Mother of a Honky Tonk Girl-Jim Reeves

[ti:Mother of a Honky Tonk Girl] [ar:Jim Reeves/Carol Johnson] [al:The US Singles Collection 1953-1961] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Mother Of A Honky Tonk Girl - Jim Reeves (吉姆·里夫斯) [00:03.67]Written by：Jim Reeves [00:07.34]I'm the mother of a honky tonk girl [00:14.82]And I die when they speak my baby's name [00:22.56]I hope that God will forgive me [00:29.66]For now I know that I'm to blame [00:36.08]Excuse me friend [00:37.35]For intruding this way [00:38.66]But there's something [00:39.71]I've just got to say [00:41.94]I remember this girl [00:43.03]They're whispering about [00:44.04]Just like it was yesterday [00:45.88]When she was small [00:46.81]They'd bring her in the tavern [00:47.97]And set her on a stool [00:49.14]And give her a drink of their beer and laugh [00:51.05]And I thought oh you crazy fools [00:54.70]But what could I do [00:55.90]Or what could I say [00:58.43]I'm just a bar tender [00:59.65]And work here for my pay [01:01.18]And I could cry [01:02.71]When I hear a mother say [01:04.72]I'm the mother of a honky tonk girl [01:12.30]And I die when they speak my baby's name [01:19.85]I hope that God will forgive me [01:27.06]For now I know that I'm to blame [01:34.70]You probably wonder why [01:35.98]I chose to condemn the stuff I sell [01:39.58]But I've seen the hurt it's caused [01:41.18]And the souls it's sent to hell [01:44.44]Once they're on the wrong road [01:45.69]With temptation let us turn around [01:47.26]Like the girl they're all talking about [01:49.19]The one they're running down [01:51.40]Instead of giving her a drink of beer [01:53.30]Where angels have never trod [01:55.89]They should have given her a taste of love [01:58.96]Yes and a taste of God [02:03.03]I hope that God will forgive me [02:09.69]I'm the mother of a honky tonk girl