Greener Than The Grass We Laid On David Allan Coe

I painted quite a picture for the girls in her home town And she was no exception to the rule Singing all them songs about the places I've been Made a body fell just like a fool She was like the

Laid Back and Wasted David Allan Coe

Laid back and wasted Driven to drinking A woman ain't nothing to lose Don't ever doubt it I'll live without it I'll give you the blues I spent a lifetime Looking for the answers Somewhere in

Just In Time (To Watch Love Die) David Allan Coe

THREES A STACK OF DAILY PAPERS ON HER DOORSTEP AND THE GRASS HAS GROWN UP MORE THAN SHE'D ALLOW YES, IT SEEMS TO ME TO BE A LITTLE MORE LIKE A VACATION NEVER KNEW THAT I'D MISS HER UNTIL NOW

San Francisco Maybel Joy David Allan Coe

WELL, I MET A GIRL KNOWN ON THE STRIP AS SAN FRANCISCO'S MAYBEL JOY DESTITUTIONS CHILD, BORN ON A L.A.

Living On The Run David Allan Coe

SEEMS LIKE IT'S RAINING' HARDER TODAY THE RAIN MUST OF KNOWN I WAS COMING' THIS WAY IT AIN'T EASY LIVING ON THE RUN IF I PICK UP MY STEP AND PULL MY BELT DOWN TIGHT I CAN MAKE IT TO THE BORDER BY

Old Man Tell Me David Allan Coe

I'VE SEEN THE OLD MAN SITTING' 'ROUND THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE BACK HOME IN TOWN TALKIN' ABOUT THE BIG WAR BACK IN 1943 SAYING' HOW MUCH GOOD IT'S DONE MEDALS GLEAMING' IN THE SUN CUSSING' AT MY LONG

Revenge David Allan Coe

JUDY, I FEEL WEARY NOW, OLDER THAN A MAN OF 33 THE GATES OF HELL JUST OPENED AFTER TWENTY YEARS THE WARDEN SAYS I'M FREE REVENGE WAS ALL I EVER WANTED WHEN I KILLED THE MAN THAT TOOK YOUR LIFE THAT

Shine It On David Allan Coe

SHINE IT ON, MY MAN, FORGET YOUR TROUBLES IF YOU CAN, I'LL HOLD YOU 'TILL THE DAWN, SHINE IT ON, SHINE IT ON YOU'VE BEEN TOO LONG ON THE ROAD AND YOU'RE READY TO EXPLODE, COME AND LIGHTEN UP YOUR

Cheap Thrills David Allan Coe

They judge a boy by his friends And all a mine are trash They say you find your own level Well, I'm a snake in the grass But I can't help the things I do I've always been attracted to Cheap thrills, don't

Lately I've Been Thinking Too Much Lately David Allan Coe

> Lately I've been thinking too much lately I've been staying kinda stoned Maybe I need someone who can make me feel Like I'm not making it alone Lately you've been colder than the weather Whether

Rollin with the Punches David Allan Coe

BEEN TALKIN WHEN I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED LISTENING WHEN I SHOULD HAVE SPOKE LIGHTING A MATCH TO OLD MEMORIES SENDING THEM ALL UP IN SMOKE SINGING WITH NO ONE TO HEAR ME FIGHTING MY WAY TO THE

Willie, Waylon And Me David Allan Coe

I HEARD THE BURRITOS OUT IN CALIFORNIA COULD FLY HIGHER THAN THE BIRDS ROGER MCGINNIS HAD A TWELVE-STRING GUITAR IT WAS LIKE NOTHING I'D EVER HEARD AND THE EAGLES FLEW IN FROM THE WEST COAST LIKE

Another Pretty Country Song David Allan Coe

I BOUGHT THIS RHINESTONE SUIT IN CALIFORNIA THESE BOOTS CAME ALL THE WAY FROM MEXICO THIS CADILLAC AIN'T NOTHING', SON YOU OUGHT TO SEE THE GREYHOUND I BOUGHT TO TAKE MY BAND FROM SHOW TO SHOW SEEN

Crazy Mary David Allan Coe

Crazy Mary from London berry Lives next door to the cemetery How many lovers have you buried We would shout, running scared Along the green and golden paths That took us home, away from Crazy Mary

Merle And Me David Allan Coe

LATE ONE NIGHT WE HIT THE WALL TWENTY FEET WE HAD TO FALL TO THE GROUND WHERE WE COULD CRAW INTO THE WEEDS WAITING FOR THAT SHOTGUN BLAST NEVER THINKING WE COULD LAST WE SURE HAD TO

London Homesick Blues David Allan Coe

Well when you're down on your luck and you ain't got a buck in London you're a goner Even London Bridge has fallen down and moved to Arizona Now I know why and I'll substantiate the rumor that the English

