Conway Twitty

[fox69]

"It's Only Make Believe"

"It's Only Make Believe"


People see us everywhere
They think you really care
But myself, I can't deceive
I know it's only make believe

My one and only prayer
Is that someday you'll care
My hopes, my dreams come true
My one and only you

No one will ever know
How much I love you so
My only prayer will be
Someday you'll care for me
But it's only make believe

My hopes, my dreams come true
My life I'd give for you
My heart, a wedding ring
My all, my everything

My heart I can't control
You rule my very soul
My only prayer will be
Someday you'll care for me
But it's only make believe

My one and only prayer
Is that some day you'll care
My hopes, my dreams come true
My one and only you

No one will ever know
How much I love you so
My prayers, my hopes, my schemes
You are my every dream
But it's only make believe (make believe)

 

[fox69]

"It's Such A Heartache"

"It's Such A Heartache"


Each time I dial your number
I never get an answer
It seems like you're avoiding me

I can't take unhappy endings
So I just keep pretending
You'll see the light eventually

Can't stop my heart from breaking
Can't stop my hands from shaking
Can't keep my eyes from crying
Can't believe your love is dying

Can't stop the rain from falling
No answer when I'm calling
My love, it's so confusing
It's such a heartache losing you

Feels like some tragic movie
Please say you'll come back to me
Dreaming of you night after night

I'm having trouble sleeping
Your memory is keeping
These feelings running through my mind

Can't stop my heart from breaking
Can't stop my hands from shaking
Can't keep my eyes from crying
Can't believe your love is dying

Can't stop the rain from falling
No answer when I'm calling
My love, it's so confusing
It's such a heartache losing you

It's such a heartache
I don't know what to do
It's such a heartache
And it's tearing me in two

You took away the dream
I wanted more than anything

Can't stop my heart from breaking
Can't stop my hands from shaking
Can't keep my eyes from crying
Can't believe your love is dying

Can't stop the rain from falling
No answer when I'm calling
My love, it's so confusing
It's such a heartache losing you

Can't stop my heart from breaking
Can't stop my hands from shaking
Can't keep my eyes from crying
Can't believe your love is dying

Can't stop the rain from falling
No answer when I'm calling
My love, it's so confusing
It's such a heartache losing you

 

[fox69]

"It's Time To Pay The Fiddler"

"It's Time To Pay The Fiddler"


It's time to pay the fiddler
But before we pay the fiddler
Let's ask him to play one last final tune.

Well, it's time to pay the fiddler
And it's sad to know we've danced it all away
But the warm nights disappearing
Leaving nothing but the cold hard light of day.

And it's time to start erasin'
All the rainbows we've been chasing in our minds
We know there's no way of making
Other ties on us unravel and unwind.

Yes, it's time to pay the fiddler
And today's the day the first installment's due,
For the rest of all my days
I wonder why the maker mismatched me and you.

There's so much to consider
Like my wife and little children
Who need and want my love like you do.

It's time to pay the fiddler
But before we pay the fiddler
Let's ask him to play one last final tune.

It's time to pay the fiddler
But before we pay the fiddler
Let's ask him to play one last final tune...

 

[fox69]

"It's True Love"

"It's True Love"


See that mountain over there
I'll move it for you
Aw I know you would
You know I'd move it for you.

See the color of my hair
I'd change it for you
Hmmm, you'd do that for me
You know I'd change it for you.

Baby, it's true love
And I've never had this feeling
It's true love
And I can't believe it's real.

No more broken hearts for you
Girl I feel the same way too
'Cause it's true love
Brand new love with you.

See that star up in the sky
I'll go get it for you
Aw honey, you don't have to do that
You know I'll get it for you.

See these tears in my eyes
You're making me cry
Hey, did I do something wrong
'Cause I'm so happy inside.

Baby, it's true love
It's a super-natural feeling
It's true love
And this time I know it's real.

No more broken hearts for you
Girl, I feel the same way too

Baby, it's true love.
And I've never had this feelin'
It's true love
And I can't believe it's real.

No more broken hearts, for you
Girl, I feel the same way too.

'Cause it's true love
It's a super-natural feeling
It's true love
And I can't believe it's real.

It's true love.
It's a super-natural feeling
It's true love
And this time I know it's real...

 

[fox69]

"Jailhouse Rock"

"Jailhouse Rock"


Warden threw a party in the county jail
Prison band was there and they began to wail
Band starting jumpin', joint began to swing
Should've heard the knocked out jailbirds sing

Let's rock, everybody let's rock
Yes, everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

Well, Spider Murphy played on the saxophone
Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone
Drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang
Whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang

Let's rock, everybody let's rock
Yes, everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

Well, number forty seven said to number three
"You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see
Sure'd be delighted with your company
Come on and do the Jailhouse Rock with me"

Let's rock, everybody let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

Well, a sad sack was a sittin' on a block of stone
Over in the corner weepin' all alone
The warden said, "Hey, buddy, don't you be no square
Can't find a partner use a wooden chair"

Let's rock, everybody let's rock
Well, everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

Well, shifty Henry said to Bugs, "For goodness' sake
Warden's not lookin', man let's make a break"
Bugsy looked at Henry and he said, "Nix nix
Gotta stick around a while and get my kicks"

Let's rock, everybody let's rock
Well, everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock

Bopin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Rockin' to the Jailhouse Rock

 

[fox69]

"Jambalaya (On The Bayou)"

"Jambalaya (On The Bayou)"


Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me-oh, my-oh
Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me-oh, my-oh
Son of a gun, we'll have good fun on the bayou.

Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a file gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my machez amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.

Thibodeaux, Fontainbleau, the place is buzzin'
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
Dress in style, go hog wild, me-oh my-oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.

Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a file gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my machez amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.

Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my machez amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou...

 

[fox69]

"Jason's Farm"

"Jason's Farm"


He bought three hundred acres ten miles south of town
A drifter who decided it was time to settle down
There was no sea he had not sailed nor a sky he had not flown
And the only place he'd never been was a place he could call his own

He broke the soil and planted seed but the land refused to yield
And the loneliness he felt at night was the kind no man should feel
Till a woman came into his life a daughter of a soil
A bride that he could stand beside and ease his daily toil

And he called his kingdom Jason's Farm
The land grew rich and green for king Jason and his queen
And the wind blew sweet each night time as they lay in each others arms
And all things good grew on Jason's Farm

When the summer sun had finally gone and the harvest time was near
Jason's pretty Mary whispered magic in his ear
Then Jason's laughter filled the land and his soul began to sing
And he boasted of a son his wife would bear him in the spring

And all things good grew on Jason's Farm
The land beneath the skies turned as green as Mary's eyes
And he felt the child grow strong in Mary's womb against his palm
And all things good grew on Jason's Farm

Now the Lord gives and he takes away and to all men this is true
And most of us accept it and we learn to live it through
God gave a child to Jason an extension of his life
But in doin' so He traded the child for Jason's wife

The crops are rotting in the fields the land left unattended
And somewhere Jason roams the earth his wounded heart unmended
And the house is slowly falling down and the dust of Jason's yard
A monument to a man who shunned his child and cursed his God

And nothing grows no more on Jason's Farm
The land once rich and green is dead and dry like Jason's dream
And the wind that once blew sweet through Mary's hand is strangely calm
And nothing grows no more on Jason's Farm

 

[fox69]

"Jennifer Johnson And Me"

"Jennifer Johnson And Me"


Deep in the pocket of an old sport coat jacket,
I chanced to discover an old memory,
Three for a quarter, a black and white protrait,
Taken of Jennifer Johnson and me.

I'm in the corner with my shirt collar open
Like some Latin lover on late night TV.
Sittin' right here with her head on my shoulder,
Jennifer Johnson, she's smiling at me.

Three for a quarter, a black and white portrait.
Jen, closed the curtain so no one could see.
Hey, kiss me quick, 'cause the red light is flashin'
Flashin' on Jennifer Johnson and me.

It must have been summer, Nineteen Sixty-Seven,
The Beatles were singin' that love's all you need.
I held her hand while we walked through the arcade,
Two young believers on a three dollar spree.

Later that night we were parked in the darkness,
I felt her warmth in the cool evenin' breeze,
I told her then that I'd love her forever,
Forever, for Jennifer Johnson and me.

Three for a quarter, a black and white portrait,
Jennifer Johnson, what a sweet memory.
I saved the picture in my sportcoat pocket,
Jennifer Johnson, did you save one of me?

I saved her picture in my sportcoat pocket,
Jennifer Johnson, did you save one of me?..

 

[fox69]

"Jenny's Souvenirs"

"Jenny's Souvenirs"


Exchanging, yes, I do's
Forever's coming true
Two needing hearts unite
Captured in black and white

Gathered on yellowed walls
Sixty years says it all
The loving, the laughter, still after years
Are kept alive in Jenny's souvenirs

Tickets from picture shows
Dried roses, Christmas bows
Keepsakes from country fairs
Stocked up her vintage wears

She'd never throw them out
Things they could live without
He'd kid her and tell her, "You're silly, dear"
And he would laugh at Jenny's souvenirs

Shines on his shaking hand
That ageless wedding band
Reminds him and finds him without her near
And now he lives on Jenny's souvenirs

He gets by on Jenny's souvenirs

 

[fox69]

"Jesus Is A Soul Man"

"Jesus Is A Soul Man"


Jesus is a soul man,
Jesus is a soul man,
Jesus is a soul man,
And I'm sure sold on Him.

Oh, they say that He's a square,
That Jesus, He ain't nowhere.
I know better, He lives in my heart.
Jesus is a soul man.

You can find Him in the Bible pages.
Jesus, He's the rock of ages.
Hides me in the cleft of the rock.
Jesus is a soul man.

Jesus is a soul man,
Jesus is a soul man,
Jesus is a soul man,
And I'm sure sold on Him.

He calms the waves when the storm is ragin'.
Keeps me safe when the devil's ravin'.
He's my staff, He's my sword and my shield.
Jesus is a soul man.

Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego,
The king, he said, In the fire you must go.
He found out that the fire wouldn't burn 'em.
They were saved by the soul man.

Jesus is a soul man,
Jesus is a soul man,
Jesus is a soul man,
And I'm sure sold on Him.

Jesus is a soul man,
Jesus is a soul man,
Jesus is a soul man,
And I'm sure sold on Him.