A Cowboy's Got To Ride
Composer(s): Chris LeDoux
Performer(s): Chris LeDoux



Well you mama finds it hard to understand
Why her lovin' son wants to be a rodeo man
And your daddy had a whole lotta
great big plans for you
You hate to disappoint him 
but you gotta other things to do

Now, your best girl thinks it's time you settle down
You finally graduated and she's ready for a wedding gown
But there's a great big world just waintin' out there for you
And if she really loves you she can wait another year or two

And nobody really knows how you feel inside
The road gets rough and the goin' gets tough, but you know you've gotta try
And there ain't no way they're ever gonna change your mind
Don't everybody know that a cowboy's got to ride

Now your high school buddies say man, you've gone insane
Don't you know rodeo is a crazy, foolish game
But you can see in their eyes a little jealousy
They're all workin' 9-5, you're footloose and fancy free

And nobody really knows how you feel inside
The road gets rough and the goin' gets tough, but you know you've gotta try
And there ain't no way they're ever gonna change your mind
Don't everybody know that a cowboy's got to ride

Don't everybody know that a cowboy's got to ride ...

A Crazy Girl Is Hard To Find
Performer(s): John Hiat



I'm sorry you're so crazy
I'm sorry you're so blue
I'm sorry that this sad old song's for you

Just when we had a good thing going
You had to go and lose your mind
Sane girls are so easy

But a crazy girl's hard to find

You see rabbits in the mirror
And you cry at puppet shows
You laugh at me when I take off my clothes

But underneath the dusty covers
Your madness almost shines
Well those sane girls, they come so easy

But a crazy girl's hard to find

Just when I think I got ya figured
You leave me way behind
Just when I think I see your shadow
I see it's only mine

So you can see why I get nervous
When you say you're gonna go
'Cause you could leave forever and never know
So stay here in this mad house
We'll lose it together this time
Well those sane girls, they're so easy

But a crazy girl's hard to find
Yeah, those sane girls, they come so easy

But a crazy girl's hard to find

A Crazy World Like This
Composer(s): Neil Geraldo - Tom Kelly - Billy Steinberg
Performer(s): Pat Benatar; Chesney Hawkes



Baby I forgot somethin'
That's why I came home
It's somethin' I really need
I know you thought I was gone
No, it's not my gloves honey
It's not that cold today
It's nothin' I left behind
It's somethin' I got to say
I forgot to say I love you
And something else that I missed
To say how much I need you

In a Crazy, Crazy World Like This
It's easy to feel all alone
You give me the strength I need to exist
Just hold me and don't let me go
In a Crazy, Crazy World Like This

Sometimes I don't know lately, what will ease the pain?
On every corner of the street, sometimes it's all too insane
Baby you just got somethin', that's why I came home
It's somethin' I really need, an' now we can be alone

I just had to say I love you, and something else that I missed
To say how much I need you

In a Crazy, Crazy World Like This
It's easy to feel all alone
You give me the strength I need to exist
Just hold me and don't let me go
In a Crazy, Crazy World Like This

It's easy to fear the unknown
I always know when fate gives a twist
You'll be there to soften the blow

In a Crazy, Crazy World Like This - Ooh, Ooh
You give me the strength I need to exist
Just hold me and don't let me go

In a Crazy, Crazy World Like This
It's easy to feel all alone
I always know when fate gives a twist
You'll be there to soften the blow

In a Crazy, Crazy World Like This - Ooh, Ooh
You give me the strength I need to exist
Just hold me and don't let me go

In a Crazy, Crazy World Like This
When all my defences are low
I always know when fate gives a twist
You'll be there to soften the blow
In a Crazy, Crazy World Like This .....

