Willie Nelson Album

I'd like to rush into somebody's arms
And lose myself inside
But just any arms won't do
They must belong to you
I'd like to know the soothing comfort
Of a love that never dies
But just any old love won't do
That love must come from you
I've tried so hard to find someone to love
Since I lost you,
But they only make me realize
How much that I need you
I'd like to know when I grow older
Someone's heart will still be true
But just any old heart won't do
It must belong to you

Slow down slow down old world
There's no hurry cause
My life ain't mine anymore
I lived too fast
Now it's too late to worry
And I'm too blue to cry anymore
I once was a fool for the women
Now I'm just a fool nothing more
So slow down slow down old world
There's no hurry cause
My life ain't mine anymore

[ steel - strings ]

I once had a way with the women
Till one got away with my heart
So slow down slow down old world
There's no hurry cause
My life ain't mine anymore
Cause my life ain't mine anymore

They're working while I'm missing you those healing hands of time
And soon they'll be dismissing you from this heart of mine
They'll lead me safely through the night and I'll follow as though blind
My future tightly clutched within those healing hands of time
They let me close my eyes just then those healing hands of time
And soon they'll let me sleep again those healing hands of time
So already I've reached mountain peaks and I've just begun to climb
I'll get over you by clinging to those healing hands of time
I'll get over you by clinging to those healing hands of time

The music's stopped, the crowd is thinnin' now.
One phase of night has reached an ending now.
And nothin', nothin' lasts forever,
Except forever, and you, my love.

And so will you, my love:
My love.

The street is dark here while I walk alone,
An' since you've gone, I always walk alone.
'Cause nothin', nothin' lasts forever,
Except forever, and you, my love.

And so will you, my love:
My love.

And so will you, my love:
Your memories always near.
Wherever I am found,
Your memories still around.

The dawn an' I arrive at home at last.
Night turns it's lonely face toward the past.
'Cause nothin', nothin' lasts forever,
Except forever, and you, my love.

And so will you, my love:
My love.

I've cried so much lately
That I've made out of list
The things to remember
Things to forget

But my mind can't separate
Joy from regret
I always remember the things
To forget

Things to remember
With the day that we met
The day that we parted
Things to forget

Well, why won't my heart
Let me do it this way?
With just things to remember
Today

Things to remember
Plans that were set
Plans didn't work out
Things to forget

Well, why won't my heart
Let me do it this way?
With just things to remember
Today

I'm just one step before losin' you.
And I'm just one step ahead of the blues.
But I know that there's been pain an' misery.
Long before this old world had ever heard of me.
And I know it will hurt to see you go,
But we'll just add one more heartache to the score.
And though I still love you as before,
I'm just one step beyond carin' any more.

Instrumental break.

Bet that you're surprised that I could feel this way,
After stayin' home an' waitin' night and day.
For someone who cared so much for me,
You'd come home just long enough to laugh at me.
I don't know just when my feelin's changed,
I just know I could never feel the same,
And though I still love you as before,
I'm just one step beyond carin' any more.

[No lyrics]

Home is where you're happy and I'm happy here with you,
Or any place on earth that you may be.
Home is where you're happy, just any house will do,
And I'll feel at home as long as you're with me.

This room could not hold me for one short minute;
If you weren't here with me, I'd soon be gone.
That chair is just a chair when you're not in it.
It takes more than rooms and chairs to make a home.

Home is where you're happy and I'm happy here with you,
Or any place on earth that you may be.
Home is where you're happy, just any house will do,
And I'll feel at home as long as you're with me.

Time, someday, may cause this house to crumble,
But we'll move into another, love and all.
And if time, someday, should make your footsteps stumble,
I'll be there to catch you, should you fall.

Home is where you're happy and I'm happy here with you,
Or any place on earth that you may be.
Home is where you're happy, just any house will do,
And I'll feel at home as long as you're with me.

