Robert Earl Keen

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10,000 Chinese Walk Into A Bar

10000 chinese walk into a bar and order up a beer The barman says, it's funny you know we don't get many Chinese in here Now I don't know if I got it right maybe no one knows It's just a joke I heard one night and that's the way it goes I'll have one of those...

14 Carat Mind

I still recall the morning that I met you Standing out in front of Wilson's Five and Dime Staring through the window at the jewelry Hungry for the things you couldn't buy Just like a fool I thought that I could please you I saw you had an eye for things that...

52 Vincent Black Lightning

Oh says Red Molly to James "That's a fine motorbike. A girl could feel special on any such like" Says James to Red Molly "My hat's off to you It's a Vincent Black Lightning, 1952. And I've seen you at the corners and cafes it seems Red hair and black leather,...

99 Years For One Dark Day

I've been in this prison twenty years or more I shot my woman with a 44 I'll be right here till my dyin' day I got 99 years for one dark day Well the food is bad and the beds are hard I spend all day breakin' rocks in the yard Well there ain't no change, gonn...

All I Have Is Today

I woke up in another strange place by a 40 acre parking lot with every kind of sign I was talking to another strange face who was tellin' me that he didn't have the time All I want to do is climb that mountain All I need is the other way All I am is a lost so...

Amarillo Highway

I'm a high straight in Plainview A side bet in Idalou An' a fresh deck in New Deal Yeah some call me high hand And some call me low hand But I'm holding what I am the wheel 'Cause I'm panhandlin' manhanlin' Post holin' high rollin' dust bowlin' Daddy I ain't g...

Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way

Lord it's the same old tune Fiddle and guitar. Where do we take it from here? Rhinestone suits and new shiny cars; It's been the same way for years. We need a change. Somebody told me when I came to Nashville, "Son you finally got it made." Old Hank made it h...

Barbeque

Oooh when I was a little boy Only one or two The first thing I did enjoy Was a plate of Barbeque Barbeque sliced beef and bread Ribs and sausage and a cold Big Red Barbeque makes old ones feel young Barbeque makes everybody someone If you're feelin' puny and...

Beats The Devil

I can't remember when I was here But I'm back again I barely know you friend And everything's changed Sun burned up The sky turned green The air smelled of gasoline The soldier boy and teenage queen Have since become estranged I keep movin' Like the wind acro...

Between Hello & Goodbye

It was you and me last Saturday alone out in the dark It was something like no good for nothin', you're playin' with my heart You got feeling mad, and I'm alone and so I sit and cry In between our first hello and our last goodnight goodbye And I wonder about...

Billy Gray

Billy Gray rode into Gantry back in '83 There he did meet young Sarah McCray The wild rose of morning that pale flower of dawning Herald of springtime in his young life that day Sarah, she could not see the daylight of reality In her young eyes, Billy bore...

Black Baldy Stallion

Slidin' down the canyon on the Black Baldy Stallion Through the rocks and the ridges of the cold dark night Shinin' like a diamond from the belt of Orion Is it your imagination, is the end in sight From the top of the mountain to the edge of the water You can...

Blow You Away

You take off from work a bit early The boss doesn't care if you stay The guard with the key has to check your ID But he'd just as soon blow you away The cops have stopped ten miles of traffic They're sorry for all the delay No need for alarm as they're waving...

Christabel

It's been seven long days and seven hard nights In a sixty-two Chevy with broke taillights An eastbound man in a westbound lane A dishwater blonde about sixteen Was standing on the shoulder with a ribbon in her hair Her hand on her hip and her thumb in the air...

Copenhagen

Now I went out last Sunday with my little Mary Anne She said please stay 'till Monday and she grabbed me by the can She laid a big one on me - surprised me with her tongue But her surprise was waitin' there between my cheek and gum Copenhagen, what a wad of f...

Corpus Christi Bay

I worked the rigs from three to midnight On the corpus Christi Bay I'd get off and drink till daylight Sleep the morning away I had a plan to take my wages Leave the rigs behind for good But that life it is contagious And it gets down in your blood I lived in...

