lp discography - covers & lyrics

SKEETER DAVIS

I FORGOT MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW

RCA Camden CAS-818
April/1964
Produced by Stephen Sholes & Chet Atkins
Cover Chet Atkins, Hank Garland - guitar
Velma Smith - rh.guitar
Buddy Emmons - steel
Jerry Byrd, Ernie Newton - bass
Buddy Harman - drums
Hargus Pig Robbins, Floyd Cramer - piano
Hal Smith - fiddle
Recorded:
May 23/1953, Thomas Productions, Nashville (1)
Aug/1957, RCA Victor Studio, Nashville (2)
Sept/1957, RCA Victor Studio, Nashville (3)
Dec/1957, RCA Victor Studio, Nashville (5)
May/1958, RCA Victor Studio, Nashville (4,10)
July 1/1959, RCA Victor Studio, Nashville (8)
May 13/1960, RCA Victor Studio, Nashville (7)
Feb/1961, RCA Victor Studio, Nashville (9)
March/1961, RCA Victor Studio, Nashville (6)

1.

I FORGOT MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW

(Cecil Null)
« © '53 Unart Catalog, BMI »
I forgot more than you'll ever know about him

You think you know the smile on his lips
The thrill at the touch of his fingertips
But I forgot more than you'll ever know about him

You think you'll find a heaven of bliss
In each caress each tender kiss
But I forgot more than you'll ever know about him

You stole his love from me one day
You didn't care how you hurt me
But you can never steal away
Mem'ries of what used to be

You think he's yours to have and to hold
Someday you'll learn when his love grows cold
That I forgot more than you'll ever know about him
[ guitar ] I forgot more than you'll ever know about him
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2.

HE LEFT HIS HEART WITH ME

(Joan Hager)
« © '57 Unichappell Music, BMI »
You begged and you cried you filled him with shame
Till finally you won and he gave you his name
He gave you a ring he gave you everything
But he left his heart with me

How could you think you would win all the way
Cheaters can win but just for today

So now you can have all he'll ever possess
But his worldly goods won't bring you happiness
You may have his home and all that he owns
But he left his heart with me

(How could you think you would win all the way
Cheaters can win but just for today)

So now you can have all he'll ever possess...
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3.

I'M GOING STEADY WITH A HERTACHE

(Francis Kane - Billy Weber)
« © '57 Little Drummer Girl Music, BMI »
The other kids said you would never be mine
Now you're datin' with her but I'm doing real fine
Cause I'm going steady with a heartache
Remember the rides in your crazy jalop
Now you're driving her car with the pushbutton top
And I'm going steady with a heartache

Everyone says I look happy but oh how looks deceive
She's carrying your heart in her pocket
While I'm wearin' mine on my sleeve
A rainy night date and a jacket for two
Now I wear it alone and it's crying for you
While I'm going steady with a heartache
[ guitar ] Everyone says I look happy but oh how looks deceive...
Yes I'm going steady with a heartache
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4.

I AIN'T A TALKIN'

(Herbert Miller)
« © '58 Songs Of Universal, BMI »
I ain't a talkin' (no no) I ain't a talkin' (no no)
Till you say what I want to know
I ain't a talkin' (no no) I ain't a talkin' (no no)
Till you tell me you love me so

(Well well well well) ain't gonna beg you
(No no) my lips are still
If you won't love me somebody else will

I ain't a talkin' (no no) I ain't a talkin' (no no)
Till you give me a guarantee
I ain't a talkin' (no no) I ain't a talkin' (no no)
Till you promise you'll love only me
[ piano ] (No no no no) ain't gonna beg you
(No no) my lips are still
If you won't love me somebody else will

I ain't a talkin' (no no) I ain't a talkin' (no no)
Till you give me a guarantee
I ain't a talkin' (no no) I ain't a talkin' (no no)
Till you promise you'll love only me
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5.

