Jeff Riales Lyrics
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Copyright 1996 Friday on the river used to be a special night The word was meet at twelve o'clock, don't be late Jesse brought the rope and I'd bring the whiskey Oh, what a good time we used to have Swimming late at night, we tried to stay up till daylight We never made it even to hear the rooster crow We'd wake up in the morning and we'd head back into town Back to the house just to plan another day c h o r u s Won't you take me on back to the Tennessee river Tie a rope and swing high from a tree Take me on back to some Tennessee whiskey Set me down and oh let me be Set me down and oh let me be Sometimes on the river I used to fish all day long Till the sun went down behind the trees I'd pull up to the bank, and I'd build myself a fire And I'd lay down and enjoy the evening breeze The sound of the Whippoorwill would move through my soul And I'd dream about the one that got away Not a care in the world or no place to be Just that long lonesome river and me chorus Oh set me down and oh let me be Let me be Let me be |
Copyright l996 You put the food on the table You didn't worry about where I'm from I drifted on up to your front porch I must have looked like a worn out bum You were so kind and willing To give me comfort from the burning sun I guess I'll stay right here tomorrow Unless you send me back where I come from Unless you send me back where I come from Chorus Well, you came along and you picked me up I got to tell you you're my saving grace You're the goddess of a two lane highway I'm out of danger won't you let me stay I'm out of danger won't you let me stay Well I came from a lonely city I came looking for some peace of mind All I found was a lot of bad luck And nothing to be left behind I made an art out of drifting I'm moving quick because the current's strong Well it took me down to the bottom I'm out of money, just hanging on. I'm out of money, just hanging on. chorus |
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Copyright 1996 Every day I do a pound of pacin' Soul's on fire and my heart is racin' I can't stand to burn this way inside I have done two pounds of walkin' It feels good when I just start talkin' I need to say the right thing to you today. chorus One empty feeling, one broken heart One more kiss without feeling just who you are. Heart has done three pounds of shakin' I can't believe that my heart is breakin' What's so bad about a love so good inside Please believe me when I say I'm tryin' I can't tell if it's pain or lyin' Just give me something to hold on to today. chorus We have got one ton of trouble I need you back right here on the double I can't say I'll be just what you need Could it be so bad to be happy Instead of tryin' to be mad at me I need to have you here at home with me chorus |
Copyright 1996 One made the biscuits, one cooked the peas One fed the chickens while the other one picked the greens One weighed a hundred, one weighed ninety-five Both enjoyed sitting by the wood stove fire. chorus Two sisters on the same highway Brought together when the men passed away Hard living gave a rock hard soul Two sisters living alone, two sisters living alone One chopped the wood, one cleaned the floor Took off together for the general store One drove the car, one watched the road Neither one cared what the other one owed chorus Both had a smile when the family came in They couldn't wait to see us again. One broken heart when one died One year later she was by her side. Chorus |
Copyright 1997 Well I woke this morning I went to get the mail Stepped out the front door I stepped on his tail. He looked up at me With those green beady eyes It didn't take long for me to realize chorus I got the black cat blues, I got the black cat blues I got the black cat blues, I got the black cat blues I'd rather break a mirror And be done for seven years Than to wake up each morning And live with the fear of those Black cat blues Well three in the morning Got up from my bed Looked out the window And there he was again Looking back at me As if he were to say Watch out boy Today might be your day. chorus I got the black cat blues, I got the black cat blues I got the black cat blues, I got the black cat blues I tried to shake 'em But I don't know how Looks like I got me some bad luck now. I got the black cat blues. I slipped on the sidewalk I hit the ground I couldn't get up My head was spinning 'round When I got up I had a heart attack I stepped on a crack And then broke my mama's back. repeat chorus 2 |
Copyright 1996 You must have thought I didn't see you when you went outside But I was standing in the window Just behind the blinds. You pulled the bottle From the coat that you had on I heard it once You had quit a long time ago chorus You said you weren't drinking As I picked you up off the ground How many times must I listen to the lies go down You came in with desire I put you out like a fire Oh the whiskey Must have took you to the lying side. Oh, the whiskey must have took you to the lying side. When I came home You'd been sleeping in the bed all day When you got up You didn't even know my name You said you were tired And you had to lay down But I found out You had hit every bar in town. chorus You said you weren't drinking I picked you up of the ground How many times must I listen to the lies go down chorus |
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Copyright 1980 I remember when I was a child I was sitting with my daddy by the riverside We both had our eyes on the riverboat And I knew my time would come. Daddy left me, and my mama too, On a rainy night on the fifth of June. Nobody knew what we were going through Cause my mama never said a thing. Daddy tried his hand as a gambling man On the riverboat all across the land He played the spinning wheel, but he'd never deal A crooked hand down to anyone. Chorus: Will I ever see him again, Will I ever see him again Will I ever see him again, Will I ever see him again Time went on, I'm twenty three I got a little baby sittin' on my knee I got money in the bank, and a fine little shack, But I want to be a single man. So I left the little baby, and her mama too Another rainy night, another fifth of June. Nobody knew what we were going through 'Cause my wife never said a thing. I tried my hand as a gambling man On the riverboat all across the land I played St. Louis, down in Memphis too And my luck was running pretty good Chorus Went on down to New Orleans I even fell in love with the Cajun queen I put the cards on the table for the riverboat Been working for a month or so. I was hot one night on a black jack game 'Till I played a man who never said his name He took all my money, and the Cajun too. Yes, he took every thing I had. As I wrote him a check it occurred to me There was something about the man That only I could see Sure enough it was my dear old dad He gave me back everything I had. I never thought I'd see him again No I never thought I'd see that man again But now we're looking at the riverbank I guess my time has come |
Copyright 1996 See the pretty little baby On the front porch swing Give a smile to the mama Give a cry to the wind. I remember the front porch Lit up by the sun I remember the storm cloud That brought the thunder on. chorus: And I cried, I cried When the front porch came down. I cried and I cried When the front porch came down. I used to sit on the front porch In a rocking chair Looking out at the corn row I used to sit and stare I used to paint the front porch When the wood got dry l made it shine like water I never felt so proud. chorus Dark clouds started turning Spinning 'round like a top We went for cover in the storm shed With no time to stop. When the storm was over We came up from the ground Well the house was still standing But the porch was down. Mississippi Dream Words and Music by Paul Jeffrey Riales Copyright 1978 There I stood by the riverside I watched the rolling water just pass me by. Then I sat down just to rest a while Then I watched the rolling water You know it took me back a while chorus: I'm going back to Mississippi I hope there's no one following me It'll be nice to have no problems You just sit right back And be what you want to be repeat chorus I remember it was me and my sister too We'd run up and down the gravel road We'd find a million things to do And we had a little wagon We'd pull each other up and down the road And we'd laugh and sing with the grand folks We always did what we were told. chorus: I'm going back to Mississippi I hope there's no one following me It'll be nice to have no problems You just sit right down And be what you want to be. repeat chorus |
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