$1000 Wedding

It was a $1000 wedding supposed to be held the other day
And with all the invitations sent
The young bride went away
When the groom saw people passing notes
Not unusual, he might say
But where are the flowers for my baby
I'd even like to see her mean old mama
And why ain't there a funeral, if you're gonna act that way
I hate to tell you how he acted when the news arrived
He took some friends out drinking and
It's lucky they survived
Well, he told them everything there was to tell there along the way
And he felt so bad when he saw the traces
Of old lies still on their faces
So why don't someone here just spike his drink
Why don't you do him in some old way
Supposed to be a funeral
It's been a bad, bad day

The Reverend Dr. William Grace
Was talking to the crowd
All about the sweet child's holy face and
The saints who sung out loud
And he swore the fiercest beasts
Could all be put to sleep the same silly way
And where are the flowers for the girl
She only knew she loved the world
And why ain't there one lonely horn and one sad note to play
Supposed to be a funeral
It's been a bad, bad day
Supposed to be a funeral

(how Will I Know) I'm Falling In Love Again

I'm falling in love again
Never thought I would again never I thought I would
And I may be making mistakes again
But if I lose or win how will I know
How will I know how will I know how will I know how will I know
And I'm falling in love again and if I lose or win how will I know
[ ac.guitar ]
How will I know...

(sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

I'm sittin' in the morning sun
Sittin' when the evening comes
Watchin' the ships roll in
Then I watch em roll away again

I'm sittin on the dock of the bay
Watchin the tides roll away
I'm sittin on the dock of the bay
Wasting time

Left my home in Georgia
I was headed for the Frisco Bay
I have nothing to live for
Looks like nothing's gonna come my way

I'm sittin on the dock of the bay
Watchin the tides roll away
I'm sittin on the dock of the bay
Wasting time

Looks like nothing's ever gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I can't do what them people tell me to do
So I guess that I'll just remain the same

Sittin here restin my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
Two thousand miles I roamed
Just to make this dock my home

I'm sittin on the dock of the bay
Watchin the tides roll away
I'm just sittin on the dock of the bay
Wasting time

A Fool Such As I

Pardon me, if I'm sentimental when we say goodbye
Don't be angry with me should I cry
When you're gone, yet I'll dream
A little dream as years go by
Now and then there's a fool such as I

Now and then, there's a fool such as I am over you
You taught me how to love
And now you say that we are through
I'm a fool but I'll love you dear until the day I die
Now and then there's a fool such as I

Now and then, there's a fool such as I am over you
You taught me how to love
And now you say that we are through
I'm a fool but I'll love you dear until the day I die
Now and then there's a fool such as I

Now and then, there's a fool such as I
Now and then, there's a fool such as I

A Horse Called Music

High on a mountain in western Montana

A silhouette moves 'cross a cinnamon sky

Riding alone on a horse he called Music

With a song on his lips, and a tear in his eye



He dreams of a time, and a lady that loved him

And how he would sing her sweet lullabies

But we don't ever ask him

And he never talks about her

Guess it is better to just let it slide



But sang "ooh" to the ladies

And ooh, he made some sigh

Now he rides away on a horse he called Music

With a pain in his heart and a tear in his eye



He rode the Music from Boston to Bozeman

For not too much money, but way to much ride

But those were the days when a horse he called Music

Could jump through the moon and sail across the sky



Now all that's left is an old time-worn cowboy

With nothin' more than the sweet by-and-by

And trailing behind, is a horse with no rider

A horse he calls memories that she used to ride



And he sang "ooh" to the ladies

And ooh, he damn near made some fall right down and die

Now he rides away on a horse he called Music

With a pain in his heart and a tear in his eye



High on a mountain in western Montana

Two crosses cut, through a cinnamon sky

Marking the place where a horse he called Music

Lays with a cowboy in the sweet by-and-by...

A Little Unfair

You want me to love just you while you love your share
Don't you think that's a little unfair
It's me stay home while you stay gone till you decide to care
Don't you think that's a little unfair
I can't see how it can be anything for me
What's mine is yours what's yours is yours that's how you wanted to be
And you want me to wait for you till you decide to care
Don't you think that's a little unfair
[ guitar ]
I can't see how it can be...
Don't you think that's a little unfair

A Moment Isn't Very Long

Yesterday, as I talked with a friend in town,
I forgot to remember that you'd gone.
For a moment, I found myself smilin',
But a moment isn't very long.

An' last night as I danced with a stranger,
An' she held her cheek close to my own,
For a moment, I almost forgot you,
But a moment isn't very long.

Every now an' then I get a chance to smile,
But those every now an' thens just last a little while.
An' tonight I've got a date with a new love,
But I know I'd do just as well at home.
For a moment, maybe I could forget you.
But a moment isn't very long.

[Instrumental]

Every now an' then I get a chance to smile,
But those every now an' thens just last a little while.
An' tonight I've got a date with a new love,
But I know I'd do just as well at home.
For a moment, maybe I could forget you.
But a moment isn't very long.

A New Way To Cry

All my tears have fallen, I can cry no more.
I've cried so mmuch since you have said goodbye.
The pressure keeps on building up, within my heart.
It grows and grows but still, my eyes are dry.
Though my heart is breakin', tears refuse to start,
So I've got to find a new way to cry.
I've got to find a new way to relieve the pain.
It just can't stay, forever, locked inside.
And until I forget you and can smile again,
I've got to find a new way to cry.
Instrumental break.
I've got to find a new way to relieve the pain.
It just can't stay, forever, locked inside.
And until I forget you and can smile again,
I've got to find a new way to cry.

A Song For You

Well I've been a lot of places in my life and time
I've sung a lot of songs and I've made some bad rhyme
I've acted out my love in stages with ten thousand people watchin'
Now we're alone and I am singin' my song for you
And I know your image of me is what I hope to be
I've treated you unkindly but darling can't you see
No one more important to me darling can't you please see through me
Cause now we're alone and I am singing my song for you
Well you taught me precious secrets of a truth with holding nothin'
You came out in front but I was hiding
Now I'm so much better and if my words don't come together
Listen to the melody cause my love is in there hiding
And I love you in a place where there's no space or time
I love you for my life you are a friend of mine
And when my life is over remember when we were together
We were alone and I was singing my song for you
And we were alone and I was singing my song for you

A Whiter Shade Of Pale

We skipped the light fandango
And turned cartwheels cross the floor.
I was feeling kind of seasick
The crowd called out for more.
The room was humming harder
And the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
The waitress brought a tray
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face at first so ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale.

She said "There is no reason,
And the truth is plain to see",
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
Although both my eyes were open
They might just just have well been closed.
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
Her face at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale.


[The following are additional lyrics
as sung in concert]


She said she wanted shore leave
Tho in truth we were at sea
So I took her by a looking glass
And forced her to agree
Saying you must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride
Well she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway died
And so it was, etc?