You are so beautiful to me, you are so beautiful to me, can't you see?
You're everything I will hope for, you're everything I need
You are so beautiful to me, you are so beautiful yeah, to me, yeah
You are so beautiful, hmm to me can't you see?
You're everything I will hope for, you're everything I need oh
If we lost all we had
Would I walk your rocky road or take a different path
Would I sell my pride for you
If you ask me to walk the streets
You know just what I'd do
Would your child have a home
If it should be born of love other than our own
Would I still stand by you
Knowing you've loved someone else
You know just what I'd do
If my love for you meant giving up my life
Would I lay it down for you
And if you were blind would I give you my sight
You know exactly what I'd do if you ask me to
Would I live with the scar that you carry in your heart
From another woman's war
Would I lend you wounds for you
If I knew you needed me
I was givin' up on givin' love another try
But you were easy on the heart
And easy on the eye
Yeah, I wouldn't have believed it if I'd been told
I'd have my very own angel to hold
Like a warm blanket I can wrap around my soul
You're good lookin'
You're good luck
You make me feel like a million bucks
That's what your love does for me
Like a child, a little wild
And like everything I do is in style
That's what your love does for me
You took my outlook and you sure shook it up
With a little bit of sweetness
From your lovin' cup
What was once half empty is now half full
Now I'm an optimist, baby, dyed in the wool
Ever since you gave my lonely heart strings a pull
You're good lookin'
You're good luck
You make me feel like a million bucks
That's what your love does for me
Like a child, a little wild
And like everything I do is in style
That's what your love does for me
You set the mood
You set me free
Like a prisoner with my own jail key
That's what your love does for me
Like a new dime
Don't I shine
Feels like every day with you is spring time
That's what your love does for me
Feel like a child
I'm a little wild
And like everything I do is in style
That's what your love does for me
That's what your love does
Everybody's wonderin' how this world will get around
Now that we're all runnin' out of gas
But me, I'm kinda happy that this world is slowin' down
Seems to me we were movin' much too fast
Now folks are gonna have to slow it down
But that won't stop this world from goin' round
Well I could think of a whole lot worse of things to be out of
What if we were runnin' out of love?
Now everybody's thinkin' that this world will fall apart
If we ain't got no fuel to feed the flame
What if we all lost the love we used to fill our hearts
Seems to me life wouldn't be the same
Now folks are gonna have to slow it down
But that won't stop this world from goin' round
Well I could think of a whole lot worse of things to be out of
What if we were runnin' out of love?
Now everybody's wonderin' just how cold it's gonna get
And how they're gonna keep each other warm
The simplest solution to the problem I've seen yet
Is cuddle up with someone in your arms
Now folks are gonna have to slow it down
But that won't stop this world from goin' round
Well I could think of a whole lot worse of things to be out of
There is a place,
Where you can go
Where memordlemns still dance with Malgeo,
And Juliet with Romeo,
And the name of the place is love
They put there hearts,
Into a song,
But hit the parades and hero's how they come and gone,
No one touched home,
But they got old,
And the name of the place was love
I know a man that once betrayed himself by reaching to me,
That reality was not love,
But when the morning sun came whistling through listen trees,
One look and I knew,
Oe seen it in me
There is a place,
where you can go,
to feel the beast, warmth, the good that only lovers know
a place to go,
for hate to grow,
and the name of the place is love
There is a place,
Where you can go
Where memordlemns still dance with Malgeo,
And Juliet with Romeo,
And the name of the place is love
There is a place,
Where you can go
Where memordlemns still dance with Malgeo,
And Juliet with Romeo,
I hope it's all that I'd found
This may be my last time around
I tried so long but it's always gone wrong
'Cause I don't know the words to your song
Teach me the words to your song
Teach me and I'll sing along
I don't care anymore if it's right or it's wrong
Just teach me the words to your song
I've been hurt time after time
I've laid my heart on the line
I want to stay while the feelin's so strong
So teach me the words to your song
Teach me the words to your song
Teach me and I'll sing along
I don't care anymore if it's right or it's wrong
Just teach me the words to your song
Well, money won't dry your tears
And words ain't always true
Flowers are nice to look at
But they won't satisfy you
But, honey, love will
Honey, love will
A whole lotta good things won't
But honey, love will
A candy won't give you sweet dreams
Letters can't hold you tight
Phone calls, they can't touch you
Or keep you warm at night
Honey, love will, ooh
Honey, love will
A whole lotta good things won't
But honey, love will
You may stop your heart from fallin'
All in self-defense
When all you need is somethin'
To build your confidence
Honey, love will
Honey, love will
A whole lotta good things won't
But, honey, love will
Tell me about it now
Credit cards won't forgive you
And fashions don't always fit
Wishin' won't sweep you off your feet
Not one little bit
But, honey, love will
Honey, love will
A whole lotta good things won't
But honey, love will
A whole lotta good things won't
Radio sittin' on a window sill
I can hear the music comin' over the hill
How am I supposed to stay in bed
With a crazy little love song in my head
Ooh, sneaky moon, ooh, sneaky moon
June bug buzzin' on the front porch light
Heartbreak's waitin' for me outside
I swore, I wouldn't open that door
Here I am in those arms once more
Ooh, sneaky moon, ooh, sneaky moon
Safe and sound at home asleep
Is where I ought to be
Everywhere I go it just keeps
Creepin' up on me
Romeo waited for the sun to set
Before he serenaded Juliet
Eve met the devil on a Saturday night
But who tricked her into takin' that bite
Ooh, sneaky moon, ooh, sneaky moon
Ooh, sneaky moon, ooh, sneaky moon
Maybe you wish I was someone else I tried so hard to be myself
But I can see you need a change some folks get tired of the rain
Some folks get tired of the rain
One sunny day you'll change your mind and look for clouds but you'll find
Your rainy girl won't rain no more some folks get tired of the rain
Some folks get tired of the rain
Hope you find those sunny days as bright as you thought they would be
Remember who wanted what a change it was you babe not me
My love will last for evermore just like the rain my love will pour
And when you go I love again some folks don't tire of the rain
If you could see me now the one who said that she would rather roam
The one who said she'd rather be alone if you could only see me now
If you could hold me now just for a moment if I could really make you mine
Just for a little while turn back the hands of time if I could only hold you now
I've been too long in the wind too long in the rain taking any comforts that I can
Looking back and longing for the freedom of my chains
Laying in your lovin' arms again
If you could hear me now singing somewhere through the lonely night
Dreaming of the arms that held me tight if you could only hear me now
I've been too long in the wind...
Looking back and longing for the freedom of my chains
He just caught the Jamestown Ferry it's not a hot day in January
Like he said it'd be if he ever left me
A case of gone was all he carried as he got on the Jamestown Ferry
And he said that gone was all he'd ever be
I din't think that he'd leave me after sayin' how much he needs me
But the fact still remains I'm sittin' here all alone
Missin' lovin' of my baby Lord it's bout to drive me crazy
He was the sweetest piece of heaven I've ever known
He just caught the Jamestown Ferry...
As I walk through his kingdom of honky tonks and bars
I remember how he'd hold me and comfort me with talk
He didn't cuss with every breath he had a soothin' Southern Drawl
Made me feel like a lady through it all
He just caught the Jamestown Ferry...
He just caught the Jamestown Ferry...
Everybody take a big long listen I've got somebody to love
Everybody take a big long listen cause I've got somebody to love
I used to worry bout tomorrow but tomorrow never came
Somebody with a crystal ball said you'll never be happy at all
Well that's one point for me and none for the ball
I've got somebody to love I've got somebody to take care of
I've got somebody to love
Everybody take a big long listen I've got somebody to love
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I used to comb my hair for hours tryin' to make it look just right
I used to make fancy plans just to find someone and have a one night stand
Well that's all over now and here's the reason why
I've got somebody to love...
I've got somebody to love...
Would you hold on to my hand when I get lonely
Could I come to you whenever I'm in need
Would you always have a place for me to lay my body down
And I'll be your lady in thre morning can I be your lady
Would you walk with me across the bridges I forgot to burn
Well you face the future lookin' at my past
If you'll take the time to teach me all the things I need to learn
To be your lady in the evening I'll be your lady
Does it matter to you that I'm not your first love
Would you let a thing like that stand in your way
Will you let me be the woman that will ease your troubled mind
In the morning can I be your lady in the evening can I be your lady
I know I told you no before
I wouldn't let you past my door
'Cause there was someone else inside
But I guess he found somebody new
And nothing I can say or do
Will put her out of his mind
And he, he was just leaving
You're just in time this time
And I sure could use a friend
I, I've got this feeling
He was just leaving
So come on in
Funny, you should come around tonight
Just when things aren't going right
Just when the door is open wide
And he, he was just leaving
You're just in time this time
And I sure could use a friend
I, I've got this feeling
He was just leaving
I warned you baby, a long time ago
You got to stop all this, hurtin' me so
But, I don't think you heard a word I said
Well I'm telling you now honey
That there's danger ahead
Treating me bad, telling me lies
That ain't cool baby, that ain't wise
You've been running around, spending all of my bread
You better change your ways now
'Cause there's danger ahead
Hell hath no fury, like a woman scorned
They should've told you that on the day you was borned
Better watch your step now, be careful where you tread
I'm telling you this baby
That there's danger ahead
Can't understand why you want to do me wrong
Straighten up baby, or you'll find me gone
I gonna love you, that's sure enough
But if you're looking for trouble, well I can get tough
I'm gonna quit all my cryin', dry all the tears that I shed
Yea I'm warning you baby that there's danger ahead
Well, I'm warning you baby that there's danger ahead
I don't know where to start now that we're fallen apart
How can we talk heart to heart you're so far away what can I say
I've tried to understand but things got so out of hand
Held out as long as I can now I'm on the telephone saying
"Can I see you tonight?
Just think of the time that we're wasting
Everything will be right
It could be love if we make it"
Now that we're on the line I'll tell you what's on my mind
The love that we're trying to hide well, it's suffering from too much pride
When will we see the end to this game where nobody wins?
'Cause as long as nobody gives in it will go on and on and on
Can I see you tonight?
Just think of the time that we're wasting
Everything will be right
It could be love if we make it
Instead of breaking up
Instead of breaking up
Can I see you tonight?
Just think of the time that we're wasting
Everything will be right
It could be love if we make it
Can I see you tonight?
Just think of the time that we're wasting
Baby, everything will be right
That Georgia sun was blood red and goin' down
That Georgia sun was blood red and goin' down
Daddy said now come girl we're headed down the road to Augusta
And faintly through his clenched teets he called mama's name and then he cussed her
He said girl you're young but some dude has come along and stole your mother
But you can't steal a willin' mind cause mama's always looking for a lover
That Georgia sun was blood red...
With dusty teardrops on his face my daddy cried and big steps he was taking
Halfway running to keep up my shorter legs were so tired and shaking
Where did I go wrong girl why she did leave us both this way
At times like these a child of ten never knows exactly what to say
That Georgia sun was blood red...
We searched in every barroom and honky tonk as well
And finally daddy found them and Lord you know the rest is heard to tell
He sent me out to wait but scared I looked back through the door
And daddy left them both soakin' up the sawdust on the floor
That Georgia sun was blood red...
That Georgia sun was blood red...
If all you want's a good time baby
There's a party down the street
If you're trying to fight an old flame
Well I can't take the heat
If you're looking for a game to play
Well I wish you luck
All I have to offer you is love
If you only want a keeper darlin'
Well I don't hold your key
If you're searching for a savior better
Get down on your knees
If you're looking for the answers, well
Hell I don't know much
All I have to offer you is love
Darling there's a whole lot of things
I've found I just can't be
If you're looking for real love baby
I've got all that you'll ever need
It might be more than you're after
Or not nearly enough
All I have to offer you is love, oh yeah
Darling there's a whole lot of things
I've found I just can't be
If you're looking for real love baby
I've got all that you'll ever need
It might be more than you're after
Or not nearly enough
All I have to offer you is love
All I have to offer you is my love, oh yeah
Well, you made me cry when you said goodbye
Ain't that a shame, my tears fell like rain
Ain't that a shame, yeah, you're the one to blame, oh
Well, you broke my heart when you said we'd apart
Ain't that a shame
Oh well, goodbye, although I cry
Ain't that a shame
You made me cry when you said goodbye
Ain't that a shame
Same dancers in the same old shoes some habits that you just can't lose
It's no telling what a girl might use after the thrill is gone
The flame rises but it soon descends empty pages and a frozen pen
You're not quite lovers and you're not quite friends
After the thrill is gone oh after the thrill is gone
What can you do when your dreams come true and it's not quite like you planned
What have you done to be losing the one you held him so tight in your arms well
Time passes and you must move on half the distance take you twice as long
So you keep on singin' for the sake of a song after the thrill is gone
[ steel ]
You're afraid you might fall out of fashion and you're feeling cold and small
Any kinda love without passion ain't no kinda lovin' at all
Same dancers in the same old shoes you get too careful with the steps you choose
You don't care about winnin' but you don't wanna lose
After the thrill is gone yeah after the thrill is gone
In a broken down apartment house
Lay a woman in labor
She said, "By the grace of God I'll have this child
And the help of a neighbor"
At six o'clock the sun was rising
On upon the world at seven forty five
The neighbor smiled and said
"You've got a beautiful girl"
She named her Spring
Winter's been a long time passin?
She named her Spring
And though she's never been wed
She held her newborn child and said
"Spring, I've waited a long, long time for you
In a broken down apartment house"
Lay a woman dying
And by her side a little six year old girl
Who was softly crying
Momma don't go away and leave me all alone
Momma said to the welfare lady
"Find my child a good home
I'll miss my Spring
Winter's been a long time passing
I'll miss you, Spring"
The angels carried her away
The welfare lady knelt to pray
Spring, she'll be a long time gone from you
In a beautiful church out side of town
Stands a woman smiling
On her hand is a wedding band
Of fashionable stylin?
All the years in the orphan's home
He shared with you
And now you hopes and childhood dreams
Have all come true, he loves his Spring
Winter's been a long time passing
He loves you, Spring, he promised you today
He'll never ever go away
Spring, he's waited a long, long time for you
You were movin' too fast to ever grow old
Must a took a wrong turn back down the road
Searchin' for truth where there just wasn't any
And the wine's not so sweet when you've had one too many
Somebody's knocking on your door is your day finally coming
Is it the hand of fate or maybe somebody tryin' to tell you something
Looking out the window at the fading light
If you could do it all over where would you be tonight?
