Don Williams

[fox69]

"Gulf Shore Line"

"Gulf Shore Line"



Waves are rollin' in, lazy summer wind
Sittin' in the sand, holdin' to your hand
I was ten and you were nine
Way out on the gulf shore line.

You became my girl, I became your man
Underneath the stars, we were makin' plans
You said I do and you've done just fine
Way out on the gulf shore line.

The sea will moan, waves will roll
The sea gulls fly, on the winds that blow
And I'll love you till the sun don't shine
Way out on the gulf shore line.

Graduation day, Johnny walked away
Hard to say goodbye, harder not to cry
He had to leave his folks behind
Way out on the gulf shore line.

Fifty years of life, thirty years of love
Time has gone so fast, one life's not enough
In heaven I know I'll find
You and the gulf shore line.

The sea will moan, waves will roll
The sea gulls fly, on the winds that blow
And I'll love you till the sun don't shine
Way out on the gulf shore line.

And I'll love you till the sun don't shine
Way out on the gulf shore line...

 

[fox69]

"Harry And Joe"

"Harry And Joe"


Harry and Joe moved south with their wives
Enjoying the golden years of their lives
But life doesn't always give back what it owes
Suddenly there was just, Harry and Joe.

Now Joe'd been a teacher gentile and calm
Harry, a teamster with a fuse like a bomb
Thrown in together by life's crazy whims
That pepper and salt like their unshaven chins.

[Chorus:]
Harry and Joe lean to and fro
They lean on each other wherever they go
Two lonely fighters doing all that they know
To get through each day, Harry and Joe,

Harry and Joe, cheating at cards
In a Florida apartment that smells like cigars
They brag about grand kids and the wives they love so
In the late afternoons of Harry and Joe.

[Chorus:]
Harry and Joe lean to and fro
They lean on each other wherever they go
Two lonely fighters doing all that they know
To get through each day, Harry and Joe.

An ambulance siren from across the backyard
Joe looks at Harry and deals out the cards

Harry and Joe lean to and fro
Like they lean on each other wherever they go
What tomorrow may deal them there's no way to know
So they get through today, Harry and Joe.

They get through each day, Harry and Joe...

 

[fox69]

"Healing Hands"

"Healing Hands"


My Grandma and Grandpa had wonderful hands
With callouses and wedding bands.
They taught me that where there was love
There was always a way.

The picture of the two of them
Has seen me through a lot of years
They were there when I reached up to them
And they're in my life today.

Healing hands, something I can hold on to.
Healing hands, the touch that understands.
Healing hands, I'll always be drawn to
Hearts that belong to healing hands.

You and I may worry so,
To see the kingdoms come and go.
But we've seen enough to know
That it's only love that lingers.

And learning how to live can take a lifetime.
We've got to lend a hand in this troubled world
Before it slips right through our fingers.

Healing hands, something I can hold on to.
Healing hands, a touch that understands.
Healing hands, I'll always be drawn to
Hearts that belong to healing hands.

Healing hands, something I can hold on to.
Healing hands, the touch that understands.
Healing hands, I'll always be drawn to
Hearts that belong to healing hands.

 

[fox69]

"Heart Of Hearts"

"Heart Of Hearts"


In your heart of hearts there is a voice
It speaks from truth and not from choice
It sees it all not just in part
Deep inside your heart of hearts

A secret place known to your soul
Where you can't hide but you can go
When it's all too much and you fall apart
There's a state of grace called your heart of hearts

[Chorus:]
Just listen to your life, it's talking to you
There'll always be a light that's running through ya
Flowing from a well that never runs dry

When you're at the point down on your knees
You can find your weakness can be your strength
Cause where one ends, the other starts
Deep inside your heart of hearts

[Chorus:]
Just listen to your life, it's talking to you
There'll always be a light that's running through ya
Flowing from a well that never runs dry

In your heart of hearts, there is a voice
It speaks from truth, and not from choice
It sees it all not just in part
Deep inside your heart of hearts

 

[fox69]

"Heartbeat In The Darkness"

"Heartbeat In The Darkness"



Cadillac smiles in the ladies' styles in this world
They ain't no part of me
A hundred dollar bill can cure your ills in this world
But it ain't no good to me

You see money and clothes are easily burned
People and cars are easily turned around
I'm looking for something that'll last me all of my life
I'm listening for the sound

[Chorus:]
I wanna hear her heartbeat
In the darkness
Everynight of my life
I wanna hear a heartbeat
In the darkness
Next to mine

A woman trying to find a diamond mine
Ain't my kind, she ain't no use to me
A big estate with a wrought-iron gate
A mansion on the hill, ain't where I wanna be

You see without love a house ain't a home
A diamond ain't no more than a stone in the ground
I'd give evry material thing I own in this life
If I could just hear the sound

[Chorus:]
I wanna hear a heartbeat
In the darkness
Everynight of my life
I wanna hear a heartbeat
In the darkness
Next to mine

[Instrumental]

[Chorus:]
I wanna hear a heartbeat
In the darkness
Every night of my life
I wanna hear a heartbeat
In the darkness
Next to mine

I wanna hear a heartbeat
I wanna hear a heartbeat
I wanna hear a heartbeat...

