lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

ST. GEORGE ISLE

(Tom T. Hall) « © '96 Hallnote Music, BMI / Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
I saw an eagle catch a fish crossed my fingers made a wish
He flew away to clear blue skies the way an eagle flies
I saw the sun rise o'er the sea through the clouds he winked at me
Brightened up and seemed to say here is another day

Out of St George Isle people make you smile
Won't you bide a while out on St George Isle
[ sax ] I found a penny on the beach in the sand beneath my feet
Fortune someone had one day and let it slip away
Oyster boats in disarray scattered all around the bay
Makes me think of one complaint I wish that I could paint

Out of St George Isle...
Out of St George Isle...
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2.

WATER BLUE

(Tom T. Hall) « © '96 Hallnote Music, BMI / Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
My teardrops remind me that I'm water blue
A conscience too healthy for all I've been through
The sun shines and I think that I should improve
But I'm heartsick and I'm water blue
I'm heartsick and I'm water blue

Whiskey in water and salt in my tears too many long nights for too many years
They say I'll forget you but I never do I'm heartsick and I'm water blue
I'm heartsick and I'm water blue
[ dobro - sax ] As blue as an ocean as blue as a lake thinking about you and all my mistakes
All I ever wanted was my job and you now I'm heartsick and I'm water blue
I'm heartsick and I'm water blue
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3.

LOST IN FLORIDA

(Tom T. Hall) « © '96 Hallnote Music, BMI / Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
(Lost in Florida lost in Florida)
Here's the ocean and here's the sand but I don't know where I am
Here's a seashell and here's a fish here's a turtle and here's a wish

If you find me take me home if they don't want me leave me alone
If you find out they forgot me take me back to ole Sopchoppy
(Lost in Florida lost in Florida)

Here's an oyster and here's a clam but I don't know where I am
Here's a gator and here's a bear but I don't worry and I don't care

If you find me take me home...
(Lost in Florida lost in Florida)

Here's the skyline and here's the land but I don't know where I am
Call me Bobby or call me Paul but don't call me north at all
(Lost in Florida lost in Florida lost in Florida lost in Florida)
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4.

SHOES AND DRESS THAT ALICE WORE

(Tom T. Hall) « © '96 Hallnote Music, BMI / Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Mhm I'm humming as I walk this house and do my daily chores
When I put the broom away I see the dress that Alice wore
It's hanging in the closet sadly sagging without form
Empty dress there in the closet held a body soft and warm
Shoes and dress that Alice wore

It's the dress she wore the night she caught me lying there beside
Some strange woman meaning nothing just some bones and hair and hide
I could npot explain it to her and I cannot to this day
Now I stand here staring at the dress she wore to go away
Shoes and dress that Alice wore

And the shoes are red and shiny and they're modest in the heel
And the dress a bad investment and the color could be teal
She went screaming from the room where I lay blinking in the nude
With the woman there beside me saying ain't this woman rude
Shoes and dress that Alice wore

So I asked the undertaker in a private kind of way
Before you close the casket when our friends have gone away
If it's not too strange to reason I would make one last request
Since it all goes in the ground I'd like to have the shoes and dress
Shoes and dress that Alice wore

So I'm humming as I walk this house...
Mhmm mhm
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5.

SKY BLUE TRUE

(Tom T. Hall) « © '96 Hallnote Music, BMI / Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
If you ever worry will I be true don't you worry I'll be true
And I'll be true sky blue true I'll be true sky blue true

As blue as the skies as blue as your eyes
As bright as the sun as sweet as you hon
I'll be true sky blue true
[ guitar ] If you ever wonder do I love you don't you wonder I love you
And I'll be true sky blue true I'll be true sky blue true

As blue as the skies...
[ sax ] And when the sun sets over our lives we'll be together beyond the skies
And I'll be true eternally true I'll be true sky blue true
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6.

RAKING UP LEAVES

(Tom T. Hall) « © '96 Hallnote Music, BMI / Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
All summer long you smelled like lotion and we made love when we took the notion
Summer is gone and it's hard to believe how lonely I am raking up leaves

Raking up leaves and counting the days
Yes and counting the nights that you've been away
The winter winds blow and memories freeze
I'm missing you and raking up leaves
[ sax ] Expecting the sun just any day now wish you were here to go out and play now
You say you'll return when they're on the trees
I'm hungry for you and raking up leaves

Raking up leaves and counting the days...
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7.

