As the sheriff rides up to the house I think of how I’ll miss them and I hope they’’ll member me for better things Like how I held her little hands and kissed her tiny face and all the little songs we used to sing But a man lies dead on the porch and his blood is on the grass Now my father tells me son you’ll have to pay for all your sins or else you’ll have them visited upon your kin I ran into the parlor and I asked my little baby daughter can you live with all your daddy did The sheriff put his hand upon my shoulder and said son it’s time to go when I’m gone sing a song and please forgive the things I’ve done just don’t forget me please don’t forget me Sing aloud sing and shout I’ll be humble I’ll be proud just don’t forget me don’t forget me As I sit here in this tiny cell I’m waiting for the verdict and I’m hoping that they’ll see my point of view the man I shot he threatened all my children and he told me that my wife will beg that he would kill her too so I put a bullet fast and deep into the evil place that the thought was formed when I’m gone sing a song and please forgive the things I’ve done just don’t forget me please don’t forget me Sing aloud sing and shout I’ll be humble I’ll be proud just don’t forget me don’t forget me Now I’m standing in the gallows underneath the nooses shadow waiting for the pardon that won’t come Jesus I’ve not asked for nothing now I’m begging you for something Keep my baby girls all safe and warm give them all the peace and love that I myself couldn’t give them on my own when I’m gone sing a song and please forgive the things I’ve done just don’t forget me please don’t forget me Sing aloud sing and shout I’ll be humble I’ll be proud just don’t forget me don’t forget me

When I’ve had a day of sorrow and I’m wishing for tomorrow I can always count on to make me smile You don’t care if I’m a loser a convict or a boozer I know you’ll always be right by my side and you’ll always make me smile let’s go running through the meadow through the fields so golden yellow and chase me til we fall onto the ground Cause the afternoon is waning and you know your dinner’s waiting A payment for your unrestricted love you’re unrestricted love Stella you’re the only girl to ever see me cry you gently lick away the tears and never ask me why I know you’ll never understand just what you mean to me Oh Stella can’t you see Stella your the girl for me I love your chocolate color and green eyes like your mother I love the way you turn and look at me the way you’re always there to greet me shake you’re tail and dance around me unconditional your love is free your love is free to me Stella you’re the only girl to ever see me cry you gently lick away the tears and never ask me why I know you’ll never understand just what you mean to me Oh Stella can’t you see Stella your the dog for me you’ll grow old and leave me here my heart will go with you if there’s a heaven made for dogs Stella it was made Stella it was made for you Stella you’re the only girl to ever see me cry you gently lick away the tears and never ask me why I know you’ll never understand just what you mean to me Oh Stella can’t you see Stella your the dog for me

Holding hands waiting for your train One more chance to try to change your mind As the moments slip away I turn to Look you in the eye Will you kiss me I ask One more time No one looks at me like you None as beautiful as you Tonight Say you love me and you'll come back to me It's alright Lie to me one more time I watch the clock As the seconds click away Your putting on your lipstick for the day And you smile like you do and I know You're already gone Please look at me One more time No one looks at me like you None as beautiful as you Tonight Say you love me and you'll come back to me It's allright Lie to me one more time Whistle blows And it's time for you to go No more time to try to change your mind And you tell me you'll return but I know You'll be gone for good You kiss my lips One last time No one looks at me like you None as beautiful as you Tonight Say you love me and you'll come back to me It's alright Lie to me one more time

hello Momma It’s Jimmy your favorite son here’s my weekly letter just one more and I’m done I just can’t wait to see you to tell you it’s all right they say I’m coming home now just one more lonely night Oh no Momma, there’s trouble on rise as I sat here writing to you the sky was set on fire So I’m finishing this letter with my rifle in my arms and I’m praying they’ll give it to you or I’ll make it back to the farm As the sky falls down around us I think of summer nights mid july all the fire works above us and daddy pulled us in and held us tight I hope I’ll get another midwest summer night Hello momma I’m a friend my name is Jack and I’m reading you this letter cause Jimmy’s not coming back he wants you to remember he wants you to recall the words he whispered to you when he left home in the fall

lie still don’t say a word the world’s asleep tonight the things you’ve said won’t seem so bad in golden morning light we’ll have a drink some time to think we’ll waste away tonight Calm down let’s just remember tonight no looking back there’s nothing worth bringing to light let’s burn all these pictures and scatter the these ashes tonight the fireflies are so alive the grass is soaked with dew let’s ditch our clothes and take a swim it’s only me and you the waters warm let’s be reborn waste away the night Calm down let’s just remember tonight no looking back there’s nothing worth bringing to light let’s burn all these pictures and scatter the these ashes tonight Save all good thoughts and throw out the old there’s no room for cobwebs just memries of gold I’m asking forgiveness for all that I’ve done now let’s just get back to the fun time’s up oh sleepy head the evening’s come and gone your mother called she’s so concerned she says it’s been too long

