lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

FOR LOVING YOU

(Steve Karliski)
« © '66 Painted Desert Music, BMI »
(For loving you for needing you
But most of all for loving you For loving you)

For loving you my life is so much richer
You've given so much to live for and I never really lived before
Before loving you
(For loving you)

And for loving you my faith is a little stronger
For a world that could give you to me
Couldn't be as bad as it's made out to be
There was good there I just could never see before loving you

(For loving you for needing you
But most of all for loving you for needing you)

And for needing you I feel a whole lot stronger
For there's a strenght that comes from knowing
You need to give up yourself
And darling I gave so much of myself loving you

(For losing you)

And now I'm losing you and I'm a sadder lonelier man
Than I ever thought any man could be
But even in my loneliness even as I walk the hunting trail of memory
Even for all the pain that I'm feeling right now
Never once will I ever regret having had the chance of loving you
(Loving you)
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2.

ABOVE AND BEYOND (THE CALL OF LOVE)

(Harlan Howard)
« © '60 Tree Publishing, BMI / Jat Music, BMI »
Well I'll give you love that's above and beyond the call of love
And love's something that money can't buy

A poor boy's chances for pretty a girl's glances are sometimes very few
I've got no money but if you'll be my honey here's what I'll offer you

Well I'll give you love that's above and beyond the call of love
And I'll never ever make you cry
I'm gonna give you love that's above and beyond the call of love
And love's something that money can't buy

Well we met at a dance and I knew at a glance that I'd found my happiness
So if you wanna carry me off and marry me then I'll answer yes

And I'll give you love...
Yeah true love's something that money can't buy
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3.

I LOVE YOU BECAUSE

(Leon Payne)
« © '49 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
(I love you for a hundred thousand reasons
But most of all I love you cause you're you)

Why do I love you I love you not only for what you are
But for what I am when I'm with you
I love you not only for what you've made of yourself
But for what you're making of me

And why do I love you I love you because you're helping me
To build from the lumber of my life not a tavern but a temple
From the words of my every day not a reproach but a song

(I love you because you understand dear
But most of all I love you cause you're you)
I love you for ignorin' the possibilities of a fool in me
And for laying firm hold on the possibilities of a good in me
I love you because you've done more than any creed to make me happy
And you've done it without a word

And you've done it without a touch
Without even a sign you've done it just by being yourself
(But most of all I love you cause you're you)
Perhaps after all that's what love really is
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4.

I'D FIGHT THE WORLD

(Hank Cochran - Joe Allison)
« © '62 Tree Publishing, BMI »
I don't care what anybody thinks of me
My pride is gone and here I am on bended knee
I only know I need you and I love you so
And I'd fight the world before I'd ever let go go

I'd gladly beg I'd steal I'd borrow
I'd turn my back on everyone I know
I'd do these things with no fear of tomorrow
I'd fight the world before I'd ever let go go

Yes I've heard 'em talkin' about my lovin' you the way I do
And they're sayin' things like nobody should love anybody as much as I love you
But I don't care if the world stops and the sun explodes or the moon turns to ashes
I'd gladly stand and fight the world before I'd let you go

I'd gladly beg I'd steal...
I'd fight the world before I'd ever let go go
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5.

I WALK THE LINE

(Johnny Cash)
« © '56 House Of Cash, BMI »
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you're mine I walk the line

I find it very very easy to be true
I find myself alone when each day's through
Yes I'll admit that I'm a fool for you
Because you're mine I walk the line

As sure as night is dark and day is light
I keep you on my mind both day and night
And happiness I've known proves that it's right
Because you're mine I walk the line

You've got a way to keep me on your side
You give me cause for love that I can't hide
For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide
Because you're mine I walk the line

I keep a close watch on this heart of mine...
Because you're mine I walk the line
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6.

TILL DEATH DO US PART

(Eric Leiser - C.M. Bradley)
« © '51 Shapiro-Bernstein Co, ASCAP / Peer International, BMI »
(One love one life one dream forever
One love for one heart till death do us part)

Forsaking all others till death do us part
Wherever you go I'll follow and whatever you do I want to be part of it
Because you're so much a part of me that I just couldn't live without you

Forsaking all others for better or worse I don't even have to think about it
Because no matter how rough it gets along the way
Every step that I take with you is over a mountain of happiness
Or through a valley of golden sunshine
For richer or poorer I'll never be poor as long as I own your love
Because it's the most priceless possession that I have

You made me the richest girl in the world when you gave your heart to me
Every day with you is a heaven on earth
That neither money can buy not poverty take away
I'm yours to hold to keep and to love forever
With every beat of my heart I live only for you

(One love one life one dream forever
One love for one heart till death do us part)
Till death do us part
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7.

