Red Sovine

I was waiting on a ship to Vietnam and me being the good time loving guy I am I was looking for some female company I met a girl alone and lonesome just like me We had coffee at a waterfront cafe she said her husband was a soldier far away And she talked about...

With,raindrops on my windshield Teardrops on my steering wheel This lonely truck's the only thing I own In my heart I'm pinning while her old engine's whinning With eighteen wheels a humming "Home sweet home" I had a gal in Texas she walked away and...

Before you take another step there's something you should know About the years ahead and how they'll be You'll be living in a world where roses hardly ever grow 'Cause all I have to offer you is me There'll be no mansion waiting on the hill with crystal chand...

Sister did the jig and brother beat the drum And baby rocked her dolly baby rocked her dolly As I sit here in this old folks home my hair is white as snow I remember when I was young again how everything was jolly When sister did the jig... Well them kids of...

A tongue can accuse or carry bad news; The seeds of distrust it will sow. So unless you have made no mistakes in your life, Be careful of stones that you throw. A neighbor was passing my garden one time; She smiled and I knew right away That it was gossip not...

You say you're tired of struggling along Bear with me a little longer Seems like everything I do turns out wrong Bear with me a little longer It hasn't been easy, I know at least up to now But if you'll understand me half way in what I'm tryin' And I know wil...

Born just south of Knoxville to a family both humble and poor Never asked for anything at the early age of ten delivered newspapers door to door Then when he was in his teens he dreamed and scheemed for finer things And he finally figured out what he would do...

I was driving down a lonely road on a dark and stormy night When a little girl by the road side showed up in my head lights I stopped and she got in the back and in a shaky tone She said my name is Mary please won't you take me home She must have been so frigh...

Up above me are the skies like the twinkle in your eyes These things are the color of the blues In the mail your letter came the ink and paper looked the same Blue must be the color of the blues Bluebird's singing in the trees seems to sympathize with me But...

I recall the night that you came into this world. I couldn't believe the doctor when he said: "It's a little girl." I said: "Now Doc, you must be wrong. You see I want a boy." Then he laid you in my arms and my heart sang with joy. (Daddy's Girl, Daddy's Girl...

Here I am late again for the last time And like I promised I just told her goodbye Please believe me for this time it's really over And darling you know I wouldn't lie Didn't I come and tell about her How temptation lured she and I But now I know it was only...

Dear John, oh, how I hate to write Dear John, I must let you know tonight That my love for you has died away like grass upon the lawn And tonight I wed another dear John I was overseas in battle when the postman came to me And he handed me a letter I was just...

Dream house for sale Maybe, it's left for you If you're among the lucky ones And that found a love that's true I was looking through the morning paper Like a lot of us do every day When I saw an ad that caught my eye This is what it had to say One dream hous...

The highways that wind and wander over mountain and valleys deserts and plains I guess I've drove about all of 'em Cause for the past 25 years now the cab of a truck has been my home And it'd be kinda hard for me to settle down and not be on the go Why I remem...

Doo da doo doo doo a doo da doo doo doo Who is the girl wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel In the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old highway Rolling down the highway in my Jimmy haulin' freight From Chicago to St Louis Lord I see her e...

There's so many people breaking up their homes Neighbors callin' one another on the phone Gossips say that our break up is overdue Oh I couldn't stand the thought of losing you Oh I couldn't stand the thought of losing you And with one another's help we'll see...

(She's the one got lonely I didn't jump the fence) Mr Angry neighbor yes I know just how you feel Cause I've been taking your fruit but don't tell me I steal I haven't been in your yard my tracks ain't on your ground Your tree hangs over my fence the nights yo...

I love you because you understand, dear Every single thing I try to do You´re always there to lend a helping hand, dear I love you most of all because you´re you No matter what the world may say about me I know your love will always see me through I love you...

Here you are in my arms again I should start running Before you break my heart again I should start running I tried and tried to cast aside the love I hold for you But the time like this makes me forget that you were untrue My heart says run you foolish one y...

I'll step aside for you if you don't want me I'll step aside for you if you don't care I'm not the one to cling to a broken promise I'll step aside for someone else somewhere I'll step aside for you if you don't want me I'll step aside for you and you alone An...

She's my girl she's my world she's my life to me She's my girl she's my world she's my wife to be She makes me act and dress my best keeps me filled with happiness I don't know I'm just lucky I guess What a lucky day it was when I met her what a lucky streak...

Good evening young man, do you know who I am? From the look on your face, I think you may You know my wife much too well, you've made my life a living hell Now I'm the man who comes to stand in your way All the blame is not on you, this kinda game always take...

You're losing interest in me and it's showing it ain't no big thing but it's growing The pain of heartbreak I just started knowing well it ain't no big thing but it's growing Every day the hurt grows bigger than it did before But I'll pretend that I don't kno...

On our little girls third birthday She got a sandbox, in the backyard to play Sand was everywhere as she play and she laughed I busted her, for it killed all the grass It'll come back, it'll come back Daddy don't be mad God and the rain will bring it back Wh...

Roll big wheels roll roll big wheels roll Roll big wheels roll roll big wheels roll King of the open road Big wheels you're singing as you're rolling along Just like Hank Snow there Movin' On So roll big wheels roll so roll big wheels roll So roll big wheels...

