I'll hold you in my heart till I can hold you in my arms
Like you'd never been held before
I'll think of you each day and then I'll dream the night away
Till you are in my arms once more
The stars up in the sky know the reason why I feel so blue when I'm away from you
I'll hold you in my heart till I can hold you in my arms so darling please wait for me
[ steel ]
A small cafe and empty room a lonely heart too much of gloom
I sat there alone with my memory and thought of things that used to be
My heart was filled with dispair when suddenly I saw you standing there
I wondered if you've still your old used to be then you took the table next to me
You took the table next to mine don't you know I know that's a good sign
That you're still in love with your old used to be cause you took the table next to me
[ fiddle - steel ]
Easy lovin' so sexy lookin'
I know from the feelin'
That it comes from the heart
Easy lovin', everyday's Thanksgivin'
To count all my blessings
I wouldn't know where to start
Everytime I look you over
So real to life it seems
Upon your pretty shoulders
There's a pair of angel wings
Easy lovin', seein's believin'
Life with you's like livin'
In a beautiful dream
--- Instrumental ---
Everytime I look you over
So real to life it seems
Upon your pretty shoulders
There's a pair of angel wings
Easy lovin', seein's believin'
Life with you's like livin'
Way down in Columbus, Georgia
Want to be back in Tennessee
Way down in Columbus Stockade
Friends have turned their back on me.
Go and leave me if you wish to
Never let me cross your mind
If in your heart you love another
Leave me darling, I don't mind.
Last night as I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you in my arms
When I awoke I was mistaken
I was peeking through the bars.
Go and leave me if you wish to
Never let me cross your mind
If in your heart you love another
Leave me darling, I don't mind.
Always always you'll always be in my heart always always you'll always be in my heart
Not so long ago when I first met you you promised that we'd never ever part
Darling now I know I can't forget you cause you'll always be in my heart
[ fiddle ]
Beware for someone new may come between us and try to break us up and acting smart
Don't listen to the things that they may tell you cause you'll always be in my heart
Well if you love your mama and you treat her right
But she keeps a fussin' at you every day and night
She's triflin' on ye they'll do it every time
And when your baby starts to steppin' Lord you nearly lose your mind
But if your mama's good I'll tell you what to do
Give her lots of lovin' and what she wants to do
She'll trifle on ye they'll do it every time
And when your baby starts to steppin' Lord you nearly lose your mind
[ guitar ]
Now I've been lots of places not much I ain't done
But when it comes to women I just don't trust a one
Because they'll trifle on ye they'll do it every time
And when your baby starts to steppin' Lord you nearly lose your mind
You come home to your mama find your clothes ain't clean
You can bet you're slippin' if you know just what I mean
She's triflin' on ye they'll do it every time
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
I 'd have tried to make you love me I've done everything your way
And I'm trying for the words you'll never say
You think love has an illusion it must end in sad inclusion
If that's what you feel that's just how it will be
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo you can't grow peaches on a cherry tree
When I feel the peaches blossom I'll regreat I said goodbye
I'll remember cherry kisses and I'll cry
But I can't go on pretending that our love is never ending
For you can't be loved unless you want to be
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo and you can't grow peaches on a cherry tree
Someday I will find a new love but for you that can be none love
For you can't be loved unless you want to be
Wondering wondering who's kissing you
Wondering just wondering if you're wondering too
Every hour through the day since you went away
I've been wondering yes wondering if you're wondering too
I pray every night to the good Lord above to send back to me the one I really love
(Wondering wondering) who's kissing you
(Wondering just wondering) if you're wondering too
[ dobro ]
I pray every night...
Every hour through the day since you've been away
Where did the sunshine go why is it raining so
Where is the love I used to know where did the sunshine go
Where did the sunshine go why do the cold winds blow
Where is the love I needed so where did the sunshine go
I discovered the sunshine in a woman's loving smile
Like a fool I thought the sun had come to stay
Then she fell for another and the sun went out of sight
And the springtime vanished when she went away
(Why why why can't we be together why why why can't we be together)
We should be together like the rivers that are aiming to the ocean
We should be together like the clouds that are floating in the heaven
Melted together like sand and the sea rocks and the earth and wind and the breeze
Darling everything's together but you and me
(Why why why can't we be together why why why can't we be together)
We should be together like the gold that veins in the mountain
We should be together like the grass that grows in the valley
Melted together like the surf and the sea
And new fallen snow and the leaves from the trees
Darling everything's together but you and me
(Why why why can't we be together tell me why why why can't we be together)
Love is the only thing neath the sun that can make two lovers into one
Darling I'll be waiting until it's done
whoa! my love,
my darling.
ive hungered for your touch
alone lonely time.
and time goes by,
so slowly .
and time can do so much,
are you still mine?
i need your love
i need your love
god speed your love
to me
lonely rivers flow
to the sea ,to the sea
to the open arms of the sea
lonely rivers sigh wait for me wait for me
ill be coming home wait for me
Whoa! my love my darling
ive hungered hungered for yor touch alone
lonely time
and time goes by
so slowly and time
can do so much
are you still mine
i need your love
[ choir ]
Why I give to you and you give to me true love true love
So on and on it will always be true love true love
For you and I have a guardian angel on high with nothing to do
But to give to you and to give to me love forever true
For you and I have a guardian angel...