Shadows on the walls like her long dark hair
And you know you know better when you say you don't care
Somebody's knocking on your door is your day finally coming
Is it the hand of fate or maybe somebody tryin' to tell you something
You tore it all apart now put it back together
It'd be easier if you could just live forever
You feel something coming that you don't understand
And you pray to the Lord it ain't out of your hands
Somebody's knocking on your door
Somebody's knocking on your door
Maybe somebody tryin' to tell you something
She tests every word like a fine wine
She holds every thought like her last dime
You can hear a pin drop from miles away
You can hear a heart stop as plain as day
We live in a land where silence is king
Whispers have all disappeared
Cry for an echo, you won't hear a thing
Silence is king around here
Silence is king around here
Where are the dreams, we were after
Where is the joy and the laughter
Were they only habits we were doomed to lose
Or is destiny not ours to choose
We live in a land where silence is king
Whispers have all disappeared
Cry for an echo, you won't hear a thing
Silence is king around here
Silence is king around here
Desperate measures come from desperate times
I don't regret what I have done
If my actions made you speak your mind
Angry words are better than none
We live in a land where silence is king
Whispers have all disappeared
Cry for an echo, you won't hear a thing
Silence is king around here
Silence is king around here
Mama died havin' me and papa tried to raise me
And then he took to drinkin' when I was only three
I'd follow him and his guitar along the streets of Mobile
Where he'd sing for just a drink and a lollipop for me
Then at night he sat me on the bar while he did some singin'
I played with his old railroad watch when I was a dancin'
And I passed around his worn out hat, they're pitchin' down some quarters
Oh how proud I was to be old Dan Tucker's daughter
Things seemed to go from bad to worse as I grew sadly older
And papa looked so down and out failin' more each day
And pride I always felt to him slowly turned to pity
And Lord you know it broke my heart each time I hear them say
Get out away old Dan Tucker
Take this dime and take this quarter
Get out away old Dan Tucker
Take your wine and take your daughter
Papa died just today a cold gray Mobile mornin'
Now here I stand all alone cryin' on his grave
Not a single soul from Mobile came to wish him well his journey
But at least for papa's goin', no one there will say
Hey, get out away old Dan Tucker
Take this dime and take this quarter
Get out away old Dan Tucker
I wasn't lookin' for no one, I was just out tryin' to have some fun
When, baby, you walked in my world that day
Then you looked right into my eyes
And a voice that could make the devil cry
You just sang my poor heart away
Friends may come and friends may go
But lovers either stay or break your heart, oh, you just fall apart
I thought I could take it or leave it but I can't hardly believe it
But nobody ever sang a song about me before
And I begged you, baby, as you walked out the door
Please don't play my song for somebody else
It's so beautiful, let me keep it for myself
Please don't change the chorus and put in another man's name
Please don't take my song away, oh baby
Please don't take my song away
Sittin' here in my lonely room with the radio on one afternoon
I heard a voice that made me shiver
Oh, no one could sing that way if they didn't mean just what they say
And my tears fell like a river
Sang, "Oh baby, I love you, I was such a fool not to stay
We may never see each other again
But I'll never take your song away, oh baby
I'll never take your song away, oh baby
Mama never had a flower garden
'Cause cotton grew right up to our front door
Daddy never went on a vacation
He died a tired old man at forty-four
Our neighbors in the big house called us redneck
'Cause we lived in a poor sharecropper shack
The Jackson's down the road were poor like we were
But our skin was white and theirs was black
But I believe the south is gonna rise again
But not the way we thought it would back then
I mean everybody hand in hand
I believe the south is gonna rise again
I see wooded parks and big skyscrapers
Where dirty rundown shack stood once before
I see sons and daughters and sharecroppers
But they're not pickin' cotton anymore
But more important I see human kindness
As we forget the bad and keep the good
A brand new breeze is blowing cross the southland
And I see a brand new kind of brotherhood
Yes I believe the south is gonna rise again
Oh but not the way we thought it would back then
I mean everybody hand in hand
I believe the south is gonna rise again
I believe the south is gonna rise again
You said goodbye on Tuesday
I figured I would see you by the weekend
I either didn't hear you right
Or maybe this ol' heart just didn't listen
So I'm writing you this letter
I may never send
Wonderin', if you're wonderin'
How I've been
Well, it's lonely but I'm hangin' in
Hangin' out 'til I'm with you again
Runnin' out of reasons to be strong
Hangin' in, hangin' out an' hangin' on
Talk about blue Monday
Tomorrow it's a week I've been without you
I haven't gone to work yet
I couldn't do a thing but think about you
But I know that I can make it
Through whatever comes
As long as there is still a chance
To save our love
Well, it's lonely but I'm hangin' in
Hangin' out 'til I'm with you again
Runnin' out of reasons to be strong
Hangin' in, hangin' out an' hangin' on
Ohh, it's lonely but I'm hangin' in
Hangin' out 'til I'm with you again
Runnin' out of reasons to be strong
Hangin' in, hangin' out an' hangin' on
Throw up a quarter and I'll call it
A heads he loves me, tails he loves me not
I keep his picture in my wallet
I guess I miss him a little more than I thought
It's complicated, it's underrated
This is so much more than I anticipated
Well it's a heart related, it's complicated
Am I flyin'? Am I sinkin'?
Do it feel good or do it hurt?
I'd like to tell him what I'm thinkin'
But right now I just can't find them words
Well it's complicated, it's underrated
This is so much more than I anticipated
Well it's a heart related, it's complicated, alright
Talk to me baby
Get down
We're walking hand in hand on Sunday
Havin' it out on a Sunday night
We might be makin' up come Monday
Our love is never black and white
'Cause it's complicated, it's underrated
This is so much more than I anticipated
Well it's a heart related, it's complicated
You love to love 'em and you hate to hate 'em
And then you hate to love 'em
Well it's complicated, yes it's tough
Complicated, alright
It's complicated, woah yeah
He's wearing me out
This is difficult
My driftin' mem'ry goes back to the spring of '43
When I was just a child in mama's arms
My daddy plowed the ground and prayed that some day he could leave
This run down mortaged Oklahoma farm
Then one night I heard my daddy sayin' to my mama
He finally saved enough for us to go
California was his dream a paradise wall he had seen
Pictures in magazines that told him so
California cottonfields
Where labor camps were filled with worried men with broken dreams
California cottonfields was as close to wealth as daddy ever came
[ ac.guitar ]
Almost everything we had to sow we left behind
From my daddy's plows to the fruit that mama canned
Some folks came to say farewell and see what all we had to sell
Some just came to shake my daddy's hand
The Model A was loaded down and California bound
And a change of luck was just four days away
But the only change that I remember seeing for my daddy
Was when his dark hair had turned to silver gray
California cottonfields...
Among the local taverns there'll be a slack in business
'Cause Jesse's drinking came before the groceries and the rent
Among the local women there'll be a lot less cheatin'
'Cause Jesse won't be steppin' out again
They baptized Jesse Taylor in Cedar Creek last Sunday
Jesus gained a soul and Satan lost a good right arm
They all cried 'Hallelujah' when Jesse's head went under
'Cause this time he went under for the Lord
The scars on Jesse's knuckles were more than just respected
The county courthouse records tell all there is to tell
The pockets of the gamblers will soon miss Jesse's money
And the black eye of the law will soon be well
They baptized Jesse Taylor in Cedar Creek last Sunday
Jesus gained a soul and Satan lost a good right arm
They all cried 'Hallelujah' when Jesse's head went under
'Cause this time he went under for the Lord
From now on Nancy Taylor can proudly speak to neighbors
And tell them how much Jesse's took up with little Jim
Now Jimmy's got a daddy and Jesse's got a family
And Franklin County's got a lot more man
They baptized Jesse Taylor in Cedar Creek last Sunday
Jesus gained a soul and Satan lost a good right arm
They all cried 'Hallelujah' when Jesse's head went under
(David Chamberlain/Royce Porter/L. David Lewis)
What do I do now that I'm all alone
What we did together beats anything I've done alone
Since the day that you left
I've been asking myself
Is this how it's gonna be
Without you what do I do with me
I don't wanna go out but I just can't stay home
I don't need company but I sure don't wanna be alone,
And to tell myself that I'm doing well is only making believe
Without you what do I do with me
Without you where do I go
Where do I turn
I'd sure like to know
What do I do with all of our things,
And how do I spend all this time on my hands
I've tried everything I've been racking my brain
It must be as bad as it seems,
Without you, what do I do with me
Without you where do I go
Where do I turn
I'd sure like to know
What do I do with all of our things,
And how do I spend all this time on my hands
I've tried everything I've been racking my brain
It must be as bad as it seems,
Without you, what do I do with me
I'm gonna put on my walkin' shoes tonight
Well, I'm a-leavin' here
'Cause you don't treat me right
All ya do is make me cry
So now I'm a-gonna say goodbye
I'm gonna put on my walkin' shoes tonight
Ya, I'll be wearin' my old travelin' hat
Now, baby, what do you think of that?
'Cause all ya do is treat me wrong
So, honey, I'll be good and gone
I'll be wearin' my old travelin' hat
I'm the best thing, baby, that you ever had
When ya find that out
You're gonna feel so bad
You'll beg me, please
Come back home to you
But it's too late
I'm puttin' on my walkin' shoes
Walk on
Well, I'll be wearin' my Hipsall overcoat
And I ain't even leavin' you a note
All ya do is cause me pain
And I ain't comin' back again
I'll be wearin' my Hipsall overcoat
I'm gonna put on my walkin' shoes tonight
Well, I'm a-leavin' here
'Cause you don't treat me right
All ya do is make me cry
So now I'm a-gonna say goodbye
I'm gonna put on my walkin' shoes tonight
I'm gonna put on my walkin' shoes tonight
(Mark Alan Springer)
She's fifteen and he's barely driving a car
She's got his ring and he's got the keys to her heart
It's just matter of time
They'll spread their wings and fly
Like two sparrows in a hurricane
Trying to find their way
With a head full of dreams
And faith that can move anything
They've heard it's all uphill
But all they know is how they feel
The world says they'll never make it, love says they will
There's a baby crying and one more on the way
There's a wolf at the door with a big stack of bills
They can't pay
The clouds are dark and the wind is high
But they can see the other side
Like two sparrows in a hurricane
Trying to find their way
With a head full of dreams
And faith that can move anything
They've heard it's all uphill
But all they know is how they feel
The world says they'll never make it, love says they will
She's eighty-three and he's barely driving a car
She's got his ring and he's got the key to her heart
It's just a matter of time
They'll spread their wings and fly
Like two sparrows in a hurricane
Trying to find their way
With a head full of dreams
And faith that can move anything
They've heard it's all uphill
But all they know is how they feel
The Man That Turned My Momma On
I wish I'd known the man a little better
that turned my momma on
He must have been a heck of a man
Cause momma was a lady don't you know
Momma was no prude but she was proper
never wore her dress to short
she didn't care if you did
but she'd of never taken a drank
Grandma Kate did the best she could
to see momma grew up right
so she'd be fittin one day for courtin
and to wear some gentleman's ring
I wish I'd known the man a little better
that turned my momma on
he was always laughing and sang a right sweet song
I wish I'd known the man a little better that turned my moma on
He must have been a heck of a man
Cause momma was a lady don't you know
I hear he came to town one day
in a rusty old 49 ford
selling ladies shoes and assorted greeting cards
he was killer good looking and easy to like
and turning all the ladies heads
but he saw momma first and lord knows
how some of them travelin men are
I wish I'd known the man a little better
that turned my momma on
he was always laughing and sang a right sweet song
I wish I'd known the man a little better that turned my momma on
He must have been a heck of a man
Cause momma was a lady don't you know
Momma seemed to forget the thangs that
grandma Kate had always told her
she ran away one night with a travlin man
they bought gas at Rita's truck stop
and drove to Desoto County
but he brought her home with a ring
upon her hand
Momma's told me how the fever took him
when I was barely 5
but I remember him pitching me up
and catching me
and I love to sit and listen to her
tell me about my daddy
she says he thought the sun must surely
rise and set with me
I wish I'd known the man a little better that turned my momma on
He must have been a heck of a man
Cause momma was a lady don't you know
I wish I'd known the man a little better that turned my momma on
He must have been a heck of a man
When I die I may not go to heaven
I don't know if they let cowboys in
If they don't just let me go to Texas, Boy
Texas is as close as I've been
New York couldn't hold my attention
Detroit City couldn't sing my song
If tomorrow finds me busted flat in Dallas
I won't care, 'cause at least I'll know I'm home
When I die I may not go to heaven
I don't know if they let cowboys in
If they don't just let me go to Texas, Boy
Texas is as close as I've been
I'd ride through all of Hell and half of Texas
Just to hear Willie Nelson sing a country song
Beer just ain't as cold in old Milwaukee
My body's here, but my soul's in San Antone
When I die I may not go to heaven
I don't know if they let cowboys in
If they don't just let me go to Texas, Boy
Texas is as close as I've been
When I die I may not go to heaven
I don't know if they let cowboys in
If they don't just let me go to Texas, Boy
WRITERS LEO SAYER, TOM SNOW
sometimes you can be like a stranger
in moments when you're so far away
in the night when I reach out to hold you
you just turn away, why do you turn away
oh, I love you so when you're smilin'
but your smile has faded overnight
will we stay like this for a lifetime
gettin' nothin' right, gettin' nothin' right
why do we always have stormy weather
why do we have it so rough
is it so hard just to stay close together
why can't we ever have love
oh, I knew from the first time I saw you
I just had to make you mine
felt so sad when you told me
about your troubled life, all about your troubled life
so here we are just a few years further
still tryin' to make it work
I've a feelin' what we really need right now, girl
is just a little love, oh baby, just a little love
why should we always have stormy weather
why should we have it so rough
it's not so hard just to stay close together
When I was a child
Down in south Caroline
Soon's the Saturday sun went on down
My folk's and sister would go
And leave me home all alone
Goin' to that big square dance in town
Well my old radio
Would play that ol' Opry show
So I never got lonesome or blue
I'd fall asleep in my chair
And dream that I was right there
Just singing the whole night through
When my folks would come home
They'd be humming a song
Mamma'd smile and say, "Child don't you know
There ain't a thing in this world
To make you fall in love girl
Like the San Antonio stroll"
Well the day finally come
When my momma said, "Hon'
It's 'bout time you came with us as well"
Well, I had me a time
Yes, I danced all night
Till they rang that old cracked midnight bell
Then the lights went down low
The fiddler picked up his bow
And he played something stately and slow
And my sister Eileen and her husband to be
They held hands and began to stroll
I've been away for a while
But it still brings a smile
When I think of the way that it goes
Now I'll sing it to you
Just so we both can do
That ol' San Antonio stroll
Now I'll sing it to you
Just so well all can do
Out of the shoot he sits tall as the timber
One hand on the horse and one hand on the sky
Eight seconds later he lands in the money
And winning's a feeling that money can't buy
The kids love a hero and big silver buckles
The girls love the dream of a rodeo man
He loves the backroads and fields without fences
And I guess he loves me because I understand
He's a rain, rain, rainbow rider
He's hitched up his saddle, he's ready to ride
He's a rain, rain, rainbow rider
A dream chasing cowboy with a rodeo girl by his side
Winter in Tuscon and spring in Savanna
Reno in June then off to Cheyenne
He remembers the fall that he took last September
He's hopin' he draws that ol' burr again
He's a rain, rain, rainbow rider
He's hitched up his saddle, he's ready to ride
He's a rain, rain, rainbow rider
A dream chasing cowboy with a rode girl by his side
Lately he's talking about having a son
Someone who'll learn from the things that he's done
A young bronc bustin' a-buckaroo
A trailer behind an old white Eldorado
A red western sunset and a blue mountain range
Some things in this life he'd like to do over
But livin' with him is something I'd never change
He's a rain, rain, rainbow rider
He's hitched up his saddle, he's ready to ride
He's a rain, rain, rainbow rider
A dream chasing cowboy with a rodeo girl by his side
He's a rain, rain, rainbow rider
Would you look at what came down the road today
Wanting me to be one more mistake to make
A bridge to burn to get to someone knew hey pass me by if you're only passing through
You sure look like the traveling kind to me
Don't stop if this ain't where you want to be
I don't know what you think you've run into
Hey pass me by if you're only passing through
[ steel + harmonica ]
I'm not gonna be your stepping stone among the other hearts that you've walked on
Lord help me if I fall in love with you hey pass me by if you're only passing through
It makes me weak and in a hurry
All night long I lay at a worry
I'm so afraid that I'm gonna talk in my sleep
Who do I love? Who am I usin'?
Which one is which can get so confusin'
I've got to choose one and set the other one free
One love at a time, it's all I can handle
Burning both ends of a candle can drive you insane
With one love in your heart and one love on your mind
It can tear a girl apart, I just need one love at a time
One's got a birthday, it's in December
Which one's in July? I can't remember
I get them mixed up, what am I gonna do?
