Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Carmen Holland Faye Linard

Producer: Stan Kesler

Yes old father time has done took it's tole
At reducing the killer to nothing
But on the way I must admit
He's had a little help from me

I've seen my dreams die and fall like leaves when they turn brown
I've fallen to the bottom workin' my way down

I climbed the ladder of success, that led to my destruction
I thought that fame and fortune was the key to happiness
But neighbors when I failed at love
I failed at life, the truth I finally found
Fallen to the bottom workin' my way down

I'm drowning in a river of mistakes and memories
A good woman's love is what need now so desperately
The mirror of my life (my god) reflects the blind fool I am

Fallen to the bottom workin' my way down
Fallen to the bottom workin' my way down

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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