Jim Colyer Songs
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| THE SUN DOESN'T GO DOWN | THE SUN DOESN'T GO DOWN
The Sun Doesn't Go Down
It stays where it is The earth turns around Our planet spins Ptolemy was wrong Copernicus was right The earth's shadow's What we call night The sun doesn't rise It stays in one place Why that look of surprise On your face Middle Ages are gone It's the age of Einstein Nuclear fusion Makes the sun shine The Sun Doesn't Go Down It stays where it is The earth turns around Our planet spins Gravity's so strong Creates the stars Clouds of hydrogen Warping space/time jimcolyer.com |
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| THE THIRD WIND | THE THIRD WIND
Cousin Larry's waiting
For The Third Wind Wants it to be Like the 70s again 1977 Is his favorite year He'll be happy if The Third Wind appears The Third Wind It's gonna blow Like a hurricane Tornado Cousin Larry'll be Strong again Make a comeback In The Third Wind Cousin Larry drove A Trans Am Like Burt Reynolds He was the man Digging on ABBA Back in the day The Third Wind's coming It's on its way The Third Wind It's gonna blow Like a hurricane Tornado Cousin Larry'll be Strong again Make a comeback In The Third Wind The late 90s Brought the second wind Brought Toronto And Ukraine women The Third Wind It's gonna blow Like a hurricane Tornado Cousin Larry'll be Strong again Make a comeback In The Third Wind Jim Colyer ascap jimcolyer.com |
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| THE TIE | THE TIE
I'm wearing a tie
Bow down and worship There's no denying My superiority I'm wearing a suit Stand and salute Stand at attention I'm better than you The Tie It makes a difference It separates The winners and losers The women love it You can't deny The boss is wearing The Tie I'm wearing a tie Gimme the money Your only purpose Is to take my orders My hands remain clean Put yours in the dirt I've got it easy You do the work The Tie It makes a difference It separates The winners and losers The women love it You can't deny The boss is wearing The Tie Some people call me A talking head They wish my tie Was a noose instead The Tie It makes a difference It separates The winners and losers The women love it You can't deny The boss is wearing The Tie Jim Colyer ascap jimcolyer.com |
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| THE TRUTH - Kymberly | THE TRUTH - Kymberly
I love you
But you could never love me I finally accepted The way things are I cried a million tears Through 18 months of hell I thank God He let me come this far The Truth hurts but only for a while The Truth will set you free The Truth hurts but only for a time The Truth will set you free It's over my shoulder now Something like a hurricane The howling wind And the driving rain It's over my shoulder now It's slipping into the past The barb wire And the broken glass The Truth hurts but only for a while The Truth will set you free The Truth hurts but only for a time The Truth will set you free solo The Truth hurts but only for a while The Truth will set you free The Truth hurts but only for a time The Truth will set you free The Truth will set you free The Truth will set you free Jim Colyer ascap |
THE TRUTH - Kymberly
I always heard the truth hurts. I also heard the truth will set you free. I reconciled the paradox. I wrote The Truth coming back to Nashville in the fall of 2001. I saw a hurricane over my shoulder as tears streamed down my cheeks.
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| THE TRUTH trax | THE TRUTH trax
I love you
But you could never love me I finally accepted The way things are I cried a million tears Through 18 months of hell I thank God He let me come this far The Truth hurts but only for a while The Truth will set you free The Truth hurts but only for a time The Truth will set you free It's over my shoulder now Something like a hurricane The howling wind And the driving rain It's over my shoulder now It's slipping into the past The barb wire And the broken glass The Truth hurts but only for a while The Truth will set you free The Truth hurts but only for a time The Truth will set you free solo The Truth hurts but only for a while The Truth will set you free The Truth hurts but only for a time The Truth will set you free The Truth will set you free The Truth will set you free Jim Colyer ascap |
THE TRUTH trax
I always heard the truth hurts. I also heard the truth will set you free. I reconciled the paradox. I wrote The Truth coming back to Nashville in the fall of 2001. I saw a hurricane over my shoulder as tears streamed down my cheeks.
