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Rita was sixteen years... hazel eyes and chestnut hair
She made the Woolworth counter shine Eddie was a sweet romancer, and a darn good dancer They'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime They'd sing, "Dance a little closer to me... dance a little closer now Dance a little closer tonight Dance a little closer to me... it's closing time And love's on sale tonight at this five and dime Eddie played the steel guitar and his mama cried 'cuz he played in the bars And kept young Rita out late at night So, they married up in Abilene... lost a child in Tennessee Still, that love survived They'd sing, "Dance a little closer to me... dance a little closer now Dance a little closer tonight Dance a little closer to me... it's closing time And love's on sale tonight at this five and dime One of the boys in Eddie's band... took a shine to Rita's hands So, Eddie ran off with the bass man's wife Oh' but he was back by June... singin' a different tune And sportin' Miss Rita back by his side They'd sing, "Dance a little closer to me... dance a little closer now Dance a little closer tonight Dance a little closer to me... it's closing time And love's on sale tonight at this five and dime Eddie traveled with the barroom bands... till arthritis took his hands Now he sells insurance on the side Rita's got a house to keep... dime store novels and a love so sweet They dance to the radio late at night They'd sing, "Dance a little closer to me... dance a little closer now Dance a little closer tonight Dance a little closer to me... it's closing time And love's on sale tonight at this five and dime Rita was sixteen years... hazel eyes and chestnut hair She made the Woolworth counter shine Eddie was a sweet romancer, and a darn good dancer They'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime They'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime They'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime |
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Up along the hallway
Down along the stairs I can see the pictures We made down through the years And it makes me blue, darling Thinking of the past And I'm truly sorry I couldn't make it last Walk the way the wind blows Cry the tears I cried Hoping for you, darling To be here by my side I got to do some thinking Of where to go from here Walk the way the wind blows Wipe away the tears I remember, darling When you first came to me All the air was sweet then And all our time was free But like the leaves that wither Our hearts fell away I think I'll just go out alone And walk my blues away Walk the way the wind blows Cry the tears I cried Hoping for you, darling To be here by my side I got to do some thinking Of where to go from here Walk the way the wind blows Wipe away the tears Walk the way the wind blows Cry the tears I cried Hoping for you, darling To be here by my side I got to do some thinking Of where to go from here Walk the way the wind blows Wipe away the tears Walk the way the wind blows Wipe away the tears |
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(Craig Bickhardt/F.C. Collins)
Shining like a beacon through the darkest night You're the only light that leads me home Home is where the fire burns so warm and bright Long as I have you, I'll never roam Our paths may wander on this walk of life But I won't walk alone Like a blaze of gold At the break of dawn You're the power that heals my soul When the wind grows cold And I'm halfway gone You're the power that keeps me whole Running like a river to the rolling sea The waters of your love are deep and strong My harbor and my shelter you will always be Even when the storm blows hard and long While your spirit is a part of me It gives life to this song |
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Every time you come around
I hear that lonesome sound Ooh, train of memories Boxcars go flying by With all my dreams inside Ooh, train of memories I see you waving Hear you say goodbye Rollin' down the tracks of the tears you made me cry Ooh, train of memories This locomotion runs on pain So it's a neverending thing Ooh, train of memories Rumbling through my mind Pulling the past behind. Ooh, train of memories I see you waving Hear you say goodbye Rollin' down the tracks of the tears you made me cry Ooh, train of memories Ooh, here it comes again Ooh, it's more than I can stand No matter what I do It brings me back to you Ooh, train of memories Ooh, train of memories This train of memories |
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Charlie's got a gold watch
Don't seem like a whole lot After thirty years of driving up and down the interstate But Charlie's had a good life And Charlie's got a good wife And after tonight she'll no longer be counting the days Eighteen wheels and a dozen roses Ten more miles on his four-day run A few more songs from the all-night radio Then he'll spend the rest of his life with the one that he loves They'll buy a Winnebago Set out to find America They'll do a lot of catching up a little at a time With pieces of the old dream They're gonna light the old flame Doing what they please, leaving every other reason behind Eighteen wheels and a dozen roses Ten more miles on his four-day run A few more songs from the all-night radio Then he'll spend the rest of his life with the one that he loves Eighteen wheels and a dozen roses Ten more miles on his four-day run A few more songs from the all-night radio Then he'll spend the rest of his life with the one that he loves |
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All those untold stories
All those silent lies We'll never know each other Keepin' them deep inside (let's) Wash away the troubles Keepin' us apart Tell those untold stories Let the healin' start It's been so long ago We went our separate ways Now maybe time has changed us And worn the hurt away You look the same as ever I'm glad you're here with me Take a look into my eyes And tell me what you see All those untold stories All those silent lies We'll never know each other Keepin' them deep inside (let's) Wash away the troubles Keepin' us apart Tell those untold stories Let the healin' start Now, I don't want forgiveness Honey, I don't need you now We've built a wall between us It's time to tear it down Let's plant a tree together Maybe we can make it grow If not now then maybe never We might not ever know (about) All those untold stories All those silent lies We'll never know each other Keepin' them deep inside (let's) Wash away the troubles Keepin' us apart Tell those untold stories Let the healin' start |
