Janis Joplin — Farewell Song

[Verse] Whoa, the last time that I saw you Child, I know, no, you didn't say a word And I knew, darling as I looked into your eyes That my feelings, oh, they'd never been heard Well, I'm talking to you about love Did you hear me, I said love Because it's got to be such a long, long, way From denying, from denying And I say, don't say no, no, no to me no more And I believed in you all the time Honey, until I found out, you know, that I was so wrong Won't you try and build a life with you Guess I should've known it, I guess I should've known it all along Oh, oh, oh, oh, let me hold you just once more Babe, I ask you just once more Because it's got to be such a long, long way from crying And I been crying and I got tears in my eyes Yeah, but don't you know when you love somebody that's so precious They can never, never, never be had very cheaply No, no, no, no, no, no, no You're going to have to pay your dues And sometimes, sometimes I guess you're bound to lose Hey, but that's the way You're going to learn, learn, learn to love deeply Now oh God, I wish I could explain that myself Because I know that it's my fault, too It's so easy to hurt you, darling It's so hard, it's hard not to do And I know that you showed me a new life And you'll always, you'll always be my friend Yeah, but I don't think, honey, that I can keep from trying And I'll be trying and I been crying for you, baby Yes, I have now Well, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me What would I do without you, child? I'm afraid that I can't say But I hope, honey, that when you will remember Lord, it'll be, it'll be such a sunny day Now, now, now, now, good-bye I'll see you sometime And don't be worried, everything's just fine Babe, I don't think That I can keep from dying And I've been dying I say now every day I die a little bit, babe I say now every day I lose me someone in my heart I've been lonely, lonely, look around baby I said now I can't help myself I can't help myself [Outro] I got to find him, got to, I got to need him Because I got to find my man, find my baby Because I got to, got to, got to, got to Got to, got to, got to, got to, yeah, got to Got to, got to, got to, oh my Lord I got to Help me now, now, now, now Help me, babe, yeah, yeah, yeah Whoa, Lord, Lord Lord Lord!! Whoa, Lord, Lord Lord Lord!! Whoa, Lord, Lord Lord Lord!!