in the South to set off my tour in the countryside But who better to set it off for me than this man right here [Kenny Rogers] Yo this Kenny Rogers chillin
You can run, you can hide never let it inside Keep livin' your life in the dark But sooner or later that gentle persuader Is gonna catch up with your
Show me a bar with a good lookin' woman then just get out of my way Turn on the jukebox, I'll show you a song you should play Sooner a later a few shots
On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere I met up with the gambler, we were both too tired to sleep So we took turns a starin' out the
While she lays sleeping I stay out late at night and play my songs And sometimes, all the nights can be so long And it's good when I finally make it home
Everyone considered him the coward of the county He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong His mama named him Tommy, but folks just called
In a bar in Toledo across from the depot On a barstool she took off her ring I thought I'd get closer so I walked on over I sat down and asked her, her
You want things your way and I want them mine And now we don't know just where you draw the line How can love survive if we keep cheers and sights? And
Lady, I'm your knight in shining armor and I love you You have made me what I am and I am yours My love, there's so many ways I want to say I love you
You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair Ruby are you contemplating, going out somewhere The shadow on the wall, tells me the
Every now and then When the world steps in Stealin' all our time away It soon takes so much We forget to touch That's when I know It's time for me to
In Cumberland, Kentucky on a cool autumn evening Billy lay in love with Marianne She was a rich judge's daughter, he was a son of a miner But that night
Pretty little baby, lying in a manger Staring at the strangers, who?ve come so many miles They were told to follow the star up in the heavens And it brought
God said, Mary pure and holy With this baby, I trust you She said, surely I'm not worthy And it scares me, but I trust you Underneath a shining star
Sweet little Jesus Boy They made You be born in a manger Sweet little Holy Child They didn't know who You were Didn't know You'd come to save us Lord
It's the Messiah It must have been something Being born in a manger With the sheep from the fields And stars shining over your head It must have been
Come and gather around at the table In the spirit of family and friends And we'll all join hands and remember this moment 'Til the season comes 'round
Just look at you sitting there You never looked better than tonight And it'd be so easy to tell you I'd stay Like I've done so many times I was so sure
