1.

Milwaukee Here I Come

Lee Fykes

© Glad Music, BMI

I'm a gonna get on that ol' turnpike and I'm gonna ride
I'm a gonna leave this town till you decide
Which one you want the most them Opry stars or me
Milwaukee here I come from Nashville Tennessee

Milwaukee is where we were before we came here
Workin' in a brewery makin' the finest beer
You came to me on a payday night said let's go to Tennessee
So we came down to Nashville to the Grand Ole Opry

We were watchin' TV Porter Wagoner was singin' loud
I said that's the man for me I love him there's no doubt
I'm leavin' now to see if I can find out where he's at
And if I can't get him I'll settle for that bluegrass Lester Flatt

Oh I'm a gonna get on that ol' turnpike and I'm gonna ride
I'm a gonna leave this town till you decide
Which one you want the most me or Wilma Lee
Milwaukee here I come from Nashville Tennessee

I'm a goin' now and trade my ol' Ford for a nose
Honey I might get all drunk up and trade it for a rose
There's a one thing I know for sure I'll always be blue
There ain't no way to get drunk enough to stop lovin' you

So I'm a gonna get on that ol' turnpike and I'm gonna ride
I'm a gonna leave this town till you decide
Which one you want the most me or Jerry Reed
Milwaukee here I come from Nashville Tennessee
Oh Milwaukee here I come from Nashville Tennessee

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2.

(# 9 country hit)

Yours Love

Harlan Howard

© Wilderness Music, BMI

May the fruit of my toil be yours love
May the food from my soil be yours love
And from this moment on may a love that is strong
That lives on and on be yours love

May the sons that I raise be yours love
May the comforts I praise be yours love
If I ever get weak may the love words I speak
And the arms that I seek be yours love

May the Lord's shining grace be yours love
May the happiest face be yours love
May the last fingertips that touch these two lips
As life from me slips be yours love

And from this moment on may a love that is strong
That lives on and on be yours love

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3.

I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby

Autry Inman

© Tree Pub, BMI

I went strolling in the evening
Underneath the harvest moon
I was thinking about you
Then we met out in the moonlight
The stars were shining in your eyes
But another was there too

I don't believe you've met my baby
He looked at me he looked at you
You wondered who I was talking to
I shook the hand of your stranger
But I was shaking more inside
I was still wondering who
His arm was resting on my shoulder
He smiled at you he smiled at me
His eyes were filled with victory

He said my sister wants to marry
Then it was oh so plain to see
I knew that you would marry me
I don't believe you've met my baby hmm hmm
I knew that you would marry me

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4.

Malena

Dolly Parton

© Velvet Apple Music, BMI

(A wish that Malena had wings)

Malena for hours would run in the meadow
Where Malena would go to play every day
She chase butterflies and she'd say with a smile
If I had wings I could fly thataway

Malena would cry when we'd try to explain
That little girl's world's supposed to have wings
That only in Heaven can little girls fly
We'd see a strange look in Malena's eyes

(A wish that Malena had wings)

We'll always remember Malena's last birthday
Boxes with bright coloured ribbon and string
And the wish that she made as she blew out the candles
A wish that Malena had wings

And with all the gifts that we bought for Malena
The wish that she made we could not satisfy
But on the night of her birthday the angels fulfilled it
They gave her wings and now Malena can fly

Malena has wings and Malena can fly
On the wings of an angel in Heaven on high
From the time she could talk her wish was the same
A wish that Malena had wings
(A wish that Malena had wings)

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5.

House Where Love Lives

Leona Reese

© Velvet Apple Music, BMI

A squeaky gate a welcome mat
A big shaggy dog that lives out back
And some might even call it a shack
But this is a house where love lives

The paint is peeling off of the sills
The mailbox is full of bills
And it's no mansion on the hill
But this is a house where love lives

There's a little boy who looks just like you
With freckles on his nose and eyes of blue
A little girl almost two
And everybody says she looks just like you

So thank you dear for loving me
Though I know rich we'll never be
But that doesn't matter to you and me
Cause we live in a house where love lives
[ instrumental ]
So thank you dear for loving me...
We live in a house where love lives

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6.

Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me

Wayne Raney - Lonnie Glosson

© Lois Pub, BMI

They say the love bug will get you at the age of twenty-three
Well I'm not tellin' my age but something got a hold o' me
I'm just cravin' some lovin' in the old fashion way
Honey lend an ear and listen to all I have to say

Why don't you haul off and love me one more time
Why don't you squeeze me until I'm turning blind
If you don't cuddle up and love me like I want you to do
I'm a gonna haul off and die over you

I can feel your warm lips near me hear you breathe so soft and fine
I can feel the matrimony crawling up and down my spine
I don't believe this love will hurt you cause it feels so nice and kind
It seems mighty close to heaven when your love is on the line

Why don't you haul off and love me one more time...
I'm a gonna haul off and die over you

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7.

