NEITHER ONE OF US
(Epic KE-32192)
April/1973
Produced by Glenn Sutton
Recorded:
Dec 12/1972, Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville (1,3,6)
Jan 15/1973, Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville (2,4,5,7-11)
1.
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
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 convince 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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2.
IT WASN'T EASY
(Jerry Foster - Bill Rice)
« © '72 PolyGram Int, ASCAP »
There was something easy in the way she came to love me in the morning
She laid warm and gentle by my side
Believing in forever and the promises I never made for keeping
She let her life get tingle up with mine
Then she learned art of loving and she taught me how to care
Now I found that loving her brings the hurt that's more than I can bear
I let her leave me but it wasn't easy
I looked upon the face of love and found the tender beauty with this woman
Likes of which I'll never see again
When she learned the ways of love she knew how much a woman could be wanted
She was a child of innocence till then
Then she learned art of loving...
I let her leave me but it wasn't easy
Oh I let her leave me but it wasn't easy
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3.
ANYTHING BUT LONESOME
(Glenn Sutton)
« © '72 Peer Music, BMI »
She doesn't go there just to hear the music
Or try to get a mem'ry off her mind
She never hustles drinks from strangers at the bar
And she always leaves alone at closing time
She always has a conduct of a lady
Her clothes are neat her manners well rewind
And she's not your average honky tonk angel
She just prefers a crowd at crying time
She just wants to be anything but lonesome
Any place except alone at home
She just wants to be anything but lonesome
For lonesome's what she's been much too long
She just wants to be anything but lonesome
For lonesome's what she's been much too long
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4.
PASS ME BY (IF YOU'RE ONLY PASSING THROUGH)
(Hillman Hall)
« © '72 Leahrae Music, BMI »
Would you look at what came down the road today
Wanting me to be one more mistake to make
A bridge to burn to get to someone knew
Hey pass me by if you're only passing through
Now you sure look like the traveling kind to me
Don't stop if this ain't where you want to be
Now I don't know what you think you're running to
Hey pass me by if you're only passing through
I'm not gonna be your stepping stone
Among the other hearts that you've walked on
Lord help me if I fall in love with you
Hey pass me by if you're only passing through
Hey pass me by if you're only passing through
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5.
HAVE YOU EVER SAID I LOVE YOU TO A LADY
(Buddy Cannon - Steve Smith)
« © '72 PSO Limited, ASCAP »
It didn't take too long to get to know her
By the time she smiled I had her by her hand
She could tell that I was looking for some loving
When she turned the lights down she said I'll make you happy if I can
She whispered little words to make me want her
And she took care of by wanting all night long
Then she woke me up to say she'd leave her numeber
I could reach her any evening if I didn't want to spend good night alone
Have you ever said I love you to a lady
And woke up next to a woman
Has heard these words a million times before
Have you ever said I love you to a lady...
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6.
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...
Know a good love is like a good song
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7.
BECAUSE OF LOSING YOU
(Jerry Foster - Bill Rice)
« © '72 PolyGram Int, ASCAP »
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8.
TONIGHT YOUR BABY'S COMING HOME
(Billy Sherrill - Glenn Sutton)
« © '71 Sherrill Music, BMI »
Last night I called from Dallas I was havin' a beer at the Crystal Palace
I said honey you won't be alone for long
I got to make just one more stop to pick up a ring in Little Rock
And I'm gonna head this semi straight for home
Fourteen wheels a whinin' four big headlights shinin'
Me and that semi been away too long
Hope I don't get stop from speedin' cause you've got everything he's needin'
Waitin' for me right there at home
I've got that big ole engine singin' singin' my favorite song
And I know I'm headin' your way rollin' down the highway
Tonight your baby's comin' home
Ten thousand miles I've missed her it's been a week since I kissed her
And forty truckstops since I held her tight
A million chicks and I can get 'em they wanna make love and I won't let 'em
The only thing I want I'll get tonight
I've got that big ole engine singin'...
And I know I'm headin' your way rollin' down the highway
Tonight your baby's comin' home
Oh I know I'm headin' your way rollin' down the highway
Tonight your baby's comin' home
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9.
PICTURE OF ME (WITHOUT YOU)
(Norro Wilson - George Richey)
« © '72 Al Gallico Music, BMI / Algee Music, BMI »
Imagine a world where no music was playing
And think of a church with nobody praying
If you've ever looked up at a sky with no blue
Then you've seen a picture of me without you
Have you walked in a garden where nothing was growing
Or stood by a river when nothing was flowing
If you've seen a red rose unkissed by with dew
Then you've seen a picture of me without you
Can you picture heaven with no angels singing
Or a quiet Sunday morning with no church bells ringing
If you've watched as the heart of a child breaks in two
Then you've seen a picture of me without you
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10.
BABY MADE IT GOOD
(Buddy Cannon - Steve Smith)
« © '72 PSO Limited, ASCAP »
The last time I saw baby she was standing at the window
With a look of please-don't-hurt-me in her eyes
Her loving lips were trembling cause she knew that I was leaving
And the last time I saw baby she cried
I told her when I met we'll live and love together
Just as far as we can let it go
It worked just like we said it would but it was gettin' much too good
And I knew while I still could I'd better go
Cause baby made it good she told me that she could
[ guitar - steel ]
We did our things together but nothing lasts forever
And we satisfied ourselves like lovers should
She told me love is never any better than you make it
And I hate to go cause baby made it good
Baby made it good she told me that she could
Baby made it good she told me that she could
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11.
UNCLE SAM
(Glenn Sutton)
« © '72 Peer Music, BMI »
[ with Glenn Sutton ]
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