Naturally (1972)
They Call Me The Breeze
Call The Doctor
Don't Go To Strangers
Woman I Love
Magnolia
Clyde
Crazy Mama
Nowhere To Run
After Midnight
River Runs Deep
Bringing It Back
Crying Eyes
Really (1972)
Lies
Everything Will Be Alright
I'll Kiss The World Goodbye
Changes
Right Down Here
If You're Ever In Oklahoma
Ridin' Home
Going Down
Soulin'
Playing In The Street
Mojo
Louisiana Women
Okie (1974)
Crying
I'll Be There If You Ever Want Me
Starbound
Rock And Roll Records
The Old Man And Me
Everlovin' Woman
Cajun Moon
I'd Like To Love You Baby
Any Way The Wind Blows
Precious Memories
Okie
I Got The Same Old Blues
Troubadour (1976)
Hey Baby
Travelin' Light
You Got Something
Ride Me High
Hold On
Cocaine
I'm A Gypsy Man
The Woman That Got Away
Super Blue
Let Me Do It To You
Cherry
You Got Me On So Bad
Five (1979)
Thirteen Days
Boilin' Pot
I'll Make Love To You Anytime
Don't Cry Sister
Too Much For Me
Sensitive Kind
Friday
Lou-Easy-Ann
Let's go to Tahiti
Katy Kool Lady
Fate Of A Fool
Mona
Shades (1980)
Carry On
Deep Dark Dungeon
Wish I Had Not Said That
Pack My Jack
If You Leave Her
Mama Don't
Runaround
What Do You Expect?
Love Has Been Gone
Cloudy Day
Grasshopper (1982)
City Girls
Devil In Disguise
One Step Ahead Of The Blues
You Keep Me Hanging On
Downtown L.A.
Can't Live Here
Grasshopper
Drifters Wife
Don't Wait
A Thing Goin' On
Nobody But You
Mississippi River
Does Your Mama Like To Reggae?
Dr. Jive
Eight (1983)
Money Talks
Losers
Hard Times
Reality
Takin' Care Of Business
People Lie
Unemployment
Trouble In The City
Teardrops In My Tequila
Livin' Here Too
Travel-Log (1989)
Shanghaid
Hold On Baby
No Time
Lady Luck
Disadvantage
Lean On Me
End Of The Line
New Orleans
Tijuana
That Kind Of Thing
Who's Talking
Change Your Mind
Humdinger
River Boat Song
Number 10 (1992)
Lonesome Train
Digital Blues
Feeling In Love
Artificial Paradise
Passion
Take Out Some Insurance
Jailer
Low Rider
Traces
She's In Love
Shady Grove
Roll On Mama
| Naturally (1972) |
They Call Me The Breeze
(J.J.Cale)
They call me the breeze, I keep blowing down the road They call me the breeze, I keep blowing down the road I ain't got me nobody, I ain't carrying me no load
Ain't no change in the weather, ain't no change in me Ain't no change in the weather, ain't no change in me I ain't hiding from nobody, ain't nobody hiding from me
I've got that green light, baby, I've got to keep moving on I've got that green light, baby, I've got to keep moving on I might go out to California, might go down to Georgia, might go home
Call The Doctor
(J.J.Cale)
Somebody call for the doctor, I think I'm sick Ain't had my medicine in over a week My mind's fine but my body feels weak Call the doctor, I think I'm sick
A shady lady took all my bread Ravished my body, lord, and messed with my head I don't know but I've had my fill Call the doctor and tell him I'm ill
My money's gone and I've got no place to go I don't believe I've ever felt so low If you've got the time while you hang around Call the doctor and tell him I'm down
Don't Go To Strangers
(J.J.Cale)
If I'm standing in a crowd, call my name, call it loud Don't go to strangers, woman, call on me Wave your arms in the air, let me know that you're there When in doubt, oh woman, call on me
Don't leave me here to rust, don't let me turn to dust Oh, woman, when in doubt, call on me If I'm standing in a crowd, call my name, call it loud Don't go to strangers, woman, call on me
Woman I Love
(J.J.Cale)
Woman I love ain't much more than skin and bone Woman I love ain't much more than skin and bone If she ain't round the house - out of the door, daddy no more Woman I love ain't much more than skin and bone
Treat me right, oh no no, can't complain Treat me right, oh no, can't complain She got to be nice, she got me hypnotised Treat me right, oh no, can't complain
Magnolia
(J.J.Cale)
Whip o'will's singing Soft summer breeze Makes me think of my baby I left down in New Orleans I left down in New Orleans
Magnolia, you sweet thing You're driving me mad Got to get back to you, babe You're the best I ever had You're the best I ever had
You whisper "Good morning" So gently in my ear I'm coming home to you, babe I'll soon be there I'll soon be there
Clyde
(J.J.Cale and C.W.Beavers)
Clyde plays electric bass Plays it with finesse and grace Sit on the porch without no shoes A-picking the bass and singing the blues
Misery loves company And his old dog sings harmony Tambourine tied to his tail You can hear him moan, you can hear him wail
Jody May, she got a dollar Down the road you can hear her holler "Get up Clyde, we got something to do That old dog can sing the blues"
He don't move, he don't flinch Clyde, he don't move an inch Just sit on the porch without no shoes Picking his bass and singing the blues
Crazy Mama
(J.J.Cale)
Crazy mama, where you been so long? Crazy mama, where you been so long? You've been hiding out, I know that's true Crazy mama, I sure need you Crazy mama, where you been so long?
Standing on the corner, looking for you, babe Standing on the corner, looking for you, babe Lord have mercy, can I see, that crazy mama coming back to me? Crazy mama, where you been so long?
Nowhere To Run
(J.J.Cale)
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide No way to relieve this feeling inside You done gave me them blues and then you took a ride Left me with nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
Shame, oh shame, on what you do Can't you see that I, I, I, been feeling so blue? Cast a spell on me, then you took a ride Left me with nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
Pardon me, if I sound so sad I can't get to you when I want you so bad You done gave me them blues, then you took a ride Left me with nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
After Midnight
(J.J.Cale)
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out After midnight, we're gonna chug-a-lug and shout We're gonna cause talk and suspicion Give an exhibition Find out what it is all about After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out
After midnight, gonna shake your tambourine After midnight, it's gonna be peaches and cream We're gonna cause talk and suspicion Give an exhibition Find out what it is all about After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out
[ We're gonna stimulate some action ] [ Get some satisfaction ] [ Gonna find out what it's all about ] [ After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang out ]
River Runs Deep
(J.J.Cale)
Well, the river runs deep and the water is cold as ice The river runs deep and the water is cold as ice I go down there every chance I get It's where my baby she met her death And the river runs deep and the water's cold as ice
Ain't no woman gonna make a fool out of me Ain't no woman gonna make a fool out of me Running 'round, that's what they said She's at the bottom of the river dead And the river runs deep and the water's cold as ice
No cheating woman gonna get a good man down No cheating woman gonna get a good man down Running 'round like a silly fool You're gonna end up at the bottom of the pool And the river runs deep and the water's cold as ice
Bringing It Back
(J.J.Cale)
Saturday, past September In the jailhouse, I remember I got caught with too much soul Bringing it back from Mexico Bringing it back from Mexico
Spanish lights and pretty faces Trip you out to where the place is Load you up and let you go Bringing it back from Mexico Bringing it back from Mexico
Across the border is where you get her The wine's good, there ain't no better I think I'll get me some to go Bringing it back from Mexico Bringing it back from Mexico
Crying Eyes
(J.J.Cale)
It ain't easy drying these crying eyes of mine It ain't easy drying these crying eyes of mine I get so lonely, lonely, lonely It ain't easy drying these crying eyes of mine
What can you do when those tears make you blind? What can you do when those tears make you blind? I get so lonely, lonely, lonely What can you do with these crying eyes of mine?
