country

Come Sundown ( Bobby Bare )

I heard the front door closing softly As I wakened from my sleep With the last touch of her lips Lord Like a whisper on my cheek And I cursed the sun for rising For the worst Lord is yet to come Cause this morning …

Commercial Affection ( Mel Tillis )

I was lonely I guess the night that we met In a tavern down on old Broadway And there were tears in her eyes And she whispered a sigh Stranger please take me out of here But it was only commercial affection Cause a fool …

Common Man ( John Conlee )

As the maid poured wine and we began to dine I knew I was feeling out of place At a table as large as a river barge And I love you written all on your face I appreciate your hospitality But I wish that we …

Cool Water ( Eddy Arnold )

All day I've faced a barren waste Without the taste of water cool water Old Dan and I with throats burnt dry And souls that cry for water cool clear water Keep a movin' Dan don't you listen to him Dan He's a devil not …

Corner Of My Life ( Bill Anderson )

I'm not looking for a sweetheart just a gentle lady friend Someone I can softly turn to when I need to now and then When my head gets kinda tangled and my soul is laying bare I reach over in the corner of my life …

Cotton Fields ( Creedence Clearwater Revival, Leadbelly )

When I was a little bitty baby My mama would rock me in the cradle In them ole cotton fields back home It was down in Louisiana Just about a mile from Texarkana In them ole cotton fields back home When them cotton bolls get …

Cotton Jenny ( Anne Murray )

There's a house on a hill by a worn down weathered old mill In the valley be-low where the river winds There's no such thing as bad times And a soft southern flame oh Cotton Jenny's her name She wakes me up when the sun …

Could I Have This Dance ( Anne Murray )

I'll always remember the song they were playing The first time we danced and I knew As we swayed to the music and held to each other I fell in love with you Could I have this dance for the rest of my life Would …

Count On Me ( the Statler Brothers )

I can tell by looking you got feelings in your heart You´re hoping no one else can see But you can´t hide feelings from someone who cares Open up and let it out and count on me Count on me (for doing my share) Count …

Country Boy ( Little Jimmy Dickens )

Now I'm just a simple guy But there's one thing sure as shooting I hate those folks that think that they're So doggone high fluting I'd be the same in Hollywood Or right in my own kitchen I believe in fussing when you're mad And …

Country Bumpkin ( Cal Smith )

He walked up to the bar and parked his Lanky frame upon a tall barstool And with a long soft southern drawl said I'll just have a glass of anything that's cool A barroom girl with hard and knowing eyes Slowly looked him up and …

Country Christmas ( Loretta Lynn )

Mommy pop the popcorn and we´ll string it on the tree Apples nuts and candy oh what a Christmas feed Daddy play the organ and we'll all sing Silent Night We'll have a good ole country Christmas alright A good ole country Christmas that's what …

Country Girl ( Dottie West )

I was born a country girl I will die a country girl My world is made of blue skies and sunshine Green fields and butterflies I'm so glad I'm a country girl Birds sing good morning country girl And I sleep to the sounds of …

Country Is ( Tom T. Hall )

Country is sitting on the back porch Listen to the whippoorwills late in the day Country is minding your business Helping a stranger if he comes your way Country is living in the city Knowing your people knowing your kind Country is what you make …

Country Sunshine ( Dottie West, Bill Davis, ... )

I was raised on country sun-shine green grass beneath my feet Running through fields of daisies a wading through the creek You love me and it's inviting to go where life is more exciting But I was raised on country sunshine I was raised on …

Country Trash ( Johnny Cash )

I got a crib full of corn and a turning plow But the ground's too wet for the hopper now I got a cultivator and a double tree And a leather line for the haw and gee Let the thunder roll and the lightning flash …

Couples Only ( Wynn Stewart )

I came by your house but you were gone So I came to the dance but all alone Through the window saw you dance across the floor And then I saw the sign above the door Couples only so I guess I'll have to go …

