Ray Charles was the stage name of Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 - June 10, 2004). He was a pioneering American pianist and soulmusician who helped shape the sound of rhythm and blues and brought a soulful sound to everything from country music to pop standards to a now-iconic rendition of "America the Beautiful." Frank Sinatracalled him "the only genius in the business." In 2003, he headlined the White House Correspondents Dinner in Wash., DC, at which President and Mrs. Bush, Colin Powell and Condoleeza Rice, were in attendance. Astonishingly, he also performed at the request of the previous seven American presidents. During his life he received eight honorary doctorates, the last from Dillard University in New Orleans in 2003.
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I Can Make It Thru The Days (But Oh Those Lonely Nights) Lyrics
Ray Charles
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Girl, I'm so lonesome tonight
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I was just lyin' here wonderin' where you are
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And what you're doin'
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And Lord knows the thing that worries me the most
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Is who yer don' it with
That's why, if you don't mind,
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I'd like to sing these words to ya, ya see
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I've got new books to read
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But they ain't what I need
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And this picture of you
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Just won't do, no, no, baby
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And the postcards you send would never (never) mend
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The pain in my heart when we're apart
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Girl I can make it thru the day
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But oh, please help me thru the lonely nites
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When I'm on my job It's not too hard
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But when I go home
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And I'm all alone (and I'm by myself babe you heard me)
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You know you're my crutch I need you're sweet touch
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Then it gets the nite time again Lord when will it end
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I'll make it thru the day say, but oh
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You don't know nothin' about the lonely nites
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Well now nite go away please hurry up day
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Cause my nite lite burns and I toss and turn
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Tell me what would I see if I turned on TV
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I don't know what to do, Lord knows, I need me some you
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I can make it thru the day
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Please help me thru the lonely nite