Nicole+Peters

By: [|Sugarland]**
 * __[|Baby Girl]__

They say in this town, stars stay up all night, Don’t know, can’t see ‘em for the glow of the neon lights. And it's a long way from here to the place where the home fires burn. Well it's two thousand miles and one left turn.

"Dear Mom and Dad, "Please send money, I’m so broke that it ain’t funny. "I don't need much, just enough to get me through. "Please don’t worry 'cause I'm all right, I’m playin’ here at the bar tonight. This time, I’m gonna make our dreams come true. "Well, I love you more than anything in the world... Love, Your baby girl."

Black top, blue sky, big town full of little white lies. Well, everybody’s your friend: you can never be sure. They'll promise fancy cars and diamond rings, all sorts of shiny things, But, girl, you’ll remember what your knees are for.

"Dear Mom and Dad, "Please send money, I’m so broke that it ain’t funny. "I don't need much, just enough to get me through. "Please don’t worry 'cause I'm all right, I’m playin’ here at the bar tonight. This time, I’m gonna make our dreams come true. "Well, I love you more than anything in the world... Love, Your baby girl."

I know that I’m on my way. I can tell every time I play. And I know it’s worth all the dues I pay, When I can write to you and say...

"Dear Mom and Dad, "I’ll send money. I’m so rich that it ain’t funny. It oughtta be more than enough to get you through. "Please don’t worry 'cause I’m all right, I’m stayin’ here at the [|Ritz] tonight "Whaddya know, we made our dreams come true. "And there are fancy cars and diamond rings, "But you know that they don't mean a thing. They all add up to nothin' compared to you. "Well, remember me in ribbons an' curls. "I still love you more than anything in the world... "Love, "Your baby girl."

Ah yeah.

Your baby girl. ("Dear Mom and Dad, ("Please send money, I’m so broke that it ain’t funny.) ("Don't need much, just enough to get me through.) Your baby girl ("Please don’t worry 'cause I'm all right, Playin’ here at the bar tonight. Ooh, ooh, ooh.) Dreams come true.



[|The Perfect Life]
by John Koethe I have a perfect life. It isn't much, But it's enough for me. It keeps me alive And happy in a vague way: no disappointments On the near horizon, no pangs of doubt; Looking forward in anticipation, looking back In satisfaction at the conclusion of each day. I heed the promptings of my inner voice, And what I hear is comforting, full of reassurance For my own powers and innate superiority—the fake Security of someone in the grip of a delusion, In denial, climbing ever taller towers Like a tiny tyrant looking on his little kingdom With a secret smile, while all the while Time lies in wait. And what feels ample now Turns colorless and cold, and what seems beautiful And strong becomes an object of indifference Reaching out to no one, as later middle age Turns old, and the strength is gone. Right now the moments yield to me sweet Feelings of contentment, but the [|human Dies], and what I take for granted bears a name To be forgotten soon, as the things I know Turn into unfamiliar faces In a strange room, leaving merely A blank space, like a hole left in the wake Of a perfect life, which closes over.

__**[|People are Crazy]**__
 * By: [|Billy Currington]**

This old man and me, were at the bar and we Were having us some beers and swaping I dont cares Talking politics, blonde and red-head chicks Old dogs and new tricks and habits we aint kicked

We talked about Gods grace and all the heck we raised Then I heard the ol' man say; God is great, the beer is good and People Are Crazy

He said "I fought two [|wars], Been married and divorced" What brings you to Ohio? He said "Darned if I know" We talked an hour or two about every girl we knew What all we put them through Like two old boys will do

We pondered life an death He lit a cigarette He said "These darn things will kill me yet; But God is great, the beer is good and people are crazy"

Last call its 2am, I said goodbye to him I never talk to him again Then one sunny day, I saw the old mans face Front page [|Obituary], he was a millionaree he left his fortune to some guy he barely knew, his kids were mad as heck But me, Im doing well And I drop by today, to just say thanks and pray, I left a six-pack right there on his grave and i said; God is great, the beer is good, and people are crazy.

God is great, the beer is good, and people are crazy.

God is great, the beer is good, and people are crazy.

** __[|Don't Quit]__ ** When things go wrong as they sometimes will; When the road you're trudging seems all uphill; When the funds are low, and the debts are high; And you want to smile but you have to sigh; When care is pressing you down a bit - Rest if you must, but don't you quit. Success is failure turned inside out; The silver line of the clouds of doubt; And you can never tell how close you are; It may be near when it seems afar. So, stick to the fight when you're hardest hit - It's when things go wrong that you [|mustn't quit] --Unknown