Little Big Town – A Place To Land review

1. Fine Line

2. I’m With The Band

3. That’s Where I’ll Be

4. Evangeline

5. Vapor

6. Novocaine

7. Only What You Make Of It

8. A Place To Land

9. Firebird Fly

10. To Know Love

11. Lonely Enough

12. Fury

Fine Line

Written by Karen Fairchild, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Kimberly Roads Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook

Completely complacent

So decidedly vacant

I keep waiting for something to give

But that something is always me

You consume what you’re able

I get crumbs from your table

You call this comfortably normal

But I call it getting by

Baby, it’s a fine line

I’m holding on, you’re holding back

Baby, it’s a fine line

Can’t you hear me knockin’ at your door?

But you’re taking your sweet time

In love, out of touch

Baby, it’s a fine line

Baby, it’s a real fine line

Do you feel the distance

Like I feel resistance?

If I pulled any farther away

Would you even come after me?

But the one thing I’m fearing

Is that I’m disappearing

How can I keep believing

If you won’t prove me wrong?

Baby, it’s a fine line

I’m holding on, you’re holding back

Baby, it’s a fine line

Can’t you hear me knockin’ at your door?

But you’re taking your sweet time

In love, out of touch

Baby, it’s a fine line

Baby, it’s a real fine line

I’m With The Band

Written by Karen Fairchild, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Kimberly Roads Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook

Last night in Memphis

Tonight in New Orleans

Tomorrow I’ll be miles from here

Ain’t nothin’ to me, nothin’ to me

Sweet gypsy highway

Won’t you let me chase my dream?

‘Cause I got a song to take me there

And it’s something to see, something to see

Lord I was born with a suitcase in my hand

Living in a life that few could understand

Sometimes it gets so confusing

That I don’t know where I am

But I always know who I’m with

I’m with the Band

Cheap whiskey midnight

Another round with my friends

Watchin’ the world through the windshield

And we’re rollin’ again, rollin’ again

Lord I was born with a suitcase in my hand

Living in a life that few could understand

Sometimes it gets so confusing

That I don’t know where I am

But I always know who I’m with

I’m with the Band

Last night in Memphis

Tonight in New Orleans

Tomorrow I’ll be miles from here

Ain’t nothin’ to me, nothin’ to me

That’s Where I’ll Be

Written by Karen Fairchild, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Kimberly Roads Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook

Holding you is revelation

Baby, I have seen the other side

And there’s nothing there but lonely

So I live for doing only

What it takes to bridge the great divide

I would ride across the mesa to the Arizona plains

Or sail beyond the shores of Cisco Beach

I’d go down the Mississippi to the land of hurricanes

Or I’d climb the hills of Tennessee

If that’s where you are

That’s where I’ll be

Loving you is sweet salvation

Baby, there’s no measure to your worth

Now it’s your love that makes me

So I’ll follow where it takes me

Even to the edge of the earth

I would ride across the mesa to the Arizona plains

Or sail beyond the shores of Cisco Beach

I’d go down the Mississippi to the land of hurricanes

Or I’d climb the hills of Tennessee

If that’s where you are

That’s where I’ll be

Without you I’m only drifting

Through a life that I’m not living

Without you I’m a heart without a home

I would ride across the mesa to the Arizona plains

Or sail beyond the shores of Cisco Beach

I’d go down the Mississippi to the land of hurricanes

Or I’d climb the hills of Tennessee

If that’s where you are

That’s where I’ll be

Evangeline

Written by Karen Fairchild, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Kimberly Roads Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook

He won’t lay a finger on you

He won’t wreck your pretty face

But he’ll tell you that you’re worthless

Just to put you in your place.

