1.

(# 70 country hit)

Close Together (As You And Me)

Earl Montgomery

© Glad Music, BMI

Everybody knows that the grass is close to the ground
Fifteen ounces and a half are close to a pound
Everybody knows that the leaves are close to the tree
But there's yet to be for them to see
Things as close together as you and me

Everybody knows Niagara is close to the Falls
And the fact is known that windows are close to the walls
Everybody knows that Nashville is close to Tennessee
But there's yet to be for them to see
Things as close together as you and me

Grass will wilt when you pull it from the ground
You lose weight when you take away a pound
Leaves will die when you chop down the tree
Like I would if you were taken from me

Niagara wouldn't be seen without Falls
Windows wouldn't be built without walls
Nashville's in Tennessee
And love will always be in you and me

Everybody knows that freight trains are close to the track
And the truth is known that shoe soles are close to the tacks
Everybody knows that the sea shores are close to the sea
But there's yet to be for them to see things as close together as you and me
Oh things as close together as you and me

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2.

From Here To The Door

Don Chapel

© Glad Music, BMI

Well it's only my love you are taking
And it's only my heart you are breaking
To you it will be only footsteps you're takin'
But it's my lifetime from here to the door

From here to the door is your freedom
To you a short walk cross the floor
If you go now this house will be a prison
Cause it's my lifetime from here to the door
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There you stand now but I guess that you're going
Where I failed you I've no way of knowin'
To you it's no more than a cold wind that's blowin'
But it's my lifetime from here to the door

From here to the door is your freedom
To you a short walk cross the floor
If you go now this house will be a prison
Cause it's my lifetime from here to the door
Yes it's my lifetime from here to the door

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3.

Living On Easy Street

Melba Montgomery - Earl Montgomery

© Glad Music, BMI

Livin' on easy street with a dog and a Persian cat
Livin' on easy street we don't need this and that
Our bills are gonna be due and the baby will soon be too
But we draw our welfare check this week
Livin' on easy street

Well our old ice box is empty and the cupboard is bare of beans
We don't have a pot we don't have a dime but we're fulfillin' our dreams
In a two room shack on a twenty foot lot they way we live it's the perfect spot
We're living on love and we sure live cheap
Livin' on easy street

Livin' on easy street with a dog and Persian cat...
Livin' on easy street with a dog and Persian cat...

We draw our welfare check this week
Livin' on easy street
Livin' on easy street

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4.

As Of Now

Earl Montgomery

© Glad Music, BMI

As of now I'm startin' my life over
You're gonna see a great change in me
Those dark clouds overhead are hangin' by a string
And soon they'll break and fall just wait and see

As of now I'm lookin' for a new love
One I can always depend upon
Remember what I say I'll have a better day
Like the ones I had before you came along

As of now I'm gaining back my pride
Soon I'll have a new love by my side
One I can rely on to be true
And hope he don't turn out to be like you

As of now I'm gonna be a new girl
You'll see a change in me all over boy
And you won't know me then you'll just remember when
You used me in a game just like a toy

As of now I'm stoppin' all my weepin'
I'm tired of feelin' sorry for myself
It's time I had some fun it's over and it's done
Now I'll go celebrate because you left

As of now I'm gaining back my pride
Soon I'll have a new love by my side
One I can rely on to be true
And hope he don't turn out to be like you
And hope he don't turn out to be like you

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5.

Feudin' And Fightin'

Larry Brittain

© Glad Music, BMI

You don't love me and you never did
You won't even help me mind these kids
All you wanna do is run around every night
Givin' all the girls the eye

Well you don't never comb your hair no more
You won't do the dishes and you won't sweep the floor
So how can you 'spect me to take you anywhere
Lookin' like a grizzly bear

Every durn night they're a feudin' and a fightin'
Screamin' and a hollerin' like thunder and lightning
My dagburn neighbors can't never agree
It's about to get the best of me

Well my wife keeps a sayin' that I outta call the cop
I keep a layin' here a hopin' they'll stop
And the kids are a howlin' til they woke ours too
Why don't they hurry up and get through

Well I shoulda known better than to marry you
There's better lookin' critters in the city zoo
You come home plastered every night
And all you wanna do is fight

Well all I wanna do is just have a little fun
A little drink or two when my work is done
I don't know why I ever bought that ring
Well I guess I musta been insane

Every durn night they're a feudin' and a fightin'...

Well my wife keeps a sayin' that I outta call the cop...

Well the kids are a howlin' til they woke ours too
Why don't they hurry up and get through

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6.

Long As We're Dreaming

Earl Montgomery

© Glad Music, BMI

Long as we're dreaming like this wonderful
Filled with true love and warm sunshine
Each way we look we see rainbows
My heart is yours and yours is mine

Each way we turn we turn to happiness
In a world where we don't stand alone
Long as we're dreaming we don't realize
When we wake up love will be gone

Long as we're dreaming birds are singing
Beside us where the grass is green
Each way we look we see ending
They know our love is pure and clean

Each way we turn we see a baby
In years to come will soon be grown
Long as we're dreaming we don't realize
When we wake up love will be gone

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7.

Developing My Pictures

Earl Montgomery

© Glad Music, BMI

I'm developing my pictures my mind's my darkroom
The proofs I'm searching for will be made clear soon
I'm developing my pictures of the girl I admire
Soon I will see you and know you as you really are

I'm told you wear two faces to hide things from me
I've heard you've spoken very unkind words of me
I don't believe hearsay and hate what I see
But I've got to believe you love me

I'm developing my pictures my mind's my darkroom...
Yes I want to see you and know you as you really are

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8.

Let's Both Have A Cry

Dallas Frazier - Arthur Leo Owens

© Blue Crest Music, BMI

I think it's time we both gave into reason
And I think it's time that both of us should try
For way too long our hearts have fought each other
Let’s both break down let's both have a cry

Let's not let today become like yesterday
For yesterday was when we said goodbye
Oh let's tear down the wall that stands between us
Let's both break down let’s both have a cry

Please don't believe a word my pride has told you
And more than once my pride forced me to lie
Let's give our hearts a chance to love each other
Let’s both break down let’s both have a cry

Let's not let today become like yesterday...
Let's both break down let's both have a cry

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9.

Heartaches For A Day

Melba Montgomery

© Glad Music, BMI

A veil of sadness hangs around me for now he's gone
I search my mind to try to find what I did wrong
The cause he had for leaving me would not keep him away
If he had my heartaches for a day¨

Like a shadow old man lonesome follows me around
I know he's there even though he never makes a sound
The blues are just a state of mind no one would ever say
If they had my heartaches for a day

His leavin' cast an evil spell of magic all around
But if what they say is true he's happy now
His gay new world among the lights would quickly fade away
If he had my heartaches for a day

Like a shadow old man lonesome follows me around...

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10.

Simply Divine

Melba Montgomery

© Glad Music, BMI

When your arms enfold me I thrill through and through
And when your arms hold me I feel the same too
No other can take you from these arms of mine
Oh this feeling you give me is simply divine

We're meant for each other we both know it's true
And everyone round us say the same too
Just one kiss from your lips tells me you're mine
Oh this feeling you give me is simply divine
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Just being near you means so much to me
If ever I lost you how lonesome I'd be
I'll love you forever till the end of time
Oh this feeling you give me is simply divine

We're meant for each other we both know it's true...

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