If you were mine to lose, I'd gladly let you go
'Cause that would mean you once belonged to me
I'd gladly face the heartache of losing you some day
'Cause then at least I'd have a memory.
Through all the years I've known you, You've never noticed me
Just a friend that's all I've been to you
I'd gladly let you break my heart for just one memory
Just to know that you were mine to lose.
If I could only hold you just one time
For one short moment heaven would be mine
If you were mine to lose I'd gladly let you go
Just to know that you were mine to lose.
If you were mine to lose I'd gladly let you go
Just to know that you were mine to lose...
Throwing Good Love After Bad lyrics - Conway Twitty
By now, others would have quit
Thrown the towel in, and admit
It's over
And, maybe I will yet
Cause, your love couldn't get
Any colder.
Still, somehow, I can't stop believing
One day, we'll again have what we had
Though I should find someone new
I keep on loving you
Throwing good love after bad.
I watched you as you changed
As your love grew as strange
As your kisses
And, the more and more it hurt
I thought it couldn't get no worse
Ah, but it is.
Anybody else would stop and find another
Face the truth, and never once look back
And, I pray someday I will
But, as it is, I'm still
Throwing good love after bad.
I know somewhere, somebody out there's waitin' for me
With just as good a love as I have
And, someday, that love I'll find
And, I'll stop wasting mine
Throwing good love after bad.
And, someday that love I'll find
And, I'll stop wasting mine
Throwing good love after bad...
Thrown the towel in, and admit
It's over
And, maybe I will yet
Cause, your love couldn't get
Any colder.
Still, somehow, I can't stop believing
One day, we'll again have what we had
Though I should find someone new
I keep on loving you
Throwing good love after bad.
I watched you as you changed
As your love grew as strange
As your kisses
And, the more and more it hurt
I thought it couldn't get no worse
Ah, but it is.
Anybody else would stop and find another
Face the truth, and never once look back
And, I pray someday I will
But, as it is, I'm still
Throwing good love after bad.
I know somewhere, somebody out there's waitin' for me
With just as good a love as I have
And, someday, that love I'll find
And, I'll stop wasting mine
Throwing good love after bad.
And, someday that love I'll find
And, I'll stop wasting mine
Throwing good love after bad...
Saturday Night Special lyrics - Conway Twitty
Well, I was there to buy a pistol
She was there to hauck her ring
The broker in the pawnshop
Deals in almost anything.
He'll pay you for your misery
Or he'll sell you someone's pain
And that twinkle in his greedy eye
Says your loss will be his gain.
She stood back in the shadows
As the broker dealt with me
Her eyes were dark and desperate
From some private misery.
His words were so prophetic
When he said you got a steal
I said throw in one bullet
And you got yourself a deal.
Oh, a Saturday night special
Is an easy thing to buy
All you got to be is twenty-one
Or fifteen if you lie.
Just hand the man money
And if some ones gotta die
The broker in the pawnshop
Won't even blink an eye.
Well, he handed me the pistol
And I was almost to the door
When I heard him tell the lady
Seven dollars nothing more.
The lady started crying
As he took her wedding band
Well, my hand was in my pocket
And the gun was in my hand.
I was gonna use that bullet
To end my life
I was once somebody's husband
She was once somebody's wife.
Well, I usually mind my business
But I could not walk away
His dollars just weren't making sense
And I knew I had to stay.
Well, the broker's face turned pasty
When he caught my icy stare
It would never leave my pocket
But he knew the gun was there.
I asked him what his life was worth
And he opened up that drawer
For a simple golden wedding band
He paid $2000 more.
That Saturday night was special
Even though it wasn't planned
As we walked down the sidewalk
She reached and took my hand.
We crossed the bridge and I took that gun
And sailed it through the air
I said, "Ever been to Texas?"
She said, "I think I'd love it there."
Oh, a Saturday night special
Is an easy thing to buy
All you got to be is twenty-one
Or fifteen if you lie
But there's a pawnshop in the city
That used to deal in everything
Ha, but you can't buy a pistol there,
You cant hawk your wedding ring...
She was there to hauck her ring
The broker in the pawnshop
Deals in almost anything.
