"Drinkin' In My Sunday Dress" by Susan Haynes (Maria McKee)

1st Verse

I can barely feel the sheets
With all these crumbs down in my bed
Oh, no
How can I get to sleep
With all this buzzin' in my head
And who'd of ever thought
I'd not complain about a mess
Serves me right, I guess
This is what I get
For eatin' crackers with my gin
And drinkin' in my Sunday dress

2nd Verse

Telephone is by the bottle
Which is always by my bed
Time to time I give it a rattle
To make sure that it's not dead
I will wait here for your call
'Til I run out of cigarettes
I love to play the part
Of a damsel in distress
Flickin' ashes in my coffee
Drinkin' in my Sunday dress

Bridge

Well, I've been on the road to this
And I've been on the way to this
But who'da think it'd come to this
Don't let on you've seen me like this
Like this

3rd Verse

My ol' transistor's soundin'
Just as twangy as a Fender
My radiator growls
Like Elvis after Sunday dinner
I've drained my last tequila
And I've thrown away the blender
I've poured out all the wine
From now on nothin' but the best
Cognac and Patsy Cline
While drinkin' in my Sunday dress

2nd Bridge

Well, I've been on the road to this
And I've been on the way to this
I surely ain't a hypocrite
I've had my fun
And now I must confess

4th Verse

Our reverend is a kingly soul
Repents 'em on a dime
His Bible is not inked in gold
He's not the cheatin' kind
One Sunday after meetin'
I was in the greetin' line
He said, 'I seen you from the alter
Gulpin' down communion wine'
'Just remember who's beside you
When it's no business of mine'
I said, 'Remember who's beside you
When it's no business of mine'



  "I'd Rather Be In Love With You" by Susan Haynes (Susan Haynes/Jim Reilley)

1st Verse

It's just like me to overthink this somehow
Or analyze it 'til I'm blue
And let my hair take over my emotions
Ignore them like I always do
But I'd rather be in love with you

2nd Verse

I could take all the lessons learned from past loves
Color my judgment with old news
Convince myself that only fools chase rainbows
Find some other poor excuse
But I'd rather be in love with you

Bridge

Just let it happen
That's all I need to do
Let my heart lead me
And where my heart keeps leading me is straight to you

3rd Verse

So if you're wondering why I'm telling you this
Instead of holdin' back the truth
Revealing all these feelings I've been feeling
Hopin' that you feel them, too
It's 'cause I'd rather be in love with you
Yes, I'd rather be in love with you
I'd rather be in love with you



  "Crooked Little Heart" by Susan Haynes (Susan Haynes/Jason Matthews)

1st Verse

My crooked little heart
Always lies to me
It sells me out when you come around
Then never skips a beat

2nd Verse

That same twisted heart
Commands my eager tongue
To tell you that I'll take you back
No matter what you've done

Chorus

My crooked little heart
Won't be happy 'til I'm torn apart
Every time I think we're finally through
My crooked little heart (my crooked little heart)
(My crooked little heart)
Leads me straight to you
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh oh)

3rd Verse

My poor troubled mind
Tells me I should leave
And it would have its way
If I had my say, but
It's not up to me

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge

Maybe it's not just me
Who feels the way I do
Why else would you be here now
Unless you had one, too

4th Verse

So 'round and 'round we go
Until you're gone again
A day, a week, a month, a year
It never really ends

(Repeat Chorus)

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