Ricky Nelson

[fox69]

"The Reason Why"

"The Reason Why"



Can't you see the reason why
I walked in, I sat right down and cried
Can't you see the reason why
I looked at you and knew it meant goodbye

You said that you loved me once before
And now you don't love me anymore
Well I tried, baby I tried

Can't you see the reason why
I try so hard to stop the tears I cry
Can't you see the reason why
There's nothing here without you, you're my life

We were so happy yesterday
But yesterday's come and gone today
So goodbye, baby goodbye

Can't you see the reason why
It hurts me so to know you've said goodbye
Can't you see the reason why
I feel the way I do for you inside

You make it so hard for me sometimes
I don't think I'll get you off my mind
But I'll try, so baby goodbye
Bye bye baby

Can't you see the reason why
If love meant life to me, I'd never die
Can't you see the reason why
You mean more to me than just goodbye

You've been with me so long it seems
And now you're in someone elses dreams
Well I tried, baby I tried

Can't you see the reason why
I walked in, I sat right down and cried
Can't you see the reason why
I looked at you and knew it meant goodbye

You said that you loved me once before
And now you don't love me anymore
Well I tried, so baby goodbye
Bye bye baby, yeah

 

[fox69]

"The Very Thought Of You"

"The Very Thought Of You"



The very thought of you and I forget to do
The little ordinary things that everyone ought to do
I'm living in a kind of daydream
I'm happy as a king
And foolish though it may seem
To me that's everything

The mere idea of you, the longing here for you
You'll never know how slow the moments go till I'm near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It's just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love

You'll never know how slow the moments go till I'm near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It's just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love
It's just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love
It's just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love

 

[fox69]

"There Goes My Baby"

"There Goes My Baby"



There goes my baby goin' for a ride
Yeah, there goes my baby goin' for a ride
Well, I know she's lonesome if I'm not by her side

She's always talkin' on that telephone
Awww, she's always talkin' on that telephone
Well, she must be lonely 'cause she's at home alone

Well, time's a wastin' talkin' bout this gal
I love her so much, but I'll get along somehow

Yeah, we used to fight, and she'd call me a dirty dog
Awww, we used to fight, and she'd call me a dirty dog
Well, talkin' to that woman is like talkin' to a hollow log

Yeah!

There goes my baby goin' for a ride
Awww honey, there goes my baby goin' for a ride
Yeah, I know she's lonesome cause I'm not by her side

Well, my time's a wastin' talkin' 'bout this gal
I love her so much, but I'll get along somehow

Well, there goes my baby goin' for a ride
Awww, there goes my baby goin' for a ride
Yeah, I know she's lonesome cause I'm not by her side
Yeah, well I know she's lonesome if I'm not by her side

 

[fox69]

"There's Good Rockin' Tonight"

"There's Good Rockin' Tonight"



Well did you hear the news there's good rockin' tonight
Yeah heard the news everybody's rockin' tonight
Well I'm gonna hold my baby as tight as I can
Tonight she'll know I'm a mighty mighty man
I heard the news there's good rockin' tonight

Well I said meet me in a hurry now don't be late
The band starts rockin' about half past eight
I want you to bring along your rockin' shoes
Tonight we're gonna rock away all our blues
I heard the news there's good rockin' tonight

Well we're gonna rock, let's rock, yeah come on and rock
Mmm we're gonna rock, well let's rock all our blues away

Yeah let's rock now!

Well I said meet me in a hurry now don't be late
The band starts rockin' about half past eight
I want you to bring along your rockin' shoes
Tonight we're gonna rock away all our blues
I heard the news there's good rockin' tonight

Well we're gonna rock, let's rock, yeah come on and rock
Woo! we're gonna rock, well let's rock all our blues away

 

[fox69]

"There's Not A Minute"

"There's Not A Minute"



In the morning when I wake and see your picture
In the afternoon when I meet our old friends
When I sit and have myself a lonely supper
Right up until the blue, blue night ends

There's not a minute that it doesn't hurt me
How could you desert me, break my heart this way
And even when I'm sleeping, you come into my dreams
There's not a minute that it doesn't hurt
There's not a minute that it doesn't hurt

When I see two lovers run to meet each other
When I think of all our dreams that won't come true
When I realize I'll never love another
So many things dear, remind me of you