He'll pay you for your misery
Or he'll sell you someone's pain
And that twinkle in his greedy eye
Says your loss will be his gain.
She stood back in the shadows
As the broker dealt with me
Her eyes were dark and desperate
From some private misery.
His words were so prophetic
When he said you got a steal
I said throw in one bullet
And you got yourself a deal.
Oh, a Saturday night special
Is an easy thing to buy
All you got to be is twenty-one
Or fifteen if you lie.
Just hand the man money
And if some ones gotta die
The broker in the pawnshop
Won't even blink an eye.
Well, he handed me the pistol
And I was almost to the door
When I heard him tell the lady
Seven dollars nothing more.
The lady started crying
As he took her wedding band
Well, my hand was in my pocket
And the gun was in my hand.
I was gonna use that bullet
To end my life
I was once somebody's husband
She was once somebody's wife.
Well, I usually mind my business
But I could not walk away
His dollars just weren't making sense
And I knew I had to stay.
Well, the broker's face turned pasty
When he caught my icy stare
It would never leave my pocket
But he knew the gun was there.
I asked him what his life was worth
And he opened up that drawer
For a simple golden wedding band
He paid $2000 more.
That Saturday night was special
Even though it wasn't planned
As we walked down the sidewalk
She reached and took my hand.
We crossed the bridge and I took that gun
And sailed it through the air
I said, "Ever been to Texas?"
She said, "I think I'd love it there."
Oh, a Saturday night special
Is an easy thing to buy
All you got to be is twenty-one
Or fifteen if you lie
But there's a pawnshop in the city
That used to deal in everything
Ha, but you can't buy a pistol there,
You cant hawk your wedding ring...
I Don't Remember Going Crazy lyrics - Conway Twitty
I walked in and there you sat
I wanted you; there was no holding back
Those innocent eyes, the way you laughed
You touched me I seem to remember that.
But I don't remember going crazy
Somehow I lost control
What was that song they were playing?
I remember dancing slow and I was holding you so tightly
Some thing I just had to do
I don't remember going crazy, but I did for you.
No secrets, no room for lies
We shared so much in so little time
That's why they say love is blind
It was the last thing on my mind.
But I don't remember going crazy
Somehow I lost control
What was that song they were playing?
I remember dancing slow and I was holding you so tightly
Some thing I just had to do
I don't remember going crazy, but I did for you...
I wanted you; there was no holding back
Those innocent eyes, the way you laughed
You touched me I seem to remember that.
But I don't remember going crazy
Somehow I lost control
What was that song they were playing?
I remember dancing slow and I was holding you so tightly
Some thing I just had to do
I don't remember going crazy, but I did for you.
No secrets, no room for lies
We shared so much in so little time
That's why they say love is blind
It was the last thing on my mind.
But I don't remember going crazy
Somehow I lost control
What was that song they were playing?
I remember dancing slow and I was holding you so tightly
Some thing I just had to do
I don't remember going crazy, but I did for you...
