lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

DON'T YOU BELIEVE HER

(Nat Stuckey) « © '66 Tree Publishing, BMI / Su-Ma Publishing, BMI »
She can give you a reason to live if she wants to
She can make you forget other loves that you've known
She has two lips and two arms that thrill you as bad if you do
And if you want her to give them to you just ask and she will

Don't you believe her I did and soon she'll be leaving me
Don't you believe her if you do then soon she'll be leaving you
[ piano ] She can tell you a lie you believe if she has to
And you'll trust her till time and the tie both stands still
She can cry on your shoulder and swear to the things that she won't do
Ah but be careful cause when you're not looking she will

Don't you believe her I did...
Don't you believe her I did...
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2.

I WONDER (WHERE THE BIRD FLIES)

(Nat Stuckey) « © '66 Tree Publishing, BMI »
I wonder where the bird flies after the sun dies away each day
I wonder where the breeze goes after the wind blows my way
And does it linger to run silent fingers through my lover's hair
And gently erase from her face the kiss I placed there

I wonder why the tree sighs there's been no crease by caresing the leaves it grieves
I wonder why the stars hide could it be daylight to me
Or do they only shine on the place at the time when my lover is near
And knowing she's gone I'm alone they refuse to appear

I wonder where the bird flies I wonder where the breeze goes
I wonder why the tree sighs I wonder why the stars light to me
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3.

WALL CLIMBER

(Nat Stuckey) « © '66 Tree Publishing, BMI »
What was formerly the town's biggest two timer is a hair pullin wall climber
The world's smoothest sweet talker is a tear cryin' floor walkin man

I kicked up my heels not carin' much who stood behind
And if I hurt someone I never let it cross my mind
I laughed at heartaches til one finally came along
Cause I never dreamed you'd leave till you were gone

Now what was formerly the town's biggest two timer...
[ steel ] I slipped the ties that bind me when the knotts got tight
During day I'd walk the line and then I'd prowl at night
I lived and loved like both were goin' out of style
But the mark I thought I'd made I missed a mile

What was formerly the town's biggest two timer...
A tear cryin' floor walkin' man
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4.

SADNESS FOLLOWS ME HOME

(Nat Stuckey) « © '66 Tree Publishing, BMI / Su-Ma Publishing, BMI »
I go where the crowd is big and loud and I sit at the bar all alone
And I drink to myself till there's nobody left then sadness follows me home

Though she hurt me a lot I deserve what I got
And sadness follows me home
[ steel ] I'd rather be just anyone but me no one else ever felt so alone
Cause each face is a ghost I'm alone and I'm lost and sadness follows me home

All that's waiting is gloom in those five shabby rooms
Cause sadness follows me home
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5.

SWEET THANG

(Nat Stuckey) « © '66 Tree Publishing, BMI / Su-Ma Publishing, BMI »
I slipped out of the house about sundown
While mama was a washin' her hair
And you can bet your bottom dollar she'll come a looking for me
When she finds that I'm not there
And if she catches her sweet thang running around
I know there'll be the debit to pay
She'll come blowin' like a cyclone through that door
And I can hear exactly what she'll say

Well has anybody here seen sweet thang
I got a notion he'll be headed this way
Cause when my sweet thang's out tomocattin' around
He finds a sandbox like this to play
I wanna tell all you barroom roses if my sweet thang does have a bite
You'd better take my advice and if you'll blink more than twice
You'd better have somethin' in your eyes
[ guitar ] I gave my baby all my money on payday
Except a little she don't know that I got
Cause there's a cute little waitress down at the corner cafe
And she seems to like me quite a lot
Well we were sittin' in this back booth a havin' a talk
And she's believing in every word that I said
When that door blew open and mama walked in
Yellin' loud enough to wake the dead

Well has anybody here see my sweet thang
I got a notion he'd be headed this way
Cause when my sweet thang's out tomocattin' around
He finds a sandbox like this to play
I wanna tell all you cafe cuties if my sweet thang should have a bite
You'd better take mom's advice if you'll blink more than twice
You'd better have somethin' in your eyes
Yes you take all mom's advice if you'll blink more than twice
You'd better have somethin' in your eyes
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6.

