Don't Rock The Jukebox -------------------------- Don't rock the jukebox I wanna hear some Jones My heart ain't ready For the Rolling Stones I don't feel like rockin' Since my baby's gone So don't rock the jukebox Play me a country song Before you drop that quarter Keep one thing in mind You got a heartbroke hillbilly Standing here in line I've been down and lonely Ever since she left Before you punch that number Could I make one request Don't rock the jukebox I wanna hear some Jones My heart ain't ready For the Rolling Stones I don't feel like rockin' Since my baby's gone So don't rock the jukebox Play me a country song I ain't got nothin' Against rock & roll But when your heart's been broken You need a song that's slow Ain't nothin' like a steel guitar To drown a memory Before you spend your money baby Play a song for me Don't rock the jukebox I wanna hear George Jones My heart ain't ready For the Rolling Stones I don't feel like rockin' Since my baby's gone So don't rock the jukebox Play me a country song Ya don't rock the jukebox Play me a country song That's All I Need To Know ------------------------------ I had to look through our old pictures To see the way we used to smile Before we left love in the closet Like it just went out of style Can we pull out those old feelin's Wipe the hurt away like dust Make love shine the way it used to shine Find the gold beneath the rust That's all I need to know Do you wanna stay together Just say let's don't let go And I'll keep holdin' on forever Have the teardrops that you've cried Drowned the fire in your eyes Is there one flame beneath the smoke Tell me is there any hope That's all I need to know Is it too late to recover Those old smiles we used to wear Can we save a love that once was strong Before it breaks beyond repair That's all I need to know Do you wanna stay together Just say let's don't let go And I'll keep holdin' on forever Have the teardrops that you've cried Drowned the fire in your eyes Is there one flame beneath the smoke Tell me is there any hope That's all I need to know Is there one flame beneath the smoke Tell me is there any hope That's all I need to know Dallas --------- Dallas packed her suitcase And drove off in the brand new car I bought her She made leaving me look easy I wish she'd made it look a little harder I took her out of Texas When she was just a girl But old Tennessee and me Couldn't take Texas out of her On how I wish Dallas was in Tennessee If I could move Texas east Then she'd be here with me Then nothin' else would come between the two of us If Dallas was in Tennessee By now she's leaving Memphis And everything we had behind her Lord I hope the gold band on her hand Will serve as a reminder That true love is a treasure That's very seldom found But you can't stay together if there's no common ground Oh how I wish Dallas was in Tennessee If I could move Texas east Then she'd be here with me Then nothin' else would come between the two of us If Dallas was in Tennessee Oh if Dallas was in Tennessee Dallas packed her suitcase And drove off in the brand new car I bought her Midnight In Montgomery ----------------------------- Midnight in Montgomery, silver eagle, lonely road I was on my way to Mobile for a big New Year's Eve show I stopped for just a minute to see a friend outside of town Put my collar up, I found his name, and felt the wind die down And a drunk man in a cowboy hat took me by surprise Wearing shiny boots, a Nudi suit and haunting haunted eyes He said 'Friend it's good to see you, it's nice to know you care Then the wind picked up and he was gone Was he ever really there 'Cause it's midnight in Montgomery Just hear that whippoorwill See the stars light up the purple sky Feel that lonesome chill When the wind is right, you'll hear his songs Smell whiskey in the air Midnight in Montgomery He's always singing there I climbed back on my eagle Took one last look around Through red tail lights The shadow moved slow across the ground And off somewhere a midnight train is slowly passing by I could hear that whistle moaning I'm so lonesome I could cry 'Cause it's midnight in Montgomery Just hear that whippoorwill See the stars light up the purple sky Feel that lonesome chill 'Cause when the wind it's right, you'll hear his songs Smell whiskey in the air Midnight in Montgomery He's always singing there He's always singing there Hank's always singing there Love's Got A Hold On You ------------------------------- I called my doctor on the telephone Help me Doc there's something wrong I can't shake it it's gone too far He said tell me what your symptoms are I said my hands are sweaty and my knees are weak I can't eat and I can't sleep It's turning me every way but loose He said it sounds like love's got a hold on you No doubt love's got a hold on you I told my buddies I was settlin' down No more of this running 'round They looked at me like I was a fool And said come on tell us what's wrong with you I said my hands are sweaty and my knees are weak I can't eat and I can't sleep It's