Jimmy Webb

Released: September 7, 1993

Songwriter: Jimmy Webb

Producer: Linda Ronstadt George Massenburg

[Verse 1]
What ya' doin' sittin' here
With closin' time so near?
Looks like you need a friend, so I will volunteer
Looks like you're in a world of trouble
Only one thing it could be
Ya' gotta get a grip on it, mister
This is not the remedy

[Chorus]
And it won't bring her back
And it won't stop the pain
And it won't make you feel any better soon
Keep drinkin' that ol' Jack
You're gonna end up under a train
You can lay down on the railroad track
But it won't bring your baby back
It won't bring her back

[Verse 2]
You know it's no disgrace
To try and save some face
I did that very thing when I was in your place
I'm speakin' from experience; I knew the lady first
It's hard work forgettin' baby
You can work up quite a thirst but
Drinkin' is the worst

[Chorus]
And it won't bring her back
To go out rasin' Cain
And you won't find the answer in a cigarette
You can smoke the whole damn pack
Create a never ending chain
You can buy yourself a heart attack
But it won't bring your baby back
It won't bring her back

[Chorus]
It won't bring her back
To drive yourself insane
She's already busy with some other fool
Why don't you cut yourself some slack
'Cause the truth is all in vain
You can carry on like a maniac
But it won't bring your baby back
It won't bring her back
It won't bring your baby back

Jimmy Webb (also known by the names James Layne Webb, Jim Webb and J. Webb) was born on the 15th of August, 1946. He has written and produced countless platinum-selling hits such as “Highwayman”, “MacArthur Park”, “Galveston”, “Wichita Lineman”, “Up, Up and Away,” the recently popular “Do What You Gotta Do” (made famous from being sampled in a Kanye West song), and many more. Ever since his first released song “My Christmas Tree”, Jimmy Webb has received much professional attention and many awards for his compositions. During his career, he became the youngest person ever to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame (which he was chairman of for a number of years), and is the only musician to receive Grammy awards for music, lyrics and orchestration.

In addition to his songwriting career, Webb has also composed film soundtracks for “The Last Unicorn”, “Voices” and “The Naked Ape”. Along with this, he has penned the main themes and soundtrack scores for television shows, including “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” and “E/R”.

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