This set is typical of the Collectables label's bizarre and unexplainable pairing strategies. This two-fer repackages outlaw country singer/songwriter DAC's 1983 Castles in the Sand and 1975's Once Upon a Rhyme. The former record scored on the charts a pair of singles ("Cheap Thrills," "The Ride"), neither of which DAC wrote. Along with these cuts is the strange title track, which is a backwards tribute to Bob Dylan followed by a cover of his "Gotta Serve Somebody" with Lacy J. Dalton. This very modern-sounding album is contrasted with the 1975 classic Once Upon a Rhyme, produced by Ron Bledsoe, which featured the timeless "Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone)," "Jody Like a Memory," and a definitive cover of Steve Goodman's "You Never Even Called Me by My Name." The latter, despite its age, is the superior recording in that it features DAC's strongest songs, less-intrusive production, and a conscious sense of itself as part of a new kind of country music. The problem is that for true core collectors and fans of the later material, this is the only way to get Castles in the Sand on CD. For those who can live without everything after Invictus Means Unconquered, the Bear Family coupling of Once Upon a Rhyme with The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy is a better fit, despite the higher price. As usual, there are no production or musician credits in Collectables' package, which is always a disappointment

Lyrics:

Cheap Thrills
They judge a boy by his friends
And all of mine are trash
They say you find your own level
Well I'm a snake in the grass
But I can't help the things I do
I've always been attracted to

Cheap thrills
Don't you know I like
Cheap thrills
Night after night
Cheap thrills
Well if you ain't supposed to do it I will

I got a low reputation
And a bad attitude
Cuz all I want to do is something
That I ain't supposed to do
Well I can't change the things I love
I guess I'm just a victim of

Cheap thrills
Don't you know I like
Cheap thrills
Night after night
Cheap thrills
Well if you ain't supposed to do it, I will

Son of a Rebel Son
I am the son of a rebel son
He was a son of a gun
I am the son of a rebel son
He was a son of a gun

I am the son of a rebel son
He was a son of a gun
I am the son of a rebel son
Son of a rebel son

My grandpa was a rebel back in ‘61
My daddy was the rebel son of a rebel son
My grandpa fought for freedom but he never won
Anything but medals from the War

They gave them to his wife one day
After they took his life away
What did the words on the tomb stone say
Here lies the rebel son

I am the son of a rebel son
He was a son of a gun
I am the son of a rebel son
Son of a rebel son

I am the son of a rebel son
He was a son of a gun
I am the son of a rebel son
Son of a rebel son

I said

I am the son of a rebel son
He was a son of a gun
I am the son of a rebel son
Son of a rebel son

Thank you

Castles in the Sand

Yeah, I've seen you face in magazines
Yeah I've read all of those press room queens descriptions
I can't believe the lies they tell
But truth is not the way to sell subscriptions

After all the smoke had cleared away
Did not take me long to find out what you had to say
This is just a game
And I'm glad i finally learned to play
By the rules
Do they think we're fools

They put you down behind my back
Distorting all the honest facts about you
While searching through your lyric sheets
For secret meanings too discreet to doubt you

Isn't it a shame they never heard
They finally wrote you off as really being too absurd
While all the time you sacrificed your rhymes
To find a word they could not see
Hidden in your melodies

Like a tree that could bend with the wind
Like a river that flows around the bend
Like a dream
Like a song
They all cross right or wrong
They just keep on building castles in the sand

Then just like you they told me lies
And offered corporate alibis to change me
My songs were taken through the mill
While managers were hired to rearrange me

They led me to the slaughter like a lamb
I just kept pretending that I did not give a damn
Now this situations gotten too far out of hand
To be real
I don't wanna make a deal

Parasites reach for your heart
Each one must try do their part to drain you
You give them your best autograph
On pictures knowing well they're gonna frame you

Don't you know it happens every time
Little did they know I could read between the line
You told them times were changing
But they did not heed the signs
I'm not that green
Bobby do you know what I mean

I'm Like a tree that can bend with the wind
I'm like a river that flows around the bend
I'm like a dream
Like a song
That I've crossed right or wrong
And I'll just keep on building castles in the sand

They drove me in their limousines
My pockets bursting at the seems with money
They said i could take your place
By putting makeup on my face like honey

Now don't you know it chilled me to the bone
They even had the nerve to ask me if i could re-write like a rolling stone
Thats when I told they the should leave my ass alone
Its plan to see
I just wanted to be free

