On one hand I count the reasons
I could stay with you
And hold you close to me
All night long
So many lover's games
I'd love to play with you
On that hand there's no reason
Why it's wrong
But on the other hand
There's a golden band
To remind me of someone
Who would not understand
On one hand I could stay
(Aah)
And be your lovin' man
But the reason I must go
Is on the other hand
In your arms I feel the passion
I thought had died
When I looked into your eyes
I found myself
And when I first kissed your lips
I felt so alive
I've got to hand it to you girl
You're somethin' else
But on the other hand
There's a golden band
To remind me of someone
Who would not understand
On one hand I could stay
(Aah)
And be your lovin' man
But the reason I must go
Is on the other hand
Yea the reason I must go
Is on the other hand
This ole heart of mine is now showing signs
From the wear and tear of times
You have taken it and crushed it
Then came close to throwing it away
Holding on to someone
Who don't love the same way that you do
Always hits right where it hurts
It's a heartache in the works
Looking through my tears, it's hard to see you care
When I know that you don't hear
When I lie away beside you
And cry 'til I see the light of day
Holding on to someone
Who don't love the same way that you do
Always hits right where it hurts
It's a heartache in the works
It's hard to keep surviving
When love is slowly dying
And all the pain without keeps building up
Holding on to someone
Who don't love the same way that you do
Always hits right where it hurts
It's a heartache in the works
Holding on to someone
Who don't love the same way that you do
Always hits right where it hurts
It's a heartache in the works
Daddy never went to church on Sunday
He said that's one thing I'll never do
But mama never gave up she said one day
He'll be sitting here beside of me and you
I can still hear mama softly talking
With her tears falling on her folded hands
So that Easter Sunday Daddy walked in
That's when I began to understand
When mama prayed, good things happen
When mama prayed, lives were changed
Not much more than five foot tall
But mountains big and small crumbled all away
When mama prayed
Seventeen and wild I hit the bottle
Doing anything I dang well please
Burning down life's highway at full throttle
While mama burned a candle on her knees
Then one night I came home half sober
I saw mama kneeling in the den
As I listened she and Jesus talked it over
And I knew my restless days were 'bout to end
When mama prayed, good things happen
When mama prayed, lives were changed
Not much more than five foot tall
But mountains big and small crumbled all away
When mama prayed
It isn't like every one of them got answered
But the times they weren't it seems to me were rare
You almost felt sorry for the devil
'Cause heaven knows he didn't have a prayer
When mama prayed
Not much more than five foot tall
But mountains big and small crumbled all away
When mama prayed
They crumbled all away
When mama prayed
we've flown to the moon but have we missed the boat along the way?
we reached for the stars but are we that far removed from the cave?
we've got radios and codaphones, computers
we found satellites in space
now everybody's talking
so tell me why we can't communicate
are we losing the human race?
do we ever really learn from our mistakes?
who's ahead, who's behind?
will there be a finish line?
are we losing the human race?
nations are starving while we pay our farmers not to grow their grain
fossil fuel is going up in smoke and coming down in acid rain
the more that we progress it seems
the farther we keep slipping down that drain
its a no-win situation
so tell me why we have to play the game
are we losing the human race?
do we ever really learn from our mistakes?
who's ahead, who's behind?
will there be a finish line?
are we losing the human race?
who's ahead, who's behind?
will there be a finish line?
are we losing the human race?
Jimmie Dickens, Merle Haggard, R. Q. Jackson
Down through the ages men have died for women
And done so for many times
Each time I loved one, I ve always lost one
Seems the right one is so hard to find.
Shopping for dresses with no one to wear them
One in each color, one in each style.
I ll find a lady someday to wear them,
My shopping will be done for awhile.
I ll bet somewhere s a lady shopping for britches
Comparing the value, appraising each pair.
Maybe someday the Lord will bring us together
And we ll both have a new wardrobe to wear
Shopping for dresses with no one to wear them
One in each color and one in each style.
Maybe someday if I'm lucky
I ll find someone to wear them
And my shopping will be done for awhile.
My shopping will be done for awhile.
I m looking for a lady who ll look good in dresses
She must be red-headed, green eyes and be fair.
I ll make exceptions to all my requirements
As long as she s willing to care.
Chorus:
I just saw a beauty with blue eyes, what a cutie
Bond hair like a halo around her did flow,
But the brunette beside her would be just as lovely
In the dresses I bought long ago.
Chorus:
Now as I sit here dreaming, planning and scheming,
Why should I make standards when everyone knows
As your need ranges, women make changes
And you must accept them or just let them go.
Chorus:
What good does it do to hold onto
The anger deep in your heart
You're the only one that it's hurting
You're the one that it's tearing apart
I'm sorry that he broke your heart girl
But it's time to let it go
Sometimes love is a river of tears so pick up the oars and row
He shattered your expectations
He broke all his promises too
With his little white lies he looked in your eyes
And made you believe they were true
Aw but this ain't the final curtain
Girl it's time to get on the show
Sometimes love is a river of tears so pick up the oars and row
It's been far too long now
Since I've seen your smile
Your bitterness don't look good on you
And self pity just ain't your style
Sooner or later you know you've got to play the card you've drawn
It's all up to you
You can stay blue or you can move on
Ain't it hard when you discover
Things ain't what you thought they would be
When all of your best played plans
Hit the wall of reality
Still all in all it's a good life
But it sure can be painful I know
Sometimes love is a river of tears pick up the oars and row
Sometimes love is a river of tears so pick up the oars and go
Oh, what a time to be me
I'm sorry you're feeling so lonely
I know how hard it can be
You lost your one and your only
You told her you had to be free
You say that you think she's found somebody new
Who gives her the love that she needs
Now it's safe to say it's a bad day for you
But oh what a time to be me
You say that you just had to call her
To tell her you knew you were wrong
You're thinking you mis-dialed her number
Just because I answered the phone
I hate to be the one to have to break it to you
But you got it accurately
Now it's safe to say it's a bad day for you
But oh what a time to be me
Remember those kisses you used to receive
They sure feel good on my cheek
And now that you mentioned it, I can't believe
That anyone could ever leave a love so sweet
Now I truly hope that we can still be friends
It's hard to find a buddy like you
And you're more than welcome
But right now I get something to do
And oh by the way here's a message for you
Would you mind returning her key
There's somebody else that she's giving it to
And oh, what a time to be me
Remember those kisses you used to receive
They sure feel good on my cheek
And now that you mentioned it, I can't believe
That anyone could ever leave a love so sweet
Now I truly hope that we can still be friends
It's hard to find a buddy like you
And you're more than welcome
But right now I get something to do
And oh by the way here's a message for you
Would you mind returning her key
There's somebody else that she's giving it to
And oh, what a time to be me
Now it's safe to say it's a bad day for you
But oh,what a time to be me
My boss will tell you that I've been to work all week on time
That I ain't had no liquor on my breathe
Ain't no kinda' secret, I've been known to take a drink
And it's made me do some things that I regret
Loretta said this ain't no kind of way to raise a family
And one night she called it quits and called a cab
She left her clothes out on the clothes line
And the dishes in the sink
So I guess she knows that she ain't coming back
Well I just want to see my kids
I just want to hold my girls
Heaven knows I ain't got much of nothing else in this ole world
I just want to be around enough to know that they've been loved
I just want to be their daddy, my daddy never was
Now lately she's been knowin' this old boy she met in church
And I can't say she's wrong for wanting more
I gave him the right to tell my wife that I can't come around
The night I knocked a hole in her front door
And Loretta tooks my keys and she made me wait outside
But she didn't call the law she called a cab
And as I pulled away I saw something in her eyes
So I reckon that she knows I ain't so bad
I just want to see my kids
I just want to hold my girls
Heaven knows I ain't got much of nothing else in this ole world
I just want to be around enough to know that they've been loved
I just want to be their daddy, my daddy never was
Well my boss will tell you that I've been to work all week on time
And I ain't had no liquor on my breathe
As blue shadows fall
Across the canyon wall
The cattle are quiet and still
Dusty, sore and tired
I build myself a fire
As a full moon
Peaks over the hills.
A blanket for my bed
A saddle for my head
I'll sleep
But in my dreams I'll stray
Back across the miles
To where my darlin' smiles
In memories of old Santa Fe.
Adios mi corinyo
She told me that day
As I kissed her softly
And then rode away.
Now I lie beneath the stars
Without her in my arms
So lonesome
And so far away
But each night
I go back there
In my dreams
And in my prayers
And in memories of old Santa Fe.
Adios mi corinyo
She told me that day
As I kissed her softly
And then rode away.
--- Instrumental ---
She's waitin'
There I know
But for now
All I can hold
Are my memories
Of old Sata Fe...
Can you hear Jerusalem's cry
Can you see the storm on the rise
Look around you can;t deny
This is the hour of heaven's time
Armies gather in the East
For the war that's soon to come
Death will march with the mark of the beast
So seek the Light and walk with the Son
Soon we'll see His wrath come down
And the Lord descending from the sky
When you hear the trumpets sound
God has answered Jerusalem's cry
When the sun goes black
And the moon blood red
And the stars fall from the sky
The Word of God in the Bible says
We're living in the end times
Soon we'll see His wrath come down
And the Lord descending from the sky
When you hear the trumpets sound
God has answered Jerusalem's cry
Soon the dead in Christ will rise
And join Him in he sky
Even unbelivers will see
God has answered Jerusalem's cry
God has answered Jerusalem's cry
(Bobby Carmichael/ Tony Stampley/Joe Stampley)
I got up this morning tried to get off of work
I couldn't even find not one clean shirt
There was no hot water when I jumped in the shower
I know my boss is gonna dock me an hour
The older I get the more I discover
If it ain't one thing it's another
I got the car, I tried to get motivated
Now I'm stuck in the traffic, all I'm doing is waiting
The fool behind me keeps blowin' his horn
I got my top laid back and it's coming up a storm
The older I get the more I discover
If it ain't one thing it's another
Light bill phone bill water and gas
Pay day comes and it goes so fast
There's no way out and I'm telling you brother
If it ain't one thing it's anotherI got to the job and I tried to explain
The boss said you won't have to do that again
I called home just to tell her the news
She said bye bye baby I'm leaving you
She took the kids and she's gone to her mother's
If it aint one thing, it's another
Light bill phone bill water and gas
Pay day comes and it goes so fast
There's no way out and I'm telling you brother
If it ain't one thing it's another
If it ain't one thing it's another
The first time I saw you
I felt weak inside
I searched my heart and mind
For words I couldn't find
Somehow you seemed to see
What came over me that night
As a love began to grow
That would last for all time
And you said,
I can see it in your eyes
They're the windows to your soul
Sometimes they say more
Than words could ever hold
We could wait a thousand lifetimes
And never feel like this again
But when you look at me that way
I can see it in your eyes
Later on I asked your hand
And I prayed the time was right
I knelt down on one knee
And said would you be my bride?
