Randy Travis

[fox69]

"Singing The Blues"

"Singing The Blues"


Well, I never felt more like singing the blues
'Cause I never thought
That I'd ever lose, your love dear
Why did you do me this way

Well, I never felt more like crying all night
'Cause everything's wrong
And nothing is right, without you
You got me singing the blues

Well, the moon and stars no longer shine
The dream is gone out from my mind
There's nothing left for me to do
But cry-y-y over you

Well, I never felt more like running away
But why should I go
'Cause I couldn't stay, without you
You got me singing the blues.

[Instrumental]

I never felt more like singing the blues
'Cause I never thought
That I'd ever lose, your love dear
Why did you do me this way

Well, I never felt more like crying all night
'Cause everything's wrong
And nothing is right, without you
You got me singing the blues

Well the moon and stars no longer shine
The dream is gone out from my mind
There's nothing left for me to do
But cry-y-y over you

Well, I never felt more, like running away
But why should I go
'Cause I couldn't stay, without you
You got me singing the blues...

 

[fox69]

"Small Y'all"

"Small Y'all"



Honey, you think he's got an attitude,
So you treat him just a little too rude.
Buddy, you think she's a little too cold,
So you act like a two-year old.

Don't it make you feel low, Joe?
Don't it make you feel mean, Jean?
Don't it make you feel ashamed of yourselves?
Don't it make you feel small y'all?

Boy, you say something bad about her brother.
Girl, you say something mean about his mother.
Tempers flare and insults fly
And you're both just wantin' to die.

Don't you feel like a jerk, Kirk?
Don't you feel like a ninny, Ginny?
Don't it make you feel ashamed of yourselves?
Don't it make you feel small y'all?

Now lady, you say you don't live him no more.
Mister, you kick down the bedroom door.
She calls you names you never heard before,
And now its a full scale war.

Don't it make you feel crazy, Daisy?
Mentally ill, Bill?
Don't it make you feel ashamed of yourselves?
Don't it make you feel small y'all?

Six o'clock, eight o'clock, nine o'clock, ten,
The neighbors all know that you're at it again.
And two little kids just a few feet away,
Hear every word you say.

Don't it make you feel bad, dad?
Don't it make you feel wrong, mom?
Don't it make you feel ashamed of yourselves?
Don't it make you feel small y'all?

Don't it make you feel ashamed of yourselves?
Don't it make you feel small y'all?

 

[fox69]

"Smokin' The Hive"

"Smokin' The Hive"


I was ten years old on my grandpa's farm when it happened
After all these years i can still hear grandpa laughin'
As he applied that barnyard remedy
He passed his wisdom down to me
You don't reach for the honey without smokin' the hive

I remember my first crush was on the preacher's daughter
We were smoochin' on the front porch swing that night when he caught her
We weren't expectin' him home until quarter past ten
When the good Lord taught me that lesson again
You don't reach for the honey without smokin' the hive

You don't point your pistol before you check each chamber
And you don't drink no you don't drink when you drive
It's just ordinary common sense to avoid that danger
You don't reach for the honey without smokin' the hive

She rolled into town with rodeo,she was a beauty
And that cowboy saw you wink at her,she was a cutie
The sound of jinglin' spurs caught me dead on a run
He was fit to be tied and you were under the gun
You don't reach for the honey without smokin' the hive

[Chorus]
No, you don't reach for the honey without smokin' the hive
You're gonna get stung boy

 

[fox69]

"Softly And Tenderly"

"Softly And Tenderly"



Softly and tenderly
Jesus is calling
Calling for you and for me
See on the portals
He's waiting and watching
Watching for you and for me.

Come home, come home
Ye who are weary, come home
Earnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling
Calling, Oh sinners come home.

Why should we tarry
When Jesus is pleading
Pleading for you and for me
Why should we linger
And heed not his mercies
Mercies for you and for me.

Come home, come home
Ye who are weary, come home
Earnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling
Calling, Oh sinners come home.

Come home, come home
Ye who are weary, come home
Earnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling
Calling, Oh sinners come home.

Calling, Oh sinners come home

 

[fox69]

"Someday We'll Look Back"
(originally by Merle Haggard)

"Someday We'll Look Back"
(originally by Merle Haggard)



Someday when our dream world finds us
And these hard times are gone
We'll laugh and count our blessings
In a mansion all our own
If we both pull together tomorrow's sure to come
Someday we'll look back and say it was fun

We live on love and pennies
And the day dream out of sight
And I'm amazed the way you smile
When things don't turn out right
We climb each hill together each step one by one
And someday we'll look back and say it was fun

Someday when our dream world finds us
And these hard times are gone
We'll laugh and count our blessings
In a mansion all our own
If we both pull together tomorrow's sure to come
Someday we'll look back and say it was fun
And someday we'll look back and say it was fun

 

[fox69]

"Somewhere In My Broken Heart"

"Somewhere In My Broken Heart"


You've made up your mind
It was time
It was over
After we had come so far
But I think there's enough
Pieces of forgiveness
Somewhere in my broken heart

I would not have chosen
The road you have taken
It has left us miles apart
Well, I think I can still find
A will to keep going
Somewhere in my broken heart

[Chorus:]
So fly
Go ahead and fly
Until you find out who you are
'Cause I
Will keep my love unspoken
Somewhere in my broken heart

I hope that in time
You will find what you longed for
Love that's written in the stars
And when you finally do
I think you will see it
Somewhere in my broken heart

[Chorus:]
So fly
Go ahead and fly
Until you find out who you are
'Cause I
Will keep my love unspoken
Somewhere in my broken heart

I hope that in time
You will find what you longed for
Love that's written in the stars
And when you finally do
I think you will see it
Somewhere in my broken
Somewhere in my broken heart...

