Robert Cray

As her car pulls out the driveway And she don't wave goodbye Her last words echo in my mind Listen honey, I gotta get away I'm standing here watching her tail lights As if they're some kind of sign Fading into a memory I just got tired of trying So l...

Worried, you betcha ya' Discouraged I don't know Every time I see a 1040 Out of my pocket it goes Ow! I hate taxes I work hard for my money Every April you take it all away Don't you know I work hard for my money every day, people You take it all away from m...

Who in this party's off the hook? I had take a closer look What it be possible, honey To have a little talk with you? Oh, baby I'll be your shelter when your homeless Be your light in the dark This ain't no line, honey If that's what's going through your mind...

I'm gonna warn ya, it aint over yet Got you out of the hot water, but you're still all wet And if you don't pay attention, you get what you deserve Better do some thinking, baby, remember who did what Better do some thinking, baby, remember what you love...

You're out with friends going club to club I see you almost every night I watch you dance every dance Men lined up left and right I hear you tell them stories Of your happy neon life You paint a pretty picture Deception's quite an art Just one look i...

Somebody send me a doctor There's a pain, I can't stop It's seems to me there isn't much time By the ticking of the clock Feels like a deadly fever Or is it just your sweet revenge? I guess this makes us even You said, I'd pay in the end Here comes t...

There's so many reasons A man will commit a crime Frustration's gnawin' at him Twisting up his mind He's tickin' like a bomb That may go off at any time I'm not here to make excuses I didn't walk into it blind It was plain old greed Took s...

It's three o'clock in the morning When you finally answer your phone Ask me why I keep calling Why I don't leave you alone Where you've been, who've you been with Is all I really wanna know And then you hang up the phone, girl Knowing you're hurt...

Threw out a rope Somebody pulled me in You know I've never learned to swim I'm trying to tread in an unknown territory Don't know to find my next of kin ??? Cause I'm diggin it I got more than my feet wet I'm way up over my head And I'm diggin it But I never...

You're already gone What's the use in even trying? You busted my heart, baby When I found out that you were lyin' You don't have to tell me I hear it in the way you talk And you know it's killin' me When you say that it's all my fault But is it all on me?...

I could be the one That you talk to Anytime I could you make you coffee Cream and sugar Anytime Come to my house Sit by the window You'll always have someone to talk to Anytime You can drop by Late at night Anytime Come around here Early in...

In the past When love was still brand new There wasn't one thing wrong That you and I could do And as time wore on Came the cheatin' and the lyin' So tired of trying, baby We should say our last good-byes God bless 'ya It's dead, it's done...

I'm gonna buy me a ticket outta here Get on back to my baby's arms My work's done ? been away too long But I'll be there with ya soon as we get off the phone I'm goin' home. I'm goin' home You should'a seen me pack last night Readin' every card, fax and let...

I was born in the back seat Of a travellin' hurricane I came up in the back streets The city with no name I was raised on trouble Rock when I should roll I never could control it And I can't be controlled I am what I am I am the back door slam When I walk do...

If you walk alone in darkness Don't turn, go the wrong way If you associate among the evil Don't follow them down the wrong road You may even flirt with a little danger And before long wihtout even knowing It will be hard to find your way back home Just turn...

You used me To get ya anything you wanted Oh...but I'm a changed man It's your other friend that gets ya what you want now If I go through those same things again I'll be worse off than I started Oh...you're such a bad influence Baby, you've got ways t...

"Hey, Albert!" "Yeah, Johnny, what's happening, man?" "What's going on, man?" "Oh man, it's all right" "Tell me something, Albert: what ever happened to Hop Wilson, man?" "Well, Hop left us, man" "He did, Albert" "Boy he sure played that guitar over at...

Now let me tell ya', people 'Bout this blackjack game It cause me so much trouble I have myself to blame Hey, how unlucky can one man be? Well, every dollar I get You know, blackjack takes it away from me My friends don't come around me 'Cause I've be...

There's a cold, cold feelin' 'round my heart It's trying to get colder And this heavy heart proves I've been touched by the blues Blues, get off my shoulder. Got my heart not speakin' to my head Even getting older And this heavy heart proves that I've b...

Her name came up today To my surprise My eyes watered up But I didn't cry I pictured our good times And I almost had a laugh I'm finally bouncin' back I'm finally bouncin' back, yeah Fall and winter's gone I've made it through the cold S...

"Hey, Albert!" "Oh, yeah, what's up, Johnny?" "You got your harmonica with you today, man?" "Yeah, brought it with me today, man" "I think we better get on down, you know, 'cause I got the blues" "You know I got 'em, too" "Well, hear it is" "So hear it...

Same old funky thing This time around, babe You done messes up my groove You came through like a hurricane Could have had a change of heart Could have had a change of mind And it seems it's impossible True love's so hard to find You keep tell...

