Jack Ingram's 2007 CD, This Is It
Photo courtesy of Big Machine Records
1. Measure Of A Man
(Radney Foster/Gordie Sampson)
"When I was a teenager my parents split up. I'll spare you the details but, needless to say, it had a fairly large impact on my point of view from that point forward. I have written about it in the past and I'm sure there will be songs that speak to this issue in my catalogue in the future. This is this year's model. I am a huge fan of Radney Foster. Sometimes I feel like he's writing songs from inside of my head."
2. Hold On (featuring Sheryl Crow)
(Blu Sanders)
"Are you having a good time right now? Are you enjoying what you're doing and who you are with? Are you exactly where you want to be? Then hold on to this moment. You never know?"
3. Lips Of An Angel
(A. Winkler/R. Hanson/L. Garvey/M. King/M. Rodden/B. Howes)
"I heard this song on the radio. I think it's a killer song. I thought we could give it another feel and do it justice. A good song is a good song. I'll let other people choose sides between what genre is what genre and who should stay inside which box. I think there are two kinds of music: good and bad. I try to stay on the right side. Besides, who hasn't felt this way at some point in their life? Don't lie."
4. Wherever You Are
(Jeremy Stover/Steve Bogard)
"At some point we've got to commit. At some point it is time to do whatever you have to do to get to where you are supposed to be. This is that moment."
5. Love You
(Jay Knowles/Trent Summar)
"Yeah, well LOVE YOU, TOO!!!!!! Breaking up never felt so good! This medication works best in traffic, at work and in the bedroom. But only if you've really had enough! Try it. You'll like it. Money back guarantee."
6. Easy As 1, 2, 3 (Part II)
(Jack Ingram/Todd Snider)
"I was sitting with my friend, Todd Snider, talking about the goings on with wars on television and corporations with names on the stadium of our favorite professional sports teams and thought that there ought to be some kind of prescribed coffee break. Something relatively uncomplicated yet powerful. Something Easy. Easy as 1, 2, 3. The part II part? We tried this one before."
7. Ava Adele
(Jack Ingram)
"My daughter's name is Ava. Her middle name is Adele. This song is for her. I, just like every dad I know, never knew that I could have so much love for anything or anybody. It breaks my heart and fills it back up daily."
8. Make A Wish (Coming Home Again)
(Jack Ingram)
"I was sitting in my garage reading a book about Bruce Springsteen. It was early July and very hot. I was waiting for my son to be born. I had an idea about what advice I would give a young person. Just like all advice? I'm not sure if it's right, but it's what I would do: Get gone? by the time you turn the corner you might just find yourself finally at home."
9. Great Divide
(Jack Ingram)
"Take a drive out in west Texas on a Friday night during high school football season. All you can find on the radio are local football games. All you see out the window are pump jacks, cotton and cattle. Roll that window down? it smells like?"
10. Don't Want To Hurt
(Jack Ingram/Chris Masterson)
"It's simple really to explain. I just don't want to hurt anymore."
11. Maybe She'll Get Lonely
(Jeremy Stover/Jamie Paulin/John Kennedy)
"When it gets to the point that you have no control over what somebody else does, and really we are always at that point, the only thing you can hope for is that the other person will come back around. Really this fool should have said all of this stuff before she left, but that's the way these things always seem to go."
12. All I Can Do
(Jack Ingram/Tom Littlefield)
"When you finally realize that, no matter what you do or how hard you work, the situation is not going to get better it's nice to take a breath and let it go. That's what this song is about. Let it go. Things aren't going to get better. Who's right or wrong is of no consequence. I could have done things differently, but I didn't. You could have done things differently, but you didn't. Move on? it's all I can do."
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