Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Jack Clement

I told a little lie, baby, I made you cry
That's why I'm feeling blue
I'm feeling sorry, I lied to you
I took your little heart, I tore it all apart
And now I'm missin' you

I'm feeling sorry, I couldn't be true
I should have known better
I should have been truer
I know that you're blue but baby I'm bluer

Now I've got a little heart that's broke all apart
And now I'm wanting you
I'm feeling sorry and missin' you
I put a tear or two in your eyes of blue

I wasted your true love
And now I'm sorry, just a fool in love
You were the one for me but I felt fancy free
That's why I'm hurting so

I'm feeling sorry, I didn't know
You offered me true love but I didn't take it
One way that you forgive me but I'll never make it
Ooh, I hope to find a way, baby, to make you stay
But I know I'll never win

I'm feeling sorry, I'm just a friend
I'm feeling sorry, I'm just a friend
I'm feeling sorry, that I'm just a friend

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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