Love Ain’t Pretty

Marshall Altman / Charles Esten / Jimmy Yeary

It’ll burn you like a fire

You can lose it like a bet

If anything can hurt you more

Well, I ain’t seen it yet
Shows up when you don’t need it

Then leaves you when you do
It’ll tear your dreams to pieces

And then make ‘em all come true

Love ain’t pretty
Love ain’t pretty
Love ain’t pretty at all

Love ain’t pretty
No, love ain’t pretty

But damn, it’s beautiful

It’ll lift you like an angel
Throw you down just like a curse
It’ll meet you like a morning
And leave you like a hearse
And when you think that it’s all over

No, you won’t feel that again
It’ll set your soul on fire
Alleluia and Amen

Love ain’t pretty
Love ain’t pretty
Love ain’t pretty at all

Love ain’t pretty
No, love ain’t pretty

But damn, it’s beautiful

It’s a thousand tears and a diamond ring
Fifty years and a front-porch string

Two hearts that have been through everything

And they’d do it all again

Love ain’t pretty
Love ain’t pretty
Love ain’t pretty at all

Love ain’t pretty
Love ain’t pretty

But damn, it’s beautiful

Love ain’t pretty
Love ain’t pretty
Love ain’t pretty at all

No, love ain’t pretty
No, love ain’t pretty

But damn, it’s beautiful

But damn, damn

It’s beautiful

A Little Right Now

Charles Esten / Jacob Lyda / Brian Maher

“

I’m a farmer praying for rain
I’m a gambler who needs an ace of spades

I’m a sailor hoping for a gust of wind
I’m a singer looking for that song
I’m a prisoner that ain’t got long
I’m a dreamer waiting for my ship to come in

But lately all my road have been running out

And there ain’t no silver linings in these clouds

Help me Lord and show me how
To find the kind of faith that I once found

‘Cause I could sure use a little right now

I’m a beggar who could use some help

I’m a seeker searchin’ for myself
I’m a Rolling Stone just waitin’ on a friend

I’m a lover wishing on a star

For another with a broken heart
To hold each other close until the end

But lately all my roads have been running out

And there ain’t no silver linings in these clouds

Help me Lord and show me how

To find the kind of faith that I once found

‘Cause I could sure use a little right now

Just a little right now

‘Cause lately all my roads have been running out

And there ain’t no silver linings in these clouds

Help me Lord and show me how

To find the kind of faith that I once found

‘Cause I could sure use a little right now
Just a little right now

One Good Move

Zarni deVette / Charles Esten / Elise Hayes / Sam Backoff

How did I get here?

It’s all too good

This story isn’t ending like I thought it would

Sun through the window

You’re all I see

I’m half a million miles from where I used to be

Yeah, you remember me

If there was trouble to get into

I was getting into it

If there was something that I shouldn’t do

You know I would do it

I was young, I was dumb

I was always on the run

Messed it up all but once

‘Cause when I look at you

I see my one good move

Yeah, you’re my one good move

I look behind me

All I see is a fool

Oh but I gotta give him credit

He walked away with you

I guess I knew a thing or two

If there was trouble to get into

I was getting into it

If there was something that I shouldn’t do

You know I would do it

I was young, I was dumb

I was always on the run

Messed it up all but once

‘Cause when I look at you

I see my one good move

Yeah, you’re my one good move

I lean in for a kiss

Yeah, it started out like this

I got down on one knee

‘Cause you’re all I’ll ever need

Girl you’re always gonna be

My one good move

Yeah you’re my one good move

If there was trouble to get into

I was getting into it

If there was something that I shouldn’t do

You know I would do it

I was young, I was dumb

I was always on the run

Messed it up all but once

‘Cause when I look at you

I see my one good move

Yeah, you’re my one good move

In A Bar Somewhere 

Charles Esten / Jason Gantt / Neil Medley

In a bar somewhere

The where we met story of you and me

Had all the makings of a meant to be

Hanging like smoke in the air

In the neon light
Looking like a couple from a movie scene
Or maybe just a memory from a miss-you dream

We were burning bright that night.

