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Under
Rachel's Wings
Written by David Allan Coe and F. Spears
Will you hurt me more
Than the pain of sharing her
With other lovers, believers or deceivers
Well, the answer can't be found
When I'm alone
So Rachel, take me home
And make me feel like a man
I know I swore that I'd be faithful
But Rachel made me realize that happiness
Is something you can't share
With Tom, Dick, or Harry
The reason we got married
Was to know when you were needed
You'd be there
So now you know all about her
Now you want to act like she's the reason
You've been staying out at night
But honey, I've been drinkin'
And lately I've been thinkin'
The way that we've been lovin'
Just ain't right
Will you hurt me more
That the pain of sharing her
With other lovers, believers or deceivers
Well, the answer can't be found
When I'm alone
So Rachel, take me home
And make me feel like a man
And the man you feel
I ain't half as real
As the man I used to be
They've took my pride and I had to fight
To keep my sanity
Under Rachel's wings.
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When
She's Got Me
(Where She Wants Me)
Written By: David Allan
Coe
LAST NIGHT SHE MADE IT PLAIN SHE DIDN'T
WANT ME
TODAY I WOKE LATER AND ALONE
TOMORROW I'LL BE TURNIN' TO THE BOTTLE
TONIGHT I'LL BE COLD AND ALL ALONE
SHE ONLY BROKE MY HEART LORD, NOT MY SPIRIT
SHE ONLY TOOK MY BODY, NOT MY SOUL
MY SKIN STILL BURNS IN PLACES WHERE SHE TOUCHED ME
AND WHEN SHE TOUCHED ME LORD, I LOST MY SELF-CONTROL
WHEN SHE'S GOT ME WHERE SHE WANTS ME
SHE DON'T WANT ME
I'M JUST ANOTHER GAME SHE LIKES TO PLAY
I DON'T THINK I CAN MAKE IT THROUGH TOMORROW
I ALMOST NEVER MADE IT THROUGH TODAY
SHE SURE KNEW HOW TO LOVE ME, WHEN SHE
LOVED ME
WHEN I WAS WEAK SHE ALWAYS COAME ON STRONG
SHE KNEW JUST WHAT IT TOOK TO DRIVE ME CRAZY
AND SHE KNEW HOW MUCH I HATE TO BE ALONE
WHEN SHE'S GOT ME WHERE SHE WANTS ME
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Willie,
Waylon, and Me
Written By David Allan Coe
I HEARD THE BURRITOS OUT IN CALIFORNIA
COULD FLY HIGHER THAN THE BYRDS
ROGER MCGUINN HAD A TWELVE-STRING GUITAR
IT WAS LIKE NOTHING I'D EVER HEARD
AND THE EAGLES FLEW IN FROM THE WEST COAST
LIKE THE BYRDS, THEY WERE TRYING TO BE FREE
WHILE IN TEXAS, THE TALK TURNED TO OUTLAWS
LIKE WILLIE AND WAYLON AND ME
HEY,
WELL, THEY SAY TEXAS MUSIC'S IN THE MAKE
AND WE'VE BEEN MAKIN' MUSIC THAT IS FREE
DOIN' ONE-NIGHT STANDS,
PLAYIN' WITH OUR BANDS
WILLIE, WAYLON AND ME
OH MAD DOG
THEY SAY THE BEATLES WERE JUST THE BEGINNING
OF EVERYTHING MUSIC COULD BE
JUST LIKE THE STONES I WAS ROLLING ALONG
LIKE A SHIP LOST OUT ON THE SEA
AND JOPLIN WOULD DIE FOR THE FUTURE
AND DYLAN WOULD WRITE POETRY
AND IN TEXAS, THE TALK TURNED TO OUTLAWS LIKE
WILLIE AND WAYLON AND ME
RECITATION:
HEY, MY NAME IS DAVID ALLAN COE AND I'M FROM DALLAS, TEXAS
THEY SAY TEXAS MUSIC'S IN THE MAKE
AND WE'VE BEEN MAKIN' MUSIC THAT IS FREE
DOIN' ONE-NIGHT STANDS,
PLAYIN' WITH OUR BANDS
WILLIE, WAYLON AND ME
BIG JIM
I HEARD THE BURRITOS OUT IN CALIFORNIA
COULD FLY HIGHER THAN THE BYRDS
ROGER MCGUINN HAD A TWELVE-STRING GUITAR
IT WAS LIKE NOTHING I'D EVER HEARD
