Unreleased Songs

The Box Tops Unreleased Songs Lyrics
1.The Letter

Lyricist:Wayne Carson Thompson

Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane
I ain't got time to take a fast train
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home
'Cause my baby just wrote me a letter

I don't care how much money I gotta spend
Got to get back to my baby again
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home
'Cause my baby just wrote me a letter

Well, she wrote me a letter
Said she couldn't live without me no more
Listen, mister, can't you see I got to get back
To my baby once more?

Anyway, yeah gimme a ticket for an aeroplane
I ain't got time to take a fast train
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home
'Cause my baby just wrote me a letter

Well, she wrote me a letter
Said she couldn't live without me no more
Listen, mister, can't you see I got to get back
To my baby once more?

Anyway, yeah gimme a ticket for an aeroplane
I ain't got time to take a fast train
Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home
'Cause my baby just wrote me a letter
Because my baby just wrote me a letter


2.Neon Rainbow

Lyricist:Errol Thompson

The city lights, the pretty lights
They can warm the coldest nights
All the people going places
Smiling with electric faces
What they find the glow erases
And what they lose the glow replaces
And life is love
In a neon rainbow, a neon rainbow

Moving lights, flashing signs
Blinking faster than the mind
Leading people with suggestions
Leaving no unanswered questions
You can live without direction
And you don't have to be perfection
And life is love
In a neon rainbow, a neon rainbow

But in the daytime everything changes
Nothing remains the same
No one smiles anymore
And no one will open his door
Until the night time comes

And then the city lights, the pretty lights
They can warm the coldest nights
All the people going places
Smiling with the electric faces
What they find the glow erases
And what they lose the glow replaces
And life is love
In a neon rainbow, a neon rainbow
A neon rainbow


3.Cry Like a Baby

Lyricist:Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn

When I think about the good love
You gave me I cry like a baby
Livin' without you is drivin' me crazy
I cry like a baby

Well I know now that
You're not a plaything
Not a toy or a puppet on a string

As I look back on a love so sweet
I cry like a baby
Every road is a lonely street
I cry like a baby

Well I know now that
You're not a plaything
Not a toy or a puppet on a string

Today we passed on the street
And you just walked on by
My heart just fell to my feet
And once again I began to cry

When I think about the good love
You gave me I cry like a baby
Livin' without you is drivin' me crazy
I cry like a baby

Well I know now that
You're not a plaything
I cry like a baby

As I look back on a love so sweet
I cry like a baby
Every road is a lonely street
I cry like a baby

My heart just fell to my feet
You know I cry like a baby
You left the water running, now
I cry like a baby


4.Choo Choo Train

Lyricist:Donnie Fritts, Eddie Hinton

I got a present for brother, Choo Choo train
And I'm just dyin' to see my dear old mother
Choo Choo train
So don't slow down till you see my home town

Choo Choo train, Choo Choo train
I know you're not a jet, aero plane
But you see my baby's waitin' at the station
So give me just a little more acceleration
Choo Choo train

I got me a one way ticket on Choo Choo train
All my wild oats choo choo done been sown
Choo Choo train
So don't slow down till you see my home town

Choo Choo train, Choo Choo train
I know you're not a jet, aero plane
But you see my baby's waitin' at the station
So give me just a little more acceleration
Choo choo train, yeah uh

Choo Choo train, Choo Choo train
Can't you see the poor boys goin' insane, yeah?
Choo Choo train, Choo Choo train
I gotta see my baby one more time uh
Choo Choo train, yeah


5.Soul Deep

Darlin' I don't know much.
I know I love you so much.
My life depends on your touch.

And my love is a river runnin' soul deep.
Way down inside me it's a-soul deep.
It's to big to hide and it can't be denighed.
My love is a river runnin' soul de..ee..ee..ep.

I work myself to death for ya
Just to show I adore ya.
Nothing I wouldn't do for ya.

