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 long After you've gone out the door That I would be singing a new love song But I long for you the more 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 - instrumental - Now, my friends told me just the other day Don't worry or stay at home But they don't know how my poor heart will pay From the minute that you're gone 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 Yes, it might take more heart break I've loved you a long, long time This Rose I Picked For You (Larry W. Jones 02/10/2008) (song#5299) Dear, please take this rose I picked for you You'll see that each petal grows for you And keep it always while we're apart As I'll always keep you in my heart I'm no good at writing letters, dear But one word I write will bring me cheer So darling, with your dear name, I'll start I'll keep it always near to my heart Let this rose I picked now speak for me It's unique and will forever be And keep it always while we're apart As I'll always keep you in my heart - instrumental - I'm no good at writing letters, dear But one word I write will bring me cheer So darling, with your dear name, I'll start I'll keep it always near to my heart Let this rose I picked now speak for me It's unique and will forever be And keep it always while we're apart As I'll always keep you in my heart Texas Is In My Soul (Larry W. Jones 02/10/2008) (song#5300) I'm happy that I was born in Texas Texas is in my soul Here in Texas where life at its best is Where tumbleweeds still roll Risin' in the morn at the break of day Skies turn to shades of gold Well pardner, that's one reason why I say Texas is in my soul Most cowboys say their soul is in Texas When they are far away Texas is where the best of the west is And that is why I say... I'm happy that I was born in Texas Texas is in my soul Here in Texas where life at its best is Where tumbleweeds still roll Risin' in the morn at the break of day Skies turn to shades of gold Well pardner, that's one reason why I say Texas is in my soul Risin' in the morn at the break of day Skies turn to shades of gold Well pardner, that's one reason why I say Texas is in my soul Happy Sound Of The Homeward Bound (Larry W. Jones 02/20/2008) (song#5301) Well, I've been up north where the snow falls down And the sun, it don't hardly ever shine So, I'm ridin' the rails now, homeward bound Down to Dixieland for to ease my mind Down to Dixieland for to ease my mind Some folks are bad but most are good Most everywhere that this old train track goes I belong where it's understood That love grows stronger than a river flows Like the Mississippi runs from the melting snow Dixieland sons know where their home is found They're the ones who run away from the cold and woe With the happy sound of the homeward bound With the happy sound of the homeward bound - instrumental - Well, the happy sound of the homeward bound Is the click and the clack of railroad steel Not a happier man could there be found None could feel better than the way I feel None could feel better than the way I feel Like the Mississippi runs from the melting snow Dixieland sons know where their home is found They're the ones who run away from the cold and woe With the happy sound of the homeward bound With the happy sound of the homeward bound Stranger To Loving Arms (Larry W. Jones 02/21/2008) (song#5302) I've been like a lone ranger in a lot of towns And I guess it's because I never hung around There was never any danger of a lady's charms And I've always been a stranger to loving arms I've seen the sadness in a woman's eyes Between my hello and her last goodbyes And I don't know if I was ever missed But a man will reap what he sows in this No one came along that ever treated me right I've always been a stranger in a darkened night Oh, I ploughed the land of love but I bought the farm And I've always been a stranger to loving arms - instrumental - I've been a stranger to loving arms all my life Always grounded in the stories of all their lies Some wayward woman always sounded the alarm And I've always been a stranger to loving arms I've seen the sadness in a woman's eyes Between my hello and her last goodbyes And I don't know if I was ever missed But a man will reap what he sows in this No one came along that ever treated me right I've always been a stranger in a darkened night Oh, I ploughed the land of love but I bought the farm And I've always been a stranger to loving arms What Has Love Ever Done For Me (Larry W. Jones 02/21/2008) (song#5303) My heart feels the pain, the grief and the agony It asks again, what has love ever done for me I tell my heart there's new reasons to smile But I can tell it's been blue for awhile All the world knows there's a thousand reasons to cry If the world saw things through my eyes, they would know why Why is it a woman's manifest destiny To see a man live when his heart just wants to die My hands are shaking as anybody can see And there's no mistaking what love has done to me There's nothing good down here, for heaven's sake Nothing but these tears that memories make How many times will come the same mistake What has love ever done for me - instrumental - All the world knows there's a thousand reasons to cry If the world saw things through my eyes, they would know why Why is it a woman's manifest destiny To see a man live when his heart just wants to die My heart feels the pain and it just won't let me be It asks again, what has love ever done for me I've got nothing left now but her old memories What has love ever done for me What has love ever done for me I Should (Larry W. Jones 02/22/2008) (song#5304) If anyone should leap for joy For love so deep, time can't destroy I should, I should, and you're the reason why If anyone should e're be true And show the care that's surely due I should, I should, and you're the reason why And when I see your lovely smile You bring me happiness beyond compare Dear, I would walk a country mile A thousand more if I should find you there - instrumental - If anyone should leap for joy For love so deep, time can't destroy I should, I should, and you're the reason why And when I see your lovely smile You bring me happiness beyond compare Dear, I would walk a country mile A thousand more if I should find you there If anyone should look to God above And thank Him for earthly eternal love I should, I should, and you're the reason why The Saddest Song I Ever Wrote (Larry W. Jones 02/22/2008) (song#5305) Now, the warmest warmth I've ever known Was the sweetest lips I kissed that day And the storm that came with no warning Was when your ship sailed so far away Now, the greatest loss with greatest cost Was watching the love between us fade And the saddest song I ever wrote Is the one the jukebox never played Now, the coldest cold, so I've been told Is the earth down at the southern pole And the northern lights aren't very bright When the warming sun ain't on patrol Now, the lowest low that's so remote Is six feet down in a cold dark grave And the saddest song I ever wrote Is the one the jukebox never played They say time stands still for no one But a memory can remain Your mem'ry fills my loneliness And sands of time can't kill the pain - instrumental - Now, the greatest loss with greatest cost Was watching the love between us fade And the saddest song I ever wrote Is the one the jukebox never played Now, the rain falls mainly on the plain Over in Spain where the sun does shine But the rain that's falling in my heart Is now drowning this whole world of mine Now, the day you left and rocked the boat Dreams disappeared on the winds of trade And the saddest song I ever wrote Is the one the jukebox never played All Along The Prairie Trails (Larry W. Jones 02/23/2008) (song#5306) Oh how I love to go a-riding All along the prairie trails Where peacefulness is so abiding And nature's beauty prevails Yee-o-dle-lay-it-tee-ay Yee-o-dle-lay-dee Yee-o-dle-lay-it-tee-ay Yee-o-dle-lay-dee Oh how I love to go a-riding All along the prairie trails How I love to ride beside the stream And listen as it babbles along It seems to somehow call out to me Come and sing to me your cowboy song Yee-o-dle-lay-it-tee-ay Yee-o-dle-lay-dee Yee-o-dle-lay-it-tee-ay Yee-o-dle-lay-dee Oh how I love to go a-riding All along the prairie trails - instrumental - Well, I tip my hat to all I meet For that is the cowboy code It's the western way for how to greet Those you meet along the road Yee-o-dle-lay-it-tee-ay Yee-o-dle-lay-dee Yee-o-dle-lay-it-tee-ay Yee-o-dle-lay-dee Oh how I love to go a-riding All along the prairie trails From the hill I hear a whippoorwill Calling from his prairie home And his call to me gives me a thrill As o'er prairie trails I roam Oh, may I go along a-riding O're the prairie til I die And let the prairie trails be guiding Cowboys ever such as I Yee-o-dle-lay-it-tee-ay Yee-o-dle-lay-dee Yee-o-dle-lay-it-tee-ay Yee-o-dle-lay-dee Oh how I love to go a-riding All along the prairie trails A Cowgirl I Can't Ignore (Larry W. Jones 02/23/2008) (song#5307) When I'm in Laredo, I love to stop Right across the street from the barber shop Just to see a cowgirl I can't ignore Behind the counter of the general merchandise store Some cowboys see the cowgirl of their dream In the swirl of a rippling mountain stream But I saw a cowgirl I can't ignore Behind the counter of the general merchandise store I've seen her there a dozen times or more My longing for her will only increase She's the cowgirl I can't ignore Because my love for her will never cease Got to see her just one time more - instrumental - Now pal, my search for true love has come to an end Everybody in Laredo knows where I've been Cause I saw a cowgirl I can't ignore Behind the counter of the general merchandise store And just inside my bunk house door In my saddlebags I've got a diamond ring I've got to see her one time more To give her my cowboy heart and my everything Some cowboys see the cowgirl of their dream In the swirl of a rippling mountain stream But I saw a cowgirl I can't ignore Behind the counter of the general merchandise store Dancing Under Bar Room Lights (Larry W. Jones 02/23/2008) (song#5308) Darling, when I saw those bar room lights They only left me broken hearted You were dancing under bar room lights With someone else, not me How I longed to hold you close that night And to dance with you across the floor You were dancing under bar room lights With someone I've never seen before As I stood and watched those bar room lights There was nothing I could do, dear Except wipe away the flow of tears And wonder why I set you free - instrumental - As I stood and watched those bar room lights There was nothing I could do, dear Except wipe away the flow of tears And wonder why I set you free I'm now just a stranger in the night I guess that's the way it has to be While you're dancing under bar room lights Without a love for me The Cowboy Way (Larry W. Jones 02/23/2008) (song#5309) The cowboy way I got here, and the cowboy way I'll stay The cowboy way is the way I work and it's how I play The cowboy way, the cowboy way, the cowboy way I know The cowboy way I got here, and the cowboy way I'll go My Ma and Pa had come from Tennessee I was born in the west and on beef jerky I was fed They tried their best to do the best by me Until the Comancheros came and Ma and Pa were dead The cowboy way I got here, and the cowboy way I'll stay The cowboy way is the way I work and it's how I play The cowboy way, the cowboy way, the cowboy way I know The cowboy way I got here, and the cowboy way I'll go Out on the lone prairie I hunted the wild buffalo The coyotes at night surrounded me And I learned the cowboy way in the rain and hail and snow Winds blow because the cowboy's way is free Everything's been the cowboy way for me And I never did settle down, I guess it was my pride The way it's been, way it will always be The cowboy way is leather worn, longhorns and rawhide The cowboy way I got here, and the cowboy way I'll stay The cowboy way is the way I work and it's how I play The cowboy way, the cowboy way, the cowboy way I know The cowboy way I got here, and the cowboy way I'll go Heart Of Texas (Larry W. Jones 02/24/2008) (song#5310) Rollin' hard and rollin' mean Headin' up toward Abilene Texas Freightliner with big smokin' rollin' wheels Texas moon is out tonight Bugs mashed on the bright headlights The Heart of Texas knows how a big diesel feels Yeah, the Heart of Texas is on the road again And the big 'ol concrete superslab Knows every trooper and big rig scab Now, listen to the big diesel howl While 'ol Smokey Bear is on the prowl Pull on over, pay the fine, and then The Heart of Texas is gone again Rollin' hard and rollin' mean No time for a truck stop queen Texas Freightliner with big smokin' rollin' wheels Eyes are bloodshot red and white Lookin' for the mornin' light The Heart of Texas knows how a big diesel feels Yeah, the Heart of Texas is on the road again - instrumental - And the big 'ol concrete superslab Knows every trooper and big rig scab Now, listen to the big diesel howl While 'ol Smokey Bear is on the prowl Pull on over, pay the fine, and then The Heart of Texas is gone again Big 'ol Freightliner