I've Been Loved By The Best - Don Williams

Bless my soul I've been alone too long Somebody without someone Is no one at all And baby all these nights I've struggled and fought my pride Scared that someone your type Couldn't see past my flaws 'Cause I've heard that heaven ain't easy to get to, ooh The closest I'll get might be right next to you, ooh For I've got to know I got to feel how it feels To be loved by you Ooh, I got to touch something real Can I feel and be loved by you Jealousy is getting the best of me Thinking about you sleep without me in town And I had no peace 'til you give me clarity I need to hear and see If I matter at all 'Cause I've heard that heaven ain't easy to get to, ooh The closest I get might be right next to you For I've got to know I got feel how it feels To be loved by you Ooh, I got to touch something real Can I feel and be loved by you? Ooh, I got to feel it (How it feels to be loved) Ooh, I got to feel it (How it feels to be loved) Ooh, I might not get another chance (how it feels to be loved) Cannot let it slip out of my hands How does it feel to be loved by you?

I was totin' my pack along the dusty Winnemucca road When along came a semi with a high an' canvas-covered load "If you're goin' to Winnemucca, Mack, with me you can ride" And so I climbed into the cab, and then I settled down inside He asked me if I'd seen a road with so much dust and sand And I said, "Listen, I've traveled every road in this here land" I've been everywhere, man I've been everywhere, man Crossed the deserts bare, man I've breathed the mountain air, man Of travel I've had my share, man I've been everywhere I've been to Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma Bangor, Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo Tocapillo, Baranquilla, and Perdilla, I'm a killer I've been everywhere, man I've been everywhere, man Crossed the deserts bare, man I've breathed the mountain air, man Of travel I've had my share, man I've been everywhere I've been to Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana Monterey, Faraday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa Glen Rock, Black Rock, Little Rock, Oskaloosa Tennessee to Tennesse Chicopee, Spirit Lake Grand Lake, Devils Lake, Crater Lake, for Pete's sake I've been everywhere, man I've been everywhere, man Crossed the desert's bare, man I've breathed the mountain air, man Of travel I've had my share, man I've been everywhere I've been to Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Ombabika Schefferville, Jacksonville, Waterville, Costa Rica Pittsfield, Springfield, Bakersfield, Shreveport Hackensack, Cadillac, Fond du Lac, Davenport Idaho, Jellico, Argentina, Diamantina, Pasadena, Catalina, see what I mean I've been everywhere, man I've been everywhere, man Crossed the desert's bare, man I've breathed the mountain air, man Of travel I've had my share, man I've been everywhere I've been to Pittsburgh, Parkersburg, Gravelburg, Colorado Ellensburg, Rexburg, Vicksburg, El Dorado Larimore, Atmore, Haverstraw, Chatanika Chaska, Nebraska, Alaska, Opelika Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo, Kansas City Sioux City, Cedar City, Dodge City, what a pity I've been everywhere, man I've been everywhere, man Crossed the desert's bare, man I've breathed the mountain air, man Of travel I've had my share, man I've been everywhere I've been everywhere

I've always been crazy and the trouble that it's put me through I've been busted for things that I did, and I didn't do I can't say I'm proud of all of the things that I've done But I can say I've never intentionally hurt anyone I've always been different with one foot over the line Winding up somewhere one step ahead or behind It ain't been so easy but I guess I shouldn't complain I've always been crazy but it's kept me from going insane Beautiful lady are you sure that you understand The chances your taking loving a free living man Are you really sure you really want what you see Be careful of something that's just what you want it to be I've always been crazy but it's kept me from going insane Nobody knows if it's something to bless or to blame So far I ain't found a rhyme or a reason to change I've always been crazy but it's kept me from going insane

Oh Workin' from seven to eleven every night Really makes life a drag I don't think that's right I've really been the best, the best of fools I did what I could, yeah 'Cause I love you, baby, how I love you, darlin' How I love you, baby, mama, love, little girl, little girl But, baby, since I've been lovin' you, yeah I'm about to lose my worried mind, aw, yeah Everybody tryin' to tell me that you didn't mean me no good I've been tryin', Lord, let me tell ya Let me tell ya, I really did the best I could I've been, I've been workin' from seven a-to eleven every night I said, it kind of makes a life a drag, drag, drag, drag Lord, yeah, that ain't right, no, no Since I've been lovin' you, yeah I'm about to lose my worried mind, yeah Watch out I said I've been cryin', yeah Whoa, my tears, they fell like rain Don'tcha hear them, don'tcha hear them fallin' Don'tcha hear them, don'tcha hear them fallin' Do you remember, mama, when I knocked upon your door I said, you had the nerve to tell me You didn't want me no more, yeah I open my front door, I hear my back door slam You know, I must have one of them new-fangled, new-fangled Back-door man, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I've been a-workin' from seven, seven, seven To eleven every night, it kinda made my life a drag A drag. drag, ohh, yeah, it makes a drag Baby, since I've been lovin' you I'm about to lose, I'm about to lose, lose my worried mind And just one more, just one more Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, yeah, since I've been lovin' you I'm gonna lose my worried mind

How sweet it is to be loved by you Yes, baby How sweet it is to be loved by you Ooh, baby I needed the shelter of someone's arms And there you were I needed someone to understand my ups and downs And there you were With sweet love and devotion Deeply touching my emotions I want to stop and thank you baby I want to stop and thank you baby Hey now how sweet it is to be loved by you Oh, baby, baby How sweet it is to be loved by you Yes, it is Close my eyes at night And wonder what would I be without you in my life Everything was just a bore All the things I did seems I've done them before But you brightened up all my days With a love so sweet in so many ways I want to stop and thank you baby I want to stop and thank you baby How sweet it is to be loved by you Oh, yes it is baby How sweet it is to be loved by you Yes, it is baby You were better to me than I've been to myself For me there's you and nobody else I want to stop and thank you baby I want to stop and thank you baby Oh, how sweet it is to be loved by you Tell the truth, baby How sweet it is to be loved by you Well, it's like sugar for my soul How sweet it is to be loved by you Oh, yes, it is baby

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع

You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset She's going off about something that you said 'Cause she doesn't get your humor like I do I'm in my room, it's a typical Tuesday night I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like And she'll never know your story like I do 'Cause she wears short skirts, I wear t-shirts She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers Dreaming 'bout the day when you wake up and find That what you're looking for has been here the whole time If you could see that I'm the one who understands you Been here all along, so why can't you see? You belong with me, you belong with me Walk in the streets with you in your worn-out jeans I can't help thinking this is how it ought to be Laughing on a park bench thinking to myself "Hey, isn't this easy?" And you've got a smile that can light up this whole town I haven't seen it in a while since she brought you down You say, "You're fine", I know you better than that Hey, what you doing with a girl like that? She wears high heels, I wear sneakers She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers Dreaming 'bout the day when you wake up and find That what you're looking for has been here the whole time If you could see that I'm the one who understands you Been here all along, so why can't you see? You belong with me Standing by and waiting at your back door All this time, how could you not know, baby? You belong with me, you belong with me Oh, I remember you driving to my house In the middle of the night I'm the one who makes you laugh When you know you're 'bout to cry I know your favorite songs And you tell me 'bout your dreams Think I know where you belong Think I know it's with me Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you? Been here all along, so why can't you see? You belong with me Standing by and waiting at your back door All this time, how could you not know, baby? You belong with me, you belong with me You belong with me Have you ever thought just maybe, you belong with me? You belong with me