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Long Time Gone

Daddy sits on a’ front porch swinging

Looking out on a vacant field

Used to be filled with burley t'bacca

Now he knows it never will

My Brothers found work in Indiana

M' Sisters a nurse at the old folks home

Mama still cooking too much for supper

And me I’ve been a long time gone

Been a long time gone

No, I ain't hoed a row since I don't know when

Long time gone

And it ain't coming back again

Deliah plays that ol' church pian'a

Sitting out on her daddy’s farm

She always thought that we'd be together

Lord I never meant to do her harm

Said she could hear me singin' in the choir

Me, I heard another song

I caught wind and hit the road runnin'

And Lord, I've been a long time gone

Been a long time gone

Lord, I ain't had a prayer since I don't know when

Long time gone

And it ain't comin' back again

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Now me, I went to Nashville,

Tryin' to beat the big deal

Playin' down on Broadway

Gettin' there the hard way

Living from a tip jar

Sleeping in my car

Hocking my guitar

Yeah I’m gonna be a star

Now, me and Deliah singing every Sunday

Watching the children and the garden grow

We listen to the radio to hear what's cookin’

But the music ain't got no soul

Now they sound tired but they don't sound Haggard

They've got money but they don't have Cash

They got Junior but they don't have Hank

I think, I think, I think

The rest is a long time gone

No, I ain't hit the roof since I don’t know when

Long time gone

And it ain't coming back

I said a long time gone

No, I ain't honked the horn since I don’t know when

Long time gone

And it ain't coming back again

I said a long time, long time, long time gone

Well it’s been a long time

Long time, long time, long time gone

Oh, it's been a long time gone

Long time, long time, long time gone

Yeah yeah

Landslide

I took my love and I took it down

I climbed a mountain and I turned around

And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills

Well the landslide brought me down

Oh, mirror in the sky

What is love

Can the child within my heart rise above

Can I sail thru the changing ocean tides

Can I handle the seasons of my life

Well, I've been afraid of changing 'cause I built my life around you

But time makes you bolder

Children get older

I'm getting older too

Well...

