Robert Earl Keen

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"Daddy Had A Buick"

"Daddy Had A Buick"


Daddy had a Buick and Mama loved to ride
Daddy like to drive it and Mama liked to glide
Four white walls constantly in motion
From the Great Smoky Mountains to the California ocean

Two tone, rag top, holes in the side
Daddy had a Buick and Mama loved to ride
Daddy had a Buick, holes in the side
Daddy had a Buick and Mama loved to ride

Daddy was talker and a son of a gun
Mama was a looker and a barrel of fun
Daddy kept the car straight, Mama read the road map
Flying down the interstate Mama's head in Daddy's lap

Three blocks long and two lanes wide
Daddy had a Buick and Mama loved to ride
Daddy had a Buick, two lanes wide
Daddy had a Buick and Mama loved to ride

From Atlantic to Pacific and everywhere between
The lakes of Minnesota to the town of New Orleans
Oklahoma, Arizona, any place that they would wanna
Play around, run about, lay it down or blow it out

Daddy at the wheel and Mama by his side
Daddy had a Buick and Mama loved to ride
Daddy had a Buick, Mama by his side
Daddy had a Buick and Mama loved to ride

Daddy got the blue skies, Mama got the breeze
Me I got my Mama's eyes, my Daddy's Buick keys
Gonna do things my way now I finally got one
Flying down the highway my baby riding shotgun

Two tone, rag top, holes in the side
Me I got a Buick and baby loves to ride
Me I got a Buick, baby loves to ride
Me I got a Buick, my baby by my side

Daddy has a Buick, two lanes wide
Daddy has a Buick and Mama loves to ride

 

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"Dark As A Dungeon"

"Dark As A Dungeon"


Come and listen, young fellers, so young and so fine
And seek not your fortune in the dark dreary mines
It will form as a habit and seep in your soul
'Til the stream of your blood runs as black as the coal

Where it's dark as a dungeon and damp as the dew
Where the dangers are double and the pleasures are few
Where the rain never falls and the sun never shines
It's dark as a dungeon way down in the mines

There's many a man who I've known in my day
Who lived just to labor his whole life away
Like a fiend with his dope or a drunkard his wine
A man will have lust for the lure of the mines

Well I hope when I'm gone and the ages shall roll
My body will blacken and turn into coal
Then I'll look from the door of my heavenly home
And pity the miner that's digging my bones

 

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"Don't Turn Out The Light"

"Don't Turn Out The Light"


Scarecrow and a yellow moon
And a roadhouse on the edge of town.
Hear that midnight rooster crow
Well I'll have one more before I go
But Honey, don't turn out the light
Cause I think I'm in the mood for love tonight
The night is cool beneath the stars
Ridin' home in John's old car
Got my head out in the wind
Here I am drunked up again
But Honey, don't turn out the light
Cause I think I'm in the mood for love tonight

Me and John in a pickup truck
Bottle of gin and a paper cup
Runnin' wild and livin' hard
I passed out in our front yard
But Honey, don't turn out the light
Cause I think I'm in the mood for love tonight

The moon is high, the sun is down
Honey came out in her night gown
On the porch at a quarter to three
Talkin' to the deputy sheriff and me
But Honey, don't turn out the light
Cause I think I'm in the mood for love tonight

I said Honey, don't turn out the light
Cause I think I'm in the mood for love tonight
I said Honey, don't turn out the light
Cause I think I'm in the mood for love tonight

 

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"Down That Dusty Trail"

"Down That Dusty Trail"


When I was a young boy
The only things that really mattered were
Making friends and having fun
Walkin' down the railroad track
'Til you reached the river
Turn around and head on back
When the day is done

Ain't it like they always say
Everybody goes their own way
Nobody knows no one can tell
It's always been the same for me
Guess it's just the way it must be
Headin' down that dusty trail

When I was a young man
The only things
that got me goin' were
Gettin' high and chasm' love
Lyin' down beside my girl
On the banks of the river
With nothin' but some mustang wine
And all the stars above

It's a twistin' turnin' windin' road
I get lost and broken down
I'm a stumbler and it won't be long
'Till stumble back around
Since I became my own man
Everything that matters to me is
Making sure I'm staying true
To my friends and the ones I love
'Till cross that river
All alone I'm movin' on Until my time is through

 

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"Dreadful Selfish Crime"

"Dreadful Selfish Crime"


Seems like yesterday I was here
Dreamin' my life away and drinkin' beer
Staying up till dawn strummin' on guitars
Sleepin' all day long just like the big rock stars
Barely livin' on money from tip jars

I had a little place just up the block
Had me a French girlfriend I loved the way she talked
We spent our afternoons watchin' the TV
Findin' things to do that we could do for free
When we split up she said you don't do enough for me

I am guilty of a dreadful selfish crime
I had robbed myself of all my precious time

Had my first gig here in the neighborhood
We had a little band I thought was good
Hocked my old shotgun bought a used P.A.
We got a quart of rum drank it all that day
When the big gig come we were just to drunk to play

I am guilty of a dreadful selfish crime
I had robbed myself of all my precious time