Like a tree that can bend with the wind
Like a river that flows around the bend
Like a dream
Like a song
That I cross right or wrong
And I'll just keep on building castles in the sand

And every song i write my friend
I play it with my band

Gotta Serve Somebody
(With Lacy J Dalton)

You may be an ambassador
To England or France
You might like to gamble
You might like to dance
You may be the heavyweight
Champion of the world
You might be a socialite
With a long string of pearls

But you’re gonna have to server somebody
Serve somebody
Serve somebody
Serve somebody
It might be the Devil
Or it might be the Lord
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody

You might be a rock and roll star
Prancin’ on a stage
Plenty of drugs at your command
Women in a cage
You might be a business man
Or some high D grade thief
They may call you Doctor
They may call you Chief

But you’re gonna have to server somebody
Serve somebody
Serve somebody
Serve somebody
It may be the Devil
Or it might be the Lord
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody

Now you may be a state trooper
You might be a young Turk
You may even be the head of some great big TV network
You may be rich or poor
And you may be blind to change
You may be living in another country under another name

But you’re gonna have to server somebody
Serve somebody
Serve somebody
Serve somebody
It may be the Devil
Or it might be the Lord
But you’re still gonna have to serve somebody

May be a construction worker
Workin’ on a home
Might be living in a mansion
You might live in a dome
You may own guns
You may even own tanks
You may be somebody landlord
You may even own banks

But you’re gonna have to server somebody
Serve somebody
Serve somebody
Serve somebody
It may be the Devil
Or it might be the Lord
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody

Now you can call me Jerry
Or you might call me Moe
You may call me David
Or you might call me Coe
You call me RJ
You can call me Ray
You can call me anything
I don’t care what you say

But you’re gonna have to server somebody
Serve somebody
Serve somebody
Serve somebody
It may be the Devil
Or it might be the Lord
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody

You might be a rock and roll star
Prancin’ on a stage
Plenty of drugs at your command
Women in a cage
You might be a business man
Or some high D grade thief
They may call you Doctor
They may call you Chief

But you’re gonna have to server somebody
Serve somebody
Serve somebody
Serve somebody
It may be the Devil
Or it might be the Lord
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody

It may be the Devil
It might be the Lord
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody

Serve somebody
Whoa man you’re gonna have to serve someone
Serve somebody
Serve somebody
Serve somebody
Serve somebody
It might be the Devil
Serve somebody
Oh it might be the Lord
Serve somebody

The Ride
Well, I was thumbin' from Montgomery
I had my guitar on my back
When a stranger stopped beside me in an antique Cadillac
Well he was dressed like 1950
Half drunk and hollow-eyed
He said "Its a long walk to Nashville
Would you like a ride, son?"
And well I sat down in the front seat, he turned on the radio
Them sad old songs comin' out of them speakers was solid country gold
And I noticed the stranger was ghost-white pale
When he asked me for a light
And I knew there was something strange about this ride

(Chorus)
He said "Drifter can ya make folks cry when you play and sing?
Have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues?
Can you bend them guitar strings?"
He said "Boy, can you make folks feel what you feel inside?
Cause if you're big star bound let me warn ya, its a long, hard ride"

Then he cried just south of Nashville
And he turned that car around
He said "This is where you get off boy,
Cause I'm goin' back to Alabam'"
As I stepped out of that Cadillac
I said "Mister, many thanks"
He said "You don't have to call me Mister, Mister.,
The whole world called me Hank

Chorus x2

If you're big star bound
Let me warn ya its a long, hard ride

I Can't Let You Be a Memory
Spent a lot of time playing the field
Thinkin’ I knew all there was to know
But I never knew that love was real
Till I watched you come and go

There’s been so many women by my side
Most of them just came along for the ride
They all left and I never cried
I think I’m about to

I can’t let you be a memory
You just can’t remain a used to be
I would rather be a fool for you
I’ll do anything you want me to

Girl you let me take your heart and run
Never knowing you’re the only One
And I can’t let you slip away from me
I can’t let you be a memory

There’s been so many scares on this ol’ heart
Piece by piece they’ve torn it apart
But girl what’s left you’ve had from the start
They couldn’t take it away

I can’t let you be a memory
You just can’t remain a used to be
I would rather be a fool for you
I’ll do anything you want me to

Girl you let me take your heart and run
Never knowing you’re the only One
And I can’t let you slip away from me
I can’t let you be a memory

