I ain't gonna ride no rail or hitchhike down no highway
I ain't going nowhere feeling the way I do.
Because my baby's long gone and nothings going my way
I'm gonna let this muddy water just wash away my blues.
It's gonna take a lot of river,
To keep this broken heart afloat,
Gonna take a lot of river
Running all the live long day,
Gonna take the Mississippi, the Monongahela and the Ohio,
Gonna take a lot of river
To wash these blues away.
Well, I wish I was tug boat pushing and pulling them barges along
Moving on the water with a heart made of iron and steel
There wouldn't be no women who could ever take my loving and do me wrong
I could work all day with nothing in the world to feel.
It's gonna take a lot of river,
To keep this broken heart afloat,
Gonna take a lot of river
Running all the live long day,
Gonna take the Mississippi, the Monongahela and the Ohio,
Gonna take a lot of river
To wash these blues away.
Is she in New Orleans
Is she a cajun queen
I wonder what she's doing now
But if I know her she's got rings and furs,
Struggling along somehow
Struggling along somehow.
It's gonna take a lot of river,
To keep this broken heart afloat,
Gonna take a lot of river
Running all the live long day,
Gonna take the Mississippi, the Monongahela and the Ohio,
Gonna take a lot of river
To wash these blues away.
It's gonna take a lot of river,
To keep this broken heart afloat,
Gonna take a lot of river
Running all the live long day,
Gonna take the Mississippi, the Monongahela and the Ohio,
Gonna take a lot of river
To wash these blues away.
It's gonna take a lot of river
To wash these blues away.
The Oak Ridge Boys - Greatest Hits 3 Album Lyrics
The Oak Ridge Boys - Greatest Hits 3 Lyrics
Writer: JOHN KURAHJETZ, MARK HENLEY
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
True Heart
Some people spend night and day
Making money they can hide away.
They never know what they're working for,
All they think about is making more.
And every time the world spins round
There's a few more hearts that can't be found
Cause they never had nothing to hold on to
The way that I'm holding you.
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All I ever need is your true heart
Next to me when it's cold and dark.
All I need to keep from falling apart
Is the beat of your true heart.
Some people spend day and night
Trying to love everybody in sight
They never know what love is for
All they think about is keeping the score.
And every time the world spins round
There's a few more hearts that can't be found
Cause they never had nothing to hold on to
The way that I'm holding you.
[CHORUS]
Your true heart.
No they never had nothing to hold on to
The way that I'm holding you.
[CHORUS]
[CHORUS]
[CHORUS]
Making money they can hide away.
They never know what they're working for,
All they think about is making more.
And every time the world spins round
There's a few more hearts that can't be found
Cause they never had nothing to hold on to
The way that I'm holding you.
[CHORUS:]
All I ever need is your true heart
Next to me when it's cold and dark.
All I need to keep from falling apart
Is the beat of your true heart.
Some people spend day and night
Trying to love everybody in sight
They never know what love is for
All they think about is keeping the score.
And every time the world spins round
There's a few more hearts that can't be found
Cause they never had nothing to hold on to
The way that I'm holding you.
[CHORUS]
Your true heart.
No they never had nothing to hold on to
The way that I'm holding you.
[CHORUS]
[CHORUS]
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Writer: MICHAEL CLARK, DON SCHLITZ
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Little Things
It's the way you kiss me when we're walkin' down the street
It's the words you whisper when we're driftin' off to sleep
A certain way you touch me, the way you say "hello"
Baby it's the little things that make me love you so.
The way you pour your coffee in the early morning light
The way you call my name out in the middle of the night
How you sit for hours singing with the radio
Baby it's the little things that make me love you so.
It's not the memories or all that we've been through,
It's not the distant dreams that keep me coming back to you
It's not the promises that keep me warm at night
It's just the every day, it's just the safe and sound,
It's just our home sweet home.
And when we're old and grey now and the kids have gone away
We're alone together I may turn to you and say
There's something I forgot to tell you and by now I think you'll know
Baby it's the little things that make me love you so.
Woah woah, baby it's the little things that make me love you so.
Baby it's the little things that make me love you so, woh, woh
Baby it's the little things that make me love you so, woh, woh, woh
Baby it's the little things that make me love you so, woh, woh, woh,
Baby it's the little things that make me love you so, woh, woh, who.
Walkin' in the park, kissin' in the dark
The little things that baby makes me feel alright now.
Baby it's the little things that make me love you
Baby it's the little things that make me love you
Baby it's the little things that make me love you so.
It's the words you whisper when we're driftin' off to sleep
A certain way you touch me, the way you say "hello"
Baby it's the little things that make me love you so.
