PATTY LOVELESS
WHEN FALLEN ANGELS FLY
(Epic EK-64188)
August 23/1994
Produced by Emory Gordy & Lauren Koch
Steve Gibson - guitar/mandolin
Richard Bennett, Paul Worley, Biff Watson - guitar
Sonny Garrish, Paul Franklin, Pete Finney - steel
Jerry Douglas - dobro/slide guitar
Emory Gordy - bass
Harry Stinson, Owen Hale - drums
Stuart Duncan - fiddle/mandolin
John B. Jarvis - piano
Mike Lawler - keyboards
Jimmy Hall - harmonica
Vocals:
Dawn Sears, Kathy Burdick, Tim Hensley, Donna McElroy, Liana Manis, Carmella Ramsey, Curtis Young
1.
HANDFUL OF DUST
(Tony Arata)
« © '94 April Music, ASCAP / Morgan Active Songs, ASCAP »
Break us down by our elements and you might think he failed
We're not copper for one penny or even iron for one nail
And a dollar would be plenty to buy twenty of us
Until true love is added to these handfuls of dust
Handful of dust handful of dust sums up the richest and poorest of us
True love makes priceless the worthless whenever it's added to a handful of dust
[ fiddle ]
However small though our worth may be when shared between two hearts
Is even more than it would ever be measured on its own apart
And our half what it could be is now twice what it was
When true love is added to these handfuls of dust
Handful of dust...
Handful of dust...
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2.
HALFWAY DOWN
(Jim Lauderdale)
« © '94 Mighty Nice Music, BMI / Laudersongs, BMI »
Raindrops on the treetops waiting there to fall
I know how they're feeling but I'm only yes I'm only halfway down
Fighting with the devil harder all the time
Sinking to his level but I'm only yes I'm only halfway down
Halfway down just a gettin' started yes I'm beginnin' on my journey now
But I've only gotten halfway down
Halfway down just a little bit farther well I believe you better catch me now
Cause I'm only goin' halfway down
[ steel - guitar ]
Sippin' shallow water sharks out for the kill
Almost hittin' bottom but I'm only yes I'm only halfway down
Halfway down just a gettin' started...
Yeah I hope you better catch me now yes I'm only goin' halfway down
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3.
WHEN FALLEN ANGELS FLY
(Billy Joe Shaver)
« © '92 ATV Songs, BMI »
I have climbed so many mountains just to reach the other side
I near drowned myself in freedom just to feed my foolish pride
On my journey through the darkness I have finally seen the light
I know no one's ever loved me like you're loving me tonight
There is something I must tell you I wonder if you'll understand
How I found such wordly pleasures in the arms of other men
You should never try to judge me we have both been wrong and right
But I know no one's ever loved me like you're loving me tonight
God will save his fallen angels and their broken wings he'll mend
When he draws their hearts together and they learn to love again
All their sins will be forgiven in the twinkle of an eye
All the saints rejoice in heaven when the fallen angels fly
[ guitar ]
God will save his fallen angels...
When the fallen angels fly when the fallen angels fly
All the saints rejoice in heaven when the fallen angels fly
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4.
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO I AM
(Gretchen Peters)
« © '93 Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP / Purple Crayon Music, ASCAP »
She left the car in the driveway she left the key in the door
She left her kids at her mama's and the laundry piled upon the floor
She left her ring on the pillow right where it wouldn't be missed
She left a note in the kitchen next to the grocery list
It said you don't even know who I am you left me a long time ago
You don't even know who I am so what do you care if I go
He left the ring on the pillow he left the clothes on the floor
And he called her to say he was sorry but he couldn't remember what for
So he said I've been doing some thinking I've been thinking that maybe you're right
I go to work every morning and I come home to you every night
And you don't even know who I am...
You don't even know who I am so what do you care if I go
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5.
FEELIN' GOOD ABOUT FEELIN' BAD
(Jim Rushing - Emory Gordy)
« © '93 Paulding County Music, BMI / Tree Publishing, BMI »
Being without you baby it's drivin' me crazy
But the way we were was drivin' me insane
The cure for a lovesick ill don't come in a little pill
I'd use a shot of good time in my veins
Woke up this mornin' with a bad case of Friday night fever
I need a long legged hunk of honey to cool my head
I know a honky tonk down the street to treat a pair of lifeless feet
With a jukebox loud enough to wake the dead
Feelin' good about feelin' bad
These are the best gettin' over you tears I've ever shed
Gonna get real toe and heel leave you like you're standin' still
Dance you right out of my head feelin' good about feelin' bad
[ guitar - keaboards ]
Don't you worry your mind that you're worryin' mine any longer
If your mem'ry comes a callin' I won't be home
Well it may seem cruel and crude but I'm changin' my attitude
You'll be history in a sea of lost and gone
Feelin' good about feelin' bad...
Feelin' good about feelin' bad feelin' good about feelin' bad
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6.
