Jt

James Taylor Jt Lyrics
1.Another Grey Morning

When i feel as though my love is sinking down
The sun doesn't want to shine
When it feels like she won't face another day
Life is unkind
She's frozen in time

And here comes another grey morning
A not so good morning after all
She says 'well, what am i to do today
With too much time and so much sorrow'

She hears the baby waking up downstairs
She hears the foghorn calling out across the sound
Repetition in the morning air
Is just too much to bear
And no one seems to care
If another day goes creeping by
Empty and ashamed
Like an old unwanted memory
That no one will claim
The clouds with their heads on the ground
She's gonna have to come down

She said 'move me, move me
I'm locked up inside'
Well, i didn't understand her
Though god knows i tried
She said 'make me angry
But just make me cry
But no more grey morning
I think i'd rather die'


2.Bartender's Blues

Now i'm just a bartender
And i don't like my work
But i don't mind the money at all
I see lots of sad faces
And lots of bad cases
Of folks with their backs to the wall

Chorus:
But i need four walls around me to hold my life
To keep me from going a-stray
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
To keep me from slipping away

I can light up your smokes
I can laugh at your jokes
I can watch you fall down on your knees
I can close down this bar
I can gas up my car
I can pack up and mail in my key

Chorus:

Now, the smoke fills the air
In this honky-tonk bar
And i'm thinking 'bout where i'd rather be
But i burned all my bridges
I sank all my ships
And i'm stranded at the edge of the sea

Chorus:


3.Handyman

Hey girls, gather round
Listen to what i'm putting down
Hey babe, i'm your handy man

I'm not the kind to use a pencil or rule
I'm handy with love and i'm no fool
I fix broken hearts, i know that i truly can

If your broken heart should need repair
Then i'm the man to see
I whisper sweet things, you tell all your friends
They'll come runnin' to me

Here is the main thing i want to say
I'm busy 24 hours a day
I fix broken hearts, i know that i truly can

Come, come, come
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Come, come, come
Yeah, yeah, yeah
They'll come runnin' to me

That's me
I'm your handy man


4.Honey Don't Leave L.a.

That limousine
In which you made the scene
Suits you to a t
If all the you want to be
Is somebody that don't never walk

That big chateau
Where you wanna go
In the south of france
Gonna end our big romance
Don't you do it

(chorus)
Honey don't leave l. a.
That riviera is so far away
Begging you s'il vous plait
They don't know nothing down in st. tropez
Baby don't leave l. a.

I heard it said that you had it made
With you movie star
But, oh, how right you are
If that's really 'bout the best you can do
You moved my soul
So i played the role
Of your back door man
Yes and now i can't really complain
'cause i love you

- chorus -


5.If I Keep My Heart Out Of Sight

If i keep on talking now
I'll only start repeating myself
And all i can say is
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you

If i slip and tip my hand
I'm certain to scare you away
Then what would i say
I'd be hurting i'm certain
I'd be uncool to let you know that you're the one
The fool who jumped the gun

'cause i've been advised by other guys
You've left behind
Your goodbyes are somewhat unrefined
But if i play my role just right
Tonight could be my lucky night
And you could be mine

If i present it to you
With a flower in the moonlight
Shiny and new
Well, you couldn't say no tonight
If i keep my heart out of sight

If i play my role just right
Then tonight could be my lucky night
And you could be mine

If i present it to you
With a flower in the moonlight
Oh, shiny and new
Well, you couldn't say no tonight
If i keep my heart out of sight


6.I Was Only Telling A Lie

Got the one room suite in the downtown motel
Got a lovely view
Classic shot of the parking lot
An off ramp of route 72

Half flat six pack of lukewarm beer
So lay down by my side
Like to whisper sweet nothings in my filthy ear
'til i'm satisfied

Baby-bootie, juicy-fruity, truck-stop cutie, roadside-beauty
I'm in love with you
Hope it don't last too long

You got the mackerel eyes
Brought the side of fries
You got me hypnotized
I'm in love again

Now baby when i told you that
I love you
I was only telling a lie
I'll be long gone come the crack of dawn
And i believe the word is
Good-bye, bye baby, bye, bye

I was only telling a lie
There ain't no need to act like i
Shot your dog, no
I was only telling a lie
Lie, lie, lie, lie...


