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Baby, I

from Carry Me Over by Jim Lesses

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I completed this song on Saturday, October 31, 1998.

After 30 years of writing songs in the 'folk' style, this was probably my first real attempt at writing a three minute pop song. It actually started out as a slow maudlin song of lost love, which I originally wrote following the demise of a relationship.

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Baby, I
© 1998, Jim Lesses

Baby, I know you are hurting,
You’ve been let down again and again.
But I promise you one thing for certain
Baby, I'm not like those other men.
So Baby, I wrote you a letter,
I thought it would help if you knew,
I wrote down, I love you, I love you,
So please baby, let me get through.

CHORUS
And Baby, I… Baby, I… Baby, I...
Baby, I do what I can.
No matter how you try, I won’t be denied, babe
I want to be your new man.

Baby, I said that I love you,
You said you would find me a cure,
I said, I'll love you forever,
And you said, How can I be sure?
So Baby, I wrote you a love song,
I played every note in my heart.
So why don’t we sing it together,
There’s a harmony right at the start.

[ Chorus ]

Yes Baby, I wrote you a letter,
I thought it would help if you knew,
I wrote down, I love you, I love you, I love you,
Please let me get through.
And baby, I wrote you a love song,
I played every note in my heart,
So why don’t we sing it together,
There’s a harmony right at the start.

So Baby, I… Baby, I… Baby, I...
Baby, I do what I can..
No matter how you try, I won’t be denied, babe
I want to be your new man.

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from Carry Me Over, released December 2, 2022

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Jim Lesses Adelaide, Australia

Late-bloomer, long-time lover of folk and rock music, singer, songwriter, composer, and world traveller. No longer performing, but still composing and creating. Favourite saying: Love The Life You Live - or Change It.

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