slowin' on down The roadside diner outside of town Has an old jukebox that plays country songs for real Cup of coffee by a neon light Give a wave bye and I'm out of sight The Heart of Texas knows how a big diesel feels Yeah, the Heart of Texas is on the road again Well, the Heart of Texas is a live Freightliner And I'm the next of kin Loneliness Hill (Larry W. Jones 02/24/2008) (song#5311) I found a home on Loneliness Hill No bluebirds live there and never will Just all alone with the whippoorwill I found a home on Loneliness Hill I once had a love, my heart to thrill I lived in a world of dreams until My love no longer my dreams fulfilled Now I'm alone on Loneliness Hill Come along with me to a place I know Up where roses and love can never grow A lonely place where time seems to stand still Life ain't worth a dime on Loneliness Hill - instrumental - I once had a love, my heart to thrill I lived in a world of dreams until My love no longer my dreams fulfilled Now I'm alone on Loneliness Hill Come along with me to a place I know Up where roses and love can never grow A lonely place where time seems to stand still Life ain't worth a dime on Loneliness Hill No bluebirds live there and never will I found a home on Loneliness Hill This Same Sad Me (Larry W. Jones 02/28/2008) (song#5312) Dear, you sure looked glad with your new love yesterday Both of you were clad in colors so bright and gay And dear, there was nothing that I could do or say To ease the pain that's in this heart that's made of clay These same sad arms still reach for you These same sad lips still call for you This same sad heart's still broken too This same sad me has had another dream turn blue - instrumental - By every endeavor I have tried to forget But these same sad memories linger with me yet And these same old sad teardrops keep my eyes all wet While these same old sad shoes walk back to where we met These same sad arms still reach for you These same sad lips still call for you This same sad heart's still broken too This same sad me has had another dream turn blue This same sad heart's still broken too This same sad me has had another dream turn blue I Love Good Old Country Songs (Larry W. Jones 02/28/2008) (song#5313) Well doggone, I love good old country songs I play them sometimes from dusk until dawn Old memories return as the music goes on ond on Well doggone, I love good old country songs Each time I hear a crying steel guitar My feet are trying out another bar And I'm hoping that the next one is the one where you are Good old country songs are my guiding star Well doggone, I've heard that old song before Just one more old country song I adore And my old heart is broken like an egg dropped on the floor I'll beg again at a honky tonk door - instrumental - Doggone, country songs have been going on Since before rock and roll was ever known And I guess to those old songs I will be forever drawn Well doggone, I love good old country songs Well doggone, I love good old country songs I play them sometimes from dusk until dawn Old memories return as the music goes on ond on Well doggone, I love good old country songs The Mortgage Has Come Due On This Place (Larry W. Jones 02/28/2008) (song#5314) Well, the mortgage has come due on this place Now that you dear, are gone without a trace And the place I'm talkin' 'bout is my heart The place that you sold for a brand new start Yes, the mortgage has come due on this place Dear, I'm paying now with no days of grace Dear, you and I both owned this property Now it sits all alone and so empty Darling, you've gone and torn this place apart And I can't face another day to start Well, the mortgage has come due on this place Now that you dear, are gone without a trace - instrumental - And the place I'm talkin' 'bout is my heart The place that you sold for a brand new start Darling, you've gone and torn this place apart And I can't face another day to start I stay up nights to figure how I'll pay No Bill of Rights can guarantee I'll stay Now I know what lost love is all about When love inside a heart has moved on out Well, the mortgage has come due on this place Now that you dear, are gone without a trace Playing The Texas Two Step Boogie (Larry W. Jones 02/28/2008) (song#5315) I've got a pair of cowboy boots and old guitar Rodeo chutes are my roots and I've got the scars I play my guitar in a band where neon glows And I love to hear myself playing on the radio Playing the Texas Two Step Boogie Heard over the country music dial Playing the Texas Two Step Boogie And western swing played in Texas style When it's early in the morn and the sun is up I watch the corn grow and fill up my coffee cup I practise all day long cause I sure give a darn How the Friday dance will come along at the barn Playing the Texas Two Step Boogie Heard over the country music dial Playing the Texas Two Step Boogie And western swing played in Texas style Well, I called up my darlin' on the telephone And she never stalled when I said I was alone So she came right on over and she wasn't slow She wanted to hear me play on the radio Playing the Texas Two Step Boogie Heard over the country music dial Playing the Texas Two Step Boogie And western swing played in Texas style Finally got a break in Nashville Tennessee Said they'd make a great big country star out of me The rest is history, there's nothing more to say Cowboys and girls all around come to hear me play Playing the Texas Two Step Boogie Heard over the country music dial Playing the Texas Two Step Boogie And western swing played in Texas style Bumble Bees (Larry W. Jones 02/28/2008) (song#5316) On a sunny afternoon, honeysuckles all in bloom They whiled away the hours, smiled at all the flowers The world seemed all at rest with one that she loved best And they heard this song of love from a honey bee above Be careful of the honey when you dine Cause bumble bees may be upon the vine A honey bee will be a love that's true But bumble bees just want honey from you Now, he says he is your honey, honeysuckle to be But dear, I know that he is just a bumblebee Now, be careful or you'll be stung as stung can be Because my dear, I know that he is just a bumblebee Beneath a sky of blue, they exchanged words of love so true He said she would be his bride til the day he died Never see her cry, long as he was by her side And they heard this song of love from a honey bee above Be careful of the honey when you dine Cause bumble bees may be upon the vine A honey bee will be a love that's true But bumble bees just want honey from you They planned a wedding day but then he had to go away He did not return though her broken heart would yearn She asked the honey bee why he left to be free And the honey bee then answered her in his same old way Be careful of the honey when you dine Cause bumble bees may be upon the vine A honey bee will be a love that's true But bumble bees just want honey from you Now Has Come The Time For Goodbye (Larry W. Jones 02/29/2008) (song#5317) Dear, the time for leaving is here What could be that grieving I hear I'm not believing these words of regret Dear, this was our night of romance You said it was love at first glance Darling, there's no chance I'll ever forget Just a dreamy waltz across the dance floor You and I dancing together, swaying And I thought it would last forevermore Until dear, I thought I heard you saying Soon will come the time for grieving Although my love may never die Now has come the time for leaving Now has come the time for goodbye - instrumental - Just a dreamy waltz across the dance floor You and I dancing together, swaying And I thought it would last forevermore Until dear, I thought I heard you saying Soon will come the time for grieving Although my love may never die Now has come the time for leaving Now has come the time for goodbye Paper Kisses (Larry W. Jones 02/29/2008) (song#5318) I gave you a heart of true love You gave me paper kisses And like paper, you threw my love away I told you all my day dreams You told me you'd be my Missus But then like dreams, you just faded away Now I know that you don't care Paper kisses made me blue And now I know that true love was not there Paper kisses can't compare With feelings I had for you Paper kisses don't make a love affair I gave you a heart of true love Dear, I gave you lots of time For you to say that you'd be mine alone I hoped by the stars above To send me a love sublime You gave paper kisses and then were gone - instrumental - Now I know that you don't care Paper kisses made me blue And now I know that true love was not there Paper kisses can't compare With feelings I had for you Paper kisses don't make a love affair You showed me the light of day Woe is me is what I say You gave me paper kisses with no love I'm now thankful that I know The way in which I must go Away from paper kisses with no love Son Of A Railroad Man (Larry W. Jones 02/29/2008) (song#5319) Well, I'm the son of a railroad man Son of a railroad man I've ridden rails all across this land Yeah, I'm the son of a railroad man Well, my Daddy was a railroad man Folks knew him from far away He could be gentle or tough as nails Yeah, my Daddy was a railroad man Along mountains, plains and bay And his tales were as long as the rails Well, I'm the son of a railroad man Son of a railroad man I've ridden rails all across this land Yeah, I'm the son of a railroad man - instrumental - Now, I was born by the great divide Where the mountains reached the sky The railroad could never be denied So I learned railroading from my Dad Only way of life I had I'll be railroading until I die Well, I'm the son of a railroad man Son of a railroad man I've ridden rails all across this land Yeah, I'm the son of a railroad man Barstool Of A Fool (Larry W. Jones 02/29/2008) (song#5320) You told me lots of times how you loved me They weren't worth a dime because they weren't true If you change your mind and ever want me You'll find me on the barstool of a fool I must have been blind to believe your lies I must be some kind of fool to love you If your new flame goes out, just give a shout You'll find me on the barstool of a fool Darling, I can't stand in for someone new I just want to be standing beside you So, be kind to someone who must be blind You'll find me on the barstool of a fool - instrumental - I must have been blind to believe your lies I must be some kind of fool to love you If your new flame goes out, just give a shout You'll find me on the barstool of a fool Darling, I can't stand in for someone new I just want to be standing beside you So, be kind to someone who must be blind You'll find me on the barstool of a fool Wasting Moments (Larry W. Jones 02/29/2008) (song#5321) Tonight I'm wasting time reading your love letters Darling, the ones you wrote back when your love was true You look good in pictures with your winter sweaters But when winter is over, I still won't have you Wasting moments My eyes fill with tears while I am wasting moments Wasting moments on sweet mem'ries of loving you Dear, my happiness is no longer your concern All I do is live on wasted moments of memories And dear, I know that I can't wait for your return Wasting my time on wine and memories of you and me - instrumental - Wasting moments =4 My eyes fill with tears while I am wasting moments Wasting moments on sweet mem'ries of loving you Dear, my happiness is no longer your concern All I do is live on wasted moments of memories And dear, I know that I can't wait for your return Wasting my time on wine and memories of you and me Wasting moments =4 My eyes fill with tears while I am wasting moments Wasting moments on sweet mem'ries of loving you Mind Over Matter (Larry W. Jones 02/29/2008) (song#5322) I still love you so much though you've left me I tell myself that I don't care Tell me dear, what would your kind of theft be You took my love but you weren't fair Well, all my friends have told me to forget Or they say I'll be mad as a hatter Now, they all tell me it's too bad, and yet It's just a matter of mind over matter It's just a matter of mind over matter I make believe it doesn't matter that you're no longer mine My dreams are shattered, my heart is battered And it's just a matter of mind over matter all the time - instrumental - Well, all my friends have told me to forget Or they say I'll be mad as a hatter Now, they all tell me it's too bad, and yet It's just a matter of mind over matter It's just a matter of mind over matter I make believe it doesn't matter that you're no longer mine My dreams are shattered, my heart is battered And it's just a matter of mind over matter all the time Cowboys Roundup Waltz (Larry W. Jones 02/29/2008) (song#5323) Cowboys were all around you It seemed they all had found you I know you liked the sound to That old cowboys roundup waltz But just in time you saw me Your beauty would just draw me You and music would awe me That old cowboys roundup waltz It was a western melody Just a dance out on the prairie Forever darling, you will be In this old cowboy's memory And that night was just made for What a cowboy has prayed for Because of you, I adore That old cowboys roundup waltz - instrumental - But just in time you saw me Your beauty would just