Artist: Merry Clayton
Lyrics of Artist: Merry Clayton
Lyrics of Artist: Merry Clayton
[Lyric] Steamroller (Merry Clayton)
Well, I'm a steamroller now, baby I'm gonna roll all over you Yes, I'm a steamroller, baby I'm bound to roll all over you I'm gonna inject your soul with some sweet rock and roll And shoot you full of rhythm and blues Well, I'm a cement mixer A churning urn of burning funk I'm a cement mixer A churning urn of burning funk to the bone I'm a...Learn MorepopMerry Clayton[Lyric] Howd I Know (Merry Clayton)
Baby, just don't lie there, baby, please don't stare I can't help if I feel this way Baby, I've been cryin', I've been tryin' I fell in love, I tried to say How could I know that love would slip away, slip away? How could I know that love would slip away, slip away? You always make some promises that you never keep When you said you'd phone it...Learn MorerbMerry Clayton[Lyric] Rainy Day Women 12 35 (Merry Clayton)
[Verse 1] Well, they'll stone you when you're tryin' to be good Stone you just like they said they would Stone you when you're trying to go home Stone you when you're there all alone [Chorus] But I would not feel so all alone Everybody must get stoned Everybody [Verse 2] Well, they'll stone you when you're walking on the street Stone you when...Learn MorerbMerry Clayton[Lyric] Grandmas Hands (Merry Clayton)
[Verse 1] Grandma's hands clapped in church on Sunday morning Grandma's hands played a tambourine so well Grandma's hands used to issue out a warning She'd say, "Baby sister, don't you run so fast You might fall on a piece of glass Might be snakes there in the grass" Grandma's hands [Verse 2] Grandma's hands sooth the local unwed mother Grandma's...Learn MorepopMerry Clayton[Lyric] Walk On In (Merry Clayton)
If you want somebody to look after you And you're tired of livin' alone the way that you've been, yeah Don't worry, don't be shy, call me up, and come on by And just walk, walk on, walk on in If you need a shoulder you can lean on, yeah Someone to stand by you through thick and thin Point your feet in my direction, they will know where to go Watch...Learn MorepopMerry Clayton[Lyric] One More Ride (Merry Clayton)
Time is running ? and I get out of breath Every time I lose my place, I die a little death I don't know what's supposed to be The more I know, the less I see But I keep trying to be me and do that well I'm getting ready for one more ride on your merry-go-round You can take me for one more ride on your merry-go-round Got my ticket for one more ride...Learn MorerbMerry Clayton[Lyric] Gets Hard Sometimes (Merry Clayton)
Sure do love you, honey But it gets hard sometimes I'm just a ?? to find my way You see nobody want me I have feelings for other people It gets hard sometimes Hard sometimes Well I expect you, honey Don't want to see you suffer Oh sometimes my body Betrays my mind I realize passion is ? ?? It gets hard sometimes Hard sometimes There have been...Learn MorerbMerry Clayton[Lyric] Same Old Story (Merry Clayton)
It's the same old story Every time I see you You try to tie me to you Yeah, you do When you save money to give me Every time I see you I find it's kind of overdue Yesterday is over Now I'm crying so many tears ??? to notice All the time in all the years, years and years Oh but it's the same, same old story Every time that I heal you Oh baby and...Learn MorepopMerry Clayton[Lyric] Sink or Swim (Merry Clayton)
I can feel how the times are changin' I can feel things re-arrangin' Used to be that I needed protecting Now you see what I need is respecting Sink or swim ?? Out on the rim, no place to be sittin' ?? much more than an ocean Yeah the chance is slim, but my life is in motion I just love your smile Won't you stay awhile? I can see how the train's...Learn MorerbMerry Clayton[Lyric] Love Me Or Let Me Be Lonely (Merry Clayton)
Love me or let me be lonely Part-time love I can find any day So don't defy mother nature's way please Make it mine, a love for to stay I can live without love If I wanted to in this lonely room But I don't want to so I leave it up to you To wash away my gloom I can live without love If I wanted to in this lonely room But I don't want to so I...Learn MorepopMerry Clayton[Lyric] A Song For You (Merry Clayton)
[Verse 1] I've been so many places in my life and times Sung a lot of songs, I've made some bad rhymes I've acted out my love on stages with ten thousand people watching But we're alone now and I'm singing this song to you [Verse 2] I know your image of me is what I hope to be I've treated you unkindly, baby, can't you see? There's no one more...Learn MorepopMerry Clayton[Lyric] If I Lose (Merry Clayton)
If I lose my mind, I would not be lost But found in another place Another time, another space If I lose my mind too If I lose my eyes, I would not be blind But seen in another way Another time on another day If I lose my eyes too Baby, rain is the way I can tell 'Cause you when you ?? You come in from the rain I know love is insanity Insanity...Learn MorerbMerry Clayton