Kenny Rogers - Tomb of the Unknown Love

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Song Lyrics

One time I drove to see a girl across the country
One night as I was driving through New Mexico
I had the windows wide open
It was cold and I was crying
And I laid her letter on the radio
Then I stopped outside of Tahoe
thru this tiny mining town
At a diner to refill for the ride
And in the wind I heard this crying
Like a heart broke right in two
I turned my collar up and went inside.

Well, I saw this smiling waitress
Joshing friendly with these truckers
They'd give her pats and she'd give them shoves
I said: 'Miss what's that awful crying?'
Everybody laughed and said:
'It's the tomb of the unknown love'
And then they pointed out the window to this stone
All by itself, beneath the tree, beside the hill
And on that winter night
I read these words alone
These words that are haunting me still, it said:

He lies a young man struck down in his prime
By the awesome burning power of love
He couldn't stand this true love cheating
So he shot the girl down
They hung him from that tree up ( right ) above
I know that local folks say it's the wind
But I know it's crying
from the tomb of the unknown love.

So I drove on to my destination
I did the job my heart commanded of me
And when the sheriff sirens came
I didn't even try to fight
They counted ten, I came out at three
So now I guess tomorrow morning
Warden reads some kind of paper
How I'm gonna pay the state for what I've done
Hey, then they'll put the shackles on me
And we'll take a little walk
They won't have to drag me '˜cos it's said and done
And maybe someday they can put me up a stone
All by itself, beneath the tree, beside the hill
And lovers everywhere can come and read along
These words that will give them a chill
and it'll say:

He lies a young man '¦.

Release History

25 March 1997

A Decade Of Hits

1. Morning Desire (4:10)
2. Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You) (3:31)
3. Buried Treasure (3:35)
4. Islands In The Stream (4:11)
5. Crazy (3:22)
6. What About Me? (feat. Kim Carnes and James Ingram) (4:23)
7. Twenty Years Ago (3:46)
8. Make No Mistake, She's Mine (feat. Ronnie Milsap) (3:57)
9. Tomb of the Unknown Love (3:52)
10. I Prefer the Moonlight (5:09)

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Anthology

1. Just Dropped In (3:22)
2. But You Know I Love You (2:59)
3. Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town (2:58)
4. Something's Burning (3:52)
5. Tell It All Brother (3:22)
6. Lucille (3:36)
7. Day Time Friends, Night Time Lovers (3:04)
8. The Gambler (3:30)
9. She Believes In Me (4:14)
10. You Decorated My Life (3:39)
11. Coward Of The Country (4:21)
12. Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer (3:42)
13. Love the World Away (3:13)
14. Lady (3:53)
15. We've Got Tonight (3:52)
16. Buried Treasure (3:35)
17. This Woman (3:55)
18. Eyes That See In The Dark (3:40)
19. What About Me (4:24)
20. Crazy (3:22)
21. Tomb of the Unknown Love (3:52)
22. Make No Mistake, She's Mine (3:58)

16 June 2003

The Heart Of The Matter

1. I Don't Want to Have to Worry (3:41)
2. The Heart Of The Matter (4:34)
3. You Made Me Feel Love (3:41)
4. Morning Desire (4:10)
5. Don't Look In My Eyes (3:35)
6. The Best Of Me (4:02)
7. Tomb of the Unknown Love (3:52)
8. People In Love (3:04)
9. I Can't Believe Your Eyes (3:02)
10. Our Perfect Song (4:00)

02 December 1998

Through the Years: A Retrospective

1. Love Lifted Me (3:47)
2. Lucille (3:36)
3. The Poor Little Doggie (2:20)
4. This Woman (3:55)
5. Beloved (2:03)
6. Daytime Friends (3:12)
7. Evening Star (3:39)
8. Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got) (2:50)
9. Love Or Something Like It (2:52)
10. That Crazy Feeling (2:18)
11. Twentieth Century Fool (3:47)
12. While The Feeling's Good (4:02)
13. Love Is What We Make It (3:25)
14. Sweet Music Man (4:15)
15. The Gambler (3:30)
16. We'll Always Have Each Other (2:20)
17. Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight (2:22)
18. Every Time Two Fools Collide (3:02)
19. For You Alone (2:37)
20. Twenty Years Ago (3:46)
21. I've Got a Lot to Learn (2:26)
22. She Believes In Me (4:14)
23. They Don't Make Them Like They Used To (4:31)
24. 'Til I Can Make It On My Own (3:20)
25. Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer (3:42)
26. Jole Blon (1:55)
27. The Pride Is Back (2:51)
28. You Decorated My Life (3:39)
29. Coward of the County (4:21)
30. Goodbye Marie (3:45)
31. Lonely (2:42)
32. Love the World Away (3:13)
33. All I Ever Need Is You (3:07)
34. Don't Feel Rained On (2:07)
35. I Prefer the Moonlight (5:09)
36. Share Your Love With Me (3:18)
37. Blaze Of Glory (2:36)
38. Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) (2:39)
39. Lady (3:53)
40. The Factory (3:24)
41. My Mammy (2:17)
42. Through The Years (3:29)
43. What Are We Doin' In Love (3:03)
44. WHEN YOU PUT YOUR HEART IN IT (3:52)
45. Here's That Rainy Day (2:25)
46. I Don't Need You (3:26)
47. Love Song (3:17)
48. Planet Texas (4:52)
49. All My Life (3:51)
50. If I Ever Fall In Love Again (3:38)
51. Just Dropped In (to See What Condition My Condition Was In) (3:22)
52. Love Will Turn You Around (3:40)
53. But You Know I Love You (2:59)
54. Scarlet fever (3:53)
55. The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True for You) (3:31)
56. We've Got Tonight (3:52)
57. Islands In The Stream (4:11)
58. Maybe (3:31)
59. Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town (2:58)
60. You were a good friend (3:55)
61. Buried Treasure (3:35)
62. Crazy (3:22)
63. Love Is Strange (3:29)
64. Reuben James (2:54)
65. IF YOU WANT TO FIND LOVE (3:09)
66. Real Love (3:48)
67. Something's Burning (3:52)
68. The greatest gift of all (3:44)
69. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You (4:53)
70. Morning Desire (4:10)
71. Tell It All Brother (3:22)
72. Together Again (2:56)
73. Someone Who Cares (2:36)
74. Tomb of the Unknown Love (3:52)
75. Unforgettable (3:27)
76. What About Me (4:24)
77. Eyes That See In The Dark (3:40)
78. Make No Mistake, She's Mine (3:58)
79. Today I Started Loving You Again (3:07)
80. Write Your Name (Across My Heart) (3:33)

1986

Tomb Of The Unknown Love

1. Tomb of the Unknown Love (3:52)
2. Our Perfect Song (4:00)