Johnny Cash

[fox69]

"Hurt So Bad"

"Hurt So Bad"



I hurt myself today
To see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
The only thing that's real

The needle tears a hole
The old familiar sting
Try to kill it all away
But I remember everything

What have I become?
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end

And you could have it all
My empire of dirt

I will let you down
I will make you hurt..

I wear this crown of thorns
Upon my liar's chair
Full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair

Beneath the stains of time
The feelings disappear
You are someone else
I am still right here

What have I become?
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end

And you could have it all
My empire of dirt

I will let you down
I will make you hurt

If I could start again
A million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way

 

[fox69]

"I Am A Pilgrim"

"I Am A Pilgrim"



I am a pilgrim and a stranger
Traveling through this wearisome land
And I've got a home in that yonder city, good Lord
And it's not (good Lordy it's not) not made by hand

I got a mother, a sister and a brother
Who have gone to that sweet home
And I am determined to go and see them, good Lord
Over on (good Lordy over on) that distant shore

As I go down to that river Jordan
Just to bathe my weary soul
If I could touch but just the hem of His garment, good Lord
I believe (good Lordy I believe) that it would make me whole

Now when I'm dead, laying in my coffin
All of my friends all gather round
They can say that he's just laying there sleeping, good Lord
Sweet peace (Lordy sweet peace) his soul is found

 

[fox69]

"I Call Him"

"I Call Him"



Well, the blue's still in the water and the blue's still in the sky
And way beyond the blue there's someone watchin' from on high
My clothes may be ragged and my shoes may be worn
But I've been a wealthy boy since I've been born

'Cause I call Him when I'm troubled and I call Him when I'm weak
And He always pulls me through my troubles some way and I believe
He'll be there
(He'll be there)
He'll be there
(He'll be there)
Like He always is to answer when I call Him

My mother used to tell me I should take it slow
The pace is not what matters, it's the direction that you go
Keep your feet upon the path and your eyes upon the goal
You'll have all the joy a heart could ever hold

And I call Him when I'm troubled and I call Him when I'm weak
And He always pulls me through my troubles some way and I believe
He'll be there
(He'll be there)
He'll be there
(He'll be there)
Like He always is to answer when I call Him

Like He always is to answer when I call Him

 

[fox69]

"I Came To Believe"

"I Came To Believe"


I couldn't manage the problems I laid on myself
And it just made it worse when I laid them on somebody else
So I finally surrendered it all brought down in despair
I cried out for help and I felt a warm comforter there

[Chorus:]
And I came to believe in a power much higher than I
I came to believe that I needed help to get by
In childlike faith I gave in and gave him a try
And I came to believe in a power much higher than I

Nothing worked out when I handled it all on my own
And each time I failed it made me feel twice as alone
Then I cried, "Lord there must be a sure and easier way
For it just cannot be that a man should lose hope every day."

[Chorus]

Yes, I came to believe in a power much higher than I

 

[fox69]

"I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)"

"I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)"



Today I passed you on the street and my heart fell at your feet
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you
Somebody else stood by your side and he looked so satisfied
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you

A picture from the past came slowly stealing
As I brushed your arm and walked so close to you
Then suddenly, I got that old time feeling
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you

It's hard to know, another's lips will kiss you
And hold you just the way I used to do
Oh, Heaven only knows how much I miss you
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you

 

[fox69]

"I Corinthians 15:55"

"I Corinthians 15:55"



O Death, where is thy sting?
O Grave, where is they victory?
O Life, you are a shining path.
And hope springs eternal, just over the rise,
When I see my redeemer beckoning me.

Oh row my ship over the waves of your sea
Let me find a safe port now and then
Don't let the dark one in your sanctuary
Until it's time to pack it in

O, row, row my ship
With the fire of your breath
And don't lay a broadside on your ship as yet
Blow ye warm winds
When it's chilly and wet
And don't come to soon yet
For collecting my debt

O Death, where is thy sting?
O Grave, where is they victory?
O Life, you are a shining path.
And hope springs eternal, just over the rise,
When I see my redeemer beckoning me.

Oh let me sail on
With my ship to the East
And keep my eye on the North Star
When the journey is no good for man or for beast
I'll be safe wherever you are

Just let me sail into your harbor of lights
And there and forever to cast out my night
Give me my task
And let me do it right
And do it with all of my might

O Death, where is thy sting?
O Grave, where is they victory?
O Life, you are a shining path.
And hope springs eternal, just over the rise,
When I see my redeemer beckoning me.

 

[fox69]

"I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You"

"I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You"



Everybody says you let me down I should be ashamed to take you round
Makes no difference what you used to do darling I could never be ashamed of you

Maybe you were reckless yesterday but together we can find a brighter way
In my heart I know that you'll come true darling I could never be ashamed of you

All the happiness I've ever known came the day you said you'd be my own
And it matters not what we go through darling I could never be ashamed of you

Maybe you've been cheated in the past and perhaps those memories will always last
Even though you prove to be untrue darling I could never be ashamed of you

 

[fox69]

"I Couldn't Keep From Crying"

"I Couldn't Keep From Crying"



I saw you walking by his side
Heard you whisper all those lies and I
Couldn't keep from crying

You sang him love songs tenderly
Just the way you sang to me me and I
Couldn't keep from crying

I saw you capture all his charms
While he held you in his arms
With his pretty words and ways
In your heart, he took my place

I stood and watched him steal a kiss
From two lips, I know I'll miss and I
Couldn't keep from crying

I saw you capture all his charms
While he held you in his arms
With his pretty words and ways
In your heart, he took my place

I stood and watched him steal a kiss
From two lips, I know I'll miss and I
Couldn't keep from crying

 

[fox69]

"I Don't Hurt Anymore"
(originally by Hank Snow)

"I Don't Hurt Anymore"
(originally by Hank Snow)



It don't hurt anymore
All my teardrops have dried
No more walkin' the floor
With that burnin' inside
Just to think it could be
Time has opened the door
And at last I am free
I don't hurt anymore

No use to deny I wanted to die
The day you said we were through
But now that I find you're out of my mind
I can't believe that it's true
I've forgotten somehow
That I cared so before
And it's wonderful now
I don't hurt anymore

No use to deny I wanted to die
The day you said we were through
But now that I find you're out of my mind
I can't believe that it's true
I've forgotten somehow
That I cared so before
And it's wonderful now
I don't hurt anymore

 

[fox69]

"I Don't Know Where I'm Bound"

"I Don't Know Where I'm Bound"



I don't know where I'm bound, I don't know where I'm bound,
Whistles calling me away, leaving at the break of day,
And I don't know where I'm bound.

Can't stand bars, locks, or doors,
Mean cops, insanity, and wars;
Gotta find a place of peace,
Until then, my traveling won't cease,
But I don't know where I'm bound.

There's gotta be a place for me,
Under some green growing tree;
clear cool water running by,
An unfettered view of the sky,
But I don't know where I'm bound.

When I die, don't bury me,
Cause then I must be free;
Cremate my body with a grin,
Throw my ashes to the wind,
Cause I don't know where I'm bound.

I don't know where I'm bound, I don't know where I'm bound,
Whistles calling me away, leaving at the break of day,
and I don't know where I'm bound.

Got myself a little gal,
She has been a downright pal;
That old highway's calling me,
And free I gotta be,
But I don't know where I'm bound, I don't know where I'm bound.
I don't know where I'm bound.