ALLISON WONDER Written by Mandy Atkins
The phone is ringin’ off the hook
She’s got lots of numbers in her
little black book.
But she’s still searchin’ for that one
Who gives her everything under
the sun.
She doesn’t know it but he
doesn’t exist
So cross another number off
your little black list.
Chorus Well Allison wonder will you ever take your heart of the shelf?
Right now she don’t need a
man she’s doing fine by herself.
She’s got a fairytale plan and she’s looking for the
fairytale man
Oh me oh my she wants a storybook life
Before she gives her hand.
Workin’ at a
job that pays all the bills
Livin’ out her life in her house on
the hill.
As time passes the pages do too
And soon the little black book
is all through
She doesn’t know it but what
she’s gonna miss
Is one number that she crossed
off her little black list.
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WORKING
GIRL Written by
Earl Burgess & Mandy Atkins
My alarm clock is telling me I
have to be to work by nine.
I’m up in-out of the shower in
record breaking time.
Put on my clothes and make-up,
brush my teeth and comb my hair
No time to eat hurry feet we gotta get on out of here.
Chorus I’m a workin’ girl going down the highway
Passin’ everything in sight
Hoping that I’ll
be on time and that I look alright
Glance in the
rear view mirror
Run my fingers
through my hair
As I sing along
to my favorite song
This workin’ girl is there.
It’s a boring life I’m living
same old thing every day
Thank God for the week-end when
I can do things my way
But soon the weekend’s over and
it’s Monday once again
I’ll see you Hon, feet gotta run, we gotta get on out of
here.
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I hope to hear my numbers when
I call that Lotto Line
I’ll say hello holiday, no more
workin’ here full time.
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COME TO
ME Written by
Mandy Atkins
Someone called our home today, I don’t even know her name
But what she said brought me to
my knees.
Can you tell me who that would
be?
Who’d make me feel such misery?
Look in my eyes when you answer
me.
Chorus Come to me… And tell me you don’t know who made that call
Come to me… And
tell me you don’t love her at all
Don’t go to her,
I’m not ready for the end of you and me.
She said it all began as fun
but now she says that you are the one
And you came to her and said I
love you first
I can hardly believe my ears
After all we’ve been through
these years
Why did you choose to bring me
this hurt?
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Her words just went on and on
like I should have known all along
But I trusted you guess I was
fooling myself
Now don’t try denying it all
My heart has already taken the
fall
Isn’t there more to you than just
yourself?
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GIRLS’
NIGHT OUT Written by
Mandy Atkins
The girls are goin’ out on the town
When we start dancin’ we don’t slow down
We turn some heads and make
some noise
But that’s as far as it goes
we’re not out for no boys.
Chorus It’s a girls’ night out
We’re gonna scream and shout
Have
some drinks and a whole lotta laughs
Without
our other halves
And if
we’re given some numbers
We’ll
ditch them at the end
Of the
girls’ night out
‘Cause
it’s not about findin’ a man.
Book a double room at the
Beacon Light
‘Cause all of us girls are stayin’ out the whole night
It’s a little dive but we don’t
care
The price is right; we won’t
spend much time there.
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When it’s getting close to closin’ time
We sneak through the crowd past
the cab line
Dance up the street singin’ loud as we can
'Cause
we don’t want the girls’ night to end.
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HAPPY MAN Written by Mandy Atkins
Looking back ten years ago
through the looking glass
I think about the choices that I’ve
made in my past
And I wonder if I’m where I
thought I’d be
I left you sittin’
there alone with your heart in your lap
I turned the corner and I’ve
never once looked back
I hope that now you have
forgiven me.
Chorus Cause you found the girl that can give you
more than anything you need
And you built the house that we had talked about as
our dream
It’s just like we had planned on that private piece
of land
And I hope you’re a happy man
I still struggle down the path
that I thought I made
And I’m hopin’
that someday I will find the right way
Will I ever be where I’m
supposed to be?
Now I’m sittin’
here alone with my heart in my lap
I’ve turned the corner and I
know there’s no goin’ back
I know by now you have forgiven
me.
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With your instant family that
just magically all came to be
And I know you weren’t ever thinkin’ ‘bout her when you were with me
It was me with the stronger
voice that had to make the nasty choice.
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CHANGE
YOU FOR ME Written by
Mandy Atkins
I was waiting with your dinner
ready on the table
When you called ’me cause you
were working late and you wouldn’t be home.
So I packed it all together and
wrote “I love you” on the label
When I got there you weren’t
there you left hours ago.
I think there’s only one reason that
you’d lie to me
Chorus I
changed my name for you, I changed my life for you.
