The warden led a prisoner down the hallway to his doom. And I stood up to say good-bye like all the rest. And I heard him tell the warden just before he reached my cell.
Silver wings. Shining in the sunlight. Roaring engines. Headed somewhere in flight. They're taking you away. And leaving me lonely. Silver wings. Slowly fading out of sight.
Reasons to quit. The smoke and booze don't do me like before. And I'm hardly ever sober. And my old friends don't come around much anymore. . Reasons to quit.
The old man from the mountain's comin' home, home, home. Thought I'd better warn you. So I called you on the phone. Get rid of Joe the grinder. You better be there alone.
First time we met is a favorite memory of mine. They say time changes all it pertains to. But your memory is stronger than time. I guess everything does change except what you choose to recall.
The first thing I remember knowing,. Was a lonesome whistle blowing,. And a young un's dream of growing up to ride,. On a freight train leaving town,.
Twinkle, twinkle, lucky star. Can you send me luck from where you are?. Can you make a rainbow shine that far?. Twinkle, twinkle, lucky star. Can you really make a wish come true?.
We used to laugh a lot. We never cried. But things are all different now. Since your sweet love has died. Seems we've lost the way to find. All the good times we found before.
I hear people talkin' bad. About the way we have to live here in this country. Harpin' on the wars we fight. And gripin' 'bout the way things oughta be.
Each night I leave the bar room when it's over. Not feeling any pain at closing time. But tonight your memory found me much too sober. Couldn't drink enough to keep you off my mind.
This old smoke filled bar is something I'm not used to. But I gave up my home to see you satisfied. And I just called to let you know where I'll be living.
If the 'Amber Waves Of Grain' should disappear. And there were no wheat or barley anywhere. Would we buy our bread and butter from the Toyota man. Would an Idaho spud be stamped 'Made In Japan'.
It's a big job just gettin' by with nine kids and a wife. But I've been workin' man, dang near all my life but I'll keep workin'. Long as my two hands are fit to use.
Hey why am I drinkin'? 'Cause there's no really reason to quit. And why am I thinkin'? God knows I'm trying to forget. And why does that woman who stay on my mind night and day?.
The old man paid no mind to color. 'Cause he knew that I'd been down and out. Old Joe said that I was a soul brother. From the things I'd been singin' about.
All of me belongs to you. All the time you're the only one that's ever on my mind. There's no way that I could ever be untrue. There's not one single part of me.
Once, I lived a life of wine and roses. And I drank a lot back then for one concern. Success for me lay just around the corner. I thought my social friends would help me make the turn.
Like the ancient Roman empire this world is goin' to fall. And it's much too bigger thing for mortal men. Just take a look around and see the writing on the wall.
This ol' smoke filled bar is something I'm not used to. But I gave up my home to see you satisfied. I just called to let you know where I'll be living.
Once I lived a life of wine and roses. And I drank a lot back then for one concern. Success for me lay just around the corner. I thought my social friends would help me make the turn.