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Memoirs of a Honky Tonk Heart

by Jessie Wesloh

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1.
The other night, dear As I lay sleeping I dreamt I held you By my side But when I woke, dear You were not with me So I hung my head And I cried
2.
When I think of you, I think of sunny skies On the day we first met' Darker days were up ahead But I didn't know it yet I never saw it comin' and I Missed all the signs of rain And now it's lookin' like a Good chance of pain CHORUS: It's lookin' like a Good chance of pain Mercury's a-droppin' And the wind's kickin' up again From a high of forever To an overnight low of never It's lookin' like a Good chance of pain {Instrumental} Well I'm feelin' chilly weather Where I used to see blue skies Big black storm clouds a-rollin' in That weatherman, he always lies Now my heart is a-spinnin' 'round and 'round Like that ol' barn weather vane And it's lookin' like a Good chance of pain {CHORUS} Well it's lookin' like a Good chance of pain Think I better run for cover Before it turns into a hurricane From a high of forever Down to an overnight low of never It's lookin' like a Good chance of pain Oh it's lookin' like a Good chance of pain Yes it's lookin' like a Good chance of pain
3.
Whiskey Words There's things need said, between you and I But when you ask, my tongue is tied I close my eyes, open my mouth Hard as I try, no words come out CHORUS: So I take a shot, and I take one more Free my mind, that's what you're for When I need it said and I need it heard Whiskey, you give me the words Now it's late and the fun is gone I know it's time to be moving on Somehow, I gotta break the news to you But sayin' it is just so hard to do [CHORUS] When I sit down to write my song The words won't come and it sounds all wrong I cut more lines than I keep I just can't get my head to work with me [CHORUS] Now I take a shot (I take a shot) And I take two more (take two more) Free my mind (free my mind) That's what you're for When I need it said And I need it heard Whiskey, you give me the words Whiskey, you give me the words Whiskey, you give me the words
4.
Don't Think 03:40
5.
Ghost Train Blues Stuck on this train, and I can't get off I got this buzzin' in my brain that just won't stop Been awake for days, driftin' in a fog And if I don't find my way soon I'll be lost Oh but I won't go, and we both know The cost... When I woke up, it weren't drizzlin' rain It was pouring like a flood down my window pane No place to hide, here come that ol' train The passengers so cold and the brakeman is pain And we both know, it's callin' low My name... {instrumental} Stuck on this train, and I can't get off I got this buzzin' in my brain that just won't stop Been awake for days, driftin' in a fog And if I don't find my way soon I'll be lost But I must go, and we both know, The cost...
6.
Grave Digger 03:50
Grave Digger Her bags were packed, the dishes stacked At ten to four she'd shut the door with no look back Down in the mine he'd be til nine By that time she'd be across the county line She could not make believe no more She picked her bag up off the floor And left... But what poor luck, there sat his truck, That Chevrolet done blocked her way now she was stuck She turned to leave, he begged please don't She tried to go, he said no, you won't, He said, "I am the Trigger, and you're the Grave digger" He said, "You're the shovel, I'm the lead I broke my back to keep you fed I'll never let you leave my bed You know I'd sooner see you dead Because I am the Trigger, and you're the Grave digger" She had been torn, since she was born A little girl fresh in this world too wise and worn A desert rose, sand in her bones Heaven knows it's hot in hell, that's how it goes She dreamed of water, wind and rain And someplace cold to ease her pain When time stands still, the sands will spill Where there's a way there is a will and time to kill He went south, six feet down She headed north, she left this town, she won't be found She said I am the Trigger and you're the Grave digger" She said "You're the shovel, I'm the lead I broke my back to keep you fed Now one of us will wake up dead Before I go, I'll burn that bed Now I am the Trigger and you're the Grave digger" She said "you're the shovel, I'm the lead You bit the hand that kept you fed My hands are tied, my heard is dead Lie down now, you made your bed I am the Trigger and you're the Grave digger {Instrumental} Yes I am the trigger... And you're the grave digger...
7.
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are gray You never know dear, how much I love you Please don't take my sunshine away Why'd you take my sunshine away...
