The Wayward Wind In the lonely shack by the railroad track I spent my younger days And I guess the sound of the outward bound Made me a slave to my wanderin' ways. And the wayward wind is a restless wind A restless wind that yearns to wander And I was born the next of kin The next of kin to the wayward wind. Oh, I met him down in the border town He vowed we'd never part Though he tried his best to settle down Now I'm all alone with a broken heart. And the wayward wind is a restless wind A restless wind that yearns to wander And I was born the next of kin The next of kin to the wayward wind. And the wayward wind is a restless wind A restless wind that yearns to wander And I was born the next of kin The next of kin to the wayward wind. The next of kin to the wayward wind.
Get Back To The Country When I was a younger man Got lucky with a rock 'n' roll band Struck gold in Hollywood All that time I knew I would Get back to the country Back where it all began Get back to the country Back in the barn again. Now when we hit the road Big buses and trucks unload After the curtain falls Load up and then we all Get back to the country Back where it all began Get back to the country Back on the road again. When I was a younger man Got lucky with a rock 'n' roll band Struck gold in Hollywood All that time I knew I would Get back to the country Back where it all began Get back to the country Back in the barn again.
Are There Any More Real Cowboys Are there any more real cowboys Left out in these hills? Will the fire hit the iron One more time? And will one more dusty pick-up Coming rolling down the road With a load of feed before the sun gets high? Well, I hope that working cowboy never dies. Not the one that's snortin' cocaine When the honky-tonk's all closed But the one that prays for more rain Heaven knows That the good feed brings the money And the money buys the clothes Not the diamond sequins shining on TV But the kind the working cowboy really needs. Are there any more country families Still working hand in hand Trying hard to stay together And make a stand? While the rows and rows of houses Come creepin' up on the land Where the cattle graze and an old grey barn still stands Are there any more real cowboys in this land? Are there any more real cowboys in this land?
Once An Angel Once an angel Always an angel You're as close to heaven As I'll ever be It's been six years now Since my ring slipped on your finger And those years have made A better man out of me. Once an angel Always an angel You're as close to heaven As I'll ever be. There've been times when I've treated you so badly I've done things I know You'll never understand. But you take me back Turn your eyes towards the window Where you hide the tears You don't want me to see. Once an angel Always an angel You're as close to heaven As I'll ever be. Once an angel Always an angel You're as close to heaven As I'll ever be. You're as close to heaven As I'll ever be.
Misfits Up in that new space station Living Kennedy's dream There was an automatic camera Shooting elephantine. Well the crew was relaxing Before the video screen Watching old re-runs Of Mohammed Ali. The voice of Houston callin' Brought them back to the scene Except the sky is fallin' Do you know what that means? Out on that Texas sidewalk Through the hotel mezzanine There walked a see-thru' hooker To a suite with two TVs. But by the elevator She began to sneeze With an attack so uncontrolled It brought her to her knees. And then the hotel doctor With nurse and stethoscope Announced the worst is over But for her there is no hope. Way down in South Dakota On the Needles Highway There's a lone red rider On the road today. And though his war is over He's fightin' on anyway Although he's seldom sober He's drinking whisky all day. Down in that old box canyon Where only misfits can go He rides with no companion But saloon and rodeo. Up in that new space station Living Kennedy's dream There's an automatic camera Shooting elephantine. Well the crew is relaxing Before the video screen Watching old re-runs Of Mohammed Ali. The voice of Houston callin' Brought them back to the scene Except the sky is fallin' Do you know what that means?
California Sunset I remember long ago How I wondered where I'd go While the blizzards, cold wind and snow Pounded outside my window. California sunset Going down in the West All the colors in the sky Kiss another day goodbye. Land of beauty, space and light Land of promise, land of might You're my home now and it's true California, here's to you. California sunset Going down in the West All the colors in the sky Kiss another day goodbye. California sunset Going down in the West All the colors in the sky Kiss another day goodbye. The golden state!
