Townes van Zandt

I was ridin' number nine Headin' south from Caroline I heard that lonesome whistle blow Got in trouble had to roam Left my gal and left my home I heard that lonesome whistle blow Just a kid actin' smart I went and broke my darlin's heart I guess I was too you...

Well, the diamonds fades quickly when matched to the face of Maria All the harps they sound empty when she lifts her lips to the sky the brown of her skin makes her hair seem a soft golden rainfall that spills from the mountains to the bottomless depths of...

Ribbons of love, please keep me true sane Until I reach home on the morrow Never, never to wander again I'm weak and I'm weary of sorrow London to Dublin, Australia to Perth I gazed at your sky, I tasted your earth Sung out my heart for what it was wort...

Mister gator he's a-glidin' down the bayou Mister buzzard he's a-slidin' through the air Mister turtle be a-hittin' the highway I ain't goin' nowhere I ain't leavin you love, babe I ain't leavin you love, babe Not for heaven above, babe I ain't leavin you lov...

You live on your hill so high and so lonely You toss out your bread crumbs to those down below They think you're a king, believe me it's only Because they're too blinded to know Your castle is dingy and dirty and dismal Your carpets are faded, your walls are...

We met in the springtime when blossoms unfold The pastures were green and the meadows were gold Our love was in flower as summer grew on Her love like the leaves now has withered and gone. The roses have faded, there's frost at my door The birds in the mornin...

A few announcements for the people who just came in The other people have heard it five times already, I'm sure The restrooms are upstairs Pay phone's upstairs Pool table's upstairs Foosball's upstairs Cigarette machine's upstairs (Now, wait wait wait, we're n...

At my window Watching the sun go Hoping the stars know It's time to shine Daydreams Aloft on dark wings Soft as the sun streams At days decline Living is laughing Dying says nothing at all Baby and I are laying here Watching the evening fall Time flows Throu...

I seen you drivin' 'round In your brand new automobile I see you drivin' 'round Babe, in your brand new automobile You're lookin' happy baby with your handsome Your handsome driver at the wheel Well, come on, get me Baby, let's go and have some fun I just wan...

Your eyes seek conclusion in all this confusion of mine Though you and I both know it's only the warm glow of wine That's got you to feeling this way, but I don't care, I want you to stay And hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today Children are d...

Well, I been up the Mississippi to the Manitoba line I've been downstream to the Gulf of Mexico Followed the sun out west to Californ And there just ain't no place left for me to go Spent a lonesome month in Maine and a year in Louisian Packed my bags and hit...

Well Billy went down to the battleground To find a little trinket he could call his own Didn't see nothin' lying around He decided he'd dig awhile Well he dug her up and he dug her down 'Fore too long he found some bones Poor little Billy couldn't make a sound...

Oh babe, don't lie lonesome after I'm gone Don't mourn your young life away Just lower me down with a prayer and a song Just 'fore the breaking of day Just 'fore the breaking of day Well, it's a life worth the living but we all gotta die All your crying...

Big blond mama, Lord Apartment 213 Where she moves like a cobra snake And she treats me like a king Roll me over easy, mama Oh, roll me over slow Do your best to please me, Lord And I'm bound to take you with me when I go I got a Nashville woman, Lord She ca...

I got a black widow spider for mama, Lord Got a diamond-backed rattler for pa Well, I got me a woman down in New Orleans Got a friend in Arkansas Got a morning full of make believe Got an evening full of time I've got the hands, pretty lady Gonna make you gr...

I gotta guitar all my own I gotta quarter for the telephone I ain't headed down this highway all alone One two three and maybe four Honey they're knockin' on my door I know you're gonna miss me when I'm gone Got no daddy but I got a ma Think she lives in Arka...

My home is in the blue ridge mountains My home is in the blue ridge mountains My home is in the blue ridge mountains And I ain't comin' back here anymore I had me a mother that could pray, boys She prayed for me both night and day, boys And I tore down every...

Blue wind's blown my dreams away My darling's flown and she's gone to stay All I got now is yesterday And I don't know what to do I guess I'll go downtown and see Just what downtown can do for me Maybe set my lonesome free Or maybe let me go I loved her true...

