Barry White

Songwriter: Billy Joel

Producer: Barry White

[Verse 1]
Don't go changing, trying to please me
You never let me down before
I don't imagine, you're too familiar
And I don't see you anymore
I would not leave you in times of trouble
We never could have come this far, no love
I took the good times, I'll take the bad times
I'll take you just the way you are

[Verse 2]
Don't go trying some new fashion
Don't change the color of your hair, hey there
You always have my unspoken passion
Although I might not seem to care
I don't want clever convеrsation
Don't want to work that hard, no Lord
I just want some, someone to talk to
I want you just thе way you are

[Verse 3]
I need to know that you will always be
The same old someone that I knew
What will it take till you believe in me
The way that I believe in you
I said I love you, and that's forever
This I promise from my heart, oh Lord
I could not love you any better, yeah
I love you just the way you are

[Outro]
I don't want clever conversation
I don't want to work that hard, no Lord
I just want some, someone to talk to
I want you just the way you are
(I love you just the way you are) I want you the way you are...
(I love you just the way you are) Don't go changing...
(I love you just the way you are) Trying to...

Barry White (born Barry Carter) was a Grammy-winning singer and producer born in Galveston, Texas, who has sold over 100 million albums and is known for his distinctive smooth, deep, soulful voice – earning him the nickname “the walrus of love”. White has earned an astounding 106 gold albums, 41 of which also attained platinum status.

At eight years old, White sang in his church choir. But by the age of sixteen, his brother had been murdered in a gang fight, he’d quit school, had two children and was sitting in jail when hearing Elvis Presley’s “It’s Now Or Never” inspired him to fly straight and pursue a career in music. He played bass for The Upfronts before releasing music under the name Barry White and as Lee Barry.

White found his first success as a writer and producer in the late 1960s with Felice Taylor’s UK hit “I Feel Love Coming On”. Then his soul trio Love Unlimited reached the US top 20 with their first single “Walkin' in the Rain with the One I Love” in 1972. White scored his own top ten hit the following year with “I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby”, then his first #1 with “Love’s Theme” under the name of his backing band Love Unlimited Orchestra in early 1974.

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