Ringo Starr Album

I LEFT LOUISIAN, I HAD ME BIG PLANS
TO GO OUT AND TAKE ME ALL OVER THIS LAND.
TO SEE ME THE WORLD, I LEFT MY SWEET GIRL
AND GAVE IT A WHIRL BUT NOW HERE I STAND,
ALONG SIDE THE ROAD WITH HOLES IN MY SOUL AND MY SHOES
AND BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES.

OH, SWEET MAGNOLIA,
BREATH CARRIED OVER THE MARSH BY A BREEZE FROM THE GULF.
I'M COMING HOME, (coming home)
I'VE HAD ME ENOUGH.

OH, WHERE ARE THE THINGS I SAW IN MY DREAMS?
WHERE'S THE HAPPY THAT FREEDOM SHOULD BRING?
I SEE ME TODAY AND KNOW YESTERDAY
THAT I THREW AWAY MY MOST PRECIOUS THINGS.
I SEE ME A MAN WHO'S LONELY, WANTS ONLY TO LOSE
BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES.

OH, SWEET MAGNOLIA,
BREATH CARRIED OVER THE MARSH BY A BREEZE FROM THE GULF.
I'M COMING HOME, (coming home)
I'VE HAD ME ENOUGH.
I'M COMING HOME, (coming home)
I'VE HAD ME ENOUGH.

HER MOTHER WROTE A LETTER,
SAID SHE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BETTER
IF SHE WOULD JUST STAY GONE.
SHE KNEW OF HER CONDITION,
BUT SHE WOULDN'T GIVE PERMISSION
FOR HER TO COME BACK HOME.
SO SHE CALLED THE BOY WHO LOVED HER
BUT ALL HE DID WAS SNUB HER,
SAID, "FACE IT ON YOUR OWN."
MM-MM, LOVE DON'T LAST LONG.


A YOUNG MAN GOT UNLUCKY
AND GOT BUSTED IN KENTUCKY,
ASKED HIS DAD TO GO HIS BAIL.
BUT HIS DAD HAD BIG AMBITIONS
WITH THE LOCAL POLITICIANS,
TOLD HIS SON TO GO TO HELL.
HE HUNG HIMSELF THAT MORNING
AND THE NOTE THAT THEY FOUND ON HIM
SAID, "DAD, PLEASE TAKE ME HOME."
MM-MM, LOVE DON'T LAST LONG.


A WOMAN TOLD HER HUSBAND,
SHE LIVED EV'RY DAY TO LOVE HIM,
NOTHING ELSE FITS IN HER PLANS.
THEN WITHOUT A WARNING,
HE CAME HOME FROM WORK ONE MORNING,
FOUND HER THERE WITH ANOTHER MAN.
IN A FIT OF ANGER
HE TOOK HER LIFE AND THE STRANGER'S,
THEN HE TOOK HIS OWN.
MM-MM, LOVE DON'T LAST LONG.
MM, MM, MM, MM, MM,
MM, MM, MM, MM, MM,
MM, MM, MM, MM.

I BROUGHT HER HERE FROM ARKANSAS,
A SIMPLE COUNTRY GIRL,
TO TRY A CALIFORNIAN WAY OF LIFE.
BUT IT DIDN'T TAKE HER LONG TO LEARN
THE WAYS OF THE MODERN WORLD,
NOW SHE'S CALIFORNIA'S FASTEST MOVING WIFE.


SHE'S WORKING ON IT OVER TIME
AND SOON SHE'LL FINISH ME.
AND THE WORLD'S SADDEST MAN WILL LIVE HERE IN LOS ANGELES.
OF ALL THE THINGS SHE'S EVER DONE,
SHE'S MAKING THIS HER BEST,
I GOT THE FASTEST GROWING HEARTACHE IN THE WEST.


'TIL WE CAME HERE NO MAN HAD EVER
TOUCHED HER HEART BUT ME,
SHE'D NEVER TASTED ANY LIPS BUT MINE.
BUT I KNOW NOW, MAN HAVE SEEN
WHAT ONLY I SHOULD SEE
SINCE HER LIPS HAS TASTED CALIFORNIA WINE.


SHE'S WORKING ON IT OVER TIME
AND SOON SHE'LL FINISH ME.
AND THE WORLD'S SADDEST MAN WILL LIVE HERE IN LOS ANGELES.
OF ALL THE THINGS SHE'S EVER DONE,
SHE'S MAKING THIS HER BEST,
I GOT THE FASTEST GROWING HEARTACHE IN THE WEST.

SOFTLY I SEARCH MY MEM'RYS
AND HOPE I MAY FIND YESTERDAY.
AND JUST LIKE HER, MY THOUGHTS WANDER
AND LIKE HER QUIETLY SLIP AWAY.