I got a brand new companion Man, I'm gonna do my best this time I got a brand new companion Man, I'm gonna do my best this time You know she cools me with her breathin' Chases away those howlin' bottles of wine She fits just like my guitar Man, she's near as...

Brother flower, are you listenin'? Let me sing a song for you Brother flower, petals glistenin', In the bashful mornings dew Brother flower, when the sun shines And the dew has flown away If you don't mind weak and wrong rhymes Brother flower, may I stay? B...

I heard her sing in tongues of silver I heard her cry on a summer storm I loved her, but she did not know it So I don't think about her anymore Now she's gone, and I can't believe it So I don't think about her anymore If three and four was seven only Where wo...

I'm gonna lay my troubles on the railroad track I'm gonna ride I ain't lookin' back I tried to stop but I can't unpack Gotta get used to the clickety-clack The big ol' wheels and the smokin' stack Ah babe I gotta go Babe I gotta go Loved you honey heart and s...

Down at the bottom of that dirty ol' river Down where the reeds and the catfish play There lies a dream as soft as the water There lies a bluebird that's flown away Well, to meet is like springtime And to love's like the summer Her brown eyes shone for nobody...

Won't you see my chauffeur Won't you sse my chauffeur I want him to drive me I want him to drive me downtown For he drives so easy, that I can't turn him down But I don't want him But I don't want him To be ridin' these girls To be ridin' these girls all arou...

Cocaine, cocaine, 'Round my heart and runnin' 'round my brain, Cocaine, aw, you ol' cocaine. I woke up this mornin', Lord, I had a hunger pain. And all I want for breakfast is my good cocaine, Cocaine, aw, you ol' cocaine. Jump out of bed, Mama, run do...

Well it's a mighty lonesome feelin' Listenin' to the wind a-howlin' Watchin' raindrops come a-fallin' To the pavement outside your door It's a fool I am for waitin' For the sound of your returnin' For the sound of gentle breathin' Footsteps 'cross the floor...

I'm goin' out to denver See if I can't find I'm goin' out to denver See if I can't find That lovin' colorado girl of mine The promise in her smile Shames the mountains tall The promise in her smile Shames the mountains tall She bring the sun to shining Tell t...

Tossin' hair a-ravin' Eyes of flashin' blue All the livin' that you're savin' Won't buy you dreams for you Cut yourself a columbine Tear it from the stem Now breathe upon the petals fine And throw them to the wind Watch the petals dancin' See them twirl and...

Could it be the season's changin' The winds of winter rearranging All the leaves like fallin' queens of sorrow Could be the freezing rain a-fallin' Could be sad september callin' Or maybe it's knowin' she'll be gone Come tomorrow Well, it's strange how many t...

Baby hit the back door breathin' real heavy Said the boys in the alley wouldn't leave her alone Mama did her make-up in a terrible hurry She finally got ready but the boys were gone Mama don't you worry, night's aproachin' There's a hole in heaven where some s...

Where the walker runs down to the Carson Valley Plain There lived a maiden, Darcy Farrow was her name The daughter of old Dundee and a fair one was she The sweetest flower that bloomed oer the range Her voice was as sweet as the sugar candy Her touch was as s...

And when you're sitting there In your silk upholstered chair Talking to some rich folks that you know Well I hope you won't see me In my ragged company You know I could never be alone Take me down little Susie, take me down I know you think you're the...

Come away with me, My little delta boy I wanna be your delta mama for awhile And if you stay you'll see That I bring you lots of joy I turn those little teardrops to a smile Well, if you're blue don't cry Just wander right downtown You can find your delta mam...

If I had a dollar bill Yes, I believe I surely will Go to town and drink my fill Early in the morning Little darling, she's a redhaired thing Man, she makes my legs to sing Gonna buy her a diamond ring Early in the morning Her mother was a golden gir...

Me and this friend Streetlife Brown We got a bottle of red and walked downtown One hand on the jug and one on time He said I bet you a dollar against this next line Don't let the sunshine fool ya Don't let the bluebirds tool ya Don't let the women do ya Put y...

