Brook Benton

A chair is still a chair Even when there's no one sitting there But a chair is not a house And a house is not a home When there's no one there to hold you tight, And no one there you can kiss good night. A room is still a room Even when there's nothing there b...

A little bit of soap Will wash away your lipstick on my face But a little bit of soap Will never, never, never ever erase The pain in my heart and my eyes As I go through the lonely years A little bit of soap Will never wash away my tears Mmm, a little bit of...

This is a lovely way to spend an evening Can't think of anything I'd rather do This is a lovely way to spend an evening Can't think of anyone as lovely as you A casual stroll through a garden A kiss by a lazy lagoon Catching a breath of moonlight Hummi...

Does she love me, with all her heart Should I worry, when we're apart It's a lover's question, I'd like to know. Does she need me, as she pretends Is this a game, well then will I win It's a lover's question, I'd like to know I'd like to know when she's not...

A million miles from nowhere A million miles from you A million miles from nowhere Alone, broken hearted and blue. Memories of you And the love you once knew How they linger in my heart Though we are a million, a million miles apart. A million miles from hap...

That certain night, the night we met There was magic abroad in the air There were angels dining at the Ritz And a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square I may be right, I may be wrong But I'm perfectly willing to swear That when you turned and smiled at me...

After you've gone, and left me crying After you've gone, there's no denying You'll feel blue, you'll feel sad You'll miss the dearest pal you've ever had There'll come a time, now don't you forget it There'll come a time, when you'll regret it Some day,...

This couldn't happen again This is that once in a lifetime This is the thrill divine What's more, this never happened before Though I have prayed for a lifetime That such as you would suddenly be mine Mine to hold as I"m holding you now and yet never so near M...

You know I love you so, I'll never let you go, And darling, I'll be true, For all my love belongs to you. You set my world on fire, You are my one desire, Tell me you love me too, For all my love belongs to you. That's why I want you to know I could...

Another cup of coffee, another cigarette Another hour of mem'ries so hard to forget How your crazy-lovin' arms held me so tight Another cup of java, another lonely night Put a dime in the jukebox, play a sad, sad song And all the time I'll be thinkin' abo...

Are you sincere when you say 'I love you' Are you sincere when you say 'I'll be true' And do you mean every word that my ears have heard I'd like to know which way to go and will our love grow Are you sincere? Are you sincere when you say you miss me Ar...

Around the world I've searched for you; I traveled on when hope was gone To keep a rendezvous. I knew somewhere, sometime, somehow, You'd look at me and I would see The smile you're smiling now. It might have been in County Down, Or in New York, in gay Paree,...

Baby won't you please come home 'Cause your daddy's all alone I have tried in vain Never no more to call your name When you left you broke my heart Because I never thought we'd part Every hour in the day You will hear me say: "Baby come home" 

Once upon a time My heart was just an organ My life had no mission Now that I have you To be as rich as Morgan Is my one ambition Once I awoke at seven Hating the morning light Now I awake in Heaven And all the world's all right Blue moon you saw me standing...

Blue skies smiling at me Nothing but blue skies do I see Bluebirds singing a song Nothing but bluebirds all day long Never saw the sun shining so bright Never saw things going so right Noticing the days hurrying by When you're in love, my, how they fly...

Let me tell ya a story about a boll weevil Now, some of you may not know But a boll weevil is an insect And he's found mostly where cotton grows Now, where he comes from, hm, nobody really knows But this is the way the story goes The farmer said to the boll w...

Born under a bad sign I been down since I begin to crawl If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all Hard luck and trouble is my only friend I been on my own ever since I was ten Born under a bad sign I been down since I begin to crawl If it was...

Dear Santa I wrote you a letter I wonder if you ever read it I've only one wish that I ask you It's the same old thing As every other year Ooo oooo Oooo This year I can't say I've been perfect I'm pretty sure I've got a regret or two But Santa please don't ho...

Love is funny or it's sad, Or it's quiet or it's mad, It's a good thing or it's bad, But beautiful! Beautiful to take a chance And if you fall, you fall, And I'm thinking I wouldn't mind at all. Love is tearful or it's gay. It's a problem or it's play, It's...

