Conway Twitty

[fox69]

"Take Me Home To Mama"

"Take Me Home To Mama"


I want you to take me home to mama
Introduce me to your friends
I want you to take me home to mama
I'm ready to take a chance on love again

I didn't need a lover
I was happy on my own
I didn't want another
Girls are melted for the phone

But since the day I met you
Oh, my attitude has changed
I think I'm gonna let you
Start turning out the flames

Come on and take me home to mama
Introduce me to your friends
I want you to take me home to mama
I'm ready to take a chance on love again

I really want to meet her
I want to raise a doll like you
And tell her that's she's sweeter
Than any other girl I knew

I tell her not to worry
'Cause her baby is in good hands
I don't mean to hurry
But just as soon as you can

I want you to take me home to mama
Introduce me to your friends
Come on and take me home to mama
I'm ready to take a chance on love again

When you started calling
I was just telling time
Then I started fallin'
And here's what's on my mind

I want you to take me home to mama
Introduce me to your friends
Take me home to your mama
I'm ready to take a chance on love again

I'm ready to take a chance on love again
Yeah, I'm ready to take a chance on love again

 

[fox69]

"Take These Chains From My Heart"

"Take These Chains From My Heart"


So take these chains
From my heart and set me free
You've grown cold
And no longer care for me.

All my faith in you is gone
But the heartaches linger on
Take these chains
From my heart and set me free...

 

[fox69]

"Tender Years"

"Tender Years"


You keep saying you love him
I believe that it's true
And it just doesn't matter
How much I love you
But in time you'll understand, dear
When you shed a tear
Then you'll know you were living
In your tender years.

In your eyes there's a lovelight
That shines for him
But how long will it stay there
Will that lovelight grow dim
You can just see the happiness
You can't see the tears
Its true 'cause you're living
In your tender years.

So if I can't be your first love
I'll wait and be your last
I'll be somewhere in your future
To help you forget the past
And you'll know that I love you
With a love that's sincere
'Cause I'll wait till you're thru living
In your tender years.

Yes, you'll know that I love you
With a love that's sincere
Yes, I'll wait till you're thru living
In your tender years...

 

[fox69]

"That Kind Of Girl"

"That Kind Of Girl"


You're just a kind of girl everybody wants to meet
You've got a way about you when you walk down the street
That makes me wonder if I'm gonna lose your love someday
And I'm the kinda guy that don't stand in your way.

All my life I've been afraid of losing you
Although you never really done me wrong
But there's always the chance you might find someone new
And break the heart that loves you for so long.

You're just a kind of girl everybody wants to meet
You've got a way about you when you walk down the street
That makes me wonder if I'm gonna lose your love someday
And I'm the kinda guy that don't stand in your way.

You're just the kind of girl that likes to have some fun
And though I'm jealous of you it's alright
Just as long as I am still the only one you turn to
When it's time to say goodnight.

You're just a kind of girl everybody wants to meet
You've got a way about you when you walk down the street
That makes me wonder if I'm gonna lose your love someday
And I'm the kinda guy that don't stand in your way...

 

[fox69]

"That's All She Wrote"

"That's All She Wrote"


Well, I came home this morning there was a note hanging on my door
She said, ?This time I'm a leaving you and I won't be back no more?
Yeah, yeah, and that's all, that's all she wrote

She said, ?I used to love you when you were nice and kind
But the way you been treating me lately, babe
You done drove me out of my mind?
Yeah, yeah, and that's all, that's all she wrote

Well, my hand began to tremble as slowly I read on
She said, ?You won't hurt me no more, goodbye, good luck I'm gone?
Yeah, yeah, and that's all, that's all she wrote

Well, I stand here by this river with her letter in my hand
I'm gonna let that river take me, goodbye, this is the end
Yeah, yeah, and that's all, that's all she wrote

 

[fox69]

"That's All That Matters"

"That's All That Matters"


I know I'm not your first love they're just a past memory
I'm the one who's got you now and that's all that matters to me
I know other arms have held you but I'm not jealous of these
Cause you see mine are the arms that hold you now
And that's all that matters to me

