MATTHEW 24 

Oh I believe the time is coming when the Lord will come again
I believe the end is closer every day
Let's be ready for the judgement when we look upon his face
For he tells us in his word to watch and pray
We are living surely living in the days he speaks about
I believe the end is near in every door
So let's be ready for his coming let us meet him with a shout
And believe today in Matthew 24
While upon the Mount of Olives his disciples came to him
Saying tell us when these things are going to be
Jesus answered be ye watching let each one be free from sin
And take heed no man shall ever you deceive
We are living surely living...
We are living surely living...

MAYBE NEXT CHRISTMAS 

I'm thinking now of Christmas
Back home the fields are white
To far away to see them
Wish I were there tonight.

I know folks back home all miss me
The children's eyes close tight
While I picture dad, moma
Kneeling by candle light.

Yes, I'd give the world just to be home
I miss them most ev'ry day
I know what it means to be lonely
Lonely this Christmas, I'll stay.

Maybe next year when the snow falls
I'll find my way back home
Maybe next Christmas I'll be there
Never again will I roam...

MAYBELLINE 

Oh Maybelline why can't you be true oh Maybelline why can't you be true
 You've started back doin' the things you used to do
 
As I was motivatin' over the hill I saw Maybelline in a Coupe DeVille
 Cadillac rollin' on an open road but nothin' outrun my V8 Ford
 Cadillac doin' about ninety-five bumper to bumper rollin' side to side
 Oh Maybelline...
 
Well the Cadillac pulled up ahead of the Ford
 The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more
 It done got cloudy and started to rain I tooted my horn for the passing lane
 The rain water poured up under my motor hood I knew that were doin' my motor good
 Oh Maybelline...
 [ guitar ]
 Well now the heat went down and the motor cooled down
 And that's when I heard that highway sound
 Cadillac lookin' like a ton of lead a hundred and ten a half a mile ahead
 Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still I caught Maybelline at the top of the hill
 Oh Maybelline...
 [ guitar ]
 Oh Maybelline...

ME AND JESUS 

Well me and Jesus we got our own things going me and Jesus we got it all worked out
Me and Jesus we got our own things going
We don't need anybody to tell us what it's all about

Well I know a man that once was a sinner I know a man that once was a drunk
I know a man that once was a loser
He went out one day and made an altar right out of a stump
Me and Jesus...

Jesus brought me thruough all of my troubles
Jesus brought me through all of my trials
Yes Jesus brought me through all of my heartaches
And I know why my Jesus is gonna forsake me now
Cause me and Jesus...

We can't afford any fancy preaching we can't afford any fancy church
We can't afford any fancy singing
But you know Jesus got a lotta poor people out doing his work
Me and Jesus...
Me and Jesus...

MEM'RYVILLE 

There's a name that my lips cannot deny
There's a dream that I know will never die
There's a time that will stand forever still
There's a place in my mind called Mem'ryville

There's a hope (There's a hope) that hangs on and won't turn loose
There's a heart (There's a heart) that will always beat for you
There's a pain that no one but you can kill
There's a place in my mind called Mem'ryville

I can't help it if I can't control my feelings
I can't help it when I do the things I do
Please forgive me if I'm not an easy loser
I can't help it if I can't stop loving you

There's a street (There's a street) where some children used to play
There's a church (There's a church) where a family used to pray
There's a time that will stand forever still
There's a place in my mind called Mem'ryville

There's a time that will stand forever still
There's a place in my mind called Mem'ryville
There's a place in my mind called Mem'ryville

MEMORIES 

Almost every Sunday we'd gather around the home place
That's badly in need of my mamma's loving hand
Us kids we offered everything from easy chairs to money
But his pride won't let us lend a helping hand.
Chorus:
Daddy's living off the memories of mama
That's what keeps him goin' everyday
The only trips he ever takes are high upon that mountain
Where mama lies a-sleeping in the shade.
From the porch I see a memory he didn't have the heart to sell
And through the dust and all the rust I can see some faded green
It's that '47 pick-up, Oh, my mama loved so well
When we loaded up and followed our dreams.
Chorus:
Daddy's living off the memories of mama
That's what keeps him goin' everyday
The only trips he ever takes are high upon that mountain
Where mama lies a-sleeping in the shade.
Chorus:
Daddy's living off the memories of mama.

