Willie Nelson Album

I grew up a-dreamin' of bein' a cowboy,
and Lovin' the cowboy ways.
Pursuin' the life of my high-ridin' heroes,
I burned up my childhood days.
I learned of all the rules of the modern-day drifter,
Don't you hold on to nothin' too long.
Just take what you need from the ladies, then leave them,
With the words of a sad country song.
My heroes have always been cowboys.
And they still are, it seems.
Sadly, in search of, but one step in back of,
Themselves and their slow-movin' dreams.

Cowboys are special with their own brand of misery,
From being alone too long.
You could die from the cold in the arms of a nightman,
Knowin' well that your best days are gone.
Pickin' up hookers instead of my pen,
I let the words of my years fade away.
Old worn-out saddles, and 'old worn-out memories,
With no one and no place to stay.

My heroes have always been cowboys.
And they still are, it seems.
Sadly, in search of, but one step in back of,
Themselves and their slow-movin' dreams.

Sadly, in search of, but one step in back of,
Themselves and their slow-movin' dreams.

Low down leaving sun, i've done
Did everything that needs done
Woe is me, why can't i see
I'D best be leaving well enough alone
Them neon light nights, couldn't stay out of fights
Them keep a-huanting me in memories
There's one in every crowd, for crying out loud
Why was it always turning out to be me

(Chorus:)
Where does it go,the good Lord only knows
It seems like it was just the other day
I was down at Green Gables, hawking them tables
And generally blowing all my hard earned pay
Piano rolled blues, danced holes in my shoes
There weren't another other way to be
For loveable losers, no account boozers
And honky tonk heroes like me

(Chorus)

I’m looking for blue eyes
Has anyone seen him
Don’t you tell me
He gave up on me
I’m looking for blue eyes
I’ve got to find him
Cause something tells me
He’s looking for me

There was a time when blue eyes said he’d love no other
His one and only love he swore I’d be
There was a time when his blue eyes saw clearer than mine did
Storms and rain, tears and pain, bring me back his way

Looking for blue eyes
Has anyone seen him
No don’t you tell me
He gave up on me
I’m looking for blue eyes
I’ve got to find him
Cause something tells me
He’s looking for me

I’m looking for blue eyes
Has anyone seen him

You mean to say you’re goin’ a go an’ leave me
You mean to say that it would be that easy
You mean to say that’s you I see, walkin’ away

What’d I say What’d I do wrong
Could it be I stayed here too long
You mean to say you’d walk away from me

You mean to say the love we knew
Is now at an end, is now at an end
You mean to say a walkin’ away,
We’ll never love again, we’ll never love again
Okay, okay, you must be going,
But you don’t go before I’m knowing
What’d I do to make you change your mind

You mean to say the love we knew,
Is now at an end, is now at an end
You mean to say a walkin’ away,
We’ll never love again, we’ll never love again

We’ll never love again
(repeat and fade)

We're caught in a trap
I can't walk out
Because I love you too much baby
Why can't you see
What you're doing to me
When you don't believe a word I’m saying
We can't go on together
With suspicious minds
We can't build our dreams
On suspicious minds

I saw an old friend I know
I stopped to say hello
But I could still see suspicion in your eyes
Here we go again
Ask me where I've been
You can't see the tears are real
I'm crying
We can't go on together
With suspicious minds
We can't build our dreams
On suspicious minds

Let our love survive
I’ll dry the tears from your eyes
Don't let a good thing die
Don’t you know
I've never lied to you

We're caught in a trap
Can't walk out
Because I love you too much baby
Why can't you see
What you’ve been doing to me
When you don't believe a word I’m saying
Caught in a trap
Can't walk out
Because I love you too much baby
Caught in a trap
Can't walk out
Because I love you too much baby
Caught in a trap
Can't walk out
Because I love you too much baby

A long time forgotten
are dreams that just felt by the way.
And the good life he promised
ain't what she's living to day.
But she never complains of
the bad times or bad things he's done
Lord.
She's just talks about the good times
they've had and all the good times to come.

She's a good hearted woman
in love with a good timin' man.
She loves him in spite of his ways
that she don't understand.
Through teardrops and laughter

they'll pass though his world hand in hand.
A good hearted woman
lovin' her good timin' man.

He likes the night life

the brightlights and good timin' friends.
when the party's all over
she welcome him back home again.
Lord knows she don't understand him
but she does the best that she can.
'Cause she's a good hearted woman
she loves her good timin' man.

