RICKY VAN SHELTON
LOVE AND HONOR
(Columbia CK-66153)
November/1994
Produced by Blake Chancey & Paul Worley
Paul Worley, Biff Watson, Darin Favorite, Tommy Hannum - guitar
John Willis - guitar/mandolin
Dennis Linde - guitar/clavinet
Sonny Garrish, Paul Franklin - steel/dobro
Rocky Thacker, Larry Marrs - bass
Paul Liem, Owen Hale, George Honea - drums
Rob Hajacos, Hank Singer, Tigar Bell - fiddle
Steve Nathan, Gary Smith, Bruce Harrison - piano/keyboards
Charlie McCoy - harmonica
Terry McMillan - percussion
Vocals:
Tom Flora, Tony King, Harry Stinson, Russell Terrel, Bergen White
1.
WHEREVER SHE IS
(James House - John Jarrard)
« © '94 Tree Publishing, BMI / MIss Blyss Music, ASCAP / ATV Tunes, ASCAP »
I don't know how she stole it I don't even know when
I'm not sayin' there was fore thought or malicious intent
But with it in her possession she disappeared in the dark
But wherever she is she still has my heart
It might be in Oklahoma that's where she called from last
Could be Denver could be Dallas she's been known to move fast
Now and then I hear rumors that she's back in these parts
But wherever she is she still has my heart
She had deep blue eyes I thought I could trust
Tennessee drawl and an innocent face
I had no idea she was dangerous
Till I gave her my heart she just walked away
[ fiddle ]
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2.
COMPLICATED
(Bill LaBounty - Pat McLaughlin)
« © '92 Ensign Music, BMI / Careers Music, BMI / Songs Of Universal, BMI »
Throw up a quarter and I'll call it heads she loves me tails she loves me not
I keep her picture in my wallet I guess I miss her a little more than I thought
And it's complicated underrated this is so much more than I am anticipated
It's heart related it's complicated
Am I flyin' am I sinkin' does it feel good or does it hurt
I'd like to tell her what I'm thinkin' right now I just can't find the words
And it's complicated underrated...
[ dobro - harmonica ]
We're walking hand in hand on Sunday and havin' it out on Sunday night
We might be making up come Monday abd love is never black and white
And it's complicated underrated...
It's complicated underrated......
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3.
LOLA'S LOVE
(Dennis Linde)
« © '88 Combine Music, BMI »
Look at her move inside of that skin tight dress
Don't it make your heart want to break right through your chest
And if she should softly speak your name
You can feel yourself bein' drawn into the flame
Like drownin' in honey bein' beaten with a velvet glove
Shot with a golden bullet still you can't get enough of Lola's love
No you can't get enough of Lola
Drivin' that hot pink rag top Lincoln car
Hair flyin' back just like a movie star
She pulls off the road the door flys open wide
She says hey boy looks like you need a ride
Like drownin' in honey...
Late one night you'll be on the lawn starin' up Lola's room
While the red hot blues flow out of her radio
You're gonna wind up in her arms sure as there's a moon above
And son that feelin' ain't never gonna let you go
[ harmonica ]
Like drownin' in honey...
Can't get enough of Lola can't get enough of Lola
Can't get enough of Lola can't get enough of Lola
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4.
I THOUGHT I'D HEARD IT ALL
(Don Pfrimmer - Philip Douglas - Deryl Dodd)
« © '94 BMG Songs, ASCAP / Mickey Hiter Music, ASCAP / WB Music, ASCAP »
I heard you cry yourself to sleep and wake up in the night and walk the floor
And I heard you try to tell me something just as I was running out the door
And I heard you say I love you so many times I can't recall
But until I heard you tellin' me goodbye I thought I'd heard it all
Oh I haven't heard the fortress that I'd built around my ego fall apart
That self destructing unmistaken crying of my own broken heart
And I heard you whisper little things that no one else on earth was meant to hear
And I can't believe it's possible your whispering in someone else's ear
Until tonight I didn't know how far a grown man could crawl
Oh until I heard me begging you I thought I'd heard it all
Oh I haven't heard the fortress...
No I haven't heard that little voice inside me screaming fool what have you done
As my tears start to fall
And I realize the worst is yet to come well I thought I'd heard it all
Oh I realize the worst is yet to come and I thought I'd heard it all
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5.
THEN FOR THEM
(Larry Boone - Will Robinson)
« © '93 Longitude Music, BMI / Seven Summits Music, BMI /
Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP / WB Music, ASCAP »
Got a ticket in my hand and one foot out the door
It's sad to see how far apart we've come
If we could just forget takin' sides in our little wars
And remember back to where we started from
It's not for you not for me or anyone we're tryin' to please
But we're two young lovers once had it all
Who carved their names in a crooked heart on a love tree way back when
If not for you if not for me then for them
[ ac.guitar - steel ]
Under a sky full of stars two people found love
Live or die they swore it'd never end
Now through these tears in our eyes crying out to us
Beggin' for a chance to try again
It's not for you not for me...
[ steel ]
Who carved their names in a crooked heart on a love tree way back when
If not for you if not for me then for them not for me then for them
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6.
