Bobby Bare

[fox69]

"Green Green Grass Of Home"

"Green Green Grass Of Home"



The old hometown looks the same
As I step down from the train
And there to meet me is my mama and my papa
And down the road I look and there runs Mary
Hair of gold and lips like cherries
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home.

Yes, they'll all come to meet me
Arms a-reaching, smiling sweetly
It's so good to touch the green, green grass of home.

The old house is still standing
Though the paint is cracked and dry
And there's the old oak tree that I used to play on
Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary
Hair of gold and lips like cherries
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home.

Then I awake and look around me
At the grey walls that surround me
And I realized I was only dreaming
For there's a guard and there's a sad old padre
Arm in arm we'll walk at daybreak
Again I'll touch the green, green grass of home.

Yes, they'll all come to see me
In the shade of that old oak tree
As they lay me 'neath the green, green grass of home...

 

[fox69]

"Guess I'll Move On Down The Line"

"Guess I'll Move On Down The Line"


[Bobby]

Stick my thumb out, catch a ride
Maybe this time I'll be satisfied
Find a new town 'bout a mile
Maybe this time I will stay a while.

Then if no one wants
This restless heart of mine
Guess I'll move on down the line
Guess I'll move on down the line.

Been to Memphis and St Joe
But I won't be goin' there no more
Seen the bright lights and the shows
Seen the people in their fancy clothes.

But I can't get use the big city wine
Guess I'll move on down the line
Guess I'll move on down the line.

Tired of ridin' trucks and trains
Tired of hobo livin', aches and pains
Need a place to settle down
Need a place to put my feet on the ground.

But till I get to rest
This restless soul of mine
Guess I'll move on down the line
Guess I'll move on down the line.

Guess I'll move on down the line...

 

[fox69]

"Hard Time Hungrys"

"Hard Time Hungrys"



There's an old man sittin' in a rented room sittin' and watchin' the wall
Tryin' to remember the good ole days and wonderin' why the kids don't call
They used to go drivin' in the summer sun when his woman was alive
Now he reads his Gideon Bible and waits for his welfare check to arrive
He got the hard time hungrys doin' the best that he can
Lord the hard time hungrys are spreadin' all over the land

There's a Tennessee housewife shoppin' in the market wearin' her last used jeans
She picks up a roast then changes her mind
Puts it back down and buys some more beans
Her old man's workin' in the filling station and what's he gonna say
When he sits down to a table full of nothin' after workin' like a dog all day
He got the hard time hungrys doin' the best that they can
I see the hard time hungrys spreadin' all over the land

A Mississippi farmer he's watchin' the sky wondering if it's gonna rain
The payment's due on the tractor Lord and the subsidy's been taken away
And in New York City a taxicab driver screams at the world outside
Cause it sure is hot and nobody's got the money for a cross town ride
Lord they got the hard time hungrys...

Now I ain't no preacher and I ain't no teacher but one thing's sure as the sun
If the dollar keeps a droppin' and prices keep a risin' the worst is yet to come
We got the hard time hungrys I feel it touchin' my hand
Lord I see the hard time hungrys spreadin' all over the land
Yes I see the hard time hungrys spreadin' all over the land

 

[fox69]

"He Was A Friend Of Mine"

"He Was A Friend Of Mine"




He was a friend of mine he was a friend of mine
He died without a penny he didn't have a dime he was a friend of mine
He died neath the midnight sun he died neath the midnight sun
His wanderin' days are over his loneliness is done
Yes he died neath the midnight sun
I have a lot of buddies in my time but he was the best buddy I ever had
The kind of friend you can lean on and turn to when times 're goin' bad
He could have been a rich man or maybe he could be the President
But he was just a friend of mine the one who had died without a cent
I soughed away and cried I soughed away and cried
Tears fell like raindrops the night my best friend died
He was a friend of mine he was a friend of mine

 

[fox69]

"He's Got The Whole World In His Hands"

"He's Got The Whole World In His Hands"



He got the whole world in his hands
The whole world in his hands
He got the whole world in his hands
He's got the whole world in his hands.

He's got the wind and rain in his hands
He's got the wind and rain in his hands
He's got the wind and rain in his hands
He's got the whole world in his hands.

He's got the sinner man in his hands
He's got the sinner man in his hands
He's got the sinner man in his hands
He got the whole world in his hands.