In a bar somewhere
We’re still drinking and laughing,
Not thinkin’ bout what’s gonna happen

We’re still dancing right there
In a bar somewhere
Your head still on my shoulder
We’re still us, it ain’t over
No, it ain’t over
We’re still, we’re still

In a bar somewhere
One of those dives from our old beach town

That didn’t survive

No, it’s all closed down

But, I close my eyes and see

You and me

In a bar somewhere
We’re still drinking and laughing,
Not thinkin’ bout what’s gonna happen

We’re still dancing right there
In a bar somewhere
Your head still on my shoulder
We’re still us, it ain’t over
No, it ain’t over
We’re still, we’re still

In a bar somewhere

In a bar somewhere

God knows I’ve tried,
But I can’t put it behind me

Something will always remind me

So, if you want me

You can find me

In a bar somewhere

In a bar somewhere
We’re still drinking and laughing,
Not thinkin’ bout what’s gonna happen

We’re still dancing right there, you still care

In a bar somewhere
Your head still on my shoulder
We’re still us, it ain’t over
No, it ain’t over
We’re still, we’re still

In a bar somewhere

In a bar somewhere

In a bar somewhere

In a bar somewhere

In a bar somewhere

I Ain't

Brad Crisler / Charles Esten / James LeBlanc

I know what you want from me
I know what I’m s’pposed to be
I know what you’re lookin’ for
But your knocking on the wrong door

Cause I ain’t, I ain’t
Your Cowboy Savior

Your dashboard saint

You try to fix me up with a little coat of paint
But walking your line feels like walking the plank

And I’ve tried

But I can’t

‘Cause I ain’t

I ain’t tryna make you cry
But, I just ain’t the kind to lie
And I ain’t tryin’ to run from you

But if you’re thinking I’m the one for you

Cause I ain’t, I ain’t
Your Cowboy Savior

Your dashboard saint

You try to fix me up with a little coat of paint
But walking your line feels like walking the plank

And I’ve tried

Girl I can’t

I ain’t

I know what you want from me
I know what I’m s’pposed to be

Well I ain’t, I ain’t
Your Cowboy Savior

Your dashboard saint

You try to fix me up with a little coat of paint
I ain’t walking your line, I ain’t walking your plank

I ain’t, I ain’t
Your Cowboy Savior

Your dashboard saint

You try to fix me up with a little coat of paint
But walking your line feels like walking the plank

And I’ve tried

But I can’t

And I’ve tried and tried and tried

But I can’t, I can’t, I can’t

So I ain’t

Another Song About You

Colin Elmore / Charles Esten

Swore I wouldn’t do this but here we are

A pad, a pen, some whiskey, an old guitar

Dancing with a memory that’s haunting me

Painting with my pain in a melody

Well I don’t wanna write a sad song

About a lover who done me wrong

I don’t wanna another low and lonesome one to remind me

Of that pain I can’t put behind me

But here I go singing a song so blue

Another song about you

Another song about you

Used to be all of them feel good tunes

Would fall outta me whenever I’d be with you

But that went away the day that you had to go

And hey they all say, write what you know

Well I don’t wanna write a sad song

About a lover who done me wrong

I don’t wanna another low and lonesome one to remind me

Of that pain I can’t put behind me

But here I go singing a song so blue

Another song about you

Another song about you

I should write a big on-your-feet, song of the summer

Not-too-deep on up to number one

Not me, that’s something I won’t do

Oh, I guess I’m gonna write a sad song

About a lover who done me wrong

I’m gonna write another low and lonesome one to remind me

Of the pain I can’t put behind me

Here I go doing that thing I do

Another song about you

Another song about you

Another song, another song

Another song, another song

Another song, another song

Another song about you

When Love Ain’t Love No More

Charles Esten / Jeffrey East

It’s hard to know just how it happens

You start out fine, you’re both laughing

Somehow somewhere something changes

You find you’re sitting there like strangers

I’ve been the stayer

I’ve been the leaver
The guilty betrayer
The broken believer
I’ve walked out and I’ve walked the floor

Been on both sides of that door,

When love ain’t love no more

Somebody’s sorry, somebody’s crying,

Somebody found out somebody’s lying

Somebody says please, somebody says no

Somebody hangs on, somebody lets go

I’ve been the stayer

I’ve been the leaver
The guilty betrayer
The broken believer
I’ve walked out and I’ve walked the floor

Been on both sides of that door,

When love ain’t love no more

When love ain’t love no more

When love ain’t love no more

(When it ain’t like before, but there ain’t no because)
Love ain’t love no more

(It just is what it is, when it ain’t what it was)
Love ain’t love no more

(When it ain’t like before, but there ain’t no because)