MEMORY IS 

Memory is a flower you once wore in your hair
You were twice as lovely as these vows that we always would share
Memory is a pillow where you once layed your head
Memory is a garden where our love ran and played.

Memory is a first fight, the ones that tore us apart
Memory is the jelousy that drove the trust from our heart
Memory is a far cry that warns the heart and the soul
Deceipt and shame, distrust and blame have made the fire grow cold.

Memory is a costumes whose gift won't set me free
Memory is a future whose past won't let me be
Memory is a lost love forever gone astray
You will be my last memory on my dying day...

MILWAUKEE HERE I COME 

Well, I'm a gonna get on that ol' turnpike and I'm gonna ride
I'm a gonna leave this town till you decide
Which one you want the most them Opry stars or me
Milwaukee here I come from Nashville, Tennessee.

Milwaukee is a-where we were before we came here
Workin' in a bruerry making the finest beer
You come to me on payday night said let's go to Tennessee
So we came down to Nashville to the Grand Ole Opry.

Well, we were watchin' TV, Ernest Tubb was singin' loud
I said that's the man for me, I love him there's no doubt
I'm leavin' you and a-goin' now to find out where he's at
And if I can't get him, I'll settled for that bluegrass Lester Flatt.

Oh, I'm a gonna get on that ol' turnpike and I'm gonna ride
I'm a gonna leave this town till you decide
Which one you love the best me or Jerry Lee
Milwaukee here I come from Nashville, Tennessee.

--- Instrumental ---

I'm a goin' now and trade my ol' Ford for a Olds
Huh, I might get all drunked up and trade it for the Rolls
But there's a-one thing I know for sure I'll always be blue
There ain't no way get drunk enough to stop lovin' you.

So, I'm a gonna get on that ol' turnpike and I'm gonna ride
I'm gonna leave this town till you decide
Which one you love the best me or Jerry Lee
Milwaukee here I come from Nashville, Tennessee.

Oh, Milwaukee here I come from Nashville, Tennessee...

MOCKIN' BIRD HILL 

When the sun in the morning peeps over the hill
And kisses the roses round my window sill
Then my heart fills with gladness when I hear the trill
Of the birds in the treetops on Mockin' Bird Hill.

Tra la la, twitle dee dee dee, it gives me a thrill
To wake up in the morning to the mockin' bird's trill
Tra la la, twitle dee dee dee. there's peace and good will
You're welcome as the flowers on Mockin' Bird Hill.

Got a three cornered plow and an acre to till
And a mule that I bought for a three dollar bill
There's a tumbledown shack and a rusty ol' mill
But it's my home sweet home up on Mockin' Bird Hill.

Tra la la, twitle dee dee dee, it gives me a thrill
To wake up in the morning to the mockin' bird's trill
Tra la la, twitle dee dee dee. there's peace and good will
You're welcome as the flowers on Mockin' Bird Hill.

--- Whistles ---

When it's late in the evening I climb up the hill
And survey all my kingdom while everything's still
Only me and the sky and an ol' whippoorwill
Singing songs in the twilight on Mockin' Bird Hill.

Tra la la, twitle dee dee dee, it gives me a thrill
To wake up in the morning to the mockin' bird's trill
Tra la la, twitle dee dee dee. there's peace and good will
You're welcome as the flowers on Mockin' Bird Hill.

You're welcome as the flowers on Mockin' Bird Hill...

MOM AND DAD'S WALTZ 

I'd walk for miles, cry or smile for mama and daddy
I want them, I want them to know
Just how I feel, my love is real for my mama and daddy
I want them to know I love them so.

In my heart joy tears start 'cause I'm happy
And I pray every day for mom and pappy and each night
I'd walk for miles, cry or smile for my mama and daddy
I want them to know I love them so.

--- Instrumental ---

I'd fight in wars, do all the chores for my mama and daddy
I want them to live on till they're called
I'd work and slave and never rave to my mama and daddy
Because I know I owe them my all.

In my heart joy tears start 'cause I'm happy
And I pray every day for mom and pappy and each night
I'd walk for miles, cry or smile for my mama and daddy
I want them to know I love them so...