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Bury me along the big sandy Down in the blue gray mountains Rest my soul in those hills of coal Until this old earth does tremble Now don't you mourn for me when my soul is free Woman don't you cry Just bury me along the big sandy Under a blue kentucky sky This old town of sin, it's about to do me in I don't know how much i can stand With my knees on the street and my heart at their feet I'm forced to beg from satan's hand Chorus: So bury me along the big sandy Down in the blue gray mountains Rest my soul in those hills of coal Until this old earth does tremble Now don't you mourn for me when my soul is free Woman don't you cry Just bury me along the big sandy Under a blue kentucky sky When i came to this land i was strong and i could stand But now i've somehow gone astray Yet i still see the truth in the teachings of my youth And i know that the lord ain't turned away Chorus: So bury me along the big sandy Down in the blue gray mountains Rest my soul in those hills of coal Until this old earth does tremble Now don't you mourn for me when my soul is free Woman don't you cry Just bury me along the big sandy Under a blue kentucky sky Under a blue kentucky sky |
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| 2. |
| 4:02 |
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Runway four, flight 209 Teardrop falls, we start to climb This window seat proved a poor choice It shows the dream that's been destroyed A little baby starts to cry Hey, i would too, if not for pride I owe so much to pride, it's true It brought an end to me and you Chorus: But if i could, i'd turn around Set my feet back on the ground 'cause all this plane ride holds for me Is a thousand miles of misery I hear the engines, watch the clouds The whole damn world looks distant now But i can't seem to put no space Between my cold heart and your sweet face Across the aisle they're holding hands Revealing brand new wedding bands But our sweet gold, it's gone to rust Now my life has turned to dust Chorus: But if i could, i'd turn around Set my feet back on the ground 'cause all this plane ride holds for me Is a thousand miles of misery All this plane ride holds for me Is a thousand miles of misery |
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| 3. |
| 3:21 |
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Little sister don't you, little sister don't you Little sister don't you kiss me once or twice Tell me that it's nice and then you run Yeah, yeah, little sister don't do what your big sister done You know i dated your big sister' Oh, i took her to a show I went for some candy Along came jim dandy And they slipped right out the door Chorus: Little sister don't you, little sister don't you Little sister don't you kiss me once or twice Tell me that it's nice and then you run Yeah, little sister don't do what your big sister done I used to pull down on your pigtails Hey girl, and pinch your turned up nose Oh, but baby you been growin' And lately it's been showin' From your head down to your toes Chorus: Little sister don't you, little sister don't you Little sister don't you kiss me once or twice Tell me that it's nice and then you run Yeah, little sister don't do what your big sister done Every time i see your sister Lord, she's with somebody new Aw, she's mean and she's evil Like a little ol' boll weevil Guess i'll try my luck with you Chorus: Little sister don't you, little sister don't you Little sister don't you kiss me once or twice Tell me that it's nice and then you run Hey, little sister don't you do what your big sister done Well, little sister don't you do what your big sister done Aw, little sister don't you do what your big sister done |
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| 4. |
| 2:06 |
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Please, please baby, baby come back home
It's so cold and dark here all alone You come back I promise I'll be good You come home, baby, I'll act like I should I laughed when you packed your bags and told me goodbye I hollered, "I don't need you," oh but honey, that's a lie Please, please baby, baby come back home It's so cold and dark here all alone You come back I promise I'll be good You come home, baby, I'll act like I should If you don't come home dear, I know I'll go insane Sweetheart, I plead guilty, darlin', I'll take all the blame Please, please baby, baby come back home It's so cold and dark here all alone You come back I promise I'll be good You come home, baby, I'll act like I should Please, please baby, baby come back home It's so cold and dark here all alone You come back I promise I'll be good You come home, baby, I'll act like I should You come home, baby, I'll act like I should You come home, baby, I'll act like I should |
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| 5. |
| 4:01 |
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It won't hurt when I fall down from this bar stool And it won't hurt when I stumble in the street It won't hurt 'cause this whiskey eases misery But even whiskey cannot ease your hurting me Today I had another bout with sorrow You know this time I almost won If this bottle would just hold out 'til tomorrow I know that I'd have sorrow on the run Chorus: It won't hurt when I fall down from this bar stool And it won't hurt when I stumble in the street It won't hurt 'cause this whiskey eases misery But even whiskey cannot ease your hurting me Your memory comes back up with each sunrise I reach out for the bottle and find it's gone Yeah, Lord, somewhere every night the whiskey leaves me To face this cold, cold world on my own Chorus: It won't hurt when I fall down from this bar stool And it won't hurt when I stumble in the street It won't hurt 'cause this whiskey eases misery But even whiskey cannot ease your hurting me |
