Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

[fox69]

"Don't Underestimate Love"

"Don't Underestimate Love"



Baby it's no mystery
You don't have to tell me
What you're doing here
With all the stars in your blue eyes
Washed away by disappointed tears

You say another love has left you
Feeling sad and insecure
You'd like to think that it's all worth it
But now you're not so sure
Baby just because it's painful
It doesn't mean it's real
Sometimes we're simply desperate
For something to feel, uh-huh
Don't underestimate love

It's the same old bedtime story
The same old dreams of glory
We all hold on to
It's all so beautifully tragic
So painfully romantic
But so far from the truth

Baby I could slay your dragons
But I'd rather set them free
All I'm really asking is a chance to make you see
There doesn't have to be a struggle
There doesn't have to be a fight
Before you taste the victory
Before you feel it's right, uh-huh
Don't underestimate love

Oh we all look for love in our lives
But sometimes all you've gotta do is just open up your eyes
But does there have to be a reason
Or does there have to be a storm
Before we we look for shelter in each others arms
Baby leave behind this madness
I'll give you tenderness
I don't wanna see you have to settle for less, uh-huh
Don't underestimate love
Don't underestimate love

 

[fox69]

"Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan"

"Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan"



Don't you hear Jerusalem moan?
Don't never let a chicken get big enough to crow
Don't you hear Jerusalem moan?

Don't you hear Jerusalem moan?
Don't you hear Jerusalem moan?
Thank God there's a heaven and a ringing in my soul and my soul's got free
Don't you hear Jerusalem moan?

Well a hard-shell preacher you can tell him how he do
Well he chews his own tobacco and he drinks his own brew.

Well a Baptist preacher you can tell him by his coat
Has a bottle in his pocket that he can't hardly tote

Well a Cambellite preacher his soul is saved
Well he has to be baptized every other day

Well the Holy Roller preacher he sure is a sight
Well he gets em all a-rolling and he kicks out the light

Well the Presbyterian preacher he lives in town
His neck's so stiff he can't hardly look around.

 

[fox69]

"Down In Texas"

"Down In Texas"



I left you cryin' at the DC station
I had a little spendin' change, Lord knows I had determination
If you want the good life, you got to make it big
So I left you waiting, so I could go out and dig in this big old world.

But now I'm down in Texas, ain't got one thin dime
I'm so lonely for you, baby, so tired of wastin' my time
So come on down to get me, don't blame me 'cause I tried
I need your lovin' so bad, get on train and ride.

I've been up on rigs, high as you can see
They pay you like a half a man, girl, they work you like you're free
Here in the crowded city, you gotta steal to get along
So take me, pretty baby, take me back home ‘cause I'm so tired, yeah.

Now I'm down in Texas, ain't got one thin dime
I'm so lonely for you, baby, so tired of wastin' my time
So come on down to get me, don't blame me 'cause I tried
I need your lovin' so bad, get on train and ride.

Alright, now
I'm down in Texas, ain't got one thin dime
I'm so lonely for you, baby, so tired of wastin' my time
So come on down to get me, don't blame me 'cause I tried
I need your lovin' so bad, get on train and ride
Ride, ride, ride, ride, ride, ride, ride.

 

[fox69]

"Down That Road Tonight"

"Down That Road Tonight"


Seems like lately we're losin' touch
Work to hard and worry too much
I think it's time for me and you
To get back to what we used to do
We'd steal away on a Saturday night
Meet in the field when the time was right
Just us two and a starry sky
Felt like paradise

I said Ooh Baby goin' down that road tonight
I said it's too crazy need to hold each other tight
Thinkin' maybe the moon stills shines as bright
Like it did back then, it'll shine again
Down that road tonight

Remember all the songs that we used to know
Dancin' in the dark to the radio
Lost in the rythmn, kickin' up some heat
The memories are still so sweet
Time's gone by but it's plain to see
I still love you and you still love me
Let's shake these troubles put 'em all aside
C'mon we're gonna take that ride

I said Ooh Baby goin' down that road tonight
I said it's too crazy need to hold each other tight
Thinkin' maybe the moon stills shines as bright
Like it did back then, it'll shine again
Down that road tonight
Down that road

[repeat to fade]

 

[fox69]

"Down The Road"

"Down The Road"



When I was a boy
Four houses down from me
Was a family with an only child
And she was the only girl in this ol' world
That could make me smile
Down the road
I made up reasons to go down the road

Somewhere inside of me
There was something she took a liking to
And I asked her to marry me
And she said she really wanted to
Down the road
See what life's gonna hold, down the road

Her mama wants to know am I washed in the blood
Or just in the water
Her daddy wants to know if I make enough
To take his daughter
Down the road
Before he can let her go down the road

Now down the street from here
There's an engineer with an only son
And our baby girl says she believes
That he is the only one
Down the road

Her mama wants to know is he washed in the blood
Or just the water
And I want to know that he makes enough
To take my daughter
Down the road
When it comes time to go down the road

Down the road
You know I want to help her go down the road
Down the road

 

[fox69]

"Dry Town"

"Dry Town"



Well, the road was hot and flat as a ruler
Good hundred miles between me and Missoula
That vinyl top weren't gettin' no cooler
So I stopped at a Quickie Sack
Well, I figure I'd need about a six of Miller
And one of them things so's I wouldn't spill 'er
So I asked the girl if the beer was in the back

She said,
It's a dry town, no beer, no liquor
For miles around I'd give a nickel
For a sip or two to wash me down
Out of this dry town

So I turned right around, no hesitatin'
Cursed the laws ruining the nation
Waved goodbye to the boy at the station
But she wouldn't go into gear
He said it sounds like it's your transmission
You need Bob, but he's gone fishing
On his day off he gets a long way from here

