Bobby Bare

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"I'm Not A Candle In The Wind"

"I'm Not A Candle In The Wind"



'Neath your feet you feel your world is shaking
And your dreams slowly sifting through your hands
But there's a place you'll never be forsaken
I'm a warm fire a burning not a candle in the wind.

Life can be a silver river winding
With a dark side a waiting round the bend
But for you a light is always shining
'Cause I'm a warm fire a burning not a candle in the wind.

And I'll be waiting here with arms that ache to hold you
Till forever turns around and starts again
Should you need someone who'll never harm you
I'm a warm fire a burning not a candle in the wind.

Yes, I'll be waiting here with arms that ache to hold you
Till forever turns around and starts again
Should you need someone who'll never harm you
I'm a warm fire a burning not a candle in the wind...

 

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"I'm So Afraid Of Losing You Again"

"I'm So Afraid Of Losing You Again"



Sometimes I want to throw my arms around you
Then I tremble at the thought of giving in
Because I know how much it cost to love you
I'm so afraid of losing you again.

Being close to you revives the sorrow
That wakes me up and tells me I can't win
I'd love to wake up in your arms tomorrow
But I'm so afraid of losing you again.

If heaven word to hear my heart's confession
Wanting you would be my greatest sin
And I'm glad that you're no longer my possession
Cause I'm so afraid of losing you again.

Being close to you revives the sorrow
That wakes me up and tells me I can't win
I'd love to wake up in your arms tomorrow
But I'm so afraid of losing you again.

I'd love to wake up in your arms tomorrow
But I'm so afraid of losing you again...

 

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"I've Been Rained On Too"

"I've Been Rained On Too"



If you're afraid to touch my hand it's all right I understand
All the changes you've been through I've been rained on too
You don't know you can be sure believe me I've been there before
Trusting me that's all you knew but I've been rained on too.

Like you I've really loved someone only to be walked upon
And by your lonely look I see you'd been rained on just like me
But I have made it through the storm so I know where you're coming from
I'll take special care of you I've been rained on too
I've been rained on too.

 

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"I've Got A Thing About Trains"

"I've Got A Thing About Trains"


I get a sad kind of feeling
When I see a passenger train
In this fast movin' world we live in
Nobody rides them much these days.

Oh, maybe I'm just sentimental
'Cause I know that things have to change
But I still like to go for a train ride
'Cause I've got a thing about trains.

Train, train, train
You're out of place these days
But you've had your days of glory
Train, train, train.

Train they say you're too slow for travelin'
But I'm gonna miss you some day
When my little boy says daddy
What was it like to ride a train?

I'll say it was a good way to travel
When things didn't move quite so fast
And I'm sorry that you can't ride one
But trains are the thing of the past.

Train, train, train,
You're fading from the scene
But I'm gonna mourn your passing
Train, train, train.

So if you're tired of people and buildings
Weary of worry and strain
Then you ought to go on a train ride
And look out the window at things.

Go for a ride down to Memphis
The night train is still right on time
But I read in the papers this mornin'
Next week they're gonna take it off the line.

Train, train, train
Blow your whistle proudly and loud
As you roll to your place in hist'ry
Train, train, train.

I've got a thing about trains...

[Narrative by Bobby spoken after song:]
(He'll fly till he finds that old gang of mine)
They call me a city boy and that's right I'm from New York the big city
It didn't seem so big to me though before I went into the service
The city to me was mostly the neighborhood where I grew up
And the kids I grew up with.

 

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"I've Lived A Lot In My Time"

"I've Lived A Lot In My Time"



I've lived a lot in my time.

I once had a mansion and lived in my glory
But now I'm down to my last dime
I once had a sweetheart but I was unfaithful
Yes, I've lived a lot in my time.

I fought the Grim Reaper down in the dark valley
I prayed when the sun wouldn't shine
I've looked through the bars of a cold lonely prison
Oh, I've lived a lot in my time.

I've been a soldier and I've been a rambler
I once thought that everything was fine
I've hoed in the cornfield I've picked in the cotton
Yes, I've lived a lot in my time.

I've walked with our Master down in the dark valley
And wonderful peace I did find
BBut now some day I'll journey to Eden's green pastures
Oh, I've lived a lot in my time.

I've lived a lot in my time...

 

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"I've Never Gone To Bed With An Ugly Woman"

"I've Never Gone To Bed With An Ugly Woman"



I've served my time losing track of the wine
Looking through red eyes at the blues
Holdin' on 'til the very last song
Tryin' to make up my mind who to choose.

Chasing a dream in a whisky world
Down the neon avenue
And I've never gone to bed with an ugly women
But I've sure woke up with a few.

Ain't it funny how liquor and the flicker of a candle
Make you see it from a different view
Oh, I've never gone to bed with an ugly women
But I've sure woke up with a few.

