Crossroads

By graham gouldman

For your love.
For your love.
For your love.
I'd give you everything and more, and that's for sure.
For your love.
I'd bring you diamond rings and things right to your door.
For your love.

To thrill you with delight,
I'll give you diamonds bright.
There'll be things that will excite,
To make you dream of me at night.

For your love.
For your love.
For your love.

For your love, for your love,
I would give the stars above.
For your love, for your love,
I would give you all i could.

For your love.
For your love.
For your love.
I'd give the moon if it were mine to give.
For your love.
I'd give the stars and the sun 'fore i live.
For your love.

To thrill you with delight,
I'll give you diamonds bright.
There'll be things that will excite,
To make you dream of me at night.

For your love.
For your love.
For your love.
For your love.

By bob dylan

You speak to me in sign language,
As i'm eating a sandwich in a small cafe
At a quarter to three.

But i can't respond to your sign language.
You're taking advantage, bringing me down.
Can't you make any sound?

'twas there by the bakery, surrounded by fakery.
This is my story, still i'm still there.
Does she know i still care?

Link wray was playing on a jukebox, i was paying
For the words i was saying, so misunderstood.
He didn't do me no good.

First verse

Second verse

By eric clapton

Life is what you make it,
That's what the people say.
And if i can't make it through tomorrow,
I'd better make it through today.

I have had my share of troubles;
It's nothing new to me.
When i look around me,
All is see is misery.

Life is what you make it,
At least that's what the people say.
And if we can't make it through tomorrow
We'd better make it through today, through today.
Through today.

(by billy myles)

Have you ever loved a woman so much you tremble in pain?
Have you ever loved a woman so much you tremble in pain?
And all the time you know she bears another man's name.

But you just love that woman so much it's a shame and a sin.
You just love that woman so much it's a shame and a sin.
But all the time you know she belongs to your very best friend.

Have you ever loved a woman and you know you can't leave her alone?
Have you ever loved a woman and you know you can't leave her alone?
Something deep inside of you won't let you wreck your best friend's home.

By steve winwood

Come down off your throne and leave your body alone.
Somebody must change.
You are the reason i've been waiting so long.
Somebody holds the key.

But i'm near the end and i just ain't got the time
And i'm wasted and i can't find my way home.

Come down on your own and leave your body alone.
Somebody must change.
You are the reason i've been waiting all these years.
Somebody holds the key.

Chorus

But i can't find my way home.
But i can't find my way home.
But i can't find my way home.
But i can't find my way home.
Still i can't find my way home,
And i ain't done nothing wrong,
But i can't find my way home.

By joe medwich veasey and don d. robey

Further on up the road someone's gonna hurt you like you hurt me.
Further on up the road someone's gonna hurt you like you hurt me.
Further on up the road, baby, just you wait and see.

You gotta reap just what you sow; that old saying is true.
You gotta reap just what you sow; that old saying is true.
Just like you mistreat someone, someone's gonna mistreat you.

You been laughing, pretty baby, someday you're gonna be crying.
You been laughing, pretty baby, someday you're gonna be crying.
Further on up the road you'll find out i wasn't lying.

Further on up the road someone's gonna hurt you like you hurt me.
Further on up the road someone's gonna hurt you like you hurt me.
Further on up the road, baby, just you wait and see.

By eric clapton

(instrumental)

There's a certain girl i've been in love with a long, long time.
(what's her name?) i can't tell you. (no!)
I can't reveal her name until i've got her.
(what's her name?) i can't tell you. (no!)
Well, i've tried to get her time and time again.
We just end up as nothing but friends.
And there's a certain girl i've been in love with a long, long time.
(what's her name?) i can't tell you. (no!)

Well, there's a certain chick i've been sweet on since i met her.
(what's her name?) i can't tell you. (no!)
I can't repeat her name until i get her.
(what's her name?) i can't tell you. (no!)
Well one day, i'm gonna wake up and say,
"i'll do anything just to be your slave."
And there's a certain girl i've been in love with a long, long time.
(what's her name?) i can't tell you. (no!)

