Clouds so swift, the rain won't lift
gates won't close, the railing's froze.
So get your mind off wintertime,
you ain't going nowhere.
ooooo ride me high
tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come
oooo are we gonna fly
down in the easy chair
Buy me a flute, and a gun that shoots
tail gates and substitutes
strap yourself to a tree with roots,
you ain't going nowhere
ooooo ride me high
tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come
oooo are we gonna fly
down in the easy chair
Well I don't care how many letters they sent
The morning came and the morning went
so pack up your money, and pick up your tent
you ain't going nowhere
ooooo ride me high
tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come
oooo are we gonna fly
down in the easy chair
And Genghis Khan he could not keep
all his men supplied with sleep.
We'll climb that hill no matter how steep
when we get up to it
ooooo ride me high
tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come
oooo are we gonna fly
down in the easy chair
ooooo ride me high
tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come
oooo are we gonna fly
down in the easy chair
I was standing by my window,
On one cold and cloudy day
When I saw that hearse come rolling
For to carry my mother away
Will the circle be unbroken
by and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home a-waiting
in the sky, Lord, in the sky
I said to that undertaker
undertaker please drive slow
for this lady you are carrying
Lord, I hate to see here go
Will the circle be unbroken
by and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home a-waiting
in the sky, Lord, in the sky
Oh, I followed close behind her
Tried to hold up and be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow
When they laid her in the grave
Will the circle be unbroken
by and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home a-waiting
in the sky, Lord, in the sky
I went back home, my home was lonesome
missed my mother, she was gone
all of my brothers, sisters crying
what a home so sad and lone
Will the circle be unbroken
by and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home a-waiting
in the sky, Lord, in the sky
We sang the songs of childhood
Hymns of faith that made us strong
Ones that Mother Maybelle taught us
Hear the angels sing along
Will the circle be unbroken
by and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home a-waiting
in the sky, Lord, in the sky
Will the circle be unbroken
by and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home a-waiting
in the sky, Lord, in the sky
Well, I just want to clear the air,
I already know, and darlin' I still care,
But we're crippled every time I close my eyes.
I know it's hard when you're all alone,
And you always come back home
Looks like we're hurtin from your lovin' on the side
I think I've prob'ly seen her, believe I know her name,
Darlin' does it make you satisfied?
She's the one who's feeling happy, I'm the one who wants to die
I think you've gone just a little too far this time.
So I just want to clear the air
I already know, and darlin' I still care,
But we're hurtin' from your lovin' on the side
I'm not saying that I approve, or that I can stand it,
But I know I've got to give us one more try.
I keep prayin' you still love me, but soon my prayer will die,
If every time we talk, you hide your eyes.
So I just want to clear the air
I already know, and darlin' I still care
But we're crippled every time you close your eyes
I know it's hare when you're all alone,
And if you really want to come back home,
Stop this hurtin', stop your lovin' on the side
Stop this hurtin', stop your lovin' on the side.
Oh, grandpa wore his suit to dinner nearly every day
No particular reason, he just dressed that way
Brown necktie with a matching vest and both his wingtip shoes
He built a closet on our back porch and put a penny in a burned-out fuse
Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks
Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes, and hammered nails in planks
He would level on the level, he shaved even every door
And voted for Eisenhower, 'cause Lincoln won the war
Well, he used to sing me ";Blood on the Saddle"; and rock me on his knee
And let me listen to the radio before we got TV
Well, he'd drive to church on Sunday and he'd take me with him too
Stained glass in every window, hearing aids in every pew
Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks
Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes, and hammered nails in planks
He would level on the level, he shaved even every door
And voted for Eisenhower, 'cause Lincoln won the war
Well, my Grandma was a teacher, she went to school in Bowling Green
Traded in a milking cow for a Singer sewing machine
Well, she called her husband ";Mister,"; and she walked real tall and proud
She used to buy me comic books after Grandpa died
Grandpa was a carpenter, he built houses, stores and banks
Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes, and hammered nails in planks
He would level on the level, he shaved even every door
And voted for Eisenhower, 'cause Lincoln won the war
Nothing in this world such a pure delight
As a fais-do-do on a Saturday night
Work your tail off all week long
But forget about your troubles with a party and a song
Boy I love those old time tunes
They can tickle your senses like a Cajun moon
Creole food sure tastes fine
When you wash it on down with that homemade wine
Get out the fiddle rosin up the bow
There's gonna be some music and I hope it ain't slow
Grab your baby dance 'til three down at the Bayou Jubilee
Grab your baby dance 'til three down at the Bayou Jubilee
There's Pierre and his girl Laverne
Dancin' so hot you'd think their shoes were burning
Grandma's in the corner shakin' it too
She's got her own version of a Cajun boogaloo
Get out the fiddle rosin up the bow
There's gonna be some music and I hope it ain't slow
Grab your baby dance 'til three down at the Bayou Jubilee
I knew a man Bojangles and he'd dance for you,
In worn out shoes,
With silver hair, a ragged shirt, and baggy pants
The old soft shoe.
He jumped so high, jumped so high
Then he'd lightly touch down.
I met him in a cell in New Orleans, I was down and out.
He looked to me to be the eyes of age as he spoke right out
He talked of life, talked of life, he laughed, slapped his leg a step
(CHORUS)
He said his name ";Bojangles"; then he danced a lick across the cell
He grabbed his pants, a better stance, o he jumped so hi, & he clicked his heels
He let go a laugh, let go a laugh, shook back his clothes all around
(CHORUS)
He danced for those at minstrel shows & county fairs,
throughout the south
He spoke with tears of 15 years how his dog and him traveled about.
His dog up and died, up and died, after 20 years he still grieves.
(CHORUS)
He said I dance now at every chance in honky tonks for drinks and tips
But most the time I spend behind these county bars cause I drinks a bit
He shook his head, and as he shook his head I heard someone ask him please
(CHORUS)
Get up on your high horse, woman
Get up on your high horse now
And get up on your high horse, woman
I'll make it up to you somehow
Moonlit shadow, she starts a trippin' firelight
Jumpin' the trees lyin' across the right of way
Silvery mornin' it glistens down the valley
But she don't stop 'til we ride the night away
Get up on your high horse, woman
Get up on your high horse now
Get up on your high horse, woman
I'll make it up to you somehow
Blonde braids tangle at the misty break of mornin'
Catchin' light through a dusty window pane
Lost in lust, in denial of the warnin'
She digs her heels in this stallion's flank again
Get up on your high horse, woman
Get up on your high horse now
Get up on your high horse, woman
I'll make it up to you somehow
Get up on your high horse, woman
You paid the price, you get to play
Get up on your high horse, woman
You're gonna ride to the break of day
To the break of day
To the break of day
To the break of day
Get up on your high horse, woman
Get up on your high horse now
Get up on your high horse, woman
I'll make it up to you somehow
Get up on your high horse, woman
You paid the price, you get to play
Get up on your high horse, woman
You're gonna ride to the break of day
I played a wedding for the money,
and I wished that I could tell the bride and groom
Just what I thought of marriage
And what's in store after their honeymoon.
and I was grumblin' to the dancers
'bout how men and women ought to live apart
And how a promise never made can not be broken
And can never break your heart
When suddenly from out of nowhere,
A little girl came dancing 'cross the floor,
And all her crinolines were billowing
Beneath the skirt of calico that she wore.
Oh what a joy fell on the honored guests
As each of them was drawn inside her dream,
And they laughed and clapped and stomped their feet
And hollered at her ";Dance little Jean";
Dance, little Jean, this day is for you,
Two people you love, stood up and said ";I do";
Dance little Jean, the prayer that you had
Was answered today
Your mama's marrying your dad
Well, my cynical heart just melted
'Cause I knew what this get together meant
How it ended year of tears and sad confusion
That the little girl had spent.
Well they told the band to pack it up
About the time the couple cut the cake,
But we played as long as they stayed
For love and laughs and little Jeanie's sake.
Dance, little Jean, this day is for you,
Two people you love, stood up and said ";I do";
Dance little Jean, the prayer that you had
Was answered today
Your mama's marrying your dad
I'm always looking for a minute that we can steal
cause I need more of how you make me feel
I used to be the king of wasted time
cause it made no difference till I made you mine
now I wake up in the morning with a smile on my face
Can't get enough of the human race
ain't loved like this since I can't remember when
baby you made life good again oh yeah darlin you made life good again
I like the way you talk and the way you look when it comes to loving you wrote the book
cause when you kiss me . . . tell me what part of heaven did you come from
now i wake up in the morning with a smile on my face
ain't loved like this since i can't remember when
baby you made life good again oh yeah darlin you made life good again I was lonely, oh so lonely won't be lonely again i wake up in the morning with a smile on my face can't get enough of the human race ain't loved like this since I can't remember when baby oh yeah darlin you made life good again you made life good again
Mashed potatos, lima beans,
redeye gravy, collard greens,
cutest waitress you've ever seen,
down at Junior's grill.
Sweet Ginger brings your plate,
always hot and never late;
top it off with a chocolate cake,
down at Junior's grill.
It's heaven with a corner booth,
that's the truth;
chrome and naugahyde;
it's cool inside.
The jukebox never stops,
there's coffee in the pot,
so come and get your fill
at Junior's grill.
Ginger takes her break at 10,
lays aside her pad and pen,
punches up ";Stand by Your Man";
down at Junior's grill.
I seen her dancing, she seen me look;
oh lord, what a chance I took,
cause Ginger's soft on that big ole cook
down at Junior's grill.
It's heaven with a corner booth, that's the truth;
chrome and naugahyde; it's cool inside.
The jukebox never stops, there's coffee in the pot,
so come and get your fill at Junior's grill.
so come and get your fill at junior's grill.
The promoter says he wants to cancel
Cause there ain't enough tickets sold
The air conditioner on the bus just broke
and I can't shake this cold
The single lost the bullet,
the singer's losin' his wife;
well I might be crazy but I wouldn't change
A single thing about this life.
Sometimes we feel like champions,
sometimes we just can't win,
sometimes our records hit the top of the charts
or the discount bargain bins.
Through 30 years of touring
We've remained partners, brothers, and friends
we keep it together cause we love it and we're sure
we'll be big time before it all ends.
Well you know you've got the Nitty Gritty
and Jimmy's got his drums along
then Jeffrey and me and Bobby will be
singing all our favorite songs
Catch the fire from the folks in the front row
fan the flames as the beat gets strong
it's great to be a part of something
so good that's lasted so long
Well I saw a story in the paper
suddenly the band's big news
the critics all like our records just fine
but they seem a bit confused
is it folk or rock or country
seems like everybody cares but us
so just leave us an early wakeup call
so we don't miss the bus
Chorus
The band says it can't stand my latest song, it's too personal
but my first wife's second marriage blew up
she had to get the dang thing annulled
well if that ain't something to sing about
well you tell me what is
and we'll give it a beat and put it on the street
and we just might have another hit
Chorus
Watch out when they start to twist
Hold tight with a leather fist
that's what my daddy told me
how to ride the bulls.
there's a jingle in my jeans,
short places inbetween;
I'm leaving Tennesee with a push and pull.
Ten-four, buddy, come on back.
horse trailer on a Cadillac,
you're talking to the cowboy in the Coupe de Ville.
chug a lug up one side, glide down the other,
I'm a lover of the other side of the hill.
Turn up that radio & don't think about rodeo,
Don't think about Roundup up in old Cheyenne.
It's a crazy circuit, but you still work it.
Won't you turn the sound up and let's check the scan.
Ten-four, buddy, come on back.
horse trailer on a Cadillac,
you're talking to the cowboy in the Coupe de Ville.
chug a lug up one side, glide down the other,
I'm a lover of the other side of the hill.
Bandanna on the rearview mirror
Still wet from ear to ear;
Once again its provin' what the wise men say -
When you ride the last one, you better make it a fast one
Jump while he's movin, just walk away.
Ten-four, buddy, come on back.
horse trailer on a Cadillac,
you're talking to the cowboy in the Coupe de Ville.
chug a lug up one side, glide down the other,
I'm a lover of the other side of the hill.
For as long as I remember, when Friday night came round
the family would gather out at Grandpa's house.
with supper over and the dishes done
it was then the best time came
at an old upright piano that only Grandma played.
