POOR MAN'S RICHES

I'VE TRAVELED TO THE ENDS OF THE RAINBOW
AND I'VE LOOKED FOR THAT OLD POT OF GOLD
BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE UNTIL I LOOKED INTO YOUR EYES
THAT I HAD A GREATER WEALTH THAN EVER TOLD

INTO EACH LIFE THERE'S MANY KINDS OF RICHES
THERE'S DIAMONDS, THERE'S PEARLS AND THERE'S GOLD
BUT, I'D BE THE RICHEST MAN IN THIS WONDERFUL LAND
IF I HAD YOU TO HAVE AND TO HOLD

A TRUE LOVE IS THE GREATEST OF ALL RICHES
A TRUE LOVE WILL NEVER GROW COLD
A REAL LOVE IS ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS
FOR IT'S WORTH MORE THAN DIAMONDS, PEARLS AND GOLD

INTO EACH LIFE THERE'S MANY KINDS OF RICHES
THERE'S DIAMONDS, THERE'S PEARLS AND THERE'S GOLD
BUT I'D BE THE RICHEST MAN IN THIS WONDERFUL LAND
IF I HAD YOU TO HAVE AND TO HOLD

I'D BE THE RICHEST MAN IN THIS WONDERFUL LAND
IF I HAD YOU TO HAVE AND TO HOLD

POSSUM HOLLER 

As time goes by the tales grow taller
About possum in possum hollar.

As a young man I'd go a courtin'
With my sweetheart named Sally Blair
Down the mountain to possum hollar
Accidently I'd find her waitin' there.

She'd tell her mama she was pickin' blossoms
By the moonlight so sweet and fair
And I'd tell daddy I'm a-huntin' possum
And take off, friend and slicken down my hair.

As time goes by the tales grow taller
About possum in possum hollar.

--- Instrumental ---

Then one evening in possum hollar
Sally's daddy stopped all my fun
And we got married in possum hollar
Just me and Sally, her daddy and his gun.

Now when I see ol' possum hollar
Young and handsome and a fanfair
Well, I just lean back, ha, and bust out laughin'
'Cause I know there ain't no possums there.

As time goes by the tales grow taller
About possum in possum hollar.

About possum in possum hollar...

PRECIOUS MEMORIES 

Precious mem'ries unseen angel sent from somewhere to my soul
How they linger ever near me and the sacred past unfolds
Precious mem'ries how they linger how they ever flood my soul
In the stillness of the midnight precious sacred seems unfold
Precious father loving mother fly across the lonely years
And the old home scenes from my childhood in fond memory appear
Precious mem'ries how they linger...
Precious mem'ries flood my soul

PRETTY LITTLE LADY FROM BEAUMONT TEXAS 

It's not that blue Mercedes Benz
That she could give to me
It's not that if she married me
That I would be set free.

It's not that she's just barrels of fun
That makes me fall so hard
That pretty little lady from Beaumnt, Texas
With the oil well in her yard.

It's not because she could be
In a playboy centerfold
That makes me want to take her back
With here and her black gold.

It's not because she's barrels of fun
That my heart pumps so hard
For that pretty little lady from Beaumnt, Texas
With the oil wells in her yard.

--- Instrumental ---

All that stock in Texas gold
Don't mean a thing to me
I buy my oil at K-Mart
I buy one and get one free.

I'd love her if she didn't have
Those paid up credit cards
That pretty little lady from Beaumnt, Texas
With the oil wells in her yard.

It's not because she could be
In a playboy centerfold
That makes me want to take her back
With here and her black gold.

It's not because she's barrels of fun
That my heart pumps so hard
For that pretty little lady from Beaumnt, Texas
With the oil wells in her yard.

That pretty little lady from Beaumnt, Texas
With the oil wells in her yard...

PROUD MARY 

Left a good job in the city
 workin' for The Man every night and day
 And I never lost one minute of sleepin
 Worryin' bout the way things
 might have been
 Big wheel keep on turnin'
 Proud Mary keep on burnin'
 Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
 
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
 pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans
 But I never saw the good side of the city Until I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
 Big wheel keep on turnin'...
 Rollin`,?..
 [ guitar ]
 
If you come down to the river
 Bet you gonna find some people who live
 You don't have to worry
 `cause you have no money
 people on the river are happy to give
 
Big wheel keep on turnin'...
 Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river

PYRAMID OF CANS 

I drink from cans then stack 'em in a pyramid so high
As a monument to how I feel since she told me goodbye
I like my friends around me 'cause they all understand
Why I keep her momery buried beneath the pyramid of cans.