Well, i've tried to get her time and time again.
We just end up as nothing but friends.
And there's a certain girl i've been in love with a long, long time.
(what's her name?) i can't tell you. (no!)

There's a certain chick i've been sweet on since i found her.
(what's her name?) i can't tell you. (no!)
I can't reveal her name until i get her.
(what's her name?) i can't tell you. (no!)
Well now one day, get her time and time again.
We just end up as nothing but friends.
And there's a certain girl i've been in love with a long, long time.
(what's her name?) i can't tell you. (no!)

I can't tell you. (no!)
I can't tell you. (no!)
I can't tell you.

By eric clapton and martin sharp

Twice upon a time in the valley of the tears
An auctioneer is bidding for a box of fading years
And the elephants are dancing on the graves of squealing mice.
Anyone for tennis, wouldn't that be nice?

And the ice creams are all melting on the streets of bloody beer
While the beggars stain the pavements with flourescent christmas cheer
And the bentley-driving guru is putting up his price.
Anyone for tennis, wouldn't that be nice?

And the prophets in the boutiques give out messages of hope
With jingle bells and fairy tales and blind colliding scopes
And you can tell they're all the same underneath the pretty lies.
Anyone for tennis, wouldn't that be nice?

The yellow buddhist monk is burning brightly at the zoo
You can bring a bowl of rice and then a glass of water too
And fate is setting up the chessboard while death rolls out the dice.
Anyone for tennis, wouldn't that be nice?

By bob dylan and helena springs

Blue sky upon the horizon,
Private eye is on my trail,
And if i don't be there by morning
You know that i must have spent the night in jail.

I've been running from memphis to l. a.
Had an appointment set sometime for today,
And if i don't be there by morning
You know that i must have gone the other way.

Finding my way back to you girl,
Lonely and blue and mistreated too.
Sometimes i think of you girl,
Is it true that you think of me too?

I got a woman living in l. a.
I got a woman waiting for my pay,
And if i don't be there by morning,
Pack my clothes, get down on your knees and pray.

Chorus

I left my woman with a twenty dollar bill.
I left her waiting, i hope she's waiting for me still.
If i don't be there by morning
You know that i, i never will.

(by eric clapton)

I'm standin' at the crossroads
Tryin' to read the signs
To tell me which way i should
Go to find the answer
And all the time i know
Let your love and let it grow.

Let it grow, let it grow,
Let it blossom, let it flow.
In the sun and in the snow
Love is lovely, let it grow.

Lookin' for a reason
To check out on my mind.
It's so hard to find a
Friend that i can count on.
There's nothin' left to show,
Plant your love and let it grow.

Let it grow...

Time is gettin' shorter
And there's much for you to do,
Only ask'n you will get what you are needin',
The rest is up to you.
Plant your love and let it grow.

Let it grow...

(traditional)

Motherless children have a hard time when mother is dead, lord.
Motherless children have a hard time when mother is dead, lord.
They don't have anywhere to go;
Wandering around from door to door.
Nobody treats you like a mother will when your mother is dead, lord.

Father will do the best he can when your mother is dead, lord.
Father will do the best he can when your mother is dead, lord.
Father will do the best he can;
So many things a father can't understand.
Nobody treats you like a mother will when your mother is dead, lord.

Sister will do the best she can when your mother is dead, lord.
Sister will do the best she can when your mother is dead, lord.
Sister will do the best she can;
So many things a sister can't understand.
Nobody treats you like a mother will when your mother is dead.

When your mother is dead, when your mother is dead.
When your mother is dead, lord, when your mother is dead.

By freddie king and sonny thompson

(instrumental)

By eric clapton and bobby whitlock

(instrumental)

By bonnie bramlett and eric clapton

The rain is falling through the mist of sorrow that surrounded me.
The sun could never thaw away the bliss that lays around me.

Let it rain, let it rain,
Let your love rain down on me.
Let it rain, let it rain,
Let it rain, rain, rain.

