Last Chance to Win

Written by Christian Ward

Leavin’ you tomorrow
Leavin’ you tomorrow babe
Crossing that county bridge
Ain’t coming back again

Last chance to win
Last chance to win
I’ve gambled it all boys
It’s my last chance to win

The wood’s too wet for burnin’
Wood’s too wet for burnin’ lord
I lost my hat to the howling wind
Ain’t comin’ back again

Last chance to win
Last chance to win
I’ve gambled it all boys
It’s my last chance to win

When I had a dollar
When I had a dollar lord
I wished I had a dollar more
Ain’t coming back again

I’m weary of the the waiting
Weary of the waiting here
Playing tunes to empty rooms
Ain’t comin’ back again

Last chance to win
Last chance to win
I’ve gambled it all boys
It’s my last chance to win

I Almost Told Her

Written by James A. Kee

For many years I loved her, I tried so hard I couldn’t do more
So the reason that she’s going I guess I’ll never see
There’s what I never offered, like money for things and diamonds and rings
And though I never gave it, I almost bought it

I almost told her so
I almost told her so
I almost told her

We had so much in common, she loved my friends, never thought it would end
Where I surely know I’m lonesome, like I guess I’ll always be
Never thought she would do better than the love I brought even if it’s a thought
The words remain unspoken, but I almost said it

I almost told her so
I almost told her so
I almost told her

If she knew for sure I loved her, would she be gone just traveling on
To where I cannot see her, where I cannot tell her

I almost told her so
I almost told her so
I almost told her

East Due West Blues

Written by Cory Walker and Christian Ward

Old man always there by the window
Tell me what you see passin’ by
Cars on the road and the traffic’s rollin’
Summer sun’s in my eyes

How did the years add up to this livin’
Even I can’t quite say
There was a time I was waitin’ for somethin’
Now it just looks that way

Cracks in the sidewalk
Nothin’ left to do
Finds me ‘round nightfall
with the East Due West blues

And I’ll spend my days just nickel and dimin’
Leave this wide world alone
Uphill one way is down another
Who are you to throw a stone

Cracks in the sidewalk
Nothin’ left to do
Finds me ‘round nightfall
with the East Due West blues

Old man always there by the window
Tell me what you see passin’ by
Cars on the road and the traffic’s rollin’
Summer sun’s in my eyes

Cracks in the sidewalk
Nothin’ left to do
Finds me ‘round nightfall
with the East Due West blues

Cracks in the sidewalk
Nothin’ left to do
Finds me ‘round nightfall
with the East Due West blues

Papa’s on the Housetop

Written by Leroy Carr

Momma made papa be quiet as a mouse
So papa climbed up on top of the house
Made a lot of whoopie made a lot of noise
Stood up and cheered with the rest of the boys

Baby’s in the cradle
Brother’s gone to town
Sister’s in the parlor trying on a gown
Mama’s in the kitchen messing all around
Papa’s on the housetop won’t come down

The blues they come the blues they come
Nobody know where the blues come from
The blues they go the blues they go
And everybody’s happy when the old blues go

Baby’s in the cradle
Brother’s gone to town
Sister’s in the parlor trying on a gown
Mama’s in the kitchen messing all around
Papa’s on the housetop won’t come down

Papa saw a chicken out in the yard
Picked up a rock and hit him hard
Hit him hard killed him dead
Now the chicken’s in the gravy and the gravy’s on the bread

Baby’s in the cradle
Brother’s gone to town
Sister’s in the parlor trying on a gown
Mama’s in the kitchen messing all around
Papa’s on the housetop won’t come down

Hush little baby don’t you cry
Blues gonna leave you by and by
Papa came in sure was coy
Put the baby in the cradle and the blues outdoor

Baby’s in the cradle
Brother’s gone to town
Sister’s in the parlor trying on a gown
Mama’s in the kitchen messing all around
Papa’s on the housetop won’t come down

How Could I Love Her So Much

Written by Huge Moffatt

As I walked through the door and my eyes fit the darkness
I saw him alone at the bar
I went over to him, said you may not know me
But I sure do know who you are
But don't worry my anger was spent long ago
And only the memory remains
But lord how I suffered, sometimes I still wonder
And maybe now you can explain

Tell me how could I love her so much
And then lose her so quickly to someone like you
How did you know how to hold her and please her
How did you know what to do
After all of the time I spent learning to love her
Be what she needed me to
How could I love her so much
And then lose her so quickly to someone like you

He said friend let me buy you a drink
And I'll tell you a story that's sad but it's true
How I loved her and held her till some riddler stole’d her
From me like I stole’d her from you
I guess no one can own her, a heart like a soldier
Of fortune and love like a man
Still all I can think of is finding her new love
And asking this question again

Tell me how could I love her so much
And then lose her so quickly to someone like you
How did you know how to hold her and please her
How did you know what to do
After all of the time I spent learning to love her
And be what she needed me to
How could I love her so much
And then lose her so quickly to someone like you

Tell me how could I love her so much
And then lose her so quickly to someone like you
How did you know how to hold her and please her
How did you know what to do
After all of the time I spent learning to love her
And be what she needed me to
How could I love her so much
And then lose her so quickly to someone like you

