The pairing of Compass Point and I've Got Something to Say is the oddest of the two-fers issued by Bear Family as volume five in their David Allan Coe Columbia retrospective. On his ninth and tenth albums for Columbia, Coe was still looking for respect from radio program directors in Nashville, Vegas and nationwide... and wasn't getting it, despite the ace production team of Billy Sherrill and Ron Bledsoe. Compass Point is the most reflective of Coe's albums in the sense that it seemingly constantly looks back to the previous, and most of that isn't pretty; in fact, it's full of regret and remorse, but the determination to transcend as well. The percussion tracks are straight out of Jimmy Buffett's classic records and the atmospherics are pure Sherril-- phased guitars and accordions and fiddles shimmering in and out of the mix. Two of the finest songs on the album are "Gone (Like)" and "Loving Her (Will Make You Lose Your Mind)."
I've Got Something to Say is Coe's guest-star album... a blatant attempt for radio airplay (it says so in the liner notes). From the re-recording of "This Bottle (In My Hand)," with George Jones, to the re-recording of "Take This Job and Shove It". The songs are more boisterous than inspired. "Take It Easy Rider," with Guy Clark, "Hank Williams Junior-Junior" with the Allman Brothers' Dickey Betts and Kris Kristofferson... are this albums novelty songs...

Lyrics:

Heads or Tails

HEADS OR TAILS, WHAT WILL IT BE?
TAKE YOUR CHOICE, HIM OR ME!
HEADS OR TAILS, YOU'LL HAVE TO CHOOSE
HEADS YOU WIN, TAILS YOU LOSE

FLIP THE COIN, TAKE A CHANCE
LOVES A GAME CALLED ROMANCE
EAST COME AND EASY GO
ITS YOUR TURN, AND I'VE GOT TO KNOW!

CHEATING WOMAN, PLACE YOUR BET
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET
EAST COME AND EASY GO
ITS YOUR TURN, AND I'VE GOT TO KNOW!

Three Time Loser
ONCE I TRIED MY HAND AT STEALING
TRYING TO FILL THAT EMPTY FEELING
TRYING HARD TO KEEP FROM DEALING DRUGS
I WAS MUCH TO YOUNG TO TAKE IT
BACK, WHEN IT WAS HARD TO MAKE IT
ON THE RUN WITH A GUN
OR WITH A GANG OF THUGS

THREE TIME LOSER, ITS ALL BEHIND ME NOW

TWICE I FELL IN LOVE AND MARRIED
THINKING THAT THE PAST WAS BURIED
FUNNY HOW THOSE WOMEN CARRIED ON
SWEARING THAT OUR LOVE WAS DYING
LIKE THE WEEPING WILLOW CRYING
THROUGH THE NIGHT AND EVERY FIGHT
UNTIL OUR LOVE WAS GONE

FREEDOM LOST AND LOVE GONE SOUR
LOSING MINUTES BY THE HOUR
TO AFRAID TO LET MY SORROW SHOW
DYING SLOW FROM TO MUCH DRINKING
QUITTING WHEN I STARTED SINKING
TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE
THAT'S TO FAR TO GO

Gone (Like)
SHE'S TAKEN TO WALKING ALONE IN THE EVENING
SHE'S TAKEN TO SLEEPING ALL NIGHT IN HIS CHAIR
TOGETHER THEY BOTH HAD A REASON FOR LIVING
BACK WHEN THE FELLING OF LOVING WAS THERE
THEN SHE TOOK TO DREAMING WHEN HE WASN'T LOOKING
AND HE TOOK TO LOOKING FOR MOMENTS ALONE
TOGETHER THEY DRIFTED APART FROM EACH OTHER
TOGETHER THEY BOTH KNEW THE FELLING WAS GONE

GONE LIKE THE SPARROW SOUTH FOR THE WINTER
GONE LIKE THE RIVER OUT TO THE SEA
GONE LIKE THE LEAVES FROM THE TREES WHEN ITS SNOWING
GONE LIKE THE LOVE THAT THEY ONCE GAVE SO FREE

TILL HE TOOK TO STARRING AT HIS LONESOME SHADOW
AND SHE TOOK TO HUMMING THE WORDS TO SOME SONG
THEY BOTH FELT IT SLIPPING THAT FEELING OF GIVING
LEAVING THE FEELING OF BEING ALONE
EACH OF THEM REACH OUT FOR THE OTHER
TOGETHER THEY GO THOUGH THE MOTIONS ALONE
TRYING TO PRETEND THAT NOTHING ELSE MATTERS
MAKING BELIEVE THAT THEIR LOVE ISN'T GONE

