Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
Baby don't believe it
Baby don't believe it
Oh, it's in your eyes
I can see the weakness
You don't have to hide
I can take you under
Under my wing
Cause your voice gives me a song
That I love to sing
Baby, they build you up
Only to tear you down
Don't give up
Baby don't believe it
Baby don't believe it
Baby, they build you up
Only to tear you down
Baby don't believe it
Baby don't believe it
Oh, it's good for nothing
You were just a child
Ready to explore
And everything you saw
Looked like an open door
A place you can remember
You'd love to go back
But you can't even comprehend
That it's all in the past
Baby they build you up
Only to tear you down
Baby don't believe it
Baby don't believe it
Oh, it's good for nothing
Baby they build you up
Only to tear you down
Baby don't believe it
Baby don't believe it
Oh, it's good for nothing
Put your heart in my hands
And I won't hurt you
Put your heart in my hands
I promise not to
Put your heart in my hands
I'll lift you up, you'll fly away
Fly way, lift you up
I'll never build you up
Only to tear you down
Don't give up
Baby don't believe it
Oh, it's good for nothing
I'll never build you up
Only to tear you down
Baby don't believe it
Baby don't believe it
Oh, it's good for nothing
I'll never build you up
Only to tear you down
Baby just believe it
Baby just believe it
Oh, it's good for something
I'll never build you up
Only to tear you down
Oh, it's good for nothing
I love you the way you are
Baby don't believe it
Oh, it's in your eyes
I can see the weakness
You don't have to hide
I can take you under
Under my wing
Cause your voice gives me a song
That I love to sing
Baby, they build you up
Only to tear you down
Don't give up
Baby don't believe it
Baby don't believe it
Baby, they build you up
Only to tear you down
Baby don't believe it
Baby don't believe it
Oh, it's good for nothing
You were just a child
Ready to explore
And everything you saw
Looked like an open door
A place you can remember
You'd love to go back
But you can't even comprehend
That it's all in the past
Baby they build you up
Only to tear you down
Baby don't believe it
Baby don't believe it
Oh, it's good for nothing
Baby they build you up
Only to tear you down
Baby don't believe it
Baby don't believe it
Oh, it's good for nothing
Put your heart in my hands
And I won't hurt you
Put your heart in my hands
I promise not to
Put your heart in my hands
I'll lift you up, you'll fly away
Fly way, lift you up
I'll never build you up
Only to tear you down
Don't give up
Baby don't believe it
Oh, it's good for nothing
I'll never build you up
Only to tear you down
Baby don't believe it
Baby don't believe it
Oh, it's good for nothing
I'll never build you up
Only to tear you down
Baby just believe it
Baby just believe it
Oh, it's good for something
I'll never build you up
Only to tear you down
Oh, it's good for nothing
I love you the way you are
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it deals with a person who has been hurt in the past and is looking back to previous times, still wanting to return to what they had before and not understanding that it was destorying them. the person's lover wants him/her to understand that he/she is truly in love and won't do what previous people had done before.
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The sounds on the background remind me of waves breaking on the beach. Indicating the song/conversation takes place on a wide open space, somewhere where noone can hide and must face the truth.
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