Leon Russell

fox69 · 06.01.2018

"Footprints In The Snow"

"Footprints In The Snow"

Some folks like the summertime when they can walk about
Strolling through the meadow green, it's pleasant there's no doubt
But give me the wintertime when the snow is on the ground
For I found her when the snow was on the ground
I traced her little footprints in the snow
I found her little footprints in the snow, Lord
I bless that happy day that Nellie lost her way
For I found her when the snow was on the ground
I dropped in to see her, there was a big round moon
Her Mother said she'd just stepped, but'd be returning soon
I found her little footprints and I traced them through the snow
And I found her when the snow was on the ground
Oh, I traced her little footprints in the snow
I found her little footprints in the snow, Lord
I bless that happy day that Nellie lost her way
For I found her when the snow was on the ground
Now she's up in Heaven, she's with the angel band
I know I'm gonna meet her in that promised land
But every time the snow falls it brings back memories
For I found her when the snow was on the ground
Oh, I traced her little footprints in the snow
I found her little footprints in the snow, Lord
I bless that happy day that Nellie lost her way
For I found her when the snow was on the ground

fox69 · 06.01.2018

"Georgia On My Mind"

"Georgia On My Mind"

Georgia, Georgia
The whole day through
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind
Georgia, Georgia
A song of you
Comes as sweet and clear
As just like a moonlight through the pines
Other arms reach out to me
Other eyes smile tenderly
Still in peaceful dreams I see
The road leads back to you
Georgia, Georgia
No peace I find
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind
Other arms reach out to me
Other eyes smile tenderly
Still in peaceful dreams I see
The road leads back to you
Woah, Georgia, Georgia
No peace I find
Just an old, sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind

fox69 · 06.01.2018

"Give Peace A Chance"

"Give Peace A Chance"

Give peace a chance
Give peace a chance
Give peace a chance
All around the world
....
Oh lordy, mercy
Oh yes it will

Oh yes it will
Oh yes it will
Oh yes it will
Give peace a chance
Give peace a chance
Give peace a chance
Give peace a chance
Why can't we all be better

fox69 · 06.01.2018

"Gone To Shiloh"
(with Elton John)

"Gone To Shiloh"
(with Elton John)

Luther left at first light Friday morning
Little Dan and Becky wave good-bye
They're gonna have to share the wait together
Idle hands will see a good fire slowly die.
Gone to Shiloh for the Union
Shoulder to shoulder, side by side
Gone to Shiloh, hope springs eternal
When flags and bullets start to fly
April's come and the air smells fresh with rain
They watched his shadow fade around the bend
He's headed for a different kind of thunder
And the stunned surprise in the eyes of dying men
Gone to Shiloh for the Union
Shoulder to shoulder, side by side
Gone to Shiloh, time passes slowly
When flags and bullets start to fly
The old black rooster sang in death down that dirt road
His steps in bold, his man of fancy free
I pray we see him alive and well in the forehead
In that Godforsaken place in Tennessee
Gone to Shiloh for the Union
Shoulder to shoulder, side by side
Gone to Shiloh, men stand united
When flags and bullets start to fly
After all this, if we should prevail
Heaven help the South
When Sherman comes their way

fox69 · 06.01.2018

"Goodnight Irene"

"Goodnight Irene"

Irene good night
Goodnight Irene good night
Goodnight Irene Goodnight Irene
I'll see you in my dreams

Sometimes I live in the country
Sometimes I live in town
Sometimes I take a good notion
I'm going to jump in the river and drown

Irene good night
Goodnight Irene good night
Goodnight Irene Goodnight Irene
I'll see you in my dreams

And sometimes I live up in Tulsa
I take a little trip down to Nashville too
If there's only one thing I get through to you in this life
It's just that I want to make love to you

Irene good night
Goodnight Irene good night
Goodnight Irene Goodnight Irene
I'll see you in my dreams

fox69 · 06.01.2018

"Heartbreak Hotel"
(with Willie Nelson)
(originally by Elvis Presley)

"Heartbreak Hotel"
(with Willie Nelson)
(originally by Elvis Presley)

Oh since my baby left me I've found new place to dwell
Down at the end on Lonely Street at Heartbreak Hotel
I get so lonely baby I get so lonely baby I get so lonely I could die
And though it's always crowded you can still find some room
For broken hearted lovers to cry away the gloom
I get so lonely baby I get so lonely baby I get so lonely I could die

Well the bellhop's tears keep flowing the deskclerk's dressed in black
They've been so long on Lonely Street they'll never never never get back
I get so lonely baby I get so lonely baby I get so lonely I could die
So if your baby leaves and you got a tale to tell
Just take a walk down Lonely Street to Heartbreak Hotel
I get so lonely baby I get so lonely baby I get so lonely I could die

