Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American United States country country music singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor and activist. He reached his greatest fame during the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, but remains iconic Cultural icon , especially in American popular culture.
Now in his 70s, he continues to tour and has performed in concerts and fundraisers with other major musicians, including Bob Dylan, and Dave... [read more] - I'd Rather You Didn't Love Me
You told me you'd love me forever But the one in your arms is not meSo if this is what you refer to as loveThen I'd rather you didn't love meI have waited so long for your love now But I've made up my mind it can't...
- What Do You Want Me To Do?
Well I can't read your mind When you changed all the timeAnd I don't what's matter with youI think I do my share to show that I careSo just tell me what do you want me to doI've tried to be kind but it don't work...
- Mountain Dew
Now there far from me there's an old holler treeWhere you lay down a dollar or twoYou go round the bend and you come back againWith a jug of that good ole mountain dewThey call it that ole mountain dew Lord Lord and...
- Help Me Make It Through The Night
Take the ribbons from your hair shake 'em loose and let 'em fallLet 'em fall against your chin like the shadows on the wallCome and lay down by my side till the early morning lightAll I'm taking is your time help me...
- You Left Me A Long, Long Time Ago
You tell me today that you're leavingBut just think a while I'm sure that you must knowToday might be the day that you walk awayBut you left me a long long time agoToday's just the day that ends it allExcept the usual...
- I've Got A Wonderful Future Behind Me
Today as I walk through my garden of dreams I'm alone in the sweet used-to-beMy past and my present are one and the same And the future holds nothing for meYesterday's kisses still burning And yesterday's mem'ries...
- Are You Sure
Oh, look around youLook down the bar from youThe lonely faces that you seeAre you sure that this is where you want to beThese are your friendsBut are they real friendsDo they love you the same as meAre you sure that...
- Always On My Mind
Maybe I didn't love youQuite as often as I could haveAnd maybe I didn't treat youQuite as good as I should haveIf I made you feel second bestGirl I'm sorry I was blindYou were always on my mindYou were always on my...
- Blue Skies
Blue skies smilin' at meNothin' but blue skies do I seeBluebirds singin' a songNothin' but bluebirds all day longNever saw the sun shinin' so brightNever saw things goin' so rightNoticing the days hurrying byWhen...
- Pretty Papers
(The pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue)Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blueWrap your presents to your darling from youPretty pencils to write “I love you”Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blueCrowded street, busy...
- Let It Be Me
I bless the day I found youI want to stay around youAnd so I beg you, let it be meDon't take this heaven from oneIf you must cling to someoneNow and forever, let it be meEach time we meet loveI find complete...
- I Just Can't Let You Say Goodbye
I had not planned on seeing youI was afraid of what I'd doBut pride is strong, here am IAnd I just can't let you say goodbyePlease have no fear, you're in no harmAs long as you're here in my armsBut you can't leave so...
- Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
In the twilight glow I seeBlue eyes cryin' in the rainWhen we kissed goodbye and partedI knew we'd never meet againLove is like a dyin' emberOnly memories remainThrough the ages I'll rememberBlue eyes cryin' in the...
- On The Road Again
On the road againJust can't wait to get on the road againThe life I love is makin' music with my friendsAnd I can't wait to get on the road againOn the road againGoin' places that I've never beenSeein' things that I...
- There You Are
It might be in the middle of the afternoon,Maybe somewhere in the middle of nightI might not be thinking anything at allAnd a perfect strangerÂ’s face Catches a certain lightAnd my heart jumpsCuz all at once There you...
- You Wouldn't Cross The Street To Say Goodbye
Today, I stood across the street an' watched you leave with him,Right before my disbelieving eyes.And when you saw me standing there, you turned away from me.And you wouldn't even cross the street to say goodbye. Once...
- I'll Stay Around
I'll stay around 'til it's over.And hope that it never ends.Maybe in time, you'll change your mind And decide to love me again.I'll just simply refuse to leave you.Call me stubborn, but I'll never give in.And I'll...
- Ashamed
I'm so ashamed of my eyes cause they still cry for youAfter they both watched my hand wave goodbye to youI've told them time and time again that this will never doAnd I've told them how you always laughed at...
- I Hope So
You say your heart will never break:I hope so, for your sake.But happiness is sometimes hard,For hearts to cling to.You say he'll always be with you:I hope so, for your sake.But should he find somebody new,What would...
- End Of Understanding
Each time you hurt me, you say you're sorry.I try to understand, and say: "OK."But there must be an end to understanding,And the end of mine can't be too far away.I try to understand that you're "only human".And "we...
- Go Away
Go away; can't you see I'm cryin'?Go back to the new love that you've found.Don't sweet talk me, 'cause I ain't listenin',And you'll only make things worse by hangin' round. I know that I'd be crazy,If I took you back...
- Touch Me
Touch me, touch the hand of a man Who once owned all the worldAnd touch, me touch the arms That once held all the charmsOf the world's sweetest girlTouch me, maybe someday you may Need to know how it feels when you...
- Who Do I Know In Dallas
Who do I know in Dallas who can I call on the phoneWho do I know in Dallas that will help me forget she's goneShirley consoled me in Phoenix and Jeannie in old San AntoneBut who do I know in Dallas that will help me...
- Face Of A Fighter
These lines in my face, caused from worry,Grow deeper as you walk out of sight.Mine is the face of a fighter,But my heart has just lost the fight. Round one: you told me you loved me,An' I felt my heart falling there...
- Broken Promises
I made myself a promise, the day you put me down,That I wouldn't see you if you came around.But here you are, within my arms, the way you used to be.And I broke the promise that I made to me.They told me you were at a...
- A Moment Isn't Very Long
Yesterday, as I talked with a friend in town,I forgot to remember that you'd gone.For a moment, I found myself smilin',But a moment isn't very long. An' last night as I danced with a stranger,An' she held her cheek...
- Any Old Arms Won't Do
I'd like to rush into somebody's armsAnd lose myself insideBut just any arms won't doThey must belong to youI'd like to know the soothing comfortOf a love that never diesBut just any old love won't doThat love must...
- Some Other Time
Some other time, I'll forget you.And start my life anew.But not just now, I won't forget you,'Cos I've spent too much time loving you.I know I could forget you if I wanted to.But there's still ten thousand dreams that...
- Everything But You
I've got a new car, an' it drives just like a dream.I've got money, an' can buy most anything.I've got places to go an' things to do.I've got everything, everything but you. I've got a date book that's just bulging at...
- I'm Gonna Lose A Lot Of Teardrops
I'm goin' round in circles, acting like a fool,I've played the game of love,And I don't even know the rules.I gave my heart to someone,She broke it, just today.An' I'm gonna lose a lot of teardrops this way. I suppose...
- Suffering In Silence
I think I should speak to you, stranger.Your problem is clear now to me.You think that the whole world's against you,An' you tell everyone that you see. Just suffer in silence, speak no bitter words.The world offers...
- So Much To Do
My oat meal tastes just like confetti The coffee's too strong so forget itThe toast is burning Well let it There's just so much to do Since you've goneToo much to do all aloneMy tie's lost I can't find the sweater...
- You'll Always Have Someone
Discontent, you must leave,Leaving love, leaving me.So go away for your dreams to come true.But should young dreams grow old,And warm friendships grow cold,There'll be someone waiting for you. And if you ever...
- I Don't Feel Anything
I don't feel anything what was I worried forI don't feel love or hate or anything that I felt beforeWhy was I so afraid of seeing you againCause it's the strangest thing I don't feel anythingHow I must have loved you...
- Is There Something On Your Mind?
There's something on your mind, why don't you tell me?You act as though your heart is miles away.I speak to you but you don't even hear me.Don't be unkind: is there something on your mind?You look at me with eyes that...
- I'm Building Heartaches
Each time that I hold you close, here in my arms,I'm building heartaches.Each time that I kiss your lips, so sweet an' warm,I'm building heartaches. An' when you say you love me,We both know it's a lie,An just a dream...
