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The first thing I remember knowing,
Was a lonesome whistle blowing, And a young un's dream of growing up to ride; On a freight train leaving town, Not knowing where I'm bound, No-one could change my mind but Mama tried. One and only rebel child, From a family, meek and mild: My Mama seemed to know what lay in store. Despite all my Sunday learning, Towards the bad, I kept on turning. 'Til Mama couldn't hold me anymore. And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole. No-one could steer me right but Mama tried, Mama tried. Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading, I denied. That leaves only me to blame 'cos Mama tried. Instrumental break. Dear old Daddy, rest his soul, Left my Mom a heavy load; She tried so very hard to fill his shoes. Working hours without rest, Wanted me to have the best. She tried to raise me right but I refused. And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole. No-one could steer me right but Mama tried, Mama tried. Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading, I denied. That leaves only me to blame 'cos Mama tried. |
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| 2. |
| 3:13 |
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The old hometown looks the same as I step down from the train
There to meet me is my mama and papa Down the lane I look and there runs Mary Hair of gold and lips like cherry It's good to touch the green green grass of home The old house is still standing though the paint is cracked and dry There's the old oak tree that I used to play on Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary Hair of gold and lips like cherry It's so good to touch the green green grass of home Yes, they'll all come to meet me arms outreached smiling sweetly It's so good to touch the green green grass of home Then I awake and look around me at the four gray walls that surround me And I realized that I was only dreaming For there's a guard and there's that sad old padre Arm in arm we'll walk at daybreak And again I'll touch the green green grass of home Yes, they'll all come to see me in the shade of that old oak tree And they lay me 'neath the green green grass of home |
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| 3. |
| 2:37 |
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LITTLE OLE WINE DRINKER ME
(Hank Mills - Dick Jennings) ??????짬 ??????© '66 Johnny Bienstock Music, BMI ??????쨩 I'm praying for rain in California So the grapes can grow and they can make more wine And I'm a sittin' at a honky'n in Chicago With a broken heart and a woman on my mind I match the man behind a bar for the jukebox And the music takes me back to Tennessee When they ask who's the fool in the corner cryin' I say a little ole wine drinker me I came here last week from down in Nashville Cause my baby left for Florida on a train And I thought I'd get a job and just forget her But in Chicago a broken heart is still the same I match the man behind a bar... Yeah I say a little ole wine drinker me |
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| 2:43 | 
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| 5. |
| 2:32 |
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I COULD HAVE GONE RIGHT
(Mel Tillis) ≪ ⓒ '64 Cedarwood Publishing, BMI ≫ Oh I was born a good boy my mama loved me so She gave me every chance she could to make my life a gold But I fell in with the wrong crowd and the wrong crowd led me on But I could have gone right just as easy as I went wrong I went to the places where sin just waits for you And I fell in with the wrong crowd like sinners always do Now here I sit in prison just waiting for the day When they'll lead me through that door and burn my life away Oh mama please forgive me the shame is all my own For I could have gone right just as easy as I went wrong Oh mama please forgive me... |
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| 6. |
| 2:20 |
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Revenge must be the reason,
Why forgiveness was a thing I never knew. And someday soon I know you plan to hurt me, But don't plan on getting by with the things you do. Cause I'll always know when you been cheating. And I'll always know you've been untrue. I'll always know. Your heart is like a window, But when I look inside I see another man. But go on and lie and tell him how you fooled me, But remember I saw through you're evil plan. Cause I'll always know when you been cheating. And I'll always know you've been untrue. I'll always know. And don't forget it either. |
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| 7. |
| 2:08 |
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THE SUNNY SIDE OF MY LIFE
(Merle Haggard) ≪ ⓒ '68 Tree Publishing, BMI ≫ Oh the sunny side of my life is the side you're living on Grey skies never come when I'm with you Good times hang around only when you're here at home The sunny side of my life is here with you Standing at my window watching raindrops hit the ground Countin' up the days you've been away It's lonely here without you and the blues had got me down Come on home and brighten up my days Oh the sunny side of my life... Sittin' on a park bench with the funnies in my hand Trying hard to laugh at what I see The sunny side of my life is shining somewhere else Nothing's quite the way it ought to be Oh the sunny side of my life... |
