Tammy Wynette - Tears Of Fire : The 25th Anniversary Collection [compilation] (1992) by Tammy Wynette (보컬) on maniadb.com

Just follow the stairway
To this lonely world of mine
You'll find me waitin' here
In apartment number nine
Not so very long ago
You walked away from me
And after all the plans we made
You decided to be free:
Loneliness surrounds me
Without your a

I'm with my little girl, the only friend left in the world
So I gave her a book to color on
Just to pass the time away
This had been her longest day
Everything so lonely with him gone

I laugh when I first look at the pictures in her book
The way she colored everything so wrong
But then a tear came over me as I realized that she
Had other things as she felt they belong

She colored mummy blue with brown eyes, crying
She made our home as great as the dawn
She made the sun as black as night
As if to say it have no life
But she didn't color daddy 'cause he's gone

Oh yes, I'm so blue and I've been crying
And our home is as great as the dawn
And the sun, it gives no light
Everyday is like the night
But she didn't color daddy 'cause he's gone

I've never seen the inside of a bar room
Or listened to a jukebox all night long
But I see these are the things that bring you pleasure
So I'm gonna make some changes in our home
I've heard it said: "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em"
So if that's the way you've wanted me to be
I'll change if it takes that to make you happy
From now on you're gonna see a different me.

Because your good girl's gonna go bad
I'm gonna be the swingin'est swinger you've ever had
If you like 'em painted up powdered up
Then you oughta be glad
'Cause your good girl's gonna go bad.

I'll even learn to like the taste of whiskey
In fact, you'll hardly recognize your wife
I'll buy some brand new clothes and dress up fancy
For my journey to the wilder side of life.

Because your good girl's gonna go bad
I'm gonna be the swingin'est swinger you've ever had
If you like 'em painted up powdered up
Then you oughta be glad
'Cause your good girl's gonna go bad.

Oh Yeah Your good girl's gonna go bad.

Walk through this world with me go where I go
Share all my dreams with me I need you so
In life we search and some of us find I've looked for you a long long time
And now that I found you new horizons I see
Come take my hand and walk through this world with me
[ guitar ]
Walk through this world with me go where I go
Share all my dreams with me I've searched for you so
And now that I found you new horizons I see
Come take my hand and walk through this world with me
Come take my hand and walk through this world with me

T: I followed you to Texas
T: I followed you to Utah
D: We didn't find it there, so we moved on
T: I followed you to Alabam'
T: Things looked good in Birmingham
D: We didn't find it there, so we moved on

CHORUS (Both):
I know you're tired of followin'
My elusive dreams and schemes
For they're only fleeting things
My elusive dreams

T: I had your child in Memphis
T: You heard of work in Nashville
D: We didn't find it there, so we moved on
D: To a small farm in Nebraska
D: To a gold mine in Alaska
T: We didn't find it there, so we moved on

Both: And now we've left Alaska
Both: Because there was no gold mine
T: But this time, only two of us moved on
T: Now all we have is each other
T: And a little memory to cling to
D: And still you won't let me go on alone

REPEAT CHORUS (Both)

Both: For they're only fleeting things, my elusive dreams

Today I sat alone at the window
And I watched our little girl outside at play
With the little boy next door
Like so many times before
But somethin' didn't seem quite right today
So I went outside to see what they were doin'
And then the teardrops made my eyes grow dim
'Cause I heard him name a game
And I hung my head in shame
When I heard our little girl say to him
I don't wanna play house
I know it can't be fun
I've watched mommy and daddy
And if that's the way it's done
I don't wanna play house
It makes my mommy cry
'Cause when she played house
My daddy said goodbye

If you can find it in your hear to just forgive
I'll come back and live the way you've wanted me to live
All I want is just to be your girl
Please come and get me, and take me to your world
Take me to your world, away from bar rooms filled with smoke
Whe

Our little boy is four years old and quite a little man
So we spell out the words we don't want him to understand
Like T-O-Y or maybe S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E
But the words we're hiding from him now
Tear the heart right out of me.
Our D-I-V-O-R-C-E becomes final

Sweet dreams of you every night I go through
Why can't I forget you and start my life anew
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
You you don't love me it's plain I should know I'll never wear your name
I I should hate you the whole night through instead of having sweet dreams about you
Sweet dreams of you every night I go through
Why can't I stop loving you and find somebody new
Instead of having sweet dreams about you instead of having sweet dreams about you

I'm looking for that Lonely Street I've got a sad sad tale to tell
I need a place to go and weep where's this place called Lonely Street
A place where there's just loneliness where dim lights bring forgetfulness
Where broken dreams and mem'ries meet where's this place called Lonely Street
Perhaps upon that Lonely Street there's someone such as I
Who came to bury broken dreams and watch an old love die
Where I could find that Lonely Street where dim lights bring forgetfulness
Where broken dreams and mem'ries meet where's this place called Lonely Street
Where's this place called Lonely Street

I believe for every drop of rain that falls a flower grows
I believe that somewhere in the darkest night a candle glows
I believe for every one who goes astray someone will come to show the way
I believe I believe
I believe above the storm the smallest prayer will still be heard
I believe that someone in the great somewhere hears every word
Every time I hear a new born baby cry or touch a leaf or see the sky
Then I know why I believe
Every time I hear...

