1.

San Francisco Sun

Curly Putman

© Tree Publishing, BMI

If I could make my mind forget about
The pretty little girl I left about
A year ago in San Francisco
If I could make my mem'ries quit
Thinkin' bout the good times spent in Frisco
San Francisco

San Francisco sun
Too bad everybody everywhere don't have some
Well it clears the mind makes the heart beat
Makes the happy feet free to run
San Francisco sun San Francisco sun

If I could one day just leave this place
And touch and kiss the lovely face
That I love so in San Francisco
If only one ray of sunlight
Could touch me where I sit tonight
But it never has touched Alcatraz

San Francisco sun...
San Francisco sun...
San Francisco sun...

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2.

Just For You

Curly Putman - Larry Butler

© Tree Publishing, BMI

(Oh I live my life just for you)

Each day I wake up with a kiss just for you
And I count my many blessings and I thank the Lord for you
And each minute of the day I live a dream that has come true
Yes I live my life just for you

Just for you just for you
That's why I say the things I say
And I do the things I do
No one else can make my arms feel like
They're wrapped around the world
Yes I live my life just for you

(Just for you just for you)
That's why I say the things I say
And I do the things I do
No one else can make my arms feel like
They're wrapped around the world
Yes I live my life just for you
(Just for you)

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3.

You Can Always Come Back

Curly Putman

© Tree Publishing, BMI

When you're tired of that fast race that your new love put you in
You can always come back to my arms again
If he gives you new heartaches and lonely nights begin
You can always come back to my arms again

Cause I haven't done a thing since you've been gone
Except to wait here and hurt all over and forgive you for each wrong
When you find out you've been left out to face a cold and bitter wind
You can always come back to my arms again

Yes when you get up from your left down and your head stops its spin
You can always come back to my arms again

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4.

Talking To The Grass

Curly Putman

© Tree Publishing, BMI

Tenderly I reach to touch a tiny blade of grass that tickles my chin
Then I lay back and try to figure who I am and where I'm going and where I've been
And then I talk to the grass and it tells me who I am and where I've been and my destiny
But no one believes me talking to the grass

I reach my hand to touch the warm and shining face of the summer sun
Then like a happy child I laugh with the grass and then I skip and run
And then I talk to the grass and it tells me who I am and where I've been and my destiny
But no one believes me talking to the grass

I grab the wind and hold it tight as it blows out across the grassy meadow
Then I embrace the fleecy clouds and in my mind I'm flyin' high it doesn't matter
And then I talk to the grass and it tells me who I am and where I've been and my destiny
But no one believes me talking to the grass

The sun is gone and now that gentle wind blows a little stronger
And a whitening covers up the grass and it dies and I feel so much older
But once I talked to the grass and it told me who I was and where I've been and my destiny
But no one believed me talking to the grass

And then I talk to the grass and it tells me who I am and where I've been and my destiny
But no one believes me talking to the grass

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5.

Take It All Off

Curly Putman

© Tree Publishing, BMI

You stand there and you tempt me and you taunt me
Your shameless words are stripping you so I can see
The real you that I should have seen a long long time ago
But I've loved you so it's been hard to see what you've covered up so long

So take it off take it off
Take your mis'ry off of me

I want you and I need you I guess I always will
But lately baby I think maybe our love's gone down hill
You don't want me but you need someone for fun to hold onto
On with your show just let it go let me see the rest of you

Take it off take it off...
Take it off take it off...

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6.

If I Ever Set That Close Again

Curly Putman

© Tree Publishing, BMI

Once I stood outside the gates of heaven
You stood in my reach but I let you slowly slip away
But like a fool I fooled around and I lost you
And I'll regret that loss until my dyin' day

But if I ever get that close again to heaven
I'll open up that gate and I'll walk on in
And there'll be no temptations strong enough to ever move me
If I ever get that close to you again

Once your lips were mine just for the kissing
But I soon let strange lips kiss me astray
Then I woke up and looked and you were missing
And I've kicked myself a million times a day

But if I ever get that close again to heaven...
If I ever get that close to you again

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7.

