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I've been down the Mississippi,
Down through New Orleans, Yes, I have. I've played in California, There ain't too much I haven't seen. No, there ain't. Well, I'm a ramblin' man, Don't fool around with a ramblin' man. Left a girl in West Virginia, Up there where that green grass grows, Yes, I did. Another girl in Cincinnati, Waitin' where the Ohio River flows, Poor girl! I'm a ramblin' man, Don't give your heart to a ramblin' man. You'd better move away, You're standin' too close to the flame. Once I mess with your mind, Your little heart won't beat the same. Lord, I'm a ramblin' man, Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man. Better not! Well, up in Chicago, I was known as "Quiet Boy," Yes, I was! Down in Alabama, They call me "The man of joy," Still do! Well, I'm a ramblin' man, Don't fall in love with a ramblin' man. You'd better move away, You're standin' too close to the flame. Once I mess with your mind, Your little heart won't beat the same. Lord, I'm a ramblin' man, Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man. |
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| 2:32 |
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Oh rainy day woman
I never seem to see your for the good times or the sunshine You have been a friend of mine, rainy day woman That woman of mine, she ain't happy 'Til she finds something wrong and someone to blame If it ain't one thing it's another one on the way Woke up this mornin' to the sunshine It sure as hell looks just like rain But I know where to go on a cloudy day Oh rainy day woman I never seem to see your for the good times or the sunshine You have been a friend of mine, rainy day woman Always the same never complain Though times gotta be tough It's not right for you what can I do I can never think of givin' you up Oh rainy day woman I never seem to see your for the good times or the sunshine You have been a friend of mine, rainy day woman Oh rainy day woman I never seem to see your for the good times or the sunshine You have been a friend of mine, rainy day woman |
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| 2:42 |
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Dark cloud hangin' over me when will it go away
Rain is in my eyes and I can't see life's become just cloudy days Why she's done me like she's done I guess I'll never know She knows I need her more than anyone I've made a point to let it show Cloudy days don't the sun ever shine anymore stormy weather will you always be around When I'm down I can't stand cloudy days [ guitar + steel ] I recall the time when times were good Lord they seem so long ago But you know they say if rain don't come then love has no chance to grow Cloudy days don't the sun... [ guitar + steel ] |
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I gotta run to keep from hidin' I'm bound to keep on a ridin'
I got one more silver dollar I ain't gonna let 'em catch me no I ain't gonna let 'em catch a midnight rider [ steel + guitar ] Well these ain't my clothes I'm wearin' this old road goes on forever I got one more silver dollar... [ steel + guitar ] I've gone by the point of carin' some old bed I'll soon be sharin' I got one more silver dollar... [ steel + guitar ] I ain't gonna let 'em catch me no I ain't gonna let 'em catch a midnight rider [ steel + guitar ] |
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| 3:30 |
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New York woman tryin' to make me love her a sad eyed girl with rollers in her hair
Down the hall somebody's cooking cabbage kids're running up and down the stairs I'd like to leave this God forsaken city but I can't go no matter how I try But once again I'll be in Oklahoma tonight when I lay down and close my eyes I'll be standing in that Oklahoma sunshine just got off a bus from another world Kissing mom and shaking hands with papa dryin' the teras of an Oklahoma girl Standing in that oklahoma sunshine a dream that I have dreamed so many times The blue eyed girl with the golden hair still loves me When I go back to Oklahoma in my mind When the cold wind blows in this big city a part of me flies home to where it's warm New York woman thinks that I'm still with her just because I'm sleeping in her arms But I'll be standing Oh I'll be standing in that Oklahoma sunshine just got off a bus from another world |
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| 3:32 |
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They said in her younger days
Her beauty was enough to drive men wild But the hunger in her body then Was not the hunger of some lonely child. Like a butterfly in springtime Searching every field for loving's sweetest rose The embrace of many strangers Still could not release her from the hold. In the backstreets and the bedrooms All she's found is disappointments bitterly While the love that she's too often found Was enough to satisfy her needs. She's older than the years she holds And ageing fast with each day passing by On a downhill run to nowhere 'Cause the hunger never can be satisfied. The reflection in her mirror's not the image She remembers in her mind Her beauty has been eaten by the hunger And the acid winds of time. She has danced the tune her demons played And payed the piper dearly for his song Empty now of all her pride but still inside Her hunger's just as strong. They said in her younger days Her beauty was enough to drive men wild But the hunger in her body then Was not the hunger of some lonely child ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By ELIJAH LEE FRY <i>Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group</i> |
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| 3:39 |
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You know I can't stand to be around you cause you know I'm still in love with you
And my arms keep reaching to do what my thoughts do all the time I just can't keep my hands off of you Cause it's like looking at heaven while I'm standing in hell We shared something precious for a while You look just like a baby in a cradle to me I just can't keep my hands off of you Woman you've got the man inside my body trembling the way only you know how to And I guess that's just one of a million reasons I just can't keep my hands off of you Cause it's like looking at heaven... |
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| 4:16 |
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I thought to leave your bed for the street
Was as simple as saying goodbye I couldn't see how blind a man can be Or how quickly life can fly [Chorus] As the lines in my face grow deeper And the well of my soul runs dry I find that I drink more and more From the memories of you and I The taste of fame is fire to me no more The attention and hunger have gone All I have left, the money and the game I'm a prisoner to the road I'm on [Chorus] |
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| 2:57 |
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I've held it all inward, God knows, I've tried,
But it's an awful awakening in a country boy's life, To look in the mirror in total surprise. At the hair on my shoulders and the age in my eyes. Amanda, light of my life. Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife. Amanda, light of my life. Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife. It's a measure of people who don't understand, The pleasures of life in a hillbilly band. I got my first guitar when I was fourteen, Well I finally made forty, still wearing jeans. Amanda, light of my life. Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife. Amanda, light of my life. Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife. |
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| 2:33 |
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| 12. |
| 4:07 |
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Why do you treat me as if I were only a friend
What have I done that has made you so distant and cold Sometimes I wonder if you'll be contented again Will you be happy when you are withered and old I can't offer you diamonds or mansions so fine And I can't offer you clothes your young body crave But if you'd love me and say that you'll always be mine Think of the heartaches the tears and the sorrow you'll save honey When you are weary and tired of another man's gold If you ever get lonesome remember this letter my own But don't try to answer though I've suffered sorrow untold If you don't love me I wish you would leave me alone ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By GRIFFIN, REX <i>Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.</i> |
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| 2:49 |
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