Dusty In Memphis

(gerry goffin / carole king)

In the midst of all my darkness, baby
You came along to guide me
You took pity on a lonely girl
When you said you'd stand beside me
I'll never forget you for what you've done
I'll never turn my back on you for anyone

I got so much love to give you
Baby, i got so such love to give you
Oh, there's more than enough
To last a whole life through, yes
And it's all for you

My world was cold and so empty
And my life so unfulfilling
When i needed someone to pick me up
You were oh, so willing
Now to you it might seem a little thing
But to me it seemed you'd changed my winter to spring

(i've got so much love)
Baby, i got so such love to give you
Oh, there's more than enough
To last my whole life through, yeah
It's all for you

There's so few men nowadays
Who understand the soul of a woman
Now they're always on the take and they're
Never giving, never offering a helping hand
Oh baby, i can count on you
Whenever trouble calls
You see me through
You show your love in so many ways
I'm gonna love you for the rest of my days, yeah

I got so much love to give you
Baby, i got so such love

(gil slavin / mike soles)

In my life
I have known many sorrows
In my time
Troubles have shadowed my way

And my path has been covered
With teardrops from my eyes
Like the cold, cold rain
That comes in the fall

Oh, but i have found my way through the darkness
And nobody but you could have brought me out, mmm, yes
You fill my life with sunshine
You always bring me gladness
And nobody but you could have brought me out

I've seen men on their knees come crawling
And my friends begging a lot all of their days
And i have found my, found the road down the mountain, you know i have
And the cold wind's blowing through my hair, yeah

You know, that i have found my way through the darkness
And nobody but you could have brought me out
You fill my life with sunshine, oh, yes you do
(you always bring me gladness)
Said, nobody but you could have brought me out, yeah

I found my way through the darkness
Said, nobody but you could have brought me out, oh
You fill, you fill it with sunshine, oh, oh
I have found, yeah

(randy newman)

Can't i cry a little bit?
There's nobody to notice it
Can't i cry if i want to?
No-one cares

Why can't i pretend
That you'll love me again?
All i had has been taken from me
Now i cry tears that never become me

Just one smile means forgiving
Just one kiss, the hurt's all gone
Just one smile to make my life worth living
A little dream to build my world upon

How i wish i could say
All the things i want to say
If some way, you could see what's in my heart
Oh, baby

I don't ask for much
A look, a smile, a touch
Try to forget
Lord knows, i'm trying
It's so hard to forget
When your whole world you know is dying

Just one smile means forgiving
Just one kiss, the hurt's all gone
Just one smile to make my life worth living
A little dream to build my world upon

Just one smile please forgiving
Just one kiss, hurt's all gone
Just one smile to make my life worth living
A little dream to build my world upon
Just one smile

(carole king)

Mmm, when you're down and troubled
And you need some love and care
And nothing, oh nothing, is going right
Just close your eyes and think of me
And soon i will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night

You just call out my name
And you know wherever i am
I'll come running (oh yeah), to see you again, oh, oh
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And i'll be there
You've got a friend
You've got a friend

If the sky up above you
Grows dark and full of clouds
And that old cold, north wind begins to blow, oh, oh, oh
Just keep your head together
And call my name out loud
Soon, you'll hear me knocking at your door, ooh, hoo

You just call out my name
And you know wherever i am
I'll come run, run, run, run, running to see you again, oh, oh
Winter, spring, summer or fall, yeah
Said all you have to do is call
And i'll be there

Oh, ain't it good to know that
You've got a friend?
When people can be so cold
They'll hurt you, yes, and desert you
And take your soul if you let them
Oh, but don't you let them, ha

You just call out my name
And you know wherever i am
I'll come running, running, run, running to see you again, ooh, hoo
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And i'll be there
You've got a friend, oh, baby
You've got a friend, oh, oh, baby
You've got a friend, ooh, honey
You got, you got a friend, ooh, hoo
You've got a friend
I said, you've got a friend

(gil slavin / mike soles)

You ask me to live here with you
If i could, love, you know i would
I can't give you my heart or my hand though you want it
I can't give you the love i know i should

And i tell you there's nobody else
It's not you, i'm just afraid
Will you show me the way?
So, i'm sure that i love you
Show me how true love is made

If i could i would give you my heart and my hand
I'd give you the sea, i'd give you the land
If i found love to give you
I would give you my life, mmm, mmm, mmm, ooh, hoo, hoo, mmm

In my sorrow i've called out your name
In my dreams i've known only you
Is this love that i feel?
Am i foolin' myself when i wish for my dreams to come true?

