Jim Colyer

SO MUCH BETTER (Amy Plummer)
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He was right, I was wrong
I was going, almost gone when you came
He was up, I was down
I was broken, on the ground when you came

Now I'm with you every morning
And I'm with you every night
I'm feeling So Much Better
Now that love is in my life

He was good, I was bad
It was all I ever had in the world
I was lonely and afraid
The mistakes I thought I made wouldn't go away

But now you touch me every morning
And I love you every night
I'm feeling So Much Better
Now that love is in my life

I'm feeling So Much Better, believe me
I never thought I could make a stand
I couldn't find nothing to believe in
And no one to understand

He was right, I was wrong
I was going, almost gone when you came

Now I'm with you every morning
And I'm with you every night
I'm feeling So Much Better
Now that love is in my life

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Now you touch me every morning
And I love you every night
I'm feeling So Much Better
Now that love is in my life
I'm feeling So Much Better
Now that love is in my life

Jim Colyer

SOMEDAY SHE'S GONNA WALK THROUGH THAT DOOR

He sits alone
On his couch
Lights off
By himself
Rain falling
Door open
So peaceful
He's hoping

Someday She's Gonna
Walk Through That Door
Forget the bitter words
She spoke before
They'll be together
Evermore
Someday She's Gonna
Walk Through That Door

He mowed the lawn
She came out
Brought him tea
From the house
She'll come back
When she does
He'll give her
All his love

Someday She's Gonna
Walk Through That Door
Forget the bitter words
She spoke before
They'll be together
Evermore
Someday She's Gonna
Walk Through That Door

It was the stress
Of raising kids
Of his job
Of paying bills

Someday She's Gonna
Walk Through That Door
Forget the bitter words
She spoke before
They'll be together
Evermore
Someday She's Gonna
Walk Through That Door

JimColyer.com

THEY ALWAYS COME BACK (Tribute To ABBA)

Sunday morning
Soaking in the tub
Listening to ABBA
Can't get enough
Those songs are classics
They fade for a while
But always come back
They always will

They Always Come Back
Those four young Swedes
Bjorn, Benny, Agnetha, Frida
Take a chance on me
They Always Come Back
Super troupers from Stockholm
I'll always be a fan
Lay all your love on me

Fernando
Mamma Mia
SOS
Chiquitita
Honey Honey
Waterloo
Dancing Queen
Voulez-Vous

They Always Come Back
Those four young Swedes
Bjorn, Benny, Agnetha, Frida
Take a chance on me
They Always Come Back
Super troupers from Stockholm
I'll always be a fan
Lay all your love on me

Yes, ABBA
I love you
I do, I do
I do, I do, I do

They Always Come Back
Those four young Swedes
Bjorn, Benny, Agnetha, Frida
Take a chance on me
They Always Come Back
Super troupers from Stockholm
I'll always be a fan
Lay all your love on me

JimColyer.com

WHY ASK WHY

Everything changes
I ask myself why
But like cousin Larry says
Why Ask Why
Day becomes night
Night becomes day
We all have to die
It's nature's way

Why Ask Why
When there's no answer
When there's no response
Not even a sign
Why Ask Why
Why pray to gods
That never existed
Except in our minds

Everything changes
Nothing can last
But like cousin Larry says
It's all so vast
The earth goes around
Around the sun
A few short trips
Our lives are done

Why Ask Why
When there's no answer
When there's no response
Not even a sign
Why Ask Why
Why pray to gods
That never existed
Except in our minds

Cousin Larry
He's a wise man
If he can't explain it
No one can

Why Ask Why
When there's no answer
When there's no response
Not even a sign
Why Ask Why
Why pray to gods
That never existed
Except in our minds

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MAKE ME A STAR (female)

Take me to the big time
Put me on the stage
I need a man who's
Twice my age
I've got the talent
You've got the brains
I'll be bigger than
Shania Twain

Make Me a Star
Make Me A Star
The whole world will know
Who we are
Get me pregnant
In the back of your car
Come on, come on
Make Me A Star

