Songs For Willie

You've Reached The End Before Me

Well, you've reached the end before me
and every day I'm missing you
And, the memories we created
are all that's left to hold on to
Through the thick times and the thin times
together you and me would always ride
but, this is the first time in my life
that you can't be by my side

'Cause, your there with Momma & Poppa
and our children who left far before their time
They're right beside you in heaven
and pretty soon I won't be too far behind

When we were growing up together
you & me, we made a pact
pickin' guitar or pickin' cotton
we'd always have each other's back
You were my anchor
you kept me from drifting to sea
And, I like to think that sometimes
you are still looking out for me

Up there with Momma & Poppa
and our children who left far before their time
They're right beside you in heaven
and pretty soon I won't be too far behind

I don't blame you for leaving
but, it hurts me that you've gone away
The more you love somebody
the more you wish they could stay
I've been trying not to show it
but, I've been working through this grief kind of slow
The more you love somebody
the more it hurts when they go

Up there with Momma & Pappa
and our children who left far before their time
They're right beside you in heaven
and pretty soon I won't be too far behind

And, when you joined the band again
I was so happy I could cry
I thought we'd play forever
and never have to say good-bye
I believe in heaven, and Jesus, and His amazing grace
And, we're going to get the band back together
when I reach those pearly gates!

Up there with Momma & Poppa
and our boys who left too far before their time
They're all around you in heaven
and pretty soon I won't be too far behind
Yes, me & Bobbie, and Jody, and Bee, and Paul
we're going to get the band back together
after my final curtain call
We're going to get the band back together
after my final curtain call 

Our Love Don't Live Here Anymore

Our love don't live here anymore
It packed up and moved away from who we were before
We might sleep in the same bed, and walk the same cold floor
but, our love don't live here anymore

Sweetheart, I know your love is gone
I'd rather that it wasn't true than sing it in a song
It happened oh so gradually, I don't know where it went wrong
but Sweetheart, I know your love is gone

I always wanted for our house to be a home
but, a home is so much more than these walls made of stone
It takes the fire of a love that is devout
but, somewhere along the way we let the embers just die out
and now they're gone
gone

Darlin', our love didn't pass the test
We may have shared the same dreams
but now they're put to rest
I want you to be happy and I wish you all the best
but Darlin', our love didn't pass the test

I never meant to cause you any pain
I only wanted for your sweet love to remain
If there was a way I could bring back the flame
I would do it over, a million times again

But, our love don't live here anymore
It packed up and moved away from who we were before
We might sleep in the same bed and walk the same cold floor
but, our love don't live here anymore.

You Put The Whore In Horrible 

You slept around behind my back 
Gave you my heart you planned an attack 
Told me you loved me , but that was bull 
You put the "whore" in horrible 
 

Get out of my bed, I know where you've been 
Behind the bars, out meeting other men 
Said, "Let's get married" 
but, I'm no fool 
You put the "whore" in horrible 
 

I think I've learned my lesson 
this time around 
when you come looking for me 
Baby, I won't be found 
 

A moral compass  is something that you lack 
What kind of woman drinks all my Jack? 
(alternate lyric: A moral compass is something that you need 
What kind of woman smokes all my weed?) 
The day you left me, I was so grateful 
You put the "whore" in horrible 
 

I think I learned my lesson 
this time around 
when you come looking for it 
Baby, I won't be found 
 

The day you left me , I was so grateful
You put the "whore" 
You put the "whore" 
You put the "whore" in horrible.

How To Play The Blues

It's strange, but it's true 
I never knew how to love 
until I met you 

You taught me that love 
is a gift from above 
but, it can be taken away 
from you 

You taught me everything I know 
You taught me everything I know 
You taught me everything I know 
about how to play the blues 

I know I'm no good 
I was sure you would 
leave me as soon 
as you knew that too 

And, now that you're gone 
all I have is this song 
about all the things that I learned from you 

You taught me everything I know 
You taught me everything I know 
You taught me everything I know 
about how to play the blues 

I know I've done wrong 
I'm sure all along 
you must have known that too 

But, regret is a word 
that is too often heard 
from the mouth of a man with nothing left to lose 

You taught me everything I know 
You taught me everything I know 
You taught me everything I know 
about how to love 
and how to really play the blues.

All The Swallows Of Capistrano

I've been hanging 'round Los Rios Avenue
It's not that I'm feeling down
just looking for somebody new
to get up off that train
who could smile the way you do
and take away this rain
and turn these gray skies blue

Because all the Swallows of Capistrano
they won't come around since you've been gone

I walked across the street
into the Swallows Inn
and I asked the bartender
if maybe you had stopped in
Well, he just poured a drink
but, that just left me feeling alone
Your memory still remains
 and those birds, they ain't coming home

Cause all the Swallows of Capistrano
They won't come around since you've been gone

There's something about small towns
they seem to know what you're going through
I hear those Mission bells
and I swear that they're calling for you
to come back home again
We can work out what we got wrong
It's not that I'm missing you
It's just that ever since you've been gone

All the Swallows of Capistrano
They won't come around since you've been gone

Something's Gonna Change

Something's gonna change
Something's gonna change, it ain't gonna be easy
Something's gonna change, Somethin' gonna change
it's gonna hurt like hell

I can see it when she walks
I can see it when she's walking away from me
And, I can hear it when talks
I can hear it when she calls me another man's name

It's coming like train
It's coming like train on down the mountain
It's coming like a train
Like a freight train

And, I can't stop it now
No I can't stop it
She's just dragging me on down the rails
And, I can't numb the pain
the chemicals don't reach where her memory remains

You knew it would end like this
You knew it would end like this, but still you had to go trying
You knew it would end like this 
You knew it would end like this, and now you can't stop your crying

Cause I know she's in love
Yeah, I know she's in love with another man
And, I know I did her wrong
Yeah, I know it took too long for me to make a stand
But, at least I know by now
at least I know by now that I can
have a hole inside my heart
a hole in my heart bigger than the Grand Canyon

Something's gonna change
Something's gonna change