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The key's in the mailbox the U-Haul is loaded
This is the last time we'll call this place home The cats in a cage to leave at your mother's I'll be halfway to Ashville when you wake up alone It's been a while since I've seen Carolina It always was pretty this time of year And if this is the end of life as we knew it You won't find me living around here I love life as we knew it I still can't believe we threw it away Goodbye that's all there is to it Life as we knew it ended today I'll leave a number if you need to reach me You always called when I had to be gone I know that here in my memory Life as we knew it still lives on I love life as we knew it I still can't believe we threw it away Goodbye that's all there is to it Life as we knew it ended today Life as we knew it ended today |
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(Susanna Clark/Richard Leigh)
My daddy told me when I was a young girl A lesson he learned, it was a long time ago If you want to have someone to hold onto You're gonna have to learn to let go You got to sing like you don't need the money Love like you'll never get hurt You got to dance like nobody's watchin' It's gotta come from the heart If you want it to work Now here is the one thing I keep forgettin' When everything is falling apart In life as in love, you know I need to remember There's such a thing as trying too hard You got to sing like you don't need the money Love like you'll never get hurt You got to dance like nobody's watchin' It's gotta come from the heart If you want it to work You got to sing sometimes like you don't need the money Love sometimes like you'll never get hurt You got to dance, dance, dance like nobody's watchin' It's gotta come from the heart if you want it to work |
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Claire had all but given up
When she and Edwin fell in love She touched his face and shook her head In disbelief she sighed and said In many dreams I've held you near Now, at last, you're really here Where've you been I've looked for you forever and a day Where've you been I'm just not myself when you're away He asked her for her hand for life And she became a salesman's wife He was home each night by eight But one stormy evening he was late Her frightened tears fell to the floor Until his key turned in the door Where've you been I've looked for you forever and a day Where've you been I'm just not myself when you're away They'd never spent a night apart For sixty years she heard him snore Now they're in a hospital In seperate beds on different floors Claire soon lost her memory Forgot the names of family She never spoke a word again Then, one day, they wheeled him in He held her hand and stroked her head In a fragile voice she said Where've you been I've looked for you forever and a day Where've you been I'm just not myself when you're away Where've you been I've looked for you forever and a day Where've you been I'm just not myself when you're away No, I'm just not myself when you're away |
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She came from Fort Worth, Fort Worth couldn't hold her
Her dreams were bigger than the Texas sky She's got a one-way ticket on the next bus for Boulder And it won't take long to say goodbye She was workin' at a diner just a week ago When a man from Colorado smiled and said 'hello' And he turned her head with stories about a cabin in the trees Where the wind can sing you love songs Beneath snow-capped mountain peaks Now she's packed her fade two jeans and her favorite cowboy boots Left her apron at the diner for someone else to use One last look in the mirror at the girl she used to be Then the driver takes her ticket and she tries to fall asleep She came from Fort Worth, Fort Worth couldn't hold her Her dreams were bigger than the Texas sky She's got a one-way ticket on the next bus for Boulder And it won't take long to say goodbye And somewhere in the long, dark night, the snow began to fall Oh, the world outside was sparkling white when she heard the driver call "Everyone off now for Boulder and have a real nice day" He was waitin' on the platform and he raised his hand to wave And she offered no resistance as he took her to his cabin And that diner in the distance seemed just like it never happened She came from Fort Worth, Fort Worth couldn't hold her Her dreams were bigger than the Texas sky She's got a one-way ticket on the next bus for Boulder And it won't take long to say goodbye She's got a one-way ticket on the next bus for Boulder And it won't take long to say goodbye, bye bye |
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(Don Schlitz/Paul Overstreet)
I will pledge my heart To the love we share Through the good and the bad times too I'll forsake my rest For your happiness 'Til my death I will stand by you With God as my witness This vow I will make To have and to hold you No other to take For rich or for poor Under skies grey or blue 'Til my death I will stand by you There are wars and there are rumors Of wars yet to come Temptations we'll have to walk through Though others may tremble I will not run 'Til my death I will stand by you I will put on the armor of faithfulness To fight for a heart that is true 'Til the battle is won, I will not rest 'Til my death I will stand by you With God as my witness This vow I will make To have and to hold you No other to take For rich or for poor Under skies grey or blue 'Til my death I will stand by you 'Til the battle is won I will not run 'Til my death I will stand by you |
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Dreams drift away like leaves on the water
They roll down the river and slip out of sight Too many times we do what we ought Put off 'till tomorrow what we'd really rather do tonight And later realize Time passes by People pass on At the drop of a tear They're gone Let's do what we dare Do what we like And love while we're here Before time passes by Thoughts are like pennies we keep in our pockets They're never worth nothing 'til we give them away Love's like a promise in an unopened letter Where nights full of pleasure seldom see the light of day When life gets in the way Time passes by People pass on At the drop of a tear They're gone Let's do what we dare Do what we like And love while we're here Before time passes by Time passes by People pass on At the drop of a tear They're gone Let's do what we dare Do what we like And love while we're here Before time passes by |
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Do you feel a kindred spirit, to the sound of pouring rain?
