Roses And Thorns Lyrics

I was born a way back in the hills in a shack the oldest child of ten On one hot and sultry day mama got sick and passed away Givin' birth to baby brother Ben I stood there and I c...Read Full Lyrics

When I am gone sing for me no sad songs plant no flowers at my head Leave the green grass that covers me all dew drop wet And I hope you'll remember even if I forget And sing me no...Read Full Lyrics

Sippin' Shirley Thompson is a gas Anytime you see her you can always count on Shirley for a glass She knows more words with just four letters than the dictionary ever had She uses ...Read Full Lyrics

From the seed of a lifetime to the harvest years A girl knows the bitter and sweet taste of tears The first love was a green love it was free and sincere It ended in heartbreak and...Read Full Lyrics

It's so still I can't hear the pages That fall as I look through my yearbook again And I know I'll cry at the picture I see teardrops on page forty-three There's a picture of us...Read Full Lyrics

You had quite good thing goin' with the girls you used to knowin' You went up and down your list just like a yo-yo And though it may be hard to stop it I'm afraid you'll have to dr...Read Full Lyrics

Wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah When you see a little baby sittin' on his mama's lap Well it's just the beginnin' of a thing called the generation gap It's not the differen...Read Full Lyrics

Papa worked but his cheque was small Mama sewed just to help us all And our old house sure needed paint And when it rained the roof would leak Well the teacher's pet was Susie Gro...Read Full Lyrics

I keep the books at the country courthouse And answer phones of every kind from coast to coast Help keep the astronauts in space with complicated formules And give you echoes of my...Read Full Lyrics

There was a time we'd sit in the backyard 'Cause the house would get so-o hot From the summer sun there was no way of sleepin' And you'd play your old guitar We'd fight mosquitos a...Read Full Lyrics