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| 2:30 |
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I watch as you take off your clothes and slip under the sheets Then i turn and kick the boots off my feet I pull you close without a word 'cause there's no need to speak Girl, beauty like yours is hard to beat Chorus: But i'll be gone in the morning, in the morning i'll be gone 'cause i'm not one for hanging on Please don't think that you done something wrong In the morning when you wake and find me gone Just a look from those fiery eyes can all but erase The memory of any other's face And the passion they unleash could cause me to misplace And lose all track of time without a trace Chorus: But i'll be gone in the morning, in the morning i'll be gone 'cause i'm not one for hanging on Please don't think that you done something wrong In the morning when you wake and find me gone The sun intrudes and throws across the room its golden tracks Shake the dreams, now it's back to facts As i turn to leave i know you had what so many lack Maybe some day that'll bring me back Chorus: But i'll be gone in the morning, in the morning i'll be gone 'cause i'm not one for hanging on Please don't think that you done something wrong In the morning when you wake and find me gone But i'll be gone in the morning, in the morning i'll be gone 'cause i'm not one for hanging on Please don't think that you done something wrong In the morning when you wake and find me gone In the morning when you wake and find me gone |
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| 4:25 |
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She had left him lost and broken like no other had before And now his heart was just a token of the pain it had endured And his memories were clouded with all the hurtful things she'd said Yes, for all intent and purpose he might just as well been dead Chorus: And some people claim they still hear him call he name Hey, hey, maureen, swear they hear it just that plain Deep in the night and sometimes right at dawn See, his body died some years ago But around here mr. johnson's love lives on He seemed far away and distant with that cold and silent stare Never moving, never speaking and just barely breathing air No one really knew her reason and who can judge her right or wrong The only true and solemn fact is, the main we'd known was all but gone Chorus: And some people claim they still hear him call he name Hey, hey, maureen, swear they hear it just that plain Deep in the night and sometimes right at dawn See, his body died some years ago But around here mr. johnson's love lives on Sissy thompson said she'd seen him late that night on shelby road About a mile from there they found him it seems he'd died out in the snow I hear'd the preacher at the service say fro love he's finally free But i say love, it knows no season it haunts the soul eternally Chorus: And some people claim they still hear him call he name Hey, hey, maureen, swear they hear it just that plain Deep in the night and sometimes right at dawn Yeah, his body died some years ago But around here mr. johnson's love lives on Yes, his body died some years ago But around here mr. johnson's love lives on |
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| 8. |
| 2:57 |
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You've got your little ways to hurt me You know just how to tear me up And leave me in small pieces on the ground You've got your little ways to hurt me They're not too big but they're real tough Just one cold look from you can knock me down To look at you and me, no one would ever know The pain that i've endured 'cause i won't let it show My friends would laugh out loud if they only knew The truth about how i am just your lovesick fool Chorus: You've got your little ways to hurt me You know just how to tear me up And leave me in small pieces on the ground You've got your little ways to hurt me They're not too big but they're real tough Just one cold look from you can knock me down The sadness in my eyes should somehow be a clue But no one here would ever suspect sweet little you There've been rumors of the truth but i've kept it quiet 'cause i'm too ashamed to let them know you make me cry Chorus: You've got your little ways to hurt me You know just how to tear me up And leave me in small pieces on the ground You've got your little ways to hurt me They're not too big but they're real tough Just one cold look from you can knock me down Yeah your little ways can knock me to the ground |
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| 2:45 |
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They say this drinkin' will kill me I don't know, oh Lord, it might be true If I stop I'll just die from your leavin' So either way that I go, it's 'cause of you Chorus: Death can come from this broken heart Or it can come from this bottle So why prolong the agony Hey, bartender, I think I'll hit the throttle I don't care how the preacher might preach me About the evils of being drunk with wine I don't care how the doctor might warn me 'Cause since you left, it's just a matter of time Chorus: Death can come from this broken heart Or it can come from this bottle So why prolong the agony Hey, bartender, I think I'll hit the throttle I don't care that my friends have all left me 'Cause they swear that I have gone insane And I don't care anymore about livin' Without you, just the grave can ease the pain Chorus: Death can come from this broken heart Or it can come from this bottle So why prolong the agony Hey, bartender, I think I'll hit the throttle Yeah, they say this drinkin' will kill me I don't know, oh Lord, it might be true If I stop I'll just die from your leavin' So either way that I go, it's 'cause of you Yeah, either way that I go, it's 'cause of you Oh, anyway that I go, it's 'cause of you |
