Hank Williams Jr. Album

It don't take but one mistake and you can lose every take
No it don't take but one mistake and I'm the only one there is to blame

As I sit here with this mem'ry and a bottle to hold
I'm no longer a man just the body and soul
Lord I think back when my life at one time was so complete
Back then I'd never known of a hurt this deep
Once I had a loving wife and kids who kissed me when I came home
Then I made just one mistake and now everything I had is gone
If I hadn't been drinkin' so much that night and made 'em let me drive
I know they'd all still be here with me smilin' and happy and so alive
Now that night we'd celebrated cause it was our 10th wedding anniversary
all of our friends was there and as usually the drinks was free
And after we picked up the kids at night I guess my eyes were dimmed by the wine
I heard the horn blowin' but Lord I didn't see no stop sign
No it don't take but one mistake...

I've had three jobs this year and that's a record for my kind
It seems like when they lay man off I'm always at ahead of the line
But that's alright I got a woman that'll stand by me
And there's lots of places we ain't seen
And there's always a job waitin' somewhere for me
But late at night that's when it hurts
As I hold her and tried to explain why I lost my last job
But she always comforts me with her kisses and say it's alright
You know I still love you Bob
Then she says honey I know you've tried so hard and you're givin' all you can give
But in my heart I know there's gotta be a better way to live
And why she stood by me in these past years God only knows
Cause there's been times when we hadn't had enough to eat
And too many nights I've felt her shiver with cold
But I've never heard she complain cause she knows I'm too proud to beg
And people had offered help but I can't take no charity
I've always stood on my own two legs
Well I'm a loser son of a gun why does this have to be
I want so to give her everything that she could ever need
But that's alright I got a woman that'll stand by me
And there's lots of places we ain't seen
And there's always a job waitin' somewhere for me
Now we've made it all right together I guess but so far our road's been all up hill
But every night oh Lord we pray please help us find a better way to live
And we know he will

There's a long line of mourners driving down our little street
Their fancy cars are such a sight to see
They're all of your rich friends who you knew in the city
And now they finally brought you back home to me
When you left me you told me that someday you'd be returnin'
In a big fancy car for our town to see
Well everyone is watching you dear and you finally got your dream
Cause you're ridin' in a long black limousine
The papers told the story of how you lost your life
Of the party you went to and the fatal crash that happened that night
About the race on the highway and that curve you didn't see
And now you're ridin' in a long black limousine
Through my tear dimmed eyes I watch as you ride so slowly by
With a chauffer at the wheel he's dressed so neat and so fine
Oh God I'll never love another cause my heart and my every dreams
Ride with you dear in that long black limousine
Go with you in that long black limousine

Driven away day by day my love for you's turned to hate
The judge says it's my fault and I'll pay the cost
But God knows you're the one that's to blame

Adultery is the charge on these divorce papers before me
And it's true and that I won't try to deny
But Lord only knows the torture you've put me through
And I thought several times I'd surely lose my mind
Well I guess if I was suing you for divorce
Mental cruelty would be the charges I've make
Cause you've been tryin' to run my life and my mind for years now
And I finally had all I can take
Yes it's true that I went to another woman
Cause a woman's love is something a man can't live without
I know cause I've been livin' without it for a long time now
And in my mind there's no doubt
That I was driven away...