Her life was like a desert flower burning in the sun.
Until i found the way to love, it's harder said than done.

Chorus

Now i know the secret; there is nothing that i lack.
If i give my love to you, you'll surely give it back.

Chorus

(by eric clapton and leon russell)

Bet you didn't think i knew how to rock 'n' roll.
Oh, i got the boogie-woogie right down in my very soul.
There ain't no need for me to be a wallflower,
'cause now i'm living on blues power.

I knew all the time but now i'm gonna let you know:
I'm gonna keep on rocking, no matter if it's fast or slow.
Ain't gonna stop until the twenty-fifth hour,
'cause now i'm living on blues power.

First verse

Talking to you, now.
The boogie's gonna pull me through.
Keep on, keep on, keep on keeping on.
Keep on keeping on, keep on keeping on.

By wilson pickett, robert west, and willie schofield

What would you do if i told you that i'm falling in love again?
I found a love that will hold my hand and baby she understands
A way to make my heart beat faster.
Is this heaven we're living in?
A way to make my life worth living.
I've fallen in love again.

I've got to ask you now, baby:

What would you say if i told you that i'm falling in love again?
I found a love that will hold my hand and baby she understands
A way to make my heart beat faster.
Is this heaven we're living in?
A way to make my life worth living.
I've fallen in love again.

Second verse

(by charles segar and willie broonzy)

I got the key to the highway,
Billed out and bound to go.
I'm gonna leave here running;
Walking is most too slow.

I'm going back to the border
Woman, where i'm better known.
You know you haven't done nothing,
Drove a good man away from home.

Live verse: when the moon peeks over the mountains
I'll be on my way.
I'm gonna roam this old highway
Until the break of day.

Oh give me one, one more kiss mama
Just before i go,
'cause when i leave this time you know i,
I won't be back no more.

First verse

Second verse

(by otis rush and willie dixon)

All the love i miss loving, all the kiss i miss kissing.
All the love i miss loving, all the kiss i miss kissing.
Before i met you baby, never knew what i was missing.

All your love, pretty baby, that i got in store for you.
All your love, pretty baby, that i got in store for you.
I love you pretty baby, well i say you love me too.

All your loving, pretty baby, all your loving, pretty baby.
All your loving, pretty baby, all your loving, pretty baby.
Since i first met you baby, i never knew what i was missing.

Hey, hey baby, hey, hey baby.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, baby, oh, oh, baby.
Since i first met you baby, never knew what i was missing.

By eric clapton, greg phillinganes and bobby columby

Don't change your mind,
I ain't got the time to sit and wonder.
I'm doing fine.
If you decide to leave, i won't go under.

You know i've come this far without you;
It won't be too hard to be alone.
I've got choices all around me,
So i won't be spending too much time at home.

Girl, i'm gonna miss you.
I'm gonna miss you, baby.
I can't forgive you,
Instead i'm gonna miss you, baby.

No, don't say a word.
I already heard that you don't love me.
In your state of mind,
I don't need to hear your side of the story.

Your friends all said we had a future
And i don't think i really want to know.
My friends keep telling me to lose you
And how glad they'll be when you decide to go.

Chorus

I broke my back to make you happy.
Sometime, somehow, someone's got to care.
If you think you're better off without me,
Just remember, it's a dirty world out there.

Chorus

I'm gonna miss the ground you walk on,
Gonna miss the air you breathe.
I'm just not quite happy, baby,
'bout your crazy plans to leave.

By eric clapton and martin sharp

You thought the leaden winter would bring you down forever,
But you rode upon a steamer to the violence of the sun.

And the colors of the sea blind your eyes with trembling mermaids,
And you touch the distant beaches with tales of brave ulysses:
How his naked ears were tortured by the sirens sweetly singing,
For the sparkling waves are calling you to kiss their white laced lips.

And you see a girl's brown body dancing through the turquoise,
And her footprints make you follow where the sky loves the sea.
And when your fingers find her, she drowns you in her body,
Carving deep blue ripples in the tissues of your mind.

