daddy was a singer sang a country song
singing in the bars singing all night long
folks they all came from many miles around
dance the night away to the country sound

i remember on my birthday he wrote me a song
as he played and sang we all danced along
i wont for that day it will stay with me
there inside my heart it will always be

daddy played guitar wrote a song or two
he loved country music was all he ever knew
folks they all came from many miles around
dance the night away to the country sound

i cant stop loving you your always on my mind
just cant let you go leave it all behind
your my everything mean the world to me
without you in my life my world it wouldnt be

i miss the love we shared when i first met you
now my heart is empty  dont know what to do
when i close my eyes you are there with me
sharing love again like it you used to be

i reach out to hold you knowing your not there
every where i go i see you every where
cant stop loving you i miss you every day
you still here with me yet so far away

we all have a heart with lots of love to give
to last for evermore as long as you may live
it will never die or never fade away
there inside your heart  will for ever will stay

there to last a life time for now and evermore
there for you to treasure  worship and adore
happy ever after with a love thats true
that you will always have within the heart of you

met a girl in memphis knew she was meant to be
on a line dancing night when she dance with me
heel splitting hip bumping and a knee pop to
we danced the whole night through

dancing in a line dancing in a row
dancing all together dancing to and fro
strutting and stomping we danced the night away
danced to every song till the break of day

i wont for the girl i met in tenessee
on a line dance night when she danced with me
dance to every song till the break of  day
girl  i was looking for finally came my way

the world is full of people of each and every race
but love is all the same in each and every place
feelings are the same for  each and every one
as the world revolves it makes the world go on.

no matter who we are.   or which race we belong.
love is always there  it helps to keep us strong
its there in your heart over land and sea
love it is for everyone the way its meant to be

every one has love it is there to share
all across the universe love is every where
no matter who we are no matter what the race
love is there for everyone in each and every place

when the rain is falling like teardrops from the sky
  i watch them on my window as they rolling by
reminds me of the tears i cried. when you walked away
it was raining in my heart every single day

i still feel the pain and the hurting to
took away the only love that i ever knew
when the raindrops fall roll down my window pane
teardrops in my eyes start falling once again

your still here with me deep inside my mind
thinking of the  love we shared now so far behind
maybe we will  meet again  fall in love once more
sharing love again like we did before

sitting in the railway waiting for my train
destination home to my family again
all the love i need is waiting there for me
home again once more where i long to be

miss my mamms love she always gave to me
when ever i was down  by my side would be
been away to long miss my home so much
mamas special way and her loving touch

settle down for good roaming days are through
stay in the place i love.  the home i always knew
home again for good where i long to be
to mamas loving way and my family

i wrote this song for you to show that i care
love i have for  in my hearts still there
it will never die or ever fade away
in my heart for ever is where my love will stay

let us try again one more time from new
love again once more like we used to do
leave the past behind that is dead and gone
make a brand new start together lets move on

bring back the good times that we all ways knew
share the love again i always got from you
we can make it work if we really try
start again anew kiss the past good bye

imagine if john was still here to day
would he write more songs in his special way
would he stay the same just not change a thing
joy to peoples hearts like he used to bring

would he sing with sean write a song or two
duet with his father just like families do
such a tragedy that took his life away
wonder what he would do if here were here today

he will stay a legend that put on a show
and the song image everyone would know
it would be so good if he were here today
singing imagine in the john lennon way

lets go back in time to the mersey beat
weekends at cavern was the weekend treat
listening to the bands we all got to know
and the mersey beat sound as it n began to grow

home of the beatles and the searchers to
swinging blue genes yardbirds these are just a few
it really made the scene with the mersey sound
when the beatles played they came from miles around

they made history in the usa  to the mersey sound
done the beatles way
there were many bands writing there own songs
brought  the mersey beat to liverpool
where the sound belongs

when autumn leaves are falling they remind of the day
like the falling leaves our love blew away
my heart like the trees empty and so bare
love you gave to me on now no longer there

i wont forget the day you walked away from me
took away the love that there used to be
it was autum time when it all went wrong
you find some one new a new love came along