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| 3:00 |
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I hear you walking across the floor I think that i'm dreaming 'til i hear you shut the door I wake up crying and calling your name Nothing's changed here without you I start every day the same The same old sun comes up to shine On this old bed at the same old time I tell myself he same old lie I've got you off my mind I feel your body lyin' next to mine I reach out in the darkness But you're not there for me to find There's only sorrow, followed by pain Nothing's changed here without you I start every day the same I see your sweet lips softly kiss me goodbye I taste the salt of my tear drops As they fall down from my eyes I take a deep breath But it's only in vain 'cause nothing's changed here without you I start every day the same No, nothing's changed here without you And i start every day the same |
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| 2:58 |
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Chorus: I'll still see you walking silently Through the shadows in my mind A vision of your sweet blue eyes Creeps into my dreamful sleep at night You still haunt the deepness of my memories I guess you will throughout all time Little girl i still remember The very dress you wore on that day It was so soft, a shade of violet, lord How it took my breath away As the sunshine of the morning Broke across your golden hair How i wished to hold you tightly, lord But i was shy and did not dare Chorus: I'll still see you walking silently Through the shadows in my mind A vision of your sweet blue eyes Creeps into my dreamful sleep at night You still haunt the deepness of my memories I guess you will throughout all time Many nights i've sat and wondered If you might be somebody's wife But if you're not, i'd long to see you If just to tell you how i've pined I've been known to ask a stranger That i thought might just pass your way If they would tell you of these feelings That we might meet again someday Chorus: I'll still see you walking silently Through the shadows in my mind A vision of your sweet blue eyes Creeps into my dreamful sleep at night You still haunt the deepness of my memories I guess you will throughout all time I guess you will throughout all time |
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| 12. |
| 2:11 |
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There should be music
Sad, sad music But this silence that you left Is all I have I must have missed a couple days Or just forgotten What went wrong or where it all Fell apart And I know you must have told me You were leavin' It just never crossed my mind You'd take my heart There should be music Sad, sad music The kind the movies have When love like ours goes bad There should be music Sad, sad music But this silence that you left Is all I have I'd swear that I woke up with you This morning But I can see that's it been days Since you were here And every night it still hits home Without a warning As my world becomes a flood of Scalding tears There should be music Sad, sad music As you walk away without Looking back There should be music Sad, sad music But this silence that you left Is all I have There should be music |
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| 2:28 |
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The only time I feel the pain
Is in the sunshine or the rain And I don't feel no hurt at all Unless you count when teardrops fall I tell the truth 'cept when I lie And it only hurts me when I cry You couldn't tell it by this smile But my recovery took a while I worked for days and nights on end Just to walk and talk again You can't believe the time it takes To heal a heart once it breaks The only time I feel the pain Is in the sunshine or the rain And I don't feel no hurt at all Unless you count when teardrops fall I tell the truth 'cept when I lie And it only hurts me when I cry Oh maybe every now and then I have a small heartache again You wouldn't know to look at me There's tiny scars that you can't see It was a struggle to survive I'm probably lucky I'm alive The only time I feel the pain Is in the sunshine or the rain And I don't feel no hurt at all Unless you count when teardrops fall I tell the truth 'cept when I lie And it only hurts me when I cry I tell the truth 'cept when I lie And it only hurts me when I cry |
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| 3:48 |
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She wore red dresses with her black shining hair She had my baby and caused me to care Then coldly she left me to suffer and cry She wore red dresses and told such sweet lies I never knew him but he took her away On my knees like a madman for vengeance i prayed While the pain and the anger destroyed my weak mind She wore red dresses and left the wounded behind I searched till i found them, then i cursed at the sight Of their sleeping shadows in the cold neon light In the dark morning silence i placed the gun to her head She wore red dresses, but now she lay dead |
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| 2:06 |
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Take a rock tie a rope
Throw it down in the sea Let it fall to the bottom Nobody knows how deep Stare real hard through the water And you might just perceive The distance between you and me The distance between you and me Take a map of the world And measure with your hand All of the miles Across all of the land Write it down add it up And you might understand About the distance between you and me The distance between you and me I lie awake and hear you breathing Only inches from me in this bed Not much space but it's all that we needed To live alone now that our love is dead I lie awake and hear you breathing Only inches from me in this bed Not much space but it's all that we needed To live alone now that our love is dead Climb the Earth's tallest mountain To where it reaches the sky Take a gun fire a bullet Straight up out of sight Where it stops in the heaven Well that ain't half as high As the distance between you and me The distance between you and me |