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| 3:14 |
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You taught me how to love with all my heart
With all my soul I trusted you And now you say we'll have to live apart A thing I don't know how to do You say someday I'll find somebody new And I'll have not one regret Stay a while if what you say is true Stay and teach me to forget You taught me how to worship you alone And now you say that you must go And people call me on the telephone Just to say I told you so You say someday I'll find somebody new And I'll have not one regret Stay a while if what you say is true Stay and teach me to forget Stay and teach me to forget |
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| 9. |
| 2:46 |
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I hear that train a comin', it's comin' 'round the bend
I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when I'm locked in Folsom Prison and time keeps draggin' on And I hear that train a-rollin' on down to San Antone When I was just a baby my mama told me "Son Always be a good boy don't ever play with guns" But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die When I hear that lonesome whistle I hang my head and I cry I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car They're probably drinkin' coffee and smokin' big cigars Well, I know I had it comin', I know I can't be free But I hear that train a-rollin' and that's what tortures me Well, if they freed me from this prison and that railroad train was mine I bet I'd move it over a little farther down the line Far from Folsom Prison that's where I long to be And let that train keep rollin' and roll my blues away |
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| 2:50 |
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RUN 'EM OFF
(Oney Wheeler - Tracey Lee) ≪ ⓒ '53 Peer International, BMI ≫ Now when the big bad wolf got in grandma's house A little Red Ridinghood was scared as the mouse And just like her I'm scared through and through Some two legged wolf would run away with you So run 'em off no use to talk all day Just run 'em off they're tryin' to get you to play Run 'em off and make 'em let us be If you don't run 'em off I swear you're cheatin' on me Now there's an iceman and milkman and folks out of town They don't come to visit they just hang around They act just as friendly as can be But I don't think they care a thing about me So run 'em off don't talk too long Run 'em off so we can be alone Run 'em off and make 'em let us be If you don't run 'em off I swear you're cheatin' on me No matter where you are or what you do Folks start to whistle and how is you When they get too close I wanna say shoo Cause it looks like they wanna take what bother you So run 'em off don't talk too long you're gonna get in Dutch Run 'em off and make 'em let us be If you don't run 'em off I swear you're cheatin' on me Now once I ended this song but I write so more Cause there's a half-a-dozen wolfs comin' up to my door And I can tell by a lookin' cause it's plain to see That they're not here to make eyes at me So run 'em off don't talk too long... |
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| 2:45 |
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YOU'LL NEVER LOVE ME NOW
(Merle Haggard) ≪ ⓒ '68 Tree Publishing, BMI ≫ Admitting you're to blame won't heal my wounded pride It's too late to be ashamed I've already stepped aside Just let me live again and please don't come around If you never loved me then you'll never love me now You fooled me all the way each time you held me tight But when darkness turned to day then I finally saw the light When I really needed you that's when you let me down If you never loved me then you'll never love me now Just let me live again... |
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| 2:26 |
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TOO MANY BRIDGES TO CROSS OVER
(Dallas Frazier) ≪ ⓒ '68 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI ≫ Be close to me but please don't ever love me Don't let your feelings carry you that far I'll hold you in my arms buy you clothes and pretty charms And I'll give you everything except my love Because there's too many bridges to cross over Too many places I ain't been Yeah there's too many fields of tempting clover Like an eagle I'm a prisoner of the wind Well traveling was the nickname of my papa And mama said he died cause he slowed down Keep in mine these things I'm saying Cause I ain't got the time to staying Won't be long until my shoes touch distant ground Because there's too many bridges... |
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| 2:12 |
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I lost my mind the day I lost your love
I lost everything except the will to cry If you find me crawling back from time to time It's not you I want, I'm lookin' for my mind 'Cause I lost my mind the day I lost your love I'm not crazy but sometimes I wish I was If you turn around and find me crawling close behind It's not you I want, I'm lookin' for my mind 'Cause I lost my mind the day I lost your love I'm not crazy but sometimes I wish I was If you turn around and find me crawling close behind It's not you I want, I'm lookin' for my mind It's not you I want, I'm lookin' for my mind |
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| 2:46 |
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| 2:47 |
