Somedays are Diamonds
Verse 1 When you asked how I’ve been here without you I’d like to say I’ve been fine and I do But we both know the truth is hard to come by And if I told the truth that’s not quite true – Chorus Some days are diamonds, some days are stones Sometimes the hard […]
I Walk the Line
Verse 1 I keep a close watch on this heart of mine I keep my eyes wide open all the time I keep the ends out for the tie that binds Because you’re mine, I walk the line — Verse 2 I find it very, very easy to be true I find myself alone when […]
Copperhead Road
[Verse 1] Well, my name’s John Lee Pettimore Same as my daddy and his daddy before You hardly ever saw Grandaddy down here He only come to town about twice a year He’d buy a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line Everybody knew that he made moonshine — Now, the revenue man wanted […]
You are My Sunshine
[Verse 1] The other night dear, as I lay sleeping I dreamed I held you in my arms When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken So I bowed my head and I cried — [Chorus] You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are gray You’ll never know, dear, how […]
Back Home Again
Verse There’s a storm across the valley Clouds are rolling in The afternoon is heavy on your shoulders There’s a truck out on the four lane A mile or more away The whining of his wheels just makes it colder — Verse 2 He’s an hour away from riding On your prayers up in the […]
Seven Spanish Angels
Verse 1 He looked down into her brown eyes And said, “Say a prayer for me” She threw her arms around him Whispered, “God will keep us free” — They could hear the riders comin’ He said, “This is my last fight If they take me back to Texas They won’t take me back alive” […]
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Verse 1 I grew up dreamin’ of bein’ a cowboy And lovin’ the cowboy ways Pursuin’ the life of my high-ridin’ heroes I burned up my childhood days — I learned all the rules of a modern-day drifter Don’t you hold on to nothin’ too long Just take what you need from the ladies, then […]
Me and Bobby McGee
Verse 1 Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin’ for a train When I’s feelin’ near as faded as my jeans Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained And rode us all the way into New Orleans — I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana I’s playin’ soft while Bobby sang […]
Country Roads
[Verse 1] Almost Heaven, West Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River Life is old there, older than the trees Younger than the mountains, growing like a breeze — [Chorus] Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain mama Take me home, country roads — [Verse 2] All my memories gather […]
The Gambler
[Verse 1] On a warm summer’s evenin’ on a train bound for nowhere I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to sleep So we took turns a-starin’ out the window at the darkness ‘Til boredom overtook us and he began to speak — [Verse 2] He said, “Son, I’ve made a […]