GOOD TIMIN' GIRL
She looks in the mirror at beauty that's startin' to fade
And she wonders at all of the time that she let get away
All the love she turned down when she had all the time in the world
But time, it ain't no kind of friend to a good timin' girl
She knows how to get what she wants, but lately she finds
That what her heart desires, she can't get with a wink and a smile
And when the party's all over, she knows she's alone in the world
There ain't nothin' as sad as the tears of a good timin' girl
I met her in Winter, and my heart was cold as a stone
And she gave me her fire and I kept her from sleepin' alone
I thought I could change her and take her away from that world
And I told her I loved her, and I lost my good timin' girl
Some night you might see her, sitting right there at the bar
And you'll think she's so fine and you'll want her to be where you are
So you buy her a drink and you dance and you give her a twirl
But, son, don't you give up your heart to a good timin' girl
No, don't ever give up your heart to a good timin' girl
She looks in the mirror at beauty that's startin' to fade
WISH YOU WERE HER
I'm havin' a wonderful time, wish you were her
The woman that I used to know, the woman you were
You haven't loved me for such a long time
But we keep pretendin' that everything's fine
I'm havin' a wonderful time, wish you were her
Remember when we used to have somethin' to say
Now we just sit here with time slippin' away
The ocean is lovely, the beach is sublime
But whatever you're thinkin', I ain't on your mind
I'm havin' a wonderful time, wish you were her
I wish I could tell you that I'm doin' well
But we're here in heaven and I feel like hell
Across from a stranger, someone that I used to know
Such a long time ago
I'm havin' a wonderful time, wish you were her
I'm havin' a wonderful time, havin' a wonderful time
I'm havin' a wonderful time, wish you were her
Wish you were her
REMEMBER TO FORGET
How I wish I could find a way to get you off of my mind
That day may come, but it ain't happened yet
Though it's easy to see your heart has given up on me
I just can't remember to forget
Girl, I'm tryin' to do all the things you asked me to
And make myself believe it's for the best
That love is gone and won't return
That I don't ache and I don't burn
But I just can't remember to forget
Forget the way you loved me, forget the way you smiled
Forget the way it felt to be yours for just a while
Forget the way you held me in your warm embrace
Forget that lovin' feelin' and that look upon your face
It's high time for me to put you out of my misery
But I just can't remember to forget
It's torturin' me that you gave up so easily
When I just can't remember to forget
No, I just can't remember to forget
FIRECRACKER
I'm a sweet little thing when I wanna be
My mama taught me what a good woman should be
She taught me how to stand up strong and live on my own
I want a good man who can handle me
One good night ain't enough, you see
I don't care about your money or your daddy's name
I want two strong arms and a heart like a burnin' flame
All you cowboys need to know
If you think I'm your kind of rodeo
I'm the kind of pony that's hard to tame
If you wanna get close to me
If you think you can stand the heat
I'm the kind of powder that might explode
And I'm lookin' for a heart and a spark that'll make it blow
'Cause I'm a firecrtacker, baby, don't you burn your hands on me
A little firecracker, baby, light my little fuse and see
I can be as sweet as a honeybee
And I can be as bad as you want me to be
So if you got that fire I need, baby, let's go go go
HONEY, I'M HOME
Slow setting sun, work day is done
Start up my car and drive
Down familiar roads, guided by the glow of my headlights
Pull into the drive, park and walk inside and I'm all right
She's always there with my favorite chair
A drink and a smile for me
Says "How was your day? I hope that you can stay, can I help you?"
The girl behind the bar, she sells me what I need to forget you
So this is where I go, every night since you said "no"
'Cause I can't face your old ghost
In the house where we spent our days
These are my new friends and family
Yeah, the folks here understand me
With the losers and the lonely
I guess, honey, I'm home
It's nice to know there's somewhere to go
At the end of a long, hard day
To smoke a cigarette and drink 'til I forget I still love you
And all my friends are here
To drink and disappear right beside me
So this is where I'll stay, 'til I get to that someday
When I stop feelin' this way
'Til your memory sets me free
Until then I've got a table in the corner and I'm able
To hold on to somethin' stable
Because, honey, I'm home
'Til they close down this bar room
'Til then, honey, I'm home
JESUS WEPT
Jesus came and Jesus tried
Jesus wept and Jesus died
And I ain't feelin' that good myself today
I'm broke as hell, all my bills are due
My girlfriend's mad and my wife is, too
And everyone's lined up for judgin' me
The glass ain't half empty and it ain't half full
I'm drinkin' from the bottle like I always do
That's the way life makes some sense to me
I found religion at the local bar
I heard God singin' in a steel guitar
Tellin' me He loves a wretch like me
Jesus came and Jesus tried
Jesus wept and Jesus died
And I ain't feelin' that good myself today
Elvis died on the bathroom floor
And old George Jones ain't singin' no more
The radio ain't no damned good to me
There's some jackass in a jacked-up truck
With a fake accent and a million bucks
Tellin' me he's Country as can be
I wanna hear a song about a workin' man
Some good soul doin' the best they can
A heartbroke fool who's lonesome just like me
I'll play my old Waylon 'til the break of dawn
And all you kids can just get off of my lawn
'Cause I'm a mean old dog, just let me be
Jesus came and Jesus tried
Jesus wept and Jesus died
And I ain't feelin' that good myself today
No, I ain't feelin' that good myself today
ONLY IN OUR MINDS
Tell me that you never think about me
Tell me that your kisses were a lie
Tell me I don't haunt your dreams like you keep hauntin' mine
Tell me this is only in my mind
Tell me that you're over me completely
Tell me I should go on with my life
Tell me that you only meant to hold me for a time
Tell me this is only in my mind
For if this love is something real
Then two other hearts must pay
So tell me that I'm just a fool for lovin' you this way
Tell me that you never think about me
Tell me that your kisses were a lie
Tell me that this foolish flame was only born to die
Tell me this is only in my mind
Tell me this is only in my mind
Won't you tell me this is only in our minds
ONE HEARTBEAT AT A TIME
Everybody says the way to heal a broken heart
Is just to take things one day at a time
But when each day's an eternity, a long unbroken line
I get a little lost inside my mind
Well-intentioned friends, they want to offer me advice
They're just tryin' to help me get along
But none of them can tell me how to speed the hands of time
And without you, these days are too damned long
The leaves have started turning and the frost is on the breeze
And I don't want to think about you if you do not think of me
So I will go through this my own way
And take this thing one heartbeat at a time
And I can only wonder where you might be tonight
Who you're with and how you spend your time
Does any word I ever said remain with you inside
To toss and turn away a sleepless night?
So I will go into the darkness if your heart is through with me
And I know that winter's comin' and your warmth is gone from me
So I will go through this my own way
And take this thing one heartbeat at a time
One heartbeat at a time
One heartbeat at a time
THE ONLY THING
I don't know what's goin' on
I don't know what I did wrong
Except to keep on lovin' you a little bit too long
'Cause I fought so hard for you
Each and every endless night
I've forgiven you a thousand times
Even though I know you lied
But, darlin', if you have to go
There's nothin' I can do, but I know
The only thing that I did wrong
Was keep lovin' you too long
Are you with somebody now?
Or just out there on your own?
