Johnny Rivers

[fox69]

"Do What You Gotta Do"

"Do What You Gotta Do"


Man, I can understand how it might be
Kind of hard to love a girl like me
I don't blame you much for wanting to be free
I just wanted you to know
I loved you better than your own kin did
From the very start
It's my own fault for what happens to my heart
You see I've always known you'd go
But you just do what you gotta do
My wild sweet love
Though it may mean I'll never
Kiss your sweet lips again
Pay that no mind
Just find that dappled dream of yours
Come on back and see me when you can
Well, I know they make you sad
They make you feel so bad
They say you don't treat me like you should
Folks got ways to make you feel no good
I'd guess they've got no way to know
I've had my eyes wide open from the start
And boy, you never lied to me
And the part of you they'll never see
Is the part you've shown to me
So you just do what you gotta do
My wild sweet love
Though it may mean I'll never kiss
Those sweet lips again
Pay that no mind
Just find that dappled dream of yours
Come on back and see me
Come on back and see me when you can

 

[fox69]

"Do You Wanna Dance?"

"Do You Wanna Dance?"


Do you wanna dance and hold my hand?
Tell me that I'm your man
Baby do you wanna dance?

Do you wanna dance under the moonlight?
Squeeze and kiss me all through the night
Baby do you wanna dance?

Now do you wanna dance girl, and hold my hand?
Tell me that I'm your man
Baby do you wanna dance?

Do you wanna dance under the moonlight?
Loving me girl, all through the night
Baby do you wanna dance?

Well now do you, do you, do you, do you wanna dance?
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna dance?
Do you, do you wanna dance?

Now do you wanna dance and hold my hand?
Tell me that I'm your man
Baby do you wanna dance?
Yes do you wanna dance I mean under the moonlight
Squeeze and kiss me all through the night
Baby do you wanna dance?

Well now, do you, do you, do you, do you wanna dance?
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna dance?
Do you, do you wanna dance?
O, do you wanna dance (hold my hand)
Do you wanna dance?
Baby do you wanna dance? Yeah, yeah
Do you wanna dance all night?
Do you wanna dance under the moonlight?
Do you wanna dance?

 

[fox69]

"Don't Let The Rain Come Down"

"Don't Let The Rain Come Down"


Stopped by your house on my way home
Knocked on your door - you were gone
I was standin' there at a quarter to three
Thinkin' woman oh woman, where can you be?

Don't let the rain come down
Don't let the rain come down
Don't let the rain come down
In this heart of mine

I try to believe love will pull us through
But do you love me, like I love you?
I try to believe everything you say
Oh, but one more storm gonna wash my heart away

Don't let the rain come down
Don't let the rain come down
Don't let the rain come down
In this heart of mine

If you been cheatin', if you been lyin'
I don't want to see
Lord, I'd rather be blind

Don't let the rain come down
Don't let the rain come down
Don't let the rain come down
In this heart of mine

 

[fox69]

"Enemies And Friends"

"Enemies And Friends"


In 1969, I was following the sun
On my highway of enemies and friends
Just hoping that I might see the grave/gray distant/eastern line
Before the time came for me to meet my end
And it's/we said how the good times just come and go
Like the wind, like the rain, like the time
Revolution they tell just to lose your friend
And I hope at the end you'll be mine

And it's/we said how the good times just come and go
Like the wind, like the rain, like the time
Revolution they tell just to lose your friend
And I hope at the end you'll be mine
Yes I hope at the end you'll be mine

 

[fox69]

"Every Day I Have To Cry"

"Every Day I Have To Cry"


There was a little girl I had planned to marry
This was my love I didn't want to share it
I thought that love would make my life bright and sunny
She said she couldn't love me 'cause I didn't have no money

So, everyday I have to cry some
Everyday I have to cry some
Dry the water from my eyes some
Everyday I have to cry

I had me a girl and yes, I really loved her
Every night, well, I was thinking of her
But you cant mix love with money
'Cause if you do you gonna hurt somebody

So, everyday I have to cry some
Everyday I have to cry some
Dry the water from my eyes some
Everyday I have to cry

Lord, I know that I'm just a poor man
But is it wrong to love 'cause I'm not a rich man?
But you can't mix love with money
'Cause when you do you gonna hurt somebody

And everyday I have to cry some
Everyday I have to cry some
Dry the water from my eyes some
Everyday I have to cry

Everyday I have to cry some
Everyday I have to cry some
Dry the water from my eyes some
Everyday I have to cry

Everyday I have to
Let the water fall from my eyes
Everyday I have to
Let the water fall from my eyes