Honey Don't
I'VE DONE SOME RAMBLING DOWN IN MISSISSIPPI
I'VE DONE SOME TIME IN TENNESSEE
I SERVER MY SENTENCE IN A FENDER TWIN AMPLIFIER
HONEY DON'T YOU LAT THAT SHIT ON ME

HONEY DON'T YOU LAY THAT SHIT ON ME
I PAID MY DUES TO THE MUSICIANS UNION
HONEY DON'T YOU LAY THAT SHIT ON SLIM

I'VE BEEN A RODIE FOR SATAN HONEY
I WAS A SOUND MAN FOR THE DEVIL YOU SEE
NOW IM A GUITAR WITH THE HEART OF A BANJO
HONEY DON'T YOU LAY THAT SHIT ON ME

Lost
SHE'S JUST A TEAR I USED TO CRY
LONG BEFORE WE SAID GOOD BYE
NOW SHE'S JUST A LADY THAT I USED TO KNOW
WHEN THE BOTTLE TOOK HER PLACE
SHE WAS A MIRROR I HAD TO FACE
AND A DREAM I DARED TO DREAM SOME TIME AGO

I LOST HER EYES TO A WHOLE BUNCH OF PENA COLADAS
AFTER A FEW MARGARITAS I TOOK ALL THE BLAME
FOR DRINKING MANHATTANS AT TREE IN THE MORNING I LOST HER
BETWEEN THE VODKA AND GIN AND THE BEER AND CHAMPAGNE

I LOST HER LIPS LATE ONE NIGHT ON A STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRI
JACK DANIELS, WHISKEY AND RUM COULDN'T HELP ME THAT TIME
I LOST HER ARMS AND HER HANDS TO A GLASS OF TEQUILA
I LOST HER HEART AND HER SOUL TO A BOTTLE OF WINE

I LOST A BET THAT OUR LOVE WOULD LAST FOREVER
SLOE GIN AND TONIC WAS MAKING MY HEART HARD TO FIND
WITH TWO BLOODY MARY'S I RAN OUT OF VODKA THIS MORNING
LOSING MY CHANCES OF DRINKING HER OFF OF MY MIND

Merle and Me
BACK IN 1953
WE STOLE A CAR OLD MERLE AND ME
NEVER THINKING WED BE PUT IN JAIL
YOU MIGHT SAY THAT WE WERE GREEN
I WAS BARELY SEVENTEEN
WHEN THEY PUT THOSE BARS BETWEEN OLD MERLE AND ME

LATE ONE NIGHT WE HIT THE WALL
TWENTY FEET WE HAD TO FALL
TO THE GROUND WHERE WE COULD CRAW INTO THE WEEDS
WAITING FOR THAT SHOTGUN BLAST
NEVER THINKING WE COULD LAST
WE SURE HAD TO GROW UP FAST, OLD MERLE AND ME

WE WERE YOUNG AND CRAZY THEN
IT WAS EASY TO PRETEND
ACTING LIKE WED NEVER BEEN IN REFORM SCHOOL
LOOKING DANGER IN THE EYE
WALKING WITH OUR HEADS HELD HIGH
WE WERE NOT AFRAID TO DIE, OLD MERLE AND ME

WE WERE LIVING BY THE GUN
NEVER CARING WHAT WED DONE
SWEARING IT WAS ALL JUST FUN AND GAMES YOU KNOW
WE WOULD DIE AND GO TO HELL
BEFORE WE BROKE OUR VOW TO TELL
HOW WE ESCAPED THAT PRISON CELL. OLD MERLE AND ME

HOW WAS MERLE OR ME TO KNOW
WE WOULD END UP ON DEATH ROW
WAITING FOR OUR TURN IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR
SHOT DOWN IN A GROCERY STORE
WE GOT BUSTED AT THE DOOR
PRAYING WASN'T EASY FOR OLD MERLE AND ME

Loving Her (Will Make You Lose Your Mind)
SHE'S EVERYTHING YOU LOOK FOR IN THAT KIND OF WOMAN
SHELL DRINK WHISKEY AND DANCE TILL THE CHAMPAGNES ALL GONE
SHELL BE RIGHT THERE WHEN THE AIR FROM THE OCEAN IS CALLING
TELLING YOU, SAILOR BEWARE! SOMETHING IS WRONG!