LOVE BRINGS OUT THE WEAKNESS IN A MAN
AND I'M SO WEAK I JUST CAN'T STAND
TO BE WITHOUT HER,
WITHOUT HER,
WITHOUT HER.


THERE WAS A TIME SHE WALKED WITH ME,
BUT YESTERDAY COMES ONLY ONE TIME.
AND I CAN SEE A TOMORROW
WITH YESTERDAY CLING TO MY MIND.


TIME WILL TAKE HER MEMORY THEY SAY,
BUT IT GETS HARDER EV'RY DAY,
TO LIVE WITHOUT HER,
WITHOUT HER,
WITHOUT HER.

EV'RY NIGHT SHE'S ON THE CORNER,
SHE'S GOT HER BUSINESS IN THE STREET.
HER SMILE MAY MAKE YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN OWN HER,
BUT THAT SMILE'S RESERVED FOR EV'RYONE SHE SEES.


WOMAN OF THE NIGHT, I'VE HEARD THEM CALL HER,
BUT SHE'S STILL A WOMAN WHEN MORNING COMES AROUND.
SHE WALKS THROUGH THE MARKET AS A LADY
AND SHE'S KINDA NICE TO HAVE AROUND.


SHE'S A WOMAN OF THE NIGHT AND I LOVE HER,
ALTHO' HER LOVE, MY SILVER DOESN'T BUY.
IT'S WORTH THE RAIN TO HAVE A LITTLE SUNSHINE
AND YOU LAUGH MUCH LOUDER WHEN YOU LEARN TO CRY.


I'VE SEEN THEM PAY FOR HER AFFECTION,
BUT WHEN MORNING COMES, NO ONE CALLS HER NAME.
SHE WAKES TO FIND NO SIGN OF APPRECIATION,
STILL SHE ISN'T WEARING ANY SHAME.


SHE'S A WOMAN OF THE NIGHT AND I LOVE HER,
ALTHO' HER LOVE, MY SILVER DOESN'T BUY.
IT'S WORTH THE RAIN TO HAVE A LITTLE SUNSHINE
AND YOU LAUGH MUCH LOUDER WHEN YOU LEARN TO CRY.


SHE'S A WOMAN OF THE NIGHT AND I LOVE HER,
ALTHO' HER LOVE, MY SILVER DOESN'T BUY.
IT'S WORTH THE RAIN TO HAVE A LITTLE SUNSHINE
AND YOU LAUGH MUCH LOUDER WHEN YOU LEARN TO CRY.


SHE'S A WOMAN OF THE NIGHT AND I LOVE HER,
ALTHO' HER LOVE, MY SILVER DOESN'T BUY.

IF I TALKED ABOUT THE GOOD TIMES,
THERE WOULDN'T BE MUCH TO SAY,
FOR SELDOM HAPPY MEM'RIES COME TO MIND.
IF I TALKED ABOUT THE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
YOU BROUGHT MY WAY,
I'D BE TALKING ALL THE TIME.


FOR EV'RY DREAM THAT CAME MY WAY,
A MILLION PASSED ME BY.
I THOUGHT I COULDN'T BE HURT MORE,
THEN YOU SAID GOODBYE.
IF TALKING NOW OF OTHER THINGS,
WOULD GET YOU OFF MY MIND,
I'D BE TALKING ALL THE TIME.


FOR EV'RY DREAM THAT CAME MY WAY,
A MILLION PASSED ME BY.
I THOUGHT I COULDN'T BE HURT MORE,
THEN YOU SAID GOODBYE.
IF TALKING NOW OF OTHER THINGS,
WOULD GET YOU OFF MY MIND,
I'D BE TALKING ALL THE TIME.
YEH, RINGO'D BE TALKING ALL THE TIME.

OOOH...ONE, TWO...

MAMA, I GUESS YOU HAVE STOOD AND CURSED
THE DAY I FOUND THAT OLD GUITAR.
WHEN UNCLE HARRY DIED,
THE ONE WE FOUND IN THE BOOT OF HIS OLD CAR.
I REMEMBER HOW MY LITTLE FINGERS BLISTERED
WHEN I TRIED TO LEARN TO PLAY,
I BET YOU NEVER DREAMED THAT OLD GUITAR
WOULD PUT ME WHERE I AM TODAY.


YES, IT'S BEEN A LOT OF YEARS,
I GUESS IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING LIFE.
NO, MAM, I NEVER FOUND ANOTHER WOMAN
THAT I WANTED FOR A WIFE.
I GUESS THE FIRST TIME SHOWED US
THAT I WASN'T THE DOMESTICATED KIND,
BUT I DON'T BLAME HER FOR GETTING TIRED
OF LIVING FROM A SUITCASE ALL THE TIME.


