If I Had You (with Etta James) Charles Brown

I could show the world how to smile I could be glad all the while There\'s nothin\' I couldn\'t do If I had you I could be a king, dear, uncrowned Humble or poor, rich or renowned I could change

Evening of Love Etta James

But then she didn't know I was here standing in line I would have never ever treated you bad If I had met her Because all my life, all my life I've been the loving kind Oh baby, why don't you spend An

If I Had Any Pride Left At All Etta James

I wouldn't count the times we talked about tomorrow And I wouldn't sing the lines if some one played our song On lonely nights like this when I need a friend You'd be the last one I'd call Oh if I

If I Can't Have You Etta James

I don't want nobody If I can't have you Oh, I can't love nobody Unless I'm loving you The way you hug me The way you squeeze me The way you kiss me If I can't have you...

Lie No Better Etta James

Here you come draggin' in Three a.m. again Grinnin' that silly grin Smellin' just like sin Holdin' up that alibi that's tissue paper thin Diggin' down deeper and deeper In that hole you're already

Winter Wonderland Etta James

Sleigh bells ring Are you listening?

Don't Blame Me Etta James

My poor heart is in an awful state now But it's too late now to call a halt So if I become a nuisance it's all your fault!

Next Door To The Blues Etta James

"Sorrow Is the street that I'm living on Across pain avenue In a town call moan The people I see are sadder than me A river of tears Don't you know it flows by my door And I'm living (next door to the

How Deep Is The Ocean Etta James

"How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky? How many times a day do I think of you? How many roses are sprinkled with dew?

Do I Make Myself Clear Etta James

With Sugar Pie DeSanto I don't wanna believe The bad things about you Oh, no, now Cause if they're true I'll have to get along without you Oh, ooh, now I said the word, the sound The song about the things

You Don't Know What Love Is Etta James

"You don't know what love is 'Til you've learned the meaning of the blues Until you've loved a love you've had to lose, You don't know what love is.

Come Rain Or Come Shine Etta James

I'm gonna love you like nobody's loved you, Come rain or come shine. High as a mountain and deep as a river, Come rain or come shine.

Good Morning Heartache Etta James

Good morning heartache, you old gloomy sight Good morning heartache, thought we said goodbye last night I turned and tossed until it seemed you had gone But here you are with the dawn Wish I'd forget you

My Man Etta James

It's cost me a lot But there's one thing that I've got It's my man Cold and wet, tired you bet But all that I soon forget With my man He's not much for looks And no hero out of books Is my man Two

Tell Mama (Single Ver.) Etta James

Your dogs ain't found a good girl, One that love you and give you warn Now you find that you been misused you, Talk to me, I'll do what you choose I want to chose Tell Mama, all about it, tell Mama

I Want to Ta Ta You, Baby Etta James

Thinkin' 'bout the first time I saw you baby We fell in love so fast Anyone could tell This kind o' love has gotta last - last Ta ta you, baby - thank you I wanna ta ta you, baby - thank you, yeah I wanna

Pushover Etta James

So you told all the boys that you were gonna take me out Ya even ya even had the nerve to make a bet a yes you did That I, I would give in all of my love you would win But you haven't, you haven't

Purple Rain Etta James

I never meant 2 cause u any sorrow I never meant 2 cause u any pain I only wanted 2 one time see u laughing I only wanted 2 see u laughing in the purple rain Purple rain Purple rain Purple rain

If You Want Me to Stay Etta James

If you want me to stay, I'll be around today Available for you to see I'm about to go and then you'll know For me to stay, I got to be me You'll never be in doubt, that's what it's all about You

Tell Mama Etta James

Your dogs ain't found a good girl, One that love you and give you warning Now you find that you been misused, Well how many girls can think all right She'd embarrass you anywhere, She'd make her

Let Me Down Easy (Album Version) Etta James

I gave you all of my love Don't you abuse it I gave you tender love and care Oh baby now don't you misuse it And if you got somebody else If you got somebody else on your mind I want you to

Teach Me Tonight Etta James

Did you say that I've got a lot to learn Well don't think I'm trying not to learn Since this is the perfect spot to learn Teach me tonight Starting with the ABC of it Getting right down to the XYZ

Somethings Got A Hold On Me Etta James

Sometimes I get a good feeling I get a feeling that I never, never had before And I got to tell you right now I believe, I really do believe that Something's got a hold on me (Oh, it must be love

He's Funny That Way Etta James

I can't save a dollar, ain't worth a cent She doesn't holler she'd live in a tent I got a woman crazy for me She's funny that way.

