True To Me

Music & Lyrics by Garland Jeffreys

From the album Garland Jeffreys (1973)

Shut the shade

Out the light

My baby’s cookin’ up a storm tonight

Sweet sweet cakes

and the finest stew

Over here sittin’ by the window babe

Drinkin’ my brew

One day it’ll happen

Just you wait and see

Will you be true to me?

Yeah yeah yeah

Rock and roll’s on the radio

Winter time’s comin’ babe

You better drive on slow

A-reelin’ and a-rockin’ like a long-haired freak

Motor cars comin’ down the highway,

Sound goes beep-beep

Brake man on the D-train

says he wants to be me, but I say,

Will you be true to me?

Yeah yeah yeah

Be true to me babe

Ah, you be true to your poppa all night long

Rich or poor

You can shake it up

Pour a little taste in my empty cup

Ah, don’t be shy

Pour it right in

Fancy whiskey, wine, bourbon, scotch, vodka or gin

You can pour that bottle, it can be even cheaper

What I want to know is

Will you be true to me?

Rock and roll, rock and roll’s on the radio

Winter time’s comin’ babe

You better drive on slow

A-reelin’ and a-rockin’ like a long-haired freak

Motor cars comin’ down the highway, sound goes beep-beep

Brake man on the D-train

says he wants to be free, but I say,

Will you be true to me?

Copyright 1972 by Sheepshead Bay Music