Wild Side of Life - Jimmy Heap

The Wild Side of Life
Written by: William Warren, Arlie A. Carter

Wild Side of Life Lyrics

You wouldn't read my letter if I wrote you
You asked me not to call you on the phone
But there's something I'm wanting to tell you
So I wrote it in the words of this song

I didn't know God made honky tonk angels
I might have known you'd never make a wife
You gave up the only one that ever loved you
And went back to the wild side of life

Yes it hurt me to know that you don't love me
Though I know that our love's forever gone
And it's killed my soul and pride, Dear, inside me
When I saw you in that stranger's arms so long

I'll just live my life alone with mem'ries of you
And dream of kisses traded for my tears
And no-one will ever know how much I love you
And I pray that you'll be happy through the years

Wild Side of Life Singers

Wild Side of Life written by Arlie A. Carter, William Warren
1. Jimmy Heap and The Melody Masters; Vocal: Perk Williams (First release) 1951


2. Hank Thompson and The Brazos Valley Boys (billboard hit) January 1952 3. Tiny Hill and His Orchestra March 1952 4. Burl Ives and Grady Martin and His Slew Foot Five April 1952 5. Bill Haley and His Comets August 1960 6. Freddy Fender 1960 7. Warner Mack 1961 8. Mickey Gilley February 1962 9. The Dixielanders 1963 10. Charlie Walker January 1965 11. Ernest Tubb and His Texas Troubadours June 1965 12. Hank Locklin October 1965 13. M.P.D. Limited October 1965 14. Bill Anderson and The Po' Boys November 15, 1965 15. Jerry Lee Lewis November 1965 16. Buddy Cagle August 1966 17. Conway Twitty November 28, 1966 18. Tino & The Revlons 1966 19. Baby Ray January 1967 20. Webb Pierce February 1967 21. Carson and Gaile April 1967 22. Johnny Wright June 1968 23. Johnny Duncan and June Stearns 1969 24. Sydney Devine 1970 25. The Grease Band 1975 26. Tompall Glaser and His Outlaw Band January 1976 27. Rod Stewart June 1976 28. Status Quo December 1976 29. Charlie Feathers 1976 30. Tonix 1977 31. Willie Nelson and Leon Russell June 1979 32. Waylon and Jessi February 1981 33. Bonnie Tyler 1981 34. Eddie Adcock - John Duffey - Tom Gray - Charlie Waller 1983 35. Charlie Sizemore 1985 36. Spar 2 1992 37. Robert "Bilbo" Walker March 1997 38. Hank Williams 1998 39. Country Cattin' September 12, 2000 40. Geronimo Treviño III 2000 41. Merle Haggard November 2001 42. Hank Cochran April 15, 2002 43. Bobby G 2010 44. Tupelo Highshots April 11, 2012 45. David Wood 2015

It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels written by J.D. Miller
1. Al Montgomery (First release) 1952 2. Rosalie Allen July 1952 3. Jane Turzy September 2, 1952 4. Kitty Wells (billboard hit) 1952 5. Kitty Kallen 1961 6. Dolly Parton 1963 7. Norma Jean November 1966 8. Miss Shirley 1967 9. Donna Darlene & Shot Jackson 1967 10. Mura Wilson April 1969 11. Lynn Anderson November 1969 12. Ellen McIlwaine 1972 13. Skeeter Davis January 1973 14. Marianne Faithfull September 1978 15. Loretta Lynn February 1980 16. Waylon and Jessi February 1981 17. Gary Holton & Casino Steel 1982 18. Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn,Tammy Wynette with special guest, Kitty Wells November 1993 19. Mandy Barnett April 25, 1995 20. Robert "Bilbo" Walker March 1997 21. Little Porkchop 1998 22. The Wrockers 1998 23. Harmonica Slim & Hosea Leavy 2000 24. Camille & Stuie October 19, 2006 25. Laura Cantrell June 21, 2011 26. Terri Clark November 13, 2012

The Child's Side of Life written by Joe Nixon, Tommy Thomas
1. Johnny Horton (First recording First release) July 1952.

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