Willie Nelson

[fox69]

"I Am A Pilgrim"

"I Am A Pilgrim"



I am a pilgrim and a stranger
Traveling through this wearisome land
And I've got a home in that yonder city, good Lord
And it's not (good Lordy it's not) not made by hand

I got a mother, a sister and a brother
Who have gone to that sweet home
And I am determined to go and see them, good Lord
Over on (good Lordy over on) that distant shore

As I go down to that river Jordan
Just to bathe my weary soul
If I could touch but just the hem of His garment, good Lord
I believe (good Lordy I believe) that it would make me whole

Now when I'm dead, laying in my coffin
All of my friends all gather round
They can say that he's just laying there sleeping, good Lord
Sweet peace (Lordy sweet peace) his soul is found

 

[fox69]

"I Am The Forest"

"I Am The Forest"


I'll always be with you for as long as you please
For I am the forest but you are the trees
I'm empty without you so come grow within me
For I am the forest and you are the trees
And the heavens need romance so love never dies
You'll be the stars dear and I'll be the sky
And should any of this find us let them all be forewarned
That you are the thunder and I am the storm
And I'll always be with you for as long as you please
For I am the forest and you are the trees
I'll always be with you for as long as you please
For I am the forest but you are the trees
[guitar]
I'll always be with you for as long as you please
For I am the forest but you are the trees
[mandolin]

 

[fox69]

"I Been To Georgia On A Fast Train"

"I Been To Georgia On A Fast Train"


On a rainy Wednesday morning that's the way that I was born in
That old sharecropper's one room country shack
They said my mommie left me the day before she had me
Said she hit the road and never once looked back
And I just like to mention my grandma's old age pension
Is the reason why I'm standing here today
I got all my country learning a milking and a churning
Picking cotton raisin' hell and baling hay
I been to Georgia on a fast train honey I wouldn't born no yesterday
I got a good Christian raisin' and an eight grade education
Ain't no need in y'all a treatin' me this way
[piano]
Now sweet Carolina I don't think I'll ever find
Another woman put together like you are
I like your wiggle in your walking and your big city talking
And your brand new shiny Plymouth ragtop car
Well it's hurry up and wait in this land of give and take
It seems like haste it makes for waste everytime
I declare to my soul when you hear those ages roll
You better know I'm gonna get my share of mine
I been to Georgia on a fast train...
[guitar - harmonica]
I been to Georgia on a fast train...
There ain't no need in y'all a treatin' me this way

 

[fox69]

"I Can Cry Again"

"I Can Cry Again"


It's good to see that I can cry again
Now I return to life and live again
As the teardrops wash the heartaches from a man
I'm glad to say that I can cry again
So long my pride would not let my tears to fall
I walk walk to burning hell and never cry at all
As the teardrops wash the heartaches from a man
I'm glad to say that I can cry again

[guitar]

So long my pride would not let my tears to fall
I walk walk to burning hell and never cry at all
As the teardrops wash the heartaches from a man
It's good to know that I can cry again
I'm glad to say that I can cry again

 

[fox69]

"I Can See Clearly Now"

"I Can See Clearly Now"



I can see clearly now, the rain is gone
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It's gonna be a bright
(Bright), bright (bright)
Sun-shiny day
It's gonna be a bright
(Bright), bright (bright)
Sun-shiny day

I think I can make it now, the pain is gone
All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is the rainbow I've been prayin' for
It's gonna be a bright
(Bright), bright (bright)
Sun-shiny day

Look all around, there's nothin' but blue skies
Look straight ahead, nothin' but blue skies

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It's gonna be a bright
(Bright), bright (bright)
Sun-shiny day
It's gonna be a bright
(Bright), bright (bright)
Sun-shiny day
It's gonna be a bright
(Bright), bright (bright)
Sun-shiny day
Oh, what a bright, (bright)
Sun-shiny day

 

[fox69]

"I Can't Begin To Tell You"

"I Can't Begin To Tell You"



I can't begin to tell you
How much you mean to me.
My world would end if ever we were through.
I can't begin to tell you
How happy I would be
If I could speak my mind like others do.
I make such pretty speeches
Whenever we're apart,
But when your near
The words I choose
Refuse to leave my heart.
So take the sweetest phrases
The world has ever known
And make believe
I've said them all to you.

 

[fox69]

"I Can't Find The Time"

"I Can't Find The Time"



I've searched through each moment of each passing hour
But your memory grows stronger I find
Oh, they tell me in time I'll forget you
But somehow I can't find the time

They tell me in time I'll find another
And happiness again will be mine
Oh, they tell me in time I'll forget you
But somehow I can't find the time

Somethin' each moment reminds me of you
You always end up on my mind
Oh, they tell me in time I'll forget you
But somehow I can't find the time

Somethin' each moment reminds me of you
You always end up on my mind
Oh, they tell me in time I'll forget you
But somehow I can't find the time

 

[fox69]

"I Can't Give You Anything But Love"

"I Can't Give You Anything But Love"



I can't give you anything but love, baby
That's the only thing I've plenty of, baby
Dream a while, scheme a while
We're sure to find
Happiness and I guess
All those things you've always pined for

Gee I like to see you looking' swell, baby
Diamond bracelets Woolworth doesn't sell, baby
Till that lucky day, you know darn well, baby
I can't give you anything but love

I can't give you anything but love, baby
That's the only thing I've plenty of, baby
Dream a while, scheme a while
We're sure to find
Happiness and I guess
All those things you've always pined for

Gee I like to see you looking' swell, baby
Diamond bracelets Woolworth doesn't sell, baby
Till that lucky day, you know darn well, baby
I can't give you anything but love

 

[fox69]

"I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You"

"I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You"


Today, I passed you on the street,
And my heart fell at your feet.
An' I can't help it if I'm still in love with you.
Somebody else stood by your side,
And he looked so satisfied.
An' I can't help it if I'm still in love with you.
A picture from the past came slowly stealing,
As I brushed your arm and walked so close to you.
An', suddenly, I got that old time feeling:
An' I can't help it if I'm still in love with you.

[Instrumental break]

It's hard to know another's lips will kiss you,
And hold you just the way I used to do.
Heaven only knows how much I miss you:
I can't help it if I'm still in love with you.

An' I can't help it if I'm still in love with you

 

[fox69]

"I Couldn't Believe It Was True"

"I Couldn't Believe It Was True"


Well, last night I came home an' I knocked on my door,
An' I called to my love as I oft had before.
An' I knocked an' I knocked: no answer thee came.
No kisses to greet me or voice call my name.

An' I couldn't believe it was true, oh Lord.
Couldn't believe it was true.
An' my eyes filled with tears an' I must've aged in years,
An' I couldn't believe it was true.

[Instrumental break]

Well, the shock was so great, I am quiverin' yet.
An' I'll try to forgive but I cannot forget.
My heart breakin' loss is another man's gain.
Her happiness, always, I hope will remain.

An' I couldn't believe it was true, oh Lord.
Couldn't believe it was true.
An' my eyes filled with tears an' I must've aged in years,
An' I couldn't believe it was true.