IN THIS OLD HOUSE song lyrics. All songs written by Beth Williams
NOW (Don’t Look Back)
try & flow like a river….soar like a high flying bird
don’t be afraid – stand up and deliver
a new song no one has ever heard
love like you know Jesus…catch someone before they fall
say your prayers every morning
and say your prayers anytime at all
and don’t look back …be happy where you’re at now now …
don’t look back…. be happy where you’re at now….be happy now now
water your garden….tend to it every day
forgive and pardon …those who sin against you on your way
follow your passion …..then dance into the universe
brush your teeth, comb your hair …take a bath, clean the house….
remember – first things first yea
and don’t look back…be happy where you’re at now now
don’t look back…be happy where you’re at now….be happy now now now.. now.. now.. yea yea
don’t take things personal….no more wasting time ,stick to the plan
face your fear and when your fear says you can’t
shout “yes I can…oh yes I can”
stay humble…
remember there but for the grace of God tell the truth, do your best, assume nothing,
play ball with your dog…i said play ball with your dog
IN THIS OLD HOUSE
i remember the night i met him….i was singin’ in some old bar….
i’d had a pretty rough day….rough couple of years to tell the truth
he walked in the door and man you could of heard a heart drop
i looked in those brown eyes & thought
“oh Lord i hope he’s the one”
guess it was my lucky day …
wasn’t too long after that he brought me home
to this old house… i’ve been here every since
if these walls could talk , i bet they’d say
in this old house love lives every day
if these walls could talk, i bet they’d say
in this old house love lives & has its own way
if these walls could talk, i bet they’d say
love lives in this old house , it’ll never go way
it’ll never go away it’ll never go away…
love came to save the day
in this old house, in this white room,
past the brown chair, beside the tall lamp,
in this big bed , under these blue sheets with you….
love lives
in this old house, in this white room,
past the brown chair, beside the tall lamp,
in this big bed , under these blue sheets with you….
love lives
worries dissipate, my cares evaporate
every time i see your face
there’s no place i would rather be
than in this old house with you holdin’ me
wish i could freeze us in place
in this old house, in this white room,
past the brown chair, beside the tall lamp
in this big bed , under these blue sheets with you….
love lives
life says you gotta face the day,
get to work on time, you got bills to pay
i’d rather you stay right here instead
i got the ceiling fan blowing on this man i’m holding
i’m a holdin’, i’m a holdin’, and hey
watchin’ 2 big dogs lyin at the end of the bed
in this old house, in this white room,
past the brown chair, beside the tall lamp
in this big bed, under these blue sheets with you…
love lives
in this old house, in this white room,
past the brown chair, beside the tall lamp
in this big bed,under these blue sheets with you… l
ove lives
in this old house, love lives…
in this old house, love lives….
love love love lives
in this old house, in this white room,
past the brown chair, beside the tall lamp
in this big bed, under these blue sheets with you
love lives…. love lives
yea…i remember the night i met him….i was singin’ in some old bar…i’d had a pretty rough day
RUBY & JOHN
Ruby sits on the edge of the bed,
wearing old brown shoes & a scarf on her head
had her suitcase packed for nigh on 18 years
in her favorite cotton dress, she wants to look her best
when she steps back from this black veil of tears
Ruby’s ready to fly over the rainbow…Ruby’s ready to fly peacefully
over the rainbow, cross the river into the arms of john
standing knee-deep in water, wading patiently
seems like only yesterday ..she gave her young heart away
to the farm boy she met out on hornbeck pond
always said she knew right then walkin’ down the road with him
she would someday marry that boy john
Ruby’s ready to fly over the rainbow…Ruby’s ready to fly peacefully
over the rainbow, cross the river into the arms of john
standing knee-deep in water , wading patientl
through forty nine sweet years they saw love shine
soon it will be John & Ruby for all time
an old Bible on the edge of the bed,tattered & torn from being read
night after night alone there in her room
through an open window a cold wind blows …
a train whistle comes and goes
and leaves just the smell of ruby’s sweet perfume
Rubys ready to fly over the rainbow…Rubys ready to fly peacefully
over the rainbow, cross the river into the arms of john
standing knee deep in water, wading patiently
he’s standing knee deep in water wading patiently
he’s standing knee deep in water waiting patiently
VOICES
you say you’re not good enough,feelin’ old tired and all that stuff
you don’t think you’ll try your wings cause you’d surely fail
full of fear and self doubt,it overflows and comes out
sayin’ you’re homely you’re unworthy and your skins too pale
stop listening to voices, stop listening to voices inside your head
stop listening to voices,stop listening to voices, stop i said
you think you’ll stay inside today,the world’s mad at you anyway
cause you never do anything right …that’s what you say
so on a lonely ship you sailyou and your thoughts in a deep dark well
must be someway out of there and if i know, do tell…yea
stop listening to voices, stop listening to voices inside your head
stop listening to voices,stop listening to voices, stop i said
and the little girl standing in the corner
hides her face and hangs her head in shame
no one ever thought to warn her…
she would carry carry the memory
of hands and voices unrestrained
my advice if you care, ignore the chatter from upstairs
those childhood voices take you nowhere
but on the tour despair
lift your head hold it high, roll up your sleeves look at the sky
give it all you got go on now, fly….fly
stop listening to voices, stop listening to voices inside your head
stop listening to voices,stop listening to voices, stop i said
you say i’m not good enough, i’m old tired and all that stuff
O D I
o d i d a o d o… o d oughta let worry go
o d i d a o d o. ..o d oughta let worry go
you take life too seriously…everything is such a big deal
maybe if you listen to me ….we can lighten up the way you feel
ain’t no reason to wear that frown …
you can feel better if you open your soul
and your mind to a timeless sound
o d i d a o d o – o d oughta let worry go
o d i d a o d o – o d oughta let worry go
lookin’ on the dark side keeps you from seeing the glass half full
there is no other shoe,no need to push push pull
it’s time to relax release ,return to an upward climb
give yourself to the notion letting go is an ocean,
drink up and you’ll be fine.