I do all the cooking in our house, babe You're always running around I do all the cooking in our house, baby You're always running around There'll be no more chicken in the kitchen If you don't try and settle down You come home late for supper now, baby And...

As her car pulls out the driveway And she don’t wave goodbye Her last words echo in my mind Listen honey, i gotta get away I’m standing here watching her tail lights As if they’re some kind of sign Fading into a memory I just got tired of trying So l...

Not a day goes by That a man doesn't have to choose Between what he wants What he's afraid to lose Along comes temptation And he can't refuse, no I know the difference 'tween wrong and right Don't make no difference in the middle of the night Take a bait, yo...

Well I've cried so much for you Baby, there's nothing new Well, I've cried so much for you Baby that's nothing new Now I wish I had one dollar For all the times I've cried for you Almost every night I cry myself to sleep Everybody else is happy But I...

Dirty work at the crossroads, lord what a sad affair Dirty work at the crossroads, lord what a sad affair That's why you got me crying, it's more than a heart can bear I know you didn't love me baby, and my best friend you did adore I know you didn't love me...

An ancient battle In an ancient land Swept away with anger Through the streets, they ran Block to block House to house Man to man They fought hand to hand And war, begat war All on a distant shore Who are they? The people that they seek Innocent or guilty? F...

Do that thing you do, that makes me feel So good inside, would you do that for me? When you do what you do, you rock me out Of my socks and shoes, baby, you know I like it I'm 'bout to lose control and I want you to know Now, you got my love baby, give me mo...

You know it doesn't Really matter That I always seem To forget Where I put my keys, My hat, and my coat Searching for your sunglasses And you lost the remote Did you forget the heat? Cause I'm gettin' chills Are the lights really going out? Did we forget t...

Dead of the night baby We're finally alone I'll pull up the shades If you'll unplug the phone Put on some music Marvin Gaye's real nice Once we get settled I'll turn off the lights [Chorus:] Don't be afraid of the dark Don't be afraid of the dark I'll be the...

I never knew This pain No, no I never knew That you wanted You wanted to go Away Cause away means forever Just try to hold on Let's stay together No, darling don't break this ring Oh, no, say you don't mean it Cause I want I want you to stay...

Don't touch me, baby No Just leave me alone Because the way you treat me, baby You know that's wrong I'm leavin' you, baby Gonna hit that highway Back home When I took you off the streets And gave you everything that I had When I ask you for some l...

You walk the streets All the night long And you know Know that's wrong What's a matter, baby? Don't you even care? You drink And you smoke And you're out there high Skied up on that coke Hey, baby Don't you even care? You took my credit...

You always take what's serious for granted, uh huh You think that everything's cool and you think I'm satisfied, no no You didn't think that it was necessary, uh huh To call me a baby and tell me don't worry, no no I wanna know what you intend to do When you...

You find you can't Get away from your trouble Hang on It will soon fade away Nothin' stays the same Just like night turns to day Hang on Cause it's fadin' away I feel the gloom and despair Everything is turned around And sometimes it just isn't fair You get...

False accusations Led to a fight I was so wrong She's gone tonight I was so wrong I can see it now Jealously had twisted me somehow Yes it did, and I know it did False accusations I can't take back My mouth was moving Ohh, but you kno...

I heard her soft hand knock in the dead of night I hear her whisper, "BABY, let me in!" I sat up in my bed "She's hear!" my heart cried Just like I fantasized Just like I fantasized Just like I fantasized I opened up my door and smelled her swee...

I looked far away I looked way into the future What I saw was you not here with me And when I looked inside for an answer, honey I just knew that I had to be free What I have to say What I have to say I know will hurt you After years of love It's har...

I was fine yesterday What made you think that you could do that? Summer shine. Rain so hard I just had to scream, I never knew a storm so rough Never knew a person so mean Maybe by mornin' this will all go fume And I'll pick up the pieces of my life And...

Fix this, broken heart of my I just can't catch my breath I'm all, torn apart Trying to forget All the pain I've been through And all the time spent with you Not knowing you never gave a damn about us Fix this, shattered dream of my I just can't get n...

Another night without sleep Watch the clock hit half past 2 Tape plays wild in my head All the things I wished I'd said to you Yesterday I went to call you Pressed the number that came naturally Hoping to hear your voice again All the phone did was rin...

It's Wednesday night, my woman's out Once again I'm home alone Lately, even Wednesday night She's late getting home She phones from work at quittin' time Says the boss asked her to stay She said she's makin' double time But I suspect foul play, I suspect foul...

Loving you was Always a cost That I never bought Till we Start drifting apart Now I find the loving you give Is something I've got to feel Gotta make comeback To your heart I realize A love that is lost No greater cost Than the pain Of a broken...

As soon as you walk out that door I won't consider you a friend no more Cause the things you say behind my back Just showed me, baby, where you're at Gotta change the rules, oh, baby Gotta change the rules If you want to love me Whenever we me...

