Waylon Jennings

[fox69]

"Talk Good Boogie"

"Talk Good Boogie"



Got me a habit that I surely got to quit
Ain't got a habit, just hooked a little bit
Sure I'd come to see you but you're nearly never home
Wouldn't call at all but you give good phone.

Talk good boogie but you won't get down
Tell me that you love me
But you won't come around
Talk good boogie but you won't get down.

Just when I'm ready think I might got a chance
They change all the music when I'm learning how to dance
Slippin' and slidin' just as much as you can
You been a good friend but you hide again.

Talk good boogie but you won't get down
Tell me that you love me
But you won't come around
Talk good boogie but you won't get down.

Talk good boogie but you won't get down
Tell me that you love me
But you won't come around
Talk good boogie but you won't get down...

 

[fox69]

"Taos, New Mexico"

"Taos, New Mexico"


To Taos pueblo out in New Mexico.
One night my weary feet did go
So I stopped that night in Taos.

There's a story in Taos town
That if a stranger comes around.
When a fresh snow is on the ground
A new love will be born in Taos.

That night there came a snow
In the mountains and the valleys below
And I found a love that's true I know
In Taos, New Mexico.

[Instrumental]

That night in Taos town
It seemed love was all around
And the pretty little girl I found
A new love was born in Taos.

From the first time we met
I knew her love would always be true
And I know I'll always love her too
The love that I found in Taos.

Some night if it should snow
There's a place you really ought to go
There's a legend that it's true
I know in Taos, New Mexico...

 

[fox69]

"Tennessee"

"Tennessee"



Tennesee, oh what I'd give to be back there
Once again with all the old friends
Who were so kind to me oh Tennessee
I was happy as could be.

Never got too much done
But livin' sure was fun in Tennessee
This big city just depresses me
Though everybody's as kind as can be.

A homesick feeling possesses me
I won't be the same till I'm back there again
Tennessee guess the country boy in me
Won't ever be at ease till I feel that southern breeze in Tennessee.

I won't ever be at ease
Till I feel that southern breeze in Tennessee...

 

[fox69]

"Thanks"

"Thanks"



Sunday morning in the valley
We would gather for the service
Emmily Jane would run to meet me
She'd smile at papa kinda nervous.

All the people came from miles around
I can still hear the sound.

As they sang thanks to the Lord
For the sun up in the sky
For the corn that's growing high
And for the child that didn't die.

Thanks to the Lord
For the crops and for the farm
For the satrenght in my right arm
And for keepin' us from harm.

Thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks
Thanks to the Lord for a girl like Emmily Jane.

Came the day that we were married
All our folks from the congregation
Emmily Jane was like an angel
The sweetest thing in all creation.

Papa hugged me and my mama cried
everybody smiled with pride.

As they sang thanks to the Lord
For the sun up in the sky
For the corn that's growing high
And for the child that didn't die.

 

[fox69]

"That Dog Won't Hunt"

"That Dog Won't Hunt"



Well you think that you can lie and tell me alibis
And it's alright
Keep the grapevine line working overtime
On your late nights
You think you can say some words,take away the hurt
And I'll still be your number one
But when it ain't working out we got a saying down South
Baby that dog won't hunt

Baby that dog won't hunt
So you can hang up your guns
Break my heart and then you want a new start
Baby that dog won't hunt

Well it's been open season on your double dealing
And it's so wrong
I guess Ive been a fool playing by the rules
For too long
Well I've been sitting here at home with the porchlight on
While you've been chasing everything that runs
Let me put this in your ear and make it be so clear
Baby that dog won't hunt

Baby that dog won't hunt
So you can hang up your guns
Break my heart and then you want a new start
Baby that dog won't hunt

Baby that dog won't hunt
So you can hang up your guns
Break my heart and then you want a new start
Baby that dog won't hunt

 

[fox69]

"That's Alright"

"That's Alright"


I gave my heart, I gave my all
You built me up then you let me fall
You wore my ring upon your hand
But then you changed your mind.

But that's all right I looked around
And found true love.

[Instrumental]

You made me laugh, you made me cry
I wished that day that I could die
You never dreamed that by and by
I'd be glad you changed your mind.

Yes, that's all right I looked around
And found true love...

 

[fox69]

"That's The Chance I'll Have To Take"

"That's The Chance I'll Have To Take"


Troubles and a worried mind
It seems that's all I've ever known
But now I'll leave that all behind
If you'll just leave me alone.

And if I go on loving you
If to leave is a mistake
If I'm wrong in what I do
That's the chance I'll have to take.

[Instrumental]

Don't bother now to waste the time
Saying things you've said before
I've heard it all a hundred times
But I won't listen anymore.

And if I go on loving you
If to leave is a mistake
If I'm wrong in what I do
That's the chance I'll have to take...

 

[fox69]

"The Blues Don't Care"

"The Blues Don't Care"


I come from the country
Grew up over [?]
There are places I ain't welcomed
And I had to loot and cry

I slipped in the back door
Still I never got my share
But the blues don't care

My best friend had to tell me
What I could never see
What that woman did the best
Was run around on me

I had to learn the hard way
That all in love ain't fair
But the blues don't care

The blues don't care
Now the blues don't care
You can curse and complain
Till it drives you insane
But the blues don't care

I tried to reach for higher ground
Never dream that I could fall
I believed that I could fly
High above it all

Talk about hitting bottom
Brother I have been there
And the blues don't care

I laughed and talked with Jesus
Told it all to Him
I am afraid I told Him too much
For Him to let me in

Chances are He'll lose my number
When the roll is called up there
But the blues don't care
But the blues don't care
No, the blues don't care

You can curse and complain
You can say it just ain't fair
But the blues don't care
The blues don't care

 

[fox69]

"The Boxer"
(originally by Simon And Garfunkel)

"The Boxer"
(originally by Simon And Garfunkel)



I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom told
I have squandered my resistance
For a pocketful of mumbles such are promises
All lies and jests still a man hears
What he wants to hear and disregards the rest.
When I left my home and my family
I was no more than a boy in the company of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station running scared
Laying low seeking out the poorer quarters
Where the ragged people go
Looking for the places only they would know.

Asking only workman's wages
I come looking for a job but I get no offers
Just a come on from the whores on Seventh Avenue
I do declare there were some times when I was so lonesome
And I took some comfort there.

In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders of every glove that laid him down
And cut him till he cried out in his anger and his shame
I am leaving, I am leaving but the fighter still remains...

 

[fox69]

"The Broken Promise Land"

"The Broken Promise Land"



There's a bible on the dresser,
and a sign hung on the door,
and a woman in my arms that shouldn't be.
I'm to the point of no returning,
but I've been here before.
This cheating life is nothing new to me.
There's someone to be considered,
I call her on the phone,
and say the job is taking longer than I planned
I dont have the heart to tell her,
that a stranger turned me on,
and I'm heading for the broken promise land

Tonight I'm crossing over
and I'll reach the cheating side
and I'll hate myself for coming here again.
Where the streets are paved with misery
and lives are built on lies,
the place they call the broken promise land

Found the note left on the dresser,
and the key left in the door,
and on the floor I found her golden wedding band.
Guess she finally had to tell me,
she's not waiting here no more,
and she heading for the broken promise land.

Tonight she's crossing over
and she'll reach the cheating side
and I'll hate myself for giving her the chance.
'Cause the streets are paved with misery
and lives are built on lies.
The place they call the broken promise land.
...and its more than I can stand.