Don Williams

[fox69]

"The Long Black Veil"

"The Long Black Veil"



Ten years ago on a cold dark night
A man was killed 'neath the town hall light
There were few at the scene but they all agreed
That the slayer who ran looked a lot like me.

The judge said, Son what is your alibi?
If you were somewhere else then you won't have to die
Well, I spoke not a word though it meant my life
For I had been in the arms of my best friends wife.

She walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave when the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees,
Nobody knows, but me.

The scaffold is high an eternity nears
She stood in the crowd, shed not a tear
But sometimes at night when the cold winds moan
She comes to my grave and she cries on my bones.

She walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave when the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees,
Nobody knows, but me...

 

[fox69]

"The Long Walk From Childhood"

"The Long Walk From Childhood"



Sandman, Candyman, Jesus and Dad, a furry soft bed to hold.
Puppy paws, Santa Clause, an' not being bad, believing in what you're told.
Oh the world of a child is all black and white, and prayers are easy to say,
No shades of grey, cloud wrong and right. I followed life that way.
On the long walk from childhood, the long walk from childhood.

Time flies, eager eyes, hungry to see, find holes in holy things.
Idols fall, one and all, and truth is a cheat that dances on puppet strings.
And the soldiers gun is a mockery, of the Sunday prayers that we prayed,
Wrong is right and right is wrong, I measured life that way.
On the long walk from childhood, the long walk from childhood.

Answer-man, Preacher-man, thinker and Bum, life is a market place.
Hear them cry, will you buy, and march to my drum, we'll save the human race.
So I hum the words and I dance the tune, and change a bit every day.
Find the truth where I can, if I can, each step along the way.
On the long walk from childhood, the long walk from childhood.

 

[fox69]

"The Old Trail"

"The Old Trail"



There's a new ridge road
That cuts the mountain to the bone.
Slices through the woods
Like there ain't nobody home.
You can wheel on up the valley view.
You'll never feel the climb.
Oh, but I'll take the old trail every time.

The old trail,
Just mosies right along,
Moves at the speed of
A sweet love song
And the wind through the trees
Carries her own wind chimes.
Yeah, I'll take the old trail every time.

Lately it seems things vanish by degrees.
How soon we forget
We made our tree houses out of trees.
When we going to realize
Some reasons just don't rhyme.
Yeah, I take the old trail every time.

The old trail.
Now may she never fade.
The one where the deer
Always have the right of way.
How I love to watch the wintergreen
Along the timber lines.
Yea, I'll take the old trail every time.

People in cars
Let the radios do the talking
But I always find
That I'm singing when I'm walking.

The old trail
Just moses right along.
Moves at the speed of
A sweet love song
And the wind
Through the trees
Carries her own wind chimes.
Yeah, I'll take the old trail every time.

I take the old trail every time...

 

[fox69]

"The Rose"

"The Rose"



Some say love it is a river
that drowns the tender reed
Some say love it is a razer
that 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 the heart afraid of breaking
That never learns to dance
It's the dream afraid of waking
That never takes the chance
It's the one who won't be taken
Who cannot 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 the spring
Becomes the rose

 

[fox69]

"The Story Of My Life"

"The Story Of My Life"



Someday I'm gonna write
The story of my life
I'll tell about the night we met
And how my heart can't forget
The way you smiled at me.

I want the world to know
The story of my life
The moment when your lips met mine
And that first exciting time
I held you close to me.

The sorrow in our love was breakin' up
The mem'ry of a broken heart
But later on, the joy of makin' up
Never never more to part.

There's one thing left to do
Before my story's through
I've got to take you for my wife
So the story of my life
Can start and end with you.

The sorrow in our love was breakin' up
The mem'ry of a broken heart
And later on, the joy of makin' up
Never never more to part.

There's one thing left to do
Before my story's through
I've got to take you for my wife
So the story of my life
Can start and end.

Can start and end
Can start and end with you...

 

[fox69]

"The Ties That Bind"

"The Ties That Bind"



Knowing you, you stand by me
Through good and bad
Makes all the difference, in my life
Day by day, sweetheart I find
These are the ties, that bind

The little things you do, that please me so
Oh, the way you always understand
When simple joys, bring peace of mind
These are the ties, that bind

You're all I need, to see me through
Can I say more, than this my love?
I will live just, for your kiss my love
And I live, for your kiss my love

Forever and a day, my love will live
Oh, the flame of love will never die
So heart and soul, please say you're mine
Held by the ties, that bind...

