1.

California Memory

Jim Weatherly

© Keca Music, ASCAP

We've known for quite some times that it was never gonna work
We've both grown way too sensitive to pain
Her feelings were tender and always gettin' hurt
And I was always gettin' the blame

We bruised each other's minds with words that cut like jagged stones
Till it got to be too much to think about
Then one day she said if it's goodbye then goodbye I'm gone
I'm leaving LA on the next plane out

She packed within the hour and flagged down a cab
And the very last thing she said to me
Was from now on I'm gonna be a New York City girl
You'll be just a California memory

She had always told me if we ever parted ways
She could never stay in this town
She said she couldn't stand to face spending her days
Wondering when she'd see me around

I've known all along that it had to come to this
It's just the only way that it could be
And from now on she's gonna be a New York City girl
And I'll just stay in LA being me

She packed within the hour and flagged down a cab
And caught the first plane going east
Saying from now on she's gonna be a New York City girl
And I'll be just a California memory

Yes she packed within the hour and flagged down a cab
And the very last thing she said to me
Was from now on I'm gonna be a New York City girl
You'll be just a California memory

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2.

My First Day Without Her

Jim Weatherly

© Keca Music, ASCAP

Is that the sun that I see shining outside my window today
Is that noise down the street the sound of children at play
Are my eyes really seeing things my hands try to feel
It's my first day without her and nothing seams real

I try to walk across my room but I seem to keep losing my way
Everything that seemed familiar to me once now looks out of place
My eyes never see the things I stumble across
It's my first day without her and Lord I'm so lost
[ guitar ]
I try to look for things to do that will somehow take up my time
I try to think of other things but she's all that remains in my mind
Will this emptiness inside ever end time alone will tell
It's my first day without her and I'm going through hell

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3.

Living Every Man's Dream

Jim Weatherly

© Keca Music, ASCAP

In the morning when I wake a lovely lady's always lying next to me
And that smile on her face is proof enough she's where she wants to be
But just to let the whole world know she's mine forever more
She wears my wedding ring
Sometimes I believe Lord it's me that's living every man's dream

As the patterns on the wall dance to the music of the sunshine through the trees
The lady wakes to touch my face and let me know she's there to please
It's a moment such as this when that look comes in her eyes
That makes me understand what heaven means
Sometimes I believe Lord it's me that's living every man's dream

And when she softly whispers come to me
The world takes on a sudden glow
And that warm feeling starts shootin' through me
As she leads me to the land where milk and honey flow

As the sunlight finds its way across the room and settles warmly to the bed
Echoes of the lady's gently sighs run rampant through my head
She turns ordinary moments into treasured memories
And bathes in the pleasure that she brings
Sometimes I believe Lord it's me that's living every man's dream
Sometimes I believe Lord it's me that's living every man's dream

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4.

Like Old Times Again

Jim Weatherly

© Keca Music, ASCAP

Here she comes again
Looking like a dream she's always been
There she goes again breaking my heart
Here I am again
Feeling like a fool that let it end
Here I go again falling apart

Lord I wish that it could be like old times again
I wish that I could hold her the way I held her then
But we've seen the last of love and it's useless to pretend
Cause it's never gonna be like old times again

Look at me still clinging to a memory
Look at her clinging to someone else
Look at them she's so much in love with him
Look at us there's nothing left

Lord I wish that it could be like old times again...

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5.

Roses And Love Songs

Jim Weatherly

© Keca Music, ASCAP

I've seen the way her head turns when a big shiny car passes by
And I can't help but notice how the clothes in store windows catch her eye
And I don't quite understand what it is that's kept her here this long
When all in life that I can give her are roses and love songs

A small time guitar picker can't afford satin gowns and diamond rings
But she always smiles and says she gets along quite well without those things
And she says that she's content just to stay here with me right or wrong
Knowing all in life that I can give her are roses and love songs

Roses and love songs and a dream she can't see
But for her it's enough cause she knows just how much it means to me
Sometimes she'll cry but she never complains
With all the clouds in our sky she's used to the rain

And still the nicest moments she says she's ever known
Are the moments we share when I bring her roses and love songs

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6.