I don't know just who I am these days
You've been part of me too long
And though you think I'm weak, I'm strong
I had to be to keep holdin' on
The only thing that I did wrong
Was keep lovin' you too long
Baby, go
And it'll break my heart, but I'll know
The only thing that I did wrong
Was keep lovin' you too long
The only thing that I did wrong
Was keep lovin' you too long
FOUR IN THE MORNING
It's four in the morning, darkness before dawn
Ashtray overflowin', bottle almost gone
This is the time of the evening
W
hen you can't fool yourself no more
When the Good Lord ain't talkin'
And the devil's at the door
It feels like nobody knows me and I don't know no one
But I've had my reasons for everything I've done
And all these different ways of dyin'
They all make too much sense to me
When it's four in the morning
And your heart is gone from me
Better days may come, I know
A
round the next blind curve in the road
But every time I get knocked down
It's a little bit harder to get off the ground
And there's a blood moon that's shinin' down upon my home
Night wind is howlin' with a hollow moan
And I ain't nothin' but lonesome
Weary way down to my bones
Because it's four in the morning
A
nd you don't love me anymore
Baby, it's four in the morning
And the devil's at the door
It's four in the morning
It's four in the morning
It's four in the morning
BLUEBIRD
Bluebird, sing me a song tonight
Bluebird, make it all right
Bluebird, there's not a cloud in sight
Bluebird, why do you cry?
I'm blue like you, too
There's nothin' we can do
I'm blue like you, too, bluebird
Blue sky, where do you go to hide?
Blue sky, don't say goodnight
I'm blue like you, too
There's nothin' we can do
I'm blue like you, too
There's nothin' we can do
I'm blue like you, too, bluebird
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TOWN AND COUNTRY
released March 24, 2012 |
BLACK MOLLIE
Will you go with me, my darling one?
Will you go wtih me, Black Mollie?
For I must go on down the winding road
Try to find my place in this world
Will you go, my Mollie girl?
I will go with you, my darling one
I will go with you, dear Johnny
My life and home here, I will leave behind
We will find our place in this world
I will be your Mollie girl
Gold and silver, darling, have I none
All I have to give is all my love
Though tomorrow is no guarantee
Every road is right if you're there to walk with me
Will you go with me, my darling one?
Will you go wtih me, Black Mollie?
For I must go on down the winding road
Try to find my place in this world
Will you be my Mollie girl?
Gold and silver, darling, have I none
All I offer you is all my love
Though tomorrow is no guarantee
Every road is right if you're there to walk with me
Every load is light if you're there to walk with me
ONE WAKING MOMENT
I woke up this morning on the tail end of a dream
Where you were still my lover and lying next to me
Oh, how well my mind remembered
How you move and how you feel
And for just one waking moment I thought it all was real
But my bed was empty and the sunlight hurt my eyes
When I woke up this morning, I hung my head and cried
So I'm out here on this highway
Looking for somewhere like home
Every day a little older, every night, Lord, more alone
But for one waking moment we had never said goodbye
When I woke up this morning, I hung my head and cried
And I wonder do I ever cross your mind?
Do you ever miss the love you left behind?
What a mind will not remember, a heart seldom forgets
But the things a heart may long for
Can bring to mind regrets
You belong to another, so I have to let it die
When I woke up this morning, I hung my head and cried
When I woke up this morning, I hung my head and cried
BABY, LET'S PRETEND
Would you like to play a game, dear?
One to get us through the night
We'll use our imaginations
Pretend everything's alright
Baby, let's pretend that you still love me
Let's pretend that I'm all right
Let's pretend you still dream of me
Let's pretend you're home tonight
Baby, let's pretend
Baby, let's pretend that you're still happy
Let's pretend I sleep at night
Let's pretend that I ain't drinkin'
Let's pretend you hold me tight
Let's pretend that I don't miss you
Pretend that I don't mind
Pretend that I can live without your lovin' in my life
Baby, let's pretend
RAINMAKER
You're a rainmaker, baby, I can tell by the way you move
You're a rainmaker, baby, I can tell by the way you move
Come on, rainmaker, I've been waitin' so long for you
You're a tall drink of water and I'm thirsty as a man can be
You're a tall drink of water and I'm thirsty as a man can be
Come on, rainmaker, won't you let it rain down on me
Baby, let it rain, let it rain on down on me
Baby, let it rain, let it rain on down on me
Come on, rainmaker, don't you leave me here in misery
SET ON FIRE
Baby, give me something I can set on fire
Darlin' don't you know I'm burning up with this desire
I want you, woman, and I want you now
Sugar, I just need to get up next to you somehow
I like the way your dress is hangin' on your frame
I wanna hear you sigh, I wanna hear you call my name
I wanna feel you movin' underneath my hand
What about it, baby, will you come at my command?
The way you move and the way you walk
All that I wanna do is fall
Down on you like a driving rain
Baby, all that I know is I want you
I want you
The way you move and the way you talk
All that I wanna do is fall
Into you like a runaway train
Baby, all that I know is I want you
I want you
SHOTGUN DIVORCE
I don't know why I don't just go home and get my gun
Find your drunk ass and blow you away
'Cause you lie and you cheat and I cry myself to sleep
While I think of the words the preachers say
'Cause "till death do us part" has come today
Here you come again, piss, vinegar, and gin
Askin' me where the hell have I been
And you bitch and you moan and that's why I'm never home
Girl, our love's at the end of the line
And a shotgun divorce would suit me fine
I don't even know you, baby
I don't know if I ever did at all
But if you wanna cross me, darlin'
You're headed for a fall
You're gonna drive me crazy, baby
Everything you do just brings me down
I either need to leave you, darlin'
Or put you in the ground
For richer, for poorer, for better or for worse
To keep you in sickness and health
I believed all those things when we first put on the rings
But forever's a hell of a long time
And a shotgun divorce would suit me fine
Oh, I hate you much more than words can say
And "till death do us part" has come today
BAD FOR ME
Bad for me
Y
ou make me want to do wrong
I want you desperately
Come on, baby, come on
Bad for me
I don't want to be right
I want you next to me
Come on, baby, tonight
Come with me
Somewhere nobody knows
So you can lie with me
Come on, baby, let's go
Hide with me
Step on out of the light
So you can burn with me
Come on, babe, it's alright
There's still the taste of you that lingers on my mouth
And all the things you do that I can't do without
Tonight, you'll lie to him and meet me at the bar
Tonight, I'll lie to her to get to where you are
You're bad for me
Lord, help me, child, you're bad for me
JUST TO KNOW WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DREAMING (Johnson)
I would walk a thousand miles
Just to know what you've been dreaming
I would steal a thousand smiles
Just to know that you've been laughing
'Cause when you're not around
Nothing makes a sound
And silence is where I drown
Where I drown
I would tell a thousand tales
Just to know what you've been thinking
I would swim the seven seas
Just to crawl across your beaches
THE DEVIL WE KNOW
On a midnight drive down a back country road
Darlin', you and I and the devil we know
Oh, your windblown hair
A
nd the stark moonlight shine on your skin so fair
Oh, my darlin', we're flyin'
Oh, the whiskey burns
Heavy-lidded, you smile
And your face, it turns
P
ress your lips hard on mine
What your man don't know just might break him in two
But your man don't know your black heart like I do
MISTER MOON
Hello, old friend, it's good to see you out tonight
We haven't spoken in a while
It's good to know that you're still out here hangin' 'round
Up in a cold November sky
Oh, Mister Moon, you know I'm so in love with her
Well, you were there, you saw it all
You even shone upon her hair and in her eyes
You know that wasn't fair at all
There was a moment there when everything was right
When we both breathed and moved as one
But then the morning came and took it all away
God damn the light, God damn the sun
And now she's gone, but I know you can see her
Asleep in someone else's arms
Oh, can you tell me, does she ache for my love
Like I ache for her?
