Tanya Tucker

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"As Long As There's A Heartbeat"

"As Long As There's A Heartbeat"



There's a full moon up above tonight
But I don't know if it will always shine
And I can't say tomorrow it won't rain
One thing that I know will never change

As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
And day turns into night and there's stars up in the sky
As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
I'll give all my love to you

Through good and bad you stand right by my side
Through all the ups and downs we face in life
We'll grow old and silver haired someday
Youth may pass but love will still remain

As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
And day turns into night and there's stars up in the sky
As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
I'll give all my love to you

Time goes by it can make you feel alone
The future's so uncertain
But there's one thing you should know

As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
And day turns into night and there's stars up in the sky
As long as there's a heartbeat keeping me alive
And I'll give all my love to you, I'll give all my love to you

 

[fox69]

"Baby I'm Yours"

"Baby I'm Yours"


Baby I'm yours
And I'm yours until the stars fall from the sky
Yours until the rivers all run dry
In other words until the day I die

Baby I'm yours (baby I'm yours)
And I'm yours until the sun no longer shines (yeah)
Yours until the poets run out of rhymes
In other words until the end of time

I wanna stay right here by your side,
Do my best to keep you satisfied
Nothing in this world could ever drive me away
Everyday you'll hear me say

Baby I'm yours (baby I'm yours)
And I'm yours until two and two makes three
Yours until the mountains crumble into the sea
In other words until eternity

I'm gonna stay right here by your side,
Do my best to keep you satisfied
Nothing in this world could ever drive me away
Everyday you'll hear me say

Baby I'm yours (baby I'm yours)
And I'm yours until two and two makes three
Yours until the mountains crumble into the sea
In other words until eternity

Baby I'm yours (baby I'm yours)
Till the sun no longer shine
Baby I'm yours (baby I'm yours)
Till the rivers all run dry
Baby I'm yours (baby I'm yours)
Till the mountains fall down from the sky
Baby I'm yours (baby I'm yours)
Till the poets run out of rhymes
Baby I'm yours (baby I'm yours)
Baby I'm yours '..

 

[fox69]

"Back In Baby's Arms"

"Back In Baby's Arms"


I'm back in baby's arms how I've missed those lovin' arms
I'm back where I belong back in baby's arms

Don't know why we quarrel we never did before
Since we found out how it hurts I bet we never quarrel anymore
I'm back in baby's arms

Thought I didn't need his love till it took away
Now I'm back where I belong in my baby's arms I'm gonna stay
I'm back in baby's arms
Back in baby's arms back in baby's arms

 

[fox69]

"Back On My Feet"

"Back On My Feet"


I should've said no no no I should've taken it slow
You had me falling too fast for his pretty boy charms
But girls can close their eyes pretend to fantasize
That it's alright to lay there in his arms

I didn't know at the time he would take me on down the line
And leave my heart on the roadside broken down
No where to run or hide I just gathered up my pride
When there's no where to turn you gotta turn it around

Now I'm back on my feet back on the road to love
Yeah I'm back on my feet taking advantage of
Learning a lesson or two hurting all over and totally blue
I'm putting the word on the street that I'm back on my feet

I'm gonna be fine fine fine now that I'm back in my mind
Gonna chalk this one up as an honest mistake
Only the night to blame it's all in the game
Even if it happens too soon it's never to late

 

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"Bed Of Rose's"

"Bed Of Rose's"


She was called a scarlet woman by the people
Who would go to church but leave me in the street
With no parents of my own I never had a home
And a fifteen year old girl has got to eat
She found me outside one Sunday morning begging money from a man I didn't know
She took me in and wiped away my childhood that woman of the street this lady Rose
This bed of Rose's that I lay on where I was taught to love a man
This bed of Rose's where I'm livin' is the only kind of life I'll understand

She was a handsome woman just thirty-five who was spoken to in town by very few
She managed a late evening business like most of the town wished they'd do
I learned all the things a man should know from a woman not approved of I suppose
She died knowing someone really loved her from life's bramble bush I picked a rose
This bed of Rose's...
This bed of Rose's...