Great big old house Full of empty rooms Nice family used to live there But they had to move Just the carpets on the floor And the loadbox on the frontdoor Is all of that remains There used to be love, love, love Used to be love, used to be love, used t...

I still remember The day I went home The taxi dropped me on the street And I stood there all alone I saw a lady on the porch That I knew from years before She said, "Sorry about your father." From behind the closed screen door "Sorry about your fathe...

Been burning up the past few days I know that I'm in for a heartache Started out with secret calls And now this letter Somebody please help me to forget her I admit that sometimes I did you wrong I was out all night when I shoulda been home Hey, it's la...

Our love was as strong as love could be But then someone got between you and me People said we were finished when you walked out the door I was so worried, I walked a hole in the floor But I'm holdin' court tonight Surprising all my friends I'm holdin' court...

I'm holdin' on I'm just holdin' on Hey, hey, holdin' on I was really wrong Now, she's really gone I used to hold her I'd never let her down When she needed me I was always around But hey, that's all over, now I was really wrong Now she's really gone When te...

You just never know, How life will unfold, Are the dreams we have just fairy tales, Hope I'm wrong, I can't fail I see you work hard, And you rarely crack a smile, Never weep when you're not well, You're the reason I can't fail, I'm always by your si...

I can't go home Cause I know what I'm gonna find there I can't go home, no Cause I know, I know what I'm gonna find there My neighbor's have told me My friends have, too They say, "Young Bob, if you go home" "Things won't be cool." "Things a...

I can't quit Lovin' you I can't quit Darling I'm hypnotized by the things that you do You lift me up when I'm feeling down Make me forget why I'm blue There's no need to wake me now, baby I belong to you I can't quit Loving you I can't quit Darling I'm mysti...

I didn't trust nobody I didn't trust my feelings You said a lot of nice things I didn't catch the meanings I didn't know that you Thought So much of me I didn't know I didn't know Must of had a chip on my shoulder I was kind of hard to get close to You start...

Have I told you Lately that I love ya ? Well, if I didn't darling I'm sorry Did I reach out And hold ya in my loving arms O, O , When you needed me Now I realise that you need love too And I'll spend my life making up to you Oh Oh, I forgot to be your lover...

Last night I got loaded On a bottle of gin On a bottle of gin Last night I got loaded On a bottle of gin On a bottle of gin You know I feel all right Feel all right Feel all right Feel all right Night before last I got loaded On a bottle of wh...

I payed the clerk and moved right in A single room with one big twin There's a chest and mirror Shower's down the hall Room 16 ain't got no view But the hot plate's brand new I guess I showed her I guess I showed her Once again I've been burne...

I have A broken heart It's been broken, and healed And broken again Too broken to heal I feel it burn And I wish I could put out the fire It drives me out Into the night Looking for dark-eyed lovers To soothe me and cool me And tell me sweet lies Till I've a...

I get the blues in the morning. So bad, I scare myself My hair is turning gray so fast, I'm worried about my health, And I shiver all over, I shiver all over, I shiver all over, 'Cause I ain't got you! Mmmmm... I'm burning with a fever. My stomach's twisted...

Oh, I was warned about her love But like a fool I went on Whether they're right or wrong At least the mystery is gone The more people talked about her The more I had to see I had to find out for myself What could she do for me Her lips were so invitin...

Am I long way from your heart, I wonder, Is this where love is, heartache starts, I wonder, I wonder if you ever think about me, And how good our old loving used to be, Sometimes, Sometimes I wonder When you left with one last curious look,...

I'd rather be a wino Way down on skid row I'd rather be a wino Way down on skid row If I lost my little Jenny I wouldn't have noelse to go Well I feel like a junky With tracks all down my arm I feel like a junky With tracks all down my arm I'm hooke...

Transam relations visit my dream It just won't let me be They say that it is all over now that she 's gone The past is why they called up to me I'm not to lazy to worry Or to nervous to even steal But it was never enough for her Or at least that is how...

Hey! Now I've look for you everywhere But I can't find 'ya No, no, no Last time I saw 'ya you were talking on the phone And after that you ran out the door And I'll go on Lovin' you You might be at the neighbor's Cause you and her like to take tea once and...

I don't mean to brag But I know I'm a good man At least I try and understand When things don't go just like we planned I'll do anything you want me to I'll make you happy If it's the last thing I do and Oh Darling-Darling I'm a good man... lovin' you I don't...

Where's the sun when you want it? Never been a fan of clouds You said you'd decide When the time was right So I stayed and I waited I'm afraid to let this one go Can't see the stars the way I used to Big city lights surrounding me I got a whole lot o...

I begged for mercy Called out in pain No one seemed to hear me It's like I don't have a name I'm done crying I've got no more tears You can't hurt me anymore At least now I know where I stand You won't take away my dignity Cause I am still a man I...