There's not a minute that it doesn't hurt me
How could you desert me, break my heart this way
And even when I'm sleeping, you come into my dreams
There's not a minute that it doesn't hurt
There's not a minute that it doesn't hurt

 

[fox69]

"They Don't Give Medals (To Yesterday's Heroes)"

"They Don't Give Medals (To Yesterday's Heroes)"



You should have been there when I was twenty
You never heard such applause
Now I'm twenty-five and hardly anyone knows I'm alive
But there's no use in lookin' back

Because they don't give medals to yesterday's heroes
'Cause yesterday's over and I've got to live for today
I'm goin' to a place and nothing can stand in my way
Yesterday is over

No they don't give medals to yesterday's heroes
I know my way now, I'll never look back from this day on
Yesterday is over, can't you see it's over
And I begin livin' today

I mean to borrow one day from tomorrow
And I'm gonna spend it on sunshine and things that I love
I'm gonna reach out and touch every star above
Yesterday is over

No they don't give medals to yesterday's heroes
So wrap up that lovin' cup
I'm a winner from this day on
Yesterday is over, can't you see it's over
And I begin livin' today

 

[fox69]

"They're Gonna Love It"
(performed by Donna Jean Young)

"They're Gonna Love It"
(performed by Donna Jean Young)



If you're in the mood for something different and new
There's a pants suit we have on sale and it's just made for you
-Oh no, what will the neighbors say?
Don't worry lady, they're gonna love it

There's a miniskirt that hardly covers your thighs
If you just pull your tummy in I'm sure it's just your size
- Oh no, what will my husband say?
Don't worry lady, he's gonna love it

I know just what to do
And before I'm through
You'll be dressed right in fashion
- Do me a favor, don't do me favors please
I won't expose any part of you but your knees
It isn't very hard to become a Mod
All you need is passion
- I've got passion to get rid of you
We have furs for fun in orange, purple and red
There's a wig on a mannikin that should be on your head
- Oh no, not even if it's free
Don't worry lady
- Oh please, people will laugh at me
Don't worry lady, they're gonna love it
They're gonna love it

 

[fox69]

"Things You Gave Me"

"Things You Gave Me"



You gave me so many things to remember you by
Like a heart full of emptiness like tears in my eyes
When my heartaches all have gone
It will be because you gave me so much leavin' alone

I've got everything I'll need to remember you
I've got all the things you gave me
And you gave me quite a few
Got a heart full of emptiness, got tears in my eyes
I got wall to wall sadness, I can walk on while I cry

You gave me so many things to remember you by
Like a heart full of emptiness like tears in my eyes
When my heartaches all have gone
It will be because you gave me so much leavin' alone

But I wish you hadn't give me this solitude
It's a gift that keeps on givin' after you've gone
Gone, gone, gone, when my heartaches all have gone
It will be because you gave me so much leavin' alone

 

[fox69]

"This Train"

"This Train"



This train I ride is movin'
It's rolling down the line, yeah, yeah
Can't you feel it
It's comin' in on time

I'm leaving Colorado
Riding on a cloud, now, now
Over mountain tops and feeling might proud

It's been a long time since I held you close to me
Singing songs and makin' love is where I wanna be, yeah

So long Carson City
I'll be back someday, yeah yeah,
This train I'm ridin' has got the right of way

I can hardly wait till I hold you close to me
Singing songs and makin' love is where I wanna be, yeah

This train I ride is movin'
It's rolling down the line, now, now
Can't you feel it
It's comin' in on time

 

[fox69]

"Three Day Eternity"

"Three Day Eternity"



You know the reason you act the way you do
And so do I, and so do I babe
I've seen the little things
You've never shown me to
Why should I cry babe

Had you only heard me calling
From the rainbows nimbo of now
Where you never let me take you
Halfway to some strange power

You can tell the hour that comes
Bringing all that we can borrow
So close your eyes to the hands
Upon the clock
There is no time, no such thing as time babe

You sit so closely to the door
Counting on the knock
There are no signs babe

If you could only see the thousands
Of the days I'm standing in between
All because you hold my hand so tightly
As we both walk and we laugh

We talk all about tomorrow
We laughed about it, tomorrow
We talked about it, tomorrow
We laughed about it, tomorrow
We talked about it, tomorrow