I've got some birds outside What sit on my window sill Some birds won't you know But some birds will All my love is gone She was angry He was free She
I know I've seen this place before Lord can't you hear me screaming As a young man long ago When I was twenty-one And I know I've seen this house before
When I saw the ambulance Screaming down Main Street I didn't give it a thought But it was my Uncle Eugene He died on October the second 1981 And my
Honey put down that flyswatter And pour me some ice water And would you bring me my hammer And could you find me some nails For soon I'll be going To
I went to church last Sunday So I could sing and pray But something quite unusual Happened on that day Now church it started right on time Just like
She's got big red lips She's got big brown eyes When she treats me right It's a big surprise She won't do anything That she said she would She makes
She said something about going home She said something about needing to spend some time alone And she wondered out loud what it was she had to find But
Thank you my friend I sincerely appreciate the words you say About how she'll cry And how she'll grieve and miss me When she goes away Say them again
I went to a funeral Lord it made me happy Seeing all those people I ain't seen Since the last time Somebody died Everybody talking They were telling
You don't have to live a life of sin You don't have to break the law And break the law again You can make just one mistake And it can take you to your
(Lyle Lovett and Willis Alan Ramsey) The boys from North Dakota They drink whisky for their fun And the cowboys down in Texas They polish up their guns
The sun comes up In a coffee cup Waitress please I've had enough Lord I can't believe what I see How could you be alone When you could sit right here
