Moonlight On The Mountains (Larry W. Jones 12/19/2007) (song#5201) Moonlight on the mountains brings a wonder Like moonlight in your eyes and on your hair Moonlight on the mountains and I'm under The spell of moonlit mountains when you're there If I had light that I could bring to you I'd bring it from the moon just like tonight If I had songs that I could sing to you The songs I'd sing would make you feel alright Moonlight on the mountains brings a wonder Like moonlight in your eyes and on your hair Moonlight on the mountains and I'm under The spell of moonlit mountains when you're there - instrumental - If I had words that I could write to you I would write them about the mountains' moon I have a true love that is right for you And dear, I aim to tell you of it soon Moonlight on the mountains brings a wonder Like moonlight in your eyes and on your hair Moonlight on the mountains and I'm under The spell of moonlit mountains when you're there Moonlight on the mountains and I'm under The spell of moonlit mountains when you're there Brazos River Valley (Larry W. Jones 12/19/2007) (song#5202) Way down along the Brazos River In Texas, far away That's where my heart is yearning ever In the valley where the longhorns stray Way down along the Brazos River In Texas, far away That's where my heart is yearning ever In the valley where the longhorns stray All around creation has been my agenda I am sad and alone And I'm still longing for the old hacienda In the valley where the longhorns roam - instrumental - Way down along the Brazos River In Texas, far away That's where my heart is yearning ever In the valley where the longhorns stray All around creation has been my agenda I am sad and alone And I'm still longing for the old hacienda In the valley where the longhorns roam Oh, all the world is sad and dreary I am sad and alone Oh, how my aching heart grows weary For the valley where the longhorns roam For the valley where the longhorns roam Brazos Valley where the longhorns roam Conference Me With An Old Memory (Larry W. Jones 12/20/2007) (song#5203) Operator, conference me with an old memory I need to know if that girl still remembers me The number to call is somewhere in the long yesterday And I hope I can remember what words to say Just dial M for old memories and Y for yesterday Please don't disconnect and leave me here this way There's no tomorrow as far as I can see As long as I still have her old memory - instrumental - Operator, I sure hope this long distance call is free My persistence is tied to an old memory Please operator, make the connection, I beg of you I'm making corrections for things I didn't do Just dial M for old memories and Y for yesterday Please don't disconnect and leave me here this way There's no tomorrow as far as I can see As long as I still have her old memory My only defense, you see, is to conference me Back to yesterday with an old memory Low And Lonesome (Larry W. Jones 12/21/2007) (song#5204) Low in the valley, down from the hill At the low rise of a lonesome moon I know the woe of a whippoorwill When singing his low and lonesome tune Dear, you were so happy when we wed Then you said you had to travel back Now the uptown life you live instead And I'm on the low side of the track Low in the night sounds a freight train horn It's such a low and lonesome refrain Low and lonesome and sounding forlorn It's bound to fill my poor heart with pain It sounds so low like the way I feel Darling, I'm low and lonesome and blue Now I know that your love was not real Still dear, I'm low and lonesome for you - instrumental - I get weary of roaming around I've been to all the places we knew I'm heading now for the outward bound Far away from a love that's not true It sounds so low like the way I feel Darling, I'm low and lonesome and blue Now I know that your love was not real Still dear, I'm low and lonesome for you Now I know that your love was not real Still dear, I'm low and lonesome for you Texas Honky Tonk Moon (Larry W. Jones 12/21/2007) (song#5205) Two lane road in the twilight Leading toward the county line The mode I'm in is alright For lovin' that doll of mine There's a place I'm headin' for I know I'll be there real soon She's working behind the bar Neath a Texas honky tonk moon Pockets at the pool table Are filled by a hot cue stick Believe me, ain't no fable My darlin's a real top pick The juke box will be playin' Some real good honky tonk tunes With my doll I'll be swayin' Neath a Texas honky tonk moon - instrumental - Pockets at the pool table Are filled by a hot cue stick Believe me, ain't no fable My darlin's a real top pick The juke box will be playin' Some real good honky tonk tunes With my doll I'll be swayin' Neath a Texas honky tonk moon The juke box will be playin' Some real good honky tonk tunes With my doll I'll be swayin' Neath a Texas honky tonk moon Love Is What You Get For Lovin' Me (Larry W. Jones 12/21/2007) (song#5206) Love is what you get for lovin' me Love is what you get for lovin' me Everything I own is yours, you see Love is what you get for lovin' me You'll never shed a tear because of me Our love will never be a tragedy Dear, there may be a million just like you But darling, I will never make you blue For a million others would never do Love is what you get for lovin' me Love is what you get for lovin' me Everything I own is yours, you see Love is what you get for lovin' me - instrumental - With me dear, you will never cry again Your days for tears have now come to their end You came and my poor heart is on the mend Such love will never pass my way again Love is what you get for lovin' me Love is what you get for lovin' me Everything I own is yours, you see Love is what you get for lovin' me Love is what you get for lovin' me Love is what you get for lovin' me Everything I own is yours, you see Love is what you get for lovin' me Lane Without A Bend (Larry W. Jones 12/21/2007) (song#5207) I doubt if they miss me nowadays For I doubt if they dismissed my ways I'd love to kiss someone I adore It would be such bliss for just once more I never realized what was good I'd go home tomorrow if I could. All my so called friends have turned me down In the end I was wearing a frown Seems all the world points at me in shame But someone at home won't point with blame Here's what my dear mother taught to me My real lesson in geography - instrumental - There's a friendly lane without a bend On the way back to your home sweet home There's a mother dear, who's your best friend Wondering where it is you have roamed On rocky roads that's filled with dangers So called friends will only break your heart And therefore beware of all strangers On the road to freedom when you start Take the friendly lane without a bend To your mother dear, who's your best friend On the way back to your home sweet home Take the friendly lane without a bend On the way back to your home sweet home In Memories Of Old San Antone (Larry W. Jones 12/26/2007) (song#5208) Blue twilight shadows fall And alight on Palo Duro walls Longhorns graze like they're at home I play a cowboy tune On my harmonica neath the moon Where the old coyotes roam A bedroll on the ground Ain't nobody else around Cowboy life is all I've ever known Way back across the miles I still see my darlin's smiles In memories of old San Antone Adios mi vaquero, adios mi amor The senorita said to me that day Vuelve a mi, return to me once more I heard her beg me as I rode away - instrumental - Now I look up at the stars Without the love that was ours How a cowboy can feel so alone In sweet dreams I go back there Meet a girl with raven hair In memories of old San Antone Adios mi vaquero, adios mi amor The senorita said to me that day Vuelve a mi, return to me once more I heard her beg me as I rode away She's waiting for me there, I know For cowboy's love that must be postoned So, in sweet dreams at night I go In memories of old San Antone Common Country Things (Larry W. Jones 12/26/2007) (song#5209) I don't need things on a silver platter All the world's riches, to me don't matter As long as I can hear a bluebird sing I'll be happy with common country things I just need common country things Texas bluebonnets blooming in the Spring Bases loaded and a big home run swing Country hoedown with fiddle strings I don't need the prime of New Orleans Just make mine a plate of lima beans It's just as plain as can be, it seems Yeah, I just need common country things - instrumental - I just need common country things Texas bluebonnets blooming in the Spring Bases loaded and a big home run swing Country hoedown with fiddle strings I've got summer sunshine and good cornbread I've got easy dreams at night in my head So, you can keep your gold and diamond rings Now, it's just as plain as can be, it seems Buddy, I just need common country things I just need common country things Ballad Of The Breeze (Larry W. Jones 12/26/2007) (song#5210) Mending fences out on the range Is a thing a cowboy can't change But at night I spread my bedroll And watch as the stars head the show The campfire sets my heart at ease Listen to a sound I can't define The lowly ballad of the breeze On the cedar post barbwire line Breezes hum along the barbwire strings With the song that the prairie sings Of rising moon and setting sun Where the buffalo used to run Where an Indian named Chochise Rode this same prairie in his prime The ballad of the breeze told me On the cedar post barbwire line - instrumental - Prairie breezes are balladeers Singing cowboy songs in my ears The old bull elk's loud bugle call The little dogie's plaintive bawl With the blanket around my knees This cowboy's song is surely mine The lowly ballad of the breeze On the cedar post barbwire line The campfire sets my heart at ease Listen to a sound I can't define The lowly ballad of the breeze On the cedar post barbwire line In Some Honky Tonk Tonight (Larry W. Jones 12/27/2007) (song#5211) A bright display of neon lights Is what now welcomes me As I stray on through the night As lonesome as I can be I guess I'll join the rest Who's best dreams didn't turn out right Another heart that's broken In some honky tonk tonight Those neon lights will help me To forget her in awhile But they won't get me over Losing by a country mile The jukebox plays the love songs That losers seem to invite When all their dreams get broken In some honky tonk tonight - instrumental - My whole world was sunny But it's funny how things go wrong When the one you love decides To another to belong But the neon lights just might Brighten up my dismal plight Of a blue and broken heart In some honky tonk tonight I've lost my only love And I know she's now gone for good I begged her to stay, but she went away, I knew she would These neon lights illuminate The paper as I write A sad song that don't seem right In some honky tonk tonight Hello This Is Your Heart (Larry W. Jones 12/27/2007) (song#5212) Hello, this is your heart extending greetings You were the one who caused me that bitter pain And you begged of me to just go on beating You said you'd never cause me that hurt again But I know she's burning on your mind And you don't know what to do You expect forgiveness one more time Even though you know I'm blue Well, I've got to get ready and brace myself Because when you call on her, you're gonna cry When she hurt you, I was placed upon the shelf She didn't even tell you the reason why She came into your life with love in her eye Then she walked away and didn't say goodbye - instrumental - But I know she's burning on your mind And you don't know what to do You expect forgiveness one more time Even though you know I'm blue Your old heart doesn't know where to draw the line Cause you're acting like the blind leading the blind I'm your broken heart but I still love her too I guess I'll forgive you for making me blue I'm your broken heart but I still love her too I guess I'll forgive you for making me blue Greensleeves (Larry W. Jones 12/27/2007) (song#5213) I rode one day neath the prairie sky A young cowboy's heart is so naive A cowgirl rode along, caught my eye With beautiful music of greensleeves I held her hand with my joy complete And with her kisses we vowed to meet That cowgirl's promisses were so sweet Like beautiful music of greensleeves - instrumental - I rode one day neath the winter sky A young cowboy's heart about to die That cowgirl's gone