I'm making ready for the nighttime and just waiting your knock on my door When the evening sun is gone then the light of love comes on after dark after dark Hmm...

Gonna tell the world I love you can't keep it quiet Everything I dreamed of darling came true tonight Love that's been needed to make my life complete Is here b...

Morning comes and spreads tomorrow on my bed so softly I can feel the darkness grow Leaving like the girl who walked across my world and took the only love I'll...

I am free as the trees free to wander anywhere I please What all this world and the seven seas Couldn't call me away if I could stay in these arms holding me Th...

Last night all alone in a barroom met a girl with a drink in her hand She had ruby red lips and coal black hair and eyes that would tempt any man Then she came ...

How I'd love to be around you when the lonely night surrounds you How I'd love to be alone with you What I'd give to have the power to read your mind an hour Ho...

It was in the early morning when I looked through sleepy eyes To find I had an angel by my side It was in the early morning that I first would realized I could ...

Ann summertime again leaves are pretty green at falls in the stream Ann summertime again I went to see our friend you know it's just a tree I met a wise old pos...

When July and then August came a quiet girl and strain She drifted in on the midnight wind and never told her name But I had no need for questions when she gave...

She didn't warn me the way she said she would she didn't say goodbye I'd like to cheer my aching heart if I could I'd like to know the reason why What part of m...

My baby's mad she's fightin' at cause I've been gone too long She told me on the phone that she don't like my being gone Though my feet are pointin' west I'll t...

Soda shop children to five o'clock bars a giant step in just a few years Freckle faced girls to painted up women from chocolate cup Sundays to bottles of beer B...

In eighteen-fourteen we took a little trip Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississipp' We took a little bacon and we took a little beans And we met t...

Beautiful lies beautiful lies each word is a heartache in perfect disguise I can't help but listen and then realize the words you have spoken are beautiful lies...

In your eyes I see a sign of sadness on your lips I taste a touch of fear You can ease my mind with all those pretty words you're saying It's the worse that you...

If he brings you happiness then I wish you both the best It's your happiness that matters most of all But if he ever breaks your heart if the teardrops ever sta...

Beyond the storm must come the rainbow beyond the darkness the light must glow Beyond the shadow the sun will shine and someday your heart will be mine Other a...

White lightnin' it's said will shatter your head And drive the old mem'ries right out of your frame So I got me a bottle and I open the throttle But those dark ...

White lightnin' it's said will shatter your head And drive the old mem'ries right out of your frame So I got me a bottle and I open the throttle But those dark ...

(He's the bubblegum bandit) He stands knee high tall with the western draw he got fun watchin' TV He rides a broomstick horse and has an endless source Of slyi...

I've got an old slatch hat got my roll on my shoulder I'm as free as the breeze I'll do as I please just a bummin' around I've got a million friends I don't fee...

Out of words to say I turned and walked away Told her not to worry I'd be back another day but I won't When she sees we're through I know what she'll do She'll ...

Black satin slippers and the long flowing gown walking on the clouds never looking down Baby that's you baby that's the way I look at you But that's all right y...

Fell in love in the wink of an eye with the girl who was called Butterfly She said she loved me so she could not let me go but still I had to say goodbye Butter...

Say child have you seen the Bourbon Street queen She's feeling it revealing it down in New Orleans that Cajun Stripper queen Dance dance dance little stripper d...

You were there when he was the same place the same night I believe them because description fit you right They said the tall vicious blonde with eyes like stars...

Have you ever stopped and listened at the way that a city sheds its tears At the streams of the junky who needs nothing more than just a needle by I can smell a...

Maybe I am not that one and only guy whose touch will thrill you to the sky And bring the lovelight to your eyes Until the day the love you dream of comes your ...

Coffee cup coffee cup talk to me tell me I'm not in misery Tell me she's not really gone tell me we're not here alone Hey little coffee cup talk to me tell me i...

Well here I sit high gettin' ideas ain't nothin' but a fool would live like this Out all night and runnin' wild my woman's sittin' home with a month old child S...

Darlin' dearest darlin' put your arms around me baby please Darlin' dearest darlin' kiss me one more time before you leave If you must go be on your way before ...

Footprints on the sidewalk crush by me in the night The tavern signs on this old street are stepping stones of life I walk and walk and search for you half ston...

When I noticed her the first time I was outside running barefoot in the rain She lived in the house next door her nose was pressed against the window pane When ...

