Telephone Call from Istanbul Lyrics

Peoria Johnson told Dirty Ol' JoeI can break out of any old jail, you knowThe bars are iron, the walls are stoneAll I need me is an old fishboneFish in the jailhouse tonight, all r...Read Full Lyrics

Nobody, nobody, will ever love youThe way that I love youCause nobody's that strongLove's bittersweet, life's treasures deepNo one can keep a love that's gone wrongNobody, nobody, ...Read Full Lyrics

Well she's up against the register with an apron and a spatula,Yesterday's deliveries, tickets for the bachelorsShe's a moving violation from her conk down to her shoesWell, it's j...Read Full Lyrics

Now you're gone, it's hotels and whiskey and sad-luck damesAnd I don't care if they miss me, I never remember their namesThey say if you get far enough away, you'll be on your way ...Read Full Lyrics

Friday left me fumblin' with the bluesAnd it's hard to win when you always loseBecause the nightspots spend your spiritBeat your head against the wallTwo dead ends and you've still...Read Full Lyrics

Well I got a bad liver and broken heart, yeah,I drunk me a river since you tore me apartAnd I don't have a drinking problem, 'cept when I can't get a drinkAnd I wish you'd a-known ...Read Full Lyrics

Well you gassed her upBehind the wheelWith your arm around your sweet oneIn your OldsmobileBarrelin' down the boulevardYou're looking for the heart of Saturday nightAnd you got pai...Read Full Lyrics

The sky's as deep as it can beBend down the branchesClose your eyes and you will seeBend down the branchesYou're like a willowOnce you were goldWe're made for bendingEven beauty ge...Read Full Lyrics

I spent all my money in a mexican whorehouse,Across the street from a catholic church,And then I wiped off my revolver,And I buttoned up my burgundy shirt,I shot the morning in the...Read Full Lyrics

Well, I'm a jitterbug boy, by the shoe-shineResting on my laurels and my hardys tooLife of Riley on a swing shift, gears follow my driftOnce upon a time I was in show-biz tooI seen...Read Full Lyrics