Crazy Cowboy Dream

Hot coffee on the dash board, a cold front on the way Last night I was in Oregon, tomorrow Santa Fe Up for two days running and I'm feeling tired inside Down to my last dollar but tonight I'm gonna ride Silver spurs and gold tequila You know they keep me hang...

Daddy Had A Buick

Daddy had a Buick and Mama loved to ride Daddy like to drive it and Mama liked to glide Four white walls constantly in motion From the Great Smoky Mountains to the California ocean Two tone, rag top, holes in the side Daddy had a Buick and Mama loved to ride...

Dark As A Dungeon

Come and listen, young fellers, so young and so fine And seek not your fortune in the dark dreary mines It will form as a habit and seep in your soul 'Til the stream of your blood runs as black as the coal Where it's dark as a dungeon and damp as the dew Wher...

Down That Dusty Trail

When I was a young boy The only things that really mattered were Making friends and having fun Walkin' down the railroad track 'Til you reached the river Turn around and head on back When the day is done Ain't it like they always say Everybody goes their o...

Dreadful Selfish Crime

Seems like yesterday I was here Dreamin' my life away and drinkin' beer Staying up till dawn strummin' on guitars Sleepin' all day long just like the big rock stars Barely livin' on money from tip jars I had a little place just up the block Had me a French gi...

East Virginia Blues

I was born in East Virginia North Carolina I did go There I courted a fair young maiden But her age I did not know Oh her hair was dark and curly And her cheeks were rosy red On her breast she wore a lilly Where I longed to lay my head Molly dear, go ask you...

Farm Fresh Onions

Truth is all I'm looking for From town to town And door to door Happiness is nothing more Than Sunday at the zoo Ridin' high inside the wires Is the sum of all my desires Earth and rain All I want is love for me and you…Farm fresh onions Big and round Sweet...

Feelin' Good Again

Standin there on Main Street across from Mr. Blues My faded leather jacket my weathered brogan shoes A chill north wind was blowin but the Spring was comin on As I wondered to myself just how long I had been gone So I strolled across ol Main Street walked dow...

Floppy Shoes

Packed up and good to go Cranked up that radio Way down in Mexico That sun's gonna shine Kick the cat and leave the key On the nail behind the tree Can't wait until I see That city limit sign Give me a thousand miles of highway Tie-dyed shirt and floppy shoe...

Flyin' Shoes

Days full of rain Sky's comin' down again I get so tired Of these same old blues Same old song Baby, it won't be long 'fore I be tyin' on My flyin' shoes Flyin' shoes Till I be tyin' on My flyin' shoes Spring only sighed Summer had to be satisfied Fall is a f...

Footprints In The Snow

Now some folks like the summertime when the they can walk about Strolling through the meadow green it's pleasant there no doubt Just give me the wintertime when the snow is on the ground For I found her when the snow was on the ground I traced her little foot...

Fourth Of July

She's waiting for me when I get home from work But things just ain't the same She turns out the light and cries in the dark Won't answer when I call her name On the stairs I smoke a cigarette alone The Mexican kids are shooting fireworks below Hey, baby, it's...

Furnace Fan

We were at the Rhythm Room In Scottsdale Arizona It was in the summertime it must have been '02 We got there way too early and we sat around for hours Loaded in when the man came down And the smushball game was through You can fry an egg out there on the cit...

Goin' Down In Style

I left Houston, Texas on a Gulf Coast Hurricane I was blown down by tornadoes, washed up by the rain Well my pappy wasn't happy with me, he told me to go So I stole my daddy's Cadillac, and I headed down the road I had a grin from ear to ear with each and ever...

Goin' Nowhere Blues

In the corner of the barroom Lives the ghost of Langston Hughes He's takin' notes and smokin' cigarettes Sippin' slowly on his booze Got them goin' nowhere blues And on the stage beneath the spotlight Woody Guthrie sings the news He's always ready for the goo...

Gravitational Forces

Gravitational forces The time is 8:45 Fifteen minutes shy of competing the 4-hour sound check It usually takes an hour and a half The room reminds me of a putt putt golf course A twenty foot crimson alien stands in the corner An airstream flying saucer juts ou...

Gringo Honeymoon

We were standing on a mountain top where the cactus flowers grow I was wishing that the world would stop when you said we better go We took a row boat across the Rio Grande captain Pablo was our guide For two dollars in a weathered hand he rowed us to the ot...