Something's Got A Hold On Me Etta James

Oh~ Sometimes I get a good feeling, yeah I get a feeling that I never, never, never, never had before no, no I just gotta tell you right now, oh I believe, I really do believe that Something's got

Give It Up Etta James

"Give it up, give it up, you know what's on my mind Give it up, give it up, you've been wasting too much time You know I got what you want, see'mon, you're 'bout to blow my mind Give it up, give it up,

Merry Christmas Baby Etta James

Merry Christmas, baby You sure did treat me nice Merry Christmas pretty, baby You sure did treat me nice Gave me a diamond ring For Christmas Now I'm living in paradise Well, I'm feeling mighty fine Got

Don't Go to Strangers Etta James

Build your dreams to the stars above But when you need someone true to love Don't go to strangers, darling, come on to me Play with fire till your fingers burn And when there's no place for you to

Embraceable You Etta James

Dozens of guys would storm up; I had to lock my door, Somehow I couldn't warm up To one before. What was it that controlled me? What kept my love-life lean?

That's Alright Etta James

If you wanna love me baby, that's alright Give me all your loving 'cause you got what I like Every little second makes me love you more Now I gonna kiss you like you never been kissed before Thrill me,

Only Time Will Tell Etta James

(Etta James) I just needed someone, somebody to hold When the bottle was empty And the nights grew cold In my hour of darkness In my time of need You were my angel of mercy And helped me to believe You

Trust In Me Etta James

Trust In Me Etta James - written by Ned Wever, Milton Ager and Jean Schwartz - peaked at #30 in 1961 - a #4 hit for Mildred Bailey in 1937 Trust in me in all you do Have the faith I have in

Down Home Blues Etta James

You say, your party's jumpin', everybody's havin' a good time And you know, what's goin' through my mind Do you mind if I get comfortable and kick of these shoes?

I Only Have Eyes for You Etta James

"My love must be a kind of blind love I can't see anyone but you Sha bop sha bop Are the stars out tonight I don't know if it's cloudy or bright I only have eyes for you dear The moon may be high But I

The Blues Is My Business Etta James

I got a heart full of trouble, a house full of sin And things are bad as they ever been If trouble were money I'd have more money than any man should I'm open for business in your neighborhood The

I'll Take Care Of You Etta James

I know you’ve been hurt by someone else I can tell by the way you carry yourself But if you let me here’s what I’ll do I’ll take care of you I, I’ve loved and lost the same as you So you see I know just

Night Time Is The Right Time Etta James

one you love I said, be with the one you love You know my mother, she IncomprehensibleAnd my father IncomprehensibleOh baby, oh baby now, come on baby I want you to be my lover Oh, and keep me satisfied

You're Taking Up Another Man's Place Etta James

You don't want me And you don't want nobody else to want me What kind of man What kind of man are you?

Leap of Faith Etta James

After my baby quit me I wouldn't even go outside When my friends tried to fix me up I crawl under my bed and hide I knew I was never gonna change my look Till I got my [Incomprehensible] up to try

The Nearness of You Etta James

It's not the pale moon that excites me, that thrills and delights me Oh no, it's just the nearness of you Isn't your sweet conversation that brings this sensation Oh no, it's just the nearness of you When

Hush Hush Etta James

Hush hush Baby don't believe a word Hush hush Baby don't believe a word Word don't know nothin but believe everything you heard Hush hush Just yackety yack all the time Hush hush Yackety yack all the time

My Funny Valentine Etta James

doth parade Thou knowest not, my dim-witted friend The picture thou hast made Thy vacant brow, and thy tousled hair Conceal thy good intent Thou noble upright truthful sincere And slightly dopey gent, you

In My Solitude Etta James

"In my solitude You haunt me With dreadful ease Of days gone by In my solitude You taunt me With memories That never die I sit in my chair And filled with despair There's no one could be

Welcome To The Jungle (Album Version) Etta James

Welcome to the jungle We got fun 'n' games We got everything you want Honey, we know all the names We are the people that can find Whatever you need If you got the money, honey We got your

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Etta James

"I just came back from a lovely trip along the Milky Way Stopped off at the North Pole to spend a holiday I called on dear old Santa Claus To see what I could see He took me to his workshop And told his

The Love You Save May Be Your Own Etta James

I'm talking to all the lovers in the house tonight Now listen, you know I want you to find out what's wrong And get it right, or you should leave love alone Because the love you save, it might be your

These Foolish Things Etta James

Will you never let me be? Oh! Will you never set me free?

Someone To Watch Over Me Etta James

There's a saying old love is blind Still we're often told seek and ye shall find So i'm going to seek a certain lad i've had in mind There's somebody I'm longin' to see I hope that he turns out to be Someone

These Foolish Thing Etta James

A tinkling piano in the next apartment Those stumblin'words That told you what my heart meant A fairground's painted swings These foolish things remind me of you.

Don't Explain Etta James

Hush now don't explain I know you raise Cain I'm glad you're back Don't explain Quiet, don't explain You mixed with some dame Skip that lipstick Don't explain You know that I love you and what love endures