He can turn the tides and calm the angry sea;
He alone decides who writes a symphony;
He lights every star that makes the darkness bright;
He keeps watch all through each long and lonely night;
He still finds the time to hear a child's first prayer;
Saint or sinner calls and always finds him there.
Though it makes him sad to see the way we live,
He'll always say, "I forgive."
He can grant a wish or make a dream come true;
He can paint the clouds and turn to gray the blue;
He alone is there to find a rainbow's end;
He alone can see what lies beyond the bend;
He can touch a tree and turn the leaves to gold;
He knows every lie that you and I have told.
Though it makes him sad to see the way we liv,
He'll always say, "I forgive."

Sometimes it's hard to be a woman
Giving all your love to just one man
You'll have bad times and he'll have good times
Doing things that you don't understand
But if you love him please forgive him
Even though he's hard to understand
And if you love him, whoa be proud of him
'Cause after all he's just man
Stand by your man
Give him to arms to cling to
And something warm to come to
When the nights are cold and lonely
Stand by your man
And show the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can
Stand by your man
And if you love him, whoa be proud of him
'Cause after all he's just a man
Stand by your man
Give him to arms to cling to
And something warm to come to
When the nights are cold and lonely
Stand by your man
And show the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can
Stand by your man

When you walk through a storm hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark
At the end of the storm is a golden sky and the sweet silver song of a lark
Walk on through the wind walk on through the rain
Though your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on walk on with hope in your heart and you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone
Walk on walk on...

Oh Lord my God when I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made
I see the stars I hear the rolling thunder Thy art throughout the universe displayed
Then sings my song my Saviour God to Thee how great Thou art how great Thou art
Then sings my song...

When Christ shall come with shouts of acclamation
And take me home what joy shall fill my heart
Then I shall bow in humble adoration and there proclaim my God how great Thou art
Then sings my song...
How great Thou art how great Thou art

Here's a song I love to sing
It's about the man that wears my ring
And even tho' he's tempted, he knows
I'll make sure that he gets ev'rything
'Cause when he's cold he knows I'm warm
And I want him in my arms
And when he's sad, oh, I make him glad
And I'

I can tell that somewhere there's someone
You love more than me
Someone you love more than me
And it hurts to say it, but you have the right
To be free
I know, that's the way it should be

But I'm too far gone
Too far gone
I guess I've loved you too much
For too long
And I'm too far gone

If ever your new love should hurt you
Or make you feel blue
Hurt you, or make you feel blue
Remember, your old love will still be around
Lovin' you
I'll be around, lovin' you

'Cause I'm too far gone
Too far gone
I guess I've loved you too much
For too long
And I'm too far gone

There are so many ways to love a man and so many things to understand
And if there ever comes a time you decide to change your mind
I'll need a way to hold you and I can cause I'll know all the ways to love a man
But there's so many ways to lose a man so quickly he can slip through your hands
One little thing goes wrong then all at once he's gone
I'd have no way to hold him like I planned
It takes more than just one way to love a man
With my hands my heart anything I can find my child my home my soul and my mind
I'll know that I can hold him yes I can if I know all the ways to love a man

Sometimes, I wonder if he loves me like he used to
So many things bring doubt to my mind
It's only natural for a woman to sit and worry
And search for all the faults, she can find

Last night I waited up, it seemed forever
And I'm not even sure when he came in
To make things worse he never tried to wake me
And offered no excuse for where he'd been

But I'll see him through
For better, for worse, Lord knows it's true
'Cause I love him, I'll see him through
He gave me love when I needed it bad
He was the only thing on earth that I had
And that's the reason that I'll see him through

I'll see him through
He gave me love when I needed it bad
He was the only thing on earth that I had
And that's the reason that, I'll see him through
And that's the reason that, I'll see him through

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Written By SHERRILL, BILLY/WILSON, NORRIS D
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Kids say the darndest things,
Have you ever listened close to the games they play,
Or the little songs they sing?
Last night dressed up in high heeled shoes,
And wearing my old hat,
My four year old said: "I wanna divorce."
Now where did she hear that?

