Far From Me
As the cafe was closing
On a warm summer night
And cathy was cleaning the spoons
The radio played the hit parade
And I hummed a long with the tune
She asked me to change the station
Said the song just drove her insane
But it werent just the music playing
It was me that she was trying to blame.
Chorus:
And the sky is black and still now
On the hill where the angels sing
Aint it funny how an old broken bottle
Looks just like a diamond ring
But its far, far from me
Well, I leaned on my left leg
In the parking lot dirt
And cathy was closing the lights
A june bug flew from the warmth he once knew
And I wished for once I werent right
Why we used to laugh together
And wed dance to any old song.
Well, ya know, she still laughs with me
But she waits just a second to long.
Repeat chorus:
Well, I started the engine
And I gave it some gas
And cathy was closing her purse
Well, we hadnt gone far in my beat old car
And I was prepared for the worst.
Will you still see me tomorrow?
No, I got too much to do.
Well, a question aint really a question
If you know the answer too.
Repeat chorus:
song performed by by John Prine
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Cant Take That Away
(johnny van zant, robert johnson, michael lunn)
What can they all be thinkin
Wanna take the cross off of the hill
Put away the pledge of allegience
Lord,just the thought gives me a chill
They can take God off our money but, in the end o aint it funny
How were all gonna see him on the judgement day
So sing it loud
(chorus)
One more time
Hear what you say
When you got the truth inside, now they cant take that away
One more time
cause it aint too late
Hold on to what you believe cause thay cant take that
They cant take that away
They want to change somethin somewhere for everybody
Right now a change aint what we need
Just like my fathers father before him
They held on with pride to everything they believed
They can take God off our money but, in the end o aint it funny
How were all gonna see him on the judgement day
(repeat chorus)
Theres a fire that burns forever
Come a day we aint gonna take no more
(repeat chorus)
song performed by by Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Rodeo Or Mexico
For a change
I headed south
Across the border
For the pesos and
A different horse to ride
Id be back to make
The rodeo in waco
But that was long
Before I saw them
Dark brown eyes
With long black hair and
English bad and broken
Her body said the words
She couldnt find
As I hung on every word
She left unspoken
The question started
Leaning on my mind
[chorus:]
Rodeo or mexico
They both can keep
A cowboy satisfied
Rodeo or mexico
The only way
I know how to decide
Is just to get on and ride
We danced all night
Beneath that sheet of cotton
And you just dont
Tell a girl like that goodbye
But the cowboy life
Aint easily forgotten
Though lying there
I couldnt help
But wonder why
[repeat chorus]
The morning
Found the answer
Dawning on me
As I woke up to the
Sharp end of a knife
He was screaming at
The woman hanging on me
Does anybody know the
Spanish word for wife?
[repeat chorus]
song performed by by Garth Brooks
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All Of You
(robert ellis orrall, anna wilson, rebecca maples)
I think about
Holding you and kissing you
Wanting you and missing you
Clock is ticking and the wind is howling and
Im just staring at the candle burning
Bottle of red that we never opened
Your voice in my head tossing and turning
The radio is playing our song
Cant sing along, cant even listen
I dial your number but I dont let it ring
Chorus:
I think about holding you and kissing you
Wanting you and missing you
Building up and breaking down walls
I dream about finding you and keeping you
Loving you and living you
Im telling you
I want it all, all of you
I cant let go and I cant keep
Holdin on to nothing but I just
Keep trying to tell myself theres
A damn good reason but its not
Enough to keep me from crying
Ive memorized every look, every touch
Every time you told me our hearts werent lying
Im wondering now do you even know
Repeat chorus
I cant break free of you
I dont know how
Oh Im not about
To let go
Of you
I love you
I need you now
Repeat chorus
All of you
song performed by by Reba Mcentire
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Evil Woman
You made a fool of me, but them broken dreams have got to end.
Hey woman, you got the blues, cos you aint got no one else to use.
Theres an open road that leads nowhere, so just make some miles
Between here and there.
Theres a hole in my head where the rain comes in,
You took my body and played to win,
Ha ha woman its a crying shame,
But you aint got no one else to blame.
