1.

Take Me To The Country

Ronny Scaife - Don Singleton - Larry Rogers

© Partner Music, BMI

Workin' nine to five just to stay alive livin' from day to day
And the TV dinners and the tonic and gin is eatin' up all my pay
It's a natural fact if you're livin' like that you won't be livin' long
Takes a whole lotta lovin' from a whole lotta woman to keep you satisfy and strong
Well on the outskirts of town there's a lady I've found
Knows how to treat me right
She's gonna take me to the country tonight

She's gonna take me to the country
She's gonna take me to the country
Well there's a woman I've found on the outskirts of town
Knows how to treat me right
She's gonna take me to the country tonight
[ instrumental ]
Well when the weekend comes and the work is done I'm lookin' for a place to play
I leave the city streets for the trees and creeks saddle up my Chesapeake Bay
With the moon above and a feelin' for love we're dancin' on a hardwood floor
It takes a whole lotta lovin' from a whole lotta woman
To keep me comin' back for more
Well on the outskirts of town there's a woman I've found
Knows how to treat me right
She's gonna take me to the country tonight

She's gonna take me to the country...
She's gonna take me to the country

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2.

It's Like Falling In Love (Over And Over Again)

Roger Murrah - Scott Anders - Rich Alves

© Blackwood Music, BMI

Sometimes love when it gets older ite gets colder
Or it just barely starts then it ends
Since I've been lovin' you the feeling stays brand new
It's like falling in love over and over again

You get a little closer in my arms a little deeper in my thoughts
I'm in love like I've never been
All day long while I'm gone I can't wait to get back home
It's like falling in love over and over again

I've seen love come I've seen it go it goes fast and it comes slow
I've been out of love more times than in
Oh but this time it's forever I'm so glad we got together
It's like falling in love over and over again

You get a little closer in my arms a little deeper in my thoughts...
[ instrumental ]
You get a little closer in my arms a little deeper in my thoughts...
You get a little closer in my arms a little deeper in my thoughts...

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3.

(# 4 country hit)

Big Ole Brew

Russell Smith

© Blendingwell Music, ASCAP

Well I work a double shift at the plant and I work on the outside
And I'd lot rather be back home making love to my new bride
Well there's only two things that I want when I'm back in my double-wide
And that's a big ole brew and a little ole you

Now I know you're workin' every day just as hard as I do
If I didn't think that I might have loved you but I wouldn't have said I do
And it's only two things in the world that I need to get close to
And that's a big ole brew and little ole you

Well I got both ends a meetin' in the middle
But I can't seem to get 'em tied
I don't care long I know you'll be by my side
[ instrumental ]
Well I got both ends a meetin' in the middle...

And I ain't gonna work this hard every day of my lifetime
One of these days every thing that I want's gonna be mine
But if ain't that'll be all right as long as there's sunshine
And a big ole brew and a little ole you
I'll take a big ole brew I'll take a little ole you

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4.

Stars

Ronny Scaife - Jerry Hayes

© Partner Music, BMI

I've heard stars on the jukebox and on the radio by my bed
I've seen stars in the heavens that wise men have read
And I've seen stars on the screen
But honey you're the brightest star I've ever seen

I've seen stars that protect us and stars in rhinestone suits
I've seen stars down in Texas on Helmet's and cowboy boots
And I've seen stars in my dreams
But honey you're the brightest star I've ever seen

You guide me through my darkest night and warm me with your glow
You love me till you leave me seeing stars each time you go
[ instrumental ]
I've seen stars on some guitars we've got 'em on our flag
I've seen shootin' stars that I made wishes on when things got bad
Seen 'em shinin' tight on ladies' jeans
But honey you're the brightest star I've ever seen

A little bit of heaven's here with me
Cause honey you're the brightest star I've ever seen

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5.

Some Things I Want To Sing About

Roger Murrah

© Blackwood Music, BMI

I can still see mama stooped around those cotton stalkes
If she picked one she picked a hundred bales
Me and all my brothers would take time about
Dragging mama's sack up to the scales
While my baby sister slept in a peaceful sleep
Mama laid her in the trailer shade
Daddy was in Danville working for the railroad
When he was coming home we couldn't wait

These are just some things I want to sing about
Mem'ries I can't live without
Diamonds buried deep down in my mind
Lord thoughts I can't quit thinking
A fountain I keep drinking from
And a taste that's gettin' sweeter all the time
[ instrumental ]
I remember thinking town was where grandmother's lived
Where brothers went to catch the bus and train
Oh a treasured thought is daddy grinnin' ear to ear
Everytime we'd hear the old Chuck Wagon Gang
Among the many things I can't forget about
Seeing mama whisper silent prayer
I turned and left her slowly without her ever knowing
There was ever anybody there

These are just some things I want to sing about...
These are just some things I want to sing about...

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6.

