lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

DALLAS ALICE

(Steve Davis - Mark Sherrill - Joe Stampley)
« © '74 Al Gallico Music, BMI »
I was down in Dallas waitin' on my Alice
To pick me up after the show
I finished my act and I was standin' out back
A willin' and a ready to go
I've been waitin' for an hour to see my Texas flower
She's the fairest one that I know
I'm a man that likes to roam but I hate to be alone
So I'll see my lovin' woman tonight

Alice now honey I'm a waitin' on you
Alice it might be too wrong I'm not that strong
It's been too long since I held you
Now in my arms next to me soft and warm is where I need to be
Dallas Alice Dallas Alice

Two hours went by and I was ready to cry
Cause it seems like my Alice forgot
About the plans we made on the phone today
Of the love we'd share tonight
So I picked up my guitar and walked into a bar
And sittin' at the very first stool
Was a pretty little Alice with another man from Dallas
And I sure felt like a fool

Alice now honey I'm a waitin' on you
Alice it might be too wrong I'm not that strong
It's been too long since I held you
Dallas Alice Dallas Alice Dallas Alice Dallas Alice
Dallas Alice Dallas Alice Dallas Alice Dallas Alice
Dallas Alice Dallas Alice Dallas Alice Dallas Alice
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2.

WHO WILL I BE LOVING NOW

(Norro Wilson - Carmol Taylor)
« © '74 Algee Music, BMI / Songs Of Universal, BMI »
Who will I be loving now since I won't be loving you

I thought you found your happiness right here loving me
I thought my life was so complete how wrong can one man be
You were a perfect deceiver you knew just what to do
So who will I be loving now since I won't be loving you

You told me that you love me and that you were satisfied
I couldn't see the truth cause I had love all in my eyes
And now you found another and it tears my heart in two
So who will I be loving now since I won't be loving you

So tell me where I'll go now and tell me what I'll do
Whose lips will I be kissing since I won't be kissing you
I feel so lost and helpless how can I start anew
So who will I be loving now since I won't be loving you
So who will I be loving now since I won't be loving you
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3.

BACKTRACKIN'

(Carmol Taylor - Bill Lancaster - Joe Stampley)
« © '74 Al Gallico Music, BMI »
I'm backtrackin' on home to you
When I get there I'm gonna hold you close
And let you love me like you used to do
I let a new love blind me but the morning sun will find me
Backtrackin' home to you

I burned all the bridges when I left you
Said I'd never come back here again
I thought there was a better love a waitin'
But now I know I was a foolish man

Warm tender sweet lips took me from you
But things didn't work out like I'd planned
For there's no woman that can beat your lovin'
And I've took all your memories I can stand

So I'm backtrackin' on home to you...

I'm startin' now to rebuild all the bridges
I'll build them strong with love so they will stand
It may take time to work out all the problems
But I won't make the same mistake again

Well I'm backtrackin' on home to you...
Backtrackin' home to you
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4.

TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS

(Harry Woods - Jimmy Campbell - Red Connelly)
« © '32 Robbins Catalog, ASCAP / Campbell-Connelly Music, ASCAP »
Oh she may be weary young girls they do get weary
Wearing that same old cotton dress
But when she gets weary when she's weary
Try a little tenderness

You know she's there waitin' she's just anticipatin'
The things she'll never she won't ever possess
So when she gets weary when she's weary
Try try a little tenderness

It's not just it's not just sentimental
She has her she's got her grief and cares
But soft words they're sometimes spoken so gentle
It makes it easier easier to bear

You know she won't regret it
Young girls they won't forget it
Cause love love is their own happiness
So when she gets weary when she's weary
Try try a little tenderness

So when she gets weary oh if she ever gets weary
Try try a little tenderness
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5.

PENNY

(Steve Davis - Grace Lane)
« © '68 Al Gallico Music, BMI »
Some people say a penny's lucky
With them I'm bound to agree
For my Penny's arms they're like two lucky charms
Yeah Penny you've been lucky for me

She formed a rainbow around my heart
After love's first stormy affair
She made the sun shine and now I can see
And I love you Penny you've been lucky for me

Some men for fortune when one penny is all it should be
For her love is like gold to have and to hold
Yeah Penny you've been lucky for me

And even when this penny is old and lost its shine
I won't be ashamed to call her mine
And I'll keep her close to my heart so every one can see
And I love you Penny you've been lucky for me
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6.

