The Oak Ridge Boys

[fox69]

"Freckles"

"Freckles"


They’d all called her Freckles when summer was coming around
All the kids that were running and laughing and some turned to brown.
And I’d find her crying and hurt by the words that they said
And follow her home just trying to be her friend.
And I’d say Freckles you’re pretty,
There’s a rainbow on your face.
Do you want to know a secret?
None of them could take your place
Cause your different and special
And she’d hold my hand and sigh
And say I always want to see me through your eyes.
But summers just turned into winters and then into years
And slowly the smile of a woman replaced all her tears,
And some how I knew in a while that my friend would be gone
As I watched a sad ugly duckling turn into a swan.
And I said Freckles you’re special
And she’d hold my hold and sigh
And say I always want to see me through your eyes.
But soon she was flying, dancing laughing and proud
And I took my place, a face alone in a crowd.
Knowing her lovers can’t see past her smooth golden skin
And that’s how I know that Freckles will come back again.
And I’ll say Freckles I love you
There’s a rainbow on your face.
Cause she’ll be smiling through her teardrops
As she runs to my embrace.
Freckles you’re special
And she’ll take my hand and sigh
And say I only want to see me through your eyes.
And I’ll say Freckles I love you
There’s a rainbow on your face
Cause she’ll be smiling through [fading]

 

[fox69]

"Freedom For The Stallion"

"Freedom For The Stallion"


Freedom for the stallion
Freedom for the mare and her colt
Freedom for the baby child
Who has not grown old enough to vote
Mercy what you gonna do 'bout the people who are praying to you
They got men making laws that destroy other men
Makin' money God, it's a doggone sin
Oh Lord you got to help us find the way
Big ship's a-sailing
Slaves all chained and bound
Heading for a brand new land
That someone said he up and found
Mercy what you gonna do 'bout the people who are praying to you
You know when I look inside my mind
Searchin' for the truth I find
Oh Lord you got to help us find the way
Freedom for my brothers
Freedom for my mother
Freedom for the children
You know they gotta have it

 

[fox69]

"G.I. Joe And Lillie"

"G.I. Joe And Lillie"


He was a streetwise kid from Philly
Just 19 in '44
Joined up in Uncle's army
Hit the beach and fought a war
A decorated hero
He never talks about those days
Because of guys like G.I. Joe our country's free today
She was Woman's Army corp
Raised in Carolina dirt
Escorting wounded young men home
From a burning hell on Earth
The first time that she saw him
He was broken and alone
Lillie fell in love that day
When he winked and said Hello
And Lillie sang this song to G.I. Joe
Let me hold you in my arms handsome soldier
Take my hand for we are going home today
Let me kiss away your tears
Let me pray away your fears
I'll stay here with you
Till they carry us away
They married in the spring
All dressed up in army green
Took out a loan, bought a home
Raised a family
The war returned to G.I. Joe in 1965
The old wounds came back to haunt him
But Lillie's love kept him alive
Now they're living in a veteran's home
They've both grown old and gray
The medals earned so long ago
Now hang there in a case
Sometimes she finds him weeping
As he lay there in his bed
The distant sounds of battle
Still echo in his head
And Lillie sings this song to G.I. Joe
Some day they'll rest in Arlington
'Neath the red, the white and blue
Safe in the arms of Jesus
When their journey here is through
An American love story
Not unlike a lot of others
Except that G.I. Joe and Lillie
Is my father and my mother

 

[fox69]

"Gimme Some Of Your Love"

"Gimme Some Of Your Love"


Hmmm
[CHORUS:]
Gimme some of your love and I’ll give you some of mine
Gimme some of your love and I’ll give you some of mine
Gimme some of your love and I’ll give you some of mine
Gimme some of your love and I’ll give you some of mine
Well I brought a new car girl but didn’t I give you a ride
Well I had a little money, I did 9 – 5.
But when I asked you for your heart girl you started to laugh
I went and found somebody and now you want me back.
But you got to.
[CHORUS:]
When I asked you for a kiss girl you turned away
You kept putting me off babe – just one more day.
So I left you with ma and pa but you keep calling me
But if you want what I’ve got baby
You’ve got to give me what I need.
Come on now.
[CHORUS:]
Gimme some of your love and I’ll give you some of mine
Gimme some of your love and I’ll give you some of mine.
You got to
[CHORUS:]
Gimme some of your love and I’ll give you some of mine.

 

[fox69]

"Glory Bound"

"Glory Bound"


Down by the river I'm left here to shiver
The one I was livin' with can't be found
Although I'm shakin'
My heart won't be breakin'
But there's no mistakin' I'm Glory bound
Let me her it now

Out on this highway
I'm gonna fly away
Off in the mountains I'll settle down
End of the rainbow
Might not contain gold
But thank God I do know
I'm Glory bound
Let me hear it now

Tho' I'm forsaken
My heart won't be breakin'
No one can take me that far down
I thought I knew her
I saw right through her
Hallelujah I'm Glory bound
All right one more time

Embrace me now as you will then
Erasin' all my doubt within
Take me away

There were no good-byes
I saw the dust fly
Think I'll just try another town
Outside my window my weepin' willow cries
She don't know that I'm Glory bound
Take it home

Glory
Glory bound

 

[fox69]

"God Will Take Care Of You"

"God Will Take Care Of You"


Be not dismayed whate'er betide
God will take care of you
Beneath his wings of love abide
God will take care of you

God will take care of you
Through every day, o'er all the way
God will take care of you
God will take care of you

