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
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
Billy Ray was a preacher's son And when his daddy would visit he'd come along When they gathered around and started talkin' That's when Billy would take me walkin' Out through the back yard we'd go walkin' Then he'd look into my eyes Lord knows, to my surprise
The only one who could ever reach me Was the son of a preacher man The only boy who could ever teach me Was the son of a preacher man Yes he was, he was, ooh, yes he was
Bein' good isn't always easy No matter how hard I try When he started sweet-talkin' to me He'd come'n tell me "Everything is all right" He'd kiss and tell me "Everything is all right" Can I get away again tonight?
The only one who could ever reach me Was the son of a preacher man The only boy who could ever teach me Was the son of a preacher man Yes he was, he was, ooh, yes he was (yes he was)
How well I remember The look that was in his eyes Stealin' kisses from me on the sly Takin' time to make time Tellin' me that he's all mine Learnin' from each other's knowin' Lookin' to see how much we've grown and
The only one who could ever reach me Was the son of a preacher man The only boy who could ever teach me Was the son of a preacher man Yes he was, he was, oh yes he was
(The only one who could ever reach me) He was the sweet-talkin' son of a preacher man (The only boy who could ever teach me) Was the son of a preacher man
(The only one who could ever reach me) Was the sweet-talkin' son of a preacher man FADE
In my neighbourhood We don't live so good The rooms are small And the buildings made of wood I hear the neighbours talking 'bout you and me I guess i heard it all 'cause the talk is loud And the walls are much too thin He don't really love her That's what i heard them say He sure wasn't thinking of her today, oh no (he wasn't thinking of her today) I saw them in the front yard Said the boy in room 149 He was talking to a girl i've never seen before And standing there together, oh they looked so good I don't want to hear it anymore (i don't want to hear it) I don't want to hear it anymore (anymore) 'cause the talk just never ends And the heartache soon begins The talk is so loud And the walls are much too thin Ain't it sad, said the woman down the hall That when a nice girl falls in love Ain't it just too bad that she had to fall For a boy who doesn't care for her at all? (it's so sad) I don't want to hear it anymore (i don't want to hear it) I just can't stand to hear it anymore (anymore) 'cause the talk just never ends And the heartache soon begins The talk is so loud And the walls are much too thin I don't want to hear it anymore (can't stand to hear it) (don't want to hear it) I just can't stand to hear it anymore (don't talk about it) (can't stand to hear it) Oh, baby, baby I just can't stand
Baby, I know you've got to go And I have no right to tell you not to go The road just isn't there for us There never was a prayer for us Someday our paths may cross again And maybe we'll find the kind of love we lost again But now, I'll set you free to c
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
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 love me again All I've had has been taken from me Now I'm crying and tears don't become me Just one smile the pain's forgiven 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 that I want to say If some way you could see what's in my heart I don't ask for much A look, a smile, a touch Try to forget Lord knows I'm trying But it's hard to forget when your whole world is dying (2x fading on 2nd) Just one smile the pain's forgiven 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
Round like a circle in a spiral like a wheel within a wheel never ending or beginning on an ever spinning reel like a snowball down a mountain or a carnival balloon like a carousel that's turning running rings around the moon like a clock whose hands are sweeping past the minutes of its face and the world is like an apple whirling silently in space like the circles that you find in the wind mills of your mind like a tunnel that you follow to a tunnel of its own down a hollow to a cavern where the sun has never shone like a door that keeps revolving in a half forgotten dream or the ripples from a pebble someone tosses in a stream like a clock whose hands are sweeping past the minutes of its face and the world is like an apple whirling silently in space like the circles that you find in the wind mills of your mind keys that jingle in your pocket words that jangle in your head why did summer go so quickly was it something that you said lovers walk along a shore and leave their footprints in the sand is the sound of distant drumming just the fingers of your hand pictures hanging in a hallway and the fragment of this song half remembered names and faces but to whom do they belong when you knew that it was over you were suddenly aware that the autumn leaves were turning to the color of her hair like a circle in a spiral like a wheel within a wheel never ending or beginning on an ever spinning reel as the images unwind like the circles that you find in the wind mills of your mind
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
Your toy balloon has sailed In the sky, love But now it must fall To the ground Now your sad eyes reveal Just how badly you feel 'cause there is no easy way down
The view from the cliffs Must have been exciting And up to the peaks You were bound Now you're stranded alone And the past is unknown And there is no easy way down
No it isn't very easy When you're left on your own No it isn't very easy When each road you take Is one more mistake There's no-one to break your fall And lead you back home, yeah
We all like to climb to the heights of love Where our fantasy world can be found But you must know in the end When it's time to descend That there is no easy way down
You know you're gonna find There is no easy way down
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
Billy Ray was a preacher's son And when his daddy would visit he'd come along When they gathered around and started talkin' That's when Billy would take me walkin' Out through the back yard we'd go walkin' Then he'd look into my eyes Lord knows, to my surprise
The only one who could ever reach me Was the son of a preacher man The only boy who could ever teach me Was the son of a preacher man Yes he was, he was, ooh, yes he was
Bein' good isn't always easy No matter how hard I try When he started sweet-talkin' to me He'd come'n tell me "Everything is all right" He'd kiss and tell me "Everything is all right" Can I get away again tonight?