| Really (1972) |
Lies
(J.J.Cale)
You told me this, you told me that You tried to tell me, tell me where it's at You said you loved me, I can see through that Lies, lies, lies
You left me hanging, hanging from a limb You said you loved me, then you left with him Lord, you did it to me, I see it in your eyes Lies, lies, lies
Tell me baby, why you take my time You get a thrill off playing with my mind Lord, you did it to me, I see it in your eyes Lies, lies, lies
Everything Will Be Alright
(J.J.Cale)
Same old hassle every night All we do is fuss and fight Ain't no use in talking, might as well start walking Walking out into the night
You get your gun, I'll get mine We can do it just one time If we live no longer, it won't get no stronger Then we'll know who's really right
All we do is weep and moan Trying to build ourself a home Ain't no shame in trying, ain't no use denying Everything will be alright
I'll Kiss The World Goodbye
(J.J.Cale)
I've been so lonely in these prison walls Good lord, thinking I would die You've got the time to get me out I'll kiss this world goodbye
I've taken some things I don't really need I've walked the night til I cried (?) Just wave me off, I'll leave without doubt I'll kiss this world goodbye
The rain will fall and (?) I need a woman.. (?) Lord, I think I'm gonna die
I've taken some things I don't really need I've wandered out my pride (?) Just wave me off, I'll leave without doubt I'll kiss this world goodbye
Changes
(J.J.Cale)
How can you put me through these changes? Why do you do me like you do? It ain't no way... I love-a-dee love nobody but you
Let him go out and get with strangers Don't you turn my love to hate Ain't no man can love you like I can, and I do.
How can you put me through these changes? Why do you do me like you do? It ain't no way... I love-a-dee love nobody but you
Right Down Here
(J.J.Cale)
My woman, my woman, you know she cryin' She keeps me hanging on a bottle of wine She leaves no roads open, there ought to be a law
She puts me right down here She keeps me right down here She holds me right down here
Lord, I talk and talk about her, can't get her off my mind Cannot live without her, she keeps me on this wine She leaves no roads open, there ought to be a law
She puts me right down here She holds me right down here She keeps me right down here
Lord, I talk and talk about her, can't get her off my mind Cannot live without her, she keeps me on that wine She leaves no roads open, there ought to be a law
She put me right down here She keep me right down here She hold me right down here She puts me right down here She holds me right down here She keeps me right down here
If You're Ever In Oklahoma
(J.J.Cale)
If you're ever in Oklahoma You better move around at night 'Cause they don't like no transportation Slipping by in-and-out of sight
And they don't care about Dallas, Texas And they don't care about Wichita If you're ever in Oklahoma You better move around the law
They got fines and they got plenty They'll hold you up for days on end Threaten your life and take your money Make you think you're there to stay
Ridin' Home
(J.J.Cale)
I'm sittin' on this train and I'm ridin' home, ridin' home I'm sittin' on this train and I'm ridin' home, ridin' home I've got my bag and I'm ready to go I wish this train didn't move so slow I'm sittin' on this train and I'm ridin' home, ridin' home
This train don't move like it used to, ridin' home This train don't move like it used to, ridin' home This train don't move down the railroad track Fast enough to get my baby back This train don't move like it used to, ridin' home
Going Down
(Don Nix)
Yeah, I'm going down Going down, down, down, down, down I'm going down Going down, down, down, down, down Got my _________, hanging on to the ground
Don't let me down, close that boxcar down Don't let me down, close that boxcar down I'm going back to, back to ___________
Soulin'
(J.J.Cale)
I sure like your movin' It's got me to groovin' I can't wait a minute You can't condescending Your slow rollin', rollin' You got me to soulin' It's worth more than money So get down on it, honey
Just keep right on cookin' You know I'm a-lookin' It's worth more than money So get down on it, honey I sure like your movin' It's got me to groovin' Your slow rollin', rollin' You got me to soulin'
Playing In The Street
(J.J.Cale)
Hiding in the alley, smoking cigarettes Tippling in the corner, Lord, I can't forget I ain't seen no rolling, no rolling do I need Come and get me mama, I been playing in the street
Grown into a big man, grass it get me high Long before I fainted, __________________ Walking through the jungle, lord what can I see? Come and get me mama, I've been playing in the street
Ain't no doubt about it, ain't no __________ Down that ______ lonely, ________ again I'm gonna call you sweetheart, you can call me sweet Come and get me mama, I've been playing in the street
Mojo
(M.Morganfield)
I've got my mojo working but it just don't work on you I've got my mojo working but it just don't work on you I done tried it in New York city, now I'm gonna try it out on you
I've got my mojo working I've got my mojo working Lord, I've got my mojo working I've got my mojo working I've got my mojo working, it just don't work on you
Louisiana Women
(J.J.Cale)
Had me a gal in Baton Rouge, called her Lou-easy-ann She gave me a little bit of olden dream and a key of marijuana She treat me right Lord, lord, lord, she treat me right She treat me right, lord, lord
Well, I went on to New Orleans, had myself a ball The ladies there, they don't care, they don't care at all They treat you right Warm, warm, Louisiana night Treat you right, lord, lord
>From the gulf of the Mississippi, up to Baton Rouge Those Louisiana women, oh lord. Lord, you just can't lose They treat you right Treat you right They treat you right, lord, lord, lord, lord.
| Okie (1974) |
Crying
(J.J.Cale)
Every time I see you, all that you do Crying, crying, crying You've been shedding them tears for too many years Crying, crying, crying
You've been lonely too long, something went wrong Did he leave you again with them blues? Your sun don't shine, your day's no _____ Crying, crying, crying
You've been lonely too long, something went wrong Did he leave you again with them blues? Happy your day, I'm comin' your way No more crying, crying, crying
I'll Be There If You Ever Want Me
(Rusty Gabbard and Ray Price)
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
There ain't no rope stout enough to bind me Look for me, honey, you will find me Any old time, get ready with your charm I'll be there ready and a-waiting There won't be any hesitating I'll be there if you ever want me in your arms
Love me, if you're ever going to love me Never have seen a road too rough to ride
There ain't no chain 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
Starbound
(J.J.Cale)
When you and I are ready, no longer earthly-bound We'll travel through the crystal night, starbound
Heaven holds a mystery, wrapped inside a sound Through the eyes of ______ time, starbound, you and I
A floating star is what we are Suspended in space Outward-bound it's the only home we've found To save the human race
Speed is now their captain, kings that lost their crown Motion is our master, starbound Starbound Starbound
Rock And Roll Records
(J.J.Cale)
I make rock 'n' roll records I sell 'em for a dime I make my living and feed my children All in good time
The blues they go for a quarter Guaranteed to satisfy It's a real funky deal Don't let it pass you by
If your evening sun don't shine, my friend Tell you what I'm gonna do I'm gonna hammer out this rhythm Till I get right next to you
The Old Man And Me
(J.J.Cale)
The old man he catches the fish in the morning He rides the river every day I sit on the bank and I holler when he passes "Hey, old man, are they biting today?"
I wake up in the morning, thinking 'bout my troubles I go down to the water and they pass away And when the old man comes a-floating down the river "Hey, old man, are they biting today?"
Now here we've got a thing that keeps on rolling It ain't heavy, don't take it that way The old man and me, we got a good thing going He gets his fish and I sit all day He gets his fish and I sit all day...
Everlovin' Woman
(J.J.Cale)
_______ woman, I love her, lordy lord. She cooks my breakfast on Sunday, just like my ma I hang my hat in her house, she don't charge a dime Love me, trust me, never cuss me, you know she's mine I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking in rhyme I'm talking 'bout that everlovin' woman of mine
Oh, when I'm gone you know she don't hang around And when I'm gone you know she don't follow me down She keeps the night-light burning, lord, she waits for me Taking care of business, lord, she's taking care of me I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking in rhyme I'm talking 'bout that everlovin' woman of mine
She'd have me do it if I'd do it at all You know I love her, do I love her, lordy-lord I hang my hat in her house, honey, she don't charge a dime Taking care of business, she's taking care of business of mine I'm talking 'bout, I'm talking in rhyme I'm talking 'bout that everlovin' woman of mine
Cajun Moon
(J.J.Cale)
Cajun moon, where does your power lie? As you move across the southern sky You took my babe way too soon What have you done, Cajun moon?