Nestled in the heart of the Tennessee Hills
Mist peaceful pines midst the rocks and the rills
There stands my old homestead of long long ago
It brings back fond mem'ries of the one I loved so
I courted that maiden so sweet and so fair
With heavenly eyes and with chestnut brown hair
She told me she loved me and that she'll be mine
But I went away leaving her far behind
I'll tell you the reason that I left here there
To roam this old world with its sorrow and care
I saw her one night in the arms of a man just hugging and kissing as two lovers can
I went to my home with a heart full of woe packed my belongings determined to go
For many long years this old world I did roam
With thoughts of my darling my sweetheart my home
[ dobro ]
While dining one night in a little country town
A stranger walked in and he chanced to sit down
While talking of loved ones I happened to find
That his sister was that old sweetheart of mine
And when he heard my story to me he then said
The one that you loved has a long time been dead
She waited so long for the day that you'd return
And just why you had left her she never did learn
Oh I was the one who you saw that fatal night
All wrapped in the arms of my sister so tight
She loved you so dearly but you broke her heart
I reached out my arms and I touched you with soft words I whispered your name
I held you right on the tip of my fingers but that was as close as I came
My eyes had a vision of sweet lips yeelding beneath my command
I had your love on the tips of my fingers but I let it slip right through my hands
But I let it slip right through my hands
Somebody took you when I wasn't looking and I should have known from the start
That it's a long long way from the tip of my fingers
To the love hidden deep in your heart
If there's water in the desert, sand out in the sea
If you were not an angel, sweet as you could be
You could turn the night today, make all my dreams come true
Say how far it is to heaven then I'll stop loving you
If the earth is up above us, stars are down below
If there are daisies in the desert, roses in the snow
If today can be tomorrow, if old things can be new
If you can live without a heartbeat then I'll stop loving you
There's no daisies in the desert, no roses in the snow
The earth is not above us, the stars are not below
Today can't be tomorrow, old things can't be new
There's a village hidden deep in the valley
Among the pine trees half forlorn
And there on a Sunny morning
Little Jimmy Brown was born
All the chapel bells were ringing
In the little valley town
And the songs that they were singing
Were for baby Jimmy Brown
Then the little congregation
Prayed for guidance from above
"Lead us not into temptation
Bless this hour of meditation
Guide him with eternal love"
There's a village hidden deep in the valley
Beneath the mountains high above
And there, twenty years thereafter
Jimmy was to meet his love
All the chapel bells were ringing
Was a great day in his life
'Cause the songs that they were singing
Were for Jimmy and his wife
Then the little congregation
Prayed for guidance from above
"Lead us not into temptation
Bless oh Lord, this celebration
May their lives be filled with love"
From the village hidden deep in the valley
One rainy morning dark and gray
A soul winged its way to heaven
Jimmy Brown had passed away
Just a lonely bell was ringing
In the little valley town
'Twas farewell that it was singing
To our good old Jimmy Brown
And the little congregation
Prayed for guidance from above
"Lead us not into temptation
May his soul find the salvation
A way out here they've got a name for wind and rain and fire
The rain is Jack, the fire is Joe and they call the wind Maria
Maria flows the stars around since the clouds're flying
Maria makes the mountains sound like cold wind out there dying
Maria, Maria they call the wind Maria
Before I knew Maria's name heard her wails and whining
I had a girl and she had me and the sun was always shining
And then one day I left my girl left her far behind me
Maria blowed her love to me I need her here beside me
Maria, Maria they call the wind Maria
Out here they've got a name for rain and wind and fire only
But when you're lost and all alone there ain't no name for lonely
Now I'm a lost and lonely man without the stars to guide me
Maria blowed her love to me I need her here beside me
Gonna get out my sycamore and shine up my shoes meet my baby and tell her the news
I bet my bundle on a swayback nag and I came home winner with a plenty o'swag
One foot two foot slew foot drag swing your honey to the Sugarfoot Rag
Dig a little jig with a zig and a zag while the guitar pickin' the Sugarfoot Rag
[ guitar ]
I got a big jug o'cinder and a bottle of wine
One's for and honey and the other is mine
Sip on the cider and sip on the wine both sip together and a have a good time
One foot two foot...
[ banjo ]
Gonna spend all my money and a git on a jag swing my honey to the Sugarfoot Rag
Walk right up and stomp on the floor and swing up the middle with a shoofly four
One foot two foot...
[ guitar ]
(It's the Streamlined Cannonball)
A long steel rail a short crosstie I'm on my way back home
I'm on a train the king of them all the Streamlined Cannonball
She moves along like a cannonball like a star in its heavenly flight
This lonesome sound from the whistle you love as she travels through the night
Her headlight gleams out in the night her firebox flash you see
The blinds I ride the lights that I love it's home sweet home to me
Though you became a star used to a twinkle in his heart every night little sky princess
You're living on a cloud that will fall to the ground some day little sky princess
Go on with your career don't worry bout him dear he's doing okay
You live a life of gaiety that isn't reality I hope you'll realize someday
[ fiddle - guitar ]
Though you became a star used to a twinkle in his heart
Every night little sky princess
I wonder if he calls you on the phone would you be alone
And be proud to hear from him
Remember he's the little guy who have to get up to the sky
And he'll always be sorry
For the twinkle in his eye will stop twinklin' by and by
Oh Shenandoah I long to hear you away you rolling river
Oh Shenandoah I long to hear you
Away we're bound the way across the wide Missouri
Oh Shenandoah I love your daughter away you rolling river
Oh Shenandoah I love your daughter
Away we're bound the way across the wide Missouri
Oh Shenandoah I'm bound to leave you away you rolling river
Oh Shenandoah I'm bound to leave you
Send me the pillow that you dream on don't you know that I still care for you
Send me the pillow that you dream on so darling I can dream on it too
Each night while I'm sleeping oh so lonely
I share your love in dreams that once were true
Send me the pillow that you dream on so darling I can dream on it too
Send me the pillow that you dream on maybe time will let our dreams come true
Send me the pillow that you dream on so darling I can dream on it too
I've waited so long for you to write me but just a mem'ry's all that's left of you
I peeked in to say good night
When I heard my child in prayer
"Send me, God, some scarlet ribbons
Scarlet ribbons for my hair"
All the stores were closed and shuttered
All the streets were dark and bare
In my town, no scarlet ribbons
Not one ribbon for her hair
Through the night my heart was aching
Just before the dawn was breaking
I peeked in and on her bed
In gay profusion lying there
I saw a ribbon, scarlet ribbons
Scarlet ribbons for her hair
If I live to be a hundred
I will never know from where
Came those lovely scarlet ribbons
Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain telling me just what a fool I've been
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain and let me be alone again
The only girl I care about has gone away looking for a brand new start
But little while she know that when she left that day along with her she took my heart
Listen to the rhythm ...
Now rain please tell me cause that seem fair
For her they steal my heart away and she don't care
I can't love another when my heart's somewehere far away
The only one I care about...
