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Pearl By Pat James ©2001 Circle Cross Music LLC/BMI |
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Good Night In Cave Creek By Pat James ©2001 Circle Cross Music LLC/BMI |
He's as happy as any man could be He's lived his life with no doubt he'd always be free And loneliness has been a small, small price to pay For that freedom that just a cowboy's life can bring. You see he's special. Men with his skills are hardly found. Nothing fake about him. No he's a cowboy all around. And looking back he sees the ranch and rodeos And he cracks a teary smile for reasons God and he alone would know. As good as it's been, it surely could have been better If he'd not ridden through these memories alone But his lifestyle just ain't suited to any ol' girl In his sea of rocks and mountains, he's looking for a pearl. After half a century, he's still not slowing down When he's not working, he rodeos from town to town And there's a lady on the circuit he always knew he'd like to know But until now, their situations would not allow. They never knew, but their union had been planned It seemed a cruel , long wait to take each other's hand But don't question any wisdom from up above They've had fifty years to live, and now eternity to love. And as good as it is, every day it's getting better Never again will he ride through life alone He's now wise enough to see this ain't any ol' girl In his sea of rocks and mountains, he's found a perfect "Pearl" He thanks the Lord for sending Theresa Pearl |
It's lookin' like a good night in Cave Creek The people are sure rollin' in There's lots of pretty ladies to dance with That's makin' for a lot of happy men. And I love to see a crowd that likes our music loud It helps me to get in to the show But, it's so hard to unwind- there's something on my mind I tell you I'm sure itchin' to go 'Cause I've got a date tonight just out of Cave Creek I promised her that I would hurry home It's been so long since we have been together And I picture her just standin' there alone No I haven't given her all the attention That we both know she's needed as of late And she's put on a few pounds and I know that brings her down But, tonight I'm gonna help her shed some weight 'Cause there's a full moon shinin' bright out over Cave Creek The weather's fine, yes, everything's just right So, I'll hurry home and saddle up my pony I just can't miss my favorite time to ride |
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Fillin' In By Pat James ©2001 Circle Cross Music LLC/BMI |
City
Lights By Pat James ©2001 Circle Cross Music LLC/BMI |
Well, I knew it was wrong, but you convinced me it was right You were over his memories. He didn't haunt you at night So, I fell like a fool. I thought my dreams would come true I'd found a reason for living. I fell in love with you 'Cause look at you now. You forgot me somehow When he called you, and told you he would soon be in town I thought your feelings were real, but now I can't help but feel That I was just fillin' in 'til he'd come back again I hoped to find you alone, but he answered the phone I guess I just showed my heart why the healing won't start You say "I love you. Don't worry." But, you don't feel bad. You're not sorry. It seems this lonesome I'll stay through the rest of my days 'Cause, look at you now. You forgot me somehow When he called you, and told you he would soon be in town I thought your feelings were real, but now I can't help but feel That I was just fillin' in 'til he'd come back again Yes, I was just fillin' in 'til he'd have you again |
City Lights, oh so bright Reaching for the heavens in the night Quite a sight, those city lights Making the moon seem full here every night But, I wonder how the stars feel Trying their best to glow Just like the real cowboy That's still here, but no one knows And I'm thinking while I'm driving And I check my rear view mirror The city sure looks prettier from here. Well, I make my home, among the sticks and stones To me it's the prettiest place I've ever known Where the ironwood grows, and the saguaro When it rains the creosote on the wind still blows But when the sun sinks low, in the West I know I'm gonna see the sky as God wished it to glow. And I know just how the stars feel As they so proudly glow Looking out in wonder At my Arizona home And I think each time I'm driving And I check my rear view mirror The city sure looks prettier from here. And though I know that objects may be closer than they appear The city still looks prettier from here |
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| Let
Me Live Long Enough By Pat James ©2001 Circle Cross Music LLC/BMI |
Doggone
Cowboy By Joseph T. Babcock © Mariposa Music Inc./BMI |
