He’s Got A Way With Women
Written by Hank Thompson & Rodney Lay,
(c) 1966 Songs of Polygram International, Inc. (BMI)
He walks right
He talks right
Knows what makes them girls feel fine
He’s got a way with women
And he just got away with mine
He drives a big car
Like a big star
Plays a guitar
That bluesy kind
He’s got a way with women
And he just got away with mine
He didn’t ride up wearing shining armor
Riding on a milk white steed
But he gave ‘em quite a performance
This I must concede
He walks right
He talks right
Knows what makes them girls feel fine
He’s got a way with women
And he just got away with mine
Which Way Steinway
Written by A.J. Croce
(c) 1993 Croce Publishing (ASCAP)
The other day when we spoke
On the telephone
You said that you were leaving town
One thing I must know
Darling which way will you go
‘Cause I’m going to pack my things and go along
If it’s Southway I’ll bring my whiskey
Northway wear a heavy coat
Westway I’ll bring my cowboy hat
Eastway learn the Harlem shuffle
Freeway drive it straight ahead
Steinway I’ll bring my hands to play
I’ve been waiting for a reason
Anything to leave this town
I don’t have my roots buried in the ground
No need to stick around
Where are you going, this I must know
If I’m going to pack my things and go along
If it’s Southway I’ll bring my whiskey
Northway wear a heavy coat
Westway I’ll bring my cowboy hat
Eastway learn the Harlem shuffle
Freeway drive it straight ahead
Steinway I’ll bring my hands to play
After hours of thought I’ve changed my mind
I’m happy where I stand
I packed my bags and there’s no room
For a Steinway baby grand
One thing I must know, Darling, which way will you go
‘Cause I’ve got advice for you to take along
If it’s Southway bring your whiskey
Northway wear a heavy coat
Westway bring your cowboy hat
Eastway learn the Harlem shuffle
Freeway drive it straight ahead
Steinway bring your hands to play
I Wonder
Written by Cecil Gant & Raymond Leveen
(c) 1944 MCA Music Publishing,
a division of MCA, Inc. (ASCAP)
I wonder
Well, well, well, little darling
Where can you be
This moonlit night
Are you holding someone tight
I wonder
My heart is aching
I’m a fool to let it go on breaking
Maybe I’ll awake and find that I’m mistaken
I wonder
I wonder
I’ve been through Lovers Lane
There’s nothing there for me only rain
You’ve been travelling but will it last
While I’m travelling nowhere fast
I wonder
I wonder
Well, well, well, little darling
If this new love dies
Where will you be
Will your heart come running back to me
I wonder
How’d We Get So Good At Sayin’ Good-bye
Written by A.J. Croce,
(c) 1993 Croce Publishing (ASCAP)
Well I can’t believe that we were ever lovers
And I can’t believe that we were ever friends
And I can’t believe the fairy tale of once upon a time
‘Cause we both know that that just ain’t the way it ends
We could never say what we were thinking
‘Cause one of us would cry
And the petty words that we exchanged were forced
and though we tried
How’d we get so good at saying good-bye
I’ve been told that you were slightly short of faithful
I’m a fool for never seeing it in your eyes
Where a fool is just a fool, a liar is a cheater in disguise
Well it’s been a half a year since we have spoken
It’s taken half a year for crying eyes to dry
And forever must it be each other that we crucify
How’d we get so good at saying good-bye
I Found Faith
Written by A.J. Croce,
(c) 1993 Croce Publishing (ASCAP)
I found faith in the pouring rain
I found faith in a sweet refrain
I found faith in the sermoneer
Until assured I could persevere
I found the Lord when I could not see
Or could it be that the Lord found me
(Chorus)
Mother Mary, Father Joe
Please don’t take me, I ain’t ready to go
When I’m ready I will let you know
But I ain’t hanging out in limbo
I found faith where I found no courage
I found myself where I found no faith
So strange that I believe as soon as I’m in need
And don’t know what to do
Mother Mary, Father Joe
Please don’t take me, I ain’t ready to go
When I’m ready I will let you know
But I ain’t hanging out in limbo
I found faith where I found no religion
I found the Lord in a selfish prayer
In the waiting room for purgatory
The martyrs claim we’re bound for glory
That’s me and you
Mother Mary, Father Joe
Please don’t take me, I ain’t ready to go
When I’m ready I will let you know
But I ain’t hanging out in limbo
Keep on Lookin’
Written by A.J. Croce,
(c) 1993 Croce Publishing (ASCAP)
You said I’d be sorry if I fell in love with you
But won’t you look who’s sorry now
You picked me up to drop me off but you fell in love
And now you feel like a fool
Always a bride’s maid but never a bride
Still you’re yearning inside
Man it’s been fun, sorry I’m not the one
But just keep on looking
(Chorus)
Keep on looking for happiness
Keep on looking for a good man