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| THE TRUTH vr | THE TRUTH vr
I love you
But you could never love me I finally accepted The way things are I cried a million tears Through 18 months of hell I thank God He let me come this far The Truth hurts but only for a while The Truth will set you free The Truth hurts but only for a time The Truth will set you free It's over my shoulder now Something like a hurricane The howling wind And the driving rain It's over my shoulder now It's slipping into the past The barb wire And the broken glass The Truth hurts but only for a while The Truth will set you free The Truth hurts but only for a time The Truth will set you free solo The Truth hurts but only for a while The Truth will set you free The Truth hurts but only for a time The Truth will set you free The Truth will set you free The Truth will set you free Jim Colyer ascap |
THE TRUTH vr
I always heard the truth hurts. I also heard the truth will set you free. I reconciled the paradox. I wrote The Truth coming back to Nashville in the fall of 2001. I saw a hurricane over my shoulder as tears streamed down my cheeks.
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| THE WAY THINGS ARE | THE WAY THINGS ARE
This misery and pain
Too much to bear War and poverty They're everywhere Death and disease Across the planet There's no solution Goddammit! This world was screwed up When I got here It will be screwed up When I leave here I'm not responsible For The Way Things Are I've nothing to do With The Way Things Are The Bible says sin Is the reason we suffer About lost my mind When I lost my mother It happened again When my girl friend died I take no credit For the tears we cry This world was screwed up When I got here It will be screwed up When I leave here I'm not responsible For The Way Things Are I've nothing to do With The Way Things Are If Jesus is coming I wish he'd come on My dwindling faith Is almost gone This world was screwed up When I got here It will be screwed up When I leave here I'm not responsible For The Way Things Are I've nothing to do With The Way Things Are Jim Colyer ASCAP |
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| THE WAY TO SURVIVE | THE WAY TO SURVIVE
The deeper you go
The more you see die The dead bury the dead You learn not to cry You learn not to love You learn not to care Outlive your friends Outlive your fears The Way To Survive Is to be like Spock Devoid of all feeling Cold as a rock The Way To Survive Is to shun all emotion Become a great white A shark in this ocean The sooner you see That nothing is real The quicker you'll move In for the kill Develop a taste For blood in the water Blood on the tracks Hey! Mr. Dylan! Second to second Minute to minute Even survival Has its limits The Way To Survive Is to be like Spock Devoid of all feeling Cold as a rock The Way To Survive Is to shun all emotion Become a great white A shark in this ocean The Way To Survive Is to be like Spock Devoid of all feeling Cold as a rock The Way To Survive Is to shun all emotion Become a great white A shark in this ocean jimcolyer.com |
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| THE WINDOW SLIPPED AWAY | THE WINDOW SLIPPED AWAY
We had that weekend at Panama
Making love and drinking beer So many girls available And I was so cavalier Now my radio plays that song Think it may be Luke Bryan Can't remember the title But it hits me like a bomb It captures the emotion Of losing chances for something more It captures all the feeling The regret, the remorse I should have done this or that Said those words I couldn't say I let the time go by and The Window Slipped Away The opportunity was right there When I had her in my reach Building castles in the sand Like two kids on that beach Now I wonder where she is I know she's with someone Someone who knows her worth Someone who made the move It captures the emotion Of losing chances for something more It captures all the feeling The regret, the remorse I should have done this or that Said those words I couldn't say I let the time go by and The Window Slipped Away Like a man frozen Stunned and paralyzed I let it all end Speechless and tongue-tied Music Now my radio plays that song Think it may be Luke Bryan Can't remember the title But it hits me like a bomb It captures the emotion Of losing chances for something more It captures all the feeling The regret, the remorse I should have done this or that Said those words I couldn't say I let the time go by and The Window Slipped Away The Window Slipped Away Jim Colyer ascap |
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| THE WORLD DOESN'T NEED ANOTHER SONG | THE WORLD DOESN'T NEED ANOTHER SONG