Let me live long enough to take back the time I've wasted Let me do the things that I was meant to do Let me fill myself on the things in life up to now I've only tasted For once to my heart let me be true Too many years I have spent behind this hammer Killing myself to send the boss' kids to school How'd I ever let myself get so used to this wage I'm earning If things don't change, then I'm the guilty fool Let me live long enough to take back the time I've wasted Let me do the things that I was meant to do Let me fill myself on the things in life up to now I've only tasted For once to my heart let me be true Too many songs I have sung for too few people I realize not everyone can be a star All I ever wanted was to make a living playing my kind of music To have it heard somewhere outside this damned ol' bar Let me live long enough to take back the time I've wasted Let me do the things that I was meant to do Let me fill myself on the things in life up to now I've only tasted For once to my heart let me be true Oh Lord for once to my heart let me be true. |
I'm akin to the rovin wind that brings the norther' in Along that dusty trail I'll take my stand The steers are big and bold and the nights are often cold But I'll get by as long as I can... Throw that rope and brand that calf Dream of a girl in a photograph I got no home I got no wife But I'll be a doggone cowboy all of my life I'm up at the crack of dawn and I throw the bacon on Seems somehow my work is never through When I get done at night all the stars are big and bright But then it's all of what you're used to when you... Throw that rope and brand that calf Dream of a girl in a photograph I got no home I got no wife But I'll be a doggone cowboy all of my life The hot dry winds may blow and you'll see me in the rain and snow With just an ol' campfire to keep me warm But I'll move the herd along and I'll greet them with a song So I guess that I was born to... Throw that rope and brand that calf Dream of a girl in a photograph I got no home I got no wife But I'll be a doggone cowboy all of my life. |
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Love To See You Dancin' By Pat James ©2001 Circle Cross Music LLC/BMI |
I'd
Give It All By Pat James ©2001 Circle Cross Mucis LLC/BMI |
We're out on the town most every Friday night We found a little honkytonk where the music's just right The band will kick their first song in just a little bit But it won't be soon enough and I hope they never quit 'Cause I love to see you dancin'. Girl, I love to see you smile It reminds me of the first time, though it's been a long, long while You don't know how I cherish that happiness I see I just wish that you were happy with me It's first thing Monday morning and everything's all right We both stay pretty busy so there's not much time to fight We'll work on through another week of mediocrity But it won't be long 'til I'll be blessed with what I'm dying to see 'Cause I love to see you dancin'. Girl I love to see you smile It reminds me of the first time, though it's been a long, long while You don't know how I cherish that happiness I see I just wish that you were happy with me You don't know how I cherish that happiness I see I just wish that you were happy with me |
You were someone that everyone looked up to You were always the one at the front of the pack Someone who deserved the world's respect What I wouldn't give to have you back It seemed, back then, you had all you should have wanted Gifts that only come the best of people's ways But these things came to you, perhaps a bit too easy You made it such a simple thing to throw them all away I try to tell myself these things But the man you've become won't listen If I could reach the man I was, he'd know just what to do Dear Lord please help me find him I can't see through all this pain You know I'd give it all If I could be that man again Why couldn't you just be happy with a wife And boy who loved you ? Did you really think you'd find love like theirs again You can't tell me that you're happy I know just how we've learned to act So if you can hear me come with me. Let's take our family back I try to tell myself these things But the man you've become won't listen If I could reach the man I was I'm sure he'd know just what to do Dear Lord please help me find him I can't see through all this pain You know I'd give it all if I could be that man again |
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Those Real Tears By Rick James ©2001 Circle Cross Music LLC/BMI |
When
I See Her Again By Pat James ©2001 Circle Cross Music LLC/BMI |
You never were the crying type when our love first began I never did you wrong enough to make you hurt within But somewhere down that bumpy road a tear came to your eye Now every time you come my way you always want to cry Are those real tears that keep falling You know that I have been the fool There's a feeling that keeps calling That you're not being true Is there something I should do Are those real tears You know you'd always get your way, if it was up to me All I give is from my heart, but that's not what you see And now you're crying once again Have you done something wrong Or maybe you've just realized your love for me is gone Are those real tears that keep falling You know that I have been the fool There's a feeling that keeps calling That you're not being true Is there something I should do Are those real tears Well there's nothing I can do, but you know that I've been the fool Are those real tears. |