You could have your choice of guys at town why are you pickin' on me
Just snap your fingers and they'll come around why are you pickin' on me
I'm well aware of this game you've learned
To love and then leave and show no concern
And tomorrow you'll have other candles to burn
So why are you pickin' on me
[ piano - guitar ]
You could have your choice...
Why are you pickin' on me

The children are sleepin',
Our talk can begin.
We've waited until they've gone to bed.
We knew they would cry,
When we said goodbye,
And I'd rather leave quietly instead.

We can never be happy,
We both know it's true.
We've quarrelled from the day that we met.
Our love was too weak,
To pull our dreams through,
But too strong to let us forget.

I hope we can salvage a few memories,
To carry us through the long night.
The clock's strikin' midnight, yesterday's gone.
And there's no tomorrow in sight.

In our efforts to break through,
The thick walls of pride,
With harsh words that burned to the core.
The wall's still remainin',
But the words broke inside,
And strengthened the walls even more.

I hope we can salvage a few memories,
To carry us through the long night.
The clock's strikin' midnight, yesterday's gone.
And there's no tomorrow in sight.

All my tears have fallen, I can cry no more.
I've cried so mmuch since you have said goodbye.
The pressure keeps on building up, within my heart.
It grows and grows but still, my eyes are dry.
Though my heart is breakin', tears refuse to start,
So I've got to find a new way to cry.

I've got to find a new way to relieve the pain.
It just can't stay, forever, locked inside.
And until I forget you and can smile again,
I've got to find a new way to cry.

Instrumental break.

I've got to find a new way to relieve the pain.
It just can't stay, forever, locked inside.
And until I forget you and can smile again,
I've got to find a new way to cry.

I made myself a promise, the day you put me down,
That I wouldn't see you if you came around.
But here you are, within my arms, the way you used to be.
And I broke the promise that I made to me.

They told me you were at a dance and I prepared to go:
I made myself a promise that I'd only say hello.
I knew you'd only hurt me, but it's such sweet misery,
So I broke the promise that I made to me.

A broken promise always means someone will surely cry,
And I know who that someone's bound to be.
And tomorrow I'll be sorry that I told myself a lie,
And broke the promise that I made to me.

A broken promise always means someone will surely cry,
And I know who that someone's bound to be.
And tomorrow I'll be sorry that I told myself a lie,
And broke the promise that I made to me.

I'm sorry, but you've come to the wrong house.
But I know who those flowers are for.
The flowers that you have are for someone who's happy,
And happiness lives next door.

Someone sends her flowers each evening,
And her young heart is flooded with joy.
So don't keep her waiting, deliver the flowers,
To happiness, who lives next door.

The only one who would send flowers to me,
Is gone to return no more.
But there's some consolation to know someone is happy,
And happiness lives next door.

Instrumental break.

The only one who would send flowers to me,
Is gone to return no more.
But there's some consolation to know someone is happy,
And happiness lives next door.

Let's pretend we're strangers for tonight.
Let's pretend we've never hurt each other.
If you'll pretend I never made you cry,
Then I'll pretend you didn't find another.

Let's pretend our love is just beginning,
Make believe that it was true love at first sight.
And even though my love has never really ended,
Let's pretend we're strangers for tonight.

Instrumental break.

Let's pretend our love is just beginning,
Make believe that it was true love at first sight.
And even though my love has never really ended,
Let's pretend we're strangers for tonight.

I let my mind wander,
And what did it do?
It just kept right on going,
Until it got back to you.
I let my mind wander.

Can't trust it one minute,
It's worse than a child.
Disobeys without conscience,
It's drivin' me wild,
When I let my mind wander.

Try to keep my mind busy,
On thoughts of today.
But invariably, memories,
Seem to lure it away.

My lonely heart wonders,
If there'll ever come a day,
When I can be happy,
But I can't see no way,
'Cause I let my mind wander.

Instrumental Break.

I try to keep my mind busy,
With thoughts of today.
But invariably, mem'ries,
Seem to lure it away.

