Road Back to My Heart (Larry W. Jones 09/07/2008) (song#5801) Dear, if that guy you think is true Ever makes you cry, makes you blue You know the road back to my heart If future years prove love's a lie And he moves you to tears you cry You know the road back to my heart Now, some call me a fool to be this way Waiting here for you to return some day They say that I should make a brand new start But darling, I just hope and pray That if you ever lose your way You know the road back to my heart - instrumental - If future years prove love's a lie And he moves you to tears you cry You know the road back to my heart You know the road back to my heart Now, some call me a fool to be this way Waiting here for you to return some day They say that I should make a brand new start But darling, I just hope and pray That if you ever lose your way You know the road back to my heart Heartache I Love Best (Larry W. Jones 09/07/2008) (song#5802) The heartache I love best is you I know it's crazy, but it's true Ever since you went far away I hear crying steel guitars play So darling, here's all I can say The heartache I love best is you The heartache I love best is you Why I do, I don't have a clue Of all my heartaches, you're the best I don't remember all the rest I will love you eternally Though I know it's a tragedy - instrumental - If I should ever love again It would never feel like it's been I remember the way I felt Long before that blue day you left And deep down in my heart I knew The heartache I love best is you The heartache I love best is you I know it's crazy, but it's true Ever since you went far away I hear crying steel guitars play So darling, here's all I can say The heartache I love best is you I Gotta Roll (Larry W. Jones 09/08/2008) (song#5803) Up ahead is Albuquerque And our spread in New Mexico Throwin' tread from one rear tire Drowns out the honky tonk radio I see the red of a shootin' star Somewhere far up in the sky But there ain't no use in makin' a wish As down the road I fly I gotta roll Gotta keep on rollin' down this here road tonight I gotta roll Keep on rollin' til I know everything's alright Pit stop at the trucker's coffee shop And a piece of pecan pie Leave a little tip for the whistle stop And down the road bye bye Pedal to the metal as down the road I rattle through the breeze Feelin' perky, in Albuquerque My darlin's waitin' for me - instrumental - I see the red of a shootin' star Somewhere far up in the sky But there ain't no use in makin' a wish As down the road I fly I gotta roll Gotta keep on rollin' down this here road tonight I gotta roll Keep on rollin' til I know everything's alright Pit stop at the trucker's coffee shop And a piece of pecan pie Leave a little tip for the whistle stop And down the road bye bye Pedal to the metal as down the road I rattle through the breeze Feelin' perky, in Albuquerque My darlin's waitin' for me I gotta roll I gotta roll Gotta keep on rollin' down this here road tonight Has Our Love Ended (Larry W. Jones 09/08/2008) (song#5804) Dear, has our love ended Reached the end of the line Someone else you've befriended You're no longer mine I can't believe you're leaving Taking part of me Dear, has our love ended And never more to be Darling, I don't care to ask Who's wearing my shoes I don't dare to ask When I'll be losing these blues Dear, has our love ended To hide eternally I can see in your eyes That love has died for me - instrumental - I can't believe you're leaving Taking part of me Dear, has our love ended And never more to be Darling, I don't care to ask Who's wearing my shoes I don't dare to ask When I'll be losing these blues Dear, has our love ended To hide eternally I can see in your eyes That love has died for me My World Is Beautiful Today (Larry W. Jones 09/08/2008) (song#5805) My world is beautiful today, fair as the blue skies (Fair as the blue skies) Tomorrow will be the same when I'm with you My world is beautiful today, fair as your blue eyes (Fair as your blue eyes) For no sorrow could remain when I'm with you Oh, I know that clouds may come and rain may fall But I'll sing out loud that I won't care at all My world is beautiful today, fair as the blue skies (Fair as the blue skies) Tomorrow will be the same when I'm with you - instrumental - (My world is beautiful today, fair as the blue skies) Tomorrow will be the same when I'm with you (My world is beautiful today, fair as your blue eyes) For no sorrow could remain when I'm with you Oh, I know that clouds may come and rain may fall But I'll sing out loud that I won't care at all My world is beautiful today, fair as the blue skies (Fair as the blue skies) Tomorrow will be the same when I'm with you My world is beautiful today, fair as your blue eyes (Fair as your blue eyes) For no sorrow could remain when I'm with you Etouffee Of The Cajun Bayou (Larry W. Jones 09/08/2008) (song#5806) Come on Joe, let us go, I'll show you the way-oh How Cajuns pole little pirogues down the bayou My Caroline is oh, so fine, don't you know so Rain or shine, we'll have a good time on the bayou Etouffee, sweet bouquet of the Cajun bayou My Caroline is oh, so fine, don't you know so Jole Blon, sweet Yvonne and my Caroline-oh Rain or shine, we'll have a good time on the bayou Kershaw boys, makin' noise, hot Zydeco dancin' Makin' time with Caroline, hot for romancin' Come on Joe, let us go, gotta pole that pirogue Rain or shine, we'll have a good time on the bayou Etouffee, sweet bouquet of the Cajun bayou My Caroline is oh, so fine, don't you know so Jole Blon, sweet Yvonne and my Caroline-oh Rain or shine, we'll have a good time on the bayou Gonna marry soon, neath the moon, Cajun way-oh Hunt racoons, hum some tunes, pick on my old banjo Drink sweet wine with Caroline, raise Cajun kids-oh Rain or shine, we'll have a good time on the bayou Etouffee, sweet bouquet of the Cajun bayou My Caroline is oh, so fine, don't you know so Jole Blon, sweet Yvonne and my Caroline-oh Rain or shine, we'll have a good time on the bayou Far West Texas Town (Larry W. Jones 