Oh, Mister Moon, could you put in a word for me?
I know she talks to you sometimes
Meanwhile, I'll sit and have a drink and try to find
If there's a way to make this right
We'll talk again tomorrow night
THE OLD WAYS
Will the old ways be forgotten?
Are those days forever gone?
When we lived by signs and seasons
When we knew how we belonged
When we knew the ground we walked on
And we turned it in our hands
And the food upon our table
Our connection to the land
When a song as old as memory
Passed on down from old to young
Oh, and every generation
Added new words to be sung
Like a deal with the devil
Giving up a soul in trade
Be careful what you ask for
And be careful what you give away
If it all broke down tomorrow
Tell me, what would you do then?
Could you clothe or feed your family?
Or even know how to begin?
Are the old ways gone forever?
Does the human touch remain?
Are the old connections broken?
Will the songs be sung again?
THE HAND OF MAN
Lord raised a mountain up against the sky
Lord raised a mountain there for you and I
You live on the mountain, she'll get inside your soul
Man killed the mountain, greedy for that coal
West Virginia mountain home
Seven generations born
Men all worked to mine the coal
Spent our lives down in that hole
Company found a cheaper way
Blast the mountain tops away
Killing everything around
To get that coal out of the ground
'Twas the hand of man brought a mountain down
Oh, the hand of man brought a mountain down
Lord raised a mountain up against the clouds
Lord raised a mountain, terrible and proud
Lord left a garden here within our care
Man brought his ruin to the earth and air
White Star Holler was my home
Shared the crops that we had grown
Shared the water from our well
Shared the life we loved so well
Coal men brought the mountain down
Leaked their poison underground
Mother, neighbor, friend, and son
Cancer took them, every one
'Twas the hand of man brought the cancer down
Oh, the hand of man brought the cancer down
They say our nation needs our coal
And that is worth our lives and homes
We have no wealth, we have no voice
We have no power and no choice
'Twas the hand of man brought a mountain down
Oh, the hand of man brought a mountain down
'Twas the hand of man brought a mountain down
Oh, the hand of man brought a mountain down
ALL MY NUMBERED DAYS
Well, I'm walkin' down a long, lonely road
With a full moon in my eyes
Though I'm leavin' everything I have known
Still I'm on my way back home
Oh, my mother and my father are gone
And the home place mine no more
And it feels so strange to be turned away
From that old, familiar door
And it's a melancholy feeling
When it comes around
And time makes you a stranger
In your own hometown
Well, I loved a girl a long time ago
But I loved her like a child
For a young man's heart is foolish and vain
And a young girl's heart is wild
And it's a melancholy feeling
That's never far away
I know that I will love her
All my numbered days
Well, I'm walkin' down a long, lonely road
With a full moon in my eyes
Though I'm leavin' everything I have known
Still I'm on my way back home
TRAIN TO GLORY
Will you ride that train to glory?
Will you heed the Savior's call?
When you hear that Gospel story
Will you rise or will you fall?
Will you meet him at the station?
Headed out for Heaven's gate
Do you know your destination?
This way, sinner, don't be late
We are only human
And the devil's on the prowl
We all need a Savior
You better come to Jesus now
Oh, come on, sinner
Come ride the train
He'll ease your sorrow
He'll ease your pain
He'll take you by the hand and lead you from the dark
You know He loves you and He'll meet you where you are
HARD TO SEE
It's so hard to see your own life sometimes
Lord, it just might be the hardest thing of all
And the faces that we show just to hide what we don't know
Are the ones that wind up locking us inside
And we chase the hearts of those who cannot love us
And we break the precious hearts of those who can
And we all waste so much time trying to make a few words rhyme
That we miss the melody and lose the song
So I look at all these faces in this bar room
More pain and joy in any one than I could bear
And any words I try to say, well, they all just slip away
And suspicious eyes regard me as a fool
So I buy another round and feed the jukebox
And I sing along a little bit too loud
And I don't feel too much pain and there's that pretty girl again
But tonight I'm wise enough to leave alone
And I kiss my baby boy as he lies sleeping
And I watch my little girls there as they dream
And I hope with all I am that I can be the kind of man
Who will leave them all with something that they need
It's so hard to see your own life sometimes
Lord, it just might be the hardest thing of all
And any good I've done today, well, I hope it will outweigh
Any damage that I might have done to you
'Cause I'm just another soul just passin' through
Wonderin' why sometimes I do the things I do
DON'T LEAVE JUST NOW (Cleaver/Walker)
The garbage trucks are on parade
Their drivers smile and wave as they go rolling by
The jets are out, their vapor trails
Are imitating ceiling tiles across the sky
Don't leave just know
Accuweather calls the rain
It's falling on the little things you love the most
You wipe them off with paper towels
While swearing that you won't get swallowed by the ghosts
Don't leave just now
Beside you in the driveway
I'm considering the things I never figured out
Like trying to describe to you the feeling
That goes through me when I kiss your mouth
Don't leave just now
Don't leave just now
CRY FOR ME
Since you've gone, you left a hole
I walk around it every day
And every night, I tumble down inside
And though you know I wish you well
Darlin', I miss you like you hell
And heaven only knows the tears I've cried
But, baby, when you're all alone
Late at night, when no one's home
And there are no other eyes to see
Darlin', do forgive me, if I wonder
Do you ever cry for me?
I guess I probably shouldn't show
At places where we used to go
I know it doesn't help with moving on
But the ghosts of you and me
They are my only company
And you know how I hate to drink alone
But if you were here, what would I say?
It doesn't matter anyway
You made your choice for everyone to see
But still and all, I wonder, oh, my darlin'
Do you ever cry for me?
Girl, do you cry for me
Like I cry for you?
Since you've gone, you left a hole
I walk around it every day
And every night, I tumble down inside
And though you know I wish you well
Darlin', I miss you like you hell
And heaven only knows the tears I've cried
But every tear that ever fell
Like prayers into a wishing well
Were all for you and what could never be
So darlin', do forgive me, if I wonder
Do you ever cry for me?
Girl, do you cry for me
Like I cry for you?
Tell me, baby, when you're all alone at night
Do you ever cry for me?
