Don Williams

[fox69]

"Ride On"

"Ride On"


Peggy Sue rode away last night, on a rocking horse
Straight into the pale moonlight, make believe of course
But what's a little girl of eight
Supposed to do when she's up so late
She can't sleep 'cause it sounds like hate
Coming from her momma and daddy's room.

[Chorus:]
Ride on, ride on
Out to where it don't hurt no more
Ride on, come on
Back to how it was before.

Your momma left and your daddy cussed
All they ever seem to do is fuss, ride on.

Tommy Lee's got a space machine,
He keeps it ready on the launching pad
'Cause there've been times that he has seen,
An alien invade his dad
So he heads out for the stars
Past the moon and straight to Mars
But what about the invisible scars
That come in a bottle that his daddy brings home.

[Chorus:]
Ride on, ride on
Out to where it don't hurt no more
Ride on, come on
Back to how it was before.

Your momma left and your daddy changed
You don't even know who's to blame, so ride on.

[Bridge:]
Some people just lose control,
Some people hit overload
Some people act like some people,
They never thought they'd be
So why can't we all see
The only antidote, The only way to cope
The only true hope is love.

So everybody won't you.

[Chorus:]
Ride on, ride on
Out to where it don't hurt no more
Ride on, come on
Back to how it was before.

Go ahead and test your faith
There's still a lot of hope, it's never too late.

To ride on the wings of love, ride on...

 

[fox69]

"Running In The Fast Lane"

"Running In The Fast Lane"


[Chorus:]
Running in the fast lane, movin' on through
Doin' the best that I can, just to get home to you
I've got my radar lookin' for trouble ahead
Running in the fast lane, looking for my bed

Life out on this highway gets me weary to the bone
I feel like some ole cowboy, who was born to be alone
You told me just last evening you're so tired of telephones
You need someone to hold you, so I best just bring it home

[Chorus]

It's never I don't miss you, when it's good or when it's bad
I love what we've got going, and all the things we've had
But you've got to make a living, keeping up and keeping on
Sometimes it's just a living, when you've been gone too long

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Say It Again"

"Say It Again"


Oh, all I needed
Was one look
One magic moment
Was all it took.
From that moment
I love you so
Now that I found you
I'm never gonna let you go.

C'mon say it
Say it again
It's sounds so good
Say it one more time
And then.
Oh, if you mean it
Say it again
The hard part's over
And the lovin' part begins.

[Hums with Instrumental]

Oh, hold me closer
Make me warm
I feel wanted
Here in your arms
I've been lonely
For too long
I've waited a lot time
For you to come along.

C'mon say it
Say it again
It's sounds so good
Say it one more time
And then
Oh, if you mean it
Say it again
The hard part's over
And the lovin' part begins.

C'mon say it
Say it again
It's sounds so good
Say it one more time
And then
Oh, if you mean it
Say it again
The hard part's over
And the lovin' part begins...

 

[fox69]

"Send Her Roses"

"Send Her Roses"


They got a road out in Alaska now,
I hear that you can go there.
Tell me about Montana,
With the cool blue mountain air.

I know your honeys got the money,
I can understand your wanderlust.
Brother, and boy, for me these days,
Its refrigerator or bust.

I ain't got no words for going,
I got no longing for your open road.
Don't get found rollin' into town
Tuggin' on a heavy load.

You've gotta give me the nights with the city lights,
And the people buzzin' everywhere.
One hand upon the parking meter,
The other on her easy chair.

I'll send her roses,
Send her roses everyday.
If I don't go down another dirt road,
I don't think it's gonna hurt my day.

I'll send her roses,
Send her roses once in awhile.
I'm a long, long way from outta here,
But you know I'm gonna go in style.

[Instrumental]

Well, I was rollin' around Boston town,
Wasn't hardly anybody I know.
Got to singin' low for the first three rows,
Puttin' on a lousy show.

Well then I met her,
I had to let her buy my lunch,
I got the flowery plate.
I'm telling you why,
Good brother don't laugh,
Think I got me one suitable mate.

I'll send her roses,
Send her roses every day.
If I don't go down another dirt road,
I don't think it's gonna hurt my day.

I'll send her roses,
Send her roses by the dozen.
I've been having me a whirl with a pretty girl,
And she told me she liked my lovin'.

I'll send her roses,
Send her roses every day.
If I don't go down another dirt road,
I don't think it's gonna hurt my day.

I'll send her roses,
Send her roses by the dozen.
I've been having me a whirl with a pretty girl,
And she told me she liked my lovin'...

 

[fox69]

"Senorita"

"Senorita"


[Spoken]
Back in the innocent days
There was a young Cowboy
Who was in love with a Mexican girl,
Only she didn't know it,
And he would watch her when she walked back,
In the cotton dress which danced in the wind
And her eyes held the stars
Now, she was the most beautiful thing
That cowboy had ever seen
Sent down straight from heaven
But he was afraid he would never win her heart
'Cause of some family scars left by the rain forest
But oww... how he loved her.

