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How many arms have held you
And hated to let you go
How many, how many i wonder
But i really don't want to know
And how many lips have kissed you
And set your soul aglow
How many, how many i wonder
But i really don't want to know

So always make me wonder
And always make me guess
Even if i ask you
Darlin', don't confess

No you just let that remain your secret
'cause darlin' i do love you so
How many, how many i wonder
But i really don't want to know

How many, how many i wonder
But i really don't want to know

I can hear the wind a blowin' in my mind
Just the way it use to sound through the georgia pines
You were always there to answer when i'd call
You and me, we had it all
Remember how i use to touch your hair
Reaching for the feeling that was always there
You were the best thing in my life, i can recall
You and me, we had it all

I know that we can never live those times again
But i let my dreams take me back to where we've been
And i stay there with you just as long as i can
Oh it was so good
It was so good
It was so good when you were my man

But i'll never stop believing in your smile
Even though you didn't stay, it was all worth while
You were the best thing in my life i can recall
You and me, we had it all

I know that we could never get that far again
So i let these memories take me on back to where we've been
And i stay there with you just as long as i can
Oh it was so good, it really was
It was so good, oh oh
It was so good when you were my man

You were the best thing in my life i can recall
You and me, we had it all

He takes the train into the city
To him it's more than just a working day
Cause he knows he can change the world in his ordinary way
She's got a job, she has a family
She tries to keep them both together
She's barely getting by, saving everything she makes
Day by day it seems it's getting harder to win
How much longer, ready for their ship to come in

These are the times of the everyday hero
This is the battlefield of the working man
Trying to survive, staying alive, giving it all that he can
With a fire in his soul that keeps burning
And a dream in her heart that won't die
Living day to day, there's no easy way in this everyday life

They started out as high school sweethearts
He promised her a life of luxury
And though they don't have riches they have everything they need
The eyes of her child are her diamonds
The gift of his love are her pearls
Together they plan, taking a stand to make this a better world

But never breaking, knowing that their dreams will begin
Getting stronger in each other's arms

These are the times of the everyday hero
This is the battlefield of the modern world
There's a spirit inside that keeps us alive, giving it all that we can
With a fire in our soul that keeps burning
And a dream in our hearts that won't die
Living day to day, there's no easy way in this everyday life

Everybody has a special reason
There's a chosen road to follow
Just remember nothing good comes easy
Don't surrender till you you find your rainbow

These are the times of the everyday hero
This is the battlefield of the working man
Trying to survive, staying alive, giving it all that he can
With a fire in his soul that keeps burning
And a dream in her heart that won't die
Living day to day, there's no easy way in this everyday life

These are the times of the everyday hero
This is the battlefield of the modern world
There's a spirit inside that keeps us alive, giving it all that we can
With a fire in our soul that keeps burning
And a dream in our hearts that won't die
Living day to day, there's no easy way in this everyday life

When i look at you
I melt like a candle
You light a fire in me
What am i to do
I just hope i can handle
The heat and the smoke blinding me
This feeling, this fire
This burning desire
Is raging its way through my soul
And if you feel the same
Help me fan the flames
'til we're burning out of control

Burning to know you
Burning to show you
And i've felt this way from the start
Burning with passion
I do hope it's lasting
And it's burning a hole in my heart

You kindle in me
A warm glowing feeling
A spark and a flicker of hope
It's more than a game
And like moths to a flame
We're drawn to its warmth and its glow

These embers of love
Are fueled by the notion
This could be an eternal flame
Consumed by the blaze
I fear it's too late
'cause this torch that i hold bears your name

Oh, and i'm burning to know you
Burning to hold you
It's grown to a flame from a spark
Burning with passion
I do hope it's lasting
And it's burning a hole in my heart

Oh, i'm burning with passion
I do hope it's lasting...

I've had so many dreams fall apart...

And it's burning a hole in my heart...

I'm burning
Oh, i'm burning
Mmmm, i'm burning oh, i burning ooh

Chorus:
I've got a never ending love for you
From now on, that's all i want to do
From the first time we met i knew
I'd have a never ending love for you

After all this time of being alone
We can love one another
Feel for each other
From now on
Feel so good i can hardly stand it

Repeat chorus

Packin' my suitcase writin' a tear stained good-bye note
Sayin' so long to a love gone wrong and that's all she wrote
Leavin' behind what once was mine with sad regrets
But it's all gone now and i'm leavin' town on the heartbreak express
Walkin in the rain with a heart full of pain to the train depot
The only things that's gonna keep me warm now is my overcoat
Lost and lonely waitin in line at the ticket desk
Hey mister won't you give me a one-way ticket on the heartbreak express

I'm gonna roll on down the line
I'm gonna go so far i'm gonna get it off my mind
It hurts to know it ain't enough when you give your best
Got a ticket to ride and i'm leavin tonight on the heartbreak express

Oh i couldn't hold a candle to a flaming beauty that caught his eye
It's killin' me now but i won't stay around and let him watch me die
Oh it just goes to show you never do know 'cause i never would'a guessed
I'd be sittin' here now on a train sorrow bound called the heartbreak express

I'm gonna roll on down the line
I'm gonna go so far i'm gonna get it off mt mind
Maybe someday somewhere someway i will forget
But there's no goin' back so roll down the track you ole heartbreak express
Feelin' alone while a low whistle moans
On the heartbreak express

There is a place where the sun's always glowing
Take me there, won't you take me there
Meadows grow green near the streams gently flowing
Take me there, won't you take me there
A city of riches beyond comprehension
Take me there, won't you take me there
Streets are of gold, gates of pearl, brilliant mansions
Take me there, won't you take me there

Chorus:

Take me and show me this rare place you speak of
Take me there, won't you take me there
To this land of plenty where there is complete love
Take me there, won't you take me there

At the foot of the throne the kingdom rejoices
Take me there, won't you take me there
The angels are singing his praise with their voices
Hallelujah, hallelujah take me there

Peace, joy and love linger on through the ages
Take me there, won't you take me there
Lambs lay with lions and lions with babies
Take me there, won't you take me there

Take me and show me this rare place you speak of
Take me there, won't you take me there
To this land of plenty where there is complete love
Take me there, i can't take you there

But there is a church where they teach all about it
Take me there, won't you take me there
There is a book we must not be without it
Take me there, i will read with you there

There is an altar where sins are forgiven
Take me there, yes i'll kneel with you there
We'll find there the god of eternal living
Take me there, he will take you there

There is no sorrow and no heartache there
There is no crying and no dying there
Won't you take me there, won't you take me there
Hallelujah won't you take me there

I believe in santa claus
I believe in santa claus
I believe there's always hope when all seems lost
And i believe in santa claus
I believe in santa claus, i'll tell you why i do
'cause i believe that dreams and plans and wishes can come true
I believe in miracles, i believe in magic too
Oh i believe in santa claus and i believe in you

I believe in family, in country and in smiles
I believe in turnin' negatives to positives in life
I believe in lookin' farther up the farther down we get
I believe when someone hurts us we should forgive and forget

And i believe in santa claus
I believe in santa claus
I believe love should prevail at any cost
And i believe in santa claus

I believe in saying what you mean and meaning what you say
I believe a better attitude can make a better way
And i believe in viewing life as a journey that we're on
And lookin' at our troubles as another stepping stone

