Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on, Could it be a faded rose from days gone by? And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today, To take you to his mansion in the sky? She's forty-one and her daddy still calls her "baby". All the folks around Brownsville say she's crazy, 'Cause she walks downtown with a suitcase in her hand, Looking for a mysterious dark-haired man
In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn. Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on. Then a man of low degree stood by her side, Promised her he'd take her for his bride.
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on, Could it be a faded rose from days gone by? And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today, To take you to his mansion in the sky? (X4)
If you think it's hard in this day and time To hold your man like I been holding mine There's no secret just some little things to do It worked for me and it's bound to work for you
A loving smile will start his day out right A goodbye kiss will bring him home at night Reach out to him when he needs a helping hand Touch him gently so he knows you understand
Be proud of him when you know he's done his best Let him know you think he's better thant he rest If you wanna hold your man this is the way Love him more today than you did yesterday Love's the answer Love's the answer
Be proud of him when you know he's done his best Let him know you think he's better thant he rest If you wanna hold your man this is the way Love him more today than you did yesterday Love's the answer Love's the answer
What's your mama's name child What's your mama's name
Thirty some odd years ago a young man came to Memphis Asking 'bout a rose that use to blossom in his world People never took the time to mind the young man's questions Until one day they heard him ask a little green eyed girl
What's your mama's name child What's your mama's name Does she ever talk about a place called New Orleans Has she ever mentioned a man named Buford Wilson What's your mama's name child What's your mama's name
Twenty some odd years ago a drunkard down in Memphis Lost a month of life and labored to the county jail Just because he asked a little green eyed girl a question And offered her a nickels worth of candy if she'd tell
A year and some odd days ago an old man died in Memphis Just another wayward soul the county had to claim Inside the old mans ragged coat they found a faded letter It said you have a daughter and her eyes are Wilson green
What's your mama's name child What's your mama's name Does she ever talk about a place called New Orleans Has she ever mentioned a man named Buford Wilson What's your mama's name child What's your mama's name
What's your mama's name child What's your mama's name
chorus: That Georgia Sun was blood red and goin' down. That Georgie Sun was blood red and goin' down.
Daddy said "now come on girl we're headed down the road to Augusta" And faintly through his clenched teeth he called momma's name And then he cussed her He said "girl you're young But some dude has come along and stole your mother But you can't steal no will and mind 'Cause momma's always lookin' for a lover"
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With dusty tear drops on his face My daddy cried in big steps he was takin' Halfway running to keep up My shorter legs, were so tired and shakin' "Where did I go wrong girl And why would she leave us both this way?" At times like these, a child of ten never knows exactly what to say
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We searched in every bar room and honky tonk as well And finally daddy found them And Lord, you know the rest is hard to tell He sent me out to wait But scared, I looked back through the door And daddy left them both soaking up the sawdust on the floor.
He just caught the Jamestown Ferry It's not a hot day in January Like he said it'd be If he ever left me A case of gone was all he carried As he got on the Jamestown Ferry He said that gone was all he'd ever be
I didn't think that he'd leave me After saying how much he needs me But the fact still remains I'm sittin' here all alone Missin' the lovin' of my baby Lord it's about to drive me crazy He was the sweetest peice of heaven I've ever known
He just caught the Jamestown Ferry It's not a hot day in January Like he said it'd be If he ever left me A case of gone was all he carried As he got on the Jamestown Ferry He said that gone was all he'd ever be
As I walk through his kingdom Of honkey-tonks and bars I remember how he'd hold me And comfort me with talk He didn't cuss with every breath He had a soothing southern drawl Made me feel like a lady through it all
He just caught the Jamestown Ferry It's not a hot day in January Like he said it'd be If he ever left me A case of gone was all he carried As he got on the Jamestown Ferry He said that gone was all he'd ever be He just caught the Jamestown Ferry
It's not a hot day in January Like he said it'd be If he ever left me
I wish I'd known the man a little better that turned my mama on he must have been a heck of a man 'cause mama was a lady don't you know
Mama was no prude but she was proper never wore her dress too short she didn't care if you did but she'd have never taken a drink Grandma Kate did the best she could To see mama grew up right so she'd be fittin' one day for courtin' and to wear some gentleman's ring
Chorus: I wish I'd known the man a little better that turned my mama on he was always laughing and singing the right sweet song I wish I'd known the man a little better the turned my mama on He must have been a heck of a man 'Cause mama was a lady don't you know
I hear he came to town one day in a rusty old '49 Ford selling lady's shoes and assorted greeting cards he was killing good looking and easy to like and turning all the ladies' heads but he saw mama first and Lord knows how some of them travelin men are
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Mama seemed to forget the things that Grandma Kate had always told her she ran away one night with a traveling man they bought gas at Rita's truck stop and drove to Dasota County but he brought her home with a ring upon her hand mama's told me how the fever took him when I was barely 5 but I remember him pitchin' me up and catchin' me and I love to sit and listen to her tell me about my daddy she says he thought the sun would surely rise and set in me
I wish I'd known the man a little better that turned my mama on he must have been a heck of a man 'cause mama was a lady don't you know I wish I'd known the man a little better the turned my mama on He must have been a heck of a man 'Cause mama was a lady don't you know