Someday babe, when you want your man And you find him gone, just like the wind Don't trouble your mind whatever you do 'Cause Cajun moon took him from you
When daylight fades, the night comes on You can hear the silence of this song Don't trouble your mind whatever you do 'Cause he got me like he got you
I'd Like To Love You Baby
(J.J.Cale)
I'd like to love you baby and keep my other baby too Put my arms around you, that's all I want to do If the sun don't shine tomorrow, I know I've got you I'd like to love you baby and keep my other baby too
Sometimes my baby's sleeping, sometimes she's not around Sometimes I look to find her, I know she'll put me down Oh, won't you let me hold you, let me lean on you I'd like to love you baby and keep my other baby too
If the sun don't shine tomorrow, I know I've got you I'd like to love you baby and keep my other baby too
Any Way The Wind Blows
(J.J.Cale)
Some like this and some like that And some don't know where it's at If you don't get loose, if you don't groove Well, your motor won't make it and your motor won't move
If time don't tell you then don't ask me I'm riding on a hurricane down to the sea If you can't hear the music, turn it up loud There's movement in the air and movement in the crowd
Bow-legged woman doing the boogaloo She got a jive, she got a move Turn around, do it again Bow-legged woman, where you been?
Fat Jack owns a honky-tonk downtown You can catch a woman if you hang around You can tear down the door, tear down the wall Fat Jack he don't care at all
Easy come, easy go Any way the wind blows
Hey, drummer, drummer, can you give me that beat? Can you give me that beat, got to move my feet Guitar player been all around the world But he can't play a lick for looking at the girls
One two three four five six seven Well, you'd better change your ways or you won't get to heaven Eight nine ten, gonna stop at eleven Eleven just lays around with seven
Some like this and some like that And some don't know where it's at If you don't get loose, if you don't groove Well, your motor won't make it and your motor won't move
Easy come, easy go Any way the wind blows
Precious Memories
(J.J.Cale)
Hell, I travel on life's pathways Know not what the years may hold Hell, I've wandered, oh, grows fonder Precious memories flood my soul
Precious memories, how they linger How they ever flood my soul In the stillness of the midnight Precious sacred scenes unfold
Okie
(J.J.Cale)
(Instrumental)
I Got The Same Old Blues
(J.J.Cale)
Have you heard that rumour that's going around? You got it made, way across town It's the same old story, tell me where does it end? Yes, I heard the news, it's the same old blues again
When I wrote you a letter, you must have read it wrong I stood at your doorway, but you was gone I took a lot of courage and let the telephone ring It's the same old blues, same old blues again
When you give me the business, you know I get a mind 'Cause I've got a lot of patience and I've got a lot of time It's the same old story, tell me where does it end? It's the same old blues, same old blues again
I'm gonna find me a mountain, I'm gonna hide out I ain't talking to you and I ain't coming out Yeah, I heard that rumour, tell me where does it end? It's the same old blues, same old blues again
| Troubadour (1976) |
Hey Baby
(J.J.Cale)
Hey baby, it's your time now Hey baby, you made it somehow Don't let nobody come and bring you down
Hey baby, you've got 'em on the run You know, you've got 'em on the run I know you, you have just begun
When you came into my life My love, I thought I would die There's never been nobody like you You take away these blues
Hey baby, you're looking real good You know, you're looking real good You make the day a song like I knew you would
When you came into my life Lord, I thought I would die I never met nobody like you For telling my troubles to
Travelin' Light
(J.J.Cale)
Travelin' light, is the only way to fly Travelin' light, just you and I One-way ticket to ecstasy Way on down, follow me Travelin' light, we can go beyond
Travelin' light, we can catch the wind Travelin' light, let your mind pretend We can go to paradise Maybe once, maybe twice Travelin' light, is the only way to fly
You Got Something
(J.J.Cale)
You don't look like my baby And you don't feel quite the same You don't touch quite like my woman But you got something I can't explain
The way you wear your clothes drives me crazy The way you walk around, just hanging 'round I can't stand it, what you're doing You got something I can't live without
The way you wear your clothes drives me crazy The way you walk around, just hanging out I can't stand it, what you're doing You got something I can't live without
Ride Me High
(J.J.Cale)
Low-down way you're feeling, the sexy things you do Baby, baby, baby, let me talk to you I just love to whisper in your sexy ear Tell you that I love you, take away your fear
Destroy your inhibitions, ridin' back the day Low-down, slow down, keeping low down in that funky way Higher, higher, higher, how high can you go? Ride me high this morning, ride me high some more
The way you move your body, it is a crying shame I won't tell nobody if you will do the same If you leave tomorrow, one thing that's for sure The more you get, the more you've got, the more you want some more
Higher, higher, higher, how high can you go? Ride me high this morning, ride me high some more Higher, higher, higher, how high can you go? Ride me high this morning, ride me high some more...
Hold On
(J.J.Cale)
First time I seen you, I knew You had come undone for someone mistreated you The ringing in your ears, the salt in your tears Yes, I know I would feel sick at a dirty deal, yes I do
Some bright morning, the sun will shine again Some bright morning, start all over again Hold on, you've got to hold on If nothing is real, I know how it feels, yes I do
Hold on, when everything is gone I know how it feels to get a dirty deal, I do
Cocaine
(J.J.Cale)
If you want to hang out, you've got to take her out, cocaine If you want to get down, down on the ground, cocaine She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie, cocaine
If you've got bad news, you want to kick them blues, cocaine When your day is done and you want to ride on, cocaine She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie, cocaine
If your thing is gone and you want to ride on, cocaine Don't forget this fact, you can't get it back, cocaine She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie, cocaine
I'm A Gypsy Man
(Sonny Curtis)
I'm a gypsy man on a one-night stand Am I fit to be loved by you? I'm with a gypsy van, just travelling the land They'll be leaving in the morning, I'll be leaving too
Things like love don't tie me down I just spread my love around Like small change on girls I don't know I'm a gypsy man on a one-night stand Gonna have some fun before I have to go
Don't you cry and don't you weep, close your eyes and go to sleep I've had you in my arms too long What fortunes did I bring, golden earrings When you wake up in the morning I'll be gone
The Woman That Got Away
(J.J.Cale)
Well, I've been out on the street since yesterday Been looking for the woman that got away A long-legged thing with a red dress on The kind of woman you can't leave alone
Listen, if you see her, send her my way Looking for the woman that got away
The last time I seen her she was looking good I had a feeling that she understood She slipped through my fingers in the middle of the night I've gotta find my woman and treat her right
Listen, if you see her, send her my way Looking for the woman that got away
If I ever get my hands on that woman again I'm gonna lock my door and keep her in She won't do no travelling, won't follow me 'round I'm gonna keep my woman and leave town
Super Blue
(J.J.Cale)
Days are longer by yourself You sold your soul to someone else Now you're paying, can't you see? You want to pass it back to me
Told you once, told you twice When you're gone don't expect to come back Things don't work out like I planned... 'Cause you've got yourself another man
Danger signal, danger ahead I know you'd be better if you thought, if you thought I was dead I won't tell you, I won't tell you no lie I'll come back and haunt you as another guy
Things don't work out like I planned them 'Cause you've got yourself another man
Let Me Do It To You
(J.J.Cale)
Mmmmmm... Let me do it to you Mmmmmm... Let me do it to you Mmmmmm... Let me do it to you Mmmmmm... Let me do it to you
Cherry
(J.J.Cale)
Cherry, I'd like to love you Cherry, will you love me too? Someday I will take you away, that's all I want to do I'll love you forever, Cherry...Will you love me too?
Sweet as a morning sunrise Fresh as a mountain dew Someday I will love you Cherry, will you love me too? I need you forever, Cherry... Will you need me too?
I'll love you forever Cherry, will you love me too? Cherry, will you love me too?
