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Drinkin' was forbidden
In my Christian country home I learned to play the flattop On them good ol' Gospel songs Then I heard about the barrooms Just across the Georgia line Where a boy could make a livin' Playin' guitar late at night. Had to learn about the ladies; Too young to understand Why the young girls fall in love With the boys in the band When the boys turn to music, The girls just turn away To some other guitar picker In some other late night place. Yeah, I held on to my music; I let the ladies walk away Took my songs and dreams to Nashville Then I moved on to L.A. Up to New York City, All across the USA I lost so much of me But there's enough of me to say, that my.. Chorus: Home's in Alabama, No matter where I lay my head My home's in Alabama, Southern born and Southern bred. What keeps me goin' I don't really know Can't be the money Lord knows I'm always broke Could it be the satisfaction Of bein' understood When the people really love ya And let you know when it's good Oh I'll speak my Southern English Just as natural as I please I'm in the heart of Dixie, Dixie's in the heart of me And someday when I make it, When love finds a way Somewhere high on Lookout Mountain I'll just smile with pride and say, that my Home's in Alabama, No matter where I lay my head My home's in Alabama, Southern born and southern bred Southern born and southern bred Southern born and southern bred And my home's in Alabama, No matter where I lay my head My home's in Alabama, Southern born and southern bred Southern born and southern bred Southern born and southern bred... |
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| 3:36 |
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Whisper to me softly, breathe words upon my skin
No one's near and listening, so please don't say goodbye Just hold me close and love me, press your lips to mine Mmm feels so right. Feels so right. Lying here beside you I hear the echoes of your sighs Promise me you'll stay with me and keep me warm tonight So hold me close and love me, give my heart a smile Mmm feels so right. Feels so right. Your body feels so gentle and my passion rises high You're loving me so easy, you're wish is my command Just hold me close and love me, tell me it won't end Mmm feels so right. Feels so right. Feels so right. Ah, you feel so right baby... |
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| 3:19 |
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I once though of love as a prison
A place I didn't want to be. So long ago, I made a decision To be footloose and fancy-free. But you came and I was so tempted To gamble on love just one time. I never thought that I would get caught. It seemed like a perfect crime. Baby, you left me defenseless, But I've only got one plea. Lock me away inside of your love, And throw away the key. I'm guilty, of love in the first degree. I thought it would be so simple, Like a thousand times before. I'd take what I wanted and just walk away. But I never made it to the door. Now, babe I'm not begging for mercy. Go ahead and throw the book at me. If lovin' you's a crime, I know that I'm as guilty as a man can be. Baby, you left me defenseless. But I've only got one plea. Lock me away inside of your love, And throw away the key. I'm guilty, of love in the first degree. Love in the first degree. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Baby, you left me defenseless. But I've only got one plea. Lock me away inside of your love, And throw away the key. I'm guilty, of love in the first degree. Love in the first degree. Oh yeah. Love in the first degree. Love in the first degree. Oh yeah. Love in the first degree. Love in the first degree. Love in the first degree. Love in the first degree... |
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| 4. |
| 3:58 |
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Rollin' down a backwoods Tennessee byway, one arm on the wheel, holdin' my
lover with the other: a sweet, soft, Southern thrill. Worked hard all week; got a little jingle on a Tennessee Saturday night. Couldn't feel better: I'm together with my Dixieland Delight. Chorus: Spend my dollar; parked in a holler 'neath the mountain moonlight; hold her uptight; make a little lovin', a little turtle dovin' on a Mason Dixon night. Fits my life, oh, so right: My Dixieland Delight. Whitetail buck deer munchin' on clover, redtail hawk settin' on a limb, a chubby old groundhog, croakin' bullfrog, free as the feelin' in the wind. Home grown country girl gonna give me a whirl on a Tennessee Saturday night. Lucky as a seven livin' in heaven with my Dixieland Delight. Chorus Repeat first verse |
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| 5. |
| 4:17 |
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(chorus)
Roll on highway, roll on along Roll on daddy till you get back home Roll on family, roll on crew Roll on momma like I asked you to do And roll on eighteen-wheeler roll on (roll on) It's Monday morning, he's kissin' momma goodbye He's up and gone with the sun Daddy drives an eighteen-wheeler And he's off on a midwest run As three sad faces gather round momma They ask her when daddy's comin' home Daddy drives an eighteen-wheeler And they sure miss him when he's gone (yeah they do) Ah, but he calls them everynight and he tells them that he loves them And he taught them this song to sing (chorus) Roll on highway, Roll on along Roll on daddy till ya get back home Roll on family, Roll on crew Roll on momma like I asked you to do And roll on eighteen-wheeler roll on (roll on) It's Wednesday evening, momma's waitin by the phone It rings but it's not his voice Seems the highway patrol has found a jacknifed rig In a snow bank in Illinois But the driver was missin' and the search had been abandoned For the weather had everything strong And they had checked all the houses and local motels When they had somemore news they'd call And she told them when they found him to tell him that she loved him And she hung up the phone singin' (chorus) Roll on highway, roll on along Roll on daddy till ya get back home Roll on family, roll on crew Roll on momma like I asked you to do And roll on eighteen-wheeler roll on Momma and the children will be waiting up all night long Thinkin' nothing but the words just comin' With the ringin' of the telephone Oh, but the man upstairs was listening When momma asked him to bring daddy home And when the call came in it was daddy on the other end Askin' her if she had been singin' the song, singin' (chorus) Roll on highway, roll on along Roll on daddy till ya get back home Roll on family, roll on crew Roll on momma like I asked you to do And roll on eighteen-wheeler (chorus) Roll on highway, roll on along Roll on daddy till ya get back home Roll on family, roll on crew Roll on momma like I asked you to do And roll on eighteen-wheeler roll on (roll on) eighteen-wheeler eighteen-wheeler eighteen-wheeler eighteen-wheeler Roll on Roll on |
