lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

ROLL ON (EIGHTEEN WHEELER)

(Dave Loggins)
« © '82 MCA Music, ASCAP »
Roll on highway roll on along roll on daddy till you get back home
Roll on family roll on crew roll on mama like I asked you to do
Roll on eighteen wheeler roll on (roll on)

Well it's Monday morning he's kissin' mama goodbye he's up and gone with the sun
Daddy drives an eighteen wheeler and he's off on a midwest run
Then three sad faces gather round mama they ask her when daddy's comin' home
Daddy drives an eighteen wheeler and they sure miss him when he's gone
Ah but he calls them every night and tells 'em that he loves 'em
And he taught 'em this song to sing

Roll on highway roll on along...

Well it's Wednesday evening and mama's waitin' by the phone
It rings but it's not his voice
It seems the highway patrol has found a jack knifed rig in a snowbank in Illinois
But the driver was missin' and the search had been abandoned
Cause the weather had everything at a stall
And they had checked all the houses and local motels
And when they had some more news they'd call
And she told them when they found him to tell him that she loves him
And she hung up the phone

Singing roll on highway roll on along...

Mama and the children would be waiting up all night
Thinkin' nothing but the worst was comin' with the ringing of the telephone
Oh but the man upstairs was listening as mama asked him to bring daddy home
When the call came in it was daddy on the other end
Asking her if she'd been singing this song

Singing roll on highway roll on along...
Eighteen wheeler eighteen wheeler eighteen wheeler eighteen wheeler roll on
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2.

CAROLINA MOUNTAIN DEWE

(Randy Owen)
« © '83 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Somewhere in the mountains in northern Alabama
The Carolina lady waits for her man from Tennessee
And somewhere in a motel out in Oklahoma
There's the Alabama dreamer that same man from Tennessee
Sometime late that night the lonely wakes her gently
And knocks at her door but she won't give in
But like every other woman she needs to feel wanted
She thinks of makin' love and goes to sleep again
Carolina dreamin' only Carolina can't you see
You will always be the lady that I dream of holdin' tight
That I kiss and tell goodnight Caorlina mountain dewe

Sometime that next day on a Mississippi freeway
The Alabama dreamer is homeward bound
His conscience is as clear as those green eyes of Carolina
And she's waiting with the baby
From the love of the only man to lay her down

Carolina dreamin' only...
Caorlina I love you
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3.

END OF THE LYIN'

(Robert Byrne - Alan Schulman)
« © '69 Careers Music, BMI »
You took me for a fool then you took me for a ride
You really had me going till I looked into your lies
I let you keep me hanging on but honey here's where I get off

It's the end of the lyin' and I can't stand no more denyin'
It's all over but the cryin' honey it's the end of the line

Don't tell me a story I don't care where you've been
Girl I'm out for glory and I won't be back again
I let you keep me hangin' on but honey here's where I get off

It's the end of the lyin'...
[ guitar ] It's the end of the lyin'...
It's the end of the lyin'...
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4.

I'M NOT THAT WAY ANYMORE

(Randy Owen - Teddy Gentry - Greg Fowler - Mark Henrdon)
« © '83 Tree Publishing, BMI »
We used to get crazy every Saturday night we'd drive in to town and get feelin' right
A child of the sixties in seventy four but I'm not that way anymore
Well I burned the tires off my Chevrolet trying to impress the girls that I'd date
And I'd bet a gambler when I couldn't score but I'm not that way anymore

I'm not that way anymore time's closing yesterday's doors
But I'm just as happy as I was before cause I'm not that way anymore

American Bandstand the Sullivan Show I listened to the Opry on my radi-e-o
Well Dick Clark's still looking as young as before but I'm not that way anymore
Well I swapped my loafers for cowboy boots
Brought me some jeans gave away all my suits
My razor is rusted my barber is poor cause I'm not that way anymore

I'm not that way anymore...
[ guitar ] I'm not that way anymore...
Cause I'm not that way and you're not that way we're not that way anymore
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5.

IF YOU'RE GONNA PLAY IN TEXAS

(Murry Kellum - Dan Mitchell)
« © '84 Dale Morris Music, BMI »
If you're gonna play in Texas you gotta have fiddle in the band
That lead guitar is hot but not for Louisiana Man
So rosin' up that bow for Faded Love and let's all dance
If you're gonna play in Texas you gotta have fiddle in the band

I remember down in Houston we were puttin' on a show
When a cowboy in the back stood up and yelled Cotton Eyed Joe
He said we love what you're doin' boys don't get us wrong
There's just something missin' in your song

If you're gonna play in Texas...

