Everyday my papa would work
To try to make ends meet
To see that we would eat
Keep those shoes upon my feet
Every night my papa would take me
And tuck me in my bed
Kiss me on my head
After all my prayers were said
And there were years
Of sadness and of tears
Through it all
Together we were strong
We were strong
Times were rough
But Papa he was tough
Mama stood beside him all along
Growing up with them was easy
The time had flew on by
The years began to fly
They aged and so did I
And I could tell
That mama she wasn't well
Papa knew and deep down so did she
So did she
When she died
Papa broke down and he cried
And all he could say was, "God, why her? Take me!"
Everyday he sat there sleeping in a rocking chair
He never went upstais
Because she wasn't there
Then one day my Papa said,
"Son, I'm proud of how you've grown"
He said, "Go out and make it on your own.
Don't worry. I'm O.K. alone."
He said, "There are things that you must do"
He said, "There's places you must see"
And his eyes were sad as he
As he said goodbye to me
Every time I kiss my children
Papa's words ring true
He said, "Children live through you.
Let them grow! They'll leave you, too"
I remember every word Papa used to say
I kiss my kids and pray
That they'll think of me
Oh how I pray
They will think of me
That way
Someday
One night with you
Is what I'm now prayin' for
The things that we two could plan
Would make my dreams come true
Just call on me
And I'll be right by your side
I need your sweet heavy hand
My love's too strong to hide
Always lived a very quiet life
I ain't never done no wrong
Now I know life without you
Has been too long, too long
One night with you
Is what I'm now prayin' for
The things that we two could plan
Would make my dreams come true
You come home with lipstick stains all over your face
Tell me no lies
Cuz your friends been call
Seems you've been out on a date
What good is home
If you can't be true to
The one that's been giving you love
When times get rough
And you say you need me
I'm gunna fix I'll never do it your way
Once you hit the road baby
There ain't no, ain't no turnin' back
Once you hit the road baby
There ain't no, ain't no turnin' back
So it's good-bye
And I'll see you later
There's nothing for you to say
Give up
Don't hang around
Now that love is over
Cuz you'll be wasting my time
How can it last
When your heart don't need the love that it needed before
I feel so bad
Cuz I'm not the someone your time has been for
Is she giving you more
Once you hit the road baby
There ain't no, ain't no turnin' back
Once you hit the road baby
There ain't no, ain't no turnin' back
Once upon a time there was an Eden,
woa
Once upon a time Adam and Eve,
A... fell in love
Um... they fell in love
Like you and I
Like you and I
Once upon a time there was Delilah,
um
Once upon a time the devil and she
A... tempted man
Oh yes... a tempted man.
A... just like you
Are tempting me
Once upon a time
I knew just what to do
But that was long before
I met you, yes,
Once upon a time
I knew just what to do
But now I've fallen in love
Oh yes, I've fallen in love with you.
Now let me ask you something:
Have you ever felt that you weren't responsible for the things that you do?
When the girl that you are with is just too much
She is so out of sight, baby, that all you can say is:
Well, all right!
I'm not responsible, not responsible
For anything I do when I'm with you
I'm not responsible, it's impossible
To be so very near and not feel part of you
You've got such a hold on me
You make it seem so easy, but it's true, oh yeah
I get such a happy feeling
Knowing that you feel the same way too
Whoa... oa, baby, all right
I'm not responsible, not responsible
When you can make a man do what you want him to
I'm not responsible, it's impossible
To be so very near and not know what to do
You got such a hold on me
You make it seem so easy but it's true, oh yeah
I get such a happy feeling
Knowing that you feel the same way too
I get such a happy feeling
Knowing that you feel the same way too
Believe me baby...
I've had girls and I've had women
But I've never had a lady before
I been high and I been flyin
But I've never been this crazy before
Saying sweet things that I really wanna hear
And it's coming as no surprise
Whatever we got is oh so hard to find
I realize too that a something like you
Doesn't come along everyday
And I'm turning over part of my mind to you now
Oooo Ooooo Emotion just can't be denied
Oooo Ooooo Feelin only comes when we're side by side
I've had girls and I've had women
But I never had a lady before
Hey na na na
Never had a lady before
Hey no lady
Never had a lady before
Ahh ahhh ahhh
Never had a lady before
Hey now you're doin' it, whatever ya do I'm gonna like it
Never had a lady before
Don't know what you're doin' but you keep on doin' it baby
Never had a lady before
I been loved, been befriended
But I never really bled before
I've seen brains and I've seen brilliance
But I never got 'em through my head before
Could've been a week or it could've been an hour
It could've been a thousand years
When I'm with you baby I'm losing my track of time
A little bit of me and a little bit of you
Is telling me to have no fears
And I'm turning over part of my mind to ya honey
When the twilight is gone and no songbirds are singing
When the twilight is gone you come into my heart
And here in my heart you will stay while I pray
My prayer is to linger with you
At the end of the day in a dream that's divine
My prayer is a rapture in blue
With the world far away
and your lips close to mine
Tonight while our hearts are aglow
Oh, Why don't you to tell me
the words that I'm longing to know
My prayer and the answer you give
May they still be the same for as long as we live
That you'll always be there
at the end of my prayer
The night is like a lovely tune, beware my foolish heart!
How white the ever constant moon, take care, my foolish heart!
There's a line between love and fascination,
That's hard to see on an evening such as this,
For they give the very same sensation.
When you are lost in the passion of a kiss.
Your lips are much too close to mine, beware my foolish heart!
But should our eager lips combine, then let the fire start.
For this time it isn't fascination, or a dream that will fade and fall apart,
It's love this time, it's love, my foolish heart!
Long distance information, give me Memphis Tennessee
Help me find the party trying to get in touch with me
She could not leave her number, but I know who placed the call
'Cause my uncle took the message and he wrote it on the wall
Help me, information, get in touch with my Marie
She's the only one who'd phone me here from Memphis Tennessee
Her home is on the south side, high up on a ridge
Just a half a mile from the Mississippi Bridge
Help me, information, more than that I cannot add
Only that I miss her and all the fun we had
But we were pulled apart because her mom did not agree
And tore apart our happy home in Memphis Tennessee
Last time I saw Marie she's waving me good-bye
With hurry home drops on her cheek that trickled from her eye
Marie is only six years old, information please
Try to put me through to her in Memphis Tennessee