Don't you take it too bad If you're feelin' unlovin' If you're feelin unfeelin' If you're feelin' alone Don't take it too bad 'cause it ain't you to blame, babe Lord, it's just some kind of game made Out of all of this living That we got left to do And if yo...

I wish I was in Austin In the Chili Parlour Bar Drinkin' Mad Dog Margaritas And not carin' where you are But here I sit in Dublin Just rollin' cigarettes Holdin' back and chokin' back The shakes with every breath Chorus Forgive me all my anger Forgive me al...

Well the drunken clown's still hanging 'round But it plain the laughter's all died down The tears you tried so hard to hide Are flowin' And a blind man with his knife in hand Has convinced himself that he understands I wish him well, Miss Carousel But...

Well along come the ffv the swiftest on the line Running long the c&o road 20 min behind Running in the subhill headquaters on the line Receivin' their strict orders from a station just behid Well Georgie's mother come to him with a bucket on her arm Sayi...

Days full of rain, sky's coming 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 i...

Oh, why does she sing her sad songs for me, I'm not the one Tenderly bring her soft sympathy I've just begun To see my way clear And it's plain, If I stop I will fall I can lay down a tear for her pain Just a tear and that's all Oh , what does she want me to...

I decided to improve my social station I joined a fraternity organisation Tucked in my shirt Signed on the line Right away they said about to improve my mind The car I drove The books I read The food I ate The booze I drank The girls I took out My breath Said...

Far across the blue water lives an old German's daughter By the banks of the old river Rhine Where I loved her and left her but I can't forget her I miss my pretty fraulein Fraulein, fraulein, look up toward the heavens Each night when the starts start to shi...

Goin' down to Memphis Maybe get my ashes hauled I can drive me a car, man But I don't need no car at all I believe I'll ride that Memphis cannon ball She runs so fast You can't catch her from behind Ah, she runs so fast You can't catch her from behind But I'l...

I been gone too long Too long gone, too long I been travelin' hard I just can't get back home Ah it's hard to believe I done all that much wrong I wanna find me a seven Sevens ain't so bad Seven about the best friend This poor boy ever had Ah you get you a se...

Well, little darling she ain't mean me no harm You know, she loved me all night long Now she's gone, gone Well, little darling in a dress so red Now she's gone, man I'm stuck in chicago, illinois Let me tell you, boys She's gone, gone I do believe she gon...

Greensboro woman don't you smile on me I do not feel like being comforted And anyway I'll be home soon For once is someone waitin' there And if you don't mind I just think on her instead Your face, she's a picture, babe Pictures ain't what I crave I don't fee...

If a dream's enough to ease your hungry sorrow And a song's enough to blow your tears away And all you need's a rhyme To help you pass your time Well, meet me down the line on gypsy Friday If all you need's a rhyme, To help you pass your time Meet me down the...

I'm building a houseboat in heaven To sail those deep and holy seas I'm building a houseboat in heaven And it's welcome aboard you sweet peace The bow she is made of solid silver And the hall she is made of solid gold She ain't much long the line's a-floating...

Hey willie boy what you gonna' do When the wind blows cold The moon turns blue Build me a fire Gonna dance and sing A little bit of winter don't mean a thing A little bit of winter don't mean a thing Hey willie when the birds arrive The flower...

I come from a long line Of high and low and in between Same as you Hills of golden Piles of poison Time's thrown me through And I believe I've come to learn That turnin' round Is to become confusion And the gold's no good for spending And the poison's hungry w...

My days, they are the highway kind They only come to leave But the leavin' I don't mind It's the comin' that I crave Pour the sun upon the ground Stand to throw a shadow Watch it grow into the night Fill the spinnin' sky Days among the pine trees It...

Well if your baby leaves you, And you got no place to go, Come and see me darlin', And bring along some dough. And we'll go honky tonkin, honky tonkin Honky tonkin, honky tonkin We'll go honkin tonkin 'round this town. If you and your old man, Have a fallin'...

Well, some have called me hunger's child Some have turned away Well, some said wild and a few said free Some have refused to say Ah, do you think that you know my name? Well, the songbird somehow sweetly sings The sun somehow she shines And the fireflies cut...

If I needed you Would you come to me Would you come to me And ease my pain? If you needed me I would come to you I would swim the seas For to ease your pain In the night forlorn All the morning's born And the morning shines With the lights of love...

