[Verse 1] Upon the blue ridge mountain is where I'll take my stand Upon the blue ridge mountain, boys, is where I'll take my stand Muffle on my shoulder, six-shooter in my hand I've been all around this world [Verse 2] Now Lou Lou, oh Lou Lou, come open up your door Lou Lou, oh Lou Lou, come open up your door Open up your door, for I'll pull my...Learn More

[Verse 1] I'm so tired of tryin' Nothing ever goes my way These tears I'm cryin' Fall down my face Is it too late to start things over? Or are we done? May have given up on myself But not on us [Chorus] I held her for the longest time Took for granted that she was mine Now she'll take our dreams and throw 'em to the ground What goes up, well it...Learn More

[Verse 1] One man holds a rifle, the other man holds the reins Wagon wheel leads a dusty trail, where many men's been slain I follow close behind them, draw a pistol from my side I drew a lead upon them, and let my bullet fire I pulled upon the reins as their wagon hit the berth And I hopped down to my stallion's side I fired on them again, now...Learn More

[Verse 1] Now, Sam McGee was from Tennessee Where the cotton blooms and blows Well, he left his home, and moved south to roam 'Round the pole God only knows He was always cold, but the land of gold Seemed to hold him like a spill And often sang in his homely way He'd rather live deep down in Hell [Verse 2] A pal's last need is a thing to heed So I...Learn More

[Verse 1] Cup of coffee in the first sunlight And a last chance takes a code I'm thumbing through [?] Tryin' to decide which way to go We's into miles in memory They seem to linger on She left me on this lost highway Wondering why she'd ever gone [Chorus] That's how a cowgirl breaks a young man's heart That's how my whole world slowly fell...Learn More

[Verse 1] Left New York, this morning early Traveled south, I could hide Sailin' through the wild blue yonder It said 'Airmail Special' on the flier [Verse 2] Listen to the motors hummin' She's streakin' through the sky Like a bird that's flyin' homeward It said 'Airmail Special' on the flier [Verse 3] All the planes above the mountains Over...Learn More

[Verse 1] Dollars go in gardens, and the billy goats won't eat You can’t give away a BAND-AID, 'cause don't nobody need ’em A pastel-painted paradise as far as eyes can see If it wasn't for the real world, how good would this world be? [Chorus] If it wasn't for the real world always bein' in the way We'd have all the time we need for memories we...Learn More

[Verse 1] When I wake up in the morning To feel the daybreak on my face There's a blood that's flowing through the feeling With a knife to open up the sky's veins [Chorus] Some things never change They stand there looking backwards, half unconscious from the pain It may seem rearranged In the backwater swirling, there is something that will never...Learn More

[Verse 1] Sitting here alone, here with you on my mind Tryin' to comfort a heart that has died Flowers have faded, and the leaves have turned brown Well, autumn is here and darlin', you're not around [Chorus] Somewhere between midnight and dawn You found a new love, and now you are gone My heart was trampled like grass on a lawn Somewhere between...Learn More

[Verse 1] Dallas packed her suitcase And drove off in a new car I bought her She made leaving me look easy I wish she'd made it look harder I took her out of Texas When she was just a girl The Tennessee in me Couldn't take Texas outta her [Chorus] How I wish Dallas lived in Tennessee If I could move Texas east, well she'd be here with me Then...Learn More

[Verse 1] A pair of faded Levi's thrown across the floor A pair of cowboy boots that he's never seen before He tries not to wake her, he doesn't even know her name He lights up a cigarette as he gathers all his things Walks out the door, hops in his Ford And he drives home, like so many times before But this time, he'll find a note on the...Learn More