when autumn comes around and leaves begin to fall
the day you broke my heart i always will recall
when i see the trees empty and so bare
my heart is empty to now loves no longer there

driving down the highway fast as i can go
home again to you to the love i know
miss you nights without  you took its toll on me
driving home to you where i long to be

listening to the radio play our favourite song
heading home to you back where i belong
been away to long miss you  oh so much
miss your special way and your loving touch

i cant wait to hold you in my arms once more
squeeze and hold you tight like i did before
doing all the things that we used to do
wont be to long now till im home with you

been away to long miss you  oh so much
miss your special way and your loving touch
miss you nights without took its toll on me
driving home to where i long to be

birthdays come birthdays go
as years go bye it lets you know
skin it wrinkles hair go goes grey
your twighlight years or on the way

glasses needed eyesight gone
getting worse as years move on
all we have is memory how it was used to be
when we were young and life was free

that is life and natures way
we age each minute of every day
thinking of things we used to do
when we were young  and foolish to

there once was  once love where i used to stay
then the angels came took my love away
way up high  above in the sky so blue
took away the love that i always knew

now the home i stay is just a memory
surrounded  by the thoughts of what there used to be
now my world is empty your no longer there
everything around me empty and so bare

waiting for the day when im an angel to
when i get my wings i will fly to you
to heaven up above to be with you once more
sharing love again like we did before

theres a party going where the hillbillies stay
they all gather round dance the night away
doing fancy steps. grape vines shuffles to
a little bit of moonshine dance the whole night through

fiddles guitars and banjo add the country sound
beneath the moon above  they all dance around
stomping and sliding with a turn or two
dancing all night long like the hillbillies do

hand clapping  toe tapping  dance the night away
beneath the moon above till the break of day
fiddles guitars and banjos add the country sound
beneath the moon above  they all dance around

heading home to memphis been away to long
home again once more home where i belong
place i was born spent my younger days
home again to mamma and her loving ways

back to my roots and my family
to the way it was way it used to be
roaming days are over heading home once more
to the place i loved  where i was before

time to settled down raise a a family
back to all my roots where i long to be
build myself a home and have children to
home again once more to the home i always knew

back to my roots and my family
to the way it was way it used to be
roaming days are over heading home once more
to the place i loved  where i was before

im on the road to nowhere lost inside my mind
the road  that leads to you i cant seem to find
all i have is a loneliness on a road without an end
heartache around the corner each and every bend

i will keep on searching i cant let you go
love you oh so much more than you will know
i willl find the road thats leads me back to you
hold you in my arms again share the love we knew

what ever takes i will find away
the road that leads to you i will find someday
i will keep on searching till i find you once more
sharing love again like we did before

theres dancing in the mountains moon is shining bright
theres a party going on its hillbilly party night
folks all gather round with a drink or two
dance away the night  like the hillbillies do

guitars fiddles banjos give the mountain sound
dancing arm in arm and a twirl around
dance the night away friends and family
on a hillbilly night its the place to be

dancing all night long the hillbilly way
buckdance and clogging till the break of day
guitars fiddles banjos give the mountain sound
dancing arm in arm and a twirl around

happy birthday Ron i miss you every day
i know you are safe now where the angels
in heaven up above where your life is free
safe for ever more you will always be

oneday i will join you when the angels come for me
you and i together once again will be
flying side by side in the sky so blue
once again united together me and you

flying side by side with my mum once more
together up in heaven where the angels soar
sharing our birthdays on our special day
in heaven up above where the angels stay

life it is a challenge and sets its tasks for you
problems you must solve as life you walk through
full of mystery at each and every turn
as you face its challenge its secrets you will learn.

