Kenny Rogers

[fox69]

"Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town"

"Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town"



You've painted up your lips
And rolled and curled your tinted hair
Ruby are you contemplating
Going out somewhere
The shadow on the wall
Tells me the sun is going down
Oh Ruby
Don't take your love to town

It wasn't me
That started that crazy Asian war
But I was proud to go
And do my patriotic chore
And yes, it's true that
I'm not the man I used to be
Oh, Ruby I still need some company
It's hard to love a man
Whose legs are bent and paralyzed
That my wants and needs of a woman of your age
Ruby, I realized
Oh Ruby
Don't take your love to town

She's leaving now cause
I just heard the slamming of the door
The way I know I've heard it
Some 100 times before
And if I could move I'd get my gun
And put her in the ground
Oh Ruby
Don't take your love to town
Oh Ruby for God's sake turn around

 

[fox69]

"Run Through Your Mind"

"Run Through Your Mind"



Run thru your mind, baby
See what you find
Run thru your mind, baby
See what you find

I think you'll find love (I think you'll find love)
I think you'll find tears (I think you'll find tears)
I think you'll find all of the things that you want
If only you could

Run thru your mind, baby
See what you find, uh-hu
Run thru your mind, baby
See what you find

I laid awake the other night
Clutchin' on to hopes and thoughts that you might
Wake up in time

It's quarter till and you're still sleepin'
Love will pass you by and leave you weepin'
Wake in time, won't you wake uo in time, uh-hu

Run thru your mind, baby
See what you find, child
Ah, run thru your mind, baby
See what you find

I think you'll find love (I think you'll find love)
I think you'll find tears (I think you'll find tears)
I think you'll find all of the things that you want
If only you could

Run thru your mind, baby
See what you find, ha-ha-ha
Run thru your mind, baby
See what you find, ha-ha-ha
Run thru your mind, baby
See what you find, uh-hu

 

[fox69]

"Runaway Girl"

"Runaway Girl"



You always were a dreamer with your eyes on the horizon
Wondering what laid beyond as far as you could see
You left to find a castle, a knight in shining armor
Or maybe just to spread your wings and feel that you are free.

Runaway girl, there's someone here who loves you
And understands you, you're not alone
Runaway girl, I won't stop until I found you
And put my arms around you and take you home.

You longed to fame and fortune, you were looking for a rainbow
Knowing someone down the line has found your heart of gold
Castles sometimes crumble and too often dreams were shattered
Then you'll be left with nothing but a tortured mind and soul

Runaway girl...

 

[fox69]

"Sail Away"

"Sail Away"



Across the bay a lady waits to hold me tight,
And my boat and I are ready to set sail.
If the weather keeps on holdin' and the wind is right
I'll be wrapped up in my sweet one's arms tonight.

And we will sail away
On the wings of love into the night
Cast out our fortunes on the sea
We'll go to sleep together
With the rockin' of the water
Dream of how our life will someday be
When she sails away with me.

As I slip across the waves my sails are high and full,
My mind is on the one I wait to see.
And I dream about an island somewhere in my mind,
Where someday I will take her off with me.

And we will sail away
On the wings of love into the night
Cast out our fortunes on the sea
We'll go to sleep together
With the rockin' of the water
Dream of how our life will someday be
When she sails away with me.

Then a smile comes upon me as I look across the bow;
I see the lady on the side.
But she will wait no more as I head towards the shore,
'Cause tonight I'm gonna take her for a ride.

 

[fox69]

"Sally Grey's Epitaph"

"Sally Grey's Epitaph"



Here lies Sally Grey
She came to town one day
Wasn't long 'till she went astray
Now she lives this town today
For a better place we pray,
Sally Grey.

If they only knew the way I used to think about
Being something more than used up by men
I might have been something more than what I am to him
As they lay me down

I think many women are not what they seem to be
They are something more than part of some scheme
Some strong man's dream, something more than what she is to him
As he lays her down.

 

[fox69]

"San Francisco Mabel Joy"
(originally by Mickey Newbury)

"San Francisco Mabel Joy"
(originally by Mickey Newbury)



His daddy was an honest man, red dirt Georgia farmer
His mamma lived her short life having kids and baling hay
He had fifteen years, an ache inside to wander
He hopped a freight in Waycross, wound up in L.A.
Lord the cold nights had no pity on a Waycross Georgia farmboy
Most days he went hungry, then the summer came
He met a girl known on the strip as San Francisco's Mabel Joy
Destitutions child born of an L.A. street called shame
Growing up came quietly in the arms of Mabel Joy
Laughter found their mornings, brought a meaning to his life
Yes, the night before she left, sleep came and left that
Waycross country boy with dreams of Georgia cotton and a California wife
Sunday morning found him standing 'neath the red light of her door
When a right cross sent him reeling, put him face down on the floor
In place of Mabel Joy he found a merchant mad merine,
he growled that Georgia neck is red, but sonny your still green
He turned twenty-one in a gray rock federal prison
The old judge had no mercy for a Waycross Georgia boy
Starin' at those four gray, in silence he would listen
That midnight freight he knew would take him back to Mabel Joy
Sunday morning found him lyin' 'neath the red light of her door
With a bullet in his side he cried have you seen Mabel Joy
Stunned and shaken someone said she's not here no more
She left this house four years today
They say she's looking for some Georgia farm boy

 

[fox69]

"Santiago Midnight Moonlight"

"Santiago Midnight Moonlight"



Senorita, don't get me wrong,
I'm a lonely boy, long, long way from home.
Another fugitive of heartbreak,
I left it back in the States,
So I'm here all alone.

