Ray Charles

"I Surrender Dear"
(originally by Bing Crosby)

"I Surrender Dear"
(originally by Bing Crosby)



Pride, sad, splendid liar,
Sworn enemy of love
Kept my lips from saying
Things I was thinking of.
But now my pride you've humbled,
I've cast it to the winds,
Broken, beaten, sick at heart
My confession begins.

We've played the game of stay away
But it cost more that I can pay.
Without you I can't make my way,
I surrender, dear.
I may seem proud, I may act gay,
It's just a pose, I'm not that way,
'Cause deep down in my heart I say
I surrender, dear.
Little mean things we were doing
Must have been part of the game,
Lending a spice to the wooing,
But I don't care who's to blame.
When stars appear And shadows fall,
Why then you'll hear My poor heart call,
To you my love, my life, my all
I surrender, dear.

We've played the game of stay away
But it cost more that I can pay.
Without you I can't make my way,
I surrender, dear.
I may seem proud, I may act gay,
It's just a pose, I'm not that way,
'Cause deep down in my heart I say
I surrender, dear.
Little mean things we were doing
Must have been part of the game,
Lending a spice to the wooing,
But I don't care who's to blame.
When stars appear And shadows fall,
Why then you'll hear My poor heart call,
To you my love, my life, my all

"I Thought About You"

"I Thought About You"


I took a trip on a train, and I thought about you.
I passed a shadowy lane, and I thought about you.
Two or three cars parked under the stars, a windin' stream.
Moon shining down on some little town
And with each beam, the same old dream.
And every stop that we made, oh I thought about you.
And when I pulled down the shade, then I really felt blue.
I peaked through the crack and looked at the track,
The one goin' back to you, and what did I do?
I thought about you.

[Musical Interlude]

There were two or three cars parked under the stars, a windin' stream.
Moon shining down on some little town
And with each beam, the same old dream.

[Musical Interlude]

And then I peaked through the crack and I looked at that track,
The one goin' back to you, and what did I do?
I thought about you.

"I Wake Up Crying"

"I Wake Up Crying"


I wake up crying
After tossin' and turnin'
And a-yearnin' the whole night long
Pretty baby oh my love since you went away
Haven't spent a happy day

I wake up crying
After sobbin' and sighin'
And a-wonderin' just what went wrong
Pretty baby well I know I was good to you
Why'd you go and make me blue

I need your arms to hold me tight now
I need your lips to kiss me goodnight
I'm so unhappy on my own
Don't don't leave me sad and lonely (oh now now now ,well well well now baby)

I tell you I wake up crying
After tossin' and turnin'
And a-yearnin' the whole night long
Pretty baby why don't you please come back to me
And Save me from this mesery
I want you to save me
Ahhh save me baby
Mhhhhhh ....... [Fade]

"I Wanna Be Around"

"I Wanna Be Around"


I wanna be around to pick up the pieces when somebody breaks your heart,
Somebody twice as smart as I.
Somebody who will swear to be true like you used to do with me,
Who'll leave you to learn that misery loves company, wait and see.
I wanna be around to see how he does it when he breaks your heart to bits,
Let's see if the puzzle fits, so fine,
And that's when I'll discover that revenge is sweet,
As I sit there applauding from a front row seat,
When somebody breaks your heart like you broke mine.
That's when I'll discover that revenge is sweet,
As I sit there applauding from a front row seat,
When somebody breaks your heart like you broke mine,
Like you, like you broke mine.

"I Want A Little Girl"

"I Want A Little Girl"


She must be someone now who's all alone now
Say, I want a little girl, yeah, to fall in love with me, oh yeah

You know I want a little girl, she may not look
Just like a picture in a story book
But if she can cook chicken, yeah, she'll suit me to a T, now

Oh, she don't have to wave her hair
Or wear fancy clothes and I wouldn't even care
If she didn't wear nylon hose, oh

'Cause I want a little girl to love a lot
I say I'd give her everyting I got, now
Because I want a little firl, now, to fall in love with me, yeah

"I Want To Know"

"I Want To Know"


I want to know can your love stand the test of time
Want to feel your body next to mine
Want to know what your love feels like when I'm next to you

You see I've being looking for a love that's been gone for a very long time
I want to know what it feels like when you bring your body to mine
can't you see that you are bring out the best in me
Trying to tell what's been on my mind
it's so hard when you are not around
cause when I know your body is calling me

I want to know can your love stand the test of time
Want to feel your body next to mine
Want to know what your love feels like when I'm next to you

Can you tell me where lovers go
I wish you was here to see how I can make you glow
just believe in me and our love will grow
cause we're standing the test of time flowing
making love in a realm that's unknown
So what is it going to be... are you going to be with me....

"I Wish I Were In Love Again"

"I Wish I Were In Love Again"


The sleepless nights - the daily fights
The quick toboggan - when you reach the heights
I miss the kisses - and I miss the bites
I wish I were in love again
The broken dates - the endless waits
The lovely loving - and the hateful hates
The conversation - with the flying plates
I wish I were in love again
No more pain - no more strain
Now I'm sane - but I would rather be punched - drunk
The pulled out fur - of cat and cur
The fine mismating - of a him and her
I've learned my lesson - but I wish I were
In love again
The furtive sigh - the blackened eye
The words: "I love you - 'til the day I day"
The self deception - that believes the lie
I wish I were in love again
When love congeals - it soon reveals
The faint aroma - of performing seals
The double-crossing - of a pair of heals
I wish I were in love again
No, no more care - no, no despair
Now I'm all there (now) - but I'd rather be puncdrunk
Believe me sir - I much prefer
The classic battle - of a him and her
I don't like quiet - and I wish I were
In love again - in love again - in love again

"I Won't Sing A Song"

"I Won't Sing A Song"


There's no fool like an old (a young) fool
When he paints his spectacles pink.
He acts his love in words
And he rhymes his love in ink.
An old fool is a bold fool
And he shines he spectacles up.
His time for love is short
So he quickly drains the cup.
I'll tell the one I love,
"I do not want the smile of you,
The glance of you, the heart of you,
But I want every part of you."

I won't sing a song,
I won't dream a dream,
I won't drink the milk without the cream;
Words of love are words,
Sentiment is tame.

I don't want the name without the game.
You can see if you've the eyes for seeing,
I'm yours with every fibre of my being.
While your heart is weak
And my will is strong,
You'll be mine
And I won't sing a song.

"I Wonder Who"

"I Wonder Who"


I...I wonder who gonna be your sweet man when I've gone
I wonder who gonna be your sweet man when I've gone
I wonder who, baby's, gonna be carryin' my lovin' on

You know if you find, you know if you find
You know if you find, you know if you find
You know if you find a new love, baby, won't you please tell me so
Well it might break my heart but still I wanna know

And if the flame, I say if the flame
You hear me if the flame, don't you know if the flame
If the flame in your heart only burns true love for me
Well don't you let nobody turn their backs on me

You know when I, I say when I
You know when I, I want you know when I
When I lost my baby, I lost the best friend I ever had
And If I don't find my baby, hey hey hey, it's gonna drive me mad, yeah