I think I see, a wagon rutted road With the weeds growing tall between the tracks And along one side, runs a rusty barbed wire fence And beyond that sits an old tar paper shack Mississippi you're on my mind Mississippi you're on my mind …
Here I am, all alone Telling myself that you're not the one Who am I trying to fool By being some guy who plays it so cool Been alone now for a while Try not to cry, I try to smile Oh, I don't know …
There's a ramshackle shack in old Caroline It's calling me back to the girl of mine Those two brown eyes I'm longing to see Oh the girl of my dreams she will always be Those two brown eyes that sparkle with love Came down to …
Oh that little girl of mine in Tennessee I know she's waiting there for me Someday I'll settle down in that little country town With that little girl of mine in Tennessee Oh a long long time ago when I left my home to roam …
I'm away down river from the past On the Mississippi River raft I was playing my music in the night Songs that make the catfish bite There's a sun tanned lady by my side She's like a lazy river ridge She's my new and better …
While strolling through a lovely garden As day was drawing to a close My eyes beheld a tragic story I saw a teardrop on a rose It should have been a tear of gladness But deep inside the sorrow shows A trusting heart had just …
There'll be some sad singing and some slow riding The next time you come a staggering in There'll be some coffee drinking and some flowers bringing If you don't tell me where you been Well you pat my cheek and kiss me quick then you …
( for original key in G# ) Driving in a fast lane counting mile marker signs The empty seat beside me keeps you on my mind Living in a heartache was never something I pursued I can't keep on chasing what I can‘t be for …
Saturday night and the moon is out I wanna head on over to the Twist and Shout Find a two-step partner and a Cajun beat When it lifts me up I'm gonna find my feet Out in the middle of a big dance floor When …
Yaketty yak, smacketty smack taking my time making love to you yaketty yak, smacketty smack hang on the line cause I want you to Sha la la la la you know I need you (need, need, need ) let me light your fire I've got …
[] Every now and then, soft as breath upon my skin I feel you come back again, and it's like you haven't been Gone a moment from my side, like the tears were never cried Like the hands of time are holding you and me? …
Was it wonderful for you Was it holy as it was for me Did you feel the hand of destiny That was guiding us together You were young enough to dream I was old enough to learn something new I'm so glad I got to …
Well I guess you must have had a change of heart You don't treat me like you used to at the start You're campaign of love was quite a work of art But I guess you must have had a change of heart Guess I …
Jimmy oh won't you please come home The grass is green and the buffalos roam Come see Jimmy, your uncle Jim And your auntie Jim and your cousin Jim I'm goin' back to where the cattle roam Dead inside like catacombs Before we said our …
Oh single girls don't be mislead By the lying tongue of a man Who says he want you for his own When there's a wedding ring on his hand Whoa to the girl who falls in love And finds that he's worthless as sand Sorrow …
You say it's over now but it's easy to see You still belong to him you're not happy with me You can hide all your feelings until he passes by That's when I see the bl-ues in your pretty brown eyes Your pretty brown eyes …
What in the world has gone wrong with our love Is there nothing in this world we can do Is there somebody new or is it just me and you What in the world has gone wrong with our love Where is the world we …
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at your nose Yuletide carols being sung by a choir And folks dressed up like Eskimos Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe Help to make the season bright Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow …
God's given us years of happiness here Now we must part And as the angels come and call for you The pains of grief tugs at my heart Oh my darling my darling My heart breaks as you take your long journey Oh the days …
Well I met a man in Montgomery Alabama I was waitin' on a bus and he was shinin' shoes And I heard him say I'm a shoeshine man number one in the land A shoeshine man make you shine where you stand Leave me a …
You shouldn't wade out in deep water when you don't know how to swim He told you it was over and like a fool you followed him Into a whirlpool of emotion spinning out of control It's killing you but you won't let him go …
Down in the valley valley so low Late in the evening hear the train blow Hear the train blow love hear the train blow Late in the evening hear the train blow Write me a letter send it by mail Send it in care of …
I need nothing to travel the sea I need nothing, I need nothing But there's something eating at me Black water, take over Swallowed by a vicious, vengeful sea Oh whoa ooh oh oh Darker days are raining over me Oh whoa ooh oh oh …
Cold and frosty morning there's not a lot to say About the things caught in my mind And as the day was dawning my plane flew away With all the things caught in my mind And I wanna be there when you're coming down And …
