Kathy Mattea

Dreams drift away like leaves on the water
They roll down the river and slip out of sight
Too many times we do what we ought
Put off 'till tomorrow wh...

In the shade  of this old tree  in the summer of my dreams
By the tall grass  by the wild rose  where the trees dance  as the wind blows
As the days g...

The things I've collected, bought or selected
The clutter that fills up my rooms
I can lock up and leave it, never retrieve it
Leave nothing but my lo...

A cross between a movie star
And a hero in a book
Romeo comes struttin' in
And everybody looks
That everybody needs
And everybody wants him
But not as...

Oh, the green rolling hills of West Virginia
Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know
Though the times are sad and drear
And I cannot linger here, ...

Why ask why

Show yourself some mercy

Don't be shy

You don't have to look away

It's alright

You don't have to know the answers

In your heart you ...

There's a lighthouse in the harbor
Giving guidance with its light
But I had no one to return to
As I wandered through the night
From the first time th...

Charlie  got a gold watch

It don't seem like a whole lot

After thirty years of drivin'
Up and down the interstate

But Charlie's had a good life

An...

When I was a young girl my daddy told me

A lesson he learned
It was a long time ago

If you want to have someone to hold onto

You're gonna have to l...

Claire had all but given up
When she and Edwin fell in love
She touched his face and shook her head
In disbelief' she sighed and said
"In many dreams ...

Friends I could count on,
I could count on one hand

With a leftover finger or two

I took 'em for granted, let 'em all slip away

Now where they are ...

Mr  Smith had an oldsmobile

Baby blue with them wire wheels
I took her home the day that she was adverstised

He said she leaked when  it would rain
...

Friends I could count on,
I could count on one hand

With a leftover finger or two

I took 'em for granted, let 'em all slip away

Now where they are ...

I'm tired, so tired, it's time to give it up
I've been draggin' his memory around long enough
It's weighin' heavy like a stone around my neck

I've go...

The Southern Soldier Boy （Album Version）-Kathy Mattea
Written by ：Capt G W Alexander
Bob Roebuck is my sweetheart's name
He's off to the wars and gone...

Charlie  got a gold watch

It don't seem like a whole lot

After thirty years of drivin'
Up and down the interstate

But Charlie's had a good life

An...