Well, you don’t have to be kicked to be bruised, no

And you don’t have to be hit to be abused

Evangeline, you’re a hard one

Your denial is bolstered by your dreams

Thinking love is gonna save you

But it ain’t love if it’s mean

Evangeline

And the smile that you’re wearing

Is just a lovely veil

For the secrets that you’re hiding

That are just too dark to tell

Well, you don’t have to be cut to be scarred, no

And you don’t have to be struck to leave a mark

Evangeline, you’re a hard one

Your denial is bolstered by your dreams

Thinking love is gonna save you

But it ain’t love if it’s mean

Evangeline

Well, you don’t have to be kicked to be bruised, no

And you don’t have to be hit to be abused

Evangeline, you’re a hard one

Your denial is bolstered by your dreams

Thinking love is gonna save you

But it ain’t love if it’s mean

Evangeline

Vapor

Written by Karen Fairchild, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Kimberly Roads Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook

Sitting by the bed side

Held his hand and kissed his face

Then he closed his eyes and I watched him slip away

Seems like only yesterday

He was young as I am now

But soon “now” will be the past

Yeah, time is turning fast

I want to live, I want to love

Like one more day is

Never too much and never enough

I want to drink in every minute that I can

‘Cause life is a vapor

Fire and paper

Gonna make the most of it

Before it’s gone

When I lay my head down at the end of another day

Did I keep it all to myself

Or did I give my love away?

Did I hold who should’ve been held

So they remember just how that felt?

Did I say what should be said?

Will I wake with no regret?

I want to live, I want to love

Like one more day is

Never too much and never enough

I want to drink in every minute that I can

‘Cause life is a vapor

Fire and paper

Gonna make the most of it

Before it’s gone

There was a man who walked the land centuries ago

He brought water to the thirsty heart

And food to the hungry soul

He was here only 33 years

But His life changed the world

And He gave up all he had

I want to leave a legacy like that

Novocaine

Written by Karen Fairchild, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Kimberly Roads Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook

Baby, it’s alright

Somehow we’re gonna get to the bottom of this

If it takes us all night

We’ll work it till we find that something that fits

Come on, let me kiss and make it better

And better ain’t the best I can do

I’ll take your wrong and make it right

I’ll take your load and make it light

Dry your eyes and you can bet

Any hurt that you remember gonna help you forget

Make you numb to the pain

Hey, I’ll be your Novocaine

We’ll have us a good time

Baby, let me pull you out of the shade

Meet me in the sunshine

Do you wanna come out and play?

Baby, there’s been a lot of talkin’

But talkin’ ain’t all I wanna do

I’ll take your wrong and make it right

I’ll take your load and make it light

Dry your eyes and you can bet

Any hurt that you remember gonna help you forget

Make you numb to the pain

Hey, I’ll be your Novocaine

Come on let me kiss and make it better

And better ain’t the best I can do

Only What You Make Of It

Written by Karen Fairchild, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Kimberly Roads Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook

You’re like everybody else

Gotta deal with what you’re dealt

You’ll choose the story that you tell

Blame the world or blame yourself

Sometimes life comes at you hard

And it’s easy to let it drag you down

Yeah, I get it, it’s a mess

It’s a struggle, it’s a test

But can you find a place to rest

In a house of bitterness?

Just ‘cause it ain’t what you planned

Don’t mean it ain’t what it oughta be

‘Cause it’s only what you make of it

Yeah, it’s only what you make of it

And you make it so hard on yourself

What you do and what you won’t

What you will and what you don’t

What you take and you give up

What you’re risking when you love

Bet you where you’re looking from

If you walk or if you run

You take the long way there

‘Cause it’s only what you make of it

Yeah, it’s only what you make of it

And you make it so hard on yourself

You go looking for the darker side of anything

You know you’re gonna find it

You can hold on to it till it takes you under

Or you can let it go

No it ain’t all your fault

No it isn’t right

It ain’t always fair

But it’s only what you make of it

Yeah, it’s only what you make of it

And you make it so hard on yourself

A Place To Land

Written by Karen Fairchild, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Kimberly Roads Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook

I dip my toe in the water

Before I know it I’m in over my head

I try to warm myself by the fire

But I end up getting burned instead

I’ve sold my soul for a little bit of heaven

I’ve put my heart into the wrong hands

I’ve gone places where I swore that I’d never go again

See, I never had any trouble fallin’

I’m just trying to find a place to land

I draw me a line, then I cross it

I speed up when I should slow down

Well dang if I don’t step in it

When I probably should go around

Always thinking that it’s gonna be forever

Always thinking it’s a good plan

All I know is that I’m giving everything I can

See, I never had any trouble fallin’