It keeps me uptight, driving me crazy
They're both believin' they're both my baby
Sometimes I wonder who's been playin' the fool
One love at a time, it's all I can handle
Burning both ends of a candle can drive you insane
With one love in your heart and one love on your mind
Well it can tear a girl apart, I just need one love at a time
Tanya Tucker
No Man's Land
Many years ago in Brushcreak Georgia
Molly Marlo was a virgin girl
She lived a mile from a fool named Barney Dawson
Hell bent on getting inside Molly's world
He caught her after church one Sunday morning
And took her body with his rough hard hands
And walked off laughing as she lay there crying
Since then she's been known as No Man's Land
Molly Marlo was No Man's Land
Love could never grow in No Man's Land
The men all tried but she denied them
And they sighed and wrung their hands
But they couldn't go walking
In No Man's Land
Molly grew into a luscious beauty
Each man's head would turn as she walked by
And as their hot eyes watched her body moving
They'd swallow hard and shake their heads and sigh
Molly went to school and studdied nursing
Now you might laugh but it's an honest fact
The first year that she nursed at Millards Clinic
Six men pretended they had heart attacks
Molly Marlo was No Man's Land
Love could never grow in No Man's Land
The men all tried but she denied them
And they sighed and wrung their hands
But they couldn't go walking
In No Man's Land
Years later Barney Dawson lay in prison
In feaverish pain that suffering shell of a man
He was glad to see the nurse from Millards Clinic
'Till he saw the burning eyes of No Man's Land
Molly Marlo was No Man's Land
Love could never grow in No Man's Land
Barney cried but she denied him
And he prayed and wrung their hands
Now his soul's walking
Years ago he was the handsomest devil in town
Well, I know 'cause I've seen his pictures laying around
But he's gettin' old and can't ride them broncos no more
It makes me sad my old man just hit sixty-four
Years ago his home was the wild rodeos
But his scars are the only trophies that he's got to show
Now he's gettin' old his spurs are all rusty and brown
Oh, it makes me sad my old man is fast slowing down
He's my father, my friend and I love him
That was hard to say just a few years ago
Funny but I guess I have mellowed 'cause my cowboy's getting old
'Cause my cowboy's getting old
Years ago I was always there by his side
He'd saddle my pony and off in the sunset we'd ride
Now he's getting old and I have gone off on my own
It makes me sad how my old man's years have flown
He's my father, my friend and I love him
That was hard to say just a few years ago
Funny but I guess I have mellowed 'cause my cowboy's getting old
Here we are again tonight alone just us two
Where the lights're dim and true love is coming through
There's no one else in this whole world as far as we're concerned
We built ourselves a fire so let it burn
Tomorrow night we'll meet again to once more fan the flame
Cause loving you the way I do stays the same
This love of ours is just as strong as any vow could be
And love could never be better for you and me
When you look at me like you do right now I go to pieces
Because I know what's on your mind it's just me
You've got that love-me-look in your eyes like you've had so many time and how
Loving you could never be better than it is right now
You've got that love-me-look...
If you think it's hard in this day and time
To hold your man like I been holding mine
There's no secret just some little things to do
It worked for me and it's bound to work for you
A loving smile will start his day out right
A goodbye kiss will bring him home at night
Reach out to him when he needs a helping hand
Touch him gently so, he knows you understand
Be proud of him when you know he's done his best
Let him know you think, he's better that the rest
If you wanna hold your man, this is the way
Love him more today than you did yesterday
Love's the answer, love's the answer
Be proud of him when you know he's done his best
Let him know you think, he's better that the rest
If you wanna hold your man, this is the way
Love him more today than you did yesterday
Love's the answer, love's the answer
I can't belive you took the time to call,
You say you think you love me after all,
You didn't know what you were doing then,
So now you want to do it all again,
You know a perfect way to end the fight,
I gotta tell you it's your lucky night,
(Chorus)
You caught me lonely at the right time,
You better hurry 'for I change my mind,
Tonight it isn't gonna be the same,
We'll have the pleasure and forget the pain,
I feel the need to feel you holdin' me,
Tomorrow you can be a memory,
You caught me lonely,
Lonely at the right time,
No, I'm not sayin' you can have a key,
I want your lovin' and my liberty,
You say you dream about me all night long,
That different tune is still the same old song,
I know your lyin' but thats nothin' new,
Don't get to thinking I've forgiven you,
(Chorus)
Well if it breaks your heart, I'm not too concerned,
The bed's the same but the table has turned,
It opens up with the same old scene
You pushing me on that tire swing
Up so high I could almost touch the sky
The picture fades to you and me
Caught stealing a kiss behind the tree
It's so real it's like you never said goodbye
Every night I turn the lights down low and take out that old video
I hold your pillow close in the TV's glow and let the good times roll
The road moves on and it always will
But I can make time stand still
I can turn it back and make things just the same
And though you're gone, you're still here
You're far away but always near, I can see your face
And hear you call my name , freeze frame
Every night I turn the lights down low and take out that old video
I hold your pillow close in the TV's glow and let the good times roll
When it comes to an end, I can play it all again
You went away but the good old days are here to stay
Every night I turn the lights down low and take out that old video
I hold your pillow close in the TV's glow and let the good times roll
Now it's time to turn the lights down low and let the good times roll
Somehow I knew I'd see you tonight
Here in our old rendezvous
I'm at the mercy of old memories
You've got your somebody new
You may wonder why I keep coming by
With this heart so broken in two
Any fool can see with one look at me
That it's only over for you
It's only over for you
No, I'm not the one you found somebody new
You can go on believing we're through
Ooh, but it's only over, it's only over for you
As I watch you falling in love
You can't see me falling apart
And even though you hurt me I know
I still love you with all of my heart
But I won't hide my face in a stranger's embrace
When we dance into each other's view
No, don't be surprised at these tears in my eyes
'Cause it's only over for you
It's only over for you
No, I'm not the one you found somebody new
You can go on believing we're through
Ooh, but it's only over, it's only over for you
He knows when I'm lonesome he's there when I'm sad
He's up in the good times he's down in the bad
Whenever I'm discouraged he knows just what to do that boy doesn't know about you
I can tell him my troubles makes 'em all seem right
I can make up excuses not to hold him at night
We can talk of tomorrow I tell him things I wanna do
But boy how can I tell him about you
How can I tell him about you boy please tell me what to do
Everything seems right whenever I'm with you
So boy won't you tell me how to tell him about you ah ah ooh
How can I tell him I don't miss him whenever I am away
How can I say it's you I think of every single night and day
But when is it easy tellin' someone we're through oh boy help me tell him about you
Well I said friend don't take him he's all I've got
Please don't take his love away from me
I'm a beggin' to you friend don't take him he's all I've got
He's everything in life I'll ever need
He is life oh when I wanna live he's everything to me in life that life can give
He's my water oh when I need to drink
He's the first thought in my mind each time I try to think
Let me tell you now friend...
He's my fingers when I want to feel he's the only thing in life to me that's really real
He is love he's all the love I know
He could kiss the ground in the wintertime and make a flower grow
{Sharon Rice/Bill Rice/Mike Lawler)
There's no such thing as perfect strangers
So I come to you the way I am
If you call on me to sacrifice
I won't promise that I can
We're fire to fire
Flame to flame
Pure desire
No retrains or sad songs
Only fire to fire
Only fire to fire
We will wake up when the moment's gone
And I'll still feel you on my fingertips
But they'll be nothing in the afterburn
But the taste upon our lips
We're fire to fire
Flame to flame
Pure desire
No retrains or sad songs
Only fire to fire
Only fire to fire
I'm not here tonight to rescue you
And you don't need me in your life
But I know I'll have the best of you tonight
We're fire to fire
Flame to flame
Pure desire
No retrains or sad songs
Only fire to fire
FEEL RIGHT
Writer Larry Byrom
You know I want you baby
I can't help but feel this way
I got my eyes on your darlin'
Can't wait another day
Gonna wrap my arms around you
Squeeze you through the night
Love you till the morning
I wanta make you
Feel right
Well now take my hand and show me
The things you do so well
You might just learn to love me
Only time will tell
I wanna kiss you all over
It's gonna feel oh so nice
You know it's hard on me baby
Come on and make me
Feel right
Well now take my hand and show me
The things you do so well
You might just learn to love me
Only time will tell
You know I want you baby
I can't help but feel this way
I got my eyes on your darlin'
Can't wait another day
Gonna wrap my arms around you
Squeeze you through the night
Love you till the morning
I wanta make you
Every night I hope and pray
A dream lover will come my way
Hold in the lovin' arms
And know the magic of her charms
'Cause I want
(I want)
A girl
(A boy)
Just to call
(To call)
My own, I want a dream lover
So I don't have to dream alone
Dream lover, where are you with the love, oh, so true?
And the hands that I can hold
Count the minutes as we grow old
'Cause I want
(I want)
A girl [unverified]
Someday I don't know how, I hope she'll hear my plea
Some way I don't know how, she'll bring her love to me
Dream lover, until then I'll go to sleep and dream again
That's the only thing I could do to make my lovin' dreams come true
'Cause I want
(I want)
A girl [unverified]
I want a dream lover so I don't have to dream alone
Dream lover don't wanna dream
(I don't wanna dream alone)
Dream lover, dream out, dream out, dream lover
(I don't wanna)
Dream alone, dream lover, let's dream, dream lover
I sing to the sun in the sky
I sing to the sun risin' high
Carnival dancer, magical time of youth
And as the day draws nigh
Dreams fill my heart
I'll sing while he plays his guitar
I'll sing as the night wakes the dawn
Will love come my way on this magical day?
And will hope stay in my heart?
Carnival dancer, magical time of youth
And as the day draws near
Dreams fill my heart and
I'll sing while he raises guitar
I'll sing my dream from afar
Will love come my way on this magical day?
And will hope stay in my heart?
Will true love come my way on this magical day?
Overlook, oh my love, in my
Stay, oh, dear, stay, oh, dear
Stay, in my, you, you, stay again
The way you're walking and walk, the way you can
The way you're telling me you're not a danger, this man
I said again, I say again, I'm not too kind to the moon
I am dreaming, tonight, of an old southern town
And the best friend that I ever had
For I've grown so weary of roaming around
And I'm going home to my dad
Your hair has turned to silver and I know you're failing too
Daddy, dear, oh, daddy, I'm coming back to you
You made my childhood happy but still I longed to roam
I've had my way, but now I'll say, I long for you and for home
Dear daddy, you shared all my sorrows and joys
You tried hard to bring me up right
I know you'll still be one of the boys
I'm starting back home tonight
Your hair has turned to silver and I know you're failing too
Daddy, dear, oh, daddy, I'm coming back to you
You made my childhood happy but still I longed to roam
I've had my way, but now I'll say, I long for you and for home
I've had my way, but now I'll say
Come on honey, it don't matter no more
Let your lovin' shine down on me
Come on honey, well it don't matter no more
Let your lovin' shine down on me, aha
Have you been hurt by some girl
Who came to take you for a ride
It seems when you woke up one mornin'
She was not there by your side
Well I'm not the kind who whispers into your ear
The words that you want to hear
Then she just disappears, whoa
Someday you'll see that I'm devoted to you, oh
I'll do what you want me to so
Come on honey, it don't matter no more
Let your lovin' shine down on me
Come on honey, it don't matter no more
Let your lovin' shine down on me, aha
What is the problem?
I don't understand why we can't get along
Don't be afraid of the consequences
I won't do you wrong
I'm not the kind who whispers into your ear
The words that you want to hear
Then she just disappears, whoa
Someday you'll see that I'm devoted to you, oh
I'll do what you want me to so
Come on honey, it don't matter no more
Let your lovin' shine down on me
Come on honey, it don't matter no more
Let your lovin' shine down on me
Come on honey, it don't matter no more
Writer David Allan Coe
Would you hold on to my hand when I get lonely
Could I come to you whenever I'm in need
Would you always have a place for me to lay my body down
And I'll be your lady in thre morning can I be your lady
Would you walk with me across the bridges I forgot to burn
Well you face the future lookin' at my past
If you'll take the time to teach me all the things I need to learn
To be your lady in the evening I'll be your lady
Does it matter to you that I'm not your first love
Would you let a thing like that stand in your way
Will you let me be the woman that will ease your troubled mind
In the morning can I be your lady in the evening can I be your lady
(Gary Scruggs)
If your world comes crashing down;
If you need comfort but it can't be found;
If you're lonely, you can always call on me.
If nobody is listening to you,
I'll be the walls you tell your secrets to.
If you want me, night or day, just call on me.
I'm not asking for rings of gold,
Just one ring on my telephone.
I'm just wanting a chance to prove,
That my love is true;
If it connects with you,
Call on me.
There's no-one that I call mine,
I'm only held by the hands of time,
And it's a long wait, hoping you will call on me.
There's nothin' silent as a 'phone that won't ring.
Nothin' louder than your voice in my dreams,
It's a heartache knowing you don't call on me.
I'm not asking for rings of gold,
Just one ring on my telephone.
I'm just wanting a chance to prove,
That my love is true;
If it connects with you,
Call on me. (Call on me.)
Yeah, (Call on me.)
If you ever wanna get me on the line,
You got my number, it's this heart of mine.
I'm not asking for a ring of gold,
Just a love that won't turn cold.
Call on me.
Call me, yeah.
Call on Me.
