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作词 : Broadnax/Covay/Ousley/Redding/Franklin/Penn/Bacharach/Wexler/White/Moman 作曲 : Ousley/Redding/Moman/Shannon/Broadnax/Franklin/Covay/Wexler/White/KingBaby here I amBy the railroad tracksWaiting for my babyCause he's coming backComing back to meOn the 503And it won't be longNo it won't be longI've been so lonesomeSince the man has been goneThere ain't a thing worth mentioningNothing been going onAnd that's why I knowWhen the whistle blowsYeah that it won't be longNo no it won't be longMy daddy told meWhen he said goodbyeYes he did"I'll be back baby baby by and by"And that's why I waitedSo doggone long yeahCan't you see how happy I amBecause the man is coming homeSo now here I beBy the railroad tracksOh waiting for my babyHe's coming backComing back to meOn the 503Yeah and it won't be longNo no be longI ain't had no lovingSince you know whenHe's a long-gone roosterAnd I'm a lonesome henAnd that's why I'm sureWhen the whistle blowsYeah that it won't be longNo no be longMmm and I'm so excitedMy knees are shaking yeahMr. EngineerDon't you keep me waitingYou hear meHurry hurry hurry hurryHurry hurry hurryBaby here I amOh by the railroad tracksWaiting for my babyHe's coming backComing back to meLord on the 503Yeah and it won't be longNo be longAhh I knowWhen the whistle blowsHey that it won't be longNo no be longI don't know about youBut I know yeah I knowThat it won't be longNo no be longSaid it won't be long//Sweet Lover//Say I bet you never thought you'd findA sweet loverYou'd never find a girl like meI sayI bet you never thought you'd findA sweet loverYou'd never find a girl like meOh, ohOh yeahSweet lover, yeahAh, no matter how I treat you, babyYou like itAnd I know, because you told me soI said no matter how I treat you, babyYou like itAnd I know it, 'cause you told me soOh, ohOh yeahSweet, sweet lover, yeahOh yeah!I've got my hooks in youUh huhHmm, but I guess you've got me, too'Cause I never ever thought I'd findA sweet, sweet loverI'd never find a man like youI say I never, never ever thought I'd findA sweet sweet loverI'd never find a man like youOh, ohOh yeahMmm, sweet lover, yeahOh yeah!I've got my hooks in youUh huhMmm, but I guess you've got me, tooOh, oh, I neverNever ever thought I'd findA sweet loverNever find a man like youI said I never, never thought I'd findA sweet loverI'd never find a man like youOh, ohMmm, oh yeahSweet, sweet lover, yeahOh, ohOh yeahSweet, sweet, sweet, sweet lover, yeahOh, ohOw, oh yeah!Sweet loverYeah, yeah, yeah...//It's so Heartbreakin'//It’s so heartbreaking when the one you loveIs in love with somebody elseWhen somebody you’ve been dreaming ofIs in love with somebody elseYou can’t keep on smiling over rainy’s dueKeep on walking though you’ve gotta hold in your shoeBut it’s so heartbreaking when the one you loveIs in love with somebody elseJohn thought Jennie really love him trueTill he caught her kissing with BillJohn is so lonesome, don’t know what he’ll doSince Jane went over the hillsSo there goes Johnnie with a broken heartHe is just too good for nothing since they’re apartCause it’s so heartbreaking when the one you loveIs in love with somebody elseOh, it’s so heartbreaking when you’re love is goneAnd your dream love go up in smokeAnd it’s so frightening, baby, when you love someoneAnd he thinks your love is a jokeOh, you gotta keep on living till the day you dieBut you’re so disgusted that you wonder whyCause it’s so heartbreaking when the one you loveIs in love with somebody elseI said that it’s so heartbreaking when the one you loveIs in love with somebody elseIt hurts so bad, yes it doesSo heartbreaking when the one you loveIs in love with somebody elseThat man really turn just back onSo heartbreaking when the one you loveIs in love with somebody else//Right Now//Tell me if you love meRight nowTell me if you want meRight nowYou make me think you like itWhen we kissBut still you never say soSo if you're only playingLet′s stopCause you're nearly blowing my topAnd if you can say you doBut if you don'tBaby tell me right nowYou've got a smile I loveAnd you've a style I loveAnd your caressIs all my heart is dreaming ofBut if you keep stallingBy the time we clickI'll be turning grayAnd you'll be walkingWith this trickSo if we're gonna make itLet's startCause you're overworking my heartI confess that I'm with youAnd you with meBut tell me right nowYou've gotYou've got a smile I loveAnd God knows you've the style I loveAnd your caressIs all my heart is dreaming ofBut if you keep stallingBy the time we clickI'll be turning grayAnd you'll be walkingWith this trickSo if we're gonna make itWe've got to startCause you're overworking my heartAnd you're the guy that I loveThat I can't denyAnd all you ever give meIs just an alibiAnd baby I've decidedNow it's do or dieSo tell me if you love meOh tell me if you love meI wanna know nowI wanna know nowYes right nowHmmm.......