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| 1. |
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Daddy sits on the front porch swingin'
Looking out on a vacant field Used to be filled with burley tobacco Now he knows it never will My brother found work in Indiana Sister's a nurse at the old folks' home Mama's still cooking too much for supper And me, I been a long time gone Been a long time gone No I ain't hoed a row since I don't know when Long time gone And it ain't comin' back again Deliah plays that old church piano Sittin' out on her daddy's farm She always thought that we'd be together Lord, I never meant to do her harm Said she could hear me singing in the choir Me I heard another song I caught wind and hit the road runnin' And Lord I been a long time gone Been a long time gone Lord I ain't had a prayer since I don't know when Long time gone And it ain't comin' back again Now me, I went to Nashville Trying to be the big deal Playing down on Broadway Getting there the hard way Living from a tip jar Sleeping in my car Hocking my guitar Yeah I'm gonna be a star Now me and Deliah Singing every Sunday Watching the children and the garden grow Listen to the radio to hear what's cooking But the music ain't got no soul Now they sound tired but they don't sound Haggard They got money but they don't have Cash They got Junior but they don't have Hank I think, I think, I think the rest is A long time gone No I ain't hit the roof since I don't know when Long time gone And it ain't coming back I said a long time gone No I ain't honked a horn since I don't know when Long time gone And it ain't coming back again I said a long time, long time, long time gone Whoa, it's been a long time Long time, long time, long time gone Oh, it's been a long... time... gone Long time, long time, long time gone |
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| 2. |
| 3:48 |
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I took my love and I took it down
I climbed a mountain and I turned around And I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills Well, the landslide brought me down Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love Can the child within my heart rise above Can I sail through the changing ocean tides Can I handle the seasons of my life Uh ah (uh ah) Uh ah (uh ah), uh ah Well, I've been afraid of changin' 'Cause I build my life around you But time makes you bolder Children get older And I'm getting older too Well Well, I've been afraid of changin' 'Cause I build my life around you But time makes you bolder Children get older And I'm getting older too Well, I'm getting older too So, take this love and take it down Yeah, and if you climb a mountain and you turn around And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills Well, the landslide brought me down And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills Well, maybe Well, maybe Well, maybe... the landslide will bring you down |
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| 3. |
| 5:42 |
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Two days past eighteen
He was waitin' for the bus in his army greens Sat down in a booth a café there Gave his order to the girl with a bow in her hair He's a little shy so she gave him a smile And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while And talkin' to me I'm feelin' a little low She said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go So they went down and they sat on the pier He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care I've got no one to send a letter to Would you mind if I sent one back here to you? I cried Never gonna hold the hand of another guy Too young for him they told her Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Our love will never end Waitin' for the soldier to come back again Never more to be alone When the letter says a soldier's comin home So the letters came From an army camp In California then Vietnam And he told her of his heart It might be love And all of the things he was so scared of Said when it's gettin kinda rough over here I think of that day sittin' down at the pier And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while I cried Never gonna hold the hand of another guy Too young for him they told her Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Our love will never end Waitin' for the soldier to come back again Never more to be alone When the letter says a soldier's coming home (Martie's fiddle break - Emily's dobro break) One Friday night at a football game The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang A man said folks would you bow your heads For the list of local Vietnam dead Cryin' all alone under the stands Was a piccolo player in the marching band And one name read and nobody really cared But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair I cried Never gonna hold the hand of another guy Too young for him they told her Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Our love will never end Waitin' for the soldier to come back again Never more to be alone When the letter says a soldier's comin I cried Never gonna hold the hand of another guy Too young for him they told her Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Our love will never end Waitin' for the soldier to come back again Never more to be alone When the letter says a soldier's comin home |
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| 4. |
| 4:27 |
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You don't like the sound of the truth
Comin' from my mouth You say that I lack the proof Well baby there might be some I'm gonna get to the end of my life Find out everyone was lying I dont think that I'm afraid anymore Say that I would rather die trying Chorus Whoa, swing me way down south Sing me something brave from your mouth And I'll bring you pearls of water on my hips And the love in my lips All the love from my lips This time when he swung the bat and i found my self laying flat I wonder What a way to spend a dime what a way to use the time Aint it baby? I looked at my reflection in the window walking past and I saw a stranger Just so scared all the time It makes me one more reason why the world's dangerous Chorus (Music Solos) You don't like the sound of the truth coming from my mouth You say that I lack the proof Baby there might be some Tell me what's wrong with having a little faith In what your feeling in your heart Why must we be so afraid and always so far apart? Chorus |
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| 5. |
| 2:19 |
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Chorus
You can't afford no ring You can't afford no ring I shouldn't be wearing white and you can't afford no ring You finally took my hand You finally took my hand It took a nip of gin but you finally took my hand Chorus Mamma don't approve Mamma don't approve Daddy says he's the very best And mamma don't approve Chorus Baby's on its way Baby's on its way Say I do and kiss me quick 'Cause baby's on its way I shouldn't be wearing white and you can't afford no ring! |
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| 6. |
| 4:55 |
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I mistook the warnings for wisdom