Keep on looking till you’re satisfied
And you might settle down
She Wouldn’t Give Me None
Written by Minnie & Joe McCoy
I had a gal, she had plenty money
Asked her for a dime she called it funny
She wouldn’t give me none
Spent all her money
And wouldn’t give me none
I caught her downtown with the rastabouts
That’s what it was all about
She wouldn’t give me none
Spent all her money
And wouldn’t give me none
Me and her had a falling out
That’s what it was all about
She wouldn’t give me none
Spent all her money
And wouldn’t give me none
If anybody asks who sung this song
Tell ‘em Mr. Croce’s been here and gone
She wouldn’t give me none
Spent all her money
And wouldn’t give me none
I Know Better Now
Written by A.J. Croce,
(c) 1993 Croce Publishing (ASCAP)
I see cupid in the moon
The faint scent of your perfume
The memories may be all I have
But that’s enough
Lest I forget so easily
What you said and did to me
Though I knew then
I know better now
(Chorus)
I know better now
I know better now
All regrets one forgets
But I know better now
What’s done is done and now I see
That broken hearts heal naturally
And there’s no better cure than time
So let us not philosophize
‘Cause afer all I realize
We all make mistakes ‘cause that’s what it takes
And I know better now
I know better now
I know better now
All regrets one forgets
But I know better now
Back Where I Began
Written by A.J. Croce,
(c) 1993 Croce Publishing (ASCAP)
Two steps back, one step ahead
What’s bad for the living is worse for the dead
Oh child, Oh child
I’m closer to the promised land, but i am back where I began
Spent all my money with nothing to show
With all that I’ve learned there’s so little I know
Oh child, Oh child
I’m closer to that promised land, but I’m back where I began
(Chorus)
You said you need somebody
But that ain’t nothing new
You said you need somebody
That needs somebody too
I look in the mirror, it’s a cryin’ shame
I look so much older, but I feel just the same
Oh child, Oh child
I’m closer to the promised land but back where I began
Lying on the bathroom floor, praying to the Lord
I swear I’ll never drink another drink, if this is my reward
Oh child, Oh child
I’m closer to that promised land, but I’m back where I began
You said you need somebody
But that ain’t nothing new
You said you need somebody
That needs somebody too
Lying on the bathroom floor, praying to the Lord
I swear I’ll never drink another drink, if this is my reward
Oh child, Oh child
I’m closer to that promised land, but I’m back where I began
Smokin’ Good Time
Written by A.J. Croce,
(c) 1993 Croce Publishing (ASCAP)
Well, I’ve heard of Casanova and all of his sinnin’
Always runnin’ ‘round with other men’s women
He was playin’ with fire
He was playin’ with fire and had a smokin’ good time
I know that Rasputin was really mind pollutin’
All the heads of Russian royalty
He was a doctor, a lover
Politician under cover
But he didn’t have himself no degree
He was playin’ with fire
And had a smokin’ good time
When you’re playing with fire
You’ll have a smokin’ good time
Bonnie & Clyde were taking a ride
It was an average afternoon
They’d been feelin’ the heat
And as they drove down the street
They both know it had to end soon
They were playin’ with fire
And had a smokin’ good time
That wicked Jezebel was born raisin’ hell
I know for sure she stoked the devil’s fire
She was wicked and mean
And she ended up Queen
Over everything that she had desired
She was playin’ with fire
And had a smokin’ good time
When you’re playing with fire
You’ll have a smoking good time
I know that R.J. Reynolds & Phillip Morris too
Got me hooked at thirteen, what about you
I was playin’ with fire
Were you’re playin’ with fire
When you’re playin’ with fire
You have a smokin’ good time
Stuff You Gotta Watch
Written by Dan Greet, George Jackson & Tommy Dowd
(c) 1969 Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. (BMI)
Well I used to be good looking
Ain’t it a doggone shame
Baby took all my money
Left me standing in the rain
That’s the stuff you gotta watch
And baby watch it all night long
You might feel happy
You might feel sad
When the one your lovin’
Is lovin’ the one she used to have
That’s the stuff you gotta watch
And baby watch it all night long
Looking at my baby
Seemed to be feeling ill
Looks like she’s been drinking
From Jack Daniel’s still
That’s the stuff you gotta watch
And baby watch it all night long
If I Could Be With You
Written by Henry Creamer & Jimmy Johnson
(c) 1926 (Renewed) Warner Bros., Inc. (ASCAP)
If I could be with you
I’d love you strong
If I could be with you
I’d love you long
I want you to know that I wouldn’t go
Until I told you honey that I love you so
If I could be with you
One hour tonight
If I could say and do the things I might
I’m telling you true
I’d be anything but blue
If I could be with you
