Ronnie Milsap

[fox69]

"Better Off With The Blues"

"Better Off With The Blues"


Oh, now since you've been gone I've had time to myself
I haven't even tried to find somebody else
When you told me you were leaving you know it almost came as good news
It may sound funny but it's true I think I'm better off with the blues.

Listen, I must admit that I miss you sometimes
Not a day goes by baby that you don't cross my mind
But at the same time I think of all the hell you put me through
And it's the lesser of two evils I guess I'm better off with the blues.

You know someday I'm gonna wake up and these blues will be gone
And I'll forget about you and the way you did me wrong
But if you had stayed I'd be dead in my tracks
You know I still love you baby but I sho' don't want you back, no no.

Oh, tonight I'm gonna go down to the sad site of town
Sit there by myself and just start pourin' 'em down
And I'll know just what to say when someone asks about you
I'll say, yeah, we had a good time but I think I'm better off with the blues, yeah.

I said woman if I had to choose I think I'm better off with the blues, yeah...

 

[fox69]

"Borrowed Angel"

"Borrowed Angel"


Her fingers feel so gentle with her hand in mine
Her hair feels like silk on my arm
Her lips tell me so tenderly she's mine alone
Until we part tonight and she goes home.

Borrowed angel belongs to someone else
I love my borrowed angel, I just can't help myself
That ring on her finger don't belong to me
But she loves me and I know she'll save some borrowed time for me.

I wish that I could have her more than just tonight
We can't go on like this it isn't right
When that lonesome feeling comes knocking on my door
I'll call my borrowed angel to ease the pain once more.

Borrowed angel belongs to someone else
I love my borrowed angel, I just can't help myself
That ring on her finger don't belong to me
But she loves me and I know she'll save some borrowed time for me.

But she loves me and I know she'll save some borrowed time for me...

 

[fox69]

"Branded Man"

"Branded Man"


I'd like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am
But they won't let my secret go untold
I paid the debt I owed 'em but they're still not satisfied
Now I'm a branded man..out in the cold.

When they let me out of prison I held my head up high
Determined I would rise above the shame
But no matter where I'm living a black mark follows me
I'm branded with a number on my name.

I'd like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am
But they won't let my secret go untold
I paid the debt I owed 'em but they're still not satisfied
Now, I'm a branded man out in the cold.

If I live to be a hundred I guess I'll never clear my name
'Cause everybody knows I've been in jail
But no matter where I'm living I've got to tell them where I've been
Or they'll send me back to prison if I fail.

I'd like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am
But they won't let my secret go untold
I paid the debt I owed 'em but they're still not satisfied
Now, I'm a branded man out in the cold.

Yes, I'm a branded man out in the cold...

 

[fox69]

"Bronco Billy"

"Bronco Billy"


Each night in the spotlight I become ev'rybody's friend
With my fast guns and fast horses
Then its fast girls and Sloe gin
The Wild West Show is over and the Big Top's coming down
Another day, another dollar, then it's on to another town

So dream on, Bronco Billy
It's one hell of a life you chose
Keep those spurs a jinglin'
'Cause ev'ry cowboy knows
When you saddle your last pony
He'll be callin' by and by
And you'll ride that final round up
For the Big Boss in the sky

Now the paint is peeling from the old carousel
Feeling kind of faded
And my sequin shirts don't fit as well
But when I see those little buckaroos waiting for me to begin
The years roll back and Bronco Billy becomes just a kid again

So dream on, Bronco Billy
It's one hell of a life you chose
Keep those spurs a jinglin'
'Cause ev'ry cowboy knows
When you saddle your last pony
He'll be callin' by and by
And you'll ride that final round up
For the Big Boss in the sky

 

[fox69]

"Brothers, Strangers And Friends"

"Brothers, Strangers And Friends"


With her long auburn hair and her baby blue eyes
She tears down the strongest of men
The curves of her body have tempted the passions
Of my brothers, strangers and friends.

But my baby's in love with living for me
And she lets them know where they stand
I know she'd be angry, if she knew the feelings
Of my brothers, strangers and friends.

She's been kissed, she's been loved
She's been touched by them all but not by their lips or their hands
While they burn with envy I almost feel sorry
For my brothers, strangers and friends.

But my baby's in love with living for me
And she lets them know where they stand
I know she'd be angry if she knew the feelings
Of my brothers, strangers and friends.

I know she's be angry if she knew the feelings
Of my brothers, strangers and friends...

 

[fox69]

"Busiest Memory In Town"

"Busiest Memory In Town"


You're with me from my first cup of coffee
Right up till that last beer goes down
You're on my mind so I can't sleep till morning
You're the busiest memory in town

Had a drink last night with your new love
But then he mentioned a few more you'd found
So we drank a toast to the next one
And the busiest memory in town

Babe, sometimes you simply amaze me
With how fast you spread that heartache around
It must be hello, I love you, I'm leaving
You're the busiest memory in town

If there's a place where all broken hearts go
You'll be their queen, yes, you'll wear their crown
The whole east side is walking the floor tonight
You're the busiest memory in town

The whole east side is walking the floor tonight
You're the busiest memory in town

 

[fox69]

"Button Off My Shirt"

"Button Off My Shirt"


I've heard the word going 'round town
They say that you're making a fool out of me
Baby it took me some time to come 'round
To realize you were not what you seem
Each day's passing the clock's been my friend
Helped me get back on my feet again
Like a button off my shirt
Just an everyday distraction
You'd be over reacting if you think that I still hurt
You're just a button off my shirt and someday I will replace you

I don't care what I have lost
You got what you deserve
I was down, down, down..I was down
I'm not the first and I won't be the last
To make the mistake of believing in you
I don't intend to live in the past
Just like they say..some you win, some you lose
You never loved me and you made it plain
Now it's my turn and I'm playing your game
Like a button off my shirt
Just an everyday distraction
You'd be over reacting if you think that I still hurt
You're just a button off my shirt and some day I will replace you

I don't care what I have lost
You got what you deserve
Love and affection
You started changing directions
You threw it away
Girl, you threw it away
You never loved me and you made it plain
Now it's my turn to make you understand
Like a button off my shirt
Just an everyday distraction
You'd be over reacting, if you think that I still hurt
You're just a button off my shirt, and someday I will replace you
I don't care what I have lost
You got what you deserved
Like the button off my shirt
Just an everyday distraction
You'd be over reacting if you think that I still hurt
You're just a button off my shirt and someday I will replace you
I don't care what I have lost you got what you deserved
Like a button off my shirt
Just an everyday distraction
You'd be over reacting, if you think that I still hurt
You're just a button off my shirt and someday I will replace you

 

[fox69]

"Carolina Dreams"

"Carolina Dreams"


I can smell the pines, sweet Carolina's on my mind
I still feel that mountain breeze, whisperin' through the trees
Tears fell from her eyes, I held her as we said goodbye
She knew I didn't want to go but here I am tonight alone.
Dreaming Carolina dreams in Tennessee
And someday soon I'll have her here with me
Until then she knows I miss her and tonight I'll go to sleep
Dreaming Carolina dreams in Tennessee.
The cotton mill shut down, they laid off folks for miles around
I had to leave to find some work, the hardest part was leaving her
Nashville Tennessee, it'd be beautiful if she was with me
But alone it's just another place till I close my eyes and see her face.
I'm dreaming Carolina dreams in Tennessee
And someday soon I'll have her here with me
Until then she knows I miss her and tonight I'll go to sleep
Dreaming Carolina dreams in Tennessee.
Though we're miles apart we're sharing the same moon
When it's shining on her it's shining on me too.
I'm dreaming Carolina dreams in Tennessee
And someday soon I'll have her here with me
I'm dreaming Carolina dreams
Carolina dreams, Carolina dreams...

 

[fox69]

"Christmas In Dixie"
(originally by Alabama)

"Christmas In Dixie"
(originally by Alabama)



By now in New York City
There's snow on the ground
And out in California
The sunshines' falling down
And maybe down in Memphis, Graceland's all in lights
And in Atlanta, Georgia, there's peace on earth tonight.

Christmas in Dixie, it's snowing in the pines
Merry Christmas from Dixie to everyone tonight.

Its windy in Chicago
The kids are out of school
There's magic in Motown
The city's on the move
In Jackson, Mississippi to Charlotte, Caroline
And all across the Nation, it's a peaceful Christmas time.

Christmas in Dixie, it's snowing in the pines
Merry Christmas from Dixie, to everyone tonight
And from Fort Payne, Alabama.

[Spoken:]
God bless you all, We love ya,
Happy New Year, Good night, Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas tonight...

 

[fox69]

"Civil War"

"Civil War"


It's another day of blue and gray
Since we made our home a battleground
We've drawn the line
You're on the north side
For now, the south side bedroom's mine
Well, it's sister against brother
Friend against lover
It's sad to say but pride's the tie that binds
Tell me, what are we fighting for
Nobody's gonna win this civil war.
The state of our union
Is one of confusion
We're throwin' words like ragin' cannonballs
And, there's no mistaking
It's our own lives we're taking
We've let our hearts become stone walls
And, we'll never surrender,
So we might as well just end here
And declare our independence once and for all
Tell me what are we fighting for
Nobody's gonna win this civil war.
Tonight Atlanta's burning
Precious memories are going up in flames
Where once stood pillars of strength
Only ashes remain
Oh it's sister against brother
Friend against lover
Who'd have ever thought forever'd end this way
Tell me, what are we fighting for
Nobody's gonna win this civil war.
Oh, tell me what we're fighting for
Nobody's gonna win this civil war...