I'm taking home a Dixie cup of sand A couple of sea shelves My diary and some Kodak colored pictures Of the one who's breaking my heart I'm closing up
[ Skeeter ] Dear John oh how I hate to write dear John I must let you know tonight That my love for you has died away like grass upon the lawn And tonight
It sure gets lonely along no one to cry to alone Time sure get slow since you're gone don't keep me lonely too long I need to hold you in my arms and
Daddy was an old time preacher man He preached the word of God throughout the land He praeached so plain a child could understand Yes daddy was an old
[ Both ] Sweet dream babby sweet dream baby sweet dream baby how long must I dream Dream baby got me dreamin' sweet dreams the whole day through Dream
I know this dress I'm wearing doesn't hide the secret I have tried concealing When he left he promised me that he'd be back by the time it was revealing
Down the road a mile or two lives a boy name Billy Blue Bout so tall hair of brown handsomest man in this town Now anytime you want to know where I'm
I recall what I said to myself the very first day we met It's just a matter of time till I make him mine And then I found to my regret He was easy to
Well, you're gonna miss me early in the morning One of these days, oh yeah You're gonna want me early in the morning When I'm away don't you know You
You say I need the rest why don't I go and see my sister way out west That's very thoughtful of you dear I'm really touched by all this tenderness But
It's hard for me to smile I feel like crying yet I always manage to grin Friends won't know the pain that I feel or the misery that I'm in Everyone thinks
If I was on some foggy mountain top I'd sail away to the west I'd sail around this whole wide world To the boy I love the best If I had listened to what
You kindle the fire of love inside me Each time our lips meet I'm not strong when we're alone Your kisses make me weak You must know how I feel But do
As we sit at the table my family heads bowed low My thoughts return to childhood and the finest man I know He doesn't speak good English he's just a simple
I only meant to love you, don't you know it, babe? Why couldn't you be contented with the love I gave? I gave you my heart and now you want my mind Your
I'm standing in the courtroom The trial is for my life The jury found me guilty The crime is killing twice I found him with another I guess he loved
I'm a goin' down the road feelin' bad goin' down the road feelin' bad Goin' down the road feelin' bad ain't gonna be treated this way You treated me
Fly me to the moon and let me play among the stars Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars In other words hold my hand in other wods darling
