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He likes pickup trucks and getting drunk
With all his country bros
And he looks real handsome in his latest video
Nobody told him fortunes disappear
And fame's a revolving door
And they don’t make ‘em like Johnny Cash no more
They don’t make ‘em like Johnny Cash no more
You can’t find John Prine at the record store
Hey, who’s that guy who just walked through the door
They don’t make ‘em like Johnny Cash no more
A man’s been shot in the parking lot
There’s two live camera crews
Recording the action for the six o’clock TV news
Right’s still right and wrong’s still wrong
But no one's keeping score
And they don’t make ‘em like Johnny Cash no more
chorus
Lies can shine like brand new dimes
And street’s can look like gold
They can sell you dreams ’til you put your life on hold
The future’s just around the bend
Listen up, you can hear it roar
And they don’t make ‘em like Johnny Cash no more
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Oh Jerusalem
03:25
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I hear the sound of a terrible wind (Oh Jerusalem)
I hear it coming around the bend (Oh Jerusalem)
There’ll be no more sorrow (Oh Jerusalem)
There’ll be no more sin (Oh Jerusalem)
The Son of Man is coming back again (Oh Jerusalem)
Oh Jerusalem all your sorrows and your shame
Shall soon be washed away like dust in the rain
Let the first be last let the last be first (Oh Jerusalem)
There’ll be joy in heaven, there’ll be peace on earth (Oh Jerusalem)
So tell all your neighbors, tell all your friends (Oh Jerusalem)
The reign of Satan is about to end (Oh Jerusalem)
Oh Jerusalem all your sorrows and your shame
Shall soon be washed away like dust in the rain
I hear the sound of a terrible wind (Oh Jerusalem)
I hear it coming around the bend (Oh Jerusalem)
There’ll be no more sorrow (Oh Jerusalem)
There’ll be no more sin (Oh Jerusalem)
The Son of Man is coming back again (Oh Jerusalem)
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A sinner like me
03:42
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I turned my back on the God of my youth
Yeah, I went my rebellious ways
I knew God but I had no use for his saving Grace
I had my wife, my family and job
Yeah, I thought I had it all
I was as proud as any man could be before the fall
Jesus, could you use a sinner like me
Life has a way of bringing a man to his knees
And maybe there’s someone out there
Who could learn a lesson from me
Jesus, can you use a sinner like me
When you’re sitting on top of the world
You think it could never end
What use do you have for God, you’ve got family and friends
But in the blink of an eye it can all disappear
Then where will you be?
Oh I hear someone singing “Nearer my God to thee”
Jesus, could you use a sinner like me
Life has a way of bringing a man to his knees
And maybe there’s someone out there
Who could learn a lesson from me
Jesus, can you use a sinner like me
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Rusting in the rain
03:14
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Rustin’ in the rain
Like an old weathervane
That hasn’t seen the sun in many a day
A phone hangs on the wall
That doesn’t ring at all
Even dreams are rustin’ in the rain
Rustin’ in the rain
Like an old weathervane
That hasn’t seen the sun in many a day
Her hopes hang on a call
She don’t expect at all
Even dreams are rustin’ in the rain
Rustin’ in the rain
Like an old weathervane
That hasn’t seen the sun in many a day
A photo on the wall
Someone she recalls
Even dreams are rustin’ in the rain
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I would for you
02:55
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If I could make every dream
You ever had come true
I would for you, I would for you
And if I could turn a grey sky
Into a sea of blue
I would for you, I would for you
I know I’m just a man
I’m only made of flesh and bone
But I got two arms to hold you
Whenever you’re feeling alone
And I got these tender feelings
And a heart that cares for you
So if there’s anything that I can do
I would for you
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Standing by the river
02:47
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Many ways to cross the river only one way to drown
Many ways to cross the river only one way to drown
Been standing by the river ever since my sweet baby left town
She said that she’d love me, She’d always be true
Now I’m standing by the river wonderin’ what I should do
Many ways to cross the river only one way to drown
Been standing by the river ever since my sweet baby left town
She said she’d never leave me for another man
Now I’m standing by the river with a gun in my hand
Many ways to cross the river only one way to drown
Been standing by the river ever since my sweet baby left town
I think of the things we used to do
I can’t stand the thought of him lovin’ you
Many ways to cross the river only one way to drown
Been standing by the river ever since my sweet baby left town
The thought of my baby with another man
Is drivin’ me crazy its more than I can stand
Many ways to cross the river only one way to drown