She played Beautiful Dreamer, My Wild Irish Rose;
she never played 'em perfect, but there was love in every note.
Grandpa sat beside her, in harmony they sang,
at the old upright piano that only Grandma played.
Grandpa was a stubborn man, they said it was his style.
Grandma called him ornery, but she said it with a smile.
even he could not disguise the love he felt so strong;
we all could see it in his eyes when she played his favorite song.
She played Beautiful Dreamer, My Wild Irish Rose;
she never played 'em perfect, but there was love in every note.
Grandpa sat beside her, in harmony they sang,
at the old upright piano that only Grandma played.
I was almost 17 when my Grandma died;
I stayed all night with Grandpa; the old man never cried.
he sat at her piano, there was nothing we could say
it was the first time in my life I ever heard my Grandpa play.
it wasn't Beautiful Dreamer or my wild Irish rose
it was a song he played from memory & he never missed a note
I sat right there beside him until the morning came
What A Friend We Have in Jesus was the only song he played.
She played Beautiful Dreamer, My Wild Irish Rose;
she never played 'em perfect, but there was love in every note.
Grandpa sat beside her, in harmony they sang,
at the old upright piano that only Grandma played.
His fastball is fading, his sinker is gone,
They sent him doun to the minors 'cause he wore out his arm,
but his eyes shine brighter than the young kids' it seems
so he keeps on playing, holding on to the dream.
Lord knows that it ain't for the money
cause he's broke almost every day,
and it ain't for the fame or the glory
Guess he'll do it cause he still loves to play
Guess he'll do it cause he still loves to play.
He's been in the saddle since he was a kid
the rodeo came but he keeps it well hid
and someday he'll have to set his pony free
But 'til he does he'll be riding the dream.
Lord knows that it ain't for the money,
'cause he's broke almost every day,
and it ain't for the fame or the glory
guess he'll do it cause he still loves to play;
Guess he'll do it, cause he still loves to play.
We ain't getting no younger and that is the truth
but these games we keep playin,' they're our fountain of youth.
From Boston to Boulder and down to Orleans
from highlights to lowlife and everything in between
well I guess we could grow up and quit wearing our jeans
but we still feel like playing and living the dream.
Lord knows that it ain't for the money,
'cause he's broke almost every day,
and it ain't for the fame or the glory
guess he'll do it cause he still loves to play;
Guess he'll do it, cause he still loves to play.
I hired the band, you planned the buffet line
the food and the music would be grand
you fought with our daughter
over what color oughta be featured in pastel chiffon
we rented the Elk's Club and decked it in palm trees affecting a tropical air and you and I set aside what separates us
as we celebrate the wedding of our child Our friends filled the hall and brought their presents wanted our little girl to have enough to feather a nest and start a family the kids must feel this outpouring of love I just hope that thse frieds and this family will keep our baby in their thoughts And we'll be there in years to come to help them use up and eat off all the stuff they brought will keep our baby in theri thoughts
so dance wth me, mother of the bride and stand strong against me at my side Take a look with joy and wonder as our daughter and her man Take the floor we really want them to be happy as they can squeeze my hand and whisper earnestly that you hope they avoid all the pain that we went through i agree that they'll be lucky and it's the truth if he loves her half as much as I love you as papa I proudly waltz 'round with the bride but one dance with her won't be enough, dear I gave her away on the hillside this morning but its not that easy giving her up
so dance with me mother of the bride
cheek to cheek so she won't know that I have cried take a look with joy and wonder take the floor we want em to be happy as squeeze my hand and whisper earnestly that you hope they avoid all the pain that we went through and I agree if he loves her half as much as I love you if he loves her 1/2 as much as I love you
I like to drink my beer
Spend time with the boys
After work, to down a few
Is something I enjoy
And sometimes I stay out too late
Yes I know it's true
But I love only you
And I like to take life easy
Work out in the yard
Sleep late on the weekends
After an all-night game of cards
And drivin' my old chevy
On a sunday afternoon
But I love only you
I like my old guitar
And I'd like to be a star and shine on you
I'd like to write a song
The whole world could sing along
I love only you
I like my old memories
The girls I used to know
Some of them still have a place
My mind likes to go
Of all the ones I've cared for
Lord knows there's been a few
But I love only you
Oh the the night is so still, not a baby will cry
Not a chill wind will blow, disturbing the sky
But there's no peace in me, I'm burning for you
I'm walking the floor in the devil's shoes.
When I get my rewards, I will bring them to you
I shall ask for your love, and swear mine is true
Will you cast me aside, and see me no more?
How can I win your heart when I get my rewards?
They say that your hair can never touch mine
That a poor boy can't hope for a woman so fine
But I work till I fall, determined to win
Driven by need to see you again
Wishing well, wish me well
on a dream bought with a penny
wishing well, time will tell
I can see that there are so many
lonely faces stare from your pool
and I can't bear to see a fool tonight
so make it right wishing well
wishing well, could you tell, as I stood beside her
did you know she would go
then why did you hide it
if you knew then I'd be without her now
you could have let me know somehow
can't wish and tell, wishing well
wishing well, cast a spell, send her love's sweet emotion
do your part, touch her heart with truest devotion
If there's a chance, I won't believe we're thru
show me wishes still come true
it's up to you, wishing well
Show me wishes still come true,
It's up to you, wishing well
its up to you, wishing well
it's up to you, wishing well
you were a tiny spark caught in your parents eyes and when they made love in the dark well you were a big surprise and the old man came through gave his very best for you and your mothers arms they kept you warm like no other arms can do til the light of the day was as bright as it seems and you knew in your heart you were living the rest I had a dream of you but I never realized that baby the dream was true until you opened my eyes and I will come through give my very best for you and your loving arms will keep me warm cause no other arms will do when you can't find the light and we know in our hearts we're living the rest of the dream now I see a tiny spark caught in your loving eyes as we make love in the dark and dream of the big surprise and the old man will come through son or daughter just for you and your mama's arms will keep you warm like no other arms can do when you cant find the light at the top of the stairs when you cry in the night well you know we'll be there till the light of the day is as b
right as it seems repeat chorus
All you wanted was a one night stand
the fire of the wine and the touch of a man
but I fell in love and ruined all of your plans
so what'll you do about me?
Imagine the faces on your high class friends
when I beat on the door and I beg to come in
screaming ";Come on, love me again";
What'll you do about me?
you can change your number,
you can change your name
you can ride like hell on a midnight train
that's all right mama that's ok
what'll you do about me
Picture your neighbors when you try to explain
that good old boy standing out in the rain
with his nose on the windowpane
Lady, what'll you do about me?
And what in the world are you planning to do
when a man comes over just to visit with you
and I'm on the porch with a 2 by 2
tell me what'll you do about me
You can call your lawyer
you can call the fuzz
you can sound the alarm, wake the neighbors up
there ain't no way to stop a man in love
what'll you do about me
all you wanted was a one night stand
the fire of the wine and the touch of a man
but I fell in love and baby here I am
what'll you do about me?
you can change your number, you can change your name
you can ride like hell on a midnight train
thats all right mama that's ok
but what'll you do about
what'll you do about me
what'll you do about me
Well the midnight train can come and go without me;
oh I don't need no taxi back to town.
I think I'll just stay right here in this deep old light,
was supposed to meet someone here tonight,
now I'm sittin here thinking,
waiting on a dark-eyed gal.
No, I don't mind the rain; I never even noticed
and I don't feel the cold, it wouldn't matter anyhow,
as a matter of fact i could stay till the break of day,
I don't see as I'm in anybody's way;
I'm just sittin here thinking,
waiting on a dark eyed gal.
She said she'd meet me at the station,
don't believe she'll keep me waiting very long
very long.
She never was one to let me know her mind,
so I'll stay right here, just doing my time
just sitting here thinking,
waiting on a dark eyed gal.
Yeah, the midnight train has come and gone without me,
I don't need no taxi back to town.
I think I'll just stay right here in this deep old light,
was supposed to meet someone here tonight;
now I'm sittin' here thinking,
waiting on a dark eyed gal;
yeah I'm just sitting here thinking,
waiting on a dark-eyed gal.
Trying times when you pack it all up
Trying times when you lose somebody you love
The sun's coming up
Wishing I could jump
Got a pain in my heart
I didn't know nohing
The Broken Road
I set out on the narrow way
Many years ago,
Hoping I would find true love
Along the broken road.
I got lost a time or two,
Wiped my brow, kept pushing through
I couldn't see how every sign pointed straight to you.
Every long-lost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart, they were just NORTHERN stars,
Pointing me on my way, into your loving arms.
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road that led me straight to you
I think about the years I spent
I'd like to find the time I lost and give it back to you.
You just smile and take my hand; you've been there, you understand,
It's all part of a greater plan that is coming true.
Every longlost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart, they were just falling stars,
Pointing me on my way, into your loving arms.
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road that led me straight to you
I've driven this road as a stranger
I've driven this road as a friend
I've driven this road as a slack-jawed tourist
And I'm drivin on it once again
It might be cold and long and lonely
But she's waiting on the other side
And I'm an hour closer to Sarah in the summer
And joyfully I ride.
I climb through Georgetown, Silver Plume
The tunnel at Lovelands' Cove/cold?
The lake on the left is a little low
Route 9 is the Breckenridge road??
There's a sign right below Copper Mountain
Telling wheter Independence runs free/where the weather & independence run free
And I'm an hour closer to Sarah in the summer
And that's where I wanna be
In the evening shadow of Red Butte
Up the lane from the slaughter house bridge
The first cabin the moonlight strikes as it crests the cleft in Hunter Crick Ridge
Up frombetween old Red and Smuggler
Rising high on a piano bench there
And I'm an hour closer to Sarah in the summer
And what lies between beware
What lies between, beware
And the red sandstone sentinels rising high on either side
As I follow the Eagle Valley
Through the canyon where the saints reside
In Mt Snowmass's majesty south
And east out of Glennwood Springs
And I'm an hour closer to Sarah in the summer
Where the roaring river sings
Where the roaring river sings.
Well, she saved him from whiskey,
was his constant companion.
You'd see them out riding at dawn.
She gave him his reasons
to shoulder the seasons,
but now when you see him
he's riding alone.
She lay down beside him
to touch him and guide him,
turn 'round his head
on the darkest of days.
He still sits beside her,
remembers her smiling
and whisper to him
that old song he would play.
Please lay down beside me,
I love you.
Never wanted to bid this adieu.
No red river ever ran deeper
than an old cowboy love,
than an old cowboy love that runs true.
***
Headed south on 65, route 5 or 6 I'll drive
There's a place where the folks from dixie go
You don't need no cowboy boots, trade'em in for a bathing suit
Hang out on the Gulf Of Mexico
On a weekend holiday
We don't parlez vous francais
Turnin' it up from a sunny day
Then we dance the night away
On the redneck riviera
On the red-ed neck riviera
On the redneck riviera
It's a paradise, oh yeah
(Oh) yeah
Sippin' hospitality under proud umbrella trees
Good ol' boys and the long necks scattered 'round
Girls come rushin' from a far when I strum "Louie Louie" on my old guitar
String bikini, happy hunting ground
Chorus
We don't have to parlez vous francais
Well the surf is up in Alabam'
Mississippi, Florida and the Gulf shore sand
Stoke your fire with a sunny day, yeah
Just like them folks in St. Tropez
On the redneck riviera
On the red-ed neck riviera
On the redneck riviera
It's a paradise, oh yeah
It's a paradise, oh yeah
It's a paradise, Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh, the surf is up in Florida down
Panama City to the Destin Sound
You can stoke your fire with a sunny day, yeah
Just like them folks in St. Topez
Hey this is the south
Not the south of France
Standing in the doorway with her hand on her hip
Eyes like the beacons on a rocketship
Just about the bottom of a bottle of gin
She baits her hook and she reels'em in
She's got a black leather jacket, with a patch on the back
No imitation cajun gonna get to that
Got a red bandana and a rose tattoo
She got a mind of her own, nobody tells her what to do
Diamonds, pearls hey hey hey
They're for all the other girls
Some women just don't need'em
You can keep'em
She goes putt putt, that's my queen
Putt putt, on her big machine
Putt putt, when the light turns green
Putt putt, she's so mean
Nothin' can stop my queen of the road
Now if you wanna roll the dice, you can try your luck
She can melt the ice of an ice cream truck
Can't holler uncle, when you've had enough
Her own brother won't fight her, cause the girl's so tough
Devil of an angel, she's a one of a kind
She's got a knucklehead harley and a one track mind
Roadhouse reputation everywhere she goes
As a big sled rider, she's a queen of the road
From Pamona to Daytona, hey hey
And every highway in-between
There's not a one of'em she ain't seen
Wooh you know what I mean
And.. (Chorus)
Now when the party's over and the lights come on
Don't have to try to find her cause the girl is gone
She slithered into second and away she goes
My motorheaded mama is the queen of the road
Chorus
Putt putt.. (Chorus)
Yeah
When I look into your eyes
See the world cut down to size
Baby don€™t apologize
Takin€™ me one step over the line
When I touch your secret skin
Babe I know it ain€™t no sin
I feel you startin€™ to give in
Now let€™s go one step over the line
I know it€™s just your daddy€™s car
Your daddy never went this far
Baby we know who we are
Let€™s go one step over the line
I can be your drivin€™ wheel
We could make those tires squeal
Ooo I like the way it feels
Takin€™ it one step over the line
One step forward and two steps back
It€™s for the first time baby
I€™m talkin€™ cake walkin€™ into the black
A crossin€™ red line and I don€™t mean maybe
I hear they buried lover€™s lane
In a sea of tears and blame
It€™s you and me go up in flames
Baby, one step over the line
They€™re drawin€™ boxes on the ground
Just to make us look on down
All we gotta do is look around
And take it one step over the line
A one step over the line
Come on baby, one step over the line
I made a living writing lover's dream words,
I found the notes to hang them on
I fround a way to play with the meaning of things
And I came up with a couple good songs.
