Emerson Drive

Track Listing

1. 1. That Kind of BeautifulListen

    Written by Luke Laird, Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson
   
   Have you ever been flying down a long, country road
   With the windows wide open and the sun rushing in
   Have you ever sat staring at shoreline all night
   Don’t wanna blink your eyes
   Thinking man, this is it
   
   And the last thing you think about is leaving
   You can’t believe you’re seeing what you’re seeing
   
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   She’s that kind of stop you right in your tracks
   Knock you out just like that
   Something you just can’t explain
   That kind of blows your mind every time
   That you thought you’d never find
   She’s that kind
   That kind of beautiful
   
   She’s like that feeling you get on a sunday
   Forgiveness when you need it the most
   Like that little girl singing every single word
   With a big smile in the front row
   
   wanna stand so close you can feel it
   yeah, you’re wishing that the whole world could see it
   
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   Once you’ve held on, you won’t remember where you’ve been
   Just like a song, you want to sing again and again
   
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2. 2. BelieveListen

   Written by Josh Leo, Shawn Colvin
   
   Five-year-old Superman got a beach towel cape
   And he thinks he can
   So he takes a dive off the chicken coop
   Red behind and broken foot
   Daddy said I hope you learned your lesson good
   Yes sir, next time I’m gonna wear the Superman boots
   
   Go on, give it a try
   Go on, give it a try
   
   Red rhinestones and a Silvertone
   Opry playing on the radio
   He says one day I’m gonna be on that stage
   Spends all his time practicing
   Gets a big break and it all begins
   Now he waiting in the wings and Porter’s calling out his name
   
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   Believe
   You can fly you can sing
   Take a leap spread your wings
   Believe
   Have a little faith little trust
   Little luck little love and dream
   Whatever you want
   But you’ve gotta believe
   
   Go on, give it a try
   Go on, give it a try
   Go on, give it a try
   Go on, give it a try
   
   Her mom says its wasting tips in an all-night diner
   Babies, boys and black eye liner
   It’s a woman’s life it ain’t rocket science
   She set her site on the Ivy League
   Got a full free ride and her PhD
   Now she’s down in Houston and she’s one of NASA’s finest
   
   Go on, give it a try
   Go on, give it a try
   
   He’s 91 she’s 85
   Said by God we’re still alive
   Let’s go stepping out before cashing in
   Take the Cadillac down to the Broken Spoke
   Do the ole two-step or cotton-eyed joe
   Just like the south they’re gonna rise again
   
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   Good things come to those who will believe
   So believe
   
   You can fly
   Give it a try
   You’re gonna see
   Whatever you want
   Whatever you dream
   If you believe
   
   Go on, give it a try
   Go on, give it a try
   Go on, give it a try
   
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3. 3. Belongs To YouListen

   Written by Dave Berg, Rivers Rutherford, Tom Shapiro
   
   I wasted so much time believing that in this life
   You try to get all you can take
   When all along what I’ve been needing
   Was to find just one good reason
   To give myself, really give myself away
   
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   Every smile that lights my face
   Every teardrop, every trace
   Every secret hidden place
   Belongs to you
   Anything that’s good in me
   All I ever hope to be
   Every drop of every dream
   Belongs to you
   
   You know the me that I remember
   Always thought you had to keep it all inside
   You get in trouble being tender
   So you never say surrender
   But it took you to finally prove me wrong
   
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   I’m letting go I’m letting go now
   Of everything I’ve ever held onto
   
   Every place I’ve ever been
   Every chance I’ll get again
   Every secret every sin
   Belongs to you
   Anything that’s good in me
   All I ever hope to be
   Every drop of every dream
   Belongs to you
   It all belongs to you
   
    

4. 4. I Love This RoadListen

    Written by Brad Mates, Tommy Lee James
   
   Well there’s a long long stretch of highway
   Here in front of me
   It just seems to keep on winding
   As far as I can see
   Sometimes these wrong turns are sweet mysteries
   Sometimes they take us where we’re meant to be
   
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   I love this feeling of freedom running through my veins
   Been too long at the crossroads waiting for the light to change
   Even if it takes forever and I never find out where it goes
   Heaven knows
   I love this road
   I love this road
   
   Well these days become a lifetime
   It happens way too fast
   And you miss what’s ‘round the corner
   If you just keep looking back
   Sometimes it feels like you can’t find your way
   Sometimes all you have to go on is faith
   
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   Wind at my back and the sun on my shoulders
   Pushing me moving me a little bit closer
   Sometime a little trust is just enough to take you there
   
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5. 5. Livin' It UpListen

   Ain't good for your soul to stay on cruise control
   And let the good times pass you by
   It's been way too long, since we carried on
   So let's get off this painted pony ride
   Hop a fence, chase the wind to the wilder side (start)
   
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   Living it up, throwing it down here we go
   Laying it back, spinning it round vertigo
   Taking it in, shaking it out
   Keeping it real, keeping it loud give me some
   Getting it on, getting it now here we come
   Life is a blast, ain't it about
   Living it up
   
   C’mon let's raise the roof, light that party fuse
   Set it off and burn this mother down
   Slam it into gear, do it up in here
   Get all crazy like we own this town
   If you're in, say you're in, let me hear you now
       
