Honky Tonk Heroes

Low down leaving sun, i've done
Did everything that needs done
Woe is me, why can't i see
I'D best be leaving well enough alone
Them neon light nights, couldn't stay out of fights
Them keep a-huanting me in memories
There's one in every crowd, for crying out loud
Why was it always turning out to be me

(Chorus:)
Where does it go,the good Lord only knows
It seems like it was just the other day
I was down at Green Gables, hawking them tables
And generally blowing all my hard earned pay
Piano rolled blues, danced holes in my shoes
There weren't another other way to be
For loveable losers, no account boozers
And honky tonk heroes like me

(Chorus)

Honky Tonk Women

Well I met a California girl in Memphis
And she tried to take me upstairs for a ride
And she had to hold me right across her shoulder
And I just can't seem to get her off of my mind
These honky tonk women gonna give me give give me the
honky tonk blues
She's a honky tonk woman give me give give me the honky
tonk blues
Well I later did the same in New York City
And I had to pull out of some kind of a fight
And the lady she covered me with roses
She blew my nose and then she blew my mind
Honky tonk women...
[ fiddle ]
And she had to hold me...
She's a honky tonk woman...
Honky tonk women...
She's a honky tonk woman...

House Of Gold

People steal, they cheat and lie
For wealth and what it will buy
Don't they know on the judgement day
That their gold and silver will melt away

I'd rather be in a deep, dark grave
And know that my poor soul was saved
Than to live in this world in a house of gold
And deny my God and doom my soul

Jesus said ,come on to me
I'll break sin's chains and set you free
I'll carry you to a home on high
Where you'll never, never die

What good is gold and silver, too
When your heart's not good and true
Sinner hear me when I say
Fall down on your knees and pray

Jesus died there on the cross
So this world would not be lost
Sinner hear now what I say
For someday you'll have to pay

What good is gold and silver too
If your heart's not good and true
Sinner, hear me when I say
Fall down on your knees and pray

How Do You Feel About Foolin' Around

So many people got so many lines
They've all been tried and it's true
They've all got so many reasons for changin' your mind
And there ain't none of 'em knew
But there's just so little distance between me and you
I think we're two of a kind
We won't do nothin' you don't wanna do
And I won't tell you no lies

Chorus:
So tell me, how do you feel about foolin' around
Down from your head to your toes
Ain't nothin' realer than right here and now
If that's as far as it goes

And it goes-And it goes-And it goes

Hey, you'll never miss nothin' you've never known
You'll never know 'til you try
Hey, we can take it or leave it alone
But we got so little time

Chorus:
So tell me, how do you feel about foolin' around
Down from your head to your toes
Ain't nothin' realer than right here and now
If that's as far as it goes.

How Long Have You Been There

I've been walking in the shadows for so long that I forgot the sun can shine
I've turned away from everone and everything that wanted to be mine
Somehow I always shot my eyes and heart to everything that I could share
Now I'm standing still and I'm wondering just how long have you been there

And every path I've taken I have turned around and quickly closed the door
It seems as though I knew if I ever stop to feel I want more
I kept a steady run so my eyes could never focus anywhere
Now I'm standing still and I'm wondering just how long have you been there

How long have you been standing there protecting me from love that shouldn't be
Knowing all alone that I could realize that you were meant for me

Now I've got to mend every broken fence and bridge that I have burned
I've got to clear away the cobwebs in my heart so I can start to learn
For I realize that you've been waiting just to teach me how to care
Now I'm standing still and I'm wondering just how long have you been there

And now I'm standing still and I'm wondering just how long have you been there

How Long Is Forever

I fell too hard and much too deep in love with you
I let you come and go at will it seems
You're back again this time you say forever
But I wonder just how long forever means
How long is forever this time
How long until one night you don't come home again
How long is forever this time how long until I'm all alone again

People say I'm foolish when I take you back
And it could be they're right but who can say
You'll be welcome here within my arms forever
Even when forever ends for me today
How long is forever this time...

Husbands And Wives

Two broken hearts lonely looking like houses where nobody lives
Two people each having so much pride inside neither side forgives
The angry words spoken in haste such a waste of two lives
It's my belief pride is the chief cause and a decline
In the number of husbands and wives

A woman and a man a man and a woman
Some can and some can't and some can't
[ guitar ]
Two broken hearts...
[ piano ]

I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O' This Jelly Roll

[Willie:]
I ain't gonna give nobody none of my jellyroll
[Wheel:]
How 'bout your short'nin' bread
[Willie:]
Oh, I wouldn't give you a piece a pie to save your soul
[Wheel:]
I guess that's what you said
[Willie:]
My Ma told me today, when she went away
[Wheel:]
To buy groceries
[Willie:]
To be a good boy, she'd give me a toy
'Cause I'm my Mama's pride and joy
There ain't no use of anyone to keep a hangin' 'round
[Wheel:]
Maybe I'm waitin' on your Ma
[Willie:]
You don't know my Ma, she'd really put you down
[Wheel:]
Put me down
[Willie:]
Ma's bakin' up a storm, and her oven is still warm
I know you want it, but you can't have it
And I ain't gonna give you none
[Wheel:]
You dirty boy!

[Wheel:]
I ain't gonna give nobody none of my jellyroll
[Willie:]
Oh, such a stingy chap!
[Wheel:]
I wouldn't give you a piece a pie to save your soul
[Willie:]
How 'bout a zuzu snap
[Wheel:]
Her cherry pie is fine, her layer cake divine
But I'm tellin' you twice, you can't get a slice
Unless you're extra special nice
Now, there ain't no use of you to just keep a hangin' 'round
[Willie:]
Oh, pretty please
[Wheel:]
I love you but I hate to put you down
Yeah, my jellyroll is sweet
[Willie:]
That it is!
[Wheel:]
It sure is hard to beat
Well, I know they want it
[Willie:]
But, they can't have it
[Both:]
Yeah, ho-ho Miss Nelly, I mean my jellyroll

[Willie:]
Dibs on the dishpan
[Wheel:]
I got seconds

I Almost Lost My Mind

When i lost my baby, I almost lost my mind
When i lost my baby, I almost lost my mind
My head is in a spin since she left me behind

I passed a million people but can't tell who I meet
I passed a million people, I can't tell who i meet
'Cause my eyes are full of tears; where can my baby be?

I went to the Gypsy and had my fortune read
I went to see a Gypsy, I had my fortune read
I hung my head in sorrow when she said what she said

Well, I can tell you, people, the news was not so good
Well, I can tell you, people, the news was not so good
She said, "Your baby has quit you, this time she's gone
for good"

{spoken): Bye, baby ...

I Am A Pilgrim

I am a pilgrim and a stranger
Traveling through this wearisome land
And I've got a home in that yonder city, good Lord
And it's not (good Lordy it's not) not made by hand

I got a mother, a sister and a brother
Who have gone to that sweet home
And I am determined to go and see them, good Lord
Over on (good Lordy over on) that distant shore

As I go down to that river Jordan
Just to bathe my weary soul
If I could touch but just the hem of His garment, good Lord
I believe (good Lordy I believe) that it would make me whole

Now when I'm dead, laying in my coffin
All of my friends all gather round
They can say that he's just laying there sleeping, good Lord
Sweet peace (Lordy sweet peace) his soul is found