Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Bob McDill

Producer: Jerry Kennedy

Well the taxicab is waiting
And you've made up your mind
Pick up that old red suitcase
And Lord I start to die

Well I wish I could say something
But there ain't no road that's right
What's so fair about farewell
What's so good about goodbye

So long somehow sounds so long
I'll never live it through
See you around ain't what I mean though
It'll kill me if I do

Well there's just no way to say it
So I guess I won't even try
What's so fair about farewell
What's so good about goodbye

So I stand here in the doorway
And I watch you walk away
There's time enough for one last word
But Lord knows what I should say

So I search my mind just once more
But there ain't no word that's right
What's so fair about farewell
What's so good about goodbye

And so long somehow sounds so long
I'll never live it through
See you around ain't what I mean though
It'll kill me if I do

Well there's just no way to say it
So I guess I won't even try
What's so fair about farewell
What's so good about goodbye

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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