lp discography - covers & lyrics

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 neither one of us wants to be the first to say goodbye

Ever time I find the nerve to say that I'm leaving
Ole 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 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 somethin' easy in the way she came to love me in the morning
She lay warm and gentle by my side
Believing in forever and the promises I never made for keeping
She let her life get tangled up with mine

Then she learned the art of loving and she taught me how to care
Now I found that loving her brings a hurt that's more than I can bear
I let her leave me but it wasn't easy

I've looked upon the face of love and found the tender beauty with this woman
The likes of which I'll never see again
For 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 and she taught me how to care...

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 the conduct of a lady
Her clothes are neat her manners well refined
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 new
Hey pass me by if you're only passin' through

Now you sure look like the travelin' kind to me
Don't stop if this ain't where you want to be
I don't know what you think you've run into
Hey pass me by if you're only passin' through

I'm not gonna be a 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 passin' through
Hey pass me by if you're only passin' 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 lookin' for some lovin'
And 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 my wanting all night long
Then she woke me up to say she'd leave a number
Where I could reach her any evening if I didn't want to spend the night alone

Have you ever said I love you to a lady
And woke up next to a woman
Who 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 whisperin' 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 adore
We listened to the rain as it poured
And I heard the echo of an ol' familiar chord

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

I said I love you and you said you love me
To me those 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 »
This falling out of your love baby will hurt for quite awhile
But I'll pick me up and dust me off then straighten up my smile
Then I'll see things like love again from a different point of view
Perhaps a little wiser now because of losing you

I've got to get me off my knees and learn to walk alone
Reach inside and find the strength to make it on my own
The reddest rose will fade and whither without the taste of rain
And someday my forget you nots will die from lack of pain

Then these aching arms that miss you will reach for someone new
And maybe I can love her better because of losing you
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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 having a beer at the Crystal Palace
I said honey you won't be alone for long
I gotta make just one more stop to pick up a ring in Little Rock
Then I'm gonna head this semi straight for home

Fourteen wheels a whinin' four big headlights a shinin'
Me and that semi been away too long
Hope I don't get stop for speedin' cause you've got everthing I'm a 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 a 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' singin' my favorite song...

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
Then 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 singin'
Or a quiet Sunday mornin' with no church bells ringin'
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 lovin' lips were trembling cause she knew that I was leavin'
And the last time I saw baby she cried

I told her when I met we'll live and love together
But that's 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 thing together but nothin' 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 ]
I've been mighty lucky I've had lots of good things come my way
And I never could have done them in any country but the USA
And I pledge allegiance to the flag and when the anthem's played I always stand
And it burns me up to see the way some people try to make fun of my Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam you're more to me than just a drawin'
That came from some commercial artist's mind
And the phrase I want you means you got me
And I'll be proud to serve you anytime
Yes I love that precious lady who holds the torch of freedom in her hand
Yes I'm proud to be American and most of all to have an Uncle Sam

Let's stand up and be counted like our fathers did in World Wars I and II
And if you've just got to carry signs make sure they bear the ole red white and blue
And let's keep In God We Trust stamped on ev'ry coin that we receive in change
So the parents who have lost their sons to war will know they didn't die in vain

Uncle Sam you're more to me than just a drawin'...
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