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Everybody's goin' away
Said they're movin' to LA
There's not a soul I know around
Everybody's leavin' town
Some caught a freight, some caught a plane
Find the sunshine, leave the rain
They said this town's a waste of time
I guess they're right, it's wastin' mine
Some gotta win, some gotta lose
Good time Charlie's got the blues
You know my heart keeps tellin' me
You're not a kid at thirty-three
You play around, you’ll lose your wife
You play too long, you’ll lose your life
Some gotta win, some gotta lose
Good time Charlie's got the blues
Good time Charlie's got the blues
I got my songs to ease the pain
Can't find a thing to ease the rain
I'd love to try and settle down
But everybody's leavin' town
Some gotta win, some gotta lose
Good time Charlie's got the blues
Good time Charlie's got the blues
Good time Charlie's got the blues
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2. |
Wisdom
04:26
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My son this world is wicked – life is so unfair
The thing that I want most for you – to save you from the snare
If only one gift I could give you – to serve you your whole life
Protect you and preserve you – and see you through all strife
Dear Lord let it be – the gift of wisdom . . . woh wisdom
Wisdom findeth wisdom – understanding finds but few
His Word delivers wisdom – like the clouds drop down their dew
Can a man lay down in a fire – and his clothes not be burned?
Don't lend your ear to the liar – learn the lessons I have learned
Please don't turn away – from a father's wisdom . . . woh wisdom
All you can desire cannot be compared to her
She’s more precious and priceless than rubies
Frankincense and myrrh
So don't inherit the wind – inherit wisdom . . . woh wisdom
Always walk in the way – the way is wisdom...wisdom
Because your father loves you – and you're the apple of his eye
I pray, my son, you'll seek her – like an eagle seeks the sky
Happy is he who finds her – for all his paths are peace
Flee from fools who'll make you blinder – won't you do this son for me
Write these words on your heart – her name is wisdom . . . woh wisdom
Your father loves you, and he's so proud of you
Woh wisdom, Mmm wisdom
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Lorraine
02:36
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In Corinth, Mississippi when the sun goes down
And you and the moon’s the only ones around
The breeze begins to blowin’ and the trees they sway
The way my mind and body gets carried away
Lorraine
Ooo-ooh I'm insane
Lorraine
Let's get stuck together like a stamp to a letter
Lorraine
As soon as I get off work I’m comin’ to you
And tellin’ you them things that I’m aimin’ to do
I'll ask your Daddy if he'll let me make his daughter my wife
I'll love you like the dickens for the rest of my life
Lorraine
Ooo-ooh I'm insane
For Lorraine
I'm signed sealed delivered you make my liver quiver
Lorraine
When we’re cuddled up and cozy and we’re all alone
Our love is like a hurricane, man full-blown
I can’t describe the depth or height of what I feel
But it’ll last forever ‘cause the feelin’s real deal
B-b-b-baby believe me my aim is true
I can't even sleep the night for thinkin' of you (and how I’ll)
Have ya, hold ya, for better or worse
But if you won't say you love me then I'm gonna need a hearse
Lorraine
Ooo-ooh I'm insane
Yeah for Lorraine
I love you like crazy like grits and gravy
Lorraine
Ooo-ooh I'm insane
Mmmm for Lorraine
Lorraine
Lorraine
Ooo-ooh I'm insane
It's you Lorraine
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4. |
Java Jive
02:32
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I love coffee, and I love tea
I love the java jive and it loves me
Coffee and tea, and the java and me
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup (boy!)
I love coffee, sweet and hot
Whoops Mr. Moto, I'm a coffee pot
Shoot me the shot from that wonderful pot
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup
Oh slip me a slug from that wonderful mug
And I'll cut a rug till I’m snug in a jug
Drop a nickel in the pot, Joe
Takin’ it slow
Waiter, waiter, percolator
I love coffee, and I love tea
I love the java jive and it loves me
Coffee and tea and the java and me
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup
I like it like that!
With a slice of onion and a raw one
Draw one
Waiter, waiter, percolator
I love coffee, and I love tea
I love the java jive and it loves me
Coffee and tea and the java and me
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup!
