Down by the water ( The Decemberists )

See this ancient riverbed See where all the follies led Down by the water and down by the old main drag I was just some towhead teen Feelin' 'round for fingers to get in-between Down by the water, down by the old main drag The …

You Can Go On Your Way Now ( Lefty Frizzell )

You done me wrong when you left home You broke my heart and each vow I was right by you my love was true So you can go on your way now All through the years I've shedded tears Tried to keep loves plans in …

Texarkana Baby ( Eddy Arnold )

She's my Texarkana baby do I love her lowdy law Her pappy came from Texas her maw from Arkansas I'm twisted round her finger like a little piece of string And yet I'm satisfied because she's such a precious thing If she hauled off and …

A Friend In California ( Merle Haggard )

L.A. traffic is bad this time of year But there's a friend of yours in California Sure wishes you were here And as you lay your head on your pillow tonight just remember There's a friend of yours in California sure misses you You've got …

How Mountain Girls Can Love ( Ricky Skaggs )

Get down boys go back home Back to the girl you love Treat her right never wrong How mountain girls can love Riding at night in a high cold wind On the trail of the old lonesome pine Thinking of you baby feeling so blue …

Bed of roses (the Statler Brothers) ( Don Reid )

She was called a scarlet woman by the people Who would go to church but left me in the street With no parents of my own I never had a home And an eighteen year old boy has got to eat She found me outside …

The Right Place ( The Derailers )

If you're looking for a life of luxury Then you ain't looking for a man like me But if a simple life to you is no disgrace Honey you came to the right place The right place is right here in my arms Here with …

Goodbye ( Dikta )

[] Avoiding thoughts about the afterlife hiding my face from the light the window closed, no air inside still I try to put up a smile But I'm not worried, I'm just okay [] I washed off all my sins today [] But I'm afraid …

Try Being Lonely ( Porter Wagoner )

Just try being lonely and you'll know just how I feel I saw you with your new love and oh it hurt me so Funny how I see your face everywhere I go You smiled and looked to be so happy as you passed by …

One Day at A Time ( Connie Smith )

I'm only human I'm just a woman Help me believe in what I could be and all that I am Show me the stairway I have to climb Lord for my sake help me to take one day at a time One day at a …

I´m Forever Blowing Bubbles ( Artie Shaw )

I'm forever blowing bubbles, Pretty bubbles in the air, They fly so high, nearly reach the sky, Then like my dreams they[Bm7-5] fade and die. Fortune's always hiding, I've looked[Bm7-5] everywhere, I'm forever blowing bubbles, Pretty bubbles[Bm7-5] in the air.

In The Middle Of Nowhere ( Charley Pride )

They had meant for me one last time to see my hometown again Once again go there see the places where as a child I've been As I journeyed now it was so far out it was almost in In the middle in the middle …

Party Girl ( U2 )

[] I know a girl A girl called Party, Party Girl I know she wants more than a party, Party Girl And she won't tell me her name Oh no, not me Ooh, ooh ooh ooh ohh ooo Ooh ooh ohh ohh ooo Ooh, ooh …

Ill Leave The Bottle On The Bar ( Merle Haggard )

A loser doesn't always know he's losing Till he's lost the game and it's too late to win I hope I'll call in time and you'll forgive me Cause I want so much to come back home again And I'll leave the bottle on the …

Kids ( MGMT )

You were a child Crawling on your knees toward it [] Making momma so proud, But your voice is too loud We like to watch you laughing, [] You pick the insects off plants No time to think of consequences Control yourself Take only what …

Dropping Out of Sight ( Bobby Bare )

I'll be dropping out of sight for awhile I should be crying but crying's not my style If they ask you how I took it say I smiled I'll be dropping out of sight for awhile This old town can do without me for a …

El Condor Pasa ( Simon and Garfunkel )

I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail Yes I would, if I could, I surely would Away, I'd rather sail away Like a swan that's here and gone A man gets tied up to the ground He gives the world its saddest sound Its …

Can't Get It Out Of My Head (ELO) ( Electric Light Orchestra - ELO )

Midnight on the water. I saw the ocean's daughter. Walking on a wave's chicane, staring as she called my name. And I can't get it out of my head, no, I can't get it out of my head. Now my old world is gone for …

Railroad Song ( )

When I was a boy in the days of the train I'd sit by the tracks on a long summer day And I'd wave at the brakesman, And he'd wave back at me While the thunderclouds rolled... Out of East Tennessee But the dreams of …

Africa ( Toto )

[] [] [] [] I hear the drums echoing tonight But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation [] She's coming in twelve-thirty flight Her moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation [] I stopped an old man along the way …

She Called Me Baby ( Carl Smith )

She called me baby baby all night long Used to hold and kiss me till the dawn Then one day I woke and she was gone There's no more baby baby all night long She called me baby baby all night long Kissed my tears …

Drinking Thing ( Gary Stewart )

Everyday I tell myself it's temporary That it's only cause she's young That makes her want another man Even though she makes me feel unnecessary I've found a way to help me understand I've got this drinking thing To keep from thinking things Bout where …

Joey (Bob Dylan) ( Bob Dylan )

[] [] Born in Red Hook, Brooklyn, in the year of who knows when Opened up his eyes to the tune of an accordion Always on the outside of whatever side there was When they asked him why it had to be that way, "Well," …

I Wish I Knew ( Della Reese )

Is this the night I've waited oh so long for? Is this my dream at last come true? Are you the on my heart has saved its song for? How can I tell? I wish I knew. I wish I knew some - one like …

I´ll Be Lonesome When You´re Gone ( Myrna Lorrie )

Today you tell me you are leaving That your love for me is gone Ask the way my heart is beating I'll be lonesome when you're gone So now my dreams have all been shattered How can I gone on alone You're the only love …

