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(# 1 country hit)
(# 28 pop hit)

If We Make It Through December

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

If we make it through December
Everything's gonna be all right I know
It's the coldest time of winter
And I shiver when I see the falling snow

If we make it through December
Got plans to be in a warmer town come summertime
Maybe even California
If we make it through December we'll be fine

Got laid off down at the factory
And their timing's not the greatest in the world
Heaven knows I've been working hard
Wanted Christmas to be right for daddy's girl

I don't mean to hate December
It's meant to be the happy time of year
And my little girl don't understand
Why daddy can't afford no Christmas here

If we make it through December...

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Love And Honor

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

Love and honor a promise to obey
Sacred vows that we both made yesterday
But when someone tempted you you eased across the line
And I'll bet love and honor never crossed your mind

You're the woman who once gave me her hand
And I'm the fool who's tryin' hard to understand
Why when someone tempted you you were so inclined
And I'll bet love and honor never crossed your mind

Love and honor never crossed your mind
And love and honor is something hard to find
When someone tempted you you eased across the line
And I'll bet love and honor never crossed your mind
[ instrumental ]
Love and honor never crossed your mind...

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3.

To Each His Own

Ray Evans - Jay Livingston

© Paramount Music, ASCAP

A rose must remain with the sun and the rain
Or its lovely promise won't come true
To each his own to each his own
And my own is you

What good is a song if the words just don't belong
And a dream must be a dream for two
No good alone to each his own
And for me there's you

If a flame is to grow there must be a glow
To open each door there's a key
I need you I know I can't let you go
Your touch means too much to me

Two lips must insist on two more to be kissed
Or they'll never know what love can do
To each his own I've found my own
One and only you

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4.

You're The Only Girl In The Game

Hank Cochran - Glenn Martin

© Tree Pub, BMI

What a twisted game you're playin' with the highest stakes of all
Somewhere along the way the rules got changed
From this narrow ledge we're walkin' and there's no way you can fall
Cause you're the only girl in the game

You're the only winner there's no way you can lose
And why I don't get out I can't explain
Any one decision to you would be good news
Cause you're the only girl in the game

You're the only girl in the game
He was not invited still he came
There can only be one loser and I already feel the pain
From the only girl in the game
[ instrumental ]
You're the only girl in the game...

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5.

I'm An Old Old Man (Tryin' To Live While I Can)

Lefty Frizzell

© Peer Int, BMI

Said an old man to a good lookin' girl
Well I've been around this big wide world
That home on the hill well honey that's mine
I've got the money if you've got the time

Well I'm not too old to cut the mustard anymore
I can still get around like I did before
So you can come along with me my sweet sweet hon
I'm an old man lookin' for fun

Yeah what I can do now most young men can't
There's not a town that this boy can't paint
I can make all the night clubs any old time
I may be a little old but I'm doin' all right
[ instrumental ]
Well I'm not too old to cut the mustard anymore
I can still get around like I did before
So come along with me my sweet sweet hon
I'm an old old man searchin' for fun

Don't take me wrong I just wanna have fun
Have someone along to help me spend my mon
Cause you don't live but once so please understand
That I'm an old old man tryin' to live while I can
[ instrumental ]


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6.

Come On Into My Arms

Marcia Nichols

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

So your mama taught you right from wrong
And you wouldn't want to disappoint her
But you been lonesome a way too long
And what she don't know really won't hurt her
Well don't be afraid to get out of the cold
Come on in where it's warm
Cause you know I wouldn't do you no harm
You've been a running baby from love too long
Forget about your mama think about your daddy
Come on into my arms

Don't stand there a shivering my arms are secure
Oh baby you look so alone standing there all alone
Just close those big brown eyes for what's in store
And I'll show you things you've never known on my own

So your mama taught you right from wrong..
[ instrumental ]
(Forget about your mama)
Think about your daddy
Come on into my arms

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Better Off When I Was Hungry

Dave Kirby

© Tree Pub, BMI

I read they're havin' rain in California
And Lord I hope that you're not gettin' wet
That's the only way on earth I have for knowin' how you're doin'
When you left you said you’d call but you ain't yet

And I think I was better off when I was hungry
And fightin' off the wolves from our front door
But I wrote this song and it came on strong and left you once too often
Now I think I was better off when I was hungry
[ instrumental ]
My guitar brought us here to Beaumont Texas
And I bought you everything your eyes could see
But a mansion couldn't hold ya with nobody's arms to warm ya
I guess I gave you everything but me

And I think I was better off when I was hungry...

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8.

I'll Break Out Again Tonight

Arthur Leo Owens - Sanger D. Shafer

© Acuff-Rose Music, BMI

Slowly the long day turns to night
And soon they'll turn out the prison lights
But in my cell I'm making plans
To be with you at home again

These walls and bars can't hold a dreamin' man
So I'll be home to tuck the babies in
They can chain my body but not my mind
And I'll break out again tonight
[ instrumental ]
The warden thinks I'm in for life
Cause all he's ever seen me wear is stripes
He don't know bout my blue suit and my tie
That I wear when I'm with you each night

These walls and bars can't hold a dreamin' man...
And I'll break out again tonight

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9.

This Cold War With You

Floyd Tillman

© Peer Int, BMI

The sun goes down it leaves me sad and blue
The iron curtain falls on this cold war with you
Cause you won't speak and I won't speak it's true
Two stubborn people with a cold war to go through

Why oh why does love ever come to couples like you and me
Whose cold wars are never done and whose hearts just can't be free
Oh let's do right or let's just say we're through
I just can't stand another cold cold war with you
[ instrumental ]
Why oh why should love ever come...

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10.

Uncle Lem

Glenn Martin

© Tree Pub, BMI

Ladies of the Garden Club say his home is just a disgrace to the town
If the mayor wants re-elected he'd better pass some laws and tear it down
They wanna cover it with flowers maybe even plant some Dogwood trees
I guess that they've forgotten when we were kids what that place used to be

I know it's just a shanty now but Lord that place was built with human tears
For it's the home of Uncle Lem who was born and raised and lived there ninety years
There's not a boy in this ole town that hadn't stopped for water at his well
Or sat on his porch in the evenin' and listened to the stories that he'd tell

His hair was the color of cotton fields and his skin was old and brown
And he was born in that rundown shack before there was a town
He bought that shack and piece of earth for the highest price you'd pay
His mom was bought and sold there Uncle Lem was born a slave

The mayor and some ladies of the Garden Club went out to that old shack
To tell Uncle Lem that he'd have to find another place to live
But they found him there in that old broken down rockin' chair
And on an old brown paper sack they found his will
Now I wanna leave my old shotgun to the fine mayor of this town
For I remember when he was just a little fella he used to follow me around
Lord, I wish I had more to leave to my friends that I love
But Lord all I've got's this old shack and piece of earth
And I want it to go to the ladies of the Garden Club

His hair was the color of cotton fields and his skin was old and brown...
His mom was bought and sold there Uncle Lem was born a slave

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11.

There's Just One Way

Marty Haggard - Dana Haggard - Kenny Seratt

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

There's just one way to make that trip to glory
God so loved the world that He gave His son
So hold your head up high point your finger to the sky
There's just one way to make that final run

Peace on earth is something we're all after
Something mortal man won't ever find
But there's good news in the Good Book for God's children
There's just one way to have that peace of mind

Yeah there's one way to make that trip to glory...

There's an answer to the question for all sinners
And it's written in the verse John 3:16
There's good news in the Good Book for God's children
He can wash away your sins and make you clean

There's just one way to make that trip to glory...
One more time
There's just one way to make that trip to glory...

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