09/10/2008) (song#5807) Fifteen years have come and gone Since I've seen a peaceful dawn In that far west Texas town that I call home Many a trail I've ridden on Many a tale I've put to song There's a veil between here and where I belong A-way over yonder in old El Paso I roped the cattle with my rawhide lasso In that far west Texas town that I call home A-way over yonder in old El Paso I rode the wild broncos in the rodeo In that far west Texas town that I call home As I sit here, far away I remember to this day Trails along the Rio Grande I used to roam Where calls of the whippoorwills Falls so lonely from the hills In that far west Texas town that I call home A-way over yonder in old El Paso I roped the cattle with my rawhide lasso In that far west Texas town that I call home A-way over yonder in old El Paso I rode the wild broncos in the rodeo In that far west Texas town that I call home This old cowboy must return To those joys for which I yearn In that far west Texas town that I call home Where the Rio Grand-e flows And the sage and cactus grows In that far west Texas town that I call home A-way over yonder in old El Paso I roped the cattle with my rawhide lasso In that far west Texas town that I call home A-way over yonder in old El Paso I rode the wild broncos in the rodeo In that far west Texas town that I call home Wreck On The Highway To The Blues (Larry W. Jones 09/10/2008) (song#5808) Well, when I left the farm, I was young in years Didn't know the meaning, wet behind the ears My Mama said son, now you better watch out The big city is fun but it's a bad route When I got to California, I was feeling fine I fell in love with the lights that shine Soon, a west coast darlin' I was callin' mine But she was somethin' that a farm boy can't use She was my wreck on the highway to the blues We were rollin' down the freeway in her Cadillac Rollin' down the freeway with the top rolled back Now I know what Mama meant when lights that shine turn black She had stacked the deck about who she would choose A boy from the farm was no one she could use She was my wreck on the highway to the blues - instrumental - Now I know what Mama meant when lights that shine turn black She had stacked the deck about who she would choose A boy from the farm was no one she could use She was my wreck on the highway to the blues Well, that girl was too much for a farmer boy like me Now all I can touch is just her memory I nearly lost my neck and my heart's broken in two She was my wreck on the highway to the blues Now That You're Going Out Of My Mind (Larry W. Jones 09/10/2008) (song#5809) You only came for visitation Never meant to stay It's a shameful situation That you've now gone away But now that you're gone Much peace I find Now that you're going out of my mind I had to give up wanting you Before I went insane I wasn't really wanting to But it sure eased the pain I was so wound up loving you But now I just unwind Now that you're going out of my mind Dear, I figured out too late That you were the roving kind And I took the bait For a treasure trove I didn't find Well, you almost drove me crazy But I'm no longer blind Now that you're going out of my mind - instrumental - Dear, I figured out too late That you were the roving kind And I took the bait For a treasure trove I didn't find Well, you almost drove me crazy But I'm no longer blind Now that you're going out of my mind I was so wound up loving you But now I just unwind Now that you're going out of my mind If I Never Owned Your Love (Larry W. Jones 09/11/2008) (song#5810) I could be a cowboy star In the Houston rodeo Or strum my old guitar In honky tonks where neon glows Oh, I could do as I please But I'd never have love's keys If I never loved you, if I never owned your love I could ride down a trail And never think of looking back Or I could live in a shack And laugh when the lightning cracked But none of that would matter Cause my world would all be black If I never loved you, if I never owned your love If I never loved you, if I never owned your love I never would have known Why there are sweetheart morning doves If I never loved you, if I never owned your love Oh, I never would have known What two hearts in love can give If I never loved you, if I never owned your love I never would have lived Darling I never would have lived - instrumental - I could ride down a trail And never think of looking back Or I could live in a shack And laugh when the lightning cracked But none of that would matter Cause my world would all be black If I never loved you, if I never owned your love To Postpone Love (Larry W. Jones 09/15/2008) (song#5811) Every day you postpone love Is another day known for sorrow So, don't delay until tomorrow For to postpone love is just Another day of life thrown away If your dreams are to come true Then do your part to give them For someone else just like you Might come along and live them Darling, place your lips on mine And for you I'll do the same For to postpone love this time Is to have blown out the flame - instrumental - Dear, the time for love is now So let's end our loneliness Together we'll find out how To find our real happiness Every day you postpone love Is another day known for sadness So, don't delay until tomorrow Dear, let me bring you gladness For to postpone love is just Another day of life thrown away Dear, listen to what I say Let's fall deep in love today For to postpone love is just Another day of life thrown away Too Deep In Sorrow Too Blue For Tears (Larry W. Jones 09/23/2008) (song#5812) You broke my heart, dear You were untrue We're now apart, dear What did I do Time played its hand, dear Displayed my fears Too deep in sorrow, too blue for tears Happy times are ended Sad times are coming true You now have a new love And I have these old blues They say you're laughing I have no cheer Too deep in sorrow, too blue for tears You broke your vows, dear Now we're apart I don't know how, dear You had the heart I was so faithful Through all our years Too deep in sorrow, too blue for tears - instrumental - You ran around, dear You had your way You brought me down, dear I have to pay But I still love you Though it appears Too deep in sorrow, too blue for tears Last night I dreamed, dear That you're still mine Today it seems, dear It was just the wine Our love's now over Just wasted years Too deep in sorrow, too blue for tears Cowpokes Not Plow Folks (Larry W. Jones 09/26/2008) (song#5813) Ride, ride, ride o'er the prairie Ride, ride, ride, the wind is free Blazing cattle trails is our way For roving cowboys are we Ride, ride, ride, though life's contrary Ride, ride, ride, the wind is free We're cowpokes, not plow folks Broke but strong as oak folks Cow trails are our destiny Cow trails are our destiny (Ride, ride, ride, though life's contrary) (Ride, ride, ride, the wind is free) We're cowpokes, not plow folks Broke but strong as oak folks Cow trails are our destiny Cow trails are our destiny We've rode to Colorado in the winter We've heard coyotes howling in the wild We've heard the whippoorwills calling We've seen stars when they were falling And longhorns stampeding when they were riled We've fought for our lives with outlaws Who tried to steal our cattle running free We've lived through all the dangers Like bold and fearless rangers For roving cowboys are we Ride, ride, ride o'er the prairie Ride, ride, ride, the wind is free Blazing cattle trails is our way For roving cowboys are we Ride, ride, ride, though life's contrary Ride, ride, ride, the wind is free We're cowpokes, not plow folks Broke but strong as oak folks Cow trails are our destiny Cow trails are our destiny (Ride, ride, ride o'er the prairie) (Ride, ride, ride, the wind is free) (Blazing cattle trails is our way) (For roving cowboys are we) (Ride, ride, ride, though life's contrary) (Ride, ride, ride, the wind is free) (We're cowpokes, not plow folks) (Broke but strong as oak folks) (Cow trails are our destiny) (Cow trails are our destiny) We're cowpokes, not plow folks Broke but strong as oak folks Cow trails are our destiny Cow trails are our destiny Fortune Of Your Love (Larry W. Jones 09/26/2008) (song#5814) Dear, if I could build a castle made of gold Decorated with the light of stars above The only treasure that I would long to hold Would be the fortune of your love And dear, if I owned a fleet of ships that sail To bring home to me all the pearls in the sea My darling, they would all be to no avail If your love wasn't here with me The only thing I need that money can't buy Is love in word and deed and you by my side - instrumental - And dear, if I owned a fleet of ships that sail To bring home to me all the pearls in the sea My darling, they would all be to no avail If your love wasn't here with me The only thing I need that money can't buy Is love in word and deed and you by my side Dear, if I could build a castle made of gold Decorated with the light of stars above The only treasure that I would long to hold Would be the fortune of your love The Prisoner's Song (Larry W. Jones 10/01/2008) (song#5815) This old prison is so cold and lonely All the walls are made of hard granite stone I wouldn't be in prison, if only Oh, if I had left well enough alone As I look through the bars at the starlight I'm thinking of that girl who was my own And I dream about her in the midnight As mournfully I sing The Prisoner's Song The warden said I must die tomorrow And my sweetheart will be left all alone Oh, I'm not the only one in sorrow Many others have sung The Prisoner's Song - instrumental - Now, my sweetheart and I planned together To live in a small cottage I would build Tomorrow I'll be laid neath the heather For a crime another man has fulfilled If only I could fly o'er the rampart I'd tell my sweetheart that I did no wrong Maybe she would open up her kind heart And I wouldn't sing this Prisoner's Song The Dying Cowboy (Larry W. Jones 10/02/2008) (song#5816) He said, bury me not on the lone prairie Those were the begging words he there did employ His request was made to us so mournfully As we all gathered round the dying cowboy Sorrow and pain was etched on his furrowed brow He thought of his loving family back home But dark shadows of death were drawing close now For the dying cowboy on the prairie loam He remembered the love in his mother's words And the call of the dove mid the prairie flowers Bury me not on the lone prairie was heard As he whispered about joyful childhood hours He said that he wished to be laid, when he died In the old church yard where it would bring him joy As we all gathered round and kneeled by his side We gave soothing words to the dying cowboy He said, bury me not on the lone prairie My brother, sister and mother won't be there And my daddy, I know, he still cares for me So don't bury me here, is my final prayer Oh, bury me not, that was his final sound But the shovels the cowboys would then deploy And we dug a hole in the hard prairie ground Buried on the prairie the dying cowboy Where the purple sage and prairie flowers bloom Wind and rain the tombstone sign would soon destroy We all rode away with our hearts filled with gloom From the prairie tomb of the dying cowboy I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes (Larry W. Jones 10/02/2008) (song#5817) I never thought of love as like the weather That turns so cold when the evening sun has set Even though you and I, dear, aren't together Sure as the sun will rise, I'll never forget Darling, I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes For you're the only love my eyes yearn to see My dear, I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes My heart cries for you deep down inside of me Oh, what happened to those vows that you made, dear Just what was it that aroused your love to part Oh, how I wish that you'd return to me, dear And help me to mend this sad and broken heart - instrumental - Darling, I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes For you're the only love my eyes yearn to see My dear, I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes My heart cries for