I never thought I'd fall in love again I played the game before but just couldn't win
I tried so hard to live my life alone when deep inside I knew that it was so wrong
Blue days and sleepless nights I paid the cost
My heart was hurtin' with the love I had lost
Just when I thought that I would lose my mind you gave your love to me just in time
[ steel ]
Sweetheart you'll never know how much I care
The way you make me feel when you are near
My hope my everything my dream come true
You make my life complete when you say I do
Blue days and sleepless nights will be no more
You've given me a love that's worth living for
Well come all you children give a listen to me let me tell you bout a new boogie beat
There's no hesitation it's sweepin' the nation
It's the Rhumba Boogie down the South American way
While Madame Lozonga was teachin' La Conga in her little cabana in old Habana
The folks in old Mexico where doin' the tango
And we were steppin' to the rhythm of an old guitar
Then across the water came Cuban Pete he started the boogie to the Rhumba Beat
It's the Rhumba Boogie let's give it a whirl
While he plays the boogie in the South American style
(It's the Rhumba Boogie down the South American way)
When that old piano starts to beat everybody then starts to sing
To the Rhumba Boogie done the tropical style
It's the Rhumba Boogie and they're doin' it all of the while
Well the guy responsible for leadin' the band
He yells do you stuff it's the best in the land
It's the Rhumba Boogie let's dancin' a while
Mhmm red sails in the sunset way out on the sea
Oh carry my loved one home safely to me
He sailed at the dawning all day I've been blue
Red sails in the sunset I'm trusting in you
Swift wings you must borrow make straight for the shore
We marry tomorrow and he'll go sailing no more
Red sails in the sunset way out on the sea oh carry my loved one home safely to me
[ guitar ]
Put on an old pair of shoes and we'll go walking down the alley
Maybe we'll run into Sally and the crowd we used to know
Put on an old pair of shoes and even though we're close to raggy
We'll go down and call on Maggie and Joe
We'll always find fair weather when the old gang gets together
We don't care whether we're broke or in the dough
We'll find the dreams left behind in all the old familiar places
As we mend the broken laces of an old pair of shoes
[ guitar ]
Only the lonely will understand why my head is bowed
And only the lonely will feel the way that I'm feeling now
Only the hearts that have felt the pain of love that has slipped away
Will understand the song I sing and the words I say
Only the hearts that have felt the pain of love that has slipped away
Will understand the song I sing and the words I say (and the words I say)
Only the lonely will understand why my head is bowed
He made the night a little brighter wherever he would go
The old lamplighter of long, long ago
His snowy hair was so much whiter beneath the candle glow
The old lamplighter of long, long ago
You'd hear the patter of his feet
As he came toddling down the street
His smile would hide a lonely heart you see
If there were sweethearts in the park
He'd pass a lamp and leave it dark
Remembering the days that used to be
For he recalls when dreams were new
He loved someone who loved him too
Who walks with him alone in memory
He made the night a little brighter wherever he would go
When I'm calling you-oo-oo-oo will you answer too-oo-oo
That means I offer my love to you to be your own
If you refuse me I will be blue and waiting all alone
But if when you hear my love call ringing clear and I hear your answering echo so clear
Then you will know my love will come true you'll belong to me I'll belong to you
[ whistle ]
In my adobe hacienda there's a touch of Mexico
Cactus lovelier than orchids blooming in the patio
Soft desert stars and the strum of guitars make every evening seem so sweet
In my adobe hacienda life and love are more complete
In my adobe hacienda nested in the western hills
Evening breezes softly murmur harmony with whippoorwills
When setting sun says the long day is done sweet music starts to fill the air
A million miles from nowhere a million miles from you
A million miles from nowhere alone broken hearted and blue
Memories of you and the love you once knew
How they linger in my heart though we are a million a million miles apart
A million miles from happiness a million miles of loneliness
The world of wilderness oh how I can go out like this
A million miles from nowhere...
Tonight down here in the valley I'm lonesome and oh how I feel
As I sit here alone in my cabin I can see your mansion on the hill
Do you recall when we parted the story to me you revealed
Yes you said you could live without love dear in your loveless mansion on the hill
[ piano ]
I've waited all through the years love to give you a heart true and real
Cause I know you are living in sorrow in your loveless mansion on the hill
The light shines bright from your window the trees stand so silent and still
You say tomorrow you're going it's so hard for me to believe
I'm making plans for the heartaches cause you're making plans to leave
The tears for me will be falling like a tree shedding its leaves
I'm making plans for the teardrops cause you're making plans to leave
You're making plans to forget me I'm making plans to miss you
I'm getting ready to grieve
I'm making plans to be lonesome cause you're making plans to leave
I was looking back to see if you were looking back to see
If I was looking back to see if you were looking back at me
You were cute as you could be standing looking back at me
And it was plain to see that I'd enjoy your company
One Sunday afternoon as I was ridin' down the street
I met a cute little girl all dressed up so sweet
And the way that she was stacked I wish I'd've had a Cadillac
But who would notice me just a drivin' this model T
I was looking back to see...
[ banjo ]
Now listen baby it doesn't matter to me
Even in your model T you're as cute as you can be
If you'll take me for a ride I will stay close by your side
And I will guarantee that we'll have fun on man alive
I was looking back to see...
Oh me oh gee perhaps you'd notice me if I wadn't drivin' this model T
Oh please don't be so carelss with your glances
Don't look at me that way and breathe a sigh
Oh please don't get too close and let me love you cause I'd just be fool enough to try
It's not that I don't think I'm worthy of you but mem'ries from the past I still recall
Don't let me hold you in my arms and kiss you cause I'd just be fool enough to fall
Don't let me tell you how I've dreamed about you
And longed to have a love that I could share
Oh please don't let your eyes be so revealing cause I'd just be fool enough to care
I take the chance to lose my soul my life my pride I take the chance to be with you
I've tried to live my life the best I can
I've prayed I'd never cheat to heed my heart's command
But dear you know to one I've been untrue
I wonder if you think I'd do the same by you
I take the chance of causing you to doubt my love I take the chance to be with you
[ steel - fiddle ]
I know it's wrong for us to steal a kiss
And when you hold me in your arms I can't resist
I have a home and someone kind and true I know I'd lose it all if I was seen with you
And I still do darling many happy years have passed away since you and I
Were tiny little boy and girl playing neath the summer sky
Do you recall the day I was bold enough to say
I love you dear I want you near and I still do
Yes I love the little girl I do I was tryin' to say that I loved you and I still do
Darling let you mem'ry stray and try to picture you and me
Roaming through the open field and playing in the hollow tree
The rocky hills above I climbed to show my love
For the little girl I loved so well and I still do
Yes I love the little girl...