Moved
from my home and family for you
And I
support you in everything that you do
And
this is how you do me?
It’s
time I changed you for me
I was waiting with your
suitcase ready on the front step
When you called out to say you
sorry and you’re glad to be home.
You put it all together when
you saw that my cheek was wet
And you stood there with a
blank stare while I let it all go
I think there’s only one reason that
you’d lie to me
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But then you fell to your knees and you
promised I’d see
You’d be everything I needed you to be
I’ll change my ways for you; I’ll change
my life for you
Move close to home and family for you
And I’ll support you in everything that
you do
If you’ll forgive me, ’cause now I know
I love you
It’s time I changed me for you
Please forgive me, 'cause I know I love
you
I’ll change me for you.
LIE LIKE THAT Written by Mandy Atkins
Daddy came home after workin’ all day
Mama said she found another broken
vase.
Which one of you kids was playin’ ball inside?
It wasn’t me it was the neighbor’s
child
It just slipped out, outta no place
But I know that it was written all over
my face
Chorus Who taught you to
lie like that?
You really shouldn’t lie like that
Who taught you to lie like that?
You’d do better just tellin’ the truth
Then I might take pity on you.
Two crazy kids dropped at the mall
Left to try to get
into the local Hee-Haw.
With our fake IDs the bouncer looked at
me
I look young for my age but I swear I’m
nineteen.
It just slipped out, outta no place
But I know that it was written all over
my face
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Cruisin’ on a sunny day goin’ a little fast
I thought I’d hit the peddle for a
little more gas
Heard the sirens scream, told the man
in blue
The peddle stuck on there was nothin’ I could do.
You’d think by now I’d learn to tell
the truth
’Cause I know that I get caught at
everything I do
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LET’S GO Written by Mandy Atkins
Come on, come on, come on I wanna go now
Come on, come on, come on let’s
go.
Hey honey what cha doin’ tonight?
Looks like the weather’s gonna be just right
I’m feelin’
kind of restless if you’re willin’ to go
Let’s pack our bags and hit the
road.
Chorus I wanna get away from here
I’ve got the wheel,
it’s my turn to steer
I wanna go
where life is higher
Ain’t got time
for no Sunday driver
Hey Honey where do ya wanna go?
We picked a spot on the map and
just drove
There’s got to be somethin’ in the air
It ain’t
too often that we go on a dare.
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Bridge Come on, come on, come on I wanna go now
Come on, come on, come on I wanna
get out
Come on, come on, come on I wanna
go now
Come on, come on, come on let’s go.
Hey Honey could you speed up a
bit?
At this rate we’re never going
to make it
I felt as free as I’ve ever
been yet
As we
raced into the evenin’ sunset.
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I wanna
get away from here
I’ve got the wheel, let’s go on
up to fifth gear
I wanna
go where life is higher
Ain’t got
time for no Sunday driver
I wanna
get away from here, baby
I wanna
go where life is higher, baby
OFF
& RUNNIN’ Written by Mandy Atkins
I wake up to the sound of rain tappin’
on my window
Glance at the clock and realize it’s runnin’ slow
I thank the rain for wakin’
me, I would have been late again today
But it looks like I’ve still got time for my coffee
on the way
Chorus I’m
off and runnin’, runnin’
again today
Just playing keep up in time’s
silly game
I’m off and runnin’,
runnin’ all the way
What does it really matter if
I’m a little late anyway?
I’ve never been one for followin’
all the rules
But you know it seems the ones that do always lose
A minute here a minute there, I don’t know what I
do with all that time
But I know I’ll get there eventually and everything
will be just fine.
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The early bird may catch that worm
But that’s a lesson I’ve never learned.
Better late than never that’s what they say.
The phone is ringin’ when
I’m on my way
I hear you laugh when you know I’m OK
You’re not surprised I’m runnin’
just a little late.
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A
MESSAGE Written by Mandy Atkins
You made a promise you knew you
could keep
And in my heart I felt you’d
never leave
But how could we know what the
future would hold
And you’d have to leave me
before our time was complete
Chorus Send me a message from heaven
To show me that we’ll still have time / you’re by my
side
When I catch up to you on life’s timeline
Will you be waiting for me to arrive?
If I had just one little sign
To help ease this pain deep inside
It might end this feeling of not knowing what to do
And let me live on loving you.
You thought we had nothing but
time
When you were here and all your
time was mine
But we didn’t know for sure
what fate had in store
And you were taken from me in
one little heart beat.
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I’ve had some time to get over
the hurt
But everyone’s moved on while
I’m feeling worse
Time will make me whole, so
I’ve been told
But I just want you back with
me in this world
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Oh I want to live on loving
you.