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Back through the years
I go wonderin' once again Back to the seasons of my youth I recall a box of rags that someone gave us And how my momma put the rags to use There were rags of many colors Every piece was small And I didn't have a coat And it was way down in the fall Momma sewed the rags together Sewin' every piece with love She made my coat of many colors That I was so proud of As she sewed, she told a story From the bible, she had read About a coat of many colors Joseph wore and then she said Perhaps this coat will bring you Good luck and happiness And I just couldn't wait to wear it And momma blessed it with a kiss My coat of many colors That my momma made for me Made only from rags But I wore it so proudly Although we had no money I was rich as I could be In my coat of many colors My momma made for me So with patches on my britches Holes in both my shoes In my coat of many colors I hurried off to school Just to find the others laughing And making fun of me In my coat of many colors My momma made for me And oh I couldn't understand it For I felt I was rich And I told them of the love My momma sewed in every stitch And I told 'em all the story Momma told me while she sewed And how my coat of many colors Was worth more than all their clothes But they didn't understand it And I tried to make them see That one is only poor Only if they choose to be Now I know we had no money But I was rich as I could be In my coat of many colors My momma made for me Made just for me |
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The man I loved ran a salesman route
Selling goods from house to house Now I knew my mama would never stand For me stepping out with no traveling man Mama bought things that he was a'selling But mama didn't know and I sure wasn't telling That behind her back I was making plans To meet somewhere with that traveling man Oh the traveling man was a good bit older But a girl needs arms to hold her Mama didn't know 'cause I didn't told her But mama wouldn't understand Me stepping out with a traveling man Mama didn't allow me a'going courting And I'd tell lies that I reckon I oughtn't Oh but she'd a'give me the back a' her hand If she'd a'seen me with that traveling man So I tell my mama that I reckon I oughta Go to the spring and fetch us some water What mama didn't know is I had a plan To meet down there with that traveling man Now I make plans to run away With that traveling man on a Saturday Well Saturday's here and here I stand And there goes my mama with that traveling man Oh that traveling man was a two-time lover He took my love then he took my mother But I didn't know 'cause mama didn't told me and I don't understand My mama running off with my traveling man Mama, you know you oughtn't a'done that You just like my daddy He run off before I ever knowed him You done run-off with my traveling man And I really don't think I ever knowed you either Oh there goes my mama with my traveling man And I'm really gonna miss that traveling man Mm-hm |
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Fly away from my window little blue bird
Fly as far as you can away from here And let not your song fall upon my ear Go spread your blue wings and I'll shed my blue tears For the one that I have loved He has left me and gone An' I'm in no mood for to hear your sad song Bring not your light into my dark room, yellow sunshine Waste not your warmth on the cold glisten here Oh, trouble me not Go ye elsewhere Go light your blue sky and I'll shed my blue tears For the only one that I have ever loved has gone away An' I'm in no mood for the sunshine today Go spread your blue wings Go light your blue sky An' I'll shed my blue tears |
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Mama, it's so good to be back home again
I'm so proud to see that you are looking well Yes, I know that I look a little weary Oh, but Mama, I have been through living hell You know how much I've always loved him, Mama But he done things to me I couldn't understand Why, he made me watch him love another woman And he tried to make me love another man Mama, can I be your little girl again? I need you now even more than I did then And I need a lot of love and understanding And a lot of time to get me over him If I lose my mind, Mama, I wanna be here with you Have them lock me up and see I have good care But I just couldn't stand his torture any longer I was afraid of what I'd do if I stayed there |
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There are so many things that I don't understand
And I search my mind to try to find an answer But the more I search the less I seem to find out why Like where where the wind goes, how does life begin What happens when we die The mystery of the mystery must stay unknown Only God can know and man must not see Great minds have tried but they will not find The answer to the mystery of the mystery Man will seek the mystic rails of the mystery But their silent halls reveal not a sound Many men will give their lives just to try to find The answer to a mystery in their mind The mystery of the mystery must stay unknown Only God can know and man must not see Great minds have tried but they will not find The answer to the mystery of the mystery |
