1. |
I'm Still Laughin'
04:47
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If I'm losing I'm still laughin'
I've had my heart fall through my shoes
Seen the rain fall through pretty blue skies
I've seen the blues fall on some pretty good guys
I've seen lightnin' in the sunlight
Thunder in the cold
Beauty in the young ones
Beauty in the old
I bought the farm on some pretty good friends of mine
Some of left town, baby
And some have stuck around
That's a pretty good life so keep it comin' back around
'Cuz if I'm losin' I'm still laughin'
Been down roads that go nowhere
I've watched the wind blow circles in the sky
I watched a young girl dry tears
From a baby's eyes
Anger in a good heart
Laughter when it was sad
Children when they're happy
Children when they're mad
I left the scene of some fairly minor crimes
I gave my heart to some
And some I left behind
Well that's a pretty good life
So keep it comin' back around
Hey momma
Say hello
It's good to see your blue eyes shinin'
Ooh baby
It's when you're letting go
Keeps your heart from feelin' blind, yea
If I'm losing I'm still laughin'
I've had my heart fall through my shoes
Seen the rain fall through pretty blue skies
I've seen the blues fall on some pretty good guys
I've seen lightnin' in the sunlight
Thunder in the cold
Beauty in the young ones
Beauty in the old
I bought the farm on some pretty good friends of mine
Some of left town, baby
And some have stuck around
That's a pretty good life so keep it comin' back around
'Cuz if I'm losin' I'm still laughin'
I've had my heart fall through my shoes
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2. |
Don't Build Me A House
03:52
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Don't build me a house
With no windows to the world
Don't tie me to a post
In this old town
Don' t block the road out
With your good intentions
Don't try to settle me down
You laugh and say I'm chasin' rainbows
You say I'll never catch the sun
You turn your back on this
Facility of motion
Ask I'd be your favorite son
Don't build me a house
With no windows to the world
Don't tie me to a post
In this old town
Don' t block the road out
With your good intentions
Don't try to settle me down
I'm just a vagabond traveler
A gypsy on some lost highway
You'll find me out on some wide open spaces
And I hope to see you there some day
Don't build me a house
With no windows to the world
Don't tie me to a post
In this old town
Don' t block the road out
With your good intentions
Don't try to settle me down
I see the wind, it's blowin' towards the East coast
I jump a cloud to some foreign land
So wave goodbye with sweet salutations
Wish me well if you can
Don't build me a house
With no windows to the world
Don't tie me to a post
In this old town
Don' t block the road out
With your good intentions
Don't try to settle me down
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3. |
Ochelata
03:56
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Ochelata
What have you been up to, since
I've been gone
Are you still singin'
All those same ol' sad, sad songs
About somebody losin', somebody walkin' away
And Ochelata, why can't you see, that it's
Blue skies and white clouds
Mary goes 'round
It's a whiskey, and it's a broken heart
That's what makes this world what it is
Yes, and what it is
Is what you want it to be
All I ever wanted was you and me
Look out your window and that's where I'll be
Blue skies and the white clouds...
Ochelata
Do you remember all those
Hot summer nights?
When we would lie there in the tall grass prairies
Chasin' butterflies, and fireflies
And the moon as it flies on by
Why ask why?
Cuz it's blue skies and white clouds
Mary goes 'round
It's a whiskey, and it's a broken heart
That's what makes this world what it is
Yes, and what it is
Is what you want it to be
All I ever wanted was you and me
Look out your window and that's where I'll be
Blue skies and the white clouds
Tall grass, prairie land
Ochelata
I think about you now and then
Sure would be nice to see you
Ochelata
What have you been up to?