By the way, I really love you
Just in case you didn't know
And I know, baby, it's not easy
For you to say I'm the one
But I can tell by the way you love
By the way you smile
By the way you say nothin'
I can see it all in your eyes
By the way, I really need you
Everyday of my life
Don't worry, baby, if words escape you
I feel what you're feelin' and that's enough
I can tell by the way you love
By the way you smile
By the way you say nothin'
I can see it all in your eyes
By the way, I know it's not easy
For you to say I'm the one
But I can tell by the way you love me
I can tell I'm the one by the way you love
Half the moon is shining tonight
And half the moon is pitch black
And I got half the chance that you might
Turn around and come back
Half my love has seen the light
And half my love is still blind
It keeps on thinking tomorrow
You'll change your mind
Half our hearts were doing just fine
And half our hearts were in doubt
And half the time while walking the line
I ended up steppin' out
Half my prayers were praying to God
And half my prayers were to you
Tonight it looks like
The answers are overdue
And I'm feeling just how hard
Half the moon can fool
I swear my heart might crack in two
If that moon were full
Half the moon is shining tonight
And half the moon's up and gone
You must have taken half of it's life
To find the road that you're on
Half my love has seen the truth
And half my love is still blind
It makes that missin' half the moon
Hard to find, oh
It makes that missin' half the moon
Baby, you know me well
You know I mean what I say
Before I say 'Farewell'
I'll give you just another day
You'd better find out what's happening
Find out what's happening before long
If you don't find out what's happening
You're gonna find out that I'm gone
Tell me what you're gonna do
You better make up your mind
It all depends on you
Or I'm leaving you far behind
You'd better find out what's happening
Find out what's happening before long
If you don't find out what's happening
You're gonna find out that I'm gone, I'm gone
Baby, you know it's true
We've been through thick and thin, boy
But if you don't come through
You won't ever see me again
You'd better find out what's happening
Find out what's happening before long
If you don't find out what's happening
You're gonna find your lil' mama gone, mama gone
You'd better find out, find out what's happening
You'd better find out, find out what's happening
{Sharon Rice/Bill Rice/Mike Lawler)
There's no such thing as perfect strangers
So I come to you the way I am
If you call on me to sacrifice
I won't promise that I can
We're fire to fire
Flame to flame
Pure desire
No retrains or sad songs
Only fire to fire
Only fire to fire
We will wake up when the moment's gone
And I'll still feel you on my fingertips
But they'll be nothing in the afterburn
But the taste upon our lipsWe're fire to fire
Flame to flame
Pure desire
No retrains or sad songs
Only fire to fire
Only fire to fire
I'm not here tonight to rescue you
And you don't need me in your life
But I know I'll have the best of you tonight
We're fire to fire
Flame to flame
Pure desire
No retrains or sad songs
Only fire to fire
Only fire to fire
They married back in '32
They were young and love was new
And every day the feeling grew
Between the two of them
When work grew scarce and times got bad
The hope would chase away the sad
And hope was sometimes all they had
Between the two of them
The 40's came and the 50's went
And the mortgage replaced the rent
They made the most of each day spent
Between the two of them
Their children all turned out just fine
So he retired in '69
And left with, oh, so little time
Between the two of them
Today I brave the graveyard rain
And placed a rose between their names
Now that's the most that ever came
Between the two of them
And though I miss them, oh, so much
His crooked smile her gentle touch
And the pleasure of just growing up
I've never seen the inside of a ballroom
Or listened to a jukebox all night long
But I've seen these are the things that bring you pleasure
So I'm gonna make some changes in our home
I've heard it said if you can't beat 'em, join 'em
So if that's the way you wanted me to be
I'll change if it takes that to make you happy
From now on you're gonna see a different me
Because your good girl's gonna go bad
I'm gonna be the swinginest swinger you've ever had
If you like 'em painted up, powerdered up,
Then you oughta be glad
Because your good girl's gonna go bad
I'll even learn to like the taste of whiskey
In fact, you'll hardly recognize your wife
I'll buy some brand new clothes and dress up fancy
For my journey to the wilder side of life
Because your good girl's gonna go bad
I'm gonna be the swinginest swinger you've ever had
If you like 'em painted up, powerdered up,
Then you oughta be glad
Because your good girl's gonna go bad
You're the sunshine
That warms my heart each day
You're the rainbow
When gray clouds roll away
You're the melody for the words
That my heart's been tryin' to think of
You're that missing piece of puzzle
That it takes to put together love
You're the paint on the canvas
Where an artist spilled his dream
You're something to believe
In an answer prayer for me
You're my guiding angel
Sent from heaven above
You're that missing piece of puzzle
That it takes to put together love
You're that missing piece of puzzle
That it takes to make my life complete
You're something to remember when I'm down
And need to get back on my feet
You're that missing piece of puzzle
That it takes to put together love
You're that missing piece of puzzle
It's time to pack up all the dreams and walk away
No matter what our hearts might say
Now we know we're at the end of a love
So it's foolish to pretend, why try
We cried clinging to each other tenderly
We were the best that we could be
Through the sweet and gentle years
And now after all these tears we cried
Love knows we tried
Love knows we tried
We gave it all we had and more
Love knows we tried
We've got the memory and someday we may see
Goodbye doesn't mean we really didn't try
So you can hold your head up high
And as I walk away from you knowing well
We did all that we could do inside
Love knows we tried
Oh, love knows we tried
Love knows we tried
Don't it make life just a little more special
Knowin' you've got someone who cares
You won't ever have to be lonely
Always has somebody there
Don't it make everything a little bit easier
Knowin' you have someone like me
A hand to take you to the light
When it gets a little bit too dark to see
That's when I like to stop and remind you
You've got me to hold on to, baby
(You've got me to hold on to, you've got me)
Oh, you've got me to hold on to
(You've got me to hold on to, you've got me)
Yes, and don't it make every chance worth taking
Even when you try and fail
Don't it make all the pain worth aching
Look around and find somebody there
Oh, and don't it make everything a little bit easier
Knowin' you have someone like me
A hand to take you to the light
When it gets a little bit too dark to see
That's when I like to stop and remind you
You've got me to hold on to, baby
(You've got me to hold on to, you've got me)
Oh, you've got me to hold on to
(You've got me to hold on to, you've got me)
I've got you, I've got you
High and low, happy or sad
You know I'm gonna be right there
Sharin' your smiles, dryin' your eyes
Anytime and anywhere
'Cause you've got me to hold on to
(You've got me to hold on to, you've got me to hold on to)
Oh, you've got me to hold on to, baby
(You've got me to hold on to, you've got me to hold on to)
Oh, you've got me to hold on to, honey
(You've got me to hold on to, you've got me to hold on to)
You've got me
You just watch me, baby
One of these breathless nights
I'm gonna steal your heart
And make you mine
You're gonna say you want me
Beg me to never leave
If you don't think so
Then you just watch me
When you see me comin'
Ain't no use runnin'
I'll be the dream that haunts you
And when the dawn is upon you
I'll be the only light you'll see
You just watch me
You just watch me, baby
I'm the moon above
A blanket of night comin' down
To wrap you up
Open up your window
Breathe the cool night air
The winds of love, love
Are everywhere
When you see me comin'
Ain't no use runnin'
I'll be the dream that haunts you
And when the dawn is upon you
I'll be the only light you'll see
You just watch me
When you see me comin'
Ain't no use runnin'
I'll be the dream that haunts you
And when the dawn is upon you
I'll be the only light you'll see
You just watch me
When you see me comin'
Ain't no use runnin'
You just watch me
You just watch me, baby
I am thinkin' about something
Oh, yeah
Let's do it
Every now and then you feel
Like jumping off the deep end
Pack a few things head to New Orleans
Commit a few sins
With a good rockin' daddy
That can rock all night
Make you feel good
Make you feel alright
You don't do it, baby
But you think about it
You wanna spend your life, your love
And your money in the fast lane
Let the good times roll
Body and soul, ruin the family name
There's a Devil on your shoulder
And he's talkin' to you
I know what he's sayin'
'Cause I've been there too
You don't do it, baby
But you think about it
Well, we all got a list of the do's and don'ts
Save a little space for the will's and won'ts
Underline things like right and wrong
I could just go on and on and on
Yeah, you want to get crazy girl
And there's no doubt
That somebody's doing
What you're doing without
But you don't do it, baby
You just think about it
Hmm, don't you do it now
But think about it baby, oh
There's a devil on your shoulder
And he's talkin' to you
I know what he's sayin'
'Cause I've been there too
No, you don't do it, baby
But you think about it
No, no, no you don't do it, baby
But you think about it
I'm thinking about it right now
You don't do it
But you think about it
You don't do it
But you think about it
We can't do it
Would you lay with me
In a field of stone
If my needs were strong
Would you lay with me
Should my lips go dry
Would you wet them, dear
In the midnight hour
If my lips grow dry
Would you go away
To another land
Walk a thousand miles
Through the burning sand
Wipe the blood away
From my dying hand
If I give myself to you
Will you bathe with me
In the stream of life
When the moon is full
Will you bathe with me
Will you still love me
When I'm down and out
In my time of trials
Will you stand by me
Would you go away
To another land
Walk a thousand miles
Through the burning sand
Wipe the blood away
From my dying hand
If I give myself to you
Would you lay with me
In a field of stone
Should my lips go dry
Would you wet them, dear
Will you bathe with me
In the stream of life
Will you still love me
She don't want for nothin'
'Cause he buys her everything
But the one thing he don't give her
Is the love that she needs
She cries on pillows made of lace
Dreamin' of some other place
She's got a half a mind to run from him
But she knows she'd be back again
She's got everything that a girl could want
But she needs more and she can't stop
Wishin' it all away
Wishin' it all away
Wishin' it all away
Looking out the window
There goes another falling star
And those diamonds on her fingers
Don't do nothing for her heart
She thought that there'd be so much more
Is this what she settled for?
She's got a half a mind to run from him
But she knows she'd be back again, oh yeah
She's got everything that a girl could want
But she needs more and she can't stop
Wishin' it all away
Wishin' it all away
Wishin' it all away
If she didn't have to go through leavin'
If it could all just disappear
Then she could start all over
And be out of here, oh yeah
She's got a half a mind to run from him
But she knows she'd be back again, oh yeah
She's got everything that a girl could want
But she needs more and she can't stop
Wishin' it all away
Wishin' it all away
Wishin' it all away
Wishin' it all away, oh yeah
If she didn't have to go through leavin'
She'd be outta here
What's your mama's name, child, what's your mama's name?
Thirty some odd years ago a young man came to Memphis
Asking ?bout a rose that used to blossom in his world
People never took the time to mind the young man's questions
Till one day they heard him ask a little green eyed girl
What's your mama's name, child, what's your mama's name?
Does she ever talk about a place called New Orleans
Has she ever mentioned a man named Buford Wilson
What's your mama's name, child, what's your mama's name?
Twenty some odd years ago a drunkard down in Memphis
Lost a month of life and labored to the country jail
Just because he asked a little green eyed girl a question
And offered her a nickel's worth of candy if she'd tell
A year and some odd days ago an old man died in Memphis
Just another wayward soul the county had to claim
Inside the old man's ragged coat they found a faded letter
That said you have a daughter and her eyes are Wilson green
What's your mama's name, child?
Oh, what it did to me... Tanya Tucker
I saw you tonight, in her arms so tight,
I watched as she held you tenderly
You say when she held you it did nothing to you,
but oh what it did to me.
You say when she kissed you, you didn't feel a thing
well I felt enough for all three.
You want me to believe it did nothing to you,
but ohhhh what it did to me.
And I felt the warm tears roll slowly down my face
As I watched another, slowly take my place.
And now it's all over you want me to forget
and pretend that thangs are like they used to be
that it was just a kiss that did nothing to you
but ohhhhh what it did to me.
you want me to believe it did nothing to you,
but ohhhh what it did to me...
They say that life goes on
I'll find true love again
It's not the end of the world
One day my heart will mend
Someone will come along and a new love will grow
Thats what they say but what do they know
How could they know the pain I feel inside my heart
They never lost your love
So who do they think they are
They never held you, or had to let you go
Well, they're not trying to live without you
So what do they know
They say all is fair in love
But for me that's just not true
I feel like someone took a knife
And cut my life in two
It's better to have love and lost
Than to have never loved, I'm told
At least that's what they say
But what do they know
Well, they're not trying to live without you
If anyone had told me things would get this far
I'd have told them they were crazy, yet, here we are
Pride can be our enemy we both know the cost
So tell me if you're having second thoughts
We don't have to do this
It's not carved in stone
Or are we so lost we can't find
Our way back home?
Tell me where's it written
That we can't change our minds?
We don't have to do this
We don't have to say goodbye
Years should count for something
Tears can't be in vain
To let this go so easy would be a shame
We don't have to do this
It's not carved in stone
Or are we so lost that we can't find
Our way back home?
Tell me where's it written
That we can't change our minds?
We don't have to do this
We don't have to say goodbye
If leaving is the answer
Why does this feel so bad?
Should we really walk away
From everything we had?
Tell me where's it written
That we can't change our minds? No
We don't have to do this
We don't have to say goodbye
We don't have to do this
Somebody's drinking his whiskey
Somebody's loving on his wife
Somebody ain't gonna live till tomorrow
If daddy gets home a little early tonight
Wait 'til daddy finds out
He ain't gonna like it
Wait 'til daddy finds out
When he gets home tonight
Well, daddy's been a helluva father
And daddy's been working seven nights in a row
And daddy let mama get a little bit lonely
Sitting home waiting for her sugar to show
Wait 'til daddy finds out
Well, he ain't gonna like it
Wait 'til daddy finds out, yeah
When he gets home tonight
Well, I think I hear a car coming up the drive
I'm gonna run, find me a safe place to hide
'Cause I know what's gonna hit that fan
Oh, mama you better take a look outside
One man walked in the bedroom
One man walked out of town
One man's life spared this evening
And one woman shopping for a new night gown
Wait 'til daddy finds out
Well he ain't gonna like it
Wait 'til daddy finds out
When he gets home tonight
Now I think I hear a car coming up the drive
I'm gonna run and find me a safe place to hide
'Cause I know what's gonna hit that fan
Oh, mama you better take a look outside
Wait 'til daddy finds out
No, no, no, no, no, he ain't gonna like it
Wait 'til daddy finds out, yeah
When he gets home tonight
Wait 'til daddy finds out
No, no, no, no, no, no, he ain't gonna like it
Wait 'til daddy finds out, wait 'til daddy finds out
She'll always get you when your guard is down
Pick you up and then drag you round
And everybody knows you'll be found
Following a trail of tears
She keeps her heart all locked in chains
You'll never have a chanse to love again
But you won't be the first my friend
You're following a trail of tears
A trail of teardrops always fall
Cos girls like that don't care at all
She just wants to see you crawl
Crawling through the trail of tears
You'll tell her that you need her so
But she'll just laugh and then you'll know
That you've got a lifetime left to go
Following a trail of tears
A trail of teardrops always fall
Cos girls like that don't care at all
She just wants to see you crawl
Crawling through the trail of tears
You're asking me how I can tell
But it's a story that I know well
Cause I've been walked all over hell
Following a trail of tears
A trail of teardrops always fall
Cos girls like that don't care at all
She just wants to see you crawl
Crawling through the trail of tears
A trail of teardrops always fall
Cos girls like that don't care at all
She just wants to see you crawl
Crawling through the trail of tears
Crawling through a trail of tears
There is a place down in Tennessee I call home
There is someone down there I call my own
At least I think he is, Lord I pray he is
Least I could do is give him a call
Our love across the miles is holding strong
With every sign of going on and on
Least I hope it will, Lord I pray it will
But there is a danger still 'cuz we know
That time and distance will do their level best
To build a wall between us and put love to the test
The doubt and temptation step in and take control
Calling on suspicion to come and take it's toll
We can't lead love down the path of least resistance
We've got to hold our own against time and distance
They say out of sight out of mind
But I say love like ours can hold the line
I'm here to say they're wrong, I hope and pray they're wrong
And we can keep love strong 'cuz we know
That time and distance will do their level best
To build a wall between us and put love to the test
The doubt and temptation step in and take control
Calling on suspicion to come and take it's toll
We can't lead love down the path of least resistance
We've got to hold our own against time and distance
I seemed to know right from the start
Where I was goin' and how far
Like the river as she flows
I just always seemed to know
But you were born beneath the restless moon
Your heart still sings a wanderin' tune
Like the wind cannot be bound, oh
Walls would only tie you down
For awhile we traveled
In the same directions
But parted before the journey's end
I stayed within my boundaries
You sailed toward open skies
Like the river and the wind
Like the river and the wind
I always flowed between the lines
You followed roads that had no signs
The river knows where she belongs, yeah
The wind, he never finds a home
For awhile we traveled
In the same directions
But parted before the journey's end
I stayed within my boundaries
You sailed toward open skies
Like the river and the wind
Like the river and the wind
For awhile we traveled
In the same directions
But parted before the journey's end
I stayed within my boundaries
You sailed toward open skies
Like the river and the wind
I have walked through a world of temptation
I have witnessed the power of gold
I told myself, I would not surrender
To all the things that steal the soul
A restless heart is bound to wander
Never finding lasting peace
In the sea of life I went under
And all my hope abandoned me
They tried to tell me of a sweet salvation
And how glorious it can be
But I found nothing I could believe in
Like the love you gave to me
You rescued me and got the wheels turning
You always seem to know just what to do
The fire you started keeps right on burning
And nothing shakes my faith in you
And I've been told of a sweet salvation
And how glorious it can be
But I've found nothing I can believe in
Like the love you gave to me
Well, I've been told of a sweet salvation
And how glorious it could be
But I found nothing I can believe in
Like the love you gave to me
I found nothing I can believe in
He just caught the Jamestown ferry, it's not a hot day in January
Like he said it'd be if he ever left me
A case of gone was all he carried as he got on the Jamestown ferry
And he said that gone was all he'd ever be
I didn't think that he'd leave me after sayin' how much he needs me
But the fact still remains, I'm sittin' here all alone
Missin' the lovin' of my baby, Lord, it's 'bout to drive me crazy
He was the sweetest piece of heaven I've ever known
He just caught the Jamestown ferry, it's not a hot day in January
Like he said it'd be if he ever left me
A case of gone was all he carried as he got on the Jamestown ferry
And he said that gone was all he'd ever be
As I walk through his kingdom of honky tonks and bars
I remember how he'd hold me and comfort me with talk
He didn't cuss with every breath he had a soothing Southern drawl
Made me feel like a lady through it all
He just caught the Jamestown ferry, it's not a hot day in January
Like he said it'd be if he ever left me
A case of gone was all he carried as he got on the Jamestown ferry
And he said that gone was all he'd ever be
He just caught the Jamestown ferry, it's not a hot day in January
Lay me down on porch at midnight
Get me high on the southern moonlight
Walk me down by the river star bright
Hold me, my friend, I'm home again
I'm a Tennessee woman
Who's been away from home
I know I don't belong in that city world
Old Smoky Mountains, do you remember me
I'm from Tennessee, I'm just a local girl
Make my bed where the sun can wake me
From my dreams of childhood take me
Where the winds of time can't shake me
Help me unload this weight of the road
I'm a Tennessee woman
They say that there's a hole
In the atmosphere
The things you think
Will last disappear
When you were ready to say I do
Somebody lowered the boom on you
And now you need a sympathetic ear
So baby, tell me about it
Tell me about teardrops in the dark
Tell me about it
Tell me about your broken heart
You say you need someone to hold you tight
You can't stand another lonely night
Well, come closer and
Tell me about it
Love isn't always true
It hurts sometimes
Your tears will tell on you girl
I'm not blind
I know what you're goin' through
I graduated from that school too
If you need a shoulder, cry on mine
Tell me about it
Tell me about teardrops in the dark
Tell me about it
Tell me all about your broken heart
You say you need someone to hold you tight
You can't stand another lonely night
Well, come closer and
Tell me about it
You took a lesson in playin' a fool
I graduated from that school too
If you need a shoulder, cry on mine
Tell me about it
Tell me about teardrops in the dark
Tell me about it
Tell me all about your broken heart
You say you need someone to hold you tight
You can't stand another lonely night
Well, come closer and
Tell me about it
Tell me about it
Tell me about teardrops in the dark
Tell me about it
Tell me all about your broken heart
Tell me about it
I wish I had button eyes and red fat nose
Shaggy cotton skin and just one set of clothes
Sittin' on the shelf in the local department store
With no dreams to dream and nothing to be sorry for
I wish I was a Teddy Bear
Not livin' nor lovin' or goin' nowhere
I wish I was a Teddy Bear
And I'm wishin' that I hadn't fallen in love with you
I wish I had a wooden heart and a sawdust mind
Then your mem'ry wouldn't come around hurtin' all the time
I'd have a sewed on smile and a painted twinkle in my eye
And I never would've ever had to learn how to cry
I wish I was a Teddy Bear
Not livin' nor lovin' or goin' nowhere
I wish I was a Teddy Bear
And I'm wishin' that I hadn't fallen in love with you
I wish I had a string you'd pull to make me say
Hi, I'm Teddy ain't it a lovely day
Then I'd know every time I spoke the words were right
And no one would know the mess I made in my life
I wish I was a Teddy Bear
Not livin' nor lovin' or goin' nowhere
I wish I was a Teddy Bear
And I'm wishin' that I hadn't fallen in love with you
There's a tree out in the backyard
That never has been broken by the wind
And the reason it's still standing
It was strong enough to bend
For years, we have stayed together
As lovers and as friends
What we have will last forever
If we're strong enough to bend
When you say something that you can't take back
Big wind blows and you hear a little crack
When you say, "Hey, well, I might be wrong"
You can sway with the wind till the storm is gone
(Sway with the wind till the storm is gone)
Like a tree out in the backyard
That never has been broken by the wind
Our love will last forever
If we're strong enough to bend
Yeah
When you start thinkin' that you know it all
Big wind blows and a branch will fall
When you say, "Hey this job takes two"
We can sway with the wind till the skies turn blue
(Sway with the wind till the skies turn blue)
Like a tree out in the backyard
That never has been broken by the wind
Our love will last forever
If we're strong enough to bend
Our love will last forever
If I told you tonight that I loved you
Would you walk my way
Would you say
Lies I wanted to hear
If I told you tonight that I need you
Would you break my heart
Would you start
Tearin' me down again
I feel so lonely when I'm with you
But I'm so lonely when you're gone
I can't live with you, I can't live without you
But I still hold on, I still hold on
If I told you tonight I was leavin'
Would you call my name
Take the blame
Turn it all around again
'Cause you know I love you
And it's worth the heartache
We curse the heartbreak we make
But I still hold on
I feel so lonely when I'm with you
But I'm so lonely when you're gone
I can't live with you, I can't live without you
But I still hold on, I still hold on, oh yeah
Hey, I feel so lonely when I'm with you
But I'm so lonely when you're gone
I can't live with you, I can't live without you
But I still hold on, I still hold on
If I told you tonight that I loved you
Would you walk my way
Would you say
Lies I wanted to hear
If I told you tonight that I need you
Would you break my heart
Would you start
Tearin' me down again
I feel so lonely when I'm with you
But I'm so lonely when you're gone
I can't live with you, I can't live without you
But I still hold on, I still hold on
I still hold on, I still hold on
Mhm mhm mhm
[ guitar ]
You're my soul song my everything-that-I-do song
My pick-me-up-when-I'm-blue song that's why I sing all the time
You're my soul song and that's why I call you my solid-gold song
Nothin' in the world could ever go wrong as long as you are mine
Never in the world have I seen anybody like you in all my time
You give me a feel good feelin' through and through and it's so fine
I'm up with the sun cause I don't wanna waste it
I love you so much I can almost taste it
I can sit still when I look up and see you comin' I start hummin' hmm
You're my soul song my keep-me-safe-from-all-harm song
My shelter-from-all-storm song that's why I sing all the time
You're my soul song my keep-me-warm-when-I'm-cold song
Nothin' in the world could ever go wrong as long as you are mine
Looking back she thinks about that moment in the sand
And what was just a summer fling got so far out of hand
She knew that he was taken but she gave in anyway
She believed it when she heard him say
Soon I'll be free to be with you
Soon I'll be telling you know who the facts of life
I want you to be my wife and our dreams will all come true, soon
Christmas finds her all alone with no calls to rejoice
So she calls his caller phone just to hear his voice
She knows that it's useless, but she does it anyway
And she knows how to answer before she hears him say
Soon, I can't talk to you right now
Soon, you'll hear a beep and you know how to play this game
Leave your number and your name, and I promise I'll call back, soon
Someday slowly turns to never
Tears and champagne offer no solution
He'll say soon to her forever
So she makes her New Year's resolution
Soon she won't call him anymore
Soon, when he shows up at her door and ask her when
On the sidewalks of Savannah
There's an old man ragged and blind
He don't beg an' he don't steal
And he don't fool with wine
With an old guitar in his wrinkled hands
A thousand songs in his mind
You can't keep your heart from lovin'
The song man when you hear him cry
"Song Man, one song for a dime
I got songs that'll make ya happy
And songs that'll make ya cry
I got a special poor man's blues"
"Two for the price of one
It won't cost you a thing to hear me
Sing my favorite Gospel song"
"Lord, I'm comin' home, Lord, I'm comin' home
I've been a fightin' the devil too long
Lord, I'm comin' home"
All the old timers in Savannah
Have known him all of their lives
And they all say that he's done seen
A hundred years go by
With an old dog he calls Govenor John
He starts at the break of dawn
And he don't stop as long as someone
Wants to hear him sing a song
"Song Man, one song for a dime
I got songs that'll make ya happy
And songs that'll make ya cry
I got a special poor man's blues"
"Two for the price of one
It won't cost you a thing to hear me
Sing my favorite Gospel song"
"Lord, I'm comin' home, Lord, I'm comin' home
I've been a fightin' the devil too long
Lord, I'm comin' home"
Lord, I'm comin' home, Lord, I'm comin' home
I've been a fightin' the devil too long
Late one night I heard a knock on my door
No surprise, it was my landlord
He notified me I was late with the rent
What can you do when your last dollar spent?
Ya got trouble, some kind of trouble
I called up my baby for a little advice
'Cause my sugar baby always treats me so nice
I had a funny feeling that he wasn't alone
When I heard another voice whisper, "Hang up the phone"
I got trouble, some kind of trouble
Trouble in my heart, trouble on my mind
There's never any trouble for me to find
Some kind of trouble
Some kind of trouble
I went to my boss, said, "I need a little time
To work on this poor broken heart of mine"
He said, "I'd like to help ya, I've been there before
But the problem is, girl, you don't work here no more"
Ya got trouble, some kind of trouble
Trouble in my heart, trouble on my mind
There's never any trouble for me to find
Some kind of trouble
Some kind of trouble
(I got trouble)
I was down around as low as a body can be
So I talked to my preacher about praying for me
He smiled and he said, "Child, you're not alone
'Cause all God's children got to deal with their own kind of trouble"
Some kind of trouble
Trouble in my heart, trouble on my mind
There's never any trouble for me to find
Some kind of trouble
Some kind of trouble
Some kind of trouble
Some kind of trouble
Trouble in my heart, trouble on my mind
(Some kind of trouble)
Never any trouble for me to find
(Some kind of trouble)
Trouble, we got trouble
Some kind of trouble
Yesterday oh how many do you wish you could relive
Turn the page and go back oh I wonder what you'd give
Looking back does it seem when you've planned when you've dreamed
You forgot the most important thing
Smell the flowers while the roses bloom take the time my friend and sing a happy tune
Oh how precious every mile so take a minute learn to smile
My friend let's stop a while and smell the flowers (smell the flowers)
[ guitar ]
Got a troubled mind friend if you let too much worry rule your days
When you look back do you feel like something precious slipped away
Oh my friend are you the man that the world slip through his hands
Can you remember when you smelled the flowers
Smell the flowers...
Right about now you'd be saying sweet nothings
And I'd be hanging on your every word
My lips would be wet with your kisses
And we'd be lost in our own little world
Right about now, I'd be feeling your heartbeat
And your fingers touching my skin
What I wouldn't give to be back in your arms somehow
Right about now
Right about now, you'd promise forever
And swear I hadn't felt nothing yet
Then you'd pull me a little bit closer
And I'd play just hard enough to get
Right about now, we'd be under the covers
Making love that knew no shame
What I wouldn't do to be with you somehow
Right about now
Baby
Now, the clock on the wall keeps ticking
But time's sure been passing slow
And it's myself that I've been kicking
For ever letting you go
But darling, you know where to find me
Should you have a change of heart
I sure could use a little of you no doubt
Right about now
I sure could use you, baby, right about now
Since you've been gone there's nothing, right about now
I sure do need your touching, right about now
Right about now
Sixty-six Chevrolet
Windshield full of rain
Four wheels that I can trust
To take me outta here
Truck stop in Buffalo
Fueled up and food to go
One lonely trucker
Said he had to bend my ear
Hey there, where you headed?
I told him, I don't really know
I'm just ridin' out the heartache
It's doesn't matter how long it takes
I'm just a couple thousand miles away
From gettin' his memory outta my mind
And when this storm is over I'll be fine
Oh, but until that day
I'm ridin' out the heartache
No need to read the signs
Not keepin' track of time
Maybe a new direction's
Gonna change my luck
Turned around and heard south
Feel a little better now
Seems like those old gray clouds
They may be breakin' up
He was my only reason
The one thing keepin' me around
I'm just ridin' out the heartache
It's doesn't matter how long it takes
I'm just a couple thousand miles away
From gettin' his memory outta my mind
And when this storm is over I'll be fine
Oh, but until that day
I'm ridin' out the heartache
I'm just ridin' out the heartache
It's doesn't matter how long it takes
I'm just a couple thousand miles away
From gettin' his memory outta my mind
And when this storm is over I'll be fine
Oh, but until that day I'm ridin' out the heartache
Until that day I'm ridin' out the heartache
All through school he did real well
Got a good job in the sawmill, yeah
But he wanted more so he went away
As he stepped on board the 802
He could hear his daddy say
"Listen to the big bell a ringin' on the hillside
I hear the town choir singin', oh, so sweet and high
Lady Luck's got a heart of stone
And you're the pride of Franklin County
Don't you leave your natural home" Oh, yeah
A small town kid with the big city blues
A yearnin' heart and taped up shoes, yeah
He wanted more so he went astray
Took a gun and he stole a car and he was on his way
Listen to the big bell ringin' on the hillside
I hear the town choir singin', oh, so sweet and high, high
Lady Luck, she have a heart of stone
But the pride of Franklin County's gonna make it on his own
Well, he got tough, Lord, he was hard, yeah
He robbed a bank, oh, he didn't see the guard
The guard shot him down and as he lay there dyin'
People gathered 'round and they swore they heard him say
"Listen to the big bell ringin' on the hillside
Hear the town choir singin', oh, so sweet and high
Lady Luck's got a heart of stone
Now the pride of Franklin County's goin' home"
Listen to the big bell ringin' on the hillside
Hear the town choir singin', oh, so sweet and high
Lady Luck, she have a heart of stone
Now the pride of Franklin County's goin' home, yeah
(Larry Collins/Snuff Garrett/Sandy Pinkard)
If you've got a road map of Texas,
You can see that it's a wide open state.
From Amarillo down to Boulder,
You can bet that it's a honky-tonky place.
They might like to rock 'n roll in Dallas,
Or disco down on Galveston Bay.
But when God made them West Texas cowboys,
He gave them the Pecos Promenade.
Lead off with the Cotton-Eyed Joe,
Buckin' winged, and heel and toe,
Hold me close for the Pecos Promenade.
Big sign hangin' by the door,
Sawdust on an old dance floor.
Tip your hat for the Pecos Promenade.
When the sun starts goin' down on the prairie,
And the starlight, falls on the state.
That's when this cowgirl needs me a cowboy,
To do the Pecos Promenade.
Tonight's the first I saw him,
We can hear those twin fiddles play.
Well Houston starts to feel like Lonestar heaven,
As we dance the Pecos Promenade.
Lead off with the Cotton-Eyed Joe,
Buckin' winged, and heel and toe,
Hold me close for the Pecos Promenade.
Tip your hat for the Pecos Promenade
That's when this cowgirl needs a cowboy,
Two in the morning, too hot to sleep
Tossin' and turning and twistin' the sheets
I feel an old weakness coming on strong
Window wide open in the back bedroom
Smell of sweet honeysuckle in full bloom
I feel an old weakness coming on strong
Feel like I'm running real low on willpower
Can't get you out of this heart of mine
From the break of dawn till the midnight hour
I keep fighting to let you go
But your love is beyond my control
Took down that picture of you and me
But every time I look up where it used to be
I feel an old weakness coming on strong
Still got your number next to the phone
Just when I believe, I can leave it alone
I feel an old weakness coming on strong
Feel like I'm running real low on willpower
Can't get you out of this heart of mine
From the break of dawn till the midnight hour
I keep fighting to let you go
But your love is beyond my control
It's an old weakness coming on strong
I feel an old weakness, an old weakness
I saw you tonight
In her arms so tight
I watched as she held you tenderly
You say when she held you
It did nothing to you
But oh, what it did to me
You say when she kissed you
You didn't feel a thing
Well, I felt enough for all three
You want me to believe
It did nothing to you
But oh, what it did to me
And I felt the warm tears
Roll slowly down my face
As I watched another
Slowly take my place
And now it's all over
You want me to forget
And pretend that things are like they used to be
That it was just a kiss
That did nothing to you
But oh, what it did to me
You want me to believe
It did nothing to you
Nobody told me
It could ever hurt so bad
I'm having to learn the hard way
Now that you're gone
It's hurting me more
Than any pain I've ever had
I don't know how I can go on
Nobody dies from a broken heart
Give it time and your dreams will start again
I know love can tear you apart
But nobody dies from a broken heart
Everyone tells me
It's gonna take a little time
Before you find your heartaches slipping away
I know they mean well
And they're just trying to ease my mind
And it doesn't help to hear them say
Nobody dies from a broken heart
Give it time and your dreams will start again
I know love can tear you apart
But nobody dies from a broken heart
There nothing anybody's gonna say
That'll talk me out of feeling this way
There's nothing anyone can do
To take away my love for you
I know they mean well
And they're just trying to ease my mind
It doesn't help to hear them say
Nobody dies from a broken heart
Give it time and your dreams will start again
I know love can tear you apart
But nobody dies from a broken heart
Nobody dies from a broken heart
Give it time and your dreams will start again
I know love can tear you apart
But nobody dies from a broken heart
Nobody dies from a broken heart
Give it time and your dreams will start again
I'm sittin' in this New York City hotel room alone
Wishin' I was somewhere else or on my way back home
Nashville Tennessee I know that's where I do belong
Cause I don't know no New York City song
They know I'm from Dixie when I open up my mouth
They don't treat the ladies here the way they do down south
I thought I could make it here but I can't get along
Cause I don't know no New York City song
And Lord I'd like to tell you just how much I'd like to leave
Cause in my mind that south bound song is tuggin' on my sleeve
New York City ain't the place a country girl should be
New York City ain't the place for me
Today I walked a New York City avenue downtown
I've never seen so many people hurryin' around
And when I smile they look as if to say that smiling's wrong
No I don't know no New York City song
I'm sittin' in this New York City...
