Robert Earl Keen

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"I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight"

"I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight"


I wonder where my baby is tonight
I wonder where my baby is tonight
That street lamp ain't sayin'
The moon is out of sight
I wonder where my baby is tonight

I love her more than roses love the sun
I love her more than roses love the sun
I've told her and I've told her
Baby you're the only one
I love her more than roses love the sun

She's been gone since early morning
She left here early yesterday
I lost my head and said some things
I didn't mean to say
She's been gone since early yesterday

She doesn't know the danger she'll find
She doesn't know know the danger she'll find
With no one to protect her
In a world that's so unkind
She doesn't know the danger she'll find

I've been every place from Cherry Street to Main
Every place from Cherry Street to Main
My mind is sick with worry
From callin' out her name
Every place from Cherry Street to Main

I wonder where my baby is tonight
I wonder where my baby is tonight
That street lamp ain't sayin'
The moon is out of sight
I wonder where my baby is tonight
 
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"I Would Change My Life"

"I Would Change My Life"


You never liked this place where we've been livin' all along
So you packed up your things and bought a one-way ticket home
Leavin' never hurts as much as bein' left behind

I would change my life
I would make it right
I would change my life
If you would only change your mind

I have spent my hours on some misbegotten dreams
And I have spent my money on some foolish-hearted things
And I have spent my memories on old and bitter wine

I would change my life
I would make it right
I would change my life
If you would only change your mind

Birds are flying south to spend the wintertime
Skies are turning blue to gray
The fire we started here will soon be burning down
And it gets colder every day

I wish that I could find the words to make you come back home
I wish I could say the things you needed for so long
I wish you could see me now
Baby, then you'd find

I would change my life
I would make it right
I would change my life
If you would only change your mind
I would change my life
I would make it right
I would change my life
If you would only change your mind
 
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"I'll Be Here For You"

"I'll Be Here For You"


Good times come and then they go
The rain will fall the wind will blow
Through it all you gotta know
I'll do what I can do
To protect you right or wrong
Heal the hurt 'til the hurt is gone
I'll be right where I belong
I'll be here for you

I'll be her
when the sky turns gray
The sun goes blind
and the moon won't stay
I'll be the light to guide your way
onto some place new
I'll be here
when the crowd is gone
The last note fades on the very last song
I'll be the road to take you home
I'll be here for you

When your star falls from the sky
And your wings don't want to fly
Just remember I'm standing by
To help to see you through
'Cause better days
will come again
Clouds will break,
your heart will mend
I'll be where I've always been
I'll be here for you

I'll be her
when the sky turns gray
The sun goes blind
and the moon won't stay
I'll be the light to guide your way
onto some place new
I'll be here
when the crowd is gone
The last note fades on the very last song
I'll be the road to take you home
I'll be here for you
 
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"I'll Go On Downtown"

"I'll Go On Downtown"


I've got clothes in my closet and new shoes to wear
And all that I wanted are more than my share
And the woman who loves me she's more than a dream
So why am I feeling so low down and mean?

Well I gave up on smokin' two years ago
And I ain't been drinkin' for a month now or so
And I tell everybody that I've nothin' to hide
While I keep the devil locked deep down inside

And tonight I'll be out there a runnin' around
Tonight by the light of the moon on the ground
Tonight while the neighbors are sleepin' so sound
Tonight I'll slip off and I'll go on downtown

We used to get crazy and jump in our cars
We'd burn up the highways and we'd close down the bars
But now we're all married and some moved away
And we get together there's nothing to say

And tonight I'll be out there a runnin' around
Tonight by the light of the moon on the ground
Tonight while the neighbors are sleepin' so sound
Tonight I'll slip off and I'll go on downtown

The lights are all down and the moon's hangin' high
And the stars are all shining way up in the sky
And if anyone's askin' where I'll be found
It's home in the mornin' but tonight I'm downtown

And tonight I'll be out there a runnin' around
Tonight by the light of the moon on the ground
Tonight while the neighbors are sleepin' so sound
Tonight I'll slip off and I'll go on downtown
And tonight I'll be out there a runnin' around
Tonight by the light of the moon on the ground
Tonight while the neighbors are sleepin' so sound
Tonight I'll slip off and I'll go on downtown
 
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"I'm Comin' Home"

"I'm Comin' Home"


Packed my suitcase, I racked my brain,
I bought a ticket on the late night train.
Took a taxi through the pourin' rain,
I'm comin' home to you.

