Wake up and open your eyes breakfast's on and the sun is high Off to work I'll kiss you goodbye I'll phone you at noon and I'll miss you till five It'
I'll be there before the next teardrop falls If he brings you happiness then I wish you both the best It's your happiness that matters most of all But
I know she's gonna get me back when I get home again Cause she pretends to get upset when I call her little girl And as we lie there trying to outlove
Back about eighteen hundred and some A Louisiana couple had a red headed son No name soothed him Jim, Jack or Joe So they just called him Billy Bayou
I didn't think too much about books and schoolin' Cause there are more important things to do I'd just sit out in the yard and pick my ol' banjo Tryin
All the time yes darling all the time Through the years through smiles or tears I'll love you Every day I'll prove it every way Through the years through
Burgers and fries and cherry pies it was simple and good back then Walkin' in the sand hand in hand never thinkin' that it could end Makin' our love with
You think only of yourself I think only of you too What chance for me is left since both of us love you We only think we agree on it's not to make you
The bills are all due and my baby need shoes but I'm busted Cotton is down to a quarter a pound but I'm busted I got a cow that's gone dry and a hen that
I'm looking for a brand new bed of roses A love just like mine that stands the test of time I'm looking for a brand new bed of roses a love with everlasting
Completely helpless I'm standing alone facing the whole world now that you're gone Completely helpless oh what can I do completely helpless oh without
Well I hear that your new romance has faded just the way ours did sometime ago Why I've lost count of all the times I've waited For you to tell me that
When I was a little bitty baby my mommy would rock me in the cradle In them old cottonfields back home When I was a little bitty baby my mommy would rock
Comfort of her wings. There's a place they call The Bottom, and friends!: I've been there once or twice. It's dark down there and lonely, and something
The world will tumble from its axes the sun will be covered by the sea The moon will burn and turn to ashes the day you stop loving me You gave me love
Oh, the crystal chandeliers light up the paintings on your walls The marble statuettes are standing stately in the hall But will the timely crowd that
One day you came along And spoke so tenderly You kissed me oh so sweet And gave your love to me One moment in my life I glowed to every thrill Time was
I'm having daydreams about night things in the middle of the afternoon And while my hands make a living my mind's home loving you I'm having daydreams