Don Williams

[fox69]

"If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey, I Still Do)"

"If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey, I Still Do)"



Well, you know I'm not much good at writin' letters
So I gave up and decided that I'd call
No, there's really not much news to tell you
Things back here, they never change at all
It's cold today, it's cold here for November
But I hear the weather's warm out there.

Oh, and if you see Burt Reynolds
Would you shake his hand for me?
And tell old Burt, I've seen all his movies
Well, I hope you make the big time
I hope your dreams come true
But if Hollywood don't need you
Honey, I still do.

Last night I drove the truck to Amarillo
Some friends and I had a laugh or two
But lately we don't cut up like we used to
'Cause all that I can think about is you
I know this is what you've always wanted
But I know now that all I want is you .

Oh, and if you see Burt Reynolds
Would you shake his hand for me?
And tell old Burt, I've seen all his movies
Well, I hope you make the big time
I hope your dreams come true
But if Hollywood don't need you
Honey, I still do.

If Hollywood don't need you
Honey, I still do...

 

[fox69]

"If I Needed You"
(duet with Emmylou Harris)

"If I Needed You"
(duet with Emmylou Harris)



[Both]
If I needed you, would you come to me?
Would you come to me for to ease my pain?
If you needed me, I would come to you.
I would swim the sea for to ease your pain.

[Emmylou]
Well the night's forlorn and the morning's born
And the morning's born with the lights of love.
And you'll miss sunrise if you close your eyes,
And that would break my heart in two.

[Both]
If I needed you, would you come to me?
Would you come to me for to ease my pain?
If you needed me, I would come to you.
I would swim the sea for to ease your pain.

[Instrumental]

[Don]
Baby's with me now since I showed her how,
To lay her lily hand in mine.
Who could ill agree, she's a sight to see:
A treasure for the poor to find.

[Both]
If I needed you, would you come to me?
Would you come to me for to ease my pain?
If you needed me, I would come to you.
I would swim the sea for to ease your pain.

Mmmmmmm Mmmmmmmmm.

 

[fox69]

"If I Were Free"

"If I Were Free"



If I were free what I would do
I'd run and lock myself away with you
And turn a ring into a key
Oh I know that's what I'd do
If I were free
If I were strong I would be so mild
I would be strong enough to love you like a child
I would turn a cry into a song
Oh I know that's what I would do
If I were strong
If I were wise then I would see
What makes you love a foolish man like me
I'd stand by you just like a tree
Oh I know that's what I would do
I would chain myself to you
I would never leave this room if I were free
A line of birds across the sun
Darling it's my fate to follow on the run
But girl this running is not for me
I would never run again if I were free
And here's just what I'd do
I would chain myself to you
I would never leave this room if I was free

 

[fox69]

"If Love Gets There Before I Do"

"If Love Gets There Before I Do"



Another twenty miles and I'm halfway there,
Another twenty miles and I'm running scared
It's a beautiful night and I should be there

I know you are tired of waiting
And I know you are tired of hesitating

If love gets there before I do,
Darling don't you take it.
If love gets there before I do,
Darling don' t you do it, no don't you do it

I know you're hearing line from those other guys
Trying to wear you down under starry sky
But you know that I want you to just hold on

I know you are tired of waiting
And I know you are tired of hesitating

If love gets there before I do,
Darling don't you take it.
If love gets there before I do,
Darling don' t you do it, no don't you do it

 

[fox69]

"If She Just Helps Me Get Over You"

"If She Just Helps Me Get Over You"


It may not make me tremble,
The soft touch of her hand
But she won't break my heart
The way you do
So I'm gonna try to give her
The best love that I can
If she just helps me get over you.

If she just picks me up when I get down
If she's there when the memories
Walk around
Maybe someday
I'll love her
As much as I love you
If she just helps me get over you.

[Instrumental]

I don't suppose that lovin'
Will ever be the same
But she wants me
The way I wanted you
So I'm gonna try to give her
The best love that I can
If she just helps me get over you.

If she just picks me up when I get down
If she's there when the memories
Walk around
Maybe someday
I'll love her
As much as I love you
If she just helps me get over you...