I've met more than one morning lyin' there
Groanin', cryin', "Lord what did I do?"
Hangin' my head as I slipped from her bed
Tryin' hard not to leave any clues.

When I start out the evening I'm being selective
But I'll take anything after two
No, I've never gone to bed with an ugly women
But I've sure woke up with a few.

Ain't it funny how liquor and the flicker of a candle
Make you see it from a different view
Oh, I've never gone to bed with an ugly women
But I've sure woke up with a few.

No, I've never gone to bed with an ugly woman
But I sure woke up with a few...

 

[fox69]

"If That Ain't Love"

"If That Ain't Love"



Baby I'm sorry I done you like that
I called you a name and I gave you a wack
I spit in your eye and gave your wrist a twist
And if that ain't love what is

In front of your apartment I waited all night long
To see who you'd come home with and if he done you wrong
Then I slapped your face and I stepped on his
And if that ain't love what is

I called up the police swore that you stole my car
Showed some naked pictures of you down at the bar
Pointed out the part of me you used to kiss
And if that ain't love what is

If that ain't love then a Cadillac ain't a car
And if you'd rather be with him than me
You're a stupider bitch than I think you are
I tore up your clothes threw 'em out in the rain
Flushed your birth control pills down the drain
If you don't want mine you can't have his
And if that ain't love what is

I stared at your picture till I went into shock
Sold my guitar and got my gun out of hock
Took a shot at you bare but I deliberatly missed
And if that ain't love what is
What is if that ain't love what is

 

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"If There's Not A Hell (There Ought To Be)"

"If There's Not A Hell (There Ought To Be)"



Farmer Jones ran short on seeds
So he borrowed from his neigbor Sam
The fall brought Jones a flourishin' crop
While his neighbor's all burned brown.

Sam had a wife and thirteen kids
He worked to feed each day
With hungry pride he begged for help
And he was turned away.

He was forced to sell his farm
For half its worth
To this man he thought a friend to be
If there's not a hell there ought to be.

Mary Ann was sweet sixteen
Never had been around
A child as pure as a mountain stream
That ran through her hometown.

Then happened by the slick Tom Shark
In his hand she was clay
She got caught and faced the shame
And he laughed and went his way.

Now no one knows where she's at
Her folks sent her away
If there's not a hell there ought to be.

Widow Brown worked since Joe died
And tried to save her pay
To give nine children beans and bread
And pretty ties on Sunday.

She got sick and slipped behind
The rent she had to meet
They told her they were sorry
And they kicked her out in the street.

And that same day they came
And took her kids away
If there's not a hell there ought to be.

Young Billy Brown he took a trip
To keep his country free
We're all proud of what he done
For the good old USA.

But somewhere there's a mighty big man
Who kept this a goin' on
The personal game, wealth and fame
They did their league all wrong.

All wrapped up in the stars and stripes
Bill came home one day
If there's not a hell there ought to be.

If there's not a hell there ought to be...

 

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"If You Ain't Got Nothing"

"If You Ain't Got Nothing"



If you ain't got nothin' you ain't got nothin' to lose
There ain't no pressure when you're singin' these low down blues
Smokin' that git down bummin' them red men chews
If you ain't got nothin' you ain't got nothin' to lose.

Daddy was a free loader workin' for the railroad line
I grew up listenin' to buddy can you spare a dime
Oh, situation and the world's inflation and the bomb could be bad news
But when you ain't got nothin' you ain't got nothin' to lose.

If you ain't got nothin' you ain't got nothin' to lose
There ain't no pressure when you're singin' these low down blues
Smokin' that git down bummin' them red men chews
If you ain't got nothin' you ain't got nothin' to lose.

I used to work my fingers to the bone
I had everything that me and the bank could own
But a sweaty blue collar and a deflated dollar ain't no way to pay your dues
Well, if you ain't got nothin' you ain't got nothin' to lose.

If you ain't got nothin' you ain't got nothin' to lose
There ain't no pressure when you're singin' these low down blues
Smokin' that git down bummin' them red men chews
If you ain't got nothin' you ain't got nothin' to lose.

If you ain't got nothin' you ain't got nothin' to lose...

 

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"If You Think I'm Crazy Now"

"If You Think I'm Crazy Now"



I been wired since I can't remember when
You seen me out most every night with a dissipated grin
All my life I been been ribald loose and loud
Now I think I'm finally wearin' down.

I may rock and I may roll, I may sleep out in the cold
I can still stay up six days in a row
But I know the things I do don't compare with the things I did
If you think I'm crazy now should've seen me when I was a kid.

I been wild I been wasted stoned and stooped
Stayed out nights and started fights and wore out two bar stools
All these years it's been bedrooms bars and beers
But now the end is finally drawin' near.

I may rock and and may roll, I may sleep out in the cold
I can still stay up six days in a row
But I know the things I do don't compare with the things I did
If you think I'm crazy now should've seen me when I was a kid...