| Farewell To Annabel Where did you go when the snow lay on the ground? What did you do when the rain began to fall? How did it feel when I looked through your soul? When was the last time you wanted my love? How many nights did you cry your dreams to sleep? Why did you hide what you knew would not stay hidden? How could you put yourself through like you did? I'm not the kind that would hold you that way. Drop me a line if you wake up feeling bad. I'm still a friend and I'd like to hear from you. Where does it say love should last forever? When was the last time I told that to you? Farewell to Annabel, farewell, farewell to Annabel, farewell. Farewell to Annabel, fare thee well, farewell to Annabel, farewell. That Same Old Obsession I come to this garden. I come here to rest early each day upon rising. I think of my lost love from over the sea and sometimes I've wondered if she thinks of me. I long to recall every kiss, every kind word, I miss her so much I could die. But the creatures of evil have captured her heart and that same old obsession still keeps us apart. There's peace in the garden, there's peace in the air, peace in the sound of the river. There's peace in the meadow, the sun shines like gold and if she were with me, there'd be peace in my soul. I long to return to the place, I remember the taste of her lips close to mine. I could do much better if I could be strong, come into my garden and leave me alone. I come to this garden, I come here to rest just as the night comes stealing. Someone is weeping, she's calling my name deep in the garden, deep in my brain. I long to recall every kiss, every kind word, I miss her so much I could die. But the creatures of evil have captured her heart and that same old obsession still keeps us apart. But the creatures of evil have captured her heart and that same old obsession still keeps us apart. Old Dan's Records Get out old Dan's records. Get out old Dan's records. We will dance the whole night long, it's fun to play the old time songs. If old Dan could see us now, I know he'd be so proud. Bring out old Dan's records. Bring out old Dan's records. I remember my Aunt Bea, she'd dance with Dan till two or three. If old Dan could see he now, I know he'd shout out loud. Dig out old Dan's records. Bring out old Dan's records. We're all here, we've all got dates, we'll dance all night to the seventy-eights. If old Dan could see us now, I know he'd be so proud. If old Dan were with us still, I know he'd come around. Get out old Dan's records. Dig out old Dan's records. Back to nineteen thirty-five, the foxtrot, jitterbug and jive. If old Dan could see us now, I know he'd be so proud. Get out old Dan's records. Bring out old Dan's records. High above the fireplace, there's a smile on old Dan's face. If old Dan could see us now, I know he'd be so proud. If old Dan were with us still, I know he'd come around. Lazy Mornin' Another lazy mornin', no need to get down on anyone. My son, coffee's in the kitchen, woman on the run. No need to get bothered, I'll think about Monday when Monday comes. It's two for one, mister hoot and holler, gotta make a dollar. Another lazy mornin', I took time to make town and stock a pint or two, a most delicious brew. Keeping up with the Jones's, I hope no one telephones us. I'd take a place in the country, but for now the old back yard. Looks to me like fifty acres of the roundest ground in town. Another lazy mornin', come suppertime I'm gonna light my barbecue. Nothing new, only that she loves me and nothing I know can change me. No need to get bothered. I do more living than it might seem, some dream. Living like a pauper, bless my darling daughter. I'd like to know what makes a man go over land and sea. I guess it must get kinda lonesome. That's the way I used to be. Another lazy mornin', no need to get down on anyone, such fun. Coffee's in the kitchen, woman on the run. You Are What I Am You make the time stand still, you do it now and you always will. You take me as I am, you make me feel like a brand new man. Every time that I fall down, I never get stuck. You got the combination gal to get me right back up. Cause you are what I am, I'm loving you forever if I can. Think about the times we've had, we never been blue. You got the combination gal to keep me straight and true. Cause you are what I am, I'm loving you forever if I can. You make the time stand still, you do it now and you always will. You take me as I am, you make me feel like a brand new man. I know I'm lucky too without two or three, just me and you. Cause you are what I am, I'm loving you forever if I can. Can't Depend On Love I spent most of my life outside in the driving rain. I was only trying to get my with some of life's amenities, well nothin's free. I got more than I bargained for, now it's plain to see: I can't depend on love to defend me. It took most of my time to do what never was done. I