BABY TAKE A PICTURE
(Russell Smith - Carol Chase - Kathy Louvin)
« © '94 Careers Music, BMI / Chase On Music, BMI »
Baby take a picture it'll last a lot longer
Than the sweet love I thought that we were in
Come tomorrow morning I'll be gone then
So you better take a picture if you ever want to see me again
Here's a little old spice you can put it on your pillow
In the spot where I used to lay my head
Maybe you could hold it while you're dreamin'
From now on that's as close as you'll get
So you better take a picture it'll last a lot longer
Than the sweet love I thought we were in
Come tomorrow morning I'll be gone then
So you better take a picture if you ever want to see me again
[ fiddle ]
If you ever wake up crying longing to say how wrong you've been'
If it makes you feel better you can write it in a letter
And you can read it to my old eight-by-ten
So you better take a picture...
Yeah you better take a picture if you ever want to see me again
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7.
LOVE WITHOUT YOU
(Charles Quillen - Jeff Pearson)
« © '94 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI / Milene Music, ASCAP »
You tell me life will go on that I'll be all right once you're gone
But my heart knows that just ain't true I can't imagine love without you
Said you'll always be there for me now I don't know what to believe
And I don't know what I'm supposed to do I can't imagine love without you
My heart will keep beating my arms will keep reaching for you
Even when you're gone
I just don't how to let you go after loving you so long
Never thought that I'd see this day my whole world is walking away
Now who will I turn to I can't imagine love without you
[ steel ]
I just don't how to let you go after loving you so long
Never thought that I'd see this day my whole world is walking away
For me there'll never be someone new I can't imagine love without you
Oh for me there'll never be someone new I can't imagine love without you
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8.
BEEN THERE DONE THAT
(Craig Wiseman - John Jarrard)
« © '94 Almo Music, ASCAP »
I was finally getting over all the damage you had done
When you show up with some buttercups saying how you doing hon
Now you know the way you done me now you know the way it was
How can you waltz in like a long lost friend ain't you broke my heart enough
Well I've been there done that already been your door mat
Baby that ain't where I'm at no more
Now you say you see that you're still in love with me
Now you're blue to bad cause I've been there done that
[ fiddle ]
Now baby if there is one thing that I've learned in this old life
Every boy makes a few mistakes but a fool just makes them twice
So you can save up all your sweet talk for the next one down the line
And the next time you start to break a heart well it damn sure won't be mine
Cause I've been there done that...
[ fiddle ]
Now you say you see that you're still in love with me
Now you're blue to bad cause I've been there done that
You're blue to bad cause I've been there done that
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9.
LOVE AND HONOR
(Merle Haggard)
« © '73 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Love and honor a promise to obey
Sacred vows we both made yesterday
But when someone tempted you you ease to cross the line
And I'll bet love and honor never crossed your mind
You're the woman you once gave your hand
And I'm the fool who tries to understand
Why when someone tempted you you were so inclined
And I'll bet love and honor never crossed your mind
Love and honor never crossed your mind
Love and honor is something hard to find
Now when someone needed you you ease to cross the line
And I'll bet love and honor never crossed your mind
[ fiddle ]
Love and honor never crossed your mind
Love and honor is something hard to find
Now when someone tempted you you ease to cross the line
And I'll bet love and honor never crossed your mind
I'll bet love and honor never crossed your mind
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10.
WHERE THE TALL GRASS GROWS
(Kerry Kurt Phillips - Andy Spooner - Randy Boudreaux)
« © '91 Tree Publishing, BMI / Thanks A Million Music, BMI / Full Keel Music, ASCAP »
There's three bedrooms hardwood floors and the kitchen's new
It's got everything a family needs and a backyard view
Ask anyone where it is everybody knows
Who used to live where the tall grass grows
The couple who lived there before they kept it up
But since they left that little yard looks a little rough
And God I miss that little boy who always kept it mowed
Wish they still lived where the tall grass grows
So come by and get the key go make yourself at home
Take all the time you need wish I could come along
But I'd sooner build a fire and crawl across it slow
Than face those burning mem'ries where the tall grass grows
And I'd sooner build a fire and crawl across it slow
Than face those burning mem'ries where the tall grass grows
Oh than face those burning mem'ries where the tall grass grows
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11.
THANKS A LOT
(Eddie Miller - Don Sessions)
« © '63 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Well you told my friends as I was passin' by
You're not sorry that you made me cry
You said I deserve just what I got
If that's how you feel well honey thanks a lot
And I said thanks said thanks a lot I got a broken heart that's all I've got
You made me cry and I cried a lot then you were gone honey thanks a lot
[ guitar - piano ]
You wanted a fool and I played the part
Now all I've got is a broken heart
We payed a little and laughed a lot
Then you were gone honey thanks a lot
And I said thanks...
[ fiddle - steel ]
And I said thanks...
[ steel ]
I said thanks...
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12.
WHERE WAS I
(Gary Burr - Harry Stinson)
« © '88 Tree Publishing, BMI / MCA Music, ASCAP »
Well I think I get the message I'm not deaf and I'm not blind
But the signals that I'm getting have caught me by surprise
It seems that you've decided to just get up and go
But if the reasons here are oh so clear there's one thing I've got to know
Where was I I wish I knew you say it's all over baby I'm confused
Wasn't that you in my bed it must've been all in my head
When love finally said goodbye where was I
I didn't hear the train a comin' I didn't see the boat I missed
I didn't see the stop sign on the corner and I'm sure that I didn't see this
Where was I I wish I knew...
Where was I...
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