Kenny Rogers

[fox69]

"Owe Them More Than That"

"Owe Them More Than That"



Old Hank was a drifter passing through,
He stayed long enough to cry the blues,
Acquainted with the bottle,
He knew the good Lord too,
Hank was drifter passing through;

Lefty was an oil rigger's son,
He felt every word he ever sung,
And when it came to singing, Lord,
He showed them how it's done;
Old Lefty was an oil rigger's son.

They broke the ground
On the road that we go down today,
Like a train whistle passing,
Their voices are starting to fade.
There are some who sing their praises,
Others tip their hats,
But it seems like we owe ‘em more than that.

Marty painted pictures with a song,
El Paso made the whole world sing along,
With the story of Felina and the cowboy in her arms,
Marty painted pictures with a song.

Waylon was the outlaw of our time,
Not afraid to lay it on the line,
He went against the grain,
And he always spoke his mind,
Waylon was the outlaw of our time.

They broke the ground
On the road that we go down today,
Like a train whistle passing,
Their voices are starting to fade
There are some who sing their praises,
Others tip their hats,
But it seems like we owe ‘em more than that,

There are some who sing their praises,
Others tip their hats,
But it seems like we owe ‘em more than that
But it seems like we owe ‘em more than that,
We all know we owe ‘em more than that...

Yeah, we do.

 

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"Peace"

"Peace"



I have come from so far away
Down the road of my own mistakes
In the hope you could hear me pray
Oh, Lord keep me in your reach

How I've longed through these wasted years
To outrun all the pain and fear
Turned to stone from my uncried tears
And now it's Your grace I seek

Love won't compromise
It's a gift, it's a sacrifice
My soul renewed and my heart released
In You I'll find my peace

Oh wondrous child of whom the angels sing
Know my joy, feel my suffering
Shining star make this love you bring
So bright that I may believe

That my way will not be lost
From now on, 'til that river's crossed
My soul renewed, my spirit free
In You I'll find my peace

 

[fox69]

"People In Love"

"People In Love"



People in love
They've got it all
They've got the world in their hands
Chosen their eyes
There's no way to hide
Of the love that we had.

People in love
Live everyday
Knowing each other by heart
A power of two
Leading them through
Like a torch in the dark.

Yesterday
Love seemed so far away
I never dreamed I could be
One of those people in love.

But I found you
To give up my love in two
Only you
I never dreamed we could be
Two of those people in love.

People in love take care forever
Knowing someone truly cares
Love is the key
Of those who believe
Of a lifetime to share.

 

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"Planet Texas"

"Planet Texas"



They rode like they was Rangers
When they came out of the skies
They had high-tech horses
With beacons in their eyes

My gun was cocked and ready
When I looked into their face
I seen they weren't just common buckaroos
Born of the human race
No, sir, these cowboys came from space

Their shootin' irons shot laser light
And their spurs was anodized
Bandannas caked with stardust
And their jeans was pressurized

Well, he handed me a halter
And said, "Tighten up the girth"
But before I hit the saddle
We were miles above the Earth
And I mean miles above the Earth

Yippie-aye-ay-e

I seen London, Paris
Budapest, Kashmir and Tokyo
And there ain't no sight
Like a desert night looking down on Mexico

Through the moons of Mars and Jupiter
'Round Saturn's rings we rode
Past the frozen plains of Pluto
Where even the sunshine's cold
Man, I do mean cold

Then our interstellar stallions
Sailed through the starless void
There was nothing to miss in that emptiness
Not even a stray asteroid

'Til we picked up the trail of a comet's tail
Man, you can't even dream that far
And the gallopin' beat
Like the rhythm of an old catgut guitar
Just a-strummin' from the distant star

Yippie-aye-ay-e

Well, it could've lasted minutes
Or a hundred thousand years
But they got me down
I was safe and sound
And it hadn't even popped my ears

And they rared back on their broncos
And they shot a bolt of light
I knew they were the good guys
Yes sir, you got it right
'Cause their cowboy hats was white

So ask 'em as they pulled their reins
Towards the settin' sun
"Before you go, I'd like to know
Just where you boys come from?"

Well, they opened up a star chart and said
"Right here where this 'X' is
It's the biggest place in outer space
A planet known as Texas."

Yippie-aye-ay-e
Yippie-aye-ay-e
Yippie-aye-ay-e
Yippie-aye-ay-e

 

[fox69]

"Poem For My Little Lady"

"Poem For My Little Lady"



She's young and soft and kind
And she deserves a whole lot better
Than a guitar picking drifter
Who never gave a damn.

And if loving me is all
She ever wants some gonna let her
And I've tried to be kind of man
She thinks I am.

She makes those little kitten sounds
And (that) trembles when I love her
She makes me feel so bad and strong in me
She whispers how she can not wait
To be my baby's mother
She's the only glimpse of God
I've ever seen.

Her mama sure had warned her
Never take out with a poet
For poets travel rocky roads
In search of truth and life.

I'm the only blemish on
Her virgin soul but she don't know it
And I thank the Lord she's lying gentle
By my side tonight.