Old Ways Old ways, it sure is hard to change 'em Come what may It's hard to teach a dinosaur a new trick Lately I've been finding out I'm set in my ways Old ways, can be your ball and chain. Oh, I'm gonna stop that grass And give up all this drinking Really gonna make my life last Clean up my whole way of living Up until the party last night I was a different man But old ways got their way again. The economy was getting so bad I had to lay myself off Well, working was a habit I had So I kept showin' up anyway Then one day things turned around I got my back pay Old ways comin' through again. I got old ways.
My Boy Why are you growin' up so fast My boy? Oh, you'd better take your time. Why are you growin' up so fast My son? Almost time to live your dream My boy. Oh, you'd better take your time. Almost time to make some plans My son. Vacation gone, school is out, Summer ends year in year out. Oh, you'd better take your time My boy. I thought we had just begun. Why are you growin' up so fast My son? Vacation gone, school is out, Summer ends year in year out. Why are you growin' up so fast My boy? Why are you growin' up so fast My son?
Bound For Glory Out on the trans-Canada highway There was a girl hitchhiking with her dog Fireflies buzzin' round her head Like candles in the fog. He was three miles down the road Tryin' to stay up, but he knew that he couldn't She was looking for a ride through the night But out there, who wouldn't. They were bound for glory Bound for living on the edge They were bound for each other Like two comets heading for a bed. She had a new way of living New way of looking at life He had an '84 International and two kids He left back home with his wife. He was tired of writin' letters to himself And living in the dark She was open to suggestions And some say she had a broken heart. He had everything he wanted 'Til it all turned out to be a job One fallen asleep trucker And a girl hitchhiking with her dog. They were bound for glory Bound for living on the edge They were bound for each other Like two comets heading for a bed. She had a new way of living New way of looking at life He had an '84 International and two kids He left back home with his wife. Out on the trans-Canada highway The sun came climbing up the cab By the time it hit the window they were wakin' up From what little sleep they had. When that heat hit the blankets They were looking for love at second sight Just starin' in each others' eyes Findin' it in the mornin' light. They were bound for glory Bound for living on the edge They were bound for each other Like two blankets layin' on a bed. She had a new way of living New way of looking at life He had an '84 International and two kids He left back home with his wife.
Where Is The Highway Tonight? I would be feelin' so low She'd have a new place to go She'd take me in her arms And show me all her charms Until my troubles were gone. Then when I left her behind Never a tear could I find Just a haunting melody Comin' back to me Where is the highway tonight? Where is the highway tonight? Where are those old days and crazy nights? Now the house is all quiet and still Coyote house on the hill How far did I go Before we said hello Where is the highway tonight? Darlin', you'll always be mine I'll never treat you unkind But a haunting melody Keeps comin' back to me Where is the highway tonight? Where is the highway tonight? Where are those old days and crazy nights? A haunting melody Keeps comin' back to me Where is the highway tonight?
Amber Jean Every morning got sun to shine Every day got plenty of time Every night there's a moon so fine There for you, my Amber Jean. Still some lines that should get crossed Still some coins that might be tossed Still some love that hasn't been lost There for you, my Amber Jean. Amber Jean, oh, Amber Jean, Prettiest eyes I've ever seen. Every morning got sun to shine Every day got plenty of time Every night there's a moon so fine There for you, my Amber Jean.
Razor Love I got to bet that your old man Became fascinated with his own plans Turned you loose, your mama too There wasn't a thing that you could do. I got faith in you, it's the kind of love That cuts clean through. I got faith in you, it's a razor love And it's true. And you really made my day With the little things you say Right now I'm looking through the window at a silhouette Trying to find something I can find yet Imagination is my best friend Got to watch out for the greedy hand, greedy hand Make a living like a rolling stone On the road there's no place like home Silhouettes on the window. Who was it made your eyes flicker like that Tell me baby, where do get a man I came to you with open arms And I really took you down the track Now all I've got for you is the kind of love That cuts clean through. All I got for you is razor love That cuts clean through. You really made my day With the little things you say Right now I'm looking through the window at a silhouette Trying to find something I can find yet Imagination is my best friend Got to watch out for the greedy hand, greedy hand Make a living like a rolling stone On the road there's no place like home Silhouettes on the window. I got to bet that your old man Became fascinated with his own plans.
