Kenny Rogers

[fox69]

"Makes Me Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye"

"Makes Me Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye"



She at times still comes around
Though she's someone else's now
And I can't let down, no matter how I try.

If I leave her then I find
She's no farther than my mind
Makes me wonder, if I ever said goodbye.

Night and day it's all the same
Pour some whiskey on my flame
And burn another memory in my mind.

Through the years she's moved up town
While I come a long way down
Makes me wonder, if I ever said goodbye.

Yes, she always says hello
The way she used to
But Lord, she only said goodbye one time.

Heaven knows I live in hell
With a barroom for myself
Makes me wonder, if I ever said goodbye.

Makes me wonder, if I ever said goodbye...

 

[fox69]

"Making Music For Money"

"Making Music For Money"



When I woke up this morning
I was tired as I could be
I think I was counting my money
When I should have been counting sheep
My agent he just called me
and told me what I should be
If I would make my music for money
Instead of making music for me

I said I know that this may sound funny
But money don't mean nothin' to me
I won't make my music for money, no
I'm gonna make my music for me

He said that people only buy the love songs.
Rock and roll is not too long
He said son you got to be commerical
If you want to turn the people on.
And I said turning on the people
Now that's a beautiful place to be
But if I spend my time makin' memorable rhyme
Well who's gonna turn on me?

I said I know that this may sound funny
But money don't mean nothin' to me
I won't make my music for money, no
I'm gonna make my music for me

Well now, I went up the country
And I'll tell you all about the scene
I found a place with much charm and much grace
That was untouched by the music machine
Well the people where havin' a good time
Makin' music all day long
And nobody cared if they ever got paid
One penny for playin' a song

I said I know that this may sound funny
But money don't mean nothin' to me
I won't make my music for money, no
I'm gonna make my music for me

 

[fox69]

"Mary, Did You Know"

"Mary, Did You Know"



Mary, did you know that your baby boy
Would one day walk on water.

Mary, did you know that your baby boy
Would save our sons and daughters.

Did you know that your baby boy
Has come to make you new;
This child that you delivered
Will soon deliver you.

Mary, did you know that your baby boy
Will give sight to a blind man.

Mary, did you know that your baby boy
Will calm the storm with His hand.

Did you know that your baby boy
Has walked where angels trod?
When you kiss your little baby,
You kiss the face of God!

Oh, Mary, did you know?
Oh, Mary, did you know?

The blind will see, the deaf will hear
The dead will live again.
The lame will leap, the dumb will speak
The praises of the lamb.

Mary, did you know that your baby boy
Is Lord of all creation

Mary, did you know that your baby boy
Will one day rule the nations.

Did you know (did you know) that your baby boy
Is heaven's perfect lamb?
This sleeping child you're holding
Is the great I am.

 

[fox69]

"Maybe"

"Maybe"



Maybe, is a word that hangs between us
It's the thing to say when all else has failed
Maybe we failed, maybe
Maybe, but I can't bare say it's over
Til the love we found is hopelessly lost
Maybe I could, maybe not.

Our lives might have come unwound
But have we've come so far
That we can't turn the hurt around
Our hearts still remain the same
Oh, first to wonder why
Oh, ask to make a change.

But maybe
Maybe, if we hold on to tomorrow
Just hold on, just hold on
Then we just might find a feeling again
Not let it end.

Maybe, it's a word that hangs between us
Maybe, time would help the wondering to stop
Maybe we will know, maybe not
Maybe, maybe.

 

[fox69]

"Maybe In The End"

"Maybe In The End"



I'm sorry if I have misled you
I never meant to do you wrong
But I would like to find the answers
I've been searching for so very long, so long

I know you must be tired of chasing me blues
When happiness is so hard to find
We've been through so many things together
I can see it's hurting you inside

Maybe in the end it all works out
Or maybe in the end it's all wrong
But I know when it's over I'll still love you
We'll be together or I'll be alone

The years have passed and I've become so jaded
I'm leaving all my dreams behind
And now that we are here together
You're the only thing on my mind

Maybe in the end it all works out
Or maybe in the end it's all wrong
But I know when it's over I'll still love you
We'll be together or I'll be alone

Maybe in the end it all works out
Or maybe in the end it's all wrong
But I know when it's over I'll still love you
We'll be together or I'll be alone

 

[fox69]

"Maybe You Should Know"

"Maybe You Should Know"



Seems to me that we've been friends forever
We spend our time together as all good friends will do
But the silence only lies
If you could read my eyes
They hold another feeling
I could show you
Maybe you should know
Just how much I love you
In my heart there's no one else above you
Maybe I should hope
You find out for yourself somehow
Or maybe I should tell you now
Maybe I should wait and take the chances
A good dancer never dances

Until he hears the cue
But the orchestra is gone
They've left us all alone
There's no one here to tell me how to tell you
Maybe you should know
Just how much I love you
In my heart there's no one else above you
Maybe I should hope
You find out for yourself somehow
Or maybe I should tell you
Maybe I should tell you
Maybe I should tell you now

 

[fox69]

"Me And Bobby Mcgee"
(originally by Roger Miller)

"Me And Bobby Mcgee"
(originally by Roger Miller)



Busted flat it Baton Rouge, headin' for the trains
Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained
Took us all the way to New Orleans.