Darling close your weary eyes and let me take you by the hand
And straight way lead you through the past back to happy childhood land
And there we'll love again the same past we did then
Among the flowers we plant as ours and we still do
I met a girl down in the hills that gave my lonely heart a thrill
Her beauty seemed just like a breath of spring
And when I looked into her eyes I thought it blue as a summer skies
And when I held her hand in mine I heard the bluebirds sing
They sang of wondering wondering if you'll love her
Will she marry marry if you'll ask her
Will her heart be heart be true for him for then and evermore
And when she's lonely lonely is he near her
When there's sadness sadness will her cheer her
Will they always always be together until the day they part
I courted her for months on end until she promised we would wed
We planned on being married in the spring
All through the long cold winter months it seemed that spring would never come
And every gloomy winter day I heard the bluebirds sing
They sang of waiting waiting for the flowers and of counting counting every hour
Till the bluebirds till the bluebirds chirps his welcome and tips the world each morn
And though we've waiting for the sunshine we keep hating hating every storm cloud
That has gathered gathered o'er the mountains to keep us for apart
[ guitar - fiddle ]
And when at last spring touched the earth we were married in the village church
Our wedding seems just like a dream come true
So many years have come and gone our love is still as true and strong
As when I found longer ago till the bluebirds sing
They sang of loving loving every hour that I'm married married to my flower
We'll be happy happy ever after as since the day we've met
And though we've older older the love is sweeter we grow fonder fonder to each other
I guess I'm crazy for loving you you tell me many ways that I won't do
I may be playing a losing game I guess I'm crazy but I'll never change
I don't dare let you go it's unfair this I know I don't care if it's so it has to be
My heart keeps saying that I'm a fool I guess I'm crazy for loving you
[ guitar ]
How can it be imagination when my lips are burning with fire
How can it be infatuation when my heart is filled with desire
You say I didn't love you though my imotions I tried to hide
And though this may be imaginary I can't hide the tears in my eyes
[ steel - fiddle ]
My love for you taught me a lesson to never let off how you feel
She'll love you more if you'll keep her guess and imagination next time may be real
I'm gathering rainbows and picking up dreams
Got a heart full of heaven and a pocket full of schemes
Hi de ank tum daddyo daddyo hi de hi de ank tum daddyo
I'm busy as the river flowing down to the sea
Got a sweet sweet baby who's a fool about me
Whenever there's trouble she's a standin' at my side
And when the goin' gets so rough I just flow with the tide
Hi de ank tum daddyo daddyo hi de hi de ank tum daddyo
[ guitar ]
I'm pickin' up sunshine and handin' up smile
It's a long road to travel but I love every mile
Hi de ank tum daddyo daddyo hi de hi de ank tum daddyo
Here today and gone tomorrow our love would always be a hit'n run affair
I know you love me but I'm just a wanderer
Today I love you but tomorrow I may not care
For absence always makes the hearts grow fonder
I get lonesome for someone's company
You're here today and gone tomorrow and my loving you is just a fantasy
[ steel - fiddle ]
When you're gone I wish we'd never met for the memory remains within my heart
You're here today and gone tomorrow we can't be happy so I think it's best we part
Halfway halfway to heaven I walked here with you up and to the stary blue
Halfway halfway to heaven is where we stopped and then you dropped
From out of my arms
You took me by my hand and made me understand
That love is oh so grand then spoke of wedding bands
And then our hear's began to beat as one and then
You slipped away and left me stranded
Halfway halfway to heaven I'm way up here above with no one to love
See the baby sleeping hear his mother weeping she knows her son is bound to die
Her head is hanging low her eyes have lost their glow
But still she seems sweet pass you by
Bye you baby bye you bye you baby bye you bye you baby bye you bye
I love you so so please don't go to those greener pastures in the sky
Last week Doc Severs said mom the fever has got this boy and he shall die
She said he's all I've had that's cause we lost his dad
But still she seems sweet pass you by
(by Roy Acuff)
What a beautiful thought I am thinking concerning a great speckled bird
Remember her name is recorded on the pages of Gods' Holy Word
With all the other birds flocking round her, she is so despised by the squad
The Great Speckled Bird is the Bible representing the Great Church of God
Desiring to lower her standards they watch every move that she makes
They long to find fault with her teaching but really they find no mistakes
I am glad I have learned of her meekness I am proud that my name is on her book
For I want to be one never fearing the face of my Saviour's true love
When he cometh descending from heaven on the clouds as he writes in his words
If you see me with a great big smile
At some party where the fun runs wild
If tears start to flow and I fall apart
Please, don't think you broke my heart
It's just my funny way of laughin'
Yes, my funny way of laughin'
Your leaving didn't bother me (ha ha)
It's just my funny way of laughin'
Yes, my funny way of laughin'
I'm really happy as can be
If we meet on the street
And a little bitty tear rolls down my cheek
Please, don't think it's because I'm blue
Or that I'm still in love with you
It's just my funny way of laughin'
Yes, my funny way of laughin'
Your leaving didn't bother me
It's just my funny way of laughin'
Yes, my funny way of laughin'
I'm really happy as can be
--- Instrumental ---
Remember the day you left our place
And how the tears rolled down my face
It wasn't because you were leavin' me
I was happy because you were pleasin' me
It's just my funny way of laughin'
Yes, my funny way of laughin'
Your leaving didn't bother me (ha ha)
It's just my funny way of laughin'
Yes, my funny way of laughin'
I'm really happy as can be
Well, hello there,
My it's been a long, long, long time
How am I doin',
Oh, I guess that I'm doin' fine
It's been so long now and it seems that
It was only yesterday
Gee, ain't it funny how time slips so
How's your new love,
I hope that he's doin' fine
Heard you told him,
That you'd love him till the end of time
Now, that's the same thing
That you told me
Seems like just the other day
Gee, ain't it funny how time slips away
Gotta go now,
Guess I'll see you a-round
Don't know when though,
Never know when I'll be back in town
But remember what I told you
That in time your gonna pay
And it's surprisin' how time slips away
Yes, my dear you better remember
What I tell you that in time,
In time your gonna pay
Out where the bright lights are glowing
You're drawn like a moth to a flame
You laugh while the wine's over-flowing
While I sit and whisper your name
Four walls to hear me
Four walls to see
Four walls too near me
Closing in on me
Sometimes I ask why I'm waiting
But my walls have nothing to say
I'm made for love, not for hating
So here where you left me, I'll stay
One night with you is like heaven
And so, while I'm walking the floor
I listen for steps in the hallway
And wait for your knock on my door
Four walls to hear me
Four walls to see
Four walls too near me
Four strong winds that blow lonely
Seven seas that run high
All these things that won't change come what may
But our good times are all gone
And I'm bound for moving on
I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way
I might go out to Alberta
Weather's good there in the fall
Got some friends that I could go to working for
Still I wish you'd change your mind
If I asked you one more time
But we've been thru that a hundred times or more
Four strong winds that blow lonely
Seven seas that run high
All these things that won't change come what may
If I get there before the snow flies
Things are going good
You could join me if I send you down the fare
But if you wait until it's winter
It would do no good
For the wind sure can blow cold way out there
Four strong winds that blow lonely
Seven seas that runs high
All these things that won't change come what may
But our good times are all gone
I met a girl and her eyes were blue
Oh, what a girl as I love her true
I know that we will never part
Dream on she'll break your heart
Last night we went to a picture show
I held her hand till time to go
She let me kiss her in the dark
Dream on she'll break your heart
--- Instrumental ---
Our love was real not just a game
And I just know that she feels the same
She love me true right from the start
Dream on she'll break your heart
Dream on she'll break your heart
Well, now I'm happy as I can be
I'm gonna ask her to marry me
