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You can take your Aristotle or Confucius , etc. , and shove them up yer arse . Country music has better lines and wisdom by far

Poppa Love Mama - Garth Brooks

Papa drove a truck nearly all his life

You know it drove mama crazy being a trucker's wife

The part she couldn't handle was the being alone

I guess she needed more to hold than just a telephone

Papa called Mama each and every night

Just to ask her how she was and if us kids were alright

Mama would wait for that call to come in

When Daddy'd hang up then she was gone again

Mama was a looker

Lord, how she shined

Papa was a good'n

But the jealous kind

Papa loved Mama

Mama loved men

Mama's in the graveyard

Papa's in the pen

Well, it was bound to happen and one night it did

Papa came home and it was just us kids

He had a dozen roses and a bottle of wine

If he was lookin' to surprise us, he was doin' fine

I heard him cry for mama up and down the hall

Then I heard a bottle break against the bedroom wall

That old diesel engine made an eerie sound

When Papa fired it up and headed into town

Well, the picture in the paper showed the scene real well

Papa's rig was buried in the local motel

The desk clerk said he saw it all real clear

He never hit the brakes and he was shifting gears

Mama was a looker

Lord, how she shined

Papa was a good'n

But the jealous kind

Papa loved Mama

Mama loved men

Mama's in the graveyard

Papa's in the pen

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'Flowers On The Wall ' - The Statler Brothers

I keep hearin' you're concerned about my happiness

But all that thought you're givin' me is conscience I guess

If I was walkin' in your shoes, I wouldn't worry none

While you 'n' your friends are worried about me I'm havin' lots of fun

Countin' flowers on the wall

That don't bother me at all

Playin' solitaire till dawn with a deck of fifty-one

Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo

Now don't tell me I've nothin' to do

Last night I dressed in tails, pretended I was on the town

As long as I can dream it's hard to slow this swinger down

So please don't give a thought to me, I'm really doin' fine

You can always find me here, I'm havin' quite a time

Countin' flowers on the wall

That don't bother me at all

Playin' solitaire till dawn with a deck of fifty-one

Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo

Now don't tell me I've nothin' to do

It's good to see you, I must go, I know I look a fright

Anyway my eyes are not accustomed to this light

And my shoes are not accustomed to this hard concrete

So I must go back to my room and make my day complete

Countin' flowers on the wall

That don't bother me at all

Playin' solitaire till dawn with a deck of fifty-one

Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo

Now don't tell me I've nothin' to do

Don't tell me I've nothin' to do

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George Jones " He Stopped Loving Her Today '

He said, "I'll love you till I die."

She told him,"You'll forget in time."

As the years went slowly by

She still prayed upon his mind

He kept her picture on the wall

Went half crazy now and then

He still loved her through it all

Hoping she'd come back again

Kept some letters by his bed

Dated 1962

He had underlined in red

Every single "I love you"

I went to see him just today

Oh, but I didn't see no tears

All dressed up to go away

First time I'd seen him smile in years

He stopped loving her today

They placed a wreath upon his door

And soon they'll carry him away

He stopped loving her today

Spoken:

You know, she came to see him one last time,

We all wondered if she would

And it kept running through my mind

This time he's over her for good

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' Good Hearted Woman ' - Waylon Jennings

A long time forgotten the dreams that just fell by the way

The good life he promised ain't what she's livin' today

But she never complains of the bad times

Or the bad things he's done, lord

She just talks about the good times they've had

And all the good times to come

(She's a good hearted woman in love with a good timin' man)

She loves him in spite of his ways she don't understand

(With teardrops & laughter they pass through this world hand in hand)

(A good hearted woman, lovin' a good timin' man)

He likes the bright lights and night life and good time friends

And when the party's all over she'll welcome him back home again

Lord knows she don't understand him but she does the best that she can

A-this good hearted woman, lovin' a good timin' man

(She's a good hearted woman in love with a good timin' man)

(She loves him in spite of his ways she don't understand)

(With teardrops & laughter they pass through this world hand in hand)

A good hearted woman, lovin' a good timin' man

(She's a good hearted woman in love with a good timin' man)

She loves him in spite of his ways she don't understand

(With teardrops & laughter they pass through this world hand in hand)

A good hearted woman, lovin' a good timin' man

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It's true though. You'll find more honest sentiment and wisdom in Country music than any other.