BUT TOUCHING HER MIGHT MAKE YOU LOSE YOUR BLUES TONIGHT
HOLDING HER MIGHT STOP THE PAIN IN TIME
KISSING HER MIGHT TAKE AWAY THE LONELINESS YOU FELL
BUT LOVING HER WILL MAKE YOU LOSE YOUR MIND

JUST LIKE THE MOON AND THE STARS SHELL BE GONE IN THE MORNING
LEAVING YOU EMPTY AND DRAINED, LIKE THE TIDE YOU'LL BE LOW
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO TAKE THAT WILL MAKE IT ALL BETTER
YOU'LL TRY TO BUY HER WITH PRESENTS , BUT SAILOR I KNOW.

The Fish Aren't Bitin' Today
TAKE THE JIB SAIL DOWN BOYS TAKE THE JIB SAIL DOWN
TURN THIS SHIP AROUND BOYS BEFORE WE RUN AGROUND
THE FISH AREN'T BITING TODAY BOYS FISH AREN'T BITING TODAY
IM GONNA LAY ON MY BUNK AND GET DRUNK AS A SKUNK
CAUSE THE FISH AREN'T BITING TODAY

THERE'S SIX FOOT WAVES AND MY STOMACH CRAVES
SOME GOOD OLD ANTIGUAN RUM
I PUT SOME AWAY FOR A RAINY DAY
AND THE RAIN SHE'S STARTING TO COME NOW

THERE'S A NORTHERN WIND AND THE LIGHTS ARE DIM
LIKE A GOOD FRESH CUBAN CIGAR
I GOT ME A HUTCH WHERE THERE MIGHT BE A BUNCH
IN THE CAPTIONS PICKLE JAR, SO.

X's and O's (Kisses and Hugs)
DELIVER DE LETTER DE SOONER DE BETTER
THE UPSIDE DOWN STAMP MEANT THE KISSES WERE WETTER
I.S.Y.I.M.D., ILL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS, HONEY
T.S., T.S., T.S.A., S.W.A.K.
XS AND OS WHO KNOWS WHAT ALL OF THAT MEANS?

P.P.D.S.P.E.M.R.M.F.O.B.T. MUST HAVE TOOK
LOTS OF HOURS FOR YOU TO SEE
WHAT I WAS SAYING BACK THEN WHEN WE WERE STILL GREEN
P.M.P.M.D.S.O.F.'S NOT HARD AT ALL
PLEASE MR. POST MAN DON'T STUMBLE OR FALL
I STILL REMEMBER WHAT M.B.D.D.F.C. MEANS

S.W.P.A.P. WAS A TWISTER
SPRINKLED WITH POWDER AND PERFUME, MY SISTER TOOK
TWO DAYS TO FIGURE OUT SWEET DREAMS FOREVER SWEET DREAMS
S.D.F.S.D. HAD HER SEEING DOUBLE
THE ENVELOPE LOOKED LIKE A GOOD CHINESE PUZZLE
YES I GOT THOSE LETTERS YOU WROTE ME WHEN WE WERE FIFTEEN.

I've Got Something to Say
Dedication: This song is for Jimmy Carter who wants women to be drafted and I agree. I think they ought to draft women too, at least some women, but not my daughters, or my mother or any of the women I know unless maybe my mother-in-law...

I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY, BOYS
I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY
JUST AS SOON AS I CAN FIND A WAY, BOYS
I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY.

I WAS STANDING IN A ALLY ONE DARK LONELY NIGHT
THERE WERE THREE OR FOUR SHOTGUNS WANTING TO FIGHT
NOW ME AND THE DEVIL WE WERE SEEING THE LIGHT
LOOKING FOR SOMEPLACE TO RUN

AND I SAID I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY BOYS
I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY
JUST AS SOON AS I CAN FIND A WAY BOYS
I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY

I CAUGHT WITH A COUPLE OF FRIENDS
I WAS JUST SLIPPING OUT, THEY WAS JUST SLIPPING IN
I WAS TOO HURT TO LAUGH, I WAS TO SICK TO GRIN
WATCHING THE WOMAN I LOVE

THE COP AT THE GATE SWORE I WAS INSANE
CAUSE ME AND MY PISTOL TRIED BOARDING A PLANE
NOW WE WERE BOTH LOADED AND ITS HARD TO EXPLAIN
HOW WED EVER GOTTEN THAT FAR

I WAS THE FIRST ONE TO GET THE LAST LAUGH
WHEN THEY SAID MY SON WAS TO OLD FOR THE DRAFT
THAT'S WHEN THE GOVERNMENT GAVE ME THE SHAFT
DRAFTED MY DAUGHTER INSTEAD!

