Is This Love? (Söngvakeppnin 2017) ( Daði Freyr Pétursson )

It is awkward to say but I just saw you for the very first time And somehow I know that Soon I’m gonna make you mine But then you say hi I stare back with dreamy eyes Please don’t look at me Because I get …

River Road ( Crystal Gayle )

Here I go once again with my suitcase in my hand And I'm running a-way down river ro--ad And I swear once again that I'm never coming home I'm chasing my dreams down river road Mama said listen child You're too old to run wild …

Tower of Song ( Leonard Cohen )

Well, my friends are gone, and my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play And I'm crazy for love, but I'm not coming on I'm just paying my rent everyday in the Tower of Song I said to Hank …

Lovers Cross ( Jim Croce )

Guess that it was bound to happen; was just a matter of time But now I've come to my decision, And it's a-one of the painful kind 'Cause now it seems that you wanted a martyr, Just a regular guy wouldn't do But baby, I …

Whole Lot Of Something ( Buddy Alan )

Today you upped and walked right out the door Said you wasn't coming round this place no more And you didn't have to say it's not an act It's gonna take a whole lot of something to bring you back When you left you didn't …

Golden Eyes ( LOGI )

[] If this had never been my home If this had never been my family If this had never been my youth I would have told another story If he had never been my friend If she had never had a party I would've ended …

When I Loved You ( )

When I loved you, you didn't want me You turned me away from the door of your heart. When I loved you, you loved me, too But you didn't know it darlin, til another won my heart. - I got the message you sent by …

Crying Through The Night ( Wanda Jackson )

The wind is cold and overhead the sky has lost it's light But I keep watching through the day and crying through the night The trees are bare and I can hear the sound of birds in flight While I keep watching through the day …

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus ( Alan Jackson )

O soul are you weary and troubled No light in the darkness you see There's light for a look at the Savior And life more abundant and free Turn you eyes upon Je-sus Look full in His wonderful face And the things of earth will …

Need You Tonight ( )

[] I can't seem to find the way to keep you from running 'round in circles in my mind There are things that we've both done that haunt us There are things that we both left behind And all I know is Ooooh Ooooh Don't …

All night long ( Lionel Richie )

(for original key of G#) Well, my friends; the time has come, To raise the roof and have some fun. Throw away, the work to be done; let the music play on. Everybody sing, everybody dance; Lose your self in wild romance. We're going to; …

Cowpoke ( Don Walser )

woo hoo doo woo woo hoo ooo woo ooo I'm lonesome but I'm happy rich but I'm broke And the good Lord knows the reason I'm just a cowpoke From Dallas to Austin the ranges I know I just love the wind no one cares …

Mississippi River Blues ( Hank Snow )

Oh you Mississippi river with waters so deep and wide My thoughts of you keep rising just like an evening tide I'm just like a seagull that's left the sea Oh your muddy waters keep on calling me I'm gonna pack my grip and head …

Heartbreak U.S.A. ( Kitty Wells )

The harbor's empty my love has gone With aching heart I face each cold and lonely dawn And till the trade winds bring him home to stay I'll live in heartbreak U. S. A. Don't let those Geisha girls get your heart in a whirl …

Poetry In Motion ( Johnny Tillotson, Bobby Vee )

When I see my baby What do I see Poetry Poetry in motion Poetry in motion Walkin' by my side Her lovely locomotion Keeps my eyes open wide Poetry in motion See her gentle sway A wave out on the ocean Could never move that …

Twin Of An Angel ( Freddie Hart )

Oh the twin of an angel must be y--ou must be you They say that everybody has a twin someplace And I believe that what they say is true For when I look at you I'm looking heaven in the face Oh the twin of …

Till I Can Make it on my Own ( Tammy Wynette )

I'll need t-ime to get you off my mind And I may sometimes bother you Try to be in touch with you Even ask to much of you from time to time Now and then Lord you know I'll need a friend Till I get …

The Greatest Cowboy Of All ( Johnny Cash )