Sometimes when he comes home I'm cookin' breakfast
I haven't slept a wink all night long
I've been layin' in bed thinkin' like a woman
Wonderin' if my man's been doin' me wrong
To think he might be out with another woman
Makes my temper rise with jealousy
But all these years I've never caught him cheatin'
I guess he needs some time away from me
But when he lo-oves me, he really lo-oves me
There's nothin' left for me to say-ay
Oh when he lo-oves me, he really lo-oves me
He loved me all the way-ay
I'm not ever gonna worry about tomorrow
As long as he makes everything alright today-ay
I'd rather wonder a little and have his lovin'
'Cause when he loves me he loves me a-all the way
When he lo-oves me, he really lo-oves me
There's nothin' left for me to say-ay
Oh when he lo-oves me, he really lo-oves me
He loved me all the way-ay
I'm not ever gonna worry about tomorrow
As long as he makes everything alright today-ay
I'd rather wonder a little and have his lovin'
'Cause when he loves me he loves me a-all the way
'Cause when he loves me he loves me a-all the way

We sure can love each other when we try just like in all the love songs when we try
And some nights I love you so much content to be beside you
And when I finally close my eyes the sun is high
But we sure can hurt each other when we try
We know all the ways to make each other cry
But when we forget compassion and to forgive is too old fashioned
We've let everything worth having pass us by
But we sure can love each other when we try
And I know we'll need each other till we die
And we'll grow old together you and I cause we sure can love each other when we try
Yes we sure can love each other when we try

Good lovin' keeps a home together.
Good lovin' sure can make it right.
If you never wanna be without him,
It means loving everything about him.
And that keeps your man around at night.
It takes a whole lotta woman to hold it together today.
'Cos a lot of other women have a whole lotta time to play.
You gotta be a Saint on Sunday morning, a devil on Saturday night.
And when you're lovin' do it right.
Oh, she's around every corner, wrapped in fur,
And you've gotta be just a little bit better than her.
A little bit sweeter with your morning kisses,
A whole lot warmer in the night.
With a lot of good lovin' to make everything all right.
Good lovin' keeps a home together.
Good lovin' sure can make it right.
If you never wanna be without him,
It means loving everything about him.
And that keeps your man around at night.
If you don't believe what I'm telling you is so,
Put your man right out on the street and watch him go,
Right to the arms of a woman, who couldn't even hold you a light,
When a lot of good lovin' woulda made everything all right.
If you don't believe what I'm telling you is so,
Put your man right out on the street and watch him go,
Right to the arms of a woman, who couldn't even hold you a light,
When a lot of good lovin' woulda made everything all right.
Yeah, a lot of good lovin' woulda made everything all right.

I've told you almost ev'ry bedtime story
And you've heard almost ev'ry nursery rhyme
So, tonight before you go to sleep
And pray the Lord your soul to keep
Here's mommy's favorite story one more time.
Once upon a time there was a castle
And in this castl

I'll just keep on falling in love
Till I get it right
Right now I'm like a wounded bird
Hungry for the sky
But if I try my wings and try long enough
I'm bound to learn to fly
So I'll just keep on falling in love
Till I get it right

My door to love has opened out
More times than in
And I'm either fool or wise enough
To open it again
'Cause I'll never know what's beyond the mountain
Till I reach the other side
So I'll just keep on falling in love
Till I get it right

If practice makes perfect, then I'm near about as perfect
As I'll ever be in my life
So I'll just keep on falling in love
Till I get it right

My man, understands
He holds me in the palm of his hand
And I like it, I-I like it
He's a dream, the real thing
He always makes me feel like a queen
And I love it, I love it
His arms, are warm
They keep me away from harm
And I'm proud of it, so proud of

We're gonna hooooold on
We're gonna hooooold on
We're gonna ho-ho-oh-old on to
Each other
Life can be rough
Sometimes it's kind
A real good life
Is hard to find
But the best love
Is the one we've known
And the faith we have between us
Makes it grow
Some love lives
And some love don't
We've got the kind
Of love we want
It brings us happiness
All through the day
And nothin' can ever make
It go away
We're gonna hooooold on
We're gonna hooooold on
We're gonna ho-ho-oh-old on to
Each other
If you're right or wrong
We know we're right
By holdin' on
And the future is set for you and me
Filled with love
The way we both want it to be
We're gonna hooooold on
We're gonna hooooold on
We're gonna ho-ho-oh-old on to
Each other
We're gonna hooooold on
We're gonna hooooold (we're gonna) on
FADES-
We're gonna ho-ho-oh-old...

