Buck Owens

[fox69]

"Johnny B. Goode"

"Johnny B. Goode"


Deep down in Louisiana, close to New Orleans
Back up in the woods among the evergreens
There stood an old cabin made of earth and wood
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B.Goode.
Who'd never, ever learned to read or write, so well
But he could play a guitar just like a ringin' a bell
Go, go, go, Johnny go, go,
Go Johnny go, go, go, Johnny go,
Go, go, go, go, Johnny go,
Go, go, Johnny B Goode.

He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
Sit beside the tree by the railroad track
The engineer would see him sittin' in the shade
Listen to the rhythm that the drivers made
The people comin' by they would stop and say
Oh, my but that little country boy could play
Go, go, go, Johnny go, go,
Go, Johnny go, go, go, Johnny go,
Go, go, Johnny B Goode.

[Instrumental]

His mama told him someday you will be a man
And you will be the leader of a big old band
Many people come from miles around
To hear you play your music till the sun goes down
Maybe someday your name will be in lights
A sayin' Johnny B Goode tonight
Go, go, go, Johnny go, go,
Go, Johnny go, go, go, Johnny go,
Go, go, Johnny B Goode...

 

[fox69]

"Just A Few More Days"

"Just A Few More Days"


What a joy to meet my Saviour
To wear a rose in a crown
To live with him forever in glory
To lay my burdens down.

Just a few more days to stay in
Soon I'll join the angel band
Friends and loved ones all will greet me
There in the promised land.

[Instrumental]

A few more days and I shall see him
Sitting on a great white throne
In the presence of the angels
Christ will crown his own.

Just a few more days to stay in
Soon I'll join the angel band
Friends and loved ones all will greet me
There in the promised land.

There in the promised land...

 

[fox69]

"Keeper Of The Key"

"Keeper Of The Key"


You have gone and yet I'm still your prisoner
Although you're with your new love I'm not free
For you have placed a lock around my heart, dear
And you are the keeper of the key.

Love locked inside like mine burns constantly
So darling, please come back to me
We'll lock our hearts together for a lifetime
And God will be the keeper of the key.

[Instrumental]

Only you can break the chains that bind me
Only you can end my misery
No one else can dry the tears that blind me
For you are the keeper of the key.

Love locked inside like mine burns constantly
So darling, please come back to me
We'll lock our hearts together for a lifetime
And God will be the keeper of the key...

 

[fox69]

"Key's In The Mailbox"

"Key's In The Mailbox"



Oh jealous me and careless you
The odds were just too great
I couldn't stand those lonely nights
You made me sit and wait

But I'd thought I'd seen the last of you
When you walked out of site
Instead I see you in my dreams each night

Oh the key's in the mailbox, come on in
I'm sitting here wishin' dear, I'd have your love again
And I'll never even ask you where you've been
The keys in the mailbox, come on in

Well I said I'd rather stay alone
Than share your company
I said don't come around at all
If you want more than me
But sitting here alone I can't deny the flame that burns
And I'd gladly take you back on any terms

 

[fox69]

"Kickin' In"

"Kickin' In"


[Chorus:]
There goes her memory kickin' in
It's that same old hurt again
That makes me crazy now and then
It's her memory kickin' in

Well I tell these arms to stop reaching for her
Tell these hands that we can't touch her anymore
But my mind keeps playin' games
And my eyes keep seein' things
Oh that looks just like her standing in the door

[Chorus]

Well I threw away the pictures and the letters
But these old walls still echo things she used to say
And when I close my eyes I can see her in my mind
Oh it's almost like she never went away

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Kickin' Our Hearts Around"

"Kickin' Our Hearts Around"


Oh, let's stop kickin' each others hearts around
It's not the thing to do
Let's pick them up dust them off
And start our love anew.

Let's be fair and let's don't dare
To try to hurt the other
Let's stop kickin' our hearts around
And let's love one another.