I took my mouth harp out of my old dirty red bandana
I was playin' sad while Bobby sang the blues
With those windshield wipers slappin' time
And Bobby's clappin' hands we finally
Sang up every song that driver knew.

Woe, freedom's just another word
For nothin' left to lose
And nothin' ain't worth nothin', but it's free
Oh oh oh feelin' good was easy, Lord
When Bobby sang the blues
Feeling good was good enough for me, Bobby McGee.

From the coalmines of Kentucky to the California sun
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Standing right beside me, Lord, through everything I'd done
And every night she kept me from the cold
Then somewhere near Salinas, Lord
I let her slip away
Looking for that home and I hope she'd find
I'd trade all of my tomorrows for a single yesterday
Feelin' Bobby's body next to mine.

Woe, freedom's just another word
For nothin' left to lose
Nothin' left was all she left for me
Woe, feelin' good was easy, Lord
When Bobby sang the blues
Feeling good was good enough for me and by McGee.

Woe, freedom's just another word
For nothin' left to lose
Nothin' ain't worth nothin', but it's free

Woe, feelin' good was easy, Lord when Bobby sang the blues'

 

[fox69]

"Midsummer Nights"

"Midsummer Nights"



Rain comes down on a misty bay
Light on the water and she's coming my way
To be fair she's only wearing a smile
Ease all my trouble just by driving me wild
And like moon don't function without the night
We come together and she's hanging on tight
She makes me tremble like I never before
Bringing me up to keep me begging for more
In every hour to be, let me satisfy your heart
I can take the lonely days
In return for the midsummer nights.

We know the journey to a better life, better life
And we never to be letting go
You got to learn to be lonely to find
What you're living for
Making love on a midsummer night
I love those midsummer nights,

There may be one fool falling in love with you
You are the vision that I'm hanging on to
Any world, any dream you can see
Is yours and mine if we just want it to be
Let me lie in your arms
Let me understand your heart
I can take the lonely days
In return for those midsummer nights

We know the journey to a better life, better life
And we never to be letting go
You got to learn to be lonely to find
What you're living for
Making love on a midsummer night
I love those midsummer nights,

Making your love to me only
Running forever, I'm following you
And I'm not afraid
For every hour to be
Let me satisfy your heart
I can take the lonely days
In return for those midsummer nights

 

[fox69]

"Missing You"

"Missing You"



I live for the phone I die for the mail
I took your picture right off the nail
And put it right by my bed
So I could see you instead
Of the darkness of night.

I hold conversations with you in my mind
They only tighten this knot deep inside
And the aching won't end
'Til I hold you again
If I only suvive.

Why did you have to go
Why am I missing you so
One heartbeat at a time
I'm going out of my mind
Missing you, missing you.

I started a letter, I stared at your name
There wasn't a line that didn't echo my pain
There was no sound at all
But the slow lonely fall
Of an unspoken tear.

Why did you have to go
Why am I missing you so
One heartbeat at a time
I'm going out of my mind
Missing you, missing you.

Life may take us
In different directions
But I always end up deeper
Deeper in my true affection.

Why did you have to go
Why am I missing you so
One heartbeat at a time
I'm going out of my mind
Missing you, missing you...

 

[fox69]

"Momma's Waiting"

"Momma's Waiting"



As I drive toward home I picture Momma waiting
She'll be glad to see her big time boy come home
She gets little in return for all she's given
And I'm all she's got to love since Daddy's gone.

Now I'm forty miles away and I'm still wonderin'
Why I ever told her I was doing well
When I first went wrong I should have turned to Momma
But it's hard to get back up once you have fell.

It's the last time I'll see flowers in the morning
It's the last time I'll hear robins in the spring
It's the last time I'll feel Momma's arms around me
It's the last chance here on earth I'll have to sing.

As I drive away behind me Momma's waving
To a son who's all she'd ever hoped he'd be
Now she says her final prayers, "And go, meet Daddy"
And I'm glad she's only seen one side of me.

Today makes thirteen years in Coleman's Federal Prison
And tonight I'll walk these last few steps alone
But I can't help think that somewhere Momma's waiting
Once again to see her big time boy come home.

It's the last time I'll see flowers in the morning
It's the last time I'll hear robins in the spring
It's the last time I'll feel Momma's arms around me
It's the last chance here on earth I'll have to sing...