Waylon Jennings

[fox69]

"Gold Dust Woman"

"Gold Dust Woman"



Rock on gold dust woman,
Take your silver spoon and dig your grave
Heartless challenge,
Pick your path and I'll pray.

Wake up in the morning
See your sunrise lovers do go down
Lousy lovers pick their pray
But they'll never cry out loud.

Well, did he make you cry
Make you break down
Shatter your illusions of love
Is it over now do you know how
To pick up the pieces and go home?

Rock on ancient queen
Follow those who pale in your shadow
Rulers make bad lovers
You better put your knigdom up for sale.

Well, did he make you cry
Make you break down
Shatter your illusions of love
Is it over now do you know how
To pick up the pieces and go home?

Did he make you cry
Make you break down
Shatter your illusions of love
Is it over now do you know how
To pick up the pieces and go home?...

 

[fox69]

"Gone To Denver"

"Gone To Denver"



I've thought I'd take a trip to Denver
And spend a little time
I thought maybe out in Denver
I might get you off my mind.

No want, no want go with me
Just want to be alone
I might find someone in Denver
That can help me carry on.

Gone to Denver, gone to Denver
Gone to mend a broken heart
Now I was goin' and if I'm goin'
I'd better be gone, gone to Denver.

Well, I've known a quiet wild
Now I've been losing you
And I'd rather might stay here
And find out who I lost into.

Maybe I won't even miss you
Like I always thought I would
I've heard Denver's quite a city
And a change may do me good.

Gone to Denver. gone to Denver
Gone to mend a broken heart
Now I was goin' and if I'm goin'
I'd better be gone, gone to Denver.

Gone to Denver, gone to Denver
Gone to mend a broken heart
Now I was goin' and if I'm goin'
I'd better be gone, gone to Denver.

 

[fox69]

"Gonna Write A Letter"

"Gonna Write A Letter"



I'm gonna write a letter, gonna mail it today
Just as soon as I think of the words to say
I've been needing to send it for nearly a year
There's a woman back home who's waiting to hear
I meant to tell you, dear Susannah
I'm a long way from Louisiana and you
And I know I promised to be returning
Just as soon as I've saved the money I'm earning for you
But I'm married to twins and I'm living in Peru
Well, I'm gonna write a letter
Get it off my mind
But you know the words
Are so hard to find
Sitting, thinking with my pen in my hand
How can I make her understand?
I meant to tell you, dear Julia
I'm a long way from the States, mosquitoes and you
I'll send some money to help with the kids
I'd like to thank you for all that you did
It's true Louisiana, and I'm with Susannah, too
Got me a letter, it arrived today
The words I read just blew me away
I don't believe I've ever felt so low
How could Susannah treat me so?
She said, I meant to tell you, my sweet honey
I'm a long way from your love, your money and you
Please don't think me under
And I do believe you'll understand me too
I got a bar and grill with Phil in Kalamazoo

 

[fox69]

"Good Hearted Woman"

"Good Hearted Woman"



She's a good-hearted woman in love with a good-timin' man
She loves him in spite of his wicked ways
She don't understand
Through teardrops and laughter,
They'll pass through this world hand in hand,
She's a good-hearted woman loving a good-timin' man.

Well, a long time forgotten
Dreams have just fell by the way
And the good life he promised
Ain't what she's living today
But she never complains of the bad times
Or bad things he's done
She just talks about the good times they've had
And all the good times to come.

She's a good-hearted woman in love with a good-timin' man
She loves him in spite of his wicked ways
She don't understand
Through teardrops and laughter,
They'll pass through this world hand in hand,
She's a good-hearted woman loving a good-timin' man.

He likes the bright light, the nite life
And good-timin' friends
When the party's all over
She'll welcome him back home again
She don't understand him,
But she does the best that she can
This good-hearted woman
Lovin' a good-timin' man.

She's a good-hearted woman in love with a good-timin' man
She loves me in spite of my wicked ways
She don't understand
Through teardrops and laughter,
They'll pass through this world hand in hand,
She's a good-hearted woman loving a good-timin' man.
She's a good-hearted woman loving a good-timin' man.

 

[fox69]

"Good Morning John"

"Good Morning John"



Good morning, John:
Ain't it great to see your future shining brighter,
Than the naked light of day?
You made it, John:
But I confess there was a time we two have thought,
That you might let it slip away.
I love you, John:
In the cold and holy darkness,
You were always shining brighter than a star.
God bless you, John:
For the love and joy you've given,
As the living inspiration that you are.

