The Letter
(Wayne Carson Thompson)
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane
I ain't got time to take a fast train
Lonely days are gone
I'm going home, because my baby just wrote me a letter
I don't care how much money I’ve got to spend
I’ve got to get back to my baby again
Lonely days are gone
I'm going home; my baby just wrote me a letter
(x2):
Well she wrote me a letter, said she couldn't live without me no more
Listen mister, can't you see I’ve got to get back to my baby once more?
Anyway, yeah, give me a ticket for an aeroplane
I ain't got time to take a fast train
Lonely days are gone
I'm going home, because my baby just wrote me a letter
My baby just wrote me a letter
Neon Rainbow
(Wayne Carson Thompson)
The city lights, the pretty lights
They can warm the coldest nights
All the people going places
Smiling with electric faces
What they find, the glow erases
And what they lose, the glow replaces
Life is love
In a neon rainbow,
A neon rainbow
Moving lines, flashing signs
Blinking faster than the mind
Leading people with suggestions
Leaving no unanswered questions
You can live without direction
And you don't have to be perfection
Life is love
In a neon rainbow
A neon rainbow
But in the daytime, everything changes
Nothing remains the same
No one smiles any more
No one will open his door
Until the night time comes
And then...
(repeat verse 1)
A neon rainbow…
…Times!
All those happy times,
…Times!
Days of summer love,
…Times!
that I held your hand, and the world stood still. Uh-huh…
…Times!
Those happy times,
…Times!
Down by the riverside,
…Times!
We were making love and listening to the birdies sing. Uh-huh…
Now, I'm all alone;
Happy times are gone,
Gone just like the season
Winter's on the ground,
And my heart is cold;
You left me without reason
(repeat verse 2)
(repeat verse 1)
…Times!
Happy, happy times…
…Times!
All those happy times…
…Times!
O-o-o…
When I think about the good love you gave me, I cry like a baby
Living without you is driving me crazy; I cry like a baby
Oh, I know, now, that you're not a plaything
Not a toy or a puppet on a string
(bass break)
As I look back on a love so sweet, now, I cry like a baby
Every road is a lonely street; I cry like a baby
Oh, I know, now, that you're not a plaything
Not a toy or a puppet on a string
Today we passed on the street
And you just walked on by
My heart just fell to my feet
And once again I began to cry
(electric sitar break)
When I think about the good love you gave me, I cry like a baby
Living without you is driving me crazy; I cry like a baby
(instrumental break)
Oh, I know, now, that you're not a plaything; I cry like a baby
As I look back on a love so sweet, now, I cry like a baby
Every road is a lonely street; I cry like a baby
My heart just fell to my feet, I cry like a baby
You left the water running
I cry like a baby
Fields Of Clover
(Penn/Oldham)
You're walking in fields of clover
I hear you finally made it to the classy side of town
It made me sad, got to feeling bad, until I thought it over
And now I'm all right, because you're all right
Baby, baby, I know you're sleeping warm tonight
You crossed the tracks in a hurry. Yes you did
You didn't even stop, to tell me goodbye, yeah
But them pretty dresses that you're wearing, baby
Are payment enough. You're sure looking tough
I always told you, ah, that you had the stuff. Yeah, yeah…
Baby, you're walking in fields of clover
You're stepping high, like a lady should
Now maybe someday you'll wave to me from across the tracks, yeah,
And I'll be all right, knowing you're all right
Baby, baby, I know you're sleeping warm tonight. Yeah, yeah…
(trumpet solo)
Choo Choo Train
(Fritts/Hinton)
I've got a present for brother,
Choo choo train,
And I'm just dyin' to see my dear old mother,
Choo choo train,
So don't slow down 'til you see my home town
CHORUS:
Choo choo train, choo choo train,
I know you're not a jet aer-e-oplane,
But you see my baby's waiting at the station,
So give me just a little more acceleration,
Choo choo train. Yeah…
I got me a one way ticket home,
Choo choo train,
All my wild oats, choo choo, done been sown,
Choo choo train,
So don't slow down, 'til you see my home town,
(chorus)
Choo choo train, choo choo train,
Can't you see the poor boy's going insane?
Choo choo train, choo choo train,
I got to see my baby one more again
Choo choo train...
She Shot A Hole In My Soul
(M. Gayden/G. Neese)
Whoa…
Whoa…
She shot a hole in my soul
I'm walking all over town, calling her name and trying to find her
She shot a hole in my soul
I'm walking all over town, knocking and beating on every door
Some pity me, and people start to cry
One man said he’d help me but I think he done said goodbye
But I’ve got to keep on trying, ‘though I'm going crazy, about to lose
my mind
Oh, I’ve got to keep on trying, ‘though I'm going crazy, about to lose
my mind
My heart said without a love you’re dying
Baby, baby, baby, say, can’t you hear me crying?
