Some glad morning when this life is over, I'll fly away. To a home on God's celestial shore, I'll fly away. I'll fly away, oh, glory, I'll fly away. When I'll die, hallelujah, by and by, I'll fly away.
I'LL GET AHEAD SOMEDAY. Writer Mack Magaha. . I'll get ahead someday I'll get ahead someday. If the sun comes up and my wife cuts down I'll get ahead someday.
Yes it's true that he and I were sweethearts now he's about to steal your heart away. You're asking me to tell you all I know about him and I have only one thing to say.
I'D LEAVE IT ALL TO BE WITH YOU. Writer Porter Wagoner. . If I owned a mansion on a hilltop so high. If I owned all the treasures that money could buy.
I WON'T HAVE TO CROSS JORDAN ALONE. Writer Thomas Ramsey and Charles E. Durham. . When I come to the river at ending of day. When the last winds of sorrow have blown.
Well I wonder how the old folks are at home. I wonder if they'll miss me when I'm gone. I wonder if they'll pray for the boy who went away. And left his dear old parents so alone.
Tonight I'm sad my heart is weary wondering if I'm wrong or right. To dream about you though you've left me I wonder where you are tonight. The rain is cold and slowly falling upon my window pane tonight.
I went out of my way to make you happy to love you when your other love went wrong. I went out of my way when you were lonely now I'm out of my mind since you've gone.
We stopped living when our love died and I want to live again. Our love grew cold a long time ago, we both know love is gone. Yet we stay together, we just keep hanging on.
The first strange town I was ever in the county was hangin' a man. And nobody cared if he lived or he died and I just didn't understand. So I washed my face in the morning dew, bathed my soul in the sun.
Once I lived a life of wine and roses and I drank a lot back then for one concern. Success for me lay just around the corner. I thought my social friends would help me make the turn.
I lose my blues honey when I'm with you. No one else could ever do. You're in my heart to stay. But when I'm gone and I'm all alone. I'll be singing this song.
I said goodbye to you this morning with only these words to explain. I said I've found someone I love better but I still hear your voice call my name.
I walked to the whispering forest not a man made sound could I hear. A pretty sound was playing there without a sign of fear. I walked alone up to mountain and looked out over the sea.
Last night I met an old love and just to pass the time. We did some other things we used to do. But as I held her in my arms this thought ran through my mind.
Tonight my heart's as heavy as these cold gray walls of stone. Cause I know I'll see my last sunrise with tomorrow's early dawn. Cause an old gray haired judge said guity for your crime you must pay.
I see a bridge a way to cross the River of Strife River of Strife. I'm not smart I'm not strong many needs I called were wrong. And my heart is often drear when troubles appear.
I like girls I like girls I like their ribbons and I like their curles. I like 'em cause they're soft and sweet I like to watch 'em on the street. I like their hair and when they wear that perfume on their clothes.
I was raised on corn bread and gravy. And I slept in a cardboard box till I was nearly three. I bathed myself in muddy river runnin' by our shack. By the time that I had reached thirteen I'd been through hell and back.
I KNEW THIS DAY WOULD COME. Writer Damon Black. . HE'D JUST TURNED FORTY-SEVEN WHEN SHE WAS ONLY TWENTY-TWO SHE'D TURNED HIS LIFE TO HEAVEN FROM THE HELL THAT HE'D BEEN THROUGH ALL HER FRIENDS SAID SHE WAS CRAZY SHE MUST HAVE LOST HER MIND SHE SAID AGE MAKES NO DIFFERENCE AND IT DIDN'T AT THE TIME THROUGH THE YEARS SHE WAS HIS COMFORT OH BUT ANYONE COULD SEE THAT HE WAS GROWING OLDER AND SHE WAS GROWING FREE SHE CAME IN LATE ONE MORNING HE SAID HOLD ME ONE LAST TIME YOU DON'T NEED TO SAY IT'S OVER I'VE KNOWN IT ALL THE TIME I KNEW THIS DAY WOULD COME OH BUT WE SURE GAVE LOVE A WHIRL NOW THE AGE THAT MADE NO DIFFERENCE MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD BUT I CAN'T HOLD BACK THE SEASONS I CURSE THE RISING SUN I ALREADY KNOW YOUR REASONS FOR I KNEW THIS DAY WOULD COME SHE SAID I FOUND A YOUNG MAN HE'S ONLY HALF MY AGE HE SAYS AGE MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IT'S THE HEART THAT SETS THE STAGE THE OLD MAN LISTENED QUIETLY THEN HE SAID YOU KNOW SOMEDAY HE'LL COME IN LATE ONE MORNING AND IT'LL BE YOUR TIME TO SAY I KNEW THIS DAY WOULD COME I KNEW THIS DAY WOULD COME.