I can’t let you be a memory
You just can’t remain a used to be
I would rather be a fool for you
I’ll do anything you want me to

Missin' the Kid
I can’t believe after all of these years I still miss you
Why won’t your memory leave me the same way you did
Taking all but my pride honey one things for certain
Missing you’s nothing compared to missing the kid

She was the light of my life she could brighten the darkness
If not for her we’d have nothing to show for it all
You took what’s left of what once was my reason for livin’
Livin’ without her is no reason for living at all

Someday shell ask you to answer a lot of old questions
What will you tell her about me if she wants to know
She was too young to remember the reason you left me
If you found a reason to tell her I’d sure like to know

I tell myself that it’s all for the best if I don’t try to see her
Seeing her now would not make up for all she’s been through
Watching two people she once called her mother and father
Acting like stranger that’s something I just could not do

I can’t believe after all of these years I still miss you
Why won’t your memory leave me the same way you did
Taking all but my pride one things for certain
Missing you is nothing compared to missing the kid

Don't Be a Stranger
(with Evelyn C Shapiro)

Its 5 in the mornin’
And I’ve been waiting up all night
Left with no warning
And baby you know that ain’t right

Don’t be a stranger
We’ve been together much too long
Don’t be a stranger
Come on back where you belong

Its 5 in the morning

Have you found another
Is that the reason I’m alone
Have you found a lover
Is that the reason you’re not home

Don’t be a stranger
We’ve been together much too long
Don’t be a stranger
Come on back where you belong

Have you found another

Until I hear you say you don’t want me
I’ll never be the one to set you free

I sit and I wonder
Have we lost the love we’ve known for years
It’s pullin’ me under
To think I’ll drown in all of tears

Don’t be a stranger
We’ve been together much too long
Don’t be a stranger
Come on back where you belong

6 in the mornin’
You left with no warnin’
I sit and I wonder;
Don’t be a stranger
Don’t be a stranger
8 in the mornin’
Don’t be a stranger
Don’t be a stranger
Don’t be a stranger
Don’t be a stranger
Don’t be a stranger

For Lovers Only
(spoken)
Hey betty bring me a jack daniel’s and water will ya

(sung)
This song’s for lover only…
For lovers every where

(spoken)
Uh Betty you got a pencil with an eraser
Ok lets just start over

(sung)
This song’s for lover only…

(spoken)
Yeah that’s very good

(sung)
This song’s for lover only…
For lovers every where
I hope you’ll never be
I hope you’ll never be
I hope you’ll never…never be lonely
(spoken)
Yeah that’s it
Thanks
(sung)
This songs for lovers only

(up tempo shift)
(sung)
Let yourself go
Don’t be afraid of your feelings
You ought to know by now
If this is love

Don’t take a chance on loosing
Now is the time for choosing
Give this romance
All of the love you’ve got

Don’t be a fool
Unless you’re fools for each other
Don’t be afraid
To reach out for each other hand

Don’t be ashamed
Of anything you do together
Loves just a chance
Take it as far as you can

Learn how to laugh
Learn how to do things together
You ought to know by now
If this is love

As long as you’re both trying
Love won’t have time for dying
Give this romance
All of the love you’ve got

Don’t be a fool
Unless you’re fools for each other
Don’t be afraid
To reach out for each other hand

And don’t be ashamed
Of anything you do together
Loves just a chance
Take it as far as you can

(scat singing to sax)

Would You Lay with Me
WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME IN A FIELD OF STONE
IF MY NEEDS WERE STRONG, WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME

SHOULD MY LIPS GROW DRY,
WOULD YOU WET THEM, DEAR
IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR,
IF MY LIPS WERE DRY

WOULD YOU GO AWAY TO ANOTHER LAND
WALK A THOUSAND MILES THROUGH THE BURNING SAND
WIPE THE BLOOD AWAY FROM MY DYING HAND
IF I GIVE MYSELF TO YOU

WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME
IN THE STREAM OF LIFE
WHEN THE MOON IS FULL,
WOULD YOU BATHE WITH ME

WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME,
WHEN I'M DOWN AND OUT
IN MY TIME OF TRIAL,
WOULD YOU STAND BY ME

WOULD YOU GO AWAY TO ANOTHER LAND
WALK A THOUSAND MILES THROUGH THE BURNING SAND
WIPE THE BLOOD AWAY FROM MY DYING HAND
IF I GIVE MYSELF TO YOU

WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME
IN A FIELD OF STONE
IF MY NEEDS WERE STRONG,
WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME

Jody Like a Melody
By David Allan Coe/ J. Lewis

JODY LIKE A MELODY PLAY INSIDE MY HEAD TILL THE THOUGHT OF YOU IS MORE THAN I CAN STAND JUST TO THINK OF HAVING YOU IS MUSIC TO MY SOUL YOU MAKE ME FEEL AS THOUGH THE WORLD IS IN MY HANDS

JODY LIKE A MELODY YOU WARM ME AND THEN LEAVE ME WITH A CHILL I CAN'T BELIEVE THE SUN WILL RISE WITHOUT ME LOOKING IN YOUR EYES AND KNOWING THAT YOUR LOVE HAS MADE ME STRONG WHY YOU LEFT I'LL NEVER KNOW THE FIRE YOU BUILT WILL ALWAYS GLOW I ONLY KNOW I WOKE TO FIND YOU GONE

JODY LIKE A MELODY YOU WARM ME AND THEN LEAVE ME WITH A CHILL JODY, I CAN'T KEEP MY THOUGHTS ABOUT ME IN THE DAYTIME WHEN YOUR MEMORY IS ENOUGH TO MAKE ME BLIND AND LATE AT NIGHT I LIE AWAKE AND WAIT FOR YOU TO COME AND WHEN YOU DON'T YOU KNOW I ALMOST LOSE MY MIND

JODY LIKE A MELODY YOU WARM ME AND THEN LEAVE ME WITH A CHILL JODY LIKE A MELODY...

Loneliness in Ruby's Eyes
THEY SAY SHE CAME ALL THE WAY FROM DALLAS
BUT I SEE MORE THAN TEXAS IN THE HARD TIMES ON HER FACE
AND EVERY SONG SHE SINGS BRINGS BACK A HUNDRED THOUSAND MEMORIES
OF ANOTHER GIRL, ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE

SHE DOES NOT HAVE THE BODY OF THE WOMAN I ONCE LOVED
BUT SHE'S STILL THE GIRL THAT I ONCE IDOLIZED
AND, I SWEAR, I SEE A LITTLE BIT OF EVERY GIRL I'VE KNOWN
IN THE LONELINESS OF RUBY'S EYES, IN THE LONELINESS OF RUBY'S EYES

KINFOLKS SAY SHE'S HAD A LOT OF LOVERS
AND LOVE DON'T LEAVE A WOMAN FILLED WITH SHAME
AND I'VE HEARD TELL SHE HAD A CHILD IN DALLAS
AND ALL THE MEN IN HOUSTON KNOW HER NAME

Would You Be My Lady
WOULD YOU HOLD ON TO MY HAND WHEN I GET LONELY
COULD I COME TO YOU WHENEVER I'M IN NEED
WOULD YOU ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE FOR ME TO LAY MY BODY DOWN
WOULD YOU BE MY LADY, IN THE MORNING
WOULD YOU BE LADY

WOULD YOU WALK WITH ME ACROSS THE BRIDGES I FORGOT TO BURN
COULD YOU FACE THE FUTURE LOOKING AT MY PAST
IF I TOOK THE TIME TO TEACH YOU ALL THE THINGS YOU'LL NEED TO LEARN
TO BE MY LADY, WHEN I NEED YOU
WOULD YOU BE MY LADY

DOES IT MATTER TO YOU THAT YOU'RE NOT MY FIRST LOVE
WOULD YOU LET A THING LIKE THAT STAND IN YOUR WAY
IF I SAID YOU WAS THE WOMAN THAT COULD EASE MY TROUBLED MIND
WOULD YOU BE MY LADY, WHEN I NEED YOU
WOULD YOU BE MY LADY

WOULD YOU WALK WITH ME ACROSS THE BRIDGES I FORGOT TO BURN
COULD YOU FACE THE FUTURE LOOKING AT MY PAST
IF I TOOK THE TIME TO TEACH YOU ALL THINGS YOU'LL NEED TO LEARN
TO BE MY LADY, IN THE MORNING
WOULD YOU BE MY LADY

WOULD YOU ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE FOR ME TO LAY MY BODY DOWN

