1.

(# 16 country hit)

Count Your Blessings Woman

Bill Anderson

© Tree Pub, BMI

You got cross cause the boss made 'im work last night at the office
And he stopped for a beer with the boys on his way home
And you got mad cause you had to go by yourself through the grocery
And this mornin' you had to get up and eat breakfast alone

But count your blessings woman woman count your blessings
What if you had to love him like I love him and live without him all the time
I wish I had just your part of that man you better give him all the love you can
And count your blessings woman count your blessings

I wish just once he would drag his muddy shoes through my kitchen
And watch his corny baseball game on my TV
I'd consider myself the world's most fortunate woman
Just to let that sweet man walk all over me

So count your blessings woman woman count your blessings...

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2.

The Minute You're Gone

Jimmy Gateley

© Regent Music, BMI

The minute you're gone I cry the minute you're gone I die
Before you walk out of sight I'm like a child all alone at night
I stare into emptiness I'm filled with such loneliness
The world goes from right to wrong the minute you're gone

The minute you're gone I see how lonely I'd suerly be be
My life would be oh so blue if I couldn't be with you
The minute you're gone I pray the minute you're gone I say
Please don't stay away too long the minute you're gone

The minute you're gone I see how lonely I'd suerly be be...

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3.

Promises Promises

Wiley Smith - Carlyle Hughey

© Acuff-Rose Music, BMI

You promised you would be true to me
But we both know you could never be
A you've been puttin' me on since the day we met
Promises promises that's all I ever get that's all I ever get

Then you promised me a ring a weddin' gown and all of them things
Well I ain't seen no diamond yet
Promises promises that's all I ever get that's all I ever get
Promises promises that's all I get

All you gave me since the day we met
You'll break my heart in two again I'll bet
Cause promises promises that's all I ever get that's all I ever get
[ instrumental ]
And now you tell me you're goin' away
You swear to me that this time you'll stay
But I can't believe that I'm rid of you yet
Promises promises that's all I ever get that's all I ever get
Promises promises that's all I get

All you gave me since the day we met...
All you gave me since the day we met...

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4.

The Day The World Stood Still

Jerry Foster - Bill Rice

© Jack And Bill Music, ASCAP

One day you came along and spoke so tenderly
You kissed me oh so sweet and gave your love to me
One moment in my life I clung to ev'ry thrill
Time was a precious thing the day the world stood still

For one day in my life you brought me happiness
You stopped the lonely world with all your tenderness
I can't get over you I guess I never will
Time was a precious thing the day the world stood still

The day the world stood still and you were only mine
You held me close to you and stopped the hands of time
I can't get over you I guess I never will
Time was a precious thing the day the world stood still
Time was a precious thing the day the world stood still

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5.

The Last Thing On My Mind

Tom Paxton

© Deep Fork Music, ASCAP

Are you goin' away with no word of farewell
Will there be not a trace left behind
Well I coulda loved you better didn't mean to be unkind
You know that was the last thing on my mind

It's a lesson too late for the learnin'
Made of sand made of sand
In the wink of an eye my soul is turnin'
In your hand in your hand

Are you goin' away with no word of farewell...

As we walk along my thoughts are tumblin'
Round and round round and round
Underneath my feet a subway's rumblin'
Underground underground

Are you goin' away with no word of farewell...

You got reason a plenty for goin'
This I know this I know
The weeds have been steadily growin'
Please don't go please don't go

Are you goin' away with no word of farewell...
You know that was the last thing on my mind

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6.

You Are My Treasure

Cindy Walker

© Forrest Hills Music, BMI

You are my treasure and my darlin' I possess
The world's greatest treasure the treasure of happiness
Your smiles are my pearls and the touch of your lips are so warm and rare
Your eyes are my diamonds and my gold is the gold in your hair

Earth has its treasures of fabulous wealth untold
And who can measure the treasure the oceans hold
But whether it be underneath the sea or the sky above
There is no treasure like the treasure of your love
(You are my treasure)

There was a time when I thought I could find happiness in silver and gold
(The world's greatest treasure)
And I longed for fame and wordly acclaim
And a hunger for these things filled my very soul
But then you came along and now I know I was wrong
For in your eyes I can see the greatest treasure in all the world
The treasure of your love for me

Earth has its treasures of fabulous wealth untold...