and with no goodbye My heart cries to music of greensleeves That cowgirl's gone and she left me blue She rode away from the love we knew A young cowboy's heart is so naive Decieved by the music of greensleeves A young cowboy's heart is so naive Decieved by the music of greensleeves There Goes My Darlin' Once Again (Larry W. Jones 12/27/2007) (song#5214) There goes a love that died There goes a dream denied There goes my darlin' once again There goes my happiness There goes my cause for bliss There goes my darlin' once again My arms were always open wide My heart always had room inside The moon has now gone home to hide There goes my darlin' once again Once again I'll try to understand How a heart can live inside a man When the woman that he loves has ran There goes my darlin' once again - instrumental - My arms were always open wide My heart always had room inside The moon has now gone home to hide There goes my darlin' once again Once again I'll try to understand How a heart can live inside a man When the woman that he loves has ran There goes my darlin' once again There goes my darlin' once again She's Not The Same Old Girl (Larry W. Jones 12/28/2007) (song#5215) Yes, I still carry her picture with me And in her hair she wears a lovely bow Why I have her picture's a myth to me She's not the same old girl I used to know Oh no, she's not the same old girl That I used to pal around with The one who set my heart awhirl And then she tossed it off a cliff Oh no, she's not the same old girl Who was my best friend long ago She no longer comes to my arms unfurled She's not the same old girl I used to know - instrumental - Oh, she used to be my heart's flame, I know But now it's not the same and burning low I wonder just how long my heart can go She's not the same old girl I used to know Oh no, she's not the same old girl With whom I used to spend my time The one for whom I bought new pearls When our old love was in its prime Oh no, she's not the same old girl She's not the same old girl I used to know Take Me Back To Old Tennessee (Larry W. Jones 12/28/2007) (song#5216) There's a state called Tennessee that's always calling me It's a firm command from that frontier land of the free And every time I see a train waiting on the track I feel the strain on my heart that bids me e're come back Take me back to dear old Tennessee To my Memphis Belle or Knoxville girl And when I get home then I'll agree That there's no better place in the world - instrumental - I've been many years away from that state dear to me And the treasures of my happy childhood memories The longer I stay, the stronger I feel day by day That to my old home I must return without delay Take me back to dear old Tennessee To my Memphis Belle or Knoxville girl And when I get home then I'll agree That there's no better place in the world Take me back to dear old Tennessee That there's no better place in the world I'll Keep You In My Heart (Larry W. Jones 12/28/2007) (song#5217) I'll keep you in my heart and hold you Til I can hold you in my arms once more I'll keep you in my heart and mold you Into the one true love that I adore You'll never know how much I've cared And just how lonely I have been Or how I've waited for my prayers To be answered with you again I'll keep you in my heart and hold you (Til I can hold you in my arms once more) - instrumental - (You'll never know how much I've cared) (And just how lonely I have been) Or how I've waited for my prayers To be answered with you again I'll keep you in my heart and hold you (and hold you) Til I can hold you in my arms once more (Til I can hold you in my arms once more) Teardrops Will Flow (Larry W. Jones 12/29/2007) (song#5218) When I read your letter, dear Tears flowed from my eyes Your vows I no longer hear They were only lies Your picture that smiles so bright I turned toward the wall Thought you should know When I turn out the hall light And night shadows fall Teardrops will flow Teardrops will flow tonight, dear Teardrops I can't hide These teardrops that I will weep Come from deep inside Tears will flow for love that's gone Oh, why did you go Tears of woe for love withdrawn Teardrops will flow - instrumental - Teardrops will flow tonight, dear Teardrops I can't hide These teardrops that I will weep Come from deep inside I may stay up late darlin' Hoping I might hear Steps that I know But I'm in a state darlin' Without you I fear Teardrops will flow Teardrops will flow Dance To My Steel Guitars (Larry W. Jones 12/29/2007) (song#5219) On the stand is my band And all they do is play for me Folks come from miles around To hear their swingin' melody In all the bars my steel guitars Play country songs for you Just bring the darlin' that you love And here is what to do Oh, boot scoot and dance to my steel guitars Follow me to all the honky tonk bars Teach your darlin' how to dance through the stars Yeah, boot scoot and dance to my steel guitars Steel guitars are made for love So my band of men will say Come and give your love a whirl When steel guitars start to play In all the bars my steel guitars Play country songs for you Just bring the darlin' that you love And here is what to do - instrumental - Oh, boot scoot and dance to my steel guitars Follow me to all the honky tonk bars Teach your darlin' how to dance through the stars Yeah, boot scoot and dance to my steel guitars Oh, let me tell you now Boot scoot and dance to my steel guitars Yeah, let me show you how Boot scoot and dance to my steel guitars Thank You For The Yellow Roses (Larry W. Jones 12/29/2007) (song#5220) Dear, thank you for the yellow roses That bloom so lovely in the spring Yes, thank you for the yellow roses Although goodbye is what they mean At my door there were yellow roses And the card did not have a name But the sender I suppose is The one who thinks that I'm to blame Dear, thank you for the yellow roses That bloom so lovely in the spring Yes, thank you for the yellow roses Although goodbye is what they mean - instrumental - Careless love can become an ember That burns out like a dying flame Those good times I still remember Before the falling of the rain Dear, thank you for the yellow roses That bloom so lovely in the spring Yes, thank you for the yellow roses Although goodbye is what they mean Ride Down That Lonesome Trail (Larry W. Jones 12/30/2007) (song#5221) Ride down that lonesome trail all by yourself Don't bother looking over your shoulder And when you stop to rest, the silver moon Shining through cottonwood trees looks colder I wish I'd listened to others' advice Closed my big mouth and listened to her cries If I hadn't placed my heart on the shelf I'd not ride this lonesome trail by myself - instrumental - No use in feeling sorry, cause I'd find It wouldn't save me from my troubled mind I wish I'd listened to others' advice Closed my big mouth and listened to her cries If I hadn't placed my heart on the shelf I'd not ride this lonesome trail by myself Ride down that lonesome trail all by yourself Don't bother looking over your shoulder And when you stop to rest, the silver moon Shining through cottonwood trees looks colder Ride down that lonesome trail all by yourself I've Got No Old Heartache (Larry W. Jones 01/03/2008) song#5222) Well, go on ahead and spread your talk around As you walk all over town I'm not in love with you since you let me down You don't want to hear it, but I tell you true I have found somebody new My heart doesn't ache the way it used to do I've got no old heartache for an old sweetheart Who left me alone and blue I've got no old heartache for an old sweetheart I have found somebody new - instrumental - Well, I guess you thought that I would change my mind That I would still call you mine But I must tell you that I'm still doing fine I'll admit it took some time to forget you And to get over feeling blue My heart doesn't ache the way it used to do I've got no old heartache for an old sweetheart Who left me alone and blue I've got no old heartache for an old sweetheart I have found somebody new I Hate To Say It (Larry W. Jones 01/03/2007) (song#5223) You tell me of lonely nights that you've gone through Because your new love left you so sad and blue And your sad heart is so broken now, I know Well, I hate to say it but I told you so I told you that you'd cry and remember me I told you that you'd cry for what used to be May it be that your new love has lost its glow Well, I hate to say it but I told you so - instrumental - Your new love just wasn't what you idolized He led you on with a brand new line of lies Now you realize you're reaping what you sowed Well, I hate to say it but I told you so This happy smile that you see here on my face Is for another love who now takes your place Now the sadness of a broken heart you know Well, I hate to say it but I told you so - instrumental - You lost all your happiness but you won't find Any mercy from this recovered heart of mine When you feel bitter teardrops begin to flow Well, I hate to say it but I told you so Dear, I hate to say it but I told you so Lovely Mansion On The Hill (Larry W. Jones 01/04/2008) (song#5224) From the window of my cabin in the valley I see your lovely mansion on the hill Dear, you say your love for me has seen finale But between us dear, I do love you still Oh, I remember, my dear, when you departed The words that you then spoke gave me a chill But dear, I know that you now are broken hearted There in your lovely mansion on the hill - instrumental - I kept a light in the window of my cabin In case you needed a love that fulfills I know you will never be happy dear within Walls of your lovely mansion on the hill Dear, I said that I would wait for you with gladness If you returned with a love that was real But now I know you'll live with your gold and sadness There in your lovely mansion on the hill Boots That Larry Mahan Wore (Larry W. Jones 01/04/2008) (song#5225) I'd like to be in Larry Mahan's boots Rodeo always was my dream Cause when Larry Mahan climbs in the chutes He's rodeo cowboy supreme Then ol' Larry retired and went away And I bought me some western suits It wasn't long til I learned cowboy ways Walking in Larry Mahan's boots Now, I'm wearing out The boots that Larry Mahan wore And it's all about That rodeo arena floor - instrumental - Riding wild broncs and bulls was his pursuit Now, I've got them for company These rodeos in Larry Mahan's boots Are gonna be the end of me With dreams of rodeos my head was filled Now I'm the best rodeo clown around Cause every big ol' dream that I would build Always went crashing hard down to the ground I never knew that Larry Mahan's boots Had soles with big horse shoe tacks I'm tellin' you that Larry Mahan's boots Are boots I'm gonna give back - instrumental - Now, I'm wearing out The boots that Larry Mahan wore And it's all about That rodeo arena floor Man, I'm as sore as I can be Send these boots back to Larry Mahan for me Cowboy up! Those Old Saddle Pals Of Mine (Larry W. Jones 01/04/2008) (song#5226) Sweet Clementine! (Sweet Clementine!) My Clemintine! (My Clementine!) Well, I'd travel the world to see Those old saddle pals of mine I can't forget that cowboy quartet That sang "Sweet Clementine!" (Sweet Clementine!) Adios forever, cowboys and cowgals Adios forever, my old saddle pals I'll forget you never - instrumental - Well, I'd travel the world to see Those old saddle pals of mine I can't forget that cowboy quartet That sang "Sweet Clementine!" (Sweet Clementine!) Adios forever, cowboys and cowgals Adios forever, my old saddle pals I'll forget you never Well, I'd travel the world to see Those old saddle pals of mine Those old saddle pals of mine That sang "Sweet Clementine!" (Sweet Clementine!) Loving Spanish Arms (Larry W. Jones 01/04/2008) (song#5227) It's been a year ago today From San Antone I rode away My beating heart was so beguiled In the bright Texas sunlight of A pretty senorita's smile My dreams with no one else I'll share Her sweet voice calls me soft and low I know that she's still waiting there For me in San Antonio Brilloso son los oyos de mi senorita El corazon de un vaquero se siente soltero Cuando la bese y la acaricie Parece tanto tiempo cuando estuve en Tejas (English version) A senorita's eyes are shining A lonely cowboy's heart is pining For where I kissed her and caressed her Down in Texas, seems so long ago Loving Spanish arms will press me