(Oh yeah) I'll be down by the river Waiting for the good Lord to pass my way Singing songs of joy on this lovely day I heard about this little tale long time ago But never had the faith to believe in my soul (yeah) Now mother sent to me three little

I went out looking for love when I was seventeen Maybe a little too young, but it was real to me And in the heat of the night, saw things I'd never seen Oh, seventeen (Seventeen, seventeen, seventeen) And he said age is just a number, just like any other

Just for the night, for the night Let me put my soul on you, it's only right Let me pull you up out your body into mine Let me be your soulmate for the night Just for the night Soulmate for the night I wanna be, I wanna be your (Ooh, whatever you believe

I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord And I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord And I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord, oh Lord Well, if you told me you were

I'm home for the summer, shoot out the lights Don't blow my cover, oh I'm free tonight I'm coming over, call all your friends Somebody hold me all the pretty girls said Shut up and kiss me all the pretty girls said All of the whiskey went to my head All

But roll around heaven all day Like that lucky old sun, give me nothing to do Up in the mornin', out on a job Work like the devil for my pay While that lucky old sun has nothin' to do Fussed with my woman Toil for my kids Sweat 'til I'm wrinkled and gray

Be perfect for you Yeah, I cannot be perfect for you So love me, or leave me alone Yeah, yeah, oh oh And it's true I can't seem to shake it loose 'Cause all this insecurity's hurtin' me Tired of tryin' to be perfect for you

(Oh if you could see me now) Oh if you could see me now I still look for your face in the crowd Would you stand in disgrace or take a bow You could see, you could see me now It was February 14, Valentine's Day The roses came but they took you away

Time isn't working my side Oh oh oh whoa oh Oh oh oh oh oh We're getting all for our time, time, time We may not be hopeless But we're still helpless in the end Just remember you're floating Remember the love that we were in

'Cause I believe I believe to my soul Oh yes, I believe One of these days and it won't be long You're gonna search for me and down the road I'm gone You're tryin' to mess around with me babe You keep complainin, my progression is slow You shouldn't