And so I oughta have an easy answer,
I oughta have some pretty things to say,
But I haven't found the combination
That'll make you change your mind and wanna stay.
So I wish I had one sure honest line to say over and over again
Sung in tune and time to a melody pure
One clear everpresent pulse in the pocket
And I'm on the radio so you'll know that I am yours
Listen to the laughter of the children
She scratched on the back of a bill
As we climbed past the road to the schoolhouse
On the Burnt crust browning pan hill
To where they don't take sad for an answer,
A place at the corner of your heart,
Where music meets with memories,
So you can recognize the feeling from the start
How I wish I had one sure honest line to say over and over again
Sung in tune and time to a melody pure
One clear everpresent pulse in the pocket?
I'm on the radio so you'll know that I am yours
They'll put us on the radio so you'll know that I am yours
We met on the highway, she flagged me down,
had a flat on her Stingray with nobody around
I helped her out, she said climb in
so I ditched my ol truck just to see where the party would end.
We spent the weekend in Reno in the honeymoon suite,
never saw the casino, barely took time to eat.
I never dreamed she would take me this far
but by Sunday that lady had taken a hold of my heart.
it's a modern day romance, a new kind of game
with no time to slow dance in the fast lane.
I tried to love her without any strings
but a modern day romance has left me some old-fashioned pain.
she never said good-bye, just a note by the phone
said ";thanks for the good times, but it's time to move on.";
well I'm out here walkin' with my thumb in the air
wondering where she might've gone and why I even care.
it's a modern day romance; old fashioned pain
Oh what a love, that'll bind the wounds of a loss and heal my heart
Oh what a love, to cast away the pain
Oh what a love, that'll bear for me the cost of a brand new start
Oh what a love, to let me begin again
Oh what a life, that'll brighten up the corners of a lonely life
Oh what a life, to cast away the rain
oh what a life to remove the gloom I face in the dark alone
Oh what a life, I believe I can see again
I remember the day
we walked on the beach till sunset, then we sang
and the songs we played were a promise of love that'll honor beyond the grave
oh what a song, learned from the sea taught slowly to the young
oh what a song, to cast away the rain
oh what a song, to break the bonds of fear and still the sound
oh what a song, I believe I can sing again
i remember the day we met at a place of hope, I took what you gave
and the words we'd say were a promise of love that'll honor beyond the grave
Chorus
there's no such thing as sleep for jelous fools
and being jelous about someone like you
is sort of foolish too
the life you choose is the life you want I guess
losin' you might be the best thing yet
the longest day I've ever lived I'll still be sufferin' from the shame
you where in the gutter makin' yourself quite a name
the lonelyness is all that I regret
losin' you might be the best thing yet
patiently I sit at home and wait,wonderin' where you are
and what you are doin' has turned my love to hate
I wanted you and you wanted anyone you could get
losin' you might be the best thing yet
There's a little mountain church in my thoughts of yesterday
Where friends and family gathered for the Lord
Where an ol' fashioned preacher taught the straight and narrow way
For what few coins the congregation could afford
Dressed in all our Sunday best, we sat on pews of solid oak
and I remember how our voices filled the air
How Mama sounded like an angel on those high soprano notes
and "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder I'll Be There"
Looking back now that little mountain church house
Has become my lifes cornerstone
It was there in that little mountain church house
I first heard the words I based my life upon
At the all day Sunday singing, with dinner on the ground
Many were the souls that were revived
While the brothers and the sisters who've gone on to Gloryland
Slept in peace in the maple grove nearby
Matraca Berg, Jeff Hanna
Little angel, are you lonely?
Did I hear you calling?
I will be there right beside you
Before night is falling
For you I'd walk across the blazing sun
And when my time on earth is done.....
I'll fly, little angel
I'll fly to get to you
I'll fly, little angel
I'll fly if you want me to
Just as sure as the stars above us
We'll be together
I'll give you love that's everlasting
If it takes forever
I know that I can't stop the hands of time
But when it's up for you and I......
I'll fly, little angel
I'll fly to get to you
I'll fly, little angel
I'll fly if you want me to,
if you want me to
Little angel, are you lonely?
Did I hear you calling?
I will be there right beside you
Before night is falling
I'll fly, little angel
I'll fly to get to you
I'll fly, little angel
I'll fly if you want me to
I'll fly, little angel
I'll fly to get to you
I'll fly, little angel
I'll fly if you want me to
There's a lost river that flows
In a valley where no on e goes,
Where the wild water's rush
Rumbles deep in the hush.
Gone far from there now,
Lord I'll be back somehow
To where the lost river winds
In the shadow of the pines
Oh, lost river, now I'm coming back
To the pot-belly stove, where the firewood's all stacked
oh Quebec girl, go with me,
oh my bell, my fleur de lis,
where the lost river winds
In the shadow of the pines
Now every body knows
Where that lost river flows
It's someplace he's lost
Behind bridges that he's crossed
Well, he'd like to return,
But his bridges are all burned
And he's much too far down
To return to higher ground
Oh, lost river, now I'm coming back
To the pot-belly stove, where the firewood's all stacked
oh Quebec girl, go with me,
oh my bell, my fleur de lis,
where the lost river winds
In the shadow of the pines
Oh lost river, far over ther ridge
Now is it too late for me to build me a new bridge?
To the bright golden time
When her love was still mine
And the world was still wild
Like the heart of a child
Oh, lost river, now I'm coming back
To the pot-belly stove, where the firewood's all stacked
oh Quebec girl, go with me,
oh my bell, my fleur de lis,
where the lost river winds
In the shadow of the pines
Where the lost river winds
In the shadow of the pines
Way back in my memory there's a scene that I recall
Of a little run-down cabin in the woods
Where my dad never promised that our blue moon would turn gold
But he laid awake nights wishin' that it would.
When the world was on our radio, hard work was on our minds.
We lived our day-to-day in plain dirt fashion,
With ol' overalls and cotton balls all strapped across your back
Man, it's hard to make believe there ain't nothing wrong.
But momma kept the Bible read and daddy kept our family fed,
And somewhere in between I must have grown
Cause someday I was dreamin' that a song that I was singin'
Takes me down the road to where I want to go.
Now I know, it's a long hard road
Sometimes I remember when I stay up late at night,
When the sun-up came, we got up and went
In the shadows of a working' day, our moonlight hours spent
Singin' songs along with Gramma's radio.
Now I'm beatin' down a ol' blacktop road, sleepin' in a sack,
Livin' in my memories all in vain
'Cause those city lights ain't all that bright, compared to what its like
To see lightning bugs go dancin' in the rain.
Momma played the guitar then, and daddy made the saw blade bend,
And raindrops played the tin roof like a drum.
But I just kept on dreamin' that a song that I was singin'
Takes me down the road to where my name is known.
Now I'm gone, and its a long hard road
Yes, I know, Its a long hard road.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury
I come before you to plead for the life of Leon McDuff
Ladies and gentlemen on the jury
I asking you to be the judge of when enough is enough
Now Leon McDuff has worked on his daddy€™s farm everyday since the day that he was born
Plowing in the fields and hoeing in the garden and helping pick the cotton and the corn
Then came the time of the Mississippi floods and all of his work went down the drain
The land was parched by the sun and blown by the wind and finally washed away by the rain
So he went to his friends to get some help from them but their crops and their money was all gone
So he went to the bank to mortgage his home but the bank wouldn€™t give Leon a loan
He could not decide how his family would survive with no crops and no money to buy food
And as he struggled with his hands to rework his land the notice came that said his land tax was due
Chorus
Now in an air-conditioned office on the other side of town sat a government official with a frown
€˜Cause he€™d been trying for so long to find land to build a summer home but cheap river land could not be found
Then in the middle of his gloom his boss walked in the room and said I€™ve got some real good news for the house you€™ve planned
There€™s a farmer who€™s so poor and who€™s luck has run so sour that he can not pay the taxes on his land
So just you wait a week or two €˜til the money€™s over due then go to the cashier down the hall
With his deed in your hand pay the taxes on the land have the sheriff give Leon McDuff a call
Have him tell Leon to move by the last day of July because the taxes on his land are overdue
Tell him he has to move away €˜cause the taxes were not paid then all his river land belongs to you
Chorus
Now in that air-conditioned office in about a week or two came the sheriff saying I€™ve got some bad news
That Leon McDuff says he€™s had some bad luck and he€™ll try to get the money but he aint agonna€™ move
That official he jumped up and grabbed the sheriff by the arm he said we€™re going down to take that land today
So he and the sheriff drove down to Leon€™s farm to tell the McDuffs to move away
There stood Leon on his land with a shotgun in his hand, his eyes narrowed €˜neath the brim of his hat
He said €œI€™ve worked hard on this land as a boy and as a man I aint gonna lose it to no god damned bureaucrat.€?
Well that bureaucrat got mad and grabbed the gun in Leon€™s hand and in the struggle an explosion cracked the air
And when the smoke and dust had cleared and the ringing left their ears, the sheriff lay a dying on the ground
Chorus
Now on this table I will lay, this gun €œExhibit A€? with two sets of fingerprints as you can see
But other hands were here unperceived by eye or ear that helped trigger off this awful tragedy
Now to me its still unclear just what really caused the problem here
There€™s much too much we€™ve got to know before we know enough
So we can€™t find out today where all the guilt should lay but it shouldn€™t be on Leon McDuff
Chorus
Well I don't know how I found her
Love works in mysterious ways
Well I could hardly afford a cup of coffee back then
Weren't exactly my salad days
She knew I was just pretending
To be some kind of big shot
It took her two hours to tell a little something about herself
And that's when my heart stopped
She was just enough Ashland City
To wanna watch the sun go down
She was just enough small town girl
To cook my supper in an evening gown
But Lord didn't she look pretty
Doin' that shake and bake
She was just enough Ashland City
And buddy that's about all it takes
A week later we got married
Yeah, I was gonna show her the world
'Cause I was Mr. Sophisticated and she was just a country girl
She wound up showing me everything
I'd ever been dreaming of
Well, I might've known the way to San Jose
But I didn't know a thing about love
She was just enough Ashland City
To wanna put the t-top down
Take a skinny dip in that old gravel pit
About twenty miles out of town
But Lord didn't she look pretty
Swimming out of those bell bottom jeans
She was just enough Ashland City
And that's more than I'd ever seen
That was fifteen years ago
Nothing much has changed
Well I still try to play the big shot yeah and she's still dressing strange
She still has a hard time
Telling you about herself
So let me tell you a little about the woman I love
'Cause buddy she's something else
She's just enough Ashland City
To wanna watch the sun go down
Just enough small town shy
To keep this ol' boy hanging around
Lord don't she look pretty
In an evening gown or jeans
She's just enough Ashland City
That's just enough woman for me
Christopher Robin I walked along
With the branches right up to the moon
Posing more questions to Owl and Eeyore
As our days disappear all to soon
But I wandered much further today than I should
And I can't find my way to the three acre wood
So help me if you can I've got to get
Back to the house at the corner by one
You'd be surprised there's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh
Winnie the pooh doesn't know what to do
Got a honey jar stuck on his nose
He came to me asking help and advice
And from here noone knows where he goes
So I sent him to ask of the owl if he's there
How to loosen a jar from the nose of a bear
So help me if you can I've got to get
Back to the house at the corner by one
You'd be surprised there's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin
Back to the ways of Christopher Robin
Back to the days of Pooh
Poo-oo-ooh
Sitting on the top of the world
One summer day,
She went away.