Chorus
E-evil woman, e-evil woman, e-evil woman, evil woman
Rolled in from another town,
Hit some gold too hot to settle down,
But a fool and his money soon go separate ways,
And you found a fool lyin in a daze,
Ha ha woman what you gonna do,
You destroyed all the virtues that the lord gave you,
Its so good that youre feeling pain,
But you better get yourself on board the very next train.
Chorus:repeat
Evil woman how you done me wrong,
But now youre tryin to wail a different song,
Ha ha funny how you broke me up, you made the wine now you
Drink the cup,
I came runnin every time you cried,
Thought I saw love smilin in your eyes,
Ha ha very nice to know, that you aint got no place left to go.
Chorus:repeat
song performed by by Electric Light Orchestra
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Midnight Train
Now listen just a minute while I sing this song,
Dont you worry baby it wont take long.
Im just about ready to draw the line,
So dont be surprised if I leave this time.
Well Im goin north and Im goin south
Dont want no more of your lyin mouth.
Im hittin the road, gonna ring some bells,
Better know I can do it well.
Chorus:
Midnight train, ramblin ramblin
All night long Im gamblin, gamblin
Been losin all my money and it really is funny, umm badda dum.
Midnight train, ramblin ramblin
Al night Im gamblin, gamblin
Well tell you what baby, well you better be movin on.
Well I really dont know where Im goin for sure,
Aint gotta map, it aint no tour.
Just headin out to the open sky,
Who knows, might even die.
Well dont you worry your pretty little head
cause you never gave a dang what I did or said.
Thats why Im packin to leave this place
Cant stand to look at your cheatin face.
Chorus
Well you treated me like a little boy
And played around like I was a toy.
Guess you thought Id have the blues,
Look whose cryin, guess you lose.
Chorus (twice)
Its about that time, better be movin on
Midnight train (version from missing links, vol. 3)
1: well Im an angry man, I sing an angry song,
Tell you honey it wont be long,
Well Ill pack my bags, get outa here,
With my guitar and a case o beer.
Well Im goin north and Im goin south,
Tell you honey, better shut youre mouth,
Well Ill kick your head from here to hell,
You better know I can do it well.
Chorus: midnight train, ramblin, ramblin,
All night long Im a-gamblin, gamblin,
Losin all my money well it really is funny, hon.
Midnight train, ramblin, ramblin,
All night long Im a-gamblin, gamblin,
Tell you whatn baby well you better be movin on.
2: well I really dont know where Im goin for sure,
Aint got a map, and it aint no tour,
Im just headin out for the open sky,
Who knows? might even die.
Well dont you worry your pretty little head,
I never give a damn what I did or said.
Thats why Im packin to leave this place,
Cant stand look at your cheatin face.
Chorus: (repeat)
3: well you treated me like a little boy,
And you played around like I was a toy.
I guess you thought Id have the blues,
Look whos cryin, guess you lose.
Chorus: (repeat)
Chorus: midnight train, rambling, rambling,
All night long Im gambling, gambling.
Losing all my money, well it really aint so funny, hon.
Midnight train, rambling, rambling,
All night long Im gambling, gambling.
Tell you whatn baby, well you better be moving on.
Chorus: (repeat)
Chorus: its about that time, better be movin on.
Get outa here, you better be movin on.
Well thats all she wrote, you better be movin on.
