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| 3:45 | 
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I wanta sing
About the things that make me happy I wanta sing About my brother and my mother and my sister and my pappy I wanta sing About the things that make me happy But most of all I wanta sing about you I picked up my first guitar when I was just eleven Listened to them grand old opry shows Well, I cut my teeth on gospel songs and good old country fair My favorites then were Acuff and Bill Monroe What a beautiful thought I am thinkin' Conserning that great speckled bird Blue moon of Kentucky keep on shining They were the sweetest songs I ever heard I wanta sing about The thing that make me happy I wanta sing about My brother and my mother and my sister and my pappy I wanta sing about The thing that make me happy But most of all I wanta sing about you I travel all over the world singing good old country music It makes me feel so good to hear them cheer Some like for me to sing the hits I do on the Grand Ole Opry And after all that's why were really here Well, my favorite songs that are sung today Are like Rivelle and Williams Boy, oh boy, they really were the best And when they sang their songs People laughed and cried by millions And here's the ones today they all request Always late with your kisses But your cheating heart will tell on you I love you, I'll prove it a thousand ways And that's why I got the lovesick blues I wanta sing about The thing that make me happy I wanta sing about My brother and my mother and my sister and my pappy I wanta sing about The thing that make me happy But most of all I wanta sing about you Yeah, most of all I wanta sing about you |
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| 2. |
| 2:31 | 
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| 3. |
| 3:07 |
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Step right up, come on in
If you'd like to take the grand tour Of a lonely house that once was home sweet home I have nothing here to sell you, Just some things that I will tell you Some things I know will chill you to the bone. Over there, sits the chair Where she'd bring the paper to me And sit down on my knee And whisper oh, I love you But now she's gone forever And this old house will never Be the same without the love That we once knew. Straight ahead, that's the bed Where we'd lay in love together And Lord knows we had a good thing going here See her picture on the table Don't it look like she'd be able Just to touch me and say good morning dear. There's her rings, all her things And her clothes are in the closet Like she left them When she tore my world apart. As you leave you'll see the nursery, Oh, she left me without mercy Taking nothing but Our baby and my heart. Step right up, come on in... |
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| 3:04 |
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| 5. |
| 2:43 |
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There are those who'd like to change the way I'm livin'
It seems they just don't like me the way I am Tomorrow I may live the way they're thinkin' Oh, but tonight I just don't give a damn I've done everythin' I can to make you happy But every word I spoke you always put me down Tomorrow my arms may ache and want to hold you Oh, but tonight I just don't give a damn Tonight I just don't care what happens to you and me I wanted to get you on my side but you always disagreed If you should ever want to call me, I'll be on my side of town But don't call tonight 'cause I still don't give a damn Oh, tomorrow mornin' I might wake up lonely Oh, but tonight I just don't give a damn |
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| 2:43 |
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He embarrasses his child and wife
Lord, he leads a miserable life But still he thinks the bottle is his right hand Yes and he can tear down more Than he's ever built before A man can be a drunk sometimes But a drunk can't be a man He lets your business lag behind For the nightlife he can find Why he does all this he'll never understand And in the morning when he wakes up Lord, he can't wait to fill his cup A man can be a drunk sometimes But a drunk can't be a man For he goes from Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde He seems proud to have the devil for his guide Still he keeps on reachin' out Lord, he needs a helping hand But a man can be a drunk sometimes But a drunk can't be a man Yes, a man can be a drunk sometimes But a drunk can't be a man |
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| 2:37 |
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I've tried everything I know to make you happy
Never knew someone could be so hard to please Loving you is hard and I'm not sure I'll make it But at least I've learned I would stand on my own two knees I've still got my pride it's just that I misplaced it Anyway it's better lost that no one sees Maybe I'm not strong enough right now to hold you But at least I've learned I would stand on my own two knees It wasn't long ago you have me crawling Oh but look how far I've come can't you see Well I know it's still not walking tall but I'm trying And at least I've learned I would stand on my own two knees Yes I know it's still not walking tall but I'm trying And at least I've learned I would stand on my own two knees |
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| 3:16 |
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He said I'll love you 'til I die
She told him you'll forget in time As the years went slowly by She still preyed upon his mind. He kept her picture on his wall Went half crazy now and then He still loved her through it all Hoping she'd come back again. Found love letters by his bed Dated 19 and 62 He had underlined in red Every single, I love you. I went to see my friend today Oh, but I didn't see no tears All dressed up to go away First time I'd seen him smile in years. He stopped loving her today They placed a wreath upon his door And soon they'll carry him away He stopped loving her today. (Spoken) Ya' know she came to see him one last time Oh, we all wondered if she would And it kept running through my mind This time he's over her for good. (Sang) He stopped loving her today They placed a wreath upon his door And soon they'll carry him away He stopped loving her today... (Lyrics note: There are several lyrical versions of this song. The only difference I can find is in the 3rd verse, the 1st line. The alternate version reads Kept some letters by his bed. Another difference is in the 4th verse I went to see my friend today may be found saying I went to see him just today) |
