1.

Silent Kind

Porter Wagoner

© Porter Music, BMI

No we don't do much talkin' down here on the Row
You might call us the Silent Kind
But the only time we do much talkin' is
When we need a dime or two for wine
But if you could only hear when our mind talks to our soul
My God friend you'd hear stories that's never been told
Some words so sad that a voice couldn't even speak of 'em
Just to think of 'em makes your body tremble and your heart weaken

Why there's been here in these alleys that we call the Silent Kind
That find love and happiness in one little bottle of wine
No we don't talk much here in the alley when we do it's usually lies
Like hey Mister I was once like you had a lotta money a home and family
Could you spare me a quarter to get me a bowl of soap
Then take the quarter buy another bottle of wine
And slip back to the alley and join the silent kind

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2.

Roses Out Of Season

Dolly Parton

© Velvet Apple Music, BMI

I just had to be with you today sweetheart cause today you seem so close
I knew you'd be excited since today's our first big snow
I built you this big snowman here cause I knew that you'd be thrilled
Though I know he's not as funny as the ones we used to build

These roses aren't as pretty as the ones I'd like to bring
But roses are out of season now and they'll be more colorful in the spring
Oh yeah I've finally got the job that we'd long been waiting for
But sweetheart it just don't seem to be important anymore

And I've finally got the pictures back that we took on vacation in May
Now I thought you'd like to see 'em so I brought them with me today
We got a postcard from that couple that we met on vacation too
They invited us down this summer so I brought it to read to you

You know it don't seem real that I'll never get to see your smile again
Never get to kiss your sweet lips or touch your soft smooth skin
And never get to laugh at those silly jokes you'd tell
And never get to buy you the perfume that you loved so well

You were so much like an angel so gentle and so sweet
And you made our home like a heaven and you made my life complete
I wonder if you hear me as I talk to you each day
Somehow I feel so close to you as I sit beside your grave

Sweetheart if you can hear me and I do believe you can
Please come back and get me take me by the hand
And lead me into your world cause that's where I wanna be
Where roses are never out of season and again we can be happy

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3.

(# 14 country hit)

Uncle Pen

Bill Monroe

© Hill And Range Songs, BMI

Oh the people would come from far away
They'd dance all night till the break of day
When they'd call and holler do-se-do
We knew Uncle Pen was ready to go

Late in the evenin' about sundown
High on the hill and above the town
Uncle Pen played the fiddle and oh how it could ring
You could hear it talk you could hear it sing
[ instrumental ]
Well he played an ole tune called Soldier's Joy
And the one they called Boston Boy
And the greatest of all was Ginny Lynn
To me that's where fiddlin' begin

Late in the evenin' about sundown...
[ instrumental ]
I'll never forget that mournful day
When Uncle Pen was called away
They hang up his fiddle they hang up his bow
They know it was time for him to go

Late in the evenin' about sundown...

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4.

Fairchild

Dolly Parton

© Velvet Apple Music, BMI

Your eyes are soft and gentle but your heart is hard and cold
With the beauty of an angel and the devil in your soul
Your looks are so deceiving you're so lovely yet so wild
And I wish that I had never walked into your world fairchild

Your lips could well deceive the smartest man that ever lived
Before he learned that you just take and take and never give
And I was just a victim that was captured by your smile
What I thought would be heaven is hell on earth fairchild

You say you're gonna leave me now your love for me has died
Come let's talk it over as we take a little ride
And tell me all about the plans behind your evil smile
Maybe there's a chance that I might change your plans fairchild

Yes fairchild I realize I'm drivin' much too fast
But you've hurt me so many times but this will be your last
The morning news will tell of how they found us side by side
But it won't tell the truth about our accident fairchild

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5.

Y'all Come

Arlie Duff

© Starday Music, BMI

When you live in the country ev'rybody is your neighbor
On this one thing you can rely
They'll all come to see you and never never leave you
Sayin' y'all come to see us by and by

Y'all come y'all come
Oh you all come to see us when you can
Y'all come y'all come
Oh you all come to see us now and then
[ instrumental ]
The kinfolks are comin' they're comin' by the dozen
Eatin' ev'rything from soup to hay
And right after dinner they ain't lookin' any thinner
And here's what you'll hear them say

Y'all come y'all come...
[ instrumental ]
Now grandma's a wishin' they'd come out to kitchen
And help her do the dishes right away
But they all start leavin' even though she's a grievin'
Well you can still hear grandma say

Y'all come y'all come...
(You all come to see us now and then)

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6.

