Best of Marty Stuart - Lyrics

Hillbilly Rock

Written by Paul Kennerley
It comes from Mississippi, and down in Alabam
Creepin' like a fever all across the land
From deep in the Delta on the Louisiana shore
The people got to have it, they wanna hear some more

It's the hillbilly rock, beat it with a drum
Playin' them guitars like shootin from a gun
Keepin' up the rhythm, steady as a clock
Doin' a little thing called the hillbilly rock

Some say it came from Memphis down in Tennessee
Or it drifted in from Georgia about 1953
Just as long as it's greasy, as long as it's fast
As long as it's pumpin' honey, it's gonna last

It's the hillbilly rock, beat it with a drum
Playin' them guitars like shootin from a gun
Keepin' up the rhythm, steady as a clock
Doin' a little thing called the hillbilly rock

Way back in old Kentucky where the bluegrass grows
Through the Carolinas on them dirt red roads
Burnin like a fire runnin' wild in the woods
From Arkansas to Texas, it sounds so good

It's the hillbilly rock, beat it with a drum
Playin' them guitars like shootin from a gun
Keepin' up the rhythm, steady as a clock
Doin' a little thing called the hillbilly rock

So when the heat starts to risin' and you gotta blow some steam
Take a ride down the river, you'll see just what I mean
The juke joint's jumpin, when that cat goes on
The whole place is shakin', there's a something goin' on

It's the hillbilly rock, beat it with a drum
Playin' them guitars like shootin from a gun
Keepin' up the rhythm, steady as a clock
Doin' a little thing called the hillbilly rock
Doin' a little thing called the hillbilly rock
Doin' a little thing called the hillbilly rock

Tempted

 written by Marty Stuart and Paul Kennerley
There's a girl trying to steal my heart and I'm tempted
Even though she can tear it apart, I'm tempted
In her eyes there's mystery, every time she smiles at me
I know how it could be and I'm tempted

Each time she looks my way, I'm tempted
Just a little more every day, I'm tempted
It's so hard to resist, the thought of her sweet kiss
Can't take much more of this, I'm tempted

Tempted and tried, deep down inside
I can't deny that I'm tempted

Ever since she caught my eye, I'm tempted
Just one look and you'll know why I'm tempted
So if I'm burned by the flame, there's no one but me to blame
'Cause every time she calls my name, I'm tempted

Tempted and tried, deep down inside
I can't deny that I'm tempted
Tempted and tried, deep down inside
I can't deny that I'm tempted
I'm tempted, I'm tempted, I'm tempted

This One's Gonna Hurt You (For A Long, Long Time)

 written by Marty Stuart
Baby, close that suitcase, let's turn this thing around
We've got everybody talking all over town
But if you have to leave, well keep one thing in mind
Oh this one's gonna hurt you for a long, long time

There's a bottle on the table, to help me understand
How love can go so wrong between a woman and a man
But just beyond the door, here's what you will find
Girl this one's gonna hurt you for a long, long time

A long, long time is forever
And will I get over you, probably never
You can't walk away from true love
And leave your feelings all behind
'Cause this one's gonna hurt you for a long, long time

A long, long time is forever
And will I get over you, probably never
You can't walk away from true love
And leave your feelings all behind
'Cause this one's gonna hurt you for a long, long time

You can't walk away from true love
Leave your feelings all behind
Ah this one's gonna hurt you for a long, long time

Little Things

 Written by Marty Stuart and Paul Kennerley
Well, when the sun goes down at the end of the day
I want to see you again, I've got to find a way
Just to hear those little things you say

The way you touch me baby, the way you squeeze me tight
And when you hold me darlin' all through the night
Those little things make me feel all right

(Little things) like the way you kiss
(Little things) that I can't resist
(Little things) make me feel so fine
I've got to have your lovin' honey all the time
(Little things) ooh, when we touch
(Little things) you know they mean so much
(Little things) never make me blue
I love those little things you do

I've got a fever baby and it's burnin' hot
I'm gonna give you my love, everything I've got
'Cause those little things sure mean a lot

(Little things) like the way you kiss
(Little things) that I can't resist
(Little things) make me feel so fine
I've got to have your lovin' honey all the time
(Little things) ooh, when we touch
(Little things) you know they mean so much
(Little things) never make me blue
I love those little things you do

(Little things) like the way you kiss
(Little things) that I can't resist
(Little things) make me feel so fine
I've got to have your lovin' honey all the time
(Little things) ooh, when we touch
(Little things) you know they mean so much
(Little things) never make me blue
I love those little things you do
I love those little things you do
I love those little things you do

Western Girls

 Written by Marty Stuart and Paul Kennerley
Big hair, pink lips, eyes all painted up
Spray net and George Strait riding in her pickup truck
Midnight, highway, headed for the club Siam
Heartbeat hot spot, looking for a cowboy man
I'm a talking about
Western girls, got me jumpin' up for joy
Western girls, makes me glad I'm a good ole boy
Western girls, the best I've ever seen
Western girls, every cowboy's dream

Jukebox, dance floor, angel in a cowboy hat
Dim lights, slow dance, how come they move like that
Well I've honky tonked all around the world
And every place I go
I've seen them cowboy girls doing the do-si-do
I'm a talking about
Western girls, got me jumpin' up for joy
Western girls, makes me glad I'm a good ole boy
Western girls, the best I've ever seen
Western girls, every cowboy's dream

Western girls, got me jumpin' up for joy
Western girls, makes me glad I'm a good ole boy
Western girls, the best I've ever seen
Western girls, every cowboy's dream