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Things I learned in hobo jungle
Were things they never taught me in a class room Like where to find a hand out While bummin' through Chicago in the afternoon Hey, I'm not braggin' or complainin' I'm just talkin' to myself man to man This ol' mental fat I'm chewin' didn't take a lotta doin' But I take a lot of pride in what I am I guess I grew up a loner I don't remember ever havin' any folks around But I keep thumbin' through the phonebooks And looking for my daddy's name in every town And I meet lots of friendly people But I'll always wind up leavin' on the lam Hey, where I've been or where I'm goin' Didn't take a lotta knowin' But I take a lot of pride in what I am I never travel in a hurry Because I got nobody waitin' for me anywhere Home is anywhere I'm livin' If it's sleepin' on some vacant bench in City Square Or if I'm workin' on some road gang Or just livin' off the fat of our great land I never been nobody's idol but at least I got a title And I take a lot of pride in what I am I never been nobody's idol I take a lot of pride in what I am I take a lot of pride in what I am |
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| 2:34 |
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WHO WILL BUY THE WINE
(Billy Mize) ≪ ⓒ '59 Billy Mize Music ≫ Not so long ago you held our baby's bottle But the one you're holding now's a different kind And you'd never know whose lips you'll soon be kissin' Cause it all depends on who will buy the wine Whoever sets 'em up and tips the waitress Your kind of love just might as well be blind And you'd never know whose lips you'll soon be kissin' And it all depends on who will buy the wine The kind of life you're livin' since you left me I'm sure is not the life you thought you choosed Your honky tonkin' world is not so flashy Bright lights and booze is all it really knows Whoever sets 'em up and tips the waitress Your kind of love just might as well be blind You just sit and wait to be somebody's baby And it all depends on who will buy the wine |
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| 2:39 |
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Your strange love was what I found
The day the rains came down And I remember we found shelter in the cave With the rain clouds up above In the darkness we found love The day the rains came I became your slave As the rains made rivers swell I fell deeper in your spell You took my hand and handed me a crown If I could just live on with these things I have known I know that I'd be glad of what I've found As the rains made rivers swell I fell deeper in your spell You took my hand and handed me a crown But if I could just live on with these things I have known I know that I'd be glad of what Ive found Your strange love was what I found (fade) The day the rains came down |
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| 2:31 |
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Hm hm hm, hm hm
Hm hm hm, hm hm I made a big mistake when, I introduced her to my friend Gave him a chance to dance with her As I watched them in the crowd, I could hear my heart beat loud 'Cause it meant goodbye to me when she said hello to him Hm hm hm, hm hm Hm hm hm, hm hm She just held on to his hand, when it was break time for the band And it was plain to see that I'd lost out So I slipped to wait and cry felt so low I could die 'Cause it meant goodbye to me when she said hello to him Hm hm hm, hm hm Hm hm hm, hm hm Is there anywhere to go where a broken heart won't show Everyone must know what's wrong with me They can tell 'bout my ways, I go 'round lost in the days 'Cause it meant goodbye to me when she said hello to him Hm hm hm, hm hm Hm hm hm, hm hm |
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| 2:54 |
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I'm going off of the deep end
And I'm slowly losing my mind And I disagree with the way (ha-ha) I'm living But I can't hold myself in line You give me no reason for my drinkin' But I can't stand myself at times And you're better off to just leave and forget me Cause I can't hold myself in line Hey, my weakness is stronger than I am Guess I've always been the losin' kind Now I'm full speed ahead down the wrong road of life And I can't hold myself in line Yeah, and I'm going off of the deep end Hey, I'm slowly losing my mind And I disagree with the way I've been living But I can't hold myself in line |
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| 2:47 |
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Yeah I'm bringin' home some good news
Got some things you'll be glad to hear Like I'm leavin' town and won't be back Around just long enough to get my gear There won't be any goodbye kisses Well I'm puttin' on my leavin' shoes This is the end we're through it's over yeah I'm bringin' home some good news Well I was sittin' downtown in a tavern And I made up my mind to go And I knew you would be so glad to be free I just thought to call you to let you know Oh you can tell all your backdoor daddys That your big daddy's done blew a fuse This is the end we're through it's over yeah I'm bringin' home some good news To you I been known as bad news Well I'm changin' my first name And I'm givin' you your freedom baby That old race won't kinda change Yeah go to hide your lookman slippers I won't be lookin' around for blues This is the end we're through it's over Yeah I'm bringin' home some good news Good news there's some good news for you honey I'm bringin' home some good news I'm bringin' home some good news honey |
