# Toby Keith

Toby Keith Covel (July 8, 1961 – February 5, 2024) was an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer and actor.

## Song lyrics
### Toby Keith (1993)

* I should've been a cowboy. I should've learned to rope and ride. Wearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle drive Stealing the young girls' hearts Just like Gene and Roy Singing those campfire songs. I should've been a cowboy.
** Should've Been a Cowboy.
* Oh he ain't worth missin' Oh we should be kissin' Stop all this foolish wishin' He ain't worth missin' I know your head is turnin' I know your heart is burnin' Girl you gotta listen Don't you know he ain't worth missin'
** He Ain't Worth Missing.
* I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then I wish I could start this whole thing over again I'm not sayin' it's you could never be true I just don't wanna know how it ends You'd still have my heart in the palm of your hands I'd still look like a fool in front of your friends Yeah I wish somehow I didn't know now what I didn't know then.
** Wish I Didn't Know Now.

### Boomtown (1994)

* That's my house and that's my car That's my dog in my backyard There's the window to the room Where she lays her pretty headI planted that tree out by the fence Not long after we moved in That's my kids and that's my wife Who's that man, runnin' my life?
** Who's That Man.
* Yeah I'm in love with the girl in the four-wheel drive Chrome steel bumpers and red step side She has a large time in her large machine Man I wonder how she gets up in that thing It casts a big shadow sittin' in the sun She's got it revved up rockin' ready to run And someday soon I'm gonna climb right up And take a little ride in her big ol' truck.
** Big Ol' Truck.

### Blue Moon (1996)

* Lately I've been lookin' through the windows of my soul And I can see there's not much left to hold Just an empty space surrounded by the pieces of A badly broken heart that's forgotten how to love.
** A Woman's Touch, written with Wayne Perry.
* Day by day, we let love just walk away And I'll be the first to say, I was glad to see it go And day by day, ever since you went away I'm finding I'm still missing you, and I just got to know...Does that blue moon ever shine on you? I wanna hold you close to me, feel just like it used to be. And baby, if you feel like I do, You can come to me.
** Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You.
* Oh I'm just a man, that's the way I was made. I'm not too good at sayin' what you need me to say. It's always right there on the tip of my tongue. It might go unsaid but it won't go undone. So when those three little words come so easy to you, I hope you know what I mean when I say, me too.
** Me Too, written with Chuck Cannon

### Dream Walkin' (1997)

* Ooo there's a thin line between dreams and memories I'll be losin' my mind 'til she comes back to me.
** Dream Walkin'.

### How Do You Like Me Now?! (1999)

* How do you like me now? How do you like me now, Now that I'm on my way? Do you still think I'm crazy, Standin here today? I couldn't make you love me. But I always dreamed about living in your radio. How do you like me now?
** How Do You Like Me Now?!, written with Chuck Cannon
* I run around with hillbilly girls The weekend sits on my hillbilly world You better be ready when the sun goes down That's when country comes to town.
** Country Comes to Town.
* You shouldn't kiss me like this Unless you mean it like that Cause I'll just close my eyes And I won't know where I'm at. We'll get lost on this dance floor, Spinnin' around And around And around And around.
** You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This.

### Pull My Chain (2001)

* Well, I'm not talkin' bout locking down forever, baby. That would be too demanding. I'm just talkin' bout two lonely people Who might reach a little understanding. I'm not talkin' bout knocking out heaven with whether we're wrong or we're right. I'm not talkin' bout hooking up and hanging out, I'm just talkin' bout tonight.
** I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight, written with Scotty Emerick)

### Unleashed (2002)

* Now this nation that I love Has fallen under attack A mighty sucker punch came flying in From somewhere in the back Soon as we could see clearly Through our big black eye Man, we lit up your world Like the 4th of July.
** Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue (The Angry American).
* Hey Uncle Sam Put your name at the top of his list And the Statue of Liberty Started shaking her fist. And the eagle will fly Man, it's gonna be hell When you hear Mother Freedom Start ringing her bell And it feels like the whole wide world is raining down on you Brought to you Courtesy of the Red White and Blue.
** Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue (The Angry American).
* Justice will be served And the battle will rage This big dog will fight When you rattle his cage. And you'll be sorry that you messed with The U.S. of A. 'Cause we'll put a boot in your ass, It's the American way.
** Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue (The Angry American).
* Who's your daddy? Who's your baby? Who's your buddy? Who's your friend? And who's the one guy that you come runnin' to When your lovelife starts tumblin'?I got the money if you got the honey Let's cut a deal, let's make a plan Who's your daddy? Who's your baby? Who's your buddy? Who's your man?
** Who's Your Daddy?.
* Grand pappy told my pappy back in my day son A man had to answer for the wicked that he'd done Take all the rope in Texas, find a tall oak tree Round up all of them bad boys, hang them high in the street For all the people to seeThat justice is the one thing you should always find You got to saddle up your boys, you got to draw a hard line When the gun smoke settles, we'll sing a victory tune And we'll all meet back at the local saloon. We'll raise up our glasses against Evil forces singing Whiskey for my men, beer for my horses.
** Beer for My Horses, written with Scotty Emerick.
* I’m gonna rock you baby to sleep I’m gonna make you crazy over me I’m gonna hold you like you’ve never been held before And love you till you tell me you can’t love anymore I’m gonna shake your emotion right down to your soul And then I’m gonna love you all over in and out of control If this is how love is supposed to feel Baby I know I’ve fallen head over heels I’m gonna rock you baby.
** Rock You Baby.

