Don't Give Up On Me

Solomon Burke

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Solomon Burke

Solomon Burke (March 21, 1940 – October 10, 2010) was an American recording artist and vocalist, who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues as one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s and a "key transitional figure in the development of soul music from rhythm and blues. He had a string of hits including "Cry to Me", "If You Need Me", "Got to Get You Off My Mind", "Down in the Valley" and "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love". Burke was referred to as "King Solomon", the "King of Rock 'n' Soul", "Bishop of Soul" and the "Muhammad Ali of soul". Due to Burke's minimal chart success in comparison to other soul music greats such as James Brown, Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding, Burke is often described as the genre's "most unfairly overlooked singer" of it… more »


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2017
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If I fall short, if I don't make the grades'
If your expectations aren't met in me today'
There is always tomorrow, or tomorrow night'
Hang in there baby, sooner or later'
I know ill get it right,
 
Please, don't give up on me'
Oh please don't give up on me'
I know its late, late in the game'
But my feelings, my true feelings'
Haven't changed'
Here in my heart'
 
I know, I know I was wrong, wrong wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong'
I'd like to make a mends for the love that I never, ever, ever, ever shown'
Just don't give up on me, every word is true'
 
I'll give you my everything, all of my love,all of my love, all of my love love love'
Just don't give up on me'
Oh please, please, please'
Don't give up on me.
 
I don't want you to'
I know its late, but wait, please, please, please, please'
Don't give up on me'
Promise, will you promise, will you promise me'
Please don't give up on me'
 
We can make it if we try'
I'm gonna hold on, hold on with me'
And don't give up on me, oh-ooh, -oohohoooh -baby'
Oh baby, Oh baby, please, don't-give-up-on-me'
Whatever you do, we gonna make it, gonna make it through'
Don't you give up on me, please, please, please Promise me'
Don't-give-up-on-me.

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Written by: CARSON WHITSETT, DAN PENN, HOY LINDSEY

Lyrics © HIGH HORSE MUSIC, HOY LINDSEY MUSIC

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