Source: mark atkins (by ear)
song performed by by Monkees
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Radio
Theres a long white line stretching out on the road ahead
And there aint one magazine that I aint read
I havent seen you in weeks but I hear you on the radio
Singing soft and low
Chorus:
Were so far apart
This old highway aint home
When the heartache starts
I just turn the radio on
There never seems to be time for me and you
Thats a price you pay for the life you choose
Tonights the loneliest night Ive ever known
It just goes on and on
Repeat chorus
It does my heart good to see you shine
So Ill just keep on counting these white lines
I havent seen you in weeks but I hear you on the radio
Calling me back home
Repeat chorus to fade
song performed by by Vince Gill
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Refuse To Dance
Got your invitation to the dance
Wear your party dress
Maybe I was just an innocent
But I confess
I never even knew the song
The orchestra was playing
See the cuties in their party clothes
Oh it's getting warm
Off the shoulder cut into the hip
Like a uniform
Did you think I'd want to tow the line
Well now the line is broken
[Chorus]
Refuse to dance
Refuse to dance
Refuse to dance
Refuse to dance
You said you're such a pretty thing
You could make a mark
I'll teach you all the steps you'll need
Guide you through the dark
Suddenly I tought I knew the song
The orchestra was playing
[Repeat Chorus]
See how they follow
You say jump. They jump
You say turn. They turn
Look back in sorrow
I won't be there
[Repeat Chorus to fade]
song performed by by Celine Dion from The Colour Of My Love
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Angel From Montgomery
I am an old woman named after my mother
My old man is another child thats grown old
If dreams were lightning thunder was desire
This old house would have burnt down a long time ago
Chorus:
Make me an angel that flies from montgomry
Make me a poster of an old rodeo
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
When I was a young girl well, I had me a cowboy
He werent much to look at, just free rambling man
But that was a long time and no matter how I try
The years just flow by like a broken down dam.
Repeat chorus:
Theres flies in the kitchen I can hear em there buzzing
And I aint done nothing since I woke up today.
How the hell can a person go to work in the morning
And come home in the evening and have nothing to say.
Repeat chorus:
song performed by by John Prine
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Songs About Me, Songs About You
Well youve been movin all down that highway
You can turn another page
And if you finally get to the old folks home
Then you can finally act your age
I can make a million dollars
And you can spend it as fast as it comes
And you can sit there and cry on a bed full of lies
And be thankin that you got you some
CHORUS
Theyll be songs about me
Theyll be songs about you
Theyll be songs about everything from money to booze
But there wont be no songs of regret
Cause I aint wrote no songs like that yet
No I aint wrote no songs like that yet
You can hear me on the radio
You can see me on TV
You can dig you a hole to find your soul
And it gets you away from me
You can run as fast as an hourglass
You can fly as high as the wind
See you can be strong for as long as you like
But youll end up right back where you can
REPEAT CHORUS
I got a song for every occasion
Ive been told I got away with words
Ive been told that Id be loved forever
But its been only lies that Ive heard
Ive been bold in my days
Ive been goin my ways
Ive been packed up and moaned and gone right away
I belong to a song for as long as I say
But Ill always have a song to play
REPEAT CHORUS (2x)
No I aint wrote no songs like that yet (8x)
song performed by by Uncle Kracker
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Rhythm Of Love
Written: kylie minogue, stephen bray
Chorus:
With the rhythm in our lovin
There aint nothing I can do
When I feel the beat of love
Go on and on and on with you
I dont have to worry
There aint nothing you wont do
To give your love to me
And I give my love to you
1a:
I know what you like
You know just what to do to me
The rhythm is right
We have fun with harmony
You got the bass, I can pick up the pace, yeah
Theres no time to wait
1b:
A perfect love is what you make of it
When our bodies move were syncopated
I never knew that two could be
Like you and me
Chorus:
2:
So good together
Some people work better solo
But I could never
Be without you oh no
Id muss you touch, as it is
I cant get enough yeah
Im in heaven above
I give you a melody thats always new
Youve got a good beat, I can dance to you
Spinning for as long as we can
Come on lets jam
Chorus:
(repeat 2 times)
Le beat de jour cest le beat damour
1b:
Chorus:
(repeat & fade)
song performed by by Kylie Minogue
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Found A Cure
I searched all over
Could not find
Someone to hold
Some peace of mind
Yesterday is gone
Nothing else to do
But let it go
Before I lose
All of my hopes
And my dreams
For something that aint real
Things aint always as they seem
Pre chorus
cause theres sunshine
After rain
And after the night comes morning
And in the spring the flowers bloom again
When Im feeling down
Like theres no way out
I know the love I have inside will make it alright
Chorus
And when it feels like Im going crazy
When it feels like Im going insane
When it feels like Im going crazy
Found a cure
To get me through another day
Found a cure
To get me through another day
How many times before have you
Been left alone and you feel confused
Do you have the strength to keep trying
When the walls just keep on closing in
But you got everything that you need
Inside your heart
If you just believe
Things aint always as they seem
Pre chorus
Chorus
song performed by by Ultra Nate