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7.

You'd Better Sit Down Kids

Sonny Bono

© Cotillion Music, BMI

You better sit down kids I'm tellin' you why
You might not understand kids but give it a try
Now how should I put this I've got somethin' to say
I will be stayin' but daddy's goin' away
No we're not mad kids and it's hard to say why
Your daddy and I kids don't see eye to eye

Say your prayers before you go to bed
Help me get you off to school on time
I know you'll do the things I ask of you
I'm gonna need you more to stay in line
Keep in mind I'm gonna need your help
A whole lot more than I ever did before
No more fightin' no more little things
Cause he won't be there to stop 'em anymore

I know you don't want this neither do we
But sometimes things happen that we can't forsee
Now try to be calm kids and don't look so sad
Just cause he is leavin' he'll still be your dad
Just remember we love you and though he's not here
Just call if you need him he'll always be near

Say your prayers before you go to bed...

Well your dad has to go now so kiss him goodbye
Our eyes are just red kids we're too big to cry
You better sit down kids I'm tellin' you why
You might not understand kids but give it a try

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8.

Take Me To Your World

Billy Sherrill - Glenn Sutton

© Al Gallico Music, BMI

If you can find it in your heart to just forgive
I'll come back and live the way you wanted me to live
All I want is just to be your girl
Please come and get me and take me to your world

Take me to your world away from barrooms filled with smoke
Where I won't have to serve a drink or hear another dirty joke
All I want is just to be your girl
Please come and get me and take me to your world
[ instrumental ]
Take me to your world make me forget the things I've heard
Where people say I love you and love is not a dirty word
All I want is just to be your girl
Please come and get me and take me to your world

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9.

Thanks A Lot For Trying Anyway

Jim Glaser

© Ensign Music, BMI

Thanks a lot for tryin' anyway

What a shock to hear you say you're gonna leave me
Though you try to let me down the easy way
You can't say you're gonna leave without it hurtin'
But thanks a lot for tryin' anyway

You were careful with the words you chose to tell me
You couldn't break my heart in any nicer way
And you've done all that you could do to stop my teardrops
But thanks a lot for tryin' anyway

I'm so sorry I didn't take it better
I'd give a lot if you had not seen me this way
It's not your fault you couldn't keep your love from dyin'
But thanks a lot for tryin' anyway
[ instrumental ]
Thanks a lot for trying anyway

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10.

But Not For Love My Dear

Dallas Frazier

© Blue Crest Music, BMI

With my hand in yours I'll stare at you with passion
Tell you sweet things maybe even cry a tear
And then we'll dance real slow to the music soft and low
And I'll be yours but not for love my dear

Please don't be offended it's not you my dear
It's an ol' love that overpowers each new love that appears
For fun and fascination temporary consolation
I'll be yours but not for love my dear

I let you hold me close then let you kiss me
And hear you whisper baby in my ear
We'll share a night of laughter not carin' what comes after
I'll be yours but not for love my dear

Please don't be offended it's not you my dear...
Yes I'll be yours but not for love my dear

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11.

It's Over

Honeycomb Rodgers

© Honeycomb Music, ASCAP

If time were not a movin' thing and I could make it stay
This hour of love we share would always be there'd be no coming day
To shine a morning light make us realize our night is over

When you walk away from me there is no place to put my hand
Except to shade my eyes against the sun that rises o'er the land
I watch you walk away somehow I have to let you go now it's over

If you knew just how I really feel you might return and yet
There are so many times that people have to love and then forget
There might have been a way somehow I have to force myself to say it's over

So I turn my back and turn my collar to the wind
Move along in silence tryin' not to think at all
I send my feet before me walk the silence street before me now it's over
It's over oh it's over yes it's over

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