Dear heart wish you were here to warm this night My dear heart it seems like a year since you went out of my sight A single room a table for one it's a lonesome...

I wanna go home I wanna go home oh how I wanna go home Last night I went to sleep in Detroit City And I dreamed about those cottonfields and home I dreamed abou...

Can't cotton candy help buy a little boy by himslef Bought with a dime his mama gave him Same thing happened yesterday when he was sent away Deprived of love th...

Hear that whistle it's ten o'clock (hold me tight and don't let go) Come on baby it's time to rock (hold me tight and don't let go) I'm so happy I got you here ...

The piano is lonely the crowd left with the band The dead smoke is settling I'm drinking again The barstools are lonely they're my only friends Cause they under...

I'm drinking champagne feeling no pain till early morning Dining and dancing with every pretty girl I can find And I'm having a fling with a pretty young thing ...

Easy lovin' so sexy lookin' I know from the feelin' that it comes from the heart Easy lovin' everyday's things givin' To count all my blessings I wouldn't know ...

Out in the west Texas town of El Paso I fell in love with a Mexican girl Nighttime would find me in Rosa's Cantina Music would play and Feleena would whirl Blac...

Lying here beside you in the shadows with your body close to mine I can't help but wish that I could have you here beside me all the time Knowing that I cannot ...

I never miss the sun when it's raining I stay high when the clouds are hanging low I never close my eyes when I'm dreaming my love is with me everywhere I go He...

I've been hearin' you're concerned about my happiness But all that thought you're giving me is conscience I guess If I were walking in your shoes I wouldn't wor...

He used to sing his song to his Sara Jane the folk singer His songs filled with love made the mountains ring the folk singer At first Sara Jane was to be his br...

Deep in the night a baby cries Little does he understand that before he knows it he'll be a man In the spring a young man's fancy turns to love In treetops high...

Well hello there my it's been a long long long time How am I doin' oh I guess I'm doing fine It's been so long now and it seems that it was only yesterday Gee a...

If you see me with a great big smile at some party where the fun runs wild If tears start to flow and I fall apart please don't think you broke my heart It's ju...

It's just knowing that your door is always open and your path is free to walk That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag rolled up and stashed behind your couc...

Gentle woman mine gentle woman mine your love's the lasting kind Gentle woman mine gentle woman mine you belong to me you're mine You lay your head beside me a...

Woman stop wasting your time Woman can't you see I'm not gonna bent for you not gonna sin for you When I go oh no Ginger is gentle and waiting for me in Tenness...

The Gods were angry with me for loving you The Gods were angry with me because they knew I stood at heaven's portals and that was too high for any mortals such ...

I'm throwin' a goin' away party a party for a friend of mine So put me somewhere off in a corner with a glass and bottle of your party wine Don't worry it won't...

I'm going back to my baby tomorrow can hardly wait till I walk through the door Won't have to live with this misery and sorrow Won't have to live with the blues...

I'm going up to country baby don't you wanna go I'm going up to country baby don't you wanna go I'm going to someplace where I've never been before I'm going I'...

(Good brother John) On the express bus to the Boot Camp John came down the isle All I could see in the inky black night was a warm but weary smile He said frien...

(Gunfighter) Marta woke me up that night and she began to cry She tried to tell me once before about another guy She held a letter in her hand her body shook w...

Harlequin melodies a trip through the night's fantasies Where baby red roses endlessly wind Their way through the meadows of mine sleepy mind Gently my love com...

Have I stayed away too long have I stayed away too long If I came home tonight would you still be my darling or have I stayed away too long The love light that ...

Have I told you lately that I love you could I tell you once again somehow Have I told with all my heart and soul how I adore you well darling I'm telling you n...

They're working while I'm missing you those healing hands of time And soon soon they'll be dismissing you from this heart of mine They'll lead me safely through...

Just bring me one more round of heartache-killer Another bottle of help-me-forget-her put a dime in the jukebox and sing along Yes I'll have one more round of I...

Heaven says hello every morning when the sun says hi I've come to spend the day Heaven says hello with the songbirds and the little flowers that nod along my wa...

Take the ribbon from your hair shake it loose and let it fall Laying soft against my skin like the shadows on the wall Come and lay down by my side till the ear...

Here's to your future my darling your health and your happiness too And here's to the ends of my world you said forever well here's to forever and you Drink up ...

Hey good lookin' whatcha got cookin' how's about cookin' something up with me Hey sweet baby don't you think maybe we could find us a brand new recepie I got a ...