Mama never had a flower garden 'Cause cotton grew right up to our front door Daddy never went on a vacation He died a tired old man at fourty four
Our neighbors in the big house called us redneck 'Cause we lived in a poor share-croppers shack The Jacksons down the road were poor like we were But our skin was white and theirs was black
But I believe the south is gonna rise again But not the way we thought it would back then I mean everybody hand in hand I believe the south is gonna rise again
I see wooded parks and big skyscrapers Where dirty rundown shacks stood once before I see sons and daughters of share-croppers But they're not picking cotton anymore
But more important I see human kindness As we forget the bad and keep the good A brand new breeze is blowing 'cross the southland And I see a brand new kind of brotherhood
Yes I believe the south is gonna rise again Oh, but not the way we thought it would back then I mean everybody hand in hand I believe the south is gonna rise again I believe the south is gonna rise again I believe the south is gonna rise again
He paints quite a picture for the girls in my home town And I was no exception to the rule Singing all them songs about the places that he's been Made a body feel just like a fool My pride was like the paper bag that once held the wine Thrown without no caution to the wind He left me like the empty bottle lying on the ground Swearing he would pick me up again
And I was greener than the grass we laid on Underneath that Alabama sun I guess I should have known That old highway was his home Do-do-do-do-do-do do-do-do
He said that I was prettier than Paris in the rain Lord, he filled me full of gypsy lies Swearing that he'd come back to fetch me in the Spring Too ashamed to look me in the eye Well I find about as simple as the cotton dress I've torn Sneaking in the house at 3 a.m. Momma liked to question me the day after and I was sure Her intuition told her where I'd been
And I was greener than the grass we laid on Underneath that Alabama sun I guess I should have known That old highway was his home Do-do-do-do-do-do do-do-do
You are so beautiful to me you are so beautiful to me can't you see You're everything I will hope for you're everything I need You are so beautiful to me you are so beautiful yeah to me You are so beautiful hmm to me can't you see You're everything I will hope for you're everything I need oh Cause you're just so beautiful to me
Well, I was up all night well wonderin' what to do, Thinkin' that I oughta just forget about you, But it's a little too late; Well, it's a little too late. When you walked in I shoulda walked out. Well, it's a little too late to do the right thing now.
Well, the whole town told me you're a heart break king; Guess I oughta pay attention when they say those things. Well, it's a little too late. Well, it's a little too late. I know all my old buddies wanna help me out, But it's a little too late to do the right thing now.
Turn the jukebox up throw some sawdust down. I'm too far gone to turn this heart around. I may be wrong but I don't walk out; Well, it's a little too late to do the right thing now.
Turn the jukebox up an' throw some sawdust down. I'm too far gone to turn this heart around. I may be wrong but I don't walk out; Well, it's a little too late to do the right thing now.
I was up all night well wonderin' what to do, Thinkin' that I oughta just forget about you, But it's a little too late; Well, it's a little too late. When you walked in I shoulda walked out. Well, it's a little too late to do the right thing now.
I may be wrong but I don't walk out, Well, it's a little too late to do the right thing now.
You can run for cover You can run for help You can run to your lover But you Can't ever run from yourself No no no Because there you are No matter how far you go You can run to Alaska Run to L.A Run home to mama But you Can't ever run from yourself
No no no Because there you are No matter how far you go
No matter how far you go No matter how long you stay You can run forever But darling you will never Never find true happiness that way You can run for election You can run for your life Run for protection But you Can't ever run from yourself No no no Because there you are No matter how far you go Oh no
No matter how far you go No matter how long you stay You can run forever But darling you will never Never find true happiness that way
You can run for cover You can run for help You can run to your lover But you Can't ever run from yourself No no no Because there you are No matter how far you go There you are No matter how far you go
She's fifteen and he's barely driving a car She's got his ring and he's got the keys to her heart It's just matter of time They'll spread their wings and fly
CHORUS: two sparrows in a hurri-cane Trying to find their way With a head full of dreams and faith that can move anything They've heard it's all uphill But all they know is how they feel The world says they'll never make it, love says they will
There's a baby crying and one more on the way There's a wolf at the door with a big stack of bills They can't pay The clouds are dark and the wind is high But they can see the other side
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She's eighty-three and he's barely driving a car She's got his ring and he's got the key to her heart It's just a matter of time They'll spread their wings and fly
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CHORUS 2: Like two sparrows in a hurri-cane Trying to find their way With a head full of dreams and faith that can move anything They've heard it's all uphill But all they know is how they feel The world says they'll never make it, love says they will
I see the future slipping by I see it fading from my life I see a distant look growing in your eyes Are you telling me goodbye And are you coming back again Is it over now, is this the end There's a feeling of lonesome in the wind Tell me is it so Don't let my heart be the last to know
I have a right to know the truth After all that we've been through Is there somebody else, have you found someone new Is there just no more me and you
And are you coming back again Is it over now, is this the end There's a feeling of lonesome in the wind Tell me is it so Don't let my heart be the last to know
There's a feeling of lonesome in the wind Tell me is it so Don't let my heart be the last to know
They say that there's a hole in the atmosphere The things you think will last just disappear When you were ready to say I do Somebody lowered the boom on you Now you need a sympathetic ear
So Baby. . .
