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Clint Black

Blue Kentucky highway Headin' for the line She hadn't said a word all night But the wheels are turnin' in her mind Now I was ridin' shotgun And I knew

What do you say when it's over? I don't know if I should say anything at all One day we're rollin' in the clover Next thing, you know, we take the fall

A high roller even when the chips are down To win her over, I'd seen the tables turn around She's ten the hard way, I can feel it in my bones She'll be

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses You've been out ridin' fences, for so long now, oh, you're a hard one But I know that you got your reasons

Got a big leather suitcase, all I own's inside Seems I've been walkin' for days, can't even bum a ride Try steppin' to a tune, with the rhythm of a walkin

I've been bound to leave you, we've known that for awhile I'm sure it's something I can't do if I can't leave you with a smile I don't know how far I'

news Thinking that you found a darker shade of blues Looking for the light and it's a long way back You know without a fight you're gonna fade to black

Your mind is made up, you won't even try You didn't even cry this time You say that we could never see, eye to eye And one of us just must be blind We

Maybe I took for granted, you'd be around To pick me up on my way down I thought my feet were planted firmly on the ground 'Til one day my whole world