House of Gold Willie Nelson

People cheat, they steal and lie For wealth and what that wealth will buy But don't they know on the Judgment Day Gold and silver will melt away I'd rather be in a deep dark grave And know that my

House Where Nobody Lives Willie Nelson

Everyone calls it the house, the house where nobody lives Once it held laughter Once it held dreams Did they throw it away?

On The Sunny Side Of The Street Willie Nelson

Grab your coat and get your hat Leave your worry on the doorstep Just direct your feet To the sunny side of the street Can't you hear a pitter-pat And that happy tune is your step Life can be so sweet

Railroad Lady Willie Nelson

little bit shady Spending her days on a train She's the semi good looker But the fast rails they took her Now she's trying just trying To get home again South station in Boston To the stockyards of

Picture In A Frame Willie Nelson

PICTURE IN A FRAME WRITERS KATHLEEN BRENNAN, TOM WAITS Sun come up it was blue and gold Sun come up it was blue and gold Sun come up it was blue and gold Ever since I put your picture In a frame.

Autumn Leaves Willie Nelson

The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of red and gold I see your lips, the summer kisses The sun-burned hands I used to hold Since you went away the days grow long And soon I'll hear

Where My House Lives Willie Nelson

Stop here across the street to your right That's where my house lives sometimes I stayed there at night But mostly I was on the move business first you know And she'd wait there in her lonely room but

Home Is Where You're Happy Willie Nelson

Home is where you're happy, just any house will do, And I'll feel at home as long as you're with me. This room could not hold me for one short minute; If you weren't here with me, I'd soon be gone.

Heaven And Hell Willie Nelson

even go My front tracks are headed for a cold water well My back tracks are covered in snow Sometimes it's heaven,sometimes it's hell Sometimes I don't even know Heaven ain't walking a street paved with gold

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear Willie Nelson

"It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old From angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold Peace on the earth, goodwill to men, from heaven's all gracious king The world

In My Mother's Eyes Willie Nelson

One bright and guiding light That taught me wrong from right I found in my mother's eyes Those baby tales she told Of streets are paved with gold I found I found I found in my mother's eyes Just like a

Local Memory Willie Nelson

"The lights go out each evening at eleven And up and down our block there's not a sound I close my eyes and search for peaceful slumber And just then the local memory comes around Piles of blues against

If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time Willie Nelson

along your Cadillac leave my old wreck behind If you've got the money honey I've got the time [piano - harmonica] We'll go honky tonkin' make every spot in town We'll go to the every spot and leave all gold

Uncloudy Day Willie Nelson

O they tell me of a home far beyond the skies, O they tell me of a home far away; O they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise, O they tell me of an uncloudy day.

You Remain (Feat. Bonnie Raitt) Willie Nelson

What do you do with the sands of time When they carve out lines around your eyes I can close my fists up good and tight But I cant hold back the sands of time What do you do with a memory That just hangs

You Remain Willie Nelson

What do you do with the sands of time When they carve out lines around your eyes I can close my fists up good and tight But I cant hold back the sands of time What do you do with a memory That just hangs

Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys Willie Nelson

be cowboys 'Cause they'll never stay home and they're always alone Even with someone they love Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're harder to hold They'd rather give you a song than diamonds or gold

Nothing I Can Do About It Now Willie Nelson

I`ve got a long list of real good reasons For all the things I`ve done I`ve got a picture in the back of my mind Of what I`ve lost and what I`ve won I`ve survived every situation Knowing when to freeze

If You Can Touch Her At All Willie Nelson

woman can come on so wild and free And insist I don't watch her undress Or watch her watch me And stand by my bed and shiver As if she were cold Just to lie down beside me and touch me As if I were gold

If You Could Touch Her At All Willie Nelson

a woman can come on so wild and free And insist I don't watch her undress Or watch her watch me And stand by my bed and shiver As if she were cold Just to lie down beside me and touch me As if I were gold

Keep Me In Your Heart Willie Nelson

Shadows are falling and I'm running out of breath Keep me in your heart for a while If I leave you, it doesn't mean I love you any less Keep me in your heart for a while When you get up in the morning

Stay A Little Longer Willie Nelson

Can't go home if you're goin' by the mill Cause the bridge's washed out at the bottom of the hill Big Creek's up Little Creek's level plow my corn with a double shovel Stay all night stay a little longer

Shotgun Willie Willie Nelson

Shotgun Willie sits around in his underwear Bitin' a bullet, pullin' out all of his hair Shotgun Willie has got all of his family there You can't make a record if you ain't got nothin' to say You can't

Whiskey River (Saturday - Set 1) [Live at The Texas Opry House, Austin, TX 6/29/74] Willie Nelson

Whiskey River, take my mind Don't let her memory torture me Whiskey River, don't run dry You're all I got, take care of me Whiskey River, take my mind Don't let her memory torture me Whiskey River, don't

Country Willie Willie Nelson

You called me Country Willie the night you walked away With the one who promised you a life of joy You thought my life too simple and your was much too gay To spend it living with a country boy I'm

Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys Willie Nelson

be cowboys 'Cause they'll never stay home and they're always alone Even with someone they love Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're harder to hold They'd rather give you a song than diamonds or gold

Stay All Night (Stay A Little Longer) Willie Nelson

Can't go home if you're goin' by the mill Cause the bridge's washed out At the bottom of the hill Big Creek's up Little Creek's level Plow my corn with a double shovel Stay all night stay a little

Ridin' Down The Canyon Willie Nelson

"When evening chores are over at our rach house on the plains And all I've got to do is lay around I saddle up my pony and ride off down the trail To watch the desert sun go down Ridin' down the canyon

Across the Borderline Willie Nelson

There's a land where I've been told Every street is paved with gold And it's just across the borderline When it's time to take your turn Here's a lesson that you must learn You could lose more than you'll

Cisco Kid (Live (2004/Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles)) (Feat. Los Lonely Boys) Willie Nelson

The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine He drink whiskey, Poncho drink the wine He drink whiskey, Poncho drink the wine We met down on the fort of Rio Grande We met down on

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Willie Nelson

I grew up a-dreamin` of bein` a cowboy, and Lovin` the cowboy ways. Pursuin` the life of my high-ridin` heroes, I burned up my childhood days.

My Heros Have Always Been Cowboys (Album Version) Willie Nelson

I grew up a-dreamin' of bein' a cowboy, and Lovin' the cowboy ways. Pursuin' the life of my high-ridin' heroes, I burned up my childhood days.

My Heros Have Always Been Cowboys Willie Nelson

I grew up a-dreamin' of bein' a cowboy, and Lovin' the cowboy ways. Pursuin' the life of my high-ridin' heroes, I burned up my childhood days.

Time Of The Preacher Theme Willie Nelson

It was the time of the preacher when the story began. Of the choice of a lady and the love of a man. How he loved her so dearly, he went out of his mind.

Time of the Preacher Theme (Short Version) Willie Nelson

It was the time of the preacher when the story began. Of the choice of a lady and the love of a man. How he loved her so dearly, he went out of his mind.

All Of Me Willie Nelson

All of me Why not take all of me Can't you see That I'm no good without you Take my arms I want to loose them Take my lips I'll never use them Your goodbye Left me with eyes that cry And I

Ocean of Diamonds Willie Nelson

people drink champagne out under the stars While others drink wine, leaning over a bar But all that I need dear to make me feel fine Is to know that your love will forever be mine I'd give an ocean of

Because Of You Willie Nelson

Because of you there's a song in my heart because of you my romance had its start Because of you the sun will shine the moon and stars will say you're mine Forever and never to part I only live for

Outskirts Of Town Willie Nelson

Well I'm gon' tell you baby We'll move away from here Gonna sell my icebox and buy me a Frigidaire When we move out on the outskirts of town Cause I don't want nobody foolin' or always hangin' round It

Summer Of Roses Willie Nelson

A short time I have to be with you my love But a short time is better than no time you see So I bring to you all my possessions And would that you'd share them with me I bring you one springtime of robins

End Of Understanding Willie Nelson

But there must be an end to understanding, And the end of mine can't be too far away. I try to understand that you're "only human". And "we all make mistakes" every day.

Color Of Sound Willie Nelson

And love we all hold dear plants a seed in the ground Every thought that is spoken, every face in the crowd Every heart that's been broken believes the color of sound If silence is golden, what color

Time Of The Preacher Willie Nelson

It was a time of the preacher When the story began Of the choice of a lady And the love of a man How he loved her so dearly He went out of his mind When she left him for someone That she'd left behind

Where The Soul Never Dies Willie Nelson

To Canaan's land I'm on my way Where the soul (of man) never dies My darkest night will turn to day Where the soul (of man) never dies No sad farewells No tear dimmed eyes Where all is love And the soul

The Ghost Willie Nelson

The silence is unusually loud tonight The strange sound of nothing fills my ears Then night rushes in like a crowd of nights And the ghost of our old love appears This strange world of darkness  that comes

Mendocino County Line Willie Nelson

Counted the stars on the 4th of July Wishing we were rockets bursting in the sky Talking about redemption and leaving things behind As the sun sank west of the Mendocino County line As fierce as Monday

Mendocino County Line (Feat. Lee Ann Womack) Willie Nelson

Counted the stars on the 4th of July Wishing we were rockets bursting in the sky Talking about redemption and leaving things behind As the sun sank west of the Mendocino County line As fierce as Monday

Healing Hands Of Time Willie Nelson

They're working while I'm missing you those healing hands of time And soon they'll be dismissing you from this heart of mine They'll lead me safely through the night and I'll follow as though blind

The Healing Hands Of Time Willie Nelson

They're working while I'm missing you Those healing hands of time And soon they'll be dismissing you From this heart of mine They'll lead me safely through the night And I'll follow as though blind

What If I'm Out Of My Mind Willie Nelson

I found the girl of my dreams She tells me she's mine forever Now I know what love really means And life couldn't be any better But what if I'm out of my mind? What if I'm all the way crazy?