Back to Atlanta
Dedication: Dedicated to Pete Drake and Rose Trimble for giving me the chance to be where I am today, For believing in my songs and in me.. Sincerely David Allan Coe P.S. And to David Rogers for recording it.

IF SHE KNEW THAT I WAS HERE WITH YOU
THERE AINT NO DOUBT ABOUT WHAT SHE WOULD DO
SO LETS GET DRESSED AND ILL BE ON MY WAY
YOU KNEW THAT I WAS PASSING THROUGH
I NEVER MEANT TO STAY.

AND I THINK ID BETTER GO BACK TO ATLANTA
BEFORE MY CONSCIENCE MAKES A FOOL OF ME
I NEVER SHOULD HAVE STEPPED ACROSS LOVES MASON DIXON LINE
AND I THINK ITS TIME TO GO BACK TO ATLANTA

IVE BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR A LONG LONG TIME
SHE WAS OUT OF SIGHT AND OUT OF MIND
BUT SHE STILL WEARS MY RING UPON HER HAND
ALL THAT I COULD BE TO YOU IS
JUST A ONE NIGHT STAND

I Could Never Give You Up (for Someone Else)
Don't you ever doubt my love cause you fit me like a glove
And I could never give you up for someone else
Honey I won't do you wrong and I've been loving you too long
And I could never give you up for someone else
When it comes to lovin' honey you can sure put out the flame
No other woman ever could now ain't that a shame
You lay heavy on my mind you're the best love I could find
And I could never give you up for someone else

If you ever have to go honey please don't let me go
Cause I could never give you up for someone else
When it comes to lovin' honey...
[ guitar ]
If you ever have to go...

Take It Easy Rider
Special Guests: Gut Clark vocal on first verse, Larry Jon Wilson vocal on last verse, and Rattlesnake Annie and Ladysmith on harmony.
Dedication: To all the bikers, truckers and cowboys, that I've rode with. Take it easy riders.

TAKE IT EASY RIDER YOU CAN MAKE IT EASY RIDER
THERE'S NO ONE TO STOP YOU, DOESN'T IT LOOK EASY RIDER NOW?
TAKE IT EASY RIDER YOU CAN MAKE IT EASY RIDER
THERE'S NO ONE TO STOP YOU, DOESN'T IT LOOK EASY RIDER NOW?
WELL I SAW MY FIRST RODEO IN AMARILLO, TEXAS

i bought my first chestnut mare up in tennessee

BUSTING BRONCOS IS MORE THAN JUST A WAY TO MAKE A LIVING
HORSES WERE LIKE WOMEN, THEY WERE FAST AND FANCY FREE

I SAW SHIRLEY STrOKER UP IN PAN HEAD WEST VIRGINIA
HER AND CONNIE SHOVELHEAD WAS STANDING IN THE RAIN
BOTH OF THEM WERE DRESSERS, LORD THEY SURE WERE LOOKING PRETTY
MOTORCYCLE FEVER HAS ALMOST DROVE ME INSANE

EIGHTEEN wheeler ROLLIN WHEN I CLIMBED UP IN THAT KENWORTH
ME OH MY, THAT SEMI WAS THE APPLE OF MY EYE
HORSES, TRUCKS AND MOTORCYCLES SURE MAKES LIFE WORTH LIVING
HOPE I NEVER SEE THE DAY I KISS THEM ALL GOOD BYE

The Great Nashville Railroad Disaster
By Bobby Braddock & Rafe Vanhoy
Dedication: To Billy Sherrill for having the courage to stand by me and my career even when everyone told him they'd never play my records because of my life style. Thanks Radar!

ONE SULTRY SUMMER MORNING IN THE YEAR OF 1918
THREE HUNDRED MEN WITH EBONY SKIN
PULLED OUT OF UNION STATION
HEADING OUT OF NASHVILLE FOR WESTERN TENNESSEE
HOMEWARD BOUND CAUSE UNCLE SAM CLOSED DOWN
THE MUNITIONS FACTORY.