She gone and left me,
She gone to stay.
But now she gone,
And I don't worry.
'Cause I'm sitting
On top of the world.
Worked all the summer,
And worked all the fall.
I had to take my Christmas,
In my overall.
But now she gone,
And I don't worry.
Because I'm sitting
On top of the world.
Goin' down to the freight yard,
Just to meet a freight train.
I'm gonna leave this town,
Well it's just got too hard.
But now she gone,
And I don't worry.
'Cause I'm sitting
On top of the world.
One summer day,
She went away.
She gone and left me,
She gone to stay.
But now she gone,
And I don't worry.
'Cause I'm sitting
On top of the world.
Henderson - Lewis - Young
I can still remember my first guitar
Bright and shiny like a brand new car
Even took it with me when I went to school
And I practiced every day till I got real good
I learned every lick on the radio
From Wabash Cannon to go Johnny go
I majored in rhythm with a minor in blues
Then I hit the road with my blue suede shoes
And I dreamed of seeing my name in lights
Grand Ole Opry on on a Saturday night
Standing where my heroes stood
Hillbilly Hollywood
I played some bars where you never wanna go
From Oklahoma City down to Tupelo
My ears would be ringing like an old fire bell
When I'd lay me down in some cheap hotel
And I dreamed of seeing my name in lights
Grand Ole Opry on a Saturday night
Standing where my heroes stood
Hillbilly Hollywood
And I pray before too long
They will hear my song
And I dreamed of seeing my name in lights
Grand Ole Opry on a Saturday night
Standing where my heroes stood
I dreamed, grand old Opry on a Saturday night standing
Hillbilly Hollywood
Hillbilly Hollywood
All alone in a sleepless night
Passing time with a runaway moon
talkin' to myself
Wishing I was somewhere else
It's been too long since I held you girl
Twice a thousand miles
But my heart won't beat alone
I need the love I left behind
Hold back the dawn awhile
This will all work out
Don't let this dream die
There's a fire in the sky
It's like the light in your eyes
Thinkin' of you
And I won't give up till your in my arms
Never give up till what's lost is found
Won't give up on your sweet, sweet love again
Now the night is dark with diamonds
And I'm standing inside the rain
Giving up your love
Was the worst mistake I made
There's a sound I hear in the distance
Seems it's calling out my name
Well I'll pay most any price
I just hope I'm not too late
Turn back the clock awhile
Things will all work out
That's what the dream is all about
There's a fire in the sky
It's like the light in your eyes
Oh, it's true
That I won't give up till your in my arms
Never give up till what's lost is found
Won't give up on your sweet, sweet love
Turn back the clock awhile
Things will all work out
That's what the dream is all about
I see a fire in the sky
Just like the light in your eyes
Thinkin' of you
That I won't give up till your in my arms
Never give up till what's lost is found
Won't give up on your sweet, sweet love
At 16 she quit high school
To make a fortune in the promise land
got a job behind the counter
of an all-night hamburger stand
She wrote faithfully home to Mama:
";now Mama, don't you worry none";
From small things, mama, big things one day come
It was late one Friday
as he pulled in out of the dark.
He was tall and handsome;
First she took his order; then she took his heart.
They bought a house up on a hillside
where little feet once had run
From small things, mama, big things one day come.
Good love is fleeting,
It's sad but it's true
But when your heart is bleeding,
You don't wanna hear the news
She packed her bags; went to Wyoming with a real estate man
They drove down to Tampa in an El Dorado Grande
She writes home ";dear Mama, life is heaven in the sun";
From small things, mama, big things one day come
She shot him dead
on a sunny Florida road,
but when they caught her asll she said was
she couldn't stand the way he drove.
Back home, lonesome Johnny
waits for his baby's parole;
He sits high up on a hillside,
where the Wyoming river flows.
At his feet, and almost grown now,
Sits a daughter and a handsome son.
From small things, mama, big things one day come
Lazy yellow moon comin' up tonite,
shinin' thru the trees,
Crickets are singin' and lightning bugs
are floatin on the breeze
Baby get ready.....
Across the field where the creek turns back by the ole stump road
I'm gonna take you to a special place that nobody knows
Baby get ready.....OooooooOooo
You and me going fishing in the dark,
Lying on our backs and counting the stars
Where the cool grass grows.
Down by the river in the full moon light,
We'll be fallin' in love in the middle of the night
Just movin' slow...
Stayin' the whole night thru, feels so good to be with you...
Spring is almost over and the summer's come
and the days are gettin' long
Waited all winter for the time to be right, just to take you along
Baby get ready.....
And it don't matter if we sit forever and the fish don't bite
Jump in the river and cool ourselves from the heat of the night
Baby get ready.....OoooooooOoo.
Repeat the CHORUS (x3)
You and me going fishin in the dark!
She's history
No one would give her a star on the walk
She'd have a hundred if pillows could talk
where have I seen her before?
she's the face on the cutting room floor
It's no mystery
acting in school at the tenderest age
Lit up the room when she stepped on the stage
Came to LA for some more
she's the face on the cutting room floor
she had visions of contracts
and thousands of people in line
to see her;
knocking on door after door after all of this time,
Now she's not sure
Up in Hollywood
stayed with an agent she met in a bar
laughed when he told her he'd make her a star
where has she heard that before?
she's the face on the cutting room floor
One night he told her that she'd never get anywhere
in her clothes
that's what it takes to play movieland musical chairs
now she knows
Goodbye Hollywood
leaving tonight on the 2:30 'hound
sunrise or sunset she won't be around
but they'll replace her with so many more
she's the face on the cutting room floor
poor little face on the cutting room floor
Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan
Don't you hear Jerusalem moan?
Don't never let a chicken get big enough to crow
Don't you hear Jerusalem moan?
Don't you hear Jerusalem moan?
Don't you hear Jerusalem moan?
Thank God there's a heaven and a ringing in my soul and my soul's got free
Don't you hear Jerusalem moan?
Well a hard-shell preacher you can tell him how he do
Well he chews his own tobacco and he drinks his own brew.
Well a Baptist preacher you can tell him by his coat
Has a bottle in his pocket that he can't hardly tote
Well a Cambellite preacher his soul is saved
Well he has to be baptized every other day
Well the Holy Roller preacher he sure is a sight
Well he gets em all a-rolling and he kicks out the light
Well the Presbyterian preacher he lives in town
His neck's so stiff he can't hardly look around.
Baby it's no mystery
You don't have to tell me
What you're doing here
With all the stars in your blue eyes
Washed away by disappointed tears
You say another love has left you
Feeling sad and insecure
You'd like to think that it's all worth it
But now you're not so sure
Baby just because it's painful
It doesn't mean it's real
Sometimes we're simply desperate
For something to feel, uh-huh
Don't underestimate love
It's the same old bedtime story
The same old dreams of glory
We all hold on to
It's all so beautifully tragic
So painfully romantic
But so far from the truth
Baby I could slay your dragons
But I'd rather set them free
All I'm really asking is a chance to make you see
There doesn't have to be a struggle
There doesn't have to be a fight
Before you taste the victory
Before you feel it's right, uh-huh
Don't underestimate love
Oh we all look for love in our lives
But sometimes all you've gotta do is just open up your eyes
But does there have to be a reason
Or does there have to be a storm
Before we we look for shelter in each others arms
Baby leave behind this madness
I'll give you tenderness
I don't wanna see you have to settle for less, uh-huh
Don't underestimate love
Don't underestimate love
Cadillac Ranch
There she sits buddy just a-gleaming in the sun,
There to greet a working man when his day is done
I'm gonna pack my pa and I'm gonna pack my aunt,
I'm gonna take them down to the Cadillac Ranch.
El Dorado fins, whitewalls and skirts;
Rides just like a little bit of heaven here on earth.
When I die, buddy, throw my body in the back,
Take me to the junkyard in my Cadillac.
Cadillac, Cadillac,
Long and dark, shiny and black
Open up your engines let `em roar
Tearing up the highway like a big old dinosaur
James Dean in a Mercury `49
Junior Johnson runnin' in the woods of Caroline
Even Burt Reynolds in a black Trans Am
Are gonna meet me down at the Cadillac Ranch
Cadillac, Cadillac
Long and dark, shiny and black
Open up your engines, let 'em roar
Tearin' up the highway like a big old dinosaur
Hey little girlie in the blue jeans so tight
Drivin' all alone in a Colorado night
You're my last love, baby, you're my last chance
Don't let `em take me down to the Cadillac Ranch
Cadillac, Cadillac...
Long and dark, shiny and black;
Open up them engines, let 'em roar;
Tearin' up the highway like a big old dinosaur
So many lonely people looking for a way
To fill the empty nights when the phone won't ring
We all want to fall in love, hear the birds sing.
So if you're feeling desparate, don't give up
Times, they are a changing and so is your luck.
Cupid's got a gun
Arrows wouldn't do
He's got the power love for you
It's a big big love
His aim is true
Don't try to run
Cupid's got a gun.
Don't you just sit there feeling sorry for yourself
Reading romance novels and laying around the house
Dreaming that the good parts were written just for you
Then waking up saying this will never come true
Stop your hesitating go out tonight
You know he's out there waiting
To get you in his sights.
Cupid's got a gun
Arrows wouldn't do
He's got the power love for you
It's a big big love
His aim is true
Don't try to run
Cupid's got a gun.
It's a real tough job helping people fall in love
That old bow and arrow just wasn't strong enough
Cupid wasn't stupid, he knew just what to do
Now he's loaded for love,
He's coming for you.
Some people say that the fate of a man
Is written down in the plam of his hand
Others say they can see it all in the cards and how they fall
I don't need my fortune told
As long as I've got you to hold
I can live with the mystery as long as you're loving me
Looking up at the stars tonight
I can't read 'em but I love the light
Heaven knows I'm right where I wanna be
As long as you're loving me
I don't need a crystal ball
Wouldn't even wanna know at all
I've got everything I need
As long as you're loving me
Who knows what tomorrow brings
One day changes everything
I'm willing to wait and see
As long as you're loving me
Looking up at the stars tonight
I can't read 'em but I love the light
Heaven knows I'm right where I wanna be
As long as you're loving me
I don't need my fortune told
As long as I've got you to hold
I can live with the mystery as long as you're loving me
I've got everything I need as long as you're loving me
As long as you're loving me
Oh, as long as you're loving me
Sittin' on the front porch tryin' to keep still
Baby's lookin' finer than a fifty dollar bill
Pretty blue eyes and it isn't hard to see
That baby's got a hold on me
Long blond hair down the middle of her back
She's got the keys to her daddy's Cadillac
Got every little thing that I'm ever gonna need
Baby's got a hold on me
Got a hold on, got a hold on me
Got a hold on, baby's got a hold on me
We've got a full tank of gas, lookin' for a thrill
A three day weekend, lot of time to kill
Put the top down but we're never gonna freeze
'Cause baby's got a hold on me
Got a hold on, got a hold on me
Got a hold on, baby's got a hold on me
Hold on.......
Well, the full moon's shinin' on a Carolina night
Drivin' my girl across the interstate line
Got a preacher waitin' and that's how it's gonna be
'Cause baby's got a hold on me
Got a hold on, got a hold on me
Got a hold on, baby's got a hold on me
Got a hold on, got a hold on
Got a hold on, baby's got a hold on me
Baby's got a hold on me
Baby's got a hold on me
Baby's got a hold on me
(fade out)
Fresh scrubbed baby, Momma's kiss on his cheek
Steps off the greyhound with money for a week.
