Family lyrics - Rodney Atkins

Family reunion, 4th of July

It's been three years since I've seen it

Now I remember why

Aunt Charlotte's at the door

Big smile on her face

The first thing she says to me:

"Looks like you've gained some weight"

You only get that kind of honesty

From family

Uncle Joe's getting plastered

Aunt Marthe's getting mad

Same old cousin Doug

Same old jokes, same old bad

Mama has to keep reminding me

Son, they're family

A few new babies, the same old crazies

I've known 'em my whole life

And they still amaze me

I didn't choose 'em

But I'd hate to lose 'em

Cause you gotta love 'em

They're family

Cousin Linda showed up

With her new sweetheart

I had to laugh when daddy whispered

Fifth time might be the charm

And there's a brother Lester

In the city, just flew in

All the way from way out [?]

We're still not sure about him

But different as we are it's good to be

In family

A few new babies, the same old crazies

I've known 'em my whole life

And they still amaze me

I didn't choose 'em

Wouldn't wanna lose 'em

Cause you gotta love 'em

Man, they're family

When mama said the blessings

She was fightin' back the tears

Cause the last time we were all together

Grandpa was here

She knew how proud he'd be

And how much he'd love to see

A few new babies, the same old crazies

I've known 'em my whole life

And they still amaze me

Don't get to choose 'em

But you hate to lose 'em

You gotta love 'em

Cause they're family

Family reunion, 4th of July

It's been three years since I've seen it

Now I remember why

The Corner lyrics - Rodney Atkins

First time I left home

Here's the words that my dad said to me

He said sit down son

Don't take curves

Doin' 90 miles an hour

Or you will end up upside down

If you really like her

Don't forget the flowers

The first time and every time you take her out

I've been around the block

And I know what's 'round the corner

Choose your words wisely

Cause you can't take 'em back

Once they've broken someone's heart

Just because your friend does

Doesn't mean you have to

It's what sets the two of you apart

I've been around the block

And I know what's 'round the corner

Don't pretend to know it all

When you don't know a thing

And know your way around it

Before you throw your hat into the rain

And don't commit to somethin'

If you can't follow through

And your past will always catch up with you

I've been around the block

And I know what's 'round the corner

Always call your mama

When you say you gonna

While she's still here for you to call

And don't forget the man upstairs

In your darkest hour

He's a pick me up every time you fall

I've been around the block

And I know what's 'round the corner

I've been around the block

And I know what's 'round the corner

I'm in your corner

I've been around the block

Enough to know what's 'round the corner

What's around the corner [x2]

She's A Girl lyrics - Rodney Atkins

Did she tried to play a little hard to get

Well just a little hint, oh don't give up just yet

What made you think that love was gonna be so easy

Well she's a girl ain't she

Does she get to you, like no one else

Could she make your life heaven or a livin hell

Did you think beautiful would drive you so crazy

Oh she's a girl ain't she

Is she on your mind

Every other thought

Is there nothing you wouldn't do for her just because

Does she hold your heart

In her hands

Did she walk into your life

And change your plans

Did she want a ring, did you tell her no

Or is it on her finger now, yea I thought so

Does she always get whatever she thinks she needs

Well she's a girl ain't she

Is she on your mind

Every other thought

Is there nothing you wouldn't do for her just because

Does she hold your heart

In her hands

Did she walk into you life

And change your plans

Does she have her momma's big bright eyes

Did you ever think something so small could change your life

She can melt your heart with a just a smile can't she

She's always gonna be her daddy's little baby

She's a girl ain't she

She's your girl, She's your girl

She'd Rather Fight lyrics - Rodney Atkins

I miss my baby so much

After being gone

Out on that lake at fishin'

All weekend long

So I bought her flowers

And a bottle of the good stuff

But when I walked in I knew

Well I didn't bring enough

Cause she ain't as happy as I am to be home

If looks could kill I'd be cold as a stone

I'm already ready to kiss and make up

Looks like tonight I'm out of luck oh no

Cause she'd rather fight than you know what

Had reservations at that

Japanese steak house

Don't need to go where they're

Throwing knifes around

Just take my ear for love

All the wrong I've done

Just get it over while she

Tears me a new one

She ain't as happy as I am to be home

If looks could kill I'd be cold as a stone

I'm already ready to kiss and make up

Looks like tonight I'm out of luck oh no

Cause she'd rather fight than you know

What I'd like to do

If I could just somehow

Get her in the mood

Oh but I can see right now

She ain't as happy as I am to be home

If looks could kill I'd be cold as a stone

I'm already ready to kiss and make up

Looks like tonight I'm out of luck oh no

Cause she'd rather fight than you know what

I might be sleeping in my truck

Cause she'd rather fight than you know what

You know what

I love you

Don't you like what I got you?