I'm sick of writing
It's all on the shelf I'm sick of words Sick of myself It's all garbage From day one The World Doesn't Need Another Song I'm sick of rhyming It's not natural Cos no one talks That way at all It's all crap It's all wrong The World Doesn't Need Another Song Billions and billions A tuneful blight Millions and millions Of copyrights I'm sick of writing It's all on the shelf I'm sick of words Sick of myself I'm sick of critiquing And being critiqued Sick of musicians They're all freaks jimcolyer.com |
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| THEY ALL DO | THEY ALL DO
I went to a doctor
A lawyer and chief They told me to work out Watch what I eat I went to a shaman A medicine man Down in Bolivia He took my hand He said I see Great things for you Then he asked for money They All Do I went to a preacher To talk about God He said he believed In the empty tomb I talked to a woman Out on the street I find that women Are hard to meet She said I don't mind Having sex with you Then she asked for money They All Do I smiled at my waitress At the Waffle House She expected a tip But I sneaked out I went to a shrink At the local VA She looked like a kid Held me at bay I sang karaoke In the local bar I have delusions Of being a star He said I see A record deal for you Then he asked for money They All Do Jim Colyer ascap jimcolyer.com |
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| THEY ALL LOVE ME | THEY ALL LOVE ME
Sharon said she lost her morals with me
She lost her morals at age fifteen Cindy said she could love me forever Forever had a way of becoming never They All Love Me Til they find out what I'm like Then they hate me For the rest of their life They All Love Me Til the truth comes out Then they see What I'm all about Carol said I was something like a god Come from Olympus, she craved my bod Anna thought I could make her a star I lied when I told her she'd go far Like the song says I'm just a gigolo They watch me come They watch me go They All Love Me Til they find out what I'm like Then they hate me For the rest of their life They All Love Me Til the truth comes out Then they see What I'm all about jimcolyer.com |
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| THEY ALL PLAY YOU | THEY ALL PLAY YOU
Leonard Cohen
was a poet Couldn't make money We all knew it Hallelujah! So he became A songwriter Shot to fame They All Play You When you die No one even Questions why Then we all Pretend t' cry They All Play You When you die Leon Russell On a tight rope Sure he did A lotta dope Died in his sleep Choked on his hair Choked on his beard Couldn't get air They All Play You When you die No one even Questions why Then we all Pretend t' cry They All Play You When you die jimcolyer.com |
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| THEY ALWAYS COME BACK (Tribute To ABBA) | THEY ALWAYS COME BACK (Tribute To ABBA)
Sunday morning
Soaking in the tub Listening to ABBA Can't get enough Those songs are classics They fade for a while But always come back They always will They Always Come Back Those four young Swedes Bjorn, Benny, Agnetha, Frida Take a chance on me They Always Come Back Super troupers from Stockholm I'll always be a fan Lay all your love on me Fernando Mamma Mia SOS Chiquitita Honey Honey Waterloo Dancing Queen Voulez-Vous They Always Come Back Those four young Swedes Bjorn, Benny, Agnetha, Frida Take a chance on me They Always Come Back Super troupers from Stockholm I'll always be a fan Lay all your love on me Yes, ABBA I love you I do, I do I do, I do, I do They Always Come Back Those four young Swedes Bjorn, Benny, Agnetha, Frida Take a chance on me They Always Come Back Super troupers from Stockholm I'll always be a fan Lay all your love on me JimColyer.com |
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| THEY ALWAYS COME OUT DIFFERENT | THEY ALWAYS COME OUT DIFFERENT
The best songs are the ones
That remain in my head Never get recorded Never get heard I've never had a hit But I don't care I write the songs I want to hear They Always Come Out Different From the way I planned Maybe it's me Maybe it's the band It's always that way Every time I go Down to Nashville To the studio I've got a stack About a mile high 2500 songs And they're all mine Don't need to co-write I write em myself Here's another one For the shelf They Always Comes Out Different From the way I planned Maybe it's me Maybe it's the band It's always that way Every time I go Down to Nashville To the studio Jim Colyer ascap jimcolyer.com |
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| THEY GROW UP SO FAST | THEY GROW UP SO FAST
They grow up so fast