Then we will never be apart
Dream on she'll break your heart
Dream on she'll break your heart
Dream on she'll break your heart
I close my eyes and picture
The emerald of the sea
From the fishin' boats at Dingle
To the shores at Dunehea
I miss the river Shannon
And the folks at Skibbereen
The meadows and the moorlands
And their forty shades of green
But most of all
I miss a girl in Tipperary town
And most of all I miss her charms
And hair so long and brown
I long again to see and do
The things weÂ've done and seen
Where the breeze is sweet as Shalimar
And thereÂ's forty shades of green
I wish that I could spend an hour
At DublinÂ's churning surf
I long to watch the farmers
Drain the bogs and spade the turf
To see again the thatching
Of the straw the women clean
IÂ'd walk from Cork to Larne to see
Those forty shades of green
But most of all
I miss a girl in Tipperary town
And most of all I miss her charms
And hair so long and brown
I long again to see and do
The things weÂ've done and seen
Where the breeze is sweet as Shalimar
I been hearin' your concern about my happiness
But all that thought you've given me, is conscience I guess
If I were walkin' in your shoes, I wouldn't worry none
While you and your friends are worryin' 'bout me,
I'm havin' lots of fun
Chorus:
Countin' flowers on the wall, that don't bother me at all
Playin' solitaire 'til dawn, with a deck of fifty-one
Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo
Now don't tell me
I've nothin' to do
Don't tell me
I've nothin' to do
Last night I dressed in tails, pretended I was on the town
As long as I can dream it's hard to slow this swinger down
So, please don't give a thought to me, I'm really doin' fine
You can always find me here and havin' quite a time
Chorus:
Countin' flowers on the wall, that don't bother me at all
Playin' solitaire 'til dawn, with a deck of fifty-one
Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo
Now don't tell me
I've nothin' to do
Don't tell me
I've nothin' to do
--- Instrumental ---
It's good to see you, I must go, I know I look a fright
Anyway, my eyes are not accustomed to this light
And my shoes are not accustomed to this hard concrete
So, I must go back to my room and make my day complete
Chorus:
Countin' flowers on the wall, that don't bother me at all
Playin' solitaire 'til dawn, with a deck of fifty-one
Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo
Now don't tell me
I've nothin' to do
Don't tell me
I've nothin' to do
Don't tell me
Rock of Ages, Rock of Ages cleft for me.
There's a fam'ly bible on the table
Each page is torn and hard to read
But the fam'ly bible on the table
Will ever be my key to memories.
At the end of day when work was over
And when the evening meal was done
Dad would read to us from the fam'ly bible
And we'd count our many blessings one by one.
Refrain:
I can see us sittin' 'round the table
When from the fam'ly bible dad would read
I can hear my mother softly singing
Rock of Ages, Rock of Ages cleft for me.
This old world of ours is full of troubles
This old world would oh, so better be
If we had more bibles on the table
And mothers singing Rock of Ages cleft for me.
Refrain:
I can see us sittin' 'round the table
When from the fam'ly bible dad would read
I can hear my mother softly singing
Rock of Ages, Rock of Ages cleft for me.
Come all ye fair and tender ladies take warning how you court young men
They're like a star on a summer morning they first appear and then they're gone
They'll tell to you some loving story and make you think they love you so well
Then away they'll go and court some other and leave you there in grief to dwell
Oh love is handsome love is charming and love is pretty while it's new
But love grows cold as love grows old and fades away like morning dew
Lying here beside you in the shadows
With your body close to mine
I can't help but wish that I could have you
Here beside me all the time
Knowing that I cannot keep you
From your going when the day is done
Makes me wish that I was tall enough
To reach the sky and stop the sun.
But I can see the evening shadows
Slipping silent cross the floor
And I curse the day for coming to an end
You'll fix your face, comb your hair
And leave my arms once more
But when tomorrow comes
We'll watch the evening shadows fall again.
When we're here together
I don't question why you came or why you go
I'm sure you have your reasons
But your being here is all I have to know
Knowing when you come to me
There's nothing I can do to make you stay
Just like all the other times
You'll leave me at the ending of the day.
But I can see the evening shadows
Slipping silent cross the floor
And I curse the day for coming to an end
You'll fix your face, comb your hair
And leave my arms once more
But when tomorrow comes
(written by: Charlie Chaplin-Geoffrey Parsons-James Turner)
(NOTE: also known as "Theme from Limelight"
and or "Terry's Theme")
I'll be loving you eternally (eternally)
With a love that's true, eternally (eternally)
From the start, within my heart
It seems I've always known
The sun would shine (shine)
When you were mine (mine)
And mine alone (mine alone).
I'll be loving you eternally (eternally)
There'll be no one new, my dear, for me (eternally)
Though the sky should fall
Remember I shall always be
Forever true (true)
And loving you (you)
There is a sea enchanted sea that only lovers know
It sings a song as it flows along with waves that whisper low
When love is true it will be endless and deep as the deep blue sea
Your tender love brings the magic of the enchanted sea to me
(When love is true it will be endless and deep as the deep blue sea)
Written by Marty Robbins
Out in the west Texan town of El Paso
I fell in love with a Mexican girl
Nighttime would find me in Rosa's Cantina
Music would play and Feleena would whirl
Blacker than night were the eyes of Feleena
Wicked and evil while casting a spell
My love was deep for this Mexican maiden
I was in love but in vain I could tell
One night a wild young cowboy came in
Wild as the west Texas wind
Dashing and daring a drink he was sharing
With wicked Feleena the girl that I loved
So in anger I challenged
His right for the love of this maiden
Down went his hand for the gun that he wore
My challenege was answered in less than a heartbeat
The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor
Just for a moment I stood there in silence
Shocked by the foul deed I had done
Many thoughts raced through my mind as I stood there
I had but one chance and that was to run
Out to the backdoor of Rosa's I ran
Out where the horses were tied
I caught a good one, it looked like it could run
Up on its back and away I did ride
Just as fast as I could
From the west Texas town of El Paso
Out to the badlands of New Mexico
Back in El Paso my life would be worthless
Everything's gone in life, nothing is left
It's been so long since I've seen the young maiden
My love is stronger than my fears of death
I saddled up and away I did go
Riding alone in the dark
Maybe tomorrow a bullet would find me
Tonight nothing's worse than this pain in my heart
And at last here I am on the hill
Overlooking El Paso I can see Rosa's Cantina below
My love is strong and it pushes me onward
Down off the hill to Feleena I go
Off to my right I see five mounted cowboys
Off to my left ride a dozen or more
Shouting and shooting I can't let them catch me
I have to make it to Rosa's backdoor
Something is dreadfuly wrong for I feel
A deep burning pain in my side
Though I am trying to stay in the saddle
I'm getting weary unable to ride
But my love for Feleena is strong and
I rise where I've fallen
Though I am weary I can't stop to rest
I see the white puff of smoke from the rifle
I feel the bullet go deep in my chest
From out of nowhere Feleena has found me
kissing my cheeks as she kneels by my side
Cradled by two loving arms that I'll die for
Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes
Jim Ed Brown & The Browns
Don't let the stars get in your eyes
Don't let the moon break your heart
Love blooms at night in daylight it dies
Don't let the stars get in your eyes
Oh, keep your heart for me for someday
I'll return and you know
You're the only one I'll ever love
Too many moons (Too many moons)
Too many stars (Too many stars)
Too many nights to be alone
Please keep your heart while we are apart
Don't linger in the moonlight while I'm gone
Don't let the stars get in your eyes
Don't let the moon break your heart
Love blooms at night in daylight it dies
Don't let the stars get in your eyes
Oh, keep your heart for me for someday
I'll return and you know
You're the only one I'll ever love
--- Instrumental ---
Don't let the stars get in your eyes
Don't let the moon break your heart
The love blooms at night in the daylight it dies
Don't let the stars get in your eyes
Oh keep your heart for me for someday
I'll return and you know
You're the only one I'll ever love
(I wanna go home, I wanna go home,)
(Oh, how I want to go home.)