AT THAT VERY MOMENT ON THE CHEATHAM COUNTY LINE
OLD NUMBER ONE TRAIN FROM MEMPHIS
WAS RUNNING WAY BEHIND
BACK IN THE SMOKEY CLUB CAR A MEMPHIS GAMBLING MAN
SAID GENTLEMAN, IM FOLDING THESE CARDS
CAUSE I DREW A DEAD MANS HAND!

A YOUNG MAN IN A MILK TRUCK OUT NEAR DUTCHMAN'S GRADE
SAID OH MY GOD TWO TRAINS ONE TRACK
THEN HE CLOSED HIS EYES AND HE PRAYED
A SISTER FROM THE ORPHANS HOME MADE A CROSS UPON HER CHEST
CAUSE A ONE IRON BEAST WAS COMING FROM THE EAST
AND ANOTHER ONE WAS COMING FROM THE WEST

THE BIRD FLEW FROM THE TREE TOPS AS THE IMPACT SHOOK THE GROUND
THE SCREAMING WHEELS AND THE GRINDING STEEL
COULD BE HEARD FOR MILES AROUND

NOW EVERY JULY 9TH A FEW MILES WEST OF TOWN
TO THIS DAY SOME FOLKS SAY
YOU CAN HEAR THAT MOURNFUL SOUND

Hank Williams Junior Junior
I ain't gonna call Hank Williams Jr Jr anymore
Even though I know what all his daddy done before
Hank weighs close to two hundred pounds and he stands about six foot four
And it's hard to call Hank Williams Jr Jr anymore

Just a little bit of Waylon sure goes a long way
But old Tex Ritter rode his horse and that was hell to pay
Willie said don't nobody lay a hand on the bay
Jimmie Rodgers is the only reason that I'm standin' here today
And I ain't gonna call Hank Williams...
[ guitar ]
Hank sang it all right from the heart took the whole world by surprise
Stood right next to Elvis in Memphis and looked him straight in the eyes
Ten years later young Bocephus busted through the door
And I just can't call Hank Williams Jr Jr anymore
I ain't gonna call Hank Williams...
Ten years later young Bocephus...

Get a Little Dirt on Your Hands
By Bill Anderson

Dedication: To Whispering Bill Anderson and a friendship I value as much as any other because of his talent and also his inspiration. To Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Porter Wagoner, Ernest Tub, Hank Snow, Marty Robbins and Lefty Frizzell for singing prison songs when I was still a prisoner.

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY DADDY USED TO SAY TO ME, SON,
WE GOT A LOT OF LAND, WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE
GO GET YOUR MARBLES, PUT'EM IN THE HOUSE
TEAR DOWN YOUR CASTLES IN THE SAND
COME WITH YOUR POPPY TO THE COTTON PATCH
GET A LITTLE DIRT ON YOUR HANDS

GET A LITTLE DIRT ON YOUR HANDS, SON
IF YOUR GONNA GROW UP TO BE A BIG BIG MAN
A LITTLE DIRT ON YOUR HANDS

WELL I REACHED TWENTY ONE AND I THOUGHT I WAS A PRETTY BIG WHEEL
I LEFT THE COUNTRY FOR THE CITY, MET A SLICKER WITH A SHADY DEAL
HE SAID HOLD UP THE BANK BOY AND TAKE ALL THE MONEY
AND RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN
THE ONLY WAY YOU'LL EVER GET ALONG IN THIS WORLD
IS TO GET A LITTLE DIRT ON YOUR HANDS
GET A LITTLE DIRT ON YOUR HANDS

WELL ITS FOUR IN THE MORNING' AND THE WARDEN IS CALLING' MY NAME
HE SAID HE'S TEACHING' ME A LESSON NOW HE'S MAKING' ME GO WORK IN THE RAIN
DIG THAT DITCH BOY FILL IT UP
IM WANTING' YOU TO UNDERSTAND
THE ONLY WAY TO STRAIGHTEN OUT A GUY LIKE YOU
IS TO GET A LITTLE DIRT ON YOUR HANDS
GET A LITTLE DIRT ON YOUR HANDS

HEY DAVID GOT TO GET A LITTLE DIRT ON THOSE HANDS BOY
YEAH IF YOU WANT TO GROW UP TO BE A BIG BIG MAN
YOU BETTER REMEMBER WHAT OLD WHISPERING BILL TOLD YOU IN THIS SONG
GET A LITTLE DIRT ON THOSE HANDS

If You'll Hold the Ladder
By Buzz Rabin & Sara B

Dedication: To Buzz Rabin who gave me a place to stay when I first went to Nashville and has been a part of my life ever since (see my book 'just for the record'). This is one of the finest love songs I've ever heard.