TEARS TEARS

(Robin Hood Brians) « © '66 Sunny Brook Music, BMI »
Tears tears go away come back some other day
I've got a new love by my side no tears today

Now tears I know you've been with me since I can't remember when
But tears the way I feel tonight I'll never cry again

So tears tears go away...

Someone else is in this town I know he needs you bad
Just see the love that's mine tonight that poor fool once had

So tears tears go away...
[ piano ] Now tears when you leave this time I know you're gone for good
Cause I asked her to be my wife tonight she said she would

So tears tears go away...
So tears tears go away...
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7.

ON THE OTHER HAND

(Nat Stuckey) « © '66 Tree Publishing, BMI / Su-Ma Publishing, BMI »
The hand I'm holding is warm to my touch
I move and she knows what I mean
Something tells me to hold to this hand forever
But on the other hand is another man's ring
A band of gold means the hand I hold is his to hold forever

The hand that gently caresses my face
Is a hand I'm forbidden to touch
I should free her and leave her to him forever
But on the other hand I love her too much
So I'll hold the hand and hide the band and our love will go on forever
(Forever) and ever
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8.

PARALYZE MY MIND

(Nat Stuckey) « © '66 Tree Publishing, BMI »
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9.

JUST LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN

(Nat Stuckey) « © '66 Tree Publishing, BMI »
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10.

OH WOMAN

(Nat Stuckey) « © '66 Tree Publishing, BMI »
I just play like I'm asleep when she comes in
But the truth of it is I ain't closed my eyes all night
I've been a layin' here a thinkin' of the places where she's probably been
And a which of her so called friends been a holdin' her tight tonight

Oh woman you're about as wicked as a woman can be
No woman can get away with what you're doin' to me
So woman you might as well start a packing your stuff
And go woman but tomorrow mornin's soon enough
[ steel ] She'll come tippy toeing in tryin' to be as quiet as a mouse
And if I open my eyes all those alibis begin
She'll swear she's sober when she's lucky she could find the house
Cause there ain't a honky tonk on this side of town she ain't been in

Oh woman you're bout wicked as a woman can be...
I guess tomorrow mornin's soon enough
I think a tomorrow mornin's soon enough
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11.

ROUND AND ROUND

(Nat Stuckey) « © '66 Cedarwood Publishing, BMI / Su-Ma Publishing, BMI »
Round and round the town she goes when she'll stop nobody knows
Down and down my spirits go while around the town she goes

What tempted her to ever leave these arms of mine
The arms she used to love to hold her tight
Was devotion just too weak to make her toe the line
And temptation too strong to do what's right

Round and round the town she goes...
[ trumpet ] I tried my best to give her all that I could give
The things I've thought she wanted out of life
But she chose to live the kind of life I couldn't live
And I don't want that kind of woman for a wife

Round and round the town she goes...
Round and round the town she goes...
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12.

POP A TOP

(Nat Stuckey) « © '65 Tree Publishing, BMI / Su-Ma Publishing, BMI »
Pop a top again I think I'll have another round
Set 'em up my friend
Then I'll be gone and you can let some other fool sit down

I'd like for you to listen to a joke I heard today
From a woman who said she was through and calmly walked away
I tried to smile and I did awhile but it looked so out of place
Did you ever hear of a clown with teardrops streaming down his face

So pop a top again...
[ steel ] On to me is misery and here I'm wasting time
Cause a row of fools on a row of stools is not what's on my mind
But then you see her leaving me was not what I prefer
So it's either here drinking beer or home remembering her

So pop a top again I think I'll have another round
Just one more my friend
Then I'll be gone and you can let some other fool sit down
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