If I was Washington Valleys would I forge for If I was a fat man Fun would I gorge for If I was Gingus Gold would I horde for Wish I had a dollar a day If I was a gouger Gouge would I wish for If I was a fisherman Fish would I fish for If I was a french whore...

Ira Hayes, Ira Hayes CHORUS: Call him drunken Ira Hayes He won't answer anymore Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian Nor the Marine that went to war Gather round me people there's a story I would tell About a brave young Indian you should remember well From the l...

There's no stronger wind than the one that blows Down a lonesome railroad line No prettier sight than looking back On a town you left behind There is nothin' that's as real As a love that's in my mind Close your eyes I'll be here in the morning Close...

It's plain to see, the sun won't shine today But I ain't in the mood for sunshine anyway Maybe I'll go insane I got to stop the pain Or maybe I'll go down to see kathleen. A swallow comes and tells me of her dreams She says she'd like to know just what th...

There is no deeper blue In the ocean that lies As deep as the blue Of your laughing eyes No sweeter sound Than your gentle sigh No heart was ever so pure Dream pretty dreams Touch beautiful things Let all the skies surround you Swim with the swans And believe...

Her face was crystal Fair and fine Her breath was morning Her lips were wine Her eyes were laughter Her touch divine Her face was crystal And she was mine If only she Could feel my pain But feelin' is a burden She can't sustain So like a summer thursday I cr...

When I'm with you, babe, I just can't be lonely When I'm away, babe, I think of you only What can I do, babe, To get back to you, babe, I do anything that you say The night she is a sapphire Full of blue desire Follow her love fire Higher and higher What can...

Oh Loretta she's a barroom girl Wears them sevens on her sleeve Dances like a diamond shines Tell me lies I love to believe Her age is always 22 Her laughing eyes a hazel hue Spends my money like water falls Loves me like I want her to Oh, Loretta, won't you...

I'm a rollin' stone all alone and lost For a life of sin I have paid the cost When I pass by all the people say Just another guy on the lost highway Just a deck of cards and a jug of wine And a womans lies makes a life like mine Oh the day we met, I went astr...

Dreams that have flown down the hall Tears that were sown on despair Summer's turned Fall It don't matter at all When I wake and find you lying there Sweet silence and soft auburn hair Blues gonna dance through the sky Time's gonna roll soft as rain Sigh afte...

Well, won't you lend your lungs to me? Mine are collapsing Plant my feet and bitterly breathe Up the time that's passing. Breath I'll take and breath I'll give Pray the day ain't poison Stand among the ones that live In lonely indecision. Fingers wal...

Man gave names to all the animals In the beginning, in the beginning Man gave names to all the animals In the beginning, long time ago He saw an animal that liked to growl Big furry paws and he liked to howl Great big furry back and furry hair Ah, thi...

Well it's many a fine lady that's walked along beside me With their flesh made of velvet and their eyes made of rain Well some tried to hold me to hurt me to hide me And some turned away not to look back again One stood among them I remember most clearly Well...

I stood in line and left my name Took about six hours or so Well, the man just grinned like it was all a game Said they'd let me know I put in my time till the Pocono line Shut down two years ago I was staying at the mission till I met Marie Now I can't stay t...

Well, she stands all alone with her sorrow Like a bird that's afraid to sing She lives for the pain tomorrow will bring Will she call if she starts to fall or will she silent go? Well, her scarlet jasmine is tucked away 'Neath her vest of purest gold And her...

Well the wicked king of clubs awoke And it was to his queen turned His lips were laughing as they spoke His eyes like bullets burned The sun's upon a gambling day His queen smiled low and blissfully Let's make some wretched fool to play Plain it was sh...

My home is colorado With their proud mountains tall Where the rivers like gypsys Down her black canyons fall I'm a long, long way from denver With a long way to go So lend an ear to my singing Cause I'll be back no more I left as a young man Not full sevente...

My starter won't start this mornin' And I'm about to lose my mind My starter won't start this mornin' And I'm about to lose my mind I wanna go and see my little baby But my machine is all outa time I got water in my gas tank and my battery's all run down I go...