HERE I AM
(Tony Arata)
« © '94 April Music, ASCAP / Morgan Active Songs, ASCAP »
Don't do it darling don't you dare look in there
You said you didn't want to see me but you've been lookin' for me everywhere
And you know that you're gonna find me if you keep on drinkin' fast
Cause honey I'm right there waitin' on you at the bottom of your glass
And here I am here I am
In the bourbon and the water that burn you just like a brand here I am
It ain't workin' darling hard as you may try
You keep hearin' the words you told me in everyone's goodbye
And you know that you're just one step from another one being gone
I know I've seen 'em all unravel I've been watchin' it all along
Here I am here I am
In every lie you're hearin' that burn you just like a brand here I am
And honey I got over you passin' me over a long time ago
And my pride was stronger when I was younger
Now I'd rather have you to know
That here I am here I am
I still carry a flame for you burnin' me like a brand here I am
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7.
TRY TO THINK ABOUT ELVIS
(Gary Burr)
« © '94 MCA Music, ASCAP »
I try to think about Elvis Memphis Oprah in the afternoon
I try to think about palm trees fig leaves the creature of the black lagoon
I try to think about high heels and good deals anything to get me through
I just can't concentrate you're all I think about these days
I try to contemplate the cosmos what goes round and round the sky at night
I try to think about champagne freight trains slowly rolling out of sight
I try to focus on the headlines street crimes everytime I think I might
I just can't concentrate you're all I think about these days
My mind wanders where it will when it settles right on you
I forget what I should say I forget what I should do
[ steel - piano ]
My mind wanders where it will when it settles right on you
I forget what I should say I forget what I should do
I try to think about Shakespeare leap year the Beatles or the Rolling Stones
I try to think about hairdo's tattoos Sushi bars and saxophones
I try to think about the talk shows new clothes
But I guess I should have known
I just can't concentrate you're all I think about these days
You're all I think about these days
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8.
SHIPS
(Gretchen Peters)
« © '92 Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP / Purple Crayon Music, ASCAP »
Eddie had a few days comin' so he took a Las Vegas jaunt
Out to the land of supply and demand where you can get anything you want
He wasn't lookin' for true love no he didn't believe in that stuff
Eddie LeGrande was a hard workin' man who just needed a little good luck
His shoes were a little worn his hair was a little thin
Just another old sailor waitin' on his ship to come in
Lily was a two time loser who said that love was just a roll of the dice
She acted real tough said once ain't enough for me I learned my lesson twice
Deep in her heart lived a young girl dreamin' young girl's dream
And the young girl was who Eddie ran into over by the slot machines
Her face was a little pale her dress was a little thin
Oh but lookin' at her was like watchin' his ship come in
[ guitar ]
Well he bought her a cup of coffee with the quarters he meant to play
They went for a bite and they talked all night till they said what they needed to say
Then they found 'em an all night chapel with a heart shaped honeymoon suite
And somewhere tonight in the nen light two hearts can't be beat
And he's singin' a little song she's grinnin' a little grin
And they're holdin' each other watchin' their ship come in
Her face was a little pale his hair was a little thin
But they're two young lovers watchin' their ship come in
Just holdin' each other watchin their ship come in
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9.
OLD WEAKNESS (COMING ON STRONG)
(Bob DiPiero - Gary Nicholson)
« © '93 Tree Publishing, BMI / Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP / Four Sons Music, ASCAP »
Two in the morning too hot to sleep tossin' and turnin' and twistin' the sheets
I feel an old weakness coming on strong
Window wide open in the back bedroom smell of sweet honeysuckle in full bloom
I feel an old weakness coming on strong
Feel like I'm running real low on willpower can't get you out of this heart of mine
From the break of dawn till the midnight hour I keep fightin' to let you go
But your love is beyond my control
[ guitar - piano ]
Took down that picture of you and me but every time I look up where it used to be
I feel an old weakness coming on strong
Still got your number next to the phone just when I believe I can leave it alone
I feel an old weakness coming on strong
Feel like I'm running real low...
I feel an old weakness coming on strong
I feel an old weakness and old weakness I feel an old weakness coming on strong
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10.
OVER MY SHOULDER
(Roger Murrah - Marcus Hummon)
« © '90 Murrah Music, BMI / Careers Music, BMI / Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Over my shoulder my heart expects to see you runnin' after me
Callin' out my name
Over my shoulder there's a coat you used to wrap me in to keep me warm
To keep me near
Though the clouds still hang around me like my stormy love for you
The rain is falling softer now the sun is breaking through
Over my shoulder I see a rainbow
And is it a heaven's way of saying I can't let you go
And tomorrow morning I'll be one day older
And you will be a memory one last look over my shoulder
Over my shoulder there's some words I said I wish I had back again
But it's out of my hands over my shoulder
Oh the shadow of our love keeps reaching out for me
It won't set me free
With every step I ask myself which way should I go
It's hard to find your way across a bridge that's burning slow
Over my shoulder I see a rainbow...
[ guitar ]
And tomorrow morning...
Over my shoulder
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