Words & Music by. Ed Bruce, Glenn Ray & Patsy Bruce. . Too many dusty trailtowns, too few and far between. Tired saloons with sawdust-covered floors. Too many one more showdowns and aces over queens.
Words & Music by. Ed Bruce, Jeff Elliott and Mike Morgan. . How could I have known back at the start. The day might ever come when you would break my heart.
He was born, in three quarter time. When the guitars played flat. The world sang out of tune. . A hundred years late. But ahead of his time. And I swear not a minute too soon.
Words & Music by Ed Bruce. . I wish I'd known the man a little better. That turned my mama on. He must have been a heck of a man. 'Cause mama was a lady, don't you know.
It wasn't me, and I know it wasnt her. We just ran out the ways, to make it work. If I could hate her like I love her. God you know, that's what I do.
Sometimes I look at you, lookin at me. I can't believe what I see. A woman's love who keeps some givin me. The kind of love I tought could never be. The best words of love cannot compare.
Words & Music by. Ed Bruce and Jim McBride. . He could never pay her back. For all she's done for him. She never asked for more. Than what he could afford to spend back then.
Words & Music by. Ed Bruce, Glenn Ray & Judith Bruce. . I'd sure like to help you, but I've heard it all before. I'm sorry I can't tell you why she'd walk out that door.
Words & Music by. Bobby Borchers, Ed Bruce & Patsy Bruce. . Chorus:. When I die, I may not go to heaven. 'Cause I don't know if they let cowboys in. If they don't, just let me go to Texas.
Words & Music by. Ed Bruce and Baxter Black. . - Chorus -. Ship my body back to Texas if I die out on the trail. I won't worry where they bury me, just put me in the mail.
I met her sadly in the slowly falling rain. Crying softly in her loneliness and pain. Knowing no one needin' someone bad as me. And she told me as I held her trembling hand.
There was a time I really thought it did some good. To get down on my knees to you and I would. But baby now that's all changed today's a brand new day.