The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia
He was on his way home from Candletop
Been two weeks gone and he thought he'd stop
At Webb's and have him a drink for he went home to her
Andy Wo-Lo said hello
He said "Hi what's a doing"
Wo said "Sit down I got some bad news that's gonna hurt"
Said I'm your best friend and you know that's right
But your young bride ain't home tonight
Since you been gone she's been seeing that Amos boy Seth
He got mad and he saw red
Andy said boy don't you lose your head
Cause to tell you the truth I've been with her myself
That's the night the lights went out in Georgia
That's the night that they hung an innocent man
Don't trust your soul to no back woods Southern lawyer
Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
Andy got scared and left the bar
Walking on home cause he didn't live far you see
Andy didn't have many friends and he just lost him one
Brother thought his wife must've left town
So he went home and finally found the only thing
Daddy had left him and that was a gun
He went off to Andy's house
Slipping through the back woods quiet as a mouse
Came upon some tracks too small for Andy to make
He looked through the screen at the back porch door
He saw Andy lying on the floor
In a puddle of blood and he started to shake
The Georgia patrol was making their rounds
So he fired a shot just to flag em down
And a big bellied sheriff grabbed his gun and said
"Why'd you do it?"
The judge said guilty on a make believe trial
Slapped the sherrif on the back with a smile
and said "Suppers waiting at home and I've got to get to it"
That's the night the lights went out in Georgia
That's the night that they hung an innocent man
Don't trust your soul to no back woods Southern lawyer
Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
They hung my brother before I could say
The tracks he saw while on his way
To Andy's house and back that night were mine
And his cheatin wife had never left town
And that's one body that'll be found
You see little sister don't miss when she aims her gun
That's the night the lights went out in Georgia
That's the night that they hung an innocent man
Don't trust your soul to no back woods Southern lawyer
Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
That's the night the lights went out in Georgia
That's the night that they hung an innocent man
Don't trust your soul to no back woods Southern lawyer
Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
For My Broken Heart
there were no angry words at all as we
carried boxes down the hall.
one by one we
put them in your car
nothing much for us
to say
one last good bye and you drove
away
i watched your tail lights as they faded
in the dark.
chorus-
i couldn't face the night in
the lonely bed
so i laid down on the
couch instead
last night i prayed the
lord my soal to keep
then i cryed myself
to sleep
so sure life wouldn't go on without
you.
lord the sun is blinding me
as it wakes
me from the dark
i guess the world aint gonna
stop for my broken heart
clock still ticking life goes on
radio stills
plays a song
as i try to put my scattered
thoughts in place.
and it takes all strength
i've got
to stumble to the coffee pot.
the
first of many lonely mornings i have to face.
you called to see if i'm ok
i look out the
window i just say
repeat chorus.
ohhhh i guess the world aint gonna stop--
for my broken heart
Bobby
Bobby pleaded guilty to the charges that they read
As they lead him from the courtroom,
a young voice turned his head
A little boy, dressed in blue, was standing at the rail
He said "I hope they kill you, I hope you go to hell"
They locked Bobby in a jail with forty other men
They all knew what he'd done, and they were glad to take him in
They'd all seen the headlines about Bobby and his wife
How they loved each other, and how he took her life
Day after day, he sat alone
Night after night, they'd hear him sing his song (he'd sing)
Chorus:
Baby, I'll take care of you, I'll never let you down
No harm will ever come to you, as long as I'm around
I am not afraid what people say or do
The only thing I fear is being here...without you
The little boy dressed up in blue grew up to be a man
When he fell in love himself, he came to understand
How it was that Bobby took the life they both adored
Cause Bobby couldn't stand to see her suffer anymore
He took out the papers from the trunk beneath his bed
And all the years just disappeared as through his tears he read
The stories of the accident that robbed his mama's mind
And the man who held her in his arms and chose to cut the line
And the one about the man who sits alone
Year after year, singing his song (he's sing)
Repeat chorus
The young man drove his car up, and parked outside the gate
They led him to a cold grey room, the guard told him to wait
When the guard brought Bobby in, the young man finally knew
He still missed his mama, but he'd missed his daddy too
And when the guard left the two of them alone
He took Bobby in his arms, and the young man sang the song
Daddy, I'll take care of you, I'll never let you down
No harm will ever come to you, as long as I'm around
You have taught me not to fear what people say or do
The only thing that hurts is being here...without you
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