Down on me, down on me, Looks like everybody in this whole round world They’re down on me.
Love in this world is so hard to find When you’ve got yours and I got mine. That’s why it looks like everybody in this whole round world They’re down on me.
Saying they’re down on me, down on me. Looks like everybody in this whole round world Down on me.
When you see a hand that’s held out toward you, Give it some love, some day it may be you. That’s why it looks like everybody in this whole round world They’re down on me, yeah.
Lord, they’re down on me, down on me, oh! Looks like everybody in this whole round world Is down on me.
Believe in your brother, have faith in man, Help each other, honey, if you can Because it looks like everybody in this whole round world Is down on me.
I’m saying down on me, oh, down on me, oh! It looks like everybody in this whole round world Down on me!!
Oh please don't you think baby that I am wrong to cry, yeah. You loved me, too, So how come you just sit there and laugh And laugh and laugh and laugh ? Things just can't be this way And not for very long No no no no no no no no no no no no no no. Our love affair said it's just history, yes it is.
And I tried to love you in my own way, I think that you know I did. But to have you here, to see you living, Oh so near to me, yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh but you are distant and so it's dead And so often people are glad to be old, yeah yeah, Our love affair is just history, yes it is.
Once in a green time a flower Oh, fell in love with the sun. The passion lasted for an hour And then she wilted from her loved one.
Once in a green time a flower Oh, fell in love with the sun. The passion lasted for an hour And then she wilted from her loved one.
And I see you looking up at the sky, how high it is, yeah. You wonder if there is, whoa another me Now how can that be, how can it be ? Well, I sit here and I ask you, why all this ? I just got toni-ni-ni-night Our love affair said it's just a history But baby, baby, I said it's over, Charlie, I can't stand another lo-lo-lonely, I'm never too lonely.
It's over baby, Where were you when I wanted ya And needed ya right by my side ? I said-a, baby, baby, don't you feel me moving, Baby, don't you hear me cry ? I know I hurt you, but Lord don't you know I cried, I know I hurt you, but babe don't you know I tried, Oh baby, oh babe, whoa.
Whoa, I need a man to love me. Don’t you understand me, baby ? Why, I need a man to love. I gotta find him, I gotta have him like the air I breathe. One lovin’ man to understand can’t be too much to need.
You know it Can’t be now Oh no Can’t be now Oh no Can’t be now Oh no Can’t be now Oh no Can’t be now Oh no Can’t be this loneliness Baby, surrounding me.
No, no, know it just can’t be No it just can’t be There’s got to be some kind of answer. No it just can’t be And everywhere I look, there’s none around No it just can’t be Whoa, it can’t be No it just can’t be, oh no! Whoa, hear me now.
Whoa, won’t you let me hold you ? Honey, just close your eyes. Whoa, won’t you let me hold you, dear ? I want to just put my arms around ya, like the circles going ‘round the sun. Let me hold you daddy, at least until the morning comes.
Because it Can’t be now Oh no Can’t be now Oh no Can’t be now Oh no Can’t be now Oh no Can’t be now Oh no Can’t be this loneliness Baby, surrounding me. No, no, no it just can’t be. No it just can’t be Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby, just can’t be. No, no, no No it just can’t be
And why can’t anyone ever tell me, now ? No it just can’t be I wake up one morning, I realize No it just can’t be Whoa, it can’t be. No it just can’t be Now go!
Whoa, I need a man to love me Oh, maybe you can help me, please. Why, I need a man to love. But I believe that someday and somehow it’s bound to come along Because when all my dreams and all my plans just cannot turn out wrong.
You know it Can’t be now Oh no Can’t be now Oh no Can’t be now Oh no Can’t be now Oh no Can’t be now Oh no Can’t be just loneliness Baby, surrounding me
No, no, no, it just can’t be No it just can’t be Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby, it just can’t be No it just can’t be And who could be foolin’ me ? No it just can’t be I’ve got all this happiness No it just can’t be Come, come, come on, come on, come on, and help me now. No it just can’t be Please, can’t you hear my cry ? No it just can’t be Whoa, help ...
Bye, bye-bye, baby, bye-bye. I gotta be seeing you around When I change my living standard and I move uptown, Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye.
So long, my honey, so long. Too bad you had to drift away ‘Cause I could use some company Right here on this road, on this road I’m on today.
I get the feeling I could chase you clean on in the ball And wind up staying pull off, put down strung out and stalled. Honey, I ain’t got time to wait on you or to fetch your super ball, I got lots of things I’ve got to do.