And with Texas love caress me Senorita's lips will bless me Back in old San Antonio - instrumental - I see her in the mountain streams And even in the darkest night I know that her sweet love still beams To fill this cowboy's world with light The roses on her cheeks I knew Are like perfume around my head And when the roses wed the dew That senorita I will wed Brilloso son los oyos de mi senorita El corazon de un vaquero se siente soltero Cuando la bese y la acaricie Parece tanto tiempo cuando estuve en Tejas (English version) A senorita's eyes are shining A lonely cowboy's heart is pining For where I kissed her and caressed her Down in Texas, seems so long ago Loving Spanish arms will press me And with Texas love caress me Senorita's lips will bless me Back in old San Antonio This Cowboy Is In Need Of You (Larry W. Jones 01/05/2008) (song#5228) Sometimes a cowboy needs something Something to make a cowboy glad Why couldn't something help someone Why should a cowboy be so sad You are that something I need, dear For I am that cowboy so blue Love is so hard to explain dear But this cowboy needs only you Something could change a cowboy's world, dear Something could brighten a cowboy's sky Something could make a cowboy happy That is, if something would only try Someone is waiting here and hoping Just hoping to have someone so near Now, I am that cowboy who's waiting And you, you are that something so dear - instrumental - Desert roses need their fragrance Just like a cowboy needs a kiss And the summer needs the sunshine Just like a cowboy needs a miss Like an empty heart needs gladness And like the flowers need the dew Like a baby needs its cradle This cowboy is in need of you Like an empty heart needs gladness And like the flowers need the dew Like a baby needs its cradle This cowboy is in need of you Years And Years Ago (Larry W. Jones 01/05/2008) (song#5229) I remember the day I made you cry Years and years ago I remember the day you said goodbye Years and years ago Now I find my life is in disarray Since that sad day I saw you go Though I know it was only yesterday It seems like years and years ago Oh, my friends told me when you walked away That time would bring my poor heart woe Though I know it was only yesterday It seems like years and years ago - instrumental - Dear, if I could only turn back the time Turn the hands back to yesterday I would take back my words and you'd be mine And these skies wouldn't be so gray Oh, my friends told me when you walked away That time would bring my poor heart woe Though I know it was only yesterday It seems like years and years ago Though I know it was only yesterday It seems like years and years ago Among The Cinders Of My Heart (Larry W. Jones 01/05/2008) (song#5230) Long days are ending, there's no mending The tears that's rending my heart in two I'm sad and lonely, for you only For your eyes of blue, your kisses too Mid springtime roses, love reposes But my heart discloses what I know Here I sigh, dear, cause you and I, dear Loved each other so, so long ago Among the cinders of my heart Sweet memories of you still burn And though we are so far apart Tender thoughts come of your return Although it's years since last we met Lost love still wants to play its part But it is buried, I regret Among the cinders of my heart - instrumental - Among the cinders of my heart Sweet memories of you still burn And though we are so far apart Tender thoughts come of your return Although it's years since last we met Lost love still wants to play its part But it is buried, I regret Among the cinders of my heart Lost love is buried, I regret Among the cinders of my heart The Best Thing For Me Is You (Larry W. Jones 01/05/2008) (song#5231) Now, let me say from the git go That I think you're a work of art So I offer to let it show That what I say comes from my heart Now, I'm not being selfish, no siree But dear, I have thought this thing through And the conclusion that has come to me Dear, the best thing for me is you Each and every day I think this thing through There's no other way This one thing is true I know what gets the best of me It's the best thing and it's so true The rest goes down in history Dear, the best thing for me is you - instrumental - Each and every day I think this thing through There's no other way This one thing is true I know what gets the best of me It's the best thing and it's so true The rest goes down in history Dear, the best thing for me is you Letters Don't Have Lips (Larry W. Jones 01/06/2008) (song#5232) The postman brought your letter, dear He smiled as if he knew so much Reading it, I felt better, dear But I'm so lonesome for your touch Letters don't have lips to kiss me Or whisper sweet things when I'm blue I need to hear that you miss me And watch your lips say I love you The postman can't bring me you, dear He only brings me lines of scripts That's why sweetheart, I need you near Cause darling, letters don't have lips - instrumental - Letters don't have lips to kiss me Or whisper sweet things when I'm blue I need to hear that you miss me And watch your lips say I love you The postman can't bring me you, dear He only brings me lines of scripts That's why sweetheart, I need you near Cause darling, letters don't have lips That's why sweetheart, I need you near Cause darling, letters don't have lips Monday Morning Sidewalk (Larry W. Jones 01/06/2008) (song#5233) When the alarm rang Monday morning I tried not to bang my head like I'd done before Mondays always come with no warning When your fool head feels as tight as a drum and sore Stumbled to the bath, took a shower Then stared at myself in the mirror with dismay The clock on the wall sounded the hour When I had to go downtown to work on Monday I can tell that this has gone too far Wasting weekends with nothing good that's left to show Spending time in some honky tonk bar One of these Mondays I'll wake up dead on skid row Stepped off the bus on a busy street Stopped in a coffee shop, late for work anyway Somehow my whole life feels incomplete I guess every day might as well be blue Monday On every Monday morning sidewalk I get the feeling that I'll always be alone That woman said she was gonna walk Well, I guess she meant it cause I'm here on my own Sometimes I feel like my heart's dying When the cold rain from the gray skies comes falling down I feel like there's no use in trying When these cold and blue Monday mornings come around - instrumental - Through the window of the coffee shop I saw a pretty bluebird and its mate winging I wished then that the old world would stop Just to let me hear the songs that they were singing I got on the bus and headed home Knowing that the boss would fire me or dock my pay I might just hop a freight train and roam To try to find my long lost dreams of yesterday On every Monday morning sidewalk I get the feeling that I'll always be alone That woman said she was gonna walk Well, I guess she meant it cause I'm here on my own Sometimes I feel like my heart's dying When the cold rain from the gray skies comes falling down I feel like there's no use in trying When these cold and blue Monday mornings come around Great Divide (Larry W. Jones 01/06/2008) (song#5234) We set out from Denver On a cold December ride There was just the four of us To climb the Great Divide There was Jesse the gold miner And Troy the hired hand With me and Bob from Texas A happy cowboy band Great Divide, Great Divide Men have tried and men have died upon the Great Divide That mighty high and wide Great Divide At Donner Pass we lost ol' Jesse In an avalanche of snow He was a miner, forty niner Looking for the motherlode Troy and Bob went off the trail In a deep box canyon near the top Now I'm climbing up the Great Divide All alone and cannot stop Great Divide, Great Divide Men have tried and men have died upon the Great Divide That mighty high and wide Great Divide - instrumental - Here I am alone and cold and dying Upon the Great Divide Not a grave for me to lie in And my ol' horse ain't by my side That bonnie lass I planned to marry Waits for me in Denver town But it is closer here to heaven With the snow still falling down Great Divide, Great Divide Men have tried and men have died upon the Great Divide That mighty high and wide Great Divide That mighty high and wide Great Divide I Went Out And Found Somebody New (Larry W. Jones 01/06/2008) (song#5235) Dear, I relied on you to make me happy Our big happy wedding day was coming due But you backed out and left me stranded sadly So dear, I went out and found somebody new Dear, I loved you as much as trees love sunshine And I couldn't wait to hear you say, I Do But what else could I do if you won't be mine So dear, I went out and found somebody new - instrumental - Dear, I relied on you to care and love me Isn't that what sweethearts are supposed to do But it became clear that you didn't love me So dear, I went out and found somebody new I'm not saying that I won't miss you, darling There was nothing else at all that I could do What's the use living a life of quarreling So dear, I went out and found somebody new Play Another Tune Of Sadness (Larry W. Jones 01/06/2008) (song#5236) Play another tune of sadness And play it on a steel guitar If I cry, don't ask why, it's because my heart has died Play another tune of sadness My dreams are strewn among the stars My darlin' said she's unhappy I know because she told me so She's gone back to mom and pappy But I know I still love her so Play another tune of sadness For a love that's now gone afar If I cry, don't ask why, it's because my heart has died Play another tune of sadness And play it on a steel guitar - instrumental - My darlin' said she's unhappy I know because she told me so She's gone back to mom and pappy But I know I still love her so If I cry, don't ask why, it's because my heart has died Play another tune of sadness And play it on a steel guitar Now, play it sweet and play it low And when it's done, I'm on my way Just where I'll go, I do not know Play another tune of sadness anyway Warm Raindrops Are Falling (Larry W. Jones 01/06/2008) (song#5237) Warm raindrops are falling as you bid goodbye Nothing can stop this hurt that's hidden inside Vows made under heaven, on earth don't reside Angels in heaven have teardrops in their eyes Love words that were spoken should have remained true But you preferred broken the ties we both knew I know I can't stop you from telling more lies Angels in heaven have teardrops in their eyes - instrumental - Warm raindrops are falling as you bid goodbye You are now leaving and my grieving is nigh I didn't know that you had found a new love And angels are sad looking down from above Love words that were spoken should have remained true But you preferred broken the ties we both knew I know I can't stop you from telling more lies Angels in heaven have teardrops in their eyes Warm raindrops are falling as you bid goodbye False Token For A Heart Broken (Larry W. Jones 01/07/2008) (song#5238) False token for a heart broken That's all I have left as a souvenir Sweet lies for vows that were spoken Disguised all my dreams that now disappear My tomorrows will be darkened Although she was mine yesterday False token for a heart broken Is all I'll have left to display They say a heart will heal in time I won't even recall her name But I know this ol' heart of mine That it will never be the same All my friends think that I'm jokin' They can't believe she'd go away False token for a heart broken The joke's on them, she's gone today - instrumental - They say a heart will heal in time I won't even recall her name But I know this ol' heart of mine That it will never be the same All my friends think that I'm jokin' They can't believe she'd go away False token for a heart broken The joke's on them, she's gone today False token for a heart broken The joke's on them, she's gone today If Only I Could Sing Like John Denver (Larry W. Jones 01/07/2008) (song#5239) The sun is high up in the sky in Denver I'm sitting here at happy hour all alone And one more round of beer just might engender These lonesome ol' feet of mine to go on home Oh, if only I could sing like John Denver Then I wouldn't sit here in this bar and sigh Yeah, if only I could sing like John Denver John Denver could make me Rocky Mountain High - instrumental - Well, the sun is now sinking low in Denver And I'm sinking as