- Home Is Where You're Happy
Home is where you're happy and I'm happy here with you,Or any place on earth that you may be.Home is where you're happy, just any house will do,And I'll feel at home as long as you're with me.This room could not hold...
- One Step Beyond
I'm just one step before losin' you.And I'm just one step ahead of the blues.But I know that there's been pain an' misery.Long before this old world had ever heard of me.And I know it will hurt to see you go,But we'll...
- December Day
This looks like a December day.This looks like a "time to remember" day.And I remember the spring, such a sweet tender thing.And love's summer college,Where the green leaves of knowledge,Were waiting to fall with the...
- Following Me Around
She always follows me from town to town at least her mem'ries follow me aroundWhenever I clear my mind so she can see I feel her love come rushing into meI know that I will never be the law looks as though her...
- Blame It On The Times
As you sit there in your loneliness,Confused as you must be.I'm sure a dozen questions come to mind.And if you're wondering why I left you,After all you've done for me,I guess you'll have to blame it on the times. The...
- Half A Man
If I only had one arm to hold you Well better yet if I had none at allThen I wouldn't have two arms that ache For you there'd be one less mem'ry to recallIf I only had one ear to listen to The lies that you told to...
- Waiting Time
This is the waiting time: I wait for you.While you make up your mind just what you wanna do.They say that things worthwhile are worth waiting for,And you're worth so much to me, I'll wait for ever more.There was a...
- Suffer In Silence
I think I should speak to you stranger your problem is clear now to meYou think that the whole world's against you and tell everyone that you seeJust suffer in silence speak no bitter words the world offers no...
- Healing Hands Of Time
They're working while I'm missing you those healing hands of timeAnd soon they'll be dismissing you from this heart of mineThey'll lead me safely through the night and I'll follow as though blindMy future tightly...
- Pages
Last evening, I turned by the pages of time.And tore out the chapters when you were mine.I attempted to cut out the memories of you.And paste in some new ones, far better an' true.True. I searched through the...
- Let's Pretend We're Strangers
Let's pretend we're strangers for tonight.Let's pretend we've never hurt each other.If you'll pretend I never made you cry,Then I'll pretend you didn't find another.Let's pretend our love is just beginning,Make...
- She's Still Gone
I wake up in the morning with my arms around my pillowThen suddenly I realize I only hold a pillow you're not there you're not thereI call your name and hear my voice run searching through the hallwayTo return alone...
- A Wonderful Yesterday
Today's gonna make a wonderful yesterdayOne on which I know that I can look back and smileAnd with you here with me the hours have flown awayAnd today's gonna make a wonderful yesterdayToday we have made a thousand...
- Winds Of Change
There are winds of changes blowingGathering leaves up in its pathAnd the people who are the leavesWill remain in our heartsWith love, till eternityKing Elmore was born,So was Duke EllingtonJelly Roll made loveBessie...
- Closer To The Truth
Strong instinct for survivalRomantically insaneMoving soft along the edge of timeLike a panther in the rainManipulated rebelsWith a total disregard for the rulesWhen pride comes tumbling off the great white...
- Sweet Memories
My world is like a river as dark as it is deepNight after night the past slips in and gathers all my sleepMy days are just an endless stream of emptiness to meFilled only by the fleeting moments of her memoriesSweet...
- Little Things
I hope I won't disturb you with this call I'm just in town for such a little whileAnd I thought perhaps you'd like to hear the newsJeannie's grades were the highest in the schoolBilly sure does look a lot like you I...
- Paint It Black
Hmm, aahhhhI see a red door and I want to paint it blackNo colors in my life, you better turn them blackI see them walking by dressed in their colorful clothesMy happiness de?No more will my grey sea turn a deeper...
- Buddy
Laugh with me, buddy Jest with me, buddy Don't let her get the best of me, buddyDon't ever let me start feeling lonelyIf I ever needed you, buddy You know how I really do, buddyDon't ever let me start feeling lonelyI...
- Down To Our Last Goodbye
This was my last mistake That's all her heart could takeNow we're down to our last goodbyeHer lips won't kiss me now The lips that I taught howNow we're down to our last goodbyeWhat can I tell her That I haven't told...
- Good Times
When I ran to the store with a penny And when youth was abundant and plentyClassify these as good times good timesWhen I rolled rubber tires in the drivewayPulled a purse on a string across the highwayClassify these...
- Permanently Lonely
Don't be concerned it's time I learned That those who play with fire get burnedBut I'll be alright in a little while But you'll be permanently lonelyDon't be too quick to pity me Don't salve my heart with...
- Did I Ever Love You
Did I ever ever love you?Did I ever really care?All the times that I cried for you Did I really want you there?Wiser man then I have wondered About love and never knewDid I ever love you?I guess I still doAll the...
- Rainy Day Blues
Well it's cloudy in the morning gonna be raining in the afternoonCloudy in the morning and it's gonna be raining in the afternoonIf you don't like this rainy weather you better pack your bags and moveBut if you're...
- Good Hearted Woman
A long time forgotten are dreams that just fell by the wayAnd the good life he promised ain't what she's living todayBut she never complains of the bad times or the bad things he's doneShe just talks about the good...
- Stay Away From Lonely Places
Stay away form lonely places Follow the crowdStay around familiar faces Play the music loudBe seen at all the parties Dress yourself in styleStay away form lonely places for awhileStay away from lonely places Till you...
- My Kind Of Girl
My heart takes walks with her on cold and rainy daysShe leads my heart along where only love can lead the wayAnd I know she'll follow me to the end of the worldShe makes me proud to say that she's my kind of girlShe...
- If You Really Loved Me
If you really loved me You wouldn't treat me this wayAnd you'd be kind enough To leave some life while I'm awayAnd I might cry when you go But I won't die when you goAnd someday someone just might come alongIf you...
- The Words Don't Fit The Picture
If this is a game we play And if this is a roll I playWhere are the words I say to youThe words don't fit the picture anymoreAnd if we've been acting all along And we both act right and we both act wrongWhere does it...
- Country Willie
You called me Country Willie The night you walked awayWith the one who promised you a life of joyYou thought my life too simple And your was much too***To spend it living with a country boyI'm writing you this letter...
- Will You Remember Mine
Sweet is the song when the song is love love that has stood the test of timeAnd when you've heard all the songs of love will you remember mineGone are the times that I walked with you and held your hand in mineNow...
- Once Alone
I'm so tired of all this trouble now aren't youWe've tried and failed to make our dreams come trueIt seems that we had dream worlds all our ownSo don't you think that we should try it once aloneLife's too short to...
- No Tomorrow In Sight
The children are sleeping, our talk can begin We've waited until they've gone to bedWe knew they would cry when we said goodbye And I'd rather leave quietly insteadWe can never be happy We both know it's trueWe've...
- The Party's Over
Turn out the lights The party's over They say that All good things must endCall it tonight The party's over And tomorrow starts The same old thing againBut the crazy crazy party Never seen so many peopleLaughing...
- To Make A Long Story Short (She's Gone)
I see nothing to be gained by explanationsNo need to try to say who's right or who was wrongNo need to enter into lengthy dissertations to make a long story short she's goneI won't attempt to explain the things that...
- There Goes A Man
There goes a man Who gave his heart to someone And I feel sorry for himFor that someone Just gave her heart to meNow he's the loser And it hurts so much to lose And I feel sorry for himCause the loser I know Could...
- Ghost
The silence is unusually loud tonight The strange sound of nothing fills my earsThe night rushes in like a crowd of nights And the ghost of our old love goes awayThis strange world of darkness That comes with the...
- Hold Me Tighter
I thought if I could be with you Maybe I'd feel betterBut I'm afraid I took advantage of your loveI thought if you'd just hold me tight Maybe I'd forget herBut I don't suppose as yet You've held me tight enoughPlease...
- Thanks Again
Thanks for what a little love you gave to meAnd thank you for my escape from miseryI searched and found heaven and then lost it againYou were mine for a little while so thanks againI'm not sorry forgiving all my love...
