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Mr. Jones
(Raul Malo)
I wanna go across the river
To the house on oldway road
Where my life began and ended all the
same
I remember Chris and
Johnny
childhood friends of
mine
Who grew wise enough
to
learn to play the
game
As I walked up to the front
yard
There were children
playing there
And I thought
someday this
may be my home
again
But how soon I learned
my lesson
Through the
windows they threw stones
And said there's nothing
left inside Mr. Jones
I went next door to ask the
neighbor
If they knew what
happened here
To the place
where all my memories remain
As they recalled and tried to answer
Tears rolled down their eyes
But the best reply they had was made in
vain
Seems the folks that used to live
there
Worked hard for all
their means
But their means
could never take them to an end
There was hope down in the city
Then a bank declined their loan
Now there's nothing left inside, Mr.
Jones
Can't you see that it's empty
now
And no one really
cares
For even I must try to
save my own
You should turn
around and get back on that
Lonely oldway road
'Cause there's nothing left inside, Mr. Jones
I'm going back across the
river
To see if I can
find
The place where life
can start and end all the same
But no matter where I'm going it will dwell inside my
bones
That there's nothing
left inside, Mr. Jones
No
there's nothing left inside, Mr. Jones
The End Of The Line
(Raul Malo)
You walk on higher ground
Like the holy ghost I haven't
found
The mighty words you
speak
They bounce off the
strong but
are heard by the
weak
Their pennies just keep on coming
in
Their spirits are still
soaking in their sins
Some
say they're even born again
See what you can find at
the end of the line
There's no end in time at
the end of the line
There's no peace of mind
at the end of the line
The time has finally come
To relinquish the throne
that doesn't belong
For only you can tell if the
pardon will come or will you
burn in hell
You tried to recover dirty
Stones
From love filthy
games played on the road
Now
it is you who stands alone
See what you can find at the
end of the line
There's no end in time at the
end of the line
There's no peace of mind at the
end of the line
You can run but you can't hide
Their pennies just keep on coming
in
The spirits still soaking
in his sins
Some say they're
even born again
Excuse Me (I Think I've Got A
Heartache)
(Harlan Howard
and Buck Owens)
They just don't know
How lost I feel without you
My teardrops never see the light of
day
I laugh and joke each
time they talk about you
But
if they heard my heart they'd hear it say
Excuse me, I think I've got a
heartache
There's an aching
deep inside
And it just
won't be denied
Excuse me, I
think I've got a heartache
And I'd better say goodbye before I cry
I guess it's pride that makes me hide my
sorrow
I live a lie in all I
do and say
My lips may lie
and paint a bright tomorrow
But if I told the truth I'd have to say
And I'd better say goodbye before I
cry
This Broken Heart
(Raul Malo)
This broken heart will never love
again
Because I don't want
it to
You came along and
showed me
I was
wrong
To think that I could
never love you
Every time I run away
I know you'll always
stay
This broken heart will wear the pain she
bore
With you my heart won't
break anymore
Every time I run away
I know you'll always
stay
This broken heart
Will wear the pain she bore
With you my heart won't break anymore
No, with you my heart won't break
anymore
I Got You
(Raul Malo and Radney Foster)
It's one of those days
When trying to make a
dollar's
got me wearing
thin
And what I thought was
right
Just turned out to be
wrong again
You know it
don't pay
To have a broken
back from
carrying all those
worries 'round
Honey I have
found
I got you to make me love you
I got you to make me care
I got you right here beside
me
When nothing else is
there
It don't matter about
the money
'Cause I got your
lovin' honey
And I could
lose it all today
But I got
you
You know me well
Well enough to know if it's me
or only my foolish pride
That make me say the things
to
you that only make you
cry
And you can
tell
When the time is right
to hold
me tight or let me
go
Darling I need you
so
I wish there was a way
But words could never say
The love I feel today
'Cause I got you
From Hell To Paradise
(Raul Malo)
For thirty years they sang
the
song of promised
victory
But who they've
fought and who has won
Didn't matter much to me
I see them driving down the streets
In their fancy shiny cars
Crowds of people to their feet
Their faces full of
scars
No pleasantries, no luxuries
No little children's milk
While minister's wives spent all their
lives
In China's finest
silk
My back's been broken
many times
But my spirit
lingers on
The day it comes
my way on
freedom's
ship
I will be
gone
From hell to paradise
