Соло-John
Тексты песен сольных альбомов Джона Леннона
IMAGINE: JOHN LENNON
(Music From The Original Motion Picture)
REAL LOVE (2:52)
TWIST AND SHOUT (2:34)
HELP! (2:19)
IN MY LIFE (2:29)
STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER (4:08)
A DAY IN THE LIFE (5:08)
REVOLUTION (3:24)
THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO (3:00)
JULIA (2:55)
DON'T LET ME DOWN (3:36)
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE (4:54)
HOW? (3:42)
IMAGINE (Rehearsal) (1:26)
GOD (4:10)
MOTHER (4:46)
STAND BY ME (3:28)
JEALOUS GUY (4:15)
WOMAN (3:34)
BEAUTIFUL BOY (DARLING BOY) (4:07)
(JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER (4:00)
IMAGINE (3:02)
REAL LOVE
By John Lennon
All the little girls and boys,
Playing with their little toys,
All they really needed from you is maybe some love.
All the little boys and girls,
Living in this crazy world,
All they really needed from you is maybe some love.
Why must we be alone?
Why must we be alone?
It's real love,
Yes, it's real.
I don't expect you to understand,
The king above heaven is in your hand.
I don't expect you to awake from your dreams,
Too late for pride now it seems.
All the little plans and schemes,
Nothing but a bunch of dreams,
All you really needed to do is maybe some love.
TWIST AND SHOUT
By Bert Russell and Phil Medley
Well, shake it up, baby, now, twist and shout.
Come on, come on, come on, come on, baby, now,
Come on and work it on out.
Well, work it on out, honey.
You know you look so good,
You know you got me goin' now,
Just like I knew you would.
You know you twist, little girl,
You know you twist so fine,
Come on and twist a little closer now,
And let me know that you're mine.
HELP!
By John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Help! I need somebody, help! Not just anybody,
Help! You know I need someone, help!
When I was younger, so much younger than today
I never needed anybody's help in any way,
But now these days are gone, I'm not so self-assured.
Now I find I've changed my mind I've opened up the doors.
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down,
And I do appreciate you being 'round.
Help me get my feet back on the ground,
Won't you please please help me?
And now my life has changed in, oh, so many ways,
My independence seems to vanish in the haze,
But ev'ry now and then I feel so insecure.
I know that I just need you like I've never done before.
IN MY LIFE
By John Lennon and Paul McCartney
There are places I'll remember all my life,
Though some have changed, some forever, not for better,
Some have gone and some remain.
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall.
Some are dead and some are living,
In my life I've loved them all.
But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you.
And these mem'ries lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new.
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before,
I know I'll often stop and think about them,
In my life I'll love you more.
STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER
By John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Let me take you down, 'cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields.
Nothing is real and nothing to get hungabout.
Strawberry Fields forever.
Living is easy with eyes closed misunderstanding all you see.
It's getting hard to be someone, but it all works out.
It doesn't matter much to me.
No one, I think, is in my tree, I mean it must be high or low.
That is you can't you know tune in, but it's all right.
That is, I think, it's not too bad.
Always, no sometimes, think it's me,
But you know I know when it's a dream.
I think I know I mean a "Yes", but it's all wrong.
That is I think I disagree.
Cranberry sauce,
Cranberry.
A DAY IN THE LIFE
By John Lennon and Paul McCartney
I read the news today, oh boy,
About a lucky man who made the grade.
And though the news was rather sad,
Well, I just had to laugh, I saw the photograph:
He blew his mind out in a car,
He didn't notice that the lights had changed,
A crowd of people stood and stared.
They'd seen his face before,
Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords.
I saw the film today, oh boy.
The English Army had just won the war.
A crowd of people turned away, but I just had to look
Having read the book.
I'd love to turn you on.
Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head,
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup,
And looking up I noticed I was late.
Found my coat and grabbed my hat,
Made the bus in seconds flat.
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke,
And somebody spoke, and I went into a dream.
I read the news today, oh boy,
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire.
And though the holes were rather small,
They had to count them all.
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall.
I'd love to turn you on.
REVOLUTION
By John Lennon and Paul McCartney
You say you want a revolution,
Well, you know we all want to change the world.
You tell me that it's evolution,
Well, you know we all want to change the world.
But when you talk about destruction
Don't you know that you can count me out?
Don't you know it's gonna be alright, alright, alright?
You say you got a real solution,
Well, you know we'd all love to see the plan.
You ask me for a contribution,
Well, you know we're all doing what we can.
But if you want money for people with minds that hate,
All I can tell you is, "Brother, you have to wait".
You say you'll change the constitution,
Well, you know we all want to change your head.
