"Three Little Words"

Do I love you yes a thousand times and lately I been going out of my mind
I get the feeling you're pulling away it's gonna hurt me if you won't stay
Can't stand the thought of being alone you need to be there when I get home
If you could tell me just one more time it would surely ease my mind
Three little words would be fine

I love you I love you
I need to know that you're still mine
Three little words would be fine

It's gotten crazy I don't understand how can love get so out of hand
I've never been so uncertain before is there someone behind another door
I've got to know if I'm right or wrong with mixed emotions I can't go on
I've got to know that I'm not blind just lay it on the line
Three little words would be fine

I love you I love you...

[guitar]

Can't stand the thought of being alone...
I love you I love you...
I love you I love you I love you

"Harper Valley PTA"

I wanna tell you all the story bout the Harper Valley widow wife
Who had a teenage daughter who attended Harper Valley Junior High
Well her daughter came home one afternoon and didn't even stop to play
She said mom I got a note here from the Harper Valley PTA

Well the note said Mrs Johnson you're wearin' your dresses way too high
And it's reported you've been drinkin' and a runnin' round with men and goin' wild
And we don't believe you oughta be a bringin' up your little girl this way
And it was signed by the secretary Harper Valley PTA

[guitar]

Well it happened that the PTA was gonna meet that very afternoon
And they were sure surprised when Mrs Johnson wore her miniskirt into the room
And as she walked up to the blackboard I can still recall the words she had to say
She said I'd like to address this meeting of the Harper Valley PTA

Well there's Bobby Taylor sittin' there and seven times he 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 wodow Jones be told to keep
Her window shades all pulled completely down

Well Mr Harper couldn't be here cause he stayed too long at Kelly's Bar again
And if you smell Shirley Thompson's breath you'll find she's had a little nip of gin
And when you have the nerve to tell me as a mother you think I'm not fit
Well this is just a little Payton Place and you're all Harper Valley hypocrites

No I wouldn't put you on because it really did it happened just this way
The day her mama socket it to the Harper Valley PTA
The day her mama socket it to the Harper Valley PTA
The day her mama socket it to the Harper Valley PTA

"I Am Here Now"

Though I let you down you stayed by my side
Knowing the truth each time I lied
Though I nearly left you you stayed till the end
I am here now you were there then

You were there then I am here now
You believed in forever and were here somehow
You were my lover my loyal friend
I am here now you were there then

There was a time when you should have been gone
I was so weak and you were so strong
I saw the light through the long endless nights
Thank God I found my way home

You were there then I am here now...
I am here now you were there then
I am here now you were there then
I am here now

"Need A Little Help"

I been feeling very weak I been turning pretty pale
First I'm falling to my knees then I'm hanging by my tail
Asked the doctor for some medicine he said there's nothing we can do
Preacher said it's gonna kill you son mama dropped the chicken soup

I'm gonna need a little help help help while I'm gettin' over you
I'm just a flicker of myself self self your hurt has cooled my fire into
If you could spare a little touch touch touch I might survive a week or two
I'm gonna need a little help help help while I'm gettin' over you

Ever since you made me leave can't remember wrong or right
When I'm up I wanna sleep when I'm asleep I wanna fight
Dialed the number for emergency sheriff said to tough it out
I called my psychic friend on channel three and she confirmed without a doubt

I'm gonna need a little help...

Bells are ringing in my ears wolf is howling in the yard
But the only thing I hear is the pounding of my heart
I saw my picture in the evening news I had a caption by my head
They polled the people for the public view and nearly everybody said

I'm gonna need a little help...
I'm gonna need a little help...

