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I've Come To Expect It From You
(Dean Dillon & Buddy Cannon )So upset, a nervous wreck, can't believe you said goodbye. Sit and smoke, cry and joke about these tears in my eyes. How could you do what you've gone and done to me? I wouldn't treat a dog the way you treated me, But that's what I get, I've come to expect it from you. A million times, a million lines, and I bought ‘em, every one. You don't care, you rip and tear every dream I've counted on. I guess that I should thank my unlucky stars That I'm alive and you're the way you are, But that's what I get, I've come to expect it from you. How could you do what you've gone and done to me? I wouldn't treat a dog the way you treated me, But that's what I get, I've come to expect it from you. I could raise hell, but what the hell It wouldn't do a bit of good. Pack and leave, my heart agrees; it seems to think that I should. There won't be no more next time doin' me wrong. You'll come back this time to find out that I'm gone, But that's what you get, you should expect that from me. That's what I get, I've come to expect it from you.
You Don't Know Me
(Eddy Arnold & Cindy Walker)You give your hand to me and then you say hello
And I can hardly speak - my heart is beating so
And anyone can tell you think you know me well
You don't know me.Now you don't know one who longs for you each night
And longs to kiss your lips and longs to hold you tight
You know I am just a friend
That's all I've ever been.
You don't know me.(Refrain)
I never knew the art of making love
'Til my heart yearned with love you
Afraid and shy, I let my chance go by
The chance you might have loved me too
You give your hand to me and then you say good-bye.
I watch you walk away beside some lucky guy.
To never, never know the one who loves you so.
'Cause you don't know me.(Refrain)
I Loved You Yesterday
(Lyle Lovett)Can you tell me
What you see in him
He looks just like
All of the others did
And can you tell me
If it will ever end
Can you tell me
Or do you know
I could tell you
What I saw in you
And I could tell you
Why I still see it too
And I could tell you
If you would just let me through
I could tell you
Because I know
I loved you yesterday
And I love you just the same
And none of the things you do
Could tear us apart
I loved you yesterday
And I love you just the same
When I gave myself to you
You took only my heart
Can you tell me
What he says to you
Does he tell you
The same things I used to
But can he love you
The way you want him to
Can you tell me
Or do you know
I loved you yesterday
And I love you just the same
And none of the things you do
Could tear us apart
I loved you yesterday
And I love you just the same
When I gave myself to you
You took only my heart
Yo te quise ayer
Y yo te quiero the same
And none of things you do
Could tear us apart
Yo te quise ayer
Y yo te quiero the same
When I gave myself to you
You took only my heart
Love Hurts
(Felice Bryant)
Love hurts, love scars, love wounds and mars
Any heart not tough nor strong enough
To take a lot of pain, take a lot of pain,
Love is like a cloud, holds a lot of rain .....
Love hurts ......
Oooh ...... love hurts.
I'm young, I know, but even so
I know a thing or two, I've learned from you
I've really learned a lot, really learned a lot
Love is like a stove, burns you when it's hot
Love hurts, love hurts
Some fools rave on happiness, blissfullness, togetherness
Some fools fool themselves I guess
But they're not fooling me ......
I know it isn't true, know it isn't true
Love is just a lie, made to make you blue
Love hurts ......
Oooh ...... love hurts.
Oooh ...... love hurts.
Oooh ...... love hurts.
Oooh ...... love hurts.