AND THE EAGLES FLEW IN FROM THE WEST COAST
LIKE THE BYRDS, THEY WERE TRYING TO BE FREE
WHILE IN TEXAS, THE TALK TURNED TO OUTLAWS LIKE
WILLIE AND WAYLON AND ME
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Would
You Be My Lady
Written By David Allan Coe
WOULD YOU HOLD ON TO MY HAND WHEN I GET LONELY
COULD I COME TO YOU WHENEVER I'M IN NEED
WOULD YOU ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE FOR ME TO LAY MY BODY DOWN
WOULD YOU BE MY LADY, IN THE MORNING
WOULD YOU BE LADY
WOULD YOU WALK WITH ME ACROSS THE BRIDGES I FORGOT TO BURN
COULD YOU FACE THE FUTURE LOOKING AT MY PAST
IF I TOOK THE TIME TO TEACH YOU ALL THE THINGS YOU'LL NEED TO LEARN
TO BE MY LADY, WHEN I NEED YOU
WOULD YOU BE MY LADY
DOES IT MATTER TO YOU THAT YOU'RE NOT MY FIRST LOVE
WOULD YOU LET A THING LIKE THAT STAND IN YOUR WAY
IF I SAID YOU WAS THE WOMAN THAT COULD EASE MY TROUBLED MIND
WOULD YOU BE MY LADY, WHEN I NEED YOU
WOULD YOU BE MY LADY
WOULD YOU WALK WITH ME ACROSS THE BRIDGES I FORGOT TO BURN
COULD YOU FACE THE FUTURE LOOKING AT MY PAST
IF I TOOK THE TIME TO TEACH YOU ALL THINGS YOU'LL NEED TO LEARN
TO BE MY LADY, IN THE MORNING
WOULD YOU BE MY LADY
WOULD YOU ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE FOR ME TO LAY MY BODY DOWN
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Would
You Lay With Me
(In A Field of Stone)
Written By David Allan Coe
WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME IN A FIELD OF STONE
IF MY NEEDS WERE STRONG, WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME
SHOULD MY LIPS GROW DRY,
WOULD YOU WET THEM, DEAR
IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR,
IF MY LIPS WERE DRY
WOULD YOU GO AWAY TO ANOTHER LAND
WALK A THOUSAND MILES THROUGH THE BURNING SAND
WIPE THE BLOOD AWAY FROM MY DYING HAND
IF I GIVE MYSELF TO YOU
WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME
IN THE STREAM OF LIFE
WHEN THE MOON IS FULL,
WOULD YOU BATHE WITH ME
WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME,
WHEN I'M DOWN AND OUT
IN MY TIME OF TRIAL,
WOULD YOU STAND BY ME
WOULD YOU GO AWAY TO ANOTHER LAND
WALK A THOUSAND MILES THROUGH THE BURNING SAND
WIPE THE BLOOD AWAY FROM MY DYING HAND
IF I GIVE MYSELF TO YOU
WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME
IN A FIELD OF STONE
IF MY NEEDS WERE STRONG,
WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME
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You
Can Count On Me
Written By David Allan Coe
YOU CAN COUNT ON ME, GIRL, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
I WON'T EVER LET YOU DOWN, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
YOU SAY YOU WANT A WORKING MAN
TO BRING THE MONEY HOME
SOMEONE TO BE GOOD TO YOU
AND NEVER DO YOU WRONG
A MAN THAT WANTS TO SETTLE DOWN
AND PUT HIS FEET ON SOLID GROUND
YOU WANT A LOVE THAT'S SAFE AND SOUND
YOU CAN COUNT ON ME.
YOU SAY YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A MAN
TO BE THERE WHEN YOU CALL
SOMEONE WHO WILL STAND BY YOU
AND NEVER LET YOU FALL
A MAN THAT YOU CAN CALL YOUR OWN
A MAN THAT YOU CAN TRUST ALONE
TO LOVE WHEN THE CHILDREN'S GROWN
YOU CAN COUNT ON ME.