Time,
Won't ease my memory,
It's killing me now.
And Lord, how I need him here,
Just to feel him near,
And hear him breathing.
Still,
The night goes on and on,
Another lonely song, I'm singing.
Lord, don't think bad of me,
Don't get mad at me,
You know

My little girl came into the kitchen this evenin',
While I was fixin' supper,
And she handed me a piece of paper she'd been writin' on,
And after wipin' my hands on my apron,
I read it - and this is what it said:

For mowin' the yard - five dollars,
And for makin' my own bed this week - one dollar,
And for goin' to the store - fifty cents,
An' playin' with little sister, while you went to the store - twenty-five cents,
Takin' out the trash - one dollar,
Gettin' a good report card - five dollars,
And for rakin' the yard - two dollars,
Total owed - fourteen dollars and seventy-five cents.

Well, I looked at her standin' there expectantly,
And a thousand mem'ries flashed through my mind,
So I picked up the pen, turnin' the paper over,
This is what I wrote:

For the nine months I carried you,
Growin' inside me - NO CHARGE,
For the nights I've sat up with you,
Doctored you, prayed for you - NO CHARGE,
For the toys, food and clothes.
And for wiping your nose, there's NO CHARGE,
When you add it all up.
The full cost of my love is NO CHARGE.

Well, when she finished readin',
She had great big old tears in her eyes,
And she looked up at me and said,
"Mama, I sure do love you."
Then she took the pen,
And in great big letters,
She wrote: "PAID IN FULL."

When you add it all up,
The cost of real love is - NO CHARGE

if you think you got your man in the palm of your hand
you better listen mmmmm
and if you think you've got it made and his love will never fade
you better listen

she's out there too
and she's a whole lot better lookin than me and you
and she can do things to a man
you never dreamed a woman can do

if you think you keep your man with a golden weddin band
you better listen
and if your sittin there at home thinkin how good you turn him on
you better listen

she's sweet when she talks and she bounces all over when she walks
and shse's forgot more about a man then your sweet mama ever told
you
i'm talkin to you woman to woman
heart to heart
i'm singin straight to you
just woman to woman
right from my heart
and you can take it or leave it
oh but it's true
woman to woman
from me to you

There's just one place for me
Near you
It's like heaven to be
Near you
Times when we're apart
And I can't face my heart
Say you'll never stay
More than just two lips away
If my hours could be spent
Near you
I'd be more than content
Near you
Make my life worth while
By telling me that I'll
Spend the rest of my days
Near you
near you - near you
Make my life worth while
By telling me that I'll spend the rest of my days
Near you
Spend the rest of my days
Near you

I believe in fairy tales
Where knights in shinin' Armour come along
You were my knight in shining Armour
And you stole my heart with a song

You gave me a castle and a princess
And I was the world's proudest queen
And then came the dragon in the bottle
And I watched as it slowly slayed the king

And we all live happy never after
For we just put the castle up for sale
But I guess that I will always be a dreamer
'Cause I still believe in fairy tales
I still believe in fairy tales

I'll need time,
To get you off my mind.
And I may sometimes bother you;
Try to be in touch with you.
Even ask too much of you from time to time.
Now and then,
Lord you know I'll need a friend.
'Til I get used to losing you,
Let me keep on using you.
'Til I can make it on my own.
I'll get by,
But no matter how I try,
There'll be times you know I'll call.
Chances are my tears will fall,
And I'll have no pride at all, from time to time.
But they say,
Oh, there'll be a brighter day.
But 'til then I'll lean on you,
That's all I mean to do.
'Til I can make it on my own.
Surely someday I'll look up and see the morning sun,
Without another lonely night behind me.
Then I'll know I'm over you and all my crying's done.
No more hurtin' memories can find me.
But 'til then,
Lord, you know I'm gonna need a friend.
'Til I get used to losing you,
Let me keep on using you.
'Til I can make it on my own.
'Til I can make it on my own.

(T.W.)
In a pawn shop in Chicago
On a sunny summer day
A couple gazes at the wedding rings
There on display
(G.J)
She smiles n' nods her head
As he says, ""Honey that's for you,
It's not much, but it's the best
That I can do.""
Chorus-both
Golden rings (golden ring) with one tiny little stone
Waiting there (waiting there) for someone to take you home
By itself (by itself) it's just a cold metallic thing
Only love can make a golden wedding ring
(T.W.)
In a little wedding chapel later on that afternoon
An old upright piano plays that old familiar tune
(G.J.)
Tears roll down her cheeks
And happy thoughts run through her head
As he whispers low, ""With this ring, I thee wed.""
Chorus- both
Golden ring (golden ring) with one tiny little stone
Shining ring (shining ring) now at last it's found a home
By itself (by itself) it's just a cold metallic thing
Only love can make a golden wedding ring
Ooo-ooo
(T.W.)
In a small two room apartment
As they fought their final round
He says, ""You won't admit it,
But I know you're leavin' town.""
(G.J.)
She says, ""One thing's for certain,
I don't love you any more.""
And throws down the ring
As she walks out the door
Chorus- both
Golden ring (golden ring) with one tiny little stone
Cast aside (cast aside) like the love that's dead and gone
By itself (by itself) it's just a cold metallic thing
Only love can make a golden wedding ring
(Both)
In a pawn shop in Chicago
On a sunny summer day
A couple gazes at the wedding rings
There on display,
Golden ring.