I'm out here if you need me

Oh my back's been sunburned

I think I'm sunburned baby

Feet lyrics - Rodney Atkins

Don't let the sun set on an argument

It's easy to say when you're not in one

That's a fact

Cause when we're not gettin' along

She's got a strong stubborn side

But I can't call that kiddo black

Cause sometimes our silly fights

May go well into the night

And we hit the sack

Back to back

Too ticked off to speak

We'd rather hold our grudges

Than be the one that budges

We'd go to bed

Buttin' heads and tuggin' sheets

But we never fall asleep

Without touching feet

Yeah we'll take cover

On that queen-size battle field

Her angry eyes are almost closed

We'll swallow just enough

Of that foolish pride

To whisper the truth soul to soul

Toe to toe

Sometimes our silly fights

Go well into the night

And we'll hit the sack

Back to back

Too ticked off to speak

We'd rather hold our grudges

Than be the one that budges

We'd go to bed

Buttin' heads and tuggin' sheets

But we never fall asleep

Without touching feet

It's not giving in

It's sayin' nobody's leaving

But you know that I still love you

Even when we're disagreeing

Cause sometimes our silly fights

Go well into the night

And we hit the sack

Back to back

Too ticked off to speak

Cause we'd rather hold our grudges

Than be the one that budges

We'll go to bed

Buttin' heads and tuggin' sheets

But we never fall asleep

Without touching feet

Cabin In The Woods lyrics - Rodney Atkins

I know the guy that owns the key to the lock on the chain of that gate

Across that gravel road that winds back into the trees.

You'd never know just over that hill there's a little log house by a spring

Fed creek where the blue bells grow so thick you wouldn't believe.

And he said it would be ok if we wanted to use it for a weekend getaway.

Oh I wanna lay down with you

In a cabin in the woods.

On an old feather bed.

With the fire goin good.

Just the two of us alone

Feelin like we should. 

I wanna lay down with you

In a cabin in the woods.

We can sit on the porch and soak up the moon light or if it gets cold we

Can go inside and light a candle or two and open up some wine.

And if we get lucky it'll start to rain on that old tin roof don't you love

That sound that will get you all relaxed and freeze your mind.

Come on baby lets go right now.

I can't wait to get you where there's no one else around.

Oh I wanna lay down with you

In a cabin in the woods.

On an old feather bed.

With the fire goin good.

Just the two of us alone 

Feelin like we should.

I wanna lay down with you 

In a cabin in the woods.

I wanna hold you and listen to the crickets sing.

And a coyote howlin at the midnight train

While were doin our thing.

Yeah I wanna lay down with you

In a cabin in the woods.

On an old feather bed.

With the fire goin good.

Just the two of us alone 

Feelin like we should.

I wanna lay down with you

In a cabin in the woods.

I wanna lay down with you

In a cabin in the woods.

Baby I know the guy that owns the key to the lock on the chain of that gate

Across that gravel road that winds back into the trees.

Just Wanna Rock N' Roll lyrics - Rodney Atkins

Times are tough and times are strange

But time's one thing that you can't change

Love is a noun and love is a verb

But sometimes love is a dirty word

It don't matter what tomorrow brings

Tonight you just need to think about one thing

And that's showing up and letting go

And maybe gettin' just a little out of control

And sing ohh

Don't you just wanna rock 'n' roll

Gather up a couple of friends

Let a shot hit the spot

And the party begin

And sing ohhh yeah

Don't you just wanna rock 'n' roll

Lose yourself out in the crowd

In the night, in the lights

Cuttin' loose some love

Drown all the stressed up

Theft up messed up out

That's all I'm talking about

The sun will shine

And the clouds will rain

Might have to learn to smile through the pain

You lose a step but you gain a friend

Might even catch a break every now and then

So don't sweat it just let it slide

And when you get on the road baby let it ride

You gotta get up to get down

You gotta unwind a little to come on 'round

And sing ohh yeah

Don't you just wanna rock 'n' roll

Gather up a couple of friends

Let a shot hit the spot

And the party begin

Ohhh yeah

Don't you just wanna rock 'n' roll

Lose yourself out in the crowd

In the night, in the lights

Cuttin' loose some love

Drown all the messed up

Theft up stressed up out

That's all I'm talking about

And when you get tired of trying to be

Who they want you to be

Be what you wanna be

Well come on, come on

Ohhh oh yeah

Don't you just wanna rock 'n' roll

Gather up a couple of friends

Let a shot hit the spot

And let the party begin

Ohhh oh

Don't you just wanna rock 'n' roll

Lose yourself out in the crowd

In the night, in the lights

Cuttin' loose some love

Drown all the stressed up

Messed up theft up out

That's all I'm talking about

Don't you just wanna rock 'n' roll [x2]

Gather up a couple of friends

Let the party begin

Lose yourself out in the crowd

Don't you just wanna rock 'n' roll

Growing Up Like That lyrics - Rodney Atkins

I was 12 years old with some bolts and a wrench, a piece of plywood that was 3/4 inch and daddy said son once your chores are one I'll give you one of them gris old barn poles. I went out in the pasture with no cow patties, got some post hole diggers, and I got after it. Had some sun on my back and a blister on my hand, but man I had myself a goal!