was on the outside of an inside kind of love that now is gone, come right or wrong. It was laid to rest that way, I hate to be unkind. Pretending is for strangers who don't know you. I spent most of my life outside in the driving rain. I was in some one-horse town just waiting for a plane to take me back. Now, where's that at? I paid the price, well ain't that nice, knowing I'm so free. I can't depend on love to defend me. I got more than I bargained for, now it's plain to see: I can't depend on love to defend me. My Pony Won't Go Gotta make your mind up every single day, hate to see you lonely, losing me this way. Looking for the man who stole my love from me. Gotta know the reason why my baby's leaving. My pony won't go where I want him to go no more. Gotta make your mind up if you're gonna stay, I don't see no sense in anything you say. Since you met the guy who told you I was wrong, you do all the living while I do all the giving. My pony won't go, he can't find no oats to eat. Gotta make your mind up every single day, hate to see you lonely, losing me this way. Looking for the man who stole my love from me. Gotta know the reason why my baby's leaving. My pony won't go where I want him to go no more. It's Worth Believin' There's a warm wind tonight and the moon turns the tide. When the stars take their ride, she'll be leaving. Where she goes, I don't know, she won't tell me what it is that makes her act like this. But I've got a funny feeling that it's me, it's worth believin'. Should I ask- do you like to go walking on the shore and listen to the sea? Or could it be someone kind, could it be that I'm the fool? There's something wrong with you and I've got a funny feeling that it's me, it's worth believin'. There's a breeze from the shore and the waves overlap. When I've called in the cat, she'll go walking. And she cries to herself in the night when I'm asleep, she lies awake and weeps. Could it be someone new, someone old who has returned, or is it just a game? But I've got a funny feeling that it's me, it's worth believin'. There's a warm wind tonight and the moon turns the tide. When the stars take their ride, she'll be leaving. Where she goes, I don't know, she won't tell me what it is that makes her act like this. But I've got a funny feeling that it's me, it's worth believin'. Mother Of A Miners Child She is my flower and she blooms for the one who loves her best. The miners stop to watch as she walks, they know her love is not for sale. She will never fail me cause I know, I watch her grow. And the mother of a miner's child waits for me beside the kitchen door. She is my light in this place where the darkness never ends. She'll guide me where the tunnels twist and bend. She's the only one who listens when I tell her, I got less than I can spend, she knows the pace. Oh, mother of a miner's child, wipe away the coal dust from my face. When the night shift's done, she'll be waiting by the table when I come, searching for another dream to chase. Oh, mother of a miner's child, I know that you still think about the day. When we'll be moving on, remember dear old Daddy and the promise that I made to carry on. Sometimes I smile in the cage where the cables softly hum. I'd curse that old straw boss to the bone but the mother of a miner's child is waiting for her paycheck to come home. Come Saturday and he is just a miner's boy, I hope that he will find a better way. She is my flower and she blooms for the one who loves her best. The miners stop to watch as she walks, they know her love is not for sale. She will never fail me cause I know, I watch her grow. And the mother of a miner's child waits for me beside the kitchen door. Hi'Way Songs When I walk the hill so high around the town where I was born, New York seems so far away though I was there just yesterday. I have played on my guitar in coffeehouses, hall, and bars. Everyone that I call friend knows they will not be forgot. Trains and planes and rented cars, singers, saints, and other stars, I suspect them every one, they'll never change, it's too much fun. Just for now I'd like to rest in the shade of a maple tree. To the blue Canadian sky, I'll say a prayer for the world out there. When I stand on my own sod, it feels so good to be home, by God. The winter wind has turned my head but I always came up warm somehow. Bottles, beads, and cigarettes and lovers that I ain't found yet. Picking with a friend till dawn, and singing all of those hi'way songs. Just for now I'd like to rest in the shade of a maple tree. To the blue Canadian sky, I'll say a prayer for the world out there. When I walk the hill so high around the town where I was born, New York seems so far away though I was there just yesterday. I would travel all my life if loneliness was not the price. But heading north across that line's the only time I'm flying. |
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