lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

SINCERELY

(Alan Freed - Harvey Fuqua) « © '54 Arc Music, BMI / Irving Music, BMI / Liaison Two Publishing, BMI »
Sincerely oh yes sincerely
Cause I love you so dearly
Please say you'll be mine
Sincerely oh you know how I love you
I'll do anything for you
Please say you'll be mine

Oh Lord won't you tell me why I love that man so
He doesn't want me but I'll never never never never let him go
Sincerely oh you know how I love you
I'll do anything for you
Please say you'll be mine

Oh Lord won't you tell me why I love that man so...
Please say you'll be mine
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2.

ALL HIS CHILDREN

(Alan Bergman - Marvin Bergman - Henry Mancini) « © '72 MCA Music, ASCAP »
When you're standing alone with the mountains and the sea
Where the arms of the world open wide
Where the truth is as plain as the fallin' rain
And as sure as the time and the tide

You'll know we're all his children his next of kin
That's the way it began
No matter where you're goin' or where you've been
You're part of the family of man

When you walk down the road and the sun is on your side
With the sweet river breeze for your face
Though you don't hear a sound as you look around
Ev'rything sort of falls into place

You'll know we're all his children his next of kin...
You'll know we're all his children his next of kin...
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3.

BEDTIME STORY

(Billy Sherrill - Glenn Sutton) « © '71 Algee Music, BMI »
I've told you almost ev'ry bedtime story
And you've heard almost ev'ry nursery rhyme
So tonight before you go to sleep and pray the Lord your soul to keep
Here's mommy's favorite story one more time

Once upon a time there was a castle
And in this castle lived a king and queen
And it came to pass they both were blessed by one little blue eyed princess
With the softest golden curls you've ever seen

But then one day he met this pretty lady
And she had lots of pretty words to say
And this part makes your mommy sad cause oh what big eyes she had
And she took his hand and led him far away

Still it's just another bedtime story
But tellin' it brings teardrops to my eyes
Just another pretty bedtime story
So please forgive mommy if she cries

Then it came to pass the king grew lonely
And the pretty lady wasn't all she seemed
He realized that he was wrong and started his long journey home
For he missed his little princess and his queen

Then he was back and safe inside his castle
And tears of joy came pourin' down like rain
Then the castle rang with laughter they lived happy ever after
Knowin' he would never leave again

Still it's just another bedtime story...
Won't you please forgive your mommy if she cries
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4.

RENO AIRPORT NASHVILLE PLANE

(Wayne Manning) « © '72 Need A Hit Music, BMI »
Sittin' in the Reno airport waitin' for the 3-0-2
All the hungry men they watch me don't know I'm coming home to you
They think I'm just a Reno woman another week I would have been
But I'm sittin' in the Reno airport waitin' for the Nashville plane
[ steel ] Today I'm laughing feeling happy yesterday I thought I'd die
Didn't really want to come here didn't want to say goodbye
Can't wait to feel your arms around me can't wait to kiss your lips again
Sittin' in the Reno airport waitin' for the Nashville plane
[ strings ] Didn't know how much I missed you until I heard you on the phone
I'm glad you had the love to call me and tell me I could come back home
I guess the people think I'm crazy laughing out loud this way
Sittin' in the Reno airport waitin' for the Nashville plane
Sittin' in the Reno airport waitin' for the Nashville plane
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5.

BRIDGE I JUST CAN'T BURN

(Wayne Manning) « © '72 Need A Hit Music, BMI »
My lawyer turned and said congratulations
I smiled mumbled somethin' in return
The moment's here at last oh it sure came awfully fast
And I'm standing on a bridge that I can't burn

All I have to do is sign the papers
I thought that I would be so unconcerned
Thought my bridges all were crossed but right now I feel so lost
And I'm standing on a bridge I just can't burn

The bridge of sweet sweet lovin' that we once had between us
Somewhere along the way we missed a turn
Now here it's time to sign but I can't even see the line
And I'm standing on a bridge I just can't burn
Yes I'm standing on a bridge I just can't burn
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6.

LOVE IS THE ANSWER

(Bill Phillips - Wayne Manning) « © '72 Need A Hit Music, BMI »
Love love love is the answer
Love can bring our people back together
Love love love is the answer
The answer ev'rybody's lookin' for

Ev'rybody's talkin' bout the troubles of the world
But no one can tell us what to do
I know a way to put a stop to all this bitterness
Here's the secret that I'll share with you

Love love love is the answer...

If you think you're down-trodden and your social status low
If that's the way you feel that's what you'll be
Just open up your heart and show the world the inner man
Let your love shine out for all to see

Love love love is the answer...

Come to get the wisdom of the man from Galilee
He tried to show us all a better way
You can do your part by holdin' to the Golden Rule
Try a little kindness ev'ry day

Love love love is the answer...
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7.