(# 16 country hit)

Always Always

Joyce McCord

© Sawgrass Music, BMI

Darling will your love be mine forever
Always always
Will you keep those vows we made together
Always always
Will your love be as strong
If my dreams should all go wrong
Always always

Darling will you stay with me forever
Always always
Will your love remain through stormy weather
Always always
Will your love be strong enough
To walk the roads that might get rough
Always always

In return for your love
I'll be true as stars above
Always always
And the love that I feel
Will forever be so real
Always always

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8.

There Never Was A Time

Myra Smith - Margaret Lewis

© Ragged Island Music, BMI

There was a time we'd sit in the backyard cause the house would get so hot
From the summer sun there was no way of sleepin'
And you'd play your old guitar we'd fight mosquitoes and enjoy
Your backyard concerts for we had no television
We'd just begun our life as man and wife and hardships then
Could scarcely scare us into quittin'
Things were far from bein' fine we often dined upon a dime
But there never was a time we didn't love

That Christmas brought our saddest day
When your pride gave a way as you told the kids
There'd be no gifts cause we were broke
Though their little tears of grief were so hard to see it didn't hurt me
Like the lump I knew was in your throat
It was then with arms entwined we both broke down and cried
For it seemed like nothing good would ever come
The doctor bills we couldn't pay they came and took our car away
But there never was a time we didn't love

Now there's an easy chair for my back a satin pillow for your head
And the kids are wild about the brand new car
You and I can order steak with all the trimmings and not worry
If we spent a dollar more than we can spare
No wonder in our prayers we've thanked the man upstairs who led us through
The years of rearin' kids and payin' bills
And I think He guided us not because we were smart but just because
There never was a time we didn't love
No there never was a time never was a time
Never was a time we didn't love

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9.

Good As Gold

Paul Martin

© Tree Pub, BMI

I'll agree that we may never own a mansion
And the furniture in our house might be old
But we've got something that's worth so much more than money
We've got each other and that's as good as gold

Of course we dream of all the things enjoyed by others
And we married without even wedding rings
Yet they envy us so often we've been told
We've got each other and that's as good as gold
[ instrumental ]
I'd love to rush into the house and tell you
That we've got oil in our backyard so I been told
But in a way I'm glad we've not
We're so much richer with what we've got
We've got each other and that's as good as gold

Of course we dream of all the things enjoyed by others...

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10.

My Hands Are Tied

Dolly Parton

© Velvet Apple Music, BMI

To be with you is what I want more than anything
But I must share my life with the one who wears my ring
And there are tiny faces I look into each night
I love you but my hands are tied

I know how much they need you and dear I understand
I know you'll never leave them cause you're not that kind of man
But I can't control my feelings though heaven knows I tried
And I love you but my hands are tied

My hands are tied and I can't break the ties that bind
I love you more than life but you never will be mine
I know how much you want me I can see it in your eyes
And I love you but my hands are tied

My hands are tied and I can't break the ties that bind...
Yes I love you but my hands are tied

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11.

No Reason To Hurry Home

Dolly Parton

© Velvet Apple Music, BMI

There is no love and there is no hate
There is no feeling at all
I look at you and you look at me
But we might as well stare at the wall

Cause you don't see me and I don't see you
Just the shadow of love that is gone
There is no love and there is no hate
No reason to hurry home

There's no tiny hands to reach out to us
No plans bein' made anymore
We have no tomorrow our future is gone
There's only sadness in store

We don't care enough to even ask questions
And when we're together we still feel alone
There is no love and there is no hate
No reason to hurry home
There is nothing to look forward to
No reason to hurry home

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12.

Anything's Better Than Nothing

Marie Wilson

© Sawgrass Music, BMI

Friends ask how I'll get along without you
They say it's so sad we're apart
I have to agree that I don't seem like me
I'm havin' a ball with my heart

Anything's better than nothing
Nothing's not too much to lose
Anything's better than nothing
Nothing's what I have with you

I've got to admit that it hurts me
I don't like to fight or to fuss
But now you and me are just happy we're free
And everyone's crying but us

Anything's better than nothing...
[ instrumental ]
It really must be disappointing
To see love and dreams turn to smoke
I can't blame my friends when their teardrops begin
I once thought that love made a home

Anything's better than nothing...
Nothing's what I have with you...

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