And i believe that everything in life is what it's meant to be
I believe there is a god somewhere although he's hard to see
I believe i am so therefore i should do all that i can
To be a better piece in the puzzle of god's plan

And i believe in santa claus
I believe in santa claus
I believe there's always hope when all seems lost
And i believe in santa claus

Let the little children sing it

I believe in santa claus, i believe in santa claus
I believe in santa claus, i believe in santa claus

Let the whole world sing it with us

I believe in santa claus, i believe in santa claus
I believe in santa claus, i believe in santa claus

Let the whole world sing it with us

I believe in santa claus
I believe in santa claus
I believe there's always hope when all seems lost
I believe in santa claus

Our little boy is four years old
And he's quite a little man
So we spell out the words
We don't want him to understand
Like t-o-y, or maybe s-u-r-p-r-i-s-e
But the words we're hiding from him now
Tears the heart right out of me
Chorus:

Our d-i-v-o-r-c-e becomes final today
Me and little j-o-e will be going away
I love you both and this will be
Pure h-e-double-l for me
Oh, i wish that we could stop this d-i-v-o-r-c-e

Watch him smile
He thinks it's christmas
Or his fifth birthday
And he thinks c-u-s-t-o-d-y
Spells fun, or play
I spell out all the hurtin' words
And i turn my head when i speak
Cause i can't spell away this hurt
That's dripping down my cheek

Repeat chorus

To everything
Turn, turn, turn
There is a season
Turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep

To everything
Turn, turn, turn
There is a season
Turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven

A time to build up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones
A time to gather stones together

To everything
Turn, turn, turn
There is a season
Turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven

A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace
A time to refrain from embracings

A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time to love, a time to hate
A time of peace, i swear it's not too late

Chorus:

I'm the queen of the sleazy tabloids
I rule the trashy kingdom
Like lady di they make sure i am never left alone
Papparazzi and reporters stalk me from the shadows
Making sure to kepp my royal assetts on my throne

Oh they talk about the lovers
That i keep undercover
And i wish that i was as much fun
As they have you believe
Just like alec baldwin
I'd love to whack 'em all one
But instead i'll wait and see
Who i am sleepin' with next week

I'm the queen of the sleazy tabloids
And i rule the trashy kingdom
But the rumors raise my cue score
And pay for my big home
I guess i 'augt to sue them
But instead i guess i'll use them
To keep me in the spotlight
And keep me on my throne

Cause i'm the queen of the sleazy tabloids

I have rocked you to sleep like a baby
Stood beneath you and lifted you up
I have given you comfort and safety
Now you've gone in the prime of our love
I have cradled your head on my pillow
Quenched your thirst from my sweet loving cup
I have bowed to your needs like a willow
Now you've gone in the prime of our love

Oh, the days are slow in their passing
And the nights are so dreadfully dull
And the question my heart keeps on asking
Why'd you leave in the prime of our love?

I have cradled your head on my pillow
Quenched your thirst from my sweet loving cup
I have bowed to your needs like a willow
Now you've gone in the prime of our love

In the prime of our love you've forsaken
Our bright hopes and just left them to fade
And the heart that was yours for the breaking
Lies in pieces to wither away

I have cradled your head on my pillow
Quenched your thirst from my sweet loving cup
I have bowed to your needs like a willow
Now you've gone in the prime of our love

In the prime of our love you've forsaken
Our bright hopes and just left them to fade
And the heart that was yours for the breaking
Lies in pieces to wither away
Lies in pieces as cold as the clay

You might wake up some morning
To the sound of something moving past your window in the wind
And if you're quick enough to rise
You'll catch the fleeting glimpse of someone's fading shadow
Out on the new horizon
You may see the floating motion of a distant pair of wings
And if the sleep has left your ears
You might hear footsteps running through an open meadow
Don't be concerned, it will not harm you
It's only me pursuing something i'm not sure of
Across my dreams, with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love

You might have heard my footsteps
Echo softly in the distance through the canyons of your mind
I might have even called your name
As i ran searching after something to believe in
You might have seen me runnin'
Through the long abandonned ruins of the dreams you left behind
If you remember something there
That glided past you followed close by heavy breathing

Don't be concerned, it will not harm you
It's only me pursuing something i'm not sure of
Across my dreams, with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love

Across my dreams, with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love
Across my dreams, with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love

Don't try to cry your way out of this
Don't try to lie or i'll catch you in it
Don't try to make me feel sorry for you
Just because i'm blonde
Don't think i'm dumb
Cause this dumb blonde ain't nobody's fool
When you left you thought i'd sit
An' you thought i'd wait
An' you thought i'd cry
You called me a dumb blonde
Ah, but somehow i lived through it
And you know if there's one thing this blonde has learned
Blondes have more fun

You flew too high up off the ground
It's stormy wheater an' had to come back down
But i've found new thread for my old spool
Just because i'm blonde
Don't think i'm dumb
Cause this dumb blonde ain't nobody's fool

When you left you thought i'd sit
An' you thought i'd wait
An' you thought i'd cry
You called me a dumb blonde
Ah, but somehow i lived through it
And you know if there's one thing this blonde has learned
Blondes have more fun

You flew too high up off the ground
It's stormy wheater an' had to come back down
But i've found new thread for my old spool
Just because i'm blonde
Don't think i'm dumb
Cause this dumb blonde ain't nobody's fool

Thumbing for a ride by the edge of the road
With a brown paper bag to hold my clothes
But tonight i'm going home where i belong
If the good lord's willing and the creek don't rise
And if my luck holds out, and i catch me a ride
When the sun goes down tomorrow, i should be home
This big city ain't no kind of place
For a country girl with a friendly face
If you smile people look at your funny, they take it wrong
They laugh at my talkin' and clothes i wear
They put me down and they call me square
But tonight i'm going home where i belong

Chorus:

I'm goin' back to the people i love
Back to the place that i dream of
It's true that there's no place like home sweet home
The one i want to see the most
Is the boy who begged me not to go
When the sun goes down tomorrow

Tag:

Tonight i'm going back where i belong

When you're alone and life is making you lonely
You can always go downtown
When you got worries, all the noise and the hurry
Seems to help, i know, downtown
Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalks where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose?
The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares

And go downtown
Things'll be great when you're downtown
No finer place for sure, downtown
Everything's waiting for you

Don't hang around and let your problems surround you
There are movie shows, downtown
Or maybe you know some little places to go to
Where they never close, downtown

Just listen to the rhythm of the music that they're playin'
Making conversation while you're on the dance floor swayin'
Happy again
The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares

And go downtown
Where all the lights are bright, downtown
Waiting for you tonight, downtown
You're gonna be alright now

And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you
Someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand to guide them along
So maybe i'll see you there
You can forget all your troubles
Just forget all your cares

And go downtown
Things'll be great when you're downtown
Don't wait a minute more, downtown
Everything's waiting for you

Downtown, where all the lights are bright
Downtown, waiting for you tonight
Downtown, you're going to be alright now
Get on, get on, get on downtown

Fade:

Downtown, where all the lights are bright
Downtown, waiting for you tonight
Downtown, you're going to be alright now
Get on, get on, get on downtown

