Conway Twitty

[fox69]

"Keep On Chasin' Rainbows"

"Keep On Chasin' Rainbows"


I ran after faded fantasies.
Wished on many fallin' stars.
Lost my fast and hungry lust
In the backseat of old cars.

I learned to tell right from wrong
And the good times from sin.
And to keep on chasin' rainbows
'Cause I catch one now and then.

I put myself out on a limb
Without ever thinking twice.
And more than once I lost it all
On just one roll of the dice.

When my folded money turns to change
And I lose more than I win.
I keep on chasin' rainbows
'Cause I catch one now and then.

I watched for the sunlight
As every storm passed through.
Searchin' for that pot of gold.
That's how I found you.

You're the sweetest dream
This lucky fool as ever stumbled in.
Help me chase my rainbows
As we'll catch one now and then.

You're the sweetest dream
This lucky fool has ever stumbled in.
Help me chase my rainbows
And we'll catch one now and then...

 

[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 take those lonely nights, you made me sit and wait
I thought I'd seen the last of you when you walked out of sight
Instead I see you in my dreams each night.

Oh, the key's in the mailbox come on in
I'm sittin' here wishing dear, I had your love again
I'd never even ask you where you've been
The key's in the mailbox come on in.

I said, I'd rather be alone than share your company
I said, don't come around at all if you want more than me
But sittin' here alone I can't deny this flame that burns
I'd gladly take you back on any terms.

Oh, the key's in the mailbox come on in
I'm sittin' here wishing dear, I had your love again
I'd never even ask you where you've been
The key's in the mailbox come on in...

 

[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 smilin' face, any time and any place
And everytime they ask me why, I just smile and say.

You've got to kiss an angel good mornin'
And let her know you think about her when you're gone
Kiss an angel good mornin'
And love her like a devil when you get back home.

Some people may try to guess, the secret of a happiness
But some of them never learn, it's a simple thing
The secret I'm speaking of, is a woman and a man in love
The answer is in that song, Charlie always sings.

You've got to kiss an angel good mornin'
And let her know you think about her when you're gone
Kiss an angel good mornin'
And love her like a devil when you get back home.

You've got to kiss an angel good mornin'
And let her know you think about her when you're gone
Kiss an angel good mornin'
And love her like a devil when you get back home...

 

[fox69]

"Last One To Touch Me"

"Last One To Touch Me"


(Touch me I want you to be the first the last the only one to touch me)

If there ever was an angel then surely you must be one
If there ever was a perfect love when I look at you I see one
If there's heaven here on earth then this must surely be
I want you to be the last one to touch me.

The last thing I remember before I go to sleep
Is the touch of your sweet lips softly kissing me
And I go to sleep a thinking how happy you make me
I want you to be the last one to touch me.

And when it's time to lay me down for my eternal sleep
Once more let your fingers softly touch my cheek
And if I know that you've touched me then I can sleep in peace
I want you to be the last one to touch me.

And when the night has ended and time will be no more
They say that we shall meet again upon the golden shore
And so when I awaken from my eternal sleep
I want you to be the last one to touch me.

I want you to be
The first the last the only one to touch me touch me...

 

[fox69]

"Lay Me Down Carolina"

"Lay Me Down Carolina"


I can hear the rain a-tappin' on a tin roof down in Charlotte.
It's Sunday morning what a peaceful sound.
The closest thing to being there is looking through the pictures.
Worn and wrinkled from bein' lost and found.

The geese are flyin' south it must be winter in Vancouver.
The fallin' leaves, the seasons come and go.
The years are rolling by and I'm runnin' on a memory.
But lately I've been runnin' kind of low.

Lay me down Carolina, let me rest my weary bones.
In a world so full of people why do I feel alone?
Lift me up, give me direction 'til I know I'm homeward bound.
Lay Me Down Carolina, lay me down.

Life may take you anywhere and leave you cold and stranded.
But somehow love will always take you home.
Like roots the winding river's all run back to Carolina
And like a ship I'm drifting too far from the shore.