Chorus:
The power of the pyramid I don't understand
It's a mystery that gets bigger with every empty can
I stack them high and watch them fall like a castle in the sand
Then I drink one more and start another pyramid of cans.

--- Instrumental ---

We use to come here often 'cause the band would play our songs
Now I wonder if they wonder why I come in all alone
Lately I'm here every night, they think I'm the biggest fan
But the power that's pulling me in here is the pyramid of cans.

Chorus:
The power of the pyramid I don't understand
It's a mystery that gets bigger with every empty can
I stack them high and watch them fall like a castle in the sand
Then I drink one more and start another pyramid of cans.

I drink one more and start another pyramid of cans.

RADIO LOVER 

(Spoken, Verse)
He kisses her goodbye, and heads for the radio station.
Oh, he hates to leave her, but he's got another show to do.
He knows she gets lonely, so he lets her know that he's thinking about her.
And though millions are listening, she knows who he's talking to.

(Sung, Chorus)
Comin' to you live like I do every night
From the heart of your radio.
I play a little sad, and I play a lotta glad.
And a few ol' cheatin' songs.

Here's hopin' everybody out in radio land
Found a love just as true as mine
Good night angel, sleep tight darlin'
Close your pretty brown eyes.

When the show is over,
your radio lover
will be home by your side.

(Sung, Verse)
She's laying in bed as her DJ tells her that he loves her.
It would break his heart if he knew she wasn't there alone.
She knows when to cheat and when to tell her lover to leave her.
She knows they'll be safe just as long as his show goes on.

(Spoken, Verse)
He planned a surprise for the night of their first anniversary.
He taped his show just so he could be home.
The radio was playing and, as he walked in on her and her lover,
He heard himself saying the last words that they ever heard

REAL DEAL 

Dolled up to the nines, you got the eyes locked on tall
and dark
Well, he's mighty pretty but I'll bet he ain't worried
a bit about your heart
He's a real Casanova but I think I know you just a
little bit better than that
You need a real love that you can't get enough of not
some Romeo act.

But if your looking for the real deal what are you
doing looking at him
He ain't nothing but a cheap thrill, he can't love you
like I will
Let go of yor heart girl, take mine and give it a whirl
If you're looking for love, you're looking at the real
deal.

--- Instrumental ---

He's a smmoth talkin' fellow, he's gonna tell ya what
your heart desires
He's a real go getter and you outta know better than to
think about playing with fire
And if you ask me, honey, what you need is a good old
fashioned romance
I'm thinkin' maybe that you need baby ought give me
love a little chance.

If your looking for the real deal what are you doing
looking at him
He ain't nothing but a cheap thrill, he can't love you
like I will
Let go of yor heart girl, take mine and give it a whirl
If you're looking for love, you're looking at the real
deal.

--- Instrumental ---

If your looking for the real deal, what are you doing
looking at him
He ain't nothing but a cheap thrill, he can't love you
like I will
Let go of yor heart girl, take mine and give it a whirl
If you're looking for love, you're looking at the real
deal.
If you're looking for love, you're looking at the real
deal...

--- Instrumental ---

You're looking at the real deal...

RELEASE ME 

Please release me, let me go
'Cause I don't love you anymore
And to live without love is a sin
So release me and let me love again
I have found a new love, dear
And I'll always want him near
His lips are warm while yours are cold
So release me, my darlin' let me go.

Oh, please release me, let me go
'Cause I just won't love you anymore
And to live together we both know is a sin
So release me, release me and let me love again.

Oh, please, please, please, please
Release me, let me go
'Cause I, I don't love you anymore
And to live together is a sin
So release me and let me love again.

Oh, please release me, let me go
I don't love you anymore
And to live together is a sin
So release me and let me love again...

RELIEF IS JUST A SWALLOW AWAY 

Well I was standin' in the tavern a-feelin' blue
My foot on the rail, just a-thinkin' 'bout you
But I won't be blue all day
Because relief - is just a swallow away

Well I've been blue before and I will again
I'll drown all my worries or I'll teach 'em how to swim
And I won't be the one to pay
Because relief - is just a swallow away

Yes, you thought when you left I wouldn't have any fun
I'll admit I worried but I won't be long
We're apart because you wouldn't swallow your foolish pride
So you hurt me deep inside

But you're not the first to hurt me and you won't be the last
Can't tell the future, but I've learned from the past
As long as there'd a cabaret
I know relief - is just a swallow away

Well, I looked down the bar and what did I see
Your sad-lookin' face a-lookin' back at me
Wishin' you could turn time a few hours back
Get off of that one-way track

Well you want me to come over, but I'll tell you true
You're as close to me as I am to you
And that may still be too far away
Because relief - is just a swallow away
I said relief - just a swallow away