A LIGHT TO BRING YOU HOME
If the road is too long
And you find yourself lost and alone
In the blackest of nights, I'll be a light to bring you home
If the night is too dark and you need a spark to see
Just remember the road that took you from home
Comes back to me
And if the world is cold and disappoints you time and again
Please remember always, I believe in you
If the road is too long
And you find yourself lost and alone
In the blackest of nights, I'll be a light to bring you home
And if this world should ever take your heart and break it in two
Just call on me, you know that I will be there
Seeing you through
If the night is too dark and you need a spark to see
Just remember the road that took you from home
Comes back to me
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WAITIN' ON RUBY RAYE
Pour me out another one, make it tall and strong
Won't somebody play for me an old-time Country song
I might be sittin' in this bar until the light of day
I'm just waitin' on my Ruby Raye
If you knew my Ruby, boys, I'm sure you'd understand
She's the kind of woman makes you glad to be a man
Rough around the edges like an untamed mountain stream
Lordy, how I love my Ruby Raye
I love the way she looks at me, I love the way she sways
Love the mischief in her eyes, I love her natural way
Love the way she touches me, I love the way she lays
I love it every time she comes my way
Oh, she tells me that I'm crazy and I do believe she's right
Will I see her? She says maybe
So I wait for her all night
Like my heart and soul and blood, she's all inside of me
Like some kind of long-forgotten mountain memory
Guess that you could say that I've been waiting all my life
I can't live without my Ruby Raye
I love the way she looks at me, I love the way she sways
Love the promise in her eyes, I love her natural way
Love the way she kisses me, I love the way she lays
I love it every time she comes my way
Pour me out another one, make it tall and strong
Won't somebody play for me an old Hank Williams song
I've got more empty bottles than there's people in this bar
But I keep waitin' on my Ruby Raye
I keep waitin' on my Ruby Raye
I keep waitin' on my Ruby Raye
NOT ALL RIGHT TOGETHER
I see you on that barstool down the row from mine
You've been staring deep into that glass for a long, long time
I see your eyes have known some tears
Much the same as mine
And I see you're drinkin' bourbon
I'll take that as a sign
There's a ring around your finger, and rings under your eyes
I'm guessin' that he left you, I'm guessin' that he lied
And me, I'm waitin' for a girl who never will come home
And it's a shame that two such lonesome hearts
Should feel so all alone
You know, I got a little place, it's just right down the road
I got a little bourbon and I got nowhere to go
We both lost forever, so put your pain with mine
Let's be not all right together
Darlin', one night at a time
Now the man is sayin' "closing time", so baby, take my hand
If you can be my girl tonight, then, darlin', I'm your man
You know, you look a lot like her when I close my eyes
And if you tell me what he used to say, I'll try to say it right
And I know that he took your dreams the way that she took mine
But what we have tonight may be the closest thing we'll find
So, darlin', I can show you yours if you can show me mine
Let's be not all right together
Darlin', one night at a time
Let's be not all right together
Darlin', one night at a time
NOTHIN' BUT TIME
I been thinkin' and drinkin' and losin' my mind
And drownin' my sorrow in whiskey and wine
For a damned fool on a barstool, the hours crawl by
'Cause you left me with nothin' but time
Some empties, some memories, the same every night
'Cause downtown at sundown is where I get right
But I done wrong for too long, with no end in sight
'Cause you left me with nothin' but time
A man without his woman is wanderin' blind
Searching for comfort and troubled in mind
Surrounded by strangers, alone in a crowd
A heavy heart draggin' him down
I been thinkin' about you, woman, and crossin' that line
'Cause you left me with nothin' but time
A man without his woman can never be free
And if he can't let go, he'll wind up like me
Livin' for something he won't live to see
Oh, my darlin', please come back to me
I been thinkin' and drinkin' and losin' my mind
'Cause you left me with nothin' but time
Yeah, you left me with nothin' but time
MAKE ME
Some folks, they make lots of money
Some folks make other folks mad
Some folks, they do make a whole lot of noise
Some folks, they make themselves sad
But you, girl, just make me crazy
‘Cause I want to make time with you
I’ll make you a drink and I’ll make you a song
A sweet one, sung only for you
I’ll make you an egg salad sandwich
And I’ll make you smile when you’re blue
We’ll paint the town red or we’ll unmake the bed
Whatever, girl, you want to do
'Cause you make my heart beat faster
And if it don’t make sense to you
We’ll make it up, darlin’, as we go along
No one makes me feel like you do
I don’t want to make you regret me
I don’t want to make a big scene
I just want to tell you how happy you make me
And you know I don’t make much money
And I probably will make you mad
And sometimes I will make a whole lot of noise
But I never will make you sad
I’ll make time for you every evenin’
And I’ll make the bad go away
And when it gets dark, girl, we’ll make us a spark
And I’ll make you call out my name
‘Cause baby, you do make me crazy
And I want to make time with you
I’ll make you a drink and I’ll make you a song
A sweet one, sung only for you
LITTLE BLACK DRESS
Long black hair, little black dress
The way you look tonight, oh my lord, I must confess
I am a bad, bad man and my thoughts have gone astray
I need a bad, bad girl to help me lose my way
Oh lord I’m burnin’ up, I may need a nurse
Someone to hold my hand while we go from bad to worse
Oh my soul, don’t know what I’m gonna do
Can’t think of anything tonight ‘cept what I want to do to you
I want your lips on mine, your back against the wall
I want my hands in that hair, I want that dress down on the floor
I am a bad, bad man and my heart has gone astray
I need a bad, bad girl to help me lose my way
Long black hair, little black dress
The way you look tonight, oh my lord, I must confess
I want your lips on mine, your back against the wall
I want my hands in that hair, I want that dress down on the floor
I am a bad, bad man and my heart has gone astray
I need a bad, bad girl to help me lose my way
TELL ME AGAIN
Tell me how you want so bad to find your heart a home
Tell me how you’re tired of sleepin’ in that bed alone
Call me on the telephone and tell me
Everything is wrong
Tell me how you want so bad to find someone to love
Tell me how you’re waiting on some blessing from above
Tell me how this someone that you look for
Is so hard to find
Tell me again that you’re so lonesome
And you’re always on your own
Tell me that you’re afraid you’ve chosen
To spend your life alone
Tell me how you want someone who feels exactly like I do
Tell me again
Tell me again
And I’ll sit right here and listen
And I’ll hold you while you cry
Lookin’ high and low for something
That’s right before your eyes
Tell me how you want so bad to find your heart a home
Tell me how you’re tired of sleepin’ in that bed alone
Call me on the telephone and tell me
Everything is wrong
Tell me again that you’re so lonesome
And you’re always on your own
Tell me that you’re afraid you’ve chosen
To spend your life alone
Tell me how you want someone who loves you just the way I do
Tell me again
Tell me again
Tell me again
Tell me again
BLACKBIRD ON THE WIRE
Baby, I can’t breathe as I watch you sleep
You have no idea, the secrets that I keep
Underneath our bed, a suitcase packed to go
Someone waits for me
And I just don’t love you anymore
Somewhere down the road, maybe time will show
If I’m right or wrong, baby, I don’t know
But I just can’t take the way I make you cry
I’m not worthy of any of the love you have for me
I don’t really know why we fell apart
I just feel so sad for your broken heart
By tomorrow night, baby, I’ll be gone
Blackbird on the wire
Singing me a song to bring me home
OUT IN CALIFORNIA
Hello, baby
Did I wake you with the phone?
Were you sleepin’?
Are you lyin’ there alone?
I’m just callin’
‘Cause I’m out here on the road with too much time
Yeah, I’m out in California
With Kentucky on my mind
I keep on playin’ every honky tonk and dive
And I keep prayin’ for a little peace of mind
I just miss you
And I love you, girl, with every song I write
And I’m out in California
With Kentucky on my mind
Are you okay?
Are you happy with your life?
Do you love him?
Are you gonna be his wife?
