Charley Pride

[Torrent Maniak]

Gone Gone Gone

Gone Gone Gone

The day you walked away you left the hurt behind
A hurt that kept on growing all the time
A hurt that lit the match that burned my world down
Till everything was gone gone gone
And now I'm left among the ashes of my dreams searching for a reason to go on
But all that's left is hurt and hurt is not enough when everything is gone gone gone
[ piano ]
Now in my quiet garden I found peace at last I've left the hurt behind me in the past
I walk among the flowers that bloom here in the sun
And all the hurt is gone gone gone
But then at night they come and take me to my room
And like a little child I go along
And if my room has force it's not that I've done wrong
Yes just my mind is gone gone gone

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Gone On The Other Hand

Gone On The Other Hand

Someday I think I'll take up thinking and try my best to understand
How she could be loving me forever and leaving on the other hand
Last night I thought I'd see a movie to help me get my thoughts in hand
I think what I saw was the western preacher or James Bond on the other hand
I placed the ring upon one finger of her left hand
The one who said she'd stay forever is gone on the other hand
(And here's big Jim Talbott and his electric Hawaiian steel guitar)
[ steel ]
But today the world looks brighter I feel just like a brand new man
I love her no longer I don't miss her I'm lying on the other hand
She's gone I know I'm being foolish I should act like a grown up man
But things could get worse I could start crying I do on the other hand
I placed the ring...
The one who said she'd stay forever is gone on the other hand

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Good Chance Of Tearfall Tonight

Good Chance Of Tearfall Tonight

When we met you brought the sunshine in the summer of our love
And like the sun then everything was bright
Your love changes like the weather now there's dark clouds up above
And there's a good chance of tearfall tonight
Your love is like the weather it changes every day
Summer has turned to winter and nothing's right
The forecast is cold and lonely since you went away
And there's a good chance of tearfall tonight
[ steel ]
Now I'm living in the winter of a love that used to be
Me and the clouds are low since you're gone
The rain has started falling as I think of you and me
And there's a good chance of tearfall all night long
Your love is like the weather...
And there's a good chance of tearfall tonight

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Good Hearted Woman

Good Hearted Woman

A long time forgotten are dreams that just fell by the way
And the good life he promised ain't what she's living today
But she never complains of the bad times or the bad things he's done Lord
She just talks about the good times they've had and all the good times to come
Cause she's a good hearted woman in love with a good timin' man
And she loves him in spite of his ways that she don't understand
Well now through teardrops and laughter
They'll pass through this world hand in hand Lord
Cause she's a good hearted woman loving her good timin' man

He likes the night life the bright lights and good timin' friends
And when the party's over she'll welcome him back home again
Lord knows she don't understand him but she does the best that she can
Cause she's a good hearted woman she loves her good timin' man
Yes she's a good hearted woman...
Yes she's a good hearted woman she loves her good timin' man

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Good Woman's Love

Good Woman's Love

I was a rover on land and on sea till a good woman's love made a new man of me
Life had no meaning it was so incomplete
Till a good woman's love put me back on my feet
Stead of roamin' I go home in the evening she's waiting there
And no matter what happens I know she'll always care
And when the night falls and the moon shines above
I go home to a dream and a good woman's love
[ mandolin ]
Stead of roamin'...
I go home to a dream and a good woman's love

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Got Leavin' On Her Mind

Got Leavin' On Her Mind

She don't hold and kiss me like she did one time
I think my sweet baby's got leavin' on her mind

The longer I know her the more I can tell my darling's not happy with me
The longer I know that I know her too well the less love in her eyes I see
She don't hold and kiss me...
[ guitar ]
The stronger I hold her the farther apart my darling is growing from me
The danger of my darling breaking my heart it's fast moving in on me
Cause she don't hold and kiss me...
[ guitar ]
The deeper I love her the farther away my darling slips out of my hands
The longer the future the longer I'll stay out of my darling's plans
Cause she don't hold and kiss me...
I think my sweet baby's got leavin' on her mind

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Green Green Grass Of Home

Green Green Grass Of Home

The old home town looks the same
As I step down from the train
And there to meet me is my Mama and Papa

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 reaching, smiling sweetly
It's 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 that 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 four gray walls that surround me
And I realize, yes, I was only dreaming

For there's a guard and there's a sad old padre
On and on 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

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Guess Things Happen That Way

Guess Things Happen That Way

You ask me if I'll forget my baby I guess I will someday
I don't like it but I guess things happen that way
You ask me if I'll get along I guess I will someway
I don't like it but I guess things happen that way
God gave me that girl to lean on then he put me on my own
Heaven help me to be a man and have the strenght to stand alone
I don't like it but I guess things happen that way

You ask me if I'll miss her kisses I know I will everyday
I don't like it but I guess things happen that way
You ask me if I'll find another I don't know I can't say
I don't like it but I guess things happen that way
God gave me that girl to lean on...

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Happiest Song On The Jukebox

Happiest Song On The Jukebox

Play the happiest song on the jukebox cause that's the way I'm feeling tonight
Play the happiest song and I'll be headin' home
To an angel waitin' there to hold me tight

I used to think this barroom had become my second home
But now it's just a place to come relax
So here's some dimes for this time play a different kind of song
Bring one more round then I'll be making tracks
Play the happiest song...
[ fiddle ]
She doesn't try to change the way that I've been in the past
She loves me just for what I am today
Now I seen much more to life than just the bottom of a glass
Just thought I'd stop and celebrate this way
Play the happiest song...
To an angel waitin' there to hold me tight

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Happy Street

Happy Street

I was blue till I found you I didn't know where the road of life was leadin' me to
I'm on my own I walk alone it seems like Lonely Street would be my permanent home
But baby now I'm walkin' down Happy Street smilin' at everyone that I meet
Ain't it funny what fallin' in love can do oh honey
Now I'm walkin' down Happy Street I never thought life could be so sweet
Now I'm walkin' down Happy Street with you
Same old place same human race
But now it seems like the world's put on a happier face
Since you are mine each day I find
It's filled with sunshine and your love is makin' it shine
And baby now I'm walkin' down Happy Street smilin' at everyone that I meet
Ain't it funny what fallin' in love can do oh honey
Now I'm walkin' down Happy Street I never thought life could be so sweet
But anyplace is Happy Street with you