Gram Parsons

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$1000 Wedding

It was a $1000 wedding Supposed to be held the other day And with all the invitations sent The young bride went away When the groom saw people passing notes Not unusual, he might say But where're the flowers for my baby I'd even like to see her mean old mama...

A Song For You

Oh, my land is like a wild goose Wanders all around everywhere Trembles and it shakes till every tree is loose It rolls the meadows and it rolls the nails So take me down to your dance floor And I won't mind the people when they stare Paint a different...

Another Side of This Life

Would you like to know a secret Just between you and me I don't know where I'm going next Don't know where I'm gonna be And there's another side of this life I've been living And there's another side of this life Well, my whole world's in an uproar My whole w...

Big Mouth Blues

Oh, well, I was born in a little bitty tar hut And they called me a man 'cause I couldn't Keep my big, big mouth shut So what's the sense of me sitting here leaving When any ole day I might be even And Lord knows that New York City's got A lot to do with it I...

Blue Eyes

Sometimes I get up sad when people treat me bad I don't have time to think and so I get real mad I pull my hair and find somewhere that I can be alone But when I do I think of you and then I hurry home Where I've got chores to keep me busy A clock to keep my...

Brass Buttons

Brass buttons, green silks and silver shoes Warm evenings, pale mornings, bottle of blues And the tiny golden pins that she wore up in her hair Brass buttons, green silks and silver shoes My mind was young until she grew My secret thoughts known only by the f...

Cash On The Barrelhead

Got in a little trouble at the county seat Lawd, they put me in the jail house for loafing on the street When the judge heard the verdict I was a guilty man He said forty-five dollars or thirty days in the can Said, that'll be cash on the barrelhead, son You c...

Codine

Well my belly's a cravin, I got a shakin' in my head. I feel like I'm dyin, And I wish I was dead If I live till tomorrow, That'll be a long time, And I'll reel and fall, And come down from codine. And it's real, It's real One more time. Well when I was a li...

Cry One More Time

Cry one more time for you I really got it bad Cry one more time for you Lost the best I had Everthing's gone wrong I need another beer She's got her mind on leavin' That's what I'm doin' here Ain't no sense to talkin' I don't know what I'd say Ain't no sense...

Dark End Of The Street

At the dark end of the street that is where we always meet hiding in shadows where we don't belong living in darkness, to hide alone You and me, at the dark end of the street You and me I know a time has gonna take it's toll we have to pay for the love we stol...

Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man

He's a drug store truck drivin' man He's the head of the Ku Klux Klan When summer rolls around He'll be lucky if he's not in town Well, he's got him a house on the hill He plays country records till you've had your fill He's a fireman's friend he's an all ni...

Hearts on Fire

Hearts on fire My love for you brought only misery Hearts on fire Put out the flames and set this cold heart free One short year our love burned Until at last I guess you learned The art of being untrue and then goodbye What could I do except to cry and moan L...

Hey Nellie Nellie

Hey Nellie, Nellie, come to the window. Hey Nellie, Nellie, look at what I see. He's ridin' into town on a sway-back mule. He's got a tall black hat and he looks like a fool. But he sure is talkin' like he's been to school, and it's 1853. Hey Nellie, Nel...

Hickory Wind

In South Carolina there are many tall pines I remember the oak tree that we used to climb But now when I'm lonesome, I always pretend That I'm getting the feel of hickory wind I started out younger at most everything All the riches and pleasures, what else co...

High Flyin' Bird

There's a high flyin' bird way up in the sky And I wonder if she looks down on me as she flies on by? While she's riding so free and easy in the sky But look at me here Lord, I'm just rooted like a tree here And I got the sit-down-can't fly, Oh Lord I'm...

Hot Burrito 1

There's a place everyone of us can go to Maybe you have been there once or twice Where all your friends just look at you and whisper They want to give you nothing but advice When you walk in they all know what you're after And the higher that you get the more...

How Much I've Lied

Darling, there is something I must tell you, you must know. But it's so hard to say the words I feel. This fancy that I'm on has been going on too long. It's time we stopped pretending things are real. 'Cause I've been living deep in sin. I've been living bl...

I Can't Dance

I can't dance I never could I guess my feet don't match I'd get out there on the floor but I'm afraid of hurtin' my back I can't dance I guess I'm just one of the unfortunate few So just for a little bit, Baby I'll come out and dance with you But I can't dan...

I Just Can't Take It Anymore

I've been thinkin' back on it, babe I guess it's been useless after all I'm tired of seein' all the days going by Tearin' the numbers off my wall You've been taking up my time and steppin' out-a line And breakin' up the dreams I had before And I just can't ma...

In My Hour of Darkness

In my hour of darkness, in my time of need Oh Lord, grant me wisdom oh, Lord grant me speed Once I knew a young man went driving through the night Miles and miles without a word but just his high beam lights Who'd have ever thought they'd build such a deadly...

Kiss the Children

Well, it's said my life has been so free and easy But I'll tell you now the story isn't so 'Cause I've spent a lot of time down on the corner Tasting tears and spilling whiskey on the floor Such a shame that it's so hard for me to tell the truth to you But by...

Las Ooh Las Vegas

Ooh, Las Vegas ain't no place for a poor boy like me Ooh, Las Vegas ain't no place for a poor boy like me Every time I hit your crystal city You know you gonna make a wreck out of me Well, the first time I lose I drink whiskey Second time I lose I drink gin T...

Love Hurts

Love hurts, love scars, love wounds and mars Any heart not tough nor strong enough To take a lot of pain, take a lot of pain Love is like a cloud holds a lot of rain. Love hurts uh, uh love hurts. I'm young, I know but even so I know a thing or two I've learn...

