Charley Pride

[Torrent Maniak]

Hard Time Will Be The Best Time

I hear they're hiring men in Oklahoma
And I've been blessed with two hard working hands
I'll take that job till the mill goes back to working
And we'll make it through the hard times again
Like the preacher said in church last Sunday morning
Oh the Lord does things we may not understand
We both know that he'll take care of his children
If we live every day the best we can
And these hard times will be the closest times we've known
Let's laugh and dream of better days to come
These will be the good old days a little later on
And these hard times will be the closest times we've known

You know that heaven smiles on us and gives us all we need
We've got so much we should be thankful for
Dry your eyes turn out the light let me hold you close
That makes these hard times the closest times we've known
And these hard times will be...
Yes these hard times will be the closest times we've known

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Hardest Part Of Livin's Loving Me

Hardest Part Of Livin's Loving Me

Yes you're the hardest part of livin's loving me
Must be thousands of good reasons that I may never see
Still you keep that candle burnin' let me live there in your dreams
You're the reasons for tomorrow you're the sunshine morning brings

I've got friends in lots of places and I'm quick to call their names
And I know you've got a lotta friends and you could do the same
I've got answers to that problem solutions they can't see
But you're hardest part of livin's loving me
I've got feelings for the man who's down and it hurts to see his pain
And I know that when you cry at night those tears like falling rain
But it's crying tears of hoping for the things you prayed to be
And you're hardest part of livin's loving me
Yes you're the hardest part...
You're the reasons for tomorrow you're the sunshine morning bring

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Have I Got Some Blues For You

Have I Got Some Blues For You

The one you love stopped by to see me today -
said she just couldn't tell you she was goin' away

I took her to the station, and I held her as she cried,
and she asked me if I would tell you goodbye

Have I got some blues for you - your baby's gone
Have I got some blues for you - you're all alone
I hate to be the one who has to bring you this bad news -
Have I got some blues for you

I wish you could've heard it on the news tonight -
or read it in the mornin' paper in black and white

Then I wouldn't have to be the one who breaks your heart in two,
but she told me she'd found somebody new

Have I got some blues for you - your baby's gone
Have I got some blues for you - you're all alone
I hate to be the one who has to bring you this bad news -
Have I got some blues for you
Have I got some blues for you

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Hello Darlin'

Hello Darlin'

Hello darlin'
Nice to see you
It's been a long time
You're just as lovely
As you used to be

How's your new love?
Are you happy?
Hope you're doing fine
Just to know
This means so much to me

What's that darlin'?
How am I doin'?
Yes, I'm doing alright
Accept I can't sleep
And I cry all night till dawn

What I'm trying to say
Is I love you
And I miss you
And I'm so sorry
That I did you wrong

Look up darlin'
Let me kiss you
Just for old time sake
Let me hold you in my arms
One more time

Thank you darling
May God bless you
And may each step you take
Bring you closer
To the things you seek to find

Goodbye darlin'
Gotta go now
Gotta try to find a way
To lose these memories
Of a love so warm and true

And if you should ever find
It in your heart to forgive me
Come back darlin'
I'll be waiting for you

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Honky Tonk Blues

Honky Tonk Blues

Well I left my home down
On a rural route
I told my papa
I'm goin' steppin' out

Forget the honky tonk blues
Yeah the honky tonk blues
Yeah Lord I got 'em
I got the honky tonk blues

Well I went to a dance
And wore out my shoes
Woke up this mornin'
Wishin' I could lose

That jumpin' honky tonk blues
The weary honky tonk blues
Yeah Lord I got 'em
I got the honky tonk blues
Well I stopped into
Every place in town
This city life has
Really got me down

I got the honky tonk blues
Yeah the honky tonk blues
Yeah Lord I got 'em
I got the honky tonk blues

Gonna tuck my worries
Underneath my arm
Step right back
To my pappy's farm

Forget the honky tonk blues
Yeah the honky tonk blues
Yeah Lord I got 'em
I got the honky tonk blues

Don't wanna be bothered
With the honky tonk blues

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Hope You're Feelin' Me (like I'm Feelin' You)