Everyday I have to cry some
Everyday I have to cry some

 

[fox69]

"Feel A Whole Lot Better"
(originally by Gene Clark)

"Feel A Whole Lot Better"
(originally by Gene Clark)



The reason why, oh I can say
I have to let you go, and right away
After what you did, I can't stay on
And I'll be feel a whole lot better
When you're gone

Baby for a long time, you had me believe
That your love was all mine, and that's the way it
would be
But I didn't know, that you were putting me on
And I'll be feel a whole lot better
When you're gone

Now I've got to say, that it's not like before
And I'm not gonna play, your games anymore
After what you did, I can't stay on
And I'll be feel a whole lot better
When you're gone
Oh when you're gone

And I'll be feel a whole lot better
When you're gone
Oh when you're gone

 

[fox69]

"Flying Away With You"

"Flying Away With You"


Last night I thought that I was dreaming
Reached across the bed and found you there
Guess that I'm not used to what I'm feeling
Oh theses feelings
Flying on the ground is just so rare

Living on my own but barely dealin'
Going it alone and getting nowhere
Nothing I had known could show much meaning
So little meaning, baby
You helped me see the love I had to share

[Chorus:]
I can feel you touching me
There's no where else that I would rather be
Than in your arms tonight...with you
Holding me tight
Flying away with you

Oh yeah...others spent the night
But it just wasn't right
(Just wasn't right)
Now you are lying here...feeling you so near
Takes my fear...
I just want to dance to anything you want me to...

[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Foolkiller"

"Foolkiller"


I was walking down a back street
Just the other night
I got a funny feeling
That things weren't right
I heard some heavy footsteps right behind
And I know it wasn't just my mind

You know the foolkiller's coming
Uh-huh, he gettin' closer every day
Don't you know the foolkiller's coming
I'm gonna try to make my getaway

I've been living in this concrete anthill
Scraping and scrubbing for that dollar bill
Eight million people living on a brink
There ain't no time to stop and think

You know the foolkiller's coming
Uh-huh, I do believe it's true
Girl, I said the foolkiller's coming
I think he got his eye on me and you

Now, if you never been a fool
Then you don't have to worry
But if you have
You better get in a hurry
And just to be on the safe side
Get yourself a little place to hide

You know the foolkiller's coming
Lord, I do believe it's true
I see the foolkiller coming
And I know he got his eye on me and you

I've been living in this concrete anthill
I'm scraping and scrubbing for that dollar bill
Eight million people living on a brink
And there ain't no time to stop and think

You know the foolkiller's coming
Lord, he's getting closer every day
Don't you see the foolkiller coming
I gonna try to make my getaway

Now, if you never been a fool
Then you don't have to worry
But if you have
You better get in a hurry
And just to be on the safe side
Seek yourself a little place to hide

You know, the foolkiller's coming
Lord, I do believe it's true
Can't you see the foolkiller's coming
I know he got his eye on me and you

Yeah, you know, the foolkiller's coming, all right

 

[fox69]

"For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her"
(originally by Simon And Garfunkel)

"For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her"
(originally by Simon And Garfunkel)



What a dream I had, pressed in organdy
Clothed in crinoline of smoky Burgundy
Softer than the rain.

I wandered empty streets, down past the shop displays
I heard cathedral bells tripping down the alley ways
As I walked on.

And when you ran to me, your cheeks flushed with the night
We walked on frosted fields of juniper and lamplight
I held your hand.

And when I awoke and felt you warm and near
I kissed your honey hair with my grateful tears
Oh I love you, girl
Oh I love you.

 

[fox69]

"For You"

"For You"


Sweet lovin' woman, hard livin' man
Layin' it out the best that I can
For you, for you
Reachin' for stars flightin' the moon
Findin' the words and learnin' the tune
For you, for you

I've had some fancy shelter
And I've been left out in the rain
You're the only pleasure I've had for all my pain
Cravin' some rest washed up at your door
Wasted the best, but I'm askin' for more
For you, for you

Burnin' so hard tryin' to shine
Wishin' the water would turn into wine
For you, for you

Even when I came down to the end
I turned it around and started over again
For you, I did it for you

I've had some fancy shelter
And I've been left out in the rain
You're the only pleasure I've had for all my pain
Cravin' some rest washed up at your door
Wasted the best, but I'm askin' for more
For you, oh for you

Burnin' so hard tryin' to shine
Wishin' the water would turn into wine
For you, nobody but you

Even when I came down to the end
I turned it around and started over again
For you, for you, for you
I did it for you.