- If You've Got The Money (I've Got The Time)
(Two one two three four one)If you've got the money honey I've got the timeWe'll go honky tonkin' and we'll have a timeWe'll have more fun baby all way down the lineIf you've got the money honey I've got the timeThere...
- The Sound In Your Mind
Well I've been feeling a little bad Cause I've been feeling a little better without youIt's a little like rain but it's a lot like a sunny dayAnd it's hard to explain but the sound of your name don't make music...
- That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)
Up in the morning out on my job Work like a devil for my payAnd that lucky old sun Ain't got nothing to do But roll around heaven all dayFuss with my woman toil with my kids Sweat till I'm wrinkled and grayBut that...
- A Penny For Your Thoughts
Memories are haunting you And they're making you feel blueDarling a penny for your thoughtsAre you thinking of the past And a love that didn't lastDarling a penny for your thoughtsAnd it hurts me so to see the sorrow...
- Amazing Grace
Amazing grace how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like meI once was lost but now I'm found I was blind but now I seeTwas grace that taught my heart to fear And grace my fears relivedHow precious did that grace...
- If You Could Touch Her At All
Funny a woman can come on so wild and freeYet insist I don't watch her undress or watch her watch meAnd stand by my bed and shiver as if she were coldJust to lie down beside me and touch me as if I were goldOne night...
- Uncloudy Day
Oh they tell me of a place where my friends have goneOh they tell me of a home far awayOh they tell me of a home where no storm clouds riseOh they tell me of an uncloudy dayOh the land of cloudless day oh the land of...
- Make The World Go Away
Make the world go away And get it off my shoulderSay the things you used to say And make the world go awayDo you remember when you loved me Before the world took me astrayIf you do then forgive me And make the world...
- Pick Up The Tempo
Some people are saying that time will take care of people like meThat I'm livin' too fast and they say I can't last much longerBut little they see that their thoughts of me is my SaviourAnd little they know that the...
- Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground
You had not've fallen then I would not've found youAngel flying too close to the groundAnd I patched up your broken wing and hung around awhileTrying to keep your spirits up and your fever downI knew someday that you...
- Two Sides To Every Story
There must be two sides to every storyAnd whose to say whose right and who is wrongAnd I'm tryin' to understand why you're not with meHow can we both be right when you're still goneIt's hard to believe that it's all...
- Angel Eyes (with Emmylou Harris)
Angel eyes angel eyesThe ways of the world are feeble Don't give up on simple peopleAngle eyes stun those nightsThe blues you can live wthout It's not what you song's aboutAngel eyes angel eyesTell me what would we're...
- You Show Me Yours (And I'll Show You Mine)
If you're feeling salty I'm your tequilaIf you've got the freedom well I've got the timeThere ain't nothin' sweeter than *** emotionsSo you show me yours fun and I'll show you mineNo ma'am I know this ain't all that...
- Loving You Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) (with Dyan Cannon)
I have seen the morning burning golden on the mountain in the skiesAching with the feeling of the freedom of an eagle as she fliesTurning on the world the way you smiled upon my soul as I lay dyingAnd healing as the...
- So You Think You're A Cowboy
So you think you're a cowboy but you're only a kidWith a mind to do everything wrongAnd it starts to get smoother when the circle beginsBut by the time that you get there it's goneSo you think you're a winner but...
- Workin' Man Blues
It's a big job just gettin' by with nine kids and a wifeBut I've been a workin' man dang near all of my lifeAnd I'll keep on workin' long as my two hands are fit to useI'll drink a little beer in a tavern and sing a...
- Phases And Stages (Theme) Pick Up The Tempo
(Phases and stages circles and cycles and scenes that we've all seen before. Let me tell you some more)People are saying that time will take care of people like meThat I'm livin' too fast and they say I can't last too...
- It's Not Supposed To Be That Way
It's not supposed to be that way You're supposed to know I love youBut it don't matter anyway If I can't be there to control youLike the other little children yYou're gonna dream a dream or twoBut be careful what...
- Sister's Coming Home/Down At The Corner Beer Joint
Sister's coming home Mama's gonna let her sleep The whole day long The whole day longSister's coming home Mama's gonna let her sleep The whole day longSister's coming home Mama don't like the man That done her wrong...
- Pretend I Never Happened
Pretend I never happened Erase me from your mindYou will not want to remember Any love as cold as mineI'll be leaving in the morning For a place that I hope I findAll the places must be better Than the ones I leave...
- Heaven Or Hell
Well sometimes it's heaven And sometimes it's hell Sometimes I don't even knowSometimes I take it as far as I can And sometimes I don't even goMy front tracks're found for a cold water And my back tracks're covered...
- Phases And Stages (Theme) Washing The Dishes
(Phases and stages circles and cycles and scenes that we've all seen before. Let me tell you some more)Washing the dishes scrubbing the floorsCaring for someone who don't care anymoreLearning to hate all the things...
- I Still Can't Believe You're Gone
It's the very first day since you left me And I tried to put my thoughts in a songBut all I can hear myself singin' is I still can't believe you're goneI still can't believe that you'd really leave meWhat did I do was...
- Phases And Stages (Theme) Walkin'
After carefully considerin' the whole situation I stand with my back to the wallWalkin' is better than runnin' away And crawlin' ain't no good at allAnd if guilty's the question Truth is the answer I've been lyin' to...
- (How Will I Know) I'm Falling In Love Again
I'm falling in love again I never thought I would again I never I thought I wouldAnd I may be making mistakes again But if I lose or win How will I knowHow will I know How will I know How will I knowAnd I'm falling in...
- Phases And Stages (Theme) No Love Around
(Phases and stages circles and cycles and scenes that we've all seen before.Let me tell you some more let me tell you some more)I come home last Saturday morning I come home and found you goneWell there was a note...
- Sad Songs And Waltzes
I'm writing a song all about you A true song as real as my tearsBut you've no need to fear it Cause no one will hear itCause sad songs and waltzes Aren't selling this yearI'll tell all about how you cheated I'd like...
- Stay All Night (Stay A Little Longer)
Can't go home if you're goin' by the millCause the bridge's washed out At the bottom of the hillBig Creek's up Little Creek's level Plow my corn with a double shovelStay all night stay a little longer Dance all night...
- Bubbles In My Beer
Tonight in a bar alone I'm sitting apart from The laughter and the cheerScenes from the past Rise before me while Watching the bubbles in my beerVisions of someone Who loved me brings Along salty tears to my eyesAnd I...
- Slow Down Old World
Slow down slow down old world There's no hurry cause My life ain't mine anymoreI lived too fast Now it's too late to worry And I'm too blue to cry anymoreI once was a fool for the women Now I'm just a fool nothing...
- Shotgun Willie
Shotgun Willie sits around in his underwearBitin' on a bullet and pullin' out all of his hairShotgun Willie's got all his family thereWell you can't make a record if you ain't got nothing to sayYou can't make a record...
- Devil In A Sleepin' Bag
We were headed home in Austin Caught pneumonia on the roadTaking it home to Connie and the kidsA wheel ran off and jumped a railroad Then ran through a grocery storeIf you want to buy a bus I'm taking bidsAnd the...
- Whiskey River
Whiskey river take my mind Don't let her mem'ry torture meWhiskey river don't run dry You're all I've got take care of meWhiskey river take my mind Don't let her mem'ry torture meI'm drowning in a whiskey river...
- You Look Like The Devil
You look like the devil in the morning You've been out a working through the nightHoldin' hands and kissin' everybody I'm glad to say that you can't blow my mindYou look like the devil when you're cryin' I'm so glad...
- She's Not For You
Pay no mind to her She only wants to play But she's not for you She's not for youAnd I'm the only one Who would let her act this wayBut she's not for you She's not for youSo she told you she found Heaven in your...
- I Gotta Get Drunk
Well I gotta get drunk And I sure do dread it Cause I know just what I'm gonna doI'll start to spend my money Call everybody honey And wind up singing the bluesI'll spend my whole paycheck On some old wreck And...
- Bloody Mary Morning
It's a Bloody Mary morning, Baby left me without warning Sometime in the nightSo I'm flyin' down to Houston Forgetting her's the nature of my flightAs we taxi toward the runway With the smog and haze Reminding me of...