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Young
Dallas Cowboy
Written by David Allan Coe
Well, I've hiked through the sage brush,
I ran up some rail
I slept on the bench in a few county jails
And they laugh as they knocked all the wind from my sail
When I was a young Dallas Cowboy
I've tried hard to tackle the problems at hand
I've kicked a few habits, and I've marched to the band
I tried hard to follow the lady of the land
When I was a young Dallas Cowboy
I've made a few passes that weren't incomplete
I stumbled through yards on my way to the street
Running from beds where I did more than sleep
When I was a young Dallas Cowboy
(Talk)
Well, he tackled the bottle and he fumbled the ball
And he'd touchdown in alleys along where he'd fall
Just wait for his son to make up for it all
When I was a young Dallas Cowboy
When I was a baby, he broke up the team
Divorcing my Mama to live with a dream
He had back in college when he was still green
And I was a young Dallas Cowboy
Now the footballs I held did not fit in my hand
Got me a guitar and I've got me a band
So don't put me down when I'm taking my stand
Be proud of this young Dallas Cowboy
Yeah I'm proud I'm a young Dallas Cowboy
Be proud of those young Dallas Cowboys
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You
Never Even Called Me By My Name
Written By Steve Goodman
As Recorded By David Allan Coe
WELL, IT WAS ALL
THAT I COULD DO TO KEEP FROM CRYIN’
SOMETIMES IT SEEMED SO USELESS TO REMAIN
BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN’, DARLIN'
YOU NEVER EVEN CALL ME BY MY NAME
YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME WAYLON JENNINGS
AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME CHARLIE PRIDE
AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME MERLE HAGGARD/ANYMORE
EVEN THOUGH YOU’RE ON MY FIGHTIN’ SIDE
CHORUS:
AND I’LL HANG AROUND AS LONG AS YOU WILL LET ME
AND I NEVER MINDED STANDIN’ IN THE RAIN
BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN’, DARLIN’
YOU NEVER EVEN CALLED ME BY MY NAME
WELL, I’VE HEARD MY NAME
A FEW TIMES IN YOUR PHONE BOOK (Hello, Hello)
AND I’VE SEEN IT ON SIGNS WHERE I’VE PLAYED
BUT THE ONLY TIME I KNOW
I’LL HEAR "DAVID ALLAN COE"
IS WHEN JESUS HAS HIS FINAL JUDGMENT DAY
REPEAT CHORUS
RECITATION:
WELL, A FRIEND OF MINE NAMED STEVE GOODMAN WROTE THAT SONG
AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE PERFECT COUNTRY & WESTERN SONG
I WROTE HIM BACK A LETTER AND I TOLD HIM IT WAS NOT THE PERFECT COUNTRY
& WESTERN SONG BECAUSE HE HADN’T SAID ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT MAMA,
OR TRAINS,
OR TRUCKS,
OR PRISON,
OR GETTIN’ DRUNK
WELL HE SAT DOWN AND WROTE ANOTHER VERSE TO THE SONG
AND HE SENT IT TO ME,
AND AFTER READING IT,
I REALIZED THAT MY FRIEND HAD WRITTEN THE PERFECT
COUNTRY & WESTERN SONG
AND I FELT OBLIGED TO INCLUDE IT ON THIS ALBUM
THE LAST VERSE GOES LIKE THIS HERE:
WELL, I WAS DRUNK THE DAY MY MOM GOT OUT OF PRISON
AND I WENT TO PICK HER UP IN THE RAIN
BUT BEFORE I COULD GET TO THE STATION IN MY PICKUP TRUCK
SHE GOT RUNNED OVER BY A DAMNED OLD TRAIN
CHORUS:
AND I’LL HANG AROUND AS LONG AS YOU WILL LET ME
AND I NEVER MINDED STANDIN’ IN THE RAIN
NO, A’ YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN’, DARLIN’
YOU NEVER EVEN CALL ME
WELL I WONDER WHY YOU DON’T CALL ME
WHY DON’T YOU EVER CALL ME BY MY NAME
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DISCLAIMER
I DO NOT CLAIM THAT THE ABOVE LYRICS ARE THE ACTUAL LYRICS
WHICH WERE RECORDED ON EVERY ALBUM, HOWEVER THEY ARE THE LYRICS TO THE
BEST OF MY INTREPRETATION OFF AT LEAST ONE ALBUM. IF ANY LYRICS ABOVE ARE
WRONG AND YOU ARE REALLY SURE ABOUT IT, EMAIL
ME AND I WILL DO RESEARCH INTO THE MATTER.
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