A wild eyed innoncent, he knows no fear
It takes more than heroes to survive down there.
In the badlands, the badlands, the badlands
Well if you've got the bullets...
They'll remember your name down there.
Can't drink the water, can't breathe the air
They said it was exciting, never said it was fair
You're just another singer in a pilgrim's suit
Chased by the lines till you learn to shoot
In the badlands, the badlands, the badlands
If you've got those black diamonds
They'll remember your name down there.
Badlands, well there's always a faster hand in the west
Room around town for only the best
One false step and you'll be cut down
For some it's paradise, others it's hell.
In the badlands, the badlands, the badlands
Yeah, if you've got the bullet
They'll remember your name down there.
They'll remember your name down there.
They'll remember your name down there.
You're gonna need some protection.
You had better make your connections.
"Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see.
T'was Grace that taught...
my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear...
the hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares...
we have already come.
T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far...
and Grace will lead us home.
The Lord has promised good to me...
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be...
as long as life endures.
When we've been here a thousand years...
bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise...
then when we've first begun.
"Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see.
(End)
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
When you treat me so unkind
What goes on in your mind?
The other day I saw you
As I walked along the road
But when I saw him with you
I could feel my future fold
It's so easy for a girl like you to lie
Tell me why
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
When you treat me so unkind
What goes on in your mind?
I met you in the morning
Waiting for the tides of time
But now the tide is turning
I can see that I was blind
It's so easy for a girl like you to lie
Tell me why
What goes on in your heart?
I used to think of no one else
But you were just the same
You didn't even think of me
As someone with a name
Did you mean to break my heart and watch me die?
Tell me why
What goes on in your heart?
What goes on in your mind?
You are tearing me apart
When you treat me so unkind
There'll be flying boats, and condos with moats
Cultivated oceans, floating cities in the sky
Living underneath a bubble, no more toil and trouble
Singin' 'bout that sweet ole by and by
We'll all have lots of money that we won't have to spend
You'll be given everything when everyone's your friend
Hanging out together in picture perfect weather
This time 'round the party never ends
Hallelujah, I can't wait to see it
Hallelujah, come on and go with me
Let me show you the way it's gonna be
At the turn, the turn of the century
We won't need no TV preachers to ask how much we gave
We won't need no TV preachers, see, by then, we'll all be saved
No more fighting for a country, no child will go hungry
We'll be smiling from the cradle to the grave
Hallelujah, I can't wait to see it
Hallelujah, come on and go with me
Let me show you the way it's gonna be
Feelin' kinda sad and lonely
I lost my sweet one and only
Gonna find my baby, I don't mean no maybe
Gonna find her, gonna find my baby
Gonna bring her home with me
She said that she would never leave me
Now she's gone away and it grieve me
I was fast a sleepin' when she come a midnight creepin'
Gonna find her, gonna find my baby
Gonna bring her home with me
My bags are packed for to travel
Gonna cover many miles of gravel
Gonna find my baby 'cause she's the finest lady
Gonna find her, gonna find my baby
Gonna bring her home with me
Going down Texas, going to Georgia
(Georgia)
Oklahoma, Mississippi, Florida
(Florida)
Going to Alabammy, going to Louisiana, Tennessee
(Tennessee)
I'm a gonna find my baby
Gonna bring her home with me
Gonna find my baby
Gonna bring her home with me
She heard the sky was fallin'
I'm a gonna find my baby
Sometimes I lead, sometimes I follow
This time I'll go where she wants me to go
She said, "Maybe today, maybe tomorrow
Go deep in the woods, down the low valley road"
While no one was looking on the old plantation
He took her all the way down the long valley road
They sent her away not too much later
Left him walking down the old valley road
Walk on, walk on, walk on alone
Walk on, walk on, walk on all alone
Out in the hall they were talking in a whisper
Everybody noticed she was gone awhile
Somebody said, she's gone to her sister's
Everybody knew what they were talking about
While no one was looking on the old plantation
He showed her what they do down the long valley road
She came back around like nothing really happened
Left him standing on the old valley road
Walk on, walk on, walk on alone
Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on
The old valley road
Standing like a stone on the old plantation
The rich old man would've never let him in
Good enough to hire, not good enough to marry
When it all happens, nobody wins
Walk on, walk on, walk on alone
Hang up the phone, lose my number
Leave me alone so I can cry
Don't touch my heart anymore
It's broken and sore
And the moon just turned blue
Goodbye, goodbye
Just go on back to your old boyfriend
He'll take you home
And I know why, it's only fair I guess
My heart won't die from this
And the moon just turned blue
Goodbye, goodbye
I said the moon just turned blue
I was lookin' right at you
Lookin' sweet and baby blue
And shy, oh Lord
I got me thinking, baby, such a fancy lady
She might be tellin' mighty fancy lies
So count me out of your triangle
I'm number three and honey I can't pretend
I don't need heartache at all
My heart can't take the fall
And the moon just turned blue
Goodbye, goodbye
(Goodbye, mama)
It's only fair I guess
My heart won't die from this
And the moon just turned blue
Goodbye, goodbye
I said the moon it just turned blue
I thought I'd give my love to anyone today
But when it came to you, one thing was for sure
Well, I know your little games and I don't wanna play
It's like takin' sick when nobody knows the cure
You come on like the princess of the junior prom
Always part of everything that's goin? down
Just lookin? for another fool to lean upon
In the center ring and everyone's your clown
Can't you see I've lost my nerve
I just can't face you
Perhaps I'll let the time erase you
Can't you see I've lost my nerve
I just can't face you
Perhaps I'll let the time erase you
I thought I'd give my love to anyone today
But when it came to you, one thing was for sure
Well, I know your little games and I don't wanna play
Dark cloud is coming
Headed straight for your heart
Might get just a little bit crazy, baby
Might try to tear us apart
When the storm blows over
Only the strong love remains
If we're ever gonna see a rainbow
We have to stand a little rain
Everybody wants love to be easy
But it's never been that way
Each love starts out with blue skies
Sometimes those blue skies turn gray
When the storm blows over
Only the true love remains
If we're ever gonna see a rainbow
We have to stand a little rain
The thunder rolls
And the lightning strikes
Hold on, darling
It's gonna be alright
'Cause when the storm blows over
I swear my love will remain
If we're ever gonna see a rainbow
We have to stand a little rain
If we're ever gonna see a rainbow
Tell me
One more time the reason why you must leave
Tell me again why you think you don't need me
Tell me again but don't think you'll convince me
You said
About fallin' in love again you'd rather be dead
When somebody breaks your heart you cry your eyes red
There's nothin' so hard about the life that you led
As far as I can see
There's no reason for goodbye
'Cause you're just runnin' scared
And that's something I won't buy
So you lose
I won't let you go and nothin' to show but more blues
And all this talk about leavin' is strictly bad news
You settle down and stay with the girl who loves you
As far as I can see
There's no reason for goodbye
'Cause you're just runnin' scared
And that's something I won't buy
So you lose
I won't let you go and nothin' to show but more blues
And all this talk about leavin' is strictly bad news
You settle down and stay with the girl who loves you
You settle down and stay with the girl who loves you
You settle down and stay with the girl who loves you
Wish that I was on ole rocky top
Down in the Tennessee hills
Ain't no smoggy smoke on rocky top
Ain't no telephone bills
Once there was a girl on rocky top
Half bear the other half cat
Wild as a mink sweet as soda pop
I still dream about that
Rocky top you'll always be
Home sweet home to me
Good ole rocky top
Rocky top Tennessee
Rocky top Tennessee
Once two strangers climbed on rocky top
Lookin' for a moonshine still
Strangers ain't come back from rocky top
Guess they never will
Corn won't grow at all on rocky top
Dirt's too rocky by far
That's why all the folks on rocky top
Get their corn from a jar
Rocky top you'll always be
Home sweet home to me
Good ole rocky top
Rocky top Tennessee
Rocky top Tennessee
Now I've had years of cramped up city life
Trapped like a duck in a pen
Now all I know is it's a pity life
Can't be simple again
Rocky top you'll always be
Home sweet home to me
Good ole rocky top
Rocky top Tennessee
Rocky top Tennessee
Rocky top Tennessee
Rocky top Tennessee
If I could borrow from the future and I'd spend it with you
Darling, in a very special, I'd treat you to a sundae
On a Saturday afternoon and we'd spend the night together
Throwing snowballs at the moon
We'd be aiming high and we'd be aiming low
Winding up together, Lord and lettin' them snowballs go
And after every throw, we'd share a little kiss
Make sweet love together every time we'd miss
Oh, I'd like to meet the artist who painted up the sky
And I'd ask him what that color was he brushed against your eyes
And could he paint a picture of two lovers in one balloon
Who go flying off together to throw snowballs at the moon
We'd be aiming high, we'd be aiming low
Winding up together, Lord and letting them snowballs go
And after every throw we'd share a little kiss
Make sweet love together every time we'd miss
If we could stop the world from spinning take it nice
And slow I bet that we could hit once just before we go
But we keep aiming high, we keep aiming low
We'd be aiming high, we'd be aiming low
Winding up together, Lord and letting them snowballs go
And after every throw, we'd share a little kiss
She came from the land of the cotton
A land that was nearly forgotten
By everyone
And she
She worked and she slaved so hard
Big old field was her backyard
In the Delta sun
Oh, oh, she sure could sing
Oh my, she sure could sing
And he
Looked down and he took a little pity
Whole town swore, he decided
He would help us out
And he
Didn't mind that she wasn't very pretty
'Cause deep inside his heart he knew
She was the only one
Oh, oh, she sure could sing
Hey, she sure could sing
She had faith, she had believing
She led all the people together in singing
And she prayed every night to the Lord up above
Singing, ?Hallelujah?
They
Used to walk, singing songs by the river
Even when she knew for sure
She'd have to go away
Never knew what a life was to give her
Never had to worry about it
For one single day
Oh my, she sure could sing
Oh yeah, she sure could sing
She was singing, singing, ?Hallelujah?
And she
She came from the land of the cotton
A land that was nearly forgotten
By everyone
And she
She worked and she slaved so hard
The big old field was her backyard
In the Delta sun
Oh, oh, she sure could sing
Yeah, she sure could sing
Oh yeah, she sure could sing
Seems like ten years ago, though today my mind is slow
Me and Mickey Craig were running west from Idaho
Robbed a bank to get some bread, seems like fifteen men lay dead
In a path that led us straight to Santa Rosa
Now and then ol' Mickey'd say, "Boy, at home you should've stayed
Than to follow me and learn the life of looking back"
But he'd spit and slap his side just to see if he's alive
Then he'd sing his banjo song of Santa Rosa
He said, whoa-oh, singin', "Oh, Santa Rosa", whoa-oh, high and low, ooh
Then one day, sang ol' Craig, "I'll be free to go my way
And be standin' by the bay at Santa Rosa", yeah
Now one time, late at night, Mickey lit no fire light
'Cause he feared the posse close behind might flush us out
But he picked a bit 'fore sleep to the tune of Cripple Creek
He was murdered by a man from Santa Rosa
He sang, whoa-oh, singin', "Oh, Santa Rosa"
Whoa-oh, singin', "Oh, Santa Rosa", whoa-oh, high and low, ooh
Till I come once again with my banjo pickin' friend
We'll be, oh, high and low in Santa Rosa
You can swim in this old river
It's been delivered since the factory shut down
And like the river I'm waiting for resurrection
Since I've lost your affection and love left town
There'll be no more crying
There's no one left to blame
Love will come out standing
So roll that stone away
We were good but we could have been better
And the best is what we're after when it comes right down to love
You were always the strong one bright as the setting sun
Go shine somewhere else my love some brand new world
There'll be no more crying
There's no one left to blame
Love will come out standing
So roll that stone away
And like that river I'm waiting for resurrection
Since I've lost your affection and love left town
There'll be no more crying
There's no one left to blame
Love will come out standing
So roll that stone, roll that stone
The little things that you say and do
Make me want to be with you
You rave on, it's a crazy feelin'
I know, she's got me reelin'
When you say I love you, rave on
The way you dance and hold me tight
The way you kiss when we say goodnight
Rave on, it's a crazy feeling
And I, I know it's got me reelin'
When you say I love you, rave on
Rave on, it's a crazy feeling
And I, I know its got me reelin'
I'm so glad that you're revealing your love for me
Rave on, rave on, tell me, tell me not to be lonely
Tell me, you love me only, rave on to me
Oh, oh, rave on, it's a crazy feeling
And I, I know its got me reelin'
I'm so glad that you're revealin' your love for me
Oh, rave on, rave on, tell me, tell me not to be lonely
Tell me, you love me only, rave on to me
The little things that you say and do
Make me want to be with you
Rave on, it's a crazy feeling
And I know, she's got me reelin'
When you say I love you, rave on
Oh, rave on, it's a crazy feeling
And I, I know its got me reelin'
I'm so glad that you're revealin' your love for me
Rave on, rave on, tell me, tell me not to be lonely
Tell me, you love me only, rave on to me
There'll be a party on the mountain
People dancing on a hill
Our song will reach across the valley
Take a day off from the mill
There'll be a high lit celebration
We'll string colored lights through pine
There'll be a party on the mountain
If you say that you'll be mine
Be a party on the mountain
Coleslaw, pickles sweetened dill
We'll roast ham and turkey
Make purchases from the still
There'll be a red potato salad
Deviled eggs and custard pie
There'll be a party on the mountain
If you say that you'll be mine
Women clear the dishes
As the sun was goin' down
Then some ladies suggested
It was time to hit the town
?No way Jose, we'll stay?