[Instrumental to fade]

 

[fox69]

"If You Could Read My Mind"

"If You Could Read My Mind"


If you could read my mind love,
What a tale my thoughts could tell
Just like an old time movie,
'Bout a ghost from a wishin' well
In a castle dark or a fortress strong
With chains upon my feet,
You know that ghost is me.
And I will never be set free,
As long as I'm a ghost you can't see.

If I could read your mind love,
What a tale your thoughts could tell
Just like a paperback novel,
The kind the drugstore sell
When you reach the part
Where the heartaches come
The hero would be me,
Heroes often fail
And you won't need that book again,
Because the ending's just too hard to take.

[Instrumental]

I'd walk away like a movie star
Who gets burned in a freeway script,
Enter number two
A movie queen to play the scene,
Of bringing all the good things out in me
But for now love let's be real,
I never thought I could act this way
And I've got to say that I just don't get it
I don't know where we went wrong
But the feelin's gone and I just can't get it back.

If you could read my mind love,
What a tale my thoughts could tell
Just like an old time movie,
'Bout a ghost from a wishin' well
In a castle dark or a fortress strong
With chains upon my feet,
The story always ends
And if you read between the lines
You'll know that I'm just tryin' to understand
The feelings that you lack
I never thought I could feel this way
And I've got to say that I just don't get it.

I don't know where we went wrong
But the feelin's gone and I just can't get it back...

 

[fox69]

"Imagine That"
(duet with Keith Urban)

"Imagine That"
(duet with Keith Urban)



No more nights sleeping alone
in an empty bed, in an empty home
Someone to talk to
someone to hold in my arms

Imagine that, how sweet it'd be
To have you here again with me
Oh lord, I wish I had you back
But all I can do is imagine that

no more silence in the all
no more staring at the walls
someone to laugh with,
someone to share in my dreams

Imagine that, how sweet it'd be
To have you here again with me
Oh lord, I wish I had you back
But all I can do is imagine that

Imagine that, how sweet it'd be
To have you here again with me
Oh lord, I wish I had you back
But all I can do is imagine that

Imagine that, how sweet it'd be
To have you here again with me
Oh lord, I wish I had you back
But all I can do is imagine that

Imagine that, how sweet it'd be
To have you here again with me
Oh lord, I wish I had you back
But all I can do is imagine that

 

[fox69]

"In Love's Endless War"

"In Love's Endless War"


Hearts have been broken
In the game of true love
I'm afraid to surrender
I'm not strong enough.

Give it all away
Open up every door
My heart is a castle
In love's endless war.

In love's endless war.

Dreams can betray you
When you're far out at sea
Many proud hearts have foundered
On love's mutiny.

Give it all away
Be a young fool once more
My heart is an island
Adrift from your shore.

In love's endless war.

[Instrumental]

Give it all away
Open up every door
My heart is a castle
In love's endless war.

In love's endless war.

In love's endless war...

 

[fox69]

"In The Family"

"In The Family"


Well, I was raised up by the golden rule
In an old house with a patched up roof
We had a hard home but it pulled us close
We were family.

Oh, that summer when the crops all died
Was the first time I saw Daddy cry
An' I heard Momma say what goes on here stays
In the family.

[Chorus:]
Well our clothes weren't new, that old car was used
We held our own
Whoa, you just can't buy, that sense of pride
We grew up on, In the family.

[Instrumental]

I remember every Sunday night
After supper 'round the firelight
How peaceful Daddy looked
As he read the good book
In the family.

Well, some folks said we were barely makin' do
We were better off than they ever knew
We never had much but we sure had love
In the family.

[Chorus:]
Well our clothes weren't new, that old car was used
We held our own
Whoa, you just can't buy, that sense of pride
We grew up on, In the family.

In the family...

 

[fox69]

"In The Mornin'"

"In The Mornin'"


When the sun comes up
And it's time to get up in the mornin'
Will you think of me
And how it oughta be in the mornin'
Well, I don't know why
You could say goodbye
And I can't see how you could be
Anywhere but here with me
In the mornin'.

Where was I
When you made your move to go away
Where was I
I didn't hear the things I've always heard
Or always said.

[Instrumental]

Well, it's no lie
I never thought about it, not a day
And I'll tell you why
I really thought we always tried to say
What should be said.

When the sun comes up
And it's time to get up in the mornin'
Will you think of me
And how it oughta be in the mornin'
Well, I don't know why
You could say goodbye
And I can't see how you could be
Anywhere but here with me
In the mornin'...