I've heard it said that the weight of the world's problems Is enough to make the ball fall right through space That it ain't even worth it to live With all that's goin' wrong Well, let me just go down as saying That I'm glad to be here Here with all the same pain and laughs everybody knows
Some men think they're born to be king Maybe that's true But I think passing love around Is all we were born to do
Let them build their kingdoms Let them make the laws for this world to heed 'Cause you and I make life worth living Right here in each other's arms
I'm here to love you, baby No more loneliness No more emptiness I'm here to love you
Let them build their kingdoms Let them make the laws for this world to heed 'Cause you and I make life worth living Right here in each other's arms
I'm here to love you, baby No more loneliness No more emptiness I'm here to love you...
I'm here to love you
Just let me go on loving you Don't stop me now while I'm feeling this way...
He came from somewhere back in her long ago The sentimental fool don't see Tryin' hard to recreate What had yet to be created once in her life
She musters a smile For his nostalgic tale Never coming near what he wanted to say Only to realize It never really was
She had a place in his life He never made her think twice As he rises to her apology Anybody else would surely know He's watching her go
But what a fool believes he sees No wise man has the power to reason away What seems to be Is always better than nothing And nothing at all keeps sending him...
Somewhere back in her long ago Where he can still believe there's a place in her life Someday, somewhere, she will return
She had a place in his life He never made her think twice As he rises to her apology Anybody else would surely know He's watching her go
But what a fool believes he sees No wise man has the power to reason away What seems to be Is always better than nothing There's nothing at all But what a fool believes he sees...
Hey, don't worry, I've been lied to I've been here many times before Girl, don't you worry, I know where I stand I don't need this love, I don't need your hand I know I could turn, blink, and you'd be gone Then I must be prepared any time to carry on But minute by minute by minute by minute I keep holding on Oh, minute by minute by minute by minute I keep holding on
You will stay just to watch me, darlin' Wilt away on lies from you Can't stop the habit of livin' on the run I take it all for granted like you're the only one Livin' on my own Somehow that sounds nice You think I'm your fool Well, you may just be right
'Cause minute by minute by minute by minute I keep holding on Oh, minute by minute by minute by minute I keep holding on
Call my name and I'll be gone You'll reach out and I won't be there Just my luck you'll realize You should spend your life with someone You could spend your life with someone
Minute by minute by minute by minute I'll be holding on Oh, minute by minute by minute by minute I'll be holding on...
When I was so low You were there to lift me up Well, there's one thing that I know for sure You're gonna win life's lovin' cup Darlin', you're always there at my rescue Dependin' on you Darlin', you're always there by my side You're always there by my side Darlin', you're always there at my rescue
Dependin' on you
And when I get too high You are there to cool me down So fine, someone to turn to Keepin' my feet on the ground
Dependin' on you
Darlin', you're always there at my rescue Dependin' on you Darlin', you're always there by my side You're always there by my side Darlin', you're always there at my rescue
I just keep dependin' on you Someone to turn to Keepin' my feet on the ground So fine...
Darlin', you're always there at my rescue Dependin' on you Darlin', you're always there by my side You're always there by my side...
I was trashed, ridin' on my 74 Goin' out to even the score She pulled the top down on her convertible I've got a lot of miles to cover But if you think you need a lover All right Climb on, hold tight, I got a long ride tonight
Look out, hold on Don't stop to watch the wheels go 'round Look out, hold on I got to cover ground
Well, I flashed the colors that I wore I got to have a little more Of this sweet, sweet thing I've got a lot of miles to cover But if you think you need a lover All right
Climb on, hold tight, I got a long ride tonight
Look out, hold on Don't stop to watch the wheels go 'round Look out, hold on I got to cover ground...
Girl, as we take a long last look at this love Before you go, I've got to know I've got to know, was it ever true I've got to hear it from you Girl, I can take one more hurt in this heart Before you go, I've got to know I've got to know, was it ever true I've got to hear it from you
Not like before We were lost in a whirling dance Never slowing down Long enough to give truth a chance To come out So that the light could shine in
And open your eyes If it's not real, there's no reason to frown Open your eyes Let's not let what never was bring us down
I've got to know, was it ever true I've got to hear it from you
Not like before We were lost in a whirling dance Never slowing down Long enough to give truth a chance To come out So that the light could shine in
And open your eyes If it's not real, there's no reason to frown Open your eyes Let's not let what never was bring us down...