Darling I don't know whether you can hear me or not
Because of this lump in my throat I can't talk very loud
But I've got to tell you about our little son's prayer tonight
If you could've heard it honey youd've been so proud
I'd already left a note on the table for mom and dad
As if they didn't know what was wrong
I asked them to take a care of him now that you and I both were gone
After I finished the note I figured that he was alseep
So I've slipped in to see him once more
But he was just startin' to pray and his words froze me at the door
He said dear God it's late and I hope I didn't get you up
But there's somethin' we gotta talk about
You see God my mommy was burried today and my daddy needs straighten out
Ever since mommy got sick he's been nervous and hollered at me a lot
But that part I can't understand
Cause a little boy like me knows that worry sometimes overload a man
But God he loved mommy so much
He used to tel her nothin' would ever come between 'em
And I know that's what's botherin' him now cause somethin' has
And I'm afraid he's thinkin' about joinin' her somehow
God I'm glad he loved mommy
And I want him to be with her again one of these days
But I want to talk to him and tell him that just now he's got me to raise
Tell him every now and then a little boy needs a helping hand
I guess you probably still need your daddy even after you're a fullgrown man
And God if I'd lost him and mommy both it'd be more than I could stand
I know my grandma and grandpa would take care of me cause they both love me a lot
But God they're older and they don't always understand
The problems a little boy like me has got
Well God I won't bother anymore tonight
But tomorrow night I'll be sure to talk to you again
You take care of my daddy now you hear me thank you God Amen
I've just stood there thinkin' bout his prayer what he said in it
Finally I opened the door and asked himif I could talk to him for a minute
We sat down on the edge of his bed we both took turns laughin' and cryin' for a while
And he could tell it'd been a change in me
Because for the first time and the long time I saw him smile
So darling you go on ahead but you walk slow
And someday when you'll turn around I'll be there
But it'll be a while cause I'm gonna spend the next few dozen years
Being an answer to our little boys prayer

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Now listen to my story good advice I'll give to you
Life can have its good times but it has its sorrows too
So if you're looking for some new love there'd better not be any doubt
Before you'll leave your woman here's something to think about
Now friends this story almost ended in divorce
About the worst thing that can happen in this world
How can you marry and love and then leave
After you fought so hard to win this girl
Well maybe you've been married for five or six years
And everything seems to be gettin' just a little old
Well that's still not much reason to betray this true woman
And leave her out in the cold
Now she may get on your nerves and you may have fight sometimes
So you try to make yourself think she don't love you
But you know she'll love you till the end of time
And I tell you it's mighty hard to look in the eyes
Of the one you've loved and tell her this is the end
And if you don't think so then you'd better stop and think hard about it my friend
And when you see her out with a stranger and your heart begins to doubt
If you'd made the right decision or not now brother that's something to think about
So you see this all runnin' around and night life it ain't very much fun
I know cause I've just been through it but thank God she's let me come home
So if you're thinking about leaving stop before you walk out
Cause you might not be so lucky it's something to think about

You will meet many just like me upon lifes busy street.
with shoulders stooped and heads bowed low and eyes that stare in defeat.
For souls that live within the past where sorrow plays all parts,
for a living death is all thats left for men with brokens hearts.
You have no right to be the judge, to critisize and condemn.
Just think but for the grace of God it would be you instead of him.
One careless step, a thoughtless deed and then the misery starts
and to those who weep death comes cheap, these men with broken hearts.
Humble you should be when they come passing by,
for its written that the greatest of men never get to big to cry.
Some lose faith in love and life when sorrow shoots her darts,


with hope all gone, they walk alone these men with broken hearts.
You've never walked in that man's shoes or saw things through his eyes,
or stood and watched with helpless hands while the heart inside you dies.
Some were porpers, some were kings, some were masters of the arts,
but in their shame they're all the same, these men with broken hearts.
Life sometimes can be so cruel that a heart will pray for death.
God why must these living dead know pain with every breath?
So help your brother along the road, no matter where he starts!
For the God that made you,made them too. These men with broken hearts!

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I'll ride the train out of here tomorrow and these years I've paid for what I've done
I'll say goodbye to these old walls around me
I'm goin' home tomorrow goin' home to see my son
Every day I prayed for my forgiveness and I can tell my soul's been won
Now I can hardly wait for the sunrise
Cause tomorrow I'm goin' home and see my son
Now he was just a little boy when they took me away
And with his mother gone I left him for my mama to raise
Now he knows that I love him and I tell anyone
I'm goin' home tomorrow and see my son
The train is pullin' in now and there stands dear gray haired mom
But there must be somethin' wrong cause I don't see my son
Mama said son I should have written but I knew you will comin' home
I tried to raise him right but the boy just turned wrong
Now I can still see the flowers down by that old oak tree
And it looks like there's room beside him just enough room for me