High On A Mountain Top

 Written by Ola Belle Reed and Alex Campbell
As I look at the valleys down below
They are green just as far as I can see
As my memories return, oh how my heart did yearn
For you and the days that used to be

High on a mountain top, standing all alone
Wondering where the years of my life have flown
High on a mountaintop, wind blowing free
Thinking about the days that used to be

Well, I wonder if you ever think of me
Or has time erased your memory
As I listen to the breeze whisper gently through the trees
I wonder if you ever think of me

High on a mountain top, standing all alone
Wondering where the years of my life have flown
High on a mountaintop, wind blowing free
Thinking about the days that used to beHigh on a mountain top, standing all alone
Wondering where the years of my life have flown
High on a mountaintop, wind blowing free
Thinking about the days that used to be

High on a mountain top
Thinking about the days that used to be
And I wonder if you ever think of me

Burn Me Down

 Written by Eddie Miller and Don Sessions
Touch me, turn me on, and burn me down

Your lips, hold a wild desire
And give a kiss like the devil's fire
Your kind of love could burn a town
Touch me, turn me on, and burn me down

You touch brings me to my knees
You've got me begging "please, please, please"
Take my heart and melt it down
Touch me, turn me on, and burn me down

You're a wild love, I can't tame
Your kisses burn like flames
I go crazy, when you're around
So touch me, turn me on, and burn me down

I'm devoured by your fiery flame
My lips can only speak your name
Just spread my ashes all around
Ah touch me, turn me on, and burn me down

You're a wild love, I can't tame
Your kisses burn like flames
I go crazy, when you're around
So touch me, turn me on, and burn me down
Touch me, turn me on, and burn me down

Now That's Country

 Written by Marty Stuart
Ridin' twenty miles on a midnight train
Just to go fishin' in the pourin' rain
Take along your baby just 'cause you in love
Fishin's and lovin', I can't get enough
Well that's country, yeah, I was raised a country child
Well that's country, baby that's my style

Got me a pick-up, I got a piece of nothing farm
Shotgun and a hound dog, I got a tractor in the barn
Rocking chair on my front porch and a jug of homemade wine
When I ain't makin' music, that's how I spend my time

Well, that's country, I was born, yes, a country child
Now that's country, but baby that's my style

You know every man and woman need a place to lay their burdens down
Ya'll can do it in the city but it ain't the same in the big ole town

Now let me just talk to ya'll for one time
Have you ever laid in a field of clover late into the night
And watched a shooting star from heaven till the moon fades out of sight
Get up and go visiting that's just what neighbors do
I'm proud to be from the country, now how about you

Well that's country, I was raised on that Mississippi mile
Now that's country, baby that's my style
Well, that's country, yes, I was born a country child
Now that's country, and baby, that's my style

Till I Found You

 Written by Paul Kennerley and Hank DeVito
When I was a young man I thought I knew everything
But I didn't know nothing, till I found you
I used to get around some, I thought I'd seen everything
But I hadn't seen nothing, till I found you

Till I found you there was no light, nothing ever worked out right
Baby it's true, till I found you

Everybody's searching, they're trying to find something
But I don't need nothin', now I've found you
'Cause you're the only one love, the only one I'm sure of
And all I want is your love, now that I found you

Till I found you there was no light, nothing ever worked out right
Baby it's true, till I found you
Baby it's true, till I found

You Can't Stop Love

 Written by Marty Stuart and Kostas
It's greater than the world
Wider than the sky
It's strong enough to make mountains crumble
Or make a grown man cry

It can melt the coldest heart
Put broken things together
Finds what is lost doesn't count the cost
And it goes on forever

You can try to drown it in a sea of tears
Lock it up in chains for a million years
Run from it, hide from it, one thing's clear
You can't stop love, no you can't stop love

It's freer than the wind
It shines out in the dark
It's bigger than all of heaven and earth
But small enough to fit inside your heart

You can try to down it in a sea of tears
Lock it up in chains for a million years
Run from it, hide from it, one thing's clear
You can't stop love
It's something that you can't forget
Throw it away and find regret
Go ahead, fight it, give it your best
But you can't stop love
No you can't stop love

Kiss Me, I'm Gone

 Written by Marty Stuart and Bob DiPiero
I've got one last chance to hold you
While the fire is good and hot
We've got to make the most of this burning love
'Cause right now's all we've got

So squeeze me a little tighter
I'll be back before too long
Well baby you know I've just gotta go
So kiss me, I'm gone

Honey that spell, that you put on me
Got me walkin', talkin' things that I never dreamed
I won't be worth a thing when I get back home
I done stayed too long
So kiss me, I'm gone

You've got kisses sweet as honey
Got me eating right out of your hand
You sure 'nuff got a line of talk
That a man can understand

All the girls around here been talkin'
Wonderin' just what's going on
As the door slams, I am deep in love
So kiss me, I'm gone

Honey that spell, that you put on me
Got me walkin', talkin' things that I never dreamed
I won't be worth a thing when I get back home
I done stayed too long
So kiss me, I'm gone

The Pilgrim

 Written by Marty Stuart
I am a lonesome pilgrim, far from home
And what a journey I have known
I might be tired and weary, but I am strong
'Cause pilgrims walk, but not alone

There's been a hand to guide me along the way
And it held me up when I went astray
And as I stand before that valley wide
It will lead me to the other side

At the dawn of telling fortunes told
Take my mind, my body, my heart and soul
Wisdom falters not, it's more than gold
Giving ,e sweet rest and peace

I am a lonesome pilgrim, far from home
And what a journey I have known
I might be tired and weary, but I am strong
'Cause pilgrims walk, but not alone
Pilgrims walk, but not alone
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