Ambrosia

Released: August 12, 1978

Songwriter: Joe Puerta David Pack Burleigh Drummond

Producer: Ambrosia Freddie Piro

(Puerta-Pack-Drummond)

When you've had enough of trouble
Had it up to here
Your mind can't help but wandering
To some place gonna get you clear

You've had enough of misery
You've gotta find you somethin' new

And I'd be gone in a wink
If I thought I could think
Of some place gonna get me through

Tryin' to find some breathin' room
A little peace from your case of blues
It's hard to cut the ties that hold you
Get the lead out of your shoes

You've had enough of misery
You've gotta find you some new clue

And I'd be gone in a wink
If I thought I could think
Of some place gonna get me through

Not as you were
You really don't need that
You tried it out
It just didn't work
Not as you were
Really don't need that
Not as you were, were...

Oh, if I had some relief
Get me out of the rain and the cold
Then, I'd be down on my knees
Giving thanks for the peace
All right

When you've had enough of trouble
Had it up to here
Your mind can't help but wandering
To some place gonna get you clear
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Not as you were
You really don't need that
You tried it out
It just didn't work
Not as you were
Really don't need that
Not as you were, were...

Not as you were

Were.....

Ambrosia is a soft rock band from Los Angeles discovered in 1971 by Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Zubin Mehta, who featured the group as part of an All-American Dream Concert (Pops concert). It took them another four years to get signed to a record contract.

Between 1975 and 1982, Ambrosia racked up five Grammy nominations, toured with Fleetwood Mac, Heart, and The Doobie Brothers, and scored five US top 40 hits including two top fives: “Biggest Part Of Me” and “How Much I Feel”.

The group split in 1982, but reunited in 1989 and has continued touring and releasing compilations of their old hits. In 2015, the group released a new single, “Hopes and Dreams”, which was featured in the Fox series The Sparrows.

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