Last night, I went to sleep in Detroit City,
And I dreamed about those cotton fields at home.
I dreamed about my mother,
Dear old papa, sister and brother,
I dreamed about that girl
Who's been waiting for so long.
(I wanna go home, I wanna go home,)
(Oh, how I wanna go home!)
Home, folks think I'm big in Detroit City.
From the letters that I write, they think I'm fine.
But by day, I make the cars,
By night I make the bars,
If only they could read between the lines!
{Spoken}
You know,
I rode a freight train north to Detroit City.
And after all these years I find
I've just been wastin' my time.
So, I just think I'll take my foolish pride,
And I'll put on a south bound freight and ride,
And go on back to the love ones,
The ones I left waitin' so far behind.
(Sang)
(I wanna go home, I wanna go home,)
Dear heart, wish you were here to warm this night
My dear heart, seems like a year
Since you've been out of my sight
A single room, a table for one
It's a lonesome town all right
But soon I'll kiss you hello at our front door
And dear heart, I want you to know
I'll leave your arms, never more
A single room, a table for one
It's a lonesome town all right
But soon I'll kiss you hello at our front door
And dear heart, I want you to know
Footprints on the sidewalk
Crush by me in the night
The tavern signs on this old street
Are stepping stones of life
I walk and walk and search for you
Half stoned and all alone
How much longer can it be
To dawn in San Antone
Neon painted pictures
Flash red and green and blue
I seem to feel you press my back
And draw me close to you
Memories that break my mind
Hurt deep when I'm alone
As the night walks slowly
To dawn in San Antone
I may let a strange girl love me
Just to keep me from the cold
But when I'm with another
Your mem'ry's what I hold
I still have the rosebud
I've bought you for your hair
A half smoked cigarette I saved
Was one I let you share
Time went so fast when you were mine
But now that I'm alone
There's nothing more that comes so slow
As dawn in San Antone
There's nothing more that comes so slow
Darlin', dearest darlin'
Put your arms around me, baby please
Darlin', dearest darlin'
Kiss me one more time before you leave
If you must go be on your way
Before I started beggin' you to stay with me
I'm gettin' weak from being strong
First thing that you know
I'll be down on my knees
Darlin', dearest darlin'
Always in my heart and in my thoughts
Darlin', dearest darlin'
All day I've faced a barren waste without the taste of water cool water
Old Dan and I with throats burt dry and souls that cry for water cool clear water
Keep a movin' Dan don't you listen to him Dan
He's a devil not a man and he spreads the burning sand with water
Dan can you see that big green tree where the water's running free
And it's waiting there for me and you cool water cool clear water
The nights are cool and I'm a fool each star's a pool of water cool water
But with the dawn I'll wake and yawn and carry on to water cool clear water
The shadows sway and seem to say tonight we pray for water cool water
And way up there he'll hear our prayer
And show us where there's water cool clear water
Maybe I am not that one and only guy
Whose touch will thrill you to the sky
And bring the lovelight to your eyes
Until the day the love you dream of comes your way
Because I love you so
Oh, let me stay close to you
If your dear, is waiting for that song you hear
So far away and yet so clear
You feel your lover must be near
But till the day he seems that song the angels play
Because I love you so, oh. let me stay
Close to you, close to you, close to you
For maybe I am just a sentimental guy
Whose heart believes as time goes by
You'll come to me with misty eyes
Filled with life, for I'm the one you really love
And hold me just the way I dream you'd do
East is east and west is west
And the wrong one I have chose
Let's go where they keep on wearin'
Those frills and flowers and buttons and bows
Rings and things and buttons and bows.
Don't bury me in this prairie
Take me where the cement grows
Let's move down to some big town
Where they love a gal by the cut o' your clothes
And you'll stand out, In buttons and bows.
I'll love you in buckskin
Or skirts that you've homespun
But I'll love ya' longer, stronger where
Yer friends don't tote a gun
My bones denounce the buckboard bounce
And the cactus hurts my toes
Let's vamoose where gals keep a-usin'
Those silks and satins and linen that shows
And I'm all yours in buttons and bows.
--- Instrumental ---
Gimme eastern trimmin' where women are women
In high silk hose and peek-a-boo clothes
And French perfume that rocks the room
And I'm all yours in buttons and bows.
By your side satisfied through and through cause I was born to be with you
Wonderously love can be so I knew that I was born to be with you
[ guitar ]
Do I find peace of mind yes I do cause I was born to be with you
Blues stay away from me blues why don't you let me be
Don't know why you keep on haunting me
Life is full of misery true love was never meant to be
Time goes by and still I can't be free
[ guitar ]
Tears so many I can't see years don't mean a thing to me
Seems somehow we never can agree
Blues stay away from me blues why don't you let me be
(B.Hayes, J.Johnson (c) 1948)
I'll have a blue Christmas without you;
I'll be so blue thinking about you.
Decorations of red
On a green Christmas tree
Won't mean a thing dear,
If you're not here with me
I'll have a blue Christmas, that's certain;
And when the blue heartache starts hurting,
You'll be doing all right
With your Christmas of white,
But I'll have a blue, blue Christmas.
