Well if you call this a life
Why must I spend it with you?
If the show must go on
Let it go on without you
So sick and tired hanging around with jerks like you

Who'll tell me those lies
And let me think they're true?
What am I to do
You want it, I got it too

Though the lies might be true
That's just cause the joke's about you
I'm so sick and tired hanging around with dogs like you
You're the first to get blamed, always the last bitch to get paid

Oh, tell me those lies
Let me think they're true
I heard one or two
They weren't about me, they weren't about her
They were all about you

I may miss you
But missing me just isn't you
I'm so sick and tired hanging around with dogs like you

Tell me those lies
Let me think they're true
I heard one or two, and they weren't about me, they weren't about her
They're all about you
I'm so sick and tired
What should I do
You want it, you get it
So how come I'm still in love with you?

Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die

I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota
And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl
Then I heard my dream was back downstream Cavortin' in Davenport
And I followed you, Big River, when you called

Then you took me to St. Louis later on down the river
A freighter said she's been here but she's gone, boy, she's gone
I found her trail in Memphis but she just walked up the block
Raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone

Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on
Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans
Go on, I've had enough, dump my blues down in the gulf
She loves you, Big River, more than me

Do you love an apple?
Do you love a pear?
Do you love a laddie
with curly brown hair?

Why yes, I love him
I'll never deny him
I'll always love him
'til the day that I die

Before I got married
I wore a black shawl
but after I married
I wore bugger all

But still I love him
I'll never deny him
I'll always love him
'til the day that I die

He stands on the corner
Fag in his mouth
His hands in his pockets
He whistles me out

But still I love him
I'll never deny him
I'll always love him
'til the day that I die

Do you love an apple?
Do you love a pear?
Do you love a laddie
with curly brown hair?

Why yes, I love him
I'll never deny him
I'll always love him
'til the day that I die

People steal, they cheat and lie
For wealth and what it will buy
Don't they know on the Judgment Day
That their gold and silver will melt away?

I'd rather be in a deep, dark grave
And know that my poor soul was saved
Than to live in this world in a house of gold
And deny my God and doom my soul

What good is gold and silver too
When your heart's not good and true?
Sinner, hear me when I say
Fall down on your knees and pray

I've got a feelin'
That you're gonna leave me.
I've got a feelin'
You're gonna put me down.

I've got a feelin'
You tried to deceive me.
I've got a feelin'
That you've been running around.

No matter what I say my words drift away from you
No matter how I try still I never satisfy
Tell me why. Tell me why.

I've got a feelin'
You wanna say good bye.
I've got a feelin' but I'm too proud to cry.

No matter what I say my words drift away from you
No matter how I try still I never satisfy
Tell me why. Tell me why.

I've got a feelin'
You wanna say good bye.
I've got a feelin' but I'm too proud to cry.

to cry..to cry..to cry..to cry..to cry..to cry

Oh, my heart skips a beat
When we walk down the street
I feel a trembling in my knees
And just to know you're mine
Until the end of time
Makes my heart skip a beat

Well I did a double take the day I met you
My heart turned a flip as I stood next to you
And I knew right there I never could forget you
For you are my every dream come true

And my heart skips a beat
When we walk down the street
I feel a trembling in my knees
And just to know you're mine
Until the end of time
Makes my heart skip a beat

You came into my life without a warning
And you turned my cloudy skies from grey to blue
You're my sunshine that comes up every morning
Yes, you are my every dream come true

And my heart skips a beat
When we walk down the street
I feel a trembling in my knees
And just to know you're mine
Until the end of time
Makes my heart skip a beat

I know I stand in line, until you think you have the time
To spend an evening with me
And if we go someplace to dance, I know that there's a chance
You won't be leaving with me

And afterwards we drop into a quiet little place
And have a drink or two
And then I go and spoil it all, by saying something stupid
Like: "I love you"

I can see it in your eyes, that you despise the same old lies
You heard the night before
And though it's just a line to you, for me it's true
And never seemed so right before

I practice every day to find some clever lines to say
To make the meaning come true
But then I think I'll wait until the evening gets late
And I'm alone with you

The time is right your perfume fills my head, the stars get red
And oh the night's so blue
And then I go and spoil it all, by saying something stupid
Like: "I love you"
("I love you, I love you,...")

Come, Come Tenessee Me
Tenessee Me waiting here
I'm lonely tonight but feeling alright
Why don't you come over here?
Why don't you come over here?

Oh, Oh Tenessee Me
Tenessee Me see me loving you
See me by the fire side light
Come and see me through the night
Tenessee me through the night

If you chose the world to
Just leave your heart in Tenessee

Plain, Plain Tenessee Me
Living just a mile away
I'm nothing special but I can hold you
If you want to, you can stay
Tenessee Me won't you stay?