No matter what may be the test
Oh my God will take care, yes, of you
Lean, weary soul, on Jesus' breast
My God will take care of you

 

[fox69]

"God's Gonna Ease My Troublin' Mind"

"God's Gonna Ease My Troublin' Mind"


[CHORUS:]
Troublin’ mind, troublin’ mind,
Troublin’ mind, troublin’ mind
Troublin’ mind, troublin’ mind,
Troublin’ mind, troublin’ mind
Troublin’ mind, troublin’ mind,
Troublin’ mind, troublin’ mind
God’s gonna ease my troublin’ mind.
Mary and Martha, Peter and John
Mary and Martha, Peter and John
Mary and Martha, Peter and John
They had trouble all night long.
[CHORUS]
Down by the graveyard’s stood and tall
Down by the graveyard’s stood and tall
Down by the graveyard’s stood and tall
There laid the long rail as well as the short.
[CHORUS]
If you get there before I do
If you get there before I do
If you get there before I do
You can tell my friends I’m a comin’ too.
[CHORUS]

 

[fox69]

"Goin' Against The Grain"

"Goin' Against The Grain"


Folks call me a maverick
Guess I ain't too diplomatic
I just never been the kind to go along
Just avoidin' confrontation
For the sake of conformation

And I'll admit I tend to sing a different song
But sometimes you just can't be afraid
To wear a different hat
If Columbus had complied
This old world might still be flat

Nothin' ventured, nothin' gained
Sometimes you've got to go against the grain

Well, I have been accused
Of makin' my own rules
There must be rebel blood
Just a-runnin' through my veins
But I ain't no hypocrite

What you see is what you get
And that's the only way I know
To play the game
Old Noah took much ridicule
For building his great ark
But after forty days and forty nights
He was lookin' pretty smart

Sometimes it's best to brave the wind and rain
By havin' strength to go against the grain

Well, there's more folks than a few
Who share my point of view
But they're worried
If they're gonna sink or swim
They'd like to buck the system
But the deck is tacked against ?em

And they're a little scared
To go out on a limb
But if you're gonna leave your mark
You can't follow like a bunch of sheep
You got to listen to your heart

Go bustin' in like old John Wayne
Sometimes you got to go against the grain
Nothin' ventured, nothin' gained
Sometimes you've got to go against the grain

 

[fox69]

"Gonna Take A Lot Of River"

"Gonna Take A Lot Of River"


I ain't gonna ride no rail or hitchhike down no highway
I aint' going nowhere feeling the way I do
Because my baby's long gone and nothings going my way
I'm gonna let this muddy water just wash away my blues
It's gonna take a lot of river
To keep this broken heart afloat
Gonna take a lot of river
Running all the live long days
Gonna take the Mississippi
The Monongahela and the Ohio
Gonna take a lot of river
To wash these blues away
Well, I wish I was a tug boat pushing and pulling them barges along
Moving on the water with a heart made of iron and steel
There wouldn't be no women that could ever take my loving and do me wrong
I could work all day with nothing in the world to feel
It's gonna take a lot of river
To keep this broken heart afloat
Gonna take a lot of river
Running all the live long days
Gonna take the Mississippi
The Monongahela and the Ohio
Gonna take a lot of river
To wash these blues away
Is she in New Orleans
Is she a Cajun Queen
I wonder what she's doing now
But if I know her
She's got rings and furs
Struggling along somehow
It's gonna take a lot of river
To keep this broken heart afloat
Gonna take a lot of river
Running all the live long days
Gonna take the Mississippi
The Monongahela and the Ohio
Gonna take a lot of river
To wash these blues away
It's gonna take a lot of river
To keep this broken heart afloat
Gonna take a lot of river
Running all the live long days
Gonna take the Mississippi
The Monongahela and the Ohio
Gonna take a lot of river
To wash these blues away

 

[fox69]

"Gonna Take A Lot Of River (Mississippi, Monongahela)"

"Gonna Take A Lot Of River (Mississippi, Monongahela)"


I ain't gonna ride no rail or hitchhike down no highway
I ain't going nowhere feeling the way I do.
Because my baby's long gone and nothings going my way
I'm gonna let this muddy water just wash away my blues.

It’s gonna take a lot of river,
To keep this broken heart afloat,
Gonna take a lot of river
Running all the live long day,
Gonna take the Mississippi, the Monongahela and the Ohio,
Gonna take a lot of river
To wash these blues away.

Well, I wish I was tug boat pushing and pulling them barges along
Moving on the water with a heart made of iron and steel
There wouldn't be no women who could ever take my loving and do me wrong
I could work all day with nothing in the world to feel.

It’s gonna take a lot of river,
To keep this broken heart afloat,
Gonna take a lot of river
Running all the live long day,
Gonna take the Mississippi, the Monongahela and the Ohio,
Gonna take a lot of river
To wash these blues away.

Is she in New Orleans
Is she a cajun queen
I wonder what she's doing now
But if I know her she's got rings and furs,
Struggling along somehow
Struggling along somehow.

It’s gonna take a lot of river,
To keep this broken heart afloat,
Gonna take a lot of river
Running all the live long day,
Gonna take the Mississippi, the Monongahela and the Ohio,
Gonna take a lot of river
To wash these blues away.

It’s gonna take a lot of river,
To keep this broken heart afloat,
Gonna take a lot of river
Running all the live long day,
Gonna take the Mississippi, the Monongahela and the Ohio,
Gonna take a lot of river
To wash these blues away.
It’s gonna take a lot of river
To wash these blues away.