If i could i would give you my heart and my hand
I'd give you the sea, i'd give you the land
If i found love to give you
I'd give you my life, mmm, mmm, mmm, ooh, hoo, hoo, mmm

All the pain on my life would be gone
Oh, my love, if you only knew
You'd be kissin' away all the tears of my joy
When you ask me to live here with you

(eddie hinton / donnie fritts)

You've been cryin'
Your face is a mess
Come in baby
You can dry the tears on my dress
She's hurt you again
I can tell
Oh, i know that look so well

Don't be shy
You've been here before
Pull your shoes off, lie down
And i will lock the door

And no-one has to know
You've come here again
Darling it will be
Like it's always been before
Come on over here

Breakfast in bed
And a kiss or three
You don't have to say you love me
Breakfast in bed
Nothing need be said
Ain't no need

What's your hurry?
Please don't eat and run
You can let her wait, my darling
It's been so long
Since i've had you here
You will come again
Darling it will be
Like it's always been before
Hey child

Breakfast in bed
And a kiss or three
You don't have to say you love me
Breakfast in bed
Nothing need be said

Breakfast in bed
And a kiss or three
You don't have to say you love me
Breakfast in bed
Nothing need be said, yeah
You don't have to

(gerry goffin / carole king)

Hi-de-ho, hi-de-hi
Gonna find me a piece of the sky
Gonna find me some of that old sweet roll
Singing hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-ho

Listen, i've been down so low
That the bottom looked like up
Once i felt like second saves
Was enough to fill my cup
Now i've offered all i have
But it ain't no way to live
Being taken by the ones who have
The least amount to give

Singing hi-de-ho, hi-de-hi
Got to find me a piece of the sky
Gonna find me some of that old sweet roll
Singing hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho

I wanna tell you
Once i met the devil
He was mighty slick
Tempted me with worldly goods
Said i could have my pick
But when he laid the paper on me
And showed me where to sign
I said "thank you very kindly
But i'm in too great a need of mine"

Singing hi-de-ho, hi-de-hi, oh
Got to find me a piece of that sky
Gonna find me some of that old sweet roll
Singing hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho, yeah

Hi-de-hi-de-ho
Hi-de-hi-de-ho, yeah
Hi-de-hi-de-ho
Hi-de-hi-de-hi
Talking 'bout hi-de-hi-de-ho

(barry mann / cynthia weil)

Just a little lovin'
Early in the mornin'
Beats a cup of coffee
For starting off the day

Just a little lovin'
When the world is yawnin'
Makes you feel wake up feeling
Good things are coming your way

This old world
Wouldn't be half as bad
It wouldn't be half as sad
If each and everybody in it had, yeah

Just a little lovin'
Early in the mornin'
That little extra somethin'
To kinda see them through

Nothing turns the day on
Really gets it dawnin'
Like a little bit of lovin'
From some lovin' someone like you

This old world
Wouldn't be half as bad
It wouldn't be half as sad
If each and everybody in it had

Just a little lovin'
Early in the mornin'
(just a little lovin')
(when the world is yawnin')
Just a little bit of lovin' ah
Oh, in the morning
Nothing turns the day on
Really gets it dawnin'
Make a little bit of lovin'
It's so good, it's so good

(david gates)

Ah, ha, have you ever tried
Really reaching out for the other side?
I may be climbing up rainbows
But baby, here goes
Ooh, dreams, they're for those who sleep
Life is for us to keep
And if you're wonderin' what this all is leadin' to
I wanna make it with you
I really think that we could make it, ooh

No, you don't know me well
And every little thing only time will tell
But you believe the things that i do
And we'll see it through
Oh, life can be short or long
Love can be right or wrong
And if i choose the one i'd like to help me through
I'd like to make it with you
I really think that we could make it, yeah, yeah, ooh

Ah, ha, and if i choose the one i'd like to help me through
Ooh, hoo, i'd like to make it with you, ah, ha
Ooh, baby, ah, i wanna make it with you
Ooh, let's make it, i wanna make it with you
Ooh, baby, yeah, i wanna make it with you
Ooh, hoo, let's make it, i wanna make it with you
Ah, make it, let's make it
I wanna make it with you

(unknown)

If we knew a way to go back through time
To the place where love was lost
We could take each other's hand again
And wander back across
But we always seem to end up here
Tryin' not to say goodbye
Baby, we don't have to say the words
Words can sometimes make you cry

Ooh, have a good life baby
Take good care of yourself
Have a good life baby
Be happy with someone else, mmm, mmm, ooh, hoo, hoo, hoo, mmm

This time we really will let go
And we won't look back again
But pretend the sun is on a rise
When the day is at an end
So, let's kiss and wish each other love
Over one more sip of wine
Oh, honey, try to give me one last smile
And i'll leave you one of mine

