Bless my heart
Bless my soul
Didn't think I'd make it to twenty-two years old
There must be someone up above
Saying, "Come on Brittany, you got to come on up"
You got to hold on
Yeah, you got to hold on
So, bless my heart and bless yours, too
I don't know where I'm gonna go
Don't know what what I'm gonna do
Well, must be somebody up above
Saying, "Come on Brittany, you got to come on up"
You got to hold on
Yeah, you got to hold on
Yeah, you got to wait
Yeah, you got to wait
But I don't wanna wait
I don't wanna wait
So, bless my heart
Bless my mind
I got so much to do
I ain't got much time
So, must be someone up above
Saying, "Come on girl, yeah, you got to get back up"
You got to hold on
Yeah, you got to hold on
Yeah, you got to wait
I don't wanna wait
Well, I don't wanna wait
No, I don't wanna wait
You got to hold on
You got to hold on
You've gotta hold on
You gotta hold on
Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls Album Lyrics
Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls Lyrics
Writer: Zachary Riley Cockrell, Heath Allen Fogg, Brittany Amber Howard, Steven William Johnson
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
I Found You
This isn't sometimes
Yeah it's for always
If I'm gonna love you with all of my heart
And if there is no more time
This always remains
Even as the world spins itself apart
'Cause I remember them days I waited so patiently
For God to bring someone who's gonna be good to me
And then He blessed my soul
Well, I traveled a long way
(Traveled a long way)
And it took a long time
(Took a long time)
To find you
But I finally found you
I remember all them lonely days
I traveled out on my own
Then you brought me everything
You made my house a home
But if it's not the real deal then I don't know it
'Cause it sure does feel, and I think it sure does show
I remember all them days I waited so patiently
And God brought someone who's gonna be good to me
And He blessed my soul
But I traveled a long way
(Traveled a long way)
And it sure took a long time
(Took a long time)
To find you, yeah
But I sure did find you
And He blessed my soul
(Traveled a long way)
And He blessed my soul
(Took a long time)
Yes He did, yes He did
Oh yes He did, yes He did
Yeah it's for always
If I'm gonna love you with all of my heart
And if there is no more time
This always remains
Even as the world spins itself apart
'Cause I remember them days I waited so patiently
For God to bring someone who's gonna be good to me
And then He blessed my soul
Well, I traveled a long way
(Traveled a long way)
And it took a long time
(Took a long time)
To find you
But I finally found you
I remember all them lonely days
I traveled out on my own
Then you brought me everything
You made my house a home
But if it's not the real deal then I don't know it
'Cause it sure does feel, and I think it sure does show
I remember all them days I waited so patiently
And God brought someone who's gonna be good to me
And He blessed my soul
But I traveled a long way
(Traveled a long way)
And it sure took a long time
(Took a long time)
To find you, yeah
But I sure did find you
And He blessed my soul
(Traveled a long way)
And He blessed my soul
(Took a long time)
Yes He did, yes He did
Oh yes He did, yes He did
Writer: Zachary Riley Cockrell, Heath Allen Fogg, Brittany Amber Howard, Steven William Johnson
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Hang Loose
Don't worry sweet baby!
Don't you ever worry 'bout a thing.
Put them worries on the shelf 'n' learn to love yourself
Don't be your own worst enemy.
Hang loose, hang loose
Let the ocean worry 'bout bein' blue.
Hang loose, hang loose.
Go with the tide and I'ma take care of you.
Come with me sweet darlin'.
I got a seat ya ticket for the plane.
We gonna fly to Waikiki, it'll just be you 'n' me.
And we'll let the sun melt our cares away.
Hang loose, hang loose.
Let the ocean worry 'bout bein' blue.
Hang loose, hang loose.
Go with the tide and I'ma take care of you.
Alright, we gon' be alright.
Alright, you're gon' be alright!
Hang loose.
Hang loose!
Hang loose.
Hang loose.
Don't you ever worry 'bout a thing.
Put them worries on the shelf 'n' learn to love yourself
Don't be your own worst enemy.
Hang loose, hang loose
Let the ocean worry 'bout bein' blue.
Hang loose, hang loose.
Go with the tide and I'ma take care of you.
Come with me sweet darlin'.
I got a seat ya ticket for the plane.
