Waylon Jennings

[fox69]

"Cedartown, Georgia"

"Cedartown, Georgia"



I got a gal in Cedartown Georgia
I used to have to walk nearly three miles to court her
She never had much, just a sharecropper's daughter
But I married her and took her down to New Orleans.
Bought a little house in the South French Quarter

Got a job hookin' bales, loadin' them on a steamboat
I give her seven days pay next day I'm broke
When she ain't a sleepin' all day she's a primpin'.
Every evenin' when the sun goes down
She starts a swarmin' on Orleans town

Walkin' into work this mornin' at daybreak
I caught her with the tall long dandy from canebreak.
She walked right by me and she looked right through me.
I made up my mind what I'm a gonna do
Eased in the pawnshop and bought a 22.

Watched as the roomclerk gave them a room key
Standin' outside I could read Room 23.
Tonight I'll put her on a train for Georgia
Gonna be a lotta kin folks squallin' and a grieving
'Cause that Cedartown gal ain't breathing...

 

[fox69]

"Change My Mind"

"Change My Mind"


If I should get a look of leavin' in my eyes
Put your arms round me woman and change my mind
If I ever seem too restless or dissatisfied
Put your arms round me woman and change my mind.

Don't let me seperate your love from mine
Don't let me leave you I might get the urge some time
If I do you'll know what to do to keep me by your side
Put your arms round me baby and change my mind.

[Instrumental]

If the gay life of the barrooms beckons me at night
Put your arms round me baby and change my mind
And if a new love ever tempts me that I should search to find
Put your arms round me woman and change my mind.

Put your arms round me woman and change my mind...

 

[fox69]

"Chevy Van"

"Chevy Van"



I gave a girl a ride in my wagon
She crawled in and took control
She was tired 'cause her mind was a dragging
And I said, "Get some sleep and dream of rock and roll."

Like a picture she was laying there
And moonlight dancing off her hair
She woke up and took me by the hand
She's gonna love me in my Chevy van
And that's all right with me.

Her young face was like that of an angel
Her long legs were tanned and brown
Better keep your eyes on the road son
Better slow this vehicle down.

Like a picture she was laying there
And moonlight dancing off her hair
She woke up and took me by the hand
She's gonna love me in my Chevy van
And that's all right with me.

I put her out in a town that was so small
You could throw a rock from end to end
A dirt road main street, she walked off in her barefeet
It's a shame I won't be passing through again.

Like a picture she was laying there
And moonlight dancing off her hair
She woke up and took me by the hand
She's gonna love me in my Chevy van
And that's all right with me.

Like a picture she was laying there
And moonlight dancing off her hair
She woke up and took me by the hand
She's gonna love me in my Chevy van
And that's all right with me.

All right with me...

 

[fox69]

"Christina"

"Christina"


Their eyes were upon me as they sat they're drinking
Their hands reach up for you with lust in their hearts
As you dance away I know just what they're thinking
As I watch them watch you it just tears me apart.

Dance while my heart breaks, Christina
Dance to the strings of your shame and my sorrow
I'll take you home when it's over
To dream all the dreams of a brighter tomorrow.

[Instrumental]

Your eyes fall out at them and the crowd all goes wild
To them you're just a woman to go with their wine
I look at you and all I can see is a child
Hating the world makes you old before your time.

Dance while my heart breaks, Christina
Dance to the strings of your shame and my sorrow
I'll take you home when it's over
To dream all the dreams of a brighter tomorrow.

Dance while my heart breaks, Christina
Dance to the strings of your shame and my sorrow
I'll take you home when it's over
To dream all the dreams of a brighter tomorrow.

 

[fox69]

"Cindy Of New Orleans"

"Cindy Of New Orleans"


Down by the river where the big boats go by
Each day you could see them as evening was nigh
They planned to be married at the first sign of spring
And Jim would take Cindy to see New Orleans.

The town folks would smile as they sat there alone
Jim talked of the day he'd make Cindy his own
He saved his money to buy her a ring
And take his sweet Cindy to see New Orleans.

[Instrumental]

One day a riverboat gambler chanced by
And captured her heart with his sweet words and lies
He told her come with me and you'll be a queen
So they left together to see New Orleans.

Each day you can see Jim though years have gone by
Down by the river where the big boats go by
She wrote she'd return at the first sign of spring
He's waiting for Cindy to see New Orleans...