Just look my way And I'm ready to go Oooo-oo-oo, your sweet lovin' I can't leave it alone You start my heart to pumpin' Just walkin' my way I don't care if I feel like a fool
Ohh, sweet feelin' Got me rockin' and a reelin' Actin' like a fool Ohh, sweet feelin' Got me rockin' and really in love
Well, I know it's always said That love will break your heart That ain't so 'Cause I gave my heart to you And now I know
Ooooo, Sweet feelin' Got me dancin' on the ceiling Actin' like a fool I don't care if I feel like a fool
It's just a, ohh, sweet feelin' Got me rockin' and a reelin' Actin' like a fool Ohh, sweet feelin' Got me rockin' and really in love...
You're still playing that time-worn melody Play it now for old time's sake once more When you want me, you won't be usin' me Like you've done a thousand times before 'Cause I found out now You never change Ain't no use in foolin' myself You never change at all
You're still sayin' That you're misunderstood Won't go fallin' this time, that's for sure All your methods won't do you any good They've all been tried a thousand times before
'Cause I found out now You never change Ain't no use in foolin' myself You never change at all
It ain't no use, you'll never change Stop your runnin' around...
Oh, I hand them this life To do what they will They've got to find their way from here Oh, show us the way If they only knew Oh, show us the light Show them what light? It shines from within You make your own day You make your own night And sometimes you win Oh, show us the way But you always get through Oh, show us the light
Oh, why do they come and ask for more? They've got stars they don't have wishes for They're just givin' up their blame to me How do the fools survive?
I'm wonderin' why, I'm wonderin' how They're gonna bail themselves out now Oh, give us this day I'm shakin' my head Oh, keep us through night
Oh, I hand them this life To do what they will They've got to find their way from here Oh, show us the way If they only knew Oh, show us the light
Oh, why do they come and ask for more? They've got stars they don't have wishes for They're just givin' up their blame to me How do the fools survive?
It's not like it was before When they call I won't come running It was so long ago I left them on their own Oh, how do the fools survive?
Don't you feel it growin', day by day People gettin' ready for the news Some are happy, some are sad Oh, we got to let the music play What the people need Is a way to make 'em smile It ain't so hard to do if you know how Gotta get a message Get it on through Oh now mama, don't you ask me why
Oh, oh, listen to the music Oh, oh, listen to the music Oh, oh, listen to the music All the time
Well I know, you know better Everything I say Meet me in the country for a day We'll be happy And we'll dance Oh, we're gonna dance our blues away And if I'm feelin' good to you And you're feelin' good to me There ain't nothin' we can't do or say Feelin' good, feeling fine Oh, baby, let the music play
Oh, oh, listen to the music Oh, oh, listen to the music Oh, oh, listen to the music All the time
Like a lazy flowing river Surrounding castles in the sky And the crowd is growing bigger List'nin' for the happy sounds And I got to let them fly
Oh, oh, listen to the music Oh, oh, listen to the music Oh, oh, listen to the music All the time
Got those highway blues, can't you hear my motor runnin' Flyin' down the road with my foot on the floor All the way in town they can hear me comin' Ford's about to drop, she won't do no more And I smell my motor burnin' Underneath the hood is smoke Can't stop, and I can't stop Got to keep on movin' or I'll lose my mind
Oh, rockin' down the highway Oh, rockin' down the highway Oh, rockin' down the highway Oh, rockin' down the highway
The highway patrol got his eyes on me I know what he's thinkin' and it ain't good I'm movin' so fast he can barely see me Gonna lose that man, I know I should I gotta kick in my pedal Make my Ford move a little bit faster Can't stop, and I can't stop Got to keep on movin' or I'll lose my mind
Oh, rockin' down the highway Oh, rockin' down the highway Oh, rockin' down the highway Oh, rockin' down the highway