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| 4:12 |
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As I lay by your side and hold you tonight
I want you to understand, This love that I feel is so right and so real, I realize how lucky I am. And should you ever wonder if my love is true, There's something that I want to make clear to you. There's no way I can make it without you, There's no way that I'd even try. If I had to survive without you in my life, I know I wouldn't last a day. Oh babe, there's no way. It means so much to me whenever I see That 'wanting me look' in your eyes. I don't know how I could do without Holding you close every night. I've waited so long just to have you to hold. Now that I've got you, I'll never let go. There's no way I can make it without you. There's no way that I'd even try. If I had to survive without you in my life, I know I wouldn't last a day. Oh babe, there's no way. I never knew until you What I was missing. Now you say "Forever." I find my heart, it's listening, Yes, I'm listening. There's no way I can make it without you. There's no way that I'd even try. If I had to survive without you in my life, I know I wouldn't last a day. Oh babe, there's no way. Baby, there's just no way. |
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| 7. |
| 3:38 |
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(Mark Gray/James P. Pennington)
The closer you get, the further I fall I'll be over the edge now in no time at all. I'm fallin' faster and faster and faster with no time to stall The closer you get, the further I fall. The things that you say to me The look on your face Brings out the man in me Do I see a trace in your eyes of love The closer you get, (oh baby) the further I fall I'll be over the edge now in no time at all. I'm fallin' faster and faster and faster with no time to stall The closer you get, (em hmm) the further I fall Could I be dreamin' Is this really real 'Cause there's something magic The way that I feel in your arms tonight. The closer you get, (oh yeah) the further I fall I'll be over the edge now in no time at all. I'm fallin' faster and faster and faster with no time to stall The closer you get, (em hmm) the further I fall. Keep fallin', oh, yeah, yeah, keep fallin', Mm, fallin', oh, yeah, yeah, I'm fallin'. Yes, I'm fallin' (Yes, I'm fallin' Yes, I'm fallin') Yes, I'm fallin' (Yes, I'm fallin' Yes, I'm fallin') Yes, we're fallin' (Yes, we're fallin' Yes, we're fallin'). The closer you get, (oh yeah) the further I fall (um hmm) I'll be over the edge now in no time at all I'm fallin' faster and faster and faster with no time to stall (Um hm) The closer you get, (em hmm) the further I fall. The closer you get, the further I fall I'll be over the edge now in no time at all. I'm fallin' faster and faster and faster with no time to stall The closer you get, the further I fall. |
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| 3:34 |
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I'll admit I could feel it
The first time that we touched. The look in your eyes Said you felt as much But I'm not a man Who falls so easily It's best that you know Where you stand with me I will give you my heart Faithful and true And all the love it can hold That's all I can do But I've thought about How long I'll love you And it's only fair that you know Forever's as far as I'll go. When there's age around my eyes And gray in your hair And it only takes a touch to recall The love we've shared I won't take for granted That you know my love is true Each night in your arms I will whisper to you. I will give you my heart Faithful and true And all the love it can hold That's all I can do But I've thought about How long I'll love you And it's only fair that you know Forever's as far as I'll go. |
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| 9. |
| 3:31 |
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Give Me One More Shot: Alabama
Life ain't all that easy I can testify to that It's been up and down and round and round to get to where I'm at If you could see how I'm living in this old car I drive Well you'd probably wonder and even ponder why I even wanna stay alive Chorus: So give me one more shot I'll give it all I've got Let me open my eyes to a new sunrise I pray Give me one more chance I'll learn to dance the dance Well I'm satisfied just being alive give me one more day Well I could complain about taxes or the weather we're having today Go on and on about things that are wrong from New York to L.A. Well that's just not my nature to sit around feeling sad We're only here for awhile so why not smile hey living ain't all that bad CHORUS When I look around there's lots of folks worse off than me So I just thank the good Lord and ask him please CHORUS Well I'm satisfied just being alive give me one more day Give me one more shot I'll give it all I've got give me one more day Show me the way, and give me one more day Give me one more shot |
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| 3:36 |
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I've got her photograph
On a stand by my bed Two on the mantel And thousands in my head I can't believe how fast she's growing It ain't suppose to be like this Every time I look at her I see how much I've missed I missed her first steps Her first words I love you daddy Is something I seldom hear Oh it hurts me so To watch my girl grow Up in pictures I send the money down I do my best to do my part But it can't compare With what I pay with my heart There's still unanswered questions That weigh heavy on my mind Will she ever understand the reasons why I missed her first steps Her first words I love you daddy Is something I seldom hear Oh it hurts me so To watch my girl grow Up in pictures It takes all I have To keep the tears inside What I wouldn't give if I could turn back time I missed her first steps Her first words I love you daddy Is something I seldom heard Oh it hurts me so To watch my baby grow Up in pictures |
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