Call me irresponsible Call me unreliable, throw in undependable too Do my foolish alibis bore you, well I'm not too clever I just adore you Call me unpredictable Tell me I'm impractical, rainbows I'm inclined to pursue Call me irresponsible Yes I'm unreliable...

You're just too good to be true I can't take my eyes off you You'd be like heaven to touch I wanna hold you so much At long last love has arrived And I thank God I'm alive You're just too good to be true Can't take my eyes off you Pardon the way that I stare...

Love, oh love, oh careless love You've fly through my head like wine You've wrecked the life of a many poor girl And you nearly spoiled this life of mine Love, oh love, oh careless love In your clutches of desire You've made me break a many true vow Then you...

Chains of love Has tied my heart to you Chains of love Have made me feel so blue Well, now I'm your prisoner Tell me what you're gonna do Are you gonna leave me Are you gonna make me cry Are you gonna love me Are you gonna make me cry These chains of blues go...

I tried so hard, my dear, to show That you're my every dream Yet you're afraid each thing I do Is just some evil scheme A memory from your lonesome past Keeps us so far apart Why can't I free your doubtful mind And melt your cold, cold heart Another love...

Soon the pines will be falling everywhere Village children always fighting for fair share And the six-o-nine goes roarin' down the creek As Parson Lee prepares his service for next week I saw grandma yesterday down at the store Well she's really lookin' fine...

Oh, the whippoorwill roosts on the telephone pole And the Georgia sun goes down Well, it's been a long, long time but I'm glad that I'm Goin' back to my home town Goin' down to the Greyhound station Gonna buy me a one-way fare And if the good Lord's willin' a...

It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe It don't matter, anyhow And it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe If you don't know by now When your rooster crows at the break of dawn Look out your window and I'll be gone You're the reason I'm a traveling on...

Higher than the highest mountain And deeper than the deepest sea That's how I will love you, oh, darling, endlessly Softer than the gentle breezes And stronger than the wild oak tree That's how I will hold you, oh, darling, endlessly Oh, my love, you are my...

Through these misty eyes I see lonely skies Lonely road to Babylon Where's my family And my country heaven knows where I belong Pack my bags tonight Here's one Jacobite Who must leave or surely die Put me on a train In the pouring rain say farewell but don't...

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread And so I come to you, my love, my heart above my head. Though I see the danger there If there's a chance for me, then I don't care Mm-mm-mm-mm Fools rush in where wise men never go But wise men never fall in love, so h...

Little Frankie went down to the barroom, she asked for a glass of beer She said, "Hey, bartender, has my Johnny been here? He's my man but he's done me wrong" The bartender said, "Frankie, ya know I won't tell ya no lie He left here about a minute ago with a...

Well hello there, It's been a long long time How am I doing? Oh well, I guess I'm doing fine It's been so long now and it seems that It was only yesterday Ain't it funny how time slips away? How's your new love, I hope that he's doing fine Heard you to...

Them that's got shall have Them that's not shall lose So the Bible said and it still is news Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own That's got his own Yes, the strong gets more While the weak ones fade Empty pockets do...

Sometimes looking back I can't Believe how many times I left her. I guess it's all part of the game That we play. All is fair in love and war, But in this case they're quite the same thing. What's the difference if I go Or if I stay? I tried to tell he...

Since you've gone The moon, the sun, the stars in the sky Know the reason why I cry Love divine once was mine Now you've gone Since you've gone My heart, my lips, my tear dimmed eyes A lonely soul in me cries I acted smart, broke your heart...

Goodnight, my love Pleasant dreams, sleep tight, my love May tomorrow be sunny and bright And draw you closer to me Before you go There's just one thing I'd like to know If your love is still warm for me Or has it grown cold? If you should awake in the still...

Have I told you lately that I love you Could I tell you once again somehow Have I told, with all my heart and soul how I adore you Well darlin' I'm tellin' you now. This heart would break in two if you refuse me I'm no good without you anyhow Dear have I told...

This is the moment I've waited for I can hear my heart singing Soon bells will be ringing This is the moment love sweet Aloha I will love you longer than forever Promise me that you will leave me never Here I am now dear, You're my love, I know dear Promise...

Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone. Let's pretend that we're together, all alone. I'll tell the man to turn the jukebox way down low, And you can tell your friend there with you he'll have to go. Whisper to me, tell me do you love me true,...

I got the picture that you gave to me And it's signed "with love", just like it used to be The only thing different, the only thing new I got the picture, he's got you I got the records that we used to share And they still sound the same, as when you wer...

Heaven help the child who never had a home, Heaven help all the girl who walks the streets alone Heaven help the roses if the bombs begin to fall, Heaven help us all. Heaven help the black man if he struggles one more day, Heaven help the white man if he...

Hello walls, (Hello, hello.) How'd things go for you today? Don't you miss her. Since she walked away? And I'll bet you dread to spend another lonely night with me, Lonely walls, I'll keep you company. Hello window, (Hello, hello.) Well, I see that you...

Hey there you with the stars in your eyes Love never made a fool of you, you used to be too wise. Hey there you on that high flying cloud Tho' she won't throw a crumb to you You think someday she'll come to you. Better forget her, her with her nose in t...

When you're near me I feel so romantic When you're far away I'm always blue If you want me to remain romantic Here are all the things you'll have to do Hold me honey won't you hold he Hold me never let me go Take me honey won't you take me Never to forsake me...

Hold me, hold me Never let me go until you've told me, told me What I want to know and then just hold me, hold me Make me tell you I'm in love with you Thrill me (thrill me), thrill me (thrill me) Walk me down the lane where shadows will be (will be), will be...

I'm checking out of Hotel Loneliness All my lonely days, they're all through I'm checking into Hotel Happiness (oh, yeah) Because, darlin', I found you I left my teardrops in that old lonely room Left my broken heart (my heart) back there, too (Yeah, yeah , y...

She told me she loved me She told me a lie She said I'd be happy But she made me cry I'm hurting, hurting Hurting inside She called me her baby In front of the guys She was just flirting I wasn't wise I'm hurting, hurting Hurting inside Tell me, what's wro...

I believe for every drop of rain that falls A flower grows. I believe that somewhere in the darkest night A candle glows. I believe for everyone who goes astray Someone will come to show the way. I believe, Then why shouldn't I also believe. I believe abov...

I can't begin to tell you, how much you mean to me My world would end, if ever we were through. I can't begin to tell you, how happy I would be If I could speak my mind, like other's do. I make such pretty speeches, Whenever we're apart, But when you're near....

I could have told you she'd hurt you, She'd love you awhile and desert you, If only you'd asked I could have told you so! I could have saved you some crying, Yes, I could have told you she was lying, But you were in love and you didn't want to know. I hear he...

I didn't know what time it was Then I met you Oh, what a lovely time it was How sublime it was too! I didn't know what day it was You held my hand Warm like the month of May it was And I'll say it was grand Grand to be alive, to be young To be glad, to be yo...

I know a little bit About a lot of things But I don't know enough about you Just when I think you're mine You try a different line and Baby, what can I do? I read the latest news No buttons on my shoes Baby, I'm confused about you You've got me in a...

When I go to all the places we used to go When I see all the people we used to know They ask me why I look so sad, I have to say I got what I wanted but I lost what I had Without your love I'm such a lonely man, that's what I am And there's no one but myself...

I just don't know what to do with myself Don't know just what to do with myself I'm so used to doing everything with you Planning everything for two And now that we're through I just don't know what to do with my time I'm so lonesome for you it's a crime Goin...

My love must be a kind of blind love I can't see anyone but you Sha bop sha bop Are the stars out tonight I don't know if it's cloudy or bright I only have eyes for you dear The moon may be high But I can't see a thing in the sky I only have eyes for you I...

How many arms have held you And hated to let you go How many, how many, I wonder But I really don't want to know How many lips have kissed you And set your soul aglow How many, how many, I wonder But I really don't want to know So always make me wond...

I keep a close watch on this heart of mine I keep my eyes wide open all the time I keep the ends out for the tie that binds Because you're mine, I walk the line I find it very, very easy to be true I find myself alone when each day is through Yes, I'll...