I can play the guitar
I can write songs
You've got connections
Can't go wrong
We'll hit the top
Of the Billboard charts
I've got that body
I'll break some hearts

Make Me a Star
Make Me A Star
The whole world will know
Who we are
Get me pregnant
In the back of your car
Come on, come on
Make Me A Star

I've got the looks
I've got the body
I've got ambition
You've got the money

Make Me a Star
Make Me A Star
The whole world will know
Who we are
Get me pregnant
In the back of your car
Come on, come on
Make Me A Star

JimColyer.com

3 NIGHTS IN HONG KONG

3 Nights In Hong Kong
Make a humble man hard
I know that island
Like my own backyard
Chinese women
Have the hots for me
I don't even have to
Speak Chinese

3 Nights In Hong Kong
Make me a world traveler
I love the night life
I'm not a fence straddler
Chinese beauties
Coming on to me
I met a hottie
On Victoria Peak

Her name is Suzie
No, not Suzie Wong
She's not from Wan Chai
We're coming on strong

3 Nights In Hong Kong
Make a humble man hard
I know this island
Like my own backyard
Sexy Suzie
She's at my hotel
We rode the Ferry
She's under my spell

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NO PEACE FOR THE WICKED

I haven't been sleeping well
Nightmares come to haunt me
My body's so restless
My arthritis taunts me
It's the life I've lived
That's made the difference
I've got a bad conscience
No Peace For The Wicked

My grandmother said it
And she knew me well
I'm sure she thought
I was going to hell
She was probably right
If such a place exists
No hope for the devil
No Peace For The Wicked

Too much drink
Too many women
Too much taking
Not enough giving

I haven't been sleeping well
Nightmares come to haunt me
My body's so restless
My arthritis taunts me
I never killed anyone
Couldn't get by with it
I would've if I could've
No Peace For The Wicked

JimColyer.com

FARRAH FAWCETT HAIR

You're so beautiful
You've got that smile
Mind if I stop
Talk for a while?
Don't be alarmed
If I seem to stare
You've got that
Farrah Fawcett Hair

You're pure seventies
You're such a delight
Such an angel
Your teeth are white
My name's not Charlie
But I still care
You've got that
Farrah Fawcett Hair

This could be
1977
You could be
a little piece of heaven

In your bell bottoms
You take me back
You're like a dream
You've got the knack
Don't be alarmed
If I seem to stare
You've got that
Farrah Fawcett Hair

JimColyer.com

THE LORD GIVETH, THE LORD TAKETH

It seems that life
Is half good and bad
We divide our time
Between happy and sad
Up one minute
Down the next
Bottom line
We're all hexed

The Lord Giveth
The Lord Taketh
In the end
The Lord faketh
He shows us
What we might have
Takes it away
Gives us the shaft

Whether or not
The Lord is real
It's all the same
It's a raw deal

I don't believe
In theology
Still that nonsense
Applies to me
Woody called God
An underachiever
Just like me
He's a nonbeliever

The Lord Giveth
The Lord Taketh
In the end
The Lord faketh
He shows us
What we might have
Takes it away
Gives us the shaft

JimColyer.com

ALL I WANT IS MONEY

I don't care about women
I don't believe in God
So you'll understand
I'll say it real loud

All I Want Is Money
All I Want Is Money
All I Want Is Money
All I Want Is Money

I don't care about friends
I don't care about love
But when it comes to money
I can't get enough

All I Want Is Money
All I Want Is Money
All I Want Is Money
All I Want Is Money

Cash on the barrelhead
That's what I want
Cos I eat my meals
In restaurants

Keep those checks coming
You know I bank online
Direct deposit
That money's all mine

All I Want Is Money
All I Want Is Money
All I Want Is Money
All I Want Is Money

JimColyer.com

SIGNS

One's got a daddy
and they're close
He's possessive
Won't let go
Another's got a baby
A two-year-old
Got no husband
There at home

I know I'm gullible
I know I'm a fool
I've disregarded
Every rule
Ignoring the SIGNS
When they're so plain
Grasping at straws
Again and again

