Willie Nelson - Django & Jimmie Album Lyrics

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Django And Jimmie

I'm a kid with a guitar
Trying to play, when they ask
Where does your style come from?
I know what you mean
Because I learned to sing
Listening to blue, yodel number one
We love Hank and Lefty
Bob Wills, Ernest Tubb, and Johnny Cash
But if we had to pin point
The start of who we are
Or who we go by

The Django and Jimmie
Has Mississippi
A young singing Brakeman
A jazz playing gypsy
Might not have been
A Merle or a Willie
If not for a Django and Jimmie

Through the twenties and thirties
Jimmie sang his way to the top
In spite of those old TB blues
Django was a star
He burned up a guitar
With just two good fingers to use
You can't turn back time
Or put more sand in the glass
But sometimes at night
I close my eyes and go back

The Django and Jimmie
Has Mississippi
A young singing Brakeman
A jazz playing gypsy
Might not have been
A Merle or a Willie
If not for a Django and Jimmie

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It's All Going To Pot

Well, it's all going to pot
Whether we like it or not
Best I can tell
The world's gone to hell
And we're sure gonna miss it a lot

All of the whiskey in Lynchburg, Tennessee
Just couldn't hit the spot
I gotta hundred dollar bill, friend
You can keep your pills
Cause it's all going to pot

That cackle-bobble-head-in-a-box
Must think I'm dumb as a rock
Readin' daily news
While I'm kickin' off my shoes
It's scarin' me outta my socks

The Red Headed Stranger I'm not
But buddy, let me tell you what
If ysk ol' Will
He'll tell ya here's the deal
Friends, it's all goin' to pot

Well, it's all going to pot
Whether we like it or not
Best I can tell
The world's gone to hell
And we're all gonna miss it a lot

All the whiskey in Lynchburg, Tennessee
Just couldn't hit the spot
I gotta hundred dollar bill
You can keep your pills, friend
Cause it's all goin' to pot

Well I thought I had found me a girl
Sweetest little thing in the world
But all my jokes went up in smoke
When I caught her makin eyes at Merle

He said, sweet little honey
With her eye on your money
She's gonna take every penny you got
I said she's never gonna get it
Cause I've already spent it
Merle, It's all goin' to pot

It's all going to pot
Whether we like it or not
Best I can tell
The world's gone to hell
And we're all gonna miss it a lot

All the whiskey in Lynchburg, Tennessee
Just couldn't hit the spot
I gotta hundred dollar bill
You can keep your pills, friend
It's all going to pot
I gotta hundred dollar bill
You can keep your pills, friend
Cause it's all goin' to pot

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Unfair Weather Friend

[Willie Nelson:]
The whole sky opens up and it rains down on my head
I show up at your door, beat down and soakin wet
I know you will open up and let me waltz right in
My come whatever, unfair weather friend

[Merle Haggard:]
If I find myself out lost on a lonely Friday night
The songs aren't hittin home and the whiskey don't taste right
A few numbers on the phone and you're on the other end
My come whatever, unfair weather friend

[Willie Nelson:]
I might wind up stuck out on some old forgotten highway
Somehow you'll show up and sure enough be goin' my way

[Merle Haggard:]
You're always there, right where you've always been
My come whatever, unfair weather friend

[Willie Nelson:]
I don't have to wonder where'll you be if I should need you
All I have to do is close my eyes and I can see you
Always there, right where you've always been

[Merle Haggard:]
Sometimes this whole world is my worst enemy
And I know where to run when it gets to me
No one else but you can make it all make sense
My come whatever, unfair weather friend

[Willie Nelson:]
My come whatever, unfair weather friend

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Missing Ol' Johnny Cash

Now Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two
Seemed to know just what to do
Invented the sound that hooked you and me
Added one to make the Tennessee Three
The Man In Black was long and lean
Hit the Billboard charts with a Teenage Queen
Had a television show, the best we'd seen
That chick-a-boom rock really made a splash
Missing ol' Johnny Cash

Well Johnny Cash was a friend of mine
Knew him well for a mighty long time
Shared the stage for many a show
Broke my heart to see him go
Cash had the fire of a thousand men
Lovin life was his greatest sin
Treated his fans like the next of kin
Rappin a bit, talkin trash
Missing ol' Johnny Cash

Well now Johnny Cash wore black attire
And he fell into that Ring of Fire
He came up swinging like a Boy Named Sue
And he married June Carter and he [?] too
He wrote his songs from deep within
And he hit the stage with a crooked grin
He and I were both Highwaymen
And that record became a smash
Well I'm missing ol' Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash never walked no line
Johnny Cash never did no time, but
When he sang a Folsom Prison Blues
You knew good and well he'd paid his dues
True, he always dressed in black
But he loved folks and they loved him back
Carried his pills in a brown paper sack
Well I don't care if they found his stash
I'm missin' old Johnny Cash

Now is it really true that him and Roy Nichols, Rose Maddox, some people roasted hot dogs in the back of a limousine with ice cream sticks? I don't know, I said they set the curtains on fire in a English hotel room just to warm their hands. Well. Willie, do you know anything about Cash?

