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| 1. |
| 2:51 | 
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O Lord, help me walk
Another mile, just one more mile; I'm tired of walkin' all alone. And Lord, Help me to smile Another smile, just one more smile; Don't think I can do things on my own. I never thought I needed help before; I thought that I could get by - by myself. But now I know I just can't take it any more. With a humble heart, on bended knee, I'm beggin' You, please, for help. O come down from Your golden throne To me, to lowly me; I need to feel the touch of Your tender hand. Release these chains of darkness Let me see, Lord, let me see; Just where I fit into your master plan. I never thought I needed help before; I thought that I could get by - by myself. Now I know I just can't take it any more. And with a humble heart, on bended knee, I'm beggin' You, please, for Help. And with a humble heart, on bended knee, I'm beggin' You, please, for Help. |
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| 2. |
| 2:39 |
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You can run on for a long time
Run on for a long time Run on for a long time Sooner or later God'll cut you down Sooner or later God'll cut you down Go tell that long tongue liar Go and tell that midnight rider Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down Well my goodness gracious let me tell you the news My head's been wet with the midnight dew I've been down on bended knee talkin' to the man from Galilee He spoke to me in the voice so sweet I thought I heard the shuffle of the angel's feet He called my name and my heart stood still When he said, "John go do My will!" Go tell that long tongue liar Go and tell that midnight rider Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down You can run on for a long time Run on for a long time Run on for a long time Sooner or later God'll cut you down Sooner or later God'll cut you down Well you may throw your rock and hide your hand Workin' in the dark against your fellow man But as sure as God made black and white What's down in the dark will be brought to the light You can run on for a long time Run on for a long time Run on for a long time Sooner or later God'll cut you down Sooner or later God'll cut you down Go tell that long tongue liar Go and tell that midnight rider Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter Tell 'em that God's gonna cut you down Tell 'em that God's gonna cut you down Tell 'em that God's gonna cut you down |
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| 3. |
| 4:34 |
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It should be a while before I see Dr. Death
So it would sure be nice if I could get my breath Well I'm not the crying nor the whining kind 'Till I hear the whistle of the 309 Of the 309, of the 309 Put me in my box on the 309 Take me to the depot, put me to bed Blow an electric fan on my gnarly old head Everybody take a look, see I'm doing fine Then load my box on the 309 On the 309, on the 309 Put me in my box on the 309 Hey sweet baby, kiss me hard Draw my bath water, sweep my yard Give a drink of my wine to my Jersey cow I wouldn't give a hootin' hell for my journey now On the 309, on the 309 I hear the sound of a railroad train The whistle blows and I'm gone again It will take me higher than a Georgia pine Stand back children, it's a 309 It's a 309, it's a 309 Put me in my box on the 309 A chicken in the pot and turkey in the corn Ain't felt this good since jubilee morn Talk about luck, well I got mine As me comin' down like a 309 Write me a letter, sing me a song Tell me all about it, what I did wrong Meanwhile I will be doing fine Then load my box on the 309 On the 309, on the 309 Goin' to get out of here on the 309 |
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| 4. |
| 4:30 |
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If you could read my mind, love,
What a tale my thoughts could tell. Just like an old time movie, 'Bout a ghost from a wishing well. In a castle dark or a fortress strong, With chains upon my feet. You know that ghost is me. And I will never be set free As long as I'm a ghost that you can't see. If I could read your mind, love, What a tale your thoughts could tell. Just like a paperback novel, The kind the drugstores sell. When you reached the part where the heartaches come, The hero would be me. But heroes often fail, And you won't read that book again Because the ending's just too hard to take! I'd walk away like a movie star Who gets burned in a three way script. Enter number two: A movie queen to play the scene Of bringing all the good things out in me. But for now, love, let's be real; I never thought I could act this way And I've got to say that I just don't get it. I don't know where we went wrong, But the feeling's gone And I just can't get it back. If you could read my mind, love, What a tale my thoughts could tell. Just like an old time movie, 'Bout a ghost from a wishing well. In a castle dark or a fortress strong. With chains upon my feet. But stories always end, And if you read between the lines, You'll know that I'm just tryin' to understand The feelin's that you lack. I never thought I could feel this way And I've got to say that I just don't get it. I don't know where we went wrong, But the feelin's gone And I just can't get it back! |
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| 5. |
| 3:25 |
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Where the road is dark and the seed is sowed
Where the gun is cocked and the bullet's cold Where the miles are marked in the blood and gold I'll meet you further on up the road Got on my dead man's suit and my smilin' skull ring My lucky graveyard boots and song to sing I got a song to sing, keep me out of the cold And I'll meet you further on up the road. Further on up the road Further on up the road Where the way dark and the night is cold One sunny mornin' we'll rise I know And I'll meet you further on up the road. Now I been out in the desert, just doin' my time Searchin' through the dust, lookin' for a sign If there's a light up ahead well brother I don't know But I got this fever burnin' in my soul So let's take the good times as they go And I'll meet you further on up the road Further on up the road Further on up the road Further on up the road Further on up the road One sunny mornin' we'll rise I know And I'll meet you further on up the road One sunny mornin' we'll rise I know And I'll meet you further on up the road. |