I can hear the rain, it's falling softly,
As I watch him lying next to me.
I can feel his heart, its beating softly:
He just loved me, so tenderly,
But it should be......
You and me.
When he touches me, I feel your fingers.
And each time we kiss, I see your face.
When he locks the door behind us,
Then he thinks the world can't find us,
But he can't see, no, he can't see,
That it should be......
You and me.
So I'll just close my eyes and dream about you,
'Cos everytime I dream you're always there.
Then you'll lock the door behind us,
And in my dreams the world can't find us.
And it will be, so real to me.
It's finally......
You and me.

Tomorrow you'll reach out and take my hand
And on my finger place a golden band
And somewhere on the other side of town
She'll stand beside you in her brand new wedding gown

You love her, I love him but here we are
The music's soft, the lights are dim

Let's get together, one last time
Tonight's the night, it'll be alright
You can hold me tight 'til the morning light

She loves you and he loves me
Tomorrow night just won't be right, we won't be free

Let's get together, one last time
'Cause we can't break the vows we'll make
So for old time's sake, I'm yours to take
One last time, one last time, one last time

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Look at me 'cos I might be,
The very last one that you'll ever see.
Someday you may wake up and find,
I'm one of a kind.

Now, don't look back once you're free,
There'll be nothing left to see.
And I'll be just a memory,
But keep this in mind.
I'm one of a kind

I wish you love as true as mine,
May you find happiness this time.
If old memories ever cloud your mind,
I wish you sunshine.

So, I'll drink this toast to you,
Go and find who means the most to you.
But some night when she's lying close to you,
I'll ease through your mind.
I'm one of a kind.

I'll ease through your mind.
I'm one of a kind.

Tammy wynette and george jones
(billy sherrill, george richey, sammy lyons)
16 biggest hits - tammy wynette and george jones


(g.j.)
You always said someday you'd go to live
(in southern california)
And me I'd stay right here in tennessee

You always talked about the better days
(in southern california)
But if you'll stay in tennessee
I promise there'll be better days with me

(t. w.)
It's not that I don't love you
But I hear the call
(from southern california)
There's something I can't find in tennessee

Silver screens and limousines
They wait for me in southern california

Though you've been so good to me
The time has come you'll have to set me free

(g.j.)
Tomorrow when you leave


You'll take my heart
(to southern california)
But just remember I'll be here
To keep your heart with me until you see

(t.w.) speaks:
Well, it's been five years
N' I guess I've cried a million tears
Lookin' out the window of this little room
Right over that flashin' neon sign that says, "bar"
It's almost midnight,
An time to go downstairs and go to work
I wonder how he's doin' in, tennessee?

(g.j.) spoken:
Well, here I sit by the window
Of this big old lonely mansion
Lookin' out over the smokies
And on in everything I can see

Oh, I guess by now she's found
What she was lookin' for
And as I look at this old faded photograph
Of the girl that I still love
I wonder if she ever, thinks of me

(both)
But the weather's good
In southern california.

Dear daughters
Gwen, you're my oldest and you're quite a lady
You're my only blue eyed girl and you turn sixteen in April
And you sure made a change in my world
I'm sorry I missed the big evening, your first date and I wasn't around

Save all the secret things you did and tell me when I get to town
And on your graduation I wanted pictures to look back on
But then I wasn't there to take them, as usual I was gone
You've had to grow up much too quick and you've done it on your own
You did it without mama 'cause mama wasn't home

And Jackie, you're quite a lady too
You're just one year younger than Gwen
And there's so much that I'm missing like being mommy now and then
I remember the day you cooked your first meal, you were nine
You cooked biscuits and ham
And you called it to me how good it was 'cause I was out of town

And at the party for fathers and daughters, well, I know you felt out of place
And even the pretty dress I bought couldn't fill that empty space
And the time when you got sick and the doctors turned you down
They said they couldn't treat you with your mama out of town

And Tina, you're such a pretty girl with big almond eyes, brown
And they voted you a home coming queen when I was out of town
I know you were a beauty 'cause your sisters dressed you right
And you said it didn't matter that I was out of town that night

And the day that you joined the cheer leading team
Boy, nothing could hold you down, you yelled, "Hip hip hurray"
Over the phone 'cause as usual I was out of town

