Chill of an Early Fall

Well her old friend, from her own end of town dropped by today,
And way down deep inside me something died
When he came 'round to see her that way.
Here it comes again, that same old chilly wind
Will blow like a cold winter squall.

And I'll begin to feel the chill of an early fall.
And I'll be drinking again and thinking whenever he calls,
There's a storm coming on, it won't be too long till the snow falls.
Oh I'll be sobersome,
But when October comes and goes and no time at all
I'll begin to feel the chill of an early fall.

Oh how quick they slip away, here today and gone tomorrow.
Love and seasons never stay, bitter winds are sure to follow.
Now there's no doubt, it's gonna be cold out tonight;
I've shivered all day, and when I look in her eyes
Needing to hold her so tight, she just looks away.
Oh she'll swear that it's true, he's just someone she knew
Long ago, and I'll know that's not all,

And I'll begin to feel the chill of an early fall.
Oh I'll begin to feel the chill of an early fall.

- Green Daniel, Gretchen Peters

The guys down at the job all want to know
How things are going? since I let you go
I laugh and say my heart ain't missed a beat
I've convinced everybody but me

I'm all right, I'm okay
That's what I always say
When they ask me how I'm doing without you
I say I'm glad I'm free and if they all believe
I've convinced everybody but me

I'm the life of the party every night
Nobody knows I'm dyin' deep inside
I don't hurt at all as far as they can see
I've convinced everybody but me

I'm all right, I'm okay
That's what I always say
When they ask me how I'm doing without you
I say I'm glad I'm free and if they all believe
I've convinced everybody but me

I smile in every mirror
Like I'm such a happy man
But my heart knows what a liar I am

I'm all right, I'm okay
That's what I always say
When they ask me how I'm doing without you
I say I'm glad I'm free and if they all believe
I've convinced everybody but me

Yes, I've convinced everybody but me

- Buddy Cannon, L. David Lewis, Kim Williams

We both said some things I know we never meant,
And when I slammed the door tonight you wondered where I went.
If I know you, you're probably wonderin' what to do.
You're thinkin' that I'm gone for good, if I know you.

But if I know me, I'll turn this car around.
I won't get halfway through town, and I'll be sorry.
I'll stop and call, and you'll say you're sorry too,
And I'll come runnin' back to you, if I know me.

Sometimes I lose my head, say things to break your heart,
Forgettin' if I lost your love, it would tear my world apart.
If I know you, you didn't mean one single thing you said.
Truth be known, you're dyin', cryin', lyin' there in bed.

But if I know me, I'll turn this car around.
I won't get halfway through town, and I'll be sorry.
I'll stop and call, and you'll say you're sorry too,
And I'll come runnin' back to you, if I know me.

- Pam Belford, Dean Dillon

Baby, since you left me, there's somebody new
She thinks I'm perfect, I swear
She likes my body, my class and my charm
She says I've got a confident aire
She respects my ambition, thinks I'm talented too
But she's in love with an image time is bound to see through

Oh, you know me better than that
You know the me that gets lazy and fat
How moody I can be, all my insecurities
You've seen me lose all my charm
You know I was raised on a farm
Oh, she tells her friends I'm perfect
And that I love her cat
But you know me better than that

I miss picnics and blue jeans and buckets of beer
Now it's ballet and symphony hall
I'm into culture, clean up to my ears
It's like wearing a shoe that's too small
Oh, I caught her with an issue of Brides magazine
Starin' at dresses and pickin' out rings

Oh, you know me better than that
You know the me that gets lazy and fat
How moody I can be, all my insecurities
You've seen me lose all my charm
You know I was raised on a farm
Oh, she tells her friends I'm perfect
And that I love her cat
But you know me better than that

Oh, she tells her friends I'm perfect
And that I love that cat
Oh, but you know me better than that

- Anna Lisa Graham, Tony Haselden

If you have any left of her kisses
When you're through with your latest affair
Don't let them just waste, I know how they taste
I'll take anything you can spare

And if you have a few idle moments
If you're lonely and nobody's there
I'll gladly fill in until you find a new friend
I'll take anything you can spare

Yes, I'll even take some heartaches from you
Though I've already more than my share
I love you all the time, so baby keep me in mind
I'll take anything you can spare

