Burma-Shave ( Tom Waits )

Licorice tattoo, turned a gun metal blue Scrawled across the shoulders of a dying town The one eyed jacks, across the railroad tracks And the scar on its belly pulled a stranger passing through He was a juvenile delinquent, never learned how to behave But …

Emotional Anorexic ( Svavar Knútur )

Morning grows near, oh I wish you were here, as I toss and I turn in my bed. I long for your touch and I miss you so much and the silence has torn me to shreds. But even in longing, I still feel the …

Deep Dark Water ( Jim Reeves )

Alone and so lonesome bored and so blue I got the urge to ramble so I took a drink or two It tempted me to trifle then my true heart went astray So I wandered in dark water and just threw my life away I …

I´ll Fly Away ( Johnny Cash, Albert E. Brumley )

Some glad morning when this life is over I'll fly away To a home on God's celestial shore I'll fly away I'll fly away O Glory I'll fly away When I die Hallelujah bye and bye I'll fly away When the shadows of this life …

I Guess It Never Hurts To Hurt Sometimes ( The Oak Ridge Boys )

Sometimes I feel a wave of a past break in my mind And I know it's gone for good and it makes me want to cry Is this all we get to keep as the years go rolling by Just a memory for all the …

Today Is That Tomorrow ( Charley Pride )

You took her wrong so many times always had your way The hurt she hid behind a smile or turned her face away You always thought of someone else tomorrow was her day But today is that tomorrow you thought of yesterday Today is that …

Whistle For The Choir ( The Fratellis )

Well it's a big big city and it's always the same Can never be too pretty tell me you your name Is it out of line if I were so bold to say "Would you be mine"? Because I may be a beggar and you …

A Few Old Memories (The Statler Brothers) ( the Statler Brothers )

I burned all those pictures at least ten years ago That one of you beside the car was hardest to let go That shoe box full of memories promises and lies The smoke from those old letters still gets in my eyes Just a few …

Days & Nights ( Árstíðir )

I've travelled far and I've stayed in one place I've spoken to the night and I've kept silent for days The changing of colours the imposing of age I've spoken to the night and I've kept silent for days When summer becomes fall it happens …

Ill Start Believing In You ( Hank Thompson )

Tell me how the cow jumped over the moon How the little lady lived in a shoe How Jack on the beanstalk climbed to the sky Then I´ll start believing in you Tell me how Jack Horner got a plumb from his thumb And how …

Coast to Coast ( Asleep At The Wheel )

It's not just the bedroom where she used to lay her head Or the front room by the fire where we once passed the night instead Though I have left these rooms and gone as far as I could drive Even in the motels along …

Trip To Heaven ( Freddie Hart )

I just took a trip to heaven I didn't even have to die How does this grab you baby Can you believe what's going on Did you get that so good feeling It's coming on so strong Ain't this loving really something I think my …

Jet ( Paul McCartney, Wings )

[] [] Jet! Jet! Jet! I can almost remember their funny faces That time you told me that you were going to be marrying soon. And Jet, I thought the only lonely place was on the moon. Jet! Ooo... Jet! Ooo... Jet! Was your father …

Never Let Me Go ( Nat King Cole )

Never let me go, [E7-9]love me much too much; If you let me go life would lose it's touch. What would I be without you? There's no place for me without you. Never let me go, [E7-9]I'd be so lost If you went away, There'd …

Big Time Sensuality ( Björk Guðmundsdóttir )

[] [] I can sense it Something important Is a-bout to happen [] It's coming up [] It takes courage To enjoy it The ha-ardcore And gentle A bi-ig time sensuality Ooo Baby! [] We just met And I know I'm a bit too intimate …

Linda ( Buddy Clark )

When I go to sleep, I never count sheep. I count all the charms about Linda; And lately, it seems, in all of my dreams, I walk with my arms about Linda. But what good does it do me? For Linda doesn't know I ex …

Dixie Land ( Pedro Hill )

