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listen  "Taking Back My Brave" by Carolyn Dawn Johnson (Carolyn Dawn Johnson/Sunny Russ)

1st Verse

I am from the tiny town
Where I learned how to tough it out
Where I kicked the dirt and my dreams around
To conquer the whole world

2nd Verse

My uncle slipped me fifty bucks
Some rolled their eyes and wished me luck
Yeah, I spent the first night in the cab 'a my truck
And I am still that girl

1st Chorus

I like a challenge, and I like to fly
I'm not always perfect
I'm not always right
When I go to weddings
It always makes me cry
My heart is fragile
And I can be hurt
And I can crumble inside
At the drop of a word
But I can jump off a limb
Into a river of change
I'm takin' back my brave

3rd Verse

I kinda lost it for a while
I had to force myself to smile
And I quit goin' that extra mile
Abandoned my belief

4th Verse

And I spent hours on the phone
Crawlin' back to my comfort zone
Then I woke up one day
And said, 'I'm not runnin' home'
It's just not like me 'cause

2nd Chorus

I like a challenge, and I like to fly
I'm not always perfect
I'm not always right
Newborn babies always make me cry
My heart is fragile
And I can be hurt
And I can crumble inside
At the drop of a word
But I can jump off a limb
Into a river of change
I'm takin' back my brave

Bridge

And I'm Momma's only girl
The child in the middle (I'm always good)
I've been pushin' the limits
Since I was little, yeah yeah

Tag Chorus

Oh, my heart is fragile
And I can be hurt
And I can crumble inside
At the drop of a word
But I can jump off a limb
Into a river of change
I'm takin' back my brave
I'm takin' back my brave, yeah
Takin' it back, back
I'm takin' it back, back
I'm takin' back my brave, yeah
Takin' it back, back



listen  "Got A Good Day" by Carolyn Dawn Johnson (Carolyn Dawn Johnson/Kylie Sackley)

1st Verse

A full tank, a hot day
Ice cold gas station lemonade
Mmm, just to cool me off
My girlfriend on the phone
Givin' me the skinny
On my brand new beau
I can always count on her
To know what's goin' on

Pre Chorus

Tom Petty singin' me "Free-Fallin'"
I hear the summertime a'callin'

Chorus

(And) I got the sunshine
And the blue sky up above
I got the blacktop under my wheels
And I got big dreams
And I got people that I love
And there ain't nothin' wrong (no)
I got a good day goin' on (yeah)
(Gotta good, gotta good, gotta good day)
(Gotta good, gotta good, gotta good day)

2nd Verse

Windows way down
Smell of sweet honeysuckle all around
Mmm, I just have to breathe it in
I look left, I look right
I look to see the scenery is outta sight
Oh, it just doesn't get better than this

Pre Chorus

No sense of time, no clear direction
Just gonna bask in this perfection

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

I said, 'Hey, hey, throw your hands up'
If you're feelin' the beat
And you're havin' some fun
I said, 'Hey, hey, throw your hands up'
If you gotta good day goin' on

(Chorus Out)



listen  "Dreaming Without You" by Carolyn Dawn Johnson (Carolyn Dawn Johnson/Billy Kirsch)

1st Verse

The hopeful possibilities
Have come and gone away
We've both run out of reasons to stay
Who we are, and who we thought we were
Has somehow changed
We kept tryin' anyway

Chorus

It's just not gonna work
It's just not gonna fly
We've been frozen on the edge
Starin' at good-bye
We've both reached for the stars
Shared the victories, shared the scars
Made each other's dreams come true
I never thought I'd do
My dreamin' without you

2nd Verse

For you'll go one way, and I'll go mine
And take some awkward steps
Almost free except for these regrets, yeah
Movin' on's the only thing
That we have left to do
No one can say we didn't see this through, but

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

No
I'm gonna miss you
I'm gonna miss you

Tag Chorus

We've both reached for the stars
Shared the victories, shared the scars
Made each other's dreams come true
I never thought I'd do
Oh, my dreamin' without you



listen  "Crybaby" by Carolyn Dawn Johnson (Carolyn Dawn Johnson/Gordie Sampson/Troy Verges)

1st Verse

Familiar
This sounds so familiar
You tell me I'm a drama queen
You act like you don't care
You look right past me

Pre Chorus

Like I was a ghost
Someone you don't even know
I don't know why I still love you
When all you do is make me...

