Artist: Kenny Rogers
Album: Miscellaneous
Title: Through The Years
I can't remember when you were unfair
When I didn't care for anyone but you
I swear we've been through everything there is
Can't imagine anything we've missed
Can't imagine anything the two of us can't do
Through the years you never let me down
You've turn my life around
The sweetest days I've found, I've found with you
Through the years I've never been afraid
I've love the life we've made and I'm so glad I stayed
Right here with you through the years
I can't remember what I used to do
Who I trusted who I listen to before
I swear you taught my everything I know
Can't imagine needing someone so
But through the years it seems to me I need you more and more
Through the years through all the good and bad
I know how much we had I've always been so glad to be with you
Through the years gets better everyday
You kissed my tears away
As long as it's okay, I'll stay with you through the years
Through the years where everything went wrong
Together we were strong, I know that I belong right here with you
Through the years I never had a doubt
We'd always work things out, I'd learn what life's about
By loving you Through the years
Through the years you never let me down, you've turn my life around
The sweetest days i've found i've found with you
Through the years gets better everyday, you kissed my tears away
As long as it's okay I'll stay with you through the years 222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 You Decorated My Life
All my life was a paper
once plain, pure and white;
till you moved with your pen changin' moods now and then
till the balance was right.
Then you added some music,
ev'ry note was in place;
And anybody could see
all the changes in me
by the look on my face.
And you decorated my life;
created a world
where dreams are a part.
And you decorated my life
by paintin' your love
all over my heart,
You decorated my life.
Like a rhyme with no reason
in an unfinished song;
There was no harmony
life meant nothin' to me,
until you came along.
And you brought out the colors,
what a gentle surprise;
Now I'm able to see
all the things life can be
shinin' soft in your eyes
And you decorated my life;
created a world
where dreams are a part.
And you decorated my life
by paintin' your love
all over my heart,
You decorated my life. 333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 Coward of The County Everyone considered him the coward of the county --
He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong.
His mama named him Tommy, but folks just called him yellow,
Something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong.
He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison;
I looked after Tommy, 'cause he was my brother's son.
I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy,
"Son my life is over, but yours has just begun".
"Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done --
Walk away from trouble if you can.
It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
I hope you're old enough to understand,
Son, you don't have to fight to be a man."
There's someone for everyone, and Tommy's love was Becky.
In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man.
One day while he was working, the Gatlin boys came calling --
They took turns at Becky, n'there was three of them).
Tommy opened up the door, and saw his Becky crying.
The torn dress, the shattered look was more than he could stand.
He reached above the fireplace, and took down his daddy's picture.
As his tears fell on his daddy's face, he heard these words again:
"Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done --
Walk away from trouble if you can.
Now it won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
I hope you're old enough to understand,
Son, you don't have to fight to be a man."
The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the bar room;
One of them got up and met him half way cross the floor.
When Tommy turned around they said, "Hey look! old yeller's leaving,"
But you could've heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door.
Twenty years of crawling were bottled up inside him.
He wasn't holding nothing back -- he let 'em have it all.
When Tommy left the bar room, not a Gatlin boy was standing.
He said, "This one's for Becky, as he watched the last one fall.
n I heard him say,
"I promised you, Dad, not to do the things you've done
I walk away from trouble when I can
Now please don't think I'm weak, I didn't turn the other cheek,
And papa, I should hope you understand --
Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man".
Everyone considered him the coward of the county. 444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 You Light Up My Life So many nights I sit by my window
Waiting for someone to sing me his song
So many dream I kept deep inside me
Alone in the dark but now you've come along
You light up my life
You give me hope to carry on
You light up my days
And fill my nights with song
Rollin' at sea, adrift on the water
Could it be finally I'm turning for home?
Finally, a chance to say hey, I love you
Never again to be all alone
You light up my life
You give me hope to carry on
You light up my days
And fill my nights with song
Oh you light up my life
You give me hope to carry on
You light up my days
And fill my nights with song
It can't be wrong
When it feels so right
'Cause you, you light up my life.....