draw me You and music would awe me That old cowboys roundup waltz It was a western melody Just a dance out on the prairie Forever darling, you will be In this old cowboy's memory And that night was just made for What a cowboy has prayed for Because of you, I adore That old cowboys roundup waltz Just Outside Of San Antone (Larry W. Jones 02/29/2008) (song#5324) As I rode out one morning Just outside of San Antone I looked around about me A fine girl I saw alone Her cheeks were fair and rosy Shine of gold was in her hair Like wine her lips were smiling On that fine girl I saw there As I rode out one morning Just outside of San Antone That girl would leave me mourning Her true love for me was gone - instrumental - Now, don't you remember, dear Of vows that true love employ You said I would have you near And that I'd be your cowboy I wish I were an eagle I would take you to my nest Or a bold chieftan regal A maiden for to impress I wish I weren't in mourning Just outside of San Antone I'd ride and give a ring to That fine girl I saw alone Your Mem'ries Are The Legendary Kind (Larry W. Jones 02/29/2008) (song#5325) I wonder darling, where you are now Only your memories I find But there's one thing I can avow Your mem'ries are the legendary kind You are still my favorite dream And each night I esteem you one more time Dear, you will always be, it seems Your mem'ries are the legendary kind I wonder darling, where you are now If I knew, I might lose my mind It doesn't matter anyhow Your mem'ries are the legendary kind - instrumental - You are still my favorite dream And each night I esteem you one more time Dear, you will always be, it seems Your mem'ries are the legendary kind I wonder darling, where you are now If I knew, I might lose my mind It doesn't matter anyhow Your mem'ries are the legendary kind You Or The Blues (Larry W. Jones 03/01/2008) (song#5326) That freight train horn, I hear it blow Sometimes it's loud, sometimes it's low And hobos are the only ones who know Just how lonely I am, I miss you so I couldn't keep your love and so I lose It's happiness or loneliness, you or the blues A ship came in, cruised to the dock Remember when we took that walk The captain said to us, don't watch the clock We looked so happy in our new deck shoes I couldn't keep your love and so I lose It's happiness or loneliness, you or the blues Happiness or loneliness are ways of the world I ended up with loneliness When I thought you were the happiest girl I couldn't keep your love and so I lose It's happiness or loneliness, you or the blues - instrumental - Plane in the sky, I wish that I Could fly away to paradise But my proor heart feels like it will just die My dear, why did you have to make me choose I couldn't keep your love and so I lose It's happiness or loneliness, you or the blues Happiness or loneliness are ways of the world I ended up with loneliness When I thought you were the happiest girl I couldn't keep your love and so I lose It's happiness or loneliness, you or the blues Poor Man's Roses (Larry W. Jones 03/01/2008) (song#5327) She had to make up her mind that day What she wanted to have and to hold Now, would it be this poor man's roses Or set me free for a rich man's gold Now, the rich man lived in a castle Up on a hill where the wind was cold Just like his heart and all his money His only love was the love of gold I'm the man with the poor man's roses It would be a thrill to feel her kiss If she won't accept, my suppose is This poor man, her love will ever miss - instrumental - I'm the man with the poor man's roses It would be a thrill to feel her kiss If she won't accept, my suppose is This poor man, her love will ever miss By hand I took her roses that night And she said that she was mine to hold This poor man's future now looks so bright She chose love more than a rich man's gold I Can't Keep From Smiling (Larry W. Jones 03/01/2008) (song#5328) At night I can hardly close my eyes in sleep I spend the night just thinking because of you That's the way it goes because of vows I'll keep Dear, I can't keep from smiling because of you This time I've brushed away my tears How bout let's go and paint the town I haven't felt this way in years And it's because dear, you're around I'll never look again for somebody new Dear, I can't keep from smiling because of you This time I've brushed away my tears How bout let's go and paint the town I haven't felt this way in years And it's because dear, you're around I'll never look again for somebody new Dear, I can't keep from smiling because of you - instrumental - At night I can hardly close my eyes in sleep I spend the night just thinking because of you That's the way it goes because of vows I'll keep Dear, I can't keep from smiling because of you This time I've brushed away my tears How bout let's go and paint the town I haven't felt this way in years And it's because dear, you're around I'll never look again for somebody new Dear, I can't keep from smiling because of you You Can't Beg Steal Or Borrow (Larry W. Jones 03/01/2008) (song#5329) The love that I offer you today, dear Is the kind that will stand the test of time And in time you will need somebody near Then you will recall this true love of mine Don't you know you can't beg, steal or borrow True love like mine that I give you today Don't you know that you will cry tomorrow If you take my love and throw it away Think of what I offer you today, dear A bright future that promises sunlight Dear, I'll never cause you to shed a tear If you will hold onto true love that's right - instrumental - Don't you know you can't beg, steal or borrow True love like mine that I give you today Don't you know that you will cry tomorrow If you take my love and throw it away Think of what I offer you today, dear A bright future that promises sunlight Dear, I'll never cause you to shed a tear If you will hold onto true love that's right Don't you know you can't beg, steal or borrow True love like mine that I give you today I'm A Rodeo Clown (Larry W. Jones 03/01/2008) (song#5330) I hide behind my smile when the rodeo comes to town After all, the cowboy show must go on I try to do it with style, cause I'm a rodeo clown I don't cry til the rodeo is gone But I'm so sad and I'm so blue Ever since she found someone new Oh yes, I cry but you can't tell I guess I do it all so well I try to do it with style, cause I'm a rodeo clown Come with me and paint the town But don't you believe my smile Cause I'm a rodeo clown Rodeo clowns know their style Tears that might be falling down Will just have to wait awhile Cause I'm a rodeo clown Crying inside all the while - instrumental - Tears from me you'll never see You won't ever pity me Rodeo clowns are too proud Never cry before a crowd Come with me and paint the town But don't you believe my smile Cause I'm a rodeo clown Rodeo clowns know their style Tears that might be falling down Will just have to wait awhile Cause I'm a rodeo clown Crying inside all the while New Prairie Rose (Larry W. Jones 03/02/2008) (song#5331) Down by the prairie stream, where the water runs so slow Where the water runs so slow, a new prairie rose there grew It looked so lonely waiting, no one saw it there No one saw it there, 'mid the purple sage with dew I saw its loveliness, I picked it with my hand With my hand I picked it, with prairie sky above Gingerly I held it, and hid it from the sun Hid it from the sun, gave it to the one I love - instrumental - Yes, a new prairie rose Grew by the prairie stream Oh, by the prairie stream A new prairie rose there grew Where the water runs so slow Where the water runs so slow Down by the prairie stream My love and I would go Down by the prairie stream, where the water runs so slow Where the water runs so slow, a new prairie rose there grew It looked so lonely waiting, no one saw it there No one saw it there, 'mid the purple sage with dew I saw its loveliness, I picked it with my hand With my hand I picked it, with prairie sky above Gingerly I held it, and hid it from the sun Hid it from the sun, gave it to the one I love A new prairie rose I gave to the one I love Pony Express Sad Tale (Larry W. Jones 03/02/2008) (song#5332) When I rode the Pony Express a long time ago At one relay station I lingered on my way My darling, the dearest a cowboy can ever know Always was waiting, whether it was night or day In sunshine or winter snow, on dark days or bright By that relay station, I ne'er would circumvent In dark of winter, in her window shone a light To guide my pony along the trail as I went Oh, the happiness I knew, cowboys, need I tell A whole year passed on by and not a cloud arose But listen cowboys to the fate my love befell And of the grief this cowboy's heart alone now knows One dark winter night with snow falling cold and deep Pony Express bade me ride on the trail alone My heart was filled with desire, I thought not of sleep My thoughts were of my darling, of my very own My ride almost finished, my pony turned aside His face toward the trail where we so often were found Then, terror stricken, with a sickened jerk, he shied With legs a-tremble, my eyes gazed upon the ground Cold as ice was my heart, hardly knew what I did Fear was on my face as I looked upon the ground For there in the snow, by the darkness so well hid A lifeless body at my pony's feet was found I lifted the form up from its mantle of snow And tenderly carried it from the trail away Not a wonder of my burden, for I did know It was my darling, my own, in my arms she lay This cowboy's hair is white from passing of the years I will grieve evermore from what that night befell Now, cowboys, forgive me, I beg you, for my tears Please don't ask again my Pony Express sad tale Hanna Montana (Larry W. Jones 03/02/2008) (song#5333) The cowgirl wears a bandana Her name is Hanna Montana Cowboys stop by her cabana Just to see her in her red bandana She's a whirl at western swing dancing She knows a thing about romancing The cowgirl with the red bandana And her name is Hanna Montana With her bandana around her neck She makes all the cowboys hearts a wreck When it comes to love, she stacks the deck For love is something Hanna Montana knows about Cause what it's all about is what she went and found out So, don't go to Louisiana You must see Hanna Montana Cowboys stop by her cabana Just to see her in her red bandana - instrumental - With her bandana around her neck She makes all the cowboys hearts a wreck When it comes to love, she stacks the deck For love is something Hanna Montana knows about Cause what it's all about is what she went and found out So, don't go to Louisiana You must see Hanna Montana Cowboys stop by her cabana Some say that it's her bandana Is why she's the top banana But is it the bandana Or Hanna Montana Fence Around The Corral (Larry W. Jones 03/02/2008) (song#5334) Ask the fence around the corral Or my saddle pals How lonely this cowboy is without you Ask the fence around the corral Or my saddle pals How often I have spoken about you The broken pieces of my heart lie in the sand A lonely cowboy troubadour is how I stand Lights in your ranch house window keeps calling my brand But I dare not answer to its command Ask the fence around the corral Or my saddle pals How many times I've told them I love you Just a sad cowboy troubadour And I'm nothing more Because I know I'm not worthy of you - instrumental - The broken pieces of my heart lie in the sand A lonely cowboy troubadour is how I stand Lights in your ranch house window keeps calling my brand But I dare not answer to its command Ask the fence around the corral Or my saddle pals How many times I've told them I love you Just a sad cowboy troubadour And I'm nothing more Because I know I'm not worthy of you I've forgotten why we disagreed Maybe it was just some careless deed So darling, for as long as I live I'll forever beg you to forgive The fence around the corral and me Last Cattle Drive (Larry W. Jones 03/02/2008) (song#5335) Well, that was the last cattle drive Cause none of them are still alive Now it's just the sad old nine to five song Another page from history long gone He rides a Ford V8, and never locks a gate Now, ain't it just great that modern is in His dreams are second rate, he can't relate To the good state the west was way back then Cowboys used to ride the Pony Express On the trails from sun up until sundown And they were pardners in times of distress But now, no one seems to know you're around Well, that was the last cattle drive Cause none of them are still alive Now it's just the sad old nine to five song Another page from history long gone The whippoorwill and the prairie swallow Gave their voices to the last cowboy song Oh how I still wish that I could follow But the last cattle drive is now long gone The Goodnight-Loving Trail took lots of guts Texas to Wyoming knew of its tales But now, you can't find those chuckwagon ruts Where the last cattle drive was, who can tell Well, that was the last cattle drive Cause none of them are still alive Now it's just the sad old nine to five song Another page from history long gone That was the last cattle drive The last cattle drive is gone And this is the last cowboy song Last Trail Toward Home (Larry