//Love Is the Only Thing//I love and you loveWe loveSweet loveI look and you lookAnd we found sweet loveAnd now we knowLove is the only thingThat matters at allAfter allI kiss and you kissEach kiss sweet lipsI tease and you squeezeAnd we find sweet blissThat's how we knowLove is the only thingThat matters at allAfter allI'm luckyAnd you're lucky tooWe're luckyAnd we know it's trueLove is so wonderfulI give and you giveWe live for loveEach nightEach dayWe love sweet loveCause ain't it so?Love is the only thingThat matters at allAfter allLove is the only thingThat matters at allAfter all//All Night Long//Never knew the softness of his tender kissDon't know if he's weak or strongAll I know is he's in every dream I dreamAll night longMmm, never heard him speak a single word of loveNever knew his favorite songBecause he only speaks to me in dreams I dreamAll night longWhen I'm asleepHe tells me he's in love with meAnd how much he needs me to be nearBut at best, a dream is just a fantasyIf I touch his hand, he'll disappearNo, no, no, no, noNo, I don't need a lover that's just a memoryFate, how could you be so wrong?Now I've got to find a man who's haunting meAll night longAll night longAll night long//Maybe I'm a Fool//Maybe I'm a foolFor loving you soAnd maybeMaybe I'm a foolI don't, I don't really knowBut I can'tI can't stop loving youDarling, oh yesThough I tried, oh yesAnd maybeMaybe your goodbye was so meanSo mean and unfairThough you made me cryMy love's still thereAnd I know, I knowThat I'll long for your kisses, ohUntil I dieOh yes, until I dieWell, I said all of my friendsAll of my friends have told meThey said "Aretha, why don't you findYou really need to findSomebody new"Yeah, oooh yeahBut what they don't knowWhat they just don't knowIs in my heartI'd missing, ohThat that someone was youSo, oh, it's all for you to decideIf you should decideTo trap me once moreAll you got to doAll you got to do is knock on my doorAnd I'll sayI'll say that I've taken you backYeah, taking you back would be folishThen maybe, oh, maybe I'm a foolYeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!//Just for You//I'll say goodbye to all that old friendsJust for you just for youIf we can be together just we twoI'll stay at home all week and weekendsIf you'll be there with meOur lust will be a drift you just wait and seeI'll forget the old daysWhen running around was funThrough the years and alwaysYou'll be the only oneI'll save my love and my affectionJust for you I'll be trueAs long as I may live I'll live just for you//Exactly Like You//I know why I've waitedI know why I've been blue, yeah'cause I've been waiting here for somebody, babyAh, yeah, exactly like youUh-huhWhy should we spend all of our moneyOn a show or twoWhen nobody makes those love scenes, honeyAh, exactly like youNow you make me feel so grandI want to give this world to youAnd you make me understandThese foolish little dreams I'm dreamin'And schemes I'm schemin', yeahI know why my daddyTaught me to be true, yeah'cause he was keepin' me here for somebody, somebody, somebodyExactly like youNow you make me feel so grandI want to hand this great big wide world to youAnd you make me understandThese foolish little dreams I'm dreamin'And oh, schemes I'm schemin', yeahI know why my daddyThe man taught me to be true, uh-huh'cause he was savin' me here for somebody, somebody, somebodyExactly like youOh, exactly, ah babyLike you.Exactly like youNobody, nobody, nobody but youYeah, yeah, yeahExactly, exactly, exactly, oh, like youOh babySomebody, somebody...//(Blue) by Myself//Feeling mighty blueBy myselfOne ol' lonesome shoeBy myselfNow that love's behind meYou'll find meBy myselfI just sit and stareAt the floorJust don't seem to careAnymoreSince my baby's goneGot a padlock on my doorThat old black catKeeps hangin' 'roundBut I ain't blaming him'Cause things are badIt ain't his faultI've gone and lostThe only loveI ever hadLoveLoveI miss him soIt's no lieAnd I'm so "double o"I could dieSo I'll beJust me hereBy myself//Today I Sing the Blues//Without a word of warnin'The blues walked in this mornin'And circled around my lonely room.I didn't know why I had that sad 'n lonely feelin'Until my baby called and said we were through, hooo.For yesterday this time I sang a lovesongBut today... I'm singing the blues.Now, I know the explanation'Cause we were lovin' 'til last night honey, yeah.I'm alone again todayAnd it strikes me kinda funny how fate can be so unfair'Cos I seem to come right on the losin' end in every, every love affair!Yes it must be, it must be meant for me that I should be the oneBe the one to always lose, hooo........For yesterday this time I sang a lovesongBut right now... I'm singing the blues......