Were soarin', flyin Theres not a star in heaven that we cant reach If we're trying So were breaking free You know the world can see us In a way thats different than who we are creating space between us til were seperate hearts But …
Through dark and light I fight to be So close[] Shadows and lies mask you from me So close[] Bathe my skin, the darkness within So close[] The war of our lives no one can win The missing piece I yearn to find So close[] …
I saw Mary's face in that little snow-flake That fell at my feet on the ground And I heard my old friends in that last bitter wind That blew back memories of my hometown I can see the old crowd laughing so loud Lord I …
Just outside my window there's a sound that I can't stand The cold night rain is falling and the crying lonesome wind It's just telling me you're gone and he's with you now tonight But I still love you more in memory than he can …
She followed me there from Amarillo She helped me chase all my dreams I left her crying on her pillow Weeping like a weeping willow I left the best part of Texas in Tennessee She loved those old Smokey Mountains Those high rolling plains kept …
[] [] I've been cheated by you since I don't know when. So I made up my mind it must come to an end. Look at me now, will I ever learn? I don't know how but I suddenly lose control. There's a fire within …
It started way back in third grade I used to sit beside Emmy Lou Hays A pink dress a matching bow and a pony tail She kissed me on the school bus but told me not to tell Next day I chased her around the …
Move closer to me don't slip out of my arms My emotions tonight are so strong You say I'm your woman all through the day Then leave me alone all night long When I'm in your arms I'm too weak to be strong Whatever we …
You don't care what kind of life you live You don't care for love I give You honky tonk all over town And your wild life's gonna get you down I've asked you time and time again Not to treat me like you do You've …
Little ole dime you're the last of a pocketful I've put all the others in this telephone I've called all over town for a lost love Let this last number be the right one Little ole dime you're my last chance to find her And …
He's a jolly good fellow He can laugh the loudest of ‘em all He's a jolly good fellow But that jolly good fellow's world's about to fall Tonight he's out with all his friends downtown I bet it's never crossed his mind you´d slip around …
The sun is out the sky is blue There's not a cloud to spoil the view But it's raining raining in my heart The weatherman says clear today He doesn't know you've gone away And it's raining raining in my heart Oh misery misery what's …
I left my sweetheart a long time ago She cried and she pleaded and begged me not to go We had a quarrel and I started to roam Big wheels big wheels carry me home Oh big wheels a-rolling carry me back I know my …
I was lost and blind, when a friend of mine, came and took me by the hand. Then He led me to His kingdom, that was in another land. Now my life has changed, it's rearranged, when I think of my past I feel so …
I've been going around in a whirlwind Not knowing which way to go I've been lost in a jungle of heartaches Looking for what I don't know I've spread my wings and I've done some things That I never meant to do It's took me …
Well this is it that day is here The day I knew would come when you would leave me dear Well here I sit while teardrops fall And wonder why I care when you don't care at all But I'm a fool that way from …
They call you lady luck, but there is room for doubt; At times you have a very un-lady-like way of running out. You're on a date with me, and the pickin's have been lush, And yet before the evening is over, you might give me …
[] Murphy, Murphy, darling dear I long for you now night and day [] Your pain was my pleasure, your sorrow my joy I feel now I've lost you to health and good cheer [] [] Darcy, when I met you I was five years …
I believe in you This is all I need to be Bound to use the same as free The key is understanding I'll believe in you You saw me and let me know To me reveal my soul I believe in you I gave up …
Daddy's flown across the ocean Leaving just a memory A snapshot in the family album Daddy what else did you leave for me Daddy what d'ya leave behind for me All in all it was just a brick in the wall All in all it …
Curtains fall in November Cover all that lies behind. Every day like fading embers Growing darker than the last. Clouds a thousand shades of memories And the sun is fading fast And the sun is fading fast Snow drifts down in november A quiet blanket …
Look into my eyes, you will see what you mean to me Search your heart, search your soul and when you find me there, you'll search no more Don't tell me it's not worth trying for You can't tell me it's not worth dying for …
You may think she ain't been true all those things she's telling you But believe me what she says is really true Cause I'm the one who left her there I'm the one who didn't care And she knows what she's crying about She knows …
I remember when rock was young, me and Susie had so much fun Holding hands and skimmin' stones had a old gold Chevy & a place of my own But the biggest kick I ever got was doin' a thing called the Crocodile Rock While …
It's time for us to part Yeah it's best for us to part Oh but I love you ooh I love you Take care of yourself I'll miss you The nights are long alone I sit alone and moan Cause I love you ooh I …