HAPPY TO BE UNHAPPY
(Capitol ST-2031)
August/1964
Produced by Ken Nelson
Recorded:
July/1963, Capitol Recording Studio, Hollywood (1,7)
Jan-June/1964, Capitol Recording Studio, Hollywood
1.
THROUGH THE EYES OF A FOOL
(Bobby Bare - Charlie Williams)
« © '64 Cental Songs, BMI »
(I'll keep looking through the eyes of a fool)
If I see someone hold her tight that's all right they're just dancing
If they're together in the moonlight they're just talking not romancing
If I see her out with someone it's just some old friend from school
That's how it looks through the eyes of a fool
If her phone rings and she whispers I can talk now I don't care
It don't matter and she'd rather not discuss it with me there
If I see her smile at someone that's not breaking any rule
That's how it looks through the eyes of a fool
They say that seeing is believeing believe me it's not true
You can teach your eyes to only see the things youe want then to
So I'd rather keep pretending like a little child in school
I'll keep looking through the eyes of a fool
Yes I'll keep looking through the eyes of a fool
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2.
HAPPY TO BE UNHAPPY
(Bobby Bare)
« © '63 Cental Songs, BMI »
(I'm glad to be your fool)
Everybody says I'm foolish let you fool me like you do
They don't understand that I can't stand the thought of losin' you
If they could see inside of me and what my heart goes through
They'd know I'm happy to be unhappy and I'm glad to be your fool
Yes I'm happy to be unhappy and I'm proud to have no pride
I'm happy to be unhappy just so I'm walking by your side
You don't want and you talk me and laugh at my love like you do
I'm still happy to be unhappy and I'm glad to be your fool
Yes I'm happy to be unhappy and I'm proud to have no pride...
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3.
TAKE ME AS I AM (OR LET ME GO)
(Boudleaux Bryant)
« © '54 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
(Take me as I am or let me go)
Why must you always try to make me over
Take me as I am or let me go
White lilies never grow on stalks of clover
You'll have to take me as I am or let me go
You're trying to reshape me in a mold love
In the image of someone you used to know
But I'll not be a standing for an old love
You'll have to take me as I am or let me go
You'll have to take me as I am or let me go
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4.
MY BABY'S GONE
(Hazel Houser)
« © '58 Cental Songs, BMI »
(Hold back the rushing minutes make the wind lie still)
The milkman whistles softly as he comes to my door
The mailman brings a letter just like he did before
They seem so busy all day long as though there's nothing wrong
Don't they know the world has ended my baby's gone
Hold back the rushing minutes make the wind lie still
Don't let the moonlight shine across the lonely hill
Dry all the raindrops hold back the sun
My world has ended my baby's gone
I'll wake up sometime in the night and realize you're gone
I toss and turn in my bed and wait for day to come
I try to tell my lonely heart that we can make it all alone
But it cries the world has ended my baby's gone
My world has ended my baby's gone
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5.
WHICH ONE OF US IS TO BLAME
(Sunny Doll - Redd Stewart)
« © '55 Cental Songs, BMI »
(I wonder which one of us is to blame)
The nices thing that's come my way is you
But I can't offer you my heart or name
It isn't fair to love the way we do
I wonder which one of us is to blame
Your nearness makes me tremble with desire
Your ruby red lips set my soul a flame
For you I'd be a beggar thief or liar
I wonder which one of us is to blame
It doesn't bother me at all what other people say
Because of loving you could be such a crime I'm guilty all the way
We've made ourselves the gossips of the town
The things we've done can only bring us shame
We've let our passions drag our utter down
I wonder which one of us is to blame
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6.
IN A MILLION YEARS OR SO
(Charlie Williams)
« © '64 Cental Songs, BMI »
Right now it's hard to live with just a memory
Everytime I close my eyes I see you go
But I'll make I'll forget you just to wait and see
I'll be happy in a million years or so
Just this morning I forgot you for a little while
Maybe next time it will last a day or so
Then with practice I might even teach myself to smile
And I'll be happy in a million years or so
I know it won't be easy but I'd better learn
To face it that it's over it's the fire
I fantasy no matter what the world will turn
But it's hard to see the teardrops in my eyes
Just this morning I forgot you for a little while...