My lonely heart wonders,
If there'll ever come a day,
When I can be happy,
But I can't see no way,
'Cause I let my mind wander.

This looks like a December day.
This looks like a "time to remember" day.
And I remember the spring, such a sweet tender thing.
And love's summer college,
Where the green leaves of knowledge,
Were waiting to fall with the Fall.

And where September wine,
Numbed the measure of time.
Through the tears of October, now November's over,
And this looks like a December day.

This looks like a December day.
It looks like we've come to the end of the way.
And as my memories race back to love's eager beginning,
Reluctant to play with the thoughts of the ending:
The ending that won't go away.

And as my memories race back to love's eager beginning,
Reluctant to play with the thoughts of the ending:
The ending that won't go away.

And this looks like a December day.

I've searched through each moment of each passing hour,
But your memory grows stronger, I find.
Oh, they tell me, in time, I'll forget you,
But somehow, I can't find the time.

They tell me, in time, I'll find another,
An' happiness, again, will be mine.
Oh, they tell me, in time, I'll forget you,
But somehow, I can't find the time.

Somethin' each moment reminds me of you:
You always end up on my mind.
Oh, they tell me, in time, I'll forget you,
But somehow, I can't find the time.

Instrumental break.

Somethin' each moment reminds me of you:
You always end up on my mind.
Oh, they tell me, in time, I'll forget you,
But somehow, I can't find the time.

Didn't sleep a wink last night,
'Cause you walked out the night before.
Just been sittin' here, rottin', hoping you'd come knockin',
Knocking at my door.

Watched the moon pass by my window,
The stars faded out of sight.
The sun came into view, an' still I thought of you,
An' I didn't sleep a wink last night.

Tryin' to remember what I'd done,
To make you treat me so.
What have I been guilty of?
Well, I'd just like to know.

Thought if we could talk it over,
Maybe I could make things right.
'Cause until I'm forgiven, I'm exisitin', I'm not livin',
An' I didn't sleep a wink last night.
I didn't sleep a wink last night.

Today, I stood across the street an' watched you leave with him,
Right before my disbelieving eyes.
And when you saw me standing there, you turned away from me.
And you wouldn't even cross the street to say goodbye.

Once you said you'd do most anything to keep our love.
You'd tear out your tongue before you'd tell me lies.
Once you said you'd go to any lengths to be with me.
Today, you wouldn't even cross the street to say goodbye.

Instrumental break.

Once you said you'd do most anything to keep our love.
You'd tear out your tongue before you'd tell me lies.
Once you said you'd crawl on hands and knees to be with me.
Today, you wouldn't even cross the street to say goodbye.

I think I should speak to you, stranger.
Your problem is clear now to me.
You think that the whole world's against you,
An' you tell everyone that you see.

Just suffer in silence, speak no bitter words.
The world offers no sympathy.
Though trouble surrounds you, an' you long to be heard,
Just suffer in silence, like me.

I'll give you a lesson in living,
And I hope it stays with you a while.
You're the reason for all of your sorrows,
So just suffer in silence, and smile.

Just suffer in silence, speak no bitter words.
The world offers no sympathy.
Though trouble surrounds you, an' you long to be heard,
Just suffer in silence, like me.

There goes the man who gave his heart to someone,
I feel sorry for him.
For that someone just gave her to me.
Now, he's the loser an' it hurts so much to lose.
An' I feel sorry for him,
'Cause the loser, I know, could have been me.

Oh, how he loved her:
I'm sure he must have loved her almost as much as me.
But fate has frowned on him,
Then turned around and smiled on me.

There goes a man who gave his heart to someone,
I feel sorry for him.
'Cause that someone just gave her to me.

Instrumental break.

If things were different:
If he had won her heart instead of me,
I wonder if he'd find the time,
To offer sympathy.

There goes a man who gave his heart to someone,
I feel sorry for him.
For that someone just gave her to me.

Discontent, you must leave,
Leaving love, leaving me.
So go away for your dreams to come true.
But should young dreams grow old,
And warm friendships grow cold,
There'll be someone waiting for you.