I'm gonna forget about you I'm gonna forget about you Cause in my lonely time I'm gonnna loose my mind I'm gonna forget about you I'm gonna forget about you I'm gonna forget about you In my lonely time I'm gonna loose my mind I'm gonna forget about yo...

Well I cussed out my boss Huh, and got fired Then I hit the lottery And now I'm retired The odds of that happening Slim to none But I wasn't surprised when I won It happens everyday I'm just lucky that way I'm not bragging Don't take it like that...

Ten long years, Seem like thirty-five Cause everything you said Turned out to be a lie I was sweet to you, I didn't even have to try Now I look into your eyes All I see is the other guy All that talkin', You ain't got nothin' to say Well I can tell you It's t...

I lit two brand-new candles Set two glasses out for wine Two hours ago She was due here anytime I'm starting to believe I've slipped her mind Friday night she's coming Got the date circled in red I've planned this night all day High hopes,...

If you're thinkin' what I'm thinkin' Let's not waste any time It's been real lonely here lately It's either your place or mine If you're thinkin' what I'm thinkin' Ohhh, you might just save my life It will put me through all the procedures And now I do...

You threw out my clothes The things i own, And locked the door. I guess i crossed the line, Wasted your time, I had to go. If you've made other plans i understand, The fool i am. It doesn't show, No,No. Old friends just pass me by, They seem to hide, Im not...

Tell what you're thinkin, baby What's on your mind? Could it be that what you feel for me Is getting hard to find? You say you're falling out of love Girl I can't believe That it's all gone Oh, yeah You're movin on now Listen when I tell you, sugar I'm so in...

Jealous love Jealous love of mine Jealous love Why can't you trust me sometimes? To be so sweet And yet so kind You're killin' my love With your jealous mind Jealous love I want to say it one more time Ohh, you ought to trust me some time I take...

Some people live to ruin a love so fine They know they'll never have what's yours and mine I know things won't get any better while we're apart So stop talking to your friends, and try listening with your heart They always try to tell you all that they see Jea...

Maybe I'm just a loser Whose will is none too strong But I don't want to lose her Even if my choice is wrong I've been used to all the heartache The jealousy and pain So I'm well aware of what it takes To win her back again. I played a fool for her smile I fo...

I should'a quit you, long time ago I should'a quit you, baby, long time ago I should'a quit you, and went on to Mexico If I ha'da followed, my first mind If I ha'da followed, my first mind I'd'a been gone, since my second time I should'a went on, when my frien...

I'm spending too much time with her problems, Worrying about what she might think. Her hold on my heart, you know it drives me crazy, And buddy, I'm on the brink. Thought I'd worked my way through all the heartaches, Jealously, anger, and pain. But this...

I can look back now at all the years I paid my dues Every broken heart, every dead end All those blues It don't matter now The tears I've waded through (?) I can laugh out loud I ended up with you I can laugh out loud I ended up with you...

If you lose It's because you showed your hand Somebody called your bluff I guess you didn't understand I thought you learned your lesson It's time for you to go home Cause you don't know how You don't know how to leave well enough alone Crowded roo...

Hello Hello my friend How are you doing, baby today? It's been a long time But there's no peace of mind Since you've been away I've been learning and searching All things through But my heart won't let me Get used to the blues Crying, I keep on trying To get...

Well I like what I like and what I like I found it all in this girl Well I like what I like and what I like I found it all in this girl She have the quickness of a tractor y'all She's my little devil girl Well, I'm only happy when I'm sleepin' in that lio...

I see a tear in your eye You look troubled There's a burning down inside that won't stop She's says what she wants is her freedom It's hard to let love just fly away It's so hard to understand You're seeing double It didn't turn out like you planned It just w...

So it's all said and done And you promised you wouldn't do it again Now where are you going? You've knocked on someone else's door And you, jived and told some great big lies about it Don't you think they know you? Why, when something goes wrong Do you walk...

As soon as the sweat begins to dry And you begin to forget why you came You can't even look me in the eye When you remember your good name And by the time that you step out of shower And start to dry your hair You have long since ceased to care about Our last...

She has everything And every one loves her A warm smile and a friendly hug Good looks Good looks ??? Everyone says it's a mistake That she's made a goof Any thing can happen cause she's here with me For that I'm living proof I could be a cowboy Sit out under...

Won't you sit down Talk to me And tell me What's on your mind I'll lend a listening ear Some sympathy And a word or two Of kindness Won't you sit down Talk to me You'll find a whole lotta lovin' right here You need to know That everything That everything Wi...

Wasting away my life, going through emotions Everyday is the same, go out and play the game All my life I've been searching for someone new Not sure what to do, then I found you Love comes and goes Don't you agree? This time it stays with you and me We...

One day we love Next day we fight You change your mind, girl Like day and night Like Jekyl and Hyde You come and you go Why you so mean, girl I just don't know You do it all the time Keep a frown on your face Like a fool left out all night, oh baby Love gone...

