FAST AS YOU: BY DWIGHT DAVID YOAKAM
MAYBE SOMEDAY I'LL BE STRONG, MAYBE IT WON'T BE LONG
I'LL BE THE ONE WHO'S TOUGH, YOU'LL BE THE ONE WHO'S GOT IT ROUGH
IT WON'T BE LONG AND MAYBE I'LL BE REAL STRONG
MAYBE I'LL DO THINGS RIGHT, MAYBE I'LL START TONIGHT
YOU'LL LEARN TO CRY LIKE ME, BABY LET'S JUST WAIT AND SEE
MAYBE I'LL START TONIGHT AND DO THINGS RIGHT
(CHORUS)
YOU'LL CONTROL ME AND OH SO BOLDLY
RULE ME 'TIL I'M FREE
'TIL THE PAIN THAT SHAKE ME
FINALLY MAKES ME, GET UP OFF MY KNEES
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
MAYBE I'LL BE FAST AS YOU, MAYBE I'LL BREAK HEARTS TOO
BUT, I THINK THAT YOU'LL SLOW DOWN
WHEN YOUR TURN TO HURT COMES AROUND
MAYBE I'LL BREAK HEARTS AND BE AS FAST AS YOU
UHHH
(LEAD BREAK)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
MAYBE I'LL BE FAST AS YOU, MAYBE I'LL BREAK HEARTS TOO
I THINK THAT YOU'LL SLOW DOWN
WHEN YOUR TURN TO HURT COMES AROUND
MAYBE I'LL BREAK HEARTS AND BE AS FAST AS YOU
MAYBE I'LL BREAK HEARTS AND BE AS FAST AS YOU
AHH, SUKI
(LEAD BREAK)
SPOKEN, WHILE DOING THE SECOND LEAD BREAK
MAYBE I'LL BE FAST AS YOU, MAYBE I'LL BREAKS HEARTS TOO
I THINK THAT YOU'LL SLOW DOWN
WHEN YOUR TURN TO HURT COMES AROUND
I know that you've been foolin' around on me right from the start
So I'll take back my ring and I'll take back my heart
And when you're tired of foolin' around with two or three
Well, come on home and fool around with me
I wasn't foolin' around the day I said I do
Oh, but many nights I wished that I had been foolin' too
I know it's foolish taking all this misery
But when it's you, a fool I'll always be
I know that you've been foolin' around on me right from the start
So I'll take back my ring and I'll take back my heart
And when you're tired of foolin' around with two or three
Well, come on home and fool around with me
So honey, fool around, you know right where I'm at
Oh, don't worry if I'm lonesome 'cause I'm used to that
And when you're tired of foolin' 'round with two or three
Well, come on home and fool around with me
I know that you've been foolin' around on me right from the start
So I'll take back my ring and I'll take back my heart
And when you're tired of foolin' around with two or three
(Dwight Yoakam)
Chorus:
You're the one
You're the one
That made me cry
You're the one
That laughed at me
Then said goodbye
You're the one
You're the one
That made me blue
So how's it feel
Now that you're the one
It's happened to
Now you're back calling me with open arms
What happened to the one you met with all that charm
You say he's gone snd you're alone well that's a shame
But if you think real hard I know you'll see just who's to blame
Chorus:
You're the one
You're the one
That made me cry
You're the one
That laughed at me
Then said goodbye
You're the one
You're the one
That made me blue
So how's it feel
Now that you're the one
It's happened to
You're begging me to think about the love we shared
Yet it seems to me not too long ago you didn't care
The love you left no longer lives within my heart
The game you played so recklessly tore it all apart
Chorus:
You're the one
You're the one
That made me cry
You're the one
That laughed at me
Then said goodbye
You're the one
You're the one
That made me blue
So how's it feel
Now that you're the one
It's happened to
Oh tell me how's it feel now that you're the one
How's it feel to be the one
How's it feel now that you're the one it's happening to
You're the one
Oh, oh, you're the one
Yeah, you're the one
You're the one
You're the one
Oh, oh, you're the one
You're the one
You're the one
(Dwight Yoakam)
Hey baby, what'd you know about how it feels
Honey, what'd you know about if that's real
Baby, what'd you know about the whole deal
And what'd you know about love
Hey baby, what'd you know about all its dreams
Honey, what'd you know about Cupid's schemes
Baby, what'd you know about what that means
And what'd you know about love
I've been longing to find
Another heart that would know
And it seems like yours just might
Hey baby, what'd you know about its first blush
Honey, what'd you know about the caught up rush
Baby, what'd you know about what to trust
And what'd you know about love
My heart's so often been wrong
That it still can't be sure if this
Finally did come along
Hey baby, what'd you know about all its dreams
Honey, what'd you know about Cupid's schemes
Baby, what'd you know about what that means
And what'd you know about love
Hey baby, what'd you know about how it feels
Honey, what'd you know about if that's real
Baby, what'd you know about the whole deal
And what'd you know about love
Baby, tell me what'd you know about the whole deal
And what'd you know about love
(Deana Carter/Dwight Yoakam)
Waiting for your world to turn around is less likely to be found
As I watch it moving past
Than any other hope that I might hold that someday you
Might know what it's like to slowly drown
Waiting for your world to turn around
Waiting for the the thought to cross your mind that 2 hearts might
Be inclined to commit an act that's bold
Or even just be looking for a chance to take advantage of
One glance and live inside it one more time
Waiting for the thought to cross your mind
How long will it be
'Til these blind eyes can finally see
I don't know, time goes so slow
While your love, like a river, flows right by me
Waiting for your world to turn around is less likely to be found
As I watch it moving past
Than any other hope that I might hold that someday you
Might know what it's like to slowly drown
Waiting for your world to turn around
(Dwight Yoakam with Johnny Cash)
Don't call my name out your window, as I'm leavin'
'Cause I won't even turn my head
And don't send your kin folk to give me no dang talkin'
'Cause I'll be gone like I said
You'd can say the same ole things
That you've been sayin' all along
Just lay there in your bed
And keep you mouth shut 'till I'm gone
No, Don't give me that old familiar, cry n' cuss n' moan
Understand your man
Oh, Understand your man
huh.
