lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

HAPPY STATE OF MIND

(Bill Anderson)
« © '68 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Maybe I don't love you quite as much as I believe I love you baby
But don't tell me cause lovin' you's a happy state of mind
Maybe I don't need you quite as much as I profess to need you baby
But don't leave me needin' you's a happy state of mind

And who's to say anyway that love is not a game we play
Why it's always gotta be considered a condition of the heart hmm hmm
As long as I feel warm inside wanted filled and satisfied
Who am I to be denied this feelin' be it love or be it just a happy state of mind

Maybe it's just something I've imagined in the hours when I'm sleepin'
But don't wake me cause dreamin's a happy state of mind
Mabe I just gotta have somebody and you're close and you're somebody
But don't leave me you've put me in a happy state of mind

And who's to say anyway...

You've put me in a happy state of mind lovin' you's a happy state of mind
Havin' you's a happy state of mind don't take away my happy state of mind
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2.

I STILL BELIEVE IN LOVE

(Bill Anderson)
« © '68 Tree Publishing, BMI »
I've been walked on looked through laughed at lied to
I've been stripped of all my feelin's and what little pride I've got
But I still believe in love believe it or not
I've been pushed aside unsatisfied I've tried and I've cried
I've given and I've taken and I've hurt an awful lot
But I still believe in love believe it or not

I still believe that somewhere there's a woman
I can gently put my arms around
And kiss her lips and thrill her
When I tell her she's the greatest thing I've ever found
I still believe that I can offer some girl something
She has never known before
But she's been searching for

I've been walked on looked through laughed at lied to
I've given and I've taken and I've hurt an awful lot
But I still believe in love believe it or not
[ steel ] I've been walked on...
I still believe in love believe it or not
I still believe in love believe it or not
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3.

JUST FOR YOU

(Curly Putman - Larry Butler)
« © '67 Tree Publishing, BMI »
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)

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...
Yes I live my life just for you (just for you)
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4.

LOVE TAKES CARE OF ME

(Jimmy Peppers)
« © '68 Husky Music, BMI »
Cause your love takes good care of me
Yes your love takes good care of me
And when the rain falls and the wind blows and the storm is on the sea
I'll be safe your love takes care of me

When life for me gets weary and the sun refuses to shine
I run to the arms of the one I love and there I hide
You know just what to do and say you make my life worthwhile
And when I look into your face I see heaven in your smile

And your love takes good care of me...
I'll be safe your love takes care of me
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5.

TIME'S BEEN GOOD TO ME

(Bill Anderson)
« © '68 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Time's been good to me time took your memory
Erased it slow but well now I can almost tell
The fire that used to burn is gone and won't return
I'm close to victory time's been good to me

They all told me that time would only fan the flame
Each minute without you I'd love you more
And for a while I dreaded each new day that came
Afraid of what the future held in store

But time's been good to me...
[ piano ] Time's been good to me
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6.

DID SHE MENTION MY NAME

(Gordon Lightfoot)
« © '68 WB Music, ASCAP »
It's so nice to meet an old friend and pass the time of day
And talk about the hometown a million miles away
Is the ice still on the river are the old folks still the same
And by the way did she mention my name

Did she mention my name just in passing
And when the morning came do you remember if she cried a tear or two
Is the homesteam still on fire do they still win all their games
And by the way did she mention my name
[ steel - guitar ] Is the landlord still a loser do his signs hang in the hall
Are the young girls still as pretty in the city in the fall
Does the laughter on their faces still put the sun to shame
And by the way did she mention my name

Did she mention my name just in passing
And when the talk ran high did the look in her eyes seem far away
Won't you say hello for someone there'll be no need to explain
And by the way did she mention my name
Oh by the way did she mention my name
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7.

