David Allan Coe

[fox69]

"I Can't Let You Be A Memory"

"I Can't Let You Be A Memory"



Spent a lot of time playing the field
Thinkin’ I knew all there was to know
But I never knew that love was real
Till I watched you come and go

There’s been so many women by my side
Most of them just came along for the ride
They all left and I never cried
I think I’m about to

I can’t let you be a memory
You just can’t remain a used to be
I would rather be a fool for you
I’ll do anything you want me to

Girl you let me take your heart and run
Never knowing you’re the only One
And I can’t let you slip away from me
I can’t let you be a memory

There’s been so many scares on this ol’ heart
Piece by piece they’ve torn it apart
But girl what’s left you’ve had from the start
They couldn’t take it away

I can’t let you be a memory
You just can’t remain a used to be
I would rather be a fool for you
I’ll do anything you want me to

Girl you let me take your heart and run
Never knowing you’re the only One
And I can’t let you slip away from me
I can’t let you be a memory

I can’t let you be a memory
You just can’t remain a used to be
I would rather be a fool for you
I’ll do anything you want me to

 

[fox69]

"I Could Never Give You Up"

"I Could Never Give You Up"



Don't you ever doubt my love
Cause you fit me like a glove
And I could never give you up for someone else

Honey, I wont do you wrong
And I've been loving you to long
And I could never give you up for someone else

When it comes to loving, honey
You can sure put out the flame
No other woman ever could
Now ain't that a shame

You lay heavy on my mind
You're the best love I could find
And I could never give you up for someone else

If you ever have to go
Honey, please don't let me know
Cause I could never give you up for someone else

 

[fox69]

"I Hate Love"

"I Hate Love"



I hate telephones
Specially when I'm waiting for your call
I hate teardrops
Specially just before they start to fall
And I hate love
More than anything else in life I hate love

I hate love because it tears me apart
I hate love because it always breaks my heart

I hate memorys
Especially when they're always about you
I hate feelings
Specially when I know they're not true
I hate love
More than anything else in life I hate Love

I hate dreamin
Specially The ones that don't come true
And I hate old songs
Specially The ones that make me blue
And I hate Love
More than anything else in life I hate love

 

[fox69]

"I Love Robbin' Banks"

"I Love Robbin' Banks"



Just keep the motor runnin' this won't take very long
By the time the police get here we'll be already gone
We've got to leave 'em hangin' we can't leave 'em no clues
Just take the money and run
Lord I love robbin' banks Lord I love robbin' banks
I always tell the teller thanks Lord I love robbin' banks

I like to holler stick up when I walk through the door
It lets 'em know their safe just isn't safe anymore
I like to see their faces when I show them my gun then take the money and run
Lord I love robbin' banks...

Five'll get you ten she'll push the burglar system
Ten'll get you twenty years on some prison farm
The first thing that I do is make 'em lay on the floor then take the money and run
Lord I love robbin' banks...
Lord I love robbin' banks...

 

[fox69]

"I Still Sing The Old Songs"

"I Still Sing The Old Songs"



Grandpa, I've been thinking about you lately
Wondering if you'd found peace of mind
I guess you'd be proud to know your grandsons
Never crossed that mason-dixon line

And i still sing the old songs that you taught me
And i still pray to Jesus now and then
And just like you I wish that he would save me
To see the day the south will rise again

Daddy wore his purple heart so proudly
Long before I turned into a man
Buried with our flag across his casket
I was still too young to understand

Mama spent her last years in the garden
While I took my turn behind the gun
Lord, I'd give my life to find the freedom
Lost within the old songs that you sung

And I still sing the old songs that you taught me
And I still pray to Jesus now and then
And just like you I wish that he would save me
To see the day the south will rise again

 

[fox69]

"I Wanta Know I'm Goin' Home"

"I Wanta Know I'm Goin' Home"