On the banks of the Niles I courted my love I walked with her soft as a mournin' dove I loved her true I swear I still do And now she's gone without me I walk by the banks and give the Lord thanks That I had the chance to court her I don't know why he flew he...

Now this man down at the used car lot Tried to sell me four wheels and a trunk. I said, "man, there is no engine!", He said, "the engine's just a bunch of junk. You don't need no engine to go downhill And I could plainly see, that that's the direction You're h...

I ain't gonna sing no lonesome tune Ah, babe, I'm a-commin' soon I cannot believe I stayed so long away But a man must look around And you're the sweetest thing I've found Your lost high roller's rollin' home today My daddy said to me son, it's hard as you wi...

If I had no place to fall And I needed to Could I count on you To lay me down? I'd never tell you no lies I don't believe it's wise You got pretty eyes Won't you spin me 'round I ain't much of a lover, it's true I'm here, then I'm gone And I'm fore...

We had our day but now it's over We had our song but now it's sung We had our stroll through summers clover But summer's gone now, our walkin's done So tell me gently who be your lover Who be your lover after I'm gone Will it be the moon that hears your sighi...

Hey mama, when you leave Don't leave a thing behind I don't want nothin' I can't use nothin' Take care into the hall And if you see my friends Tell 'em I'm fine Ain't using nothin' Almost burned out my eyes Threw my ears down to the floor I didn't...

Don't go saying I'm leaving you Thinking I never got close enough to stay Time runs in, and then runs out Starts again and it's always been that way You're gonna drown tomorrow If you cry to many tears for yesterday Tomorrow's half of all you've got So treat h...

My lover comes to me with a rose on her bosom The moon's dancin' purple All through her black hair And a ladies-in-waiting she stands 'neath my window And the sun will rise soon on the false and the fair She tells me she comes from my mother the mountain Her...

Livin' on the road, my friend Was gonna keep you free and clean And now you wear your skin like iron And your breath as hard as kerosene Weren't you mama's only boy But her favorite one, it seems She began to cry when you said, "Goodbye" Sank into your...

Sunrise comes and I don't know why Living loves and the day does fly Soon the moon and baby and i Will be lyin' side by side How many of your skies are blue? How much of your love is true? Where to get them eyes of green? I'm knowin' you know just what I m...

I used to wake and run with the moon I lived like a rake and a young man I covered my lovers with flowers and wounds My laughter the devil would frighten The sun she would come and beat me back down But every cruel day had its nightfall I'd welcome the stars w...

Ride the blue wind, high and free She'll lead you down through misery Leave you low, come time to go Alone and low, as low can be Well, if I had a nickel, I'd find a game If I won a dollar, I'd make it rain If it rained an ocean, I'd drink it dry And l...

When the bandits have stolen your jewelry and gone And your crippled young gypsy, he's grown tall and strong And your dead misconceptions have proven you wrong Well then, princess, where you plannin' to turn to? When your magazine memory has spun you around...

The folks, they just can't take no more Throw you in the back seat, slam the door No stoppin' as down the road you go Go not time to lose Gigantic one way gate ahead You're thinkin' man I'd as soon be dead They decided to give you life instead The sanitarium...

You're wakin' next to me Tears splash across the sun You whisper soft to me That I ain't the only one To breathe your yellow hair Caress your bosom fair Do you think I really care? Do you think it matters? What do your feelin's mean? Do you think I'd love mo...

She came and she touched me With hands made of heaven Reflections sent spinnin’ Through a face laced in mist Now I stand where she left me Buried deep ’neath her shadow And the mirror plead sadly Does it all come to this And I wonder: will she call my...

I don't want no wom', If her hair it ain't no longer 'an mine. I don't want no w'man, If her hair it ain't no longer 'an mine. Yeah, ya know, she ain't no good for nothin but trouble, did ya know 'at? Vets keep ya buyin rats all the time. Yeah, you know I got...

I saw three shrimp in the water, two were old and gray I swam a little bit closer and .. I heard the third one say Goodbye mama shrimp, papa shake my hand Here come the shrimper for to take me to Louisian' Here come the shrimper for to take me to Louisian' H...

