Jolene - Candi Staton

Well Jolene unlocked the thick breezeway door Like she'd done one hundred times before Jolene smoothed her dark hair in the mirror She folded the towel carefully and put it back in place Yeah I want to pull you down into bed I want to cast your face in lead Oh, yeah All right, now Well every time I pull you close Push my face into your hair Cream rinse and tobacco smoke That sickly scent is always, always there Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah Jolene heard her father's uneven snores Right then she knew there must be something more Jolene heard the singing in the forest She opened the door quietly and stepped into the night Yeah I want to throw you out into space I want to do whatever it takes, takes, takes Well every time I pull you close Push my face into your hair Cream rinse and tobacco smoke That sickly scent is always, always there Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah, oh guitar

Well you're coming down High Street walking in the sun You make a dead man rise and holler she's the one Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and you're the queen Well it's a long old highway that don't ever end I got a Saturday Night Special, I'm back again I'll sleep by your door, lay my life on the line You probably don't know but I'm gonna make you mine Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and you is the queen I keep my hands in my pocket, I'm movin' along People think they know, but they're all wrong You're something nice, I'm gonna bet my dice I can't say I haven't paid the price Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and you is the queen Well I found out the hard way, I've had my fill You can't fight somebody with his back to a hill Those big brown eyes, they set off a spark If you hold me in your arms, things don't look so dark Jolene, Jolene Baby I am the king and you're the queen

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene I'm begging of you please don't take my man Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene Please don't take him just because you can Your beauty is beyond compare With flaming locks of auburn hair With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green Your smile is like a breath of spring Your voice is soft like summer rain And I cannot compete with you, Jolene He talks about you in his sleep There's nothing I can do to keep From crying when he calls your name, Jolene And I can easily understand How you could easily take my man But you don't know what he means to me, Jolene Oh oh, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene I'm begging of you please don't take my man Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene Please don't take him just because you can You could have your choice of men But I could never love again He's the only one for me, Jolene I had to have this talk with you My happiness depends on you And whatever you decide to do, Jolene Oh oh, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene I'm begging of you please don't take my man Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene Please don't take him even though you can

For you I'll do anything For you just call my name And I'll come running Yes, I'll come running Come running for you Ummm for you I have no pride You can walk all over me Hurt me do anything You want to and I'll keep it all inside And I mean it all because I'm so in love I'm so in love with you So in love with you So in love with you So in love with you Now I know this all night sound Silly, silly, silly But every word I say is true Darling I'll give you all my loving My life is dedicated to you Darling, darling for you I could be low sick in the bed If I knew you had little cold I would stay by your side Until you were well Neglecting my own self Because I'm so in love with you All I'm living for is for you I'm living for you I don't have no reason to live I don't have no reason to live without you.

Uhhmmmm... Yeah! Uhhhhhhhhuuuwhhh! Oh Yeah! You have some problems, You need got to solve them You get down on your knees and pray When is He coming through, When will He answer you. Well it may mot be right away But in the mean time, Just keep your mind, In a positive attitude. And while you waiting, Start praising, He is gonna see you through, Here is what you got to do. Praise Him till your blessings come down Praise Him till your situation turns around You gotta lift up your voice and say: Hallelujah anyway Hallelujah anyway Come on! Praise Him till your blessings come down Praise Him till your situation turns around You gotta to lift up your voice and say: Hallelujah anyway! Hallelujah anyway-ay-ay Wooohoo! Hallelujah Just say Hallelujah anyway! So much is going on, What's takin god so long. Your is back is up against the wall So many night's you cry I wonder if it hurts all You got to trust Him, Be patient, He's working behind the scenes. Just keep rejoicing Start dancing. He's givin you the victory Show Him that you believe. Praise Him till your blessings come down Praise Him till your situation turns around You gotta to lift up your voice and say: Hallelujah anyway Hallelujah anyway Praise Him till your blessings come down Praise Him till your situation turns around You gotta to lift up your voice and say: Hallelujah anyway! Hallelujah anyway-ay-ay.) Wooohoo!'high' Uhm! You see He's working it out for you (Praise Him till your blessings come down Praise Him till your situation turns around (Woohooo!'high') You gotta to lift up your voice and say: Hallelujah anyway! Hallelujah anyway-ay-ay. Praise Him till your blessings come down Praise Him till your situation turns around You gotta to lift up your voice and say: Hallelujah anyway! Hallelujah anyway. (Ooooh! 'high') Yeah! Just say hallelujah. anyway. He is maybe in your eyes, yeah Just say hallelujah anyway, uuuhmm. He's working it out for you 2x Working it out for you He's 's working it out for you Working it out for you He's working it out for you Working it out for you He's working it out for you Uhmm Praise Him till your blessings come down Praise Him till your situation turns around (Woohooo!'high') You gotta to lift up your voice and say: Hallelujah anyway Hallelujah anyway You got to praise Him, uhmm. Just praise Him! You may not feel like it. Just praise Him anyway. Yeah, just say hallelujah anyway.

You picked me up Oh, yes you did When nobody else would I know you did And you did things For me, my baby That nobody else could I know you did You gave me your heart But I couldn't be true But I still got that Same sweet feeling for you Sweet baby, mmm We had a love Oh, yes, we did Beyond compare I know we did And when I needed you Oh, Lordy You were always there I know you were I had my chance But I couldn't come through Now I still got that Same sweet feeling for you Sweet baby, oh, yeah I got that feeling When I hear your name That old lonesome feeling Keep coming back again I get that feeling And I cry out in the night I need you, baby, oh, darling To say everything's all right Come back, baby, oh, yeah Where you belong I hope you will Please forgive me Oh, darling For doing you wrong I hope you will I'm so sorry for all The pain I put you through But I still got that Same sweet feeling for you Sweet baby, mmm I got that feeling Everything I do I get that feeling For nobody but you Sometime in the midnight hour I get so lonesome I need you, baby I need you, baby I need you, baby To stay right here by my side I need you, baby...