Kenny Rogers

[fox69]

"Goin' Home To The Rock (Intro)"

"Goin' Home To The Rock (Intro)"



He's goin' home to the rock
He's goin' ho-ome to the rock
He's gonna meet the man by and by.

He's goin' home to the rock
He's goin' ho-ome to the rock
He's gonna meet the man by and by.

He's goin' home to the rock
He's goin' ho-ome to the rock
He's gonna meet the man by and by.

 

[fox69]

"Goin' Home To The Rock - Reprise"

"Goin' Home To The Rock - Reprise"



He's goin' home to the rock
He's goin' home to the rock
He's gonna meet the man by and by
He's goin' home to the rock
He's goin' home to the rock
He's gonna meet the man by and by

He's goin' home to the rock
He's goin' home to the rock
He's gonna meet the man by and by
He's goin' home to the rock
He's goin' home to the rock
He's gonna meet the man by and by

He's goin' home to the rock
He's goin' home to the rock
He's gonna meet the man by and by
He's goin' home to the rock
He's goin' home to the rock
He's gonna meet the man by and by

He's goin' home to the rock
(He's gonna meet)
He's goin' home to the rock
(By and by)
He's gonna meet the man by and by

 

[fox69]

"Goodbye Marie"

"Goodbye Marie"



I woke up this mornin'
All cotton- mouthed from drinkin'
Wonderin' how I'd make it through the day
Wild eyed and crazy
All burned out from thinkin'
Wonderin' how the hell I's gonna say.

Goodbye Marie, oh goodbye Marie
Out the window there's a lonesome highway callin' me
It was fun Marie, but I got to run Marie
If I can not keep your love
At least I'll have your memory
Goodbye Marie.

Wakin' up beside you
On a Tijuana mornin'
With that ocean breeze to keep us cool
Three weeks of lovin'
Twenty-one nights of heaven
I stayed just long enough to be your fool.

Oh goodbye Marie,
Por favor, pour me
One more tequila
I need all the courage I can find
This time tomorrow
I'll be back in Houston
Thinkin' about the girl I left behind.

So goodbye Marie,

 

[fox69]

"Grace"

"Grace"



I was lost when You found me here
You pulled me close and held me near
And I'm a fool but still You love
I'll be a fool for the King of love

You gave me wings so I could fly
Gave me a song to color the sky
And all I have is all from You
And all I want is all of You

Your Grace, Your Grace
I'm nothing without You
Your Grace, Your Grace, shines on me

And there've been days when I walked away
Too much to carry, nothing left to say
Forgive me, Lord, when I'm weak and lost
You traded heaven for a wooden cross

And all these years You've carried me
You've been my eyes when I could not see
And beauty grows in the driving rain
Your oil of gladness in the times of pain

Your Grace, Your Grace
I'm nothing without You
Your Grace, Your Grace, shines on me

Your Grace, Your Grace
I'm nothing without You
Your Grace, Your Grace, shines on me

Shines on me, shines on me
Your Grace it shines on me
Shines on me, shines on me
It's Your Grace
Shines on me, shines on me
Your Grace it shines on me
Shines on me, shines on me
It's Your Grace

 

[fox69]

"Green Green Grass Of Home"

"Green Green Grass Of Home"



The old hometown looks the same
as I step down from the train
And there to meet me is my mama and papa
And down the road I look and there runs Mary
her golden lips like cherries
It's good to touch the green green grass of home.

Yes they've all come to meet me
arms reaching smiling sweetly
It's so good to touch the green green grass of home.

The old house is still standing
though the paint is cracked and dry
And there's that old oak tree that I used to play on
down the lane I'd walk with my sweet Mary
her golden lips like cherries
It's good to touch the green green grass of home.

Yes they've all come ...

Then I awake and look around me
at the gray walls that surround me
And I realized that I was only dreaming
For there's a guard and there's a sad old padre
arm in arm we'll walk at daybreak again
I'll touch the green green grass of home.

Yes they'll all come to see me i
n the shade of that old oak tree
As they lay me neath the green green grass of home.

 

[fox69]

"Grey Beard"

"Grey Beard"



He was nine years old when his folks left home
On a wagon headin' west
And his mom and dad knew he'd grow up bad
By the mark of the devil on his chest

Seventeen he turned up mean
He had already made his bid
He had a name in the fast gun game
And they called him the "Devil Kid"

Now the kid's name grew and his gun did too
When an old ghost town appeared
Sittin' there in the marshall's chair
Was the one they called "Grey Beard"

"Kid, you better quit while the quittin's good
Cus there's always one that's bigger
There'll be one guy with a faster eye
Who's lightning on the trigger

Let me tell you, son, about a real fast gun
That every outlaw feared
He made his name in this killin' game
He's the one they call "Grey Beard"

He had a drawin' hand like no other man
It was faster than the eye
And there were always plenty of kids about twenty
Just couldn't wait to die

He was a fast gun
Lookin' to make a name
Quikin' was his virtue
Killin' was the game

So the kid said, "Tell me,
where is this man who never feared a gun?"
Grey Beard raised his head and said,
"Your looking at him, son."

