Willie Nelson Album

I am a roving cowboy ridin' all alone
And for such a roving cowboy I've sure made myself at home
I love your sunshine I love your flowers I love your ocean rolling in
And for such a roving cowboy I've sure found myself a friend
I am a cowboy I am a sailor I have drifted far and wide
I have crossed the seven oceans I have crossed the Great Divide
But if you're ever looking for me let me tell you where I'll be
I'll be somewhere soaking up sunshine on my island in the sea
[ mandolin - harmonica - guitar - yodel ]

Gettin' tired now gotta get some sleep now
Guess I've been worried much too long
And don't wake me till it's over
When the need for you is gone
I was so happy before I loved you
I'm gonna be like I was before
And don't wake me till it's over
When I don't want you anymore

My mind is gettin' weak now gotta get some sleep now
I gotta rest my achin' head
I just wanna lay here just let me stay here
Till the blues get up and leave my bed
Good night, darling
Good night, darling
Good night forevermore
And don't wake me till it's over
When I won't want you anymore
My mind is gettin' weak now...

I hope I won't disturb you with this call
I'm just in town for such a little while
And I thought perhaps you'd like to hear the news
Jeannie's grades were the highest in the school
Billy sure does look a lot like you
I understand your other son does too
And Billy said tell mom I miss her so
These were some little things
I thought you'd like to know

Remember Sam and Peg who lived next door
With them it seemed we always laughed so much
Well Sam and Peg don't live there anymore
I understand they broke up just like us
The house we lived in now has been torn down
Of all the things we owned the last to go
A freeway now runs through that part of town
These were some little things that
I thought you'd like to know
These were some little things that
I thought you'd like to know

It's a lesson too late for the learning made of sand made of sand
And in the wink of an eye my soul is turning in your hand in your hand
Are you going away with no word of farewell
And will there be not a trace left behind
I could have loved you better I didn't mean to be unkind
You know that was the last thing on my mind

You got reasons of plenty for going this I know this I know
For the weeds have been steadily growing please don't go please don't go
Are you going away...
[ guitar ]
Are you going away...
You know that was the last thing on my mind

Now that we're back together the battle is half won
We'll try to save a part of yesterday
I know it won't be easy but at least we have begun
There is no easy way but there is a way
We both could use some understanding trust would help
And the journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step
And is love not worth the price we'll have to pay
There is no easy way but there is a way

[ guitar - steel ]

We both could use some understanding trust would help
And the journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step
And is love not worth the price we'll have to pay
There is no easy way but there is a way

I wish I could laugh when I look way back
Find out who stole all my dreams
Oh I wish it was easy to face the past
There was nobody there but me
And it's hard not to smile when I'm back on high ground
And I'm wishing that someone could see
Then the sun comes up and the dreams die down
There's nobody there but me

[ guitar - piano ]

It feels so good to be back on dry ground
After drifting so long at sea
And when the sun comes up and the dreams die down
There's nobody there but me there's nobody there but me

A cold November wind
Can cut right through your soul
Even leaves all hide away
From the wind November blows

And after all the warmth
Of the Summer and the Fall
Cold November wind
Cuts the deepest of them all

A cold November wind
Will catch you by surprise
You think you're safely wrapped in love
'Til the wind begins to rise

And after all the warmth
Of a love that had it all
A cold November wind
Is the hardest way to fall

We wonder why love seasons change
When did the chill begin
Perhaps our love was swept away
By a cold November wind

(repeat second and last verse)

She thinks if she just holds on he will get it back together
On his good days he's a good man and he fills up all her dreams
On his bad days he's the devil and it's hell to stand beside him
But she thinks if she will love him life will be what once it seemed
Women who love too much burning fires they have to touch
Give until there's nothing left to give use up life to help men live
Women who love too much just can't leave the dark alone
Fall in love with the unknown they will go until they're gone

He knows he loves too little and he takes her in his knowing
On the bad days when he needs her she's the best hope that he's had
And he knows that he's the weak one and he doesn't want to know it
And he holds on to her loving though he knows it's all so sad
Women who love too much...
Women who love too much...

Big Jim Butcher was the king of the hill
He ran his business with a deadly will
His foreman, John, had a pretty wife
The way she looked cut Jim like a knife

John was weak and his wife was, too
Her name was Kate, and she fell in, too
She let Big Jim do what he had to do
And John stood by and his life was thru

(Chorus:)
It was all in the name of love
All in the name of love
You can't change the stars above
All in the name of love

John took a bottle one drink at a time
Stared off in space as he lost his mind
Knew who it was on the telephone
He saw it all and he felt so alone

One dark morning, John stood up like a man
He took his shotgun with a steady hand
He went to the motel - broke the door in
He left two holes where two hearts had been

(repeat chorus)

He called the preacher and he called the law
And when they got there it was pretty raw
He said "Boys, you better come and take me away
I've done all I can do in the name of love today"

(repeat chorus 3 times)

Johnny Macon has a wife and one child on the way
And Houston's runnin' out of jobs and there are bills to pay
Johnny's flying standby to Alaska on a chance
He hears them callin' all aboard his life is not a dance
All aboard the sky train there must be better times
And we keep moving down the line all aboard the sky train

Kerry Jackson lost her man to whiskey and cocaine
And all she saw in Florida were memories of pain
And the money from the condo won't last her very long
And so she's flying out today her life is not a song
All aboard the sky train the sun will always shine
Up where those lonesome engines whine all aboard the sky train

Refugees on winds of war with nothin' in their eyes
Midnight bands on endless tours in search of endless highs
Airports in the morning ahen truth is all around
We're restless millions movin' on the lost and not yet found
All aboard the sky train there must be better times
If we keep moving down the line all aboard the sky train