Tammy Put the Whammy
Temptation of a Woman
Texas Hellkitten
These Pals of Mine
Thinkin' 'Bout Things
The House Gets Lonesome
Traveling Light
Trouble Ain't No Trouble
Waltzing on Air
When the Sadness
Why You Wanna
Women Keep Smashing Up My Cars
Workingman's Hands
Young Georgia Gentleman
Tammy Put the Whammy
©Kent Rose Memory Train Publishing / BMI
She was a beautiful beauty operator
Bag o’ trick bag was her trade
Leave you shiverin’ in the sunshine
Or sweatin’ in the cold dark shade
I fell for her one night
Full moon shinin’ up above
I don’t know what you call this, girl
But I know it can’t be love
Call the doctor, I’m shakin’
From sea to shining sea
It wasn’t Uncle Sammy down in Alabammy
Tammy put the whammy on me
Tammy put the whammy, put the whammy
Put the whammy on me
Tammy put the whammy, put the whammy
Put the whammy on me
Well, it wasn’t my Mammy cookin’ eggs and hammy
Tammy put the whammy on me, yeah
Black cat sittin’ on a railroad track
Crossing his eyes at me
Making me nervous till I hear
A hoot owl hangin’ from a tree
I fell down in the danger zone
With no escape I know
I can’t get a grip on it baby
But I sure can’t let it go
Call the doctor, I’m shakin’
From sea to shining sea
Its wasn’t Uncle Sammy down in Alabammy
Tammy put the whammy on me
Tammy put the whammy, put the whammy
Put the whammy on me
Tammy put the whammy, put the whammy
Put the whammy on me
It wasn’t my Mammy cookin’ eggs and hammy
Tammy put the whammy on me
I was down in Miami pickin’ up a Grammy
Tammy put the whammy on me
I was doin’ origami in my old pajammy
Tammy put the whammy on me
Temptation of a Woman
©Kent Rose Memory Train Publishing / BMI
They don’t think too much of me in the town that I come from
Some say I’m a sucker for a skirt
Why even my best friend calls me a gold-plated bum
Who can’t find the line between heaven and the hurt
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God knows I tried to satisfy the woman that was mine
I did everything but really understand
That ever since Adam and all his trouble all began
The temptation of a wooo-aman is the temptation of a man
I could buy a one-way ticket to any distant town
And ride the rails wild but never free
‘Cuz no matter how many miles I put between here and there
I just can’t seem to get away from me
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If you will believe forgiving is the sweeter part of living
And the love in your eyes still does shine
Come on, have one last dance
On the wild side of romance
Honey, I’ll put all your bad times behind
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Texas Hellkitten
©Kent Rose Memory Train Publishing / BMI
Well, I’m riding around with Amarillo Shorty
Still out here searching for the real Top 40
Lookin’ for a sign, lookin’ for a clue
Doing the Jerk and the Shing-A-Ling, too
Well, a cat with a hat said never fear
The wild one’s coming in loud and clear
Hellkitten, Texas Hellkitten(4x)
I ain’t ashamed, I’m admitting
Gotta listen to Texas Hellkitten
It’s a squeeze, tight-fitting
When I rock it with Texas Hellkitten
Whooooo
When the beat gets a’rocking and the rhythm kicks in
Rrrrrrrrrrrr reet petite sweet as homemade sin
Out on the dance floor middle of the crowd
Movin and grooving with the music up loud
Well, a stranger who just rolled into town
Said “She’s the queen the crown of sound”
Hellkitten, Texas Hellkitten(4x)
So hot, you need mittens
When I listen to Texas Hellkitten
Ain’t a job, I ain’t quitting
Gonna listen to Texas Hellkitten
It’s a squeeze, tight-fitting
Got to rock it with Texas Hellkitten
Whoooooo
These Pals of Mine
©Kent Rose Memory Train Publishing / BMI
I hear the rain
It’s coming down
I’ll bet it rains on the other side of town
And over there across the line
I won’t forget these pals of mine
The night gets cold
Might freeze again
Ain’t been this way since I can’t remember when
A lonesome moon with stars that shine
To light the road for
These pals of mine
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These pals of mine
They get the news
Don’t live on reruns or regrets
Someone else’s blues
And so they dance with arms entwined
Out on the floor
These pals of mine
Sometimes I cry
Something like pain
I take a ride on that old memory train
And see us all now left behind
To carry on
These pals of mine
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And they’ll always be
Each Valentine
To carry on
These pals of mine
Thinkin' 'Bout Things
©Kent Rose Memory Train Publishing / BMI
