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Kenny Rogers Live in Concert
Episode 1 | 55m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Celebrate the worldwide music icon in a concert at the peak of his popularity in 1983.
Celebrate the career of the Grammy Award winner, Country Music Hall of Fame member and worldwide music icon in a 1983 concert recorded at the peak of his popularity. Filmed at the Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina, this special features performances of 11 Top 10 songs, including fan favorites “The Gambler,” “Lady,” “Lucille,” and “Through the Years.”
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Kenny Rogers Live in Concert
Episode 1 | 55m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Celebrate the career of the Grammy Award winner, Country Music Hall of Fame member and worldwide music icon in a 1983 concert recorded at the peak of his popularity. Filmed at the Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina, this special features performances of 11 Top 10 songs, including fan favorites “The Gambler,” “Lady,” “Lucille,” and “Through the Years.”
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(audience cheering) ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ No more mornings waking up with strangers ♪ ♪ No more evenings alone on the street ♪ ♪ Ooh, baby, I am out of danger ♪ ♪ Since you gave me the love I need ♪ ♪ You turn the light on ♪ ♪ Turn the light on, turn it on ♪ ♪ You turn the light on ♪ ♪ Turn the light on, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ You turn the light on, ooh yeah ♪ ♪ The darkness is gone ♪ ♪ Since you turned the light on, come on ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ People who knew me when I was lonely ♪ ♪ Say they've seen such a change in me ♪ ♪ Ooh baby, I tell them I'm only ♪ ♪ Guilty of love in the first degree ♪ ♪ You turn the light on ♪ ♪ Turn the light on, turn it on ♪ ♪ You turn the light on ♪ ♪ Turn the light on, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ You turn the light on, ooh yeah ♪ ♪ The darkness is gone ♪ ♪ Since you turned the light on ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ Turn the light on ♪ ♪ You turn the light on ♪ ♪ Turn the light on ♪ ♪ You turn the light on ♪ ♪ Turn the light on, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ You turn the light on, ooh yeah ♪ ♪ The darkness is gone ♪ ♪ Since you turned the light on ♪ ♪ Turn the light on, turning it on ♪ ♪ The darkness is gone ♪ ♪ Since you turned the light on ♪ ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ (audience cheering) KENNY: Thank you.
(audience cheering) ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ Girl, I'll sing you love songs every morning ♪ ♪ By my side you'll never be alone ♪ ♪ Just tell me what it is your heart desires ♪ ♪ 'Cause all I wanna do is take you home ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm so in love with you ♪ ♪ Yes, I'm so in love with you ♪ ♪ Yes, I'm so in love with you ♪ ♪ I'm so in love with you ♪ ♪ ♪ Ah, ah ♪ ♪ Come on girl, I need you here beside me ♪ ♪ And I'll show you love like you have never known ♪ ♪ And I will tell the world how much I love you ♪ ♪ 'Cause all I wanna do is take you home ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm so in love with you ♪ ♪ Yes, I'm so in love with you ♪ ♪ Yes, I'm so in love with you ♪ ♪ I'm so in love with you ♪ ♪ ♪ Say yes, it only takes a minute ♪ ♪ Your love, I've got to win it ♪ ♪ Don't let me down ♪ ♪ You know there's one thing about you ♪ ♪ I just can't live without you ♪ ♪ Don't let me down ♪ ♪ Girl, you're the one that keeps me all together ♪ ♪ Let me hold you in my arms ♪ ♪ All through the night ♪ ♪ But what I'm trying to say, is girl I love you ♪ ♪ And loving you's the best part of my life ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm so in love with you ♪ ♪ Yes, I'm so in love with you ♪ ♪ Yes, I'm so in love with you ♪ ♪ I'm so in love with you ♪ ♪ ♪ Ah, ah ♪ ♪ ♪ So in love with you ♪ ♪ I can't help myself, baby ♪ ♪ ♪ Say yes ♪ ♪ So in love with you ♪ ♪ Your love I've got to win, ♪ I can't help myself, baby ♪ ♪ Say yes, it only takes a minute ♪ ♪ Your love, I've got to win it ♪ ♪ Don't let me down, baby ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ (audience cheering) Thank you.