You Got Me On So Bad
(J.J.Cale)
Ooh Baby, you got me on so bad I think that you're the wickedest woman that I ever had Sometimes you make me feel so complete You take away my troubles, put my mind at ease
Baby, you're up to your old tricks I've got something wrong right here and I know that you can fix Sometimes you treat me like I was your natural man I come down here to you, babe, every chance I can
Baby, you feel so good to me I do believe that you take away my misery Sometimes I wonder if you understand The way you handle yourself, woman, has got me on again
| Five (1979) |
Thirteen Days
(J.J.Cale)
Thirteen days on ____ down south We've got enough dope to keep us all high We've got two girls dancing to pick up the crowd Sound men to mix us, make us sound loud
Sometimes we make money, sometimes we don't know Thirteen days with life to go
Birmingham and _____, up to Baton Rouge Smoking cigarettes and reefer, drinking coffee and blue See the sun come up in Georgia, go down to New Orleans There we get to know a woman, start to get in her jeans
Sometimes we make money, sometimes we don't know Thirteen days with life to go
Migrant Worker is the name of this band When we come to your town, come see us again Well, we been to California, we been to New York Some think we're good, others it's a joke
Sometimes we make money, sometimes I don't know Thirteen days with life to go
Boilin' Pot
(J.J.Cale)
Now she don't know where she is, how sexy she can be She don't realise what her eyes do to me
She keeps me hot, like a boilin' pot She whispers in my ear, "Let's do it right here"
The ways of a wantin' woman are a mystery The style she has will never fade as long as she's havin' me
She keeps me hot, like a boilin' pot She whispers in my ear, "Let's do it right here"
She keeps me hot, like a boilin' pot Burning right through the night
It don't take long for her to catch my eye When she wants to suck me in, it's easy as pie
She keeps me hot, like a boilin' pot Burning right through the night
I'll Make Love To You Anytime
(J.J.Cale)
I can't read and I can't write And I don't know my left from right I can't tell if the sun's gonna shine And I don't know if you'll ever be mine But I'll make love to you any old time
I can't swim and I can't fly I ain't no fish, I ain't no bird in the sky I can't tell if the sun's gonna shine And I don't know if you'll ever be mine But I'll make love to you any old time
I can't count from one to ten And I don't know the shape I'm in I can't tell if the sun's gonna shine And I don't know if you'll ever be mine But I'll make love to you any old time
Don't Cry Sister
(J.J.Cale)
Don't cry sister cry, it'll be alright in the morning Don't cry sister cry, everything'll be just fine Don't cry sister cry, it'll be alright, I tell you no lie Don't cry sister cry, don't do it, don't do it
When Old Man Trouble knocks on your door Don't give him no key, he just wants more He'll turn your life to misery Kick you down, just like me
Don't cry sister cry, it'll be alright, it'll be alright Don't cry sister cry, everything'll be just fine
If you woke downhearted and you feel so bad Somebody wants something of nothing you had Love don't come too easy, you see A little bit of you and a little bit of me
Don't cry sister cry, it'll be alright, it'll be alright Don't cry sister cry, everything'll be just fine Everything'll be just fine Everything'll be just fine
Don't cry sister cry, don't do it, don't do it Don't cry sister cry, don't do it, don't do it
Too Much For Me
(J.J.Cale)
Somebody touched me late last night Had this woman and I still feel right Some kind of feeling up and down my spine Plays with my head and mess with my mind She tickled my toe and she kissed my ear Told me not to worry, told me not to fear Oo-wee, she felt good to me Gotta have another, just like the other Last night brother was too much for me
I felt like a junkie couldn't score no dope I buzzed the brass then I lost all hope Laying down woman, she got me too hot We had a little drink, and we smoked a little pot All I knew was something happened to me I was inconspicuous as anyone could be She set me on fire, I'm telling you Let me tell you brother, I didn't know what to do
Sometimes it's hard, sometimes it's not Sometimes you get it and sometimes you're got Oo-wee, it felt good to me Gotta have another, just like the other Last night brother was too much for me
Sensitive Kind
(J.J.Cale)
Don't take her for granted, she has a hard time Don't misunderstand her or play with her mind Treat her so gently, it will pay you in time You've got to know she's the sensitive kind
Tell her you love her, each and every night And you will discover she will treat you right If you believe, I know you will find There ain't nothing like the sensitive kind
She gets so lonely waiting for you You are the only thing to help her through Don't take her for granted, she has a hard time You've got to know she's the sensitive kind
Friday
(J.J.Cale)
Monday morning comes too early Work my back to the bone All day Monday I keep thinking "Weekend's coming, gonna go home"
Tuesday I hate, oh Tuesday Ain't no girls on the street Tuesday it ain't good for nothing Drinking beer and watching TV
Friday, Friday evening Come on Friday, it's been too long Friday, Friday evening Come on Friday, I wanna go home
Wednesday's hump day, hump day's Wednesday Over the hump, the week's half-gone If I had my pay on Wednesday I'd hang out, the hump day's gone
Thursday, you know I feel better I can see the end in sight Think I'll write myself a letter Help myself through the night
Lou-Easy-Ann
(J.J.Cale)
Lou-Easy-Ann, I hear you calling back to me Lou-Easy-Ann, I hear you calling back to me Lord, I'm going back to New Orleans Lou-Easy-Ann has set me free
Bourbon Street mama, you've never seen in your life Bourbon Street mama, you keep it clean out of sight Lord, I'm going back to New Orleans Lou-Easy-Ann, you've got it right
Lou-Easy-Ann, ain't no woman quite like you Lou-Easy-Ann, the way you do the things you do Lord, I'm coming back to New Orleans Lou-Easy-Ann, you've got me hooked on you
Let's go to Tahiti
(Bill Boatman and Roger Tillison)
Let's go to Tahiti Let's go to Tahiti
Well, the man been working in the shop all year He said "Men, we've got to get out of here" Well, the girl been working in the five-and-dime She says, "Girls, let's go while we've still got the time"
Let's go to Tahiti Let's go to Tahiti
Tell the captain 'Put the rum on the boat' Everybody on board, let's see if she'll float Let that old jet plane fly on by We've got the time till the day we die
Let's go to Tahiti Let's go to Tahiti
Katy Kool Lady
(Christine Lakeland and J.J.Cale)
Sure do miss you babe You know it's been a while Way too long, since you been gone I'm almost out of style
You treat me kind and gentle You're always on my mind A love that's true, I keep for you Until the end of time
Someday you've got to come back Stay with me a while I'll take some time, to make you mine And keep you out of style
* ALTERNATE VERSION : * * Katy Kool lady, Kool lady, Kool lady * Katy Kool lady, Kool lady, Kool lady * * Walking down the street * Can I meet Katy Kool lady, Kool lady, Kool lady? * She is a mystery * She will not talk to me * * She has a hold on me * She can't even see
Fate Of A Fool
(J.J.Cale)
Spent my life in a cold hard bar-room Drinking that long black whisky down I play the guitar, for me it's a living Well, I know, just a-hanging around Dancing girls, oh, they drive me crazy All they want is a fancy name Don't you know is I might not make it That's the fate of a fool and a guitar man
Yeah, been down to the palace of pleasure Honky-tonk, where I come from Smoke's so thick I can't imagine Wine flows fast by the rule of a gun (?) One of these mornings it'll come up Sunday I won't have a good time again That time ain't now, it's a whole new dream That's the fate of a fool and a guitar man
One more night, one more dollar One more song, can you do it again I don't know, I may not make it That's the fate of a fool and a guitar man That's the fate of a fool and a guitar man
Mona
(J.J.Cale)
Mona, she comes in the morning She brings me a bottle of wine She comes to my bed, soothes up my head Makes me feel alright Makes me feel alright
Mona, she comes on a Friday She stays it to the night Mona, she comes to my bedroom To keep my spirits high To keep my spirits high
Mona, she brings me no money She brings me no food All she brings is her sweet, sweet love Makes my afternoon Makes my afternoon
When daylight falls from my window Another night's come and gone I always know 'cause I'm feeling so low Mona, you know she has gone Mona, you know she has gone
| Shades (1980) |
Carry On
(J.J.Cale)
If life's little downs they keep coming around Carry on, carry on With darkness all about, you want to scream and shout Carry on, carry on
Don't cry baby, look at where you've been Everybody knows you just need a friend Please, please, please, if you're down on your knees Carry on, carry on
Your head is full of doubt, you can't figure it out Carry on, carry on Between the time it takes to make all those mistakes Carry on, carry on
It don't matter what you say or do It just seems to work out if you want it to Let out all the slack, take it off your back Carry on, carry on
Let me bend your ear, never shed a tear Carry on, carry on Carry on, carry on
Deep Dark Dungeon
(J.J.Cale)
I knew a man, made a heavy move He shot his wife, his best friend too They put him away in a deep dark dungeon Where the sun don't never shine
I knew a woman, had a jealous mind She got a man, she caught him lying They put her away in a deep dark dungeon Where the sun don't never shine
A friend of mine, he got five years For selling dope and bootleg beers They put him away in a deep dark dungeon Where the sun don't never shine
Oh, Sleepy John had one vice He liked to cheat at cards and dice They put him away in a deep dark dungeon Where the sun don't never shine
Wish I Had Not Said That
(J.J.Cale)
You don't come here too often You make my day when you come around You know I love you something awful Hear a diamond I have found
Wish I had not said that, baby If I could only close you out of my mind
Sunset passes oh so sweetly Gives a man just time to think Frees the image of your body Fantasy is just a blink
Wish I had not said that, baby If I could only close you out of my mind
It don't matter what you're into If I could taste you once again Feel the pain and the pleasure We could make it to the end
Wish I had not said that, baby If I could only close you out of my mind
Pack My Jack
(J.J.Cale)
Yes, I've been moving to the highway, rambling man keeps rambling on Yes, I've been moving to the highway, rambling man keeps rambling on Well, you can't seem to see it my way, pack my jack and I'll be gone
I said trouble, trouble follows easy, follows me everywhere I go Trouble, trouble follows easy, follows me everywhere I go I can't seem to shake old trouble, trouble got me down
Lord, I woke this morning feeling hazy, my good gal she done left and gone Yes, I woke this morning feeling hazy, my good gal she done left and gone She said I was dumb and lazy, ain't no truth in that at all
If You Leave Her
(J.J.Cale)
You don't love her like I love her You don't treat her like I do You don't tell her the things I tell her I can't see her walking with you
Who you foolin', fooly-fooling? Who you foolin' with that jive? You don't take her like I take her You don't care if she lives or dies
I don't mean to talk in trouble I don't mean to bend your ear You just leave her standing lonely If you leave her, leave her here
Leave her here...
