Darryl Worley

I'm tired of working every day for a dollar About to choke on my own blue collar This ain't gonna last, misled by the grand illusion I've come to this conclusion I can't make the move too fast It was written in the sky today by the morning sun It sure l...

I woke up early with a poundin' in my head I'd been out the night before with all my friends A little worried, kinda wonderin' what I did I said, Lord, please forgive me for my sins My wife wanted to kill me, but she tried to save me first "You're goin' if I...

There's a little shack tucked back in the timber It wasn't much back then, but it was home Sometimes it hurts me to remember Just how long I've been gone Oh, how I miss the smell of mama's kitchen And the way she used to sing those gospel songs Right no...

She's too complicated to ever be described She's kinda like an angel with a wild side Free, she sets me free If this is tied down it's where I wanna be She's my friend and my lover That's my girl I've got the best of both worlds Free, she sets me free If thi...

It's cold out this mornin', it's raining, it's pourin' My back's acting up, but so what, I'm alive and I'm breathin' My baby's still mad from that fight that we had But her stomping around in the kitchen sure beats her leavin' I'm doin' better that I deserve...

I got a lot of highway to travel I got a little lady on my mind I'm already pullin' over callin' Caroline I got to be in Bowling Green by mornin' It's gonna be a lonely midnight ride The only thing that keeps me goin' is callin' Caroline Lord I wish th...

Work like a dog all day in the hay (Do you know what that is?) Five days work for one days pay (Do you know what that is?) Crops burnt up so pray for rain And watch all your work go down the drain It's enough to drive a man insane (Do you know what that is?)...

The only thing that he feared was God He was tough as nails, he didn't spare the rod 'Cause he loved us kids Yeah, he did Raised us up straight and strong Said be your own man, don't you tag along With the wrong crowd He said, listen now Don't you let nobody...

Well, tonight there's a party in the making And by now word is out all over town Just one rule, the only stipulation Don't show up If you can't get down We've been known to play some funky music It never fails to always draw a crowd We insist that everybody h...

Girl, it hit me like a bolt right out of the blue I was done, that was it I was way past through I always swore I'd never act like a lovesick fool But these days that's all I do From the moment I laid eyes on you, I knew This ain't no everyday love It's a gif...

Dancin' in the living room cuttin' up a rug Dancin' with a baby looks more like a hug Livin' in a house made of saw mill wood "Roll over Beethoven" never sounded so good Come on baby, baby let's go Where we get the money honey I don't know One more baby's alr...

All day long I break my back To keep this company in the black There's gotta be an end to all this labor When I hear that whistle blow I can't wait to see your smiling face And lose myself in your embrace But lately every day when I walk in Oh, it feels like...

I've looked high and low I've searched near and far And after all this time Still I don't know where you are I've done all I know to do So girl, I guess it's up to you To find me Baby I've been waiting And everyday I'm praying You'll find me Lost in all thi...

Free Feels a lot better that I thought it would Free Never knew it felt so good to be Free to do what I wanna do So I'm getting out on the town tonight Gonna say good bye to you Get on back to feeling right Time for me to be cutting loose Getting out of that...

Girl tonight it's pouring down on us It's been building for so long Yeah, it's dark I know but don't let go And don't say our love is gone If we hold on till the morning I know this storm is bound to pass That ol' sun is gonna shine again tomorrow Hard rain d...

I hear people saying we don't need this war I say there's some things worth fighting for What about our freedom and this piece of ground We didn't get to keep 'em by backing down They say we don't realize the mess we're getting in Before you start your p...

Well, I think I'm in Kansas, maybe Missouri The truth is I really ain't sure But I've been in this van going on fifteen hours My back and my butt, God they hurt There's a sign up ahead, flashing in red From Nashville, appearing tonight It's always the same, th...

I dug this hole I'm standing in She made it clear she ain't coming back again I'm dying here it's dark and cold Oh, I'm the only one to blame, I dug this hole I made this bed I'm crying on Just like the heart I broke in two, it's hard as stone You can't go ba...

The first thing I did when that plane finally landed was kiss the ground The next thing I did was to go find my friends down at the old hangout Drank some beer and talked a lot about old times But when the booze finally hit Billy Joe Grimes He said I don't kno...

I was sittin' at the bar with my buddies Discussin' the state of the world Everyone had an opinion Then somebody turned and asked Earl "Is the stock market gonna recover Or will it wind up in the tank?" He looked down at his glass of Bourbon He said "I love he...

I miss the look of surrender in your eyes The way your soft brown hair would fall I miss the power of your kiss when we made love Oh, but baby most of all, I miss my friend The one my heart and soul confided in The one I felt the safest with The one who...

I got a place that I like to slip off to When everything starts closing in And i got some way that the world don't agree with Yeah some folks would call it a sin But I work like a dog and I'm good at my job And I live for a one-day weekend So I'm taking off an...