Good Phone Back in the days of covered wagons A man had his own way Whether talkin' to a woman Or crossing the U.S.A. No telephones were ringing No angry words exchanged. I wish I was back in the saddle now Riding on the range. Let your fingers do the walking Call me up some time I'm listed under Broken Hearts Looking for a good time. I can't reach out and touch you You're hung up on the line I'm your disconnected number now And you're a private line. Well, I used to be so happy, When you gave good 'phone. I could call you up from anywhere For a little bit of home But now my heart is aching After every call By the way you talk you'd think You never gave good 'phone at all. Let your fingers do the walking Call me up some time I'm listed under Broken Hearts Looking for a good time. I can't reach out and touch you You're hung up on the line I'm your disconnected number now And you're a private line. Let your fingers do the walking Call me up some time I'm listed under Broken Hearts. Looking for a good time. I can't reach out and touch you You're hung up on the line I'm your disconnected number now And you're a private line.
Silver and Gold Workin' hard every day Never notice how the time slips away People come, seasons go We got something that never gets old. I don't care if the sun don't shine And the rain keeps pouring down on me and mine 'Cause our kind of love Just never seems to get old It's better than silver and gold. I used to have a treasure chest Got so heavy that I had to rest I let it slip away from me Didn't need it anyway. So I let it slip away. I don't care if the sun don't shine And the rain keeps pouring down on me and mine 'Cause our kind of love Just never seems to get old It's better than silver and gold. I don't care if the sun don't shine And the rain keeps pouring down on me and mine 'Cause our kind of love Just never seems to get old It's better than silver and gold. Better than silver and gold Better than silver and gold Better than silver and gold It's better than silver and gold.
Hillbilly Band There was an ill wind blowing Through my hair last night That froze me in my blue jeans. I couldn't find a light I know that something's coming I can feel it in my bones Thank God for those old country boys, I ain't out here alone. My friends all tell me I got daggers in my eyes There's an anger in my heart That they don't realize I'm mad as hell at something That I don't understand Thank God I'm on the road tonight With this old hillbilly band. Thank God I'm on the road tonight With this old hillbilly band. We may not be good looking But we sure get outta hand Was that The Devil's stagecoach Flying over the Rio Grande? Thank God I'm on the road tonight With this old hillbilly band. I swear that The Devil Came visiting me last night Surrounded my old stagecoach With his eerie light He was pounding on my windows Rattling my wheels I may not be The Devil But I know just how he feels. Thank God I'm on the road tonight With this old hillbilly band. We may not be good looking But we sure get outta hand Was that The Devil's stagecoach Flying over the Rio Grande? Thank God I'm on the road tonight With this old hillbilly band.
Nothing Is Perfect There's plenty of food on the table Lots of love in the house The children all do what they're able to do We got so much to be happy about. I got a woman standing beside me She really knows how to stand by her man She's strong and she's soft and she's honest to me She really helps me to be a good man. But nothing is perfect in God's perfect plan Look in the shadow to see He only gave us the good things so we'd understand What life without them would be. There's plenty of wheat on the prairies Lots of coal in the mines We got soldiers so strong they can bury their dead And still not go back shooting blind. There's women and men on the workforce Doing forty hours plus overtime So the hostages held at the airport Can come home to something worthwhile. But nothing is perfect in God's perfect plan Look in the shadow to see He only gave us the good things so we'd understand What life without them would be. And there's plenty of food on the table Lots of love in the house The children all do what they're able to do We got so much to be happy about. I got a woman standing beside me She really knows how to stand by her man She's strong and she's soft and she's honest to me It really helps me to be a good man. But nothing is perfect in God's perfect plan He only gave us the good things so we'd understand. No, nothing is perfect in God's perfect plan.