I know you like the night-life, the parties and the fun
You like to hang around until the last song has been sung
So I have made arrangements and I wanted you to know
When all the laughter's ended there's still somewhere you can go
My arms stay open all night from sundown 'til the morning light
Hopin' you can find where you belong, I leave the lights on
My heart is never closed, you're the only love it knows
The one dream I have is to hold you tight, my arms stay open all night
Please don't think I'm crazy, I haven't lost my mind
But when it comes to lovin' you, I can always find the time
So if it's after midnight or just before the break of day
Anytime you need me, it'll never be too late
'Cause my arms stay open all night from sundown 'til the morning light
Hopin' you can find where you belong, I leave the lights on
My heart is never closed, you're the only love it knows
The one dream I have is to hold you tight, my arms stay open all night
When all your so-called friends go home
You don't ever have to be alone
'Cause my arms stay open all night from sundown 'til the morning light
Hopin' you can find where you belong, I leave the lights on
My heart is never closed, you're the only love it knows
The one dream I have is to hold you tight, my arms stay open all night
I wish I'd known the man a little better that turned my mama on
He must have been a heck of a man cause mama was a lady don't you know
Mama was no prude but she was proper never wore her dress too short
She didn't care if you did but she'd never taken a drink
Grandma Kate did the best she could to see mama grew up right
So she'd be fittin' one day for courtin' and to wear some gentleman's ring
I wish I'd known the man a little better that turned my mama on
People was always laughing and sang a right sweet song
I wish I'd known the man a little better that turned my mama on
He must have been a heck of a man cause mama was a lady don't you know
I hear he came to town one day in a rusty old '49 Ford
Sellin' ladies shoes and assorted greeting cards
He was killer goodlookin' and easy to like and turnin' all the ladies heads
But he saw mama first and Lord knows how some of them travelin' men are
I wish I'd known the man...
Mama seemed to forget the things that grandma Kate had always told her
She ran away one night with that traveling man
They bought gas at Reba's Truck Stop and drove to Deseto County
But he brought her home with a ring upon her hand
Mama's told me how the fever took him when I was barely five
But I remember him pitchin' me up and catchin' me
And I love to sit and listen to her tell me about my daddy
She says he thought the sun would surely rise and set in me
The first time that I said let's start our family
He said, "Hon I've got the whole wide world to see
So come along and be this drifter's lady
The best next thing to love is bein' free"
And I said, "Don't you feel the need to have some kids and settle down?"
He said not while there's some places left to go, yeah
I'd like to love you in Alaska underneath the midnight sun
I said, "Makin' love don't always make love grow oh didn't you know"
Acapulco and the Mexicaly sunshine, Hawaii on a rooftop in the rain
Out of Rio De Janeiro on a tramp liner and just outside of Paris on a train
I said don't you feel the need to have some kids and settle down
He said not while there's some places left to go
I'd like to love you in the backseat of a taxi leavin' town
I said, "Makin' love don't always make love grow oh didn't you know
And one day walkin' on the beach of Monterey"
A little girl came up and took me by the hand
And said, "Mom is it okay if I go swimmin'?"
But when he saw her mistake he blushed and ran
He laughed and reached for me but I just stepped away
I fought away the tears and tried to smile
Suddenly I knew I'd wait for him no longer
Just as suddenly he changed his style
He said, "Don't you feel the need to have some kids and settle down?"
Someday everybody leads a home
Yes, I'm finally learnin' love is more than just a runnin' round
But makin' love is hard to do alone
I said, "Don't you feel the need to have some kids and settle down"
Babe, I'm gonna take it on my own
See I'm finally learnin' love is more than just a runnin' round
Why makin' love might even make love grow
WRITER DAVE LOGGINS
Oh there ain't nothing like
Lovin' somebody on a rainy, rainy night
Well the moon is changing faces
Playing hide and seek with the clouds
They're arranging nature's symphony
As the concert call goes out
Bringing lovers close together
To hear a tin roof lullaby
Cause there ain't nothing
Like loving somebody on a rainy, rainy night
There's an age old lover's anthem
In each celestial waterfall
It's a song that can't be sung
But can be heard by one and all
With that sweet romantic melodies
Descended from the sky
Oh there ain't nothing like
Lovin' somebody on a rainy, rainy night
When the sky it seems like it's falling
And the world is growing dim
Take yourself and your lover and go on in
Just let it rain
Oh there ain't nothing like
Lovin' somebody on a rainy, rainy night
When the sky it seems like it's falling
And the world is growing dim
Take yourself and your lover and go on in
Just let it rain
Oh there ain't nothing like
It's kind of gentle and easy
Something to do with the heart
A sweet song crying way down deep
You've got to play it, baby
No way to say it
It's a love thing
It's got no name
It's just a feeling inside
It's a full moon
A summer rain
And when I'm holding you tight
It's a love thing
It isn't something to hurry, a-a
It takes a step at a time
When it comes sneaking up on you
You don't regret it, baby
It's copacetic, it's a...
It's a love thing
It's got no name
It's just a feeling inside
It's a full moon
A summer rain
And when I'm holding you tight
It's a love thing
So when it comes sneaking up on you
Go on and let it, baby
You won't regret it
It's a love thing
It's got no name
It's just a feeling inside
It's a full moon
A summer rain
And when I'm holding you tight
In a cozy little restaurant for lovers
It seems so out of place for you and me
We used to play around, under the covers
But now it's just a place to watch TV
So love me like you used to
When our love was brand new
And, darlin', when we're through
You can love me again
And hold me like you want to
Instead of like you have to
Love me like you used to love me
When you used to love me
Baby, we could use a long vacation
But the trouble here is bound to tag along
We used to be each other's inspiration
When it only took my touch to turn you on
So love me like you used to
When our love was brand new
And darlin', when we're through
You can love me again
And hold me like you want to
Instead of like you have to
Love me like you used to love me
When you used to love me
Well, we used to sit and talk about forever
But now we hardly ever talk at all
We walked a lot of tightropes together
We always caught each other when we'd fall
So love me like you used to
When our love was brand new
And darlin', when we're through
You can love me again
And hold me like you want to
Instead of like you have to
Love me like you used to love me
When you used to love me
Love me like you used to
You came riding in on the sunrise on a hot West Texas day
With a fancy man in a painted wagon with some fancy things to say
Looks like you folks need some water, well water is my game
And for the small price of a 100 dollars I bet you I could make it rain
Step back non-believers or the rain will never come
Someone start that fire burning, somebody beat the drum
He said some may think I'm crazy for making all these claims
But I swear before this day is over you folks are gonna see some rain
They all just stood there staring trying to believe
But there was one named Lizzy Cooper who said he was a lying cheat
She said you call yourself the Rainman, well you ought to be ashamed
Starting all these people dreaming, thinking you can make it rain
Step back non-believers or the rain will never come
Someone start that fire burning, somebody beat the drum
He said some may think I'm crazy for making all these claims
But I swear before this day is over you folks are gonna see some rain
Hey Lizzy, well a man's gotta have a dream
And if you can't walk on the inside with me, I'll meet you in between
Oh come with me Lizzy and the stars will write your name
And if you still think I'm lying to you look yonder there comes the rain
Step back non-believers or the rain will never come
Someone start that fire burning, somebody beat the drum
He said some may think I'm crazy for making all these claims
But I swear before this day is over you folks are gonna see some rain
Oh step back non-believers or the rain will never come
Love can't be measured with diamonds and gold
Before you spend your money I oughta let you know
If you wanna get to me, try the little things
Don't need that mansion on top of the hill
Too many rooms with nothing to fill
You can't furnish me with the little things
Rub my back, make me laugh
Hold me while I dream
All it takes to make my day
Is to tell me you love me, little things
It doesn't matter what mood I'm in
I always melt when you begin
Whispering little things
Rub my back, make me laugh
Hold me while I dream
All it takes to make my day
Is to tell me you love me
Oh, little things
Rainy walks, a midnight talk
Dance me on your feet
Hold me close, don't let go
All I'll ever need is a single rose
A kiss hello, that smile upon your face
The tender way, you say my name
Takes my breath away
Little things, oh yeah, aha
Love can't be measured with diamonds and gold
All I'll ever need, oh, is little things
Here goes one more empty night
Lonely lady foolish pride
Do I need you deep inside?
Let me count the ways
Losing tracks of tears I've shed
Feeling empty as my bed
Could you give me love instead
Let me count the ways
Who could count the times
You're on my mind more and more
Who could count the waves
That reach out for the shore
Days and nights are all the same
One part lonely, two parts pain
Do I need you back again?
Let me count the ways
Who could count the times
You're on my mind more and more
Who could count the waves
That reach out for the shore
Days and nights are all the same
One part lonely, two parts pain
Do I need you back again?
Let me count the ways
Wherever you go wherever you may wander in your life
Surely you know I'll always wanna be there
Holdin' your hand and standing by to catch you when you fall
Seeing you through in everything you do
Let me be there in your morning let me be there in your night
Let me change whatever's wrong and make it right
Let me take you through that wonder land that only two can share
All I ask you is let me be there
[ guitar + harmonica ]
Watching you grow and going through the changes in your life
That's how I know I'll always wanna be there
Whenever you feel you need a friend to lean on here I am
Whenever you call you know I'll be there
Let me be there in your morning...
Let me be there in your morning...
First you let him down then you come around
You build him up and get him up and turn his head around
You tear him down again and then you're gone leave him alone
Just about the time I've pushed you from his mind
You start to spin your web again and he falls for your lines
What have you got that keeps him hanging on oh leave him alone
I could make him happy from now on yeah
If only you would just leave him alone you don't love him
Now the way I do and God knows I do
All the way and every day ten times as much as you
Where you're concerned he can't tell right from wrong
Another love, just another love
I don't wanna be just another love
On your list of hearts, you've torn apart
Then you've cast them aside
Oh, can't you see that I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be just another love in your life?
Well, I hear you've got a reputation in town
For taking all the young girls
And breaking them down
You've given me an invitation to stay
But boy, you know my heart says
I oughta be running away
Well, I've never been embarrassed
So I guess it's my turn
I'm gonna see how strong I am
Another love, just another love
I don't wanna be just another love
On your list of hearts, you've torn apart
Then you've cast them aside
Oh, can't you see that I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be just another love in your life?
Well, you've got some kind of magic
In your big brown eyes
Where'd you ever learn how to hypnotize?
Just like in old men's books that I've read
Drinking lemonade in the shade of my canopy bed
Well, I've never been hurt
So I'll see what it's worth
I'm gonna see how strong I am
Another love, just another love
I don't wanna be just another love
On your list of hearts, you've torn apart
Then you've cast them aside
Oh, can't you see that I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be just another love in your life?
Well, I've never been hurt
So I'll see what it's worth
I'm gonna give your love a try
Another love, just another love
I don't wanna be just another love
On your list of hearts, you've torn apart
Then you've cast them aside
Oh, can't you see, I don't wanna be
Oh no, I don't wanna be
(Pat Terry/Roger Murrah)
Well I was up all night well wonderin' what to do
Thinkin' that I oughta just forget about you
But it's a little too late
Well it's a little too late
When you walked in I shoulda walked out
Well it's a little too late to do the right thing now
Well the whole town told me you're a heart break king
Guess I oughta pay attention when they say those things
But it's a little too late
Well it's a little too late
I know all my old buddies wanna help me out
But it's a little too late to do the right thing now
Turn the jukebox up throw some sawdust down
I'm too far gone to turn this heart around
I may be wrong but I don't want out
Well it's a little too late to do the right thing now
Turn the jukebox up throw some sawdust down
I'm too far gone to turn this heart around
I may be wrong but I don't want out
Well it's a little too late to do the right thing now
I was up all night well wonderin' what to do
Thinkin' that I oughta just forget about you
But it's a little too late
Well it's a little too late
When you walked in I shoulda walked out
Well it's a little too late to do the right thing now
I may be wrong but I don't want out
Somebody oughta tell that girl
She's livin' in a dreamers' world
That boy is gone, as gone can be
But it won't be me
No, it won't be me
Somebody oughta set her straight
She oughta give up the wait
He'll never give up being free
But it won't be me
No, it won't be me
To see her fall apart
Would be more than I could bear
I'm just too close
To that girl in the mirror there
Somebody oughta let her know
She's gotta let him know
It's time to face reality
But it won't be me
No, it won't be me
To see her fall apart
Would be more than I could bear
I'm just too close
To that girl in the mirror there
Somebody oughta let her know
She's gotta let him know
It's time to face reality
But it won't be me
No, it won't be me
Well, it won't [Incomprehensible]
It sure felt like forever
When we were together
Imagine my surprise
When you told me It was over
Threw your coat over your shoulder
And walked out of my life
You said that it was just infatuation
Somethin' I'd get over soon enough
But it hurts like love and it feels like heartache
You were here in my arms and then you were gone
And now it's just too late
It's a cryin' shame, after all of this pain
I'm still not sure just what it was
But it hurts like love
I don't know how it happened
I gave it all my passion
Believing it was real
I was sure that it could save you
But all it ever gave you
Was this emptiness I feel
I know that it's only an illusion
But every night that I don't feel your touch
It hurts like love and it feels like heartache
You were here in my arms and then you were gone
And now it's just too late
It's a cryin' shame, after all of this pain
I'm still not sure just what it was
But it hurts like love
You know
I'm still not sure just what it was
If your heart ain't busy tonight
Maybe it would like to get with mine
If your heart ain't busy tonight
Well, I could keep it occupied for a long, long time
If your lips ain't got something pressing to do
If your arms aren't held up, well, their invited too
If your heart ain't busy tonight
Maybe it would like to get with mine anytime
Well, it's kind of you to lend me an ear
Well, that's a start but I believe
If I could only get the rest of you over here
Well, all of you might fall in love with all of me
If your heart ain't busy tonight
Maybe it would like to get with mine
Anytime, oh yeah
If your feet are restless for somewhere to go
And your eyes want something more to see
Why don't you let them lead the rest of you to my door?
