You're allowed to stay for a while. I'm going to need your time to slow down and waste some time again. I would have thought by now you'd be so sick of trying Because I'm sick of hearing it so sick of listening to it. Everybody tells me something, something different every time. (You know I want to help you. You know I want to help you.) I'll make up my own mind Just let me sit here for a while.

There once was a musical troupe A pickin' singin' folk group They sang the mountain ballads And the folk songs of our land They were long on musical ability Folks thought they would go far But political incompatibility Led to their downfall Well, the one on the right was on the left And the one in the middle was on the right And the one on the left was in the middle And the guy in the rear was a Methodist This musical aggregation Toured the entire nation Singing the traditional ballads And the folk songs of our land (land) They performed with great virtuosity And soon they were the rage But political animosity Prevailed upon the stage Well, the one on the right was on the left And the one in the middle was on the right And the one on the left was in the middle And the guy in the rear burned his driver's license Well the curtain had ascended A hush fell on the crowd As thousands there were gathered To hear the folk songs of our land But they took their politics seriously And that night at the concert hall As the audience watched deliriously They had a free-for-all Well, the one on the right was on the bottom And the one in the middle was on the top And the one on the left got a broken arm And the guy in the rear said, "Oh dear" Now this should be a lesson If you plan to start a folk group Don't go mixin' politics With the folk songs of our land Just work on harmony and diction Play your banjo well And if you have political convictions Keep 'em to yourself Now, the one on the left works in a bank And the one in the middle drives a truck The one on the right's an all-night deejay And the guy in the rear got drafted

I heard the laughter at the depot But my tears fell like the rain When I saw them place that long white casket In the baggage coach of the evening train The baby's eyes are red from weepin' It's little heart is filled with pain Oh daddy cried they're taking mama Away from us on the evening train As I turned to walk away from the depot It seemed I heard her call my name Take care of baby and tell him darling That I'm going home on the evening train I pray that God will give me courage To carry on til we meet again It's hard to know she's gone forever They're carrying her home on the evening train I pray that God will give me courage To carry on til we meet again It's hard to know she's gone forever They're carrying her home on the evening train They're carrying her home on the evening train

There's a dark and a troubled side of life There's a bright and a sunny side too Though we meet with the darkness and strife The sunny side we also may view Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side Keep on the sunny side of life It will help us every day, it will brighten up the way If we keep on the sunny side of life Let us greet with a song of hope each day Though the moments may be cloudy or fair Let us trust that the Savior always Will keep us every one in His care Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side Keep on the sunny side of life It will help us every day, it will brighten up the way If we keep on the sunny side of life Oh, the storm and it's fury broke today Crushing hopes that I cherished so dear Storms and clouds will in time pass away And the sun again will shine bright and clear Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side Keep on the sunny side of life It will help us every day, it will brighten up the way If we keep on the sunny side of life

(I will leave the light on) (I will leave the light on) You made a friend, somebody said They saw you leave with him tonight I'd hate to think you'd bite his lip The way you did when you were mine Oh-ooh, maybe I have one too many now But it's getting late, and you're on my side of town If you're falling apart You can't see through the dark I will leave the light on I will leave the light on It's 3 a.m. and you can't find your friends (can't find your friends) I will leave the light on if you wanna come home I will leave the light on for you You were the first, that's why it hurts My heart, it burns, but I'll be fine Some part of me has to believe Eventually, you'll change your mind Oh-ooh, maybe I had one too many now (Maybe I've had one too many now) But I ain't sleeping next to the one I dream about If you're falling apart You can't see through the dark (you can't see through the dark) I will leave the light on I will leave the light on It's 3 a.m. and you can't find your friends (can't find your friends) I will leave the light on if you wanna come home Baby, when you find someone, I hope he deserves you Baby, when you love someone, if he ever hurts you I will leave the light on for you I will leave the light on Ooh-ooh, aha-ah, ah, oh-ooh Maybe I had one too many now But I ain't sleeping next to the one I dream about If you're falling apart You can't see through the dark (you can't see through the dark) I will leave the light on I will leave the light on It's 3 a.m. and you can't find your friends I will leave the light on if you wanna come home Baby, when you find someone, I hope he deserves you Baby, when you love someone, if he ever hurts you I will leave the light on for you I will leave the light on Ooh-ooh, aha-ah, ah