Tanya Tucker

(Paul Overstreet/Don Schlitz)

"How much do I owe you?" said the husband to his wife,
"For standing beside me through the hard years of my life.
"Shall I bring you diamonds, shall I buy you furs?
"Say the word and it's yours.

And his wife said: "I won't take less than your love, sweet love.
"No, I won't take less than your love.
"All the riches of the world could never be enough,
"And I won't take less than your love."

"How much do I owe you?" to the mother said the son.
"For all that you have taught me in the days that I was young.
"Shall I bring expensive blankets to cast upon your bed?
"And a pillow for to rest your weary head."

And the mother said: "I won't take less than your love, sweet love.
"No, I won't take less than your love.
"All the comforts of the world could never be enough,
"And I won't take less than your love."

"How much do I owe you?" said the man to his Lord.
"For giving me this day and every day that's gone before.
"Shall I build a temple, shall I make a sacrifice?
"Tell me Lord and I will pay the price."

And the Lord said: "I won't take less than your love, sweet love.
"No, I won't take less than your love.
"All the treasures of the world could never be enough,
"And I won't take less than your love." ?

"I won't take less than your love, sweet love.
"No, I won't take less than your love.
"All the treasures of the world could never be enough,
"And I won't take less than your love."

"No, I won't take less than your love."

I was on the telephone
Its time to hunging up
But I cant bring my self
To say Good night
This empty place inside my heart
Imagine that your miles apart
O Darlin
How I long to hold you tight

We both know
Its too late
Travel down..
There is just one way I can be with you tonight

I tennessee you in my dreams
Close my eyes and take away
This distance in between
Just knowing that you love me
Gives my spirit wings tonight
Ill tennessee you in my dreams

(Merci a andrew pour cettes paroles)

(Dave Gibson/Craig Karp)

I know a man, a good friend of mine;
He spends all his time tryin' to make love work out right.
But the woman he loves, she don't feel the same, no;
I don't know much about love but at least I learned one thing:

If it don't come easy, you better let it go.
'Cos when it don't come easy, there's no natural flow.
Don't make it hard on your heart, you might be better off alone,
If it don't come easy, you better let it go, yeah.

I know a woman, she's got a heart of gold.
You know she'd do anything to make her man feel right at home.
But the man she loves, now, he's a restless kind of guy,
I wish there was a way I could make her realise.

That if it don't come easy, you better let it go.
'Cos when it don't come easy, there's no natural flow.
Don't make it hard on your heart, when you might be better off alone,
If it don't come easy, you better let it go, yeah.

Let it go, though it's hard I know;
Let it loose, I tell you, it's no use.

If it don't come easy, you better let it go.
'Cos when it don't come easy, there's no natural flow.
Don't make it hard on your heart, when you might be better off alone,
If it don't come easy, you better let it,
You better let it,
You better let it go.

If it don't come easy, you better let it go.
'Cos when it don't come easy, there's no natural flow.

In a cozy little restaurant for lovers
It seems so out of place for you and me
We used to play around under the covers
But now it's just a place to watch T.V.

Chorus:
So love me like you used to when our love was brand new
And darlin' when we're through you can love me again
And hold me like you want to instead of like you have to
Love me like you used to love me when you used to love me

Baby we could use a long vacation
But the trouble here is bound to tag along
We used to be each others inspiration
When it only took my touch to turn you on

Chorus 1X

Well we used to sit and talk about forever
But now we hardly ever talk at all
We walked a lot of tight ropes together
We always caught each other when we'd fall

Chorus 1X

Love me like you used to when you used to love me

There's a full moon up above tonight
But I don't know if it will always shine
And I can't say tomorrow it won't rain
One thing that I know will never change

As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
And day turns into night and there's stars up in the sky
As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
I'll give all my love to you

Through good and bad you stand right by my side
Through all the ups and downs we face in life
We'll grow old and silver haired someday
Youth may pass but love will still remain

As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
And day turns into night and there's stars up in the sky
As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
I'll give all my love to you

Time goes by it can make you feel alone
The future's so uncertain
But there's one thing you should know

As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
And day turns into night and there's stars up in the sky
As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
And I'll give all my love to you, I'll give all my love to you

Tanya Tucker with T. Graham Brown

(TANYA TUCKER)
Baby, your heart is in serious danger,
Don't go out with her.
She'll lead you on, treat you like a stranger,
Don't go out with her.
You need someone like me,
Who'll love you endlessly.

(T. GRAHAM BROWN)
Baby, your headed for a brand new heartache,
Don't go out with him.
The fire of midnight burns out at daybreak,
Don't go out with him.
Darling wake up and see,
I'm waiting patiently.

(BOTH)
My love is everything you'll ever need,
I'll start by holding your heart close to me.

(TANYA TUCKER)
I know just what she'll do,
Her kind is never true,

(T. GRAHAM BROWN)
He can't take care of you like me.

(TANYA TUCKER)
I know a place where love is for certain.
Don't go out with her.

(T. GRAHAM BROWN)
Bring me your heart, there won't be no hurtin',
Don't go out with him.

(BOTH)
When it's all said and done,
I'll be your only one.

(TANYA TUCKER)
Baby, your heart is in serious danger

(T. GRAHAM BROWN)
Don't go out with him.

(TANYA TUCKER)
She'll lead you on, and treat you like a stranger

(T. GRAHAM BROWN)
Don't go out with him.

(T. GRAHAM BROWN)
Baby, your headed for a brand new heartache.

(TANYA TUCKER)
Don't go out with her.

(T. GRAHAM BROWN)
Fire of midnight burns out at daybreak.

(TANYA TUCKER)
Don't go out with her

Somebody oughta tell that girl,
She's livin' in a dreamers world,
That boy is as gone as gone can be.
But it won't be me,
Naw, it won't me.

Somebody oughta set her straight,
She oughta give up the wait,
He'll never give up bein' free.
But it won't be me,
Naw it won't be me.

To see her fall apart would be more than I can bear.
I'm just too close to that girl in the mirror there.

Somebody oughta let her know,
She's got to let him go,
It's time to face reality,
But it won't be me,
Naw it won't be me

To see her fall apart would be more than I can bear.
I'm just too close to that girl in the mirror there.

Somebody oughta let her know,
She's gotta let him go.
It's time to face reality,
But it won't be me,
Naw it won't be me.

Well it won't be T,
Naw it won't be me.

I saw you tonight
In her arms so tight
I watched as she held you tenderly

You say when she held you
It did nothing to you
But oh, what it did to me

You say when she kissed you
You didn't feel a thing
Well, I felt enough for all three

You want me to believe
It did nothing to you
But oh, what it did to me

And I felt the warm tears
Roll slowly down my face
As I watched another
Slowly take my place

And now it's all over
You want me to forget
And pretend that things are like they used to be

That it was just a kiss
That did nothing to you
But oh, what it did to me

You want me to believe
It did nothing to you
But oh, what it did to me, to me

I'm gonna put on my walkin' shoes tonight
Well, I'm a-leavin' here
'Cause you don't treat me right
All ya do is make me cry
So now I'm a-gonna say goodbye
I'm gonna put on my walkin' shoes tonight

Ya, I'll be wearin' my old travelin' hat
Now, baby, what do you think of that
'Cause all ya do is treat me wrong
So, honey, I'll be good and gone
I'll be wearin' my old travelin' hat

I'm the best thing, baby that you ever had
When ya find that out
You're gonna feel so bad
You'll beg me, please
Come back home to you
But it's too late
I'm puttin' on my walkin' shoes

Walk on

But I'll be wearin my it's all over coat
And I ain't even leavin' you a note
All ya do is cause me pain
And I ain't commin' back again
I'll be wearin' my it's all over coat

I'm gonna put on my walkin' shoes tonight
Well, I'm a-leavin' here
'Cause you don't treat me right
All ya do is make me cry
So now I'm a-gonna say goodbye
I'm gonna put on my walkin' shoes tonight
I'm gonna put on my walkin' shoes tonight
Yeah I'm gonna put on my walkin' shoes tonight

