Walk Right Back ( Nanci Griffith )

I want you to tell me why you walked out on me I´m so lonesome every day I want you to know that since you walked out on me Nothing seems to be the same old way Think about the love that burns within my …

It Only Happened Yesterday ( Jack Scott )

It only happened yesterday and already I miss you my dear If I had known I'd be so alone do you think that I would have let you go It only happened yesterday and already I'm losing my mind I was smart I broke your …

Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses ( Kathy Mattea )

Charlie's got a gold watch Don't seem like a whole lot After thirty years of drivin' Up and down the interstate But Charlie's had a good life And Charlie's got a good wife And after tonight She'll no longer be countin' the days Eighteen wheels …

Everyday I write the book ( Elvis Costello )

Don't tell me you don't know what love is when you're old enough to, know better. When you find strange hands in your sweater, when, your dreamboat turns out to be a footnote, I'm a man with a, mission in two or three editions, I'm …

If Its Love (Then Bet It All) ( Ray Price )

You could build a wall around you now No one would blame you Everyone would sigh and sympathize For what you've been through You could count the feelings that he walked on As a reason to let it in Or count it as a ribbon …

Mother The Queen Of My Heart ( Merle Haggard )

I had a home down in Texas Down where the blue bonnets grew I had the kindest old mother How happy we were just we two Till one day the angels called her A debt that we all have to pay She called me close …

Grazing In Greener Pastures ( Ray Price )

Anytime love's waters grow cold and deep A grass gets short and then begins to fade I just go and search of fields with taller grass to reap Shallow water where a man can wade You'll find me grazing in greener pastures Living on love …

One More Memory ( Wynn Stewart )

Hello darling I'm just passing through this way Thought I'd call you up I haven't long to stay Would you meet me in our same old meeting place I promise you that I won't speak of yesterday Just give me one more memory that's all …

Anytime ( Eddy Arnold )

[] [] Anytime you're feeling lonely Anytime you're feeling blue Anytime you feel down hearted That will prove your love for me is true Anytime you're thinking 'bout me That's the time I'll be thinking of you So anytime you say you want me back …

Healing Hands of Time ( Rex Griffin, Ray Price )

They're working while I'm missing you Those healing hands of time And soon they'll be dismissing you From this heart of mine They'll lead me safely through the night And I'll follow as though blind My future tightly clutched within Those healing hands of time …

Dreaming My Dreams With You ( Waylon Jennings )

I hope that I won't be that wrong anymore Maybe I've learned this time I hope that I find what I'm reaching for The way it is in my mind Some day I'll get over you I'll live to see it all through But I'll …

She's No Angel ( Kitty Wells )

You'll see here there at the bar across the room She looks like an angel with her paint and perfume You'd like to meet her your conscience says no Obey your conscience turn around boy and go She's no angel she's no angel her wings …

High And Dry ( Radiohead )

[] two jumps in a week I bet you think that's pretty clever don'tyou boy. flying on your motorcycle. watching all the ground beneathyou drop. you'd kill yourself for recognition. kill yourself to never ever stop. you broke another mirror. you're turning into something you …

Rockstar ( Nickelback )

I'm through with standing in line to clubs we'll never get in It's like the bottom of the ninth and I'm never gonna win This life hasn't turned out quite the way I want it to be I want a brand new house on an …

Hey There Delilah ( Plain White )

Hey, there Delilah, What's it like in New York City? I'm a thousand miles away, But girl tonight you look so pretty, Yes you do, Time Square can't shine as bright as you, I swear it's true. Hey, there Delilah, Don't you worry about the …

Swinging Doors ( Merle Haggard )

This old smoke filled bar is something I'm not used to But I gave up my home to see you satisfied And I just called to let you know where I'll be living It's not much but I feel welcome here inside And I've got …

Maureen ( Jim Reeves )

All alone tonight I dream in my land Of an island for across the sea A little bit of heaven they call Ireland Where an angel waits for me Maureen Maureen my heart is filled with pain To be with you and to hold you …

