Kenny Rogers

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"The Fool In Me"

"The Fool In Me"

Well, I wonder, wonder, wonder just why it is
That I sit around here and I cry?
Is it just because I'm too weak to take the loss?
I walk away knowing that I really care, down deep inside

Or is it just the fool in me?
(Is it just the fool in me?)
Keeps me hanging on
When I should have been gone

Is it just the fool in me
(Is it just the fool in me?)
That won't let me live without you?
Oh honey, I think it's just the fool in me, darling

I think it's just the fool in me
Keeps me hanging on
I can't seem to help myself
(At all )

And I have promised, I have promised
I made promises to myself
I would stay no longer

But every time I say, "I've had enough"
I start to step but my shoes get stuck
And all I seem to do is stand and say
"I want you, girl"

Maybe it's the fool in me
(Maybe it's the fool in me)
Keeps me hanging on

And I love, I love you, I love you, I love you
Ah, look how close I came
Ah, tell myself just don't do it again
Ah, just when I feel I'm on my way, all I ever seem to do is stay

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"The Gambler"

"The Gambler"

On a warm summer's eve
On a train bound for nowhere
I met up with the gambler
We were both too tired to sleep
So we took turns a-starin'
Out the window at the darkness
The boredom overtook us, he began to speak

He said, "Son, I've made a life
Out of readin' people's faces
Knowin' what the cards were
By the way they held their eyes
So if you don't mind me sayin'
I can see you're out of aces
For a taste of your whiskey
I'll give you some advice"

So I handed him my bottle
And he drank down my last swallow
Then he bummed a cigarette
And asked me for a light
And the night got deathly quiet
And his faced lost all expression
He said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy
You gotta learn to play it right

You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
Know when to run
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done

Every gambler knows
That the secret to survivin'
Is knowin' what to throw away
And knowin' what to keep
'Cause every hand's a winner
And every hand's a loser
And the best that you can hope for
Is to die in your sleep"

And when he finished speakin'
He turned back toward the window
Crushed out his cigarette
And faded off to sleep
And somewhere in the darkness
The gambler he broke even
And in his final words
I found an ace that I could keep

You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done

You've got to know when to hold 'em
(When to hold 'em)
Know when to fold 'em
(When to fold 'em)
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done

You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"The Good Life"

"The Good Life"

Baby, I've made up my mind
And take all the good life that I've found
I promise myself, if I was to make it
I had to do the best that I can
Oh, 'cause the good life is all that I am.

I know problems will come
But I know I can make it with you by my side
And every day I was a little harder
To be a good stronger feeling man
Oh, 'cause the good life is all that I am.

I tried chasing rainbow
But all I got was rainy day
And I tried to find a true love
Some harder love will sweep away
Now that I found you. Baby
I feel like a brand new man
Oh, 'cause the good life is all that I am,
Is all that I am, is all that I am...

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"The Greatest"

"The Greatest"

Little boy in a baseball hat stands in the field with his ball and bat
Says, "I am the greatest player of them all"
Puts his bat in his shoulder and he tosses up his ball.
And the ball goes up and the ball comes down,
Swings his bat all the way around
The world so still you can hear the sound, the baseball falls to the ground.
Now the little boy doesn't say a word, picks up his ball he is undeterred.
Says, "I am the greatest that there has ever been"
And he grits his teeth and he tries again.
And the ball goes up and the ball comes down,
Swings his bat all the way around
The world so still you can hear the sound, the baseball falls to the ground.
He makes no excuses he shows no fear
He just closes his eyes and listens to the cheers.
Little boy he adjusts his hat, picks up his ball, stares at his bat
Says "I am the greatest when the game is on the line"
And he gives his all one last time.
And the ball goes up and the moon so bright
Swings his bat with all his might
The world's as still as still can be, the baseball falls
And that's strike three.
Now it's suppertime and his momma calls,
Little boy starts home with his bat and ball.
Says, "I am the greatest, that is a fact,
But even I didn't know I could pitch like that!"
Says, "I am the greatest, that is understood,
But even I didn't know I could pitch that good!"

fox69 · 22.05.2015

"The Greatest Gift Of All"
(with Dolly Parton)

"The Greatest Gift Of All"
(with Dolly Parton)

Dawn is slowly breaking
Our friends have all gone home
You and I are waiting
For Santa Clause to come
There's a present by the tree
Stockings on the wall
And knowing you're in love with me
Is the greatest gift of all
The fire is slowly fading
Chill is in the air
All the gifts are waiting
For children everywhere
Throught the window I can see
Snow begin to fall
Knowing you're in love with me
Is the greatest gift of all

