Favorite country lyrics.

[BAMAFAN IN NY]

Country DJs know that im an outlaw
and they'd never come to see me in this dive
where bikers stare at cowboys
who are laughing at the hippies
who are prayin they'll get outa here alive
The loud mouth in the corners gettin too me
talking bout my earings and my hair
Well i guess he aint read the signs that say ive been to prison
someone oughta warn him fore I knock him off his chair

Cause my long hair just cant cover up my redneck

David Allen coe

 

[coUrAgeWins]

cause I took this walk you're walking now,
boy I've been in your shoes.
No you can't hold back the hands of time,
it's just something you've got to do.
So dry your eyes I understand just what you're going through.
Cause I took this same walk with my old man,
boy I've been in your shoes



-- Sawyer Brown

 

[BAMAFAN IN NY]

You dont know about lonely
Till its chiseled in stone

---the Voice

 

[LCN]

David Allen coe

Oh God We could do A LOT with his lyrics .

 

[exiledNms]

Oh God We could do A LOT with his lyrics .

"I was drunk the day my Mama got out of prison
And I went to pick her up in the rain
But before I could to the station in my pickup truck
She Got run over by a d****** ol' train"

"You don't have to call me darlin,' darlin'
You never even called me by my name..."

"You don't have to call me Waylong Jennings
And you don't have to call me Charlie Pride
And you don't have to call me Merle Haggard anymore
Even though you're on my fightin' side..."

(and on it goes w/ excellent D.A.C. lyrics...of course, someone has already quoted "The Ride" by him)

"Today I passed you on the street, and my heart fell at your feet
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
Somebody else was by your side, and he looked so satisfied
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you"
--Hank

"Are you sure Hank done it this way?"
--Waylon

"Who's gonna fill their shoes? Who's gonna stand that tall?
Who's gonna play the Opry and the Wabash Cannonball?
Who's gonna give their heart & soul to get to me and you
Lord, I wonder...who's gonna fill their shoes"
--George Jones

"We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper patch..."
--Johnny & June

Of course, any such list from me is required to have Rodney Crowell's "Till I Can Gain Control Again"

And Emmylou Harris' "Boulder to Birmingham," written about the passing of Gram Parsons. Incredible song.

(OK, that's it...now I've gotta go hook up the IPOD & crank up some country...)

 

[LCN]

"I was drunk the day my Mama got out of prison
And I went to pick her up in the rain
But before I could to the station in my pickup truck
She Got run over by a d****** ol' train"

"You don't have to call me darlin,' darlin'
You never even called me by my name..."

"You don't have to call me Waylong Jennings
And you don't have to call me Charlie Pride
And you don't have to call me Merle Haggard anymore
Even though you're on my fightin' side..."

(and on it goes w/ excellent D.A.C. lyrics...of course, someone has already quoted "The Ride" by him)

Memories ...... XN , I used to hear that song back when I was teen sneaking into dives to hustle pool for a couple of $'s .

 

[Bama Reb]

There's a tear in my beer 'cause I'm cryin' for you dear.
you are on my lonely mind.
Into these last nine beers I have shed a million tears.
You are on my lonely mind
I'm gonna keep drinkin' until I'm petrified.
And then maybe these tears will leave my eyes.
There's a tear in my beer cause I'm crying' for you dear
You are on my lonely mind.
Last night I walked the floor and the night before
You are on my lonely mind.
It seems my life is through and I'm so doggone blue
You are on my lonely mind.
I'm gonna keep drinkin' till I can't move a toe
and then maybe my heart won't hurt me so.
There's a tear in my beer cause I'm cryin' for you dear
You are on my lonely mind.

 

[The Duke]

'When I was just a baby my mama told me son,
always be a good boy, don´t ever play with guns.
But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die,
when I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry..'

-Cash

 

[bamanut_aj]

You dont know about lonely
Till its chiseled in stone

---the Voice

damn good one

 

[SavannahDare]

If I should stay, I would only be in your way.
So I'll go, but I know I'll think of you each step of the way.
And I will always love you.
I will always love you. -Dolly Parton (my favorite love song, as sung only by Dolly)

 

[SavannahDare]

If I should stay, I would only be in your way.
So I'll go, but I know I'll think of you each step of the way.
And I will always love you.
I will always love you. -Dolly Parton (my favorite love song, as sung only by Dolly)

 

[BAMAFAN IN NY]

Said he was in the war went in the navy
lost his wife, lost his baby
I broke down and asked him one time
how you keep from going crazy
he said ill see my wife and kid in just a little while
I asked him what he meant
he looked at me and smiled
he said i raise my hands
bow my head
Im finding more and more truth
in the words written in red
They tell that theres more to life than just what I can see
Oh I believe.

