Last To Know

They say a woman is always last to know
She never feels the hurt until she's told
But what they're saying isn't true
A woman only hides her blues
And never lets her man know that she knew

I was first to know he kissed you
By the lipstick on his shirt
And though I never mentioned it
You can bet I felt the hurt

I was first to know he held you
By the scent of your perfume
I knew that he had told you lies
Looked into your starry eyes
But I never told him that I knew

Then on the day the roses came
I knew he had tired of that old game
Just like he had done before a time or two
So now you have to face the blues
My darling has said "good bye to you"
And now I'll never tell him that I knew

You Never Loved Me

It's been a long time since we said "I do."
In all of this time I have been true to you
But my love couldn't change you
At last, I can see
You never loved me, you only used me.

I helped you fight battles to keep us afloat
I just kept bailing while you rocked the boat
I hide my tears when my faults you would see
Now I know the reason you never loved me

I gave birth to the children that still bear your name
I raise them with honor but taught them shame
I never knew that inside them you'd see
All the things you dislike so in me

Years now have taken their toll there on our life
Your still my husband I'm still your wife
The tears that I've shed cleaned my eyes now I see
But I don't know the reason you never loved me

I am too old to change now so are you
The habits of a life time we have gotten used to
And it no longer matters whatever you do
For I have to tell you I no longer love you

Rambling Rose

We were standing on the porch
I thought my life would end
Until you said "I'm coming back
When the roses bloom again."
Then, you picked up a single rose
And kissed its tip so red
You handed it to me to keep
Then, you softly said
When you see roses bloom again
My darling please believe
I'm coming back to you again
And I will never leave
I believed the words you said
Until someone told me
That you were wed, and you had said
Those words to more than me
I cried at first then planned my life
Not my heart but my head
Should rule my life from this day forth
And I soon was wed
I tried to forget your face
Forget the words you said
But my heart remembered them
When those roses turned red
I went back home to see my folks
After the blooms were dead
They told me you had come for me
When the roses turned to red
I turned away
and started home
My home I could not leave
And I had no one to blame
For the lies I did believe.

Another Day

Another day to tell my darling that I love him.
Another day to hold my baby in my arms
Another day to see the dew upon the roses
And watch the rising and setting of the sun
Another chance to reach my hand to one who needs me
And maybe wipe a teardrop from some one's eye
Another chance to see the golden morning
And watch the little eagle learn to fly
Another chance to help a friend who needs me
To greet a sorrowing stranger with a smile
Another chance to make this life I'm living
Maybe just a little more worthwhile
Until at last when I come face to face with Jesus
And he says "My blessed child what did you do
With the golden day I gave you last summer?"
I can say, "I did the very best that I could do."

Search For Gold

What will you give up
In your search for gold?
Will you give up your honor?
Will you sell your soul?
Will you give up hope;
And sacrifice pride?
Will you kneel at the alter
Of your dreams that have died?
Will you sacrifice freedom?
Will you give up your health?
What will you give up
In search for wealth?