low as I've ever been Your memory's still with me here in Denver I'll never feel Rocky Mountain High again Oh, if only I could sing like John Denver Then I wouldn't sit here in this bar and sigh Yeah, if only I could sing like John Denver John Denver could make me Rocky Mountain High Yeah, if only I could sing like John Denver John Denver could make me Rocky Mountain High Out On The Prairie (Larry W. Jones 01/07/2008) (song#5240) Out on the prairie there's a cottonwood tree It sounded so merry when you promised me That you and I would marry, but now you're gone Now I tarry on the prairie all alone Dear, do you remember that cottonwood tree Out on the lone prairie where you promised me Darling, something's still there that you left behind A heart with an arrow and your name and mine Out on the prairie there's a cottonwood tree It sounded so merry when you promised me That you and I would marry, but now you're gone Now I tarry on the prairie all alone - instrumental - Early last winter I rode out there and found The cottonwood was lonesome, its leaves fell down I was just as lonesome and a tear fell too Well, I guess you can tell that I'm missing you Out on the prairie there's a cottonwood tree It sounded so merry when you promised me That you and I would marry, but now you're gone Now I tarry on the prairie all alone I Can't Get Over How I'm Getting Over You (Larry W. Jones 01/07/2008) (song#5241) Well, today is so much different than yesterday And tomorrow will be better in every way My blue moon has turned to gold, it's no longer blue I can't get over how I'm getting over you The clock on the wall is even smiling at me Its loud chiming recalls that it's time to be free I'm rolling in clover and my skies are so blue I can't get over how I'm getting over you - instrumental - I'm now in a new way and I can't help myself Each day is a new day since my heart's off the shelf I can hardly believe it but I know it's true I can't get over how I'm getting over you The clock on the wall is even smiling at me Its loud chiming recalls that it's time to be free I'm rolling in clover and my skies are so blue I can't get over how I'm getting over you I'm rolling in clover and my skies are so blue I can't get over how I'm getting over you Nothing As Lonely As Lonesome (Larry W. Jones 01/07/2008) (song#5242) Big ol' tears keep falling down from your eyes In back of your mind you find no disguise And you're always asking yourself why, whys Cause there's nothing as lonely as lonesome You get to feeling so blue when you're home And what's the use going downtown alone You keep playing that same old lost love song Cause there's nothing as lonely as lonesome You think you're the only one who's dreams died Your poor broken heart is screaming inside A drifting boat on the outgoing tide There's nothing to lift your now sinking pride - instrumental - You think you're the only one who's dreams died Your poor broken heart is screaming inside A drifting boat on the outgoing tide There's nothing to lift your now sinking pride Well, I'm just like you, I need sympathy I need someone to come and pity me My rainbows have all turned monochromesome Cause there's nothing as lonely as lonesome No, there's nothing as lonely as lonesome Nothing as lonely as lonesome Nothing as lonely as lonesome Life With You Is So Good (Larry W. Jones 01/11/2008) (song#5243) Darling, you stayed right by my side when times got rough And I never heard from you a word of lament You didn't complain when we didn't have enough We were down to our last cent and you were content And my darling, that's why I love you above all That must be understood For you're my woman whether I stand tall or crawl Life with you is so good - instrumental - Darling, you paid the price for my empty dreams too Emptied your soul for things I didn't even need When I was down and out, my real strength was in you You were my friend in need in every word and deed And my darling, that's why I love you above all That must be understood For you're my woman whether I stand tall or crawl Life with you is so good And my darling, that's why I love you above all That must be understood For you're my woman whether I stand tall or crawl Life with you is so good My Old Front Porch Swing (Larry W. Jones 01/11/2008) (song#5244) The wind still makes it creak on the front porch If it could speak, it would tell you a lot Of times when people's clothes were ironed with starch And when the Golden Rule was being taught It has swung through generations All of them were my relations Love songs were sung there in the spring Old porch swing, my old front porch swing It comforted a head that hung and cried When my grandmother, bless her soul, had died And now it swings the dreams of my youngun's Whenever they're not down where the stream runs It's where I asked my darlin' true And she said sweetheart, yes I do Before I even showed the ring Old porch swing, my old front porch swing - instrumental - My old front porch swing has seen some bad times I've seen it hanging silent in the snow But most of all it's been there for glad times Through the years as the seasons come and go It's not a thing made for glory Just a swing that holds a story That I still sing, that I still sing Old porch swing, my old front porch swing It's not a thing made for glory Just a swing that holds a story That I still sing, that I still sing Old porch swing, my old front porch swing You Owe It To My Heart (Larry W. Jones 01/12/2008) (song#5245) Now, I don't know if you're the type To bring me woe or peaceful nights I hope true love will play its part I'll never know unless we try And I'm a kind of trusting guy Please tell me dear, you owe it to my heart Today I heard my poor heart say Be careful, she might run away Then I would need another start But I've got nothing left to lose Have you disposed of running shoes Please tell me dear, you owe it to my heart - instrumental - You owe it to my heart this time To know how long that you'll be mine Or will time see us drift apart Will your kisses still be as warm In the cold of a winter storm Please tell me dear, you owe it to my heart Today I heard my poor heart say Be careful, she might run away Then I would need another start But I've got nothing left to lose Have you disposed of running shoes Please tell me dear, you owe it to my heart Please tell me dear, you owe it to my heart You Just Faded Away (Larry W. Jones 01/12/2008) (song#5246) They say you just disappeared But I don't see it that way You didn't just disappear Dear, you just faded away If I'd seen you disappear Then I would know to the day When you were no longer near Dear, you just faded away You faded away because True love was not there You faded away because You just didn't care They say you just disappeared But here's all I have to say You didn't just disappear Dear, you just faded away - instrumental - You faded away because True love was not there You faded away because You just didn't care They say you just disappeared But here's all I have to say You didn't just disappear Dear, you just faded away You didn't just disappear Dear, you just faded away Favorite Memory Of Wasted Times (Larry W. Jones 01/12/2008) (song#5247) I've got lots of faded memories Some are still as clear as pealing chimes One that's most appealing comes to me You're my favorite memory of wasted times For sure, I've got lots of old sweethearts And some of their names even make rhymes But if I put them all on the charts You're my favorite memory of wasted times - instrumental - I've been a fool because I'm lonely My poor heart is paying for its crimes Of all, I remember one only You're my favorite memory of wasted times For sure, I've got lots of old sweethearts And some of their names even make rhymes But if I put them all on the charts You're my favorite memory of wasted times But if I put them all on the charts You're my favorite memory of wasted times Golden Sands Beside The Silver Sea (Larry W. Jones 01/12/2008) (song#5248) Darling, I don't know where you have gone All I know is that I'm so alone Waiting on these golden sands of time Takes a toll on this poor heart of mine Golden sands wait beside the silver sea They know you're late in coming back to me Ebbing tides even seem to understand That my dreams wait upon the golden sands Dear, for you I will wait eternally On golden sands beside the silver sea - instrumental - Waiting on these golden sands of time Takes a toll on this poor heart of mine Golden sands wait beside the silver sea They know you're late in coming back to me Ebbing tides even seem to understand That my dreams wait upon the golden sands Dear, for you I will wait eternally On golden sands beside the silver sea I will wait eternally On golden sands beside the silver sea It's Understood I'm Underloved And Over You (Larry W. Jones 01/12/2008) (song#5249) Too many times you made me sigh Too many times you made me cry Darling, I don't understand why you made me blue Too many times my heart thought it died I hope you understand goodbye It's understood I'm underloved and over you Too many times I shed those tears Too many times throughout the years Darling, I just don't understand the things you do I'm through with crying in my beer You'll know that when I disappear It's understood I'm underloved and over you - instrumental - Too many time you made me frown Too many times you put me down Darling, I don't understand why you're not true That's enough of your running 'round Enough of me in this old town It's understood I'm underloved and over you Too many times I shed those tears Too many times throughout the years Darling, I just don't understand the things you do I'm through with crying in my beer You'll know that when I disappear It's understood I'm underloved and over you Beginning Of The Ending Of Hello (Larry W. Jones 01/12/2008) (song#5250) Yesterday I looked through a bar room door Saw couples dancing on the hardwood floor The song brought back some faded memories I listened for a minute, maybe more A familiar tune I had heard before Before you moved away to Tennessee And as I stood there almost hypnotized I almost cried as then I realized Just how much my dear, that I miss you so Darling, I knew that I'm the one to blame As they played that song with the name Beginning of The Ending of Hello - instrumental - Yesterday I knew that it was over No more footsteps tripping through the clover I felt cold winds of winter start to blow Darling, I know that I called out in vain As they played that song with the name Beginning of The Ending of Hello And as I stood there almost hypnotized I almost cried as then I realized Just how much my dear, that I miss you so Darling, I knew that I'm the one to blame As they played that song with the name Beginning of The Ending of Hello As they played that song with the name Beginning of The Ending of Hello Let Me Lasso Your Dreams To Mine (Larry W. Jones 01/13/2008) (song#5251) Let me lasso your dreams to mine Let's see how far we both can ride Together, mountains we can climb We'll ride down one trail at a time Riding together, side by side Let me lasso your dreams to mine If we ride our seperate ways We'll never know how true love pays Dear, dreams like that are seldom won And when bad storms are coming on We'll both be sad and all alone Two dreams lassoed can be as one Let me lasso your dreams to mine Let's see how far we both can ride Together, mountains we can climb We'll ride down one trail at a time Riding together, side by side Let me lasso your dreams to mine - instrumental - It's a loco world and easy For dreams to get lost in the wind On trails where one does not belong Dear, we can ride along them all And then if one of us should fall We'll build our dreams back just as strong Let me lasso your dreams to mine Let's see how far we both can ride Together, mountains we can climb We'll ride down one trail at a time Riding together, side by side Let me lasso your dreams to mine None Of Me (Larry W. Jones 01/13/2008) (song#5252) None of me, I'll give you none of me Can't you see, I can do without you You can't have my arms, you might lose them You can't have my lips, you won't use them When you said goodbye, you made me cry But I know I can do without you You broke the part that once was my heart So, I'll give you none of me - instrumental - None of me, I'll give you none of me Can't you see, I can