What time is it baby, is it that time again When snow will be falling, friends will be calling You know it's time when, there'll be carolers singing Silent Night I love when they sing, the feeling it brings It's warm as a fire is bright Soon there'll be toys...

I'll be around, No matter how You treat me now I'll be around from now on. Your latest love Can never last, And when it's past, I'll be around when he's gone Goodbye again, And if you find a love like mine Just now and then, Drop a line to say that you're fe...

Each time I hold somebody new My arms grow cold aching for you No one can take your place Darling in my embrace I'll never be free And when my lips burn with desire No other kiss puts out the fire Though I may try and try No one can satisfy this longing in me...

~~~~♫♫♫ ~~~~ You may not be an angel 'Cause angels are so few But until the day that one comes along I'll string along with you I'm looking for an angel To sing my love song to And until the day that one comes along I'll sing my song to you For every little...

I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funny, but when you're near me I'm in the mood for love. Heaven is in your eyes Bright as the stars we're under Oh! Is it any wonder I'm in the mood for love? Why stop to think of whether This little d...

Whether I'm right, whether I'm wrong Whether I find a place in this world or never belong I've gotta be me, I've gotta be me What else can I be but what I am? I want to live, not merely survive And I won't give up this dream of life That keeps me alive I've g...

If you are but a dream I hope I never waken, It's more than I could bear To find that I'm forsaken. If you're a fantasy Then I'm content to be In love with lovely you, And pray my dream comes true. I long to kiss you But I would not dare, I'm so afraid that...

Many a tear has to fall But its all in the game All in the wonderful game That we know as love You have words with him And your futures looking dim But these things your heart can rise above Once in a while he wont call But its all in the game Soon hell be the...

Kiss me once, then kiss me twice Then kiss me once again It's been a long, long time Haven't felt like this, my dear Since I can't remember when It's been a long, long time You'll never know how many dreams I've dreamed about you Or just how empty they all s...

Cause you see I'm going home to no one I'm going home alone It was fun to be fancy free But now my loneliness Shows through, I miss you What's the good in crying I'm only wasting tears What can I say, what can I do It's just a house without you We planned a...

Someday, some way, you'll realize that you've been blind Yes, darling, you're going to need me again It's just a matter of time Go on, go on, until you reach the end of the line But I know you'll pass my way again It's just a matter of time After I gave you ev...

Just a closer walk with Thee, Grant it, Jesus, is my plea, Daily walking close to Thee, Let it be, dear Lord, let it be. I am weak, but Thou art strong, Jesus, keep me from all wrong, I’ll be satisfied as long As I walk, just let me walk close to Thee....

Just as much as ever I need you and want you to be here Just as much as ever I love you, and always will, my dear Even though we two are parted My feelings for you never drop For loving you is something I started And don't know how to stop Just as much as ev...

Keep the faith, baby That's what the man said Keep the faith, baby I ain't down, ain't down I ain't down Not yet, you bet'cha Keep the faith, baby Don't forget I'm still laughin' (Good) I'm still laughin' I'm still laughin away, it's okay I'm still laughin'...

I told you, baby, how I feel One word can close this deal Baby, be my queen of hearts Please gimme that love you've got a-won'tcha say yes?, don'tcha say no Make me feel good, kiddio Maybe I'm just wastin' time Can't get you off my mind You could make me feel...

Laura, hold these hands and count my fingers Laura, touch these lips you once desired Lay your head upon my chest, hear my heartbeat Gently run your fingers through my hair Mmm, touch these ears that listened to your wishes Most of them fulfilled, and tha...

I don't like it on the outside Got to get on the inside Won't you let me into your world You walk around With your head up high On the street I stop But you walk on by Oh, sophisticated lady You know I love you So why do you put me through The changes that y...

[Verse:] What care I who makes the laws of a nation Let those who will take care of its rights and wrongs What care I who cares for the world's affairs As long as I can sing its popular songs [Refrain:] Let me sing a funny song With crazy words that roll alon...

I know I'm losing you, I feel it all the time And I know if I lose you, then I'll lose my mind So lie to me, lie to me, make me believe everything you say Just, lie, lie, lie, lie, I'd rather have it that way Nobody told me you were cheating Aw it's just a fe...

