How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - James Taylor, Yo-Yo Ma, Arnold McCuller, David Lasley, Kate Markowitz & Andrea Zonn

I needed the shelter of someone's arms And there you were I needed someone to understand my ups and downs And there you were With sweet love and devotion Deeply touching my emotion I wanna stop and thank you baby I just wanna stop and thank you baby How sweet it is to be loved by you Like honey to the bee, baby How sweet it is to be loved by you I close my eyes at night Wondering where would I be without you in my life Everything was just a bore All the things I did seemed undone never before But you brighten up all my days With a love so sweet in so many ways I wanna, I wanna thank you baby I just wanna thank you baby Oh now, how sweet it is to be loved by you Like sugar to my soul baby How sweet it is to be loved by you You were better to me than I was to myself For me there's you and there ain't nobody else I wanna thank you baby I just wanna stop and thank you baby How sweet it is to be loved by you Like sugar to my soul baby How sweet it is to be loved by you No baby, how sweet it is, how sweet it is now baby Oh no, like sugar to my soul baby Hey, 'coz I love you baby No, you make me something baby When I'm loved by you, I close my eyes at night

How sweet it is to be loved by you How sweet it is to be loved by you I needed the shelter of someone's arms and there you were I needed someone to understand my ups and downs and there you were With sweet love and devotion Deeply touching my emotions I want to stop and thank you baby I want to stop and thank you baby How sweet it is to be loved by you How sweet it is to be loved by you I close my eyes at night And wonder what would I be without you in my life Everything was just a bore All the things I did seems I'd done'em before But you brighten up for me all of my days With a love so sweet in so many ways I want to stop and thank you baby I want to stop and thank you baby How sweet it is to be loved by you How sweet it is to be loved by you You were better to me than I've been to myself For me, there's you and nobody else I want to stop and thank you baby I want to stop and thank you baby How sweet it is to be loved by you How sweet it is to be loved by you How sweet it is to be loved by you

How sweet it is to be loved by you Yes, baby How sweet it is to be loved by you Ooh, baby I needed the shelter of someone's arms And there you were I needed someone to understand my ups and downs And there you were With sweet love and devotion Deeply touching my emotions I want to stop and thank you baby I want to stop and thank you baby Hey now how sweet it is to be loved by you Oh, baby, baby How sweet it is to be loved by you Yes, it is Close my eyes at night And wonder what would I be without you in my life Everything was just a bore All the things I did seems I've done them before But you brightened up all my days With a love so sweet in so many ways I want to stop and thank you baby I want to stop and thank you baby How sweet it is to be loved by you Oh, yes it is baby How sweet it is to be loved by you Yes, it is baby You were better to me than I've been to myself For me there's you and nobody else I want to stop and thank you baby I want to stop and thank you baby Oh, how sweet it is to be loved by you Tell the truth, baby How sweet it is to be loved by you Well, it's like sugar for my soul How sweet it is to be loved by you Oh, yes, it is baby

Love that's worth fighting for That's what this is And how, how could I want more Than the warmth of your kiss No matter how many miles and dreams Come between us now In each step I take, with each prayer I make This love will live somehow Let the mountains rise, I will climb them all When my body's weak, I will not fall Baby, come what may, I'll find a way to get through There's nothing that I won't do to be loved by you There will be lonely nights When you'll whisper my name I know on those lonely nights I'll be doing the same Should every star in the sky go out Just keep your faith alive We were meant to be, this is destiny And it cannot be denied Let the mountains rise, I will climb them all When my body's weak, I will not fall Baby, come what may, I'll find a way to get through There's nothing that I won't do to be loved by you And even when we're worlds apart Just keep this promise in your heart Let the mountains rise, I will climb them all When my body's weak, I will not fall Baby, come what may, I'll find a way to get through There's nothing that I won't do (nothing that I won't do) There's nothing that I won't do (nothing that I won't do) There's nothing that I won't do to be loved by you To be loved by you To be loved, to be loved by you, umm-mm To be loved by you

No, I won't fear No, I won't worry I know You're here, so who can bring me down? You never leave, You don't forget me You're listening, even when I don't make a sound Oh-oh, heaven knows that I've never been perfect Oh-oh, there's nothing I can do to deserve it It's good to be loved by You It's good to be loved by You Though my brokenness has seen some days Your mercy's still brand new It's good to be loved by You So good to be loved by You It don't run out, it's never ending It goes as far as the east is from the west Oh no, I've never found the words to explain it Oh-oh, 'cause there's nothing in the world so amazing It's good to be loved by You It's good to be loved by You Though my brokenness has seen some days Your mercy's still brand new It's good to be loved by You So good to be loved by You Yeah, it's good to be loved by You How deep, how wide? How long, how high? All day, all night It's good to be loved by You How deep, how wide? How long, how high? All day, all night It's good to be loved by You It's good to be loved by You It's good to be loved by You Though my brokenness has seen some days Your mercy's still brand new It's good to be loved by You (yes, it is) It's good to be loved by You (oh, it's good to be loved by You) No, Your faithfulness will never fail You'll always see me through (yes, You will) It's good to be loved by You (yeah, it's good to be loved by You) So good to be loved by You (so good to be loved by You) It's good to be loved by You So good to be loved by You

