1.The Tom Green County Fair
2.The Man Who Stayed In Monterey
Dusty streets stare at me
Looking like a daytime nightmare
I should shave, try to save
Something of the man that's still there
Not much left to say, of the man who stayed in monterey
The stucco stores' open doors
Gape across the square and wonder
As this mans trembling hands
Tilt the bag his bottles under
Things are looking grey, for the man who stayed in monterey
Honey, darling, sweetheart, precious angel, little dove
The man who left you is looking pretty grim
Hypnotising, paralysing wine is my new love
'cos it makes your memory soft and dim
Now i walk from the park
Bleary eyed and droopy shouldered
Scruffy shoes, flopping loose
I know i'm looking tired and older
One more empty day, for the man who stayed in monterey
Photographs in my lap
Sparkling colours rush up to me
From the page, brown with age
All these things i keep are truly
Flowers on the grave, of the man who stayed in monterey
Flowers on the grave, of the man who stayed in monterey
3.Mystery Train
Train i ride
Sixteen coaches long
Train i ride
Sixteen coaches long
Well that long black train's got my baby and gone
Train, train
Comin' round the bend
Train, train
Comin' round, round the bend
Well it took my baby, but it never will again
Train, train
Comin' down, down the line
Train, train
Comin' down, down the line
Well it's bringing my baby, 'cos she's mine all mine,
All mine, all mine
Train, train
Comin' round the bend
Train, train
Comin' round, round the bend
Well it took my baby, but it never will again
4.All Fall Down
When i was a little country boy i had a dream
Our family wasn't poor but rich instead
I took to the road instead of staying home to help
And that dream just withered up inside my head
All fall down, all fall down
When you build your dreams on wishes they fall down
All fall down, all fall down
When you build your dreams on wishes all fall down
When i was a strong young man i fell in love with sue
I wanted her to be my wife someday
But i couldn't bring myself to say 'sue, i love you'
And that dream just fell to the ground and blew away
All fall down, all fall down
When you build your dreams on wishes they fall down
All fall down, all fall down
When you build your dreams on wishes all fall down
When i reached middle age i hungered for success
And things like fancy limousines and such
About as close as i came to that fancy limousine
Was a thirty thousand dollar greyhound bus
All fall down, all fall down
When you build your dreams on wishes they fall down
All fall down, all fall down
When you build your dreams on wishes all fall down
When i reached my golden years i often had a dream
That i'd be respected by society
But here i am on skid row with a bottle in my hand
And free advice to give to fools like me
All fall down, all fall down
When you build your dreams on wishes they fall down
All fall down, all fall down
When you build your dreams on wishes all fall down
All fall down, all fall down
When you build your dreams on wishes they fall down
All fall down, all fall down
When you build your dreams on wishes all fall down
5.The Fool
Gather 'round me buddies
Hold your glasses high
And drink to a fool
A crazy fool
Who told his baby goodbye
Too late, he's found he loves her
So much, he wants to die
So drink to a fool
A crazy fool
Who told his baby goodbye
He needs her
He needs her so
And he wonders
Why he let her go
She found a new love, buddy
He's a lucky guy
So drink to a fool
A crazy fool
Who told his baby goodbye
Who told his baby goodbye
6.Crystal Day
Riding the sky, easy to fly
Oh, on a lovely crystal day
Kicking the sun, watching it run
Gee what a lovely crystal day
Rainbows up here. blows through your hais
In such a friendly kind of way
Do you suppose larks really grow
Or is this just a crystal day
Watching the town awaken
His concrete arms are shakin'
Big city stores are yawning
Blinking her eyelash awnings
Good morning wind, kiss me again
And let me taste your moonlight spray
I can't believe i'm really me
Part of this lovely crystal day
Now country scenes roll past me
Got just enough time to last me
Cows and sheep are talking
The telephone poles are walking
That setting sun, having his fun
Giving somebody else his day
Wish it was me, for can't you see
I'm gonna miss this crystal day
La..la..la.....