(audience cheering) Thank you very much.
(audience cheering) (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ Every now and then ♪ ♪ When the world steps in ♪ ♪ Stealing all our time away ♪ ♪ It soon takes so much ♪ ♪ We forget to touch ♪ ♪ That's when I know it's time for me to say ♪ ♪ Take my hand ♪ ♪ Let's walk through love's door ♪ ♪ And be free from the world once more ♪ ♪ Here's my arms ♪ ♪ We can hide today ♪ ♪ And love the world away ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ Once again we'll be ♪ ♪ Where our hearts are free ♪ ♪ And the time is ours to share ♪ ♪ Love will always stay ♪ ♪ Just a touch away ♪ ♪ Come with me, all the magic's waiting there ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ Take my hand ♪ ♪ Let's walk through love's door ♪ ♪ And be free from the world once more ♪ ♪ Here's my arms ♪ ♪ We can hide today ♪ ♪ And love the world away ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ We can love the world ♪ ♪ Away ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ (audience cheering) Thank you.
This is something new that's very special to me, and I hope you guys enjoy this.
♪ ♪ ♪ You are so beautiful ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ To me ♪ ♪ You are so beautiful ♪ ♪ ♪ To me ♪ ♪ Can't you see ♪ ♪ You're everything I hoped for ♪ ♪ ♪ You're everything I need ♪ ♪ You are so beautiful to me ♪ ♪ ♪ You are so beautiful ♪ ♪ ♪ To me ♪ (audience applauding) ♪ ♪ You are so beautiful ♪ ♪ ♪ To me ♪ ♪ Can't you see ♪ ♪ You're everything I hoped for ♪ ♪ ♪ You're everything I need ♪ ♪ You are so beautiful to me ♪ ♪ ♪ You're beautiful to me ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ (audience cheering) I mean, come on, anybody, I mean anybody can carry pictures in their wallet, right?
(audience laughs) You wanna see my son?
Would you say hello, help me say hello, if you will, to Christopher's mother, and also to me the most beautiful woman in the world.
My wife, Marianne Gordon Rogers.
(audience cheering) Okay, here we go.
♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ Da da da da, da da da da ♪ ♪ Da da da, da da ♪ ♪ You can run, you can hide ♪ ♪ Never let it inside ♪ ♪ Keep living your life in the dark ♪ ♪ But sooner or later that gentle persuader ♪ ♪ Is gonna catch up with your heart ♪ ♪ Make you a dreamer, believer ♪ ♪ Believing in love ♪ ♪ ♪ Right when a man's doing all that he can ♪ ♪ And he thinks he's got just what he needs ♪ ♪ Life will deliver a shock that will shiver him ♪ ♪ Driving him down to his knees ♪ ♪ Make him start giving, living ♪ ♪ Living again ♪ ♪ ♪ Well it's your mind ♪ ♪ That talks you into leaving every time ♪ ♪ Love will turn you around ♪ ♪ Turn you around ♪ ♪ Well, it's your heart ♪ ♪ That talks you into staying where you are ♪ ♪ Love will turn you around ♪ ♪ Turn you around ♪ (audience clapping) ♪ ♪ Out of the blue she reaches for you ♪ ♪ But you tell her you don't have the time ♪ ♪ So you run away fast ♪ ♪ But you know it won't last ♪ ♪ 'Cause you can't get her off of your mind ♪ ♪ Thoughts are burning, turning ♪ ♪ Turning around ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, how do you know when to stay or to go ♪ ♪ How do you know when it's real ♪ ♪ You don't need a sign to make up your mind ♪ ♪ 'Cause you got your heart at the wheel ♪ ♪ You wanna start caring, sharing ♪ ♪ Caring