UNICORN

(Shel Silverstein)
« © '62 Hollis Music, BMI »
A long time ago when the earth was green
Why there was more kinda animals than you've ever seen
And they just run around free while the earth was bein' born
And loveliest of them all was the unicorn

There was green alligators and long neck geese
Some humpty back camels and some chimpanzees
Some cats and rats and elephants but sure as you're born
The loveliest of all was the unicorn
[ guitar ] Now God seen some sinnin' and it gave him a pain
And he said stand back cause I'm gonna make it rain
He said hey brother Noah I'll tell you what to do
You build me a floating Zoo

And take some green alligators and long neck geese
Some humpty back camels and some chimpanzees
Some cats and rats and elephants but sure as you're born
Don't you forget my unicorn
[ guitar ] Well ol' Noah was there to answer the call
And he finished up makin' the ark just as the rain started to fall
He marched in the animals two by two
And he called out as they went through

Hey Lord I got your green alligators and long neck geese
Some humpty back camels and some chimpanzees
Some cats and rats and elephants but Lord I'm so forlorn
I just can't see no unicorn
[ guitar ] And then Noah looked out through the driving rain
And them unicorns were hidin' playin' silly little games
Kickin' and a splashin' while the rain was pourin'
Oh them silly unicorns

Green alligators and long neck geese
Some humpty back camels and some chimpanzees
Noah cried close the door cause the rain's a pourin'
And we just don't wait on an ol' unicorn
[ guitar ] Well the ark started moving and it drifted with the tide
The unicorns looked up from the rocks and they cried
And the waters came down and just sorta floated 'em away
And that's why you've never seen a unicorn to this very day

You'll see green alligators and long neck geese
Some humpty back camels and some chimpanzees
Some cats and rats and elephants but sure as you're born
You're never gonna see no unicorn
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8.

TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN

(Merle Haggard - Bonnie Owens)
« © '67 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Today I started loving you again
I'm right back where I've really always been
I got over you just long enough to let my heartache mend
Then today I started loving you again

What a fool I was to think I could get by
With only these few million tears I've cried
I should have known the worst was yet to come
And that crying time for me had just begun

Cause today I started loving you again...
Yes today I started loving you again
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9.

TOMORROW'S GONNA BE BETTER THAN TODAY

(Bill Anderson)
« © '68 Tree Publishing, BMI »
All day long it's been rainin' at my place
All day long there's been water on my face
All day long the phone ain't rung
The door ain't knocked and the mail ain't come
And I'm the biggest bum is the human race

But tomorrow's gonna be better than today
Winds of love gonna blow the lonely clouds away
I'm gonna find me someone new
I'm gonna wash my brain of you
Tomorrow's gonna be better than today
[ steel ] Ain't no man ever missed a woman quite so strong
Flipped his lid the way I did and carried on
Beat my fist on the bedroom wall
Shook the plaster loose in the hall
And the reason for it all my baby's gone

But tomorrow's gonna be better...
[ guitar ] First thing I'm gonna do in the mornin' shine my shoes
Swear to the world I ain't gonna catch me no more blues
I'm gonna sing like a mockingbird happy love in every word
Forget I ever heard your bad bad news

And tomorrow's gonna be better...
Yes tomorrow's gonna be better...
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10.

PART OF MY HEART (WILL ALWAYS BE YOURS)

(Bill Anderson)
« © '68 Tree Publishing, BMI »
I've tried to forget you by running and hiding
Burning down bridges and closing off doors
I guess it just took me a long time deciding
Part of my heart will always be yours

My footsteps have wandered over mountains and valleys
My eyes have awakened on far distant shores
But nowhere on earth am I happy without you
Part of my heart will always be yours
[ piano ] I know now I'll never erase you completely
I feel like a soldier returned from the wars
I fought a good fight but I loved you too deeply
And part of my heart will always be yours

Our love was a flame once but now it's an ember
My heart has no strenght left for you were its source
Wherever you wake up tomorrow remember
Part of my heart will always be yours
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11.

IT JUST DON'T TAKE ME LONG TO SAY GOODBYE

(Bill Anderson)
« © '68 Tree Publishing, BMI »
I didn't see no sense in me just sittin' here and draggin' out the pain
There's nothin' you can say or do to ever make me want for you again
You say I've turned my back on you I'm runnin' out but baby that's a lie
It just don't take me long to say goodbye

I told you when I met you not to put your chain of love on me too tight
Or you'd look up and find me slipping out into the freedom of the night
I didn't mean to hurt you babe I think you know I ain't that kinda guy
But it just don't take me long to say goodbye

It just don't take me long to change my shirt and call a cab and catch a train
There ain't nothing we can talk about and baby I've got nothing to explain
All I'm taking is my body so don't ever say I left you high and dry
It just don't take me long to say goodbye
It just don't take me long to say goodbye
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