I know that you got things to do and places to be. I guess I’ll have to find the thing you placed on me. I may wind up in the street or sleep beneath a tree, Still I guess you know honey I’ve gotta go.
Bye, bye-bye, baby, bye-bye. I guess you know you’re on your own, It seems you just got lost somewhere out in the world And you left me here to face it all alone, You left me here to face it all alone, You left me here to face it all alone, Bye, bye-bye baby, baby bye-bye!
Hey mama, mama, come a look at sister, She’s a-standing on the levee trying to do that twist, But easy rider don’t you deny my name, Oh no, oh no.
Well, I got a girl with a diamond ring, I’ll tell you, boys, she knows how to shake that thing. Oh! Easy rider don’t you deny my name, Oh no, oh no.
Play it!
Well, I got a horse and he lives in a tree, He watches Huckleberry Hound on his TV. But easy rider don’t you deny my name, Oh no, oh no.
I would buy you a plastic suit And I would even buy you some cardboard fruit. Oh! But easy rider don’t you deny my name, Oh no, oh no.
Yeah, easy rider, don’t you deny my name, pretty baby doll I said, easy rider, don’t you deny my name, pretty baby doll I said, easy rider, don’t you deny my name, pretty baby doll I said, easy rider, don’t you deny my name, pretty baby ...
Everybody’s got it, They’re all trying to feel it Everybody’s dancing and singing romance And they want to feel more, baby.
Baby, I’ve got to feel you more Hey come on, feeling good, baby, baby, Come on and do it, come on, come on, Come on try it with me, try it with me, baby.
Yeah, we’re gonna knock ya, rock ya, Gonna sing at ya now. Hmm!
Alright, alright!
Hey baby! Everybody over at the Avalon Ballroom in the San Francisco bay Everybody have-have-have have a lot of fun, I know! I can tell you they’re feeling good Gotta try the feeling baby Gotta try the feeling, gotta try.
Whoa, the last time that I saw ya Child, I know, no, you didn't say a word. And I knew, darlin' as I looked into your eyes That my feelings, oh, they'd never been heard.
Well, I'm talkin' to you about love, Did you hear me, I said love, Because it's got to be such a long, long, way From denyin', from denyin'.
And I say, don't say no, no, no to me no more. And I believed in you all the time, Honey, until I found out, you know, that I was so wrong. Won't you try and build a life with you, Guess I should've known it, I guess I should've known it all along.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, let me hold you just once more Babe, I ask you just once more Because it's got to be such a long, long way from cryin' And I been cryin' and I got tears in my eyes.
Yeah, but don't you know when you love somebody that's so precious They can never, never, never be had very cheaply No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
You're gonna have to pay your dues And sometimes, sometimes I guess you're bound to lose. Hey, but that's the way You're gonna learn, learn, learn to love deeply.
Now oh God, I wish I could explain that myself, 'Cause I know that it's my fault, too. It's so easy to hurt you, darling, It's so hard, it's hard not to do.
And I know that you showed me a new life And you'll always, you'll always be my friend. Yeah, but I don't think, honey, that I can keep from tryin' And I'll be tryin' and I been cryin' for you, baby, Yes, I have now.
Well, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me What would I do without you, child ? I'm afraid that I can't say. But I hope, honey, that when you will remember Lord, it'll be, it'll be such a sunny day.
Now, now, now, now, good-bye, I'll see you sometime And don't be worried, everything's just fine. Babe, I don't think That I can keep from dyin' And I've been dyin'.
I say now every day I die a little bit, babe I say now every day I lose me someone in my heart I've been lonely, lonely, look around baby I said now I can't help myself I can't help myself I gotta find him, gotta, I gotta need him 'Cause I gotta find my man, find my baby 'Cause I gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, yeah, gotta Gotta, gotta, gotta, oh my Lord I gotta Help me now now now now Help me, babe, yeah, yeah, yeah, Whoaa ... Lord, Lord Lord Lord!! Whoaa ... Lord, Lord Lord Lord!! Whoaa ... Lord, Lord Lord Lord!!
