"The Chokin' Kind"



I only meant to love you don't you know it babe
Why couldn't you be contented with the love I gave
I've given you my heart and now you want my mind
Your love scares me to death girl it's the chokin' kind.

You can kill a man with bullets poison or a knife
But it hurts him more to take his pride and run his life
Whatever it is you want girl I hope you find
But that hat don't fit my head it's the chokin' kind.

When you fall in love again girl take a tip from me
If you don't like the peaches walk on by the tree
Find what you want and keep it treat it sweet and kind
But let it breathe don't make your love the chokin' kind...

"The Conversation"
(performed with Hank Williams, Jr.)



[Waylon]
Hank let's talk about your daddy
Tell me how your momma loved that man.
[Hank]
Well, just break a bottle hoss
I'll tell ya' about the drifting cowboy band.
[Waylon]
We wont talk about the habits.
[Waylon & Hank]
Just the music and the man thats all.
[Waylon]
Now Hank, you just gotta tell me
Did your daddy really write all them songs, did he.
[Hank]
That don't deserve no answer hoss
Let's light up and just move along.
[Waylon]
Do you think he wrote 'em about your momma
Or about the man who done her wrong
You know that.
[Waylon & Hank]
Yeah, back then they called him crazy
Nowadays they call him a saint
Now the ones that call him crazy
Are still riding on his name.
[Waylon]
Well, if he was here right now Bocephus
Would he think that we were right?
Do you think he might?
[Hank]
Don't you know he would Watusy
Be right here by our side.
[Waylon]
If we left for a show in Provo
[Waylon & Hank]
Be the first one on the bus and ready to ride
Last one to go hoss.
[Waylon]
Wherever he is I hope he's happy
You know, I hope he's doing well.
Yes, I do.
[Hank]
He is
'Cause he's got one arm around my momma now
And her sure did love Miss Audrey and raising hell.
[Waylon]
I wont ask you no more questions
[Waylon & Hank]
To the stories only Hank could tell
And he could tell'em.
Back then they called him crazy
Now days they call him a saint .
[Hank]
Most folks don't know that
They fired him from the Opry
And that 'caused his greatest pain.
I'd love to tell you about lovesick
How Miss Audrey loved that man.
[Waylon]
You know, I've always loved to listen to
The stories about that drifting cowboy band.
That man.
[Hank]
You know when we get right down to it
[Waylon & Hank]
Still the most wanted outlaw in the land...

"The Crowd"



I go out with the crowd, I play the game
Pretending out loud but it don't seem the same
For the heart of the crowd is gone from sight
And my part of the crowd is not with me tonight.

I remember the times, each dance with you
All those crazy things that we used to do
Sometimes we'd wait for the dance and then steal away
From the crowd and the dance till I hide away.

Oh, but you're gone and it's not the same old game
I fall apart everytime I hear your name
I'll go on with the crowd of make believe
Till you come back to me.

Run back to me
Hurry back to the crowd and me...

"The Crown Prince"



His father was a Princeton lawyer
A man of means
His mother summa-cum-laude
Former beauty queen
With a house as big as a hotel
On Spencer Boulevard
That's where he got his start

Eighteen years of summer camp
And private schools
All American golden boy
With a silver spoon
His future held all the promise of a president
Wonder where it went

It's hard to be the crowned prince
When it all hits home
You can't hide behind the wall
Around the throne

The real world's not a playground
It's a danger zone
You find out who you really are
When the pressures on
He's the first one in his family to wind up second best
He couldn't pass the test

His share of the fortune
Spent on saving face
His family comes to visit
On the holidays
Sometimes it's so quite there
He hears the flowers bloom
He's got a private room

It's hard to be the crowned prince
When it all hits home
You can't hide behind the wall
Around the throne

Insanity is a state of mind
Where life begins
Or where it ends
It all depends

"The Dark Side Of Fame"



Just a kid with a song when he wandered from home
In search of the phantom of fame
She promised she'd wait but he got back too late
Just a scene from the dark side of fame.

