Joe Cocker

[fox69]

"Standing Knee Deep In A River"

"Standing Knee Deep In A River"


Friends I could count on,
I could count on one hand,
With a leftover finger or two.
I took 'em for granted,
Let 'em all slip away.
Now where they are, I wish I knew.

They roll by just like water,
And I guess we never learn.
Go through life parched and empty,
Standin' knee deep in a river and dyin' of thirst.

Sometimes I remember.
Sweethearts I've known.
Some I've forgotten, I suppose.
One or two still linger,
Oh, and I wonder now,
Why I ever let them go.

They roll by just like water,
And I guess we never learn.
Go through life parched and empty,
Standin' knee deep in a river and dyin' of thirst.

So the sidewalk is crowded:
The city goes by.
And I rush through another day,
And a world full of strangers,
Turn their eyes to me,
But I just look the other way

They roll by just like water,
And I guess we never learn.
Go through life parched and empty,
Standin' knee deep in a river and dyin' of thirst.

They roll by just like water,
And I guess we never learn.
Go through life parched and empty,
Standin' knee deep in a river and dyin' of thirst.

 

[fox69]

"Stay The Same"

"Stay The Same"


This life is upside down
We're trying to figure it all out
We're so close but feel so far
Wishing we weren't quit who we are
And we say

Some other love, some other face
Some other time, some other place
Some other path, some other way

Maybe the more we're trying to change
Maybe the more we'll stay the same

Maybe the more we're trying to change
Maybe the more we'll stay the same

We stay the same

Our hearts are warm and free
We're trying to find the love we've created
But deep inside we rearrange
Trying to fill that lonely space
And we say

Some other love, some other face
Some other time, some other place
Some other path, some other way
(Today)

Maybe the more we're trying to change
Maybe the more we'll stay the same

Maybe the more we're trying to change
Maybe the more we'll stay the same

I think we've seen what we want to see
I think we've needed what we really need
Maybe we are just who we are

We are
We are

Maybe the more we're trying to change
Maybe the more we'll stay the same

Maybe the more we're trying to change
Maybe the more we'll stay the same

 

[fox69]

"Sticks And Stones"

"Sticks And Stones"


People talkin', tryin' to break us up
Why don't they let us be
Sticks and stones may break my bones
But talk don't bother me

(No) People talkin', tryin' to break us up
When they know that I love you so
So I don't care what the people might say
I'm never gonna let you go

I've been abused (I've been abused)
In my heart (I've been accused)
I've been accused (I've been accused)
I've been rebuked and I've been stomped

(Well) People talkin', tryin' to break us up
They're scandalizing my name
They'll say anything just to make me feel bad
They'll say anything to make me shamed

I've been abused (I've been abused)
In my heart (I've been accused)
I've been accused (I've been accused)
I've been rebuked and I've been stomped

(Well) People talkin', tryin' to break us up
They're scandalizing my name
They'll say anything just to make me feel bad
They'll say anything to make me shamed

 

[fox69]

"Summer In The City"

"Summer In The City"


Hot Town Summer In The City
Back Of My Neck Getting Dirt And Gritty
Been Down, Isn'T It A Pity
Doesn'T Seem To Be A Shadow In The City
All Around People Looking Half Dead
Walking On The Sidewalk Hotter Than A Match Head

But At Night It'S A Different World
Go Out And Find A Girl
Come On, Come On And Dance All Night
Despite The Heat It Will Be Alright
And Babe, Don'T You Know It'S A Pity
The Days Can'T Be Like The Night
In The Summer In The City
In The Summer In The City

Cool Town, Evening In The City
Dressed So Fine And Looking So Pritty
Cool Cat Lookin For A Kitty
Gonna Look In Every Corner Of The City
Till I'M Weezin Like A Bus Stop
Running Up The Stairs Gonna Meet Ya On The Roof Top

But At Night It'S A Different World
Go Out And Find A Girl
Come On, Come On Lets Dance All Night
Despite The Heat It Will Be Alright
And Babe, Don'T You Know It'S A Pity
The Days Can'T Be Like The Night
In The Summer In The City
In The Summer In The City

Solo

But At Night It'S A Different World
Go Out And Find A Girl
Come On, Come On Lets Dance All Night
Despite The Heatit Will Be Alright
And Babe Don'T You Know It'S A Pity
The Days Can'T Be Like The Night
In The Summer In The City
In The Summer In The City

Hot Town Summer In The City

 

[fox69]

"Superstar"

"Superstar"


Long ago, and, oh, so far away
I fell in love with you before the second show.
Your guitar, it sounds so sweet and clear, but you're not really here.
It's just the radio.

Don't you remember you told me you loved me baby?
You said you'd be coming back this way again baby.
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby.
I love you, I really do.

Loneliness is such a sad affair, and I can hardly wait to be with you again.
What to say, to make you come again?
Come back to me again, and play your sad guitar.