Sweet Vibrations (Some Folks Call It Love)
By David Allan Coe and D. Coe

AIN'T NO SENSE IN CRYING, LORD
I'D RATHER SEE YOU SMILE
COME DOWN FROM THE CITY LIFE
AND STAY WITH ME A WHILE
THERE'S SO MUCH THAT NATURE
WANTS TO SHARE WITH YOU AND ME
PUT YOUR HAND IN MINE
AND LET THIS OLD WORLD SET US FREE

UP ON THE MOUNTAIN
DOWN IN THE VALLEY
LIVING' ON SWEET VIBRATIONS
SOME FOLKS CALL IT LOVE
UP ON THE MOUNTAIN
DOWN IN THE VALLEY
LIVING' ON SWEET VIBRATIONS
SOME FOLKS CALL IT LOVE

COME OUT TO THE COUNTRY
FIND YOUR PEACE OF MIND
LEAVE THAT DIRTY CITY
SOMEWHERE WAY BEHIND
WE FOUND SOMETHING OUT HERE
YOU'LL FIND SOMETHING OUT HERE
LOOKED FOR SO LONG
NEVER BEEN SO HAPPY
NEVER SANG A HAPPY SONG

BO CAME BY TO SEE US
HE'S A FRIEND FROM DAYS GONE BY
DANNY PLAYED SOME GUITAR LICKS
THAT MADE ME WANT TO CRY
OLD FRIENDS FROM CALIFORNIA CALLED US
ON THE TELEPHONE
I GOT NO TIME FOR MISERY, LORD
NO TIME TO BE ALONE

Another Pretty Country Song
I BOUGHT THIS RHINESTONE SUIT IN CALIFORNIA
THESE BOOTS CAME ALL THE WAY FROM MEXICO
THIS CADILLAC AIN'T NOTHING', SON
YOU OUGHT TO SEE THE GREYHOUND
I BOUGHT TO TAKE MY BAND FROM SHOW TO SHOW
SEEN MY FACE A THOUSAND TIMES ON TV
AND HEARD ME ON YOUR LOCAL RADIO
AND IN YOUR EYES I SEE THE ADMIRATION THERE FOR ME
BUT, SON, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT OUGHT TO KNOW

WELL, I'VE GOT TO TAKE A DRINK TO KEEP FROM SHAKEN'
MOTEL ROOMS AIN'T NOTHING LIKE A HOME
MONEY CAN'T MAKE LOVE GROW ANY STRONGER
WHEN YOU LEAVE YOUR WOMAN HOME ALONE
SHE CAN'T RAISE THE CHILDREN WITH NO DADDY
SHE CAN'T LOVE A MAN THAT'S ALWAYS GONE
IT TAKES A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN PRIDE
TO KEEP YOUR FEELINGS LOCKED INSIDE
WHILE YOU SING ANOTHER PRETTY COUNTRY SONG

I'VE SEEN YOUR FACE A THOUSAND TIMES ON TV
I'VE HEARD YOU ON MY LOCAL RADIO

IT'S TRUE I TOOK SOME PILLS TO STAY AWAKE, SON
AND THIS DIAMOND RING I WEAR IS JUST FOR SHOW
I'VE GOT A LITTLE CABIN IN THE COUNTRY
WHEN I'M NOT ON THE ROAD THAT'S WHERE I GO
TRY AND PUT MY FEELINGS DOWN ON PAPER
RIGHT OR WRONG THE SHOW HAS TO GO ON
I CAN CRY DEEP DOWN INSIDE AND KEEP ON SMILING'
WHILE I SING ANOTHER PRETTY COUNTRY SONG

BUT I'VE GOT TO TAKE A DRINK TO KEEP FROM SHAKEN'

Piece of Wood and Steel
By Richard Dobson

I CAN FEEL YOUR ARMS AROUND ME
LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY
I CAN FEEL YOUR HEARING NEXT TO ME
AND HEAR YOUR LAUGHTER GAY
YOU TRIED TO TELL ME WHAT WAS RIGHT
AND I TOLD YOU WHAT WAS REAL
ALL I EVER LIVE FOR NOW
IS THIS PIECE OF WOOD AND STEEL

IN A WORLD THAT'S FULL OF TROUBLE
A WORLD THAT'S FULL OF PAIN
LORD, MANY FALL BESIDE THE ROAD
AND THEY NEVER RISE AGAIN
MANY MORE ARE BENDING LOW
OR BROKEN AT THE WHEEL
ALL I NEED TO CARRY ON
IS THIS PIECE OF WOOD AND STEEL

