I Don’t Like It, I love it 

I’m sittin’ at home, my coffee’s getting cold 

And listening to Elvis and the whiskey is old 

And I don’t like it, no, I love it. 

 

Dog’s sleepin’ on the floor, babe just shut the door 

But I’ve got my guitar, bare feet tappin’ on the floor 

And I don’t like it, no, I love it. 

Uuuuhhhh… 

 

The blues have got my soul, and I just can’t help it 

I’m in love with ma six-string, and I have to pick it 

The blues have got my soul, and I just can’t help it 

I’m in love with my six-string. 

 

My friends are all in school and they’re bound to get a job 

But all I wanna do is to roll and really rock 

And I don’t like it, no, I love it. 

 

My ma and pa tell me: “Get out and earn some cash!” 

But then there’s Rock ‘n’ Roll and all the rest is trash 

And I don’t like it, no, I love it. 

Uuuuhhhh… 

 

The blues have got my soul, and I just can’t help it 

I’m in love with my six-string, and I have to pick it 

The blues have got my soul, and I just can’t help it 

I’m in love with my six-string.

Little bird blues 

You took my money 

You took me for a ride 

The only thing you couldn’t steal 

Was my pride. 

 

I know that you cheated 

I know that you’ve lied 

I know you was havin’ 

My best friend on the side. 

 

But will you still feel, feel so great 

When I’m gone 

Oh will you still feel, feel so great 

When I’m gone. 

You said I was your sweet thing 

And that I shouldn’t cry 

But I’m tellin’ you big daddy 

This little bird’s about to fly. 

 

I’m gonna warn all women 

From New York to L.A. 

If they see you comin’ 

They’d better up and run away. 

 

But will you still feel, feel so great 

When I’m gone 

Oh yeah will you still feel, feel so great 

When I’m gone. When I’m gone. 

 

Now when I met you baby 

I thought you was class 

But you think life 

Looks better through 

The bottom of a glass 

Well, I’ve tried to warn you 

One last time 

But you were too much in love 

With gin, whiskey and wine. 

 

You said I was your sweet thing 

And that I shouldn’t cry 

But I’m tellin’ you big daddy 

This little bird’s about to fly.

Fortune Favours Fools 

You left for Memphis 

But you never left my heart 

You turned your back on love 

And tore my soul apart. 

 

But sometimes a second chance 

Simply comes along 

And reaching for a shooting star 

Really can’t be so wrong 

Cause’ fortune favours fools 

Fortune favours fools 

And I‘m just a fool for you. 

 

You said I trapped you 

And my sweet lips were to blame 

Then while dreamin’ 

You cried out another woman’s name. 

 

But sometimes a second chance 

Simply comes along 

And reaching for a shooting star 

Really can’t be so wrong 

Fortune favours fools 

Fortune favours fools 

Cause’ I‘m just a fool for you. 

 

The way you put me down 

It cut me to the bone 

And scars won’t heal 

When you’re waiting on the phone. 

 

But sometimes a second chance 

Simply comes along 

And reaching for a shooting star 

Really can’t be so wrong 

Cause’ fortune favours fools 

Fortune favours fools 

And I‘m just a fool for you. 

 

You drew me to you 

Like a moth to a flame 

Said you were my honeybee 

Then stung me just the same. 

 

But sometimes a second chance 

Simply comes along 

And reaching for a shooting star 

Really can’t be so wrong 

Cause’ fortune favours fools 

Fortune favours fools 

And I’m just a fool for 

I’m just a fool for 

I’m just a fool for you.

Driftin’ away 

You came home late from work 

Tired of others dishin’ the dirt 

And you lay down on the bed and closed your eyes 

I sat there with my guitar 

Sung you a lullaby from the heart 

And watched full of wonder as you drifted away. 

 

Drifted away to a land of dreams 

Drifted away with your hopes and schemes 

And I played my old six-string as you drifted away. 

 

A little later wrapped in your arms 

A willing victim of your charms 

Your beauty and your grace warmed my very soul  

I thanked the heavens above 

For this gift of amazing love 

And the music from my fingers as you drifted away. 

 

Drifted away to a land of dreams 

Drifted away with your hopes and schemes 

And I played my old six-string as you drifted away. 

 

When the walls came crashing in 

It was your fingers on my skin 

That drove the doubt and darkness from my mind 

You chanced to come along 

And then I knew where I belonged 

Picking a country blues as you drifted away. 

 

Drifted away to a land of dreams 

Drifted away with your hopes and schemes 

And I played my old six-string as you drifted away. 

Sleep well sweetheart.

Raindrops in the Wind 

The blazing shades of autumn 

Fade to grey in November 

And looking at your photograph 

I try so hard to remember 

How it felt, just lying there 

Cradled gently in your arms 

Having freely surrendered  

To the armies of your charms. 