(Instrumental)
Oh, party boys
You can give my other suit to the Salvation Army
And everything else I leave behind
I ain't takin' nothin' that'll slow down my travelin'
While I untangle my mind
No, I ain't gonna repeat what I said anymore
While I'm breathin' air that ain't been breathed before
Yet, I'll be as gone as a wild goose in winter
Then you'll understand your man (meditate on it)
You'll understand your man (You hear me talkin, now?)
Understand your man (I told you so)
Understand your man
Huh,
Oh hu.
Understand your man
Understand your man
Understand your man
Understand
Understand your man...
Trains and boats and planes
Are passing by,
Could mean a trip
To Paris or Rome
For someone else
But not for me
The trains and boats and planes
Took you away, away from me
We were so in love,
And high above
We had a star
To wish upon, wish
And dreams come true,
But not for me
The trains and boats and planes
Took you away, away from me
Trains and boats and planes
Took you away,
But ev'ry time I see them pray
And if my prayers
Can cross the sea,
The trains and boats and planes
Will bring you back,
Back home to me.
(Raymond Douglas Davies)
Chorus:
I'm so tired, tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
I'm so tired, tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
I was a lonely soul
I had nobody till I met you
But you keep a me waiting
All of the time what can I do?
It's your life you can do what you want
Do what you like
But please don't keep a me waiting
Please don't keep a me waiting
Chorus:
I'm so tired, tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
I'm so tired, tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
It's your life and you can do what you want
Do what you like
But please don't keep a me waiting
Please don't keep a me waiting
Chorus:
I'm so tired, tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
I'm so tired, tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
I'm so tired of waiting
so tired of waiting, waiting for you
I'm so tired, so tired of waiting for you
I'm so tired of waiting for you
So tired
Well, I'll give you three good reasons for leavin'
Number one is that I've forgotten number two
Number three is in a place that's been kept hidden
For so long I can't remember but its true
Then I'll give you three more reasons for leavin'
With the first no worse or better than the next two
But rest assured that the third will leave you grievin'
From a tale that's as sad as it is true
Every night
All night long
I sit and count alone
But every day
Nothin's new
I can't find one to use
Every night
All night long
I sit right there and count alone
But every day
Nothin's new
I can't find one to use
But I'll give you three good reasons for leavin'
Number one is that I've forgotten number two
Yeah, number one is that I've forgotten number two
I used to think love was the soft rope meant to tie me down
And all that could ever own me was a guitar and another town
Ten years can disappear real fast
When every morning just leaves somewhere else behind
But I've been thinking about leaving long enough to change my mind
Lyin' here beside you I can feel it start to pull me away
The thought I'll have again tomorrow that just came back from yesterday
But your embrace makes any reason for those memories hard to find
And I've been thinking about leaving long enough to change my mind
Sometimes I miss the warm, bright lights sometimes I miss the crowds
Sometimes I miss the women I wrapped each song around
Sometimes I miss that world out there so empty hard and unkind
But I've been thinking about leaving long enough to change my mind
Sometimes I miss the warm, bright lights sometimes I miss the noise
Sometimes I miss the fading sounds of every cheering voice
Sometimes I miss that world out there so empty hard and unkind
But I've been thinking about leaving long enough to change my mind
In the late great golden state
It's getting hard to negotiate
When you're one slip
From a grim fate
In the late great golden state
In the late great golden state
I don't do much
But I'm always late
I ain't old, I'm just out of date
In the late great golden state
I caught one last glimpse
Of a palomino
When I drove out west
To see the purple sage
Then as canyons burned
And the mountains crumbled
The last cowboy band
Left the stage
I ain't old, I'm just out of date
In the late great golden state
Solo
I caught one last glimpse
Of a palomino
When I drove out west
To see the purple sage
Then as the canyons burned
And the mountains crumbled
The last cowboy band
Left the stage
Yeah, the late great golden state
Is a nice place for a clean slate
But leave your expectations
At the gate
Of the late great golden state
Cause they can pack you up
And send you home in a crate
Stamped the late great
Golden state
(Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
Well, I told you once and I told you twice
But you never listened to my advice
You don't try very hard to please me
With what you know it should come easy
Chorus:
Well this could be the last time
This could e the last time
Maybe the last time
I don't know oh, no
I'm sorry girl but I can't stay
Feelin' like I do today
It's too much pain and too much sorrow
Guess I'll feel the same tomorrow
Chorus:
Well this could be the last time
This could be the last time
Maybe the last time
I don't know oh no, oh no, oh no
Well this could be the last time
This could be the last time
Maybe the last time
I don't know oh no, oh no
Well, I told you once and I told you twice
That someone will have to pay the price
But here's a chance to change your mind
'Cause I'll be gone a long, long time
Chorus:
Well this could be the last time
This could be the last time
Maybe the last time
I don't know oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
Well this could be the last time
This could be the last time
Maybe the last time
I don't know
Take her away
But don't let me see
Who the last heart in line
Turns out to be.