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| 3:14 |
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I'm a thousand miles from nowhere
Time don't matter to me 'Cause I'm a thousand miles from nowhere And there's no place I want to be I got heartaches in my pocket I got echoes in my head And all that I keep hearing Are the cruel cruel things that you said I'm a thousand miles from nowhere Time don't matter to me 'Cause I'm a thousand miles from nowhere And there's no place I want to be Oh, I Oh, I Oh, I Oh, I Oh, I Oh, I Oh, I Oh, I I got bruises on my memory I got tear stains on my hands And in the mirror there's a vision Of what used to be a man I'm a thousand miles from nowhere Time don't matter to me 'Cause I'm a thousand miles from nowhere And there's no place I want to be I'm a thousand miles from nowhere Time don't matter to me 'Cause I'm a thousand miles from nowhere And there's no place I want to be I'm a thousand miles from nowhere Time don't matter to me 'Cause I'm a thousand miles from nowhere And there's no place I want to be I'm a thousand miles from nowhere Time don't matter to me 'Cause I'm a thousand miles from nowhere And there's no place I want to be I'm a thousand miles from nowhere Time don't matter to me 'Cause I'm a thousand miles from nowhere And there's no place I want to be |
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| 17. |
| 4:38 |
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Two doors down there's a jukebox
That plays all night long Real sad songs All about me and you Two doors down there's a barmaid That serves 'em real strong Here lately That's how I make it through Two doors down there's a heartache That once was my friend Two doors down there's a memory That won't ever end Two doors down there's a barstool That knows me by name And we sit here together And wait for you Two doors down there's a bottle Where I take out my shame And hold it up For the whole world to view Two doors down there's a pay phone But no calls come in Two doors down there's a memory That won't ever end From the hotel to the barroom Is just a stumble and a fall And sometimes when it gets bad I've been known to crawl Freedom from sorrow Is just two doors away I'll escape for a short time But I know I can't stay Two doors down is where they'll find me When you're finally through Taking what's left of my life Two doors down is where they'll leave me When payment comes due For the hours I've spent there each night Two doors down I'll be forgotten But until then Two doors down there's a memory That won't ever end |
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| 18. |
| 4:08 |
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Chorus:
They learned readin', writin', Route 23 To the jobs that lay waiting in those cities' factories They learned readin', writin', roads to the north To the luxury and comfort a coal miner can't afford They thought readin', writin', Route 23 Would take them to the good life that they had never seen They didn't know that old highway Could lead them to a world of misery Have you ever been down Kentucky-way Say south of Prestonburg Have you ever been up in a holler Have you ever heard A mountain man cough his life away From diggin' that black coal In those dark mines, those dark mines If you had you might just understand The reason that they left it all behind Chorus: They learned readin', writin', Route 23 To the jobs that lay waitin' in those cities' factories They learned readin', writin', roads to the north To the luxury and comfort a coal miner can't afford They thought readin', writin', Route 23 Would take them to the good life that they had never seen They didn't know that old highway Could lead them to a world of misery Have you ever seen 'em Put the kids in the car after work on Friday night Pull up in a holler about 2 a.m. And see a light still shinin' bright Those mountain folks sat up that late Just to hold those little grandkids In their arms, in their arms And I'm proud to say that I've been blessed And touched by their sweet hillbilly charm Chorus: They learned readin', writin', Route 23 To the jobs that lay waiting in those cities' factories They learned readin', writin', roads to the north To the luxury and comfort a coal miner can't afford They thought readin', writin', Route 23 Would take them to the good life that they had never seen They didn't know that old highway Could lead them to a world of misery Yeah, it turns out that that old highway, Leads you to a world of misery They found out that that old highway Leads you to a world of misery... |
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| 2:33 |
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I was just standing
Alone in this room Surrounded by memories We stopped making too soon I was just standing I was just standing Alone in this room Alone in this room I was just thinking All to myself How I still want you And nobody else I was just thinking I was just thinking All to myself All to myself In this darkness I move slowly Always struggling to be free But I still hear your voice And everywhere I see the choice That's made such a fool of me I was just wondering If there was a way To bring you back to me Maybe things I could say I was just wondering I was just wondering If there was a way |
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| 20. |