Went to my doctor, my doctor said It's a wonder you ain't dead The sickness you got I can't cure Getting over it is up to you You've been living in the twilight zone Since your woman left you all alone You've got the love sickness in your blood You've got...

Well I'm love struck baby I must confess Life without you darlin' is a solid mess Thinkin' 'bout you baby give me such a thrill I gotta have you baby... Can't get my fill I love ya baby an' I know just what to do I still remember... and let it be said The way...

Every trouble's got the best of you And there's nothing that you can do March on Yeah, you march on You march on Yeah, you march on Yeah, you do Times are tough I know you've had enough Thought many times about giving up Don't give up That's for l...

Sunup till sundown With every step I take Sunup to sundown With every step I take I'll be thinking of you, baby And the love we gonna make Put your ear to listening As soon as nigh time falls Put your ear to listening As soon as nigh time fal...

I Gotta moan I don't feel so good this morning Ohhh My baby's been gone a long time Why did you have to go? Why did you have to leave? Ewww Can't stand being alone I All I do is cry And moan I remember when you used to love me in the morning Ohh, you used t...

Hey baby, wait a minute Don't start leaving tracks now I know there's really nothing left in it, woman And before you go, gimme my love back Cause that's more than I can stand Much more than I can stand It's so plain, but hard to admit That it's...

Oh, beautiful love You don't bother me I don't need your time, your company And now that it's over And I'm strong enough to see You used to move the mountains, baby But now you just don't move me People say when you're lonely You're after the first o...

One last time, And I'll be free One last time You'll have your hooks in me Cause I'm about to lose it My force of habit I want to see you burn All the way down I want to see your ashes All over the ground Then I will know That I can't forget about My last...

It's my own problem That I have to face Right here all by myself It's my fault, yes it is I'm so ashamed Can't blame it on no one else She was once my Everything I sit here alone Wondering Just where did I go wrong? I've got a problem...

Like a stone You can't hurt me Like that old oaktree I'm as strong as I could be Like a clock that moves But goes nowhere I know just when it's time for me to leave So this love affair is all over And it's all right with me It's hard to make Nothing go an...

Got a real bad case of restless As I pace around my room The old urge has started stirring Must be the power of the moon Been feeling, oh, so nervous Since my loving's turned to mud And I hear that night wind howlin' It's time to find new blood...

You take my money and leave Trying to leave me all alone That don't bother me so much But you left your poor baby child alone But I'm nice Nice as a fool can be But if I ever get my hands on you, baby They'll have the judge do something nice for me Y...

See him cuddled in the shadows Sleepin' on his cardboard bed Using rags for a pillow Where he lays his unwashed head His blanket's old newspaper Not much good against the snow See so many like him out there When you walk the night patrol When y...

Everybody likes those folding bills And you might need those little white pills Fast little cars give some people chills But I need my baby to get my thrills Yeah, I need my baby to get my thrills Ohh, I'm just wild about Mexican food Ohh, and you might...

They say don't bother It's just a game She's hard to follow She'll bring you pain I'm no one special But one thing I know is true I try my best to please her Though I know I never do She wants the life of wealth and fame She's got my soul It's suc...

I couldn't love you your way Still you came to see me day by day. But now I miss you all the time, No heart can't be sad as mine Ain't nobody's fault but mine! What will I do tomorrow? Warren down and suffering with my sorrow Crying ain't gonna help me...

Not bad for love. Not bad at all. Isn't it amazing, how it's so strong. We've been around much too long. To let a little pain, cut us off. Those days are gone. Love's not bad at all. Down on my luck and I was lost. Could have give up on living, but you didn't...

You can give me an hour alone in a bank Pay all my tickets, wipe the slate blank You could buy me a car, fill up the tank Tell me a boat full of lawyers just sank But it ain't nothin' but a woman Nothin' but a woman, no, no Don't need nothin' but a woman...

Nothin' against you I don't speak If I pass you by Look away when we meet If I turn my back And walk the other way Just leave me alone To myself for awhile And believe It's nothin' against you Now don't get me wrong If I don't call If I don't write Or let y...

I stood there waiting as you drove by Sad but true All the years that we've been friends Shame on you Now times are rough when you're not around And I wish you well with the new life you've found But someday, baby I'll see you on the road down In times of trou...

As soon as the sweat, begins to dry And you begin to forget why you came You can't even look me in the eye When you remember your good name And by the time you step out of shower And start to dry your hair You have long since ceased to care ablout Our...

Tie the trunk with a piece of string Make sure, did we forget anything? Turn the lights out And close the door Tell the mailman We don't live here no more They said it was paradise And that we'd live here forever And they stabbed us in the back With...

I hear him when he weeps and moans I've even seen him shed tears For after taking those wedding vows That didn't last many years I've seen him walk the streets alone In the wind and rain cold and weak Help the poor man save his heart Take him in, make him neat...

