Jim Croce - Workin' At The Car Wash Blues

Jim Croce - Workin' At The Car Wash Blues

Well, i had just got out from the county prison
Doin' ninety days for non-support
Tried to find me an executive position
But no matter how smooth i talked
They wouldn't listen to the fact that i was a genius
The man say, "we got all that we can use."
Now i got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
Working at the car wash blues

Well, i should be sittin' in an air conditioned office in a swivel chair
Talkin' some trash to the secretaries
Sayin', "here, now mama, come on over here."
Instead, i'm stuck here rubbin' these fenders with a rag
And walkin' home in soggy old shoes
With them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
Workin' at the car wash blues

You know a man of my ability
He should be smokin' on a big cigar
But till i get myself straight i guess i'll just have to wait
In my rubber suit a-rubbin' these cars

Well, all i can do is a shake my head
You might not believe that it's true
For workin' at this end of niagara falls
Is an undiscovered howard hughes
So baby, don't expect to see me
With no double martini in any high-brow society news
Cause i got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
Workin' at the car wash blues
So baby, don't expect to see me
With no double martini in any high-brow society news
Cause i got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
Workin' at the car wash blues
Yeah i got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'
Workin' at the car wash blues

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Jim Croce - Lovers Cross

Jim Croce - Lover's Cross

Guess that it was bound to happen
Was just a matter of time
But now i've come to my decision
And it's a-one of the painful kind
'cause now it seems that you wanted a martyr
Just a regular guy wouldn't do
But baby i can't hang upon no lover's cross for you

You really got to hand it to ya
'cause girl you really tried
But for every time that we spent laughin'
There were two times that i cried

And you were tryin' to make me your martyr
And that's the one thing i just couldn't do
'cause baby, i can't hang upon no lover's cross for you

'cause tables are meant for turnin'
And people are bound to change
And bridges are meant for burnin'
When the people and memories they join aren't the same

Still i hope that you can find
Another who can take what i could not
He'll have to be a super guy
Or maybe a super god
'cause i never was much of a martyr before
And i ain't bout to start nothin' new
And baby, i can't hang upon no lover's cross for you

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Jim Croce - I Got a Name (1973)

Jim Croce - I Got A Name

Like the pine trees linin' the windin' road
I've got a name, i've got a name
Like the singin' bird and the croakin' toad
I've got a name, i've got a name

And i carry it with me like my daddy did
But i'm livin' the dream that he kept hid
Movin' me down the highway
Rollin' me down the highway
Movin' ahead so life won't pass me by

Like the north wind whistlin' down the sky
I've got a song, i've got a song
Like the whippoorwill and the baby's cry
I've got a song, i've got a song

And i carry it with me and i sing it loud
If it gets me nowhere, i'll go there proud
Movin' me down the highway
Rollin' me down the highway
Movin' ahead so life won't pass me by

And i'm gonna go there free
Like the fool i am and i'll always be
I've got a dream, i've got a dream
They can change their minds but they can't change me
I've got a dream, i've got a dream

Oh, i know i could share it if you want me to
If you're going my way, i'll go with you
Movin' me down the highway
Rollin' me down the highway
Movin' ahead so life won't pass me by

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Jim Croce - Operator

Jim Croce - Operator

Operator, oh could you help me place this call
You see the number on the matchbook is old and faded
She's livin' in l.a.
With my best old ex-friend ray
A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated

Isn't that the way they say it goes
But let's forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
So i can call just to tell them i'm fine and to show
I've overcome the blow
I've learned to take it well
I only wish my words could just convince myself
But that's not the way it feels

Operator, oh could you help me place this call
'cause i can't read the number that you just gave me
There's something in my eye's
You know it happens every time
I think about the love that i thought would save me

Isn't that the way they say it goes
But let's forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
So i can call just to tell them i'm fine and to show
I've overcome the blow
I've learned to take it well
I only wish my words could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real
But that's not the way it feels