My Baby's Gone
Intro. (Mandolin )
(Hazel Houser)Hold back the rushing minutes make the wind lie still
Don't let the moonlight shine across the lonely hill
Dry all the raindrops hold back the sun
My world has ended my baby's goneThe milkman whistles softly as he comes up to my door
And the mailman brings the letters by just like he did before
They seem so busy all day long as though there's nothing wrong
Don't they know the world has ended my baby's goneHold back the rushing minutes make the wind lie still
Don't let the moonlight shine across the lonely hill
Dry all the raindrops hold back the sun
My world has ended my baby's goneInstrumental (Mandolin)
I wake up sometimes in the night and realize you're gone
And then I toss upon my bed and wait for day to come
I tried to tell my lonely heart it must go on alone
But it cries the world has ended my baby's goneHold back the rushing minutes make the wind lie still
Don't let the moonlight shine across the lonely hill
Dry all the raindrops hold back the sun
My world has ended my baby's gone
My world has ended my baby's goneEnding (Pedal Steel Guitar and Mandolin)
Thanks A Lot
(Eddie Miller and Don Sessions)Thanks, thanks a lot I got a broken heart that's what I got You made me cry and I cried a lot I lost your love, so honey thanks a lot You told my friends as I was passing by That you're not sorry you made me cry That's how you feel, but baby what have I lost A whole lot of trouble, so baby thanks a lot Thanks, thanks a lot I got a broken heart that's what I got You made me cry and I cried a lot I lost your love, ah honey, thanks a lot You wanted a fool, and I played the part Noow all I've got is a broken heart You warned me once, you warned me twice That your love was as cold as ice So baby thanks, thanks a lot I got a broken heart that's all I got You made me cry, I cried a lot I lost your love, honey thanks a lot Baby doll thanks, thanks a lot I got a broken heart that's all I got You made me cry, I cried a lot I lost your love, honey, thanks a lot I lost your love, honey, thanks a lot I lost your love, so honey, thanks a lot
Take These Chains From My Heart
(Hank Williams)Take these chains from my heart and set me free You`re grow cold and no longer care for me All my faith in you is gone but the heartaches linger on Take these chains from my heart and set me free Take these tears from my eyes and let me see Just a spark of the love that use to be If you love somebody new let me me find a new love too Take these chains from my heart and set me free Give my heart just a word of sympathy Be as fair to my heart as you can be Then if you no longer care for the love being there Take these chains from my heart and set me free Take these chains from my heart and set me free You`re grow cold and no longer care for me All my faith in you is gone but the heartaches linger on Take these chains from my heart and set me free
Today I Started Loving You Again
(Merle Haggard/Bonnie Owens)Today I started loving you again I'm right back where I've really always been I got over you just long enough to let my heartache mend Then today I started loving you again What a fool I was to think I could get by With only these few million tears I've cried I should have known the worst was yet to come And that crying time for me had just begun Cause today I started loving you again I'm right back where I've really always been I got over you just long enough to let my heartache mend Then today I started loving you again
What Kind Of Love
(Rodney Crowell)I'll give you the best I can give you, baby That's all I can give We'll live it the best we can live it, baby As long as we live What kind of love never turns you down What kind of love lifts you off the ground Turns your life around What kind of love makes you go out in the wind and the driving rain What kind of love runs through your heart with a pleasure so close to pain What kind of love Only this love that I have I'll show you the best I can show you, baby That's all I can show you I'll know you the best I can know you baby As long as I know you What kind of love never turns away What kind of love never makes you pay Hears you when you pray What kind of love makes you go out in the wind and the driving rain What kind of love runs through your heart with a pleasure so close to pain What kind of love Only this love that I have This love I know is all I have This love I have is all I know So I won't let go What kind of love makes you go out in the wind and the driving rain What kind of love runs through your heart with a pleasure so close to pain What kind of love Only this love that I have What kind of love Only this love that I have
Imagine That
(Justin Tubb)
(As released by Patsy Cline 5/7/62)Imagine me still lovin' you After all you've put me thru Well, I can't help it, I just do Imagine that, and that's not the half Imagine this, if you can I've stood more, more than I should stand But I'd still take you back again Imagine that, ain't that a laugh Can you believe I'd swallow my pride Well, yes, yes, I guess you can 'Cause you know you've always had my foolish heart Right in the palm of your hand So, for what it's worth to you It just don't matter what you might do 'Cause I'm still waitin' and lovin' you Imagine that, ain't that a laugh (Repeat last verse)
Crying
(Roy Orbison and Joe Melson)I was all right for a while I could smile for a while then I saw you last night you held my hand so tight when you stopped to say hello then you wished me well, you couldn’t tell that I’d been Crying over you Crying over you then you said „so long“ left me standing all alone alone and crying crying, crying, crying it’s hard to understand that the touch of your hand can start me crying I thought that I was over you but it’s true, oh so true I love you even more than I did before but darling, what can I do? oh you don’t love me and I’ll always be Crying over you Crying over you yes, now you’re gone and from this moment on I’ll be crying, crying crying, crying I’m crying, crying over you