W. Jones 03/02/2008) (song#5336) The longest trail, the sweetest trail Is the last trail a cowboy rides toward home Well, the longest trail is the last trail home When a cowboy has been away And the fondest dreams are his dreams of home When cowboys need a place to stay Cowboys wander to see what they can see Then they wonder how home sweet home can be The sweetest trail they'll ever roam Is along the last trail toward home Now, they can roam around the world And what they see don't mean a thing Compared to a lasso twirled At the first roundup in the spring But every cowboy learns one thing Of this every cowboy will sing Now, you can roam around the world And what you see don't mean a thing Compared to a lasso twirled At the first roundup in the spring - instrumental - Well, the longest trail is the last trail home When a cowboy has been away And the fondest dreams are his dreams of home When cowboys need a place to stay Cowboys wander to see what they can see Then they wonder how home sweet home can be The sweetest trail they'll ever roam Is along the last trail toward home You're Still The Essence Of My Mind (Larry W. Jones 03/03/2008) (song#5337) Some lessons are never too late for learning With the turning of the hands of time Cause when you caught my eye, my heart was burning You became the essence of my mind Then you went away with no word of farewell And you left no trace of love behind You know I loved you well, you can tell, can tell And you're still the essence of my mind Well, I guess you had your reasons for leaving Guess I'll never know, I'll never know But don't you know I'll be forever grieving I wish you wouldn't go, wouldn't go - instrumental - In my bed I get that old yearning To be with you, be with you And in my head a song is burning With love for you, love for you But you went away with no word of farewell And you left no trace of love behind You know I loved you well, you can tell, can tell And you're still the essence of my mind Yes, you're still the essence of my mind Cabin At The Foot Of The Hill (Larry W. Jones 03/09/2008) (song#5338) Oh how lonesome I'm feeling tonight So lonely and low and all alone No healing for my heart comes in sight None as appealing as home sweet home I see my dear mother old and gray My mind with her memory is filled A burning candle is on display In the window of the cabin at the foot of the hill Things I have seen were marvelous sights Valleys green and the ocean's clean spray But nothing's as mean as lonesome nights And the weariness of lonely days So, I'm longing for a mother's grace The feeling's as strong as it can be And I can't erase her loving face Nothing is more marvelous to me - instrumental - So, I'm longing for a mother's grace The feeling's as strong as it can be And I can't erase her loving face Nothing is more marvelous to me A candle is burning in the window Of the cabin at the foot of the hill Just as that light does burn Just so my heart does yearn And it will until the day I return To my dear mother, for that was her will She said she would put a candle burning In the window of the cabin at the foot of the hill Texas Bootmaker (Larry W. Jones 03/09/2008) (song#5339) In Texas, there's a bootmaker's shop Where music of Texas never stops The Texas bootmaker tapped away Til he wrapped it up at end of day At his table, he was always there At boots, he was able, I declare Not a minute of time would he waste For he made cowboy boots in his haste Then his heart did a heartbreaker's stop Inside his Texas bootmaker's shop When in walked in a lovely cowgirl The way she talked set his heart awhirl Now, that cowgirl sure had Texas roots Cause she came to tour his Texas boots The bootmaker heard the cowgirl say In her words that drawled the Texas way I want boots to set my feet a-dancing Texas two stepping all the way I want boots to set my feet a-dancing Dancing all my worries away The Texas bootmaker stitched and sewed A pair of magic boots he bestowed And he sewed for her some Texas dreams Into the heels and the soles and seams Making magic boots is no small feat For a sweet Texas cowgirl's small feet The bootmaker hoped that she would see How in love with her he'd come to be The Texas cowgirl began to dance Around the man as if in a trance Then like a beautiful spinning top She danced out of the bootmaker's shop And on her small dainty Texas feet Did the Texas two step in the street The Texas bootmaker heard her say As she turned and smiled and looked his way I want boots to set my feet a-dancing Texas two stepping all the way I want boots to set my feet a-dancing Dancing all my worries away Sundown In Santa Fe (Larry W. Jones 03/09/2008) (song#5340) Soon I'll see another sundown in Santa Fe Another lonely night will come at end of day Another lonely night just waiting all alone That's when your memory will find its way back home It's almost sundown in Santa Fe, I can see But sundown can't hide a drowning man's memory Oh how I wish that I could get you off my mind But sundown in Santa Fe always comes on time Soon I'll see those bright neon lights of Santa Fe Another lonely night will come at end of day Oh how I wish your memory would go away Tomorrow night you'll be in Santa Fe again - instrumental - Soon I'll see those bright neon lights of Santa Fe Another lonely night will come at end of day Oh how I wish your memory would go away Tomorrow night you'll be in Santa Fe again It's almost sundown in Santa Fe, I can see But sundown can't hide a drowning man's memory Oh how I wish that I could get you off my mind But sundown in Santa Fe always comes on time Oh how I wish that I could get you off my mind But sundown in Santa Fe always comes on time Yes, sundown in Santa Fe always comes on time I'll Start Believing It Myself (Larry W. Jones 03/09/2008) (song#5341) I told everyone how much she loves me Even though I know that she doesn't And I told everyone that she'd come back Although she said that she wouldn't Though I told everyone how she loves me My heart sits crying on the shelf But if I tell myself enough, you see I'll start believing it myself I know that I should just give up and quit Cause that girl sure does get around I know it's my pride why I won't admit That she just up and turned me down But I'm going to stick to my story And if you were me, you would too Otherwise I'd have to say I'm sorry And admit losing her is true - instrumental - I told everyone that I'm welcome in her eyes Even though I know that I'm not But nobody knows that it's just my proud disguise And now my pride is all I've got Yes, I told everyone that she'd come back to me Although I know she never will But if I tell it to myself enough, you see I'll keep believing my lies still Now, I know that I'm heading for a broken heart There'll be no wedding, you can bet But I'm not shedding my pride for a brand new start A dream that died is what I get Although I told everyone how she loves me so My heart sits crying on the shelf But doggone, if I tell myself enough, I know I'll start believing it myself I Wore Big Shoes (Larry W. Jones 03/09/2008) (song#5342) Dear, I took a chance and fell in love with you But we didn't think to tally up the cost And you let somebody new stand in my shoes But he just walked out on you and now you're lost Darling, I wore big shoes and I wore them well I guess it wasn't well enough in your view Then he came strolling along but I could tell My shoes wouldn't fit and he'd walk out on you Dear, I know that it hurt you when you lost him But reality's a thing you have to face I know loving you again is mighty slim But those big shoes of mine you cannot replace - instrumental - Dear, I know that it hurt you when you lost him But reality's a thing you have to face I know loving you again is mighty slim But those big shoes of mine you cannot replace Darling, I wore big shoes and I wore them well I guess it wasn't well enough in your view Then he came strolling along but I could tell My shoes wouldn't fit and he'd walk out on you Stupid Pride (Larry W. Jones 03/10/2008) (song#5343) Stupid pride, you were too foolish to see Stupid pride, that she was so good to me She cried when you foolishly set her free Stupid pride, you and I cannot agree You just let her walk away, it appears And you didn't apologize for her tears Now you realize she's the only one You stupid pride, now I'm the lonely one Stupid pride, you were just too blind to see Stupid pride, just how kind she was to me You should have tried to be more of a man Now you've got me back to where I began - instrumental - Stupid pride, you were just too blind to see Stupid pride, just how kind she was to me You should have tried to be more of a man Now you've got me back to where I began You just let her walk away, it appears And you didn't apologize for her tears Now you realize she's the only one You stupid pride, now I'm the lonely one Love A Lonely Heart As Your Own (Larry W. Jones 03/10/2008) (song#5344) Darling, you look so very sad Did your sweet dreams all turn out bad And does your heart feel down and blue Well dear, I'm feeling lonely too Just look at all the honky tonks in town Where all the broken hearts are found Now, two sad hearts should never be alone Love a lonely heart as your own Love a lonely heart as your own It's better than to hear it groan So darling, from this moment on Love a lonely heart as your own - instrumental - Now, if you look around dear, you will find A heart that's trodden down is mine So, give a lonely heart another try Love a lonely heart is my cry Don't go and look the other way I need a good deed done today So, listen to my lonely song Love a lonely heart as your own Love a lonely heart as your own It's better than to hear it groan So darling, from this moment on Love my lonely heart as your own Love Is Down And Out Down In My Heart (Larry W. Jones 03/10/2008) (song#5345) Why you say you're leaving I'll never know My heart will be grieving and full of woe Dear, I'll frown about it when you depart Cause love is down and out down in my heart I see that you're not waiting, cause we're through Even though I've been stating, I Love You There's armor plating on love's work of art Cause love is down and out down in my heart Darling, what did I do to make you blue Don't make this bad mistake, I beg of you Getting back up will be a rocky climb But I guess love is down and out this time - instrumental - Darling, what did I do to make you blue Don't make this bad mistake, I beg of you Getting back up will be a rocky climb But I guess love is down and out this time I see that you're not waiting, cause we're through Even though I've been stating, I Love You There's armor plating on love's work of art Cause love is down and out down in my heart Love is down and out down in my heart Pecos Bill And Sluefoot Sue (Larry W. Jones 03/10/2008) (song#5346) Let me tell you a story, a tall Texas tale A tale of the Texas frontier West Texas was lawless, but one man was flawless Pardner, come and lend me your ear And this is the story you'll hear Pecos Bill, Pecos Bill Was the greatest cowboy who ever lived He rode a fast horse named Widowmaker Said he bought him from an undertaker No one else could ride him No one else but Pecos Bill ever will Pardner, my west Texas story ain't through Now I introduce you to Sluefoot Sue Pecos Bill saw her and brought Widowmaker to a stop Pecos Bill's heart did a flip and a flop He asked Sluefoot Sue, may I marry you And Sluefoot said yes, if two things you do Buy me a bouncy bustle, she said with a smile Bouncy bustles were the latest west Texas style Oh, and I want to ride Widowmaker I hear he's a shaker And I haven't ridden on a horse in awhile Soon as she was saddled, Widowmaker got rattled He started to bucking so high Sluefoot Sue’s bouncy bustle made such a rustle When she sailed into the blue sky and broke the reins Poor Texas Sluefoot Sue was never seen again Well, Pecos Bill got over it in time After all, Sluefoot Sue was guilty of serious crimes Sluefoot Sue had vanity, a form of insanity And her conduct sure was unbecoming of a lady She wasn't a-fraidy, but was guilty, of course Of just coming between a cowboy and his horse Pardner, that's the story of Pecos Bill and Sluefoot Sue Now, some folks ain't believin', think I'm deceivin' But here's what this 'ol Texan is sayin' to you This story of Pecos Bill and Sluefoot Sue Pecos Bill and Sluefoot Sue Pecos Bill and Sluefoot Sue This story of Pecos Bill and Sluefoot Sue is still true Dreaming That I'm Holding You Again (Larry W. Jones 03/10/2008) (song#5347) Well, I'm truckin' through another storm Lookin' for another morn Can't wait until I see broad daylight Tanks full of fuel, truckin' sure is cruel And I've been drivin' all night I keep these big wheels a-rolling Dreaming that I'm holding you again Your sweet love is so consoling You keep my sweet dreams from caving in Country songs on the radio Listen to the big diesel whine But I've still got some miles to go On my side of this broken line I keep these big wheels a-rolling Dreaming that I'm holding you again Your sweet love is so consoling You keep my sweet dreams from caving in - instrumental - I keep these big wheels a-rolling Dreaming that I'm holding