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Baby bow up your hair
Let's go out strolling
Haven't seen you 'round here
In quite some time
It's the changes that come between us
I know this distance ain't no good
It's the fighting for a reason
That keeps a man doing what he should
All I know
Is what you need to hear
Is that somebody loves you
And always calls you dear, my, my
Ain't that the way love's supposed to be
Every night
So let's put something behind us
People do it all the time
Let's keep something to remind us
Changing means moving all the time
Let's go out into the air
I heard it calling your name last night
Let's go out into the future baby
And stroll a little further this time
'Cause all I know
Is what you need to hear
Is that somebody loves you
And always calls you dear, my, my
Ain't that the way love's supposed to be
Every night
If you got that lovin’
A little lovin’ that's alright
Better hold onto it honey
Better hold onto it tight
And if you got somebody
Holding on with all their might
Ain't that the way love's supposed to be
Every night
So baby bow up your hair
Let's go out and stroll it
Haven't seen you 'round here
In quite some time
It's the changes that come between us
I know this distance ain't no good
It's the fighting for a reason
That keeps a man doing what he should
'Cause all I know
Is what you need to hear
Is that somebody loves you
And always calls you dear, my, my
Ain't that the way love's supposed to be
Every night
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2. |
Working For Betty
04:50
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There goes Betty, she's as good as gold
She took my heart and she ain't never letting go
She's the type can turn a dime into a quarter
But she's just happy she's got running water
I've been working on that nine to five
It's getting hard now and I'm trying to make a livin'
I've been working on that nine to five
There's so much take and there's just not enough giving to me
Well I've known Betty for quite a long time
I saw that girl and I knew she had to be mine
She melted my heart like a flame on soft butter
For me there's Betty, there could be no other
I've been working on that nine to five
It's getting hard now and I'm trying to make a livin'
I've been working on that nine to five
There's so much take and there's just not enough giving to me
If you want it
You can ride this world alone
And if you need it
You can find someone to carry on with you
Oh, like Betty
There goes Betty, she's as pretty as can be
People ask what's come over me
They say, Bill ain't quite level on the level
That old Betty she's too clever for me
I've been working on that nine to five
It's getting hard now and I'm trying to make a livin'
I've been working on that nine to five
There's so much take and there's just not enough giving to me
She came walking round the corner
She was there in front of me
Asked her if she'd be my partner
Through eternity
Working for Betty
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3. |
Slam Blues
05:52
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I've got my reasons
For being unhappy
All my very closest friends say, Bill
You don't ever smile
But I don't find laughter
In a love that just walked out my door
I ain't laughing no more
I've been sitting 'round the house
In my worn out tennis shoes
Since my sled broke down baby
There ain't nothing I can do
So go on baby
And be what you wanna be
Yeah but your very best friend
Got her eye
Set on me
You left me smoldering here
Crying in your smoke
All it seems I ever was to you baby
Was a good time and a joke
So go on baby
And be what you wanna be
Yeah but your very best friend
Got her eye
Set on me
Yes you could really make love baby
You sure could do it right
But every time there's a man you want
You'd cross an L.A. red light
So go on baby
And step where you please
But if me and your girlfriend drive by
I'm gonna run you down in the street
'Cause I've got my reasons darlin'
For being unhappy
I've got my reasons for feeling
So low down and blue
But if I were to step on your feet
You would be unhappy too
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Holding Hands
04:34
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If you're fussing with your baby
And you know just how she feels
You wanna tell her
You'll make her feel better
But you ain't no doctor and you can't heal
Holding hands is a very good idea
They had it right from the start
Holding hands is a very good idea
Keeps those who are falling from falling apart
Little girl said to little boy
Walk yourself on over here
Sit down beside me
'Cause I won't bite ya
I'll let you hold my hand, yes I will
Holding hands is a very good idea
They had it right from the start
Holding hands is a very good idea
Keeps those who are falling from falling apart
So now you've got yourself a little boy
You wanna teach him all you know
But he keeps fighting that old thunder and lightning
Ain't no way you're gonna slow that boy down
Holding hands is a very good idea
They had it right from the start
Holding hands is a very good idea
Keeps those who are falling from falling apart
A long time ago, before the good old days
Old woman said to old man
If you want my loving
You'll have to change something
Stop pulling my hair and start holding my hand
Holding hands is a very good idea
They had it right from the start
Holding hands is a very good idea