YES, I KNOW SOMETIMES IT LOOKS
LIKE I'VE JUST SIMPLY THROWN MY LIFE AWAY.
I JUST ALWAYS FIGURED THAT IF I HUNG ON,
I'D MAKE IT BIG SOME DAY.
I GUESS IT TAKES A SPECIAL BREED
TO LIVE THIS LIFE AND THINK THE WAY I DO,
BUT YOU'LL BE GLAD TO HEAR THAT ANY MORE
I AIN'T NEAR AS BAD TO DRINK.


HOW IS TOMMY DOING WITH THE BUSINESS
NOW THAT DADDY'S PASSED AWAY?
I'M SURE DADDY ALWAYS KNEW THAT TOM
WOULD BE THE ONE TO TAKE HIS PLACE.
AND WHEN HE TRIED TO LECTURE ME,
I'D SIT AND PICK AND SING AND LET HIM NAG,
BUT WAY DOWN DEEP INSIDE I THINK
HE ALWAYS KNEW THAT HARDWARE AIN'T MY BAG.


WE OPEN MONDAY NIGHT IN BOLTON CITY
FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEK STAND,
I WISH THERE WAS SOME WAY THAT YOU AND TOM
COULD COME AND HEAR MY BAND.
WISH I HAD THE TIME TO TELL YOU 'BOUT THE
PLACES THAT I'VE BEEN, THE THINGS I SAW.
AND I'LL SEND THE FIFTEEN DOLLARS SOON
AS I GET TO THE CLUB AND MAKE A DRAW.


WHEN YOU'RE HOT, YOU'RE HOT THERE...
AH, I MEAN, AH, WHEN...WHAT IS...
WHEN YOU'RE HOT, YOU'RE HOT, YEAH, OKAY...
MM-MM
BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA!
ALL RIGHT.
HO!

I'VE GOT MY DOG AND HE'S REAL MEAN!

LOOK AT ME NOW, AIN'T I A SIGHT?
EYES BLOODY RED, FACE PUFFY WHITE.
HAIR TANGLED UP AND WRINKLED OLD CLOTHES,
I'M A LIVING EXAMPLE OF A BIG OVERDOSE OF:


WINE, WOMEN AND LOUD HAPPY SONGS,
I HAD ALL THREE BUT NONE LASTED LONG.
THE WOMEN RAN OFF, I DRANK ALL THE WINE
AND THE SONGS DIED AWAY WHEN I RAN OUT OF DIMES.


IT'S STRANGE HOW THE WINE WORKS ON A FOOL,
IT SEEPS THROUGH HIS MIND,
LEAVES HIM GLUED TO THE STOOL.
WOMEN LEAVE YOU WISHING YOU'D JUST NEVER BEEN
BUT THE SONGS MAKES YOU HAPPY,
SOON YOU'RE SEARCHING AGAIN FOR:


WINE, WOMEN AND LOUD HAPPY SONGS,
I HAD ALL THREE BUT NONE LASTED LONG.
THE WOMEN RAN OFF, I DRANK ALL THE WINE
AND THE SONGS DIED AWAY WHEN I RAN OUT OF DIMES.

YOU'RE SO DIFF'RENT FROM ANYONE I'VE EVER KNOWN
AND TO TRY TO CHANGE YOU NOW, WOULD BE ALL WRONG.
SOMETIMES I DON'T UNDERSTAND EV'RYTHING YOU SAY,
BUT I WOULDN'T HAVE YOU ANY OTHER WAY.

I WOULDN'T WANT YOU IF YOU WEREN'T YOU,
AND I'LL ADMIT, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HALF THE THINGS YOU DO.
SOMETIMES I DON'T GO ALONG WITH THINGS YOU SAY AND DO,
BUT I WOULDN'T HAVE YOU ANY OTHER WAY.

I WOULDN'T WANT YOU IF YOU WEREN'T YOU,
AND I'LL ADMIT, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HALF THE THINGS YOU DO.
SOMETIMES I DON'T GO ALONG WITH THINGS YOU SAY AND DO,
BUT I WOULDN'T HAVE YOU ANY OTHER WAY.

SOMETIMES I DON'T GO ALONG WITH THINGS YOU SAY AND DO,
BUT I WOULDN'T HAVE YOU ANY OTHER WAY.

THERE'S A HONKY TONK IN THIS TOWN,
THEY CALL THE LOSER'S LOUNGE,
AND I GUESS I'M A CHARTER MEMBER, YOU COULD SAY.
SINCE LOVE HAS TURNED ME DOWN,
NOTHING TO DO BUT HANG AROUND
AND LISTEN TO ALL THE FOOLS WHO COME TO SAY.
THAT LIFE IS FULL OF HEARTACHES FOR A POOR BOY,
'CAUSE A BANK ROLL CAN TURN HIS WOMAN'S HEAD AROUND.
AIN'T NO USE TO TRY AND RUN AWAY OR MOVE TO ANOTHER TOWN,
'CAUSE ANY WHERE A POOR BOY GOES THERE'S A LOSER'S LOUNGE.

