American Country Singers

"This is me praying that This was the very first page Not where the story line ends My thoughts will echo your name Until I see you again These are the words I held back As I was leaving too soon I was enchanted to meet youPlease don't be in love with someone else Please don't have somebody waiting on you Please don't be in love with someone else Please don't have somebody waiting on you"

"The story starts when it was hot and it was summer and... I had it all, I had him right there where I wanted him She came along, got him alone and let's hear the applause She took him faster than you could say "sabotage"I never saw it coming, wouldn't have suspected it I underestimated just who I was dealing with She had to know the pain was beating on me like a drum She underestimated just who she was stealing from"

"So don't you worry your pretty little mind, People throw rocks at things that shine, And life makes love look hard. The stakes are high, The water's rough, But this love is ours."

"This is a state of grace This is the worthwhile fight Love is a ruthless game Unless you play it good and right"

"I can't decide if it's a choice Getting swept away. I hear the sound of my own voice Asking you to stay. And all we are is skin and bone trained to get along, Forever going with the flow but you friction."

"Two headlights shine through the sleepless night and I will get you, get you alone Your name has echoed through my mind And I just think you should, think you should know That nothing safe is worth the drive And I will follow you follow you home I'll follow you follow you home"

"We are never ever ever... getting back together. We are never ever ever... getting back together. You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me. But we are never ever ever ever... getting back together. Like, ever."

"This is the last time I'm asking you this, Put my name at the top of your lips. This is the last time I'm asking you why You break my heart in the blink of an eye, eye, eye."

"Cause all I know is we said hello And your eyes look like coming home. All I know is a simple name, everything has changed. All I know is we held the door, You'll be mine and I'll be yours. All I know since yesterday is everything has changed."

"And you throw your head back laughing Like a little kid. I think it's strange that you think I’m funny cause He never did. I've been spending the last 8 months Thinking all love ever does Is break and burn and end. But on a Wednesday in a cafe, I watched it begin again."

"So it's gonna be forever Or it's gonna go down in flames. You can tell me when it's over If the high was worth the pain. Got a long list of ex-lovers, They'll tell you I'm insane. 'Cause you know I love the players, And you love the game."

"You got that James Dean daydream look in your eye, And I got that red lip, classic thing that you like. And when we go crashing down, we come back every time, 'Cause we never go out of style, we never go out of style. You've got that long hair slick back, white t-shirt And I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt. And when we go crashing down, we come back every time. 'Cause we never go out of style, we never go out of style"

"But I keep cruising, can't stop, won't stop moving. It's like I got this music in my body and it's gonna be alright.'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate. Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, I shake it off, I shake it off. Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake. Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, I shake it off, I shake it off."

"'Cause baby now we got bad blood. You know it used to be mad love. So take a look at what you've done. 'Cause baby now we got bad blood."

"We're drivin' down the road, I wonder if you know. I'm tryin' so hard Not to get caught up now. But you're just so cool. Run your hands through your hair, Absent mindedly makin' me want you."

"Romeo take me somewhere, we can be alone. I'll be waiting; all there's left to do is run. You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess, It's a love story, baby, just say yes."

"We could leave the Christmas lights up 'til January. And this is our place, we make the rules. And there's a dazzling haze, a mysterious way about you dear. Have I known you twenty seconds or twenty years?"

"I’m so sick of running as fast as I can, Wondering if I'd get there quicker if I was a man. And I'm so sick of them coming at me again, 'Cause if I was a man, Then I'd be the man. I'd be the man. I'd be the man."

"Windows swung right open, autumn air Jacket 'round my shoulders is yours We bless the rains on Cornelia Street Memorize the creaks in the floor"

"Saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts Flashbacks waking me up. I get drunk, but it's not enough, 'Cause the morning comes and you're not my baby. I look through the windows of this love, Even though we boarded them up. Chandelier's still flickering here, 'Cause I can't pretend it's ok when it's not. It's death by a thousand cuts."

"Spelling is fun!"

"But I knew you Dancin' in your Levi's Drunk under a streetlight, I I knew you Hand under my sweatshirt Baby, kiss it better, IAnd when I felt like I was an old cardigan Under someone's bed You put me on and said I was your favorite"

"I was sixteen when suddenly I wasn't that little girl you used to see. But your eyes still shined like pretty lights, And our daddies used to joke about the two of us. They never believed we'd really fall in love. And our mamas smiled and rolled their eyes And said oh my my my..."

"While you were out building other worlds, where was I? Where’s that man who’d threw blankets over my barbed wire I made you my temple, my mural, my sky Now I’m begging for footnotes in the story of your life"

"I could see you in your suit and your necktie Passed me a note saying, "Meet me tonight" Then we kiss, and you know I won't ever tell, yeah And I could see you being my addiction You can see me as a secret mission Hide away and I will start behaving myself"

"And for a fortnight there, we were forever Run into you sometimes, ask about the weather Now you're in my backyard, turned into good neighbors Your wife waters flowers, I wanna kill her"

"I had a bad habit Of missing lovers past My brother used to call it 'Eating out of the trash' It's never gonna last"

"How could you not [fancy Taylor Swift]?! I’ve met Taylor once, with Sarah Hyland, and there’s just nothing not to like about her. She’s beautiful, talented, hardworking, and she’s very genuine. It’s a terrible thing, I was actually very surprised! I had read all these nightmare stories, and when I met her I was very pleasantly surprised that she seemed like one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. As for having a thing for Taylor? That’s for me to know and for you to wonder about."