They Only Come Out At Night lyrics - Conway Twitty
I've seen you out with your in crowd
Holdin' somebody and laughin' loud
That was me, you know
Whose eyes were burning through you
Someone rings you late at night
But no one says hello at the end of your line
That was me, you know
Breathing warm in your ear
All day, I do fine
Those sweet old memories never cross my mind
Oh, they only come out at night
When you look out your window and it's three o' clock
Some fool's ridin' round and round your block
That's me, you know
Driving myself crazy
And when you hear a rustle or the back door squeak
Turn off the lights and go back to sleep
That's me, you know
Haunted by what used to be
All day, I do fine
Those sweet old memories never cross my mind
Oh, they only come out at night
All day, I do fine
Those sweet old memories never cross my mind
Oh, they only come out at night
Oh, they only come out at night
Holdin' somebody and laughin' loud
That was me, you know
Whose eyes were burning through you
Someone rings you late at night
But no one says hello at the end of your line
That was me, you know
Breathing warm in your ear
All day, I do fine
Those sweet old memories never cross my mind
Oh, they only come out at night
When you look out your window and it's three o' clock
Some fool's ridin' round and round your block
That's me, you know
Driving myself crazy
And when you hear a rustle or the back door squeak
Turn off the lights and go back to sleep
That's me, you know
Haunted by what used to be
All day, I do fine
Those sweet old memories never cross my mind
Oh, they only come out at night
All day, I do fine
Those sweet old memories never cross my mind
Oh, they only come out at night
Oh, they only come out at night
Jenny's Souvenirs lyrics - Conway Twitty
Exchanging, yes, I do's
Forever's coming true
Two needing hearts unite
Captured in black and white
Gathered on yellowed walls
Sixty years says it all
The loving, the laughter, still after years
Are kept alive in Jenny's souvenirs
Tickets from picture shows
Dried roses, Christmas bows
Keepsakes from country fairs
Stocked up her vintage wears
She'd never throw them out
Things they could live without
He'd kid her and tell her, "You're silly, dear"
And he would laugh at Jenny's souvenirs
Shines on his shaking hand
That ageless wedding band
Reminds him and finds him without her near
And now he lives on Jenny's souvenirs
He gets by on Jenny's souvenirs
Forever's coming true
Two needing hearts unite
Captured in black and white
Gathered on yellowed walls
Sixty years says it all
The loving, the laughter, still after years
Are kept alive in Jenny's souvenirs
Tickets from picture shows
Dried roses, Christmas bows
Keepsakes from country fairs
Stocked up her vintage wears
She'd never throw them out
Things they could live without
He'd kid her and tell her, "You're silly, dear"
And he would laugh at Jenny's souvenirs
Shines on his shaking hand
That ageless wedding band
Reminds him and finds him without her near
And now he lives on Jenny's souvenirs
He gets by on Jenny's souvenirs
Julia lyrics - Conway Twitty
You were always there for me, Julia.
I was so afraid to fall in love.
I thought you'd wait for me,
Is it too late for me now?
Have you given up?
How it must have hurt you, Julia.
Waitin' for your love to be returned.
I never knew how.
What can I do now that I
Have finally learned?
I never thought that love could hurt me,
Now I tremble at the thought of losing you.
And all the perfect words desert me now,
Just in case it matters,
I love you.
May I have this dance with you, Julia?
Won't you let me hold you one more time?
The music is over,
But I'll hold you closer this time, Julia.
Julia.
I was so afraid to fall in love.
I thought you'd wait for me,
Is it too late for me now?
Have you given up?
How it must have hurt you, Julia.
Waitin' for your love to be returned.
I never knew how.
What can I do now that I
Have finally learned?
I never thought that love could hurt me,
Now I tremble at the thought of losing you.
And all the perfect words desert me now,
Just in case it matters,
I love you.
May I have this dance with you, Julia?
Won't you let me hold you one more time?
The music is over,
But I'll hold you closer this time, Julia.
Julia.
Lonely Town lyrics - Conway Twitty
She gave into him last night
She thought he was Mr. Right
But he left like all the others
Before the morning came around
Same old story in lonely town
The sun comes up, the heart goes down
She's tried everything she knows
Come so far and yet so close
She keeps searching for the magic
But it's nowhere to be found
But that's how it is in lonely town
The sun comes up, the heart goes down
There's got to be a way out
Someday she'll find it, she won't always be alone
The one she's been waitin' for
Will turn her life around and take her away
From this lonely town
The sun comes up, the heart goes down
There's got to be a way out
Someday she'll find it, she won't always be alone
The one she's been waitin' for
Will turn her life around and take her away
From this lonely town
Where the sun comes up, the heart goes down
No more living in this lonely town
She thought he was Mr. Right
But he left like all the others
Before the morning came around
Same old story in lonely town
The sun comes up, the heart goes down
She's tried everything she knows
Come so far and yet so close
She keeps searching for the magic
But it's nowhere to be found
But that's how it is in lonely town
The sun comes up, the heart goes down
There's got to be a way out
Someday she'll find it, she won't always be alone
The one she's been waitin' for
Will turn her life around and take her away
From this lonely town
The sun comes up, the heart goes down
There's got to be a way out
Someday she'll find it, she won't always be alone
The one she's been waitin' for
Will turn her life around and take her away
From this lonely town
Where the sun comes up, the heart goes down
No more living in this lonely town
I Want To Know You Before We Make Love lyrics - Conway Twitty
Sometimes all you need is someone to hold you
Sometimes that's all you're looking for
I'd like to take the time to get to know you
I don't want this time to be like all the times before.
