Tammy Wynette - Anniversary : 20 Years Of Hits The First Lady Of Country [compilation] (1997) by Tammy Wynette (보컬) on maniadb.com

I wish my love for you,
Could die the way that your love did for me.
I wish that I could lay to rest,
The memory of how good it used to be.
If I could, I'd take a gun,
Aim it at the past and shoot to kill.
Instead I lay here every night,
And all my love for you is still:

Alive and well,
And in the best of health.
Although it's been through hell,
Since you left, it hasn't shown one sign of giving up.
It still won't let me love nobody else.
My love for you is still alive and well.

I didn't know that love,
Could ever live this long all by itself.
And keep on feeling just as strong.
As it was feeling on the day you left.
In this cold and lonely bed,
The memory should die just from the chill.
But it stays warm inside my heart,
'Cos all my love for you is still:

Alive and well,
And in the best of health.
Although it's been through hell,
Since you left, it hasn't shown one sign of giving up.
It still won't let me love nobody else.
My love for you is still alive and well.

Since you left, it hasn't shown one sign of giving up.
It still won't let me love nobody else.
My love for you is still alive and well.

My love for you is still alive and well.

I've never seen the inside of a bar room
Or listened to a jukebox all night long
But I see these are the things that bring you pleasure
So I'm gonna make some changes in our home
I've heard it said: "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em"
So if that's the way you've wanted me to be
I'll change if it takes that to make you happy
From now on you're gonna see a different me.

Because your good girl's gonna go bad
I'm gonna be the swingin'est swinger you've ever had
If you like 'em painted up powdered up
Then you oughta be glad
'Cause your good girl's gonna go bad.

I'll even learn to like the taste of whiskey
In fact, you'll hardly recognize your wife
I'll buy some brand new clothes and dress up fancy
For my journey to the wilder side of life.

Because your good girl's gonna go bad
I'm gonna be the swingin'est swinger you've ever had
If you like 'em painted up powdered up
Then you oughta be glad
'Cause your good girl's gonna go bad.

Oh Yeah Your good girl's gonna go bad.

Today I sat alone at the window
And I watched our little girl outside at play
With the little boy next door
Like so many times before
But somethin' didn't seem quite right today
So I went outside to see what they were doin'
And then the teardrops made my eyes grow dim
'Cause I heard him name a game
And I hung my head in shame
When I heard our little girl say to him
I don't wanna play house
I know it can't be fun
I've watched mommy and daddy
And if that's the way it's done
I don't wanna play house
It makes my mommy cry
'Cause when she played house
My daddy said goodbye

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.

Our D-I-V-O-R-C-E; becomes final today
Me and little J-O-E will be goin' 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 Christmas
Or his 5th 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 drippin' down my cheek.

Our D-I-V-O-R-C-E; becomes final today
Me and little J-O-E will be goin' 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.

Sometimes it's hard to be a woman
Giving all your love to just one man
You'll have bad times, and he'll have good times
Doin' things that you don't understand
But if you love him, you'll forgive him
Even though he's hard to understand
And if you love him, oh be proud of him
'Cause after all he's just a man.
Stand by your man, give him two arms to cling to
And something warm to come to
When nights are cold and lonely.
Stand by your man, and show the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can.
Stand by your man.
Stand by your man, and show the world you love him
Keep giving all the love you can.
Stand by your man.

here's a song I love to sing
it's about the man that wears my ring
and even though he 's tempted he knows
i'll make sure that he gets everything
cause when he's cold he knows i'm warm
and i warm him in my arms
and when he said how i make him glad and i'm his shelter from the storm
i'm his song when he feels like singin
and i swing when he feels like swingin
i don't know what i'd do that's right but it makes him come home at night
and when he's home i make sure he's never alone
and that's why i keep singin my song
and when he's home i make sure he's never alone
and that's why i keep singin my song

[verse 1]
Today's the day
You're telling him
That he's got to set you free
And that being
One man's woman
Brngs you down
But before
You throw away
What you think you don't want today
Don't give it up
Fopr the new life
That you've found

[chorus]
Run woman run, run back to him and fix things up the very best you can
Tell him you missed him while you were gone
Run woman un back to your man

[verse 2]
You're a young girl
So understand
It's so hard to find a man
Who comes home every night
For only you
You may not find
True love again
So go home while you still can
And find a way to work it out
With your man

[chorus]
Run woman run, run back to him and fix things up the very best you can
Tell him you missed him while you were gone
Run woman un back to your man
Run woman un back to your man

We sure can love each other when we try just like in all the love songs when we try
And some nights I love you so much content to be beside you
And when I finally close my eyes the sun is high
But we sure can hurt each other when we try
We know all the ways to make each other cry
But when we forget compassion and to forgive is too old fashioned
We've let everything worth having pass us by
But we sure can love each other when we try
And I know we'll need each other till we die
And we'll grow old together you and I cause we sure can love each other when we try
Yes we sure can love each other when we try