And the sound of silence
Filled the air
As your tears fell with mine
You didn't have to say a word
For me to realize
And I said,
I can see it in your eyes
They're the windows to your soul
I see dreams come alive
And future plans unfold
I could wait a thousand lifetimes
And not find a perfect love again
But when you look at me that way
I can see it in your eyes
Many years have come and gone
And what a life we've made
How again we search for words
As the heart inside me breaks
Until death do we part
Were the vows we made
And now the time has come
But goodbye is so hard to say
I can see it your eyes
They're the windows to your soul
The light of life is burning low
Soon you're leaving me I know
The time that's left is precious dear
So please don't shed another tear
You don't have to say a word
I can see it in your eyes
I've heard you say a thousand times
I'll love you dear until I die
But you don't have to say a word
I can see it in your eyes
They took Your commandments off the schoolhouse walls
They say it's a crime to even pray within the halls
But bless the child that lets You in and knows without a doubt
Once You live inside a heart, they can't take You out
We are soldiers of the cross
We've been found to reach the lost
In cityy streets, down country roads
We take You with us everyday, and everywhere we go
Here's to those across the land, working in a place
Where the boss man and the government say they can't share their faith
They know all too well they'll lose their job if they get caught
But to win a soul for Jesus, they will risk it all because
We are soldiers of the cross
We've been found to reach the lost
In cityy streets, down country roads
We take You with us everyday, and everywhere we go
In the God of all creation, we put our faith and trust
And give our lives to You 'cause You gave Your life for us
We are soldiers of the cross
We've been found to reach the lost
In cityy streets, down country roads
We take You with us everyday, and everywhere we go
Everywhere we go
Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
Oh, sometimes I go walking through fields where we walked
Long ago in the sweet used to be
And the flowers still grow, but they don't smell as sweet
As they did when you picked them for me
Chorus:
And when I think of you and the love we once knew
How I wish we could go back in time
Do you ever think back on old memories like that
Or do I ever cross your mind
Do you ever wake up lonely in the middle of the night
Because you miss me, do you darling
Oh, and do your memories ever take
You back into another place in time
And do you ever miss the feelings
And the love we shared when you were with me, tell me darling
Or do I ever cross your mind
Oh, how often I wish that again I could kiss
Your sweet lips like I did long ago
And how often I long for those two loving arms
That once held me so gentle and close
Repeat Chorus
Well, He swings in a saddle
He's a real gone cat
With his spanish spurs
And his buckaroo hat
His camps in an old log shack
Way back in the sticks.
He loves ta tie 'em down
And burn their hide
And there ain't no rough string
He can't ride
But cuttin' the rug is how he
Gets his kicks.
He does the cowboy boogie
The cowboy way
The cowboy boogie
Come a ti-i youpy, youpy yi i youpy, youpy ya.
So it's adios to his old payoose
And down the road to turn it loose
At an old dance hall
He cuts a gal now straight
Spins her sideways through the herd
He's buckin' like he's being spurred
Twistin' and rockin' like a bronc
Comin' outta the gate.
He does the cowboy boogie
The cowboy way
The cowboy boogie
Come a ti-i youpy, youpy yi i youpy, youpy ya.
--- Instrumental ---
Well, He swings in a saddle
He's a real gone cat
With his spanish spurs
And his buckaroo hat
A tree frog walkin' fool
He ain't no dude
The Fred Astaire of hill and range
Two parts cool and one part strange
He's the best out west at any Elvis tune.
He does the cowboy boogie
The cowboy way
The cowboy boogie
Come a ti-i youpy, youpy yi i youpy, youpy ya.
He does the cowboy boogie
The cowboy way
The cowboy boogie
Come a ti-i youpy, youpy
A yi i youpy, youpy.
Come a ti-i youpy, youpy
A yi i youpy, youpy.
Come a ti-i youpy, youpy
yi i youpy, youpy ya...
when this old world gets me down and life's a chain i drag around, when i can't
find a ray of hope to help me sooth my worried soul, only you and you alone.
can turn the darkest night into dawn, the only reason for hanging on, is you
and you alone.
Holding you close to me, gives me all the strength i need, then i wake up it's
just a deam, all that's left are memories, of only you and you alone, to turn
the darkest night into dawn, the only reason for hanging on, is you and you
alone, My only reason for hanging on, is your and your alone
I ain't live forever but I've lived e-nough
I grew up with cowboys I watched on T-V
and I've learned to be gentle and I've learned to be tough
my friends and I sometimes pre-tended to be
I've found only two things that last to the end
Years have gone by but now and again
One is your heroes the other your friends
my heart rides the range with my heroes and friends
Your heroes will help you find good in yourself
your friends won't forsake you for somebody else.
They'll both stand beside you thru thick and thru thin
and that's how it goes with heroes and friends
If I'd have been all you ever wanted
I wonder how much better I'd be
And I know you think it's over
'Cause you're so far away
But darlin' you're still here with me
And I will hold you always
No matter how far we're apart
You could be anywhere in the world tonight
But I'd still have you here in my heart
I don't try to forget you, don't cry over regrets
And I always know right where you are
So I'll be happy just to hold you
Here in my heart
Till I have you back in my arms
And I will hold you always
No matter how far we're apart
You could be anywhere in the world tonight
And I'd still have you here in my heart
Darlin' you could be anywhere in the world tonight
And I'd still have you here in my heart.
Hope you didnÅ burn too many bridges
On your way back to haunt my heart
...?ause itÅ safe behind these stones and ridges
You know how us healinvictims are
I take comfort where I find it
In the neon and the crowds
I guess someone like me designed it
This place where old flames arenÅ allowed
chorus:
ThereÅ a border you canÅ cross
ThereÅ a wall that you canÅ climb
The space is drawn too wide
Between your world and mine
YouÅ e already broke my heart
(And) I wonÅ let you break my mind
As far as your memory goes
ThatÅ where I draw the line
IÅ l bet this isnÅ how you planned it
IÅ e picked myself up off the ground
These legs are shakin but theyÅ e standinAnd I wonÅ let you knock me down
chorus
ThatÅ where I draw the line
You're spreadin' lies, all over town
About the way you brushed me off and put me down
Well, I'm here to say, make no mistake
My heart cracked, but it did not break
I can't deny, the hurt was deep
The way you slammed that door and walked right out on me
But I'm telling you, get one thing straight
My heart cracked, but it did not break
Shatterd dreams, lay everywhere
Broken promises, are all we share
I finally took, all I could take
My heart cracked, but it did not break
Well I was blue, but not for long
'Cause this brand new love I got has made me strong
And I'm over you, and all the ache
My heart cracked, but it did not break
Shattered dreams, lay everywhere
Broken promises, are all we share
I finally took, all I could take
My heart cracked, but it did not break
My heart cracked, but it did not break...
(Rock Kilough)
Ever want to runaway?
Ever want to leave?
Never want to hang around?
Never want to grieve?
If love turned into labor
I would just resign
Working through the hard times never crossed my mind
And I'm guity of entering and breaking hearts so dear
Guilty of unlawful flight and failing to appear
I've commited all the crimes of love - every felony
Now, I have but once defense - to plead insanity
Where can I surrender?
I'm tired of being free
I want love to come and make a prisioner out of me
Lock me in your velvet cell and throw away the keyEvents have come full circle now
I spend my nights alone
Where love was once so full and free
Love had up and gone
If the Good Lord should see fit to bring
Sweet love my way again
I'll die before I run away
And be the fool I've been
Where can I surrender?
I'm tired of being free
I want love to come and make a prisioner out of me
Lock me in your velvet cell and throw away the key
Lock me in your velvet cell and throw away the key
I've been riding fence all day,
Way up on the summer range.
Found a place to make my bed
As the evening shadows spread
Beyond the campfire light,
In the stillness of night,
Came the call of a coyote choir,
And the song
Of the wind in the wire.
As it strummed the rusted strings,
It sang of long-forgotten things.
Many moons and many suns
Of the real Americans.
When the arrow and the bow
Stalked the range
Of the buffalo,
And the call of the coyote choir
Knew no song
Of the wind in the wire.
As the ghostly balladeer
Hypnotized me, I could hear
Bugle calls, and battle cries.
Broken promises and lies.
The spirits of the plain
Still sing their sad refrain
In the call of the coyote choir
And the song
Of the wind in the wire.
As the world becomes entwined in the lies from Satan's mind
A leader will arise to take the reins
Saying love will bring us peace if you put your hope in me
Renounce the name of Jesus or be slain
Which way will you choose which way will you choose
You got everything to gain you got everything to lose
[ dobro ]
As the masses take his mark believe the lie to chill their hearts
They'll know the time has come to seal their fate
Those who cling to the cross will refuse and pay the cost
As God redeems his own from the sea of hate
Which way will you choose...
[ dobro - fiddle ]
As the age draws to an end hope will tumble down again
The Lord will make them feel their sin and shame
You can make the choice right now trust in Christ our hope and crown
Or watch the world you love go up in flames
Which way will you choose...