Cause my love is a river runnin' soul deep.
Way down inside me it's a-soul deep.
It's to big to hide and it can't be denighed.
My love is a river runnin' soul de..ee..ee..ep.

All I ever ever hope to be
Depends on your love for me.
Baby believe me, if you should leave me
I'd be nothing but an empty shell.
I know darn well, I can tell now.

I don't know much.
But I know I love you so much.
My life depends on your touch.

And my love is a river runnin' soul deep.
Way down inside me it's a-soul deep.
It's to big to hide and it can't be denighed.
My love is a river runnin' soul de..ee..ee..ep.

My love is a river runnin' soul deep.
Way down inside me it's a-soul deep.
My love is a river runnin' soul deep.
Way down inside me it's a-soul deep...


6.Happy Times

Lyricist:Oldham, Pennington

Time
All those happy times
Time
Days of summer love
Time
That I held your hand and the world stood still
Ah haa

Time
Those happy times
Time
Down by the riverside
Time
We were making love, listen to the birdies sing
Ah haa

Now, I'm all alone
Happy times are gone
Gone just like the season
Winter's on the ground
And my heart is cold
You left me without reason

But I remember those
Time
Those happy times
Time
Down by the riverside
Time
We were making love, listen to the birdies sing
Ah haa

Time
All those happy times
Time
Days of summer love
Time
That I held your hand and the world stood still
Ah haa

Time
Happy, happy times
Time
All those happy times
Time


7.Fields Of Clover

Lyricist:Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn

You're walkin' in fields of clover
I hear you finally made it to the classy side of town
It made me sad, got to feelin' bad, 'til I thought it over
And now I'm alright 'cause you're alright
Baby, baby, I know you're sleepin' warm tonight

Oh, you crossed the tracks in a hurry, yes you did
You didn't even stop to tell me goodbye, yea
But them pretty dresses that you're wearin', baby
Are payment enough, you're sure lookin' tough
I always told you, ah that you had the stuff, yea, yea

Baby, you're walkin' in fields of clover
You're steppin' high like a lady should
Now maybe someday you'll wave to me from across the tracks, yea
And I'll be alright knowing you're alright, baby, baby
I know you're sleepin' warm tonight, yea, yea


8.She Shot A Hole In My Soul

Lyricist:Chuck Neese , Mac Gayden

Whoa, whoa

She shot a hole in my soul
I'm walkin' all over town, callin' her name and tryin' to find
her
She shot a hole in my soul
I'm walkin' all over town, knockin' and beatin' on every door

Some pity me and people start to cry
One man said he'd help me but I think he done said, 'Goodbye'

But I've got to keep on tryin'
Oh I'm goin' crazy about to lose my mind
Oh, I've got to keep on tryin'
Oh I'm goin' crazy about to lose my mind

My heart said without a love you're dyin'
Baby baby baby say, can't you hear me cryin'?
Say, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh

Help me somebody, oh yeah yeah

I'm walkin' through a club, jump up and grab the microphone
And asked the man who's leadin' the band to let me sing my song

My heart said without a love you're dyin', say
Baby baby baby now, can't you hear me cryin'?
Say whoa oh oh, say whoa oh oh

She shot a hole in my soul
I'm walkin' all over town, callin' her name and tryin' to find
her
She shot a hole in my soul
I'm walkin' all over town, knockin' and beatin' on every door

She shot a hole in my soul
She shot a hole in my soul
(Oh ho ho ho ho ho yeah uh)
She shot a hole in my soul
(Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah)
She shot a hole in my soul, yeah
She shot a hole in my soul


9.People Gonna Talk

Lyricist:Oldham, Penn

Please don't cry my baby
Can't nobody ever come between us, no uh
We got somethin', something special, yeah
Neighbors on our street talking 'bout our thing
Messin', messin' our business
Pay no attention baby, hold your little head up high now

People gonna talk, people gonna hate us
People gonna talk and ooh
People gonna be people and I tell you people they just gotta
talk