So all of you can fall in love with all of me
If your heart ain't busy tonight
Well, maybe it would like to get with mine
If your heart ain't busy tonight
Well, I could keep it occupied for a long, long time
Yes, I could
If your lips ain't got something pressing to do
If your arms aren't held up, well, they're invited too
If your heart ain't busy tonight
Maybe it would like to get with mine anytime
If your heart ain't busy tonight
Well I packed his bags and kicked him out we were havin' bad times
Looking back I can see it was over nothin'
Since then there's been too much red wine and women messin' up his mind
But nothin' can compare with baby's lovin'
At two o'clock this mornin' he made up his mind
Said I'm goin' home to my sweet baby
He looked out the window at the city for the last time
Lord knows this life it'll drive him crazy
Well he walked out to the highway caught a semi headed home
I hope she'll take him back oh Lord he's prayin'
Now he's standin' at the front door and I'm here all alone
Then he heard his sweet baby sayin'
And I said if you touch me you've got to love me
And if you love me you'll have to stay with me forever
And I'll forgive you and love will be like it should be
So if you touch me you've got to love me
If you could only see your way through
Your blue eyes into my heart
If you would only come inside my dreams
Maybe stay awhile, play around
I'll show you all the secrets of my mind
Do my best to please you all of the time
If you feel it you can have it
If you want it come and get it
You can do it we got a magic
I believe you won't regret it
I have tamed you for a lifetime
You have held me in my glory
I have seen you in my lifetime
Come and help me write the story
If you would only take a little more time
Then you'd see where I'm coming from
If you could only read between the lines
Baby, you'd know that I'm the only one
We go to places we've never been
I'll be your lifetime lady and lifetime friend
If you feel it you can have it
If you want it come and get it
You can do it we got a magic
I believe you won't regret it
I have tamed you for a lifetime
You have held me in my glory
I have seen you in my lifetime
Come and help me write the story
If you feel it you can have it
If you want it come and get it
You can do it we got a magic
I believe you won't regret it
I have tamed you for a lifetime
You have held me in my glory
I have seen you in my lifetime
I know a man, a good friend of mine
He spends all his time tryin' to make love work out right
But the woman he loves, she don't feel the same, no
I don't know much about love but at least I learned one thing
If it don't come easy, you better let it go
'Cause when it don't come easy, there's no natural flow
Don't make it hard on your heart, you might be better off alone
If it don't come easy, you better let it go, yeah
I know a woman, she's got a heart of gold
You know she'd do anything to make her man feel right at home
But the man she loves, now, he's a restless kind of guy
I wish there was a way I could make her realize
That if it don't come easy, you better let it go
'Cause when it don't come easy, there's no natural flow
Don't make it hard on your heart, when you might be better off alone
If it don't come easy, you better let it go, yeah
Let it go, though it's hard I know
Let it loose, I'll tell you, it's no use
If it don't come easy, you better let it go
'Cause when it don't come easy, there's no natural flow
Don't make it hard on your heart, when you might be better off alone
If it don't come easy, you better let it
You better let it, you better let it go
If it don't come easy, you better let it go, yeah
'Cause when it don't come easy, there's no natural flow
If it don't come easy, oh, you better let it go, yeah
I can't believe It's really me telling you goodbye
I've run out of reasons to defend your alibis
I can't go on pretending everything is still okay
Now I know the truth behind all the games you played
It wouldn't be so hard for me to turn my heart away
If I didn't love you
Looking back, it's easy now for me to understand
Why you got so angry when I asked you where you'd been
You told me my suspicions were only jealousy
And you used the way I trusted you to make a fool of me
You closed my eyes to lies that I could never have believed
If I didn't love you
Cause if I didn't love you
I'd have walked away a long, long time ago
And if I didn't love you
I never would have let you hurt me so
Now the time's come for me to tell you that we're through
Leave this broken dream behind and go find someone new
And I could see that it would be an easy thing to do
If I didn't love you
Cause if I didn't love you
I'd have walked away a long, long time ago
And if I didn't love you
I never would have let you hurt me so
If I didn't love you
If I didn't love you
Like a child lost in the wilderness
I knew not where to go
Surrounded by the emptiness
Of a love that left me cold
I stumbled through that darkness
Of nights that have no stars
And days that have no sunshine
To warm my naked heart
Like a bird in flight brought down by stones
From an unknown assailant's sling
A stranger took you from my arms
And I lost everything, In days to come I nearly ran
Out of ways to stay alive
But through it all I never lost
The will to survive
(And)
I'm not over you and I doubt that I'll ever be
But I've learned to live
And you won't be the death of me, oh no
Yes, I've learned to live and I'm doing well
But I'm not over you
Like a thief who takes just what he needs
And leaves the rest behind
You took the heart right out of me
And left me with my mind
And I've almost went out of it
At times believed I did
But gradually I learned you're someone
I'll have to live with
('Cause)
I'm not over you and I doubt that I'll ever be
But I've learned to live
And you won't be the death of me, oh no
Yes, I've learned to live and I'm doing well
But I'm not over you
I'm not over you and I doubt that I'll ever be
But I've learned to live
And you won't be the death of me, oh no
Yes, I've learned to live and I'm doing well
Hear that lonesome whippoorwill he sounds too blue to fly
That midnight train is whining low I'm so lonesome I could cry
I've never seen a night so long when time goes crawling by
The moon just went behind a cloud to hide its face and cry
Did you ever see a robin weep when leaves began to die
That means he's lost the will to live I'm so lonesome I could cry
The silence of a falling star lights up a purple sky
And as I wonder where you are I'm so lonesome I could cry
I'm not Lisa, my name is Tanya
Lisa left you year's ago
My eyes are not blue
But mine won't leave you
Til the sun light has
touched your face
She was your morning light
Her smile told of no night
Your love for her grew
With each risin' sun
And then one winter day
His hand lead her's away
She left you here
Drownin' in your tears here
Where you stayed for years, crying Lisa
Lisa
I'm not Lisa
My name is Tanya
Lisa left you, years ago
My eyes are not blue
But mine won't leave you
Til the sun light
Shines through your face
Yeah he's the one, the one I told you all about
And it was serious, but that was long ago
He just might walk over here
And give me a kiss for old times
But don't you worry dear
Old times next to you, can never compare
I'll take today over yesterday, any day
I'll take lying in your arms tonight
Over and above any love I've known
Memories may find me
But they'll always be behind me
I'll take today over yesterday, any day
I'd be lyin' if I tried to tell you now
That I never loved him and he doesn't ever cross my mind
But that was yesterday
And baby, I don't wanna go back
Here is where I'm gonna stay
With you in each tomorrow of my life
I'll take today over yesterday, any day
I'll take lying in your arms tonight
Over and above any love I've known
Memories may find me
But they'll always be behind me
I'll take today over yesterday, any day
Memories may find me
But they'll always be behind me
There's a van out in the drive
It's time to divide everything up
We've taken down the bed
Where so many nights we made love
We've gone through everything
And given back the rings
We once cherished
You can take the things you want
And leave the things you don't
But as for me
I'll take the memories
You can have the rest
Well, I know we've had some bad times
But our good times were the best
There's, oh, so many keepsakes
After all that we've been through
But I'll take the memories
If I can't have you
I don't know just what I'll do
I've been so used to loving you
Such a long time and even though I'll try
There's no way that I'll get you off my mind
So while we're packing up our lives
And saying our goodbyes, I won't tell you
You can take the things you want
And leave the things you don't
But as for me
I'll take the memories
You can have the rest
I know we had some bad times
But our good times were the best
There's so many keepsakes
After all that we've been through
Yes, I'll take the memories
You never gave me back the love I gave to you
You just gave me half your heart and that half was untrue
So I'll leave you with a promise, from a heart that's heard enough
Someday you'll find out that you can't escape my love
I'll come back as another woman
One with all the secrets to your heart
I'll come back as another woman
(Another woman)
I'll be the one you burn for that you reach for in the dark
I'll be the one that breaks your devil heart
Some day you'll wake up with your arms around a dream
The love that she will make to you will be too good to believe
You'll say, "I love you", and for once it will be true
You'll fall too fast to realize who you're talking to
You'll give your heart and soul, she'll be the only one
You'll be hers completely, there'll be no way you can run
Then with a smile she'll break your loving heart in two
Baby, you'll recall the one who said these words to you
I'll come back as another woman
One with all the secrets to your heart
I'll come back as another woman
(Another woman)
And I'll be the one you burn for that you reach for in the dark
I'll be the one that breaks your devil heart
You'll hear the echo of my promise, ha, ha, ha
How you laughed and how I cried
The one you finally give your heart to, ha, ha, ha
Will leave you crying in the night
I'll come back as another woman
One with all the secrets to your heart
I'll come back as another woman
(Another woman)
I'll be the one you burn for that you reach for in the dark
I'll be the one that breaks your devil heart
I'll come back, I'll come back as another woman
(Another woman)
You got a devil heart
(I'll come back another woman)
I'll come back another woman, woman, woman
"How much do I owe you?", said the husband to his wife
"For standing beside me through the hard years of my life
Shall I bring you diamonds, shall I buy you furs?
Say the word and it's yours"
And his wife said, "I won't take less than your love, sweet love
No, I won't take less than your love
All the riches of the world could never be enough
And I won't take less than your love"
"How much do I owe you?", to the mother said the son
"For all that you have taught me in the days when I was young
Shall I bring expensive blankets to cast upon your bed?
And a pillow for to rest your weary head"
And the mother said, "I won't take less than your love, sweet love
No, I won't take less than your love
All the comforts of the world could never be enough
And I won't take less than your love"
"How much do I owe you?", said the man to his Lord
"For giving me this day and every day that's gone before
Shall I build a temple, shall I make a sacrifice?
Tell me Lord and I will pay the price"
And the Lord said, "I won't take less than your love, sweet love
No, I won't take less than your love
All the treasures of the world could never be enough
And I won't take less than your love"
I won't take less than your love, sweet love
No, I won't take less than your love
All the treasures of the world could never be enough
And I won't take less than your love
Grandpa I've been thinking bout you lately
Wondering if you'd found your peace of mind
I bet you'd be proud to know your grandsons
Never crossed that Mason Dixon line
And I still sing the old songs that you taught me
And I still pray to Jesus now and then
And just like you I wish that he would save me
To see the day the South will rise again
Daddy wore his purple heart so proudly
Long before he turned into a man
Buried with our flag across his casket
I was still too young to understand
And I still sing the old songs that you taught me
And I still pray to Jesus now and then
And just like you I wish that he would save me
To see the day the South will rise again
Mama spent her last years in the garden
While brother took his turn behind a gun
Lord, I'd give my life to find the freedom lost
Within the old songs that you sung
And I still sing the old songs that you taught me
And I still pray to Jesus now and then
And just like you I wish that he would save me
My cowboy rhythm with your uptown blues
Might sound a little out of tune
But I don't care I don't care
It don't matter to me, baby
I love you anyway
Your silk Armani with my wrangler jeans
Might make us look a little strange
But I don't care I don't care
It don't matter to me, baby
I love you anyway
Any fool can see the warning signs
The difference in your world and mine
But I don't care how fast or high you fly
I love you anyway
Any fool can see the warning signs
The difference in your world and mine
But I don't care how fast or high you fly
I love you anyway
Pigéon Forge or St. Tropez
We'll have one fine honeymoon either way
So I don't care no I don't care
It don't matter to me, baby
I love you anyway
wooh It don't matter to me, baby
I don't believe that's how you feel
I don't believe that you don't love me
I guess, I must have hurt you bad
I didn't mean to make you sad
And I sure regret the words I told you now
I don't believe that we're all through
I don't believe that it's all over
Let's forget who's right or wrong
And remember we belong together
Let's forgive and forget and start over
We all make mistakes now and then
I don't want to love any other
I just want to love you again and again
Take it to Mexico, boy
Let's forgive and forget and start over
We all make mistakes now and then
And I don't want to love any other
I just want to love you again
I don't believe that's how you feel
(I don't believe that's how you feel)
I don't believe that you don't love me
(I don't believe that you don't love me)
I guess, I must have hurt you bad
I didn't mean to make you sad
And I sure regret the words I told you now
I guess I must have hurt you bad
I didn't mean to make you sad
And I sure regret the words I told you now
I can see Acapulco from here
Woo, yeah
(Paul Thorn/Billy Maddox)
She wouldn't know me if she saw me
And you'd turn your head if you did
She'll never know how much you loved me
Or what kind of love we had
Or what kind of love we had
You threw away all our pictures
But the memories won't go away
She's asking questions that you don't have to answer
It's written all over your face, yes
It's written all over your face
I bet she knows when I'm on your mind
I bet she sees it in your eyes
What's in your heart you can not hide
I bet she knows when I'm on your mind
I bet she knows when I'm on your mind
Late in the midnight hour
When you're doing what lovers do
There's still a desire deep down inside
That's just between me and you, yea
It's just between me and you
Now don't you ever feel guilty
Giving just half of your heart
Holdin' on to your foolish pride
Is just keeping us apart.
Yea, it's just keeping us apart
In the cool of the night
When the howling wind calls my name
You can run to her arms
But it's not the same
It's been a Saturday everyday and a whole month of Sundays
And I get sadder every day he's gone
Horseshoe Bend old friend that's been so long since we saw him
When he laid me down upon your banks and made this girl a woman
As the Virgin Mother sang us a song
Horseshoe Bend he's just like you old river he'll keep rolling
And I'll keep praying someday he'll come home
It's been a Saturday everyday...
Here comes Frank again old friend and there ain't no sign of him
But just because I can't see him don't mean I forgot him
And I'll keep praying someday he'll come home
It's been a Saturday everyday...
[ guitar - steel ]
Horseshoe Bend old friend that's been...
Okay Officer
I admit it, I was speedin'
But before you write me up
Let me tell you the reason
I wasn't tryin' to out run you
I was chasin' a guy who outta the blue
He committed a crime
Back about a mile or two, oh yeah
I was crusin' along
When he pulled up outta no where
He was hotter than the [Incomprehensible] he drove
And just one lane over
He aimed those angel eyes at me
He smiled like we were meant to be
For he stole my heart
From a moving car
It was highway robbery
He grabbed my heart and took off on the run
It was highway robbery
He oughta do time in my arms for what he's done
So, hey Officer
How 'bout you understandin'
Won't you turn your blue light on
And help me catch that bandit
He's got somethin' that belongs to T
I can't let him get away scott free
For it's only right
That he's mine tonight
It was highway robbery
He grabbed my heart and took off on the run
It was highway robbery
He oughta do time in my arms for what he's done
It was highway robbery
Well, he grabbed my heart and took off on the run
It was highway robbery
He oughta do time in my arms for what he's done
He oughta do time in my arms for what he's done, oh yeah
Hey Officer, let's talk 'bout this now
By the time you let me go
That boy'll be all the way in Texas
Sure is good lookin'
I been watchin' you cryin' when you do, I just feel like dyin'
I could give you somethin' that would ease your mind, yeah
Let me give it to you just a little bit would do you
It's somethin' you been needin' for a long, long time
Here's some love, take a little bit of it home with you
Keep it close to you, save it for a rainy day, hey, hey, hey
Here's some love, take a little bit of it home with you
It'll grow with you, some day you can bring it back to stay
Don't you keep me waiting now what's the use in hesitating?
You know as well as me, it's what you're looking for, yeah
Put your lips on mine now, now, now, we can make it feel so fine now
You never have to be without it any more
Here's some love, take a little bit of it home with you
Keep it close to you, save it for a rainy day, hey, hey, hey
Here's some love, take a little bit of it home with you, baby
It'll grow with you, someday you can bring it back to stay
Here's some love, take a little bit of it home with you
Keep it close to you, save it for a rainy day, hey, hey, hey
Here's some love, take a little bit of it home with you, oh yeah
Shine on me sunshine walk with me world it's a skip-a-dee-doo-dah day
I'm the happiest girl in the whole USA
Good morning morning hello sunshine wake up sleepy head
Why'd we move on that beanjungle clock so far away from the bed
Just one more minute that's why we moved it one more hug or two
Do you love wakin' up next to me as much as I love wakin' up next to you
You make the coffee I'll make the bed I'll fix your lunch and you'll fix mine
Now tell me the truth do these old shoes look funny honey it's almost nine
Now you'll be careful gotta go I love you have a beautiful day
And kiss the happiest girl in the whole USA
Skip-a-dee-doo-dah thank you Lord for making him for me
Thank you for letting life turn out the way that I always thought it could be
There once was a time when I could not imagine how it would feel to say
I'm the happiest girl in the whole USA
Shine on me sunshine walk with me world it's a skip-a-dee-doo-dah day
I'm the happiest girl in the whole USA
In the beginning
The nights were long
Under the moonlight
I could do no wrong
Now, you told me
I was everything you wanted me to be
Then summer was over
And the nights grew cold
Now, you got restless
And hard to hold
I tried to be
Everything you wanted me to be
Now you keep staring
At that open door
You got what you wanted
And you still want more
Well, look at me
I'm everything you wanted me to be
If I don't keep you satisfied
Now, you can't say that I haven't tried
And if I'm not what you want by now
For the life of me I can't see how
I'll ever be
Everything that you want me to be
In the beginning
The nights were long
Under the moonlight
I could do no wrong
Remember me?
I was everything you wanted me to be
If I don't keep you satisfied
Now, you can't say that I haven't tried
And if I'm not what you want by now
For the life of me I can't see how
I'll ever be
Everything that you want me to be
I'll never be
Everything that you want me to be
They said your love life's in trouble in a magazine I read
When the one you love is hangin' off of his side of the bed
Baby, you just barely hangin' on
Honey, I know you'll soon be gone
And I don't need my palm read to know what lies ahead
I can see you in the arms of another girl instead
Baby, this ain't the first time you done it to me
Honey, it's gonna be the last time
And I know you think that I'll be goin' out of my mind
Crying you a river that winds and winds and winds
Oh, but baby I'm down to my last teardrop this time
I don't care a hoot or what you're doin'
Ain't gonna be no more boohooin'
Baby, this time I swear it's the truth
I ain't gonna cry no more for you
Now I know where I'm goin' baby I know where I'm bound
I've been re-arranging chairs on a ship that's goin' down
Baby, just step aside if you will
Honey, it's really over for good
And you might want to talk to me, you might want to call
But you won't hear nothin' out of me at all
'Cause baby, I ain't got nothin' left to say
Honey, I'll just be on my way
And I know you think that I'll be goin' out of my mind
Crying you a river that winds and winds and winds
Oh, but baby I'm down to my last teardrop this time
I don't care a hoot or what you're doin'
Ain't gonna be no more boohooin'
Baby, this time I swear it's the truth
I ain't gonna cry no more for you
And I know you think that I'll be goin' out of my mind
Crying you a river that winds and winds and winds
Oh, but baby I'm down to my last teardrop
Baby, I'm down to my last teardrop
I see the future slipping by
I see it fading from my life
I see a distant look growing in your eyes
Are you telling me goodbye?
