As I was walking down the street one day A man came up to me and asked me what the time was that was on my watch, yeah And I said Does anybody really know what time it is I don't Does anybody really care care If so I can't imagine why about time We've all got time enough to cry Oh no, no And I was walking down the street one day A pretty lady looked at me and said her diamond watch had stopped cold dead And I said Does anybody really know what time it is I don't Does anybody really care care If so I can't imagine why about time We've all got time enough to cry Oh no, no And I was walking down the street one day Being pushed and shoved by people trying to beat the clock, oh, so I just don't know, I just don't know And I said, yes I said
Background Vocal:
People runnin' everywhere Don't know the way to go Don't know where I am Can't see past the next step Don't have to think past the last mile Have no time to look around Just run around, run around and think why Does anybody really know what time it is I don't Does anybody really care care If so I can't imagine why about time We've all got time enough to die Oh no, no
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お粗末すぎる我が国の政権に宛て，掲げる
I'd like to send this great song to our laughable government.
David Ruffin: vocals Eddie Kendricks: vocals Paul Williams: vocals Melvin Franklin: vocals Otis Williams: vocals
収録アルバム The Temptations Wish It Would Rain 1968, Gordy
[Melvin:] Life lands a freshing blow. And once again our heart is broken. And as history repeats itself. These few words are sadly spoken.
[David:] I've passed this way before. I've felt this pain before. A hurt that took so long to end. Has found my poor heart again.
As I watch love walking away. It brings back old memories. But a familiar pain still feels the same. Once again, heartache has found me.
A dark cloud covered my heart. Oh, when she told me goodbye. Now there's nothing left but emptiness. And the tears that filled my crying eyes.
I've passed this way before. I've felt this pain before. A hurt that took so long to end. Has found my poor heart again.
No matter how strong a man is. Without a love he walks in the dark, baby. If love deserts him it would surely hurt him. 'Cause his weakness is his heart.
A lonely journey now stands before me. The endless pain has started. But this time I know the way. Walking alone and broken hearted.
Because I've passed this way before. And I've felt this pain before. A hurt that took so long to end. Has found my poor heart again.
I've passed this way before. I've felt this pain before. A hurt that took so long to end. Has found my poor heart again.
Summer (The First Time) Written by Bobby Goldsboro
Personnel
* Millie Jackson - vocals, concept * Barry Beckett - keyboards * Roger Hawkins - drums * David Hood - bass * Jimmy Johnson - guitar * Mike Lewis - orchestration * Tom Roady, Brad Shapiro - percussion * David Wiseltier - cover design
Producer Brad Shapiro
収録アルバム Millie Jackson/Caught Up 1974,Southbound (Polydor)
歌詞はボビー・ゴールズボロのもの。
Was a hot afternoon The last day of June And the sun was a demon
The clouds were afraid One ten in the shade And the pavement was steaming
I told Billy Ray In his red Chevrolet Needed time for some thinking
I was just walking by When I looked in her eye And I swore it was winking
She was thirty-one and I was seventeen I knew nothing about love, she knew everything But I sat down beside her on the front porch swing And wondered what the coming night would bring
The sun closed her eyes As it climbed in the skies And it started to swelter
The sweat trickled down The front of her gown And I thought it would melt her
She threw back her hair Like I wasn't there She sipped on a Julep
Her shoulders were bare And I tried not to stare When I looked at her two lips
Then she looked at me, I heard her softly say "I know you're young, you don't know what to do or say But stay with me until the sun has gone away And I will chase the boy in you away."
And then she smiled And we talked for a while Then we walked for a mile to the sea We sat on the sand And the boy took her hand But I saw the sun rise as a man
(instrumental)
Ten years have gone by Since I looked in her eye But the memory lingers
I go back in my mind To the very first time And the touch of her fingers