(Oh Lord let it be the last foxhole) He lived by my side on an Island in the sea A place called Okeinawa and just like me He was fighting in the army against Japan Our home was a foxhole made of clay blood and sand (The last foxhole oh the last foxhole oh Lord...

When I've done everything that you asked me to do And when I've changed every way that I can Then if that's not enough to satisfy you then I guess I'm not that much a man When I've gone the last mile of the way And when I've said everything left to say I know...

I was standing by my window yesterday morning Without a thought a worry or of care When I saw the postman coming down the pathway With such a happy smile and jolly air He rang the bell and he whistled while he waited And then he said good morning to you Jack B...

I have gone to visit the grave of a friend of mine and as I walked thru the grave yard I noticed this man kneeling down by the grave of a child And in his hand he held a big red rose and tears were streaming down his cheeks I walked over and laid a hand on his...

Love is blue skies and white clouds touching the valleys of green And love is walking in the sunshine in my oldest faded jeans Love is a pink footed puppy running carefree by our side And love is love I have for you honey that I just can't seem to hide Don't w...

Now there's an old saying that's been all around I heard it before I could walk How some's got health and some's got wealth others money marbles and chalk I got money marbles and chalk sweetheart but I still feel like I am poor Cause my money won't spend and m...

You tell me how you need me when you're lonely The thought of losing me tears you apart When you need love you think of just me only But I'm sure it's more from habit than desire You tell me how you lie awake and reminisce Of when my kiss almost stops your he...

Fate has planned a place for girls like you who torture guys like me And the time for all bad things to end will surely come to me The world will turn its back on those who never can be true And you'll find out that fate has planned a place for girls like you...

I said hello to the man that tried to win your hand a long time ago I tried to smile as he talked of the days when he was your beau But I could see he was a shamin' me when he talked of his wealth and fame Ruby Ann took the hand of this poor poor man ain't tru...

You hve painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair Ruby are you contemplating going out somewhere The shadow on the wall tells me the sun is going down Oh Ruby don't take your love to town For it wasn't me that started that old crazy Asian wa...

Tonight I'm back at our old table in our favorite hide-a-way Where we used to laugh and dance and hear those happy fiddles play But the love she once had for me couldn't stand the test of time Now the fiddles don't sound happy seem to know that she's not mine...

The seasons come the seasons go we get a little sunshine rain and snow Just the way that it was planned to be But there's no season in my heart while you play the leading part Cause the flowers will bloom eternaly Your leavin' will bring autumn sorrow and my t...

Signed, sealed and delivered A package containing my heart To open remove the wrapper But please don't tear it apart You tore up this heart when you left me You left me alone and so blue I'm sending this special delivery Please handle with care it's for yo...

(Please baby wait for me wait for me wait for me) I got loaded last night on a bottle of gin And I had a fight with my best girl friend But when I'm drinking I am nobody's friend But please baby wait for me until they let me out again I know the same thing h...

Well I pulled outta Pittsburgh a rollin' down that Eastern Sea board I got my diesel wound up and she's runnin' like a never before There's a speed zone ahead alright I don't see a cop in sight Six days on the road and I'm a gonna make it home tonight I got m...

Take this hammer take it to the captain take this hammer take it to the captain Take this hammer take it to the captain tell him I'm gone tell him I'm gone If he asks you was I runnin' if he asks you was I runnin' If he asks you was I runnin' tell him I's fly...

I was on the outskirts of a little southern town Trying to reach my destination before the sun went down The old CB was blarin' away on Channel 1-9 When there came a little boy's voice on the radio line And he said, "Breaker 1-9, is anyone there? Come on back...

I hear footsteps, slowly walking As they gently walk across a lonely floor And a voice softly saying Darling, this will be goodbye forever more There goes my reason for living There goes the one of my dreams There goes my only possession There goes my everyth...

Cuz I think it's kind of specjal too But first , now I gotta few things I've been waiting to say to you guys for a long time And I think right now is a good time to do it Did you know that me and just about everyone in country music who travel a lot Have...

(Each time you'll dancing you'll waltzing with sin) Someday you'll find that the world left you out No true love no nothing just roamin' about While party love people and the cold heart within And each time you're dancing you're waltzing with sin You're satan...

What's he doin' in my world what's he doin' holdin' my world If he's not more than just a friend why were you kissin' him And what's he doin' in my world What's he doin' in my world did you tell him that you're my girl If your love is really true tell him my...

Why will a man go out and cheat What makes temptation so sweet And it's a shame The neon lights will make a man stay all night With a girl in a bar down the street I never meant to be that man But last night I held another's hand Though her kisses tasted swee...

I've walked behind a lazy mule and backed it down the road And cursed the gumbo mud that grew the corn I swung a double bitted axe till sundown And wondered through my sweat why I was born I've laughed in daddy's face when he was praying I've urned my back upo...

Why don't you haul off and love me one more time Why don't you squeeze me until I'm turning blind If you don't cuddle up and love me like I want you to do I'm a gonna haul off and die over you They say the love bug will get you at the age of forty-three Well...