1.

(# 1 country hit)
(# 61 pop hit)

Linda On My Mind

Conway Twitty

© Twitty Bird Music, BMI

Now I'm lying here with Linda on my mind
And next to me my soon to be the one I left behind
And Lord it's killing me to see her crying
She knows I'm lying here beside her with Linda on my mind

Yes I know that I once loved her and I place no one above her
And I never thought I'd ever set her free
But it just wasn't in my plans the way Linda squeezed my hand
The first time that I held her close as she danced with me

She said I've loved you for a long time but you're married to a friend of mine
And I try hard to never let it show
But my love for you is stronger I can't hide it any longer
And so I thought I'd better let you know

Now I'm lying here with Linda on my mind...

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2.

It's Time To Pay The Fiddler

Don Wayne - Walter Haynes

© Coal Miners Music, BMI

It's time to pay the fiddler but before we pay the fiddler
Let's ask him to play one last final tune

Well it's time to pay the fiddler it's sad to know we've danced it all away
But the one night's disappearing leaving nothin' but the cold hard light of day
And it's time to start erasing all the rainbows we've been chasing in our minds
We know there's no way of making other ties on us unravel and unwind

Yes it's time to pay the fiddler and today's the day the first instalment's due
For the rest of all my days I wonder why the maker mismatched me and you
There's so much to consider like my wife and little children
Who need and want my love like you do
It's time to pay the fiddler but before we pay the fiddler
Let's ask him to play one last final tune
[ instrumental ]
It's time to pay the fiddler but before we pay the fiddler
Let's ask him to play one last final tune

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3.

Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms

Lester Flatt

© Peer Int, BMI

Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms
Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms
Lay around the shack till the mail train comes back
Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms

Hey where were you last Saturday night
While I was a layin' in jail
Go around town with another man
You wouldn't even come and go my bail

Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms...

Ain't gonna work on the railroad
I sure ain't gonna work on no farm
Lay around the shack till the mail train comes back
Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms

Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms...
[ instrumental ]
Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms...
[ instrumental ]
Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms...

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4.

The Fool I've Been Today

Ted Harris

© Milene Music, ASCAP

God forgive me for the fool I've been today
I just throw that girl you sent to me away
Lord I'll bet you shook your head at those awful things I said
When I let my foolish pride get in the way

And God forgive me for the man I fail to be
To one who's only sin was loving me
If I've got a right to pray after treating her this way
God forgive me for the fool I've been today

Lord I thought I'd die when that tear came in her eye
And that look of disbelief came on her face
What a shame she had to see the ugly side of me
Just when my lonely heart had found its place

God forgive me for the fool I've been today
How much love can one man throw away
I hadn't planned on growing old without that sweet and gentle soul
God forgive me for the fool I've been today

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5.

I'll Get Over Losing You

Conway Twitty

© Twitty Bird Music, BMI

The pain the pain of a broken heart
The price I'll pay for loving you
I loved you from the very start
But I'll get over losing you

I just can't seem to realize
You're leaving me today
As burning teardrops fill my eyes
I watch you walk away

I lost my love I lost my home
I just can't seem to win
If I get over losing you
I'll never love again

The pain the pain of a broken heart...

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6.

I Just Can't Get Over You (Getting Over Me)

L.E. White

© Twitty Bird Music, BMI

I just can't get over you getting over me

You look lovelier tonight than I remember
It's been a long time but I've loved you constantly
I know the fire of love for me was getting dimmer
I just can't get over you getting over me

You seem happy knowing it's finally over
I know I'll always need you desperately
But it's worth losing you just to know what loving you could be
I just can't get over you getting over me
[ instrumental ]
For a while there was a smile where once a tear had been
And for a time you let me hold you tenderly
I'll be surprised if late at night I forget you now and then
I just can't get over you getting over me

You seem happy knowing it's finally over...

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7.

I'm Gettin' Tired Of Losing You

Conway Twitty

© Twitty Bird Music, BMI

Well here you are again just like so many times before down on your knees
You're making promises just like you've made and never kept before to me
You're telling me you're sorry for the things you say you didn't mean to do
But old friend you'd better make good cause I'm gettin' tired of losing you

I've lost you to the booze and bars and uptown girls a dozen times before
All these years I've tried to fake it but I ain't a gonna take it anymore
Though I hoped that you'll rehearse your line
You're gonna say and pray it will come true
Cause there won't be no next time buddy I'm gettin' tired of losing you

But darling please please don't leave me
I know I've done you wrong before just like you said I would
Oh darling please please believe me
If you'll take me back just one more time I promise I'll be good

Well here you are again just like so many times...

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8.

The Almighty Power (Of A Good Woman's Love)

L.E. White

© Twitty Bird Music, BMI

When you feel like you've come to the end of your way you need love
When all you get is lonesome at the end of the day you need love
When you've lived the lifetime in a night still there's darkness above
There's no way to measure the almighty power of a good woman's love

When you got an old mem'ry that refuses to die you need love
When you feel someone special has long passed you by you need love
When you've lived the lifetime in a night still there's darkness above
There's no way to measure the almighty power of a good woman's love

A good woman's love is all that any man needs
Give me a good woman's love my heart my sould and mind plead
When there's someone somewhere that you're thinking of
There's no way to measure the almighty power of a good woman's love

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9.

Girl From Tupelo

Kenny Hart

© Hello Darlin' Music, SESAC

From Baltimore to LA by way of Mexico
Tryin' to find the girl I met one night in Tupelo
Not far enough to ride inside so I have to ride the blinds
Looking for a woman Lord that's heavy on my mind

From Chicago to Phoenix Lord I try to understand
How a woman of the world can rob the soul of a man
From the backside of Dallas to the streets of El Paso
Finds me looking for the girl I met in Tupelo
[ instrumental ]
As my mind races back to the night in Tupelo
As she laid her body close to mine
While the night changed to day with the dawn she slipped away
And after miles and miles and sleepless nights she's still heavy on my mind

From Chicago to Phoenix Lord I try to understand...

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10.

Why Me

Kris Kristofferson

© Resaca Music, BMI

Why me Lord what I have ever done
To deserve even one of the pleasures I've known
Tell me Lord what did I ever do
That was worth loving you or the kindness you've shown

Lord help me Jesus I've wasted it
So help me Jesus I know what I am
Now that I know that I've needed you
So help me Jesus my soul's in your hand

Try me Lord if you think there's a way
I can try to repay all I've taken from you
Maybe Lord I can show someone else
What I've been through myself on my way back to you

Lord help me Jesus I've wasted it...
Lord help me Jesus I've wasted it...
Jesus my soul's in your hand

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11.

Only Love Can Make Her Stay

Conway Twitty - Nat Stuckey

© Twitty Bird Music, BMI

You gave her things you thought she wanted
Pretty things to pass her time away
The things you bought can never hold her
Only love can make her stay

Only love can make her stay
And keep her safe from hungry ones when you're away
She just needs to know you love her
Only love can make her stay
[ instrumental ]
Only love can make her stay...

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