Russ Kendrick Martin

RKM Lyrics

The lyrics page is organized by album-newest to oldest. Lyrics for unreleased songs will listed in alphabetical order following released lyrics.

This page is by no means an exhaustive list of my lyrics or songs. If there is song you would like to see on the page, feel free to reach out using the contact tab. I'll list the lyrics as time permits.

Black Mountain

Words & Music Russ Kendrick Martin

She didn’t know what she meant to me/

It was tough for her to see through her selfish ways that left her blinded

So I came down to make a stand. I found her laying with another man

And I felt like I was burning up inside

He might have loved her but I loved her more/ I left Him laying on the bedroom Floor.

I kicked ‘til he stopped breathing then I took her away

Oh yeah I was flying High/ I felt a rush when I heard her cry

And that feeling pushed my further up the road

She fought harder than I thought she would/ It didn't do her any good

Up near the top of Black Mountain I made her mine forever

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Now when the nights are cold dark & deep she makes sure that I don’t sleep

And when I close my eyes she comes to get me

Up there among the rocks and trees, I feel her looking down on me

I couldn’t let her go/ Now she won’t let me

The sheriff came around asking questions/Looking for answers but he didn’t get ‘em

And I don't think believed a word I said

A couple hours later I found him/ Snooping ‘round near the top of Black Mountain

He didn’t know I was watching/ He didn’t know what hit him.

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Now when the nights are cold dark & deep she makes sure that I don’t sleep

And when I close my eyes she comes to get me

Up there among the rocks and trees, I feel her looking down on me

I couldn’t let her go/ Now she won’t let me

Chorus:

Now when the nights are cold dark & deep she makes sure that I don’t sleep

And when I close my eyes she comes to get me

Up there among the rocks and trees, I know she's looking down on me

And I know that she will never stray again

Sweet Sadie

Words & Music by Russell K. Martin

She stands five-foot-three and weighs 92 pounds/ Even though she eats like Elvis

Yeah even though she eats like Elvis

Silk & satin in her eyes/ Keeps the boys hypnotized at the smooth way she moves her pelvis

Yeah the smooth way she moves her pelvis

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Sweet Sadie wants to be a singer/ All she wants to do is sing

Sweet Sadie wants to be a singer/ She said love shouldn’t cost a thing

Oh she dances all around/ Mostly downtown and across that velvet stage

Right across that velvet stage

From dusk until dawn/ When the money’s all gone/ Kills the lights and turns the page

Kills the lights and the she turns the page

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Sweet Sadie wants to be a singer/ All she wants to do is sing

Sweet Sadie wants to be a singer/ She said love shouldn’t cost a thing

When she was a little girl/ Knocked around by the world/ She had a little fantasy

Had herself a little fantasy

She’d make sweet Rock & Roll everywhere she’d go/ And the sound was gonna set her free

Yeah the sound was gonna set her free

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Sweet Sadie wants to be a singer/ All she wants to do is sing

Sweet Sadie wants to be a singer/ She said love shouldn’t cost a thing

Ahh love shouldn’t cost a thing

Yeah love shouldn’t cost a thing

Shoot Him Down

Words & Music by Russell K. Martin

I know the game you’re playing girl/ You think you’re awful sly

Do you know that you’re the reason that bastard’s gonna die

I might be waiting in bushes or coming crashing through your door

I’ll leave him there with you/ But he’ll be dead on the floor

Because I’ve got a loaded shotgun behind the seat out in my truck

I’ve got nothing left to lose and I don’t give a flying $%&#

You should have told him who he’s messing with/ Cause I don’t think he knows

I’ll put him six feet under/ And that’s just the way it goes

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Because I’ve had it up to here and I’ve pouring whiskey down

Before tonight is over I’m gonna shoot him down

Well there’s no use trying to hide it girl/ I’m seeing through your smoke

I bust my ass to keep you up and you just keep me broke

And he’s the guy you’ve chosen for your foolin’ around

He won’t be foolin’ any longer/ ‘Cause I’m gonna gun him down

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Yeah I’ve had it up to here and I’ve pouring whiskey down

Before tonight is over I’m gonna shoot him down

We’ll I’ll bet you’ve had some good times and I’ll bet he thinks you’re fun

But I don’t think he bargained for the barrel of a gun

When I put the lead into him you’ll be there to watch him fall

I’m in no mood for messin’ ‘round/ I’ll kill him and that’s all

Chorus:

Because I’ve had it up to here and I’ve pouring whiskey down

Before tonight is over I’m gonna shoot him down

It's Dark Inside My House

Words & Music by Russell K. Martin

Moonlight shining on my front porch

It’s dark inside my house

No light moving beyond my door

It's dark inside my house

Everything good is gone away

It's dark inside my house

Locked in here for days and days

It's dark inside my house

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It's dark inside my house

Windows closed the curtains drawn

It's dark inside my house

To hide the evil that's been done

It's dark inside my house

The fires out the floor is cold

It's dark inside my house

Darkness deep and ancient old

It's dark inside my house

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It’s dark inside my house

The stories here the story's true

It's dark inside my house

No one here to tell them to

It's dark inside my house

Chorus:

It's dark inside my house

Still Water

Words & Music by Russell K Martin

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Still Water on a sunny day/ Let me lay right down beside you and wash these blues away

I’ve got a heart full of weeds and soul that needs your sweet & tender mercies

Storms out raging/ Shaking my peace of mind

Lightning flashing/ Wind blowing me down the line

Darkness falling/ Leaving me cold & blind

Now I need a peaceful place where I can hide

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Still Water on a sunny day/ Let me lay right down beside you and wash these blues away

I’ve got a heart full of weeds and soul that needs your sweet & tender mercies

I’ve spent a whole life searching for the place where I begin

So uncertain/ Dreams wasted on the wind

All this working/ Just to do it all again

Now I’m looking for a place to rest and close my eyes

Chorus:

Still Water on a sunny day/ Let me lay right down beside you and wash these blues away

I’ve got a heart full of weeds and soul that needs your sweet & tender mercies

I need your tender mercies