Gotta break free
From these kinda women
Gotta get smart
Before I start winning

She drinks like a fish
Speaks of cocaine
Spent time in rehab
She might be insane
She had some affairs
Cheated on her man
Grew up in Detroit
In no man's land

I know I'm gullible
I know I'm a fool
I've disregarded
Every rule
Ignoring the SIGNS
When they're so plain
Grasping at straws
Again and again

JimColyer.com

OUTLIVE WILLIE

I outlived Haggard
I outlived Jones
I carved their names
Into those stones
I outlived Waylon
I outlived Conway
I was there when
They took them away

My goal in life
Is to Outlive Willie
You may think I'm mean
You may think I'm silly
You may think I'm cold
A little bit chilly
My goal in life
Is to Outlive Willie

Willie was born
nineteen thirty-three
He's twelve years
Older than me
The good die young
So I'm told
To outlive Willie
I'll have to grow old

My goal in life
Is to Outlive Willie
You may think I'm mean
You may think I'm silly
You may think I'm cold
A little bit chilly
My goal in life
Is to Outlive Willie

I outlived Porter
He had his day
I outlived Cash
He's in his grave

My goal in life
Is to Outlive Willie
You may think I'm mean
You may think I'm silly
You may think I'm cold
A little bit chilly
My goal in life
Is to Outlive Willie

JimColyer.com

NO WIN, NO LOSE SITUATION (female)

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Well, I cut my losses up in Louisville
And I headed back to the south
That sweet-talking man nearly broke my will
But he was nothing but mouth
He turned my head when he spoke of marriage
But I declined his invitation
It's a No Win, No Lose Situation

Well, it was going good for a little while
I thought I had something to gain
Then I caught him out with an old girl friend
I had to use restraint
The stakes were high, but I broke even
It was coffee and conversation
It's a No Win, No Lose Situation

I put my Z28 on I-65
Turned on the radio
Chely was singing "Shut Up And Drive"
And Georgia was calling me home

I taught that gambler up in Louisville
You don't hit on this Southern Belle
That two-timing fool was moving in for the kill
But he can go to hell
I'm going home with my virtue intact
Much to his frustration
It's a No Win, No Lose Situation

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I put my Z28 on I-65
Turned on the radio
Chely was singing "Shut Up And Drive"
And Georgia was calling me home

I taught that gambler up in Louisville
You don't hit on this Southern Belle
That two-timing fool was moving in for the kill
But he can go to hell
I'm going home with my virtue intact
Much to his frustration
It's a No-Win, No-Lose Situation
It's a No-Win, No-Lose Situation

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TIME

Time is flowing
Like water over Niagara
My parents were younger
Than I used to think
The grave is calling
Like a black hole in space
Like Marty's devil woman
As I stand on the brink

Time means nothing
Whether it's fast or slow
Cos it goes either way
We have no control
They say time stops
Inside a black hole
And may travel backwards
Inside a worm hole

Some people wonder
If time even exists
I'm not Einstein
I'm no scientist

Time is flowing
Like a Beatles or ABBA song
My parents and grandmother
They told me it would
The grave is calling
Like a black hole in space
Like Marty's devil woman
I'd avoid it if I could

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NOTHING TO LOOK AT

Nothing To Look At
She's Got No Body
Thin as a rake
Lordy! Lordy!
Hair's a mess
Ugly as sin
Ain't no telling
Where she's been

Nothing To Look At
Got a big nose
Teeth are crooked
Panty line shows
Looks like Hillary
The morning after
Pocahontas
After the laughter

She wants to dance
Think I'll pass
Got no boobs
Got no ***

Nothing To Look At
She's Got No Body
Thin as a rake
Lordy! Lordy!
I'm going home
I'm outta here
She's drunk
Too much beer

JimColyer.com

HOLIDAYS MAKE ME LONELY

New Year's Day
It starts again
Everything's closed
Can't get in
Then it's Easter
You're insane
If you think Jesus
Rose from the grave

