Charley Pride

[Torrent Maniak]

Cotton Fields

Cotton Fields

When I was a little bitty baby my mommy would rock me in the cradle
In them old cottonfields back home
When I was a little bitty baby my mommy would rock me in the cradle
In them old cottonfields back home
Well when of them cotton bolls get rotten you can't pick very much cotton
In them old cottonfields back home
Yes it was down in Louisiana just about a mile from Texarkana
In them old cottonfields back home
[ steel ]
When I was a little bitty baby...
Yes again in them old cottonfields back home
Well in them old I said cottonfields back home

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Crystal Chandeliers

Crystal Chandeliers

Oh, the crystal chandeliers light up the paintings on your walls
The marble statuettes are standing stately in the hall
But will the timely crowd that has you laughing loud
Help you dry your tears
When the new wears off of your crystal chandeliers?

I never did fit in to well with the folks you knew
And it's plain to see that the like's of me, don't fit with you
So you traded me for the gaiety of well to do
And you turned away from the love I offered you

Oh, the crystal chandeliers light up the paintings on your walls
The marble statuettes are standing stately in the hall
But will the timely crowd that has you laughing loud
Help you dry your tears
When the new wears off of your crystal chandeliers?

I see your picture in the news most every day
You're the chosen girl of the social world, so the stories say
Bu,t a paper smile only lasts a while then it fades away
And the love we knew will come home to you someday

Oh, the crystal chandeliers light up the paintings on your walls
The marble statuettes are standing stately in the hall
But will the timely crowd that has you laughing loud
Help you dry your tears
When the new wears off of your crystal chandeliers?
When the new wears off of your crystal chandeliers?

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Day The World Stood Still

Day The World Stood Still

One day you came along
And spoke so tenderly
You kissed me oh so sweet
And gave your love to me
One moment in my life
I glowed to every thrill
Time was a precious thing
The day the world stood still

For one day in my life
You brought me happiness
You stopped the lonely world
With all your tenderness
I can't get over you
I guess I never will
Time was a precious thing
The day the world stood still

The day the world stood still
And you were only mine
I held you close to me
And stopped the hand of time
I can't get over you
I guess I never will
Time was a precious thing
The day the world stood still
Time was a precious thing
The day the world stood still

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Day You Stop Loving Me

Day You Stop Loving Me

The world will tumble from its axes the sun will be covered by the sea
The moon will burn and turn to ashes the day you stop loving me
You gave me love and with your giving you opened my eyes and made them see
My life will cease to be worth living the day you stop loving me
[ steel ]
Once there was only the beginning nothing but darkness over land and sea
My life would be like the beginning the day you stop loving me
You gave me love and with your giving you made me the man I was born to be
My life will cease to be worth living the day you stop loving me
The day you stop loving me

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Daydreams About Night Things

Daydreams About Night Things

I'm having daydreams about night things in the middle of the afternoon
And while my hands make a living my mind's home loving you
I'm having daydreams about night things in the middle of the afternoon
And every night you make my dreams come true

Now all day long while I'm workin' in town time slows down to a crawl
When I'm not thinkin' about you well I'm checkin' the clock on the wall
Then it's goodbye factory and hello love and there's a smile across my face
Cause I'm back in the arms of your sweet love where my thought have been all day
So I'm having daydreams...
[ harmonica ]
I'm having daydreams...

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Days Of Sand And Shovels

Days Of Sand And Shovels

When I noticed her the first time I was outside running barefoot in the rain
She lived in the house next door her nose was pressed against the window pane
When I looked at her she smiled and showed a place where two teeth used to be
And I heard her ask her mom if she could come outside and play with me
Soon the days of sand and shovels gave way to the mysteries of life
Then I noticed she was changin' and I looked at her through different eyes
We became as one and knew a love without beginning or an end
Everyday I lived with her was like a new day dawning once again
And I've loved her since every doll was Shirley Temple soda pop was still a nickel
Jam was on her fingertips milk was circkled on her lips

After many years our love grew silent and at night I heard her cry
When she left me in the fall I said that it would be our last goodbye
I was man enough to give her everything she needed for a home
In searching for a pefect love I found that I could not give her a child
Now she lives a quiet life and is the mother of a little girl
Everytime I pass her house my thoughts go back into another world
Because I see her little girl her nose is pressed against the window pane
She thinks I'm a lonely man who wants to come inside out of the rain
And I've loved her since...

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Detroit City

Detroit City

I wanna go home I wanna go home oh Lord I wanna go home
Last night I went to sleep in Detroit City
And I dreamed about those cottonfields and home
I dreamed about my mother dear old papa sister and brother
I dreamed about that girl who's been waiting for so long
I wanna go home I wanna go home oh Lord I wanna go home
[ guitar ]
Homefolks think I'm big in Detroit City
From the letters that I write they think I'm fine
But by day I make the cars by night I make the bars
If only they could read between the lines
Cause you know I rode a freight train north to Detroit City
And after all these years I find I've just been wasting my time
So I just think I'll take ol' Charley Pride put him on a Southbound freight and ride
And go on back to the loved ones the ones that I left waiting so far behind
I wanna go home I wanna go home oh Lord I wanna go home
[ guitar ]
I wanna go home I wanna go home I wanna go gome

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Did You Think To Pray

Did You Think To Pray

Hey, you left your room this morning
Did you think to pray?
In the name of Christ our Savior
Did you sooth for loving favor as a shield today?

Oh, how praying rests the weary
Prayer will change the night to day
So when life seems dark and dreary
Don't forget to pray

When you've met with great temptation
Did you think to pray?
By his dying love and merit
Did you claim the Holy Spirit as your guide today?

Oh, how praying rests the weary
Prayer will change the night to day
So when life seems dark and dreary
Don't forget to pray

When your heart was filled with anger
Did you think to pray?
Did you plead for grace my brother
That you might forgive another who had crossed your way

Oh, how praying rests the weary
Prayer will change the night to day
So when life seems dark and dreary
Don't forget to pray, don't forget to pray

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Distant Drums

Distant Drums
I hear the sound of distant drums far away, far away
And if they call for me to come
Then I must go and you must stay

So Mary marry me, let's not wait
Let's share all the time we can before it's too late
And love me now, for now is all the time there may be
If you love me Mary, Mary marry me
I hear the sound of bugles blow
Far away, far away
And if they call then I must go
Across the sea so wild and free

So Mary marry me, let's not wait
For those distant drums might change our wedding day
And love me now, for now is all the time there may be
If you love me Mary, Mary marry me

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger

Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger

Does my ring hurt your finger when you go out at night
When I bought it for you darling it seemed to be just right
Should I take it to the jeweler so it won't fit so tight
Does my ring hurt your finger when you go out at night

Did you enjoy yourself last night dear how was the show
You know that I don't mind it when you go
I understand sometimes we all need time alone
But why do you always leave your ring at home

Does my ring hurt your finger when you're away from me
I'm so proud when you wear it for all the world to see
Should I take it to the jeweler so it won't fit so tight
Does my ring hurt your finger when you go out at night
Does my ring hurt your finger when you go out at night