Lorrie Morgan

[fox69]

"Ode To Billie Joe"

"Ode To Billie Joe"


It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day
I was out choppin' cotton and my brother was balin' hay
And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat
And Mama hollered out the back door, "Y'all remember to wipe your feet
And then she said, "I got some news this mornin' from Choctaw Ridge
Today Billie Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge"

And Papa said to Mama as he passed around the black-eyed pease
"Well, Billie Joe never had a lick of sense. Pass the biscuits, please
There's five more acres in the lower forty I've got to plow"
And Mama said it was a shame about Billie Joe, anyhow
Seems like nothin' ever comes to no good up on Choctaw Ridge
And now Billie Joe MacAllister's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge

And brother said he recollected when he and Tom and Billie Joe
He put a frog down my back at the Carroll County picture show
And wasn't I talkin' to him after church last Sunday night?
"I'll have another piece of apple pie. You know, it don't seem right
I saw him at the sawmill yesterday on Choctaw Ridge
And now you tell me Billie Joe's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge"

Mama said to me, "Child, what's happened to your appetite?
I've been cookin' all morning and you haven't touched a single bite
That nice young preacher, Brother Taylor, dropped by today
Said he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday. Oh, by the way
He said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge
And she and Billie Joe was throwing somethin' off the Tallahatchie Bridge"

A year has come 'n' gone since we heard the news 'bout Billie Joe
And brother married Becky Thompson, they bought a store in Tupelo
There was a virus going 'round, Papa caught it and he died last Spring
And now Mama doesn't seem to wanna do much of anything
And me, I spend a lot of time pickin' flowers up on Choctaw Ridge
And drop them into the muddy water off the Tallahatchie Bridge

 

[fox69]

"On This Bed"

"On This Bed"


On this bed Ive been a new born baby
A teenager wild and crazy
I'Ve been a wo man and a lady
And on this bed I have dreamet and yearned
I have prayed tossed and turned
On this bed

And on this bed tonight
I can feel my love once holding t me tight
I can see my savior reaching out for me
On this bed i can hear the angels sing

On this bed
Well I have cried some tears
I have smiled from ear to ear
I have lied and been sincere
On this bed where I have given birth
Tonigt I give this old body to the earth
On this bed

And on this bed tonight
I can feel my love once holding t me tight
I can see my savior reaching out for me
On this bed i can hear the angels sing

 

[fox69]

"Once Upon A Time"

"Once Upon A Time"


Once upon a time we used to plot crimes
Got busy in the summer time
Forever with my arm around your waist line
Used to groove to the rhythm of the base line
Used to climb up Indian Rock and
Watch the sun set low across the rooftops
And just like the beat will stop
The beat will drop
You can try but you can't rewind the clock
Oh you can't love when your heart is locked
Oh and I've lost the key babe
Is it me babe
Is it me babe
Is it me babe

I keep callin darlin are you listenin
You know your heart won't tell no lies
I keep callin darlin are you listenin
I said your heart won't tell no lies

Once upon a time we had a good thing
But these days I find myself cryin
Sugar don't you know I'm dyin
And I'm tryin to get through
I'm tryin to get through
But what am I supposed to do
Could it all be true babe
Is it you babe
Is it you babe
Is it you babe

I keep callin darlin are you listenin
You know your heart won't tell no lies
I keep callin darlin are you listenin
I said your heart won't tell no lies

And we used to sing

 

[fox69]

"One Less Monkey"

"One Less Monkey"


When I lit my first cigarette it didn't hurt me none
But I realized the danger on my 97th one
I took a pill, I did the patch, got myself hypnotized
Blew away the ashes, drew a great big breath of life
Now there's

[Chorus:]
One less monkey
Hangin' on my back
I shook it off, cut it loose and that's 5, 4, 3, 2
One less monkey that I have to feed
I feel so much lighter, now there's
One less monkey on me

I was just a number on the clock from 9 to 5
Rushing through the madness, I was payin' with my life
I had a dream, I had a plan a long, long time ago
Resigned myself to freedom and I took it on the road
Now there's

[Chorus]

There's a jungle full of monkeys that would love to weigh you down
But I'm lookin' for a better way of monkeyin' around

[Chorus]

I feel so much lighter, I feel so much higher
I feel so much finer now
There's one less monkey on me

 

[fox69]

"One Of Those Nights Tonight"

"One Of Those Nights Tonight"


I've had one of those days today
I'm in one of those moods
And it's just no good
Nothin' I wanna talk about
I just need for you to take me out
And do the town, turn it upside down.

[Chorus:]
I need one of those nights tonight
Wanna go left where the world goes right
I've lost my appetite for this side of midnight
Wanna burn out those neon lights
Past the point of Fahrenheit
I wanna feel my heart ignite when you hold me tight
I need one of those nights tonight
'Cause I've had one of those days today.