One More Dime

Dolly Parton

© Velvet Apple Music, BMI

Standin' on the corner of a busy crowded street
A holdin' out my hand to all the people that I meet
I've been here all mornin' and I've got to have my wine
And I'd have enough to buy it if I had one more dime

Mister have you got a dime hey Miss how bout you
Have pity on an old man so I can buy some food
Folks don't give you money if you say that it's for wine
So I tell them if I could buy some food if I had one more dime

If I had one more dime then I would have enough
To buy me wine to last me till tomorrow
If I had one more dime then I would have my cup
Of joy and I'd forget my sorrow
I could leave the past behind forget a love that once was mine
I could buy my peace of mind if I had one more dime

If I had one more dime then I would have enough...
I could buy my peace of mind if I had one more dime

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7.

(# 2 country hit)

The Cold Hard Facts Of Life

Bill Anderson

© Johnny Bienstock Music, BMI / Tree Publishing, BMI

I got back in town a day before I'd planned to
I smiled and said I'll sure surprise my wife
I don't think I'll phone I'll just head on home
For I didn't know the cold hard facts of life

I passed a little wine store on the corner
I pictured pink champagne by candle light
I stopped the car right then got out and hurried in
My mind not on the cold hard facts of life

A stranger stood there laughing by the counter
He said I'll take two bottles of your best
Her husband's out of town and there's a party
He winked as if to say you know the rest

I left the store two steps behind the stranger
From there to my house his car stayed in sight
But it wasn't till he turned into my drive that I learned
I was witnessing the cold hard facts of life

I drove around the block till I was dizzy
Each time the noise came louder from within
And then I saw our bottle there beside me
And I drank a fifth of courage and walked in

Lord you should've seen their frantic faces
They screamed and cried please put away that knife
I guess I'll go to hell or I'll rot here in this cell
But who taught who the cold hard facts of life
Who taught who the cold hard facts of life

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8.

Melinda

Dolly Parton

© Velvet Apple Music, BMI

I drifted into Arkansas in the middle of September
I hadn't planned to stay for long just to visit an old friend that I remembered
Quite surprised he asked if I could stay till late October
And help him with his crops till harvest time was over

He offered me a clean white bed said that I was welcome at his table
But I told him that I'd eat outside bed down in the barn above the stables
I told him that I didn't want to be no trouble to his lovely wife
But he didn't know she was the reason that I'd come cause I loved her more than life

Oh Melinda I just had to see you one more time Melinda
I won't cause you any trouble with my stay
Oh Melinda I just had to see you one more time Melinda
One more time Melinda then I'll go away

Melinda it's so good to see you happy I had always hoped you would be
I know you couldn't help it that you loved him more than you love me
I know he's a good man and he's always been a friend of mine
And I think the world of both of you and I just had to see you one more time

Oh Melinda I just had to see you one more time Melinda...
One more time Melinda then I'll go away

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9.

House Of Shame

Dolly Parton

© Velvet Apple Music, BMI

There's nothing unusual about the way my day begins
As I walk up and down the streets with my mailpouch in my hands
I've run this route for years everybody knows my name
Especially at the old folks home which I call the House of Shame

The old folks home is my last stop that's where I end my daily rout
And my mailpouch is usually empty by then not always but just about
Except for an accosional letter and they all wait anxiously
With sad eyes that said the question is there anything for me

And I hear their trembling voices as they talk back and forth
I guess the children are just too busy to write
They've got a lot of things to do of course

And I try to cheer 'em up and say things to make 'em feel better
Then I think to myself just how little effort it takes to write a letter

Their old and wrinkled faces and hair as white as snow
And mem'ries locked up in their minds that only they could know
I spent many hours there at the end of each day's run
Tryin' in some way to fill the place of a daughter or a son

And I listen as they tell me of their families of days gone by
And the sadness there at times is so great I can't help but cry

And thought it's reality it seems more like a dream
That some of them have grandchildren that they've never even seen
And I think it's just a shame that the children they have raised
Would put 'em in this House of Shame to spend their later days

So there they sit just waitin' waitin' for letters they never get
Waitin' for children that never come by waitin' just waitin' to die

You see my folks are old now too and we've put 'em in a home
But the difference is they live with us and they'll never be alone

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