lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

US

(Bill Anderson)
« © '69 Tree Publishing, BMI »
I can't ever go back to the little cafe with the candle light
That was our cafe and to go there without you wouldn't seem right
Besides I don't want to touch that part of life that meant so much
The days the world belonged to us just us

And I'd telephone at three in the morning just to say hello
And all sleepy eyed you breathed and sighed I love you so
And sometimes we just talked for hours dreaming dreams and building towers
All the world was filled with flowers for us
And I'm gonna miss you for a long long time
[ guitar ] I can't ever go back to the cabin there on the mountain side
Where I built a fire and held you close while it snowed outside
And remember you let me sleep all day so we could love the night away
Oh it just find yesterday and us

I've tried making new friends walking new streets and finding new thrills
But nothing new replaces you and it never will
I'll just live my life in memory grateful you once loved me
Thankful that there used to be an us
And I'm gonna miss you for a long long time
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2.

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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3.

UNICORN

(Shel Silverstein)
« © '62 Evil Eye 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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4.

WON'T IT EVER BE MORNING

(Bill Anderson)
« © '68 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Won't it ever be morning won't the dawn ever break
Won't it ever quit hurtin' how much can I take
A man could go crazy in the shape that I'm in
I love you and miss you so much won't it ever be morning again

It's barely twelve o'clock but I've already spent a lifetime
Just sittin' here and wishin' it was any time but nighttime
Outside the winds are moanin' low and I just heard it thunder
Your picture on the wall just laughed at me and I just wonder

Won't it ever be morning...
I love you and miss you so much won't it ever be morning again
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5.

CANDY APPLE RED

(Houston Turner)
« © '64 Ashna Music, BMI »
He came speeding through the town each day at sundown
And his car was painted candy apple red
He was coming there to see the sheriff's daughter
And the sheriff didn't know it so they said
Time and time again the sheriff tried to catch him
But he always speeded up and got away
That old county jail stood patiently a waiting
And the sheriff vowed he'd put him there some day

Well there goes candy apple red that's what the people said
If he doesn't slow it down a bit he's gonna end up dead
And the sheriff's daughter said she'd rather end up dead
Than to live without her candy apple red

So the sheriff built a barricade to catch him
And he sat there at the limits of the town
But the sheriff's daughter had already net him
And he married him before the sun went down
When the sheriff saw his comin' down the highway
He saw they couldn't stop and quickly caught his breath
As they crashed the barricade the car exploded
And the boy and girl went to a flaming death

Well there goes candy apple red...
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6.

BIG RAILROAD MAN

(Curtis Leach - Neal Jones)
« © '68 Saran Music, BMI »
The birthday party was over toys were scattered here and there
Seven candles laid by the last piece of cake in front of an empty chair
A mother said son I know you're disappointed but please try to understand
Your daddy's been awfuly busy cause he's a big railroad man
So you go on to sleep now she kissed him and turned out the light
Moments later a window opened and the young boy slipped out into the night
He was on his way to the depot the express wasn't due till ten
But they they just might run a special if they knew that dad was comin' in
The mighty scream of the 9:15 tore through the winter night
The whirl of the wheels and the clang of the steel jarred the country side
The southbound freight was running late desperate to make up time
When a giant of a man with a sack in his hand leaped off like a mountain lion
He hit and rolled like an old pro and he got up off the ground
He brushed the snow from off his grimy clothes and said
Hey kid what's the name of this town
The frightened boy said Grandville sir the man said well what do ya know
Ha I used to live in this little one horse town
I guess about six or maybe it was seven years ago
I told my wife when I left here that I'd be coming back in style
Ha oh well anyway it looks like I'm back I guess I just might as well visit awhile
So if you'll be so kind as to point the way to the Joneses
Why I'll go now and leave you be
The young boy said sir the only Joneses that live around here
Is my mama and my daddy and me
Course dad he's been gone a long time now
Course now he don't want to be ye understand
It's just that daddy's got lots of important things to do
You see he's a big railroad man
He sends me birthday presents and mama reads me what he writes
In his last letter daddy promised that he was gonna try and make it home tonight
The old man scratched the side of his head and he said
Grandville Grandville I thought you said Denville oh well I guess that's natural mistake
Now if you'll just point the way to the depot
Why I'll be checking on the next fast freight
Tell you what you run on home now and you tell your mom
To go ahead and fix up your daddy's room
Cause I've got the strangest feeling
That your daddy just might be coming home pretty soon
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7.

ROCKY TOP

(Boudleaux Bryant - Felice Bryant)
« © '67 House Of Bryant, BMI »
Wish that I was on old Rocky Top down in the Tennessee hills
Ain't no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top ain't no telephone bills

Once I had a girl on Rocky Top part bear the other part cat
Wild as a mink but sweet as soda pop I still dream about that

Rocky Top you'll always be home sweet home to me
Good ole Rocky Top Rocky Top Tennessee Rocky Top Tennessee

Once two strangers climbed old Rocky Top lookin' for a moonshine still
Straingers ain't come down from Rocky Top reckon they never will

Corn won't grow at all on Rocky Top ground's too rocky by far
That's why all the folks on Rocky Top get their corn from a jar

Rocky Top you'll always be...
[ steel - banjo ] I've had years of cramped up city life trapped like a duck in a pen
All I know is it's a pity life can't be simple again

Rocky Top you'll always be...
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8.

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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9.

SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN

(Bill Anderson)
« © '67 Tree Publishing, BMI »
I need a post I can lean on without it falling
A rock I can stand on without it rolling
I need a road I can walk down without it turning
A fire I can feel the glow but not the burning
I don't need love just something to believe in

Where are the lips that told me they'd love me forever
The arms that promised me eternal shelter
Where is the wind that lied to me you'll never be empty
For love is a cherry tree in the land of plenty
But I don't want love just something to believe in

I believed in the sunshine and I saw it turned to rain
I believed in the one I loved but I loved her in vain
Is there no post I can lean on without it falling
No rock I can stand on without it rolling
Is there no road I can walk down without it turning
No fire I can feel the glow but not the burning
I don't want love just something to believe in
Oh Lord give me something to believe in
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10.

DID SHE MENTION MY NAME

(Gordon Lightfoot)
« © '68 Early Morning Music, SESAC »
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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11.

APOLOGIZE

(Michael Gordon - James Griffin)
« © '69 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, BMI »
In the fury of the moment when the words of rath rang out
When my mind was filled with questions and my head was filled with doubt
I can still see all the sadness and the sorrow in your eyes
How can flowers live in darkness how can I apologize

For the blackness I've created in the world that used to shine
I've wilted all the roses and I've spoiled all the wine
Get out your magic pencil and erase the cloudy skies
Draw a picture of me saying I apologize

Give me back the words I spoke in haste
Give 'em back or love will go to waste give 'em back
[ guitar ] See the sunlight reappearing through the shrouds of darkened gloom
As I hear your words forgiving me and watch the flowers bloom
Have your arms refused to open have you served all your ties
I'd still be on my knees saying I apologize

Give me back the words I spoke in haste
Give 'em back or love will go to waste give 'em back
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