Johnny Rivers

[fox69]

"Ashes And Sand"

"Ashes And Sand"


These feelings have been building up
Around us for a long time
I remember days when your true lovin' ways
Flowed thru my life just like sweet wine
And lately you've been acting strange
You feel you need a change
There's nothing I can do to make you stay
So if you must say goodbye
This is as good a time as any for me to cry

How can they say that somehow
It all works out for the good
When life can be so cruel
You feel just like a fool, you know you should
What happened to our dreams, all our well laid schemes
We just let them slip right on thru our hands
And all that's left when the fire is gone
Is just some ashes and a little bit of sand.

So naive to think it could be sunshine all the way
Look out here comes a rainy day
You know, I'll always love you deep inside
And girl, I know you never lied to me
Oh there was a time we could fly so high
They couldn't catch us if they tried
They couldn't catch us if they tried

 

[fox69]

"Baby, I Need Your Loving"
(originally by Four Tops)

"Baby, I Need Your Loving"
(originally by Four Tops)



Baby, I need your lovin'
Baby, I need your lovin'

Although you're never near
Your voice I often hear
Another day, another night
I long to hold you tight
'Cause I'm so lonely

Baby, I need your lovin'
I got to have all your lovin'
Baby, I need your lovin'
Got to have all your lovin'

Some say it's a sign of weakness
For a man to beg
Then weak I'd rather be
If it means havin' you to keep
'Cause lately I've been losin' sleep

Baby, I need your lovin'
I got to have all your lovin'
Baby, I need your lovin'
Got to have all your lovin'

Empty nights
Echo your name
Sometimes I wonder
Will I ever be the same

Oh yeah, when you see me smile
You know
Things have gotten worse
Any smile you might see
Has all been rehearsed

Darlin', I can't go on without you
This emptiness won't let me live without you
This loneliness inside me, darlin'
Makes me feel not alive, honey

Baby, I need your lovin'
I got to have all your lovin'
Baby, I need your lovin'
Got to have all your lovin'

Baby, I need your lovin'
I got to have all your lovin'
Baby, I need your lovin'
Got to have all your lovin'

 

[fox69]

"Baby, What You Want Me To Do"

"Baby, What You Want Me To Do"


You've got me runnin', you've got me hidin'
You've got me run, hide, hide, run anyway you wanna let it roll
Yeah, yeah, yeah
You've got me doin' what you want me, a-baby why you wanna let go.

I'm goin' up, I'm goin' down
I'm goin' up, down, down, up anyway ya wanna let it roll
Yeah, yeah, yeah
You've got me doin' what you want me, a-baby why'd you wanna let go

You've got me peepin', you've got me hidin'
You've got me peep, hide, hide, peep anyway you wanna let it roll
Yeah, yeah, yeah
You've got me doin' what you want me so baby why ya wanna let go.

 

[fox69]

"Barefootin'"
(originally by Robert Parker)

"Barefootin'"
(originally by Robert Parker)



Everybody, get on your feet
You make me nervous when you in your seat
Take off your shoes, and pat your feet
We're doin' a dance that can't be beat
We're barefootin', we're barefootin'
We're barefootin', we're barefootin'

Went to a party the other night
Long Tall Sally was out of sight
Threw 'way her wig and her high sneakers, too
She was doin' a dance without any shoes
She was barefootin', she was barefootin'
She was barefootin', she was barefootin'

Hey, little gal, with the red dress on
I bet you can barefoot all night long

Take off your shoes, and throw them away
Come back and get them another day
We're barefootin', we're barefootin'
We're barefootin', we're barefootin'

'Lil John Henry, he said to Sue
If I was barefootin', would you barefoot, too?
Sue told John: I'm thirty-two
I was barefootin' ever since I was two
They was barefootin', they was barefootin'
They was barefootin', we barefootin'

We barefootin', we barefootin'
We barefootin', we barefootin'

 

[fox69]

"Big River"

"Big River"


Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry,
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky.
And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River.
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die.

I met her accidentally in St. Paul (Minnesota).
And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl.
Then I heard my dream was back Downstream cavortin' in Davenport,
And I followed you, Big River, when you called.

Then you took me to St. Louis later on (down the river).
A freighter said she's been here
But she's gone, boy, she's gone.
I found her trail in Memphis,
But she just walked up the block.
She raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone.

Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge,
River Queen, roll it on.
Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans.
Go on, I've had enough;
Dump my blues down in the gulf.
She loves you, Big River, more than me.

Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry,
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky.
And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River.
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die.

