Day after day I get more confused
Trying to see the light
In the morning rain
Going on a game
You have to lose
‘Cause the feeling’s changed
I won’t lose again
CHORUS 1
Giving the people
As I pray my soul
I wanna get lost in rock’n’roll
And drift away
Sometimes I think
I’ve always been down
I don’t understand the things I see
The world outside seems so unkind
So unkind
But I’m dependin’ on you to let it
See me through
REPEAT CHORUS 1
(mentor williams)
Day after day i’m more confused
So i look for the light in the pouring rain
You know that’s a game that i hate to lose
I’m feelin’ the strain, ain’t it a shame
Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Beginning to think that i’m wastin’ time
I don’t understand the things i do
The world outside looks so unkind
I’m countin’ on you to carry me through
And when my mind is free
You know a melody can move me
And when i’m feelin’ blue
The guitar’s comin’ through to soothe me
Thanks for the joy that you’ve given me
I want you to know i believe in your song
Rhythm and rhyme and harmony
You help me along makin’ me strong
(dobie gray)
Day after day i’m more confused
Yet i look for the light
Through the pourin’ rain
You know that’s a game that i hate to lose
And i’m feeling the strain
Ain’t it a shame
Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul
I want to get lost in your rock and roll
And drift away
[repeat]
Beginning to think that i’m wasting time
I don’t understand the things i do
The world outside looks so unkind
Now i’m counting on you
To carry me through
Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul
I want to get lost in your rock and roll
And drift away
[repeat]
And when my mind is free
You know a melody can move me
And when i’m feeling blue
The guitar’s coming through to soothe me
Thanks for the joy that you’re given me
I want you to know i believe in your song
Your rythm and rhyme and harmony
You’ve helped me along
Makin’ me strong
Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul
I want to get lost in your rock and roll
And drift away
[repeat]
Na, na, now won’t ya
Won’t ya take, oh ha ..take me
(Rod Stewart, Steve Cropper, 1975/1976)
Never get to bed before sunup,
alway get caught in the rain;
sometimes I might get in trouble,
never was one to complain.
Now gentleman, you must agree
ain’t it worth it when you’re out on cloud thirty-three
to be stone cold sober again,
down in the alley again,
stone cold sober again.
Never found a dime in a gutter,
always get my best friends drunk.
If the pres’dent tries to call me,
say " Rodney, come on over for lunch";
I’d say, " Gentlemen, exuse me please
but I’m busy with my buddies up on cloud thirty-three."
Yeah, stone cold sober again,
down in the alley again,
stone cold sober again.
Sunday is a drag, so forget it,
Monday you can make up for that;
Tuesday, take a taste for dinner,
if you’re all right spend it in bed.
But on Thursday prepare for your weekend
and let Friday disappear into Saturday mornin’
when you’re stone cold sober again,
down in the alley again,
stone cold sober again.
stone cold sober again,
down in the alley again,
stone cold sober again.
I don’t mind stone cold sober again,
down in the alley again,
stone cold sober again.
drift away
Day after day i’m more confused
But i look for the light thru the pourin’ rain
You know that’s a game that i hate to lose
I’m feelin’ the strain
Ain’t it a shame-oh
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I want to get lost in the rock and roll
And drift away
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I want to get lost in the rock and roll
And drift away
Beginnin’ to think that i’m wasting time>br> and i don’t understand the things
I do
The world outside looks so unkind
I’m counting on you
To carry me thru-oh
Chorus
When my mind is free
You know a melody can move me
And when i’m feelin’ blue
The guitar’s comin’ thru to soothe me
Thanks for the joy that you’ve given me
I want you to know i believe in the song
And rhythm and rhyme and harmony
You helped me along
You’re makin’ me strong
Chorus
drift away
Day after day i’m more confused
But i look for the light thru the pourin’ rain
You know that’s a game that i hate to lose
I’m feelin’ the strain
Ain’t it a shame-oh
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I want to get lost in the rock and roll
And drift away
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I want to get lost in the rock and roll
And drift away
Beginnin’ to think that i’m wasting time>br> and i don’t understand the things
I do
The world outside looks so unkind
I’m counting on you
To carry me thru-oh
Chorus
When my mind is free
You know a melody can move me
And when i’m feelin’ blue
The guitar’s comin’ thru to soothe me
Thanks for the joy that you’ve given me
I want you to know i believe in the song
And rhythm and rhyme and harmony
You helped me along
You’re makin’ me strong
Chorus
drift away
Day after day i’m more confused
But i look for the light thru the pourin’ rain
You know that’s a game that i hate to lose
I’m feelin’ the strain
Ain’t it a shame-oh
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I want to get lost in the rock and roll
And drift away
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I want to get lost in the rock and roll
And drift away
Beginnin’ to think that i’m wasting time>br> and i don’t understand the things
I do
The world outside looks so unkind
I’m counting on you
To carry me thru-oh
Chorus
When my mind is free
You know a melody can move me
And when i’m feelin’ blue
The guitar’s comin’ thru to soothe me
Thanks for the joy that you’ve given me
I want you to know i believe in the song
And rhythm and rhyme and harmony
You helped me along
You’re makin’ me strong
Chorus
drift away
Day after day i’m more confused
But i look for the light thru the pourin’ rain
You know that’s a game that i hate to lose
I’m feelin’ the strain
Ain’t it a shame-oh
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I want to get lost in the rock and roll
And drift away
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I want to get lost in the rock and roll
And drift away
Beginnin’ to think that i’m wasting time>br> and i don’t understand the things
I do
The world outside looks so unkind
I’m counting on you
To carry me thru-oh
Chorus
When my mind is free
You know a melody can move me
And when i’m feelin’ blue
The guitar’s comin’ thru to soothe me
Thanks for the joy that you’ve given me
I want you to know i believe in the song