8.
Cowgirl's Broken Heart Truckers, drunks, and a lonely lady Looks like she should be somebody's baby But there's no one in that Cowgirl's broken heart A coyote's cryin' in the desert Here inside the whiskey's endless But it just can't mend this Cowgirl's broken heart Her boots are worn, her jeans are faded On the best of days she's still a little jaded But don't underrate a Cowgirl's broken heart Toward the door she watches in the distance Has one more it's just another instance Of the devils in this Cowgirl's broken heart chorus: So you can buy her drinks and dance a while But there's empty eyes behind her smile She'll take you home but in the morning She'll be gone It was perfect love, it was perfect danger "I'll be your man just be my little angel And you'll never have a Cowgirl's broken heart He only touched her once in anger But she shot him like he was a stranger She had to choose a Cowgirl's broken heart {chorus} Now this one talks of diamond rings Why can't you just be happy with these things He says "I'll fix this Cowgirl's broken heart" But he'll never win, she'll never marry In a desert grave that's where she buried The pieces of that Cowgirl's broken heart {chorus} {repeat chorus} You can take her home but in the morning she'll be gone She'll take you home but in the morning she'll be gone
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Montana Man 04:52
Montana Man If you walk in on any night, They're scattered around the bar Steel toes and work shirts and dirty Levis From the days when they used to work hard Now the work is all gone and the world has moved on Leaving nothin' behind but the scars Nothin' behind but the scars The loggers and truck drivers will tell The logs that once poured down those roads Now there ain't nothing left for the fellers to fell The gates are all locked and chained close They shut down the mills that paid the bills And the trees have all gone up in smoke The trees have all gone up in smoke Chorus: But there's a family to keep warm and fed And all you got is your back and your hands There's no other way, you trade dollars for the days Of the life of a Montana man, The life of a Montana man Now the cowboys are haunted by ghosts That float through the trees with no sounds Eating the dreams of hardworking folks Things were better without them around Now you shoot on sight, ten wrongs make a right When you know they'll never be found And you know they'll never be found {chorus} And the men from the Libby mine Drown in dust in their sleep Wake up chokin,' endlessly knowin' Time ain't theirs to keep 'Cause the men in the suits use the men in the boots And leave their families to weep Leave their families to weep bridge: And the bartender waits on them all Catches them when they fall She sees how far and knows there ain't enough dollars In any tip jar chorus: It's always been this way Will be til his dyin' day Ain't nothin' to day, you trade Dollars for the days Of the life of a Montana man The life of a Montana man If you walk in on any night, They're scattered around the bar Steel toes and work shirts and dirty Levis From the days when they used to work hard
10.
Bad Bet 03:57
Bad Bet It's late and this ain't the first time I've seen that look You think I've got a losin' hand You think I'm an open book You're itchin' hard to try your luck See where the night might lead But that's a dead end road, just up and fold Don't place your bet on me Honey you ain't the first one Damn sure won't be the last No one knows the future But they all know my past You think you've got a winnin' hand All you're missin' is a queen But now I've told what you don't know Don't place your bet on me chorus: 'Cause I've torn up the Queen of Hearts I've burned the Jack of Spades Tossed a Joker more than once I've folded on an ace I'm sure as hell no Lady Luck No place you wanna be Don't look for love where there ain't none Don't place your bet on me I've stacked the deck once or twice But I don't read and weep Been accused of cheatin' But I don't lose no sleep I'll put on my poker face And you'll think you're gonna win But I'll double down And bet the town And you'll go all in {chorus} Bridge: (Don't place your bet on me) That's a bad idea, rotten odds, the stakes are real Leave your heart out just to steal, you'll see (Don't place your bet on me) This here's a losin' game, with no one but yourself to blame I'll take your money just the same and leave Don't place your bet on me {chorus} Don't place your bet on me Don't place your bet on me Don't place your bet on me
