Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Michael Rubin Rick Marlowe

Producer: Jerry Kennedy

Only love can get you in my door
My heart won't settle for less or ask for more
There's no love light shining in your eyes
Girl you can't like Jerry Lee's way to paradise

Only love can get you in my arms
That's the only place you're really safe and warm
Girl we can't go back to where we were before
Only love can get you in my door

Tried so many times the other way
Those who come to take but not to stay
Hey girl if you've really got something to give
Lay it on Jerry Lee Lewis heavily
And baby baby we can really start to live

Only love can get you in my arms
That's the only place you're really safe and warm
Girl we can't go back to where we were before
Only love can get you in my door

Only love can get you in my door
Honey you know that's what Jerry Lee's waiting for
Can't go back to where we were before
Only love can get you through my door

Only love can whisper in my ear
That is the only song I want to hear
Ain't going back to where we were before
I love you darling but only love can get you through my door

Tried so many times the other way
Those who come to take but not to stay
Hey girl if you've really got something to give
Lay it on Jerry Lee Lewis heavily
And baby baby we can really start to live

Only love can whisper in my ear
Honey that's the only song I want to hear
Ain't going back to where we were before
Only love can get you in my door

Tried so many times the other way
Those who come to take but not to stay
Hey girl if you've really got something to give
Lay it on Jerry Lee Lewis heavily
And baby baby we can really start to live

Jerry Lee Lewis was a leading figure in the popularization of rock & roll during the 1950s. He was first signed to Sun Records in 1956 where he was labelmates with Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and other early rock artists. Of those musicians, however, he was the only piano player and combined with his heavy-handed playing style, sexually suggestive lyrics, and provocative stage antics he came to epitomize the rebelliousness of the genre.

He rose to international fame for his 1957 versions of the songs “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On.”

Lewis' popularity rapidly tumbled, however, when in 1958, when at the age of 22, he married his 13-year-old cousin. Though this scandal continued to tarnish his image, Lewis never retired from music. As of October 2015, he continues to perform live.

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