We gonna fly to Waikiki, it'll just be you 'n' me.
And we'll let the sun melt our cares away.
Hang loose, hang loose.
Let the ocean worry 'bout bein' blue.
Hang loose, hang loose.
Go with the tide and I'ma take care of you.
Alright, we gon' be alright.
Alright, you're gon' be alright!
Hang loose.
Hang loose!
Hang loose.
Hang loose.
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Rise To The Sun
All I believe in is a dream
I haunt the Earth though I am fully seen
In all my years I've never felt more sure than now
Well, I got to get off this rock somehow
I feel so homesick
Where's my home
Where I belong
Where I was born
I was told to go
Where the wind would blow
And it blows away - away
Well, my eyes are full of stars
But I just can't reach 'em... oh, how high they are
I got to believe what I'm seeing - ooh, maybe it could come true
But in a modern world that can be so hard to do
I feel so homesick
Where's my home
Where I belong
Where I was born
I was told to go
Where the wind would blow
And it blows away - away
I wake up
Rise to the sun
I go to work
And I come back home
I wake up
Rise to the sun
I go to work
And I come back home
Come back home
I haunt the Earth though I am fully seen
In all my years I've never felt more sure than now
Well, I got to get off this rock somehow
I feel so homesick
Where's my home
Where I belong
Where I was born
I was told to go
Where the wind would blow
And it blows away - away
Well, my eyes are full of stars
But I just can't reach 'em... oh, how high they are
I got to believe what I'm seeing - ooh, maybe it could come true
But in a modern world that can be so hard to do
I feel so homesick
Where's my home
Where I belong
Where I was born
I was told to go
Where the wind would blow
And it blows away - away
I wake up
Rise to the sun
I go to work
And I come back home
I wake up
Rise to the sun
I go to work
And I come back home
Come back home
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You Aint Alone
You aint alone, so why you lonely?
there you go on the dark end of the street
are you scared to tell somebody how you feel about somebody?
are you scared what somebody's gon think?
or...
are you scared to wear your heart out on your sleeve?
are you scared me?
cause i'm scared the bomb gonna take me away...
oh, but i really don't know what i got to say...
alright!
1-2-3, are you to scared to dance for me?
bite the bullet or tug my sleeve?
or are you scared out on your own two feet?
we really aint that different, you and me.
cause I'm scared the storm gonna take me away..
but i really don't know what i got to say...
hold on....hold on...
cry, if you gonna cry
come on, cry wit me.
you ain't alone,
just let me be your ticket home....
there you go on the dark end of the street
are you scared to tell somebody how you feel about somebody?
are you scared what somebody's gon think?
or...
are you scared to wear your heart out on your sleeve?
are you scared me?
cause i'm scared the bomb gonna take me away...
oh, but i really don't know what i got to say...
alright!
1-2-3, are you to scared to dance for me?
bite the bullet or tug my sleeve?
or are you scared out on your own two feet?
we really aint that different, you and me.
cause I'm scared the storm gonna take me away..
but i really don't know what i got to say...
hold on....hold on...
cry, if you gonna cry
come on, cry wit me.
you ain't alone,
just let me be your ticket home....
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Goin To The Party
The night is good when you feel like a child
And when people tell us we need to straighten out
I'm gonna walk right across this town
Yelling your name and I'll wait for you to come on down
Have you had yourself a good time for a while lately now
I just can't understand what you're so worried about
You're goin' to the party by the end of tonight
There's gonna be dancing and there's gonna be a fight
Guess who's gonna be there for you
When you're too drunk to know what the heck ya doin'
I'm right here to carry you on home
And it won't be long
Gotta take me home now, I know you ain't drinking water
You gotta take me back cause
I'm still somebody's daughter, alright
You're goin' to the party by the end of tonight
There's gonna be dancing and there's gonna be a fight
And when people tell us we need to straighten out
I'm gonna walk right across this town
Yelling your name and I'll wait for you to come on down
Have you had yourself a good time for a while lately now
I just can't understand what you're so worried about
You're goin' to the party by the end of tonight
There's gonna be dancing and there's gonna be a fight
Guess who's gonna be there for you
When you're too drunk to know what the heck ya doin'
I'm right here to carry you on home
And it won't be long
Gotta take me home now, I know you ain't drinking water
You gotta take me back cause
I'm still somebody's daughter, alright
You're goin' to the party by the end of tonight
There's gonna be dancing and there's gonna be a fight
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Heartbreaker
How am I supposed to know he was a heartbreaker
I didn't know, I couldn't know ..all the..Oh Lord, I want it back
The real, how I was supposed to know his sweet love would make me cry, oh lord
How was I supposed to know you give me my heart
Mama couldn't tell me about the feeling
And all..well this song well it captured me, me me ..
