2105 – B.B. King – There must be a better world somewhere (1981)

Escrita por Doc Pomus e Dr. John, foi gravada em 1980 na Hit Factory, em New York City e lançada em janeiro de 1981. Foi produzida por Stewart Levine. BB King cantou e tocou guitarra. Hugh McCracken tocou guitarra. David Newman tocou sax tenor. Ronald Cuber tocou sax barítono. Hank Crawford tocou sax alto. Waymon Reed e Charlie Miller tocaram trumpete. Tom Malone tocou trombone. Bernard Purdie tocou bateria. Dr. John tocou teclado. Wilbur Bascomb tocou baixo.

A letra:

Sometimes I wonder
Just what am I fighting for?
I win some battles
But I always lose the war
I keep right on stumblin'
In this no-man's land out here

But I know
Mmmmm yes, I know
There must be a better world somewhere

Flying high
Some joker clips my wings
Just because he gets a kick
Out of doing those kind of things
I keep on fallin' in space
Or just hangin' in mid-air

But I know
Ohh yes, I know
There has just got to be a better world somewhere

Every woman I want
Only wants herself
Everybody I love
Seems to love somebody else
And every woman
Got a license to break my heart
And every love, oh it's over
Over before it gets a chance to start

If it ain't dead
Maybe in the here after
Instead of tears
I'll learn all about laughter
But meanwhile I'm stuck out here

It just ain't fair, but I know
I said I know
Oh yes, I know
There must be a better world somewhere
There's just gotta be
Gotta be a better world somewhere

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