I have always had my heroes I've loved a lot of legends Many men in my mind are riding tall But my cowboy hero hat's off To the man who rode a donkey He's the greatest cowboy of them all He loves all His little …

Those Blues Eyes Don't Sparkle Anymore ( Hank Snow )

In a ramshackle shack in Caroline Is the sweetheart that I've been waiting for But I know that she never will be mine Those blue eyes don't sparkle anymore Something happened and now we are apart And I never have been so blue before All …

Broken hearted girl ( Beyoncé )

You're everything I thought you never were Ain't nothing like a thought could have been Still, you live inside of me So tell me how is that You're the only one I wish I could forget The only one I love to not forgive And …

In The Jailhouse Now ( Webb Pierce )

He's in the jailhouse now He's in the jailhouse now I told him once or twice To quit playin' cards and a shootin' dice He's in the jailhouse now Well I had a friend named Rambling Bob Who used to steal gamble and rob He …

Release Me From Sin ( George Jones )

Please release me from my sin Welcome Jesus come on in For only You can cleanse my soul Release me from sin to sin no more Let me walk on sacred ground And lead the lost ship that You found Just lead me on through …

Alone ( Heart )

[] [] I hear the ticking of the clock, I'm lying here the room's pitch dark [] I wonder where you are tonight, no answer on your telephone [] And the night goes by so very slow [] Oh I hope that it won't end …

She’s Not Really Cheating ( Moe Bandy )

Not a hair out of place she makes up her face Then she makes up a lie She's dressed fit to kill And it takes all his will not to cry She don't know that he knows And he's not letting it show As she's …

Stand by me ( Oasis )

[] [] Made a meal and threw it up on Sunday, [] I've, got a lot of things to learn, Said I would and I believe in one day, Before my heart starts to burn So what's the matter with you, Sing me something new, …

Id Rather Be Sorry ( Ray Price )

If you hurt me you won't be the first or the last In a lifetime of many mistakes But I won't spend tomorrow regretting the past Or the chances that I didn't take For I'll never know til it's over If I'm right or I'm …

Golden Memories and Silver Tears ( Jim Reeves )

I dream of a golden moon and silver stars When first we met and danced to sweet guitars Music that breaks my heart bringing me dear Golden memories and silver tears Golden memories and silver tears Are my lonely heart's souvenirs All that you've left …

O Holy Night ( Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby )

O holy night, the stars are brightly shining; It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth! Long lay the world in sin and error pining, Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices, For yonder …

Her Eyes Are Bluebonnet Blue ( Red Steagall )

I was standing in the Long Branch he came through the swinging doors He caught my eye and smiled and shuffled across the barroom floor He said I see you´re from Texas partner I´m from Texas too Would you buy a man a whiskey I´m …

The North Won The War Again Last Night ( Cal Smith )

Bus station in Atlanta 6:40 in the evening She was standing cold and all alone I ask where she was going but she had no way of knowing Cause she was broke and long way from home Straight from New York City she was young …

Urgent ( Foreigner )

You're not shy, you get around You wanna fly, don't want your feet on the ground You stay up, you won't come down You wanna live, you wanna move to the sound Got fire, in your veins, burning hot, but you don't feel the pain …

Tell It Like It Was ( Bill Anderson, Jan Howard )

I come home every night and she meets me with a great big kiss And she says I love you and how was your day She brings me my slippers cooks my dinner and holds my hand And vows her love for me won't ever …

Only You ( Yazoo ) ( Yazoo, Joshua Radin, ... )

[] Looking from the window above, it's like a story of love Can you hear me? Came back only yesterday, movin' farther away Want you near me All I needed was the love you gave All I needed for another day And all I ever …

Shine For You ( )

Tell the nations, of Your kingdom Tell the people of the life with You Tell the world now, of Your power With Your power you make lives new I will shine for You I will shine for You I'll speak of Your name Without fear …

Ill Be Your San Antone Rose ( Emmylou Harris )