Flew from Boston out to San Jose,
Saw our old friends in Monterey Bay.
When they asked me if I'd like to stay, I said
I'm comin' home to you.

I'm comin' home,
Made up my mind that's what I'm gonna do.
Can't love nobody on the telephone,
I'm comin' home to you.

They threw a party there from dusk till' dawn,
Seems like everybody knows ol' Sleepy John.
He says next time I down here, bring you along,
I'm comin' home to you.

There's fresh caught salmon on the bar-b-q's
There were people jammin' to the all nite blues
Life is good out in Santa Cruz, but
I'm comin' home to you.

I'm comin' home,
Made up my mind that's what I'm gonna do.
Can't love nobody on the telephone,
I'm comin' home to you.

I drove wherever -- out to god knows where,
Come 10:30 there was no one there.
They couldn't pay me, but I didn't care,
I'm comin' home to you.

I'm feelin' better since I got your card.
I read it over and over when the road gets hard.
Ain't nothin' better than your own backyard.
I'm comin' home to you.

I'm comin' home,
Made up my mind that's what I'm gonna do.
Can't love nobody on the telephone,
I'm comin' home to you.

I'm comin' home,
Made up my mind that's what I'm gonna do.
Can't love nobody on the telephone,
I'm comin' home to you.

Packed my suitcase, I racked my brain,
I bought a ticket on the late night train.
Took a taxi through the pourin' rain.
 
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"I'm Troubled, I'm Troubled"

"I'm Troubled, I'm Troubled"


Now meeting is pleasure and parting is grief
But a false-hearted lover is worse than a thief
A thief can but rob you and take what you've saved
But a false-hearted lover will take you to your grave

I'm troubled, I'm troubled, I'm troubled in mind
If trouble don't kill me, I'll live a long time

The grave will detain you and turn you to dust
Ain't a girl in a million and a poor boy can trust
They'll hug you, they'll kiss you, they'll tell you more lies
Then the cross ties on a railroad or the stars in the skies

I'm troubled, I'm troubled, I'm troubled in mind
If trouble don't kill me, I'll live a long time

I'm going to Georgia I'm going to roam
I'm going to Georgia gonna make it my home
Gonna build me a cabin on the mountains so high
Where the wild birds and the turtle doves will hear my sad cry

I'm troubled, I'm troubled, I'm troubled in mind
If trouble don't kill me, I'll live a long time
I'm troubled, I'm troubled, I'm troubled in mind
If trouble don't kill me, I'll live a long time
 
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"If I Were King"

"If I Were King"


If I were the king of this old crazy world
I'm telling you there'd be some changes made
In my golden crown, I'd lead the big parade
If I were king, there'd be some changes made

I'd take you from your prison, and set you on a throne
Instead of threads of linen, you'd wear a satin gown
Upon my throne so safe and sound, you'd never be afraid
If I were king, there'd be some changes made

I'd take you from your prison, and set you on a throne
Instead of threads of linen, you'd wear a satin gown
Upon my throne so safe and sound, you'd never be afraid

If I were king there'd be some changes made
I ain't no king I'm just a fool, but in my masquerade
If I were king, there'd be some changes made
 
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"It's The Little Things"

"It's The Little Things"


It's the way you stroke my hair while I am sleepin'
It's the way you tell me things I don't know
It's the way you remember I came home late for dinner
Eleven months and fourteen days ago

It's the little things the little bitty things
Like the way that you remind me I've been growin soft
It's the little things the itty bitty things
It's the little things
That piss me off