She don't love you like i love you
Cause if she did she wouldn't break your heart
She don't love you like i love you
She's tryin' to tear us apart
Fairly well i know you're leavin'
For the new love that you found
The pretty girl that you've been dating
Oh i've got a feeling she's gonna put you down

Cause she don't love you like i love you
Cause if she did she wouldn't break your heart
She don't love you like i love you
She's tryin' to tear us apart

She uses all the great quotations
She says all the things i wish i could say
But she's had so many rehearsals
Oh, to her it's just a lover's play

But wait when the final act is over
And you're left standin' all alone
When she takes her bow and makes her exit
Oh, well i'll be there to take you home

She don't love you like i love you
Cause if she did she wouldn't break your heart
She don't love you like i love you
She's tryin' to tear us apart

In a dream i was walkin' in a beautiful field
I was gathering flowers at the foot of a hill
When a bright light descended and it spread o'er the land
Jesus stood on the mountain and he held out his hand
Then he came down from the mountain, headed down to the sea
And the children strowed flowers in the path at his feet
And he was filled with compassion and the beasts from the wild
Came as gentle as lambs and they all walked at his side

There's a calm on the water, a hush in the crowd
There's peace in the valley, there's a stillness about
There's a light in the darkness, there's joy in his love
Ain't that a wonderful feelin', let us lift him up

Then he suddenly vanished from the crowd down below
Reappeared on the mountain in a radiant glow
He said your questions are many but the answer is love
I'll draw all men unto me if i be lifted up

There's a calm on the water, a hush in the crowd
There's peace in the valley, there's a stillness about
There's a light in the darkness, there's joy in his love
There is life everlasting, let us lift him up

He said if i
Be lifted up
He said if i be lifted up, what did he say
He said if i
Be lifted up
He said if i be lifetd up

Let's lift him higher and higher
And higher and higher each day
Let's lift him up
He said if i
Be lifted up
Oh if i be lifted up

There's a calm on the water, a hush in the crowd
There's peace in the valley, there's a stillness about
There's a light in the darkness, and joy in his love
It's a wonderful feelin', lift him up

He said if i
Be lifted up
He said if i be lifted up, that's what he said
He said if i
Be lifted up
If i be lifted up

Please release me, let me go
'cause i don't love you anymore
And to live without love is a sin
So release me and let me love again
I have found a new love, dear
And i'll always want him near
His lips are warm while yours are cold
So release me, my darlin' let me go

Oh please release me, let me go
'cause i just won't love you anymore
And to live together we both know is a sin
So release me, release me and let me love again

Oh, please, please, please, please
Release me, let me go
'cause i, i don't love you anymore
And to live together is a sin
So release me and let me love again

Oh, please release me, let me go
I don't love you anymore
And to live together is a sin
So release me and let me love again

I found your letter in my mailbox today
You were just checkin' if i was okay
And if i still miss you
Well you know what they say
Chorus:

Just once in a very blue moon
Just once in a very blue moon
Just once in a very blue moon
And i feel one comin' on soon

No need to tell me you'd like to be friends
And help me get back on my feet again
And do i still miss you?
Well it's just now and then

Repeat chorus

Bridge:

There's a blue moon shinin'
When i'm reminded
Of all we've been through
Such a blue moon shinin'
Does it ever shine down on you?

Oh, 'cause you act like
It never even hurt you at all
And i'm the only one
Gettin' up from a fall
Tell me you dont feel it
Oh can't you recall

Repeat chorus

Help, i need somebody
Help, not just anybody
Help, i need somebody
Please, please help me
When i was younger, so much younger than today
I never needed anybody's help in anyway
But now those days are gone and i'm not so self assured
No i finally changed my mind and i opened up the door

Chorus:

Help me, if you can i'm feelin' down
And i do appreciate you being 'round
Won't you help me get my feet back on the ground
Won't you please, please help me

And now my life has changed in so many ways
My independence seemed to vanish in the haze
But every now and then i feel so insecure
I know that i need your light, i never done before

Repeat chorus

Help me, help me, ooh

When i was younger, so much younger than today
I never needed anybody's help in anyway
But now those days are gone and i'm not so self assured
No i finally changed my mind and i opened up the door

Repeat chorus twice

Help me, help me, ooh

Sometimes he gets crazy as men are known to do
He'll lose his head in spite of everything he stands to lose
What is it in a man that makes him act like such a fool
She swears she never knew but always needed to
But stubborn pride is just the way of cowboys i suppose
Even love can't change the things he ought to change the most
And it's pride that keeps him standing when he should be on his knees
Makin' apologies but she loves him desperately

Oh but now and again she wished he'd been a poet
So he'd know all the perfect lines to say
And have some great romantic way to show it
Be the hero ridin' up to save the day
And go ridin' high like a knight in shinin' armor
To sweep her up and carry her away
Oh but he don't have no magic ways to charm her
No cause even love can't change a cowboy's ways

"i love you" and "i'm sorry" are words that just don't come
Cause words like that are no match for the kind that rule his tongue
But his eyes keep tellin' her "you know i love you anyway
No matter what i say or what i never say"

Oh but now and again she wished he'd been a poet
So he'd know all those fancy lines to say
And have some great romantic way to show it
Be the hero ridin' up to save the day
And go ridin' high like a knight in shinin' armor
And sweep her up and carry her away
Oh but he don't have no magic ways to charm her
No cause even love can't change a cowboy's ways

His ways seem cold but she knows he's much warmer
But even love can't change a cowboy's ways

He's just a fool that must defend his honor
But even love can't change a cowboy's ways

Hey, maybe i'll dye my hair
Maybe i'll move somewhere
Maybe i'll get a car
Maybe i'll drive so far
They'll all lose track
Me, i'll bounce right back
Maybe i'll sleep real late
Maybe i'll lose some weight
Maybe i'll clear my junk
Maybe i'll just get drunk on apple wine
Me, i'll be just

Fine and dandy
Lord it's like a hard candy christmas
I'm barely getting through tomorrow
But still i won't let
Sorrow bring me way down

I'll be fine and dandy
Lord it's like a hard candy christmas
I'm barely getting through tomorrow
But still i won't let
Sorrow get me way down

Hey, maybe i'll learn to sew
Maybe i'll just lie low
Maybe i'll hit the bars
Maybe i'll count the stars until dawn
Me, i will go on

Maybe i'll settle down
Maybe i'll just leave town
Maybe i'll have some fun
Maybe i'll meet someone
And make him mine
Me, i'll be just

Fine and dandy
Lord it's like a hard candy christmas
I'm barely getting throung tomorrow
But still i won't let
Sorrow bring me way down

I'll be fine and dandy
Lord it's like a hard candy christmas
I'm barely getting through tomorrow
But still i won't let
Sorrow bring me way down

I'll be fine and dandy
Lord it's like a hard candy christmas
I'm barely getting through tomorrow
But still i won't let
Sorrow bring me way down

'cause i'll be fine
(i'll be fine)
Oh, i'll be fine

Mama, i remember what you told me
You said you wait for love before you fall
But, mama, i am sorry, i guess it's gonna be love after all
'cause mama, when he holds me
The air is thick and sweet
He asked me if i'd come tonight
And hold him in his sleep
Chorus:

And i'm almost in love
I can feel myself fallin'
Yes, i'm almost in love
I can hear my heart fallin'
'cause i'm almost in
Yes, i'm almost in love