I want to hold you before I make love to you
I want to show you all of my heart
And when I look into your eyes
I want to feel the love inside, you
I want to know you before we make love.
I've learned from all those lonely nights with strangers
It takes time for real love to be found
I feel the invitation of your body
I'd like to look inside your soul before I lay you down.
I want to hold you before I make love to you
I want to show you all of my heart
And when I look into your eyes
I want to feel the love inside, you
I want to know you before we make love.
I want to hold you before I make love to you
I want to show you all of my heart
And when I look into those eyes
I want to feel the love inside, you
I want to know you before we make
Before we make, love...
Sometimes that's all you're looking for
I'd like to take the time to get to know you
I don't want this time to be like all the times before.
I want to hold you before I make love to you
I want to show you all of my heart
And when I look into your eyes
I want to feel the love inside, you
I want to know you before we make love.
I've learned from all those lonely nights with strangers
It takes time for real love to be found
I feel the invitation of your body
I'd like to look inside your soul before I lay you down.
I want to hold you before I make love to you
I want to show you all of my heart
And when I look into your eyes
I want to feel the love inside, you
I want to know you before we make love.
I want to hold you before I make love to you
I want to show you all of my heart
And when I look into those eyes
I want to feel the love inside, you
I want to know you before we make
Before we make, love...
Borderline lyrics - Conway Twitty
A man can only last so long.
Before temptation gets too strong.
But I'm doin' all I know to do.
To try and stay away from you.
But I'm right on the Borderline.
You know I got a woman at home.
That I sure hate to leave alone.
But still you just keep comin' on
Like I'm not made of flesh and bone.
You got me right on the Borderline.
Borderline. Don't let me cross over.
She's right behind me in the moonlight.
Lord knows, I've tried to think of my lover.
Borderline. Don't let me cross her tonight.
Promises are easy made.
In the heat of passion, light of day.
But let that daylight start to fade
And your best laid plans might get mis-layed.
When you're right on the Borderline.
Borderline. Don't let me cross over.
She's right behind me in the moonlight.
Lord knows, I've tried to think of my lover.
Borderline. Don't let me cross her tonight.
Borderline. Don't let me cross her tonight.
Borderline. Don't let me cross her tonight...
Before temptation gets too strong.
But I'm doin' all I know to do.
To try and stay away from you.
But I'm right on the Borderline.
You know I got a woman at home.
That I sure hate to leave alone.
But still you just keep comin' on
Like I'm not made of flesh and bone.
You got me right on the Borderline.
Borderline. Don't let me cross over.
She's right behind me in the moonlight.
Lord knows, I've tried to think of my lover.
Borderline. Don't let me cross her tonight.
Promises are easy made.
In the heat of passion, light of day.
But let that daylight start to fade
And your best laid plans might get mis-layed.
When you're right on the Borderline.
Borderline. Don't let me cross over.
She's right behind me in the moonlight.
Lord knows, I've tried to think of my lover.
Borderline. Don't let me cross her tonight.
Borderline. Don't let me cross her tonight.
Borderline. Don't let me cross her tonight...
Not Enough Love To Go 'round lyrics - Conway Twitty
You know I've always tried
To never take love for granted
As you know. 'Cause if you ever
Said goodbye why, I just don't know
What I'd ever do with out you. baby.
Well, all of the friends we know
Are lettin' each other go, there own way
Will they ever find love again
Or will the whole world end up lonely?
Cause baby, just as sure as that old sun'll go down
Somewhere tonight you'll hear a heart breakin' sound
Maybe this'll be a lonely old town
If there's not enough love to go 'round.
Sometimes it's just a little hard
To keep a love like ours together.
But I promise you one thing, girl
No matter what, I'm gonna love you forever.