The way you pour your coffee in the early morning light
The way you call my name out in the middle of the night
How you sit for hours singing with the radio
Baby it's the little things that make me love you so.
It's not the memories or all that we've been through,
It's not the distant dreams that keep me coming back to you
It's not the promises that keep me warm at night
It's just the every day, it's just the safe and sound,
It's just our home sweet home.
And when we're old and grey now and the kids have gone away
We're alone together I may turn to you and say
There's something I forgot to tell you and by now I think you'll know
Baby it's the little things that make me love you so.
Woah woah, baby it's the little things that make me love you so.
Baby it's the little things that make me love you so, woh, woh
Baby it's the little things that make me love you so, woh, woh, woh
Baby it's the little things that make me love you so, woh, woh, woh,
Baby it's the little things that make me love you so, woh, woh, who.
Walkin' in the park, kissin' in the dark
The little things that baby makes me feel alright now.
Baby it's the little things that make me love you
Baby it's the little things that make me love you
Baby it's the little things that make me love you so.
Writer: JOHN BARBER
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
This Crazy Love
It'll lead you on, it'll run you off
Hurt twice as long when you're double-crossed
It's hard to trust, this crazy love.
It's a breaking heart at the bitter end
Bouncing back just to fall again
It's winning big or losing touch.
Wo-oh, this crazy love
Wo-oh, this crazy love.
It gives and it takes when it's strong
Nothing takes its place when it's gone
First it's good news and then its good-bye
But the good is worth the tears that you cry.
It'll fly you high; it'll shoot you down
Toss you heart in the lost and found
It pays rough, this crazy love.
It's a game of hearts, the joker's wild
A come on look or a tender smile
Can raise your hand or call your bluff.
Wo-oh, this crazy love
Wo-oh, this crazy love.
It'll lead you on, it'll run you off
Hurt twice as long when you're double-crossed
It's hard to trust, this crazy love.
It's a breaking heart at the bitter end
Bouncing back just to fall again
It's winning big or losing touch.
Wo-oh, this crazy love.
Wo-oh, this crazy love.
Wo-oh, this crazy love.
Wo-oh, this crazy love.
Wo-oh, this crazy love.
Wo-oh, this crazy love.
Hurt twice as long when you're double-crossed
It's hard to trust, this crazy love.
It's a breaking heart at the bitter end
Bouncing back just to fall again
It's winning big or losing touch.
Wo-oh, this crazy love
Wo-oh, this crazy love.
It gives and it takes when it's strong
Nothing takes its place when it's gone
First it's good news and then its good-bye
But the good is worth the tears that you cry.
It'll fly you high; it'll shoot you down
Toss you heart in the lost and found
It pays rough, this crazy love.
It's a game of hearts, the joker's wild
A come on look or a tender smile
Can raise your hand or call your bluff.
Wo-oh, this crazy love
Wo-oh, this crazy love.
It'll lead you on, it'll run you off
Hurt twice as long when you're double-crossed
It's hard to trust, this crazy love.
It's a breaking heart at the bitter end
Bouncing back just to fall again
It's winning big or losing touch.
Wo-oh, this crazy love.
Wo-oh, this crazy love.
Wo-oh, this crazy love.
Wo-oh, this crazy love.
Wo-oh, this crazy love.
Wo-oh, this crazy love.
