From A Distance

[canthai55]

Johnny was a schoolboy when he heard his first Beatle song,
'Love me do,' I think it was. From there it didn't take him long.
Got himself a guitar, used to play every night,
Now he's in a rock 'n' roll outfit,
And everything's all right, don't you know?

 

Shooting Star - Bad Company

[canthai55]

And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last
When all is one and one is all, that's what it is
To be a rock and not to roll, oh yeah

 

Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

[canthai55]

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 ride through town
But I know when the chips fall
She won't let me down
She knows how to run

 

Panheads Forever - David Allan Coe

[thaibeachlovers]

Here's one for all the farangs that loved and lost in LOS.

 

 

In the early morning rain with a dollar in my hand
With an aching in my heart and my pockets full of sand
I'm a long way from home, Lord, I miss my loved ones so
In the early morning rain with no place to go

Out on runway number nine a big 707 set to go
And, I'm stuck here in the grass where the pavement never grows
Now, the liquor tasted good and the women all were fast
Well, there she goes, my friend, she'll be rolling down at last

Hear the mighty engines roar, see the silver wing on high
She's away and westward bound, far above the clouds she'll fly

 

Early morning rain

Edited May 17, 2021 by thaibeachlovers

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On 5/13/2021 at 12:05 PM, canthai55 said:

To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day
Hardly spoke to folks around him, didn't have too much to say
No one dared to ask his business, no one dared to make a slip
For the stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip

 

Big Iron - Marty Robbins

For the big one had never cleared leather
Beaten before he could start
A little round hole had appeared on his shirt
The bullet went clear thru his heart

The little man stood there a moment
Then holstered the Bass Forty-Four
It's always this way so I never stay
Slowly he walked out the door

Nobody knew where he came from
They won't forget he came by
They won't forget how a Forty-Four gun
One night made the difference in size

As for me, I'll remember the sadness
Shown in the eyes of the man
If we meet someday, you can bet I would say
That it's me, Mr. Shorty, your friend

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19 hours ago, canthai55 said:

And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last
When all is one and one is all, that's what it is
To be a rock and not to roll, oh yeah

 

Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

The rock is gonna fall on us, he woke with a start
And he ran to his mother, the fear dark in his heart
And he told her of the vision that he was sure he'd seen
She said: "Go back to sleep son, you're having a bad dream!"

Silly child--
Everybody knows the rock leans over the town
Everybody knows that it won't tumble to the ground
Remember Chicken Little said the sky was falling down
Well nothing ever came of that, the world still whirls around

 

Harry Chapin

[canthai55]

He saw it in a window
The mark of a new kind of man
He kinda liked the feeling, so shiny and smooth in his hand
He took it to the country and practiced for days without rest
And then one day he felt if,
He knew he could stand with the best
 

Certain Kind of Fool - Eagles

[canthai55]

Me very first pistol was a cap and ball Colt
Shoots as fast as lightnin' but it loads a might slow
It loads a might slow, and soon I found out
It'll get you into trouble but it can't get you out

So then I went and bought myself a Colt 45
Called a peacemaker but I never knew why
I never knew why, I didn't understand
Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand

 

The Devils Right Hand - Steve Earle

 

[canthai55]

Boats an' tanks and planes, it's your game
Kings an' queens an' generals learn your name
I see all the innocents, the human sacrifice
And if death comes so cheap
Then the same goes for life!

 

Tommy Gun - The Clash

[canthai55]

The preacher man says it's the end of time
And the Mississippi River, she's a-goin' dry
The interest is up and the stock market's down
And you only get mugged if you go downtown

I live back in the woods you see
My woman and the kids and the dogs and me
I got a shotgun, a rifle and a four-wheel drive
And a country boy can survive

 

A Country Boy Can Survive - Hank Williams Jr

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Chris Stapleton Lyrics

 

"Up To No Good Livin'"
 

Wish I could come home from workin'
And not have her checking my breath
I'm tired of her turning her questions
Into the Gettysburg Address

There's no reason why she shouldn't trust me
The fact that she don't makes me mad
Can't count all the times that I've begged her
Honey, just let my past be the past

I used to drink like a fish and run like a dog
Done a whole lotta <deleted> not permitted by law
People called me the Picasso of painting the town
I've finally grown up
I've finally changed
And that someone I was
Is somebody I ain't
But she finds it hard to believe that she's turned me around
You know I'll probably die before I live all my
Up to no good livin' down