Oh why why did i have to cry oh why babe ..
How was I supposed to know to give me my heartbreaker
How was I supposed to know that you'd be my heartbreaker
How was I supposed to know you were my heartbreaker
Oh I didn't know, I didn't know, now I'm feelin lonely I want it back
Who ever said that which who were never meant..
I tell you how I know you wrong, I f*cked you up
I know the right things now, I'll fight the planet
Why, why, did happen..why OH why baby.
How was I supposed to know you were a heartbreaker
Heyyyyyy, how was I supposed to know you were a heartbreaker
Oh oh I know, I didn't know I didn't know I'd feel this bad and I want to die..
Ohh I wanted to grow old with you..you told me so, but then you go...
How was I supposed to know ohhhhhh
I didn't know, I couldn't know ..all the..Oh Lord, I want it back
The real, how I was supposed to know his sweet love would make me cry, oh lord
How was I supposed to know you give me my heart
Mama couldn't tell me about the feeling
And all..well this song well it captured me, me me ..
Oh why why did i have to cry oh why babe ..
How was I supposed to know to give me my heartbreaker
How was I supposed to know that you'd be my heartbreaker
How was I supposed to know you were my heartbreaker
Oh I didn't know, I didn't know, now I'm feelin lonely I want it back
Who ever said that which who were never meant..
I tell you how I know you wrong, I f*cked you up
I know the right things now, I'll fight the planet
Why, why, did happen..why OH why baby.
How was I supposed to know you were a heartbreaker
Heyyyyyy, how was I supposed to know you were a heartbreaker
Oh oh I know, I didn't know I didn't know I'd feel this bad and I want to die..
Ohh I wanted to grow old with you..you told me so, but then you go...
How was I supposed to know ohhhhhh
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Boys & Girls
Oh why can't we be
Best friends anymore?
They say a friend
Ain't to be
Between a girl and a boy
I don't know who said it
Or why it got to be so wrong
Oh why don't you call
Don't you care anymore
It's not fair
Don't let 'em get you
It took us both and now I got to fix you
Well I don't know how to fix you
You say it's just the way it's got to be, but how so?
Why
Is an awful lot of question
And I can't give me no answer
I keep wondering on
Oh why can't you see
That I'm not trying to be
No kind of bother
I'm just trying to save what was left between you and me
And where we left it before they took it
And took it all
And took off
Oh why did I let them drive a wedge between
Well I watched it, and I didn't say nothing
And now I'm crying when I sleep
Now I'm sayin', I'm prayin', to that sweet melody in my soul
Why
Is an awful lot of question
And I can't give me no answer
I keep wondering on
I wanna know, who said it
Well who said that, oh Lord
Best friends anymore?
They say a friend
Ain't to be
Between a girl and a boy
I don't know who said it
Or why it got to be so wrong
Oh why don't you call
Don't you care anymore
It's not fair
Don't let 'em get you
It took us both and now I got to fix you
Well I don't know how to fix you
You say it's just the way it's got to be, but how so?
Why
Is an awful lot of question
And I can't give me no answer
I keep wondering on
Oh why can't you see
That I'm not trying to be
No kind of bother
I'm just trying to save what was left between you and me
And where we left it before they took it
And took it all
And took off
Oh why did I let them drive a wedge between
Well I watched it, and I didn't say nothing
And now I'm crying when I sleep
Now I'm sayin', I'm prayin', to that sweet melody in my soul
Why
Is an awful lot of question
And I can't give me no answer
I keep wondering on
I wanna know, who said it
Well who said that, oh Lord
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Be Mine
All the world can't hold a candle to you
Cause' all the world is in the dark
I'll tell you why I'm so sure
Ooh! I took a shine to you
And all them ladies can't change your mind
And all them girls can't turn your head
And all them lions in the jungle at night
I don't worry 'bout my baby
Cause I know why I don't worry
I sing me no sad songs
Happy! Never sad for long
Don't you call me anything doll, but your baby
I know...