Holidays Make Me Lonely
I just stay in bed
I don't go out
I stay home instead
Holidays Make Me Lonely
Guess I'm out out touch
Fireworks are a waste
Fourth of July is rough

Halloween
It's such a joke
Fools in masks
Fools smoking dope
I'd be thankful
On Thanksgiving
If they were here
If they were with me

Holidays Make Me Lonely
I just stay in bed
I don't go out
I stay home instead
Holidays Make Me Lonely
Guess I'm out out touch
Fireworks are a waste
Fourth of July is rough

Christmas is weird
Jesus in a manger
Santa in a sleigh
Gets no stranger

Holidays Make Me Lonely
I just stay in bed
I don't go out
I stay home instead
Holidays Make Me Lonely
Guess I'm out out touch
Fireworks are a waste
Fourth of July is rough

I miss my son
I miss my mother
I miss my wife
I miss my father

JimColyer.com

PEOPLE COME AND GO

People Come And Go
In a big old city
It's a darn shame
It's a real pity
Think you know someone
Look around and they're gone
That's how it works
Bring on the next one

Women come and go
And I've had some losers
Had a few good ones
But most were users
They took what they could
Slipped out the door
Right through my fingers
Guess they wanted more

Wish I had someone
In my life
I never see
The same face twice

People Come And Go
In a big old city
It's a darn shame
It's a real pity
No way to commit
Although I'd like to
That's how I feel
Sitting here with you

JimColyer.com

SICK MAN

I check em out in the bars
I check em out on the bus
Dreaming of heavenly sex
I can't disguise my lust
Sometimes they catch me looking
And I quickly turn my head
Pretend I didn't notice
But I want them in my bed

I'm a Sick Man
Want every woman I see
As long as they're in their 20s
And way too young for me
I'm a Sick Man
Some would call me pervert
Want everything in blouses
High heels and skirts

I love to see their cleavage
I love to gawk at their legs
They sure give me a rise
They sure give me a raise
I watch them when they move
Watch them wiggle their hips
But I quickly turn my head
They don't see me lick my lips

I'm a Sick Man
Want every woman I see
As long as they're in their 20s
And way too young for me
I'm a Sick Man
Some would call me pervert
Want everything in blouses
High heels and skirts

No wonder my wife left
No way I could settle down
I'd like to screw
Half the women in town

I'm a Sick Man
Want every woman I see
As long as they're in their 20s
And way too young for me
I'm a Sick Man
Some would call me pervert
Want everything in blouses
High heels and skirts

JimColyer.com

YOU KEEP ME SATISFIED

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You've given me a home
You've done it all for me
Made heaven here on earth
In Nashville, Tennessee

Everytime you give your love
I'm so happy I could cry
I want you to know
You Keep Me Satisfied

You're working for our child
I respect you for that
Growing old together
That's where it's at

Everytime you come to me
I feel so warm inside
I want you to know
You Keep Me Satisfied

As we celebrate
Each anniversary
I'll be your perfect mate
If this country girl can be

Cos everytime you give your love
The joy can't be denied
I want you to know
You Keep Me Satisfied

JimColyer.com

FALSE NARRATIVE

She said I was jealous
Of our year-old son
Of course it was a lie
He was the main one
I put him through college
Put him in my will
Put him above myself
And I always will

False Narrative
That's what she gave her lawyer
False Narrative
That's what she told the judge
False Narrative
Driven by her parents
False Narrative
The woman wouldn't budge

She said I wouldn't work
Called me a lazy bum
Of course it wasn't true
She beat it like a drum
I did the best I could
From the day I was hired
And looked for another job
The day I got fired

False Narrative
That's what she gave her lawyer
False Narrative
That's what she told the judge
False Narrative
Driven by her parents
False Narrative
The woman wouldn't budge

It's been a long time
And our son is grown
I never remarried
I live on my own

False Narrative
That's what she gave her lawyer
False Narrative
That's what she told the judge
False Narrative
Driven by her parents
False Narrative
The woman wouldn't budge

JimColyer.com