Sometimes I can't believe those days are gone
Most of my friends back then have moved along
One's in Hollywood one's a millionaire
Some are gone for good some still livin' here
Me I'm just the same lost in a crowd
Lookin' for the rain in a thunder cloud
I have moved around but it don't matter though
One thing I have found there are just two ways to go
It all comes down to livin' fast or dyin' slow

I am guilty of a dreadful selfish crime
I had robbed myself of all my precious time

 

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"East Virginia Blues"

"East Virginia Blues"


I was born in East Virginia
North Carolina I did go
There I courted a fair young maiden
But her age I did not know

Oh her hair was dark and curly
And her cheeks were rosy red
On her breast she wore a lilly
Where I longed to lay my head

Molly dear, go ask your mother
If you my bride might ever be
If she says no, come back and tell me
And I'll run away with thee

No I'll not go ask my mother
Where she lies on her bed of rest
In her hand she holds a dagger
To kill the man that I love best

The ocean's deep and I can't wade it
And I have no wings to fly
I'll just get some blue-eyed boatman
For to row me o'er the tide

I'll go back to East Virginia
North Carolina ain't my home
I'll go back to East Virginia
Leave old North Carolina alone

I don't want your green back dollar
I don't want your watch and chain
All I want is you my darling
Say you'll take me back again

For you know I'd like to see you
At my door you're welcome in
At my gate I'll always greet you
For you're the girl I tried to win

 

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"Fallin' Out"

"Fallin' Out"


I drove all night to be here
I only stopped for gas
Saw the sun come up this morning as I came across the pass
I'm tired and wired and uninspired and broke in many ways
I'm hoping you won't mind if I stay a couple days
I called about a week ago to let you know the score
But I didn't leave a message 'cause I wasn't really sure
You'd even want to see me after all I put you through
But I really couldn't help myself
Feelin' how I do

My nights are long and lonely roads
My days are just the same
And every single song I write is crying out your name
If I've slept a wink at all I can't remember when
'Cause fallin' out of love ain't half as good as fallin' in

I'll sleep out on the sofa
I won't take up much room
Leave my stuff out in the car
'Cause I'll be goin' soon
Somewhere down the line I'll write you letters now and then
I know that you won't read a word but I can still pretend

My nights are long and lonely roads
My days are just the same
And every single song I write is crying out your name
If I've slept a wink at all I can't remember when
'Cause fallin' out of love ain't half as good as fallin' in

 

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"Famous Words"

"Famous Words"


Don't worry about me Ma
I'll be back real soon
I just gotta spread my wings
Touch that alabastor moon

Then he left her in a cloud of dust
With a rocket in his head
That was twenty months ago
She guesses he's dead

We'll meet here on the corner
Midnight on the third
You know me little sister
I always keep my word

Then she stepped into the traffic
And blended out of site
Lil' sis ain't seen or heard from her
Ever since that night

Sometimes it just ain't Christmas
There's too much to do
I need something else for your mom
And a little gift for you

So I'm goin' into town
But I'll be back by ten
It's dawnin' on him now
She'll not return again

Take care of our sweet babies
Check in with dad and mom
They say it won't be ninety days
Till I come marching home

Then he climbs into his taxi
And blows a kiss goodbye
She stands there in the doorway
Trying not to cry

You can see it in their [?]
You can feel in their voice
We have no way to stop
Or they had no other choice

The past lies down in sadness
The future's for the birds
What's left is only madness
And their last few famous words

 

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"Farm Fresh Onions"

"Farm Fresh Onions"


Truth is all I'm looking for From town to town And door to door
Happiness is nothing more Than Sunday at the zoo
Ridin' high inside the wires Is the sum of all my desires
Earth and rain All I want is love for me and you…Farm fresh onions

Big and round Sweet and real Good to eat and they appeal
To anyone who wants a meal It's sure to fortify
Kiss the stars and sweat the ears It appears that all your fears
Won't bring to you those happy tears It feels so good to cry…Farm fresh onions
Farm Fresh Onions; Farm Fresh Onions; Farm Fresh Onions.

People moving everywhere, planes are falling from the air,
Take a good look in the mirror, the mirror on the wall,
Overwhelming to the mind, too confined, but still inclined,
To stay the course until I find the onion in us all
Farm Fresh Onions.
Farm Fresh Onions; Farm Fresh Onions; Farm Fresh Onions.

Thinking straight into the sun where, at its core, the onion won
Wants you to know there's never none, there's no need for alarm.
Where millions, billions, zillions wait; proliferate their blissful state
To welcome your arrival date, the day that you buy the farm fresh onions.
Farm Fresh Onions; Farm Fresh Onions; Farm Fresh Onions.
Farm Fresh Onions; Farm Fresh Onions; Farm Fresh Onions.

 

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"Farm Fresh Onions Extras"

"Farm Fresh Onions Extras"


People say everywhere, planes are falling from the air
Take a good look in the mirror, the mirror on the wall
Overwhelming to the mind, too confined but still inclined
To stay the course until I find the onion in us all

Farm fresh onions
Farm fresh onions
Farm fresh onions
Farm fresh onions

Kiss the stars and sweat the years and it appears that all your fears
Won't bring to you those happy tears it feels so good to cry

Red hot onion
Hot red onion
Hot red onion
Hot red onion
Hot red onion

I think we have enough now