lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

PEANUTS AND DIAMONDS

(Bobby Braddock)
« © '76 Tree Publishing, BMI »
On the poor side of Fort Worth in a rundown motel
A rodeo cowboy held a young Texas belle
He scooped up some peanuts right out of the can
And he whispered as he placed them in the palm of her hand

Baby I wish they were diamonds and this was north Dallas
And I wish oh I wish you were mine
Oh I wish Lord I wish you were mine
[ piano ] On the north side of Dallas in a forty roomed house
She remembers her cowboy as she takes off her blouse
She fingers the diamonds that cling to her breast
Her teardrops fall freely as she looks to the west

And she says I wish they were peanuts and I wish this was Cowtown
And I wish oh I wish he was mine
Oh she cries Lord I wish he was mine

Peanuts and diamonds sawdust and satin
Lone Star and sparklin' red wine
Cowboys and rich girls just don't live in the same world
And they both cry God I wish you were mine
Oh I wish Lord I wish you were mine
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2.

MEANWHILE BACK IN CLEVELAND

(Bill Anderson)
« © '76 Tree Publishing, BMI »
High a top a mountain lookin' down to Panga Canyon
I came to see the blue pacific in the night
The stars are like a miollion dancin' diamods on the water
And my lover's arms're wrapped around me tight

And almost empty bottle of rose sits on the table
Like the echo of a sweet and gentle song
I never stop and wonder why I came to California
But I often wonder why I took so long

Meanwhile back in Cleveland her alarm clock's loudly ringin'
And she's crawlin' out to face another day
A sleepy little boychild is tuggin' her pyjamas
Sayin' mama why did daddy go away

But it's Saturday and it's bowlin' den and then the beauty parlor
And the wishy-washy laundry and then home
And California's just a piece of fiction on her roadmap
And surely not the place her man has gone meanwhile back in Cleveland life goes on

The waves at Malibou today were perfect for the surfin'
And I hope I didn't soak up too much sun
We started once to take a boat to Catalina Island
But lyin' on the beach was too much fun

There's gonna be the screaming Sunday night at Universal
And a party up at Roger's place till dawn
I never stop and wonder why I came to California
But I often woder why I took so long

Meanwhile back in Cleveland the rain is slowly fallin'
And it's gonna be another lonely night
Someone said she's workin' in a cafe waitin' tables
And I'm sorry and I hope that she's alright

But the endless maze of PTA's and queus and station wagons
And cuttin' grass and highly mortgaged homes
Drove me from the lovin' arms I otherwise would die for
And make me seek a purpose of my own meanwhile back in Cleveland life goes on
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3.

LET ME WHISPER DARLING ONE MORE TIME

(Bill Anderson - Buddy Killen)
« © '76 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Let me whisper darling one more time
Let the soft curves of your body cling to mine
Let me feel you through and through I can't get enough of you
Let me whisper darling oner more time

Everytime I hold you it gets harder to let you go and get you off my mind
Stay with me and let me take you farther and higher than you've ever dared to climb
And I know you've got somebody else and I know you've got to go but before you do

Let me whisper darling...
The night's almost over but I'm not ready to let you go
Please let me whisper darling one more time
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4.

YOUR LOVE BLOWS ME AWAY

(Curly Putman - Sterling Whipple)
« © '76 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Your love blows me away like a breeze blows across the meadow
Like a trade wind blows across the bay your love blows me away

Your love shows me a world most men have never seen or dreamed of
Your love brings me a song no one else could ever sing a song of sweet love
Loving you takes my breath away till there's nothing left to say

Unless I could say hey your love blows me away...
[ guitar ] Watching the stars fall from the skies
We must have closed our eyes cause now it's morning
Kissing the dew from your face I fall into your embrace where it's so warm

Loving you takes my breath away...
Your love blows me away...
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5.

WHY'D THE LAST TIME HAVE TO BE THE BEST

(Red Williams)
« © '76 Screen Gems Music, BMI »
As I lay here by my woman I know I'm back where I belong again
I can't help but think about you though and all the things that might've been

But we used commonsense to work it out we quit before the word got out
We hurt each other stead of hurtin' all the rest
But why'd the last time have to be the best

Why'd the last time have to be the time the time we made our poem rhyme
You were perfect no more no less Lord why'd the last time have to be the best

Today I passed our old meetin' place
You know it's not hittin' like we used to think it was
I guess we were just blinded by passion runnin' with the burnin' love

But we used commonsense...
I guess I'll always wonder why the last time had to be the best
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6.

