Natural Man (Live)
A natural man
lou rawls
- written by bobby hebb and s. baron
- as recorded by lou rawls
- entered the billboard top 40 the week of october 16, 1971 and
stayed for 11 weeks, peaking at #17 the week of december 4, 1971
{spoken}
you know, there was a time when, if someone told you to
do somethin', you did it. bam! right on! no questions asked.
it was "yes, sir" and "yes, mam". you never said no. you know? huh.
but, you know, things are changing nowadays. it's a new day,
babies. folks want to take their own lives into their hands and
make their own choices. no longer do they wanna go along with
the program 'cause everybody say it's right. you know what i mean?
let me tell ya what i'm talkin' about, ya see, 'cause...
I don't want no gold watch for workin' fifty years from nine till five
a-while the boss is guzzling champagne and i'm beltin' beer in some dive
'cause i want to be happy and free
livin' and loving for me
i want to be happy and free
livin' and lovin' for me
like a natural man (like a natural man)
a natural man (like a natural man)
Well now, i refuse to listen to people's thinkin' that i live too high
i'm gonna taste it now before my one life streaks on by
'cause i want to be happy and free
livin' and lovin' for me
i want to be happy and free
livin' and lovin' for
lou rawls
- written by bobby hebb and s. baron
- as recorded by lou rawls
- entered the billboard top 40 the week of october 16, 1971 and
stayed for 11 weeks, peaking at #17 the week of december 4, 1971
{spoken}
you know, there was a time when, if someone told you to
do somethin', you did it. bam! right on! no questions asked.
it was "yes, sir" and "yes, mam". you never said no. you know? huh.
but, you know, things are changing nowadays. it's a new day,
babies. folks want to take their own lives into their hands and
make their own choices. no longer do they wanna go along with
the program 'cause everybody say it's right. you know what i mean?
let me tell ya what i'm talkin' about, ya see, 'cause...
I don't want no gold watch for workin' fifty years from nine till five
a-while the boss is guzzling champagne and i'm beltin' beer in some dive
'cause i want to be happy and free
livin' and loving for me
i want to be happy and free
livin' and lovin' for me
like a natural man (like a natural man)
a natural man (like a natural man)
Well now, i refuse to listen to people's thinkin' that i live too high
i'm gonna taste it now before my one life streaks on by
'cause i want to be happy and free
livin' and lovin' for me
i want to be happy and free
livin' and lovin' for
Credits
Writer(s): Carole King, Jerry Wexler, Gerry Goffin
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