I sold the farm to take my woman where she longed to be We left our kin and all our friends back there in Tennessee I bought those one-way tickets she had often begged me for And they took us to the streets of Baltimore Her heart was filled with laughter when she saw those city lights She said, "The prettiest place on earth is Baltimore at night" Well, a man feels proud to give his woman what she's longing for And I kind of liked the streets of Baltimore I got myself a factory job, I ran an old machine And I bought a little cottage in a neighborhood serene Yet every night when I came home with every muscle sore She would drag me through the streets of Baltimore Well, I did my best to bring her back to what she used to be But I soon learned she loved those bright lights More than she loved me Now I'm goin' back on that same train that brought me here before While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore Yes, my baby walks the streets of Baltimore

Oh, oh, oh, woke up today Feeling the way I always do Oh, oh, oh, hungry for something that I can't eat Then I hear that beat That rhythm of town starts calling me down It's like a message from high above Oh, oh, oh, pulling me out to the smiles and the streets that I love Good morning, Baltimore Every day's like an open door (ah-ah) Every night is a fantasy Every sound's like a symphony Good morning, Baltimore And someday when I take to the floor The world's gonna wake up and see (see) Baltimore and me (Ooh) oh, oh, oh, look at my hair (ooh-ooh) What 'do can compare with mine today? (Ooh) Oh, oh, oh, I've got my hairspray and radio I'm ready to go The rats on the street all dance around my feet They seem to say, "Tracy, it's up to you" So, oh, oh, don't hold me back 'Cause today all my dreams will come true Good morning, Baltimore There's the flasher who lives next door (ah-ah) There's the bum on his barroom stool They wish me luck on my way to school Good morning, Baltimore And someday when I take to the floor The world's gonna wake up and see (see) Baltimore and me I know every step (ooh), I know every song (ooh) I know there's a place where I belong I see all those party lights shining ahead So someone, invite me before I drop dead (Before she drops dead) So, oh, oh, give me a chance 'Cause when I start to dance, I'm a movie star Oh, oh, oh, something inside of me makes me move When I hear that groove My ma tells me, "No", but my feet tell me, "Go" It's like a drummer inside my heart So, oh, oh, don't make me wait One more moment for my life to start (Good morning, good morning) (Waiting for my life to start) I love you, Baltimore Every day's like an open door (ah-ah) Every night is a fantasy Every sound's like a symphony And I promise, Baltimore That some day when I take to the floor The world's gonna wake up and see (see) Gonna wake up and see (gonna wake up and see) Baltimore and me (yes, more or less, we all agree) Baltimore and me (someday, the world is gonna see) Baltimore and me

Lyrics to Tennessee Stud Along about eighteen and twenty-five I left Tennessee very much alive I never would have got through the Arkansas mud If I hadn't been a-ridin on the Tennessee stud I had some trouble with my sweetheart's pa One of her brothers was a bad outlaw I sent her a letter by my Uncle Fud And I rode away on the Tennessee stud The Tennessee stud was long and lean The color of the sun and his eyes were green He had the nerve and he had the blood And there never was a hoss like the Tennessee stud One day I was ridin' in the beautiful land And ran smack into an Indian band They jerked their knives with a whoop and a yell But I rode away like a bat out of hell Well I circled their camp for a time or two And showed what a Tennessee hoss could do And them redskin boys never got my blood 'Cause I was a-ridin' on the Tennessee stud The Tennessee stud was long and lean The color of the sun and his eyes were green He had the nerve and he had the blood And there never was a hoss like the Tennessee stud We drifted on down into no man's land We crossed the river called the Rio Grande I raced my hoss with the Spaniards bold Till I got me a skin full of silver and gold Me and a gambler we couldn't agree We got in a fight over Tennessee We jerked our guns, he fell with a thud And I got away on the Tennessee stud The Tennessee stud was long and lean The color of the sun and his eyes were green He had the nerve and he had the blood And there never was a hoss like the Tennessee stud Well, I got as lonesome as a man can be Dreamin' of my girl in Tennessee The Tennessee stud's green eyes turned blue 'Cause he was a-dneamin' of a sweetheart too We loped on back across Arkansas I whipped her brother and I whipped her pa I found that girl with the golden hair And she was ridin' on a Tennessee mare The Tennessee stud was long and lean The color of the sun and his eyes were green He had the nerve and he had the blood And there never was a hoss like the Tennessee stud Stirrup to stirrup and side by side We crossed the mountains and the valleys wide We came to Big Muddy and we forded the flood On the Tennessee mare and the Tennessee stud Pretty little baby on the cabin floor Little hoss colt playin' 'round the door I love the girl with golden hair And the Tennessee stud loves the Tennessee mare The Tennessee stud was long and lean The color of the sun and his eyes were green He had the nerve and he had the blood And there never was a hoss like the Tennessee stud

