Daddy Lonesome David McWilliams

hey daddy lonesome slip me a rhyme make it easy to remember I've been sittin' here these last few days tryin' to get myself together but everything I try to do keeps changin' like the weather and yet when

What's The Matter With Me David McWilliams

behind Hey what's the matter with me Hey what's the matter with me The dust clouds were a rollin', falling fast and deep Taking all the sunbeams daring them to sleep But the wind it wasn't blowing, like a lonesome

Heart Of The Roll David McWilliams

her mother was a seamstress her daddy worked in wood she went to church on Sunday just like every good girl should but who is her confessor now she wears devils hood is there anyone to hear her heart of

Go On Back To Mama David McWilliams

go on back to mommaand tell her it's alrighttell her that you showed uswhat was really wrong and rightgo on back to mommaand say we understandbut we'd rather have our freedomthan see you steal it f...

She Was A Lady David McWilliams

she was a ladyit's easy to seewith rings on her fingersshe used to bethe queen of the mansionthe belle of the ballnow she just sits herenobody callsthe bottle before herglass in her handwearied and...

I Will Be Your Friend David McWilliams

oh I would not be your enemythere'd be no need to pretendif you will only love meI will always be your friendI will always be your friendremember how it used to bethe writin' on the wallthe nights ...

I Would Be Confessed David McWilliams

come all you weary mistrelsa warning take by meI've been too long upon this roadto sing in harmonyI've been alone for much too longmy wanderin' days are throughI wish someone would ask me inI'd wel...

Blind Man's Stepping Stones David McWilliams

my eyes are empty black as nightmy heart is filled with hatemy name is faded from this landand cursed be my fateand yet before my curtain fallsall men shall hear my moansmy vengeance sing the water...

Lord Offaly David McWilliams

I am the lord of offalysilken Thomas is my nameno sword for Henry will I holdmy heritage I claimto trust no more in foreign kingswhose word I treat with scornmy father lies in londons towerthe prey...

The Prisoner David McWilliams

I am a poor prisonerarrested and triedfor a crime I committedand the law I defiedin hunger I stolesome lords bread and winewas sat on his tablethat his household might dineI was held by his bondsma...

The Gypsy David McWilliams

wake up and sing me some new love songyou've lain here beside me all the night longwill you remember will you returnor leave me to sorrow and yearnI am a poor boy I have no goldall I have owned has...

Cross The Line David McWilliams

cross the line with your brothercross the line cross the linecross the line with your brothercross the linefor the line which is drawnwill be for either king or pawnso cross the line with your brot...

Na-Na David McWilliams

remember how we used to playall along the river tracksand throw stone at all the lovers'til they got up and threw them backand the old lady at the cornerwhen she flew into a ragesaid that you shoul...

Down By The Dockyard David McWilliams

down by the dockyardthe water's lie stillthe big cranes like tombstones surround herdown by the dockyardthe water's lie stilldead as the city that bounds herthe old womanwrapped in her long faded s...

Bells Of Time David McWilliams

there are no saints or teachersno reason here nor rhymejust the black robed missionaries of deathto tollthe bells of timedown along the borderupon a lonely roadI saw a man in flowing robeshis hair ...

Lady Margaret David McWilliams

as I walked among the green fieldsone evening in MayI spied the fairest damselsall at their sport and playsuch beauty as beguiled meI ne'er did see againthe one was Lady Margaretthe other Evelainne...

Morning That Looks Like Rain David McWilliams

could I but touch your mouth one time again't would brighten up the darkest daylike some lost hero in a storybook't would light my wayand we could listen to the wind againsing it's soft and sad ref...

Pharisee David McWilliams

as I was walking along the roadmy raincoat gathered' roundI met a pretty ladycomin' from the townshe had a basket on her armand she stumbled as she ranso when she came before meI commanded her to s...

Horseman David McWilliams

it was on a cold and windy nightwe sat waiting for the dawnhuddled close up to the fireand the shutters all were drawnwhen we heard hoof beats comin'and a whinney in the nightand the moon hung on t...

Leave The Bottles On The Floor David McWilliams

late last night my bride came byto tell me that she'd let me highshe didn't even make me cryI wasn't even worriedI told her not to mind at allthat I would take it and play ballI hope she don't have...

Singer In The Band David McWilliams

sunday afternoonsittin' in my roomnothin's really changedit just looks the sameyet it's overpassed along my waysaid she couldn't stayshe stood all aloneso l look her homeshe was my lovershe is a si...

You Wear It Like A Crown David McWilliams

o if I had a grand pianoI would play a song for youa song to make you wonder likeyou've never done beforewith words to make the poets singand worship at the gate for youbut all I have are wordsthat...

Twenty Golden Years Ago David McWilliams

oh the rain the weary rainstutters on my window sillnight I guess is on the waneall around has grown so stillhere I sit with coffee cupah 't was rare l watched it flowin the tavern where I'd suptwe...

Sad Dark Eyes David McWilliams

oh the day was dyin'first time I saw herher black hair shinin' as she passed me byand I smiled down on herI see her sorrowin one brief moment as she met my eyeand her step it falteredshe almost stu...

As I Used To Know Her David McWilliams

if you have words to speak of herdon't use the time to talk of shamethe lies you sell are not of herbut of another with her nameshe wandered through my changing yearson all she touched she left her...