I'll be happy in a million years or so
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7.
SWEET VIOLETS
(Joe Allison - Danny Dill)
« © '61 Cental Songs, BMI »
All year long I waited for the chance
To ask if she'd go with me to the dance
She said what kind of flowers will I get
And all I could afford to buy were sweet violets
Sweeter than all the roses
Covered all over with teardrops
She laughed at my sweet violets
That night another stole my love away
He promised long stemmed roses everyday
She broke my heart and still I can't forget
The time she laughed and left me with my sweet violets
Her tear stained letter came to me today
Now someone buys her orchids everyday
She has the world at her command and yet
She wants the boy who offered love and sweet violets
Sweeter than all the roses
Covered all over with teardrops
She cries for my sweet violets
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8.
IT'S MY WAY
(Wayne P. Walker - Webb Pierce)
« © '56 Cedarwood Publishing, BMI / Songs Of PolyGram, BMI »
I'll live every day for you and I'll breath ever breath for you
So if I'm mean and make you blue it's my way of loving you
And if I say that you're untrue and it breaks your heart in two
And I can't help these things I do cause it's just my way of loving you
Try to understad my love look into look into my heart
Can't you see I'd want to die if we should ever part
All my life all my life I'm gonna love you so
There may be times that it may not show
That my love for you is true but it's just my way of loving you
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9.
BUT I WAS LYING
(Joe Allison - Audrey Allison)
« © '62 Central Songs, BMI »
I said congralutaions and I hope you're happy
But I was lying I hope you're crying
And everytime she touches you you'll think of me
I said the best of luck to you to your new love
But I was lying no use denying
I'm not as good a loser as I thought I'd be
I hope our past is strong enough to cloud your vision
Till one day he'll even get to look like me
I hope my mem'ry crowd your mind within decision
And from force of habit you'll run straight to me
And when I said I'll see you soon let's get together
I wasn't lying I hope you're crying
Tears of joy the day that you come back to me
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10.
HELLO OLD BROKEN HEART
(Joe Allison - Audrey Allison)
« © '55 Central Songs, BMI »
Hello old broken heart I see you're back once more
Hurtin' the same way as you did before
Listen old broken heart I've got some news for you
Achin' won't help things and tears just won't do
I promised myself that I'd see you no more
But you got me crying as you did before
Look here old broken heart go away and let me be
Just because he has gone don't come crying to me
[ strings ]
I promised myself that I'd see you no more
But you got me crying as you did before
Get lost old broken heart I wish you'd let me go
But no matter what happens I still love her so
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11.
SILENT PICTURES
(Gordon Terry)
« © '64 Cental Songs, BMI »
The silent pictures are showing in my subconscious mind
Rerun up over mem'ries that you left behind
Now there's one scene that's my favorite but it hurts me every time
When I rerun those old mem'ries in my subconscious mind
No I'm not crying but that old memory was just here
A mem'ry in eye shake like a tear
I'd give my heart some old mem'ry it only lives a time
When I show the pictures of you in my subconscious mind
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12.
WHEN THE WIND BLOWS (IN CHICAGO)
(Scott Turner - Audie Murphy)
« © '64 Irving Music, BMI »
Well here I am in Chicago
All alone near the place where we met
And as I walk through the rain the wind whispers your name
Oh why won't they let me forget
Cause when the wind blows I get lonely
And one thing for sure you'll find
That the wind always blows in Chicago
Oh oh so I'm lonely most all of the time
Well folks look so happy here on State Street
They don't know that our love's not the same
I'm alone in the crowd with my hopes in the clouds
Cause the wind just whispers your name
And when the wind blows I get lonely...
Well I'm saying goodbye to Chicago
I'm gonna catch a lonely old train
And I hope I hope people go where the wind doesn's blow
Oh at least it won't whispers your name
Cause when the wind blows I get lonely...
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