lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

WHAT AIN'T TO BE JUST MIGHT HAPPEN

(Porter Wagoner)
« © '71 Porter Music, BMI »
I've learned to live my life just a little bit lighter
Gonna look on the lonely days a little bit brighter
My heart's been throwed around it ain't done enough laughin'
What is to be will be what ain't to be just might happen
It don't do no good to worry none
Just turns your hair gray while you're still young
Love can make you sing start your hands a clappin'
What is to be will be what ain't to be just might happen

You can't never tell when love might find you
Could be miles away or right beside you
Some makes you hurt real bad some makes you happy
What is to be will be what ain't to be just might happen
It don't do no good...
[ ac.guitar ] I had a love one time sent me out on a ledge
Fourteen stories high standin' on the edge
I don't want that kind no more to start my world a crackin'
What is to be will be what ain't to be just might happen
It don't do no good...
What is to be will be what ain't to be just might happen
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2.

WALDO THE WEIRDO

(Porter Wagoner)
« © '72 Porter Music, BMI »
He lived six miles south of Brandsville in a little ole shack
On the banks of the river Big Mole
A strange man he was always seen alone folks called him Waldo the Weirdo
He'd walk to Brandsville every day and just sit and watch the people go by
And the clothes that he wore he made for himself
From his shoes to his coat and his tie
Each evenin' you could see 'im when the sun got low a walkin' toward home
Lookin' west at all the beauty in the sky Waldo the Weirdo
Two days passed and no one'd seen him in town
Then one of the merchants said we'd better go down
To Waldo's place and have a look around
They found him asleep in his shack but his body was cold and still
And in the pocket of the coat that he'd made for himself
A sealed envelope contained Waldo's will
Since he had no family they announced
That the following Saturday at the Brandsville courthouse
Would be the reading of the will
Folks came from several miles to be there
And completely filled the courthouse and even filled the courthouse square
Most were thinkin' that maybe Waldo had left a lotta hidden money
And that it would be devided they wanted to be sure to not miss out on their share
Then the judge addressed the crowd and said ladies and gentlemen
This'll be a surprise to some prob'ly even shocking to a few
But Waldo was the richest man to live around here
And he left a part of his great will to each one of you now the reading of the will
My soul I will to the Master my breath I will to new life
And all the happiness that I've known I will to the sad ones at heart
That suffer from sickness and strife
My knowledge I will to the minds that can't learn each day
And all of the beauty I've seen I will to those that don't see God when they pray
I have no earthly possessions I gathered no silver or gold
I just gathered the beauty of life that God gave me signed Waldo the Weirdo
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3.

RUBBER ROOM

(Porter Wagoner)
« © '72 Porter Music, BMI »
In a buildin' tall with a stone wall around there's a rubber room
When a man sees things and hears sounds that's not there
He's headed for the rubber room
Illusions in a twisted mind to save from self-destruction hmm it's the rubber room
Where a man can run into the wall till his strenght makes him fall and lie still
And wait for help in the rubber room
From his blurry vision of doom a psycho in the rubber room
The man in the room right next to mine screams a woman's name hits the wall in vain He's in the rubber room
I hear footsteps poundin' on the floor God I hope they don't stop at my door
Hmm I'm in the rubber room
Now they've come to get me but they find
I'm a screamin' pretty words tryin' to make 'em rhyme
I'm n the rubber room hmm a psycho I'm in the rubber room hmm
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4.

IF I LOSE MY MIND

(Porter Wagoner)
« © '71 Porter Music, BMI »
Mama it's so good to be back home again I'm so proud to see that you are looking well
Yes I know that I look a little weary oh but mama I have been through living hell
Mama you know how much I've always loved her
Well she done things to me I couldn't understand
Why she parked one night in our driveway with a stranger
Where I could see her making love to him
Oh if I lose my mind mama I wanna be here with you
Have them locked me up but see I have good care
I just couldn't stand the torture any longer
I was afraid of what I'd do if I stayed there

Oh mama she told me that her love had gone
How I wish that I had left way back then
But my love for her would not let me believe it
Just ike it won't let me forget seeing them
Oh if I lose my mind...
I was afraid of what I'd do if I stayed there
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5.

COMES AND GOES

(Porter Wagoner)
« © '72 Porter Music, BMI »
Now and then here and there I still see her
Sometimes my mem'ry lets me hear her voice so soft and low
But like the wind she travels in she seems to come and go
At times my mind seems crystal clear and then I think of her
Then the spin of the room I'm in is nothing but a blur
A love that once held my mind completely in control
Now makes it spin like tornado winds as it comes and goes

Well look who's here I told myself that you'd be coming soon
I hope that you can stay for awhile I'm so lonesome in this room
You look so beautiful today do you still love me so
What's that you say you can't stay you seem to come and go
At times my mind...
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6.