//Just for a Thrill//Just for a thrillYou changed the sunshine to rainAnd just for a thrillYou filled my heart with so much painTo me you were my pride and joyOh but to you I was merely a toyA plaything a plaything a playthingThat you could toss around at willAnd just for a thrill a thrill a thrillYou made my life you made my life one sad songAnd just for a thrillYou took me by the hand and you just led ooh led me alongAnd although you're freeI know you're havin' funOh but to me and in my heartYou'll still be the only oneBecause you oh you made myHeart stand still yeahThrill thrill yeah//Rock-a-Bye Baby with a Dixie Melody//Rock-a-bye your baby with a Dixie melodyWhen you croon, croon a tune from the heart of DixieJust place my cradle, mammy mineRight on the Mason Dixon lineAnd swing it from VirginiaTo Tennessee with all the love that's in yaWeep no more, my ladySing that song again for meSoft and low, just as thoughYou had me on your kneeA million baby kisses I'd deliverIf you would only sing that Swanee RiverRock-a-bye your rock-a-bye baby with a Dixie melodyWeep no more, my ladySing that song again for meSoft and low, just as thoughYou had me on your kneeA million baby kisses I'd deliverIf you would only sing that Swanee RiverRock-a-bye your rock-a-bye baby with a Dixie melodyYou had me on your kneeA million baby kisses I'd deliverIf you would only sing that Swanee RiverRock-a-bye your rock-a-bye baby with a Dixie melody//It Ain't Necessarily So//It ain't necessarily soIt ain't necessarily soThe things that you're liableTo read in the BibleIt ain't necessarily soNow David was small but, oh myYes, David was small but, oh myHe fought big GoliathWho lay, lay down and diethYes, David was smallBut, oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa myYou've ever heard 'bout Jonah?He lived in a whaleYou've ever heard 'bout Jonah?He lived, lived in a whaleAnd he made his home in that fish's abdomenYes Jonah, he lived in a whaleTo get into heavenDon't snap for a sevenLive clean and don't have no faultAnd take me, yeah, take that gospelWhenever it's possibleBut with a little grain of saltMethuselah lived 900 yearsMethuselah lived 9,900 yearsBut tell me who, who calls that livingWhen no gal is given to no manWhat's 900 years?That's why I say that it ain'tIt ain't necessarilyIt ain't, no, necessarilyIt ain't, it ain't necessarily soAin't necessarily soAin't necessarily soAin't necessarily soAin't necessarily soAin't necessarily so//You Made Me Love You//You made me love youI didn’t want to do it (no, no)I didn’t want to do it (no, no)You made me love youAnd all the time you knew itI guess you always knew itYou made me happy sometimesAnd then you made me sadAnd there were times, dearYou made me feel so badYou made me sigh forI didn’t want to tell ya (no, no)I didn’t want to tell ya (no, no)I want a love that’s trueYes I do, you know I do, indeed I doGive me, give meGive me what I cry forYou know you got the brand of kisses that I’d die forYou know you made me love you.......//Try a Little Tenderness//Oh, she may be wearyYoung girls they do get wearyWearing that same old shaggy dress, yeah yeahBut when she gets wearyTry a little tenderness, yeah yeahYou know she's waitingJust anticipatingFor things that she'll never possessBut while she's there waiting, without themTry a little tenderness (that's all you gotta do)It's not just sentimental, no, no, noShe has her grief and care, yeah yeah yeahBut the soft words, they are spoke so gentle, yeahIt makes it easier, easier to bear, yeahYou won't regret it, no, noSome girls they don't forget itLove is their only happiness, yeahBut it's all so easyAll you gotta do is try, try a little tenderness, yeahAll you gotta do is, man, hold her where you want her//Don't Cry,Baby//Don't cry, baby, don't cry, sugarDry your eyesAnd let's be sweethearts againBecause you knowYou know I didn't meanTo ever treat you so meanRight now, oh, yeahCome on, honeyLet's try it all overOne more timeOh, don't cry, don't cry, babyDon't cry, don't cryHoney, oh, dry your eyesAnd let's be, come onLet's be sweethearts againOh, oh, oh, because you knowYou know I didn't meanTo ever, ever, ohTreat you so mean right nowRight now, oh, yeahCome on, babyAnd I wonder can I beYour sweetheart one more timeRight now, right nowOh, I said don't cryOh, honey, don't cry, babyDon't cry, don't cry, sugarOh, right nowDry your little eyesOh, oh, and let me beYour little cookie one more timeRight now, yeah, yeahOh, I said don't cry, don't cry, babyOoh, don't cry, don't cry, sugarOh yeah, don't cry//That Lucky Old Sun//Up in the mornin', out on the jobWork like the devil for my payBut that lucky old sun got nothin' to doBut roll around heaven all dayFuss with my woman, toil for my kidsSweat till I'm wrinkled and grayWhile that lucky old sun got nothin' to doBut roll around heaven all dayDear Lord above, can't you know I'm pining, tears all in my eyesSend down that cloud with a silver lining, lift me to paradiseShow me that river, take me across, wash all my troubles awayLike that lucky old sun, give me nothing to doBut roll around heaven all day, but roll around heaven all daySend down that cloud with a silver lining, lift me to paradiseShow me that river,Take me across, wash all my troubles awayLike that lucky old sun, give me nothing to doBut roll around heaven all day........