Don't Cry Darlin' (Recitation by George Jones) - David Allan Coe

Hello Darlin' Nice to see you It's been a long time You're just as lovely As you used to be. How's your new love Are you happy Hope your doin' fine Just to know it Means so much to me. What's that Darlin' How am I doin' Guess I'm doin' alright Except I cant sleep And I cry all night 'til dawn. What I'm trying to say is I love you and I miss you And I'm so sorry That I did you wrong. Look up Darlin' Let me kiss you Just for old time sake Let me hold you In my arms one more time. Thank you Darlin' May God bless you And may each step you take Bring you closer To the things you seem to find. Goodbye Darlin' Gotta go now Gotta try to find a way To lose these memories Of a love so warm and true And if you should ever find it In your heart to forgive me Come back Darlin' I'll be waitin' for you. Goodbye Darlin'...

Darling, I'm feeling pretty lonesome, I'd call you on the phone some But I don't have a dime. Darling, You're so far behind me, Tomorrow's gonna find me Further down the line. Taking me some paper Pencil in my hand, I'm gonna write: Darling, All I feel are cold nights, Thinking 'bout the old nights Spent along with you. Darling, Tears are in my eyes now, Knowing I should try now To make it back to you. (Instrumental) Darling, Love you more than ever; Wish we were together, Darling mine. Darling, I'm feeling pretty lonesome, I'd call you on the phone some But I don't have a dime. Darling, You're so far behind me, Tomorrow's gonna find me Further down the line. Taking me some paper Pencil in my hand, I'm gonna write: Darling, I'm feeling pretty lonesome, I'd call you on the phone some But I don't have a dime. Darling, You're so far behind me, Tomorrow's gonna find me Further down the line. Taking me some paper Pencil in my hand, I'll write darling, Love you more than ever, Wish we were together, Darling mine. Darling, I'm feeling pretty lonesome, I'd call you on the phone some But I don't have a dime. Darling, You're so far behind me, Tomorrow's gonna find me Further down the line. Taking me some paper Pencil in my hand, I'm gonna write... (Fade)

I woke up this morning aching with pain Don't think I can work, but I'll try The car's in the shop so I thumbed all the way Oh, these days I barely get by I walked home from work and it rained all the way My wife left and didn't say why She laid all our bills on the desk in the hall Oh, these days I barely get by Put my only two dollars on my favorite horse He lost by a nose and I cried Oh, my boss says come winter, we'll all be laid off Oh, these days I barely get by These days I barely get by I want to give up, lay down and die Worst of all was when she told me goodbye Whoa, these days I barely get by Whoa, these days, one barely gets by

When the storm clouds gather and I'm losing my mind She stands right beside me she lights up my day She's the one thing I found in a world that's gone wrong She's the words and the music to the world's finest song Chorus: Lord let me keep her At least for a while I promise I'll love her 'Till I've walked my last mile When your trumpets are sounding And you've played my song Don't send me no angels 'Cause I've got my own She stayed with me thru the hard times that's still goin' on That old feeling between us it's still coming on strong When my eyes close forever and my last breath is gone Don't send me no angels 'cause I've got my own Chorus: Lord let me keep her At least for a while I promise I'll love her 'Till I've walked my last mile When your trumpets are sounding And you've played my song Don't send me no angels 'Cause I've got my own Don't send me no angels 'cause I've got my own...

By: david allan coe I can't see nothing' but spotlights Spotlights see nothing' but me All of my music is lonely Yea, all of my heartaches were free Don't waste your time or your flash bulbs Too many heroes are dead You like to live in the city Yea, i like to live in my head Somebody shoot out that spotlight Spotlights ain't nothing' but jive Roll me a smoke, and give me some coke Treat me like i am alive Tell all the ladies i'm single Tell lone star beer that i'm dry Everyone's lying' bout living' I'm tired of living' a lie I spend my nighttimes in mourning' I spend my morning's alone You spent your your money to see me tonight Yea, i spent all mine getting' stoned Now that they're both kinda busted Doesn't it seem kinda strange That i lay down knowing we're two of a kind And you'll leave here knowing my name

The railroad don't go there Airplane don't go there Gray hound don't go there Anywhere near there That mean I gotta walk Gotta stick out my thumb But the folks round these here parts child They don't pick up no walkin' bum My baby sent me there I didn't wanna go there Said that I'd find some work there Or somewhere near there I didn't get no job No I didn't get none I'm out on this highway I ain't nothin' but a walkin' bum Walkin' in the rain Walkin' in the sun And I ain't got no choice I'm a walkin' bum I gotta get home Anyway that I can now These rocks and stones are hurtin' my feet This walkin' bum is still a man The railroad don't go there Airplane don't go there Gray hound don't go there Anywhere near there That mean I gotta walk Ain't no sense in stickin out my thumb Cause these folks in alabama They just don't pick up no walkin' bums And that's what I am now I'm a walkin' bum I'm gonna get home someway Think I'll just pull my shoes off Sit down right here beside the road

They judge a boy by his friends And all'a mine are trash They say you find your own level Well, I'm a snake in the grass But I can't help the things I do I've always been attracted to Cheap thrills, don't you know I like Cheap thrills, it's night after night Cheap thrills Well, if you ain't supposed to do it I will I got a low reputationand and a bad attitude 'Cause all I want to do is something that I ain't supposed to do But I can't change the things I love I guess I'm just a victim of Cheap thrills, don't you know I like Cheap thrills, it's night after night Cheap thrills Well, if you ain't supposed to do it I will Cheap thrills, don't you know I like Cheap thrills, it's night after night Cheap thrills Well, if you ain't supposed to do it I will Cheap thrills, whoa, you know I like Cheap thrills, whoa, night after night Cheap thrills, yes, yes, yes If you ain't supposed to do it I will

Morning found me lyin' on a floor in New Orleans Looking like the patches was about to eat my jeans Feeling like my belly was a warehouse for the blues And I sure miss my sweet Cocaine Carolina Met her on an ocean liner, I called her Cocaine Carolina She was quite a lady then, I was 22 God knows how much I adored her I just never could afford her Cocaine Carolina, how did I get hooked on you? Goodbye Cocaine Carolina you and I are through I'm going back to Sandy Scag, she knows just what to do She don't love me for my money, she just wants my body, honey Cocaine Carolina, how did I get hooked on you? Someone said if I was lucky I could go back to Kentucky Lexington was famous for its bluegrass and its hills Carolina, we should get up Girl, we're gonna have to split up Maybe I should go to California Goodbye Cocaine Carolina, me and you are through I'm going back to Sandy Scag, she sure knows just what to do She don't love me for my money, she just wants my body, honey Cocaine Carolina, how did I get hooked on you? Goodbye Cocaine Carolina, me and you are through I'm going back to Sandy Scag, she knows just what to do She don't love me for my money, she just wants my body, honey Cocaine Carolina, how did I get hooked on you?