Everly Brothers

[fox69]

(WHY AM I) CHAINED TO A MEMORY

(WHY AM I) CHAINED TO A MEMORY


Why am I chained to a memory
Why does the thought of you still torture me
When will I find someone to set me free
So I won't be
Chained to a memory

Why am I chained to the hurt I knew
Each day you thought of something cruel to do
Where in this world can I escape from you
So I won't be
Chained to a memory

Your letters threw them in the fire
Your picture out the window
All that I could find that reminded me of you
I threw them, threw them all away

But I get up every the morning and I'm pacing the floor
Like I'm expecting you to walk through the door
I keep forgetting I won't see you anymore
Guess I'm doomed to be
Chained to a memory
Just a memory

 

[fox69]

(YOU GOT) THE POWER OF LOVE

(YOU GOT) THE POWER OF LOVE


You got the power baby to keep me hung uptight
You got the power girl to make me feel alright
You got the power baby to make me jump and shake
You got the power over me, the power that it takes

And when I'm down and out and blue
And feel too bad to move
I don't worry if you come along
And put me in the groove
And when I need good lovin'
It's you I'm thinking of
You got the power baby
The power of love

You got the power baby, you really turn me on
You got the power girl to make me feel real strong
You got the power baby to make me rock and roll
You got the power over me, that power thrills my soul

And every time you kiss me child
I cannot move or speak
My heart starts pounding double time
My knees start feeling weak
And when I'm in your loving arms
I coo just like a dove
You got the power baby
The power of love

You got the power baby to keep me hung uptight
You got the power girl to make me feel alright
You got the power baby to make me jump and shake
You got the power over me, the power that it takes

And when I'm down and out and blue
And feel too bad to move
I don't worry if you come along
And put me in the groove
And when I need good lovin'
It's you I'm thinking of
You got the power baby
The power of love

You got the power baby
You got the power baby
You got the power baby

 

[fox69]

A CHANGE OF HEART

A CHANGE OF HEART


Well I guess you must have had a change of heart
You don't treat me like you used to at the start
Your campaign of love was quite a work of art
But I guess you must have had a change of heart

Guess I took too much for granted anyway
But it's just cause I'd believe the things you'd say
Not so long ago you'd swore we'd never part
But I guess you must have had a change of heart

Well goodbye to all those castles in the air
And goodbye to all the dreams we used to share
They were fragments of a dream that fell apart
Now they're gone because you've had a change of heart

 

[fox69]

A NICKEL FOR THE FIDDLER

A NICKEL FOR THE FIDDLER


It's a nickel for the fiddler
It's a nickel for his tune
It's a nickel for the tambourine
Kind of afternoon
It's a high holiday on the 21st of June
And it's country music in the park
And everybody's ruined

It's fountains full of dogs and kids
And it's freaky apple pie
It's the ones just come to play
And it's the ones just passin' by
It's coats of many colours
And it almost makes me cry
It's ice cream on a stick
And it's something you can't buy

It's a fiddler from Kentucky
Who swears he's 83
And he's fiddled every contest
From here to Cripple Creek
It's old ones and it's young ones
And it's plain they have agreed
That it's country music in the park
As far as they can see

It's a nickel for the fiddler
It's a nickel for his tune
It's a nickel for the tambourine
Kind of afternoon
It's a high holiday on the 21st of June
And it's country music in the park

 

[fox69]

A WHITER SHADE OF PALE

A WHITER SHADE OF PALE


We tripped the light Fandango
And turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kind of seasick
But the crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder
As the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
The waiter brought a tray
So it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale

She said, "There is no reason,
And the truth is plain to see"
But I wandered through my playin' cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well have been closed
So it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale

She said, "I'm here on a shore leave;
Though we were miles at sea"
I pointed out this detail
And forced her to agree,
Saying, "You must be the mermaid
Who took King Neptune for a ride"
And she smiled at me so sweetly
That my anger straightway died.
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale

 

[fox69]

ABANDONED LOVE

ABANDONED LOVE


I can see the turning of the key
I've been deceived by the clown inside of me
I thought that he was right but he's afraid
But something's telling me, I wear the ball and chain

My patron saint is a-fighting with a ghost
He's always off somewhere when I need him most
The Spanish moon is rising on the hill
But my heart is telling me I love you still

Everybody's wearing a disguise
To hide what they've got left behind their eyes
But me, I can't cover what I am
Wherever the children go I'll follow them

I march in the parade of liberty
But as long as I love you I'm not free
How long must I suffer such abuse
Won't you let me see your smile before I turn you loose

I've given up the game, I've got to leave,
The pot of gold is only make-believe.
The treasure can't be found by men who search
Whose gods are dead and whose queens are in the church

