Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Doodle Owens Dallas Frazier

Producer: Jerry Kennedy

(Today I can feel it touching home)
Today pain became a real life's hurtin' thing
And the choir of loneliness sang me a song
Now I know just what it means to lose a lifetime dream
Cause today I can feel it touching home
No longer do I wonder why men have lost their minds
Or wind up in a jungle of flashing neon signs
Now I know just how long a man can last when love is gone
Cause today I can feel it touching home

No longer do I wonder why men have lost their minds
Or wind up in a jungle of flashing neon signs
Now I know just how long a man can last when love is gone
Cause today I can feel it touching home
Cause today I can feel it touching home

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.

more tracks from the album

Touching Home

From the albums

Touching Home (1971)
The Jerry Lee Lewis Anthology: All Killer No Filler! (1993)

Jerry Lee Lewis popular songs

Touching HomeJerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis

Touching Home