And are you coming back again
Is it over now, is this the end?
There's a feeling of lonesome in the wind
Tell me is it so
Don't let my heart be the last to know
I have a right to know the truth
After all that we've been through
Is there somebody else?
Have you found someone new
Is there just no more me and you?
And are you coming back again
Is it over now, is this the end?
There's a feeling of lonesome in the wind
Tell me is it so
Don't let my heart be the last to know
There's a feeling of lonesome in the wind
Tell me is it so
I sing to the sun in the sky
I sing to the sun risin' high
Carnival dancer, magical time of youth
And as the day draws nigh
Dreams fill my heart
I'll sing while he plays his guitar
I'll sing as the night wakes the dawn
Will love come my way on this magical day?
And will hope stay in my heart?
Carnival dancer, magical time of youth
And as the day draws near
Dreams fill my heart and
I'll sing while he raises guitar
I'll sing my dream from afar
Will love come my way on this magical day?
And will hope stay in my heart?
Will true love come my way on this magical day?
Overlook, oh my love, in my
Stay, oh, dear, stay, oh, dear
Stay, in my, you, you, stay again
The way you're walking and walk, the way you can
The way you're telling me you're not a danger, this man
I said again, I say again, I'm not too kind to the moon
Don't believe my heart can stand another you
I need someone who'll be gentle, kind and true
So go your way I've had enough
The game you play is just to rough
I don't believe my heart can stand another you
Of all the people in the world to be standing at my door
Telling me she left me, you know the one I left you for
I sat down and thought it over now I've come to this conclusion
Don't believe my heart can stand another you
I've tried every way I know to put you out of myself
I've been as far down as my knees
But so far it has been no help
And with you already here what I must say get complicated
I don't believe my heart can stand another you
Don't believe my heart can stand another you
I need someone who'll be gentle, kind and true
So go your way I've had enough
The game you play is just to rough
I don't believe my heart can stand another you
Broken glass lies on the bedroom floor
A broken dream lies in my head
I was counting on a big surprise
But I got a big surprise instead
I didn't know people could change
So fast I didn't see the game you played
Now the morning finds me somewhere
In the past hanging on the promises we made
I know that life is just a big and restless ocean
With the wind and the water always changin' view
And I've always been the kind didn't count on much
But I thought I could depend on you, yeah
Weatherman says it's gonna rain today
And yes, I believe, he's right
My face is feeling just a little bit wet
With a big storm coming through tonight
I know that life is just a big and restless ocean
With the wind and the water always changin' view
And I've always been the kind didn't count on much
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky?
She's forty-one and her daddy still calls her, 'baby'
All the folks around Brownsville say she's crazy
'Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand
Looking for a mysterious dark-haired man
In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn
Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on
Then a man of low degree stood by her side
And promised her he'd take her for his bride
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky?
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky?
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky?
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
Standin' beside the ocean
Lookin' across the water
Everything is beautiful here
But I still don't feel like I ought
Things we wanted
Not so long ago
Well, I've got 'em all now
But I ain't got you no more
But I remember, the way you held me
And all the sweet things you used to say
When we were two young lovers
Dancing the night away
I remember everything
The way you wore your hair
The things your body told me
Will seem to float right through the air
I look so funny dancing
But you loved me any how
I wish, I could find somebody
To love me like that now
But I remember, the way you held me
And all the sweet things you used to say
When we were two young lovers
Dancing the night away
Let me see you dance
Let me see you dance
Oh baby, let me see you dance
Standin' beside the ocean
Throwing rocks out in the bay
I should look for companionship
But it just gets in my way
Lights are a glittering
All along the shore
People dancin' there
I don't dance there no more
'Cause I remember, the way you held me
And all the sweet thing you used to say
When we were two young lovers
Dancin' the night away
Let me see you dance
Let me see you dance
Oh baby, let me see you dance
Let me see you dance
Let me see you dance
(Don Schlitz/Billy Livsey)
Everybody talk a bit too fast today
Did everybody say "we need it now"
Did they leave you wishing
You could vanish in thin air
And when you found out you couldn't
Then you found your way here
Come in out of the world
From out of the cold and lonely night
Come in out of the world
Where everything's judged in black and white
Let me take your coat and hat
And lay them on the shelf
And you can be yourself
Come in out of the world
Where everyone swears that they're your friend
Come in out of the world
Out where they use you again and again
Let me pour a glass or two
There's nowhere else to be
There's no one here but me
Come in
You don't need permission
To say what's on your mind
I'm willing to listen
If you're willing to take the time
Come in out of the world
From out of the cold and lonely night
Come in out of the world
Just let it go and hold me tight
And if you look into my heart
Before the night is through
You'll see the place I've saved for you
Come in out of the world
Come in out of the world
I only meant to love you don't you know it babe
Why couldn't you be contented with the love I gave
I've given you my heart and now you want my mind
Your love scares me to death boy it's the chokin' kind
You can kill a girl with bullets poison or a knife
But it hurts her more to take her pride and run her life
Whatever it is you want boy I hope you find
But that hat don't fit my head it's the chokin' kind
When you fall in love again now take a tip from me
If you don't like the peaches walk on by the tree
Find what you want and keep it treat it sweet and kind
But let it breathe don't make your love the chokin' kind
Neither one of us will ever change
We're both the same and that's a shame
'Cause when we were together it was right
We had it all, you and I
You're not changin' me and I'm not changin' you
The only change is what we're goin' through
You took the part of me that I was proudest of
Now you're sayin' that's the part that you can't love
Changes, I'm gonna have to make some changes
Now that I know what your game is
I know that I would only lose, no matter what I do
And the first change that I'll make is gonna be you
If lovin' what you had ain't what you want
What do you need? You don't need me
You said I was the answer to your prayers
It don't seem fair, we both still care
Changes, I'm gonna have to make some changes
Now that I know what your game is
I know that I would only lose, no matter what I do
So the first change that I'll make is gonna be you
Oh, changes, I'm gonna have to make some changes
Now that I know what your game is
I know that I would only lose, oh, can't you see we're through?
(Changes)
Oh, somehow I'll get over you
(Changes)
Somehow, oh, changes, hard for a young girl to cope
You can run for cover
You can run for help
You can run to your lover
But you
Can't ever run from yourself
No no no
Because there you are
No matter how far you go
You can run to Alaska
Run to L.A
Run home to mama
But you
Can't ever run from yourself
No no no
Because there you are
No matter how far you go
No matter how far you go
No matter how long you stay
You can run forever
But darling you will never
Never find true happiness that way
You can run for election
You can run for your life
Run for protection
But you
Can't ever run from yourself
No no no
Because there you are
No matter how far you go
Oh no
No matter how far you go
No matter how long you stay
You can run forever
But darling you will never
Never find true happiness that way
You can run for cover
You can run for help
You can run to your lover
But you
Can't ever run from yourself
No no no
Because there you are
No matter how far you go
There you are
That Georgia sun was blood red and going down
That Georgia sun was blood red and going down
Daddy said, "Now come girl
We're heading down the road to Augusta"
An thinking through his clenched teeth
He called mama's name, then he cursed her
He said, "Girl, you're young, but some dude has come along
And stole your mother"
Ah, but you can't steal a willing mind
Whose mom is always looking for a lover
That Georgia sun was blood red and going down
That Georgia sun was blood red and going down
With dusty teardrops on his face
My daddy cried and big steps he was taking
And halfway running to keep up
My shorter legs were so tired and shaking
Where did I go wrong, girl?
Why would she leave us both this way?
At times like these, a child with tears
Never knows exactly what to say
That Georgia sun was blood red and going down
That Georgia sun was blood red and going down
We searched in every bar room
And honky-tonk as well
And finally daddy found them
But Lord, you know, the rest is hard to tell
He sent me out to wait
But scared, I looked back through the door
And daddy left them both
Soaking up the sawdust on the floor
That Georgia sun was blood red and going down
That Georgia sun was blood red and going down
That Georgia sun was blood red and going down
Growin' up on the Bayou
Can drive you outta your mind
Marie was just a youngin'
When she left the Black Water behind
It all happened one night
In the back of Jimmy's car
Jimmy said, ?Marie you are so pretty
Well you oughta be a movie star?
So she packed up her backwood streams
Stole her mama's Maybelline
And took the train to New Orleans
And swore she was never gonna go, go
Back to the Black Water Bayou
Mama said, ?Child, don't go back on your raisin'
There ain't no place in the city
For a pretty little backstreet Cajun
The long hot nights, will leave you cold
And there's a devil waitin'on
Every corner tryin' to buy your soul?
And with no where to go, and nothin' to eat
She got a job dancin' down on Bourbon Street
But the shoes she's wearin' on her feet
Don't dance like they danced with Jimmy Lebeaux
Back on the Black Water Bayou
In the heat of the night
It was the very last show
She walked onto the stage
With her heart and her head hung low
She started to cry, cry
As the curtain rolled
She found herself lookin'
In the Black Water eyes of Jimmy Lebeaux
Well he picked up her shattered dreams
Off that stage in New Orleans
And said, ?Marie, don't you think it's time to go
Back to the Black Water Bayou??
Don't you know it's time to go
Back to the Black Water Bayou?
Growin' up on the Bayou
Can drive you outta your mind
Marie was just a youngin'
When she left the Black Water behind
It all happened one night
In the back of Jimmy's car
Jimmy said, ?Marie you're so pretty
Well you oughta be a movie star?
Growin' up on the Bayou
Dear Mr. Johnson, we're sorry to inform you
Your request for a second loan has been refused
And the board of directors up in the city
Has instructed us to take the farm from you
We understand your problems and wish that we could help you
But the fallin' price of wheat's not our concern
And the cost of operation may, well, be risin'
But the fact is that you lose more than you earn
This Saturday mornin' there will be an auction
Underneath a cold gray country sky
And while the rest of the nation is still sleepin'
They'll be bidding America goodbye
And so Mr. Johnson let us say in conclusion
That we know your family's worked that land for years
If we can be of assistance during your transition
Please don't hesitate to call us here
This Saturday mornin' there will be an auction
Underneath a cold gray country sky
And while the rest of the nation is still sleepin'
They'll be bidding America goodbye
Every night I'm lying in bed holdin' you close in my dreams
Thinkin' about all the things that we said
They're coming apart and it seems
We tried to talk it over but the words come out too rough
I know you were tryin' to give me the best of your love
Beautiful faces and light at the places look at the way that we live
Wastin' our time on cheap talkin' wine left us so little to give
That same old crowd was like a cold dark cloud
That we could never rise above
Here in my heart I give you the best of my love
Oh, oh, sweet darling, get the best of my love
Oh, oh, sweet darling, get the best of my love
I'm going back in time and it's a sweet dream
Here was a quiet night and I would be all right if I could go on sleepin'
Now in the morning I wake up and worry what's gonna happen today
And you see it your way and I see it mine but we both see it slippin' away
You know we always have each other, baby, I guess it wasn't enough
Oh, oh, but, oh, sweet darling, you get the best of my love
Oh, oh, sweet darling, every night and day you get the best of my love
Oh, oh, sweet darling, oh, you get the best of my love
She was called a scarlet woman by the people
Who would go to church but leave me in the street
With no parents of my own I never had a home
And a fifteen year old girl has got to eat
She found me outside one Sunday morning begging money from a man I didn't know
She took me in and wiped away my childhood that woman of the street this lady Rose
This bed of Rose's that I lay on where I was taught to love a man
This bed of Rose's where I'm livin' is the only kind of life I'll understand
She was a handsome woman just thirty-five who was spoken to in town by very few
She managed a late evening business like most of the town wished they'd do
I learned all the things a man should know from a woman not approved of I suppose
She died knowing someone really loved her from life's bramble bush I picked a rose
This bed of Rose's...
There's a full moon up above tonight
But I don't know if it will always shine
And I can't say tomorrow it won't rain
One thing that I know will never change
As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
And day turns into night and there's stars up in the sky
As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
I'll give all my love to you
Through good and bad you stand right by my side
Through all the ups and downs we face in life
We'll grow old and silver haired someday
Youth may pass but love will still remain
As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
And day turns into night and there's stars up in the sky
As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
I'll give all my love to you
Time goes by it can make you feel alone
The future's so uncertain
But there's one thing you should know
As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
And day turns into night and there's stars up in the sky
As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
Last night all alone in a barroom met a man with a drink in his hand
He had big brown eyes and coal black hair and a smile that a girl understands
Then he came and sat down at my table and as he placed his hands over mine
I found myself wanting to kiss him for temptation was flowing like wine
And I was almost persuaded to strip myself of my pride
Almost persuaded to push my conscience aside
Then we danced and he whispered I need you
Let me take you away and be your man
Then I looked into his eyes and I saw it the reflection of my weddin' band
And I was almost persuaded to let strange lips lead me on
I came close to fallin' a time or two before
But somethin' always told me to wait for somethin' more
Then you took me places my heart had never been
You brought me to the edge of love and now I'm fallin' in
I'm going down, down, down, spinning round, round, round
Falling deeper in love every day
I've tried so hard to take it slow but I'm losing control
This time I think I'm gonna fall all the way
I could feel the magic from the very start
There's no way to stop a feelin' when it's from the heart
Now I'm all but helpless when you hold me close
I'm not sure just where you're takin' me but I'm sure I want to go
I'm going down, down, down
(Down, down, spinning round, round, round)
(Jerry Laseter/Roger Murrah)
I can hear you smilin' on the 'phone.
Bet you thought that I'd be cryin'.
Go on, tell yourself I done you wrong.
But we both know you'd be lyin'.
We don't have to have a reason,
If your heart is set on leavin'.
To remember on some rainy day,
A little simple word or thought,
Or a birthday card I bought.
Just surrender, 'cause you can't get away,
You never can be free,
From a memory like I'm gonna be.
That greener grass you think you see:
Hah, is just a high-heeled illusion.
Better count the cost of bein' free,
Is it worth all that you're losin'?
It may be over, but it's not ending.
'Cause there's one thing you're forgetting.
An' you'll remember on some rainy day,
The little things we used to do,
Like that night in Baton Rouge.
Just surrender, 'cause you can't get away,
You never can be free,
From a memory like I'm gonna be.
When it all comes back someday,
You'll be surprised on some lonely night.
When you close your eyes.
Just surrender, 'cause you can't get away,
You never can be free,
From a memory like I'm gonna be.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
(From a memory.)
Just surrender, 'cause you can't get away,
You never can be free,
It's after midnight, you lie awake
Counting the hours till daybreak
What can you do now, where can you go
When you're about at the end of your rope?
You can drive out to the edge of town
Where the world is cold and dark
Look for the flicker of a neon sign
In the shape of a broken heart
You'll hear music that will give you chills
Coming from that rundown bar
You can slow dance with the ghost of love
To the cry of a blue guitar
Drive out to the edge of town
Where the world is cold and dark
Look for the flicker of a neon sign
In the shape of a broken heart
You'll hear music that will give you chills
Coming from that run down bar
You can slow dance with the ghost of love
To the cry of a blue guitar
It's where the lonely people go
When they just can't take no more
You'll see what heartache is all about
And you can cry till you're cried out
When you drive out to the edge of town
Where the world is cold and dark
Look for the flicker of a neon sign
In the shape of a broken heart
You'll hear music that will give you chills
Coming from that rundown bar
You can slow dance with the ghost of love
To the cry of a blue guitar
You'll hear music that will give you chills
Coming from that rundown bar
You can slow dance with the ghost of love
What do I do now that I'm on my own?
What we did together beats anything I've done alone
Since the day that you left, I've been asking myself is this how it's gonna be
Without you what do I do with me?
I don't wanna go out but I just can't stay home
I don't need company but I sure don't wanna be alone
And to tell myself that I'm doing well is only making believe
Without you what do I do with me?
Without you where do I go?
Where do I turn? I'd sure like to know
What do I do with all of our things
And how do I spend all this time on my hands
I've tried everything I've been racking my brain
It must be as bad as it seems
Without you, what do I do with me?
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