Bobby Bare

[fox69]

"Homecoming"

"Homecoming"



I guess I should have written Dad to let you know that I was coming home
But I've been gone so many years I didn't realize you had a phone
I saw your cattle comin' in and boy they're looking mighty fat and sleek
I saw Fred at the service station he told me that his wife was awful sick.

You heard my record on the radio oh well it's just another song
But I've got a hit recorded Dad it'll be out on the market 'fore too long
Oh, I got this ring in Mexico you know it didn't cost me quite a bunch
When you're in the business that I'm in the people call it puttin' up a front.

I know I've lost a little weight and I guess I'm a looking kinda pale
If you didn't know me better Dad you'd think that I've just gotten out of jail
No we don't ever call 'em beer joints night clubs are the places where I work
You meet a lotta people there but no there ain't much chance of gettin' hurt.

I'm sorry that I couldn't be here with you all when Mama passed away
I was on the road and when they came and told me it was just too late
I drove by the grave to see her and boy that really is a pretty stone
I'm glad that Fred and Jan are here it's better than you being here alone.

I knew you's gonna ask me who the lady is who's sleepin' in the car
That's just the girl that works for me and man she plays a pretty mean guitar
We worked in San Antone last night she didn't even have the time to dress
She drove me in from Nashville and to tell the truth I guess she needs the rest.

Well Dad, I gotta go we got a dance to work in Cartersville tonight
Let me take your number down I'll call you and I promise you I'll write
Now you be good and don't be chasin' all those pretty women that you know
And by the way if you see Barbara Walker tell her that I said hello...

 

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"Homesick"

"Homesick"


[Bobby]

Oh, I'm so homesick
All I do is roam the street
Can't sleep at night can't eat a bite
Homesick, too homesick to eat.

I'm so homesick I'm going crazy
And I don't know what to do
Too ashamed to cry, too sick to die
Homesick to be with you.

Little by little I'm losin' my mind
'Cause I haven't been home in too long a time
But I'll be home soon I'll be home if I have to come in a box
'Cause I'm homesick, homesick for you.

I'm so homesick I'm going crazy
And I don't know what to do
Can't sleep, can't eat, just roam the street
Homesick to be with you...

 

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"Homestead On The Farm"

"Homestead On The Farm"



I wonder how the old folks are at home
I wonder if they miss me while I've gone
I wonder if they pray for their boy who went away
And left his mom and papa all alone.

You could see the catlle lowin' in the lane
You could see the fields of blue grass where I've grown
You could almost hear them cry as they kissed their boy goodbye
I wonder how the old folks are at home.

Just the village and the homestead on the farm
And the mother's love there to keep you from all harm
There's the mother's love so true and the sweetheart who loves you too
I wonder how the old folks are at home.

You could hear the catlle lowin' in the lane
You could see the fields of blue grass where I've grown
You could almost hear them cry as they kissed their boy goodbye
I wonder how the old folks are at home.

I wonder how the old folks are at home...

 

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"House Of The Rising Sun"

"House Of The Rising Sun"



There is a house in New Orleans
They call the rising sun
And it’s been the ruin
Of many poor boys
Lord I know I’m one

My mother was a tailor
Sew my old blue jeans
My daddy was a gambling man
In a town called New Orleans

The only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only he’s satisfied
Is when he’s only drunk

So mama tell your children
Never do what I have done
You live your life in pain and misery
In the house of the rising sun

I got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
And I’m going back to New Orleans
To wear the ball and chain

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the rising sun
Yea, we still got that old house in New Orleans
That we call the rising sun
Made a mess out of many old poor boys
Only God knows I’m one

 

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"Houston"

"Houston"



Well. it's lonesome in this ol' town,
Everybody puts me down
I'm a face without a name just a walking in the rain
A going back to Houston, Houston, Houston.

I got holes in both of my shoes,
Well, I'm a walking case of the blues
Saw a dollar yesterday but the wind blew it away
A going back to Houston, Houston, Houston.

I haven't eaten in about a week
I'm so hugry when I walk I squeak
Nobody calls me friend it's sad the shape I'm in
A going back to Houston, Houston, Houston.

A going back to Houston, Houston, Houston

I got a girl waitin' there for me
Where at least she said she'd be
I got a home and big warm bed
And the feather pillow for my head.