In the wrong frame of mind he took to the wine
Holding pieces of love's broken chain
It was colder than jade in this world that he'd made
All alone on the dark side of fame.

His songs were soon curled on the lips of the world
They earned him the highest of claim
And yet his greatest desire was the simple warmth of love's fire
'Cause it's cold on the dark side of fame.

The wine took its toll and soon he grew old
Much younger than most people do
But there's no trace of shame in the sound of his name
Though he lived on the dark side of fame.

He lived on the dark side of fame...

"The Devil's Right Hand"


About the time that Daddy left to fight the big war
I saw my first pistol in the general store
In the general store when I was thirteen
Thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen

l asked if I could have one someday when I grew up
Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew up
Really blew up, I didn't understand
Mama said, "The pistol is the devil's right hand"

The devil's right hand
The devil's right hand
Mama said, "The pistol
Is the devil's right hand"

My very first pistol was a cap and ball Colt
Shoot as fast as lightnin' but it loads a mite slow
Loads a mite slow and soon I found out
It can get you into trouble but it can't get you out

So then I went and bought myself a Colt 45
Called a Peacemaker but I never knew why
Never knew why, I didn't understand
Mama said, "The pistol is the devil's right hand"

The devil's right hand
The devil's right hand
Mama said, "The pistol
Is the devil's right hand"

The devil's right hand
The devil's right hand
Mama said, "The pistol
Is the devil's right hand"

Well I get into a card game in a company town
Caught a miner cheating, I shot the dog down
Shot the dog down, I watched the man fall
Never touched his holster, never had a chance to draw

The trial was in the morning and they [?] me out of bed
Asked me how I pleaded, "Not guilty" I said
"Not guilty", I said, you've got the wrong man
Nothing touched the trigger but the devil's right hand

The devil's right hand
The devil's right hand
Mama said, "The pistol
Is the devil's right hand"

The devil's right hand
The devil's right hand
Nothing touched the trigger
But the devil's right hand

My Mama said, "The pistol
Is the devil's right hand"

"The Door Is Always Open"



Saw your picture in the paper and I see you've married good
And I know that he can give you all the things I never could
But I know that he can't give you what you need most of all
So the door is always open and the light's on in the hall
Yes the door is always open and the light's on in the hall
And you know that I'll be waiting if you'd ever come to call

When night falls on that mansion and you're lying in his bed
When he begs for your attention will you think of me instead
When he reaches out to touch you is your face turned to the wall
Well the door is always open and the light's on in the hall
Yes the door is always open...

"The Eagle"



Lord knows I am peaceful when I'm left alone
I've always been an Eagle, been awhile since I have flown
My claws are sharp as ever, so's my Eagle eye
Something's gonna go tonight, when the eagle flies

Lately I've heard rumors that the eagle may be lame
Just because I've been idle, don't mean that I'm tame
You've jeopardized my freedom, my natural place to roost
I can fly when I have to, if they turn the eagle loose

So lay all your doubts aside when you go to bed tonight
My feathers are all ruffled now, I'm ready for a fight
Just because I took awhile to fly that don't mean I don't care
When you feel the shadow crossing, the eagle's in the air

So lay all your doubts aside when you go to bed tonight
My feathers are all ruffled now, I'm ready for a fight
Just because I took awhile to fly that don't mean I don't care
When you feel the shadow crossing, the eagle's in the air
When you feel the shadow crossing, the eagle's in the air

"The House Song"



This House goes on sale every Wednesday morning
It’s taken off the market in the afternoon
You can buy a part of it if you want to
It’s been good for me; it’ll be good for you

Take the grand look now; the fire is burning
Is that your reflection on the wall
I can show you this room and some others
If you care to see this house at all

Careful up the stairs a few are missing
I haven’t had the time to make repairs
The first one is the hardest one to master
The last one I’m not really sure is there

This room once rang with childish laughter
I come back to hear it now and again
I don’t know why you’re here or what you’re after
But in this room a part of you remains

Second floor ladies left in waiting
Pass the lantern tiptoe in its glass
In the room our soft brown arms cast shadows
This room is the hardest one to pass