Photograph (ver. 3) ( )

Look at this Photograph, every time I do it makes me laugh, How did our eyes get so red, and what the hell is on Joey's head? And this is where I grew up, I think the present owner fixed it up, I never knew …

Since I Met You Baby ( Sonny James )

Since I met you baby my whole life has changed Since I met you baby my whole life has changed And everybody tells me that I am not the same I don't need nobody to tell my troubles to I don't need nobody to tell …

Precious Jewel ( Hank Locklin )

Way back in the hills As a boy I was once wandered Buried deep in her grave Lies the girl that I love She was called from this earth A jewel for Heaven More precious than diamonds More precious than gold A jewel here on …

The Beginning Of Goodbye ( Marty Robbins )

Last night I heard a record playing On the radio as I walked through the door And the song revived some sweet old memories 'Cause I knew I've heard the tune somewhere before I stopped a moment and I listened And then I finally realized …

Don't Get Married ( Merle Haggard )

Julie they've taken me to prison I pulled the gun and robbed the jewelry store The only thing I took was that big diamond You know the one you said you wish was yours The diamond in the window called for money The price was …

Bugle Call From Heaven ( the Wilburn Brothers )

When that bugle calls from heaven Will you be ready to spend that last retreat When the battle is all over Will you be ready your loved ones to meet When that final roll is called up yonder And the cares of this life are …

Where The Tall Grass Grows ( George Jones )

There's three bedrooms hardwood floors and the kitchen's new It's got everything a family needs with a backyard view Ask anyone where it is everybody knows Who used to live where the tall grass grows The couple who lived there before they kept it up …

A Thing About You ( Emmylou Harris, Southern Pacific )

I'm not much on mystery You gotta be careful what you dream I thought I was satisfied I thought love would pass in time Honey let me tell you I got a thing about you Baby let me tell you I got a thing about …

All the World is Lonely Now ( Slim Williams, Hank Locklin )

Yesterday you said you loved me Today you say it's over now Why did you go away and leave me All the world is lonely now Don't tell me that you love another And that you've broken every vow For I don't want to live …

We're Only Here For A Little While ( Billy Dean )

Gonna hold who needs holding Mend what needs mending walk what needs walking Though it means an extra mile Pray what needs praying say what needs saying Cause we're only here for a little while Today I sit singing songs and saying amen Saying goodbye …

Is This The Beginning Of The End ( Merle Haggard )

I just don't seem to know you anymore You're only with me every now and then And you don't kiss me like you did before Is this the beginning of the end Is there a broken heart for me in store While I'm holding you …

Yard Sale ( Sammy Kershaw )

Cardboard sign says yard sale real estate sign says sold Family picnic table holds all that it can hold On the grass and on the sidewalk well there must be half the town Ain't it funny how a broken home can bring the prices down …

One Morning In May ( Mel Tormé )

One morning in May,[Bm7-5] don't for - get, dear That one wonderful day [Bm7-5]when we met, dear The world o - ver was blue [Bm7-5]clover And life care - free and gay One morning in May,[Bm7-5] oh, the rap - ture, To - night darling, …

Sea Of Heartbreak ( Don Gibson )

The lights in the harbor don't shine for me I'm like a lost ship lost on the sea The sea of heartbreak lost love and loneliness Memories of your caress so divine how I wish You were mine again my dear I'm on a sea …

Rotten Apple ( Alice in Chains )

Hey ah na na Innocence is over Hey ah na na Over Hey ah na na Ignorance is spoken Hey ah na na Spoken Hey ah na na Confidence is broken Hey ah na na Broken Hey ah na na Sustenance is stolen Hey ah …

Give Me Tonight ( )

The world is waiting in the drive, another day begins We wake up barely half-alive, here we go again We pay our bills and we don't complain We just drive faster in the carpool lane Are we in love or are we insane (Baby) Give …

If You Could Touch Her At All ( Willie Nelson )

Funny a woman can come on so wild and free Yet insist I don't watch her undress or watch her watch me And stand by my bed and shiver as if she were cold Just to lie down beside me and touch me as if …

Jody And The Kid ( Roy Drusky )

She would meet me in the morning on my way down to the river Waiting patient by the chinaberry tree With her feet already dusty from the pathway to the levee And her little blue jeans rolled up to her knees And I'd pay her …

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 …

Talk Of The School ( Sonny James )

We were going steady until he came along Since the day you met him everything's gone wrong In love's game you've broken every rule ooh It's the talk of the school talk of the school You said you couldn´t go with me to the senior …

Lets Chase Each Around the Room ( Merle Haggard )

Let's chase each other 'round the room tonight Let's play the games we played on our wedding night To lock and bolt the door is only right Let's chase each other 'round the room tonight Seems like lately people love to play with fire The …

Old Black Joe ( Stephen Foster )

Gone are the days When my heart was young and gay Gone are toils Of the cotton fields away Gone to the fields Of a better land, I know I hear those gentle voices callin' me Old Black Joe I'm comin', I'm comin' Though my …

Be My Baby ( The Ronettes )

The night we met I knew I, needed you so. And if I had the chance I'd never let you go So won't you say you love me; I'll make you so proud of me. We'll make them turn their heads every place we go. …

Gone And Left Me Blues ( Ernest Tubb )

My weary heart for you is crying It knows it's paying for its dues For you have left me oh so lonely I've got them gone and left me blues I know that we should be together Though I'm the one that's been untrue Please …

Enough To Lie ( Ray Price )

You don't listen even when I beg you not to leave You don't hear what I'm saying cause you pay no attention to me And when you come home after being gone you have no alibi Cause you don't even care enough to lie Would …

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