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Nothing Left Behind Us
You never know what we could be in store for
The way it goes were in for more of the same
One step beyond the flame
The thread of life, the finely woven pattern
Reveals designs in silent laughter and rhyme
One picture at a time
Chorus:
There aint nothing left behind us
Not a doubt inside us
If the angel calls tomorrow, theres nothing we havent said
There aint nothing left behind us
Nothing but a blind trust
I would beg, steal or borrow to never lose you again
Its down to us to figure out the secret
Its not enough to wait for pieces to fall
The writing isnt on the wall
Take my hand, well face the fire together
To distant lands, but we can weather the storm
Keeping each other warm
Repeat chorus
Theres never been an easy way
Everybody is bound to make mistakes
You just do what you think is right
Then laugh til you cry til you scream at the night
Repeat chorus
song performed by by Richard Marx
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Long Time Gone
Daddy sits on the front porch swingin'
Look in' out on a bacon field
Used to be filled with burning tobacco
Now he knows it never will
My brother found work in Indiana
Sisters a nurse at the old folks home
Momma still cooking too much for supper
And me I've been a long time gone
[chorus]
Baby long time gone
No I aint hoed a row since I don't know when
Long time gone
And I aint comin' back again
Amilia plays that old church piano
Sittin' out on her daddy's farm
She always thought that we'd be together
Lord I never meant to do her harm
Said she could her me singin in the choir
Me I heard another song
I caught wind and hit the road runnin'
And lord i've been long time gone
[chorus]
Baby long time gone
Lord i aint had a purse since I don't know when
Long time gone
And it aint commin' back again
Now me I went to Nashville
Trying to beat the big deal
Playing down to Broadway
Getin' in the ahrd way
Livin' from a tip jar
Sleepin' in mah car
Huggin' my guitar ya im gonna be a staaaar
Now me until your singin' every sunday
Watchin' the children in the garden grove
Listen to the radio to hear what's cookin'
But the music aint got....NO SOUL!
Now they sound tired but they don't sound haggard
They got money but they don;t got cash
They got Junior but they don;t got Hank
I thank
I thank
I thank the rest is....
[chorus]
Long time gone
No I aint hit the roof since i don't know when
Long time gone
And it aint commin' back
I said Long time gone
No I aint parked a Ford since I don't know when
Long time gone
And it aint commin' back agaiiiin
I said a long time
song performed by by Dixie Chicks from Home
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Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes
By: jimmy buffett
1977
I took off for a weekend last month
Just to try and recall the whole year
All of the faces and all of the places
Wonderin where they all disappeared
I didnt ponder the question too long
I was hungry and went out for a bite
Ran into a chum with a bottle of rum
And we wound up drinkin all night
Chorus:
Its these changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes
Nothing remains quite the same
With all of our running and all of our cunning
If we couldnt laugh we would all go insane
Reading departure signs in some big airport
Reminds me of the places Ive been
Visions of good times that brought so much pleasure
Makes me want to go back again
If it suddenly ended tomorrow
I could somehow adjust to the fall
Good times and riches and son of a bitches
Ive seen more than I can recall
Chorus:
These changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes
Nothing remains quite the same
Through all of the islands and all of the highlands
If we couldnt laugh we would all go insane
I think about paris when Im high on red wine
I wish I could jump on a plane
So many nights I just dream of the ocean
God I wish I was sailin again
Oh, yesterdays over my shoulder
So I cant look back for too long
Theres just too much to see waiting in front of me
And I know that I just cant go wrong
Chorus:
With these changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes
Nothing remains quite the same
With all of my running and all of my cunning
If I couldnt laugh I just would go insane
If we couldnt laugh we just would go insane
If we werent all crazy we would go insane
song performed by by Jimmy Buffett
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Why Aint I Running
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I can hear that highway calling
As I watch the sunrise crawling across her shoulder
This is usually goodbye
And yet those words I just cant find here as I hold her
Shes like no other woman
That I have known before
And it aint me to see the morning sun
From this side of the door
Chorus:
Why aint I running, why aint I gone
How does she hold me without holding on
In love or a fight shes stronger than strong
Somethings not right if there aint nothing wrong
Its got me wondering, why aint I running
Why aint I gone
All those words I left behind me
Praying they would never find me and my freedom
But if they stood right here beside me
They would never recognize me for all that shes done
Once happiness was only
Whenever I was on my own
So now why do I feel lonely
Any time that Im alone
Repeat chorus
No, theyve never built a wall that high
Or made a chain that strong
And God aint never made a place
I felt like I belong
Repeat chorus
song performed by by Garth Brooks
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Im Going Home
Mama please dont go
Wont you stay here for one more day
Ive been your boy for so long now
Theres so much I still have to say
Sky rips open, and I hold my heart in my hand
Like a soldier on his very last day
Cried myself to sleep that night, and I listened
As I heard the angels sing
Chorus:
Sha la la la sha la la la, Im going home.