turning me every way but loose He said it sounds like love's got a hold on you No doubt love's got a hold on you Well I tossed and turned til the morning light Holding my pillow hanging on for life There ain't nothing I can do They said it sounds like love's got a hold on you Sounds like love's got a hold on you My hands are sweaty and my knees are weak I can't eat and I can't sleep It's turning me every way but loose He said it sounds like love's got a hold on you Sounds like love's got a hold on you Sounds like love's got a hold on you No doubt love's got a hold on you Someday ---------- She looked me in the eye and said it's over I can't take this heartache anymore She said don't tell me lies and try to please me I've heard it all so many times before And I took her by the arm and said don't leave me There's nothin' in this world I wouldn't do Just give me time I'll be the man you've needed She said I wish that I could take that for the truth And I said someday I'll get my life straight And she said it's too late What's done is done And I told her someday She said I can't wait 'Cause sometimes someday just never comes She said all I've ever wanted was to love you And somewhere deep inside me I still do But now I think it's time I stopped believin' 'Cause I'm never gonna see a change in you And I said someday I'll get my life straight And she said it's too late What's done is done And I told her someday She said I can't wait 'Cause sometimes someday just never comes Sometimes someday just never comes From A Distance ------------------- Just another bar With loud guitars Smoke and candles burning low And the same ol' boys Their backs to the bar Staring across a crowded floor Then I hear a familiar sound Your voice laughing out loud From a distance I can see you Dancing slowly with somebody new But I can't hold you like I want to But I can love you from a distance So I take a chair In a corner somewhere You can't see me But I can look at you And I remember those times When I looked in your eyes The way that he now looks at you Deep down I know it's over But it hurts me when he's so much closer From a distance I can see you Dancing slowly with somebody new But I can't hold you like I want to But I can love you from a distance And if I can't hold you near me I'll just hold onto your memory From a distance I can see you Dancing slowly with somebody new But I can't hold you like I want to But I can love you from a distance I'll always love you from a distance Chattahoochee ------------------ Way down yonder on the Chattahoochee It gets hotter than a hoochie coochie We laid rubber on the Georgia asphalt We got a little crazy but we never got caught Down by the river on a Friday night Pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight Talkin' 'bout cars and dreamin' 'bout women Never had a plan, just a livin' for the minute Yeah way down yonder on the Chattahoochee Never knew how much that muddy water meant to me But I learned how to swim and I learned who I was A lot about livin' and a little 'bout love Well we fogged up the windows in my old Chevy I was willin' but she wasn't ready So I settled for a burger and a grape sno-cone I dropped her off early but I didn't go home Down by the river on a Friday night Pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight Talkin' 'bout cars and dreamin' 'bout women Never had a plan, just a livin' for the minute Yeah way down yonder on the Chattahochee Never knew how much that muddy water meant to me But I learned how to swim and I learned who I was A lot about livin' and a little 'bout love Yeah way down yonder on the Chattahochee Never knew how much that muddy water meant to me But I learned how to swim and I learned who I was A lot about livin' and a little 'bout love A lot about livin' and a little 'bout love She's Got The Rhythm (And I Got The Blues) ------------------------------------------------- This old bar stool's feelin' higher 'Cause I've started sinkin' lower The minute that she waltzed right through that door Not long ago I held her, like a fool I went and left her Now she's with somebody new out on that floor And she's got the rhythm and I got the blues And she's showin' me how much I had to lose With her every little move she's tellin' me I'm over you She's got the rhythm and I've got the blues Well that music's gettin' louder As my heart keeps beatin' faster As she spells out regret in perfect time Well I thought I wanted freedom but that ball and chain I need 'em 'Cause when you choose sometimes you lose the prize 'Cause she's got the rhythm and I got the blues And she's showin' me how much I had to lose With her every little move she's tellin' me I'm over you She's got the rhythm and I've got the blues Yeah with her every little move she's tellin' me I'm over you She's got the rhythm and I got the blues Tonight I Climbed The Wall ------------------------------- Our room was filled with silence I guess we'd said it all I don't know when I'd seen our bedroom So long I can't recall We'd built this thing