I'll never know
There won't be any sign
Of how close it came
For the last heart in line.
And though for a while
I'll still be
Waiting around
For my chance patiently
The fact that she's gone
Is bound to finally dawn
On me eventually.
--- Instrumental ---
And though for a while
I'll still be
Waiting around
For my chance patiently
The fact that she's gone
Is bound to finally dawn
On me eventually.
I guess for her
It'll all work out fine
But who's gonna tell
The last heart in line..
The Heart That You Own
(Dwight Yoakam)
I pay rent on a run-down place
There ain't no view but there's lots of space
In my heart
The heart that you own
I pay the rent
Pay it right on time
Baby I pay you every single dime
For my heart
The heart that you own
Used to be I could love here for free
Way back before you bought the property
Now I pay daily on what once was mine
Lord I probably owe you
For the tears the I cry
'Cause I pay rent on a run-down place
There ain't no view but there's lots of space
In my heart
The heart that you own
I struggle each night to find a new way
To pay you what I owe
Just so I can stay
I ain't overdue
So you can't throw me out
I've loved here for years
Don't know where I'd go now
'Cause I pay rent on a run-down place
There ain't no view but there's lots of space
In my heart
The heart that you own.
Extra
Yea, in my heart
The heart that you own
when you give it up for gone
but your still digging in the mind
and your staring out the window
saying everything wil be just fine
keepin with whole affair
every word seems out of line
no matter what angle you get
its pollished till it shines
(chours)
take a guess at where i stand
pick a number one to two
take a look at the back of your hand
just like you know it
you know me too
and when you say who the hell am i living with
what just went down
where did this come from
why are all my colors faded brown
when did it change
whats with the rage
whos the dude with the extrall
whats the verse the line the chapter the page
(chours)
take a guess at where i stand
pick a number one to two
take a look at the back of your hand
just like you know it
you know me too
you think your alone without any place left to go
like you need one of those kisses long and slow
fist glance is not what it seems
but theres some things i just know
like you take two sugars with a splash of cream
you take a guess
where i stand oh pick a number one to two
then take a look
back of your hand
just like you know it
you know me too
yeah like you know it
you know me too
just like you know it
you know me too
(jimmie rodgers)
I said t for texas
T for tennessee
Oh, yeah, I said t for texas
T for tennessee
Said, t for old thelma
The gal who made a wreck out of me
Well, if you don’t want me momma
You sure don’t have to start
Ah, if you don’t want me momma
You sure don’t have to start
’cause I can get more women
Than a passenger train car
Yeah, I said t for texas
T for tennessee
Whoa, t for texas
T for tennessee
I said, t for old thelma
The gal who made a wreck out of me
I’m gonna buy me a pistol
Just as long as I am tall
I’m going to buy me a pistol
Just as long as I am tall
I’m gonna shoot down old mean thelma
Just to watch her jump and fall
I said t for texas
T for tennessee
I said t for texas
T for tennessee
T for old thelma
The gal who made a wreck out of me
Gonna buy me a shotgun
With a great long shiny barrel, oh yeah
I’m gonna buy me a shotgun
With a great long shiny barrel
Gonna shoot down that rounder
That stole away my girl
I’m going where the water
Tastes like cherry wine
Yeah, I’m going where the water
Tastes like cherry wine
’cause the water down here in georgia
Tastes like turpentine
I said t for texas
T for tennessee
Oh I said, t for texas
T for tennessee
I said t for old thelma
The gal who made a wreck out of me
Oh yeah, women make a fool out of me
(Chorus)
Stop the world and let me off
I'm tired of goin' 'round n' 'round
I played the game of love and lost
So, stop the world and let me off.
My dreams are shattered don't you see
Now you no longer care for me
I miss the wonder of your kiss
How could you leave me here like this?
(Chorus)
Stop the world and let me off
I'm tired of goin' 'round n' 'round
I played the game of love and lost
So, stop the world and let me off.
Instrumental
(Chorus)
Stop the world and let me off
I'm tired of goin' 'round n' 'round
I played the game of love and lost
So, stop the world and let me off.
(Chorus)
Stop the world and let me off
I'm tired of goin' 'round n' 'round
I played the game of love and lost
So, stop the world and let me off.
(Chorus)
Stop the world and let me off
I'm tired of goin' 'round n' 'round
I played the game of love and lost
So, stop the world and let me off.
(Chorus)
Stop the world and let me off
I'm tired of goin' 'round n' 'round
I played the game of love and lost
So, stop the world and let me off...
