Carlene Carter

Two, three, four Well, I've been out all night just a sneakin' around My feet start itchin' when the sun goes down Time to come clean, you got the goods on me But I ain't no angel and it's plain to see And that I love you more than anything in this whol...

Morning fell Like the hair round her sure was soft and shinin' And the valley was green As the eyes of the man who could not hold her She was the reason Many heart beat blue, blue, blue Chorus Oh your blue, blue, blue Appalachian eyes Oh your blue, bl...

If I drove a truck And I were waitress And I ordered coffee And I poured you some Then you'd stop by on your way sometime later And if we arm-wrestled I'd say that you won Chorus Ai-eeee my baby, ride easy Ride high in the saddle all day If your lo...

He's a heat in the night A dust in the wind He stacks the deck right So he's sure to win He's just an illusion A master of confusion One of those losers That always wins Chorus: Don't lay down beside him 'Cause when you reach to find him He'll be g...

Black Jack David came riding through the woods And he sang so loud and gaily Made the hills around him ring And he charmed the heart of a lady. [2x] "How old are you my pretty little miss How old are you my honey?" She answered him with a silly little sm...

I was known as Blackie's gunman The best two gunman in the land I could shoot the ace of diamonds With a draw from either hand With the dice I had no equal Some of them are with us now Most of them are sadly sleeping 'Neath the weeping willow bough M...

Been around enough to know When a man is lying its bound to show Its written on his face The letters in the capital case Guilty of these crimes he cause Treat cheaters like they fired the law But he proclaims undying love I wonder who hes speaking of Cause al...

If you love me Please don't tease If I could hold you then let me squeeze My heart goes round and round My love comes a tumbling down You leave me - ahh - breathless Well I shake all over And you know why I'm sure it's love honey and that ain't no lie Cause w...

He said settle down cowgirl Let me tell how its gonna be You and me, leave that suitcase packed for the sorrow I'ma take you home to Tennessee to your family Said my chariot awaits to carry me out of these gates Of this prison we been living to long [Chorus]...

Well I stayed up all night I've been doing it for years Sleep is not my friend 'cause dreams just feed my tears So I laughed my way around I've been everybody's girl I drank for forgiveness till I drank up the world Change Nobody's here to hold me Cha...

Well all the boys are talkin' 'bout your brand new car Drivin' the girls crazy like a movie star They say it's shiny black and really sexy Baby don't you know by now that stuff don't impress me I don't need four in the floor, three little words will do If...

You been out there layin' low In every dive from here to Memphis Lookin' for something to fill the hole In your poor little heart and keep out the cold Why does love have to hurt so bad? To drive a man downtown every night I tell you something ain't rig...

Why on why do we go on this way Playing games that lovers always play It's so sad and you're so glad Maybe I can find a way today I try so hard to give you what you want But that's not good enough All I want is satisfaction All I get's a cool reaction Think...

Excuse my stare It's only admiration I cannot hide this infatuation A young adolescent, such an innocent child You win a contest for every little girl smiled But all those tears she made you cry, cry, cry Let your mama make 'em go bye, bye, bye Poor lit...

If there was something I could do To capture you I'd do it in a heartbeat Some little trick that I could try To catch your eye I'd do it in a heartbeat If I had to jump through a hoop of fire Even that would be as easy as pie If to fly like a Superman...

Don't give my heart a break Don't give it an ache for heavens sake I'm on my knees now pretty please Don't give my heart a break Don't give my heart a break Don't put the pressure on me precious Take about as much as it can take Don't give my heart a break oh...

There he goes, gone again This same old story's gotta come to an end Lovin' him was a one way street But I'm getting off where the crossroads meet It's a quarter moon in a ten cent town It's time for me to lay my heartaches down Saturday night, I'm gonn...

I hear songs on the radio They might be fast or they might be slow But every song they play's Got me thinkin' 'bout you I see a fella walkin' down the street He looks at me and he smiles real sweet But he don't matter to me 'Cause I'm thinkin' 'bout yo...