Girl, I’m sorry
I know I shouldn’t call you up so late at night
But I’m out in California
With Kentucky on my mind
Yeah, I’m out in California
With Kentucky on my mind
THE SOUTHBOUND LANE
You and me is my favorite place to me
Girl, there’s no better company
To ease my mind and chase my sorrow
How I dream of you walkin’ there next to me
With no particular place to be
Underneath a southern sky
Baby, let’s drive in the southbound lane
Let’s get out of here
They’re callin’ for rain
Oh, the things we could see
If you only believed in me
Come on, baby, it’s a beautiful drive
It’s everything good about bein’ alive
Oh, the things we could be
If you only believed in me
We’d take the southbound lane
It ain’t hard
We could buy us a little farm
Put a baby girl on your arm
Darlin’, let yourself imagine
Windows down, wind blowin’ your hair around
Listen to how the country sounds
On our way to somewhere better
If you’re tired of livin’ in your day-to-day
Girl, I’m up for drivin’ any time
I got the engine hummin’
I’ll keep the motor runnin’
Just in case you wanna take a drive
You and me is my favorite place to be
Oh, the things we could be
If you only believed in me
We’d take the southbound lane
SAY A PRAYER FOR ME
I’ve been tryin’ to live my life
Tryin’ to do what’s right
Tryin’ to find some reason to believe
I’ve been tryin’ to do my best
Live with my regrets
And let go of the guilt inside of me
But seeing myself honestly
Is the hardest thing I’ve ever tried to do
I’m not where I thought I’d be
But sometimes I can see
Glimpses of a better place and time
Where I can forgive myself
And love somebody else
Free myself from all the chains that bind
So if you ever think of me
Sometimes if I ever cross your mind
Would you say prayer for me
Would you say prayer for me
Sometime, in the silence of your life
Would you say prayer for me
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REDBIRD GREEN
released June 19, 2010 |
GONE
It's a fine, fine day for travelin'
And that's what I'm gonna do
I don't know just where I'm goin'
Only know I'm leavin' you
Well, I come home a little early
And you were not quite all alone
But you can save the "I'm so sorry"
Save the old cry, cuss, and moan
Because I'm gone
Long gone, baby, gone
Oh, your lies ain't worth believin'
And your word ain't worth a dime
And you ain't even worth the killin'
'Cause you ain't worth doin' time
So I'm leavin' in the morning
Girl, I'm on that train at dawn
Don't you beg or try to follow
You best leave this one alone
Because I'm gone
Long gone, baby, gone
I may go to Mississippi
I may go to New Orleans
But where I go, I go without you
Where I go is where I please
Because I'm gone
Long gone, baby, gone
Because I'm gone
Long gone, baby, gone
MA BELLE MARIE
Ma belle Marie, belle des collines
Fleur des montagnes, très jolie
Ma belle Marie, belle des collines
Ma douce amante, reviens à moi
Ever since you came to Lousianne
Down from West Virginia
Oh, you know I had my eye on you
Pretty little mountain girl
Tell me do you think that you could leave
Your home up in the mountains?
Tell me do you think that you could love
A Louisiana man?
MEDICINE MAN
Girl, if you're lonely
A
nd you got no one to hold
Well, you just call me
I'll bring it right to your door
I know what ails you
And I can give you the cure
I wanna be your Medicine Man
Just call my number
Oh, when your man ain't around
Unlock the back door
And you will not hear a sound
I'm like a black cat
No one will know I was there
I wanna be your Medicine Man
LIKE ANY OTHER (Neff)
Well, the light stays on when you're sleeping
With dreams yesterday's for the keeping
They never do catch up
When alarm clock wakes you up
And even the sun has a ticking
Your hands, they bleed on the ones you need
And Jesus sees that his years aren't free
Your eyes are on the sky
When the church's bells roll high
But it's only the ground's soul you're beating
Mama take me home
I keep crying on the phone
One way or another, this one will be the last
Every bar has an altar like any other
And every man grabs his hymn like any other
But when he grabs at you
You're not the one that he'll hold true
As straight an arrow as any other
A dollar is something you pray for
You eat drink smoke for something safer
And Jesus counts his years
For the ones that he holds dear
And you're hoping you look younger in the light
Mama take me home
I keep crying on the phone
One way or another, this one will be the last
Mama take me home
If the light can still turn on
One way or another, this one will be the last
I DO BELIEVE
I do believe there's a slow train comin'
I do believe her engine's strong
I do believe that the clock is runnin'
I do believe my time ain't long
I do believe in a bright blue morning
I do believe in a brand new day
I do believe there's a new day dawning
I do believe a heart can change
Joseph, he was taken to the land of Egypt
Daniel to the lion's den
Both men believed and they were not forsaken
Both men came out again
I do believe we are all connected
But I do believe we have lost our way
I do believe we can resurrect it
I do believe a heart can change
Joshua, he came to the town of Jericho
Brought with him his horn to play
Hit that jazz note and brought the house down
They talk about him to this day
I do believe we have been uprooted
We use up the earth, arrogant and blind
What do we leave to our sons and daughters?
What kind of world do we leave behind?
Esther was a woman from the land of Israel
Beautiful and strong and brave
She believed that the Lord would guide her
And her people she did save
I do believe we were not intended
To be alone or to be afraid
I do believe our wounds, they will all be mended
And all our tears, wiped away
I do believe that justice will roll like thunder
I do believe in the power of love
I do believe that this life is a gift and this world's a wonder
I do believe a heart can change
EARLY MORNING TRAIN
Ridin' on an early morning train
Ridin' on an early morning train
A troubled mind will weigh you down
Like morning fog upon the ground
Ridin' on an early morning train
I'm thinkin' 'bout my Indiana home
I'm thinkin' 'bout my Indiana home
Lord knows those were happy times
When I was yours and you were mine
I'm thinkin' 'bout my Indiana home
Lord, I miss my Mama and my Pa
Lord, I miss my Mama and my Pa
Got some things I'm workin' out
I wish that we could talk about
Lord, I miss my Mama and my Pa
And as the miles go rollin' by
I wish that you were with me, ridin' by my side
I watch the morning sun arise
And hope no one can see the tear that's in my eye
Jesus, won't you help me find my way?
Jesus, won't you help me find my way?
I ain't given much to prayer
But I ask you, if you're there
Jesus, won't you help me find my way?
Ridin' on an early morning train
Ridin' on an early morning train
A troubled mind will weigh you down
Like morning fog upon the ground
Ridin' on an early morning train
Ridin' on an early morning train
Ridin' on an early morning train
SAVANNAH
Savannah
Open up your heart and let me in
You move me
And I wanna be with you again
Savannah
Half-remembered song from long ago
I know you
Melody remembered as we go
Blue Kentucky girl
Cryin' on the phone
I wanna make you smile
Show you that you're not alone
Savannah
Savannah
Though you travel half a world away
Remember
The heart you leave behind that knows your name
And if you were here
Safe within my arms
I'd wipe away your tears
With a whisper and a song
Savannah
Oh, my darlin', can't you see
Just how much you mean to me?
Won't you please come back to me, Savannah?
Though you're half a world away
Here's the heart that knows your name
Won't you please come back to me, Savannah?
Oh, my darlin', can't you see
Just how much you mean to me?
Won't you please come back to me, Savannah?
HOME
It's the way that you feel with my hands on your hips
In a cool cotton dress and a sigh on your lips
As we waltz in our bare feet upon the wood floor
'Cause the baby's asleep in a room down the hall
I don't think there's anyone lucky as me
I got the stars in the sky and the frogs in the trees
I got an old wood guitar and a dog in the shade
And a redheaded girl and the home that we made
And I've been 'round the world
I've seen more than most people see
I spent half of my life out on some road
But now, after it all
There's no place that I'd rather be
It's so good to be home
Now you're gone for the weekend and I just ain't right
I brewed way too much coffee
Washed some darks with the lights
But I just got done singin' someone to sleep
Looked a whole lot like you but he smiles just like me
And I want you to know
How much I miss you tonight
When you're so far away, out on some road
And I want you to know
How much it hurts when you're gone
I want you with me
Here at home
CRY, BABY
Cry, cry, baby, cry
Cry, cry, baby, cry
You never thought you'd find yourself alone
Once upon a time, all the tears were mine
And you were doin' fine
Cry, baby, cry
Why, why, baby, why
Do you think that I
Would care if your whole world come fallin' down?