Writer: JAMES DEAN HICKS, ROGER MURRAH
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)
When I get tired and a little lonely, the worlds turned it's cold back on me
When I'm about to swear I ain't got a friend left to my name
Instead of sinking a little lower I start making tracks on over
To a place where the sun shines day and night and where I know I'll hear you say
Come on in, baby take you coat off, come on in, baby take a load off
Come on in, baby shake the blues off I'm gonna love that frown away
Come on in, baby put a smile on, come on in, baby tell me what's wrong
Come on in, the blues will be long gone I'm gonna love your hurt away
When I feel a lonesome night coming on, every thing I did all day went wrong
There's a black cloud following me around and I just can't get away
Instead of sinking a little lower I start making tracks on over
To a place where the sun shines day and night and I know I'll hear you say
Come on in, baby take you coat off, come on in, baby take a load off
Come on in, baby shake the blues off I'm gonna love that frown away
Come on in, baby put a smile on, come on in, baby tell me what's wrong
Come on in, the blues will be long gone I'm gonna love your hurt away
Come on in, baby take you coat off, come on in, baby take a load off
Come on in, baby shake the blues off I'm gonna love that frown away
Come on in, baby put a smile on, come on in, baby tell me what's wrong
Come on in, the blues will be long gone I'm gonna love your hurt away
When I'm about to swear I ain't got a friend left to my name
Instead of sinking a little lower I start making tracks on over
To a place where the sun shines day and night and where I know I'll hear you say
Come on in, baby take you coat off, come on in, baby take a load off
Come on in, baby shake the blues off I'm gonna love that frown away
Come on in, baby put a smile on, come on in, baby tell me what's wrong
Come on in, the blues will be long gone I'm gonna love your hurt away
When I feel a lonesome night coming on, every thing I did all day went wrong
There's a black cloud following me around and I just can't get away
Instead of sinking a little lower I start making tracks on over
To a place where the sun shines day and night and I know I'll hear you say
Come on in, baby take you coat off, come on in, baby take a load off
Come on in, baby shake the blues off I'm gonna love that frown away
Come on in, baby put a smile on, come on in, baby tell me what's wrong
Come on in, the blues will be long gone I'm gonna love your hurt away
Come on in, baby take you coat off, come on in, baby take a load off
Come on in, baby shake the blues off I'm gonna love that frown away
Come on in, baby put a smile on, come on in, baby tell me what's wrong
Come on in, the blues will be long gone I'm gonna love your hurt away
Writer: MICHAEL JAMES BRUCE CLARK
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Bobbie Sue
I heard about her from a friend of mine
He said she lived across the county line
The sweetest grape that ever grew on the vine
And now that's where I'm spending all my time.
Her daddy Robert and her mama Ruth
They had a daughter they named Bobbie Sue
And now she's eighteen and she knows the truth
Nobody's gonna tell her what to do.
Bo-Bo, Bo-Bo, Bobbie Sue
Ca-can't you see my love is true?
I want to ma-ma, ma-ma, marry you
Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo- Bobbie Sue.
I'll take her riding on a Friday night
Straight down the highway in the clear moonlight
My Chevy's humming and she holds me tight
We'll find a preacher and we'll do it right.
Her daddy told her that she'd have to wait
Her mama said, "don't make a big mistake"
But we'll keep driving till we're out of state
And when they find us it'll be too late.
Bo-Bo, Bo-Bo, Bobbie Sue
Ca-can't you see my love is true?
I want to ma-ma, ma-ma, marry you
Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo- Bobbie Sue.
Bo-Bo, Bo-Bo, Bobbie Sue
Ca-can't you see my love is true?
I want to ma-ma, ma-ma, marry you
Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo- Bobbie Sue.
Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob Bobbie Sue
Bo-Bo, Bo-Bo, Bobbie Sue
B.....o.......b......b.....y Sue [fading]
He said she lived across the county line
The sweetest grape that ever grew on the vine
And now that's where I'm spending all my time.
Her daddy Robert and her mama Ruth
They had a daughter they named Bobbie Sue
And now she's eighteen and she knows the truth
Nobody's gonna tell her what to do.
Bo-Bo, Bo-Bo, Bobbie Sue
Ca-can't you see my love is true?
I want to ma-ma, ma-ma, marry you
Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo- Bobbie Sue.
I'll take her riding on a Friday night
Straight down the highway in the clear moonlight
My Chevy's humming and she holds me tight
We'll find a preacher and we'll do it right.
Her daddy told her that she'd have to wait
Her mama said, "don't make a big mistake"
But we'll keep driving till we're out of state
And when they find us it'll be too late.
Bo-Bo, Bo-Bo, Bobbie Sue
Ca-can't you see my love is true?
I want to ma-ma, ma-ma, marry you
Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo- Bobbie Sue.
Bo-Bo, Bo-Bo, Bobbie Sue
Ca-can't you see my love is true?
I want to ma-ma, ma-ma, marry you
Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo-Bo- Bobbie Sue.
Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob Bobbie Sue
Bo-Bo, Bo-Bo, Bobbie Sue
B.....o.......b......b.....y Sue [fading]
Writer: JERRY LEIBER, MIKE STOLLER, DAN TYLER, WOOD NEWTON, ADELE TYLER
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)
Sometimes we're friends
Sometimes we're strangers
And though there are tears
There's always love
It hurts when you cry
From words thrown in anger
Warm feelings run deep
But that's not enough
It takes a little rain
To make love grow
It's the heartache and the pain
That makes the real heart show
Where the sun always shines
There's a desert below
It takes a little rain
To make love grow
Hearts disagree
Then they grow closer
Honesty wins
When it's someone you trust
Forever takes time
True love is never over
It's filled with new starts
Just look at us
It takes a little rain
To make love grow
It's the heartache and the pain
That makes the real heart show
Where the sun always shines
There's a desert below
It takes a little rain
To make love grow
Sometimes we're strangers
And though there are tears
There's always love
It hurts when you cry
From words thrown in anger
Warm feelings run deep
But that's not enough
It takes a little rain
To make love grow
It's the heartache and the pain
That makes the real heart show
Where the sun always shines
There's a desert below
It takes a little rain
To make love grow
Hearts disagree
Then they grow closer
Honesty wins
When it's someone you trust
Forever takes time
True love is never over
It's filled with new starts
Just look at us
It takes a little rain
To make love grow
It's the heartache and the pain
That makes the real heart show
Where the sun always shines
There's a desert below
It takes a little rain
To make love grow
Writer: JAMES DEAN HICKS, ROGER MURRAH, STEVE DEAN
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Touch a Hand, Make a Friend
Can't you feel it in your bones?
A change is coming on
From every walk of life
People seeing the light
Can't you feel it in your heart now?
A new thing is taking shape
Reach out and touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
Reach out and touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
Reach out and touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
I've read about you my friend
Ain't it time that you come on in?
We can find a better way
Why don't you join us today?
Can't you feel it in your heart now?
A new thing is taking shape
Reach out and touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
Reach out and touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
Reach out and touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
It's been reflected in the attitude
Of other people just like you
Reach out and touch a hand
And make a friend if you can
Can't you feel it in your heart now?
A new thing is taking shape
Reach out and touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
Reach out and touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
Reach out and touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
Reach out and touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
Reach out and touch a hand
A change is coming on
From every walk of life
People seeing the light
Can't you feel it in your heart now?
A new thing is taking shape
Reach out and touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
Reach out and touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
Reach out and touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
I've read about you my friend
Ain't it time that you come on in?
We can find a better way
Why don't you join us today?
Can't you feel it in your heart now?
A new thing is taking shape
Reach out and touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
Reach out and touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
Reach out and touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
It's been reflected in the attitude
Of other people just like you
Reach out and touch a hand
And make a friend if you can
Can't you feel it in your heart now?
A new thing is taking shape
Reach out and touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
Reach out and touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
Reach out and touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
Reach out and touch a hand
Make a friend if you can
Reach out and touch a hand
Writer: CARL MITCHELL HAMPTON, HOMER BANKS, RAYMOND E. JACKSON
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Bridges And Walls
Some friends you'd cry for
You, I would die for.
and I love you too much
to beg you to stay.
You have your own plans
But it makes my heart sad
Watching my best friend walking away.
Love's never easy
And who knows what's fair.
I guess I'm still feeling
What's no longer there.
When hearts go to pieces
Love crumbles and falls,
Like stones made of memories
From bridges and walls.
Hope tomorrow brings good news
'Cause I'm sure gonna miss you.
If I look away now, please understand
'Cause my eyes refuse to see
Something I can't believe.
The very best part of me, come to an end.
But love's never easy
And who knows what's fair.
I guess I'm still feeling
What's no longer there.
When hearts go to pieces
Love crumbles and falls
Like stones made of memories
From bridges and walls.
Yer, like stones made of memories
From bridges and walls.
You, I would die for.
and I love you too much
to beg you to stay.
You have your own plans
But it makes my heart sad
Watching my best friend walking away.
Love's never easy
And who knows what's fair.
I guess I'm still feeling
What's no longer there.
When hearts go to pieces
Love crumbles and falls,
Like stones made of memories
From bridges and walls.
Hope tomorrow brings good news
'Cause I'm sure gonna miss you.
If I look away now, please understand
'Cause my eyes refuse to see
Something I can't believe.
The very best part of me, come to an end.
But love's never easy
And who knows what's fair.
I guess I'm still feeling
What's no longer there.
When hearts go to pieces
Love crumbles and falls
Like stones made of memories
From bridges and walls.
Yer, like stones made of memories
From bridges and walls.
Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Take Pride in America
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Greatest Hits 3 is a compilation album by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in 1989 via MCA Records. The album peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
Although Steve Sanders is featured on the cover of the album, several tracks include William Lee Golden on vocals, most notably "Touch A Hand, Make A Friend," which includes a solo by Golden.
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The Oak Ridge BoysAlthough Steve Sanders is featured on the cover of the album, several tracks include William Lee Golden on vocals, most notably "Touch A Hand, Make A Friend," which includes a solo by Golden.
Genre(s): Country
Producer(s): Jimmy Bowen, Ron Chancey
Length: 33:21
Released: April 28th, 1989
Year: 1989