Thank God I'm a country boy

Well life on the farm is kinda laid back
Ain't much an old country boy like me can't hack
It's early to rise, early in the sack
I thank God I'm a country boy

Well a simple kinda life never did me no harm
A raisin' me a family and workin' on a farm
My days are all filled with an easy country charm
Thank God I'm a country boy

Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ole fiddle
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle
Thank God I'm a country boy

When the work's all done and the sun's settlin' low
I pull out my fiddle and I rosin up the bow
The kids are asleep so I keep it kinda low
I thank God I'm a country boy

I'd play Sally Goodin all day if I could
But the Lord and my wife wouldn't take it very good
So I fiddle when I can, work when I should
Thank God I'm a country boy

Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ole fiddle
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle
Thank God I'm a country boy

Well I wouldn't trade my life for diamonds and jewels
I never was one of them money hungry fools
I'd rather have my fiddle and my farmin' tools
Thank God I'm a country boy

Yeah, city folk drivin' in a black limousine
A lotta sad people thinkin' that's mighty keen
Son, let me tell ya now exactly what I mean
I thank God I'm a country boy

Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ole fiddle
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle
I thank God I'm a country boy, yes Sr.

Well, my fiddle was my daddy's till the day he died
And he took me by the hand and held me close to his side
Said, "live a good life and play the fiddle with pride
And thank God you're a country boy"

Well, my daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle
Taught me how to work and play a tune on the fiddle
Taught me how to love and how to give just a little
And thank God I'm a country boy

Well I got me a fine wife I got me an ole fiddle
When the sun's comin' up I got cakes on the griddle
Life ain't nothin' but a funny funny riddle
Thank God I'm a country boy 

Every breath you take

Every breath you take
And every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take
I'll be watching you

Every single day
And every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay
I'll be watching you

Oh, can't you see
You belong to me?
How my poor heart aches
With every step you take

And every move you make
And every vow you break
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake
I'll be watching you

Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace
I dream at night, I can only see your face
I look around but it's you I can't replace
I feel so cold and I long for your embrace
I keep crying baby, baby please

Oh Mummy, oh oh
Oh, can't you see
You belong to me?
How my poor heart aches
With every step you take

And every move you make
And every vow you break
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake
I'll be watching you

Every move you make, every step you take
I'll be watching you

I'll be watching you
Every breath I take
Every move I make
Every bond I break, every step I take
Every single day
Every word I say
Every game I play, every night I stay
Every breath I take

Every move I make
Every bond I break, every step I take
Every single day
Every word I say
Every game I play, every night I stay
Every breath I take

Every move I make
Every bond I break, every step I take
Every single day
Every word I say
I'll be watching you 

Every breath you take

Every breath you take
And every move you make
Every bond you break,
Every step you take
I'll be watching you

Every single day
And every word you say
Every game you play,
Every night you stay
I'll be watching you

Oh, can't you see?
You belong to me
How my poor heart aches
With every step you take
Every move you make
Every vow you break
Every smile you fake,
Every claim you stake
I'll be watching you

Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace
I dream at night, I can only see your face
I look around, but it's you I can't replace
I feel so cold, and I long for your embrace
I keep crying baby, baby please,

Oh, can't you see?
You belong to me
How my poor heart aches
With every step you take
Every move you make
Every vow you break
Every smile you fake,
Every claim you stake
I'll be watching you

Every move you make,
Every step you take
I'll be watching you
I'll be watching you. 

Best of my love

Every night i'm lyin' in bed
Holdin' you close in my dreams
Thinkin' about all the things that we said
Comin' apart at the seams
We try to talk it over
But the words come out too rough
I know you were tryin' to give me the best of your love

Beautiful faces and loud empty places
Look at the way that we live
Wastin' our time on cheap talk and wine
Left us so little to give
That same old crowd was like a cold dark cloud
That we could never rise above
But here in my heart
I give you the best of my love
Oh... whoa oh sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love
(You get the best of my love)
Oh... whoa oh sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love
(You get the best of my love)

I'm goin' back in time and it's a sweet dream
It was a quiet night and I would be all right
If I could go on sleeping
But every mornin' I wake up and worry
What's gonna happen today?
You see it your way I see it mine
But we both see it slippin' away

