Willie Nelson

"Old Friends"

"Old Friends"



Old friends pitching pennies in the park
Playing croquet till it's dark old friends mhm old friends
Oh old friends swapping lies of life and loves
Pitching popcorn to the doves old friends mhm old friends
Old friends looking up to watch the birds
Holdin' arms to climb a curb old friends mhm old friends

Old friends Lord when all my work is done
Bless my life and grant me one old friend just one old friend

"Ole Buttermilk Sky"

"Ole Buttermilk Sky"


Ole buttermilk sky I'm keepin' my eye peeled on you
What's the good word tonight are you gonna be mellow tonight
Ole buttermilk sky can't you see my little donky and me
We're as happy as a christmas tree headed for the one I love
I'm gonna pop her the question that question do you Darling do you do
It'll be easy so easy if I can only bank on you
Ole buttermilk sky I'm telling you why now you know
Keep it in mind tonight keep brushing those clouds from sight
Ole buttermilk sky you don't fail me when I'm needing you most
Hang a moon above her hitching post and hitch me to the one I love
You can if you try don't tell me no lie
Will you be mellow and bright tonight buttermilk sky
[guitar]
Ole buttermilk sky you don't fail me...
Will you be mellow and bright tonight buttermilk sky

"On The Street Where You Live"

"On The Street Where You Live"



I have often walked down the street before
But the pavement always
Stayed beneath my feet before

All at once am I
Several stories high
Knowing I'm on the street where you live

Are there lilac trees
In the heart of town?
Can you hear a lark in any other part of town?

Does enchantment pour
Out of every door?
No, it's just on the street where you live

And oh, the towering feeling
Just to know somehow you are near
The overpowering feeling
That any second you may suddenly appear

People stop and stare
They don't bother me
For there's no where else on earth
That I would rather be

Let the time go by
I won't care if I
Can be here on the street where you live

People stop and stare
They don't bother me
For there's no where else on earth
That I would rather be

Let the time go by
I won't care if I
Can be here on the street where you live
Let me be on the street where you live

"On The Sunny Side Of The Street"

"On The Sunny Side Of The Street"



Grab your coat and get your hat leave your worry on the doorstep
Just direct your feet to the sunny side of the street
Can't you hear a pitter pat and that happy tune is your step
Life can be so sweet on the sunny side of the street
I used to walk in the shade with those blues on parade
But I'm not afraid this rover crossed over
If I never have a cent I'll be rich as Rockefeller
Gold dust at my feet on the sunny side of the street

I used to walk in the shade with those blues on parade
But I'm not afraid this rover crossed over
If I never have a cent I'll be rich as Rockefeller
Gold dust at my feet on the sunny side of the street

"Once Alone"

"Once Alone"



I'm so tired of all this trouble now aren't you
We've tried and failed to make our dreams come true
It seems that we had dream worlds all our own
So don't you think that we should try it once alone
Life's too short to spend it feeling blue
And it's not too late our dreams could still come true
But before our chance for happiness is gone
Don't you think that we should try it once alone
It's not your fault and neither is it mine
It seems that we're just victims of the times
It's not that I don't love you cause I do
But love alone can't make a dream come true
I suppose that we'll survive the parting tears
We've survived so many others through the years
But before our chance for happiness is gone
Don't you think that we should try it once alone

"Once In A While"

"Once In A While"



Once in a while will you try to give one little thought to me
Though someone else maybe nearer your heart

Once in a while will you dream of the moments I shared with you,
Moments before we two drifted apart.

In love's smoldering ember, one spark may remain,
If love still can remember the spark may burn again.

I know that I'll be contented with yesterday's memory,
Knowing you think of me once in a while.

"Once More With Feeling"

"Once More With Feeling"



Once more with feeling once more with feeling
Won't you hold me till the night fades into day
Once more with feeling once more with feeling
Hold me close don't let this feeling go away

Sometimes myself runs back to you
I just can't tell me what to do
But I remember when all wrapped up tight within
The shelter of my arms you used to stay
Once more with feeling...
Once more with feeling...

"Once You're Past The Blues"

"Once You're Past The Blues"


I told myself i needed the blues
like i need a loaded pistol at my hip
but the blues help me to get over you
and now i´m seeing blue skies up ahead

sometimes the blues are necessary
though they´re quite a load to carry
when the nights are long and weary
and your heart is torn in two

i couldn´t take what you were giving
i thought that i was tired of living
life gets better once you´re past the blues

[instrument interlude]

i´m not recommending the blues
i´m just saying how they work for me
anyway what is there left to lose
except what little´s left of sanity

sometimes the blues are necessary
though they´re quite a load to carry
when the night is long and weary
and your heart is torn in two

i couldn´t take what you were givin
thought that i was tired of living
life gets better once you´re past the blues
life gets better once you´re past the blues

"One Day At A Time"

"One Day At A Time"



I live one day at a time I dream one dream at a time
Yesterday's dead and tomorrow is blind and I live one day at a time
I guess that's your surprise to see me back at home
But you know how much I miss you when I'm gone
But don't ask how long I planned to stay it never it crossed my mind
I live one day at a time
See that sparrow fly across the cloudy sky
Searching for a hatch of sunlight so am I
I wish I didn't have to follow and perhaps I want in time
But I live one day at a time
I live one day at a time I dream one dream at a time
Yesterday's dead and tomorrow is blind and I live one day at a time
And I live one day at a time