- Belle
Belle,
The Lord and I have been friends for a mighty long time
Belle,
Leaving him has never ever really crossed my mind
Let me say this one thing
I'd never go so far
Cause it's Him no matter who you are
- Drivin' Wheel
Well, my baby don't have to work
And she don't have to rob and steal
Well, my baby don't have to work
And she don't have to rob and steal
Yes, I'll give her everything she needs
Cause I am her driving wheel
Yes, she left me this morning
- Everything's Gonna Be Alright
Everything's gonna be alright now
Everything's gonna be alright
Get down stay up all night now
Let's do this one more time
Everything will be alright alright
Bring it in bring it in what? bring in the verse
Listen up 'cause there ain't nothing funny
- Everything's OK
I wanna, I wanna come back home, baby
Out here baby everything is wrong, baby
In a dog-eat-dog world
Ain't nothing safe, baby
You've got mine, I've got yours
Everything's okay
- Feels Like Summer
It feels like summer
I can hear the music playin'
I hear the drummer
I can hear the children playin'
Snow will fall
The snow will fall
Snowfall
- For The Good Times
dont look so sad i know its over
but life goes on and this world keeps on turning
lets just be glad we have this time to spend together
there is no need to watch the bridges that were burning
chorus
lay your head on my pillow
hold your warm and tender body close to mine
hear the whisper of the raindrops
- Free At Last
I'm free, thank God almighty
Free at last, free, free, free, free
Oh, I give Your name the praise
Free at last
Free, free, free, free
Thank God almighty
Free at last
- Funny How Time Slips Away
Well hello there
My, it's been a long time
How am I doin'
Well, I guess I'm doin' fine
It's been so long now and it seems like
It was only yesterday
Ain't it funny how time slips away
- Get Back Baby
Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner
And knew that he couldn't last
And Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
For some California grass
Got to get back, get back
Get on, get on back to where you once belonged
Alright, get back, got to get on back
- Gotta Find a New World
As I look at this world
You know I'm beginning to see
That this is not the world
That god intended to be
I got to find a new world
Where the people understand
How to treat one another
- Greatest Hits Collection
Tracklist
1. Jesus Is Waiting - Al Green
2. La La for You - Al Green
3. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Al Green
4. Simple Beautiful - Al Green
5. Belle - Al Green
6. One of These Good Old Days - Al Green
7. Back up Train - Al Green
- Have a Good Time
Let's have a real good time, yeah, yeah
Some people don't know what it means
To have a real, real good time
Say it son, see I remember long time ago, yeah
My mother told me, she said son, son
She said son, son, son no matter where you go
Try to have yourself a real, real good time
- Higher Plane
(ow) trouble down here, in this land of war
Same violence that my Jesus saw i gotta move
Move to a higher plane (oh oh)
One for the that can save us all
I got three good reasons to depend on him
Raised me, saved me, run to him i gotta move
Move to a higher plane (Oh oh)
- How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
I can think of younger days when living for my life
Was everything a man could want to do
I could never see tomorrow, but I was never told about the sorrow
And how can you mend a broken heart?
How can you stop the rain from falling down?
How can you stop the sun from shining?
What makes the world go round?
- I Can't Get Next To You
I, oh I can turn a grey sky blue
You see I can make it rain when I want it to
Oh I can build a castle from a single grain of sand
(I) you see I can make a ship sail on dry land
Ain't happy am I with all the powers that I possess (yeah)
Girl, you're the key to my happiness
And I can't get next to you, babe
- I Like It
Going to Paradise
No looking back
No time for thinking twice
Nothing do I lack
See I like it, I like it
There's nothing you can change
No substitute
- I still love you
"Look What You Done For Me"
Al Green/George Jackson/Willie Mitchell
Now that you're here with me
I want to keep you free
To do the things that you wanna do
The joy now is loving you
But now the day has come
- I Wish You Were Here
Lookin' out my window, sun shinin' bright
Birds singin', tryin' to make things right
I've got good music on my radio
How did your love songs play from those doors?
I don't want no one to come in to catch me sigh
But every since you left, said goodbye
I wish you were here with me
- I сan't stop
I can't stop
Just can't stop
I can't stop
I just can't stop from loving you
I can't stop my hands from holding you
There must be a reason why I feel so free
No, I can't stop, no no no, I
You and me, you and me
- I'm Glad You're Mine
Baby, I'm so glad you're here
Baby, I've got something to say, my dear
Baby, yeah
I'm just so glad you're mine
Whoa ho
Baby, why did it take so long
Whoa baby
- It Ain't No Fun To Me
Standing by the highway
Just waiting in the rain
Standing by the highway
Just waiting in the rain
October sun is shining
These tears they cause me pain
Oh, it simply make up
- Judy
I never thought dreams could happen,
Until one came true for me.
Since I met Judy,
Since I met Judy,
My life has been one sweet melody.
Yeah! Yeah!
I never thought I could welcome....
Two other hearts as I do.