again ♪ ♪ ♪ Well it's your mind ♪ ♪ That talks you into leaving every time ♪ ♪ Love will turn you around ♪ ♪ Turn you around ♪ ♪ Well, it's your heart ♪ ♪ That talks you into staying where you are ♪ ♪ Love will turn you around ♪ ♪ Turn you around ♪ ♪ ♪ Love will turn you around ♪ ♪ Turn you around ♪ ♪ ♪ Turn you around ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ ♪ I can't remember when you weren't there ♪ ♪ When I'd even care for anyone but you ♪ ♪ And I swear ♪ ♪ We've been through everything there is ♪ ♪ Can't imagine anything we've missed ♪ ♪ Can't imagine anything the two of us can't do ♪ ♪ Through the years ♪ ♪ You've never let me down ♪ ♪ You turned my life around ♪ ♪ The sweetest days I've found I've found with you ♪ ♪ Through the years I've never been afraid ♪ ♪ I've loved the life we've made ♪ ♪ And I'm so glad I stayed ♪ ♪ Right here with you ♪ ♪ Through the years ♪ ♪ ♪ I can't remember what I used to do ♪ ♪ Or who I trusted, who I listened to before ♪ ♪ And I swear you've taught me everything I know ♪ ♪ Can't imagine needing someone so ♪ ♪ Through the years it seems to me ♪ ♪ I need you more and more ♪ ♪ Through the years ♪ ♪ Through all the good and bad ♪ ♪ I know how much we've had ♪ ♪ I've always been so glad to be with you ♪ ♪ Through the years it's better every day ♪ ♪ You've kissed my tears away ♪ ♪ And as long as it's okay ♪ ♪ I'll stay with you ♪ ♪ Through the years ♪ ♪ ♪ Through the years ♪ ♪ When everything went wrong ♪ ♪ Together we were strong ♪ ♪ I know that I belong right here with you ♪ ♪ Through the years ♪ ♪ I never had a doubt ♪ ♪ We'd always work things out ♪ ♪ I have learned what life's about ♪ ♪ By loving you ♪ ♪ Through the years ♪ ♪ Mm ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ (audience cheering) KENNY: Okay, this one's for you guys, help us out.
♪ ♪ Let's go out in a blaze of glory ♪ ♪ All good things must end ♪ ♪ Like two heroes in a story ♪ ♪ Let's go out like we came in ♪ ♪ In a blaze of glory ♪ ♪ Here we are, brokenhearted ♪ ♪ We thought our love would never end ♪ ♪ Now, we fell hard when we first started ♪ ♪ We're falling out like we fell in ♪ ♪ So let's go out in a blaze of glory ♪ ♪ All good things must end ♪ ♪ Like two heroes in a story ♪ ♪ Let's go out like we came in ♪ ♪ In a blaze of glory ♪ (audience clapping) ♪ ♪ Let's don't lie and hurt each other ♪ ♪ That could be our worst mistake ♪ ♪ Once again let's act like lovers ♪ ♪ One more time for old time's sake ♪ ♪ So let's go out in a blaze of glory ♪ ♪ All good things must end ♪ ♪ Like two heroes in a story ♪ ♪ Let's go out like we came in ♪ ♪ In a blaze of glory ♪ ♪ Let's go out ♪ ♪ Let's go out ♪ ♪ In a blaze of glory ♪ ♪ In a blaze of glory ♪ ♪ All good things must end ♪ ♪ Like two heroes in a story ♪ ♪ Let's go out ♪ ♪ Let's go out ♪ ♪ Like we came in ♪ ♪ Like we came in ♪ ♪ In a blaze of glory ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) Bobby Daniels and Gene Golden.
BOBBY: Whoo!
(audience cheering) ♪ Well let's go out, let's go ♪ (snaps) KENNY: No, I was hoping to take that part away from him, but I... ♪ Well let's go out ♪ Can't do it.
Okay, for those of you who like songs like "Coward of the County" and "The Gambler" and "Lucille," (audience cheering) ♪ those are story songs.
Here's a story song for you.
Listen very closely, or you'll miss the whole thing.