- It Could Be Said That Way
When we look into each other's eyesOur hearts aren't beating wildly as they beat beforeAnd when we hold each other in our armsWe can't receive the same vibrations anymoreAnd when we hear each other speak our namesWe...
- Everybody's Talkin'
Everybody's talkin' 'bout me I don't hear a word they're sayin'Only the echoes in my mindEverybody stops to starin' I don't even see their faces Only the shadows of their eyesI'm goin' where the sun keeps shinin'...
- Crazy Arms
Now blue ain't the world for the way that I feelAnd the storm's brewing in this heart of mineThis ain't no crazy dream I know that it's realAnd you're someone else's love now you're not mineCrazy arms that reach to...
- Pins And Needles (In My Heart)
I know not where on earth to find you I know not how or where to startI only know I'm here without you And there's pins and needles in my heartThe days and nights are growing longer Since first you said that we must...
- Wabash Cannonball
From the great Atlantic ocean To the wide Pacific shoreTo the queen of flowing mountains For the hills and by the shoreShe's mighty tall and handsome And she's known quite well by allShe came down from Birmingham On...
- Both Sides Now
Bows and flows of angel hair Ice cream castles in the airAnd feathered canyons everywhere I'd look at clouds that wayNow they only block the sun They rain and snow on everyoneSo many things I could have done The...
- Once More With Feeling
Once more with feeling once more with feelingWon't you hold me till the night fades into dayOnce more with feeling once more with feelingHold me close don't let this feeling go awaySometimes myself runs back to you I...
- One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)
One has my name and the other has my heartWith one I'll remain That's when my heartaches startOne has brown eyes and the other's eyes're blueTo one I am tied To the other I am trueOne has my love and the other only...
- Always Late (With Your Kisses)
Always late with your kisses Won't you come to my arms Sweet darling and stayAlways late with your kisses Why oh why do you want to do me this wayHow long do you think that I can wait When you know you're always...
- I Want To Be With You Always
I lose my blues, honey When I'm with youNo one else can do You're in my heart to stayBut when I'm gone and I'm all aloneI'll be singing a song I want to be with you always[ piano ]I'd be happy, dear If you could only...
- Look What Thoughts Will Do
Once I thought I loved just you And I thought you loved me tooBut today you say we're through Now just look what thoughts will doNow another wears the crown And you think that you have foundJust what makes your world...
- That's The Way Love Goes
I've been throwin' horseshoes Over my left shoulderI've spent most all my life Searching for that four leaf cloverYet you run with me Chasing my rainbowsHoney, I love you too That's the way love goesThat's the way...
- Mom And Dad's Waltz
I'd walk for miles Cry or smile For my mama and daddyI want them I want them to knowNow I feel my love is real For my mama and daddyI want them to know I love them soIn my heart joy tears start Cause I'm happyAnd I...
- I Love You A Thousand Ways
I love you I'll prove it in days to come I swear it's true darling you're the only oneI've been so blue and lonesome since you've goneI love you I'll prove it a thousand waysI'll be nice and sweet to you And no more...
- A Little Unfair
You want me to love just you While you love your shareDon't you think that's a little unfairIt's me that stays home While you stay gone Till you decide to careDon't you think that's a little unfairI can't see how it...
- She's Gone, Gone, Gone
She said if I ever deceived her She'd be gone before I could count tenWell I guess that I didn't believe her Cause look at the trouble I'm inShe's gone gone gone gone gone gone Crying won't bring her backThe more that...
- I Never Go Around Mirrors
I never go around mirrors It just tears me up To see a grown man cryAnd I never go around mirrors Cause I've got a heartache to hide[ guitar ]I never go around mirrors I can't stand To see a grown man cryAnd I never...
- Railroad Lady
She's a railroad lady Just a little bit shady Spending her days on a trainShe's the semi good looker But the fast rails they took herNow she's trying just trying To get home againSouth station in Boston To the...
- Last Thing On My Mind
It's a lesson too late for the learning made of sand made of sandAnd in the wink of an eye my soul is turning in your hand in your handAre you going away with no word of farewellAnd will there be not a trace left...
- Sky Train
Johnny Macon has a wife and one child on the wayAnd Houston's runnin' out of jobs and there are bills to payJohnny's flying standby to Alaska on a chanceHe hears them callin' all aboard his life is not a danceAll...
- Cold November Wind
A cold November wind can cut right through your soulEven leaves all hide away from the wind November blowsAnd after all the warmth of the summer and the fallCold November wind cuts the deepest of them allA cold...
- Nobody There But Me
I wish I could laugh when I look way backFind out who stole all my dreamsOh I wish it was easy to face the pastThere was nobody there but meAnd it's hard not to smile when I'm back on high groundAnd I'm wishing that...
- Women Who Love Too Much
She thinks if she just holds on he will get it back togetherOn his good days he's a good man and he fills up all her dreamsOn his bad days he's the devil and it's hell to stand beside himBut she thinks if she will...
- All In The Name Of Love
Big Jim Butcher was the king of the hill he ran his business with a deadly willHis foreman John had a pretty wife the way she looked cut Jim like a knifeJohn was weak and his wife was too her name was Kate and she...
- There Is No Easy Way (But There Is A Way)
Now that we're back together the battle is half wonWe'll try to save a part of yesterdayI know it won't be easy but at least we have begunThere is no easy way but there is a wayWe both could use some understanding...
- Island In The Sea
I am a roving cowboy ridin' all aloneAnd for such a roving cowboy I've sure made myself at homeI love your sunshine I love your flowers I love your ocean rolling inAnd for such a roving cowboy I've sure found myself a...
- Medley: These Are Difficult Times/Remember
These are difficult times these are difficult timesLord please give me a sign for these are difficult timesRemember the good times they're smaller in number and easier to recallDon't spend too much time on the bad...
- Goin' Home
The closer I get to my home Lord the more I wanna be thereThere'll be a gatherin' of loved ones and friends Lord you know I wanna be thereThere'll be a mixture of teardrops and flowers crying and talking for hoursBout...
- Intro/Medley: Where's The Show/Let Me Be [medley]
Explain again to me Lord when I'm here I don't know I don't knowThe setting for the stage is still not clear where's the show where's the showLet it begin let it begin I'm born can you use meWhat would you have me to...
- Summer Of Roses
A short time I have to be with you my loveBut a short time is better than no time you seeSo I bring to you all my posessions And would that you'd share them with meI bring you one springtime of robins One springtime...
- Me And Paul
It's been rough and rocky travelin' But I'm finally standing upright on the groundAfter takin' several readings I'm surprised To find my mind's still fairly soundI guess Nashville was the roughest But I know I've said...
- Family Bible
There's a family Bible on the table Each page is torn and hard to readBut the family Bible on the table Will ever be my key to memoriesAt the end of day when work was over And when the evening meal was doneDad would...
- In God's Eyes
Never think evil thoughts of anyone It's just as wrong to think as to sayFor a thought is but a word that's unspoken In God's eyes He sees it this wayLend a hand if you can to a stranger Never worry if he can't...
- Yesterday's Wine
Miracles appear In the strangest of places Fancy meeting you hereThe last time I saw you Was just out of Houston Sit down let me buy you a beerYour presence is welcome With me and my friend here This is a hangout of...
- It's Not For Me To Understand
I passed a home the other day The yard was filled with kids at playAnd on the sidewalk of this home A little boy stood all aloneHis smiling face was sweet and kind But I could see the boy was blindHe listened to the...
- Today I Started Loving You Again
Today I started loving you againAnd I'm right back where I've really always beenI got over you just long enough to let my heartaches mendAnd then today I started loving you againWhat a fool I was to think I could get...
- I Can Cry Again
It's good to see that I can cry again Now I return to life and live againAs the teardrops wash the heartaches from a manI'm glad to say that I can cry againSo long my pride would not let my tears to fallI walk walk to...