Mama, i've grown into a woman
I been growing stronger and stronger day by day
Mama, you know about children
You raise them then they'll go away
Mama, when he holds me
He thrills me through and through
So dry your eyes and teach me how to say goodbye to you

Repeat chorus

Yes i'm almost in love
I can feel myself fallin'
Yes i'm almost in love
I can hear my heart fallin'
Yes i'm almost in love
I can feel myself fallin'
Yes i'm almost in love
I can hear my heart fallin'
'cause i'm almost
Yes, i'm almost in love

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 you feel the same
Everytime you kiss me
You add fuel to the flame
My eyes light up when i see you
I burn with desire
Each time you're near
You say you'll care
But still i'm not sure
But please don't ask me to love you
If you're not gonna change my name

Everytime you touch me
You add fuel to the flame
This fire you started inside me
Has reached my very soul
You're adding fuel to a flame
That's already burning out of control
When you give me your name
I give you everything
Everytime you kiss me
Adds fuel to the flame
Yes everytime you touch me
You add fuel to the flame

If you ask me if i'm happy
For i have peace within
If i'm worried about tomorrow
When i reach my journey's end
I'm satisfied with my jesus
When he knocks i let him in
He'll go with me through the valley
For i know he is my friend
Chorus:

Satisfied, satisfied
No trouble can ever get me down
When my eyes shall close in death
With my jesus i'll be at rest
Then you'll know i'm satisfied

When my friends all forsake me
When they turn me from their door
If they sow no seedsof kindness
Make the thorns in my path grow
It won't matter over yonder
When i reach the other side
I'm gonna sit down with my jesus
And then you'll know i'm satisfied

Repeat chorus

When my eyes shall close in death
With my jesus i'll be at rest
Then you'll know i'm satisfied

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Dr. robert f. thomas
May his name forever stand
Dr. robert f. thomas
Was a mighty, mighty man
And he enriched the lives
Of everyone that ever knew him
And in my song i hope to sing
Some of the praise that's due him

Dr. thomas was a man
The lord must have appointed
To live among us mountain folks
In eastern tennessee
And he delivered more than half
The babies in those mountains
Among those babies
He delivered me

There was no way to drive along
The roads back in those mountains
But dr. thomas got there
Just the same
He often rode on horseback
To get where he was needed
But if he had to walk
He always came

Repeat chorus

Dr. thomas was a friend
A neighbor and a doctor
Though he seldom got a dime
For all he'd done
And i remember lots of times
We sent for dr. thomas
But i don't recall a time
He didn't come

They say a man is judged
By the deeds he does while livin'
A judgement when he stands
Before the lord
And i know heaven holds a place
For men like dr. thomas
And i know that he'll receive
His just reward

Repeat chorus

I love you, i love you
My heart seems to whisper
But my lips cannot form those words
I know my heart
Is calling out to you
In a voice you've already heard

Does your heart feel as if
It could burst any second
Is it racing, will not slow up
Do you just want to be
With me endlessly
Well i'm thinking
We might be in love

We might be in love
The best i can tell
I thinkin' thoughts
That i've never pondered
And i'm feeling like i've never felt

It's like i drink
From some magic posion
Sipping from your loving cup
Intoxicated, infatuated
I'm thinking we might be in love

We might be in love
What else could it be
These feelings of wonder
Passion and romance
Excitement and pure ectasy

We might be in love
And it might be forever
I think there's a future for us
If you just want to be
In and all over me
It might be, we might be in love

I promise for keeps
If you're feeling like me
Then it might be
We might be in love
I dare say
We might be in love

He's a go getter, go getter
When his wife gets off from work, he'll go get her
Now i've got a neighbor that lives down the road a ways
His wife holds down a steady job, he don't turn his hand all day
I know that most of you will know the kind i'm talkin' about
The kind that rather than have to work, he'd rather do without

But he's a go getter, a go getter
When his wife gets off from work, he'll go get her

There's a group of men in the court house yard any time that you go by
Playin' checkers and tradin' odds and makin' jokes about their wives
They wait all week for pay day and they hold the money's plenty
And the wife that's worked those long hard hours never gets a penny

But he's a go getter, a go getter
When his wife gets off from work, he'll go get her
Yes he's a go getter, a go getter
When his wife gets off from work, he'll go get her
He's a go getter, a go getter
When his wife gets off from work, he'll go get her

I once was blind
But now i see
I took him for granted
She took him from me

I once had a love
But now now i have none
And i'm, i'm as blue as can be
I treated him a-wrong
And now i'm, i'm all alone
I took him for granted
She took him from me

Well if i had known then
Just what i know now
I would've treated him so differently
And if i, if i had known
Well then i
I could've shown him more love
Than he'll ever see from her

I thought i had his love
In the palm of my hand
But i, i guess she showed me
And now i, i understand
Just how she, she got my man
I took him for granted
She took him from me

Mine is a jealous heart
Imagines things that never are
Builds a fire from a tiny spark
But that's the way of a jealous heart
Sunny skies and a rosy bed
Thorns and storm clouds up ahead
'cause suddenly the sky turns dark
For those of us with a jealous heart

Imagination runnin' wild
Like a frantic frightened child
Any time that we're apart
I can't control my jealous heart

And you know mine is a jealous heart
And every hurt leaves a lasting scar
Don't you hate yourself for the fool you are
When you're cursed with a jealous heart

I love you more than words can tell
One day's heaven two days hell
Suspicious words like poison darts
Spoken from my jealous heart

Mine is a jealous heart
Imagines things that never are
Builds a fire from a tiny spark
But that's the way of a jealous heart

And you know mine, you know mine is a jealous heart
And every hurt, and every hurt leaves a lasting scar
Don't you hate yourself for the fool you are
When you're cursed with a jealous heart

And you know mine, you know mine is a jealous heart
Imagines things, imagines things that never are
Builds a fire from a tiny spark
But that's the way of a jealous heart

Last night you called me barbara
As you lay fast asleep
And although i'm not barbara
You wanted me to be
You whispered words i haven't heard
In such a long, long time
Last night you said i love you
With barbara on your mind
Sometimes i find traces of her kisses on your skin
And strands of chestnut hair
That say you've been with her again
Little traces of her that it breaks my heart to find
Last night you called me darlin'
With barbara on your mind

With barbara on your mind
You held me in your arms so tight
And lying there so close to you
I cried until day light

And though you think that i don't know
I'm really not that blind
Last night you said i love you
With barbara on your mind
Last night you called me darlin'
With barbara on your mind

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
The sun behind a cloud just casts the crawling shadow o'er the fields of clover
And time is running out for me i wish that he would hurry down from dover
He's been gone so long when he left the snow was deep upon the ground
And i have seen a spring and summer pass and now the leaves are turning brown
And any time a tiny face will show itself 'cause waiting's almost over
But i won't have a name to give it if he doesn't hurry down from dover

My folks weren't understanding when they found out they sent me from the home place
My daddy said if folks found out he'd be ashamed to ever show his face
My mamma said i was a fool and she did not believe it when i told her
That everything would be all right 'cause soon he would be coming down from dover

I loved him more than anything and i could not refuse him when he needed me
He was the only one i'd loved and i just can't believe that he was using me
He couldn't leave me here like this i know it can't be so it can't be over
He wouldn't make me go through this so long, oh he'll be coming down from dover