Dear Mr. Johnson, we're sorry to inform you
Your request for a second loan has been refused
And the board of directors up in the city
Has instructed us to take the farm from you
We understand your problems
and wish that we could help you
But the fallin' price of wheat's not our concern
And the cost of operation may well be risin'
But the fact is that you lose more than you earn

This saturday mornin' there will be an auction
Underneath a cold gray country sky
And while the rest of the nation is still sleepin'
They'll be bidding America goodbye

And so Mr. Johnson let us say in conclusion
That we know your family's worked that land for years
If we can be of assistance during your transition
Please don't hesitate to call us here

This saturday mornin' there will be an auction
Underneath a cold gray country sky
And while the rest of the nation is still sleepin'
They'll be bidding America goodbye

They'll be bidding America goodbye, goodbye

"They said your love life's in trouble in a magazine I read
When the one you love is hangin' off of his side of the bed
Baby, you're just barely hangin' on
Honey I know you'll soon be gone

And I don't need my palm read to know what lies ahead
I can see you in the arms of another girl instead
Baby this ain't the first time you've done it to me
Honey it's gonna be the last time

And I know you think that I'll be goin' out of my mind
Crying you a river that winds and winds and winds
Oh but baby I'm down to my last teardrop this time

I don't care who or what you're doin'
Ain't gonna be no more boohooin'
Baby this time I swear it's the truth
I ain't gonna cry no more for you
Uh-uh

Now I know where I'm goin' baby I know where I'm bound
I've been rearranging chairs on a ship that's goin' down
Baby, just step aside if you would
Honey, it's really over for good

And you might want to talk to me, you might want to call
But you won't hear nothin' out of me at all
Cause Baby, I ain't got nothin' left to say
Honey, I'll just be on my way

And I know you think that I'll be goin' out of my mind
Crying you a river that winds and winds and winds
Oh but baby I'm down to my last teardrop this time

I don't care who or what you're doin'
Ain't gonna be no more boohooin'
Baby this time I swear it's the truth
I ain't gonna cry no more for you

And I know you that I'll be goin' out of my mind
Crying you a river that winds and winds and winds
Oh but baby I'm down to my last teardrop
Baby I'm down to my last teardrop
Baby I'm down to my last teardrop this time"

In the beginning
The nights were long
Under the moonlight
I could do no wrong
You told me
I was everything you wanted me to be

Then summer was over
And the nights grew cold
You got restless
And hard to hold
I tried to be
Everything you wanted me to be

Now you keep staring
At that open door
You got what you wanted
And you still want more
Well look at me
I'm everything you wanted me to be

If I don't keep you satisfied
You can't say that I haven't tried
And if I'm not what you want by now
For the life of me I can't see how
I'll ever be
Everyhing that you want me to be

In the beginning
The nights were long
Under the moonlight
I could do no wrong
Remember me?
I was everything you wanted me to be

If I don't keep you satisfied
You can't say that I haven't tried
And if I'm not what you want by now
For the life of me I can't see how
I'll ever be
Everything that you want me to be1

I'll ever be
Everything that you want me to be1
I'll ever be
Everything that you want
I'll ever be
Everything that you want
I'll ever be
Everything that you want

I know I told you no before
I wouldn't let you past my door
Cause there was someone else inside

Well I guess he found somebody new
And nothing I can say or do
Will put her out of his mind

CHORUS:
And he,he was just leaving
Your just in time this time
And i sure could use a friend
I,I've got this feeling
He was just leaving
So come on in

Funny,you should come around tonight
Just when things aren't going right
Just when the door is open wide

CHORUS

If your heart ain't busy tonight,
Maybe it would like to get with mine.
If your heart ain't busy tonight,
I could keep it occupied for a long, long time.

If your lips ain't got something pressing to do,
If your arms aren't held up, they're invited too.
If your heart ain't busy tonight,
Maybe it would like to get with mine, anytime.

Well it's kind of you, to lend me an ear.
That's a start but I believe
If I could only get the rest of you over here,
Then all of you might fall in love with, all of me.
If your heart ain't busy tonight,
Maybe it would like to get with mine, anytime.

Oh yeah.

If your feet are restless for somewhere to go,
And your eyes want something more to see.
Why don't you let them lead the rest of you to my door,
So all of you can fall in love with, all of me.

If your heart ain't busy tonight,
Maybe it would like to get with mine.
If your heart ain't busy tonight,
I could keep it occupied for a long, long time.
Yes I could.

If your lips ain't got something pressing to do,
If your arms aren't held up, they're invited too.
If your heart ain't busy tonight,
Maybe it would like to get with mine, anytime.

If your heart ain't busy tonight,
Maybe it would like to get with mine...uh huh.

Right about now you'd be saying sweet nothings,
and I'd be hanging on your every word.
My lips would be wet with your kisses,
and we'd be lost in our own little world.
Right about now I'd be feeling your heart beat and your fingers touching my skin.
Oh, what I wouldn't give to be back in your arms somehow.
Oh, Right about now.
Right about now you'd promise forever, and swear I hadn't felt nothing yet.
Then you'd pull me a little bit closer and I'd play just hard enough to get.
Right about now we'd be under the covers making love that knew no shame. Oh what I wouldn't do to be with you somehow,oh right about now.
Now the clock on the wall keeps ticking, oh but time's sure been passing slow.
And it's myself that I've been kicking for ever letting you go.
But darling you know where to find me should you have a change of heart.
I sure could use a little of you no doubt, right about now.
I sure could use you baby right about now.
Since you've been gone there's nothing, right about now.
I sure do need your touching right about now. Right about now.

Late One Night I Heard a Knock on my door
To Know Surprise it was my Landlord
He Notified me I was late with the rent
What Can Ya Do With Your Last Dollar Spent

Ya Got Trouble, Some Kind Of Trouble

I Called UP My Baby for a Little Advice
Because My Sugar Baby Always Treats Me So Nice
I Had A Funny Feeling he wasn't alone
When i Heard another voice whisper "hang up the phone"

I got Trouble, Some Kind of Trouble

Trouble in My Heart, Trouble on my mind, Never Any Trouble for me to find some kind of Trouble

I Went to my Boss Said I need I Little Time
To Work on This poor Broken Heart of Mine
He Said I'd Like To Help Ya I've Been Their Before but the Problem is Girl
Ya Don't Work here no more.

Ya Got Trouble, Some Kind of Trouble

Trouble in My Heart, Trouble on my mind, Never Any Trouble for me to find some kind of Trouble

I Got Trouble

Well I Was Down Around As Low As a Body Can Be
So I Talked to my Preacher about Praying for Me
He Smiled and he said child your not alone
Because all gods children got to deal with their own Trouble

Some Kind Of trouble

Trouble in My Heart, Trouble on my mind, Never Any Trouble for me to find some kind of Trouble

Some Kind Of Trouble

Some Kind of Trouble

Trouble in My Heart, Trouble on my mind, Never Any Trouble for me to find some kind of Trouble

TROUBLE

there is a place down in tenessee i call home
there is someone down there i call my own
at least i think he is
lord i pray he is
least i could do is give him a call
our love across the miles is holding strong
with every sign of going on and on
least i hope it will
lord i pray it will
but there is a danger still
cuz we know
that time and distance
will do their level best
to build a wall between us
and put love to the test
the doubt and temptation
step in and take control
calling on suspicion
to come and take its toll
we cant lead love
down the path of least resistance
we've got to hold our own
against time and distance
they say out of sight out of mind
but i say love like ours can hold the line
im here to say they're wrong
i hope and pray they're wrong
and we can keep love strong
cuz we know
that time and distance
will do their level best
to build a wall between us
and put love to the test
the doubt and temptation step in and take control
calling on suspicion
to come and take its toll
we cant lead love down the path of least resistance
we've got to hold our own agains time and distance
we've got to hold our own
against time and distance

She'll always get you when your guard is down
Pick you up and then drag you round
And everybody knows you'll be found
Following a trail of tears

