Country Was
  • 1

    Pretty Girl from Matthews

    Pretty Girl from Matthews

    Hold on a minute it ain�t time to leave
    Tell me how you�re feeling one more time
    Four long years and I just can�t believe
    That I�m still yours and you�re still mine

    While I was gone, yes, I fell in love
    Asked around and heard that you did too
    Two drunken years and push came to shove
    I met love, love left me blue

    You�re rising like a sun
    That pulled the curtain on the night
    Coming through the window
    To brighten up my life

    And I�m all right, yeah, I think I�m fine
    My savior lives in telephones
    And I just dream of you and step outside
    Dial up and hope that you�re home

    You�re rising like a sun
    That waits up all night
    Coming through the window
    To brighten up my life

    Hold on a minute, yeah, I do love you
    Sometimes I guess that ain�t enough
    When you come round you put me through
    And I thank you, oh, so much

    Another year, maybe, three or four
    Maybe five or six or even more
    You�ll find another man to take my place
    And I�ll see you on the good Lord�s shores

    You�re rising like a sun
    That pulled the curtain on the night
    Coming through the window
    To brighten up my life
  • 2

    Jenny and The Summer Day

    Jenny and The Summer Day

    I have a car, I have a dime
    Baby, Baby
    I know that won�t buy anything
    But I would steal you anything
    Baby, Baby
    The sun is hot, the wind is cool
    And we are finally out of school
    Baby, Baby
    Well I�m in love what can I say
    With Jenny and the summer day
    Baby, Baby, Baby

    What a darling summer time
    Come on in the water�s fine
    Baby, Baby
    I know that your afraid to swim
    So I�ll stay in the shallow end
    Baby, Baby
    The sun is hot, the wind is cool
    And we are finally out of school
    Baby, Baby
    Well I�m in love what can I say
    The sunlight burned my fear away
    Baby, Baby

    Ninety and risin�
    Soon we�ll have to hide out in the shade
    Somewhere it�s rainin�
    And baby I can almost hear you say
    That you love me
    And the summer day
    That you love me

    What a darling summer time
    I have a home in Carolina
    Baby, Baby
    Not far from the city lights
    But we can see the stars at night
    Baby, Baby
    The day was hot, tonight is cool
    And we are finally out of school
    Baby, Baby
    Well I�m in love what can I say
    With Jenny and the summer day

    Ninety and risin�
    Soon we�ll have to hide out in the shade
    Somewhere it�s rainin�
    And baby I can almost hear you say
    That you love me
    And the summer day
    That you love me
  • 3

    A Lot of Movin'

    A Lot of Movin'

    A lot of movin�, A lot of rollin�
    A lot of drivin�, A lot of strollin�
    A lot of leavin� here
    A lot of arrivin� there
    Trying to go just about everywhere
    A lot of thinking about where I�m going next

    If I�s a police
    I couldn�t catch me
    Because I�m always up and ready
    A lot of chasin� here
    Escapin� there
    Blue lights flashin� �round everywhere
    A lot of woo-ooo where am I going next

    A lot of movin�, A lot of rollin�
    A lot of drivin�, A lot of strollin�
    A lot of leavin� here
    A lot of arrivin� there
    Trying to go just about everywhere
    A lot of thinking about where I�m going next

    Country to my left side
    Country to my right side
    City to my left side
    City on my right side
    Banjos and back seats
    Side roads and side streets
    Well if you wanna stay for dinner
    I�ll throw my suitcase in the river
    A lot of drinkin� here
    And drinkin� there
    I�ll play and sing just about any damn where
    A lot of thinkin� about where I�m going next

    A lot of movin�, A lot of rollin�
    A lot of drivin�, A lot of strollin�
    A lot of leavin� here
    A lot of arrivin� there
    Trying to go just about everywhere
    A lot of thinking about where I�m going next
  • 4

    November Blue

    November Blue

    If I weren�t leavin�, would I catch you dreamin�
    And if I weren�t gonna be gone now, could I take you home
    And if I told you I loved you, would it change what you see
    And if I were leavin�, would you stay with me
    And if I had money, would it all look good
    And if I had a job now, like a good man should
    And if I came to you tomorrow, and said let�s run away
    Would you roll like the wind does, baby would you stay