♪ ♪ I stood outside the Lucky Star ♪ ♪ Staring at the flashing sign ♪ ♪ It read, come on in and watch ♪ ♪ Young Scarlet's body come alive ♪ ♪ Let her dance for you and cast her spell ♪ ♪ And I swear you won't believe her ♪ ♪ But be careful not to catch that Scarlet fever ♪ ♪ So I paid my fare and I walked down front ♪ ♪ And found an empty chair ♪ ♪ As I settled in young Scarlet ♪ ♪ Took the ribbons from her hair ♪ ♪ The moves her body made while the music played ♪ ♪ Were the likes I've never seen ♪ ♪ And she became the envy of my dreams ♪ ♪ One by one her teasing movements ♪ ♪ Brought the crowd out of their seats ♪ ♪ Then all at once young Scarlet ♪ ♪ Danced right up in front of me ♪ ♪ From the moment that her eyes found mine ♪ ♪ I've never been the same ♪ ♪ Scarlet locked another heart upon her chain ♪ ♪ Now I get Scarlet fever every time I see her ♪ ♪ But she's a nightclub teaser ♪ ♪ And not paid to notice me ♪ (audience clapping) ♪ ♪ Yes, I get Scarlet fever ♪ ♪ If she knew how much I need her ♪ ♪ She'd place her hand in my hand ♪ ♪ And dance away with me ♪ ♪ She looks 25 but I was told that she was just 16 ♪ ♪ She has a way of making a man believe ♪ ♪ She'd dance for only him ♪ ♪ As she tantalized I fantasized ♪ ♪ And felt the sound of my heart beat ♪ ♪ And every night I'd dream she'd fall ♪ ♪ In love with me ♪ ♪ Then one night while driving in ♪ ♪ My eyes began to tear ♪ ♪ 'Cause the sign outside the Lucky Star ♪ ♪ Said Scarlet isn't here ♪ ♪ She'd left that day to find a life ♪ ♪ Of bigger and better things ♪ ♪ And she left behind my chain of broken dreams ♪ ♪ Now I get Scarlet fever ♪ ♪ In my mind I still see her ♪ ♪ Out there dancing somewhere ♪ ♪ To another fool like me ♪ ♪ ♪ Yes, I get Scarlet fever ♪ ♪ If she knew how much I need her ♪ ♪ She'll place her hand in my hand ♪ ♪ And dance away with me ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ ♪ Are you sure I ♪ ♪ Haven't loved you somewhere before ♪ ♪ ♪ In another time ♪ ♪ Another place, on some distant shore ♪ ♪ You know me so well, better than I know myself ♪ ♪ And you love me tonight ♪ ♪ Tonight ♪ ♪ Like you've loved me all my life ♪ ♪ All my life ♪ ♪ All my life ♪ ♪ And with the touch of your hand ♪ ♪ You took me farther than I've ever been ♪ ♪ You love me like ♪ ♪ You've loved me all my life ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ Love like we made ♪ ♪ Could have taken a lifetime to find ♪ ♪ ♪ But you found a way to my heart in a moment of time ♪ ♪ You know how to care ♪ ♪ Just like you've always been there ♪ ♪ Just like you've always been there ♪ ♪ Just like you've always been there ♪ ♪ And you love me tonight ♪ ♪ Tonight ♪ ♪ Like you loved me all my life ♪ ♪ All my life ♪ ♪ All my life ♪ ♪ And with a touch of your hand ♪ ♪ You took me farther than I've ever been ♪ ♪ You love me like you've loved me all my life ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ And with a touch of your hand ♪ ♪ You took me farther than I've ever been ♪ ♪ You love me like you've loved me all my life ♪ ♪ You love me like you've loved me all my life ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ (audience cheering) Thank you.