"The Hunger"



They said in her younger days
Her beauty was enough to drive men wild
But the hunger in her body then
Was not the hunger of some lonely child.
Like a butterfly in springtime
Searching every field for loving's sweetest rose
The embrace of many strangers
Still could not release her from the hold.
In the backstreets and the bedrooms
All she's found is disappointments bitterly
While the love that she's too often found
Was enough to satisfy her needs.
She's older than the years she holds
And ageing fast with each day passing by
On a downhill run to nowhere
'Cause the hunger never can be satisfied.
The reflection in her mirror's not the image
She remembers in her mind
Her beauty has been eaten by the hunger
And the acid winds of time.
She has danced the tune her demons played
And payed the piper dearly for his song
Empty now of all her pride but still inside
Her hunger's just as strong.

They said in her younger days
Her beauty was enough to drive men wild
But the hunger in her body then
Was not the hunger of some lonely child...

"The Last Letter"



Why do you treat me as if I were only a friend
What have I done that has made you so distant and cold
Sometimes I wonder if you'll be contented again
Will you be happy when you are withered and old.

I can't offer you diamonds or mansions so fine
And I can't offer you clothes your young body crave
But if you'd love me and say that you'll always be mine
Think of the heartaches the tears and the sorrow, you'll save honey.

When you are weary and tired of another man's gold
If you ever get lonesome remember this letter my own
But don't try to answer though I've suffered sorrow untold
If you don't love me I wish you would leave me alone...

"The Most Sensible Thing"



I've taken chances on everything in my life
Even against all the odds I've rolled the dice
Count me in on any deal that comes around
Right or wrong never slowed me down.

I've always loved you silent but strong
Deep down in your heart you've always known
It's just that I've made more mistakes than any man under the sun
You're the only sensible thing I've ever done.

Never complaining back when the times were bad
Even when your faith in me was all we had
Loving me wasn't worth the price you paid
Darling, I've been wrong this is all I can say.
I've always loved you silent but strong
Deep down in your heart you've always known
It's just that I've made more mistakes than any man under the sun
You're the only sensible thing I've ever done.
You're the only sensible thing I've ever done...

"The Race Is On"


I feel tears wellin' up cold and deep inside
Like my heart's sprung a big break
And the stab of loneliness, sharp and painful
That I may never shake.

You might say I was taking it hard
Oh, she wrote me off with a call
But don't you wager that I'll hide the sorrow
When I may break right down and bawl.

[Chorus:]
Well, the race is on
And here comes pride up the backstretch
Heartaches a-going to the inside
My tears are holding back
And tryin' not to fall
My heart's out of the running
True love's scratched for another's sake
The race is on and it looks like heartaches
And the winner loses all.

[Instrumental]

One day I ventured in love, never once suspectin'
What the final results would be
How I lived in fear of waking up each mornin'
And finding that you're gone from me.

There's aches and pain in my heart
For today was the one that I hated to face
Somebody new came up to win her
I wound up in second place.

[Chorus:]
Well, the race is on and here comes pride
Up the backstretch
Heartaches a-going to the inside
My tears are holding back
And tryin' not to fall
My heart's out of the running
True love's scratched for another's sake
The race is on and it looks like heartaches
And the winner loses all...

"The Road"



Back home the family's eatin' dinner
There's a fire in the fireside warm and bright
But I won't be there today 'cause I've got a debt to pay
And they don't let black sheep stray from the road.
No they don't let black sheep stray from the road.

My throat is out crying for water
Lord, that wind is blowing cold
That guard is watching me like a hawk up in the tree
And I'm longing to be free from the road
Yes, I'm longing to be free from the road.

Every bone inside my body's aching
And that guard don't care if I live or die
He told me yesterday son don't try to get away
For I'll lay you down to stay by the road
Yes, I'll lay you down to stay by the road...

"The Taker"



He's a giver, he'll give her the kind
Of attention that she's never known
He's a helper, he'll help her to open
The doors that she can't on her own.