Well I hope the years that wrinkled up our faces
Have enjoyed us half as much as we did then
And if I should die before you jump your traces
Would you do one more favor for a friend
Remember all my songs and all their meanings
And remember how they helped you to believe
Then turn my body into ashes and take me with you when you leave
Then take my ashes to St Louie
Drop 'em in the Mississippi
Where the current's strong
I wanna flow back through the south land
I want to know I'm going home

Well I ain't plannin' on it happenin'
No time soon now
And it ain't something that I sit around
And think about all the time
But me and you we've howled at
A lot of full moons now
And I'll admit that every now and then
The thought does cross my mind
So take my ashes to St Louie
Drop 'em in the Mississippi
Where the current's strong
I wanna flow back through the southland
I want to know I'm going home
So take my ashes to St Louie
Drop 'em in the Mississippi
Where the current's strong
I wanna flow back through the southland
I want to know I'm going home

 

[fox69]

"I'm Gonna Hurt Her On The Radio"

"I'm Gonna Hurt Her On The Radio"



I’m gonna hurt her on the radio
She’s gonna hear me everywhere she goes
I’ll get to her the only way I know
I’m gonna hurt her on the radio.

Take these pieces of my broken heart
And watch ‘em climb the country music chart
She’s gonna pay me back in royalties
For bringin’ me down to my knees.

I’ll tell the world the way she done me wrong
And make a million while she sings along
She thinks she’s heard the last of my love songs
But she won’t feel that way for long.

I’m gonna hurt her on the radio
She’s gonna hear me everywhere she goes
She’s gonna feel it deep inside her soul
I’m gonna hurt her on the radio

I’m gonna hurt her on the radio
I’m gonna get to her in stereo
She’s gonna feel it deep inside her soul
I’m gonna hurt her on the radio

 

[fox69]

"I've Already Cheated On You"

"I've Already Cheated On You"



She was only a face in the crowd
But our needs and desires spoke so loud
And before I could say I would try to be true
I'd already cheated on you

Oh the mysteries of love born at night
As we lay there it all seemed so right
Now it's too late to say I'll be true
Cause I've already cheated on you

I've already broken the vow that I made

The damage is already done
And though I know you've never been unfaithful to me darling
So the score now is zero to one
I feel guilty enough anyway
There's not really much more to say
I could say that I'm sorry
But what good would it do
Cause I'd already cheated on you

She was only a face in the crowd
But our needs and desires spoke so loud
And before I could say I'll try to be true
I'd already cheated on you

 

[fox69]

"I've Got Something To Say"

"I've Got Something To Say"



I've got something to say, boys
I've got something to say
Just as soon as I can find a way, boys
I've got something to say.

I was standing in a ally one dark lonely night
There were three or four shotguns wanting to fight
Now me and the devil we were seeing the light
Looking for someplace to run

And I said I've got something to say boys
I've got something to say
Just as soon as I can find a way boys
I've got something to say

I caught with a couple of friends
I was just slipping out, they was just slipping in
I was too hurt to laugh, I was to sick to grin
Watching the woman I love

The cop at the gate swore I was insane
Cause me and my pistol tried boarding a plane
Now we were both loaded and its hard to explain
How wed ever gotten that far

I was the first one to get the last laugh
When they said my son was to old for the draft
That's when the government gave me the shaft
Drafted my daughter instead!

 

[fox69]

"I've Got To Have You"

"I've Got To Have You"



And I'd like to take you take you away
And if you'd come with me we'd leave here today
There's nothing to hold you as strong as this feeling
And I've got to have you as soon as I can

And I know you're worried about where you stand
The ring that he gave you is still on your hand
You want to be faithful you want to believe
He's easy to lie to but hard to deceive
And you say it's over between you and him
He tells you he needs you but chances are slim
That he even wants you as much as I do
So why don't you go on and tell him you're through
Cause I'd like to take you...

And I'd like to take you...
And I've got to have you as soon as I can as soon as I can