Keep It Between The Lines Song Lyrics and Chords by Ricky Van Shelton
Keep It Between The Lines
Recorded by Ricky Van Shelton
Written by Russell Smith and Kathy Louvin
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He was sittin' beside me in the
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looked through the windshield at the
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quiet little street
He was
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smilin' so proud as he
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gave me the key
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inside I knew he was as
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nervous as me
And I said
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daddy oh daddy are you
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sure I know how
Are you
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sure that I'm ready to
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drive this car now
He said I'm
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right here beside you and you're
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gonna do fine
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All you gotta do is
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keep it between the
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lines
Cause it's a
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long
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narrow
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road
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only the
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good Lord
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knows
Where it leads in the
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end
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but you
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got to
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begi
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n
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So keep your
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hands
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on the
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wheel
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Believe in the
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things that are
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real
Just take your
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time
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and
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keep it between the
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lines
I was sittin' in my chair kinda
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sneakin' a look
At him
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lyin' on the floor with his
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coloring
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Then he
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caught me watchin' and he
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climbed on my knee
Said
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daddy oh daddy would you
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do one with me
Then I
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hugged him so tightly as we
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turned the page
Said I
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haven't done this since
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I was your age
He said I'm
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right here beside you and you're
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gonna do fine
Daddy
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all you gotta do is
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keep it between the
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lines
So we finished the picture and I
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put him to bed
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Got down on my knees and
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I bowed my head
And I said
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Father oh Father I
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feel so alone
Are you
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sure I can raise him
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with his mommy gone
Then the
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answer came back so
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gentle and low
In the
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words of my daddy from so
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long
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Said I'm
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right here beside you and you're
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gonna do fine
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Em
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All you gotta do is
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keep it between the
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lines
So keep your
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hands
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on the
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wheel
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Believe in the
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things that are
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real
Take your
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time
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and
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keep it between the
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lines
Just take your
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time and
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keep it between the
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lines
FAQ
Who sang the the song Keep It Between The Lines?
- The song Keep It Between The Lines was sang by Ricky Van Shelton.
Who is Ricky Van Shelton?
- Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952) is an American former country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes ten Number One hits: "Somebody Lied", "Life Turned Her That Way", 'Don't We All Have the Right", "I'll Leave This World Loving You", "From a Jack to a King" (a cover of the Ned Miller hit), "Living Proof", "I've Cried My Last Tear for You", "Rockin' Years" (a duet with Dolly Parton), "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines". Besides these, seven more of his singles landed in the Top Ten on the same chart. He also released nine studio albums, of which his first four were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