Tell me how could I love her so much, and then lose her so quickly to someone like you

When You Come Home

Written by Theo MacMillan

I know that you’ve got trouble by the truckload
And you’re looking for a place to settle down
You’d walk out of this valley
If you knew how

You believe that nothing short of dying
Or maybe running for a hundred thousand miles
Is gonna give you a way
Out

You can run for a while, on your own
Until you find that you’ve been looking for the wrong thing all along
And I’ll be waiting, watching the road
When you come home, when you come home

Somebody told me you were in Alaska
Hanging out with the moose and the caribou
You probably love Alaska
If I know you

And if you ever wonder what you’re doing
Running around in the wilds of the north
My door is always open
If love is what you’re looking for

You can run for a while, on your own
Until you find that you’ve been looking for the wrong thing all along
And I’ll be waiting, watching the road
When you come home, when you come home, when you come home

Starlet Iris

Written by Harry Clark

Oh Starlet Iris black lily in the snow
I’ll think of starlet iris most anywhere I go

I left her of an evening and ended up downtown
The whiskey overflowing I began to pour it down

The sky is dark and the moon is bright
With the ground all covered with snow
I’ll ramble ‘round this valley town with no place left to go

The time had come for paying
I could not foot the bill
The sheriff was called and I was hauled
To the Cleburne County jail

I wrote to her a letter
Said I’s so lonesome there
She wrote me back an answer
Said honey I don’t care

The sky is dark and the moon is bright
With the ground all covered with snow
I’ll ramble ‘round this valley town with no place left to go

At night I think about her
And it might be a sin
I hope she’ll do what she used to
When I see her again

Oh Starlet Iris
black lily in the snow
I’ll think of Starlet Iris
most anywhere I go, anywhere I go

The sky is dark and the moon is bright
With the ground all covered with snow
I’ll ramble ‘round this valley town with no place left to go

Magic City Grey

Written by Christian Ward and Jarrod Denmark Walker

I was stuck between the tracks when the storm blowed in
Water rising from the bottoms of my shoes
Baby’s on the edge of town, she’s all that really matters now
I’m like the rain, she’s like a cloud; I only fall when she puts me down

Long a sideways avenue, flowing near the river’s mouth
There I held her hand and she held my hand back
Til it wore thin the best of me, if I wanted two, she needed three
Now she leaves her window free, hardly cares to disagree

Magic City grey
In the windy haze
Of night still shines

Stoned on a memory, the sky’s rolling up ahead
But I’m not too far gone to tell that I am lost
Maybe I cannot repay the damages of yesterday
All the words I chose to say, some that came out anyway

Magic City grey
In the windy haze
Of night still shines

So if you see me passing by, don’t worry about me I’ll be just fine
I tried to change my baby’s mind
That’s why I’m lonesome all the time
Guess I’ll be lonesome all the time

Slippin’ Away

Written by Bill Anderson

Monday’s promises, Tuesday’s lies
Saturday’s party is Sunday’s fight
Something’s wrong with you and I
Love gone wrong that used to be right

And I can feel it slippin’ away
Slowly slowly slippin’ away
It’ll be gone in a few more days
If we don’t stop this love of ours from slippin’ away

Wednesday’s kisses, thursday’s frown
We can’t live three days in a row
When our world’s turned upside down
Here we stand, watching it go

And I can feel it slippin’ away
Slowly slowly slippin’ away
It’ll be gone in a few more days
If we don’t stop this love of ours from slippin’ away

Roses are red and violets are blue
Sugar is sweet some of the time
This puzzle’s missing a piece or two
Got the grapes but never the wine

And I can feel it slippin’ away
Slowly slowly slippin’ away
It’ll be gone in a few more days
If we don’t stop this love of ours from slippin’ away

And I can feel it slippin’ away
Slowly slowly slippin’ away
It’ll be gone in a few more days
If we don’t stop this love of ours from slippin’ away

Railroadin’ & Gamblin’

Written by Uncle Dave Macon

What your mammy told you six months ago
Keep on your coat and hat, be ready to go
Railroadin’ and gamblin, pickin up chips for mammy, lord lord lord

Take your feet out the sand, stick ‘em in the mud
Take your feet out the sand, stick ‘em in the mud
Take your feet out the sand, stick ‘em in the mud
Take your feet out the sand, stick ‘em in the mud

I’ve been in that statehouse, been in that hall
Been in that courthouse, worst place of all
Railroadin’ and gamblin, pickin up chips for mammy, lord lord lord

Said that preacher, God now ain’t that a sin
Johnny get your whiskers cut, here comes the wind
Lord that preacher, God now ain’t that a sin
Johnny get your whiskers cut, here comes the wind

Cars on the roadside, cars on the track
Spent all my money, no way to get back
Railroadin’ and gamblin, pickin up chips for mammy, lord lord lord

Take your feet out the sand, stick ‘em in the mud
Take your feet out the sand, stick ‘em in the mud
Take your feet out the sand, stick ‘em in the mud
Take your feet out the sand, stick ‘em in the mud

Oh, railroadin’ and gamblin, pickin up chips for mammy, lord lord lord