I've been stayin' up late
Just a thinkin' about
Ways to get you off my mind
I keep wanderin' around
Through all the lonely
Parts of town
To try and see
If I might could ever find
One last hope
That I could cling to
In case I make the break through
And finally get you off my mind
I tried givin' up dreamin'
But your memory kept schemin'
And found all kinda ways
To sneak back into my sleep
I finally quit talkin' to strangers
Out of fear there's always
The danger
They say hi, hello,
Or somethin' else
You might'a said to me
I've been stayin' up late
Just a thinkin' about
Ways to get you off my mind
Solo
I keep wanderin' around
Through all the lonely
Parts of town
To try and see if I might
Could ever find
One last hope
That I could cling to
In case I make the break through
And finally get you off my mind
I swore to never
Get caught looken
At a single picture
That was tookin'
Of us or anywhere we ever went
Or ever even seen
I don't dare watch the news
Cause the wrecks
And the crashes
Can remind me too
That I used to ride around
And go places
In cars with you
I've been stayin' up late
Just a thinkin' about
Ways to get you off my mind
I keep stayin' up late
Just thinkin' about
Ways to get you off my mind
(Dwight Yoakam)
Chorus:
You'll be sorry you asked me the reason
That she's not here with me tonight
And I know you were probably just acting polite
But you'll be sorry you ever asked why
We started having problems in August last year
So things had been kinda rough for quite awhile
And you know how you think it'll work itself out
Well, mister that thought's wrong by a long, long mile
Chorus:
You'll be sorry you asked me the reason
That she's not here with me tonight
And I know you were probably just acting polite
But you'll be sorry you ever asked why
I mighta, shoulda seen that we were drifting apart
But I was in what I guess you'd call denial
And I always heard them say that you're the last one to know
Well buddy I was last by a long, long while
Chorus:
You'll be sorry you asked me the reason
That she's not here with me tonight
And I know you were probably just acting polite
But you'll be sorry you ever asked why
Okay we both have a tendency to overreact
So I can't really tell you who's at fault
But there were certain third parties, well her sister for one
That helped bring out reconciling to a drop-dead halt
Chorus:
Now aren't you sorry you asked me the reason
That she's not here with me tonight
And I know you were probably just acting polite
But I'm sure sorry you ever asked why
Aren't you sorry you ever asked why
I'm sure sorry you ever asked why
Did I tell you that she tried to have me locked out of the house
I had to go hire a lawyer and all
But I know that was mostly her family's idea
I could her them tell her what to say every time I called
City sidewalks
Busy sidewalks
Dressed in holiday style
In the air there's a feeling of christmas
Children laughing
People passing
Meeting smile after smile
And on every street corner you'll hear
Silver bells, silver bells
Silver bells, silver bells
It's christmas time in the city
Hear them ring, hear them ring
Ring a ling, ring a ling
Soon it will be christmas day
Silver bells, silver bells
Silver bells, silver bells
It's christmas time in the city
Hear them ring, hear them ring
Ring a ling, ring a ling
(Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller)
Christmas
Christmas
Christmas
Well it's Christmas time pretty baby
And the snow is on the ground
It's Christmas time pretty baby
And the snow is on the ground
I said you better be good now baby
'Cause Santa Claus is back in town
I don't got no sleigh with reindeer
Got no toys on the back
You gonna see me comin' in a trapped up Cadillac
It's Christmas time pretty baby
And the snow is on the ground
I said you better be good now baby
'Cause Santa Claus is back in town
Christmas
Christmas
Christmas
Ho, ho, ho, honey
Oh hang up your pretty stockings
Girl turn out the light
Santa Claus is coming down
Your chimney tonight
Yeah, it's Christmas time pretty baby
And the snow is on the ground
I said you better be good now baby
'Cause ol' St. Nick is back in town
Oh, Merry Christmas, Baby
Christmas
Christmas
Christmas
Happy, Happy New Year, too
I'm just the same fool, the old fool
The one fool, that you won't fool no more
'Least not the way that you fooled
The last fool you fooled before
So let the next fool, the new fool
Be a fool, that you will fool for sure
Just know that this fool, won't be fooled
Like all those other fools no more
Go find some real fool, no near fool
The kind of fool, that knows what fools are for
That'll give your foolin' heart, those foolish thrills
It won't stand a chance to ignore
They'll be a fine fool, a flat blind fool
A sort of fool, with not a clue about what's in store
Doing every fool-filled thing you need him to
For however long it is that fools endure
You might be finding a little lately
That I've been a greatly changing man
You don't seem worried, so I'm encouraged
This won't discourage all you other plans
I'm just the same fool, the old fool
The one fool, that you won't fool no more
'Least not the way that you fooled the last fool you fooled before
(john d. marks, marvin brodie)
Hey, listen to me rudolph, you know you’re the mastermind
Run, run rudolph, randolph ain’t so far behind
Chorus:
Run, run rudolph, santa’s gotta make it to town
Yeah, you gotta make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down
Ah, run, run rudolph, reeling like a merry-go-round
Santa asked a boy child, "whaddya longin’ for? "
He said, "all I want for christmas is a rock and roll electric guitar"
Then away went rudolph, whizzing like a shootin’ star
Chorus:
Run, run rudolph, santa’s gotta make it to town
Son, you gotta make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down
Ah, run, run rudolph, reeling like a merry-go-round
Well santa asked a girl child, "honey, what you wanna get? "
She said "a little baby doll that’ll cry sweet, drink and wet"
Then away went rudolph, whizzing like a saber jet
Chorus:
Ah, run, run rudolph, santa’s gotta make it to town
Son you gotta make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down
Go on, run, run rudolph, reeling like a merry-go-round
Well run, run rudolph, santa’s gotta make it to town
Son you gotta make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down
Go on, run, run rudolph, reeling like a merry-go-round, round
Well run, run rudolph, santa’s gotta make it this way