I FOUND A MAN

(Porter Wagoner)
« © '72 Porter Music, BMI »
It was on a Sunday morning when I found him standing all alone starin' into space
He looked like a man had lived a hard life and the hurt of it showed on his face
Hunger for food showed through his loose clothes
That you could tell were once tailored to fit
And a distant look was in his eyes as though he'd just seen hell's fiery pits
When I first spoke to him it seemed like he didn't hear a sound
And I stood there for a minute and thought he might be deaf
But then he turned around
And acted like he wanted to say something but couldn't speak
So I took him by the arm and said would you like to talk to me
In his humble voice so shaky soft and low
Said you look like an old friend of mine someone from long long ago
Then he said I've been thinkin' a lot about a little place not too far away from here
Where they sing and pray and they say God will answer prayers
But I can't seem to find it by myself would you walk with me over there
Then I choked the tears back before I could say a word
Then the church bells started ringin' the prettiest I ever heard
And as we walked toward the church house we'd stop along the way
And just listen to the church bells ring out God's holy day
And as we walked into that sacred place
I felt I was all alone with God but my friend had gone away
And then as I knelt down to pray it was all so plain to see
That the friend that I'd been talkin' to was my own soul inside of me
And for the first time I found myself inside myself with God's helping hand
The Master of the Universe thank you for finding this man (Amen)
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7.

MORE THAN WORDS CAN TELL

(Porter Wagoner)
« © '72 Porter Music, BMI »
As you're rocking back and forth there by the window
And the sun shines through the silver in your hair
My mind drifts back to younger days together
And all the good and bad times we have shared
We've seen happiness that could match heaven's beauty
And each sadness like the flaming pits of hell
But each thing we share just makes our love grow stronger
And I love you more than words could ever tell

Now the golden years have slowly come upon us
And the children have all married off and gone
But sweetheart you know our love is still exciting
And I love you more as each day passes on
We've seen happiness that could match heaven's beauty
And we love each other more than words could tell
And each day as we grow closer to God's calling
I pray he'll call us at the same time there to dwell
We've seen happiness...
Yes I love you more than words could ever tell
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8.

LITTLE BIRD

(Dolly Parton)
« © '68 Velvet Apple Music, BMI »
Beauty is a rere perfume precious yet doesn't last long
Youth is but a playful breeze that blows our way once then moves on
Love is a hidden treasure some never find where it lies
And memory is a little bird flies through life and never dies
Little bird take me aboard your beautiful wings and let me fly
Fly me away back to yesterday and drop me off there awhile

Let me smell the rare perfume of the sweet flower of beauty again
Let me run in the playful breeze of youth long gone with the wind
Let me sit for awhile by the place where I found the treasure of love
Then sing me a song as you fly me along on a long last journey above
Little bird take me aboard...
And drop me off there awhile mhm
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9.

SITTING IN THE SHADE

(Dolly Parton)
« © '72 Velvet Apple Music, BMI »
Just as sure as I'm born when the morning sun comes up
Out on the job working hours long and rough
Cause I've got a family and I've got to keep 'em fed
Got to keep 'em clothed to keep a roof o'er their heads
And I ain't a gonna do it sittin' in the shade
Got to work in sweat and toil for every sin I've made
But I've got to bring the bacon home and see the bills're paid
And I ain't a gonna do it sittin' in the shade

I go to church on Sunday and offer thanks to God
For these hard working hands and what litlle we have got
By the sweat of the brow just like the Good Book says
I work like the devil to earn my daily bread
Now I ain't a gonna do...
[ el.banjo ] Life don't come easy for a hard working man
That makes his ivin' with his two calloused hands
But I reckon it would be wrong for me to complain
But I reckon it's alright for me to dream of better things
I ain't a gonna do...
No I ain't a gonna do it sittin' in the shade

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10.

MANY KINDS OF LOVE

(Porter Wagoner)
« © '72 Porter Music, BMI »
I've seen lost love make one bend like a willow with its branches blowing in the wind
And I've seen love die leaving some so low and humble with no courage left to try again
Oh what love can do love can hurt you love can thrill you
Some warms you then chills you love can make the oldest thing seem new
Love can make you or break you leave you or take you there are so many kinds of love
[ steel ] The love of a mama carrying life inside her that lives from the love inside her soul
A poor man's love to feed his hungry children the rich man's love and lust for gold
Oh what love can do...
There are so many kinds of love
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