Mission from Hank-Aaron Tippin

[ti:Mission From Hank] [ar:Aaron Tippin] [al:The Essential Aaron Tippin] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Mission from Hank - Aaron Tippin [00:07.42]There was a brand new stranger at the old bus station [00:10.48] [00:14.23]He said "Music City is my destination" [00:16.61] [00:20.80]He said "The whole wide world's gonna sing my song [00:23.48] [00:24.04]And you can take that to the bank" [00:26.10] [00:27.48]Because I'm on a mission [00:29.80] [00:31.80]I'm on a mission [00:33.18] [00:35.11]I'm on a mission from Hank [00:38.02] [00:40.95]He got a furnished room and a job at the market [00:44.01] [00:47.58]He kept a little notebook in his back pocket [00:50.68] [00:54.25]And every time you'd see him he was writing a song [00:57.69]And he would never leave one page blank [00:59.87] [01:01.06]He'd say I'm on a mission [01:03.50] [01:05.37]I'm on a mission [01:06.68] [01:08.75]I'm on a mission from Hank [01:11.56] [01:14.62]He sang when no one would listen [01:18.37] [01:21.31]So he sang until they hung on every word [01:24.87] [01:27.94]Yeah but then one day his phone started ringing [01:30.99] [01:34.68]They said "We want you and the songs you've been singing" [01:38.06] [01:41.49]And the kid said "Fine just give me some time [01:45.12]To talk to my patron saint" [01:46.81] [01:48.18]You see I'm on a mission [01:50.44] [01:52.51]I'm on a mission [01:53.82] [01:55.44]I'm on a mission from Hank [01:58.70] [02:01.82]That night as he laid in the darkness [02:05.44] [02:08.45]Ol' Luke the drifter came to him and said [02:12.13] [02:15.07]"Oh now here's your chance boy go on and take it [02:18.94] [02:22.07]You sing from the heart and you're gonna make it [02:24.94] [02:28.44]But if anybody tries to change you [02:31.06] [02:32.01]Into something that you ain't" [02:33.82] [02:35.20]"You tell I'm I'm on a mission [02:38.00] [02:39.56]I'm on a mission [02:40.87] [02:42.87]I'm on a mission from Hank" [02:46.00] [02:48.31]Yes sir I'm on a mission [02:50.87] [02:52.43]I'm on a mission [02:54.24] [02:56.31]I'm on a mission from Hank