Happy Holidays Y'all

There is a Barbie doll in the gravy boat up on mom's TV set An angel made of Styrofoam holds Rita's cigarette Santa waves an empty beer in his plastic hand Everyone is here again, it's Christmastime again You know the kids are in their sleepin' bags with ever...

Hello New Orleans

Standin' here beside this freeway wishing I was high Wondering why she said she loved me then she said goodbye I'm down to my last dollar in these faded old blue jeans So adios to Amarillo, hello New Orleans Her hair was made of summer sunlight the moon lit i...

Here In Arkansas

The north wind blows a prairie fire across the open plain A light shines on the granite stone where someone carved my name Sister find the preacherman Daddy call the law Things have gotten out of hand Here in Arkansas An icy ring around the moon a fire acros...

High Plains Jamboree

She was a honkytonker and he was a family man And she showed him her gold teeth when he'd hold her little hand And they met out on the highway at the Paradise Motel lounge On Saturday nights when things weren't right between him and his wife in town They're j...

Hot Corn, Cold Corn

Hot corn cold corn bring along the demijohn Hot corn cold corn bring along the demijohn Hot corn cold corn bring along the demijohn Fare thee well Uncle Bill see you in the morning yes sir Well it's upstairs downstairs out in the kitchen Well it's upstairs do...

I Gotta Go

Ain't got time to shoot the breeze, got no time to blow Excuse me mister if you please, I gotta go Born one mornin' on the day of the dead in a bombed out bungalow My momma kissed my cheek and said, I gotta go I gotta go somewhere I gotta go Waistin' time sta...

I Wanna Know

Have you got a minute? A little time that we can spend Open up and let me in Share some memories People in a hurry Every day goes by so fast No one takes the time to ask how it used to be I wanna know Did your father own an automobile or a two horse carriage...

I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight

I wonder where my baby is tonight I wonder where my baby is tonight That street lamp ain't sayin' The moon is out of sight I wonder where my baby is tonight I love her more than roses love the sun I love her more than roses love the sun I've told her and I've...

I Would Change My Life

You never liked this place where we've been livin' all along So you packed up your things and bought a one-way ticket home Leavin' never hurts as much as bein' left behind I would change my life I would make it right I would change my life If you would only c...

I'll Be Here For You

Good times come and then they go The rain will fall the wind will blow Through it all you gotta know I'll do what I can do To protect you right or wrong Heal the hurt 'til the hurt is gone I'll be right where I belong I'll be here for you I'll be her when...

I'll Go On Downtown

I've got clothes in my closet and new shoes to wear And all that I wanted are more than my share And the woman who loves me she's more than a dream So why am I feeling so low down and mean? Well I gave up on smokin' two years ago And I ain't been drinkin' for...

I'm Comin' Home

Packed my suitcase, I racked my brain, I bought a ticket on the late night train. Took a taxi through the pourin' rain, I'm comin' home to you. Flew from Boston out to San Jose, Saw our old friends in Monterey Bay. When they asked me if I'd like to stay, I s...

It's The Little Things

It's the way you stroke my hair while I am sleepin' It's the way you tell me things I don't know It's the way you remember I came home late for dinner Eleven months and fourteen days ago It's the little things the little bitty things Like the way that you rem...

Jennifer Johnson & Me

Deep in the pocket, of an old sport coat jacket I chanced to discover an old memory Three for a quarter, a black and white portrait Taken of Jennifer Johnson and me I'm in the corner, my shirt collar open Like some Latin lover, on late night TV Smiling right...

Jesse With The Long Hair Hanging Down

Jesse took a powder, slicked his long hair back put a cartridge in his gun and stepped outside his shack, saddled up his buckskin mare and rode off into town. Jesse with the long hair hangin' down. Luann fixed her makeup, straightened out her dress, picked up...

Laughing River

I'm goin' away 'cause I gotta busted heart I'm leavin' today if this ol' TravelAll will start I recken where I'm goin', might need me different clothes Way up in Michigan where the Laughing River flows Twenty years in the minor leagues, ain't no place I didn'...