All them girls might wanna rip us apart
If they wanna fight, they done f*cked with the wrong heart
They got another thing comin'
Or I'll be a dead woman
Oh, and I would do all that for you
I'd do it for you
Cause all them girls don't know you like I do
All them girls don't know you like I do
all them ladies don't know you like I do
That's why I call you my baby
So be mine
So be my baby
Just say alright
Forever and alright
Cause' all the world is in the dark
I'll tell you why I'm so sure
Ooh! I took a shine to you
And all them ladies can't change your mind
And all them girls can't turn your head
And all them lions in the jungle at night
I don't worry 'bout my baby
Cause I know why I don't worry
I sing me no sad songs
Happy! Never sad for long
Don't you call me anything doll, but your baby
I know...
All them girls might wanna rip us apart
If they wanna fight, they done f*cked with the wrong heart
They got another thing comin'
Or I'll be a dead woman
Oh, and I would do all that for you
I'd do it for you
Cause all them girls don't know you like I do
All them girls don't know you like I do
all them ladies don't know you like I do
That's why I call you my baby
So be mine
So be my baby
Just say alright
Forever and alright
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I Aint The Same
Well, I've been going through the motions
Wonder if anyone can see
That I been looking for something
Have you been looking for me
I ain't the same no more
In fact I have changed from before
No, you ain't gonna find me
Oh no, cause I'm not who I used to be
Well, I used to be a little girl
Just a smiling, feeling free
I wasn't worried bout nobody
Nobody worried bout me
But, I ain't the same no more
You'll find I have changed from before
No, you ain't gonna find me
Cause I ain't who I used to be
I said I'd never grow old
I can't remember how that used to be
I find myself without the power
I find myself without the glory
Listen! I ain't the same no more
You'll find I have changed from before
You ain't gonna find me
Oh no, cause I'm not who I used to be
Oh, no, no, I ain't who I used to be
Oh, no, no, I ain't who I used to be
Oh, no...
Wonder if anyone can see
That I been looking for something
Have you been looking for me
I ain't the same no more
In fact I have changed from before
No, you ain't gonna find me
Oh no, cause I'm not who I used to be
Well, I used to be a little girl
Just a smiling, feeling free
I wasn't worried bout nobody
Nobody worried bout me
But, I ain't the same no more
You'll find I have changed from before
No, you ain't gonna find me
Cause I ain't who I used to be
I said I'd never grow old
I can't remember how that used to be
I find myself without the power
I find myself without the glory
Listen! I ain't the same no more
You'll find I have changed from before
You ain't gonna find me
Oh no, cause I'm not who I used to be
Oh, no, no, I ain't who I used to be
Oh, no, no, I ain't who I used to be
Oh, no...
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On Your Way
On your way to God,
Did you think of me?
On your way to heaven,
Did you say "I'll see you again"?
It wasn't me, why wasn't it me?
On your way to to the promised land, did you say
"Oh, she was such a friend"?
Then they took you higher and
I don't know if I can follow...
It wasn't me, why wasn't it me?
On your way, I said to the air,
I don't know if I am strong.
So I climbed to the mountain
And I don't know what I did wrong
And it was just me, just little ole me...
Did you think of me?
On your way to heaven,
Did you say "I'll see you again"?
It wasn't me, why wasn't it me?
On your way to to the promised land, did you say
"Oh, she was such a friend"?
Then they took you higher and
I don't know if I can follow...
It wasn't me, why wasn't it me?
On your way, I said to the air,
I don't know if I am strong.
So I climbed to the mountain
And I don't know what I did wrong
And it was just me, just little ole me...
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Boys & Girls is the debut studio album from American band Alabama Shakes. It was released on April 9, 2012, through ATO Records. The album peaked at number 6 on the US Billboard 200 and number 3 on the UK Albums Chart. A tenth anniversary deluxe edition was released on December 9, 2022, including a bonus disc of the band's live performance at KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic.
Performed By:
Alabama ShakesGenre(s): Blues rock, rock and roll, Southern soul
Producer(s): Alabama Shakes, Andrija Tokic
Length: 36:12
Released: April 9th, 2012
Year: 2012