I was sittin' down in Hong Kong in a bar Picking and a singing my way west with my guitar I talked to some old sailor just to pass away the time And he
Put another log on the fire Cook me up some bacon & some beans And go out to the car & change the tire Wash my socks and sew my old blue jeans Come
It wasn't much but I sold it all and I moved to San Antone Knowing in my heart that Texas had to be my home I fell in love with Texas, I was happy I was
Out on the edge of town I bought a two room brick Moved in as soon as I got the plumbin' all fixed Making them payments worked my fingers to the bone
Your birthday is special to me I'm glad it's your birthday today It's been a good year now, your birthday is here And here's what I wanted to say I know
You know what I've been doin' honey since you said goodbye I've been gettin' close to walkin' my one millionth mile I walked the floor so much just thinkin
Me and Jimmie Rodgers used to ride them Rollin' boxcars in the summer time Jimmie, he'd play his guitar, I'd lay back And watch the stars and sip my wine
Yeah, I remember it now, we were kids back then Livin' down on the farm We were told that the city Could only bring us harm "How far is the city?", somebody
I saw an eagle catch a fish crossed my fingers made a wish He flew away to clear blue skies the way an eagle flies I saw the sun rise o'er the sea through
The mysterious fox of Fox Hollow He doesn't have many friends He hides in the forest behind a big rock He sniffs with his nose in the wind And you'll
You gotta be thankful for the Bible, Jesus and your mom and dad For your bike and for your clothes and for your butter and for your bread For your shoes
You know you can't live in the water, you'd just be wet all the time Your hands would get wrinkled, your face would turn blue And you'd wind up on somebody
It's not my sun, man, and if it's not shinin' When I wake up tomorrow morning, hmm, that'll be all right with me They're not my birds, man, and if they
I rolled into Connersville in 1961 with what was left of my last army pay I had a letter with me from a buddy living there He said you stop and see me
There is a miracle in you, in what you are and what you do If anything at all in life is true, there is a miracle in you You can be anything, a president
That song is driving me crazy, I gotta hear it again First time I heard it I was with some friends It's a simple little song you can sing along with an
In summertime the place was hot in wintertime, I'd sit around and freeze I never did like that apartment seems to me it always smell like food People down the hall
I have been to New York City, I have traveled there in style It's a big convenient city but there ain't no country miles I have put my hand inside the