Lucinda Williams "Happy Woman Blues" All songs by Lucinda Williams copyright 1980 Produced by Lucinda Williams and Mickey White Reissue produced by: Matt Walters Recorded at Sugar Hill Studios, Houston, Texas, April, May, June 1980 Remastered from original analog tapes by Joe Brescio at The Master Cutting Room N.Y.C. Originally issued in 1980 as Folkways FTS 31067 Lucinda Williams lead vocals and acoustic guitar Mickey White acoustic rhythm and lead guitars, harmony vocals Rex Bell electric bass and harmony vocals Andre Matthews electric rhythm, lead and slide guitars Ira Wilkes drums Mickey Moody pedal steel guitar Malcolm Smith fiddle and viola Lafayette Oh my sweet Lafayette, how I'm gonna miss you! You feel so good, Lafayette, now I've come to greet you. Tell all my friends I've come back again, I couldn't stay away; I was gone only a day. But I'm comin' back to my sweet Lafayette. I'm goin' down to Lafayette, I don't care how long I'm gone. It's so hard to leave you, Lafayette, now I know where I belong. When that sweet fiddle sounds and Clifton gets down, That music sounds so good to me; I just might dance until three, And I gotta get back to my sweet Lafayette. Oh, those boys in Lafayette, smilin' so pretty! Those sweet boys in Lafayette, they sure do look good to me! We danced all night long to a sweet Cajun song, Drinkin' and jivin' 'til dawn; I could dance on and on. Doin' a two-step in my sweet Lafayette. Take me back Lafayette, way down on the bayou! I'm your girl, Lafayette, I'm gonna hang around you. Eat that gumbo and roll and tumble, And do crazy things every night; soon I'll be feelin' alright. When I get back to my sweet Lafayette, When I get back to my sweet Lafayette. I lost it (see "Car wheels on a gravel road") Maria Maria, you're still wild and restless And I can just see ya ridin' in a rodeo. You might even make it down to Texas Or you might head out west to New Mexico. So pack up all of your belongings, A pick-up will take you where you wanna go. You can ride out when you hear mountains calling. Out to Canada or the canyouns of Colorado. New York city was always your home But in your heart you know you were born to roam, And you're gonna leave as soon as you get the money, After you sell everything you own. Maria, is loneliness a virtue, Or does it steal you blind and leave you split apart? Maria, can you give me an answer, Are the songs we sing worth the broken heart? The highway has always been your lover And someday you mayknow his name. Wherever you stay, it wouldn't really matter 'Cause all those cities start to look the same. Some folks will try to take your heart away And just when you think you've really got it made, You wake up and find madness in the morning, But damn the pain and damn those restless days! Damn the pain and damn those restless days! Happy Woman Blues Tryin' hard to be a happy woman. But sometimes life just overcomes me, Everyday I'm workin' just to pay my dues. Lay down at night, my mind is so confused. Goin' down south with the New York City blues, Gotta hit the road before I blow a fuse, I might buy me a Cadillac or a Chevrolet. I don't care what model as long as it takes me away. I've been hiding my heart in a trunk. Can you come see me when my ship has sunk? You can give me loovin, that I can't refuse, And love is the one thing that's sure to cure my blues. Goin' down the road with a heave heart, Tryin' to find lightness in the dark, Tryin' to live my life, tryin' to get satisfied. My mind is in the city but my heart is in the countryside. Repeat 1st verse Tryin' hard to be a happy woman, But sometimes life just overcomes me, Everyday I'm workin' just to pay my dues. Lay down at night, my mind is so confused. Lay down at night, my mind is so confused. King of hearts Can you relieve me, baby? Take your heart from your sleeve, And put it on the line, Put it right here beside mine. I can't seem to read you Most of the time, Don't you know that I need you? Will you ever be mine? Love is a gamble, I knew it from the start. Whoever's holding the cards, please deal me the King of Hearts, Please deal me the King of Hearts. If you came to my door And you asked me for more. I'd lay down beside you. I'd never deny you. And if I had lots of silver I'd give some to you, And if I had lots of gold, I'd make a rich man of you. Everytime