He got the little bitty babies in his hands
The little babies in his hands
He got the little bitty babies in his hands
He got the whole world in his hands.

He got you and me brother in his hands
He got you and me sister in his hands
He got you and me brother in his hands
He got the whole world in his hands.

He got the whole world in his hands
The whole world in his hands
He got the whole wide world in his hands
He's got the whole world in his hands.

He got the whole world in his hands...

 

[fox69]

"Healin'"

"Healin'"



Well, the wounds are finally closed and the scars they hardly show
And it don't hurt me quite as much as it did a year ago
I crossed the sea of heartache to get from there to here
Oh, but look how far I'd be in just another year.

Oh, I'm healin', oh, healin', healin'
Take some time I know
Oh, oh, healin', yes, I'm healin'
Oh Lord, I sure am feelin' slow.

Well, I've almost stopped to bleeding from this old bleeding heart
And I know the pains I'm feeling oh are gettin' far apart
God knows it still hurts me but it won't hurt quite as much
And I think I'm gonna make it if I'll hang on long enough.

'Cause I'm healin', oh, healin', healin'
Take some time I know
Oh, oh, healin', yes, I'm healin'
Oh Lord, I sure am feelin' slow.

Oh, I'm healin', yes. I'm healin'
Oh Lord, I sure am feelin' slow...

 

[fox69]

"Heaven Help My Soul"

"Heaven Help My Soul"



When the sun shines babe
It'll wake you in the morning
When the moon fades away
Then you gonna find me gone.

I'll kiss her lips so fine,
Put that ring back on her hand
Takes a lowdown son of a gun
To steal her lips from another man.

So heaven help my soul
For the bad things I've done
And the girl I thought so true
Cheatin' on a man while he's gone.

Every time I see a babe
Looking for a love to share
I fight the pain inside
But somehow I just don't care at all.

Heaven help my soul
For the bad things I've done
And the girl I thought so true
Cheatin' on a man while he's gone.

I'll kiss her lips so fine
Put that ring back on her hand
Takes a lowdown son of a gun
To steal her lips from another man.

Heaven help my soul
For the bad things I've done
And the girl I thought so true
Cheatin' on a man while he's gone...

 

[fox69]

"Hello Darlin'"

"Hello Darlin'"



Hello darlin', nice to see you it's been a long time
You're just as lovely as you used to be.
How's your new love, are you happy, hope you're doing fine?
Just to know this means so much to me.

What's that darlin', how'm I doing, guess I'm doing all right
Except I can't sleep and I cry all night till dawn
What I'm trying to say is I love you and I miss you
And I'm sorry that I did you wrong.

Look up darlin', let me kiss you just for old time sake
Let me hold you in my arms one more time
Thank you darlin', may God bless you and may each step you take
Bring you closer to the things you seek to find.

Goodbye darlin', I gotta go now, gotta try to find a way
To lose these mem'ries of a love so warm and true
And if you should ever find it in your heart to forgive me
Come back darlin', I'll be waiting for you...

 

[fox69]

"Help Me Make It Through The Night"

"Help Me Make It Through The Night"



Take the ribbon from your hair
Shake it loose and let it fall
Laying soft upon my skin
Like the shadows on the wall.

Come and lay down by my side
Till the early morning light
All I'm taking is your time
Help me make it through the night.

I don't care who's right or wrong
I don't try to understand
Let the devil take tomorrow
Lord, tonight I need a friend.

Yesterday is dead and gone
And tomorrow's out of sight
And it's sad to be alone
Help me make it through the night.

Come and lay down by my side
Till the early morning light
All I'm taking is your time
Help me make it through the night...

 

[fox69]

"Hillbilly Hell"

"Hillbilly Hell"



My friends and my mother they all like my songs
They said boy Nashville is where you belong
And I agreed the music world probably needed me
Well, Music City here I am but I don't think anybody gives a damn.

In the cold, cold heart of Tennessee
There's ten thousand dreamers just like me
With a song and a guitar and a message to tell
Come to find heaven in hillbilly hell.

Another day a watchin' the Cadillacs go past
Writin' songs in my head while I'm a pumpin' gas
Eatin' beans and wearin' jeans and sleepin' in my car
I hope the folks back home will understand
It's gonna take a little longer than I planned.

Yeah in the cold, cold heart of Tennessee
There's ten thousand dreamers just like me
With a song and a guitar and a message to tell
Come to find heaven in hillbilly hell...