We sat in an empty theatre and we kissed,
I asked you please to cross me off your list
My head tells me it's time to make a change
But my heart is telling me I love you but you're strange

So one more time at midnight, near the wall
Take off your heavy make-up and your shawl
Won't you come down from the throne of where you sit
Let me feel your love one more time before I abandon it

I come back to the town from the flaming moon
I see you in the streets I begin to swoon
I love to see you dress before the mirror
Won't you let me in your room one time, before I finally disappear

 

[fox69]

AIN'T THAT LOVIN' YOU BABY

AIN'T THAT LOVIN' YOU BABY


Well, ain't that lovin' you baby
Ain't that lovin' you baby
Ain't that lovin' you baby
When you don't even know my name

Let me tell you baby
Tell you what I would do
I would rob, steal, kill somebody
Just to get back home to you

Well, ain't that lovin' you baby
Ain't that lovin' you baby
Ain't that lovin' you baby
When you don't even know my name

Well, ain't that lovin' you baby
Ain't that lovin' you baby
Ain't that lovin' you baby
When you don't even know my name

They may kill me baby
Buryin' me like they do
I value my life but I say I gonna rise
And come home to you

Well, ain't that lovin' you baby
Ain't that lovin' you baby
Ain't that lovin' you baby
When you don't even know my name
Well, ain't that lovin' you baby
Ain't that lovin' you baby
Ain't that lovin' you baby
When you don't even know my name
Ain't that lovin' you baby
Ain't that lovin' you baby
Ain't that lovin' you baby
Ain't that lovin' you baby
Ain't that lovin' you baby......

(Alt.:
Let me tell you baby
Though it don't sound true
If you'd throw me in the ocean
I'd swim to the shore
And come home to you

Let me tell you baby
I tell you what I would do
I would rather be a big somebody
And come home to you
Four o'clock in the mornin'
You come walkin' home
I ain't got no consolation

 

[fox69]

ALL I ASK OF LIFE

ALL I ASK OF LIFE


I know I'd never care
If life should leave me blind
As long as I could I see
The love-light in your eyes
I'd want for nothing else
If you were only mine
For all I ask of life is love from you
I'd never once regret
My life if were deaf
As long as I could hear
You speak to say you care
The world could disappear
As long as you were here
For all I ask of life is love from you

 

[fox69]

ALWAYS DRIVE A CADILLAC

ALWAYS DRIVE A CADILLAC


It was the Senior High School yearbook
The class of '63
I'll never forget the way you gave
Your book and pen to me
It was all talked out and settled
You new I'd understand
A girl with dreams as big as yours
Just had to make some plans
So I turned to your best picture
Most Likely To Succeed
The only one in the whole damn book
That didn't show you with me
And it said that you liked inner strenth
So I tried to be true to form
And I hid my teenage broken heart
Instead I signed this poem
I hope you always drive a Cadillac
I hope you always drink champagne
I hope you always shine with the sunshine
I hope you never have to face the rain
Unless the clouds are lined with silver
May every heart you meet be gold
And may you find the world as kind as you've been told
At the ten year class reunion
They read your personal note
And displayed your cover photograph
In your full length sable coat
But the words underneath the picture
Were what mattered most to me
There was something in between the lines
That no one else could see...
It said-
I always drive a Cadillac
I always drink champagne
And if you make time while the sun shines
You never have to face the rain
I travel fast because I go alone
Everybody gets bought and sold
And I wondered if you'd really become that cold
That was the last word anyone heard from you
Until I got your card today
A single line and signature
That said "I'm coming home to stay"
I wonder what life has done to you
I wonder why you thought of me
But if you stop by to say hello
I wonder what you'll think if you see
An old ragged high school yearbook
That falls open to just one page
With a picture of a young girl's face
Full of beauty, dreams and rage
But the words underneath the picture
Is the verse that's still so true
It's the one I swore no one would read
Unless I showed it to you
I hope you always drive a Cadillac
I hope you always drink champagne
And you'll carry my heart wherever you go
Even if I never see you again
But if you bring it back home to me
Maybe then it'll mean you know
That the strongest love's the love that let's you go...
I hope you always drive a Cadillac...

 

[fox69]

ALWAYS IT'S YOU

ALWAYS IT'S YOU


When I feel downhearted
When I'm feeling blue
When I'm low and lonely
Who do I turn to
It's you, always it's you

When I'm dreaming daydreams
Who comes into view
Who shares all my daydreams
Who makes them come true
It's you, always it's you

When I feel like smiling
You're the reason why
If I ever lost you
I'd cry and cry
Oh, hold me close my true love
Kiss me tenderly
There is only one love
One alone for me
It's you, always it's you
Always it's you