The Oak Ridge Boys

[fox69]

"Train, Train"

"Train, Train"


I lost a pretty penny on my daddy's farm
To the railroad tracks that ran between the back porch and the barn
Every time that locomotive would start to shake the ground
I'd beat it to the backyard and I'd lay my Lincoln down
I'd signal to the engineer, he'd always let her blow
I'd count the cars, one by one, wishin' I could go
Train train choo-choo train
Heard that ooh ooh ooh
And I've never been the same
Train train choo-choo train
There's still a little rambling round running through my veins
From the Blue Ridge Smoky Mountains on L&N's old rails
To the Kansas City Southern sleepin' with the mail
I cut steel through Pennsylvania on the P&LE too
Saw the Colorado River from a Rio Grande caboose
Now every time that iron horse is comin' 'round the bend
I hear that lonesome sound oh Lord, and there I go again

 

[fox69]

"True Heart"

"True Heart"


Some people spend night and day
Making money they can hide away.
They never know what they're working for,
All they think about is making more.
And every time the world spins round
There's a few more hearts that can't be found
Cause they never had nothing to hold on to
The way that I'm holding you.
[CHORUS:]
All I ever need is your true heart
Next to me when it's cold and dark.
All I need to keep from falling apart
Is the beat of your true heart.
Some people spend day and night
Trying to love everybody in sight
They never know what love is for
All they think about is keeping the score.
And every time the world spins round
There's a few more hearts that can't be found
Cause they never had nothing to hold on to
The way that I'm holding you.
[CHORUS]
Your true heart.
No they never had nothing to hold on to
The way that I'm holding you.
[CHORUS]
[CHORUS]
[CHORUS]

 

[fox69]

"Trying To Love Two Women"

"Trying To Love Two Women"


Trying to love two women is like a ball and chain
Trying to love two women is like a ball and chain
Sometimes the pleasure ain't worth the strain
It's a long old grind, and it tires your mind.
Trying to hold two women is tearing me apart
Trying to hold two women is tearing me apart
One's got my money, the other's got my heart
It's a long old grind, and it tires your mind.
When you try to please two women, you can't please yourself
When you try to please two women, you can't please yourself
At best it's only half good; a man can't stock two shelves
It's a long old grind, and it tires your mind.
Trying to love two women is like a ball and chain
Trying to love two women is like a ball and chain
Sometimes the pleasure ain't worth the strain
It's a long old grind, and it tires your mind.
Trying to love two women is like a ball and chain
Trying to love two women is like a ball and chain
Sometimes the pleasure ain't worth the strain
It's a long old grind, and it tires your mind,
It's a long old grind, and it tires your mind.

 

[fox69]

"Turning For Home"

"Turning For Home"


The daylight hours are dying
The night is breaking clear
In the distance a boy and his daddy arrive
In a beat up old John Deere.
Supper’s on the table
Son quitting time is nigh
Set these wheels straight for the barn
It’s time that you and I are turning for home
Kick off these working shoes and rest these weary bones
The best part of any day is when the job is done
And you’re turning for home.
There’s a letter in the mailbox
From a soldier overseas.
His mother runs from the kitchen
She opens it up and reads
“Mum I hope this letter finds you well and strong
You and Dad and sister take care
I pray that it won’t be long.
Till I’m turning for home
Kick off these walking shoes and rest these weary bones
The best part of going no matter where you roam
Is the turning for home.
Now I have been a wanderer
On the wings of a restless wind
Fast trains and back roads
Places I’ve never been
I found every answer
When I fell in love with you
You took me straight to your heart
Oh the first time I knew
I was turning for home
Kick off these walking shoes and rest these weary bones
The best part of going no matter where you roam
Is the turning, turning, turning for home.

 

[fox69]

"Until You"

"Until You"


Baby, feel my heartbeat
Racing wildly to match your every move
Something you do every day
But it never beat this way
Until you

Your stare takes me out there
Where I don't care about anything but you
Never let nobody else
So deep inside myself
Until you

Until you
Life was going through the motions
Like a ship out on the ocean, ever blue
Until you
Love was a one sided emotion
Lacking there on my devotion, never true
Until you

You fulfill me, you thrill me
When you tell me I'm the only one for you
Makes me want to be the best
Tower over all the rest
Just for you

 

[fox69]

"Until You Get There"

"Until You Get There"


These two souls were up in heaven sitting and talking
When he got word it was his time to go
‘Cause a couple down in Memphis wants a baby
And heaven chose him oh so long ago.
So he turned to her and he said, “I’m gonna miss you”
She said, “Don’t you worry, I’ll be down there soon.
There’s a family in Tupelo praying for a daughter
And I’ll be their answer in a year or two.”
And he said, “How will I stand earth until you get there?
I won’t know a soul, it’ll be so strange.
Wherever I go, whatever I do, I’ll be looking hard for you.
How will I stand earth until you get there?”
He was in his senior year down in Oxford
When a pretty junior girl walked into class
She said, “My name’s Angel, you look so familiar”
He said, “maybe we met somewhere in the past.”
When she said “I’m from Tupelo” something happened
Next thing you know he’d asked her to be his wife
He said “I’ve got a job waiting on me out in Dallas
When you graduate we’ll start a brand new life.
But how will I stand Dallas till you get there?
I won’t know a soul, it’ll be so strange.
I’ll be strong, I’ll be true, I’ll be waiting there for you
How will I stand Dallas till you get there?”
Sixty years and eight grandchildren later
He says “It looks like my time is getting close
You know I’m not afraid to meet our Maker
But I’ve loved you so long, I just don’t know.
How will I stand heaven until you get there?
Without you by my side, it’ll be so strange.
I’ll hang around those pearly gates waiting for your pretty face.
How will I stand heaven until you get there?”
These two souls were up in heaven sitting and talking.

