Mickey Gilley

Well, if the whiskey doesnt get me, I know the memories will 'Cause you left a hole in my heart, that's too deep to fill But a drink or two, maybe three or four, for a while you're out of sight It's a headache tomorrow, or a heartache tonight. The sun goes do...

If I sent a rose to you For every time you made me blue You'd have a room full of roses And If I sent a rose of white For every time I cried all night You'd have a room full of roses And if I took the petals I would tear them all apart I'd be tearing at the r...

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now I'm found. Was blind, but now I see. 'Twas grace that taught my heart to feel And grace my fears relieved. How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed....

There's an old Christmas card in an old dusty trunk And it brings back sweet mem'ries dear to me 'Tho it's faded and worn, it's as precious as the morn When I found it 'neath our first Christmas tree. Chorus: I thrill with every word, every line I guess I'm a...

I'll have a Blue Christmas without you I'll be so blue just thinking about you Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree Won't mean a thing, if you're not here with me And when those blue snowflakes start fallin' That's when those blue memories start calli...

I'm sending you a big bouquet of roses, One for every time you've broke my heart, And as the door of love between us closes, Tears will fall like pedals when we part. I begged you to be different but you've always been untrue, I'm tired of forgiving and there...

If you love me then please don't tease If I can hold then let me squeeze My heart goes around and round My love comes a tumblin' down You leave me, breathtess. Well, I shake all over and you know why I am sure its love honey thats no lie 'Cause when you call...

If you ever change your mind About leavin', leavin' me behind Oh, Bring it to me Bring your sweet lovin' Bring it on home to me. I know at lied when you left And I know I only hurt myself Oh, Bring it to me Bring your sweet lovin' Bring it on home to me Yeah,...

Come on baby, let me take you by the hand Come on sugar, let me take you by the hand Go for me, let me be, All your own candy, your candy, candy man Come on baby, I love your honey loving ways Baby sweet thing, I love your honey loving, your honey loving way...

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...

A bright array of city lights As far as I can see. The great white way Shines through the night For lonely guys like me The cabarets and honky tonks Their flashing signs invite The broken heart can lose itself In the glow of city lights Lights that say forget...

Of all the people in the world, why you and I With lovers here and everywhere we don't care enough to try Why couldn't all the hurt we're feeling now have passed us by Couldn't love have picked a better place to die And of all the hearts in the world, why you...

Don't be angry with me darling if I fail to understand All your little whims and wishes all the time Just remember that I'm dumb I guess like any foolish man And my head stays sorta foggy 'cause you're mine. Well, I recall the first time that I flirted with y...

One, two, one, two, three go All the girls all get prettier at closing time Oh, they all begin to look like movie stars All the girls all get prettier at closing time When the change starts taking place it puts a glow on every face Of the fallen angels of the...

Back in the doo-wah days We had a ball Nights on the boardwalk We had it all Time just skipped away Back in our doo-wah days Back in the doo-wah days When we were young Life was a carousel We fell in love Time just skipped away Back in our doo-wah days Be...

Where do you go When there's nowhere to go, And you don't wanna be where you are? Where do you run When there's no room to run, And you've already run too far? What good is love When you offer your love, But nobody wants to buy? Why do I cry? Why am I wonderi...

As I look at the letters that you wrote to me It's you that I am thinking of And if I read the lines that to me were so sweet I remember our faded love. I miss you darlin' more and more, everyday As heaven would miss the stars above With every heartbeat...

Well, I want somebody To tell me what's wrong with me I want somebody To tell me what's wrong with me No I ain't in trouble I'm in so much misery Now, Fannie Mae (Fannie Mae) Baby won't you please come home (Fannie Mae, my Fannie Mae) Fannie Mae (Fannie Mae...

Temped and tried we're oft made to wonder Why it should be thus, all the day long While there are others, living about us Never molested though in the wrong. Chorus: Farther along we'll know all about it Farther along we'll understand why Cheer up my brother...

Five foot two, eyes of blue But oh, what those five foot could do Has anybody seen my girl? Turned up nose, turned down hose Never had no other beaus Has anybody seen my girl? Now if you run into a Five foot two, covered with fur Diamond rings and all those t...

I'm just a fool for you, baby I'm just a fool for your love You take me half the way to heaven And you know that's not enough I'm just a fool for your love. You've got me wanting to be near you You know I want this love to grow You say you like to keep things...

Don't look so sad, I know it's over But life goes on and this old world will keep on turning Let's just be glad we had some time to spend together There's no need to watch the bridges that we're burning. So lay your head upon my pillow Hold your warm and tend...

Far across the blue waters Lives an old German's daughter By the banks of the old river Rhine Where I loved her and left her But I can't forget her 'Cause I miss my pretty Fraulein Fraulein, Fraulein Look up toward the heavens each night When the stars seem t...