I'll always pay the price
From hell to paradise
I'll always pay the
price
This ninety mile trip has taken thirty
years to make
They tried to
keep forever what was never theirs to take
I cursed and scratched the devil's
hand
As he stood in front of
me
One last drag from his
big cigar
And he finally set
me free
Con ojos tiernos algun dia te
mirare
Con brases abiertos
algun dia abrasare
Hay mi
Havana cuando pueda regresare
A Better Way
(Raul Malo)
We spent the night in a hobo
town
Like a pair of
runaways
We lit a fire and
sang the songs
We learned
from yesterday
Settled down
and built a house
With our
own sweatin' hands
What
happened next I'll never know
Or never understand
Finished with my working day
And headed straight for home
I looked inside the bedroom
door
And you were not
alone
Well I hope you find a better
way
To get through my front
door
The roads you take
don't let you see
I don't
love you anymore
And if you
find a broken heart
Somewhere along the way
Don't you dare pick it up
I'll mend itself someday
You thought my life was over
now
Well honey you thought
wrong
I found myself someone
to love
Who'll love me all
night long
All the things
you left behind
I threw them
all away
You never cared
enough about
The things I
had to say
Forever Blue
(Raul Malo)
Why was I so wrong when
everything was right
I thought that you would long
for
My arms to hold you
tight
You never even called
or
stopped to say
hello
So now I'm sad and
blue
While you're just glad
to go
Remember all the times when
you were missing me
Because I'd be gone so long
But not eternally
I always turned around to find
my way back home
But the only thing I found was
I found myself alone
I may never find another one to hold
me
I may never find another
one so true
Maybe I'll just
never find another you
Forever lonely, forever blue
Forever knowing that you were
true
Forever thinking you'd
love me too
So you've gone
and now I don't
know what to
do
So I guess I'll always be
forever blue
Will you be so kind as to
leave
my heart
alone
That's where it needs
to be so
it won't hurt no
more
As long as you're
around and
not here with
me
My smile will be a frown
and
forever blue I'll
be
I may never find another one to hold
me
I may never find another
one so true
Maybe I'll just
find myself all
sad and
lonely
Maybe I'll just never
find another you
Hey Good Lookin'
(Hank Williams sr.)
Hey good lookin' what cha got
cookin'
How's about cookin'
something up with me
I'm
free and ready so we can go steady
How's about keepin' steady company
I got a hot rod Ford and a two dollar
bill
And I know a spot right
over the hill
There's soda
pop and the dancin' free
But
if you wanna have fun
come
along with me
Hey good lookin' what cha got
cookin'
How's about cookin'
something up with me
I'm gonna throw my date book over the
fence
And find me one for
five or ten cents
I'll keep
'til it's covered with age
Because I'm writing your name
down on ever page
Hey good lookin' what cha got
cookin'
How's about cookin'
something up with me
I got a hot rod Ford and a two dollar
bill
And I know a spot right
over the hill
There's soda
pop and the dancin' free
But
if you wanna have fun
come
along with me
Hey good lookin' what cha got
cookin'
How's about cookin'
something up with me
How's
about cookin' something up with me
How's about cookin' something up with me
Children
(Raul Malo)
A child who is raised by an unworthy
hand
Has less of a chance
being a man
Who will try to
remember and then understand
Why a mother would cry
while a husband lay dead
Shot down by a gun of a runaway train
Called life in the fast lane
it all ends the same
Well the same children's lives
they will always regret
Are the children who never
forget
A man ends up tired and walking
alone
On a street corner
singing for a penny a song
What he cannot remember was never his own
That's the answer he gives
when he speaks of his home
Well the streets are my life
I don't know anymore
Where the children's are junkies
and the ladies are whores
Well the same children's
lives
they will always
regret
Are the children who
never forget
Goodnight, goodnight sweet
child
Why don't you dream
with the angels
to forget
for awhile
To forget of the
life
that's been handed to
you
Where everything's
real,
yet nothing is
true
Well perhaps you can
change
what the cards always
read
For the children who
never forget
For a time they were counting
you out of this race
You stood up like a champion
that had fallen like grace
Never showing the anguish
that had covered your face
You were raped and forgotten
left to die in disgrace
Shot down by a gun of a runaway
train
Called life in the
fast lane
it all ends the
same
Well the same
children's lives
they will
always regret
Are the
children who never forget
Goodnight, goodnight sweet
child
Why don't you dream
with the angels
to forget
for awhile