 

[fox69]

"Until You're Back In My Arms, Again"

"Until You're Back In My Arms, Again"


Last night I woke from a dream
Or maybe I was just imagining
I found myself whispering
Come to me, wow, come to me.
I guess I just fell apart
When I couldn’t feel you there in the dark
I wanted you then.
Until you’re back in my arms again.
Until you’re back in my arms again.
Oh darling if you were here
One by one I’d dry each tear
Oh all that you would hear
Until you walk through that door
And love is here like it was before
These missing you nights won’t end.
Until you’re back in my arms again.
Please say we made a mistake
And we are sharing the same heartbreak
Darling then I can hardly wait
Until you walk through that door
And love is here like it was before
These missing you nights won’t win.
Until you’re back in my arms again.
Baby, come back baby.
Until you’re back in my arms again.
Baby, come back baby.
Until you’re back in my arms again.
Baby, come back baby.
Until you’re back in my arms again.
Baby, come back baby.
Until you’re back in my arms again [fading]

 

[fox69]

"Up On Cripple Creek"

"Up On Cripple Creek"


When I get off of this mountain, you know where I want to go?
Straight down the Mississippi river, to the Gulf of Mexico
To Lake Charles, Louisiana, little Bessie, girl that I once knew
She told me just to come on by, if there's anything she could do
Up on Cripple Creek she sends me
If I spring a leak she mends me
I don't have to speak, she defends me
A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one
Good luck had just stung me, to the race track I did go
She bet on one horse to win and I bet on another to show
The odds were in my favor, I had 'em five to one
When that nag to win came around the track, sure enough she had won
Up on Cripple Creek she sends me
If I spring a leak she mends me
I don't have to speak, she defends me
A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one
I took up all of my winnings, and I gave my little Bessie half
And she tore it up and threw it in my face, just for a laugh
Now there's one thing in the whole wide world, I sure would like to see
That's when that little love of mine, dips her doughnut in my tea
Up on Cripple Creek she sends me
If I spring a leak she mends me
I don't have to speak, she defends me
A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one
Now me and my mate were back at the shack, we had Spike Jones on the box
She said, "I can't take the way he sings, but I love to hear him talk"
Now that just gave my heart a throb, to the bottom of my feet
And I swore and I took another pull, my Bessie can't be beat
Now there's a flood out in California and up north it's freezing cold
And this living on the road is getting pretty old
So I guess I'll call up my big mama, tell her I'll be rolling in
But you know, deep down, I'm kind of tempted
To go and see my Bessie again.
Up on Cripple Creek she sends me
If I spring a leak she mends me
I don't have to speak, she defends me
A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one

 

[fox69]

"Voila An American Dream"

"Voila An American Dream"


Well they moved away from the farms they did not own
To live happily ever after on a G.I. loan.
The future was looking bright back in ‘52
‘Neath the shadow of atomic bombs and the baby boom.
You could take a walk downtown without being afraid
And hey, who’s the better centre fielder, Manual or Mace?
There was chicken in every pot even when times were lean
We thought everybody had a shot at the American dream.
Every mother was supposed to look like Donna Reed
Father knew what was best for you and me
Our lives were etched on 8mm frames
As we grew up in houses that all looked the same.
But there was trouble on the other side of town
It was a time when people began to stand their ground.
Arm in arm they stood as they cried “let freedom reign”
Everybody wanted the share the American dream.
Dream on children, dream on,
Don’t let anybody tell you the dream is gone.
As long as there’s a God above
Keep on praying we never wake up,
Keep on dreaming the American dream.
There’s medals on the wall I got back in ‘69
And the quarter acre piece of heaven I call mine
As I turn off the cable and put my babies to bed
I kiss them goodnight and whisper under my breath.
Dream on children, dream on
Don’t let anybody tell you the dream is gone.
As long as there’s a God above
Keep on praying we never wake up
Keep on dreaming the American dream.
Ooo, keep on dreaming the American dream.

 

[fox69]

"Walkin' After Midnight"

"Walkin' After Midnight"


I go out walking after midnight
In the moonlight, just like we used to do
I’m always walking after midnight
Searching for you.
I walk for miles along the highway
That is my way of being close to you
I go out walking after midnight
Searching for you.
I’ve got to see a weeping willow
Crying on his pillow.
Maybe he’s crying for me.
And as the sky turns gloomy
Night winds whisper to me.
I’m lonesome as I can be.
I go out walking after midnight
In the starlight.
Just hoping you may be
Out there walking after midnight
Searching for me.
I’ve got to see a weeping willow
Crying on his pillow.
Maybe he’s crying for me.
And as the sky turns gloomy
Night winds whisper to me.
I’m lonesome as I can be.
I go out walking after midnight
In the starlight
Just hoping you may be
Out there walking after midnight
Searching for me.
I go out walking after midnight
In the starlight
Just hoping you may be
Out there walking after midnight
Searching for me.