If I was on some foggy mountain top I'd sail away to the west I'd sail all around this whole wide world To the boy I love the best If I had listened what mama said I would not have been here today Wishin' for things that I'll never have Weepin' my swee...

Wonderful things of folks are said When they have passed away Roses adorn their narrow bed Over the sleeping clay Give me the roses while I live Trying to cheer me on Useless are flowers that you give After the soul is gone Let us not wait to do good d...

Well it was Sunday morning, past Saturday night And I was sneakin' out my door I slipped on my best Sunday dress And I was ready for a little bit more It's shiny red like the sheets on my bed It might turn a head or two It's no mystery the man's history...

Darling, how can I stay here without you I have nothing to cheer my poor heart This old world would seem sad, love, without you Tell me now that we're never to part Oh, I'll pawn you my gold watch and chain, love And I'll pawn you my gold diamond ring I...

Gold-hearted Lady, they don't understand you They take you for granted Think they understand you You're not one to cry But your heart has been broken So one more love leaves a deeper scar open You live alone in your world of colors And every new cowboy won't b...

I've tasted the good and the bad And too much of what I ain't had I been up and down and all around this old town But nothing's felt better than my feet on the ground On the road that leads out of town So goodnight Dallas Gonna shoot out the lights In...

Some folks live their life not knowing Where they've been or where they're going? No I'm not one but I know something's I've been selfish with affection I threw it all in one direction To turn around and then I found The ones I loved I'd let 'em down...

Oh Lord, I stand before you A past I can't deny A sinner from the old school Repent before you die I tried to run I tried to hide I tried so hard to stray But your love has found It's way around And grace has paved the way No more to roam I've foun...

In the silence before the morning breaks I listen to every breath he takes I look at him and my heart aches I love him and he will be mine He opens up those baby blues When he looks at me I can't refuse He lets me know his heart beats true I love him a...

Love lifts me up When I'm down at heart And fills me with a hope that we can start To change the way we feel With just a glimpse Of something real Every night We hold on tight Love makes us strong If your heart is right You can't go wrong You can't...

If to love you is forbidden Then I'll just have to break the rules And if our love must be hidden Then we'll still be together Because Those fools Won't stop us meeting heart to heart Can't stop a beating heart to heart There's no weapon could deter me No I...

You don't wanna be the guy To watch a grown girl cry So you just leave me be I'd rather cry alone Than see you leavin' me You just had to be the one That had to slip away Now that's the way it feels When you feel this way Nothing I could say to make you stay...

Sick of workin', sick of trying Tired of livin', I feel like cryin' I'm gonna take off in a big jet plane Take me to Waikiki Some peace and quiet where no one complains I need a drastic change of scenery He don't love me, I don't need him He pushed and...

And I may not work next day Well I ain't going to work tomorrow For it be a wet, rainy day I'm a-going to leave this country I'm a-going around this world I'm a-going to leave this country For the sake of one little girl Well, she told me that she loved...

You can get lucky baby you can get high. Sometimes its better just to try and get by. You understand the way I'm feeling inside. You can't always fight it. You're the main attraction but your heads in a swirl. You look for action in your everyday world. Some...

Hey, I hit town without a clue Minding my business like I always do Just my luck I ran smack into you And I never could've known it would be like this You got the kind of charm that I can't resist I figure what's the harm in a little bitty kiss or two...

I'll deck my brow with roses The loved ones may be there And gems that others give me Will shine within my hair And even those who know me Will think my heart is light Though my heart may break tomorrow I'll be all smiles tonight I'll be all smiles ton...

I love you 'cause I want to I love you 'cause I want to Sometimes I wonder baby, why I put up with you You ought to pay attention, I've got better things to do I could be tearin' the Eiffel Tower down to the ground I could be helpin' Superman and break t...