You tell me it's the institution,
Well, you know you better free your mind instead.
But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao,
You ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow.
THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO
By John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Standing in the dock at Southampton,
Trying to get to Holland or France.
The man in the mac said, "You've gotta go back".
You know they didn't even give us a chance.
Christ! You know it ain't easy,
You know how hard it can be.
The way things are going, they're gonna crucify me.
Finally made the plane into Paris
Honeymooning down by the Seine.
Peter Brown called to say, "You can make it OK,
You can get married in Gibralta near Spain".
Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton
Talking in our beds for a week.
The newspapers said, "Say what're you doing in bed".
I said, "We're only trying to get us some peace".
Saving up your money for a rainy day,
Giving all your clothes to charity.
Last night the wife said, "Oh boy, when you're dead
You don't take nothing with you but your soul" Think!
Made a lightning trip to Vienna
Eating choc'late cake in a bag.
Newspapers said, "She's gone to his head,
They look just like two Gurus in drag".
Caught the early plane back to London,
Fifty acorns tied in a sack.
The men from the press said, "We wish you success.
It's good to have a both of you back".
JULIA
By John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Half of what I say is meaningless,
But I say it just to reach you, Julia.
Julia, Julia, ocean child calls me,
So I sing a song of love, Julia.
Julia, seashell eyes, windy smile calls me.
So I sing a song of love, Julia.
Her hair of floating sky is shimmering, glimmering in the sun.
Julia, Julia, morning moon, touch me.
So I sing a song of love, Julia.
When I cannot sing my heart I can only speak my mind, Julia.
Julia, sleeping sand, silent cloud, touch me.
So I sing a song of love, Julia.
DON'T LET ME DOWN
By John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Don't let me down, don't let me down.
Nobody ever loved me like she does, oo she does, yes she does.
And if somebody loved me like she do me, ooh she do me, yes, she does.
I'm in love for the first time. Don't you know it's gonna last?
It's a love that lasts forever, it's a love that has no past.
(Sing it, baby)
And from the first time that she really done me ooh she done me, she done me good.
I guess nobody ever really done me ooh she done me, she done me good.
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE
By John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Two, a one, two, three, four.
Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout:
Bagism and shagism and dragism and madism,
Ragism and tagism,
This-ism and that-ism, is-m, is-m, is-m.
All we are saying is give peace a chance,
All we are saying is give peace a chance.
Yeh!
Come on,
Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout:
Ministers, sinisters, banisters and canisters,
Bishops, fishops, rabbis and popeyes's,
Bye-bye, bye-bye, byes.
All we are saying is give peace a chance,
All we are saying is give peace a chance.
Let me tell you now,
Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout:
Revolution, evolution, masturbation,
Flagellation, regulation, integrations,
Meditations, united nations, congratulations.
All we are saying is give peace a chance,
All we are saying is give peace a chance.
Oh, let's stick with it!
Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout:
John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary,
Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper,
Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer, Alan Ginsberg,
Hare Krishna, Hare, Hare, Krishna.
All we are saying is give peace a chance...
Okay, beautiful, yeah!
Yeah! You made it!
HOW?
By John Lennon
How can I go forward when I don't know which way I'm facing?
How can I go forward when I don't know which way to turn?
How can I go forward into something I'm not sure of?
Oh no,
Oh no.
How can I have feeling when I don't know if it's a feeling?
How can I feel something if I just don't know how to feel?
How can I have feelings when my feelings have always been denied?
Oh no,
Oh no.
You know life can be long,
And you got to be so strong.
And the world is so tough,
Sometimes I feel I've had enough.
How can I give love when I don't know what it is I'm giving?
How can I give love when I just don't know how to give?
How can I give love when love is something I ain't never had?
Oh no,
Oh no.
How can we go forward when we don't know which way we're facing?
How can we go forward when we don't know which way to turn?
How can we go forward into something we're not sure of?
Oh no,
Oh no.
IMAGINE (Rehearsal)
By John Lennon
"Phil, can you let the musicians in?"
Imagine there's no heaven,
It's easy if you try.
No hell below us,
Above us only sky.
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world, oo.
You may say I'm a dreamer,
But I'm not the only one.
I hope some day you'll join us,
And the world will be as one.
"Yeah"
"Sure"
"That's the one I like best"
GOD
By John Lennon
God is a concept by which we measure our pain.
I'll say it again.
God is a concept by which we measure our pain,
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I don't believe in magic,
I don't believe in i-ching,
Don't believe in Bible,
Don't believe in tarot,
Don't believe in Hitler,
Don't believe in Jesus,
I don't believe in Kennedy,
I don't believe in Buddah,
I don't believe in mantra,
I don't believe in gita,
I don't believe in yoga,
I don't believe in kings,
I don't believe in Elvis,
I don't believe in Zimmerman
I don't believe in Beatles.
