lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

ACT NATURALLY

(Johnny Russell - Voni Morrison) « © '63 Tree Publishing, BMI »
They're gonna put me in the movies
They're gonna make a big star out of me
We'll make a film about a girl that's sad and lonely
And all I've got to do is act naturally

Well I'll bet you I'm a gonna be a big star
Might win an Oscar you can't never tell
The movies are gonna make me a big star
Cause I can play the part so well

Well I hope you come to see me in the movies
Then I know that you will plainly see
The biggest fool that's ever hit the big time
And all I've got to do is act naturally
[ guitar ] We'll make the scene about a girl that's sad and lonely
And begging down upon her bended knees
I'll play the part but I won't need rehearsing
All I've got to do is act naturally

Well I'll bet you I'm a gonna be a big star...
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2.

GUILTY

(Alex Zanetis) « © '63 Tree Publishing, BMI »
I've been accused convicted and condemned
The trial's over and now I face the end
Is this your way of telling me we're through
When all I'm guilty of is loving you

You were the judge the jury all in one
You found me guilty and now my term's begun
I must confess I've never been untrue
And all I'm guilty of is loving you

Loving you and now I'm losing you
Losing you for things I didn't do
Please let your heart consider an appeal
For now you know exactly how I feel

Don't punish me for things I didn't do
When all I'm guilty of is loving you
Yes all I'm guilty of is loving you
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3.

BUSTED

(Harlan Howard) « © '62 Tree Publishing, BMI »
The bills are all due and the babies need shoes but we're busted
Cotton is down to a quarter a pound and we're busted
Got a cow that's gone dry and a hen that won't lay
A big stack of bills that get bigger each day
The county's gonna haul our belongings away we're busted
[ fiddle ] I called brother Bill thought I'd ask for a loan we're busted
Now we hate to beg like a dog for a bone but we're busted
But Bill said that there ain't a thing I can do
My wife and my kids are all down with the flu
And we were just thinkin' of calling on you we're busted
[ fiddle ] Now we're not thieves but you sure can go wrong when you're busted
That food that we canned last summer is gone we're busted
The fields are all bare and the cotton won't grow
So me and my family must pack up and go
Where we'll make a living the Lord only knows we're busted
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4.

WE MISSED YOU

(Bill Anderson) « © '64 Tree Publishing, BMI »
We missed you and we're glad you've come home
The hours were never so lonely my eyes were never so strained
From watching and waiting and crying for you
And hoping you'd come back again

Me and my heart and my lips and my arms
We missed you each day you were gone
Me and my heart and my lips and my arms
We missed you and we're glad you've come home
[ piano ] A hope against hope you still loved me
There were so many mem'ries I kept
And though you had gone many miles from my side
My love followed you ev'ry step

Me and my heart and my lips and my arms...
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5.

RING OF FIRE

(Merle Kilgore - June Carter) « © '62 Painted Desert Music, BMI »
Love is a burnin' thing and it makes a fiery ring
Bound by wild desire I fell into a ring of fire

I fell into a burnin' ring of fire
I went down down down and the flames went higher
And it burns burns burns the ring of fire the ring of fire

The taste of love is sweet when hearts like ours meet
I fell for you like a child oh but the fire went wild

I fell into a burning ring of fire...
[ ac.guitar ] I fell into a burning ring of fire...
The taste of love is sweet...
I fell into a burning ring of fire...

And it burns burns burns the ring of fire
The ring of fire the ring of fire
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6.

COLD AND LONELY

(Roy Botkin) « © '63 Forrest Hills Music, BMI / Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
The winds of loneliness blow strong
Since the one I love is gone
And I don't see no change in sight
Cold and lonely is the forecast tonight

The days are short and the nights are long
It's been that way since you've been gone
Cold and lonely every night
Now you're gone from my arms I got no one to keep me warm
And cold and lonely is the forecast tonight
[ piano ] The weatherman tonight has warned
You'll need your love to keep you warm
I have no one to hold me tight
And cold and lonely is the forecast tonight

The days are short and the nights are long...
(Cold and lonely is the forecast tonight)
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7.

