lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

AIN'T GOT TIME TO BE UNHAPPY

(Glenn Sutton)
« © '68 Al Gallico Music, BMI »
The rich man's eatin' with a golden spoon
The poor man's worried bout a gettin' to the moon
They say World War III is a comin' any day
But me I couldn't careless either way

I ain't got time to be unhappy I ain't got time to be unhappy
Lovin' you makes me wanna slap my puppy
And I ain't got time to be unhappy
[ guitar ] The world keeps changing everyday
The things in the heart stay the same old way
Rockets to the Moon and filter cigarettes
Ain't had no bet though my life as yet

I ain't got time to be unhappy...
[ harmonica ] So take my advice if you ever get blue
Find a little girl that just digs you
Live on love let the war out be
Then you can sing my little song with me

I ain't got time to be unhappy...
(Come on now)
I ain't got time to be unhappy...
Oh I ain't got time to be unhappy...
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2.

LET'S THINK ABOUT LIVIN'

(Boudleaux Bryant)
« © '60 House Of Bryant, BMI »
In every other song that I've heard lately some fellow got shot
And his baby and his best friend both died with him as likely as nut
In half of the other songs some cat's cryin' are ready to die
We've lost most all of our happy people and I'm a wonderin' why

Let's think about livin' let's think about lovin'
Let's think about hoopin' and a hoppin' and a boppin' and a lovey dovey dovin'
Let's forget about a whinnin' and a cryin' and a shootin' and a dyin'
And a fellow with a switchblade knife let's think about livin' let's think about life

We lost ol' Marty Robbins down in El Paso a little while back
And now Miss Patti Page or one of them is a wearin' black
Cathy's Clown's got Don and Phil where they feel like they could die
If we keep on losin' our singers like that I'll be the only one you can buy

Let's think about livin'...
[ guitar ] Let's think about livin'...
Let's think about livin'...
Let's think about livin' let's think about life
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3.

HONKY TONK MAN

(Johnny Horton - Tillman Franks - Howard Hausey)
« © '56 Cedarwood Publishing, BMI »
I'm a honky tonk man and I can't seem to stop
I love to give the girls a whirl to the music of an old jukebox
But when my money's all gone I'm on the telephone
Callin' hey hey mama can your daddy come home

It takes a purty little gal and a jug of wine
That's what it takes to make a honky tonk mind
With the jukebox a moanin' honky tonk sound
That's when I want to lay my money down

Cause I'm a honky tonk man...
[ harmonica ] Well I'm living fast and dangerously
But I've got plenty of company
When the moon comes up and the sun goes down
That's when I wanna see the lights of town

Cause I'm a honky tonk man...

It takes a purty little gal and a jug of wine...
Cause I'm a honky tonk man...
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4.

WHEN YOU SAY LOVE

(Jerry Foster - Bill Rice)
« © '71 PolyGram Int, ASCAP »
When you say love you're telling everyone your moment's come
And you've found what you've been looking for
When you say love you've said the only word that tells the world
You never will be lonely anymore
You've got a pretty rainbow of your own and at last you've found your pot of gold
You're completely satisfied feeling of contentment fills your soul

When you say love it means you've found your special one
And that you care enough to give your very best
When you say love there's not another word that sense so much
But that four-letter word means happiness
Your heart has given wings to touch the sky much higher than the eagle dares to fly
If you took everything you've heard and tried to make a magic word
You'll find you've said it all when you say love

When you say love it means you've found your special one...
You'll find you've said it all when you say love
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5.

LONELY WOMEN MAKE GOOD LOVERS

(Freddy Weller - Spooner Oldham)
« © '72 Careers Music, BMI »
Lonely women make good lovers
They're all at mercy of a good looking smooth talking man
Lonely women make good lovers
So if you got a woman better treat her just as good as you can

Lots of times a lonely girl will go out on the town
With no thought of evil on her mind
But she don't try to plant bad seeds
But there's something every woman needs
And a friendly smile will do it every time

Cause lonely women make good lovers...

Once a woman's tasted love she can't do without it
She'll search for something warm when she gets cold
And if her lips are wet with wine when it comes to loving time
She'll trade her pride for something warm to hold

Cause lonely women make good lovers...
Yeah lonely women make good lovers...
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6.