LIARS ONE BELIEVERS ZERO

(Bobby Braddock)
« © '76 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Hi honey I'm workin' late again tonight yeah I just called so you'd know
Liars one believers zero
Hello baby can I buy you a drink am I married haha heavens no
Liars two believers zero

I see the look in her eyes and I know that she believes
Before the night is over she'll give herself to me
I'll hold her close and I'll kiss her lips tell her I love her so
Liars three believers zero

Hey honey I'm home I had to work all night
With the job like mine that's how it goes
Liars four believers zero
But wait she's not here she's gone with all her things
She found she couldn't beat me so she started her own game
I've checked the house and I've called her friends
Where she's gone nobody knows
Believers one liars zero believers one liars zero
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7.

WE'VE GOT IT ALL

(Bill Anderson)
« © '76 Tree Publishing, BMI »
You're a thousand miles away from me tonight and Lord I miss you so
You could be in someone else's arms right now and I would never know
But I'll go lay me down to sleep and never let it cross my mind
Cause I love you and you love me and our love is that rare and special kind

We've got it all we've got it all there's nothing else I could need we've got it all
We're lovers and we're friends through good and bad thick and thin
I said it once and I'll say it again we've got it all

I watched the sun go down this afternoon and paint the city's face all red
Then I wished upon a silver star that crept into the pink sky overhead
And I told myself that someday I won't have to go and leave you all alone
Then I wrote your name upon a frosted window pane and then I wrote this song

We've got it all...
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8.

SWEET TEXAS

(Bill Anderson)
« © '76 Tree Publishing, BMI »
How did a cowboy in rough outs and wranglers end up in New York alone
When does the next plane take off for Dallas sweet Texas I'm coming home
For the love of my homeland is deeper than even the cold snow that lies at my feet
There's a big rodeo out in San Angelo somebody save me a seat

So poor me a cool one play Ernest Tubb on the jukebox sweet Texas
Bathe me with sunshine sing San Antonio Rose sweet Texas
Talk to me gently for you are a lady sweet Texas
You're a woman and a lover and home to my wandering soul sweet Texas

My baby's in Houston and she's waitin' for me and I'm telegraphin' the fare
Tonight we'll have tacos and hot angelottas and a tall glass of cold Texas beer
And I'm gonna hold her and waltz across Texas till the moon and the stars disappear
And the next time the man says go north for your fortune
I'll tell him my fortune's right here

So poor me a cool one...
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9.

DADDY YOU KNOW WHAT

(Jim Wilson)
« © '76 Tree Publishing, BMI »
I own a mansion I own the world I own the heavens of blue
For my mind is at ease with my kids on my knees making my dream world come true

Now I don't have the finest home in town and the car that I drive is old
But the way the good Lord is shinin' down on me is more precious to me than gold
For you see he's blessed my life with children bright and strong and healthy
And when they hug my neck and kiss me I know I'm really wealthy
For where on earth could money buy the happiness and the joy
Of a little girl curled up on your lap or a fishin' trip with your boy
Why there's many a man with money to burn who'd give it all up just to hear
The soft little voice of his own little child saying his evening prayer
I can fight the battles of life every day take trials and disappointments with a smile
For there's one thing I've got no matter what the love and the devotion of my child
I'll always be rich looked up to by all and get more from this old world than I'm due
When one of my kid climbs up in my lap and says
(Daddy you know what) what honey (I love you)

I own a mansion...
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10.

THANKS

(Bill Martin - Phil Coulter)
« © '75 Marvy Songs, BMI »
Sunday morning in the valley we would gather for the service
You would always run to meet me you'd smile at papa kinda nervous
All the people came from miles around and I can still hear the sound

As they sang thanks to the Lord for the sun up in the sky
For the corn that's growin' high and for the child that didn't die
Thanks to the Lord for the crops and for the farm
For the satrenght in my right arm and for keepin' us from harm
And I say thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks to the Lord for a girl like you
[ steel + clapping ] Come the day that we were married with all our folks from the congregation
Honey you looked just like an angel the sweetest thing in all creation
Papa hugged me and my mama cried everybody smiled with pride

As they sang thanks...
Thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks to the Lord for a girl like you
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