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Tell me about it Tell me about teardrops in the dark Tell me about it Tell me all about your broken heart
You say you need someone to hold you tight Ya can't stand another lonely night Well come closer and Tell me about it
Love isn't always true it hurts sometimes Your tears will tell on you girl, I'm not blind I know what you're goin' through I graduated from that school too If you need a shoulder cry on mine
Tell me about it Tell me about teardrops in the dark Tell me about it Tell me all about your broken heart
You say you need someone to hold you tight Ya can't stand another lonely night Well come closer and Tell me about it
You took a lesson in playin' a fool I graduated from that school too If you need a shoulder cry on mine
Tell me about it Tell me about teardrops in the dark Tell me about it Tell me all about your broken heart
You say you need someone to hold you tight Ya can't stand another lonely night Well come closer and Tell me about it
Like a child lost in the wilderness I knew not where to go Surrounded by the emptiness Of a love that left me cold I stumbled through that darkness Of nights that have no stars And days that have no sunshine To warm my naked heart Like a bird in flight brought down by stones From an unknown assailant's sling A stranger took you from my arms And I lost everything In days to come I nearly ran ? Out of ways to stay alive But through it all I never lost The will to survive (and)
I'm not over you and I doubt that I'll ever be But I've learned to live and you won't be the death of me, oh no Yes I've learned to live and I'm doing well But I'm not over you Like a thief who takes just what he needs And leaves the rest behind You took the heart right out of me And left me with my mind And I've almost went out of it At times believed I did But gradually I learned you're someone I'll have to live with ('cause)
I'm not over you and I doubt that I'll ever be But I've learned to live and you won't be the death of me, oh no Yes I've learned to live and I'm doing well But I'm not over you
I'm not over you and I doubt that I'll ever be But I've learned to live and you won't be the death of me, oh no Yes I've learned to live and I'm doing well But I'm not over you
They say that life goes on I'll find true love again. It's not the end of the world, one day my heart will mend. Someone will come along and a new love will grow Thats what they say but what do they know How could they know the pain I feel inside my heart, they never lost your love, so who do they think they are. They never held you, or had to let you go. Well They're not trying to live without you, so what do they know
They say all is fair in love but for me that's just not true. I feel like someone took a knife and cut my life in two. It's better to have love and lost than to have never loved, I'm told. At least that's what they say, but what do they know Well they're not trying to live without you, so what do they know
Out of the shoot he sits tall as the timber One hand on the horse and one hand on the sky Eight seconds later he lands in the money And winning's a feeling that money can't buy The kids love a hero and big silver buckles The girls love the dream of a rodeo man He loves the backroads and fields without fences And I guess he loves me because I understand
He's a rain-rain-rainbow rider He's hitched up his saddle he's ready to ride He's a rain-rain-rainbow rider
A dream chasing cowboy with a rodeo girl by his side Winter in Tuscon and spring in Savanna Reno in June then off to Cheyenne He remembers the fall that he took last September He's hopin' he draws that ol' burr again He's a rain-rain-rainbow rider He's hitched up his saddle he's ready to ride He's a rain-rain-rainbow rider A dream chasing cowboy with a rode girl by his side
Lately he's talking about having a son Someone who'll learn from the things that he's done A young bronc bustin' a-buckaroo
A trailer behind an old white Eldorado A red western sunset and a blue mountain range Some things in this life he'd like to do over But livin' with him is something I'd never change
He's a rain-rain-rainbow rider He's hitched up his saddle he's ready to ride He's a rain-rain-rainbow rider A dream chasing cowboy with a rodeo girl by his side
He's a rain-rain-rainbow rider A dream chasing cowboy with a rodeo girl by his side
