Album Number Ten
Cafe On The Corner
Produced By
Randy Scruggs and Mark Miller
Songs
Singles
Cafe On The Corner
Trouble On The Line
All These Years
Videos
All These Years
Cafe On The Corner
Lyrics From Cafe On The Corner
Cafe On The Corner
MPG3
At the cafe down on the corner
With a lost look on his face
There ain't no fields to plow
No reason to now
He's just a little out of place
They say crime do pay
But neither does farmin' these days
And the coffee is cold
And he's fifty years old
And he's got to learn to live some other way
At the cafe down on the corner
With a lost look on his face
There ain't no fields to plow
He's busin' tables now
He's just a little out of place
And the meek shall inherit the earth
And the bank shall repossess it
This job don't pay half what it's worth
But it's a thankful man that gets it
At the cafe down on the corner
With a lost look on his face
There ain't no fields to plow
He's wishin' for one now
He's just a little out of place
All these soldiers without wars
And hometown boys without a home
Farmers without fields
Dealers without deals
And they sit here drinking coffee all alone
At the cafe down on the corner
With a lost look on their face
There ain't no fields to plow
They're wishin' for one now
They're just a little out of place
©Copyright 1992 by Beginner Music (ASCAP)
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Trouble On The Line
MPG3
Operator we must have a bad connection
If you got someone wantin' me
I changed my number when she changed her mind
Operator can't you see
Chorus
There's trouble on the line
Tears are gonna fall
It happens every time
She's up against the wall
Somebody broke her heart
Now she's after mine
The minute that she calls
There'll be trouble on the line
Operator now if we've been disconnected
How does she keep gettin' through
I won't have a choice
If I hear her voice
Operator can't you see
Chorus
The minute that she calls
There'll be trouble on the line
©Copyright 1992 by Zoo ll Music (ASCAP) / Club Zoo Music (BMI)
All rights reserved
All These Years
MPG3
She likes adventure with security
And more then one man can provide
She planned adventure feeling sure that he
Would not be home till after five
He turned on the light and turned it off again
And said the one thing he could say
All these years
Where have I been
I've been down the road to work and home again
But I'm still here
And until I'm gone
Don't you rub it in too hard that I've been wrong
All these years
She said, "Your not the man you used to be"
He said, "Neither is this guy"
She said, "There's some things you refuse to see
But I guess sometimes so do I"
She made no excuse why she was lying there
She said the one thing she could say
All these years
What have I done
I've made your supper and your daughter and your son
Still I'm here
And still confused
But I can finally see how much I stand to lose
All these years
Still I'm here
And so confused
But I can finally see how much I stand to lose
All these years
©Copyright 1992 by Beginner Music (ASCAP)
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Travelin' Shoes
MPG3
Mama always reminds me that we're only passin' through
The treasures of this world are not for us to hold on to
She says the way we're headed
Will take us where we're bound
And we can not lay are journey down
Chorus
Because all god's children need travelin' shoes
To walk the road that's narrow but it's true
We can't stop here we're just passin' through
That's why all god's children need travelin' shoes
My bags are pack and waiting and I'm headed for the door
The train Is at the station , got my ticket and I'll board
The brakeman swings his lantern
Lit with never ending love
And mama I can't thank you near enough
Chorus repeats twice
We can't stop here we're just passin' through
That's why all god's children need travelin' shoes
©Copyright 1992 by Zoo ll Music / Myrt And Chuck's Boy Music (ASCAP)
All rights reserved
A Different Tune
MPG3
I need a harder heart to take the place
Of this one you brake in two
Man I could use a new guitar
To play a different tune
Your trail is hot man it's still smokin'
You're gone for good baby I ain't dumb
I knew that you were tired of hearin'
The same ole song I sung
You packed up your magazine
The one that tells you what to do
I'm not the kind of man you need
To make your dreams come true
Chorus
I need to find a faster car
To give you a little more room
I need a longer lariat
To lasso you the moon
I need a harder heart to take the place
Of this one you brake in two
Man I could use a new guitar
To play a different tune
Babe was I that ripe for the pickin'
You set your sights like a loaded gun
The bullet hit but it ain't stickin'
It's hard to shoot when your on the run
I'm the one you set your sights for
But not the one you're gonna keep
You go out running after midnight
Walkin' in my sleep
Chorus