Mama Don't
(arr by J.J.Cale)
Yeah, Mama don't allow no guitar playing 'round here Yeah, Mama don't allow no guitar playing 'round here I don't care what mama don't allow I'll play my guitar anyhow Mama don't allow no guitar playing 'round here
Hey, Mama don't allow no bass in this place Yeah, Mama don't allow no bass in this place I don't care what mama don't allow I'll play my bass anyhow Mama don't allow no bass in this place
Yeah, Mama don't allow no drumming going on Yeah, Mama don't allow no drumming going on I don't care what mama don't allow Gonna play my drums anyhow Mama don't allow no drumming going on
Yeah, Mama don't allow no piano players in here Mama don't allow no piano players in here I don't care what mama don't allow Gonna play my piano anyhow Mama don't allow no piano players in here
Yeah, Mama don't allow no reefer-smoking round about Yeah, Mama don't allow no reefer-smoking round about Yeah, I don't care what mama don't allow I'm gonna smoke my reefer anyhow Mama don't allow no reefer in here
Mama don't allow us all playing at the same time Mama don't allow us all playing at the same time I don't care what mama don't allow We're all gonna play all at the same time anyhow Mama don't allow us all playing at the same time
Runaround
(J.J.Cale)
Yeah, you come home in the morning, your hair's all a mess You've been out all night, you've got wrinkles in your dress You give me the runaround All day long you give me the runaround When you say something here, you mean something there You give me the runaround
Same thing yesterday, same thing the day before Woman, it does get pretty doggone old You give me the runaround All day long you give me the runaround You give me the runaround, woman, I'm getting tired of that
Hey, you told me last Sunday you were gonna straighten it out You know, woman, it's time I started having my doubts Such a runaround You've been stepping on me, woman, running 'round like that
What Do You Expect?
(J.J.Cale)
Well, I quit my high living just for you Made you number one while I was number two Set the weight of a hangman, to keep you satisfied (?) Times you dogged around on me and lied, lied, lied
What do you expect? Caviar and candlelight What do you expect? Champagne every night
Well, you come home in the morning, quarter to two Slide into the bedroom, want me to make love to you I can take your jiving, can play it all cool But I can't keep from knowing you think I'm a fool, fool, fool
What do you expect? Santa Claus at Christmas time What do you expect? Bouquet of roses for your time
Yeah, now two days been gone since you been here You've been hanging out, I don't know, I don't care Change my way of living, gotta be stepping out that door You won't find me here when you come back for more
What do you expect? Cadillac and a chauffer too What do you expect? Just another fool for you
Sometimes we do it and sometimes we don't I can't wait no longer just to get to the point
What do you expect? Beating my head against the wall What do you expect? You want to take it all
Love Has Been Gone
(J.J.Cale)
Love has been gone, gone so long there's nothing new I say our love has been gone, gone so long there's nothing new How does it feel? Not too good It ain't real but it's understood That our love has been gone, gone so long there's nothing new
It ain't the same, it's just a game we play Why do we keep on going through it every day? The good lord up above Only he knows what happened to our sweet love Love has been gone, gone so long there's nothing new
Cloudy Day
(J.J.Cale)
(Instrumental)
| Grasshopper (1982) |
City Girls
(J.J.Cale)
City girls they're all right They just want you for the night But when the morning comes at dawn City girls they all gone
You know the daylight can be sad When you feel that you've been had Only night time brings the price City girl she thinks it's right
What's a poor boy going to do If he wants a girl like you Can't afford no diamond rings Or all those other fancy things
Only one thing I can give A song down where you live I'll sing to you hear the sound City girl please stay around
Devil In Disguise
(J.J.Cale)
>From the California shore to New York City The beat don't never stop You can hear it on the radio anywhere you go It's steady as the rhythm of a clock It cuts through the noise of the city life It won't seem to go away It's the devil in disguise I tell you no lies My fingers do the walking everyday
Yonder comes a young girl she wants to take a whirl She thinks it's all a dream She got rock and roll way down in her soul She wants to know where's the limousine Get up honey let your mama sit down You're too young anyway The devil in disguise give her the price Then you can carry her away
When the road I travel starts to unravel Every which way it goes The beat starts to press on my bullet proof vest And my high turns out to be low Give me my guitar I'm going to go far Let me see it let me hold it in my hand I'm the devil in disguise I tell you no lies I'm playing in a rock 'n roll band.
One Step Ahead Of The Blues
(Roger Tillison)
I ain't high on cocaine I don't need the pain It's bad for your brain and that's true I ain't droppin' no games I ain't playin' no games I'm just one step ahead of the blues One step ahead of the blues
>From Memphis to Reno >From New York to Tokyo I'll try to come through for you I won't do you in I ain't no fairweather friend I'm just one step ahead of the blues One step ahead of the blues
I don't rob, I don't steal I ain't beggin' no meal I ain't driven to drink, I'm no fool I don't run with the crown I don't talk big and loud I'm just one step ahead of the blues One step ahead of the blues
I've been under a spell I ain't been feelin' well I've been in a shell, and that's true Dealin' with a curse But it couldn't be worse I've been one step ahead of the blues One step ahead of the blues
You Keep Me Hanging On
(J.J.Cale)
Every time I stop awhile and think about your sweet smile I can't do nothing else all day The way that you wink your eye every time you walk by Baby what can I say
You keep me hanging on I can't get nothing else on
When the evening rolls around And there ain't nobody around Baby, I think of you
Of all the stars at night None can match the brilliant light That I see in your eyes The humble warmth, the glow Baby child I know, I still think of you
If I could hold you Just one time Stop that moment in my mind
Downtown L.A.