A Cry In The Forest
Composer(s): Dan Fogelberg
Performer(s): Dan Fogelberg



There’s a cry in the forest
It’s feathered and brown
And it echoes off of nothing
As the trees come down
It’s the sound of a sparrow hittin’ the ground
It’s the sound of one eternity bound
It’s the sound of one eternity bound

There’s a cry in the oceans, it’s plaintive and blue
And it rises from the depths, breaks my heart in two
It’s the dreams of the great whales running aground
For they know that they’re eternity bound
For they know that they’re eternity bound

Whoa eternity bound
Once they’ve passed into the timeless, they can never more be found
Is there anybody listening, tell me can you hear the sound
Of the gentle ones eternity bound
Of the gentle ones eternity bound

There’s a cry in the heart of every woman and man
We’ve been crying in the darkness since the world began
Will we ever seek forgiveness, will we ever earn the crown
Or are we in turn eternity bound
Or are we in turn eternity bound

Whoa eternity bound
Once we’ve past into the timeless, we can never more be found
Is there anybody listening, tell me can you hear the sound
Of the lonely ones eternity bound
Of the lonely ones eternity bound
Of the lonely ones eternity bound

A Curious Feeling
Composer(s): Tony Banks
Performer(s): Tony Banks



(It's a curious feeling)
It's a curious feeling 
To see the edge receding
It seems the more I know
The more I don't know
Does this ever end?
If you listened to fanatics of the left or right
You'd think they'd solve it all
But they don't convince me
Some statesmen, gurus, men of science and of philosophy
All have an answer but they won't agree
So if anybody tells you stories
Of how they're gonna change your world
Be they the Aga Khan, the ex Shah of Iran
Or the Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Say I don't believe you cos I know we don't need you
In the name of religion or of any politician
I'm sure we've heard it all
If races always ran to form they never would be run
Where would be the fun?
And if ever a man could understand everything there was
He'd have no reason to carry on
So when anybody tells you stories
Of how they're gonna change your world
Be they the Aga Khan, the ex Shah of Iran
Or the Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Say come with me then to the Garden of Eden
Put back our bites from the apple of the Tree of Knowledge
Be like the beasts again

A Damn Good Country Song
Composer(s): Donnie Fritts
Performer(s): Jerry Lee Lewis; Donnie Fritts



Well I've took enough pills for big Memphis town
Ol' Jerry Lee's dranked enough whiskey to lift any ship off the ground
I'll be the first to admit
Sure do wish these people would quit it
You know it's tough enough
To straightin' up when these idiots won't leave you alone
Jerry Lee Lewis' life would make a damn good country song
I've always done my best
I've tried to walk tall
Walk on Killer
But when the evening was over I was drunk stumbling into walls
Well I know I've earned my reputation
Can't they see I've found my salvation?
I guess they'd rather prove me wrong
My life would make a damn good country song
Let's get it now!
I've had my share of women
But they always seem to leave
Gonna put me another quarter
In the ol' pinball machine
Well I know the ol' Killers been wrong
That ol' change came over me took too long
My life would make a damn good country song
Jerry Lee Lewis' life would make a damn good country song!

A Dandelion Dies In The Wind
Composer(s): Elton John - Bernie Taupin
Performer(s): Elton John



See my eyes and I see my arms
The seagulls say you’ve gone
It was just a game of let’s pretend
And I whistle to the waves
that lend me tears

Purple clouds, golden rain
Yesterday has gone
And a dandelion dies in the wind

If you’re quick enough to rise
With the sleep still in your eyes
You’ll see the shadow of the sun above my mind
I know that only you can help me now

Purple clouds, golden rain
Yesterday has gone
And a dandelion dies in the wind

But a dandelion sighs
And it tries to tell the wind
That crying’s not a bad thing
Worrying is a sin

If they sent a cloud from heaven
I would ride into the skies
To escape all of my troubles
And to cast away your lies

Purple rains have turn to gold
The clouds of yesterday
And a dandelion dies in the wind

I see my eyes and I see my arms
The seagulls say you’ve gone
It was just a game of let’s pretend
And I whistle to the waves that lend me tears