You know we always had each other baby
(Ooh...) I guess that wasn't enough oh-oh ooh whoa
But here in my heart
I give you the best of my love
Oh... whoa oh sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love
(The best of my love) Oh... whoa oh sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love
(The best of my love) Oh... whoa oh sweet darlin'
Every night and day
You get the best of my love
(The best of my love) Oh... whoa oh sweet darlin'
Oh-oh oh-oh
You get the best of my love
(The best of my love) Oh... whoa oh sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love
(You get the best of my love)
The best of my love Oh... whoa oh sweet darlin'
Mmm-mmm mmm-mmm-mmm
You get the best of my love
(The best of my love) Oh... whoa oh sweet darlin'
You got it
You got it

Good time Charlie's got the blues

Everybody's goin' away
Said they're movin' to LA
There's not a soul I know around
Everybody's leavin' town

Some caught a freight, some caught a plane
Find the sunshine, leave the rain
They said this town's a waste of time
I guess they're right, it's wastin' mine

Some gotta win, some gotta lose
Good time Charlie's got the blues
Good time Charlie's got the blues

Ya know my heart keeps tellin' me
"You're not a kid at thirty-three"
"Ya play around, ya lose your wife"
"Ya play too long, you lose your life"

I got my pills to ease the pain
Can't find a thing to ease the rain
I'd love to try and settle down
But everybody's leavin' town

Some gotta win, some gotta lose
Good time Charlie's got the blues
Good time Charlie's got the blues
Good time Charlie's got the blues 

 Silver threads and golden needles

I don't want your lonely mansion
With a tear in every room.
All I want's the love you promised
Beneath the haloed moon.
But you think I should be happy
With your money and your name
And hide myself in sorrow
While you play your cheating game.

Silver threads and golden needles
Cannot mend this heart of mine.
And I dare not drown my sorrow
In the warm glow of your wine.
You can't buy my love with money
Cause I never was that kind.
Silver threads and golden needles
Cannot mend this heart of mine.

...
Silver threads and golden needles
Cannot mend this heart of mine.
And I dare not drown my sorrow
In the warm glow of your wine.
You can't buy my love with money
Cause I never was that kind.
Silver threads and golden needles

Cannot mend this heart of mine.
Silver threads and golden needles

Cannot mend this heart of mine. 

I don't want to talk about it

I can tell by your eyes that you've prob'bly been cryin' forever,
And the stars in the sky don't mean nothin' to you, they're a Mirror.

I don't want to talk about it, how you broke my heart.
If I stay here just a little bit longer,
If I stay here, won't you listen to my heart, whoa, heart?
If I stand all alone, will the shadow hide the color of my heart;

Blue for the tears, black for the night's fears.
The star in the sky don't mean nothin' to you, they're a mirror.
I don't want to talk about it, how you broke my heart.
If I stay here just a little bit longer,
If I stay here, won't you listen to my heart, whoa, heart?

I don't want to talk about it, how you broke this ol' heart.
If I stay here just a little bit longer,
If I stay here, won't you listen to my heart, whoa, heart?
My heart, whoa, heart. 

You wear it well

I had nothing to do on this hot afternoon
But to settle down and write you a line
I've been meaning to phone you but from Minnesota
Hell it's been a very long time
You wear it well
A little old fashioned but that's all right

Well I suppose you're thinking I bet he's sinking
Or he wouldn't get in touch with me
Oh I ain't begging or losing my head
I sure do want you to know that you wear it well
There ain't a lady in the land so fine

Remember them basement parties, your brother's karate
The all day rock and roll shows
Them homesick blues and radical views
Haven't left a mark on you, you wear it well
A little out of time but I don't mind

But I ain't forgetting that you were once mine
But I blew it without even tryin'
Now I'm eatin' my heart out
Tryin' to get a letter through

Since you've been gone it's hard to carry on
I'm gonna write about the birthday gown that I bought in town
When you sat down and cried on the stairs
You knew it did not cost the earth, but for what it's worth
You made me feel a millionaire and you wear it well
Madame Onassis got nothing on you