You've Only Been A Stranger David McWilliams

hold back the day a little longerI need the night to make me blindI didn't know it but I know it nowyou've only been a stranger all this timeI thought I'd climbed up every mountainI thought I'd wal...

Please Come Home David McWilliams

the sky is weeping o please come home the sun 's sleeping o please come home the wind is sighing o please come home and l am crying please take me home

Sweet Lil' David McWilliams

Little momma 's in despairGot no crazy clothes to wearNothing in the world she wants to doSo she turns and walks awayTo step around another dayNever tasting anything that's newShe seems to alwayswa...

Livin's Just A State Of Mind David McWilliams

I was standing at the altarI was aching to confessfor my soul in absolutionto be blessedwhen all the candles ceased their burningand all the virgins turned to stoneand I was left there in my darkne...

Epitaph David McWilliams

fast as the day is winding downthe night dark as a rivera mist before my weary eyesno saviour to deliveran empty mask the easel standsno painter's breath to help herno priest to ease her solitudeno...

I Only Know You As A Stranger David McWilliams

Hold back the day a little longerI need the night to make me blindI didn't know it but I know it nowI only knew you as a stranger all this timeI thought I'd climbed up every mountainI thought I'd w...

Love Like A Lady David McWilliams

Nobody knows what I meanAnd nobody knows where I've beenI've been lonely so longSomething's gone wrongAnd my memory's gone like my reasonSo when you lay down beside me at nightAnd you reach up and ...

The Days Of Pearly Spencer David McWilliams

A tenement, a dirty streetWalked and worn by shoeless feetInside it's long and so completeWatched by a shivering sunOld eyes in a small child's faceWatching as the shadows raceThrough walls and cra...

Marlena David McWilliams

Marlena, speak to meI take all my strength from your smileThe moment I see youI wish you would stop for a whileMy heart skips a beatAnd my head turns aroundBut for you, I just don't existYet you're...

3 O'Clock Flamingo Street David McWilliams

Empty sound, deserted townBeneath the silvery feathered downOf morning's waking breathForgotten tunes and silver spoonsGoes to deeply shadowed gloomAnd dies a silent deathJunkered peers through pla...

For Josephine David McWilliams

The light is waxing dim my loveBy the window here I dreamI see you standing in the rainIn the places where we've beenAnd the highway is painted blue my loveFor those that haven't seenThat I would g...

For A Little Girl David McWilliams

As I a rise the morning airBreathes the silent song to meAnd sings it's melody of SpringIt's then my thoughts return to youCompare the star light and the sunThey glow and twinkle in the skyThough t...

Time Of Trouble David McWilliams

Listen to me is all I askTo follow you my chosen taskAnd right now time is fading fastInto my time of troubleInto my time of troubleIf I could only take you awaySome other time, some other dayFor a...

There's No Lock Upon My Door David McWilliams

Close your eyes I'll tell you somethingThat I should have said beforeIf you ever feel like leavingThere ain't no lock upon my doorYou think your eyes are sparkling jewelsYou think that everyone sho...

Question Of Identity David McWilliams

My forefathers came, when the land it was openAnd built it from nothing, to millions of acresTo live there in freedom, no fears to persue themTo leave all their troubles, and trials behind themAnd ...

In The Early Hours Of The Morning David McWilliams

Oh the sun is gazing down on meAnd the day it is a dawningThe sea is washing pebbles o'er the sandIn the early hours of the morningMy eyes are still half closed with sleepMy mind still clouded with...

Daddy Go Down ( LP Version ) David Byrne

The sun sinks low in the western lands Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down And a woman's heart is like the wind Go down, daddy go-down, daddy oh daddy go-down And he could not put her from his

Underground (Single Version) David Bowie

, daddy, get me out of here Ha ha, I'm underground Heard about a place today Nothing never hurts again Daddy, daddy, get me out of here Ah ha I'm underground Sister sister, please take me down Ah ah I'm

Underground David Bowie

, daddy, get me out of here (heard about a place today) I, I'm underground (nothing never hurts again) Heard about a place today (daddy, get me out of here) Where nothing never hurts again (wanna go

Run Joey Run David Geddes

Daddy please don't, it wasn't his fault, he means so much to me Daddy please don't, we're gonna get married...just you wait and see.

Laughing Gnome David Bowie

hell But down in the underground You'll find someone true Down in the Underground A land serene, a crystal moon A-ha It's only forever Not long at all Lost and Lonely That's underground, underground Daddy

Human Emotions David Allan Coe

LONESOME, CRYING HEARTACHES THAT'S HUMAN EMOTIONS I NEVER KNEW, LORD TILL SHE WENT AWAY BEGGING, PLEADING, FORGIVENESS THAT'S HUMAN EMOTIONS THREES NOTHING AS LONESOME AS HEARING

I Can't Play The Songs David Gates

the real you instead I don't know what I said or did But girl I'm missing you And I like to hear my music But there's nothing I can listen to Cos I can't play the song I used to play because of you The lonesome

Love Is Always Seventeen David Gates

women left on me I don't have too good a history But I don't mind waitin', Cause it really doesn't matter How many years you've seen Cause Love is Always Seventeen Wonder if you'll be the one To end this lonesome

When The Thought Of You Catches Up With Me David Ball

from behind A picture that I thought would fade I still clearly see When the thought of you Catches up with me it can happen on a Sunday drive The sky above a shade of blue Headed down some lonesome