Oh, come on, come on, come on, come on! Didn’t I make you feel like you were the only man —yeah! Didn’t I give you nearly everything that a woman possibly can ? Honey, you know I did! And each time I tell myself that I, well I think I’ve had enough, But I’m gonna show you, baby, that a woman can be tough. I want you to come on, come on, come on, come on and take it, Take it! Take another little piece of my heart now, baby! Oh, oh, break it! Break another little bit of my heart now, darling, yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, oh, have a! Have another little piece of my heart now, baby, You know you got it if it makes you feel good, Oh, yes indeed. You’re out on the streets looking good, And baby deep down in your heart I guess you know that it ain’t right, Never, never, never, never, never, never hear me when I cry at night, Babe, I cry all the time! And each time I tell myself that I, well I can’t stand the pain, But when you hold me in your arms, I’ll sing it once again. I’ll say come on, come on, come on, come on and take it! Take it! Take another little piece of my heart now, baby. Oh, oh, break it! Break another little bit of my heart now, darling, yeah, Oh, oh, have a! Have another little piece of my heart now, baby, You know you got it, child, if it makes you feel good. I need you to come on, come on, come on, come on and take it, Take it! Take another little piece of my heart now, baby! oh, oh, break it! Break another little bit of my heart, now darling, yeah, c’mon now. oh, oh, have a Have another little piece of my heart now, baby. You know you got it —whoahhhhh!! Take it! Take it! Take another little piece of my heart now, baby, Oh, oh, break it! Break another little bit of my heart, now darling, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, Oh, oh, have a Have another little piece of my heart now, baby, hey, You know you got it, child, if it makes you feel good.
Oh, I'm so alone. Hey daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, now. No, no, no!!! No, no, no!!! Alright!!! Alright!!! Oh, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord!!!
Hon, when I'm sittin' round late in the evenin', child, Wonderin' why, why, why did I ever leave, whoa, yeah. Sit around, I'm a-wonderin' Why, why did I ever leave, Hey, I gotta know now. Well, I went out searchin' for somethin', baby, I left it behind me, honey, now I see, yeah. Well alright, well alright.
Well I guess I move once too often, babe, An' I woke up and found myself alone. Whoa, I guess I moved just one too many times, Woke up an' found myself alone, Hey, I don't like it! Cold sheets made me realize Catch me, daddy, 'cause I'm movin' on. Hey, hey, whoaaa !!!
Come on up, come on up, come up I've got to move on Come on up, because I've got to go Because you know I got to find me my baby, yeah I got to find me my baby, yeah You know I got to find me my baby, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I've got to find me my man, come on, Come, take it on down, take it on down now,
A little softer babe, said a little softer babe, S-s-s-softer now, you like it like that, Said I like it like that, Feels so good to me, feels so good to me, yeah, yeah I like it like that, yeah I like it like that. Honey, I wanna kneel till I get to ya, I wanna tell you something baby I wanna tell you something baby now I wanna tell you about my baby, Lord Tell you 'bout my man.
You know, I want ya, need ya, I gotta have ya 'Cause I want ya need ya, 'cause I gotta have ya 'Cause this my-my-my-my-my-my-my-man My-my-my-my-my-my-my-man now. Said I want you I need you, babe I've gotta have you, I want you I need you, babe I've gotta have you, I've been lonely in the morning Hon, I've been lonely at night. I've been lonely in the afternoon I said, "Janis, you know it ain't right".
Baby, it's time you would hold me Yeah, hey, comin' home, babe, Yeah, hey, comin' home, babe, Yeah, yeah, comin' home, babe Yeah, yeah, comin' home, babe Yeah, yeah, comin' home, baby. Whoaaa!!
Oh, I might take a plane, baby, Oh, I might take a train, baby. Oh, I guess I might finally walk in there, 'Cause I gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, I say alright! Yeah! Ooh! Hey!
I said I'm goin' on down to Brownsville Gonna take, take, take your ride and roll, Whoaaa, if you see me my baby, comin', oh, come on, comin' home Alright!
Alright, You went away, had your chance to say "I love you and I need you baby" Yeah, but even if Honey, I told you daddy now You wouldn't believe me anyway, no, no, no. Maybe you will now, I've changed a lot somehow, Let me do what I say.
Come back and believe my love, Please! Now, come back and believe my love, Come back, and believe the magic of love.
Oh, I want the light without the darkness I want the sky without the sun, yeah! When do the stars and the moon reach out ? When they see me alone without my loved one, yeah!
Oh, now baby, don't you hear me, Won't-t-t-t-t-t-t you hear me I gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta tell you, Oh baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, Honey, I just gotta tell you now, Honey, I wanna tell you that I want you to dig it!
Now if you believe in magic, Don't be afraid, afraid to use it, baby, No, no, no, no, no, no, come on home Dressed in the mystic silk Or wearing rich rags and waste Darling, please!
Come on back to me I know we can be Part of a magic race.
