lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

BABY BABY (I KNOW YOU'RE A LADY)

(Norro Wilson - Alex Harvey)
« © '69 Al Gallico Music, BMI / Algee Music, BMI »
Baby hear me callin' baby
Come over here and love me
Hold your lovin' body close to mine

Crazy you're drivin' me crazy
Maybe you don't mean to
But you never know what's goin' on in a woman's mind

I know you've been hurt before
You don't know what you're lookin' for
And you're lonely
If you'll only let me stay
I will kiss the tears away
And love you forever

Baby I'm on my knees now baby
I know that you're a lady
But I wanna watch the sun come up with you

Baby hear me callin' baby
Come over here and love me
Hold your lovin' body close to mine

I know that you're a lady
But I wanna watch the sun come up with you
I know that you're a lady
But sometimes ladies need a little lovin' too
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2.

HOLD THAT TEAR

(Billy Sherrill - Curly Putman)
« © '69 Tree Publishing, BMI »
You've got that look of almost cryin' in your eyes
Once again I almost made you cry
Bitter words were spoken and your heart was almost broken
Angry words that often make love die

But if we'll forgive each other one more time
If you'll let me take you in these arms of mine
To keep tears from your eyes I'll apologize
With ev'ry single word my heart can find

Hold that tear wait right here till I find the words to tell you
That will keep your heart from breakin' that will stop your eyes from cryin'
Hold that tear don't cry it and I'll swear if you just try it
That you'll never have to cry it over me

Hold that tear don't cry it and I'll swear if you just try it
That you'll never have to cry it over me
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3.

WATCHING MY WORLD WALK AWAY

(Dallas Frazier)
« © '69 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
I never dreamed her footsteps could ever sound so lonely
As they did when she left today
I raised my hand and brushed away a tear as I helplessly stood there
Watching my world walk away

I'm leavin' forever she said with her eyes
But her soft lips had nothin' to say
I never thought I'd live to see the day
I'd be standin' in this doorway
Watching my world walk away
[ guitar - steel ] I'm leavin' forever she said with her eyes...

I never thought I'd live to see the day
I'd be standin' in this doorway
Watching my world walk away
Watching my world walk away
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4.

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 comin' 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 fine and slick
Saw Fred at the service station told me that his wife was awful sick

You heard my record on the radio oh well it's just another song
Got a hit recorded and be out on the market 'fore too long
Oh I got this ring in Mexico you and no it didn't cost me quite a bunch
When you're in the business that I'm in people call it puttin' up a front

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

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

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

Well Dad I gotta go we got a dance to work in Cedar Grove tonight
Lemme write your number down I'll call you and I'll promise you I'll write
Now you be good and don't be chasin' all them pretty women that you know
And by the way if you see Barbara Walker tell her that I said hello
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5.

I'M SO AFRAID OF LOSING YOU AGAIN

(Dallas Frazier - Arthur Leo Owens)
« © '69 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI / Unichappell Music, BMI »
Sometimes I want to throw my arms around you
And I tremble at the thought of givin' in
Because I know how much it cost to love you
And I'm so afraid of losin' you again

Being close to you revives the sorrow
That wakes me up and tells me I can't win
I'd love to wake up in your arms tomorrow
But I'm so afraid of losin' you again
[ steel ] If heaven were to hear my heart's confession
Wanting you would be my greatest sin
But I'm glad that you're no longer my possession
Cause I'm so afraid of losin' you again

Being close to you revives the sorrow...
But I'm so afraid of losin' you again
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6.

LOVE'S GARDEN

(Leo Johnston)
« © '69 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Plant a seed in love's garden it grows
Give it love and attention it's glows
Watered with heavenly dew cared for only by you
Til it stands reflectin' God's sunshine above
Give all your love

Plant a weed in love's garden it grows
How it spreads to your flower who knows
She's alone all too soon you're out under the moon
Not concealing but revealing what she's thinkin' of
Give all your love

When the weeds overtake her she cries she cries
Fights so hard to keep livin' she tries she tries
Then comes love's final hour you cry out for the flower
That's gone gone gone and no more by your side And true love could die

Plant a seed in love's garden it grows...
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7.

DON'T MENTION TOMORROW

(Billy Sherrill - Glenn Sutton)
« © '66 Al Gallico Music, BMI »
I know I'll be blue for awhile yet
Till your mem'ry finally goes away
And these tears that keep fallin' around me
Mean a rainbow is on its way

So don't mention tomorrow
Till I have time to forget yesterday
I'm still in a state of confusion
Cause I planned a future with you

And it's such a big change for my world
To turn from happy to blue
So don't mention tomorrow
Till I have time to forget yesterday

(So don't mention tomorrow)
Till I have time to forget yesterday
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8.

CHINA DOLL

(Gerald Cannan - Jane Cannan)
« © '69 Tune Towne Tunes, BMI »
I'm tired of cryin' and all your lyin'
That's why I'm buyin' a China Doll
Her lips are truer her faults fewer
Her eyes are bluer my China Doll

I rather have a doll of play that I could call my own
Than someone just like you with a heart of stone
She'll never leave me she'll not deceive me
And never leave me my China Doll

No tears or sorrow no sad tomorrow
No one can borrow my China Doll
And her lips are truer her faults fewer
Her eyes are bluer my China Doll

I rather have a doll of play that I could call my own
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9.

YOU'RE ALWAYS THE ONE

(Jerry Chesnut)
« © '69 Tree Publishing, BMI »
When my world around me crumbles when in darkness I stumble
Who guides me walks beside me and shows me the sun
Who never misleads me and tells me she needs me
Who do I turn to you're always the one

Though my faults are many you never find any
You praise me for some things condemn me for none
A vision of sweetness in a moment of weakness
Who do I turn to you're always the one

Sharin' carin' overlookin' the wrong things I've done
Never demandin' when I need understandin'
Who do I turn to you're always the one you're always the one
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10.

I THOUGHT I'D DIE

(Bill Brock)
« © '69 Rampage Music, BMI »
I came home the other night the door was open wide
And as a joke I thought I'd try to sneak inside
I heard a voice from the kitchen one I never heard before
Sayin' come my dear and go with me you don't need him anymore

I thought I'd die when I heard his voice so clear
I didn't know I could cry but I'm one big walkin' tear
And fear hung over me like a cloud when I heard him say out loud
Come my dear and go with me you don't need him anymore

A single thought ran through my head I'd rather see the stranger dead
Than to know that he could take my love away
I drew a pistol from the drawer and I shot him to the floor
I heard her cry and then I heard her say

You just killed my brother Jim who begged me to go with him
Cause I told him of the troubles that we'd had
And after all that we've been through I've said I still loved you
And I told him all your good outweighed your bad

Then I thought I'd die when I heard a voice so clear
I didn't know I could cry but I'm one big walkin' tear
Now fear hangs over me like a cloud as the warden says out loud
Come my son and go with me you don't live here anymore
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11.

TRUE LOVE'S A LASTING THING

(Tillman Franks - David Houston)
« © '69 Algee Music, BMI »
I want you to want me the way that I want you
And I need you to need me the way that I need you

They say that love's not put in your heart to stay
And love's not love till you give it away
No matter what tomorrow may bring
True love is a lastin' thing
[ piano ] Love's not put in your heart to stay...

No matter what tomorrow may bring
True love is a lastin' thing
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