TAKE ME HOME TO SOMEWHERE

(Norro Wilson - Carmol Taylor - George Richey)
« © '74 Algee Music, BMI / Al Gallico Music, BMI »
I just left the bar and it's midnight
Lord knows I'm a lonely man
All my life I've been a dreamer
Things haven't worked out like I'd planned

Yeah I've had my share of good times and a lotta good women
But the life I'm livin' I know it just ain't right
And I love warm red wine and lots of people laughin'
But you can't take them home with you at night

Take me home to somewhere
I'm so tired of bummin' around like a clown
Couldn't get it on in Detroit City
Or any other place that I found

Take me home to somewhere
Where there's rest for this weary man
And there's a little girl she's waitin' somewhere
And she'll help me get it together again

And there's a little girl she's waitin' somewhere
And she'll help me get it together again
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7.

GOOD THINGS

(Billy Sherrill - Norro Wilson - Carmol Taylor)
« © '73 Algee Music, BMI »
When I wake up early in the morning
The first thing on my mind is loving you um hum hum
When I see a honeybee kissing on the flowers
I feel good cause it makes me think of you and the things you do
I got what I want and I'm proud of it
I'll tell the world I sure do love it
Baby you've make good things happen to me

Good things happen in the morning good things happen in the evening
Everything you do makes me feel fine
Ever since the day I found you it's good just being around you
And the very best thing of all is that you're mine
[ guitar ] When I go to bed late in the evening
The last thing on my mind is loving you um hum hum
No teardrops stain my pillow
I just lay there and dream sweet dreams of you all night through
Oh woman of mine I'm giving you warnin' I like loving early in the mornin'
Baby you've make good things happen to me

Good things happen in the morning...

Yeah the very best thing of all is that you're mine
Yeah the very best thing of all is that you're mine
Yeah the very best thing of all is that you're mine
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8.

UNCHAINED MELODY

(Hy Zaret - Alex North)
« © '55 Frank Music, ASCAP »
Oh my love my darling I've hungered for your touch a long lonely time
And time goes by so slowly and time can do so much are you still mine
I need your love I need your love God speed your love to me

Lonely rivers flow to the sea to the sea
To the open arms of the sea
Lonely riverside wait for me wait for me
I'll be coming home wait for me
[ strings ] Time goes by so slowly and time can do so much are you still mine
I need your love I need your love God please speed your love to me
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9.

SOFT AS A ROSE

(Norro Wilson - Carmol Taylor - Mark Sherrill)
« © '74 Algee Music, BMI / Al Gallico Music, BMI »
Come over here baby kiss me one time
It's drivin' me crazy and I'm outta my mind
The way you look sure turns me on
And I've just got to have you for my own

I've been waitin' for you baby for a long long time
I've got to have you honey I won't change my mind
Come close to me and I'll keep you warm
Cause I've just got to have you in my arms

I want to hold you in my arms forever
I want to kiss you till the last sun goes down
And I'll protect you from the rain and ever little thing
Cause you're soft as a rose and everyone knows
I want you I need you

Won't you kiss me again baby sure feels good
Like me you like it and I knew you would
So love me now you feel so warm
And I don't want to leave your lovin' arms

Come over here baby kiss me one time...
Come over here baby kiss me one time...
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10.

HALL OF FAMOUS LOSERS

(Norro Wilson - Carmol Taylor)
« © '74 Algee Music, BMI / Al Gallico Music, BMI »
It's the hall of famous losers

There's a baseball hall of fame and a country music too
And the lucky ones who make it are the tops in what they do
Now I think I'll start my own and it's all because of you
It's the hall of famous losers

And the price of the admission isn't very much at all
Cause my heart is in a broken frame hangin' crooked on the wall
When they see our torn love letters how the tears are gonna fall
In the hall of famous losers

Julius Caesar lost his Cleo Captain John Smith lost Priscilla
I'll hang their pictures alphabetically
But I'll build a place of honor for the greatest of them all
Loser number one is me

I was sure I was a winner when I first laid eyes on you
I was sure I found a sweetheart who would make my dreams come true
And I never thought I'd wind up just like them other fools
In the hall of famous losers
It's the hall of famous losers
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