I remember when I cried to you and then
You broke my heart again
Cry, baby, cry
The way I cried for you
When nothin' I could do
Could break your heart of stone or change your mind
And now you're on the phone
And he ain't comin' home
And you're left on your own
Cry, baby, cry
RECONSIDER (PLEASE DON'T GO)
Baby, please
Reconsider, please don't go
I'm on my knees
Don't you walk on out that door
I can't believe the words you told me
You don't love me anymore
Baby, please
Reconsider, please don't go
Oh, can't you see
That my heart is sinkin' low
Because I need you, little darlin'
Don't break up our happy home
Oh, because my whole life
All I've been searchin' for
Is someone to love me like I love you
Oh, but every time that I fall in love
It breaks my heart and leaves me blue
Girl, before I met you
I was a strong, strong man
Nothing could ever bring me to my knees
Oh, but without your love
I'm like a little child
Breakin' down and beggin' please
ONE DAY MORE (FOR THE MOUNTAINS)
(Elaine Purkey, new verse lyrics Utley/English)
One day more, one day more
People, let me tell you what we're fightin' for
We're fightin' for our future, don't you understand?
And we don't need your pity, we just need your helping hand
To fight one day more, one day more
If the company holds out twenty years
We'll hold out one day more
One day more, one day more
If the company holds out twenty years
We'll hold out one day more
If you know your history, it's a story often told
The greed of men and companies for Appalachian coal
They hollowed out the mountains
And they stripped off all the land
Left only desolation as the legacy of man
But now a deeper shadow descends upon the land
They dynamite the mountaintops and kill whatever stands
Then dump into the valleys all the rubble from their deed
Burying the hollers and they're poisoning the streams
They think that we won't notice, if we do, that we won't care
Our comfort trumps our conscience
A
nd their money says what's fair
The coal and cash go out of state, what's left behind are tears
And in a single minute, they destroy a thousand years
Big Coal and politicians know just how to play the game
Say they'll make it right but leave us nothing to reclaim
The law is on their side for now, but it can't stand for long
Just because it's legal doesn't mean it isn't wrong
EMMA CLAIRE
When the autumn leaves are falling
And a chill comes to the air
So my mind turns to the memory
Of a girl named Emma Claire
She was wild and hard to handle
But she was all a man could want
But like a fool, I chose to ramble
Like a fool I broke her heart
And I left her in October
Her blue eyes so full of tears
But I never could forget her
Though the days turned into years
And now I'm broke down in this hotel
In a city made of stone
With no one who cares about me
And no way to get back home
I still can see in my mind
That girl, as she would ride that Appaloosa mare
The sunlight on her hair
So if ever you should travel
To Carolina by the sea
And you chance to see my sweetheart
Won't you say these words for me?
Emma Claire, you know I love you
Emma Claire, I always will
And I'm sorry that I hurt you
And I miss you, darling, still
So now the evening sun sets
On me and my regrets
For all the times I should've been with you
My Emma Claire
LONG GONE LONESOME BLUES (Hank Williams)
I went down to the river
To watch the fish swim by
But I got to the river
So lonesome I wanted to die
Oh, Lord
But when I jumped in the river
The doggone river was dry
She's long gone
Now I'm lonesome blue
I had me a woman who wouldn't be true
Made me for my money and she made me blue
A man needs a woman that he can lean on
But my leanin' post has done left and gone
She's long gone
Now I'm lonesome blue
I'm gonna find me a river
One that's cold as ice
And when I find me that river
Lord, I'm gonna pay the price
Oh, Lord
I'm goin' down in it three times
But, Lord, I'm only comin' up twice
She's long gone
Now I'm lonesome blue
OPALENE
She's like a diamond
Hard and serene
And we go together like a fire and gasoline
And it's alright
I tell you, man, it's just alright
You won't see me in the morning
'Cause I ain't comin' home tonight
She's like a vampire
B-movie queen
Says she's from Venus, ain't about to disagree
I'm goin' down
I tell you, boys, I'm goin' down
Well, I think she's got a fever
I hope to God it's goin' 'round
Look at her walkin'
Slow like a flame
She'll raise the dead and heal the sick and cure the lame
I'm goin' down
I'm sinkin' down just like a stone
She's like a flash on the horizon
And I think a storm is comin' on
Opalene
HELLBOUND TRAIN
Can you hear it in the distance
Down the mountainside?
See it burnin' through the darkness
Throttle open wide?
Can you hear it in the distance
Hear that hellbound train?
Well, it's feedin' on the lost souls
Hear them weep and moan
(2x)
Well, it's feedin' on the lost souls
On that hellbound train
Gonna ride, gonna ride
Gonna ride, ride, ride, ride, ride
Gonna ride it when it gets here
Ride that hellbound train
Gonna ride it when it gets here
All my hope is gone
(2x)
Gonna ride it when it gets here
Ride that hellbound train
Gonna drink a little whiskey
Bourbon, beer, and wine (2x)
Gonna drink a little whiskey
'Til I lose my mind
Gonna find a little baby
Do that snake hip move (2x)
Gonna find a little baby
Take her with me, too
Gonna ride, gonna ride
Gonna ride, ride, ride, ride, ride
Gonna ride it when it gets here
Ride that hellbound train
Well, I'm fallin' on my knees
Sayin' Jesus, save my soul (2x)
'Cause I hear it in the distance
And my blood runs cold
REDBIRD GREEN
We were born into a losin' hand
In a rust belt town
There was high school, then the factory
Then into the ground
My old man got me the factory job
The year I turned 19
Me and Polly bought her parents’ house
Out by Redbird Green
And we started up a family
Back before the layoffs came
Now the factory is full of weeds
And a padlock on a chain
So I do a little tendin’ bar
Some construction here and there
But there ain’t much goin’ up right now
Jjust the price of everything
And there ain’t no way to sell the house
And we can’t afford to leave
So me and Polly just keep hangin’ on
A
nd we try to still believe
Now I wake up in a darkened house
In the middle of the night
Polly’s sitting by the window
And I ask if she’s alright
But she’s just a silent silhouette
Through the curtains in the breeze
And she holds our baby to her breast
And I don’t know what she sees
And I remember when we fell in love
We were seventeen
Used to sneak out every night to meet
Down at Redbird Green
She would kiss me underneath the stars
Over by the playground swings
And I held her tight against me
And I promised everything
And these houses all had families
And I knew them all my life
Now they’re boarded up and empty
And our children play inside
And it’s hard to see my wife and kids
Hard to look in Polly’s eyes
When all that I can think to say to her
Is “Darlin’, I apologize”
But I don’t know what I’m sorry for
Am I sorry I believed?
Am I sorry that I told them
We could dream of better things?
All I know is that I love them
And I’ve never been this tired
And I know no man should feel this way
When he’s looking at his child
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MIDNIGHT MAN
I like to go out drinkin’
I like to go downtown
I like those pretty women
Like to turn their heads around
Wanna hear the sweet, sweet music
And all the night time sounds
See the bright lights burnin’
And lay my troubles down
Baby, you can have your sunshine
Let the devil take the day
Lord, I’m a midnight man
I ain’t so hard to figure
Ain’t no complicated man
I’m just tryin’ to kill this heartache
Darlin’, any way I can
Baby, let me come on over
And we’ll pull your blinds down low
And we won’t tell nobody
Nothin’ they don’t need to know
And I’ll leave you with a memory
And a smile that’s yours alone
Lord, I’m a midnight man
When I hear the rooster crowin’
When I hear the church bell chime
Baby, that‘s my way of knowin’
That it‘s time to say good night
‘Cause I like to go out drinkin’
And I like to go downtown
See the bright lights burnin’
And lay my troubles down
Baby, you can have your sunshine
Let the devil take the day
Lord, I’m a midnight man
FOOL NO MORE
You know I love you, baby, I can’t lie
But you don’t give a damn about the tears I cry
You stole my heart and sent me straight to hell
‘Cause you can’t love nobody but yourself
I‘m tired of bein’ your fool
You call me up late at night again
Sayin’ “Baby, I’m so lonesome, won’t you let me in?”