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I know you think you love her and you're making plans to leave
But I must tell you something I just hope you'll believe I know it isn't real love that you see in her eyes Cause she's never met a man she didn't like And you're no different from the others A new acquaintence in the night You mean no more to her than all the others she's held tight But I know she's convinced you it was love at first sight But she's never met a man she didn't like I must let you go but I want you to know That I love you please don't let her ruin our lives For there'll be other men and she won't want you then She's never met a man she didn't like I must let you go but I want you to know That I love you please don't let her ruin our lives For she'll have other men oh and she won't want you then Cause she's never met a man she didn't like Oh no she's never met a man she didn't like |
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I open up my door to greet the early morning sun
Closing it behind me and away I do run To the meadow where the meadow lark is singing in the tree In the meadow I go walking in the early morning breeze I cup my hands to catch a multi-colored butterfly Perched upon the petals of flowers growing wild Freeing it I watch it as it flies away from me To visit with the flowers in the early morning breeze Chorus: Rainbow colored flowers kissed with early morning sun The aster and the dahlia and wild geraniums Drops of morning due still linger on the iris leaves In the meadow where I'm walking in the early morning breeze Misty-eyed I look about the meadow where I stray For its there I find the courage to greet the coming day For there among the flowers I kneel gently to my knees To have a word with God in the early mornig breeze 2nd Chorus: A rainbow colored meadow kissed with early morning sun The aster and the dahlia and wild geraniums Drops of morning due still linger on the iris leaves In the meadow where I'm walking in the early morning breeze |
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You're gentle body lying here so close to me
As you move your hand slowly across my face You're touch is as soft as the words you speak to me What a love in the way I see you I compare it with the beauty of the dawning Or when the sun sets and paints its picture in the blue Like a butterfly that has a million colors, all such beauty Like the love in the way I see you I compare it with the beauty of the dawning Or when the sun sets and paints its picture in the blue Like a butterfly that has a million colors, all such beauty What a love in the way I see you |
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Here I am, oh here I am, here I am
If you need a love that's true Need someone to stand by you Here I am, oh here I am, here I am If you need a helping hand, need someone to understand Here I am, oh here I am, here I am Here I am, I'm reaching out to give you love that you're without I can help you find what you've been looking for Here I am, come to me, take my hand 'cause I believe I can give you all the love you need and more Oh here I am, oh here I am, here I am My world is such an empty place I need someone to fill the space And here I am, oh here I am, here I am 'Cause I've got so much love to give I need someone to share it with And here I am, oh here I am, here I am Here I am, I'm reaching out to give you love that you're without I can help you find what you've been searching for Here I am, come to me, take my hand 'cause I believe I can give you all the love you need and more Oh here I am, oh here I am, here I am Oh here I am, oh here I am, here I am Here I am, oh here I am, here I am |
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There's a bit of magic in a simple little smile
Something that just makes life seem a little more worthwhile And there's a world of meaning in the touch of someone's hand A gentle touch that let's your brother know you understand Oh if people would stop taking and just once try to give We could make the world we're living in a better place to live La la la la la la la la la la la la And if we'd love one another instead of finding faults We could afford the price of peace, love is all it costs Oh wouldn't it be great to live and sing in harmony Everybody take your brother's hand and sing my song with me La la la la la la la la la la la la All life has to offer that's what most folks desire But offer nothing in return, cause they don't seem to care And if we'd ask to be forgiven and be willing to forgive We could make the world we're living in a better place to live And if we'd all climb together, we could climb the highest hill We could make the world we're living in a better place to live And if we'd love one another instead of finding faults We could afford the price of peace, love is all it costs Oh wouldn't it be great to live and sing in harmony Everybody take your brother's hand and sing my song with me La la la la la la la la la la la la |
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