Leavin' Tennessee

The sun is settin' On our time living here You've lost the will I've lost the heart We should be leavin' While the coast is still clear Cause we won't make it after dawn We can cash in our chips And pack up the car Lock up the door And hide the key The only t...

Let The Music Play

Put the horses in the stable Load the mules on the train Set your pistols on the table leave the dogs out in the rain Take the money that they gave you Hide it in a mason jar Nobody now can save you It don't matter where you are Turn your light down low hear...

Levelland

Flatter than a tabletop Makes you wonder why they stopped here Wagon must have lost a wheel or they lacked ambition one On the great migration west Separated from the rest Though they might have tried their best They never caught the sun So they sunk some roo...

Lonely Feeling

It's a long strecth of highway At midnight in New Mexico It's a small colored light That shines from your car radio It's the old motel owner Who sleeps on a cot And gives you the very last cup from his pot It's a lonely feeling, it's what you've got It's a lo...

Love's A Word I Never Throw Around

I guess we've come full circle We're strangers once again It's hard to know we'd ever come to this It's funny you were saying how you'd miss The good ole times While all alone I'm thinking You're the one I'll miss Love's a word I never throw around So when I...

Lynnville Train

The lonsome oak tree held its fire into November He watched the last brown leaf hit the ground, and blow away An evening gunshot lets him the hunt is over A familiar cold moves in, somewhere between snow and rain. Just last spring you know his hart was burnin...

Maria

There's a soft rain tappin' on your window There's a cool breeze blowin' off the bay And a warm flame dancin' with our shadows To music playin' far away I never meant to stay an hour I thought that I was passin' through Another town along the highway I never...

Mariano

The man outside he works for me, his name is Mariano He cuts and trims the grass for me he makes the flowers bloom He says that he comes from a place not far from Guanajuato Thats two days on a bus from here, a lifetime from this room. I fix his meals and tal...

Merry Christmas From The Family

Mom got drunk and Dad got drunk at our Christmas party We were drinking champagne punch and homemade eggnog Little sister brought her new boyfriend He was a Mexican We didn't know what to think of him until he sang Feliz Navidad, Feliz Navidad Brother Ken bro...

My Home Ain't In The Hall Of Fame

My home ain't in the Hall of Fame You can go there, but you won't find my name And my songs don't belong on Top 40 radio I'll keep the old back 40 for my home Ain't no truck-drivin' man Baby, I hitchhike all I can I know the highway It takes me where I need t...

New Life In Old Mexico

I crossed the Mississippi, turned south at San Antone A bowie knife, a woolen coat, a grip bag on my arm It's all somebody needs to make it through the land Walk the night, travel light, cross the Rio Grande Someone strums a mandolin, soft gulf breezes blow...

Night Right For Love

When the sun goes down on the wild frontier the stars come out so bright and clear. That big round moon shines down from above. The wind sings a tune on this night right for love. I hold you near as we lie in the dark and all that I hear is the beat of your h...

No Kinda Dancer

The first of the month Brings back the notion Of a big round white dance hall and a cool summer night Red cherry faces set black shoes in motion To the oom pa pa rythym of a German delight And I tried hard to tell you I was no kinda dancer 'Took my hand to p...

Not A Drop Of Rain

Streets are almost empty, the shops are all closed down There's not a soul left in the bar to tell my troubles to Think I'll walk down to the river that runs just south of town I hate like hell when there ain't nothin' left to do But stand beneath the river br...

Oh Rosie

I'm long past hungry I need a bed I got some real wild things Runnin' through my head Oh Rosie, don't forget me now I've been to Tulsa And New Mexico Still got Tucson and Colorado left to go Oh Rosie don't forget me now Do you remember Our lucky star We gav...

Old Home Place

It's been ten long years since I left my home In the hollow where I was born Where the cool fall nights make the wood smoke rise And the foxhunter blows his horn I fell in love with a girl from the town I thought that she would be true I ran away to Charlotte...

On And On

In the purple setting sun, she rides her horse around the ring Gives him a kick, he starts to run, keeping time and galloping They ride around until they're free, into the wilderness unknown Living out her fantasy on that brave strawberry roan On and on (on a...

