Don't Give Up On Me (Live) - Solomon Burke

I've been there for you like I promised I'd do I'm sorry you know what I've been through but that ain't no excuse It's easy to see you're ready to leave and I've had it coming to me Be as angry as you need to be Whatever you do baby please don't give up on me If I woke up tomorrow and knew you were gone Everything that I do revolves around you Your faith in me can't you see it's the one thing that keeps me hanging on () () Don't give up on me. Oooh

Time, it opens all wounds and trust, Gonna put me in the tomb The world isn't mine The world isn't mine to save I can't afford to lose what you resell and throw 'way And I don't even know myself What it would take to know myself I need to change I don't know how Don't give up on me now Instrumental It's not what we do It's what we do, it's what we feel Takes all you have to stare it down And whisper, devil no deal And I don't wanna fight Don't wanna fight my father's war You can wait your whole life Not knowin what you're waiting for And I don't even know myself What it would take to know myself I need to change, I don't know how Don't give up on me now Don't give up on me now Don't give up on me now Don't give up on me now Don't give up on me now Don't give up on me now. And I don't even know myself What it would take to know myself I need to change, I don't know how And I don't even know myself What it would take to know myself I need to change, I don't know how Don't give up on me now

Oh I was perfect For the circus If he dared me I'd do it Love makes you stupid I'd give it up But I guess it was not enough 'Cause he never seemed satisfied I know I'm not perfect But at the end of the day, who is? He wanted someone that's perfect Well ok, but can you tell me who is? He set the bar Just above the stars A rocket couldn't reach it But I still kept on reaching He watched me at least a thousand times If he loved me, he'd stop me, but no I know I'm not perfect But at the end of the day, who is? He wanted someone that's perfect Well ok, but can you tell me who is? I saw my future in his eyes So wrong, so wrong Guess I was destined for more in my life 'Cause he didn't break me down, he made me strong I know I'm not perfect But at the end of the day, who is? He wanted someone that's perfect Well ok, but can you tell me who is?

Hey! (Hey!) Everybody! (Everybody!) All around the world Every boy and girl Taking lessons from me Do The Stupidity My Momma she says it's silly My Poppa says, "you look like a fool" But, baby, I don't mind the criticism Because were doing it every day in school Come along with me See how much fun it can be While watching me, baby Do The Stupidity Oh my Momma she says it's silly My Poppa says I look like a fool But, I don't mind the criticism Because were doing it every day in school Come along with me See how much fun it can be Watch it on TV Oh, baby, thats The Stupidity

The accused will rise To be torn in two Guilty of nothin' but loving you This is the judgement And I'm willin' to plead How you don't want me Hopin' this torment will cease Will I be released? There'll be lies, there'll be tears A jury of your peers With a pitiful look of experience Hand down the judgement And if I done wrong And loved you too long Stand up and just testify How can you deny? Objection overruled I wait for my reprieve With the trust of the deceived The wisdom of the fool It's his sorrowful face Too heavy for his head 'Cos he bowed it as something come over him It was the judgement And he falls to his knees Have mercy on me He clings to the hem of her gown She says: "Just take him down" Just take him down Just take him down