do without you You can't have my arms, you might lose them You can't have my lips, you won't use them When you said goodbye, you made me cry But I know I can do without you You broke the part that once was my heart So, I'll give you none of me You broke the part that once was my heart So, I'll give you none of me Where The Texas Longhorn Cattle Roam (Larry W. Jones 01/13/2008) (song#5253) Where, oh tell me where Where has your Texas cowboy gone Where, oh tell me where Where has your Texas cowboy gone He's gone with his silver spurs To where the longhorn cattle roam And it's oh, so in my heart To welcome him when he comes home Where, oh tell me where Where did your Texas cowboy go Where, oh tell me where Where did your Texas cowboy go He's riding the prairie there Where the Texas bluebonnets grow And it's oh, so in my heart To welcome him when he does show - instrumental - Where, oh tell me where Where has your Texas cowboy gone He's gone with his silver spurs To where the longhorn cattle roam What, oh tell me what Will you do if your Texas cowboy should not return What, oh tell me what Will you do if your Texas cowboy should not return Oh no, true love will be his guide And so, that would not be my concern Oh yes, true love will be his guide And for only me his heart does yearn The Pony That I Ride (Larry W. Jones 01/13/2008) (song#5254) Well, I ain't got much gold But I've got lots of time When all is said and told What I've got is just fine Now, I don't ride along A trail that I don't scout Sing my own cowboy song Others I do without These words I say so you'll love me, darlin' So you'll know beyond a doubt The pony that I ride Will take me across any mountain The pony that I ride Will get me up any mountain soon Darlin', I have the love And sweetheart, if you've been countin' The pony that I ride Is strong enough to carry two That's me and darlin', you - instrumental - There ain't a cowboy in the world Who can tell me what I can't say I choose the trails on which to ride I never fail to find my way I don't worry about what's said On the other side of the post Only one thing's not in my spread The thing this cowboy needs most Well, you know who that is Can't hide it in this song Darlin', you're my only wish So, come on and ride along My Little Brown Jug Let Me Down (Larry W. Jones 01/13/2008) (song#5255) When I leave the honky tonk, it's late And I don't have a worried mind But tonight your mem'ry came at eight And now I'm worried all the time My little brown jug let me down It let your memory be found I wish I could unplug the sound My little brown jug let me down - instrumental - I've always had my little brown jug to hold And I've been holding on to it every day Cause all the warm hugs I used to get turned cold So I fold my hands around my jug this way My little brown jug let me down It let your memory be found I wish I could unplug the sound My little brown jug let me down My little brown jug let me down It let your memory be found My little brown jug let me down Desert Rose (Larry W. Jones 01/14/2008) (song#5256) The desert rose is pretty, its petals gay and bright Flowers of the desert rose are pleasant to the sight But when you try to pick one, you may wish you weren't born Cause the desert rose will stick you with its prickly thorn A pretty cowgirl is like a desert rose A pretty cowgirl will sweep you off your toes A pretty cowgirl is like a desert rose But you will feel the thorn, and wish you weren't born When you watch the fading love between you close The cowgirl who used to love me was such a delight As lovely as the sky above her, daytime and night One day I went to hold her but she had taken flight All those love words that I told her did not turn out right - instrumental - A pretty cowgirl is like a desert rose A pretty cowgirl will sweep you off your toes A pretty cowgirl is like a desert rose But you will feel the thorn, and wish you weren't born When you watch the fading love between you close The harvest moon is over and soon the winter sky The petals on the desert rose has faded and died My pretty desert rose has gone and we're far apart But the thorn will always repose here within my heart A pretty cowgirl is like a desert rose A pretty cowgirl will sweep you off your toes A pretty cowgirl is like a desert rose But you will feel the thorn, and wish you weren't born When you watch the fading love between you close From The Door Along The Walls (Larry W. Jones 01/14/2008) (song#5257) Today seems like a long way from yesterday All my dreams of yesterday are gone today I walk the floor and sometimes I even crawl From the door along the walls that line the hall From the door along the walls that line the hall You will find me right here waiting for your call If you were here dear, you would find me grieving From the door along the walls that line the hall - instrumental - The phone never rings whether it's night or day And this big ol' house sometimes seems kinda small If this keeps up, my whole life is gonna fade away From the door along the walls that line the hall From the door along the walls that line the hall You will find me right here waiting for your call If you were here dear, you would find me grieving From the door along the walls that line the hall You will find me right here waiting for your call From the door along the walls that line the hall Armadillos In Amarillo (Larry W. Jones 01/14/2008) (song#5258) In Texas, up in Amarillo They barbecue the armadillo And serve it to Gordillo and Camillo every day And the armadillo's brand new shell Where the armadillo used to dwell Well, Gordillo uses for his pillow, or so they say They barbecue the armadillo In Texas, up in Amarillo come what may Now, you can't eat a horny toad-a They've gotta barbecue their quota Of dead armadillos they find killed On the Texas roads against their will The way things are in Amarillo Armadillos cry like weeping willows Cause those Texans do it with such skill They barbecue a lot of armadillos in Amarillo - instrumental - Now, you can't eat a horny toad-a They've gotta barbecue their quota Of dead armadillos they find killed On the Texas roads against their will No beef jerky or ground squirrels No wild turkey for cowgirls Texans up in Amarillo say No! No! No! A pretty rancher's daughter Was caught eatin' what she shouldn't oughta And so they fined her lots of dough! dough! dough! That's so everyone would know They barbecue a lot of armadillos in Amarillo At The Branding In The Spring (Larry W. Jones 01/19/2008) (song#5259) By the old corral stands a rancher's lovely daughter With cheeks aglow like the desert rose of June She sings her cowgirl songs as soft as rippling water And so tenderly she hums a cowboy's tune But now her cowgirl's song of love has turned to sorrow For her cowboy love has come to bid goodbye And she is only thinking sadly of the morrow As her cowboy's goodbye kiss now makes her sigh At the branding in the spring when the roundup is done And the purple sage is kissed with morning dew Here by the old corral dear, I'll see my only one At the branding in the spring I'll come to you - instrumental - By the old corral stands a rancher's lonely daughter And her beauty, like the rose, now fades away She looks upon the sadness her tomorrow brought her And remembers golden locks now turned to grey Faithfully she's waited for her cowboy's returning But years have passed and her wait has been in vain She gazes down the trail where he said he'd be coming And hums once again her cowboy's old refrain At the branding in the spring when the roundup is done And the purple sage is kissed with morning dew Here by the old corral dear, I'll see my only one At the branding in the spring I'll come to you At the branding in the spring I'll come to you Someone With A Sweetheart (Larry W. Jones 01/19/2008) (song#5260) A night full of moonlight A day filled with sun A plane in peaceful flight A Rolex made to run A lovely work of art A rose kissed by dew Someone with a sweetheart That someone's me with you A train with plenty steam Cadillac full of gas A song with love as theme Of a love that lasts A dream with a future Of skies painted blue Someone with a sweetheart That someone's me with you - instrumental - A bank full of money Payday with a grin Beehive full of honey Someone to help me spend A train with plenty steam Cadillac full of gas A song with love as theme Of a love that lasts A lovely work of art A rose kissed by dew Someone with a sweetheart That someone's me with you Big Jim Doss (Larry W. Jones 01/19/2008) (song#5261) Twas the coldest day of winter's frost December seventeen That our brave trail boss named big Jim Doss Led the drive toward Abilene Singin' drive those longhorns without fear You cowboys, don't be slow Stow away your warm sleeping gear and Ride cowboys, forward ho We headed up the ol' Chisholm trail Wind blew our knocking knees A blizzard was coming, without fail To make rye whiskey freeze Singin' drive those longhorns without fear You cowboys, don't be slow Stow away your warm sleeping gear and Ride cowboys, forward ho Our trail boss, big Jim Doss, led the trail He never knew defeat But this was no ordinary gale Our boots froze to our feet Singin' drive those longhorns without fear You cowboys, don't be slow Stow away your warm sleeping gear and Ride cowboys, forward ho When the Red River we tried to cross The weather was so drear But we all followed brave big Jim Doss Toward the far side so dear Singin' drive those longhorns without fear You cowboys, don't be slow Stow away your warm sleeping gear and Ride cowboys, forward ho In the middle of the stream I found Longhorns dead all around No saddle pals I saw hangin' round And big Jim Doss had drowned Singin' drive those longhorns without fear You cowboys, don't be slow Stow away your warm sleeping gear and Ride cowboys, forward ho Of all those brave and fearless cowboys On that ol' Chisholm trail Only I was left and not destroyed To tell this cowboy's tale Singin' drive those longhorns without fear You cowboys, don't be slow Stow away your warm sleeping gear and Ride cowboys, forward ho Twas the coldest day of winter's frost December seventeen That our brave trail boss named big Jim Doss Led the drive toward Abilene Heartaches That Harlan Howard Wrote (Larry W. Jones 01/20/2008) (song#5262) I've got the heartaches that Harlan Howard wrote The same ones that Ray Price sang by the score I sing 'em from my heart, note by broken note Since that sad day when you walked out the door Harlan Howard wrote that heartache number one Was one I never knew could hurt this way And Ray Price sang number two had just begun When you came back but never meant to stay I've got the heartaches that Harlan Howard wrote The same ones that Ray Price sang by the score I sing 'em from my heart, note by broken note Since that sad day when you walked out the door - instrumental - I've got the heartaches that Harlan Howard wrote About a love that I will never win And just like Ray Price, I know it note by note Cause my happy world is about to end Harlan Howard wrote that heartache number three Was when you said you would come back to stay But I should have listened to Ray Price, you see Cause I waited dear, but you lost your way I've got the heartaches that Harlan Howard wrote The same ones that Ray Price sang by the score I sing 'em from my heart, note by broken note Since that sad day when you walked out the door Wreath Upon The Ranch House Door (Larry W. Jones 01/20/2008) (song#5263) You young cowboys, heed this reminder A bad tale I have to tell From a cowboy's heart that's sad and wore Now, come and learn from my example For I have learned it so well From the wreathe upon the ranch house door When I left my ranch and relations And the folks who loved me well It broke my dear mother's heart, take note I got letters at many stations How she missed me, I could tell You young cowboys, here's the words she wrote Dear son, I'm feeling old and poorly And my hair is turning grey Return again to our ranch house door Say you will return to me surely Before my last ending day For you have been gone ten years or more But I did not heed her reminder Her dear words I just swept away Wasting time on wine and selfish wrongs Your tomorrow can be a blinder If you follow in my way Sorrows follow wayward cowboy throngs I saddled up to ride the straight way Back home