 

High above in the dark sky, 

The geese are flying south 

And I still feel your last kiss 

On the deserts of my mouth 

I look to sooth my thirst 

With the waters of your lies 

But their taste is so bitter 

That they turn my heart to ice. 

 

And these aren’t tears in my eyes 

They’re only the raindrops, raindrops in the wind 

No these aren’t tears in my eyes 

They’re only the raindrops in the wind 

No these aren’t tears in my eyes 

They’re only the raindrops, raindrops in the wind 

They’re only the raindrops, raindrops in the wind. 

 

The stars shiver in the bed of night 

The willows can only weep 

It defies all human wisdom 

But my love for you won’t sleep 

To blunt the thorns of my regrets 

I read your letters one by one 

But their warmth has vanished 

With the summer and the sun.  

 

And these aren’t tears in my eyes 

They’re only the raindrops, raindrops in the wind 

No these aren’t tears in my eyes 

They’re only the raindrops in the wind 

No these aren’t tears in my eyes 

They’re only the raindrops, raindrops in the wind 

They’re only the raindrops, raindrops in the wind.

A storm’s comin’ 

I feel a storm’s comin’ 

Can sense it in my bones 

I feel a storm’s comin’ 

Gonna take away my home 

I feel a storm’s comin’ 

Thunder’s on the roll 

 

I feel a storm’s comin’ 

From my head, down to my toes. 

I feel a storm’s comin’ 

The rain’s tumblin’ down 

I feel a storm’s comin’ 

Gotta get out of this town 

I feel a storm’s comin’ 

Chills are runnin’ up my spine 

I feel a storm’s comin’ 

The four horsemen are waitin’ in line. 

 

Once a dish held the ocean 

A lamp lit the sun, 

A compass steered the stars 

But now it’s all gone wrong 

So there’s a storm comin’ 

And it’s gonna blow us all away 

There’s a a storm comin’ 

I think its comin’ today 

 

I feel a storm’s comin’ 

The clouds are flying by 

I feel a storm’s comin’ 

Lighting’s flashin’ through the sky 

I feel a storm’s comin’ 

Wind’s startin’ to howl 

 

I feel a storm’s comin’ 

Seems like the devil’s on the prowl 

I feel a storm’s comin’ 

The river’s gonna flood    

I feel a storm’s comin’ 

This blackness means no good 

I feel a storm’s comin’ 

The sea is full of rage 

I feel a storm’s comin’ 

Looks like nature’s turned the page 

 

Once a dish held the ocean 

A lamp lit the sun, 

A compass steered the stars 

But now it’s all gone wrong 

So there’s a storm comin’ 

And it’s gonna blow us all away 

There’s a storm comin’ 

I think its comin’ today

Hot and Bothered 

When she moves, it’s like a wave 

She’s got the body, that I crave 

Brown eyes, and red curls 

I think the devil must have made this girl. 

 

Cos she’s hot and I’m bothered 

She’s hot and I’m bothered 

She’s so fine, I’m losing my mind 

She’s hot and I’m bothered 

 

My momma says, that I’m a fool 

But this chick, wow she’s so cool 

Long legs and short skirts 

So I don’t care if she treats me like dirt. 

 

Cos she’s hot and I’m bothered 

She’s hot and I’m bothered 

She’s so fine, I’m losing my mind 

She’s hot and I’m bothered 

 

The way she paints, those cherry red lips 

Really makes my poor heart flip 

Stiletto heels, lashes black as ink 

Don’t give damn what the old folks think 

 

Cos she’s hot and I’m bothered 

She’s hot and I’m bothered 

She’s so fine, I’m losing my mind 

She’s hot and I’m bothered 

 

She’s got a rich guy, way up town 

He let’s her drive, his Mustang around 

Well I ain’t got no car, but I’ve got time 

And some sweet day, she’s gonna be mine. 

 

Cos she’s hot and I’m bothered 

She’s hot and I’m bothered 

She’s so fine, I’m losing my mind 

She’s hot and I’m bothered

Midnight Moon 

The black cat curls in the armchair 

The candle flickers and flames, 

A fingered branch taps on the glass 

And I hear you call my name. 

 

A lovers’ quarrel argues with the stars 

A radio sings the blues, 

Far in the distance the thunder rolls 

And I keep thinking of you. 

 

But it’s only the moon 

Only the midnight moon. 

 

The mystic hand moves across the waves 

To awaken the sleeping tide, 

Then gently caresses the silent fields 

And brushes my dreams aside. 

 

The jasmine shadows are heavy with heat 

The perfume clings to the air, 

The clock on the wall dares me to sleep 

And grins at my despair. 

 

But it’s only the moon 

Only the midnight moon.