Aretha Franklin Album

Billy Ray was a preacher's son
And when his daddy would visit he'd come along
When they gathered around and started talkin'
That's when Billy would take me walkin'
Out through the back yard we'd go walkin'
Then he'd look into my eyes
Lord knows, to my surprise

The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, ooh, yes he was



Bein' good isn't always easy
No matter how hard I try
When he started sweet-talkin' to me
He'd come'n tell me "Everything is all right"
He'd kiss and tell me "Everything is all right"
Can I get away again tonight?

The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, ooh, yes he was (yes he was)

How well I remember
The look that was in his eyes
Stealin' kisses from me on the sly
Takin' time to make time
Tellin' me that he's all mine
Learnin' from each other's knowin'
Lookin' to see how much we've grown and

The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, oh yes he was

(The only one who could ever reach me)
He was the sweet-talkin' son of a preacher man
(The only boy who could ever teach me)
Was the son of a preacher man

(The only one who could ever reach me)
Was the sweet-talkin' son of a preacher man
FADE

Itґs an evil wind
That blows no good yeah
Itґs a sad heart
That wonґt love like I know it should
No hollow sound (no hollow sound)
You must be
(You must be)
Itґs a shame (shame)
You donґt share your love with me

Itґs a heartache yeah
(Itґs a heartache)
When love is gone
(Itґs a heartache)
But itґs bad
(Bad) and even sad (sad)
All day long

And itґs no wonder
When you wonґt see me
Itґs a shame
(shame)
If you wonґt share
Some of your love with me

I canґt help it oh no
If heґs gone
I must try to forget
Because I got to live on
Ooooh
Have me some good thing
Itґs a sweet thing
(Its a sweet thing)
But you love someone eles
(Such a sweet thing)

But Itґs bad (bad)
And even sadder (sad)
When itґs not the time

And Ooooooooooh
How lonesome... how lonesome
How lonesome baby
(Lonesome)
You must be
(You must be)

I tell ya it would be a sad (sad)
Shame (shame)
If you donґt share
Your love with me
(Share your love with me)

It would really be a mistake baby
(If you say it)
If you donґt share
Your love with me
(Share your love with me)

It would sure be a shame
(Shame shame)
If you donґt share
Share your love with me
FADES-
Share your love with me
Come on bab-ay

At the dark end of the street
That's where we always meet
Hiding in shadows where we don't belong
Living in darkness to hide our wrong
You and me at the dark end of the street

I know that time's gonna take its toll
We have to pay for the love we stole
It's a sin and we know it's wrong
Oh but our love keeps a coming on strong
But tonight we will meet at the dark end of the street

They're gonna find us yes they're gonna find us
They're gonna find us oh some day
You and me at the dark end of the street you and me

And when the daylight roll around
And by ten we're both downtown
If we should meet you just walk right on by
Oh my darling now please don't you cry
Tonight we'll meet at the dark end of the street you and me


They're gonna find us yes they're gonna find us
They're gonna find us oh some day
You and me at the dark end of the street you and me

When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom
Let it be

And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom
Let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be

And when the broken-hearted people
Living in the world agree
There will be an answer
Let it be

For though they may be parted
There is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer
Let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Yeah, there will be an answer
Let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be


Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be

And when the night is cloudy
There is still a light that shines on me
Shine until tomorrow
Let it be

I wake up to the sound of music
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom
Let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
There will be an answer
Let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be

I'm Eleanor Rigby, I picked up the rice
In the church where the weddin's had been, yeah
I'm Eleanor Rigby, I'm keepin' my face in a jar by the door
You wanna know what is it for'

Well, all the lonely people
Where do they all come from' yeah
All the lonely people, where do they all belong' now now

Father McKenzie writin' a words to a sermon that no one will hear
No one comes near
Look at him workin', darnin' his socks in the night
What does he care' yeah
All the lonely people, where do they all come from'
All the lonely people, where do they all belong' yea!

Uum-hum-um-um, um hum- hum- yea!
Eleanor, baby, um hum-hum-um
Eleanor Rigby, died in the church
And was buried along with her name
Nobody came
Father McKenzie wipin' the dirt from his hands
As he walked from the grave
Sayin' all the lonely people, where do, where do they come from'
All over the world, the lonely, lonely, lonely, people
Where do, where do they all belong'
Ooo lonely, only the lonely know
Ooohoo lonely, only the lonely people know
Just like a Eleanor Rigby, yeah, Eleanor, Eleanor
Rigby, only the lonely, yeah the lonely, yea-e-yea
fades-
Loneliness
Yeah gotta love some lonely people

[No lyrics]

People all around me
But I don't even have a friend
Lord knows I been trying
And he knows I just can't win
Everything I do yeah
Seems to turn out wrong
Sometimes I wish now
That I never been born, whoa
Nobody nobody cares
Nobody cares baby
You know I've had my share
Just ain't fair, (Just ain't fair)
Just ain't fair, (Just ain't fair)