Which way will you choose...
When we found our mountain we named it forever
And we lived on each other's dreams
You helped me build bridges to cross raging rivers
When your world was turning for me
I know that it's over, I know that you're leaving
I know that you crave to be free
But I can't help wishing that time could turn backwards
When your world was turning for me
What happened to always and forever I'll love you
And the future that was so plain to see
The dream seemed so endless and love had no boundaries
When your world was turning for me
There's do'ers and don'ters and I wills and won'tersD
and them, that don't even try
Givers and takers, movers and shakers
And them that are just passing by
Skidrows and winos and some folks that I know
That don't do like I think they should
I thought they were livin' their lifes all wrong
Long, before I understood
We all have to walk our own road
We can't always go where we're told
In the end where it'll end up - the Lord only knows
But we all have to walk our own road
I've had some good times and I've had a good life
And I've had things goin' my way
I've walked the highground and treasures that I've found
An' women who brightened my day
Then there were times I was caught in the crosswinds
With life - goin' 'round and around
Like a ship with no sail I was caught in a gale
Til I fin'ly just ran it a-ground
Walk with me through darkness
Every day and every night
Walk me through the darkness
Walk me until I reach the light
We all stumble on life's journeys
We all need a helping hand from time to time we all wonder how we fit in your
plan
Walk me through the darkness
hold my hand when I am lost
Carry me when the road gets rough
pick me up each time I fall
Let your prescence be her with me
every day and every nightwalk with me throught he darkness
walk with me until i reach trhe light
When I am in my darkest hour and feel like givin up
Take this weight from off my shoulder fill my heart with your love
Walk me through the darkness
Wlak with me till I reach the light
There may no be a Superbowl in 2083
Cars and trains and video games will all be history
The world just keeps on changing, things come and then they go
Nothing lasts forever except one thing I know
There'll always be a honky tonk
With a jukebox in the corner
And someone crying in their beer
And one old hanger-oner
And a lady looking lonely
From a losing love affair
Yeah there'll always be a honky tonk somewhere
Yeah there'll always be a honky tonk somewhere
There may be factories on the moon and farming out in space
It seems there's nothing here on earth
That something won't replace
But as long as there's a broken heart there'll be a place to go
Where good ole boys meet good ole girls
And the wine and music flow
THE OLD CHISHOLM TRAIL
TRADITIONAL
Oh come along, boys, and listen to my tale,
I'll tell you all my troubles on the ol' Chisholm trail.
(chorus)
Come a-ti yi youpy youpy yea youpy yea
Come a-ti yi youpy youpy yea
On a ten dollar horse and a forty dollar saddle,
I was ridin', and a punchin' Texas cattle.
We left ol' Texas October twenty-third
Drivin' up the trail with the U-2 herd.
I'm up in the morning before daylight,
And before I sleep the moon shine bright.
It's bacon and beans most every day,
I'd just as soon be eating prairie hay.
I woke up one morning on the Chisholm trail,
With a rope in my hand and a cow by the tail,
Last night on guard, and the leader broke the ranks,
I hit my horse down the shoulders and spurred him in the flanks.
Oh, it's cloudy in the west, and a lookin' like rain,
And my darned old slicker's in the wagon again.
Oh the wind commenced to blow and the rain began to fall,
And it looked by grab that we was gonna lose 'em all.
I jumped in the saddle an' I grabbed a-hold the horn,
The best damned cowpuncher ever was born.
I was on my best horse, and a going on the run,
The quickest shootin' cowboy that ever pulled a gun.
No chaps, no slicker, and it's pouring down rain,
And I swear, by God, I'll never night herd again.
I herded and I hollered, and I done pretty well,
Till the boss said, "Boys, just let 'em go to Hell."
I'm going to the ranch to draw my money,
Goin' into town to see my honey.
I went to the boss to get my roll,
He figured me out nine dollars in the hole.
So I'll sell my outfit as fast as I can,
And I won't punch cows for no damn man.
So I sold old baldy and I hung up my saddle,
And I bid farewell to the longhorn cattle.
(Lee Thomas Miller/Bob Regan)
My father's father was the wisest man I ever knew
Sixty years of education
Seven years of school
Farming kept his body strong
At night the only books he owned
Kepted his mind sharp as a tack
The family bible and the farmer's almanac
When to plant
When to havest
How you weed just what you sow
When to look for rain and who to turn to when it don't
There was a plan for defrost
Salvation for the lost
Words to live and die by front to back
The family bible and the farmer's almanac
One came from his mother
Handed down the day she died
The co-op sent the other
Every year at christmastime
He knew the seasons to the day
Knew Paul and Peter by first name
He could answer any question he was asked
With the family bible and the farmer's almanacWhen to plant
When to havest
How you weed just what you sow
When to look for rain and who to turn to when it don't
There was a plan for defrost
Salvation for the lost
Words to live and die by front to back
The family bible and the farmer's almanac
He knew the way to get
Through this life to the next
While others spoke of faith
He found the facts
In the family bible and the farmer's almanac
The family bible and the farmer's almanac
He was born in Bethlehem they say, there was a star to light the path to where
He lay. Rich or poor they came from far and near, cause they€™d all heard the
reason He was here.
CHORUS:
He was the Son God sent to one and all. Put on this earth to hang there on that
cross. Born to die so we could live. He had the birthday, we got the gift.
They wrapped him up with gentle hands. God hoped the world would understand.
Eternal life we shall receive. And all that He asks in return is that we just
believe.
CHORUS:
He was the Son God sent to one and all. Put on this earth to hang there on that
cross. Born to die so we could live. He had the birthday, we got the gift.
There€™s no way in this world we could repay the miracle He gave us on that day.
CHORUS:
He was the Son God sent to one and all, put on this earth to hang there on that
cross, born to die so we could live. He had the birthday, we got the gift.
On our Savior€™s birthday, we got the gift.
the writing is on the wall, baby
We're different as day and night
But I guess that I refused to face it
The blues in black and white
When I got home I knew, baby
Something was wrong tonight
When I found the note you wrote ,it gave
The blues in black and white
CHORUS
Color my world without you in it
And the future dont look too bright
Darlin' its not a pretty picture
The blues in black and white
Since you've been gone I'm going crazy
I've got to get on with my life
Maybe I'll write a book and call it
The blues in black and white
repeat chorus
(Chorus)
There's no stoppin' us now
We've gone all the way
There's no slowin' down
This love fits us so right
There's no holdin' back
And there's no end in sight
You and I have found
What few will ever find
And we started so young
Even time's on our side
Chorus
It's hard to believe
That I really got by without you
So now every hour seems empty
When I'm not beside you
Chorus
Twenty dollars out of momma's purse bough
us a tank of gas
And some Redman tobacco
when we were just teenage kids
Me and my old buddy Leroy,
we'd go driving around
If there was trouble to be found,
then man we dang sure did it
Cutting doughnuts in the fields
'Till old man Smith would call the cops
He'd come runnin' down his crops
And I reckon he's still wonderin' who that was
But that was us
Now some of these old local boys moved on
but we never changed a bit
Never had a lick of sense, least that's what
some folks said
Then we finally turned old enough to buy our
own beer
Don't remember much about that year,
just lucky we ain't dead
'Cause somebody said they saw some boys
With a truck looked just like mine
Tryin' to pull down that old water tank
That sits out on the country line
And people wonder why it leans the way it does
That was us
Seems like small towns never change
But things get tough when times get hard
And they said when he got sick
Old man Smith would've lost the farm
'Cause he was getting' way behind on all his bills
'Till somebody brought his crops in from the fields
Yeah and folks 'round here still woneder who
that was
That was us
There's a dirty piece of cardboard that reads Montgomery Ward
Taped across the window of my old Ford
A six-pack on front seat and a box of chicken wings
I'm dialin' cross the radio for a song that I can sing
I'd better change my wandering ways I know I've seen my better days
Always gettin' high when I get low
Well I left my soul out in the rain Lord what a price I've had to pay
Storms of life are washin' me away
[ guitar ]
An old mail pouch tobacco sign fadin' on the barn
Bringing back sweet memories of mama's farm
When love was just a country girl that lived on down the road
You know she almost had me turned around but that was years ago
I'd better change my wandering ways...
Yeah the storms of life are washin' me away
Well, I never felt more like singing the blues
'Cause I never thought
That I'd ever lose, your love dear
Why did you do me this way
Well, I never felt more like crying all night
'Cause everything's wrong
And nothing is right, without you
You got me singing the blues
Well, the moon and stars no longer shine
The dream is gone out from my mind
There's nothing left for me to do
But cry-y-y over you
Well, I never felt more like running away
But why should I go
'Cause I couldn't stay, without you
You got me singing the blues.
< Instrumental >
I never felt more like singing the blues
'Cause I never thought
That I'd ever lose, your love dear
Why did you do me this way
Well, I never felt more like crying all night
'Cause everything's wrong
And nothing is right, without you
You got me singing the blues
Well the moon and stars no longer shine
The dream is gone out from my mind
There's nothing left for me to do
But cry-y-y over you
Well, I never felt more, like running away
But why should I go
'Cause I couldn't stay, without you
You got me singing the blues...
chorus:
Keep your lure in the water, don't just sit by the shore
There are souls to be caught everywhere in this old world
Go where hearts are plenty, don't just drift with the tide
Keep your lure in the water, in the waters of life
The lord said, "Simon, haul your nets in
From now on you're a fisher of men"
Well, I like fishin',
that's why it caught my ear
The Lord knew how to get to me
and what I'd need to hear
chorus:
Keep your lure in the water, don't just sit by the shore
There are souls to be caught everywhere in this old world
Go where hearts are plenty, don't just drift with the tide
Keep your lure in the water, in the waters of life
When the sea is troubled and it's hard to stay afloat
And you feel like Jesus is sleeping in the boat
Don't you dare give up on the Prince of Peace
And in the middle of the storm
you will find a sweet release
chorus:
Keep your lure in the water, don't just sit by the shore
There are souls to be caught everywhere in this old world
Go where hearts are plenty, don't just drift with the tide
Keep your lure in the water, in the waters of life
Yeah keep your lure in the water, in the waters of life
I know a man, we call him 'Poor Boy' Jones
He's never been a hundred miles from home
He's got a pretty good farm and a level head
A heart of gold and the bible read
No satellite dish for his T.V. set
And he ain't on line with the internet
He says guitar music entertains us here
And it sounds real good to the untrained ear
And I can't find a reason to change
More of this and more of that
Has never been my game
The way I've got it figured out
I ain't missed a thing
And I can't find a reason to change
Some people like to fly around first class
But a Greyhound bus goes pretty danged fast
Been a whole lot of times when times were lean
A big night out was the Dairy Queen
He says all my children, they believe in God
They can hold their own, they can hold a job
There's a whole lot of colors in the human race
And loving one another makes a better place
And I can't find a reason to change
More of this and more of that
Has never been my game
The way I've got it figured out
I ain't missed a thing
And I can't find a reason to change
No, I can't find a reason to change...