But I’m still trying to find a place to land

I told myself that I’ve had it

I told myself that I’m through

Said I’m leavin’ love to the fool-hearted

But that was ‘fore I found you

I’m on the edge, baby I’m lookin’ over

Oh my lord, here I go again

If I seem a little bit afraid

Baby, try to understand

See, I never had any trouble fallin’

I’m just trying to find a place to land

I’ve just gotta find a place to land

I’m still trying to find a place to land

Firebird Fly

Written by Jessi Alexander, Jon Randall & Jon Mabe

She was counting out her tips and staring at the clock

When that jet black Pontiac slid into the parking lot

He walked in with a greasy grin

Said, “I’m needing something sweet”

She said, “Man, that Trans Am’s the sweetest thing I’ve seen”

He said, “Honey let me take you for a ride”

She said, “Only if you let me drive”

Firebird fly, burn up the sky

Wanna hear that engine crying

Stomp on the gas, gotta go fast

Screaming into the night and

Leaving it all behind

Firebird fly

Stopped outside Phoenix for smokes and gasoline

He said, “Keep that motor running and wait right here for me”

She turned her head, smiled and said,

“I’ve been waiting all my life”

Then she popped the clutch and in a cloud of dust

She left him high and dry

For the first time she could finally spread her wings

Down the highway you could hear her sing

Firebird fly, burn up the sky

Wanna hear that engine crying

Stomp on the gas gotta go fast

Screaming into the night and

Leaving it all behind

Firebird fly

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To Know Love

Written by Karen Fairchild, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Kimberly Roads Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook

Walk with me in the moonlight, babe

Lose ourselves in the star parade

And I will sing a midnight serenade for you

Dance with me in a field of green

Be so close I can hear you breathe

Be the end and the in between

‘Cause to know you is to know love

And to know love is to know enough

To walk with you through this life

From now until the day I die

‘Cause what better way is there to live than to with you

So put your sun in my silver sky

Put your rain in my river dry

Put your words to my lullaby

And I’ll dream

‘Cause to know you is to know love

And to know love it to know enough

To walk with you through this life

From now until the day I die

‘Cause what better way is there to live than to with you

Lonely Enough

Written by Jessi Alexander, Jon Randall & Darrell Brown

It’s been a long time since I prayed

Let the words fall where they may

Forgive me now for what I'm about say

Tired of being on my knees

Sick of begging you please

Since the day you took him away from me

God, how much more do I have to hurt?

How far down do you wanna see me go, tell me,

God, you don't know the sadness of this place

You've got the angels and the saints

So give me back my love

Don't you think I'm lonely enough?

You've got the power in your hands

To change the master plan

Every star and every grain of sand

You can bring him back today

Just roll the stone away

Before there's nothing left of me to save

God, how much more do I have to hurt?

How far down do you wanna see me go, tell me,

God, you don't know the sadness of this place

You've got the angels and the saints

So give me back my love

Don't you think I'm lonely enough?

God, how much more do I have to hurt?

How far down do you wanna see me go, tell me,

God, you don't know the sadness of this place

Show me amazing grace

And give me back my love

Don't you think I'm lonely enough?

Fury

Written by Karen Fairchild, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Kimberly Roads Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook

She caught him sleeping in a liar’s bed

Sneaking around just like a copperhead

Mr. Hot Shot well, who’s hot now?

Love turned a corner and she turned the page

Fueled by the fire of a lover’s rage

Now she’s more than just leaving

Love never hurt so bad

She’s bruised and betrayed

She’s bitter and she’s mad

She’s on a mission

Better watch your back

‘Cause Hell has no fury like that

She still remembers, there was a time

She thought that he could turn her water to wine

Now that’s long gone

He’s fallen from grace

She don’t need to hear the other side

His lame excuses can’t be justified

And “sorry” won’t cut it now

Love never hurt so bad

She’s bruised and betrayed

She’s bitter and she’s mad

She’s on a mission

Better watch your back

‘Cause Hell has no fury like that

Added: February 18, 2008

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