 

[fox69]

"Best Of My Love"

"Best Of My Love"


Every night I'm lying in bed holdin' you close in my dreams
Thinkin' about all the things that we said
They're coming apart and it seems
We tried to talk it over but the words come out too rough
I know you were tryin' to give me the best of your love

Beautiful faces and light at the places look at the way that we live
Wastin' our time on cheap talkin' wine left us so little to give
That same old crowd was like a cold dark cloud
That we could never rise above
Here in my heart I give you the best of my love

Oh, oh, sweet darling, get the best of my love
Oh, oh, sweet darling, get the best of my love

I'm going back in time and it's a sweet dream
Here was a quiet night and I would be all right if I could go on sleepin'
Now in the morning I wake up and worry what's gonna happen today
And you see it your way and I see it mine but we both see it slippin' away
You know we always have each other, baby, I guess it wasn't enough

Oh, oh, but, oh, sweet darling, you get the best of my love
Oh, oh, sweet darling, every night and day you get the best of my love

Oh, oh, sweet darling, oh, you get the best of my love
Here in my heart, I give you the best of my love

 

[fox69]

"Between The Two Of Them"

"Between The Two Of Them"


They married back in forty-two
They were young and love was new
And every day that feeling grew
Between the two of them
When work grew scarce and times got bad
The hope would chase away the sad
And hope was sometimes all they had
Between the two of them

The fifties came and the sixties went
A mortgage note replaced the rent
And they made the most of each day spent
Between the two of them

The children all turned out just fine
He retired in sixty-nine
Left with oh so little time
Between the two of them

Today I braved the graveyard rain
And placed a rose between their names
Now that's the most that ever came
Between the two of them
Oh I miss them both so much
His crooked smile her gentle touch
And the pleasure of just growing up
Between the two of them

 

[fox69]

"Bidding America Goodbye"

"Bidding America Goodbye"


Dear Mr. Johnson, we're sorry to inform you
Your request for a second loan has been refused
And the board of directors up in the city
Has instructed us to take the farm from you
We understand your problems
And wish that we could help you
But the fallin' price of wheat's not our concern
And the cost of operation may well be risin'
But the fact is that you lose more than you earn

This saturday mornin' there will be an auction
Underneath a cold gray country sky
And while the rest of the nation is still sleepin'
They'll be bidding America goodbye

And so Mr. Johnson let us say in conclusion
That we know your family's worked that land for years
If we can be of assistance during your transition
Please don't hesitate to call us here

This saturday mornin' there will be an auction
Underneath a cold gray country sky
And while the rest of the nation is still sleepin'
They'll be bidding America goodbye

They'll be bidding America goodbye, goodbye

 

[fox69]

"Big, Big Love"

"Big, Big Love"


Can't you tell my love's a growing?
Can't you feel it, ain't it showing?
Well, you must be knowing
I got a big, big love

It's not the kind to be concealing
A just a kind to be revealing
It's not a little bitty feeling
I got a big, big love

I think it's time we done some walking
I think it's time we done some talking
Well, there's a great big moon above
And we've got a big, big love

This is not infatuation
Well, it's true love sensation
It's not my imagination
I got a big, big love for you

Can't you tell my love's a growing?
Can't you feel it, ain't it showing?
Well, you must be knowing
I got a big, big love

It's not the kind to be concealing
A just a kind to be revealing
It's not a little bitty feeling
I got a big, big love

I think it's time we done some walking
I think it's time we done some talking
Well, there's a great big moon above
And we've got a big, big love

This is not infatuation
Well, it's true love sensation
It's not my imagination
I got a big, big love
It's not my imagination
I got a big, big love for you

 

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"Black Water Bayou"

"Black Water Bayou"


Growin' up on the bayou can drive you outta your mind.
Marie was a youngin' when she left the Black Water behind.
It all happened one night
In the back of Jimmy's car
Jimmy said 'Marie, your so pretty,well you oughta be a movie star.'
So she packed up her backwood streams
Stole her mama's Mabeline
And took the train to New Orleans
And swore she was never gonna go
Back to the Black Water Bayou

Mama said, 'Child, don't go back on your raisin
'There ain't no place in the city for a pretty little backstreet cagian'
'The long hard nights, will leave you cold.'
'And there's a devil 'round every corner tryin' to buy your soul.'
And with no where to go, and nothin' to eat
She got a job dancin' down on Urban Street
But the shoes she's wearin' on her feet
Don't dance like they danced with Jimmy Lavoe
Back on the Black Water Bayou

In the heat of the night
It was the very last show
She walked onto the stage with her heart and her head hung low
She started to cry (cry)
As the curtain rolled
She found herself lookin' in the Black Water eyes of Jimmy Lavoe
Well he picked up her shattered dreams
On that stage in New Orleans
Said, 'Marie, don't you think it's time to go'
'Back to the Black Water Bayou?'