Ray Wylie Hubbard

After all these years of our running wild I believe I'll take off my colors for a while And just kick back and sing some blues Instead of living them like I do After all these years of our running wild After all these years of our running wild I believe...

When darkness swoop down on you, ask God for some light When darkness swoop down on you, ask God for some light When darkness swoop down on you, ask God for some light Ask God for some light when darkness swoop down on you Ask God, ask God, ask God for some l...

Fly away on them old wings, black as they may be Believin' what you leave behind is burnt up junk debris And ever last undying soul resides at a hotel in Saint Marie Fly away on them old wings, black as they may be Fly away on them old wings, black as they ma...

I had a dream last night I was cast into Hell by a jealous God The Devil walked up and said, "You don't need no lightning rod It hardly ever rains down here, I can't recall the last storm You ain't gonna need that leather jacket, it gets kinda warm But the...

Waiting for you to come and see me Waiting for you to come and see me Where are you My coochy, coochy, coochy, coochy, coo? Come on to me and let me see you Come on to me and let me see you Where are you My coochy, coochy, coochy, coochy, coo? I've travelled...

Said my prayers to the old black gods Tied a string around some chicken bones Set em on fire and crossed my heart Tuned up the Kay and the Silvertone Rubbed my hands cross the Tolex scars Took the laces out of my tennis shoes Oh I can live with a 60 cycle hum...

Mama gimme a nickel and a deck of cards said go on and play in the back yard walking down the alley come my uncle lonnie said lemme teach ya about 3 card monty take the ace of hearts and two black queens flip'em over so they can't be seen spin’ em around four...

I have a crimson dragon tattoo It burns on my arm like the truth the red ink is in my skin its on my soul too I have a crimson dragon tattoo 21 silver dollars is what it cost Drawn by a fast left hand when I was lost I did not choose a heart, a rose or a cros...

I pulled into the alley behind the liquor store Turned out the lights, left the motor runnin' opened up the door, I flashed a grin and said, Jack this is gonna be a piece of cake, Later tonight we'll head down to the Last Stand, split up the take. Sittin'...

Dangerous spirits are at large in the hills cold dark wings is in the air some have been lost to the shadows within the light some are beyond the reach of prayer I myself have stood with the ravens in the rain a darkness in my heart and a younger face and wit...

I just came in on the midnight special Well, hey, how about that My car broke down in Texas She stopped dead in her tracks I just called to tell you that I miss you I Just called to tell you how I feel 'Cause I feel like some old engine I done lost my drivin...

I got a woman who's wild as Rome She likes bein' naked and gazed upon She crosses a bridge, she sets in on fire She lands like a bird on a telephone wire I'm gonna hollar and I'm gonna scream I'm gonna get me some mescaline And then I'm gonna rhyme that with...

I come down from Oklahoma with a pistol in my boot A pair of dice, a deck of cards and a bible in my suit I come her as the cause of tears, I am a crying shame Seven stud or eternal blood, just looking for a game I double crossed the State of Texas and they g...

Sugar, skulls and marigolds Flowers, thorns and blood Say a prayer for each of us Beneath the dust and mud Everyday is the day of the dead Everyday is the day of the dead Thirsty ghosts and twisted bones Petitions, shrines and feasts Say a prayer for...

Tear a lying tongue out by its roots feed it to the mice round the chicken coup sister come a running to sound the alarm there's hell in the hen house and blood in the barn Now a damn fox does what a damn fox does sneaking and a stealing and looking for a buz...

Now Josey said she seen you in this downtown cafe where you and me used to go and she told me that your old boyfriend johnny and some kid got a gig down there doing one of them acoustic duos and she told me you sat by the stage and ordered a margarita and when...

It has been a dream of mine to hold you in my arms to tell you that my love is true and shelter you from storms the road I chose a long time ago it led me from your door and now I am back from the shadows rain and I cannot love you more If heaven is not a pla...

Y' understand I was not lookin' whereby to fall in love I'd come downtown to check out a band at The Continental Club A Mamie Van Doren-lookin' woman come in the door She was untamed youth rebellion and truth and so much More I don't know if she had seen the l...

There's an old soul waitin' to be born There's a scarecrow standin' in the corn On of thems wishin' for the light of day One of them is chasin' all the black crows away Well I'm standing at the station and I don't know where I am And the wheels are turnin' on...

Beautiful smoke Beautiful smoke Whispers never mind Whispers never mind Opium, opium Makes the deep Things appear Makes the deep Things appear Opium, opium Sugarcoats my blues Sugarcoats my blues It's such an elegant decay Such an elegant decay Opium, opi...

I went to see her laid out to meet her saints She was dressed in white, low cut silk and lace Even her mama said she was always trouble Promise a man everything, give him half and charge him double We all gonna bust loose one of these days We all got to stay...

Well they got a little game called five card draw They take it serious in Arkansas You can make a little money wagerin' on cards You can't get to heaven livin' this hard Deliver me from my sorrow and shame Release me from my burden and pain It's a one eyed ja...

