Would you really come and live with me
We can watch TV when the nights are cold
And itâs hard to sleep
When Iâm hungry, when Iâm old
When Iâm angry, when Iâm cold
Honey, I donât know
Would you really come and take my cares away
Set me down in an easy chair and stay a while
Child, thatâs a righteous thing you do
To make somebody just this happy
Like you done me to
I can see the years go down
You and me, weâll paint the town
Lord, if my mama and my papa could see me now
I'm great at building castles in the air
And living there for days - youâd be amazed
I live in dreams and when I can
I go to sleep and there I am and there you are
When Iâm hungry for the taste
Of loving you and your embrace
Itâs hard to wait
âCause Iâve been waiting here so long a time
But if you say itâs right, honey, I donât mind
We got all the years ahead
Time for everything we said
Lord, if my mama and my papa could see me now
I'd be happy living in a shack
With all the plumbing in the back
But you might not, you know
So maybe we better have a home
Iâd be glad on a farm with a million dogs
Or a cave with bats
But you wouldnât like that
Maybe we gotta have a home
Will you really come and live with me
I'd be so proud
In loving you, Iâm loving me
I make it funny and I make you laugh
âCause it makes it easy getting past
All the being scared
I can see the years go down
You and me, weâll paint the town
Lord if my mama and my papa could see me now
Oh lord, if my mama and my papa could see me now
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- Miscellaneous
- breaking silence
- breaking the silence
- Classic Protest Songs
- Between The Lines
- Stars
- Remember: Live in Japan & Australia
- Paris in Your Eyes (Live in Rotterdam)
- Janis Ian Live: Working Without a Net
- Hunger
- Revenge
- Night Rains
- Janis Ian II
- Miracle Row
- Aftertones
- Present Company
- Gold - Summer Of Love
- Playlist: The Very Best Of Janis Ian
- The Bottom Line Archive Series (Live 1980)
- Working Without a Net (Live)