Been standing by the river ever since my sweet baby left town
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One more broken heart
03:49
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Well every time I took you back
You promised to be true
Then you’d turn around and give me
Every reason to be blue
Well I’m all fed up with all your lies
I need a brand new start
And I guess the world won’t fall apart
Over one more broken heart
One more broken heart
Won’t make the world fall apart
‘Cause troubles knock on every door
They don’t care who you are
If you had to count every heartache
In the world where would you start
And I guess the world won’t fall apart
Over one more broken heart
Well every night I miss you less
Than the night before
Soon you’ll be a memory
To me and nothing more
The heartaches that you left behind
Won’t always hang around
They’ll someday pack their bags and catch
The next train out of town
One more broken heart
Won’t make the world fall apart
For if trouble were like picture shows
We’d all be movie stars
If you had to count every heartache
In the world where would you start
And I guess the world won’t fall apart
Over one more broken heart
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Love is like a river
02:43
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Love is like a river
Lying soft beside me
Something warm inside me
The river flows calm when you are around
Rain never seems to fall
Lost days are gone, they never come round
They never seem to call, not at all
Love is like a river
Lying soft beside me
Something warm inside me
The boats passing by, they haven’t yet heard
They want you for their own
But lying beside me you can’t be disturbed
A river needs a home of its own
Love is like a river
Laying soft beside me
Something warm inside me
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Big yellow moon
03:44
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Just a matter of time
03:45
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Playing 90 cents a glass beer halls
Drinking and a singing everybody else’s songs
Taking every request from the crowd but the one
That asked us to leave before the song was done
Well just like the story always goes
A man from the Big Town came down to let us know
We were good enough to cut a song and make it number one
When we signed on the bottom line the good times had begun
And just like he promised we were hot
The first three songs we cut went straight to the top
We were number one on every country countdown in the land
And everywhere we went they were yelling to beat the band
We were rising stars fading fast
Living legends, never looking back
From the bottom to the top back to the bottom again
It’s not a state of mind it’s just a matter of time
(instrumental break)
Six months later we were done
Just like Hailey’s Comet you only see it once
But in memory of what once was the royalties roll in
Twice a year to remind us of where we’ve been
We were rising stars fading fast, now we’re
Living legends living off the past
From the bottom to the top back to the bottom again
It’s not a state of mind it’s just a matter of time
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11. |
A clown feeling down
03:38
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Daddy, why did the people all laugh
Just to see that poor clown cry
Daddy smiled and said it’s only an act
Just a clown feeling down
The ringmaster came and led him away
As elephants danced in the ring
An empty room and a bottle of booze
Was home to a clown
His feet never stopped inside the Big Top
And his roots never settled and grew
‘Cause every town means no more to a clown
Than the last one he’s been through
But Daddy, why did the people all laugh
Just to see that poor clown cry
Daddy smiled and said it’s only an act
Just a clown feeling down
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Santa Writes Home
02:39
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Well, I bet I’ve seen every Salvation Army tree
And every department store from sea to shining sea
I must have turned the lights on on a million Christmas trees
And held every boy and girl in the world on my knee
If I wasn’t so busy I’d take you to lunch
It sure does get lonely being everywhere at once
Your hair is so curly and your skin is so soft
I’m gonna drop off these toys and take the next 6 months off
Well I love the laughing children and their eyes so bright and gay
They shine and sparkle like the stars across the Milky Way
But sometimes I get lonesome and I wish that you were here
I can’t wait to get back home I can use some Christmas Cheer
If I wasn’t so busy I’d take you to lunch
It sure does get lonely being everywhere at once
Your hair is so curly and your skin is so soft
I’m gonna drop off these toys and take the next 6 months off
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Dan Sullivan Kalamazoo, Michigan
Some people like gardening, working on cars or woodworking. Others enjoy knitting, collecting stamps or coins. That kind of thing. I like writing songs.
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