My train of thought was broken by a sudden burst of laughter
Something badly needed to brighten up the chores
Seemed old mrs. bailey had accidentally fell
In the water being used to scrub the floors
Now mrs. bailey was the meanest matron at the home
She believed in lots of work with little play
And we laughed till we bent double
Though we knew we'd get in trouble
But trouble's all we had at evening shade
Now evening shade was where they claim to teach you understanding
To teach you love and keep you off the streets
And all the kids that live here are said to be a problem
Juvenile delinquents so to speak

But understanding isn't learned from punishment and anger
An iron has no gentle touch and love ain't learned from hate
The reason we were here is 'cause we had no one who cared
But they cared even less at evening shade

Little susan bradley, one night had wet her bed
Mrs. bailey took the razor strap and beat her half to death
And I knew that something must be done to put an end to this
And so I started talking plans with the older kids

Plans were that joe johnson would steal the kerosene
And I would get some matches when nobody seen
Beckie adams would make sure the kids were all outside
Billy watson would look out for the evil eye

Now mrs. bailey took a nap at three o'clock each day
We knew that she'd be a'sleeping as the plans got underway
Now that it's all over and the sun is going down
There's no evening shade 'cause we burned it to the ground

• A Christmas to Remember
• A Cowboy's Ways
• Almost in Love
• Applejack
• Better Part of Life
• Blue Me
• Boulder to Birmingham
• Brave Little Soldier
• Bubbling Over
• Burning
• Burning to Burned
• Busy Signal
• Butterflies
• Calm on The Water
• Christmas Without You
• Could I Have Your Autograph
• Cry, Cry Darlin'
• D. I. V. O. R. C. E.
• Dirty Job
• Don't Let It Trouble Your Mind
• Down
• Down from Dover
• Down on Music Row
• Downtown
• Dumb Blonde
• Dump The Dude
• Elusive Butterfly
• Even a Fool Would Let Go
• Evening Shade
• Everyday Hero
• Fish Out of Water
• Fuel to The Flame
• Gamble Either Way
• Getting in My Way
• Great Balls of Fire
• Hard Candy Christmas
• Harper Valley Pta
• He's a Go Getter
• Heartsong
• Help
• Higher & Higher
• Holdin' on to You
• How Does It Feel
• I Believe in Santa Claus
• I Can't Help Myself
• I Couldn't Wait Forever
• I Don't Want to Throw Rice
• I Know You by Heart
• I Really Don't Want to Know
• I Took Him for Granted
• I Walk The Line
• I Wasted My Tears
• I'll Oil Wells Love You
• I'm a Drifter
• I'm in No Condition
• I'm Not Worth The Tears
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• Jealous Heart
• Kentucky Gambler
• Letter to Heaven
• Life's Like Poetry
• Little Blossom
• Little Sparrow
• Livin' a Lie
• Make Love Work
• Making Believe
• Mine
• Mommie, Ain't That Daddy
• More Than I Can Say
• Never Ending Love
• Old Black Kettle
• Once in a Very Blue Moon
• Once Upon a Christmas
• One Emotion After Another
• One of Those Days
• Pms Blues
• Preacher Tom
• Precious Memories
• Queen of The Tabloids
• Red Hot Screaming Love
• Robert
• Satisfied
• Savin' It for You
• Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On
• Shattered Image
• She Don't Love You
• Slow Healing Heart
• Something Fishy
• Star of The Show
• Stay Out of My Bedroom
• Still on Your Mind
• Straight Talk
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• The Christmas Song
• The Company You Keep
• The Fire That Keeps You Warm
• The Giving & The Taking
• The Great Pretender
• The Greatest Gift of All
• The Little Things
• The Moon Stars, & Me
• The River Unbroken
• There
• Thought I Couldn't Dance
• Tie Our Love
• Time for Me to Fly
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• Turn Turn Turn
• Two Little Orphans
• Two Lovers
• Unlikely Angel
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• Wayfaring Stranger
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• What Do You Think About Loving
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• When The Sun Goes Down Tomorrow
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• You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
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