| 3:56 |
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Maybe someday I'll be strong
Maybe it won't take long I'll be the one who's tough You'll be the one who's got it rough It won't be long and Maybe I'll be real strong Maybe I'll do things right Maybe I'll start tonight You'll learn to cry like me Baby let's just wait and see Maybe I'll start tonight And do things right You'll control me And oh so boldly Rule me 'til I'm free 'Til the pain that shakes me Finally makes me Get up off of my knees Maybe I'll be as fast as you Maybe I'll break hearts too I think that you'll slow down When your turn to hurt comes around Maybe I'll break hearts And be as fast as you You'll control me And oh so boldly Rule me 'til I'm free 'Til the pain that shakes me Finally makes me Get up off of my knees Maybe I'll be as fast as you Maybe I'll break hearts too I think that you'll slow down When your turn to hurt comes around Maybe I'll break hearts And be as fast as you |
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| 3:01 |
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Home for sale that's much too large
Too many rooms, big ole empty yard Far more space than the owner needs Price includes all memories Home for sale, restored like new Just a place two lives outgrew A change in heart forces move away Would like to keep but just can't stay Listen close and you might hear the sound Of what you think is rainfall leaking down Roof is fine, set aside your fears It's just a few remaining tears Home for sale not all that old Family's dream stands dark and cold Scenic views that go for free Of all the love that used to be Home for sale that's much too large |
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| 2:52 |
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Don't look inside
No, don't look there 'Cause you might find Yourself somewhere Walkin' 'round Lost and alone Without one clue That it's a long way home Years and years Is a lot of time To drag your heart across Every rock you find Hate is deep And its pull is strong But the passion's short Then it's a long way home I can't take One single step for you But I might just help To find some small pathway through Don't look back 'Cause you might see Just how far All that used to be Just let your mind Think on what's gone And then you'll know That it's a long way home Yeah, you'll know That it's a long way home You'll find out That it's a long way home There ain't no doubt That it's a long way home |
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| 2:49 |
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Where did I go wrong
You know I've never had a clue I must have just been born no good 'Cause bad's the best that I can do Was it just my fate in life To end up here this way Lost and all alone One more black lamb That's gone astray Lonesome roads are the only kind I ever travel Empty rooms are the only place I ever stay I'm just a face out in the crowd that looks like trouble Poor ol' worthless me is the only friend I ever made Lonesome roads are the only kind I ever travel Empty rooms are the only place I ever stay I'm just a face out in the crowd that looks like trouble Poor ol' worthless me is the only friend I ever made |
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| 24. |
| 3:08 |
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She said, Baby things change
I said, But I feel the same She said, Well let me explain Baby, how things can change I said, But that doesn't show How a love that could grow Would become so estranged She said, Well baby, things change Chorus: She said, Na, na, na, na, na now, now, now Baby, don't try To figure this out Or ask questions 'bout why Forever's a promise No love can survive And trust with hearts Just don't apply She said, 'Cause baby, things change Chorus Na, na, na, na, na, now, now, so baby I quit tryin' To figure things out About all your hearts lyin' Forever's a promise We couldn't survive Hey, I may be slow But I ain't blind She said, I still love you so I said, I don't care to know She said, You once cried my name I said, Well baby, things change And let's don't go placing no blame 'Cause you know things can change Na, na, na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na, na, na She said, You once cried my name I said, Well, baby, things change Na, na, na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na, na, na Let's don't go placing no blame 'Cause you know things can change Na, na, na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na, na, na |
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| 1:50 |
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Girl you taught me how to hurt real bad
And cry myself to sleep You showed me how this town can shatter dreams Another lesson about a naive fool That came to Babylon And found out that the pie don't taste so sweet Now it's guitars, Cadillacs, hillbilly music And lonely, lonely streets that I call home Yeah, my guitars, Cadillacs and hillbilly music Is the only thing that keeps me hanging on There ain't no glamor in this tinseled land Of lost and wasted lives And painful scars are all that's left of me But thank you girl for teaching me Brand new ways to be cruel And if I can find my mind now, I guess I'll just leave And it's guitars, Cadillacs, hillbilly music And lonely, lonely streets that I call home Yeah, my guitars, Cadillacs and hillbilly music Is the only thing that keeps me hanging on Now it's guitars, Cadillacs, hillbilly music And lonely, lonely streets that I call home Yeah, my guitars, Cadillacs, hillbilly music Is the only thing that keeps me hanging on It's the only thing that keeps me hanging on It's the only thing that keeps me hanging on |
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