Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Heroes and Villians

Written by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks
Performed by The Beach Boys


I’ve been in this town so long that back in the city
I’ve been taken for lost and gone
And unknown for a long long time

Fell in love years ago
With an innocent girl
From the Spanish and Indian home
Home of the heroes and villains

Once at night catillian squared the fight
And she was right in the rain of the bullets that eventually brought her down
But she's still dancing in the night
Unafraid of what a dude'll do in a town full of heroes and villains

Heroes and villains
Just see what you’ve done

Heroes and villains
Just see what you’ve done

Stand or fall I know there
Shall be peace in the valley
And it's all an affair
Of my life with the heroes and villains

My children were raised
You know they suddenly rise
They started slow long ago
Head to toe healthy wealthy and wise

I’ve been in this town so long
So long to the city
I’m fit with the stuff
To ride in the rough
And sunny down snuff I’m alright
By the heroes and

Heroes and villains
Just see what you’ve done

Heroes and villains
Just see what you’ve done

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

John Deere Green

Written by Dennis Linde
Performed by Joe Diffie


They were farm kids way down in Dixie
They met in high school in the sixties
Everyone knew it was love from the start
One July in the midnight hour
He climbed up on the water tower
Stood on the rail and painted a 10ft heart
In John Deere green

On a hot summer night
He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene
In letters 3 foot high
And the whole town said that he should have used red
But it looked good to Charlene
In John Deere green

They settled down on 80 acres
Raising sweet corn, kids and tomatoes
They went together like a hand and a glove
On a clear day from their front yard
If you look and know what to look for
Off to the east you can still read his words of love
In John Deere green

On a hot summer night
He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene
In letters 3 foot high
And the whole town said the boy should have used red
But it looked good to Charlene
In John Deere green

Now more than once the town has discovered
Painting over it ain't no use
There ain't no paint in the world that'll cover it
The heart keeps showing through
In John Deere green

On a hot summer night
He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene
In letters 3 foot high
And the whole town said that the fool should have used red
But it looked good to Charlene
In John Deere green

Ahh, paint it green boy
In John Deere green

On a hot summer night
He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene
In letters 3 foot high
And the whole town said the boy should have used red
But it looked good to Charlene
In John Deere green

John Deere green

Monday, November 18, 2013

He's So Shy

Written by Tom Snow and Cynthia Weil
Performed by The Pointer Sisters


When I first saw him standin' there
I longed to speak but did not care
Something inside whispered to me
You'd better move in carefully
And then he smiled and turned away
That told me all he could not say
That's when I knew
He wanted me too
But I'd have to do some breakin' through 
He's so shy, he's so shy
That sweet little boy who caught my eye
He's so shy, he's so shy
And he's much too good to let me get by
Oh, yes,he is 

Now holding him gently through the night
Nothin' has ever felt so right
And I'm so glad I took the time
That I had to take to make him mine
He can still do things to my heart
Just like he did right from the start
Each time I see That quality
That never stops attracting me
He's so shy, he's so good looking
He's so shy, yes he's really got me going
That sweet little boy who caught my eye
He's so shy, I'm so glad I got to know him
He's so shy, cause he's one in a million
And I love him till the day I die
Oh, yes, I will
He's so shy, That's why I love my baby
He's so shy, I know it's drivin' me crazy
That sweet little boy who caught my eye
He's so shy, it took a long time to know him
He's so shy, and I'm glad get to show him
That I'll love him 'till the day I die
He's so shy, He's so shy

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Sanctuary

Written by John Thompson and Randy Scruggs
Performed by Randy Rothwell


Lord prepare me
to be a sanctuary
pure and holy,
tried and true.
With thanksgiving,
I'll be a living
sanctuary for you.

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Fernando

Written by Stig Anderson, Benny Anderson, Bjoern Ulvaeus, Buddy McCluskey, Mary McCluskey
Performed by ABBA


Can you hear the drums Fernando?
I remember long ago another starry night like this
In the firelight Fernando
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar
I could hear the distant drums
And sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar

They were closer now Fernando
Every hour every minute seemed to last eternity
I was so afraid Fernando
We were young and full of life and none of us prepared to die
And I'm not ashamed to say
The roar of guns and cannons almost made me cry

There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though I never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando

Now we're old and grey Fernando
And since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand
Can you hear the drums Fernando?
Do you still recall the frightful night we crossed the Rio Grande?
I can see it in your eyes
How proud you were to fight for freedom in this land

There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though I never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando

There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though I never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
Yes, if I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando...