Layin' back and sittin' in the sunshine Hot wind, I drink me little wine Straw hat down across my eyes Lettin' the world go by Music, it start my toes a tappin' Drum beat, it set my hands a clappin' Rum wine, it get my head a spinnin' Turnin' around and 'round
Caribbean current, please take me I hear you callin' me home Got to get back to Jamaica I want no more to roam Caribbean current, please take me I hear you callin' me home Got to get back to Jamaica
Gypsy, she say I got the fever I don't know whether to believe her But when the wind blow from the sea My soul start to fly away She give me charm that will protect me Necklace with stone from far across the sea But island magic much too strong It won't let me go this time
Caribbean current, please take me I hear you callin' me home Got to get back to Jamaica I want no more to roam Caribbean current, please take me I hear you callin' me home Got to get back to Jamaica
Caribbean current, please take me I hear you callin' me home Got to get back to Jamaica I want no more to roam Caribbean current, please take me I hear you callin' me home Got to get back to Jamaica
I'm walkin' in shadows, I cannot see Faces, they smile when I fall or flee Doors without windows all shuttered tight again
I just might pass this way again I just might pass this way again I just might pass this way I just might pass this way again
The night she is hot, Creole girls they sing My heart, it is pounding, my ears they ring The spell has been cast down in New Orleans again
I just might pass this way again I just might pass this way again I just might pass this way I just might pass this way again
Locked in a room down in New Orleans My blood is a flowin' fast Locked in a room down in New Orleans My blood is a flowin' fast
The night she is hot, Creole girls they sing My heart, it is pounding, my ears they ring The spell has been cast down in New Orleans My blood is a flowin' fast
Red eyed momma keep cryin' Blue eyed cat keeps a lyin' Catfish keep his eye on the string And that cotton mouth keep on windin' Sing, sing, sing
Dark moon keeps hidin' And 'gator, he keeps right on slidin' And bull frog, he ain't mindin' Oh, cotton mouth keep on windin' Sing, sing, sing
Lightnin' bugs in bottles They gimme all the light I need And I'm seinin' bait for linin' And that cotton mouth keeps on windin' Sing, sing, sing
Oh, that big iron pot's a boilin' And that red eyed momma keeps toilin' And the crawdad meat's for dinin' And oh, that cotton mouth keeps on windin', Lord Sing, sing, sing
Goin' down to Rosie's Stop at Fanny May's Gonna tell Fanny what I heard her boyfriend say Now don't you start me talkin' I'll tell ev'rything I know I'm gonna break up this signifyin' 'Cause somebody gotta go
Jack gave his wife two dollar Go down to the market Get out on the street, ol' George stopped her He knocked her down And blacked her eye She get back home and tell her husband a lie Now don't you start me talkin' I'll tell ev'rything I know I'm gonna break up this signifyin' 'Cause somebody gotta go
She borrowed some money To go to the beauty shop "I'm goin' to a place where I can get my hair sot" Now don't you start me talkin' I'll tell ev'rything I know I'm gonna break up this signifyin' 'Cause somebody gotta go
Horizon of blue, hills are rollin' Walkin' with you through a field of red stones I been confused from voices callin', callin' to me Where the white sun has shown
And I slip away Down by the water And I slip away Down by the sea Take love and give love It's got to be free
The old man is weak, but strength comes from him A smile full of youth, and a gleam in his eye His garden is green and seems overflowin' And his dreams await in his rockin' chair sky
And I slip away Down by the water And I slip away Down by the sea Take love and give love It's got to be free
Night time, I jumped back in the alley Saw a shadow closin' in And blue smoke all around the figure A knife blade is flashing grim I made my move to get away Seems like nowhere to run All of a sudden I was blinded by a flash Devil of a man with a gun
Lightnin', it crackled all around me Storm clouds are movin' in The blue smoke cleared so fast around me The strange hunter's gone again I looked up to see what had happened There he stood in front of me He had a silver cape and eyes of red With a button down limousine