(audience cheering) ♪ ♪ Da, da, da, da da ♪ ♪ Da, da, da da da da ♪ ♪ Well, I can't tell you why I love her ♪ ♪ I don't even know myself ♪ ♪ All I know is she gives me feelings ♪ ♪ I can't get from anyone else ♪ ♪ She told me that I could easily fly ♪ ♪ And here I am believing, and I don't know why ♪ ♪ ♪ She's still a mystery to me ♪ ♪ Oh, but she's all I'm ever gonna need ♪ ♪ I don't know how she does it ♪ ♪ I guess she does it magically ♪ ♪ But she's a mystery to me ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, like a wand she waves her finger ♪ ♪ Suddenly I'm hypnotized ♪ ♪ All I can do is surrender ♪ ♪ To the magic of her eyes ♪ ♪ She told me that I could easily fly ♪ ♪ And here I am believing, and I don't know why ♪ ♪ ♪ She's still a mystery to me ♪ ♪ Oh, but she's all I'm ever gonna need ♪ ♪ I don't know how she does it ♪ ♪ I guess she does it magically ♪ ♪ She's a mystery to me ♪ ♪ ♪ Rick Harper.
(audience cheering) ♪ Oh, I can't tell you why I love her ♪ ♪ Whoa, I can't tell you why I love her ♪ ♪ She's a mystery to me ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ I know it's late ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ And I know you're weary ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ I know your plans don't include me ♪ ♪ Still here we are, both of us lonely ♪ ♪ Longing for shelter from all that we see ♪ ♪ Why should we worry ♪ ♪ No one will care girl ♪ ♪ So look at the stars now, so far away ♪ ♪ We've got tonight ♪ ♪ Who needs tomorrow ♪ ♪ We've got tonight, babe ♪ ♪ So why don't you stay ♪ ♪ Deep in my soul ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ I've been so lonely ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ All of my hopes fading away ♪ ♪ I've longed for love ♪ ♪ Like everyone else does ♪ ♪ I know I'll keep searching after today ♪ ♪ So there it is girl, we've got it all now ♪ ♪ And here we are babe, what do you say ♪ ♪ We've got tonight ♪ ♪ Who needs tomorrow ♪ ♪ We've got tonight, babe ♪ ♪ Why don't you stay ♪ ♪ I know it's late, and I know you're weary ♪ ♪ ♪ And I know your plans don't include me ♪ ♪ Still here we are ♪ ♪ Both of us lonely ♪ ♪ Both of us lonely ♪ ♪ ♪ We've got tonight ♪ ♪ Who needs tomorrow ♪ ♪ Let's make it last ♪ ♪ Let's find a way ♪ ♪ Turn out the light ♪ ♪ Oh, come take my hand now ♪ ♪ We've got tonight, babe ♪ ♪ Why don't we stay ♪ ♪ We've got tonight, babe ♪ ♪ Why don't we stay ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ Why don't we stay ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ Sheena Easton.
(audience cheering) ♪ (audience cheering) Sheena Easton.
(audience cheering) ♪ (audience cheering) Sheena Easton.