She's a good hearted woman ...

Well sometimes it's heaven
And sometimes it's hell
Sometimes I don't even know
Sometimes I take it as far as I can
And sometimes I don't even go
My front tracks're found for a cold water
And my back tracks're covered with snow
Sometimes it's heaven
Sometimes it's hell
Sometimes I don't even know

[ steel - piano ]

Heaven ain't walkin'
On a street paved with gold
And hell ain't a mountain of fire
Heaven is layin'
In my sweet baby's arms
Hell is when baby ain't there
Well my front tracks're found for a cold water
And my back tracks're covered with snow
Well sometimes it's heaven
And sometimes it's hell
Sometimes I don't even know

It's been rough and rocky travelin',
But I'm finally standin' upright on the ground.
After takin' several readings,
I'm surprised to find my mind`s still fairly sound.

I guess Nashville was the roughest,
But I know I said the same about them all.
We received our education
In the cities of the nation, me and Paul.

Almost busted in Laredo,
But for reasons that I'd rather not disclose,
But if you're stayin' in a motel there and leave,
Just don't leave nothin' in your clothes.

And at the airport in Milwaukee,
They refused to let us board the plane at all,
They said we looked suspicious,
But I believe they like to pick on me and Paul.

I guess Nashville was the roughest,
But I know I said the same about them all.
We received our education
In the cities of the nation, me and Paul.

Miracles appear
In the strangest of places
Fancy meeting you here
The last time I saw you
Was just out of Houston
Sit down let me buy you a beer
Your presence is welcome
With me and my friend here
This is a hangout of mine
We come here quite often
And listen to music
Partaking of yesterday's wine
Yesterday's wine
I'm yesterday's wine
Aging with time
Like yesterday's wine
Yesterday's wine
We're yesterday's wine
Aging with time
Like yesterday's wine

You give the appearence
Of one widely travelled
I'll bet you've seen
Things in your time
So sit down beside me
And tell me your story
If you think
You'll like yesterday's wine
Yesterday's wine
We're yesterday's wine
Aging with time
Like yesterday's wine

[ guitar ]

Yesterday's wine
We're yesterday's wine
Aging with time
Like yesterday's wine

Well, T for Texas, T for Tennessee
T for Texas, T for Tennessee
T for Thelma, the gal that made a wreck out of me

If you don’t want me mama, you sure don’t have to stall, oh no
If you don’t want me mama, you sure don’t have to stall
‘Cause I can get more women than a passenger train can haul

But I’m going with a woman drinks like cherry wine
I’m going with water drinks like cherry wine
‘Cause its Georgia woman tastes like turpentine

If you don’t want me woman sure don’t have to stall
If you don’t want me woman you sure don’t have to stall
For I can get more women than a passenger train can haul

I’d rather drink muddy water and sleep in a hollow log
I’d rather drink muddy water and sleep in a hollow log
Than to be here in Atlanta, get treated like a dirty dog
Women make a fool out of me

If you’re ever down in Mobile you can look me up
If you’re ever down in Mobile be sure to look me up
And if you’re ever in Atlanta tell Lucille to go to hell
Women make a fool out of me

T for Texas, T for Tennessee, lord, lord
T for Texas, T for Tennessee
T for Thelma, the gal that made a wreck out of me
(fade)

Put another log on the fire.
Cook me up some bacon and some beans.
And go out to the car and change the tyre.
Wash my socks and sew my old blue jeans.
Come on, baby, you can fill my pipe,
And then go fetch my slippers.
And boil me up another pot of tea.
Then put another log on the fire, babe,
And come and tell me why you're leaving me.

Now don't I let you wash the car on Sunday?
Don't I warn you when you're gettin fat?
Ain't I a-gonna take you fishin' with me someday?
Well, a man can't love a woman more than that.
Ain't I always nice to your kid sister?
Don't I take her driving every night?
So, sit here at my feet 'cos I like you when you're sweet,
And you know it ain't feminine to fight.

So, put another log on the fire.
Cook me up some bacon and some beans.
Go out to the car and lift it up and change the tyre.
Wash my socks and sew my old blue jeans.
Come on, baby, you can fill my pipe,
And then go fetch my slippers.
And boil me up another pot of tea.
Then put another log on the fire, babe,
And come and tell me why you're leaving me.