Delbert McClinton

Predictions show a steady low
You're feeling just the same
But seasons come and seasons go
I'll make you smile again
If you don't believe me
Take me b...

Two in the mornin'  too hot to sleep
Tossin' and turnin' and twistin' the sheets
I feel an  old weakness  comin' on strong
Smell of sweet huneysuckle ...

After my baby quit me
I wouldn't even go outside
And when my friends tried to fix me up
I'd crawl up underneath my bed and hide
I knew I was never gon...

You need a job so you can  make some money
You need a nice warm place to stay
A sense of humor  cause  life is funny
A big stick to keep the wolves aw...

I walked down to the river
Stood on the shore
Seems like the devil's always tryin'
To get in my door
Just when I thought I
Couldn't  take it anymore
H...

Big house, big car, back seat, full bar.
Houseboat won't float. Bank won't tote the note.
Too much stuff. There's just too much stuff.
It'll hang you ...

So your friends have been telling you  I'm out of my mind
Acting awful wild and weird
Shoutin' and screechin', bouncing off the walls
Swingin' from th...

I saw someone again today
Who remembered me and you
They asked all the same old questions
I gave the same excuse
They said what a shame, what a shame
...

Since you been gone  I've had time to myself
Haven't even tried to find somebody else
When you told me you were leavin' it  almost came as good news
I...

Six-O-Five A M on Sunday Mornin'
I was supposed to left for Memphis late last night
And because of it I sleep in Tyre County Jail tonight
I started ou...

Well, I've been mistreated
Lied to and cheated
Misused and abused like somethin' that you threw away
First, you fill me with thunder
Then you let me g...

Well, she go to see the baker when she wants a cake
She go to see the butcher when she wants a steak
She go to see the doctor when she's got a cold
Sh...

When Loretta left me  back here in Saint Paul
Now I gotta get it worked on
Gotta get it worked on
Well, I don't think it's broken but it sure hurts a ...

I've got dreams
Dreams to remember
I've got dreams Dreams to remember
Honey I saw you there last night
Another mans arms holding you tight
Nobody know...

Givin' it up for your love - everything
Givin' it up for your love right now
Givin' it up for your love - I said everything
Givin' it up for your love...

Did you ever meet somebody that likes all the same things you do?
Somebody who can make you or break you anytime they want to?
I met her at red light,...

I saw a billboard 'bout this rodeo
Last weekend out in El Paso
So I signed up to ride
I drew a bull called Original Sin
I heard he'd killed a couple o...

Been down in the dumps for a day or two
Thinkin' maybe it was time for me to make a move
Late night skyline, that's when it hit me
Well, I gotta have ...

She said, I've never seen you here before
Look like you're searching for something more
She said, I've got some friends, I think you'd like
Seemed lik...

(Bill LaBounty/Pat McLaughlin)
The things you think will last just disappear
When you were ready to say
I do Somebody lowered the boom on you
Now you ...

She's got a roof that don't leak
When the rain's pouring down
She's got a place I can sleep
Where I'm safe and sound
She's got a lock on her door
But ...

Well, I've been mistreated
Lied to and cheated
Misused and abused like somethin' that you threw away
First, you fill me with thunder
Then you let me g...