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| 2:58 |
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KEEP ME FROM CRYIN' TODAY
(Merle Haggard) ≪ ⓒ '68 Tree Publishing, BMI ≫ Hold me and love me and tell me that you decided to stay At least put it all till tomorrow and keep me from cryin' today Help me make ready with the heartache that's soon will be coming my way Consider how little I'm asking of you and keep me from cryin' today Keep me from cryin' today help me forget in your own special way Let's save our goodbyes for tomorrow and keep me from cryin' today Let's save our goodbyes for tomorrow and keep me from cryin' today |
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| 3:02 |
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I JUST WANT TO LOOK AT YOU ONE MORE TIME
(Merle Haggard) ≪ ⓒ '68 Tree Publishing, BMI ≫ I just wanna look at you one more time I'll always like to know how much I leave behind Let this be the picture that I'll always have in mind I just wanna look at you one more time If I can't do you right I'll never do you wrong That's why I think it's best for me to move along I won't ever be myself unless I'm free to roam Give me one last moment here and I'll be gone I just wanna look at you... I just wanna look at you... |
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| 2:50 |
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SOMEWHERE ON SKID ROW
(Red Simpson) ≪ ⓒ '68 Airfield Music ≫ I'm gonna lose myself somewhere on Skid Row Since I lost you I just don't seem to care I'm gonna lose myself somewhere on Skid Row So the wine won't let your mem'ry find me there Well I've been everywhere running both day and night With the pain of loving you right close behind And I've tried everything and whether I'm wrong or right There's just one way I found to ease my mind And I'm gonna lose myself... |
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| 1:54 |
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Though I haven't got a penny to my name
I've got wealth beyond compare just the same In my mind the greatest treasure there could be Just to live the way I live because I'm free I'm not bound to anyone that takes my time or pleasuers that will pray up on my mind And I walk the roads and do just as I please my life belongs to me cause I'm free I'm free from social ties that tend to bind me Or to live the life that wasn't meant for me Competing for the things that have no meaning I'm wealthy in my mind because I'm free [ harmonica ] The ribbons of the land that keep me a knowing There's always something new for me to see A whistle in the wind then I'll be going to live the way I live because I'm free Though I haven't got a penny... |
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| 2:49 |
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Well I'm goin' to California
Where they sleep out every night I'm goin' to California Where they sleep out every night I'm leaving you, mama 'Cause you know you don't treat me right Let me tell you somethin' Mama, that you don't know Let me tell you somethin' Good gal, that you don't know Well, I'm a do right papa And got a home everywhere I go Yeah I got the California blues and I'm Sure gonna leave you here Lord, Lord I got the California blues and I'm Sure gonna leave you here I may ride the blind I aint got no railroad fare Listen to me, mama While I sing this song Listen to your daddy Sing you this lonesome song You got me wearied now But I won't be wearied long I got the California blues and I'm Sure gonna leave you here Hey, hey, hey I got the California blues and I'm Sure gonna leave you here I may ride the blind I aint got no railroad fare |
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| 2:05 |
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I THINK WE'RE LIVIN' IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS
(Red Simpson - Dean Holloway) ≪ ⓒ '68 Airfield Music ≫ I think we're livin' in the good old days So cheer up friends and be glad I think we're livin' in the good old days The best anybody's ever had We think we're doin' now maybe day or less later So let's live it up all the way And let's make the life one more night to remember Tomorrow we'll look back on today I think we're livin'... Well when I hear people talkin' bout the good old days That's one thing I can't understand Well while I take advantage of today and tomorrow And let's live it up while we can I think we're livin'... |
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| 2:39 |
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| 28. |
| 2:49 |
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(Chorus)
White Line Fever a sickness born down deep within my soul White Line Fever the years keep flyin' by like the highline poles The wrinkles in my forehead show the miles I've put behind me They continue to remind how fast I'm growin' old Guess I'll die with this fever in my soul (Lyrics) I wonder just what makes a man keep pushing on What makes me keep on hummin' this old highway song I've been from coast to coast a hundred times before I ain't found one single place where I ain't been before (Repeat Chorus) |
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