The only one who could ever reach me Was the son of a preacher man The only boy who could ever teach me Was the son of a preacher man Yes he was, he was, ooh, yes he was (yes he was)
How well I remember The look that was in his eyes Stealin' kisses from me on the sly Takin' time to make time Tellin' me that he's all mine Learnin' from each other's knowin' Lookin' to see how much we've grown and
The only one who could ever reach me Was the son of a preacher man The only boy who could ever teach me Was the son of a preacher man Yes he was, he was, oh yes he was
(The only one who could ever reach me) He was the sweet-talkin' son of a preacher man (The only boy who could ever teach me) Was the son of a preacher man
(The only one who could ever reach me) Was the sweet-talkin' son of a preacher man FADE
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
Baby, I know you've got to go And I have no right to tell you not to go The road just isn't there for us There never was a prayer for us Someday our paths may cross again And maybe we'll find the kind of love we lost again But now, I'll set you free to c
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
In my neighbourhood We don't live so good The rooms are small And the buildings made of wood I hear the neighbours talking 'bout you and me I guess i heard it all 'cause the talk is loud And the walls are much too thin He don't really love her That's what i heard them say He sure wasn't thinking of her today, oh no (he wasn't thinking of her today) I saw them in the front yard Said the boy in room 149 He was talking to a girl i've never seen before And standing there together, oh they looked so good I don't want to hear it anymore (i don't want to hear it) I don't want to hear it anymore (anymore) 'cause the talk just never ends And the heartache soon begins The talk is so loud And the walls are much too thin Ain't it sad, said the woman down the hall That when a nice girl falls in love Ain't it just too bad that she had to fall For a boy who doesn't care for her at all? (it's so sad) I don't want to hear it anymore (i don't want to hear it) I just can't stand to hear it anymore (anymore) 'cause the talk just never ends And the heartache soon begins The talk is so loud And the walls are much too thin I don't want to hear it anymore (can't stand to hear it) (don't want to hear it) I just can't stand to hear it anymore (don't talk about it) (can't stand to hear it) Oh, baby, baby I just can't stand
Round like a circle in a spiral like a wheel within a wheel never ending or beginning on an ever spinning reel like a snowball down a mountain or a carnival balloon like a carousel that's turning running rings around the moon like a clock whose hands are sweeping past the minutes of its face and the world is like an apple whirling silently in space like the circles that you find in the wind mills of your mind like a tunnel that you follow to a tunnel of its own down a hollow to a cavern where the sun has never shone like a door that keeps revolving in a half forgotten dream or the ripples from a pebble someone tosses in a stream like a clock whose hands are sweeping past the minutes of its face and the world is like an apple whirling silently in space like the circles that you find in the wind mills of your mind keys that jingle in your pocket words that jangle in your head why did summer go so quickly was it something that you said lovers walk along a shore and leave their footprints in the sand is the sound of distant drumming just the fingers of your hand pictures hanging in a hallway and the fragment of this song half remembered names and faces but to whom do they belong when you knew that it was over you were suddenly aware that the autumn leaves were turning to the color of her hair like a circle in a spiral like a wheel within a wheel never ending or beginning on an ever spinning reel as the images unwind like the circles that you find in the wind mills of your mind
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
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
RELEASES
1990-08-20
Mercury Records, Universal Music (042284625227)
2005-06-09
Mercury Records, Universal Music (044006329727) Remastered