Dixie land, Dixie land I’ll go back to Dixie land Where the old folks stay Playing the banjo all the day Dixie land, Dixie land There we always have fun With the good old ragtime Then, everything’s alright We are almost getting there We can …

Thank You World ( the Statler Brothers )

I wanna thank you world for letting me belong I'm just 1/4 of one small group that sings your songs I know that there are others who have served in bigger ways All I can do is sing your music all my days It makes …

The Life Of The Party ( Porter Wagoner )

The neighbors keep calling all the time since you´ve gone Complaining a party that last until dawn But how can I tell them that I´m afraid of the dark And memories that call a new broken heart I fill up their glasses make them all …

You Dont Even Try ( Merle Haggard )

Our love keeps drifting and you keep giving me the blame I go on loving you although it's all in vain Now you stop caring so what a chance have you and I I give my everything but you don't even try I've done all …

Where No Cabins Fall ( Aubrey Noble, Darrin Vincent, ... )

As my mind wanders back to the quaint little shack Where in childhood I used to play There with mother and dad we were happy and glad As we whiled the sweet moments away We would all kneel in prayer and in reverence there We …

How Can I Believe In You When Youll Be Leaving Me ( Vern Gosdin )

Lying hear with my head on my shoulders That used to be my place to dream Now it only makes the cold nights colder And I'm afraid of what our future brings Holding you´s like holding a stranger Ah we're becoming strangers and girl it´s …

All I'm Missing Is You ( Don Williams )

I go to places we like to go I do the things we like to do Familiar faces we both know All I´m missing is you Don´t ask me how I´m getting along Cause there´s really nothing new Everything´s about the same since you´ve gone …

She's Gone ( Steelheart )

(for original key of Cm) [] [] She's gone, Out of my life. I was wrong, I'm to blame, I was so untrue. I can't live without her love. [] In my life There's just an empty space. All my dreams are lost, I'm wasting …

I'll Thank You All My Life ( Jean Shepard )

For overlooking what I've been and saying you love me You'll never know just what it means that from my past I'm free For seeing the real me beneath my lonely gay disguise For looking right into my heart I'll thank you all my life …

Love In Bloom ( Bing Crosby )

Blue night and you, a - lone with me My heart has nev - er known such ec - sta - sy. Am I on earth, am I in heav - en? Can it be the trees that fill the breeze With rare and mag …

Afterglow ( Ed Sheeran )

Stop the clocks, it’s amazing. You should see the way the light dances off your hair. A million colors of hazel, golden and red. Saturday morning is fading. The sun’s reflected by the coffee in your hand. My eyes are caught in your gaze all …

I Lie a Lot ( Ray Price )

I say that I don´t miss you when they ask me if I do I lie a lot that´s what I do I´m not home because I´m blue There´s just nothing I want to do Oh I lie a lot if they ask about you …

Paper ( Svala Björgvinsdóttir )

You’re under the water Trying to pull me under I reach for you I reach for you You can throw it all at me, I won’t give you up I can handle all your pain, take it as it comes I love you right, but …

The Shoe Goes On The Other Foot Tonight ( Marty Robbins )

How long did you think you could go on hurting me And I'd be your fool and wait at home alone You go out and have your fun like you are free Tonight I'll have some pleasures of my own Cause the shoe goes on …

Lost Chords ( )

I'm out on my own again Face down in the porcelain Feeling so high but looking so low Party favors on the floor Group of girls banging on the door So many new fair-weather friends... Have you ever been so lost Known the way and …

Don't Fall In Love With A Married Man ( Jean Shepard )

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’re Only Lonely ( J.D. Souther )

Ooh ooh ooh ooh When the world is ready to fall, On your little shoulders And when you're feelin' lonely and small, you need somebody there to hold you You can call out my name, when you're only lonely Now don't you ever be ashamed, …

If The Shoe Fits Wear It ( Gene Watson )

