I can see a long line of cars with their headlights on. I can see kinfolks cryin' cause somebody's gone. Then they gather around as it let the sinner men down.
If my heart had windows you'd see a heart full of love just for you. A tear may appear when I hold you near but that's for the sweet things you do. If my heart had windows you'd see a heart full of love just for you.
Sweetheart, it's been several days now. Since they found me on the street. But since then an old friend Lonely Five. And he's got me back on my feet. .
I just left San Antonio. Heading down to the town of Laredo. Got my mind on the border of Mexico. . Gonna stop for a tank off. To go at a place called a Purple Sombrero.
My driftin' mem'ry goes back to the spring of '43. When I was just a child in mama's arms. My daddy plowed the ground and prayed that some day we could leave.
Way back in '29 somewhere in Coffeeville. Was a honky tonk named Big Mable Murphy's. She had a sweetheart named Little Melvin. And hair would fly between them every night.
Before you take another step there's something you should know. About the years ahead and how they'll be. You'll be living in a world where roses hardly ever grow.
Sometimes I want to throw my arms around you. Then I tremble at the thought of giving in. Because I know how much it cost to love you and I'm so afraid of losing you again.
I see you roving up by tough look side. You got a six foot Shakespeare stickin' in the sky. You're smiling at me from your side view mirror. We might be closer than we appear.
I woke up this morning;, my head was poundin'. I can't believe I let me do it again. I stayed out all night drinkin', what the hell must I thinkin'. Well I swore I'd never drink like that back then.
[Chorus]. Don't be angry with me darling if I fail to understand. All your little whims and wishes all the time. Just remember that I'm kind of dumb I guess like any foolish man.
Chorus:Today I'm giving my daughter away. It's her time to make a new start.. Today I'm giving my daughter away. With her hand the key to my heart.. I've seen her stumble and I've seen her fall.
He ain't even near twenty. But he says he's seen plenty of hard times. 'Cause he's been on his bus for five days. And in his hotel for five nights. . And his satellite dish is broke.
I've got this sensitive condition. It's aggrivated by, bars and neon lights. And bedroom eyes all painted up. Fast ladies and slow songs. I feel a cheatin' heart attack, comin' on.
(Chorus:). Caught, in a camera's eye. Caught, without an alibi. A picture's worth a thousand words they say. We're caught in a motel room. The tangled sheets smell like sweet perfume.
CALL ME INSANE. IVE BEEN HERE MANY TIMES. THINKN THINGS WOULD CHANGE. WITH A NEW FRAME OF MIND. CALL ME INSANE. I PUT MY HEART ON THE LINE. BUT IT STILL ENDS THE SAME.
Would you please play. A real country song. Where's your conscience. What's the problem. Speak up and say what's wrong. Play Loretta. Or some Conway. Some Haggard and George Jones.
It took me by surprise. When I saw you standin' there. Close enough to touch. Breathin' the same air. You asked me how I've been. I guess that's when I smiled.
Things I would do. . Apologize, bite my tongue. Swallow my pride, just shut up. Change my tune, clip my wings. Take it back, everything. . Things I would do just to have you back again.