In the country, we call it Country Dumb.... Y'all can think we're bumpkins, and laugh .... these guys were laughing all the way to the bank! :D

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When I was in the army and stationed in Germany we had a guy in our platoon who was from Georgia and he played this song every single day for about 3 months. Finally one of us grabbed the .45 record and smashed it to smitherines.

Red Sovine Giddy-Up-Go

Lyrics

The highways that wind and wander over mountain and valleys deserts and plains

I guess I've drove about all of 'em

Cause for the past 25 years now the cab of a truck has been my home

And it'd be kinda hard for me to settle down and not be on the go

Why I remember the first truck I drove

I was so proud I could hardly wait to get home to show my wife and my little boy

And my little boy was so excited like so when he saw his first snow

He wasn't old enough to say too many words

He just kept hollering goddyup go daddy giddyup go

So that's what I named the old truck Giddyup go

Oh things wasn't too bad of course I's gone a lot

And after about six years I got home one day and found my wife and little boy gone

I couldn't find out what happened nobody seemed to know

So from that day on it's been me and old Giddyup go

I've made a lot of friends at all the truck stops

And some of 'em would kick me about my litle sign

Of course they knew where I got the name

Cause I told 'em about that little boy of mine

And how his first word about that old truck was Giddyup go

Today I was barrelin' down old 66

When up beside me pulled down a brand new diesel rig

Both stacks of blowin' black coal

And as she pulled around and back in front of me a big lump came in my throat

And my eyes watered like I had a bad old cold

A little sign on the back of the truck that read Giddyup go

Well I pushed old Giddyup go stayed right on him

Until the next truck stop where he'd pulled up

I waited till he went in and I offered to buy him a cup

Well we got to talkin' shop and I said

Now did you come by the name on your truck Giddyup go

Well he said I got it from my pop

Dad used to drive a truck that's what mom talked about a lot

You see I lost mom when I was just past sixteen and I lost all track of pop

Mom said he got the name from me

I shook his hand and told him that I had something I wanted him to see

I took him out to the old truck

And brushed off some of the dirt so the name would show

And his eyes got big and bright as he read Giddyup go

Oh we had a lot of things to talk about and buddy I felt like a king

And now we've just pulled back on old 66 and he's handled that big rig

Better than any gearjammer that I'd ever seen

Well now the lines on the highway have got much brighter glow

As we go roarin' down the road and me starin' at a little sign that reads Giddyup go

I couldn't find Red Sovine's version on youtube but here it is by Tex Williams.

Giddy Up Go

Now play that ad nauseum for 90 days and see if it doon't make ya wanna smash it to pieces.

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' Good Hearted Woman ' - Waylon Jennings

A long time forgotten the dreams that just fell by the way

The good life he promised ain't what she's livin' today

But she never complains of the bad times

Or the bad things he's done, lord

She just talks about the good times they've had

And all the good times to come

(She's a good hearted woman in love with a good timin' man)

She loves him in spite of his ways she don't understand

(With teardrops & laughter they pass through this world hand in hand)

(A good hearted woman, lovin' a good timin' man)

He likes the bright lights and night life and good time friends

And when the party's all over she'll welcome him back home again

Lord knows she don't understand him but she does the best that she can

A-this good hearted woman, lovin' a good timin' man

(She's a good hearted woman in love with a good timin' man)

(She loves him in spite of his ways she don't understand)

(With teardrops & laughter they pass through this world hand in hand)

A good hearted woman, lovin' a good timin' man

(She's a good hearted woman in love with a good timin' man)

She loves him in spite of his ways she don't understand

(With teardrops & laughter they pass through this world hand in hand)

A good hearted woman, lovin' a good timin' man

Could be about my Mama - bless her heart :puppyeyes:

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Good country advice:

You get more flies with honey than you do with vinegar.

Always swim upstream from the cattle.

Sometimes you're the windshield; sometimes you're the bug.