Love ain’t love no more

(It just is what it is, when it ain’t what it was)

Candlelight

Kenny Alphin / Charles Esten / Eric Paslay

Something happens when she’s near

All the darkness disappears
And suddenly I’m someone else

More than just a shadow of myself

She shines
And she glows
And she dances in the night
When the cold wind blows
And she lights up a room
She could burn this town down if she wanted to

She’s soft and warm and beautiful and bright

She’s my candlelight

No one else can hold a flame

She puts a chandelier to shame.
Seems like everywhere she goes
Everything just turns gold
She’ll make you laugh

She’ll make you smile

And me, I get to hold her while

She shines
And she glows
And she dances in the night
When the cold wind blows
And she lights up a room
She could burn this town down if she wanted to

She’s soft and warm and beautiful and bright

She’s my candlelight

And she shines
And she glows
And she dances in the night
When the cold wind blows
And she lights up a room
She could burn this town down if she wanted to

She’s soft and warm and beautiful and bright

And so I lift her up and hold her high
She’s my candlelight

Shine, shine, shine

My candlelight

Shine, shine, shine

My candlelight

Shine, shine, shine

My candlelight

Shine, shine, shine

Sweet candlelight

Back In My Life Again

Charles Esten / Marcus Hummon / Bryan Todd 

I’m driving along the coastline tonight
Oil rigs looking like Christmas lights
Hand out the window like a wing in the wind

You’re back in my life again

Well, I’m drinking champagne, cigar smoking

Singing Sinatra at the local karaoke
Emptied my wallet to a homeless man
You’re back in my life again

Yeah well you been gone a while

You took my smile
I turned around and then
You‘re back in my life again

I don’t cry all night, don’t pace the floor

Don’t hang around them bars no more
Stopped talking you down to all my friends

You’re back in my life again

Yeah well you been gone a while

You took my smile
I turned around and then
You‘re back in my life again

Back in my life again

Back in my life

Back in my life again

So we’ll tell our kids ‘bout the day we met

And we’ll laugh at the jokes that only we get

This life is so much better when
Your back in my life again

Yeah well you been gone a while

You took your smile
I turned around and then
You‘re back in my life again

Back in my life again

Back in my life

Back in business
Back in style
Back in tune
Yeah it looks like I’ll be

Back in action

Back on track

Goodbye baby blue

We’re back in black

Make You Happy

Gary Burr / Jon D’Agostino / Charles Esten

Don’t wanna make a million
Don’t wanna make a scene
Don’t wanna make no headlines
Or the cover of a magazine
Don’t wanna make no trouble
Don’t wanna make no fuss
Don’t wanna make a big damn deal of the way I feel about you

Girl I just

Wanna make you happy
Wanna make you smile
I wanna make you weak in the knees for a little while

I wanna make you miss me
Every minute I’m gone
Girl, there’s only one thing that I want
I wanna make you happy
Wanna make you happy

All you do
Is walk in the room
You make my heartbeat fast

Yeah you make it go boom boom boom

You make my days

And every one of my nights

Yeah you make me feel alive

Oh that’s why baby I

Wanna make you happy
Wanna make you smile
I wanna make you weak in the knees for a little while

I wanna make you miss me
Every minute I’m gone
Girl, there’s only one thing that I want
I wanna make you happy
Wanna make you happy

I wanna make you happy
Wanna make you smile
Wanna make you weak in the knees for a little

Make you weak in the knees

I wanna make you miss me
Every minute I’m gone
Girl, there’s only one thing

Baby I wanna make you happy
I wanna make you happy

I wanna make you happy

I just wanna make you happy

Happy

Willing To Try

Charles Esten / Gary Burr

I flew in Saturday morning
Ain’t left this beach chair since then
I’ve been this happy before but I can’t recall when
I was as blue as this ocean
I’m feeling better today
I gotta another margarita and I’m sip sip sippin’ away
I don’t know if I can sit and drink tequila for the rest of my life

But I’m willing to try

I’m watching pelican’s flying
I’m seeing pretty girls swim
I got a shrimp quesadilla and I’m ready to dive right in

I hear a radio playing
Man, Bob Marley was right
‘Cause every little thing is gonna be alright
I don’t know if I can stay this happy or stay this high