I THANK GOD FOR YOU

(Bill Anderson - Mike Cloer)
« © '68 Johnny Bienstock Music, BMI »
(Every morning when I wake up) I thank God for you
(Every night I close my eyes) and I thank God for you

I shudder to think what might have happened to me
If I hadn't met you when I did
My life was just one big mangled mess of mistakes
No purpose and no future ahead

And I was as lost as a leaf on a river and as wild as a straw in the wind
But you came along and just by being you made me feel like a woman again
(Every minute that I may live) I'll thank God for you

You know the lonesomest feeling there is in this old world
Is to know that there's no one who cares
And then you look up and have you come along
Somebody somewhere surely heard my prayers
[ Bill ] Give me your hand now and I want you to hold on real tight
Cause the road might just get a little rough
We've got a lotta mountains out there to climb
But we've gonna make it on faith and on love
[ Both ] (Every morning when I wake up) I thank God for you
(Every night I close my eyes) and I thank God for you
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8.

HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU

(Scott Wiseman)
« © '46 Songs Of Universal, BMI »
Have I told you lately that I love you
Could I tell you once again somehow
Have I told with all my heart and soul how I adore you
Well darling I'm telling you now

This world would end today if you refuse me
I'm no good without you anyhow
Have I told you lately that I love you
Well darling I'm telling you now

Have I told you lately when I'm sleeping
Every dream I dream is you somehow
Have I told how all the nights are long when you're not with me
Well darling I'm telling you now

My heart would break in two if I should lose you
I'm no good without you anyhow
Have I told you lately that I love you
Well darling I'm telling you now
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9.

BORN TO BE WITH YOU

(Don Robertson)
« © '62 Don Robertson Music, ASCAP »
(Born to be with you)

By your side satisfied through and through
Cause I was born to be with you
Wonderously love can see
So I knew that I was born to be with you
[ guitar - steel ] Do you find peace of mind
Yes I do cause I was born to be with you
All life through yes I was born to be with you
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10.

I'LL BE WAITING

(Bill Anderson - Moneen Carpenter)
« © '68 Johnny Bienstock Music, BMI »
Packed my things and went away a thousand years ago today
For I had places to go and things to see
I had a girl who loved me so and she begged me not to go
But I left and took her pleading words with me

I'll be waiting always waiting
I love you and I'll miss you while you're gone
I know you have to do what your heart tells you to
So I'll be waiting till it tells you to come home

All the things I'd hoped to find I soon learned I'd left behind
So I told myself oh boy let's us go home
Cause our darling's waiting there and she said she'd always care
And the echo of her promise leads me on

I'll be waiting always waiting
I'll be waiting till your heart tells you come home
I'll be waiting always waiting

Well I got back home today and I almost wished I'd stay away
For I left here with a smile and now I weep
Oh she kept her promise alright and she's waiting here tonight
Still waiting neath the ground where she's asleep
I'll be waiting till your heart tells you come home
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11.

BEYOND THE SUNSET

(Bob Nolan - Sam Gobble)
« © '68 Peer International, BMI »
(Beyond the sunset for evermore)

Should you go first and I remain to walk the road alone
I'll live in memory's garden dear with happy days we've known
In spring I'll watch for roses red and shades of lilac blue
In early fall when the brown leaves fall then I'll catch a glimpse of you

Should you go first and I remain to finish with the scroll
No lenghtening shadows shall creep in to make this life seem droll
We've known so much of happiness yes we've had our cup of joy
And memory is one gift of God that death cannot destroy

Should you go first and I remain there's one thing I'd have you do
Walk slowly down that long path for soon I'll follow you
I want you to know each step I take so that you may walk the same
For someday down that lonely road you'll hear me call your name

Beyond the sunset oh glad reunion with our dear loved ones who've gone before
In that fair homeland we'll know no parting beyond the sunset for evermore
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