Album: Miscellaneous
Title: Through The Years
I can't remember when you were unfair
When I didn't care for anyone but you
I swear we've been through everything there is
Can't imagine anything we've missed
Can't imagine anything the two of us can't do
Through the years you never let me down
You've turn my life around
The sweetest days I've found, I've found with you
Through the years I've never been afraid
I've love the life we've made and I'm so glad I stayed
Right here with you through the years
I can't remember what I used to do
Who I trusted who I listen to before
I swear you taught my everything I know
Can't imagine needing someone so
But through the years it seems to me I need you more and more
Through the years through all the good and bad
I know how much we had I've always been so glad to be with you
Through the years gets better everyday
You kissed my tears away
As long as it's okay, I'll stay with you through the years
Through the years where everything went wrong
Together we were strong, I know that I belong right here with you
Through the years I never had a doubt
We'd always work things out, I'd learn what life's about
By loving you Through the years
Through the years you never let me down, you've turn my life around
The sweetest days i've found i've found with you
Through the years gets better everyday, you kissed my tears away
As long as it's okay I'll stay with you through the years 222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 You Decorated My Life
All my life was a paper
once plain, pure and white;
till you moved with your pen changin' moods now and then
till the balance was right.
Then you added some music,
ev'ry note was in place;
And anybody could see
all the changes in me
by the look on my face.
And you decorated my life;
created a world
where dreams are a part.
And you decorated my life
by paintin' your love
all over my heart,
You decorated my life.
Like a rhyme with no reason
in an unfinished song;
There was no harmony
life meant nothin' to me,
until you came along.
And you brought out the colors,
what a gentle surprise;
Now I'm able to see
all the things life can be
shinin' soft in your eyes
And you decorated my life;
created a world
where dreams are a part.
And you decorated my life
by paintin' your love
all over my heart,
You decorated my life. 333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 Coward of The County Everyone considered him the coward of the county --
He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong.
His mama named him Tommy, but folks just called him yellow,
Something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong.
He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison;
I looked after Tommy, 'cause he was my brother's son.
I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy,
"Son my life is over, but yours has just begun".
"Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done --
Walk away from trouble if you can.
It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
I hope you're old enough to understand,
Son, you don't have to fight to be a man."
There's someone for everyone, and Tommy's love was Becky.
In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man.
One day while he was working, the Gatlin boys came calling --
They took turns at Becky, n'there was three of them).
Tommy opened up the door, and saw his Becky crying.
The torn dress, the shattered look was more than he could stand.
He reached above the fireplace, and took down his daddy's picture.
As his tears fell on his daddy's face, he heard these words again:
"Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done --
Walk away from trouble if you can.
Now it won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
I hope you're old enough to understand,
Son, you don't have to fight to be a man."
The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the bar room;
One of them got up and met him half way cross the floor.
When Tommy turned around they said, "Hey look! old yeller's leaving,"
But you could've heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door.
Twenty years of crawling were bottled up inside him.
He wasn't holding nothing back -- he let 'em have it all.
When Tommy left the bar room, not a Gatlin boy was standing.
He said, "This one's for Becky, as he watched the last one fall.
n I heard him say,
"I promised you, Dad, not to do the things you've done
I walk away from trouble when I can
Now please don't think I'm weak, I didn't turn the other cheek,
And papa, I should hope you understand --
Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man".
Everyone considered him the coward of the county. 444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 You Light Up My Life So many nights I sit by my window
Waiting for someone to sing me his song
So many dream I kept deep inside me
Alone in the dark but now you've come along
You light up my life
You give me hope to carry on
You light up my days
And fill my nights with song
Rollin' at sea, adrift on the water
Could it be finally I'm turning for home?
Finally, a chance to say hey, I love you
Never again to be all alone
You light up my life
You give me hope to carry on
You light up my days
And fill my nights with song
Oh you light up my life
You give me hope to carry on
You light up my days
And fill my nights with song
It can't be wrong
When it feels so right
'Cause you, you light up my life.....
