lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

BEYOND THE BLUE NEON

(Larry Boone - Paul Nelson) « © '88 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, BMI / BMG Songs, ASCAP »
Swinging doors sawdust floors
A heartache drowns as the whiskey pours
There's a hole in the wall from some free for all
The ringing crack of that old cue ball
I've been falling in here for what seems like years
Where the tears and the lonely belong
And wonder what's going on beyond that blue neon

I hear tell there's people out there
Who don't know what losin' you means
They don't have a heart that just falls apart
At the mention of your name
I heard they pretend the world didn't end
Right when I knew you were gone
I guess life still goes on beyond that blue neon
[ guitar - piano ] I hear tell there's people out there who don't know
What losin' you means
They don't have a heart that just falls apart
At the mention of your name
But it's a quarter till two and I don't have a clue
As to what I'll do from now till dawn
I wonder what's going on beyond that blue neon
Lord what's going on beyond that blue neon
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2.

HOLLYWOOD SQUARES

(Larry Cordle - Wayland Patton - Jeff Tanguay) « © '88 Monsari Music, BMI / PolyGram Int, ASCAP »
I've always said I do too easy and now I'm payin' the price
My weakness for beautiful women is my most expensive vice
I still believe in matrimony but I can't afford another try
Child support and alimony is just about to bleed me dry

I got ex's all across the country and I owe everybody in town
I got bill collectors a callin' me up and lawyers tryin' to track me down
I'm just one wrong move from the poorhouse but I don't belong in there
I got so many ex's and owe so much I oughta be on Hollywood squares
Yeah I oughta be on Hollywood squares
[ fiddle ] Looking back over my love life I only have myself to blame
I guess I should've checked my price tag before I gave 'em my last name
Now my credit ratin's in the gutter and the bottom line sure looks bad
I'll be payin' the rest of my life for the few good times I've had

I got ex's all across the country and I owe everybody in town
I got bill collectors a callin' me up and lawyers tryin' to track me down
I'm just one wrong move from the poorhouse but I don't belong in there
I got so many ex's and owe so much I oughta be on Hollywood squares
Oh they put me on Hollywood squares
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3.

OVERNIGHT SUCCESS

(Sanger D. Shafer) « © '88 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
If it was in your mind to really cut me down
If it was in your plan to walk me in the ground
You left with him last night then daylight told the rest
And if you planned on hurtin' me you're an overnight success

I couldn't blame someone who'd steal your love away
Because I know what I've lost and all he's gained
Sweetheart last night I know he got the very best
And if you planned on hurtin' me you're an overnight success

Can you handle all you've won from breaking my pride
Will he stay with you and help you spend all the tears I've cried
Sweetheart I love you so and wish you happiness
And if you planned on hurtin' me you're an overnight success
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4.

ACE IN THE HOLE

(Dennis Adkins) « © '88 BMG Songs, ASCAP »
You've got to have an ace in the hole
A little secret that nobody knows
Life is a gamble a game we all play
But you need to save something for a rainy day
You've got to learn to play your cards right
If you expect to win in life
Don't put it all on the line for just one roll
You've got to have an ace in the hole

If you're headed down a one way street
And you're not sure its the way you wanna go
In money or love or all the above
Have a little more than what you show
When life deals out a suprise
Have a few suprises of your own
No matter what you do no matter where you go
You've got to have an ace in the hole

You've got to have an ace in the hole...
[ steel - piano - guitar ] Don't put it all on the line just for one roll....
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5.

LEAVIN'S BEEN COMIN' (FOR A LONG LONG TIME)

(Dave Kirby - Joe Allen - Sonny Throckmorton) « © '83 Tree Publishing, BMI / Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP / Fur Fly Music, ASCAP »
It's never over till it's really over
And someone's left standing behind
It goes without sayin' it's too late for stayin'
And leavin's been comin' for a long long time

I packed up my suitcase and started my pickup
So many times in my mind
It's a hard road to travel from blacktop to gravel
And the next hill is the hardest I'll climb

I've got all the answers for most of the questions
And some ain't been easy to find
There's no more erasin' the things I've been facin'
And leavin's been comin' for a long long time

I packed up my suitcase...
And leavin's been comin' for a long long time
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6.

BABY'S GOTTEN GOOD AT GOODBYE

(Tony Martin - Troy Martin) « © '89 Muy Bueno Music, BMI / Heart Chart Music, BMI »
What a rotten day this turned out to be
I still can't believe she'd leave so easily
She just got all her things threw 'em into a pile
Then she loaded her car and said after a while
She's done this before but this time she didn't cry

That's why I'm sittin' on the front step starin' down the road
Wondering if she'll come back this time I don't know
After she packed when she looked back there were no tears in her eyes
And that's got me worried thinking maybe my baby's gotten good at goodbye

All the times before she'd break down and cry
She'd make her threats but her heart wasn't set on goodbye
She just wanted me to hear what she had to say
Now I'm lost for words since she went away
She may not return for this time she didn't cry

That's why I'm sittin' on the front step...
That's why I'm sittin' on the front step...
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7.

WHAT'S GOING WRONG IN YOUR WORLD

(Royce Porter - David Chamberlain - Red Steagall) « © '88 Milene Music, ASCAP »
What's going on in your world I hope that you're doing fine
I just called to say there's not a day that you don't cross my mind
I just wanted to see if you feel like me sorry we said goodbye
So what's going on in your world it sure is lonesome in mine

Just tell me that you're happy and I'll hang up the phone
Just tell me you don't need me anymore and I'll leave you alone
I just wondered if you had somebody new after all of this time
So what's going on in your world it sure is lonesome in mine
[ steel - fiddle ] Just tell me that you're happy...
What's going on in your world it sure is lonesome in mine
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8.

ANGEL ANGELINA

(David Lewis) « © '88 Get Down To It Music, ASCAP »
Angel oh my angel Angelina
Heaven must be wondering where you are
Morning finds me praying please let me keep her
Each night finds me wishing on a star
That always oh always Angelina
You'll be staying right here in my arms

Sweetest of the sweet those ruby lips
No other has that touch ooh those fingertips
Bluest of the blue those sparkling eyes
Like hand in glove we fit you know you're just my size
You and all your special ways and means
Oh I love you Angelina
[ fiddle - piano ] Angel oh my angel Angelina...
You'll be staying right here in my arms
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9.

TOO MUCH OF TOO LITTLE

(Curtis Wayne) « © '88 Muy Bueno Music, BMI / Cow Cents Music, BMI »
Well here we sit at a table for two
But bottle there's just me and you
She loved me so but I loved her so wrong
I gave her too much of too little too long

So tell me bottle are the things I hear true
That all the answers are in the bottle of you
I need your help this mem'ry's so strong
I gave her too much of too little too long

Sometimes a man can get lost in a world of his own
He'll neglect his real world who's waiting at home
A woman needs her man's love to lean on
I gave her too much of too little too long
I gave her too much of too little too long
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10.

OH ME OH MY SWEET BABY

(Michael Garvin - Tom Shapiro) « © '88 Tree Publishing, BMI / Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP »
Oh me oh my sweet baby said goodbye
Oh no one else could take her place in my life
Oh we had something good so tell me why she would
Go and make me cry oh me oh my sweet baby said goodbye

I remember how she'd hold me and say she'd stay forever true
Back then the future looked so rosey but tonight it's looking mighty blue

Oh me oh my sweet baby said goodbye...
[ guitar ] Don't know what I didn't give her that she gets from someone new
I only know how much I miss her and wish my heart was only broke in two

Oh me oh my sweet baby said goodbye...
Why did she go and make me cry oh me oh my sweet baby said goodbye
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