Singing my songs

I can see a long line of cars with their headlights on I can see kinfolks cryin' cause somebody's gone Then they gather around as it let the sinner men down And I can see an old preacher prayin' with...

Last night she let the strong red wine carry her away She smoked up her old sunshine as if it still shined every day Her hand reached out and touched my face in the shame Lord from my eyes She told me...

Love is like a young tree that lives or dies and then becomes a mem'ry of tragedy Soon you'll be far away and free forever gone but you'll always be a part of me Tomorrow you'll be leaving my world...

Before you take another step there's something you should know About the years ahead and how they'll be You'll be living in a world where roses hardly ever grow Cause all I have to offer you is me...

Just outside these prison bars the hanging tree is waitin' At sunrise I'll meet darkness and death will say hello Darling touch your lips to mine and tell me that you love me And promise me again...

Sometimes I want to throw my arms around you Then I tremble at the thought of giving in Because I know how much it cost to love you and I'm so afraid of losing you again Being close to you revives the...

If my heart had windows you'd see a heart full of love just for you A tear may appear when I hold you near but that's for the sweet things you do If my heart had windows you'd see a heart full of love...

My driftin' mem'ry goes back to the spring of '43 When I was just a child in mama's arms My daddy plowed the ground and prayed that some day we could leave This run down mortaged Oklahoma farm Then...

There goes my reason for living there goes my everything I hear footsteps slowly walking as they gently walk across a lonely floor And a voice is softly saying darling this will be goodbye forever...