The tiny purple fishes run laughing through your fingers,
And you want to take her with you to the hard land of the winter.

Her name is aphrodite and she rides a crimson shell,
And you know you cannot leave her for you touched the distant sands
With tales of brave ulysses; how his naked ears were tortured
By the sirens sweetly singing.

The tiny purple fishes run lauging through your fingers,
And you want to take her with you to the hard land of the winter.

By jerry williams

How can i explain
This feeling that's true?
Honey, i can't hardly stand it,
I wanna make love to you.

I ain't gonna try to tell you
How it's made me so blue,
Sitting alone here and wondering.
I wanna make love to you.

Where the storms fall from the heavens
And the rivers, they stop their flow,
If you just stop and talk to me,
Honey, that's where i belong.

I wanna make love to you.
I wanna make love to you.
I wanna make love to you.
I wanna make love to you.

Please, stop and tell me,
Tell me you want me too.
Come on, baby,
I wanna make love to you.

Chorus

Oh, darling.

Chorus

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Chorus

(by eric clapton)

It's late in the evening
She's wondering what clothes to wear
She puts on her make up
And brushes her long blonde hair
And then she asks me
Do i look alright
And i say yes, you look wonderful tonight

We go a party
And everyone turns to see
This beautiful lady
Who's walking around with me
And then she asks me
Do you feel alright
And i say yes, i feel wonderful tonight

I feel wonderful
Because i see the love light in your eyes
And the wonder of it all
Is that you just don't realize
How much i love you

It's time to go home now
And i've got an aching head
So i give her the car keys
She helps me to bed
And then i tell her
As i turn out the light
I say my darling, you were wonderful tonight
Oh my darling, you were wonderful tonight

By o. rasputin

(instrumental)

By james bracken

(instrumental)

By eric clapton

I took my baby to see a show.
She was telling me she didn't want to go.
I said, "come on girl, what's the matter with you?"
But i could tell by the smell that she'd had a few.

I said hold on girl don't get too tight,
You started early and we've got all night.
You've got to take it easy, take it slow.
We don't want the whole world to know
About the shape you're in.

Well, my little girl really loves that wine.
Wine will do it to her most everytime.
If it's red or it's white or it's in between,
She can drink more wine than i've ever seen.

Chorus

Now i'm not trying to get heavy with you.
I'll mind my own business if you want me to.
But i love you girl, i don't love no one else.
I'm just telling you baby 'cause i've been there myself.

Chorus

By billy boy arnold

Early in the morning, 'bout the break of day,
That's when my baby went away.
Come back, baby, i wish you would,
Try and love me, you won't do no good.

Walking and a-kissing late at night;
I tell you now baby, i feel just right.
Come now baby, whatcha trying to do?
Trying to love me and some other man, too.

Come now baby, give me one more chance.
You know i still love you, want to give you romance.
Yeah romance, all night long, in my arms, woah yeah.

First verse

You know baby that i love you so.
You know, pretty baby, it hurts me to see you go.
Oh yeah, oh yeah.

By eric clapton

As i am strolling down the garden path,
I saw a flower glowing in the dark.
It looked so pretty and it was unique;
I had to bend down just to have a peek.

Hello old friend,
It's really good to see you once again.
Hello old friend,
It's really good to see you once again.

I saw you walking underneath the stars;
I couldn't stop 'cause i was in a car.
I'm sure the distance wouldn't be too far
If i got out and walked to where you are.

Chorus

An old man passed me on the street today;
I thought i knew him but i couldn't say.
I stopped to think if i could place his frame.
When he tipped his hat i knew his name.

Chorus

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By arthur louis

I got up this morning and fell out of bed
Trying to make it to the door.
The wind was high, i didn't have much time,
Trying to find a man to score.

And then you came up on the other side
To brighten up my day.
I knew right away
That this could be my day.

Someone like you
Could make me change my ways.
Someone like you
Could turn the nights into days.

