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Night Life
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Vocals
TOMMY COGBILL
TOMMY COGBILL
Bass Guitar
Roger Hawkins
Roger Hawkins
Drums
Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
Guitar
Joe South
Joe South
Guitar
Truman Thomas
Truman Thomas
Organ
Spooner Oldham
Spooner Oldham
Piano
Gene Orloff
Gene Orloff
String Conductor
Ted Somers
Ted Somers
Vibraphone
Charnessa Jones
Charnessa Jones
Background Vocals
Donald Townes
Donald Townes
Conductor
Wyline Ivy
Wyline Ivy
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Songwriter
Paul Buskirk
Paul Buskirk
Songwriter
Walt Breeland
Walt Breeland
Songwriter

Lyrics

In the evenin' when sun goes down You gonna find me sittin' around The night life, ain't no good life But it's my life All good people, just like you and me, Sittin' 'round dreamin' about that used-to-be's I tell ya that the night life, sure it ain't no good life But it's my life, yes, it is Oooh, listen to the blues To the blues and what they're saying Listen to the blues To the blues and what they're playin' They seem to be saying to me, many people have loved And many people have lost They might not to have loved at all If they had know that they couldn't, couldn't pay the cost Oooh, they tell me, they tell me That life it's just an empty scene Older than the oldest broken hearts Newer than the newest broken dreams I tell you that night, that night life Sure ain't no good life But do you know that it's my life Yeah, yeah I tell you the night life Hey, hey, hey, yeah Sure ain't no good life But do you know that it's my life, yeah
Writer(s): Willie Nelson, Walter M. Breeland, Paul F. Buskirk Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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