She comes in from time to time To dance across this heart of mine But I don't dare to look her in the eye In the arms of someone new She seems content that we are through And I should leave. But I don't know When I'll see her again So I'll just sit here with my buddies And pretend the whole world's funny And it don't hurt to see her with him. And I'll drink a few more whiskies To make sure tonight that I'll dream 'Cause I know that that's the next time That I'll see her again She always knows just where to find me And never fails to remind me What a lucky man she once made of me. Right now my eyes can't stand the sight But when I close them tonight It'll be my greatest pleasure To see her with me again So I'll just sit here with my buddies And pretend the whole world's funny And it don't hurt to see her with him. And I'll drink a few more whiskies To make sure tonight that I'll dream 'Cause I know that that's the next time That I'll see her again |
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Guess My Eyes Were Bigger Than
My Heart By Liz Anderson © Sony/ATV Songs LLC/BMI |
The
Man You Used To Know By Pat James ©2001 Circle Cross Music LLC/BMI |
I saw her and told myself she was my dream come true Let my eyes deceive me from the start They told me I wanted her more than I wanted you Guess my eyes were bigger than my heart Wasn't I the foolish one Lord above what have I done For her love I tore our world apart Now she's here but it's no good I don't care the way I should Guess my eyes were bigger than my heart I allowed these eyes of mine to lead me into sin Made me think that I could love her true Now she stands out in the cold my heart won't let her in There was only room enough for you Wasn't I the foolish one Lord above what have I done For her love I tore our world apart Now she's here but it's no good I don't care the way I should Guess my eyes were bigger than my heart |
I didn't know I could feel this anymore I'd always been the first one out the door I didn't know I even had a heart or all that much at stake Wasn't sure until the day I felt it break I didn't think I'd ever have to miss you Didn't know how lucky I was just to kiss you I ignored your silent pleas But now it's me upon me knees To beg the one I didn't love To stop what you are thinking of And come back to the man you used to know Wish I'd known how lonely I would be But to think about your heart just wasn't me I played all those selfish games Please darling don't you do the same Don't be the person that I've been I'm saying now sweetheart you win Just come back to the man you used to know I didn't know I could feel this anymore I'd always been the first one out the door I didn't know I even had a heart or all that much at stake Wasn't sure until the day I felt it break |
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| Forgive
Me If I Forget By Pat James ©2001 Circle Cross Music LLC/BMI |
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Honkytonkin' Song By Pat James ©2001 Circle Cross Music LLC/BMI |
I caught your eye from the far side of the bar room Your loveliness is hard to overlook But I must - I must remember that I'm married Lord forgive me if I forget With each drink I feel us drawing nearer And I'm thinking things I know that I'd regret But I'm a faithful man - not a sinner Lord forgive me if I forget Forget about someone who's sleeping all alone Forget I've got a reason to go home I'm sure something could happen but I won't let it Lord forgive me if I forget Well, it's happened. I'm holding her and we're dancing She placed a piece of paper in my hand She whispered "you've got my number" I said "I'd call it" Lady forgive me if I forget Because I've got someone who's sleeping all alone I've got a damn good reason to go home I told you that I'd call I thought I mean it Lady forgive me if I forget |
So you say the boys are gonna hit the bar tonight Yeah I was just thinking it's been years since we did it up right So I met them there at nine 'cept for ol' Dave, he's never on time Still, we got his drink 'cause he wouldn't be far behind Well, I tell you it was just like old times Tellin' old stories, and old jokes and lies I was thinking we were all having a pretty good time Then Al said "someone's got to talk to that band Every one of their songs makes you want to hold hands" So we followed him as he walked up to that stage and he said "Won't you play us one of them honkytonkin' songs The kind that we've been missin' for so long I don't know if I can stand to hear Another "lovey" one, man, you're ruinin' my beer Please, play us one of them honkytonkin' songs" They told him they'd play one real soon So we sat and stayed for a couple more tunes But it was clear that what we were hearing wasn't quite right It might have been good I couldn't quite tell With that lead guitar raisin' strange sound from hell We turned to leave when we heard someone yell "Can't you play us one of them honkytonkin' songs The kind that we've been waitin' for all night long I don't know if I can stand to hear Anymore rock and roll, boys, it's hurtin' our ears Please, play us one of them honkytonkin' songs Hey ! Turn up that steel guitar Try to make us feel like we're in the right bar And play us one of them honkytonkin' songs" Something like this... |
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