- What Can You Do To Me Now
What can you do to me now That you haven't done to me alreadyYou broke my pride and made me cry out loud What can you do to me nowI'm seeing things that I never thought I'd seeYou've opened up the eyes inside of meHow...
- Kneel At The Feet Of Jesus
Well I guess I been hanging around too long it's just about time I was moving alongBut I'm gonna kneel at the feet of Jesus in the morningAnd don't you worry and don't you moan it's just about time I was moving...
- Yours Love
May the Lord's shining grace be yours, love May the happiest face be yours, loveMay the last fingertips That touch these two lips As life from me slips be yours, loveMay the fruit of my toil be yours, love May the...
- Sunday Morning Coming Down
On a Sunday morning sidewalk I'm wishing Lord that I was stonedCause there's something in a Sunday makes a body feel aloneAnd there's nothing sure to dying half as lonesome as the soundOn a sleepy city sidewalk Sunday...
- Fire And Rain
Just yesterday morning they let me know you were goneSusan and the plans they made put an end to youWalked out this mornin' and I wrote down this songI just can't remember who to send it toOh I've seen fire and I've...
- That's Why I Love Her So
The quiet way she sits there with her hand in mineThat's why I love her so that's why I love her soAnd the way she's alwayas tender with my mindThat's why I love her so that's why I love her soIn a crowded room you'll...
- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Hear that lonesome whippoorwill He sounds too blue to flyThat means he's lost the will to live I'm so lonesome I could cryDid you ever see a night so slow As time goes draggin' byThe moon just went behind the clouds...
- I'm A Memory
I'm a game that you used to play I'm a plan that you didn't lay so wellI'm a fire that burns in your mind Close your eyes I'm a memoryI'm a love that you know from a song I'm a voice on a green telephoneAnd I'm a day...
- It's A Sin
It's a sin ,my darling, how I love you Although I know our love can never beIt's a sin to keep this mem'ry of you When silence proves that you've forgotten meThe dreams I built for us have tumbled Each promise broken...
- Just One Love
Just one love that shines for me Shines a light that I can seeJust one love shines for me tonight Just one love shines for me tonightJust look at all those stars up in the skyThe wind is blowing through the trees...
- This Cold War With You
The sun goes down it leaves me sad and blueThe iron curtain falls on this cold war with youThrough you won't speak and I won't speak that's trueTwo stubborn people with a cold war to go throughWhy oh why should love...
- Cold, Cold Heart
I tried so hard my dear to show that you're my every dreamYet you're afraid each thing I do is just some evil schemeA mem'ry from your lonesome past keeps us so far apartWhy can't I free your debtful mind and melt...
- Each Night At Nine
A thousand miles, dear A thousand more across the water Across the shoreI'll say a prayer, dear For yours and mine Please think of me, dear Each night at nineI hold your picture Close to my heart It takes your place,...
- Alabam
I went to a Turkey roast down the streetThe people down there are eatin' like wild geeseSo I'm on my way I'm goin' back in AlabamWell you talk about your people havin' a lot of timeEating up their chickens and...
- I Just Dropped By (with Kimmie Rhodes)
I always go the other way But my car drove me down todayTo a little house on the older side of townBack when things were never hard I used to play there in that yardAnd I just drove by to see if things had...
- Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Now I'm a fellow with a heart of gold With the ways of a gentleman I've been toldA kind of a fellow that wouldn't even harm a fleaBut if me and a certain character met That guy that invented the cigaretteI'd murder...
- Eight More Miles To Louisville
I've traveled o'er the country wide a seekin' fortune fairI've been down the two coast lines I've traveled everywhereFrom Portland East and Portland West and back along the lineI'm goin' now to a place that's best...
- Four Walls
Out where the bright lights are glowing You're drawn like a moth to a flameYou laugh while the wine's overflowing While I sit and whisper your nameFour walls to hear me Four walls to see Four walls too near me Closing...
- Better Left Forgotten
Sometimes when the night calls it a dayAnd I wake up down in this missing you kind of wayAnd I remember things better left forgottenAnd sometimes when I'm holding someone newI can't help myself I slip off and think of...
- Take My Word
Take my word for what I tell you I have never lied to youPay no mind to what they're sayin' I have never been untrueEvil tongues in town Continue to prat aloud Their evil newsYou'll have to take my word When I tell...
- Roly Poly
Roly Poly eatin' corn and taters Hungry every minute of the dayRoly Poly knowin' all the biscuits Long as he can chew it it's okayHe can eat an apple pie And never even bat an eyeHe likes everything from a soup to...
- Last Letter
Why do you treat me as if I were only a friendWhat have I done that has made you so distant and coldSometimes I wonder if you'll be contented againWill you be happy when you are withered and oldI cannot offer you...
- Lonely Little Mansion
(I'm a lonely little mansion for sale) Furnished with everything but loveI'm looking for someone to come live with meI've got a large picture window And a yard filled with treesThe sign reads two stories And that's...
- Home Motel
What used to be my home has changed to just a place to stayA crumbling last resort when day is throughSometimes between sundown and dawn somehow I find my wayTo this home motel on Lost Love AvenueNo one seems to...
- Second Fiddle
You asked me if I'd care If you danced with JoeI said yes it's all right But my heart whispered noFor inside I was crying For last night it was JimMust I play second fiddle While you're dancing with themCould it be...
- Way You See Me
Birds flying south to the one I love Birds flying light and freeDon't tell my darling that you saw me Looking the way you see meWinds blowing warm to the one I love Winds please kiss her for meDon't tell my darling...
- Right From Wrong
Right or wrong I'll always love you Though you're gone I can't forgetRight or wrong I'll keep on dreaming Though I wake with That same old regretAll along I knew I'd lose you Still I prayed that you'd be trueIn your...
- Let Me Talk To You
Just one more dance Just one more chance So I can talk to youDon't live too fast Forget the past And I will try to proveI would do anything you want me toDon't run around Don't paint the town Let me talk to youDon't...
- Feed It A Memory
They said that my heart wouldn't have long to liveTo lose you was more than it could standAnd that your love was all that could make it surviveBut I'm doing all that I canI just feed it a mem'ry to keep it alive a...
- Things I Might Have Been
I might have been a helpless soul With nothing much in storeI might have been without a goal Just dreams and nothing moreI might have known my life alone But that's where you came inYour loving arms have saved me from...
- American Tune
Many's the time I've been mistaken and many times confusedYes and I've often felt forsaken and certainly misusedOh but I'm alright I'm alright just weary to my bonesStill you don't expect to be bright and bon vivantSo...
- Don't Give Up
In this proud land we grew up strong we were wanted all alongI was taught to fight taught to win I never thought I could failNo fight left or so it seems I am a man whose dreams have all desertedI've changed my face...
- Most Unoriginal Sin
What there was left of us Was all covered in dust and thick skinA half eaten apple or the whole Sistine ChapelPainted on the head of a pinA life long love's worth gone up in a smurk And you didn't even see her waltz...
- Getting Over You
Why do I still write why do I still callWhy do I still think there's hope for us at allThese are the tings I hate but they're the things I do to get over youSunsets make me cry old pictures make me grinBut I don't...
- Farther Down The Line
Let's have a hand for that young cowboy and wish him better luck next timeI hope we'll see him up in Fargo or somewhere farther down the lineThis time he sure drew a bad one one that nobody could rideBy the way he...
- Across The Borderline
There's a land where I've been told every street is paved with goldAnd it's just across the borderlineWhen it's time to take your turn here's a lesson that you must learnYou could lose more than you'll ever findWhen...
- Graceland
The Mississippi Delta was shining like a National guitarI am following the river down the highway through the cradle of the Civil WarI'm going to Graceland Graceland in Memphis Tennessee I'm going to GracelandPoorboys...
- Heartland
There's a home place under fire tonight in the heartlandAnd the bankers are taking my home and my land from meThere's a big achin' hole in my chest now where my heart wasAnd a hole in the sky where God used to...
- Valentine
Valentine won't you be my ValentineAnd introduce your heart to mine and be my ValentineSummertime we could run and play like summertimeWith storybooks and nursury rhymes so be my ValentineCandy heart if anyone could...