I NEED YOU ALL THE TIME

(Helen Hall)
« © '57 Hallville Hill Music, BMI »
I need happy music when I've feeling glad
Need hurtin' music when I'm feeling sad
I need to be reminded constantly that your heart still belongs to me
I need you all the time

I need your lovin' arms around me day and night
Need your understanding when things don't go right
When things don't go my way I'm blue but not for long if I have you
I need you all the time

I need you close to me when you're away I miss you
I never know when I might get the urge to kiss you
Reassure me that your loving heart is mine
I need you all the time
[ piano ] I need your warm and tender kisses and your smile
Need your love to prove that life is still worth while
With your love and faith in me my dreams become reality
I need you all the time

I need you close to me when you're away I miss you...
I need you all the time
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6.

HANDS YOU'RE HOLDING NOW

(Marty Robbins)
« © '58 Mariposa Music, BMI / Unichappell Music, BMI »
I can't forget the first time that I kissed you
It's the sweetest feeling I have ever known
But every dream they say must have an ending
And you leave the hands you're holding all alone

Did God mean I could keep you for a lifetime
Or did he mean for just a year or two
If it's meant that I should have to lose you
Then what's these hands you're holding gotta do

But if you don't want me I won't try to keep you
But there's just the smallest chance you may be wrong
Until you're sure I hope you'll never let go
Of the hands that you've been holding for so long
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7.

SOMEONE I'D LIKE TO FORGET

(Marie Wilson - Skeeter Davis)
« © '60 Johnny Bienstock Music, BMI »
I know I'll keep a mem'ry inside of me
Mhm I still love you yet
Although you're gone you still are a part of me
Someone I'd like to forget

Mhm mhm blue as can be
Mhm mhm oh lonesome me
I walk along just me and the longing for
Someone I'd like to forget

This heart of mine once held only happiness
Mhm now it's regret
Because of you it knows only loneliness
Someone I'd like to forget

Mhm mhm blue as can be...
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8.

WISHFUL THINKING

(Wynn Stewart)
« © '59 Tree Publishing, BMI / Jat Music, BMI »
Wishing I could see you again dear
That the fire of love would burn once more
But I guess that's wishful thinking
And too much to be wishing for

Just thinking how you once kissed me
Wishing that it hadn't meant goodbye
But I guess that's wishful thinking
Now I know why some people cry

I just live my life in dreams and long for your love
It's you I'm wishing for and it's you I'm thinking of

My heart echoes the love words you'd spoken
How I wish I could hear them from you
Won't you answer a heart that's broken
And make my wishful thinking come true
[ steel ] My heart echoes the love words you'd spoken...
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9.

SOMEDAY SOMEDAY

(Wayne Cogswell - Dolores Cogswell)
« © '60 Alley Music, BMI / Trio Music, BMI »
Someday someday you're gonna miss me
Someday someday wait and see
You made a fool of others
But you won't make a fool out of me

Someday someday you're gonna need me
Someday someday wait and see
When you're alone you'll be sorry
Then you'll wish you could be with me

You thought you could make love to another
Tell lies and break my poor heart in two
Well I've got some news to shock you brother
I won't be there to kiss away your blues

Someday someday when you're lonely
Someday someday wait and see
When your heart is broken by another
Then you'll know that your love is meant for me
[ guitar ] You thought you could make love to another...
Someday someday when you're lonely...
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10.

WAVE BYE BYE

(Ted Daffan)
« © '61 Hank's Music, BMI »
Bye bye lover wave bye bye bye bye

I'll be wondering what you're doing wondering where you are
I'll remember for a moment I held a shining start
Bye bye lover wave bye bye bye bye

I'll be wanting you each moment I know you won't return
I'll be trying to forget you I know my heart won't learn
Bye bye lover wave bye bye

Listening in the silence to a breaking heart
Happiness is over now the pain will start

I'll be listening for your whisper listening all in vain
I'll be listening for your footsteps I'll never hear again
Bye bye lover wave bye bye bye bye
[ guitar ] Listening in the silence to a breaking heart
Happiness is over now the pain will start

I'll be listening for your whisper...
Bye bye bye bye bye bye
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