you must take your time. live life day by day
prepare for any challenge that will come your way
take it step by step steady as you go.
then the challenges of life you will get to know

every days a heartache since youve been gone
cant get over you i just cant move on
sunshine in my heart as now turned to grey
its raining in my heart every single day

i cant sleep at night your still there with me
when i close my eyes its you i always see
lying next to me like you used to do
cuddled up together when there was me and you

now your just a dream that i always see
dreaming maybe one day you will come back to me
sharing love again like we used to do
when we were together  sharing love we knew

some people they get lonely it makes them feel so sad
looking for some company that they never had
someone just to talk to when there in despair
someone there beside them someone to be there

someone who will listen to there troubled mind
someone understanding someone who is kind
just a little company when they feel so blue
just someone to be there to tell there troubles too.

if love was meant to be  love gave you to me
when i first me you my future i could see
you took my breath away cupid shot his bow
i fell in love with you  will never let you go

you were my everything ive been looking for
when you hold me tight i love you more and more
your my cinderella my fairy tale come true
my happy ever after.  begins and ends with you

happy ever after we will always be
the one i always wanted is now here with me
your my dream come true and i love you so
i will love you always never let you go

im tired of your lying and your  cheating ways
mind is clouded over cant see through the haze
going round in circles keeping me awake
playing with my mind as my heart begins to break

i cant walk away i just cant say good bye
cant we start again give love one more try
like it was before when there was no regret
be happy once again like the day that we  first met

put the past behind turn it all around
have the love again love the that we first found
try again once more  from the very start
put the love we knew back inside our heart

dogs they are amazing and are clever to
your forever friend for you whole life through
they can make you happy when your feeling sad
make you smile again once again be glad

always there for you they will always be
right there by your side to keep you company
best friend in the world they will always stay
a friensdship real and true that will never go away

never believed in angels till the day that i met you
with your long blonde hair and your eyes so blue
took my breath away my heart it skipped a beat
you were the angel that im about to meet

we went for stroll all along the sand
beneath the moon above  we held each others hand
took the soul in me to another place
way up high above floating into space

now i believe in angels know that they are true
i fell in love with one the day that i met you
took my breath away my heart it skipped a beat
you were the angel i was about to meet

been working all week long time  for a weekend chill
its line dancing night with lots of moves to spill
grape vine. Cha-Cha slide. pivot turn or two.
dancing all together for  the whole night through

put on my stetson hat.  cowboy boots and all
line dance night is here lets really have a ball
struttin and a steppin.  swirls and turn around
dance the night away to the country  sound

hand clapping heel slapping dancing two and fro
line dancing time is here let your body go
sliding and a gliding to  the country sound
shuffle and a wobble and a turn around

put on my stetson hat.  cowboy boots and all
line dance night is here lets really have a ball
struttin and a steppin.  swirls and turn around
dance the night away to the country  sound

hang to your hope when everything as gone
put your trust in faith to help you carry on.

and when your in distress as you feel despair
turn again to hope hope is always there.

when your giving up and feel theres is no end
there is always hope just around the bend.

all you needs belief and the faith to pull you through
hang to the hope that is there for you.

grandma is a go girl getting on in years
that dosent stop her grandma has no fears
when weekend comes around line dancing of she goes
she the kind of grandma everybody knows

wears her stetson hat and her cowboy boots
has dancing in her soul country in her roots
dancing all night long to each and every song
shes my dancing grandma dances all night long

dancing in line  dancing in row
keeps my grandma happy gives her heart aglow
tho years are getting on grandma she dont care
if theres a line dance night grandma will be there

shes a go girl grandma stetson hat and boots
music in her soul she has country roots
years are moving on grandma she dont care
if line dancing going on grandma will be there

up in the mountains where the hillbillies stay
when weekend comes  around they dance the night away
bring along some moonshine and there dancing soul
folks all gather round time to rock and roll

band play rock n roll for the whole night through
dance the night away till the early morning dew
rockin and a rollin with music in there soul
when weekend comes around they love to rock n roll

with a little bit of moonshine and dancing in there soul
when weekend comes around they love to rock n roll
dancing all night long with a drink or two
dancing all together till the early morning dew

rockin n rollin the hillbilly way
dancing all night long till break of day
a little bit of moonshine dancing in there soul
dancing all together they love rock n roll

there was a purple penguin a funny chap was he
for a purple penguin is something you dont see
he was very different he wasnt black and white
he was very purple and very very bright.

he lived on the ice in a land so faraway
very very friendly he just loved to play
he like to slide along in his land of ice
he was very kind and very very nice.

all the penguins loved him they would play all day
the little purple penguin kept them bright and gay.

heading down the highway to memphis tennessee
theres  a party going on and a line dance spree
folks they get together come  from miles around
from every near and far dance to the country sound

filling up the dance hall dancing all night long
dancing all in unison to a country song
while the country band plays the   night away
till the early morning light at the break of day          

its party time in tennessee they come from miles around
dancing altogether to the country sound
dining all in unison in the cowboy way
dancing all night long till the break of day

high up in the mountains where hillbillies stay
they love country music dance the night away
folks they get together gather all around
dance the night away to the hillbilly sound

banjos and guitars and the fiddle to
they play all night long till the early morning dew
linking arm in arm  twirling all around
dance the night away to the hillbilly sound

banjos guitars and fiddle playing all night long
folks they dance the night away to a country song
linking arm in arm  twirling all around
dance the night away to the hillbilly sound

darling i miss you. i dream of you each night
dreaming of a way that i can put it right
i reach out to hold you your so far away
im always thinking of you every single day

i can see you there inside my dreams with me
in each others arms like it used to be
wishing i could find my way back to you
put the past behind start again a new

i will keep on trying to prove my love to you
hold you in my arms again like i used to do
im always thinking of you every single day
your still here with me just a dream away

there was a little butterfly sat upon my sill
sitting all alone sitting very still
he had colored wings very big and bright
the colors of the rainbow shining in the light

he sat there a while as peaceful as can be
staring through the window looking straight at me
then he spread his wings and he began to fly
up in to the air in to the bright blue sky

bought my self  a camper so i could holiday
visit different places have a breakaway
may be visit cornwell maybe dorset to
all the scenery that is there to view

take my detector see what i might find
maybe there is treasure thats been left  behind
take along my snorkel sea what there is to view
lots of different fish and a see horse to

visits lots of bars have a drink or two
like you do on hoilday like your supposed to do
then drive home again till next year comes around
visit other places you have not yet found

living on an island is where i long to be
living there with nature feeling oh so free
sitting by the sea soaking up the sun
surrounded by the freedom  having lots of fun

walking in the sand as i gently stroll
looking at the waves as they begin to roll
living on an island is where i long to be
an island of my own with no one there but me.

saw you on the dance floor with somebody new
wishing it was me that was there with you
dancing all night long like it it used to be
sharing love again when there was you and me

i still love you so  nothing i can do
wishing i had you love and the love i knew
im always thinking of you every single day
how you used to love me in your special way

how we danced together held each other tight
cheek to cheek together we danced away the night
hoping may be oneday you will come back to me
take away the pain end my misery

folks gather at the  roadhouse when weekend comes around
its a line dance night. dance to the country sound
dancing in a line dancing all night long
dancing all together to a country song

hand clapping knee slapping dancing toe to toe
cowboy boots and stetsons putting on a show
dancing all night long till the break of day
to a country song they dance the night away

dancing in a line dancing in row
dancing altogether dancing toe to toe
dance away the night to a country song
dancing in line dancing all night long

hand clapping knee slapping dancing in row
dancing all night long dancing to and fro
dance away the night to a country song
dancing in line dancing all night long

ive always been a dreamer i dream of lots of things
dragons blowing flames unicorns with wings
lots of colored butterflies with colors by the score
colors of the rainbow and a whole lot more

lots of lots of flowers growing everywhere
every where you go flowers they are there
there are little rabbits running wild and free
playing in the meadow as happy as can be

ive always been a dreamer all theses things i see
when i close my eyes they are there with me
such a lovely place where i would love to stay
high up in the sky beyond the milky way

i wont forget the night in memphis tennessee
we danced beneath the stars together you and me
we turned on the radio danced the night away
dancing cheek to cheek till the break of  day

stars were shinging brightly lighting up the night
clouds all passing bye pure and so white
we could hear the sea covering the shore
all along the shore coming home once more

everything so peaceful it made the world feel free
i wont forget that night in memphis tennessee
we danced the night away together you and i
cheek to cheek together beneath a starlit sky

duke he was my hound had him since i was three
it was on my birthday daddy he bought duke for me
he became my friend took him every where
no matter where i went duke was always there

we would walk the fields on a sunny day
duke would chase his ball  a game he loved to play
he would chase the birds he was far to slow
when ever he got near in the air would go

i remember oneday there was a tragedy
someone shooting rabbits took duke away from me
the rabbit he turned around tried to runaway
as he pulled the trigger duke got in the way

duke he died that day broke my heart in to
now duke he is heaven in the sky so blue
we will meet again when the angels come for me
once again together duke and i will be

when you have a family you have friends for life
always there for you in troubles and in strife
brothers and your sisters with there bond so strong
right there by your side when ever things go wrong

they will give there love it is aways there
always there for you. show you that they care
a very special bond thats there eternally
this is what you get from a family

i was scared to go to school used to run away
fed up of the bullying that i got each day
scared to go to sleep i would break my heart
when i closed my eyes the bullying would start

didnt tell a soul in case it just got worse
i was just a victim of the bully curse
i reached out to daddy he told me what to do
never walk away let them make a fool of you

look them in eye stay and stand your ground
they will realize its time to turn around
let them runaway like you use to do
turn it all around now there scared of you

met a guy in houston at the rodeo
roping up  a steer with his cowboy show
getting thrown around on  big wild horse
with his riding skill the cowboy stayed the course

he wore a big white stetson and some cowboy boots
knew what he was doing he had cowboy roots
when his show was over  came and talked to  me
told one day a cow girl i would be

he just smiled at gave my heart a glow
learnt me how to ride in a  rodeo
taught me the skills that i would need to know
one day he watch me ride the rodeo

i wont forget the cowboy that i met that day
with his cowboy skill that took my breath away

going  back to Ireland across the Irish sea
the place where i was born that is home to me
with its fields of of green with colors by the score
its where i long to be home again once more

to my friends and family i just long to be
to the place i love that is home to me


the placed where i was raised
spent my younger days
that  in spent with mama
and her loving ways

to the land that i love that makes me feel so free
warms my heart inside  wakes the soul in me
back to all my roots is where i long to be
in my home sweet home across the Irish sea

with its fields of green with colors by the score
is where i long to be home again once  more

daddy was a country boy he loved the country sound
singing in the  bars he would travel all around
write his own song sing them to the crowd
when they sang along it made my daddy proud

they would dance away as he began to sing
singing country  music was his everything
they would dance all night dance the night away
danced to every song till the break of day

next day move along to some other town
play all night long till the sun goes down
singing songs he wrote he loved a country song
everywhere he played the crowds all danced along

when winter comes  around and it begins to snow
we sit round the firelight turn the lights down low
turn on the radio listen to our favourite song
in the fire glow we both dance along

looking at the roof tops covered in the snow
pure and so white it gives your heart aglow
flames from the fire casting shadows on wall
looking through the window as snow begins to fall

dance the night away to the radio
dancing all night long in the fire glow
cosy as can be on a winters night
surrounded by the snow pure and so white

theres a place i go when i close my eyes
i just drift away in to  the bright blue skies
way up high above together you an me
fly side by side flying wild and free  

all across the universe passed the milky  way
all around the stars a million miles away
such a lovely place where i go with you
flying side by side in the sky so blue  

its a place i go when i close my eyes
a land so far away in the bright blue skies
maybe one day this vision will come true
and the place i go  i can fly with you

i love it in the garden on a sunny day
i sit there for hours passing time away
surrounded by the flowers putting on there show
many many colors that give my heart a glow

all the different birds with there lovely song
singing them to me as they bob along
bumble bees they buzz underneath the sun
gathering the pollen having so much fun

i love it the garden on a sunny day
i sit there for hours passing time away
lovely piece of nature there in front of me
right there in my garden where i love to be