lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN

(Kris Kristofferson) « © '70 Combine Music, BMI »
In the park I see a daddy with the laughin' little girl that he's a swinging
And I stop beside a Sunday school and listen to the song they're singing
I'm headin' back for home and somewhere far away a lonely bell is ringing
And it echoes through the city like my disappearing dreams of yesterday

On the Sunday morning sidewalk wishing Lord that I was home
Cause there's something bout a Sunday makes a body feel alone
And there's nothing sure to dying half as lonesome as the sound
On a sleeping city sidewalk Sunday morning coming down

I smoked so much the night before my mouth feels like an ashtray I've been licking
Now I light my first and watch a small kid cussin' at the can he's been a kicking
I cross the empty street and catch the Sunday smell of someone fryin' chicken
And it takes me back to something that I'd lost somehow somewhere along the way

On the Sunday morning sidewalk...
On the Sunday morning sidewalk...
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2.

CHICAGO STORY

(Tom T. Hall) « © '70 Newkeys Music, BMI / Unichappell Music, BMI »
At the airport in Chicago Sunday night
A soldier and his pretty wife came by
She had brought him there to send him off to war
I heard him say now don't cry anymore

Unashamed they kissed each other there
He ran his fingers through her pretty hair
Once or twice she tried but could not speak
I saw the teardrops rolling down her cheeks

She said now don't you worry I'll be true
I'll hope and pray no harm will come to you
I thought to myself good Lord what a shame
It made me stop and wonder who's to blame

That airport looked so big and then so small
I couldn't hold a teardrop back at all
He turned and ran to catch his waiting plane
She stood there crying calling out his name

She watched his plane go up into the sky
She waited until it was out of sight
Then she smiled and I thought Lord she's lost her mind
But she reached into her purse and got a dime

She was smiling as she dropped the money in
She was smiling as she let the number ring
And as I left I heard her say into the phone
I'll be over later lover boy he's gone
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3.

BARBARA JOE

(Eddie Noack) « © '69 Fort Knox Music, BMI / Trio Music, BMI »
Will you be there in the courtyard Barbara Joe
Will your honor be avenged with justice done
When they cover my head over Barbara Joe
Will you hide your face in shame for what you done

You were always wild and reckless Barbara dear
But I worshipped you my love was like a fire
And your wedding was the high spot of the social year
But your marriage left so much to be desired

Say that you were willing Barbara Joe
The face you're saving gives away your sin
All your husband's money can't restore this cry
Say that you were willing don't let me die
[ ac.guitar ] When the phone rang in the middle of the night
Your tender voice was shaking with alarm
So without a thought I hurried to your side
Only thinking to protect you from all harm

You threw your arms around me it was like a dream
And what we knew was bound to happen dear
And the doorway framed your husband and I heard you scream
And unless you speak tomorrow I'll be dead

So say that you were willing...
Say that you were willing don't let me die
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4.

CALIFORNIA DREAMS

(Curly Putman) « © '70 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Let me carry that old suitcase hon
And here's my hat to shade your pretty head from the sun
Let's keep moving down the road that has no end it seems
For a long time we've been dreaming California dreams

Where the sands're gold and blue the sea
Money grows from every tree
It's always there for you and me California dreams

This old road gets longer every mile
And honey I know this is no place for a woman with child
But soon we'll have someone to share our plans and our schemes
And our baby will be a part of California dreams
I should have known this would be too much for you
But I thank you honey for lovin' me enough to come along
Cause your love is so true
And it just won't be the same when I'll reach California's shining sea
Cause without you there beside me there's just no California dreams

Where the sands're gold...
California dreams California dreams
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5.

SINGER OF SAD SONGS

(Alex Zanetis) « © '69 Songs Of PolyGram, BMI »
Widow Jones couldn't make it on her own
Frank was 'lectrafied leaving six kids half grown
In her misery she sent for me the singer of sad songs
And I sympathized and eulogized Frank Jones
And she cried singer of sad songs I need your services today
Doctor of broken hearts
I'll wash your clothes and mend your socks for your pay

Farmer Brown had always dreamed of city lights
Mini skirts on pretty girls were in his sights
So one early morn he left his corn to harvest a field of sin
Mrs Brown called me shortly after three a.m.
And she cried singer of sad songs I need your services today
Doctor of broken hearts got some early hybrid corn for your pay

Lovely Lucy sat there sippin' a glass of wine
She was at the church waitin' till after nine
But the groom to be was somewhere free with a case of yellow spine
Lovely Lucy is still a virgin and that's a crime
And she cried singer of sad songs I need your services today
Doctor of broken hearts got a slightly used diamond for your pay
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6.