Operato,r oh let's forget about this call
There's no one there i really wanted to talk you
Thank you for your time
Oh you've been so much more than kind
And you can keep the dime

Isn't that the way they say it goes
But let's forget all that
And give me the number if you can find it
So i can call just to tell them i'm fine and to show
I've overcome the blow
I've learned to take it well
I only wish my words could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real
But that's not the way it feels

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Jim Croce - Bad, Bad Leroy Brown

Jim Croce - Bad, Bad Leroy Brown

Well the south side of chicago
Is the baddest part of town
And if you go down there
You better just beware
Of a man named leroy brown

Now leroy more than trouble
You see he stand 'bout six foot four
All the downtown ladies call him "treetop lover"
All the mens just call him "sir"

And it's bad, bad leroy brown
The baddest man in the whole damn town
Badder than old king kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog

Now leroy he a gambler
And he like his fancy clothes
And he like to wave his diamond rings
In front of everybody's nose
He got a custom continental
He got an eldorado too
He got a 32 gun in his pocket for fun
He got a razor in his shoe

And it's bad, bad leroy brown
The baddest man in the whole damn town
Badder than old king kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog

Well friday bout a week ago
Leroy shootin' dice
And at the edge of the bar
Sat a girl named doris
And ooh that girl looked nice
Well he cast his eyes upon her
And the trouble soon began
And leroy brown learned a lesson
'bout messin' with the wife of a jealous man

And it's bad, bad leroy brown
The baddest man in the whole damned town
Badder than old king kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog,

Well the two men took to fightin'
And when they pulled them from the floor
Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle
With a couple of pieces gone

And it's bad, bad leroy brown
The baddest man in the whole damn town
Badder than old king kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog

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Jason Aldean - Amarillo Sky

Jason Aldean - Amarillo Sky

He gets up before the dawn;
Packs a lunch an' a thermos full of coffee.
It's another day in the dusty haze;
Those burnin' rays are wearin' down his body.
The diesels worth the price of gold;
It's the cheapest grain he's ever sold,
But he's still holdin' on.

He just takes the tractor another round,
An' pulls the plow across the ground,
And sends up another prayer.
He says: "Lord, I never complain, I never ask: 'Why?'
"Please don't let my dreams run dry,
"Underneath, underneath this Amarillo Sky."

That hail storm back in '83,
Sure did take a toll on his family.
But he stayed strong and carried on,
Just like his Dad and Granddad did before him.
On his knees every night,
He prays: "Please let my crops and children grow,"
'Cause that's all he's ever known.

He just takes the tractor another round,
An' pulls the plow across the ground,
And sends up another prayer.
He says: "Lord, I never complain, I never ask: 'Why?'
"Please don't let my dreams run dry,
"Underneath, underneath this Amarillo Sky."

[Instrumental Break]

An' he takes the tractor another round. (Another round.)
Another round. (Another round.)
Another round.
An' he takes the tractor another round, another round.
He says: "I never complain, I never ask: 'Why?'
"Please don't let my dreams run dry,
"Underneath, underneath this Amarillo Sky.
"Underneath this Amarillo Sky."

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James Taylor - Fire and Rain

James Taylor - Fire And Rain

Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
Susanne the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and i wrote down this song
I just can't remember who to send it to

I've seen fire and i've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that i thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when i could not find a friend
But i always thought that i'd see you again

Won't you look down upon me, jesus
You've got to help me make a stand
You've just got to see me through another day
My body's aching and my time is at hand
And i won't make it any other way

Oh, i've seen fire and i've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that i thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when i could not find a friend
But i always thought that i'd see you again

Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around
Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things
To come
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground

Oh, i've seen fire and i've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that i thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when i could not find a friend
But i always thought that i'd see you, baby, one more time again, now

Thought i'd see you one more time again
There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now
Thought i'd see you, thought i'd see you fire and rain, now

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