Long ago, but not so very long ago The world was different, oh yes it was You settled down and you built a town and made it live And you watched it grow, it was your town Time goes by, time brings changes, you change too Nothing comes that you can't handle, so on you go You never see it coming when the world caves in on you On your town, there's nothing you can do Main street isn't main street anymore Lights don't shine as brightly as they shone before Tell the truth, lights don't shine at all In our town Sun comes up each morning, just like it's always done Get up, go to work, start the day You open up for business that's never gonna come As the world rolls by a million miles away Main street isn't main street anymore No one seems to need us like they did before It's hard to find a reason left to stay But it's our town, love it anyway Come what may, it's our town

Moon River, wider than a mile I'm crossing you in style some day You dream maker, you heart breaker Wherever you're going I'm going your way Two drifters off to see the world There's such a lot of world to see We're after the same rainbow's end Waiting 'round the bend My huckleberry friend Moon River and me Two drifters off to see the world There's such a lot of world to see We're after the same rainbow's end It's waiting 'round the bend My huckleberry friend Moon River and me It's you and me

Well, the sun's not so hot in the sky today And you know I can see summertime slipping on away. A few more geese are gone, a few more leaves turning red, But the grass is as soft as a feather in a featherbed. So I'll be king and you'll be queen, our kingdom's gonna be this little patch of green. Won't you lie down here right now in this September grass? Won't you lie down with me now, September grass. Oh, the memory is like the sweetest pain. Yeah, I kissed the girl at a football game. I can still smell the sweat and the grass stains. We walked home together, I was never the same. But that was a long time ago, and where is she now? I don't know. Won't you lie down here right now in this September grass? Won't you lie down with me now, September grass. Oh, September grass is the sweetest kind, it goes down easy like apple wine. Hope you don't mind if I pour you some, made that much sweeter by the winter to come. Do you see those ants dancing on a blade of grass? Do you know what I know? That's you and me, baby. We're so small and the world's so vast, we found each other down in the grass. Won't you lie down here right now in this September grass? Won't you lie down with me now, September grass. Lie down, lie down, lie down, lie down. Won't you lie down here right now in this September grass? Won't you lie down with me now, September grass. Won't you lie down here right now in this September grass? Won't you lie down with me now, September grass...

I'm not smart enough for this life I've been livin' A little bit slow for the pace of the dream It's not that I'm ungrateful for all I've been given But nevertheless, just the same I wish to my soul I was back in Montana High on my mountain and deep in the snow Up in my cabin over the valley Under the blankets with you Over the ocean from here (oh) Over the mountains from there (oh) Who can imagine the scale of the forces That pushed this old mountain range up in the sky? Tectonic creation, erosion, mutation Somethin' to pleasure God's eye The world is a wonder of lightnin' and thunder And green of the ground as we fall from the sky The old and new faces, the tribes and the races Thousands of places to try Over the ocean from here (oh) Over the mountains from there (oh) One sits and waits while the other one wanders And squanders his time with a life on the road Down from the mountain, across the wide ocean The world is in motion and cannot be slowed Enough for today... the demands of the moment The thing on my mind is the work in my hand Wood for the woodstove and water for coffee Somethin' I can still understand We got a few friends but not many neighbors The trip into town takes us most of the day And after, "Hello", and "it's sure good to see you" It seems like there's nothin' to say Over the ocean from here

Hey girls, gather 'round Listen to what I'm putting down Hey baby, I'm your handy man I'm not the kind to use a pencil or rule I'm handy with love and I'm no fool I fix broken hearts, I know that I truly can If your broken heart should need repair Then I'm the man to see I whisper sweet things, you tell all your friends They'll come running to me Here is the main thing that I want to say I'm busy 24 hours a day I fix broken hearts, I know that I truly can Come-a, come-a, come-a, come-a, come, come, come on Yeah, yeah, yeah Come-a, come-a, come-a, come-a, come, come Oh, now, they'll come running to me Here is the main thing I want to say I'm busy 24 hours a day I fix broken hearts, baby, I'm your handy man Come-a, come-a, come-a, come-a, come, come, come Yeah, yeah, yeah Come-a, come-a, come-a, come-a, come, come, come on Yeah, yeah, yeah That's me (Come-a, come-a, come-a, come-a, come, come) I'm your handy man (Yeah, yeah, yeah) That's me (Come-a, come-a, come-a, come-a, come, come) I'm your handy man (Yeah, yeah, yeah)