I see you, I want to fall in love again, I would like to free you, but you won't even let me in, You won't even let me in. Can you relieve me, baby? Take your heart from your sleeve, And put it on the line, Put it right here beside mine. I can't seem to read you Most of the time, Don't you know that I need you? Will you ever be mine? Love is a gamble, I knew it from the start. Whoever's holding the cards, please deal me the King of Hearts, Please deal me the King of Hearts. Rollin' Along Well, I'm rollin' along the highway, Livin' the life I'm used to. I thought about you all the way From Little Rock to Houston, And now I can't seem to get you off my mind, But you're tied to somebody else; I think about you all the time And I just can't help myself. Refrain: Sometime I don't know right from wrong, I find it easy to fall; It's hard when I've been up all night long. That's when I want you most of all. Well, I'd love to see your smilin' face, If I could just take one more look, But you left me only one last trace On the pages of your book, But words can't hold me every night And words can't kiss me in the mornin', Look out, Honey, I've got love in my heart, And it's growin' and it's burnin'! Refrain: Sometimes I don't know...... Repeat 1st verse repeat Refrain One Night Stand Refrain: Just another one night stand, Just another man to forget, Just another empty hand With nothin' left to bet. Verses: It doesn't really matter what I say. There's no one here to blame. I'll just close the door and walk away, Let down once again. I can't even say you lied to me 'Cause you ain't said nothin' yet; You never even tried for me There's nothin' to regret. Just another one night stand .... I'd like to speak to you someway but the words won't come out right How can it feel so wrong today When it felt so right last night? I claim no hold on anyone, No silken string to bind, No promises unbroken, No messages to find. Refrain Repeat refrain Howlin' at Midnight Howlin' at midnight, winter creepin' in, Feel like I've gone and lost my best friend, My best friend, lost my best friend. This car's headed down the wrong track again. I ain't got nobody, I'm nobody's girl, Gonna get in my Mercury and drive around the world, Around the world, all around the world. When I reach that mountain top, I'll stand with flags unfurled. She's up in New York City tryin' to make it big. Wrote me a letter yesterday sayin' I ain't got no gigs, Ain't got no gigs, I ain't got no gigs. If you wanny send me somethin', make it a two dollar rig. She's up in New York City tryin' to be a star, Told me you're wastin' your time where you are, Where you are, where you are. Gotta get yourself out of all those Texas bars. Repeat 1st verse Hard Road How long have you been hangin' around, Your eyes fixed to the cement ground? Your heart is warm, your hands are cold, You know the truth, but the story gets old. You stood on the corner for a long time, People passin' by gave you nickels and dimes. They think you're one of the nameless, 'Cause you got no record and you ain't famous. Refrain: Oh, Bill, I know how you're feelin', Your heart's on fire and your head is reelin', But with the spirit to guide you and a friend beside you, You know you'll win if you're only willin', The sun's so hot and my heart is thumpin', Let me buy you a beer or somethin', You've been travelin' a hard road, Sit down, Bill, and lighten your load. If you need a friend give me a call, I've got your picture on my wall, From one compadre to another, I love you, Bill, as I would my brother. Refrain Repeat refrain Louisiana Man Refrain: Louisiana man with a style his own, Not like some other men I've known, With his cowboy boots and his hats he wore so well; Caught me eye on the very first day And I never will forget the way He played guitar and he sang just like an angel. Thoughts of you flicker past, Goin' on down the road so fast, The trees and the bushes and the telephones poles fly by. I never seem to have the time, I'll just have to keep you on my mind, How I wish I could keep you by my side. Refrain Country man with a heart of gold, One more kiss before I hit the road, Hold me one more time before I go. Nights will be longer now But I'll get along somehow, I've learned how to do it all before. Refrain Sharp Cutting Wings (Song to a Poet) See file with chords!