Here I Am (Come and Take Me) - Al Green

I can't believe that it's real The way that you make me feel A burning deep down inside A love that I cannot hide Our love is you and me baby That makes the world go 'round And if you've been doin' lovin' with me Layin' all my troubles down Here I am, baby Come and take me Here I am, baby Come and take me Take me by the hand Show me Here I am, baby It always ends up this way Me begging you every day A love that I cannot have You broke my heart into half Our love is you and me baby That makes the world go 'round And if you've been doin' lovin' with me Layin' all my troubles down Here I am, baby Come and take me Here I am, baby Come and take me Take me by the hand Squeeze me Here I am, baby When I'm down I can always call you For a helpin' hand I know you'll do the best you can But it don't take much from me Just my cup of Joe Oh there's love inside me I believe there's going to be an explosion It's tough for me, oh baby I can do worry Tell me all your troubles You won't ever have to worry now Just one more thing, ask everybody Everybody you see, no, no You'll find yourself lost And alone on a darkened street Here I am, baby Come and take me Here I am, baby Come and take me Take me by the hand Show me Here I am, take me Here I am, show me, won't you Here I am, baby Come and take me Won't you teach me, baby? Won't you take me by the hand? Teach me Here I am, baby

Every single day I fight another war Every single night I feel more powerful Well, this is what it takes to live my way So the world will take me as I am Don't underestimate me Make me feel like I ain't okay Your bullshit ain't fooling me One man false economy Underappreciated Make me feel like I ain't okay Your high praise ain't feeding me One girl false autonomy Well this is what it takes to live my way So the world will take me as I– Overcomplicating Makes me feel like I ain't okay You're waiting for me to fall You're so forgettable From how I understand it Everybody thinks it's okay (is it okay?) To keep up the status quo Well, that ain't no more So this is the last time that I give you anymore (I don't think so) Every single day I fight another war Every single night I feel more powerful Every single day I fight another war Every single night I feel more powerful So this is what it takes to live my way So the world will take me as I am You're trying to conversate When I don't want to hear you talking Your bullshit ain't fooling me One man false economy Underappreciated Make me feel like I'm okay Your high praise ain't feeding me And that ain't no more So this is the last time I give you anymore (Three, two, one) Every single day I fight another war Every single night I feel more powerful Every single day I fight another war Every single night I feel more powerful So this is what it takes to live my way So the world will take me as I am You think you're touching me With your clichés I've heard before You wanna turn back the time Make it rewind I wanna be myself and I Don't wanna sacrifice my love So let it go Every single day I fight another war Every single night I feel more powerful Well, this is what it takes to live my way So the world will take me as I am Well, this is what it takes to live my way So the world will take me as I am

Throw a party Throw a party, yeah Throw a party Well, she moves like lightning and she counts to three And she dances with the lights, sincere, she's coming for me Now, put your hands up, this is a heist And there's no one in here living gonna make it out alive Loaded up when the sun comes down Getaway car for one another Me and the girl straight out of town Over the hills and undercover Undercover, undercover She said, "Green, green grass, blue, blue sky You better throw a party on the day that I die Green, green grass, blue, blue sky You better throw a party on the day that I die" We go together, Adam and Eve But the girl is so much more than just another apple thief Yeah, she's a genius (genius), watch and learn How she sets the world on fire just to watch the sucker burn Loaded up when the sun comes down Getaway car for one another Me and the girl straight out of town Over the hills and undercover Undercover, undercover She said, "Green, green grass, blue, blue sky You better throw a party on the day that I die Green, green grass, blue, blue sky You better throw a party on the day that I die" Throw a party (hey) Throw a party, yeah Throw a party (whoo) On the day that I die Throw a party (hey) Throw a party, yeah (whoo) Throw a party (yeah) On the day that I die Loaded up when the sun comes down Getaway car for one another Me and the girl straight out of town Over the hills and undercover Undercover, undercover She said, "Green, green grass, blue, blue sky You better throw a party on the day that I die" Green, green grass, blue, blue sky You better throw a party on the day that I die"