- If I Were The Man You Wanted
They all sat around in a circle laughing and all telling liesThen the tall one he bumped in a dollar se said boys I've got nothing to hideThe King and the Queen stood together then the ace he would not be to blameAnd...
- Still Is Still Moving To Me
Still is still moving to me And I swim like a fish in the sea all the timeBut if that's what it takes to be free I don't mindStill is still moving to me Still is still moving to meAnd it's hard to explain how I feelIt...
- What Was It You Wanted
What was it you wanted tell me again so I'll knowWhat's happening in there what's going on in your showWhat was it you wanted could you say it againI'll be back in a minute you can get it together by thenWhat was it...
- Nobody Slides, My Friend
Nobody slides, my friend It's a truth on which You can dependIf you're living a lie It will eat you alive And nobody slides, my friendNobody slides, my friend You can try it But you'll never winYou can scream You can...
- Little Old Fashioned Karma
There's just a little fashioned karma coming downJust a little old fashioned justice going roundA little bit of sowing and a little bit of reapingA little bit of laughing and a little bit of weepingJust a little old...
- Somewhere In Texas, Pt. 1
Somewhere in Texas A cowboy dreams of the days When the buffalo roamedAnd he wished he had lived then Cause he knew that he could have beenThe best cowboy The world had ever knownHe went dancing that night With his...
- Changing Skies
There's a bird in the sky Flying high, flying highTo a place from a place Changing skies, changing skiesThere are clouds in the sky Clouds of fear and despairBut love like ours never dies Changing skies, changing...
- Somewhere In Texas, Pt. 2
Going home in this pickup Not knowing this stickupWas in progress On the same side of townBy a man in a truck The same kind he was drivingBad karma was soon coming downBefore the store owner died He had tried to...
- The Convict And The Rose
Within my prison cell so dreary Alone I sit alone with aching heartI'm dreaming of my little darling From her forever I must partThe rose she sent me as a token She sent it just to light my gloomAnd tell me that her...
- Tougher Than Leather
He was tougher than leather And he didn't care whether The sun shined or notWhen a young kid in Cow Town Wanted a showdownHe was careless or just maybe forgotBut he died in the gunfight Blinded by sunlight Never draw...
- My Love For The Rose
Was it something I did, Lord, a lifetime ago?Am I just now repaying a debt that I owe?Justice sweet justice you travel so slow.But you can't change my love for the rose.
- I Am The Forest
I'll always be with you for as long as you pleaseFor I am the forest but you are the treesI'm empty without you so come grow within meFor I am the forest and you are the treesAnd the heavens need romance so love never...
- Three Days
Three days I dread to see arrive Three days I hate to be aliveThree days filled with tears and sorrow Yesterday today and tomorrowThere are three days I know that I'll be blueThree days that I'll always dream of...
- Funny How Time Slips Away
- The Part Where I Cry
Life is a picture and I play the lead but my biggest line was goodbyeNow my leading lady has walked out on me and this is the part where I criedI was great in the scene where she found someone newYou should have seen...
- Where My House Lives
Stop here across the street to your rightThat's where my house lives Sometimes I stayed there at nightBut mostly I was on the move Business first you knowAnd she'd wait there in her lonely room But oh that's been so...
- Crazy
- Wake Me When It's Over
Gettin' tired now gotta get some sleep now Guess I've been worried much too longAnd don't wake me till it's over When the need for you is goneI was so happy before I loved you I'm gonna be like I was beforeAnd don't...
- Undo The Right
If you can't say you love me say you hate meAnd that you regret each time you held me tightIf you can't be mine forever then forsake meIf you can't undo the wrong undo the rightIt was right when you loved me onlyBut...
- Mr. Record Man
Mr Record Man I'm looking for a song I heard todayThere was someone blue singing not someone who went awayJust like me his heart was yearning for a love that used to beIt's a lonely song about a lonely man like...
- Hello Walls
Hello walls (hello hello) how things go for you todayDon't you miss her since she upped and walked awayAnd I'll bet you dread to spend another lonely night with meBut lonely walls I'll keep you companyHello window...
- Darkness On The Face Of The Earth
The morning that you left me was just another dayHow could I see the sorrow that had found meThen you left and told me that I was in your wayAnd I turned and ran as heaven fell around meI stumbled through the darkness...
- I've Seen That Look On Me (A Thousand Times)
Well it's four a.m. and you're just gettin' inYour first night out and I won't ask you where you've beenYou're so ashamed and your eyes just can't meet mineYou've seen that look on me a thousand timesWhat makes us do...
- Follow Me Around
She always follows me from town to town At least her mem'ries follow me aroundWhenever I clear my mind so she can see I feel her love come rushing into meI know that I will never be the law Looks as though her...
- When We Live Again
When we live again When we live againLet's relive again The time we know nowI'll find your face again We'll find our place againLet's plan to meet again, dear When we live againI'll know you by love and wisdom In your...
- Where Do You Stand?
I'm somewhere behind you You've come with your suitcase in handHey what you plan where do you standThe world's still divided and you're still undersided the side if you canHey what you plan where do you standWhere do...
- Happiness Lives Next Door
I'm sorry but you come to the wrong house But I know who those flowers are forThe flowers that you have are for Someone who's happy And happiness lives next doorSomeone sends her flowers each evening And her young...
- Laying My Burdens Down
Well I used to walk stooped From the weight of my tearsI just started laying my burdens downI used to duck bullets from the rifle of fear I just started laying my burdens downOh I'm layin' 'em down I just started...
- How Long Have You Been There
I've been walking in the shadows for so long that I forgot the sun can shineI've turned away from everone and everything that wanted to be mineSomehow I always shot my eyes and heart to everything that I could...
- Senses
The sense to see and I saw you walk away The sense to feel and I feel lonely everydayThe sense to hear for I heard you say goodbyeThe sense to taste now I can taste the tears that I cryMy senses tell me all that I...
- Accentuate The Positive
You've got to accentuate the positive eliminate the negativeAnd latch on to the affirmative don't mess with Mister In-BetweenYou've got to spread joy up to the maximum bring gloom down to the minimumHave faith or...
- Some Enchanted Evening
Some enchanted evening you may see a strangerYou may see a stranger across a crowded roomAnd somehow you know you know even thenThat somewhere you'll see her again and againSome enchanted evening someone may be...
- What A Wonderful World
I see trees of green red roses too I see them bloom for me and youAnd I think to myself what a wonderful worldI see skies of blue and clouds of white the bright blessed day the dark sacred nightAnd I think to myself...
- Ole Buttermilk Sky
Ole buttermilk sky I'm keepin' my eye peeled on youWhat's the good word tonight are you gonna be mellow tonightOle buttermilk sky can't you see my little donky and meWe're as happy as a christmas tree headed for the...
- Twilight Time
- South Of The Border
South of the border down Mexico wayThat's where I fell in love when stars above came out to playNow as I wander my thoughts ever stray south of the border down Mexico wayShe was a picture in old Spanish laceAnd for a...
- To Each His Own
A rose must remain with the sun and the rain Or it's lovely promise won't come trueTo each his own To each his own And my own is youWhat good is a song if The words just don't belongAnd a dream must be a dream for...
- Spanish Eyes
Blue Spanish eyes teardrops are falling from your Spanis eyesPlease please don't cry this is just adios and not goodbyeSoon I'll return bringing you all the love your heart can holdPlease say si si say you and your...
- Moon River
Moon River wider than a mile I'm crossing you in style some dayOh dream maker you're heart breaker wherever you're going I'm going your wayTwo drifters off to see the world there's such a lot of world to seeWe're...
- Where Is Your Heart
Whenever we kiss I worry and wonderYour lips may be here but where is your heartIt's always like this I worry and wonderYou're close to me here but where is your heartIt's a sad thing to realize that you've a heart...
- Have I Stayed Away Too Long?
Have I stayed away too long Have I stayed away too longIf I came home tonight Would you still be my darling Or have I stayed away too longThe love light that shone so strong Sweet love light that shone so strongIf I...