He's a lover and he'll love her in ways
That she's never been loved before
He's a getter, he'll get her by gettin' her
Into the world she's been hungerin' for.

He's a charmer, he'll charm her with money
And manners that I never learned
He's a leader, he'll lead her across
Pretty bridges he's plannin' to burn.

He's a talker, he'll talk her right off of her feet
But he won't talk for long
'Cause he's a doer, and he'll do her the way
That I'd never, damned if he won't do her wrong.

He's a taker, he'll take her to places
And make her fly higher than she's ever dared to
He'll take his time before takin' advantage
Takin' her easy and slow.

And after he's taken the body and soul
She gives him he'll take her for granted
Take off and leave her taken all of her
Pride when he goes.

He's a taker, he'll take her to places
And make her fly higher than she's ever dared to
He'll take his time before takin' advantage
Takin' her easy and slow...

"The Ways Of The World"



When it comes to our love all hope is gone
I guess a friend is all I meant to be
I just can't find the right touch for turning you on
Or the words or the ways that could make you love me

The ways of this old world are not always fair
And most things are never what we hope to find
In search of a feeling that never was there
I went out of my way to go out of my mind

When it comes to our love all hope is gone
I guess a friend is all I meant to be
I just can't find the right touch for turning you on
Or the words or the ways that could make you love me

The ways of this old world are not always fair
And most things are never what we hope to find
In search of a feeling that never was there
I went out of my way to go out of my mind

The ways of this old world are not always fair
And most things are never what we hope to find
In search of a feeling that never was there
I went out of my way to go out of my mind

"The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want To Get Over You)"



I'm not here to forget you
I'm here to recall the things we used to say and do
I don't wanna get over you
I don't wanna get over you

I haunt the same places we used to go
Alone at a table for two
I don't wanna get over you
I don't wanna get over you

They ought to give me the Wurlitzer prize
For all the silver I let slide down the slot
Playin' those songs sung blue
They help me remember you
I don't wanna get over you

A fresh roll of quarters, same old song
Missin' you through and through
I don't wanna get over you
I don't wanna get over you

They ought to give me the Wurlitzer prize
For all the silver that I let slide down the slot
Playin' those songs sung blue
They help me remember you
'Cause I don't wanna get over you

I don't wanna get over you
I don't wanna get over you

"Them Old Love Songs"



Down the dusty Dixie road
My old Levi's draggin' tracks
Nobody cares about where I'm going
They all know I'm coming back.

Wish I had me a true fine woman
Let her rock me all night long
Baby we could get it together
Like people do in them old love songs.

I can hear somebody laughin'
Funny how it makes me sad
Lord I wish it was Sunday morning
Saturday night sure looking bad.

Wish I had me a true fine woman
Let her rock me all night long
Baby we could get it together
Like people do in them old love songs.

I wish I had me a true fine woman
Let her rock me all night long
Baby we could get it together
Like people do in them old love songs.

Yeah baby, we could get it together
Like people do in them old love songs...

"Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)"



Just'a good ol' boys
Never meanin' no harm.
Beats all you never saw
Been in trouble with the law
Since the day they was born

Staightnin' the curves
Flatnin the hills
Someday the mountain might get 'em
But the law never will

Makin' their way
The only way they know how
That's just a little bit more
Than the law will allow.

Makin' their way
The only way they know how
That's just a little bit more
Than the law will allow.

I'm a good ol' boy
You know my momma loves me
But she don't understand
They keep a showin my hands and not my face on TV

OH YEA

"These New Changing Times"


I'll play the tambourine follow the sun
I'll never let you down in these new changing times.

You're going places in these new changing times
Making your mark in this world is a long straight line
You need someone to go, to go along with you
To love you and help you and to do what you'll wanna do.

I'll play the tambourine follow the sun
I'll never let you down in these new changing times.

[Instrumental]

You have all your dreams in these new changing times
If they seem out of reach just keep this thought in mind
You need someone to go, to go along with you
To love you and help you and to do what you'll wanna do.

I'll play the tambourine follow the sun
I'll never let you down in these new changing times...