lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

TWENTIETH CENTURY DRIFTER

(Marty Robbins) « © '74 Mariposa Music, BMI »
Drivin' my race car is my way of making a livin'
My way of puttin' the bread on the table at home
I'm gettin' back about half as much as I'm givin'
And I couldn't make it without a good woman at home

First place could be just a dream but I'm gonna chase it
Finishing out of the top ten is nothing but bad
And a junker won't ever be first I might as well face it
First class equipment is somethin' a man's got to have

You might even call me a twentieth century drifter
Thirty-two weekends I load up the car and I'm gone
And my woman cries with each goodbye kiss that I give her
And she prayes that come Monday morning and I'll be driftin' home

Well my woman sleeps in my arms and I lie here thinkin'
Half awake half asleep I run and re-run the race
From dark end till dawn it goes on my half awake dreamin'
And ever so often I dream of me taking first place

It's got to be more than a dream dreamin' won't make it
Or dreaming won't ever put bread on the table at home
And racing runs deep in my veins and I'll never shake it
I'm tied to it just like I'm tied to the woman at home

You might even call me a twentieth century drifter...
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2.

I'M WANTING TO

(Ronny Robbins - Karen Russell) « © '74 Mariposa Music, BMI »
There'll be times when I can't get away to be with you
But it won't be because I'm not wanting to
The only time I live the life I'm longing to
Are those stolen moments that I spend loving you

When I'm not loving you I'm wanting to
And any time I'm on your mind you're on mine too
Remember not to doubt my love and if you do
Oh you know when I'm not loving you I'm wanting to

We met too late but that mistake can't change the way I feel
Right or wrong I love you and I always will
The part of me that never lived now lives because of you
And when I'm not loving you I'm wanting to

When I'm not loving you I'm wanting to
And any time I'm on your mind you're on mine too
Don't doubt my love and if you do
Oh you know when I'm not loving you I'm wanting to
You know when I'm not loving you I'm wanting to

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3.

I HEARD THE BLUEBIRDS SING

(Hod Pharis) « © '56 Peer International, BMI »
I met a girl down in the hills that gave my lonely heart a thrill
Her beauty seemed just like a breath of spring
And when I looked into her eyes I thought it blue as a summer skies
When I held her hand in mine I heard the bluebirds sing

They sang of wondering (wondering if he loves her)
Will she marry (marry if he asks her)
Will her heart be (heart be true for him for) then and evermore
And when she's lonely (lonely is he near her)
When there's sadness (sadness will her cheer her)
Will they always (always be together) until the day they part

I courted her for months on end until she promised we would wed
We planned on being married in the spring
All through the long cold winter months it seemed that spring would never come
And every gloomy winterday I heard the bluebirds sing

They sang of waiting (waiting for the flowers)
And of counting (counting every hour)
Till the bluebirds (bluebirds chirps his welcome) to the world each morn
And while we're waiting (waiting for the sunshine)
We keep hating (hating every storm cloud)
That has gathered (gathered o'er the mountains) to keep us for apart
[ fiddle - banjo ] And when at last spring touched the earth we were married in the church
Our wedding seems just like a dream come true
Though many years have come and gone our love is still as true and strong
As when I found longer ago and still the bluebirds sing

They sang of loving (loving every hour) that I'm married (married to my flower)
And we're happy (happy ever after) as since the day we've met
And though we're older (older love is sweeter) we grow fonder (fonder of each other)
We'll be sweethearts (sweethearts close together) until the day of time
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4.

WAY I'M NEEDING YOU

(Hank Cochran - Jane Kinsey) « © '74 Tree Publishing, BMI »
There's someone in my arms who really needs me
And she dosen't turn from me the way you do
She's not you and I know that she can't be
But she's needin' me the way I'm needin' you

She's needin' me the way I'm needin' you
Like me she dosen't know quite what to do
She's holdin' on to nothin' but I guess that I am too
She's needin' me the way I'm needin' you

When she turns to me it's cause she wants to
And not because it's somethin' she must do
It hurts to know she hurts the way that I do
That she's needin' me the way I'm needin' you

She's needin' me the way I'm needin' you...
Yes she's needin' me the way I'm needin' you

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5.