I just believe in me,
Yoko and me.
And that's reality.
The dream is over,
What can I say?
The dream is over,
Yesterday.
I was the dreamweaver, but now I'm reborn.
I was the walrus, but now I'm john.
And so, dear friends,
You'll just have to carry on,
The dream is over.
MOTHER
By John Lennon
Mother, you had me, but I never had you.
I, I wanted you, you didn't want me.
So I, I just gotta tell you,
Goodbye, goodbye.
Father, you left me, but I never left you.
I needed you, you didn't need me.
So I, I just gotta tell you, mm,
Goodbye, goodbye.
Children, don't do what I have done.
I couldn't walk and I tried to run.
So I, I just gotta tell you,
Goodbye, goodbye.
Mama, don't go,
Daddy, come home...
STAND BY ME
By Ben E. King and Elmo Glick
When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see.
So I won't be afraid,
No, I won't be afraid,
Just as long as you stand, stand by me.
And, darling, darling, stand by me,
Oh, now, now, stand by me,
Stand by me, stand by me.
If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall,
And the mountain should crumble to the sea.
I won't cry, I won't cry,
No, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me.
Whenever you're in trouble, won't you stand by me?
Oh, now, now, stand by me,
Oh, stand by me,
Stand by me,
Stand by me.
Darling, darling, stand by me,
Please, stand by me,
Oh, stand by me,
Stand by me,
Stand by me.
JEALOUS GUY
By John Lennon
I was dreaming of the past
And my heart was beating fast.
I began to lose control,
I began to lose control.
I didn't mean to hurt you,
I'm sorry that I made you cry,
Oh my,
I didn't want to hurt you,
I'm just a jealous guy.
I was feeling insecure,
You might not love me any more.
I was shivering inside,
I was shivering inside.
I was tryin' to catch your eyes,
Thought that you was tryin' to hide.
I was swallowing my pain,
I was swallowing my pain.
Watch out,
I'm just a jealous guy,
Look out, babe,
I'm just a jealous guy.
WOMAN
By John Lennon
"For the other half in the sky"
Woman, I can hardly express
My mixed emotions at my thoughtlessness,
After all, I'm forever in your debt.
And woman, I will try to express
My inner feelings and thankfulness
For showing me the meaning of success.
Ooh well, well,
Ooh well, well.
Woman, I know you understand
The little child inside the man.
Please remember, my life is in your hand.
And woman, hold me close to your heart,
However distant don't keep us apart.
After all, it is written in the stars.
Woman, please let me explain,
I never meant to cause you sorrow or pain.
So let me tell you again and again and again.
I love you, yeah, yeah, now and forever,
I love you, yeah, yeah, now and forever,
I love you, yeah, yeah, now and forever,
I love you, yeah, yeah.
BEAUTIFUL BOY (DARLING BOY)
By John Lennon
Close your eyes, have no fear,
The monster's gone, he's on the run,
And your daddy's here.
Before you go to sleep, say a little prayer,
Ev'ry day in ev'ry way
It's getting better and better.
Out on the ocean, sailing away,
I can hardly wait to see you come of age,
But I guess we'll both just have to be patient.
'Cause it's a long way to go,
A hard row to hoe,
Yes, it's a long way to go but in the meantime.
Before you cross the street, take my hand,
Life is what happens to you
While you're busy making other plans.
Our life together is so precious together,
We have grown, we have grown.
Although our love is still special,
Let's take a chance and fly away
Somewhere alone.
It's been too long since we took the time,
No one's to blame, I know time flies so quickly.
But when I see you, darling,
It's like we both are falling in love again,
It'll be just like starting over (over),
Starting over (over).
Ev'ry day we used to make it, love,
Why can't we be making love nice and easy?
It's time to spread our wings and fly,
Don't let another day go by, my love,
It'll be just like starting over (over),
Starting over (over and over and oh).
Why don't we take off alone?
Take a trip somewhere far, far away.
We'll be together all alone again,
Like we used to in the early days.
Well, well, darling.
Look out!
(Over and over and over)
Starting over (over and over and over).
IMAGINE
By John Lennon
Imagine there's no heaven,
It's easy if you try.
No hell below us,
Above us only sky.
Imagine all the people
Living for today, ah-ha-ah.
Imagine there's no countries,
It isn't hard to do.
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too.
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace, you.
You may say I'm a dreamer,
But I'm not the only one.
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be as one.
Imagine no possessions,
I wonder if you can.
No need for greed or hunger,
A brotherhood of man.
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world, you.
Соло-John
Тексты песен сольных альбомов Джона Леннона