Does your heart start to yearning when you hear a distant train? If you'd like to take that train and ride, to someone left behind You don't need the wind to tell you, you're on lonesome standard time Do you sit alone and think about, an old love from the past? Do you feel a bit more empty every time you raise your glass? The memory of his kisses sends a shiver up your spine You don't need a watch to tell you, you're on lonesome standard time When you hear the little sad songs, do you hang on every word? Do you swear a crying fiddle, has the sweetest sound on earth? If you shudder at the music of a hoedown in the pines You're on lonesome standard time There's a bigger clock a-ticking, it crosses every zone The first time your old heart broke, was the time you turned it on It don't never need a-winding 'cause if it works like mine Well, there ain't no doubt about it, you're on lonesome standard time Oh, when you hear the little sad songs, do you hang on every word? Do you swear a crying fiddle, has the sweetest sound on earth? If you shudder at the music of a hoedown in the pines You're on lonesome standard time Well if you shudder at the music of a hoedown in the pines You're on lonesome standard time |
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Any time love is on the table the stakes are high
But I thought this was love so I laid it all on the line You nearly took everything I had Never knew I could hurt so bad But I least I left with every pieace of this heart of mine (Chorus) Im walking away a winner Im walking away from a losing game With my pride intact and my vision back I can say I know where Im going and I know I'll be alright Im walking away a winner Walking back into my life It was a hard way to go when I didn't know when to leave If you knew all along baby you weren't telling me Now I know I could live or die Im heading down the right road now Still believeing in a way That a real love is meant to be (Chorus) Im walking away a winner Im walking away from a losing game With my pride intact and my vision back I can say I know where Im going and I know I'll be alright Im walking away a winner Walking back into my life Im walking away a winner Im walking away from a losing game With my pride intact and my vision back I can say I know where Im going and I know I'll be alright Im walking away a winner Walking back into my life Walking back into my life Walking away a winner Walking back into my life Walking away a winner |
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Mr. Smith had an Oldsmobile
Baby blue with them wire wheels I took her home the day that she was advertised He said she leaked when it would rain Sounded like an aeroplane But I knew she was jewel in disguise She had a 455 rocket The biggest block alive Couldn't hardly wait just to take my turn She was made for the straight aways She grew up hating Chevrolets She's a rocket She was made to burn Well, whose junk pile piece of Chevelle is this? You boys come here to race or just kiss? Mmm now don't ya want to know what I got underneath my hood? I know she might sound like she's missin' But buddy, she could teach you a lesson In just a quarter mile, and I'll smoke you good In my 455 rocket The kind the police drive I couldn't hardly wait just to take my turn She was made for the straight aways She grew up hating Chevrolets She's a rocket She was made to burn I'm telling you and I ain't ashamed I cried when that wrecker came As we skid I thought I heard the angels sing Sounded like the Beach Boys We hit the curb and began to sail Took out most of the safety rail Even the cop asked me, "Man what'd you have in that thing?" I had a 455 rocket The very kind you drive You oughta watch yourself when you take that turn She was made for the straight aways She grew up hating Chevrolets She's a rocket, she was made to burn, burn Ohh she's a rocket, she was made to burn |
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