Keeps those who are falling from falling apart
Well I like a four finger lock
With one on the side
You can hold'em gentle
Or you can squeeze'em tight
You can hold'em high darlin'
You can hold'em low honey
But if you're holding on
Make sure you never never let go
'Cause holding hands is a very good idea
They had it right from the start
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5. |
Denver Town
06:24
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Can you feel the cold wind coming in
Did you know there's old men drinking gin
On a corner on a cold night
Up in Denver town
And they sleep on the ground
They walk along the streets at night
They have no one to hold their body tight
Sleeping warm around a fiery garbage can
They’re some lonely old men
Can you take them in from the cold to the warm
On a stormy winter night
Can you understand their pain
Without judging who is wrong or right
Can you take a lesson in life
From a man
Who sleeps around a garbage can
Some were scholars who learned their lessons well
Some were poets with stories they wished to tell
Some were men who never had the chance to try
In the cold
Some of them died
They walk along the streets at night
Always clinging close to the city lights
Living off the things we choose to throw away
Garage sale blues
And dime-a-dance romance anyway
Can you take them in from the cold to the warm
On a stormy winter night
Can you understand their pain
Without judging who is wrong or right
Can you take a lesson in life
From a man
Who sleeps around a garbage can
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6. |
Nobody Knows My Baby
03:27
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Nobody knows my baby
Nobody knows my baby
Nobody knows my baby
Quite like me
She likes to cry when the wind blows
She’s always happy when it rains
She never talks bad about me
She’s just not that way
Nobody knows my baby
Nobody knows my baby
Nobody knows my baby
Quite like me
She’s chasing dreams on her Saturday
She's cooking up a storm every Sunday
I know a few things about that girl
I just won't say
Nobody knows my baby
Nobody knows my baby
Nobody knows my baby
Quite like me
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7. |
Old Buster
04:16
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Well I don't know this woman
Standing in the back of my yard
Lipping a champagne bottle
And howling like a Saint Bernard
How she got over the fence, I don't know
She ain't got no sense
I’m letting Buster go
'Cause I don't know this woman
Standing in the back of my yard
It must have been one of those special occasions
The drinks they were serving must have been amazing
I don't mind a little runaround
But that ain't the kind of face I run around praising
That old Buster, I guess he just ain't no friend
'Cause here he comes a walking
Seems he just invited her in
That old dog's vision ain't what it used to be
Man’s best friend ain't no friend to me
And I don't know this woman
He’s dragging through the back of my yard
It must have been one of those special occasions
The drinks they were serving must have been amazing
I don't mind a little runaround
But that ain't the kind of face I run around praising
I guess you could say she was a two out of ten
But we drank all her champagne
And then we drank all of my gin
It’s been four years since Buster let her in
I should thank that dog, instead I built him a pen
Now he hates that woman
And he's howling in the back of my yard
...poor old Buster
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8. |
The Holiday Inn Song
06:26
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When the stranger comes in the night
You know I can't hold you
When the morning comes into light
Know what I told you
I think you love the life that you're living in...
And I think he ought to know
That a family man has your better half
And it's time for him to go
Well you better watch out
'Cause the road gets bumpy
When you find yourself in a Holiday Inn
Riding around with the one you think you love
Better look twice or you'll be living with him
Watch out honey for that hayseed lover
He ain't the one who's buying your shoes
Better look out if you're hiding under cover
'Cause a family man
Is what you don't wanna lose
Don’t wanna lose no good family man
Talking 'bout a good, honey, a good family man
And I wanna be
I wanna be your family man
Talking 'bout a good family man
If you dream about him at night
You know I can't hold you
And if you're thinking 'bout leaving tonight
Know what I told you
I think you love the life that you're living in
And I think he ought to know
That a family man has your better half
And it's time for him to go
Well you better watch out
'Cause the road gets bumpy
When you find yourself in a Holiday Inn
Riding around with the one you think you love
Better look twice or you'll be living with him
Watch out honey for that hayseed lover
He ain't the one who's buying your shoes
Better look out if you're hiding under cover
'Cause a family man
Is what you don't wanna lose
Don’t wanna lose no good family man
Talking 'bout a good, honey, a good family man
And I wanna be
I wanna be your family man
Talking 'bout a good family man
A couple of kids
A couple of cars
Built a couple fences all around the yard
I wanna be your family man
I wanna be your very best friend forever...
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