Conway Twitty

[fox69]

"The Big Man Above"

"The Big Man Above"


Sometimes in life we ought to think twice
About the people that we step on
Better show our worth while here on earth
For soon the chance is gone

Don't gossip about your neighbor
We gotta show more love
One of these days we're gonna stand
Before that big man above

I gotta help your neighbor show more love
Lend a hand, don't push and shove
One of these days we're gonna stand
Before that big man above

Life is but a vapor
It's here and then it's gone
What we build in heaven
Will be there from now on

But things we gather here on earth
Will soon decay and rust
One of these days we're gonna stand
Before that big man above

Gotta help your neighbor show more love
Lend a hand, don't push and shove
One of these days we're gonna stand
Before that big man above
One of these days we're gonna stand
Before that big man above

 

[fox69]

"The Clown"

"The Clown"


You love the way it makes me feel when I can't catch my breath
Like walkin' on a high wire, Lord, it scares me half to death
You're always high above me and I'm always fallin' down
Our love's just a circus baby, and I'm just the clown.

And I'll do tricks for you, just like you want me to
I'll do anything it takes just to hang around
I'll paint a smile for you to cover up my frown
'Cause our loves a circus and I'm just the clown.

Everyone's in love with you, but they just look at me and laugh
And I'll bet when they see me cry, they think it's just an act
Ah, but someday when it's over and we bring the big top down
You can say it was one big circus and I was just the clown.

And I'll do tricks for you, just like you want me to
I'll do anything it takes just to hang around
I'll paint a smile for you to cover up my frown
'Cause you love the circus, but you don't love the clown...

 

[fox69]

"The Fire Of Two Old Flames"

"The Fire Of Two Old Flames"


You should have closed your door on me
And never let me stay
But I know you and you know me
And we're not made that way

Oh, once again we've given in
Wishful lovin' shame
There's nothin' any hotter
Than the fire of two old flames

Then I feel it come together
They burn with such desire
We lose control of mind and soul
Fightin' fire with fire

We been to good to many times
To ever let it show
There's nothin' any hotter
Than the fire of two old flames

Then I'll feel it come together
They burn with such desire
We lose control of mind and soul
Fightin' fire with fire

And when I kiss your warm friendly lips
And when you call my name
What's right and wrong don't stand a chance
In the fire of two old flames

 

[fox69]

"The Games That Daddies Play"

"The Games That Daddies Play"


He put his arm around her shoulder
with a voice that sounded older
He said, "Mom, I got something on my mind.
I don't wanna bother you but
I sure need to talk to you
If you can only spare the time.
And Mom I hope you understand
How much I love and need you
And I don't want you to take this the wrong way
But don't you think I'm old enough
And big enough and strong enough
To play the games that Daddies play?"

My friend Billy Parker's dad
Came by today to see me
And he wondered if I'd like to go
With him and Billy on a hike
And maybe camp out overnight
The way I've seen 'em do in picture shows
And there's one thing I'd like to do
And maybe if I ask him to
He'd sit and talk with me man to man
We'd only be gone overnight
And I could find out what it's like
To play the games that Daddies play.

She quickly turned to hide the tears
From her son of seven years
He didn't know she'd read between the lines
He'd never really known his dad
And although he'd never ask
She knew exactly what was on his mind
She searched her mind in desperation,
Six long years of separation
Dimmed the words she knew she had to say
I hope you're never big enough
Or old enough or bold enough
To play the games that Daddies play.

I know you need and want his love but,
Son, you're the victim of
Another kind of game that Daddies play...

 

[fox69]

"The Hurt In My Heart"

"The Hurt In My Heart"


I just got the goodbye news
Handed me, down by Travis Shoes
Yes, our love was just a lie
Don't want you to see me cry
But those are hurts, the hurt in my heart

'Cause you always loved me so
Guess a fool's the last to know
Even fools must have their pride
So the pain, I try to hide
But oh, the hurt, the hurt in my heart

Well all alone with these lies too
Now that I, I have known the feeling of loving you
So I find, try to find a way
To bring you back to me some day

When I dream of your embrace
There is a smile upon my face
But oh, the hurt, the hurt in my heart
Oh, oh, this hurt, yes, this hurt in my heart...

