Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girlies. From upper class America. To minimum wage employees. Wherever you are, wherever youre at. . From Columbus Ohio to your point on the map.
I took to the good times. Took a shot at the easy way. Saw life as a place in line. Just another show to play. . But when the facts were known. I saw a never ending road.
Twenty-five minutes past quitting time. Seven of us crammed into that truck of mine. Paying no attention to them highway signs. Doing ninety miles an hour toward the county line.
Hey, all of you women. Don't gather around. Unless you weigh. Over four hundred pounds. If you don't weigh that, baby. Don't come around at all. . 'Cos you've gotta be.
I read the letter through a haze of alcohol. A close encounter with the weak and pitiful. Although my conscience said "she's absolutely right". The thought was buried in the blindness of the night.
We've had it good for years now. Don't let that change. We've never needed answers. To find the way. . Now all of a sudden. Like waves on a beach. Love has come crashing down.
The minutes are slipping away as we say our last goodbye. Bid the world a fond farewell. We'll share in a final embracement. When the lights begin to fade it's a tale they had to tell.
There is a face deep in your mind. One that your heart won't leave behind. Memories are cold, empty of laughs. And all that remain are photographs. . When she's gone there are no reasons.
Got my new shoes, my new coat on. See Im done with them blues, got this new thing goin on. And I dont need to worry, even though my vision was blurry.
A young cowboy named Billy Joe. Grew restless on the farm. A boy filled with wonderlust. Who really meant no harm. He changed his clothes and shined his boots.
Johnny Cash. The crops are all in, and the peaches are rotten. The oranges are all packed in the creosote dumps. They're flying them back to the Mexican Border.
Darlin' companion, come on and give me understandin'. And let me be your champion: a hand to hold your pretty hand in. Darlin' companion, now you know you'll never be abandoned.
Dreamin', I'm always dreamin'. Dreamin', love will be mine. Searchin', I'm always searchin'. Hopin' someday I'll find. . Someone, someone to love me. Someone to need me but until then.
If I had a girl that loved me. Just as much as she loves you. I'd stay in her arms every doggone day. And never would be untrue. . You can't win. (You can't win).
Don't know what you've been thinkin'. Don't know what has been said. Something happening to me. Can't get you out of my head. . People 'round you are smiling.
I was twelve when daddy said to me. Don't take to drinkin boy that road don't lead nowhere. And don't you ever let me hear you swear. Don't you dare. .
Down for the first time back on your heel. Livin' on chances all the way. Fly like an angel nothing is real. Let you down easy day by day. . Running for cover, nowhere to hide.
Way down in Texas. Those cowgirls get restless. As they wait for that cowboy. Who will love them for life. And though they are certain. They'll meet him tomorrow.