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A Better Place ( Billy Yates )

[] I was drivin' - it was rainin' On my way to bring her roses When I got there - she wasn't there alone Oh, it tore my world to pieces To know we'd never be together So I said "goodbye" - and headed off …

A Cold Day In December ( George Jones, Burl Stephens )

We tried hard to hold onto You lost your patience and I lost my mind Now you ask me would I go through it If you came back one more time It'll be a cold day in December It'll be a hot day in mid …

Almost Home ( William Lon Wilson, Joe Diffie, ... )

I just can´t remember when he started slipping From that strong gentle giant he used to be Cause now he takes forever just to walk down to the mailbox And it hurts me so to see him growing weak But he´s al--most home soon he´ll …

Ashes In The Wind ( Moe Bandy )

There's a fire still burning in my memory But I'll never feel the heat again Feelings flamed and then flew all to pieces They got all scattered up like ashes in the wind Was our love so hot that we got blinded Didn't see the …

A Way To Free Myself ( Ray Price )

What strange power do you have that rules this heart of mine That controls this beating for you darling all the time If I could keep you off my mind for just a day or two Then I'll find a way to free myself from …

Back In The Fire ( Gene Watson )

My mind knows full well I should leave here But my heart my foolish heart will not turn She fills me with a crazy wild desire And lying helpless I know just how I'll burn Back in the fire where my heart must long to …

Birds And Children Fly Away ( Cal Smith )

I stood with mom and poppa as the bus pulled in that day To take me from my childhood to a man I believe it was the first time I saw either of them cry As momma held on tight to daddy´s hand Momma handed …

Bury Me In A Jukebox ( Vern Gosdin )

I've been hanging in here every night since you've been gone This old honky tonk's become my home away from home I even got my favorite chair it always sits right here There by the jukebox where I don't feel so alone Every time I …

Elise ( Don Williams )

Sitting in the barroom ordering another beer She stepped up on the stage but nobody wanted to hear And every word she sang was sweet music to my ears Elise Elise I believe every word you say Elise Elise I believe every word you say …

Everything I Used To Do ( Gene Watson )

Smoked my first cigarette after being quit for years I waited long enough and they taste so good with beer Yes I'm drinking again just a little weekend booze I'm doing everything I used to do but loving you I've been down to the factory …

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 …

Hold That Thought ( Gene Watson )

Picture this a small cafe a table set for two The sweet sound of a violin across the room A blushing rose soft candle light that sparkles in the wine Hold that thought with me in mind Hold that thought and honey would you dance …

I Apologize ( Ray Price )

You said someday I'd be sorry I tore us apart But I just laughed it off and swore you'd never break my heart Now you're gone and suddenly I realize I was wrong you were right I apologize You said every night in dreams I …

I Catch Myself ( Gene Watson )

Sometimes late at night I think about you Now and then I still forget that you and I are through And I'll reach for the phone and start to call you at home But I catch myself oh I catch myself Some days unconsciously I …

I'm Not Leaving (I'm Just Getting Out of Your Way) ( Rex Griffin, Ray Price )

I´m not doing what I´m doing for me I´m doing it for you It´s not because I don´t love you it´s cause I do And there´ll never be a day that you can´t find me For those nights you´ll wish I´d stayed I´m not leaving …

I Never Did Know ( David Ball )

Pour that glass just as full as you can pour it Cause I got an aching in my heart And talk that trash just as long as you can talk it My whole world is coming apart Dance me round in circles till I get …

I Said All That To Say All This ( George Jones, Burl Stephens )

Last night when I said it was getting colder I thought you'd take the hint Well I wanted my arm around your shoulder That's what I really meant When I asked if I could drive you home I didn't want to be alone We've been …

I Sleep Just Like A Baby ( George Jones, Burl Stephens )

By now I bet she's wondering how I'm doing If it broke my heart when she told me goodbye Well every night I sleep just like a baby I wake up every hour and cry I'll bet she even thinks I'm gonna miss her She …

Jones On The Jukebox ( Becky Hobbs )

There's a fool in the mirror looking back across the bar Reflections of a woman who's world just fell apart Now the life we built together and the golden rings are gone And its whiskey verses memories and it looks like the race is on …