Well yeah, I know a lot of things about Cash. I'm not sure I should talk about it, but I checked with John, asked him if it's OK, he said he didn't give a shit. One time he took a casket up to his hotel room and got into it and called room service. I thought that was pretty funny

Now Cash had the fire of a thousand men
Lovin life was his greatest sin
Treated his fans like the next of kin
Rappin a bit, talkin trash
Missing ol' Johnny Cash

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Live This Long

Time flies by
In the blink of an eye
When you get paid for having too much fun
Kicking out the foot lights
Living the night life
Like tomorrow ain't never going to come
Wouldn't change much of nothing
About this road we've been running
For of wild times, wild women, and a song
But we would've taking much better care of ourselves
If we would have known we would live this long

Whiskey goes down
Like cold, spring water
Over rocks, and the close of the day
When you're flying like Eagles
Down American highways
You lose a lot of friends along the way
But we just keep on moving
And rolling along
Can't look back
We might turn to stone
But we would've taking much better care of ourselves
If we would have known we was gonna live this long

If we would've known we would live this long
We might have changed things up a bit
We still would've lived out every song
Just maybe not quite as fast as we did

But we're in pretty good shape, Will
The shape we're in
We'll keep rocking along, until we're gone
But we would've taking much better care of ourselves
If we would have known we was gonna live this long
Yeah, we would've taking much better care of ourselves
If we would have known we was gonna live this long

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Alice In Hulaland

Alice in Hulaland
Building castles in the sand
Living life, ain't got no plan
Just loving the boys in the band

Alice in Hulaland
Painting daisies on her van
She's number one, of their biggest fans
She loves the boys in the band

Alice in Hulaland
Come sit here on the front row
And get close to the sound
As close as you can
Are you there for the melody?
There for the lyrics?
Or just there for the boys in the band?

Alice in Hulaland
Yellow bird, sitting on her hand
Singing to her, she understands
She loves the boys in the band

Alice in Hulaland
Come sit here on the front row
And get close to the sound
As close as you can
Are you there for the melody?
There for the lyrics?
Or just there for the boys in the band?

Alice in Hulaland
Come sit here on the front row
And get close to the sound
As close as you can
Are you there for the melody?
There for the lyrics?
Or just there for the boys in the band?

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Don't Think Twice, It's Alright

Well, ain't no use sitting in wondering why, babe
If you, don't know by now
Ain't no use in sitting and wondering why, babe
It'll never do anyhow
When your rooster, calls at the break of dawn
Look out your window, and I'll be gone
You're the reason I'm travelling on
Don't think twice, it's alright

Ain't no use in turning on your light, babe
The light I'll never know
There ain't no use in turning on your light, babe
I'm on the dark side of the road
I wish there was something you would do, or say
To make me try and change my mind and stay
But we never did too much talking anyways
So, don't think twice, it's alright

So it, ain't no use in calling my name, gal
Like you've never done before
Ain't no use in calling out my name, gal
I can't hear you anymore
I'm thinking, and wondering, walking down the road
I onced loved a woman, a child I'm told
I give her my heart but she wanted my soul
But don't think twice, it's all right

I'm walking down that long, lonesome road, babe
Where I'm bound, I can't tell
But goodbye's too good a word, babe
So I'll just say fare thee well
I ain't saying that treated me unkind
You could have done better, but I don't mind
You just sort of wasted my precious time
So, don't think twice, it's all right

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Family Bible

There's a family Bible on the table
Each page is torn and hard to read
But the family Bible on the table
Will ever be my key to memories
At the end of day when work was over
And when the evening meal was done
Dad would read to us from the family Bible
And we'd count our many blessings, one by one

I can see us sitting round the table
When from the family Bible dad would read
I can hear my mother softly singing
Rock of ages
Rock of ages cleft for me

Now this old world
Of ours is full of trouble
And this old world would also better be
If we'd find more Bibles on the tables
And mothers singing rock of ages, cleft for me

