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A child arrived the other day,
He came to the world in the usual way. But there were planes to catch and bills to pay, He learned to walk while I was away, And he was talking 'fore I knew it. And as he grew he'd say, "I'm gonna be like you dad, You know I'm gonna be like you." Chorus: And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon. Little boy blue and the man in the moon. When you coming home dad? "I don't know when, But we'll get together then, You know we'll have a good time then." My son turned ten just the other day, He said, "Thanks for the ball come on let's play, Can you teach me to throw?" I said, "Not today, I got a lot to do." He said, "That's okay." He walked away but his smile never dimmed, He said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah, you know I'm gonna be like him." Chorus Well he came from college just the other day, So much like a man I just had to say, "Son I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while." He shook his head and then he said with a smile, "What I'd really like dad is to borrow the car keys, See you later can I have them please." 2nd Chorus: And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon. Little boy blue and the man in the moon. When you coming home son? "I don't know when, But we'll have a good time then dad, You know we'll have a good time then." I've long since retired my son's moved away. I called him up just the other day, I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind." He said, "I'd love to dad if I could find the time, You see my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu, But it's sure nice talking to you dad, It's been sure nice talking to you." Bridge: And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me, He'd grown up just like me, my boy was just like me. |
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Well, the farmer prayed for a better year
And the crops were good like the Lord did hear But his barn burned down with winter near The answer came in white and black In the farmer's almanac, it says "If a man could have half his wishes he could double his trouble" A sweet old lady was eighty-four When her kinfolks came for a month or more Now from overwork she's on the other shore Much too late was y'all come back And it says in the farmer's almanac, it says "Visitors and fish smell after three days" Our leader was a silver tongued man He deceived the people of the land And when he got caught he couldn't stand It's a little off-beat and a little off-track But it says in the farmer's almanac, it says "In rivers and bad government the lightest things flow to the top" Rod said, "I don't believe in God" Rod died and lies beneath the sod For God did not believe in Rod Life is a troubled and a weary track But it says in the farmer's almanac, it says "Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death" The little boy followed the honeybee And it flew straight to the honey tree He got stung but got the honey free Consolation for the things you lack Is in the farmer's almanac, it says "God gives us the darkness so we can see the stars" He came home three hours late from work Said, "I had a flat and fell in the dirt" She said, "You gotten lipstick on your shirt" Well it turned out like Jill and Jack And it says in the farmer's almanac, it says "Lies have to be covered up, truth can run around naked" He said, "Honey, you know I'm true I just look at other women that's all I do" Then she caught him with her best friend Peggy Sue Sometimes some women will look back And it says in the farmer's almanac, it says "There's a lot of difference in window shoppin' and shop liftin'" I sat down at a shoeshine stand I had a real slow shoeshine man I said you don't pop that rag like some of 'em can He looked at me and then he sat right back It says in the farmer's almanac, it says "The trouble with the world today is There's too much poppin' and not enough shinin'" |
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Your mama used to worry about that big muddy river
Honey do your remember? You let the screen door slam when you stepped off the front porch Then your mama calling don't be late And I'd hear your daddy holler "Son she's my only daughter" You'd stick your nose in the honeysuckle down by the gate I could still hear your mama calling "don't go near the water" We fell right in Went over our head But we didn't go near the water Nothing beats the young and sweet And the nights got hotter and hotter We were sure enough getting our feet wet mama But we didn't go near the water We'd hear the rocking chair squeaking As you sneaked up the back stairs Mama waiting like a grizzly bear Had to get the honeysuckle out of your hair But in the morning light You'd look her right in the eye It wasn't a lie We didn't go near the water We fell right in Went over our head But we didn't go near the water Nothing beats the young and sweet And the nights got hotter and hotter We were sure enough getting our feet wet mama But we didn't go near the water Your mama used to worry about that big muddy river She should've worried about me 'Cause we were sure enough getting our feet wet mama But we didn't go near the water Didn't go near the water Didn't go near the water yeah |
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Rock of Ages, Rock of Ages cleft for me.
There's a fam'ly bible on the table Each page is torn and hard to read But the fam'ly bible on the table Will ever be my key to memories. At the end of day when work was over And when the evening meal was done Dad would read to us from the fam'ly bible And we'd count our many blessings one by one. Refrain: I can see us sittin' 'round the table When from the fam'ly bible dad would read I can hear my mother softly singing Rock of Ages, Rock of Ages cleft for me. This old world of ours is full of troubles This old world would oh, so better be If we had more bibles on the table And mothers singing Rock of Ages cleft for me. Refrain: I can see us sittin' 'round the table When from the fam'ly bible dad would read I can hear my mother softly singing Rock of Ages, Rock of Ages cleft for me. Rock of Ages, Rock of Ages cleft for me... |
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I'm sorry to say that you don't know me
I'm sad in ways you never understood Each time I try to tell the ugly truth You always let it pass you by You said I 'd never tell you a lie Just because I could Did you really think I was a bad man? You always said that that should be my middle name But you don't know the half of it You don't know how that name fits You don't know my hidden shame Hidden shame, shame, shame That I can't get free From the blame and the torture And the misery Must it be my secret for eternity? Till you know my hidden shame you really don't know me Well, there's a different kind of prison And it don't even have to look much like a cell It's already on your mind Boy, we can see it in your eyes So, here's the bars and walls as well Well, you know I'm never coming home, babe You said you'd stand by me until I cleared my name Sure it's easy to be strong When you know the charge is wrong But the days and weeks get long When you've got a hidden shame CHORUS I had a friend when I was just a boy We were like brothers, we would run and hide And we went walking on a high hillside And I really don't how it happened He turned to me and had this strange look in his eye And not a single word was spoken I must have pushed him, but I don't remember why And all at once, he lay there broken And I walked down without him and I didn't even sigh CHORUS They say you always hurt the one you love And I'm not saying if I did or if I didn't But like my shame, that kind of love is always hidden They locked me up here for the ideas in my head They never got me for the thing I really did CHORUS |
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There was a showdown at high noon reputations on the line
It was the good guys and the bad guys I was eight and he was nine And I forgot to keep my back to the wall in Dodge that day And from somewhere behind me I heard him say "That's one you owe me I let you slide I can't back shoot a buddy it goes against my pride So like two desperados we'll ride off in the sun But just remember you owe me one" It was high school and football on two different teams I was good but he was better than I would ever be And when I finally crossed the goal line ahead of him that day As the crowd was goin' wild I heard him say "That's one you owe me I let you slide I can't back shoot a buddy it goes against my pride So like two desperados we'll ride off in the sun But just remember you owe me one" She was long and lean and pretty and soon to be his bride When she strayed into my arms one day with lovin' on her mind Well I was almost tempted by her soft touch and her sigh But the next time I saw him I could look him in the eye That's one you owe me I let you slide I can't back shoot a buddy it goes against my pride So like two desperados we'll ride off in the sun But just remember you owe me one That's one you owe me I let you slide I can't back shoot a buddy it goes against my pride So like two desperados we'll ride off in the sun But just remember you owe me one |
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