but until I can find me A girl who'll stay and won't play games behind me [Chorus:] I'll be what I am A solitary man A solitary man I've had it here
: Well I won't back down, no I won't back down You can stand me up at the gates of hell But I won't back down Gonna stand my ground, won't be turned
: When life seems full Of clouds and rain And I'm full Of nothin' but pain Who soothes my thumpin', bumpin' brain? Nobody When Wintertime comes With
: It began when they come took me from my home And put me on Death Row, a crime for which I am totally innocent, you know. I began to warm and chill
: Up in the mornin', out on the job Work like the devil for my pay. But that lucky old sun has nothin' to do But roll around heaven all day. Had a fuss
: I know that hearts were loving Long before I was here And I'm not the first to ever cry In my bed or in my beer There were songs before there was radio
: Well, you're my friend And can you see Many times we've been out drinking Many times we've shared our thoughts Did you ever, ever notice, the kind
: Field of diamonds in the sky Worlds are whirling right on by Are you wondering who am i Field of diamonds in the sky Am I just a star in some crown
: Would you lay with me in a field of stone If my needs were strong would you lay with me Should my lips grow dry would you wet them dear In the midnight
: Hold on honey I'd like to say I'm busting out and breaking away I'm letting you go like a hot horse shoe I can't take another heart ache from you
: I got a crib full of corn, and a turnin' plow But the grounds to wet for the hopper now. Got a cultivator and a double tree A leather line for the
: I'm a poor wayfaring stranger While traveling thru this world of woe Yet there's no sickness, toil, or danger In that bright world to which I go I'
: Is it getting better Or do you feel the same Will it make it easier on you now If youve got someone to blame You said one love One life When its oone
Not the sound of her voice, did he hear For the watch dogs did howl and the village bells tolled And the winds blew across the wild moor. Oh, how the old man
I know that hearts were loving Long before I was here And I'm not the first to ever cry In my bed or in my beer There were songs before there was radio
I got a crib full of corn, and a turnin' plow But the grounds to wet for the hopper now. Got a cultivator and a double tree A leather line for the hull
Field of diamonds in the sky Worlds are whirling right on by Are you wondering who am i Field of diamonds in the sky Am I just a star in some crown
Well I won't back down, no I won't back down You can stand me up at the gates of hell But I won't back down Gonna stand my ground, won't be turned around