Chorus

Cry, cry, crybaby
I don't know why
I think you're gonna save me
You just stand and watch
My tears hit the floor
Like it doesn't even matter anymore
I don't really wanna leave tonight
But I don't wanna be your crybaby

2nd Verse

Lonely
I can take bein' lonely
I've kinda gotten used to it
Mmm, you treat me like you don't know me
Well, maybe you never did

Pre Chorus

They say there's nothin' to it
Oh, someone's gotta do it
So I'm tellin' you good-bye
And all I wanna do is...

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

I don't really wanna leave tonight
And it rips me apart inside

Tag Chorus

But I'm not gonna be your crybaby
No, I'm not gonna be your cry, crybaby
You just stand and watch
My tears hit the floor
Like it doesn't even matter anymore
I don't really wanna leave tonight
But I don't wanna be your crybaby
No, no no



video  "Simple Life" by Carolyn Dawn Johnson (Chris Lindsey/Hillary Lindsey/Aimee Mayo/Troy Verges)

1st Verse

I have wandered this world far and wide
I've been all around and to the other side
But there's nothin' like comin' home
Nothin' like comin' home

2nd Verse

I wanna sit on my front porch
And drink my lemonade
Cut my grass after church every Sunday
And go out Saturday night
And live the simple life
Wake up in the mornin' to these fields of gold
And take a long walk down a gravel road

Chorus

Spend my days in sweet sunshine
Rock in my swing, and watch my garden grow
Know that I'll always have someone to hold
Oh, I want to live the simple life, yeah

3rd Verse

I wanna take a blanket down to the creek
And let the water sing me to sleep
Let go of time
And live the simple life, oh yeah
Well, lately I've seen too many city lights
I wanna go somewhere
Where I can see the stars at night

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

Spend my days in the sweet sunshine
Rock in my swing, and watch my babies grow
Know that I'll always have (some) someone to hold

(Chorus Out)



"Die Of A Broken Heart" by Carolyn Dawn Johnson (Carolyn Dawn Johnson/Shaye Smith)

1st Verse

I keep having these disturbing dreams
My final day, the end of me
For some odd reason I get one last wish
And every time I wish for this

Chorus

(So) Take me fast or take me slow
I don't really care how I go
In the daylight or in the dark
Just don't let me die of a broken heart
No don't let me die of a broken heart, no

2nd Verse

The kind of pain that you just can't take
Will send a strong man to his grave
There's not a pill that can give you rest
Or fill that hole deep in your chest

(Repeat Chorus)

3rd Verse

I've been crushed by that hurt before
There's no way I could take anymore
If I fell in love and I found out
It would happen again, I'd say take me now

(Chorus Out)



listen  "Life As We Know It" by Carolyn Dawn Johnson (Carolyn Dawn Johnson/Charlie Black)

1st Verse

I wake up with the sun on my face
On the edge of the bed
Babe, you're takin' up all the space
I roll you over, then I give you a kiss
Meet you in the middle
That's where all the fun is

Chorus

Life as we know it
It's goin' good
That's an understatement
It's goin' better than I ever thought it could
Never been so happy
So content
Oh, I wish I could freeze this moment
Life as we know it, now

2nd Verse

You're doin' dishes
If I'm cookin' the meal
We got an understanding
And it's a pretty good deal
We read our books
At each end of the couch
No conversation needed
To stay in touch in this house

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

I whisper 'I love you'
You tell me you love me, too
It's so easy, so simple
I wonder why we didn't think of this before

(Repeat Chorus)

Tag

Oh, I wish I could freeze this moment
Right now



video  "Georgia" by Carolyn Dawn Johnson (Carolyn Dawn Johnson/Troy Verges)

