Memories of Mother (feat. Claire Lynch) - Ralph Stanley

This could be my last letter, I may never see the cotton fields of home again I miss you, Dear Sister, Tonight I never felt so all alone And the fog was so thick that the Stone's River stars Could scarcely invade the dread and the dark And all that I could see when I closed my eyes to dream Was home, sweet home In the camps of Round Forest The midnight coals were glowing through the haze The union boys sang Hail Columbia and Then a hush in the rain and there rose a sweet refrain In the dark before dawn, instead of battle songs The enemy and we all sang a melody We sang Look Away, Look away And I never see the cotton fields of home again I know that God will bear away my soul And I'll wait for you there where all is bright and fair Where the light of his face outshines the blue and gray Where all of humankind yes every man will find Of home, sweet home. So if this is my last letter If I fall here at Stone's River To be with him His home sweet home.

Well I was born with a dark cloud above me A longing deep in my soul I was raised up right and I know my momma loved me But I begged her to let me go I said, "The grass is greener on the other side Somewhere there's a bluer sky I won't stop runnin' 'til I'm satisfied And if wishes were horses, I would ride, ride, ride" You know, I love you, my true companion You've been my lifelong friend But there's a hunger inside me That I can't abandon 'til I see what's around the bend You know, the grass is greener on the other side Somewhere there's a bluer sky I won't stop runnin' 'til I'm satisfied And if wishes were horses, I would ride, ride, ride Now I've been a rogue and I've been a rambler I know too well my sins I've got the faith of a saint but the soul of a gambler And a heart like the restless wind You know, the grass is greener on the other side Somewhere there's a bluer sky I won't stop runnin' 'til I'm satisfied And if wishes were horses, I would ride, ride, ride Yeah, if wishes were horses, I would ride, ride, ride

I'll confess your sweet talk had me weak in the knees But my friend got the same text, cut and copied Cause you're writing love notes to every girl on the block Baby, you should know us girls we talk Secrets out, baby please You're just a tease You're just a tease You sure think that you got what the ladies want Always talking about your dog and your restaurant Oh, you think you're pretty smooth and you're on a roll But this town is really small, and we all know Boy, come on, please You're just a tease You're just a tease, you're just a tease Maybe you were shy back in high school Always stuck in the friendzone But if you keep this up, you're gonna end up alone You spin by, no but that still doesn't make you cool You talk art, but maybe stop cause you sound like a fool When you first moved to town you had has wrapped around You're finger like the ring you're hiding now We all know, baby please You're just a tease You're just a tease, you're just a tease You're just a tease, you're just a tease You're just a tease