Grey Riders The night was cold And the wind was howling I was awaken by the sound Of hoof beats pounding. Outside the window, on the ground Our hound dog was growling Grey Riders flew across my lawn I looked again and they all were gone. That voice was calling And it cut through the night Come on boys, let her go. Up on a hill They rode in one long column They were freezing with the chills Of the new day dawning. Their hair long and grey They heard just one voice calling Grey Riders on the morning sky, The sun made diamonds of their road-weary eyes. That voice is calling And it cut through the night Come on boys, let her go. The night was cold And the wind was howling I was awaken by the sound Of hoof beats pounding. Outside the window, on the ground Our hound dog was growling Grey Riders flew across my lawn I looked again and they all were gone. That voice was calling And it cut through the night Come on boys, let her go.
Beautiful Bluebird One mornin' when I was ridin' In my old pickup truck A beautiful bluebird came flyin' down My eyes caught the color As it lead me down the road Dippin' and bobbin' in the sun I've never seen that blue before 'cept in one place And she's not here with me right now So I followed all the way To the top of the hill That's where she kept on climbin' Lord Someday I will Beautiful bluebird See how she flies Looks like she's always goin' home If heaven had a window Where the sun came shinin' through Like a beautiful bluebird I'd come flyin' back to you Well it kind of struck me funny Sort of made me smile After all these years on this old road How God could show me somethin' Never say a word There's so much that I don't know I've never seen that blue before Except in one place And she's not here with me right now I followed all the way to the top of the hill That's where she kept on climbin' Lord And someday I will Beautiful bluebird See how she flies Looks like she's always goin' home If heaven had a window Where the sun came shinin' through Like a beautiful bluebird I'd come flyin' back to you Beautiful bluebird See how she flies Looks like she's always goin' home If heaven had a window Where the sun came shinin' through Like a beautiful bluebird I'd come flyin' back to you
Leavin' The Top 40 Behind Here comes another day And another I got so many ills and pills I'm about to smother Hit 39, leavin' the top 40 behind Holdin' on to what I got I tried to tell myself It doesn't matter It's just the time of life Another rung in the ladder Each morning I Look in her sky-blue eyes The downside of life looks better That old man standin' on the corner He should be proud of those lines on his face 'cos either he's been laughin' too much Or feelin' too much pain Here comes another day And another I sure am glad I got you for a lover Hit 39, leavin' the top 40 behind Holdin' on to what I got That old man standin' on the corner He should be proud of those lines on his face 'cos either he's been smilin' too much Or feelin' too much pain Here comes another day And another I sure am glad I got you for a lover Hit 39, I'm leavin' the top 40 behind Holdin' on to what I got Hit 39, leavin' the top 40 behind Holdin' on to what I got
Time Off For Good Behavior My brother went to prison He's in Kingston doin' time He got seven years for sellin' What I've been smokin' all my life Time off for good behavior But the boy don't feel too good Locked behind those steel bars I don't know if he should Yeh a few years ago they called me Back home to get a big award They also called my brother But they made him say "My Lord" They locked me up in a Hall of Fame And threw away the keys But when they put my brother away It really did somethin' to me Now I'm guilty as hell for sayin' "Boy you better go back home" You know you'll get a fair shake there We're running all alone When he called me up from the border With the Mounties on his tail I said go back to Canada We can raise the bail Now I get these letters From a cell with no TV He says he's outside one hour And inside twenty three Time off for good behavior But the boy don't feel too good Locked behind those steel bars I don't know if he should Now I'm guilty as hell for sayin' "Boy you better go back home" You know you'll get a fair shake there We're running all alone When he called me up from the border With the Mounties on his tail I said go back to Canada We can raise the bail My brother went to prison He's in Kingston doin' time He got seven years for sellin' What I've been smokin' all my life
Your Love Again I don't wanna bring you down I don't wanna change you All I want is Your love again You and I want different things But we need each other All I want is Your love again Love is always changin' faces Who knows what it means The whole World is tryin' to find The answer to its' dreams Why should we lose what we got We could rearrange it All I want is Your love again I don't wanna break your heart I just wanna hold you All I want is Your love again You and I knew from the start Now we gotta make it happen All I need is Your love again When you walked into my life On the heels of a dream I thought I saw in your eyes A little bit of me I don't wanna change your life I just wanna share it All I want is Your love again All I want is Your love again