    My heart is dancin�, to a November tune
    And I hope that you hear it, singing songs about you
    I sing songs of sorrow, because you�re not around
    See, babe I�m gone tomorrow, Baby follow me down

    I don�t know why I have to, but this man must move on
    I love my time here, didn�t know �til I was gone
    November shadows, shade November change
    November spells sweet memory, the season blue remains
    November spells sweet memory, the season blue remains

    Your yellow hair is like the sunlight, however sweet it shines
    Bit by the cold of December, I�m warm beside your smile

    Oh lady, tell me I�m not leaving, you�re everything I dreamed
    I�m killing myself thinking, I�ve fallen like the leaves
    I�m killing myself thinking, I�ve fallen like the leaves
  • 5

    My Losing Bet

    My Losing Bet

    I waited for you
    A hard thing to do
    Knowin� we�re through
    And though I don�t have to choose
    To welcome you back or push you away
    But wait we�re not there yet
    And though I�m losing the bet
    There�s still the sunset

    I felt so surprised
    When she arrived
    Wearing a smile
    Smiles soon turn to tears
    Out on her back pier
    After all the love how did I end here

    Oh Lord, Oh Lord�
  • 6

    Beside the Yellow Line

    Beside the Yellow Line

    In time, won�t be long
    Until we meet again
    Except we�ll just be friends
    My God, yeah I know
    That�s just the way it goes
    Out here on the road
    Beside the yellow line

    �Bout five years ago,
    I came about this way
    But I doubt they�ll know my face
    The land hasn�t changed
    The stars still pierce the black
    And I�m glad that I came back
    Beside the yellow line

    The mind of a girl,
    It�s hard to understand
    But I guess �cause I�m a man
    Her heart fears are unknown
    Until I am gone
    Gotta leave her all alone
    Beside the yellow line

    And the call of the road,
    Unlike the railroad tracks
    Unlike the airplane�s path
    Her voice floats through the land
    And it takes me by the hand
    So once again I stand
    Beside the yellow line
  • 7

    Old Wyom

    Old Wyom

    Well I dreamed of how our life could be, oh yeah
    Lovin� and a kissin� �neath an old oak tree, uh huh
    Well I�d be singing you a song that was twenty lines long
    And be catchin� sweet kisses you can blow way out to Wyom

    I�d work my day to come home to you, oh yeah
    You could do whatever you wanted to, uh huh
    With you big brown eyes and your curly brown hair
    I�m doin� the best I can do just to try to not stare
    My God your loveliness

    Got a feeling you maybe won�t like the news, oh no
    Ya ain�t going like it when you have to choose, oh no
    If you and me were born to never be apart
    I can feel it in my mind, I can feel it in my soul, in my heart

    Oh baby please come around
    Oh baby please come around
    Oh baby please come around

    Was that your man, he�s you fiancee, oh yeah
    Another one ties the knot each and everyday, uh huh
    I�ve got to get up the nerve to pick up the phone
    It�s you sweet mama, I�m a-goin� carry you back home
    Way out to Old Wyom

    I probably shoulda thought about lettin� you know, uh huh
    If I love you like I do I should�ve told you so, uh huh
    Well I think about you each and every day
    It�s just my knees gettin� weak when I try to say

    Oh baby please be mine
    Oh baby please be mine
    Oh baby please be mine

    Got a feelin� I�m barkin� up an empty tree
    How could something so beautiful think about me?
    I put my tail between my legs and turn my back
    Try on my trusty ramblin� sack

    I�m off to Old Wyom
    I�m off to Old Wyom
    I�m off to Old Wyom
  • 8

    Closing Night

    Closing Night

    The show was over it�s all in the name
    It never was before but this ain�t the same
    So try to imagine a time and a place
    Where the enemy won and the hero was slain

    And poetic justice burns in the minds
    Of five diying soldiers on the front lines
    With nobody�s singing in nobody�s ears
    No one�s disappointed, nobody hears

    I know a lady, promise her name
    The price of her visit suffering and pain
    And we gladly waited and we gladly paid
    We watched the sun rise, she never came

    An electric current moves us around
    We sank to our knees to worship the sound
    But nobody told us that we�d rise again
    Imagine a hero unable to win
    Imagine a hero unable to win