So we dusted off our boots and put our cowboy hats on straight
Them Texans raised the roof when Jeff opened up his case
You say y'all all wanna two-step you say you wanna do-si-do
Well here's a fiddlin' song before we go

If you're gonna play in Texas...
[ fiddle ] If you're gonna play in Texas...
[ fiddle ] **********

6.

THERE'S A FIRE IN THE NIGHT

(Bob Corbin)
« © '84 PolyGram Int, ASCAP »
Runnin' scared wonderin' what I'm doin' so far from home
Pretendin' not to care that I was so all alone
Then my eyes met her and without one word
I could tell what was gonna happen I could feel it in my bones

By the dark of the moon there's a fire in the night
She took me to her room oh you know it felt so right
It keeps growing higher the flame of desire
By the dark of the moon oh there's a fire in the night

Well she told me she didn't often do this kind of thing
She said please hold me hold me tight so I don't have to think
Oh her gentle touch really moves me so much
The flames of love swept over like a burning light

By the dark of the moon...
[ guitar ] By the dark of the moon...
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7.

WHEN WE MAKE LOVE

(Troy Seals - Mentor Williams)
« © '83 Dixie Stars Music, ASCAP »
There's a light in your eyes tonight you know I'd know that look anywhere
You got plans and I'm one lucky man
Before we get so carried away there's something I've been wantin' to say

When we make love it's more to me than just an affair
I want you to know how much I care when we make love
Oh it's such a precious time we share our hearts our souls and our minds
When we make love

Watchin' you make your little moves I can tell it's gonna be a long night
All day long we keep holding on
It couldn't be any better than this I've got it all on my fingertips

When we make love...
These moments these feelin's
When we make love...
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8.

COUNTRY SIDE OF LIFE

(Maurice R. Hirsh)
« © '84 Unichappell Music, BMI »
You can have your buildings and your arithmatic
I don't need no crowded streets or city slicker tricks
I just need to be some place where I can move around
Look down at my toes and I can still see the ground
Give me that country side of life where I can stretch out right
Give me the country side (give me the country side)
Give me that country side of life where I don't get uptight
Give me the country side

Going down to the fishing pond where I can throw the line
It dont' matter what fish I catch I only came to rest my mind
The only fish you'll get down town ain't caught with a hook and sinker
Put on your brakes beep beep honk your horn look out now turn on your blinker
Give me that country side of life...
[ guitar ] Give me that country side of life where I don't get uptight
Give me the country side

I was born in a Georgia town with a lack-a-daisy street
A laid back lover just a playin' games and a stayin' off of them feet
Nobody trying to get on your nerves nobody tryin' to get what you've got
And just live and let live by the golden rule now don't it just hit the spot
Give me that country side of life...
[ el.piano ] Give me that country side of life...
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9.

BOY

(Randy Owen - Teddy Gentry - Greg Fowler)
« © '84 Tree Publishing, BMI »
He stays up at night till way after dark
Feedin' the dog that lives in our yard
He'll put on my shoes and stumble around
But together we can catch any outlaw in town

The boy tries to be just like me I'm all that he tries to be
Watching cartoons on my knee mama's little man and me
[ guitar ] He wants to know how this and that goes
He'll play all day on a mountain of clay
And he'll fight with me to show that he's strong
But if he gets hurt it's mama he wants

The boy tries to be...

Someday I know he'll leave us alone break mama's heart I'll try to be strong
But if I shed a tear I hope he won't see the big man is him and the boy is me
The boy tried to be just like me he's all that I try to be
Now I'm watching cartoons on my knees and mama's little man is me
Let's go to bed mama
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10.

FOOD ON THE TABLE

(Randy Owen)
« © '84 Tree Publishing, BMI »
My dad was a big man with a will that was tough
He was at his best when the going was rough
He made a living for the family and never had to cheat
To keep food on the table and shoes on our feet

We sat down at the table and thanked God in prayer
Cause we had plenty to eat and plenty to wear
We had patches on our britches but momma kept us neat
We had food on the table and shoes on our feet
[ ac.guitar - fiddle ] We picked cotton and gathered the corn
We were taught to work from time we were born
Mom and dad and all us children worked in the summer's heat
To keep food on the table and shoes on our feet

We sat down at the table...

Well today it's the same no matter where you go
If you're gonna stay ahead you've gotta stay on your toes
You've gotta be a winner don't believe in defeat
You keep food on the table and shoes on your feet

When you sit down at the table and thanked God in prayer
If you've got plenty to eat and plenty to wear
If you've got patches on your britches just be sure to keep' em neat
If you're got food on the table and shoes on your feet
[ piano ] We sat down at the table...
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