 

[fox69]

"Blowin' In The Wind"
(originally by Bob Dylan)

"Blowin' In The Wind"
(originally by Bob Dylan)



How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, the answer is blowin' in the wind

Yes, and how many years can a mountain exist before it is washed to the sea?
Yes, and how many years can some people exist before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, the answer is blowin' in the wind

Yes, and how many times must a man look up before he can see the sky?
Yes, and how many ears must one man have before he can hear people cry?
Yes, and how many deaths will it take till he knows that too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, the answer is blowin' in the wind

 

[fox69]

"Blue Suede Shoes"
(originally by Carl Perkins)

"Blue Suede Shoes"
(originally by Carl Perkins)



Well, it's one for the money, two for the show
Three to get ready, now go, cat, go
But don't you step on my blue suede shoes
You can do anything, but lay off of my blue suede shoes

You can knock me down, step on my face
Slander my name all over the place
Do anything that you wanna do
But uh uh, honey, lay off of my shoes
You can do anything, but lay off of my blue suede shoes

You can burn my house, you can steal my car
Drink my liquor from an old fruit jar
Do anything that you wanna do
But uh uh, honey, lay off of my shoes
But don't you step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything, but lay off of my blue suede shoes

Well, it's one for the money, two for the show
Three to get ready, now go, cat, go
But don't you step on my blue suede shoes
You can do anything, but lay off of my blue suede shoes

Well, it's blue, blue, blue suede shoes
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes, yeah
Well, blue, blue, blue suede shoes
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything, but lay off of my blue suede shoes

 

[fox69]

"Borrowed Time"

"Borrowed Time"


You can run – but you can't hide
You can cry – but it will not slide
When the rain comes down
It's gonna wash away all your lies
And the sun's gonna shine at night
You'll be awakened by an angel of light
And the veil of sorrow will be lifted from your eyes

Turn around, tell me what do you see
Can that fool standing there be me
If you look real close
You can tell he's got his heart in his hand
I guess he tried to fly too high
Took off in a storm through an uncharted sky
Shot down by a paper plane
And had nowhere to land

Hey – where are you going now?
Your story's got no reason or rhyme
Tell me – who can you turn to now
That you're livin' on borrowed time

So – called friends think I've lost my mind
Can't believe what I've left behind
Now that I've changed my number
And I'm not runnin' scared
Looks like the ones who have lost it all
Are the ones who are standing tall
Me, I'm turning to the one who always cared

[Repeat chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Brass Buttons"
(originally by Gram Parsons)

"Brass Buttons"
(originally by Gram Parsons)



Brass buttons, green silks and silver shoes
Warm evenings, pale mornings, bottle of blues
And the tiny golden pins that she wore up in her hair
Brass buttons, green silks and silver shoes

My mind was young until she grew
My secret thoughts known only by a few
It was a dream much too real to be leaned against too long
All the time, I think she knew

Her words still dance inside my head
Her comb still lies beside my bed
And the sun comes up without her
It just doesn't know she's gone
Oh, but I remember everything she said

Brass buttons, green silks and silver shoes
Warm evenings, pale mornings, bottle of blues
And the tiny golden pins that she wore up in her hair
Brass buttons, green silks and silver shoes

 

[fox69]

"Brother, Where Are You?"

"Brother, Where Are You?"


A small boy walked down a city street
And hope was in his eyes
As he searched the faces of the people he'd meet
Or one he could recognize

Brother, where are you?
They told me that you came this way
Brother, where are you?
They said you came this way

Brother, where are you?
Brother, where are you?

The eyes of the people who passed him by
Were cold and hard as stone
The small boy whimpered and began to cry
Because he was all alone

Brother, where are you?
They told me that you came this way
Brother, where are you?
They said you came this way

Where are you?
Brother, where are you?
Don't you know I need you now

(Boots Rap)
I'm calling out from the top
Of a ten foot pile of knots
They call us cool
If you smile or not
And if you dial the cops
I'm gonna try to shot
See it's a violence plot
Tell the judge
'I give a f what kind of file I got'
I'm trying to calculate my damages
From a lifetime of manmade savages
Bad food canisters
Fast food managers
And school principals
Who really prison wooden chips
Dough to the mo'
Flush my load in the commo'
But it never was
Never is
You believe in lined lie images
Of front line scrimmages
Support the crime bills of the president
Now it's a sacrileges
Attack the kids
And get the older generation
Just to back the pigs
So when I whisper as I leave the line of where I was
Brother, can you join the brawl?

Where are you?

Now there are many
Who will swear it's true
That brother all we are
And yet it seems there are very few
Who will answer a brother's call
Oh brother, where are you?
They told me that you came this way
Brother, where are you?
They said you came this way

Where are you?
Where are you?
Brother, where are you?
Oh brother
Brother, where are you?
Where are you?
Brother, where are you?
Brother, where are you?
Where are you?