lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

FROM THE BOTTLE TO THE BOTTOM

(Kris Kristofferson) « © '68 Combine Music, BMI »
You ask me if I'm happy now that's good as any joke I've heard
It seems that since I've seen you last I done forgot the meaning of the words
If happiness is empty rooms and drinkin' in the afternoon
Well I suppose I'm happy as a clown
But if it's got a thing to do with smilin' of forgettin' you
Well I don't guess that I can say I am

Did you ever see a down and outer waking up alone
Without a blanket on to keep him from the dew
When the water from the weeds has soaked the paper
He's been puttin' in his shoes to keep the ground from comin' through
And his future feels as empty as the pocket in his pants
Because he's never seen a single dream come true
Well that's the way that I've been feelin' since the day I started fallin'
From the bottle to the bottom stool by stool
Learnin' hard to live with losin' you

You wonder if I'm better off with freedom now to do the things I choose
With all my times my own and I got nothing left but sleepin' time to lose
There's no one here to carry on if I stay out the whole night long
Or give a tankerous damn if I don't call
I'm livin' like I wanted to and doin' things I wanna do
And nothing means a thing to me at all

Did you ever see a down and outer waking up alone...
From the bottle to the bottom losin' you
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2.

SHE

(Billy Walker) « © '68 Matamoros Music, BMI »
She cooks my breakfast every morning
She cleans my house and makes my bed
She welcomes me home every evening
And she does everything to make me feel like a king

She loves me and she lets me know it
She picks my dreams up when they fall
And she's the sun the moon the stars to me
And she outshines them all

She reads me funnies when I'm glooming
She makes me happy when I'm blue
She's always sweet and gentle to me
And when my sunshine's gone she knows how to turn it on

She loves me and she lets me know it...
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3.

HIGHWAY MAN

(Curtis Leach) « © '65 Deep Cross Music, BMI / Saran Music, BMI »
Headed down on the open highway only a fool would travel my way
Run back to your mama while you can
You can't turn my wandering feet down into a dead end street
You can't win the love of a highway man

A highway man gotta feel the wind blowin' in his face
A highway man can never settle down no place
A highway man gotta keep a living by the code
His only love is a love of the open road
[ guitar ] Don't tell me you're gonna miss me I not wanna take you with me
I feel bad about leavin' you behind
I don't know where this road might lead to I only know I feel I need to
Travel alone and see what I can find

A highway man gotta feel the wind blowin' in his face...
Baby I'll always be a highway man
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4.

IS THIS DESIRE

(Kay Arnold - Billy Walker) « © '68 Painted Desert Music, BMI »
Is this desire that starts me trembling with your every touch
To find a kiss or two is not enough is this desire
Is this desire to hold my pillow close and call your name
A moment later then to feel a shame is this desire

It gives me such a scare to feel the way I do
I've never felt this way before with anyone but you
Is this desire a funny feeling that I have inside
That sometimes makes me wanna run and hide
Is this desire is this desire
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5.

AGE OF WORRY

(Billy Walker) « © '68 Matamoros Music, BMI »
We're livin' in an age of worry a livin' in a time of stress
Disappointments all around us and very little happiness
We're livin' in an age of worry a livin' in a time of fear
Life goes by in such a hurry tension mounting year by year

We're livin' in an age of danger no peace of mind to feed the soul
The whole world is quick to anger greed and power is its goal
Somewhere there's got to be a rainbow in God to heaven up above
I'll keep looking for that rainbow and I'll keep searching for his love

We're livin' in an age of worry a livin' in a time of stress
Disappointments all around us and very little happiness
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6.

MISTAKES

(Billy Walker) « © '68 Matamoros Music, BMI »
I remember when I was the world's richest man
But true love and a simple life were like chains on hands
The wild streak inside me broke free from the chains
But tonight this poor fool craves his riches again

Mistakes mistakes careless mistakes
I wonder just how many one man can make
But to be a failure I know what it takes
To be burdened down with careless mistakes
[ piano ] How long are the nights and so bitter the wine
And this girl don't measure up to that woman of mine
But there's no need of dreaming it's all lost to me
What I thought was my future turned out to be

Mistakes mistakes careless mistakes...
Careless mistakes
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7.

