TRACK TALK #563 Take Me as I Am (Or Let Me Go)

TAKE ME AS I AM (OR LET ME GO)
ALBUM : Self Portrait (1970)
Recorded : 26 Avril 1969
Released : 8 Juin 1970

Une reprise d'un morceau écrit par Felice Bryant et Diadorius Boudleaux Bryant.



Lyrics
Why must you always try to make me over ?
Take me as I am or let me go
White lilies never grow on stalks of clover
Take me as I am or let me go.

You're trying to reshape me in a moment
In the image of someone you used to know
I won't be a stand-in for an old love
Take me as I am or let me go.

You've tried to change me ever since you've met me
Take me as I am or let me go.
If you cannot overlook my faults, forget me
Take me as I am or let me go.

You're trying to reshape me in a mould love
In the image of someone you used to know
But I won't be a stand-in for an old love
Take me as I am or let me go

La version de Willie Nelson :



Et celle de Bobby Bare :