Kenny Rogers

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"Take This Heart"

"Take This Heart"

Take this heart of mine put it in a saved place
Take this tears I've cried put 'em on another face
They don't have the meanin' that they did before
I don't think I need them anymore.

Take this empty arms they have no one to hold
All those dreams I hold inside they are in the cold
They don't have the meanin' that they did before
I don't think I need them anymore.

It's not the way it always used to be
'Cause you don't see a future love for you and me
I go on hopin' somewhere in your heart
You might find a place for me someday...

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"Tears In God's Eyes"

"Tears In God's Eyes"

One man can't sleep in his penthouse bed,
Wall Street worries fill his head,
While another man dreams,
In his cardboard shed on Broadway.

Early morning traffic jam,
Wake up call for both of them,
Will work to eat
Asks easy street for small change.

And which one needs it more,
The rich man or the poor,
A change of heart and attitude,
Unselfishness meets gratitude.

It's enough to put tears in God's eyes,
Enough to make the angels cry,
When the power of love lifts someone above,
The emptiness of their unbearable life,
It's enough to put tears in God's eyes.

Late at night a baby cries,
His mother gives him life then dies,
But no one even by them to be sad.
And another woman fills the need,
It's her heart and his mouth she'll feed,
When she gives her love to the child she never had.

Oh, and which one needs it more,
It's hard to say for sure,
When something grows, when nothing was
As strong as any bond of blood.

It's enough to put tears in God's eyes,
Enough to make the angels cry,
When the power of love lifts someone above,
The emptiness of their unbearable life,
It's enough to put tears in God's eyes.

Every minute, every day
A little miracle's done,
Someone opens up their heart
And lets it shine like the sun,
Just the light of that one.

It's enough to put tears in God's eyes,
Enough to make the angels cry,
When the power of love lifts someone above,
The emptiness of their unbearable life,
It's enough to put tears in God's eyes...

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"Tell It All Brother"

"Tell It All Brother"

Tell it all brother, before we fall
Tell it all brothers and sisters
Tell it all

How much you're holding back on me
When you say you're giving all?
And in the dungeons of your mind
Who you got chained to the wall?

Tell it all brother, before we fall
Tell it all brothers and sisters
Tell it ah-ah-aal

Did you plant your feet on higher ground
To avoid life's mud and stone?
Did you ever kick a good man
When he was down, just to make yourself feel strong?

Tell it all brother, before we fall
Tell it all brothers and sisters
Tell it ah-ah-aal

Tomorrow just might be too late
Now is the time
To get your jumbled mind straight
And seek a new design

Did you ever walk for a crippled man
Pretending you were lame?
And what made you think one feeble hand to God
Was gonna make him call your name?

Tell it all brother and sisters
Tell, Tell it all
Tell it all brother, before we fall
Tell it all brothers and sisters, tell
Tell it all brother, before we fall
Tell.. it.. all

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"Tennessee Bottle"

"Tennessee Bottle"

I broke the law and I used a gun
I broke the Ten Commandments one by one
I always wished that I had a son
Just to teach him not to

I lived in the valley and I hid in the hills
I stole moonshine from illegal stills
Folks said "Don't rile him 'cause he may kill"
But only if I've got to

All I want is a Tennessee bottle
All I need is an Arkansas bride
All I can see is an Ozark mountain sunrise
And 500 miles to hide my life, life, life, to hide my life
To hide my life

I tried to farm and I tried to mine
I tried cuttin' on the timberline
But pain and sweat was all I'd find
Rewarding all my labor

So I robbed banks and I robbed trains
I lost one eye in a poker game
I gave up gambling 'cause it's such a shame
To cheat your friends and neighbors

All I want is a Tennessee bottle
All I need is an Arkansas bride
All I can see is an Ozark mountain sunrise
And 500 miles to hide my life, life, life, to hide my life
To hide my life

I think I'm gonna quit and change my ways
Settle down and live an honest day
Someone said that crime don't pay
But I gotta 'nuff to live on

I think I'm gonna move to Little Rock
Leave my doors without a lock
I might be a foot without a sock
But I got cash to stand on

All I want is a Tennessee bottle
All I need is an Arkansas bride
All I can see is an Ozark mountain sunrise
And 500 miles to hide my life, life, life, to hide my life
To hide my life

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"That's The Way It Could Have Been"
(with Dottie West)