 

[fox69]

"Then It's Love"

"Then It's Love"


Some people say that love is a rose
Maybe they've hit it right on the nose
But other folks say that it's like the sun
Well, a long time ago daddy said to me
I'll help you clear up the mystery
I'll give you a simple rule of thumb.

If it knocks you off your feet
Then it's love, then it's love
If it makes your life complete
Then it's love, then it's love
If it turns you upside down
Then it's love, then it's love.
If it makes your world go 'round
Then it's love.

The dictionary won't tell you much
If love is the word you're looking up
I don't believe that the definition's right
And the encyclopedia won't reveal
The crazy way you start to feel
Kissing on a moonlit summers night.

If it knocks you off your feet
Then it's love, then it's love
If it makes your life complete
Then it's love, then it's love
If it turns you upside down
Then it's love, then it's love
If it makes your world go 'round
Then it's love.

[Instrumental]

So gonna say that love is a game
Maybe compare it to a flame
Or say it's a medicine that heals
But a band of experts could fight all night
And never figure out which one is right
But they'd agree on how it makes you feel.

If it knocks you off your feet
Then it's love, then it's love
If it makes your life complete
Then it's love, then it's love
If it turns you upside down
Then it's love, then it's love
If it makes your world go 'round
Then it's love.

Well, if it makes your world go 'round
Then it's love. ooh ooh ooh...

 

[fox69]

"This Side Of The Sun"

"This Side Of The Sun"


I thought I'd be an angel
And fly on astral skies
I thought I'd wear a fanciful disguise
And It's taken me a lotta time
To find out I'm not one
An outlaw on the run,
On this side of the sun.

I hoped I'd be a champion
And live without a care
I thought I'd change the world,
Make it just and fair
But my youth slipped by before my eyes
Much to my surprise
Before I had begun,
On this side of the sun.

Out on this end of the wind
Winter's coming 'round the bend
You pray for rain, before you know,
You're standin' in a foot of snow
So you pull your coat up to your chin
Pick your shovel up again
'Cause your work is never done,
On this side of the sun.

[Instrumental]

I took it to a fortune teller
I thought that she might help me
She looked into my eyes
And smiled mysteriously
But she didn't know as much as me
I stared back, dejectedly
'Cause I know where she's from,
This side of the sun.

Out behind these prison walls,
Dark clouds come and hard rains fall
You pause a moment for a dream,
They row you gently down the stream
You wake up angry in the night,
Jump up, ready for the fight
But the war is never won
On this side of the sun.

Now they tell me music
Can free a person's soul
So I sing a song everywhere I go
But It's not much different than before
I'm still looking for the door
I wonder if there is one,
On this side of the sun...

 

[fox69]

"Till I Can't Take It Anymore"

"Till I Can't Take It Anymore"


Let's not fight it anymore,
Unpack the bags and close the door
I'll never leave you
Though you lied right from the start
I can't convince my stupid heart
Not to believe you.

You've got two good men strung out
and there's not the slightest doubt
That other men have loved you before
Oh, but you work your thing so well
I'll dream of heaven and live in hell
Till I can't take it anymore.

If I had one ounce of pride
I'd stand up or step aside
But girl I love you
So I'll accept the crumbs you drop
'Cause I'm a fool and I can't stop
Or rise above you.

Let others speak up for themselves
I speak for me and no one else
'Cause I'm a beggar knocking on your door
Oh, you work your things so well
I'll dream of heaven and live in hell
Till I can't take it anymore.

[Instrumental]

I'm too far gone to turn around
To lift myself up off the ground
And start all over
Now, him or I must win or lose
no matter which one you may choose
You'll be in clover.

Darling, while you're making up your mind
I'll be praying all the time
That you will never, never be letting me go
Oh, you work your thing so well
I'll dream of heaven and live in hell
Till I can't take it anymore.

Oh, you work your thing so well
I'll dream of heaven and live in hell
Till I can't take it anymore.

[Instrumental to fade]

 

[fox69]

"Till The Rivers All Run Dry"

"Till The Rivers All Run Dry"


Till the rivers all run dry
Till the sun falls from the sky
Till life on earth is through
I'll be needing you.

I know sometimes you may wonder
From little things I say and do
But there's no need for you to wonder
If I need you, 'cause I'll need you.

Till the rivers all run dry
Till the sun falls from the sky
Till life on earth is through
I'll be needing you.

[Instrumental]

Too many times I don't tell you
Too many things get in the way
And even though sometimes I hurt you
Still you show me, in every way.

Till the rivers all run dry
Till the sun falls from the sky
Till life on earth is through
I'll be needing you...