Oh since my baby left me...

fox69 · 06.01.2018

"Hearts Have Turned To Stone"
(with Elton John)

"Hearts Have Turned To Stone"
(with Elton John)

I'm out here in the darkness
I hear the howling wind
Sometimes I sit and wonder
Will I ever see love again
Looking for an answer
Not an easy thing to find
Out here in the wilderness
With questions on my mind
Now the sun is rising higher in the sky
The morning light is crawling
From the darkness of the night
The raindrops keep on falling
There is no light of day
The sadness deep inside me
Doesn't seem to go away
And there's no way out. no road home
I'm lost in doubt and I'm all alone
The time has come
When love is done
Hearts have finally turned to stone
No more bright tomorrow, only sad today
My heart is filled with sorrow
The pain won't go away
Try to keep from crying
All night long and through the day
Lost and all alone
Hearts have finally turned to stone
No more bright tomorrow, only sad today
My heart is filled with sorrow
The pain won't go away
Just try to keep from crying
All night long and through the day
Lost and all alone
Hearts have finally turned to stone

fox69 · 06.01.2018

"Hey Ahab"
(with Elton John)

"Hey Ahab"
(with Elton John)

It's a constant struggle getting up that hill
There's a change of guard every day
When you're clinging onto a driftwood boat
You pray a great white whale might come your way

No freeway traffic in the frozen North
Just a chain link fence full of birds
And when the harpoon's loaded in the cannon bay
You'll be rolling through the pages lost for words

Hey Ahab can you tell me where
I can catch a ride out of here
Hey Ahab hoist that sail
You gotta stand up straight
When you ride that whale

In a crumbling city we were trapped for days
With a broken sun above the clouds
Caught like Jonah forty fathams down
And a sign on the wall saying, "Hope Allowed"

All the cryptic symbols carved on bone
A far cry from a tattooed rose
And when the boys in the rigging catch the wind

We'll all weigh anchor and it's westward ho

Hey Ahab can you tell me where
I can catch a ride out of here
Hey Ahab hoist that sail
You gotta stand up straight
When you ride that whale

Hey Ahab can you tell me where
I can catch a ride out of here
Hey Ahab hoist that sail
You gotta stand up straight
When you ride that whale

fox69 · 06.01.2018

"High Horse"

"High Horse"

This attitude
Is making me crazy
It's just a nightmare
Or a bad dream
Why I still want you
Is sort of amazing
I don't need a woman
With Forum magazine
Well, you get on your high horse
Ride on out to sea
You get on your high horse
And ride away from me
Well, you get on a high horse
Get on your high horse
Well, I used to love you
Like a little baby
Used to trust you
Into eternity
The truth is gone now
Everyone is saying
Well, it wasn't true love
Just a little scheme
You can get on your high horse
Ride on to the sea
Get on a high horse
And ride away from me
Get on a high horse
Get on a high horse
Well, I used to love you
Like a little baby
Oh, I used to trust you
Into eternity
But the truth is out now
Everyone is saying
Well, it wasn't true love
Just another scheme
Well, you can get on your high horse
Ride out to the sea
Get on a high horse
And ride away from me
Get on your high horse
Get on your high horse
(High horse)
(High horse)
(High horse)
(High horse)
(High horse)
(High horse)
(High horse)
Get on your high horse
Get on your high horse
(High horse)

fox69 · 06.01.2018

"Home Sweet Oklahoma"

"Home Sweet Oklahoma"

When I was a young man barely seventeen
I went on out to Hollywood chasing my dream
And dusty Oklahoma was all I'd ever seen
And I was getting older
The memories of the greyhound
Fade and quickly pass
In the lonely restaurant windows
And the empty hourglass
Reflect the human hunger
For the questions never asked
And I only had my time for spending
But I'm goin' on back to Tulsa just one more time
Yes, I'm goin' on back to Tulsa just one more time
Yes, I'm goin' on back to Tulsa just one more time
I've got home sweet Oklahoma on my mind
Oh, I'm growing younger now
And how I just don't know
But the feeling’s much more happy
And life it's nice and slow
The past is just some photographs
Of the good friends that I know
And my love is so much better
Yes it is
Yeah, I'm goin' on back to Tulsa one more time
Yes, I'm goin' on down to Tulsa just one more time
Yes, I'm goin' on back to Tulsa one more time
Oh, I've got home sweet Oklahoma on my mind
I'm goin' on back to Tulsa one more time
Yes, I'm goin' on down to Tulsa just one more time
Yes, I'm goin' on back to Tulsa one more time
Yeah, I've got home sweet Oklahoma on my mind