Out Here In The Middle

They broke into you car last night Took the stereo Now you say you don't know why You even live there anymore The garage man didn't see a thing So you guess it was an inside job You made a reservation Table for three Said you had to wait Somebody must've brib...

Over The Waterfall

I slipped through your fingers into the clouds Ran down the concrete hallways Pushed through the crowds. I watched by the water Reached for the sun Why did I bother What's done is done And all that's left of me now Is waiting to drown Over the waterfall (fal...

Paint The Town Beige

I gave up the fast lane for a blacktop county road Just burned out on all that talk about the motherlode I traded for a songbird, a bigger piece of sky When I miss the good old days I can't imagine why Still I get restless and drive into town I cruise once do...

Phuck It

When all the world comes fallin down Around my weary head And all my fantasies and dreams Lie dyin or lay dead When my horoscope says « sorry Rob Your out of luck today » I dont mess around a bit This is what I say : Fuck it It dont bother me Fuck it Lets wa...

Play A Train Song

A smokin', long black Cadillac; the engine's winding down He parked it up on the sidewalk like he owned the whole damn town I saw him talking to some chick through a thick ghost of smoke Through a thicker haze of Southern Comfort and Coke "Say girl you're hot...

Poor Ellen Smith

Poor Ellen Smith how she was found Shot through the heart lying cold on the ground Her clothers were all scattered and thrown on the ground And blood marks the spot where poor Ellen was found They picked up their rifles and hunted me down And found me a loafi...

Ready For Confetti

I see this woman everyday Dancin' on the corner at the Gas & Pay Whirlin' and a-twirlin' in the bright sunshine With her earbuds on and a cardboard sign They say that she once was a workin' girl It's a wigged out, weired out, wild and a wacky world Get re...

Rolling By

It's a busted old town on the plains of West Texas. The drugstore's closed down, and the river's run dry. The semis roll through like stainless steel stallions Goin' hard, goin' fast, goin' wild Rollin' hard, rollin' fast, rollin' by. And the mission still st...

Runnin' With The Night

It's midnight on the interstate and I'm flying like a bird I was talking to a friend of mine, he said "Have you heard the word?" "I've got some people comin' by to celebrate the show, Some of them are new in town and some of them you know" I've got a local sta...

Shades Of Gray

We made Oklahoma a little after 3 Randy, his brother Bob and my old GMC We had some moonshine whisky And some of Bob's homegrown We were so messed up we didn't know If we were drunk or stoned Randy was a sad-sack, tall kinda frail Bob was a raving maniac, cr...

Snowin' On Raton

When the wind don't blow in Amarillo When the moon along the Gunnison don't rise And I cast my dreams upon your love babe And lie beneath the laughter of your eyes Snowin' on Raton Come morning I'll be through them hills and gone Snowin' on Raton Come morning...

So I Can Take My Rest

I'm tired to the bone My back is to the wall I've been on my own So long I can't recall Take me in your arms tonight Hold me to your breast Tell me it will be alright So I can take my rest So I can take my rest Maine to Mexico Across the great divide Through...

Something I Do

I am the king of burning daylight, holdin' my own I've been doin' alright, leaving well enough alone My Daddy told me I was lazy, my momma said, I love you too I kind of like just, doin' nothing It's something that I do I kind of like just, doin' nothing It's...

Song For Kathy

Kathy, there was time when I thought of no one else but me and myself being on my own. And how can I start to apologize for not being there to dry your eyes when you were all alone. Flesh and blood Kathy, Eye to Eye, You're my friend and family, You've been...

Sonora's Death Row

Me and the boys we cinched up our saddles and rode to Sonora last night Gun's hanging proud, daring out loud for any one looking to fight Card cheats and rustlers would run for their holes when the boys from the old broken O Rode up and reined on the street...

Soul Of Man

To Canaan's land, I'm on my way Where the soul never dies My darkest night will turn to day Where the soul (never) never dies No sad farewells (dear friends there'll be no sad farewells) No tear dimmed eyes (there'll be no tear dimmed eyes) Where all is joy (...

Still Without You/conclusion: Road To No Return

I climbed the mountains and I swept the plains I crossed the border and I broke my chains I walked the back roads 'til my shoes wore through I'm still without you without you I lie awake at night and say your name I paint your picture in a starlit frame I...