7.Precious Baby
I'd try for you, die for you
My number one desire is you
Your mama must be elegant
Your papa should be president
I never thought that i would say
The things that i told you today
But i meant every word, love i don't mean maybe
'cos i like you and i need you and i want you
Precious baby
Me, i'm arrogant, i talk too much
And i know i don't deserve your touch
When god made you he made something
To tantalise the inside of me
Precious baby
Whoever said no love is lost must have been mistaken 'cos
Lord there's precious little love around
But if i had your love, love i'd take your lovely face
I'd show it off all over town
And then i'd live for you, and when day was through
That's when i'd hurry home to you
And meet you in the hall, now that's more than halfway
And i'd hold you every night and i'd call you every day
Precious baby
I'd hold you every night and i'd call you every day
'cos i like you and i need you and i want you
And i love you
Precious baby
Precious baby
Precious baby
8.Jody And The Kid
She would meet me in the morning
On my way down to the river
Waiting patient by the chinaberry tree
With her feet already dusty
From the pathway to the levee
And her little blue jeans rolled up to her knees
I'd pay her no attention
As she tagged along beside me
Trying hard to copy everything i did
But i couldn't keep from smiling
When i'd hear somebody saying
Looky yonder there goes jody and the kid
Even after we grew older
We could still be seen together
As we walked along the levee holding hands
For as surely as the season she was changin' to a woman
And i'd lived enough to call myself a man
As she often lay beside me
In the coolness of the evening
Til' the morning sun as shining on my bed
And at times when she was sleeping i'd smile when i'd remember
How they used to call us jody and the kid
Now the world's a little older
And the years have changed the river
'cause there's houses where they didn't used to be
And on sundays i go walking
Down the pathway to the levee
With another little girl who follows me
And it makes the old folks smile
To see her tag along beside me
Doing little things the way her mama did
But it gets a little lonesome
When i hear somebody sayin'
Looky yonder there goes jody and the kid
9.Everybody's Talkin'
Everybody's talkin' at me
I don't hear a word they're sayin'
Only the echoes of my mind
People stopping, staring
I can't see their faces
Only the shadows of their eyes
I'm goin' where the sun keeps shinin'
Thru' the pourin' rain
Goin' where the weather suits my clothes
Backin' off the north east wind
Sailing on a summer breeze
And skippin' over the ocean like a stone
Everybody's talkin' at me
I don't hear a word they're sayin'
Only the echoes of my mind
10.T.j's Last Ride
Saturday in the town, as we buried t.j brown
Good man, spent his life on the k roll ferry line
He was just a man, nothing grand, just a man
But i never heard him treat no-one unkind
Let him down slow, in the ground slow
Let him down slow, while i dry my eyes
Let him down slow, in the ground slow
Let him down slow, it's old t.j's last ride
He feried model a's to the cape cherado shore
Way before my poppa ever had a son
When i was eight or nine i would sit by his back porch
And he would tell me stories from back in world war one
Let him down slow, in the ground slow
Let him down slow, while i dry my eyes
Let him down slow, in the ground slow
Let him down slow, it's old t.j's last ride
T,j's wife passed on, it was back in '61
Seems like yesterday, my my how time does fly
Still i would drop by and we'd sit and reminisce
And i'd stare across the river so as not to wath him cry
Let him down slow, in the ground slow
Let him down slow, while i dry my eyes
Let him down slow, in the ground slow
Let him down slow, it's old t.j's last ride
Well now here we standwith our memories and prayers
Mourning and crying down to the youngest child
And all that's gathered here will remember t.j brown
He will miss his river and we'll miss his old smile
Let him down slow, in the ground slow
Let him down slow, while i dry my eyes
Let him down slow, in the ground slow
Let him down slow, it's old t.j's last ride
So let him down slow
11.I Know Who It Is
Somebody made every rock and tree
I know who it is and i'm gonna tell on him
Somebody gave his all for me
I know who it is and i'm gonna tell on him
Way up in the sky
His love can lift you high
Somebody made every rock and tree
I know who it is and i'm gonna tell on him
Who told noah look up to the sky
I know who it is and i'm gonna tell on him
Who showed the dove which way to fly
I know who it is and i'm gonna tell on him
Way up in the sky
His love can lift you high
Somebody made every rock and tree
I know who it is and i'm gonna tell on him
Who said there'd be fields of fire
I know who it is and i'm gonna tell on him
Who was the power stronger and higher
I know who it is and i'm gonna tell on him
Way up in the sky
His love can lift you high
Somebody made every rock and tree
I know who it is and i'm gonna tell on him
Now who saved jonah from the big old whale
I know who it is and i'm gonna tell on him
Who said to follow me and you can't fail
I know who it is and i'm gonna tell on him
Way up in the sky
His love can lift you high
Somebody made every rock and tree
I know who it is and i'm gonna tell on him
Now who freed daniel from the lion's den
I know who it is and i'm gonna tell on him
Who gave moses the rules of men
I know who it is and i'm gonna tell on him
Way up in the sky
His love can lift you high
Somebody made every rock and tree
I know who it is and i'm gonna tell on him
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