Purple clouds, golden rain
Yesterday has gone
And a dandelion dies in the wind

The Gipsies
((Dutch, French, & Italian Versions: De Zigeuners (Corry Brokken); Les Gitans (Dalida); Gli Zingari (Dalida))
Composer(s): Pierre Cour - Hubert Giraud - Gill - Guilgud
Performer(s): Dalida



Whence come you Tzigane?
I’m from old Bohemia
Whence come you Tzigane? 
From the Pyrenees
Did you travel far?
From the bay of Napoli
Tell me Greybeard what that sigh is for
I am from a land that exists no more

Where the caravans rest giant shadows are leaping
While the forest is sleeping
Gipsy songs fill the night

Weary horses turn wondering eyes to the fire
As the white flames expire gipsy hearts into flight

Touching the stars all alone in their sorrow
Mellow guitars promise hope for tomorrow

From the gipsies who follow the winds everywhere
Comes the Romany prayer to be free as the sky

Where go you Tzigane? 
Home to old Bohemia
Where go you Tzigane?
To the Pyrenees
Will you travel far?
To the bay of Napoli
Dost thou Greybeard see some distant shore?
Many are my years I can row no more

When the morning is young gipsy hearts will be glowing
There’s a thrill never knowing what the journey may bring
As the heavens reveal nature’s wonderful story
In his own gipsy glory every man is a king

Sing gipsy sing of the moon in her splendour
Dream gipsy dream of your love in surrender
From the gipsies who follow the winds everywhere
Comes the Romany prayer to be free as the sky

A Day
Composer(s): John Curulewski
Performer(s): Styx



Woke up in rainy autumn
Morning mist beginning to wane
And the birds of the winged trees
Calling my name
Careless the clouds above me
The wind is gently lifting my hair
Where the rivers of the wind fall light rain
Now stand bare
Listen to the flowing streams
Golden in the shelter of my dreams
Playing a song on the meadow that echoes with love
Walk alone through the garden
The leaves are wet with morning's tear
And the whispering of someone
Is drawing me near
Content to rest awhile
Pondering the motion of time
Over unforgotten memories
Dipped in wine
Listen to the flowing streams
Golden in the shelter of my dreams
Playing a song on the meadow that echoes with love
The god of dusk is falling around me
The night air now restless and dank
Yet the fields are specked with flowers
Few and rank
Moon reflecting off the water
Rippling an image to me
Of the way that it is
And the way that it's going to be
Listen to the flowing streams
Golden in the shelter of my dreams
Playing a song on the meadow that echoes with love

Les Girls
Composer(s): Doug Fieger 
Performer(s): The Knack



On the beach in St. Tropez
sweet-smelling perfume fills the air
sitting in some small café
with the women all just waiting there

les girls
les girls
les girls
les girls

summer sun and streaks of blonde
shimmer in their shining hair
sipping wine with such elan
so sweet so soft so fine so fair

les girls c'est tres jolie
les girls les belles jeune filles
les girls c'est sens unique
les girls c'est magnifique

ooh la la la ooh
ooh la la la la
your heart starts pounding
vous dit q'est ce que c'est
what is this crazy feeling anyway

Hollywood New York Paris
this jet set life can seem so strange
strolling down the rue de vie
it's funny some things never change

les girls c'est tres jolie
les girls les belles jeune filles
les girls c'est sens unique
les girls c'est magnifique

les girls ooh la la
les girls I gotta have one
les girls ooh la la
les girls gimme gimme gimme

les girls ooh la la
les girls or maybe two
les girls ooh la la
les girls aah ooh

les girls ooh la la
les girls I want one now now now
les girls ooh la la
les girls

A Day In The Life
Composer(s): John Lennon - Paul McCartney
First release by: The Beatles - 1967
Covered by multiple other artists



