Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Bill Rice Jerry Foster

Producer: Jerry Kennedy

Now just today I thought of sending roses to you
It slipped my mind that you're not mine anymore
And it still hurts each time I think of you with someone new
You'd think by now I'd be over you

Why just tonight I caught myself remembering everything
And I got lost in thoughts of you and me
I don't know why I still think about you but I do
You'd think by now I'd be over you

You'd think by now the hurt would all be over
The time has been so kind to memories
For after all I still recall the love that we once knew
You'd think by now I'd be over you
You'd think by now I'd be over you

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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