you deep down inside of me Oh, if you don't return before I die, dear Then please just send to my grave a sweet bouquet Write a note on the card there where I lie, dear He has died because his blue eyes went away Darling, I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes For you're the only love my eyes yearn to see My dear, I'm thinking tonight of my blue eyes My heart cries for you deep down inside of me Hurricane Ike (Larry W. Jones 10/03/2008) (song#5818) Hurricane in the gulf, the waves were gettin' rough His old boat was leaking bad on the downwind run Hear the strong storm winds wail, better stow the main sail Forty more miles to go to Galveston Forty nautical miles to Galveston There in the harbor cove, hot supper's on the stove And his sweet darlin's love could never be outdone His hands tight on the wheel, boat was startin' to keel Twenty more miles to go to Galveston Twenty nautical miles to Galveston Hard rain was comin' down, strike the main or he'll drown Wish he had some more of the daylight and the sun One thing he can't deny, wish he was home and dry Just ten more miles to go to Galveston Just ten nautical miles to Galveston This storm is misery, waves rollin', he can't see He wonders if he'll see tomorrow's welcome sun Now time to come about, ride the hurricane out Just five more miles to go to Galveston Just five nautical miles to Galveston On the hurricane bore, they found his boat on shore The tall mast was broken, the angry seas had won His hands were on the wheel, but life the sea would steal When the hurricane named Ike hit Galveston When the hurricane named Ike hit Galveston Tracks Of My Tears (Larry W. Jones 10/03/2008) (song#5819) The tracks of my tears run cross country Wherever I have been or will go The tracks of my tears come to haunt me Whenever a love comes and then goes I thought I'd found love down in Houston But my heart was railroaded, I'm sure And the tracks of my tears flowed through some Of the towns where I felt so secure I met a real darlin' in Georgia But her quarrelin' sent me on a train She needs a bank roll that's much larger The tracks of my tears look just like rain - instrumental - I rode the rails to California Looked for someone to love in the sun But if you go there, let me warn ya Women will put your heart on the run The tracks of my tears run cross country Wherever I have been or will go The tracks of my tears come to haunt me Whenever a love comes and then goes Mississippi Lullaby (Larry W. Jones 10/03/2008) (song#5820) New Orleans streets are sleeping Night breezes come creeping around Lights on Basin Street are shining That crescent city of renown Old folks are rocking and yawning Now say goodnight and go to bed The clock's tick-tocking til morning Another day is straight ahead As soft New Orleans evening falls A dark velvet veil covers all Hear Mississippi tugboats call Like a whippoorwill's lonesome cry Muddy waters at night supplies A Mississippi lullaby - instrumental - The city is peaceful at dark After all the jazz throngs are past Things go quiet in Jackson Park Bourbon Street goes to bed at last Tomorrow the hot sun will gleam On muddy Mississippi's stream But tonight the tugboats all cry A Mississippi lullaby Hear Mississippi tugboats call Like a whippoorwill's lonesome cry Muddy waters at night supplies A Mississippi lullaby She's Back On My Mind Again (Larry W. Jones 10/04/2008) (song#5821) I thought I was over that girl and fancy free I even started writing cheerful country songs But now I know my mind was playing tricks on me Cause all those songs end up about a love gone wrong She's back on my mind again, where she's always been I tried to find a place to hide but couldn't win She's back on my mind again, like some next of kin My heart cannot mend, she's back on my mind again - instrumental - Time after time I thought that I was doing fine But I guess I ought to have known that I'd be wrong Oh, it seems like a crime that she's no longer mine And here I am singing another lost love song She's back on my mind again, where she's always been I tried to find a place to hide but couldn't win She's back on my mind again, like some next of kin My heart cannot mend, she's back on my mind again She's back on my mind again, where she's always been I tried to find a place to hide but couldn't win She's back on my mind again, like some next of kin My heart cannot mend, she's back on my mind again On The Cow Town Trail (Larry W. Jones 11/02/2008) (song#5822) We arise when it's still dark On the cow town trail And we hear the cow dogs bark All to no avail Then we make our ponies run Til they've lost their spark Herdin' cattle in the sun On the cow town trail We hear the big trail boss call On the cow town trail Cowboys ride in saddles tall Through rain, sleet 'n hail In the stirrups all day long Til night comes to call Then we sing old cowboy songs On the cow town trail We drive longhorns in the sun On the cow town trail Cowboy's work is never done Til we reach that rail When the sun sets in the west The view ain't outdone Life is hard but it's still blessed On the cow town trail Now there's cowboy buckeroos On the cow town trail And a cowboy's life they'll choose Though mothers may wail Another life might be best But those we can't use It's just the way of the west On the cow town trail Now, if anyone needs help On the cow town trail He'll just have to help himself When he's feelin' pale Greenhorns start out ridin' drag Just suckin' up the dust And we're sweatin', bout to gag On the cow town trail Old Shorty (Larry W. Jones 11/02/2008) (song#5823) There's a barren bunk in the bunkhouse today There's a horse with its head hanging down His saddle and his bridle's all stowed away Shorty's gone, no more to come around There's a trail every cowboy must ride One that leads over the Great Divide There's a barren bunk in the bunkhouse Good Old Shorty has made his last ride Old Shorty was out on the trail yesterday When a blizzard blew in on the breeze Holding his hat on his head in skies of gray He heard a