 

[fox69]

"Spirit Of A Boy, Wisdom Of A Man"

"Spirit Of A Boy, Wisdom Of A Man"



He was 16, tender and tough.
She was too, and he'd do anything to prove his love.
With so much riding on the choice at hand,
the spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man.
Hearts caught fire and love ran wild.
She cried the day she called to say she was having his child.
With so much riding on the choice at hand,
the spirit of a boy or the wisdom of a man.

There's a constant contradiction, what feels good and what feels right.
But, you live with decisions that you make in your life.
And what steers your direction is hard to understand,
the spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man

Now he drives a diesel out of Dallas,
hauling cars out to the coast.
It ain't the dream that he remembered, just a few short years ago.
But tonight at a truckstop, while drinking a cup,
the waitress grins and winks at him,
and says, "My shift's almost up."

With so much riding on the choice at hand,
the spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man.
With so much riding on the choice at hand,
the spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man.

 

[fox69]

"Stranger In My Mirror"

"Stranger In My Mirror"


There's a stranger in my mirror
Who don't know how to behave
He keeps grinnin' 'bout you
And whistlin' tunes
While he ought to be watchin' me shave
We move alike and we look the same
But I swear we've got totally different brains
And the love we're in with you just makes it clearer
He used to be my twin
Now there's a stranger in my mirror

And he doesn't want to go out drinkin'
With all of his friends, no more
He's got both of us thinkin'
You're what we're livin' for
We've gone crazy and we can't recover
You're always on one mind or the other
I admit we should be certified
He's a little schizophrenic and so am I

There's a stranger in my mirror
Who don't know how to behave
He keeps grinnin' 'bout you
And whistlin' tunes
While he ought to be watchin' me shave
We move alike and we look the same
But I swear we've got totally different brains
And the love we're in with you just makes it clearer
He used to be my twin
Now there's a stranger in my mirror

[Instrumental]

And he's always doin' little things
I never thought I'd do
Like lookin' at diamond rings
Drawin' hearts and writin' I love you's
Thought it was just a case of mild affection
Until I caught a glimpse of my reflection
I looked up into my own eyes
And saw someone starin' back I didn't recognize

There's a stranger in my mirror
Who don't know how to behave
He keeps grinnin' 'bout you
And whistlin' tunes
While he ought to be watchin' me shave
We move alike and we look the same
But I swear we've got totally different brains
And the love we're in with you just makes it clearer
He used to be my twin
Now there's a stranger in my mirror
Lord, I'm in love with you
And there's a stranger in my mirror...

 

[fox69]

"Sunday Morning Coming Down"
(originally by Ray Stevens)

"Sunday Morning Coming Down"
(originally by Ray Stevens)



Well I woke up Sunday mornin', with no way to hold my head that didn't hurt
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad, so I had one more, for dessert
Then I fumbled through my closet, for my clothes and found my cleanest dirty shirt
And I shaved my face and combed my hair and, stumbled down the stairs to meet the day

I'd smoked my brain the night before on, cigarettes and songs that I'd been pickin'
But I lit my first and watched a small kid cussin' at a can, that he was kickin'
Then I crossed the empty street and caught the Sunday smell of someone fryin' chicken
And it took me back to somethin', that I'd lost somehow somewhere along the way

On the Sunday morning sidewalks, wishin' Lord, that I was stoned
'Cause there's something in a Sunday, makes a body feel alone
And there's nothin' short of dyin', half as lonesome as the sound
On the sleepin' city side walks, Sunday mornin' comin' down

In the park I saw a daddy, with a laughing little girl who he was swingin'
And I stopped beside a Sunday school and listened to the song that they were singin'
Then I headed back for home and somewhere far away a lonely bell was ringin'
And it echoed through the canyons like the disappearing dreams of yesterday

On the Sunday morning sidewalks, wishin' Lord, that I was stoned
'Cause there's something in a Sunday, makes a body feel alone
And there's nothin' short of dyin', half as lonesome as the sound
On the sleepin' city side walks, Sunday mornin' comin' down

 

[fox69]

"Sweet By And By"

"Sweet By And By"


There's a land that is fairer than day
And by faith we can see it afar
And the father
waits over the way
To prepare us a dwelling place there.

In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore
In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore.

[Instrumental]

To our bountiful father above
We will offer our tribute of praise
For the glorious gift of his love
And the blessings that hallow our days.

In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore
In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore.

[Instrumental]

In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore
In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore.
We shall meet on that beautiful shore...