Hold me hold me never let me go until you told me told me what I want to know And then just hold me hold me make me tell you I'm in love with you Thrill me thri...

I'm a honky tonk man and I can't seem to stop I love to give the girls a whirl to the music of an old jukebox But when my money's all gone I'm on the telephone ...

When you are sad and lonely and have no place to go Just come to see me baby and bring along some dough And we'll go honky tonkin' honky tonkin' we'll go honky ...

Doggone my soul how I love them old songs They were a comfort to me when I was alone The dancing stops but the music goes on Doggone my soul how I love them old...

Say it's still snowing and the lines're down If you like pull yourself up the chair and sit down You'll have to pardon me while I'll try to drink this down It s...

Saw you there on the barstool as I walked in And the look we gave each other said we both need a friend Is this the first time you've come here in all the night...

She just sits there her eyes are on me I shake with temptation just knowing what could be I ought to go home I've been here too long but I feel a sin coming on ...

My eyes aren't seeing very well this morning I just can't make them open in the light I tried to walk but I can't keep from stumbling I guess I had too much to ...

I heard from a mem'ry last night from the girl who is still in my heart She's the one girl I've met I could never forget even though we had drifted apart I hear...

There's heartaches like you've never known but there's heaven if you make a care There's loving of plenty your wants won't be many I just came from there I lost...

I've seen the travel folders where to go and what to do But I've never found a place that won't remind me of you So I keep right on moving from your mem'ry I ta...

I take the chance to lose my soul my life my pride I take the chance to be with you I've tried to live my life the best I can I've prayed I'd never cheat to hee...

When was the last time he kissed you and told you how pretty you are When was the last time you let him embrace you as he whispered I won't go too far When was ...

I know you're tired of being all I ever wanted You no longer feel the love I have for you What happens now what will I do with all the mem'ries And the dreams o...

Oh please don't be so careless with your glances Don't look at me that way and breathe a sigh And please don't get too close and let me love you Cause I'd just ...

If you hurt me you won't be the first or the last in a lifetime of many mistakes But I won't spend tomorrow regreting the past for the chances that I didn't tak...

I've got somebody and she pleases me when I am troubled she eases me A girl who's beauty goes beneath the skin and the country kind of shows in her grin I'd wal...

I'll be there to hold you when you need someone to hold you I'll be there to listen when you need someone to care I'll be there to help you anyway that I can he...

Honey I think that it's just about time that you and I had a long talk Cause lately it seems we just can't get along so let's find out just who's at fault It se...

I am just a country boy money have I none But I've got silver in the stars and gold in the morning sun I'm never gonna kiss the ruby red lips of the prettiest ...

(I've got a woman to lean on) I've seen times there was no way the sun could ever shine And I've seen me so completely down and I count up every time But I've g...

I've never been to China town never seen Frisco Bay Ain't been to Dallas in the spring ain't got no pictures in my mind I've spend the best years of my life her...

With a twinkle in her eye she'll make you feel proud that you're livin' And with her sunny smile you'll think for a while you touched heaven There's no way to e...

If being good means being lonely that's not for me Cause I'm lonely for someone who will never be free If being bad means to have her I'll live without cry If w...

If you were mine Mary know what I'd do I'd take the stars Mary and give them to you If you were mine Mary know what I'd say I'd say that I love Mary over again ...

I should break these habits before very long like calling to see if you're home But my hand just can't help reaching out for the phone it doesn't know any bette...

I know it's after midnight and I'm knocking on your door And I guess the least I could have done was call I hear you say who is it then you open up your door An...

He walked in while we sat there talking an old friend she'd known a long time I asked him to sit down and join us cause any friend of hers is a friend of mine T...

Yes my wedding band is just too loose to hold me Cause it slips off my finger now and then Especially when I'm laying here with Anna in my arms I find it's gett...

I bless the day I found you I want to stay around you and so I beg you let it be me Don't take this heaven from one if you must cling to someone Now and forever...

Let me be the one when the day is done to share your laugh and your lullaby wine It's so long long time till the end of time and so much to do making sweet love...

They brought me a letter from my little girl my sweet little baby with long golden curls The address was printed with crayon of red a letter to daddy and here's...

At first when I was young and small I've thought that life was made of All the little things the day by day things peanut butter children's playthings Daddy's s...

There are four words that I printed on most every can of beer Four words that I live by since my baby's gone away from here I've sampled all the different frien...