doggie bawl from the freeze That poor doggie was lost from the herd And his sad bawling old Shorty heard There's a barren bunk in the bunkhouse The eyes of every cowboy is blurred Old Shorty wrapped up the doggie in his arms And headed back to the old corral In the blizzard he kept the small doggie warm But lost the trail to his saddle pals Old Shorty found the bunkhouse at last Many hours in the blizzard had passed There's a barren bunk in the bunkhouse Unto a cowboy, death had been cast There's a barren bunk in the bunkhouse today There's a horse with its head hanging down His saddle and his bridle's all stowed away Shorty's gone, no more to come around There's a trail every cowboy must ride One that leads over the Great Divide There's a barren bunk in the bunkhouse Good Old Shorty has made his last ride Half Of A Double (Larry W. Jones 11/03/2008) (song#5824) When she said goodbye yesterday I knew I was in big trouble when she left Yeah, she just up and went away Left my heart in one big rubble on the shelf So now I've started in thinkin' Fore she has a chance to escape Gotta stop this heavy drinkin' Try to get my life back in shape Joe, pour me half of a double Tonight I need to comprehend Just why I'm in all this trouble Pour me half of a double, my friend - instrumental - I know it's only half past ten I've got half a mind to forget But I've got an old love to mend And the other half would regret Now, I don't know where that girl's gone But I know I can't carry on with this tab Joe, cut my tab in half at dawn And Joe, when I'm all done, just call for a cab Joe, pour me half of a double Tonight I need to comprehend Just why I'm in all this trouble Pour me half of a double, my friend Joe, pour me half of a double Tonight I need to comprehend Just why I'm in all this trouble Pour me half of a double Pour me half of a double Joe, pour me half of a double, my friend Wreck Of The Old 97 (Larry W. Jones 11/03/2008) (song#5825) The route from Monroe to Spencer was rolling terrain Mail was there on time on the Southern Railway fast train The day, t'was a Sunday, in the year nineteen oh three September twenty seven went down in history The train had late arrival in Monroe, Virginia Ninety Seven had the speed like a fire within ya Just one hour late was nothing for this steam condenser Old Ninety Seven would make up that time to Spencer Many signs were posted to warn of steep grades and curves But the Fast Mail was driven by guts and steady nerves North Carolina was a hundred sixty six miles Engineer Broadey said he would make it there in style Danville's Stillhouse Trestle was seventy five feet high And old Ninety Seven made the approach on the fly To make that curve before the trestle was looking bleak Nine good men died at the bottom of Cherrystone Creek The wreck of the old Ninety Seven is history And just why it left the tracks is no man's mystery Now, Southern Railway wanted the mail to be on time But Danville's Stillhouse trestle was the end of the line All you fair ladies, when you write your love a letter Don't be so worried about getting it there on time Some engineer may speed even though he knows better The wreck of Old Ninety Seven wasn't worth your dime Wildwood Flower (Larry W. Jones 11/05/2008) (song#5826) She was the sweetest wild flower the woods ever knew Just as fresh as the morning when covered with dew Oh how I long to hold her for just one more hour How my arms would enfold her, my sweet wildwood flower We danced and we mingled mid pine trees on the hill The woods heard our laughter and bluebirds sang their trill Oh, our love was as tall and as strong as a tower How I would give my all for my sweet wildwood flower - instrumental - Time can be cruel when it comes to matters of heart For mine is now in tatters and all torn apart I tried to hold onto dreams with all of my power But now she's gone forever, my sweet wildwood flower She went and wed another who took her away And bitter tears I still shed til this very day Oh, why does it happen that cruel time can devour A heart so full of love for my sweet wildwood flower Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Larry W. Jones 11/06/2008) (song#5827) As tumbling tumbleweeds go rolling along I feel in my heart the need for old western songs Cause out on the range the feeling in me is strong That I belong to the ways of the tumbling tumbleweeds Now, I've been a rover since I was born A drover of cattle called the longhorn It's never over, for there's a new morn I'll spend my days in the ways of the tumbling tumbleweeds - instrumental - I once thought that I'd wed and settle down But that trail only led to some big town That's why you'll find me still riding around Out on the range abiding with the tumbling tumbleweeds I know the day will come along when I Will no more be able to rope and ride So cowboys, promise me this when I die You'll bury me with the seeds of the tumbling tumbleweeds There's Nowhere I Can Go (Larry W. Jones 11/10/2008) (song#5828) There's nowhere I can go to forget you Nowhere to hide from your old memory There's nowhere I can go to forget you I'll just reside where love's forgotten me I never tell my friends how you changed, dear So I've rearranged my life just for show I go to the same old places for cheer But the same old faces will never know There's nowhere I can go to forget you Nowhere to hide from your old memory There's nowhere I can go to forget you I'll just reside where love's forgotten me - instrumental - I knew when you left, I'd not forget you Although I've tried, I cannot set you free My aching heart is full of regret, too Cause I just can't forget your memory There's nowhere I can go to forget you Nowhere to hide from your old memory There's nowhere I can go to forget you I'll just reside where love's forgotten me Blue Mexican Moonlight (Larry W. Jones 11/11/2008) (song#5829) I fell in love under Mexican moonlight Down in old Mexicali one eve And the red lips I kissed were such a delight I never meant a heart to deceive I was foolish to break vows to