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WAITIN' ON RUBY RAYE
(Mark Utley - Sleep Cat Music, BMI)
Pour me out another one, make it tall and strong
Won't somebody play for me an old-time Country song
I might be sittin' in this bar until the light of day
I'm just waitin' on my Ruby Raye
If you knew my Ruby, boys, I'm sure you'd understand
She's the kind of woman makes you glad to be a man
Rough around the edges like an untamed mountain stream
Lordy, how I love my Ruby Raye
I love the way she looks at me, I love the way she sways
Love the mischief in her eyes, I love her natural way
Love the way she touches me, I love the way she lays
I love it every time she comes my way
Oh, she tells me that I'm crazy and I do believe she's right
Will I see her? She says maybe
So I wait for her all night
Like my heart and soul and blood, she's all inside of me
Like some kind of long-forgotten mountain memory
Guess that you could say that I've been waiting all my life
I can't live without my Ruby Raye
I love the way she looks at me, I love the way she sways
Love the promise in her eyes, I love her natural way
Love the way she kisses me, I love the way she lays
I love it every time she comes my way
Pour me out another one, make it tall and strong
Won't somebody play for me an old Hank Williams song
I've got more empty bottles than there's people in this bar
But I keep waitin' on my Ruby Raye
I keep waitin' on my Ruby Raye
I keep waitin' on my Ruby Raye
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NOT ALL RIGHT TOGETHER
(Mark Utley - Sleep Cat Music, BMI)
I see you on that barstool down the row from mine
You've been staring deep into that glass for a long, long time
I see your eyes have known some tears
Much the same as mine
And I see you're drinkin' bourbon
I'll take that as a sign
There's a ring around your finger, and rings under your eyes
I'm guessin' that he left you, I'm guessin' that he lied
And me, I'm waitin' for a girl who never will come home
And it's a shame that two such lonesome hearts
Should feel so all alone
You know, I got a little place, it's just right down the road
I got a little bourbon and I got nowhere to go
We both lost forever, so put your pain with mine
Let's be not all right together
Darlin', one night at a time
Now the man is sayin' "closing time", so baby, take my hand
If you can be my girl tonight, then, darlin', I'm your man
You know, you look a lot like her when I close my eyes
And if you tell me what he used to say, I'll try to say it right
And I know that he took your dreams the way that she took mine
But what we have tonight may be the closest thing we'll find
So, darlin', I can show you yours if you can show me mine
Let's be not all right together
Darlin', one night at a time
Let's be not all right together
Darlin', one night at a time
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NOTHIN' BUT TIME
(Mark Utley - Sleep Cat Music, BMI)
I been thinkin' and drinkin' and losin' my mind
And drownin' my sorrow in whiskey and wine
For a damned fool on a barstool, the hours crawl by
'Cause you left me with nothin' but time
Some empties, some memories, the same every night
'Cause downtown at sundown is where I get right
But I done wrong for too long, with no end in sight
'Cause you left me with nothin' but time
A man without his woman is wanderin' blind
Searching for comfort and troubled in mind
Surrounded by strangers, alone in a crowd
A heavy heart draggin' him down
I been thinkin' about you, woman, and crossin' that line
'Cause you left me with nothin' but time
A man without his woman can never be free
And if he can't let go, he'll wind up like me
Livin' for something he won't live to see
Oh, my darlin', please come back to me
I been thinkin' and drinkin' and losin' my mind
'Cause you left me with nothin' but time
Yeah, you left me with nothin' but time
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Make Me
03:06
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MAKE ME
(Mark Utley - Sleep Cat Music, BMI)
Some folks, they make lots of money
Some folks make other folks mad
Some folks, they do make a whole lot of noise
Some folks, they make themselves sad
But you, girl, just make me crazy
‘Cause I want to make time with you
I’ll make you a drink and I’ll make you a song
A sweet one, sung only for you
I’ll make you an egg salad sandwich
And I’ll make you smile when you’re blue
We’ll paint the town red or we’ll unmake the bed
Whatever, girl, you want to do
'Cause you make my heart beat faster
And if it don’t make sense to you
We’ll make it up, darlin’, as we go along
No one makes me feel like you do
I don’t want to make you regret me
I don’t want to make a big scene
I just want to tell you how happy you make me
And you know I don’t make much money
And I probably will make you mad
And sometimes I will make a whole lot of noise
But I never will make you sad
I’ll make time for you every evenin’
And I’ll make the bad go away
And when it gets dark, girl, we’ll make us a spark
And I’ll make you call out my name
‘Cause baby, you do make me crazy
And I want to make time with you
I’ll make you a drink and I’ll make you a song
A sweet one, sung only for you
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Little Black Dress
03:46
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LITTLE BLACK DRESS
(Mark Utley - Sleep Cat Music, BMI)
Long black hair, little black dress
The way you look tonight, oh my lord, I must confess
I am a bad, bad man and my thoughts have gone astray
I need a bad, bad girl to help me lose my way
Oh lord I’m burnin’ up, I may need a nurse
Someone to hold my hand while we go from bad to worse
Oh my soul, don’t know what I’m gonna do