- L-O-V-E
I started to write this song about you
And then I decided that I would write it all about love
And it appeared to me that you wasn't happy
And that's for sure, positively that's what the world is made of
So give me more L-O-V-E
Love is a walk down main street
(Oh love)
- La-La for You
You make me feel
So good, loving me
And you turn around and
Shamed my name
All I can say is la-la-la you, baby
Good feeling
- Let's Get Married
Sitting here
Wasting my time for you
And I'm not too crazy
About the idea
Of having nothing to do
I'm tired of playing around
A girl in every town, oh
- Let's Stay Together
I'm, I'm so in love with you
Whatever you want to do
Is alright with me
'Cause you make me feel, so brand new
And I want to spend my life with you
Me sayin' since, baby, since we've been together
Ooo, loving you forever
- Lets Stay Together
(Let's stay together)
I'm, I'm so in love with you
Whatever you want to do
Is alright with me
'Cause you make me feel, so brand new
And I want to spend my life with you
- Livin' for You
I guess there's no good reason, for livin',
But I'll keep on livin' for you, baby,
There's nothing else to do, babe,
But spend my life holding you and lovin' you
Oh,
If I ask you more than one million times to forgive me,
You think of a reason why,
That you should make me cry (don't make me cry)
- Love and Happines
Love and happiness
Something that can, make you do wrong
Make you do right, love
Love and happiness
Wait a minute something's going wrong
Someone's on the phone
Three o'clock in the morning
- Love And Happiness
Reborn and shivering
Spat out on new terrain
Unsure unconvincing
This faint and shaky hour
Day one day one start over again
Step one step one
- Love Is A Beautiful Thing
Al Green - Love Is A Beautiful Thing
This is what I believe..
Been so long since I met you
And all the changes we've been through
And all this time I can't forget you
Everywhere I turn I think of you
And I..I wanna love ya baby
- Nearer My God To Thee
Nearer, nearer
The minister was preaching
And the crowd was standing near
The congregation sang in a tune
In the hall, it was loud and clear
All of the crowd that stood all around him
- Old Time Lovin'
Give me that old time
Old time lovin'
Give me that old time
Old time lovin', yeah, yeah
It was good they know
Mother and father, yeah
If that makes the no
- One of These Good Old Days
Open your eyes,
So you can see,
Little girl,
That you hurt me,
Talkin' foolishly,
About lies,
Never really knowin' the reason why.
- One Woman
I find my way through the five o'clock rush hour
As daylight slowly leaves the sky
I open the door to that little room
That we call home
(And ooh yeah, now)
Her loving arms are there to greet me
Her tender lips are there to meet me
- School Days
School days
How I wish for school days
How we used to run and play, oh baby
Now those days are gone
But we keep on going on
Wondering where they're gone
School days
- Simply Beautiful
If I gave you my love
I tell you what I'd do
I'd expect a whole lot a love outta you
You gotta be good to me
I'm gonna good to you
There's a whole lotta things you and I could do
Ad Libs
- Straighten out Your Life
Oh Satan will make you do the wrong thing
Straighten out Your life in Jesus Name
You that you will do the real thing
When you put your life in Jesus Name
No life is wasted when you were reborn
And it don’t really matter what you’ve done
Don’t be discouraged don’t be ashamed
- Sweet Sixteen
You get up early in the morning just to see her eyes
She's walking 'round the house in a complete disguise
I don't know just how to tell you, just how she changed so fast
But she's the prettiest thing in my life at last
I'm [Incomprehensible] a silver moon, baby
I can't stand to see you in my bedroom
I'm moving with
- Take Me to the River
I don't know why I love you like I do
After all these changes that you put me through
You stole my money and my cigarettes
And I haven't seen hide nor hair of you yet
I wanna know
Won't you tell me
Am I in love to stay?
- The Letter
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane
Ain't got time to take a fast train
Lonely days are gone, I'ma goin' home
My baby just wrote me a letter
I don't care how much money I gotta spend
Got to get back to my baby again
Lonely days are gone, I'ma goin' home
- Tired of Being Alone
I'm so tired of being alone
I'm so tired of on-my-own
Won't you help me girl
Just as soon as you can
People say that I've found a way
To make you say that you love me
Hey baby, you didn't go for that
- Tomorrow's Dream
I look back now, girl, no tomorrow's dreams
Distant things are happening, not as bad as they seem
Don't put off tomorrow for what today might bring
I'd be satisfied now to gain one single thing
Don't look away now, girl, things are looking bright
Don't put off tomorrow, girl, for what's in store tonight, baby
I want my baby, tonight baby, I can't wait no longer
- True Love
We're talking about true love this evening
You see it was good enough for my mother
(And I wanna thank you this evening)
It was good enough for my sisters and brothers
(You don't understand me)
I got to saying it's good (Oh you might not believe me)
- Vamos a estar juntos
(Let's stay together)
I'm, I'm so in love with you
Whatever you want to do
Is alright with me
'Cause you make me feel, so brand new
And I want to spend my life with you
- Wait Here
Sit down wait here
Till my chariot come
Sit down wait here
Till my chariot come
'Cause they just went and left me
But my master is the sun
Fly down to Memphis
- What A Wonderful Thing Love Is
Oh, what a wonderful thing love is
Oh, I can see you standing there now
And you're the prettiest thing in the crowd
And guess who'll be laughin' loud but me
You made me see the love that you're giving me
Baby, won't you hold my hand?
Now, that kinda makes a fool understand
- you ought to be with me
"You Ought To Be With Me"
Al Green/Al Jackson, Jr./Willie Mitchell
Sit right down and talk to me,
about how you want to be,
you ought to be with me,
ya, you ought to be with me.