BABY YOUR THE ONLY DREAM I'VE EVER HAD COME TRUE
THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO REACH FOR THANKS TO YOU
NOW I CAN CLIMB THIS MOUNTAIN, BABE, THERE WAS A TIME ID STOP
IF YOU'LL JUST HOLD THE LADDER BABY ILL CLIMB TO THE TOP

IF YOU'LL JUST STAND BESIDE ME ALL THE WAY
ILL DO ALL THE THINGS THAT DIDN'T MATTER YESTERDAY, HEY
AND ILL BE EVERYTHING THIS MAN CAN BE BEFORE I STOP
IF YOU'LL JUST HOLD THE LADDER BABY ILL CLIMB TO THE TOP

THINGS JUST STARTED CHANGING WITH YOUR TOUCH

This Bottle
Dedication: They told me George Jones was full of whiskey and he couldn't sing anymore. They said he was skinny and sickly looking and he was through. I told 'em he was one of my best friends and whiskey could never make Gorge Jones quit singing. George was on the wagon when we done this song but he sings like he wishes he had a drink.

LAST WEEK HE SPENT HIS WHOLE PAY CHECK ON WHISKEY
I KNOW FRIDAY NIGHT HE'LL DO IT ALL AGAIN
OH HE'LL DRINK TILL HE FALLS DOWN
THEN HE'LL ORDER ONE MORE ROUND
AND THEN GO HOME WITH THAT BOTTLE IN HIS HAND

AND THE ONLY THING I CAN HOLD ON TO
IS THIS BOTTLE IN MY HAND
I KNOW ILL NEVER HAVE TO SHARE IT
WITH ANY OTHER MAN
IM SO GLAD YOU INTRODUCED US
AND ILL DO THE BEST I CAN
TO BE FAITHFUL TO THIS BOTTLE IN MY HAND

SHE TOLD GEORGE THAT CHANGING DIAPERS
COULD SURE BECOME A DRAG
AND TO CLEAN THE HOUSE AND COOK FOR HIM
WAS NOT HER KIND OF BAG
SHE SAID SHE NEEDED SOMEONE
WHO WOULD LOVE AND UNDERSTAND
THEN SHE LEFT HIM WITH THAT BOTTLE IN HIS HAND

AND THE ONLY THING I CAN HOLD ON TO
IS THIS BOTTLE IN MY HAND
I KNOW ILL NEVER HAVE TO SHARE IT
WITH ANY OTHER MAN
IM SO GLAD YOU INTRODUCED US
AND ILL DO THE BEST I CAN

Take This Job and Shove It
Chorus: TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT/ I AIN’T WORKING’ HERE NO MORE MY WOMAN DONE LEFT AND TOOK ALL OF THE REASONS I WAS WORKING FOR YOU BETTER NOT TRY TO STAND IN MY WAY/ WHEN I WALK OUT THE DOOR TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT/ I AIN’T WORKING’ HERE NO MORE

I BEEN WORKING IN THIS FACTORY/ PRETTY CLOSE TO 15 YEARS I’VE SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS’ WOMEN/ STANDING IN A POOL OF TEARS I’VE SEEN A LOT OF KINFOLKS DYING/ I HAD A LOT OF BILLS TO PAY LORD, I’D GIVE THE SHIRT RIGHT OFFING’ MY BACK/ IF I HAD THE NERVE TO SAY:

Repeat Chorus

THE FOREMAN IS A REGULAR SOB. AND THE NIGHT BOSS, HE’S A FOOL HE GOT HIMSELF A BRAND NEW FLATTOP HAIRCUT LORD, HE REALLY THINKS THAT’S COOL ONE OF THESE DAYS I’M GONNA BLOW MY TOP AND THERE’S GONNA BE HELL TO PAY I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THEIR FACES WHEN I GET THE NERVE TO SAY

Repeat Chorus

Lovin' You Comes So Natural
I know that the hardest thing I ever had to do
Was walkin' out on her to run to you
I'm leavin' town without her now cause that's the way I came
I know your love is waiting and it's time to catch a train
Lovin' you comes so natural anymore lovin' her was a chore
With you it's so easy lovin' you comes so natural anymore

She kept tryin' to make me change into somebody new
That was just too hard for me to do
Givin' it ain't easy honey I found out the hard way
With the games I've had to play till I could get to you
Lovin' you comes so natural...
Lovin' you comes so natural...