another When I whispered words I couldn't keep And now I just cannot go on any further Blue Mexican moonlight makes me weep Now I weep for someone whose heart is broken And sometimes I think my heart will die Those broken vows should never have been spoken Who can forgive a lover's goodbye - instrumental - I fell in love under Mexican moonlight Down in old Mexicali one eve And the red lips I kissed were such a delight I never meant a heart to deceive I was foolish to break vows to another When I whispered words I couldn't keep And now I just cannot go on any further Blue Mexican moonlight makes me weep Mexicali Rose (Larry W. Jones 11/11/2008) (song#5830) That sad day I said I had to go away I saw teardrops flow from Mexicali Rose For her my heart would burn each and every day Just when I would return, I said heaven knows I tried to dry her brown eyes of every tear And begged her not to frown when soft moonlight glows I held her tightly once more and whispered, dear I'll return for you, sweet Mexicali Rose My Mexicali Rose faded from my view As across the Rio Grande my pony flew Mexicali Rose would be faithful, I knew Until my return under clear skies of blue - instrumental - That sad day I said I had to go away I saw teardrops flow from Mexicali Rose For her my heart would burn each and every day Just when I would return, I said heaven knows I tried to dry her brown eyes of every tear And begged her not to frown when soft moonlight glows I held her tightly once more and whispered, dear I'll return for you, sweet Mexicali Rose I'll return for you, sweet Mexicali Rose I Almost Lost My Mind (Larry W. Jones 11/11/2008) (song#5831) I finally got it through my head Your love is for someone else instead Yes, I made myself believe we're through I quit walking up and down the hall I quit talking to intruding walls I almost lost my mind over you I almost lost my mind over you Yes, I think I almost lost my mind Tried not to think of it all the time I almost went crazy, that I know I know I didn't have far to go The way you treated me was a shame Although defeated, I'm not to blame I almost lost my mind over you - instrumental - Your letters I finally burned Your gold wedding ring has been returned Just some of the foolish things I do I almost lost my mind over you I finally have learned how to laugh Oh, but thanks to you, on my behalf I almost lost my mind over you I finally have learned how to laugh Oh, but thanks to you, on my behalf I almost lost my mind over you Hank Stone From San Antone (Larry W. Jones 11/13/2008) (song#5832) I once met a cowboy in San Antonio He spoke with a drawlin' Texas tone Senoritas knew him around the Alamo As cowboy Hank Stone from San Antone Cowboy Hank was a local hero to the girls Nobody ever saw him alone Where the river flows along, he gave them a whirl That cowboy Hank Stone from San Antone He rode broncos in the rodeo Hank Stone from San Antone Local hero of the Alamo Hank Stone from San Antone He never missed a chance to kiss a new romance And there were plenty that he called his very own He never was alone wherever he would roam But Hank Stone was more at home in old San Antone - instrumental - Now, cowboy Hank had a friend in Ruidoso By the name Joe Baker, there was known On Joe Baker's BackForty Bunkhouse radio Were songs of Hank Stone from San Antone He never missed a chance to kiss a new romance And there were plenty that he called his very own He never was alone wherever he would roam But Hank Stone was more at home in old San Antone He rode broncos in the rodeo Hank Stone from San Antone Local hero of the Alamo Hank Stone from San Antone Blanket Of Snow (Larry W. Jones 11/18/2008) (song#5833) I sadly watch snow fall in the evening Looks like the storm will last all night Little Johnny won't know of my grieving Playing gladly in snow so white But snowfall only makes me remember That dear one who despised the cold My darlin's asleep since last December In a grave that time can't unfold I wait for this long winter to depart So birds can sing and flowers grow My love's still just as strong for my sweetheart Asleep 'neath a blanket of snow - instrumental - As little Johnny looks up from his bed He asks me why snow is so cold I answer him with a tear that I shed You'll understand when you've grown old I tell him a bedtime story drama And hold him as the lights are low But my hug is also for his mama Asleep 'neath a blanket of snow I wait for this long winter to depart So birds can sing and flowers grow My love's still just as strong for my sweetheart Asleep 'neath a blanket of snow Too Bad The Good Is Gone (Larry W. Jones 11/19/2008) (song#5834) Today a letter came from my old friend A guy I used to pal around with long ago He wondered how my gal and I have been I guess he didn't know I lost you long ago I wish I didn't have to live a lie And sometimes I feel like I just can't carry on My mind thinks my poor heart is gonna die Life is so sad and it's too bad the good is gone It's so hard to keep on tryin' With everything that could go wrong It's so sad to keep on cryin' And it's too bad the good is gone - instrumental - Yesterday she was my love and my friend But yesterday was here and gone so long ago I'll just write my friend that we're fine, but then I guess he'll never know I lost you long ago It's so hard to keep on tryin' With everything that could go wrong It's so sad to keep on cryin' And it's too bad the good is gone Oh, it's too bad the good is gone Yellow Moon Of Kentucky (Larry W. Jones 11/20/2008) (song#5835) Yellow moon of Kentucky, your beams are glowing You seem to know just what's going on Yellow moon of Kentucky, your beams are glowing Showing me the one my heart will own Here in this soft Kentucky moonlight A fellow knows when love's light is right Yellow moon of Kentucky, your beams are glowing Love's growing in Kentucky tonight Yellow moon of Kentucky, your beams are glowing You seem to know just what's going on - instrumental - Yellow moon of Kentucky, your beams are glowing You seem to know just what's going