When the city sleeps She’s singing sweet sweet lullabys the crickets chirp along to their favorite song and when the sun should make it’s entrance setting fire to the eastern sky God will smile upon Montgomery where our dreams reach to the sky from the civil war to just where Rosa stood her ground Montgomery’s streets have often become battle grounds but time has taught us something about how to get along now we hope we’re known for something not just how we’ve been so wrong The sun still shines here in Montgomery Where dreams are still worth fighting for Our roots are strong here in Montgomery and our dreams are just as strong the sun goes down on big ol southern town the river whispers secrets no one dares to tell and the lights are shining through the windows of the riverboat tonight I’ll say my prayer on a bended knee that Montgomery does alright The sun still shines here in Montgomery Where dreams are still worth fighting for Our roots are strong here in Montgomery and our dreams are just as strong she’s more than just the spark for the bloody civil war Like Dr King who showed us what’s worth fighting for and we can thank good ole hank for the some songs to sing along The sun still shines here in Montgomery Where dreams are still worth fighting for Our roots are strong here in Montgomery and our dreams are just as strong we’re not so big but we’re not so small we won’t apologize for our southern drawl in fact we’ll slow it down so you can understand we’re not that place that you see on TV and we’re really not bad won’t you come and see me and you can smile upon Montgomery where your dreams reach to the sky

Ugly awkward and frail dressed up in rags looking so pale lonely barely alive I’m a loser, born to fail but I’m hoping you’ll see me as I watch you dance here tonight Angel what can I say I'm a sucker for your face Please may I have this dance Oh Angel take my hand I’m hoping you’ll save me from failing again tonight and we’ll twist turn and shake all night I’ll be happy for one moment in time first dance you were so fine my lovely valentine soft skin pressed against mine our sweaty hands combine I know it’s not real you’re just trying so hard to be nice and we’ll twist turn and shake all night I’ll be happy for one moment in time Angel please, just one more time feel your heart beat against mine DJay please don’t turn on the lights Angel might see me and ruin the rest of the night and we’ll twist turn and shake all night I’ll be happy for one moment in time

How are you feeling tonight under the spell of a chemical high your eyes start to sparkle your smile is so wide it’s only a matter of time under these thin sheets you lie Wrapped up in cotton and sensors and wires you ask for a pencil and you start to write you told me it was alright you said Goodnight sunshine don’t cry I’m fine I’ll see you again when it comes your time so sing a lullaby your laughter is making me cry I’m counting the breaths that you take as you fight I try to be strong but my eyes are on fire you point to your words and you smile Goodnight sunshine don’t cry I’m fine I’ll see you again when it comes your time so sing me a lullaby You’ve passed the ceiling on the wings of an angel you never turned back I want to lay here in the warmth that fading from your lovely face Goodbye sunshine don’t cry I’m fine I’ll see you again when it comes your time so sing me a lullaby Goodnight sunshine don’t cry I’m fine I’ll see you again when it comes your time so sing me a lullaby

When I look on the crashing waves I think how they’ve made us slaves we’re just living out today on the compost of yesterday the barons they love to play on the backs of the underpaid at least that’s what we used to say on the top of the heap today The sun goes down on this sleepy seaside town and the surf is singing me to sleep tonight the wind and rain won’t bother me again til I wake up knowing everything's alright Now I’m back to the island way I traded my car away for a bike and a boat today on this island I’ll pass away The sun goes down on this sleepy seaside town and the surf is singing me to sleep tonight the wind and rain won’t bother me again til I wake up knowing everything's alright One small step toward the limits toward the limits Could we build everything we love right here

watching you sleep taking little breaths and I think can I teach you things I’ve only now just learned I’m holding tight throughout the ride you turn to tell me it’s alright I hope you know it’s worth the fights we’ll fight the day you walk away One prayer for your love one prayer for your time and I pray you will understand I’m really on your side I’m holding tight throughout the ride you turn to tell me it’s alright I hope you know it’s worth the fights we fight the day you walk away One heartbeat away One step to the edge of the world and these crashing waves won’t bring you peace tonight You’re holding tight throughout the night I turn to tell you it’s alright I hope you know it’s worth the fight we fight the day you walk away You’re holding tight throughout the ride I turn to tell you it’s alright I hope you know it’s worth the fights we fight the day you walk away

Here's another song That you'll probably never hear These loving words are Falling on deaf ears All the things I love about you They won't make you smile today Cause you'll never even read the things I say So feel free to sing along To the song you'll never hear It could use your pretty voice To bring a tear I wish that you could know All the things I feel inside But I know you'll never hear it in this song But if I should pass away you’ll read every word I pray and my ghostly voice will sing you right to sleep and you’ll member all the ways that I tried so hard to say you were always so perfect in my eyes So feel free to sing along To the song you'll never hear It could use your pretty voice To bring a tear I wish that you could know All the things I feel inside But I know you'll never hear it in this song

It’s worth looking back on the moments in time with friends and the folks in our lives so lets take a minute we’ll all sing a line One more time The songs that we’ve written bout women and friends and songs bout our past and our kin it’s brought us together let’s do it again one more time one more time one more time let’s all gather round let’s all make a sound one more time The year’s about over just moments until and every year gets shorter still but let’s gather round let’s all make a sound one more time one more time one more time let’s all gather round let’s all make a sound one more time and if nobody listens I guess that’s just fine as long as I have you on the back line So let’s raise a toast to the memories we made and we’ll twirl round our lovers now let’s promenade let’s rock this one last time. one more time one more time let’s all gather round let’s all make a sound one last time I’m just an old punk with this guitar in hand and here at this mic I will stand when this is all over I’ll do it again one more time

I’m tired and I’m spent I just lay my weary head onto this lonely bed whisper in my ear tell me you love me then lay right beside me I’ll dream of the day when again here I’ll lay as you sing another lullaby