When I'm feelin' lonely
And I'm far away from home
I just sing out your name
Like a one word song.
In a moment of weakness
When I need to be strong
I just sing out your name
Like a one word song.
And the thought of you
Brings a soulful melody
And passion and trust
And a healing harmony.
And when I lose my way
I get back where I belong
When I sing out your name
Like a one word song.
--- Instrumental ---
And the thought of you
Brings a soulful melody
And passion and trust
And a healing harmony.
And when I lose my way
I get back where I belong
When I sing out your name
Like a one word song.
Yeah, I sing out your name
My Poor Old Heart
I've been a fool for love
Ever since I was a baby
Just a rockin' in a cradle
As a rule I was the kind
That laid his feelings
Up front and on the table.
I gave up my world so many times
Just to see 'em tear it apart
Oh, Lord have a little bit of pity
On my poor old heart.
I wonder just how many times
A broken heart can mend
Just when I get back on my feet
Lord, I always fall again.
Bruises, burns, lies, goodbyes
They've all left some scars
Oh, Lord have a little bit of pity
On my poor old heart.
--- Instrumental ---
I oughta know by now
After all this debt
And heartache lessons
I could go without
Going through hell
Just to find a little heaven.
Seems to me every woman I meet
Has leavin' down to an art
Oh, Lord have a little bit of pity
On my poor old heart.
I wonder just how many times
A broken heart can mend
Just when I get back on my feet
Lord, I always fall again.
Bruises, burns, lies, goodbyes
They've all left some scars
Oh, Lord have a little bit of pity
On my poor old heart.
Bruises, burns, lies, goodbyes
They've all left some scars
Oh, Lord have a little bit of pity
On my poor old heart.
Hey, Lord have a little bit of pity
On my poor old heart...
I said one thing i'd never do was care or hang around for too long anywhere I
could always move ahead with nothing left behind then you started messin with
my mind This town was just another place to play have some fun then be on my
way you were just another way for me pass some time then you started messin
with my mind CHORUS I cant believe how much my mind has changed or the way my
life's been rearanged I swore one thing I'd never do was be to stay inclined
then you started messin with my mind The first in line for party time was me
always the last to leave or try to be I never thought I'd wanna change I suited
me just fine then you started messin with my mind CHORUS
I saw a young white boy open up the door
For an old black lady who was walkin' in the store
and it hit me, yeah, it me, things ain't all that bad
I saw a homeless man pull a dollar form his shoe
Slip it in the plate as it was passin' down the pew
And i wondered, i couldn't help ut wonder, was it the last he had
Oh, i believe that love's alive and well
Though the way things are these days
Some say it's hard to tell
And i've seen one little candle
Keep away the darkness all by itself
And that's the reason why
I know love's alive and well
They'd been together sixty-three years
Still they smile at each other and their eyes fill up with tears
Ain's that something, but ain't that how it's supposed to be
Oh, i believe that love's alive and well
Though the way things are these days
Some say it's hard to tell
And i've seen one little candle
Keep away the darkness all by itself
And that's the reason why
I know love's alive and well
Yeah, that's the reason why
I know love's alive and well.
You say love is just a lie
And it always ends with a sad goodbye
It makes you hurt
It makes you cry
But I say wait
Let me try
Let me lay my hands on upon your heart
And see if they can heal
Those secrets scars of loneliness
That you cannot conceal
I will wipe away the saddest tear
That falls from your blue eyes
My love can heal the hurt you feel
Let me try
You say you know how it would end
That you'll wake up alone again
But love that€™s true won€™t say goodbye
And if you'll only
Let me try
Let me lay my hands upon your heart
And pray that they can heal
Those secret scars of loneliness
That you cannot conceal
I will wipe away the saddest tear
That falls from your blue eyes
My love can heal the hurt you feel
Let me try
O love heal the hurt you feel
Let me try
I'll just turn away, there's not need to watch her leaving
I don't want to let her see me cry
And the part of me that's breaking
Is The part that has been taking her for granted
And that's why she said goodbye
I twas me that let her down and left her lonely
But her leaving me was never in my plan
It started with my lying
And it ended with me crying
And she's taken all the lonely she can stand
It's out of my hands now
It's over and done
She's made her choice now
And I'm not the one
She'll find her future with some other man
It was all up to me but I just couldn't see
Now it's out of my hands.
She tried every way she knew to make me happy
She was more than just a lover and a friend
I was just too blind to see
And now she set me free
So it's best to walk away and let it end
It's out of my hands now
It's over and done
She's made her choice now
And I'm not the one
She'll find her future with some other man
It was all up to me but I just couldn't see
Now it's out of my hands.
By my grandfather's bed, my mother is reading,
Psalm 62, God is our refuge,
My grandfather stirs, could it be,
he is waking, one final time,
he has something to say,
If you only knew what lies awaiting
If you could only see what I can see
If you could only hear the music playing
The angels singing sweet victory
Oh, if you only knew, if you only knew,
How much he loves you
By my grandfather's bed, my mother is broken,
Psalm 17, O God I call on you,
She doesn't want to hear
Any words about leaving
My grandfather says
"Fear not, this is my time,
And into his presence I'll fly"
If you only knew what lies awainting
If you could only see what I can see
If you could only hear the music playing
The angels singing sweet victory
Oh, if you only knew, if you only knew,
How much he loves you
If you want someone
Who'll always do his best
Who'll understand
Look no farther
Than across this room we're in
If you want someone
Who'll always stand by you
No matter where or when
I'm your man
Honey I'm your man
If you need someone
To hold you when the storms start closing in
Someone who'll protect you
Or walk with you hand in hand
If you think you'd like to be adored forever
By your best friend
I'm your man
Honey I'm your man
I thank god each day
For giving us each other
And for making dreams reality
By bringing us together
So if you want someone
Who'll love you now and forever
And be your best friend
I'm your man
Honey I'm your man
I'm your man
Honey I'm your man
All our days are numbered
Some live on borrowed time
But life is what you make it
Thank God I was so inclined
To accept my Lord and Savior
When the good news sunk in
He paid a heavenly price
By giving His life
And I can't wait to go home to Him
I'm ready to go that distance
And God only knows when that might be
But oh, what joy waits up yonder
Once this old world sets me free
When there's no tomorrow
And glory has come down
Those without Jesus
Are lost and never to be found
So please listen when I'm talking
I'm just saying what needs to be said
Make plans while your still living
It's too late when your dead
I'm ready to go that distance
And God only knows when that might be
But oh, what joy waits up yonder
Once this old world sets me free
Oh, once this old world sets me free
I'm gonna have a little talk with Jesus
When I get home tonight
Gonna tell him all about my troubles
And I know he'll make them right
Then I'll ask him to forgive me
For the things that I've done wrong
Gonna have a little talk with Jesus
Tonight when I get home
This world can be a struggle
Just livin' day to day
You'll run into the devil
With every step you take
I seen his face a hundred times
As he tried to lead me wrong
He don't understand
That I don't walk this road alone
I'm gonna have a little talk with Jesus
When I get home tonight
Gonna tell him all about my troubles
And I know he'll make them right
Then I'll ask him to forgive me
For the things that I've done wrong
Gonna have a little talk with Jesus
Tonight when I get home
Lord said I could call on him
When ever I feel low
Any time or place I needed him
He would gladly go
My life has not been perfect
No matter how I try
But he's never turned his back on me
And that's the reason why
I'm gonna have a little talk with Jesus
When I get home tonight
Gonna tell him all about my troubles
And I know he'll make them right
Then I'll ask him to forgive me
For the things that I've done wrong
Gonna have a little talk with Jesus
Tonight when I get home
I'm gonna have a little talk with Jesus
When I get home tonight
Gonna tell him all about my troubles
And I know he'll make them right
Then I'll ask him to forgive me
For the things that I've done wrong
Gonna have a little talk with Jesus
Tonight when I get home
I'm Gonna have a little talk with Jesus
Tonight when I get home
I tried my best
I gave my heart
I took no rest
Time will tell
If I left my mark
But I'll know full well
I did my part
When I look down that road
What Do I see
My childern's children looking
Right back at me
When they look back at me(and I'm)
Long gone away
Will they think kindly of me
When they hear me say
I did my part
I tried my best
I gave my heart
I took no rest
Time will tell
If I left my mark
But I'll know full well
I did my part
When I look down that hall
What do I see
A little baby crawling
Right back at me
I cannot walk for him
I cannot run
But I can hold his hand
And show him how it's done
I did my part
I tried my best
I gave my heart
I took no rest
Time will tell
If I left my mark
But I'll know full well
I did my part
Build a fmaily
Build a city
Build a country
Build a world
Time will tell
If I left my mark
But I'll know full well
I did my part
But I'll know full well
High in a tree on the top of the hill
By the light of the lonesome ol? moon
I hear the call of a lone whippoorwill
Singing his mournful tune
Way off in the night blows the long freight train
With a roar and a ramble of wheels
My poor heart is breaking with every refrain
'Cause it sounds just like the way I feel
And it's high lonesome
High lonesome heartbroken and blue
High lonesome
Lil? darling I'm lonesome for you
Do you ever get weary roamin' around?