[Sang]
Senoritra passing by
Pardon me if I stop and ask you why
Senorita could it be
Someone like you could love someone like me?

[Instrumental]

[Spoken]
So he walked up to her
Tipped his hat and introduced himself
And she looked up at him and didn't know what to say.
So he told her the story of his family
The trouble that brought the barbed wire
And all the things that he couldn't change
And then he told her that he loved her
And he studied her reaction
And by the time the spring rains came
They were married
Now, there's an ol' song that my family used to sing
'Bout a young cowboy and a mexican girl
And how they fell in love.

[Sang]
Senorita passing by
Pardon me if I stop and ask you why
Senorita could it be
Someone like you could love someone like me.

Senorita passing by
Pardon me if I stop and ask you why
Senorita could it be
Someone like you could love someone like.
Someone like you could love someone like me...

 

[fox69]

"Shadow Land"

"Shadow Land"


Everytime the tide comes in the tide goes out
Some folks fail some do alright
You could take a Johnboat all the way to town
Had an angry broken father, in a house beside the water.

[Chorus:]
Shadowland, what secret are you keeping
Are you only sleepin to wake another day
Shadowland, Oh, how could I have loved you
I never really knew you, anyway.

Funny how the stars down there shine so bright
Breeze comes in just like a prayer
Mama asked Jesus to keep daddy home at night
I guess it was a pity, but Jesus never did it.

[Chorus:]
Shadowland, what secret are you keeping
Are you only sleepin to wake another day
Shadowland, Oh, how could I have loved you
I never really knew you, anyway.

Storms blew up from Mexico,
The boats would all come in
Nights like that you could smell
Salt water on the wind
I was so young back then.

Brother was a gifted child so they said
We could build a starship in the yard
Angry voices came from the house at night
So we'd play a game he made up
And stayed out a little later.

[Chorus:]
Shadowland, what secret are you keeping
Are you only sleepin to wake another day
Shadowland, Oh, how could I have loved you
I never really knew you, anyway...

 

[fox69]

"She Never Knew Me"

"She Never Knew Me"



She packed up her suitcase
And walked to the door
She said she won't come back
Like she's done before
I'll bet she's in Dallas
Before it gets dark
I know she's thinkin',
She's breakin' my heart.

She knows I love her
But she thinks I'll crawl
But she never knew me
She never knew me
She never knew me, at all.

She knows I love her
I know I need her
God knows to please her
I've tried, and I've tried.

By now if I know her
She's changed her mind
She'll pull off the highway
And have a good cry.

And then like a lost child
She'll wanna come home
She thinks I'm waitin'
There by the phone.

She'll stop in some cafe
And give me a call
But she never knew me
She never knew me
She never knew me, at all...

 

[fox69]

"She's A Heart Full"

"She's A Heart Full"


One minute she's up, one minute she's down
Lovin' her's like bein' on a merry-go-round
Sometimes she's sad, and sometimes she's funny
Sometimes I wonder if I'm going or coming.

I know she's not easy
To understand
But lovin' her makes me
Do the best that I can.

[Chorus:]
She's a heart full, unpredictable
Can't explain the things she does
She's a heart full, but she's worth the trouble
'Cause she's got a heart full of love.

[Instrumental]

First the sun shines then the rain falls
Sometimes she cries for no reason at all
Then she's a child, restless and moody
Sometimes she looks at me, sometimes she looks through me.

There's things about her
I've never understood
But I wouldn't change her
Even if I could.

[Chorus:]
She's a heart full, unpredictable
Can't explain the things she does
She's a heart full, but she's worth the trouble
'Cause she's got a heart full of love.

[Instrumental]

She's got a heart full of love...

 

[fox69]

"She's A Natural"

"She's A Natural"



She's got just a touch of grey and her hair
and that's ok, she knows that I don't care
The little lines around her eyes
She don't need to disguise

In her heart she's by the ocean
the sun on her face
or going down the road less traveled
at her own pace

She's a natural in everything she does
she don't have to try to win my love
I go easy when she calls
She knows how to please me
after all, she's a natural

When I really need her touch
when this old world is just too much
Well I don't have to say a word
Because her heart is already heard

But it must be second nature
the way she knows
she takes my hand and then she turns
the light down low

She's a natural in everything she does
she don't have to try to win my love
I go easy when she calls
She knows how to please me
after all, she's a natural

 

[fox69]

"She's In Love With A Rodeo Man"

"She's In Love With A Rodeo Man"



She's a barmaid in a west Texas dance hall
She's there ev'ry night till they close
And the cowboy's pay for the jukebox
And she plays 'San Antonio Rose'

Well I know her life ain't been easy
And the lines in her face say it all
But she still is a beautiful woman
In the lights of the Texas dance hall

But she won't sit down at your table
And I know that you can't hold her hand
She won't go home with you cowboy
She's in love with a rodeo man

Well he's hard and he's scarred and he's grayin'
And he's stoned most all of the time
And he drinks at a dark corner table
And he waits there until closin' time