Llroando (Crying)
(Roy Orbison and Joe Melson)
(Spanish Lyrics by Rebekah Del Rio)Yo estaba bien Por un tiempo Volviendo a sonreir Luego anoche te vi Tu mano me retoco Y el saludo de tu voz Te hable muy bien Tu sin saber Que a estado llorando Por tu amor Llorando por tu amor Luego de tu adios Senti todo mi dolor Sola y llorando Llorando No es facil de entender Que al verte otra vez Yo estoy llorando Yo que pense que te olvide Pero es verdad es la verdad Que te quiero aun mas Mucho mas que ayer Dime tu que puedo hacer No me quieres ya Y siempre estare Llorando por tu amor Llorando por tu amor Tu amor Se llevo Todo mi corazon Y quedo llorando Llorando Llorando Llorando Llorando Llorando Por tu amorCrying
(Roy Orbison and Joe Melson)I was all right for a while I could smile for a while then I saw you last night you held my hand so tight when you stopped to say hello then you wished me well, you couldn’t tell that I’d been Crying over you Crying over you then you said „so long“ left me standing all alone alone and crying crying, crying, crying it’s hard to understand that the touch of your hand can start me crying I thought that I was over you but it’s true, oh so true I love you even more than I did before but darling, what can I do? oh you don’t love me and I’ll always be Crying over you Crying over you yes, now you’re gone and from this moment on I’ll be crying, crying crying, crying I’m crying, crying over you
Whenever You Come Around
(Vince Gill)The face of an angel; pretty eyes that shine I lie awake at night wishing you were mine I'm standing here holding the biggest heartache in town Whenever you come around Chorus: I get weak in the knees, and I lose my breath Oh I try to speak but the words won't come I'm so scared to death And when you smile that smile The world turns upside down Whenever you come around I feel so helpless; I feel just like a kid What is it about you that makes me keep my feelings hid I wish I could tell you, but the words can't be found Whenever you come around Repeat Chorus And when you smile that smile The whole world turns upside down Whenever you come around Whenever you come around
¿Porqué?
(Raul Malo)¿Porqué tu me lloras así? Yo no puedo verte sufrir No sé lo que será de mí Sin tenerte a mi lado Como el fuego apagado Yo me voy a sentir No soy un hombre sín compasión Yo quiero explicarte y darte la razón Por cual nos separamos Si algún día nos encontramos Será posible de empezar de nuevo otra vez ¿Porqué tu me lloras así? Yo no puedo verte sufrir No sé lo que será de mí Sin tenerte a mi lado Como el fuego apagado Yo me voy a sentir Sin tenerte a mi lado Como el fuego apagado Yo me voy a sentirWhy?
(Translation by Michelle van Vlijmen)Why do you cry like that? I can’t bear to see you suffer I don’t know what will happen to me Without you by my side Like a burnt out fire I’m gonna feel I am not a man without feeling I want to explain and give you a reason For why we are going to part But if one day we should meet again It might be possible to start over Why do you cry like that? I can’t bear to see you suffer I don’t know what will happen to me Without you by my side Like a burnt out fire I’m gonna feel Without you by my side Like a burnt out fire I’m gonna feel
Slip Away
(Clarence Carter)What would I give for just a few moments What would I give just to have you near Tell me you would try to slip away somehow Oh I need you darling I want to see you right now Can you slip away, slip away Slip away, oh I need you so Oh love oh love, how sweet it is When you still involve it Let me tell you how sweet it is Now I know it's wrong, The things I ask you to do But please believe me darling I don't mean to hurt you But can you slip away Without him knowin you're gone Baby we could meet somewhere, Somewhere we both are not known Can you slip away, slip away, Slip away-ay-ay-ay I need you so Oh can you slip away baby I'd like to see you right now darling Can you slip away baby Cause I got to, got to see you I feel a deep burning inside Oh I wish you could slip away... (fading) Oh I wish you could slip away...
Every Little Whisper
(Steve Wariner)It's an old-fashioned feeling In a world that's gone wild It's a walk by the river On a slow summer night It's the rhythm of love Everywhere I go It's the sound of her voice here in my soul Chorus: Every little whisper, every little sigh Every time I hold her I think I'm gonna die Every time her heart beats I know that I'm alive With every little whisper, every little sigh There's this thing that she does and she don't even know I don't say a word, man I just let her go There's a smile that she saves when she lets her hair down Deep in the night there is only one sound (Repeat Chorus)
If Teardrops Were Diamonds
(Dwight Yoakam)If teardrops were diamonds And only mine were used They could pave every highway coast to coast And not be close to through If teardrops were diamonds Cold blue. If heartaches were rubies Stacked up just like stones There would be a mountain ten miles high Built by mine alone If heartaches were rubies Mine alone. You might begin to understand The price that love has to pay For being wrong --- Instrumental --- If sad thoughts were emeralds And with not counting in between Just half the ones I've had today Could turn the whole world green If sad thoughts were emeralds And the world turned green You might just get the message that There's more to loneliness Than can be seen If teardrops were diamonds And only mine were used...
