I Was Only Telling A Lie James Taylor

Got the one room suite in the downtown motel, got a lovely view. Classic shot of the parking lot, an off ramp of route 72. Half flat six pack of lukewarm beer, so lay down by my side.

Only One James Taylor

You are my only one You are my only one Well, I'm telling you now, now you're my only one I've got two long legs like to carry me Two sharp eyes to look for the fight Two strong arms to hold on tight Two

I Will Not Lie For You James Taylor

It's only right that you should know- if he comes to me, I will not lie for you, no, I won't lie for you.

September Grass James Taylor

Well, the sun's not so hot in the sky today And you know I can see summertime slipping on away A few more geese are gone, a few more leaves turning red But the grass is as soft as a feather in a featherbed

Hound Dog (Album Version) James Taylor

You ain't nothing but a hound dog Crying all the time You ain't nothing but a hound dog Crying all the time You ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine When they said, "You was high

Only For Me James Taylor

His mind in his whiskey and his body in a folding chair, far beyond repair. I enter his vision, he watches me look for my seat.

Nothing Like A Hundred Miles James Taylor

I have tried to forget about you and all the plans that we had planned. Yes, and I'm bound to leave this town, I don't care where I may land.

Day Tripper James Taylor

I've got a good reason for taking the easy way out. I got a good reason for taking the easy way out. She was a day tripper, one way ticket, yeah. It took me so long to find out but I found out.

Mean Old Man (Live At The Colonial Theatre / 2007) James Taylor

On my own How could I have known?

Mean Old Man James Taylor

On my own How could I have known?

Go Tell It On The Mountain James Taylor

Sheperds watching Over their flocks by night Out of the darkness There shone a heavenly light.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance James Taylor

When Liberty Valance came to town, womenfolk would hide, they'd hide When Liberty Valance walked around, the men would step aside 'Cause the point of a gun was the only law that Liberty understood When

Don't Talk Now James Taylor

Where Ive been You dont know And what Ive got Baby, it dont show Now, I wont try To teach you how Dont talk now Dont talk roads Dont talk sand Dont talk dust Dont talk no man Dont talk rules Dont talk

Letter In The Mail James Taylor

If I could go down now while the whole town is sleeping, see the sun creeping up on the hill, I know the river and the railroad would run through the valley still.

Some Days You Gotta Dance (Album Version) James Taylor

It was about five 'til five on Friday We were all getting ready to go And the boss man started screaming And his veins began to show He said you and you come with me 'Cause you're gonna have to stay My

Machine Gun Kelly James Taylor

Machine Gun Kelly was a simple man but the woman was as hard as hell. Watch out Machine Gun, don't let her run you round. Don't let the woman put you six feet in the ground, Machine Gun.

Only A Dream In Rio James Taylor

more than a distant land over a shining sea more than the steaming green more than the shining eyes well they tell me it's only a dream in rio nothing could be as sweet as it seems on this very first day

Captain Jim's Drunken Dream James Taylor

Well you country fools in your one horse town you can laugh at me But it's plain as rain that you've never been down to the southern sea To see me now is like watching a fish on dry land I only wish you

Brother Trucker James Taylor

This trucker got to have a big line tonight. Come on sucker, come back brother trucker. I keep seeing double unless I close one eye.

Family Man James Taylor

Spending my time with a bunch of crazy people. Yes, I been there before, I don't need to go back no more. I'm just a family man, like it or not, I am a family man. I'm a-holding onto what I've got.

Sweet Baby James James Taylor

There is a young cowboy he lives on the range His horse and his cattle are his only companions He works in the saddle and he sleeps in the canyons Waiting for Summer, his pastures to change And

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town James Taylor

You better watch out You better not cry Better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town He's making a list And checking it twice Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice Santa Claus is coming

Love Songs James Taylor

She doesn't know what he's thinking, she only knows how he behaves, love must find him, love must find him a way. I reckon I must be just an old softy, cause I still believe in love.

New Tune James Taylor

It's written in the surface of her skin, there's been a baby there, given away in love. I see it in the little lines around her eyes, across her brow. She'll be drifting away from me now.

Sleep Come Free Me James Taylor

Well, I've been lying in this dungeon since I was eighteen. Ten lonely years of my life taken, I've been living in the pages of a magazine. It breaks my heart to awaken.

Daddy's Baby James Taylor

Is there something I should know, something new to you? Daddy's baby fussing and fretting, keeping on getting it wrong. She can only last so long , so sing her a lullaby-bye.

