Country Road lyrics - Carole King (feat. James Taylor)

Take to the highway, won't you lend me your name?
Your way and my way seem to be one and the same.
Mamma don't understand it, she wants to know where I've been.
I'd have to be some kind of natural born fool to want to pass that way again,
But I could feel it on a country road.

Sail on home to Jesus, won't you good girls and boys.
I'm all in pieces, you can have your own choice.
But I can hear a heavenly band full of angels and they're coming to set me free.
I don't know nothing 'bout the why or when but I can tell that it's bound to be,
Because I could feel it, child, yeah, on a country road.

I guess my feet know where they want me to go walking on a country road.

Take to the highway, won't you lend me your name?
Your way and my way seem to be one and the same.
Mamma don't understand it, she wants to know where I've been.
I'd have to be some kind of natural born fool to want to pass that way again,
But I could feel it on a country road.

Walk on down, walk on down, walk on down, walk on down, walk on down a country road.
Na na na na na na na na na na na, country road, yeah, walking on a country road...

Fire And Rain lyrics - Carole King (feat. James Taylor)

Just yesterday morning, they let me know you were gone.
Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you.
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song,
I just can't remember who to send it to.
I've seen fire and I've seen rain. I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end.
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend, but I always thought that I'd see you again.

Won't you look down upon me, Jesus, You've got to help me make a stand.
You've just got to see me through another day.
My body's aching and my time is at hand and I won't make it any other way.
Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain. I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end.
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend, but I always thought that I'd see you again.

Been walking my mind to an easy time, my back turned towards the sun.
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around.
Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come.
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground.

Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain. I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end.
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend,
But I always thought that I'd see you baby, one more time again, now.

Thought I'd see you one more time again.
There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now.
Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you, fire and rain, now.

Sweet Baby James lyrics - Carole King (feat. James Taylor)

There is a young cowboy, he lives on the range. His horse and his cattle are his only companions.
He works in the saddle and he sleeps in the canyons, waiting for summer, his pastures to change.
And as the moon rises he sits by his fire, thinking about women and glasses of beer.
And closing his eyes as the doggies retire, he sings out a song which is soft but it's clear
As if maybe someone could hear...

Goodnight you moon light ladies, rock-a-bye sweet baby James.
Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose, won't you let me go down in my dreams?
And rock-a-bye sweet baby James.

Now the first of December was covered with snow
And so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston.
Though the Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frosting,
With ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go.
There's a song that they sing when they take to the highway,
A song that they sing when they take to the sea,
A song that they sing of their home in the sky, maybe you can believe it if it helps you to sleep,
But singing works just fine for me.

So, goodnight you moon light ladies, rock-a-bye sweet baby James.
Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose, won't you let me go down in my dreams?
And rock-a-bye sweet baby James.

You've Got A Friend lyrics - Carole King

(Live at the Troubadour)

When you're down and troubled
And you need some love and care
And nothing, oh, nothing is going right

Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night

You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again
It's Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall
All you got to do is call
And I'll be there, yeah
Yes I'll be there
You've got a friend

If the sky above you
Grows dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind begins to blow
Keep your head together
And call my name out loud
Soon you'll hear me knocking at your door, your door, your door

You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again
Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall
All you got to do is call
And I'll be there
Yes I will
Hey, now

Now ain't it good to know that you've got a friend
When people can be so cold
They'll hurt you and desert you
And take your soul if you let them
Oh, now, don't you let them

You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running
Just as fast I can to see you again
See you again
Oh, yes
Don't [?]
Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall
All you got to do is call
And I'll be there, yes I'll be there

You've got a friend
You've got a something friend
Ain't it good to know
You've got a friend

[?]

Thank you
Thank you
Thank you, James

Ain't it good to know
Ain't it good to know
Ain't it good to know
Ain't it good to know
Ain't it good to know
Ain't it good to know
Ain't it good to know
Yeah, yeah, yeah

You've got a friend

[?]