All up and down street
Are people who really need each other
And only a lucky few
Learn how to hold onto each other.
Cause baby, just as sure as that old sun'll go down
Somewhere tonight you'll hear a heart breakin' sound
Maybe this'll be a lonely old town
If there's not enough love to go 'round.
Maybe this'll be a lonely old town
If there's not enough love to go 'round
To never take love for granted
As you know. 'Cause if you ever
Said goodbye why, I just don't know
What I'd ever do with out you. baby.
Well, all of the friends we know
Are lettin' each other go, there own way
Will they ever find love again
Or will the whole world end up lonely?
Cause baby, just as sure as that old sun'll go down
Somewhere tonight you'll hear a heart breakin' sound
Maybe this'll be a lonely old town
If there's not enough love to go 'round.
Sometimes it's just a little hard
To keep a love like ours together.
But I promise you one thing, girl
No matter what, I'm gonna love you forever.
All up and down street
Are people who really need each other
And only a lucky few
Learn how to hold onto each other.
Cause baby, just as sure as that old sun'll go down
Somewhere tonight you'll hear a heart breakin' sound
Maybe this'll be a lonely old town
If there's not enough love to go 'round.
Maybe this'll be a lonely old town
If there's not enough love to go 'round
Snake Boots lyrics - Conway Twitty
Well, I was working this joint in Dallas
To make the payment on my car
Just a weekend stand with a local band
They had me playin' rhythm guitar.
Well, I was singin' some old cheatin' song
When this blue-eyed blonde came by
She said, I'm a table over in the corner
Why don't you drop around and say hi
So, I did.
Well, she was dressed like a million dollars
But she was way up outta my class
She whispered into my ear, honey I hear
A honky tonk man moves fast.
All of the sudden my body went numb
I had enough sense to see
That everything I ever wanted in life
Was coming to easy for me.
So I said, "Wait just a minute,
Wait, just a cotton-pickin' minute."
You better not get caught in the desert
Without your snake boots on
You don't lay down on the railroad tracks
'Til after the train is gone.
You don't swim out in deep water
With your pockets full of stone
You don't get caught in the desert, son,
Without your snake boots on.
Well, she was quicker that a boys good judgment
So, we were headed for the parkin' lot
When a guy in the band said, "Wait a minute, man
Lord, are you crazy or what?"
"Well, ole big bad Tex is her lover
And, he's terribly skilled with a knife
He's real particular 'bout who rides his horse
And, nobody fools with his wife."
So, I said, "Wait just a minute,
Wait just a dang minute."
You better not get caught in the desert
Without your snake boots on
You don't lay down on the railroad tracks
'Til after the train is gone.
You don't swim out in deep water
With your pockets full of stone
You don't get caught in the desert, nah,
Without your snake boots on.
You don't get caught in the desert, son,
Without your snake boots on.
Hey, watch out for that snake
To make the payment on my car
Just a weekend stand with a local band
They had me playin' rhythm guitar.
Well, I was singin' some old cheatin' song
When this blue-eyed blonde came by
She said, I'm a table over in the corner
Why don't you drop around and say hi
So, I did.
Well, she was dressed like a million dollars
But she was way up outta my class
She whispered into my ear, honey I hear
A honky tonk man moves fast.
All of the sudden my body went numb
I had enough sense to see
That everything I ever wanted in life
Was coming to easy for me.
So I said, "Wait just a minute,
Wait, just a cotton-pickin' minute."
You better not get caught in the desert
Without your snake boots on
You don't lay down on the railroad tracks
'Til after the train is gone.
You don't swim out in deep water
With your pockets full of stone
You don't get caught in the desert, son,
Without your snake boots on.
Well, she was quicker that a boys good judgment
So, we were headed for the parkin' lot
When a guy in the band said, "Wait a minute, man
Lord, are you crazy or what?"
"Well, ole big bad Tex is her lover
And, he's terribly skilled with a knife
He's real particular 'bout who rides his horse
And, nobody fools with his wife."
So, I said, "Wait just a minute,
Wait just a dang minute."
You better not get caught in the desert
Without your snake boots on
You don't lay down on the railroad tracks
'Til after the train is gone.
