1.Don't Cuss The Fiddle
I scandalized my brother
While admittin' that he sang some pretty songs (and he did)
I'd heard that he'd been scandalizing me
And, lord, i knew that that was wrong (and i was)
Now i'm lookin' at it over
Something cool and feelin' fool enough to see
What i had called my brother on
Now he had every right to call on me
Chorus：
Don't ever cuss that fiddle, boy
Unless you want that fiddle out of tune
That picker there in trouble, boy
Ain't nothin' but another side of you
If we ever get to heaven, boys
It ain't because we ain't done nothin' wrong
We're in this gig together
So let's settle down and steal each other's songs
I found a wounded brother
Drinkin' bitterly away the afternoon
And soon enough he turned on me
Like he'd done every face in that saloon
Well, we cussed him to the ground
And said he couldn't even steal a decent song
But soon as it was spoken
We was sad enough to wish that we were wrong
Chorus：
Don't ever cuss that fiddle, boy
Unless you want that fiddle out of tune
That picker there in trouble, boy
Ain't nothin' but another side of you
If we ever get to heaven, boys
It ain't because we ain't done nothin' wrong
We're in this gig together
So let's settle down and steal each other's songs
Tag：
I know that it sounds silly
But i think that i just stole somebody's song
Don williams ？ williams - hank williams ？ harlan ？
2.Easy, Come On
Everybody called the lady easy
For the way the lady was to please
Everybody told her she was crazy
Lovin' all that love away for free
People hate to see you make it easy
They'll never understand
Some take life for granted
'cause it seems to take so long
Easy takes it any way she can
Chorus：
Easy, come on, take it easy
Come on, here we go again
Let it go as easy as you can
It's the sweetest and the saddest place
A body's ever been
Feelin' easy come and go again
Instrumental break, and in the background：
.... easy
.... to please
.... she was crazy
.... and free
So let's take our time and make it easy
Bring that bottle from the shelf
Everybody's laughin' when there's money, love and friends
When they're gone the jokes are on yourself
Chorus：
Easy, come on, take it easy
Come on, here we go again
Let her down as easy as you can
It's the sweetest and the saddest place
A body's ever been
Feelin' easy come and go again
Chorus：
Easy, come on, take it easy
Come on, here we go again
Bring us down a bottle from the shelf
'cause it's easy come to anyone with money, love and friends
When they're gone the jokes are on yourself
3.Rocket To Stardom
By kris kristofferson, roger mcguinn, bobby neuwirth
It started when the neighbors saw my fancy new t.v
That opens up the gate outside my home
And let's me let in anyone i really wanna see
And keep out all them other dudes i don't
Then one by one they started comin' over to perform
And someone played 'temptation' on kazoo
Nellie got as naked as the day that she was born
And it sure was all over baby blue
Chorus：
I've got electric eyes, two big dogs, and a mine-field
And miles and miles and miles of barbed-wire fence
But the biggest show in town is in my driveway
And we ain't had a good night sleepin' since
Orville baker's showin' us the fastest draw in town
Cora lee's clackin' on her spoons
Ol' jesse's trick dog sure does look dead lyin' on the ground
And jesse's wife is a-howlin' at the moon
Charly's ugly daughter sure can tap dance
Mable thatcher's walkin' on her hands
And just as i was leavin' for the kitchen for a snack
Ol' lulla bell amazed us with her fans
Chorus：
I've got electric eyes, two big dogs, and a mine-field
And miles and miles and miles of barbed-wire fence
But the biggest show in town is in my driveway
And we ain't had a good night sleepin' since
Froney's got an act that's hard to follow
Norman plays a nimble tamborine
You should see what sara lee can swallow
And ol' billy does a wicked 'mr. clean'
Good lord, if i'd've known this future when i started
Believe you me, i'd never change a thing
I got a closed circuit circus in my bedroom
And a world full of whackos in the wings
Get 'em burt !
