lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

WHERE HAVE ALL OUR HEROES GONE

(Bill Anderson - Bob Talbert)
« © '70 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Where have all our heroes gone what's come over our great land
America is still my home sweet home but where have all our heroes gone

I saw a group of boys the other day standing in the corner of a playground
Looking and laughin' at a magazine
And I overheard one of the boys said man is he ever cool
And he pointed to the man who's picture was on the magazine cover
And everybody kinda said under their breath yeah he's cool alright
And I got sick to my stomach
Because I'd seen the cover and the man that they were talking about
Had instigated a riot in one of our major cities last summer
And the magazine was writing about how the police were unkind to him
The judges were not fair with him
And how he talked back and slung his long hair about and cussed
And did his things and they made him into a regular hero
And inside this magazine was the story of a baseball player
Who got involted with the gamblers
Of the football player who said that football was not the end
Just a mean to an end meanin' the girls and the good times
And a story of a folk singer who proudly claims
To be both a member of a party ailen to our government and a nontax payin' citizen
These young boys read with open eyes and open minds
And I thought to myself my God
Are these the people that these young boys look up to
Are these their idols are these the heroes of the now generation

(America is still my home sweet home but where have all our heroes gone)

I had heroes when I was a kid we all did and our heroes did their thing too
Like General Douglas McArthur who returned like he said he would
Like Gene Autry and Roy Rogers who chased the bad guys right off the screen
Like Lindberg who flew the ocean and Jesse Owens who showed Hitler
And John Wayne and Gerry Cooper after all didn't they really win the war
And General Ike bless your soul cause he made us feel safe
We've killed some of our recent heroes the Kennedys and Kings
And even as great as their space feats are
How many of the astronauts can you name huh how many
My heroes were people like Joe DiMaggio who proved that nice guys can finish first
And Stan Musian who never had an unkind word for anybody
And Winston Churchill who's two fingers raised together meant victory
Not just a let-your-enemy-have-it-all kind of artificial peace
This country needs a lotta things today friends
But it doesn't need any one thing anymore than it needs some real heroes
Men who know what it means to be looked up to by a griny faced kid
Men who wanna sign autograph books and not deal under the table
Men who are willing to play the game with the people who made them heroes
Men who don't mind putting on a white hat and saying thank you and please
I wish I knew more men that I'd be proud of for my son to look up to and say
Daddy when I grow up I want to be just-like-him
(Where have all our heroes gone)
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2.

FOR THE GOOD TIMES

(Kris Kristofferson)
« © '70 Careers Music, BMI »
Don't look so sad I know it's over
But life goes on and this old world will keep on turning
Let's just be glad we had some time to spend together
There's no need to watch the bridges that were burning

Lay your head upon my pillow hold your warm tender body close to mine
Hear the whisper of the raindrops blowin' soft against the window
And make believe you love me just one more time for the good times

I'll get along you'll find another
And I'll be here if you should find you ever need me
Don't say a word about tomorrow or forever
There'll be time enough for sadness when you leave me

Lay your head upon my pillow hold your warm tender body close to mine
Listen hear the whisper of the raindrops blowin' soft against the window
Tell me that you love me just one more time make believe for the good times
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3.

LOVING A MEMORY

(Bill Anderson)
« © '70 Tree Publishing, BMI »
I loved you more in just a few hours
Than most people love in all of their years
And now though you're gone I still have you with me
The sweetest reflections fill the loneliest tears

And I'll spend my life loving a mem'ry chasing a rainbow without any gold
I spend my nights dreaming about you loving a mem'ry I never can hold
[ piano ] Oh what a mark you left on my body
Destroyed my heart and crippled my mind
And if I should live until I'm one hundred
I'll never forget you there's not enough time

And I'll spend my life...
Loving a mem'ry I never can hold
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4.

ME AND BOBBY McGEE

(Kris Kristofferson - Fred Foster)
« © '69 Combine Music, BMI »
Busted flat in Baton Rouge headin' for the trains
Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
Took us all the way to New Orleans
I took my har'poon out of my dirty red bandana
And was blowin' sad while Bobby sang the blues
With those windshield whipers slappin' time
And Bobby clappin' hands with mine we sang up ever song that driver knew

Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
And nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free
Feeling good was easy Lord when Bobby sang the blues
Feeling good was good enough for me good enough for me and Bobby McGee

From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Standin' right beside me Lord through everything I done
And every night she kept me from the cold
Then somewhere near Salinas Lord I let her slip away
Searchin' for a home I hope she'll find
I'd trade all of my tomorrows for just one yesterday
Holding Bobby's body close to mine

Freedom's just another word...
La la la la la la la la la la la la la me and Bobby McGee...
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5.

AND THEN CAME THE BAD YEARS

(Steve Karliski)
« © '70 Deshon Music, BMI »
I remember how once upon a time
Before I could even phone you I had to borrow a dime
I had nothing to give you and still you said you'd be mine
Lord these were the good years

A big night on the town for us used to be
Just two glasses of wine on our first anniversary
Oh I know you could have more but you stuck by me
Those were the sweet years

But I wasn't happy though you were complained
I wanted to give you more than just my name
I wanted to buy you not wine but champagne
And then came the hard years

Cause I started working harder and longer than ever before
Just to buy you all the things that you never even asked me for
And I never noticed but you changed more and more
Those were the sad years

But the price of success just kept goin' up
And even when I had it all I didn't want to stop
For some reason it became importanted to me to stay on the top
Those were the selfish years

And then I stopped one minute of my busy day
I felt like something was missing and what I couldn't say
And when I realized that it was love that had died away
And then came the bad years
(Then came the bad years)
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6.