you again Your sweet love is so consoling You keep my sweet dreams from caving in Can't wait until I see Can't wait until I see Can't wait until I see broad daylight I keep these big wheels a-rolling Dreaming that I'm holding you again Your sweet love is so consoling You keep my sweet dreams from caving in Dreaming that I'm holding Dreaming that I'm holding Dreaming that I'm holding you again The Old Cowboy Nobody Loved (Larry W. Jones 03/24/2008) (song#5348) In a saloon down in Texas sat a cowboy His Stetson hat was weathered and quite old The smile in his dimming eyes was just a decoy For the same old tall tales he'd often told He talked of a kind of woman who's seldom seen And he called her his Silver Dollar Queen Then one summer morning, she left with no warning And the cowboy lived alone with his dreams The old cowboy nobody loved was off the trail His stories were just part of his disguise The old cowboy nobody loved, loved his tall tales But everybody knew they were just lies He loved to tell everyone about his two kids His boy went on to be a lawyer in Denver And his only daughter married well, yes she did But the townfolks said he'd see them again, never The old cowboy nobody loved was off the trail His stories were just part of his disguise The old cowboy nobody loved, loved his tall tales But everybody knew they were just lies Spoken: It was a sad day When that old cowboy nobody loved passed away And the townfolks still talk About what they saw to this day His son and only daughter paid homage Like the town had never seen For they were the offspring of a cowboy nobody loved And of his Silver Dollar Queen The old cowboy nobody loved was off the trail His stories were just part of his disguise The old cowboy nobody loved, loved his tall tales But everybody knew they were just lies The old cowboy nobody loved was off the trail His stories were just part of his disguise The old cowboy nobody loved...............Fade Last Word In Lonesome (Larry W. Jones 03/25/2008) (song#5349) The first word in lonesome is as lonely as can be The last word in lonesome is someone like me My world is as lonely as lonesome can be No one is as lonesome as someone like me Dear, was it by chance that our love had to die What happened to romance that I couldn't see I remember your first glance and last goodbye The last word in lonesome is someone like me The first word in lonesome is as lonely as can be The last word in lonesome is someone like me My world is as lonely as lonesome can be No one is as lonesome as someone like me - instrumental - Love is a flower that needs sunlight to live And water makes it grow eventually But hearts that are empty have nothing to give The last word in lonesome is someone like me The first word in lonesome is as lonely as can be The last word in lonesome is someone like me My world is as lonely as lonesome can be No one is as lonesome as someone like me That Old Cowboy Refrain (Larry W. Jones 03/25/2008) (song#5350) I remember my home on the range Yee-odl-ee-ay When I'm riding alone, far away And I sing that old cowboy refrain Yee-odl-ee-ay Where the longhorns and doggies all stray It takes me back to prairies so fair Where cowboy code is found everywhere My buckeroo days come back to me And big skies of blue are there to see Now, my dear Dad taught me how to sing I'm glad for his memory to which I cling I feel like a lad singing my way Riding along with that old cowboy refrain Yee-odl-ee-ay Now, the long years, they have come and gone Yee-odl-ee-ay My hair is grey but my heart is strong I ride happy trails though skies be gray Yee-odl-ee-ay That old cowboy refrain's here to stay That old song helps me see all things bright As I ride along through darkest night Of all songs sung in the golden west Yee-odl-ee-ay is still the best When my last cattle roundup is o'er That old cowboy refrain will ring as before When on the prairie my bones they lay Cowboys will sing Yee-odl-ee-ay Mexican Tambora (Larry W. Jones 03/26/2008) (song#5351) Down by the Gulf of Mexico waters Mexican sons and Mexican daughters Strum a new tune on their guitars Written by a Lat-in who threw his sombrero hat in For folks to dance around when out under the stars He played his melody, they stayed and said Si, Si Then he wrote down some words about a senora And the song that they heard was named the Tambora Now, it's no surprise why Mexicans prize This song they always seem to want more-a Come to the cantina for the aura Dance with your senorita to the strains of Tambora And what remains will be more amor-a When you hear that Tambora, the Mexican Tambora Dance with your senorita to the strains of Tambora - instrumental - He played his melody, they stayed and said Si, Si Then he wrote down some words about a senora And the song that they heard was named the Tambora Come to the cantina for the aura Dance with your senorita to the strains of Tambora And what remains will be more amor-a When you hear that Tambora, the Mexican Tambora Dance with your senorita to the strains of Tambora Bring Me A Saddle And Lasso Of Leather (Larry W. Jones 03/26/2008) (song#5352) Morning was fresh with dew fallen early I walked to the fence around the corral There stood an old timer, cowboy looking burly The west's finest wrangler, I would allow With deep wrinkles his old sad face was lined And these were the words he had on his mind Bring me a saddle and lasso of leather And cowboy boots made for all kinds of weather Then show me the trail on which I may wander For my darlin' lies dead 'neath yonder heather Now I have no use for this world's riches I have no use for things money can buy I have no use for hearts that are broken And my broken heart will now surely die - instrumental - There stood an old timer, cowboy looking burly The west's finest wrangler, I would allow With deep wrinkles his old sad face was lined And these were the words he had on his mind Bring me a saddle and lasso of leather And cowboy boots made for all kinds of weather Then show me the trail on which I may wander For my darlin' lies dead 'neath yonder heather Now I have no use for this world's riches I have no use for things money can buy I have no use for hearts that are broken And my broken heart will now surely die Texas Gulf Coast Darlin' (Larry W. Jones 03/26/2008) (song#5353) The snow is falling past my window As I think of the one I adore Dreaming of my dear fair haired darlin' Way down on that Texas gulf coast shore Oh, she's my Texas gulf coast darlin' She's the girl I'm thinking of today Yes, she's my Texas gulf coast darlin' On that Texas coast so far away Why did I ever have to ramble I must return to that Texas town There with my Texas gulf coast darlin' My darlin' and I will settle down - instrumental - So sadly I look out my window As I watch the snowflakes softly fall My heart is weeping like a willow Far away from my true lover's call Why did I ever have to ramble I must return to that Texas town There with my Texas gulf coast darlin' My darlin' and I will settle down Jail House With No Door (Larry W. Jones 03/27/2008) (song#5354) I don't have chains around my feet But they feel heavy on my heart I'm in love's jail house with no door My love for you is just as sweet Though you're now gone and we're apart I'm in love's jail house with no door Now, I don't need a jailer's key Cause I just keep myself inside I'm in love's jail house with no door You threw away your love for me But I still hold a love that died I'm in love's jail house with no door - instrumental - There is no door to hide behind Oh, how could I have been so blind I'm in love's jail house with no door My friends told me crime does not pay Now I'm doing time to this day I'm in love's jail house with no door I tried to find another love But you're the kind I'm guilty of I'm in love's jail house with no door Please come on back where you belong I'm shackeled to this lost love song I'm in love's jail house with no door I Gave Up On Tomorrow (Larry W. Jones 03/27/2008) (song#5355) I gave up on tomorrow when I lost you yesterday For life could only hold sorrow without the one I love I gave up on tomorrow when I lost you yesterday I've already pawned the dreams of one I was dreaming of I know that my tomorrow will be filled with emptiness I'll never build another castle filled with happiness I gave up on tomorrow when I lost you yesterday But dear, I'll try to get along without you anyway - instrumental - Dear, why did you go and leave me When you knew that it would grieve me I showed you love in every way I guess love's road is thinly paved I know that my tomorrow will be filled with emptiness I'll never build another castle filled with happiness I gave up on tomorrow when I lost you yesterday But dear, I'll try to get along without you anyway I gave up on tomorrow when I lost you yesterday But dear, I'll try to get along without you anyway Legacy Of My History (Larry W. Jones 03/31/2008) (song#5356) Sometimes a man's legacy can't be ignored So, I pointed my old Ford truck down the road Heading back toward my old home from which I roamed Sometimes a man's legacy can't be ignored The legacy of my history is rich With a poor man's honest hands digging a ditch Like my Dad, to be a country boy, I'm glad The legacy of my history is rich As I took the turn into the yard The face I saw looked all battle scarred Dad was on the porch with a picture in his hand I knew that times for him had been hard And for Mom who's gone to her reward It's their rich legacy that I now understand - instrumental - Dad was on the porch with a picture in his hand I knew that times for him had been hard And for Mom who's gone to her reward It's their rich legacy that I now understand Simple folks who led a simple life Ample love between a man and wife Poor folks who knew where the money went Spent mostly on us kids, I'll consent The legacy of my history is rich With a poor man's honest hands digging a ditch Like my Dad, to be a country boy, I'm glad The legacy of my history is rich The legacy of my history is rich For a simple country lad The Dreams (Larry W. Jones 04/01/2008) (song#5357) Some say dreams They are just empty things that don't come true Some say dreams They always disappear and leave you blue Some say dreams Why we have them, nobody has a clue I say dreams They are for love, and mine are all of you In this life Some are so fearful, of the great unknown In this life Eyes are so tearful, from love that's postponed Like a knife In a heart that can't be cheerful and live Talk of love Is just an ear full of nothing to give When your travelled road Has been paved with grief and sorrow And heavy loads Have enslaved your very soul, it seems Make your goal To remember there will come tomorrow And there will come For me and you, something true, the dreams - instrumental - When your travelled road Has been paved with grief and sorrow And heavy loads Have enslaved your very soul, it seems Make your goal To remember there will come tomorrow And there will come For me and you, something true, the dreams Rose Of Abilene (Larry W. Jones 04/01/2008) (song#5358) The stars were out, the night was clear The moon was pretty as can be When Molly left her Texas home To be a faithful wife for me Flowers covered the countryside Bluebonnets as I'd never seen But the fairest was my new bride She was the Rose of Abilene Oh, the Rose of Abilene Sweet Rose of Abilene Oh, the fairest was my new bride She was the Rose of Abilene All the trails led us toward the west Our fortune began looking dour Her solace was, we did our best When deep in sorrow's lonely hour When tempests lashed and winds would wail On the trail with no towns between One lady's form withstood the storm She was the Rose of Allendale Oh, lovely Rose of Abilene My darling Rose of Abilene One lady's form withstood the storm She was the Rose of Abilene And when my fevered lips were dried While in Death Valley's burning sands She kept both of our hopes alive For California's promised land My life had been a wilderness Unblessed I was by fortune's schemes Then someone brought me happiness She was the Rose of Abilene Oh, the Rose of Abilene Sweet Rose of Abilene Then someone brought me happiness She was the Rose of Abilene The Happiness Train (Larry W. Jones 04/01/2008) (song#5359) Come on, it's time to board The happiness train Sometimes this world will let you down And you don't feel like you can win Well brother, don't you wear a frown Just get back on your feet again Behind clouds you'll find the sunshine A silver line comes with the rain Come on, get on this train of mine All aboard the happiness train Tunnels look so dark, it is true Like days when you can't find a friend Come aboard, we're waiting for you Happiness is just 'round the bend - instrumental - Everyone needs an easy mind And someplace out of the cold rain Just listen to that happy whine Of the outbound happiness train The happiness train crosses all lands The happiness train spans the whole world Tickets are free for you and for me Come on everyone, give it a whirl Behind clouds you'll find the sunshine A silver line comes with the rain Come on, get on this train of mine All aboard the happiness train The happiness train