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Sometimes it's hard to be a woman
Giving all your love to just one man You'll have bad times, and he'll have good times Doin' things that you don't understand But if you love him, you'll forgive him Even though he's hard to understand And if you love him, oh be proud of him 'Cause after all he's just a man. Stand by your man, give him two arms to cling to And something warm to come to When nights are cold and lonely. Stand by your man, and show the world you love him Keep giving all the love you can. Stand by your man. Stand by your man, and show the world you love him Keep giving all the love you can. Stand by your man. |
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Our little boy is four years old and quite a little man
So we spell out the words we don't want him to understand Like T-O-Y or maybe S-U-R P-R-I-S-E But the words we're hiding from him now Tear the heart right out of me. Our D-I-V-O-R-C-E; becomes final today Me and little J-O-E will be goin' away I love you both and this will be pure H-E double L for me Oh, I wish that we could stop this D-I-V-O-R-C-E. Watch him smile, he thinks it Christmas Or his 5th Birthday And he thinks C-U-S-T-O-D-Y spells fun or play I spell out all the hurtin' words And turn my head when I speak 'Cause I can't spell away this hurt That's drippin' down my cheek. Our D-I-V-O-R-C-E; becomes final today Me and little J-O-E will be goin' away I love you both and this will be pure H-E double L for me Oh, I wish that we could stop this D-I-V-O-R-C-E. |
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I've never seen the inside of a bar room Or listened to a jukebox all night long But I see these are the things that bring you pleasure So I'm gonna make some changes in our home I've heard it said: "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em" So if that's the way you've wanted me to be I'll change if it takes that to make you happy From now on you're gonna see a different me. Because your good girl's gonna go bad I'm gonna be the swingin'est swinger you've ever had If you like 'em painted up powdered up Then you oughta be glad 'Cause your good girl's gonna go bad. I'll even learn to like the taste of whiskey In fact, you'll hardly recognize your wife I'll buy some brand new clothes and dress up fancy For my journey to the wilder side of life. Because your good girl's gonna go bad I'm gonna be the swingin'est swinger you've ever had If you like 'em painted up powdered up Then you oughta be glad 'Cause your good girl's gonna go bad. Oh Yeah Your good girl's gonna go bad. |
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Every breath you take every move you make,
Every bond you break every step you take, I'll be watching you. Every single day every word you say, Every game you play every night you stay, I'll be watching you. Oh, can't you see you belong to me. How my poor heart aches with every step you take. Every move you make every vow you break, Every smile you fake every claim you stake, I'll be watching you. Since you've gone I been lost without a trace, I dream at night I can only see your face. I look around but it's you I can't replace, I feel so cold and I long for your embrace. I keep crying baby, baby, please. Oh, can't you see you belong to me. How my poor heart aches with every step you take. Every move you make every vow you break, Every smile you fake every claim you stake, I'll be watching you. Every move you make. Every step you take. I'll be watching you. I'll be watching you. Every move you make. Every step you take. I'll be watching you. I'll be watching you. Every move you make. Every step you take. I'll be watching you. |
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Today I sat alone at the window
And I watched our little girl outside at play With the little boy next door Like so many times before But somethin' didn't seem quite right today So I went outside to see what they were doin' And then the teardrops made my eyes grow dim 'Cause I heard him name a game And I hung my head in shame When I heard our little girl say to him I don't wanna play house I know it can't be fun I've watched mommy and daddy And if that's the way it's done I don't wanna play house It makes my mommy cry 'Cause when she played house My daddy said goodbye |
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I'll need time, To get you off my mind. And I may sometimes bother you; Try to be in touch with you. Even ask too much of you from time to time. Now and then, Lord you know I'll need a friend. 'Til I get used to losing you, Let me keep on using you. 'Til I can make it on my own. I'll get by, But no matter how I try, There'll be times you know I'll call. Chances are my tears will fall, And I'll have no pride at all, from time to time. But they say, Oh, there'll be a brighter day. But 'til then I'll lean on you, That's all I mean to do. 'Til I can make it on my own. Surely someday I'll look up and see the morning sun, Without another lonely night behind me. Then I'll know I'm over you and all my crying's done. No more hurtin' memories can find me. But 'til then, Lord, you know I'm gonna need a friend. 'Til I get used to losing you, Let me keep on using you. 'Til I can make it on my own. 'Til I can make it on my own. |
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There's just one place for me
Near you It's like heaven to be Near you Times when we're apart And I can't face my heart Say you'll never stay More than just two lips away If my hours could be spent Near you I'd be more than content Near you Make my life worth while By telling me that I'll Spend the rest of my days Near you near you - near you Make my life worth while By telling me that I'll spend the rest of my days Near you Spend the rest of my days Near you |