- Lovin' Lies
I'll never understand, dear As long as I live I guess I will always wonder whyYou told me that you loved me With all of your heartAnd then without a warning Said goodbyeThe lovin' lies that I believed And now how I...
- Born To Lose
I'm born to lose I've lived my life in vain Every dreamHas only brought me painAll my life I've always been so blue Born to lose And now I'm losing youBorn to lose It seems so hard to bear How I long To always have...
- Some Other World
Some other world has all the sunshine Cause there's no sunshine in mineOut of the darkness came thunder and rain Leavin' my dreams all in vainSome other world there sleeps my darlin' There where the skies are always...
- Mansion On The Hill
Tonight down here in the valley I'm lonesome and oh how I feelAs I sit here alone in my cabin I can see your mansion on the hillDo you recall when we parted The story to me you revealedYou said you could live without...
- Make Way For A Better Man
Give me talkin' now You tried to make her happy You couldn't make her happyMake way for a better man than youYou tried your brand of lovin' She couldn't stand your lovin'Make way for a better man than youI held back...
- One In A Row
If you can truthfully say that You've been true just one dayWell that makes one in a row One in a row, one in a rowAnd if you can look into my eyes One time without telling liesWell that makes one in a row One in a...
- You Made Me Live, Love And Die
I cried and cried my heart out But what good does it doCrying never bothers Anyone so cold as youI've thought the whole thing over And now I'll go And find a better place Where angels heal Broken hearts like mineYou...
- If It's Wrong To Love You
If it's wrong to love you Wrong I'll always beAnd though the world may scorn me Darling, can't you seeIf it's wrong to want you When my day is throughGladly I will pay for All my dreams of youAnd though we met too...
- What Now My Love
What now, my love Now that you've left me How can I live Through another dayWatching my dreams Turn into ashes And my hopes Into bits of clayOnce I could see Once I could feel Now I am numb I've become unrealI walk...
- Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
Have I told you lately that I love you Could I tell you once again somehowHave I told you how with all my heart And soul I need youWell darling I'm telling you nowMy heart would break in two if I should lose you I'm...
- Teach Me To Forget
You taught me how to love With all my heart With all my soul I trusted youAnd now you say We'll have to live apart A thing I don't know How to doYou said someday I'd find somebody new And I'll have Not one regretBut...
- Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
Please don't talk about me when I'm goneTho' our friendship ceases from now onAnd if you can't say anything that's niceIt's better not to talk at all is my adviceWe're parting you go your way I'll go mine it's best...
- Sentimental Journey
Gonna take a sentimental journey Gonna set my heart at easeGonna make a sentimental journey To renew old memoriesI got my fare got my reservation Spent every dime I could affordLike a child in wild antisipation Long...
- Moonlight Becomes You
Moonlight becomes you It goes with your hairYou certainly know The right thing to wearMoonlight becomes you And I'm thrilled at the sightAnd we could get So romantic tonightYou're all dressed up To go dreaming now...
- Afraid
Afraid to tell you how much I care Afraid I'll need you And you won't be thereI'd love to take you into my heart But something tells me We would only partI loved and lost Just one love ago I paid the cost and it hurt...
- The Heart Of A Clown
If I had the heart of a clown I'd laugh every time you made me blueIf I had the heart of a clown You wouldn't see me cry the way you doAnd I'd paint a smile upon my face Each time you hurt me soMy arms could long for...
- Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)
I know that someday you'll want me to want youWhen I'm in love with somebody newYou expect me to be true and keep on loving youThough I am feeling blue you think I can't forget youUntil someday you'll want me to want...
- You'll Never Know
You'll never know just how much I love youYou'll never know just how much I careAnd if I tried I still couldn't hide my love for youYou ought to know for heaven I told you soA million or more timesYou went away and my...
- You Always Hurt The One You Love
You always hurt the one you love The one you shouldn't hurt at allYou always take the sweetest rose And crush it till the petals fallYou always break the kindest heart With a hasty word you can't recallSo if I broke...
- I'll Keep On Loving You
If the world keeps on turning and I'm sure it's bound to doThen I'll keep on loving youAnd if the dawn comes tomorrow and we know that it is trueThen I'll keep on loving youWhat the thing changes sky to fall the dawn...
- Everywhere You Go
Everywhere you go Sunshine follows youAnd everywhere you go Skies are always blueChildren love you They seem to knowThat you bring the roses Out of the snowAnd the whole world says hello Everywhere you goEverywhere...
- You Just Can't Play A Sad Song On A Banjo
Now we all know the violin plays sweetlyAnd the steel guitar thrills all the world completelyBut for all around good fun there's really only oneAnd it's round and firm and fully packed and puts the blues on the runAnd...
- The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
Dear one the world is waiting for the sunriseEvery road is heavy heavy with dewThe crush on high his sleepy mate is callingAnd my heart is calling you[ piano ]Dear one the world is waiting...
- Time Of The Preacher Theme 2
It was a time of the preacher in the year of O-oneJust when you think it's all over it only begun
- Denver
The bright lights of Denver Were shining like diamondsLike ten thousand jewels in the skyWhere it's nobody's business Where you're goin' or where you came fromAnd you've judged by the look in your eyeShe saw him that...
- I Couldn't Believe It Was True
Last night I came home And I knocked on my doorAnd I called to my love As I often had beforeAnd I knocked and I knocked But no answer there cameNo kisses to greet me No voice called my nameAnd I couldn't believe it...
- Medley: Blue Rock Montana/Red Headed Stranger
Well he rode into Blue Rock Dusty and tired and he got him A room for the nightHe lay there in silence With too much on his mind Still hoping that he was not rightHe found them that evening In a tavern in town In a...
- Time Of The Preacher Theme
But he could not forgive her Through he tried and tried and triedAnd the halls of his mem'ry Still echoed her liesAnd he cried like a baby And he screamed like a panther In the middle of the nightAnd he saddled his...
- Time Of The Preacher
It was a time of the preacher When the story beganOf the choice of a lady And the love of a manHow he loved her so dearly He went out of his mindWhen she left him for someone That she'd left behindAnd he cried like a...
- Red Headed Stranger
A red headed stranger from Blue Rock Montana rode into town one dayAnd under his knees was a raging black stallion and walkin' behind was a bayThe red headed stranger had eyes like the thunder ghis lips they were sad...
- Remember Me (When The Candlelights Are Gleaming)
You told me once that you were mine alone foreverAnd I was yours till the end of eternityBut all those vows are broken now and we will never be the same except in memoryRemember me when the candle lights're...
- Can I Sleep In Your Arms?
Can I sleep in your arms tonight Lady, it's so cold lying here all aloneAnd I have no hold to hold on you And I assure you I'll do you no wrongDon't know why but the one I love left me Left me lonely and cold and so...
- Hands On The Wheel
At a time when the world seems to be Spinning hopelessly out of controlThere's deceivers and believers And old in-betweenersThat seem to have no place to goIt's the same old song It's right and it's wrong And livin'...
- Bonaparte's Retreat
Met a girl that I loved In a town way down in Texas'Neath the stars up above She was the sweetest girl I ever did seeSo I held her in my arms And told her of her many charmsAnd I kissed her While the fiddles played...
- A Maiden's Prayer
Twilight falls Evening shadows find There 'neath the stars A maiden so fair divineLonely there She kneels and tells The stars aboveIn her heart's a song And there he belongs Her undying song of loveEvery word reveals...
- All Of Me
All of me why not take all of me Can't you see I'm no good without youTake my lips I want to lose them Take my arms I'll never use themYour goodbye left me with eyes that cry I know that I'm no good without youYou...
- Stardust
Sometimes I wonder why I spend the lonely nightDreaming of a song the melody haunts my reverieAnd I am once again with you when our love was newAnd each kiss an inspiration but that was long agoAnd now my consolation...
- September Song
Oh it's a long long while from May to DecemberBut the days grow short when you reach SeptemberWhen the autumn weather turns leaves to flameOne hasn't got time for the waiting gameOh the days dwindle down to a precious...
