Esther Phillips

This is the end of a beautiful friendship, It ended a moment ago. This is the end of a beautiful friendship, I know, 'Cause your eyes told me so. We've always been Like sister and brother, Until tonight, When we looked at each other. That was the end of a be...

You say you've found somebody new, But that won't stop my loving you. I just can't let you walk away, Forget the love I had for you. Yes, I could find somebody, too, But I don't want nobody but you. How can you leave without regret? Am I that easy to forget?...

I give him all my love That's all I do And if you saw my love You'd love him too I love him He gives me everything And tenderly The kiss my lover brings He brings to me and I love him A love like ours could never die As long as I have you near me Bright a...

It is the evening of the day I sit and watch the children play Smiling faces I can see But not for me I sit and watch as tears go by My riches can't buy everything I want to hear the children sing All I hear is the sound Of rain falling on the ground...

When all the dark clouds roll away And the sun begins to shine I see my freedom from across the way And it comes right in on time Well it shines so bright and it gives so much light And it comes from the sky above Makes me feel so free makes me feel like me An...

Oh, brother, brother, brother I know you've been layin back a long time But I love you like no other Oh, brother of mine I've been watching everything you do And I've been wishing only good for you All you've got to do is just want it to And it's gonna - it's...

See see rider, See what you have done, Lord, Lord, Made me love you, Now your gal has come You made me love you, Now your gal has come I'm goin' away, baby, I won't be back till fall, Lord, Lord, Lord Goin' away, baby, I won't be back till fall If I...

Tonight I'm gonna break away Just you wait and see I've never been imprisoned by A faded memory Just when I think I'm over her This broken heart will mend I hear her name and I have to cry The tears come down again [Chorus] It happens all the time This craz...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ Everytime we say goodbye I die a little, Everytime we say goodbye I wonder why a little, Why the gods above me Who must be in the know Think so little of me They allow you to go. When you're near There's such an air Of spring about it,...

Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa I keep singing them sad sad songs, ya all Sad songs is all I know I keep singing them sad sad songs, ya all Sad songs is all I know It has a sweet melody tonight Anybody can sing it any old time What in y...

Never know how much I love you Never know how much I care When you put your arms around me I get a fever that's so hard to bear You give me fever when you kiss me Fever when you hold me tight Fever in the morning Fever all through the night Ev'rybody's got t...

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. And so I come to you my love, My heart above my head. Though I see the danger there. If there's a chance for me, then I don't care Fools rush in where wise men never go. But wise men never fall in love, So how...

From a whisper in the wind To a loud scream The message came That I'd lost you To the warmth of another man I've seen more tears fall from your eyes Than all the showers of April I took kindness for granted As if it came with the wallpaper So inconsiderate o...

Them that's got shall get Them that's not shall lose So the Bible says and it still is news Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that's got his own, That's got his own Yes the strong get smart While the weak ones fail Empty pockets do...

Hello, walls How'd things go for you today? Don't you miss him Since he up and walked away? And I'll bet you dread to spend Another lonely night with me But lonely walls I'll keep you company Hello, window Well, I see that you're still here Aren't you lonely...

A junkie walking through the twilight I'm on my way home I left three days ago but no one seems to know I'm gone Home is where the hatred is, home is filled with pain And it might not be such a bad idea If I never, never went home again Stand as far away from...

I'm a bad girl Just as bad as I can be Yes, I'm a bad girl Just as bad as I can be I don't know what's the matter Trouble always follows me I killed myself a black cat Just the night before Spread the little woofie dust All around my door Hoping I'd chase som...

Today I passed you on the street And my heart fell at your feet I can't help it if I'm still in love with you Somebody else stood by your side And you know, you looked so satisfied I can't help it if I'm still in love with you A picture from the past came sl...

I can stand a little rain, I can stand a little rain, I can stand a little rain, Ooh, I can stand a little pain, But when the rain comes up through the floorboards, I can stand a little rest! I can stand a little sorrow, I can stand it until tomorrow, I can s...

I could have told you she'd hurt you, She'd love you awhile and desert you, If only you'd asked I could have told you so! I could have saved you some crying, Yes, I could have told you she was lying, But you were in love and you didn't want to know. I hear he...

Every time I look down on this timeless town Whether blue or gray be her skies. Whether loud be her cheers or soft be her tears, More and more do I realize: I love Paris in the springtime. I love Paris in the fall. I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles,...

I don't care what anybody thinks of me My pride is gone and here I am on bended knees I want you and I need you, that's all I know And I'd fight the world before I'd let you go I'd gladly beg or steal or borrow I'd turn my back on everyone I know I'd do these...

There I go, there I go There I go, there I go Pretty baby, you are the soul Who snaps my control Such a funny thing but every time you're near me I never can behave, you give me a smile And then I'm wrapped up in your magic There's music all around me, crazy...

I'm sorry, so sorry That I was such a fool I didn't know Love could be so cruel Oh, oh, oh, oh, uh-oh Oh, yes You tell me mistakes Are part of being young But that don't right The wrong that's been done [Spoken:] (I'm sorry) I'm sorry (So sorry) So sorry Ple...

If the sun should tumble from the sky If the sea should suddenly run dry If you love me, really love me Let it happen, I won't care If it seems that everything is lost I should smile and never count the cost If you love me, really love me Let it happen, darlin...

When your good gal done quit ya And the sun is going down You sit down in your swing And then you're gonna sing In the evening, in the evening Baby, when the sun goes down In the evening, baby when the sun goes down Well, ain't it lonesome, man ain't happy, S...