And rhythm and rhyme and harmony
You helped me along
You’re makin’ me strong
Chorus
Day after day I’m more confused
But I look for the light through the pourin’ rain
You know that’s a game that I hate to lose
I’m feelin’ the strain
Ain’t it a shame
CHORUS:
Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul
I want to get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I want to get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Beginin’ to think that I’m wastin time
And I don’t understand the things I do
The world outside looks so unkind
I’m countin’ on you to carry me thru
CHORUS:
And when my mind is free
You know a melody can move me
And when I’m feelin’ blue
The guitars comin’ thru to soothe me
Thanks for the joy that you’ve given me
I want you to know I believe in the song
And rhythm and rhyme and harmony
You helped me along, you’re makin’ me strong
CHORUS:
Day after day i’m more confused
But i look for the light through the pourin’ rain
You know that’s a game that i hate to lose
I’m feelin’ the strain
Ain’t it a shame
Chorus:
Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul
I want to get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I want to get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Beginin’ to think that i’m wastin time
And i don’t understand the things i do
The world outside looks so unkind
I’m countin’ on you to carry me thru
Chorus:
And when my mind is free
You know a melody can move me
And when i’m feelin’ blue
The guitars comin’ thru to soothe me
Thanks for the joy that you’ve given me
I want you to know i believe in the song
And rhythm and rhyme and harmony
You helped me along, you’re makin’ me strong
Chorus:
Lyrics: Mentor Williams
Day after day I’m more confused
Yet I look for the light
Through the pouring rain
You know that’s a game that I hate to lose
Now I’m feeling the strength, ain’t it a shame
Gimme the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in the rock and roll
And drift away
Gimme the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in the rock and roll
And drift away
Beginning to think that I’m wasting time
I don’t understand the things I do
The world outside looks so unkind
Now I’m counting on you, to carry me through
Gimme the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in the rock and roll
And drift away
Gimme the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in the rock and roll
And drift away
And when my mind is free
You know a melody can move me
And when I’m feeling blue
The guitars coming through
to soothe me
Thanks for the joy that you’ve giving me
I want you to know I believe in your song
And rhythm and rhyme and harmony
You helped me along, making me strong
Gimme the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in the rock and roll
And drift away
Gimme the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in the rock and roll
And drift away
Drift away, just drift away
Sometimes i wish i could just drift away
They say there’s gonna be a river of blood
It’s apocalypse now
So we’re waiting for the flood
The ice is gonna melt, the water gonna rise
And we’ll all go to hell
So they’re keeping us advised
While the dollar falls down
The yen gonna climb
It’s a moral decline
And i’m losing my mind
I think i’ll just drift away
To that island of my dreams
Live in total fantasy
Close my eyes and drift away
Back in the real world
There’s tension everywhere
And the smell of fear
Keeps hanging around and polluting the air
The man on the news is going over the top
Now he’ll say anything so his show don’t flop
Wall street’s down, so what
And according to astute market analysis
The world’s gonna stop
They shout the story to the nation
Pass on the panic to the population
This is the end of civilization
It’s all over now
Chorus:
Meanwhile, i just drift away
To my island in the sun
Imaginary paradise, perfection
Sometimes i wish i could just drift away
Drift away (drift away)
Drift away (drift away)
Drift away (drift away)
Now all the politicians are running out of hope
They’ve burned all their bridges
Now they just can’t cope
And who do we blame now we’re all going broke?
It’s that man over there
Who’s hanging from a rope
Newsmen winding up the nation
A little bad news helps circulation
Pass on the panic to the population
It’s all over, it’s all over
It’s all over now
Times like this, i just drift away
To my tropical fantasy
Living on coconuts growing on the trees
Sometimes i wish i could just drift away
Drift away, drift away, drift away
It’s apocalypse now, drift away
Rivers of blood, drift away
And the man on the news is going over the top
Chorus
Day after day i’m more confused
Still i look for the sun through the pouring rain
You know that’s a game that i hate to lose
And i’m feeling the strain
Ain’t it a shame
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I want to get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I want to get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Beginning to think that i’m wasting time
I don’t understand the things i do
World outside looks so unkind
And i’m counting on you to carry me through
Oh give me the beat boys and free my soul
I want to get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
I said give me the beat boys and free my soul
I want to get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
When my mind is free
You know that a melody can move me
And when i’m feeling blue
The guitars coming through to soothe me
Thanks for the joy that you’ve given me
I want you to know i believe in your song
Rhythm and rhyme and harmony
You’ve helped me along making me strong
Oh give me the beat boys and free my soul
I want to get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
I said give me the beat boys and free my soul
I want to get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I want to get lost in your rock and roll and drift away all right
I said give me the beat boys and free my soul
(oh now it’s time to come on and free my soul)
I want to get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
(we’re gonna drift away)
Why don’t you give me the beat boys and free my soul
(take me, take me, take me away)
I want to get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
(oh)
I said give me the beat boys and free my soul
I want to get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Chorus
Give me the beat boys and free my soul,
I wanna get lost in ya rock and roll and drift away
