John Anderson

Ever since the days of old Men would search for wealth untold They'd dig for silver and for gold And leave the empty holes And way down south in the Everglades Where the black water rolls and the saw grass waves The eagles fly and the otters play In

Some spend a lifetime searching for gold Crossing the ocean, like in days of old And now that I've found you I realize That you are forever where my heart lies From sunrise to sunset, oh Sara You're as good as it can get, oh Sara I keep my promise to

You're the mother of the southland, Where I was born and bred, You're in my heart and everything I do. Yeah you always have a place for me To rest my weary head, And I will always love you bonnie blue. Bonnie blue, is your Spanish moss still hanging?

I can still remember my first guitar Bright and shiny like a brand new car Even took it with me when I went to school And I practiced every day till I got real good I learned every lick on the radio From wabash cannon to go johnny go I majored in rhy

Way across town a phone rings off the wall If you know he ain't home why do you keep calling Your gonna drive yourself crazy and you know that it's true It's just making you wild and blue Wild and blue It's no wonder Look at the things you do They co

It's a damn hard way To make easy money I've heard some people say John had some easy pay You just party all night Till the mornin' light And then you sleep all day Come on and ride with us Step on that magic bus We'll all just act like stars Play th

Callin' all you country boys And girls from Dixieland Callin' all you folks up north Y'all come on and give us a hand Callin' all the former's daughters Callin' all the preacher's sons It don't matter where you're born and bred We're callin' on every

Who got our love I want to know Who's having fun In places we used to go Who stole your heart I want it back I'm tired of livin Without love in this old shack I'm tellin' you babe I've had enough Without your kisses honey It gets too rough Who got ou

He's a good man And he's always been right there by her side Through thich and thin She can count on him He's given her a real good life He never missed a valentines day The roses are right on time And he never walks out of the house Without kissing

She just loves to hear the music and dance thirteen is her favorite song, if you play it you might have a chance Tonight she's only sipping white wine She's friendly and fun loving most of the time Chorus But don't ask her on a straight tequila night