Johnny lived next door to me and Paul lived down the block We'd meet each day at my house, sharp at six o'clock We'd race our bikes to school and Paul
Those heartaches now are on their way What makes you want to be that way You cheated on me and you lied You?ve put teardrops in my eyes I found out what
Bright light city gonna set my soul Gonna set my soul on fire Got a whole lot of money that's ready to burn So get those stakes up higher There's a thousand
I'm looking for that Lonely Street I've got a sad sad tale to tell I need a place to go and weep Where's this place called Lonely Street? A place where
As we sat on the front porch of that old gray house Where I was born and raised Staring at the dusty fields Where my daddy worked hard everyday I think
Satan knew my grandma well He could hear her prayers clear down in hell He'd get so mad he'd burn himself Satan knew my grandma well He tried his best
I can still see mama stooped around those cotton stalks. If she picked one, she picked a hundred bales. Me and all my brothers would take turn about,