NEITHER ONE OF US (WANTS TO BE THE FIRST TO SAY GOODBYE)

(Jim Weatherly)
« © '71 PolyGram Int, ASCAP »
It's sad to think that we're not gonna make it
And it's gotten to the point that we just can't fake it
But for some ungodly reason we just won't let it die
I guess neither one of us wants to be the first to say goodbye

I keep wondering what I'll do without you
And I guess you must be wondering that same thing too
So we go on together just living a lie
Because neighter one of us wants to be the first to say goodbye

Every time I find the nerve to say that I'm leaving
Old memories seem to get in my way
Oh Lord knows it's only me that I'm deceiving
Cause when it comes to saying goodbye
That's a simple word I never could say

There can be a way this can have a happy ending
But we can't go on hurting and pretending
So let's convice ourselves to give it give it one more try
Because neither one of us wants to be the first to say goodbye
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7.

GOOD LOVE IS LIKE A GOOD SONG

(Casey Kelly)
« © '72 Portofino Music, ASCAP / Avoyelles Music, ASCAP »
I was a lonely soul no voice in the crowd
Just whispering sadly with my head always bowed
I hadn't anything of which to be proud
And then I saw you and my heart sang out loud

Oh a good love is like a good song
It grows on you till it's so strong
It never leaves you it never goes wrong
You know a good love is like a good song

We introduced ourselves my heart simply soared
We walked and talked about the things we adored
We listened to the rain as it poured
And I heard the echo of an old familiar chord

It's said a good love is like a good song...

I said I loved you and you said you loved me
To me these words were like a symphony
We are the happiest duet you'll ever see
And one's on the way to make it three part harmony

Cause a good love is like a good song...
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8.

WHAT ABOUT THE HURT

(Jerry Foster - Bill Rice)
« © '70 PolyGram Int, ASCAP »
The trace of last night's teardrops is still upon her cheeks
A monument of mis'ry where she cried herself to sleep
The stain of last night's good times is still upon your shirt
The shirt will wash her tears will dry but what about the hurt

You can't remove the mark of hurt with anything you say
It leaves a scar inside her heart that words can't wash away

Someday you'll reap the harvest of the bitter seeds you've sown
And mem'ries of those good times won't help you when she's gone
You'll see those stolen moments for everything they're worth
The price you pay for thrills are cheap but what about the hurt
[ fiddle - steel ] You can't remove the mark of hurt...
Someday you'll reap the harvest...
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9.

COME ON HOME AND SING THE BLUES TO DADDY

(Ray Corbin)
« © '68 ATV Songs, BMI »
Well I hear that your new romance has faded
Just the way ours did sometime ago
Why I've lost count of all the times I've waited
For you to tell me that you've missed me so

So come on home and sing the blues to daddy
When things ain't working out the way you planned
Just come on home and sing the blues to daddy
Tell it all to one who understands

Just like a child who's found a brand new plaything
Each one is more fun than those before
But there's a faithful one who's always waiting
To be picked up and kicked around some more

So come on home and sing the blues to daddy...
So come on home and sing the blues to daddy...
Well I said come on home and sing the blues to daddy...
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10.

STILL LOVING YOU

(Troy Schondell)
« © '68 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Still loving you just like before only now I love you more
More every day more every way still loving you

Still wanting you more every night in every dream I hold you tight
And with the dawn my heart goes on still loving you

Well my heart's been broken now too long a time
I thought it didn't matter much but now I find
Since you have gone from me your love keeps haunting me
And I think I'll lose my mind

Still loving you and wishing that some miracle would bring you back
Or set me free so I won't be still loving you still loving you
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11.

JUST ENOUGH TO MAKE ME STAY

(Jim Weatherly)
« © '71 PolyGram Int, ASCAP »
She never says the little things that make me warmer
Unless she wants things to go her way
Cause time and time again I've tried to leave her
And she does just enough to make me stay

She never says the loving words I need to hear
And it hurts because she knows the words to say
When she hears me cleaning out my drawers and closet
She says just enough to make me stay

Sometimes I wonder how I've stayed this long
Like a fool I keep hanging round for more
When she acts like I'm already gone
Until I start to walk out the door then like before

She never gives me the love she knows I'm needing
And she knows I need it more and more each day
And when she sees I can't take it any longer
She gives me just enough to make me stay
Just enough to make me stay
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