And Tamala Georgette Jones, you simply take my breath away
Born just six short years ago and named for your daddy and me
Going to sleep on [Incomprehensible] arm and listening to her hymn
Drifting off to fairy land while sucking on your thumb
While, just yesterday you pulled a tooth, you sure are brave and strong
I wish I could have been there but as usual I was gone

A little barroom, on his way home
A bed to lay on in a room upstairs
What's her name, he'll never see her again
Close the door, who knows, who cares

And they call it makin' love
Makin' love, makin' love
Throw it down, pick it up
Dress it up and call it love

Together alone like nothing's wrong
In a house called home, in a double bed
They've grown so far apart, they just fumble in the dark
Not one single word is said

And they call it makin' love
Makin' love, makin' love
Throw it down, pick it up
Dress it up and call it love

And they call it makin' love
Makin' love, makin' love
Throw it down, pick it up
Dress it up and call it love

And they call it makin' love
Makin' love, makin' love

We always wanted a big two story house
Back when we lived in that little two room shack
We wanted fame and fortune
And we'd live life the way the rich folks do
We knew some how we'd make it, together me and you

With dreams and hopes of things to come
We worked and never stopped
Not much time for you and me
We had to reach the top

We bought that big two story house
And soon became the envy of the town
With all our work behind us
We'd finally settled down

Now we live (yes we live)
in a two story house
Oh, what splendor
But there's no love about

I've got my story
And I've got mine, too
How sad it is, we now live,
in a two story house

The house is filled with rare antiques
There's marble on the floor
Beauty all around us
Like we've never seen before

There's chandeliers in every room
Imported silks and satin all about
We filled the house with everything
But somehow left love out

Now we live (yes we live)
in a two story house
Oh, what splendor
But there's no love about

I've got my story
And I've got mine, too
How sad it is, we now live,
in a two story house

Repeat (1x)

Big silver buckles and pre-faded jeans
White knuckle rides on the bucking machine
He rode into my life looking just like a sunset
Turned out to be a bad dream I'd like to forget

Cowboys don't shoot straight like they used to
They'll look you in the eye and lie with their white hats on
Cowboys don't shoot straight like they used to
It's just wham bam, thank you ma'm and they're gone

I traded my boots and saddle for a ticket to Seattle
Get me off from underneath these western skies
I'm tired of old blue jeans and if I hear one more
'Howdy, little lady', well I think I'm gonna scream

Cowboys don't shoot straight like they used to
They'll look you in the eye and lie with their white hats on
Cowboys don't shoot straight like they used to
It's just wham bam, thank you ma'm and they're gone

Don't shoot straight like they used to

Cowboys don't shoot straight like they used to
They'll look you in the eye and lie with their white hats on
Cowboys don't shoot straight like they used to
It's just wham bam, thank you ma'm and they're gone

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Written By C. MOMAN, B. EMMONS
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I'll never let you see
The way my broken heart is hurting me
I've got my pride and I know how to hide
All the sorrow and pain
I'll do my crying in the rain

If I wait for cloudy skies
You won't know the rain from the tears in my eyes
You'll never know that I still love you
So though the heartaches remain
I'll do my crying in the rain

Raindrops falling from heaven
Will never wash away my misery
But since we're not together
I'll wait for stormy weather
To hide these tears I hope you'll never see

Someday when my crying's done
I'm gonna wear a smile and walk in the sun
I may be a fool
But till then, darling, you'll never see me complain
I'll do my crying in the rain
I'll do my crying in the rain
I'll do my crying in the rain
I'll do my crying in the rain

When you left you said you's doin' me a favor
I cried and I begged you not to go
Now it's just been two short weeks
And you want to come back
But I think there's somethin' that you oughtta know

I've rearranged the livin' room to suit me
I gave your favorite chair to charity
That closet you insisted on, it's mine now
So don't bring your old hangups back to me

I'm wearin' my jeans a little bit tighter
Changed my hair style and I'm learnin' how to dance
So maybe you best wait a little bit longer
'Fore you come back and give me another chance

I thank you for your call but someone's knockin' at the door
And he's drivin' a big old Cadillac
I prob'ly won't be home when you come to get your clothes
There on the back porch in a paper sack

I'm wearin' my jeans a little bit tighter
Changed my hair style and I'm learnin' how to dance
So maybe you best wait a little bit longer
'Fore you come back and give me another chance

I'm wearin' my jeans a little bit tighter
Changed my hair style and I'm learnin' how to dance
So maybe you best wait a little bit longer
'Fore you come back and give me another chance

