Tennessee Moon

(sung with hal ketchum) written by neil diamond and hal ketchum

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I'm a little man
But you're my woman
And together we'll be strong)

The end of the road, is lonesome and cold
Ain't no place for making a stand
I got too much of you on my mind
Too much time on my hands

Some people say there just ain't no way
We can hold on and see this thing thru
I don't care what they say
They never loved one like you

Shame, it comes in every size
Touches many lives
Knocks on many doors
Shame, i've seen it in your eyes
Hurt you with their lies
But words don't count at all
Because i don't care what they say
There ain't no shame in loving you

I remember the day that i drove you away
Lord that whistle gave a lonesome moan
The train that took you away
Is gonna bring you back home

And i'll be standing right there in the cold mornng air
When that train comes a rolling in
Knowing, once you're back in my arms
You won't be leaving again

Shame, it comes in every size
Touches many lives
Knocks on many doors
Shame, i've seen it in your eyes
They'll hurt you with their lies
But their words don't count at all
Because i don't care what they say
There ain't no shame in loving you

No, i don't care what they say
There ain't no shame in loving you

Me, i don't care what they say
There ain't no shame in loving you

Written by: neil diamond and gary burr and tom shapiro

I know you worry everytime i go away
You wonder will these sweet sweet feelings shine or fade
But that's a question you don't have to ask
What heaven makes, it always makes to last

Gold don't rust, love don't lie
I'll be true, till the day that i die
Trust in me, you will find
Baby you're the gold in this heart of mine
And that gold will shine for a long long time

I wish that i could give you what you need from me
But what good is a promise or a guarantee
Love is still a simple act of faith
And a faithful is heart is always worth the weight

Gold don't rust, love don't lie
I'll be true, till the day that i die
Trust in me, you will find
Baby you're the gold in this heart of mine
And that gold will shine for a long long time

Love is still a simple act of faith
And a faithful is heart is always worth the weight

Gold don't rust, love don't lie
I'll be true, till the day that i die
Trust in me, you will find
Baby you're the gold in this heart of mine
And that gold will shine for a long long time

Baby you're the gold in this heart of mine
And that gold will shine for a long, long long time

Written by: neil diamond and tom shapiro

If you've been feeling blue
Hey, it's been the same for me
Now i'm here with you
You're exactly what i need

Put your defenses down
Let me show you now
This heart to heart is meant to be

Everything about you feels so right
I only want to have you in my life
All i really had to sing was somebody there for me
And if we stay right here all night

Don't you know it's a matter of love
Don't you know it's a matter of trust
A connection between you and me
Can't you see it's a matter of trust, matter of us, matter of love

We've got magic here, it's the power of love i know
It's dancing in the air, i can feel the feeling grow

Put your defenses down
Let me hold you now
And i won't ever let you go

Everything about you feels so right
I only want to have you in my life
All i really had to sing was somebody there for me
And if we stay right here all night

Don't you know it's a matter of love
Don't you know it's a matter of trust
Nothing's ever gonna seperate us
You and me, it's a matter of trust, matter of us, matter of love

Put your defenses down
Let me hold you now
And i won't ever let you go

Say, everything about you feels so right
I only want to have you in my life
All i really had to sing was somebody there for me
And if we stay right here all night

Don't you know it's a matter of love
Don't you know it's a matter of trust
A connection between you and me
Can't you see it's a matter of trust, matter of us, matter of love

(it's a matter of love...)

Written by: neil diamond & dennis morgan

Hollywood don't do what it once could do
I used to wake up and write me a song before noon
So i packed my dusty bags one night
Grabbed an old guitar and i caught a red eye(?) flight

In search of a dream underneath the tennessee moon
I fell in love with to old hank williams tune
Makes me wonder, is it the same moon hank played under

Touched down and she stole my heart right away
Began to think for the first time i might stay
And when i heard that lonesome whistle moan
Knew i'd finally found my way back home

In search of a dream underneath the tennessee moon
I fell in love with to old hank williams tune
And i wonder, is it the same moon hank stood under

When he sang about jambalaya and being lonesome enough to cry
And i can hear the echos in the sounds of his guitar
And his words still paint a picture in my heart