And with the fire glowin'
With the music groovin'
It's too late for slowin' down
We'll party on the mountain
There'll be dancing on the hill
Our song will reach across the valley
Take a day off from the mill
There'll be a high lit celebration
We'll string colored lights through pine
There'll be a party on the mountain
If you say that you'll be mine
Be a party on the mountain
Maybe baby, I'll have you
Maybe baby, you'll be true
Maybe baby, I'll have you for me
It's funny honey, you don't care
You never listen to my prayers
Maybe baby, you will love me someday
Oh well, you are the one that makes glad
Any other woman just makes me sad
And when someday you want me, well
I'll be there, wait and see, maybe baby
Oh well, you are the one that makes glad
Any other woman just makes me sad
And when someday you want me, well
I'll be there, wait and see
Maybe baby, I'll have you
Maybe baby, you'll be true
Maybe baby, I'll have you for me
I don't need the same excuses
All this talk is really useless
You run for cover every time
I'm close to you
Don't wanna hear about the others
There's something here we should discover
Let's make a little magic
Before the night is through
Ooh, you've seen it all before
And heard the same lines
But if you're willing to take a chance
It could be all right, so fine
We'll find ourselves dancing by firelight
So don't you try to change the subject
Or try to put yourself above it
A boy could get pneumonia
Sitting next to you, that's true
A little sleep is all we're losing
It's up to us to do the choosing
Let's make a little magic
Before the night is through
Make a little magic
Before the night is through
Ooh, to the blue skies where no one can reach us
May sound crazy but just hold on tight
Never has a love run deeper
Baby, my heart is true
Baby, my heart is true
A little sleep is all we're losing
It's up to us to do the choosing
Let's make a little magic
Before the night is through
Let's make a little magic
Make a little magic
Let's make a little magic
Make a little, make a little magic
Before the night is through
Let's make a little magic
Let's make a little magic
Make a little, make a little magic
Before the night is through
Let's make a little magic
Let's make a little magic
Make a little, make a little magic
Before the night is through
Before the night is through
Before the night is through
Before the night is through
Before the night is through
Before the night is through
The milk truck hauls the sun up
And the paper hits the door
The subway shakes my floor
And I think about you
Time to face the dawning gray
Of another lonely day
It's so hard
Living without you
It's so hard
It's so hard
It's so hard
Living without you
Everyone's got something
They're out tryin' to get some more
They got something to get up for
But I ain't about to
Nothin's gonna happen
Nothin's gonna change
It's so hard
Living without you
It's so hard
It's so hard
It's so hard
Living without you
So hard
So hard
Saw her there in the fading light
In full bloom on a summer night
Nothing but the man in the moon
Was standing in my way
I was drunk on the warm sweet air
Tangled up in her raven hair
I should've known but I didn't care
She'd be gone by the light of day
'Cause her eyes were shining brighter
Than the light of the jealous moon
And the stars fell all around her
Well, did I see you smilin'
When the morning came too soon
Did I see you smilin'
Jealous moon, jealous moon
Now the sun dances across my room
I can smell the wine and her soft perfume
The only thing that lets me know
That an angel wasn't here
You know I had this crazy dream
She flew away on stolen wings
But all she took was a pair of jeans
When see saw that the coast was clear
And her eyes were shining brighter
Than the light of the jealous moon
And the stars fell all around her
Well, did I see you smilin'
When the morning came too soon
Did I see you smilin'
Jealous moon, jealous moon
And her eyes were shining brighter
Than the light of the jealous moon
And the stars they fell all around her
Well I thought I saw you smilin'
When the morning came too soon
Did I see you smilin'
Jealous moon, jealous moon
Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh
Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we?ll have good fun on the bayou
Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet gumbo
?Cause tonight I?m gonna see my machez amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay, oh
Son of a gun, we?ll have big fun on the bayou
Thibodeaux, fountaineaux, the place is buzzin?
Kinfolk come to see yvonne by the dozen
Dress in style, go hog wild, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we?ll have big fun on the bayou
Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet gumbo
?Cause tonight I?m gonna see my machez amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay, oh
Son of a gun, we?ll have big fun on the bayou
Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet gumbo
?Cause tonight I?m gonna see my machez amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
Son of a gun, we?ll have big fun on the bayou
Son of a gun, we?ll have big fun on the bayou
Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh
Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we?ll have good fun on the bayou
Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet gumbo
?Cause tonight I?m gonna see my machez amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay, oh
Son of a gun, we?ll have big fun on the bayou
Thibodeaux, fountaineaux, the place is buzzin?
Kinfolk come to see yvonne by the dozen
Dress in style, go hog wild, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we?ll have big fun on the bayou
Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet gumbo
?Cause tonight I?m gonna see my machez amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay, oh
Son of a gun, we?ll have big fun on the bayou
Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet gumbo
?Cause tonight I?m gonna see my machez amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
Son of a gun, we?ll have big fun on the bayou
Son of a gun, we?ll have big fun on the bayou
One parrot in a cage
At the home of a friend
Is reason to wonder and stare
Green wings and red face
And a sapphire belly
A racket so loud
As to out shout the tele
But this morning, my prayer
By the side of the sea
Took odds to turn back
To the moon in the trees
Where a green cloud of birds
In a flock of a thou'
Yelled from one to another
It's morning out loud
"It's morning, it's morning
It's morning", they cried
From the edge of the treetops
To the edge of the skies
"It's morning, it's morning
It's morning", they cried
So open your heart
When you open your eyes
And the sound of their voices
Together did blend
Forming chords of awakening
If I'm not here again
For they shouted
Never again would they fly
In such numbers across
Such a primitive sky
And they noticed my heart
As it sank to the sand
Do not hurry they called
It's all part of a plan
I saw the light, I saw the light
No more darkness, no more night
Now I?m so happy, no sorrow in sight
Praise the Lord, I saw the light
I wandered so aimless, my heart filled with sin
I wouldn?t let my dear Savior in
Then Jesus came like a stranger in the night
Praise the Lord, I saw the light
I saw the light, I saw the light
No more darkness, no more night
Now I?m so happy, no sorrow in sight
Praise the Lord, I saw the light
Just like a blind man I wandered alone
Worries and fears, I claimed for my own
Then like the blind man that God gave back his sight
Praise the Lord, I saw the light
I saw the light, I saw the light
No more darkness, no more night
Now I?m so happy, no sorrow in sight
Praise the Lord, I saw the light
I was a fool to wander and stray
Straight is the gate and narrow the way
Now I have traded the wrong for the right
Praise the Lord, I saw the light
I saw the light, I saw the light
No more darkness, no more night
Now I?m so happy, no sorrow in sight
Breakin' rocks in the hot sun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I needed money 'cause I had none
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I left my baby and it feels so bad
Guess my race is run
She's the best girl that I ever had
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the
Robbin' people with a six-gun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I lost my girl and I lost my fun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I left my baby and it feels so bad
I guess my race is run
She's the best girl that I ever had
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
And if your baby leaves you
And you got no place to go
Oh, you come and see me darlin'
And bring along some dough
And we'll go honky-tonkin', honky-tonkin'
We'll go honky-tonkin', honey, baby
We'll go honkin'-tonkin' 'round this town
And you and your old man
You have a fallin' out
Well, you come and see me darlin'
And we'll go steppin' out
And we'll go honky-tonkin', honky-tonkin'
We'll go honky-tonkin', honey, baby
We'll go honkin'-tonkin' 'round this town
Well, I'm headin' out to the city
Oh, to the city fair
If you wanna do the boogie, babe
You can meet me there
We'll go honky-tonkin', honky-tonkin'
We'll go honky-tonkin', honey, baby
We'll go honkin'-tonkin' 'round this town
Oh, we goin' honkin'-tonkin', honky-tonkin'
Honky-tonkin', honey, baby
Hello, I am your heart
And you got me broken one too many times
Oh hello, this is your heart speakin'
And you got me hurt boy, one too many times
Goin' away on a little vacation
I'll be gone quite a while
You won't have you no love makin'
You'll just have that ten cent smile
Goodbye
This is your heart leavin'
I wish you the best of luck
While I'm healin' up
Oh hello, this is your heart
I just telephoned to see how you're getting by
Oh hello, this is your heart callin'
Well, I've got to run now but I'll drop you a line
I'm havin' fun on my little vacation
I may be gone a while
You won't have you no love makin'
You'll just have that ten cent smile
Hello
This is your heart
I wish you the best of luck
While I'm healing up
Oh, goodbye
Jo Jo was a man who thought he was a loner
But he knew it wouldn't last
Jo Jo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
For some California grass
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Ooh, get back Jo
Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was a woman
But she was another man
All the girls around her say she's got it coming
But she gets it while she can
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Ooh, get back [Incomprehensible]
Yeah, get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
You once belonged
Now there's a big fat turkey or maybe a ham
Round fluffy biscuits all covered with jam
Blackberry, huckleberry, mince and pumpkin pies
If you don't watch out, you're gonna double your size
Mommy's in the kitchen and Daddy's at the tree
Little boys and girls all shouting with glee
Granny sets the table, everyone's in place
When she says, "Come and get it", you really see a race
Look at the jiblip gravy
And the big brown drumstick
Daddy says, "Don't get the tummy ache
Here comes your mother with a big fruit cake"
There's a floating custard and pudding too
Oodles and oodles for me and you
I'll say one thing and you must agree
What a happy, happy time Christmas dinner can be
Look at the jiblib gravy
And the big brown drumstick
Daddy says, "Don't get the tummy ache
Here comes your mother with a big fruit cake"
There's a floating custard and pudding too
Oodles and oodles for me and you
I'll say one thing and you must agree
What a happy, happy time Christmas dinner will be
Now we're all together what bountiful fare
Mother sits down next to babies high chair
Daddy folds his hand and bows his head
Here on the hilltop where we fell in love
Many moons later, now we're giving up
I start the engine, you start to cry
It's a beautiful memory but a sad, sad goodbye
How many times have we wished on a star
Wrapped up in a quilt on the hood of my car
We saw Halley's comet in lunar eclipse
And I sure saw heaven when I tasted your lips
So blow out the stars, turn off the moon
Fade out the crickets and the nightingale's tune
Take down the magnolias that ride the soft wind
Another love story has come to an end
When our love was new as the first evening star
We both said I'll worship you just as you are
Then I tried to change you, girl, and I don't know why
You tried to change me, hey we might as well try
To blow out the stars, turn off the moon
Fade out the crickets and the nightingale's tune
Take down the magnolias that ride the soft wind
Another love story has come to an end
Take down the magnolias that ride the soft wind
A mansion on a hill is a lovely sight to see
But like any other house, it's only temporary
Home is anywhere, you choose to put your heart
If there's no love inside, it'll soon fall apart
Ashes to ashes, dust into dust
Buildings will crumble, bridges will rust
Mountains will disappear, rivers will dry up
And so it goes with everything but love
So it goes with everything but love
So it goes
You can drive around in a long limousine
If you don't know where you're going, it don't mean a thing
He who'd walk a mile just to hold an empty hand
Knows what it means to be a wealthy man
Ashes to ashes, dust into dust
Palaces will crumble, bridges will rust
Mountains will disappear, rivers will dry up
And so it goes with everything but love
So it goes with everything but love
So it goes
Worldly treasures will all pass away
There's just one thing that's put here to stay
Ashes to ashes, dust into dust
Kingdoms will crumble, bridges will rust
Mountains will disappear, rivers will dry up
And so it goes with everything but love
So it goes with everything but love
So it goes with everything but love
I beg your pardon, mama, what did you say?
