10 Best Kenny Rogers Funeral Songs

Baby, when I met you, there was peace unknown
I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb
I was soft inside, there was something going on

You do something to me that I can't explain
Hold me closer and I feel no pain
Every beat of my heart
We got something going on

Tender love is blind
It requires a dedication
All this love we feel
Needs no conversation
We ride it together, ah-ah
Makin' love with each other, ah-ah

Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong?
Sail away with me to another world
And we rely on each other, ah-ah
From one lover to another, ah-ah

I can't live without you if the love was gone
Everything is nothin' if you got no one
And you did walk in tonight
Slowly loosen' sight of the real thing

But that won't happen to us
And we got no doubt
And the message is clear
This could be the year for the real thing

No more will you cry
Baby, I will hurt you never
We start and end as one
In love forever
We can ride it together, ah-ah
Makin' love with each other, ah-ah

Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong?
Sail away with me to another world
And we rely on each other, ah-ah
From one lover to another, ah-ah

Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong?
Sail away with me to another world
And we rely on each other, ah-ah
From one lover to another, ah-ah

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 forevermore

You have gone and made me such a fool
I'm so lost in your love
And oh, 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

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
'Cause, my love, there's somethin' I want you to know
You're the love of my life, you're my lady

You can run, you can hide, never let it inside
Keep livin' your life in the dark
But sooner or later that gentle persuader
Is gonna catch up with your heart

Make you a dreamer, believer
Believin' in love
Right when a man's doin' all that he planned
And he thinks he's got just what he needs
Life will deliver a shock that will shiver
And drive him down to his knees

Make him start givin', livin'
Livin' again
Love will turn you around, turn you around
Out of the blue, she'll come to you
Listen to your heart
And love will turn you around, turn you around
Out of the blue, she'll come to you
When you're down and out, hangin' on by a thread
And you're givin' it up or givin' it your all
And you're losin' sight of all your dreams
And you're hopin' that she's waitin' at the end of the call

Makes you get up, or back up and try again
Love will turn you around, turn you around
Out of the blue, she'll come to you
When you least expect it
Keep you guessin' how
Love will turn you around, turn you around
Out of the blue, she'll come to you
Love will turn you around, turn you around
Out of the blue, she'll come to you
Love will turn you around, turn you around

In a bar in Toledo across from the depot
On a barstool 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 livin' on dreams
I'm hungry for laughter and here ever after
I'm after whatever the other life brings"

In the mirror, I saw him and 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
The 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
He turned to the woman and said

"You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
With four hungry children and a crop in the field
I've had some bad times, lived through some sad times
But this time your hurtin' won't heal
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille"

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 talkin' at all
She was a beauty, but when she came to me
She must have thought I'd lost my mind
I couldn't hold her 'cause the words that he told her
Kept comin' back time after time

"You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
With four hungry children and a crop in the field
I've had some bad times, lived through some sad times
But this time your hurtin' won't heal
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille"

You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair

Ruby, are you contemplating going out somewhere?

The shadows on the wall tell 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 sake, turn around

While she lays sleeping, I stay out late at night and play my songs
And sometimes all the nights can be so long
And it's good when I finally make it home, all alone
While she lays dreaming, I try to get undressed without the light
And quietly she says, "How was your night?"
And I come to her and say, "It was all right," and I hold her tight

And she believes in me, I'll never know just what she sees in me
I told her someday, if she was my girl, I could change the world
With my little songs, I was wrong
But she has faith in me, and so I go on trying faithfully
And who knows, maybe on some special night, if my song is right
I will find a way, find a way

While she lays waiting, I stumble to the kitchen for a bite
And I see my old guitar in the night
Just waiting for me like a secret friend, and there's no end
While she lays crying, I fumble with a melody or two
And I'm torn between the things that I should do
And she says to wake her up when I am through, God her love is true

And she believes in me, I'll never know just what she sees in me
I told her someday, if she was my girl, I could change the world
With my little songs, I was wrong
But she has faith in me, and so I go on trying faithfully
And who knows, maybe on some special night, if my song is right
I will find a way, while she waits, while she waits for me

On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere
I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep
So we took turns a-starin' out the window at the darkness
'Til boredom overtook us, and he began to speak

He said, "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces
And knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes
And if you don't mind my sayin', 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, ya gotta learn to play it right

You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away, and know when to run
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done"

Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
Is knowin' what to throw away and knowin' what to keep
'Cause every hand's a winner, and every hand's a loser
And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep"

And when he finished speakin', he turned back toward the window
Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep
And 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, and know when to run
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done

I can't remember when you weren't there
When I didn't care for anyone but you
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've stayed right here with you
Through the years

I can't remember what I used to do
Who I trusted, who I listened to before
I swear you've taught me everything I know
Can't imagine needing someone so
But 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
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've learned what life's about by loving you
Through the years

Through the years

All my life was a paper
Once plain, pure and white
Till you moved with your pen, changin' moods now and then
Till the balance was right
Then you added some music
Every note was in place
And anybody could see all the changes in me
By the look on my face

And you decorated my life
Created a world where dreams are apart
And you decorated my life
By paintin' your love all over my heart
You decorated my life

Like a rhyme with no reason
In an unfinished song
There was no harmony, life meant nothin' to me
Until you came along
And you brought out the colors
What a gentle surprise
Now I'm able to see all the things life can be
Shinin' soft in your eyes

And you decorated my life
Created a world where dreams are apart
And you decorated my life
By paintin' your love all over my heart
You decorated my life

And you decorated my life
Created a world where dreams are apart
And you decorated my life
By paintin' your love all over my heart
You decorated my life