THE LONELY KNOW MY SECRET 

There's a secret behind the smile you see
For this smile is just a part of me
But I know some can't see the signs
That show I'm hurtin' all the time
And the lonely know my secret they know you're on my mind
There's a secret behind the lies you tell
For inside is where the sorrow lies
Cause I'm living like the lonely do
For they've lost someone they love too
And the lonely know my secret they know what I go through
There's a secret behind the smile you see...
Yes the lonely know my secret they know I still love you

THE MORE I SAW OF HER 

She kept telling me she loved me
And would stick by me like glue
But all along she was slipping
Around with every other guy she knew.

And for her I walked that line
Until I found no love to gain
Oh, the more I saw of her
The blinder I became.

The more I saw of her
The less my eyes could see
Until one day I wised up
And stood up for me.

I found inside her a heart
So wild, no one could ever tame
The more I saw of her
The blinder I became.

--- Instrumental ---

The more I saw of her
The less my eyes could see
Until one day I wised up
And stood up for me.

I found inside her a heart
So wild, no one could ever tame
And the more I saw of her
The blinder I became...

THE OLD MAN NO ONE LOVES 

In a bar room down in Georgia sits an old man
His whisker grey and two or three days old
You can tell he's dreaming up another story
Just in case there's one hasn't told.

There's a story that he tell about a woman
And always says she was a beauty queen
But he said the angels came for her one morning
After that he just gave up on everything.

The old man no one loves is what they call him
The tales he tells are taller than the sky
The old man no one loves could tell some big ones
And everybody laughes and said you know that old man
lies.

There's the one he always tell about his children
His son, the Doctor's up in Ohio
His daughter owns a bank in California
But he don't ever see them anymore.

The old man no one loves is what they call him
The tales he tells are taller than the sky
The old man no one loves could tell some big ones
And everybody laughes and say you know that old man
lies.

(Spoken)
But you know that old man that no one loves, he died
this morning
The whole town was shocked by all those big long
limozines
And all his children gathered 'round and they wept
beside him
And one cried out my daddies gone to join his beaurty
queen.

(Sang)
The old man no one loves is what they call him
The tales he tells are taller than the sky
The old man no one loves could tell some big ones
And everybody laughes and said you know that old man
lies.

The old man no one loves is what they call him
The tales he tells are taller than the sky
The old man no one loves could tell some big ones...

THE OLD RUGGED CROSS 

On a hill far away
Stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and shame;
And I love that old cross,
Where the dearest and best,
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

So, I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.

--- Instrumental ---

To the old rugged cross
I will ever be true,
It's shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He'll call me some day
To my home far away,
Where His glory forever I'll share.

So, I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown...

THE ONE I LOVED BACK THEN 

I stopped off at the Quicksack for some beer and cigarettes
The old man took my money as he stared at my Corvette
He said, I had one just like her son, a 1963
'Til the man down at the bank took her from me

Oh She was hotter than a two dollar pistol
She was the fastest thing around
Long and lean every young man's dream
She turned every head in town
She was built and fun to handle Son
I'm glad that you dropped in
She reminds me of the one I loved back then

Then I handed him my keys and said, here take her for a spin
The old man scratched his head, then he looked at me and grinned
He said son you just don't understand it ain't the car I want
It's the brunette in your 'vette that turns me on

I had one that was hotter than a two dollar pistol
She was the fastest thing around
Long and lean every young man's dream
She turned every head in town
She was built and fun to handle Son
I'm glad that you dropped in
She reminds me of the one I loved back then

Lord she was hotter than a two dollar pistol
She was the fastest thing around
Long and lean every young man's dream
She turned every head in town
She was built and fun to handle Son
I'm glad that you dropped in
She reminds me of the one I loved back then

She reminds me of the one I loved back then

THE PRECIOUS JEWEL 

Way back in the hills, when a boy, I once wandered
Where deep in the grave lies the one that I love
She was called from this earth, a jewel for heaven
More precious than diamonds more precious than gold.

A jewel here on earth, a jewel in heaven
She'll brighten the kingdom around God's great throne
May the angels have peace, God bless her in heaven
They've broken my heart and they left me to roam.

--- Instrumental ---

When a girl of sixteen, we courted each other
She promised someday to become my sweet wife
I bought her the ring to wear on her finger
But the angels they called her to heaven one night.