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| 6. |
| 4:17 |
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The baby's eyes are red from weeping
It's little heart is filled with pain And Daddy cried they're taking Mama Away from us on the evening train I heard the laughter at the depot But my tears fell like the rain When I saw them place that long white casket In the baggage coach of the evening train As I turned to walk away from the depot It seemed I heard her call my name Take care of baby and tell him darling That I'm going home on the evening train I pray that God will give me courage To carry on til we meet again It's hard to know she's gone forever They're carrying her home on the evening train |
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| 7. |
| 3:45 |
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I couldn't manage the problems I laid on myself
And it just made it worse when I laid them on somebody else So I finally surrendered it all brought down in despair I cried out for help and I felt a warm comforter there [Chorus:] And I came to believe in a power much higher than I I came to believe that I needed help to get by In childlike faith I gave in and gave him a try And I came to believe in a power much higher than I Nothing worked out when I handled it all on my own And each time I failed it made me feel twice as alone Then I cried, "Lord there must be a sure and easier way For it just cannot be that a man should lose hope every day." [Chorus] Yes, I came to believe in a power much higher than I |
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| 8. |
| 3:19 |
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I have been a rover
I have walked alone Hiked a hundred highways Never found a home Still in all I'm happy The reason is, you see Once in a while along the way Love's been good to me There was a girl in Denver Before the summer storm Oh, her eyes were tender Oh, her arms were warm And she could smile away the thunder Kiss away the rain Even though she's gone away You won't hear me complain I have been a rover I have walked alone Hiked a hundred highways Never found a home Still in all I'm happy The reason is, you see Once in a while along the way Love's been good to me There was a girl in Portland Before the winter chill We used to go a-courtin' Along October hill And she could laugh away the dark clouds Cry away the snow It seems like only yesterday As down the road I go I've been a rover I have walked alone Hiked a hundred highways Never found a home Still in all I'm happy The reason is, you see Once in a while along the way Love's been good to me |
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| 2:37 |
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If heartaches brought fame in love's crazy game,
I'd be a legend in my time. If they gave gold statuettes for tears and regrets, I'd be a legend in my time. But they don't give awards, and there's no praise or fame For a broken heart that's been broken over love that's in vain. If loneliness meant world acclaim, Then everyone would know my name I'd be a legend in my time. |
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| 10. |
| 3:18 |
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We're the best partners this world's ever seen,
Together as close as can be. But sometimes it's hard to find time in between, To tell you what you mean to me. You are the rose of my heart, You are the love of my life. A flower not fading nor falling apart, If you're tired, rest your head on my arm. Rose of my heart. When sorrow holds you in her arms of clay, It's rain drops that fall from your eyes. Your smile's like the sun come to earth for a day, You brighten my blackest of skies. You are the rose of my heart, You are the love of my life. A flower not fading nor falling apart, If you're cold, let my love make you warm. Rose of my heart. So hard times or easy times, what do I care, There's nothing I'd change if I could. The tears and the laughter are things that we share, Your hand in mine makes all times good. You are the rose of my heart, You are the love of my life. A flower not fading nor falling apart, If you're cold, let my love make you warm. Rose of my heart. You are the rose of my heart, You are the love of my life. A flower not fading nor falling apart, If you're cold, let my love make you warm. Rose of my heart. |
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| 11. |
| 4:35 |
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[Chorus:]
Four strong winds that blow lonely, seven seas that run high, All those things that don't change, come what may. But our good times are all gone, and I'm bound for moving on. I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way. Guess I'll go down to Alberta, weather's good there in the fall. Got some friends that I can go to workin' for. Still I wish you'd change your mind, if I asked you one more time But we've been through that a hundred times or more. [Chorus] If I get there before the snow flies, and if things are looking good. You could meet me if I sent you down the fare, But by then it would be winter, not enough for you to do. And those winds sure do blow cold way up there. [Chorus] |
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| 12. |
| 3:01 |
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I got rid of the shackles that bound me and the guards that were always around me
There were tears on the mail mother wrote me in jail But I'm free from the chain gang now All the years I was known and respected till one day I was wrongly suspected I was shackled in chains in a cold freezin' rain but I'm free from the chain gang now [ guitar ] All the years I was known by a number how I kept my mind is a wonder But like a bird in a tree I got my liberty and I'm free from the chain gang now I got rid of the shackles that bound me and the guards that were always around me There were tears on the mail mother sent me in jail But I'm free from the chain gang now There were tears on the mail mother sent me in jail But I'm free from the chain gang now. |
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