Coward Of The County ( Kenny Rogers )

Ev'ryone considered him the coward of the county. He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong. His mama named him Tommy, the folks just called him yellow, but something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong. He was only ten years …

Cowboy Pride ( Michael Martin Murphey )

Friend I'm writing you this letter And it's a long time overdue You're thinking just mind your own business I wouldn't blame you if you do You know our range is gettin' smaller Hear you're all busted up inside But it ain't the broncos that'll …

Cowboy Yodel ( Wanda Jackson )

There's a cowboy that I know riding in the rodeo He's a feller that I'm fondest of I love him and he loves me that's the way it ought to be But he drives me crazy when we're making love Cause he always starts to …

Cowgirls Don't Cry ( Brooks & Dunn )

Her daddy gave her, her first pony. Then taught her to ride. She climbed high in that saddle. Fell I don't know how many times. He taught her a lesson that she learned. Maybe a little too well. Cowgirls don't cry. Ride, baby, ride. Lessons …

Cowpoke ( Don Walser )

woo hoo doo woo woo hoo ooo woo ooo I'm lonesome but I'm happy rich but I'm broke And the good Lord knows the reason I'm just a cowpoke From Dallas to Austin the ranges I know I just love the wind no one cares …

Crazy ( Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline )

Crazy, I'm crazy for feeling so lonely I'm crazy, crazy for feeling so blue I knew you'd love me as long as you wanted And then someday you'd leave me for somebody new Oooh, duru, duru, duru, Worry, why do I let myself worry? Ahh, …

Crazy Blue Eyes ( Lacy Dalton )

Momma I always love losers Momma I never will change These young desperadoes who can't be tied down Have driven me almost insane Momma I never pick winners I've only myself to blame But I'd rather gamble on a young desperado Cause I've always loved …

Crazy Dreams ( Patsy Cline )

I had a dream last night that I held you And you still seemed as handsome to me But when I awoke I found you missing It's just another Crazy Dream for me Crazy Dreams linger on As I face an empty dawn With no …

Crazy Out Of My Mind ( Loretta Lynn )

I'm through the place where I don't know my name It's a world for the lonely go insane I've brought along the little pieces of me he left behind Got no place to go but crazy out of my mind I've got no place to …

Crazy Over You ( Slim Williams, Hank Locklin )

While I'm down in Texas I thought I wouldn't stay I fell in love with a pretty little gal and she took my heart away She's my little baby her eyes are big and blue I'm going crazy crazy over you When she smiles it …

Cross the Brazos at Waco ( Billy Walker )

On the Chisolm Trail it was midnight Carmella was strong on his mind Because of the life he had chosen Carmella had left him behind Too long he had been El Bandito Carmella had left him alone But today someone brought a message She had …

Cry ( Crystal Gayle )

If your sweetheart sends a letter of goodbye It's no secret you'll feel better if you cry When waking from a bad dream don't you sometimes think it's real But it's only false emotions that you feel If your heartache seems to hang around too …

Crying My Heart Out Over You ( Ricky Skaggs )

Off somewhere the music´s playing soft and low And another holds the one that I love so I was blind I could not see That you meant the world to me But like a fool I stood and watched you go Now I´m crying my …

Crying Time ( Buck Owens )

Oh it's crying time again your gonna leave me I can see that far away look in your eyes I can tell by the way you hold me darling That it won't be long before its crying time Now they say that absence makes the …

Crystal Chandeliers ( Charlie Pride )

All the crystal chandeliers light up the paintings on your wall The marble statuettes are standing stately in the hall But will the timely crowd that has you laughing loud help you dry your tears When the new wears off of your crystal chandeliers I …

Cup Of Loneliness ( George Jones, Burl Stephens )

I see Christian pilgrims so redeemed from sin Called out of darkness a new life to begin Were you ever in the valley when the way is dark and dim Did you ever drink the cup of loneliness with Him Did you ever have them …

