Hustlin for a gig. Harder than it oughta be. Hustlin for a gig. What a crazy lottery. So many cats around that you can hear the sound. Of pavement bein pounded.
There was a fellow named Jefferson who. Would tear it up with the band. A vocalizin phenomenon who they used to call the Main Man. He would think like a sage, sing like a horn.
If you hear me howlin'. Callin' on my darlin'. . He's hot like habanero. Sweet like cherry pie. I'm so glad he loves me. Love me all the time. . He's my little baby.
You've been hurt. I can see that you've been cryin'. You've been hurt. But your tears can start dryin'. Now you've got a man. Who's gonna get you smilin' every day.
Let me tell you about a girl I know. She is my baby and I love her so. Every morning when the sun comes up. She gets me coffee in my favorite cup. . That's why I know, oh I know.
Ohhhh, I was lying in the bed with fever. And I was, burning up inside. My baby walked, in my bedroom. And I could hardly open my eyes. . She said that she was going to the pawnshop.
You took my heart, baby. And you broke it in a thousand pieces. I may not have been much to you. But every man still needs a reason. . See I tried so hard to love you girl.
Happy Birthday. I hope that it's a good one. Now that I'm not there to mess it up. You'll be buzzed all day because you're like that. And I will not have to deal with you.
Yeah man, make a plan. Everybody, let's get started. Get that Harlem swing. . Every man, in the band. Let's get busy, the gang's all dizzy. With that Harlem swing.
We are so happily married. We gave up all for love. And now we are free. . It's so heavenly. We wish everyone to know. It's robins and roses. Whever we go, oh, oh, ooh, oh.
1st verse : from time to time. i find my self burdened down. by the problems in my life. and on the surface of my mind. i wonder if things will turn out right.
Late Night Hotel Room. A Thin Rain Falls Through The Gloom. I Don't Know Where We Are. I See Five Lanes Of Passing Cars. . Then Something Deep Inside Flickers On Like A Strip Light.
I'LL HIDE AWAY WHERE YOU CAN'T FIND ME. 'CAUSE I WANT TO KEEP THE FIRE IN MY FIGHT. IF I LEAVE THE LIGHTS OF THIS CITY BEHIND ME. THEN I LEAVE THE MEN THAT KEEP THEM ALIGHT.
AIRMAIL LETTER FROM YOU. CAME THROUGH MY DOOR LIKE IT ALREADY KNEW. THAT ID BEEN THINKING OF YOU. JUST THE NIGHT BEFORE UNDER A JANUARY MOON. . HES MOVING ON.
Note: hyphen=unsung word. . How long. Baby, how long. That ev'nin' train been gone?. So long, honey, so long. . I got to the station. When she left town.
Hard time's is here. An ev'rywhere you go. Times are harder. Than th'ever been befo'. . Um, hm-hm. Um-hm. Um, hm-hm. Um, hm-hm-hm. . You know that people.
Hard times here an' everywhere I go. Time is harder than ever been before. People are driftin' from door to door. Can't find no heaven, I don't care where they go.