Say, whoa…
Whoa…
Help me, somebody
Yeah… yeah…
(instrumental break)
I'm walking through a club, jump up and grab the microphone
And asked the man who’s leading the band to let me sing my song
My heart said without a love you’re dying
Say, baby, baby, baby, now, can’t you hear me crying?
Say, whoa…
Say, whoa…
(repeat verse 1)
She shot a hole in my soul
She shot a hole in my soul
Whoa-oh… Oh yeah...
She shot a hole in my soul
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah…
She shot a hole in my soul, yeah…
She shot a hole in my soul
People Gonna Talk
(Penn/Oldham)
Please, don't cry, my baby
Can't nobody ever come between us
No
We’ve got something, something special
Yeah
Neighbors on our street are talking about our thing, messing
Messing with our business
Pay no attention, baby; hold your little head up high, now
People are going to talk, people are going to hate us
People are going to talk. O-o-o…
People will be people, and I’ll tell you people, they’ve just got to
talk
O-o-o, don't worry, baby, it's going to be all right
Can't nobody ever bring us down, now
We got it baby, we’ve got the real "real thing"
The way you walk, I’ll tell you, it sure is nice. It makes them
nervous
Just to watch you walk, baby
Keep on strutting, honey; hold your little head up high, now
People are going to talk, people are going to stare
People are going to balk, and o-o-o…
People will be people, and I’ll tell you, people, they’ve just got
to talk
Don't you let them get you down, now
Don't you worry about a dog-gone thing
People are just naturally going to talk, about a girl who's got it
Got everything
And baby, baby,
Baby, you’ve got it
People are going to talk, people are going to frown
People are going to walk and o-o-o, put us down
People will be people, and I’ll tell you, people, they’ve just got
to talk.
(instrumental)
So let them talk! Huh!
People are just naturally going to talk,
But we’ve got to keep on trying…
But we’ve got to keep on trying…
We’ve got to keep on trying, hey, hey, yeah
It's so hard to live in this dog-gone city
It's a city without pity
But we’ve got to keep on trying
We’ve got to keep on trying
So let them talk
(instrumental)
(repeat & fade):
Talking about a girl who’s got it…
I Met Her In Church
(Penn/Oldham)
(gospel piano intro)
I met her in church!
I met her in church, on a Sunday morning
She looked at me with eyes of love, as the choir sang, "Hallelujah!"
Hallelujah!
I met her in church
I met her in church; we fell in love on a Sunday morning
All at once, I heard angels singing, singing "Hallelujah!"
Singing, Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
(wedding bell, instrumental wedding)
I didn't find her on a Saturday night;
I found her in the Sunday morning light
I found her on a back row seat
In a little church just down the street
I met her in church, and I wed her in church
Preacher Jones said, "Come here, children
Good Lord willing, and the creek don’t rise
You’re going to be happy for the rest of your life!
Singing, Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
I met her in church; I met her in church
I found a love, I found a love!
Hallelujah, I found a love…
Right there in church, I found a love
Singing, Hallelujah!
(repeat & fade):
I met her in church; I met her in church
Hallelujah!
Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March
(B. Weinstein/J. Stroll)
Sweet cream ladies, forward march;
The world owes you a living
Sweet cream ladies, do your part,
Think of what you're giving
To the lost and lonely people of the night
Out of need, they seek direction for their life
They will love you in the darkness,
Take advantage of your starkness,
And refuse to recognize you in the light
Sweet cream ladies, forward march;
Think what you're providing
Sweet cream ladies, show your starch;
What's the use of hiding?
Tell the socialites to look the other way;
It's instinctive stimulation you convey
It's a necessary function,
Meant for those without compunction,
Who get tired of vanilla every day
(salvation army band instrumental)
Sweet cream ladies forward march;
Puritans ignore them
Sweet cream ladies do their part;
Sweet cream men adore them
Let them satisfy the ego of the male
Let them fabricate success to those who fail,
And should penalties pursue them,
When there’s really credit due them,
They might keep a simple fellow out of jail!
(repeat & fade):
Sweet cream ladies, forward march. O-o-o…
You should see me walking with my girlfriend
You would swear we both were one, and it’s something else, too
…Walk so close, …can't tell where one ends, the other begins
So much love, …just ain't no way to tell
CHORUS:
You could see we make it together
You could see the love look in our eyes
You could see we make it together, forever
You should love someone the way that I do
Don't you know that your whole life's a stage
Tryin' to find somebody who’s gonna love you
Love you like mine, if only for your own sake
(chorus)
You could see a long-time love in action
We're living and we’re loving our lives away, yeah
(instrumental)
(chorus)
(instrumental)
I Must Be The Devil
(Alex Chilton)
I feel low as I can go
I can't show… nor let go…
I feel that…
I feel that…
I feel that, now, I must be the Devil, baby
Whoa, better not let me catch onto you
Whoa, you better not let me, darling
Aw-w-w, I’ll drag you down into this old hole
Mama don't want to see you down there, too
Uh-uh, no she don't, now
Well, I can't stop this evil feel
Do you want to make a deal?