Do you think of the sweet love we knew?
Do you ever get lonesome the way I am now?
Lil? darling I'm lonesome for you
And it's high lonesome
High lonesome heartbroken and blue
It?s a high lonesome
Lil? darling I'm lonesome for you
It's high lonesome
I wake up to the silence
In a room where I once heard "Good Morning Dear"
I never thought I'd miss the early morning smell
Of hairspray in the air
All the little things I used to take for granted
Now I miss them most of all
Ain't it funny how a woman walking out the door
Can bring a man to crawl
And I'd surrender all
To bring you back to me
Give up everything I own
Get down on my hands and knees
Just to hear the phone ringing down the hall
Oh, If you would only call, I'd surrender all
Now I'm staring out the window
Praying every passing car would bring you home
So I could take you in my arms
And give the kind of love
You should have known
And I'd surrender all
To bring you back to me
Give up everything I own
Get down on my hands and knees
Just to hear the phone ringing down the hall
Oh, If you would only call, I'd surrender all
If you would only call, I'd surrender all
Dirt road in the twi-lght, woods so cool and dark.
Up a-head pale ne-on, somewhere a dog barks,
Honky-tonk moon, keeps shining on my ba-by and me
Breaking up the pool balls, chalk-ing up the cues
Juke box pumping soft-ly, lazy sum-mer blues
Honky-tonk moon, keeps shining on my ba-by and me
Chorus
Through the blue smok-y haze, all through the haze
Trouble seems to melt a - way.............
My heart's on a roll, I'm easy in my soul
There's no hur-ry, no wor-ry, things are go-in' my way
My arms a-round my ba-by, shuf-flin' on the floor
Cig-a-rettes and saw-dust, squeak-y old screen door.
Honk- Tonk Moon, keeps shin-in on my ba-by and me.
Out-side the dark is fal-ling, stars are twinkling bright
That old Hoot Owl is calling, every-things all right
Honk- Tonk Moon, keeps shin-in on my ba-by and me.
Honk- Tonk Moon, keeps shin-in on my ba-by and me.
(Randy Travis/Buck Moore/Eddie Lee)
Many nights, I've stood here by this window
Wondering if I'd always be alone
No one here to share this lonely bedroom
But that was long before she came along
Heaven only knows she's not an angel
But I was blessed the day she came to me
And when I close my eyes and lay beside her
I'll swear I can almost hear her wings
I never stopped to watch an evening sunset
Or tired to count the stars up in the sky
I never knew the world held so much beauty
Until I saw it through my baby's eyesHeaven only knows she's not an angel
But I was blessed the day she came to me
And when I close my eyes and lay beside her
I'll swear I can almost hear her wings
And when I close my eyes and lay beside her
I'll swear I can almost hear her wings
I am going where I've never been
I am going where there's no sin
There I will join my lord and my friends
Yes I am going where I've never been
Don't be crying thoses bitter tears
Don't be crying cause I'm not here
I'll be happy for the first time in years
So don't be crying those bitter tears
I have travelled life's weary highways
And my last journey is at hand
I can hear the Angels calling
And I am going where I've never been
Lovely hula hands, graceful as a bird in motion
Riding like the doves over the ocean, lovely hula hands
Kah Li ma na ni'ae
Lovely hula hands, telling of the rain in the valleys
And the swirling winds over Na' Pali, lovely hula hands
Kah Li ma na ni'ae
I can feel the soft caresses of your hula hands, your lovely hula hands
Every little move expresses, so I'll understand all the tender meanings
Of your hula hands, fingertips that say Aloha
Say to me again I love you, lovely hula hands
Kah Li ma na ni'ae
I can feel the soft caresses of your hula hands, your lovely hula hands
Every litte move expresses, so I'll understand all the tender meanings
Of your hula hands, fingertips that say Aloha
Say to me again I love you, lovely hula hands
Kah Li ma na ni'ae
(Randy Travis/John Lindley)
I didn't come in here to fight
I didn't come to ruin your night
I came to see the future mister me
I didn't come to mess things up
I only want to wish you luck
And shake the hand of the future mister me
I only want a chance
To see the man who'll be the man to please my baby
The one who'll lay beside you
And hold you just the way I used to do
I wanna know you're happy
And I wanna know he treats you like a lady
And if I can see you're in good hands
Maybe I can make it without youYou look so happy by his side
And I'm sure you'll make a lovely bride
And he loves you, any fool can plainly see
The pain is just too much for me
So I'll just leave and let you be
All alone with the future mister me
You'll be alone here with the future mister me
i never been too good at doin right
done mostly wrong, most all my life
never found a place to settle down
but baby i do believe i found it now
(chorus)
i'm gonna walk that line
gonna tote that barge
gonna lift that bale
gonna work real hard
doin anything that you want me to
cuz baby i'm gonna walk that line for you
ooooh gonna walk that line for you.....
if strait an' narrow ever was my path,
and everlasting love never seemed to last,
used to be a tomcat out on the prowl
but baby i'm just your puppy dawg now
(chorus)
ooooh gonna walk that line for you...
ooooh gonna walk that line for you...
do anything that you want me to...
ooooh gonna walk that line for you.....
I took you for granted
So many years
I gave you no hope
Broken promises and tears
But when I was down
It was you who was there
To Pick up the pieces and show me you care
Forever together
Til' death do we part
Forsaking all others
I'll give you my heart
Through good times and bad times
Wherever we are
Foerever together
In each other's arms
You seem to know
What we had all along
And you had the love
And the faith to go on
It took some time but now I realize
That I see it all when I look in your eyes
Forever together
Til' Death do we part
Forsaking all others
I give you my heart
Through good times and bad times
Wherever we are
Forever together
In each other's arms
Forever together
In each other's arms
Well I wanna talk to you for a minute,
About an old man I met,
He said,Boy, you look in trouble,
And I bet your life's a mess,
He said, I used to have the same problem too,
I was way out of control,
You know the only thing that set it right for me,
Was a little good old rock and roll,
(Chorus 1)
I put my feet on the rock,
and my name on the roll,
When it's called up yonder,
I won't worry 'bout my soul,
I know my home is waiting,
And it's something to behold,
I put my feet on the rock,
and my name on the roll,
(Verse 2)
I'd never heard the gosple,
Spread like that before,
I guess the message comes in many ways,
Those simple words of wisdom,
Can open heaven's door,
So every time I get the chance I say,
(Chorus 2)
Come on, put your feet on the rock,
and your name on the roll,
When it's called up yonder,
You won't worry 'bout your soul,
You know your home is waiting,
And it's something to behold,
So put your feet on the rock,
and your name on the roll,
Repeat
Sam was a carpenter 50 years
he pounded out blood, sweat and tears
one day he hung his hammer up
he wanted to do the things he loved
what once was sunday fishin' now was 7 days a week
he told his wife "to find me, i'll be down at the creek"
i don't want to drive another nail
i've worked hard to do my job and i did it well
i've got the scars on these two hands to show i haven't failed
but i dont' want to drive another nail
now she was a woman full of faith and old sam was full of pride
and she knew he had one more job to do before he died
easter sunday rolled around
in a country church for the lost and found
oh, sam was there against his will
as the preacher spoke on calvary's hill
of how they took the master and they nailed him to a tree
you could hear old sam a cryin' as he fell down on his knees
i don't wanna drive another nail
i want to live my life for you
i want to do it well
you've got the scars on your two hands
that show where i have failed
lord, I don't want to drive another nail
(Max D. Barnes/Jimmy Yeary)
Cold house
Just before dawn
Oh my God
This feels so wrong
Clouds roll in
And cover the sun
A new day begins
Day one
Day one
And it already feels like forever
It's over and done
So what can I do?
Day one
Of putting my life back together
Day one
Of learning to live without you
Gold ring
There on the bed
Oh my God
She meant what she said
No place to hide
No where to run
Just dying inside
Day oneDay one
And it already feels like forever
It's over and done
So what can I do?
Day one
Of putting my life back together
Day one
Of learning to live without you
Day one
Of learning to live without you
Daddy shoulda been a preacher man
'Cause everybody loved to hear him speak
He didn't always follow his own advice
But we got a sermon every week
He'd say trouble always starts as fun
And broken hearts will always mend
Tough times don't last, tough people do
And nothing breaks if it can bend
(Chorus)
Don't ever sell your saddle
Never owe another man
Watch where you spit on a windy day
Don't use words you don't understand
Find the Lord before you need him
And never lose your pride
Don't ever sell your saddle
'Cause life's a long, long ride
Daddy never ran from anything
Always took his share of the blame
Had a heart big enough to fill a valley up
But hard enough to stop a train
He said only fight when you have to
'Cause there's always a faster gun
And you'll know a hero from a coward
When you see which way they run
(Chorus)
Daddy left me his old saddle the day he passed on
And these words are etched into my mind just like they were in stone
(Chorus)
You know, I,ve got so many problems
And lately, I,ve been feelin' kinda down
I hear you're the one I should talk to
I hear you're the best healer around
CHORUS:
Doctor Jesus, will you help me?
Make me better, make me whole
Doctor Jesus, Lord I need you
To mend my heart, and save my soul
There's so many out there who need you
Do you think you could work me in?