(J.J.Cale)
Downtown L.A. is a depressing place You can see young men with deep lines in their face They could all be something if somebody cared But nobody knows they're even down there Old woman walking with a sack on her back Picking up the garbage people put out back Men down there trying to walk the line Trading their soul for a bottle of wine
In the inner city it ain't no good It's a long, long way from Hollywood Bad kind of people got a hold of the street They got something that the poor people need At two in the morning they bust your head Fat chance walking you'll end up dead It's the law of the jungle with a gun and a knife If you stay long enough you lose your life
Man down there he couldn't be lying He was sleeping in the street and he couldn't keep from crying Said he'd been there for twenty one years Through the bars and the brawls and the blues and the tears Prop up the front the back falls down All around the canyons of L.A. town When he asked me for a dollar I looked him in his face Downtown L.A. is a depressing place.
Can't Live Here
(J.J.Cale)
Well you can't live here like this anymore No you can't live here like this anymore No you can't live here like this Cause your man he ain't gonna like it No you can't live here like this anymore
What's your mama gonna say about you when you get home What's your mama gonna say about you when you get home She's gonna whip your butt for sure now She's gonna wonder what you do now What's your mama gonna say about you when you get home
You better slip on across that fence where you belong You better get on back there quick before they know you're gone No you can't live here like this Cause your people ain't gonna like it No you can't live here like this anymore
Grasshopper
(J.J.Cale)
(intrumental)
Drifters Wife
(J.J.Cale)
Had me a woman down in Tennessee Oh she used to love me Free fever got me and I had to go I never seen that woman no more
New York City is a place I been I was there one time with a travellin' band Young girl there wanted me to stay I think she wanted me to play
Roll it out, roll it in Here we go down the road again Drifters life is a drifters wife Don't say I didn't tell you so
Travellin' man now he don't know Only what he hears on the radio Politics and money don't bother him Only good lookin' women and a bottle of gin
Portland, Oregon, to the Mexican line Boy let me tell you the women are fine If you don't hang around there very long They'll never ever know you're gone
Don't Wait
(J.J.Cale)
Don't wait, don't wait Don't wait for the good times to come We got 'em right here, we're on the run Don't wait, don't wait
Going back, going back Going way back, back in time Another place, another mind Going back, going back
Walk on, walk on Walk on straight ahead Don't look around, don't turn your head Walk on, walk on
Fly away, fly away Fly away away with me I never been so flying free Fly away, fly away
Bye bye, bye bye Please don't ever say You're leaving me, you're going away Bye bye, bye bye
A Thing Goin' On
(J.J.Cale)
Look here we got a thing going on Never fear we got a thing going on Ain't nothing to it Got to get down and do it I tell you the truth Ain't jivin' you
Lord, Lord, we got a thing going on Something in this place It's on every face It's catching fever You just can't leave her
Look here we got a thing going on Never fear we got a thing going on
What we gonna do We're gonna roll through Do it right, keep it light
Lord, Lord, we got a thing going on Look here we got a thing going on Never fear we got a thing going on
Nobody But You
(J.J.Cale)
Nobody but you in my dreams at night Nobody but you in my thoughts Nobody but you in my dreams at night Without you I am lost, without you I am lost
Can't seem to sleep after the sun goes down Walking the streets is all I do If you ever look you'll find me hanging 'round Nobody but you, nobody but you
Nobody but you in my dreams at night Nobody but you in my thoughts Nobody but you in my dreams at night Without you I am lost, without you I am lost
Without you I am lost
Mississippi River
(J.J.Cale)
Mississippi River railroad track Want to go to Memphis get my baby back Get me a motorcycle take off tomorrow If it don't run I'll get me a car Fill that car with gasoline Do anything just to see her again Mississippi River railroad track Want to go to Memphis get my baby back
Walking down the highway Thumbing down the road Got to get there How I don't know
Uphill, downhill, just around the bend Got to go to Memphis see my baby again
Leaving in the morning I cannot wait Got to go to Memphis See my baby today
Get me a ticket fly on a cloud Airplane, airplane help me out Mississippi River railroad track Want to go to Memphis get my baby back
Does Your Mama Like To Reggae?
(J.J.Cale and Christine Lakeland)
Does your mama like to reggae Does your mama like to reggae Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Does your mama like to reggae
You gotta come on home to the city Down in Jamaica way Better come home to the city Down in Jamaica way Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Does she dance it for you daily Watch it, watch it Does she dance it for you daily when you want it Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Does your mama like to reggae Does your mama like to reggae
Dr. Jive
(J.J.Cale)
(Instrumental)
| Eight (1983) |
Money Talks
(J.J.Cale and Christine Lakeland)
Money talks, it'll tell you a story Money talks, says strange things Money talks very loudly You'd be surprised the friends you can buy with small change
They say it's the root of all evil They say gold is the king Money talks, you'd better believe it All that gold don't mean a thing
Rich people, hear those pockets jingle Spare change, hear the down-and-outers cry Money talks, tip-toe up behind you Steal what they can, off the cuff or on the sly
Money talks Money talks Money talks Money talks
Losers
(J.J.Cale and Christine Lakeland)
Losers, we're just losers Exclusive club that we're in Losers, we're just losers Why don't losers ever win?
Came in this morning to spread the word around Nobody wants to hear what a loser's putting down
Losers, we're just losers Why don't losers ever win?
Been out a-wandering, bad luck all around Can't you help a loser get up off the ground?
Hard Times
(J.J.Cale)
Hard times is about to get me Hard times, they hurt my hands Hard times, it took my woman Hard times lead her to a richer man
Caught in the middle of some fool's advice If you work real hard, you get a piece of the pie Can't you hear that laughing? No, the jokes don't end Consider my resources, it's a hard time to eat
Hard times, it's rough all around Hard times, it's all gonna end Hard times, just thinking about it Consider my resources, it's a hard time to eat
Hard times... Hard times... Hard times...
Reality
(J.J.Cale)
One drink of whisky, one drink of gin One drink of vodka and I told my friends Things don't seem quite like they used to As reality leaves, so does the blues
One toke of reefer, a little cocaine One shot of morphine and things begin to change Things don't seem quite like they used to As reality leaves, so does the blues
Up around here, back down again I've been up on top, don't bother, my friend Things don't seem quite like they used to As reality leaves, so does the blues
Takin' Care Of Business
(J.J.Cale)
I got myself together, got my tie on straight Downtown, takin' care of business on the street Glen D's got that old piano on the road Blues is his bag, he's a funky soul
Tim Drummond's on bass, Jim Keltner's on the drums They'll put it right on you for a shot of rum I'll tell you right now it's a funky beat Downtown, takin' care of business on the street
We ain't very good but that's beside the point We're all right here trying to rock this joint Old mama Chip and the Spooner too Trying to hack a _____ with you
Christine Lakeland and Jimmy Karstein He's a rhythm fool, she's a guitar queen Let me tell you, my friend Richard is hot on the beat Downtown, takin' care of business on the street
Oh, climb on board, Chad Hailey running 'round It's that Ashworth __ __ Dixie sound Hurry up mama 'cause we're all gonna meet Downtown, takin' care of business on the street
People Lie
(J.J.Cale)
Well, you can talk to the governor, talk to a prince Talk to a preacher or the president Some people lie, some people lie and deceive When they say one thing, they mean something else completely
I had me a woman, loved me to begin Two days later she was with another man Some people lie, some people lie and deceive But sometime later, they'll get theirs, yes sirree
Well, I bought me a new car, a limo, no doubt The wheels fell off, the salesman he was out People lie, people lie and deceive When they say one thing, they mean something else completely
The bottom line, you understand When some people talk, you can't believe what they're saying People lie, people lie and deceive When they say one thing, they mean something else completely
Unemployment
(J.J.Cale)
Beating down the pavement, looking for a job I'll do anything except steal and rob Unemployment is something I can't use If you can't use me, can you tell me some good news?
I'll be pretty simple, hear just what I say I'll do anything to send these blues away Unemployment is something I can't use If you can't hear me, can you tell us some good news?
You won't have to pay me overtime, overtime ______at You just tell me what time and where at Unemployment is something I can't use If you can't hear me, can you tell me some good news?
I'll do anything at all, anything at all ___ ___ ____ You know I'm real prompt, I'm right on time Unemployment is something I can't use If you can't hear me, can you tell me some good news?