I need a harder heart to take the place
Of this one you brake in two
Man I could use a new guitar
To play a different tune
Man I could use a new guitar To play a different tune
©Copyright 1992 by Zoo ll Music / Myrt And Chucks Boy Music (ASCAP)
All rights reserved
Lesson In Love
MPG3
The more you think the less you know
'Cause every heart's got a mind of it's own
And love's a chance that we all take
Again and again make no mistake
it's another little lesson in love
Chorus
Your heart's on fire but it won't burn
Just blowin' until you learn
Answers the questions where love's concerned
Another little lesson in love
Another little lesson in love
Well talk's been cheap since the dawn of time
Ain't nobody bought those pickup lines
It's easier to invent the wheel
Than say the way we really feel
It's another little lesson in love
Chorus Repeats twice
Answers are questions where love's concerned
Another little lesson in love
Another little lesson in love
Just a little lesson in love
©Copyright 1992 by Zoo ll Music / Myrt And Chuck's Boy Music / Flying Fingers Music (ASCAP)
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Chain Of Love
MPG3
Everyone should know a love like this
One you can't hold back, you can't resist
One that shows without a doubt
What life is all about
Chorus
You showed me the more love's given
The more love's found
It's a circle that just keeps goin' around
You gave somethin' to be a part of
You made me a link in the chain of love
You made me a link in the chain of love
I've been up against the wall a time or two
But I never thought that love would get me through
Now I know that love will abide
Because I'm standing on the other side
Chorus repeats twice
©Copyright 1992 by Zoo ll Music / Myrt And Chuck's Boy Music (ASCAP)
All rights reserved
Homestead In My Heart
MPG3
Well it seems that we've been runnin' from are past
Life never gave us time to settle down
And you questioned whether frightened love can last
And that ole highway song is just not where it's at
The trees roll by and the white lines hold me back
From mobile to Denver there's something that they all lack
So until we find a place to make a new start
I will build you a homestead in my heart
Well I'm lookin' at you sleepin' across the seat
And the whine of the trucks are fillin' up my ears
All the highs and lows left somewhere in between
All those one night stands between Dallas and new Orleans
Well I can't offer much except the love
Of a guitar picker ain't nobody thinkin' of
So until we find a place to make a new start
I will build you a homestead in my heart
So until we find a place to make a new start
I will build you a homestead in my heart
©Copyright 1974 New Envoy Music / Flying Fingers (ASCAP)
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I Kept My Motor Runnin'
MPG3
(Duet With Donna Mc Elroy)
Well I'm parked outside of your daddy's house
And I'll be right here 'till you come out
Don't make me wait until the moon turns blue
So you can tell your mama and your daddy too
You got to go when supper's through
'Cause I got my motor runnin' baby just for you
Chorus
I kept my motor runnin' baby just for you
I've been savin' up my lovin'
And I'll tell you true
I've been down some lonely highways
But I knew one day you'd come my way
I kept my motor runnin' baby just for you
We can take a ride for heaven's sake
When the moon and the stars are congregate
But first I want to tell you what I want to do
When the other cars have all give out
And there engines cool and the fuel runs out
I'll keep my motor runnin' baby just for you
Chorus repeats twice
I kept my motor runnin' baby just for you
I kept my motor runnin' baby just for you
©Copyright 1992 by Zoo ll Music / Myrt And Chuck's Boy Music (ASCAP) / Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp./ Randy Scruggs Music (BMI)
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Sister's Got A New Tattoo
MPG3
We got a call collect from fort benning
Where she was goin' next she said was pending
Now she's all dressed up in her fatigues
She said we're about to join the major leagues
She packs a 45 in her high heel shoes
She said we're gonna teach them boys to sing the blues
Chorus
Little sister's got a new tattoo
Now mama don't know what to do
She up and joined the army reserve
'Cause her grades didn't make the curve
Now she's red, she's white, she's blue
From the middle east callin'
With uncle sam brawlin'
Little sister got a new tattoo
She said now mama don't you worry any
I'm gonna take you with me where ever they send me
I got a little trick tucked up my sleeve
It's a secret jus' 'tween you and me
She's got little heart with mama drawn on
Says can't nobody ever do her no harm
Chorus repeats twice
She gotta new tattoo
©Copyright by Zoo ll Music / Myrt And Chuck's Boy Music (ASCAP)
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