Lay me down Carolina let me rest my weary bones.
In a world so full of people why do I feel alone?
Lift me up, give me direction 'til I know I'm homeward bound
And lay me down Carolina, lay me down.

Carolina let me rest my weary bones.
In a world so full of people why do I feel alone?
Lift me up, give me direction 'til I know I'm homeward bound.
And lay me down Carolina, lay me down...

 

[fox69]

"Lead Me On"

"Lead Me On"


Once I made a promise
That I'd never, lead you on
But I feel, a yearn to love you
Even though I know it's wrong.

You'll have, to take my hand
And lead me slowly through this door.
I'll be wrong, in what I'm doin'
I can't refuse you anymore.

Lead me on, and take control of how I feel
I can't do this on my own
'Cause it's against my will
I need love, warm and tender
In a way I've never known
If you want me I'll go with you,
But you'll have to lead me on

Lead me on, and take control of how I feel
I can't do this on my own
'Cause it's against my will
But I need love, warm and tender
In a way I've never known
If you want me I'll go with you,
But you'll have to lead me on...

 

[fox69]

"Lead Us Back To Love"

"Lead Us Back To Love"


Lord Jesus you gotta get us all back together
And lead us back to the top of Calvary once again
Show us where your blood spilled and first made love grow
Cause we turned our backs on your love a long time ago

I see people walkin' the streets with hate in their eyes
We've all turned you off Lord and let your memory die
We're like the men who drove nails in your hands
Confusion lives in every woman and man
Cause somewhere along the way we crucified love

Will it take a miracle to wash the years of doubt from my mind
Or could we just accept this stranger Jesus one more time
Will he have to get back on the cross and bleed
So once again we would believe
And find the love we turned our backs on a long time ago

Oh Jesus you gotta get us all back together...

 

[fox69]

"Legend And The Man"

"Legend And The Man"


They all reach to touch him
As he walks out on the stage
They came to see the legend
And to hear the legend sing

While the men sit there applauding
Ladies love him with their eyes
And he looks just like a legend should
Up there in all those lights

But they don't know, after the show
How fast the legend fades
How he reaches for the bottle
When guitars are put away

And the photograph of the love he had
Fills his trembling hand
There's a lonely world of difference
Between the legend and the man

He's won all the shiny statues
All the records pressed in gold
But he lost what really matters
What he really wanted most

And tonight in some big city
Lord, he'll drive the crowd insane
They'll feel the pleasure of his songs
But they won't feel his pain

'Cause they don't know after the show
How fast the legend fades
How he reaches for the bottle
When guitars are put away

And the photograph of the love he had
Fills his trembling hand
There's a lonely world of difference
Between the legend and the man

There's a lonely world of difference
Between the legend and the man

 

[fox69]

"Leona"

"Leona"


Leona, Leona, you tell him you're through
You tell him Leona, about me and you
You tell him we're married with a baby up to
You tell him Leona, you tell him you're true.

You laughed as I pleaded and walked out the door
To meet him, to kiss him, to shame me once more
I knew where to find you just follow the sign
Dancing and dining cocktails and wine.

The sidewalk was crowded in front of the bar
I heard the sirens of black police car
Two bodies lay crumbled a woman a man
His wife stood there by you a gun in her hand.

Leona, Leona, it's over and through
The baby is crying and calling for you
For me there's no difference, I've known for so long
That some day you'd leave me and now you are gone...

 

[fox69]

"Let It Ring"

"Let It Ring"


I lie in bed this lonely bed and suddenly I cry
The night is cold and I'm alone and you're the reason why
I never thought I'd miss someone the way that I miss you
I guess the joke's on me cause I'm the one who said we're through.

You always saved your love for me no matter what the price
And even when you knew you'd lose you made the sacrifice
But I'm the one who always had to have somebody new
I'd laugh and say don't call me now look who's calling who.

But let it ring please, don't answer 'cause I don't know what I'd say
If I heard your voice I might break down and throw my pride away
Just let it ring please, don't answer then at least I know I've tried
And I will be the only one who knows how much I cried.

And I'll still be the only one who knows how much I cried...