Let me tell you a story 'bout a girl I knew Fairest skin with eyes of blue I swear to the lord that I loved her true It's a year now she's been gone Well her spirit was as bright as the soft sunshine Lips the color of strawberry wine I wish to God she still w...

Mr. Ten Dollar man Let me tell where you're bound Drink your green liqour, Lord You'll roll to the ground But you come around here With your money in your hand Taste of my woman You die where you stand Snake Mountain blues They got me down low I cou...

Snow don't fall On summers time Wind don't blow Below the sea My loves lies 'neath frozen skies And waits in sweet Repose for me Her eyes did laugh Her lips did sing Her legs did roll My soul to bring Her hair did curl And her thoughts unfurled Like birds upo...

When the wind don't blow in amarillo And the moon along the gunnison don't rise Shall I cast my dreams upon your love, babe And lie beneath the laughter of your eyes It's snowin' on raton Come morning I'll be through them hills and gone Mother thinks the roa...

Headin' from El Paso Ridin' down the highway Look out my window What do I see Some armadillo done gone crazy Flew in front of semi Man, looks like squash to me Thinkin' 'bout my my baby Livin' down in Houston Wonder if that squashes armadillo too Guess I'll...

When she had twenty years she turned to her mother Saying Mother, I know that you'll grieve But I've given my soul to St John the gambler Tomorrow comes time leave For the hills cannot hold back my sorrow forever And dead men lay deep 'round the door The...

I'm standin' with my bowed head down now That ain't right that ain't wrong It's just a feelin' but I can't shake it I keep on tryin but it's been so long If I hurt you I did not mean to I beg you pardon I did not want to When I leave you don't you think about...

Ain't much I ain't tried Fast livin' slow suicide Then a-runnin' in a place to hide Just looking for you My friends they all agree Ain't many a fool like me I just tell them wait and see Go looking for you Looking low and looking high Looking far and looking...

Well, I ain't very big for twenty-one And it seems like I never could have any good clean fun Cause every time I'd go outside some great big ol' bully'd come along He'd hit me in the face and he'd knock me to the ground And he'd start kickin' me all around And...

Well I was born in Mississippi On a fine Spring day I quit second day, Joined the KKK, The recruiter said, "Sorry man, there ain't no way. You got too damned much education" I said, "Please sir, please, You gotta take me 'Cuz I believe in the bible and democr...

Among the strangest things I ever heard Was when a friend of mine said "man, let's get some thunderbird" I said "what's that? " he just started to grin Slobbered on his shirt, his eyes got dim He said "you got fifty-nine cents? " I said "yeah, I got a dollar,...

The name she gave was caroline Daughter of a miner Her ways were free It seemed to me That sunshine walked beside her She came from spencer Across the hill She said her pa had sent her 'cause the coal was low And soon the snow Would turn...

We crossed the wild Pecos We forded the Nueces We swum the Guadalupe And we followed the Brazos Red River runs rusty The Wichita clear But down by the Brazos I courted my dear Singing li, li, li, le, le, le Lend me your hand Li, li, li, le, le, le Lend me your...

The old woman finally caught me Sneakin' 'round her cave Her hair looked just like barbwire, boys And her smile just like the grave She asked me could I stay awhile I said I'd better go She slid her arm around my neck And sweetly whispered no It's cold and da...

Of those that sailed the silver ships From Andilar I am the last The deeds that rang our youthful dreams It seems shall go undone North for the shores of Valinor Our bows and crimson sails were made Our captains were strong, our lances long And our liege the h...

You can't hold me I'm too slippery I do no sleepin' I get lonely You can touch me If you want to I got poison I just might bite you Lie in circles On the sunlight Shine like diamonds On a dark night Ain't no mercy In my smilin' On...

There is a spider in my dreams Long and silent is his name Cold as lightning is his smile Final is his sting His curse is deep as seven skies Boys, I wouldn't tell you lies The legends say he never sleeps He's never hungry long He's got us, boys, I believe i...

Won't say I love you, babe Won't say I need you, babe I'm gonna get you babe And I will not do you wrong Living's mostly wasting time I'll waste my share of mine But it never feels too good So let's don't take too long Well you're soft as glass And...