Happy Shoes

Curly Putman

© Tree Publishing, BMI

Open up the gate and open it wide
So I can see that wide outside
Shake my hand and turn me loose
In my blue surge suit and my happy shoes

Goodbye warden goodbye friends
I hope we'll never meet again
Somewhere someday if we do
I'll be a wearin' my happy shoes my happy shoes

Tight around the ankle tight around the toes
I'll follow wherever my happy shoes go
With them and just a two dollar bill
Well I can walk to Louisville

Goodbye warden goodbye friends...

The happiest shoes that I'll ever see
Was the shoes they give me when they set me free
I had my choice of brown or brown
Dull in color but they cover lots of ground

Goodbye warden goodbye friends...

My happy shoes my happy shoes
Happy shoes happy shoes
My happy shoes my happy shoes

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8.

Who Loves Who

Curly Putman

© Tree Publishing, BMI

Watch that man get up and go to work every day
Then watch his woman send their little girl outside to play
Then watch and you might see the milkman drive up to the door
While baby plays with her ole rag doll and sings these words once more

Baby loves her dolly true
But who in the world who loves who
And as she combs her dolly’s curls
Sings who loves who in this cold world

Watch that man come home from work with scared hands so sore
And watch his woman never look as he comes through the door
And watch that little girl try to climb upon her daddy’s knee
As he coldly pushes her away and turns to his TV

But baby loves her dolly true...

Watch that little girl go to bed and slowly search for sleep
And watch her watch her bedroom door but no one comes to peek
And as she drifts into the cold and restless dreamless night
She thinks of her tomorrow and holds her dolly tight

Baby loves her dolly true...

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9.

Love Of The Common People

Ronnie Wilkins - John Hurley

© Tree Publishing, BMI

Livin' on free food tickets
Water in the milk from the hole in the roof
Where the rain came through
What can you do
Tears from your little sister
Cryin' cause she doesn't have a dress without a patch
For the party to go
Oh but you know she'll get by

Because she's livin' in the love of the common people
Smiles from the heart of a family man
Daddy's gonna buy her a dream to cling to
And mama's gonna love her just as much as she can
And she can

It's a good thing you don’t have bus fare
It would fall through the hole in your pocket
And you'd lose it in the snow on the ground
Walkin' to town to find a job
Tryin' to keep your hands warm
But the hole in your shoe let's the snow come on threw
And it chills to the bone you'd better go home where it's warm

Where you can live in the love of the common people
Smiles from the heart of a family man
Daddy's gonna buy you a dream to cling to
And mama's gonna love you just as much as she can
And she can

Livin' on dreams ain't easy
But the closer the knit the tighter the fit
And the chills stay away
You take 'em in stride for family pride
Faith is your foundation
And with a whole lot of love and a warm conversation
And plenty of prayer
Makin' you strong where you belong

Where you can live in the love of the common people
Smiles from the heart of the family man
Daddy's gonna buy you a dream to cling to
And mama's gonna love you just as much as she can
And she can

Live in the love of the common people...

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10.

D-i-v-o-r-c-e

Bobby Braddock - Curly Putman

© Tree Publishing, BMI

Our little boy is four years old and quite a little man
So we spell out the words we don't want him to understand
Like t-o-y or maybe s-u-r-p-r-i-s-e
But the words we're hiding from him now tear the heart right out of me

Our d-i-v-o-r-c-e becomes finally today
You and little J-o-e will be going away
I love you both and this will be pure h-e-double-L for me
Oh I wish we that we could stop this d-i-v-o-r-c-e

Watch him smile he thinks it's Christmas or his fifth birthday
And he thinks c-u-s-t-o-d-y spells fun or play
I spell out all the hurtin' words and turn my head when I speak
Cause I can’t spell away this hurt that's dripping down my cheeks

Our d-i-v-o-r-c-e becomes finally today...

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11.

Big Silver Wings

Curly Putman

© Tree Publishing, BMI

Bars cross my windows bars cross my door
Many million miles I've walked across this floor
Branded in my heart and etched upon my face
Are scares of hard times no one can erase

But each night I lay quiet and listen to the sounds
As that big jet engine whines and leaves the ground
And sometimes I dream that I'm ridin' on that plane
As big silver wings sail homeward again

Big silver wings
Big shiny plane that sails on high
Fly me though the wild blue sky
Fly me to my baby

Can’t wait till lights are out so I can dream once more
For in my dreams I'll soon step aboard
That big shiny dream plane that sails across the sky
And I'll knock on her front door in just two hours time

Big silver wings...
Big silver wings...

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