I get chills when I think back to The times when we Were hurting one another I look back on that now And it's good to know That we've found some sacred ground Sometimes like a storm It was cold and rainy But we got by We lost years Trying to fi...

Met her in a night club Alvey's hideaway I could tell by looking at her That she had come to play Bought her three gin and tonics And we told each other lies Then I headed to the motel With my little prize And I'm payin' for it now Payin'...

I'm in a phone booth, baby Number scratched on the wall I'm in a phone booth, baby Number scratched on the wall I'm new in Chicago Got no one else to call Been walkin' all day For old friends I can't find Hearts so cold Had to buy me some wi...

Now, you know that I'm married And baby, so are you But right now we're not thinking Past this little rendezvous We both know what's gonna happen Four people gonna get hurt Cause it's bound to rub off on us When we're playing in the dirt You'...

Have a seat and I'll tell you a tale It wasn't that long ago.. About a guy who turned out to be a cheater got the heater So the story goes: He tried the playboy-thing on two friends Thinking that they'd never know. They say he got caught in a trap and i...

Midnight And her porchlight's on The signal That her man is gone She'll open her back door wide I'll slip down the alley, then slip inside She's waiting Just inside the door In perfume Probably nothing more She'll greet me with her arms sp...

I can hear the couple fighting right next door Their angry words sound clear thru these thin walls Around midnight I hear him shout unfaithful woman And I knew right there the axe was gonna fall It's because of me It's because of me I heard him shout w...

We talked yesterday About us Maybe we could save What we lost Didn't have to say We were done Have my sadder days Just begun I've had better days Than this one She just walked away I'm all alone Are there other ways Show me one Tell my sadder da...

Mmmmmmm I'd give a friend My very last dime And I'd leave my job to do a favor for 'ya Any time, oh yes I would But I won't share my baby She's not part of a good deed Share what you've got Keep what you need If you can't pay your rent Ohh, you're...

Mmmmmm Standing in the doorway She was crying Big as life She was waving me goodbye The fool that I am Saw it coming Did not have to guess the reason why She said again and again, "I'll be going." "And one day you're gonna be here alone."...

(Say what she do!) (Young Bob on vocals) The snappin' of her finger makes the dog wags its tail The whistle from her voice will make the train jump the rail Take her to a race track Show her face Horse that ain't won in years Comes in first place You...

Don't like the fire and forget what you doing Make you baby mad and start her to stewing When she starts to boil and knocks some steam You become a sadist if you know what I mean Appetize a main course don't you understand yeah If you don't do your prep...

Look at me After all these years of lovin' Can't believe I'm still the one you're dreamin' of After all these years of love You still want me There's a little bit more of me than yesterday I'm a little bit slower, look at how my hair is grayed Thought at any...

Alpine Valley, in the middle of the night Six Strings Down, on the heaven-bound flight Got a pick, a strap, guitar on his back Ain't gonna cut the angels no slack Heaven done called another blues stringer back home See the voodoo chile, holding out his hand I...

I would rather see you Sleepin' in the ground I would rather see you Sleepin' in the ground Than to be around here Knowing you're gonna put me down Well I gave you all my money Girl, and every thing that I own Well I gave you all my money Little girl...

I get a constant busy signal When I call you on the phone I get a strong uneasy feeling You're not sitting there alone I'm having nasty nasty visions And baby you're in every one, yeah And I'm so afraid I'm gonna find you with A still hot, smokin' gun...

Well somebody called and gave me the word And I'm gonna tell you people just what I heard I'm gonna tell you for free and it won't cost a dime There's so many women, so little time So many women, but so little time You know sometimes I wonder just why I...

The look on your face Tells me where you've been And every time you walk out of that door I act a fool to let you back in (??) You're not the only one makin' plans Before I get burned you need to understand There'll be some pain, some shame Now something w...

Sonny was my best friend He got called to Vietnam Sonny was my best friend He went away to Vietnam Said, "Watch out for my wife and baby" "And I'll count on you when I'm gone." I looked in every day Just like Sonny said Ohhh, and I'm not su...

Don't want to be older than a rocking chair When I find the love that I need Don't want to be tired when it comes to lovin' Want to be able to see who I'm kissin' and huggin' I can only wait For so long Cause what good would I be to somebody If I needin' help...

You never stay You're on the go Three times a day Or maybe more Where you run to I just don't know I turn around You've got the Ford Didn't put any gas in it When you brought it back You're out last night The night before And the night before th...

I'm so fed up Girl, I've had enough I'm steppin' out tonight Girl, you're playin' around Sure enough gonna get me down I'm steppin' out tonight Down to the end of my rope And I've get to get lose Get a lose before I choke Ain't no use in you Beggin' me not...

Something happened this morning when I opened my eyes and looked around me Something strange was in the air But what it was I just could not pin it down And then I heard the shower running and I knew what it was You were still around How many times m...