to the prairie hill To see my dear mother's face once more But as my pony met the gateway This cowboy's heart stood still From the wreathe upon the ranch house door You young cowboys, heed this reminder A bad tale I have to tell From a cowboy's heart that's sad and wore Now, come and learn from my example For I have learned it so well From the wreathe upon the ranch house door Torment Of A Broken Heart (Larry W. Jones 01/21/2008) (song#5264) Dear, you once said you cared for me And I dared to believe in you The sweet words we shared, oh so free Made me believe they all were true I gambled at love's life and play Rambled along til my heart lost Just another sad song, they say Last verse groans, my heart paid the cost Now look at what I am today Another losing soul that cried Why did you treat me that-a-way All of my dreams have gone and died Dear, you came up with every scheme And you deceived me from the start Why is it true, I still love you The torment of a broken heart - instrumental - Now look at what I am today Another losing soul that cried Why did you treat me that-a-way All of my dreams have gone and died Dear, you came up with every scheme And you deceived me from the start Why is it true, I still love you The torment of a broken heart Slim Whitman And Rose Marie (Larry W. Jones 01/20/2008) (song#5265) Slim Whitman and Rose Marie Will live in music history Where all fellow yodeling greats now are Slim Whitman sang honestly Romantic songs we all agree Made Slim Whitman a country music star He sang Casting My Lasso Towards The Sky A lasting song that we all can't deny Slim Whitman's yodeling showed 'em all A high blue yodel was Slim's classic gage He was the rage of Grand Ole Opry's stage Singing Lovesong Of The Waterfall Slim Whitman and Rose Marie Will live in music history Along with his mellow Cattle Call His Tumbling Tumbleweeds Is a song we all can concede Stands out in real country music tall - instrumental - Slim's songs we all hold in awe His Una Paloma Blanca There's A Rainbow In Every Teardrop Singing, I Remember You Serenade, China Doll we knew May Slim Whitman's music never stop Slim Whitman and Rose Marie Will live in music history Where all fellow yodeling greats now are Slim Whitman sang honestly Romantic songs we all agree Made Slim Whitman a country music star Prairie Love Song (Larry W. Jones 01/21/2008) (song#5266) The prairie is anticipating Darling, come and ride along with me For I have been longing and waiting To teach you the prairie's melody Dark velvet heavens and you and I And don't forget the soft moonlit sky Prairie breeze whispering a lullaby The man in the moon far above you Will smile when I say that I love you Darling, share with me this night divine And with care we'll feel our arms entwine The prairie song is calling So there's no use in stalling Darling, please say you'll be mine - instrumental - I'll sing to you a prairie love song Dear, my love is very, very strong Dark velvet heavens and you and I And don't forget the soft moonlit sky Prairie breeze whispering a lullaby The man in the moon far above you Will smile when I say that I love you Darling, share with me this night divine And with care we'll feel our arms entwine The prairie song is calling So there's no use in stalling Darling, please say you'll be mine Western Wyoming (Larry W. Jones 01/22/2008) (song#5267) The pictures in my billfold are starting to fade There's even one of me that only mem'ries bring Cause it's been too many years on the trail I made From way down in Texas to western Wyoming But I won't return til my wranglin' dues are paid For the rain rarely falls on western Wyoming And a wrangler like me will always chase his dreams Even though the years have seen most all of them fade Like the setting sun fades in western Wyoming But I won't return til my wranglin' dues are paid Well, when the new eastern sun rises each mornin' I rub my eyes and wish it had given warnin' For I dream once again by the flickering light Of a cowboy's warm campfire burnin' in the night A new dream fades with a western Wyoming day - instrumental - For the rain rarely falls on western Wyoming And a wrangler like me will always chase his dreams Even though the years have seen most all of them fade Like the setting sun fades in western Wyoming But I won't return til my wranglin' dues are paid Sometimes I've thought of settling down in Cody I've been here so long I might have to change my mind About returnin' back to Texas on the trail I made I know down there are lots of dreams I left behind But I won't return til my wranglin' dues are paid For the rain rarely falls on western Wyoming And a wrangler like me will always chase his dreams Even though the years have seen most all of them fade Like the setting sun fades in western Wyoming But I won't return til my wranglin' dues are paid Rose Colored Glasses (Larry W. Jones 01/22/2008) (song#5268) The world looks brighter from your point of view Dreams are lighter than any I ever knew Dear, I think I know what you're searching for A world full of roses outside your door Rose colored glasses fit well in their frame And you'll never hear your dream world complain But rose colored glasses have things to hide Dear, I know you've been hurt by all the pain I'll grow your roses on love's better side You won't need rose colored glasses again - instrumental - Rose colored glasses have been here awhile Everyone knows how they can make you smile Dear, I think I know what you're searching for A world full of roses outside your door Rose colored glasses fit well in their frame And you'll never hear your dream world complain Dear, I know you've been hurt by all the pain But rose colored glasses have things to hide I'll grow your roses on love's better side You won't need rose colored glasses again This One And Lonely Me (Larry W. Jones 01/22/2008) (song#5269) Darling, I saw you walking hand in hand today With your brand new love beside you along the way And as I heard your happy laugh, I felt so blue Dear, my one and only wish is that you'd been true My one and only set of arms is wanting you My one and only heart is broken half in two My one and only pair of lips needs kissing too Dear, this one and lonely me's still in love with you - instrumental - I tried to forget you when you said we would part I thought that I would not regret or get the blues But as of yet I find that you're still in my heart Cause dear, my one and only dream is only you My one and only set of arms is wanting you My one and only heart is broken half in two My one and only pair of lips needs kissing too Dear, this one and only me's still in love with you Yes, this one and lonely me's still in love with you When The Door Is Closed (Larry W. Jones 01/22/2008) (song#5270) I see you made the paper when you married well You played the caper of lady behind your veil I wonder if you ever think of me at all When the door is closed and lights turned out in the hall When the door is closed and lights turned out in the hall Do you ever think of how you made me look small Dear, do your mem'ries call back to haunt you at all When the door is closed and lights turned out in the hall - instrumental - When night time comes upon your lovely castle ball Does the hassle of fast life bother you at all Or dear, do you find yourself staring at the wall When the door is closed and lights turned out in the hall When the door is closed and lights turned out in the hall Do you ever think of how you made me look small Dear, do your mem'ries call back to haunt you at all When the door is closed and lights turned out in the hall When the door is closed and lights turned out in the hall Take Love's Arrow From My Heart (Larry W. Jones 01/23/2008) (song#5271) Take love's arrow from my heart that's full of misery The shaft is broken like the vows you pledged to me Your narrow minded ways I guess I didn't see Take love's arrow from my heart that's full of misery - instrumental - Dear, I have fears that you will never come to see The reason for the tears that you have seen from me I can place my heart on the shelf all by myself Take love's arrow from my heart that's full of misery - instrumental - Dear, I have fears that you will never come to see The reason for the tears that you have seen from me I can place my heart on the shelf all by myself Take love's arrow from my heart that's full of misery Dear, I wish that I could make your heart understand What love's arrow does when it breaks inside a man But I suppose that's something that will never be Take love's arrow from my heart that's full of misery Take love's arrow from my heart that's full of misery The Minute After Midnight Of Eternity (Larry W. Jones 01/23/2008) (song#5272) Dear, wherever you reside, I'll be by your side Whether here or there, I won't care if just us two And anything you do, I'll want to see it through No matter the time it takes, I'll be there with you For our tomorrows, no sorrows will there e're be Love's flame will burn as bright as I whisper your name Darling, the minute after midnight of eternity You will find that I'll still be there doing the same Springtime, winter, summer, fall, all the same to me You'll never disappear cause I'll be near in sight Darling, the minute after midnight of eternity I'll still call you Dear as we both recall this night - instrumental - The sound of your laughter is a sweet melody It comes straight from your heart like a favorite song I like the way it stays and plays on my heartstrings It will never go away no matter how long So, let's live and love a lifetime for all to see That you were meant for me and I for you, and then Darling, the minute after midnight of eternity You and I will just start the sun and moon again Strings That Mean Our Last Goodbye (Larry W. Jones 01/28/2008) (song#5273) Tomorrow darling, when you walk down the aisle Your wedding gown will be for another guy All your friends will come around to see you smile But darling, I'll just stop by to see you tie The ends of the strings that mean our last goodbye There'll be happiness for your new love and you I wish you the best, darling you know I do Now, it may not be smart, and bad for my heart But darling, I'll just stop by to see you tie The ends of the strings that mean our last goodbye - instrumental - I've had to tell more than one sweetheart goodbye And every time it tore my poor heart with sighs But this time darling, it's more than just bad breaks My sad heart aches just like it's going to die There'll be happiness for your new love and you I wish you the best, darling you know I do Now, it may not be smart, and bad for my heart But darling, I'll just stop by to see you tie The ends of the strings that mean our last goodbye Yes darling, I'll just stop by to see you tie The ends of the strings that mean our last goodbye The Girl Who Got Away (Larry W. Jones 01/29/2008) (song#5274) It really made me sad the way she said goodbye It really hurt so bad when I broke down and cried Packed her bag with airline tag and left yesterday Now I just say that she's the girl who got away She's somewhere across the sea and she's through with me Said she would be in Pair-ree living fancy free I thought I was giving her my best every day Now I just say that she's the girl who got away - instrumental - I thought that I had treated her alright And I never cheated or did her wrong She doesn't know my heart's pain in the night When heartstrings only play a sad, sad song And she left me here with these new teardrops Under cloudy skies that's so cold and grey Will she still think of me when her plane stops Or will she be forever gone away I'll keep my light on in the window by the phone And hope that she'll one day regret and come on home When all my friends ask where she is and will she stay Then I'll just say that she's the girl who got away Yeah, I'll just say that she's the girl who got away My Heart Is Occupied With Vacancy (Larry W. Jones 01/29/2008) (song#5275) Well, go ahead and take that midnight train My heart can handle lots of spite and pain Dear, I know that when you go, I will cry My heart doesn't know how to say goodbye It once was occupied with loving you But now it's full of emptiness and blue Nobody lives in here now, can't you see My heart is occupied with vacancy Well, go ahead and spend all my money But I just can't pretend that it's funny My heart's occupied