I can see us sitting round the table
When from the family Bible dad would read
I can hear my mother softly singing
Rock of ages
Rock of ages cleft for me

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It's Only Money

Well, it's only money
It will go away
It's only change in pockets
And it'll get back to mine someday
But it's only money
And it will go away

I'm not talking about you, baby
Talking about your lying, cheating, way
I don't care about the money
It's half yours anyway

Well, it's only money
Only money
It will go away
Go away
Yeah, it's only change in pockets
It'll get back to Merle someday
It's only money
Only money
It will go way, way

If you don't want to be with me there
Better find yourself a better half
If you don't want to be with me, babe
You got to find yourself a better half
And when you spend all our money
You can just spend everything he can wear

Well, it's only money
Only money
It will go away
Go away
Yeah, it's only change in pockets
It'll get back to Merle someday
It's only money
Only money
It will go way, way

They got your credit cards
Fly as far as you can fly
Max out your credit cards
Fly as far as you can fly
I don't care about your money
If you ain't got a ticket
You ought to go out and buy one

Well, it's only money
Only money
It will go away
Go away
Yeah, it's only change in pockets
It'll get back to mine someday
It's only money
Only money
It will go away, way
Away
It's only money
I will go away, way
Amen

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Swinging Doors

This old smoke-filled bar is something I'm not used to
But I gave up my home to see you satisfied
And I just called to let you know where I'll be living
It's not much but I feel welcome here inside

And I've got swinging doors, a jukebox and a barstool
And my new home has a flashing neon sign
Stop by and see me anytime you want to
'Cause I'm always here at home till closing time

I've got everything I need to drive me crazy
And I've got everything it takes to lose my mind
And in here, the atmosphere's just right for heartaches
And thanks to you, I'm always here till closing time

And I've got swinging doors, a jukebox and a barstool
And my new home has a flashing neon sign
Stop by and see me anytime you want to
'Cause I'm always here at home till closing time
I'm always here at home till closing time

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Where Dreams Come To Die

This is where dreams come to die
This is where dreams come to die
Then they fly back to heaven
But this is where dreams come to die

They're fun when you dream them
Everyone is laughing at you
And it's fun, watching them wonder
And all of the dreams are coming true

This is where dreams come to die
This is where dreams come to die
Then they fly back to heaven
But this is where dreams come to die

This world is just a stop over
On their journey up to the sky
And here's to the trip back to heaven
May they be safe as they fly

This is where dreams come to die
This is where dreams come to die
Then they fly back to heaven
But this is where dreams come to die

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Somewhere Between

Somewhere between your heart and mine
There's a window that I can't see through
There's a wall so high it reaches the sky
Somewhere between me and you

I love you so much I can't let you go
And sometimes I believe you love me
But somewhere between your heart and mine
There's a door without any key

Somewhere between your heart and mine
There's a love I can't understand
It's there for a while then it fades like a smile
And I'm left in the middle again

Somewhere between your heart and mine
There's a window that I can't see through
There's a wall so high it reaches the sky
Somewhere between me and you

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Driving The Herd

I know my part
I'll bring up the rear
I'll eat the dust
You know, I don't care
That's what I do
I'll get them through
I'm driving the herd

I sing them to sleep
I sing them awake
They like my songs
I give and I take
I know my part
I play for love and heart

I'm driving the herd
Maybe I'm following
They'll let me know
If I'm doing it right
They'll sing-a-long with me every night
That's how I know
That they're liking the show
Well, I'm driving the herd
Or maybe they're driving me?

I'm driving the herd
Maybe I'm following
They'll let me know
If I'm doing it right
They'll sing-a-long with me every night
That's how I know
That they're liking the show
Well, I'm driving the herd
Or maybe they're driving me?

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The Only Man Wilder Than Me

He's the only man wilder than me
He's the only man wilder than me
He's an outlaw, he's crazy
But he's never been lazy
He's just busy on a life long spree
He's the only man wilder than me

Well, I never robbed trains
And I never did time
I'm a man who likes to agree
But some call me a sinner
Well, I call him a winner
And he's the only man wilder than me

He's the only man wilder than me
The only man wilder than me
Some call me a sinner
I call him a winner
And he's the only man wilder than me

If he ever really cared
He'd apologized
Indifference has kept his mind free
He knows yesterday is dead
And tomorrow is blind
And he's the only man wilder than me

He's the only man wilder than me
The only man wilder than me
Some call me a sinner
I call him a winner
And he's the only man wilder than me

He's the only man wilder than me
The only man wilder than me
Some call me a sinner
I call him a winner
And he's the only man wilder than me