You can howl all night right outside my door
But I ain’t gonna be your fool no more
Ain’t gonna be your fool no more
Ain’t gonna be your fool
Boy, you showed me that your heart ain’t true
It just hurts too much to be in love with you
I sit home every night, broken, sad, and blue
Listen, boy, I’m tellin’ you
Ain‘t gonna be your fool
My love was blind, but I finally see
You’re only gonna use me for the things you need
Baby boy, you better set me free
‘Cause my heart’s in misery
GOIN’ OUT OF MY MIND
Hey, hey, baby, have mercy on me
I got a bad, bad fever, girl, and I can’t sleep
I’m goin’ out of my mind
You’re at home, baby, lyin’ with him
I got a heart full of want you and a head full of sin
I’m goin’ out of my mind
Tell me now, baby, does he treat you right?
Does he burn like a flame for you day and night?
I’m goin’ out of my mind
I’m a jealous man, baby, I can’t lie
You know I look upon that man with an evil eye
Girl, you know it and I know you do
Darlin’, he don’t love you, not the way I do
Oh, pretty baby, when you let me in
I don’t know where you stop, girl, and I begin
I’m goin’ out of my mind
All them little boys wanna take your hand
But a boy can‘t move you like a full-grown man
I’m goin’ out of my mind
I love you too much and I’m in too deep
I got a bad reputation that I aim to keep
I don’t need a doctor for the way I feel
Ain’t nothin’ wrong with me, girl, that you can’t heal
AIN’T ENOUGH ANYTHING
There ain’t enough whiskey in the world
To drown your memory
Or distance enough to run away
There ain’t enough anything for this girl
My heart is empty
Though I’ve tried everything, every way
There ain’t enough stars in the sky
To count the tears in my eyes
Or to somehow light my way
They say a heart should be strong
So I keep holdin’ on
Hopin’ you’ll come back my way
Because when we were lovers
Oh, my heart never knew sorrow
Thoughts of your love gave life to me
But our yesterdays suddenly have no tomorrow
And your memory is killin’ me
‘Cause I can’t find a thing to help with the pain
No whiskey or weed, pills or cocaine
No, there ain’t enough, ain’t enough anything
There don’t seem to be anywhere I can go
For any relief or peace in my soul
No, there ain’t enough, ain’t enough anything
And no other lover gives comfort to me
There is no other to set my heart free
No, there ain’t enough, ain’t enough anything
If there ain’t enough love in your heart for me
Then there ain’t enough hope anywhere I can see
No, there ain’t enough, ain’t enough anything
There ain‘t enough anything
BELOVED
My beloved is the moonlight as the curtains softly blow
My beloved is a shadow as she moves across the floor
My beloved is a fever
My beloved, my disease
My beloved is a razor with her cuts all over me
Got my finger on the trigger and a knife behind my back
For my beloved
My beloved is an anchor with a cold and heavy chain
My beloved is a raven and I soar upon its wing
My beloved is the winter, my beloved is a flame
My beloved is a whisper that can drown out everything
Got a pistol in my pillow and a dagger at my feet
For my beloved
My beloved is a nightmare, my beloved is a dream
I want him gone forever, want his hands all over me
My beloved is an angel, my beloved is a fire
My beloved, my deceiver
My beloved, my desire
Got my finger on the trigger and my back against the wall
And our hands are locked together and together we will fall
Got my pistol in my pillow and a dagger at my feet
For my beloved
YOU GOT A HOLD ON ME
I can't eat, I can't sleep
Try to do without you but I'm incomplete
Got it bad for you, baby
Ain't no cure for me
You got a hold on me
You're in my head way too much
Think about your lovin' and I crave your touch
Got it bad for you, baby
You got what I need
You got a hold on me
And every night, it's all the same
I wake up in the darkness and I call your name
But you don't hear, you don't call
Or catch me when I fall
I can't eat, I can't sleep
Try to do without you but I'm incomplete
Got it bad for you, baby
Darlin', can't you see?
You got a hold on me
You got a hold on me
You got a hold on me
Baby, won't you set my poor heart free?
You got a hold on me
You got a hold on me
You got a hold on me
Baby, won't you come and rescue me?
You got a hold on me
You got a hold on me
You got a hold on me
CAT IN A CAGE
Girl, you got me pacin’ like a cat caught in a cage
Girl, you got me pacin’ like a cat caught in a cage
Come on, come on, come on, pretty baby, come on
Baby, can I come out and see you late tonight?
Baby, can I come out and see you late tonight?
Come on, come on, come on, pretty baby, come on
Baby, all I wanna do is lay my hands on you
Baby, all I wanna do is lay my hands on you
Come on, come on, come on, pretty baby, come on
Baby, come on over here and treat your daddy right
Baby, come on over here and treat your daddy right
Come on, come on, come on, pretty baby, come on
NOT THAT MUCH
Love to ride your fast machine
Love it when you move with me
Baby, you can be my man
But one thing you should understand
You can love me all night long
But in the mornin’ you’d best be gone
I love you, baby, just not that much
I need some time just for myself
When I don’t want nobody else
I don’t need no wedding ring
I just need you for that thing
Understand what I’m tellin’ you
What’s yours is mine
And what’s mine is, too
I love you, baby, just not that much
Love it when you’re lovin’ me
But, baby, I need room to breathe
I don’t mean to bring you down
Don’t always need no man around
You know I want you in my life
Remember, baby, I ain’t your wife
I love you, baby, just not that much
LONESOME TRAIN
Watching the moonlight
Shine through our windowpane
And off in the distance
I hear that sound again
The mournful cry of a far-off, lonesome train
I’m sorry, baby
How I wish I could explain
Why I’d leave your warm bed
For the cold, uncaring rain
Baby, I’m leavin’ on that lonesome train
TAKE ME DOWN
Hello, little angel
Hello, little one
I’m too blue to sing a sad song
And I’m loaded like a gun
Baby, are you lonely?
Baby, talk to me
I’m a snake and I’m a liar
And I need some company
Take me down
Come on, little angel
Come on, say you will
Be my shot of sorrow
I’ll be your poison pill
Shoot me full of moonlight
Hold me while I fall
Come on, little angel
Come on, take it all
Take me down
Somewhere dark where I can’t see
Let me drown, baby
Hold me down, don’t let me breathe
Take me down
THE SOUTHBOUND LANE
You and me is my favorite place to me
Girl, there’s no better company
To ease my mind and chase my sorrow
How I dream of you walkin’ there next to me
With no particular place to be
Underneath a southern sky
Baby, let’s drive in the southbound lane
Let’s get out of here
They’re callin’ for rain
Oh, the things we could see
If you only believed in me
Come on, baby, it’s a beautiful drive
It’s everything good about bein’ alive
Oh, the things we could be
If you only believed in me
We’d take the southbound lane
It ain’t hard
We could buy us a little farm
Put a baby girl on your arm
Darlin’, let yourself imagine
Windows down, wind blowin’ your hair around
Listen to how the country sounds
On our way to somewhere better
If you’re tired of livin’ in your day-to-day
Girl, I’m up for drivin’ any time
I got the engine hummin’
I’ll keep the motor runnin’
Just in case you wanna take a drive
You and me is my favorite place to be
Oh, the things we could be
If you only believed in me
We’d take the southbound lane
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NOTHING AS IT WAS
released Feb. 21, 2009 |
NORA MAE (Utley)
Oh, Nora Mae, my southern sunshine
Come away, under the cover of the night
I've been away for such a long, long time
Can you say that you are still my girl
Nora Mae?