Gotta make him hurry, gotta make him take the freeway
Go on, run, run rudolph, santa’s gotta make it to town
Lord the road is rocky but it won't be rocky long
Lord the road is rocky but it won't be rocky long
Because another man has got my woman and gone
Hey I've got those blues I'm wearing out the soles of my shoes
Yes I've got those blues I'm wearing out the soles of my shoes
My gal went way and left me she left me with the doggone blues
Lord the road is rocky but it won't be rocky long
Lord the road is rocky but it won't be rocky long
Because another man has got my woman and gone
You'll never miss your water until the well runs dry
You'll never miss your water until the well runs dry
You'll never miss your woman until she says goodbye
Lord the road is rocky but it won't be rocky long
Lord the road is rocky but it won't be rocky long
Because another man has got my woman and gone
Ah and I wish to the Lord you'd bring my woman back home
Yeah I wish to the Lord you'd bring my woman back home
I'm not so lonesome I just don't want to be alone
Lord the road is rocky but it won't be rocky long
Lord the road is rocky but it won't be rocky long
Because another man has got my woman and gone
Readin', (Dwight Yoakam)
Chorus:
They learned readin', rightin', Route 23
To the jobs that lay waiting in those cities' factories
They didn't know that old highway
Could lead them to a world of misery
Have you ever been down Kentucky-way
Say south of Prestonburg
Have you ever been up in a holler
Have you ever heard
A mountain man cough his life away
From diggin' that black coal in those dark mines, those dark mines
If you had you might just understand
The reason that they left is all behind
Chorus:
They learned readin', rightin', Route 23
To the jobs that lay waiting in those cities' factories
They learned readin', rightin', roads to the north
To the luxury and comfort a coal line can't afford
They thought readin', rightin', Route 23
Would take them to the good life that they had never seen
They didn't know that old highway
Could lead them to a world of misery
Have you ever seen 'em put the kids in the car after work on Friday night
Pull up in a holler about 2 a.m. and see a light still shinin' bright
Those mountain folks sat up that late
Just to hold those little grandkids in their arms, in their arms
And I'm proud to say that I've been blessed
And touched by their sweet hillbilly charm
Chorus:
They learned readin', rightin', Route 23
To the jobs that lay waiting in those cities' factories
They learned readin', rightin', roads to the north
To the luxury and comfort a coal line can't afford
They thought readin', rightin', Route 23
Would take them to the good life that they had never seen
They didn't know that old highway
Could lead them to a world of misery
Yeah, it turns out that that old highway, leads you to a world of misery
This place will tell you lies
With each passing shadow
That goes by
But there's only one or two
At most just three
More likely none
That I still believe
They'll say you're not alone
But don't listen to them
Tell that very long
I did then find out
Through misery
That the true population's me
I used to look for days around
But no trace of her love
Could be found
I'd holler, cry out, beg,
And scream
Throw myself down,
Then start to plead
Searched for her heart,
Til mine would bleed
Offered it up,
But there wasn't any need
Too late to care
She's no longer here
The population's me
Solo
I used to look for days around
But no trace of her love
Could be found
I'd holler, cry out, beg, and
Scream
Throw myself down,
Then start to plead
Searched for her heart,
Til mine would bleed
Offered it up,
But there wasn't any need
Too late to care
She's no longer here
The population's me
This place will tell you lies
With each passing shadow
That goes by
But there's only one or two
At most just three
More likely none
That I still believe
(Mike Phillips)
North to Alaska
Go north, the rush is on
Big Sam left Seattle in the year of ninety two
With George Pratt, his partner and brother Billy, too
They crossed the Yukon River and found the bonanza gold
Beneath that old white mountain, just a little southeast of Nome
Sam crossed the majestic mountains
To the valleys far below
He talked to his team of huskies
as he mushed on through the snow
With the northern lights runnin' wild
In the land of the midnight sun
Yes Sam McCord was a mighty man
In the year of nineteen-one
Where the river is windin'
Big nuggets they're findin'
North to Alaska
Go north, the rush is on
Where the river is windin'
Big nuggets they're findin'
North to Alaska
Go north, the rush is on
North to Alaska
Go north, the rush is on
George turned to Sam with his gold in his hand
Said, "Sam, you're lookin' at a lonely, lonely man
I'd trade all the gold that's buried in this land
For one small band of gold to place on sweet Jenny's hand
'Cause a man needs a woman to love him all the time
You know Sam, a true love is so hard to find
I'd build for my Jenny a honeymoon home
Beneath that old white mountain
Just a little southeast of Nome."
Where the river is windin'
Big nuggets they're findin'
North to Alaska
Go north, the rush is on
North to Alaska
Go north, the rush in on
North to Alaska
Go north, the rush is on
Way up north
North to Alaska
Go north, the rush is on
North to Alaska
Go north, the rush is on
Way up north
Way up north
North to Alaska
Go north, the rush is on
North to Alaska
Go north, the rush is on
There's no such thing
As tears or heartache
There's no such thing
As lonely or blue
There's no such thing
As any memory about us
Cause there's no such thing
As me and you
There's no such thing
As it turning out badly
There's no such thing
As hopes and dreams gone bust
There's no such thing
As this all ending sadly
Cause where we are concerned
There is no such thing as love
You never wanted
To be kissed or told
That I never wanted
Another to hold
We never laughed, we never cried
If that's not the truth,
It's just better to lie
Cause there's no such thing
As any trouble forgetting
And there's no such thing
As deceit or mistrust
Yeah, there's no such thing
As remorse or regretting
Cause where we're concerned
There was no such thing as love
Where we're concerned
There was no such thing as love
(Clarence Williams)
Yea! My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
Yea! My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
Yea! My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
I can't buy no beer.