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American Eulogy
05:11
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O say can you see are you lookin at me
Like share and subscribe to my page
Stupidity's abilities the impossibilities
Our nation and people enraged
Turf wars meth whores Walmart superstores
Even the swiftest shall stall
The brighter the star and the bigger they are
The farther and harder they fall
But hey don't worry be happy the jury
Acquits those they should hang by the neck
And it's all good down in the hood
'Cause the mailman he brings me a check
Street strife thug life pronounce you man and wife
Pimp your own people to die
Big Wheels drug deals sirens and cold steel
I'm weary of hearin' the cry
Pawn shop liquor store shots fired three or four
Over by Sweet's Hair and Nail
Get straight retaliate you're bound to be an inmate
Go call up your mommy for bail
Rat race plant face comin' in last place
Punches in bunches they come
Free lunches they serve to throw us a curve
To keep us downhearted and dumb
Masks made in China my mind's in Carolina
My patience is thinner than thin
Baseball and hot dogs and apple pie moondogs
Replaced with Kardashians
Tattoo boo-hoo throw 'em out when you're through
Forsake them babies you make
Cast blame cryin' shame God made us all the same
How much more crap can I take
Millennial evil boll weevil knievel
I'll jump the MGM Grand
I'm swearin you karens and bloody red barons
Should start you a rock n roll band
Peaceful protests fill 'er up with high test
The only place covid don't spread
What a smart little virus CDC should hire us
Some hippies to play Grateful Dead
My tears they choke me Wuhan has broke me
Our lives are put on the shelves
I'm lookin' right at you no rebel grey statue Could do what we've done to ourselves
On account of that basis am I a racist
This song's for both black and white
Not sorry not sad it's just good and bad
Oh there's millions of wrongs but one right
Until we realize and quit feignin' surprise
At this mad manufactured maelstrom
Go twist and shout 'cause I'm over and out
Of man's pandemonium
Riot gear what a year make it all disappear
It's all right here on my phone
Health care nightmare underwear everywhere
There on Lincoln's tombstone
Race baitin' friction suicide and addiction
Is there ever an end to it all
Come quickly Lord Jesus deliver and free us
From sin deep within uninstall
So go mow your grasses your poor huddled masses
For soon every knee shall bend
Good night and good luck
Lightnin' has struck
And will we ever be great again
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6. |
I'll Be There
02:09
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There ain't no chains strong enough to hold me
Ain't no breeze big enough to slow me
Never have seen a river that's too wide
There ain't no jail tight enough to lock me
Ain't no man big enough to stop me
I'll be there if you ever want me by your side
Love me if you’re ever gonna love me
I never have seen a road too rough to ride
There ain't no chains strong enough to hold me
There ain't no breeze big enough to slow me
I'll be there if you ever want me by your side
There ain't no rope stout enough to bind me
Look for me honey you will find me
Any old time you’re ready with your charms
I'll be there ready and a’waitin'
There won't be any hesitatin’
I'll be here if you ever want me in your arms
So love me if you’re ever gonna love me
I never have seen a road too rough to ride
There ain't no chains strong enough to hold me
Ain't no breeze big enough to slow me
I'll be there if you ever want me by your side
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7. |
I Ain't Playin'
03:05
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Now get back baby what's wrong with you
Bit off a bit more than you could chew
Stand back or be prepared for a lot of ugly
Well I don't want you near me
'Cause I know where you’ve been
And nope, no soap is strong enough baby
To wash away all that homemade sin
I ain't playin'
I ain't playin'
I ain't playin' with you
Don't come around baby you better not call
I'll fill your face full of Lysol
You ain’t nothin’ but a curse with a purse
Roamin' free
Well ol' karma's comin'
I don't know where or when
But baby I'm sure to flatten your curves
If I ever see you again friend
I ain't playin'
I ain't playin'
I ain't playin' with you
Well it's awful risky
For you or me either one
So if you see me walkin' up the street
You'd better cross over and run hon
I ain't playin'
I ain't playin'
I ain't playin' with you
You need to heed my warnings
Believe what I advise
Tell your despicable heart to be smart
And disappear baby depart 'n' be wise
Go and get far away maybe try the Caribbean
Lock down in quarantine
There ain't no vaccine
For such an obscene human bein'
Well I ain't anti-social
In keepin' my distance from you
It's six feet apart or six feet down
Is what I'm sayin' to you and it's true
I ain't playin'