Sha la la la sha la la la, Im going home.
Something inside makes me scream
How could God take you from a little boy
Hell be alright, hes by my side
Hes no little boy, hes my pride and joy
Repeat chorus
Summer on the radio and the phone rings
And it was jeanette
She said boy we had to let her go
I begged her no, no not yet
You left six of us to fend for ourselves
I guess its part of someones master plan
I see you laughing, youre my best friend
Youre the light of the lamb, and I cried
As the angels sing
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song performed by by Hootie & The Blowfish
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What The Cowgirls Do
Have you ever been down to texas
Down around san antone
They love to go all night and treat you right
And party till the cows come home
Chorus:
I love it when the let their hair down
And dance real close to you
You know Im a sucker baby for what the cowgirls do
What the cowgirls do
They aint no different up in oklahoma
They aint afraid to stay up til dawn
They love to cut a run and chug a lug
Longnecks til their moneys all gone
Repeat chorus
Theres cowgirls all across the country
From baton rouge to bangor maine
It aint hard to see theyll be the death of me
Theyre gonna drive my little heart insane
Repeat chorus
song performed by by Vince Gill
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What The Cowgirls Do
Have you ever been down to texas
Down around san antone
They love to go all night and treat you right
And party till the cows come home
Chorus:
I love it when the let their hair down
And dance real close to you
You know Im a sucker baby for what the cowgirls do
What the cowgirls do
They aint no different up in oklahoma
They aint afraid to stay up til dawn
They love to cut a run and chug a lug
Longnecks til their moneys all gone
Repeat chorus
Theres cowgirls all across the country
From baton rouge to bangor maine
It aint hard to see theyll be the death of me
Theyre gonna drive my little heart insane
Repeat chorus
song performed by by Vince Gill
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Rocky Mountain Time
The station was empty
The trains were all gone
I reached in my pocket
And I wanted for dawn
Chorus:
The clock played drums
And I hummed the sax
And the wind whistled down
The railroad tracks
Hey three for a quarter
One for a dime
Ill bet its tomorrow
By rocky mountain time
I walked in the restaurant
For something to do
The waitress yelled at me
And so did the food
And the water taste funny
When youre far from your home
But its only the thirsty
That hunger to roam
(repeat chorus)
Well build us a castle on main street
And pretend that were down on the farm
Hell, well hold out as long as we have to
Then well twist off each others arm
Christ Im so mixed up and lonely
I cant even make friends with my brain
Im too young to be where Im going
But Im too old to go back again
(repeat first verse and chorus)
song performed by by John Prine
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The Diamond Ring
He gave me a diamond ring, he did.
He gave me a diamond ring.
He gave me a song to sing, he did.
He gave me a song to sing.
I wore that ring night and day
but the song just went away.
'Cause my heart knew something wasn't right
when I heard him say,
'I'm gonna need that ring for a while.
I'll get you another soon.'
He took my ring and off he went
whistlin' a tune.
I recognized that tune you see.
It was the song he gave me to sing.
And so I followed the sound of the tune
and saw what he did to my ring.
He gave it to another fool
and gave her a song to sing.
My heart said to me night and day,
'That ring didn't mean a thing.'
poem by Edwina Reizer
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