Well I'm standin' on a corner - With a bucket in my hand
I'm waitin' for a woman - That ain't got no man.
Cause My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
Yea! My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
Yea! My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
I can't buy no beer.
Well, I went upon the mountain - I looked down in the sea
I seen the crabs and the fishes - Doin' the be-bop-bee.
Well, there ain't no use - of me workin' so hard
When I got a woman - in the boss man'syard.
Well, me and my baby - we just bought a Ford
And now we sit together - on the running board.
Have you ever seen a heart
As it lays dyin'
While what's left of it's life
Slips away
Well, any tears that get shed
Ain't worth cryin'
'Cause I've seen plenty
I'm lucky that way.
Have you ever heard a voice
Start to moanin'
After despair's choked it's
Last words away
Well, any worse sound
Defies your ears even knowin'
And Lord, I've heard plenty
I'm lucky that way.
So wrap your warm arms around me
And let our weak hands deal out love's sad fate.
--- Instrumental ---
Then press your soft lips against me
And let the first bets on new love be made.
Have you ever watched a couple
Where one stands crying
While begging the other
To please stay
The awful truth is
It ain't worth the tryin'
Lord, I've watched plenty
I'm lucky that way.
Lord, I've watched plenty
I'm lucky that way.
I'm just passin' time
With everyone I meet
I'm just passin' time
As I wander through the street
I'm just passin' time
Wrestlin' with thoughts that fight my sleep
She left behind
I'm just passin' time.
I'm just passin' time
Inside these empty rooms
I'm just passin' time
Where small, lost hopes still loom
Just passin' time
Appears unlikely to heal any wounds
Of this kind
I'm just passin' time.
Time hangs around more everyday
While I keep searchin' for a place
That old thoughts might stay
And not just end up
Right back in my heart's way.
--- Instrumental ---
Time don't never answer nothing new
Least not here today
In any way that I could use
For figurin' out
What's left to lose.
I'm just passin' time
With everyone I meet
I'm just passin' time
As I wander through the street
I'm just passin' time
Wrestlin' with thoughts that fight my sleep
She left behind
I'm just passin' time...
(Heather Myles with Dwight Yoakam)
Sun's goin' down, it's still a hundred an' three.
Drivin' 'cross the desert, down Highway fifteen.
There's no turnin' back now, got all that we need.
To a desert oasis, we're travelin', my baby an' me.
We're goin' to the Little Chapel,
On the Las Vegas strip,
Where the preacher looks like Elvis;
We could even strike it rich.
Life is a gamble,
But our love's a sure bet.
Goin' to the Little Chapel,
On the Las Vegas strip.
Instrumental break.
Car's broken down, the side of the road,
How we got this far, God only knows.
Sold everything, don't need luxury.
Been livin' on good lovin', my baby an' me.
We're goin' to the Little Chapel,
On the Las Vegas strip,
Where the preacher looks like Elvis;
We could even strike it rich.
Life is a gamble,
But our love's a sure bet.
Goin' to the Little Chapel,
On the Las Vegas strip.
Life is a gamble,
But our love's a sure bet.
Goin' to the Little Chapel, (Goin' to the Little Chapel.)
On the Las Vegas strip.
Goin' to the Little Chapel,
On the Las Vegas strip.
Good bye Joe, he gotta go, me oh my oh
He gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou
His Yvonne the sweetest one, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
'Cause tonight, I'm gonna see my ma cher a mi-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
Thibodaux, Fontaineaux the place is buzzin'
Kin-folk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
Dress in style they go hog wild, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
'Cause tonight, I'm gonna see my ma cher a mi-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
--- Instrumental ---
Settle down far from town get him a pirogue
And he'll catch all the fish in the bayou
Swap his mon to buy Yvonne what she need-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
'Cause tonight, I'm gonna see my ma cher a mi-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun down on the bayou
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun down on the bayou
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou...
Inside the pocket of a clown, Is a sad place to hang around,
Just watching smiles turn into frowns, inside the pocket of a clown.
Inside the heartache of a fool, you learn things they don't teach in school,
And lessons there can be real cruel, inside the heartache of a fool.
Hollow eyes, make a thin disguise, as little drops of truth,
fall from your eyes. (2 times)
Inside a memory from the past, lives every love that didn't last,
Sweet dreams can start to fade real fast, inside a memory from the past.
Its a real sad place to hang around, inside the pocket of a clown.
Here I sit all alone
Just a wonderin' why
You must have slipped out
While I was high
I know just how it feels
And I'm not blamin' you
Cause if I had to choice
I'd avoid me too
I've heard tell people say
I'm half worth nothin' at all
While that may not be true
Dead to rights
It sure ain't landin' far wrong
There's little question or none
Wasn't much you could do
And if I had the choice
I'd avoid me too
Now I'm having fears
And doubts
Right along with everyone else
And here lately I'm not so sure
I should even be seen
With myself
[But] here I sit all alone
Just a wonderin' why
I guess you slipped out
While I was high
I know just how it feels
And I'm not blamin' you
Cause if I had the choice
I'd avoid me too
If I had the choice
If I had the choice
If I had the choice,
I'd avoid me too
(Dwight Yoakam)
I wouldn't put it past me
I wouldn't press my luck
If I were you I don't believe
I'd take that chance with love
Chorus:
A big chance you'll be taking
The wrong odds is what you're staking us on
And any love you wind up making
Won't pay back half of all we've lost
I wouldn't play so boldly
Or push a sure thing too long
'Cause your luck can get thin, bets not win
Then pretty soon love's up and gone
Chorus:
A big chance you'll be taking
The wrong odds is what you're staking us on
And any love you wind up making
Won't pay back half of all we've lost
So, I wouldn't put it past me
I wouldn't keep risking heartache
In any more games like these
'Cause there's a way to lose hard with every card
You'll find out on your knees
Chorus:
A big chance you'll be taking
The wrong odds is what you're staking us on
And any love you wind up making
Won't pay back half of all we've lost
So, I wouldn't put it past me
I wouldn't put it past me
I wouldn't press my luck
If I were you I don't believe
I'd take that chance with love
Chorus:
A big chance you'll be taking
The wrong odds is what you're staking us on
And any love you wind up making
Won't pay back half of all we've lost
I wouldn't put it past me
Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens
I was there (I was there)
I was there (I was there)
When love crashed and burned
I was there.