I ain't playin'
I ain't playin' with you
I ain't playin'
That's what I'm sayin'
You be prayin'
Or you'll be layin'
I ain't playin'
I ain't playin'
No I ain't playin'
With you
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Everybody's Talking
03:38
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Everybody's talking at me
I don't hear a word they're saying
Only in the echoes of my mind
People stop and staring
I can't see their faces
Only the shadows of their eyes
I'm going where the sun keeps shining
Through the pouring rain
Going where the weather suits my clothes
Banking off of the North East winds
Sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone
I'm going where the sun keeps shining
Through the pouring rain
Going where the weather suits my clothes
Banking off of the North East winds
Sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone
I'm going where the sun keeps shining
Through the pouring rain
Going where the weather suits my clothes
Banking off of the North East winds
Sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone
Everybody's talking at me
I don't hear a word they're saying
Only in the echoes of my mind
I won't let you leave my love behind
No I won't let you leave
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9. |
This House Ain't Home
02:22
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I want so bad to have a good day
And it ain't right to wrong me so
What we had has sadly passed away
This house ain't home to me no more
Everyday's an uphill battle
In every way my heart is tore
Got more on me than I can handle
And this house ain't home to me no more
And yes it's true that I still love you
And will until I'm gone and dead
But it's a struggle just to see you
Some days I can't get out of bed
Got to try and keep my head up
Sanity shot, my soul is sore
No wonder why that I'm so fed up
My house ain't home to me no more
Yeah the home is where the heart is
But ours are million miles away
And for me the hardest part is
That we got nothin' left to say
If I could steal, or beg, or borrow
A way to make it like before
I wouldn't be in so much sorrow
This house ain't home to me no more
Just tryin' to make it to tomorrow
This house ain't home to me no more
My days are filled with so much sorrow
This house ain't home to me no more
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10. |
Yours (Quiereme Mucho)
03:25
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Yours 'til the stars have no glory
Yours till the birds fail to sing
Yours 'til the end of life's story
This pledge to you dear I bring
Yours in the gray of December
Here or on far distant shore
I've never loved anyone
The way I love you
How could I
When I was born to be
Just yours
Cuando se quiere de veras
Como te quiero yo a ti
Es imposible mi cielo
Tan seperados vivir
Cuando se quiere de veras
Como te quiero yo a ti
Es imposible mi cielo
Tan seperados vivir
Yours 'til the stars have no glory
Yours till the birds fail to sing
Yours 'til the end of life's story
This pledge to you dear I bring
Yours in the gray of December
Here or on far distant shore
I've never loved anyone
The way I love you
How could I
When I was born to be
Just yours
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11. |
Life
03:19
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Somewhere out in empty space
Long before the human race
Something stirred
A vast and timeless source began
Intelligence was born and then
There was the Word
Powers filled the universe
Matter formed and broke the curse
Of nothingness
Love became an ageless soul
Nature reached her highest goal
And breathed the breath of life
Everlasting life
Well creatures came from out of sight
Daylight came from in the night
And all was good
Life became a Master Plan
Love produced the perfect man
That understood
The image of the Maker’s Word
Worshiped Him with all he had
But then one day
From in the depths an evil seed
Grew and manufactured greed
That changed the way of life
Everlasting life
Oh the Loving Power looked and saw
Inside the heart of man a flaw
Began to grow
Well, the fires of hell began to burn
And so He sent His Chosen Son
To let us know
That Love had surely made us all
And hate would surely make us fall
So from the Cross
Yeah He showed the world that dreadful day
That love could be the only way
Or all is lost of life
Everlasting life
For life is love and love is life
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Lightnin' Charlie Johnson City, Tennessee
American Roots Musician, Recording Artist, Songwriter, Entertainer, and Author. IBC Award Winner, voted Favorite Musician, and Favorite Artist in the Mountain South, Lightnin' Charlie is equally at home in the blues, rock 'n' roll, country, folk, and gospel. A cheerful earful to legions of fans known as Lightnin' Bugs, LC calls his amazing amalgam of tunes "Good Music For Good People". ... more
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