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D-I-V-O-R-C-E
(from
the LP "Feminine Fancy")
Bobby
Braddock & Curley Putman * 1967 Tree Publishing - BMI
Our little boy is
four years old
And quite a
little man
So we spell out the words
We don't want him to understand
Like t-o-y, or maybe s-u-r-p-r-i-s-e
But the words we're hiding from him now
Tear the heart right out of me
Chorus:
Our D-I-V-O-R-C-E becomes final today
Me and little J-o-e will be going away
I love you both and this will be
Pure h-e-double-l for me
Oh, I wish that we could stop this D-I-V-O-R-C-E
Watch him smile
He thinks it's Christmas
Or his fifth birthday
And he thinks c-u-s-t-o-d-y
Spells fun, or play
I spell out all the hurtin' words
And turn my head when I speak
'Cause I can't spell away this hurt
That's dripping down my cheek
(Repeat chorus)
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Decorate Your
Conscience
(from
the LP "Dottie")
Dottie West &
Kerry West * 1978 EMI Blackwood Publishing - BMI
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Delta Dawn
(from the
LP "If It's Alright With You/Just What I've Been Looking For")
Alex Harvey &
Larry Collins * 1972 UA Music - ASCAP
Cborus:
Delta Dawn,
what's that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by
And did I hear you say he was meeting you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky
She's forty-one and her daddy still calls her "baby"
And all the folks around Brownsville they think she's crazy
'Cause she walks downtown with a suitcase in her hand
Looking for a mysterious dark-haired man
In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn
The prettiest woman you ever did lay eyes on
Then a man of low degree stood by her side
And promised her he'd take her for his bride
(Repeat chorus 3x
and fade)
And did I hear you say he was meeting you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky
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Desperado
(from the
LP "Country Sunshine")
Don Henley &
Glenn Frey * 1973 Red Cloud Music - BMI
Desperado, why
don't you come to your senses?
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
Oh, you're a hard one
But,
I know that you got your reasons
These things that are pleasin' you
Can hurt you somehow
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, babe
She'll hurt you if she's able
And the queen of heats is always your best bet
I've heard say some fine things have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can't get
Desperado, oh, you ain't gettin' no youger
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
And freedom, oh freedom, that’s just some people talkin'
Your prison is walking through this world all alone
Don't your feet get cold in the winter time?
The sky won't snow and the sun won’t shine
It’s hard to tell the night time from the day
You're losin' all your highs and lows
Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away?
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, I'll open the gate
It may be rainin', but there’s a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you, you better let somebody love you
Desperado, you better let somebody love you
Desperado, you better let somebody love you
Desperado, you better let somebody love you
(Fade)
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Destroy Me Again
(from
the LP "Carolina Cousins")
Dottie West &
Jim Marshall * 1975 Tree Publishing - BMI
I'd never thought
you'd come back for the pieces
Of the love you left scattered behind
Take what's left there's no way I can stop you
You still have control of my heart and my mind
Here's your chance to hurt me all over but this time my pride feels no pain
So tear me down too low it don't matter go on destroy me again
Day by day you let me recall the mem'ries
And relive all the dreams and all the good times we've planned
Stay a while you see I still love you
Go on destroy me again, go on destroy
me again
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Didn't I
(from the
LP "Here Comes My Baby")
Dottie West *
1964 Tree Publishing - BMI
Didn't I try hard
enough to understand your ways
Didn't I stay strong enough through all our stormy days
Like ivy clinging to our little house so close were you and I
Then came the day you just walked away and I lost you, didn't I
Didn't I kiss you often enough, didn't I hold you tight
And didn't I say I love you each time we kissed goodnight
(Spoken)
Darling, please tell me what I didn't do. 'Cause I tried so hard to make you
see
That above everything in this world you were all that was for me
And you know I've thought I was all that you wanted, in fact you've told me
so
But, I guess I failed somewhere along the way and just where I'd give my life
to know
Like ivy clinging to our little house, so close were you and I
Then came the day you just walked away and I lost you didn't I
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Does It Matter
(from
the LP "House Of Love")
Donna Fargo *
1973 Prima Donna Music - BMI
There was a time
I was afraid to love or be loved
And hurting was for the weak and not the strong
And I've gone through all kinds of things on promises
And I still don't know the difference between right and wrong
I keep hearing myself asking me who am I
And what is it I'm tryin' so hard to do
And I'm not sure I've ever trusted anyone completely
But does it matter that I took a chance on you
Does it matter that I took a chance on lovin' you
When I did't even believe in me
Does it matter at all to you that I wanted to be what you wanted me to
And I wanted so much to be just right for you
