Well, he said, "Hold on, Patricia I only tried to kiss ya" She said, "Okay," and then said, "Don't you dare" She seems so badly shaken He thought he was mistaken But it sure looked like she bowed her head in prayer I am a Christian, Lord But I'm a woman too If you are listening, Lord Please show me what to do I'm trying hard to be what mama says is good As I slip into my womanhood Shortly after midnight She turned off the porch light Walked into her bedroom all alone She sat down and said "Well, Lord God, I've been through hell, Lord Wondering if I did right or wrong" I am a Christian, Lord But I'm a woman too If you are listening, Lord Please show me what to do I'm trying hard to be what mama says is good As I slip into my womanhood One more time You heard, yes, I am a Christian, Lord But I'm a woman too If you are listening, Lord Please show me what to do I'm trying hard to be what mama says is good As I slip into my womanhood Slowly slip into my womanhood Slowly slip into my womanhood

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they're here to stay Oh, I believe in yesterday Suddenly I'm not half the girl I used to be There's a shadow hanging over me For yesterday came suddenly Why did he have to go? I don't know he wouldn't say I said something wrong now I long for yesterday Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play Now I need a place to hide away Oh, I believe in yesterday, I believe in yesterday

It's knowing you don't try to bind my freedom with some promise made of gold That for you my door stays open and our love becomes a simple to a street And it's knowing we're not shackled by forgotten words and bonds And the ink stains that have dried upon some line That keeps you on the back roads by the rivers of my memory That keeps you ever gentle on my mind It's not clinging to the rocks and I'd be planted on some column now that binds us Or something that somebody said because they thought we fit together walking It's just knowing that the world will not be cursing or forgiving When I'm driftin' through the market place and find That you're moving on the back roads by the rivers of my memory And for hours you're just gentle on my mind Though the wheat fields and the clothes lines And the junk yards and the highways come between us And some other woman crying to her mother 'cause she turned and you were gone I still might walk for hours tears of joy might stain my face And a summer sun might burn me till I'm blind But not to where I cannot see you moving on the back roads By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind The shadows creek in autumn winds that make me draw inside myself in silence Cross legged now I sit and watch the endless chase of leaves across my yard And layin' down my hair brush I lean back within my window seat and find That you're moving on the back roads by the rivers of my memory Ever smiling, ever gentle on my mind

See the tree how big it's grown But then it hasn't been too long, it wasn't big You laughed at me and I got mad The first day that I planted it, it was just a twig Then the first snow came and I ran out To brush the snow away, so it wouldn't die Came runnin' in all excited slipped and almost hurt myself And you laughed 'til you cried Yes, you were always young at heart Kinda dumb and kinda smart and I loved you so You surprised me with a puppy Kept me up all Christmas Eve two years ago And you could sure embarrass me When you came in from working late 'Cause you would know That I'd been all alone and cryin' Over some sad and lonely late, late show And honey, I miss you too And I know you're being good And I'd love to be with you If only I could I wrecked the car and I was sad And so afraid that you'd be mad, but what the heck All afternoon you stormed around But I knew how to cool you down, I hugged your neck You came home unexpectedly And caught me crying needlessly in the middle of the day And it was in the early spring When flowers bloom and robins sing, I went away And honey, I miss you too And I know you're being good And I'd love to be with you If only I could One day when you were not at home While I was there and all alone, the angels came Guess you thought it strange of me To leave the way I did that day, it was a shame But now your laughter's just begun And even though you miss me hon', you must go on And when the snow cloud passes overhead And cries down on the flower bed You'll know you're not alone See the tree how big it's grown But then it hasn't been too long, it wasn't big You laughed at me and I got mad The first day that I planted it, it was just a twig

So we meet again How long has it been? Sure, I still think of you Every now and then. My, you're lookin' good Somehow I knew that you still would Lord, I'm missin' you right now More than I ever thought I could. And I almost forgot how much I missed you Seein' you has torn me all apart Yes, I almost forgot how much I missed you 'Til your memory reminded my heart. Thought love would change in time Out of sight ain't out of mind Oh, but some things never change When it comes to you, I've found. Your eyes are still as blue And you smile the same way, too And now it's all come back to me Why I love you like I do. And I almost forgot how much I missed you Seein' you has torn me all apart Yes, I almost forgot how much I missed you 'Til your memory reminded my heart. 'Til your memory reminded my heart.

Be nice to her Whenever you can And as you cross the street always hold her hand You'll find out Tenderness goes a long, long way So, smile at her When she does something wrong Be there to pick her up and make her strong You'll find out Tenderness goes a long, long way Mmm, if you'll be kind Sometimes she'll be blind To the wrong things you might do If you treat her good, oh, the way that you should She'll see the goodness in you So, be sweet to her And gentle too And you'll find out what Tenderness can do You'll find out, you'll find out, you'll find out Tenderness goes a long, long way Be (be sweet to her) And (and gentle too) You'll find out What, oh, what that tenderness can do You'll find out, you'll find out, you'll find out Tenderness goes a long, long way

Summertime And the living is easy Fish are jumping And cotton is high Your daddy's rich And your ma' is good-looking So hush, little baby Don't you cry One of these mornings You're gonna rise up singing Then you'll spread your wings And take to the sky But until that morning There is nothing can harm you No, no, no, no With your daddy and mommy Standing by

Lovable, my girl She's lovable She's lovable, my girl She's so lovable Candy's sweet and honey, too There's not another quite, quite as sweet as you I know, I know, I know, I know I've always loved you You're so lovable Whoa, I know, I know she's Yes she is, I know, I know, I know I know she's lovable, oh, yes, she is I know she's lovable, my, my, my My girl is lovable, yes, she is Whoa, love and fascination is her middle name To my heart, a sensational feel she reigns Whoa, whoa, I know, I know she's lovable Whoa, I know, I know she's a, yes, she is I know, I know, I know, I know I know she's lovable, oh, yes, she is I know she's lovable, lovable, lovable, lovable And I know she's lovable, whoa, yes, she is Whoa, she's just an angel, a sweet little angel to me When I'm without her I know, I know, I know I'm in misery Whoa, I love my girl, she's so lovable, whoa