This is certainly a lovely town,
I was hopin' you could show me around,
Hopin' maybe we could spend some time.
Maybe you can get her off my mind.
Spend some time in that

Santiago midnight moonlight,
Tropical stars above,
Santiago midnight moonlight,
the perfect place to fall in love.

I can't seem to get her off of my mind,
She was the one of a kind
I was so lucky to find.

We had even talked of settling down
In some respected suburban American town.
Did I tell you you have beautiful eyes
As soft and dark as the tropical night?

A margarita and a midnight smile,
You made me want to stay a while
And spend some time in your

Santiago midnight moonlight,
Tropical stars above,
Santiago midnight moonlight,
the perfect place to fall in love.

Now my days are turnin' into years,
Talkin' tourist trade, sellin' souvenirs.
And I don't even mind the sand in my shoes,
And my sweet senorita doesn't give me the blues.

Thinkin' back now it's hard to say
Why I left the good ole USA.
As I recall I left some girl back there,
But I swear I can't even remember her name.
I'm just thinkin' bout

Santiago midnight moonlight,
Tropical stars above,
Santiago midnight moonlight,
The perfect place to fall in love

Santiago midnight moonlight,
Tropical stars above,
Santiago midnight moonlight,
The perfect place to fall in

Love fall in
You can fall in love

 

[fox69]

"Sayin' Goodbye"

"Sayin' Goodbye"



I watched every sun up comin' over my tin cup
Seen every moon changin' while I slept with the sky
Felt the chill in the north wind, find holes that I can't mend
This West Texas cowboy is wrest less again

Campfire light dancin' on the smiles of some good friends
Wearin' the hard times in the lines on their faces
Now the seasons are changin' and it's time I was leavin'
'Cause this West Texas cowboy is wrest less again

So I'm sayin' goodbye, ridin' away
Sayin' goodbye again
I'm wishin' you well, miss you until
I come back again next year

Let's sing of the good days and drink to the ladies
Till the whiskey's all gone and their pleasure is mine
Come sit here beside me, sweet lullaby me
This West Texas cowboy is wrest less again

Sayin' goodbye, ridin' away
Sayin' goodbye again
Wishin' you well, miss you until
I come back again next year

Sayin' goodbye, ridin' away
Sayin' goodbye again
Wishin' you well, I'll miss you until
I come back again next year

Sayin' goodbye, ridin' away
Sayin' goodbye again
I'm wishin' you well, miss you until
I come back again next year

 

[fox69]

"Scarlet Fever"

"Scarlet Fever"



I stood outside the Lucky Star
Staring at the flashing sign
It read: come on in and watch young
Scarlet's body come alive
Let her dance for you and catch your spell
You'll swear you can believe her
Be careful not to catch the scarlet fever.

So I paid my fare and walked down front
And found an empty chair
As I settled in young scarlet took the ribbons from her hair
The moves her body made while the music played
Were the likes I've never seen
And she became the envy of my dreams.

One by one her teasing movements
Brought the crowd out of their seats
And all at once young scarlet
Danced straight up in front of me
From the moment that her eyes found mine
I've never been the same
Scarlet locked another heart upon her chain.

Now I get scarlet fever every time I see her
But she's a night club teaser
Not paid to notice me
Yes, I get scarlet fever
If she knew how much I need her
She'd place her hand in my hand
And dance away with me.

She looked 25 but I was told
That she was just 16
She had a way of making a man believe
She danced for only him
As she tantalized I fantasized
And felt the sound of my heart beat
And every night I'd dream
She'd fall in love with me.

Then one night while driving in
My eyes begun to tear
'cos the sign outside the Lucky Star said: scarlet isn't here
She'd left that day to find a life
Of bigger and better things
And she left behind my chain of broken dreams.

But still get scarlet fever
In my mind I still see her
Out there dancing somewhere
To another fool like me.
Yes, I get...

 

[fox69]

"See Me Through"

"See Me Through"



Take my hand, pull me up
Find my own way soon enough
You'll see me through, see me through
What you give will see me through

When my mind cannot reach
You can show me harmony
That sees me through, sees me through
What you teach will see me through

You told me, you showed me
And when you're working day was done
I watched you go, I should have known
That even when I feel alone
You'll see me through, see me through
When I need you, you'll see me through