Gonna Buy Me A Jukebox ( Charlie Walker )

I'm gonna buy me a jukebox and put it in the den And decorate the walls all barroom style I'm gonna hire a bartender and invite all your friends Then maybe you'll stay home once in a while I've tried so hard to change you …

Harrisburg ( Josh Ritter )

Romero got married on the fifth of July In our Lady of Immaculate Dawn Could have got married in the revival man's tent But there ain't no reviving what's gone Slipped like a shadow from the family he made In a little white house by …

If Today Were Yesterday ( Hank Snow )

If today were yesterday You would take me in your loving arms and hold me (hold me) And say the words I long to hear you say And I wouldn't cry because of things you told me If today were yesterday You would stroke my …

Don't Take It Away ( Conway Twitty )

I been looking for you all night long darling You've got to talk to me I wanna tell you how wrong I've been And I won't do it again You know that woman didn't mean a thing to me I hope I don't embarrass you …

Put A Quarter In The Juke Box ( Buck Owens )

Somebody put a quarter in the jukebox Somebody play that certain hurting song That one about forever that one about no never That one about the good love that's gone wrong I'd tell our friends I'm doing fine without you I'd tell our friends I …

A Sweet Little Bullet from a Pretty Blue Gun ( Tom Waits )

Well it's raining it's pouring, you didn't bring a sweater Nebraska'll never let you come back home [] Hollywood and Vine by the Thrifty Mart sign any night I'll be willin' to bet [] There's a young girl with sweet little dreams and pretty blue …

Goodbye Little Darling ( Johnny Cash )

Goodbye little darling we're parting Parting don't always mean goodbye Although we have to part you're always in my heart Goodbye little darling goodbye Goodbye little darling I'll miss you Miss you like the stars would miss the sky I hate to see you go …

He Will Set Your Fields On Fire ( Kitty Wells and Red Foley )

There's a call that rings for the one who sings To those now gone astray Saying come ye men and your load of sin There at the altar lay You don't seem to heed at the chain of greed Your conscience never tires Be assured …

One Good Well ( Don Williams )

There´s a million oil rigs pumping That black gold all over the world Sheiks and cowboy billionaires in limousines Loaded with sparkling girls But money can´t buy happiness Just listen to the stories they tell All you need to really succeed in life Is one …

I'm a loser ( The Beatles )

I'm a loser, I'm a loser, And I'm not what I appear to be. Of all the love I have won or have lost, There is one love I should never have crossed. She was a girl in a million my friend, I should have …

Seven Years With A Wonderful Woman ( Charley Pride )

Tonight as I lie here I'm sleepless Many thoughts are flooding my mind They're thoughts of peace and not trouble Peace of a wonderful kind Peace that I have a good woman A woman whom I adore Tonight is our anniversary We were wed seven …

Beast Of Burden ( The Rolling Stones )

[] [] [] [] I'll never be your beast of burden; my back is broad but it's a hurting All I want is for you to make love to me [] I'll never be your beast of burden; I've walked for miles my feet are …

I Wonder if You Feel the Way I Do ( Bob Wills )

Eight weeks ago the night we parted It's so hard to realize we're through When we quit you said you'd always love me Now I wonder if you feel the way I do I can't forget our days together Even though I know they're very …

I've Gotta Walk Alone ( Bob Wills )

I've gotta walk alone my sweetheart's gone Nobody here loves me now It's a long and lonesome road I've got to walk alone All the friends I knew by two and two Have left me one by one It's a long and lonesome road I've …

What Did I Promise Her Last Night ( Mel Tillis )

There she lies still sleeping dreaming The whole world is in her hands What she thought was love last night Was just the wine and the weakness in a man But now the passion's gone and all that's left Is cold gray facts and cold …

Thinking about you ( Radiohead )

Been thinkin 'bout you, your records up here Your eyes on my wall, your teeth are over there But I'm still no-one, and you're a star What do you care Been thinkin 'bout you, and there's no rest Should I still love you, still see …

