LET THERE BE COUNTRY


There are some misconceptions about where I'm a comin'
from
Rhinestones and a hairdo, but have you all heard my
songs
I'm an overnight sensation, I guess the joke's on me
Breakin' new ground for the future, meanwhile
Let there be country

I come from Mississippi, now what's countrier than that
Hit the ground a runnin' thanks to Lester Flatt
Now the old man had a saying about the way things
oughta be
Boy, as long as you breathe
Let there be country

And there ain't nothin' I like better than my Hot
Hillbilly Band
Travelin' cross the country shaking hard working hands
Paying up our dues, we don't want it if it's free
Just let the music play and
Let there be country

There finally comes a time you've got to pass the music
on
Changing of the guard and the new blood keeps it strong
Well, I love the masters who gave advise to me
They gave me mountains to move, meanwhile
Let there be country

And there ain't nothin' I like better than my Hot
Hillbilly Band
Travelin' cross the country shaking hard working hands
Paying up our dues, we don't want it if it's free
Just let the music play and
Let there be country
Let there be country

LITTLE THINGS


Well when the sun goes down
At the end of the day
I want to see you again
I've got to find a way
Just to hear those
Little things you say

The way you touch me baby
The way you squeeze me tight
And when you hold me darlin'
All through the night
Those little things
Make me feel all right

(Little things)
Like the way you kiss
(Little things)
That I can't resist
(Little things)
Make me feel so fine
I've got to have your lovin', honey all the time

(Little things)
Ooh when we touch
(Little things)
You know they mean so much
(Little things)
Never make me blue
I love those little things you do

I've got a fever baby
And it's burning hot
I'm gonna give you my lovin'
Everything I got
All those little things
Sure mean a lot

(Little things)
Like the way you kiss
(Little things)
That I can't resist
(Little things)
Make me feel so fine
I've got to have your lovin', honey all the time

(Little things)
Ooh when we touch
(Little things)
You know they mean so much
(Little things)
Never make me blue
I love those little things you do

(Little things)
Like the way you kiss
(Little things)
That I can't resist
(Little things)
Make me feel so fine
I've got to have your lovin', honey all the time

(Little things)
Ooh when we touch
(Little things)
You know they mean so much
(Little things)
Never make me blue
I love those little things you do
I love those little things you do
I love those little things you do

LONG TRAIN GONE


It's trouble on the left and trouble on the right
I've run from trouble nearly all my life
It's true, yes it's true
I met a dark-haired lady with a crystal ball
She said the law's gonna get ya, and stick ya behind
stone walls
Then she took my money and run away
Well I was like a long, train, gone
Gone, a long time ago
Long, train, gone
Gone like you've never seen before

I saw the fireballs flashin' through the joker's eyes
But when she reached for my heart, I cut her right down
to stone
I left her standin' alone
I stayed low to the east in the west bound rain
I thought I missed the flood before it fell down again
at dawn
I thought it best to move on again

And I was like a long, train, gone
Gone, a long time ago
Long, train, gone
Gone like you've never seen before

When the walls come tumblin' down,
And the rain continues to fall
And you feel yourself shakin' when the light's gone out
in the hall
And you're all alone

Son, be like a long, train, gone
Gone, a long time ago
Long, train, gone
Gone like you've never seen before
Gone like you've never seen before

LOVE AND LUCK


Well, my old man had a heart of gold
He had eyes of steel and a real deep soul
He was a quiet man, he never said too much
But when he did, you'd better listen up
I was ready to waltz all around the world
Ready to love every blue eyed girl
My bags were packed and I was ready to leave
He shook my hand and said to me, me, me

I wish you luck and love, love and luck
Life's a treasure, so go dig it up
Be what you are, and that's enough
I wish you luck and love, and love and luck
Luck and love, and love and luck

So here I am out on my own
Ain't much to show for the seeds I've sewn
There's been some broken hearts and some long lost nights
I'm startin' to think I can't do nothing right

Well, I guess you've got to learn as you go along
If you're gonna do right then you can't do wrong
So I looked in the mirror and I said to me
"Daddy was right, here's what you need"

A little luck and love, love and luck
Life's a treasure so go dig it up
Be what you are and that's enough
I wish you luck and love, and love and luck
Luck and love, and love and luck

MATCHES


Matches, I need some matches
'Cause I've still got one old bridge I need to burn
Teacher, I need a teacher
There's a lesson my hard-headed heart can't seem to learn

Well I told myself I'm the last one left
To never let myself get hurt again
Like the fallen bird, I fell for her
and now I'm right back where I started then, so friend
Could I bum some matches, oh I need some matches
'Cause I've still got one old bridge I need to burn

Well you think by now I would have found
At least one woman who was meant for me
But it's been my luck just to fall in love and wake up to
another memory
And another need
For some matches, I need some matches
'Cause I've still got one old bridge I need to burn
Let it burn

ME & BILLY THE KID


Me and Billy the Kid never got along
I didn't like the way he cocked his head and he wore
his gun all wrong
We had the same girlfriend and he never forgot it
She had a cute little Chihuahua till one day he up and
shot it
He rode the hard country down the New Mexico line
He had a silver pocket watch he never did wind.
He crippled the piano player for playin' his favorite
song
Yeah, me and Billy the Kid never got along

Me and Billy the Kid never got along
I didn't like the way he parted his hair and he wore
his gun all wrong
He was bad to the bone all hopped up on speed.
I would've left him alone if it hadn't been for that
Senorita
He gave her silver and he paid her hotel bill
But it was me that she loved and she said she always
will.
I'd always go and see her when Billy was gone
And me and Billy the Kid never got along