Oh, Nora Mae, it's been a lifetime
But every day, you are the first thing on my mind
I hear your voice, lyrical Dixieland melody
Sweet as a southern breeze
Sweet as home
In my dark time, you were my light
To keep me hangin' on
To show me there's still some way
To get home
Tell me it was not in vain
Tell me you were true
Tell me you still love me
Nora Mae
Oh, Nora Mae, please no more crying
'Cause today, I'm comin' home, I've done my time
A southern girl can change a man's whole life with a smile
Tell me you're still my girl
Nora Mae
In my dark time, you were my light
To keep me hangin' on
To show me there's still some way
To get back home
Tell me it was not in vain
Tell me you were true
Tell me you still love me
Nora Mae
A LITTLE SOUTH OF BIRMINGHAM
From just a little south of Birmingham
My baby called me on the phone
She said she maybe missed me now and then
And maybe I should come back home
460 miles to Birmingham
From Cincinnati, Ohio
Kentucky, Tennessee, then Alabam'
Back to the sweetest place I know
I did something that I should not have done
Something that she could not forgive
And when my key would not unlock our door
That's when I headed north to live
But that big city ain't no place for me
I can barely breathe the air
The only grass is growing through the cracks
In all the concrete everywhere
So every night, I just come home from work
Stare out the window through the bars
And then I think about the love I lost
And wish that I could see the stars
I'm just a little south of Birmingham
And there's my baby at her door
I know I'll never break her heart again
I'll never leave here any more
I'm just a little south of Birmingham
I'm just a little south of Birmingham
IRISH MAGGIE
I loved a girl from California
I loved a girl from Tennessee
But since I met my Irish Maggie
She is the only girl for me
Oh, have you seen my Margaret Mary?
With hair of red and eyes so blue
Deep in my heart, her love I'll carry
Forever there, forever true
Someday I'll go back home to Ireland
And there I'll stay, no more to roam
And I'll grow old with Margaret Mary
And bid this world leave us alone
BEAUTIFUL MIRAGE
My long lost friend
So good to see you smiling back at me
After all this time
So many years have come and gone
And everything's all right but everything is wrong
I had to see you out tonight
Under the stars and the bright lights
A city full of ghosts and you I miss the most
So there we were and here we are
Everything the same and nothing as it was
And I don’t know how I should feel
‘Cause here you are with me
But none of this is real
You are so beautiful to me
I look at you, all I can see is all that I have lost
A beautiful mirage
So tell me lies but please don’t go
‘Cause darling you don’t know
the longing in my heart
We’ll make believe and then I’ll go
Back to gray and cold
Back to what I know
I should not be with you this way
Your kisses carry me away
To somewhere I had lost
A beautiful mirage
MURDER ON MY SOUL
Mother, oh, my mother
Look upon your son
Look what I've become
Heavy is my conscience
Blood is on my hands
Murder on my soul
Men are coming for me
Come to take me back
To where I will not go
I may die this evening
If they track me down
But I'll not die alone
Tell my wife I love her
Ask my little ones
Please to pray for me
Tell them I am sorry
For the things I done
For leaving them alone
Mother, oh, my mother
Look upon your son
Look what I've become
AUTUMN ROSE
Hey, mister, tell me, do you know?
Oh, have you seen my Autumn Rose?
I need to find out where she's gone
I know she came on into town
Out honky-tonkin' with her good time friends
Ain't no friends of mine
I need to bring my baby home
Can't take another morning
Wakin' up all alone
Oh, have you seen my Autumn Rose?
Bartender, whiskey, if you please
Something to put my mind at ease
Something to calm my troubled soul
I got my own sad tale to tell
About the way a love can fade away
Slip right through your hands
If only I could turn back time
Back to the days when she was
Happy to be all mine
Come back to me, my Autumn Rose
So, if you've seen her, tell me so
Even if I don't wanna know
Don't wanna hear the tale you tell
For we once had a happy home
But now she's always where the music's loud
And the lights are low
I need to bring my baby home
Can't take another morning
Wakin' up all alone
Oh, have you seen my Autumn?
Come back to me, my Autumn
Oh, have you seen my Autumn Rose?
LITTLE WILDFLOWER
Come out, come out, my little wildflower
Come out, come out, my darlin' and play
Come out, come out, and don't mind the hour
I'll have you home by the light of the day
Little wildflower, come to the window
I'm throwin' pebbles in the pale moonlight
We could take a walk and waste a couple hours
Steal a kiss if you say it's all right
Won't you come along on down by the river
Love to see your face in the campfire glow
Drink a little wine and make a little music
Under the stars 'til it's time to go home
Oh, how I love you, little wildflower
Nobody like you in the whole wide world
I'm always wonderin' when I'm gonna see you
And how'd I find such a wonderful girl
OUT OF MY MIND
I try so hard to forget you
So hard just to get through
But it's just a matter of time
'Til the night falls around me
And memories surround me
Because I can't get you out of my mind
I used to know just who I was
My life had a purpose
But now, who I am is who I'm not
I'm not the man that you wanted
So my heart is haunted
And I can't get you out of my mind
And I cried about you
Then went on without you
I took it one day at a time
But time brings no healing
Just that same old feeling
And I can't get you out of my mind
Now I've got nothin' to cling to
No one to sing to
And time, time ain't no friend of mine
But I've got whiskey and sorrow
The same time tomorrow
Because I can't get you out of my mind
And I cried about you
Then went on without you
I gave it both distance and time
But time brings no healing
Just that same old feeling
And I can't get you out of my mind
ANNELISE
Annelise
Baby, won't you go back home
Annelise
Baby, leave my heart alone
Annelise, you're the cool, cool water
And I'm lyin' on the desert sand
Annelise, you're the devil's daughter
And I've never been a prayin' man
All I see is your dark hair fallin'
All I taste is your sweat and skin
All I hear is your sweet voice callin'
All I know is here we go again
I know you know how bad I want you
I know you know how weak I am
Annelise, you're the moon at midnight
And I'm knockin' on your door again
RIVER CITY
I'm goin' down to the river city
Lord, I got a restless mind
Drinks are cheap and the girls are pretty
Gonna see what I can find
I was born in the river city
But I left when I was grown
Hit the road but I never really
Found a place that felt like home
I'm gonna lay my money down
I'm gonna lay my money down
Out there on the water
On the Ohio
Thinkin' 'bout my father
Wishin' I could still go home
I'm goin' down to the river city
Gonna catch the southbound train
Walk the streets that I used to wander
See if anything's the same
There's a girl in the river city
Layin' easy on my mind
A sunny smile every time I see her
Lord, it makes me feel so fine
I'm gonna lay that woman down
I'm gonna lay that woman down
Meet me by the water
Where we used to go
Mother Nature's daughter
You don't have to be alone
I'm goin' down to the river city
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