Country Music - Lyrics

A Satisfied Mind

How many times have, you heard someone say
If I had his money, I could do things my way
But little they know, that it's so hard to find
One rich man in ten, with a satisfied mind

Money can't buy back, your youth when you're old
Or a friend when you're lonesome, or a love that's grown cold
The wealthiest person, is a pauper at times
Compared to the man, with a satisfied mind

When my life has ended, and my time has run out
My friends and my loved ones, I'll leave there's no doubt
But one thing's for certain, when it comes my time
I'll leave this old world, with a satisfied mind

How many times have, you heard someone say
If I had his money, I could do things my way
But little they know, that it's so hard to find
One rich man in ten, with a satisfied mind
One rich man in ten, with a satisfied mind

Fool For Love

Yes she broke my heart again (fool for love)
That's the way it's always been (fool for love)
It's a cryin' game, if you play long enough
It's a beautiful pain
When you're a fool, for love
Fool, for love

I tell myself that I don't care (fool for love)
But I keep hopin', she'll be there (fool for love)
It's a cryin' game, if you play long enough
You're slowly going insane
When you're a fool, for love
Fool, for love

(Fool for love)
(Fool for love)

Fool, for love

Always thought I was so smart (fool for love)
Started thinkin' with my heart (fool for love)
It's a cryin' game, if you play long enough
Tears will fall down like rain
When you're a fool, for love
Fool, for love
Fool, for love
Fool, for love

If There Ain't There Oughta Be

Well I hear there's a place somewhere down south
Where you don't need a hook, to catch a small-mouth
No rod, no reel, no bait, no doubt
Just whistle from the bank and they all walk out

And they say there's a town not far from here
You can trade your debt, for gas and beer
No boss, no rent, no sweat, no cares
Where everybody is a millionaire

If there ain't, there oughta be
Just think, of the endless, possibilities
A place where every day is Friday night
With your arms wrapped up tight, around me
If there ain't, there oughta be

And I hear there's a book, that you can buy
That'll paraphrase the meanin' of life
What's love, why me, where's God, how high
Word for word on why women cry

If there ain't, there oughta be
Just think, of the endless, possibilities
A place where every day is Friday night
With your arms wrapped up tight, around me
If there ain't, there oughta be

A place for me to make my dreams come true
I wish, I wish, upon a star will do
A fully fledged, foolproof guarantee
If there ain't, there oughta be

If there ain't, there oughta be
Just think, of the endless, possibilities
A place where every day is Friday night
With your arms wrapped up tight, around me
Well, if there ain't, there oughta be
Well, if there ain't, there oughta be

Here I Am

And I don't look much like Prince Charming
With Mississippi on my hands
But if you want someone to hold you
Baby here I am

You know no one will love you better
No one can move you like I can
I ain't afraid to say forever
So if you want a man
I mean a man, well baby here I am

And you know no one will love you better
No one can move you like I can
I ain't afraid to say forever
So if you want a man
I mean a man
If you want a man
Baby here I am
Baby here I am

I dreamed aboutcha last night baby

Sundown in Nashville

The sign says "Welcome to Nashville"
From whatever road you've been down
It seems like the first of the milestones
For here is the city, the town

It's a quaint, old mystical city
Where legends and idols have stood
It's a place, where dreams come to harbor
A country boy's Hollywood

But it's lonely at sundown in Nashville
That's when beaten souls start to weep
Each evening at sundown in Nashville
They sweep broken dreams off the street

You'll walk, down 16th to Broadway
Into a world of heartache and pain
Where hillbilly honky tonk angels
Cry out, from the dark side of fame

You'll find, some discarded love songs
And tear stains all over the ground
In a city where dreams get shattered
And swept to the outskirts of town

But it's lonely at sundown in Nashville
That's when beaten souls start to weep
Each evening at sundown in Nashville
They sweep, broken dreams off the street
They sweep, broken dreams off the street

By George

We danced the hoochie-coochie, the tide was rollin' in
I was drownin' in a sea of romance
Then she popped the question in the back seat of my car
"If I let you love me would you let me call you, George"

I said, "Baby, (baby), baby, (baby), baby, (baby)
Well, you can call me George Jetson, call me George Jones
I'll be your Georgie-Porgie, all night long
How was I to know what I was in for
I had it rockin' and a rollin' for a while, by George

By, by, by, by George

We bought a blue refrigerator, satellite and DVDs
A cozy little couch and Motorola TV
She loved to watch those pretty boys with California style
Like a jealous Mickey Rooney, George Clooney drove her wild
And I went ....... crazy

Well she started growin' distant, I felt her discontent
I couldn't make her happy with what I bought or spent
Her heart grew as cold as the air in the Norge
On which she left a note that read, "Bye George"

And I said, "Baby, (baby), baby, (baby), baby, (baby)" yeah
She called me George Jetson, she called me George Jones
I was her Georgie-Porgie, now she's gone
How was I to know what I was in for
I had it rockin' and a rollin' for a while, by George

By, by, by, by, by
By, by, by, by, George

Farmer's Blues

Marty:

Who'll buy my wheat, who'll buy my corn
To feed my babies when they're born
Seeds and dirt, a prayer for rain, that I can use
I work the land, I watch the sky
I talk to God and wonder why
But it's the only life I've known, these farmer's blues

I see the seasons come and go
Sendin' rain, fire and snow
I'm at the mercy, of it all, this life I choose
Sometimes I hang my head and cry
When that evenin' train goes by
Wish it could take me far away, these farmer's blues