Trail Of Tears ( Faron Young )

I'll leave a tr--ail of t-ears behind me And hope that some-day y-ou will find me Through all the l--ong and l--onely years I'll leave an endless trail of tears I'll search for l--ove for someone new To h-old my l-ove I'll find no one …

Get a grip on yourself ( Stranglers )

Didn't have the money round to buy a Morry Thou Been around and seen a lot to shake me anyhow Begged and borrowed sometimes I admit I even stole But the worst crime that I ever did was playing rock'n'roll But the money's no good, …

To Each His Own ( Marty Robbins )

A rose must remain with the sun and the rain Or its lovely promise won't come true To each his own to each his own for me there's you Two lips must insist and two more to be kissed Or they'll never know what love …

The Masquerade Is Over ( Sarah Vaughan )

Your eyes don't shine like they used to shine, And the thrill is gone when your lips meet mine -- I'm a - fraid the mas - que - rade is over, And so is love, and so is love. Your words don't mean what …

Speed of the sound of loneliness ( Nanci Griffith, John Prine )

[] [] You come home late and you come home early You come on big when you're feeling small You come home straight and you coe home curly Sometimes you don't come home at all. So what in the world's come over you And what …

Here In Frisco ( Merle Haggard )

It's four a.m. in New York City three a.m. in Dallas The night is still early here in Frisco Market Street still going the same old shows are showing And I'm still all alone here in Frisco They say it's raining in Chicago but it's …

Wild Mountain Thyme ( The Silencers )

2x O the summer time is coming And the trees are sweetly blooming And the wild mountain thyme Grows around the blooming heather Will ye go lassie go? And we'll all go together To pull wild mountain thyme All around the blooming heather Will ye …

Lily Dale ( Bob Wills )

As I hear the mocking birds I remember the words When you said that forever you'd love me Now happiness is gone memories linger on From the chains of our love I can't free Sweet as the morning smile like the sunshine Ours was a …

Put Another Log On The Fire ( Tompall Glaser )

Put another log on the fire Cook me up some bacon and some beans And go out to the car and change the tire Wash my socks and sew my old blue jeans Come on baby you can fill my pipe and then go fetch …

The Rain Don't Ever Stop In Oklahoma ( Glenn Sutton, Red Steagall )

We left southern California she cried for several days She didn't won't to leave her hills and home She said the dessert's calling me and the dry winds cry my name She said the rain don't ever stop in Oklahoma But I said I'll show …

No One To Love ( Páll Óskar )

[] [] No need to hide [] You had to break the news this way Don't waste your time anymore With such a second-best like me Don't explain your point of view now [] There is nothing we can do now You're leaving me [] …

Caramel ( John Grant )

My love is the rarest jewel And he grounds me with his love My love he is rich like caramel And he moves me from above He sees me with tiger eyes And that’s where I make my home His heart is a shield which …

I Dreamed My Baby Came Home ( George Jones, Burl Stephens )

I went to sleep last night lonely and blue Tears were falling like the morning dew But when I closed my eyes my loneliness was gone Cause I dreamed my baby came home And you were holding me Kissing me like you used to do …

La Grange ( ZZ Top )

Rumour spreadin' around in that Tex – as town Bout that shack out - side La Grange (you know what I'm talkin' about) Just let me know if you wann - a go To that home out on the range (they gotta lotta nice girls) …

The Cutter ( Echo & The Bunnymen )

INTRO Cut it up... Cut it up... Who's on the seventh floor Brewing alternatives? What's in the bottom drawer Waiting for things to give? Spare us the cutter. Spare us the cutter. Couldn't cut the Mustard. Conquering myself until I see another hurdle approaching. Say …

Mississippi, You're On My Mind ( Jesse Winchester )

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 …

Because It's Christmas Time ( Buck Owens )

Now is the time for sleigh bells to ring Now is the time for children to sing Now is the time for White Christmas from Bing Because it's Christmas time Now is the time to hang mistletoe Now is the time to run through the …

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