You Can Close Your Eyes lyrics - Carole King (feat. James Taylor)

Well the sun is surely sinking down, but the moon is slowly rising.
So this old world must still be spinning round and I still love you.

So close your eyes, you can close your eyes, it's all right.
I don't know no love songs and I can't sing the blues anymore.
But I can sing this song and you can sing this song when I'm gone.

It won't be long before another day, we gonna have a good time.
And no one's gonna take that time away. You can stay as long as you like.

So close your eyes, you can close your eyes, it's all right.
I don't know no love songs and I can't sing the blues anymore.
But I can sing this song and you can sing this song when I'm gone.

live album: "The Living Room Tour" (2005)




I'm Into Something Good lyrics - Carole King

Woke up this mornin' feelin' fine
There's somethin' special on my mind
Last night I met a new girl in the neighbourhood, whoa yeah
Somethin' tells me I'm into something good
(Somethin' tells me I'm into somethin')

She's the kind of girl who's not too shy
And I can tell I'm her kind of guy
She danced close to me like I hoped she would
(She danced with me like I hoped she would)
Somethin' tells me I'm into something good
(Somethin' tells me I'm into somethin')

We only danced for a minute or two
But then she stuck close to me the whole night through
Can I be fallin' in love
She's everything I've been dreamin' of
She's everything I've been dreamin' of

I walked her home and she held my hand
I knew it couldn't be just a one-night stand
So I asked to see her next week and she told me I could
(I asked to see her and she told me I could)
Somethin' tells me I'm into something good
(Somethin' tells me I'm into somethin')
Somethin' tells me I'm into something good
(Somethin' tells me I'm into somethin')
To something good, oh yeah, something good
(Somethin' tells me I'm into somethin')
To something good, something good, something good

Welcome To My Living Room lyrics - Carole King

Welcome to my living room
It's not a womb, it's not a tomb
Not a June bride or a December groom
Tonight, here in Hyannis, we'll be playing at a reasonable volume
Here in my living room

I'm gonna play some songs for you
There are so many I'd like to do
If I don't get to them all, I hope you'll forgive me
'Cause I'm 62, and there's so many I'd like to do, old and new
But I'll try to do all I can in the time they give me

Let's set aside all the fussing and fighting
And make this night about songwriting
Sing and play some favorite tunes
Welcome to my living room

Take Good Care Of My Baby lyrics - Carole King

My tears are fallin' 'cause you've taken her away
And though it really hurts me so
There's something that I've gotta say

Take good care of my ba-a-a-by
Please don't ever make her blu-u-u-ue
Just tell her that you love her
Make sure you're thinking of her
In everything you say and do-o-o-o

Aww, take good care of my ba-a-a-by
Now don't you ever make her cry-y-y-y
Just let your love surround her
Paint a rainbow all around her
Don't let her see a cloudy sky

Once upon a time that little girl was mine
If I'd been true, I know she'd never be with you

So, take good care of my ba-a-a-by
Be just as kind as you can be-e-e-e
And if you should discover
That you don't really love her
Just send my baby back home to me

Well, take good care of my ba-a-a-by
Be just as kind as you can be-e-e-e
And if you should discover
That you don't really love her
Just send my baby back home to me

Aww, take good care of my ba-a-a-by
Well, take good care of my ba-a-a-by
[Fade]
Just, take good care of my ba-a-a-by

It Might As Well Rain Until September lyrics - Carole King

What shall I write?
What can I say?
How can I tell you how much I miss you?

The weather here has been as nice as it can be
Althought it doesn't really matter much to me
For all the fun I'll have while you're so far away
It might as well rain until September

I don't need sunny skies for thing I like to do
'Cause I stay home the whole day long and think of you
As far as I'm concerned each day's a rainy day
So It might as well rain until September

My friends look forward to their picnics on the beach
Yes everybody loves the summertime
But you know darling while your arms are out of reach
The summer isn't any friend of mine

It doesn't matter whethee skies are grey or blue
It's raining in my heart 'cause I can't be with you
I'm only living for the day you're home to stay
So It might as well rain until September
September, September, oh
It might as well rain until September

Go Away Little Girl lyrics - Carole King

Go away, little girl. Go away, little girl.
I'm not supposed to be alone with you.
I know that your lips are sweet,
But our lips must never meet.
I belong to someone else, and I must be true.