"That's The Way It Could Have Been"
(with Dottie West)

I was so excited when you asked if I could go
But mom said I'd have to ask my daddy
I met him at the front door, so afraid that he'd say no
But he smiled and said, "Let mama get you ready"

In your cotton shirt and faded jeans, you came for me
And the gingham dress was all I had to wear
With a dollar in your pocket and a borrowed car
You picked a yellow daisy for my hair

That's the way it could have been
That's the way it should have been
If I had met way back then
That's the way it should have been

You'd put away my gingham for a pretty dress of white
And I wear a suit instead of faded jeans
Our wedding day was perfect and we loved away the night
Life was filled with lots of dreams

We bought a house upon a hill outside of town
And two young people finally settled in
And you just won't believe the little children running 'round
And they pick yellow daisies now and then

That's the way it could have been
That's the way it should have been
If I had met you way back then
That's the way it would have been

If I had met you way back then
That's the way it could have been

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"The Best Of Me"

"The Best Of Me"

So many years' gone
Still I remember
How do I ever let my heart believe in one
Who's never giving love to me.

So many years' gone
Love that was so wrong
I can't forget the way it used to be
And how you change the taste of love for me.

You're my one more chance
I never thought I'd find
You're the one romance
I've always known in my mind
No one will ever touch me more
I might have saved
The best of me for you.

And will have no ending
If we can hold on
I think I've gone this far because of you
Could be no other lovers will do.

No one will ever touch me more
I only hope that in return
No matter how much we have to learn
I save the best of me for you...

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"The Buckaroos"

"The Buckaroos"

I've been riding all night just to get here
Don't you be throwing us out so soon
Across the whole damn South with cotton-mouth
Now we got some drinking to do
We've been stuck on the range for 45 days
And that's a long long time
We ain't leaving this place 'til there's a smile on our face
And the whole room is a friend of mine.

So won't you line 'em all up and slide 'em all down
And let's hear the jukebox roll
We've been living on bacon and beans
Playing the jacks and the queens
But we still got some money to blow
And the times ain't wild enough
We dig our spurs in the make them jump
We're riding shotgun with the devil
We're the buckaroos.

My name is Gideon Tanner
I've been a man of good manners
I won't dance 'til the ladies ask me
I simply tip my hat, I smile and sit back
And then I wait for that friendly stampede
I started dancing so tight that this girl turned white
I thought she must be passing away
I said: now don't let me down,
'cos when I hit this town
I've got to live my whole life in a day.

So won't you ...

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"The Christmas Song"
(with Dolly Parton)

"The Christmas Song"
(with Dolly Parton)

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like eskimos
Everybody knows a turkey and some missletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with eyes all aglow
Who find it hard to sleep tonight

They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly

And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-four
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"The Factory"

"The Factory"

I can't say that he loved his work
But he fed a family of nine
Papa never heard of union
He logged his scale in time
But he was a lucky man
At least he had a job
Down at the fact'ry

40 years cut across his back
Fightin' it tooth and nail
Work was hard enough to make
A man forget his fear of Hell
He was a thankful man
He had a job
Down at the fact'ry

Sometimes through the walls at night
I'd hear him on his knees
Prayin', "Lord, please help me
Through another day
Give me strength
And bless this house
This family of mine
And thank you, Lord, for my job
Down at the fact'ry"

It's hard for a man
To build a life
On a miller's pay
But like father
Just like son
At least I could pay my way

I'm a lucky man
I've got a job
Down at the fact'ry

As I put my kids to bed
Wonder what's in store
Ask the Lord for a better way
'Cause they deserve much more
Than to raise their own
With just a job
Down at the fact'ry

Sometimes when it's late at night
I get down on my knees
Prayin, "Lord, please help me
Through another day
And give me strength
And bless this house
This family of mine
And, thank you, lord, for my job
Down at the fact'ry"

We got more than some
At least I got a job
Down at the fact'ry

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"The First Noel"

"The First Noel"

The first Noel the angels did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields where they lay
In fields where lay they're keeping their sheep
On a cold winter's night that was so deep
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel born is the King of Israel

The first Noel the angels did say

For all to see there was a bright star shining
In the east beyond them far
And Judia Earth it gave great light
And so it continued both day and night

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel born is the King of Israel
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel born is the King of Israel