o d i d a o d o – o d oughta let worry go
o d i d a o d o – o d oughta let worry go
let go let go let go let go let go let gO
MASON SUNSET
i had all but given up on ever finding true love ….
too much bad luck when I was younger
then you came riding into my life,
a weathered western white knight ,
slaying pain & heartaches thunder
and there were no more tears in the night
CHORUS
When i saw the sunset waiting in your eyes……
i was caught in a love net under clear country skies
i’ll never regret the moment you arrived …
a mason sunset waiting in your eyes
with a mason sunset waiting in your eyes
if i could live my life again….i’d watch the west texas wind
that was blowing my way
knowing soon you’d be coming for me,
i’d wait so patiently ’til all the prayers that i prayed
got their answer that night
When i saw the sunset waiting in your eyes…
i was caught in a love net under clear country skies
i’ll never regret the moment you arrived no no..
.a mason sunset waiting in your eyes
with a mason sunset waiting in your eyes….
mason, texas sunset waiting in your eyes
THIS FARM
i come to this town..i bought this place
cause the air was cleanand the nights were safe
fifty years i been a livin’ here in peace
’till a city man bought land and started changing the scenery yea
beer cans on the dirt road, the clean countryside is gone
as for my privacy,all kind of strangers looking on
when i get to the highway well there’s a bar that opened up
joe drove off, died drunk last night,
city man blamed it on bad luck yea
city man, get your city hands far from this farm
city man, get your city hands far from this farm
go back where, go back where,back where you belong yea
city man get your city hands far from this farm
now let me see if i got this straight
you come to this town, you saycause you like the place
why on earth have you done everything
you could to change its small sweet face?
you say change is good well mister here’s a nickle and a dime
for every little town that grew and didn’t grow in crime crime
so now i gotta lock my car my house
and keep my pretty baby inside
like a train running, troubles coming ,
i can feel it’s gonna hit us broadside
if you wanted to live in the city
why’d you come here?
your overblown sense of entitlement
is screaming in my ear
city man get your city hands far from this farm
city man get your city hands far from this farm
go back where go back where
back where you belong yea
city man get your city hands far from this farm
far from this farm go….far from this farm go
far from this farm ..far from this farm yea yea yea
A LADDER I CAN CLIMB
i’m down a little too low or the road is just too high
got no way to get out of this creek bed that is dry
send me a ladder or throw me a line
send me a ladder i can climb yea
spinning wheels kickin’ hot dust in the air
you’d think by now i would know spinning don’t get me nowhere
send me a ladder or throw me a line
send me a ladder i can climb
i’ve tried and i’ve tried and i’ve tried,what else can i do?
i’m tired i’m tired i’m tired of waiting on you …yea yea yea
i’ve got my hands up so would you please be so kind
as to tell little miss lady luck it sure nuff would be fine if she could
THE GIRL
life can flow like a river
or life can beat you like a drum
i don’t think that mans been delivered..
i don’t think the devils on the run
as the dirty water whips you
round and round and round
and the spinning whirlpool
starts to suck you down
“good God” you cry
” i believe that i will drown”
in this small hot dusty texas town
johnny’s on the run out to get the girl
johnny’s got a gun, sheriff go and call the world
yea he’s come undone cuz she’s such a pretty pearl
there’s work to be done he’s gotta get the girl
love is supposed to be a sweet dream ..