Oh, go away, little girl. Go away, little girl.
It's hurtin' me more each minute that you delay.
When you are near me like this,
You're much too hard to resist.
So, go away, little girl, before I beg you to stay."

Go away.
Please don't stay.
It'll never work out.

When you are near me like this,
You're much too hard to resist.
So, go away, little girl.
Call it a day, little girl.
Oh, please, go away, little girl,
Before I beg you to stay.
Go away.

Loving You Forever lyrics - Carole King

I was just leaving - the night was winding down
You touched my shoulder and I turned around
Here we are - the hardest part is done
And all that's left is loving you forever

My heart stopped beating - I couldn't let it show
You were as unexpected as roses in the snow
Just like that I knew you were the one
Now all that's left is loving you forever

In this world we're lucky if we find
A spark that sparks one time
Like when we are together

And in that moment, it happened so fast
My prayers were answered - I found love at last
Take my hand - our life has begun
And all that's left is loving you forever
Here we are - the hardest part is done
And all that's left is loving you forever

Pleasant Valley Sunday lyrics - Carole King

The local rock group down the street
Is trying hard to learn their song
Serenade the weekend squire
Who just came out to mow his lawn

Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Charcoal burning everywhere
Rows of houses that are all the same
And no one seems to care

See Mrs. Gray
She's proud today
Because her roses are in bloom
Mr. Green
He's so serene
He's got a TV in every room

Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Here in status symbol land
Mothers complain about how hard life is
And the kids just don't understand

Creature comfort goals
They only numb my soul and make it hard for me to see
My thoughts all seem to stray to places far away
I need a change of scenery

Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Charcoal burning everywhere
Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Here in status symbol land

Another Pleasant Valley Sunday

"Love Makes The World" (2001)




Love Makes The World lyrics - Carole King

There was trouble in my mind tonight
Somethin' inside didn't feel quite right
Then I saw your face in the moonlight
And I was right beside U

Don't need words that we useta use
It goes deeper than the words we choose
Can't lose - I wanna spread the news
U got love inside U

Some days it's hard to know what you're feelin'
I've been down that road before

I can't stop believing
Love makes the world go 'round
As long as you're a part of me
Nothin's gonna take me down, oh
Yeah

Last winter when the snowfall hit
Cold city - it was hard to commit
You were out there lookin' for the perfect fit
And I was right beside U

Nothin' real comes overnight
U weren't sure if it felt right
But sometimes a love can move your life
If U let it guide U

Baby, U got to take love where you can find it
Just walk right through that door

I can't stop believing
Love makes the world go 'round
As long as I'm a part of U
Nothin's gonna take U down, oh

You Can Do Anything lyrics - Carole King

The sun is shining but not on me
Another lonely day
What's the use in making plans
Nothing's gonna go my way
But there's a voice down deep inside me
Telling me what to say

Don't you know that you can do anything
You can take anything and make it your own
Don't you know that you can do anything
And you don't have to do it alone

Searching for the girl I was when I was sure and strong
When everything was easier
And I could do no wrong
If I could only believe in myself
I know I could find a way

Don't you know that you can do anything
You can take anything and make it your own
Don't you know that you can do anything
And you don't have to do it alone

Sorry tears in my eyes
Got me down in confusion and doubt
Suddenly I realize
I'm no different than anyone working it out
We're all working it out

Don't you know that you can do anything
You can take anything and make it your own
Don't you know that you can do anything
And you don't have to do it alone

The Reason lyrics - Carole King

I figured it out
I was high and low and everything in between
I was wicked and wild, baby, you know what I mean
Till there was you, yeah, you

Something went wrong
I made a deal with the devil for an empty I.O.U.
Been to hell and back, but an angel was looking through
It was you, yeah, you
It's all because of you