Gave up on bringing her flowers
That just kept making things worse
I ain't been guilty of nothing
But being the man she deserves

I used to drink like a fish and run like a dog
Done a whole lotta <deleted> not permitted by law
People called me the Picasso of painting the town
I've finally grown up
I've finally changed
And that someone I was
Is somebody I ain't
But she finds it hard to believe that she's turned me around
You know I'll probably die before I live all my
Up to no good livin' down

I used to cuss like a sailor and howl at the moon
I woke up some mornings with I-don't-know-who
But I never dreamed back then I'd have to pay for it now
You know, I'll probably die before I live all my
Up to no good livin' down
Yeah, I'd hate to die before I live all my
Up to no good livin' down

[Fat is a type of crazy]

Social Fools Devo

 

One, two, one, two

If you obey society's rules
You will be society's fools
You'll obey and then disobey
You'll disobey but then you'll obey

You thought your mom and dad were fools
You never wanted to listen in school
Now your mind won't go where you want to take it
You got a ride but you're not gonna make it

You'll never catch up!
Dad, pass the ketchup!
Clean that mess up! Listen up!

If you obey society's fools
You'll be society's tools
And you'll obey and then disobey
You'll disobey but then you'll obey

You thought your mom and dad were queer
You always wanted egg in your beer
Now your dog won't go when you try to make it
He's got a bone but he's not gonna shake it

If you take society's tools
You will make society's rules
Which you'll obey and then disobey
You'll disobey but then you'll obey

You thought your mom and dad were fools
You never wanted to listen in school
Now your mind won't go where you want to take it
You got a ride but you're not gonna make it

You'll never catch up!
Dad, pass the ketchup!

That's all for now
That's all we know
This is the end

[Fat is a type of crazy]

Come Live With Me Heaven 17

 

I was thirty-seven
You were seventeen
You were half my age
The youth I'd never seen
Unlikely people meeting in a dream
Heaven only knows the way it should have been

Here today my tomorrow
Where you lead I will follow
All that kissing
No passion missing
Come live with me
Kiss the boys goodbye

Dinner parties followed
And all my age implies
My friends began to talk
I began to realize
If half the things they say
Are quarter true of me
Then how can I eclipse the youth
You gave to set me free

There was something in your smile
That was hard to reconcile
The time had come to testify to reason
Though years will not erase
Remembrance of those days
At least there's no submission to hearts treason

Here today my tomorrow
No more shame only sorrow
All that kissing
There's something missing
Come live with me
Kiss the boys goodbye

Now there's nothing left to cry for
And there's nowhere left to go
Just another hopeless fight
But how were we to know
The strong are sometimes wrong
But the weak are never free
The choice we made we can't evade
Don't try to follow me

Here today my tomorrow
No more pain only sorrow
All that kissing
There's something missing
Come live with me
Kiss the boys goodbye
Come live with me
Kiss the boys goodbye

[Fat is a type of crazy]

The Shaggs Philosophy of the World

 

Oh, the rich people want what the poor people's got
And the poor people want what the rich people's got
And the skinny people want what the fat people's got
And the fat people want what the skinny people's got

You can never please anybody in this world

The short people want what the tall people's got
And the tall people want what the short people's got
The little kids want what the big kid's got
And the big kids want what the little kid's got

You can never please anybody in this world

Oh, the girls with short hair want long hair
And the girls with long hair want short hair
Oh, the boys with cars want motorcycles
And the boys with motorcycles want cars

You can never please anybody in this world

It doesn't matter what you do
It doesn't matter what you say
There will always be
One who wants things the opposite way
It doesn't matter where you go
It doesn't matter who you see
There will always be
Someone who disagrees
We do our best
We try to please
But we're like the rest
We are never at ease

Oh, the rich people want what the poor people's got
And the poor people want what the rich people's got
And the skinny people want what the fat people's got
And the fat people want what the skinny people's got

You can never please anybody in this world

[thaibeachlovers]

 

 

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

Bob Dylan

 

But I wish there was somethin' you would do or say
To try and make me change my mind and stay
We never did too much talkin' anyway
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I'm a-thinkin' and a-wond'rin' wallkin' way down the road
I once loved a woman, a child I am told
I give her my heart but she wanted my soul
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So long honey babe
Where I'm bound, I can't tell
Goodbye is too good a word, babe
So I just say fare thee well
I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind
You could have done better but I don't mind
You just kinda wasted my precious time
But don't think twice, it's all right