 

[fox69]

"Sweet Little Woman"

"Sweet Little Woman"


I never had no one, who would worry 'bout me
'Til the day, you came walkin' in my life
I never had no one, worry 'bout my needs
'Til you came through a sign my [Incomprehensible]
I never realized, how beautiful love could be
'Til the day, you came walkin' in my home

Sweet little woman
You're turnin' me on
Sweet little woman
Rock me all the night long
Sweet little woman
Lead me into paradise

Sweet little woman
Keep turnin' me on
Sweet little woman
Rockin' me all the night long
Sweet little woman
Lead me into paradise

I never knew a life, wear such a happy face
Since you came, I've not shed a single tear
I never knew the world, ever could be so good
Since the day, all my clouds have disappeared

Sweet little woman
You're turnin' me on
Sweet little woman
Rockin' me all the night long
Sweet little woman
Why don't you lead me into paradise?

Sweet little woman
Keep turnin' me on
Sweet little woman
Rockin' me all the night long
Sweet little woman
Why don't ya lead me into paradise?
Hey, inside

Sweet little woman
You're drivin' me mad
Sweet little woman
Yeah, your lovin's so bad
Sweet little woman
Won't you lead me into paradise?

Sweet little woman
You're drivin' me mad
Sweet little woman
Tell your lovin's so bad
Sweet little woman
Lead me into paradise

 

[fox69]

"Take Me Home"

"Take Me Home"


Maybe we're standing on the threshold
With our eyes open wide
Let the river keep on flowing
We can reach the other side
Caught in this endless revolution
Under helicopter skies
To lose becomes unthinkable
And to win is the only road now
There's a bridge over the water
I can see it like a rainbow
If you love me I'll be waiting
Take me home to the other side
All the men and all the women
Who sacrifice their love
Never taste what we took for granted
No they don't know love at all
Some of them broken some of them wounded
And so cynical from the pain
I was quiet as a grave yard
Till you heard me caling out your name
There's a bridge over the water
I can see it like a rainbow
If you love me I'll be waiting
Take me home to the other side
Life was victorious
Now it can't be denied
We'll stand together
Cause love is on our side
There's a bridge over the water
I can see it like a rainbow
If you love me I'll be waiting
Take me home to the other side

 

[fox69]

"Talking Back To The Night"

"Talking Back To The Night"


High above the heat of a summer New York street
An out-of-work musician plays a solo saxophone
He's a preacher and a teacher
And he stands up all alone

Stranded in the dark of a vision in the park
A poet in his madness tries to find another line
And he's losing and he's using
And he says he's doing fine

And they look from such a height
That somehow it's all right
They're talking back to the night
It's all that they can do
Talking back to the night
It's how they make it through
If you listen you can hear them
Their voices draw you near them
They're talking back to the night for you

Something seems to take every dime the man can make
His dream is getting smaller and he wonders where to turn
And he's trying hard to make it
And he's trying not to burn

Woman never minds, pulls the shade and draws the blinds
She takes him in the darkness where the loneliest can feed
She gives him all she has to
And it's no more than he needs

 

[fox69]

"Tempted"

"Tempted"


I bought a toothbrush, some toothpaste
A flannel for my face
Pyjamas, a hairbrush
New shoes and a case
I said to my reflection
Let's get out of this place
Past the church and the steeple
The laundry on the hill
Billboards and the buildings
Memories of it still
Keep calling and calling
But forget it all
I know I will

Tempted by the fruit of another
Tempted but the truth is discovered
What's been going on
Now that you have gone
There's no other
Tempted by the fruit of another
Tempted but the truth is discovered

I'm at the car park, the airport
The baggage carousel
The people keep on crowding
I'm wishing I was well
I said it's no occasion
It's no story I could tell

At my bedside empty pocket
A foot without a sock
Your body gets much closer
I fumble for the clock
Alarmed by the seduction
I wish that it would stop

I bought a novel, some perfume
A fortune all for you
But it's not my conscience
That hates to be untrue
I asked of my reflection
Tell me what is there to do

 

[fox69]

"Thankful"

"Thankful"


I'm saying goodbye to the loneliness
Stumbling around in this emptiness
There ain't no heart when you're feeling so, so low

I'm saying goodbye to what I know best
It's harder than failing 'cause I've passed that test
What's ahead nobody ever really knows

'Cause all we got is just another chance
To find what we always had

And I'm thankful for breathing in the morning
I'm thankful, you didn't walk right out of here
I gave you reason to up and leave
You found a way to stand by me

I'm thankful, I've finally learnt to say goodbye
To everything that made me wanna give up on life
I never thought I'll hear me say
That I'm thankful, so thankful

I'm saying "Hello" to a lifelong wish
Loving the moment that I'm standing here
Breaking the cycle, I'm being mindful
That's a choice I thought I'd never choose

I'm so glad I got another chance
To know just what I always had

And I'm thankful for breathing in the morning
I'm thankful, you didn't walk right out of here
I gave you reason to up and leave
You found a way to stand by me

I'm thankful, I've finally learnt to say goodbye
To everything that made me wanna give up on life
I never thought I'll hear me say
That I'm thankful, oh, so thankful

You always told me I should be
So thankful for breathing in the morning
I'm thankful, you didn't walk out of here
I gave you reason to up and leave
But you found a way to stand by me

I'm thankful, I've finally learnt to say goodbye
To everything that made me wanna give up on life
I never thought I'll hear me say

Stand by me
Yeah, thankful for breathing in the morning
Oh God, I'd didn't wake up to you
You found a way to still stand by me

I'm thankful, I've finally learnt to say goodbye
I never thought I'll hear me say
That I'm thankful, so, so thankful, yeah