REAL THING (MORE THAN A MEMORY)

(Roy Baham) « © '70 Southern Arts Music, BMI »
(It's gonna take a lot more than a memory for I had the real thing too long)

I keep telling myself I'll be all right with the mem'ry that you left behind
But it will take a lot more than a memory to keep me from losin' my mind
My memories won't last as a shield from the past
They break down and cry out when we're alone
I need a lot more than a memory for I had the real thing too long
[ strings ] For a while I can pull myself together with a mem'ry and a drink for my heart
But it will take a lot more than a memory to keep me from falling apart
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7.

TULSA COUNTY

(Pamela Polland) « © '70 ATV Songs, BMI »
My nights have been lonely since I've been in Tulsa County
And I really don't know what I'm gonna do
Guess that I'll just mosey down around that southern border
Cause I feel I gotta get away from you

I got your note in Charleston that you needed my assistance
But when I came out you didn't need me then
Though I may not be your wise man but I know the life I'm a living
And you got your help from lots of other men

I don't know just where I'll go
Guess I'll ride on down to Mexico down to Mexico

You say that you love me like your feeling got you sorry
But you gotta lie to keep this fool around
And if I'd stay I know that I'll just be around to laugh at
Since there's nothing else to keep me in your town

I don't know just where I'll go...
I don't know just where I'll go...
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8.

MAGGIE (I WISH WE'D NEVER MET)

(Billy Ed Wheeler) « © '70 U Catalog, ASCAP »
Maggie how I wish we'd never met never kissed or tried to fall in love
For Maggie fashion's not the same as love it's just a game we're soon tired of
We were too young to marry anyhow hot blood was all there was between us
Now there's the kids a house and more than bills to pay
It breaks my heart we're not in love
Maggie Maggie how I wish we'd never met

Maggie many tears ago love we thought would grow was dead and gone
Maggie it's hard to pretend when things that need to end keep draggin' on
It's not quite fair to raise our kids like this
They're not too young to know we're fakin'
But nothing's ever said out loud and time takes on
Clean to the bone our souls're achin'
Maggie Maggie how I wish we'd never met Maggie Maggie
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9.

HOMECOMING

(Tom T. Hall) « © '69 Newkeys Music, BMI / Unichappell Music, BMI »
I guess I should have written Dad to let you know that I was coming home
But I've been gone so many years I didn't realize you had a phone
I saw your cattle comin' in and boy they're looking mighty fat and sleek
I saw Fred at the service station he told me that his wife was awful sick

You heard my record on the radio oh well it's just another song
But I've got a hit recorded Dad it'll be out on the market 'fore too long
Oh I got this ring in Mexico you know it didn't cost me quite a bunch
When you're in the business that I'm in the people call it puttin' up a front

I know I've lost a little weight and I guess I'm a looking kinda pale
If you didn't know me better Dad you'd think that I've just gotten out of jail
No we don't ever call 'em beer joints night clubs are the places where I work
You meet a lotta people there but no there ain't much chance of gettin' hurt

I'm sorry that I couldn't be here with you all when Mama passed away
I was on the road and when they came and told me it was just too late
I drove by the grave to see her and boy that really is a pretty stone
I'm glad that Fred and Jan are here it's better than you being here alone

I knew you's gonna ask me who the lady is who's sleepin' in the car
That's just the girl that works for me and man she plays a pretty mean guitar
We worked in San Antone last night she didn't even have the time to dress
She drove me in from Nashville and to tell the truth I guess she needs the rest

Well Dad I gotta go we got a dance to work in Cartersville tonight
Let me take your number down I'll call you and I promise you I'll write
Now you be good and don't be chasin' all those pretty women that you know
And by the way if you see Barbara Walker tell her that I said hello
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10.

COME ON HOME AND SING THE BLUES TO DADDY

(Ray Corbin) « © '68 ATV Songs, BMI »
I hear that your new romance has faded
Just the way ours did sometime ago
Well I've lost count of all the times I've waited
For you to tell me that you've missed me so

Now come on home and sing the blues to daddy
When things ain't working out the way you planned
Come on home and sing the blues to daddy
Tell it all to one who'll understand

Like a child who's found a brand new plaything
Each one is more fun than those before
But there's a faithful one who's always waitin'
To be picked up and kicked around some more

Now won't you come on home and sing the blues to daddy...
Come on home and sing the blues to daddy...
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