It's the note that you leave on the breakfast table
With a list of things to help me plan my day
It's the way you say we could have If you'd done the things you should have
It's the little things Darlin that make me feel this way

It's the little things the little bitty things
like the way that you remind me I've been growin soft
It's the little things the itty bitty things
It's the little things
That piss me off
 
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"Jennifer Johnson & Me"

"Jennifer Johnson & Me"


Deep in the pocket, of an old sport coat jacket
I chanced to discover an old memory
Three for a quarter, a black and white portrait
Taken of Jennifer Johnson and me

I'm in the corner, my shirt collar open
Like some Latin lover, on late night TV
Smiling right there with her head on my shoulder
It's Jennifer Johnson, and she's lookin' at me

It must have been summer, Nineteen Sixty Seven
The Beatles were singing "Love Is All You Need"
I held her hand as we walked through the arcade
Two young believers on a three dollar spree

I'm in the corner, my shirt collar open
Like some Latin lover, on late night TV
Smiling right there with her head on my shoulder
It's Jennifer Johnson, and she's lookin' at me

Three for a quarter a black and white portrait
Jen, close the curtain so no one can see
Hey kiss me quick, 'cause the red light is flashing
It's flashing on Jennifer Johnson and Me

Waiting on that late night train back to home
I felt her warm, in the cool evening breeze
Told her I'd probably love her forever
Forever for Jennifer Johnson and Me

I'm in the corner, my shirt collar open
Like some Latin lover, on late night TV
Smiling right there with her head on my shoulder
It's Jennifer Johnson, and she's lookin' at me

Three for a quarter a black and white portrait
Two young believers on a three dollar spree
I saved you picture in my sport coat pocket
Jennifer Johnson, did you save one of me
 
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"Jesse With The Long Hair Hanging Down"

"Jesse With The Long Hair Hanging Down"


Jesse took a powder, slicked his long hair back
put a cartridge in his gun and stepped outside his shack,
saddled up his buckskin mare and rode off into town.
Jesse with the long hair hangin' down.

Luann fixed her makeup, straightened out her dress,
picked up a photograph and held it to her breast.
How could she ever love him? he never was around.
Jesse with the long hair hanging down

Flesh and blood it turns to dust
Scatters in the wind
Love is all that matters in the end.

Sheriff Paul was sleepin', his hat off in his lap
When he got a package that woke him from his nap.
He unrolled a poster, couldn't help but frown
It was Jesse with the long hair hangin' down.
They had been compadres many years before.
Jesse saved his life one time back before the war.
Now he was the king of thieves, he wore it like a crown.
Jesse with the long hair hangin' down.

Flesh and blood it turns to dust
Scatters in the wind
Love is all that matters in the end.

Mr. Brown the banker hid the money in his case.
It was time for him to leave this God forsaken place.
His true love loved the outlaw who hated Mr. Brown.
That was Jesse with the long hair hangin' down.
Mr. Brown had taken the land that Jesse owned.
The banker claimed that Jesse had not repaid his loan.
Truth and lies were tangled but when the truth unwound
there was Jesse with the long hair hangin' down.

Mr. Brown was all along Luann came walking in.
She pulled a pistol from her purse and pointed it at him.
When the door blew open she turned to look around
It was Jesse with the long hair hangin' down.

Mr. Brow grabbed Luann's gun and held it to her head.
"I'll blow her to Kingdom Come" is what the banker said.
In the fateful moment Jesse stood his ground.
Jesse with the long hair hangin' down.

Flesh and blood it turns to dust
Scatters in the wind
Love is all that matters in the end.

The bullet that killed Mr. Brown came through the windowpane.
It put a hole above one eye and lodged down in his brain.
He never saw a puff of smoke, no flash, no fire, no sound.
From Jesse with the long hair hangin' down.

Sheriff Paul was fast asleep his hat down on his eyes,
when he got a letter and much to his surprise
a picture of his sweet Luann in her wedding gown
and Jesse with the long hair hangin' down.

Flesh and blood it turns to dust
Scatters in the wind
Love is all that matters in the end.
 
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