lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

LITTLE PINK MACK

(Scott Turner - Chris Roberts - Jim Thornton)
« © '66 Central Songs, BMI »
Everybody calls me the girl in a little pink Mack
The bampers of chrome and so are the wheels and the stacks
It's got polka dot curtains hangin' in a sleeper of pink
Ah ha this Mack's a dandy some kinda truck they think

In my truck drivin' boots I stand about five foot tree
But don't let this size fool you man I can take care of me
When you see a flash of pink go flyin' by
The next thing you know there's a tailight your eye

Everybody wonders who'd drive such a rig like that
All the truckers are ask who's the gal in a little pink Mack
[ guitar ] So don't mess around if you're looking for a race
To be wiped up by a girl would be a disgrace
Cause I cut my baby teeth on a set of Spicer gears
I'm a gear swappin' mama and I know the meanin' of fear

Everybody wonders who'd drive such a rig like that
All the truckers are ask who's the gal in a little pink Mack

Got 'em wonderin' Kay
All the truckers are ask who's the gal in a little pink Mack
Would you believe
All the truckers would ask who's the gal in a little pink Mack oh boy
All the truckers would ask who's the gal in a little pink Mack
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2.

SIX DAYS A WAITING

(Earl Green - Carl Montgomery - Earl Montgomery)
« © '66 Southern Arts Music, BMI »
Well he rode that old truck out six days ago
I just stood and I listened till I couldn't hear a roar no more
I've been waitin' for him at night if you think I'm lonesome you're right
Six days a waitin' and he better make it home tonight

I keep real busy all day and tired all the night
I just scrub and I polish everything there is in sight
Then I keep a walkin' to the door waitin' for that truck to roar
Six days a waitin' and he better make it home tonight
[ guitar ] Well it seems like a month since I kissed my baby goodbye
I could have a lotta fellas but there's none like my guy
I could find one to hold me tight but I could never make believe it's alright
Six days a waitin' and he better make it home tonight

Well here I am a lookin' out that door again
Well I thought I heard that old truck turning in
Lookin' on this slickest night if you think I'm happy you're right
Six days a waitin' and he's gonna make it home tonight
Six days a waitin' and my baby made it home tonight
Six days a waitin' and my baby made it home tonight
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3.

REASON WE'RE TOGETHER

(Charlie Williams - Scott Turner)
« © '66 Central Songs, BMI »
You're always traveling on that truck day out and day in
And when you get back home it's nice to have you here again
You'd never run around on me cause you're not home that long
And the reason we're together is because you're always gone

I'm glad you might hear all the time I guess that may sound strange
But I know you like your freedom and I know you'll never change
You stay home for a day or two and never do me wrong
But the reason we're together is because you're always gone

Yes the reason we're together is because you never
Stay home long enough to carry on
When you're on the road well maybe you got a little truckstop baby
But I don't know what happens when you're gone
[ steel - guitar ] It's like a second honeymoon when you come rollin' in
You always bring a present back from someplace you have been
And when you're here you always hold and kiss me till the dawn
But the reason we're together is because you're always gone

Yes the reason we're together...
No I don't know what happens when you're gone
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4.

WALK THE FLOOR

(Buck Owens - Dusty Rhodes - Lucy Cole)
« © '61 Central Songs, BMI »
Since you went away I've had the blues
Everything is wrong since I lost you
Only God knows what I'm going through
Walk the floor and worry over you

Haven't slept a wink since you've been gone
Don't know how I'll stand this very long
Only God knows what I'm going through
Walk the floor and worry over you
[ steel ] Maybe someday you'll return to me
Then things will be the way they used to be
Only you can make my dreams come true
Walk the floor and worry over you

Haven't slept a wink since you've been gone...
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5.