I have never had an easy life But I'm not complaining It has taught me how to stand and fight For what I believe in I guess that's just how I was raised I find it hard to walk away I will not back down When you push me to the wall Expecting me to fall I will...

I've been known to have a drink or two In the comfort of my home It helps to minimize the crazy things I hear when I'm alone You'd think by now that every sound Wouldn't send her memory crashing through my brain I wouldn't mind the shackles if it wasn't for th...

I'd like to lay this old hammer down Drive my pickup truck to town Find a friend and just hang around If I could just be me Grab a bobber and my old cane pole Spend a evenin' at the fishin' hole Why I wouldn't hurt a soul If I could just be me I've learned t...

People just might see Who I really am Not who I have to be I get so damn tired Of playing by the rules Afraid of what I'd lose If I could tell the truth Chorus: Nobody wants to listen when it comes down to this We'd rather take the truth and twist it Than to...

I never would have hitchhiked to Birmingham If it hadn't been for love I never would have caught the train to Louisiana If it hadn't been for love Never would have run through the blindin' rain Without one dollar to my name If it hadn't been, if it hadn'...

Buddy, you and me go way back Camp all June, all through high school and before that So I don't mind tellin' you I'm scared to death The doctor is goin' in on the 25th It's the same thing my daddy had Thank God they caught it fast But if something shoul...

Today I drove through this ol' town Took a real good look around Saw a lot of things I'd never seen before An older couple holding hands Young lovers picking out wedding bands Things I'd never noticed Until my eyes met yours Now I'm seeing things I've never s...

It ain't the way you cut up and carry on The little things you do that fit me to a tee It ain't the way you like to rock me all night long Girl what really gets the best of me Chorus: It's the way you love me When you turn the lights down low It's the way you...

I got drunk in Raleigh and I played too long Word got back to Nashville 'fore I got back home The record label said boy you better straighten up your act The lawyers told me, „Son, that's what the contract says” So I got good and sober and I stayed that w...

If you see me hold my hand over my heart Before I start the Pledge of Allegiance There's a reason It's to honor those who died And if you see me close my eyes and bow my head Before I break bread with my family It ain't a habit, it's important It's my right...

People say I'm a crazy son of a gun Cause I made me a couple of a million Never saved one I don't ever buy green bananas Don't believe I'll ever leave Savannah I don't worry about tomorrow 'til it comes Chorus: I'm just living in the here and now High on life...

You're looking pretty snazzy in them alligator shoes I bet a man like you ain't never had the blues There ain't a lady here looking for your kind of company Cause lowdown woman love a lowdown man like me Any fool can see what you got on your mind Don't waste...

Home I'm so far from home And she's gone I messed up in Memphis Alone Out here on my own The night is young Messed up in Memphis Oh, there's music in the air tonight City lights and I hear those Beale Street blues Telling me it's gonna be alright Let it go Y...

Lay down w/ me let me ease ur mind dont start thinkin baby we aint got time no we aint got time hold me baby right up till dawn hello sunshine do de do de do do listen to the birds sing feels so right when there aint nuthin wrong and its so damn easy call...

Gasoline prices are higher than ever They line up to buy 'cause they hate going slow Someday I might learn to ride a bicycle But I ain't got no place to go I pick up Cigarette butts down at Kroger They pay ten dollars to get rid of me Some folks spend all of...

Put a man on the moon And a kid in college Get you four new tires And your pickup polished A little white house outside of the city Or a big old chair on the House Committee It'll put you up on top of the world Or six feet in the ground (It makes the world go...

Big brown eyes, soft red lips I'm thinkin' I could get used to this This could be the opportunity of a lifetime My heart melts when you whisper my name I've got a feeling if you're feeling the same This could be the opportunity of a lifetime I don't need to...

Me and the boys were on the bus one night Talking 'bout the way is was when times are hard Trying to find a way to get the whole world feeling good Somebody went and got a guitar out We started passing ‘round a mason jar I don't know how it happened But it tur...

I was flying down the highway weaving in and out of traffic I was racing time An old man pulled out in front of me and I went crazy as can be I lost my mind I blew my horn till I got close enough to see And what was on his car-tag sure convicted me POW 369 I...

There's an old friendly breeze that blows in the Gulf of Mexico Somehow it always knows when I'm feeling low So I'm gonna anchor down and wait till it comes around Leave the rest of the world behind, yeah, that's how I'll pass the time Till I catch my second...

A mist halos the meadow and a soft wind breathes a whisper through the trees as I lean against a hickory I close my eyes and I can almost see the ghostly forms of blue and gray and i can almost hear the cannons blast Standing in the presence of the past The f...

I show up for work on time at least five days a week Punch that clock and toe the line just to make ends meet Every day on my way home I pass them neon lights But I been thinking all day long about stopping in tonight I might get a little sideways Like I did...