a breeze of beauty in the night
my guess is the lonely sound of your scream
will freeze him forty years to life
as the dirty water whips you
round and round and round
and the spinning whirlpool
starts to suck you down
“good God” you cry “i believe that i will drown”
in this small hot dusty texas town
johnny’s on the run out to get the girl
johnny’s got a gun, sheriff go and call the world
yea he’s come undone cuz she’s such a pretty pearl
there’s work to be done he’s gotta get the girl
BIG BAD BLUES
i got a dark cloud follow me everywhere
and a black cat waitin’ when i get there
i got a dark cloud follow me everywhere
a black cat waitin’ when i get there
somebody please set me free from the big bad blues
i got a great big river full of my tears,
enough to keep me busy swimmin’ for years
i got a great big river full of my tears,
enough to keep me busy swimmin’ for years
somebody please set me free from the big bad blues
talkin’ bout the big bad blues,
those big bad blues have mercy on me
big bad blues talkin’ bout the big bad,
big bad big bad blues
somebody please set me free from the big bad blues
well there’s not enough medicine whiskey or wine,
not enough of nothin’ ever ease my mind
not enough medicine whiskey or wine,
not enough of nothin’ ever ease my mind
somebody please set me free from the big bad blue
MY GOD & I
she said “you’re a novice in your Christian walk,
you’re not qualified….you won’t do”
and i thought “excuse me but you don’t know me
who i am where i’ve been or what i’ve come through”
won’t you come to my house for dinner?
let me bake you homemade bread and sweet ham
it was long ago i was a drunk and a sinner
let me show you how much better i am
my house is clean and there’s a warm fire burnin’
the 2 cats are fed and my chores are all done
every bill is paid and i’m not in any trouble
look and see how far i have come
i look life in the eye…get up if i fall stand tall
and look life in the eye….my God and i
there was a time my mind couldn’t see straight
all of those years i can’t undo what’s done
but i’ve been forgiven i been a livin’
a good life up each day with the Son
i look life in the eye…get up if i fall stand tall
and look life in the eye…my God and i
life’s too short to live like a beggar
i don’t need your approval i do as i please
but let me say right now for the record
we’re doin’ fine thank you my God & me
so won’t you come to my house for dinner
let me bake you homemade bread and sweet ham
it was long ago i was a drunk and a sinner
let me show you how much better i am
WISH YOU WELL
if i was a rubber ball i’d bounce back into your life
or a telephone call i’d ring day & night
if i was a falling rain i’d wash the years away
we’d be standing toe to toe face to face
though you’re nowhere to be found
in my heart you’re still around
and i wish you well i wish you well
i wish you well
i wish you well i wish you well i wish you well
where you are
if i was a hot cup of tea i’d be on your tabletop
or a tall willow tree i’d bend ’till you said stop
if i was a bright blue bird i’d be at your windowsill
tap tap tappin’ on the glass come tell me how you feel yea
though you’re nowhere to be found
in my heart you’re still around
and i wish you well i wish you well
i wish you well
i wish you well i wish you well i wish you well
where you are
well i’m not a rubber ball a telephone call or falling rain
not a hot cup of tea a tree or a bird at your window pane
what i am is sorry you’re not in my life
what i am is sorry you’re not here tonight
though you’re nowhere to be found
in my heart you’re still around
I LIKE DOGS Dedicated to my beautiful English Mastiff, Amazing Grace
I like dogs…and dogs like me
But I don’t get along with most people I see
I’m sure the whole problem is that I’m just ornery
I don’t play well with others, so glad I discovered
that I like dogs and dogs like me.
Verse 1
No matter what I say… no matter what I do
I can’t get people to act like they should
or should I say like I want them to
I guess I’m just destined to live life almost alone
but I don’t worry, I got a bunch of furry
friendly fluffy dogs at home.
Verse 2
If God has a dog it’s an English Mastiff & her name is Grace
She weighs 200 pounds & has a big soft face
He know she would never, ever sin against him
When he created the dog that wise old God
made a picture perfect loving friend
Bridge
My husband says he wants to come back
as one of my dogs in his next life
Coz I treat them better than kings & queens
and it’s the only time I’m really nice.
FREEDOM
I met Dr. Jamie Wu when I decided to try Acupuncture to help with writers block, depression, inability to focus and several physical concerns. One of the things that impressed me most from the moment we met was Dr. Wu’s sincere concern for my well being. His treatments helped me tremendously. In fact, almost all of the songs on “In This Old House” were written after I started seeing Dr. Wu. Not only did the treatments unblock my writers block, but my songwriting became more positive and I found myself writing from a much deeper place.
Dr. Wu and I became friends and after hearing him sing at a workshop, I asked him to sing a Bonus Track on “In This Old House” FREEDOM is an ancient Chinese folk song that he sings in his native tongue.
Freedom (0:54)
There are white clouds floating in the blue sky
under it there are groups of white sheep on the grass
The white sheep look like the white clouds
relax like the sheep, like the clouds, relax