 

[fox69]

"Help Yourself To Each Other"

"Help Yourself To Each Other"



What a time to turn your back on someone
What a day to be without a friend
What a shame when no-one seems to bother
Who will offer shelter to candles in the wind

And it follows we are only helpless children
Ever changing like sunlight through the trees
It's a long road we must cling to one another
Help yourselves to each other, that's the way it's meant to be

And it's said that life is like a ladder
Just a dream we're reaching for the stars
Can't you see how little really matters
We are only searching for what we really are

And it follows we are only helpless children
Ever changing like sunlight through the trees
It's a long road we must cling to one another
Help yourselves to each other, that's the way it's meant to be

It's a long road we must cling to one another
Help yourselves to each other, that's the way it's meant to be

 

[fox69]

"Her Perfect Memory"

"Her Perfect Memory"


I remember how we struggled
When we first started out
She recalls we had it all
Not what we did without
I think back on those hard times
She remembers only love
Who am I to say that's not
Exactly how it was.

[Chorus:]
That's how she remembers it
She was the lucky one
Just take a look at both of us
And you tell me who won
If she thinks I hung the stars
If that's what she believes
Then who am I to tamper with
Her perfect memory.

You ought to hear her tell the kids
How mom and daddy met
It always amazes me
The things that she forgets
Somehow she gets it turned around
But its still my favorite part
How Mommy looked in Daddy's eyes
And I stole away her heart.

[Chorus:]
That's how she remembers it
She was the lucky one
Just take a look at both of us
And you tell me who won
If she thinks I hung the stars
If that's what she believes
Then who am I to tamper with
Her perfect memory.

If I made all her dreams come true
As far as she can see
Who am I to tamper with
Her perfect memory...

 

[fox69]

"How Did You Do It?"

"How Did You Do It?"


You don't seem to be doing all that bad
In fact you look good
You don't seem to be feeling all that sad
Like I thought maybe you would.

[Chorus:]
How, how did you do it?
How did you let it go?
How, how did you do it?
I need to know.

Now you've got friends to help you when you're sad
There's even someone you've been seeing
Now, I know there's nothing wrong with that
In fact it's a good thing.

[Chorus:]
How, how did you do it?
How did you let it go?
How, how did you do it?
I need to know.

One last question before you go
If you're really over you and me
How did you get there, I need to know
'Cause that's where I'd like to be.

[Chorus:]
How, how did you do it?
How did you let it go?
How, how did you do it?
I need to know.

[Chorus:]
How, how did you do it?
How did you let it go?
How, how did you do it?
I need to know...

 

[fox69]

"How Much Time Does It Take"

"How Much Time Does It Take"


How much time does it take to get it right
How much time does it take to get along
Well, you worry me about it day and night
How much time does it take to get it right?

I've heard that life is like a song
When you find a friend well the world just sings along
But something's wrong with you and me
'Cause you wont sing the song and I can't let it be.

How much time does it take to get it right
How much time does it take to get along
Well you worry me about it day and night
How much time does it take to get it right?

[Instrumental]

We've learned the words, we knew what to say
What about the feeling, lost along the way
You tried the waltz, 2 step gets you down
And I just get the feeling like sitting out a round.

How much time does it take to get it right
How much time does it take to get along
Well you worry me about it day and night
How much time does it take to get it right?

How much time does it take to get it right
How much time does it take to get along
Well you worry me about it day and night
How much time does it take to get it right?...

 

[fox69]

"I Believe In Love"

"I Believe In Love"



I don't believe in superstars
Organic food and foreign cars
I don't believe the price of gold
The certainty of growing old
That right is right and left is wrong
That north and south can't get along
That east is east and west is west
And bein' first is always best.

But I believe in love
I believe in babies
I believe in mom and dad
And I believe in you.

Well, I dont believe that heaven waits
For only those who congregate
I'd like to think of God as love
He's down below
He's up above
He's watchin' people everywhere
He knows who does and doesn't care
And I'm an ordinary man
Sometimes I wonder who I am.

But I believe in love
I believe in music
I believe in magic
And I believe in you.

I know with all my certainty
What's goin' on with you and me
Is a good thing
It's true
I believe in you.

I dont believe virginity
Is as common as it used be
In workin' days and sleepin' nights
That black is black and white is white
That Superman and Robinhood
Are still alive in Hollywood
That gasoline's in short supply
The risin' cost of gettin' by

But I believe in love
I believe in old folks
I believe in children
I believe in you.

I believe in love
I believe in babies
I believe in mom and dad
And I believe in you.