--- Instrumental ---
(Blue Christmas, Blue Christmas)
You'll be doing all right
With your Christmas of white,
But I'll have a blue, blue Christmas.
How many roads must a man walk down
Before they call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
How many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
How many years can a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea?
How many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
How many times can a man turn his head,
And pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind
--- Instrumental ---
How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
How many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
How many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
If she brings you happiness
Then I wish you both the best
It's your happiness that matters most of all
But if she ever breaks your heart
If the teardrops ever start
I'll be there before the next teardrop falls.
Though it hurts to let you go
Darling, I want you to know
That I'll stand by you if ever you should call
And if I should ever hear
That she's made you shed a tear
I'll be there before the next teardrop falls.
I'll be there anytime you need me by your side
To dry away every teardrop that you cry
If she ever leaves you blue
Just remember I love you
And I'll be there
Before the next teardrop falls.
I'll be there
(Big John, Big John)
(Spoken)
Ev'ry mornin' at the mine you could see him arrive
He stood six foot six and weighed two forty five
Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip
And everybody knew ya didn't give no lip to Big John.
Big John, Big John, Big Bad John (Big John)
Nobody seemed to know where John called home
He just drifted into town and stayed all alone
He didn't say much, kinda quiet and shy
And if you spoke at all, you just said "Hi" to Big John.
Somebody said he came from New Orleans
Where he got in a fight over a Cajun Queen
And a crashin' blow from a huge right hand
Sent a Loosiana fellow to the Promised Land, Big John
Big John, Big John, Big Bad John (Big John)
Then came the day at the bottom of the mine
When a timber cracked and men started cryin'
Miners were prayin' and hearts beat fast
And everybody thought that they'd
Breathed their last-'cept John
Through the dust and the smoke of this man-made hell
Walked a giant of a man that the miners knew well
Grabbed a saggin' timber, gave out with a groan
And like a giant oak tree he just stood there alone, Big John
Big John, Big John, Big Bad John (Big John)
And with all of his strength he gave a mighty shove
Then a miner yelled out "There's a light up above!"
And twenty men scrambled from a would-be grave
Now there's only one left down there to save, Big John
With jacks and timbers they started back down
Then came that rumble way down in the ground
And then smoke and gas belched out of that mine
Everybody knew it was the end of the line for Big John
Big John, Big John, Big Bad John (Big John)
Now, they never reopened that worthless pit
They just placed a marble stand in front of it
These few words are written on that stand
"At the bottom of this mine lies one hell of a man, Big John"
Big John, Big John, Big Bad John (Big John)
Beyond the storm must come the rainbow
Beyond the darkness the light must glow
Beyond the shadow the sun will shine
And someday your heart will be mine.
Other arms have tried me before your own
And they have convicted me in shame
But someday the clouds of gossip will fade away
And you will see that I was not to blame.
Beyond the storm must come the rainbow
Beyond the darkness the light must glow
Beyond the shadow the sun will shine
And someday your heart will be mine.
Every cloud must have a silver lining
And surely this is through with you and I
Forget the words that falsely accused my heart
Ket them fade like colors in the sky.
Beyond the storm must come the rainbow
Beyond the darkness the light must glow
Beyond the shadow the sun will shine
Chorus:
Beautiful lies, beautiful lies,
Each word is a heartache
In perfect diguise;
I can't help but listen'
And then realize,
The words you have spoken
Are beautiful lies.
Call me a dreamer
In a fool's paridise,
My heart knows no difference
At love it's unwise;
Tell me you love me
And will till you die,
Like music you thrill me
With beautiful lies.
I hear wedding bells ringing,
I have stars in my eyes,
I see red roses blooming,
A rainbow in the sky
All sweet things come to me
In the twinkle of an eye,
When you hold me and tell me
Those beautiful lies.
Chorus:
Beautiful lies, beautiful lies,
Each word is a heartache
In perfect diguise;
I can't help but listen'
And then realize,
The words you have spoken
Are beautiful lies.
How I'd love to be around you
When the lonely night surrounds you
How I'd love to be alone with you
What I'd give to have the power
To read your mind an hour
How I'd love to be alone with you
Just to be with you one night
You and me alone
Kiss your lips and hold you tight
Have you for my own
This would be a joy unending
Could be a real beginning
How I'd love to be alone with you
--- Instrumental ---
How I'd love to be around you
When the lonely night surrounds you
How I'd love to be alone with you
If I only knew for certain
I'd cut out all my flirtin'
How I'd love to be alone with you
Just to be with you one night
You and me alone
Kiss your lips and hold you tight
Have you for my own
Won't you try to be my baby
Just for once and then, well maybe
I could always be alone with you
My baby's mad she's fightin' mad
'Cause I've been gone too long
She told me on the phone
That she don't like my being gone
Though my feet are pointin' west
I'll turn them around
Anything that's got four wheels
I'll try to calm it down
Because I hate to think about my babe
If I get back to Louisville, too late.
Baby said she's lonely
And she wants her man around
And when she said she wants me
She don't mean a month from now
And I'll lose her sure as day is gonna break
If I get back to Louisville, too late.
--- Instrumental ---
My baby's love is oh so good
I've got to get right back
Ain't nothin' on this road to see
That's worth to losin' that
And that dime it took to call
Was a dime well spent
If it had not been for that
I'd still be headin' west
And baby vowed to me she wouldn't wait
If I get back to Louisville, too late.
Baby said she's lonely
And she wants her man around
When I get back
I know that woman's gonna chain me down
But I'd rather have the chains than face my fate
If I get back to Louisville, too late
Yeah, if I get back to Louisville, too late.
(Say you want me to drive a little bit friend)
If I get back to Louisville, too late
(Why I dogged it all the way from LA to New York)
(many times)
If I get back to Louisville, too late
(I'm what they call the original LA turn around)
My latest sun is sinking fast, my race is nearly run,
My strongest trials now are past, my triumph is begun.
Oh, come angel band, come and around me, stand,
Oh, bear me away on your snowy wings
To my immortal home.
Oh, bear me away on your snowy wings
To my immortal home.
Oh, bear my longing heart to Him,
Who bled and died for me
Whose blood now cleanses from all sin,
And gives me victory
Oh, come angel band, come and around me, stand
Oh, bear me away on your snowy wings
To my immortal home
Oh, bear me away on your snowy wings
(words & music by Battersby - Gabriel)
If I have wounded any soul today
If I have caused one foot to go astray
If I have walk in my own willful way
Dear Lord, forgive
If I have uttered idle words of flame
If I have turned aside from want or pain
Lest I offend some other through the strain
Dear Lord, forgive
Forgive the sins I have confessed to Thee
Forgive the secret sins I do not see
Oh guide me love me and my keeper be
You say you've found somebody new but that won't stop my loving you
I just can't let you walk away forget the love I have for you
Guess I could find somebody new but I don't want no one but you
How can you leave without regret am I that easy to forget
Before you leave be sure you find you want his love much more than mine
Cause I'll just say we'd never met if I'm that easy to forget
Guess I could find somebody new but I don't want no one but you
Last night, all alone in a bar room,
Met a girl with a drink in her hand,
She had ruby red lips and coal black hair.