 

[fox69]

"The Image Of Me"

"The Image Of Me"


Yes, I know she's the life of the party
And without her, things here would die
Oh, but don't be fooled by her laughter
She has her sad times, she knows how to cry.

She drinks, and she talks
Just a little too loud
And with her pride gone, she tags along
With any old crowd.

Yes, I know I'm to blame
And I feel so ashamed
That I made her the image of me.

I met her in a little country town
She was simple and old-fashioned in some ways
But she loved me till I dragged her down
Then she just gave up and drifted away.

She drinks, and she talks
Just a little too loud
And with her pride gone, she tags along
With any old crowd.

Yes, I know I'm to blame
And I feel so ashamed
That I made her the image of me...

 

[fox69]

"The Likes Of Me"

"The Likes Of Me"


Baby, I bet your ears have been burnin'
'Cause the fence-post gossip wheels have been turnin'
They're sayin' you gave your love and got taken
And once again your heart is breakin'
You're thinkin' lonely is your destiny
You ain't ever been loved by the likes of me.

I'd like to be at your beck and call
I'd like to stay around for the long haul
Startin' tonight, I'd like to make sweet memories
Now, you ain't ever been loved by the likes of me.

If you need a helpin' hand to start over
Baby, I can give you more than a shoulder
You said you're havin' trouble believin'
That I won't be lovin' and leavin'
I say you've been hurtin' needlessly
It's high time you were loved by the likes of me.

I'd like to be at your beck and call
I'd like to stay around for the long haul
Startin' tonight, I'd like to make sweet memories
Now, you ain't ever been loved by the likes of me.

I'd like to be at your beck and call
I'd like to stay around for the long haul
Startin' tonight, I'd like to make sweet memories
Now, you ain't ever been loved by the likes of me.

You ain't ever been loved by the likes of me
Now, you ain't ever been loved by the likes of me...

 

[fox69]

"The Next Kiss (Is The Last Goodbye)"

"The Next Kiss (Is The Last Goodbye)"


Time to say goodbye I know I've said it before
Though I hate to go I can't be hurt anymore
You've never seen me with a tear in my eye
The next kiss is the last goodbye

When I'm not around there's someone else you can call
Half a love is worse than havin' nothin' at all
I needed your love and darlin' that's why
The next kiss is the last goodbye

No more holding hands no more whispering words tenderly
Know it breaks my heart there's no way for me

Time to say goodbye is nothing else that I can do
Wish you all the luck with your somebody knew
If I said I'd forget I'd be telling a lie
The next kiss is the last goodbye
Just one more kiss and then baby goodbye

 

[fox69]

"The Pickup"

"The Pickup"


I saw her walkin' down the street
I tell you all she sure looked neat
Lovely eyes and long black hair
She looked so nervous standing there.

Man's she's great
Think I'll ask her for a date.

I guess I look just like a clown
Getting up and fallin' down
Hangin' on a parkin' meter
Burnin' like a red hot meter.

What a walk
C'mon mouth and talk that talk.

You know I couldn't make a sound
My head was goin' round
I was speechless, yeah
My mind was in a whirl
Cause talkin' to a girl
Is my weakness.

I guess I look just like a clown
Getting up and fallin' down
Hangin' on a parkin' meter
Burnin' like a red hot meter.

What a walk
C'mon mouth and talk that talk.

You know I couldn't make a sound
My head was goin' round
I was speechless, yeah
My mind was in a whirl
Cause talkin' to a girl
Is my weakness.

I guess I musta caught her eye
Cause instead of walkin' by
She walked right up and with a smile
Said c'mon boy I like your style.

Will I date her
So long boy's
I'll see you later

 

[fox69]

"The Rose"

"The Rose"


Some say love, it is a river
And that it drowns the tender reed
And some say love, it's like a razor
And that it leaves your soul to bleed.

Some say love, it is a hunger
An endless aching need
I say love, it is a flower
And you, it's only seed.

It's a heart afraid of breaking
That never learns to dance
It's a dream afraid of waking
That never takes the chance
It's the one who won't be taken
Who can not seem to give
And the soul afraid of dying
That never learns to live.

When the night has been too lonely
And the road has been too long
And you think that love is only
For the lucky and the strong
Just remember in the winter
Far beneath the bitter snows
Lies the seed that with the sun's love
In spring becomes the rose...