Rodney Crowell

[fox69]

"I Guess We've Been Together For Too Long"

"I Guess We've Been Together For Too Long"


You and me must be something to see
A-fussing at each other until dawn
We made a mess out of our happiness
Girl, I guess we've been together for too long

His and hers has turned to yours and mine
So I don't have to tell you something's wrong
We made a fool and talked out of school
Girl, I guess we've been together for too long

Well, I guess we've been together
Through all our stormy weather
And now it's time to sail our ship along
His and hers has turned to yours and mine
Girl, I guess we've been together for too long, for too long

Well, I guess we've been together
Through all our stormy weather
And now it's time to give it up for gone
His and hers has turned to yours and mine
Girl, I guess we've been together for too long

And I'm sad to say that it turned out that way
Girl, I guess we've been together for too long
Yes, I guess we've been together for too long

 

[fox69]

"I Hardly Know How To Be Myself"

"I Hardly Know How To Be Myself"


Go out and hear a band at some club downtown
Walk home in the rain and let it soak me down
Smile and shuffle past all the faces at the door
I hardly know how to be myself anymore

I wonder where you are, do I exist for you
That pain that never quits, ever gets you too
I think about my life and what it's headed for
I hardly know how to be myself anymore

I know how to chase the night away
Show no feelings by the light of the day
I know how to keep it all intact
Tears may fall but there's no holding back

Time runs by me like a river cold
It sends a shiver way down in my soul
I see my past just like a mask I wore
I hardly know how to be myself anymore

I know how to face the night alone
And keep my distance on the telephone
I know how to get my crying done
Tears may fall, but I don't show no one

I go out and hear a band at some club on down the street
I shake the hands of all the people that I meet
I hope they find just what they're looking for
I hardly know how to be myself anymore

I hardly know how to be myself anymore

I hardly know how to be myself

 

[fox69]

"I Hope You Shed A Million Tears"
(with Vince Gill)

"I Hope You Shed A Million Tears"
(with Vince Gill)



I gave my heart and soul to you
You done me wrong for years
I hope someday you suffer too
And shed a million tears

Now I can see you clear as day
There on our wedding night
The warm glow of your heart so gay
And your eyes blue shining bright

Your lips were like a rose red wine
The stars alone can yield
My one and only valentine
My lily of the field

Then there came a stranger to our town
A man of worldly charms
Who turned our whole world upside down
And stole you from my arms

Our love was like a sacred scroll
You never did learn to read
I gave to you my heart and soul
And you left it there to bleed

I made a vow to stand by you
Down through our golden years
You broke my heart and left me blue
To shed a million tears

You said goodbye so casually
Oh I took it hard it's true
The bible says forgive you
But that's something I can't do

I loved you like there's no tomorrow
And found out that there's not
Your romeo came passing through
And cupid fired a shot

When the world was ours your heart was mine
And our dreams were one of bliss
The days were like a winding stream
And the nights were like a kiss

So we stood before our savior
True believers in his grace
I gave my very soul to you
And you threw it in my face

I said I'd be right there with you
When we faced our final years
I hope someday you suffer too
And shed a million tears

I hope someday you suffer too
And shed a million tears

 

[fox69]

"I Just Wanted To See You So Bad"
(with Rodney Crowell)

"I Just Wanted To See You So Bad"
(with Rodney Crowell)



I drove my car in the middle of the night
I just wanted to see you so bad
The road was dark but the stars were bright
I just wanted to see you so bad
It didn't matter what my friends might say
I was gonna be with you anyway
I just wanted to see you so bad...

You were staying in a big hotel
I just wanted to see you so bad
I didn't know you very well
I just wanted to see you so bad
We only talked on the telephone
I've never been with you all alone
I just wanted to see you so bad...

I got off on the seventh floor
I just wanted to see you so bad
I couldn't have asked for anything more
I just wanted to see you so bad
I saw your face so clear and bright
We must have been crazy, but it sure felt right
I just wanted to see you so bad...

 

[fox69]

"I Know Love Is All I Need"

"I Know Love Is All I Need"


So I'm an orphan now out here on my own
And it's hard to know where I belong
It comes as no surprise, it happens to us all
Just like the sun will rise night will fall

I know love is all I need
I know love is all I need
I know love is all I need
That's all I know

An image I recall a picture on the wall of my mother on her wedding day
Young and naive nothing up her sleeve
But the things that just got lost along the way

And I know love is all I need
I know love is all I need
I know love is all I need
That's all I know

There's a voice I hear it comes in loud and clear
It's my father's voice teaching me
He says to be a man you've got to be true to your word
And when you make a stand you'll be heard

And I know love is all I need
I know love is all I need
I know love is all I need
That's all I know

I can see it in my children
I can feel it with my wife
And I know it with these friends I have
So important to my life

I had a dream last night
I saw my mom and dad
They were happy now and I was glad
They had a brand new house that they'd just moved in
And when I awoke they were gone again

But I know love is all I need
I know love is all I need
I know love is all I need
That's all I know

 

[fox69]

"I Know You're Married"

"I Know You're Married"