Trouble In The City
(J.J.Cale)
Heard the one about your woman Lord, she's been messing 'round She's been stepping out on the street Lord, she's been hanging out Ain't nobody had her this week but it won't take long
Lord, lord, there's trouble in the city Lord, lord, there's trouble in the city Lord, lord, there's trouble in the city And I hope it won't mess with me
Walking downtown the other day A man put a gun in my back "Give me all you've got or I'll blow you away That's a fact, Jack" Woe me, misery, too much been going down (?)
Lord, lord, there's trouble in the city Lord, lord, there's trouble in the city Lord, lord, there's trouble in the city And I hope it won't mess with me
Catch the next train out of here Goodbye, I'll see you, so long Time was I could face it here That was a long time ago I'll leave you very low, next time you won't see me at all
Lord, lord, there's trouble in the city Lord, lord, there's trouble in the city Lord, lord, there's trouble in the city And I hope it won't mess with me
Teardrops In My Tequila
(Paul Craft)
I've got teardrops in my tequila I've got teardrops in my tequila Got Colorado, not enchiladas, on my mind
Ain't it cold as hell in Santa Fe Makes me shiver to my toes Things ain't going well in Santa Fe, oh no Make them two tacos to go, senor
Goodbye, see you later Santa Fe Then the freeway takes me home Where the air is clean, the open fields, the meadow green I'm going to be so all alone
Livin' Here Too
(J.J.Cale)
Don't ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies I was born on a freight train passing by My mother was poor, my father too I'll take anything I can get from you
I did not make this old world I'm just livin' here too
I've been shot three times running, been cut with a knife I've got four children working and I ain't got no wife __ ___ ____ _____, ___ ___ ___ too If you don't watch my fingers, I'll put the touch on you
Turn around slowly, look behind I'm calling from nowhere and not by design I did not make this old world I'm just livin' here too
Nothing to win, nothing to lose I don't want a lot, just a shot will do I did not make this old world I'm just livin' here too
| Travel-Log (1989) |
Shanghaid
(J.J.Cale and A.Ashworth)
Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore New York, Boston and Baltimore They'll take you right down where you don't want to go If you talk too fast and you walk too slow
Shanghaid, Shanghaid
Been locked up and Shanghaid
Shanghaid, Shanghaid
Been locked up and Shanghaid
I tried to live by the golden rule Do unto others and they'll do unto you Every time I get turned on I end up singing the same song
I was crossing the desert on Saturday I met two women that passed my way They took me to a tent and they locked the door And all they ever said was "More, more!"
And I'm standing right here with my usual slack Police got me for talking back "You're out on the street, you'd better watch your step If you talk too loud, now button your lip"
Sitting in a bar in West Berlin Sipping on a glass that's low again Talking to a woman I thought I knew The lights went out and I did too
Hold On Baby
(J.J.Cale)
I've got a fine-looking woman, she's fine and brown She likes to boogie in the kitchen, likes to boogie 'round town
Hold on baby, hold on baby
Hold on baby, you're moving too fast for me
Talking about that woman, she's up early in the morn Making love with me before the break of dawn
Every night about twelve o'clock She starts making love to me till I think I'm gonna drop
She's a fine-looking woman, she's fine, no doubt Everything I need but she's wearing me out
Don't get me wrong, I'm a-telling you right Since I met her I get no sleep at night
No Time
(J.J.Cale)
No time for making my moves, no time No time for hitting my groove, no time
Summer comes and summer gone When I sing the very same song Set apart of all the scene How we long for all our dreams
No time for making no moves, no time No time for hitting no grooves, no time
The clock it turns at a rapid pace Takes us to another place The train it goes from here to there Just left me standing here
No time for making my moves, no time No time for hitting my grooves, no time
I had the blues this morning I cried all day I guess you lose the blues in the morning If you cry 'em away
No time for making my moves, oh no time No time for hitting my grooves, no, no time
Lady Luck
(J.J.Cale)
Lady Luck, please just listen to me Mistress of fantasy Send a dream my way Can you come and make my day?
Lady Luck, elusive as you are You're just a fleeting star You never hit the sky With you I seem to fly
Lady Luck, hold on to my hand I'm standing on shifting sand I'm a dreamer don't you know Lady, just don't let go
Lady Luck, hard as it may seem When you pass out all your dreams Could you keep me in your mind? I'd like to see you one more time
Disadvantage
(J.Karstein/T.Drummond/S.Oldham/C.Lakeland/J.J.Cale)
Sometime in the morning, before the break of day I lose my direction, I can't find my way I can't find nobody to tell my troubles to I get so sad and lonesome Guess I'll tell 'em all to you
Got me at a disadvantage, you ?had me outta here? I just want loving, the way don't seem clear Got me at a disadvantage, that's the way I feel Love is forever Love is for real
Some kind of fascination, that's the reason why First time I seen you, you were so shy Got me at a disadvantage, that's the way I feel Love is forever Love is for real
Lean On Me
(J.J.Cale)
Lean on me, baby Lean on me, for a while Lean on me, baby Lean on me, baby child
Won't bring you down, baby Won't bring you down, no sirree Won't bring you down, baby Won't bring you down, just lean on me
Come on, baby Come on, for a while Come on, baby Lean on me, baby child
End Of The Line
(J.J.Cale)
Trains don't run forever Fire goes out sometime Gotta tell you, baby We've come to the end of the line
Pages of yesterday Fill this book of mine Gotta tell you, baby It is the end of the line
I can't remember those good old days They are from a different time I gotta tell you, baby We've come to the end of the line
New Orleans
(J.J.Cale)
Have you ever been down to New Orleans? Lord, lord, them crazy queens Crying the blues is what they do down there
Fortune teller, he knows your name Fortune teller, he'll tell you your game Crying the blues, that's what they do down there
Money dripping from a willow tree He never want me Lazy bones, I ain't got a dime Just biding my time If I find a way to choose New Orleans, where they're crying the blues
Drinking bourbon from a dixie cup Hanging out till the sun comes up Crying the blues is what they do down there
French women, all I need Up and down old Bourbon Street Crying the blues is what they do down there
If I find a way to choose New Orleans, where they're singing the blues
Tijuana
(J.J.Cale)
Just below San Diego Tijuana, land of broken dreams Senoritas dancing in the moonlight Flashing Spanish dark eyes to everyone, it seems
They say "Hey, gringo Can you take us across the border? Just tell them I'm your daughter of a local."
Down the backstreets, through the alleys All the young men stand with pride They guard the palace to the kingdom Called Tijuana, their heritage they decide
They say "Hey, gringo Can you take us across the border? We'll work for just a quarter On the other side"
That Kind Of Thing
(J.J.Cale)
It's that kind of thing babe, no alibis It's that kind of thing babe, shuffle or die Going through these changes Like Mr. Right It's that kind of thing babe, no alibis
It's that kind of thing babe, pay your dues It's that kind of thing babe, win or lose Going through these changes Like Mr. Right It's that kind of thing babe, no alibis
Who's Talking
(T.Drummond/Tarczon/J.J.Cale)
Who's talking, ain't no friend of mine Who's talking, stirred it up Who's talking, who's lying
Hard rumours, hard rumours, pay no mind When you abuse and you spread your rumours Somebody's talking, somebody's lying
Find out ___ ___ is shouting When they say you've got to ___ Watch out __ ___ ______ ___ Some day you're going to have a ____
Who's talking, ain't no friend of mine Who's talking, stirred it up Who's talking, who's lying
Change Your Mind
(J.J.Cale)
I detect a side-effect of a complicated life The edge is on, sharp as a knife Underground tremor, stop it with a dime Hey girl, call me if you change your mind
Contemplation, meditation, all that jive Taking out the medicine just before sunrise Underground tremor, stop it with a dime Hey girl, call me if you change your mind
I just want to love you and that's a fact I just want to tell you when we get back...