Well, hello there, My it's been a long, long time How am I doin', Well, I guess I'm doin' fine. It's been so long now That it seems like It was only yesterday Ain't it funny how time slips away. How's your new love? I hope he's doin' fine. I heard you told h...

Irene, good night Irene, good night Good night, Irene Good night, Irene I'll see you, I'll see you in my dreams. Last Saturday night I got married Me and my wife settled down Now me and my wife have parted I'm gonna take another stroll downtown. Irene, good...

You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain Too much love drives a man insane You broke my will, but what a thrill Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire!! I laughed at love and I thought it was funny You came along and moved me honey I've changed my mind, t...

Doggone my soul, how I love them old songs, They were a comfort to me when I was alone, The dancin' stops but the music goes on, Doggone my soul how I love them old songs. Hey, when I hear that double eagle guitar It makes me think how trouble free, girl we a...

How's my ex, my ex treating you Has she had time, time to find someone new Any day now will be her last, I know from the past I was once, once there too, how's my ex treating you? Like the sand she'll moves with the tide Your two arms will never keep her sati...

I can't stop lovin' you Well, I’ve made up my mind To live in memory Of old lonesome time. I can’t stop wanting you It’s useless to say So I’ll just live my life In dreams of yesterday. Those happy hours That we once knew Though long, long ago, They still ma...

Those happy hours I spent with you That lovely afterglow Most of all, I miss you so. Your sweet caresses, Each rendezvous You voice so soft and low Most of all, I miss you so. You once filled my heart With no regrets, no fears Now you'll find my heart Filled...

A orchid is a flower that blooms so tenderly It thrills the fairest lady of the land If placed beside a blushing rose the rose could not compare But how was such as I, to understand. Chorus: I overlooked an orchid while searching for a rose The orchid that I...

How many arms have held you And hated to let you go How many, how many I wonder Ah, 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 Ah, but I really don't want to know. Always make me wonder...

I wandered so aimless, life filed with sin I wouldn’t let my dear saviour in Then Jesus came like a stranger in the night Praise the Lord I saw the light. I saw the light, I saw the light No more darkness, no more night Now, I’m so happy no sorrow in sight Pr...

I'll be home for Christmas; You can plan on me. Please have snow and mistletoe And presents on the tree. Christmas Eve will find me Where the love light gleams. I'll be home for Christmas If only in my dreams. (I'll be home for Christmas;) (You can count on...

I come to the garden alone While the dew is still on the roses, And the voice I hear, falling on my ear The Son of God discloses. And He walks with me And He talks with me And He tells me I am His own And the joy we share as we tarry there None other has ever...

Is it wrong for loving you Is it wrong for being true Tell me darling, tell me please Is it wrong? Have I waited for so long Has your love for me gone Is it wrong, is it wrong For loving you? Way down deep inside my heart You're the only love sweetheart Your...

It's the same old story they all hand me Preacher tells me these are troubled times But I know the Lord's been in Tougher scrapes than this one It ain't gonna worry, it ain't gonna worry Ain't gonna worry my mind Got no money in the pocket You don't get rich w...

Many a tear has to fall But it's all, in the game All in the wonderful game That we know as love. You have words with him And your future's looking dim But these things Your heart can rise above. Once in a while he won't call But it's all, in the game Soon he...

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun Now the jingle hop has begun. Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time Dancing and prancin...

I am weak but Thou art strong Jesus keep me from all wrong I'll be satisfied as long As I walk, let me walk close to Thee. Chorus: 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. --- Instr...

L is for the way you look at me. O is for the only one I see. V is very, very extraordinary. E is even more than anyone that you adore can. Love is all that I can give to you, Love is more than just a game for two. Two in love can make it. Take my heart and p...

Well, lawdy, lawdy, lawdy Miss Clawdy Gal, you sure are lookin' good to me Well, now please don't excite me baby I know it can't be me. Well, I give you all of my money But you just won't treat me right You like to bowl every morning Don't come home 'til late...

I bless the day I found you I want to stay around you And so I beg you Let it be me. Don't take this heaven from one If you must cling to someone Now and forever Let it be me. Each time we meet love I find complete love Without your sweet love What would lif...

I went and bought myself a ticket And I sat down in the very first row They pulled the curtain but then when they turned the spotlight way down low Little Egypt came out a-struttin' Wearin' nothin' but a button and a bow. Singing, ying-ying, ying-ying, Ying-y...

Pardon me I don't mean to waste your time, I just need someone to talk to If you don't mind? Then the thoughts of loneliness That tonight I guess I'm to just to weak to fight, I can take the lonely days, But I can't take these lonely nights. Are you alone? T...