We've said goodbye a thousand times
Then made up again
Always coming back for more
To see which one will win.

I love you and you love me
On this we can agree
Let's stop kickin' our hearts around
And go on lovingly.

Oh let's stop kickin' each others hearts around
It's not the thing to do
Let's pick them up dust them off
And start our love anew.

[Instrumental]

You called me on the phone
But I hung up on you
Then I called back up to apologize
For doing things I do.

You can't understand the things I do
Or things I say
And I can't accept the way you change
From day to day.

Oh let's stop kickin' each others hearts around
It's not the thing to do
Let's pick them up dust them off
And start our love anew...

 

[fox69]

"King Of Fools"

"King Of Fools"


I believe every lyin' word you told to me
When you whispered your sweet love belonged to me
How was I to know you would let me down
Well, that's how this lonely king won this lonely crown.

So long live the king, the king of fools
The king with the castle filled with gloom
A king whose treasures are just memories of you
Long live the king, the lonely king of fools.

[Instrumental]

When your fling is through
I know that you'll be back once more
And the king of fools will take you back just like before
You'll fool me till you find somebody new
Then once again, I'll be the lonely king of fools

So long live the king, the king of fools
The king with the castle filled with gloom
A king whose treasures are just memories of you
Long live the king, the lonely king of fools...

 

[fox69]

"Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'"

"Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'"



Whenever I chance to meet
Some old friends on the street
They wonder how does a man
Get to be this way.

I've always got a smiling face
Anytime and any place
And everytime they ask me why
I just smile and say.

You've got to
Kiss an angel good morning
And let her know you think about her
When you're gone
Kiss an angel good morning
And love her like the devil
When you get back home.

Well people may try to guess
The secret of a happiness
But some of them never learn
That it's a simple thing.

The secret I'm speaking of
Is a woman and a man in love
And the answer is in this song
That I always sing.

You've got to
Kiss an angel good morning
And let her know you think about her
When you're gone
Kiss an angel good morning
And love her like the devil
When you get back home...

 

[fox69]

"L.A. International Airport"

"L.A. International Airport"


Standing in that silent hall waiting for that final call
Says he doesn't love me anymore
Shaking hands I pack a bag trembling voice I call a cab
Slowly I start walking to the door

The cab arrives he blows his horn I stumble out in the early morn
Tell him of a place I've got to go
Hit a hundred signal lights theater belts in a traffic fight
Getting through these doors has been so slow

[Chorus:]
L.A. International Airport
Where the big jet engines roar
L.A. International Airport
I won't see him anymore

A stewardess in a miniskirt a hippie in a leather shirt
A starlet on the way to Naples Rome
While I'm wondering where it's at I see a Paris diplomat
College kids are trying to get back home

Baggage car goes quickly by see my case and I start to cry
Stumble to the lounge to be alone
And while I'm trying to get some rest I bite my lips and try my best
To fight the pain that's making me leave home

[Chorus]

With silver wings across the sky vapor trails that wave goodbye
To those below who've got to stay at home
I wish that I had flown at night so I could take that champagne flight
Rid myself of every tear I own

Soaring high above the heavens in a 747
Fighting back the tears that curse my eyes
Captain's voice so load and clear amplifies into my ear
Assuring me I'm flying friendly skies

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Lady Madonna"

"Lady Madonna"



Lady Madonna, children at your feet
Wonder how you manage to make ends meet
Who finds the money? When you pay the rent?
Did you think that money was Heaven sent?
Friday night arrives without a suitcase
Sunday morning creep in like a nun
Monday's child has learned to tie his bootlace
See how they run

Lady Madonna, baby at your breast
Wonder how you manage to feed the rest

See how they run

Lady Madonna, lying on the bed
Listen to the music playing in your head

Tuesday afternoon is never ending
Wednesday morning papers didn't come
Thursday night you stockings needed mending
See how they run

Lady Madonna, children at your feet
Wonder how you manage to make ends meet