A jewel here on earth, a jewel in heaven
She'll brighten the kingdom around God's great throne
May the angels have peace, God bless her in heaven
They've broken my heart and they left me to roam...

THE RACE IS ON

I feel tears wellin' up cold and deep inside
Like my heart's sprung a big break
And the stab of loneliness, sharp and painful
That I may never shake
Now you might say that I was taking it hard
Since you wrote me off with a call
But don't you wager that I'll hide the sorrow
When I may break right down and bawl

Now the race is on and here comes pride up the backstretch
Heartaches are going to the inside
My tears are holding back
They're trying not to fall
My heart's out of the running
True love's scratched for another's sake
The race is on and it looks like heartaches
And the winner loses all

One day I had ventured in love, never once suspecting
What the final results would be
How I lived in fear of waking up each morning
And finding that you'd gone from me
There's aching and pain in my heart
For the day was the one that I hated to face
Somebody new came up to win her
And I came out in second place

Now the race is on and here comes pride up the backstretch
Heartaches are going to the inside
My tears are holding back
They're trying not to fall
My heart's out of the running
True love's scratched for another's sake
The race is on and it looks like heartaches
And the winner loses all

THE REAL MCCOY 

Sittin' on a bar stool sippin' on a glass of tea
Well, when this lady walked by and she tried to put the
make on me
She had fake eye lashes and her home? hair, it nearly
blew my mind
And it makes me realize that the real thing is hard to
find

But you're the real McCoy, you're natural thing
From the smile on your face to your walk, to your
diamond ring
Your the real mccoy there's nothing fake about you
Yeah, you're a first class lady, yeah baby, you're a
dream come true.

--- Instrumental ---

Everybody loves these thing just to pass the time
And it's a wam bam thing where the feelings are left
behind
Ah, but baby when you hold me tight you're making
everything alright
Cause you're one in a million and the real thing is
hard to find.

But you're the real McCoy, you're natural thing
From the smile on your face to your walk, to your
diamond ring
Your the real mccoy there's nothing fake about you
Yeah, you're a first class lady, yeah baby, you're a
dream come true.

But you're the real mccoy, you're natural thing
From the smile on your face to your walk, to your
diamond ring...

THE RIGHT LEFT HAND 

I've [E] cried a million tears, down through the years. Searching [B] for
that special [E] one. And the vows I took before, where all forever more,
but no matter how I [B] tried they came un[E]done.
 
Then the good lord finally gave me the true love of a lady, someone who
believes in me. And she lets me know each day, that love is here to stay. I
finally found someone who'll never leave.
 
CHORUS
 [NC]I put a [E] golden band on the [A] right left hand this [E] time, and the
[A] right left hand put a [E] golden band on [B] mine. When our [E] hair is
snowy white, [A] time will prove I'm [E] right. I put a [A] golden band on
the [B] right left hand this [E] time.
 
I'll [F] never have to plead for the [Bb] love that my heart needs, she'll be
[C] close enough to [F] touch. And when the nights are long and cold, [Bb]
she'll be there to [F] hold, all dressed up for [C] one more night of [F]
love.
 
CHORUS
 [NC]I put a [F] golden band on the [Bb] right left hand this [F] time, and
the [Bb] right left hand put a [F] golden band on [C] mine. When our [F]
hair is snowy white, [Bb] time will prove I'm [F] right. I put a [Bb] golden
band on the [C] right left hand this [F] time.

THE ROCK 

When you wake up in the mornin' and you wonder
Why no one's beside you where I usually lay
And you think you hear the sound of distant thunder
Well, that's just your old rock (just your old rock) a-
rolling away.

I was a rock standing strong for you
For there was nothing that I wouldn't do
No matter the cost I was ready to pay
Now you say I'm only holding you down
Like some old rock you've been draggin' around
Yes, I'm your old rock (just your old rock) but now I'm
rolling away.

I'm rolling away on a downhill grade
But I'm gonna come to rest at a mountain of love
someday
'Cause I finally understand if you're resting on
shifting sand
Well, even a rock (even a rock) will go a-rolling away.

I was a rock standing strong for you
No, there was nothing that I wouldn't do
No matter the cost I was ready to pay
Now you say I'm only holding you down
Like some old rock you've been draggin' around
Yes, I was your old rock (just your old rock) but I'm
a-rolling away.

Honey, I was your rock (just your old rock) now I'm
rolling away...