If you find yourself in a hole, the best thing you can do is stop diggin'

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I like Ryan Adams a lot

So do I, but probably not in the same way ;)

For good old country advice, you caint do no better than Loretta Lynn~

Fist City

A you've been makin' your brags around town

That you've been a lovin' my man

But the man I love, when he picks up trash

He puts it in a garbage can

And that's what a you look like to me

And what I see's a pity

Close your face and stay outta my way

If ya don't wanna go to fist city

If ya don't wanna go to fist city

Ya better detour around my town

'Cause I'll grab you by the hair a the head

And I'll lift a you off a the ground

I'm not a sayin' my baby's a saint 'cause he ain't

N' that he won't cat around with a kitty

I'm here to tell ya gal to lay offa my man

If ya don't wanna go to fist city

Come on and tell me what you told my friends

If you think you're brave enough

And I'll show you what a real woman is

Since you think you're hot stuff

You'll bite off more than you can chew

If you get to cute or witty

You better move your feet

If you don't wanna eat

A meal that's called fist city

If you don't wanna go to fist city

You better detour around my town

'Cause I'll grab you by the hair a the head

And I'll lift you offa the ground

I'm not a sayin' my baby's a saint 'cause he ain't

N' that he won't cat around with a kitty

I'm here to tell ya gal to lay offa my man

If ya don't wanna go to fist city

I'm here to tell ya gal to lay offa my man

If ya don't wanna go to fist city

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Well you thought I'd be waitin' up when you came home last night

You'd been out with all the boys and you ended up half tight

But liquor and love that just don't mix leave a bottle or me behind

And don't come home a drinkin' with lovin' on your mind

No don't come home a drinkin' with lovin' on your mind

Just stay out there on the town and see what you can find

Cause if you want that kind of love well you don't need none of mine

So don't come home a drinkin' with lovin' on your mind

[ steel - guitar ]

You never take me anywhere because you're always gone

Many a night I've laid awake and cried dear all alone

And you come in a kissin' on me it happens every time

No don't come home a drinkin' with lovin' on your mind

No don't come home a drinkin'...

No don't come home a drinkin' with lovin' on your mind

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When I was in the army and stationed in Germany we had a guy in our platoon who was from Georgia and he played this song every single day for about 3 months. Finally one of us grabbed the .45 record and smashed it to smitherines.

:laughing: :doh: I'm glad I reread Joe's post ... At first I thought , army , grabbed a .45 , etc. :laughing:

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"Alone In The Make-Out Room" - The Broken Family Band

I want you to die with my hands round your throat

Or with me in the castle and you in the moat

And everyone you know stood around laughing

I wanna watch you swing from a tree

Or fry in the chair while you're looking at me

And everyone in the world will be glad when you're gone

Oh, it's silly to say we were never happy

All those nights we spent kissing under the moon

But I died inside when you ran out with my pride

Why did you leave me alone in the make-out room?

I wanna watch you drown in a lake

Or get stamped by a bull or bit by a snake

And there is not a single doctor who will come and help you

I want you to move to Australia

With me a success and you facing failure

And all of the friends you had ignoring your calls

Oh, it's silly to say we were never happy

All those nights we spent kissing under the moon

But I died inside when you ran out with my pride

Why did you leave me alone in the make-out room?

I wanna leave you by the side of the road

Or out in a field in the rain and the snow

People walking past could come and take pictures

I'm gonna treat you the best that I can

'Cause I'm your girl and you're my man

And we'll make 'em jealous with our laughing and our carrying on

Oh, it's silly to say we were never happy

All those nights we spent kissing under the moon

But I died inside when you ran out with my pride

Why did you leave me alone in the make-out room?

Why did you leave me alone in the make-out room?

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Another Waylon & Willie song that is all tangled up with childhood memories. Whenever my dad got together with friends, pickin' and grinnin' I'd always request this one :grin:

Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys

Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're harder to hold.

They'd rather give you a song than diamonds or gold.

Lonestar belt buckles and old faded levis,

And each night begins a new day.

If you don't understand him, an' he don't die young,

He'll prob'ly just ride away.

Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys.

Don't let 'em pick guitars or drive them old trucks.

Let 'em be doctors and lawyers and such.

Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys.

'Cos they'll never stay home and they're always alone.

Even with someone they love.

Cowboys like smokey old pool rooms and clear mountain mornings,

Little warm puppies and children and girls of the night.

Them that don't know him won't like him and them that do,

Sometimes won't know how to take him.

He ain't wrong, he's just different but his pride won't let him,

Do things to make you think he's right.

Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys.

Don't let 'em pick guitars or drive them old trucks.

Let 'em be doctors and lawyers and such.

Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys.

'Cos they'll never stay home and they're always alone.

Even with someone they love.

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