"Should I Stay"

I can feel your teardrops on my shoulder
I don't know what to say or what to do
You're the one who told me it was over
You said this love affair was all but through

Well I know that there's two sides to every story
And that's what's going on inside my soul
Cause my heart is saying leave and you'll be sorry
But my mind is saying it's time for me to go

And my heart says I should stay but my mind says I should go
Should we end our love today or should we let it grow
And my heart says I should stay but my mind says I should go
Tell me if you love me let me know tell me should I stay or should I go

To think of me without you I'm so lonely
Cause you're the one who helped me for so long
All the nights we'd lay to love each other
With the radio playing our favorite song

And I remember when you told me you first loved me
With teardrops in my eyes I said I love you too
And my heart still feels the same and will forever
But my mind is telling me that we're all through

And my heart says I should stay...
Should I stay or should I go tell me please I need to know

"Crazy Mama"

Crazy mama where you been so long crazy mama where you been so long
You been hidin' now I know that's true crazy mama I sure need you
Crazy mama where you been so long

[guitar]

Standing on the corner looking for you babe
Standing on the corner looking for you babe
Lordy mercy can I see crazy mama come back to me
Crazy mama where you been so long

"How's My World Treating You"

This is just a business call it won't take no time at all
If she don't wanna talk that's fine tell her that I got those papers signed
I'm sure that she'll be glad to know this thing is finally coming to a close
That was really all I had to say but since we're talking hey by the way

How's my world treatin' you are you happy there in my shoes
While I've got you on my phone tell me does she make you feel at home
You've got everything I had to lose is she making all your dreams come true
Oh tell me how's my world treatin' you

She used to treat me like a king oh she was my everything
You took my castle and you stole my crown
When you walked in and turned my world around

How's my world treatin' you...

[guitar]

How's my world treatin' you...
How's my world treatin' you how's my world treatin' you
How's my world treatin' you how's my world treatin' you
How's my world how's my world

"Under The Hood"

Well my first love was a little Corvette all done up in lipstick red
I thought it'd last forever till the motor blew
Well I guess I didn't look close enough it's a little bit just like falling in love
Looks don't mean a thing if the heart ain't true

It might be a cool ride smooth lines
Something been custom made out in Hollywood
But when you get done gazing at the outside
You better start checking out the inside
If you want a love built to last you better look real good
And see what's under the hood

Sporty little model standin' by the door
So I took her for a spin on the old dance floor
Headlights shining bright but nobody home
Now I need somethin' that's more my speed
Got a whole lotta time to find what I need
So I put her in park and headed on off for home

It might be a cool ride smooth lines...

[guitar]

Well it might be a cool ride smooth lines...
You better look real good and see what's under the hood

"Give My Heart To You"

I gave two teeth in a teenage brawl
For a girl whose name I can't recall
Then we broke up
I gave a knee to the football team
Chasing that high school state champ dream
We almost won

I gave junior college almost a year
Then I gave a Greyhound twenty bucks and that's how I got here

I give all my money for a slice of daily bread
I give forty honest hours to a boss I never met
And I gave my soul to Jesus at the age of twenty-two
So there ain't much left to offer but I give my heart to you

I gave a beard and a head of hair
To a boot camp corporal with a barber's chair
At Camp Le Jeune
I gave Uncle Sam what he bargained for
Twenty-four months not a minute more
I just didn't fit in

Then I gave a high school friend of mine a call
And we gave a body shop a try till we gave up last fall

I give all my money...

[guitar - steel]

And I gave my soul to Jesus at the age of twenty-two
So there ain't much left to offer but I give my heart to you

"Busy Man"

There's a little boy out in the driveway his basketball in hand
Saying Daddy could we play a little one on one
You pat him on the back and say not now son I'm a busy man

His sister's out on the sidewalk settin' up a lemonade stand
Hey daddy don't you want to buy a glass from me
You say maybe later can't you see I'm a busy man

You got to go got to run hit it hard and get it done
Everyone can see you're going far
You got responsibilities a crazy schedule that you keep
And when you say that time's a wastin'
You don't know how right you are busy man

There's a women in the bedroom crying sayin' I thought we had plans
You say honey I'm sorry I'll make it up
When the job slows down and I'm not such a busy man

You got to go got to run...

Have you ever seen a headstone with these words
If only I had spent more time at work

There's a call one day from the office they need you down in Birmingham
You say no way the weekend's mine
I got plans with the kids and a date with my wife I'm a busy man

You got to go got to run take a break and have some fun
Those that love you most say you've come far
Got some new priorities in that schedule that you keep
And when you say that time's a wastin'
Now you know how right you are busy man busy man