I spent last night in the arms Of a girl in Louisiana And though I'm out on the highway My thoughts are still with her A strange combination of a woman
I'm sitting fancy free, because she was to go She's tired of loving me, she told me so I guess she don't know just how much she means to me But along
When I get tired and a little lonely The worlds turned it?s cold back on me When I?m about to swear I ain?t got a friend left to my name Instead of sinking
Some people say that this ole time religion It's just a thing of the past But in this modern day that we're livin' It's the only thing that will last
Worked all his life in the rail yards Summer heat, winter cold He sits by the fire, now he?s retired But he don?t really feel all that old She comes
I love you so much, it hurts me Darling, that's why I'm so blue I'm so afraid to go to bed at night Afraid of losing you I love you so much, it hurts
You can't sit around waiting for the path to glory You gotta get movin' to tell your story The bigger they come, the harder they fall From the littlest
Here in the day, here in the light All I can see is you last night Lit by the moon still by my side Loving arms open wide And the love that comes over
Sometimes we're friends Sometimes we're strangers And though there are tears There's always love It hurts when you cry From words thrown in anger Warm
Folks call me a maverick Guess I ain't too diplomatic I just never been the kind to go along Just avoidin' confrontation For the sake of conformation
Lay your head down on my shoulder I won't let the night get colder I'll protect you, I'll be keepin' Trouble far from where you're sleepin' Until you
It's the way you kiss me when we're walkin' down the street It's the words you whisper when we're driftin' off to sleep A certain way you touch me, the
I hear a rooster crowin' It's a frosty mornin' I can almost see the sign Goin' so fast I can't stop I'm just a stones-throw from Little Rock Headin' for
Once a man whom we know as the Son of God Hung upon a cruel tree He suffered pain as no mortal man He took my place, He did it all for me. When I step
I wish you could have turned my head and left my heart alone Ever since I met you, baby, you have done me wrong You walk by and you shake that thing and
The good Lord made man, then he rested for a little while Said look what I've done, ain't he pretty, then he cracked a smile I'll watch him grow, I'll
She got up and made her coffee got ready for the office Put her makeup on and prayed she wouldn't cry He hid behind his paper he didn't want to face
When I was a young boy, I would dream about life And wonder just how sweet it would be Baby, I got lucky when I met you that night Now, you'll always