The Door Is Always Open

About The Door Is Always Open

"The Door is Always Open" is a country song written by Dickey Lee and Bob McDill. First recorded by Tennessee Pulleybone for JMI Records, it went to number 75 on the Hot Country Songs charts that year. Waylon Jennings later cut it as an album track for his 1975 album Dreaming My Dreams. A version by Lois Johnson, also in 1975, went to number 70 on the country music chart. It was the Dave & Sugar version, released in 1976, that was released to radio and became known to audiences. That July, the song was the group's first number one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. more »

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1975

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Saw your picture in the paper and i see you married good
And i know that he can give you all the things i never could
But i know that he can't give you what you need most of all
So the door is always open,and the lights on in the hall

[Chorus]
Yes the door is always open and the lights on in the hall
And you know that i'll be waiting,if you ever come to call

When night falls on that mansion and you're lying in his bed
When he begs you for attention,will you think of me instead
When he reaches out to touch you,is your face turned to the wall
Well the door is always open,and the lights on in the hall

[Chorus: x2].

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Waylon Jennings

Waylon Arnold Jennings (pronounced /ˈweɪlən ˈdʒɪnɪnz/; June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing guitar at eight and began performing at twelve on KVOW radio. He formed a band, The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J. on KVOW, KDAV, KYTI and KLLL. In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings' first recording session, of "Jolie Blon" and "When Sin Stops (Love Begins)". Holly hired him to play bass. During the "Winter Dance Party Tour," in Clear Lake, Iowa, Holly chartered a plane to arrive at the next venue. Jennings gave up his seat in the plane to J. P. Richardson, who was suffering from a cold. The flight that carried Holly, Richardson and Ritchie Valens crashed, on the day late… more »

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