Friday, November 15, 2013

Prepare Ye The Way

Written by Michael W. Smith
Performed by Michael W. Smith


Give thanks to the Lord for He is good
His love endures forever
Hallelujah, oh, my soul
Praise God, all my life long I will praise God
Singing songs to my God as long as I will live

I will praise You, oh Lord, with all my heart
Before the Gods I will sing Your praise
I will bow down toward Your holy temple
And will praise Your name for Your love and Your faithfulness

Prepare ye the way
Prepare ye the way of the Lord
Prepare ye the way
Prepare ye the way of the Lord

Prepare ye the way
Prepare ye the way of the Lord
Prepare ye the way
Prepare ye the way of the Lord

Yeshua, Yeshua, You reign on high, You reign on high
Almighty God, Your love is like no other
Yeshua, You reign on high, You reign on high
Almighty God, Your love is like no other

Prepare ye the way
Prepare ye the way of the Lord
Prepare ye the way
Prepare ye the way of the Lord

Yeshua, Yeshua, You reign on high, You reign on high
Almighty God, Your love is like no other
Yeshua, You reign on high, You reign on high
Almighty God, Your love is like no other

Your love is like no other, yeah

Prepare ye the way
Prepare ye the way of the Lord
Prepare ye the way
Prepare ye the way of the Lord

Prepare ye the way
Prepare ye the way of the Lord
Prepare ye the way
Prepare ye the way of the Lord

Prepare ye the way
Prepare ye the way of the Lord
Prepare ye the way
Prepare ye the way of the Lord

Thursday, November 14, 2013

White Christmas

Written by Irving Berlin
Performed by The Drifters


I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the tree tops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all
Your Christmases be white

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the tree tops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases
May all your Christmases
May all your Christmases
May all your Christmases be white

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Home For The Holidays

Written by Robert S. Nevil and Matthew Gerrard
Performed by Perry Como


Oh! there's no place like home for the holidays,
Because no matter how far away you roam,
When you pine for the sunshine of a friendly gaze,
For the holidays you can't beat home sweet home!

I met a man who lives in Tennessee, he was heading for,
Pennsylvania and some homemade pumpkin pie!
From Pennsylvania folks are travellin'
Down the Dixie sunny shore,
From Atlantic to pacific,
Gee the traffic is terrific!

Oh! there's no place like home for the holidays,
Because no matter how far away you roam,
If you wanna be happy in a million ways,
For the holidays you can't beat home sweet home!

Take a bus, take a train, go and hop an aeroplane,
Put the wife an' kiddies in the family car!
For the pleasure that you bring when you make that doorbell ring,
No trip could be too far!

I met a man who lives in Tennessee, he was headin' for,
Pennsylvania and some homemade pumpkin pie!
( some homemade pumpkin pie! )
From Pennsylvania folks are travellin'
Down the Dixie sunny shore,
From Atlantic to pacific,
Gee the traffic is terrific!

Oh! there's no place like home for the holidays,
Because no matter how far away you roam,
If you wanna be happy in a million ways,
For the holidays you can't beat home sweet home!

For the holidays you can't beat home sweet home!

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

This Town

Written by Lee Hazelwood
Performed by Frank Sinatra


This town is a lonely town
Not the only town like-a this town
This town is a make-you town
Or a break-you-town and bring-you-down town

This town is a quiet town
Or a riot town like this town
This town is a love-you town
And a shove-you-down and push-you-'round town

[instrumental]

This town is an all-right town
For an uptight town like-a this town
This town, it's a use-you town
An abuse-you town until-you're-down town

This town is a losin' town
It's a miserable town
It's a nowhere town
And I am leavin' this town
You better believe that I'm leavin' this town
Man, it could never be uptown
It's bound to be downtown

[Fade]

This town, bye-bye
Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye-bye

Monday, November 11, 2013

This Christmas

Written by Donny Hathaway and Nadine McKinnor
Performed by Straight No Chaser


Hang all the mistletoe
I'm gonna get to know you better, yeah
This Christmas
And as we trim the tree
How much fun it's gonna be together, yeah ha
This Christmas

Fireside is blazing bright
Were caroling through the night
And this Christmas will be, yeah
A very special Christmas for me, yeah

Presents and cards are here
My world is filled with cheer and you, oh yeah
This Christmas
And as I look around
Your eyes outshine the town, they do
This Christmas

Fireside is blazing bright
Were caroling through the night
And this Christmas will be
A very special Christmas for me, yeah

Alright, break it down, ha ha ha
Ooh yeah, yeah, yeah, alright
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Alright now, right now, now

Fireside, oh is blazing bright
Were caroling through the night, yeah
And this Christmas will be, oh
A very special Christmas for me, yeah
And this Christmas will be
A very special Christmas for me, oh oh

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Merry Christmas, ooh yeah
Gonna have a merry Christmas, oh yeah, oh oh
Merry Christmas, oh it will be

Oh, a very, very, very special Christmas
A very special Christmas
(This Christmas)
Alright now, right now, yeah oh
It will be now, oh
(This Christmas)

Oh, this will be, this will be, baby
A very special
Have a merry merry Christmas
(Hey yeah)
And a happy new year

Oh hey, alright, yeah yeah yeah
Merry Christmas, this Christmas
Oh this will be, this will be, baby