Chorus

(And) If I'm not over you by the time I get to Georgia
Then (I guess) I'll be Alabama bound
There was a time when I'd do anything for ya (ah)
But this time, baby, (oh) I won't turn around (yeah)

1st Verse

I always wanted to get married, and I thought you were the one
But you never, ever asked me, and I was tired of hangin' on
You know a girl can only be let down so many times before she runs
And now this little bitty town's only got room for one of us, yeah

2nd Verse

You always said I'd never leave, and if I did I wouldn't go far
So I know how I must look, with my tank 'a gas and beat up heart
Well baby, I'm gone for good, you can count on that
Yeah, I'm gonna keep headin' west 'til I'm too far gone to come back, yeah

(Repeat Chorus)

3rd Verse

I only got ten miles to go before I cross the state line
I can feel my hands shakin'
'Cause they usually turn the wheel around about this time
I heard that same ol' voice inside, I had to drown it out
So I found me a radio station playin' something fast
And I turned it up real loud

(Repeat Chorus)

2nd Chorus

There was a time when I'd do anything for ya
But this time, baby, oh I won't turn around, yeah
No, I won't turn around

Tag

If I'm not over you by Georgia, then I'll head to Alabama
Roll on to Mississippi, or maybe Lou'siana
I'll drive all the way to California
Oh, I won't turn around
No, I won't turn around
No, I won't turn around
No, I won't turn around (turn around, turn around)
I won't, I won't turn around, (no) I won't turn around



"Love Is Always Worth The Ache" by Carolyn Dawn Johnson (Carolyn Dawn Johnson/Tommy Polk)

1st Verse

I'm through playin' it safe
It's time I laid it on the line
I want to dance out on the edges
And get a little reckless in my mind
'Cause even a heart that's locked away
Can find a way to break
I won't hide it now
I'm through makin' that mistake

Chorus

One fall, that's all
I don't know who it's gonna to be
Out there, somewhere
Someone is waiting just for me
No pain, no gain
There's not a chance that I won't take
'Cause love is always worth the ache

2nd Verse

Love's like a Vegas wheel
You've got to spin to win the prize
(You know you got to, spin the wheel of life)
But it's a gamble worth the takin'
You say a prayer, and then you roll the dice
(You say a prayer, and then you roll the dice)
Well, they say it's hard to beat the odds
I say it's harder not to try
I will play the game
Do what it takes to get it right

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

They say it's better to have loved and lost (loved and lost)
Than to have never loved at all (loved at all), yeah, hey yeah

(Repeat Chorus)

Tag

(It's always, it's always)
Yeah, love is always worth the ache
(It's always, it's always)
Love, love is worth the ache
Yeah, love is always worth the ache, oh yeah
You know there's not a chance that I won't take
'Cause love is worth the ache



video  "Complicated" by Carolyn Dawn Johnson (Carolyn Dawn Johnson/Shaye Smith)

1st Verse

I'm so scared that the way that I feel
Is written all over my face
When you walk into the room
I want to find a hiding place
We used to laugh, we used to hug
The way that old friends do
But now a smile and a touch 'a your hand
Just makes me come unglued
It's such a contradiction
Do I lie or tell the truth
Is it fact or fiction
Oh, the way I feel for you

Chorus

It's so complicated
I'm so frustrated
I wanna hold you close, I wanna push you away
I wanna make you go, I wanna make you stay
Should I say it
Should I tell you how I feel
Oh, I want you to know
But then again I don't
It's so complicated (oh)

2nd Verse

Just when I think I'm under control
I think I finally got a grip
Another friend tells me that
My name is always on your lips
They say I'm more than just a friend
They say I must be blind
Well, I admit that I've seen you watch me
From the corner of your eye
Oh, it's so confusing
Yeah, I wish you'd just confess
But think of what I'd be losing
If your answer wasn't yes

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

I hate it
'Cause I've waited
So long for someone like you
Oh, what do I do

Final Chorus

Why should I say it
Should I tell you how I feel
Oh, I want you to know
But then again I don't
It's so complicated (complicated)
So complicated (complicated)
It's so complicated, oh

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