(# 9 country hit)
(# 87 pop hit)

I'll Still Love You

Jim Weatherly

© Keca Music, ASCAP

Run through life's meadows through its green fields
Have yourself a hundred thrills
But when you're ready to come home I'll still love you

Go sing the song you've belonged to sing
But while you're gone remember one thing
When you're ready to come home I'll still love you

I was once somewhere along there myself
So I know how it feels to watch someone else
Doing the things you wanna do

Run through the rain run through the sunshine
But once again just bear in mind
When you're ready to come home I'll still love you
[ piano ]
I was once somewhere along there myself...
So run through the rain run through the sunshine...
When you're ready to come home I'll still love you

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7.

Where Do I Put Her Memory

Jim Weatherly

© Keca Music, ASCAP

I've taken down all of her pictures I've cleaned out all of her drawers
I've painted over the scratches from all of our little wars
I put away every gift that she ever gave to me
Now everything is in its place except for her memory

And where do I put her memory it haunts me night and day
I can't hide it in the closet and Lord I can't throw it away
Where do I put her memory when it's always in my mind
I can't chase it erase it I just have to face it
It's gonna be there a long long time

I got rid of the pillow where she used to lay her head
I've picked up her hairpins and curlers that she dropped on her side of the bed
I've locked away each souvenir and thrown away the key
Now everything is in its place except for her memory

And where do I put her memory when it haunts me night and day...

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8.

Coming Apart

Jim Weatherly

© Keca Music, ASCAP

I fought and fought to keep it all together for so long
And Lord I've done just about all I can do
Still you say you're tired of our way of living
You say the thrill is gone
And no matter how much I give I can't get to you

Comin' apart comin' apart
And there's no single solitary thing I can do
Comin' apart comin' apart
And no matter how much I give I can't get to you

Too many doors have slammed shut between us too many times
Way too many to think of startin' over again
So I might as well get ready to face it
We're comin' to the end of the line
And Lord I'm gonna miss some of those places we've been

Comin' apart comin' apart...
Comin' apart comin' apart...

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9.

(# 11 pop hit)

The Need To Be

Jim Weatherly

© Keca Music, ASCAP

To fulfill the need to be who I am in this world is all I ask
I can't pretend to be something I'm not and I won't wore a mask
You touched my face with love in your eyes but will you touch my heart
With the understanding that it takes to realize I just can't play a part

There's the need to be true to myself and make my own mistakes
And not to lean too hard on someone else no matter what it takes
So if you're sure it's love just be sure it's love for this thing called me
Cause I am what I am and I have the need to be

I'm not fool enough to ever think
That I could be the master of my fate
But it's up to me to choose my roads in life
Rocky may well be the ones I take

There's the need to be something more than just a reflection of a man
I can't survive in someone's shadow I need my own spot to stand

So if you're sure it's love just be sure it's love for this thing called me
Cause I am what I am and I have the need to be
So if you're sure it's love just be sure it's love for this thing called me
Cause I am what I am and I have the need to be

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10.

You Are A Song

Jim Weatherly

© Keca Music, ASCAP

Whenever I am feeling low
When every thing starts moving slow
When every thing I do seems to go wrong
That's when I run straight to you
Cause that's where skies are always blue
And music plays the whole night through
Cause love you are a song

As long as I'm with you I hear singing
As long as I'm with you bells keep ringing
As long as I'm with you I know I'm right where I belong
And I hear music cause you are a song

Whenever troubles get me down
Whenever smiles give in to frowns
When the blues start hanging round too long
I find my way to you again
Guided by gentle wind and the strains of violins
Cause love you are a song

As long as I'm with you I hear singing...

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