Well, I've spent a lifetime lookin' for you; singles bars and good time lovers were never true. Playin' a fools game hopin' to win; and tellin' those sweet lies and losin' again. I was lookin' for love in all the wrong places, Lookin' for love in too many fa...

Make the world go away And get if off my shoulder Say the things you used to say And make the world go away. Do you remember when you loved me? Before the world took me away If you do then forgive me And make the world go away. Make the world go away...

Busted flat in Baton Rouge Waitin' for the train Feeling nearly faded as my jeans Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained Took us all the way down to New Orleans. I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana And was blowing sad while Bobby sang the...

More and more I'm forgetting the past More and more I'm livin' at last Day by day I'm losin' my blues More and more I'm forgettin' 'bout you You know how I tried to keep you by my side And oh how I cried when you said "goodbye" Day by day I'm losin' my blues...

My baby don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah she don't stand no cheatin', my babe Oh yeah she don't stand no cheatin', She don't stand none of that midnight creepin' My babe, true little baby, my babe My babe, I know she love me, my babe Oh yes, I know sh...

(Angel, Angel, whoo ohh) (Angel, Angel, whoo ohh) You are my special angel Sent from up above The Lord smiled down on me And sent an angel to love. You are my special angel Right from paradise I know that you're an angel Heaven is in your eyes. A smile from...

I've got a never ending love for you From now on, that's all I want to do From the first time we met I knew I'd have a never ending love for you I've got a never ending love for you From now on, that's all I want to do From the first time we met I knew I'd ha...

Oh little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by Yet in thy dark streets shineth, the everlasting light The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight. For Christ is born of Mary, a...

I'm only human, I'm just a man. Help me believe in what I could be and all that I am. Show me the stairway I have to climb Lord, for my sake teach me to take one day at a time. One day at a time, sweet Jesus That's all I'm asking from You. Give me the strengt...

Honestly, I can't believe the magic you do Never seen anything as lovely as you I was so afraid, I was so alone an' blue I took you in my arms, now I'm goin' home with you I'm gonna wake up in your arms tomorrow You gonna make it the night of my life I'm gonn...

Well, I’m tired and so weary but I must go alone Till the lord comes and calls, calls me away, oh yes, Well, the morning's so bright and the lamp is alight And the night, night is bright as the day, oh yes. There will be peace in the valley for me, some day T...

Would you be free from your burden of sin? There's pow'r in the blood, pow'r in the blood; Would you over evil a victory win? There's wonderful pow'r in the blood. Chorus: There is pow'r (pow'r), pow'r (pow'r) Wonder-working pow'r In the blood (in tje blood)...

Every now and then someone comes to you And somehow you know, a dream has just come true Well, here it is baby and what I'm trying to say Well here I am, darling, you can put your dreams away Ever wish for love and you wish so long You begin to think, it woul...

Deep within my heart lies a melody A song of old San Antone Where in dreams I live with a memory Beneath the stars all alone It was there I found beside the Alamo Enchantment strange as the blue up above A moonlit pass that only she would know Still hears my b...

She called me “Baby, Baby” All night long. She used to hold and kiss me ‘Til dawn. Then one day I awoke, And she was gone. There’s no more “Baby, Baby” All night long. She called me “Baby, Baby” All night long. Kissed away all my tears When things went wrong...

She's pulling me back again Darling, don't let her win Take me in your arms, right now Hold me tight She's standing outside again She's wanting to come back in So if you've ever loved Love me tonight I can feel her reaching In the night So lay a little close...

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'm 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...

Softly and tenderly, Jesus is calling Calling for you and for me See on the portal, He's watching and waiting Watchin' for you and for me. Come home, come home Ye who are weary come home Ernestly, tenderly Jesus is calling Calling, all sinners come home. ---...

I know that someday you'll want me to want you When I'm in love with somebody new You expect me to be true and keep on loving you Al though I am feeling blue you think I can'tforgetyou But then someday you'll want me to want you When I am in love with somebod...

When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand, stand by me And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh now now stand by me Stand by me, stand by me If the...

Oh Suzie Q Oh Suzie Q Oh Suzie Q Baby I love you Suzie Q I like the way you walk I like the way you talk I like the way you walk I like the way you talk Suzie Q (Guitar solo) Oh say that you?ll be true Oh say that you?ll be true Oh say that you?ll be true...

This old smoke filled bar is something I'm not used to, I gave up my home to see you satisfied; I just called to let you know where I'll be living, It's not much but I feel welcome here, inside. I've got swinging doors, a jukebox and a barstool, My new home,...

Talk to me, talk to me Darling, I love the things you say Talk to me, talk to me In your own sweet gentle way. Let me hear, tell me dear Tell me you, you love me so Talk to me, talk to me Tell me what I want to know. The many ways you speak of love I've hear...