Ooh, hoo-oo, have a good life baby
Take good care of yourself, ah, ha, ha
Have a good life baby
Be happy with somebody else, ah, ha, oh

Ooh, hoo, hoo, hey
Have a good life baby
Take good care of yourself, ahh
Have a good life baby
Hope you'll be happy with somebody else, oh, baby

Have a good life baby
Take good care of yourself, ah, ha, ho
Have a good life baby

(burt bacharach / hal david)

In the land of make believe
You're mine tonight
Although you are far away
In the land of make believe
I'm holding you tight

The silver moon is shining above
And there's love in your eyes
And i'm kissing you
Like i used to do
Yesterday in paradise

I've been living in the land of make believe
Since you've been gone
I need you so much
That without your love
I must deceive myself
To go on

Your loving hand caresses my face
We embrace tenderly
Never will we part
Deep down in my heart
You are always here with me
You are always here with me
In the land of make believe
In the land of make believe
In the land of make believe

Your loving hand caresses my face
We embrace tenderly
Never will we part
Deep down in my heart
You are always here with me
You are always here with me
In the land of make believe
In the land of make believe
In the land of make believe
In the land of make believe

(gerry goffin / carole king)

Now you know me
You know how proud i am
And what i'm gonna tell you now
Won't be easy to say

Before i left your side
Ooh, i was so happy then
But i've been so lonely
Since i've been away
Oh, baby

I've tried and i know i can't make it alone
It's such a hard way to go
I just can't make it alone
There's something in my soul
That will always
Lead me back to you

What can i say now?
Sorry is just not good enough
I couldn't blame you if you hurt me now
The way i hurt you then

But who else can i turn to?
Oh, baby, i'm begging you
Won't you reach out for my dying soul?
And make me live again
Oh, baby, it's so hard

I've tried and i know i can't make it alone
It's such a hard way to go
I just can't make it alone
There's something in my soul
That will always
Lead me back to you

Baby, help me
I've tried and i know i can't make it alone
It's such a hard way to go
And i can't make it alone
There's something in my soul
That will always
Lead me back to you

Oh, help me
(please help me)
You know i need you
(i need you)
I'm saying that i need you
I just can't make it by myself
(i just can't make it by myself)
I just can't make it all alone
(i just can't make it all alone)
I just can't make it by myself
(i just can't make it by myself)
Come on baby

(tony joe white)


Willie & laura mae jones
Were our neighbours a long time back
They lived right down the road from us
In a shack just like our shack

The people worked the land together
And we learned to count on each other
When you live off the land
You don't have the time to think about another man's colour

The cotton was high and the corn was growing fine
But that was another place and another time

Sit out on the front porch
In the evening when the sun went down
Willie would play and the kids would sing
And everybody would mess around
Daddy'd bring out his guitar
And play on through the night
Every now and then ol' willie would grin and say
"hey, you play all right"
Made me feel so good

I remember the best times of all
When saturday came around
We all would stop by willie's house and say
"do y'all need anything from town?"
He'd say "no, but why don't y'all stop on the way back through?
And i'll get laura mae, yeah, to cook up some barbecue"
And you know that's good

The cotton was high and the corn was growing fine, yes it was
But that was another place and another time

Oh, the years rolled past the land
And took back what they'd given
We all knew we had to move
If we were gonna make a living

So we all moved off
And went about our separate ways
It sure was hard to say goodbye
To willie and laura mae (jones), oh yeah

The cotton was high and the corn was growing fine, yes it was
But that was another place and another time
I remember so well
The cotton looked so fine
But that was another place and another time
And it felt so good, yes it did

(unknown)

Mmm, my friends keep telling me to pull myself together
They try to cheer my up but it's not gettin' better
They say that time will pass and i'll love again some day
But time is standing still ever since you went away

Now, all the king's horses and all the king's men
You'll never get me back together again
'cause i just fall apart each time i look at you
No, all the king's and all the king's men
Are never gonna make me smile again
How can i smile just knowin' you're with somebody new?, ooh

You had my hopes so high i guess they had to tumble
And when you left my dream my world began to crumble
No woman ever found the only missing part
When you left me behind don't you know you took my heart?

Now, all the king's horses and all the king's men
You'll never get me back together again
'cause i just fall apart each time i look at you, yes i do, now
All the king's and all the king's men
You're never gonna make me smile again
How can i smile just knowin' you're with somebody new?, ooh, yeah, ooh, ahh, ha

All the king's horses and all the king's men
You'll never get me back together again
'cause i just fall apart each time i look at you, yes i do
I said, all the king's and all the king's men
Are never gonna make me smile again
How can i smile just knowing you're with somebody new?, yeah

All the king's horses and all the king's men
You'll never get me back together again
And i just fall apart each time