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Lonesome Way Back Home
03:30
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I was a country boy, a scoundrel sometimes
Call me what you will, but not what I ain't
Got a roughed up hat, worn down boots
Always tryin' to find the lonesome way back home
But along the way, things got troubled
And you hear the song I sing today
So goodbye, little darlin', goodbye
I'm leavin' Cheyenne in Cheyenne
Well she traded me in for one of them fancy cars
So now I guess I'm on the trail again
I was in danger, of feeling better somehow
Finding the feet that used to drag me down
But I wasn't gonna be the winner of a prize
Jus' foolhardy on the lonesome way back home
As I moved on, into this dusty old town
Where I write for you this song today
I knew that I'd seen the last of trouble for a time
I'd seen the last of the lonesome way back home
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Who Wants to be King
02:27
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Who wants to be king and wear the crown?
To go hunting for glory in a tainted night gown
Walkin' the floor so much you can no longer see
Well boy that sounds too much like work to me
I'd be lying if I said that I don't miss her sometimes
I'll be fine, here by the bar
Who wants to be king and wear the crown?
To go hunting for in that tainted night gown
Walk the floor so much you can no longer see
Well now boy that sounds too much like work to me
I'd be lying if I said that I don't miss her sometimes
Here I am, here by the bar
Who wants to be king if it's only to be famous?
Finding out they built their own life for us
Is the touch of gold better than a working life?
Well I think I'll go ahead and save myself the strife
'Cos no time soon am I settling down
Ah, who wants to be king if you're the queen?
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You were talking about heading down New Orleans
Taking a family trip down The Big Easy
I was staking a claim on yer heart girl
For more than a holiday - on the Texas side!
Then I saw you in my strangest fears
And how we'd look in 20 to 25 years
Honey, I'll grow old, but baby I won't grow up
Don't know that I care if she thinks about me
I was talking about blowing this town I was bored
I swore I'd love you until the day I didn't anymore
I've spent more hours than not in those dive bars
Finding life's too short to do the best for you
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Henry J. Sawyer Melbourne, Australia
Henry J. Sawyer is a Melbourne, Australia based whiskey drinkin', ramblin' cowboy.
A frequent
visitor to the lone star state, Sawyer invokes the spirit of Texas barrooms and dancehalls where the echoes of Jerry Jeff, Waylon, Willie and the boys still ring out.
His motto is simple - keep the classic country sound alive.
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