Yeah, in search of a dream underneath the tennessee moon
I fell in love with to old hank williams tune
I was in search of a dream underneath the tennessee moon
Yes, i fell in love with to old hank williams tune

(sung with raul malo) written by: neil diamond and raul malo

Being here is being where i want to be
I don't suppose you'll ever know how much you mean
And for all the heartaches we've been thru
I know that i could not forget my time with you

I'd much rather stay
But i'll be on my way
And never again see you smile
For all that it's worth
I'd move heaven and earth
To just reminisce for a while

There was a time i had the will to carry on
But i let go even though you're what i want
Could have been to keep you warm when i was gone
I never knew that near you's where i belong

I'd much rather stay
But i'll be on my way
And never again see you smile
For all that it's worth
I'd move heaven and earth
To just reminisce for a while

We'll just reminisce for a while

Written by: neil diamond and susan longacre

I never noticed when you changed your hair
Just another of those moments, i was only half there
When you wore that red dress, that was kind'a up to here
I never noticed, you were wearing a tear

I was always trying to win the world
What on earth was i thinking of
One time too often, i didn't hold you enough
I was always trying to win the world
But somewhere i lost you, i never saw you
Only trying to win my love

It should have been easy, for all of those times
It would have been me there, if i knew the signs
When you wore that red dress, how could i know then
You'd wear it for me once, and never wear it again

I was always trying to win the world
What on earth was i thinking of
One time too often, i didn't hold you enough
I was always trying to win the world
But somewhere i lost you, 'cause i never saw you
Only trying to win my love

Somewhere i lost you, 'cause i never saw you
Only trying to win my love

Written by: neil diamond

Kentucky woman
She shines with her own kind of light
She looks at you once
And a day that's all wrong looks all right
And i love her
God knows i love her

Kentucky woman
If she get to know you
She goin' to own you
Kentucky woman

Well, she ain't the kind
Make heads turn at the drop of her name
But something inside
That she's got turns you on just the same
And i love her
God knows i love her

Kentucky woman
If she get to know you
She goin' to own you
Kentucky woman

I don't want much
The good lord's earth beneath the feet
A gentle touch
Of that one girl and life is
Sweet and good
There ain't no doubt
Hey, i'm talking about
Kentucky woman

Kentucky woman

I don't want much
The good lord's earth beneath the feet
A gentle touch
Of that one girl and life is
Sweet and good
There ain't no doubt
Hey, i'm talking about

Kentucky woman
If she get to know you
She goin' to own you
Kentucky woman

Kentucky woman
Kentucky woman
Kentucky woman

(featuring chet atkins) written by: neil diamond and harlan howard

So long big city
It's time to say goodbye
I'm longing for those country roads
I need to see the sky
Think i'll take a swing down south
Visit tennessee
See if that girl annie
Still remembers me

Gonna take that blue highway
And leave this sorry town
Stayed too long, but now i'm gone
And i know where i'm bound
I don't wanna take the interstate
It represents all the things i hate
I'm rolling down that blue highway

So long confusion
It's time to slow things down
Say goodbye to my old friends
Ease on out of town
I made me some money here
I paid for every day
And every mile just makes me smile
'cause i've made my getaway

Gonna take that blue highway
And leave this sorry town
Stayed too long, but now i'm gone
And i know where i'm bound
I've had it up to here with worry
From now on i'm in no hurry
Rolling down that blue highway

I'll be rolling down that blue highway
You can find me on that blue highway

Written by: neil diamond and jesse diamond

Everybody needs someone
That they're gonna be leaving
Everybody's the same around the world
If you wanna find someone
Then you only have to show it
Nothing's sadder than love that's left unheard

Me, how i try to deny
That it pointed to you
Too many roads up ahead
Looking shiny and new

Everybody needs someone
But it's gotta mean something
Giving up a part of you's the hardest part
If you wanna have someone
Then you really gotta know it
Doesn't take very much to break a heart

May i get lost in your eyes
For a lifetime or two
Something about your and i
Leads me right to the truth

Some people always got
Some thing they've got left to say
Some need to keep it inside
They just wanna hide away

And i'm glad i have you there
'cause i would have been nowhere
Being here all alone's a lonely sound

Everybody needs someone
That they're gonna be leaving
Everybody's the same around the world