The happiness train The happiness train Heart That Time Passed On By (Larry W. Jones 04/01/2008) (song#5360) Last night I stepped out for a night on the town But I should have kept my fool self back at home Cause you looked so cool with the new love you found While I sat on that old bar stool all alone Time heals broken hearts, or so I have heard said But the timeclock and I don't see eye to eye Cause I've taken stock and my dreams are all dead I'm a man with a heart that time passed on by As the old jukebox played our favorite tune It seemed like your sweet perfume I smelled back then When you danced with him 'cross that honky tonk room My heart knew you would never love me again - instrumental - As the old jukebox played our favorite tune It seemed like your sweet perfume I smelled back then When you danced with him 'cross that honky tonk room My heart knew you would never love me again Time heals broken hearts, or so I have heard said But the timeclock and I don't see eye to eye Cause I've taken stock and my dreams are all dead I'm a man with a heart that time passed on by John Deere Cultivator (Larry W. Jones 04/02/2008) (song#5361) Now, a city girl can melt a farm boy's heart, they say And she can do a lot of harm if she runs away A farm boy might not walk or talk too fast But he knows that good things are meant to last Now, if love was made like a John Deere cultivator Love would never fade with a "goodbye, see you later" No one would be betrayed when times got rough If love was John Deere cultivator tough She left that bewildered farm boy standing at the gate The old back forty was plowed and it was getting late He drove the John Deere cultivator back to the barn Wondering why a woman like her was ever born And she didn't even say "goodbye, see you later" But in the back of his mind, a better love he'd find And he'd make sure it was made to last a long, long time - instrumental - And she didn't even say "goodbye, see you later" But in the back of his mind, a better love he'd find And he'd make sure it was made to last a long, long time Now, if love was made like a John Deere cultivator Love would never fade with a "goodbye, see you later" No one would be betrayed when times got rough If love was John Deere cultivator tough If love was John Deere cultivator tough Just Like This Whiskey Bottle (Larry W. Jones 04/02/2008) (song#5362) A whiskey bottle came floating o'er the foam A whiskey bottle from someone who had roamed A brief note was in it with these words on it You found this bottle, you found the whiskey gone Now, the note that was so brief Couldn't float away his grief Shown by words as he wrote on Just like this whiskey bottle She left me empty at full throttle So, I'll just sail my ship o'er the foam And I'll drink my whiskey all alone - instrumental - A whiskey bottle came floating o'er the foam A whiskey bottle from someone who had roamed A brief note was in it with these words on it You found this bottle, you found the whiskey gone Just like this whiskey bottle She left me empty at full throttle So, I'll just sail my ship o'er the foam And I'll drink my whiskey all alone Here Comes That Song (Larry W. Jones 04/02/2008) (song#5363) Here comes that song That causes me pain That rattles my brain They've played it again Here comes that song That causes my tears Heard it for years It's such a shame I know you're out there somewhere tonight I know you're where neon lights are bright And here I am right where I belong In that lost love song Here comes that song With words so grim Not me, but him You have his name - instrumental - Here comes that song That causes me pain That rattles my brain They've played it again I know you're out there somewhere tonight I know you're where neon lights are bright And here I am right where I belong In that lost love song Here comes that song That causes me pain That rattles my brain They've played it again Noisy Memories (Larry W. Jones 04/04/2008) (song#5364) When you went away, you said you would stay You said there's nothing here to make you stall But you left your memories in the way And they sure are noisy when they call Last night your memories knocked on my door I know I heard them laughing in the hall They were still up when the wall clock struck four Your noisy memories beats 'em all - instrumental - Tonight the TV played your fav'rite show It was "As The World Turns", as I recall Who turned on your memories, I don't know Noisy mem'ries drive me up the wall When you finish with your nightly shower Don't let the water faucet drip at all These long nights are as busy as rush hour Noisy memories race down the hall When you went away, you said you would stay But you left your memories in the way Your noisy memories just won't go away The Joker Was The King Of Hearts (Larry W. Jones 04/06/2008) (song#5365) The joker was the king of hearts when he had friends But now he needs to make amends That's how it ends When the king of hearts turns his heart to stone The joker was the king of hearts in everything Now he's the joke of which they sing Honky tonk scenes Soaking up the beer and wine all alone His honky tonk angels sing when the records spin Of their hearts, he still thinks he's king A joker's thing The joker was the king of hearts of stone - instrumental - The joker will laugh again tonight When he makes his neon light bar scene The joker was the king of hearts in everything Now he's the joke of which they sing Honky tonk scenes Soaking up the beer and wine all alone His honky tonk angels sing when the records spin Of their hearts, he still thinks he's king A joker's thing The joker was the king of hearts of stone The Man Called Masterson (Larry W. Jones 04/08/2008) (song#5366) The man called Masterson He never crawled away from what was right He made the outlaws pay with all his might A lawman with a badge and gun With his derby hat, the man called Bat always won The man called Masterson The man called Masterson A western rambler and gambler at heart He could end a fight before it could start Fast as lightnin' was his six gun No outlaw could ever beat or take the heat from The man called Masterson He put on western style for the ladies And his best durn smile could not be outdone The man called Masterson - instrumental - The west had never seen A man with a derby hat, cane and gun This man of fame was Bat, Bat Masterson Fast as lightnin' was his six gun No outlaw could ever beat or take the heat from The man called Masterson He put on western style for the ladies And his best durn smile could not be outdone The man called Masterson The man called Masterson A western rambler and gambler at heart He could end a fight before it could start Fast as lightnin' was his six gun No outlaw could ever beat or take the heat from The man called Masterson Man With The Mandolin (Larry W. Jones 04/08/2008) (song#5367) What's that ringing, who's that singing It's the man with the mandolin For just a nickel, your ribs he'll tickle With his songs as you tag along with him Folks are grinning, hearts he's winning It's the man with the mandolin He has no worry, so what's the hurry You're never late when in the state he's in Old and young are swaying The man with the mandolin is playing Songs filled with laughter, filling the rafters Notes ringing from his mandolin Twilight falling, moonlight calling It's all for the man with the mandolin So give a listen to his rendition Of tunes that steal your heart away - instrumental - Old and young are swaying The man with the mandolin is playing Songs filled with laughter, filling the rafters Notes ringing from his mandolin Twilight falling, moonlight calling It's all for the man with the mandolin So give a listen to his rendition Of tunes that steal your heart away My Guitar I Call Hank (Larry W. Jones 04/09/2008) (song#5368) Well, when I got home from the poker game I saw a big 'ol trailer with the U-Haul name Hooked up in the driveway to her old car Thinkin' fast, I gave a yank to my guitar I call Hank Just maybe an old Hank Williams song would lower the bar Now come on Hank, don't let her walk on by You know I'll be so lonesome I could cry She's actin' like she's got a cold, cold heart Hey good lookin', honky tonk blues are gonna start If only I could thank my guitar I call Hank Then I won't have to hang my head and cry Now come on Hank, don't let her walk on by Come on darlin', we can turn back the years We don't need a mansion on the hill filled with tears I hope I don't draw a blank with my guitar I call Hank If baby hears me play, I saw the light, just right Then maybe there'll be no teardrops tonight - instrumental - Now come on Hank, don't let her walk on by You know I'll be so lonesome I could cry She's actin' like she's got a cold, cold heart Hey good lookin', honky tonk blues are gonna start If only I could thank my guitar I call Hank Then I won't have to hang my head and cry Now come on Hank, don't let her walk on by Now come on Hank, let's be real frank Let me play your strings for awhile My guitar I call Hank is what I have to thank To win my baby's love Hank Williams style Yeah, me and my baby, me and my guitar I call Hank My Old Flame Is Back In Town (Larry W. Jones 04/09/2008) (song#5369) Oh, I know more tears will fall More fears with heartaches and all My poor heart is gonna drown My old flame is back in town That girl has been gone a spell But old memories still dwell My sad face is gonna frown My old flame is back in town Oh, she knows that I'll forgive For without her, I can't live My lifestyle is going down My old flame is back in town Oh, her name is of renown They all claim that I'm a clown It's the same when she's around My old flame is back in town - instrumental - Oh, she knows that I'll forgive For without her, I can't live My lifestyle is going down My old flame is back in town Oh, her name is of renown They all claim that I'm a clown It's the same when she's around My old flame is back in town Some Things Are Falling Into Place (Larry W. Jones 04/09/2008) (song#5370) Dear, something's missing when I hold you Something that's long gone without a trace Darling, if you're drawn to someone new Then some things are falling into place Did you mean that promise you made me Sometimes I see doubt upon your face If it's about wanting to be free Then some things are falling into place I've seen ships with no anchor Slowly drifting from the shore It seems we're not as we were And I'm afraid it means you don't love me anymore Dear, there's no more warmth in your kisses Even in the arms of your embrace If your charms for someone else exists Then some things are falling into place - instrumental - I've seen ships with no anchor Slowly drifting from the shore It seems we're not as we were And I'm afraid it means you don't love me anymore Dear, there's no more warmth in your kisses Even in the arms of your embrace If your charms for someone else exists Then some things are falling into place Yes dear, I hear loneliness calling Cause some things are falling into place Calling Off The Quest For Love (Larry W. Jones 04/10/2008) (song#5371) Dear, now that you're not in my life No other angel will descend My dying heart will never mend Dear, now that I've lost you, I guess I'm calling off the quest for love Dear, now that you're not in my life What's the use of stars in the night They've all fallen and passed me by Yes dear, it's you I'm empty of I'm calling off the quest for love Well, I guess I'm now on my own So, I'll dwell in the great unknown At any rate, I failed the test My love bird has flown from the nest So dear, I'm calling off the quest - instrumental - No use in spending all my ways In never ending nights and days And searching for a love that's gone So darling, listen to my song I'm calling off the quest for love Dear, now that you're not in my life What's the use of stars in the night They've all fallen and passed me by Yes dear, it's you I'm empty of I'm calling off the quest for love I Couldn't Change My Memories (Larry W. Jones 04/11/2008) (song#5372) Well, I tried to change everything That held a mem'ry of you, oh yeah I started in the hall Took your pictures off the wall and burned them And then I moved the chairs around Took the curtains down and burned them Cause everything I saw reminded me that I'm blue But I couldn't change my memories of loving you, oh no I gave away the candelabra set Just the other day Along with the records That you and I used to love to play Yeah, I called the Goodwill folks To come on over and get them But I couldn't change my memories of loving you, oh no - instrumental - Well, I tried to change everything That held a mem'ry of you, oh yeah I took the carpet off the floor Threw it out the door with all its tears Everything I found since you were around Just had to disappear And every night when I dreamed I tried to dream of somebody new But I couldn't change my memories of loving you No, I couldn't change my memories of loving you, oh no None Of Your Memories Bring Me Peace Of Mind (Larry W. Jones 04/11/2008) (song#5373) I can't seem to remember the fun that we knew But one that I recall is when you were untrue It's that kind of memory that hurts all the time Dear, none of your memories bring