2015年2月18日水曜日

サミー・スミス (Sammi Smith)




Saunders Ferry Lane

Written by JJean Whitehead and Jeanette Tooley

Producer Jim Malloy



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Sammi Smith
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Mega, 1970


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It's 66 and cloudy here this mornin'
I'll make a bet those clouds will turn to rain
The weather's rusted out the sign
And almost missed the turn
That'll take me down to Saunders Ferry Lane


The creekin' boards of the empty dock
Are the only sounds I hear
The sign on the catfish stand says
"Closed till spring"


Summer drown in the frozen lake
As the winter came to life
And nothing moves in Saunders Ferry Lane
Nothing moves in Saunders Ferry Lane


Raindrops mingle with the leaves
That tumble to the ground
As I find my way to the spot
Where we once lay


But the grass is dead
The life is gone
And the birds have flown away
It's awful cold in Saunders Ferry Lane
Awful cold in Saunders Ferry Lane


The gentle arms that held me
And made me want tomorrow now are, are gone
We found so much comfort
In the way we loved each other
Then the angels came
As quietly as the dawn


Standing by the water
In an icy winter wind
I find no present comfort for my pain


With no gentle arms to hold me now
I know there's nothin' worse
Than a day alone in Saunders Ferry Lane
A day alone in Saunders Ferry Lane


It's 32, and raining here this evening
I'll make a bet that rain will turn to snow
It's hard to see through the tears

And I almost missed the turn
That leads away from Saunders Ferry Lane
That leads away from Saunders Ferry Lane



Sammi Smith
August 5, 1943-February 12, 2005 (aged 61)