My mind was drifting off on Martinique Bay
It's not that I'm not interested, you see
Augusta, Georgia is just no place to be
I think Jamaican in the moonlight
Sandy beaches, drinking rum every night
We got no money, mama, but we can go
We'll split the difference, go to Coconut Grove
Keep on talking, mama, I can hear
Your voice, it tickles down inside of my ear
I feel a tropical vacation this year
Might be the answer to this hillbilly fear
I think Jamaican in the moonlight
Sandy beaches, drinking rum every night
We got no money, mama, but we can go
We'll split the difference, go to Coconut Grove
Voila! An American Dream
Well, we can travel girl, without any means
When it's as easy as closing your eyes
And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign
Just keep talking, mama, I like that sound
It goes so easy with that rain falling down
I think a tropical vacation this year
Might be the answer to this hillbilly fear and
Voila! An American Dream
Yeah, we can travel, girl, without any means
When it's as easy as closing your eyes
And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign
Just think Jamaican in the moonlight
Sandy beaches, drinking rum every night
We got no money, mama, but we can go
He was a long tall stranger from way down south
Where he'd left his life behind
He had a big old Gibson and a pickup truck
And Shenandoah eyes
And I remember him sitting in that local bar
Where I earned my pay each night
Singing my songs to empty chairs
And going home half tight
And so the nights rolled by like headlights
Shining on a lonesome strip of tar
I kept his word of kindness close to me
Like a pick on my guitar
And we talked about the singers
And the songs we loved
And the songs we'd most forgot
In that rundown bar they'd make last call
And I'd never want to stop
'Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl's dreams
With my cowboy boots and my old six string
Hitching my wagon to a star
Dreaming of leaving those local bars
When I'd get him up at closing time
For a couple of songs and a chance to shine
Like the star that he longed to be
He looked a Hell of a lot like me
Well he'd played a lot of places where
The only wages were food and beer for free
No fancy licks but he had him a gift
For the kinds of songs he'd ding
But you do what you can to be a satisfied man
Just to have your piece of mind
And so he gave it all up for a government job
Where the paychecks come on time
So now he comes to the bar to hear me play guitar
And to share a drink or two
And we sit swapping tales of where
We've been and what we'd rather do
Well there's a wealth of dangers
When you're talking to strangers
And I meet them all the time
But my heart knew better than my head
When I looked into those yes
'Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl's dreams
With my cowboy boots and my old six string
Hitching my wagon to a star
Dreaming of leaving those local bars
When I'd get him up at closing time
For a couple of songs and a chance to shine
Like the star that he longed to be
He looked a Hell of a lot like me
Well maybe I'll quit when I've got me a kid
And a place to call my own
But tonight there ain't nobody there
Waiting up for me at home
It's a helluva way to live from day to day
Not knowing where you're bound
But the look in his eyes made me realize
I was glad for the life I'd found
'Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl's dreams
With my cowboy boots and my old six string
Hitching my wagon to a star
Dreaming of leaving those local bars
When I'd get him up at closing time
For a couple of songs and a chance to shine
Like the star that he longed to be
He looked a Hell of a lot like me
Like the star that he longed to be
Here we go
Same these days, I think about her
Dream up ways to live with out her
We made vows that I can not excuse
Yes, forever don't last the way it used too
We filled the church and hired a preacher
I raised her veil to reach her
Lives on the promise of her youth
But forever don't last the way it used too
Eternity can not be messed with the law says
You might confess to enough coals, hotter hell you fool
Then you swear an oath and then take it back, anytime you choose
That forever don't last the way it used too
Hammers, razors fill the trash
You throw 'em out when you use the last
Get a new form son, don't become Confu Sed
If forever don't last the way it used to
Forever don't last, forever don't last
Forever don't last, forever don't last the way it used too
Forever don't last, forever don't last
Forever don't last, forever don't last
Here we go sailin' low
Bet your mom and pop, baby, will never know
We're steppin' by the river where the woodchucks go
Down by the Yukon Railroad
When the sun come up, we go down
You can have your partner and you're foolin' around
Spendin' my time on the open ground
Down by the Yukon Railroad
You can bring a bottle and we'll drink it on the track
Baby never comin' back
Well, I can just imagine about a hundred years ago
Old Number 7, just a steamin' on to heaven
With it's twenty cars a rockin' in tow
Bringin' on the payroll
Here comes the sun now, we're havin' fun
You and me together, baby, are number one
I can feel another day's just begun
Thanks to the Yukon Railroad
You can bring a bottle and we'll drink it on the track
Baby never comin' back
Well, I can just imagine about a hundred years ago
Old Number 7, just a steamin' on to heaven
With it's twenty cars a rockin' in tow bringin' on the payroll
Yeah
Well, here we go, sailin' low
Bet your mom and pop, baby, will never know
Steppin' by the river where the woodchucks go
Down by the Yukon Railroad
Thanks to the Yukon Railroad
Sittin? alone in the dark
Wastin? my time in a park
?Cause I?ve got nowhere to go
Had me a job 'til the market fell out
Tried hard to borrow
But there was no help
Now, I?ve got nowhere to go
I need a job
For these two hands
I?m a workin? man
With nowhere to go
One last look at my land
Auctioneer with his gavel in hand
And he says, it?s got to go
Worked this piece all my life
It broke my heart
And it took my wife
Now, I?ve got nothing to show
I need a job
For these two hands
I?m a workin? man
With nowhere to go
Wandered aimless in the city
With my dirt workin? boots
And my old straw hat in hand
Singing a song by Woody Guthrie
This land is your land, it ain?t my land
I?m a workin? man
With nowhere to go
I was born to the sunrise
Breaking back all day
Now, I?ve got something to say
I am broke but not broken
And I am not alone
'Cause there?s a lot of folks
With nowhere to go
Are they ever gonna understand?
You can?t leave a workin? man
With nowhere to go
Are they ever gonna understand?
You can?t leave a workin? man
Nowhere to go
Nowhere to go
Nowhere to go
Nowhere to go
I wanna stand upon a rock and watch the river flow
With the blue sky above me and the valley down below
I wanna hold my head up high, listen to the wind
'Cause when it's gone it won't be back again
I wanna sing the kind of songs that my dad sang to me
And try to be the man he hoped that I would be
He said you only get one chance, you'd better do the best you can
'Cause when it's gone it won't be back again
I wanna wear my Sunday coat and hold your hand in mine
And hear you say you'll love me until the end of time
I wanna find forever in every moment that we spend
'Cause when it's gone it won't be back again
I wanna wear my Sunday coat and hold your hand in mine
And hear you say you'll love me until the end of time
I wanna stand upon a rock like I did when I was young
And hold you close beside me and watch our children run
'Cause you only get one chance to listen to the wind
And when it's gone it won't be back again
We only get one chance, so listen to the wind
'Cause when it's gone it won't be back again
All aboard in Montreal
I heard the conductor call
That old engine heaved a sigh
Suitcases and shuffling feet
I found my way to a window seat
I love to watch the world go by
Made friends with a family
Bound for Sault St. Marie
They said bye at Sudbury Junction"
I guess, I hated to see 'em go
Thought about 'em as it started to snow
Time stops for nothing or no one
This train keeps rollin' along
From here to the great beyond
Black smoke, pistons churn
Steel rails and big wheels turn
This train keeps rolling along
Across the endless prairie land
Mighty buffalo used to stand
Cree and the Blackfoot lived and died
Are the Rockies nestled in the trees
I fell in love with Lake Louise
Smiling with her sparkling emerald eyes
This train keeps rollin' along
From here to the great beyond
Black smokeand pistons churn
Steel rails and big wheels turn
This train keeps rolling along
Soon we'll reach the sea and there I'll stand
With nothing but the blue between me and Japan
Now I'm at the end of the line
Out of track and out of time
Conductor makes his final round
But all the people and places past
They went by just a little too fast
How I wish, I could've slowed this engine down
This train keeps rollin' along
From here to the great beyond
Black smoke and pistons churn
Steel rails and big wheels turn
This train keeps rolling along
This train keeps rolling along
This train keeps rolling along
It keeps on rolling, rolling along
Christopher Robin and I walked along
Under branches lit up by the moon
Posing our questions to Owl and Eeyore
As our days disappeared all too soon
But I wandered much further today than I should
And I can't find my way to the three acre wood
So help me if you can I've got to get
Back to the house at Pooh Corner by one
You'd be surprised there's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh
Winnie, The Pooh doesn't know what to do
Got a honey jar stuck on his nose
He came to me asking help and advice
And from here no one knows where he goes
So I sent him to ask of the Owl if he's there
How to loosen a jar from the nose of a Bear
So help me if you can I've got to get
Back to the house at Pooh Corner by one
You'd be surprised there's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin
Back to the ways of Christopher Robin
Now the girls in telluride do it like this
Cross their fingers when they kiss you
Don't say nothing behind your back
And they don't take nothin' that they don't give back
Take the gold into telluride
Work all winter in the tomboy mine
Dreamin' of what we'll do
When the snow finally ends
And the spring breaks through
We'll load up the wagon and set the little one by our side
Take the gold into telluride
I'd like to lay you down on a cannonball bed
Put a soft feather pillow down by your head
Intertwine flowers into a maiden's veil
Wake you in the morning
Now she's wailing take the gold into telluride
Ain't nothing'll stop an avalanche when it's sliding
Once the wagon starts to roll, you can't turn the mule and the brakes don't hold
You end up in the valley with the little one by your side
Take the gold into telluride
Lace curtains for the windows
Dreams torn from a catalog page
We may wander where the wind blows
You change your views but our love won't change
She gonna climb you high on top of a hill
Fall asleep laughing with the whipporwill
Intertwined flowers in the matrons ring
Wake you in the morning
Now she's singing take the gold into telluride
I loved my winter with a teenage bride
Dreamin of what we'll do
When the snow finally ends
And the spring breaks through
We'll load up the wagon, set the little one by our side
Take the gold into telluride
Tell me
One more time the reason why you must leave
Tell me again why you think you don't need me
Tell me again but don't think you'll convince me
You said
About fallin' in love again you'd rather be dead
When somebody breaks your heart you cry your eyes red
There's nothin' so hard about the life that you led
As far as I can see
There's no reason for goodbye
'Cause you're just runnin' scared
And that's something I won't buy
So you lose
I won't let you go and nothin' to show but more blues
And all this talk about leavin' is strictly bad news
You settle down and stay with the girl who loves you
As far as I can see
There's no reason for goodbye
'Cause you're just runnin' scared
And that's something I won't buy
So you lose
I won't let you go and nothin' to show but more blues
And all this talk about leavin' is strictly bad news
You settle down and stay with the girl who loves you
You settle down and stay with the girl who loves you
You settle down and stay with the girl who loves you
I got ripplin' waters to wake me
To the morning, my woman and love
And tall pine trees are pointing us easily to Heaven above
Blue spruce flaming on the grate in the evening
Takes the chill away fine
Cut the telephone line and the story's the same
There's a worn red chair by the window
That we found at a sale down the way
When some old women said that
They needed more room for the winter
People like pulling out the stuffing when they sit down
And so it passes the time
Cut the telephone line and the story's the same
Blow like a bubble on a windy day
Start to flutter when I hear you say
That you feel too good to go away
And you make me feel fine
And you've made my world a warmer place
By the sparkling of your diamond face
On a frayed spot, put a little lace
And you make me feel fine
Warm as the mountain sunshine
On the edge of the snow line
In a meadow of Columbine
Oh, little Jennifer, I'd give a penny for
What you've got on your mind
It seems like most of the time you're lying there dreaming
Maybe in your vision you'll see how our mission
Is slightly less than divine
Cut the telephone line and the story's the same
And now ripplin' waters flow through pipes
In the walls and they're keeping me warm