My body aches the time is here it's lonely in this place where i'm lyin'
Our baby has been born but something's wrong it's much too still i hear no cryin'
I guess in some strange way she knew she'd never have a father's arms to hold her
And dying was her way of telling me he wasn't coming down from dover

I can't even begin to tell you
How i've been feelin' lately
But i have stumbled across something rare
And you use it to bait me
Something tells me go
Everyone says no, no, no
How can they be so cruel
When they tell me don't touch you
I tell them i'll die
In your red hot screaming love
In your red hot screaming love

If i'm losing my senses
They're lost in your deepest emotions
And the jets in my heart
They won't start till you set them in motion
Something tells me go
Everyone says no, no, no
How can they be so cruel
When they tell me don't touch you
I tell them i'll die

In your red hot screaming love
In your red hot screaming love

You make me act like a fool
You treat me mean and cold and cruel
You make me do things that i hate to do
Why do you make me act like a fool?
Now that you know just how much i care
You treat me mean and it ain't right nor fair
I keep holdin' on though i don't know what to
While you make me act like a fool

You know just how to hurt me and you often do
When we're out in publib i start fightin' with you
You start trouble in private when nobody knows
Oh, then you go away smellin' just like a rose

Though you make me act like a fool
You treat me mean cold and cruel
You make me do things that i hate to do
Oh, why must you make me act like a fool?

You know just how to hurt me as you often do
You start flirtin' in public with somebody new
You start trouble in private when nobody knows
Oh then you go away smellin' just like a rose

Though you make me act like a fool
You treat mean and cold and cruel
You make me do things that i hate to do
Oh but why do you make, oh why do i let you
Make me look like a fool?

It's been one of those days
That reminded me in many ways
Of when we were happy, still in love
Just a certain way the wind blows
Just a certain way the sun glows
It's been one of those days that reminded me of us
And even though it's over i never will get over
These feelings that i get on certain days
And i know i'll always love you
And i'll always be thinkin' of you
In certain kinds of ways, on certain kinds of days
And today well, it's been one of those days

It's been one of those days and my heart feels so heavy
And my mind is so full of thoughts of you
It's been one of those days and i'd give my life to see you
And to once more know the love that we once knew

And even though it's over i never will get over
Oh these feelings that i get on certain days
I guess i know i'll always love you
And i'll always be thinkin' of you
In certain kinds of ways, on certain kinds of days
And today well, it's been one of, one of those days

It's been one of those days
That reminded me in many ways
Of when we were happy, still in love

I used to sit for hours as a kid
And dangle my feet from an old flat bridge
Seeing myself in the water below
Shatter my image with the rocks i'd throw
Shatter my image with the rocks i'd throw
Long time gone and a long time ago
When i shattered my image with the rocks i'd throw
The world is cruel and people are cold
Now they shatter my image with the rocks they throw
Shatter my image with the rocks they throw

I'm far from perfect but i ain't all bad
And it hurts me more than it makes me mad
We all do things that we don't want told
And we all throw stones that we shouldn't throw
You shatter my image with the rocks you throw

Long time gone and a long time ago
When i shattered my image with the rocks i'd throw
The world is cruel and people are cold
Now they shatter my image with the rocks they throw
Shatter my image with the rocks they throw

If you live in a glass house don't throw stones
Don't shatter my image 'til you look at your own
Look at your reflection in your house of glass
Don't open my closet if your own's full of trash
Stay out of my closet if your own's full of trash

Long time gone and a long time ago
When i shattered my image with the rocks i'd throw
The world is cruel and people are cold
Now they shatter my image with the rocks they throw
Shatter my image with the rocks they throw

Shatter my image with the rocks you throw
Don't shatter my image with the rocks you throw

She stands before the mirror
Smiles at her reflection
Striking sexy poses in the glass
She paints her lips a brilliant red
Piles her hair high on her head
Struggles to replace a false eyelash
She powders up her face
Paints her cheeks to match her lips
She wears a dress cut low in the front
Fittin?tight around her hips
And there inside her room
She stands and gazes at herself
Where beauty lives in memory
She lives in fairy tales

Chorus:

Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who

Gimme some straight talk, straight talk -- and hold the sugar please
Straight talk, straight talk -- sounds plenty sweet to me
Don't talk to me in circles in some mumbo-jumbo jive
Gimme just straight talk, straight talk and we're gonna be alright
'cause i like to know just where i stand, i don't like guessing games
And i hate a bunch of gibberish, so just spit it out real plain
Don't use big educated words from your bs degree
Straight talk, straight talk -- don't try b.s.-ing me

Straight talk, straight talk -- turn loose and let it go
You can tell me anything -- just like on oprah's show
Just tell me how you really feel, be on the up and up
With questions i can understand -- for answers you can trust

Pick up the 'phone, you're not alone -- we've all got something to say
So listen in and listen up -- we'll find a better way
With honesty and common sense, it's really hard to miss
Straight talk, straight talk -- just tellin' it like it is

Straight talk, straight talk -- there's nothing like the truth
Just tell me all your troubles -- pretend i'm donahue
So don't be shy, 'cause we can talk -- you know you've got a friend
Call me, call me -- for simple straight talkin'

What's cookin', america?

Straight talk, straight talk
Straight talk, straight talk

So some on let's talk turkey, just straight and to the point
About passions, about problems, about noses out of joint
Now i want you all to know i care and i do understand
And hey, thanks for lending me and ear out there in radioland

Give me some straight talk, straight talk -- don't sugar coat it please
Straight talk, straight talk -- sounds sweet enough to me
But don't talk to me in circles, in your mumbo-jumbo jive
Straight talk, straight talk -- and we're gonna be alright
Straight talk, straight talk -- makes plenty sense to me
Don't talk to me in circles, in your mumbo-jumbo jive
Gimme just straight talk, straight talk -- and we're gonna be alright
Gimme just straight talk, straight talk -- and we're gonna be alright

Waiting for the train to come
I keep a'waiting for the train to come
Dreamin' of the river and the rising sun
I keep thinkin' 'bout the world to come
My life packed up in a suitcase
Old man staring from a doorway
My hope tarries in the distance
Love comes on the wheels of my deliverance

Oh-oh-oooh-oh where is the river unbroken
Oh-oh-oooh-oh when will the whistle blow

Waitin' for the train to come
I keep waitin' for the train to come
Keepin' my appointment with the one who lives
In the heart of everything that is

All night sleepin' in a station
My god, it's hard not to be impatient
I watch through the windows of forgiveness
I cry but my word's my only witness

Oh-oh-oooh-oh where is the river unbroken
Oh-oh-oooh-oh when will the whistle blow
Oh-oh-oooh-oh where is the river unbroken
Oh-oh-oooh-oh when will the whistle blow

Sometimes i feel i can't go on, i can't go on
I get so tired, all passion's gone
My heart, my head, my arms, my legs, i get so tired
Without the strength to crawl away
Then something breaks inside my soul, my strength is gone
That spirit's finally taking hold
My ears can hear, my eyes can see
Those clouds of joy still cover me, cover me, cover me

Oh-oh-oooh-oh where is the river unbroken
Oh-oh-oooh-oh when will the whistle blow
Oh-oh-oooh-oh where is the river unbroken
Oh-oh-oooh-oh when will the whistle blow

Oh-oh-oooh-oh where is, where is the river unbroken
Oh-oh-oooh-oh when will the whistle blow

Fade:

Waiting for the train to come
I keep waiting for the train to come...