Thinkin' 'bout things that I could do
To let you know that I love you
All the years forever true
Golden rings, thinking' 'bout things
Thinkin' 'bout things that I could say
To touch your heart in every way
I'm so glad that you'd stay
My heart sings thinkin' 'bout things
Thinkin' 'bout things, thinkin' 'bout you
Hopin' that you think about me, too
No more nights forever blue
The joy love brings, thinking' 'bout things
Thinkin' 'bout things that I could be
A confidante so naturally
How I hear that melody
On guitar strings thinkin' 'bout things
Thinkin' 'bout things, thinkin' 'bout you
Hopin' that you think about me, too
No more nights forever blue
The joy love brings, thinkin' 'bout things
On guitar strings thinkin' 'bout things
Golden rings, thinkin' 'bout things
This House Gets Lonesome
©Kent Rose Memory Train Publishing / BMI
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This house gets lonesome
All day long, nighttime too
Locked up doors and blue windows
This house gets lonesome and I do too
Ghosts in the walls
Wouldn’t walk through the halls
If they knew you were coming ‘round
They don’t treat me right
Scare me every night
Each time I hear that mournful sound
Sheets on the bed
Cover up my head
Never let me say one single word
Pillows on the side
Like a nightmare ride
Into all the rumors that I’ve heard
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Wish I only knew
What you say is true
Then I wouldn’t listen to your lies
Every single day
In every single way
You keep putting teardrops in my eyes
Traveling Light
©Kent Rose Memory Train Publishing / BMI
I’m sitting alone after midnight again
Fan shifting the hot summer’s air
There’s a train rolling by on its way to St. Lou
I wish I was riding out there
A couple of whiskeys and a long stretch of beer
My left leg is out like last night
‘Cuz I ain’t getting’ to where I’m goin’
Got a life spent traveling light
Traveling light
You wish on any kind of star
That can give you some direction
On who or where you are
There will be no consolation
‘Cuz you knew right from the start
Folks who always travel light
Are born with restless hearts
It’s better by far to be what you are
Than something someone said you should be
‘Cuz dreams are as real as the way that you feel
And the pictures of life that you see
A man wanders back to depot and diner
I can almost smell them right now
And a casual kiss on a city street corner
Everything that Mama don’t allow
Piano playing through plate glass windows
When I didn’t have the price at the door
Ah, but some day I vowed
To be in front of the crowd
And I won’t have to wait anymore
Trouble Ain't No Trouble
©Kent Rose Memory Train Publishing / BMI
There’s my gal
Loves me so
Goes out with every single cat I know
Once a week she comes home
Give me back my keys
Says, “Thanks for the loan”
I’m back right here
Back up against the wall
I’ve been living with it
So doggone long
Trouble ain’t no trouble at all
Just last night I opened up the door
She’s kissing on a fella
Never seen him before
One long look, ain’t she sweet
Says, “Honey, he was helping me to change the sheets”
Lost my job
My old car broke down
Ain’t no easy credit
In this hard luck town
Baby, she’s in a bar
Arm around his neck
Taking in his action
While she’s picking up the check
Waltzing on Air
©Kent Rose Memory Train Publishing / BMI
Is it wrong for me to love you
Is it wrong for me to care
When I see you walking with me
I feel like I'm waltzing on air
Is it wrong for me to hold you
In the dark night when nobody's there
I can't help it if I need you
I feel like I'm waltzing on air
Waltzing on air in a ballroom up there
Gliding and sliding like ole Fred Astaire
And with you here beneath the crystal chandelier
I think I must be dreaming
Is it wrong that when I see you
Can't help it if I stop and stare
For I only have eyes for you
I feel like I'm waltzing on air
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Waltzing on air in a ballroom up there
Dancing and prancing just like Fred Astaire
We twirl and spin to ole Don's mandolin
I hope it goes on forever
Is it wrong for me to love you
Is it wrong for me to care
When I see you walking with me
I feel like I'm waltzing on air
Feel like I'm waltzing on air
When the Sadness
©Kent Rose Memory Train Publishing
I'm surprised that you're still by my side
Because I've failed at almost everything I've tried
When the look on your face says you no longer care
Then the sadness gets too strong for me to bear
Oh woe woe woe
The sadness gets too strong for me to bear
It's not wrong for you to wonder why you're here
As you wait for things to change year after year
There are some secrets nobody want to share
Like when the sadness gets too strong for me to bear
Oh woe woe woe
The sadness gets too strong for me to bear
When the sadness gets too strong for me to bear
There's a place I used to go but I know no comfort there
I try to keep my head up, sometimes I get scared
Like when the sadness gets too strong for me to bear
Oh woe woe woe
The sadness gets too strong for me to bear
In a heartbeat I might lose all I hold dear
Like a shadow, shine a light and I disappear FIX
There is a song that still lingers in the air
That sounds like the sadness that's too strong for me to bear
Oh woe woe woe
The sadness gets too strong for me to bear
Ahooooooo
Why You Wanna
©Kent Rose Memory Train Publishing
You change your number and your change your name
Change everything but giving me the blame
You change my picture up on the wall
You can change it a little or not change at all
Change my jacket and my shirt
Got me walking out there so square that it hurts
Change my toothpaste but I didn’t cry
All I ask you is why, why, why?
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Why oh, why oh, why oh
Why you wanna treat me this way?
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Change the thunder and change the rain
From the Eastern coast to the Western plain
You change your plans at the holiday ball
From tux and tails to howdy you all
You change my breakfast and my lunch
Don’t know about supper but sure gotta hunch
Change my ticket on the carnival ride
All I ask you is why, why, why?
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Women Keep Smashing Up My Cars
©Kent Rose Memory Train Publishing / BMI
Maybe it was something I did in a former life
Maybe it was just written in the stars
I get along pretty good with my wife
But women keep smashing up my cars
I went to a party just the other night
Man, it was a real swinging bash
I was almost having me a good time
‘Till I herd that old familiar crash
‘Cause women keep smashing up my cars
It ain’t nothing personal, just the way that things are
Standing in a street outside a bar
While women keep smashing up my cars
I put down a grand on a brand new ride
Barely signed the papers but then
Some demon doll put a dent in the side
Hello Mr. Body Shop, my friend
Maybe I just bought the wrong color
Could be that I picked the wrong year
Most folks run their cars on cheap gasoline
But all of my cars just run on fear
Because women keep smashing up my cars
It ain’t nothing personal, it’s just the way that they are
Didn’t take my pride or my guitar
But women keep bashing up my cars
Yeah women keep trashing up my cars
Women keep bashing up my cars
Workingman's Hands
©Kent Rose Memory Train Publishing / BMI
Yes I’ve made a wrong turn or two, everybody does
Who I am today is not what I think I thought I was
Mighta done things better but I didn’t make plans
I hope you’re not unhappy in these workingman’s hands
Mom and Dad probably had another life in mind
It’s not my pride, I tried, but I couldn’t walk the line
My nights are spent in neon, my days where the clock commands
I hope you’re not unhappy in these workingman’s hands
Working man’s hands might be calloused and rough
Lines in my face tell a story sure enough
My back may be weary at the end of a day
A heart that’s so strong this rock won’t roll away
I’m teaching to nobody, only doctorin’ in my dreams
And what you wind up doing is what you’re meant to do, it seems
Some times in the evening a sky full of stars appears
I count them all as lucky as I am to have you here
I hope you’re not unhappy in these workingman’s hands
Young Georgia Gentleman
©Kent Rose Memory Train Publishing / BMI
The night was long and lonely
Like a sad-eyed goodbye
He hoped it might never end
When his heart came apart
Only this time the last
In a way even love couldn’t mend
The stakes he played were high
And the cards could be kind
Lost angels generally win
So he hung on to a dream
That some day he’d be redeemed
Before he fell forever into sin
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So strum the guitar soft, friend
Hum the melody strong
For the young Georgia gentleman
Who sang his lonesome song
All his hoping for this whole world to change
And hoping country music be the bond
When satin stood with denim and money met its match
But his time it wasn’t very long
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