전세계 500만장의 앨범 판매, 컨트리 앨범 차트 10년간 등재. 토니 베넷이 MTV 세대들을 위한 Great American Songbook의 보물 창고로 개방했다면 윌리 넬슨의 본작은 팝 역사상 가장 뛰어난 ‘크로스오버’ 앨범을 대중들에게 선사했다. 그 컨셉은 간단했으며 그는 작곡가 카마이클이나 어빙 벌린, 듀크 엘링턴, 커트 와일, 조지 거쉬윈의 스탠다드를 선별하여 다분히 윌리 넬슨 격의 본작을 탄생 시켰다. 오르간 연주자이자 멤피스 R&B 레전드 부커 T. 존스는 윌리 넬슨 밴드의 하모니카 연주자 미키 라파엘과 뛰어난 인터 플레이를 선사하고 있으며 고품격 윌리 넬슨의 기타와 아름답게 승화된 보컬이 스며든 곡들은 30년이 지난 지금에도 그 빛을 내포하고 있다. .... ....
Sometimes I wounder Why I spend the lonely night Dreaming of a song The melody haunts my memory And I am once again you When our love is new And each kiss an inspiration
But that was long ago And now my consolation Is in star dust of sun Beside the garden wall When stars are bright You are in arms The nightingale tells his fairy tales Of paradise where roses grow
*Though I dream them in my heart They always will remain My stardust memory The memory of loves refrain
And though I dream in vain In my heart it will always will remain My stardust memory The memory of loves refrain
Oh, my love, my darlin' I?ve hungered for your touch A long lonely time Time goes by so slowly And time can do so much Are you still mine I need your love I need your love God speed your love to me
Lonely rivers flow To the seas, to the sea To the open arms of the sea Lonely rivers sigh Wait for me, wait for me I?ll be coming home, wait for me
Time goes by so slowly And time can do so much Are you still mine I need your love I need your love God speed your love to me
God speed your love to me
(As performed by Marty Robbins)
Oh, my love, my darlin' I?ve hungered for your touch A long lonely time Time goes by so slowly And time can do so much Are you still mine I need your love I need your love God speed your love back to me
Lonely rivers flow To the arms of the sea To the waiting arms of the sea Lonely rivers cry Wait for me, wait for me I?ll be coming home, wait for me My love, wait for me, wait for me, wait for me
Oh it's a long long while from May to December But the days grow short when you reach September When the autumn weather turns leaves to flame One hasn't got time for the waiting game Oh the days dwindle down to a precious few September November and these few precious days I'll spend with you These precious days I'll spend with you [ guitar ] Oh the days dwindle down... These precious days I'll spend with you
There is somebody I'm longing to see I hope that he turns out to be Someone who'll watch over me I'm a little lamb who's lost in the wood I know I could always be good To one who'll watch over me Although she may not be The girl some men think of As pretty to my heart She carries the key Won't you tell her please To put on some speed follow my lead Oh how I need someone to watch over me
Although she may not be The girl some men think of As pretty to my heart She carries the key Won't you tell her please To put on some speed follow my lead Oh how I need someone to watch over me
I peeped in to say good night When I heard my child in prayer "Send me, God, some scarlet ribbons Scarlet ribbons for my hair"
All the stores were closed and shuttered All the streets were dark and bare In my town no scarlet ribbons Not one ribbon for her hair
Through the night my heart was aching Just before the dawn was breaking I peeped in and on her bed In gay profusion lying there I saw a ribbon, scarlet ribbons Scarlet ribbons for her hair
If I live to be a hundred I will never know from where Came those lovely scarlet ribbons Scarlet ribbons for her hair
I can see clearly now, the rain is gone I can see all obstacles in my way Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind It's gonna be a bright (Bright), bright (bright) Sun-shiny day It's gonna be a bright (Bright), bright (bright) Sun-shiny day
I think I can make it now, the pain is gone All of the bad feelings have disappeared Here is the rainbow I've been prayin' for It's gonna be a bright (Bright), bright (bright) Sun-shiny day
Look all around, there's nothin' but blue skies Look straight ahead, nothin' but blue skies
I can see clearly now, the rain is gone I can see all obstacles in my way Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind It's gonna be a bright (Bright), bright (bright) Sun-shiny day It's gonna be a bright (Bright), bright (bright) Sun-shiny day It's gonna be a bright (Bright), bright (bright) Sun-shiny day Oh, what a bright, (bright) Sun-shiny day