Lovesick Blues

I got a feelin' called the blues, oh, Lord Since my baby said goodbye Lord, I don't know what I'll do All I do is sit and sigh, oh, Lord The last long day she said goodbye, Well, Lord I thought I would cry She'll do me, she'll do you, she's got that kind of...

Luxury Liner

Luxury liner forty tons of steel if I don't find my baby now I guess I never will I've been a lost soul for a long long time I've been around Everybody oughta to know what's on my mind You think I'm lonesome so do I so do I Well I'm the kind of guy who likes...

New Soft Shoe

It was forty or fifty years ago A big shot played with time Mister Walker held the door And both kept Cord and line Watched and checked on every single day Building his own special cars His very special way Ooh! The new soft shoe Ooh! The new soft shoe And t...

November Nights

You say that you're restless, you say that you know me too well You've seen all my best and you've heard all the stories I tell You think you've been taken for granted, you're probably right Stil I remember a November Night, When the dawn on your doorway s...

One Hundred Years From Now

One hundred years from this day Will the people still feel this way Still say the things that they're sayin' right now Everyone said I hurt you, They said that I desert you If I go away, You know I'm going to get back somehow Nobody knows what kind of trouble...

Pride Of Man

Turn around go back down go back the way you came Can't you see the flash of fire ten times brighter than the day And behold the mighty city broken in the dust again Oh God the pride of man, broken in the dust again Turn around go back down go back the way yo...

Reputation

You got a reputation for moving around around Ain't gonna be a woman, baby, you know you better settle down Cause you ain't doin' nothin', you're just tearing your own reputation down You keep on running around, you know that you ain't doin' nothin' but tearin...

Return Of The Grievous Angel

Won't you scratch my itch sweet Annie Rich And welcome me back to town Come out on your porch or I'll step into your parlour And I'll show you how it all went down Out with the truckers and the kickers and the cowboy angels And a good saloon in every single t...

Searchin'

Gonna find her, Gonna find her, Because I've been searchin' You know, I've been searchin' A-searchin' every which ol' way. You know, I've been searchin' Been searchin' now, My goodness gracious, A-searchin' every which ol' way. I'm like an ol' Western mounta...

She

she, she came from the land of the cotton land that was nearly forgotten by everyone and she, she worked and she slaved so hard a big old field was her back yard in the delta sun ooh, but she sure could sing ooh, she sure could sing then he looked down a...

Sin City

This old town is filled with sin It will swallow you in If you've got some money to burn Take it home right away You've got three years to pay But Satan is waiting his turn The scientists say It will all wash away But we don't believe any more Cause we've got...

Sleepless Nights

Through the sleepless nights I cry for you And wonder who Is kissing you Oh, these sleepless nights Will brake my heart in two Somehow, through the days I don't give in I hide the tears That wait within Oh, these sleepless nights Will brake my heart again...

Still Feeling Blue

Time can pass and time can heal But it don't ever pass the way I feel You went away a long time ago And why you left I never knew The lonely days and lonely nights Guess the world knows I ain't feelin' right And when you're gone the hours pass so slow And now...

Streets of Baltimore

Well I sold the farm to take my woman where she longed to be We left our kin and all our friends back there in Tennessee And I bought those one way tickets she had often begged me for And they took us to the streets of Baltimore Well her heart was filled with...

That's All it Took

That's all it took The mention of your name And all my love for you burst into flames I tried so hard To let you got but look how I still tremble at your name That's all it took That's all it took To make me know that I still care It seems my heart just can't...

That's The Bag I'm In

Every morning when I wake up Burn my fingers on the coffee pot Toast was cold and the orange juice was hot. I should start over but you know I'd rather not. Same thing gonna happen again Cause that's the bag I'm in. Other day as I was walking down the street,...

The Angels Rejoiced Last Night

A house not a home was a picture satin painted For sweet little sister and me Our daddy would frown while mother was praying His heart was so hardened that he would not believe In anger he'd swear his voice cold and loud His Sundays were spent out with the gam...

The Last Thing on My Mind

It's a lesson too late for the learnin', Made of sand, made of sand. In the wink of an eye my soul is turnin' In your hand, in your hand. Are you goin' away with no word of farewell ? Will there be not a trace left behind ? I could have loved you better...

To Love Somebody

There's a light A certain kind of light That never shines on me I want my life to be Here with with you To live with you There's a way I know everybody says Just to do every thing that I can But what good will it do If I can't have you If I can't have you [...

We'll Sweep Out the Ashes in the Morning

We know it's wrong to let this fire burn between us We've got to stop this wild desire in you and in me So we'll let the flame burn once again until the thrill is gone Then we'll sweep out the ashes in the morning [Chorus:] We're two people caught up in...

We've Got To Get Ourselves Together

We've got to get ourselves together Take some time and talk it over We've got to get ourselves together Try to understand each other The time has come it's now or never We cannot wait until it's gone Maybe it seems like everything's gone wrong Misunderstandin...

Wheel Of Fortune

Fingertips Rainbows through rings, light my way Circles caught in my hand Magic trips To gather stars in the daytime You look here in there and you may find Them blinking in the sand You wave your wand to stir the stream of my thinking Let me know where it wi...

Willie Jean

Sometimes I think about folks back home That twelve mile road now that I used to roam Sometimes I think about a girl named Willie Gene Did she ever get as far as New Orleans? Sometimes I think about the folks back there Do they stil have the County Fair? Some...

Zah's Blues

My baby doesn't know how loneliness can feel she has her own small world and nothing and its real just spread joy all around and watch the sun coming down When I was young the world was rich with spices and parfaits my heart was filled with pride my head was...