desire to perspire and that's how progress goes But the sound of their singing thrilled me as distantly but clearly it rang Though I never saw their faces and never knew their names
All the good times are past and gone all the good times are past and gone All the good times are past and gone what's left for a poor boy to do I can
I had a bird he flew away and I guess he's gone to stay But I see him winging on his way my flyaway bird named Yesterday He's over the place of my birth
Farmer Jones ran short on seeds so he borrowed from his neigbor Sam The fall brought Jones a flourishin' crop while his neighbor's all burned brown Sam
you and defend you whether you are right or wrong Someone to open each and every door but it ain't me babe no no no It ain't me babe it ain't me you're
me like she did one time... [ harmonica ] The stronger I hold her the farther apart my darling is growin' from me The danger of my darling breaking my heart is fast movin' in on me
of the people rules're rules and any fool can see We don't need no tramps like Billy Dalton scaring decent folks like you and me no siree Charlie Watson
to-be's and memories it makes a man feel old My friends have wed and some are dead and some are far away From the part of town we ran around and the fun of yesterday
was a woman's cry The first word I learned to utter was goodbye Forgive me if I'm wrong in what I do to you While passin' through passin' through Happiness for me
Her house on the corner of Cedar and Elm still stands in our town But it's been empty since she moved away the day that the saw mill closed down We'd
They passed an ordinance in the town they said we'd have to tear it down That little old shack out back so dear to me Though the health department said
I remember the time she used to be mine But just a little bit later on down the line she said bye bye try not to cry See you just a little bit later
When the sun shines babe it'll wake you in the morning When the moon fades away then you gonna find me gone I'll kiss her lips so fine put that ring
Talk me some sense talk me some sense Put a song of love and laughter on your face Talk me some sense talk me some sense Cause the way you're talkin'
Boring through the mountains by-passing the towns Interstate 90 is a sight to behold But that monument to progress and engineering skill Has covered
I dried every tear that you cried And gave you love to trust beyond a doubt And whenever I was down you made me laugh brought me around Yeah for a while
stop the wild wind from blowing You can't stop the wild wind from blowing Let us live just for tonight don't think of tomorrow Any thoughts of loving me
Lake City Gotta find work forget the hurt and how she put me down For some man who didn't care but with his fast talk and curly hair He took her away from me