Ooh, don't worry baby, it's gonna be all right
Can't nobody ever bring us down now
We got it baby, we got the real real thing
The way you walk, I'll tell you sure is nice
It makes 'em nervous just to watch you walk, baby
Keep on struttin' honey, hold your little head up high now

People gonna talk, people gonna stare
People gonna balk and ooh
People gonna be people and I tell you people they just gotta
talk

Don't you let them get you down now
Don't you worry about a dog-gone thing
People just naturally gonna talk
About a girl who's got it, got everything
And baby, baby, baby, you've got it

Uh people gonna talk, people gonna frown
People gonna talk and ooh put us down
People gonna be people and I tell you people they just gotta
talk

So let 'em talk, huh!
People just naturally gonna talk
But we got to keep on tryin'
But we got to keep on tryin'
But we got to keep on tryin', yeah
It's so hard to live in this dog-gone city, huh
It's a city without pity
But we got to keep on tryin'
We got to keep on tryin'
Oh let 'em talk

Talk ooh
Talking about a girl, ooh
Talking about a girl who's got it
Talking about a girl who's got it
Talking about a girl who's got it
Talking about a girl who's got it
Talking about a girl who's got it
Talking about a girl who's got it
Talking about a girl


10.I Met Her in Church

Lyricist:Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn

I met her in church, I met her in church
On a Sunday morning
She looked at me with eyes aglow
As the choir sang, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

I met her in church, I met her in church
We fell in love on a Sunday morning
Then all at once I heard angels singing
Singing, Hallelujah

Singing, Hallelujah, Hallelujah

I didn't find it on a Saturday night
I found love on a back row seat
In a little church just down the street

I met her in church, had a wedding in church
Church, had the wedding in church
The Lord willing and the creek don't rise
You gonna be happy for the rest of your life

Singing Hallelujah, Hallelujah

I met her in church, I met her in church
I found love, I found love
Hallelujah, I found love
Right there in church, I found love

Singing Hallelujah

I met her in church, I met her in church
Hallelujah
I met her in church, yes, I met her in church
Hallelujah


11.Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March

Lyricist:J Stroll, B Weinstein

Sweet cream ladies, forward march
The world owes you a living
Sweet cream ladies, do your part
Think of what you're giving

To the lost and lonely people of the night
Out of need, they seek direction for their life
They will love you in the darkness
Take advantage of your starkness
And refuse to recognize you in the light

Sweet cream ladies, forward march
Think what you're providing
Sweet cream ladies, show your starch
What's the use of hiding?

Tell the socialites to look the other way
It's instinctive stimulation you convey
It's a necessary function
Meant for those without compunction
Who get tired of vanilla every day

Sweet cream ladies forward march
Puritans ignore them
Sweet cream ladies do their part
Sweet cream men adore them

Let them satisfy the ego of the male
Let them fabricate success to those who fail
And should penalties pursue them
When there's really credit due them
They might keep a simple fellow out of jail

Sweet cream ladies, forward march
Sweet cream ladies, forward march
Sweet cream ladies, forward march
...


12.Together

Lyricist:Alex Chilton

You should see me walkin' with my girlfriend
Or you would swear we both were one, and it's something else too
Walk so close, can't tell where one ends, the other begins
So much love, just ain't no way to tell

You could see we make it together
You could see the love look in our eyes
You could see we make it together, forever

You should love someone the way that I do
Don't you know, that your whole life's a stage?
Tryin' to find somebody gonna love you
Love you like mine, if only for your own sake

You could see we make it together
You could see the love look in our eyes
You could see we make it together, forever

You could see a long time love in action
We're livin' and we're lovin' our lives away, yeah

Oh, you could see we make it together
You could see the love look in our eyes
You could see we make it together, forever


13.I Must Be the Devil

Lyricist:Alex Chilton

I feel low as I can go
I can't show nor let go
I feel that, I feel that
I feel that now

I must be the devil, baby
Whoa, better not let me catch onto you
Whoa, you better not let me, darling
Aw, I'll drag you down into this old hole
Mama don't want to see you down there, too
Uh uh, no she don't, now

