1.

(# 2 country hit)

I'm Always On A Mountain When I Fall

Chuck Howard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

Most of my life I've almost been a winner
I've come so close but never really won
Just when I thought I finally made it
I find myself back where I started from

I hate to say I'm giving up but I believe
Losin's just become a way of life with me
Losin' wouldn't be so bad at all
But I'm always on a mountain when I fall

Then you came along and had me had me believing
For once in my life my luck had finally changed
And now you say you're gonna leave me
Seems everything I do winds up the same

I hate to say I'm giving up but I believe...

Losin' wouldn't be so bad at all
But I'm always on a mountain when I fall

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2.

(# 2 country hit)

It's Been A Great Afternoon

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

Last night we had a hell raisin' time
Nippin' on tequila and suckin' on the vine
Sunrise chased the good times away
Good mornin' would have been the wrong thing to say

Cause the poundin' in the top of my head
Hey didn't leave me any too soon
I can't say we had a good morning
But babe it's been a great afternoon

Well you nursed me through the morning while I was really down
Then one rowdy afternooner got me up and around
Yes last night we had one hell raisin' time
But today won't be forgotten too soon
I can't say we had a good morning
Oh but babe it's been a great afternoon
[ instrumental ]
Well you nursed me through the morning...

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3.

(# 2 country hit)

Love Me When You Can

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

I know you can't always be here with me
You can't find what all you need with just one man
You're hardly ever free and seldom lonely
What I'm tryin' to say is love me when you can

And don't feel like I expect you to be true to me
Any time you have to leave I'll understand
I don't have what all it takes to keep you happy
What I'm tryin' to say is love me when you can
[ instrumental ]
Let me be the one you sometimes come to
You just barely have the time for one more friend
I'll be satisfied with any crumb you throw me
What I'm tryin' to say is love me when you can

Don't feel like I expect you to be true to me
Any time you have to leave I'll understand
I'll be satisfied with any crumb you throw me
What I'm tryin' to say is love me when you can

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4.

There Won't Be Another Now

Red Lane

© Tree Pub, BMI

Porch swing is squeakin' and the night is like it should be
The stars in the sky puttin' on a show for you and me
I've got a lot of words to say if only I knew how
Mhm mhm mhm mhm there may be another morning
But there won't be another now

We were kids together and I've loved you all the years I known you
With hungry eyes I've watched you as your young body has outgrown you
Something deep inside of me makes me want to kiss you on your mouth
Mhm mhm mhm mhm and there may be another morning
But there won't be another now

I need you I want you I love you can't you feel it
If you won't give your love to me I just may have to steal it

Your eyes hold a secret and I like the look your using
That certain look of innocence is fighting lust and losing
Slowly the oak tree disappears and the willow starts to bow
Mhm mhm mhm mhm there may be another morning
But there won't be another now

You're the one I've been waiting for
There won't be another now

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5.

Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurtin' Me)

Hank Cochran

© Pamper Music, BMI

You make my eyes run over all the time
You're happy when I'm out out of my mind
You won't love me but you won't let me be
Don't you ever get tired of hurtin' me

Someone must have hurt you long ago
But why take revenge on me when I love you so
Surely there's another way for you to be
Don't you ever get tired of hurtin' me

You must think I look bad with a smile
For you haven't let me wear one in such a long long while
Why do I keep hanging on don't you ever get tired of hurtin' me
Still you never get tired of hurtin' me

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6.

Life Of A Rodeo Cowboy

Hank Cochran - Jeannie Seely

© Tree Pub, BMI

Well it really has been nice bein' with you
But I'm afraid that I've got to leave
As you know I'm a rodeo cowboy
And there's a rodeo down in Mesquite

That's the life of a rodeo cowboy
Breakin' broncs or gettin' broke
That's the life of a rodeo cowboy
And that's the only life I know

On the day you think today is the big one
I'm walkin' away with all that they own
Then your lyin' hurtin' hearin' someone saying
Give him a hand that's all that cowboy is taking home

Hot beer and cold stale hamburgers
Makes a meal sorta hard to enjoy
And it kinda makes you think of momma's chicken
Ah that's the life of a rodeo cowboy

That's the life of a rodeo cowboy...
[ instrumental ]
When you're down and you're really feeling sorry
Well you go for a drink in some bar
Then someone points at you and you hear him whisper
Over there stands a rodeo star

That's the life of a rodeo cowboy...
That's the life of a rodeo cowboy...

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7.

There Ain't No Good Chain Gang

Hal Bynum - Dave Kirby

© Tree Pub, BMI

Bet it ain't a rainin' back home bet your sister's still on the phone
Bet mama's in the kitchen cookin' fried chicken wishin' that I hadn't went wrong
Oh but mama don't you worry everything's gonna be alright
They teachin' me lots of good things down here
And besides that I've figured out some things of my own like uh

There ain't no good in an evil hearted woman
And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James
And you don't go writin' hot checks down in Mississippi
And there ain't no good chain gang
[ instrumental ]
Papa's readin' yesterday's mail wishin' that the hay was all baled
I betcha he is wishin' we could go fishin'
Stead of me sittin' here in this ol' dadgummed jail
Oh but Papa don't worry when I get home I'm gonna buy you a new baler
You see I've got some money stashed away that they don't know about
I just hope they ain't censored this letter
Besides that I'm learnin' lots of things down her like uh

There ain't no good in an evil hearted woman...
No there ain't no kinda good in an evil hearted woman...

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8.

The Dream

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

Last last I dreamed that you and I were in awful storm
With no place to go or shelter anywhere
And it took a while to analyze the reason for the dream
Now the meaning of it all is coming clear

The storm was on the trouble we've been having
No shelter was the answer we can't find
And the screaming of the raging wind that chilled me to the bone
Must have been the worry on my mind

And when today you called to tell me it was over
Lord I knew it when the phone began to ring
Yeah it took a while to understand the reason for it all
But now I know the meaning of the dream

The storm was on the trouble we've been having
No shelter was the answer we can't find
And the screaming of the howling wind that chilled me to the bone
Must have been the worry on my mind

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9.

The Immigrant

Merle Haggard - Dave Kirby

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

American ranching consists of a mansion
Where illegal immigrants do much of the labor by hand
They sneak 'em through customs till time comes to bust 'em
Then haul 'em back over the border to their own native land
With a ragged sombrero and not much Dinero
They'll be back again when the ol' Rio Grande's down low
Border patroller don't stop the stroller
Cause the Mexican immigrant is helpin' America grow

Viva La Mexico go where they let you go
And do what you can for the land
Take home Dinero and buy new sombrero
And come back again when you can
[ instrumental ]
What makes a gringo you smart aleck lingo
When he stole his land from the Indian man way back when
Don't he remember the big money lender
That put him a Lincoln parked where his pinto had been
The almighty peso that gives him a say so
To dry up the river whenever there's crops to bring in
This a good neighbor to take all his labor
Then chase him back over the border till he's needed again

Viva La Mexico go where they let you go...
Viva La Mexico go where they let you go...

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10.

Mama I've Got To Go To Memphis

Leona Williams

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

Mama did she leave to go to Memphis
Are you taking care care of Braidy while she's gone
And mama is she down there drownin' mem'ries
Surely she won't be in Memphis very long

Mama since I left her I've been crazy
I bet she thinks my love for her is gone
I stopped by because I thought she'd be here waiting
Mama Memphis can't be very far

She'll be back to get the baby
Could I stay with little Braidy while she's gone
She'll be back to get the baby
Surely she won't stay in Memphis very long
[ instrumental ] ]
She'll be back to get the baby...

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