Bob Dylan-Lay Lady Lay
"Lay Lady Lay" is a song written by Bob Dylan and originally released in 1969 on his album, Nashville Skyline. Like many of the tracks on the album, The song was originally written for the soundtrack of the movie Midnight Cowboy, but wasn't submitted in time to be included in the finished film. Like many of the tracks on Nashville Sklyline, the song is sung by Dylan in a warm and relatively low sounding voice, rather than the more abrasive nasal singing style with which he had become famous The song has gone on to become a standard and has been covered by a number of bands and artists
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Whatever colors you have in your mind
I'll show them to you and you'll see them shine.
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
Until the break of day, let me see you make him smile
His clothes are dirty but his hands are clean
And you're the best thing that he's ever seen.
Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
Why wait any longer for the world to begin
You can have your cake and eat it too
Why wait any longer for the one you love
When he's standing in front of you.
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead
I long to see you in the morning light
I long to reach for you in the night
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead.
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