Yeah, i remember it now, we were kids back then livin' down on the farm
We were told that the city could only bring us harm
"how far is the city?" somebody said, and "oh, that's a gre

one_of_the_mysteries_of_life

If I were you, I wouldn't waste my time
You can't answer all the questions in your mind
Love is love and you can't make it right
It's one of the mysteries of life

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lovin’_arms


the_year_that_clayton_delaney_died

I remember THE YEAR
THAT CLAYTON DELANEY DIED
They said for the last two weeks
That he suffered and cried
It made a big impression on me
Although I was a barefoot ki

a_bar_with_no_beer

The beachcomber works by the ocean all day
He gets what the tourists and the sea throw away
He's hot and he's thristy and the words hurt his ears
When they tell him he stopped i

i_washed_my_face_in_the_morning_dew

The first strange town I was ever in
The county was hangin' a man
Nobody cared if he lived or died
And I just didn't understand

So I washed my face in the morning d

way_we_were

Memories light the corners of my mind
Misty water colored memories of the way we were
Scattered pictures of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we gave to one another for the way w

ballad_of_forty_dollars

The man who preached the funeral
Said it really was a simple way to die ...
He laid down to rest one afternoon
And never opened up his eyes ...
They hired me and Fred and

your_man_loves_you_honey

Had my golf clubs on my shoulder when you saw me first today
Wearin' my old army sweater that you thought you threw away
And when you saw me standin' there you shook your head and sig

little_brown_suitcase

A little brown suitcase at the top of the stairs
Not much to start with and worse for the wear
Mama said Virgil let's thow that away he said no it might come in handy some day
W

faster_horses

He was an old time cowboy don't you understand
His eyes were sharp as razor blades his face was leather tanned
His toes were pointed inward from a hangin' on a horse
He was an o

halloween_is

How would yopu like to be scared right out of your socks
Whether or not you're wearin' socks
How would you like to be frightened out of your room
With some big scary something o

last_hard_town

Woke up on a bus and heard the driver say
Friends fill it up with No 2
Wondered where I was and wondered what today
Would be demanding me to do
It's not for me the last ca