1. Could've Been Me (3:44) - The tempo is moderate. The narrator is shocked to learn that the woman he loves has met and married a new man. He received the news from his friend John who attended the ceremony. John considered standing up and objecting to the wedding, but ended up not doing so. The narrator had bought a ring of his own for the girl, but he took too long to think of how to propose; now he's left to cry and wonder why he wasn't the man who stood at the altar with her. He who hesitates loses.
2. Achy Breaky Heart (3:23) - This song is slightly faster than the previous one. The narrator, sad at the breakup of a relationship, tells his ex-girlfriend she can tell her family and friends bad things about him. She can tell his arms, feet, and other body parts to keep their distance from her. But if she tells his heart, he fears it will explode inside him and kill him. At the 2:30 mark, Billy Ray sings the chorus a capella, then a final instrumental plays, ending with a cheer.
3. She's Not Cryin' Anymore (3:25) - In this moderately slow song, Billy Ray plays a man who has lost his lady to another man. When she was his, she cried because he came home late, lied about his whereabouts, and failed to be around when she needed him. Only now that she's gone does he realize how foolishly he had behaved. I like this song for the phrase "Too little too late to say I'm sorry."
4. Where'm I Gonna Live (3:29) - The narrator's girlfriend has dumped him, citing that he "was gettin' way too cocky." Then one day he comes home to find all his belongings gone; she has confiscated them all and left him to pay the bills. This song, somewhat faster than moderate, is my favorite of Billy Ray's songs for the lines "She meant what she said / When she wished I was dead."
5. These Boots Are Made For Walkin' (2:47) - Billy Ray's remake of Nancy Sinatra's biggest hit has a fast tempo, faster than the original (the above link is to lyrics as sung by Nancy). A tambourine is among the instruments in this version. The girl keeps telling the narrator she has love for him, but that love is false, for she has fooled around with another man. The narrator, tired of being cheated on, has found a new lover of his own. He also wears boots, with which he threatens to "walk all over" the untrue girl.
6. Someday, Somewhere, Somehow (3:48) - The tempo is somewhat slower than moderate. Billy Ray's character has romantic interest in the girl to whom he's singing. He dreams of her every night when he sleeps; he also thinks of her every waking second. He resolves that "someday, somewhere, somehow," he'll win her heart.
7. Never Thought I'd Fall In Love With You (3:41) - The tempo is moderately fast. Having suffered the heartbreak of being dumped by a girlfriend, the narrator was cynical about love--until he met the girl to whom he's singing. He feels a romance building between them, but he asks that they take it slow, for his heartache still hasn't healed.
8. Ain't No Good Goodbye (3:22) - The narrator of this slow song used to be lonely until he met the woman he's singing to; now that she's left him, he's sad again. As the title says, every goodbye is bad (at least for the party being dumped).
9. I'm So Miserable (4:00) - This song has a moderately slow swing tempo and low-pitched guitar licks. Here's yet another song where the narrator has lost his girlfriend. Memories of her haunt him constantly; it's as though she were still in his presence.
10. Some Gave All (4:05) - The disc's title track would make a good Fourth of July song. The measures count at a pace somewhat faster than moderate. The narrator looks back on words of wisdom he used to hear long ago from a man known as Sam the Cane, about how America gained its freedom. Many men had to fight, and some died, for that freedom; hence the saying "All gave some, and some gave all."