BIG MACK

(June Davis)
« © '66 Central Songs, BMI »
Big Mack was a driver of a semi rig from Denver to the coast of Maine
And every truck driver and highwayman well they all knew big Mack's name
He stepped into a diner by the scales where he stopped to weigh
He looked at me I'm the waitress there and we all heard him say

Pour me a piece of coffee pass me a cup of bread
Why you're the sweetest things that I've ever seen and there's a ringin' in my head
Make my eggs a medium rare over easy now with my steak
I'm gonna buy you a farm in Texas gal if it takes everything I make
[ guitar ] Well I stood there a starin' at Big Mack kind of in a state of shock
I told him when she set his orange juice down be careful Mack it's kinda hot
I've already buttered your coffee the toast is in your cup
Your french fried soup and scrambled prunes will soon be coming up

Well I took off my apron I grabbed my coat down off the rack
I took Big Mack's arm and told my boss I'm a quittin' and I won't be back
I climbed up in my diesel both pipes were a spoutin' smoke
I heard someone say Big Mack just fell and this time it ain't no joke

Yeah pour me a piece of coffee...
I'm gonna buy you a farm in Texas if it takes every doggone thing I make
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6.

THAT'LL BE THE DAY

(Jim Thornton)
« © '66 Central Songs, BMI »
Promises promises that's all I ever get
You said you'd quit that trucking but you ain't quit it yet
Each time you come dragging in you say I'll have my way
You'll find a joke right here at home but that'll be the day

A little Danny boy was born in Amarrillo while you was somewhere on the road
You said you were snowbound in Idaho haulin' some heavy load
And when you lost that rig and done her pass honey you said you'd quit that day
You swore that run would be your last but ha that'll be the day

Promises promises that's all I ever get...

You know Judy's gonna marry the boy next door the one that you've never even met
You told me that you'd give the bride away but well I know that you'll forget
And when they ask me where you are each night I don't know what to say
We're lonesome and wantin' you home with us but that'll be the day

Promises promises that's all I ever get...
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7.

SECOND FIDDLE

(Buck Owens)
« © '60 Central Songs, BMI »
I'll play second fiddle to your new love while it lasts
Just like all the others I played for in the past
Why can't I be a leader and play a leading part
Why must I always have to play second fiddle in your heart

So play fiddle play will there never come a day
When I won't have to play the part of second fiddle in your heart
[ fiddle ] Each time you find a new love you leave me here to cry
The teardrops tell a story of a love that just won't die
Like an early mornin' paper the news you get just part
Why must I always have to play second fiddle in your heart

So play fiddle play will there never come a day...
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8.

BIG BIG DAY TOMORROW

(Charlie Williams - Scott Turner - Charley Zigler)
« © '66 Central Songs, BMI »
Gotta buy a brand new dress gotta buy new shoes
Gotta get a goodnight sleep tomorrow comes the blues
There's no way I can stop them what will be will be
I've got a big big day tomorrow my baby's leaving me

I've heard him tell his new love tomorrow will go away
If that's what you wanna do love I'll never stand in your way
Got a practice out to smile and take it gracefully
I've got a big big day tomorrow my baby's leaving me
[ steel ] I've heard him tell his new love...
I've got a big big day tomorrow my baby's leaving me
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9.

OLD FASHIONED CRY

(Gene Davis)
« © '66 Central Songs, BMI »
Each night when the lights of the city go on
I'm at home with them old friends of mine
I talk with a mem'ry about thing I miss
While the hands of the clock drag the time

From the dresser your picture smiles back at me
Then the tears start to fall from my eyes
I turn off lights and for the rest of the night
I have me an old fashioned cry
[ steel ] From the dresser...
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10.

WORST IS YET TO COME

(Liz Anderson)
« © '65 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Such a little time has passed since you went away
Where are all these heartaches coming from
I can hardly stand the pain of missing you today
And I know the worst is yet to come

If there was something I could find to drive these tears from me
Then I'd go right out and get me one
I've already cried enough to fill the big blue sea
And I know the worst is yet to come
[ steel ] There'll be all these sleepless nights when I'll just lay and cry
And the hours seem to have no end
There'll be days when it won't matter if I live or die
Wishing I could have you back again

If there was something I could find...
Yes I know the worst is yet to come
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