I know you're married
(I just want to steal your heart away)
I know he loves you
(I just want to steal your heart away)
I know you're locked inside the vows that you have said
You don't need guys like me to try and turn your head
I know you're married
But I just want to steal your heart away

I know you're happy
(I just want to steal your heart away)
You don't look lonely
(I just want to steal your heart away)
I know you think that you've got promises to keep
You don't need guys like me to knock you off your feet
I know you're married
But I just want to steal your heart away

I know you fit my plans like my hand fits this glove
I plan to make my stand, so I can have your love
I know you're married
I know you're married
I know you're married
But I just want to steal your heart away

I don't believe you'll likely cast a role tonight
I know you don't believe that you could tell a lie
I know you tell yourself that you found love so fine
That you think no one else could ever change your mind
I know you're married
I know you're married
I know you're married
But I just want to steal your heart away
Hey I just want to steal your heart away
Hey I just want to steal your heart away

 

[fox69]

"I Thought I Heard You Callin' My Name"

"I Thought I Heard You Callin' My Name"


You said goodbye to me this morning
With only those words to explain
You said you've found someone you love better
Lord, I still hear your voice call my name

I thought I heard you calling my name
Lord, it's funny how I still feel this way
Your voice seemed so close but I knew
That by now you were many miles away

I walk through the streets of your city
People passing by think it's so strange
I'm talking but there's no one beside me
Lord, I still hear you calling my name

I thought I heard you calling my name
Lord, it's funny how I still feel this way
Your voice seemed so close but I knew
That by now you were many miles away
Yes, by now you were many miles away

 

[fox69]

"I Walk The Line (Revisited)"

"I Walk The Line (Revisited)"


I'm back on board that '49 Ford in 1956
Long before the sun came up way out in the sticks
The headlights showed a two rut road way back up in the pines
First time I heard Johnny Cash sing I Walk The Line

I got my thrill behind the wheel upon my daddy's lap
Grandpa rode co-pilot with a flashlight and a map
Cane pole out the window it was in the summertime
First time I heard Johnny Cash sing I Walk The Line

I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you're mine, I Walk The Line

I never will forget that day I know the time and place
It sounded like the whole thing came right down from outer space
I still can see those headlights and that dashboard in my mind
First time I heard Johnny Cash sing I Walk The Line

I find it very, very easy to be true
I find myself alone when each day's through
Yes I'll admit that I'm a fool for you
Because you're mine, I Walk The Line

All these long years later it's still music to my earyp
I swear it sounds as good right now as anything I hear
I've seen the Mona Lisa I've heard Shakespeare read real fine
It's just like hearing Johnny Cash sing I Walk The Line

As sure as night is dark and day is light
I keep you on my mind both day and night
And happiness I've known proves that it's right
Because you're mine, I Walk The Line
Because you're mine, I Walk The Line

 

[fox69]

"I Want You #35"

"I Want You #35"


Daddy bought you like a toy
Mama taught you to be coy
Make your bed down in the dirt
Bow your head, lift your skirt

From your lips to my ears
All down through your tender years
A poor little rich girl, junk food heiress
Born in Fort Worth, raised in Paris
Well, listen Honey, screw the money, I want you!

Something changed you, laid you low
Dumbed your senses, made you slow
Wrote your name down in the book
Staked the claim on how you look

I can't blame you if you think that
I'd tie you to the kitchen sink
Drain your pockets, drink your blood
Drag you through the muck and mud
It must be said you made your bet, but I want you

It's the way your hair falls in your face
And the way you move from place to place
It's the way you wear your curse
As if there could be something worse than

Trapped inside a glass house dyin'
Waiting for the bricks to fly in
My, my, my...

So he left you with no God
Trapped behind that cracked façade
Had for a woman have a heart
Not too down, not too smart

All at once something clicks,
Hits you like a ton of bricks
And circumstances bent to break you
Why, oh why, would God forsake you?
Vis-a-vis, him or me, I want you!

Well, a long shot, babe! I don't care, I want you

 

[fox69]

"I Wish It Would Rain"

"I Wish It Would Rain"


Turning tricks on Sunset
Twenty bucks a pop
Some out of town ol' businessman or an undercover cop
I'm living with the virus flowing way down in my veins
Oh oh, I wish it would rain

I know you've heard my story
Or seen me on the street
Just another cracker gigolo
Dressed up like trick or treat

Now you may want to judge me
Or treat me with disdain
Oh oh, I wish it would rain

Memphis, Texas, Houston, Tennessee
Man I'm just so turned around
I don't know where I want to be
This California desert is driving me insane
Oh, I wish it would rain

So I've squandered my resistance
Taking any kind of drug
Oh I'd smoke or shoot or eat it, I'd drink it from a jug
And I offer no excuses for your sympathies to gain
Oh oh, I wish it would rain

Everybody knows me as the kid
I've made it seven years and still I don't know how I did
I come from a long line of live and love in vain
Oh, I wish it would rain

Well I've prayed to Mother Mary
I've even seen a priest
When the angels come to get me
I know I'll be released
I'll leave this mean ol' desert bound for Memphis on that train
Oh oh, I wish it would rain
Oh oh, I wish it would rain