You are the reason
You are the reason I wake up every day
And sleep through the night
You are the reason, the reason

In the middle of the night
I'm going down 'cause I adore you
I want to floor you

I'm giving it up
No more running around spinning my wheel
You came out of my dream and made it real
I know what I feel
It's you
It's all because of you

You are the reason
You are the reason I wake up every day
And sleep through the night
You are the reason, the reason

In the middle of the night
I'm going down because I want you
I want to touch you
I want to floor you
You are the reason, baby

You are the reason
You are the reason I wake up every day
And sleep through the night
You are the reason, the reason

I Wasn't Gonna Fall In Love lyrics - Carole King

When I met you, I let you know
I didn't want to go the way I'd gone before
That door was closed - I was just looking for fun

And you were the right one, you got it
So we could just play around
We wouldn't get serious or mysterious
When it's done it would just be done

I wasn't gonna fall in love, no, I wasn't gonna fall
I wasn't gonna fall in love, till I fell in love with you

Well, you got down, saw through me
You read me like a book
You took me over and over again
And you turned my head around

I found I didn't know what I thought I knew
I was caught up in you so fast
Emotional, love potion-al
I want to make every moment last

I wasn't gonna fall in love, no, I wasn't gonna fall
I wasn't gonna fall in love, till I fell in love with you

Never know what's gonna, never know what's gonna come along
To change your mind, change your way
Play the game you said you'd never play
Never thought that we, never thought you and I would be together
Well I thought I could, but I guess you can't
You can't, you can't ever
Never say never

I wasn't gonna fall in love, no, I wasn't gonna fall
I wasn't gonna fall in love, till I fell in love with you

I Don't Know lyrics - Carole King

I don't know if it's hot in Texas
And I don't know if it's cold in Hell
I don't know if God is watching
I just know that I love you

People say, bad man's gonna getcha
Trade my shoes for a simple soul
Throw away your burnt sienna
'Cause I just know that I love you

Sticks and stones get gone in a hurry
Jack say, Jill, you never looked so fine
Dancing on Boardwalk, what me worry
As long as I know you're mine, all mine all mine, all mine
You're mine

I don't know, I don't know
I don't know, I don't know

And if everybody had someone to care about
What a world, what a world
What a wonderful, wonderful world this would be

I don't care who's in the World Series
Or who does what in their own bedroom
News is blues and it doesn't really matter
I just know that, just know that I love you

I don't know, I don't know
I don't know, I don't know
I don't know, I don't know
I don't know, I don't know
I just know that I love you

It Could Have Been Anyone lyrics - Carole King

Do you know that you know me like nobody else
All of my secrets and lies
Do you know that you made me believe in myself
Made me believe I could fly
All the things that you say
That I wait for each day
You're almost too good to be true

It could have been anyone, oh, anyone
A stranger out of the blue
It could have been anyone, oh, anyone
That I gave my heart up to
But it was you

Well you just never know when the moment will come
When love is about to begin
Something about someone reaching out
And letting someone in
And I'm glad I was there
When out of thin air
We both had nothing to do

It could have been anyone, oh, anyone
A stranger out of the blue
It could have been anyone, oh, anyone
That I gave my heart up to

One day we'll find out
Why you were sent to me
Now we're together
It must be the way it was meant to be

It could have been anyone, oh, anyone
A stranger out of the blue
It could have been anyone, oh, anyone
That I gave my heart up to
But it was you

Monday Without You lyrics - Carole King

Yesterday was a perfect day
Living in make-believe, perfect together

In your eyes I was number one
And you were all the world to me forever, ever and ever

But you have another life
You're going to somewhere I don't belong

I can't think about Monday
I can't think about watching you walk away
I only want to be with you
I just want to be with you
I can't think about anything else but Sunday and the touch of you
I only want to be with you
I can't think about Monday without you

In an empty room
Waiting for a reason why
Trying, crying, dying
I know that it's over
But I don't want to hear you say goodbye