TALK BACK TREMBLING LIPS

(John D. Loudermilk) « © '63 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Talk back tremblin' lips shaky legs don't just stand there
Don't let him know he's gettin' through to you
Talk back tremblin' lips burning eyes don't start cryin'
Heart don't let him know that you're breakin' in two

Ev'ryday our love's a battle royal lately it seems that fighting is all we do
But if I let him know how much I love him he'll do things to me he shouldn't do

Talk back tremblin' lips shaky legs don't just stand there...
[ guitar ] Ev'rytime you up and hurt my feelin's I pretend it couldn't matter less
But I'm just hiding all of my emotions behind my broken heart I guess

Talk back tremblin' lips shaky legs don't just stand there...
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8.

MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY

(Hank Cochran) « © '63 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Make the world go away get it off of my shoulders
Say the things you used to say and make the world go away

Remember when you loved me before the world took me astray
If you do then forgive me and make the world go away

Make the world go away get it off of my shoulders...
[ piano ] I'm sorry if I hurt you I'll make it up day by day
Say you love me like you used to and make the world go away

Make the world go away get it off of my shoulders...
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9.

TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART

(Fred Rose - Hy Heath) « © '52 Milene Music, ASCAP »
Take these chains from my heart and set me free
You've grown cold and no longer care for me
All my faith in you is gone but the heartaches linger on
Take these chains from my heart and set me free

Take these tears from my eyes and set me free
Just a spark of the love that used to be
If you love somebody new let me find a new love too
Take these chains from my heart and set me free
[ steel ] Give my heart just a word of sympathy
Be as fair to my heart as you can be
Then if you no longer care for the love that's beating there
Take these chains from my heart and set me free

Take these chains from my heart and set me free
You've grown cold and no longer care for me
All my faith in you is gone but the heartaches linger on
Take these chains from my heart and set me free
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10.

WINDOW UP ABOVE

(George Jones) « © '60 Glad Music, BMI / Pappy Daily Music, BMI /
Fort Knox Music, BMI / Trio Music, BMI »
I've been living a new way of life that I love so
But I can see the clouds are gathering and the storm will wreck our home
For last night she held you tightly and you didn't even shove
This is true for I've been watching from the window up above

You must have thought that I was sleeping and I wish that I had been
But it's best to get to know you and the way your heart can sin
I thought we belong together and our hearts fit like a glove
But I was wrong for I've been watching from the window up above
[ steel ] From my eyes the teardrops started as I listened on and on
Heard you whisper to her softly that our marriage was all wrong
But I hope she makes you happy and you will never lose her love
I lost mine while I was watching from the window up above

Now I wish I could be dreaming and wake up to a love that's true
But I was wrong for I've been watching from the window up above
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11.

UNLOVED UNWANTED

(Wayne P. Walker - Irene Stanton) « © '64 Cedarwood Publishing, BMI / Songs Of PolyGram, BMI »
Unloved unwanted I've never been so blue
I know that I should leave but I don't want to
Unloved unwanted is the life I live with you
I know that I should leave but I don't want to

I have your name I wear your ring
I remember when our love was real

She's in your arms she has your heart
Are you contented with kisses that you steal
Unloved unwanted I've never been so blue
I know that I should leave but I don't want to

She's in your arms she has your heart...
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12.

WILL YOUR LAWYER TALK TO GOD

(Harlan Howard - Richard Johnson) « © '64 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Your lawyer called and said he had the papers all prepared
To sign my name was all I had to do
He saw the judge now he's seen me there's only one thing left
Will your lawyer talk to God for you

Will your lawyer talk to God and plead your case up on high
And defend the way you broke my heart in two
Man made laws set you free on earth but is God satisfied
Will your lawyer talk to God for you
[ steel ] We all face that final judgement and it's very strict they say
When your time comes I wonder what you'll do
Will you bow your head in shame or will you turn your head away
Or will your lawyer talk to God for you

Will your lawyer talk to God and plead your case up on high...
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