: Well I met the man in Montgomery, Alabama I was waiting on a bus and he was shining shoes And I heard him say: I'm a shoeshine man Number one in the
up at me and said mox-nix (Which means that he was not overly concerned with my health) Next thing I knew he had a switchblade knife Lord I didn't know
knew he used to pick up in Ohio with a five-piece band Clayton used to tell me, "Son you better put that old guitar away, There ain't no money in it,
say that his truck is up for sale They say she took it pretty hard But you can't tell too much behind the veil. Well, listen ain't that pretty When the
his mind On old dogs and children and watermelon wine Ever had a drink of watermelon wine he asked He told me all about it though I didn't answer back Ain't
my heartaches. And I know that Jesus ain't gonna' forsake me now. (Chorus) We can't afford any fancy preachin'. We can't afford any fancy church. We can't
: I love little baby ducks, old pick-up trucks, slow-moving trains, and rain I love little country streams, sleep without dreams, sunday school in may
nights are filled with dreams of a man named smilin' jack That was her daddy's name and that's all she ever knew Ravishing ruby ain't got time for guys
: Country is sittin' on the back porch listen to the whippoorwills late in the day Country is mindin' your business helpin' a stranger if he comes your
song is driving me crazy... I love that part about break my heart and baby please come home And I love that line about hurtin' my mind and my beer ain't
too Oh it's a hard cut to take when you raised every hand but you do Well I'm not complainin' it ain't like a Joker to cry Oh it won't do to cheat cause
: He was an old-time cowboy, don't you understand his eyes were sharp as razor blades his face was leather tan his toes were pointed inward from a-hangin
sixpack I thought you were gonna cry Your man loves you honey and I don't know what else to say Your man loves you honey but you can't change my ways
: When the TV won't work and your toys fall apart And you have a sad feeling deep in your heart You wanna go out but it's rainin' out there I want you
: In some of my songs i have casually mentioned The fact that i like to drink beer This little song is more to the point Roll out the barrel and lend
love my daddy but it's breaking up our home She got Jesus on the radio and daddy on the phone Mama don't like drinkin' and she don't understand Daddy
lost a little weight, I guess I am looking kind of pale If you didn't know me better, Dad, you'd think that I'd just gotten out of jail No, we don't ever
Well her daughter came home one afternoon and didn't even stop to play She said, "Mom, I got a note here from the Harper Valley P.T.A." The note said