There you were, standing
On a crowded street.
You looked so good, though the air was bad,
Walking through the fog.

Chorus

I want to thank you, thank you now
For getting me back on my feet again.
I want to thank you, thank you now
For getting me back on my feet again.

Chorus

Chorus

(by eric clapton, jack bruce, ginger baker)

It's getting near dawn,
When lights close their tired eyes.
I'll soon be with you my love,
To give you my dawn surprise.
I'll be with you darling soon,
I'll be with you when the stars start falling.

I've been waiting so long
To be where i'm going
In the sunshine of your love.

I'm with you my love,
The light's shining through on you.
Yes, i'm with you my love,
It's the morning and just we two.
I'll stay with you darling now,
I'll stay with you till my seas are dried up.

Chorus

Second verse

I've been waiting so long
I've been waiting so long
I've been waiting so long
To be where i'm going
In the sunshine of your love.

By robert johnson

I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees.
I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees.
Asked the lord above for mercy, "save me if you please."

I went down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride.
I went down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride.
Nobody seemed to know me, everybody passed me by.

I'm going down to rosedale, take my rider by my side.
I'm going down to rosedale, take my rider by my side.
You can still barrelhouse, baby, on the riverside.

You can run, you can run, tell my friend-boy willie brown.
You can run, you can run, tell my friend-boy willie brown.
And i'm standing at the crossroads, believe i'm sinking down.

By jack bruce and pete brown

Feel when i dance with you,
We move like the sea.
You, you're all i want to know.
I feel free, i feel free, i feel free.

I can walk down the street, there's no one there
Though the pavements are one huge crowd.
I can drive down the road; my eyes don't see,
Though my mind wants to cry out loud.

I feel free, i feel free, i feel free.

I can walk down the street, there's no one there
Though the pavements are one huge crowd.
I can drive down the road; my eyes don't see,
Though my mind wants to cry out loud,
Though my mind wants to cry out loud.

Dance floor is like the sea,
Ceiling is the sky.
You're the sun and as you shine on me,
I feel free, i feel free, i feel free.

By jack bruce and pete brown

In the white room with black curtains near the station.
Blackroof country, no gold pavements, tired starlings.
Silver horses ran down moonbeams in your dark eyes.
Dawnlight smiles on you leaving, my contentment.

I'll wait in this place where the sun never shines;
Wait in this place where the shadows run from themselves.

You said no strings could secure you at the station.
Platform ticket, restless diesels, goodbye windows.
I walked into such a sad time at the station.
As i walked out, felt my own need just beginning.

I'll wait in the queue when the trains come back;
Lie with you where the shadows run from themselves.

At the party she was kindness in the hard crowd.
Consolation for the old wound now forgotten.
Yellow tigers crouched in jungles in her dark eyes.
She's just dressing, goodbye windows, tired starlings.

I'll sleep in this place with the lonely crowd;
Lie in the dark where the shadows run from themselves.

By eric clapton and bobby whitlock

Go down easy and let me take my time.
Go down easy and let me take my time.
Rock me slow till i lose my mind.

Roll it over, let's take it from behind.
Roll it over, let's take it from behind.
It's only love, god knows it ain't no crime.

You don't know how much it means to be here in your arms.
Roll it over.
Roll it over.

First verse

Second verse

Chorus

By arthur crudup

Well that mean old dirty frisco and that low down santa fe.
Mean old frisco and that low down santa fe.
You know they take my girl away, lord, and blow back out on me.

Well my mama, she done told me, and my papa told me too.
Mama told me and my papa told me too.
A woman that gets in your face, lord she ain't no friend for you.

Well i'm goin' away now baby, and i won't be back until fall.
Goin' away, baby. lord, i won't be back till fall.
If i don't come back by then, lord, i won't be back at all.

Well that mean old dirty frisco and that low down santa fe.
Mean old frisco and that low down santa fe.
Gonna take my gal away, lord, and blow back out on me.