Country Love Songs

Don Williams country love song

As write this I find myself thinking of Don Williams and a beautiful country love song he sang. “You placed gold on my finger, you brought love, like I’ve never known, you gave life to our children, and for me a reason to go on.” (My best friend) At present I am reading a book by Nancy Reagan, where she says she never wanted to go life alone. I think that is true of all of us.

My love affair with trains.

This is one of my top favourite country love songs, but can’t find it on you tube. I heard it on a Merle Haggard record many years ago and here are some of the words: “Ev’ry time I hear the sound of a train, comin’ down that ol’ railroad track, I get that far away look in my eyes. I’d love to throw my hammer down, and take off to some distant town, an’ not even take the time to say goodbye.” It is all about a married man who has hobo blood boil in his veins. At the end of the song he decides to stick with his family. Good stuff! It has such a lovely tune and a real driving beat. It is tops! I have just found out that it is written by Dolly Parton. Good shot Dolly.

Merle Haggard

Here is Merle Haggard singing: “The fightin’ side of me.” I first heard this song on TV in South Africa, sung by Bobby Angel.

Charlie Rich

Here is Charlie singing about “The most beautiful girl in the world.” There is a song he sings on a record that I have, but it is not on the net. Some songs paint a picture with their words. This is one of them, and it also has a tremendous life lesson. It is called “Let the little bird fly.” “She came into my life one spring, swinging her doll on an old tire swing, she was just ten and I’d just turned 13. A little bird fell from the tree, she gently picked it up and gave it to me. It tried to get away and I squeezed with all my might, and with a little girl plea, oh please set it free, she softly cried. Let the little bird fly.” Years later they date, and he sings, “but love has to breathe, and I held on much too tight.” Then she flies away. Some people have a tendency to want to smother you with love and attention, but that always feels weird. Some psychologists believe that each person needs about a yard of personal space around them.

Wolverton Mountain

When I was a teenager, Wolverton Mountain was a popular country love song by Claude King. His accent was so strange. I had never heard that accent in Africa! I guess he was from somewhere in the southern United States. It is about a guy on Wolverton Mountain who is protecting his daughter from strangers, but Claude wants to climb that mountain and get the girl. It makes me think of how scared I was to ask my girlfriend’s father for her hand in marriage.

Shania Twain: Never ending song of love

Sometimes people ask me, “What is your favourite song?” Just to shock them I say, “Man, I feel like a woman!”

Send me the pillow that you dream on

This song has been stuck in my head since I was in my early teens. I doesn’t make much sense, but here it is. It is still one of my favourite country love songs, and I can’t get rid of it.

Dusty guitar

When I was a teenager, I painted a picture of our two guitars and I used to associate this song with that picture. Just like this song says, I had big dreams of getting somewhere.

Kenny Rogers Coward of the county

“There’s someone for everyone.” In every country love song there are good words that are part of our lives. When my son was a baby, a health nurse tried to take him away from us, and the lady doctor told my wife: “This is not the time to cry, it is time to fight.” My wife fought, and we still have our son. The Holy Spirit has been using this song to speak to me. In the song he says: “It won’t mean you’re weak if you turn the other cheek.” Jesus taught us to turn the other cheek, and I realize that many times when people have been bad to me, I have not turned the other cheek. It has been my instinct, when I get hurt, to fight back, which is different to the teachings of Jesus. So I have repented, and have asked the Lord to forgive me. Jesus taught that if someone takes your coat, give him your cloak as well. He taught that if someone forces you to go one mile with them, then go two. He said we must be as harmless as doves. So I am going to try and do better!

George Jones – She thinks I still care

I tried once before to put George Jones on this page and it was taken off the internet. So I will try again. This morning (Jan.22.2011) as I went to have a shower, I smiled at myself in the mirror, and thought of this country love song that I have heard on the radio. He sings: “Because I’m not the happy guy I used to be, she thinks I still care.” Those words spoke to my heart. When I was young, I used to sing and play the guitar in front of the mirror, and smile at myself. I was a very happy person. Some years back some people criticized my singing and guitar playing, also my song writing, and everything I have done in my life, so I stopped doing it all. I realize that I have to overcome all that criticism, and start being the same happy person I used to me. It seems crazy me sharing this with the rest of the world, but maybe it is therapy! So many songs seem to be sermons to my heart. So, “Thank you” to all the singers and song writers. In fact, when I read Dolly Parton’s book, she said that she writes songs as a kind of therapy.

Running Bear

Redoing this website tonight, I came across this song I heard when I was a kid. I still remember all the words, and sang it a few years ago at Portal Village in Port Colborne.

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