11.
No Honky Tonk Angel She ain't no honky tonk angel Angels have halos and wings She drinks and she smokes, like she's goin' for broke And that ain't no gospel she sings No, she ain't no honky tonk angel She don't wear long robes of white Red shiny heels, and shirts that reveal And lordy, those jeans are so tight Chorus: She won't be true-ue to you She'll see right thro-ough you She's had her heart broken and She ain't got nothing to lose She drifts awa-ay each day The jukebox paves the way No, she ain't no honky tonk angel And she likes it that way She ain't no honky tonk angel She won't pass no pearly gates She's livin' in sin and she won't give in St. Peter will just have to wait No she ain't no honky tonk angel It's been too long since she prayed 'Cause when her hands fold, it's around something cold That Joe the bartender just made {Chorus} Final chorus: Yodel-ayee-ee-hee Yodel-ayee-ee-hoo She's had her heart broken Now she's got those old cocaine blues Yodel-ayee-ee-hee Yodel-ayee-ee-hay No, she ain't no honky tonk angel And she likes it that way No, she ain't no honky tonk angel... And she likes it that way
12.
Doin' Fine 06:09
Doin' Fine I don't get out too much these days No one I want to see The truck don't sound too good anyway It's gonna break down on me He's cryin' in the back room I'm cryin' on the front porch The flies are findin' ways in Through the holes in the screen door It's gettin' late, and I'm just gettin' by But hey I'm doin' fine Things been headed south 'round here a long time Since the day I turned 18 The bills and the weeds and the dishes are climbin' high Someday they're gonna bury me Not much in the kitchen but I got a Six-pack of beer Whatever's cheap this week's Gonna be the best we got 'round here It's getting late, and I'm just buyin' time But hey, I'm doin' fine chorus: The horizon's stormy weather I gotta get my act together before they Take the baby away I can lose myself, I can lose my mind but I can't go back in time, it could Happen any day It's easy to see, this penny has lost its shine But hey, I'm doin' fine A rented couch and a borrowed life Two souls shipwrecked at sea Him sound asleep and my desperate mind Playin' its tricks on me Flippin' through the channels, must be something on TV Turn off my phone, my sister's worried about me It's gettin' late and I'm just gettin' high But hey, I'm doin' fine chorus: The horizon's stormy weather I gotta get my act together before they Take the baby away I can lose myself, I can lose my mind but I can't go back in time, and I Wouldn't anyway It's easy to see, this penny has lost its shine But hey, I'm doin' fine Yeah the horizon is stormy weather I gotta get my act together before they Take my baby away I can lose myself, I can lose my mind but I can't turn back the tide, and I Can't run away, It's plain to see, this penny has lost its shine But hey, I'm doin' fine I'm doin' fi-i-ine, I'm doin' fine Someday I'll fly-y-y, away I'll fly I don't get out too much these days No one I want to see
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Unclouded Day (Traditional; author unknown) Oh they tell me of a home far beyond the skies They tell me of a home far away They tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise Oh they tell me of an unclouded day Oh the land of cloudless day Oh the land of an unclouded sky They tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise Oh they tell me of an unclouded day {instrumental} Oh they tell me that He smiles on His children there And His smile drives their sorrows away And they tell me that no tears ever come again In that lovely land of unclouded day Oh the land of cloudless day Oh the land of an unclouded sky They tell of a home where no storm clouds rise Oh they tell me of an unclouded day Oh they tell me of an unclouded day...

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An outlaw country dreamscape where love blurs with addiction, tables turn on a dime, and graves hide in the sands of time.

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released May 1, 2019

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Jessie Wesloh Missoula, montana

Raised in the pines of northwest Montana on Pabst Blue Ribbon, wood fires, and Willie Nelson records, Jessie Wesloh serves up unpretentious stories of lovers, liars, and losers, darkened by the rural realities of violence and substance abuse. Wesloh pulls influences from the Nashville Sound to the Bakersfield Sound to Outlaw Country, for unvarnished songs no one can say aren't "real country." ... more

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