REDNECK RIVIERA

(Dixie Hall) « © '96 Hallnote Music, BMI / Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Down here on the Redneck Riviera a drinkin' beer and singing country songs
Chillin' with the motel door wide open hopin' somethin' good will come along
Gulf Shores up through Apalachi-cola they got beaches of the whitest sand
Nobody cares if gramma's got a tottoo or Bubba's got a hot wing in his hand
Redneck Riviera is where I wanna be down here on the Redneck Riviera by the sea

Down here on the Redneck Riviera trawlin' up and down Mir-a-cle Mile
Smoothin' out my tan and disposition and wearin' little other than a smile
[ trumpet - guitar ] On Highway 98 I got a ticket something I ain't never understood
If driving a convertible is topless why can't I ride my Harley in the nude
Down here on the Redneck Riviera sign says Smoking Mullet Here Today
I really don't know what I'm gettin' into but I'm in line to try some anyway
Redneck Riviera is where I wanna be down here on the Redneck Riviera by the sea

I got seven dollars for the jukebox twenty more left over for some beer
Down here on the Redneck Riviera there ain't no better living anywhere
Now here comes them dreadful possums
(Down here on the Redneck Riviera down here on the Redneck Riviera
(Down here on the Redneck Riviera down here on the Redneck Riviera
(Down here on the Redneck Riviera down here on the Redneck Riviera
(Down here on the Redneck Riviera down here on the Redneck Riviera
(Down here on the Redneck Riviera down here on the Redneck Riviera)
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8.

YOU ARE MY HERO

(Tom T. Hall) « © '96 Hallnote Music, BMI / Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
You are my hero don't ever let me down
You are my hero don't let me see you frown
It's only a mountain you can climb that high
No that's not a teardrop there's something in your eye
I know you can do it I know you'll come through
And if I will follow I'll be a hero too
[ sax ] You are my hero I know that you can win
You are my hero my hero and my friend
You know if you take it one step at a time
You can climb that mountain hero friend of mine
I know you can make it there's little you can't do
And if I will follow I'll be a hero too
[ sax ] You are my hero there never was a doubt
You are my hero it makes me want to shout
I know you can get there a winner by a mile
When I think about it makes me want to smile
You know where you're going you know what to do
And if I should follow I'll be a hero too
A hero just like you
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9.

LITTLE BITTY

(Tom T. Hall) « © '96 Hallnote Music, BMI / Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
You have a little love on a little honeymoon
You got a little dish and you got as little spoon
A little bitty house and a little bitty yard
A little bitty dog and a little bitty car

It's all right to be a little bitty
It's a little hometown or a big old city
Might as well share might as well smile
Life goes on for a little bitty while
[ guitar ] A little bitty baby in a little bitty gown
It'll grow up in a little bitty town
Big yellow bus and little bitty books
It all started with a little bitty look

It's all right to be a little bitty...
[ guitar ] You know you got a job and a little bitty check
Six pack of beer and a television set
Little bitty world goes around and around
A little bit of silence and a little bit of sound

It's all right to be a little bitty...
[ guitar ] A good ole boy and a pretty little girl
Start all over in a little bitty world
A little bitty plan and a little bitty dream
It's all part of a little bitty scheme

It's all right to be a little bitty...
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10.

SHIPS GO OUT

(Tom T. Hall) « © '96 Hallnote Music, BMI / Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Ships go out I see them every day
Ships go out I watch them sail away
And on the decks I see my smiling friends
Ships go out but they never do come in
[ sax ] Ships go out I watch them disappear
Ships go out and leave me standing here
And I don't know if that's where life begins
Ships go out but they never do come in

When life is cheap it never seems to last
When life is sweet it seems to go too fast
So on the dock I tell the idle wind
Ships go out but they never do come in
[ sax ] Ships go out onto the seas so high
Ships go out beneath an endless sky
And on the shore is where their stories end
Ships go out but they never do come in

When life is cheap it never seems to last...
Ships go out
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