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A heartsong melody play like a symphony
The sweetest music i have ever known
A song of joy and pain
The mountain angels sing
A bittersweet refreign of my smokey mountain home, heartsong

Farmer's daughter if you will
And i often wonder still
In memories where i rammbled as a child
Makes me cry and makes me laugh
My reflections on the past
And the family, friends, and faith that shaped my life
Ragged clothes and hand-me-downs
Just enough to go around
But the sweetest things in life are always free
Like the songs the birds would sing
And the sweet new grass of spring
And the sacred blossoms on the dogwood tree

Repeat chorus

And i recall the thrill and joy
Of a smokey mountain boy
I remember my first kiss and my first love
And the songs i'd song and write
And the dreams i'd clutch so tight
And the loved ones that gave me that extra shove

And in that little house 'a prayer
Where i spent many hour
Prassin' god and liftin' up his name
And asking him to lead and to keep watch over me
As i headed up that rocky road to fame
And now this, smokey mountain girl has been all around the world
But it makes no difference just how far i roam
I still cling to that part that is so dear to my heart
My faith in god and memories of home

Repeat chorus

Everybody wants to find a love
Somebody, somebody who will always care
We get locked up in our own worlds
With feelings and secrets we're afraid to share
But all i have to do is see you smile
And maybe, just maybe if i brush your hand
Something happens i cannot explain
And somehow, oh somehow i can understand

I, i think you're gonna find
Gonna find you
Gonna find you
I'm reading your mind

I know you by heart
And you're so much a part of me
I know you by heart, yes i do
It's no wonder i can love you the way that i do
I can finish any sentence you start
I know you, i know you by heart

I know everytime you're gonna call
I pick up the phone before it ever rings
And when you need some lovin' i'll be there
Beside you anticipating everything

Oh it's like i always said
You're the one i want
All i want is you
I'm inside your head

I know you by heart
Girl, you're so much a part of me
I know you by heart, yes i do
It's no wonder i can love you the way that i do
I can finish any sentence you start
I know you, i know you by heart

It's no wonder i can love you the way that i do
I can finish any sentence you start
I know you, i know you by heart

I know you by heart
And you're so much a part of me
I know you by heart, i know you, i know you, i know you
It's no wonder i can love you the way that i do
I can finish any sentence you start
I know you, i know you by

I met a man in texas
And oh, he was so fine
And i said to myself
Self, i'm gonna make him mine
He owned a lot of oil wells and his bank roll sure was healthy
And i new if i married him i'd suddenly be wealthy
Oh i'll oil wells love you
I'll oil wells care
I'll oil wells need you
I want you oil wells dear

Well i never had no money
Not a penny to my name
And i said i'd find a rich man
And i'd love my way to fame
So he took mt in his arms
And i cuddled up real near
The money bug then bit me and i wispered in his ear

Oh, i'll oil wells love you
I'll oil wells care
I'll oil wells need you
I want you oil wells dear

He looked in to my eyes and thought he saw a love light shine
Nearly did he know that that light was dollar signs
Now that we are married there ain't nothin' left to tell
We'll live happily ever after because all is well that ends well

Oh, i'll oil wells love you
I'll oil wells care
I'll oil wells need you
I want you oil wells dear

We'll sing in the sunshine
We'll laugh every day
We'll sing in the sunshine
And i'll be on my way
I will never love you
The cost of love's too dear
But though i'll never love you
I'll live with you one year

And we will sing in the sunshine
We'll laugh every day
We'll sing in the sunshine
And i'll be on my way

I'll sing to you each morning
I'll kiss you every night
But darlin', don't cling to me
I'll soon be out of sight

But we can sing in the sunshine
We'll laugh every day
We'll sing in the sunshine
And i'll be on my way

My daddy he once told me
Hey, don't you love you any man
Just take what they can give you
And give but what you can

And you can sing in the sunshine
We'll laugh every day
We'll sing in the sunshine
And i'll be on my way

And when our year has ended
And i have gone away
I'll often speak about you
And this is what i'll say

You know we sang in the sunshine
We laughed every day
We sang in the sunshine
Then i went on my way

Hello, i don't know me from adam, you don't know me from eve
I just came here tonight 'cause i was lonely
You're no elvis presley, i'm no marilyn monroe
But i do think you're sexy, just thought i'd tell you so
Hey could i have your autograph
Your name and your number on a small photograph
I'd like to know you and what you're all about
Hey could i have your autograph

I've had my eyes on you and you're worth lookin' at
Could i ask you out or should a lady do that
You may not be famous but you look like a star
You should be in movies as cute as you are

Hey could i have your autograph
Your name and your number on a small photograph
Could i interest you in a romance perhaps
Hey could i have your autograph

Got my heart in my hands and my head in the clouds
And you're everything every girl dreams about
And being with you would be heaven no doubt
What i wouldn't do for your autograph

Oh could i have your autograph
Oh could i have your autograph

Hey could i have your autograph
I like your body could i help you work it out
Maybe moving to the music playing on the phonograph
Hey could i have your autograph

Oh could i have your autograph
You know you're just the kind to makes a woman real proud
Would you take a chance on a girl from the south
Could i have your autograph

Precious memories, unseen angels
Sent from somewhere to my soul
How they linger ever near me
And the sacred scenes unfold
Precious father, loving mother
Fly across the lonely years
And those old home scenes of my childhood
In fond memory appear

Chorus:

Precious memories
How they linger
How they ever flood my soul
Then, the stillness of the midnight
Precious sacred scenes unfold

Repeat chorus

Tag:

Precious memories

Well what do you think about loving baby
(it's alright)
Well what do you think about loving baby
(it's alright)
I said what do you think about loving baby
(it's alright)
In the morning in the evening yeah and a
In the night
Wo-oh wo-oh

Well it's alright in the morning
To start today out right
And it's alright in the evening
To have somebody to hold you tight
And it's alright in the nighttime
Especially in the night
Baby any time any way
Loving's just alright
Wo-oh wo-oh

Well loving loving loving
Wo-oh wo-oh

Well what do you think about hugging baby
(it's alright)
Well what do you think about kissing baby
(it's alright)
Just what do you think about loving baby
(it's alright)
In the morning in the evening yeah and a
In the night
Wo-oh wo-oh

And it's alright in the morning
To start today out right
And it's alright in the evening
To have somebody to hold you tight
And it's alright in the nighttime
Especially in the night
Baby any time any way
Loving's just alright
Wo-oh wo-oh

Well loving loving loving
Wo-oh alright
Wo-oh alright
Wo-oh alright

Chorus:
Down on music row
Down on music row
If you want to be a star
That's where you've got to go

I could feel a change a comin'
I left my hometown a hummin'
With my ol' guitar a strummin'
Songs that i had wrote
I was on my way to nashville
I just couldn't hardly wait
'till i could sing my songs
To the folks on music row

I got into nashville early
Sleepy, hungry, tired and dirty
And on the steps of rca
I ate a stale, sweet roll
In the fountain at the hall of fame
I washed my face and read the names
In the walkway of the stars
Down on music row

