I said 'goodnight' to the crowd Found my way back from another night out in the blue The sad ones remind me too much of myself The sweet ones remind me
Old man sun is setting, he won again today I got blisters on my fingers, salt stains on my shirt Close the gate behind me, hear you call my name Cuttin
There are dreams that come to me in the night And some are precious and fine Lately all of my dreams of you are the hurtin' kind Lyin' beside you, I miss
I can't see the burned out night light Her spirit calls from long ago, long ago Something doesn't ring right Must be my telephone Breakin' in another
Standing on the corner with my paper cup Nickels, dimes and quarters never near enough The busy people walk on by never look me in the eye I become expandable
Just this side of Heaven there's a little white house Take a ride at the Pearly Gates, go 'bout a quarter mile south There's an angel sittin' on a front
Heard you was in trouble and hurtin' awful bad Facing the biggest challenges that you have ever had For peace and truth and justice we've struggled every
A threadbare alibi, a lifetime full of promise Fell from my Mary's eyes as she saw the screen door swing The baby never woke, he lay cradled in her trembling
Mama knows the highway by the songs When she hears a good one, she always sings along She don't ever worry 'bout what's gone She says, "Good country music
Love don't hang out in a grand hotel Got no satin sheets, got no servant's bell Ain't in Bel Air on some big old yacht Ain't in a beach house on Monserrat
Got no time for the corner boys Down in the street makin' all that noise Don't want no hos on 8th Avenue 'Cause tonight I'm gonna be with you Tonight
Old habits die hard, some wounds never heal We got what we came for, this is part of the deal I can't forget you, I can't even try Sometimes it seems
Last night I dreamed you were back again Larger than life again, holding me tight again Placing those same kisses on my brow Sweeter than ever now, lord
She found the place where I've been hiding Have I the grace to let her in To where my heart has been residing Away from the joy and pain again? She's
Close your eyes, you've got a long day comin' Your mama will be callin', that old rooster will crow Close your eyes, you've got a long day comin' You
Somewhere, back in the good old days I missed the last train home Mastered more than a million ways To turn my soul to stone I have taken love, I have
There's an Elvis movie on the marquee sign We've all seen at least three times Everybody's broke, Bobby's got a buck Put a dollars worth of gas in his
My Daddy brought home a photograph from the paper yesterday It showed a line of wagons movin' someplace far away That picture made my daddy smile, it
