Eddie Rabbitt

Featuring: Juice Newton

Songwriter: Paul Gordon Jay Gruska

Producer: Richard Landis

What would you say if I told you
I've always wanted to hold you
I don't know what we're afraid of
Nothing would change if we made love

So I'll be your friend and I'll be your lover
'Cause I know in our hearts we agree
We can be both to each other
Oh yes, we can be both to each other

I know the chances we're taking
And somebody's heart could be breaking
Still we can't stop what's inside us
Our love for each other will guide us

And I'll be your friend and I'll be your lover
'Cause I know in our hearts we agree
We can be both to each other

I've been through you and you've been through me
And sometimes a friend is the hardest to see
We always know when it's laid on the line
Nobody else is as easy to find

And I'll be your friend and I'll be your lover
'Cause I know in our hearts we agree
We can be both to each other
Oh yes, we can be both to each other

Edward Thomas Rabbitt was born November 27, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York to Irish immigrant parents. He was raised in East Orange, New Jersey. On his 35th birthday, he married Janine Girardi. They had three children. One daughter, Demelza, and two sons, Timmy & Tommy. Timmy was born with biliary atresia and died in childhood after a failed liver transplant intended to save his life. In March 1997, Eddie learned that he had lung cancer. He passed away on May 7, 1998. Rabbitt received several awards over the years. The Academy of Country Music Awards Top New Male Vocalist in 1977. Music City News Country Songwriter of the Year and BMI’s Robert J. Burton Award for “Suspicions” in 1979. 1980 brought BMI’s Song of the Year for “Suspicions.” In 1996 he pulled in BMI’s Three Million-Air Award and Two Million-Air Awards for “I Love a Rainy Night” and “Kentucky Rain”, respectively. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame the year of his death, 1998. Eddie’s final #1 hit came in 1989 with “On Second Thought”.

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