Some folks got it easy
They live the life of love and play
Lord knows I got to struggle now
Trying to make my way, yeah
I'm walking all day
I'm gonna reach the town
I believe I hope I can make it yeah
Beacuse my feet ain't gonna let me stop
Talking about Jesus
Nobody nobody cares
Nobody cares
Baby I've had my share
Just ain't fair
Just ain't fair
It just ain't fair
It just ain't fair
It just ain't fair
I've had my share

I pulled into Nazareth
I was feelin? bout a half past dead (dead)
I just need some place
Where I can lay my head (head)
?Hey mister can you tell me where a girl might find a bed??
(Can ya tell me?)
He just grinned and shook my hand
And ?no? was all he said

Take a load off Fannie
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fannie
Then hey-yea-yea
Put the weight on me!

I picked up my bag
I went lookin? for a place to hide
When I saw comin? in the devil
Walkin? side by side
I said ?they comin?
Come on let?s go down town?
She said ?I gotta go but my friend can stick around?

Take a load off Fannie
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fannie
Then hey, an yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
(Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo)

Go down Moses
There?s nothin? that-a you can say
(Ooo-ooo)
It?s just like all of us waitin?
Waitin? for the judgement day
(Woo-ooo)
Well Luke my friend
What about Annalee?
(Doo-ooo-ooo)
He said ?Do me a favor?
?Stay and keep Annalee some company?

(Take a load off Fannie
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fannie)
Well-ell yeah
Put the weight on me

(Yeah-yeah-yeah)
Catch me a cannonball
And that?ll take me on down the line
(Yeah)
My bag is circulin?
I believe that it?s about time
(You said it girl)
To get in touch with Fannie
You know she?s the one
(Yeah)
Who said ?Mickey
Is there a god forever one??
Yeah!

(Take a load off Fannie
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fannie
Take a load for free
FADES-
Take a load off Fannie
Take a load...

I love you (I love you)
An I love you (I love you)
And I love you too (and I love you)
Baby will you call me the moment you get there?

Hey baby, um-hum
And I love you (I love you)
And I love you too (I love you)
And I love you (and I love you)
Baby will you
(Call me) call me (the moment) the moment
(You get there) you get there? yeah
Yeeeeaaaah, bab-bay-a-yea-yea

My dearest, my dearest of all darling (ah-ooo)
I know, I know, I know
I know we?ve got to part
(Ah-ooo)
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby

It really doens?t hurt me that bad yeah (ah-ooo)
Because you?re takin? me with you
And I?m keepin? you
Right-a here in my heart

It?s all because I love you (I love you)
Woo-hoo and I love you (I love you)
And I love you too (and I love you)
Baby will ya call me the moment you get there, bab-ay
Will you do that?
Will you do that for me now?

Oh-oh-oh-oh, call me
(Call me) call me the hour
(The hour) Call me the minute (the minute)
The second that you get there?
Baby, baby, baby, baby, call me (the moment)
Call me the moment (call me)
Cause I love you call me the minute (the moment)
Yeah, yeah, call me, call me, call me, call me, call me, bab-ay
Yeah, yeah, yeah (call me)
Call me the hour
(The hour)
Call me the moment ya get there?

(Don?t forget, don?t forget)
(Don?t forget about me bab-ay)
No don?t forget about me bab-ay
(Baby) I love you
(Baby) call me!
(And when you get there
Call me, call me, call me
Baby)
Call me baby

(Call me) call me the hour (the hour)
Call me the minute, the hour, the second
(Call me, call me, call me, call me, call me bab-ay
Yeah, call me baby (the minute)
Call me the minute (second) the second
Don?t forget about the hour (don?t forget, don?t forget
About me bab-ay)
Don?t forget, don?t forget about me bab-ay
(The moment) call me the moment
(Call me) caaall me
FADES-
(You got to call me
(call me, call me, call me, call me bab-ay)
Oh yeah...

Baby, no one could have told me
How could they have told me
When they didn't know?

I'd sit down and cry, baby
I'd sit down and cry, baby
Sit down and cry my heart out
Over you, oh

No one, no one could have warned me
That you would scar me yeah
And hurt me so bad

And that I'd sit down and cry, baby
I'd sit down and cry, baby
I'd sit down and cry my heart out
Over you

Oh, who would ever believe?
That lips sweet as yours
Sweeter than the honey
From the bees

Tell, who would ever believe?
That those same sweet lips
Would lie, lie like
Lie like you lied to me, yeah

Baby, no one, no one could ever told me
I wouldn't hear it
That you would have sold me, yeah
Down the river so fast

And that I'd sit down and cry, baby
I'd sit down and cry, baby, yeah
I'd sit down and cry my heart out
Over you

Yes I will, yeah, I will sit down and cry, baby
I will sit down and cry, baby
Sit down and cry my heart out
Heart out over you, yes I would
Hey, hey, hey, baby, yeah, sit down and cry baby