I don’t know how to tell her I didn’t get that raise in pay today. You know, I didn't And I know how much she wanted the dress In the store window, and it breaks my heart To see her, she has to wait… And cancel all her plans she made to celebrate. But I can c...

Lingering on They're lingering on Each of the joys that came with the love we knew Sparkling champaign Our walks in the rain It's hard to forget these moments I shared with you Love may be lost You may be gone Still there's a thousand memories to dre...

Looking ba-a-ack over my life I can see where I caused you strife But I know, oh yes I know I'd never make that same mistake again Looking ba-a-ack over my deeds I can see signs a wise man heeds And if I just ha-ad the chance I'd never make that same mistake...

Love is a many splendored thing It's the April rose that only grows in the early Spring Love is nature's way of giving a reason to be living The golden crown that makes a man a king Once on a high and windy hill, In the morning mist Two lovers kissed and the w...

Love me or leave me and let me be lonely You won't believe me but I love you only I'd rather be lonely than happy with somebody else You might find the night time the right time for kissing but night time is my time for just reminiscing Regretting instead of...

You went away I let you We broke the ties that bind I wanted to forget you And leave the past behind Still, the magic of the night I met you Seems to stay forever in my mind The sky was blue And high above The moon was new And so was love This eager heart of...

Makin' love is good for you Makin' love is good for you Makin' love is good for you Makin' love is good for you So take care of your body Make a little love today Ain't nobody can live forever It's just something that we all understand But while you're young,...

Sweet, sweet memories you gave-a me You can't beat the memories you gave-a me Take one fresh and tender kiss Add one stolen night of bliss One girl, one boy Some grief, some joy Memories are made of this Don't forget a small moonbeam Fold in lightly with a d...

Moon River, wider than a mile: I'm crossin' you in style someday. Old dream maker, you heartbreaker, Wherever you're goin', I'm goin'your way. Two drifters, off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. We're after the same rainbow's end, Wa...

Pennies in a stream Falling leaves a sycamore Moonlight in Vermont Icy finger-waves Ski trails on a mountainside Snowlight in Vermont Telegraph cables, they sing down the highway Travel each bend in the road People who meet in this romantic setting Are so hy...

I'm a son of mother nature A son of father time I've got a lot of neighbors the million stars that shine And there all friends of mine Every robin is my brother They sing their songs to me The tiny black-eyed daisies The mighty red wood tree There all my fami...

I must say that I don't care Hold my head up in the air Even tell my friends I'm glad that you don't call But when the day is through My heartaches start anew And that's when I miss you most of all And my arms keep reaching for you And my eyes keep searchin...

Dear Mr. Editor, wontcha please Print my story in your magazine? Warn all the lovers how a cheating heart Can only end up in misery I was a lyin', cheating fool Treated her so cruel Broke her heart and made her cry Broke every rule and that's my (True confes...

And now the end is near And so I face the final curtain My friend I'll say it clear I'll state my case of which I'm certain I've lived a life that's full I traveled each and every highway And more, much more than this I did it my way Regrets I've had a few B...

I'm sad and lonely, There's a good reason why Nobody cares about me That's why I'm sad as can be I long for someone Somebody, yes indeed Lovin' kisses from one, Is exactly what I need I'd love a sweetie, Hanging around the place Someone to worry about...

I moved your pictures from my wall Darling, I replaced them, both large and small Now each new day finds me so blue Nothing takes the place of you Every day I read your letters one by one And I know I still love you when it's all said and done And oh, m...

If I owned Aladdin's lamp I'd make all your dreams come true But nothing in the world Could make me love you More than I do If I owned a magic clock Then I'd keep our love brand new But nothing in the world Could make me love you More than I do Don't ever do...

It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day I was out choppin' cotton and my brother was balin' hay And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat And Mama hollered out the back door "y'all remember to wipe your feet" And then...

It was just a neighborhood dance That's all that it was But, oh, what it seemed to be It was like a masquerade ball With costumes and all Cause you were at the dance with me It was just a ride on a train That's all that it was But, oh, what it seemed to be...

Peg o' my Heart, I love you We'll never part, I love you Dear little girl, sweet little girl Sweeter than the Rose of Erin Are your winning smiles endearin' Peg o' my Heart, your glances With Irish art entrance us Come, be my own, Come, make your home in my...