 

 

 

I like the Peter Paul and Mary version best

Edited May 24, 2021 by thaibeachlovers

[canthai55]

He's got this dream about buying some land

He's gonna give up the booze and the one-night stands

And then he'll settle down In some quiet little town

And forget about everything

 

Baker Street  Gerry Rafferty

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Cause you believed in me
Through my darkest night
Put something better inside of me
You brought me into the light
Threw away all those crazy dreams
I put them all behind
And it was you woman
Right down the line

 

 

Right Down the Line

Gerry Rafferty

[canthai55]

I lived with the decent folks
In the hills of old Vermont
Where what you do all day
Depends on what you want
And I took up with a woman there
Though I was still a kid
And I smile like the sun
To think of all the loving that we did

 

Yankee Lady - Jesse Winchester

[canthai55]

So you think your schooling is phoney
I guess it's hard not to agree
You say, "It all depends on money
And who is in your family tree"

 

You're Bloody Well Right - Supertramp

[canthai55]

Sittin' here lonely like a broken man
Servin' my time doin' the best I can
Walls and bars they're surroundin' me
But I don't want your sympathy

 

Inside Looking Out - The Animals

[canthai55]

Get your motor runnin'
Head out on the highway
Looking for adventure
In whatever comes our way

 

Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf

[canthai55]

Well I'm not braggin' babe so don't put me down
But I've got the fastest set of wheels in town
When something comes up to me he don't even try
'Cause if I had a set of wings man I know she could fly

 

Little Deuce Coupe - The Beach Boys

[canthai55]

I got a sixty-nine Chevy with a 396
Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor
She's waiting tonight down in the parking lot
Outside the Seven-Eleven store
Me and my partner Sonny built her straight out of scratch
And he rides with me from town to town
We only run for the money, got no strings attached
We shut 'em up and then we shut 'em down

 

Racing in the Streets - The Boss

[canthai55]

When I take her to the track she really shines
She always turns in the fastest time
My four-speed, dual-quad, posi-traction 4-0-9

 

409 - The Beach Boys

[canthai55]

I've been drivin' all night, my hands wet on the wheel
And there's a voice in my head that drives my heel
It's my baby callin', sayin' I need you here
And it's a half past four and I'm shiftin' gear

 

Radar Love - Golden Earring

[canthai55]

The preacher talked to me and he smiled
Said, "Come and walk with me
Come and walk one more mile
Now for once in your life you're alone

 

I've Gotta Get a Message to You - Bee Gees

[canthai55]

On the floors of Tokyo
Or down in London town to go, go
With a record selection and a mirror direction
I'm dancing with myself

 

Dancing with Myself - Billy Idol

[thaibeachlovers]

 

Long May You Run by Neil Young

 

We've been through
Some things together
With trunks of memories
Still to come
We found things to do
In stormy weather

Although these changes
Have come
With your chrome heart shining
In the sun

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George Strait Lyrics

 

"I've Come To Expect It From You"
 

So upset, a nervous wreck, can't believe you said goodbye.
Sit and smoke, cry and joke about these tears in my eyes.
How could you do what you've gone and done to me?
I wouldn't treat a dog the way you treated me,
But that's what I get, I've come to expect it from you.

A million times, a million lines, and I bought 'em, every one.
You don't care, you rip and tear every dream I've counted on.
I guess that I should thank my unlucky stars
That I'm alive and you're the way you are,
But that's what I get, I've come to expect it from you.

 

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Sturgill Simpson Lyrics

 

"The Dead Don't Die"
(from "The Dead Don't Die" soundtrack)
 

Oh the dead don't die anymore than you or I
They're just ghosts inside a dream
Of a life that we don't own
They walk around us all the time
Never payin' any mind to the silly lives we lead
Or the reapin' we've all sown

There's a cup of coffee waiting on every corner
Someday we're gonna wake up and find the corners gone

But the dead will still be walking around in this old world alone
After life is over, the afterlife goes on

There'll be old friends walking around in a somewhat familiar town
That you saw once when you looked up from your phone
Nobody bothers to saying hi, you can save all your goodbyes
Stop trying to pretend that we're all not at home