Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Thomas LaVerne Bill Taylor

Producer: Jerry Kennedy

All through the day I do okay until the night is in
The darken skies those mighty skies that's when my bravery ends
Forgetting you I'll never do honey I don't know how to start
What can I do I still love you and that's the hurtin' part

There's someone new and he's got you and that's the killin' part
When you were mine I was so blind I should have had a chart
Of do's and dont's of rights and wrongs that helped me hold your heart
'Cause now you're gone and I'm alone and that's the hurtin' part

I hear your name I feel the pain and that's the cryin' part
Your precious face I can't erase Lord that's when my teardrops start
No I can't kill the way I feel down deep inside my heart
Your memory's a part of me and that's the hurtin' part
Your memory's a part of Jerry Lee and that's the hurtin' part

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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