America : "I Need You" Lyrics and Live Performance video

America (folk rock band) - I Need You

America (folk rock band) - I Need You

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"I Need You" lyrics

by America (folk rock band)

We used to laugh, we used to cry
We used to bow our heads then, wonder why
And now you're gone, I guess I'll carry on
And make the best of what you've left to me
Left to me, left to me

I need you like the flower needs the rain

You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again
You know I need you like the winter needs the spring
You know I need you, I need you

And every day, I'd laugh the hours away
Just knowing you were thinking of me
And then it came that I was put to blame

For every story told about me
About me, about me

I need you like the flower needs the rain
You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again
You know I need you, I need you
I need you like the winter needs the spring

You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again
You know I need you, I need you

I need you like the flower needs the rain
You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again
You know I need you, I need you
I need you like the winter needs the spring

You know I need you, guess I'll start it all again
You know I need you, I need you ...

(lyrics from: oldielyrics)

America - I Need You (image via wikipedia)

     "I Need You" is a pop ballad by the band America released in 1972 from their eponymous debut album America as the second single. The song was written by the lead singer of the band, Gerry Beckley, together with his then-two co-band-mates Dan Peek & Dewey Bunnell, Ian Samwell, and Jeff Dexter as the producer.
     It appears on their live albums Live (1977), In Concert (1985), In Concert (King Biscuit) & Horse With No Name - Live! (1995), and The Grand Cayman Concert (2002). It also included on their compilation albums History: America's Greatest Hits (1975), Highway (2000) and The Complete Greatest Hits (2001). -(source: Wikipedia)

America : "Horse With No Name" Lyrics; Live Concert

America (folk rock band) - Horse With No Name (live concert)

America (folk rock band) - Horse With No Name

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America - A Horse With No Name

"Horse With No Name" lyrics

by America (folk rock band)

On the first part of the journey
I was looking at all the life
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
And the sky with no clouds
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
But the air was full of sound

I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain

La la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la…

After two days in the desert sun
My skin began to turn red
After three days in the desert fun
I was looking at a river bed
And the story it told of a river that flowed
Made me sad to think it was dead

You see I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain

La la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la…

After nine days I let the horse run free
‘Cause the desert had turned to sea
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings
The ocean is a desert with it?s life underground
And a perfect disguise above
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
But the humans will give no love

You see I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
?Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain

La la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la...

America - Horse With No Name
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     “A Horse With No Name” is a song written by Dewey Bunnell and originally recorded by the band America.  It was the band's first and most successful single, released in early 1972, topping the charts in several countries.  It was certified “gold” by the Recording Industry Association of America.     Despite (or, perhaps, because of) the song being banned by some U.S. radio stations (including one in Kansas City) because of supposed drug references, the song ascended to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and the album quickly reached platinum status.  The song did chart earlier in the Netherlands (reaching number 11) and the UK (reaching number 3) than it actually did in the United States.  The interpretation of the song as a drug reference comes from the fact that “horse” is a common slang term for heroin. (source: Wikipedia)