She keeps her heart all locked in chains
You'll never have a chanse to love again
But you won't be the first my friend
You're following a trail of tears

A trail of teardrops always fall
Cos girls like that don't care at all
She just wants to see you crawl
Crawling through the trail of tears

You'll tell her that you need her so
But she'll just laugh and then you'll know
That you've got a lifetime left to go
Following a trail of tears

A trail of teardrops always fall
Cos girls like that don't care at all
She just wants to see you crawl
Crawling through the trail of tears

You're asking me how I can tell
But it's a story that I know well
Cause I've been walked all over hell
Following a trail of tears

A trail of teardrops always fall
Cos girls like that don't care at all
She just wants to see you crawl
Crawling through the trail of tears

A trail of teardrops always fall
Cos girls like that don't care at all
She just wants to see you crawl
Crawling through the trail of tears

Crawling through a trail of tears
Crawling through a trail of tears

(David Chamberlain/Royce Porter/L. David Lewis)

What do I do now that I'm all alone
What we did together beats anything I've done alone
Since the day that you left
I've been asking myself
Is this how it's gonna be
Without you what do I do with me

I don't wanna go out but I just can't stay home
I don't need company but I sure don't wanna be alone,
And to tell myself that I'm doing well is only making believe
Without you what do I do with me

Without you where do I go
Where do I turn
I'd sure like to know


What do I do with all of our things,
And how do I spend all this time on my hands
I've tried everything I've been racking my brain
It must be as bad as it seems,
Without you, what do I do with me

Without you where do I go
Where do I turn
I'd sure like to know
What do I do with all of our things,
And how do I spend all this time on my hands
I've tried everything I've been racking my brain
It must be as bad as it seems,
Without you, what do I do with me

Without you, what do I do with me.

You can run for cover
You can run for help
You can run to your lover
But you
Can't ever run from yourself
No no no
Because there you are
No matter how far you go
You can run to Alaska
Run to L.A
Run home to mama
But you
Can't ever run from yourself

No no no
Because there you are
No matter how far you go

No matter how far you go
No matter how long you stay
You can run forever
But darling you will never
Never find true happiness that way
You can run for election
You can run for your life
Run for protection
But you
Can't ever run from yourself
No no no
Because there you are
No matter how far you go
Oh no

No matter how far you go
No matter how long you stay
You can run forever
But darling you will never
Never find true happiness that way

You can run for cover
You can run for help
You can run to your lover
But you
Can't ever run from yourself
No no no
Because there you are
No matter how far you go
There you are
No matter how far you go

I warned you baby, a long time ago
You got to stop all this, hurtin' me so
But, I don't think you heard a word I said
Well I'm telling you now honey
That there's danger ahead
Treating me bad, telling me lies
That ain't cool baby, that ain't wise
You've been running around, spending all of my bread
You better change your ways now
'Cause there's danger ahead

Hell hath no fury, like a woman scorned
They should've told you that on the day you was borned
Better watch your step now, be careful where you tread
I'm telling you this baby
That there's danger ahead

Can't understand why you want to do me wrong
Straighten up baby, or you'll find me gone
I gonna love you, that's sure enough
But if you're looking for trouble, well I can get tough
I'm gonna quit all my cryin', dry all the tears that I shed
Yea I'm warning you baby that there's danger ahead
Well, I'm warning you baby that there's danger ahead
Oh, I'm warning you baby that there's danger ahead

I see the future slipping by
I see it fading from my life
I see a distant look growing in your eyes
Are you telling me goodbye
And are you coming back again
Is it over now, is this the end
There's a feeling of lonesome in the wind
Tell me is it so
Don't let my heart be the last to know

I have a right to know the truth
After all that we've been through
Is there somebody else, have you found someone new
Is there just no more me and you

And are you coming back again
Is it over now, is this the end
There's a feeling of lonesome in the wind
Tell me is it so
Don't let my heart be the last to know

There's a feeling of lonesome in the wind
Tell me is it so
Don't let my heart be the last to know

Half the moon is shining tonight
And half the moon is pitch black
And I got half the chance that you might
Turn around and come back
Half my love has seen the light
And half my love is still blind
It keeps on thinking tomorrow
You'll change your mind

Half our hearts were doing just fine
And half our hearts were in doubt
And half the time while walking the line
I ended up steppin' out

Half my prayers were praying to God
And half my prayers were to you
Tonight it looks like
The answers are overdue

And I'm feeling just how hard
Half the moon can fool
I swear my heart might crack in two
If that moon were full
Half the moon is shining tonight
And half the moon's up and gone
You must have taken half of it's life
To find the road that you're on

Half my love has seen the truth
And half my love is still blind
It makes that missin' half the moon
Hard to find
Oh

It makes that missin' half the moon
Hard to find

Like a child lost in the wilderness
I knew not where to go
Surrounded by the emptiness
Of a love that left me cold
I stumbled through that darkness
Of nights that have no stars
And days that have no sunshine
To warm my naked heart
Like a bird in flight brought down by stones
From an unknown assailant's sling
A stranger took you from my arms
And I lost everything
In days to come I nearly ran
?
Out of ways to stay alive
But through it all I never lost
The will to survive (and)

I'm not over you and I doubt that I'll ever be
But I've learned to live and you won't be the death of me, oh no
Yes I've learned to live and I'm doing well
But I'm not over you
Like a thief who takes just what he needs
And leaves the rest behind
You took the heart right out of me
And left me with my mind
And I've almost went out of it
At times believed I did
But gradually I learned you're someone
I'll have to live with ('cause)

I'm not over you and I doubt that I'll ever be
But I've learned to live and you won't be the death of me, oh no
Yes I've learned to live and I'm doing well
But I'm not over you

I'm not over you and I doubt that I'll ever be
But I've learned to live and you won't be the death of me, oh no
Yes I've learned to live and I'm doing well
But I'm not over you

Well, I was up all night well wonderin' what to do,
Thinkin' that I oughta just forget about you,
But it's a little too late;
Well, it's a little too late.
When you walked in I shoulda walked out.
Well, it's a little too late to do the right thing now.

Well, the whole town told me you're a heart break king;
Guess I oughta pay attention when they say those things.
Well, it's a little too late.
Well, it's a little too late.
I know all my old buddies wanna help me out,
But it's a little too late to do the right thing now.

Turn the jukebox up throw some sawdust down.
I'm too far gone to turn this heart around.
I may be wrong but I don't walk out;
Well, it's a little too late to do the right thing now.

Turn the jukebox up an' throw some sawdust down.
I'm too far gone to turn this heart around.
I may be wrong but I don't walk out;
Well, it's a little too late to do the right thing now.

I was up all night well wonderin' what to do,
Thinkin' that I oughta just forget about you,
But it's a little too late;
Well, it's a little too late.
When you walked in I shoulda walked out.
Well, it's a little too late to do the right thing now.

I may be wrong but I don't walk out,
Well, it's a little too late to do the right thing now.

Out of the shoot he sits tall as the timber
One hand on the horse and one hand on the sky
Eight seconds later he lands in the money
And winning's a feeling that money can't buy
The kids love a hero and big silver buckles
The girls love the dream of a rodeo man
He loves the backroads and fields without fences
And I guess he loves me because I understand

He's a rain-rain-rainbow rider
He's hitched up his saddle he's ready to ride
He's a rain-rain-rainbow rider

A dream chasing cowboy with a rodeo girl by his side
Winter in Tuscon and spring in Savanna
Reno in June then off to Cheyenne
He remembers the fall that he took last September
He's hopin' he draws that ol' burr again
He's a rain-rain-rainbow rider
He's hitched up his saddle he's ready to ride
He's a rain-rain-rainbow rider
A dream chasing cowboy with a rode girl by his side

Lately he's talking about having a son
Someone who'll learn from the things that he's done
A young bronc bustin' a-buckaroo

A trailer behind an old white Eldorado
A red western sunset and a blue mountain range
Some things in this life he'd like to do over
But livin' with him is something I'd never change

He's a rain-rain-rainbow rider
He's hitched up his saddle he's ready to ride
He's a rain-rain-rainbow rider
A dream chasing cowboy with a rodeo girl by his side

He's a rain-rain-rainbow rider
A dream chasing cowboy with a rodeo girl by his side

They say that there's a hole in the atmosphere
The things you think will last just disappear
When you were ready to say I do
Somebody lowered the boom on you
Now you need a sympathetic ear

So Baby. . .