You see I,m in the worst of conditions
But mostly, I just need me a friend
CHORUS:
I'm getting out of this high-rise penthouse suite
Where we pretend life's rosy and sweet
I'm going back to the folks that I used to know
Where everyone is what they seems to be
And these high-class friends that you like to hang around
When they look my way they're always looking down
I'm tired of spending every dime I make
To finance this way of life I've learned to hate
(Chorus)
I'm going back to a better class of loser
This up-town living's really got me down
I need friends who don't pay their bills on home computers
And who buy their coffee beans already ground
You think it's disgraceful that they drink three-dollar wine
But a better class of loser suits me fine
You say the grass is greener on the other side
From where I stand I can't see grass at all
And the concrete and the steel won't change the way you feel
It takes more than caviar to have a ball
(Repeat chorus)
You think it's disgraceful that they drink three-dollar wine
But a better class of loser suits me fine
Somebody listen, I'm a voice in the distance cryin'
Come see about me
I am a stranger in a world filled with anger
Come see about me
I'm gettin' weary tryin' to carry this load all by myself
I'm bone tired and fallin', can't you hear me callin'
I need somebody's help
I am a young man growin' wild across this land
Come see about me
I'm fourscore and twenty and I ain't got anybody
Come see about me
I'm somebody's children alone and forsaken, a wave
that's lost at sea
I'm right here behind you, I'm all around you,
so slow down
Turn around and you will see
I'm your mother, your sister and your brother
Come see about me
I am a baby, my mother ain't no lady
Come see about me
I am your maker, the giver and the taker
Come see about me
Not too many years ago
When dreams were coming true
I'd reach for inspiration
Sometimes it would be you
I'd hear you on the radio
I sure did like your sound
Say it's good to know there's still
A few ol' country boys around
From the smoke it's hard to tell
What's coming down the line
We heard you were a fast train
Coming out of Caroline
We wondered what you were haulin'
When you rolled into to town
Say it's good to know there's still
A few ol' country boys around
You must have felt that same old feeling
More than once or twice
Guitars pressed against our hearts
Under the neon lights
I've got to say that feeling is the best that I have found
Lord it's good to know there's still
A few ol' country boys around
There's a lot of truth you know
In our kind of songs
About the life you're living
And how love's done you wrong
As long as there's a jukebox
And a honky tonk in town
It's good to know there's still
A few ol' country boys around
It's good to know there's still
A few ol' country boys around
Would I, would I, would I
Would I go out honky tonkin' with you ever ynight
Dance every, dance til I got 'em all right
Would I do every step the way you thought I should?
If I had you baby, maybe, yes I would
Would I, would I wake up every morning
Bring you breakfast in bed?
With the right amount of butter on your toasted bread
Would I fix your brunch, lunch and dinner just as good?
If I had you baby, maybe, yes I would
Well, if I had you
There'd be nothing you could do or say
To ever make me, make you go away
Would I, would I, would I
Would I cut my hair and change the way I dressed?
And finally get around to cleaning up this mess?
Would I happily give up my bachelorhood?
If I had you baby, maybe, yes I would
Would I, would I tear everybody from my little black book?
Tell 'em all I was over the urge to look
Would I marry you then just to make sure they understood?
If I had you baby, maybe, yes I would
Well, if I had you
There'd be nothing you could do or say
To ever make me make you go away
Would I, would I, would I
Waiting On The Light To Change
Duet with B.B. King
This old road has taken its toll
I've been broke down but now i'm back on a roll
Got it in gear, sittin' on go
Just waiting on the light to change
I'm going places straight to the top
I'm all revved up, my engine's hot
Just temporarily come to a stop
And I'm waiting on the light to change
I took a little detour, wrong way down a one way street
I had to learn the hard way, no short cut to easy street
I lose my way now and then
But better days are just around the bend
I'm gonna get myself movin' again
I'm just waiting on the light to change
I took a little detour, wrong way down a one way street
I had to learn the hard way, no short cut to easy street
Both my hands are on the wheel
My turn will come I know it will
From now on it's all down hill
Randy Travis The Heart Of Worship lyrics
When the music fades and all is stripped away and I simply come
Longing just to bring something that’s of worth that will bless Your heart
I’ll bring You more than a song for a song in itself is not what You have required
You search much deeper within through the way things appear
You’re looking into my heart
I’m coming back to the heart of worship and it’s all about You,
it’s all about You, Jesus
I’m sorry, Lord, for the things I’ve made it when it’s all about You,
it’s all about You, Jesus
King of endless worth, no one could express how much You deserve
Though I’m weak and I’m poor all I have is Yours, every single breath
I’ll bring You more than a song for a song in itself is not what You have required
You search much deeper within through the way things appear
You’re looking into my heart
I’m coming back to the heart of worship and it’s all about You,
it’s all about You, Jesus
I’m sorry, Lord, for the things I’ve made it when it’s all about You,
it’s all about You, Jesus
I’m coming back to the heart of worship and it’s all about You,
it’s all about You, Jesus
I’m sorry, Lord, for the things I’ve made it when it’s all about You,
it’s all about You, Jesus
I'm roamin' Wyomin'
Dreamin' of your chestnut hair
And eyes of sparklin' blue
So I keep roamin' Wyomin'
And hopin' that my roamin'
Leads me home to you
I left Aberdeen
On a cattle drive last spring
I was just another hand
Ridin' through the old bad lands
There was dust and there was mud
There was sweat and there was blood
But after all this time
You still prey upon my mind
I'm roamin' Wyomin'
Dreamin' of your chestnut hair
And eyes of sparklin' blue
So I keep roamin' Wyomin'
And hopin' that my roamin'
Leads me home to you
Sleepin' on an old bed roll
Eatin' beans and sourdough
The days are lonely and they're long
I'm wonderin' why I hired on
We round 'em up and move 'em out
As I point my saddle south
This big Wyomin' sky
Sure is blue and so am I
I keep roamin' Wyomin'
Dreamin' of your chestnut hair
And eyes of sparklin' blue
So I keep roamin' Wyomin'
And hopin' that my roamin'
Leads me home to you
I keep roamin' Wyomin'
And hopin' that my roamin'
Oscar was an angel and he used to walk the streets
Shoutin' out some prophecy to everyone he'd meet
He was a local fixture like a cop out on a beat
Folks said he'd been shell-shocked long ago
And more than that, no one seemed to know
Oscar was a walker, at least four miles twice a day
The entire length of main street he'd be shoutin' all the way
And I had no idea where he'd heard the things, he'd say
But he was not your normal voice of doom
It was a happy song, sung slightly out of tune
And he'd say, "Everyone will die and go to heaven
And we will all be angels some day
What you are in this world don't count for nothin'
'Cause we are only children, we're just lost along the way
But we will all be angels some day"
Well I worked at the Rial to, I sold tickets at the door
And Oscar he'd come by most ev'ryday 'bout half past four
And he'd pay to see some movie that he'd seen ten times before
But mostly we'd just let him in for free
And he'd watch five minutes, then he'd come and talk to me
And he'd say, "Everyone will die and go to heaven
And we will all be angels some day
What you are in this world don't count for nothin'
'Cause we are only children, we're just lost along the way
But we will all be angels some day"
Well it's going on ten years now since I left my home town
And I went home last summer; for a week I hung around
I looked out for Oscar, he was nowhere to be found
Someone said they finally had to commit him
And he died, before they had time to forget him
Now I'm not about to argue, Oscar's train had jumped the tracks
But I'll bet my last dollar on a plain and simple fact
Oscar never said a word about me behind my back
And the way that I was raised to understand
Well, that bone, makes him the better man
And he'd say, "Everyone will die and go to heaven
And we will all be angels some day
What you are in this world don't count for nothin'
'Cause we are only children, we're just lost along the way
But we will all be angels some day"
What can wash away my sins?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Oh precious is that flow that makes me white as snow
No other fount I know
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
What can wash away my sins?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
I remember how it used to feel
Ridin' down ol' two mile hill
Tennis shoes up on the handlebars
Payin' no mind to them passin' cars
No doubts no fears
Just like when you are here
Chorus:
No chains, no strings
No fences, no walls
No net, just you
To catch me when I fall
Look heart, no hands
Took a little time to get up to speed
To find the confidence and strenght I'd need
To just let go and reach for the sky
You know, sometimes it felt I could fly
No doubts, no fears
Just like when you are here
Chorus:
No chains, no strings
No fences, no walls
No net, just you
To catch me when I fall
Look heart, no hands
It doesn't take much
Just a smile of a touch
And I'm a kid again
I can almost feel that wind
Chorus:
No chains, no strings
No fences, no walls
No net, just you
To catch me when I fall
Look heart, no hands
Joy to the world, the Lord has come
Let earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare Him room
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing
Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns
Let men their songs employ
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy
He rules the world with truth and grace
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness
And wonders of His love
And wonders of His love
And wonders, wonders of His love
Joy to the world, the Lord has come
Let earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare Him room
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
Bells on bobtails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleigh song tonight
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bell swing and jingle bells ring
Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air
What a bright time, it's the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell time it's a swell time
To go riding in a one-horse sleigh
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and a-mingle with the jingling beat
That's the jingle bell rock
Come on
Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun
Play it again
Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air
What a bright time, it's the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell time it's a swell time
To go riding in a one-horse sleigh