I read the news today oh, boy
About a lucky man who made the grade
And though the news was rather sad
Well, I just had to laugh
I saw the photograph
He blew his mind out in a car
He didn't notice that the lights had changed
A crowd of people stood and stared
They'd seen his face before
Nobody was really sure
if he was from the House of Lords
I saw a film today oh, boy
The English army had just won the war
A crowd of people turned away
But I just had to look
Having read the book
I'd love to turn you on
Woke up, got out of bed
dragged a comb across my head
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
and looking up, I noticed I was late
Found my coat and grabbed my hat
Made the bus in seconds flat
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
Somebody spoke and I went into a dream
Ah
I read the news today oh, boy
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
And though the holes were rather small
They had to count them all
Now they know how many holes
it takes to fill the Albert Hall
I'd love to turn you on 

A Day In The Life Of A Fool ((aka Carnival (by Perry Como) - 1963))
((Adapted from:	Manhã De Carnaval (Breno Mello) - 1959))
Composer(s): Luiz Bonfá - Antônio Maria Araújo de Morais - Carl Sigman
Performer(s): Jack Jones - 1966
and multiple other artists

Versions In Other Languages:
1959 - La Chanson D'Orphée (by Dalida)
1959 - La Canzone Di Orfeo (by Dalida)
1960 - Yön Väistyessä (by Vieno Kekkonen)
1970 - Das Glück Kam Zu Mir Wie Ein Traum (by Alexandra)
1997 - Mañana De Carnaval (Manha Do Carnival) (by Luis Miguel)



A day in the life of a fool
A sad and a long, lonely day
I walk the avenue
And hope I run into
The welcome sight of you coming my way

I'll stop just across from your door
But, you're never home anymore
So there, in my room
And there, in my gloom
I'll cry, tears of goodbye

Till you come back to me
That's the way it will be
Everyday in the life of a fool

A Day To Remember
Composer(s): Mike Rutherford
Performer(s): Mike Rutherford



There's a light in every window 
And it's shining on your door 
It's put there to remind you 
Of what you must answer for 
Have you never had this feeling 
There's nothin' you must hide 
No day to remember 
No day to recall 

Every day is just another day 
Every way is just another way 
So try to remember 
Please try to recall 
Why don't you believe me, oh 
Why don't you believe me, oh 

And in a moment's hesitation 
Your defences are down 
And your secret is out, it is out 

Nightmares keep coming 
Your dreams get confused 
As you try to remember 
The way that you were used 
But you'll have forgotten 
You can't recall 
The way that it happened 
And the things that you saw 

Every face is just another face 
Every place is just another place 
That haunts you forever
The day you can't hide 
Why don't you believe me, oh 
Why don't you believe me, oh 

And in a moment's hesitation 
Your defences are down 
And your secret is out, is out 

Someone points a finger 
Someone knows the truth 
'Bout the day you've been hiding 
The day you were used 
But the nightmares keep coming 
Your dreams get confused 
As you try to remember 
As you try to recall 
But you know in your heart 
Someone will find 

That day you remember 
That day you can't hide 

That day you remember 
That day you can't hide

A Day Without Love
Composer(s): Phillip Goodhand-Tait
Performer(s): Love Affair; Steve Ellis



I walk along your street
(along your street)
And I try to meet
The folks that live close by you
(live close by you)
Maybe they know why you had to go away

Baby if I knew (baby if I knew)
I could face the truth
But they just say, "I'm sorry, (say I'm sorry)
Really shouldn't worry, there'll be an other day"

But a day without love
Is a view with emptiness
And your love brings me happiness
I can't stand a day without love

At night I lie awake (I lie awake)
Try in vain to take
My mind off this confusion, was our love just an illusion
I really never know

There's no way to find (no way to find)
What's been going through your mind
There is something warm about you (warm about you)
Seems so sad without you, did you have to go

But a day without love
Is a view with emptiness
And your love brings me happiness
I can't stand a day without love

But a day without love
Is a view with emptiness
And your love brings me happiness
I can't stand a day without love

A Dear John Letter
Composer(s): Lewis Talley - Fuzzy Owen - Billy Burton
Performer(s): Ferlin Husky & Jean Shephard
and multiple other artists