I WAS BORN MY MOTHER'S ONLY SON
SHE LOVES ME ALL SHE CAN
BUT THERE ISN'T MUCH TO SAY TO HER
SINCE I BECAME A MAN
AND I OFTEN MET THE DEVIL
BUT I NEVER MADE A DEAL
I JUST THANK THE LORD FOR HANDS TO PLAY
THE PIECE OF WOOD AND STEEL

IT'S FACE IS SCARRED AND BEATEN
LIKE THE RAGGED CLOTHES I WEAR
LIKE THE BODY THAT GOD GAVE ME
I MIGHT GIVE IT BETTER CARE
BUT I PLAY IT FOR THE LADIES
AND I PLAY IT FOR A MEAL
I PLAY THE STRINGS JUST TO HEAR 'EM RING
ON THIS PIECE OF WOOD AND STEEL

I'M GROWING TIRED OF SEARCHING NOW
THERE'S NOTHING MUCH I CRAVE
GIVE OR TAKE A LITTLE TIME
AND YOU CAN WRITE IT ON MY GRAVE
THERE'S NOTHING MORE I CARE TO OWN
NOTHING LEFT TO FEEL
ALL I EVER WANTED
WAS THIS PIECE OF WOOD AND STEEL

IN A WORLD THAT'S FULL OF TROUBLE
A WORLD THAT'S FULL OF PAIN
LORD, MANY FALL BESIDE THE ROAD
AND THEY NEVER RISE AGAIN
MANY MORE ARE BENDING LOW
OR BROKEN AT THE WHEEL
ALL I NEED TO CARRY ON
IS THIS PIECE OF WOOD AND STEEL

I WAS BORN MY MOTHER'S ONLY SON
SHE LOVES ME ALL SHE CAN
BUT THERE ISN'T MUCH TO SAY TO HER
SINCE I BECAME A MAN
AND I OFTEN MET THE DEVIL
BUT I NEVER MADE A DEAL
I JUST THANK THE LORD FOR HANDS TO PLAY
THE PIECE OF WOOD AND STEEL

I'LL BE PLAYING THIS GUITAR TILL THE DAY I DIE

Fraulein
Far across the deep blue waters lives an old German's daughter
On the banks of the old River Rhine
Where I loved her and left her now I can't forget her she is my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein Fraulein walk down by the river each night when the stars start to shine
By the same stars above you I swear that I love you you are my pretty Fraulein
[ fiddle - steel ]
When the memory wanders away over yonder to that cute girl that I left behind
In a moment of glory her face comes before me the face of my pretty Fraulein
Fraulein Fraulein walk down by the river...
You are my pretty Fraulein

Shine It on
By T. Jans and J. Barry

SHINE IT ON, MY MAN, FORGET YOUR TROUBLES IF YOU CAN,
I'LL HOLD YOU 'TILL THE DAWN, SHINE IT ON, SHINE IT ON
YOU'VE BEEN TOO LONG ON THE ROAD AND YOU'RE READY TO EXPLODE,
COME AND LIGHTEN UP YOUR LOAD, SHINE IT ON

WE HAD LOVE AND NOT MUCH MORE BUT DREAMS JUST FOR FREE
WE SURE GOT LOST THERE, DAD AND MOM AND ME
HE'D LET ME STEER ON STRAIGHT A WAYS AS WE DROVE FROM TOWN TO TOWN,
WE KNEW THAT DADDY'S GYPSY BLOOD WOULDN'T LET HIM SETTLE DOWN

THERE WERE TIMES HE'D SIT RIGHT DOWN, JUST PLAIN HANG HIS HEAD
BUT HE'D ALWAYS LIFT IT UP AND SMILE WHENEVER MAMA SAID,
SHINE IT ON, MY MAN, FORGET YOUR TROUBLES IF YOU CAN,
I'LL HOLD YOU 'TILL THE DAWN, SHINE IT ON, SHINE IT ON
YOU'VE BEEN TOO LONG ON THE ROAD AND YOU'RE READY TO EXPLODE,

PAPA'S GONE, BUT LORD, HIS BLOOD IS RUNNING THROUGH MY VEINS
MAMA'S GONE TO FIND HIM, SO SHE CAN'T EASE MY PAIN
ANOTHER WOMAN HOLDS ME NOW, IN A DIFFERENT WAY
NOW I KNOW WHY PAPA SMILED, WHEN HE HEARD MAMA SAY

You Never Even Call Me by My Name
Written By Steve Goodman
As Recorded By David Allan Coe