"I was in this coffee shop in Nashville when I looked up and saw this really tall, pretty girl who looked kind of familiar to me. It couldn't be. Only, yeah, it was: Taylor Swift. I had to go say hi to her. I walked up to her table, feeling kind of shy and dorky, but she looked up and gave me a big smile. "Are you Taylor?" I said. "Yeah," she said. "Hey, my name's Austin Mahone," I said. "I'm a singer on YouTube." Her smile got even bigger. "That's really cute," she said. "Keep up the hard work and never stop believing." "Thanks," I said. "Do you mind if I get a picture with you?" "Of course not," she said. We posed together and my mom took the picture. Little did I know at the time that we'd meet again a year later, under circumstances I couldn't have imagined then. Life is too crazy sometimes."

"I was excited to be achieving one of my goals of reaching a wider audience. I got some help reaching that goal during the summer of 2013 when I was asked to be the opening act for a huge artist I really admired, which was exactly the kind of opportunity I'd been hoping for. I have to tell you, though, when my managers told me who I'd be opening for, I couldn't believe it: Taylor Swift- who I'd always felt a real respect for, especially since she'd been so nice to me back in Nashville. Plus, I admire how she's grown her career and respect her talent. The first time we met backstage, I had to tell her where and how we'd met before. Of course, this time she knew I was a singer because I was her opener, and she smiled at me even bigger than before. "Hey, Taylor, we actually met once in Nashville a couple years ago," I said. "I came up to you in a coffee shop and told you I was a singer on YouTube." "I totally remember you," she said, laughing. "No way," I said. "No, I totally do." I wasn't sure I believed her. But it didn't matter. I was her support act on a lot of her dates that summer, and we always got along well. Plus, I got to meet and hang a little with Ed Sheeran, who was also on the tour. He's a cool guy and very talented. That tour was fun and amazing, and I learned so much from watching Taylor. She's always such a pro."

"You should've said no, you should've gone home. You should've thought twice before you let it all go. You should've known that word 'bout what you did with her Would get back to me...And I should've been there, in the back of your mind. I shouldn't be asking myself why. You shouldn't be begging for forgiveness at my feet... You should've said no, baby and you might still have me."

"Our song is the slamming screen door, Sneakin' out late, tapping on your window. When we're on the phone and you talk real slow 'Cause it's late and your mama don't know. Our song is the way you laugh, The first date "man, I didn't kiss her, and I should have." And when I got home, before I said amen Asking God if he could play it again."

"'Cause I can't help it if you look like an angel; Can't help it if I wanna kiss you in the rain, so... Come feel this magic I've been feelin' since I met you, Can't help it if there's no one else."

"And you stood there in front of me just Close enough to touch, Close enough to hope you couldn't see What I was thinking of.Drop everything now, Meet me in the pouring rain. Kiss me on the sidewalk, Take away the pain. 'Cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile."

"I don't wanna lose your face And I don't wanna wake up one day and not remember what time erased. I don't wanna turn around 'Cause I'm not scared of what love gave me and took away. And I don't wanna lose your face."

"Every time you smile, I smile And every time you shine, I'll shine for you."

"But when you think: Tim McGraw, I hope you think my favorite song. The one we danced to all night long: The moon like a spotlight on the lake. When you think happiness, I hope you think: "That little black dress." Think of my head on your chest, An' my old faded blue jeans. When you think Tim McGraw, I hope you think of me."

"Wish I had concentrated; they said love was complicated. But it was something I just fell into. And it was overrated, but just look what I created!"

"He'll never fall in love He swears, as he runs his fingers through his hair. I'm laughing 'cause I hope he's wrong. And I don't think it ever crossed his mind. He tells a joke, I fake a smile That I know all his favorite songs."

"You lift my feet off the ground, You spin me around. You make me crazier, crazier. Feels like I'm fallin' and I Am lost in your eyes. You make me crazier, crazier, crazier."

"I hate that stupid old pickup truck You never let me drive. You're a redneck heartbreak Who's really bad at lying. So watch me strike a match On all my wasted time. As far as I'm concerned you're Just another picture to burn."

"You should think of your energy as if it’s expensive, as if it’s like a luxury item. Not everyone can afford it."

"I’m not the art police. I welcome the chaos."

"What you spend your energy on, that’s the day."

"This is a dream come true. I now own all my music, my videos, my photos, and my unreleased tracks."

"I’m not going anywhere. I’m not retiring. I’m not stopping. I’m just evolving."

"He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar, The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star. He's the song in the car I keep singing, don't know why I do."

"So this is me swallowing my pride, Standing in front of you Saying I'm sorry for that night. And I go back to December all the time. Turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you, Wishing that I realized what I had when you were mine. I go back to December, turn around and make it all right. I go back to December all the time."

"This ain't for the best. My reputation's never been worse, so You must like me for me. We can't make any promises Now can we, babe. But you can make me a drink."

"I want to say to all the young women out there: there will people along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame, but if you just focus on the work and you don’t let those people sidetrack you, someday when you get where you're going you'll look around and you'll know that it was you and the people who love you who put you there, and that will be the greatest feeling in the world."