Repeat chorus

I waited there 'till eight o'clock
When office doors became unlocked
Then i started walkin'
Down the streets of music row
Just a walkin' up and down the street
Tryin' to find out who to see
To help me get on record
And to hear the songs i'd wrote

But i found it goin' rough
Everyone was all tied up
Either in a conference
Or in the studio
They said that i could leave a tape
But they'd suggest i didn't wait
'cause everyone was awful busy
Down on music row

But i could feel that change a comin'
And i just kept right on a hummin'
With my ol' guitar still strummin'
All them songs that i'd wrote
And then chet and bob at rca
Well, they listened to my songs that day
And they both told me that i was on my way
Down on music row

Repeat chorus

I want to tell you all a story 'bout a harper valley widow wife
Who had a teenage daughter that attended harper valley junior high
Well her daughter came home one afternoon and didn't even stop to play
And she said, "mama, i've got a note here from the harper valley pta"
Well the note says "mrs. johnson, you're wearing your dresses way too high
It's been reported you've been drinkin' and a runnin' round with men and goin' wild
Now we don't believe you ought to be a bringin' up your little girl this way"
And it was signed by the secretary, harper valley pta

Well it happened that the pta was gonna meet that very afternoon
And boy, were they surprised as mrs. johnson wore her miniskirt into the room
And as she walked up to the blackboard i can still recall the word she had to say
She said "i'd like to address this meeting of the harper valley pta

Now there's bobby taylor sittin' there and seven times he's asked me for a date
And mrs. taylor sure seems to use a lot of ice whenever he's away
And mr. baker can you tell us why your secretary had to leave this town
And shouldn't widow jones be told to keep her window shades all pulled completely down

Now mr. harper couldn't be here 'cause he's stayed too long in kelly's bar again
And if you smell shirley thompson's breath you'll find she's had a little nip of gin
And then you have the nerve to tell me as a mother you think that i ain't fit
Well this is just a little payton place and you're all harper valley hypocrits

Now i wouldn't put you on because it really did, it happened just this way
That day my mama socked it to the harper valley pta
That day my mama socked it to 'em at the harper valley pta

Verse 1:
Mother

Preacher tom, your friends are many
And your good deeds are a plenty
And i know that god is plenty proud of you
Cause you

Don't ask me if i'm crying
Can't you see it ain't raining
No, this ain't sand in my eyes
Before it has been spoken
When one good heart gets broken
That's enough to make a cowgirl cry
Cause here i am, all by myself
My man he just up and left
He said he would never try again
Now the thing that hurts me most
When he makes up his mind to go
He'll be gone, like a wild texas wind
Chorus:

Like a wild texas wind
Oh my man is gone again
I feel lonesome settin' in
Like a wild texas wind

Like a wild texas wind
Oh my man is gone, he's gone, he's gone again
I feel lonesome sittin' in
Like a wild texas wind
Hmmmm

You're the one that puts the sparkle in my eyes
You're the one that puts the laughter in my smile
You're the one that puts the meaning in my life
And i'm bubblin' over, bubblin' over, bubblin' over
Because you are mine
Bubblin' over with the joy that only love can bring
Bubblin' over with the song you taught my heart to sing

And i'm so happy lovin' you that anyone can see
That i'm bubblin' over, bubblin' over, bubblin' over
Because you love me

I have never known a love that felt like this
You're the one i want to share my lovin' with
Your gentle way of lovin' me and your thoughtfulness
Keeps me bubblin' over, bubblin' over, bubblin' over with happiness

Bubblin' over with the joy that only love can bring
Bubblin' over with the song you taught my heart to sing
And i'm so happy lovin' you that anyone could see
That i'm bubblin' over, bubblin' over, bubblin' over
Because you love me

Yes, i'm bubblin' over, i'm bubblin' over, i'm bubblin' over
'cause you love me

We sang a love song the day that we met
You thought that we made the perfect duet
You liked my performance so you wanted to know
If i would stay on as the star of the show
And beautiful music we made for a time 'til she changed our tune
And you added new lines
Our duet arrangement became a trio
Now you want a star, but i just think you should know
Chorus:

I don

An old man was sitting at his table one day
Writing a letter to pass time away
His little granddaughter climbed up on his knee
Saying won't you please write a letter for me
Oh what must i say in this letter i pray
Tell mommy i miss her since she went away
I coming to see her real soon i hope
He choked back a big lump that rose in his throat

He sealed it and wrote on that big envelope
To god up in heaven you'll get it i hope
He stamped it and handed it to her to mail
Her big eyes were shining her little face pale

She was crossing the street to the box o'er the way
And when she stepped out never looked either way
A big auto hit her and sped away fast
The little girls prayers had been answered at last

The postman was passing and picked up the note
Addressed to the master and these words he spoke
Straight up into heaven this letter did go
She's happy up there with her mommy i know

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like eskimos
Everybody knows a turkey and some missletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with eyes all aglow
Who find it hard to sleep tonight

They know that santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly

And so i'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-four
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry christmas
Merry christmas
Merry christmas to you

Making believe that you still love me
It's leaving me alone and so blue
I'll always dream, still i'll never own you
Making believe, its all i can do
Can't hold you close when you're not with me
You're somebody's love, you'll never be mine
Making believe that i'll spend my lifetime
Loving you and making believe

Making believe that i never lost you
But my happy hours are fun and so few
My plans for the future will never come true
Making believe what else can i do

Can't hold you close when you're not with me
You're somebody's love, you'll never be mine
Making believe that i'll spend my lifetime
Loving you and making believe

Two little children a boy and a girl
Sat by and old church door
The little girls feet were as brown as the curl
That fell on the dress that she wore

The little boys clothes were all tattered and torn
They shone beneath his blue eyes
Why don't you go home to your mommy i said
And this was the maidens reply

Mommy's is heaven angels took her away
Left jim and i all alone
We've no one to love us daddy is dead
And our darling mother is gone

Mommy got sick angels took her away
To dwell in those matins so bright
She said she would come for her children someday
And i guess she's coming tonight

The sexton came early to ring the church bell
And found them beneath the snow white
The angels made room for the orphans to dwell
Up in heaven with their mommy that night

You've made this a christmas to remember
Springtime feelin's in the middle of december
Strangers meet and they willingly surrender
Oh! what a christmas to remember
Almost went to aspen but something told me no
I considered mammoth but there wasn't enough snow
And i even thought of gatlinburg but that seemed so far to go
So i headed up to tahoe for a christmas on the slopes

And i had fantasized about christmas in this way
Curled up by a fireplace in a tahoe ski chalet
With a fast talking lover and some slow burning wood
But even in my wildest dreams it never got this good and

You've made this a christmas to remember
Springtime feelin's in the middle of december
Change the radio and i'll turn the lights down dimmer
Oh! what a christmas to remember

Strangers when we met, lovers as we leave
Christmas to remember, too good to believe
Don't know how or when, but i know we'll meet again
We'll come blowin' back to somewhere like some wild restless winter's wind

And you've made this a christmas to remember
Springtime feelin's in the middle of december
Neath the mistletoe you kissed me warm and tender
Oh! what a christmas to remember