Merle:

The tractor's old, the fence is down
Put on my suit and go to town
Ask for a loan, that I know well, they might refuse
Back at home, still by my side
The one I love, with worried eyes
Waits for me, to love away, these farmer's blues

Both:

I see the seasons come and go
Sending rain, fire and snow

Merle:

I'm at the mercy, of it all, this life I choose

Marty:

Sometimes I hang my head and cry
As that evenin' train goes by
Wish it could take me far away, these farmer's blues

Wishful Thinkin'

Wishful thinkin', wishful thinkin'
Only dreams that don't come true
When that evenin' sun goes sinkin'
Wishful thinkin', where are you

A little voice inside convinced me
Made me think she'd turn around
But the deck was stacked against me
By the time that deal went down
That deal went down

Wishful thinkin', wishful thinkin'
Only dreams that don't come true
When that evenin' sun goes sinkin'
Wishful thinkin', where are you

Lord, I wish I would have listened
Listened to my second mind
But those sweet lips I was kissin'
Must have struck my reason blind
My reason blind

Wishful thinkin', wishful thinkin'
Only dreams that don't come true
When that evenin' sun goes sinkin'
Wishful thinkin', where are you
Where are you
Where are you
Honey, where are you

(Wishful thinkin')
(Wishful thinkin')
(Wishful thinkin')
(Wishful thinkin')

If You Wanted Me Around

I'd go lookin' for you, if you wanted me to
If you wanted me around
And I'd go anywhere, as long as you were there
If you wanted me around

If you needed me, well baby there I'd be
You know just where I can be found
I'd be there with you, if you asked me to
If you wanted me around

If you needed me, well baby there I'd be
You know just where I can be found
I'd do all that I could, yeah, you know I would
If you wanted me around
If you wanted me around
If you wanted me around

Too Much Month At The End of the Money

I paid the bank note, the car note and, yes, I paid the phone bill too
And then I turned around and I found that the house note's due
Well I'd love to take you out like I said I would honey
But there's too much month at the end of the money

Well I got a little favor I wanna ask of you my love
Why don't you find that hole in my pocket and sew it up
Yeah I thought I'd save some, but you know it's funny
There's too much month at the end of the money

Ooh, ooh, ooh, heaven only knows
Ooh, ooh, ooh, where on earth it goes
But it sure goes
Well sometimes I think it blows ......away

I went down to the bank this mornin' 'bout half past nine
Well I was lookin' for a little somethin' in the credit line
But the man says "look, what we've got here sonny
Is too much month at the end of the money"

I'd love to take you out like I said I would honey
But there's too much month at the end of the money
Too much month at the end of the money

Tip Your Hat

Mr. Uncle Josh. Would you kindly play me some deep southern blues on that hound-dog guitar there. Ah, now that's what I'm talkin' about. Yeah.

Marty Robbins - El Paso; Waylon Jennings - Ramblin' Man; Roger Miller - King of the Road; Merle Haggard - The Way I Am. Now that's what I'm talkin' about.

Hank Jr. - Family Tradition; Willie Nelson - Angel Flyin' Too Close To The Ground; Ray Price - Crazy Arms; Johnny Cash - Sunday Morning Coming Down. Now that's what I'm talkin' about.

Now that's what I'm talkin' about
Plow that field, plant that seed
Rock on brother, let your roots run deep
Show 'em what you've got, make them all believers
For God sake boy, tip your hat to the teacher

Kris Kristofferson - Help Me Make It Through The Night; Bob Wills - Cherokee Maiden; Buck Owens - Tiger By The Tail; Hank Williams - goes without sayin'. Now that's what I'm talkin' about.

Yes sir, that's what I'm talking about
Plow that field, plant that seed
Rock on brother, let your roots run deep
Show 'em what you've got, make them all believers
For God sake boy, tip your hat to the teacher

Ernest Tubb - Waltz Across Texas; George Jones - White Lightning; Patsy Cline - Walkin' After Midnight; Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man. That's what I'm talkin' about.

Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Connie Smith, Johnny Paycheck, remember him - Take This Job and Shove It; Jimmie Rodgers, Acuff, and Monroe. We can't forget Cousin Minnie Pearl. But at night when I'm prayin' down on my knees, I thank God for Lester and Earl.

Play it Earl, Scruggs that is
Tip your hat to the teacher
Tip your hat to the teacher

Walls Of A Prison

I walked through the big yard, to feel the warm sunshine
A ninety-nine year man, stepped over to me
He offered a smoke, and said as I rolled it
Tomorrow I'm goin', to break out and go free

They feed us by sunlight, they watch us by spotlight
But I know a way that a man can go free
Down under my cell, I'm diggin' a tunnel
The walls of a prison can never hold me

I told him that I'd have no part of his scheming
My time would be up, one year from today
His eyes blazed with fire, and he looked right through me
Bitter, but broken, again he did say

They feed us by sunlight, they watch us by spotlight
But I know a way that a man can go free
Down under my cell, I'm diggin' a tunnel
The walls of a prison can never hold me

Next morning at breakfast, the old man was missing
Then we all heard the rifles high up on the wall
He'd gone through the tunnel, just like he had promised
And they said he was crying, when they saw him fall

They feed us by sunlight, they watch us by spotlight
But I know a way that a man can go free
Down under my cell, I'm diggin' a tunnel
The walls of a prison can never hold me