Daylight coming up so soon mourn the loss of a quarter moon blackbird bares his blood torn wings no solace here for he will bring a lonesome death on frost bit leaves blessed moss and flowers for all who grieve As winter pleads it's fleeting end at fall's dec...

When I was a young man About 21 years old y'all All I wanted was a stripper girlfriend And a Gold Top Les Paul Be careful of the things you wish for You might get 'em There was a night club in Dallas Called Mother Blues It's where Lightning Hopkins played And...

It's New Year's Eve at the gates of hell Give the antichrist a cigarette and tell him The boy's here all the way from Oklahoma Oh Lord, what the hell is that aroma? It's Jimmy Perkins and all the sonsabitches Who ripped off musicians and stole their riches Th...

You take some pots and pans You take some pots and pans You take some pots and pans Then you hit 'em with some sticks You hit 'em with some sticks You just go and hit 'em with some sticks I got a mandolin I got a mandolin I got a mandolin And I love the way i...

To err is human, to forgive is divine To err is human, to forgive is divine Ain’t either Marine Corps policy, neither’s crying My hide’s been shot at under a middle eastern sun My hide’s been shot at under a middle eastern sun I got a red badge of courage, ai...

He was born in Oklahoma And his wife's name is Betty Lou Thelma Liz He's not responsible for what he's doing His mother made him what he is Chorus: And it's up against the wall, redneck mother Mother who has raised her son so well He's 34 and drinkin' in som...

There was something heavy coming down Like Easter in the air And he woke up Sunday morning With some flowers in his hair Looking like he face of Jesus in his final agony That they found in that old winding sheet He was long gone he was gone when they rolled a...

To the faraway places of France Of the people and the places I've been I'll sing you a song and I won't keep you long For the tambourine's playin' And the carnival's callin' me home And the rock and roll gypsies are ridin' tonight On the carnival strips they'...

I got on my cowboy boots, jeans and Hawaiian shirt Mirrored sunglasses and a mobile phone I guess I look like some Port Aransas dope dealer who's out on bail Just trying to get home But I ain't in jail, and I got me a guitar and I got a little band that hotter...

Well a woman I love is named Ramona She kinda looks like Tempest Storm And she can dance like little Egypt She works down at the snake farm Chorus: Snake Farm – it just sounds nasty Snake Farm – well it pretty much is Snake Farm – it's a reptile house Snake...

Wake that thing up and put some clothes around it You lost your prescription, I found it You need some good rocking, nothing painful Like my friends, The Heathens and Black Angels It's a good night for rocking south of the river It's a good night for rocking...

The time is near for the great tribulation All lost souls should be aware of this For it is written in the Christian Bible Of the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse The word of John in the Book of Revelations Tells of a Christ who could be a counterfeit Speaks o...

My last name is Younger I am the last Younger son The name I was given Was Luke 15:21 3 days of thunder 3 days of rain I come to be in this world with a number and a name My last name is Younger I am the last Younger son I stand as a witness to the things I h...

Down in Corpus Christi always around midnight You'll find the devil limpin' along cause his shoes is Too tight His hair's up in pigtails, his whiskers are in braids He's talking about the promises he said God forgot He Made Oh the way of the fallen is hard Th...

There's a tattoo on my shoulder There's a story under my skin Put there to remind me Of the shape you left me in I took the Ford 'cause it was rainin' I went down Chipper Wall road I put it out from the window Like a thousand fools before I've got a heart th...

Well, my mama used to tell me She said flies was the devil's ears and eyes Oh, my mama used to tell me Said flies was the devil's ears and eyes And if you was to see a crow on a chimney Meant someody's fixin' to die I looked up on our shack late one day I sa...

Kiss me on the mouth sweet gal As if we was fixin to die And Ill follow you down Till the Mississippi runs dry Theres a room down at the train yard The wall is gunmetal grey The door aint never locked Come sun down, lets slip away Ill fetch us a blanket You...

There's a wasp nest on my back porch It might be a cause for alarm There's a wasp nest on my back porch It might be a cause for alarm There's some holes in my screen door And the little critters is all swarm To fix the holes, it's gonna take Some hairpins an...

Well, I woke up this mornin' it was drizzlin' rain Around the curve come a passenger train Heard somebody yodel and a hobo moan Jimmy he's dead, he's been a long time gone. Been a long time gone, a long time gone. If you want to get to heaven, gotta D-I-E You...

When I rise up out of the river Knowin' my sin's been washed away I'm gonna whoop, I'm gonna hollar When I rise up out of the river Knowin' my sin's been washed away I'm gonna whoop, I'm gonna hollar I'm gonna whoop, I'm gonna holler I'm gonna whoop, I'm gon...

You are like a flower growin' in the wildwood bringing pleasure to the eyes I am like a river after a rainstorm ragin' away too fast to die you are a flower, I am a river without love we're both just a wastin' time You are like a rainbow spread against a blue...