Faded pictures, yellow from time Well worn memories of days gone by Needing someone and nobody's there These are the things broken dreams are made of Lord they're everywhere Oh, the tears of the lonely Keep falling all the time Oh, tears of the lonely They ne...

You keep saying you love him I believe that it's true And it just doesn't matter How much I love you. But in time you'll understand, dear When you shed a tear Then you'll know you were living In your tender years. In your eyes there's a lovelight That shines...

There are so many flirty guys with flirty, flirty ways And I'm so afraid that they will try to steal your heart someday But don't let 'em darlin', 'cause you belong to me. Well, please don't ever let them think your heart is fancy free Don't do it darlin', tha...

I know I'm not your first love, there's been others before me but I'm the one that's got you now, that's all that matters to me. I know other arms have held you, I'm not jealous of these mine are the arms that hold you now, that's all that matters to me. I c...

Outside my window, oh, it's raining Ah, but somehow the cold, cold rain seems right And inside my lonely heart is aching (yes it is honey) And oh, how I miss you tonight. Well, the blues don't care who's got 'em Tears, they don't care where they fall And you,...

Hey, did you happen to see the most beautiful girl in the world? And if you did, was she cryin', cryin'? Hey, if you happen to see the most beautiful girl, walk out on me Tell her, "I'm sorry." Tell her, "I need my baby." Oh, Won't you tell her that I love her...

The Old Rugged Cross On a hill far away, stood an old rugged cross, The emblem of suff'ring and shame, And I love that old Cross where the dearest and the best, For a world of lost sinners was slain. And I'll cherish the old rugged cross, Till my trophies at...

There goes my only possession! There goes my everything! I hear footsteps slowly walking As they gently walk across the lonely floor And a voice is softly saying Darling, this will be goodbye for evermore! There goes my reason for living! There goes the one...

I love you, there's nothing to hide It's better than burning inside I love you, no use to pretend There, I've said it again. I've said it, what more can I say Believe me, there's no other way I love you, I will to the end There, I've said it again. I've trie...

This world is not my home, I'm just passing through My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue The angels beckon me from heaven's open door And I can't feel at home in this world anymore. Oh Lord, you know, I have no friend like you If heaven's not my...

Together again My tears have stopped falling Long lonely nights Are now at an end. The key to my heart You hold in your hand And nothing else matters We're together again. Together again The gray skies are gone And you're back in my arms Honey, where you bel...

Just you know why, Why you and I Will by and by Know true love ways. Sometimes we'll sigh, Sometimes we'll cry, And we'll know why, Just you and I Know true love ways. Throughout the days Our true love ways Will bring us joy to share With those who really ca...

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

Welcome to my world, Won't you come on in Miracles, I guess Still happen now and then. Step into my heart Leave your cares behind Welcome to my world It's built with you in mind. Knock and the door shall open Seek and you will find Ask and you'll be given Th...

What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilage to carry Ev'rything to God in prayer! Oh, what peace we often forfeit, Oh what needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry Ev'rything to God in prayer! Have we trials an...

What am I living for, if not for you, What am I longing for, if not for you, What am I living for, if not for you, Baby, nobody else, nobody else will do. I want you close to me, that's all I know, I want you all the time, Darling, I love you so. What am I l...

When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound and time will be no more And the morning breaks eternal bright and fair When the saved world shall gather over on the other shore And the roll is called up yonder I'll be there. When the roll is called up yonder When t...

There's a land beyond that old river That we call the sweet forever And we only reach that shore by faith, decree So one by one we'll gain the portal Than it will with any mortal When they ring those golden bells for you and me. Don't you hear the bells a-rin...

Why me Lord, what have I ever done To deserve even one Of the pleasures I've known Tell me Lord, what did I ever do That was worth loving you Or the kindness you've shown. Lord help me Jesus, I've wasted it so Help me Jesus I know what I am Now that I know th...

You wouldn't read my letter if I wrote you You asked me not to call you on the phone But there's something I'm wanting to tell you So I wrote it in the words of this song I didn't know God made honky-tonk angels I might have known you'd never make a wife You...

I've been living a new way Of life I love so I can see the clouds are gath'ring And the storm will wreck our home Last night he held you tightly And you didn't even shove This is true for I've been watching From the window up above. You must have thought that...

You give your hand to me And then you say, "Hello." And I can hardly speak My heart is beating so. And anyone can tell You think you know me well But you don't know me. No you don't know the one Who dreams of you at night And longs to kiss your lips And longs...

I don't like you, but I love you, Seems that I'm always thinking of you. Oh, oh, oh, you treat me badly, I love you madly, you really got a hold on me. You really got a hold on me, baby, I don't want you, but I need you, Don't want to kiss you, but I need you....