A going back to Houston, Houston, Houston.

Well, it's lonesome in this ol' town
Everybody puts me down
I'm a face without a name just a walking in the rain
A going back to Houston, Houston, Houston.

A going back to Houston, Houston, Houston...

 

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"How About You"

"How About You"



Some people worry 'bout tomorrow
Well, all my worried days are through
'Cause I just got mine all together
How about you girl, how about you?

Those loose ends have really been a draggin'
Since the day you said that we were through
But I managed to get mine all together
How about you babe, how about you?

How about your life back home with mama
Do you miss those things you've grown accustomed to
Well, I just thought I'd call to let you know I'm doing fine
And findin' lots of different things to do
How about you girl, how about you?

Well, sometimes as I sit here a thinking
About those silly things we used to do
And it stirs up some old familiar feelings
Now how about you girl, how about you?

Yeah, how about your life back home with mama
Do you miss those things you've grown accustomed to
Well, I just thought I'd call to let you know I'm doing fine
And findin' lots of different things to do
How about you girl, how about you?

How about you girl, how about you?
How about you girl, how about you?...

 

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"I Can Almost See Houston From Here"

"I Can Almost See Houston From Here"



From the cold Rocky Mountains of Denver
I can almost see Houston from here.

I saw Mary's face in that little snowflake
That fell at my feet on the ground
And I heard my old friends in that last bitter wind
That blew back memories of my hometown.

I can see the old crowd laughing so loud
Lord I miss all my loved ones so dear
From the cold Rocky Mountains of Denver
I can almost see Houston from here.

I came here to build a dream and stayed to watch it die
I was meant to fail I guess Lord knows how I tried
With this old thumb I'll get a ride
And bid a lonely last goodbye.

To the cold Rocky Mountains of Denver
For I can almost see Houston from here.

And funny how much better I can see without my pride
From the cold Rocky Mountains of Denver
I can almost see Houston from here...

 

[fox69]

"I Can't Watch The Movie Anymore"

"I Can't Watch The Movie Anymore"



Sittin' on the back row of some ole picture show
There's no villian and no hero
I see life personified upon a silver screen
Then there's nothin' what does that mean.

I've seen love all crumpled up like some old popcorn box
Lyin' used and wasted on the floor
I know the way the story ends
And I can't watch the movie anymore.

I've seen men and women love then move across the stage changin' partners
What does that say
Lives and love get tangled up and someone has to go without a reason
Look what that does.

I've seen love just melt away like ice inside a cup
Without a taste of what it was before
I know the way the story ends
And I can't watch the movie anymore.

Everything in life is like a re-run
Who am I to orchestrate the score
I've seen enough and felt too much to see it all again
And I can't watch the movie anymore...

 

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"I Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love Today"

"I Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love Today"



I don't believe I'll fall in love today
Old memories of you stand in the way
Well, I just can't make my heart find someone new
It's always much too busy loving you.

So I don't believe I'll fall in love today
'Cause if I did I'm sure I wouldn't stay
You'd just come between us like you always do
I'm sure she'd never measure up to you.

Each night I pray I'll wake at dawn
And find another in my heart and on my mind
Then I'll wake and I'll hear my poor heart say
Oh no, I don't believe I'll fall in love today.

Each night I pray I'll wake at dawn and find
And find another in my heart and on my mind
Then I'll wake and I'll hear my poor heart say
Oh no, I don't believe I'll fall in love today.

Um, um, I don't believe I'll fall in love today...

 

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"I Don't Care"

"I Don't Care"



I don't care the sun don't shine
I don't care the bells don't chime
Just as long as you love me
I don't care the tops don't spin
I don't care the gins don't gin
Just as long as you love me.

So darling, let it rain, let it snow
Let the cold north wind blow
Just as long as you love me
North or south, east or west
You know I will stand the test
Just as long as you love me.

I don't care the birds don't sing
I don't care the bells don't ring
Just as long as you love me
I don't care the world don't turn
I don't care the fire don't burn
Just as long as you love me.

So darling, let it rain, let it snow
Let the cold north wind blow
Just as long as you love me
North or south, east or west
You know I will stand the test
Just as long as you love me.

Just as long as you love me...