Chorus:

Tell me about it
Tell me about teardrops in the dark
Tell me about it
Tell me all about your broken heart

You say you need someone to hold you tight
Ya can't stand another lonely night
Well come closer and
Tell me about it

Love isn't always true it hurts sometimes
Your tears will tell on you girl, I'm not blind
I know what you're goin' through
I graduated from that school too
If you need a shoulder cry on mine

Tell me about it
Tell me about teardrops in the dark
Tell me about it
Tell me all about your broken heart

You say you need someone to hold you tight
Ya can't stand another lonely night
Well come closer and
Tell me about it

You took a lesson in playin' a fool
I graduated from that school too
If you need a shoulder cry on mine

Tell me about it
Tell me about teardrops in the dark
Tell me about it
Tell me all about your broken heart

You say you need someone to hold you tight
Ya can't stand another lonely night
Well come closer and
Tell me about it

Repeat to fade

She's fifteen and he's barely driving a car
She's got his ring and he's got the keys to her heart
It's just matter of time
They'll spread their wings and fly

CHORUS:
two sparrows in a hurri-cane
Trying to find their way
With a head full of dreams
and faith that can move anything
They've heard it's all uphill
But all they know is how they feel
The world says they'll never make it, love says they will

There's a baby crying and one more on the way
There's a wolf at the door with a big stack of bills
They can't pay
The clouds are dark and the wind is high
But they can see the other side

go to chorus

She's eighty-three and he's barely driving a car
She's got his ring and he's got the key to her heart
It's just a matter of time
They'll spread their wings and fly

go to chorus 2

CHORUS 2:
Like two sparrows in a hurri-cane
Trying to find their way
With a head full of dreams
and faith that can move anything
They've heard it's all uphill
But all they know is how they feel
The world says they'll never make it, love says they will

They say that life goes on
I'll find true love again.
It's not the end of the world,
one day my heart will mend.
Someone will come along and a new love will grow
Thats what they say but what do they know
How could they know the pain I feel inside my heart,
they never lost your love,
so who do they think they are.
They never held you, or had to let you go.
Well They're not trying to live without you,
so what do they know

They say all is fair in love
but for me that's just not true.
I feel like someone took a knife
and cut my life in two.
It's better to have love and lost
than to have never loved, I'm told.
At least that's what they say, but what do they know
Well they're not trying to live without you,
so what do they know

(Mickey Cates)

They married back in forty-two
They were young and love was new
And every day that feeling grew
Between the two of them
When work grew scarce and times got bad
The hope would chase away the sad
And hope was sometimes all they had
Between the two of them

The fifties came and the sixties went
A mortgage note replaced the rent
And they made the most of each day spent
Between the two of them


The children all turned out just fine
He retired in sixty-nine
Left with oh so little time
Between the two of them

Today I braved the graveyard rain
And placed a rose between their names
Now that's the most that ever came
Between the two of them
Oh I miss them both so much
His crooked smile her gentle touch
And the pleasure of just growing up
Between the two of them

(Don Schlitz/Billy Livsey)

Everybody talk a bit too fast today
Did everybody say "we need it now"
Did they leave you wishing
You could vanish in thin air
And when you found out you couldn't
Then you found your way here

Come in out of the world
From out of the cold and lonely night
Come in out of the world
Where everything's judged in black and white
Let me take your coat and hat
And lay them on the shelf
And you can be yourself

Come in out of the world
Where everyone swears that they're your friend
Come in out of the world
Out where they use you again and again


Let me pour a glass or two
There's nowhere else to be
There's no one here but me
Come in

You don't need permission
To say what's on your mind
I'm willing to listen
If you're willing to take the time

Come in out of the world
From out of the cold and lonely night
Come in out of the world
Just let it go and hold me tight
And if you look into my heart
Before the night is through
You'll see the place I've saved for you
Come in out of the world
Come in out of the world
Come in

(Jerry Crutchfield)

Baby, you know me well
You know I mean what I say
Before I say 'farewell'
I'll give you just another day

You'd better find out what's happening
Find out what's happening before long
If you don't find out what's happening
You're gonna find out that I'm gone


Tell me what you're gonna do
You better make up your mind
It all depends on you
Or I'm leaving you far behind

Baby, you know it's true
We've been through thick and thin
But if you don't come through
You won't ever see me again

{Sharon Rice/Bill Rice/Mike Lawler)

There's no such thing as perfect strangers
So I come to you the way I am
If you call on me to sacrifice
I won't promise that I can

We're fire to fire
Flame to flame
Pure desire
No retrains or sad songs
Only fire to fire
Only fire to fire

We will wake up when the moment's gone
And I'll still feel you on my fingertips
But they'll be nothing in the afterburn
But the taste upon our lips



We're fire to fire
Flame to flame
Pure desire
No retrains or sad songs
Only fire to fire
Only fire to fire

I'm not here tonight to rescue you
And you don't need me in your life
But I know I'll have the best of you tonight

We're fire to fire
Flame to flame
Pure desire
No retrains or sad songs
Only fire to fire
Only fire to fire

(Paul Thorn/Billy Maddox)

She wouldn't know me if she saw me
And you'd turn your head if you did
She'll never know how much you loved me
Or what kind of love we had
Or what kind of love we had

You threw away all our pictures
But the memories won't go away
She's asking questions that you don't have to answer
It's written all over your face, yes
It's written all over your face

I bet she knows when I'm on your mind
I bet she sees it in your eyes
What's in your heart you can not hide
I bet she knows when I'm on your mind
I bet she knows when I'm on your mind



Late in the midnight hour
When you're doing what lovers do
There's still a desire deep down inside
That's just between me and you, yea
It's just between me and you

Now don't you ever feel guilty
Giving just half of your heart
Holdin' on to your foolish pride
Is just keeping us apart.
Yea, it's just keeping us apart

In the cool of the night
When the howling wind calls my name
You can run to her arms
But it's not the same
It's just not the same

(Charlie Craig/Keith Stegall)

There's a moving van out in the drive
It's time to divide everything up
We've taken down the bed
Where so many nights we made love
We've gone through everything
And given back the rights
We once cherished
You can take the things you want
And leave the things you don't
But as for me

I'll take the memories
You can have the rest
I know we had some bad times
But our good times were the best
There's so many keepsakes
After' all we've been through
But I'll take the memories
If I can't have you



I don't know just what I'll do
I've been so used to loving you
Such a long time
Even though I'll try
There's no way that I'll get you off my mind
So while we're packing up our lives
And saying our goodbyes I want to telI you
You can take the things you want
And leave the things you want
And leave the things you don't
But as for me

I'll take the memories
You can have the rest
I know we had some bad times
But our good times were the best
There's so many keepsakes
After' all we've been through
But I'll take the memories
If I can't have you

(Kent Robbins/Will Robinson)

Yeah he's the one - the one I told you about
Yeah, it was serious, but it was long ago
He just might walk over here
And give me a kiss for old times
But don't you worry dear
Old times next to you, can never compare

I'll take today over yesterday, any day
I'll take lying in your arms tonight
Over and above any love I've known
Memories may find me, but they'll always be behind me
I'll take today over yesterday, any day

I'd be lyin' if I tried to tell you now
That I never loved him, and he doesn't ever cross my mind
But that was yesterday, and baby, I don't wanna go back
Here is where I'm gonna stay
With you in each tomorrow of my life

I'll take today over yesterday, any day
I'll take lying in your arms tonight
Over and above any love I've known
Memories may find me, but they'll always be behind me
I'll take today over yesterday, any day

(Byron Hill/Cyril Rawson)

