The evening winds are still I've lost the way and will Can’t tell you where they went I just know what they meant
I’m always on my guard Admitting life is hard Without you near me
The friend you used to be So near and dear to me You slipped so far away Where did we go astray?
I passed the old school yard Admitting life is hard Without you near me
Ever since the day The day you went away I felt that emptiness so wide I don’t know what's wrong or right I just know I need strength to fight Strength to fight that world outside
Since we've been out of touch I haven't felt that much From day to barren day My heart stays locked away
I walk the boulevard Admitting life is hard Without you near me
The sun is sinking low I guess it's time to go I feel a chilly breeze In place of memories
My dreams are locked and barred Admitting life is hard Without you near me
Well I didn’t come here, dear, with a doggone thing I just came here to hear the drummer's cymbal ring There ain’t no way you can put me down I just wanna say that hell’s my wife’s home town
Well there’s reasons for that and reasons for this I can’t think of any just now, but I know they exist I’m sittin in the sun ‘till my skin turns brown I just wanna say that hell’s my wife’s home town, home town, home town
She can make you steal, make you rob Give you the hives, make you lose your job Make things bad, she can make things worse She got stuff more potent than a gypsy curse
One of these days I’ll end up on the run I'm pretty sure she'll make me kill someone I’m going inside, roll the shutters down I just wanna say that hell’s my wife’s home town
Well there’s plenty to remember, plenty to forget I still can remember the day we met I lost my reasons long ago My love for her is all I know
State gone broke, the county's dry Don't be lookin' at me with that evil eye Keep on walking, don’t be hanging around I’m tellin you again that hell’s my wife’s home town Home town, ha ha, home town
Forgetful heart Lost your power of recall Every little detail You don’t remember at all The times we knew Who would remember better than you?
Forgetful heart We laughed and had a good time, you and I It’s been so long Now you’re content to let the days go by When you were there You were the answer to my prayer
Forgetful heart We loved with all the love that life can give What can I say? Without you it’s so hard to live Can’t take much more Why can’t we love like we did before?
Forgetful heart Like a walking shadow in my brain All night long I lay awake and listen to the sound of pain The door has closed forevermore If indeed there ever was a door
Well you're coming down High Street walking in the sun You make a dead man rise and holler she's the one Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and you're the queen
Well it’s a long old highway that don’t ever end I got a Saturday Night Special, I’m back again I’ll sleep by your door, lay my life on the line You probably don’t know but I’m gonna make you mine
Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and you is the queen
I keep my hands in my pocket, I’m movin’ along People think they know, but they’re all wrong You're something nice, I’m gonna bet my dice I can’t say I haven't paid the price
Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and you is the queen
Well I found out the hard way, I’ve had my fill You can't fight somebody with his back to a hill Those big brown eyes, they set off a spark If you hold me in your arms, things don’t look so dark
Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and you're the queen
How long can I stay In this nowhere café 'fore night turns into day I wonder why I’m so frightened of dawn All I have and all I know Is this dream of you which keeps me living on
There’s a moment when All old things become new again But that moment might have come and gone All I have and all I know Is this dream of you which keeps me living on
I look away but I keep seeing it I don’t want to believe but I keep believing it Shadows dance upon the wall Shadows that seem to know it all
Am I too blind to see Is my heart playing tricks on me I’m lost in the crowd, all my tears are gone All I have and all I know Is this dream of you which keeps me living on
Everything I touch seems to disappear Everywhere I turn, you are always here I’ll run this race until my earthly death I’ll defend this place with my dying breath
From a cheerless room In a curtain gloom, I saw a star from Heaven fall I turned and looked again but it was gone All I have and all I know Is this dream of you which keeps me living on
I get the blues for you baby when I look up at the sun I get the blues for you baby when I look up at the sun Come back here, we can have some real fun
Well it’s early in the evening and everything is still Well it’s early in the evening and everything is still One more time, I’m walking up around the hill
Shake shake Mama like a ship going out to sea Shake shake Mama like a ship going out to sea You took all my money and you gave it to Richard Lee
Down by the river judge Simpson’s walking around Down by the river judge Simpson’s walking around Nothing shocks me more than that old clown
Some of you women, you really know your stuff Some of you women, you really know your stuff But your clothes are all torn and your language is a little too rough
Shake shake Mama, shake until the break of day Shake shake Mama, shake until the break of day I’m right here baby, I’m not that far away
I'm motherless, fatherless, almost friendless too I'm motherless, fatherless, almost friendless too It's Friday morning going to Franklin Avenue
Shake shake mama, raise your voice and bay Shake shake mama, raise your voice and bay If you're goin' on home, better go the shortest way
Talk about me babe, if you must Throw on the dirt, pile on the dust I’d do the same thing if I could You know what they say, they say it’s all good All good, it’s all good
Big politicians telling lies Restaurant kitchen, all full of flies Don't make a bit of difference Don‘t see why it should But it’s all right, 'cause it’s all good It’s all good, it’s all good
Wives are leaving their husbands, they’re beginning to roam They leave the party, and they never get home I wouldn’t change it, even if I could You know what they say man, it’s all good It’s all good, all good
Brick by brick they tear you down A teacup of water is enough to drown You oughta know if they could, they would Whatever going down, it’s all good All good, say it’s all good
People in the country, people on the land Some of ‘em so sick, they can hardly stand Everybody would move away, if they could It’s hard to believe, but it’s all good Yeah
The widows cry, the orphans plea Everywhere you look there’s more misery Come along with me babe, I wish you would You know what I'm saying, it’s all good All good, I said it’s all good, all good
A cold blooded killer stalking the town Cop cars blinkin', something bad going down Buildings are crumbling in the neighborhood But there's nothing to worry about, 'cause it's all good It’s all good, I say it's all good, whoo
I'm gonna pluck off your beard and blow it in your face This time tomorrow I’ll be rolling in your place I wouldn’t change a thing, even if I could You know what they say, they say it’s all good It’s all good, oh yeah