That's what somebody said Truer words were never spoken Seeing your kid leave home is sad They Grow Up So Fast They Grow Up So Fast They Grow Up So Fast They Grow Up So Fast It's diapers one day It's a wedding the next Spending money like it's nothing Knowing your little girl has sex They Grow Up So Fast They Grow Up So Fast They Grow Up So Fast They Grow Up So Fast Rap: All those people out there Over seven billion worldwide 317 million in this country All races and all colors Existing in guarded harmony Young ones growing up fast Old ones dreaming of the past Integrated in a global society Time keeps marching on And now you're a grandparent Full circle, it's diaper time again Back where you started except older They Grow Up So Fast They Grow Up So Fast They Grow Up So Fast They Grow Up So Fast jimcolyer.com |
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| THEY LET YOU DOWN | THEY LET YOU DOWN
Sports figures, ball players
Selfish people for themselves They care nothing for their fans They want money, nothing else They let You Down Sooner or later They Let You Down In the end They Let You Down They don't care They Let You Down They're not your friend Music people, big singers Elvis Presley, Justin Bieber Do their concerts, out the door Leave you longing for some more They let You Down Sooner or later They Let You Down In the end They Let You Down They don't care They Let You Down They're not your friend Competition It's so fierce Dog eat dog Couldn't be worse Movie business, Hollywood They're all stars, can't be beat Buy some popcorn, find your seat Movie's over, back on the street They let You Down Sooner or later They Let You Down In the end They Let You Down They don't care They Let You Down They're not your friend Politicians, they're so shrewd Cast your vote, you'll be screwed Should've stayed outta the Bushes Stayed away from the Clintons They let You Down Sooner or later They Let You Down In the end They Let You Down They don't care They Let You Down They're not your friend jimcolyer.com |
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| THEY TOOK HIS NUMBER DOWN | THEY TOOK HIS NUMBER DOWN
THEY TOOK HIS NUMBER DOWN
They Took His Number Down Put up Country House It was a ripoff At Churchill Downs Maximum Security was undefeated Best horse by far Everybody knows The winner got cheated They Took His Number Down Baffert got into it Trump sent out a tweet The stewards really blew it They made a mistake They let us down It messed up the race Ruined the Triple Crown Something like this Happened in 68 Dancer's Image was drugged Forward Pass took his place They Took His Number Down Put up Country House It was a ripoff At Churchill Downs They'll show this race Probably from now on It's a damn shame They got it wrong Jim Colyer ascap jimcolyer.com |
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| THINGS AREN'T GOOD AT HOME | THINGS AREN'T GOOD AT HOME
When I met you, it was all kisses
Kisses and candlelight Flowers and love letters Whispers in the night The envy of our friends Now they know something's wrong And we both know Things Aren't Good At Home You blame me for your shortcomings You treat me like a fool You've made me the victim Of all your angry moods You're possessive and you're jealous When I've done nothing wrong And we both know Things Aren't Good At Home Could it be that marriage Just doesn't work anymore Could it be that even we Are headed for divorce I'm lying here beside you But I just don't belong Cos we both know Things Aren't Good At Home solo Could it be that marriage Just doesn't work anymore Could it be that even we Are headed for divorce I'm lying here beside you But I just don't belong Cos we both know Things Aren't Good At Home I'm lying to myself How can this go on Cos we both know Things Aren't Good At Home Jim Colyer ascap |
THINGS AREN'T GOOD AT HOME
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| THINGS CHANGE | THINGS CHANGE
I was married in my 30s
Thought it would last I blinked a couple times Things change so fast My son was a baby My, how he grew On his next birthday He'll turn thirty-two Things Change That's an understatement I had it all Don't know where it went Things Change From bad to worse Like shifting stars In the universe Dinosaurs, how they ruled Millions of years ago Asteroid hit the earth Laid them dinos low 13.8 billion years Back to the Big Bang That much time again This universe will end Things Change That's an understatement I had it all Don't know where it went Things Change From bad to worse Like shifting stars In the universe Deeper and deeper Everyday I keep inching Toward my grave Things Change That's an understatement I had it all Don't know where it went Things Change From bad to worse Like shifting stars In the universe jimcolyer.com |