- Moonlight In Vermont
Pennies in a stream falling leaves a sycamore moonlight in VermontIcy fingers waves ski trails on a mountain side snow light in VermontTelegraph cables they swing down the highway and travel each bend in the...
- I Can See Clearly Now
I can see clearly now, the rain is gone I can see all obstacles in my way Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind It's gonna be a bright (Bright), bright (bright) Sun-shiny day It's gonna be a bright (Bright),...
- Someone To Watch Over Me
There is somebody I'm longing to see I hope that he turns out to beSomeone who'll watch over meI'm a little lamb who's lost in the wood I know I could always be goodTo one who'll watch over meAlthough she may not be...
- Unchained Melody
Oh my love, my darling I've hungered for your touch A long lonely timeTime goes by so slowly And time can do so much Are you still mineI need your love I need your love God speed your love to meLonely rivers flow To...
- Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
I peeped in to say good nightWhen I heard my child in prayer"Send me, God, some scarlet ribbonsScarlet ribbons for my hair"All the stores were closed and shutteredAll the streets were dark and bareIn my town no...
- On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Grab your coat and get your hat Leave your worry on the doorstepJust direct your feet To the sunny side of the streetCan't you hear a pitter pat And that happy tune is your stepLife can be so sweet On the sunny side...
- Rule The World
You light the skies, up above meA star, so bright, you blind me, yeah Don't close your eyes Don't fade away, don't fade away-Oh Yeah you and me we can ride on a starIf you stay with me girl We can rule the world-Yeah...
- Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Missed the Saturday dance Heard they crowded the floorCouldn't bear it without you Don't get around much anymoreThought I'd visit the club Got as far as the doorThey'd have asked me about you Don't get around much...
- Forgiving You Was Easy
Forgiving you was easy but forgetting seems to take the longest timeI just keep thinking and your memory is forever on my mindYou know I'll always love you and I can't forget the days when you were mineForgiving you...
- Old Five And Dimers Like Me
I've spent the lifetime making up my mind to beMore than the measure of what I thought others could seeGood luck and fast bucks they're too few and too far betweenThere's catalog buyers and old five and dimers like...
- I Been To Georgia On A Fast Train
On a rainy Wednesday morning that's the way that I was born inThat old sharecropper's one room country s***They said my mommie left me the day before she had meSaid she hit the road and never once looked backAnd I...
- Black Rose
Way down in Louisiana amongst the tall grown sugar canesLived a simple man and a domineerin' hen and a rose of a different nameThe first time I fell lightly I was standing in the drizzlin' rainWith a trembling hand...
- Bridge Over Troubled Water
When you're weary and feeling smallWhen tears are in your eyes I will dry them allI'm on your side when times get rough and friends just can't be foundLike a bridge over troubled water I will lay me downWhen you're...
- A Whiter Shade Of Pale (with Waylon Jennings)
We skipped the light fandango And turned cartwheels cross the floorI was feeling kind of seasick But the crowd called out for moreThe room was humming harder As the ceiling flew awayWhen we called out For another...
- Old Fords And A Natural Stone
Papa's words ringin' in my ears son you got to get tighter with your tearsJust because she's leaving don't start believingThat your rock'n roll days are goneCause nothing lasts forever but old Fords and a natural...
- Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
Take her to heart And she'll always love you And nobody can make her do wrongBut take her for granted Leavin' your love unshownMakes will power weak And temptation strongA woman's only human This you should...
- Staring Each Other Down
You're hangin' on his arm She's holdin' mine A fool must have said love was blindWe're shouting I love you's With people all around And they don't hear one soundLet her eyes do the talkin' And her eyes do the...
- Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning
The postman delivers a past due bill noticeAnd the alarm clock rang two hours lateThe garbage man left all the trash on the sidewalkAnd the hinges fell off of the gateAnd this morning at breakfast I spilled on the...
- I Just Don't Understand
I'd be the last one to tell you that you shouldn't goAnd the first to say be happy if you canBut you lie and hurt someone who needs and loves you soDo you mind too much if I don't understandI suppose that you're...
- My Own Peculiar Way
(I'll always love you in my own peculiar way)It would be a comfort just to know you never doubt meEven though I give you cause most every daySometimes I think that you'd be better off without meAlthough I love you in...
- I Let My Mind Wander
I let my mind wander And what did it doI just kept right on goin' Until it got right to youCan't trust it one minute It's worst than a childThis old face without conscience And it's driving me wildWhen I let my mind...
- I'll Walk Alone
I'll walk alone Where once we wandered It seems so strange Since you are goneTill you return I'll stay the same, dear I'll still be true And walk aloneBy stars above I swear to love you With all the love I've ever...
- Love Has A Mind Of It's Own
Forgetting you, darling, is not my decision For love has a mind of its ownI'd love to forget every time that you kissed me I'd love to forget that you're goneAnd I'd gladly hold back each tear that I'm cryingBut love...
- Local Memory
The lights go out each evening at elevenAnd up and down our block there's not a soundI close my eyes and search for peaceful slumberAnd just then the local mem'ry comes aroundPiles of blues against the door to make...
- That's All
Some people go to school tryin' to learn how to teachSome people go to school tryin' to learn how to preachBut if you preach without goin' schoolBrother you're ain't no preacher you're an educated foolAnd that's all...
- I Just Dropped By
I just dropped by to see the house I used to live inI hope that you don't mind I won't stay very longSo long ago someone and I lived here together And then so suddenly I found myself aloneI couldn't stand the thought...
- Message
I'm writing you this note to say I'm sorryThat spells S-O-R-Y ever coming homeCan you find it in your heart dear to forgive meThat spells F-O how I miss you since you're goneThere are so many things That I want to say...
- Natural To Be Gone
Well you seem a little colder When I say I must be leavingBut it's an ugly way for us to let it endWhat's the use in being worried Cause I'm going in an hourWhen the time is running out that we can spendWhat's the...
- I'm Not Trying To Forget You Anymore
I'm not trying to forget you anymoreI got back into remembering all the love we shared beforeAnd I'd been trying to forget someone who my heart still adoresSo I'm not trying to forget you anymoreYou were someone who...
- I Guess I've Come To Live Here In Your Eyes
I guess I've come to live here in your eyes.This must be the place called paradise.You are so precious to me,what a special time within our lives.And I guess I've come to live here in your eyes.A thousand times I see...
- She Is Gone
She is goneBut she was hereand her memory is still heavy in the airoh what a tasteof human lovenow she's gone and it don't matter anymore.Passing dreamsin the nightand it was more than just a woman and a manit was...
- Opportunity To Cry
Just watch the sunrise on the other side of townOnce more I've waited and once more you've let me downThis would be a perfect time for me to die I'd like to take this opportunity to cryYou gave your word now I return...
- Who'll Buy My Memories?
A past that's sprinkled with the blues A few old dreams that I can't useWho'll buy my mem'ries Of things that used to beThere were the smiles before the tears And with the smiles some better yearsWho'll buy my...
- Remember The Good Times
Remember the good times They're smaller in number And easier to recallDon't spend too much time On the bad timesThey're staggering in number And will be heavy As lead on your mindDon't waste a moment unhappy...
- It Should Be Easier Now
Now that I've made up my mind you're gone It should be easier nowPerhaps now my heart will stop hangin' on It should be easier nowThe lesson I learned from you gold can't buy A heart can be broken and still...
- Jimmy's Road
This is Jimmy's road where Jimmy liked to playThis is Jimmy's grass where Jimmy liked to lay aroundThis is Jimmy's tree where Jimmy liked to climbBut Jimmy went to war and something changed his mindThis is the battle...
- Georgia On My Mind
Georgia, Georgia, the whole day through.An' just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind.Georgia, Georgia, a song of you,Comes as sweet and clear as moonlight through the pines.Other arms reach out to me;Other eyes...
- This Face
This Face is all I have, worn and lived inAnd lines below my eyes are like old friendsAnd this old hearts' been beaten upAnd my ragged soul has had things roughAnd this face is all I have, worn and lived inThe fairest...
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Willie Nelson
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