Chorus：
I've got electric eyes, two big dogs, and a mine-field
And miles and miles and miles of barbed-wire fence
But the biggest show in town is in my driveway
And we ain't had a good night's sleepin' since
4.Silver(The Hunger)
Silver was a rounder with a wicked reputation
Music was his magic and his madness rolled in one
It's said he charmed the fairest hearts of this world's fairest
maidens
Quick as silver mercury and slippery as a song
Winding like a river through a thirsty world of strangers
Carving out a legend in a dream-forsaken land
Silver took his pleasures just as freely as he gave them
'cause hungry eyes weren't quick enough for silver's flashing
hands
Then once upon escaping from the world of silk and shadows
Sudden growin' sicker of the secrets and the shame
He stumbled onto something real that beckoned like a candle
And never lookin' backwards, he surrendered to the flame
Chorus：
Because hunger, is the surface, of a darkened pool of sadness
Silver pale reflection of a deeper need below
Mystery and magic are the holy forms of madness
Sacred as the ecstasy that slumbers in your soul
Silver moved instinctively within her soft defenses
Soon unfolding mysteries he'd never seen before
And wakening an ancient need, she slipped inside his senses
And silver took it easy as the closing of a door
Then soon he touched the secret fears she'd hidden with her
sorrows
Darker than her raven hair and deeper than her eyes
And dared to try to lead her to the sunlight from her shadows
Following the line between her laughter and her lies
But silver left his magic with the legend he'd abandoned
Love had stripped him naked of illusion and it's charms
Then one long night her changing mind took kindly to a stranger
And morning found her moving in the golden stranger's arms
Chorus：
Because hunger, is the surface, of a darkened pool of sadness
Silver pale reflection of a deeper need below
Mystery and magic are the holy forms of madness
Sacred as the ecstasy that slumbers in your soul
Silver stared in silence at the tangled scene before him
Time was burning frozen in the oceans of his eyes
And sadly turning backwards to the world that he'd forsaken
He donned the shining mantle of deception and disguise
Slowly, with the patience born of silent desperation
Silver worked his way into the darkness of her mind
Weaving through her conscience like a chance she might have
taken
Sadder than the shadows of the love she'll never find
And silver's spell was stronger than the softly smiling stranger
Whose star was burning smaller in the naked light of day
And silver took her hand again, a wiser man, but sadder
Ready for the stranger who would steal her love away
Chorus：
Because hunger, is the surface, of a darkened pool of sadness
Silver pale reflection of a deeper need below
Mystery and magic are the holy forms of madness
Sworn to free the ecstasy that slumbers in your soul
5.Stranger
Maybe she was smilin' in the mirror
Maybe i was too, 'cause i was stoned
Singin' every sad song on the juke-box one more time
Honey, they were hittin' close to home
And i said - maybe this'll make you think i'm crazy
Honey, don't feel lonesome if you do
But if you wanna make a young man happy one more time
I'd sure like to spend the night with you
Chorus：
And she said - stranger
Shut out the light and lead me
Somewhere - shut out the shadows, too
And while we lay there, makin' believe you love me
Stranger, could i believe in you
Maybe you got all you got together
Maybe you keep rollin' like a stone
Maybe some old lonesome song'll take you by surprise
And leave you just a little more alone
Chorus：
Singing - stranger
Shut out the light and lead me
Somewhere - shut out the shadows, too
And while we lay there, makin' believe you love me
Stranger, could i believe in you
Chorus：
Keep singing - stranger
Shut out the light and lead me
Somewhere - shut out the shadows, too
And while we lay there, makin' believe you love me
Stranger, could i believe in you
6.The Stallion
Chorus：
Stay if you want to, don't be ashamed
Leavin' is easy; lord, losin's the same
Life is a promise nobody keeps
Lay yourself down girl; rock me to sleep
We were the wild ones, proud in our prime
Me and the stallion, lord, one of a kind
See how we run, lord, see how we fall
Ridin' for moonlight, we done it all
Well, the daylight was dying, rooks in the wind
She stood before me, stripped to the skin
Next to my stallion, she purely shown
Gliding to moonlight, starlight and stone
The moonlight is silver, starlight is cold
Wakin' to laughter, shakin' my soul
She was runnin' my stallion, naked and free
Ridin' for moonlight, gone like a dream
Chorus：
Stay if you want to, don't be ashamed
Leavin' is easy; lord, losin's the same
Life is a promise nobody keeps
Lay yourself down girl; rock me to sleep
7.The Year 2000 Minus 25
Welcome to the year 2000, minus 25
Oh say, can you smell 'er for the smoke？
God's still up there laughin'
So he's gotta be alive
Who says he can't take a dirty joke？
Power is and power does and power slips away
It's so easy to abuse.
Who'da thought them arabs woulda bought the usa
Just to give it to the jews？
Chorus：
Singin' crime still don't pay
Just like it used to
(just like it used to)
And time slips away 'til you die
(slips away 'til you die)
You know but i don't give a damn
When i choose to
(when i choose to)
And you know but it don't hurt so bad
When you're high
(when you're high)
Oh say does the future of the homesick and the brave
Even matter anymore
There ain't no more reason for them boys to run away now
Than there was the fight before
And could you tell me why the hell we tried to win back in the
war
What we wasted in the last？
Might just ain't as righteous as it used to be before
When your army's out of gas
Chorus：
Singin' crime still don't pay
Just like it used to
(just like it used to)
And time slips away 'til you die
(slips away 'til you die)
You know but i don't give a damn
When i choose to
(when i choose to)
And you know but it don't hurt so bad
When you're high
(when you're high)
8.Who's To Bless And Who's To Blame
If a cheated man's a loser
And a cheater never wins
And if beggars can't be choosers
'til they're weak and wealthy men
And the old keep gettin' older
And the young must do the same
And it's never gettin' better
Who's to bless, and who's to blame
Chorus：
All the cards are on the table
You done laid your money down
Don't complain about your chances, boy
It's the only game in town
And the meaning doesn't matter
Nor the way you play the game
To the winner or the loser
Who's to bless, and who's to blame
Chorus：
Keep your hands above the table
And your back against the wall
Toss your chips in with your chances, boy
Let 'em lay the way they fall
Cause the moral doesn't matter
Broken rules are all the same
To the broken or the breaker
Who's to bless, and who's to blame
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