You ask me if I love you and I joke on my reply I’d rather hurt you honestly than mislead you with a lie And who am I to judge you or what to say or do I am only just beginning to see the real you. Sometimes when we touch the honesty’s too much And I have to close my eyes and hide. I wanna hold you till I die. Till we both break down and cry I wanna hold you till the feel in me subside Romance and all the strategy leaves me badly with my pride But through the end the Security some tenderness survives I am just another writer still trapped within my truth A hesitant prized writer still trapped within my youth Sometimes when we touch the honesty’s too much And I have to close my eyes and hide I wanna hold you till I die. Till we both break down and cry I wanna hold you till the feel in me subside A times I like to break you and try to your needs A times I like to breakthrough and hold you endlessly A times I understands you and I know how hard you try I watch love demands you I watch love pass you by A times feel we drifters searching for a friend Brother or sister but then the passion flairs again Sometimes when we touch honesty is too much And I have to close my eyes and hide I wanna hold you till I die Till we both break down and cry I wanna hold you till the feel in me subside

I wish my love for you,
Could die the way that your love did for me.
I wish that I could lay to rest,
The memory of how good it used to be.
If I could, I'd take a gun,
Aim it at the past and shoot to kill.
Instead I lay here every night,
And all my love for you is still:

Alive and well,
And in the best of health.
Although it's been through hell,
Since you left, it hasn't shown one sign of giving up.
It still won't let me love nobody else.
My love for you is still alive and well.

I didn't know that love,
Could ever live this long all by itself.
And keep on feeling just as strong.
As it was feeling on the day you left.
In this cold and lonely bed,
The memory should die just from the chill.
But it stays warm inside my heart,
'Cos all my love for you is still:

Alive and well,
And in the best of health.
Although it's been through hell,
Since you left, it hasn't shown one sign of giving up.
It still won't let me love nobody else.
My love for you is still alive and well.

Since you left, it hasn't shown one sign of giving up.
It still won't let me love nobody else.
My love for you is still alive and well.

My love for you is still alive and well.

All the times I've fallin' victim to my pride
Patiently, you have waited by my side
My guiding light through my darkest night
You're the one thing I do right

No, I wasn't meant to live my life alone
The load is just too heavy
And the road is just too long

When I try to do it all myself
It always turns out wrong
No, I wasn't meant to live my life alone

But I've tried a million times to take control
But I find, I always dig myself a hole
And there I stand with a broken plan
Reachin' for your hand

'Cause I wasn't meant to live my life alone
The load is just too heavy
And the road is just too long

When I try to do it all myself
I find I'm not that strong
No, I wasn't meant to live my life

I wasn't meant to live my life
I wasn't meant to live my life alone

There never was a little girl more wanted than me
I had all the love a child could ever want or need
Daddy gave me everything he could afford to buy
An' on the ceilin' in my room he painted me a sky

He told me not to be afraid when it stormed outside
He said, "In your room, sweetheart the sun will always shine"
An' through the years of growin' up if somethin' made me cry
It didn't seem to hurt so bad beneath the painted sky

Beneath the painted sky, that's where I want to be
A place to go when this old world gets the best of me
A place where dreams come true and no one ever says, "Goodbye"
Oh, I wish that I could live again beneath the painted sky

Girls grow up and fall in love and that's how it is
Sometimes the men don't love 'em like their Daddy's did
Sometimes the hurt's so bad, the way it is tonight
It makes me wanna be back home beneath the painted sky

Beneath the painted sky, that's where I want to be
A place to go when this old world gets the best of me
A place where dreams come true and no one ever says, "Goodbye"
Oh, I wish that I could live again beneath the painted sky
Oh, I wish I was a kid again beneath the painted sky

Well, I've been washed in the rain an' dried in the sun
Had to fight a few rounds with the Devil an' I'm still not done
When I finally hit bottom I thought my luck was through
There was one ray of hope shinin' down and it was you

Your love brought me back again, I'm gonna make it
Your love is another chance, I'm gonna take it
You gave me an open heart, I'll never break it
No, I know I never would of made it without your love

I was lost and alone an' out in the cold
And the part of my life was left was gettin' hard to hold
I was down so deep in the darkness I could not see
But your hands held a lot of love when they reached for me

Your love brought me back again, I'm gonna make it
Your love is another chance, I'm gonna take it
You gave me an open heart, I'll never break it
No, I know I never would of made it without your love

Your love brought me back again, I'm gonna make it
Your love is another chance, I'm gonna take it
You gave me an open heart, I'll never break it
No, I know I never would of made it without your love

Brought me back again, I'm gonna make it
Your love is another chance, I'm gonna take it
You gave me an open heart, I'll never break it
No, I know I never would of made it without your love

The doorbell rings, it's flowers for me
Roses again, it's the third time this week
What kind of fool
Must he picture me to be?
To be blinded by a dozen liar's roses

Guilt-stained words, on beautiful cards
But not a single one
That comes from the heart
He's seein' her again
'Cause that's when he starts
Sendin' me these lovely, liar's roses

Oh, I'm sleepin' in a bed of liar's roses
While he dreams of somebody else
He lies to me
And thinks that I don't know it
But we're sleepin' in a bed of liar's roses

Why do I stay, I don't know
I guess it's easier than lettin' him go
I do the best I can, to not let it show
What am I gonna do with all these roses?