I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT WAS TRUE

(Eddy Arnold - Wally Fowler) « © '45 Songs Of PolyGram, BMI »
Last night I come home and I knocked on my door
I called to my love as I oft had before
I knocked and I knocked but no answer it came
No kisses to greet me no voice called my name

I couldn't believe it was true oh Lord I couldn't believe it was true
My eyes filled with tears I must have aged ten years
I couldn't believe it was true

I let myself in and I walk to our bed
I found a note there and the message it read
The truth like a bolt from the blue in the dawn
My sweetheart had left me my darling had gone

I couldn't believe it was true oh Lord...
[ fiddle ] The shock was so great I am quivering yet
I tried to forgive but I cannot forget
My heartbreaking loss is another man's gain
Her happiness always I hope will remain

I couldn't believe it was true oh Lord...
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6.

YOU'RE AN ANGEL DISGUISED AS A GIRL

(Jimmy Sweeney) « © '74 Mariposa Music, BMI »
Heaven must have heard my prayer darling
And sent you down to my world
You brought me peace and love when I was lonely
You're an angel disguised as a girl

You are everything I prayed for
Sweet and true to me is what you are
One like you could only come from heaven
You're an angel disguised as a girl
[ fiddle ] You are everything I prayed for...
You're an angel disguised as a girl
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7.

GEORGIA BLOOD

(Marty Robbins) « © '74 Mariposa Music, BMI »
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8.

DON'T YOU THINK

(Marty Robbins) « © '74 Mariposa Music, BMI »
She's been gone away too long in fact eight weeks tonight
Don't you think I've got a right to cry
She just walked right out the door she didn't say goodbye
Oh don't you think I've got a right to cry

Loving her gives me the right to miss her like I do
And it gives me a right to be as blue as I want to
I don't want too much of this my heart's about to die
Oh don't you think I've got a right to cry

She walked off and left me with a great big bunch of hurt
And don't you know she walked on me like I was so much dirt
What a lousy way to thank me after how I've tried
Oh don't you think I've got a right to cry
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9.

MOTHER KNOWS BEST

(Marty Robbins) « © '74 Mariposa Music, BMI »
I left my home town turned a good woman down
Even laughed at my own mother's plea
I pushed her aside even laughed when she cried
Now I'm here in this penitentary

Now mother knows best her love has stood the test
The records will prove it you see
But youth's full of fire challenge and desire
Now I'm here in this penitentary
[ fiddle - banjo ] I fell in you see with bad company
And I started in gamblin' for fun
One night when the cards had been dealt and I'd lost
I backed up my play with a gun

Now mother knows best her love has stood the test
The records will prove it you see
I shot and I killed for a twenty dollar bill
Now I'm here in this penitentary
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10.

DARLING COME HOME

(Dennis Winters - Don Winters) « © '74 Mariposa Music, BMI »
The TV is turned down the kids are in bed
And thoughts of you darling spin around in my head
Bobby still loves you and as he walks by
He says where's mommy and I started to cry
Darling come home darling come home

Susie still needs you what can I say
I am just not enough she needs a woman's ways
I started a letter but something went wrong
I picked up a thought of mine and I sang out this song

I hope that you hear it and come back to us
You were the one we love and the one we could trust
Darling come home darling come home
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11.

LOVE NEEDS

(Bill D. Johnson) « © '74 Mariposa Music, BMI »
We both act like strangers and I can sense the danger
That the love we shared is comming to an end
And it causes me to wonder just what makes it happen
When two people let a love so strong slip right through their hands

Love needs walkin' talkin' touchin' feelin' needin' wantin' and just bein'
Close to share the happiness or let downs that life brings
Yes but one by one the treasures of our love was stole away
Now love is gone through cold indifference disregarding all love needs
[ steel ] With pride justifyin' ourselves into believin'
We could hurt each other and have no regrets
So we took our love for granted and love dies if you don't feed it
When we let too many things like dear I love you go unsaid

Love needs walkin' talkin' touchin' feelin'...
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