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

I thank god she's lying gentle, by my side tonight

 

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"Prairie Wedding"

"Prairie Wedding"



We only knew each other by letter,
When I met her over the train,
When the smoke cleared and the dust was still,
She was standing there speaking my name.

I guarantee she looked like an angel,
I couldn't think of what I should say,
But when Adam saw Eve in the garden,
I believe he felt the selfsame way.

I handed her up on the wagon,
And I loaded up her trunk behind,
She was sitting up there with the gold in her hair,
I tried to get a hope on my mind.

You think that you could love me, Mary? ,
You think we got a chance of a life,
Do you think that you could love me, Mary?
Now you are to be my wife.

We finally headed out of the station,
And drove up my home trail,
And when we came to the farm she laid a hand on my arm,
I thought my resolution would fail.

Now froze as she stepped thru the doorway,
And I stood there as still as could be,
I said: 'I know, it ain't much it needs a woman's touch,
Perhaps she turned around and looked at me.'

Do you think that you could love me, Mary?
You think we got a chance of a life,
Do you think that you could love me, Mary?
Now you are to be my wife.

We had a prairie wedding,
There was a preacher and a neighbor or two,
I gave my golden thing, a gold wedding ring,
And the both of us said 'I do.'

Now when the sun is going down in the prairie,
And the golden hair is a flame,
I say 'do you really love me, Mary?'
I hold her and I whisper her name.

Do you think that you could love me, Mary?
You think we got a chance of a life,
Do you think that you could love me, Mary?
Now you are to be my wife...

 

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"Pretty Little Baby Child"

"Pretty Little Baby Child"



Pretty little baby, lying in a manger
Staring at the strangers, who've come so many miles
They were told to follow the star up in the heavens
And it brought them to the stable of the little baby child.

Could this be the kingdom of the high and mighty
Is this the ruler, born here tonight
Should we lay our treasures, here by the cradle
Oh, you must be the saviour, pretty little baby child.

Sometimes the greatest of miracles
Come from the smallest of things
They knew when they knelt there beside him
They were looking in the eyes of the king.
And that his tiny little fingers would bring us together
For ever and ever, pretty little baby child.

Wonder of wonders, there in the darkness
The light of the promise, how it shines from his eyes
The angels were singing the hallelujah chorus
To the saviour before us. Pretty little baby child.

Sometimes the greatest of miracles
Come from the smallest of things
They knew when they knelt there beside him
They were looking in the eyes of the king.
And that his tiny little fingers would bring us together
For ever and ever, pretty little baby child.
For ever and ever pretty little baby child...

 

[fox69]

"Puttin' In Overtime At Home"

"Puttin' In Overtime At Home"



If they call me for me and wonder where I am
Just tell them I'm not feeling good today
If they don't believe you, I don't give a damn
Because i just might pick up the phone and said:

I'm just putting in a little bit of over time at home
Ill be putting in a little bit of over time at home
If there is anything on earth I feel for me to do
Its stay at home from work today and play a while with you
Today just let the world leave us alone
Because I'm putting in a little bit of over time at home

Every day they get ten hours of my time
And I bring home to you what's left of me
With an akin body and a weary mind
But today that ain't no way is gonna do

Because just putting in a little bit of over time at home
Ill be putting in a little bit of over time at home
If there is anything on earth I feel for me to do
Its stay at home from work today and play a while with you
Today just let the world leave us alone

 

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"Reuben James"

"Reuben James"



Reuben James
In my song you live again
And the phrase that I rhyme
Are just a footstep out of time
From the time when I knew you
Reuben James
Reuben James, all the folks around Hadison County
Cussed your name
You're just a no-count, sharecropping colored man
You'd steal anything you can
And everybody laid the blame on Reuben James
Reuben James, for you still walk
Over fields of my mind
Faded shirt, weathered brow
Colored hands upon the plow
Loved you then and I love you now

Reuben James
For a grave
The gossiper of Hadison County died with chide
Although your skin was black
You were the one that didn't turn your back
On the hungry white child with no name
Reuben James, Reuben James
With your mind on the soul
And a bottle in your right hand
You said turn the other cheek
For there's a better world awaiting for the meek
In my mind these words remain from Reuben James

Reuben James one dark cloudy day
They brought you from the field
And to your lonely crambox
Came just a preacher
Me and the rain
Just to sing one last refrain to Reuben James

 

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"Road Agent"

"Road Agent"



Here lies a road agent dead on a hill
Sing on sing on whippoorwill if you will

Lived and died by his gun
Rise up rise up morning sun

Rise up son of God
Rise up from the sod

Quick money catch penny fly by night
All are equal in his sight

Gone today and here tomorrow
California desert to the veil of sorrow

Rise up son and go
Rise up from below

Thunderbolts cold and flash floods roll
On a glory hole soul story seldom told

From a feast of whiskey and a flow of cash
To the silver black ash from a dance hall flash

Rise up son of chance
Rise up son and dance

Here lies a road agent dead on a hill
Sing on, sing on whippoorwill if you will.