I can't think about Monday
I can't think about watching you walk away
I only want to be with you
I just want to be with you
I can't think about anything else but Sunday and the touch of you
I only want to be with you
I can't think about Monday without you

An Uncommon Love lyrics - Carole King

Why do we isolate each other
All the walls we build between us
Make it so hard to be together

How can we tear at one another
When the thing we have in common
Is an uncommon love

Walls can fall, tears can mend
So why can't we reach across the line
And touch each other

Here on two sides of the truth
We've a middle ground in common
We have an uncommon love

Time can heal, hearts can mend
So why can't we reach across the line
And touch each other

When will we ever learn
That the thing we have in common
Is an uncommon love
We have an uncommon love
An uncommon love

You Will Find Me There lyrics - Carole King

You don't have to wear the weight of the world on your shoulders
Don't you know I'll be there for you, always, always
You can tell me anything, and you know I'll understand

When you're down and out, and your soul is bare
You just turn around, you will find me there

You keep on giving everyone so much more than your share
So many things you do in so many ways, always
But you need someone you can hold on to

When you're down and out, I will always care
You just turn around, you will find me there

When it's all gone wrong, it's falling down on you
Lean on me, I'll be strong
I will keep you safe, keep you warm

When you're down and out, I will always care
You just turn around, you will find me there

I will take your hand, I will dry your tears
I will comfort you when your hope has disappeared

When you're down and out, I will always care
You just turn around, you will find me there, you will find me right there

When you're down and out and you're in despair
You just turn around, you will find me there

When you're down and out, I will be right there
You just turn around, you will find me, you will find me right there

Safe Again lyrics - Carole King

Seems so hard
All I want to do is let down my guard
Laugh like a child and play out in the yard
I want to feel safe again

I don't know
What happened to you, where did you go
Wish I could not feel the cold wind blow
I want to feel safe again

If only I could believe everything will soon be
Like all the fairy tales I've read
But I feel so lost and naked
And I wake up with the shape of a dream
In my head

Seems so hard
All I want to do is let down my guard
Get through just one more day unscarred
I want to feel safe again
I want to feel safe again
I want to feel safe again
With you

This Time lyrics - Carole King

I go through the motions of being with people
When deep in my soul, I want to be where you are
I know we speak every night
But words only go so far, I know

It feels like an ocean of time we're apart
I know that I've said it before
But this time when I come home
I will stay with you
This time's the last time that I'm gonna go

Just close your eyes, and imagine me home again
It isn't so far away
Soon I'll be back, and you'll never be alone again
This time I mean to stay

I promise you this time I'll do whatever it takes
To stay right by your side
I would do anything, I would give you everything
'Cause you are everything to me

But until then
Gotta keep our emotions under control
It won't be easy to do
'Cause all I want to do is kiss you, touch you,
Hold you, love you, promise, I promise
I promise you, I'll stay with you, but till then

Just close your eyes, and imagine me home again
I mean every word I say
Soon I'll be back, and you'll never be alone again
This time I mean to stay

Just close your eyes, and imagine me home again
Soon I will be on my way (never gonna go)
This time I mean it, you'll never be alone again
This time I mean to stay

Birthday Song lyrics - Carole King

Happy Birthday
Celebrate your day in style
Happy Birthday
Tonight I want to see you smile
Your whole life is in front of you, you've only just begun
So Happy Birthday
The best is yet to come

Happy Birthday to you
The good things I could say about you are infinite
But I will only take a minute
To say the world is a better place with you in it
With you in it

Happy Birthday
You know just how to be
Happy Birthday
I'm glad you're you with me
To know you is to love you, to love you is to be blessed
So Happy Birthday
You deserve the best

Every time I ever reach out for you
You never let me down
Any time you're ever in need of a friend
I will always be around

Happy Birthday
You are everything that's good
You are everything that matters
I would give you the world if I could
You will always be a part of me and all that I go through
So Happy Birthday, dear friend
May all your dreams come true
Happy birthday to you

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