One time I spent a week inside a little country jail And I don't guess I'll ever live it down I was sittin' at a red light when these two men came and
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
they 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
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
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
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
on the run Like a fox, like a fox, like a fox on the run Now everybody knows the reason for my fall A woman tempted me down in paradise hall This woman
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
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
and 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
looked 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
Ain't it strange how people change, and almost overnight Who once was a country girl is now a socialite We're proud for you, but when you're through
I 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
That 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
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
you mine You show me your heart and I'll show you mine I'm weak and I'm uncertain in fact I'm still hurtin' And hurt put on hurt just won't heal So make
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
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