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here's a song I love to sing
it's about the man that wears my ring and even though he 's tempted he knows i'll make sure that he gets everything cause when he's cold he knows i'm warm and i warm him in my arms and when he said how i make him glad and i'm his shelter from the storm i'm his song when he feels like singin and i swing when he feels like swingin i don't know what i'd do that's right but it makes him come home at night and when he's home i make sure he's never alone and that's why i keep singin my song and when he's home i make sure he's never alone and that's why i keep singin my song |
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You ask me if I love you and I joke on my reply
I’d rather hurt you honestly than mislead you with a lie And who am I to judge you or what to say or do I am only just beginning to see the real you. Sometimes when we touch the honesty’s too much And I have to close my eyes and hide. I wanna hold you till I die. Till we both break down and cry I wanna hold you till the feel in me subside Romance and all the strategy leaves me badly with my pride But through the end the Security some tenderness survives I am just another writer still trapped within my truth A hesitant prized writer still trapped within my youth Sometimes when we touch the honesty’s too much And I have to close my eyes and hide I wanna hold you till I die. Till we both break down and cry I wanna hold you till the feel in me subside A times I like to break you and try to your needs A times I like to breakthrough and hold you endlessly A times I understands you and I know how hard you try I watch love demands you I watch love pass you by A times feel we drifters searching for a friend Brother or sister but then the passion flairs again Sometimes when we touch honesty is too much And I have to close my eyes and hide I wanna hold you till I die Till we both break down and cry I wanna hold you till the feel in me subside |
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Good lovin' keeps a home together. Good lovin' sure can make it right. If you never wanna be without him, It means loving everything about him. And that keeps your man around at night. It takes a whole lotta woman to hold it together today. 'Cos a lot of other women have a whole lotta time to play. You gotta be a Saint on Sunday morning, a devil on Saturday night. And when you're lovin' do it right. Oh, she's around every corner, wrapped in fur, And you've gotta be just a little bit better than her. A little bit sweeter with your morning kisses, A whole lot warmer in the night. With a lot of good lovin' to make everything all right. Good lovin' keeps a home together. Good lovin' sure can make it right. If you never wanna be without him, It means loving everything about him. And that keeps your man around at night. If you don't believe what I'm telling you is so, Put your man right out on the street and watch him go, Right to the arms of a woman, who couldn't even hold you a light, When a lot of good lovin' woulda made everything all right. If you don't believe what I'm telling you is so, Put your man right out on the street and watch him go, Right to the arms of a woman, who couldn't even hold you a light, When a lot of good lovin' woulda made everything all right. Yeah, a lot of good lovin' woulda made everything all right. |
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I'd followed me to Texas I'd followed me to Utah
We didn't find it there so we moved on I'd followed you to Alabam things look good in Birmingham We didn't find it there so we moved on I know you're tired of following my elusive dreams and schemes For they're only fleeting things my elusive dreams I had your child in Memphis you heard of work in Nashville We didn't find it there so we moved on To a small farm in Nebraska to a gold mine in Alaska We didn't find it there so we moved on And now we've left Alaska because there was no gold mine But this time only two of us moves on Now all we have is each other and a little memory to cling to And still you won't let me go on alone I know you're tired of following my elusive dreams and schemes For they're only fleeting things my elusive dreams For they're only fleeting things my elusive dreams |
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sometimes when he comes howe i'm cookin breakfast
i haven't slept a wink all night long i've been layin bed thinkin like a woman wonderin if my mans been doin me wrong to think he might be out with another woman makes my temper rise with jealousy but all these years i've never caught him cheatin i guess he needs some time away from me but when he loves me he really loves me there's nothin left for me to say but when he loves me he really loves me he loves me all the way i'm not ever gonna worry about tomorrow as long as he makes everything alright today i'd rather wonder a little and have his lovin cause when he loves me he loves me all the way when he loves me he really loves me there's nothin left for me to say but when he loves me he really loves me he loves me all the way i'm not ever gonna worry about tomorrow as long as he makes everything alright today i'd rather wonder a little and have his lovin cause when he loves me he loves me all the way cause when he loves me he loves me all the way |
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(T.W.)
