(Kristofferson) This could be our last goodnight together We may never pass this way again Just let me enjoy 'till its over or forever Please don't tell me how the story ends. See the way our shadows come together Softer than your fingers on my skin Someday this may be all that we'll remember of each other Please don't tell me how the story ends. Never's just the echo of forever Lonesome as the love that might have been Just let me go on loving and believing 'til it's over Please don't tell me how the story ends. Please don't tell me how the story ends...

This could be our last goodnight together We may never pass this way again Just let me enjoy 'till its over Or forever Please don't tell me how the story ends See the way our shadows come together Softer than your fingers on my skin Someday this may be all That we'll remember Of each other Please don't tell me how the story ends Never's just the echo of forever Lonesome as the love that might have been Just let me go on loving and believing 'Till it's over Please don't tell me how the story ends Please don't tell me how the story ends

It's the right time, you know I feel fine tonight (I don't know why you don't want me) It's the right place, I've got my new face tonight (I don't know why you don't want me) I'm in the right mood, I've got my new shoes tonight (I don't know why you don't want me) I've got my new dress, I couldn't hurt less tonight (I don't know why you don't want me) Somebody told you I was so cold and mean (who was that talking) Somebody wants you and don't want me in between (she better start walking) Somebody hurt you but, baby, she wasn't me We'll find a new name for such an old game tonight (I don't know why you don't want me) I'll show you how long that I can go on tonight (I don't know why you don't want me) I don't know why you don't want me Just when I think that I can make it without you You come 'round and say you want me now You tell me don't leave and I want to believe you Why can't you see just how much I need you Somebody told you I was so cold and mean (who was that talking) Somebody wants you and don't want me in between (she better start walking) Somebody hurt you but, baby, she wasn't me Oh, it's the last chance for a romance tonight (I don't know why you don't want me) There'll be no next time if you won't be mine tonight (I don't know why you don't want me) I don't know why you don't want me (I don't know why you don't want me) I don't know why you don't want me (I don't know why you don't want me) I don't know why you don't want me (I don't know why you don't want me)

Did you ever feel you'd never get ahead Wheels are spinning, everyone is overtaking you Avert your eyes from the game just a moment Next you know, you're spat back out the tube Boil the kettle, read the paper Pick up what you miss Pick up what you miss from the daily news You don't get what you want You don't want what you get Hard as I try to be satisfied I haven't found it yet What I need is a friend To jump to my defence Tell me how it ends Tell me how it ends Lay your money down, [??] Nobody cares what will become of you Throw your weight around your little patch of ground Until you climb down from that point of view Boil the kettle, read the paper Pick up what you miss Pick up what you miss from the daily news You don't get what you want You don't want what you get Hard as I try to be satisfied I haven't found it yet What I need is a friend To jump to my defence Tell me how it ends Yeah, tell me how it ends Tell me how it ends You don't get what you want You don't want what you get Hard as I try to be satisfied I haven't found it yet What I need is a friend To jump to my defence Tell me how it ends You tell me how Don't get what you want You don't want what you get Hard as I try to be satisfied I haven't found it yet What I need is a friend To jump to my defence Tell me how it ends Tell me how it ends

I'm growing tired of the big city lights Tired of the glamor and tired of the sights In all of my dreams I am roaming once more Back to my home on the old river shore I am sad and weary far away from home Miss the Mississippi and you, dear Days are dark and dreary everywhere I roam Miss the Mississippi and you Roaming the wide world over Always alone and blue, so blue Nothing seems to cheer me under heaven's dome Miss the Mississippi and you Roaming the wide world over Always alone and blue Memories are bringing happy days of yore Miss the Mississippi and you, dear Longing for my homeland, muddy water shore Miss the Mississippi and you