Good lovin' keeps a home together.
Good lovin' sure can make it right.
If you never wanna be without him,
It means loving everything about him.
And that keeps your man around at night.
It takes a whole lotta woman to hold it together today.
'Cos a lot of other women have a whole lotta time to play.
You gotta be a Saint on Sunday morning, a devil on Saturday night.
And when you're lovin' do it right.
Oh, she's around every corner, wrapped in fur,
And you've gotta be just a little bit better than her.
A little bit sweeter with your morning kisses,
A whole lot warmer in the night.
With a lot of good lovin' to make everything all right.
Good lovin' keeps a home together.
Good lovin' sure can make it right.
If you never wanna be without him,
It means loving everything about him.
And that keeps your man around at night.
If you don't believe what I'm telling you is so,
Put your man right out on the street and watch him go,
Right to the arms of a woman, who couldn't even hold you a light,
When a lot of good lovin' woulda made everything all right.
If you don't believe what I'm telling you is so,
Put your man right out on the street and watch him go,
Right to the arms of a woman, who couldn't even hold you a light,
When a lot of good lovin' woulda made everything all right.
Yeah, a lot of good lovin' woulda made everything all right.

I've told you almost ev'ry bedtime story
And you've heard almost ev'ry nursery rhyme
So, tonight before you go to sleep
And pray the Lord your soul to keep
Here's mommy's favorite story one more time.

Once upon a time there was a castle
And in this castle lived a King and Queen
And it came to pass, they were both were blessed
By one little blue-eyed princess
With the softest golden curls you've ever seen.

But then one day, he met this pretty lady
And she had lots of pretty words to say
And this part makes your mommy sad
'Cause,oh, what big eyes she had
And she took his hand and led him far away

Still, it's just another bedtime story
But tellin' it brings teardrops to my eyes
Just another pretty bedtime story
So, please forgive mommy if she cries.

Then it came to pass, the King grew lonely
And the pretty lady wasn't all she seemed
He realized that he was wrong
And started his long journey home
For he misses little Princess and his Queen.

Then he was back and safe inside his castle
And tears of joy came pourin' down like rain
Then the castle rang with laughter
They lived happy ever after
Knowin' he would never leave again.

Still, it's just another bedtime story
But tellin' it brings teardrops to my eyes
Just another pretty bedtime story
So, please forgive mommy if she cries.

Won't you please forgive your mommy
If she cries.

I'll just keep on fallin' in love til I get it right
Right now I'm like a wounded bird hungry for the sky
But if I try my wings and try long enough
I'm bound to learn to fly
So I'll just keep on fallin' in love til I get it right

My door to love has opened out more times than in
And I'm either fool or wise enough to open it again
Cause I'll never know what's beyond the mountain til I reach
The other side
So I'll just keep on fallin' in love til I get it right

If practice makes perfect then I'm near bout as perfect as I'll ever
Be in my life
So I'll just keep on fallin' in love til I get it right

Kids say the darndest things
Have you ever listened close to the games they play or the little songs they sing
Last night dressed up in high heel shoes and wearing my old hat
My four-year-old said I wanna divorce now where did she hear that

Kids say the darndest things...
Have you ever listened close to the games they play or the little songs they sing
Last night as I watched TV one rushed through the door
Mommy daddy's telling someone on the phone don't you call me here no more

Kids say the darndest things...
Have you ever listened close to the games they play or the little songs they sing
Bet my daddy can whip your daddy but daddy's never home
And I think mommy's worried bout him cause she cried all night long

Kids say the darndest things...
Have you ever listened close to the games they play or the little songs they sing
You never know what they learn at school or what they're thinking of
My first grader just said a four letter word and it sure wasn't love

Kids say the darndest things...
Have you ever listened close to the games they play or the little songs they sing
Kids say the darndest things...

Time won't ease my memory it's killing me now
And Lord how I need him here just to feel him near and hear him breathing
Still the night goes on and on another lonely song I'm singing
Lord don't think bad of me don't get mad at me you know I'm weak
And it couldn't cause a whole lot of harm to be in somebody's arms
Cause she's in his I know she is I know she is but God I love him
And though I shouldn't give a damn that's the way I am now
And Lord guess I'll stay this way I can't play this way just because I'm lonely
Still the night goes on and on another lonely song I'm singing
Lord don't look down on me don't frown on me let's just keep talking
[ strings ]
Another lonely song I'm singing

if you think you got your man in the palm of your hand
you better listen mmmmm
and if you think you've got it made and his love will never fade
you better listen

she's out there too
and she's a whole lot better lookin than me and you
and she can do things to a man
you never dreamed a woman can do

if you think you keep your man with a golden weddin band
you better listen
and if your sittin there at home thinkin how good you turn him on
you better listen

she's sweet when she talks and she bounces all over when she walks
and shse's forgot more about a man then your sweet mama ever told
you
i'm talkin to you woman to woman
heart to heart
i'm singin straight to you
just woman to woman
right from my heart
and you can take it or leave it
oh but it's true
woman to woman
from me to you

