ccccccccccccccccccccccI've known for a long time The kind of girl you are And the smiles that covered teardrops The way your head yields to your heart Of things you've kept inside That most girls couldn't bear Well, I've known you for a long time But I've just begun to care
Yes, I've known of all the heartaches And I've known of all the pain I've seen you when the the sun shines And I've seen you when it rains I've seen you make a look of love From just an icy stare Well, I've known you for a long time But I've just begun to care
I know Lord I've been blind To not have loved you more all this time But the image of you wasn't clear I guess I've been standing too near
It's taken me a while But I have finally found What you are to me And that's what really counts And what you are to me Is something we can share Well, I've known you for a long time But I've just begun to care Yes, I've known you for a long time But I've just begun to care
The last time I thought about leavin' Was the last time I made her cry I talked myself out of believin' That true, true love never dies
The first time I Thought of returnin' Was just ten lonesome Miles out of town
But my foolish pride Kept these wheels a-turnin' Yeah, there was nothin' On this earth gonna shut me down
But if I had one drop of water For each and every tear I have cried I'd sail back to her on an ocean of sorrow True, true love never dies
Well, the fires of anger turn to ashes Your pride will forsake you, by and by The lonesome is not surely passin' That ol' true, true love never dies
Well, if I had one drop of water For each and every tear I have cried I'd sail back to her on an ocean of sorrow True, true love never dies No, it never does
Well, if I had one drop of water For each and every tear I have cried Well, I'd sail back to her On an ocean of sorrow True, true love never dies
Well, I'd sail back to her On an ocean of sorrow True, true love never dies Oh, it never dies, no, it never does No, no, no
Sometimes I feel like an innocent one To deserve this fate what I have I ever done I know that I made all the rules But time can even change the hopeless ways of fools I love you tonight like I did yesterday I won't think of tomorrow or the price I pay I drink from the well my soul is dry I never know why
All I want is for your love to be all mine But the angels won't have it All I want is just a little peace of mind But the angels won't have it I thought I had a piece of my soul left to sell I guess it's just as well 'Cause the angels won't have it
Who's looking after this see-through heart Someone up there isn't doing their part Oh Cupid you foolish boy You should take better aim with your brand new toy I love you tonight like I did yesterday I don't think of tomorrow or the price I pay I drink from the well my soul is dry I never know why
All I want is for your love to be all mine But the angels won't have it All I want is just a little peace of mind But the angels won't have it I thought I had a piece of my soul left to sell I guess it's just as well 'Cause the angels won't have it
So if I die before I wake The innocent one whose heart could never break Lift me up take me out of this bed Watching the angels shake their heads Don't feel sorry for me baby honey don't you cry You can sell all of my clothes you will forget me by and by I'll be riding that train I'll be singing that song But I won't be gone for long 'Cause the angels won't have it
All I want is for your love to be all mine But the angels won't have it All I want is just a little peace of mind But the angels won't have it I thought I had a piece of my soul left to sell I guess it's just as well 'Cause the angels won't have it
Mobil station where I stand This old gas pump in my hand My boss don't like me, got a face like a weasel Oil on my hands and the smell of diesel Here comes a big shot from the city V8 engine, she runs so pretty 'Fill her up son, unleaded I need a full tank of gas where I'm headed' Up in the front seat a pretty red head 'We're going to Vegas we're gonna get wed' 'So fill her up son, don't be staring That's a real diamond she be wearing' I'm gonna take my baby one day I'm gonna fill her up and head west I'm going find some money all right See those tail lights heading west I got no money to invest Got no prospects, no education I was lucky getting a job at this gas station That old cash box on the top shelf The boss is sleeping, I'll just help myself Let's consider this as just a loan I can sort it out later on the phone I'm gonna pick my girl up tonight I'm gonna fill her up and head west I'm gonna show her all the bright lights We're gonna say we lived 'for we come home And as I head through the woods on the way back The evening sun is slanting through the pine trees real pretty It's like I walked into a glade of heaven And there's music playing This money is cold in my hand And a voice somewhere is saying 'Why would you wanna take that stolen thing And what real happiness can it bring?' You're gonna fill her up with sadness You're gonna fill her up with shame You're gonna fill her up with sorrow Before she even takes your name You're gonna fill her up with madness You're gonna fill her up with blame You're gonna live with no tomorrow You're gonna fill her up with pain You're gonna fill her up with darkness You're gonna fill her up with night You gotta fill her up with Jesus You gotta fill her up with light You gotta fill her up with spirit You gotta fill her up with grace You gotta fill her up with heaven You got the rest of life to face You gotta fill her up the right way You gotta fill her up with care You gotta fill her up with babies You gotta fill her up and swear You're gonna love that girl forever You're gonna fill her up for life You're gonna be a loving husband She's gonna be your loving wife You gotta fill her up with gladness You gotta fill her up with joy You gotta fill her up with love You gotta fill her up with love
Soon the pines will be falling everywhere Village children fight each other for a share And the 6:09 goes roaring past the creek Deacon Lee prepares his sermon for next week
I saw grandma yesterday down at the store Well she's really going fine for eighty four Well she asked me if sometime I'd fix her barn Poor old girl she needs a hand to run the farm
And it's good old country comfort in my bones Just the sweetest sound my ears have ever known Just an old-fashioned feeling fully-grown Country comfort's in a truck that's going home
Down at the well they've got a new machine The foreman says it cuts man-power by fifteen Yeah but that ain't natural well so old Clay would say You see he's a horse-drawn man until his dying day
Now the old fat goose is flying cross the sticks The hedgehog's done in clay between the bricks And the rocking chair's creaking on the porch Across the valley moves the herdsman with his torch
