THINGS HAVE GONE TO PIECES 

Songwriters: Leon Payne



Oh, the faucet started drippin' in the kitchen
And last night your picture fell down from the wall
Today the boss said, "Sorry, I can't use you anymore"
And tonight the light bulb went out in the hall

Things have gone to pieces since you left me
Nothing turns out half-right now it seems
There ain't nothing in my pocket but three nickels and a dime
But I'm holding to the pieces of my dream

Somebody threw a baseball through my window
And the arm fell off my favorite drum again
The man he came today, I'm gon' kill him
And said he'd haul my things away
If I didn't get my payments made by ten

Things have gone to pieces since you left me
Nothing turns out half-right now it seems
There ain't nothing in my pocket but three nickels and a dime
But I'm holding to the pieces of my dream

THIS BOTTLE 

Last week he spent his whole paycheck on whiskey
And I know on friday night he'll do it all again
Oh, he'll drink till he falls down then he'll order one more round
And then go home with that bottle in his hand.

Chorus:
And the only thing I can hold on to is this bottle in my hand
I'll know I'll never have to share it with any other man
I'm so glad you introduced us and I'll do the best I can
To be faithful to this bottle in my hand.

--- Instrumental ---

She told George that changing diaper can sure become a drag
And the clean the house and cooking for him is not ger kind of bag
She said he needed someone who will love and understand
Then she left him with that bottle in his hand.

Chorus:
And the only thing I can count on now is this bottle in my hand
I'll know I'll never have to share it with any other man
And I'm so glad you introduced us and I'll do the best I can
To be faithful to this bottle in my hand.

Yes, We'll be faithful with this bottle in our hand.

THIS WANTING YOU 

[G] I almost wish that I could lose my [C] mind sometime. Then [D7] maybe I'd be free of memories [C] you left be- [G] hind. With every single thought I hate to [C] face the truth. [D7] It's neverending, always there: this [C] wanting [G] you [G] Will I go through my life with only [C] one desire? [D7] Other arms have held me close, but they can't [C] kill the [G] fire. This flame inside my heart has never [C] burned so blue. [D7] It's neverending, always there: this [C] wanting [G] you. [D7] You're in my mind all the time--how [C] long will it [G] last? [F#] Why can't I leave our love in peace? It's buried in the [D7] past. [G] You let go so long ago, but I still [C] can't turn loose. [D7] Oh, it's neverending; it's always there: this [C] wanting [G] you. It's neverending, always there: this wanting you.

THOUSAND TIMES A DAY 

I gave up cigarettes haven't had to light one yet oh it's been a year since I stopped
 Same goes for alcohol I don't touch the stuff at all I used to drink till I dropped
 But those were tough this is easy and it feels so good to say
 Forgetting you is not that hard to do for I've done it a thousand times a day
 
Friends said it would take some time to get you off my mind
 They thought I'd never let you go
 But I guess I've proved them wrong one more bad habit gone
 Just like the whiskey and the smokes
 But those were tough this is easy I'm all right I'm okay
 Forgetting you is not that hard to do for I've done it a thousand times a day
 [ guitar ]
 I've given you up for good just like I said I would oh the night you walked away
 Forgetting you is not that hard to do for I've done it a thousand times a day
 Oh I've done it a thousand times a day

THREE'S A CROWD 

I've been looking through the window of the past
And I've seen the reasons why our love can't last
You've been seeing him and this I won't allow
Don't you know that two's a marriage three's a crowd
You're still keeping little things he gave to you
There are pictures and some letters tied in blue
And that night I've heard you called his name aloud
It's not right for two's a marriage three's a crowd
If you love him you don't need my company
Either close the door to him or set me free
You're the reason I'm alone with my head bowed
Don't you know that two's a marriage three's a crowd
One is lonely two's a marriage three's a crowd

TIED TO A STONE 

I woke up this morning
And prayed to God, oh let it be a dream
Her side of the bed was cold
And layin' there beside me was her ring
With a note that she had left for me
Layin' where she used to lay her head
And I felt the world fall in on me
For this is what she said

(Chorus:)
Tied to a stone ain't no way to live
I can't go on livin' like this
I'd rather be lonely and face life alone
Than to go on this way, day after day
Tied to a stone

I always thought I gave her
Everything that any girl could want
The diamonds on her fingers
A new car and a big two-story home
Home became a prison
And lookin' back now I can see it all
Oh, I'd give the world if I could change the things
That made her climb that wall

(Repeat chorus)

TILL I HEAR IT FROM YOU 

(I won't believe a word, till I hear it from you.)
Draw me a picture, guess I'm a fool
I won't believe a word, they say about you
Send me a paper have it notarized, too
That still won't mean a thing, till I hear it from you.
Draw up a picture, might as well paint it blue
That's how I know I'll feel, if I find hope that's true
Write me a letter, address it afool
I won't believe it then, till I hear it from you.
They like me in Pittsburgh, everywhere I go
The sudden conversation, he'll be the last to know
Put it in the papers, make it headline news
I won't believe it then, till I hear it from you.
I won't believe it then, till I hear it from you...

TIME CHANGES EVERYTHING 

There was a time when I thought of no other and we sang our own love's refrain
 Our hearts beat as one as we had our fun but time changes everything
 When you left me my poor heart was broken our romance seemed all in vain
 The dark clouds are gone and there's blue skies again
 Yes time changes everything
 [ steel ]
 The time has passed I forgot you mother nature does wonderful things
 I guess that it's true for me and for you cause time changes everything
 Oh you change the name of an old song rearrange it and make it swing
 I thought nothing could stop me from loving you but time changes everything
 [ fiddle ]
 So goodluck to you may God bless you I can't say that we won't love again
 You have gone your way and I'll go mine cause time changes everything

TIME LOCK 

The door to my heart locked when you walk out on me
You sealed it with a time lock to be locked eternally
You thought it's locked forever and I could never love anew
But today must be forever cause the light is shining through
And now the time lock has opened up the door to my heart
The seal you thought was so secure has shattered all apart
My heart has struck the lock and kept this hurt lock before you
And now somebody else is broken the time lock falling through
When you sealed the time lock you locked my heart up tight
Inside the heart it's cold and dark without a sparkling light
Another's love was strong enough to break the seal in two
This new love I feel is true and real at last I'm free from you
And now the time lock has opened...

TO LIVE ON LOVE 

Don't the sun feel warm today don't our lives feel warm today
We have true love to be proud of
And we both understand it all and neither one demands it all
Cause we know how it feels to live on love
Don't the birds sing a lovely song don't our hearts sing a lovely song
There's only the good things to be thinking of
There's no trouble to be found strong enough to turn our world around
Cause we know how it feels to live on love
Yes we know how it feels just to wake up in the morning and be together every day
And to know we've been as close as two hearts could ever be
And there's more love on its way till it come to stay
Don't the wind feel good today and don't our smile look good on our face
Cause we know how it feels to live on love
Yes we know how it feels to live on love