from so-called friends quick to advise though your touch was telling me otherwise Somehow I saw you as a weakness I thought I had to be strong Oh but I was just young I was scared I was wrong Not a night goes by I don't dream of wandering through the home that might have been I listened to my pride when my heart cried out for you Now everyday I wake again In a house that might've been A home Guess I did What I did believing that love is a dangerous thing Oh but that couldn't hurt anymore than never knowing Not a night goes by I don't dream of wandering through the home that might have been I listened to my pride when my heart cried out for you Now everyday I wake again In a house that might've been A home A home..... four walls, a roof, a door, some windows just a place to run when my workin day is through they say home is where the heart is if the exception proves the rule I guess that's true Not a night goes by I don't dream of wandering through the home that might have been I listened to my pride When my heart cried out for you now everyday I wake again In a house that might've been A home a home |
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| 7. |
| 5:05 |
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I'm so close to you baby
But I'm so far away There's a silence between us, and there's so much to say You're my strength you're my weakness You're my faith you're my doubt We gotta meet in the middle to work this thing out More Love I can hear our hearts cryin' More love I know that's all we need More love To flow in between us To take us and hold us And lift us above If there's ever an answer it's more love We're afraid to be idle So we fill up the days Run on the treadmill, keep slavin' away Till there's no time for talkin', about trouble in mind And the doors are all closed Between your heart and mine More Love I can hear our hearts cryin' More love I know that's all we need More love To flow in between us To take us and hold us And lift us above If there's ever an answer it's more love Just look out around us people fightin' their wars They think they'll be happy when they've settled their scores Let's lay down our weapons That hold us apart Be still for just a minute, Try to open our hearts More Love I can hear our hearts cryin' More love I know that's all we need More love To flow in between us To take us and hold us And lift us above If there's ever an answer it's More Love I can hear our hearts cryin' More love I know that's all we need More love To flow in between us To take us and hold us And lift us above If there's ever an answer it's more love More love |
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| 8. |
| 4:13 |
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I Made a promise to myself
Locked it way deep down inside Told my heart we'd wait it out Swore we'd never compromise Oh I'd rather be alone Like I am tonight Than settle for the kind of love That fades before the morning light Silence stared me in the face And I finally heard its voice It seemed to softly say That in love you have no choice Today I got the answer And there's a world of truth behind it Love is out there waiting somewhere You just have to go and find it Chorus I believe in love I believe in love Love that's real Love that's strong Love that lives On and on Yes I believe in love Repeat Chorus "Tribute to America" |
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| 3:39 |
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Well there was a little falter at the altar of confession
Down on its knees, true love did fall After 31 days of sleepless nights, she woke up to end it all. With "I love you" on a fresh tattoo engraved upon his chest She tore her name right off his heart So here's to the unblessed. Chorus: Oh love, Oh love, you fickle thing Such pretty words, and golden rings. It was a broken dream right from the start Bless their tortured, tangled hearts. Well a blast of confusion, coupled with delusion Makes the best made plans sometime fail. They wined and they dined, had piece of mind She bought a gown and he rented tails. But the mighty cloud of destiny, came driftin' though the gates And busted up what could have been a perfect, hopeless case. Chorus: Oh love, Oh love, you fickle thing Such pretty words, and golden rings. It was a broken dream right from the start Bless their tortured, tangled hearts. Chorus: Oh love, Oh love, you fickle thing Such pretty words, and golden rings. It was a broken dream right from the start Bless their tortured, tangled hearts. |
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| 2:23 | 
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| 11. |
| 4:41 |
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Dragon tales and the "water is wide"
Pirates sail and lost boys fly Fish bite moonbeams every night And I love you Godspeed, little man Sweet dreams, little man Oh my love will fly to you each night on angels wings Godspeed Sweet dreams The rocket racer's all tuckered out Superman's in pajamas on the couch Goodnight moon, we'll find the mouse And I love you Godspeed, little man Sweet dreams, little man Oh my love will fly to you each night on angels wings Godspeed Sweet dreams God bless mommy and match box cars God bless dad and thanks for the stars God heard "amen," wherever you are And I love you Godspeed, little man Sweet dreams, little man Oh my love will fly to you each night on angels wings Godspeed Godspeed Godspeed Sweet dreams |
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| 12. |
| 6:01 |
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I wished I was smarter, I wished I was stronger.
I wished I love Jesus, the way my wife does. I wish it had been easier, instead of any longer. I wished I could have stood where you would have been proud, that won't happen now, that won't happen now. Chorus: There's a whole lot of singing that's never gonna be heard, Disappearing everyday without so much as a word somehow. Think I broke the wings off that little song bird, She's never gonna fly to the top of the world right now. Top of the world. I don't have to answer any of these questions. Don't have no God to teach me no lessons. I come home in the evening, sit in my chair. One night they called me for supper, but I never got up, I stayed right there in my chair. Chorus: There's a whole lot of singing that never gonna be heard, Disappearing everyday without so much as a word somehow. Think I broke the wings off that little song bird, She's never gonna fly to the top of the world right now. Top of the world. I wished I'd a known you, wished I'd a shown you, All of the things I was on the inside. I'd pretend to be sleeping, when you come in in the morning To whisper good-bye, go to work in the rain. I don't know why, don't know why. Cause everyone's singing, we just wanna be heard. Disappearing every day without so much as a word somehow. Wanna grab a hold of that little song bird, Take her for a ride to the top of the world right now. Whoa. Whoa. To the top of the world. To the top of the world. To the top of the world. To the top of the world. To the top of the world. To the top of the world. To the top of the world. To the top of the world. |
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