INVISIBLE TEARS

(Ned Miller - Sue Miller) « © '64 Central Songs, BMI »
Invisible tears in my eyes incredible pain in my heart
Indestructable memories are passing in review
Impossible though things may get improbable I will forget
Indelible memories of sweet loveable you

You're back again so I'll let you in
Altough I'm only seeing pictures from the past
Those arms are not real but somehow I feel
If I'd just close my eyes then maybe it will last

Invisible tears in my eyes...
Indelible memories of sweet loveable you
Indelible memories of sweet loveable you
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8.

BLESS YOU

(Billy Walker) « © '68 Matamoros Music, BMI »
Bless you bless you my love

For making our house much more than a home
For making my easy chair more than a throne
For sharing your warmth at the end of the day
Making the world seem so far away
Bless you bless you my love

For praising my victories no matter how small
For picking me up should I stumble and fall
For making my kids make me more than a man
Bringing me happiness more that I've planned
Bless you bless you my love

Bless you my love for not trying to change habits as old as me
Bless you my love for all my weakness which you refuse to see

For making me feel I'm mighty and strong
By turning to me when things sometimes go wrong
For letting me know you're happy to be
Spending the rest of your days with me
Bless you bless you my love bless you bless you my love

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9.

SUNDOWN MARY

(Chris Gantry - Larry Baunach) « © '68 Combine Music, BMI »
I first met Sundown Mary a year ago today
Travelin' the same road I was a goin' the other way
We talked and then she said you might be nice to have around
If you don't mind a layin' your head wherever the sun goes down

I've always been a loner never have no one before
But with every town we passed through I loved her a little more
And one night when I kissed her I thought she felt the same
But then the spell was broken by the whistle of a train

What have you heard from Sundown Mary what has she done today
Is she eatin' her food from the silver spoon and off of the golden plate
Is she in the chips in Texas or stranded broke in Maine
Do you know if Sundown Mary ever speaks my name
Ever speaks my name

We hopped a train to Boton Rouge the trip took several days
I had no idea that she thought of going seperate ways
There in the crowded station she softly spoke my name
And said it's time to leave you cause I come and go like rain

There's not much left of what you'd call the man I used to be
For in her place an empty space haunts my memory
Always broke and lonely I age a year a day
And when I get to drinkin' nights there's just one thing I say

What have you heard from Sundown Mary...

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10.

RAMONA

(Wolfe Gilbert - Mabel Wayne) « © '55 Feist Catalog, ASCAP »
Ramona I hear the mission bells above
Ramona they're ringing out our song of love
I press you caress you and bless the the day you taught me to care
To always remember the rambling rose you wear in your hair

Ramona when day is done you'll hear my call
Ramona we'll meet beside the waterfall
I dread the dawn when I awake to find you gone
Ramona I need you my own
[ strings ] I press you caress you...
Ramona when day is done you'll hear my call...
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11.

I GOT YOU

(Ricci Mareno - Gordon Galbraith) « © '68 Music City Music, ASCAP »
Don't get no attention from the people on the street
They don't even see us they just step right on our feet
Just two little people in this great big world are we
When I think about it guess that's all we'll ever be

But I got you and you got me and if they look they can see that we don't care
I got you and you got me and baby that's all we will ever need

All the world around us hasn't time to know we're here
We don't feel neglected no we'll never shed a tear
We make all unnoticed but we'll never be alone
Long as we're together in the world that's all our own

Cause I got you and you got me...
I got you and you got me...
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12.

WISH I COULD LOVE THAT MUCH AGAIN

(Billy Walker) « © '68 Matamoros Music, BMI »
Oh I wish I could love that much again
And have the same old burning deep within
Oh I wouldn't care if I'd lose or win
I just wish I could love that much again

I've only loved one time and that was long ago
I've thought that she was mine but then she hurt me so
I cried so very long then no more would fall
And when the pain was gone I had no heart at all

But I wish I could love that much again
And have the faith in life that I had been
No matter what the price was in the end
I just wish I could love that much again
I just wish I could love that much again
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