 

[fox69]

"Cindy, Oh Cindy"

"Cindy, Oh Cindy"



I joined the navy to see the world
But nowhere could I find
A girl as sweet as Cindy
The girl I left behind
I've sailed the wide world over
Can't get her off my mind.

Cindy, oh Cindy
Cindy, don't let me down
Write me a letter soon
And I'll be homeward bound.

I see her face in every wave
Her lips kiss every breeze
Her loving arms reach out for me
Through calm and stormy seas
At night I pace the lonely deck
Caressed by memories.

Cindy, oh Cindy
Cindy, don't let me down
Write me a letter soon
And I'll be homeward bound.

I know my Cindy's waitin'
As I walk the dock alone
Her loving arms reach out for me
Soon I'll be headin' home
Then my sailing days will be over
And no more will I roam.

Cindy, oh Cindy girl
Cindy, don't let me down
Write me a letter soon
And I'll be homeward bound.

Cindy, oh Cindy girl
Cindy, don't let me down
Write me a letter soon
And I'll be homeward bound...

 

[fox69]

"Closing In On The Fire"

"Closing In On The Fire"



In the heat of the night we were feeling right
Closing in on the fire
Nowhere left to hide we were burnin' inside
Closing in on the fire

We were movin' to the left, movin' to the right
Move move all night long
We were reachin' up, reachin' in
Closing in on the fire

Oh I'll never forget we were into the sweat
Just kept climbin' higher
Had the right stuff couldn't get enough
Closing in on the fire

We were reachin' up, reachin' down
Closing in on the fire
We were burnin' it up, burnin' it down
Closing in on the fire

Couldn't let it go, it was out of control
In way over our head
You must sacrifice, you must pay the price
When you're in way over your head

We were shakin' it up, shakin' it down
Shake shake all night long
It was raw to the up, raw to the down
Raw raw to the bone, yeah

 

[fox69]

"Cloudy Days"

"Cloudy Days"



Dark cloud hangin' over me
When will it go away
Rain is in my eyes and I can't see
Life's become just cloudy days.

Why she's done me like she's done
I guess I'll never know
She knows I need her more than anyone
I've made a point to let it show.

Cloudy days, don't the sun ever shine anymore
Stormy weather, will you always be around
When I'm down I can't stand cloudy days.

I recall the time when times were good
Lord, they seem so long ago
But you know they say if rain don't come
Then love has no chance to grow.

Cloudy days, don't the sun ever shine anymore
Stormy weather, will you always be around
When I'm down I can't stand cloudy days.

 

[fox69]

"Clyde"
(originally by J.J. Cale)

"Clyde"
(originally by J.J. Cale)



Whoop, Whoop

Clyde plays electric bass,
Plays it with finese and grace
Set on a porch, ain't got no shoes
Pickin' the bass and singin' the blues

Misery loves company,
This ole dog sings harmony,
Tamborine tied to his tail,
You can hear him moan, you can hear him wail,
Yeah

Whew
Jody baby, she got a dollar,
Down the road, you can hear her holler,
Git up Clyde, we got things to do,
That ole dog can sing the blues,

He don't move, he don't flinch
Clyde, he don't move an inch,
Set on a porch, ain't got no shoes,
Pickin' the bass and singin' the blues
Whoop Whoop

Clyde plays electric bass,
Played it with finese and grace
Set on a porch, ain't got no shoes
Pickin' the bass and singin' the blues

 

[fox69]

"Cold Cold Heart"

"Cold Cold Heart"



I tried so hard my dear to show that you're my every dream.
Yet you're afraid each thing I do is just some evil scheme
A memory from your lonesome past keeps us so far apart
Why can't I free your doubtful mind and melt your cold cold heart

Another love before my time made your heart sad and blue
And so my heart is paying now for things I didn't do
In anger unkind words are said that make the teardrops start
Why can't I free your doubtful mind,and melt your cold cold heart

You'll never know how much it hurts to see you sit and cry
You know you need and want my love yet you're afraid to try
Why do you run and hide from life,to try it just ain't smart
Why can't I free your doubtful mind and melt your cold cold heart

There was a time when I believed that you belonged to me
But now I know your heart is shackled to a memory
The more I learn to care for you,the more we drift apart
Why can't I free your doubtful mind and melt your cold cold heart