I'll need time,
To get you off my mind.
And I may sometimes bother you;
Try to be in touch with you.
Even ask too much of you from time to time.
Now and then,
Lord you know I'll need a friend.
'Til I get used to losing you,
Let me keep on using you.
'Til I can make it on my own.
I'll get by,
But no matter how I try,
There'll be times you know I'll call.
Chances are my tears will fall,
And I'll have no pride at all, from time to time.
But they say,
Oh, there'll be a brighter day.
But 'til then I'll lean on you,
That's all I mean to do.
'Til I can make it on my own.
Surely someday I'll look up and see the morning sun,
Without another lonely night behind me.
Then I'll know I'm over you and all my crying's done.
No more hurtin' memories can find me.
But 'til then,
Lord, you know I'm gonna need a friend.
'Til I get used to losing you,
Let me keep on using you.
'Til I can make it on my own.
'Til I can make it on my own.

(T.W.)
In a pawn shop in Chicago
On a sunny summer day
A couple gazes at the wedding rings
There on display
(G.J)
She smiles n' nods her head
As he says, ""Honey that's for you,
It's not much, but it's the best
That I can do.""
Chorus-both
Golden rings (golden ring) with one tiny little stone
Waiting there (waiting there) for someone to take you home
By itself (by itself) it's just a cold metallic thing
Only love can make a golden wedding ring
(T.W.)
In a little wedding chapel later on that afternoon
An old upright piano plays that old familiar tune
(G.J.)
Tears roll down her cheeks
And happy thoughts run through her head
As he whispers low, ""With this ring, I thee wed.""
Chorus- both
Golden ring (golden ring) with one tiny little stone
Shining ring (shining ring) now at last it's found a home
By itself (by itself) it's just a cold metallic thing
Only love can make a golden wedding ring
Ooo-ooo
(T.W.)
In a small two room apartment
As they fought their final round
He says, ""You won't admit it,
But I know you're leavin' town.""
(G.J.)
She says, ""One thing's for certain,
I don't love you any more.""
And throws down the ring
As she walks out the door
Chorus- both
Golden ring (golden ring) with one tiny little stone
Cast aside (cast aside) like the love that's dead and gone
By itself (by itself) it's just a cold metallic thing
Only love can make a golden wedding ring
(Both)
In a pawn shop in Chicago
On a sunny summer day
A couple gazes at the wedding rings
There on display,
Golden ring.

I can hear the rain, it's falling softly,
As I watch him lying next to me.
I can feel his heart, its beating softly:
He just loved me, so tenderly,
But it should be......
You and me.
When he touches me, I feel your fingers.
And each time we kiss, I see your face.
When he locks the door behind us,
Then he thinks the world can't find us,
But he can't see, no, he can't see,
That it should be......
You and me.
So I'll just close my eyes and dream about you,
'Cos everytime I dream you're always there.
Then you'll lock the door behind us,
And in my dreams the world can't find us.
And it will be, so real to me.
It's finally......
You and me.

Look at me 'cos I might be,
The very last one that you'll ever see.
Someday you may wake up and find,
I'm one of a kind.

Now, don't look back once you're free,
There'll be nothing left to see.
And I'll be just a memory,
But keep this in mind.
I'm one of a kind

I wish you love as true as mine,
May you find happiness this time.
If old memories ever cloud your mind,
I wish you sunshine.

So, I'll drink this toast to you,
Go and find who means the most to you.
But some night when she's lying close to you,
I'll ease through your mind.
I'm one of a kind.

I'll ease through your mind.
I'm one of a kind.

We always wanted a big two story house
Back when we lived in that little two room shack
We wanted fame and fortune
And we'd live life the way the rich folks do
We knew some how we'd make it, together me and you

With dreams and hopes of things to come
We worked and never stopped
Not much time for you and me
We had to reach the top

We bought that big two story house
And soon became the envy of the town
With all our work behind us
We'd finally settled down

Now we live (yes we live)
in a two story house
Oh, what splendor
But there's no love about

I've got my story
And I've got mine, too
How sad it is, we now live,
in a two story house

The house is filled with rare antiques
There's marble on the floor
Beauty all around us
Like we've never seen before

There's chandeliers in every room
Imported silks and satin all about
We filled the house with everything
But somehow left love out

Now we live (yes we live)
in a two story house
Oh, what splendor
But there's no love about

I've got my story
And I've got mine, too
How sad it is, we now live,
in a two story house

Repeat (1x)