But I’m willing to try

I’ll give it all that I got
Give it shot after shot
It’s heaven but I’ll go through it
It’s a battle, I guess

But my bartender says
It’s a breeze if you put your lime to it

Might throw my phone in the ocean
Might throw my ticket away

Might throw a line out at that girl that’s been looking my way

I don’t know if I can fall in love in just one night
But I’m willing to try
I’m willing to try
I’m that kind of guy
Willing to try

Maybe I'm Alright

Charles Esten / Leslie Satcher

Maybe I'm alright

Maybe just a little crazy suits me fine

It just occurred to me

Yeah, it switched on like a light

Maybe I'm alright

I've been wasting time
And I've been wasting tears

Letting this old worried mind

Whisper trouble in my ear

Maybe I'm alright

Maybe just a little crazy suits me fine

It just occurred to me

Yeah, it switched on like a light

Maybe I'm alright

We all have our burdens

That we love to carry around (carry around)

But there's one thing for certain
Our hearts will all keep hurting

Ttil we learn to lay them down

Maybe I'm alright

Maybe just a little crazy suits me fine

It just occurred to me

Yeah, it switched on like a light

Maybe I'm alright

I’m alright

Maybe I'm alright

Maybe just a little crazy suits me fine
It just came to me like an angel in the night

Maybe I'm alright
Maybe I don't need the victory
Maybe I just like the fight
Maybe I'm alright

Maybe you’re alright
We just might be alright
Maybe I’m alright

Down The Road

Charles Esten / Eric Paslay / Dylan Altman

Hey hey

Hey hey

I know you wanna turn back

I can see it in your eyes

Doubt creeps in and a good dream dies

You wanna throw your hands up

And you wanna walk away

Hey some days you’re gonna feel that way

Don’t give up baby don’t let go

You got a hand too good to fold

The story ain’t over it’s yet to be told

Hold on cause you don’t know

What’s waiting for you down the road

What’s waiting for you down the road

It’s hard to hold your head up

When your hope’s all gone

Just hold tight, we’re all alright

It’s just the dark right before the dawn

Don’t give up baby don’t let go

You got a hand too good to fold

The story ain’t over it’s yet to be told

Hold on cause you don’t know

What’s waiting for you down the road

What’s waiting for you down the road

Hey hey

Hey hey

When the stars won’t align

And the river won’t flow

When the sun don’t shine

And the rock don’t roll

You gotta stand your ground, shake your fist

Show the whole world you were born for this

Hey

Don’t give up baby don’t let go

You got a hand too good to fold

The story ain’t over it’s yet to be told

Hold on cause you don’t know

Don’t give up baby don’t let go

You got a hand too good to fold

The story ain’t over it’s yet to be told

Stop now and you’ll never know

What’s waiting for you down the road

What’s waiting for you down the road

Hey hey

Hey hey

Somewhere In The Sunshine

Jon Nite / Charles Esten

You should see this place
It’s beautiful
It’s every place we ever tried to find

It’s got a mountain view
You can see the ocean too
I guess that’s why they call it paradise

So, don’t you cry for me, ‘cause I’m just fine

I’m somewhere in the sunshine
Soaking up a blue sky

While that river rolls by

Smiling on the bank
No more pain, finally free
I’m right where I’m meant to be
No I ain’t there beneath that Georgia pine

I’m somewhere in the sunshine

I know it’s been hard on you
And He knows it, too
‘Cause He hears every word you ever pray

And every tear runnin’ down

And every single doubt

When you get here He wipes them all away

And I’ll be waiting on you ’til that day

Somewhere in the sunshine
Soaking up a blue sky

While that river rolls by

Smiling on the bank
No more pain, finally free
I’m right where I’m meant to be
No I ain’t there beneath that Georgia pine

I’m somewhere in the sunshine

I’m somewhere in the sunshine

So don’t worry, be happy

I’m finally home
I’m waiting, I’m with you

You’re never alone
And days when you miss me
And the lonely just aches
Close your eyes (close your eyes)
Lift your head

Feel the sun on your face

Somewhere in the sunshine
Somewhere in the sunshine
Yeah I’m somewhere in the sunshine

Somewhere in the sunshine

Somewhere in the sunshine
Soaking up a blue sky

While that river rolls by
Smiling on the bank