ALL I HAVE TO OFFER YOU IS ME

(Dallas Frazier - Arthur Leo Owens)
« © '69 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI / Unichappell Music, BMI »
Before you take another step there's something you should know
About the years ahead and how they'll be
You'll be living in a world where roses hardly ever grow
Cause all I have to offer you is me

There'll be no mansions waiting on the hill with crystal chandeliers
And there'll be no fancy clothes for you to wear
Everything I have is standing here in front of you to see
All I have to offer you is me
[ steel ] Sweetheart I'll give you all my love in every way I can
But make sure that's what you want while you're still free
The only gold I have for you is in this wedding band
All I have to offer you is me

There'll be no mansions...
All I have to offer you is me
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7.

POISON RED BERRIES

(Mickey Newbury)
« © '69 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
You know I don't think much about her anymore
Seldom if ever does she cross my mind
Yesterday's gone Lord it's better forgotten
Like the poison red berries to die on the vine

This mornin' at dawn I pulled into town
Had some coffee and talked with some old friends of mine
Laughing at all the good times they remember
And then I remembered the time

I can still see those bright lights back in Dallas
As yesterday moves like a dream through my mind
I really didn't suppose that I'd never forget her
And you know it took such a long time

But I don't think much about her no more
Seldom if ever does she cross my mind
Yesterday's gone it's better forgotten
It's like a poison red berry that clings to the mind
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8.

IT CAN'T GO ANYWHERE BUT WRONG

(Bill Anderson)
« © '70 Tree Publishing, BMI »
So kiss my lips goodnight and head on home
It can't go anywhere but wrong

It's been a lotta fun baby
And all the money in the world couldn't buy back these precious memories
In fact I'm counting on the warmth of your love
To live here in my heart forever like a beautiful song
But I'm afraid if we didn't say goodbye tonight
And part as friends we may never get the chance to
Cause from here it can't go anywhere but wrong

We've pushed our luck to make it as long as it has
You know that as well as I do
Nobody anywhere even has the slightest idea of what's been goin' on
But if we're not careful the one thing that's looked so beautiful to us
Is gonna look so ugly in the eyes of the world
I'm tellin' you baby it can't go anywhere but wrong

I want you to get out of the car come here
And stand with me by the side of the road
Look out there in the distance for a minute
But it's a mean old world out there baby
And they don't understand people like me and you
Who just want to love and be left alone
I don't know where this old highway goes
But I'm gonna turn around right now
And start walkin' in the other direction by myself
Cause together it can't go anywhere but wrong
So kiss my lips goodnight and head on home
It can't go anywhere but wrong
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9.

I'LL BRING MORE FLOWERS

(Bill Anderson - Bobby Runnell)
« © '70 Tree Publishing, BMI »
We used to talk together remember
And we used to do things crazy things I guess
Like just walking around lookin' in windows
When we knew we couldn't buy anything
Not with the baby comin' at all
And sometimes when it rained you'd sit beside me
And we'd race raindrops down the window pane
You'd bring me coffee and we'd work crossword puzzles together
We don't do anything together now
And late at night remember we used to sit outside
And we'd watch the clouds scurrin' across the moon
And the fishing trips you never did like fishing but you did anyaway
I loved you for it and dreams all I must've had a million of 'em
Big dreams and plans and you used to look at me and you say
You'll make it I know you will and I believed it cause you believed it
You had faith in me and you always gave me the strenght that I needed
But now it's over I used to look at your hair
I used to hold you and kiss you I used to
It was a stupid reason for an argument
We'd have a million of 'em before but this time you just ran out
And when the phone rang and they told me
Oh I'd've given anything if it'd be me instead
I'll be back tomorrow honey I'll bring more flowers
You always did like flowers
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10.

MELINDA

(Jerry Crutchfield - Jimmy Gateley)
« © '70 Songs Of Universal, BMI »
(Melinda Melinda) oh how I miss Melinda

While a walking down a street in Denver I passed by a little dress shop
A sign on the door read Melinda's and I asked myself if I should stop
For I knew a girl named Melinda when I lived here years ago
And I wondered if by chance it could be the Melinda I used to know

So I peeked in through the window and there to my surprice
I saw my darling Melinda and a tear came to my eyes
For she looked lovely as always as I watched her standing there
Her face was like an angel's with a halo of golden hair

Melinda Melinda with the golden hair
Oh how I miss Melinda (Melinda)

Then I slowly remembered how she suffered the shame
Of being left with a baby and me never changing her name
So I ran in and called out Melinda so ashamed I hung down my head
But the young girl said sir I'm sorry but you see my mother is dead

Melinda Melinda with the golden hair
Oh how I miss Melinda oh how I miss Melinda
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11.

FRIENDS

(Glen Campbell - Dick Bowman)
« © '69 Glen Campbell Music, BMI »
Friends are never earned they're a gift from the loving God
And they're precious beyond human evaluation
You dare not take them for granted or they'll lift away like smoke
And the warmth of their caring will vanish into the chill of the endless nights
Most of my friends are unknowns they probably won't even rate an obituary
Unless they live and die in a small town somewhere where nothing much ever happens
But a few of my friends are big people they're famous sensitive talented
And their names are household words
And yet they're no more precious in God's eyes or in mine
Than those wonderful nobodys who live and die in obscurity
Who's your friend he's someone who warms you with a nod or with an unspoken word
In hard times when you're hurtin' beyond words
She's someone who holds you to her breast and sighs softly into your hair
When no other medicine could possibly stop the pain
A friend is someone who clings his glass against yours
And answers the phone at three in the morning when you're lost
And with a few words of encouragement and concern makes you realize
That you're not really lost at all
Friends come in both sexes in all shapes and sizes
The most important thing they have in common is their ability
To share with you your most sky splitting joys
Or your deepest most ol' some sorrows
Of all the things that I have in this world I'm most grateful for my friends
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