Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Arthur Alexander

Producer: Bones Howe

There was a little girl I had planned to marry
This was my love, I didn't wanna share it
I thought that love would make my life bright and sunny
She said she couldn’t love me 'cause I didn't have no money

So every day I have to cry some
Every day I have to cry some
Dry the water from my eyes some
Every day I have to cry

I had me a girl, I guess I really loved her
Every night I was thinkin’ of her
But you can't mix love with money
'Cause if you do it's gonna hurt somebody

So every day I have to cry some
Every day I have to cry some
Dry the water from my eyes some
Every day I have to cry

And though I know that I'm just a poor man
Is it wrong to love 'cause I'm not a rich man
Every time you mix love with money
Every time you hurt somebody

Every day I have to cry some
Every day I have to cry some
Dry the water from my eyes some
Every day I have to cry
Every day I have to cry some
Every day I have...

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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