He walked into Dusty's Place last night I said somethin' about that boy ain't right He drank a half a dozen double shots Walked to the dance floor and picked his spot Then he closed his eyes and he dropped his head Folded his arms across his chest Slowly star...

Got a call last night from an old friends wife, said I hate to bother you But Johnny Ray fell off the wagon, he's been gone all afternoon Well, I know my buddy so I drove to Scullys and found him at the bar Said, hey man what's goin' on? He said I don't kno...

Sometimes this crazy world can make us all feel bad I sit and watch the news and just get mad We need to stop and smell the roses in the ground So get out today, you spread a little love around Talk to a neighbor, volunteer a favor Help out a stranger when hi...

Worked all week, got it all done Let's make a Tennessee River run Hey everybody, I think the time is right Let's get together down where the catfish bite Cooped up all winter waitin' on a day like this It's the way I feel when I'm rockin' on the water B...

I always kinda figured love would pass me by The kinda girl I wanted wouldn't want a guy like me I thought that she wouldn't look twice You see I'm kinda crazy, I like the extremes So all of my life the girl of my dreams was Everything nice, sugar and spice a...

If it's really over and there's nothing I can say I'll do my best to hide the pain and turn and walk away But do me one last favor and pretend you're hurting too After all we've been through it's the least that you can do I don't know any reason we should let...

The way things are goin' in my life I'm headed for disaster Livin' fast and faster A rebel on a roller coaster ride That's the way things are goin' in my life The very folks that mean the most to me They're as distant as the sunset I need 'em every one yet I...

Ridin like fire, I am destined for the sun, Always been swift, and forever on the run, I am wind, try and hold me if you can, Walk my way, and I'll take you by the hand. Sired by fire, I'll warm the blood within your veins, Don't look back, cause I'll be ther...

Skipping rocks across a creek Tasting something good to eat Feeling grass on my bare feet Talking to a friend Walking down a railroad track With the wind against my back All the things I'll never do again Chorus: Here I am behind the wall All alone And there...

I don't have a lot, but I'm proud of what I've got I can't complain 'Cause I see people hangin' round, on the city streets downtown Living on pocket change There're times I've been confused, felt that I was born to lose Oh but I survived Unlike the one's who p...

I've got too many pockets on my shirt Too many choices and it's only getting worse Too many things that I could do today Too many stops along the way I miss the way it used to be Back when there were just two channels on T.V. That way of life was so much easi...

Wake up America I got a problem something you may not believe There is poison in the darkness spreading like a bad disease I never thought I'd find myself in this condition Sitting by while children die from their addictions I'm just a small town I have no to...

Now don't you worry, baby, I won't tell I'll keep our little secret to myself That's fine, no games, no strings if you say so But tell me just one thing before you go Chorus: Was it good for you 'Cause it was good for me Was it anything and everything You tho...

what makes a man promise her forever when he knows damn well that's something he can't do why does he look into her eyes and tell her lies right off the bat oh i wonder what makes a man do that what makes a man lay down with a stranger when the one he loves...

Two in the morning telephone rings Somehow I knew who it was 'Cause, baby, it's always the same old thing When you need my love You say it's over again and again This time you've had enough Girl, I know you've been fighting with him When you need my lo...

You've packed up the cups and dishes Loaded down the car Hold your horses just a minute Before you get too far Where you think you're goin' darlin' Where you think you're goin' with my heart You can have the 'frigerator and the new TV Take the pictures off th...

Never was much of a drinking man Just a good cold beer every now and then But I met the boys last night at the Dead Dog Lounge They talked me into a shot and I was feelin' fine They said see what you been missing all this time Whiskey makes the world go round...

I have walked the greener pastures And I've made a lot of hay I've gone fast and even faster I've been lost and found my way Got a whole lot out of livin' My simple southern life Tried to do my share of givin' And I know my soul's all right Chorus 1: So, ever...

When she walked out on me you hung around Said you couldn't stand to see me going down And that someday I'd forget all about her in time You were right she's the last thing on my mind Now you say that since I'm feeling strong again You're leaving and you'll a...

Old Man Amos Johnson had a mansion on the hill A brand new car, a lumberyard, and a big ol' stack of bills Folks around these parts say he could Buy the whole damn town But all the money in the world won't help poor Amos now Chorus 1: Work and worry, work and...

He kissed his wife at gate number 5 Headed on another red-eye flight Said he'd be back on the 9th and they'd find the time To take the kids out on the coast Do the things that really matter most But he won't be coming home This time Guess you never know You n...

Hey, I just called to let you know I'm buckled in my seat On a jet airliner headed back to Tennessee We've been together for years, I'm gone for one day Girl, I miss you like I did after our first date And this crazy love Is strong as it ever was Baby, you...