//Nobody Like You//I've looked around all over townAnd I'm so lonely and so blueI've looked around and all overBut I can't find nobody like you you you yeahNow it's all so lonely since you went awayAnd I don't know what to doI've looked around all over overI just can't find nobody nobody like youTears seem to fall when I'm away oh when I'm away from youAnd I've tried to understand the reason whyAnd now I know it's all it's all because I love you I love you so muchMy heart is yours until the day that I dieAnd oh why don't you hold meHold me and never never let me goWhy don't you why don't you love me love meAnd vanish all thoughts of sorrowI love youI love you just can't find nobody like you//I Surrender,Dear//We played the gameOf stay awayBut it cost moreThan I can takeWithout youI can't make my wayI surrender, dearNow I must seem proudI may act gayBut it's just a poseI'm not that way'Cause deep downDeep down in my heartI say, I surrender, dearLittle mean thingsWe were doingMust have beenPart of the gameLending a spice to the wooingOh, but I don't careWho's to blame, blameWhen stars appearAnd shadows fallWhy didn't you hearMy poor heart callTo you, my loveMy life, my allI surrender, dearOh, I, I surrender, dearOh, yeah, IOh, Isurrender, yeah, dearYeah, yeah//Rough Lover//Now, listen here, girlsI'm gonna tell youWhat I want right nowI want a rough loverI want a manI want a rough, tough loverAnd I'll find him if I canHe's got to bite nailsFight bearsAnd if I get sassyBe a man who daresTo shut me up and kiss meSo I know he caresI want a manDon't want a mean daddyI want a bossI want a mean, sweet daddyWho the devil wouldn't crossHe's got to spit fireChew ironGet mad and start roaringLike a mountain lionThen whisper that he loves meSo I know he's mineI want a manI'm looking for a guyWho's big and strongBut weak for meI'm looking for a guyWho'll ride aroundBut never, never set me freeI want a rough loverI want a manI want a rough, tough loverWith a sentimental planSo he can kiss niceHug tightHe's gotta be sweet and gentleDay and nightBut mean enough to make meWant to treat him rightI want a man, oh, yeahI'm looking for a guyWho's raving strongBut weak for meI'm looking for a guyWho'll ride aroundBut never, never set me freeI want a rough loverI want a manI want a rough, tough loverWith a sentimental planSo he can kiss niceHug tightHe's gotta be sweet and gentleDay and nightBut mean enough to make meWant to treat him rightI want a manI want a manI don't want no creampuff, babyDon't want no butterflyI want a manOh, yes, I doOh, yes, I do//I'm Wandering//I'm wandering been moving to and froJust wandering with no place to goSince I lost you lost youAll I ever do is been wandering 'til I wander back to youOh oh I'm wishing been yearning for your kissOh and I've been missing the warmth of your caressSince I lost you I lost youAll I ever do is been wandering wandering wanderingWandering I'll be wandering 'til I wander back to youI look on every corner down every dismal streetAre you there Are you there Oh darling I repeatI visit all familiar places There's no one there but meWhere can you be Where can you beOh darling where can you beOh I'm praying your touch for me has grownOh and I'm saying for before it's not been longI love you I love youAnd all I ever do is been wandering crying wandering wanderingI'll be wandering 'til I wander 'til I wander back to youYeah oh yeah I'm gonna be I'm gonna be wanderingTil I wander back to you yeah yeahMm wandering//Lover Come Back to Me//The sky was blueAnd high aboveThe moon was newAnd so was loveThis eager heart of mine was singingLover where can you beYou came at lastLove had its dayThat day is pastYou've gone awayThis aching heart of mine is singingLover come back to meWhen I remember every little thingYou used to doI'm so lonelyEvery road I walk alongI walk along with youNo wonder I am lonelyThe sky is blueThe night is coldThe moon is newBut love is oldAnd while I'm waiting hereThis heart of mine is singingLover come back to meThis aching heart of mine is singingLover come back to meThis aching heart of mine is singingLover come back to meWhen I remember every little thingYou used to doI get so so lonelyEvery road I walkI walk along with youNo wonderNo wonder I get so so lonelyThe sky is blueThe night is coldThe moon is newBut love is oldAnd while I'm waiting hereThis heart of mine is singingLover come back to meLover come back to me yeah