And eyes that would tempt any man.
Then she came and sat down at my table,
And as she placed her soft hands in mine;
I found myself wanting to kiss her,
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 she whispered, I need you,
Take me away from here, and be my man;
Then I looked into his eyes and I saw it,
The reflection of my wedding band.
And I was almost persuaded,
To let strange lips lead me on;
Almost persuaded,
Morning comes and spreads
Tomorrow on my bed so softly
I can feel the darkness grow
Leaving like the girl
Who walked across my world
And took the only love I'll ever know
She was all I wanted but
I guess I never told her
Now she's gone away
If I had a wish
My only wish would be
That she was coming back to stay
All I had to do to hold her, was hold her
I was always looking out
For me and only thought about
All the things I had to do
All I did was turn away
When all she wanted me to say
Was, I love you
Evening starts to spread
Across my lonely bed
So slowly I can feel the darkness grow
Shadows bring the gloom
That fills my silent room
With sounds of someone cryin' low
I close my eyes and memorize
The softness of her lips on my own
What's the point in being strong
Or being right or wrong
If that point means as being alone
All I had to do to hold her. was hold her
All the places we used to go all the things we used to do
All these things are in the past now after losing you
Now my life's just one big heartache and my world is turning blue
I've gotta hurt I can't get over after losing you
I go to the places we used to go just hopin' to get a glimpse of you
And everytime I see you with your new love it hurts me and breaks my heart in two
I thought no one could come between us for you said you loved me true
You've put me down I went to pieces after losing you
Brighten the corner where you are!
Brighten the corner where you are!
Someone far from harbor "YOU" may guide across the bar;
Brighten the corner where you are!
Do not wait until some deed of greatness you may do,
Do not wait to she'd your light afar,
To the many duties ever near you now be true,
Brighten the corner where you are.
Brighten the corner where you are!
Brighten the corner where you are!
Someone far from harbor "YOU" may guide across the bar;
Brighten the corner where you are!
Here for all your talent you may surely find a need,
Here reflect the bright and Morning Star;
Even from your humble hand the Bread of Life may feed,
Brighten the corner where you are.
Brighten the corner where you are!
Brighten the corner where you are!
Someone far from harbor "YOU" may guide across the bar;
She had such tiny tears
Just like a Barbie doll
She likes to shop at Sears
And visit shopping malls
Now she's a big mamma
Tell poppa
Cry, cry, cry, cry
Old Money
Your old money doesn't matter now
Have mercy
Mercy, mercy, daddy's going fishing now
He put the bait onto his line
He's winding out his reel
Fish are swimming in the pond
Gonna let 'em sail away
He's got his eye on you
He knows just what she wants
The fish is gonna bite
She is his latest catch
'Cause he's Big Daddy
Oh, mammy
Cry, cry, cry, cry
Big Daddy
Oh, daddy's scraping bottom now
Oh, momma
Daddy, daddy, daddy does the talking now
Mesmerized like horny toads
By shiny things like jewels and gold
Throwing all their pearls to swing
Let 'em sail away
You lucky dog
You'll be on Easy Street
Drinking champagne
She gets all that she wants
His heart's desire
No more worries anymore
Like a fairy tale
Anything that she likes
I seen you do the dog
I seen you getting down
A swimming back and forth
When daddy's not around
Big Daddy
Oh, she's pretty as a picture now
Oh, momma
Oh, what a little martyr now
He knows how to drive 'em wild
One day you'd think she'd see
Saying "This is mine and this is her.
Now take that stuff away"
It's best left unspoken
One and one is two
The velvet lies sing softly
Each with a golden spoon
And she passed her time in the wind and the rain
Got a one way ticket on a Southbound train
Said baby, baby, wants to have a good time
And Big Daddy laughed
And Big Daddy smiled
Like dynamite
One fine day she'll explode
Who's laughing now?
No one sees anymore
Sneak in and out
Don't get caught running 'round
Swim back and forth
As long as you love me...
As long as you love me...
As long as you love me...
We're under pressure,
Seven billion people in the world trying to fit in
Keep it together,
Smile on your face even though your heart is frowning
But hey now, you know, girl,
We both know it's a cruel world
But I will take my chances
As long as you love me
We could be starving, we could be homeless, we could be broke
As long as you love me
I'll be your platinum, I'll be your silver, I'll be your gold
As long as you love, love, love, love me (love me)
As long as you love, love, love, love me (love me)
I'll be your soldier,
Fighting every second of the day for your dreams, girl
I'll be your Hova
You can be my Destiny's Child on the scene girl
So don't stress, don't cry, we don't need no wings to fly
Just take my hand
As long as you love me
We could be starving, we could be homeless, we could be broke
As long as you love me
I'll be your platinum, I'll be your silver, I'll be your gold
As long as you love, love, love, love me (love me)
As long as you love, love, love, love me (love me)
Yo, B-I-G
I don't know if this makes sense, but you're my hallelujah
Give me a time and place, and I'll rendezvous, and I'll fly you to it,
I'll beat you there
Girl you know I got you
Us, trust...
A couple of things I can't spell without 'U'
Now we are on top of the world, 'cause that's just how we do
Used to tell me, "Sky's the limit", now the sky's our point of view (view)
Man now we stepping out like, "Whoa" (Oh God)
Cameras point and shoot (shoot)
Ask me what's my best side, I stand back and point at you
You, you the one that I argue with, I feel like I need a new girl to be bothered with,
But the grass ain't always greener on the other side,
It's green where you water it
So I know we got issues baby true, true, true,
But I'd rather work on this with you
Than to go ahead and start with someone new
As long as you love me
As long as you love me (love me yeah yeah yeah)
We could be starving, we could be homeless, we could be broke
As long as you love me
I'll be your platinum (platinum), I'll be your silver, I'll be your gold
As long as you love, love, love, love me
As long as you love, love, love, love me
As long as you love, love, love, love me (I'll be your silver, I'll be your gold)
As long as you love, love, love, love me
As long as you love, love, love, love me
As long as you love me (that's all I want baby)
As long as you love, love, love, love me
As long as you love, love, love, love me
As long as you love me
