J.J. Cale

[fox69]

PLAYING IN THE STREET

PLAYING IN THE STREET

Hiding in the alley, smoking cigarettes
Tippling in the corner, Lord, I can't forget
I ain't seen no rolling, no rolling do I need
Come and get me mama, I been playing in the street
Grown into a big man, grass it get me high
Long before I fainted
Walking through the jungle, lord what can I see
Come and get me mama, I've been playing in the street
Ain't no doubt about it
Down that alley lonely
I'm gonna call you sweetheart, you can call me sweet
Come and get me mama, I've been playing in the street

 

[fox69]

PRECIOUS MEMORIES

PRECIOUS MEMORIES

Hell, I travel on life's pathways
Know not what the years may hold
Hell, I've wandered, oh, grows fonder
Precious memories flood my soul
Precious memories, how they linger
How they ever flood my soul
In the stillness of the midnight
Precious, sacred scenes unfold

 

[fox69]

REALITY

REALITY

One drink of whisky, one drink of gin
One drink of vodka and I told my friends
Things don't seem quite like they used to
As reality leaves, so does the blues
One toke of reefer, a little cocaine
One shot of morphine and things begin to change
Things don't seem quite like they used to
As reality leaves, so does the blues
Up around here, back down again
I've been up on top, don't bother, my friend
Things don't seem quite like they used to
As reality leaves, so does the blues

 

[fox69]

RIDIN' HOME

RIDIN' HOME

I'm sittin' on this train and I'm ridin' home, ridin' home
I'm sittin' on this train and I'm ridin' home, ridin' home
I've got my bag and I'm ready to go
I wish this train didn't move so slow
I'm sittin' on this train and I'm ridin' home, ridin' home
This train don't move like it used to, ridin' home
This train don't move like it used to, ridin' home
This train don't move down the railroad track
Fast enough to get my baby back
This train don't move like it used to, ridin' home

 

[fox69]

RIGHT DOWN HERE

RIGHT DOWN HERE

My woman, my woman, you know she cryin'
She keeps me hanging on a bottle of wine
She leaves no roads open, there ought to be a law
She puts me right down here
She keeps me right down here
She holds me right down here
Lord, I talk and talk about her, can't get her off my mind
Cannot live without her, she keeps me on this wine
She leaves no roads open, there ought to be a law
She puts me right down here
She holds me right down here
She keeps me right down here
Lord, I talk and talk about her, can't get her off my mind
Cannot live without her, she keeps me on that wine
She leaves no roads open, there ought to be a law
She put me right down here
She keep me right down here
She hold me right down here
She puts me right down here
She holds me right down here
She keeps me right down here

 

[fox69]

RIVER BOAT SONG

RIVER BOAT SONG

I hear a whistle, I hear a moan
Must be my baby coming home
She's been down in Tupelo, singing that river boat song
She is a dancer, a river queen
She'll teach them gamblers most anything
She's been down in Tupelo, singing that river boat song
Many nights I spend alone
Many days there ain't nobody home
Many times I wish she was here
Yeah, that river boat whistle blows
I know she's getting near
River captain, bring my baby home
I get so lonesome since she's been gone
She's been down in Tupelo, working the river boat song

 

[fox69]

RIVER RUNS DEEP

RIVER RUNS DEEP

Well, the river runs deep
And the water is cold as ice
The river runs deep
And the water is cold as ice
I go down there every chance I get
It's where my baby she met her death
And the river runs deep
And the water's cold as ice
Ain't no woman
Gonna make a fool out of me
Ain't no woman
Gonna make a fool out of me
Running 'round, that's what they said
She's at the bottom of the river dead
And the river runs deep
And the water's cold as ice
No cheating woman
Gonna get a good man down
No cheating woman
Gonna get a good man down
Running 'round like a silly fool
You're gonna end up at the bottom of the pool
And the river runs deep

 

[fox69]

ROCK AND ROLL RECORDS

ROCK AND ROLL RECORDS

I make rock 'n' roll records
I sell 'em for a dime
I make my living and feed my children
All in good time
The blues they go for a quarter
Guaranteed to satisfy
It's a real funky deal
Don't let it pass you by
If your evening sun don't shine, my friend
Tell you what I'm gonna do I'm gonna hammer out this
rhythm
Till I get right next to you

 

[fox69]

ROLL ON MAMA

ROLL ON MAMA

Jump in woman, now the jumpin' is right
I'm the kind of man don't sleep at night
Heart gets a-beatin' when a place sound funky
I gotta roll on, Mama
Things been movin' too slow
Hesitatin', reservatin', making my move
Rotatin', motivatin', I gotta go
Feet keep a-walking and your mouth keep a-talking, you know
I gotta roll on, Mama
Things been movin' too slow
Until you measure my height and my size
If I don't die runnin', I won't be alive
Give me my things, show me to the door
I gotta roll on, Mama
I can't hang no more
I take your Cadillac DeVille with a continental kit
Rollin' down the highway, and then I feel
Fakin', shakin', that's all I know
I gotta roll on, Mama
Things been movin' too slow

 

[fox69]

ROLLIN'

ROLLIN'

I never drink in the afternoon
I never drink alone
Sure do like a drink or two
When I get home
Every evening, what I do
Is sit here in this chair
Pour myself some whiskey
Watch my troubles vanish into the air

Rollin'
Rollin'
Ain't gonna worry no more
Rollin'
Rollin'
Ain't gonna worry no more

Used to worry about gambling
Throwin' my money away
Used to worry about waistin' time
Layin' around the house all day
But I'm all right now
Yes I'm all right now
Never thought I'd make it
But I always do somehow
I'm all right now

Rollin'
Rollin'
Ain't gonna worry no more
Rollin'
Rollin'
Ain't gonna worry no more
Ain't gonna worry no more
Ain't gonna worry no more