You're just the kind of woman do a man all night You're just the kind of woman that's a dynamite Underground tremor, stop it with a dime Hey girl, call me if you change your mind
Humdinger
(J.J.Cale)
Humdinger, she likes to lick my finger Humdinger, she likes to lick my finger She rolls it 'round her tongue like a natural thing She makes me feel like I'm a natural king Humdinger, she likes to lick my finger
She got lips around me, painted red She close her eyes when she rolls her head Humdinger, she likes to lick my finger Humdinger, she likes to lick my finger
River Boat Song
(J.J.Cale)
I hear a whistle, I hear a moan Must be my baby coming home She's been down in Tupelo, singing that river boat song
She is a dancer, a river queen She'll teach them gamblers most anything She's been down in Tupelo, singing that river boat song
Many nights I spend alone Many days there ain't nobody home Many times I wish she was here Yeah, that river boat whistle blows I know she's getting near
River captain, bring my baby home I get so lonesome since she's been gone She's been down in Tupelo, working the river boat song
| Number 10 (1992) |
Lonesome Train
(J.J.Cale)
Lonesome train, right on babe Lonesome train, right on babe Since I lost my woman, I lost my way
Mr Conductor, where is this train bound? Mr Conductor, where is this train bound? Is it headed up, is it headed down?
Lucky for me, I'm on the sunny side Lucky for me, I'm on the sunny side Since I lost my woman, it's a lonesome ride
Lonesome train, right on babe Lonesome train, right on babe Since I lost my woman, I lost my way
Digital Blues
(J.J.Cale)
I got the digital blues, my soul is just another number I got the digital blues, my soul is just another number You check it out, we're all the same You check it out, we're one again I got the digital blues, my soul is just another number
Three forty-four point six, is that really me? Three forty-four point six, you're kidding me How did we get into the shape we're in? I check it out, I'm one again I got the digital blues, my soul is just another number
In the year thirty-two thirty-two, how will they remember me? In the year thirty-two thirty-two, how will they remember me? My appetite will be a digital code Information in the new ?commode? I got the digital blues, my soul is just another number
I got the digital blues, my soul is just another number
Feeling In Love
(J.J.Cale)
Feeling in love, I want to testify Little time it will take me Feeling in love, I'm so satisfied >From the love that you gave me
The way you make my day The things you do and say Feeling in love, I'm so satisfied >From the love that you gave me
Feeling in love, I have no alibis No kitschy lines to say Only the truth, never no lies Feeling in love today
You make all so light You make everything all right For your love, I'm so satisfied Feeling in love today
To my life, you bring love You're a saint, I know You give to me a little bit of joy >From here it seems to flow
For the times you were there When no-one else seemed to care For your love, I'm so satisfied Feeling in love today
There is nothing to compare You always seem to share For your love, I'm so satisfied Feeling in love today
Feeling in love today Feeling in love today Feeling in love today
Artificial Paradise
(J.J.Cale)
Many loves in a lifetime, they seem to go astray Many people come and go, they never seem to stay Sometimes I kid myself, then I realise I'm just living in an artificial paradise
A hundred times, my hopes and dreams are blown into the air A thousand times, it always seems no-one is really there Then I know I'm fooling myself, I'm not so wise I'm just living in an artificial paradise
Plastic state of mind, superficial clothes Living in a vacuum, close to zero Sometimes I kid myself, then I realise I'm just living in an artificial paradise
Passion
(J.J.Cale)
Whatever happened to ole what's-her-name? She used to be a big part of my game Now she's gone, but her passion is still in me
I still remember the way she wore her hair Man, we used to go most everywhere Now she's gone, but her passion still lies in me
Some call her a shady lady, others around her All I know, is I'm sure glad I found her Even though she's gone, her passion still is in me
They say she drifted on to another place You know I just can't forget her face Even though she's gone, her passion still lies in me
Take Out Some Insurance
(J.J.Cale)
A man knock upon my door said "Don't you know you're gonna die some day And I got a plan for you man, for when you pass away We'll give to your mother, your kids and your wife And all you have to give in return is your life"
Take out some insurance, insurance today For tomorrow will come and take us away
Two men were gamblin' in a parlour one night When a woman walked in with her dress up so tight She asked the two gentlemen would they fight for her name They got up and shot her and went back to their game
Take out some insurance, insurance today For tomorrow will come and take us away
This ain't no sad song, don't cry in your beer For one day will come when we won't be here Somebody else will take up our game Different place, different name
Take out some insurance, insurance today For tomorrow will come and take us away For tomorrow will come and take us away
Jailer
(J.J.Cale)
Low-light moonlight comes through my window But these steel bars spoil the view You know that jailer thinks I'm guilty He don't know that I'm passing through
Ain't no service in this prison Ain't no women I can see Doin' my time now, I been waiting For that jailer, set me free
That jailer, walks around here Like he owns my very soul You know that jailer's got the key Be so easy (to) let me go
Low Rider
(J.J.Cale)
She is my low rider She is my low rider Some say she's bad, but she's better than no rider
She carries a .45 on her hip She takes no bother, she takes no lip So put your hands on my rider today She is my low rider She is my low rider Some say she's bad, but she's better than no rider
In the morning, I get my kicks When she shows me all her tricks A love of mine, you know she's fine, I say... She is my low rider She is my low rider Some say she's bad, but she's better than no rider
Traces
(J.J.Cale)
Traces of loving a life I remember Already grown by December By spring it was gone
Traces of people and things, and places So much a part of my life Where did it go?
Time has brought some changes Caught us by surprise Where is the seed, that we need Keeps our love alive
Traces of lines that lead back to nowhere Forgotten memories of yesteryear That's all gone
Time has brought some changes Caught us by surprise Where is the seed, that we need Keeps our love alive
Traces of lines that lead back to nowhere Forgotten memories of yesteryear That's all gone
She's In Love
(J.J.Cale)
She hangs around with another guy I met only yesterday He's a hard cold cooker, a fine looker He took that woman away He took my woman away
She's in love, she's in love with another man That's the way it goes She's in love, she's in love with another man A hard cold cooker, he really shook her If you see her, it really shows
He drives a fine set of wheels, let me tell you He's got diamonds in his ears He's a real jim-dandy, with her he's so handy Such a scene, make you break out in tears Such a scene, make you break out in tears
She's in love, she's in love with another man That's the way it goes She's in love, she's in love with another man A hard cold cooker, he really shook her If you see her, it really shows
If you see her, tell her I still love her No matter what, no matter when It will be a good day when he goes away And she comes back round again And she comes back round again
She's in love, she's in love with some other man That's the way it goes She's in love, she's in love with another man A hard cold cooker, he really shook her If you see her, it really shows
Shady Grove
(J.J.Cale)
Down the road, and up the hill Round the bend, and behind the mill When just a kid I used to go To a place called Shady Grove
That is where I first met her She changed my life with one just one word She called it love but I don't know I call it goin' down to Shady Grove
Shady Grove, Shady Grove In the middle of Shady Grove
Sometimes we'd steal away at night All the same the feel was right There was no city, there was no town 'Cause Shady Grove was all around
We'd just lay down look up and see The vast expanse of the old, old tree When our love had turned to lust Shady Grove would cover us
Shady Grove, Shady Grove In the middle of Shady Grove
No one would ever come by We were young and very shy It seemed to wrap around us both The place we called Shady Grove
Not long ago to my surprise I seemed to have two ____ ___ ___ I went back to that same old spot The trees were gone - it's a parking lot
Shady Grove, Shady Grove In the middle of Shady Grove
Roll On Mama
(J.J.Cale)
Jump in woman, now the jumpin' is right I'm the kind of man don't sleep at night Heart gets a-beatin' when a place sound funky
I gotta roll on, Mama Things been movin' too slow
Hesitating, reservatin', making my move Rotatin', motivatin', I gotta go Feet keep a-walking and your mouth keep a-talking, you know
I gotta roll on, Mama Things been movin' too slow
Until you measure my height and my size If I don't die runnin', I won't be alive Give me my things, show me to the door
I gotta roll on, Mama I can't hang no more
I take your Cadillac DeVille with a continental kit Rollin' down the highway, and then I fit Fakin', shakin', that's all I know
I gotta roll on, Mama Things been movin' too slow
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