with the Golden Rule Darling, when you go, I'll look like a fool - instrumental - It once was occupied with loving you But now it's full of emptiness and blue Nobody lives in here now, can't you see My heart is occupied with vacancy Darling, I beg of you to come on back A peg's for your coat on the old hall rack I hung upon my heart a vacant sign Dear, you once occupied this heart of mine It once was occupied with loving you But now it's full of emptiness and blue Nobody lives in here now, can't you see My heart is occupied with vacancy Gonna Be Big Down In Texas (Larry W. Jones 01/30/2008) (song#5276) When I was young I hopped a train And rode those tracks down to Texas Walked streets of Austin in the rain With my guitar down in Texas I thought that I would pack 'em in Where all the Lone Star long necks is I'd stand where country stars have been And sing big songs down in Texas I'd see my name in neon lights Down in Texas where I would play A country star was in my sight Yeah, that's what I heard myself say Radio stations, ovations A bank account where big checks is I would be the new sensation On the music scene in Texas - instrumental - I'd see my name in neon lights Down in Texas where I would play A country star was in my sight Yeah, that's what I heard myself say Well, these honky tonks sure get old I don't know where the big checks is Austin in winter sure gets cold When you're alone down in Texas But I ain't givin' up my dream Where Grand Ole Opry's annex is They're gonna hear this cowboy sing Gonna be big down in Texas But I ain't givin' up my dream Where Grand Ole Opry's annex is They're gonna hear this cowboy sing Gonna be big down in Texas Forty Years Of Days And Nights (Larry W. Jones 01/30/2008) (song#5277) Forty years of days and nights I can't keep it to myself Dear, you have belonged to me Your heart and everything else That's why I keep loving you I know that your love is true And that's why you have my name You're my heart's flame That's burning so true Dear, I remember the day When you came my way and met me I was so lonely Now I have you only Happy anniversary, my love - instrumental - That's why I keep loving you I know that your love is true And that's why you have my name You're my heart's flame That's burning so true Dear, I remember the day When you came my way and met me I was so lonely Now I have you only Happy anniversary, my love That's why I keep loving you I know that your love is true And that's why you have my name You're my heart's flame That's burning so true Cowgirl In The Calico Dress (Larry W. Jones 01/30/2008) (song#5278) One evening while at a big barn dance The swing band, it was starting on time Met a cowgirl who looked like romance Surely a dance would not be a crime Her face was as lovely as moonlight And in my arms I felt her carress As the band played I held her so tight The cowgirl in the calico dress We strolled down the streets of Laredo When the dance, it began to unfold She placed in my hand, why I don't know A ruby that was worth much fine gold And then I heard the hooves of a posse The cowgirl in the calico dress Had left me to face the hangman's tree My troubled mind was in much distress They threw me in jail in Laredo How long I was there I cannot guess No witness there, 'cept one long ago The cowgirl in the calico dress One night when the moon was advancing While I was looking out through the bars I fancied that I saw her dancing Among the stars that shined from afar My story, it at last did prevail Now I'm out but my life is a mess And who is to blame for this sad tale The cowgirl in the calico dress One night when the moon was advancing While I was looking out through the bars I fancied that I saw her dancing Among the stars that shined from afar Cowgirl On The Trail (Larry W. Jones 02/01/2008) (song#5279) (Remember me, remember me) (Cowboy, remember me forevermore) Back when I was a young cowboy I played in the sage as boys do I met a cowgirl on the trail Who only said, Hi Buckeroo Then she bid me, look in my eyes And at my hair, so very fair And when you're grown, you'll say goodbye To any girl who's not as rare (Remember me, remember me) (Cowboy, remember me forevermore) Her eyes were blue as western skies As she looked deeply into mine Her hair was fair with no disguise As girls should be when in springtime She turned her pony with a grin And with her spurs, a kick so light She disappeared just like the wind And soon was gone far out of sight Then I vowed as she disappeared That when I was a cowboy grown A cowgirl I'd have, just as dear To have near and to call my own Now I'm a grown man, yes siree But for marriage, I have so failed For none can match the memory Of that sweet cowgirl on the trail Her eyes were blue as western skies As she looked deeply into mine Her hair was fair with no disguise As girls should be when in springtime (Remember me, remember me) (Cowboy, remember me forevermore) Dearest Darling Of The Year (Larry W. Jones 02/02/2008) (song#5280) As customary, I'll be in my working shoes When she goes outside to pick up the morning news I know she'll spread it out and fill her coffee cup How I wish I could see her face as it lights up In the anniversary section she'll be pleased When she sees this caption and photograph from me My dearest darling, happy anniversary You're the nearest thing to heaven to me My dearest darling, happy anniversary Now the whole town will know how I love thee You're the lady who always and consistently Have been the dearest darling, that is clear You are my sweetheart and it's such a cheer to me That you're my dearest darling of the year - instrumental - My dearest darling, happy anniversary You're the nearest thing to heaven to me You're the lady who always and consistently Has been the dearest darling, that is clear You are my sweetheart and it's such a cheer to me That you're my dearest darling of the year Ridin' On Back Home (Larry W. Jones 02/03/2008) (song#5281) Well, I'm ridin' all alone, ridin' on back home Just bein' a rollin' stone is my tradition But now I'm on a mission, ridin' on back home Yeah I guess I've always known, ridin' all alone That when I feel summer prairie breezes blowin' Nothin' pleases more than prairie flowers growin' When I'm ridin' all alone, ridin' on back home I've been thinkin' about the old cottonwood tree Back at home where its limbs all hung so playfully It calls to me, ride on back home Your lonesome years have grown and grown And now I feel that home bound urge My lonesome heart is on the verge Of ridin' back all alone, ridin' on back home Now, it's been many a day since I rode away Since I rode away from my home sweet prairie home And everything I left behind Says lonesome cowboy, now's the time Ride on back home from where you roam For that gal my heart is burnin' So I'm yearnin' to ride on, ridin' on back home - instrumental - Well, I'm ridin' all alone, ridin' on back home Just bein' a rollin' stone is my tradition But now I'm on a mission, ridin' on back home Yeah I guess I've always known, ridin' all alone That when I feel summer prairie breezes blowin' Nothin' pleases more than prairie flowers growin' When I'm ridin' all alone, ridin' on back home I've been thinkin' about the old cottonwood tree Back at home where its limbs all hung so playfully It calls to me, ride on back home Your lonesome years have grown and grown And now I feel that home bound urge My lonesome heart is on the verge Of ridin' back all alone, ridin' on back home I've Got A Bar Room Door (Larry W. Jones 02/04/2008) (song#5282) Dear, this old dim lit bar is something new to me But it's now my home and I hope you're satisfied If you wonder where I'm at, this is where I'll be This is where I hang my hat since our love has died I've got a bar room door, old jukebox and dance floor My new address serves whiskey on the rocks so fine Dear, you can stop by any time at my bar room door I'm at the corner table until closing time - instrumental - The bartender said he thinks I'm going crazy But I'm not crazy dear, I know I've lost my mind Lost love songs from the jukebox come out kinda hazy But right or wrong, I'll be here until closing time I've got a bar room door, old jukebox and dance floor My new address serves whiskey on the rocks so fine Dear, you can stop by any time at my bar room door I'm at the corner table until closing time Love Hasn't Lived Here (Larry W. Jones 02/04/2008) (song#5283) Well, the sun doesn't shine in my world anymore Love hasn't lived here since I don't know when Days are comin' on when I don't know what's in store Love hasn't lived here since I don't know when Love hasn't lived here, love hasn't lived here Love hasn't lived here since I don't know when No more sweet caress, only emptiness Love hasn't lived here since I don't know when - instrumental - Love's door is closing slowly, been feeling lowly Love hasn't lived here since I don't know when Honey bees aren't humming, a deep freeze is coming Love hasn't lived here since I don't know when Love hasn't lived here, love hasn't lived here Love hasn't lived here since I don't know when No more sweet caress, only emptiness Love hasn't lived here since I don't know when No more sweet caress, only emptiness Love hasn't lived here since I don't know when It Used To Cost A Dime To Play The Jukebox (Larry W. Jones 02/04/2008) (song#5284) Well, it used to cost a dime to play the jukebox A dollar used to last might near to closing time But now I feed the quarters into the jukebox Til I'm out of money which is might near a crime Four lost love songs now cost me a dollar They used to cost me only forty cents It don't take a big Ivy League scholar To figure where my hard earned money went Well, I would tell my friends I'm doing fine But I know they'd know that something is wrong I'm out of quarters, down to my last dime I can't play love gone wrong songs all night long - instrumental - Well, it used to cost a dime to play the jukebox A dollar used to last might near to closing time But now I feed the quarters into the jukebox Til I'm out of money which is might near a crime I'm sitting here list'ning to the jukebox My last quarter plays a record that's mine About a love gone wrong that's on the rocks And my quarters are down to one thin dime Well, it used to cost a dime to play the jukebox A dollar used to last might near to closing time But now I feed the quarters into the jukebox Til I'm out of money which is might near a crime Sack Of Good Old Country Songs (Larry W. Jones 02/04/2008) (song#5285) There's nothing wrong with good old country songs They soothe my soul when I am all alone The music never stops, goes on and on There's nothing wrong with good old country songs Some old memories won't leave me alone They just come back no matter where I roam Down the track I pack all of them along Just like a sack of good old country songs Now, when I hear that steel guitar Cryin' in a honky tonk bar Makes me sing along all night long There's nothing wrong with good old country songs - instrumental - One fine day I'll see it all gone This vagabond life I have known But the music goes on and on There's nothing wrong with good old country songs Some old memories won't leave me alone They just come back no matter where I roam Down the track I pack all of them along Just like a sack of good old country songs There's nothing wrong with good old country songs My Dreams All Rely On The Man In The Moon (Larry W. Jones 02/05/2008) (song#5286) My dreams all rely on the man in the moon When I hold her hand by the light of the moon He'll shine from above and help me win her love My dreams all rely on the man in the moon Whenever he's shining, love is everywhere A halo's lining tells me that she will care Put starlight in her eyes, Mr man in the moon Straight from paradise, and it can't come too soon I have already planned a bright honeymoon After a sunny day on a night in June He'll shine from above and when I wed my love My dreams will be filled by the man in the moon - instrumental - Whenever he's shining, love is everywhere A halo's lining tells me that she will care Put starlight in her eyes, Mr man in the moon Straight from paradise, and it can't come too soon He shines his golden splendor with perfect light I know that he will render a perfect night I'll thank him on high with a real lover's tune My dreams all rely on the man in the moon