Phenomenon

Well, i'm struttin' up and down
Tryin' to get my face in town
Wonderin' the hang where
To turn each time around
Look in your mirror just to see my face
Two way time, baby, it's no disgrace
Oh my, how the times have changed
Oh my, how the times have changed

Ladies used to dancin' but i move for real
Lookin' for reaction, something you can feel
When ya dance,
I move and they look me in the eye
Two way time, baby, it's no lie
*oh my, how the times have changed
Oh my, how the times have changed

*repeat
*repeat

Well, i've stuck out in your street
And i'm lookin' for some kind of halo
When somebody says to me, boy
She's too young to know

* well, i didn't make your time
I never said you were mine
Don't you think you show
I guess i'll have to teach you how to roll

Met you outside school
When sure no one was lookin'
And your teacher looks at me,
All his envy growin'

* repeat

I said, take it easy baby,
You sure know what's showin'
And i can't help myself
Without your friends all knowin'

* repeat
* repeat
You got a long, long way to go

Heaven knows why i'm left here in this place
With the sun up in my eyes
Symbols of the morning comin' on
With the love that's got too strong to hold
If i'd been so much wiser then
I would have known which path to choose
Heaven help the lucky one
Heaven help you

Heard the news come on the radio
About the loves and the flame
I'd already heard before
Baby, two years ago

Say it's too hard to return
Now it seemed just like a dream
I saw and already seen it
On my tv screen

Now i could see all these conflicts goin' on
Don't you think you could show some thanks
I just might give you a standin' ovation
When i'm here and gone

Standin' by the roadside, future in my hands
Coat i'm wearing's blowing cold
Turn my back to the wind
Winter mist along the coast
City lights closed down
Your empty station there
Freight line cuts the ground
Freight line cuts the ground

*crystal light shinin' bright
Shine on down for me
Moon is even passin' by, tryin' not to see
Like a fool i hit that road, did my time at sea
Life was only foolin' me

Oh despair, it bums my lungs,
Find' it hard to breath
The hospital shut their gates,
I can't get me no peace
Wicked people stand and scream,
Stumble the

Road
Close my eyes, turn out the lights
Haven't found a dream, haven't found a dream

* repeat
* repeat

by willie james dixon
Arr. by howlin' wolf (chester arthur burnett)


Some folk built like this, some folk built like that
But the way i'm built, you shouldn't call me fat
Because i'm built for comfort, i ain't built for speed
But i got everything all the good girls need

I don't have no diamond, and i don't have no gold
But i've got a lot of lovin' and i want you to know
That i'm built for comfort, i ain't built for speed
But i got everything all the good girls need

Some folk built like this, some folk built like that
But the way i'm built, you shouldn't call me fat
Because i'm built for comfort, i ain't built for speed
But i got everything all the good girls need

Some folk rip and roar, some folk b'lieve in signs
But if you want me, you got to take your time
Because i'm built for comfort, i ain't built for speed
But i got everything all the good girls need

But i got everything all the good girls need
I ... i love you baby
I ... i love you baby
But i got everything all of the good girls need

And i don't got no diamonds, don't have no gold
Got a lot of lovin' to satisfy your soul
I'm built for comfort, i ain't built for speed
But i got everything all the good girls need

(lyrics as recorded in 1968 for "the howlin' wolf album")