Money won't dry your tears
And words ain't always true
Flowers are nice to look at
But they won't satisfy you

But, honey, love will
Honey; love will
A whole lotta good things won't
But,honey, love will

Candy won't give you sweet dreams
Letters can't hold you tight
Phone calls - they can't touch you
Or keep you warm at night

But, honey, love will
Honey; love will
A whole lotta good things won't
But,honey, love will


You may stop your heart from fallin'
All in self-defense
When all you need is somethin'
To build your confidence

Honey, love will
True love will
A whole lotta good things won't
But, honey, love will

You may stop your heart from fallin'
All in self-defense
When all you need is somethin'
To build your confidence

Don't think that it won't
'Cause, honey, love will

(Randy Sharp/Sonny LeMaire)

Nobody told me
It could ever hurt so bad
I'm having to learn the hard way
Now that you're gone

It's hurting me more
Than any pain I've ever had
I don't know how I can go on

Nobody dies from a broken heart
Give it time, and your dreams will start again
I know love can tear you apart
But nobody dies from a broken heart

Everyone tells me
It's gonna take a little time
Belore you find your heartaches slipping away


I know they mean well
And they're just trying to ease my mind
And it doesn't help to hear them say

There nothing anybody's gonna say
That'll talk me out of feeling this way
There's nothing anyone can do
To take away my love for you

I know they mean well
And they're just trying to ease my mind
It doesn't help to hear them say

Nobody dies from a broken heart
Give it time, and your dreams will start again
I know love can tear you apart
But nobody dies from a broken heart

(Gary Nicholson/Delbert McClinton)

I have walked through a world of temptation
I have witnessed the power of gold
I told myself I would not surrender
To all the things that steal the soul

A restless heart bound to wander
Never finding lasting peace
In the sea of life I went under
All my hope abandoned me

They tried to tell me of sweet salvation
And how glorious it could be
But I found nothing I could believe in
Live the love you gave to me



You rescued me and got the wheels turning
You always seem to know just what to do
The fire you started keeps right on burning
Nothihg can shake my faith in you

I've been told of sweet salvation
And how glorious it can be
But I've found nothing I can believe in
Like the love you gave to me

They tried to tell me of sweet salvation
And how glorious it could be
But I found nothing I could believe in
Live the love you gave to me

There's a full moon up above tonight
But I don't know if it will always shine
And I can't say tomorrow it won't rain
One thing that I know will never change

As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
And day turns into night and there's stars up in the sky
As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
I'll give all my love to you

Through good and bad you stand right by my side
Through all the ups and downs we face in life
We'll grow old and silver haired someday
Youth may pass but love will still remain

As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
And day turns into night and there's stars up in the sky
As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
I'll give all my love to you

Time goes by it can make you feel alone
The future's so uncertain
But there's one thing you should know

As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
And day turns into night and there's stars up in the sky
As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
And I'll give all my love to you, I'll give all my love to you

(Steve Bogard/Rick Giles)

You said goodbye on Tuesday
I figured I would see you by the weekend
I either didn't hear you right
Or maybe this ol' heart just didn't listen

So I'm writing you this letter I may never send
Wonderin' if you're wonderin' how I've been

It's lonely but I'm hangin' in
Hangin' out till I'm with you again
Runnin' out of reason to be strong
Hangin' in, hangin' out, hangin' on

Talk about blue Monday
Tomorrow it's a week I've been without you
I haven't gone to work yet
I couldn't do a thing but think about you

But I know that I can make it through whatever comes
As long as there is still a chance to save our love

It's lonely but I'm hangin' in
Hangin' out till I'm with you again
Runnin' out of reason to be strong
Hangin' in, hangin' out, hangin' on

It's lonely but I'm hangin' in
Hangin' out till I'm with you again
Runnin' out of reason to be strong
Hangin' in, hangin' out, hangin' on

(Kent Robbins/Will Robinson)

Yeah he's the one - the one I told you about
Yeah, it was serious, but it was long ago
He just might walk over here
And give me a kiss for old times
But don't you worry dear
Old times next to you, can never compare

I'll take today over yesterday, any day
I'll take lying in your arms tonight
Over and above any love I've known
Memories may find me, but they'll always be behind me
I'll take today over yesterday, any day

I'd be lyin' if I tried to tell you now
That I never loved him, and he doesn't ever cross my mind
But that was yesterday, and baby, I don't wanna go back
Here is where I'm gonna stay
With you in each tomorrow of my life

I'll take today over yesterday, any day
I'll take lying in your arms tonight
Over and above any love I've known
Memories may find me, but they'll always be behind me
I'll take today over yesterday, any day

In a cozy little restaurant for lovers
It seems so out of place for you and me
We used to play around under the covers
But now it's just a place to watch T.V.

Chorus:
So love me like you used to when our love was brand new
And darlin' when we're through you can love me again
And hold me like you want to instead of like you have to
Love me like you used to love me when you used to love me

Baby we could use a long vacation
But the trouble here is bound to tag along
We used to be each others inspiration
When it only took my touch to turn you on

Chorus 1X

Well we used to sit and talk about forever
But now we hardly ever talk at all
We walked a lot of tight ropes together
We always caught each other when we'd fall

Chorus 1X

Love me like you used to when you used to love me

Right about now you'd be saying sweet nothings,
and I'd be hanging on your every word.
My lips would be wet with your kisses,
and we'd be lost in our own little world.
Right about now I'd be feeling your heart beat and your fingers touching my skin.
Oh, what I wouldn't give to be back in your arms somehow.
Oh, Right about now.
Right about now you'd promise forever, and swear I hadn't felt nothing yet.
Then you'd pull me a little bit closer and I'd play just hard enough to get.
Right about now we'd be under the covers making love that knew no shame. Oh what I wouldn't do to be with you somehow,oh right about now.
Now the clock on the wall keeps ticking, oh but time's sure been passing slow.
And it's myself that I've been kicking for ever letting you go.
But darling you know where to find me should you have a change of heart.
I sure could use a little of you no doubt, right about now.
I sure could use you baby right about now.
Since you've been gone there's nothing, right about now.
I sure do need your touching right about now. Right about now.

There's a tree out in the back yard,
That never has been broken by the wind.
And the reason it's still standin'
It was strong enough to bend.

For years we have stayed together,
As lovers and as friends.
What we have will last forever
If we're strong enough to bend.

When you say somethin' that you can't take back,
A big wind blows and you hear a crack.
When you say "Hey, well, I might be wrong,"
You can sway with the wind till the storm is gone.
(Sway with the wind till the storm is gone.)

Like a tree
(Like a tree)
Out in the back yard,
That never has been broken by the wind.
Our love
(Our love)
Will last forever,
If we're strong enough to bend.

When you start thinkin' that you know it all,
A big wind blows and a branch will fall.
When you say "Hey, this job takes two,"
We can sway with the wind till the skies turn blue.
(Sway with the wind till the skies turn blue.)

Like the tree
(Like the tree)
Out in the back yard,
That never has been broken by the wind.
Our love
(Our love)
will last forever,
If we're strong enough to bend.
Our love
(Our love)
will last forever,
If we're strong enough to bend.