Just Let Me Know ( Connie Smith )

If you're trying to win my heart there's no deny-ing I admit you don't have very far to g-o So when you wanna talk to me about for-ever I'll be yours from now on just let me know When love like this comes along it's …

Light At The End Of The Tunnel ( B.B. Watson )

I´m in financial quicksand sinkin´ deep in debt The more I try to fight it the deeper in I get The bills keep pilin' to the sky and my checks keep bouncin´ back But still I know there´s a ray of hope If I keep …

Lonesome ( Connie Smith )

I´m holding to a candle that´s burning at both ends There´s just enough fire to show me where I´ve been And that´s far away far away from you It´s lonesome out here getting over you Oh tonight the tears are falling just like pouring rain …

Many Mansions ( Moe Bandy )

Hope is a thing with feathers that perches on the soul Said the homeless young man standing there strong against the cold I reached into my pocket said a penny for your poetry But when I handed him a dollar bill he was shaking his …

Memories To Burn ( Gene Watson )

Lady Lately You've Been Getting Under My Skin I Hope I Don't Have To Say There She Goes Again Please Don't Be Another Lesson I'll Have To Learn 'Cause I've Got Memories To Burn [C Dm]Please Don't Make Me Have To Think About You When …

No Future For Me In Our Past ( George Jones, Burl Stephens )

Word is around he walked out on you And your world it shattered like glass I just found out that you're back in town And searching for parts of your past You loved and lost I lost and found A new love I know will …

One Empty Cot In The Bunkhouse ( Glenn Sutton, Red Steagall )

There's one empty cot in the bunkhouse There's a saddle that nobody rides One empty place at the table The remuda is five horses shy We turned his string out to pasture He'll never ride em no more We buried him out on the hillside …

Real Old Fashioned Broken Heart ( Sammy Kershaw )

I played at love I thought I was a sophisticated kind I looked at life like modern lovers do It's a game I said bed to bed never hurts these days But now the jokes on me since I lost you Cause I'm playing Hank …

She Loved A Lot In Her Time ( George Jones )

I started drinking and acting crazy Way back in sixty-five Mama would pray and say he's my baby Lord please keep him alive Sister came home with two little children Her man had left her alone Mama knew too well the hurt she was feeling …

Somebody Almost Loved Me ( Ray Price )

Somebody almost loved me somebody almost cared Someone nearly took my hand someone was almost there Somebody almost wanted me to build their world around Somebody almost loved me but that's all behind me now I almost had a good thing I nearly made her …

Some Days It Rains All Night Long ( Anne Murray )

Sometimes I know how the melody goes But I don't know the words to the song Some days go by not a cloud in the sky And some days it rains all night long Sometimes it seems like it's just you and me And nothing …

Sometimes A Rose ( Ray Price )

Our love has had its share of ups and downs But the feeling keeps on coming back around I guess the highs we reach are always worth the lows Sometimes a thorn sometimes a rose There are times your touch makes me feel ten feet …

The Jukebox Played Along ( Gene Watson )

Well I got off work and headed for town to have a few Determined I would drown the pain of losing you But this couple on the dance floor were dropping quarters in a slot And this heartless thing kept spinning old forget-me-nots The jukebox …

When I Was Yours ( Emmylou Harris )

In a lonely room waiting for the night to fall I hear your voice in every whip-poor-will that calls And it takes me back to a better place and a sweeter time When I was yours and you were mine As the shadows fall and …

When She Touches Me ( Gene Watson )

I'm late again forgot their names when nights were though Kept the upper hand always planning my next move I thought she'd be nothing more to me than a one night romance But I was caught off guard well it's so hard I never stood …

When The Roses Bloom Next Spring ( Red Steagall )

It's an early frosty morning and the campfire's burning hot I can smell the coffee making in an old black outlaw pot The old owl hoots the second time it'll soon be time to go It was cold out there on guard last night and …

Where The Tall Grass Grows ( George Jones )

There's three bedrooms hardwood floors and the kitchen's new It's got everything a family needs with a backyard view Ask anyone where it is everybody knows Who used to live where the tall grass grows The couple who lived there before they kept it up …