We loved and laughed and played and joked
Sang christmas songs and talked to folks
Sleighed the fields and skied the slopes
Then to the lodge for dinner
But now it's time for us to go
As our hearts melt like chimney snow
There's just one thing i want to know
Can we do this next winter
Oh! what a christmas to remember

You've made this a christmas to remember
Springtime feelin's in the middle of december
Though the fire is hot, we'll just have to let it simmer
Oh! what a christmas to remember

You've made this a christmas to remember
Springtime feelin's in the middle of december
Though it's cold outside we'll just stroke the burning embers
Oh! what a christmas to remember

I'll be home with bells on
I'll be home with bells on
Trim the tree and wrap the presents turn the christmas music on
This christmas i'll be home with bells on
I've traveled around this country crossed the waters deep and wide
Made lots of friends and memories brought joy to other's lives
It's christmas time again another year has come and gone
And i can't keep from wonderin' how the old folks are at home

I'll be home with bells on
I'll be home with bells on
Trim the tree and wrap the presents turn the christmas music on
This christmas i'll be home with bells on

When the snow is on the meadow and the sleigh bells jingle bright
And the kids are singing jingle bells around the christmas lights
As daddy stokes the fire and mama puts the turkey on
There ain't nothing going to slow me down this christmas i'll be home

I'll be home with bells on
I'll be home with bells on
Trim the tree and wrap the presents turn the christmas music on
This christmas i'll be home with bells on

Repeat chorus

I'm a brave little soldier
I must be bold and strong
A brave little soldier
And i must carry on
I'm a brave little soldier
A brave little soldier
I'm a brave little soldier
I must fight, i must win
I'm a brave little soldier
Through hell and back again
I'm a brave little soldier
A brave little soldier
Per rum, pum, pum
Per rum, pum, pum
Per rum, pum, pum, pum, pum

Ye though i am marching through the valley filled with fear
My steps are sure and sturdy and my aim is straight and clear
The enemy is stalking me just waiting for the kill
Like david slewed galiath
I will claim this battle field

I'm a brave little soldier
I must do what i can
I'm a brave little soldier
And i must take a stand
I'm a brave little soldier
A brave little soldier

Marching, marching onward
Searching out the light of truth
I did not start the war
But it's a battle i can't lose
Faith will be my armor
And love my sword and shield
I must defeat the enemy
I will, i will, i will

A brave little soldier
I must be bold and strong
A brave little soldier
And i must carry on
A brave little soldier
A brave little soldier

I'm a brave little soldier
A brave little soldier
Brave, little soldier

Once upon a christmas far away in bethlehem
Mary being great with child had no place to lie down
So joseph found a stable in which mary had her child
Once upon a christmas was the birth of jesus christ
Once upon a christmas in a manger far away
A king was born his palace was a manger filled with hay
His royal robe was swaddling cloth a halo was his crown
Once upon a christmas away in bethlehem

And all the world rejoiced because the king was born at last
A savior had been promised now it had come to pass
And the joyful news that he was born spread quickly far and wide
Once upon a christmas was the birth of jesus christ

Once upon a christmas from the far east wise men came
With gold and myrrh and frankincense to praise the newborn king
And shepherds left their flocks and came to see and worship him
Once upon a christmas away in bethlehem

And all the world rejoiced because the king was born at last
A savior had been promised now it had come to pass
And the joyful news that he was born spread quickly far and wide
Once upon a christmas was the birth of jesus christ

Once upon a christmas far away in bethlehem

Well i've got two lovers and i ain't ashamed
Two lovers and i love them both the same
Let me tell you 'bout my first lover
He's sweet and kind, he's mine all mine
He treats me good like a lover should
And makes me love him
I really really love him
Oh oh oh oh i love him so
And i'll do everything i can
To let him know

But i've got two lovers and i ain't ashamed
Two lovers and i love them both the same

Let me tell you 'bout my other lover
You know he treats me bad, he makes me sad
He makes me cry but still i can't deny
That i love him
I really really love him
Oh oh oh oh i love him so
And i'll do everything i can
To let him know

Oh but darling, well,
Don't you know that i can tell
Whenever i look at you
That you think that i'm untrue
'cause i said that i love two
But i really really do

'cause you're a split personality
And in reality
Both of them are you

But i've got two lovers and i ain't ashamed
Two lovers and i love them both the same
I've got two lovers but i ain't ashamed
'cause both of them are you
I've got two lovers and i ain't ashamed, no
Two lovers and i love them both the same
I've got two lovers, two lovers
And both of them are you

Spotlight's on, it's shining bright
And i like standin' in it
It's only superficial light
But i don't want to end it
It's warmth and glow has taken hold
And i'm caught uup in it's shine
A cinderella fairy tale
I want to claim as mine
Fancy clothes, a magic coach
And happy ever after
Like something from a story book
The cinderella chapter
But when the clock strikes midnight
And i lie awake in bed
Things my daddy told me
Keep running through my head

You gotta walk the straight and narrow
And to thine own self be true
Gotta aim straight as an arrow
All eyes are up on you
But sometimes it feels so good
That i can almost justify
Livin' a lie -- livin' a lie
Livin' a lie -- livin' a lie

Is it wrong for me to want
The sweeter grass that's greener?
To chase the all-american dream
I've always been a dreamer
At the top and still i've got
A heavy heart inside
I keep remembering
Things my daddy told me as a child

You gotta walk the striaght and narrow
Gotta hold fast to the right
Gotta aim straight as an arrow
Walk onward toward the light
Oh, but when i'm out there in it
I think i might get by
Livin' a lie -- livin' a lie
But i don't feel right livin' a lie
Livin' a lie -- livin' a lie

All the fame and fortune
Glory and prestige
Can't make me happy if it goes
Against what i believe
And i've sacrificed my honor
My values and my pride
Livin' a lie -- livin' a lie
Livin' a lie -- livin' a lie
Livin' a lie -- livin' a lie
Livin' a lie
Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, i don't feel right

Like the phoenix
From the ash and dirt
I rose up from the pain and hurt
When i was at my very worst
I found you
Thought i could never love again
When a stream of light came beaming in
A thread of hope
For me to spend around you

Chorus:

Unlikely angel
Standing there in front of me
As if you were my destiny
Like we were always meant to be together

Unlikely angel
It feels so right inside your love
Like god has sent you from above
To honor, cherish, and to love forever

The smile upon your angel face
The heaven in your eyes replace
The hell that i've been going through
Before you

How long have you been there for me
I once was blind but now i see
A future full of hope
How i adore you

Repeat chorus

Unlikely angel
Oh, you never know where one might be
In sacred halls or crowded streets
But god has sent one straight down to me from heaven

Unlikely angel
Unlikely angel
Unlikely angel
Unlikely angel
Hmmmm

Whisper:

Unlikely angel

I keep on a' givin'
And i took all the takin'
I gave all my love to you
And i took all your hurt
I treated you so good
But you treated me like dirt
They say love is give and take
Now my poor heart is breakin'
I keep on a' givin'
And i took all the takin'
I always gave you everything
That i knew how to give i would for you
I treated you too good for my own good
Now i'm along and left forsaken
I keep on a' givin'
And took all the takin'
The giving and the takin'
Has caused my heart to break
I've given all that i can give
And i have taken all that i can take

The giving and the takin'
Has caused my heart to break
I've given all that i can give
And i have takin' all that i can take