(audience cheering) ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ ♪ On a warm summer's evening ♪ ♪ On a train bound for nowhere ♪ ♪ I met up with a gambler ♪ ♪ We were both too tired to sleep ♪ ♪ So we took turns a-staring ♪ ♪ Out the window at the darkness ♪ ♪ The boredom overtook us and he began to speak ♪ ♪ He said, son I've made my life ♪ ♪ Out of reading people's faces ♪ ♪ And knowing what the cards were ♪ ♪ By the way they held their eyes ♪ ♪ So if you don't mind my saying ♪ ♪ I can see you're out of aces ♪ ♪ For a taste of your whiskey ♪ ♪ I'll give you some advice ♪ ♪ So I handed him my bottle ♪ ♪ And he drank down my last swallow ♪ ♪ Then he bummed a cigarette ♪ ♪ And asked me for a light ♪ ♪ And the night got deathly quiet ♪ ♪ And his face lost all expression ♪ ♪ Said, if you're gonna play the game boy ♪ ♪ You gotta learn to play it right ♪ ♪ You got to know when to hold 'em ♪ ♪ Know when to fold 'em ♪ ♪ Know when to walk away, know when to run ♪ ♪ You never count your money ♪ ♪ When you're sitting at the table ♪ ♪ There'll be time enough for counting ♪ ♪ When the dealing's done ♪ (audience clapping) ♪ ♪ Now every gambler knows ♪ ♪ The secret to surviving ♪ ♪ Is knowing what to throw away ♪ ♪ And knowing what to keep ♪ ♪ 'Cause every hand's a winner ♪ ♪ And every hand's a loser ♪ ♪ And the best you can hope for ♪ ♪ Is to die in your sleep ♪ ♪ So when he finished speaking ♪ ♪ He turned back toward the window ♪ ♪ Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep ♪ ♪ Then somewhere in the darkness ♪ ♪ The gambler he broke even ♪ ♪ But in his final words I found ♪ ♪ An ace that I could keep ♪ ♪ You got to know when to hold 'em ♪ ♪ Know when to fold 'em ♪ ♪ Know when to walk away, know when to run ♪ ♪ You never count your money ♪ ♪ When you're sitting at the table ♪ ♪ There'll be time enough for counting ♪ ♪ When the dealing's done ♪ ♪ You've got to know when to hold 'em ♪ ♪ When to hold 'em ♪ ♪ Know when to fold 'em ♪ ♪ When to fold 'em ♪ ♪ Know when to walk away, know when to run ♪ ♪ You never count your money ♪ ♪ When you're sitting at the table ♪ ♪ There'll be time enough for counting ♪ ♪ When the dealing's done ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ (audience cheering) KENNY: Thank you.
(audience cheering) ♪ ♪ In a bar in Toledo across from the depot ♪ ♪ On a bar stool she took off her ring ♪ ♪ I thought I'd get closer, so I walked on over ♪ ♪ I sat down and asked her name ♪ ♪ When the drinks finally hit her ♪ ♪ She said I'm no quitter ♪ ♪ But I finally quit living on dreams ♪ ♪ I'm hungry for laughter, here ever after ♪ ♪ I'm after whatever the other life brings ♪ ♪ In the mirror I saw him, I closely watched him ♪ ♪ I thought how he looked out of place ♪ ♪ He came to the woman who sat there beside me ♪ ♪ He had a strange look on his face ♪ ♪ Now his big hands were calloused ♪ ♪ He looked like a mountain ♪ ♪ For a minute I thought I was dead ♪ ♪ But he started shaking ♪ ♪ His big heart was breaking ♪ ♪ And he turned to the woman and said ♪ ♪ You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille ♪ ♪ With four hungry children ♪ ♪ And crops in the field ♪ Is that pitiful?
MAN: If it really is, I don't believe it.
♪ I've had some bad times ♪ ♪ Lived through some sad times ♪ ♪ This time your hurting won't heal ♪ ♪ You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille ♪ KENNY: Okay, why don't you guys rest up for a minute, because I know how tiring that must've been to you.
♪ After he left us I ordered more whiskey ♪ ♪ I thought how she'd made him look small ♪ ♪ From the lights of the barroom ♪ ♪ To a rented hotel room ♪ ♪ We walked without talking at all ♪ ♪ Now she was a beauty, but when she came to me ♪ ♪ She must have thought I'd lost my mind ♪ ♪ 'Cause I couldn't hold her ♪ ♪ The words that he told her ♪ ♪ Kept coming back time after time ♪ ♪ You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille ♪ ♪ With four hungry children ♪ ♪ And crops in the field ♪ I expected more the second time.
♪ I've had some bad times ♪ ♪ Lived through some sad times ♪ ♪ This time your hurting won't heal ♪ ♪ You picked a fine time ♪ ♪ To leave me Lucille ♪ KENNY: Okay, no more playing around, let's sing it, hit it.
♪ You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille ♪ Come on, can't waste it, this is a beer- drinking song.
♪ Four hungry children, and crops in the field ♪ I've seen nothing, I've had some bad times.
♪ I've had some bad times ♪ Been through some sad times.