You act like you were just born tonight Face down in a memory but feeling all right So, who does your past belong to today? Baby, you don't say nothing when you're feeling this way Girls in the bars thinking who is this guy But they don't think nothing when they're telling you lies You look so careless when they're shooting that bull Don't you know heartaches are heroes when their pockets are full Tell me you're trying to cure a seven-year ache See what else your old heart can take Boys say, "When is he gonna give us some room" The girls say, "God, I hope he comes back soon" And everybody's talking but you don't hear a thing You're still uptown on your downhill swing The boulevard's empty, why don't you come around? Baby, what is so great about sleeping downtown? There's plenty of dives to be someone you're not Just say you're looking for something you might have forgot Don't bother calling to say you're leaving alone 'Cause there's a fool on every corner when you're trying to get home Just tell 'em you're trying to cure a seven-year ache See what else your old heart can take Boys say, "When is he gonna give us some room" But the girls say, "God, I hope he comes back soon" Tell me you're trying to cure a seven-year ache See what else your old heart can take Boys say, "When is he gonna give us some room" The girls say, "God, I hope he comes back soon"

That big eight wheeler rolling down the track Means your true loving daddy ain't coming back 'Cause I'm moving on I'll soon be gone You were flying too high for my little old sky, so I'm moving on That big loud whistle as it blew and blew Said hello to the Southland, we're coming to you And we're moving on, oh, hear my song You had the laugh on me so I've set you free and I'm moving on Mister fireman, won't you please listen to me 'Cause I got a pretty mama in Tennessee Keep moving me on, keep rolling on So shovel the coal, let this rattle a-roll and keep moving me on Mister engineer, take that throttle in hand This rattler's the fastest in the southern land To keep moving me on, keep rolling on You're gonna ease my mind, put me there on time and keep rolling on I told you, baby, from time to time But you just wouldn't listen or pay me no mind Now I'm moving on, I'm rolling on You've broken your vow and it's all over now, so I'm moving on You switched your engine, now I ain't got time For a trifling woman on my main line 'Cause I'm moving, you done your daddy wrong I've warned you twice, now you can settle the price 'cause I'm moving on But some day, baby, when you've had your play You're gonna want your daddy, but your daddy will say "Keep moving on, you stayed away too long" I'm through with you, too bad you're blue, keep moving on

Your cheatin' heart will make you weep You'll cry and cry and try to sleep But sleep won't come the whole night through Your cheatin' heart will tell on you When tears come down like fallin' rain You'll toss around and call my name You're gonna walk that floor the way I do Your cheatin' heart will tell on you Your cheatin' heart will pine some day, And crave the love, you threw away. The time will come when you'll be blue, Your cheatin' heart will tell on you. When tears come down like fallin' rain You'll toss around and call my name You're gonna walk that floor the way I do Your cheatin' heart will tell on you Your cheatin' heart will tell on you

Life has a funny way Of keeping me on my toes Oh how my shoulders ache Under the weight of my woes My tears fall On my old guitar And I just wail and weep Over softly bending strings Lovers and friends the same Everyone's fair game Everyone can hurt your heart When it all falls apart My tears fall On my old guitar Time and time again My surest friend My tears fall On my old guitar And I just wail and weep Over softly bending strings No matter where I go The music guides my soul Through all the ups and downs It can help turn me around My tears fall On my old guitar And I just wail and weep Over softly bending strings

If the wife and I are fussin', brother that's our right 'Cause me and that sweet woman's got a license to fight Why don't you mind your own business Mind your own business 'Cause if you mind your business, then you won't be mindin' mine Oh, the woman on our party line's the nosiest thing She picks up her receiver when she knows it's my ring Why don't you mind your own business Mind your own business If mind you mind your business, then you won't be mindin' mine Well, I got a little girl that wears her hair up high The boys all whistle when she walks by Why don't they mind their own business Mind their own business 'Cause if they mind their business, then they won't be mindin' mine Now if I want to honky tonk around 'til two or three Now, brother that's my headache, don't you worry 'bout me Just mind your own business Mind your own business 'Cause if you mind your business, and you won't be mindin' mine Mindin' other people's business seems to be high-toned I got all that I can do just to mind my own Why don't you mind your own business Mind your own business If you mind your business, you'll be busy all the time