Daddy ( Donna Fargo )

Well I'm finally gonna write you that letter That was owed you for a long long time I can't say much for me But I do hope that ya'll are doing fine Well how is Berry and Virginia Are they still living down on the …

Daddy And Home ( Tanya Tucker )

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 I'm going home to my dad Your hair has turned to silver And I know you're failing too Daddy dear …

Daddy Frank ( Merle Haggard )

Daddy Frank played the guitar and the French harp Sister played the ringing tambourine Mama couldn't hear our pretty music She read our lips and helped the family sing That little band was all a part of living And our only means of living at …

Daddy Sang Bass ( Johnny Cash )

I remember when I was a lad Times were hard and things were bad But there's a silver linin' behind every cloud Just poor people that's all we were Tryin' to make a livin' out of blackland dirt But we'd get together in a family …

Daddys Hands ( Holly Dunn )

I remember daddy's hands folded silently in prayer And reaching out to hold me when I had a nightmare You could read quite a story in the callous´ and lines Years of work and worry had left their mark behind I remember daddy's hands how …

Daddy What If ( Bobby Bare, Bobby Bare Jr. )

Daddy what if the sun stop shining What would happen then If the sun stopped shining you'd be so surprised You'd stare at the heavens with wide open eyes And the wind would carry your light to the skies And the sun would start shining …

Dagger Through The Heart ( Dolly Parton )

Oh you´re out there tonight with another And my pain is so dreadfully sharp I picture you with her and shudder It's like a dagger through the heart Do you think that my feelings don't matter Or your cheating or hurtful remarks When you leave …

Dang Me ( Roger Miller )

Boo boo boo boo boo boo boo bam Baaa boo boo bam boom boo boo boo boo bam Baaa boo boo boom bum boo boo boo boo boo Well here I sit a high a getting ideas Ain't nothing but a fool would live like …

Daniel Prayed ( Patty Loveless )

I read about a man one day He wasted not his time away He prayed to God every morning noon and night He cared not for the things avail But trusted one who never fails Oh Daniel prayed every morning noon and night Oh Daniel …

Danny's Song ( Kenny Loggins )

People smile and tell me I'm the lucky one, And we've just begun, I think I'm gonna have a son He will be like she and me, as free as a dove, Conceived in love, the sun is gonna shine above Even though we ain't …

Day After Forever ( George Jones, Burl Stephens )

If you think you can depend on me you´re right you can If you think that I´m in love with you you´re right I am But nothing lasts forever all good thing's must end And it's only a matter of time Day after forever I´m …

Day Dreaming ( Wanda Jackson )

You're the sweetest daydream that I've ever known I keep you on my mind the whole day though If I can't hold you in my arms I'll hold you in my heart Until this lovely daydream can come true Day dreaming with you on my …

Daytime Friends ( Kenny Rogers )

And he'll tell her he's working late again But she knows too well there's something going on She's been neglected and she needs a friend So her trembling fingers dial the telephone Lord it hurts her doing this again He's the best friend that her …

Dear Hearts And Gentle People ( Jim Reeves )

I love those dear hearts and gentle people Who live in my hometown I love those dear hearts and gentle people Who never ever let you down They read the good book from Friday to Monday That's how the weekend goes I've got a dream …

Deep As Your Pocket ( Loretta Lynn )

You're telling me she loves you what a laugh The funny thing is baby you don't know the half If you've got any money honey you better put it in a safe and lock it Cause her love for you is just deep as your …

Deep In The Heart Of Texas ( Hank Thompson )

The stars at night are big and bright Deep in the heart of Texas The prairie sky is wide and high Deep in the heart of Texas The Sage in bloom is like perfume Deep in the heart of Texas Reminds me of the one …

Deep Water ( Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan )

I'm drifting into deep water I'm startin' to care for you You're getting me in deep water Be careful what you do You wanna romance but I'm seeking love I know I'll regret it when it ends I'm winding off in deep water Why can't …