Come back, and believe my love Come back, please believe my love Come back and believe the magic of love.
Hey! Now come back, babe, and believe my love Come back, please believe my love Come back and believe the magic of love.
Summertime, time, time, Child, the living’s easy. Fish are jumping out And the cotton, Lord, Cotton’s high, Lord, so high.
Your daddy’s rich And your ma is so good-looking, baby. She’s looking good now, Hush, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, No, no, no, no, don’t you cry. Don’t you cry!
One of these mornings You’re gonna rise, rise up singing, You’re gonna spread your wings, Child, and take, take to the sky, Lord, the sky.
But until that morning Honey, n-n-nothing’s going to harm you now, No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, Don’t you cry, Cry.
Light is faster than sound My head to the ground Mind going round Faster than sound.
What goes up must go down World goes around Sun shines around Faster than sound.
Suddenly I see your face Faster than sound Through the emptiness of space. Faster than sound You’re turning my mind all around Faster than sound ‘Cause life is faster than sound. Faster than sound Faster than sound
Light is faster than sound My head to the ground Mind going round Faster than sound.
What goes up must go down World goes around Sun shines around Faster than sound.
Whoa, suddenly I see your face Faster than sound Through the emptiness of space. Faster than sound You’re turning my mind all around, Faster than sound ‘Cause life is faster than sound. Faster than sound Faster than sound
Sittin’ down by my window, Honey, lookin’ out at the rain. Oh, Lord, Lord, sittin’ down by my window, Baby, lookin’ out at the rain. Somethin’ came along, grabbed a hold of me, honey, And it felt just like a ball and chain. Honey, that’s exactly what it felt like, Honey, just dragging me down.
And I say, oh, whoa, whoa, now hon’, tell me why, Why does every single little tiny thing I hold on to go wrong ? Yeah it goes wrong, yeah. And I say, oh, whoa, whoa, now babe, tell me why, Does every thing, every thing. Hey, here you gone today, I wanted to love you, I just wanted to hold you, I said, for so long, Yeah! Alright! Hey!
Love’s got a hold on me, baby, Feels like a ball and chain. Now, love’s just draggin’ me down, baby, Feels like a ball and chain. I hope there’s someone out there who could tell me Why the man I love wanna leave me in so much pain. Yeah, maybe, maybe you could help me, come on, help me!
And I say, oh, whoa, whoa, now hon’, tell me why, Now tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me why, yeah. And I say, oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, when I ask you, When I need to know why, c’mon tell me why, hey hey hey, Here you’ve gone today, I wanted to love you and hold you Till the day I die. I said whoa, whoa, whoa!!
And I say oh, whoa, whoa, no honey It ain’t fair, daddy it ain’t fair what you do, I see what you’re doin’ to me and you know it ain’t fair. And I say oh, whoa whoa now baby It ain’t fair, now, now, now, what you do I said hon’ it ain’t fair what, hon’ it ain’t fair what you do. Oh, here you gone today and all I ever wanted to do Was to love you Honey you can still hear me rock and roll the best, Only it ain’t roll, no, no, no, no, no.
Sittin’ down by my window, Lookin’ out at the rain. Lord, Lord, Lord, sittin’ down by my window, Lookin’ out at the rain, see the rain. Somethin’ came along, grabbed a hold of me, And it felt like a ball and chain. Oh this can’t be in vain And I’m gonna tell you one more time, yeah, yeah!
And I say oh, whoa whoa, now baby This can’t be, no this can’t be in vain, And I say no no no no no no no no, whoa, And I say whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Now now now now now now now now now no no not in vain Hey, hope there is someone that could tell me Hon’, tell me why love is like Just like a ball Just like a ball Baaaaaaalllll Oh daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy And a chain. Yeah.
Down on me, down on me, Looks like everybody in this whole round world They’re down on me.
Love in this world is so hard to find When you’ve got yours and I got mine. That’s why it looks like everybody in this whole round world They’re down on me.
Saying they’re down on me, down on me. Looks like everybody in this whole round world Down on me.
When you see a hand that’s held out toward you, Give it some love, some day it may be you. That’s why it looks like everybody in this whole round world They’re down on me, yeah.
Lord, they’re down on me, down on me, oh! Looks like everybody in this whole round world Is down on me.
Believe in your brother, have faith in man, Help each other, honey, if you can Because it looks like everybody in this whole round world Is down on me.
I’m saying down on me, oh, down on me, oh! It looks like everybody in this whole round world Down on me!!