'Cause it's a dry town no beer no liquor
For miles around I'd give a nickel
For a sip or two to wash me down
Out of this dry town

Well, back home friends you can get a dose of
Something strong from the local grocer
So I walked down 'til I come closer
To a place called Happy John's
He said I keep some for colds and fevers
Down underneath's where I usually leave 'er
But just last night I felt a cold coming on

Now it's a dry town no beer no liquor
For miles around I'd give a nickel
For a sip or two to wash me down
Out of this dry town

It's a dry town no beer no liquor
For miles around I'd give a nickel
For a sip or two to wash me down
Out of this dry town

I need a sip or two
To wash me down
Out of this dry town

 

[fox69]

"Earthquake"

"Earthquake"



I got myself a sweetheart
A real good steady job
A house up on the hillside
Who's price keeps goin' up
Soakin' in my hot tub
Life's working out just right
But then the earth starts shakin'
Here comes the afterlife

Earthquake, Earthquake
Ridin' hell's emotion
That earthquake, earthquake
Churning up the fear
That earthquake, earthquake
Devil's loco-motion
That earthquake, earthquake
Gonna run me outta here

There's no head on this chicken
When the ground is on the rise
I flee in all directions
And I pray toward the skies
I've Never been a coward
Or that extremely wise
But it doesn't take a genius
T' know it's time t' say goodbye

Earthquake, Earthquake
Ridin' hell's emotion
That earthquake, earthquake
Churning up the fear
That earthquake, earthquake
The devil's loco-motion
That earthquake, earthquake
Gonna run me outta here

I'm packin' up and goin' to north dakota
Well I heard it's freezing cold but I don't care
I'd rather get that frostbite on my fingers
Than end up crushed beneath my fridgidaire

So.... forgive me if I'm out of sorts
I'm really not to blame
The fault lies with Andreas
Oh she's messin' up my brain
I love this sunny paradise
But hate it's rock and roll
Oh I can't stand the ups and downs
I really gotta go

Earthquake, Earthquake
Ridin' hell's emotion
That earthquake, earthquake
Churning up the fear
That earthquake, earthquake
Devil's loco-motion
That earthquake, earthquake
Gonna run me outta here

That earthquake, earthquake
That earthquake, earthquake
Earthquake, earthquake
That earthquake, earthquake
Oh I'm Gettin' out of here

That earthquake, that earthquake
That earthquake, Oh I'm getting out of here
That earthquake, Bye bye bye bye
That earthquake, Oh I'm going out of here

 

[fox69]

"Easy Slow"

"Easy Slow"



You say you're confused
And all of your friends asking you why
You act like you do
The faster you run, the farther you're behind
It goes to show, take it easy slow
I think you'll like what you find, hey hey.

You paint on your face
Eager to please and take your place
Now outside, so sadly to find
All of your pictures there were painted by the blind
Goes to show, take it easy slow
I think you'll like what you find, like what you find.

Was a time when the world was turnin' slower
You could sit back, enjoy it, growin' older
And now when you go it's twice the speed of sound.

Everyone is gettin' much smarter
How come life's gettin' much harder?
Take it easy, baby, take it slow.

You say you're confused
And all of your friends they keep askin' why you
Why you act like you do
And maybe you do but it's no good to cry
It only goes to show, take it easy slow
I think you'll like what you find, like what you find.

Takin' it slow, slow, slow, slow
Take it easy
Takin' it slow, slow, slow, slow
Take it easy.

Take
Take, take it, takin' it easy.

Takin' it slow, slow, slow, slow
Take it easy
Takin' it slow, slow, slow, slow
Take it easy
Takin' it slow, slow, slow, slow
Take it easy.

 

[fox69]

"Escaping Reality"

"Escaping Reality"



Every night I go to bed
Afraid I'm gonna die
Prayin' to the sky
That I'll survive

Morning's when I wake up
The sunlight in my eyes
I turn and wonder why
I'm still alive

So every now and then I steal away
To the place I know far away

You can find me on a tropic island
Sailin' on a crystal sea
Blue skies above
Happy as I can be

In my own milk and honey byland
Sleepin' underneath a tree
I'm dreamin' of love
Escaping reality

I considered everybody else
Before myself
On my list
I'm twelfth priority

I've givin' up most everything
I've had in search of wealth
Lost my mental health
And sanity

So when these blues chase my smiles away
I go to a place miles away

You can find me on a tropic island
Sailin' on a crystal sea
Blue skies above
Happy as I can be

In my own milk and honey byland
Sleepin' underneath a tree
I'm dreamin' of love
Escaping reality

Yes, I'm dreamin' of love
Escaping reality

 

[fox69]

"Face On The Cutting Room Floor"

"Face On The Cutting Room Floor"



She's history
No one would give her a star on the walk
She'd have a hundred if pillows could talk
Where have I seen her before?
She's the face on the cutting room floor

It's no mystery
Acting in school at the tenderest age
Lit up the room when she stepped on the stage
Came to la for some more
She's the face on the cutting room floor

She had visions of contracts
And thousands of people in line
To see her;
Knocking on door after door after all of this time,
Now she's not sure

Up in hollywood
Stayed with an agent she met in a bar
Laughed when he told her he'd make her a star
Where has she heard that before?
She's the face on the cutting room floor

One night he told her that she'd never get anywhere
In her clothes
That's what it takes to play movieland musical chairs
Now she knows

Goodbye hollywood
Leaving tonight on the 2:30 'hound
Sunrise or sunset she won't be around
But they'll replace her with so many more
She's the face on the cutting room floor
Poor little face on the cutting room floor