Lyrics I Like

After years of listening to an oldies station on the radio, it went off the air, and I started listening to country music. I still refuse to listen to the twangy wailing that I heard played at home in my childhood, but I do like much of the contemporary country offerings. And even if you don't like the sound of the music, you have to admit that the lyricists often have quite a way with words. Here are ten lyrics (in no particular order) that I like, either because of the play on words, the picture the words paint, or just because! The singer and the title are at the top of each lyric.

1. Alabama, High Cotton: When Sunday mornings rolled around, we dressed up in hand-me-downs, just in time to gather with the church. (I like this one for the play on words in the second phrase, but also because gather with the church is much more accurate than the usual go to church.)
   
2. Brad Paisley, Alcohol: Since the day I left Milwaukee, Lynchburg and Bordeaux, France, been making a fool out of folks just like you and helping white people dance.
3. LeAnn Rimes, Good Friend and a Glass of Wine: Who died and crowned me everybody’s everything?
   
4. Trent Tomlinson, Drunker Than Me: Well, I never thought it'd come to this when I said, "Have another." 'Cause, baby, you turned into me, and I became my mother. (I just realized that I've listed three drinking songs in a row!)
   
5. Joe Dee Messina, I’m Alright: Been singin' for my rent and singin' for my supper. I'm above the below and below the upper. I'm stuck in the middle where money gets tight, but I guess I'm doin' alright.
6. Tricia Yearwood, Georgia Rain: I don't remember what was poundin' more, the heart in my chest or the hood of that Ford.
7. Billy Currington, Good Directions: I was sittin’ there sellin’ turnips on a flatbed truck, crunchin’ on a pork rind when she pulled up. She had to be thinkin’ “This is where rednecks come from.” ... (and then the ending) Thank God for good directions and turnip greens.
8. Rodney Atkins, If You’re Going Through Hell: You step off the straight and narrow and you don't know where you are, use the needle of your compass to sew up your broken heart.
9. SheDaisy, In Terms of Love: I don't think about me in terms of you; I don't think about you in terms of us; I don't think about us in terms of love.
10. Chuck Wicks, Stealing Cinderella: In her eyes I'm Prince Charming, but to him I'm just some fella riding in and stealing Cinderella.

Let me know if I've missed a real classic.