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and mingle in the jingling beat
That's the jingle bell, that's the jingle bell
That's the jingle bell rock
{Hey, that was great
Can we do it one more time guys
Here we go we're rolling}
What a bright time, it's the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell time it's a swell time
To go riding in a one-horse sleigh
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and mingle in the jingling beat
That's the jingle bell, that's the jingle bell
That's the jingle bell rock
Jingle, jingle, jingle bell rock
What a bright time
Jingle, jingle, jingle bell rock
It's the right time
Jingle, jingle, jingle bell rock
Sing it again now
Jingle, jingle, jingle bell rock
Come one now
Jingle, jingle, jingle bell rock
Jingle bell time
Jingle, jingle, jingle bell rock
It's a swell time
Jingle, jingle, jingle bell rock
Randy Travis lyrics-I Won’t Need You Anymore
You’re my always and forever
You’re the one that hung the moon
After all these nights together
I still get lost in your perfume
And if I could write a love song
Every line would tell the truth
It would be a warm and soft one
And my heart would say to you
Chorus:
When you see me walk on water
When the sea don’t reach the shore
When the fires of hell freeze over
I won’t need you anymore
Oh the feelings lay so easy
Lying here the way we are
No one else could ever hold me
Like the heavens hold the stars
He tore down the work of seventeen years
Brick by brick and stone by stone
No hammer was swingin' 'cause cheatin' and drinkin'
Don't need no help wreckin' a home
Ah, but when he came back through the dust and the rubble
Of what he had once called his life
He dropped to his knees in sheer disbelief
Of the total destruction inside
There were empty closets and empty drawers
And a tear stained note on the kitchen floor
And burnin' memories in the fireplace
He waited too late to say he was wrong
His house was still standin' but his home was gone
Brother you would not believe
What you can see from your knees
Right then and there in an old sinner's prayer
He told things he'd kept in the dark
There was no use in lyin' 'cause the man who was listenin'
Could see every room in his heart
Ah, he took empty whiskey bottles, little black book and all
To the fire she left on the grate
Ah, sometimes a man will change on his own
But sometimes I tell you it takes
Empty closets and empty drawers
And a tearful confession on the kitchen floor
And burnin' memories in the fireplace
He waited too late to say he was wrong
His house was still standin', he'd fight for his home
Brother you would not believe, oh you would not believe
My Grandpa farmed for a livin', content to live the simpler kind of life
My Grandma worked in the kitchen awfully proud to be that farmer's wife
They used to say that they'd got everything that they need
Each mornin' they wake up four walls, three words, two hearts, one love
Here I am, ring on my finger Grandpa's little grandson, all grown up
I found my rock and I plan to keep her
I wish they were here to see the two of us
They'd proud to know we've got everything that we need
Each mornin' we wake up four walls, three words, two hearts, one love
With the highway twice as wide and the farmland sub-divided
It's good to know that some things never change
I'm still lovin' and I'm still livin', by those simple words of wisdom
Life an' love come down to just four things
My Grandpa, Lord knows, I miss him
And the way that he and Grandma looked at life
And each day, I count my blessings
To have that kind of love here by my side
No matter what, we know we've got everything that we need
Each mornin' we wake up four walls, three words, two hearts, one love
Yeah, we've got everything that we need
Blue mesa, land of the Sioux and Crow
Blue mesa, no matter where I go
You will always be home, sweet, home to me
Blue mesa
Moonlight shines as
Purple shadows fall
Silence broken by the lonesome
Coyote call
On blue mesa, land of the Sioux and Crow
Blue mesa, no matter where I go
You will always be home, sweet, home to me
Blue mesa
Herds of buffalo
Graze peacefully
I can almost hear
Those black hills callin' me
To blue mesa, land of the Sioux and Crow
Blue mesa, no matter where I go
You will always be home, sweet, home to me
Blue mesa
Ridin' high
Above the prairie floor
With every passin' day
I swear I love you more
Blue mesa, land of the Sioux and Crow
Blue mesa, no matter where I go
You will always be home, sweet, home to me
Blue mesa
Blue mesa, land of the Sioux and Crow
Blue mesa, no matter where I go
You will always be home, sweet, home to me
Blue mesa
You will always be home, sweet, home to me
Oh they say some people long ago
Were searching for a different tune
One that they could croon as only they can
They heard the breeze in the trees
Singing weird melodies
And they made that the start of the blues
And from a jail, came the wail
Of a down, hearted frail
And they played that, as part of the blues
From a whippoorwill, way up on a hill
They took a new note
Pushed it through a horn, till it was worn, into a blue note
And then they nursed it, and they rehearsed it
And sent out the news
That the Southland, gave birth to the blues
And then they nursed it, and they rehearsed it
And then they sent out the news
Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are you washed in the blood?
In the soul cleansing blood of the Lamb?
Are your garments spotless, are they white as snow?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are you walking daily by the Savior’s side?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Do you rest each moment in the crucified?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are your garments spotless, are they white as snow?
Randy Travis lyrics-Anything
I'd do anything if you'd just let me hold me
I'd do anything to change your mind
Climb the highest mountain or swim the deepest ocean
Anything to make you mine
(Chorus)
Anything, anytime
Day or night, rain or shine
There ain't nothin' I won't do
To get to you
Is there anything I can say to make you love me
Is there anything I haven't tried
Well I'd take you 'round the world
Just to walk you down a dirt road
Anything to make you mine
(Repeat Chorus)
Well I'd give anything if I had you forever
I'd give anything to see that time
Well I'd walk upon my hands up the stairway to heaven
Anything to make you mine
Amazing grace how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost but now am found
Was blind, but now I see
T'was grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed
Through many dangers, toils, and snares
I have already come
T'is grace that brought me safe thus far
And grace will lead me home
When we've been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun
We've no less days to sing God's praise
I'm in need of a remedy To cure me from loving you
It may sound a little extreme I'll do what I have to do
CHORUS:
Bury your jacket in my backyard
Carry your picture in my shoe
Keep walking till the hurting stops
Keep walking till my temperature drops
Keep walking till the fever is gone
And you're out of my bones
I'm in need of a medicine
Something strong that'll work real fast
That I can take to fortify me
To keep my arm from taking you back
Chase that ghost out from under my bed
Still these voices in my head
They keep talking weaving their spell
But I'm talking to myself
I keep em talking to daylight to dawn
Till you're out of my bones
Sweet amnesia come and set me free
I just need to get you out of me
The sun comes up, you're still gone
The world goes round, and life goes on
But life is short, and love is long
And when the sun goes doen, you're still gone
Now ain't it strange, how we make things right
We think things change, overnight
But then the sun comes up, and the night moves on
And I'm still here, you're still gone
I guess I missed the point
I thought I was doin' right
I'd get up early in the mornin'
And work into the night
I was always makin' money
I shoulda' been makin' love
Now the man I am today knows
That money ain't enough
But if I had the chance, to give one more thing
It wouldn't be a rose or a diamond ring
'Cause you showed me, where I went wrong
'Cause I'm still here, and you're still gone
Hey, I guess I missed the point
I thought I was doin' right
I'd get up early in the mornin'
And work into the night
I was always makin' money
I shoulda' been makin' love
Now the man I am today knows
That money ain't enough
The sun comes up, and you're still gone
The world goes round, and life goes on
And you showed me, where I went wrong
'Cause I'm still here, you're still gone
Yes, I'm still here, and you're still gone...
High on a mountain in western Montana
A silhouette moves 'cross a cinnamon sky
Riding alone on a horse he called Music
With a song on his lips, and a tear in his eye
He dreams of a time, and a lady that loved him
And how he would sing her sweet lullabies
But we don't ever ask him
And he never talks about her
Guess it is better to just let it slide
But sang "ooh" to the ladies
And ooh, he made some sigh
Now he rides away on a horse he called Music
With a pain in his heart and a tear in his eye
He rode the Music from Boston to Bozeman
For not too much money, but way to much ride
But those were the days when a horse he called Music
Could jump through the moon and sail across the sky
Now all that's left is a time-old worn cowboy
With nothin' more than the sweet by-and-by
And trailing behind, is a horse with no rider
A horse he calls memories that she used to ride
And he sang "ooh" to the ladies
And ooh, he damn near made some fall right down and die
Now he rides away on a horse he called Music
With a pain in his heart and a tear in his eye
High on a mountain in western Montana
Two crosses cut, through a cinnamon sky
Marking the place where a horse he called Music
Lays with a cowboy in the sweet by-and-by...
By Randy Travis
Intro:
You were pure to me as fresh untraveled snow
Skin as soft as a petal, of an uncut rose
I gave you all I had everything I own
Right down to the pedestal, I put you on
And it was so easy to love you
So hard to walk away
Well this morning when I woke up
I knew everything had changed
But it ain't so simple for a man
Whose whole world he has to rearrange
Chorus:Said you found something in another
You just couldn't find in me
Baby I love you so much
But I guess I'll have to set you free
And it was so easy to love you
So hard to walk away
I've been pleading with my maker
To ease this pain and take my pride
But it still feels like my hearts been
Laid open wide
My hands are shaking and I think
Of all I have to do
My life will never be the same
Not like it was with you
repeat chorus:
Lord it was so easy to love you
so hard to walk away
Beyond the reef
Where the sea is dark and cold
My love has gone
And my dreams grow old
There'll be no tears
There'll be no regretting
Will she remember me
Will she forget?
I'll send a thousand flowers
When the trade winds blow
I'll send my lonely heart,
'Cause I love her so
Someday I know
She'll come back again to me
'Til then my heart will be
Beyond the reef
I'll send a thousand flowers
Where the trade winds blow
I'll send my lonely heart,
'Cause I love her so
Someday I know
She'll come back again to me
'Til then my heart will be
Beyond the reef...