I got a feelin' called the blues, oh Lord Since my baby said goodbye Lord, I don't know what I'll do All I do is sit and sigh, oh Lord That last long day she said goodbye Oh Lord, I thought I would die She'll do me, she'll do you She's got that kinda lovin' Lord, I love to hear her When she calls me sweet daddy Such a beautiful dream I hate to think it's all over I've lost my heart it seems I've grown so used to you, somehow And I'm nobody's sugar daddy now And I'm lonesome I've got the lovesick blues I'm in love, I'm in love with a beautiful girl That's what's the matter with me I'm in love, I'm in love with a beautiful girl She don't care about me Lord, I've tried and I've tried To keep her satisfied But she just couldn't stay But now that she is leavin' This is all I can say I got a feelin' called the blues, oh Lord Since my baby said goodbye Lord, I don't know what I'll do All I do is sit and sigh, oh Lord That last long day she said goodbye Oh Lord, I thought I would die She'll do me, she'll do you She's got that kinda lovin' Lord, I love to hear her When she calls me sweet daddy Such a beautiful dream I hate to think it's all over I've lost my heart it seems I've grown so used to you, somehow And I'm nobody's sugar daddy now And I'm lonesome, I've got the lovesick blues I'm lonesome, I got the lovesick blues

I just can't keep going along Making believe that nothing's wrong It's wrong and it's always gonna be Nothing you did in anyway Nothing you say or didn't say It's not you, baby, it's me So keep on being long and tall Keep on talking with the same old drawl Keep on, baby, don't you trip and fall over me The petals on the daisy drop You love me then, you love me not You love me not, it's plain to see Who keeps the fire burning bright? The one who's losing sleep at night It ain't you, baby, it's me So keep the rose you never brought Keep the ring that you never bought It's all my fault, it's all my fantasy Oh, but I can't give you no more of myself Cause I'm looking out for somebody else It ain't you, baby, baby, it's me Oh, but I can't give you no more of myself Cause I'm looking out for somebody else It ain't you, baby, it's me

Well I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it Cause I know just what I'm gonna do I'll start to spend my money Call everybody honey and wind up singing the blues I'll spend my whole paycheck on some old wreck and brother I can name you a few But I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it cause I know just what I'm gonna do I gotta get drunk I just can't stay sober there's a lot of good people in town Who'd like to hear me holler see me spend my dollars And I wouldn't think of lettin' 'em down There's a lot of doctors that tell me that I'd better start slowin' it down But there's more old drunkers than there are old doctors So I guess we'd better have another round

I'm drivin' this truck on a mountain road I got a hot rod rig and I'm flyin' low My eyes are filled with diesel smoke, hairpin turns ain't no joke Diesel smoke, dangerous curves I was out last night drinkin' beer with the guys Got an achin' head and blood shot eyes I ended up with a pretty little dame, I didn't even know her name Diesel smoke, dangerous curves If I'm gonna deliver this hot shot freight I gotta get goin' cause I'm runnin' late These mountain grades are mighty steep Gonna stay awake, can't get no sleep Diesel smoke, dangerous curves There's a cute little waitress at the bottom of the grades She's got the coffee already made I gotta keep my eyes upon the road I'm comin' down the hill with a heavy load Diesel smoke, dangerous curves Well I must have closed my eyes for a while Cause here I am and I'm runnin' wild I turn my brakes, strip my gears Gonna have to ride her down I fear Diesel smoke, dangerous curves I wish I'd left the women alone But it's too late I'm already gone I got myself into this fix All because I tried to mix Diesel smoke, dangerous curves Diesel smoke, dangerous curves

I was runnin' thru the summer rain, Waiting for the evenin' train To kill that old familiar pain Weavin' thru my tangled brain When I tipped my bottle back and Smacked into a cop I didn't see That policeman said "Mister Cool, If you ain't drunk, then you're a fool" I said "If that's against the law, Then tell me why I never saw No man locked in this jail of yours Who wasn't just as low down poor as me?" And that was when someone turned out the lights Yes and I wound up in jail to spend the night And dream of all the wine and lonely girls In this best of all possible worlds Next mornin' I woke up feelin' like my head was really gone And like my thick old tongue was lickin' something sick and wrong I said "I'd sell my soul for something about as wet and cold as this old cell" That kindly jailer looked at me, all eaten up with sympathy Then poured himself another beer and came and whispered in my ear "If booze was just a dime a bottle boy, you couldn't even buy the smell" I said "I knew there was something I liked about this town" Oh but it takes more than that to bring me down 'Cause there's still a lot of wine and lonely girls In this best of all possible worlds Well they finally came and told me they was a gonna set me free And I'd be leavin' town if I knew what was good for me I said "It's nice to learn that everybody's so concerned about my health" But I won't be leavin' no more quicker than I can 'Cause I've enjoyed about as much of this as I can stand And I don't need this town of yours no more than I never needed nothin' else" 'Cause there's still a lot of drinks that I ain't drunk Yes and lots of pretty thoughts that I ain't thunk Oh yes there's still a lot of wine and lonely girls In this best of all possible worlds In this best of all possible worlds In this best of all possible worlds