I had a long layover, and this pursuit delivered me. (Note: I had trouble with a couple lines, as Bromberg starts preaching so hard, he’s basically speaking in tongues. ??) Testify (Chris Daniels) Ha, Ha I’m a lucky man I’ve got to testify about my love I’ve got to testify about my love Oh, I’ve got to testify (well, testify then) about my love My love for you Oh, my love for you I’ve got a woman She’ll stay right by my side No matter what the world throws my way All that I want to do is to keep her satisfied ‘Cause it’s right by my side that I want her to stay Now look, if I come home late in the evening Or the middle of the night Well, she’ll be waiting right there Oh, I won’t say that the girl can’t argue, ha She knows how to fight No matter where in the world I go She will always care I’ve got to testify (testify about my love) I’ve got to testify (testify about my love) Oh, I want to testify (testify about my love) My love for you Oh, I’m a, I’m a happy man I’m a happy man (David Bromberg) Yes, you’re a happy man And you’re a lucky man But are you a smart man? Take a lesson from a fool When I had that kind of love I figured, “I’ve got this love in my pocket. What else is out there?” You know, I’d stay out to all hours And, and, she never said nothin’ Finally, one night I come home with lipstick all over my shirt Like she be supposed to clean it And she wasn’t about to take that She look at me She say, “David, you can’t be like that.” And I say, “You don’t own me.” Ha, about the dumbest thing I ever said But she was cool She didn’t say but one word She looked at me, and she said, “Right.” That’s all she said, but that wasn’t all she did She started checkin’ out this late night action, you know She be out ‘til all hours I come home one morning at dawn She still ain’t home yet Finally, she started coming home in different clothes than she left I know something is going on What’s going on is she found out two things First thing she found out was that she could get men a lot easier than I can get women That was the first thing she found out The second thing she learned was that she didn’t really need to see my hair in her face around the apartment at all I come home late one night Find everything I own in brown (sequin?) bags outside the door New locks, iron (history?) I’m going somewhere So listen to me, Chris I’m in love with a woman, and she once loved me, ha But now I’m just one of her toys It’s my own fault I know any fool could see how bad it hurts me to know I’m just one of the boys But that’s a pain I know I can live with if that’s what I have to do To be near her and part of her life She can have all the fancy men she wants And still have my love too I don’t care anymore ‘Cause I know some day she’ll want true love I’ll make her my wife I’ll be your father (father) I’ll be your brother (brother) I’ll be your baby (baby) Sweet midnight lover (midnight lover) I’ve got to (testify), oh, about my love (Good God) My love to you Some day you’re gonna be listening to the radio and some sympathetic deejay’s gonna play this song (testify about my love), and I know what you’ll do You’ll poke the guy next to you You’ll say, “Listen to that fool beggin’ for what I’m sittin’ on.” And you laugh at me (Testify about my love) I don’t care as long as you listen to me Because I want you to know from this day forward I won’t play those games no more (Testify about my love) From now on, I won’t play those games no more I said I won’t play those games no more (Testify about my love) I will be Mr. Johnny-on-the-Spot I will be Mr. Rough-and-Ready And if you think you might need my company for just (testify about my love) a few short hours If you think you might enjoy the touch of my hand or the sound of my voice You don’t have (testify about my love) to write me no letter You don’t have to send me no telegram Don’t call me on the telephone Just think about me for (testify about my love) one short instance, and before you can turn around and say my name out loud, I’ll be there (I’ll be there) In the wee midnight hour, I’ll be there for you, baby (I’ll be there) Early in the morning, I will be right there for you (I’ll be there) By cabs, by taxis, I will be right there for you And I don’t care what it is you want to use a man for Maybe you want a man to do your laundry for you Maybe you want a man to take out the garbage for you Maybe you need a man to take a message to your other lover I don’t care what it is that you need to use a man for, baby Just as long as the man you use is me Just use me, baby (Use me) Use me, honey (Use me) Use me, darlin’ (Use me) Just use me, baby (Use me) Don’t use the man sittin’ next to you, use me (Use me) If you want a hand to hold, Use me (Use me) If you want a shoulder to cry on, Use me (Use me) If you want a body in the bed beside you naked, Just use me (Use me) All I want you to do, baby, is just use me (Use me) Ahhhhh! (Use me) Use me Use me (Use me) Use me Use me (Use me) Use me Use me (Use me) Use me Use me (Use me) Use me Use me (Use me) Use me Use me (Use me) Use me Use me (Use me) Use me! I want to testify about my love I want to testify about my love Hey, testify about my love My love for you
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