Trouble all around me everywhere There was a time when I didn't care Life was a party That's all we knew Now I'm so glad To be here today Cause not everybody Can stand up and say That they're a survivor Survivor Survivor You've got to choose If you wanna be a...

I'm gonna move on baby Nothin' seems to go my way I'm gonna move on baby Nothin' seems to go my way I'm gonna pack up and leave ya' Nothin' can make me stay You did me wrong You so mean I give up Queen beat the king Some rainy morning Don't be surprised There...

From out of the darkness Beneath the lights Right there Off of main street The mystery takes control of a man And it drops them to their knees Makes me question who I am I've got to leave this place because That ain't love, that ain't love! On a warm, warm...

Could I have done something wrong? Someone broke your heart I feel sorry for you If it's the last thing that I do I'll have to talk to that man Yes I will The pain I see you suffering And the shame The news is all over town Why he left Is a mystery Cause I wo...

Used to be a time When I didn't care Oh, but now I'm changed, baby I want to get some aware And if that mean I got to leave you That's what I'll do That's what I'll do You always pull me down When I try to stay up Oh, but that's not so fair, baby S...

That's what keeps me rockin' I was talkin to my neighbour, that lives next door Who marveled at your pace as you went walking thru the store I said hey up baby, and come right back You know she brought me a meal cos I didn't want a snack [Chorus:] That'...

I feel bad, I feel terrible I'm just as sad as I can be Oh, I feel bad, I feel terrible I'm just as sad as I can be I let a boy, 12 years old Take my baby away from me He used to hang around my crib Until late into the night Oh, he used to hang aro...

Last night Once again I had the dream I tossed and I turned That old feeling's still the same It was so real I woke up cold and sweating I wonder did I call her name? In the dream she was right there with me Right there with me in the bed She said, "...

Coffee for my breakfast Shot of whiskey on the side It's a dark and dreary morning With the clouds covering up the sky The forecast calls for pain The forecast calls for pain My baby's turning cold And the forecast calls for pain We stayed up...

When I first met you, baby Weren't you a sweet, little thing Worked my fool head off Just to buy that diamond ring Now things are kind of funny You know the way it goes Now you want to put that ring Right on through my nose You put me through the gri...

Do you wonder, do you think That every time that I leave my house That I'm sneakin' around But if I am it should mean nothing to you Since you put me down And it'll be the last time That I'll get burned like this I've lost your love again Th...

You know the moon is full? I feel my love coming down I said the moon is full I feel my love coming down You see I met this little girl I don't think I wanna wanna wanna leave this town You see all my friends call me crazy But they just don't know how...

Sometimes at night When I close my eyes I see three women All standing in a line The one on the left She took my heart The one on the right Said she wanted to be free But the one in the middle I still love her And I wonder Does she ever think of me? In my mi...

Out on the road Late at night The highway is so inviting Since you said that we were through I remember what you told me I'm trying to drive away these blues I can do a lot of things But let me tell you girl I can't make it by myself, in this great big world...

Well all right, baby I guess I know the score You better get to packin' I don't want you around here anymore You come home looking funky Your clothes all in a mess And your story wasn't fittin' Any better than your dress Well all right, baby Now I k...

It's been so long I really need to see you, baby So long When I called you up And talked to you yesterday, baby You really rocked me Oh, you rocked me I made my promise to you, darling And I'm gonna do what needs be done You've made me und...

I've got to move on I think a change will do me better There's nothing wrong We finally agree I gave you my heart Got nothing in return You tore it apart, yeah Cause you want to be free So I'm gonna wait till tomorrow See the morning light Forget about our p...

These things made our love come to an end Oh these things Hey baby, thought you were my friend Stepping out, playing around All of these things, baby Really let me down Oh and I know You're gonna miss me One of these ole' days Early one morning I got...

Tell me, before you go away. Tell me, this time, won't cha? Tell me the reason why you play the games you choose to play. I'll take a guess it's because- you've got another. And you're ashamed of the fact- that I know, yeah. That it's all just a lie, Bu...

Time makes two love, Makes them more than friends. Time makes true love, More than just pretend. Makes you count the nights, And the moments we're apart. Time will heal your troubles, When you got the blues. Heal the burnin' heartache, But your right back i...

Well The big bell is tollin' Trouble Is heading north Well The big bell, it's tollin' Trouble Is heading north Well, it's so my baby And it let me Here all alone Well My head Is so heavy When the sun starts sinkin' low Well My head Ain't so heavy When the...

Too many cooks are gonna spoil the stew Too many cooks are gonna spoil the stew Too many cooks are gonna spoil the stew There ain't nobody cooking but me and you Too many cooks are trying to get in your kitchen The first thing you know there's somet...

You say you love me, babe But you don't know When I tell you I want to take you out And you don't want to go, girl So if you love me (Don't say you like me) And if you like me (Don't say you love me) I can't wait to Halloween to find out If it's trick or trea...