Dear John, Oh, how I hate to write
Dear John, I must let you know tonight
That my love for you has died away like grass upon the lawn
And tonight I wed another, Dear John
I was overseas in battle when the postman came to me
And he handed me a letter, I was happy as I could be
For the fighting was all over and the battle had been won
Then I opened up the letter and it started, "Dear John"
Dear John, Oh, how I hate to write
Dear John, I must let you know tonight
That my love for you has died away like grass upon the lawn
And tonight I wed another, Dear John
Will you please send back my picture, my husband wants it now
When I tell you who I'm wedding, you won't care, dear, anyhow
Now the ceremony has started and I'll wed your brother Don
Will you wish us happiness forever, Dear John?
Dear John, Oh, how I hate to write
Dear John, I must let you know tonight
That my love for you has died away like grass upon the lawn
And tonight I wed another, Dear John

A Devil Like Me (Needs An Angel Like You)
Composer(s): Red Simpson - Don Rich
Performer(s): Dick Curless & Kay Adams; Buck Owens



Dick Curless:
Well a devil like me needs an angel like you
To really tame me down
Kay Adams:
If an angel like me had a devil like you
I'd stop your runnin' around
Dick Curless:
Yeah, I'd stay at home like a good man should
I'd never ever make you blue
'Cause a devil like me needs an angel like you
You bet your little heart he do
Kay Adams:
Well, you've never been one for a steady girl
You've always played the field
A-this one, that one, every other which one
Just another turn o' the wheel
Dick Curless:
But when you walked in with your big brown eyes
And your pretty little dress of blue
I knew a devil like me needs an angel like you
You bet your little heart he do
Dick Curless:
Well, if a devil me had an angel like you
I'd change my reputation
'Cause a devil like me with a shady past
Ain't got no recommandation
Kay Adams:
I'd give you real love, true love
A whole lotta sweet love
And make your every dreams come true
Yes, an angel like me needs a devil like you
You bet your little heart she do
Dick Curless:
Well, a devil like me needs an angel like you
To really tame me down
Kay Adams:
If an angel like me had a devil like you
I'd stop your runnin' around
Dick Curless:
Yeah, I'd stay at home like a good man should
I'd never ever make you blue
'Cause a devil like me needs an angel like you
You bet your little heart he do
Kay Adams: 'Cause a devil like you
Dick Curless: Needs an angel like you
Both: You bet your little heart we do

The Girls And The Dogs
((Adapted from: Les Filles Et Les Chiens (by Jacques Brel) - 1963))
((Finnish Version: Koiranelämää (by Harri Rantanen) - 1984))
Composer(s): Jacques Brel - Gérard Jouannest - Eric Blau - Mort Shuman
Performer(s): Scott Walker - 1968



The girls
Are as fast as a game
Are as bright as a flame
And you're always to blame

The girls
Are as pink as the light
And as dark as the night
And they're always right

The girls
Are as cold as the sphinx
Always dreaming of minks
They drive you to drink

The girls
Are as soft as a sigh
That whispers good-bye
And leaves you to cry

But the dogs
Well, they're only dogs
Just wagging their tails
As they watch it end

Oh, the dogs
Well, they're only dogs
And maybe that's why
They're man's best friend

The girls
Can make you feel cold
Can make you feel old
An antique to be sold

The girls
They play with your heart
They tear you apart
You're never too smart

The girls
They throw you from towers
They'll whip you with flowers
It depends on the hours

The girls
Will treat you like trash
Or let you be brash
It depends on your cash

But the dogs
Don't depend on a thing
They just lick your face
When they see it end

Oh, the dogs
Don't depend on a thing
And maybe that's why
They're man's best friend

The girls
You know that they are vain
They will poison your brain
They will drive you insane

The girls
Will laugh at your jokes
How they love the coat on (???)
But it is all a hoax

The girls
Are still making dates
they still making you wait
and they say you are late

The girls
Are yours for a throw (?)
At least you think so
Ah but you will never know

The dogs
Well you know the dogs
They lift up a leg
As they see it end

The dogs
Well you know the dogs
And maybe that's why
They're man's best friend

The girls
They're not what they seem
They all have a scheme
They call it a dream

The girls
Are as hot as they please
And you're down on your knees
With the greatest of ease

