lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

ME AND BOBBY McGEE

(Kris Kristofferson - Fred Foster) « © '69 Combine Music, BMI »
Busted flat in Baton Rouge headin' for the train
Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
Took us all the way to New Orleans
I took my har'poon out of my dirty red bandana
And was blowin' sad while Bobby sang the blues
With them windshield wipers slappin' time
And Bobby clapping hands we finally
Sang up ever song that driver knew

Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
And nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free
Oh but feelin' good was easy Lord when Bobby sang the blues
And feelin' good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and Bobby McGee

From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Standin' right beside me Lord through ev'rything I done
And ev'ry night she kept me from the cold
Then somewhere near Salinas Lord I let her slip away
Lookin' for the home I hope she'll find
And I'll trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday
Holdin' Bobby's body next to mine

Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
And nothin' left is all she left for me
Aww but feelin' good was easy Lord when Bobby sang the blues
And buddy that was good enough for me
Good enough for me and Bobby McGee
La da da da dee da da da...
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2.

GOOD CHANCE OF TEARFALL TONIGHT

(L.E. White - Carolyn Stringer) « © '69 Stringer Publishing, BMI »
When we met you brought the sunshine in the summer of our love
And like the sun then ev'rything was bright
Your love changes like the weather now there's dark clouds up above
And there's a good chance of tearfall tonight

Your love is like the weather it changes ever day
Summer has turned to winter and nothin's right
The forecast is cold and lonely since you went away
And there's a good chance of tearfall tonight
[ steel ] Now I'm living in the winter of a love that used to be
Me and the clouds are low since you're gone
The rain has started fallin' as I think of you and me
And there's a good chance of tearfall all night long

Your love is like the weather it changes ever day...
And there's a good chance of tearfall tonight
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3.

ONE TIME

(Jerry Foster - Bill Rice) « © '69 Universal PolyGram Int, ASCAP »
Tell me again how much you love me
And that you're contented in these arms of mine
Tell me there's been no one else before me
Say you've only loved this way one time

Even if somebody else has kissed you
Say you've only known these lips of mine
Even if I'm not the first to hold you
Say you've only loved one time
[ steel ] If you knew someone before I found you
Always keep it from this heart of mine
Never let it show when I'm around you
Say you've only loved this way one time

Even if somebody else has kissed you...
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4.

I'M SO AFRAID OF LOSING YOU AGAIN

(Dallas Frazier - Arthur Leo Owens) « © '69 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI / Unichappell Music, BMI »
Sometimes I want to throw my arms around you
Then I tremble at the thought of giving in
Because I know how much it cost to love you
And I'm so afraid of losing you again

Being close to you revives the sorrow
That wakes me up and tells me I can't win
I'd love to wake up in your arms tomorrow
But I'm so afraid of losing you again
[ steel ] If heaven were to hear my heart's confession
Wanting you would be my greatest sin
But I'm glad that you're no longer my possession
Cause I'm so afraid of losing you again

Being close to you revives the sorrow...
But I'm so afraid of losing you again
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5.

BRAND NEW BED OF ROSES

(Alex Zanetis) « © '68 Jack O Diamonds Publications, BMI »
I'm lookin' for a brand new bed of roses
A love just like mine that stands the test of time
I'm lookin' for a brand new bed of roses
A love with everlasting clinging vine

Roses and true love fade a little now and then
But with a kiss and sunshine they'll blossom once again
I'm lookin' for a brand new bed of roses
A love with everlasting clinging vine
[ steel ] Roses and true love fade a little now and then...
A love with everlasting clinging vine
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6.

THAT'S WHY I LOVE YOU SO MUCH

(Jerry Foster - Bill Rice) « © '69 Universal PolyGram Int, ASCAP »
You stood by me whenever times were bad
And never once did I hear you complain
You always made the best of what little bit we had
And held your head up proud to wear my name

And that's just one of the reasons why I love you so much
You are the reason that I live
I know I've got a woman that no other man can touch
Who gives me all the love she has to give
[ guitar + steel ] You've sacrifice for dreams of mine that never did come true
You've done without to satisfy my needs
And ev'rytime I tried and failed I've found new strength in you
For not one time did you lose faith in me

And that's just one of the reasons why I love you so much...
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7.