HAD A REAL GOOD FRIEND NAMED SAM,
SAID HE JUST COULDN'T UNDERSTAND
WHY IN THE WORLD HIS SWEET LOVE LET HIM DOWN.
BUT A RICH MAN CAUGHT HER EYE,
HE HAD THE MONEY FOR THINGS TO BUY.
NOW THERE'S A BRAND NEW MEMBER
DOWN AT THE LOSER'S LOUNGE.
LIFE IS FULL OF HEARTACHES FOR A POOR BOY,
'CAUSE A BANK ROLL CAN TURN HIS WOMAN'S HEAD AROUND.
AIN'T NO USE TO TRY AND RUN AWAY OR MOVE TO ANOTHER TOWN,
'CAUSE ANY WHERE A POOR BOY GOES THERE'S A LOSER'S LOUNGE.

OH YEAH.

TIME IT GOES
BUT IT MOVES SO SLOW WHEN YOU'RE WAITING.
AND IT'S NOT MUCH FUN
WHEN YOU LET SOMEONE KEEP YOU WAITING.
BUT YOU HAD ME AND YOU'VE STILL GOT ME
WOND'RING WHAT YOU'LL DO,
'TIL YOU FIND YOUR WAY BACK TO ME,
I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU.

EV'RY DAY
IS YESTERDAY WHEN YOU'RE WAITING.
AND YOU DREAM A LOT
THAT'S ALL YOU GOT WHEN YOU'RE WAITING.
YOU HAD ME AND YOU'VE STILL GOT ME
WOND'RING WHAT YOU'LL DO,
'TIL YOU FIND YOUR WAY BACK TO ME,
I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU.
(Waiting)
(Waiting)

BUT YOU HAD ME AND YOU'VE STILL GOT ME
WOND'RING WHAT YOU'LL DO,
'TIL YOU FIND YOUR WAY BACK TO ME,
I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU.
(Waiting) FOR YOU,
(Waiting) FOR YOU,
(Waiting) FOR YOU,
(Waiting) FOR YOU.

PATIENTLY SHE STARES DOWN THE RUNWAY,
TODAY'S THE DAY THAT HE IS COMING HOME.
SEEMS LIKE HE'S BEEN GONE A LIFE TIME
AND A LIFE TIME IS A LONG TIME TO BE GONE.
BUT THERE ARE SONGS THAT NEED SINGING,
AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT MUST BE DONE.
THERE ARE THOUGHTS THAT STILL NEED THINKING,
AND THERE ARE WARS THAT MUST BE WON.

HE WAS JUST A BOY WHEN THEY SENT FOR HIM
AND OVERNIGHT TURNED HIM INTO A MAN.
PROUDLY HE HAD SERVED HIS COUNTRY
IN A WAR HE DIDN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND.
THE FLAG STILL WAVES, HIS WAR IS OVER,
HE'LL NEVER HAVE TO KILL AGAIN.
AND AS SHE WAITS, SHE THINKS IT OVER,
IS WINNING WORTH THE PRIZE WE PAY TO WIN?

HER THOUGHTS KEEP WANDERING TO HIS CHILDHOOD,
WHEN ALL HIS HAND GRENADES WERE MERELY TOYS.
AND "WAR" WAS JUST A GAME THAT HE WAS PLAYING
WITH PLASTIC GUNS LIKE OTHER LITTLE BOYS.
AND EV'RY DAY WHEN PLAY WAS OVER,
HE'D PUT HIS LITTLE TOYS AWAY.
AND SHE'D BE STANDING, WAITING FOR HIM,
THE WAY SHE'S WAITING HERE TODAY.

AS THE PLANE STOPS SHE STARTS THINKING,
WILL HE STILL LOOK THE WAY HE DID BEFORE?
OR WILL HIS EYES REFLECT THE PAIN OF KILLING,
LIKE MOST YOUNG MEN WHEN THEY COME HOME FROM WAR?
THESE LAST FEW MINUTES SEEM LIKE HOURS,
SHE TRIES HER BEST NOT TO CRY.
BUT THERE'S THAT HEARSE FILLED UP WITH FLOWERS,
DID HE REALLY HAVE TO DIE?
NO, NO, NO, NO,
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO,
NO, NO, NO,
NO, NO,
NO, NO,
NO, NO, NO,
NO,
NO, NO, NO,
NO,
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.