Please help me I'm falling In love with you Close the door to temptation Don't let me walk through Turn away from me darlin' I'm beggin' you to Please help me I'm falling In love with you I belong to another Whose arms have grown cold But I promised forever T...

Heaven please send to all mankind, Understanding and peace of mind. But, if it's not asking too much Please send me someone to love. Show all the world how to get along, Peace will enter when hate is gone. But, if it's not asking too much, Please send me some...

Forever my darling our love will be true Always and forever I'll love only you Just promise me darling Your love in return May this fire in my soul dear Forever burn My heart's at your command dear To keep, love and to hold Making you happy's my desire Keepi...

Hovering by my suitcase, Trying to find a warm place to spend the night Heavy rain falling, seems I hear your voice calling "It's all right" A rainy night in Georgia, a rainy night in Georgia It seems like it's raining all over the world I feel like it's rai...

You keep looking at me while you dance in another's arms And you pretend to be so enchanted with all his charms Revenge, revenge, is that all you want? Well, you've had your revenge; now come back to my arms You keep telling your friends only heartaches I gav...

You can dance-every dance with the guy Who gives you the eye,let him hold you tight You can smile-every smile for the man Who held your hand neath the pale moon light But don't forget who's takin' you home And in whose arms you're gonna be So darlin' sav...

Oh it's a long, long while from May to December But the days grow short When you reach September. When the Autumn weather turns the leaves to flame One hasn't got time For the waiting game. All the days dwindle down To a precious few September, November And t...

Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego! Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego! Now there were three children from the land of Isreal Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego! Ah they took a little trip to the land of Babylon Shadrack, Meshach, Abednego! And ol Nebudchanezzer was the king of B...

Morning's come And Lord, my mind is aching, yes it is Sunshine'sstanding quietly at my door Just like the dawn My heart is silently breaking But my tears go on tumbling down to the floor. Once again the whole town will be talking Lord, I can see the pi...

The Levi's that I'm wearing have been good to me They just won't admit they're growing old Though my shirts've made contract with a gutter At least it keeps my body from the cold Thank God, folks back home in Harlan County Can't see what success has don...

Since I met you baby My whole life has changed Since I met you baby My whole life has changed And everybody tells me That I am not the same I don't need nobody To tell my troubles to I don't need nobody To tell my troubles to 'Cause since I met you baby All I...

Your lips on mine are soft as dew Your kiss is so divine Your eyes are like the skies of blue And stars that brightly shine Your voice is sweet like violins And warm like summer days I love you, I love you, I love you In oh, oh, so many, many ways Your...

Took a while to drag me out of bed, Aim some coffee at my head, Saw the clock I'm running late, It's an ordinary day. And I'm like a dog on head, Knock one out and then fall asleep, It's sad but true, I'd rather be with you. Don't you forget about me, When yo...

Your lips on mine are soft as dew Your kiss is so divine Your eyes are like the skies of blue And stars that brightly shine Your voice is sweet like violins And warm like summer days I love you, I love you, I love you In oh, oh, so many, many ways Your touch...

I know that someday you'll want me to want you When I'm in love with somebody else You'll expect me to be true and to keep on loving you Though I'm feeling blue You'd think I can't forget you. Until someday you'll want me to want you When I'm strong for someb...

There's a saying old says that love is blind Still were often told, seek and ye shall find So I'm going to seek a certain lad Ive had in mind Looking everywhere, haven't found him yet Hes the big affair I cannot forget Only man I ever think of with regret Id...

As we walk along and I hold her hand I may never even speak But my love is strong and she understands Still waters run deep, still waters run deep Like the mountain tall reaching for the sky My love reaches silently And my eyes disclose what my darling knows...

I suppose that I should say congratulations For you've won the only girl I ever loved But I hurt too much to face the situation Just take good care of her, take good care of her Just to be around her was my greatest pleasure She was everything my future held...

