“Your Heart Not Mine” Lyrics

1. Take It With You

I think you owe me an explanation. I don’t think you’ll disagree. But if you’re waiting on an invitation, well don’t you wait on me. ‘Cause you can’t save your face when you’re down on your knees. So please, take your hands, and please, take your head, and please, take your heart. Take it all with you when you go. Well, drinking whiskey with holy water, won’t get you closer to god. And just because you’re a soldier’s daughter, don’t mean the war’s already been fought. There’s a fight to be had, whether you like it or not. So please, take your hands, and please, take your head, and please, take your heart. Take it all with you when you go. To tell lies without emotion, you only need to believe. But broken dishes, then hard devotion, are wearing hard on me. ‘Cause you can’t save your face when you’re down on your knees. So please, take your hands, and please, take your head, and please, take your heart. Take it all with you when you go. I think you owe me an explanation. I don’t think you’ll disagree.

2. Whiskey Pillow

Well, I want to sleep on a whiskey pillow tonight. Well, I want to sleep on a whiskey pillow tonight. I want to sleep. Well, I don’t undertand why you get out of bed. All I want to do is rest my head. I want to sleep on a whiskey pillow tonight. Well everybody’s wide awake. I wonder just how much it would take for them to get on board and ride. Whiskey pillow tonight. I can’t imagine going to bed without that sweet sweet sour mash around my head. I know I’ll sleep tight. Whiskey pillow tonight. Well, I want to sleep on a whiskey pillow tonight. Well, I want to sleep on a whiskey pillow tonight. I want to sleep. Well, I don’t undertand why you get out of bed. All I want to do is rest my head. I want to sleep on a whiskey pillow tonight. My heart is breaking. My life’s a mess. Until I lay my head to rest. Then every thing’ll be right. Whiskey pillow tonight. So if you’re ever feeling down, grab a bottle and drink it on down. Then everything’ll be right. Whiskey pillow tonight. Well, I want to sleep on a whiskey pillow tonight. Well, I want to sleep on a whiskey pillow tonight. I want to sleep. Well, I don’t understand why you get out of bed. All I want to do is rest my head. I want to sleep on a whiskey pillow tonight.

3. Hard On Me

I visit trouble sometimes. It’s hard on my heart, but it’s good for my mind. It’s hard on my family and it’s hard on my friends. Still I’ll visit trouble sometimes. I visit sorrow sometimes. Well meaning people, they toss me a line. But if it weren’t for the lows, well, there wouldn’t be the highs. So, still I’ll visit sorrow sometimes. Oh my god, can’t you see? I love my wife and family. I love my sisters and I love all my friends. And, I know I can make it hard on them. But, still can’t you see? This hard living is hard on me. I visit trouble sometimes. There are those who take comfort in peace of mind. I hope they are well and sleeping tight. Me, I’ll see trouble tonight. Oh my god, can’t you see? I love my wife and family. I love my sisters and I love all my friends. And, I know I can make it hard on them. But, still can’t you see? This hard living is hard on me.

4. Your Heart, Not Mine

I was waking, lord. I was able to see myself this time, and I do believe, I do believe it’s time to give my heart a whirl. Listen to this girl tell the whole damn world, that I do believe, I do believe it’s time. She was breaking up. I was breaking down. And with a mouthful of blood, she said, “I do believe, I do believe it’s time. You’ve gone older now. You’ve gone under and out. Don’t know what it’s all about, but I do believe, I do believe it’s time”. Go back home, boy. Go back home. It’s your heart, not mine, and I do believe, I do believe it’s time. I was waking up after breaking down. Tell everybody you know that this time I’ve found something I know. I’m coming home. I was waking, lord. I was able to see myself this time, and I do believe, I do believe it’s time to give my heart a whirl. Listen to this girl tell the whole damn world, that I do believe, I do believe it’s time. Go back home, boy. Go back home. It’s your heart, not mine, and I do believe, I do believe it’s time.

5. If You Need Someone

Well, the sun comes up nearly every morning, and brings with it yesterday’s pain. It was easy to love him when you couldn’t hold him. Now you see him every day. Well, the drugs hit harder, when you were younger. Now they just seem to oblige. Yesterday’s wanting is today’s bleeding, and it’s all the by and by. So, scream at me if you need someone to scream to. And beat on me if you need someone to lay into. And abandon me, and when you’re done, well I’ll be here if you need someone. Do you remember when you were stronger? Life wasn’t so absurd. Now you’re the queen and everybody sees that it’s just another four-letter-word. So, scream at me if you need someone to scream to. And beat on me if you need someone to lay into. And abandon me, and when your done, well scream at me if you need someone to scream to. And beat on me if you need someone to lay into. And abandon me, and when you’re done, well I’ll be here if you need someone. Well, I’ll be here if you need someone.

6. Living Life This Way

Let’s go out for a drive. Let’s make a call on the way. We’ll call somebody that we used to know, maybe he’ll meet us half way. Let’s buy another bottle of whiskey. You can tell me exactly what you think. We’ll talk until the sun comes up, then pour ourselves another drink. I hope we never grow old. I hope we never grow tired. I hope that life never gets in the way, of living life this way. Remember we’d only just met. You said you loved me in a bar. We made love up against the wall and fell asleep in the car. Well, now we’ve had another fight, and fell in love again. We’ve got a dime for one more call, let’s do it all over again. Let’s do it all over again. I hope we never grow old. I hope we never grow tired. I hope that life never gets in the way, of living life this way.

7. Gotta Get A Wife (If You Want To Get To Heaven)

He was just a working man. Brought home the bacon whenever he can. He likes corn and whiskey from a can. And falling asleep on his old divan. But everybody said, “that ain’t the life. If you want to get to heaven, well you gotta get a wife”. Oh son, that ain’t the life, son. You can drink your whiskey when you’re dead. You can sow your oats inside your head. I said, oh son, that ain’t the life son. If you want to get to heaven, well, you gotta get a wife, son. He was just a soldier’s son. Having a little bit too much fun. Chasing tail and skinning rabbits. Flirting with a cocaine habit. But everybody said, “that ain’t the life. If you want to get to heaven, well you gotta get a wife”. Oh son, that ain’t the life, son. You can have your party when you’re dead. You can sow your oats inside your head. I said, oh son, that ain’t the life son. If you want to get to heaven, well, you gotta get a wife, son. He was just a railroad man. Passing through whenever he can. Never made time for anybody. Just the rails and the open country. But everybody said, “that ain’t the life. If you want to get to heaven, well you gotta get a wife”. Oh son, that ain’t the life, son. You can be alone when you’re dead. You can sow your oats inside your head. I said, oh son, that ain’t the life son. You can drink your whiskey, like we said. You can have your party when you’re dead. Oh son, that ain’t the life son. If you want to get to heaven, well, you gotta get a wife, son.

8. An Empty Bottle Can’t Break A Heart

Well, I’m a shoe shine man. I got broken hands. Wastin’ time that I never had. Sleeping late and carrying signs of wasting time that I never had. But ghosts are watching over me. Ghosts are watching over me. But an empty bottle can’t break a heart that was broken right from the start. I’ll see you next September. I’ll see you next September. I’ll see you next September. September is watching over me.

9. I Tried

Were you born with a heart on your sleeve? Do you ever think of me? If you slip, or when you do, don’t you know, darling, you fall on me too? Don’t break my heart. Don’t break my heart in two. If you should leave, don’t know what I’d do, ‘cause I tried. I tried. I tried and I tried and I tried. Your heart is a wrecking machine. Hell bent on you and me. We were strong, before we got weak. Don’t you know, darling, you’re falling on me? Don’t break my heart. Don’t break my heart in two. If you should leave, don’t know what I’d do, ‘cause I tried. I tried. I tried and I tried and I tried. You go your way. I’ll go mine. You go your way. I’ll go mine. If you should leave, just be a waste, waste of my time, ‘cause I tried. I tried. I tried and I tried and I tried.