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| 3:10 |
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> The bars are all closed
It's four in the morning Must have shut 'em all down By the shape that I'm in I lay my head on the wheel And the horn begins honking The whole neighborhood knows That I'm home drunk again [Chorus] And if drinking don't kill me Her memory will I can't hold out much longer The way that I feel With the blood from my body I could start my own still And if drinking don't kill me Her memory will These wild old bones they move slow But so sure of their footsteps As I trip on the floor And lightly touch down Lord it's been ten bottles Since I tried to forget her But the memory still lingers Lying here on the ground [Chorus] |
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| 2:50 |
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You and I don't need an introduction
Neither one of us has that much to lose 'Cause you're just a sister to satisfaction And I'm just a brother to the blues Now I don't have to tell you nights are lonely There's a hunger in our eyes that tells the news And you're just a sister to satisfaction And I'm just a brother to the blues It's hard to tell exactly which direction We might go at any given time It's just a constant search for affection And we need all the comfort we can find I know you can feel this attraction From a night of love that both of us could use 'Cause you're just a sister to satisfaction And I'm just a brother to the blues Yes, you're just a sister to satisfaction And I'm just a brother to the blues... |
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| 3:17 |
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I've had good luck and bad luck
And no luck, it's true But I always get lucky with you I've been turned on and turned down When the bars close at two But I always get lucky with you I've had two strikes against me Most all of the time And when it's down to just a phone call I'm minus a dime There's been good days and bad days But when the day is through I always get lucky with you Oh, I always get lucky with you I've had two strikes against me Most all of the time And when it's down to just a phone call I'm minus a dime There's been good days and bad days But when the day is through I always get lucky with you Oh, I always get lucky with you I always get lucky with you |
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| 12. |
| 2:27 |
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Well, You tell me how she was when you once knew her
How She played her games with many, many men And you tell me that you don't think I'd be with her If I could have known her back then Lord, You ask me why I don't pack up and leave her Now that I know about her wicked ways Well, I doubt that you could understand my thinking Oh, But listen close to what I have to say Chorus: She's the rock that I lean on She's the sunshine of my day And, I don't care what you say about her Now, She took me in and made me everything I am today She's my rock and I ain't gonna throw her away! I know she wasn't always what she is now Lord, She had to make mistakes like everybody else And don't you point you finger at nobody It's plain to see you ain't no saint yourself Chorus: She's the rock that I lean on She's the sunshine of my day And, I don't care what you say about her Now, She took me in and made me everything I am today She's my rock and I ain't gonna throw her away Yes, She's my rock and I ain't gonna throw her away Yes, She's my rock and I ain't gonna throw her away... |
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| 2:30 |
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I stopped off at the Quicksack for some beer and cigarettes
The old man took my money as he stared at my Corvette He said, I had one just like her son, a 1963 'Til the man down at the bank took her from me Oh She was hotter than a two dollar pistol She was the fastest thing around Long and lean every young man's dream She turned every head in town She was built and fun to handle Son I'm glad that you dropped in She reminds me of the one I loved back then Then I handed him my keys and said, here take her for a spin The old man scratched his head, then he looked at me and grinned He said son you just don't understand it ain't the car I want It's the brunette in your 'vette that turns me on I had one that was hotter than a two dollar pistol She was the fastest thing around Long and lean every young man's dream She turned every head in town She was built and fun to handle Son I'm glad that you dropped in She reminds me of the one I loved back then Lord she was hotter than a two dollar pistol She was the fastest thing around Long and lean every young man's dream She turned every head in town She was built and fun to handle Son I'm glad that you dropped in She reminds me of the one I loved back then She reminds me of the one I loved back then |
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| 3:19 |
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Written by T. Seals and M.D. Barnes
You know this old world is full of singers But just a few are chosen To tear your heart out when they sing Imagine life without them All your, radio heros Like the outlaw that walks through Jesse's dream No, there will never be another Red-headed stranger A Man in Black and Folsom Prison Blues The Okie from Muskogee Or Hello Darling Lord I wonder, who's gonna fill their shoes Chorus: Who's gonna fill their shoes Who's gonna stand that tall Who's gonna play the Opry And the Wabash Cannonball Who's gonna give their heart and soul To get to me and you Lord I wonder, who's gonna fill their shoes God bless the boys from Memphis Blue Suede Shoes and Elvis Much too soon he left this world in tears They tore up the Fifties Old Jerry Lee and Charlie And old Go Cat Go still echoes through the years You know the heart of country music Still beats in Luke the Drifter You can tell when hew sings I Saw the Light Old Marty, Hank and Lefty Why I can feel them right here with me On this Silver Eagle rolling through the night Chorus: Who's gonna fill their shoes Who's gonna stand that tall Who's gonna play the Opry And the Wabash Cannonball Who's gonna give their heart and soul To get to me and you Lord I wonder, who's gonna fill their shoes Yes I wonder, who's gonna fill their shoes?.. |
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