Poor Town		Words and Music	©  Jim Karns

Nobody drives a new car here
got no Cadillacs
No fancy trucks either
nothin but bad roads
ain't been paved in years
nobody drives a new car here
	It's a poor town
	a little run down town
	but that's ok by me
	it's where I'm from
	and when I'm done
	they gonna lay my body in the ground
	they’ll be one less poor man around
	in this poor town.
TURNAROUND
Textile mill burnt down late last year
Gonna build a new one
Least that’s what I hear
Not much to do now
but sit around drinkin beer
Since that textile mill burnt down last year
CH
BRIDGE
I don’t mean to say that it’s all bad
but this old place is all I ever had
CH      END	Jim Karns  jakarns33@gmail.com 802 467 9859  802 397 2594 C/TXT

POOR TOWN

Arkansas     			Words and Music  (c)  Jim Karns

Traded that downtown train    
for a worn out Chevy truck        
got a tank a gas, a little cash, n’ with a little luck  
I’ll be on my way don’t ya doubt it... 
I think I found a better place 
where life ain't so crowded...
	
          (I’m) movin’ down to Arkansas                
	to a tiny town where they say hey y’all
	I wanna find myself   
        be by myself 
	take it day by day
	yeah I wanna live that way
	
TURNAROUND
	
I’ll fix up a little place
turn it into home
it’s time to heal this broken heart an’ I’ll learn to live alone
and that’s ok, it’d be good that way for now
and if the situation changed
I’d make room for two somehow
          
      (I’m) movin’ down to Arkansas                
	to a tiny town where they say hey y’all
	I wanna find myself   
        be by myself 

TURNAROUND

       Yeah I’m movin’ down to Arkansas                
	to a tiny town where they say hey y’all
	I wanna find myself   
        be by myself 
	take it day by day	
           yeah I wanna live that way     	
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Arkansas -  Acoustic Version

Stop by Jake’s			Words and Music ©  Jim  Karns  

Busted bar clock’s on the wall
it don’t work at all
but that’s ok 
Cause any time’s  drinkin’ time anyway
been  comin’ down here a lot
things at home ain’t goin’ too hot
hit me up with another shot
like the last one I  got
I stop by Jakes
	almost every day
	since life’s gone down this way 
	Jake’s my place
	and by the way…
	think I’ll stop by Jakes again today     
Open sign’s up and  lit
got a drink inside with my name on it
can almost taste that jack and coke
gonna drink it down gonna make a toast 
to a… a cozy little country place
the one just a mile off the interstate
the one that put a smile back on my face
yeah  talkin ‘bout that Jake’s
CH
BRIDGE
Called my girl but she keeps shuttin’ that  phone down
guess things ain’t changed too much
so let’s have another round
CH
TAG
END

Stop By Jakes

When It’s My Time	

There’s been days 
This might be one of them
I got to keep going on
but it’s hard just breathin’

And there’s a feelin’ 
way down in my soul
like I might be dyin’
and I’m scared to go

	so Lord when you take my hand
	and you lead me through that door
	out into a blindin' light 
	like I never seen before

	I ain’t gonna be afraid
	of the things that I might find
	if you’re walkin’ there next to me Lord
	when it’s my time
don’t know for sure
when my day will come
But when it does I’ll trust in you Lord
Cause I know you’ll never do me wrong


N’ th’ sun’ll  shine down on us
When finally we’re together
And I’m surrounded by your sweet sweet love 
Gonna be so much better
Yeah so much better  so much better 

	Lord when you take my hand
	and you lead me through that door
	out into a blindin' light 
	like I never seen before

	I ain’t gonna be afraid
	of the things that I might find
	if you’re walkin’ there next to me Lord
	when it’s my time
		

BREAK
BREAKDOWN (2nd part of CH)
END						© Jim Karns

When Its My Time

When It’s My Time	

There’s been days 
This might be one of them
I got to keep going on
but it’s hard just breathin’

And there’s a feelin’ 
way down in my soul
like I might be dyin’
and I’m scared to go

	so Lord when you take my hand
	and you lead me through that door
	out into a blindin' light 
	like I never seen before

	I ain’t gonna be afraid
	of the things that I might find
	if you’re walkin’ there next to me Lord
	when it’s my time

don’t know for sure
when my day will come
But when it does I’ll trust in you Lord
Cause I know you’ll never do me wrong


N’ th’ sun’ll  shine down on us
When finally we’re together
And I’m surrounded by your sweet sweet love 
Gonna be so much better
Yeah so much better  so much better 

	Lord when you take my hand
	and you lead me through that door
	out into a blindin' light 
	like I never seen before

	I ain’t gonna be afraid
	of the things that I might find
	if you’re walkin’ there next to me Lord
	when it’s my time

The Devil Is In Your Dreams			

Shows up in black
He don’t wear no white 
one thing’s for sure 
he’ll be back tonight   
oh baby
the devil is in your dreams

Daytime he walks
by night he flies
he can do anything
specialized in lies
better wake up girl
the devil is in your dreams

	look into his eyes
	see them burnin’ red
	you got thoughts of lovin’ him
	dancin’ in your head
	Better think it through
	He ain’t no good for you
	The devil is in your dreams
BREAK
Sweet talkin' man
took you by the hand
told you everything you wanted to hear
maybe you don’t understand
better wake up girl the devil is in your dreams
	CH 2x
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The Devil Is In Your Dreams