Can’t think of anything tonight ‘cept what I want to do to you
I want your lips on mine, your back against the wall
I want my hands in that hair, I want that dress down on the floor
I am a bad, bad man and my heart has gone astray
I need a bad, bad girl to help me lose my way
Long black hair, little black dress
The way you look tonight, oh my lord, I must confess
I want your lips on mine, your back against the wall
I want my hands in that hair, I want that dress down on the floor
I am a bad, bad man and my heart has gone astray
I need a bad, bad girl to help me lose my way
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TELL ME AGAIN
(Mark Utley - Sleep Cat Music, BMI)
Tell me how you want so bad to find your heart a home
Tell me how you’re tired of sleepin’ in that bed alone
Call me on the telephone and tell me
Everything is wrong
Tell me how you want so bad to find someone to love
Tell me how you’re waiting on some blessing from above
Tell me how this someone that you look for
Is so hard to find
Tell me again that you’re so lonesome
And you’re always on your own
Tell me that you’re afraid you’ve chosen
To spend your life alone
Tell me how you want someone who feels exactly like I do
Tell me again
Tell me again
And I’ll sit right here and listen
And I’ll hold you while you cry
Lookin’ high and low for something
That’s right before your eyes
Tell me how you want so bad to find your heart a home
Tell me how you’re tired of sleepin’ in that bed alone
Call me on the telephone and tell me
Everything is wrong
Tell me again that you’re so lonesome
And you’re always on your own
Tell me that you’re afraid you’ve chosen
To spend your life alone
Tell me how you want someone who loves you just the way I do
Tell me again
Tell me again
Tell me again
Tell me again
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Blackbird On The Wire
04:08
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BLACKBIRD ON THE WIRE
(Mark Utley - Sleep Cat Music, BMI)
Baby, I can’t breathe as I watch you sleep
You have no idea, the secrets that I keep
Underneath our bed, a suitcase packed to go
Someone waits for me
And I just don’t love you anymore
Somewhere down the road, maybe time will show
If I’m right or wrong, baby, I don’t know
But I just can’t take the way I make you cry
I’m not worthy of any of the love you have for me
I don’t really know why we fell apart
I just feel so sad for your broken heart
By tomorrow night, baby, I’ll be gone
Blackbird on the wire
Singing me a song to bring me home
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OUT IN CALIFORNIA (WITH KENTUCKY ON MY MIND)
(Mark Utley - Sleep Cat Music, BMI)
Hello, baby
Did I wake you with the phone?
Were you sleepin’?
Are you lyin’ there alone?
I’m just callin’
‘Cause I’m out here on the road with too much time
Yeah, I’m out in California
With Kentucky on my mind
I keep on playin’ every honky tonk and dive
And I keep prayin’ for a little peace of mind
I just miss you
And I love you, girl, with every song I write
And I’m out in California
With Kentucky on my mind
Are you okay?
Are you happy with your life?
Do you love him?
Are you gonna be his wife?
Girl, I’m sorry
I know I shouldn’t call you up so late at night
But I’m out in California
With Kentucky on my mind
Yeah, I’m out in California
With Kentucky on my mind
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THE SOUTHBOUND LANE
(Mark Utley - Sleep Cat Music, BMI)
You and me is my favorite place to me
Girl, there’s no better company
To ease my mind and chase my sorrow
How I dream of you walkin’ there next to me
With no particular place to be
Underneath a southern sky
Baby, let’s drive in the southbound lane
Let’s get out of here
They’re callin’ for rain
Oh, the things we could see
If you only believed in me
Come on, baby, it’s a beautiful drive
It’s everything good about bein’ alive
Oh, the things we could be
If you only believed in me
We’d take the southbound lane
It ain’t hard
We could buy us a little farm
Put a baby girl on your arm
Darlin’, let yourself imagine
Windows down, wind blowin’ your hair around
Listen to how the country sounds
On our way to somewhere better
If you’re tired of livin’ in your day-to-day
Girl, I’m up for drivin’ any time
I got the engine hummin’
I’ll keep the motor runnin’
Just in case you wanna take a drive
You and me is my favorite place to be
Oh, the things we could be
If you only believed in me
We’d take the southbound lane
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Say A Prayer For Me
02:06
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SAY A PRAYER FOR ME
(Mark Utley - Sleep Cat Music, BMI)
I’ve been tryin’ to live my life
Tryin’ to do what’s right
Tryin’ to find some reason to believe
I’ve been tryin’ to do my best
Live with my regrets
And let go of the guilt inside of me
But seeing myself honestly
Is the hardest thing I’ve ever tried to do
I’m not where I thought I’d be
But sometimes I can see
Glimpses of a better place and time
Where I can forgive myself
And love somebody else
Free myself from all the chains that bind
So if you ever think of me
Sometimes if I ever cross your mind
Would you say prayer for me
Would you say prayer for me
Sometime, in the silence of your life
Would you say prayer for me
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Mark Utley Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati-based singer/songwriter Mark Utley is the driving force behind the acclaimed roots-rock/Americana band Magnolia Mountain, the honky-tonk Country outfit Bulletville, and the two "Music for the Mountains" fundraising concerts and compilation albums. ... more
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