on Yellow moon of Kentucky, your beams are glowing Showing me the one my heart will own Here in this soft Kentucky moonlight A fellow knows when love's light is right Yellow moon of Kentucky, your beams are glowing Love's growing in Kentucky tonight Canary With A Solitary Heart (Larry W. Jones 11/20/2008) (song#5836) I once saw a yellow canary Fly to a tree for a song to start But his song wasn't very merry He was a canary with a solitary heart Now, I'm like that yellow canary I'm free but soon tears are gonna start Yes, I'm like that yellow canary Cause I'm just a fellow with a solitary heart My true love has gone and flown away Her escape was like a work of art If I had known that I'd see this day I wouldn't be in this shape, a solitary heart - instrumental - My true love has gone and flown away Her escape was like a work of art If I had known that I'd see this day I wouldn't be in this shape, a solitary heart I once saw a yellow canary Fly to a tree for a song to start But his song wasn't very merry He was a canary with a solitary heart I once saw a yellow canary Canary with a solitary heart My First And Only Love (Larry W. Jones 11/27/2008) (song#5837) I placed a ring on your finger You placed your hand in mine to hold Memories of children linger Like miracles of finest gold You're my comfort when I'm worried Like a cold hand warmed by a glove Words of love are never hurried Dear, you're my first and only love When I need trust and understanding You're always ready to provide You're never harsh or demanding Since that day you stood by my side Words of love are never hurried Dear, you're my first and only love - instrumental - You're my comfort when I'm worried Like a cold hand warmed by a glove Words of love are never hurried Dear, you're my first and only love When I need trust and understanding You're always ready to provide You're never harsh or demanding Since that day you stood by my side Words of love are never hurried Dear, you're my first and only love Time For Tears Again (Larry W. Jones 11/27/2008) (song#5838) Well, it's time for tears again, cause you're departing Your bags are packed, along with souvenirs Oh, I can hear the goodbyes already starting My eyes are dim because it's time for tears Now I have heard that out of sight means out of mind And there's a sliver line behind the cloud Oh, but there's no word for this sorrow that I find For those broken promises that were vowed Well, it's time for tears again, cause you're departing Your bags are packed, along with souvenirs Oh, I can hear the goodbyes already starting My eyes are dim because it's time for tears - instrumental - Darling, this time you say you won't be returning Though I'm begging you to stay as before Oh, don't you know that for you my love is burning It's time for tears again inside these doors Well, it's time for tears again, cause you're departing Your bags are packed, along with souvenirs Oh, I can hear the goodbyes already starting My eyes are dim because it's time for tears It's time for tears again inside these doors My Heart Never Forgot (Larry W. Jones 11/28/2008) (song#5839) I cleaned out the closet yesterday And found your old letters packed away Sweet old memories came back so fast That brought bitter tears I thought had passed Oh, my heart never forgot No, my heart never forgot I found someone else to share my life And I thought my mind was free from strife But my heart never forgot No, my heart never forgot A reflection on a crowed bus A small conversation you discuss Music coming from the radio Can cause your beating heart so much woe Oh, my heart never forgot No, my heart never forgot I found someone else to share my life And I thought my mind was free from strife But my heart never forgot No, my heart never forgot - instrumental - A reflection on a crowed bus A small conversation you discuss Music coming from the radio Can cause your beating heart so much woe Oh, my heart never forgot No, my heart never forgot I found someone else to share my life And I thought my mind was free from strife But my heart never forgot No, my heart never forgot Cattle Call (Larry W. Jones 11/28/2008) (song#5840) Where longhorns are lowin', purple sage is growin' Cowboys are ridin' tall A guitar is strummin', just right for all hummin' The cowboys cattle call When the moon shines at night, means the weather is right No rain is gonna fall And the sun in the day, shows the cattle that stray Far from their cattle call They ride o'er the prairie, until they get weary Of hearin' doggies bawl But cowboys are healthy, though they're never wealthy Singin' their cattle call - instrumental - They're at home on the range, cowboys will never change Spring, Winter, Summer, Fall The plains they're surveying, they're guitars are playing The cowboys cattle call They ride o'er the prairie, until they get weary Of hearin' doggies bawl But cowboys are healthy, though they're never wealthy Singin' their cattle call The Wayward Wind (Larry W. Jones 11/28/2008) (song#5841) Now, the wayward wind is nobody's friend All it knows to do is wander And that's how I've been and my life I'll spend Wherever blows the wayward wind There never was a way to make me stay Never was a load on my back bestowed On the outward bound is where I'll be found The wayward wind blows down a lonely road Now, the wayward wind is nobody's friend All it knows to do is wander And that's how I've been and my life I'll spend Wherever blows the wayward wind - instrumental - Once I fell in love with a blue eyed girl She vowed that she would ever do her part But when she left to see the big wide world I felt the wayward wind begin to start Now, the wayward wind is nobody's friend All it knows to do is wander And that's how I've been and my life I'll spend Wherever blows the wayward wind And that's how I've been and my life I'll spend Wherever blows the wayward wind Green Grow The Lilacs (Larry W. Jones 11/28/2008) (song#5842) Green grow the lilacs for hearts that prove true Green grow the lilacs, for not me and you If e're we shall meet, I'll