So close and yet so far away And all the things I'd hoped to say Will have to go unsaid today Perhaps until tomorrow Fears have built a wall between Our lives and all that lovin' means Will have to go unfelt it seems And that leaves only sorrow You b...

Well, I've been turnstyled, Junkpiled And railroaded too I've been laid low But don't you know I'm still in love with you I've been took down many a road If anybody says I ain't day lie But ain't got no plans Except to be your man And love you till I die We...

Well, the clouds didn't look like cotton They didn't even look like clouds I was underneath the weather and all my friends looked a crowd The swimmin' hole was full of rum I tried to find out why Well, all I learned was this my friend You got to swim before yo...

I got two hands I wanna clap my hands together I got two legs I wanna dance to heavens door I got one heart I gonna fill it up with up jesus And I ain't gonna think about trouble anymore Well now, this old world sometimes it does get lonesome And it's many a...

Be my staple and my stay Jesus help through each day As I walk this weary way Upon my soul And when judgement falls to me Through my saviour shall I be Given peace eternally Upon my soul Upon my soul Upon my free and joyous soul Given peace eternally Upon my...

I'll play upon my violin Until the mountains ring Of lonely laughter blindly thrown Across an endless arc of strings And the skies are sad They're dancin' to a silent symphony And the velvet voices all shall join The singing The hall is filled to every corner...

Well, listen to the rumble, the rattle, and the roar She glides along the woodlands, down the hills and by the shore. Hear the mighty rush of engine, hear the lonesome hobo call Ride the rosin, break a bead on the Wabash Cannonball. Well, she rode into Birmin...

I no longer can recall all the times you made me crawl All the times you made me hang my head and cry But still the teardrops fall and lord, what's worst of all I just ain't got the nerve to say goodbye I'm waiting for the day when I can hide my love away And...

Sometimes I don't know where This dirty road is taking me Sometimes I can't even see the reason why I guess I keep a-gamblin' Lots of booze and lots of ramblin' It's easier than just waitin' around to die One time, friends, I had a ma I even had a pa...

When he offers his hand Don't you turn him away He can lead you to light Through the darkest of days With his love wrapped around you You can't go astray When he offers his hand Don't you turn him away In a world full of sorrow A world full of hate You can't...

When she don't need me It makes me crazy She say rest easy And it makes me lazy But when she please me She please me all night long My friends are leavin' She say don't worry They're only leavin' There is no parting You will be lonely I will be here with you...

When your sky starts to tumble and your rhymes starts to lose The meaning so tenderly given When all your dreams lie down and die at your shoes You can turn to me for livin' When your sweet words begin to turn black on the vines And they bear their fruit no l...

Where I lead me I will travel Where I need me I will call me I'm no fool, I'll be ready God knows I will be And in the meantime make a little money And buy a little mercy Met this morning, now he loves me Say's he loves me It must be easy, look around you All...

I'm goin out on the highway Listen to them big trucks whine I'm goin out on the highway Listen to them big trucks whine White freight liner Won't you steal away my mind Ah, new mexico ain't bad, lord And the people there they treat you kind And the people the...

I walk 47 miles of barbed wire, I use a cobra-snake for a necktie, I got a brand new house by the roadside, Made outta rattlesnake hide. I got a brand new chimney made on top, Made out of a human skull, Come on take a little walk with me, baby, And tell me, wh...

Like silent she stands Like laughter she falls From a castle of sand Like a memory she crawls And the mockingbirds grieve 'cause they can't make her cry They'll soon start to believe That the lady has died What it all goes to show It ain't my job to say For wh...

Last night I was out driving Coming home at the end of the working day I was riding alone through the drizzling rain On a deserted stretch of a county two-lane When I came upon a wreck on the highway There was blood and glass all over And there was nobody the...

Well, the birds were talking all at once and the old man mowing down his lawn he didn't look like much too bad a guy And I was thinkin' Hang on, man, something's wrong your blues seems to be gone heaven ain't bad but you don't get nothing done. Lay down your...

The news is out all over town That you've been seen a runnin' round I know that I should leave but then I just can't go, you win again. This heart of mine could never see What everybody knew but me Just trusting you was my great sin What can I do, you win aga...