IF YOU'D HAVE ONLY TAKEN THE TIME

(Kent Westberry - Merv Shiner) « © '69 Sawgrass Music, BMI »
If you have only taken the time to tell me you're mine
And say that you love me
I may not have been too eager then to tell you goodbye
But I made up my mind for sure this time that I'm gonna leave you
So next time don't wait don't hesitate appreciate a good man

I don't belong so I'll just move along it's better this way
A man should walk tall but you made me feel small and that's why I say

If you have only taken the time to tell me you're mine...
But I made up my mind for sure this time that I'm gonna leave you...
But I made up my mind for sure this time that I'm gonna leave you...
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8.

GONE GONE GONE

(Jerry Crutchfield - Buck Maxwell) « © '69 Songs Of Universal, BMI »
The day you walked away you left the hurt behind
A hurt that kept on growin' all the time
A hurt that lit the match that burned my world down
Till ev'rything was gone gone gone

And now I'm left among the ashes of my dreams
Searching for a reason to go on
But all that's left is hurt and hurt is not enough
When ev'rything is gone gone gone
[ piano ] Now in the quiet garden I found peace at last
I've left the hurt behind me in the past
I walk among the flowers that bloom here in the sun
And all the hurt is gone gone gone

But then at night they come and take me to my room
And like a little child I go along
And if my room has bars it's not that I've done wrong
It's just my mind is gone gone gone
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9.

HAPPY STREET

(Ben Peters) « © '68 Shelby Singleton Music, BMI »
I was blue till I found you
I didn't know where the road of life was a leadin' me to
Out on my own I walk alone
It seemed like Lonely Street would be my permanent home

But baby now I'm walkin' down Happy Street
Smilin' at ev'ryone that I meet
Ain't it funny what fallin' in love can do
Now I'm walkin' down Happy Street
I never thought life could be so sweet
Now I'm a walkin' down a Happy Street with a you
[ steel ] Same old place same human race
But now it seems like the world put on a happier face
Since you are mine each day I find
It's filled with sunshine and your love is a makin' it shine

And baby now I'm walkin' down Happy Street...
But anyplace is Happy Street with a you
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10.

I'M A LONESOME FUGITIVE

(Liz Anderson - Casey Anderson) « © '66 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
I'd like to settle down but they won't let me
A fugitive must be a rollin' stone
Down ev'ry road there's always one more city
I'm on the run the highway is my home

I raised a lot of cane back in my younger days
While mama used to pray my crops would fail
Now I'm a hunted fugitive with just two ways
Outrun the law or spend my life in jail

I'd like to settle down...
[ guitar ] I'm lonely but I can't afford the luxury
Of having one I love to come along
She'd only slow me down and they'd catch up with me
For he who travels fastest goes alone

I'd like to settle down...
I'm on the run the highway is my home
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11.

IT'S ALL RIGHT

(Betty Jean Robinson) « © '69 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
I couldn't tell my teacher my last name when I was in grade school
I stuttered when I talked and ev'rybody laughed at me
I was a boy from across the tracks I wore hand-me-downs on my back
But I swore that I'd never let the bitters get the best of me

Fell in love with a pretty little girl when I was older
And like a fool I figure there was somethin' I could make of me
But it wasn't in the cards cause her daddy was rich
And it was commonly plain to see
That no matter what I did she'd never take a likin' to me
But it's all right it's all right um hum
I come up the hard way and fought a good fight
And it's all right with me
It's all right it's all right um hum
I come up the hard way and fought a good fight
And it's all right with me

If I'm luck I still got a few more years of livin'
And lady luck's never been a real good friend to me
I never asked a favor of a man in my life but the preacher I'm gonna see
And tell him when I die say these words over me

Here lies a man who never asked the world for nothin'
He labored in the sun and slept in the shade of a tree
His hands was calloused but his heart was warm
For his mind was pure and free
The good Lord knows that's the way a man's got to be

It's all right it's all right um hum...
I come up the hard way and fought a good fight
And it's all right with me
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