Wish I Was In Nashville

Bob McDill

© Ranger Bob Music, ASCAP

Well I went to see my honey dew she lived just down the way
I got stuck and my truck froze up and I only got halfway
Sittin' here on a muddy road stuck here all alone
Rain won't stop it's beatin' on the top and I should've stayed at home

I wish I was in Nashville a guitar on my back
Maybe someday I will ride in the back of a big Cadillac
[ fiddle ]
Must have been a half a day before I got back home
The road's all mud the creek's gonna flood and I'm still here alone
Sure feel good a getin' back to my old shack again
I'm all soaked my radio's broke and the rain keeps pouring in

I wish I was in Nashville a guitar on my back...
[ instrumental ]
Gonna get out my old Fender learn me another chord
Gonna pick and grin and play to win like I've done it all before
They'll put me on the Opry the minute I hit town
I'm gonna buy me some boots and a rhinestone suits and throw my money around

I wish I was in Nashville a guitar on my back...
[ instrumental ]
I wish I was in Nashville a guitar on my back...
[ instrumental ]
I wish I was in Nashville a guitar on my back...

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7.

When You Held Me In Your Arms

Hugh Moffatt

© Atlantic Music, BMI

I have never found someone to love me like you did
When I was green just seventeen not much more than a kid
Tired scared and lonely I was running from the night
You gave me shelter from the storm and arms to hold me tight

The city lights were bright and cold and you were warm and kind
I felt safe behind your door and happy for a time
And still believing moving was a way of being free
I left your loving arms behind but not your memory

Oh Lord the way you made me feel when you held me in your arms
I could leave the world behind and walk among the stars
Loving you was heaven to my young and hungry heart
Oh Lord the way you made me feel when you held me in your arms

The years and beers and miles have all left their mark on me
I'm older and I'm wiser but I'm far from being free
Many nights I've slept beside a road that never ends
And many times I've wished that I were in your arms again

I wonder where are you are tonight I'll bet you're not alone
You're not the kind to be without a husband and a home
I hope he knows how rare it is to find someone like you
I don't know if I will again I can only hope I'll do

Oh Lord the way you made me feel when you held me in your arms...

Oh Lord the way you made me feel when you held me in your arms
Oh Lord the way you made me feel oh Lord the way you've made me feel
Oh Lord the way you made me feel when you held me in your arms

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8.

We've Got A Good Love Going On

Roger Murrah - Scott Anders

© Blackwood Music, BMI

You got your swamps down in Louisiana where the big alligators crawl
Or you can board a plane and fly your pain down to Hot Springs Arkansas
You can pay and see the Grand Canyon but you can't buy what we got at home
Well it's a sight to see you and me we've got a good love going on

Whoa the whole wide world keeps looking for what we've already found
We can stay right here and be happy while they just travel around
I'd like to meet the man that said that you can't live on love alone
Cause it's a proven fact we've proven that we've got a good love going on

There's a drive through California where those giant redwoods grow
And some stars that live in Beverly Hills that you can see if you drive slow
Or you can sail across the ocean and never know the joy we'd known
We've got the rainbow's pot of gold we've got a good love going on

Yeah the whole wide world keeps looking for what we've already found...
Yeah it's a proven fact we've proven that we've got a good love going on

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9.

The Big Time

Ronny Scaife - Jerry Hayes - Don Singleton

© Partner Music, BMI

I had to show the folks back home I could make the big time
It just took a little longer than I planned
Goin' steady with the highway engagements can't be broken
Married to my music now I just don't understand

Here I am in the big time and the spotlight's turning blue
I remember all the big times back with you
But there's always something missing no matter what I do
Oh I guess I had my big time back with you

I've got keys to every city they know all about me
But they'll never know the way I feel inside
Lord this Oklahoma mem'ry just goes on forever
You're a part of me and my love'll never die

Here I am in the big time and the spotlight's turning blue...
Oh I guess I had my big time back with you

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10.

Preaching Up A Storm

Roger Murrah - Scott Anders

© Blackwood Music, BMI

They were down by the river on that Lincoln County shore
Singing Peace In The Valley and preaching up a storm

There was a crowd gathered down by the river
Where me and Benny Thompson used to play
I wondered if they had enough a water
To wash old Lester Harper's sins away
Cause I heard Miss Ida whisper he's too lost to save

Well they would sing and it would rain and it was frightening
Some things are hard to understand when you're eight
I can still hear the thunder and see the lightning
When Preacher Hayes raised his hands to pray
And I could feel my body tremble cause I was so afraid

Yeah they were down by the river on that Lincoln County shore...
[ instrumental ]
I was there but I could barely hear the sermon
I was scared and didn't care to get up close
I heard him tell 'em something was a burning
And then he shouted something about a ghost
And when they walked down in the water
Sister Harper hollered please don't let him go

Well they were down by the river on that Lincoln County shore...
They were down by the river on that Lincoln County shore...
They were down by the river on that Lincoln County shore...

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