You scared me, John:
'Cos you've crossed so many borders into danger,
With the price upon your head.
They got you, John:
And it hurts to see so many friends who ran,
Along beside you laying dead.
I know you, John:
There ain't nothing you can't handle now,
'Cause there ain't nothing bigger than your heart.
Keep shining, John:
For you owe it to the others as the dark,
And holy wonder that you are.

Hang in there, John:
It's a rocky road to glory,
But the straightest and the strongest will survive.
Keep smiling, John:
We won't make it there tomorrow,
But today let's say we're lucky we're alive.
I see you, John:
For the best of good intentions,
Have a way of getting scattered by the wind.
I mean it, John:
You might lose your mind or memory,
But you ain't gonna lose me as your friend.

 

[fox69]

"Good Ol' Nights"

"Good Ol' Nights"



People sit around and they talk and talk
How their dreams all ended too soon
Guess they never hung out under the stars
Howling at the moon
I guess we're as different as nine and eight
I see it in a different light
I don't think much about the good ol' days
Just about the good ol' nights

Talk about the good times
Talk about the times when the times were right
You can keep the good ol' days I'll take the good ol' nights

They wanna go back to when a Cadillac
Didn't look like a Chevrolet
It mean't a lot to them but not a thing to me
I never owned one anyway
But a good looking woman and an old guitar
With both of them tuned just right
Well I don't think much about the good ol' days
Just about the good ol' nights

Talk about the good times...
You can keep the good ol' days I'll take the good ol' nights

 

[fox69]

"Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues"

"Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues"



Everybody's gone away
Said they're movin' to LA
There's not a soul I know around
Everybody's leavin' town.

Some caught a freight
Some caught a plane
Find the sunshine
Leave the rain.

They say this town'll waste your mind.
Must be right cause it's wastin' mine
Some got to win some got to lose
Good time Charlie's got the blues.

My heart keeps telling me
There ain't no kid at thirty-three
Play around you lose your wife
You play too long you lose your life.

I got my pills to ease the pain
Can't find a thing to ease the rain
Sometimes I'd like to try and settle down
But everybody's leavin' town.

Some got to win, some got to lose
Good time Charlie's got the blues.

 

[fox69]

"Grapes On The Vine"

"Grapes On The Vine"



There are songs that birds don't sing to people
There are secrets that keep right through to the end
There are heroes who hide until forever
And I'm singing this song for one of them

He's the man that you passed on the road there
The one with his life on the loose
Going either somewhere or nowhere
Going without me, without you

For he is this world's constant orphan
Traveling out his lone time
Living on apples from orchards
Dying from grapes on the vine

You can find him in big city winters
Down where the mission bell cries
And sorrow echoes through summer
As he tries to close all his eyes

You can find him in Pittsburgh in Christmas
You can find him in Buffalo in June
And he knows all the backroads between them
Like the gypsy knows the moon

And it's route 22 all over again
Stick your thumb out and try to look like somebody's friend
Look strong at the man, gentle at the girl
And puzzled at the rest of the world

Living on apples from orchards
Dying from grapes on the vine

 

[fox69]

"Green River"

"Green River"


Green River, I've come back to you do you remember me
Do you remember Molly with the soft blue eyes
I left here with a lot of dreams none of them came true
What I wanted was here waiting all the time.

Green River, did she come here every evening
Like the neighbors say she did so faithfully
Green River, has she's gone away forever
She just disappeared one day as she gave upon me.

Green River, if you see her won't you tell her I'll return
All I've brought her is myself and this little dream
Please tell her that I love her and my lesson I have learned
Green River, tell her please come back to me...

 

[fox69]

"Grey Eyes You Know"

"Grey Eyes You Know"



That cold north wind is blowing grey eyes you know
The years are quickly going grey eyes you know
And the good life I promised you so long ago
Is dead but for a dreaming grey eyes you know.

We never had much money grey eyes you know
More rainy days than sunny grey eyes you know
And life has been a long hard road to hoe
But you stuck right by me smiling grey eyes you know.

Hard times took the blue from your eyes
Leaving them grey as the winter's skies
We've had our talk now I must walk away
Leave you here beneath this mound of clay.

And I feel so empty as I turn to go
For my heart lies there beside you
Grey eyes you know
My heart lies there beside you
Grey eyes you know...