Loretta Lynn

[fox69]

"This Old House"

"This Old House"



Oh, if this old house could talk
What a story it would tell
It would tell about the good times
And the bad times as well
It would tell about the love
That lived and died inside these walls
And the sound of little footsteps
Runnin' up and down the hall

Oh, if this old house could talk
It would break my heart in two
I couldn't stand to be reminded
Of all the things we used to do
There's no love in this old house no more
So I got it up for sale
Why, if this old house could talk
What a story it would tell

Oh, if this old house could talk
I know what it would say
I'm as lonesome as you are
And I feel nonempty everyday
Well, I even miss the babies
Who built me up to feel this way
Why, if this old house could talk
Lord, I know what it would say

If this old house could talk
What a story it would tell
We built this home together
And with love we drove each nail
Take me in your arms and hold me
'Cause we've been apart too long
Why if this old house could talk
All it would say is welcome home

 

[fox69]

"This Stranger (My Little Girl)"

"This Stranger (My Little Girl)"



Today for her it's only been thirteen years of livin'
And for me it's been a wonderful thirteen years of givin'
She grows taller every day and farther from my world
God help me reach this stranger my little girl
Music I can't understand replaced her nursery rhymes
No longer can I even guess what's running through her mind
Her long straight hair has forgotten ribbons and soft curles
God please protect this stranger my little girl
Can she hear the worried sound in her mom's conversation
Can she see the anquish in my look of desperation
Can she feel my love for her pulling against her world
I love her so this stranger my little girl

Has she so soon forgotten just how closed we used to be
And how went something troubled her she'd always run to me
But mom can't solve her problems she keeps locked inside her world
God help me reach this stranger my little girl
Can she hear the worried sound...

 

[fox69]

"Three Riddles"

"Three Riddles"



Just in case you're sitting home alone with nothing else to do
I've written down three riddles and I've sent them off to you

What's grey and green and sometimes red and once belonged to you
I've give you one small hint my dear, everyone has two
Yes, It's the eyes of mine you said would help to see you through
The grey and green are still the same it's the crying red that's new

What's warm and strong and filled with love
And empty without you
Here's another hint my dear everyone has two
Yes it's these arms of mine you said, would always help you carry through
They're still warm and strong and filled with love it's the emptiness that's new

What hears your laugh and fells your smile and beats for only you
Here's a final hint my hear, I wish that I had two
Yes it's this heart of mine you said would find it's happiness in you
It still hears you laugh and feels your smile but you've broken it in two

These are just three simple riddles any child could see right through
I'm sure they're just a waste of time
But I had nothing else to do

 

[fox69]

"Till The Pain Outwears The Shame"

"Till The Pain Outwears The Shame"


It's not a knowledge everybody knows I love you
We're cheatin' though we wear another's name
Every night I swear tomorrow I'll forget you Lord I can't
So I'll keep hurtin' till the pain outwears the shame
So I'll be back in your arms again tomorrow
We've led us part a stolen love become a burning flame
Well I'm begging you to go but when I do I know
I'll be hurtin' till the pain outwears the shame
[ steel ]
Tonight I love you for the last time then I'll say goodbye
But down inside I know it's all in vain
Before I'll leave the hurt's already starting I can't go
I think it's over till the pain outwears the shame
So I'll be back in your arms...

 

[fox69]

"Tippy Toeing"

"Tippy Toeing"


Well mama go a tippy tippy toein' through the house
Gotta see what's the matter with the baby
It's been a bawlin' and a squallin' and a kickin' on the wall
Well I guess it's dropped its little bottle maybe
Oh daddy come a runnin' with the water and a rag
Gonna need another little diaper maybe
No need a hesitatin' or a wonderin' and a waitin' I know what's the matter with baby
Oh mama rock a baby daddy rock a baby too
It's a yawnin' and a gettin' sleepy maybe
So mama keep a rockin' daddy rock a little too and at last it's a sleepin' little baby
[ steel ]
Well mama tippy toein' daddy tippy toein' too gonna try to do a little sleepin' maybe
Whether it'll be a minute or an hour or two is depending entirely on the baby
Well I hear the clock a ringin' just a dongin' and a dingin'
Daddy go and make a little money maybe
Mama sleep a little longer but remember while he's gone
Won't you please take care of the baby
Oh mama rock a baby...
And at last it's a sleepin' little baby after all it's a sleepin' little baby
After all it's a sleepin' little baby after all it's a sleepin' little baby

 

[fox69]

"To Heck With Ole Santa Claus"

"To Heck With Ole Santa Claus"


(To heck with ole Santa Claus)
Last year I hung and stopped by the chimney and ole Santa didn't bring me anything
Well I wrote a note and I told him what to bring me
But I didn't even hear his sleigh bells ring
So to heck with ole Santa Clause
When he goes dashin' through the snow I hope he falls
I like to hear him any (ho ho ho) with a bunch of big snowballs
To heck with ole Santa Claus
[ guitar ]
Last year I built a big fire by the fireplace I'll be like a little bit I read about
If that big bad wolf in red comes down my chimney
He's a gonna scorch his whiskers there's no doubt
So to heck with ole Santa Clause...
Yeah to heck with ole Santa Claus

 

[fox69]

"To Make A Man (Feel Like A Man)"

"To Make A Man (Feel Like A Man)"


The man I've got loves cleaned home and he likes to wear the breaches
He don't like doin' women things like washin' clothes and dishes
You'll find he's not that hard to please if you love him right and fill his needs
To make a man feel like a man you gotta show him you're a woman
Show him what you are you know you can do it
Don't let some other woman come along and beat you to it
Lots of girls might catch his eye but what is a girl when a woman falls by
To make a man feel like a man you gotta show him you're a woman
[ guita + steel ]
When he comes home from a hard day's work he's probably tired and dirty
Don't let him find this latchy queen have your castle lookin' pretty
There's lots of things that you shouldn't do like just as many that you should do too
To make a man feel like a man you gotta show him you're a woman
Show him what you are...
To make a man feel like a man you gotta show him you're a woman

 

[fox69]

"Today"

"Today"


Today I'm like a leaf in autumn never again to know the spring
Today my heart is at rock bottom sorrow nothing else could bring
But the words you told me just today you said I'm only in your way
You left me and what could I say for my world ended today
[ steel ]
All the words you told me just today you said I'm only in your way
I'm lost I'll never find my way for my world ended today

 

[fox69]

"Today Has Been A Day"

"Today Has Been A Day"



Today has been a day filled with heartaches but tonight I'll be happy again
The flashing lights call out the lonely from the darkness
On each door reads the welcome come on in
Another night anothet fight with my mem'ries with a glass in my hand I forget
Today has gone with coming on I started cryin'
Today has been a day another day of regret
A cryzy fool oh what a fool to ever let you go
Now I can see you don't need me and that's what hurts me so
Yes today has been a day filled with misery just how lonesome can one poor girl get
I said today that I'd forget but I haven't yet
Today has been a day another day of regret
Today has been a day another day of regret

 

[fox69]

"Today I Started Loving You Again"

"Today I Started Loving You Again"



Today I started loving you again I'm right back where I've really always been
I've got over you just long enough to let my heartaches mend
Today I started loving you again

What a fool I was to think I could get by with only these few million tears I've cried
I should have known the worst was yet to come and cryin' time for me had just begun
So today I started loving...
Yes today I started loving you again