me peace of mind Dear, if I could recall all of our times of bliss Maybe I wouldn't have to climb the walls like this I can't seem to remember the good things we tried All I now recall is how my heart hurts inside I can't seem to remember promises fulfilled But when you found another, I recall that still It's that kind of memory I can't leave behind Dear, none of your memories bring me peace of mind - instrumental - Dear, if I could recall all of our times of bliss Maybe I wouldn't have to climb the walls like this I can't seem to remember the good things we tried All I now recall is how my heart hurts inside I can't seem to remember promises fulfilled But when you found another, I recall that still It's that kind of memory I can't leave behind Dear, none of your memories bring me peace of mind I'm locked in this prison and the key I can't find Cause none of your memories bring me peace of mind Freight Train Racing Down A Hill (Larry W. Jones 04/11/2008) (song#5374) Every evening at half past eight Jake the bartender does his drill Says buddy, you don't look so great But I don't care, I'm drinkin' still I'm just a freight train racing down a hill Tried one day to figure it out I quit my job, a dead end route To be a slob without a doubt This life has robbed me of love's thrill A freight train racing down a hill Second to second, minute to minute And every hour that goes by That freight train I hear beckon With loads of pain, I reckon I don't stop to wonder why Here I am when the sun goes down Having my fun and drinking Crown Her mem'ry I'm tryin' to kill A freight train racing down a hill - instrumental - Tried one day to figure it out I quit my job, a dead end route To be a slob without a doubt This life has robbed me of love's thrill A freight train racing down a hill Here I am when the sun goes down Having my fun and drinking Crown Her mem'ry I'm tryin' to kill A freight train racing down a hill Freight train racing Freight train racing A freight train racing down a hill If You Were My Cowgirl (Larry W. Jones 04/11/2008) (song#5375) If you were my cowgirl, I would trail you If you were a seed pearl, I would avail a million more If you were a wide stream, I would cross you If you were a night dream, I would toss and turn, walk the floor If you were a ranch house, I would buy you If you were my cowgirl, I would die to do cowboy chores Sometimes I can't believe my good fortune Cause I took a glance and sunshine has begun This cowboy's dream is really coming true Dear, you took a chance on a rancher's son At the dance where I fell in love with you If I were in prison, would you spring me Before the moon's risen, would you ring me up on the phone If I were in trouble, would you sing me a campfire song - instrumental - Sometimes I can't believe my good fortune Cause I took a glance and sunshine has begun This cowboy's dream is really coming true Dear, you took a chance on a rancher's son At the dance where I fell in love with you If I were a loner, would you kiss me If I were the owner, would you be my new blissful bride I would be a goner without you right here by my side If you were my cowgirl, I would trail you If you were a seed pearl, I would avail a million more If you were a wide stream, I would cross you If you were a night dream, I would toss and turn, walk the floor If you were a ranch house, I would buy you If you were my cowgirl, I would die to do cowboy chores Burned Out And Living The Blues (Larry W. Jones 04/11/2008) (song#5376) The old bar room is empty Not the way you preferred it In the dim lights, you can't see Same jukebox songs, you've heard it You're confessin' with all those clues But you ain't learned your lesson Burned out and living the blues As they turn out all the lights One light after the other You can't forget her tonight She's no longer your lover Cause you went down the wrong track She's out of town, won't be back Burned out and living the blues - instrumental - Oh, at one time you were proud She was by your side constantly And now she's lost in the crowd But she's still in your memory Neon lights won't let you sleep You fight to keep from crying While her memory you keep You might as well stop trying Old Hank Williams walked the floor Like you, he wore out his shoes Your heart can't break anymore Burned out and living the blues Burned out and living the blues Each Tear That Flows Will Grow A Rose (Larry W. Jones 04/12/2008) (song#5377) Darling, I can see the sorrow around you As a cloud of gloom around you grows Lean on me and tomorrow will be bright blue For each tear that flows will grow a rose Sweetheart, I know just why your heart is broken And mere words can't save you from your grief But darling, let me heal with words unspoken Lean on me and let love turn the leaf Deep in the darkest night of rain and thunder I will ease your pain and fears, you'll see Dear, let me loose the chains that hold you under With the tie that binds your love to me Darling, I can see the sorrow around you As a cloud of gloom around you grows Lean on me and tomorrow will be bright blue For each tear that flows will grow a rose - instrumental - Deep in the darkest night of rain and thunder I will ease your pain and fears, you'll see Dear, let me loose the chains that hold you under With the tie that binds your love to me Darling, I can see the sorrow around you As a cloud of gloom around you grows Lean on me and tomorrow will be bright blue For each tear that flows will grow a rose For each tear that flows will grow a rose Gonna Love Her Over The Radio (Larry W. Jones 04/12/2008) (song#5378) I'm gonna love her over the radio I'm gonna hear her everywhere I go Even when I go to a rodeo I'm gonna love her over the radio She sings about all of the lonely hearts She's the only girl I love on the charts Even though mine's broken, she holds the key I'm in love with her though she can't see me I'm gonna love her over the radio I'm gonna hear her everywhere I go Even when I go to a rodeo I'm gonna love her over the radio - instrumental - She sings about a love that done her wrong The same kind of things I've known all along I'm the one she sings about in her song I've been in love with that girl for so long I'm gonna love her over the radio I'm gonna hear her everywhere I go Even when I go to a rodeo I'm gonna love her over the radio I'm gonna love her over the radio I'm gonna hear her everywhere I go Even when I go to a rodeo I'm gonna love her over the radio I'm gonna love her over the radio My Cards Are All Down (Larry W. Jones 04/16/2008) (song#5380) I'm just a bronco buster, cowboy is all In my cowboy duster, heard a cowgirl call We met by the porch, neath evening purple skies That cowgirl stole my heart with her laughing eyes I took her to the dance, dancing until dawn No happier cowboy had ever been born I felt like a western king, she was my queen I borrowed some money and bought her a ring Now this cowboy's alone, my cards are all down My money is all gone, she's nowhere around As I sit on the porch, she's my heart's torch yet That cowgirl I forgive, but I can't forget - instrumental - Now this cowboy's alone, my cards are all down My money is all gone, she's nowhere around As I sit on the porch, she's my heart's torch yet That cowgirl I forgive, but I can't forget Now this cowboy's alone, my cards are all down My money is all gone, she's nowhere around I Feel Your Pain In My Heart (Larry W. Jones 04/16/2008) (song#5381) Dear, I feel your pain in my heart It's been a strain right from the start You said you once loved me, I know But you wanted free, so I let you go Yes, I feel your pain in my heart You say tears are burning you eyes You're learning to pay for your lies But even though we're far apart I still feel the flame when I hear your name Dear, I feel your pain in my heart I know it's just a waste of time To try to get you off my mind But I never was very smart Because it's true, I'm still in love with you And I feel your pain in my heart - instrumental - You say tears are burning you eyes You're learning to pay for your lies But even though we're far apart I still feel the flame when I hear your name Dear, I feel your pain in my heart I know it's just a waste of time To try to get you off my mind But I never was very smart Because it's true, I'm still in love with you And I feel your pain in my heart Yes, I feel your pain in my heart As Long As I've Been Ramblin' (Larry W. Jones 04/17/2008) (song#5382) No money for a ticket But when it's time to go I listen for the clickin' Of a freight train rollin' slow My bed is a boxcar floor But my head is feelin' fine I've been down this track before Since I was back in my prime As long as I've been ramblin' I've been about everywhere As long as I've been ramblin' I've rambled without a care - instrumental - Now, I don't pay much for rooms It don't cost me much to eat And I'm good at pushin' brooms For some kindly soul I meet Ain't much for conversation But now, that suits me just fine The hobos at the station Never ask me for a dime As long as I've been ramblin' I've been about everywhere As long as I've been ramblin' I've rambled without a care I guess I'll keep on ramblin' Just about everywhere The Second You're Gone (Larry W. Jones 04/18/2008) (song#5383) I would cry the second you're gone I would die, cause I couldn't carry on If you were to walk out tonight There'd be talk about sweet dreams out of sight The second you're gone I would be filled with emptiness And my heart would be killed from loneliness I'd be so alone I couldn't carry on The second you're gone My whole life would be full of woe Right down to my very soul, should you go If you left, something would be wrong And I know that I couldn't face the dawn The second you're gone - instrumental - I know, a lonely man I'd be If you, my dear, should ever set me free Because to your love I am drawn In love's game, I would be a useless pawn The second you're gone I would be filled with emptiness And my heart would be killed from loneliness I'd be so alone I couldn't carry on The second you're gone I'd be so alone I couldn't carry on The second you're gone I Lost My Mind When I Lost You (Larry W. Jones 04/18/2008) (song#5384) Dear, I can't get it through my brain You with another causes pain I've lost the will for someone new The planks are squeaking in the floor But I'll go walking on them more I lost my mind when I lost you I lost my mind when I lost you I'm going crazy fast, I know The past is gone, my dreams are too My life is filled with only woe I know that I'm the one to blame Now that you've gone and changed your name It cost so much more than I knew I lost my mind when I lost you - instrumental - By now I know that I should learn To stop dreaming of your return I yearn for other fool things too I still play our favorite song But dear, I just can't sing along I lost my mind when I lost you I lost my mind when I lost you I'm going crazy fast, I know The past is gone, my dreams are too My life is filled with only woe I know that I'm the one to blame Now that you've gone and changed your name It cost so much more than I knew I lost my mind when I lost you How Does It Feel When Walking In My Shoes (Larry W. Jones 04/19/2008) (song#5385) Do my kids run and hug you, does my darlin' bid you hello I don't mean to bug you, but I did have to know I've heard my friends all talking about the way I have the blues How does it feel when walking in my shoes Lately I've been thinking deeply of the moon and stars above And just how steeply I have fallen from her love Now buddy, I'm not stalking you, but an answer I could use How does it feel when walking in my shoes No, you didn't steal her from me, you just filled a vacant place I lost appeal when I lost sight of love's embrace I would still own her, but I guess I gave up the right to chose How does it feel when walking in my shoes - instrumental - Lately I've been thinking deeply of the moon and stars above And just how steeply I have fallen from her love No, you didn't steal her from me, you just filled a vacant place I lost appeal when I lost sight of love's embrace I would still own her, but I guess I gave up the right to chose How does it feel when walking in my shoes How does it feel when walking in my shoes If I Ever (Larry W. Jones 04/19/2008) (song#5386) Well, if I ever, if I ever Find somebody that's true Yeah, yeah, yeah if I ever Find somebody that's true I'm gonna stick to her like paper gets stuck to glue I called that woman up and made a movie date I was happy as a pup and said I wouldn't be late Well, I dreamed about her all the way to her home But I never dreamed that she would already be gone Well, if I ever, if I ever Find somebody that's true Yeah, yeah, yeah if I ever Find somebody that's true I'm gonna stick to her like paper gets stuck to glue - instrumental - She told me on the phone she liked my winning smile Now I'm all alone and I'm beginning to get hostile I'm wearing out the carpet walking on the floor And I swear I ain't gonna talk to her no more Well, if I ever, if I ever Find somebody that's true Yeah, yeah, yeah if I ever Find somebody that's true I'm gonna stick to her like paper gets stuck to glue Oh yeah These Arms Are Warm Enough (Larry W. Jones 04/19/2008) (song#5387) Dear, I will truly love you til the end of time And until then I'll always have you on my mind I will tell you heartfelt words of love every day These arms are warm enough to melt your cares away Dear, my heart will beat in time with yours, I promise I'll never cheat or undermine our happiness And in the wintertime with snowflakes on display These arms are warm enough to melt your cares away Darling, let your love for me grow deeply I'll never cheaply throw our love away And when old age arrives some fateful morn Love will add a new page to keep us warm - instrumental - And when old age arrives some fateful morn Love will add a new page to keep us warm Dear, my heart will beat in time with yours, I promise I'll never cheat or undermine our happiness And in the wintertime with snowflakes on display These arms are warm enough to melt your cares away These arms are warm enough to melt your cares away Full Moon Outside Of My Window (Larry W. Jones 04/20/2008) (song#5388) There's a full moon outside of my window And an empty tune of love in my heart I remember when we used to dance slow And dear, you told me that we'd never part You told me that the full moon was when you'd come back You would be the one to always dance in my arms Then all too soon I saw you leaving down that track And now my broken heart is grieving for your charms There's a full moon outside of my window And an empty tune of love in my heart Dear, I'll keep on waiting for you to show Although I know that isn't really smart - instrumental - You told me that the full moon was when you'd come back You would be the one to always dance in my arms Then all too soon I saw you leaving down that track And now my broken heart is grieving for your charms Darling, please come on back and don't be slow Back in my arms as we danced at the start There's a full moon outside of my window And an empty tune of love in my heart Never Been In A Love So True (Larry W. Jones 04/24/2008) (song#5389) Dear, I've never been so happy Never been in a love so true I've never, ever loved someone As much as I love you I'll never be sorry No mistake have I made I will never worry Our love will never fade The sweet love that you're giving Is living deep in my heart There will be no outliving Such a lovely work of art Darling, I knew when I met you My skies would be forever blue Dear, I've never been so happy Never been in a love so true - instrumental - The sweet love that you're giving Is living deep in my heart There will be no outliving Such a lovely work of art Darling, I knew when I met you My skies would be forever blue Dear, I've never been so happy Never been in a love so true Clown Behind The Tear (Larry W. Jones 04/24/2008) (song#5390) Inside every clown there's a pain That pain's inside his broken heart Inside that broken heart is rain That washes dreams right off the chart Inside those dreams lies wasted love Something a clown will always fear You're still the one I'm dreaming of Guess I'm the clown behind the tear Look at my face and you'll see the teardrop Oh, it seems so out of place on a clown And it's such a disgrace that I can't stop I guess my tears are the talk of the town - instrumental - Inside every clown there's a pain That pain's inside his broken heart Inside that broken heart is rain That washes dreams right off the chart Inside those dreams lies wasted love Something a clown will always fear You're still the one I'm dreaming of Guess I'm the clown behind the tear Inside those dreams lies wasted love Something a clown will always fear You're still the one I'm dreaming of Guess I'm the clown behind the tear Try Your Best (Larry W. Jones 04/24/2008) (song#5391) My Daddy was a common man But to me he was a strong oak tree My Daddy was a simple man Who lived by a strong philosophy Whatever you try, try your best, lad Whatever you try, try your best You'll be blessed in good times and the bad Whatever you try, try your best I saw how he dearly loved my mother She clearly was the love he preferred I could tell there'd never be another By advice he gave me in these words Whatever you try, try your best, lad Whatever you try, try your best You'll be blessed in good times and the bad Whatever you try, try your best - instrumental - My Daddy was a happy man Even when the good times turned to bad He'd smile and take me in his hands While relating blessings that he had Whatever you try, try your best, lad Whatever you try, try your best You'll be blessed in good times and the bad Whatever you try, try your best My Daddy's now gone from the hall And I sure do miss that strong oak tree But just like a song, I recall His words of wisdom that he taught me Whatever you try, try your best, lad Whatever you try, try your best You'll be blessed in good times and the bad Whatever you try, try your best You Don't Need To Be Hanging Around (Larry W. Jones 04/24/2008) (song#5392) You don't need to keep hanging around You can go, you can go, you can go Our love is through cause I'm through with you You don't need to keep hanging around You thought it was cool to treat me like a fool You know it was cruel and so low down It took me awhile to understand your style While you kept right on painting the town You don't need to keep hanging around You can go, you can go, you can go Our love is through cause I'm through with you You don't need to keep hanging around - instrumental - Many times my dear, I have thought of leaving Now I think that I'm the one to stay Love is no longer here, there's only grieving So dear, this is all I have to say You don't need to keep hanging around You can go, you can go, you can go Our love is through cause I'm through with you You don't need to keep hanging around My Old Sweetheart Is Back In Town Again (Larry W. Jones 04/25/2008) (song#5393) Each time I think I see sunny weather Every time I'm feeling better within Here comes trouble dressed in patent leather My old sweetheart is back in town again My old sweetheart comes back around For another crack at bringing me down I guess I was misunderstood The day I told that girl to leave for good For tomorrow I planned to paint the town But now I'll have to take it on the chin The weather will be sunny all around Ain't funny, my old sweetheart's back again - instrumental - For tomorrow I planned to paint the town But now I'll have to take it on the chin The weather will be sunny all around Ain't funny, my old sweetheart's back again Every time I'm feeling better within Here comes trouble dressed in patent leather My old sweetheart is back in town again My old sweetheart is back in town again I Love You More Today Than Yesterday (Larry W. Jones 04/25/2008) (song#5394) Yesterday, my dear, I said I love you Have no fear that it was just emotion You bring cheer to my life in every way Mere words can't explore my deep devotion I love you more today than yesterday Those vows you said as you stood beside me Cannot allow the good to slip away And dear, true love you have not denied me I love you more today than yesterday Tomorrow will have worries, that I know With love from you, they'll scurry far away Yesterday I knew that our love would grow I love you more today than yesterday - instrumental - Those vows you said as you stood beside me Cannot allow the good to slip away And dear, true love you have not denied me I love you more today than yesterday Tomorrow will have worries, that I know With love from you, they'll scurry far away Yesterday I knew that our love would grow I love you more today than yesterday I love you more today than yesterday One Empty Saddle (Larry W. Jones 04/25/2008) (song#5395) At the roundup we will miss him One empty saddle rode with care One fine cowboy won't exist then One empty saddle will be there Just one year ago we cowboys gathered At the roundup under Montana's sky This time his pony will be untethered One empty saddle in the sage will lie At the roundup we will miss him One empty saddle rode with care One fine cowboy won't exist then One empty saddle will be there By the campfire, we'll take inventory For one pardner, our saddened hearts will swell As we remember and tell the story Of the stampede when our young Willie fell How Willie strove to corral the longhorns Through the lightning, rain and the wind that night For young Willie, more than one pardner mourns A young cowboy, but full of manhood's might Sleep today, young cowboy fallen No more will trail dust fill your brow Prairie sod for you was callin' There'll be one empty saddle now At the roundup we will miss him One empty saddle rode with care One fine cowboy won't exist then One empty saddle will be there At the roundup we will miss him One empty saddle will be there The Night Is New (Larry W. Jones 04/25/2008) (song#5396) The night is new And just like you, so beautiful Twilight of velvet blue A clue that love should start The scene was set From the minute we met, I adored you So, beautiful lady Do your part and give me your heart With your lips so inviting I'll put it in writing, I love you You're so exciting I hope uniting of hearts isn't taboo The moon is yellow I'll be your fellow, I will If wine makes you mellow Another glass I'll fill - instrumental - With your lips so inviting I'll put it in writing, I love you You're so exciting I hope uniting of hearts isn't taboo The moon is yellow I'll be your fellow, I will If wine makes you mellow Another glass I'll fill The night is new But forever my love is true Southern Lights Over Abilene (Larry W. Jones 04/25/2008) (song#5397) When I was a lad, just a tiny Texas lad My Mama had these words for me Come son, to see the southern lights and you'll be glad They're as bright as Texas night lights will ever be Mama called them heavenly fires Flickering candles in the sky I'll never forget that heavenly Texas scene Southern lights over Abilene Southern lights over Abilene Mean home sweet Texas home to me Southern lights over Abilene Is the scene that I long to see I've been a rover all my life Many a fine sight I have seen God speed the day l'm on my way Back to Texas and Abilene - instrumental - Southern lights over Abilene Mean home sweet Texas home to me Southern lights over Abilene Is the scene that I long to see I've been a rover, coast to coast I have travelled many a mile But there's one town I miss the most Folks insist on a friendly smile Warms the heart of this Texas lad Prettiest town I've ever seen The lights at night are silver clad Southern lights over Abilene The Object Of My Devotion (Larry W. Jones 04/25/2008) (song#5398) The object of my devotion Has changed my emotion From lackadaisical to crazy ways like wine Any old time I hold her hand I'm in a daze because she's mine Now, many girls I have called mine Some thrilled me, some of them chilled me But my heart, to all I declined Now I'm acting crazy, hazy I'm in a daze because she's mine - instrumental - Now, many girls I have called mine Some thrilled me, some of them chilled me But my heart, to all I declined Now, I know this girl won't grieve me She won't leave and just leave me standing there The object of my devotion Has changed my emotion From lackadaisical to daily ways of care The object of my devotion Has changed my emotion From lackadaisical to crazy ways like wine Any old time I hold her hand I'm in a daze because she's mine Delectable Memories (Larry W. Jones 04/26/2008) (song#5399) Unrespectable tears in my eyes Undetectable fears in my heart Delectable memories are making me feel blue Impossible that I will forget Improbable to avoid regret Delectable memories of the silhouette of you For you I yearn, I wish you'd return Just so I could see you one more time But my chances are, romance of a fallen star Impossible that you will be mine Improbable that you'll be inclined But my dreams of you will never die wherever you are - instrumental - Impossible that you will be mine Improbable that you'll be inclined But my dreams of you will never die wherever you are Unrespectable tears in my eyes Undetectable fears in my heart Delectable memories are making me feel blue Impossible that I will forget Improbable to avoid regret Delectable memories of the silhouette of you When The Dew Is On The Purple Sage (Larry W. Jones 04/26/2008) (song#5400) The western sun is there to see our kiss And the summer fun that we share with bliss Dear, when the dew is on the purple sage The whippoorwill upon his prairie stage In each other's arms dear, we'll remember Today's love that we'll write on every page And as we ride along the twilight trail You will be my pride when the moon is pale Dear, when the dew is on the purple sage When we're old with age and our youth is gone Mem'ries of this summer will be our wage The first page of a love that carries on - instrumental - Dear, when the dew is on the purple sage The whippoorwill upon his prairie stage In each other's arms dear, we'll remember Today's love that we'll write on every page And as we ride along the twilight trail You will be my pride when the moon is pale Dear, when the dew is on the purple sage When we're old with age and our youth is gone Mem'ries of this summer will be our wage The first page of a love that carries on |