She's fifteen and he's barely driving a car
She's got his ring and he's got the keys to her heart
It's just matter of time
They'll spread their wings and fly:
two sparrows in a hurri-cane
Trying to find their way
With a head full of dreams
and faith that can move anything
They've heard it's all uphill
But all they know is how they feel
The world says they'll never make it, love says they will
There's a baby crying and one more on the way
There's a wolf at the door with a big stack of bills
They can't pay
The clouds are dark and the wind is high
But they can see the other side
go to She's eighty-three and he's barely driving a car
She's got his ring and he's got the key to her heart
It's just a matter of time
They'll spread their wings and fly
go to
2 2:
Like two sparrows in a hurri-cane
Trying to find their way
With a head full of dreams
and faith that can move anything
They've heard it's all uphill
But all they know is how they feel
The world says they'll never make it, love says they will

Would you lay with me in a field of stone
If my needs were strong would you lay with me

Should my lips grow dry would you wet them dear
In the midnight hour if my lips were dry

Would you go away to another land walk a thousand miles through the burning sand

Wipe the blood away from my dying hand
If I give my self to you

Will you bathe with me in the stream of life
When the moon is full will you bathe with me

Will you still love me when I am down and out
In my time of trials will you stand by me

Would you go away to another land walk a thousand miles through the burning sand

Wipe the blood away from my dying hand
If I give my self to you

Would you lay with me in field of stone
Should my lips grow dry, would you wet them dear
Would you wet them dear
In the stream of life

Mm, yeah
If all you want's a good time baby
There's a party down the street
If you're trying to fight an old flame
Well I can't take the heat
If you're looking for a game to play
Well I wish you luck
All I have to offer you is love
If you only want a keeper darlin'
Well I dont hold your key
If you're searching for a savior better
Get down on your knees
If you're looking for the answers, well

Hell I dont know much
All I have to offer you is love

Darling there's a whole lot of things
I've found I just can't be
If you're looking for real love baby
I've got all that you'll ever need
It might be more than you're after
Or not nearly enough
All I have to offer you is love

Darling there's a whole lot of things
I've found I just can't be
If you're looking for real love baby
I've got all that you'll ever need
It might be more than you're after
Or not nearly enough
All I have to offer you is love
All I Have to offer you is my love

By the way I really love you
Just in case you didn't know
And I know baby it's not easy
for you to say I'm the one
But I can tell by the way you love
By the way you smile
By the way you say nothin'
I can see it all in your eyes

By the way I really need you
Everyday of my life
Don't worry baby if words escape you

I feel what you're feelin' and that's enough
I can tell by the way you love

By the way you smile
By the way you say nothin'
I can see it all in your eyes
By the way I know it's not easy
for you to say I'm the one
But I can tell by the way you love me
I can tell I'm the one by the way you love me

Throw up a quarter and I'll call it
heads he loves me, tails he loves me not
I keep his picture in my wallet
I guess I miss him a little more than I thought
It's complicated
It's underrated
This is so much more than I anticipated
It's heart related
It's complicated

Am I flyin' am I sinkin'?
Do it feel good or do it hurt?

I'd like to tell him what I'm thinkin'
Right now I just can't find them words

It's complicated
It's underrated
This is so much more than I anticipated
It's heart related
It's complicated
We're walking hand in hand on Sunday
Havin' it out on Sunday night
We might be makin' up come Monday
Our love is never black and white

It's complicated
It's underrated
This is so much more than I anticipated
It's heart related
It's complicated

You love to love 'em and you hate to hate 'em
and hate to love 'em

It's complicated, yes it's tough
It's complicated woah yeah
He's wearing me out
This is difficult
You got another quarter?!

Aha
I don't belive that's how you feel
I don't believe that you don't love me
I guess I must have hurt you bad
I didnt mean to make you sad
And I sure regret the words I told you now
I dont believe that we're all through
I dont blieve that it's all over
Let's forget who's right or wrong
And remember we belong together

Let's forgive and forget and start over
We all make mistakes now and then
I don't want to love any other
I just want to love you again - and again

Aha
(take it to mexico, boy)
Let's forgive and forget and start over
We all make make mistakes now and then
I don't want to love any other
I just want to love you again

I don't belive that's how you feel
(I don't believe that's how you feel)
I don't believe that you don't love me
(I don't believe that you don't love me)
guess I must have hurt you bad
I didnt mean to make you sad
and I sure regret the words I told you now

I guess I must have hurt you bad
I didnt mean to make you sad
and I sure regret the words I told you now

Aha
I can see Acapulco from here
wooh, yeah
(mexican word) everybody

It sure felt like forever
When we were together
Imagine my surprise
When You Told Me It Was Over
Threw your coat over your shoulder
And walked out of my life
You said that it was just infatuation
Something I'd get over soon enough

But it hurts like love
And it feels like heartache
You were here in my arms

Then you were gone
And now it's just too late
It's a crying shame
After all of this pain
I'm still not sure just what it was
But it hurts like love

I don't know how it happened
I gave it all my passion
Believing it was real
I was sure that it could save you
But all it ever gave you
Was this emptiness I feel
I know that it's only an illusion
But every night that I don't feel your touch

But it hurts like love
And it feels like heartache
You were here in my arms
Then you were gone
And now it's just too late
It's a crying shame
After all of this pain
I'm still not sure just what it was

But it hurts like love

I'm still not sure just what it was
But it hurts like love

Love can't be measured with diamonds and gold.
Before you spend your money, I oughta let you know,
If you wanna get to me, try the little things. Don't need that mansion on top of the hill:
Too many rooms with nothing to fill.
You can furnish me, with the little things.Rub my back, make me laugh;
Hold me while I dream.
All it takes, to make my day,
Is to tell me you love me:
Little things.It doesn't matter what mood I'm in,
I always melt when you begin,
Whispering the little things.Rub my back, make me laugh;
Hold me while I dream.
All it takes, to make my day,
Is to tell me you love me.Rainy walks, midnight talks;
Dance me on your feet.
Hold me close, don't let go.
All I'll ever need.Is a single rose; a kiss hello;
That smile upon your face.
The tender way, you say my name,
Takes my breath away:
Little things, whoa, yeah.
Ah now, Love can't be measured with diamonds and gold.
All I'll ever need is little things.
Little things.

It's kind of gentle and easy
Something to do with the heart
A sweet song crying way down deep
You've got to play it, baby
No way to say it
It's a love thing
It's got no name
It's just a feeling inside
It's a full moon
A summer rain
And when I'm holding you tight
It's a love thing

It isn't something to hurry, a-a
It takes a step at a time
When it comes sneaking up on you
You don't regret it, baby
It's copacetic, it's a...

It's a love thing
It's got no name
It's just a feeling inside
It's a full moon
A summer rain
And when I'm holding you tight
It's a love thing
So when it comes sneaking up on you
Go on and let it, baby
You won't regret it

It's a love thing
It's got no name
It's just a feeling inside
It's a full moon
A summer rain
And when I'm holding you tight
It's a love thing

(Stephony Smith/Cathy Majeski/Sunny Russ)

Sixty six Chevrolet
Windshield full of rain
Four wheels that I can trust to take me outta here
Truck stop in Buffalo
Fueled up and food to go
One lonely trucker said he had to bend my ear
Hey there, where you headed?
I told him I don't really know

I'm just ridin' out the heartache
It's doesn't matter how long it takes
I'm just a couple thousand miles away
From gettin' his memory outta my mind
And when this storm is over I'll be fine
Oh, but until that day
I'm ridin' out the heartache

No need to read the signs
Not keepin' track of time
Maybe a new direction's gonna change my luck
Turned around and heard south
Feel a little better now
Seems like those old gray clouds they may be breakin' up
He was my only reason
The one thing keepin' me around

I'm just ridin' out the heartache
It's doesn't matter how long it takes
I'm just a couple thousand miles away
From gettin' his memory outta my mind
And when this storm is over I'll be fine
Oh, but until that day
I'm ridin' out the heartache

I'm just ridin' out the heartache
It's doesn't matter how long it takes
I'm just a couple thousand miles away
From gettin' his memory outta my mind
And when this storm is over I'll be fine
Oh, but until that day
I'm ridin' out the heartache

Until that day. I'm ridin' out the heartache.
Until that day. I'm ridin' out the heartache.