Anyway, my coffee's cold and I'm getting told
That I gotta get back to work
So when the sun goes low and you're home all alone
Think of me and try not to laugh and I wear it well
I don't object if you call collect
'Cause I ain't forgetting that you were once mine
But I blew it without even tryin'
Now I'm eatin' my heart out tryin' to get back to you

After all the years I hope it's the same address
Since you've been gone it's hard to carry on 

Summer Holiday

We're all going on a summer holiday
no more working for a week or two
fun and laughter on our summer holiday
no more worries for me or you
for a week or two

We're going where the sun shines brightly
we're going where the sea is blue
we've all seen it on the movies
now let's see if it's true

Everybody has a summer holiday
doing things wanted to
so we're going on a summer holiday
to make our dreams come true
for me and you
for me and you 

Travelin' man 

Left my home in Texas
I moved to Arkansas
Now if you think I'm goin' back again
Oh my God, no, no

'Cause I'm a travellin' man, I say I'm a travellin' man
I don't wanna lose this groove, I got to move
I'm a travellin' man

I've been in every town
I've been to every state
Tryin' to find a woman I love
I'm searchin' for my mate

I'm a travellin' man, hey, hey, I'm a travellin' man
I don't wanna lose this groove, I tell you, I got to move
'Cause I'm a travellin' man and I've got to go

I'm alright
Oh, come on

I'm tired of runnin'
From door to door
The girl that I love
She don't live here no more

I'm a travellin' man, hey, hey, I'm a travellin' man
If I don't wanna lose this groove, I got to move
'Cause I'm a travellin' man

Come on man, let's go
I'm alright 

Sweet home Chicago

Come on, oh baby, don't you wanna go?
Come on, oh baby, don't you wanna go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home Chicago

Come on, baby, don't you wanna go?
Hida-hey, baby, don't you wanna go?
Back to that same old place
Oh, sweet home Chicago

Well, one and one is two
Six and two is eight
Come on, baby, don't you make me late

Hida-hey, baby, don't you wanna go?
Back to that same old place
Sweet home Chicago

Come on, baby, don't you wanna go?
Oh, come on, baby, don't you wanna go?
Back to that same old place
Sweet home Chicago

Six and three is nine
Nine and nine is eighteen
Look there, brother, baby and
You'll see what I seen

Hida-hey, baby, don't you wanna go?
Back to that same old place
Sweet home Chicago

Oh, come on, baby, don't you wanna go
Come on, baby, don't you wanna go?
Back to that same old place
My sweet home Chicago 

You to me are everything

I would take the stars out of the sky for you
Stop the rain from falling if you asked me to
I'd do anything for you, your wish is my command
I could move a mountain when your hand is in my hand

Words cannot express how much you mean to me
There must be some other way to make you see
If it takes my heart and soul, you know I'd pay the price
Everything that I possess I'd gladly sacrifice

Oh, you to me are everything
The sweetest song that I could sing
Oh, baby, oh, baby

To you I guess I'm just a clown
Who picks you up each time you're down
Oh, baby, oh, baby

Give me just a taste of love
To build my hopes upon
You know you've got the power girl
To keep me holding on

So now you've got the best of me
Come on and take the rest of me
Oh, baby

Though you're close to me, we seem so far apart
Maybe given time you'll have a change of heart
If it takes forever, girl then I'm prepared to wait
The day you give your love to me, won't be a day too late

Oh, you to me are everything
The sweetest song that I could sing
Oh, baby, oh, baby

To you I guess I'm just a clown
Who picks you up each time you're down
Oh, baby, oh, baby

You give me just a taste of love
To build my hopes upon
You know you've got the power girl
To keep me holding on

So now you've got the best of me
Come on and take the rest of me
Oh, baby

Oh, you to me are everything
The sweetest song that I could sing
Oh, baby, (oh, baby)
Oh, baby

You to me are everything
The sweetest song that I could sing
Oh, baby, oh, baby
You're are everything to me (oh, baby)
Can you see?
You to me are everything
The sweetest song that I could sing
Oh, baby, oh, baby
Oh baby

You to me are everything
The sweetest song that I could sing
Oh, baby, (oh, baby)
Oh, baby (you are everything to me)
You to me are everything
The sweetest song that I could sing
Oh, baby, oh, baby