♪ Been through some sad times ♪ This time the hurting won't heal.
♪ This time the hurting won't heal ♪ All you guys at the top, show them how to sing, You picked a fine time... ♪ You picked a fine time ♪ ♪ to leave me Lucille ♪ There you are.
Play softer.
Really sing it out.
♪ You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille ♪ Oh that's much better yes.
With four hungry children... ♪ Four hungry children and crops in the field ♪ I've had some bad times ♪ I've had some bad times ♪ Been through some sad times.
♪ Been through some sad times ♪ This time we're eating oatmeal, this.
♪ This time we're eating oatmeal ♪ They sang that.
(man laughing) ♪ You picked a fine time ♪ ♪ Big finish, everybody!
♪ You picked a fine time ♪ ♪ To leave me Lucille ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ Thank you very much, thank you.
(audience cheering) ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ (audience cheering) Thank you.
(audience cheering) Would you help me share your applause with seven very talented young men from Nashville, Tennessee?
Randy Dorman, Edgar Struble, Steve Glassmeyer, Gene Golden, Rick Harper, Chuck Jacobs, Bobby Daniels, Bloodline.
(audience cheering) And a very special thanks to Sheena Easton for being with us tonight.
(audience cheering) And you guys also, we have something for you guys up in the top, who didn't even get a shot at the tambourines.
♪ ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ Lady ♪ ♪ I'm your knight in shining armor ♪ ♪ And I love you ♪ ♪ You have made me what I am, and I am yours ♪ ♪ ♪ My love ♪ ♪ There's so many ways I want to say I love you ♪ ♪ Let me hold you in my arms forever more ♪ ♪ ♪ You have gone and made me such a fool ♪ ♪ And I'm so lost in your love ♪ ♪ And whoa, we belong together ♪ ♪ Won't you believe in my song ♪ ♪ Lady ♪ ♪ For so many years ♪ ♪ I thought I'd never find you ♪ ♪ You have come into my life and made me whole ♪ ♪ ♪ Forever ♪ ♪ Let me wake to see you each and every morning ♪ ♪ Let me hear you whisper softly in my ear ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ In my eyes I see no one else but you ♪ ♪ There's no other love like our love ♪ ♪ And yes, oh yes I'll always want you near me ♪ ♪ I've waited for you for so long ♪ ♪ Lady, your love's the only love I need ♪ ♪ ♪ Beside me is where I want you to be ♪ ♪ 'Cause my love ♪ ♪ ♪ There's something I want you to know ♪ ♪ You're the love of my life ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ You're my lady ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ You've painted up your lips ♪ ♪ And rolled and curled your tinted hair ♪ ♪ ♪ Ruby, are you contemplating ♪ ♪ Going out somewhere ♪ ♪ ♪ The shadow on the wall tells me ♪ ♪ The Sun is going down ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh Ruby, don't take your love to town ♪ ♪ ♪ It wasn't me that started that old crazy Asian war ♪ ♪ ♪ But I was proud to go and do my patriotic chore ♪ ♪ ♪ And yes, it's true ♪ ♪ That I'm not the man I used to be ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh Ruby, I still need some company ♪ ♪ ♪ It's hard to love a man whose legs ♪ ♪ Are bent and paralyzed ♪ ♪ ♪ And the wants and the needs of a woman your age ♪ ♪ Ruby, I realize ♪ ♪ ♪ But it won't be long I've heard them say ♪ ♪ Until I'm not around ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh Ruby, don't take your love to town ♪ ♪ ♪ She's leaving now, 'cause I just heard ♪ ♪ The slamming of the door ♪ ♪ ♪ The way I know ♪ ♪ I've heard it slam one hundred times before ♪ ♪ ♪ And if I could move I'd get my gun ♪ ♪ And put her in the ground ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh Ruby, don't take your love to town ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh Ruby ♪ ♪ ♪ For God's sakes turn around ♪ (audience cheering) Thank you very much, and good night.
I hope I see you again, thank you, good night.
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