If they'll play another love song And if that Miller Highlife light stays dim And if you'll keep my glass full of whiskey I'll whisper words I wish I'd said to him Just ask me to dance all the slow ones Hold me close and …

New Dreams And Sunshine ( Rhonda Vincent, Charlie Louvin )

Don't it seem to rain a lot in our lives Those dark clouds always seems to hide our blue skies But this Texas sun has burned its way right through my brain Now my job is done and hard times follow just like rain California …

Lucky Lucky Someone Else ( Marty Robbins )

Lucky lucky someone else and poor unlucky me Someone else gets all your love and I get sympathy You belong to someone else I don't need eyes to see Lucky lucky someone else and poor unlucky me I have nothing but your picture by my …

House Of Sand ( Freddie Hart )

Your house of sand it won't stand very long There's no foundation there to build loving on And I stood just about all I can stand And I can't live in your lonely house of sand Built a house of love I thought would last …

Honky Tonkin ( Hank Williams )

When you are sad and lonely and have no place to go Call me up sweet baby and bring along some dough And we'll go Honky Tonking Honky Tonking Honky Tonking Honey Baby We'll go Honky Tonking 'round this town When you and your baby …

Factory Girls ( Lucinda Williams, Flogging Molly )

Build a bridge or maybe two Together held with footsteps she outgrew But now she sits alone, everyone's long gone She dances in a photograph When it was good to joke and have a laugh But that was yesterday, if only today Now the walls …

Sometimes I Get Lucky ( Gene Watson )

I stay out late most every night until closing time [G7 C]Trying to find a way to drink your memory off my mind And even if it goes just right I'd never make a bet But sometimes I get lucky and forget Sometimes I can …

30 Days In The Hole ( Humble Pie )

“Roll my tape Ooh, ooh, ooh Thirty days... Anyone doin' that one? I'm doin' that one” 30 days in the hole 30 days in the hole 30 days in the hole [] “All right all right all right all right, yeah” Chicago Green, talkin' 'bout …

I'm Doing This For You ( Waylon Jennings, Bobby Emmons )

I'm coming back to you one more time To give you one more chance to clear your mind I know how much you don't want to be free So I'm doing this for you not for me All you'll have to do is apologize I'll …

It's Better To Have Loved A Little ( Hank Thompson )

I hate to see it end so sudden I hate to hear you say we´re through I´ll treasure every golden moment When I was so close to you It´s great to be a king in glory Even though you have to fall It´s better to …

I Just Want To Dance With Y ( )

I don't want to be the kind to hesitate Be too shy, wait too late I don't care what they say other lovers do I just want to dance with you I've got a feeling that you have a heart like mine So let it …

Waiting A Lifetime ( Webb Pierce )

Waiting a lifetime for someone to love Someone that I'd call mine Waiting a lifetime is not any fun I feel like I'm wasting my time Someone to kiss someone to miss Who'd let me stay in their heart Someone to hold when nights grow …

Long Arm Of The Law ( Kenny Rogers )

In Cumberland Kentucky on a cool autumn evening Billy lay in love with Marianne She was rich judge's daughter he was a son of a miner But that night their love was more than they could stand The judge said to his daughter that son …

Hot N' Cold ( )

You change your mind Like a girl changes clothes Yeah you, PMS Like a bitch I would know And you over think Always speak Crypticly I should know That you're no good for me {Refrão} Cause you're hot then you're cold You're yes then you're …

I Traded Your Love ( Hank Snow )

I traded your true love for a new love That soon turned to blue love She returned to her old used to b-e I was mistaken in making a final decision For both hearts have cast me away Oh why did I doubt you when …

Devil's Haircut ( Beck )

Somethings wrong cause my mind is fading And everywhere I look theres a dead end waiting Temperatures droppin at the rotten oasis stealing kisses from the lepers faces Heads are hangin from the garbage man trees mouthwash jukebox gasoline pistols are pointing at a poor …

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