Leon Russell

Released: March 23, 1970

Songwriter: Leon Russell

Producer: Leon Russell Denny Cordell

[Verse 1]
When I first saw you down in Tennessee
I knew you were the only girl for me
And when you sang your song
It made me happy, yes it did

But you took my money and you took my old car
And you ran straight into my best friend's arms
And I just want to ask you darling

[Chorus]
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
Now I'm alone in England
And I'm thinkin' of how it used to be

[Verse 2]
We never did so well down in Hollywood
But mama I treated you just as good as I could
And I still love ya, won't you tell me

[Chorus]
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
Now I'm alone in England
Singin' about how it used to be

[Outro]
Whoa, I still love ya darling, won't you tell me
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
How can you hurt somebody, hurt somebody like me?
How can you hurt somebody

Leon Russell (April 2, 1942–November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling pop music records during his 60-year career. He recorded 33 albums and at least 430 songs. His “A Song for You”, added to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2018, has been recorded by more than 200 artists. His recordings earned six gold records. He received two Grammy awards from seven nominations. He died in his sleep at the age of 74.

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