Just before I go to sleep
I hear a church bell ring
Merry Christmas everyone
Is the song it sings
So I say a silent prayer
For creatures great and small
Peace on Earth, good will to men
Is the greatest gift of all

Peace on Earth, good will to men
Is the greatest gift of all

fox69 · 23.05.2015

"The Heart Of The Matter"

"The Heart Of The Matter"

Real love is the only thing I know
Teh changes of everything at touches
It gets you and it's gentle clutches
But that's not really the heart of the matter

Everbody, every now and then
We'll say that they can use
Some side of two
Even though you're setting
Kind of roam
That's not really the heart of the matter

I think I'm really the heart of the matter
Isn't it natural going away to think I'll be alone
I think of you
Your love for me is gone
I think that's really the heart of the matter after all

Darling, I know every now and then
some nights I lay really easy on my mind
You might hold your billow in my cry
That's not the heart of the matter

fox69 · 23.05.2015

"The Kind Of Fool Love Makes"

"The Kind Of Fool Love Makes"

Anyone can read the signs
Or the writing on the wall
It's all right there to see
Except someone like me
Who can't see the truth at all.

It takes a special kind of fool
To stand out in the rain
Somewhere in between
Nothing left to lose
And nothing to be gained.

What kind of fool does it take?
To go on loving alone
Like there's some answer in the ruins
Some silver lining to be found.

An even bigger fool might think
You would care if my arm breaks
Before the time that I admit
I'm just the kind of fool love makes.

A wiser one would see
Nothing's gonna change
There's a time for giving up
A time for letting go
To learn from our mistakes.

But I keep holding on to hope
In spite of everything I know

What kind of fool...

It takes a bigger fool to think
That the dawn will never break
On this day that I admit
I'm just the kind of fool love makes.

fox69 · 23.05.2015

"The Last Ten Years (Superman)"

"The Last Ten Years (Superman)"

Oh, the last ten years, it's been quite trip
Over thirty-six-hundred spins around without a cosmic slip
But within the realm of our atmosphere
We're 'bout as out of whack as we've ever been in a million years
We watched the Y2K scare in a panic
An' we watched as time proved Nostrodamus wrong
An' we watched as Mother Nature shook the planet
An' cellular replaced the telephone
We lost Charlie Brown, Ray Charles an' Johnny Cash
We even lost Superman, mhm.

Well, the last ten years, look at the hills we've climbed
The best golfer's black, the best rapper's white an' it's about damn time
But we best beware, there's a brand new fight, you see
An' I hate to say we might be our own worst enemy
We watched Oklahoma sifting through the damage
An' we watched a US President get caught
We watched shareholders watch their savings vanish
We all cried when we watched those towers fall
We lost Minnie Pearl, Ron Reagan and Sam I Am
We even lost Superman, mhm.

Expensive gas an' free downloads
The dot-com boom, an' reality shows
What's gonna happen next is anybody's guess
Satellite radio and hybrid cars
Hand-held computers an' a trip to Mars
It's all become a part of who we are
In the last ten years.

In the last ten years
We lost George Harrison, John Paul and June Carter-Cash
Hell, we even lost Superman
Gonna miss you. Chris...

fox69 · 23.05.2015

"The Loving Gift"
(with Dottie West)

"The Loving Gift"
(with Dottie West)

You gave me a blanket to keep me from the cold you gave me a song I learn to sing
You showed me some beauty through the windows of your soul
And you showed me a world I've never seen
Each giving to the other loving gift went it away
We spent the precious time we knew was borrowed
Cause you gave me the courage to live with yesterday and you gave me tomorrow
You brought me a candle to light my way to bed
You erased those shadows I'd been seeing
You brought me a pillow to rest my weary head
You taught me a gentle way of dreaming
And even if you leave me I'll be richer when you go
I'm richer with the loving gift you gave me
Cause you gave me a blanket to keep me from the cold and you gave me a baby

fox69 · 23.05.2015

"The Nearness Of You"

"The Nearness Of You"

It's not the pale moon that excites me
That thrills me and delights me
Oh no, it's just the nearness of you.

It's not just your sweet conversation
That brings the sensation
Oh no, it's just the nearness of you.

When you're in my arms
And I hold you so close to me
All my wildest dreams come true.

I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you only grant me the life
To hold you ever so tight
And to feel in the night
The nearness of you...