Get A Little Dirt On Your Hands David Allan Coe

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY DADDY USED TO SAY TO ME, SON, WE GOT A LOT OF LAND, WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE GO GET YOUR MARBLES, PUT'EM IN THE HOUSE TEAR DOWN YOUR CASTLES IN THE SAND COME

Young Dallas Cowboy David Allan Coe

Well, I've hiked through the sage brush, I ran up some rail I slept on the bench in a few county jails And they laugh as they knocked all the wind from my sail When I was a young Dallas Cowboy

Bossier City David Allan Coe

My hands are shaking and I'm sadly learning The truth behind your innocent disguise You never thought I knew that you had been untrue But I once saw the devil somewhere in your eyes And now you

A Harley Someday David Allan Coe

Those Harley's they cost so much money A Honda is all he could buy He covers it up on his car port, If anyone saw it he'd die. He acts just as tough as his buddies They drink Harley Davidson beer.

Sweet Vibrations David Allan Coe

AIN'T NO SENSE IN CRYING, LORD I'D RATHER SEE YOU SMILE COME DOWN FROM THE CITY LIFE AND STAY WITH ME A WHILE THERE'S SO MUCH THAT NATURE WANTS TO SHARE WITH YOU AND ME PUT YOUR HAND IN MINE AND

Rock And Roll Holiday David Allan Coe

HERE, WHAT DO YOU NEED DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE YOU WANT ME TO PLEAD MY FRIENDS ARE DYING TO MAKE ROCK AND ROLL STAND WHILE WE'VE BEEN LIVING IN A COUNTRY ROCK BAND WE'VE GOT TO SLOW DOWN - COME DOWN WE

Tanya Montana David Allan Coe

Why the day you were born, girl Your mom and I named you, Tanya Montana I just thought you should know Your eyes were As blue as the skies of Montana Your skin was As white as fresh falling snow Tanya

Seven Mile Bridge David Allan Coe

THE STORIES OF SOME SAILORS CURSE ON THE BRIDGE WHERE IT OPENS TO LET THE BOATS THROUGH BUT THE NATIVES ALL LAUGH AT GRANDPAS OLD STORIES AND SWEAR THAT IT JUST ISN'T TRUE NOW MOST OF THEM

Juanita David Allan Coe

Well I'm finally gettin' used to the water The way the tarantulas bite Those federals didn't believe I only came here to watch the bulls fight Tell my mother, "I need a good lawyer" Tell my father, "I'm

Dakota The Dancing Bear, Part II David Allan Coe

BETTY DROVE THE SEMI, SHE PULLED UP TO THE PUMP I THOUGHT I WANTED A COCA-COLA AND I STARTED OUT ON THE JUMP SHE SAID, "HOLD IT DAVE, COME QUICK, THERE'S SOMETHING YOU GOT TO SEE THAT MAN HAD GOT

Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile David Allan Coe

Chorus: Mona Lisa lost her smile The painter's hands are trembling now And if she's out there running wild It's just because I taught her how The masterpiece that we had planned Is laying shattered

Take This Job And Shove It Too David Allan Coe

TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT TOO WHERE THE SUN DON'T NEVER SHINE THIS AIN'T THE FIRST JOB I EVER QUIT AND I KNOW IT WONT BE MY LAST PAYCHECK, WHO KNOWS AFTER TODAY YOU MAY BE A THING OF

Love is Just A Porpoise (Playing in the Tropical S David Allan Coe

EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT I'VE HAD MY SHARE OF FAIR WEATHER LOVERS THEY ALWAYS LEAVE JUST AHEAD OF THE RAIN SEARCHING FOR SUNSHINE AND LOOKING FOR PLEASURE TWO STEPS AHEAD OF THE LAST HURRICANE

If That Ain't Country David Allan Coe

[Recitation:] The old man was covered with tattoos and scars He got some in prison and others in bars The rest he got working' on old junk cars In the daytime They looked like tombstones in our yard And

Lost David Allan Coe

SHE'S JUST A TEAR I USED TO CRY LONG BEFORE WE SAID GOOD BYE NOW SHE'S JUST A LADY THAT I USED TO KNOW WHEN THE BOTTLE TOOK HER PLACE SHE WAS A MIRROR I HAD TO FACE AND A DREAM I DARED

Panheads Forever David Allan Coe

She's hard to get started She's always so cold In the mornings I find her - She's looking so old There's so many miles I've been down that road once or twice She's not much to look at When we

Jody Like A Melody David Allan Coe

JODY LIKE A MELODY PLAY INSIDE MY HEAD TILL THE THOUGHT OF YOU IS MORE THAN I CAN STAND JUST TO THINK OF HAVING YOU IS MUSIC TO MY SOUL YOU MAKE ME FEEL AS THOUGH THE WORLD IS IN MY HANDS JODY LIKE

Take it Easy Rider David Allan Coe

WELL I SAW MY FIRST RODEO IN AMARILLO, TEXAS BUSTING BRONCOS IS MORE THAN JUST A WAY TO MAKE A LIVING HORSES WERE LIKE WOMEN, THEY WERE FAST AND FANCY FREE I SAW SHIRLEY STOKER UP IN PAN HEAD