I've got one of those jobs
And I've had enough
You'd better walk me out this door
Before I run to Singapore
Just show me how you love me now

[Chorus]

I'm in one of those moods
I'm in one of those moods
I'm in one of those ways
I've had one of those days.

Repeat Chorus

 

[fox69]

"Out Of Your Shoes"

"Out Of Your Shoes"


You borrowed my favorite dress
I borrowed your best perfume
We're looking good, I guess
We've turned every head in the room
But the best thing I've ever seen,
Is looking at you
And girl, I'd give anything
To be in your shoes

'Cause I'd love to be out of your shoes tonight
To be the one turnin' him on
When he turns out the light
Under your skin
Lyin' with him
When he holds you tight
I'd love to be out of your shoes tonight

He'll buy you some fine champagne
And say things I'd love to hear
My loss will be your gain
And the rest of the picture is clear
I see him taking you home
And closing the door
And I see my favorite dress fall to the floor

I'd love to be out of your shoes tonight
To be the one turnin' him on
When he turns out the light
Under your skin
Lyin' with him
When he holds you tight
I'd love to be out of your shoes tonight
I'd love to be out of your shoes tonight

 

[fox69]

"Reading My Heart"

"Reading My Heart"


You know I 'm not one to crawl in a shell
But it was one of those days I wasn't sure of myself
It was nothing too serious just a curious mood
This old world seems so wrong, but then right on cue

You came home a little bit early
Told me, "Darlin', don't worry,
Nothin' could ever tear us apart."
You took me out for a little romancin'
Sweet songs and moonlight dancin'
Baby, you musta been readin' my heart

I remember when love was nothin' we planned
We'd get lost in the moment in our own wonderland
We did what we dared, now we do what we must
Just when I started missin' the way it once was

You came home a little bit early
Told me, "Darlin', don't worry,
Nothin' could ever tear us apart."
You took me out for a little romancin'
Sweet songs and moonlight dancin'
Baby, you musta been readin' my heart

You always catch me when I'm fallin' (fallin')
You musta heard the sound of my heart callin' (callin')

Cause you came home a little bit early
Told me, "Darlin' don't worry,
Nothin' could ever tear us apart."
You took me out for a little romancin'
Sweet songs and moonlight dancin'
Baby, you musta been readin' my...
Baby, you musta been readin' my...
Baby, you musta been readin' my heart

 

[fox69]

"Rocks"

"Rocks"


Pretty little girl
Sweet sixteen
Crying in the dark
On the front porch swing
She's got a secret she can't keep for long
Don't wanna tell her daddy and her mamma
She's afraid ehat everybody's gonna say about her
Once the truth is known

[Chorus:]
Rock, yeah, they're easy to find
Everybody knows what's wrong and right
Oh, rocks, yeah, who's gonna draw the line
Rock, oh, were made to be thrown
So ye without sin cast the first stone

Dirty old man begging on the street
He needs a job if he wants to eat
Who's he tryin' to fool with the cardboard sign
Whatever you do don't give him any money
Everybody knows he ain't really hungry
He's just gonna spend it all on wine

[Chorus]

Don't talk to him
His skin's a different color
Two of the same
Should never be lovers
Don't trust him
Because he looks like a thief
We don't like them
Because of what they believe

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Say The Part About I Love You"

"Say The Part About I Love You"


I'm at least infatuated with your smooth southern style
And I've always been a fool for evil eyes and easy smile
So before my head gets light with promises and too much wine
Say the part about I love you, one more time

'Cos, I know you may not mean it but you say it so sincere
Easy come, easy go, when you tell 'em what they want to hear
Let me think I'm makin' love, you can think you're makin' time
Say the part about I love you, one more time

If you just keep me believing till the morning
Until the sun slips through the blinds
When you leave just kiss me gently
And say the part about I love you, one more time

If you just keep me believing till the morning
Until the sun slips through the blinds
When you leave just kiss me gently
And say the part about I love you, one more time

Say the part about I love you, one more time
Say the part about I love you, one more time
Say the part about I love you, one more time

 

[fox69]

"Secret Love"

"Secret Love"


Now I shout it from the highest hills
Even told the golden daffodils

Once I had a secret love
That lived within the heart of me
All too soon my secret love
Became impatient to be free

So I told a friendly story
The way that dreamers often do
Just how wonderful you are
And why I'm so in love with you

Now I shout it from the highest hills
Even told the golden daffodils
At last my heart's an open door
And my secret love's no secret anymore

Now I shout it from the highest hills
Even told the golden daffodils
At last my heart's an open door
And my secret love's no secret anymore