The Devil Is In Your Dreams			

Shows up in black
He don’t wear no white 
one thing’s for sure 
he’ll be back tonight   
oh baby the devil is in your dreams

Daytime he walks
by night he flies
he can do anything
specialized in lies
better wake up girl
the devil is in your dreams
	
        look into his eyes
	see them burnin’ red
	you got thoughts of lovin’ him
	dancin’ in your head
	Better think it through
	He ain’t no good for you
	The devil is in your dreams
BREAK
Sweet talkin' man
took you by the hand
told you everything you wanted to hear
maybe you don’t understand
better wake up girl the devil is in your dreams
	CH 2x
	TAG	    						           © Jim Karns				END	                        	                     		           Jakarns33@gmail.com 										802 397 2594 C/TXT

The Devil is In Your Dreams    Female Vox

“In Your Eyes”                                         ©    Scott Graner/ Jim Karns  

Hopeless lies 
I tell myself when the world goes dark 
With no spark to breathe	
There’s a light
Shining bright through the great unknown
Through the dark I see

CHORUS:
In Your Eyes
You make me realize that this life’s beautiful
In Your Eyes
There is hope for us that's undeniable
You lift me up, when I am down
Your love is all around me
In Your Eyes
I can feel the love of this great miracle

In your truth
You have set me free from these chains I’ve made
Through you I’m free
With your love
You have washed away all these sins of mine  
Through you I’m redeemed
CHORUS

BRIDGE
You lift me up, you lift me up to the sky
You lift me up, you lift me up so far so high
You lift me up, you lift me up to the sky
You lift me up, you lift me up so far so high

CHORUS
:
In Your Eyes
You make me realize that this life’s beautiful
In Your Eyes
There is hope for us that's undeniable
You lift me up, when I am down
Your love is all around me
In Your Eyes
You make me realize that this life’s beautiful
In Your Eyes
There is hope for us that's undeniable
In Your Eyes
I can feel the love of this great miracle   Jim Karns 802 397 2594

In Your Eyes Acoustic WT

“In Your Eyes”                               ©    Scott Graner/ Jim Karns  

Hopeless lies 
I tell myself when the world goes dark 
With no spark to breathe	
There’s a light
Shining bright through the great unknown
Through the dark I see

CHORUS:
In Your Eyes
You make me realize that this life’s beautiful
In Your Eyes
There is hope for us that's undeniable
You lift me up, when I am down
Your love is all around me
In Your Eyes
I can feel the love of this great miracle

In your truth
You have set me free from these chains I’ve made
Through you I’m free
With your love
You have washed away all these sins of mine  
Through you I’m redeemed
CHORUS

BRIDGE
You lift me up, you lift me up to the sky
You lift me up, you lift me up so far so high
You lift me up, you lift me up to the sky
You lift me up, you lift me up so far so high

CHORUS
:
In Your Eyes
You make me realize that this life’s beautiful
In Your Eyes
There is hope for us that's undeniable
You lift me up, when I am down
Your love is all around me
In Your Eyes
You make me realize that this life’s beautiful
In Your Eyes
There is hope for us that's undeniable
In Your Eyes
I can feel the love of this great miracle   Jim Karns 802 397 2594 C/TXT

In Your Eyes      Acoustic WT

“In Your Eyes”                             ©    Scott Graner/ Jim Karns  

Hopeless lies 
I tell myself when the world goes dark 
With no spark to breathe	
There’s a light
Shining bright through the great unknown
Through the dark I see

CHORUS:
In Your Eyes
You make me realize that this life’s beautiful
In Your Eyes
There is hope for us that's undeniable
You lift me up, when I am down
Your love is all around me
In Your Eyes
I can feel the love of this great miracle

In your truth
You have set me free from these chains I’ve made
Through you I’m free
With your love
You have washed away all these sins of mine  
Through you I’m redeemed
CHORUS

BRIDGE
You lift me up, you lift me up to the sky
You lift me up, you lift me up so far so high
You lift me up, you lift me up to the sky
You lift me up, you lift me up so far so high

CHORUS
:
In Your Eyes
You make me realize that this life’s beautiful
In Your Eyes
There is hope for us that's undeniable
You lift me up, when I am down
Your love is all around me
In Your Eyes
You make me realize that this life’s beautiful
In Your Eyes
There is hope for us that's undeniable
In Your Eyes
I can feel the love of this great miracle     Jim Karns 802 397 2594 C/TXT

“ Baby Where Did We Go”			
1.	It’s hardly like we know each other anymore
                 We’re just like strangers, like two people who never met before
What happened to the way we used to be
 What happened to that guy and the girl that was you and me?
CHORUS
	     	Baby where did we go
	     	Where did we turn
     	What line did we cross
     	What bridge did we burn
     	Can we ever get back to the place that we were
     	Tell me if you know, baby where did we go?

2.	Was it those cold heartless words that we said before
Or just a twist of fate tearin’ us apart I don’t know for sure
This can’t go on this ain’t the way that love’s supposed to be   
We both know that it’s wrong, it’s not  where we belong   
This ain’t you and me
CHORUS	
Bridge:
      This is all about to drive me crazy
      can we figure out what to do here  
      maybe we can work it out,
      or do we turn and walk away?
CHORUS 
INST BREAK
     (Oh where did we go)
CHORUS

END							Jim Karns
								Jakarns33@gmail.com
								802 397 2594 C/TXT

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