I can't stop…
I can't stop…
I can't stop now; I must be the Devil, baby
Whoa, don't make no deals with me
Whoa, you don't want to make no deals, no you don't now
I’ve got a long list of broken souls
Well, it stretches far as your little eyes can see
Uh-huh, yes it do now
(instrumental)
Well I can’t bear to see my face
Wrong’s done I can't erase
It's all wrong…
It's all wrong…
It's all wrong, now. Oh God! I must be the Devil, baby
Or I must just be out of my head
Oh yes, I must be out of my head, now
Well, I just don't seem to know, no more…
Whoa God…
Whoa God, you know…
Oh God…
I wish I was dead
I wish I was, I really do
Soul Deep
(Wayne Carson Thompson)
Darling, I don't know much
I know I love you so much
My life depends on your touch, and...
CHORUS:
My love is a river running soul deep
Way down inside me it’s soul deep
It's too big to hide and it can't be denied
Love is a river running soul deep
I work myself to death for you
Just to show I adore you
Nothing I wouldn't do for you, 'cause...
(chorus)
All I ever, ever hope to be
Depends on your love for me
Baby, believe me, if you should leave me
I'd be nothing but an empty shell
I know darn well, I can tell, now
I don't know much
I know I love you so much
My life depends on your touch, and...
(repeat chorus & fade)
I Shall Be Released
(Bob Dylan)
They say everything can be replaced
Yet every distance is not near
So I remember every face
Of every man who put me here
I see my light come shining
From the west down to the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
They say every man needs protection
They say every man must fall
Yet I swear I see my reflection
Some place so high above this wall
(chorus)
Standing next to me in this lonely crowd
Is a man who swears he's not to blame
All day long I hear him shout so loud
Crying out that he was framed
(chorus x2)
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
(The) Happy Song
(Alex Chilton)
Verse:
Listen here, band up there, on the stand,
Sing a joyful song so we can all sing too
Hum a merry tune to us that fits our mood
Simple little feelings we’ll derive from you…
Sing us a happy little song that we can dance to
Sing us a song, a song of love and happiness
A flowing, going ride and, oh, please do your best
Light and fast, you know, but still, with tenderness…
Sing us a happy little song, now, and we can do the rest
We could light the night if we just let feelings flow…
Just let ourselves go…
Don't you know?
(instrumental)
We could light the night if we just let feelings flow…
Just let ourselves go…
Don't you know?
(repeat verse)
We're too far away from each other
We got to get together
Because all I want to do is think about you
Don't you know there's no other?
CHORUS:
Just turn on a dream, girl
That’s all I wanna do is dream, girl
Just think about you and me, yeah, and how it could be
Why can't you see?
What can I do?
You won't let me show you.
Don't you know that I know you?
When I'm down and my daytime's blue, I get by thinking of you
(chorus)
I close my eyes… I can see
I can feel… that it's real
I can turn out the sad, turn on the glad
Shifting sand like an hourglass,
Waiting for the time to pass
But I'll keep waiting like I always do,
Dreaming sunny dreams of you
(chorus)
Yeah…
I See Only Sunshine
(Alex Chilton)
I sat last night at midnight,
Blinded by the daylight,
Sitting at the window, thinking about you and me
I see our lives together,
I see our love forever,
I picture in my heart every night how it's gonna be
Yea, Lord now...
I see only sunshine
For you and me, for years to come, now
I can see it, can't you see it too?
We can share the nighttime
‘Til the morning’s shining squints our eyes, now
Years of loving me and years of loving only you
I catch myself in daydreams,
Thinking about the hard times we've seen
We've been through it; there ain't nothing but good times ahead
I walk into walls, forget things,
Forget too match my clothes, my ears ring
It circles in my head, did you listen to what I said, now?
Yea, Lord now…
(chorus)
You Keep Tightening Up On Me
(Wayne Carson Thompson)
I keep waiting…
For you to do something I don't like
I keep waiting…
But everything you do, you do all right
You give me love when I want you;
You leave me alone when I don't
Something says I ought to leave you,
But something tells me I won't
CHORUS:
‘Cause you keep tightening up on me, and I can't break away
‘Cause you keep tightening up on me, with a sweeter love every day.
It scares me just a little bit, knowing I'll never be free
Woman, I'm at your mercy, ‘cause you keep
Tightening up, tightening up, tightening up on me
Yeah…
O-o-o… yeah…
La-la-la…
Your kind of love…
Makes it hard for a man to say no to you
One look at me…
And I know I've got to go to you
Even when I'm looking away
In my mind I can see you
I ain't sure that I love you, baby,
But I know that I need you
(chorus)
Yeah…
O-o-o… yeah…
Uh-uh-uh-huh…o-o-o…
You keep tightening up on me, and I can't break away
You keep tightening up on me, with a sweeter love every day
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