7.Looking For Love On Broadway

Need a reason to be here
Hoping to find it tonight
Walking alone on broadway
Watching the people
Watching the town go down
Broadway's a river to me
Fat fish in the big city sea
Taxi cabs, limousines, submarines

Got my mind on a sweet dream
Keeping an eye on this street scene
'cause i'm open for love
In the middle of town tonight
Had my fill of self-pity
I brought all my blues to the city
Guess i'm pressing my lucky
In the middle of town tonight
See me waiting on you to smile back on me
Child

It looks like tomorrow
It seems like the end of a dream
Dawning on me on broadway
In the morning light it's a dream
And i'm just a fool
Looking for love on broadway


8.Secret O' Life

The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time
Any fool can do it
There ain't nothing to it
Nobody knows how we got to
The top of the hill
But since we're on our way down
We might as well enjoy the ride

The secret of love is in opening up your heart
It's okay to feel afraid
But don't let that stand in your way
'cause anyone knows that love is the only road
And since we're only here for a while
Might as well show some style
Give us a smile

Isn't it a lovely ride
Sliding down
Gliding down
Try not to try too hard
It's just a lovely ride

Now the thing about time is that time
Isn't really real
It's just your point of view
How does it feel for you
Einstein said he could never understand it all
Planets spinning through space
The smile upon your face
Welcome to the human race

Some kind of lovely ride
I'll be sliding down
I'll be gliding down
Try not to try too hard
It's just a lovely ride

Isn't it a lovely ride
Sliding down
Gliding down
Try not to try too hard
It's just a lovely ride

Now the secret of life is enjoying the passage of time


9.Terra Nova

Oh end this day show me the ocean
When shall i see the sea

May this day set me in emotion
I ought to be on my way

We were there
We were sailing on the terra nova
Sailing for the setting sun
Sailing for the new horizon

May this day show me an ocean
I ought to be on my way

Ought to be on my way right now
Stepping on the boat
With a lump in my throat
On my way right now

I got a letter from a dear friend of mine
The story of a spiritual awakening
She spoke of her love
Returning in kind
She let me know that
She'd be waiting

And i should be on my way by now
Walking across the floor
Reaching for the door
On my way by now

But here i sit country fool that i am
My elbow on my knee
And my chin in my hand
My mind in the gutter
And my eye on the street
Holed up in a cave of concrete

And i ought to be on my way right now
Packing my things
While the telephone rings
On my way right now

I miss my lovely mother
And i love my lonely father
I know i owe my brothers
One thing and another
I hear my sister singing

And i ought to be on my way right now
Moving across the land
With my heart in my hand
On my way by now
Ought to be on my way by now

Oh end this day set me in motion
Ought to be on my way

Out of the west of lambert's cove
There's a sail out in the sun
And i'm on board though very small
I've come home to stop yearning

Burn off the haze around the shore
Turn off the crazy way i feel
I'll stay away from you no more
I've come home to stop yearning


10.There We Are

Listen to me and i'll sing you a song
And the time will go by
'til you never know where it's gone
Talk to me and i'll tell you my life story
Walk with me and i'll tell you my dreams of glory

There we are
Walking hand in hand
Somewhere on the sand
At the end of the land
And the edge of the shining sea

Drifting through time and space
On the face of a little blue ball
Falling around the sun
One in a million, billion, twinkling lights
Shining out for no one
In the middle of the night

Here we are
Sparks in the darkness
Speaking of our love
Burning down forever and forever

Oh i don't know if i told you
But you hold my heart in your hand
And i found out something about you
Baby, without you
I'm a lonely man

So though i never say that i love you
I love you
Darling i do
Carly, i do love you
And though we are as nothing
To the stars that shine above
You are my universe
You are my love

Here we are
Like children forever
Taking care of one another
While the world goes on without us
All around us


11.Traffic Jam

(chorus)
Damn this traffic jam
How i hate to be late
It hurts my motor to go so slow
Damn this traffic jam
Time i get home my supper'll be cold
Damn this traffic jam

Well i left my job about 5 o'clock
It took fifteen minutes go three blocks
Just in time to stand in line
With a freeway looking like a parking lot

- chorus -

Now i almost had a heart attack
Looking in my rear view mirror
I saw myself the next car back
Looking in the rear view mirror
'bout to have a heart attack
I said

- chorus -

Now when i die i don't want no coffin
I thought about it all too often
Just strap me in behind the wheel
And bury me with my automobile

- chorus -

Damn...

Now i used to think that i was cool
Running around on fossil fuel
Until i saw what i was doing
Was driving down the road to ruin


12.Your Smiling Face

Whenever i see your smiling face
I have to smile myself
Because i love you (yes, i do)
And when you give me that pretty little pout
It turns me inside out
There's something about you, baby (i don't know)

(chorus)
Isn't it amazing a man like me
Can feel this way
Tell me how much longer
I will grow stronger every day
Oh, how much longer

I thought i was in love
A couple of times before
With the girl next door
But that was long before i met you
Now i'm sure that i won't forget you
And i thank my lucky stars
That you are who you are
And not just another lovely lady
Sent down to break my heart

Isn't it amazing a man like me
Can feel this way
Tell me how much longer
I can grow stronger every day
How much longer

No one can tell me that i'm doing it wrong today
Whenever i see you smile at me
No one can tell me that i'm doing it wrong today
Whenever i see your smile at face my way
No one can tell me that i'm doing it wrong today
No one can tell me that i'm doing it wrong today