I want to thank you, pretty baby, for givin' your love to me I want to thank you, pretty baby, for givin' your love to me My heart was locked up till you came and set it free I'm gonna love you, pretty baby, love you till the end of time And I-I-I-I-I'm...

Last night I started out happy Last night my heart was so gay Last night I found myself dancing In my favorite cabaret You were completely forgotten Just an affair of the past Then suddenly something happened to me And I found my heart beating, oh, so fast I...

(That's the story of love, the glory of love) You've got to give a little, take a little, And let your poor heart break a little. That's the story of, that's the glory of love. You've got to laugh a little, cry a little, Before the clouds roll by a little. T...

I see my darlin in each spray of summer sunlight. I see my darlin in the leaves that fall. I see her walkin' in the rainy April sadness And hear her name in every bluebird call. I've told the possum in the gum tree, Told the raccoon on the ground, Told everyo...

Each time I look at you Is like the first time Each time you're near me The thrill is new And there is nothing That I wouldn't do for The rare delight of the sight Of you for The more I see you, The more I want you Somehow this feeling Just grows and gr...

It's not the pale moon that excites me That thrills and delights me, oh no It's just the nearness of you It isn't your sweet conversation That brings this sensation, oh no It's just the nearness of you When you're in my arms and I feel you so close to...

The same one you said you needed The same one who needed you That same one is lonely Please mend the heart you've broken in two The same one you played a game with The same one who gave his all That same one is begging Completely at your beck and call Althou...

Love is lovelier The second time around Just as wonderful With both feet on the ground. It's that second time You hear your love song sung Makes you think perhaps That love, like youth, is wasted on the young. Love's more comfortable The second time you f...

Just sittin' here hungry and ain't got a dime, Lord, look like my friends would come to see poor me sometime; Cause it doesn't matter who, Lord of Heaven, Mama, the sun gonna shine in my door someday. When I was in jail, expecting a fine, When I went 'fo...

Knowing you stand by me through good and bad Makes all the difference in my life And day by day, sweetheart, I find These are the ties that bind The little things you do that please me so The way you always understand When simple joys bring peace of mind Thes...

There goes my heart, there goes the one I love There goes the girl I wasn't worthy of There goes my happiness, it couldn't be There goes somebody else in place of me Goodbye romance, it couldn't last somehow I had my chance but it's all over now I never thoug...

The way you wear your hat The way your sip your tea The memory of all that No, no, they can't take that away from me The way your smile just beams The way you sing off key The way you haunt my dreams No, no, they can't take that away from me We may never, ne...

Think twice before you answer Think twice before you say "Yes" I'm asking you if you love me true Because you're my happiness Take your time, think it over Think twice, then let me know If you don't feel that your love is real Tell me, although you'll hurt me...

This bitter earth What fruit it bears? What good is love That no one shares? And if my life is like the dust That hides the glow of a rose, What good am I? Heaven only knows This bitter earth Canbe so cold. Today you're young Too soon you're old But while a...

Christmas always comes this time of the year. Little girls and little boys, Dream of worlds full of toys, This time of the year, When Christmas is near. Evergreens are snowy white, Sleigh bells ring through the night, This time of the year, When Christmas is...

Time after time you'll hear me say That I'm so lucky to be loving you Time after time, I tell myself That I'm so lucky to be loving you So lucky to be the one you run to see In the evening when the day is through I only know what I know The passing years wil...

Oh she may be weary Them young girls they do get wearied Wearing that same old miniskirt dress But when she gets weary You try a little tenderness Oh man that Un hunh I know shes waiting Just anticipating The thing that youl never never possess No no no But w...

Money, I ain't got none Problems, I sure got some But I got two tickets to paradise Don't you want to go ? Sadness all round Gladness just can't be found But I got two tickets to paradise Don't you want to go with me? Everything I did was wrong, the day was...

Unforgettable That's what you are Unforgettable Tho' near or far Like a song of love that clings to me How the thought of you does things to me Never before has someone been more Unforgettable in every way And forever more, that's how you'll stay That's why da...

I want you to take me where I belong Where hearts have been broken with a kiss and a song I'll spend the rest of my days without any care Ev'ry one understands me in the valley of tears. Soft words have been spoken so sweet and low But my mind is made up, and...