Me and Billy the Kid never got along
I didn't like the way he tied his shoes and he wore his
gun all wrong
One day I said to Billy "I've got this foolproof
scheme"
We'll rob Wells Fargo "It's just bustin at the seams."
I admit that I framed him but I don't feel so bad
'Cause the way I was livin' was drivin' me mad
Billy reached for his gun but his gun was on wrong
Me and Billy the Kid never got along

Me and Billy the Kid never got along
But I like the way he swayed in the wind when I played
him his favorite song
Now my baby sings with me to "La Cucaracha"
She winds her silver pocket watch and pets her new
Chihuahua
I moved in to the hotel got a room with a shower
We lay and listen to that watch tick hour after hour
Outside I hear the wind blowin' away so strong
Me and Billy the Kid never got along

ME AND HANK AND JUMPIN' JACK FLASH


Last night I dreamed I went to Hillbilly Heaven
Oh, what a beautiful sight
St. Peter come up to me and he said
"Marty now, who do you want to see?"

So I began to think, I said, "Why don't you call up
Old Hank Williams and see if he's free
'Cause Hank saw the world from a Cadillac
And he carried them Lovesick Blues right on his back, ah yeah"

Sure as I was dreaming, sure as I was born
Around my neck came this long skinny arm
And he said, "Howdy Hoss, my name is Hank
Now, what brings you here?" So I began to think

I said "Hank brother, you've seen it all
You've seen 'em come and go and you've seen 'em rise and fall
And right now Country Music's got more singers
Than I believe I've ever seen so many people got to follow out their dream"

"But I feel different," I said, "'Cause I'm a natural born cat
I'm country to the bone but I don't wear no hat"
"Oh no, two, three", said "I started with Lester back in '72
All I wanted to be was a little different like him and you"

He said "Whoa now, it just takes a little longer
To make it if you're different, I guess
But you just sing what's in your heart, God's gonna do the rest
Just be what you are at all times and just tell the folks out there"

"The truth and that ain't gonna cost you a dime
But now if you plan to be different son
You're just rolling the dice
And you know you ain't the first one to pay that price"

"'Cause there was me and Elvis and there was Bocephus too
There was Waylon and Willie and there was Bill Monroe
And I guess you know about ole Johnny Cash
And I think what the world needs right now is a Jumpin' Jack Flash"

Up in Hillbilly Heaven I saw Keith Whitley, I saw Patsy Cline
I saw Reba McEntire's band, they were all friends of mine
And I began to tremble and I began look
I knew I was dreaming but I just couldn't wake up

Then out of nowhere came this long Cadillac
The driver said "Come on now, Hank we gotta take you back
Thirty minutes before your next show
We're running behind so we gotta go"

He said "Marty, I tell you what you do
You just go on back down there and you make us proud
And remember wherever you go
There's a little Hillbilly in every crowd"

And he got in that old car and he drove off slow
But right here is what he said before he shut that door

MIRRORS DON'T LIE


Mirrors don't lie, a mirror won't lie
So don't be lookin' if you can't stand to see
Mirrors don't lie, a mirror won't lie
I know it's so 'cause one just told the truth on me

Facing music won't be easy
'Cause wine and roses leave a jagged scar
I thought I knew just where to quit, draw the line
But today I know for sure I've gone too far

Mirrors don't lie, a mirror won't lie
So don't be lookin' if you can't stand to see
Mirrors don't lie, a mirror won't lie
I know it's so 'cause one just told the truth on me

Now tracing my footsteps won't be easy
'Cause wine and roses leave a clouded mind
I never worried much 'bout night before
'Cause the mornin' after left me nearly blind

Mirrors don't lie, a mirror won't lie
So don't be lookin' if you can't stand to see
Mirrors don't lie, a mirror won't lie
I know it's so 'cause one just told the truth on me
I know it's so 'cause one just told the truth on me

NOW THAT'S COUNTRY


Ridin' twenty miles on a midnight train
Just to go fishin' in the pourin' rain
Take along your baby just 'cause you're in love
Fishin' and lovin', I can't get enough

Well, that's country, I was raised a country child
Now that's country, baby, that's my style

Got me a pick-up, I got a piece of nothin' farm
Shotgun and a hound dog, I got a tractor in the barn
Rockin' chair on my front porch and a jug of home-made wine
When I ain't makin' music, that's how I spend my time

Well, that's country, I was born, yes, a country child
Now that's Country but baby, that's my style

You know, every man and woman
Oughta have a place to lay their burdens down
You all can do it in that city
But it ain't the same in a big old town

Now let me just talk to y'all one time

Have you ever laid in a field of clover late into the night?
An' watched a shooting star fall from heaven till the moon fades outta sight
Get up an' go visitin', that's just what neighbors do
I'm proud to be from the country, now how about you?

Oh, that's country, I was raised on that Mississippi mile
Now, that's country, but baby, that's my style

Well, that's country, yes, I was born a country child
Now that's country and baby, that's my style

OH WHAT A SILENT NIGHT


The wind is creepin' across the mountains
The moon is nowhere in sight
Gone is the voice I'm used to hearing
Oh, what a silent night
The telephone's been disconnected
But she wouldn't call me anyway
But even if she did, I wouldn't answer
'Cause there's not one word left to say

She told me, she was disenchanted
She needed those big city lights
Well, I loved her and I told her, her wish was granted
Oh, what a silent night

I sit here, feelin' my heart breaking
I think I felt a teardrop fall
I listen for the sound my heart is making
But it don't make no sound at all

And I wonder just how long I'll miss her
Will my hair be black or white
God, I'd give my soul to kiss her
Oh, what a silent night

She told me, she was disenchanted
She needed those big city lights
Well, I loved her and I told her, her wish was granted
Oh, what a silent night
Oh, what a silent night