I got my feet on the ground and my head in the cloud Everyone whispers 'cause I talk too loud Hangin' out with the girls just ain't my scene It takes one to know one and girls are mean Yeah, girls are mean Let 'em stare, I don't care 'Cause I'm exceptio...

Oh baby he'll never be lookin' for a lover like you So listen sweetie just you shut it up And off you go to Sunday school I know you're just another never been around fool And I'm good I've got the kinda stuff To sink his teeth into Sweet surprise I'm the kin...

It's true that I used to be crazy And harder to love than most men And the blood that ran in these tired hands Was harder and wilder back then And I don't feel as tall as I used to Maybe it's just that I've grown You're the one that held my hand when I fell I...

Poets have a way with words Turn my tears to diamonds Every phrase the right one It's no wonder why I love him I have waited all my life Those tables took their time turnin' My heart is forever burnin' It's no wonder why I love him It's sweetness, it'...

Stood by the window, Watch him walked away. Saw the wind blow his hair Thru the tears of my eyes. No one had to tell me, My heart know for certain. But thru the lies and lines I've heard.. Every spoken word, and in the cold hard truth. I taste my bitter sweet...

Hey baby there's two sides to every story I've heard them one too many times Just stop callin' I'm not falling anymore I've had enough of all your charms Once and for all that's enough for a life time Love's lost at long last it's over Close the door an...

Well, you told me that you love Would be good for me But you lied, lied, lied Told me that you'd do what you Should for me But you lied, lied, lied Who do you think you're foolin' Tellin' me those lies What do you think you're provin' With your lies, lies, lie...

There?s a little band reeling in my head whenever I see you smile. I could kiss and tell if there?s more to this one kiss that I could tell We could fall all in love, baby let?s fall all in love Something like nothing that I?ve ever felt is moving inside of m...

You could say that we were destined For one another's arms Or maybe we were wishin' for the moon and stars No matter what the reason it's a deadly game we play These little acts of treason Will see the light of day You tell me you don't love her Then...

There's a little black train a-comin', Set your business right There's a little black train a-comin' And it may be here tonight Go tell that ballroom lady All dressed in the worldly pride That death's dark train is comin' Prepare to take a ride God sen...

My answer machine is feelin' lonely and blue Cause it ain't seen a message in an hour or two And my fax machine has tears in its eyes Cause there ain't no words burnin' through its wires Is it something I did Is it something I said Is it something I sang...

You used to love me a lot, you said that I was the best Although you didn't agree with the way that I dressed We were the business, oh what a team Now our hillbilly heaven's turned into a bad, bad dream Is it something you drank, is it something you ate D...

It was sometime late September The leaves were gold and green My baby's eyes were the saddest sight I'd ever seen Two summers back I loved him Two years I cried and tried But I tell you, too many teardrops falling down cannot be dried It's been a long h...

So long we've been married Life's burdens we carried Though they kept us humble and made our love true The plans that we make up Someone seems to break up Oh darlin' what else can we do We may have to leave here To find peace of mind dear Some place w...

Some gotta wear their heart on their sleeve Me I gotta keep it on hand or I can't sleep I keep it under my thumb In the palm of my hand Chorus I gotta love like a glove Gotta grip on me Gotta push and a shove like machinery When it gets too big it'll shrink t...

A king would trade his finest crown for love--love like this And warriors have laid weapons down for love--love like this Hearts will break a thousand times for love--love like this And arms will wait a thousand nights for love Love like this Love may co...

Oh you sweet Romeo 'Atta way to go Won the heart of the hardest to win Well you know I only do it for fun Though you never would've gone If I hadn't 've wanted you to Now you passionate child What unusual style Won the heart of the hardest to take Le...

In my Grandma's house her children would sing Guitars a twangin' and their laughter would ring I was little but I was the biggest kid I wanted to do what the grown-ups did In a big shiny car we'd head down the road To sing for the miners who brought out...