Daddy's All Gone James Taylor

I don't have much to say Thought I'd call you up anyway Just to try to show you the way That I feel today I miss you, baby.

Millworker James Taylor

Now my grandfather was a sailor He blew in off the water My father was a farmer And I, his only daughter Took up with a no good millworking man From Massachusetts Who dies from too much whiskey And leaves

I Was A Fool To Care James Taylor

I was a fool to care, I was a fool to care, I was a fool to care, but I don't care even if I was a fool- I'm still in love with you. Had I listened to the grapevine, I might have had my doubts.

Copperline James Taylor

Even the old folks never knew Why they call it like they do I was wondering since the age of two Down on Copperline Copper head, copper beech Copper kettles sitting side by each Copper coil, cup o'Georgia

A Junkie's Lament James Taylor

A junkie's sick, a monkey's strong, that's what's wrong. Well, I guess he's been messing around downtown, so sad to see the man losing ground. Winding down behind closed doors on all fours.

Rainy Day Man James Taylor

What good is that happy lie? All you wanted from the start was to cry, girl. It looks like another fall. Your friends they don't seem to help at all.

Jump Up Behind Me James Taylor

This land is a lovely green It reminds me of my own home Such children I've seldom seen Even in my own home The sky so bright and clean Just like my home Kind people as have ever been Won't you take me

One More Go Round James Taylor

Workin' on a thing, workin' on a thing, funny little thing I know, sure got to like it.

Blues Is Just A Bad Dream James Taylor

"A tree grows in my back yard, it only grows at night. Its branches they're all twisted, its leaves are afraid of light. They say the blues is just a bad dream, they say it lives upside your head.

Slow Burning Love James Taylor

It was a hot and sultry day somewhere in early September. I don't hardly remember the day, just the way the sun beat down upon the bay, baby.

Oh, Susannah James Taylor

Well I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee, and I'm bound for Louisiana, my own true love for to see. It did rain all night the day I left, the weather was bone dry.

Mona James Taylor

Life's good friends are hard to find And now one of mine is dead And things I should have said to her I shall say to you instead Mona mona So much of you to love Too much of you to take care of Mona mona

Traffic Jam James Taylor

Chorus) Damn this traffic jam How I hate to be late It hurts my motor to go so slow Damn this traffic jam Time I get home my supper'll be cold Damn this traffic jam Well I left my job about 5 o'clock It

Golden Moments James Taylor

Now if all my golden moments could be rolled into one, They would shine just like the sun for a summer day. And after it was over, we could have it back again.

Going Around One More Time James Taylor

My heart had been broken And I couldn't take no more I shuttered up my windows And I bolted tight my door Then I took one look at you And I nearly lost my mind Chorus: Now I'm going 'round going 'round

Angels Of Fenway James Taylor

86 summers gone by Bambino put a hex on the Bean We were living on a tear and a sigh In the shadow of the Bronx machine Man, you could feel it smoulder The whole town had an attitude Then you'd get a little

Ananas James Taylor

Je t'aime encore means I love you still, c'est pour toujours means I always will. Tu me manquais trop means I missed you much, je fait ce qu'il faut means I'll do what I must.

Belfast To Boston James Taylor

There are rifles buried In the countryside for The rising of the moon, May they lie there Long forgotten till They rust away into the ground.

Taking It In James Taylor

Morning, sing me a song, afternoon, bring it along, nighttime, show me a friend, say it again, send a good dream my way. Wednesday, feeling just fine, I got to say time on my hands.

One Man Parade James Taylor

Do believe I'm gonna clap my hands, think I might tap my feet. Put together a one-man band, take a walk on down the street. Have a one-man parade, nobody needs to know.

Soldiers James Taylor

It was just after sunrise and down by the sea, down on the sand flats where nothing will grow, come drumming and footsteps like out of a dream Where the golden green waters come in.

Sweet Potato Pie James Taylor

Oh Lord I feel fine today, I'm walking on cloud nine today. I'm over that line today, happiness is finally mine today. I guess I'm just a lucky guy and I'm prepared to tell you why.

In The Bleak Midwinter James Taylor

In the bleak midwinter, icy wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; Snow on snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, long, long ago.

Like Everyone She Knows James Taylor

She's holding out for truelove Waiting on an answer Ready for a change And everywhere she goes She's just a little bit on the lookout A day might mean tomorrow Questions still remain It's not