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4. |
Let Her Fly
04:14
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She's not the kind
To hang around forever
She doesn't believe that love will stick around
She's the shadow in your room
When you wake up on your own
She's the wind that's blowin' through
All the windows of your heart
You can watch her dance around
But you're gonna have to let her go
She has the gift to make you feel
Like she never said goodbye
But she never lied
Got to learn how (to)
Let her fly
He's not the kind
To talk about forever
He doesn't believe she won't always be around
He sees the world in black and white
And he's searchin' for some color
But she's holdin' a rainbow in her hand
You can watch her dance around
But you're gonna have to let her go
She has the gift to make you feel
Like she never said goodbye
But she never lied
Got to learn how (to)
Let her fly
You can watch her dance around
But you're gonna have to let her go
She has the gift to make you feel
Like she never said goodbye
But she never lied
Got to learn how (to)
Let her fly
She's not the kind
To hang around forever
He doesn't believe she won't always be around
He sees the world in black and white
And he's searchin' for some color
She's holdin' a rainbow in her hand
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5. |
West Texas Women
04:20
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I was drivin' from Austin to El Paso
Through Ozona, Sonora, Balmorhea
When I stopped in Ft. Stockton
Well, my boots, they were a knockin'
The dust off those desert highways
I set down to have long, tall cool one
To have a drink, straight up from the well
When she pulled up a bar stool
She said, Welcome to the Grey Mule
The finest in West Texas saloons
She wore an old white bandana
She wore her eyes made in blue
She rode'em high in the saddle, buddy
And she had spurs on the backs of her boots
Well the women in West Texas
They're like storms in the desert
They're far and few between
I know I don't want her
But I got to thinkin' I need her
Now you see where my drinkin' got me
She said Howdy
She sho' nuff was a Texan
She was Lonestar, red white and blue
She could shoot'em down as fast as you could poor'em, buddy
She was tough as the souls on your boots
I said, Hey there Mr. Bartender
I'd like to buy her a beer
He said, Are you sure you wanna?
Mr. I think I oughta
Drink this, it'll help when she's near.
She wasn't pretty, but she sure enough was handsome
She was as tall as those Texas oil wells
When I told her that I loved her
She introduced me to her brother
He was my best man, and on weekends we raised hell!
Well the women in West Texas
They're like storms in the desert
They're far and few between
I know I don't want her
But I got to thinkin' I need her
Now you see where my drinkin' got me
She wears an old white bandana
She wears her eyes made in blue
She rides me high in the saddle, buddy
And she has spurs on the backs of her boots
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6. |
Rockin' Chair
03:36
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Daddy got a rockin' chair
Gonna rock in it all day long
Daddy got a rockin' chair
Gonna rock in it all day long
Rock in the mornin'
And he rock in the afternoon
Like a man on a mission
He's rockin' to the moon
That ol' rocker has seen better days
Once a mighty oak
Now a dusty ol' grey
That ol' rocker been down on the farm
With a broken back
Shaky in the arms
When the rails start shakin'
And the parts start to moan
I hear'em out there rockin'
Rock on, Daddy, rock on
Daddy got a rockin' chair
Gonna rock in it all day long
Daddy got a rockin' chair
Gonna rock in it all day long
Rock in the mornin'
And he rock in the afternoon
Like a man on a mission
He's rockin' to the moon
That ol' rocker
Spent some time out in the sun
With a finish, it's all cracked and a shine, it's all but gone
That ol' rocker
Came down from the trees
He was built for comfort, wasn't built for speed
But when the rails start shakin'
Parts start to moan
You can hear'em out there rockin'
Rock on, Daddy, rock on
But when the rails start shakin'
Parts start to moan
You can hear'em out there rockin'
Rock on, Daddy, rock on
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7. |
Baby Got Boots
03:42
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Baby got boots
Baby got sequins
Girl got some earrings
That look like Texas
Girl got some curve
Well they said she won't let ya
But if you're drivin' down that road
I bet that curve'll get ya boy
I said, Hey baby don't you need a ride?
She said, I'm not that kind
Put some fuel in my pocket, boy
I just might decide to hang around
Big lips, big hair
Baby stopped the show
Think I see my highway star
Them rockets are ready to go
Shiny bright little satellite
She got that Texas swing
If I had the nerve to talk to her
I probly wouldn't say a thing, but
I said, Hey baby don't you need a ride?
She said, I'm not that kind
Put some fuel in my pocket, boy
I just might decide to hang around
Baby got boots
Baby got sequins
Girl got some earrings
That look like Texas
Girl got some curve
Well they said she won't let ya
But if you're drivin' down that road
I bet that curve'll get ya boy
I said, Hey baby don't you need a ride?
She said, I'm not that kind
Put some fuel in my pocket, boy
I just might decide to hang around
I know what you're lookin for
I know what you need
I know what you're lookin for
You ain't gettin' it from me
Cuz I've been walkin' down this road
Mindin' my own
Why don't you drive on by
And leave this girl alone
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8. |
Nobody Knows My Baby
02:32
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Nobody knows my baby
Nobody knows my baby
Nobody knows my baby
Quite like me
She likes to cry when the wind blows
She's always happy when it rains
She never talks bad about me
She's just not that way
Nobody knows my baby
Nobody knows my baby
Nobody knows my baby
Quite like me
She's chasin' dreams on her Saturdays
She's cookin' up a storm every Sunday
I know a few things about that girl
I just won't say
Nobody knows my baby
Nobody knows my baby
Nobody knows my baby
Quite like me
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9. |
Girl Where You Been
03:51
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Girl
Honey, where you been?