I was there when love came around
With sweet, warm kisses
I was there when it burned into desire
I was there when it ran into a raging river
And then turned into a runaway wildfire.
I was there (I was there)
I was there (I was there)
When love came around
I was there.
And one thing certain
I did all the hurtin'
At love's final curtain
I was there.
--- Instrumental ---
I was there when love came in
Like a living tornado
And I was there when it blew out of control
I was there when something quickly turned into nothing
Just a hopeless, helpless dream gone up in smoke.
I was there (I was there)
I was there (I was there)
When love came around
I was there.
And one thing certain
I did all the hurtin'
At love's final curtain
I was there.
I was there (I was there)
I was there (I was there)
When love came around
I was there.
And one thing certain
I did all the hurtin'
At love's final curtain
I was there.
I was there (I was there)
I was there (I was there)
When love came around
I was there.
And one thing certain
I did all the hurtin'...
Does it show
As I watch her walking by
Does it show
That I'm trying not to cry
Does it show
That he's the reason why
Does it show
That every smile is a lie?
Does it show
Even when I'm discreet
Does it show
I'd fall right down at her feet
All on it's own
My heart lets me know
I'm loves biggest clown
Do you think that shows
Even when no one is around
Please tell me honestly
Am I fooling anyone
Or is the truth kinda hard not to see?
--- Instrumental ---
In ways that I'll never know
Does it show?
Please say it's not to late
So I can stop
While there's still time
And avoid at least
Some small bit of ache.
Does it show
With each flickering memory's final glow
As night's cold shadows wrap
Around where hope let go
And I sit there in the dark
Does it show?.
(Dwight Yoakam)
Come on Christmas
Please take me away
Keep me hidden safe
'Til January's second day
Come on Christmas
Come on Noel
I'll wrap myself
Up in the cheer
That's so abundant
This time of year
Come on Christmas
Come on Noel
Even though it's just September
I can forget to remember
All the empty nights
Still in my way
Come on Christmas
Embrace me with some joy
'Til the last few lonely moments
Of this year have been destroyed
Come on Christmas
Come on Noel
I'll just let visions of the season
Blind these worn-out sights
Still in my mind
Come on Christmas
Come on Noel
Come on Christmas
Chorus:
Bury me along the Big Sandy
Down in those glue, grey mountains
Rest my soul in those hills of coal
Until this old earth does tremble
Now don't you mourn for me when my soul is free
Woman don't you cry
You just bury me along the Big Sandy
Under a blue Kentucky sky
This old town of sin, it's about to do me in
I don't know how much I can stand
With my knees on the street and my heart at their feet
I'm forced to beg from Satan's hand
Chorus:
Bury me along the Big Sandy
Down in those glue, grey mountains
Rest my soul in those hills of coal
Until this old earth does tremble
When I came to this land I was strong and I could stand
But now I've somehow gone astray
Yet I still see the truth in the teaching of my youth
And I that the Lord ain't turned away
Chorus:
Bury me along the Big Sandy
Down in those glue, grey mountains
Rest my soul in those hills of coal
Until this old earth does tremble
Under a blue Kentucky sky
It's a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones
Yeah, the grief is strong for the man that's gone
And at the grave his woman cries and she moans
'Cause it's a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones
The six children he raised are all weepin'
For this soft-spoken mountain man
Who fed them with the money he earned in those black mines
And the food he could raise with his hands
Chorus
Though the world knew nothing of his wisdom
Or the honest and simple things he did
There's some folks cryin' on this hillside today
That know about the humble way he lived
Chorus
Now this house in the holler stands empty
Though his presence in my memory is plain
You know that I'd swear that I just saw him walkin' up that hill
I guess this place just won't never be the same
Chorus
(dwight yoakam)
She wore red dresses with her black shining hair
She had my baby and caused me to care
Then coldly she left me to suffer and cry
She wore red dresses and told such sweet lies
I never knew him but he took her away
On my knees like a madman for vengeance I prayed
While the pain and the anger destroyed my weak mind
She wore red dresses and left the wounded behind
I searched till I found them, then I cursed at the sight
Of their sleeping shadows in the cold neon light
In the dark morning silence I placed the gun to her head
She wore red dresses, but now she lay dead
Soft clouds all drift away
Bright sunshine never stays
Warm afternoons turn rainy,
Dark and cruel.
A candle's glowing light will die
The purest voices often lie
And with love I've found
That all the same is true.
Even though I should know better
I guess we could maybe try
There is the risk
Of looking like a fool
But I've got a lucky feeling
Just a hunch, don't ask me why
You might be an exception
To the rule.