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6. 6. Your LastListen

   Written by Lisa Carver, Luke Laird
   
   What if you knew it was your last cigarette
   Would you take it down slow and savor it
   Would your roll it on your tongue, scared to let it go
   Then hold it in your chest cause you know you’d be missing it
   Before it’s even secondhand smoke
   
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   Sometimes the stars line up, sometimes the world stands still
   Sometimes the things you love the most you forget to feel
   What if the time that got away had a way of coming back
   And telling you hold on
   This’ll be your last
   
   I was lying there awake with your back against my chest
   When that alarm clock went off and ruined it
   Just another Wednesday morning, you said just five minutes more but it was pour the
   Coffee, pass the toothpaste, quick kiss on the cheek
   Before you walked out the door
   
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   I would’ve turned you around
   I wouldn’t have let you go
   Oh baby, i just didn’t know
   
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7. 7. Life Down HereListen

   Written by Brad Mates, Josh Leo, Tim Nichols
   
   Big blue ball floatin’ in space
   Let’s get a little better look at this place
   Move a little closer, water and land
   Zoom on in, you’re gonna see a man
   
   There’s gonna be a girl, there’s gonna be a truck
   There’s gonna be a road where they get stuck
   Bring it on in, you can see ‘em smile
   There in the glow of the radio dial
   Same story happenin’ everywhere
   From Tulsa, Oklahoma to the Russian Red Square
   
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   It’s the life down here
   It’s the moment it’s the truth
   It’s the jumping into love’s wild frontier
   It’s the thrill of the ride
   It’s the other side of life down here
   
   Telescope on, pan to the east
   Take a little look right around Greece
   Boy and a girl, see what they’re doing
   Steamin’ up the windows down by the ruins
   
   Lookin’ at the stars, lookin’ at the moon
   Lookin’ back down on me and you
   So many more just like us
   Findin’ that one and fallin’ in love    
   It’s everywhere, in every heart
   It’s universal, and the very best part
   
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8. 8. The Extra MileListen

   Written by Bonnie Baker, Paul Sikes
   
   It hurts to walk this gravel road
   It’s hard to find and overgrown
   You will see how much I’m worth
   When you get passed the rocks and dirt
   Come on walk with me
   I’m the extra mile
   
   When you do you’re gonna fall
   And wonder why you walked at all
   Young and weary and want to stop
   Cuz every hill takes all you got
   Come on walk with me
   Oh, I’m the extra mile
   
   I’m that smile you give a stranger
   When you’d rather turn your head
   I’m that book you read your children
   When you’d rather be in bed
   I’m forgiveness that you give
   When you don’t think you can
   Forgive somebody one more time
   
   At the end there’s no parade
   Just you and me to celebrate
   How far you’ve come by choosing me
   How you ignore those tired feet
   Come on walk with me
   Oh, I’m the extra mile
   
   I’m that sacrifice you make for someone you don’t know
   I’m that teardrop for the soldier you read about at home
   I’m that love you give somebody that doesn’t give it back
   Come on, walk with me a while
   Oh, I’m the extra mile
   Oh, I’m the extra mile
   Yeah
   
   Being more than what you see
   Takes all of you and one of me
   Come on walk with me
   I’m the extra mile
   I’m the extra mile
   
   Oh, I’m the extra mile
   Oh, I’m the extra mile
   Baby, I’m the extra mile
   Yeah
   
    

9. 9. Too Much

   Written by Danick Dupelle, Brad Mates, Adrienne Follese, Keith Follese
   
   I've seen sweet temptation

   And I've tried moderation

   And I've learned how to walk that line

   Cause I’ve found out the hard way

   The price ain’t worth what you pay

   Cause in the end those things you do

   Right or wrong they come right back to you
   

    

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   Too much beer will make you drunk

   Too much sun will burn you up

   Too much Las Vegas and you’ll be pushing your luck

   Too much food will make you fat

   Two much speed will make you crash

   But baby when it comes to your love

   I just can’t get too much 

    

   She's my last addiction

   The one fix I can’t kick and

   Single shot or double dose

   It ain’t enough but what a way to go 

    

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   I've been hammered and I hit the ground

   And I've staggered my way around

   And I've stumbled till I fell down

   So I know

   Yes I know
   
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10. 10. That Was UsListen

     Written by Danick Dupelle, Brad Mates, Dave Berg, Mike Mobley
    
    There’s an old abandoned warehouse on the way into town
    Broken out glass still lays on the ground
    That old 69 Buick’s still stuck in that field
    There’s some back seat stories in those rusted out wheels
    And there’s Joe’s mini mart man that poor guy has seen
    His share of shoplifters and fake id’s
    There’s a crop of new freshman running out Coach Riley’s plays
    He’s a madman with a whistle yeah he’ll blow it in your face
    In that high school gym there’s a banner on the wall
    A trophy in a case and the plaque says it all
    
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    That was us havin’ fun
    They say youth is wasted on the young
    Glory days come and go
    So we just made the most of the years that we call growing up
    That was us
    
    Between rivalries and our hometown pride
    Sits Delmar’s diner on the county line
    One wrong word and our fists would fly
    After football games on a Friday night
    The cops didn’t bother to wait for a call
    They just showed up ready for a small town brawl
    
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    Alcohol on your breath
    Mama worried to death
    Muscle cars breaking hearts
    Even some of ‘em ours
    Petty and straight on the same cassette tape
    Fallin’ in love or in lust
    That was us
    
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