You don't swim out in deep water
With your pockets full of stone
You don't get caught in the desert, nah,
Without your snake boots on.
You don't get caught in the desert, son,
Without your snake boots on.
Hey, watch out for that snake
I'm For Awhile lyrics - Conway Twitty
I don't want our love to be like a song,
Just long enough to hang a memory on.
I want tomorrow's sunrise to be,
for us the dawn of history.
I'm not a one night rider,
Bed and breakfast ain't my style.
I'm for awhile.
Here today, here tomorrow.
Here when the babies are grown,
Believe you me, in the 21st century,
you'll still have me for your own.
Trying to make you smile,
I'm for awhile.
I guess you could say
I'm coming on to you,
But it's a long term proposition.
I'm here to love you
And love should be forever,
Please understand my positon.
I'm not much like the lone ranger,
Disappearing ain't my style.
I'm for awhile.
Here today, here tomorrow.
Here when the babies are grown,
Believe you me,
In the 21st century,
You'll still have me for your own,
Trying to make you smile
I'm for awhile.
I don't want our love to be like a song,
Just long enough to hang a memory on...
Just long enough to hang a memory on.
I want tomorrow's sunrise to be,
for us the dawn of history.
I'm not a one night rider,
Bed and breakfast ain't my style.
I'm for awhile.
Here today, here tomorrow.
Here when the babies are grown,
Believe you me, in the 21st century,
you'll still have me for your own.
Trying to make you smile,
I'm for awhile.
I guess you could say
I'm coming on to you,
But it's a long term proposition.
I'm here to love you
And love should be forever,
Please understand my positon.
I'm not much like the lone ranger,
Disappearing ain't my style.
I'm for awhile.
Here today, here tomorrow.
Here when the babies are grown,
Believe you me,
In the 21st century,
You'll still have me for your own,
Trying to make you smile
I'm for awhile.
I don't want our love to be like a song,
Just long enough to hang a memory on...
Fifteen To Forty-Three lyrics - Conway Twitty
I just cut the string
On a dusty old shoe box
And opened a door to the past
Now I'm sittin' here with my souvenirs
And these faded old photographs.
Fightin' back tears
Lookin' back through the years
And wonderin' why dreams fade so fast
Now the young boy I see
Don't look like the me
Reflected in this old looking glass.
The man in the mirror
Sees things so much clearer
Than the boy in the pictures
With his eyes full of dreams
Oh, the men that I've tried to be
From fifteen to forty-three
Never believed that they'd end up like me.
There's that touchdown I caught
Back when I thought
I'd play for the cowboys someday
There's you holding me in my faded fatigues
Comin' home to the U.S.A.
One after another
All my sweet dreams and lovers
Pass before my tear filled eyes
Pictures of a fool
Who was selfish and cruel
Till the day he made you say goodbye.
The man in the mirror
Sees things so much clearer
Than the boy in the pictures
With his eyes full of dreams
Oh the men that I've tried to be
From fifteen to forty-three
Never believed that they'd end up like me.
Oh, I never believed I'd be lonely like me...
On a dusty old shoe box
And opened a door to the past
Now I'm sittin' here with my souvenirs
And these faded old photographs.
Fightin' back tears
Lookin' back through the years
And wonderin' why dreams fade so fast
Now the young boy I see
Don't look like the me
Reflected in this old looking glass.
The man in the mirror
Sees things so much clearer
Than the boy in the pictures
With his eyes full of dreams
Oh, the men that I've tried to be
From fifteen to forty-three
Never believed that they'd end up like me.
There's that touchdown I caught
Back when I thought
I'd play for the cowboys someday
There's you holding me in my faded fatigues
Comin' home to the U.S.A.
One after another
All my sweet dreams and lovers
Pass before my tear filled eyes
Pictures of a fool
Who was selfish and cruel
Till the day he made you say goodbye.
The man in the mirror
Sees things so much clearer
Than the boy in the pictures
With his eyes full of dreams
Oh the men that I've tried to be
From fifteen to forty-three
Never believed that they'd end up like me.
Oh, I never believed I'd be lonely like me...
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