WELL, IT WAS ALL
THAT I COULD DO TO KEEP FROM CRYIN’
SOMETIMES IT SEEMED SO USELESS TO REMAIN
BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN’, DARLIN'
YOU NEVER EVEN CALL ME BY MY NAME

YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME WAYLON JENNINGS
AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME CHARLIE PRIDE
AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME MERLE HAGGARD/ANYMORE
EVEN THOUGH YOU’RE ON MY FIGHTIN’ SIDE

CHORUS:
AND I’LL HANG AROUND AS LONG AS YOU WILL LET ME
AND I NEVER MINDED STANDIN’ IN THE RAIN
BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN’, DARLIN’
YOU NEVER EVEN CALLED ME BY MY NAME

WELL, I’VE HEARD MY NAME
A FEW TIMES IN YOUR PHONE BOOK (Hello, Hello)
AND I’VE SEEN IT ON SIGNS WHERE I’VE PLAYED
BUT THE ONLY TIME I KNOW
I’LL HEAR "DAVID ALLAN COE"
IS WHEN JESUS HAS HIS FINAL JUDGMENT DAY

REPEAT CHORUS

RECITATION:
WELL, A FRIEND OF MINE NAMED STEVE GOODMAN WROTE THAT SONG
AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE PERFECT COUNTRY & WESTERN SONG
I WROTE HIM BACK A LETTER AND I TOLD HIM IT WAS NOT THE PERFECT COUNTRY & WESTERN SONG BECAUSE HE HADN’T SAID ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT MAMA,
OR TRAINS,
OR TRUCKS,
OR PRISON,
OR GETTING’ DRUNK
WELL HE SAT DOWN AND WROTE ANOTHER VERSE TO THE SONG
AND HE SENT IT TO ME,
AND AFTER READING IT,
I REALIZED THAT MY FRIEND HAD WRITTEN THE PERFECT
COUNTRY & WESTERN SONG
AND I FELT OBLIGED TO INCLUDE IT ON THIS ALBUM
THE LAST VERSE GOES LIKE THIS HERE:

WELL, I WAS DRUNK THE DAY MY MOM GOT OUT OF PRISON
AND I WENT TO PICK HER UP IN THE RAIN
BUT BEFORE I COULD GET TO THE STATION IN MY PICKUP TRUCK
SHE GOT RUN NED OVER BY A DAMNED OLD TRAIN

CHORUS:
AND I’LL HANG AROUND AS LONG AS YOU WILL LET ME
AND I NEVER MINDED STANDIN’ IN THE RAIN
NO, A’ YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN’, DARLIN’
YOU NEVER EVEN CALL ME
WELL I WONDER WHY YOU DON’T CALL ME
WHY DON’T YOU EVER CALL ME BY MY NAME

Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile
Chorus:
Mona Lisa lost her smile
The painter's hands are trembling now
And if she's out there running wild
It's just because I taught her how
The masterpiece that we had planned
Is laying shattered on the ground
Mona Lisa lost her smile
And the painter's hands are trembling now

Verse I:
And the eyes that used to burn for me
Now they no longer look my way
And the love that used to be
Why, it just got lost in yesterday
And if she seems cold to the touch
Well there used to burn a flame
I gave too little, took too much
'Til I erased the painter's name

Chorus

Chorus instrumental

Chorus

She Used to Love Me a Lot
I saw her through the window today
She was sittin' in the Silver Spoon cafe
I started to keep going
But something made me stop
She used to love me a lot

She looked lonely and I knew the cure
Old memories would win her heart for sure
I thought I’d walk on in there
And give it my best shot
She used to love me a lot

I sat down beside her and she smiled
She said where have you been it's been awhile
She seemed so glad to see me
Lord, I could read her thoughts
She used to love me a lot

She used to love me with a love that wouldn't die
Looking at her now I can't believe i said good-bye
It would only take a minute to turn back the clock
She used to love me a lot

Well I reminded her how good it was back then
I said you know it's not to late to start again
We could spend a night together
Take up where we left off
She used to love me a lot

Then I panicked as she turned to walk away
As she went out the door I heard her say
Yes I’m in need of something
But it's something you ain't got
But I used to love you a lot

Chorus

She used to love me with a love that wouldn't die
Looking at her now I can't believe she said good-bye
It would only take a minute to turn back that ol' clock
She used to love me a lot
She used to love me a lot
She used to love me a lot ...