between us I'm not sure what's the cause So I swallowed all my pride And tonight I climbed the wall Tonight I climbed the wall And took her by the hand We'd come too far to fall Couldn't stand to see it end So tonight I climbed the wall Makin' love is so much sweeter When you love the one you hold After all these years of holdin' her You'd think by now I'd know Now as we lie here together All our troubles seem so small Just these satin sheets between us 'Cause tonight I climbed the wall Tonight I climbed the wall And took her by the hand We'd come too far to fall Couldn't stand to see it end So tonight I climbed the wall Tonight I climbed the wall Tonight I climbed the wall (Who Says) You Can't Have It All ------------------------------------ A stark-naked light bulb hangs over my head There's one lonely pillow on my double bed I've got a ceiling, a floor and four walls Who says you can't have it all My room's decorated with pictures of you Your letters wallpaper this shrine to the blues I've got precious memories at my beck and call Who says you can't have it all I've got everything a broken heart needs Oh, I'm doin' fine don't you worry 'bout me 'Cause I'm Lord and Master Of a fool's Taj Mahal Who says you can't have it all I've got everything a broken heart needs Oh, I'm doin' fine don't you worry 'bout me 'Cause I'm Lord and Master Of a fool's Taj Mahal Who says you can't have it all Oh, who says you can't have it all If It Ain't One Thing (It's You) ------------------------------------- Well I guess it's just not my day The wind blew my morning paper away Then I cut my toe on a sliver of glass From the stormdoor you broke when you left here so fast If it ain't one thing it's you If you've heard that I'm going crazy It's true The wheels seem to fall off whatever I do If it ain't one thing It's you Well I rented that movie you hate But that old VCR just chewed up the tape Then I went to the freezer thought I'd cook me a steak All I found was that old piece of our wedding cake If it ain't one thing it's you If you've heard that I'm going crazy It's true The wheels seem to fall off whatever I do If it ain't one thing It's you But I never knew that I needed you so But now that I've lost you, I can't let you go If it ain't one thing oh it's you If you've heard that I'm going crazy It's true The wheels seem to fall off whatever I do If it ain't one thing It's you Oh if it ain't one thing It's you Mercury Blues ------------------ Well if I had money Tell you what I'd do I'd go downtown and buy a Mercury or two Crazy 'bout a Mercury Lord, I'm crazy 'bout a Mercury I'm gonna buy me a Mercury And cruise it up and down the road Well the girl I love I stole her from a friend He got lucky stole her back again She heard he had a Mercury Lord she's crazy 'bout a Mercury I'm gonna buy me a Mercury And cruise it up and down the road Well hey now mama You look so fine Ridin' 'round in your Mercury '49 Crazy 'bout a Mercury Lord I'm crazy 'bout a Mercury I'm gonna buy me a Mercury And cruise it up and down the road Well my baby went out She didn't stay long Bought herself a Mercury come a cruisin' home She's crazy 'bout a Mercury Yeah she's crazy 'bout a Mercury I'm gonna buy me a Mercury And cruise it up and down the road Well if I had money Tell you what I'd do I'd go downtown and buy a Mercury or two Crazy 'bout a Mercury Lord I'm crazy 'bout a Mercury I'm gonna buy me a Mercury And cruise it up and down the road I'm gonna buy me a Mercury And cruise it up and down the road I'm gonna buy me a Mercury And cruise it up and down the road Little Bitty ---------------- Have a little love on a little honeymoon You got a little dish and you got a little spoon A little bitty house and a little bitty yard A little bitty dog and a little bitty car Well, it's alright to be little bitty A little hometown or a big old city Might as well share, might as well smile Life goes on for a little bitty while A little bitty baby in a little bitty gown It'll grow up in a little bitty town A big yellow bus and little bitty books It all started with a little bitty look Well, it's alright to be little bitty A little hometown or a big old city Might as well share, might as well smile Life goes on for a little bitty while You know you got a job and a little bitty check A six pack of beer and television set Little bitty world goes around and around Little bit of silence and a little bit of sound A good ole boy and a pretty little girl Start all over in a little bitty world Little bitty plan and a little bitty dream It's all part of a little bitty scheme It's alright to be little bitty A little hometown or a big old city Might as well share, might as well smile Life goes on for a little bitty while It's alright to be little bitty A little hometown or a big old city Might as well share, might as well smile Life goes on for a little bitty while Everything I Love ----------------------- Coffee keeps me up and I can't sleep And when I drink too much then I can't eat Losing you has led me to believe Everything I love