The Change

Tony Joe WhiteTony Joe White 

Follow 1 fan

Tony Joe White

Tony Joe White (born July 23, 1943, Oak Grove, Louisiana, United States) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie"; "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970; and "Steamy Windows", a hit for Tina Turner in 1989. "Polk Salad Annie" was also recorded by Elvis Presley and Tom Jones. more »

Year:

1971

5:52

132 Views

Playlists:

#4

 Become A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons!

You know sometimes a song needs singing, and sometimes it
 needs something else;
 And I believe the best way to get this to you would be to
 Tell yawl about it; Mmm!
  
 It's about a time of the year, and we call it the fall; oh yea!
 It's a time when you can feel a change coming; like sometimes
 late in the evening;
 You can feel a little brisk air nipping at the back of your neck
 Kinda makes you want to scrunch up your shoulders and pull a
 jean jumper up around you.

You can feel it in your bones
You know a change is gonna come;
Oh, and a change never done nobody no harm.

And it's a time that always makes me think about old hobos sitting 
out around the campfires;
Boiling 'em some coffee in an old tin can, with their jumpers pulled
up around their heads;
Trying to stay warm; Oooh! Listen to 'em, oh yea!
But it's also a time when I get a restless feeling inside my bones;
Makes me just want to get on a freight train and ride somewhere;
Like there's something, somewhere saying, "Come see about me."
Check it out!

You can feel it in your bones
You know a change is gonna come;
Oh, and a change never done nobody no harm.

And it's a time if you go out in the woods very much, you can see
the turning of the leaves;
Kinda smells good to you, yea! But it don't last long;
Before you know winter's done come chomping down on you
And you really are hovering up in your coat, trying to get
yourself warm;
Oooh, Oh lord, but it's a good time, it's a good thing, it's a change.

You can feel it in your bones
You know a change is gonna come;
Oh, and a change never done nobody no harm.

 Become A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons!