Song Lyrics Waylon Jennings - Old Timer    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> W>> Waylon Jennings Singer Lyrics [Waylon Jennings other resources]>> Old Timer Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Waylon Jennings Music Title/Track: Old Timer Theme ID: 4504 Album: N/A Verse 1: D A I grew up in Wyoming D In and around Jackson's hole A In the shadows of the Tetons Where summers are hot D And winters unbearably cold G But the Spring and the Fall D Are always as good as it gets A For over 70 years now D I'd watch the sun rise and set Verse 2: A I've been a cowboy D Working the round-ups in spring A I've lived in the mountains Hunted the grizzly D Trapping the rivers and streams G Always the loner D I've treasured my freedom the most A And though i never married D As a young man i might have come close Verse 3: G From somewhere back east She came to the valley D With a man who did her no good G He was fast with the ladies A tin horn gambler D And a cheat whenever he could G She had no friends or family D Most of the time he was gone A He died in a card game D And she found herself all alone Verse 4: G Alone and afraid and left unprotected D 'Cause he was all that she had G Maybe i should have But i never told her D So she never knew he was bad G But i'll always remember D Standing and watching her cry A There was no one to help her D But i was determined to try Verse 5: A I mended her fences and Fixed up her cabin D I had everything looking good A I laid by her food And wood for the winter D Helping wherever i could G The more i was around her D The more i wanted to be A There was something about her D That brought out a good side of me Verse 6: G I went into town,i brought a new outfit D I got me a haircut and shave G I'd trek through the snow For no good reason D Just to go by her cabin each day G I don't know about love D But i was quite taken in by it all A Till her brother came in the Spring D And he took her back to St. Paul Verse 7: A I don't go down to Jackson D Ain't nothing there but motels and bars A Too damn many tourists No place to hide D They'll find you wherever you are G They like to call me old timer D I am getting older i guess A But i don't like the changes D 'Cause i've seen it all at its best Verse 8: A When my life is over D I don't want to be left in town A But up in the mountains There is a place D I've marked off my own piece of ground G High in the Tetons D Above and away from it all A From the top of old Grand I bet on a clear day - you can see D All the way to St. Paul Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Put Me on a Train Back to Texas, Ragged But Right, Rainy Day Woman, Reno and Me, Revelation, Ride Me Down Easy, Right Before My Eyes, Right For The Time, Rings of Gold, Road, Rock, Salt, and Nails, Rocks from Rolling Stones, Roman Candles, Rose in Paradise, Ruby, Dont Take Your Love to Town, Same Old Lover Man, San Francisco Mabel Joy, Sandy Sends Her Best, Satin Sheets, See You Around (On Your Way Down), Settin Me Up, She Called Me Baby, She Comes Running, She Loves Me (She Dont Love You), Shes Gone, Gone, Gone, Shes Looking Good, Shine, Shutting Out the Light, Sick and Tired, Silent Partners, Silver Ribbons, Sing the Blues to Daddy, Singer of Sad Songs, Sittin on the Dock of the Bay, Six Strings Away, Six White Horses, Slow Movin Outlaw, Slow Rollin Low, Smokey On The Front Door, So Good Woman, Song for the Life, Sorrow (Breaks a Good Man Down), Sparkling Brown Eyes, Standing in That Oklahoma Sunshine, Stay a Little Longer, Stop the World (And Let Me Off), Storms Never Last, Straighten My Mind, Such a Waste of Love, Sunday Morning Coming Down, Other Waylon Jennings song Lyrics (Dont Let The Sun Set On You In) Tulsa Lyrics Im a Ramblin Man Lyrics 33rd of August Lyrics A Bad Day Lyrics A Couple More Years Lyrics A Good Hearted Woman Lyrics A Legend in My Time Lyrics A Long Time Ago Lyrics A Lot Of Good Lyrics Aint No God in Mexico Lyrics Aint No God In Mexico Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Waylon Jennings And The Waylors Lyrics Wayne Lyrics Wayne And Garth Lyrics Wayne Bernie Lyrics Wayne County Lyrics Wayne Jeff Lyrics Wayne King Lyrics Wayne Marshall Lyrics Wayne Newton Lyrics Wayne Shepard Kenny Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy