J.J. Cale

fox69 · 10.07.2014

FORMER ME

FORMER ME

Yes I used to know a fellow
He was lighter on his feet
Just as quick as a sparrow
That was the former me

Since I been here for so long now
Now I think that I can see
Acquaint myself with that fellow
Who was the former me

Those days have been lost in my mind
A fancy man, I won?t deny
When I think about it nowadays
Can?t recall that former guy

From the dawn to the sunset of my life
It?s a truth I could not see
Not till later did I recognize the guy
That was the former me

Those days have been lost in my mind
A fancy man, I won?t deny
When I think about it nowadays
Can?t recall that former guy

Since I been here for so long now
Now I think that I can see
Acquaint myself with that fellow
Who was the former me

fox69 · 10.07.2014

FRIDAY

FRIDAY

Monday morning comes too early
Work my back to the bone
All day
Monday I keep thinking "Weekend's coming, gonna go home"
Tuesday I hate, oh Tuesday
Ain't no girls on the streets
Tuesday it ain't good for nothing
Drinking beer and watching TV
Friday, Friday evening
Come on Friday, it's been too long
Friday, Friday evening
Come on Friday, I wanna go home
Wednesday's hump day, hump day's Wednesday
Over the hump, the week's half-gone
If I had my pay on Wednesday I'd hang out, the hump day's gone
Thursday, you know I feel better
I can see the end in sight
Think I'll write myself a letter
Help myself through the night

fox69 · 10.07.2014

GOING DOWN

GOING DOWN

Yeah, I'm going down
Going down, down, down, down, down
I'm going down
Going down, down, down, down, down
Got my big feet, hanging on to the ground
Don't let me down, close that boxcar down
Don't let me down, close that boxcar down
I'm going back

fox69 · 10.07.2014

GOLDEN RING

GOLDEN RING

He gave to you, a golden ring
It made you happy, it made you sing
I played for you, on my guitar
It didn't last long, we didn't go far
Though the times have changed
We've rearranged
The ties that bind
Remain the same

You came around, after a while
Everyone said, I made you smile
All went well, and suddenly then
You heard that he, would marry again
Though the times have changed
We've rearranged
The ties that bind
Remain the same

I know that I, have been here before
I've trod on your wings, I've opened the door
If I gave to you, a golden ring
Would I make you happy, would I make you sing?
Though the times have changed
We've rearranged
The ties that bind
Remain the same

Though the times have changed
We've rearranged
The ties that bind
Remain the same

fox69 · 10.07.2014

GUESS I LOSE

GUESS I LOSE

Ain't no star in my heaven
Ain't no sun in my sky
Guess I lose

I don't know why
Everyday is dark and dreary
Everyday is feeling weary
Guess I lose
I guess I lose

Ain't no reason to be blue
Ain't no reason I got you
Funny thing, I can't get started
Everyday, I feel downhearted
Guess I lose
I guess I lose

Ain't no reason to be blue
Ain't no reason I got you
Funny thing, I can't get started
Everyday, I feel downhearted
Guess I lose
I guess I lose

fox69 · 10.07.2014

GUITAR MAN

GUITAR MAN

Guitar man, tell me what your secret am
Tell me please, can you put my mind at ease
When you're standing in the spotlight
With all the girls around
I was wondering how you do it
How you make that sound, guitar man
Tell me what your secret am
Tell me please, can you put my mind at ease
Your fingers move so swiftly
Across those silver strings
It looks so nice and easy
How you make it sing, guitar man
Tell me what your secret am
Tell me please, can you put my mind at ease
Guitar man, in a guitar jam
Playing low, playing slow
Playing loud, working the crowd
Playing high, you seem to fly
Guitar man, tell me what your secret am
Uh, hey man, have you seen my Stratocaster
Hand me that Gibson over there, will you
Let my try your Martin, man
Do you mind
Plug it in that Marshall
Turn it up a little bit louder

fox69 · 10.07.2014

HARD LOVE

HARD LOVE

Shirley down the street she gets so lonesome
She calls around to men on the phone, some
Hopin' one will show up at her door
She don't care, just where they come from
Where they've been, just if they want some
Give it to her straight, she want to score
She needs hard love
Hard love
She wants a hard love, just to make her day
Handsome Bill sales cars for a livin'
He's not the takin' kind, he's the givin'
He likes his women real firm, and real tight
Bill don't want no conversations, small talk or consultations
He don't want no long relation just one night
He needs a hard love
He wants a hard love
He needs a hard love, to make his day
Chances are if you're feeling lonely
And you miss your one and only
You'll only care for that easy exercise
You know what I'm talkin' about
That no feeling in and out
You gonna have to improvise
If you want a hard love
You need a hard love
Hard love

fox69 · 10.07.2014

HARD TIMES

HARD TIMES

Hard times is about to get me
Hard times, they hurt my hands
Hard times, it took my woman
Hard times lead her to a richer man
Caught in the middle of some fool's advice
If you work real hard, you get a piece of the pie
Can't you hear that laughing
No, the jokes don't end
Consider my resources, it's a hard time to eat
Hard times, it's rough all around
Hard times, it's all gonna end
Hard times, just thinking about it
Consider my resources, it's a hard time to eat
Hard times
Hard times
Hard times

fox69 · 10.07.2014

HEY BABY

HEY BABY

Hey baby, it's your time now
Hey baby, you made it somehow
Don't let nobody come and bring you down
Hey baby, you've got 'em on the run
You know, you've got 'em on the run
I know you, you have just begun
When you came into my life
My love, I thought I would die
There's never been nobody like you
You take away these blues
Hey baby, you're looking real good
You know, you're looking real good
You make the day a song like I knew you would
When you came into my life Lord, I thought I would die
I never met nobody like you
For telling my troubles to

fox69 · 10.07.2014

HOLD ON

HOLD ON

First time I seen you, I knew
You had come undone for someone mistreated you
The ringing in your ears, the salt in your tears
Yes, I know I would feel sick at a dirty deal, yes I do
Some bright morning, the sun will shine again
Some bright morning, start all over again
Hold on, you've got to hold on
If nothing is real, I know how it feels, yes I do
Hold on, when everything is gone
I know how it feels to get a dirty deal, I do