Well, I can't stop this evil feel
Do you want to make a deal?
I can't stop, I can't stop
I can't stop now

I must be the devil, baby
Whoa, don't make no deals with me
Whoa, you don't want to make no deals, no, you don't now
I've got a long list of broken souls
Well, it stretches far as your little eyes can see
Uh uh, yes, it do now

Well, I can't bear to see my face
Wrongs done, I can't erase
It's all wrong, it's all wrong
It's all wrong, now

Oh God! I must be the devil, baby
Or I must just be out of my head
Oh, yes, I must be out of my head, now

Well, I just don't seem to know, no more
Whoa, God! Whoa god! You know
Oh, God! I wish I was dead!
I wish I was! I really do!


14.I Shall Be Released

Lyricist:Bob Dylan

They say everything can be replaced
They say every distance is not near
So I remember every face
Of every man who put me here

I see my life come shining
From the west down to the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released

They say every man needs protection
They say that every man must fall
Yet I swear I see my reflection
Somewhere so high above this wall

I see my life come shining
From the west down to the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released

Now he understands a man in this lonely crowd
A man who swears he's not to blame
All day long I hear him shouting so loud
Just crying out for he was framed

I see my life come shining
From the west down to the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released


15.The Happy Song

Verse:
Listen here, band up there, on the stand,
Sing a joyful song so we can all sing too
Hum a merry tune to us that fits our mood
Simple little feelings we'll derive from you
Sing us a happy little song that we can dance to

Sing us a song, a song of love and happiness
A flowing, going ride and, oh, please do your best
Light and fast, you know, but still, with tenderness
Sing us a happy little song, now, and we can do the rest
We could light the night if we just let feelings flow
Just let ourselves go
Don't you know?

(instrumental)

We could light the night if we just let feelings flow
Just let ourselves go
Don't you know?

(repeat verse)


16.Turn On A Dream

Lyricist:Mark James

We're too far away from each other
We got to get together
'Cause all I want to do is think about you
Don't you know there's no other?

Turn on a dream, girl
It's a beautiful thing to dream, girl
Just think about you and me, yeah
And how it could be, why can't you see?

What can I do? You won't let me show you
Don't you know that I know you?
When I'm down and my daytime's blue, I get by thinking of you

Just turn on a dream, girl
Thats all I wanna do is dream, girl
Just think about you and me, yeah
And how it could be, why can't you see?

I close my eyes I can see
I can feel that it's real
I can turn out the sad, turn on the glad

Shifting sand like an hourglass
Waiting for the time to pass
But I'll keep waiting like I always do
Dreaming sunny dreams of you

Just turn on a dream, girl
Thats all I wanna do is dream, girl
Just think about you and me, yeah
And how it could be, why can't you see? Yeah


17.I See Only Sunshine

Lyricist:Alex Chilton

I sat last night at midnight
Blinded by the daylight
Sitting at the window
Thinking about you and me

I see our lives together
I see our love forever
I picture in my heart every night
How it's gonna be

Yea, Lord now
I see only sunshine
For you and me, for years to come, now
I can see it, can't you see it too?

We can share the nighttime
'Til the morning's shine squints our eyes, now
Years of loving me
And years of loving only you

I catch myself in daydreams
Thinkin' about the hard times we've seen
We've been through it
There ain't nothing but good times ahead

I walk into walls, forget things
Forget too match my clothes, my ears ring
It circles in my head
Did you listen to what I said, now?

Yeah Lord now
I see only sunshine
For you and me, for years to come, now
I can see it, can't you see it too?