Well, I've been afraid of changing 'cause I built my life around you

But time makes you bolder

Children get older

I'm getting older, too

Well I'm getting older too

So, take this love and take it down

Year and if you climb a mountain and ya turn around

And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills

Well the landslide brought me down

And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills

Well maybe

Well maybe the landslide will bring you down

Travelin' Soldier

Two days past eighteen

He was waiting for the bus in his army green

Sat down in a booth in a cafe there

Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair

He's a little shy so she gives him a smile

And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while

And talking to me,

I'm feeling a little low

She said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go

So they went down and they sat on the pier

He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care

I got no one to send a letter to

Would you mind if I sent one back here to you

I cried

Never gonna hold the hand of another guy

Too young for him they told her

Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier

Over love will never end

Waitin' for the soldier to come back again

Never more to be alone when the letter said

A soldier's coming home

So the letters came from an army camp

In California then Vietnam

And he told her of his heart

It might be love and all of the things he was so scared of

He said when it's getting kinda rough over here

I think of that day sittin' down at the pier

And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile

Don't worry but I won't be able to write for awhile

One Friday night at a football game

The Lord's Prayer said and the Anthem sang

A man said folks would you bow your heads

For a list of local Vietnam dead

Crying all alone under the stands

Was a piccolo player in the marching band

And one name read and nobody really cared

But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair

Truth No. 2

You don't like the sound of the truth

Coming from my mouth

You say that I lack the proof

Well baby that might be so

I might get to the end of my life

Find out everyone was lying

I don't think that I'm afraid anymore say that I would rather die trying

Woh-oh

Swing me way down south

Sing me something brave from your mouth

And I'll bring you

Pearls of water on my hips

And the love in my lips

All the love from my lips

This time when he swung the bat

And I found myself laying flat I wondered

What a way to spend a dime

What a way to use the time, ain't it baby

I looked at my reflection in the window walking past

And I saw a stranger

Just so scared all the time it makes me one more reason

Why the world's dangerous

Woh-oh

Swing me way down south

Sing me something brave from your mouth

And I'll bring you

Pearls of water on my hips

And the love in my lips

All the love from my lips

You don't like the sound of the truth

Coming from my mouth

You say that I lack the proof

Well baby that might be so

Tell me what's wrong with having a little faith

In what you're feeling in your heart

Why must we be so afraid

And always so far apart

Woh-oh

Swing me way down south

Sing me something brave from your mouth

And I'll bring you

Pearls of water on my hips

And the love in my lips

All the love from my lips

White Trash Wedding

You can't afford no ring

I shouldn't be wearing white and you can't afford no ring

You finally took my hand

It took a nip of gin

But you finally

took my hand

You can't afford no ring

I shouldn't be wearing white and you can't afford no ring

Mama don't approve

Daddy says he's the best in town

And mama don't approve

You can't afford no ring

I shouldn't be wearing white and you can't afford no ring

Baby's on its way

Say I do and kiss me quick

'Cause baby's on its way

I shouldn't be wearing white and you can't afford no ring

A Home

I mistook the warnings for wisdom

From so called friends quick to advise

Though your touch was telling me otherwise

Somehow I saw you as a weakness

I thought I had to be strong

Oh but I was just young, I was scared, I was wrong

Not a night goes by

I don't dream of wandering

Through the home that might have been

And I listened to my pride

When my heart cried out for you

Now every day I wake again

In a house that might have been

A home

Guess I did what I did believing

That love is a dangerous thing

Oh but that couldn't hurt anymore than never knowing

Not a night goes by

I don't dream of wandering

Through the home that might have been

And I listened to my pride

When my heart cried out for you

Now every day I wake again

In a house that might have been

A home

Four walls, a roof, a door, some windows

Just a place to run when my working day is through

They say home is where the heart is

If the exception proves the rule I guess that's true

Not a night goes by

I don't dream of wandering

Through the home that might have been

And I listened to my pride

When my heart cried out for you

Now every day I wake again

In a house that might have been

A home

More Love

I'm so close to you baby

But I'm so far away

There's a silence between us

And there's so much to say

You're my strength, you're my weakness

You're my faith, you're my doubt

We gotta meet in the middle

To work this thing out

More love, I can hear our hearts cryin'

More love, I know that's all we need

More love, to flow in between us

To take us and hold us and lift us above

If there's ever an answer

It's more love

We're afraid to be idle

So we fill up the days

We run on the treadmill

Keep slavin' away 'til there's no time for talkin'

About trouble in mind

And the doors are all closed

Between your heart and mine

More love, I can hear our hearts cryin'

More love, I know that's all we need

More love, to flow in between us

To take us and hold us and lift us above

If there's ever an answer

It's more love

Just look out around us

People fightin' their wars

They think they'll be happy

When they've settled their scores

Let's lay down our weapons

That hold us apart

Be still for just a minute

Try to open our hearts

More love, I can hear our hearts cryin'

More love, I know that's all we need

More love, to flow in between us

To take us and hold us and lift us above

If there's ever an answer

It's more love

I can hear our hearts cryin'

More love, I know that's all we need

More love, to flow in between us

To take us and hold us and lift us above

If there's ever an answer

It's more love

I Believe In Love

I made a promise to myself

Locked it away deep down inside

Told my heart we'd wait it out

Swore we'd never compromise

Oh I'd rather be alone

Like I am tonight

Than settle for the kind of love

That fades before the morning light

Silence stared me in the face

And I finally heard its voice

It seemed to softly say

That in love you have a choice

Today i got the answer

And there's a world of truth behind it

Love is out there waiting somewhere

You just have to go and find it

I believe in love, I believe in love

A love that's real, love that's strong

Love that lives on and on

Yes I believe in love

Tortured, Tangled Hearts"

Well there was a little falter at the altar of confession

Down on its knees true love did fall

After 31 days of sleepless nights, she woke up to end it all

With "I love you" on a fresh tattoo engraved upon his chest

She tore her name right off his heart

So here's to the unblessed

Oh love, oh love you fickle thing

Such pretty words and golden rings

It was a broken dream right from the start

Bless their tortured, tangled hearts

Well a blast of confusion coupled with delusion

Makes the best made plans sometimes fail

They wined and they dined, had peace of mind

She bought a gown and he rented tails

But the mighty cloud of destiny came driftin' through the gates

And busted up what could have been a perfect, hopeless case

Oh love, oh love you fickle thing

Such pretty words and golden rings

It was a broken dream right from the start

Bless their tortured, tangled hearts

Oh love, oh love you fickle thing

Such pretty words and golden rings

It was a broken dream right from the start

Bless their tortured, tangled hearts

Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)"

Dragon tales and the "water is wide"

Pirate's sail and lost boys fly

Fish bite moonbeams every night

And I love you

Godspeed, little man

Sweet dreams, little man

Oh my love will fly to you each night on angels wings

Godspeed

Sweet dreams

The rocket racer's all tuckered out

Superman's in pajamas on the couch

Goodnight moon, we'll find the mouse

And I love you

Godspeed, little man

Sweet dreams, little man

Oh my love will fly to you each night on angels wings

Godspeed

Sweet dreams

God bless mommy and match box cars

God bless dad and thanks for the stars

God heard "Amen," wherever you are

And I love you

Godspeed, little man

Sweet dreams, little man

Oh my love will fly to you each night on angels wings

Godspeed

Sweet dreams

Top Of The World

I wished I was smarter

I wished I was stronger

I wished I loved Jesus

The way my wife does

I wish it had been easier

Instead of any longer

I wished I could have stood where you would have been proud

But that won't happen now

That won't happen now

There's a whole lot of singing that's never gonna be heard

Disappearing everyday without so much as a word somehow

Think I broke the wings off that little song bird

She's never gonna fly to the top of the world right now

Top of the world

I don't have to answer any of these questions

Don't have no God to teach me no lessons

I come home in the eveing

Sit in my chair

One night they called me for supper

But I never got up

I stayed right there in my chair

There's a whole lot of singing that's never gonna be heard

Disappearing everyday without so much as a word somehow

Think I broke the wings off that little song bird

She's never gonna fly to the top of the world right now

Top of the world

I wished I'd a known you

Wished I'd a shown you

All of the things I was on the inside

I'd pretend to be sleeping

When you come in in the morning

To whisper good-bye

Go to work in the rain

I don't know why

Don't know why

'Cause everone's singing

We just wanna be heard

Disappearing everyday without so much as a word somehow

Wanna grab a hold of that little song bird

Take her for a ride to the top of the world right now

To the top of the world