I was givin' up on givin' love another try
But were easy on the heart
And easy on the eye
I wouldn't have believed it if I'd been told
I'd have my very own angel to hold
Like a warm blanket I can wrap around my soul
You're good lookin'
You're good luck
You make me feel like a million bucks
That's what your love does for me
Like a child, a little wild
And like everything I do is in style
That's what your love does for me
You look my outlook and you sure shook it up
With a little bit of sweatness
From your lovin' cup
What was once half empty is now half full
Now I'm an optimist, baby, dyed in the wool
Ever since you gave my lonely heart strings a pull
You're good lookin'
You're good luck
You make me feel like a million bucks
That's what your love does for me
Like a child, a little wild
And like everything I do is in style
That's what your love does for me
You set the mood
You set me free
Like a prisoner with my own jail key
That's what your love does for me
Like a new dime
Don't I shine
Feels like every day with you is spring time
That's what your love does for me
Feel like a child
I'm a little wild
And like everything I do is in style
That's what your love does for me
That's what your love does
That's what your love does for me

She don't want for nothin'
'Cause he buys her everything
But the one thing he don't give her
IS the love that she needs
She cries on pillows made of lace
Dreamin' of some other place

She's got a half a mind to run from
But she knows she'd be back again
She's got everything that a girl could want
But she needs more and she can't stop
Wishin' it all away

Wishin' it all away
Wishin' it all away

Looking out the window
There goes another falling star
Those diamonds on her fingers
Don't do nothing for her heart
She thought that there'd be so much more
Is this what she settled for

She's got a half a mind to run from
But she knows she'd be back again
She's got everything that a girl could want
But she needs more and she can't stop
Wishin' it all away
Wishin' it all away
Wishin' it all away

If she didn't have to go through leavin'
If it could all just disappear
Then she could start all over and be out of here

She's got a half a mind to run from
But she knows she'd be back again
She's got everything that a girl could want
But she needs more and she can't stop
Wishin' it all away
Wishin' it all away
Wishin' it all away

Every now and then you feel like jumping off the deep end
Pack a few things head to New Orleans, commit a few sins
With a good rockin' daddy that can rock all night
Make you feel good, make you feel all right
You don't do it, baby, but you think about it

You wanna spend your life, your love and your money in the fast lane
Let the good times roll, body and soul ruin the family name
There's a devil on your shoulder and he's talkin' to you
I know what he's sayin' 'cause I've been there too
You don't do it, baby, but you think about it
Well we all got a list of the do's and don'ts
 
Save a little space for the wills and won'ts
Underline things like right and wrong
I could just go on and on and on

Yeah you want to get crazy girl, and there's no doubt
That somebody's doing what you're doing without
But you don't do it, baby, you just think about it
You think about it, baby
There's a devil on your shoulder and he's talkin' to you
I know what he's sayin' 'cause I've been there too
No, you don't do it, baby, but you think about it
No, no, no you don't do it, baby, but you think about it

I'm thinking about it right now, aha

chorus:
That Georgia Sun was blood red and goin' down.
That Georgie Sun was blood red and goin' down.

Daddy said "now come on girl we're headed down the road to Augusta"
And faintly through his clenched teeth he called momma's name
And then he cussed her
He said "girl you're young
But some dude has come along and stole your mother
But you can't steal no will and mind
'Cause momma's always lookin' for a lover"

Repeat Chorus

With dusty tear drops on his face
My daddy cried in big steps he was takin'
Halfway running to keep up
My shorter legs, were so tired and shakin'
"Where did I go wrong girl
And why would she leave us both this way?"
At times like these, a child of ten never knows exactly what to say

Repeat Chorus

We searched in every bar room and honky tonk as well
And finally daddy found them
And Lord, you know the rest is hard to tell
He sent me out to wait
But scared, I looked back through the door
And daddy left them both soaking up the sawdust on the floor.

Repeat Chorus x2

Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on,
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today,
To take you to his mansion in the sky?
She's forty-one and her daddy still calls her "baby".
All the folks around Brownsville say she's crazy,
'Cause she walks downtown with a suitcase in her hand,
Looking for a mysterious dark-haired man

In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn.
Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on.
Then a man of low degree stood by her side,
Promised her he'd take her for his bride.

Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on,
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today,
To take you to his mansion in the sky?
(X4)

He paints quite a picture for the girls in my home town
And I was no exception to the rule
Singing all them songs about the places that he's been
Made a body feel just like a fool
My pride was like the paper bag that once held the wine
Thrown without no caution to the wind
He left me like the empty bottle lying on the ground
Swearing he would pick me up again

And I was greener than the grass we laid on
Underneath that Alabama sun
I guess I should have known
That old highway was his home
Do-do-do-do-do-do do-do-do

He said that I was prettier than Paris in the rain
Lord, he filled me full of gypsy lies
Swearing that he'd come back to fetch me in the Spring
Too ashamed to look me in the eye
Well I find about as simple as the cotton dress I've torn
Sneaking in the house at 3 a.m.
Momma liked to question me the day after and I was sure
Her intuition told her where I'd been

And I was greener than the grass we laid on
Underneath that Alabama sun
I guess I should have known
That old highway was his home
Do-do-do-do-do-do do-do-do

Mama never had a flower garden
'Cause cotton grew right up to our front door
Daddy never went on a vacation
He died a tired old man at fourty four

Our neighbors in the big house called us redneck
'Cause we lived in a poor share-croppers shack
The Jacksons down the road were poor like we were
But our skin was white and theirs was black

But I believe the south is gonna rise again
But not the way we thought it would back then
I mean everybody hand in hand
I believe the south is gonna rise again

I see wooded parks and big skyscrapers
Where dirty rundown shacks stood once before
I see sons and daughters of share-croppers
But they're not picking cotton anymore

But more important I see human kindness
As we forget the bad and keep the good
A brand new breeze is blowing 'cross the southland
And I see a brand new kind of brotherhood

Yes I believe the south is gonna rise again
Oh, but not the way we thought it would back then
I mean everybody hand in hand
I believe the south is gonna rise again
I believe the south is gonna rise again
I believe the south is gonna rise again

If you think it's hard in this day and time
To hold your man like I been holding mine
There's no secret just some little things to do
It worked for me and it's bound to work for you

A loving smile will start his day out right
A goodbye kiss will bring him home at night
Reach out to him when he needs a helping hand
Touch him gently so he knows you understand

Be proud of him when you know he's done his best
Let him know you think he's better thant he rest
If you wanna hold your man this is the way
Love him more today than you did yesterday
Love's the answer
Love's the answer

Be proud of him when you know he's done his best
Let him know you think he's better thant he rest
If you wanna hold your man this is the way
Love him more today than you did yesterday
Love's the answer
Love's the answer

He just caught the Jamestown Ferry
It's not a hot day in January
Like he said it'd be
If he ever left me
A case of gone was all he carried
As he got on the Jamestown Ferry
He said that gone was all he'd ever be

I didn't think that he'd leave me
After saying how much he needs me
But the fact still remains
I'm sittin' here all alone
Missin' the lovin' of my baby
Lord it's about to drive me crazy
He was the sweetest peice of heaven I've ever known

He just caught the Jamestown Ferry
It's not a hot day in January
Like he said it'd be
If he ever left me
A case of gone was all he carried
As he got on the Jamestown Ferry
He said that gone was all he'd ever be

As I walk through his kingdom
Of honkey-tonks and bars
I remember how he'd hold me
And comfort me with talk
He didn't cuss with every breath
He had a soothing southern drawl
Made me feel like a lady through it all

He just caught the Jamestown Ferry
It's not a hot day in January
Like he said it'd be
If he ever left me
A case of gone was all he carried
As he got on the Jamestown Ferry
He said that gone was all he'd ever be
He just caught the Jamestown Ferry

It's not a hot day in January
Like he said it'd be
If he ever left me

I wish I'd known the man a little better
that turned my mama on
he must have been a heck of a man
'cause mama was a lady don't you know

Mama was no prude but she was proper
never wore her dress too short
she didn't care if you did
but she'd have never taken a drink
Grandma Kate did the best she could
To see mama grew up right
so she'd be fittin' one day for courtin'
and to wear some gentleman's ring

Chorus:
I wish I'd known the man a little better
that turned my mama on
he was always laughing
and singing the right sweet song
I wish I'd known the man a little better
the turned my mama on
He must have been a heck of a man
'Cause mama was a lady don't you know

I hear he came to town one day
in a rusty old '49 Ford
selling lady's shoes and assorted greeting cards
he was killing good looking
and easy to like
and turning all the ladies' heads
but he saw mama first
and Lord knows how some of them travelin men are