- Harlan Howard

Haven't got a worry, haven't got a care
I haven't got a thing to call my own
Though I'm out of money, I'm a millionaire
I still have my home in San Antone

When I greet my neighbor with a 'Hi y'all'
I'm wealthy as a king upon a throne
You can have your mansion or your cottage small
I'll just take my home in San Antone

Traveling around the country, on my merry way
I've been in crowds and felt I was alone
But when I feel like braggin', I just up and say
I'm a native son of San Antone

There's a sweet somebody by the Alamo
Someday she's going to be my very own
And we'll buy a high chair in a year or so
For our little home in San Antone

- Floyd Jenkins

I'm in love,
I'm in love,
I'm in love with a girl,
That's what's the matter with me
I'm in love,
I'm in love, with a beautiful girl,
But she don't give a darn about me
to make her love me I tried,
How I sighed and I cried

But she just refused
And ever since she's gone away,
I've got those lovesick blues
Got the feeling called the "blue hoo's, "
since my sweetie said "Good Bye"

Seems I don't know what to "Do Hoo"
All day long I sit and cry
That last long day we spent alone

I'm yearning for it yet
She thrilled me, filled me,
with a kind of lovin',
I never will forget, the way she called me sweet daddy"
Twas just a beautiful dream

I hate to think that it's all over I lost my heart it seems
I got so used to her somehow
But I'm no body's baby

Now, gee it's awful when you're lonesome
and get those lovesick blue-oo-oo-oo-oo's
Got the feeling called the "blue hoo's, "
since my sweetie said "Good Bye"

Seems I don't know what to "Do Hoo"
All day long I sit and cry
That last long day we spent alone

I'm yearning for it yet
She thrilled me, filled me,
with a kind of lovin',

I never will forget, the way she called me sweet daddy
Twas just a beautiful dream
I hate to think that it's all over I lost my heart it seems

I got so used to her somehow
But I'm no body's baby
Now, gee it's awful when you're lonesome
and get those lovesick blue-oo-oo-oo-oo's

- Cliff Friend, Irving Mills

Well, I woke up this mornin' looked outdoors
I can tell my milk cow, I can tell by the way she lows
If you see my milk cow please drive her on home
'Cause I ain't had no milk and butter since that cow been gone

Well, you gotta treat me right honey day by day
Get out your little prayer book get down upon your knees and pray
'Cause you're gonna need me, gonna need my help someday
Lord you're gonna be sorry you treated me this a way
Aw, now take it away boy

Sail on, sail on, sail on little gal, sail on
Sail on, sail on, sail on little gal, sail on
You're gonna keep right on to sailing
Till you lose your happy home

Well, good evening don't that sun look good going down
I said, "Well good evening" don't that sun look good going down
And don't that old army cot look lonely
When your lover ain't no place around

Well, I tried everything baby to get along with you
Now I'm gonna tell you what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna stop my cryin' gonna leave you alone
And if you don't think I'm leavin' big momma just count the days I'm gone

You ain't gonna see me
You ain't gonna see my sweet face no more
Lord you gonna be wondering honey
Where in this world I've gone milk cow blues

- Kokomo Arnold

She's an angel and I ain't
Lord knows she deserves a saint
And it don't take a genius to see
Her only bad habit is me

Why she loves me, I don't know
I can sure be a hard way to go
But I'm right here where she wants me to be
Her only bad habit is me

Most of the time, I'm walking the line
But sometimes I get out of hand
My baby scolds me and later on she holds me
She loves me and she understands

She's perfection, she's a ten
My baby never looks at other men
She has just one weakness I see
Her only bad habit is me

Most of the time, I'm walking the line
But sometimes I get out of hand
My baby scolds me and later on she holds me
She loves me and she understands

She's perfection, she's a ten
My baby never looks at other men
She has just one weakness I see
Her only bad habit is me
Her only bad habit is me

- Don Cook, Harlan Howard

The years have been so good to you and I my friend
They brought us to the Autumn wind and left the tears behind
And who'd have dreamed that love could grow so endlessly
And you'd have meant so much to me, is it already time?

And I will always love you so
We'll hold each other close until it's time to go
And we believed we had forever on our side
Is it already time?

And I will always love you so
We'll hold each other close until it's time to go
And we believed we had forever on our side
Is it already time?

And we believed we had forever on our side
Is it already time?

- Aaron Barker