Don't feel nothing 'bout it, Don't care nothing 'bout it, I have been in danger; I don't know nothing 'bout it. Why don't I know nothing 'bout having been in danger? I've only known a stranger. They didn't do nothing 'bout it, They didn't say nothing 'bout it,...

Love that runs away from me Dreams that just won't let me be Blues that keep on both'rin' me Chains that just won't set me free Too far away from you and all your charms Just out of reach of my two open arms Each night in dreams I see your face Memories time...

I can't forget the night you told me that you loved me The stars were shining so bright How could I constantly resist you when your lips were sweet And your arms held me tight You said you'd give me your heart But you just lied to me from the start Won't you...

I knew a man, Bojangles and he danced for you In worn out shoes Silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants The old soft shoe He jumped so high He jumped so high Then he'd lightly touch down I met him in a cell in New Orleans, I was Down and out He looked to...

New York girl, ooh, ooh, ooh Runnin' pretty, New York City girl Twenty-five, thirty-five Hello, baby, New York City girl You grew up ridin' the subways, running with people Up in Harlem, down on Broadway You're no tramp, but you're no lady, talkin' that stre...

Hey, wine me and dine me Take me in a way I wanna go But when the night is over You just may not see me no more All I want is a one night affair That won't hurt nobody A night affair Hit and run, gonna be a son of a gun Hit and run but it could be fun I don...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ Our day will come And we'll have everything. We'll share the joy Falling in love can bring. No one can tell me That I'm too young to know (young to know) I love you so (I love you so) And you love me. Our day will come If we just wait awhile. No...

People, People who need people Are the luckiest people in the world We're children Needing other children And yet letting a grown-up pride Hide all the need inside Acting more like children than children Lovers Are very special people They're the luckiest p...

I used to be a rolling stone You know if the cause was right I'd leave to find the answer on the road I used to be a heart beating for someone But the times have changed The less I say the more my work gets done 'Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia fre...

Heaven please send to all mankind, Understanding and peace of mind. But, if it's not asking too much Please send me someone to love. Show all the world how to get along, Peace will enter when hate is gone. But, if it's not asking too much, Please send me some...

Let me go, let me go, let me go Oh, please release me, let me go I don't love you anymore To live together is a sin Release me and let me love again I, I have found upon new love dear And don't you know I'll always, I'll always want him near His lips are wa...

In the dark It's just you and I Not a sound There's not one sigh Just the beat of my poor heart In the dark Now, in the dark, in the dark I get such a thrill When he presses his fingertips Upon my lips And he begs me: 'Oh, girl, please, keep still' In the dar...

Hey, hey, hey I'm sending out an S.O.S. Hey, hey, hey I'm sending out an S.O.S. I'm sending out an S.O.S. Because I'm in so much distress So if you see my baby If you see my baby Stop her on sight Hey, hey, hey I'm sending out an S.O.S. Hey, hey, hey I'm sen...

Your kisses take me to Shangri-La Each kiss is magic that makes my little world a Shangri-La A land of bluebirds and fountains and nothing to do But cling to an angel that looks like you And when you hold me, how warm you are Be mine, my darling, and spend you...

Some things you never get used to! It's the same routine of getting up every morning And putting on a smile But underneath there's another person Who can't find a reason to make living worthwhile. Oh, another day to get through Without the love that once was...

Somebody else is taking my place, Somebody else now shares your embrace; While I am trying to keep from crying, You go around with a smile on your face. Little you know the price I have paid, Little you care for vows that you made; My heart is aching, soon wi...

'T was a night mmmmm, what a night it was It really was such a night The moon was bright, Oh how bright it was It really was such a night The night was alive, with the stars above mmmm When she kissed me, I had to fall in love It was a kiss mmmm, what a...

If you wanna make love to me If you want to make me your own And if you want to make me your slave That's alright with me (that's alright boy that's alright) If I must work both day and night If I must supply your every need And if I only get to see you once i...

Tall and tan and young and lovely The girl from Ipanema goes walking And when she passes, each one she passes goes - ah When she walks, she's like a samba That swings so cool and sways so gentle That when she passes, each one she passes goes - ah (Ooh) But h...

[It's too late to worry, then I’m too blue to cry] I broke your heart, dear, I was untrue And now I've lost you, What in the world can I gonna do? I hope you're happy, baby, For I'll get by You know it’s too late to worry, [too late] And I’m too blue to cr...

Does he love me? It's too soon to know. Can I believe him when he tells me so? Is he fooling? Is it all a game? Am I the fire or just another flame? A one-sided love would break my heart He may be just acting and playing a part. If he don't love me L...

Chorus Trust, trust in the Lord Lean not on your own understanding In all, all of your ways Acknowledge Him He'll make your path straight You'll be my guide for life I'll walk by Your side With Your hand in mine I'll go where You lead me Chorus My eyes can...

If you really wanna know If i can stand your brand of love Try me, why don't you try me If you wanna know If I'm affected by the moon above Then try me, come on and try me Don't you know my heart feels strong desire When Im thrilled by the warmth of your tou...

Unforgettable, that's what you are Unforgettable though near or far Like a song of love that clings to me How the thought of you does things to me Never before has someone been more Unforgettable in every way And forever more, that's how you'll stay That's wh...

What a diff'rence a day made Twenty-four little hours Brought the sun and the flowers Where there used to be rain My yesterday was blue, dear Today I'm part of you, dear My lonely nights are through, dear (Since you said you were mine) What a diff'rence a da...

When a woman loves a man Can't keep her mind on nothing else She change the world for the good things she's found If he is bad she can't see it He can do no wrong Turn her back on her best friend If she puts him down When a woman loves a man She’ll spend all...