### Shock'n Y'all (2003)

* We got winners, we got losers Chain smokers and boozers And we got yuppies, we got bikers We got thirsty hitchhikers. And the girls next door dress up like movie stars. Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm I love this bar.We got cowboys, we got truckers Broken-hearted fools and suckers And we got hustlers, we got fighters Early-birds and all-nighters And the veterans talk about their battle scars. Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm I love this bar.
** I Love This Bar, written with Scotty Emerick
* She ain't into wine and roses Beer just makes her turn up her nose and She can't stand the thought of sipping champagne No Cuervo gold margaritas Just ain't enough good burn in tequila She needs somethin' with a little more edge And a little more pain She's my little whiskey girl, she's my little whiskey girl My ragged on the edges girl, ah but I like em rough.
** Whiskey Girl, written with Scotty Emerick.
* I don't do it for the money There's bills that I can't pay I don't do it for the glory I just do it anyway. Providing for our future's my responsibility. Yeah I'm real good under pressure Being all that I can be.And I can't call in sick on Mondays When the weekends been too strong I just work straight through the holidays And sometimes all night long You can bet that I stand ready when the wolf growls at the door Hey, I'm solid, hey I'm steady, hey, I'm true down to the core.
** American Soldier, written with Chuck Cannon
* And I will always do my duty no matter what the price I've counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice. Oh, and I don't want to die for you, But if dyin's asked of me, I'll bear that cross with honor, 'Cause freedom don't come free.I'm an American soldier, an American Beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand When Liberty's in jeopardy, I will always do what's right I'm out here on the front line Sleep in peace tonight American soldier, I'm an American soldier.
** American Soldier.

### Honkytonk University (2005)

* I've played every beer joint tavern from New York City out to Pasadena Every corn dog fair and rodeo And sold out every basketball arena I like to get down with my boys in Afghanistan and Baghdad city too I am a red, white and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U.
** Honkytonk U.
* I ain't as good as I once was I got a few years on me now. But there was a time back in my prime When I could really lay it down. And if you need some love tonight, Then I might have just enough. I ain't as good as I once was, But I'm as good once as I ever was.
** As Good as I Once Was, written with Scotty Emerick

### White Trash with Money (2006)

* Well all week long I'm a real nobody, But I just punched out and its paycheck Friday, Weekends here, good God almighty, I'm going to get drunk and be somebody.
** Get Drunk and Be Somebody, written with Scotty Emerick

### Big Dog Daddy (2007)

* See my baby doll She's my beauty queen She's my movie star Best I ever seen I ain't hooked it up yet But I'm tryin' hard as I can It's just a high maintenance woman Don't want no maintenance man.
** High Maintenance Woman, written with Tim Wilson and Danny Simpson.

### That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy (2008)

* How was I supposed to know? She was slowly letting go? If I was puttin her through her hell, Hell I couldn't tell.She could've given me a sign, Could've opened up my eyes. How was I supposed to see? She never cried in front of me.
** She Never Cried in Front of Me.

### American Ride (2009)

* Every dog has its day, dog And today, dog, just ain't yours.
** Every Dog Has Its Day, written with Bobby Pinson and John Waples.
* I'm gonna miss that smile, I'm gonna miss you my friend Even though it hurts the way it ended up, I'd do it all again So play it sweet in heaven 'cause that's right where you wanna be I'm not cryin' 'cause I feel so sorry for you, I'm cryin' for me.
** Cryin' for Me.

### Bullets in the Gun (2010)

* Music’s playin’ up and down the block Mostly Christian, Blues, Country, Folk, and Southern Rock It’s our little piece of paradise way out here in the woods There is always somethin’ goin’ on down in the trailerhood.
** Trailerhood.

## External links

* Toby Keith official website
* Toby Keith obituary