And if you ever find,
That fate is unkind,
An' the devil starts takin' his dues.
When your fair weather friends,
Leave when fair weather ends,
There'll be someone waiting for you.

You'll always have someone who loves you.
You're never alone, don't you see?
And when your world's slowin' down,
You'll need someone around:
Let that someone always be me.

Instrumental break.

You'll always have someone who loves you.
You're never alone, don't you see?
And when your world's slowin' down,
You'll need someone around:
An' let that someone always be me.

I'd be the last one to tell you that you shouldn't go.
And the first to say: "Be happy if you can."
But when you lie an' hurt someone who needs an' loves you so,
Do you mind too much if I don't understand?

I suppose that you're convinced this is the thing to do.
Life is short an' sweet; break all the hearts you can.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised: it's all a game to you.
But do you mind too much if I don't understand?

Forgive me but it all seems so unreal to me.
An' my heart an' me, we'd made so many plans.
But that's all over now, there's nothin' left to do.
But do you mind too much if I don't understand?

Instrumental break.

Forgive me but it all seems so unreal to me.
An' my heart an' me, we'd made so many plans.
But that's all over now, there's nothin' left to do.
But do you mind too much if I don't understand?

I'm goin' round in circles, acting like a fool,
I've played the game of love,
And I don't even know the rules.
I gave my heart to someone,
She broke it, just today.
An' I'm gonna lose a lot of teardrops this way.

I suppose I should be careful but how was I to know?
She looked so sweet and innocent,
But that's the way it goes.
It happens to the best of us,
At least, that's what they say.
But I'm gonna lose a lot of teardrops this way.

Somethin' sure had better change,
But what am I to do?
Surely there's someone around,
Who needs a love that's true.

But I guess I'll keep on searchin',
But one thing I can say:
I'm gonna lose a lot of teardrops this way.

Instrumental break.

Somethin' sure had better change,
But what am I to do?
Surely there's someone around,
Who needs a love that's true.

But I guess I'll keep on searchin',
But one thing I can say:
I'm gonna lose a lot of teardrops this way.

The silence is unusually loud tonight,
The strange sound of nothing fills my ears.
Then night rushes in like a crowd of nights,
And the ghost of our old love appears.

This strange world of darkness,
That comes with the night,
Grows darker when it walks my way.
Then it laughs while I listen for the breakin' of day,
An' the ghost of our old love goes away.

This is the waiting time: I wait for you.
While you make up your mind just what you wanna do.
They say that things worthwhile are worth waiting for,
And you're worth so much to me, I'll wait for ever more.

There was a hurting time, I hurt you so;
Then came the parting time, I watched you go.
But you said perhaps, in time, our love could still be.
So this is the waiting time, and I'll just wait and see.

Instrumental.

There was a hurting time, I hurt you so;
Then came the parting time, I watched you go.
But you said perhaps, in time, our love could still be.
So this is the waiting time, and I'll just wait and see.

Go away; can't you see I'm cryin'?
Go back to the new love that you've found.
Don't sweet talk me, 'cause I ain't listenin',
And you'll only make things worse by hangin' round.

I know that I'd be crazy,
If I took you back again.
But this foolish heart of mine,
Might just weaken and give in.
So go away,
I feel much better when you're gone.
For you're the one who made me cry.
Now let me cry alone.

I know that I'd be crazy,
If I took you back again.
But this foolish heart of mine,
Might just weaken and give in.
So go away,
I feel much better when you're gone.
For you're the one who made me cry.
Now let me cry alone.

Right or wrong
I'll always love you
Though you're gone
I can't forget
Right or wrong
I'll keep on dreaming
Though I wake with
That same old regret
All along I knew I'd lose you
Still I prayed that you'd be true
In your heart you love another
But right or wrong
I'm still in love with you

[ fiddle - piano - guitar - steel ]

Right or wrong I'll always love you...