And the closest I've been to my family for days is my music
But to silently stare in the morning sky
It's like hearing her calling my name
You cut the telephone line and the story might change
Blow like a bubble on a windy day
Start to flutter when I hear you say
That you feel too good to go away
And you make me feel fine
And you've made my world a warmer place
By the sparkling of your diamond face
On a frayed spot, put a little lace
And you make me feel fine
Warm as the mountain sunshine
On the edge of the snow line
I've known for a long time
The kind of girl you are
Of a smile that covers teardrops
The way your head yields to your heart
Of things you've kept inside
That most girls couldn't bear
I've known you for a long time
But I've just begun to care
I've known of all the heartache
And I've known of all the pain
I've seen you when the sun shines
And I've seen you when it rains
I've seen you make a look of love
From just an icy stare
I've known you for a long time
But I've just begun to care
I know I've been blind
To not have loved you all this time
But the image of you wasn't clear
I guess, I've been standing too near
Oh, it's taken me a while
But I have finally found
What you are to me
And that's what really counts
And what you are to me
Is something we can share
I've known you for a long time
But I've just begun to care
Oh, it's taken me a while
But I have finally found
What you are to me
And that's what really counts
And what you are to me
Is something we can share
I've known you for a long time
But I've just begun to care
Yes, I've known you for a long time
The promoter says he wants to cancel
'Cause there ain't enough tickets sold
The air conditioner on the bus just broke
And I can't shake this cold
The single lost the bullet
The singer's losin' his wife
Well, I might be crazy but I wouldn't change
A single thing about this life
Sometimes we feel like champions
Sometimes we just can't win
Sometimes our records hit the top of the charts
Or the discount bargain bins
Through all those 20 years of touring
We've remained partners, brothers and friends
We're keep it together 'cause we're sure
We're gonna be big time, before it all ends
It's just as long as Johnny's got his fiddle
And Jimmy's got his drums along
Then Jeffrey and me, and Bobby will be
Singing all our favorite songs
We'll catch the fire from the folks in the front row
Fan the flames as the beat gets strong
It's great to be a part of something
So good that's lasted so long
Well, I saw a story in the paper
Suddenly the band's big news
The critics all like our records just fine
But they seem a bit confused
Is it folk, or rock, or country, woah
Seems like everybody cares but us
So just leave us an early wakeup call
So we don't miss the bus
And just as long as Johnny's got his fiddle
And Jimmy's got his drums along
Then Jeffrey and me, and Bobby will be
Singing all our favorite songs
We'll catch the fire from the folks in the front row
Fan the flames as the beat gets strong
It's great to be a part of something
So good that's lasted so long
The band says it can't stand
My latest song, it's too personal
But my first wife's second marriage blew up
They had to get the dang thing annulled
Well, if that ain't something to sing about
You tell me what is
And we'll give it a beat and put it on the street
And we'll just might have another hit
And just as long as Johnny's got his fiddle
And Jimmy's got his drums along
Then Jeffrey and me, and Bobby will be
Singing all our favorite songs
We'll catch the fire from the folks in the front row
Fan the flames as the beat gets strong
It's great to be a part of something
So good that's lasted so long
Yeah, it's great to be a part of something
1, 2, 3, 4
He'd slip away each day with the dimming light
And with the sweetest smile she'd kiss the child goodnight
At the mill she'd work her fingers till they were raw
For the sake of her son and the daddy he never saw
Mary danced with soldiers
She stepped a light quadrille
Shawl across her shoulders
To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill
It was a rebel boy who brought her joy they say
Though the years had passed the memories stood fast each day
Before a bullet crushed the life of their romance
He gave her a shawl and a parasol from France
Mary danced with soldiers
She stepped a light quadrille
Shawl across her shoulders
To keep away the chill, to keep away the chill
They came around to the tavern in town that night
And with silent cries Mary never tried to fight
They cut her hair and left her body torn
Her spirit slipped away before the dawn
Mary danced with soldiers
But now her body's still
Shawl across her shoulders
To keep away the chill
Mary danced with soldiers
She stepped a light quadrille
Shawl across her shoulders
The first thing I remember knowing was a lonesome whistle blowing
And a young gun's dream of growing up to ride
On a freight train leaving town, not knowing where I'm bound
No one could change my mind but Mama tried
One and only rebel child from the family, meek and mild
My mama seemed to know what lay in store
Despite all my Sunday learning towards the bad, I kept on turning
'Til mama couldn't hold me anymore
And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole
No one could steer me right but mama tried, mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better but her pleading, I denied
That leaves only me to blame 'cause mama tried
Dear old daddy, rest his soul, left my Mom a heavy load
She tried so very hard to fill his shoes
Working hours without rest, wanted me to have the best
She tried to raise me right but I refused
And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole
No one could steer me right but mama tried, mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better but her pleading, I denied
Life is like a mountain railway with an engineer that's brave
We must make the run successful from the cradle to the grave
Heed the curves and hills and tunnels, never falter, never fail
Keep your hand upon the throttle and your eye upon the rail
Blessed Savior, Thou will guide us
Till we reach that blissful shore
Where the angels wait to join us
In God's praise for evermore
As we roll along the mainline, there'll be storms and there'll be night
There'll be sidetracks unexpected on the left and on the right
But with the straight always before us and our hearts upon the prize
There'll be no disembarkation until we reach paradise
Blessed Savior, Thou will guide us
Till we reach that blissful shore
Where the angels wait to join us
In God's praise for evermore
Blessed Savior, Thou will guide us
Till we reach that blissful shore
Where the angels wait to join us
In God's praise for evermore
Blue Monday morning at the factory gate
Almost time to clock in
The boys were bettin' that Joe wouldn't show
'Cause they had seen him over the weekend
He had four new tire on his old Cadillac
Betty the waitress and some clothes in the back
A dashboard full of road maps of Mexico
Yeah, Joe knows how to live
He said, "Women were made to love, money is made to spend
Life is something, buddy, you will never live again"
Yeah, you've got to admit it
Joe's knows how to live
And now they'll be down at the ocean
He and Betty stretched out somewhere
The only blue in his life is the blue moonlight
Bouncin' off Betty's blonde hair
I can just see 'em rollin' 'round on the sand
I never thought I was a jealous man
But when I think what he's doin' that I'm not, hah
Lord, I'm jealous about it
He said, "Women were made to love, money is made to spend
Life is something, buddy, you will never live again"
Yeah, you've got to admit it
Joe's knows how to live
Let's go to Mexico
Now Betty's back home with her mother
Joe's back on the assembly line
But he brings in his pictures and his Mexican hat
Just to remind us sometime
That women were made to love, money is made to spend
Life is something, buddy, you will never live again
Yeah, you've got to admit it
Joe's knows how to live
Yeah, you've got to admit it
Joe's knows how to live
That boy's a genius
He sure is crazy
I've been lookin' for a love
Someone to hold as I lay sleeping
I'm not talkin' about someone
Who's scared of promises or keepin' 'em
I'm just lookin' for a love
To stand the test of time
I've been lookin' for someone
To be all mine
I had too much lonely, I need a one and only
Someone I can care about and call my own
Well, in true tradition, without an intermission
We'll still be together when the kids are grown
I've been lookin' for a love
Someone to hold as I lay sleeping
I'm not talkin' about someone
Who's scared of promises or keepin' 'em
I'm just lookin' for a love
To stand the test of time
I've been lookin' for someone
To be all mine
I've been lookin' for a love
Someone to hold as I lay sleeping
I'm not talkin' about someone
Who's scared of promises or keepin' 'em
I'm just lookin' for a love
To stand the test of time
I've been lookin' for someone
To be all mine
I've been lookin' for someone
To be all mine
I've been lookin' for someone
To be all
I've been lookin' for a love
Someone to hold as I lay sleeping
I'm not talkin' about someone
Who's scared of promises or keepin' 'em
I've been lookin' for a love
Someone to hold as I lay sleeping
I'm not talkin' about someone
Who's scared of promises or keepin' 'em
I've been lookin' for a love
One in a million in a lonely town
Two hundred people trying to keep me down
I've taken all I can, I ain't lookin' back
Small town boy in a back yard lot
Can't make a living with the luck I've got
I'm gonna leave it all, I ain't looking back
That's the way I remember, it seemed to me when I was young
But I can still see the leaves slowly fall to the ground
And the snow on the trees as the winter comes down
Still I go home again in my heart
My father worked hard on the railroad track
37 Years cut across his back
He gave it all he had for what he believed
Like every other kid that came before
I grew up believing there was something more
And I still believe, I still believe
That's the way I remember, it seemed to me when I was young
But I can still see the leaves slowly fall to the ground
And the snow on the trees as the winter comes down
Still I go home again in my heart
But I can still see the lightning on a warm summer night
And the rain on the roof when I close my eyes
I can still hear us laughing on the front porch in the dark
There are days when I know that I've traveled so far
That I'll never find the road leading back to the start
Still I go home again in my heart
Still I go home again in my heart
Come and listen to my story if you will I'm gonna tell
About a gang of fellers from down at Nashville
First I'll start with old Red Foley doin' the 'Chattanooga shoe'
We can't forget Hank Williams with them good old 'Lovesick blues'
It's time for Roy Acuff to go to Memphis on his train
With Minnie Pearl and Rod Brasfield and lazy Jim Day
Turn on all your radios I know that you will wait
Hear Little Jimmy Dickens sing 'Take an old cold tater and wait'
There'll be guitars and fiddles, Earl Scruggs and his banjo too
Bill Monroe singing out them ole 'Kentucky blues'
Ernest Tubb's number, 'Two wrongs won't make a right'
At the Grand Ole Opry every Saturday night
There was Uncle Dave Macon his gold tooth and plug hat
Cowboy Copas singing 'Tragic romance'
Signed sealed and delivered with Sam and Kirk McGee
And the master of ceremony was Mr. George D Hays
There was Lonzo and Oscar a-poppin' bubble gum
George Morgan singin' 'Candy kisses' yum, yum
'Got a hole in my bucket' 'Bringin' in that Georgia mill'
We'll sing 'The sunny side of the mountain'
And dance to the 'Chicken reel'
There'll be guitars and fiddles and banjo pickin' too
Bill Monroe singin' out them ole 'Kentucky blues'
Ernest Tubb's number, 'Two wrongs won't make a right'
At the Grand Ole Opry every Saturday night
You can talk about your singers in all kinds of way
But none could sing the old songs like Bradley Kincaid
With his old hound dog 'Guitar' and the famous 'Blue tail fly'
Stringbean with Hank Snow and old fiddlin' Chubby Wise
There'll be guitars and fiddles, Earl Scruggs and his banjo too
Bill Monroe singin' out them ole 'Kentucky blues'
Ernest Tubb's number 'Two wrongs don't make a right'
Seems like lately we're losin' touch
Work too hard and worry too much
I think it's time for me and you
To get back to what we used to do
We'd steal away on a Saturday night
Meet in the field when the time was right
Just us two and a starry sky
It felt like paradise
I said, ooh, baby, goin' down that road tonight
It's gettin' too crazy, need to hold each other tight
Thinkin', ooh, maybe the moon stills shines as bright
Like it did back then, it'll shine again
Down that road tonight
Remember all the songs that we used to know
Dancin' in the dark to the radio
Lost in the rhythm, kickin' up some heat
The memories are still so sweet
Time's gone by but it's plain to see
I still love you and you still love me
Let's shake these troubles, put 'em all aside
C'mon, we're gonna take that ride
I said, ooh, baby, goin' down that road tonight
Gettin' too crazy, need to hold each other tight
Thinkin', ooh, maybe the moon stills shines as bright
Like it did back then, it'll shine again
Down that road tonight, down that road
Ooh, baby, goin' down that road tonight
It's gettin' too crazy, I need to hold you tight
Thinkin', ooh, maybe the moon stills shines as bright
Yes, it did back then, we'll make it shine again
Down that road tonight
Ooh, baby, goin' down that road tonight
It's gettin' too crazy, I need to hold you tight
Thinkin', ooh, maybe the moon stills shines as bright