bid you adieu Green grow the lilacs, but my heart is blue I loved that sweet darlin', now I have none Her strife and her quarrelin' caused me to run She now loves another far o'er the sea Green grow the lilacs, but no more for me Green grow the lilacs for hearts that prove true Green grow the lilacs, for not me and you If e're we shall meet, I'll bid you adieu Green grow the lilacs, but my heart is blue - instrumental - I sent her letters on ships of tall sail I begged her return, but to no avail The letter she sent from far o'er the sea Said green grow the lilacs right here for me Green grow the lilacs for hearts that prove true Green grow the lilacs, for not me and you If e're we shall meet, I'll bid you adieu Green grow the lilacs, but my heart is blue How Lovely She Is (Larry W. Jones 12/04/2008) (song#5843) When we go out to a big shindig As soon as we walk across the floor Everybody's eyes open up big She doesn't know it's her they adore How lovely she is, she doesn't realize How lovely she is, doesn't fully apprise How lovely she is, nobody can ignore But she's not the kind who's keeping score - instrumental - When we go out to a restaurant To wait on her is what waiters want How lovely she is, she just seems to not see Oh, but I know how lovely she is to me How lovely she is, she doesn't realize How lovely she is, doesn't fully apprise How lovely she is, nobody can ignore But she's not the kind who's keeping score - instrumental - In the morning without her makeup I watch her warming my coffee cup How lovely she is, she's just like a sweet dream And her modesty is just what I esteem How lovely she is, she doesn't realize How lovely she is, doesn't fully apprise How lovely she is, nobody can ignore But she's not the kind who's keeping score How lovely she is, she just seems to not see Oh, but I know how lovely she is to me Candy Kisses (Larry W. Jones 12/09/2008) (song#5844) Dear, I sent you candy kisses the other day To remind you I'm still here, though you're far away Candy kisses are in paper, the twisted kind Dear, how I've wished your sweet kisses were still all mine Dear, you never meant it when you said you would stay Like candy kisses, love for me melted away Darling, I guess I had felt it from time to time Like love, I sent you candy kisses to unwind - instrumental - Dear, you never meant it when you said you would stay Like candy kisses, love for me melted away Darling, I guess I had felt it from time to time Like love, I sent you candy kisses to unwind Dear, I never knew that rainbows could turn to gray I never knew that thorns hide in a sweet bouquet And like sweet candy, I thought you were so divine Those candy kisses mean you'll never more be mine And like sweet candy, I thought you were so divine Those candy kisses mean you'll never more be mine As Often As It Snows In Houston (Larry W. Jones 12/10/2008) (song#5845) Dear, if you think I'll beg for your return When the wind blows in Wintertime And if you think my love for you will burn The way it did when you were mine Then you just don't understand how it goes How love comes from a dying rose It's about as often as it snows in Houston Darling, if you think that I'll still want you It's about as often as it snows in Houston That's how seldom you made my dreams come true - instrumental - Dear, if you think I'll beg for your return When the wind blows in Wintertime And if you think my love for you will burn The way it did when you were mine It's about as often as it snows in Houston Darling, if you think that I'll still want you It's about as often as it snows in Houston That's how seldom you made my dreams come true It's about as often as it snows in Houston Darling, if you think that I'll still want you It's about as often as it snows in Houston That's how seldom you made my dreams come true Bona Fide Cowboy (Larry W. Jones 12/14/2008) (song#5846) His saddle cinch is worn, his hat's seen better times His gloves hide weathered hands that show the prairie grime But he's still tall and handsome, he ain't no decoy He's the call of the wild, a bona fide cowboy He sleeps out on the prairie where whippoorwills call His mind ain't weary about hearin' doggies bawl Ridin' in the roundups is somethin' he enjoys Pard, from the ground up, he's a bona fide cowboy - instrumental - There's a lady who still loves him, never a doubt Hangs his clothes on the line without a pout And there's a son they both raised with some pain but lots of joy One day he'll be praised, he's a bona fide cowboy His saddle cinch is worn, his hat's seen better times His gloves hide weathered hands that show the prairie grime But he's still tall and handsome, he ain't no decoy He's the call of the wild, a bona fide cowboy He sleeps out on the prairie where whippoorwills call His mind ain't weary about hearin' doggies bawl Ridin' in the roundups is somethin' he enjoys Pard, from the ground up, he's a bona fide cowboy But he's still tall and handsome, he ain't no decoy He's the call of the wild, a bona fide cowboy Your New Glow (Larry W. Jones 12/30/2008) (song#5847) Your face has a new glow, darlin' And the meaning behind it, I have read Guess you think I don't know, darlin' The sweet love you once had for me is dead Your face is still of an angel It shines for someone here below But it's not for me, I can tell I can see it in your new glow Recall your words to me, darlin Before sad winds for me began to blow Your love was just for me, darlin' But now it's for another man, I know Your face is still of an angel It shines for someone here below But it's not for me, I can tell I can see it in your new glow - instrumental - You still have sparkles in your eyes Just like I have seen there so many times But sparkles can't hide your disguise I know your glow for someone else now shines Your face is still of an angel It shines for someone here below But it's not for me, I can tell I can see it in your new glow Your face is still of an angel It shines for someone here below But it's not for me, I can tell I can see it in your new glow |