So the kid tried staring Grey Beard down
With eyes like ace up dice
And Grey Beard's frown turned upside down
To a smile as cold as ice

So the Devil Kid reached for his gun
With a draw as fast as light
But he lost the game from a shot that came
From somewhere out of sight

And as the kid went down and he hit the ground
Thought he had lost his mind
He heard Grey Beard snicker
"I was even quicker before I went stone blind"

Fast gun
Lookin' to make a name
Quikin' was his virtue
He was killed at his game

 

[fox69]

"Half A Man"

"Half A Man"



I can chop wood from dusk till dawn
I can swing a hammer till the daylight's gone
I can build a barn, I can make a home with these two hands
But if I didn't have all your love, I'd be half a man.

I can fly a plane up in the big blue sky
Blaze a trail through the woods in my four-wheel drive
With a team of horses or an old John Deere, I can plough this land
But if I didn't have all your love, I'd be half a man.

I can hang the stars, I can rope the moon
Walk across Texas in these cowboy boots
I can run a train till it runs out of track
With the weight of the world laid across my back
My life still wouldn't be worth a damn
If I didn't have all your love, I'd be half a man.

I can build a fire with nothin' but a stick
If I put my mind to it, there ain't much I can't fix
I can read an' count, I can figure things out if you give me a chance
But if I didn't have all your love, I'd be half a man.

I can hang the stars, I can rope the moon
Walk across Texas in these cowboy boots
I can run a train till it runs out of track
With the weight of the world laid across my back
An' my life still wouldn't be worth a damn.
If I didn't have all your love, I'd be half a man.

Whoa, I can hang the stars, I can rope the moon
Walk across Texas in these cowboy boots
I can run a train till it runs out of track
With the weight of the world laid across my back.
(Across my back)
But my life still wouldn't be worth a damn
If I didn't have all your love, I'd be half a man.

If I didn't have all your love, I'd be half a man.
Ah ha.
Whoa, yeah.
Mmm, mm, mm...

 

[fox69]

"Handprints On The Wall"

"Handprints On The Wall"



The wait turned into hours
Before you came my way
The smile that filled a daddy's heart
On the special day
The moment left me speechless
I didn't know what to say
Then you took your first breath
That took mine away.

Days go by so quickly
Summer turns to fall
Seems like only yesterday
That you began to crawl
So don't be afraid to take that step
I'll catch you when you fall
I don't mind if you leave behind
A few handprints on the wall.

I can't describe this feeling
Way down deep inside
The itsy-bitsy spider
Was the first thing that we tried
Patty cake, the baker's man
With your hands so very small
You could always stay this young
And I wouldn't mind at all.

Days go by so quickly
Summer turns to fall
Seems like only yesterday
That you began to crawl
So don't be afraid to take that step
I'll catch you when you fall
I don't mind if you leave behind
A few handprints on the wall...

 

[fox69]

"Harder Cards"

"Harder Cards"



Well, a hammer fell down on a .44 primer
And that was one less problem in South Carolina tonight
Wrong or right.

She just looked to me as she finished her tale
The blank expression went another pale shade of gray
There was nothing to say.

In the shadows of her face I saw the scars
That you get when you live where love is hard
And she said,

"Don't you sit and judge me from some high and mighty seat."
"Don't you shrug it off until you've walked a mile in my bare feet."
"There are people that you pass by every day
With harder cards than yours in life to play."

Well, I put the cuffs on her and sat her in the car
Walked inside, he was layin' on the floor stone dead
Been shot in the head.

There were whiskey bottles and dope by the chair
A starving baby with nothing to wear but tears
So the picture was clear.

He had finally pushed her way across the line
And the badge I wore was losing all its shine
And she said,

"Don't you sit and judge me from some high and mighty seat."
"Don't you shrug it off until you've walked a mile in my bare feet."
"There are people that you pass by every day
With harder cards than yours in life to play."

I just stood there thinkin' how justice is blind
But after thirty five years you learn to read the signs
So I made up my mind.

I took the cuffs oof her and I walked her back in
Wiped the gun off and wrapped it in his right hand
Where it should've been.

And the morning paper read in black and white
It's just another senseless case of suicide
Suicide.

Oh, but don't you sit and judge me from some high and mighty seat
Don't you shrug it off until you've walked a mile along my beat
There are people that you pass by every day
With harder cards than yours in life to play.

Well, a hammer fell down on a .44 Primer
And that was one less problem in South Carolina tonight...

 

[fox69]

"Have A Little Faith In Me"

"Have A Little Faith In Me"


[Chorus:]
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me
Have a little faith in me

When the road gets dark
And you can no longer see
Let my love throw a spark, girl
Have a little faith in me
When the tears that you cry
Are all you can believe
I will reach out with these loving arms
If you have a little faith in me

[Repeat Chorus]

When your secret heart
Cannot speak so easily
I will help you with a whispered start
If you have a little faith in me
When your back's against the wall
Look around, you will see
I will catch you
I will catch you when you fall
Have a little faith in me

[Repeat Chorus and Fade]