Oh, I'm sleepin' in a bed of liar's roses
While he dreams of somebody else
He lies to me
And thinks that I don't know it
But we're sleepin' in a bed of liar's roses.

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Written By BILL RICE, M. SHARON RICE
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First we were strangers both down on our luck
And both in need of a friend
We promised each other
To much to live up to
And now we're strangers again

I came like a stranger
And you took me in
And I felt at home in your arms
We had nothing but good times
As long as the sun shines
But we just couldn't weather the storms

You came like a stranger
And I took you in
And you gave me some reasons
To live
I gave the good the good times
And you gave the sunshine
Till we ran out of good things to give

Now we are strangers back down on our luck
And both in need of a friend
We promised each other
To much to live up to
And now we're strangers again

Strangers again

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Written By WILLIAMS/HAGGARD
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This place is too damn lonesome
I think I'll change and go out for a while
On second thoughts where could I go
With a closet full of clothes that's out of style

It's another night of TV
Or another night of nothing on my hands
I gotta change my way of living
'Cause I'm still thinking like a married man

Suddenly single
It's hard to break old habits good or bad
If I wasn't over thirty
I'd might just move back in with Mom and Dad

I should call on some old flame
Oh, that ain't as easy as it sounds
My body says I need someone
But my heart ain't ready for someone right now

Maybe in the morning
I'll wake up and see the light
Small consolation, Lord
For the way I feel tonight

Suddenly single
It's hard to break old habits good or bad
If I wasn't over thirty
I'd might just move back in with Mom and Dad

Suddenly single
Someone's always right and someone's wrong
Anyway you look at it
I'm suddenly alone

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Written By BARNES/SEALS
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All bound for Mu Mu Land
All bound for Mu Mu Land
(hey)
(hey hey)
All bound for Mu Mu Land (justified)
(hey hey)
All bound for Mu Mu Land
(Bring the beat back!)

They're Justified, and they're Ancient,
And they like to roam the land.
(just roll it from the top)
They're Justified, and they're Ancient,
I hope you understand.
(to the bridge, to the bridge, to the bridge now)
They called me up in Tennessee
They said "Tammy, stand by The Jams"
But if you don't like what they're going to do,
You better not stop them 'cause they're coming through
(bring the beat back)

(Hey hey)
All bound for Mu Mu Land (justified)
(Hey hey)
All bound for Mu Mu Land (justified)
(Ancients of Mu Mu)

Mu Mu Land
Mu Mu Land
All bound for Mu Mu Land

They're Justified, and they're Ancient,
And they drive an ice cream van.
(just roll it from the top)
They're Justified and they're Ancient,
With still no master plan.
(to the bridge, to the bridge, to the bridge now)
The last train left an hour ago,
They were singing "All aboard"
All bound for Mu Mu Land,
Then someone starting screaming "Turn up the Strobe"
(bring the beat back)

(Hey hey)
All bound for Mu Mu Land (justified)
(Hey hey)
All bound for Mu Mu Land (Ancients of Mu Mu)
(Bring the beat back)

Justified and Ancient, Ancient and a-justified,
Rocking to the rhythm in their ice cream van
with the plan and the key to
enter into Mu Mu
Vibes from the tribes of the Jams

I know where the beat is at,
'cos I know what time it is
Bring home a dime,
Make mine a "99"

New style, meanwhile, always on a mission while
Fishing in the rivers of life
Fishing in the rivers of life (hoi)
Fishing in the rivers of life (hoi)
Fishing in the rivers
Fishing in the rivers
Fishing in the rivers of life (hoi)

Voo-va-voolie
Za-shi-va-zom
Voo-va-voolie
(Bring the beat back)

(Hey hey)
All bound for Mu Mu Land (justified)
(Hey hey)
All bound for Mu Mu Land (Ancients of Mu Mu)

They have travelled the world
With the ice cream van
Their voyage, the bottom of time
They have entered the place
with the Mu Mu mate
And their children so pride
Mine as a "99"
(Bring the beat back)

Mu Mu Land (Ancients of Mu Mu)
Mu Mu Land (Ancients of Mu Mu)
All bound for Mu Mu Land

Mu Mu Land (Ancients of Mu Mu)
Mu Mu Land (Ancients of Mu Mu)
All bound for Mu Mu Land

Mu Mu Land
Mu Mu Land
All bound for Mu Mu Land