I've been tryin' to get a hold of you, baby
Since I don't know when
Went to the party where they said you would be
I didn't find you, girl, but your girlfriend found me
We sat on the couch
We talked about you
And all she could say to me was, Honey, do you know what to do?
Girl
Honey, where have you been?
I've been tryin' to get a hold of you, baby
Since I don't know when
I called your momma, and then I called the law
I called the old lady who's been livin' down the hall
I called your brother, and I talked to your daddy too
Don't seem like nobody knows just what you been up to
Girl
Honey, where have you been?
I've been tryin' to get a hold of you, baby
Since I don't know when
Well I ran through the alley, ran through the town
I ran through the neighbor's yard
Lookin' all over for you baby, but
I have not seen and I have not heard
I've been talkin' to your mother, talkin' to your daddy too
Don't seem like nobody knows just what you been up to
Girl
Honey, where have you been?
I've been tryin' to get a hold of you, baby
Since I don't know when
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10. |
Stupid
04:12
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I've been a winner
Two or three times in my life
I know the dangers
Of pickin' the wrong kind of wife
I've been a loser
Had her in the palm of my hand
Started talkin' all outta my head
About places and things I've never been
That's when I opened my mouth
And the stupid came rollin'
Right outta my head
See, I'm a pretty smart guy
But I've done some crazy sorta things
Like that night when you and me, buddy
Down there in New Orleans
But I could keep that secret
99 percent of the time
But I got to drinkin' with your ol' lady
And her best friend at the time
That's when I opened my mouth
And the stupid came rollin'
Right outta my head
Well you'd think by now
I'd learn to shutup
Think I'd have experience
Well, you'd think I'd stop talkin'
Turn around and start walkin'
And save what's left of my self respect...
Well you'd think by now
I'd learn to shutup
Think I'd have experience
Well, you'd think I'd stop talkin'
Turn around and start walkin'
And save what's left of my self respect...
I've been a winner
Two or three times in my life
I know the dangers
Of pickin' the wrong kind of wife
I've been a loser
Had her in the palm of my hand
Started talkin' all outta my head
About places and things I've never been
That's when I opened my mouth
And the stupid came rollin'
Right outta my head
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11. |
Little Doggie
01:23
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Little doggie
Little doggie
Where have you been?
Looked out in my backyard
Broke out of your pen
Little doggie
Little doggie
Won't you come home?
I miss your little feets
Runnin' cross my floor
I miss your little feets
Runnin' cross my floor
Little doggie
Little doggie
Where have you been?
Looked out in my backyard
You jumped out of your pen
Little doggie
Little doggie
Where did you go?
Did you run on up to heaven
And are you runnin' with the Lord?
Did you run on up to heaven
And are you runnin' with the Lord?
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12. |
Love Never Let Go
04:45
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I saw a flower
And it was flyin' through the sky
I reached out my hand
That flower landed right there by my side
There I saw an angel
And she was ridin' there in my car
She said, Where you goin' buddy?
And are you goin' far?
Lookie there!
Look right over there!
What do my eyes see?
Little children, they're just runnin' around
Playin' hide and go in the street
Great God Almighty!
Where have we been?
Lost our vision, protecting our sin
Great God Almighty!
Where do we go?
Those who've lost love, love never let go
I saw an old man
Standing on the edge of the road
He was strong in spirit
But his heart left a long time ago
He was holdin' tight a vessel
And he held it high in his hands
Here's my milk and honey
And I'm heading to the promised land!
Lookie there!
Look right over there!
Tell me, What do my eyes see?
Little children, they're just runnin' around
Playin' hide and go in the street
Great God Almighty!
Where have we been?
Lost our vision, protecting our sin
Great God Almighty!
Where do we go?
Those who've lost love, love never let go
Well, I dunno
Guess I just don't care
Look at the love baby
When it's sittin' right here just about everywhere
I dunno
Guess I just can't see
Look at the love, baby, when it's sittin' right there by me
I saw a flower
And it was flyin' through the sky
I reached out my hand
That flower landed right there by my side
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