Chorus

Mama seemed to forget the things
that Grandma Kate had always told her
she ran away one night with a traveling man
they bought gas at Rita's truck stop
and drove to Dasota County
but he brought her home with a ring upon her hand
mama's told me how the fever took him
when I was barely 5
but I remember him pitchin' me up
and catchin' me
and I love to sit and listen to her
tell me about my daddy
she says he thought the sun would surely
rise and set in me

I wish I'd known the man a little better
that turned my mama on
he must have been a heck of a man
'cause mama was a lady don't you know
I wish I'd known the man a little better
the turned my mama on
He must have been a heck of a man
'Cause mama was a lady don't you know

What's your mama's name child
What's your mama's name

Thirty some odd years ago a young man came to Memphis
Asking 'bout a rose that use to blossom in his world
People never took the time to mind the young man's questions
Until one day they heard him ask a little green eyed girl

What's your mama's name child What's your mama's name
Does she ever talk about a place called New Orleans
Has she ever mentioned a man named Buford Wilson
What's your mama's name child What's your mama's name

Twenty some odd years ago a drunkard down in Memphis
Lost a month of life and labored to the county jail
Just because he asked a little green eyed girl a question
And offered her a nickels worth of candy if she'd tell

A year and some odd days ago an old man died in Memphis
Just another wayward soul the county had to claim
Inside the old mans ragged coat they found a faded letter
It said you have a daughter and her eyes are Wilson green

What's your mama's name child What's your mama's name
Does she ever talk about a place called New Orleans
Has she ever mentioned a man named Buford Wilson
What's your mama's name child What's your mama's name

What's your mama's name child
What's your mama's name

Would you lay with me in a field of stone
If my needs were strong would you lay with me

Should my lips grow dry would you wet them dear
In the midnight hour if my lips were dry

Would you go away to another land walk a thousand miles through the burning sand

Wipe the blood away from my dying hand
If I give my self to you

Will you bathe with me in the stream of life
When the moon is full will you bathe with me

Will you still love me when I am down and out
In my time of trials will you stand by me

Would you go away to another land walk a thousand miles through the burning sand

Wipe the blood away from my dying hand
If I give my self to you

Would you lay with me in field of stone
Should my lips grow dry, would you wet them dear
Would you wet them dear
In the stream of life

You are so beautiful to me you are so beautiful to me can't you see
You're everything I will hope for you're everything I need
You are so beautiful to me you are so beautiful yeah to me
You are so beautiful hmm to me can't you see
You're everything I will hope for you're everything I need oh
Cause you're just so beautiful to me

(Gary Scruggs)

If your world comes crashing down;
If you need comfort but it can't be found;
If you're lonely, you can always call on me.

If nobody is listening to you,
I'll be the walls you tell your secrets to.
If you want me, night or day, just call on me.

I'm not asking for rings of gold,
Just one ring on my telephone.
I'm just wanting a chance to prove,
That my love is true;
If it connects with you,
Call on me.

There's no-one that I call mine,
I'm only held by the hands of time,
And it's a long wait, hoping you will call on me.

There's nothin' silent as a 'phone that won't ring.
Nothin' louder than your voice in my dreams,
It's a heartache knowing you don't call on me.

I'm not asking for rings of gold,
Just one ring on my telephone.
I'm just wanting a chance to prove,
That my love is true;
If it connects with you,
Call on me. (Call on me.)

Yeah, (Call on me.)

If you ever wanna get me on the line,
You got my number, it's this heart of mine.
I'm not asking for a ring of gold,
Just a love that won't turn cold.
Call on me.
Call me, yeah.
Call on Me.
Call me.

(Jimmy Rodgers)

I am dreaming, tonight, of an old southern town,
And the best friend that I ever had.
For I've grown so weary of roaming around,
And I'm going home to my Dad.

Your hair has turned to silver,
And I know you're failing too.
Daddy, dear, oh, Daddy,
I'm coming back to you.
You made my childhood happy,
But still I longed to roam.
I've had my way, but now I'll say,
I long for you and for home.

Dear Daddy, you shared all my sorrows and joys;
You tried hard to bring me up right.
I know you'll still be one of the boys.
I'm starting back home tonight.

Your hair has turned to silver,
And I know you're failing too.
Daddy, dear, oh, Daddy,
I'm coming back to you.
You made my childhood happy,
But still I longed to roam.
I've had my way, but now I'll say,
I long for you and for home.

I've had my way, but now I'll say,
I long for you and for home.

Ok Officer, I Admit it,
I was speedin'
But before you write me up
let me tell you the reason.
I wasn't tryin' to out run you,
I was chasin' a guy who outta
the blue, he committed a crime
back about a mile or two.

I was crusin' along, when he
pulled up outta no where.
He was hotter than the truck
he drove, and just one lane over.
He aimed those angel eyes at me,
smiled like we were ment to be.
'For he stole my heart from a
moving car.

(CHORUS)

It was highway robbery, He
grabbed my heart and took
off on the run.
It was highway robbery, he
oughta do time in my arms
for what he's done.

So, hey officer, how 'bout
you understandin', won't you
turn your blue light on and
help me catch that bandit.

He's got somethin' that
belongs to T. I can't let him
get away scott free, for it's
only right that he's mine tonight.

( REPEAT CHORUS x2)

He ought to do time in my
arms for what he' done.

(Spoken)

Hey officer
lets talk 'bout this,now
by the time you let me go
that boy'll be all the way in texas
sure is good lookin'
by the way,
what color are your eyes?

I can't belive you took the time to call,
You say you think you love me after all,
You didn't know what you were doing then,
So now you want to do it all again,
You know a perfect way to end the fight,
I gotta tell you it's your lucky night,

(Chorus)
You caught me lonely at the right time,
You better hurry 'for I change my mind,
Tonight it isn't gonna be the same,
We'll have the pleasure and forget the pain,
I feel the need to feel you holdin' me,
Tomorrow you can be a memory,
You caught me lonely,
Lonely at the right time,


No, I'm not sayin' you can have a key,
I want your lovin' and my liberty,
You say you dream about me all night long,
That different tune is still the same old song,
I know your lyin' but thats nothin' new,
Don't get to thinking I've forgiven you,

(Chorus)

Well if it breaks your heart, I'm not too concerned,
The bed's the same but the table has turned,

(Chorus)

There's a tree out in the back yard,
That never has been broken by the wind.
And the reason it's still standin'
It was strong enough to bend.

For years we have stayed together,
As lovers and as friends.
What we have will last forever
If we're strong enough to bend.

When you say somethin' that you can't take back,
A big wind blows and you hear a crack.
When you say "Hey, well, I might be wrong,"
You can sway with the wind till the storm is gone.
(Sway with the wind till the storm is gone.)

Like a tree
(Like a tree)
Out in the back yard,
That never has been broken by the wind.
Our love
(Our love)
Will last forever,
If we're strong enough to bend.

When you start thinkin' that you know it all,
A big wind blows and a branch will fall.
When you say "Hey, this job takes two,"
We can sway with the wind till the skies turn blue.
(Sway with the wind till the skies turn blue.)

Like the tree
(Like the tree)
Out in the back yard,
That never has been broken by the wind.
Our love
(Our love)
will last forever,
If we're strong enough to bend.
Our love
(Our love)
will last forever,
If we're strong enough to bend.

Wherever you go wherever you may wander in your life
Surely you know I'll always wanna be there
Holdin' your hand and standing by to catch you when you fall
Seeing you through in everything you do
Let me be there in your morning let me be there in your night
Let me change whatever's wrong and make it right
Let me take you through that wonder land that only two can share
All I ask you is let me be there
[ guitar + harmonica ]
Watching you grow and going through the changes in your life
That's how I know I'll always wanna be there
Whenever you feel you need a friend to lean on here I am
Whenever you call you know I'll be there
Let me be there in your morning...
Let me be there in your morning...
All I ask you is let me be there