In a pawn shop in Chicago On a sunny summer day A couple gazes at the wedding rings There on display (G.J) She smiles n' nods her head As he says, ""Honey that's for you, It's not much, but it's the best That I can do."" Chorus-both Golden rings (golden ring) with one tiny little stone Waiting there (waiting there) for someone to take you home By itself (by itself) it's just a cold metallic thing Only love can make a golden wedding ring (T.W.) In a little wedding chapel later on that afternoon An old upright piano plays that old familiar tune (G.J.) Tears roll down her cheeks And happy thoughts run through her head As he whispers low, ""With this ring, I thee wed."" Chorus- both Golden ring (golden ring) with one tiny little stone Shining ring (shining ring) now at last it's found a home By itself (by itself) it's just a cold metallic thing Only love can make a golden wedding ring Ooo-ooo (T.W.) In a small two room apartment As they fought their final round He says, ""You won't admit it, But I know you're leavin' town."" (G.J.) She says, ""One thing's for certain, I don't love you any more."" And throws down the ring As she walks out the door Chorus- both Golden ring (golden ring) with one tiny little stone Cast aside (cast aside) like the love that's dead and gone By itself (by itself) it's just a cold metallic thing Only love can make a golden wedding ring (Both) In a pawn shop in Chicago On a sunny summer day A couple gazes at the wedding rings There on display, Golden ring. |
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My man understands, he holds me in the palm of his hand and
I like it ,I like it. He's a dream, the real thing ,he always makes me feel like a queen and I love it, I love it. His arms, are warm, they keep me away from harm and I'm proud of it ,so proud of it. He's mine, he's fine, he makes a funny feeling go up my spine And I wanna keep it like this all the time. He's got what I want,when I want it ,he's got what I need,when I need it, I'd fight a million, just to keep it,Just to keep on holding to the precious love he gives me How I hate, to sit and wait ,when I know he's got to work late I can't stand it, can't stand it. But when, he walks in ,and I'm in his lovin' arms again I forget it ,I.... forget it. His touch, is too much, he knows how to love me just enough and I love him, I love him. My man, understands ,he holds me in the palm of his hand And I wanna keep it like this, all the time. He's got what I want ,when I want it,He got what I need, when I need it, I'd fight a million, just to keep it. Just to keep on holding to the precious love he gives me. My man understands, he holds me in the palm of his hand And I wanna keep it like this all the time, Yeah I wanna keep it like this all the time. |
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today's the day that your tellin him that he's got to set you free
and that bein one man's woman brings you down but before you throw away what you thank you don't want today don't give it up for the new life that you've found run woman run go back to him and fix things up the very best you can tell him you missed him while you were gone run woman run back to your man your a young girl so understand it's so hard to find a man who comes home every night to only you you may not find true love again so go home while you still can and find a way to work it out with your man run woman run go back to him and fix things up the very best you can tell him you missed him while you were gone run woman run back to your man run woman run back to your man |
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There are so many ways to love a man and so many things to understand
And if there ever comes a time you decide to change your mind I'll need a way to hold you and I can cause I'll know all the ways to love a man But there's so many ways to lose a man so quickly he can slip through your hands One little thing goes wrong then all at once he's gone I'd have no way to hold him like I planned It takes more than just one way to love a man With my hands my heart anything I can find my child my home my soul and my mind I'll know that I can hold him yes I can if I know all the ways to love a man |
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if you think you got your man in the palm of your hand
you better listen mmmmm and if you think you've got it made and his love will never fade you better listen she's out there too and she's a whole lot better lookin than me and you and she can do things to a man you never dreamed a woman can do if you think you keep your man with a golden weddin band you better listen and if your sittin there at home thinkin how good you turn him on you better listen she's sweet when she talks and she bounces all over when she walks and shse's forgot more about a man then your sweet mama ever told you i'm talkin to you woman to woman heart to heart i'm singin straight to you just woman to woman right from my heart and you can take it or leave it oh but it's true woman to woman from me to you |
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Well he said hold on Patricia
I only tried to kiss ya She said OK and then said don't you dare She seems so badly shakin' He thought he was mistaken But it sure looked like she bowed her head in prayer I am a Christian Lord, but I'm a woman too If you are listenin' Lord, please show me what to do I've tried hard to be what mama says is good As I step into my womanhood Shortly after midnight She turned off the porch light Walked into her bedroom all alone She sat down and said well, Lord God, I've been through hell, Lord Wonderin' if I did right or wrong I am a Christian Lord, but I'm a woman to If you are listenin' Lord, please show me what to do I've tried hard to be what mama says is good As I step into my womanhood One more time You heard, yes I am a Christian Lord, but I'm a woman too If you are listenin' Lord, please show me what to do I've tried hard to be what mama says is good As I step into my womanhood Slowly slip into my womanhood Slowly slip into my womanhoo-oo-oo-ood... |
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