You brush off the truth as if it was a salt on the table You slip and you slide through a mouth full of beautiful lies There's no way around the cold fact that you've been unfaithful You're really not fooling me girl so why …

I'll Be Going To Heaven Sometime ( Doyle Lawson )

Are you going to be a saint on that shore Or a sinner left far behind Don't you think of your soul and want to be saved Don't you want to go to Heaven sometime Sometime sometime I'll be going to Heaven sometime God is …

Peter Cottontail ( Gene Autry )

Here comes Peter Cottontail hoppin' down the bunny trail Hippity hoppity Easter's on its way Bringing every girl and boy baskets full of Easter joy Things to make your Easter bright and gay He's got jelly beans for Tommy Colored eggs for sister Sue There's …

Good Morning Judge ( 10CC )

Well, good morning, Judge, how are you today? I'm in trouble, please put me away. A pretty thing took a shine to me, I couldn't stop her, so I let it be. I couldn't stop her so I let it be. I couldn't stop her …

When I Lost You ( Jim Reeves )

I lost the sunshine and ros-es I lost the heavens of blue I lost the beautiful rain-bow I lost the morning dew I lost the angel who gave me Summer the whole winter through I lost the gladness that turned into sadness When I lost …

The Keys in the Mailbox ( Buck Owens )

Oh jealous me and careless you the odds were just too great I couldn't take those lonely nights you made me sit and wait I thought I'd seen the last of you when you walked out of sight Instead I see you in my dreams …

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 …

Through It All ( The Oak Ridge Boys )

I´ve had many tears and sorrows I´ve had questions for tomorrow There´ve been times I didn´t know right from wrong But in every situation God gave blessed consolation He only gave me trials to make me strong I´ve been to lots of places You know …

My Zero ( Ezra Furman )

Out on the open prairie The amber weighs a grain I sat and lit my fire I saw your passing train I watched your yellow windows I couldn't see your face I thought you'd always be MY ZERO I thought you'd always be MY ZERO …

Thirty-Nine And Holding ( Jerry Lee Lewis )

He's out there somewhere every night Where the music's playing loud He's doing all those fifty's steps He's in a 1980 crowd Dim lights hide the mileage line The Clairol hides the gray And he won't mention anything To give his old age away Oh …

When It’s Prayer Meeting Time ( Ernest Tubb )

When it's prayer meeting time in the hollow In that vine covered shrine neath the pines Then the girl that I love sends a prayer up above Where we once pledged our love so divine Till the day I go back to that hollow I …

Ill Be Faithful To You ( Don Williams )

I can see your heart is aching He hurt you more than h-e knew But should you ever want to love again I'll be faithful to you You been crying like a willow When the night bird sings so bl--ue Trust was broken but the …

No Rain ( Blind Melon )

oooo................oh All I can say is that my life is pretty plain. I like watchin' the puddles gather rain. And all I can do is just pour some tea for two, And speak my point of view but it's not sane, it's not sane. I …

Things ( the Wilburn Brothers )

Every night I sit here by my window Staring at the lonely avenue Watching lovers holding hands and laughing And thinking about the things we used to do Thinking about things like a walk in the park Things like a kiss in the dark Things …

Bjössi (Bjössi on the milk car) ( Randver )

[] Bamm, bamm, bamm, bamm, bamm, Who drives like lion with one hand on the stýrwheel? Bjössi on the milk car, Bjössi on the milk car. Who put the gaspedal in bottom in the first gear? Bjössi on the milk car, Bjössi womens gold. Ba,ba, …

New Year's Day ( U2 )

All is quiet on New Year's Day A world in white, gets underway I want to be with you, be with you night and day Nothing changes on New Year's Day On New Year's Day I will be with you again I will be with …

Crying Heart Blues | Johnny And Jac ( Johnny and Jack )

Crying heart blues I'm crying because I have lost you Blues I can't lose I guess it's too late now to try I've tried to choose another to love but it's no use Crying heart blues there's nothing left but to cry I'll always remember …

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