Please, Please Tenessee Me
See me lookin' in your eyes
Tenessee Me wants to love
Wants to love you all my life
Let me love you all my life

I dont know, I dont know
where I'll go or what I'll do
It makes no difference what I do without you

Oh I love you, My darlin
but I'll try and let you leave
goodbye it's the last you'll hear of me

well I found a blue bird high on a mountain side
and the little bird would sing its little song
so I'll sigh, I'll cry, I'd even wanna die
for the one I love is gone

well I found a blue bird high on a mountain side
and the little bird would sing its little song
so I'll sigh, I'll cry, I'd even wanna die
for the one I love has gone

Black Clouds Are Behind Me
I Now Can See Ahead
Often I Wonder Why I Try
Hoping For An End
Sorrow Weighs My Shoulders Down
And Trouble Haunts My Mind
But I Know The Present Will Not Last
And Tomorrow Will Be Kinder

Tomorrow Will Be Kinder
It's True I've Seen It Before
A Brighter Day Is Comin' My Way
Yes Tomorrow Will Be Kinder

Today I've Cried A Many Tear
And Pain Is In My Heart
Around Me Lies A Sumber Scene
I Don't Know Where To Start
But I Feel Warmth On My Skin
The Stars Have All Aligned
The Wind Has Blown But Now I Know
That Tomorrow Will Be Kinder

Tomorrow Will Be Kinder
I Know I've Seen It Before
A Brighter Day Is Coming My Way
Yes Tomorrow Will Be Kinder

A Brighter Day Is Coming My Way
Yes Tomorrow Will Be Kinder

Waste the day
Waste the night
I want you to be alright
When I'm gone I hope your bed's still warm
and that you find another charming girl to hold

You tight
Waste the day
Waste the night
Just like you wasted mine, pretty baby

Wouldn't take a special girl
To hold you as you dream
Just a pair of loving arms is all you need
But she wouldn't last too long
In the morning she'd be gone
Did you notice i'm still here
After all these wasted years?

Waste the day
Waste the night
I want you to be alright
When i'm gone I hope your bed's still warm
And that you find another charming girl to hold

You tight
Waste the day
Waste the night
Just like you wasted mine, pretty baby

Waste the day
Waste the night
I want you to be alright
When i'm gone I hope your bed's still warm
And that you find another charming girl to hold

You tight
Waste the day
Waste the night
Just like you wasted mine, pretty baby
Just like you wasted mine, pretty baby

Tell me why baby, why baby, why baby, why
you make me cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, cry
Lord I cant help but love you til the day that I die
so tell me why baby, why baby, why baby, why

Well I got a crow I wanna pick with you
Cause I lost time when the feathers flew
you're runnin wild kickin up your heals
leavin me at home with a hand full of bills

Lord I cant live without you, you know it's true
but there's no livin with you so what'll I do?
I'm going honky tonkin, get as loud as I can
maybe while I'm there I'm gonna find a new man

Tell me why baby, why baby, why baby, why
you make me cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, cry
Lord I cant help but love you til the day that I die
so tell me why baby, why baby, why baby, why

(Music Interlude)

Well I dont know But I've heard say
That Every little dog were gonna have his day
You better pay attention, dont you dare forget
cause I'm just a little biddy puppy yet

Well I caught you honky tonkin with my best friend
the thing to do was leave you but I shoulda left then
now i'm too old to leave you but I still get sore
when you come to feelin for the knob on the door

Tell me why baby, why baby, why baby, why
you make me cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, cry
Lord I cant help but love you til the day that I die
so tell me why baby, why baby, why baby, why

Tell me why baby, why baby, why baby, why

Well, why don't you love me like you used to do?
How come you treat me like a worn out shoe?
My hair's still curly and my eyes are still blue
So why don't you love me like you used to do?

Ain't had no lovin' like a huggin' and a kissin'
In a long, long while
We don't get nearer or further or closer
Than a country mile

Why don't you spark me like you used to do
And say sweet nothin's like you used to coo?
I'm the same old trouble that you've always been through
So why don't you love me like you used to do?

Why don't you be just like you used to be?
How come you find so many faults with me?
Somebody's changed so let me give you a clue
Why don't you love me like you used to do?

Ain't had no lovin' like a huggin' and a kissin'
In a long, long while
We don't get nearer or further or closer
Than a country mile

Why don't you say the things you used to say?
What makes you treat me like a piece of clay?
My hair's still curly and my eyes are still blue
So why don't you love me like you used to do?

Your cheatin' heart
Will make you weep
You'll cry & cry
You'll try to sleep
But sleep won't come
The whole night through
Your cheatin' heart
Will tell on you

When tears come down
Like pourin' rain
You'll toss around
And call my name
You'll walk the floor
The way I do
Your cheatin' heart
Will tell on you

When tears come down
Like fallin' rain
You'll toss around
And call my name
You'll walk the floor
Just the way I do
Your cheatin' heart
Will tell on you

Your cheatin' heart