DAVID ALLAN COE
FAMILY ALBUM
(Columbia KC-35306)
April/1978
Produced by Billy Sherrill
Billy Sanford - guitar/dobro
John Christopher, Tommy Allsup, Reggie Young - guitar
Lloyd Green, Weldon Myrick - steel
Mike Leech, Henry Strzelecki, Ted Reynolds, Ron Bledsoe - bass
Kenny Malone, Ralph Gallant, Buster Phillips - drums
Hargus Pig Robbins, Ron Oates - piano
Buddy Spicher - violin/fiddle/mandolin
Vocal accompaniment by The Nashville Edition
Recorded:
1978, Columbia Studio, Nashville
1978, Quadrophonic Studios, Nashville
1978, Creative Workshop, Nashville
1.
FAMILY ALBUM
(David A. Coe)
« © '78 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, BMI »
On Sunday after church there'd always be a picnic
There'd be kinfolks callin' until dawn
Me I'd play the guitar and my Uncle Merle would sing
And grandpa he'd play that fiddle all night long
Now the women folk they would work out in the kitchen
You could smell that food for miles and miles around
Paw he was prayin' my brother Jack would bring him down some moonshine
Just so's that he could warsh those viddle down
As soon as all the kids got tired of playin' horseshoes
Mama she'd call me over to her side
You know she'd say I'd like to take some pictures
You could see her face light up with pride
And then she'd bring out that worn out family album
Its faded pictures some with corners torn
She'd laugh and poin and tell me funny stories
And look she'd say why that's the day that you were born
And I'd sit and reminisce each picture with her
And I'd listen to her laughter and her sighs
But underneath I knew how much I'd hurt her
For I'd put teardrops in my mama's eyes
In my mama's eyes I've never done a wrong thing
I was still a baby in my mama's eyes
That old family album she'll keep on her night stand
Right next to the Bible until the day she dies
Through all those years in prison she stuck by me
And she came to visit anytime she could
Well I remember at my trial when she testified she loved me
And she told the judge I'd always been so good
Then later through the fame she watched me blossom
From just a local country singer to a great big star
She listened to all my records for the hidden meanings
And she came to hear me sing in all those dim lit bars
And she read all the things they wrote about me
But she knew deep in her heart that it was lies
No she don't hide her head in shame when someone says my name
You'll find no teardrops in my mama's eyes
In my mama's eyes...
Right next to the Bible until the day she dies
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2.
MILLION DOLLAR MEMORIES
(David A. Coe - Carol G. Anderson)
« © '78 Showfor Music, BMI / WB Music, ASCAP »
Those rhinestones turned to diamonds and those diamonds soon got old
I had everything that you could buy to have but not to hold
But all that glitters is not gold and when love's lost it's shine
I had million dollar memories down to my last dime
Million dollar memories down to my last dime
Honky tonks and whiskey Lord they'll do it every time
The day she found another I almost lost my mind
And my million dollar memories are down to my last dime
(Play it Pig)
[ piano ]
Those limosines and chauffers they soon fell by the way
Like that mansion down in Dallas Lord I lost the other day
Happiness is gone now there's nothing left but time
And my million dollar memories are down to my last dime
Million dollar memories...
Yes my million dollar memories are down to my last dime
(Think about that honey)
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3.
DIVERS DO IT DEEPER
(David A. Coe)
« © '78 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, BMI »
It was too cold to stay in the north and LA seemed the most likely place I could be
Those Malibu nights and those Hollywood lights were blinding me
I longed for a lover to help me discover the key that would unlock love's door
While diving the reefs Lord she changed my beliefs
As we made love on the ocean's floor
And she whispered divers do it deeper jockeys do it shorter
Brick layers always make it just a little bit stronger
Sailors do it wetter soldiers do it better
But cowboys stay in the saddle just a little bit longer
I moved from LA for a good job with pay riding range for the Double Bar Jay
Till the rodeo came out I put in my name for the bull riding contest that day
The judges were watching but they never noticed the girl standing close to my chute
She'd picked me to win I could tell by her grin as she reached out and platted my boot
And she said divers do it deeper pilots do it higher
Bricklayers always make it just a little bit stronger
Doctors do it cleaner bikers do it meaner
Cowboys stay in the saddle just a little bit longer
Divers do it deeper...
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4.
GUILTY FOOTSTEPS
(David A. Coe - Margaret Smith - Nova Fitgerald)
« © '78 Showfor Music, BMI »
The key turns in the door the boards squeak on the floor
And guilty footsteps linger on the hall
I'd fight but I'm too weak pretending I'm asleep
While hearing guilty footsteps in the hall
Guilty footsteps always wake me up at night when she comes in
Guilty footsteps tiptoe through my mind they tell me where she's been
True love has no pride but he's not satisfied
Unless he has her at his beck and call
I know now how he works so I'll fight dirt with dirt
To stop those guilty footsteps in the hall
Guilty footsteps always wake me up at night when she comes in
Guilty footsteps tiptoe through my mind they tell me where she's been
The next time she comes home she'll find herself alone
Then she can read the writing on the wall
I wonder if she'll take it or if she'll try to fake it
When she hears my guilty footsteps in the hall
Oh when she hears my guilty footsteps in the hall
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5.
TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT
(David A. Coe)
« © '77 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, BMI »
Take this job and shove it I ain't working here no more
My woman done left and took all of the reasons I was working for
You better not try to stand in my way when I walk out the door
Take this job and shove it I ain't workin' here no more
I've been workin' in this factory for pretty close on fifteen years
Seen some of my best friends women standin' in a pool of tears
Seen a lot of kinfolk dyin' had a lot of bills to pay
Lord I'd give the shirt right off of my back if I had the guts to say
Take this job and shove it...
The foreman is a regular SOB and the line boss he's a fool
Got himself a brand new flattop haircut Lord he really thinks that's cool
One of these days I'm gonna blow my top and it's gonna be hell to pay
Lord I can't wait to see their faces when I get the nerve to say
Take this job and shove it...
Take this job and shove it
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6.
HOUSTON DALLAS OR SAN ANTONE
(David A. Coe)
« © '78 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, BMI »
I got drunk in Austin Texas I missed my plane in North Carolina
Spent all of my money on a long distance call
Huntsville Prison walls so high I'm so lonesome I could die
You could make a grown man cry if you wanted to
Say goodbye to Houston for me give my best to San Antone
Tell Dallas there's a change in plans I won't be comin' home
Dallas lives in Winston Salem we got married in West Virginia
Then we moved to Texas on a fifty acre farm
I robbed a bank and shot a man ended up in Birmingham
But I guess I tipped my hand and wound up in the pen
Say goodbye to Houston for me...
Houston is my oldest daughter says she's leaving for New York City
She's gonna make her living reaching for a star
San Antone's my only son please don't tell him what I've done
Or that I had to use my gun for that I killed a man
Say goodbye to Houston for me...
Say goodbye to Houston for me...
Say goodbye to Houston for me...
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7.
I'VE GOT TO HAVE YOU
(David A. Coe)
« © '78 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, BMI »
And I'd like to take you take you away
And if you'd come with me we'd leave here today
There's nothing to hold you as strong as this feeling
And I've got to have you as soon as I can
And I know you're worried about where you stand
The ring that he gave you is still on your hand
You want to be faithful you want to believe
He's easy to lie to but hard to deceive
And you say it's over between you and him
He tells you he needs you but chances are slim
That he even wants you as much as I do
So why don't you go on and tell him you're through
Cause I'd like to take you...
[ mandolin - dobro ]
And I'd like to take you...
And I've got to have you as soon as I can as soon as I can
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8.
WHOLE LOT OF LONESOME
(David A. Coe - George Jones)
« © '78 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, BMI »
You put a whole lot of lonesome in me can't you see
You gave me a forest then burnt down the trees
You preached me a serman until I believed
Then you put a whole lot of lonesome in me
I just wanted someone to take me you took me for all that you could
My friends all said you'd try to break me from drinkin'
But I never thought that you would Tammy
You put a whole lot of lonesome...
I bought you that mansion you wanted so much but it never quite felt like home
The dreams that we once shared are shattered in two
And I've had to go on alone Tammy
You put a whole lot of lonesome...
Yes I've got a whole lot of lonesome in me
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9.
BAD IMPRESSIONS
(David A. Coe)
« © '78 Showfor Music, BMI »
(Good evening ladies and gentlemen welcome to the Grand Ole Opry
We got a great show lined up for you tonight here
Brought to you by Martha White Flour
My name is Hank Snow I'm from Nova Scotia Canada)
I've tried my best to tell you that I'm leavin' I won't be back no more after today
I've tried and I've tried but you weren't satisfied until you finally throw my love away
Bad impressions bad impressions Lord you left bad impressions on my mind
Bad impressions bad impressions ah but good impressions are so hard to find
You promised you would stay with me forever farever didn't seem to lost too long
You packed your clothes up darlin' you never said goodbye
Ah but honey I still love you and I will until I die
Bad impressions bad impressions...
Ah yes the good impressions are so hard to find
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10.
HEAVENLY FATHER HOLY MOTHER
(David A. Coe)
« © '78 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, BMI »
If grandpa was alive right now there ain't no tellin' what he'd have to say
Why he had fifteen wives a living with him all when he finally passed away
And though I've just got two now mama that's enough to keep me satisfied
I haven't had a son yet but the good Lord knows the three of us have tried
Cause the Pennsylvania Dutch that we once spoke has been forgotten
And the Mormon way of life is almost gone
But now and then we gather down in Salt Lake City to raise our voices in a joyful song
And we sing Heavenly Father Holy Mother keeper of our children tiller of the land
Take us to the river in a horse and buggy
Give us our salvation help us make our stand
No ma'am I did not go to see the Reverend Brigham Young while I was there
But I'm sure glad to know you wanted him to mention my name in a prayer
I hope he did not preach about the young folks that refused to make the change
Cause if he did I'm sure I got a little more than my share of the blame
Cause the Pennsylvania Dutch...
Heavenly Father Holy Mother...
Heavenly Father Holy Mother...
Heavenly Father Holy Mother...
Heavenly Father Holy Mother...
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11.
IF I COULD CLIMB THE WALLS OF THIS BOTTLE
(Don Goodman - Dan Seals)
« © '78 Al Gallico Music, BMI »
If I could climb the walls of this bottle oh darlin' I'd come home to you
Another night for me is just beginning soon the wine will wash away all my shame
With every drink one more mem'ry will leave me come closing time I won't feel a thing
Here I am on my way to the bottom it's a shame the things a man will do
If I could climb the walls of this bottle oh darlin' I'd come home to you
It's been a long long time and I miss you but this world I'm living in won't let me go
And it's too late to say that I'm sorry and why I left you for this God only knows
If I could climb the walls of this bottle
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