Everybody Looks Good (At The Starting Line)
By Paul Thorn
8/2/2009

When you’re born it’s a beautiful thing
They put a pacifier in your mouth
You crawl around naked on the kitchen floor
And your mom and daddy feel so proud

Chorus:
Everybody looks good at the starting line
Get on your mark, get ready but you better keep this in mind
You can hit the ground running like you’re shot from a gun
But going the distance is the hard part son
Everybody looks good at the starting line

You fall in love, you tie the knot
You’re on a permanent honeymoon
But twenty years later when the thrill is gone
Will she still be in love with you

Chorus

Solo

Life is a race we’ve all got to run
So stand up and toe the line
I wish that I could say it was all down hill
But there are mountains we’ve got to climb

Chorus

Chorus

Sing it one more time
Everybody looks good at the starting line
Looks good, looks good
At the starting line

Angel Too SoonPaul Thorn

(One, two, three, four)

[(D)] [(G)] [(D)] [(A)] [(D)]
In a little white house on a black top road
In her sleep is where she died
She (G) walked through a tunnel with a (D) light at the end
And (A) swam across the river of life

But (D) God gave her a mansion on a hill in heaven
And her wings that afternoon
The (G) preacher said shes in a (D) better place
But if you (A) want to know the truth

Shes an (D) angel too (G) soon
A Pretty (A) flower, that never (D) bloomed (A)
Somewhere (D) on the other (D7) side of the (G) moon
Shes an (D) angel, (A) too (D) soon (A)

A-(D)-round the house theres an emptiness
But her room still looks the same
Theres (G) heart throb posters (D) on the wall
And a (A) Barbie make-up case

To-D)-day would have been her birthday
So her mama made her favorite cake
She wasnt (G) there to blow out the (D) candles
But daddy (A) lit em anyway

Shes an (D) angel too (G) soon
A Pretty (A) flower, that never (D) bloomed (A)
Somewhere (D) on the other (D7) side of the (G) moon
Shes an (D) angel (A) too (D) soon (A)

[(D)] [(G)] [(A)] [(D)] [(A)]
[(D)] [(G)] [(D)] [(A)] [(D)]
(D) Its so hard for us to understand
Why she was taken away
But if (G) we could see her (D) set of wings
Maybe (A) then we wouldnt say

Shes an (D) angel too (G) soon
Yesterdays (A) flower, that never (D) bloomed (A)
Somewhere (D) on the other (D7) side of the (G) moon
Shes an (D) angel (A) too (D) soon (G)

Shes an (D) angel (A) too (D) soon

By Paul Thorn
8/29/2010

Capo 1

There’s Christmas lights in the back yard on the 23rd day of June
There’s a big cake on a wash tub with a plastic bride and groom
All the neighbors and their relatives brought there own folding chairs
Her mama thanked the good Lord above for answering her prayers
They ain’t livin’ in sin no more

Well they hired a part time preacher that fixes chain saws on the side
The boom box played “Endless Love” and Alabama’s “Feels so Right”
She said “I do” and he did too, she threw her bouquet in the air
They drove away in a black Firebird with Minute Rice in their hair

Chorus:
They aint livin’ in sin no more
They aint livin’ in sin no more
Since they took those wedding vows, who are the neighbors gonna talk about now
Ain’t livin’ in sin no more

They came home after the honeymoon and nothin’ had really changed
Except for a legal document and her different last name
The Church of God preacher came over. He said, “we’ve all been praying for you
And now that you’re livin’ right we want y’all to come back to Sunday school.”

Bridge:
Yeah, it’s easy to find a lover, but it’s hard to find a friend
So they decided to test the waters before they jumped in

Chorus