Kenny Rogers

[fox69]

"Morgana Jones"

"Morgana Jones"



Morgana Jones was a middle aged woman
She was ugly as she could be
Looking for a kid about half her age
To show him what there was to see

Morgana knew more tricks than Houdini
She could make a blind man see
Make a crippled man run along
High hurdles and Morgana's coming after me.

Morgana leave me alone
I don't need none of your action
Morgana leave me alone
I got my own kind of satisfaction.

I gave ten dollars for an hour and a half
God, it sure went fast!
Morgana kept her eyes on her watch
She knew how long I'd last

Many was the time I'd hide up in the hills
It was that or the undertaker
And morning would come and I'd tip-toe out
And pray to God I wouldn't wake her!

Morgana leave me alone
I don't need none of your action
Morgana leave me alone
I got my own kind of satisfaction.

Now that I think about poor Morgana
She really wasn't all there
I know she's not the best I've known
But she's sure not the worst I've had

It really didn't matter when she said it was over
I didn't have to bother
The thing that hurt when she looked at me
Said I'd never be as good as my father.

Morgana leave me alone
I don't need none of your action
Morgana leave me alone
I got my own kind of satisfaction

Don't you talk about Morgana

 

[fox69]

"Morning Desire"

"Morning Desire"



(Dave Loggins)
Here it's seven in the am,
It's gonna take more then wakin" to rise me
I wake up with this need again
But feel the love of the woman beside me
It's just one of those days
When I wana lay here with her
And love her before I leave
And listen to the rain fall up on the roof
And the thunder sounds like horses hooves

Oh I listen to her breathe
And it makes me wana wake her up
And tell her that I'm on fire
With morning desire

It looks like I'm gonna be late again
And I need to get up and get movin'
And I'm tryin'
But the longer I keep stalling
The more I think about callin' in and lying here
It's just one of those days
When I wana stay here with her
And watch her while she sleeps
And listen to the rain fall up on the roof
And the thunder sounds like horses hooves

Oh I listen to her breathe
And it makes me wana wake her up
And tell her that I'm on fire
With morning desire

Well I love to hear the rain fallin' on the roof
And the thunder sounds like horses hooves

Oh I listen to her breathe
And it makes me wana wake her up
And tell her that I'm on fire
With morning desire

With Morning Desire

 

[fox69]

"My Funny Valentine"

"My Funny Valentine"



My funny valentine
Sweet comic valentine
You make me smile with my heart
Your looks are laughable
Unphotographable
Yet youre my favourite work of art

Is your figure less than greek
Is your mouth a little weak
When you open it to speak
Are you smart?

But dont change a hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay little valentine stay
Each day is valentines day

Is your figure less than greek
Is your mouth a little weak
When you open it to speak
Are you smart?

But dont you change one hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay little valentine stay
Each day is valentines day

 

[fox69]

"My Petition"

"My Petition"



I just sat down to watch the game when I heard the doorbell ring
An' I wondered who in the world it could be
Through the peephole, all that I saw there
Was a crooked cap on curly hair an' some kid squintin' back at me
I said, "If you're sellin' somethin', well, I ain't buyin' nothin'
But I appreciate you stoppin' by."
Said: "I ain't askin' for a dime, just a minute of your time
An' your name here on the dotted line
Could you sign my petition?"

Had a spiral notebook in his hand
Handed me a chewed up pen
An' I ask you: "What am I signin' up for."
I scrolled down that wrinkled page
Saw a couple of neighbors names
I kept readin', then I sat down on the porch
It was a letter to the President
With a list that numbered one to ten.

It said: "Make a law where Daddy's don't work late
Keep Uncle Joe an' those soldiers safe
Give those kids on TV all they want to eat
Put a stop to bullies on the bus
No crime, no waits, no hate, no drugs
Give a blanket and a job to people on the street."
I said: "Son, sounds like a world I'd like to live in."
And I signed his petition.

He thanked me for my time
I headed back inside, grabbed my beer
An' got back to the game
Thought: "By now that boy he's three doors down
"Here I am just sittin' round
Waitin' on the world to change."
Must've blocked the whole game out
All that I could think about was.

"Make a law where Daddy's don't work late
Keep Uncle Joe an' those soldiers safe
Give those kids on TV all they want to eat
Put a stop to bullies on the bus
No crime, no waits, no hate, no drugs
Give a blanket and a job to people on the street."
An' I thought: "Man, ain't that a place I'd like to live in."
And I thank God for that boy that's out there fixin'
The world with his petition...

 

[fox69]

"My Washington Woman"

"My Washington Woman"



The wages of an unskilled working man never paid enough
From time to time the nickel race keeps him from giving up
The blue collared man in Seattle never lives on white collared street
But there was food on the table for my Washington woman and me

The work slowed down and then one day the foreman laid me off
That night in a tavern down to my last dime I met a girl from Arkansas
Her daddy was a banker in Little Rock, she had a mansion on white collared street
The next morning my Washington woman woke up without me

From city to city and state to state I grew heavier with shame
My Washington woman had six months left before our child would bring her pain
My Arkansas woman hurt me as we crossed the Arkansas line
But the arms of Seattle were the arms that kept huggin' my mind

For years I've basked in expensive wines, taste cheaper every day
I gave up all the things I loved for all these things I hate
And locked up all of her forgiveness the day I set myself free
And the heart of my Washington woman stopped beating for me

My Washington woman sends me a letter every once in a while
Inside a folded wordless page is a picture of my child
All at once the room grows cold with a feeling of jealousy
And there's a silence between my Arkansas woman and me

 

[fox69]

"My World Begins And Ends With You"

