Song Lyric Sunday – Give Me One Reason

The prompts for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday, hosted by Jim Adams, are: Give, Get, Take, Receive and Send. There is a plethora of songs out there using these words in the title, and I’m excited about today’s responses to the challenge. I have chosen Give Me One Reason, by Tracy Chapman. I may have picked this one in the distant past. Prompts have a way of triggering memories and songs have the ability to put you in a time and place. It is a great song and Tracy’s voice and style are unique.

Have a great Sunday!

Give Me One Reason” is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman. It was released on her 1995 album New Beginning, and as a single the same year, her first since 1992’s “Dreaming on a World.” The song is Chapman’s biggest US hit to date, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100. It is also her biggest hit in Australia, where it reached number three as well, and it topped the charts of Canada and Iceland. Elsewhere, the song reached number 16 in New Zealand, but it underperformed in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 95 in March 1997.

Chapman first performed “Give Me One Reason” six years before its release, on the December 16, 1989, episode of Saturday Night Live. A music video was released to promote the single. Chapman earned the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song for the track, that was also nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards of 1997. A well-known version of this song featuring Eric Clapton was released in 1999 in the compilation album A Very Special Christmas Live.

Information courtesy of Wiki

Lyrics
Give Me One Reason
 
Give me one reason to stay here
And I'll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here
And I'll turn right back around
Said I don't want leave you lonely
You got to make me change my mind
 
Baby I got your number and I know that you got mine
But you know that I called you, I called too many times
You can call me baby, you can call me anytime
You got to call me
 
Give me one reason to stay here
And I'll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here
And I'll turn right back around
Because I don't want leave you lonely
you got to make me change my mind
 
I don't want no one to squeeze me, they might take away my life
I don't want no one to squeeze me, they might take away my life
I just want someone to hold me and rock me through the night
 
This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need
This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need
But I'm too old to go chasing you around
Wasting my precious energy
 
Give me one reason to stay here
And I'll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here
And I'll turn right back around
Because I don't want leave you lonely
You got to make me change my mind
 
Baby just give me one reason, Give me just one reason why
Baby just give me one reason, Give me just one reason why I should stay
Said I told you that I loved you
And there ain't no more to say
 
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Tracy L Chapman
Give Me One Reason lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC