Troublemaker

When I met her she was dancing

Putting dollar bills away

In a little dive bar down in Athens

Breaking hearts all night and day

Drove up to see her in the city

On the river Tennessee

She wrapped the crowd around her finger

And went to Waffle House with me

She was a troublemaker

What was she going to say

We took a trip to Tucson

She broke my heart along the way

The next time I saw her in a restaurant

Was on the way to Santa Fe

She had these pretty little freckles

Still breaking hearts all night and day

She smiled and leaned across the table

She stole a French fry from my plate

I couldn’t help but only laugh when

She squirted ketchup on my face

She was a troublemaker

What was she going to say

We took a trip to Tucson

She broke my heart along the way

We packed the truck while up in Frisco

She had a pit stop in LA

She said wait here for me baby

There’s not much else that I can say

I took a pill and leaned the seat back

Thought I’d take a little nap

Two hours passed in just an instant

My troublemaker was not back

She was a troublemaker

What was she going to say

We took a trip to Tucson

She disappeared along the way

Now she lives in Indiana

And it’s way too far away

She won’t get on an airplane

Cause of pat downs by the TSA

And road trips with a baby

Are really stressful so they say

But it doesn’t even matter

She’ll never come again to play

She was a troublemaker

What was she going to say

We took a trip to Tucson

She broke my heart along the way

Paul Mize © 2012

Big Hats and Ariats

Wearing jeans and my Ariats

My belt buckle’s as big as a hat

Party hard on a Friday night

We’ll do a shot Then we’ll dance a lot

Paul Mize © 2012

The value of actions depends on the courage they require.


Napoleon Hill Foundation

Hearts Don't Break Even

Got a call from the jail, You said come post your bail

You’d wrecked our new truck, While out getting drunk

When I got to the jail, A guy was in the same cell

He had blood on his nose, From the same wreck I suppose

I shook with a sigh, and wiped a tear from my eye

Was the day that I learned that hearts don’t break even

I said you go to hell, I’m not posting your bail

But you got out of jail and went out raising hell

You rented a car with my credit card

You couldn’t resist all those guy on your list

You were driving real fast that tight curve was your last

Was the day that I learned that hearts don’t break even

I sit here at home, with our daughter alone

She asks when you’ll be back My voice starts to crack

We talked about heaven and angels on high

I shook with a sigh and wiped the tears from her eye

That was the day that she learned that hearts don’t break even

The day that we learned that hearts don’t break even

Paul Mize © 2012

Hearts Don't Break Even

Got a call from the jail, You said come post your bail

You’d wrecked our new truck, While out getting drunk

When I got to the jail, A girl was in the same cell

She had blood on her nose, From the same wreck I suppose

I shook with a sigh, and wiped a tear from my eye

Was the day that I learned that hearts don’t break even.

Paul Mize © 2012