If I Could Only Win Your Love
(Louvin Brothers - Charlie & Ira)If I could only win your love I'd make the most of everything I'd proudly wear your wedding ring My heart would never stray when you're away If I could only win your love I'd give my all to make it live You'll never know how much I give If I could only win your love Oh how can I ever say How I crave your love when your gone away Oh how can I ever show How I burn inside when you hold me tight If I could only win your love I'd give my all to make it live You'll never know how much I give If I could only win your love Oh how can I ever say How I crave your love when your gone away Oh how can I ever show How I burn inside when you hold me tight If I could only win your love I'd give my all to make it live You'll never know how much I give If I could only win your love
Without You
(Wylie Gustafson)On an island all alone A thousand miles away from home That's where I'd be without you Surrounded by an endless sea Not a soul to care for me That's where I'd be without you Just you and only you Can make me feel the way you do You're the rock I build upon You give me hope and keep me strong There's a place where the sun won't shine Where broken hearts don't mend with time That's where I'd be without you Just you and only you Can make me feel the way you do You're the rock I build upon You give me hope and keep me strong There's a place where the sun won't shine Where broken hearts don't mend with time That's where I'd be without you That's where I'd be without you
Vincent
(Don McLean)Starry, starry night. Paint your palette blue and grey, Look out on a summer's day, With eyes that know the darkness in my soul. Shadows on the hills, Sketch the trees and the daffodils, Catch the breeze and the winter chills, In colors on the snowy linen land. Now I understand what you tried to say to me, How you suffered for your sanity, How you tried to set them free. They would not listen, they did not know how. Perhaps they'll listen now. Starry, starry night. Flaming flowers that brightly blaze, Swirling clouds in violet haze, Reflect in Vincent's eyes of China blue. Colors changing hue, morning field of amber grain, Weathered faces lined in pain, Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand. Now I understand what you tried to say to me, How you suffered for your sanity, How you tried to set them free. They would not listen, they did not know how. Perhaps they'll listen now. For they could not love you, But still your love was true. And when no hope was left in sight On that starry, starry night, You took your life, as lovers often do. But I could have told you, Vincent, This world was never meant for one As beautiful as you. Starry, starry night. Portraits hung in empty halls, Frameless head on nameless walls, With eyes that watch the world and can't forget. Like the strangers that you've met, The ragged men in the ragged clothes, The silver thorn of bloody rose, Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow. Now I think I know what you tried to say to me, How you suffered for your sanity, How you tried to set them free. They would not listen, they're not listening still. Perhaps they never will.
Some One Like You
(Bob McDill/Dickey Lee)Others have touched me Soft in the night Others have kissed me And held me tight Good times and lovers Yes, I've had a few But I was just waiting For someone like you I have been lonely And I have been loved I've grown used to losing What I'm fondest of I can see clearly now My whole life through I was just waiting For someone like you But I never wasted A minute of my time Every road I ever took Led me to your side No, I never wasted A minute of my time Every road I ever took Led me to your side Don't it seem funny, love That I never knew I was just waiting For someone like you I was just waiting I was just waiting For someone like you
Hello Heartache
(Wylie Gustafson)
Helloooooooooooooooo heartache, just come on in. When it comes love, you know I just can't win. Hellooooooo heartache, she's gone and left me blue. But I know, I can always count on you. Here I sit, all alone again. Thinking about the way things might have been. Holding back the tears like so many times before. I can't hear you knockin' at my door. Hellooooooo heartache, just come on in. When it comes love, you know I just can't win. Hellooooooo heartache, she's gone and left me blue. But I know, I can always count on you. I resign myself to this misery. I guess happieness was never meant for me. Way down deep inside, I know have a friend. Well, hey heartache, it looks like I'm stuck with you again. Hellooooooo heartache, just come on in. When it comes love, you know I just can't win. Hellooooooo heartache, she's gone and left me blue. But I know, I can always count on you. But I know, I can always count on you.
How's The World Treating You
(Ira & Charlie Louvin)
I've had nothing but sorrow Since you said we were through There's no hope for tomorrow How's the world treating you Every sweet thing that matters Has been broken in two All my dreams have been shattered How's the world treating you Got no plans for next Sunday Got no plans for today Every day is blue Monday Every day you're away Tho' our pathways have parted To your memory I'm true Guess I'll stay broken hearted How's the world treating you Do you wonder about me Like I'm hoping you do Are you lonesome without me Have you found someone new Are you burning and yearning Do you ever get blue Do you think of returning How's the world treating you