We can share the nighttime
'Til the morning's shine


18.You Keep Tightening Up On Me

Lyricist:Richard Michael Patrick

I keep waitin'
For you to do, some I don't like
I keep waitin'
But everything you do, you do all right
You give me love when I want you
You leave me alone when I don't
Somethin' says I ought to leave you
But somethin' tells me I won't

'Cause you keep tightening up on me
And I can't break away
'Cause you keep tightening up on me with a sweet love every day
It scares me just a little bit knowin' I'll never be free
Woman, I'm at your mercy
'Cause you keep
Tightening up
Tightening up
Tightening up on me
Yeah
Ooh yeah
La la la

Your kind of love
Makes it hard for a man to say no to you
One look at me
And I know I've got to go to you
Even when I'm lookin' away
In my mind I can see you
I ain't sure that I love you, baby
But I know that I need you

'Cause you keep tightening up on me
And I can't break away
'Cause you keep tightening up on me with a sweet love every day
It scares me just a little bit knowin' I'll never be free
Woman, I'm at your mercy
'Cause you keep
Tightening up
Tightening up
Tightening up on me
Yeah
Ooh yeah

You keep tightening up on me
I can't break away
But you keep tightening up on me with a sweet love every day


19.Must Be The Devil

Lyricist:Alex Chilton

I feel low as I can go
I can't show, nor let go
Ohh, I feel that?
I feel that?
I feel that, now
I must be the Devil, baby

Whoa, better not let me catch onto you
Whoa, you better not let me, darling
Aww, Ohh drag you down into this old hole
Mama don't want to see you down there, too
Uhh uhh, no she don't, now

Well, I can't stop this evil feel
Do you want to make a deal?
I can't stop!
I can't stop!
I can't stop now
I must be the Devil, baby

Whoa, don't make no deals with me
Whoa, you don't want to make no deals, no you don't now
I've got a long list of broken souls
Well, it stretches far as your little eyes can see
Uhh huh, yes it do now

Well I can't bear to see my face
Wrong's done I can't erase
It's all wrong!
It's all wrong!
It's all wrong, now
Oh God! I must be the Devil, baby

Or I must just be out of my head
Oh yes, I must be out of my head, now
Mmm, well, I just don't seem to know, no more?

Whoa God!
Whoa God! You know?
Ohh God!
I wish I was dead
I wish I was, I really do
Ohh God!
I really do


20.Happy Song

Lyricist:Alex Chilton

Oh, listen here, band up there, on the stand
Sing a joyful song so we can all sing too
Hum a merry tune to us that fits our mood
Simple little feelings we'll derive from you
Sing us a happy little song that we can dance to

Oh, sing us a song, a song of love and happiness
A flowing, going ride and, oh, please do your best
Light and fast, you know, but still with tenderness
Sing us a happy little song, now, and we can do the rest

We could light the night if we just let feelings flow
Just let ourselves go
Don't you know?

We could light the night if we just let feelings flow
Just let ourselves go
Don't you know?

Listen here, band up there, on the stand
Sing a joyful song so we can all sing too
Hum a merry tune to us that fits our mood
Simple little feelings we'll derive from you
Sing us a happy little song that we can dance to


21.You Keep Me Hanging On

Lyricist:Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Edward Holland

Set me free, why don't cha, babe?
Get out my life, why don't cha, babe?
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin' on
You don't really need me
But you keep me hangin' on

Why do you keep a coming around
Playing with my heart?
Why don't you get out of my life
And let me make a new start?
Let me get over you
The way you've gotten over me

Set me free, why don't cha, babe?
Let me be, why don't cha, babe?
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin' on
Now you don't really want me
You just keep me hangin' on

You say although we broke up
You still wanna be just friends
But how can we still be friends
When seeing you only breaks my heart again?
And there ain't nothing I can do about it

Woo, set me free, why don't cha, babe?
Woo, get out my life, why don't cha, babe?
Set me free, why don't cha, babe?
Get out my life, why don't cha, babe?

You claim you still care for me
But your heart and soul needs to be free
Now that you've got your freedom
You wanna still hold on to me
You don't want me for yourself
So let me find somebody else, hey

Why don't you be a man about it
And set me free?
Now, you don't care a thing about me
You're just using me

Go on, get out, get out of my life
And let me sleep at night
'Cause you don't really love me
You just keep me hangin' on