I'll thank him on high with a real lover's tune My dreams all rely on the man in the moon Here She Comes (Larry W. Jones 02/05/2008) (song#5287) Here she comes, she's walking my way Every step that she takes brings happiness today Now, how I won her heart, I just can never say Here she comes, she's walking my way Well, her old love must have cheated And now I guess he's got to pay With me she won't be mistreated Here she comes, she's walking my way Here she comes, she's walking my way I'd welcome her with open arms both night and day She's a walking dream, as we dreamers always say A rose from a flower bouquet - instrumental - Here she comes, she's walking my way I'd welcome her with open arms both night and day She's a walking dream, as we dreamers always say A rose from a flower bouquet Well, her old love must have cheated And now I guess he's got to pay With me she won't be mistreated Here she comes, she's walking my way You Don't Have A Leg To Stand On (Larry W. Jones 02/05/2008) (song#5288) Dear, I once praised you with my every breath But now you treat me like old King Macbeth You've been running around on me too much Don't even try to touch, because it's known That dear, you don't have a leg to stand on I don't believe you loved me all along If you had, you would not have done me wrong Darlin', don't you try to beg me any more Your shoes are by the door, so put 'em on Cause dear, you don't have a leg to stand on I can see there's tears falling from your eyes Dear, are they recalling all of your lies Your ways have made a wreck of love, you see You broke the golden egg, our love is gone And dear, you don't have a leg to stand on - instrumental - I can see there's tears falling from your eyes Dear, are they recalling all of your lies Your ways have made a wreck of love, you see You broke the golden egg, our love is gone And dear, you don't have a leg to stand on I don't believe you loved me all along If you had, you would not have done me wrong Darlin', don't you try to beg me any more Your shoes are by the door, so put 'em on Cause dear, you don't have a leg to stand on Ponderosa Pines Of The Cimmaron (Larry W. Jones 02/05/2008) (song#5289) Ponderosa pines of the Cimmaron Back in my mind I clearly view them still As a tenderfoot lad I chanced upon A life that only cowboys can fulfill For there I saddled the Palomino And spurred on the wild Mustang and red Roan Riding herd with the coyotes among Ponderosa pines of the Cimmaron Seasons of saddle horse and lariat And a bedroll made for a cowboy's life Many places I hung my Stetson hat The whole world passed me by with all its strife This cowboy life is of my own choosing Some city folks have stopped and asked me why Now, they must think that some how I'm losing They're confused about the best way of life In the dust of summer's roundup branding My saddle pals and I would early start And when the last longhorn was left standing We'd close the corral somewhere around dark Back to the bunkhouse til early morning Dim the kerosene lamp without a word Sometimes the storm came without a warning Wails through the Ponderosa pines were heard When I first saw the form of Molly Blanche It was at the Cimmaron county fair The lovely daughter from a valley ranch No Cimmaron girls had such golden hair But I knew to pursue her was folly Too pretty for a lone cowboy to win When I think of Cimmaron and Molly I still ponder thoughts of what might have been Scenes of rodeos and golden buckles Silver spurs and things of a cowboy's pride Picture the hard work and calloused knuckles But doesn't show the feelings deep inside For there I saddled the Palomino And spurred on the wild Mustang and red Roan Riding herd with the coyotes among Ponderosa pines of the Cimmaron Into A Honky Tonk (Larry W. Jones 02/06/2008) (song#5290) Into a honky tonk went the girl I love Into a honky tonk with a neon light All of my friends were right when they said that love Found in a honky tonk would never be right Into a honky tonk strolled a real angel At least that is how she always seemed to me But I suppose this means a final farewell Cause she's not the same sweet girl she used to be Into a honky tonk went my happiness Into a honky tonk went my darlin' girl She was hiding something that I never knew Yes, into a honky tonk went my whole world - instrumental - Into a honky tonk went my happiness Into a honky tonk went my darlin' girl She was hiding something that I never knew Yes, into a honky tonk went my whole world Into a honky tonk strolled a real angel At least that is how she always seemed to me But I suppose this means a final farewell Cause she's not the same sweet girl she used to be Into a honky tonk went my darlin' girl Across This Prairie I Call Home (Larry W. Jones 02/06/2008) (song#5291) Across this land I have travelled And far across the raging foam But all my best memories call Across this prairie I call home Something of home that's redeeming Calls me back from where e're I roam Maybe it's the hours spent dreaming Across this prairie I call home Wind blowing through the cottonwoods Sing peaceful songs that I have known I look at wild flowers growing Across this prairie I call home - instrumental - As prairie flowers have faded I too have seen the setting sun Time has finally invaded And my days are already done Wind blowing through the cottonwoods Sing peaceful songs that I have known I look at wild flowers growing Across this prairie I call home Across this prairie I call home Eighty Miles From San Antone (Larry W. Jones 02/06/2008) (song#5292) All of my growin' up cowboy boots were hand-me-downs Daddy said that Mama never had a wedding gown But she tended to the ranch house with a joyful song Home was on the prairie eighty miles from San Antone Eighty miles from San Antone's a slower kind of life Every man knew his neighbor but not the city strife Life there wasn't fancy, and it worked you to the bone It was my way of life eighty miles from San Antone My Daddy had one treasure, an AM radio Listened to the Opry, I wanted so much to go But money for such far away things was never known Money wasn't much there eighty miles from San Antone Eighty miles from San Antone's a slower kind of life Every man knew his neighbor but not the city strife Life there wasn't fancy, and it worked you to the bone It was my way of life eighty miles from San Antone In the dead of west Texas winters, snow on the ground Dirt county roads would all be closed all the way to town Daddy would play his fiddle and sing his baritone Bread was on the griddle eighty miles from San Antone Eighty miles from San Antone's a slower kind of life Every man knew his neighbor but not the city strife Life there wasn't fancy, and it worked you to the bone It was my way of life eighty miles from San Antone Sadder Than The Song Of A Whippoorwill (Larry W. Jones 02/06/2008) (song#5293) I'm a country boy, my love was the real McCoy This song ain't new but it's for you Our love once was high, as the stars up in the sky And as wide as the ocean's tide Well, now I've seen it all, like a star in free fall Even though you know how I tried Our love is as shallow as the holler And as narrow as a river Lower than the pine trees that burned on yonder hill Our love's as cold as snowflakes that December makes Lonesome as a robin left over in the chill And much sadder than the song of a whippoorwill From simple country sights to Broadway's neon lights There's thousands of broken love songs that lovers write Every song is written different But all of the words rhyme the same Cause each knows what the other meant The only things changed are the names Our love is as shallow as the holler And as narrow as a river Lower than the pine trees that burned on yonder hill Our love's as cold as snowflakes that December makes Lonesome as a robin left over in the chill And much sadder than the song of a whippoorwill Our love is as shallow as the holler And as narrow as a river Lower than the pine trees that burned on yonder hill Our love's as cold as snowflakes that December makes Lonesome as a robin left over in the chill And much sadder than the song of a whippoorwill Sadder than the song of a whippoorwill Her Name Is Gloria (Larry W. Jones 02/06/2008) (song#5294) Her name is Gloria That's what an angel says Her name is glorious That's just because she is Her eyes are glorious Her lips are heavenly The world is glorious When Gloria's with me I love to whisper Her glorious name in her ear And to call it out For all the wide, wide world to hear - instrumental - Her eyes are glorious Her lips are heavenly The world is glorious When Gloria's with me I love to whisper Her glorious name in her ear And to call it out For all the wide, wide world to hear Her name is Gloria It's something heavenly angels proclaim Life will be glorious When glorious Gloria has my name You Can't Break My Heart Anymore (Larry W. Jones 02/07/2008) (song#5295) Dear, treat me any way you want Just anything you say to taunt Seems everything you want to do Just wants to make me sad and blue But I won't be walking the floor When you go walking out the door You can't break my heart anymore For this mistake I'm paying for One thing dear, I won't regret Is the day that I forget The love I thought was bright That's fading out of sight All of my dreams you tore Go where you were before You can't break my heart anymore For this mistake I'm paying for - instrumental - One thing dear, I won't regret Is the day that I forget The love I thought was bright That's fading out of sight Dear, I heard more rumors today Cause all of my friends heard you say That you again will change your name Cause being true you cannot stay Although my heart is feeling sore A better day's for me in store You can't break my heart anymore For this mistake I'm paying for You can't break my heart anymore For this mistake I'm paying for These Roses Mean Goodbye (Larry W. Jones 02/07/2008) (song#5296) Today I send you roses Please handle them with care Although the door now closes Upon our love affair I don't know how to tell you So this is how I try To say I've found another These roses mean goodbye I know you said you loved me That's what I told you too But now I must set you free Or else we'll both be blue I have found another love That dear, I can't deny She's now all I'm dreaming of These roses mean goodbye - instrumental - I have found another love That dear, I can't deny She's now all I'm dreaming of These roses mean goodbye Dear, our feelings from the start Though warm, cannot unfold I tell you with heavy heart A new heart mine now holds Let's forget what might have been And let those dreams now die Dear, we must not meet again These roses mean goodbye Chili And Sky And Cowboy Pie (Larry W. Jones 02/08/2008) (song#5297) Chili and sky and cowboy pie Chuckwagon times were good back then Cattle herds on the Chisholm trail Cowboys thought it would never end Cattle Call sung while moon was young Around the cowboy campfire's glow Chili and sky and cowboy pie Was life that only cowboys know Big changes came with all the trains We listened to the engines roar It seems a crime that in our time No time for cowboys anymore Things don't stay the same, as they say Some changes are good, some are bad And I reminisce of the day Of saddle pals when cowboys had... Chili and sky and cowboy pie Chuckwagon times were good back then Cattle herds on the Chisholm trail Cowboys thought it would never end Cattle Call sung while moon was young Around the cowboy campfire's glow Chili and sky and cowboy pie Was life that only cowboys know Here I am at the Rocking-T This ranch is where I'll ever be Sometimes I think of my trail boss And of a way of life that's lost Cowboys lost something mighty fine Now most folks work from five to nine But memories still make me glad For saddle pals when cowboys had... Chili and sky and cowboy pie Chuckwagon times were good back then Cattle herds on the Chisholm trail Cowboys thought it would never end Cattle Call sung while moon was young Around the cowboy campfire's glow Chili and sky and cowboy pie Was life that only cowboys know I Don't Know How Long It Will Take (Larry W. Jones 02/08/2008) (song#5298) Darlin', I don't know how long it will take To get you off of my mind But I guess that it might take more heart break I've loved you a long, long time Now, my friends told me it won't be too lon |