That Buckin' Song

I had a horse named Bad Luck She weren't good lookin' but she sure could buck Yahoo hey hey Yippee yi cy yey I put my mama on her She threw her in the air My mama said son "that's a mother buckin' mare" Yahoo hey hey Yippee yi cy yey Took her to the rod...

That Guy You’re With Is an Asshole

I was on the street tonight and I had no money too Watchin’ pretty people passing by I’ve heard somebody laughin’, that’s when I saw you Leaving the limo with some guy It’s funny how they work those men , Some keep hanging on While some of us spin out of c...

The Armadillo Jackal

The evening sun was sinkin' down, a chill north wind a-blows The new plowed ground was coolin' fast, the river rolls and flows Beneath the two lane concrete river bridge between my place And town on that hot bed farm to market road they call 1291 I'm sayin' s...

The Bluegrass Widow

It's been five years come this autumn, she remembers well the day The day the fever got him, and took him far away Far away from always knowing that the love they shared was true Far away the fiddler's bowing, the grass forever blue It was in the dead of wint...

The Coming Home Of The Son And Brother

Time for the singer Time for the singer-boy to make his way back home. A prodigal, I've been distressed, This lonely child can't make it on his own. I've been traveling states away; I've been playing in a bluegrass band. Now it's the coming home Of the...

The Five Pound Bass

Up this morning Before the sun Fixed me some coffee and a honey bun Jumped in my pickup gave her the gas I'm goin' out to catch a five pound bass Down by the lake side Just off the ramp All them people sleeping in their fishing camp Some out in the pup tents...

The Front Porch Song

This old porch is a big ol' red and white Herford bull Standin' under a mesquite tree in Agua Dulce, Texas He keeps on playin' hide and seek with that hot august sun Sweatin' and a pantin' cause his work is never done Oh no, with those cows and a red top cane...

The Man Behind The Drums

We left New York City, with nuthin' but a song, she'll be coming' 'round the mountain when she comes. We wound up in Woodstock, at an old time jamboree, came to see the man behind the drums. Levon digs the doghouse, playing in The Band, when he locks in to th...

The Raven And The Coyote

I've been riding all day long through the wall of rain In the shadow of the mountains on the barren plains To my angel in the village where a lamplight glows If the dogs there don't betray me, no one will know In the city of the soldier, in the time of war Th...

The Road Goes On And On

I don't care what you say I never liked you anyway Wouldn't give you the time of day If I had the time to spend You're malicious and downright cruel Superstitious, so uncool Best wishes, you loudmouthed fool I hope I never see you again You're a regular jack...

The Road Goes On Forever

Sherry was a waitress at the only joint in town She had a reputation as a girl who'd been around Down Main Street after midnight with a brand new pack of cigs A fresh one hangin' from her lips and a beer between her legs She'd ride down to the river and meet w...

The Rose Hotel

He was walkin' through the alley way Where the drifters sleep and the wild dogs play The moon was black, the sky was grey He thought he was alone She was waiting at the Rose Hotel Across the street from the wishing well Turned the latch and broke a nail Check...

Then Came Lo Mein

There were lean times, they were tough There were mean times they were rough And the good times didn't outweigh the bad I was sad you were bitter But you were no quitter When nothin' was all that we had We were drinkin' a lot We were thinkin' of tyin' the kno...

These Years

Down the hill Through the light Past the city jail I watch and walk Every night I wondered who to tell How can I tell my father? He's been gone all these years I couldn't tell my father I couldn't bear the tears I was lost In a rage Didn't ever mean to be No...

Think It Over One Time

You say you're clearing out, the devil's in your eyes No time to walk, no time to talk, no time for long goodbyes. The ticket's in your hand, you've made that final call, The hard words flying by like punches in a barroom brawl We've made a mess of things, I...

Throwin' Rocks

One, two, ready, go She wasn't bad, she wasn't good She was just what she was She had a thing makes a man Do the things he does She had a way, a special way To speak without a word I swear to you, this very day That this is how it all occurred We was throwi...