Don't believe a word You don't believe it I know what you've heard I could take it or leave it I meant it for a minute Not a second too late Meant it for a minute Too weak to wait You took it like a ticket You were never meant to take You know I meant it for...

My Dixie darlin' listen to this song I sing Beneath the silver moon With my banjo right in tune My heart is ever true, I love no one but you My Dixie darlin' my Dixie dream A way down below the Mason-Dixon Line Down where the honeysuckles are entwined...

Two blue hearts steppin' off a nowhere train Standin' on a one-way street dreamin' bout a long sea cruise Gonna have a brand new start Gonna have a grand new part to play We're gettin' off a nowhere train We won't turn back, we got some place to be A be...

Do roo, do roo, do roo, do roo do... Oh how happy (you have made me) Oh how happy (you have made me) I have kissed your lips A thousand times And more times than i can count I have called you mine You have stood by me In my darkest hours Sing Oh how happy (y...

Old photgraphs always make me laugh Ponytails and golden locks Dirty old boys from down the block Always knew someday we'd have to go Our separate ways And you'll find someone to be And I'd just go on being me Chorus Always searching, always finding We love t...

Ridding along the same old boat Gotta sink your feet, and our love wont float The sun don't shine as the cloud passes by An emotion of penniless tears you made me cry So sorry captain I'm taking over this ship Oh its mutiny baby cause I just got hit [Chorus]...

Time and time again I've tried To give it up and stop my rovin' eye I think I'd really like to settle down But I can't find a man to keep my feet from running 'round My mamma told me when I was a child To play the field but don't go running wild 'Cause somewh...

You've got a one way ticket into my heart You've got a one way ticket into my heart I won't be the one you won't keep I won't be your fool I don't bite the lips that kiss me like you do You say you've got something That makes you unique I can tell you I got s...

It's the sweetest thing Now I've finally found him I'll never be the same No I don't mind the pain When it hits I miss him I long to kiss him again and again It's the sweetest thing When he means what he means Believe the unbleievable It's highly conceivable...

Refrain: Poor old heartsick me Twice as lonely as a girl ought to be What will the future be For poor old heartsick me I thought I was mute to that big yellow moon And its magic fell all of pure snow In the moonlight it’s hard to keep a heart on guard...

My head is spinning and my legs are weak Who's step dancin', can't hear myself speak Hopin' the eyes of the ugly girls Will settle for the lies of the last chances Where slow motion drunk pick wallflower dances You come here lookin' for the right to glory Go...

Love is a burnin' thing And it makes a firy ring Bound by love's desire I fell into the ring of fire Chorus: I fell into your burnin' ring of fire I went down, down, down And the flames went higher And it burns, burns, burns The ring of fire The rin...

There was a time When every thing felt right I was your darlin' girl You saw me in a perfect light But baby what's goin' on Everything's feelin' wrong Don't want to be holding on To something already gone Oh whoa whoa Something already gone We used...

This hell raisin' angels had a fair share of heartache Tears falling tangled into looks that will tell But you'll never know just how it feels Till you fall apart and your heart don't wanna heal [Chorus] What doesn't kill me makes me stronger What doesn't kil...

On a night not unlike this With a chill in the wind And a moonlit mist Daddy took Mama down by the bay Kissed her and showed he What words cannot say They were meant to be Sweet meant to be Sweet meant to be They were meant to be Sweet meant to be,...

In the stillness of the dawn Our love is dead and gone The sunrise warms my heart With memories of you It's the sweetest thing--remembering There's a picture in the hall That I'm leaving on the wall 'Cause there's a look in your eyes That always made...

Two lovers stood in the white, white sand A dark-eyed maiden and her tall lover man With surprise and pain in her eyes She clung to the hand of her tall lover man They're lyin' to me, aren't they, Jim She asked him That fair-haired girl with those blue,...

That boy took the heart of me Then he threw it back at me Thought I had a grip on it That boy got away with it I don't mind the lack of sleep I find that it helps me think Everynight I lie awake And listen to my poor heart break That boy took the breath righ...

