One bright, sunny day
I set on my way to look for a place on this Earth
My life was a song just 3 minutes long
And that's about all it was worth
I wandered around
Unlost and unfound
Unnoticed and misunderstood
Each thing that I tried just lessened my pride
Guess I didn't do very good
Then I saw you lookin' just like I felt
So, I walked up to you and I said
CHORUS:
Let me sing for you
It's not much to ask after all I've been through
Let me sing for you
At least there's still one thing I know that I know how to do
I found you alone, no love of your own. I gave you a shiny new toy
I made you feel good as best as I could. And, I was your rainy-day boy
I held you so near. But, you held this fear. And, felt like you'd been there before
The spell that was cast was too good to last. Soon the toy wasn't new any more
So, I asked for some time. And, you gave me a watch
If it's that late already again....
CHORUS2:
Let me sing for you
It's not much to ask after all we've been through
Let me sing for you
At least there's still one thing I know that I know how to do
Now, you love to live, and I love to give. So, tell me what difference it makes
If back in our youth we'd both known the truth, we might have made different mistakes
You need a toy bear with soft, fuzzy hair to lay next to you while you sleep
And, I love you too much to lessen my touch. That's one promise I couldn't keep
And, I'm not man enough to make love to you while you hold me an arm's length away
CHORUS2: (drop the last 5 words and blend into a repeat.)
CHORUS2:
I set on my way to look for a place on this Earth
My life was a song just 3 minutes long
And that's about all it was worth
I wandered around
Unlost and unfound
Unnoticed and misunderstood
Each thing that I tried just lessened my pride
Guess I didn't do very good
Then I saw you lookin' just like I felt
So, I walked up to you and I said
CHORUS:
Let me sing for you
It's not much to ask after all I've been through
Let me sing for you
At least there's still one thing I know that I know how to do
I found you alone, no love of your own. I gave you a shiny new toy
I made you feel good as best as I could. And, I was your rainy-day boy
I held you so near. But, you held this fear. And, felt like you'd been there before
The spell that was cast was too good to last. Soon the toy wasn't new any more
So, I asked for some time. And, you gave me a watch
If it's that late already again....
CHORUS2:
Let me sing for you
It's not much to ask after all we've been through
Let me sing for you
At least there's still one thing I know that I know how to do
Now, you love to live, and I love to give. So, tell me what difference it makes
If back in our youth we'd both known the truth, we might have made different mistakes
You need a toy bear with soft, fuzzy hair to lay next to you while you sleep
And, I love you too much to lessen my touch. That's one promise I couldn't keep
And, I'm not man enough to make love to you while you hold me an arm's length away
CHORUS2: (drop the last 5 words and blend into a repeat.)
CHORUS2:
more tracks from the album
From the album
- Daytime Friends (1977)
Kenny Rogers popular songs
- The Gambler
- Islands in the Stream
- Coward of the County
- Lady
- Through the Years
- Lucille
- Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)
- She Believes In Me
- Daytime Friends
- We’ve Got Tonight
- You Decorated My Life
- Children, Go Where I Send Thee
- You and I
- Ruby Don’t Take Your Love To Town
- Goodbye
- The Greatest
- What a Wonderful Beginning
- They Just Don’t Make ’em Like You Anymore
- Kentucky Homemade Christmas
- Homeland
- To Me
- Puttin’ In Overtime at Home
- I Don’t Need You
- I Remember You