I dribbles that ball till the grass was gone and the ground was brown and flat. Me and Daddy played horse and the cows all "mooed" and we laughed. I was lucky and I didn't even know it growing up like that.

I learned the birds and the bee's from the cats and the dogs, & a frog starts out as a pollywog. The best blackberry cobbler is made from scratch, and worth every one you get from the briar patch. I found out firewood will warm you twice, once when you cut it and once when you light it. & I can't help but smile when I look back, cause I was lucky and I didn't even know It growin' up like that.

There was an old wooden barrel hind my grandpa's house where we threw our tatter peels and coffee grounds, say you want to catch catfish long as your arm, son you gotta have a night crawler farm. Well we'd sit on the dock and share a bottle of pop and catch a few and then head on back. Me and Daddy clean fish while the cats "meowed" and we laughed, I was lucky and I didn't even know it growing up like that

I learned the birds and the bee's from the cats and the dogs, & a frog starts out as a pollywog. The best blackberry cobbler is made from scratch, and worth every one you get from the briar patch. If you ever got sugar in a hot hay loft and you still can't believe y'all didn't get caught. You close your eyes and smile when you look back, you were lucky and you didn't know it growing up like that.

Ya learned the birds and the bee's from the cats and the dogs, and skinny dippin beats anything ya ever saw. The best blackberry cobbler is made from scratch, and worth every one you get from the briar patch. Sometimes me and her still slip off to that cozy little corner in the old hay loft, taste that honeysuckle off her lips off the beaten path. Cause I'm lucky and baby I know. I'm doin my best there to show. Now you never really do outgrow it growin up like that.

You like good cold beer and pickin' guitar. & you really don't care about being a star, you just do it cause you love it and love it cause you do it. Shuck cobs on the porch, till some buddies show up with some [?]can I get an Amen growin up like that!

Tips lyrics - Rodney Atkins

Well, I was counting my tips at the Playing Sixes

In this [?]

When this old beach bum yelled out

"Come on, play, give me three steps"

I was beat but I played him one more

Then I was headed out towards the door

And he handshake and handed me a hundred dollar bills

And said, "By the way, I own this bar"

Then he winked at me and said, "Kid, I got a few more tips

But they sure ain't the kind that would fit in that jar"

You gotta treat people right on your ride up

They'll have your back on the way back down

He said, "Take it from this old beach bum, son

Keeping it real is what it's really about"

You can count your blessings, count yourself lucky

But every day you get above ground

Oh, that ain't about keeping count of what you got

It's making what you got count

He grabbed me by the arm and said

He said, "Real quick, boy, let me tell you this story

About this real rich dude I used to know real well

He owned all kinds of stuff but when he added it all up

He still felt like he was empty as hell"

He said, "Son, would you believe that

That dude was me back before I inventoried my life

Ah, just to live down here, selling shots and some beer

And, and dispensing some free advice"

Now treat people right on your ride up

They'll have your back on the way back down

He said, "Take it from this old beach bum, son

Keeping it real, that's what it's really about"

Count your blessings, count yourself lucky

Every day you get above ground

'Cause it ain't about keeping count of what you got

It's making what you got count

Oh, now I can't recollect how much I collected in my jar

[?]

And tonight I started getting to have a beer with my old friends

And when he saw those tour buses outside, he said

Now are your treating people right on your ride up?

They'll have your back on the way back down

He said, "Take it from this old beach bum, son

Yeah, keep it real, that's what it's really about"

And the best things in life, you can't put a price on

They don't come with no dollar or map, no

'Cause it ain't about keeping count of what you got

It's making what you got count

No, it ain't about keeping count of what you got

No, it all comes down to making what you got count

Make it count, that's what it comes down to, son

Tell your friends and be a friend

Count your blessings, don't count your problems

Best Things lyrics - Rodney Atkins

Football, alcohol, power tools, bird dogs

Gentlemen start your engines

Pool tables, honky tonks, blackjack, Haggard songs

Seventh game extra innin's

That's the best things that's happened to men since women, yeah

You got your four wheelers, pick up trucks, camouflage, hunting bucks

Guns, knives, hunting and fishing

Spark plugs, oil grease, horse power, more speed

Big blocks and transmissions

That's the best things that's happened to men since women, yeah

Yeah, you women are second to none

Beat all I've seen and all I've done

Ain't no such thing as having more fun than with you

So here's to you

Yeah, you women are second to none

Beat all I've seen and all I've done

Sometimes we can't get no lovin' from you

So whatcha gotta do?

Beer pong, eighteen holes, box boats, super bowls

Grilling out steaks and chicken

Loud guitars, throwin' darts, hanging 'round playin' cards

Goin' all in and winnin'

That's the best things that's happened to men since women, yeah

Yeah, you women are second to none

Beat all I've seen and all I've done

Ain't no such thing as having more fun than with you

So here's to you, yeah, yeah, yeah girls here's to you