is killin' me Everything I love is killin' me Cigarettes, Jack Daniels and caffeine And that's the way you're turnin' out to be Everything I love gonna have to give up 'Cause everything I love is killin' me I guess I made a big mistake Thinkin' you're a habit I can break Well, I'm addicted to you now I see Everything I love is killin' me Everything I love is killin' me Cigarettes, Jack Daniels and caffeine And that's the way you're turnin' out to be Everything I love gonna have to give up 'Cause everything I love is killin' me Everything I love gonna have to give up 'Cause everything I love is killin' me Between The Devil And Me ------------------------------ This world can take you by the hand And tempt the soul of any man But you can choose your path There's two roads you can take One way is right and one way is wrong The flesh is weak, but love is strong And she's all I see between the devil and me The gates of hell swing open wide invitin' me to step inside I'll be your friend, he calls again, I know it's him The flames are spreadin' everywhere But through the smoke I see her there She's all I see between the devil and me I hold her in my arms tonight So safe and warm I close my eyes And a cool breeze blows 'cross our bodies in the dark Outside her reach is my concern Somewhere I know a fire burns And she's all I see between the devil and me The gates of hell swing open wide invitin' me to step inside I'll be your friend, he calls again, I know it's him The flames are spreadin' everywhere But through the smoke I see her there She's all I see between the devil and me The gates of hell swing open wide Invitin' me to step inside She's all I see between the devil and me There Goes --------------- There you were standin' in the shadows Well I just looked where I don't see I'm still pretendin' I don't need you I won't let you know you're killin' me Like some big black widow spider You know just how to catch your prey I'm actin' like it doesn't matter And you sneak up from behind and whisper my name And there goes your paralyzin' eyes There goes your tantalizin' smile There goes my act of playin' it cool And there go the words I meant to say There go the games I wanted to play There goes my heart fallin' for you Well I think you're playin' with me darlin' You like to see what you can do Well I should be fishin' for Blue Marlin Instead of bein' hooked by again by you But there goes your paralyzin' eyes There goes your tantalizin' smile There goes my act of playin' it cool And there go the words I meant to say There go the games I wanted to play There goes my heart fallin' for you Yeah there goes your paralyzin' eyes There goes your tantalizin' smile There goes my heart fallin' for you Yeah there goes my heart fallin' for you A House With No Curtains ------------------------------- We still were our rings We still say I love you We both play the part oh so well But everyone knows It's just a sad show And we're only foolin' ourselves It's like living in a house with no curtains The whole world can see what's inside You can turn out the lights in a house with no curtains But heartache has nowhere to hide We could pack up and leave in different directions If we just had somewhere to go We just keep on pretending Afraid of the ending Admitting what everyone knows It's like living in a house with no curtains The whole world can see what's inside You can turn out the lights in a house with no curtains But heartache has nowhere to hide You can turn out the lights In a house with no curtains But heartache has nowhere to hide Who's Cheatin' Who ------------------------ Everywhere you look You can write a book On the trouble of a woman and a man But you can not impose You can't stick your nose Into something that you don't understand But still you wonder Who's cheatin' who Who's being true And who don't even care anymore It makes you wonder Who's doin' right with someone tonight And who's car is parked next door I thought I knew her well I really couldn't tell That she had another lover on her mind You see it felt so right When she held me tight How could I be so blind But still you wonder Who's cheatin' who Who's being true And who don't even care anymore It makes you wonder Who's doin' right with someone tonight Who's car is parked next door A heart is on the line Each and every time Love is stolen in the shadows of the night Though it's wrong all along It keeps goin' on As long as you keep in outta sight Still you wonder Who's cheatin' who And who's being true Who don't even care anymore It makes you wonder Who's doin' right with someone tonight Who's car is parked next door Still you wonder Who's cheatin' who And who's being true And who don't even care anymore It makes you wonder Who's doin' right with someone tonight Who's car is parked next door Still you wonder Who's cheatin' who And who's being true And who don't even care anymore It makes you wonder Who's doin' right with someone tonight Who's car is parked next door
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