The girls
Say you're on the right track
Then they take it all back
Tie it up in a sack

The girls
They will give it of course
But they give with such force
That it gives you remorse

But the dogs
They give nothing at all
They just lift a leg
As they watch it end

Oh, the dogs
They give nothing at all
And that's the reason why
They're man's best friend

And yet it's because of the girls
When they've knocked us about
And our tears want to shout
That we kick the dogs out

A Dime And A Dollar
Composer(s): Ray Evans - Jay Livingston
Performer(s): Guy Mitchell; Rosemary Clooney



With a whoop and a holler and a dime and a dollar
I’m a lucky son of a gun
Wherever I go I guess you know
I tip my hat to none
With a whoop and a holler and a dime and a dollar
I’m a lucky son of a gun
I’m just a rollin’ stone, I wander on my own
And always take my own advice
I’ve travelled every trail, and never been in jail
‘Cos I’ve deserved it once or twice
My horse has been my pal, but once I met a gal
And thought a kiss would be no crime
I darn near lost my life, she was the sheriff’s wife
I just got out of town in time
With a whoop and a holler and a dime and a dollar
I’m a lucky son of a gun
Wherever I go I guess you know
I tip my hat to none
With a whoop and a holler and a dime and a dollar
I’m a lucky son of a gun
Now when I leave a town and get to beddin’ down
I kinda wink up at the stars
Nobody knows my name, they only know I came
And drank my weight in all the bars
With a whoop and a holler and a dime and a dollar
I’m a lucky son of a gun
Wherever I go I guess you know
I tip my hat to none
With a whoop and a holler and a dime and a dollar
I’m a lucky son of a gun 

A Distant Land To Roam
Composer(s): A.P. Carter
Performer(s): The Carter Family
and multiple other artists



I remember very well
on one dark and dreary day
Just as I was leaving home
for a distant land to roam

Mother said (mother said) my dear boy (my dear boy)
I hope to see you next year again
Fare you well (fare you well) fare you well (fare you well)
So I left my dear old home for a distant land to roam

Now I wandered far away from my home I've gone astray
Now I'm coming coming home never more from thee to roam

And these words she said to me as she took me by the hand
If on earth we meet no more may we meet at God's right hand

Distant Thunder
Composer(s): Paul Barrère - Shaun Murphy - Bill Payne
Performer(s): Little Feat



Give my best to those I care for
With firends a simple nod will do
I bow to those
who've come and gone before me
A handshake to the past
It gets me through
Been a little bit good and a little bit sad
Let the dirt and dust fall where it may

A distant thunder and it takes my breath away
Tumblin' in a whirlwind pullin' clouds from the sky
Pressure is a pyramid in a scream that no one hears
A thousand lifetimes couldn't cover my tears
Oh cover my tears

Measured distance through the heartbeats
Measured time holds all my beliefs
These shotgun visions are all I've ever lived with
A scattered mind from a reckless youth
I cover my ears, I cover my eyes
Still all the fears, still heard the lies

A distant thunder and it takes my breath away
Tumblin' in a whirlwind pullin' clouds from the sky
Pressure is a pyramid in a scream that no one hears
A thousand lifetimes couldn't cover my tears
Oh cover my tears

Took convention for a rough ride
A genius under glass set adrift
Direction all but fading
Like a kiss that leaves you floating in a trance
The rivers I cross the memories I keep
A minute to smile, forever to weep

A distant thunder and it takes my breath away
Tumblin' in a whirlwind pullin' clouds from the sky
Pressure is a pyramid in a scream that no one hears
A thousand lifetimes couldn't cover my tears
Oh cover my tears

A distand thunder, I feel like I'm slippin' under
Tumblin' in a whirlwind pullin' clouds from the sky
Of all those times that I've turned and looked away
A thousand lifetimes couldn't cover my tears
Oh cover my tears