Sweet dreams can't be recalled
High hopes collapse and fall
As the sky keeps turning
Sadder shades of blue.
The strongest promise
Finally breaks
And only leads to bigger aches
Are lessons that I learned
At sorrow's school.
Even though
I should know better
I guess we could maybe try
There is the risk
Of looking like a fool
But I've got a lucky feeling
Just a hunch, don't ask me why
You might be an exception
To the rule.
--- Instrumental ---
Even though
I should know better
I guess we could maybe try
There is the risk
Of looking like a fool
But I've got a lucky feeling
Just a hunch, don't ask me why
You might be an exception
To the rule.
Soft clouds all drift away
And bright sunshine never stays
But you might be an exception
To the rule...
I heard you swear your love this morning
And it caught me almost wanting to believe
The three little words that serve as warning
And say it's just a promise you can't keep.
A statement that's been so used
I felt compelled to tell you
But knew there wasn't much to say
I could have threatened leavin'
Or listed hopeless reasons
If I didn't have this need to stay.
Three little words should be my warning
'Cause I know that it's a promise you can't keep.
--- Instrumental ---
A statement that's been so used
I felt compelled to tell you
But knew there wasn't much to say
I could have threatened leavin'
Or listed hopeless reasons
If I didn't have this need to stay.
Three little words should be my warning
'Cause I know that it's a promise you can't keep.
I heard you swear your love this morning...
(Bert Berns)
I can see her right out my window
Walkin' on the street, my girl with another guy
His arms around her like it used to be with me
Hey man, it makes me want to die
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Here it comes
Here comes the night
Here comes the night
Whoa, whoa, whoa, yeah
There they go it's funny how they look so good together
Wonder what is wrong with me
Why can't I accept the fact that she's chosen him
And simply let them be
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Here it comes
Here comes the night
Here comes the night
Whoa, whoa, whoa, yeah
Oh, she's with him, he's turning out the lights
And now he's holding her the way I used to do
I can see her closing her eyes and telling the lies
Exactly like she told me too
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Here it comes
Here comes the night
Here comes the night
Whoa, whoa, whoa, yeah
Here it comes
Here comes the night
Here it comes
Here comes the night
Here it comes
Here comes the night
Here it comes
Oh, here comes the night
They call me a playboy
As I'm making my rounds
Chasing the bright light
Of each night spot in town
Thought I never show it
My heart's breaking in two
They call me a playboy
But I'm just lonesome for you
I once had a real love
That was when I had you
Now, I'll never feel love
With somebody new
This false front I'm wearing
Is just to cover my blues
They call me a playboy
Everybody's gone away
Said they're movin' to L.A.
There's not a soul I know around
Everybody's leavin' town
Some caught a freight, some caught a plane
Said find the sunshine leave the rain
They say this town will waste your time
Guess they're right, it's wasting mine
Some gotta win, some gotta lose
Good Time Charlie's got the blues
Good Time Charlie's got the blues
You know my heart keeps tellin' me
You're not a kid at 33
You play around you lose your wife
You play too long, you lose your life
Got my pills to ease the pain
Can't find a thing to stop the rain
I'd love to try and settle down
But everybody's leavin' town
Some gotta win, some gotta lose
Good Time Charlie's got the blues
Good Time Charlie's got the blues
Good Time Charlie's got the blues
Got the blues, got the blues
Got the blues, got the blues
Good Time Charlie's got the blues
She never had a mother
She hardly knew her dad
She's been in town for 18 years
And I'm the only boy she's had
Baby, I can't stay
Maybe I'll come back someday
Oh baby don't go
Pretty baby please don't go
I love you so
Pretty baby please don't go
I never had no money
I bought at the second hand store
The way this old town laughs at me
I just can't take it no more
Said she can't stay
You gonna be a lady someday
Oh baby don't go
Pretty baby please don't go
I love you so
Pretty baby please don't go
She gets to the city
Her tears will all be dry
My eyes will look so pretty
No one's gonna know I cried
She's goin' away
Hey maybe she'll come back someday
Oh baby don't go
Pretty baby please don't go
Oh baby don't go
Pretty baby please don't go
I love you so
I love you so
Oh, pretty baby please don't go
I won't go, no no no
Hey baby, oh baby, please baby don't go
Well, I won't go, no
Pretty baby please don't go
I won't go, no
I love you so
Home for sale that's much too large
Too many rooms, big ole empty yard
Far more space than the owner needs
Price includes all memories
Home for sale, restored like new
Just a place two lives outgrew
A change in heart forces move away
Would like to keep but just can't stay
Listen close and you might hear the sound
Of what you think is rainfall leaking down
Roof is fine, set aside your fears
It's just a few remaining tears
Home for sale not all that old
Family's dream stands dark and cold
Scenic views that go for free
Of all the love that used to be
Oh, my heart skips a beat as we walk down the street
I feel a trembling in my knees
And just to know you're mine until the end of time
Makes my heart skip a beat
Well, I did a double take the day I met you
My heart turned a flip as I stood next to you
And I knew right there I never could forget you
For you are my every dream come true
And my heart skips a beat as we walk down the street
I feel a trembling in my knees
And just to know you're mine until the end of time
Makes my heart skip a beat
Well, you came into my life without a warning
You turned my cloudy skies from gray to blue
You're my sunshine that comes up every morning
Oh yes, you are my every dream come true
And my heart skips a beat as we walk down the street
I feel a trembling in my knees
And just to know you're mine until the end of time