Road block, shutdown again Danger of a losin' my best friend You know I've got a good side, just never shows Waiting such a long time, goodness knows [Chorus:] Trouble and pain, yea That's all I am is Trouble and pain, yea, yea Clock stopped a week a...

When you're used up, Where do you go, Soldier Mother dry your eyes, There's no need to cry I'm not a boy, It's what I signed up for When you're used up, Where do you go, Soldier I can't take the heat, And I hardly sleep anymore What'd we come here for Standi...

The night life Has never been easy Has never been easy for me The price I've paid Has been so very dear Some of my friends are . . . No longer here Now I'm two steps from the end Last door down the hall That's where you'll find me It's gonna be a slow fade...

The good times have been used up It looks like trouble will start falling down The good times have been used up It looks like trouble will start falling down If I don't get some money The future will be no time to be around I'll never wake up If I don't sto...

He wants to be Up in the sky, so high Above the clouds, down below So low She wants to be Right by his side Lay on her back and watch the world Pass by Life's too short for the living You know that life's too long for the dying But it's alright Don't you kno...

My nights are long I'm all alone My money's short So I'm stickin' close to home And waiting Waiting for the tide to turn Time will bring on some changes That's one sure thing that I've learned Got no woman now When a woman's what I need When my shi...

Late night dinners Early morning walks Seven nights together Now it's time to talk Try to see it my way Baby, it's not all that hard After seven nights together Darling, we need to be apart Love can be easy But the trust is hard to find And all I n...

I told you not to come around here anymore I told you not to show your face at my door Remember when I said that you were a bore Remember when I told you I dont love you no more Darlin', well I lied I saw you last night with some other guy You called me...

What about me? What about me? What about me? What about me? What about me? What about me? Oh!!!! What about me? What about me? I'm hear all by myself What about me? Hey, hey, hey You winked your eye when you caught my glance So we sat and talked for a while...

You don't need a rich man To make you money Cause you got the money maker And you sure use it, honey You don't need a strong man To keep you safe Cause all the danger's in your angel face You don't need a hard man To make you cry Cause you can turn on those...

Now whatcha gonna do When the welfare turn it's back on you? Whatcha gonna do, ye When the welfare turn it's back on you? You'll be standin' there stranded And there won't be a thing you can do Now you look all through your house, yeah Yes, and you can...

She's gone After all these lovin' years After I figured She'd always be near After my tears dry I want to know Where do I go from here? Where do I go from here? Thought I'd never have to choose Ohh, I thought that our lovin' I'd never, never, never...

My baby caught the train And she left me all alone My baby caught the train And she left me all alone She knows that I love here But she's doing me wrong My baby bought the ticket Along as my right arm My baby bought the ticket Along as my right arm...

You think this world belongs To you, my love That's where you're wrong I've always know that Consider yourself lucky You got the best of the deal How could you grow so cold And tell me that's how you feel? When this love is done When the new ones co...

The fighting's over This time I won I yelled the loudest Had the biggest gun She packed up all her bags And walked right out the door Looks like I won the battle But lost the war She was speechless Once I made her cry But she had the last word If you count g...

(If you give him one) (One more chance) (That's all he needs is one more chance) Just let me prove that my love is real Baby, won't you let me show ya how I feel? (All he wants is one) (One more night) (That's all he needs) (To make things right) Why can't...

I like to be real cool And say it doesn't bother me But every night she is out, walking' the streets And I worry She can lead her live the way that she wants It is not for me to say, but I worry It is not for me to say, but I worry Worry, Worry, Abou...

When you come near My eyes are glue You've got control of me It's sure an' hard to see I'm just a fool Oh you move me You know you move me, baby Oh you move me Oh-o-oh you move me You make me weak It's hard to walk And when you speak to me I answ...

You told me that you loved me And every word was true You're actin' kind of funny lately I wonder what's wrong with you I'm gonna leave you And you're crying won't make me stay Well, the more you cry for me, little girl The futher I'm going away Ther...

I don't have to beg you to hold me 'Cause somebody else will You don't have to love me when I want it, no 'Cause somebody else will Some kind friends say you don't need it When all the time they're tryin' to get it Look out, your good thing Is about to...

I don't have to beg you to hold me 'Cause somebody else will You don't have to love me when I want it, 'Cause somebody else will Your best friends say you don't need it When all the time they're tryin' to get it I said, look out, your good thing Is about to...

Your pal is always there Whenever you need him Hold your hand While another man breaks your heart Not one to judge Or hold a grudge, your pal Did you ever think he was the one for you? Maybe you should look no further You're the only one that doesn't know it...

Baby you should keep your bedroom shades pulled down I can see right in, I've seen you in that black nightgown I've seen you with your lover, when you're man's not in town But don't worry babe, you're secret's safe with me I'm very, very jealous For wee...