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| THINGS COULD BE WORSE | THINGS COULD BE WORSE
He told me of
An empty tomb And how Jesus Rose from the dead He doesn't know That empty tomb Is just on paper And in his head Things Could Be Worse That's what he told me But I don't see how If you do, show me Things'll be better When Jesus lifts the curse That's what he said Things Could Be Worse When he was done He passed the plate He needed money To perpetuate The Lord's work And to buy a coat To buy a car And pay the house note Things Could Be Worse That's what he told me But I don't see how If you do, show me Things'll be better When Jesus lifts the curse That's what he said Things Could Be Worse I can't love Jesus I'm not gay I love KymBo Cos she's a babe Things Could Be Worse That's what he told me But I don't see how If you do, show me Things'll be better When Jesus lifts the curse That's what he said Things Could Be Worse Jim Colyer ascap |
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| THINGS FALL APART - Karen | THINGS FALL APART - Karen
Looking back across the years
All I see is pain I don't wanna go Through that again And though I tried to love you Tried with all my heart We're living in a world Where Things Fall Apart Now I know it's useless The end's always the same No matter how it started We're playing a losing game If I ever see you I'll look the other way I've got nothing for you That's all I can say Jim Colyer ascap |
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| THINGS START OUT GOOD | THINGS START OUT GOOD
I still remember my first girl friend
Yes, I can still see her face But I'd better not mention her name When we broke up, I was to blame I was still happy when I was 16 Then it came time to get a real job I had no gumption, didn't wanna work Laid around the house like a lazy jerk Things start out good and end up bad People start out happy and end up sad People start out young and end up old People start out living and end up dead Tried to keep my family together Thought my parents would live forever Had a hard time when my mother died Laid in bed, cried and cried Had a lot of friends when I was young We all took some things for granted Nobody knows where the time went I look in the mirror and see an old man Things start out good and end up bad People start out happy and end up sad People start out young and end up old People start out living and end up dead Sometimes I wonder what's the point Everything seems so out of joint Sometimes I wonder what's the purpose Nothing goes the way we suppose Things start out good and end up bad People start out happy and end up sad People start out young and end up old People start out living and end up dead jimcolyer.com |
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| THINK TOO MUCH | THINK TOO MUCH
I can't let myself
Think Too Much About the women Who've come and gone I gotta go forward Keep reaching out It's all uphill I must go on I can't let myself Think Too Much About my parents And how I failed I gotta be strong In these last years Find redemption Through my tears We all know What's done is done I could have been A better father I should have been A better son I can't let myself Think Too Much About my failures It's about the future I gotta go forward Keep reaching out It's all uphill I must go on JimColyer.com |
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| THIRD WIND | THIRD WIND
Got my first wind in the 70s
Ain't nobody could compete with me Got me a job, made lots of money Jumped in my car, traveled the country Now it's time for another comeback Gotta keep moving, that's a fact What I need now is a young girl friend Gonna find her with my Third Wind Got my second wind in the 90s Things were better after I retired Bought me a house, moved to Elk Creek I'm here even as we speak Now it's time to set my sights On one more round to set things right What I need now is a young girl friend Gonna find her with my Third Wind If Trump can do it So can I I'll find her Before I die Got my first wind in the 70s Ain't nobody could compete with me Got me a job, made lots of money Jumped in my car, traveled the country Having my Third Wind in the teens Leaving soon for the Ukraine What I need now is a young girl friend Gonna find her with my Third Wind JimColyer.com |
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| THIRD WORLD | THIRD WORLD
America's in a mess