I guess it's just my nature to ask questions
So I hope that you don't mind much when I do
And even tho I know I'll never know all of the answers
Does it matter that I took a chance on you
Does it matter at all to you that I wanted to be what you wanted me to
Does it matter that I took a chance on you
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Don't Be Kind
(from
the LP "High Times")
Peter Thom &
Phil Galdstone * 1981 Kazzoom Music - ASCAP
We've been friends, we've been foes
We've been lovers clingin' oh, so close
We've believed but not this time, don't be kind
You've got dreams, you've got plans
You'll be gone before I understand
You've betrayed and I've been blind, don't be kind
Chorus I:
Don't be kind, shoot it straight like an arrow
Don't be kind, do it quick to the marrow
You can say what you've got on your mind, but don't be kind
It's been
great, it's been real
It's been soft as silk and tough as steel
You'll be yours and I'll be mind, don't be kind
Chorus II:
Don't be kind, if a heart must be broken
Don't be kind, if the words must be spoken
You can say what you've got on your mind, but don't be kind
When you hurt me, oh, when you hurt me
And you feel you must be nice
Well, it's bad enough to take it once
Being kind makes it twice
(repeat I & II
chorus and face)
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Don't Keep Me
Lonely Too Long
(from
the LP "With All My Heart And Soul")
Melba
Montgomery * 1966 Glad Music - BMI
Life sure gets
lonely alone
No one to talk to alone
Nights sure get longer since you're gone
Don't keep me lonely too long
I need your arms to hold me
And hear you say you need me
Don't let me live on dreams alone
Don't keep me lonely too long
Memories are bad for one so lonely
My tortured heart cries out because it loves and wants you only
Yes I'm too lonely alone
Afraid of being alone
Without your love I can't go on
Don't keep me lonely too long
Don't keep me lonely too long
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Don't Say A Word
(from
the LP "Makin' Memories")
Les Reed &
John Mason - 1969 Jewel Music - BMI
Don't say a word
just kiss me, kiss me kiss me (for soon we must part)
We only have a little time
You're feeling sad I can tell
I know my love what's on your mind
My heart is breaking as well
But darling don't say a word
just give me give, me give me, all the love you
can give
And let your heart be with me, with me, with me as long as you live
Don't say a word just kiss me, kiss me, kiss me for soon we must part
And when you're gone please miss me, miss me, miss me with all of your heart
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Don't Touch Me
(from
the LP "With All My Heart And Soul")
Hank Cochran
* 1966 Tree Publishing - BMI
Your hand is like
a torch each time you touch me
That look in your eye pulls me apart
Don't open the door to heaven if I can't come in
Don't touch me if you don't love me, sweetheart
Your kiss is like a drink when I'm thirsty
And I'm thirsty for you with all
my heart
But please don't love me then act as though we've never kissed
No don't touch me if you don't love me, sweetheart
Don't give me something that you might take away
To have you then lose you wouldn't be smart on my part
Don't open the door to heaven if I can't come in
Oh don't touch me if you don't love me, sweetheart
Don't touch me if you don't love me, sweetheart
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Don't You Ever
Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)
(from the
LP "Dottie West Sings")
Hank Cochran
* 1964 Tree Publishing - BMI
You make my eyes
run over all the time
You're happy when I'm out of my mind
You don't love me but you won't let me be
Don't you ever get tired of hurtin'
me
Chorus:
You must think I look bad with a smile
For you haven't let me have one in such a long, long while
(And)
Still I keep coming back, how can this be
Don't you ever get tired of hurtin'
me
(Repeat chorus)
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Dream Baby (How
Long Must I Dream)
(from
the LP "Have You Heard")
Cindy Walker *
1962 Combine Music - BMI
Sweet dreams
baby, sweet dreams baby, sweet dreams baby
How long must I dream
Verse:
Dream baby got me dreamin' sweet dreams
The whole day through
Dream baby got me dreamin' sweet dreams, at nighttime too
I love you and I'm dreamin' of you
But that won't do
Dream baby you can stop my dreamin'
You can make my dreams come true
Sweet dreams baby, sweet dreams baby, sweet dreams baby
How long must I dream
(Repeat verse and
tag (2x) and fade)
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Dream That Got A
Little Out Of Hand
(from
the LP "Full Circle")
Larry Gatlin
* 1981 Combine Music - BMI
I
swore to myself all I'd ever let me do was dream about you
That dreamin' was the best that I could do and the least that I could stand
But now I find that dreamin' ain't enough, I don't wanna live without you
It's just a prime example of a dream that got a little out of hand
I stumble through the daylight hours longin' for the darkness and my dreams
with you
There's no way under heaven this is right but I'm afraid I've lost command
'Cause dreamin' only makes me want you more, if there's any way that's possible
It's just a prime example of a dream that got a little out of hand
Just a little out of hand, just a little out of hand
'Cause dreamin' only makes me want you more, if there's any way possible
It's just a prime example of a dream that got a little out of hand
It's just a prime example of a dream that got a little out of hand
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