Hope You're Feelin' Me (like I'm Feelin' You)

No one could hold me, no one could control me
But now my future is up to you
Your lovin' can shape me, make me or break me
Oh, I hope you're feelin' me like I'm feelin' you

This feeling is crazy and only you can save me
From this love thing that I've got for you
Your love is a potion, Lord, and I need a notion
Oh, I hope you're feelin' me like I'm feelin' you

All these changes got me goin' in circle
First I turn away, then turn right back to you
Well, I need your lovin' to keep me from sinkin'
Oh, I hope you're feelin' me like I'm feelin' you

Wanna win when I gamble, no need to ramble
I doubled my lovin' when I gave it to you
I gotta do it with you, I can't do it without you
Oh, I hope you're feelin' me like I'm feelin' you

All these changes got me goin' in circle
First I turn away, then turn right back to you
Well, I need your lovin' to keep me from sinkin'
Oh, I hope you're feelin' me like I'm feelin' you
Yes, I hope you're feelin' me like I'm feelin' you

 

[Torrent Maniak]

I Ain't All Bad

I Ain't All Bad

I picked last night in Tucson I sang 'em a country song
Missed my plane this morning Lord cause we parted all night long
I'm out here now usin' my thumb tryin' to make it to El Paso
Cause tonight I play at the cabarete they done told it on the radio
To a country singer it's a lonesome road with time hangin' heavy on my hands
If I take a little pleasure and a little bit of love baby that don't makes me all bad

I've been high and I've been low and I've been to San Antone
But the worst by far than I've ever been was when I've been alone
Tomorrow night I'm in Austin I've got some old friends there
Cause there's old Jeff and Willie and Sam and a girl with the long dark hair
To a country singer...

There's one last stop down in Shreveport on this tour of one night stands
And I've got some time but no peace of mind till I'm back on the road again
If my old guitar had learned to talk it'll tell about the things I done
There's a mighty good woman back in big D but never ever let me come home
To a country singer...
If I take a little pleasure and a little bit of love baby that don't makes me all bad

 

[Torrent Maniak]

I Can See The Lovin' In Your Eyes

I Can See The Lovin' In Your Eyes

Lovin' you's the last thing I think of every night
The first thing in the morning when I rise
There's no doubt in my mind that you were made for me
Cause I can see the lovin' in your eyes
I can feel the lovin' in your fingers I can hear the lovin' in your sigh
I can taste your lips so warm and tender I can see the lovin' in your eyes
[ steel ]
I don't have to wonder if what you feel is real I just let my conscience be my guide
You give me every reason for believeing in you cause I can see the lovin' in your eyes
I can feel the lovin'...
I can see the lovin' in your eyes I can see the lovin' in your eyes

 

[Torrent Maniak]

I Can't Believe That You've Stopped Loving Me

I Can't Believe That You've Stopped Loving Me

Tomorrow I'll say, "Happy birthday, darling"
And surprise you with a gift when I come home
Then my forgetful arms will reach out for you
I can't forget you just because you're gone

I can't believe that you stopped loving me
It's too much for me to understand
How can anything so real become a dream
I can't believe that you've stopped loving me

I sifted all the reasons why you left me
And I've gone back and relived all the love we had
For every tear we lost I found a thousand smiles
And the good times always outweighed the bad

I can't believe that you stopped loving me
It's too much for me to understand
How can anything so real become a dream
I can't believe that you've stopped loving me

I can't believe that you've stopped loving me

 

[Torrent Maniak]

I Can't Help It (if I'm Still In Love With You)

I Can't Help It (if I'm Still In Love With You)

(I can't help it if I'm still in love with you)
Today I passed you on the street and my heart fell at your feet
And I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
Somebody else stood by your side and he looked so satisfied
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
A picture from the past came slowly stealing
As I brushed your arm and walked so close to you
Then suddenly I got that old time feeling I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
[ steel ]
It's hard to know another's lips are gonna kiss you
Oh and hold you just the way I used to do
Oh the heavens only know how much I miss you
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
No I can't help it if I'm still in love with you