Tom Ames' Prayer

Everyone in Nacogdoches knew Tom Ames would come to some bad end Well the sheriff had cought him stealin' chickens and such By the time that he was ten And one day his daddy took a ten dollar bill And he tucked it in his hand He said I can tell you're hea...

Top Down

Floatin' on a cloud, jettin' the stream For cryin' out loud you're livin' the dream Movin' so fast you're already gone You got your hit movie and your number one song You never worry, you never care You got the top down and the wind in your hair Well lickity-...

Travelin' Light

You've been standin' on the corner for a thousand nights Ifs the slowest corner known to man Watchin' strange faces passin' 'neath the lights With a bottle wavin' in your hand You got just enough money for some nothin' to go It ain't exactly what you planned...

Twisted Laurel

Just across the blue ridge, where the high meadows lay And the galax spreads through the new mown hay There"s a rusty iron bridge, cross a shady ravine Where the hard road ends and turns to clay With a suitcase in his hand there the lonesome boy stands Gazing...

Undone

Fire one up and you toss one down Everybody knows you been downtown Been downtown late last night Busted your head in a barroom fight Fightin' with your brother fightin' with your wife Seems you been fightin' every day of your life Can't stand still, still can...

Village Inn

Where the open range Meets the endless sky On a broad highway The Big trucks fly Purple neon sign Is flashing off and on Theres a vacancy Your almost home The Village Inn Motel So affordable For a King or a Queen Clean and Comfortable If you aint...

Walkin' Cane

I got high and I got in jail I got high and I got in jail I got high and I got in jail Weren't nobody to pay my bail My sins they have overtaken me Hand me down my walkin' cane Hand me down my walkin' cane Hand me down my walkin' cane I'm a gonna leave on the...

Walls Of Time

The wind is blowing 'cross the mountains And down on the valley way below It sweeps the grave of my darling When I die that's where I want to go Lord send the angels for my darling And take her to that home on high I'll wait my time out here on earth love And...

Waves On The Ocean

There's a day of reckoning coming In my heart I know your gonna go I'll believe it when I see it When I see it I'll know When the rain falls, when the sun sets When the mountains tumble to the sea And the waves on the ocean wave bye-bye baby bye-bye The waves...

Wayfaring Stranger

I am a poor wayfaring stranger While traveling through this world of woe Yet there's no sickness, toil or danger In that bright world to which I go I'm going there to see my father I'm going there no more to roam I'm only going over Jordan I'm only going over...

Whenever Kindness Fails

I crossed the desert on a dining car In the spring of ninety-one I met some people drinking at the bar They were laughing, having fun I told 'em that I hadn't heard the joke That was so hilarious They said that I was just a dumb cowpoke I didn't want to make...

White Dove

In the deep rolling hills of old Virginia There's a place that I love so well Where I spent many days of my childhood In the cabin where we loved to dwell White dove will mourn in sorrow The willows will hang their heads I'll live my life in sorrow Since moth...

Who Do Man

I ride around in a Cadillac Three fancy ladies dancin' in the back A million dollars in the trunk for fun And a Bengal tiger ridin' shotgun I'm the who do man, the who do man I got the fire, the fryin' pan Hot dog I'm the who do man Now I was born my momma's...

Who'll Be Looking Out For Me

What the hell is wrong with me? I can't do nothin' right? I sleep away the whole day long And I stay awake all night. I'm fightin' things that I can't see And I never seem to win. Who'll be lookin' out or me When I start givin' in? It's always hard to trust...

Wild Wind

Down on Main Street after sundown Good Time Charlie and Wandering Bill Thought they might hold up old Hoppy's Drive In One got away one never will And that's the way it goes around here I think everybody knows That's the song we've been singin' for years That...

Wireless In Heaven

My wife took all the money, left me for a cop. And I don't know nobody in this coffee shop. I'm starin' at the menu board, waitin' in a line, With ten bucks on my Starbucks card and one thing on my mind Is there wireless in heaven? I just wanna know. Do I nee...

Young Lovers Waltz

Bob Wills is playing the old London hall The whole town was out in their best There is a boy called Caballo he sported a plow Fell in love with a girl in the blue cotton dress Now they weren't much on dancing that grand ballroom style But they shuffled across...