Don't you cry __ don't you moan
Hang your head down all night long
That ole feeling sure ain't nothing new
It's in your walk, it's in your talk
There's only one way to shake it off,
You got to get to it before it gets to you
So Put a quarter in that jukebox, let it drop
Put another one in, play it again, don't let it stop
There's only one thing I've found
That'll turn it all around
The blues can't do no business
On a honky tonk side of town
You gotta slip, you gotta slide
There're gonna try to nail your hide
Yeah, they'll put a hurting on you, given half a chance
So get mean and get slick
You gotta pull out every trick
Cause everybody knows the blues don't like to dance
to chorus:Well, you can walk that walk
And talk that talk, and boogie till you shake it off
No the blues can't do no business
The blues can't do no business
The blues can't do no business
On the honky tonk side of town
Intro chords:
I never been too good at doing right
Done mostly wrong most all my life
I never found a place to settle down
Baby I do believe I found it now
CHORUS
I'm gonna walk that line - gonna tote that barge
gonna lift that bale - gonna work real hard
Doin' anything that you want me to
Baby I'm gonna walk that line for youHOOK
Ooooo Im gonna walk that line for you
Ooooo I'm gonna walk that line for you
Do anything that you want me to
Ooooo I'm gonna walk that line for you
Well straight and narrow if ever was my past
Everlasting love never seem to last
I used to be a Tomcat out on the prowl
But baby I'm just your puppy dog now
CHORUS
[repeat HOOK and fade]
INTRO - Must be doin' something wrong baby I don't know
But the gold fish are floating at the top of the bowl
And the dog he won't eat he just lays around
All night long he makes a lonesome sound
I know I had it coming and its all my fault
But baby come back
Before you kill us all
The way the plants are dyin' you'd swear its fall
Looks just like autumn up and down the hall
And I talk to 'em baby like you s'posed to do
But they're tired of hearing how I'm missin' you
And I know you told me not to call
But baby come back
Before you kill us all
Well its a desperate situation
I got a strong will to survive
But if this place is any indication
I may not make it out on time
SOLO
Well its an eerie feeling in the still of the night
Knowin' that the cats down to three more lives
You've turned as all into nervous wrecks
We just sit around and wanderin' who's goin' to be next
And I know I had it coming and its all my fault
But baby come back
Before you kill us all
Baby come back
before you kill us all
Baby come back
Baby come back
Before you kill us all
fade out........baby come back
There's a dirty piece of cardboard
That reads Montgomery Ward
Taped across the window of my old Ford.
A six-pack on the front seat and a box of chicken wings,
I'm dialin' 'cross the radio for a song that I can sing.
I'd better change my wandrin ways,
I know I've seen my better days,
Always gettin' high when I get low.
Well, I left my soul out in the rain,
Lord, what a price I've had to pay,
The storms of life are washin' me away.
--- Instrumenal ---
An old mail pouch, tobacco sign
Fadin' on the barn,
Bringin' back sweet memories of Mama's farm
When love was just a country girl
that lived on down the road.
(Spoken:)
You know, she almost had me turned around,
(Sang)
But that was years ago.
I'd better change my wandrin ways,
I know I've seen my better days,
Always gettin' high when I get low.
Well, I left my soul out in the rain,
Lord, what a price I've had to pay.
The storms of life are washin' me away.
Yeah, the storms of life are washin' me away...
Well that judge he found me guilty of wrong doing
And he sentenced me to hang in mid July
He look down at me and said you're lifes a ruin
If I were you I'd break right down and cry
But nobody seems to care that I ain't guilty
'Cause I never did the things they said I've done
But I guess they're gonna have to hang somebody
And It's lookin' like I'm goin to be the one
Chorus:
So send my body home on a freight train
And don't worry none that I don't go first class
Send my body home on a freight train
So everyone can see me when I pass
And don't worry none about no fancy funeral
It don't matter how they lay me down
Just see they bury me out by mama's apple tree
And send my body back to my home town
--- Instrumental ---
My mama was one damn hard workin' woman
She tried to raise us kids without a pa
The last thing that she said she was on her dying bed
Was son don't get in trouble with the law
Whenever my time comes to meet my maker
I'm going to try to do my very best
I'm going try to stand and take it like a man
When they ask if I have one request
Chorus:
I'll just say .....
Send my body home on a freight train
And don't worry none that I don't go first class
Send my body home on a freight train
So everyone can see me when I pass
And don't worry none about no fancy funeral
'Cause it don't matter how they lay me down
Just See they bury me out by mama's apple tree
And send my body back to my home town
Yes, just see they bury me out by mama's apple tree
And send my body back to my home town...
A working day to long when everything goes wrong
And a boss who don't know I'm alive
I once had a notion I'd get that promotion,
but now I barley survive
A wife to demanding with no understanding
Of why I stay dead on my feet
A dimly lit tavern a willing young woman
Are some of the reasons I cheat
The hair that I'm losing and a women who's choosing
To lay sound asleep by my side
The bills they are mounting thats when I start counting
On someone to help sooth my pride
A lady that knows me affection she shows me and a smile so easy and sweet
The dreams that I've buried the load that I've carried
Are some of the reasons I cheat
My children keep on growing me age keeps on showing
Like all of my old friends I meet
So I'm getting older my life's growing colder
Just some of the reasons I cheat
Yes I'm getting older my life's growing colder
Just some of the reasons I cheat
(Matraca Berg/Ronnie Samoset)
I've searched the world over all of my life
Just looking for something
To make my love shine
Like a candle that burns in the night
But I came up with nothing
Till I looked in your eyes
Deeper and deeper inside
And all of the treasures
I found in your soul
Was like finding a diamond
When you're mining for coal
I've been a fool for glitter and gold
And women that sparkle shiny and cold
Like a statue carved out of ice
They shimmer like tinsel
On a blue Christmas night
But they never were quite so brightAs all of the treasures
That loving you holds
It's like finding a diamond
When you're mining for coal
I was a miner
And you were a rock in the dust
But you became flawless
When you were you polished by love
And when I found you
I lost all control
I found me a diamond
Just mining for coal
Verse 1
Operator, please connect me with 1982
I need to make apologies for what I didn't do
I sure do need to tell her that I've thought the whole thing through
And now it's clear that she is what I should have held on to
Chorus
They say hindsight's twenty-twenty
But I'm nearly goin' blind
From starin' at her photograph and wishing she was mine
It's that same ole lost love story
It's sad but it's true
There was a time when she was mine in 1982
Verse 2
Postman can you sell me a special kind of stamp
One to send a letter from this crazy lonely man
Back into the wasted years of my living past
I need to tell her now I know how long my love will last
(Chorus)
Losin' my mind, goin' back in time to 1982
You can throw away my picture, empty out my dresser drawer
Break up all the dishes, change the lock on the door
But you cant erase my memory, no matter how you try
It dont mean its over, just because you said goodbye
I'm sorry that I hurt you, but you made me so mad
If I dont care about you, why do I feel so bad
We're almost out of sugar, and our matches got wet
But we ain't out of love yet
We ain't out of love yet lets not do something hasty,baby,that we'll regret
Our lovin cup aint empty, there's still plenty left
We aint out of love yet
We might run out of gas and be left out in the rain
Could run out of ciggarettes or money again
A little out of touch or just plain out of our heads
But we aint out of love yet
We aint out of love yet
Lets not do something hasty, baby, that we'll regret
Our lovin cup aint empty theres still plenty left
We aint out of love yet
And with just a little mending we can have a happy ending
Lets forgive and forget
We dont need a lawyer now we just need a rest
Then we can ge back into doin' what we do best
Was scarlett ever through with rhett
You cant break up a perfect set
And we aint out of love yet
( Billy Dean / Richard Leigh )
You made up your mind it was time it was over
After we had come so far
But I think there's enough pieces of forgiveness
Somewhere in my broken heart
I would not have chosen the road you have taken
It have left us miles apart
But I think I can still find the will to keep going
Somewhere in my broken heart
So fly, go ahead and fly
Untill you find out who you are
'Cause I will keep my love unspoken
Somewhere in my broken heart
I hope that in time you will find what you long for
Love that's written in the stars
And when you finally do I think you will see it's
Every Saturday long about now
I feed my chickens and my milking cows
Air's fillin' up with music ands ong
Gonna have a party all night long
Chorus:
All night long, listen to the fiddle
Music's goin' strong
Heart's alive it's Saturday night
Gonna have a party all night long
Instrumental
I got a gal lives across the creek
Every time I look at her my knees get weak
First time I tried to take her on my knee
She took after me with a singletree
Chorus:
All night long, listen to the fiddle
Music's goin' strong
Heart's alive it's Saturday night
Gonna have a party all night long
Instrumental
Sun's up high the Fourth of July
Chickens won't lay and the cow's gone dry
Creek's dried up, I can't go fishin'
Should be workin' 'stead of sittin' here wishin'
Big watermelon hangin' on the vine
Said "Keep Out" I couldn't read that sign
Gun went off and I started to run
Left that watermelon in the sun
Chorus:
All night long, listen to the fiddle
Music's goin' strong
Heart's alive it's Saturday night
Gonna have a party all night long
Instrumental
Sun's comin' up, the rooster's crowin'
Fiddler's gone, I got to be goin'
Back to the house across the creek
But we'll be back at the end of the week
Chorus:
All night long, listen to the fiddle
Music's goin' strong
Heart's alive it's Saturday night
Gonna have a party all night long
Gonna have a party all night long...
(Bob McDill/Dickie Lee/Bucky Jones)
I'll bet that you're surpised to see me
Wonder what I'm doing at your door
But you can't be more surprised than I am
I thought I didn't need you anymore
Thought there was something waiting out there
Something I wanted but now it's so clear
Baby it's a cold, cold world
Out here tonight
It's nothing at all like I thought I'd find
So if you wonder why I'm standing here
I'm a little long on lonely, a little short on prideIf you slam the door, I wouldn't blame you
You've got every reason to turn me down
I was so sure I had the answers
After what I've been through, I'm not sure now
I won't say I love you, don't know if it's true
I will say I need you, God knows I do
Baby it's a cold, cold world
Out here tonight
It's nothing at all like I thought I'd find
So if you wonder why I'm standing here
I'm a little long on lonely, a little short on pride
I'm a little long on lonely, a little short on pride
It was just like every other mornin'
The sun was shinin' and it was stormin'
They had words over breakfast
And he said somethin' reckless
Just a solitary slip of the tongue
Another woman's name and it was done
Once you've heard the truth
Stared it in the face
Once you've got the proof
There ain't no hidin' place
It's like thunder crashin' down
Or a freight train runnin' through you
No, you won't forget the sound
Once you've heard the truth
She threw her wedding ring
And it rolled across the floor
She didn't say a thing
But he heard that slammin' door
Once you've heard the truth
Stared it in the face
Once you've got the proof
There ain't no hidin' place
It's like thunder crashin' down
Or a freight train runnin' through you
Oh, you won't forget the sound
Once you've heard the truth
No, you won't forget the sound
Once you've heard the truth
It was just like every other mornin'
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