Muslim in the White House Everybody knows Who I'm talking about Our nation's in debt Our military's spent This is Vietnam All over again Third World taking The United States Taking our country Without firing shots Third World coming Crossing our borders America's sinking In a new world order Courts out of control Men marrying men marijuana legal Women marrying women We've gotta act now If we've still got time Bring our troops home To their girl friends and wives Third World taking The United States Taking our country Without firing shots Third World coming Crossing our borders America's sinking In a new world order I wasn't gonna vote Until Trump got in it Maybe we can save it In the final minutes Third World taking The United States Taking our country Without firing shots Third World coming Crossing our borders America's sinking In a new world order Colyer Bushmeyer Music ascap |
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| THIS AIN'T 1969 | THIS AIN'T 1969
He's got long gray hair
Flowing down his back He likes to brag about Being at Woodstock He wears his sandals Listens to Hendrix Throws a little Cream Into the mix This Ain't 1969 This Ain't 1969 This Ain't 1969 This Ain't 1969 He's got a shaggy gray beard On his face He likes to talk about Time and space He's got a smart phone Wears cargo shorts Tries to be hip 50 years on This Ain't 1969 This Ain't 1969 This Ain't 1969 This Ain't 1969 He needs to shave Give up the dope Throw out the vinyl Clean himself up He's so far beyond The old hippie stage He'll never grow up Act his age This Ain't 1969 This Ain't 1969 This Ain't 1969 This Ain't 1969 This Ain't 1969 This Ain't 1969 This Ain't 1969 This Ain't 1969 Jim Colyer ascap jimcolyer.com |
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| THIS COULD BE ME AND YOU | THIS COULD BE ME AND YOU
I see them over by the window
Holding hands in the candlelight Gazing into each other's eyes It's so perfect, it's so right This Could Be Me And You If only you were here Not in that other city Drowning in your lonely tears If you would only leave him Do what you have to do Your love for him is gone This Could Be Me And You I see them stroll out the door Kissing underneath the stars Get in their car and leave They'll be making love for hours This Could Be Me And You If only you were here Not in that other city Drowning in your lonely tears If you would only leave him Do what you have to do Your love for him is gone This Could Be Me And You I've loved you since The day we met I love you still I want you yet This Could Be Me And You If only you were here Not in that other city Drowning in your lonely tears If you would only leave him Do what you have to do Your love for him is gone This Could Be Me And You Colyer Bushmeyer Music ascap |
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| THIS IS LIKE TORTURE | THIS IS LIKE TORTURE
She gets him down on the floor
In her Wonder Woman outfit She spanks him with her Fli-Back Cos she knows he loves it She spanks him til he laughs She spanks him til he screams She spanks him til he cries She spanks him til he creams This Is Like Torture This is like heaven This is like ecstasy This Is Like Torture He calls her Mrs. Peel Cos she knows how to avenge She's a true dominatrix Cos she gets her way with men He's just a little boy Laying across her lap She takes off her belt Uses it as a strap This Is Like Torture This is like heaven This is like ecstasy This Is Like Torture I was just a novice When she took hold of me Got my initiation In the ways of B&D This Is Like Torture This is like heaven This is like ecstasy This Is Like Torture This Is Like Torture This is like heaven This is like ecstasy This Is Like Torture Jimcolyer.com |
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| THIS IS NASHVILLE, BABY | THIS IS NASHVILLE, BABY
Let's hear some Hank
Your Cheatin' Heart Died at 29 Back of a car Let's hear some Merle Swinging Doors This is Nashville Let's hear some more This Is Nashville, Baby Home of country music Home of the legends They sure do please us This Is Nashville, Baby Need I say more? Grand Ole Opry Get on the floor Let's hear some Conway Linda On My Mind 55 number ones 70s was his time Let's hear some Cash Folsom Prison Turn it up Come on and listen This Is Nashville, Baby Home of country music Home of the legends They sure do please us This Is Nashville, Baby Need I say more? Grand Ole Opry Get on the floor Let's hear some Jones Tennessee Whiskey A daughter was born To him and Tammy Let's hear some Waylon Good Hearted Woman He was an outlaw He and Willie This Is Nashville, Baby Home of country music Home of the legends They sure do please us This Is Nashville, Baby Need I say more? Grand Ole Opry Get on the floor Jim Colyer ascap jimcolyer.com |
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