1.

(# 1 country hit)

Going Where The Lonely Go

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

Rollin' with the flow goin' where the lonely go
Anywhere the lights are low goin' where the lonely go
Makin' up things to do
Not runnin' in all directions tryin' to find you
I'm just rollin' with the flow goin' where the lonely go

And I've got to keep goin' I can't lay down
Sleep won't hardly come where there's loneliness all around
I've got to keep goin' travelin' down this lonesome road
And I'll be rollin' with the flow goin' where the lonely go

I've got to keep goin' I can't lay down...

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2.

Why Am I Drinkin'

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

Hey why am I drinkin' there's really no reason to quit
And why am I thinkin' God knows I'm tryin' to forget
And why does that woman wanna stay on my mind night and day
And why am I drinkin' why am I hurtin' this way

Is love just another word for misery
And is love just another word for pain
The question is is love really the answer
And if so why is love so much to blame

If love is what we're really after then why am I runnin' away
And why am I drinkin' and why am I hurtin' this way
If love is what we're really after then why am I runnin' away
And why am I drinkin' why am I hurtin' this way
Yes honey why am I drinkin' and why am I hurtin' this way

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3.

If I Had Left It Up To You

Merle Haggard

© Owen Publications, BMI

You made plans to leave a thousand times I know
And a thousand times I should have let you go
But each time I'd always beg you back somehow
If I'd left it up to you it would all be over now

It would all be over now except the crying
And I'd be used to spending all my nights alone
Wish I'd found a way to let you go somehow
If I'd left it up to you it would all be over now

It'd all be over now except the crying...

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4.

I Won't Give Up My Train

Mark Yeary

© Tree Pub, BMI

I pulled into Memphis thirteen minutes early first time in two weeks
That's where she came to meet me as I stepped down off 451 and needed sleep
And the baby's overdue I know you need some things
But the more that we discuss it it's the same

Long train rollin' got a feelin' and I'm knowin' she's not waitin' for me
These rails keep gettin' longer and this feelin's gettin' stronger she won't let me be
I love my woman fire and rain but I won't give up my train
The baby came in April while I was in Chicago in the pourin' rain
With twelve flat cars an empty tanker three boxcars and an empty sack of mail
And though I get lonely sometimes I know there's just no other way to explain

Long train rollin' got a feelin' and I'm knowin' she's not waitin' for me...
Long train rollin' got a feelin' and I'm knowin' she's not waitin' for me...

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5.

Someday You're Gonna Need Your Friends Again

Leona Williams

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

Someday you're goin' to need your friends again
When you come back down you're goin' to want for them
With your diamond rings and your fancy clothes
You stand there starin' down your nose

Someday you're goin' to need your friends again
We're happy to see that all your dreams came true
You slighted your friends and they're all down on you
You could take good luck all in stride but instead you pushed us all aside
It's somebody's place to say these things to you

Yeah someday you're goin' to need your friends again...
We're happy to see that all your dreams came true...
Someday you're goin' to need your friends again...

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6.

Shopping For Dresses

Merle Haggard - Jimmy Dickens

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

Down through the ages men have died for their women
And they've done so so many times
But each time I loved one I always lost one
And I guess the right one is so hard to find

So I'm shopping for dresses with no one to wear them
One in each color and one in each style
Maybe someday I'll find me a lady to wear them
And my shopping will be done for a while

I'll bet somewhere a lady is shopping for britches
Comparing the values and appraising each pair
Maybe someday the good Lord will let us together
And we'll both have a new wardrobe to wear

But I'm shopping for dresses with no one to wear them...

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7.

(# 1 country hit)

You Take Me For Granted

Leona Williams

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

My legs and my feet have walked til they can't hardly move from tryin' to please you
And my back is sore from bendin' over backwards to just lay the world at your door
And I'm trying hard to put a smile on a sad face while deep down it's breakin' my heart
And as sure as the sun shines I'll be a lifetime not knowing if I've done my part

Cause you take me for granted
And it's breakin' my heart
And as sure as the sun shines
I'll be a lifetime not knowing if I've done my part
And as sure as the sun shines
I'll be a lifetime not knowing if I've done my part

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8.

Half A Man

Willie Nelson

© Pamper Music, BMI

If I only had one arm to hold you
Better yet if I had none at all
Then I wouldn't have two arms that ache for you
And I'd have one less memory to recall

If I'd only had one ear to listen
To the lies that you told to me
Then I would more closely resemble
The half a man that you made of me

And if I only had one leg to stand on
Then a much a much truer picture you'd see
And then I would more closely resemble
The half a man that you made of me

Yeah and then I would more closely resemble
The half a man that you've made of me

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9.

For All I Know

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

For all I know you never cared about me
And chances are I never cross your mind
Maybe you won't understand me calling
But darlin' it's been such a long long time

For all I know there may be someone with you now
But maybe he won't mind a friendly call
You've already made it clear that you stopped loving me
And for all I know you never cared at all

I can't help it if I sound like I've been crying
Cause darlin' I've been crying all night long
I just called to let you know how much I need you
And for all I know you may be there alone

Surely you must know I'd give the world to see you now
And could be you'd like to have me one more time
You've already made it clear that you stopped loving me
But for all I know I may have lost my mind
And for all I know I may have lost my mind

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10.

Nobody's Darlin' But Mine

Jimmie Davis

© Leeds Music, ASCAP

Come lay by my side little darlin'
Come lay your cool hand on my brow
And promise me that you will always
Be nobody's darlin' but mine

You're as sweet as the flowers of springtime
You're as pure as the dew from a rose
And I'd rather be somebody's darlin'
Than a poor boy that nobody knows

Be nobody's darlin' but mine love
Be honest be faithful be kind
And promise me that you will always
Be nobody's darlin' but mine

Goodbye little darlin' I'm leaving
I'm leavin' this cold world behind
So promise me that you will never
Be nobody's darlin' but mine

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