Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Glenn Sutton

Producer: Jerry Kennedy

Goodbye was the very easy word for you to say
But then you never cared the way I do
Your love was all that kept me going now that it's gone
Where can I turn but to the only friends I ever knew
Going to back to bottles and barstools these are the favorite tools
Of any lonely fool who needs to forget
They tell me that friends in need are truly friends in deed
And bottles and barstools have never failed me yet

Well our love can be summed up in 25 words or less
Just another flame that never made a fire
And shoulders to cry on are an easy thing to find
Just look for any set of lights that spell out b-a-r
I'm going to back to bottles and ol' barstools these are the favorite tools
For any lonely fool who needs to forget
Well they tell me that friends in need are truly friends in deed
And bottles and barstools have never failed me yet
Yes bottles and barstools ain't failed ol' Jerry Lee yet ah set me up one more

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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