lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

COME AND GET IT MAMA

(Sonny Throckmorton)
« © '70 Barmour Music, BMI »
She's a come and get it mama and I'm a never have to call me twice man
She sure spreads a good table fittin' for this here man
Any time she calls me I come a runnin' just as fast as I can
She's a (come and get it mama) and I'm a never have to call me twice man

Sometimes I'm prone to wonder a keepin' up with my chores
And I might stry just a little too far from my own backdoor
When others fiddles tempt me and I'm just about to make the plunge
I can hear mama holler come and get it at the top of her lungs

She's a come and get it mama and I'm a never have to call me twice man...
[ guitar - harmonica ] She's a come and get it mama and I'm a never have to call me twice man...
She's a (come and get it mama) and I'm a never have to call me twice man
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2.

IS HOME SWEET HOME

(Charlie Louvin)
« © '70 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
In the yard there are two trikes and a sandbox
Honeysuckle holds on tightly to the mailbox
Criss cross curtains at the windows speak of cheer
And people think happy people live here

At the door there's a welcome welcome mat
A dog that found a home here and the neighbor's cat
Laundry on the clothesline if the sun has shone
To complete the picture of home sweet home

It may look like home sweet home but it's just a dwelling
There's an inside story here the outside isn't telling
And ev'ry time I pass a house that looks much like our own
Lord I can't help but wonder is home sweet home
[ guitar - steel ] Look inside and you will see wallpaper on the wall
A plaque that says home sweet home is hanging in the hall
Flowered paper and the plaque that we both hung with care
By rights should be removed for it's wrong hanging there

It may look like home sweet home but it's just a dwelling...
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3.

I TAKE THE CHANCE

(Charlie Louvin - Ira Louvin)
« © '56 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
[ with Diane McCall ]
I take the chance to be with you

I've tried to live my life the best I can
I prayed I'd never cheat to heed my heart's command
But dear you know to one I've been untrue
I wonder if you think I'd do the same by you

I take the chance to lose my soul my life my pride
I take the chance to be with you
[ guitar ] I know it's wrong for us to steal a kiss
But when you hold me in your arms I can't resist
I have a home and someone kind and true
I know I'd lose them all if I were seen with you

I take the chance to lose my soul my life my pride
I take the chance to be with you
I take the chance
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4.

LOVING YOU IS A WAY OF LIFE WITH ME

(Don Chapel)
« © '70 Al Gallico Music, BMI »
Pardon me if I can't keep my hands off of you
I can't seem to help it you see
Just a touch of your hand is a dream I can live
Loving you is a way of life with me

If I had to walk alone through this world without you
I'd fall like a leaf from a tree
Pardon me if I can't leave your lips alone
I've just got to taste them again
And again and again and again for you see
Loving you is a way of life with me
[ steel ] If I had to walk alone through this world without you...
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5.

SHE EVEN WOKE ME UP TO SAY GOODBYE

(Mickey Newbury - Doug Gilmore)
« © '69 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Morning's come and Lord my mind is aching
That ole sunshine stands silent at my door
But just like the dawn my heart is silently breaking
As my tears go tumbling to the floor

Once again the ole town will be talking
Yes Lord I see the pity in their eyes
Cause they'll never understand it's her sorrow and not a man
Ah but no matter what they say I know she tried

Yes baby packed her soft things and left me
But I just know she didn't mean to be unkind
No it's not her heart Lord it's her mind she didn't mean to be unkind
Why she even woke me up to say goodbye
[ steel ] Yes baby packed her soft things and left me...
Yes she even woke me up to say goodbye
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6.

LOVE'S GOTTA HAVE A LITTLE BREATHING ROOM

(Jerry Chesnut)
« © '70 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Let a man watch a woman just a little too close
Let a man keep a woman tied down
And a woman's gonna wonder what it is she's a missin'
And a woman's gonna wanna look around

Love's gotta have a little breathin' room
A woman's gonna have a little say
Love's gotta have a little breathin' room
Else a woman's gonna wanna break away
[ guitar ] The only way I know of holding on to a woman
Is to give her all the lovin' she can stand
And the best way to make her be a do right mama
Is to try to be a do right man

Love's gotta have a little breathin' room...
[ guitar ] So if you got you a woman and she's doin' you right
Then be satisfied and let it go at that
Cause when you start out a lookin' where there's somethin' better cookin'
You might find your woman where it's at

Love's gotta have a little breathin' room...
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7.

I COULDN'T LOVE YOU MORE

(Warren Farren)
« © '70 Bocephus Music, BMI »
I could give you pretty clothes and show you off downtown
Make you so happy all the time
And I could be so proud of you brag about the things you do
But I couldn't love you more if you were mine

Oh I know he mistreats you and there's no love left for him
Still he holds you to the vows you made one time
I'd walk through a flame for you do anything you ask me to
But I couldn't love you more if you were mine

No I couldn't love you more if you were mine
Oh I miss you when I leave and my anger starts to climb
Yes I hate this lie we're living so let's lay it on the line
Cause I couldn't love you more if you were mine
[ steel ] No I couldn't love you more if you were mine...
No I couldn't love you more if you were mine
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8.

IF I WERE A CARPENTER

(Tim Hardin)
« © '67 Alley Music, BMI / Trio Music, BMI / Allen Stanton Productions, BMI »
[ with Diane McCall ]
If I were a carpenter and you were a lady
Would you marry me anyway would you have my baby
If you worked your hands in wood and if you'd ask me
I'd answer you baby yes I would I'd place you above me

Save my love through loneliness save my love through sorrow
I've given you my ownliness come and give me your tomorrow
[ guitar - steel ] If I were a miller at a mill wheel grinding
Would you miss your pretty clothes and your soft shoes shining
And if a tinker were your trade you'd still find me
A carryin' your pots you've made and followin' behind you

Save my love through loneliness save my love through sorrow...
If I were a carpenter and you were a lady
Would you marry me anyway would you have my baby
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9.

WOULD I WANT YOU IF YOU WERE MINE

(Charlie Louvin - Lorene Allen)
« © '70 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
I can recall when I loved her so
But since I met you not long ago
I can hardly wait from time to time
But would I want you if you were mine

Would I want you if you were mine
Would I still be the cheating kind
It keeps running through my mind
Would I want you if you were mine
[ steel ] Lord I want you so I can't stay away
But she once made me feel this way
And now you're the one who is on my mind
But would I want you if you were mine

Would I want you if you were mine...
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10.

TINY WINGS

(Jay Martin Johnson)
« © '69 Barmour Music, BMI »
You say you need me to give your heart a song to sing
That the only joys you've known with him are the joys your children bring
You say yours are old enough to understand if you were gone
But mine still watch the door and wait for daddy to come home

Darling forgive me I need you but I still can't do this thing
Though yours are old enough to fly mine still have tiny wings

I hold you and I tremble as ol' feelings come alive
And deep down where my love lives I know I need you to survive
While I'm praying for the answers to the problems our love brings
The only sound that I can hear is the call of tiny wings

Darling forgive me I need you but I still can't do this thing...
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