Passioned way to cheat her Ain't it funny how it seems Just a little bit sweeter And the truth about a liar He burns the bluest blue in a fire But any one who loved me Wouldn't treat me so unkind Now, don't feel so bad My heart melted long before you...

A silent girl, about 15 Had a vivid vision and one track dream Her simple life felt incomplete No roads to follow, no signs to seek She leave her home far behind, Maybe some change for the better So sweet and kind, a southern girl Little did she know [Chorus...

We are the lucky ones, we know the truth Our daughters and sons just like us in our youth Generations before us watch over from above Filled us with faith and they showered us with love My girl's like her mama, loves with all her heart And my son keeps m...

How long Has it been dear Since we felt the rain Endless were our summers Until the weather changed Our love was lifted like a harvest No winter in your eyes Now cold winds cut Right through us And so the harvest dies Stranded and lost without you M...

Oh give to me a winding stream It must not be too wide Where waving leaves from maple trees Do meet from either side The water must be deep enough To float a small canoe With no one else but you Do not disturb my waking dream The splendor of that winding stre...

There's safety in numbers Cause love lies in 2 by 2's And tucked under my covers are All my meories of you Day 1, you were the only one Day 2, we both knew you looked at me The way I looked at you Day 3, you take me If love stood to stand a chance I would've...

In black and white, unspoken words Sitting by and as hard as stone The terms of greed One pact thats kept by thieves Will live their part for the rest of our years The change of address Change of lent Change of linen To hide the shame The change of mind, Cou...

Sandy lost her head to a man with no heart Lately I know 'cause I inflicted his scar I'm not ashamed I was not to blame It was purely self-defence, one shot that sucker down in flame We love that cold cash Love that cold hard cash Won't mess around with...

Well I woke up this morning To a telephone call And that's when I noticed Strange shoes in the hall Well my head is reelin' You say "Hi, how you feelin'?" But I don't recognize you at all Chorus: I was too drunk to remember I was too blind t...

Too proud to say we were wrong You let me leave you And you knew that I was gone Long before I stopped pretending The one who chose my love so carefully You should have loved me better I'm not one to call to blame Fools at love--they're all the same T...

Troublesome waters much blacker than night Are hiding from view the harbor's bright light. Tossed on the turmoil of life's troubled sea I cried to my saviour, "Have mercy on me." CHORUS: Then gently I'm feeling the touch of His hand Guiding my boat in s...

It's right on the tips of her fingertips Trapped in the part between her lips She takes her time, delivers her line She never says she's sorry She only asks for forgiveness Two sides, two sides to every woman Two sides, two sides to every woman She's the lea...

An empty house a broken fairy tale A hollow girl with empty arms From an angel's tears God made the stars Why can't he make me unbreakable heart? In my blue world you shone like Heaven's fire And left me crying in the dark How could anyone be so hard?...

Get out of bed you sleepy head And shake a leg or two The sun is up, pour some coffee in the cup The rent is way past due Could I rewind the hands of time Back to my wasted youth I'd lay the days all out in a line And waste my time with you The freewa...

I can?t sleep at night for all the commotion My heart beat the hell out of our devotion Tied up and tied down, cried out of my mind Crazy to love you, crazy still to care Black circles under my eyes You run circles around those other girls? guys Otherwise a w...

I'll be waitin' by the door when you come home Waiting for the words I've wanted to hear from you for so long Everything could change Anything is possible In this world of miracles I'm here, you're there We're worlds apart But still we share love deep...

Oh you are the one You're the one in my heart You're my darlin' My life's greatest thrill You are the one in my heart And I know that I love you And I always will Well I've had some sweethearts And dear, so have you I know that I've done things That...

You'll be the one I can't forget When all;s said and done, you'll be the one When I'm alone I might regret Things that I've left undone There's been some Like the beating of my heart I can't stop it once it starts Darlin' whisper in my ear And I'll hea...