"My World Begins And Ends With You"



My world was no more than a dream
And waitin' on a dream can sure get lonely
Your love just fell right into place
And filled and empty space to overflowing, overflowing
My world begins with havin' a friend when I'm feeling blue
My world would end if ever I heard you say we were through
Just don't know what I'd do
'Cause my world begins and ends with you
Sometimes I tell little lies to see if your eyes are looking through me
But you know lying's not my style
I just need your smile coming to me
Reassuring me
My world begins with havin' a friend when I'm feeling blue
My world would end if ever I heard you say we were through
Just don't know what I'd do
'Cause my world begins and ends with you

 

[fox69]

"My World Is Over"
(feat. Whitney Duncan)

"My World Is Over"
(feat. Whitney Duncan)



[Kenny Rogers:]
I didn't look over my shoulder
I wasn't ready for this
Didn't see the signs on the horizon
I was, so sure, that you, would never leave, but you did

[Both:]
Chorus
So sweep away the sand and dry the ocean
And just pack the moon and stars up in a cardboard box
And stop the clock from chiming
Block the sun from shining
Paint the sky a deeper shade of blue

[Kenny Rogers:]
Cuz my world's over without you

[Whitney Duncan:]
I know I should just keep going
But I don't know where it starts
I never thought I'd see the day when, you'd go, and leave, me here
With my broken heart, today

[Both:]
Chorus
So sweep away the sand and dry the ocean
And just pack the moon and stars up in a cardboard box
And stop the clock from chiming
And block the sun from shining
Paint the sky a deeper shade of blue

[Whitney Duncan:]
Cuz my world's over without you

[Whitney Duncan:]
Maybe someday all the pain will fade

[Kenny Rogers:]
Maybe this hurt will slowly slip away

[Whitney Duncan:]
Maybe some days will never change

[Both:]
And I still love you

[Both:]
Stop the clocks from chiming
And block the sun from shining
And paint the sky a deeper shade of blue

[Whitney Duncan:]
Cuz my world's over without you

[Kenny Rogers:]
My world's over

[Whitney Duncan:]
Cuz my world's over without you

[Kenny Rogers:]
My world's over

[Both:]
Stop the clocks from chiming
And block the sun from shining

[Whitney Duncan:]
Cuz my world's over without you

[Kenny Rogers:]
My world's over

 

[fox69]

"No Dreams"

"No Dreams"



No one could ever say that I didn't try
To say what once was mine
Oh girl, you once were my whole life
But I don't think time will ever let love be
The master of our destiny
Oh, if that's the way it must be.

Then there'll be no dreams for me tonight
No more grass schemes to try to make you mine
'Cause no dreams are gonna change the way you feel
Guess I'll just go somewhere, and hide away and heal.

Maybe some day you'll have a second thought
About the love that we just lost
Gotta hope you do
But baby tonight, she'll see and let you go
Get used to being on my own
Oh girl, if you really should, really should.

Then there's no dreams for me tonight
No more grass schemes to try to make you mine
'Cause no dreams are gonna change the way you feel
Guess I'll just go somewhere, and hide away and heal.

I could tell you the meaning
That your heart stopped being in it
It's too late for dreams
No matter how magic they may be
'Cause no dreams...

 

[fox69]

"No Good Texas Rounder"

"No Good Texas Rounder"



Excuse me, ma'am
I'd like your daughter's hand for the evening
There's a new band in town
I'd like to take her down to see 'em.
The fiddler player used to be my neighbor
And he never slept a day in his life
He plays the 'Strawberry Roan'
When he gets going he can play all night.
And her mama said:

He's a no good Texas cowboy, child
He'll love you up and he'll drive you wild
Then he'll leave you
He's a no good Texas rounder, girl
Got a one-track mind
And he ain't on true love and that's for sure
She said I've met his kind before
I've met your kind before.

Excuse me, ma'am
I'd like your daughter's hand for the evening
My intentions are good, I'm a man of honor
Please, ignore any rumors that have blackened my name
I'm just an innocent boy, How could I be to blame?
We'll be late for the show
And I took her hand and said let's go.
And her mama said:

He's a no good Texas cowboy, child
He'll love you up and he'll drive you wild
Then he'll leave you
He's a no good Texas rounder, girl
Got a one-track mind
And he ain't on true love and that's for sure
She said I've met his kind before
I've met your kind before.

Excuse me, ma'am
I'd like your daughter's hand for the evening
I think you know the band
I'd like to take her down to see 'em
I'd been led to understand the fiddler was your man
That's why he never slept a day in his life
He plays the 'Strawberry Roan'
Just to get you going then you play all night.

And the daughter said:
He was a no good Texas Texas cowboy, child
He'll love you up and he'll drive you wild
Then he'll leave you
He's a no good Texas rounder, girl
Got a one-track mind
And he ain't on true love and that's for sure
She said I've met his kind before
I've met your kind before...

 

[fox69]

"Now And Forever"

"Now And Forever"



Here we stand
Tracing the moments in our lives
Hand in hand
Facing the future of our lives
No one has ever been closer
I feel your heartbeat moving with mine.

Oh, love me, now and forever
Tell me, that you will never leave me
Now and forever stay and love me.

Face to face
I see my hope for tomorrow
Place to place
Lovely to wait for me to follow
No one could ever be nearer
Can't think of anyone else that I want to.

Love me, now and forever
Tell me, that you will never leave me
Now and forever stay and love me.

With every measure of time
There's a thought of you
And knowing I'm all you want
'Cause we make it through.

Love me, now and forever
Tell me, that you will never leave me
Now and forever stay and love me...