MY HANG-UP IS YOU

(Freddie Hart) « © '72 Tree Publishing, BMI »
Ev'rybody's got one baby my hang-up is you

Ev'rybody's got one the hang-up of some kind
Call it habit or call it weakness thank goodness I got mine
The wantin' the cravin' the needing keeps my world from fallin' through
Ev'rybody's got one baby my hang-up is you

I'm hung up all the thrills I feel when I hold you in my arms
I'm hung up because I need your love to wrap around and keep me warm
Your my little peace of heaven you're all I've got to hang on to
Ev'rybody's got one baby my hang-up is you
Ev'rybody's got one baby my hang-up is you
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8.

JUST FOR WHAT I AM

(Dallas Frazier - Arthur Leo Owens) « © '72 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
Blue ain't just a word it's a feelin'
A feelin' of loneliness that I can feel right now
Love has looked at me but tried to change me
I wish that love would take me just for what I am

Just for what I am I want someone to love me
Someone who won't expect me to be like their ole mem'ry
Just for what they see just for bein' me
I want someone to love me just for what I am

Cry ain't just a sound it's a sadness
A sadness that lives with me and follows me around
Love wants me to be someone I can't be
I wish that love would take me just for what I am

Just for what I am I want someone to love me...
I want someone to love me just for what I am
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9.

IT'S FOUR IN THE MORNING

(Jerry Chesnut) « © '71 Tree Publishing, BMI »
It's four in the mornin' and once more the dawnin'
Just woke up the wanting in me
Wishing I'd never met him knowing if I'd forget him
How much better off he would be
The longer I hold on the longer this goes on
The harder that it's gonna be
But it's four in the mornin' and once more the dawnin'
Just woke up the wanting in me

I never deserved him God knows when I hurt him
That's the last thing that I want to do
He tries but he can't tell how he feels
But I know too well what he's goin' through
If I love him so much I don't know why
I can't do the right thing and just let him be
But it's four in the mornin' and once more the dawnin'
Just woke up the wanting in me
[ steel ] Last night I told him this time it's all over
Makin' ten times I've told him goodbye
Last night we broke up this mornin' I woke up
For the tenth time I'm changing my mind
I saw more love in his eyes when I left him
Than most foolish girls will ever see
And it's four in the mornin' and once more the dawnin'
Just woke up the wanting in me

It's four in the mornin' and once more the dawnin'
Just woke up the wanting in me
Wishing I'd never met him knowing if I'd forget him
How much better off he would be
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10.

EVERYBODY'S REACHING OUT FOR SOMEONE

(Dickey Lee - Allen Reynolds) « © '72 Songs Of PolyGram, BMI »
Ev'rybody's reachin' out for someone
Ev'rybody's knockin' at some door
And long before I ever found you
You're the one that I was reachin' for

Just like the trees along the river bend
Lift up their branches to the sun above
We spend our lifetimes reachin' for a friend
Cause ev'rybody needs someone to love

Everybody's reaching out for someone...
[ guitar ] I've wanted you since the day my life began
I heard your footsteps runnin' just beyond my mind
Ever since that moment I've been reachin' for your hand
Hoping you'd be reachin' out for mine

Ev'rybody's reachin' out for someone...
You're the one that I was reachin' for
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11.

J. J. SNEED

(Dolly Parton - Dorothy Jo Hope) « © '71 Velvet Apple Music, BMI »
At last I have caught up with you and you're a sight to see
Could this really be my outlaw lover JJ Sneed
Could a woman with a painted face and pretty sweet disguise
Turn your heart against me with her evil cunning eyes
Her evil cunning eyes

JJ it's been you and me right from the very start
And ev'ry job we ever pulled I'd always done my part
We agreed we'd stick together until the bitter end
It was my understanding we were whole lots more than friends
A whole lot more than friends

It was me that kept you warm when nights were dark and cold
But I guess I didn't look like much in these ole ragged clothes
But you said it didn't matter cause you love me that a way
You said that no one else could ever steal your heart away
Steal your heart away

Do you recall the Union Bank we robbed in Franklin Town
As we made our getaway the sheriff gunned you down
And I doctored up your bullet wounds and nursed you while you's sick
But now you have betrayed me is that the thanks I get
Is that the thanks I get

Oh yeah JJ I'm thinkin' now of how it all begun
Of all the times we robbed and killed with our trustworthy guns
Why we stood off the posse once JJ just you and I
Now you have betrayed me and for that you're gonna die
For that you're gonna die

The good ole days are over as we stand here in the rain
JJ I'm gonna shoot you now I hope you feel no pain
Hear the hoodbeats of the horses the posse's on my trail
Yes I'll join you soon but for now JJ farewell
For now JJ farewell now JJ farewell
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