Brooks and Dunn.

 

[BAMAFAN IN NY]

Im gonna walk with my grandaddy
and he'll match me step for step
and I'll tell him how Ive missed him every minute since he left
And then I'll hug his neck

Yeah when i get where im going
There will be only happy tears
Ill shed the sins and struggles i have carried all these years
And Ill leave my heart wide open
I will love and have no fear
Yeah when i get where Im going.
Dont cry for me down here.

Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton ---- When I get where Im going.

That part of that song gets me every time.

 

[Ldlane]

Peach Pickin Time in Georgia
(Jimmy Rodgers and Clayton McMichen)

When it's peach pickin' time in Georgia, Apple pickin' time in Tennessee,
Cotton pickin' time in Missisipi, everybody picks on me.
When it's round up time in Texas, the cowboys make whoopee
and way down in old Alabamy, it's gal Pickin' time to me.

Waiting For A Train
(Jimmy Rogers)

All around the water tank, waiting for a train
A thousand miles away from home, sleeping in the rain
I walked up to a brakeman just to give him a line of talk
He said "If you got money, boy, I'll see that you don't walk
I haven't got a nickel, not a penny can I show
"Get off, get off, you railroad bum" and slammed the boxcar door

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbzc77Tz6PA"]YouTube - Jimmie Rodgers - Waiting for a Train[/ame]

 

[JAXFLBAMAFAN]

Great idea for a thread.

MY NAME IS SUE!
HOW DO YOU DO!
YOU GONNA DIE!
Johnny Cash

There's a gray stone chapel here at Folsom.
Johnn Cash

We don't smoke marijuanna in Muscoggee
M. Haggard

Out in the West Texas town of El Paso
I fell in love with a Mexican girl.
M. Robbins

I worked ten hours on a John Deere tractor
just thinkin of you all day.
D. Frizzel and S West

Get your coat and get your hat
leave your worries on the doorstep
direct your feet to the sunny side of the street.
W. Nelson

He brewed white lightning till the sun went down
then he'd fill him a jug and pass it around.
mighty mighty pleasin your pappy's corn squeezin
ooooooooooo white lightnin!
G Jones

And one of my all time favorites.....

He stopped loving her today
He placed a reef upon the door
and soon they'll carry him away
he stopped loving her today.
G Jones

 

[TexasBama]

London Homesick Blues, Gary P. Nunn
Well, when you're down on your luck,
and you ain't got a buck,
in London you're a goner.
Even London Bridge has fallen down,
and moved to Arizona,
now I know why.
And I'll substantiate the rumor
that the English sense of humor
is drier than the Texas sand.
You can put up your dukes,
and you can bet your boots,
that I'm leavin' just as fast as I can.

I wanna go home with the armadillo.
Good country music from Amarillo and Abilene.
The friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen.


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5K1Dqllju8&feature=related"]YouTube - "London Homesick Blues" by Gary P. Nunn in Brenham, Texas[/ame]


Pat Green
Guy like Me

Hearts and flowers, forget love letters
Pain and anger, forget forgiveness
Love ain't waiting for a guy like me

Debutants and champaigne, diampnds and cocaine
I ain't the son of outrageous fortune
Cash ain't status for a guy like me

Put me on a cool river
Take my worries from me
Fly me high into the big blue sky
Well, there's no one here but me, just me

Long black limosine, pictures in magazines
All night parties, beautiful people
No super model for a guy like me

I'm just a good man, I work with my hands
I get the picture, I heard the message
Hell ain't waiting for a guy like me

Put me on a cool river
Take my sins from me
Fly me high into the big blue sky
Well, there's no one here but me

 

[Ldlane]

Great idea for a thread.

MY NAME IS SUE!
HOW DO YOU DO!
YOU GONNA DIE!
Recorded by Johnny Cash Written by Shel Silverstein

Fixed it for you!

 

[Ldlane]

Up Against the Wall Redneck Mother
Ray Wiley Hubbard

He was born in Oklahoma
And his wife's name is Betty Lou Thelma Liz
He's not responsible for what he's doing
His mother made him what he is

Another Shel Silverstein song:

Marie Laveau

Recorded by Bobby Bare:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx3Ws9yWGdI"]YouTube - Marie Laveau[/ame]

 

[AeroEngUA07]

"Momma used to whip me with a George Jones album, that's why I sing this way,"

-Daryle Singletary

 

[NatchezTider]

i've got friends in low places....

i ain't askin' nobody for nothing, if i can't get it on my own
if you don't like the way i'm livin'
just leave this long-haired, country boy alone

you know, i'm leaving here a better man
for knowing you this way
things i couldn't do anymore,
now i think i can
so i'm leaving here a better man