Divers Do It Deeper David Allan Coe

IT WAS TOO COLD TO STAY IN THE NORTH AND LA SEEMED THE MOST LIKELY PLACE I COULD STAY THOSE MALIBU NIGHTS AND THOSE HOLLYWOOD LIGHTS WERE BLINDING ME I LONG FOR A LOVER TO HELP ME DISCOVER THE

Please Come to Boston David Allan Coe

PLEASE COME TO BOSTON FOR THE SPRINGTIME I’M STAYING HERE WITH SOME FRIENDS AND THEY’VE GOT LOTS OF ROOM YOU CAN SELL YOU PAINTINGS ON THE SIDEWALK BY A CAFÉ WHERE I HOPE TO BE WORKING SOON

A Sense Of Humor David Allan Coe

something That you heard was going 'round And you wondered why I lost my sense of humor Every song another record Every day just like a clock Knowing well I've had to take it Till I make it to the

I'm Gonna Hurt Her On The Radio David Allan Coe

I'm gonna hurt her on the radio She's gonna hear me everywhere she goes I'll get to her the only way I know I'm gonna hurt her on the radio.

Long Haired Redneck (Live at Billy Bob's Texas, Forth Worth, TX) David Allan Coe

Country deejays knows that I'm an outlaw They'd never come to see me in this dive Where bikers stare at cowboys who are laughing at the hippies Who are praying they'll get outta here alive The loud mouth

Longhaired Redneck David Allan Coe

LOUDMOUTH IN THE CORNER'S GETTING' TO ME TALKIN' 'BOUT MY EARRINGS AND MY HAIR I GUESS HE AIN'T READ THE SIGNS THAT SAY I'VE BEEN TO PRISON SOMEONE OUGHT TO WARN HIM 'FORE I KNOCK HIM OFF HIS CHAIR

Face To Face David Allan Coe

HAND IN HAND HEART TO HEART WE NEVER SHOULD HAVE LET THIS START BUT ITS TO LATE, WE SHARED IT ALL SO WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SHARE THE BLAME!

Atlanta Song David Allan Coe

I MET HER IN ATLANTA SHE WAS A-DANCING IN A CAFE WITH A PRICE TAG ON HER BODY AND A TOMBSTONE IN HER EYE YOU COULD TELL SHE WAS NOT HAPPY BY THE WAY SHE KEPT ON STARING PAST THE OTHER SIDE OF NOWHERE

On my Feet Again David Allan Coe

I SPENT A LIFETIME IN PRISON BELIEVING ID NEVER GET OVER THE FALL BUSTED FOR FIRST DEGREE I WAS TO BLIND TO SEE WHO WAS TO BLAME FOR IT ALL SOME SAID THE DEVIL, BUT GOD ONLY KNOWS IF I PUT MY FUTURE

If This Is Just A Game David Allan Coe

I'VE TRUSTED YOU BEFORE, BABE (TRUSTED YOU) AND YOU ALWAYS LET ME DOWN I CAME BACK TO YOU BELIEVING I WAS MORE THAN JUST YOUR CLOWN YOU SAY IT WILL BE DIFFERENT (THIS TIME) THIS TIME YOUR LOVE IS REAL

Tennessee Whiskey David Allan Coe

I used to spend my nights out In a bar room Liquor was the only love I'd known But you rescued me from reaching for the bottom Brought me back from being too far gone You're as smooth as Tennesee

Tomorrow is another day David Allan Coe

YES, THE ROOF LEAKS AND THE BED SHE SQUEAK AND THE RENT IS DUE IN JUST TWO MORE WEEKS NOW I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO SLEEP TOMORROWS ANOTHER DAY OH THE PALM TREES SWAY TO AND FRO I THINK

A Sad Country Song David Allan Coe

IF YOU'RE FEELING LONELY AND THINK YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE LEFT THAT'S ALONE IN A BAR IF NEED SOMEBODY WITH SHOULDERS TO CRY ON WELL BABY I'M NOT VERY FAR Chorus: JUST LOOK FOR MY NAME ON A JUKEBOX

Hey Gypsy David Allan Coe

HEY GYPSY, HEY GYPSY COME ON HOME EVEN IF ITS JUST TO PAINT YOUR WAGON. OLD HOBO, HOW LONG CAN THIS GO ON?

Now I Lay Me Down To Cheat David Allan Coe

Now I lay me down to cheat On the woman I love so And if I die between these sheets I pray to God she'll never know She's the best thing in this life Why she worships the ground that he walks on

You Can Count On Me David Allan Coe

YOU CAN COUNT ON ME, GIRL, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME I WON'T EVER LET YOU DOWN, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME YOU SAY YOU WANT A WORKING MAN TO BRING THE MONEY HOME SOMEONE TO BE GOOD TO YOU AND NEVER DO YOU