I came alive when you came along yes you brought life back to me
And I don't care what's in your past you're as far as I can see
I know other lips have kissed you and I know you've been thrilled and pleased
Mine are the lips that kiss you now and that's all that matters to me
Yes mine are the arms that hold you now and that's all that matters to me

 

[fox69]

"That's Asking Too Much Of The Wine"

"That's Asking Too Much Of The Wine"


I've never been one to ask help of a stranger
But I'm so much in need I'm gonna make an exception this time
I loved her dearly now I can’t think clearly
I'm asking for your help wine
To think that a glass could erase all my past
That's asking too much of the wine

The barroom's dark and my knees a bit unsteady
Would you ever believe that this is my very first time
The drinks they keep comin' my brain they’re not numbin'
It's failing to comfort my mind
To think that a glass could erase all my past
That's asking too much of the wine

Oh never have I wanted or needed so much to lose myself in a drink
I was hopin' in time I'd get help from the wine
And not have to sit here and think
But the longer I try the harder I cry still thoughts of your love cross my mind
To think that a drink can change the way I think
That's asking too much of the wine

 

[fox69]

"That's My Job"

"That's My Job"


I woke up cryin' late at night when I was very young
I had dreamed my father had passed away and gone
My world revolved around him, I couldn't lie there anymore
So I made my way down the mirrored hall
And tapped upon his door

And I said, "Daddy, I'm so afraid
How will I go on, with you gone that way?
Don't wanna cry anymore so may I stay with you?"
And he said, "That's my job, that's what I do
Everything I do is because of you
To keep you safe with me, that's my job, you see."

Later we barely got along, this teenage boy and he
Most of the fights it seems were over different dreams
We each held for me
He wanted knowledge and learning, I wanted to fly out west
I said, "I could make it out there if I just had the fare
I got half, will you loan me the rest?"

And I said, "Daddy, I'm so afraid
There's no guarantee in the plans I've made
And if I should fail, who will pay my way back home?"
And he said, "That's my job, that's what I do
Everything I do is because of you
To keep you safe with me, that's my job, you see."

Every person carves his spot and fills the hole with life
And I pray someday I might light as bright as he

Woke up early one bright fall day to spread the tragic news
After all my travel, I settled down within a mile or two
I make my livin' with words and rhymes and all this tragedy
Should go into my head and out instead as bits of poetry

But I say, "Daddy I'm so afraid
How will I go on with you gone this way?
How can I come up with a song to say, I love you?"
"That's my job, that's what I do
Everything I do is because of you
To keep you safe with me, that's my job, you see."
"Everything I do is because of you
To keep you safe with me."

 

[fox69]

"That's What It's Like To Be Lonesome"

"That's What It's Like To Be Lonesome"


That's what it's like to be lonesome
I know 'cause I'm a mighty lonesome guy
The streets are dark and empty and you walk them all alone
You think about your love affair and wonder what went wrong.

You go to bed each night and pray
You'll never see the dawn
Afraid of each tomorrow with its heartless cold unknown
And that's what it's like to be lonesome
A heart a broken love has taught to cry
And that's what it's like to be lonesome
I know cause I'm a mighty lonesome guy.

You search to find a tavern where the music's playing loud
You try to lose your heartache in the laughter of the crowd
But the happy couples make you think
Of things that might have been
And you have to fight the teardrops
Till you're by yourself again
And that's what it's like to be lonesome...

 

[fox69]

"That's When She Started To Stop Loving You"

"That's When She Started To Stop Loving You"


Does she seem a little cold when you love her
Does she turn away when you hold her tight
Just search your soul and you will discover
How you hurt her, night after night.

And when was the first time she begged you to love her
But you turned away and acted like a fool
And when was the first time she lay there and cried
Well, that's when she started to stop loving you.

Do you wonder why she's turning to another
And if you love her you'd better tell her so
'Cause she's finding out that anyone will love her
And it won't be long 'till you'll have to let her go.

And when was the first time she begged you to love her
But you turned away and acted like a fool
And when was the first time she lay there and cried
Well, that's when she started to stop loving you...