by Gram Parsons on album Miscellaneous

Oh my land is like a wild goose It wanders all around everywhere Trembles and it shakes 'til every tree is loose It rolls the meadows and it rolls the nails So take me down to your dance floor I won'

by Gram Parsons on album Miscellaneous

A house, not a home was the picture Satan painted For sweet little sister and me Our daddy would frown while mother was praying His heart was so hardened that he would not believe In anger he'd swear

by Gram Parsons on album Miscellaneous

In my hour of darkness, in my time of need Oh Lord, grant me vision, oh Lord, grant me speed Once I knew a young man, went driving through the night Miles and miles without a word with just his high-

by Gram Parsons on album Miscellaneous

Won't you scratch my itch, sweet Annie Rich And welcome me back to town? Come out on your porch or step into your parlor And I'll tell you how it all went down Out with the truckers and the kickers a

by Gram Parsons on album Miscellaneous

Well I sold the farm to take my woman where she longed to be We left our kin and all our friends back there in Tennessee Then I bought those one-way tickets she had often begged me for And they took u

by Gram Parsons on album Miscellaneous

It was a $1000 wedding Supposed to be held the other day And with all the invitations sent The young bride went away When the groom saw people passing notes Not unusual, he might say But where're the

by Gram Parsons on album Miscellaneous

It was forty or fifty years ago A big shot played with time Mister Walker held the door And both kept cord and line Watched and checked On every single day Building his own special cars His very spec

by Gram Parsons on album Miscellaneous

That's all it took, the mention of your name And all my love for you burst into flame I tried so hard to let you go But look, how I still tremble at your name, that's all it took That's all it took t

by Gram Parsons on album G.P.

She, she came from the land of the cotton The land that was nearly forgotten by everyone She, she worked and she slaved so hard A big old field was her back yard in the delta sun Ah, but she sure coul

by Gram Parsons on album Miscellaneous

Brass buttons, green silks and silver shoes Warm evenings, pale mornings, bottle of blues And the tiny golden pins that she wore up in her hair Brass buttons, green silks and silver shoes My mind was

by Gram Parsons on album Miscellaneous

Hearts on fire My love for you brought only misery Hearts on fire Put out the flames and set this cold heart free One short year our love had burned Until at last I guess you learned The art of being

by Gram Parsons on album Miscellaneous

Oh, well, I was born in a little bitty tar hut And they called me a man 'Cause I couldn't keep my big, big mouth shut So what's the sense of me sitting here leavin' When any ole day I might be even A

by Gram Parsons on album Miscellaneous

Love hurts, love scars Love wounds and mars Any heart not tough Nor strong enough To take a lot of pain Take a lot of pain Love is like a cloud Holds a lot of rain Love hurts Mmm mmm, love hurts I'

by Gram Parsons on album Miscellaneous

Well, it's said my life is been so free and easy But I'll tell you now the story isn't so 'Cause I've spent a lot of time down on the corner Tasting tears and spilling whiskey on the floor Such a sha

by Gram Parsons on album Miscellaneous

Time can pass and time can heal But it don't ever pass this way I feel You went away a long time ago And why you left I never knew The lonely days and lonely nights I guess the world knows I ain't fe

by Gram Parsons on album Miscellaneous

I can't dance, I never could I guess my feet don't match I'd get out there on the floor But I'm afraid of hurtin' my back I can't dance I guess, I'm just one of the unfortunate few So just for a litt

by Gram Parsons on album Miscellaneous

We know it's wrong to let this fire burn between us We've got to stop this wild desire in you and in me So we'll let the flame burn once again until the thrill is gone Then we'll sweep out the ashes i

by Gram Parsons on album Miscellaneous

In South Carolina There are many tall pines I remember the oak trees That we used to climb But now when I'm lonesome I always pretend That I'm gettin' the feel Of Hickory Wind I started out younger

by Gram Parsons on album Miscellaneous

Ooh, Las Vegas Ain't no place for a poor boy like me Ooh, Las Vegas Ain't no place for a poor boy like me Every time I hit your crystal city you know You're gonna make a wreck outta me Well, the firs

by Gram Parsons on album Miscellaneous

Darling, there is something I must tell you, you must know But it's so hard to say the words I feel This fancy that I'm on has been going on too long It's time we stopped pretending things are real '