The Country Side
Granted, some of them might seem corny and most of them need lots of work...
but, as always...they're from the heart (and some from my weird sense of humor).
I'm Just a City/Country Girl
I Thought You Said You Could Ride
He's The Sweetheart of San Antone
I'm Just a City/Country Girl
I met you in the city
With skyscrapers all around
But if you want to know me
We've got to find some country ground
There in the country I can be myself
And I'll find out who you are
And maybe there, together, somehow
We can reach up and touch the stars.
Well, I'm just a city/country girl
Needing lots of love
I don't care much for city lights
I like to see those stars above
So if you want to be with me
If you want to win my heart,
We'll have to leave these city lights
And all this modern art.
You say that you're a country boy
Who knows the forest well
And you can take me to heaven,
For I've already been through hell
I want to believe you when you say
That you're falling in love with me
But you're going to have to say it on country soil
If you want me to believe.
Well, I'm just a city/country girl
Needing lots of love
I don't care much for skyscrapers.
I like to see those stars above
So if you want to walk with me
If you want to hold my hand
We'll have to leave these city lights
And find some country land
We'll have to leave these city lights
And find some country land.
s.m.chisam
Dancin' to a Country Song
I was sitting alone
Down in Abeline
When my baby walked in
Looking wild and free
All eyes turned to him
But he turned to me
As they started playing our song
Dancing cheek to cheek
To a country song
Just holdin my baby
All night long
Everything's all right
Nothing can go wrong
Dancing to a country song.
He said those words
I wanted to hear
Then he said, "Baby, let's
Get away from here."
So we got in his truck
And he put it in gear
And we listened to those country songs.
Dancing cheek to cheek
To a country song
Just holdin my baby
All night long
Everything's all right
Nothing can go wrong
Dancing to a country song.
Well he pulled off the road
Cause the stars were too bright
Not to dance in the open
On this moonlit night
And the critters looked up
In surprise at the sight
Of us dancing to a country song.
Dancing cheek to cheek
To a country song
Just holdin my baby
All night long
Everything's all right
Nothing can go wrong
Dancing to a country song.
s.m.chisam
My Darlin's in Denver
The lights over Kansas are shinin' so bright
As I walk by myself on this warm summer night
And the moonlight surrounds me and tempts me to sin,
For my darlin's in Denver, again.
My darlin's in Denver and I'm in the mood,
So I'm tryin', oh I'm tryin' so hard to be good.
But I'll stay away from those bright neon lights
Til my darlin is home again, here by my side.
s.m.chisam
Riverwalk
Bright candles on tables glow softly tonight
As we walk by the cafes beneath the moon's light
And the bright stars above us are shining just right
As we walk along fallin' in love.
Every time we walk this Riverwalk
Every time we talk this river talk
Every time we listen to the river
I fall more in love with you.
s.m.chisam
I Thought You Said You Could Ride
Hey, cowgirl, I thought you said,
I thought you said you could ride.
But look what happened
When that horse a yours twisted
And pulled away to the inside.
You walked the walk and you talked the talk
And I'd a thought you had some class,
But you spurred him
When ya shoulda hung loose
And fell off on yer social class
So, pass me the biscuits and gravy too
Come on over to the barbeque
If yer too upper class, there's a chair to one side...
I thought you said you could ride.
s.m.chisam
Brass Ring
You can't catch the brass ring from an inside horse,
No matter how hard you try.
You can't even get near it from an inside horse,
And here's the reason why:
Inside horses are protected
By the roof of the carousel,
And, although they have their ups and downs,
They haven't really been through Hell.
(But they can sure put you there.)
They retain their pretty coat of paint,
Their gold fittings keep their shine,
They never get wrinkled, or scratched, or broke.
They don't show the effects of time.
So if you really want to catch that ring,
It's just a matter, of course,
Of forgetting about the inside nag
And going with an outside horse.
s.m.chisam
--For a good friend, who had his ups and downs when he tripped over an inside horse.
He's The Sweetheart of San Antone
Well his smile's like the Alamo,
You'll always remember
And you don't let him find you alone.
If you fall for him, he'll keep you waiting,
He's the sweetheart of San Antone.
He knows all the ladies,
He's kissed em all, too
He's saving the last dance
Just for little you
Be careful, there, darlin'
For he can't be true
He's the sweetheart of San Antone.
He don't know a promise
Aint made to be broke
And he thinks that forever
Is some kind of joke
When his wife finds him with you
He's gonna be broke,
He's the sweetheart of San Antone.
s.m.chisam
Trail Ride
Your cotton shirt seems to glow in the light of the moon
and I watch your body sway slightly
on the back of the horse
as we cross the fields this magical night
I still can't believe we are here
together
at last
Your hair looks like watered silk in the moonlight
as you dismount to join me in the soft prairie grass
your eyes catch and hold the starlight
and your smile matches my own
and we hold hands
and walk down to the lake,
and leave the horses
Nickering to themselves.
s.m.chisam
Dream of a City Girl
Born in the city,
Raised in the city,
But my heart, I think,
Was born in the mountains
And my soul in the summer wind.
My feet walked the pavement,
The highways and byways,
While my heart
walked on hillsides
And in lush verdant valleys
And I drank of the cool mountain streams.
I dreamed that one day
I would live in the mountains.
Now, I live in the high country,
Still in a house,
But not far from a meadow,
And I live my dreams...
I smell the wildflowers
When the breeze lifts them
And they nod their helloes
To my lingering feet.
I see graceful butterflies,
The little flowers of heaven,
Whisper to each other
The secrets they know.
I see a deer
And am silent enough
To have it see me
And not be afraid...
Just the deer and I, resting
By the mountain stream.
Now my heart laughs
And my soul rejoices,
For I have returned
To the place of my birth.
Suen~os de la Nina de Ciudad
Naci' en la ciudad
Creci' en la ciudad
Pero mi corazon, yo pienso,
Nacio' en la sierra,
Y mi alma en el viento del verano
Mis pies caminan el asfalto
Los carreteras y vi'as,
Mientras que mi corazon
Camina en los cerros
Y en los valles verdes
Y bebo de aguas tranquilas en la montan~a
Yo son~e' que un di'a
Yo viviri'a en las montan~as...
Y ahora yo vivo en la sierra
todavi'a en una casa,
Pero no lejana de los campos
Y yo vivo mis suen~os...
Yo huelo las flores de los campos
Cuando la brisa las levanta
Y ellas dicen "buenas d'ias"
A mis pies lentos...
Yo veo mariposas graciosas
Las florecillas de ciello
Murmullan unos a otras
Los secretos que ellas saben...
Yo veo un venado
Y yo estoy muy serena
Cuando me ve
Y no tiene miedo de mi...
< strong>Solemente el venado y yo, descansamos
Por el agua tranquila.
Y ahora, mi corazon ri'e
Y mi alma tiene alegri'a
Por yo he regressado
Al suelo en que naci'.
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