
I want you to wear those boots wherever we may go
I just thought that you should know
I just thought that you should know
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Sitting on my tailgate watching the stars
Just me and you being real because that's who we are
If I could use my words I'd tell you all the things I feel
And I'd tell you where I'd take you in those boots
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August In September- Luke Deuce
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I met her in September
August was her name
She paid me no attention
Though my heart was racing like a train
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Held her her up lose to me
Put her head upon my chest
Knew she heard my heart beating
Louder than the rest
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August every night
When my head down I do lay
I hope my eyes do see you
When I great each new day
August I'll see you in September
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I asked her if she loved me
As she looked into my eyes
I'll never forget sweet August
On that September night
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I said August will you love me
Will you love me til the end
WIll you stay right here beside me
And be my best friend
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Empty- Luke Deuce
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Never really thought I'd feel like this
Summers all but over and its you I miss
Holding on to the memory of our last kiss
It don't fill the hole inside of me, its just emptiness
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Try to focus on my music hoping I'll go far
All of these emotions wondering are
Trying to turn into songs, that'll heal my heart
Inside I'm just as empty as the hole my guitar
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I've got another show, another chance to play
I get up on this stage hoping I'll escape
The crowd here was great, and I'll get paid
But my hearts still beating to the music that we made
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Most days it's just the motions, that help me move along
I've got to stop worrying about what went wrong
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The Day Before I Met You- Luke Deuce
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I've spent most of my life
In bars acting older than I am
A jar full tip has kept money, in my young hands
Keith Whitley, Strait, and Travis
They've all shaped my heart
That was the day before I met you
Then y world got a brand new start
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I watched from a distance
Amazed by all you are
People see your talent, but all I see's your heart
If I hadn't been lost, I'd never been found
Like the day I first held your hand
I changed without a sound
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No one knows the future
I'm not looking too far ahead
Careful steps that I'm taking
To get me where I've been led
Each moment I spend with you
I hold as gift, my lifes been so much better
Than the day before we met
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This crowd and these six strings
They don't fill me with fear
Nothing makes me nervous
Than when you are near
This songs a way of telling you, simple things like this
Everyday's been great since I met you
But nothing like the day since that kiss
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No one knows the future
I'm not looking too far ahead
Careful steps that I'm taking
To get me where I've been led
Each moment I spend with you
I hold as gift, my lifes been so much better
Than the day before we met
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Your Song Makes My Heart Beat- Luke Deuce
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You knw we've ben friends for awhile
Always seem to make each other smile
We always have so much fun
Singing songs in the summer sun
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You know I'd crawl a hundred miles
To see those eyes and make you smile
Now you're going far away
Still I've got so mush to say
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I don't care what nobody tells me
Hanging with you is my new favorite melody
It's like a song that I keep on repeat
Cause your song makes my heart beat
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So many songs I could sing about you
I can't seem to say what I want you to hear
Still I hope you'll get the message
SO you can hear all the tings I feel
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Waiting- Luke Deuce
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I've been searching a long time
Just watching as time flies by
I've been sitting here all alone
Just hoping my heart will find a home
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I didn't know what love was like
Until your beauty filled up my sight
I don't know where you hid your wing
But you healed my heart and made it sing
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I told you that I'd been waiting
For you to come into my life
I didn't think it could happen
Your love filled the hole I had inside
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Sitting on that front porch with you
Talking about all the things we used to do
While we were talking about the past
I kept hoping to make this moment last
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As the days keep going by
I'm afraid to close my eyes
Still amazed by all we've seen
Hoping there's no end to this dream
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I See- Luke Deuce
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I see you from the stage
Singing along to every song I sing
And I know when this night is over
You'll be right next to me
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I see you walking towards me
I feel my heart begin to race
I reach out for your hand
And I find my happy place
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I see you when I'm away
On the other side of this phone
At night I still see you
When I'm home and all alone
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I see in my future
As we begin to build a past
And I'm hoping everyday
We will build something that will last
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I see you from the stage
Singing along to every song I sing
And I know when this night is over
You'll be right next to me
I'm just hoping that you'll see me
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Gone (a prequel) - Luke Deuce
The filter on the cigarette, between me and the fiery deep
The pain in my broken heart
Is what’s keeping me from sleep
That how I know I’m still alive
Holding on to the love I keep
Trying not to give up on her, when she’s given up on me
Gone like a southbound train
Wrecked me like a hurricane
She’s gone like yesterdays cold rain
She’s never coming back to me
All I’ve got is her memory
Come every tomorrow morning she’ll be gone
I wasn’t always a lover
But I was always her best friend
The romance that I sacrificed is what got me in the end
You can ask yourself what if, until your blue in the face
But the fact is she took everything
And left without a trace
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Silver wings, shining in the sun light
Roaring engines headed somewhere in flight
They’re taking you away, and leaving me lonely
Silver wings, slowly fading out of sight.
Ready Or Not- Luke Deuce
Ready or not there she goes
Packed her suitcase full of cloths
And was 100 miles down the road when I got home
Left note there on table
Said cook supper if your able
Cause this cooks all cooked out and son I’m gone
Like the thunder and lightning comes a crashin and it’s frighten
There ain’t nothing you can do to stop that storm from rolling through
So expect the unexpected and don’t you feel neglected
Ready or not your world will come crashing down on you
Like the taxman comes in April
Takes what’s left right off your table
cause ya know we’re just workin for the man
Then the pickup leaves you stranded
Life is cruel and underhanded
Ready or not we all gonna have to make a stand
One Night Man- Luke Deuce
I frequent all the honky tonks most every Friday night
Close them down one by one but she's nowhere in sight
I get offer by the dozen from the dance floor to the bar
But there's just one girl in this whole world
I'm will to take home
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I'm not a one night man
Who falls for one night stands
Nothing shot of forever, just won't do
To be my next first date
Darlin' you'll just have to wait
'Cause I'm still crying over someone just like you
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We can have sweet conversations, til they turn the house lights
Get to know each other while the jukebox spins a song
Maybe things will get better, one drink at a time
But unless this is forever, then this is the end of the line