Sinner, hear what I'm sayin' Sinner, you've been swingin', not prayin' One day of prayin' and six nights of fun The odds against goin' to heaven, six-to-one You walk on the wild side, the Devil is waitin' He's waitin' to take your hand You walk on the wild si...

I'm walkin' the floor over you I can't sleep a wink, that is true I'm hopin' and I'm praying As my heart breaks right in two Walkin' the floor over youu You left me and you went away You said that you'd be back in just a day You've broken your promise And you...

We may not have a cent to pay the rent But we're gonna make it, I know we will We may have to eat beans every day But we're gonna make it, I know we will And if a job is hard to find And we have to stand in the welfare line I've got your love and you know you...

Funny how you've changed, it makes me wonder have I ever really known you How could you abuse and use the kindness and tenderness that I have shown you If I have known then I have shown the strength on which my love could make a stand But you've mistaken t...

What a diff'rence a day made Twenty-four little hours Brought the sun and the flowers Where there used to be rain My yesterday was blue, dear Today I'm part of you, dear My lonely nights are through, dear Since you said you were mine Lord what a diff'rence a d...

A ray of hope flitters in the sky A shiny star lights up way up high All across the land dawns a brand new morn This comes to pass when a child is born A silent wish sails the seven seas The winds have changed whisperin the trees And the walls of doubt crumbl...

Maybe I'm old fashioned feeling as I do. Maybe I'm just living in the past, But when I meet the right one, I know I'll be true. My first love will be my last. When I fall in love It will be forever. For I'll never fall in love In a restless world like this is...

Autumn days lying on a bed of leaves Watching clouds up through the trees You said our love was more than time But it's colder now The trees are bare and the nights are long Can't get warm since you've been gone I can't stop singing sad songs Where do I go fr...

On a quiet street In the city A littleold man walked along Shufflin' thru the autumn afternoon And the autumn leaves reminded him Another summer's come and gone He had a lonely night ahead Waitin' for June Then among the leaves Near the orphan's home A piece...

Why don't you write me, I'm out in the jungle, I'm hungry to hear you. Send me a card, I am waiting so hard To be near you. (La, la, la) Why don't you write? Something is wrong And I know I got to be there. Maybe I'm lost, But I can't make the cost Of the a...

I'm sentimental So I walk in the rain I've got some habits Even I can't explain Could start for the corner Turn up in Spain But why try to change me now I sit and daydream I've got daydreams galore Cigarette ashes There they go on the floor I'll go away week...

Tonight you're mine, completely You give your soul so sweetly Tonight the light of love is in your eyes But will you love me tomorrow Is this a lasting treasure Or just a moment's pleasure Can I believe the magic in your sighs And will you still love me tomor...

Willie and Laura Mae Jones were our neighbors a long time back They lived right down the road from us in a shack, just like our shack We worked in the fields together, and we learned to count on each other When you live off the land you don't have time to thin...

With pen in hand, you signed your name Today at five I'll be on that train And you'll be free and I will be alone So alone If you think we can't find the love we once knew If you think I can't make everything up to you Then I'll be gone and you'll be on your...

Her eyes tell the story so well That she tries hard to hide So little expected, so often neglected A woman stripped of her pride Always so careful not to cry Until I fall asleep Then there in the silence She lies with tears on her cheek The thought comes to...

I wouldn't call in the midnight hour I wouldn't tuck you in and turn the nightlight out You would walk through the door and I wouldn't say hi I would walk out the door and wouldn't say bye-bye It's funny that I never thought about it that way I never knew...

You're all I want for Christmas All I want my whole life through Each day is just like Christmas Anytime that I with you You're all I want for Christmas And if all my dreams come true Then I'll awake on Christmas mornin' And find my stocking filled wit...

I want my arms around you for Christmas I need no presents under the tree You're all I want, my darling And that will be the world to me. I want to share your kisses for Christmas The rest is only tinsel and show You're all I want, my darling At candle...

You're the reason I'm livin' You're the breath that I take You're the stars in my heaven You're the sun when I wake. You're the reason I'm livin' Oh, you carry me through All of lifes little burdens I'd be lost without you. A long,long time ago When...