Quotes by James Taylor

“Shower the people you love with love.Show them the way that you feel.Things are gonna work out fine if you only will (do as I say, yeah).Shower the people you love with love.Show them the way that ...”

“Whenever I see your smiling faceI have to smile myself.Because I love you (Yes, I do).And when you give me that pretty little pout,It turns me inside out.There's something about you, baby (I don't ...”

“I thought I was in loveA couple of times beforeWith the girl next door.But that was long before I met you.Now I'm sure that I won't forget you.And I thank my lucky starsThat you are who you are.And...”

“Now, the smoke fills the airIn this honky-tonk bar.And I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be.But I burned all my bridges;I sank all my ships.And I'm stranded at the edge of the sea.”

“The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.Any fool can do it;There ain't nothing to it.Nobody knows how we got toThe top of the hill.But since we're on our way down,We might as well enjoy ...”

“The secret of love is in opening up your heart.It's okay to feel afraid,But don't let that stand in your way, no.'Cause anyone knows that love is the only road.And since we're only here for a while...”

“Seems like even her old girlfriendsMight be talking her down.She's got her name on the grapevineRunning up and downThe telephone lineTalking 'boutSomeone said, someone saidSomething 'bout, somethin...”

“True believer that I amI am blind, lead me on (lead me on)Blessed receiver of your loveI own my own timeAnd I've been holding on (holding on)Leave the word unspokenAnd the spell will not be broken.”

“When I grow too old and dull to rock 'n rollLike to hold on tight to you darlingAnd when my fires have all burned outI'd like to think I can still think aboutThe things I used to sing aboutWhen I w...”

“If I had stopped to listen once or twiceIf I had closed my mouth and opened my eyesIf I had cooled my head and warmed my heartI'd not be on this road tonight.”

“First kiss ever I tookLike a page from a romance book.The sky opened and the earth shook.”

“At that time my heart was all brokeI looked like ashes and smelled like smoke.And I turned away from my loving kindTry to leave my body and live in my mind.But it's much too much emotionTo hold it ...”

“I passed on the cocaine,Said bye-bye to my methadone.Put down the bottle for one more day.Backing off of my Tobacco Jones.Still I feel like a hopeless junkie,Like a man who can't say no.I look back...”

“Sweet Baby James laid down the template for ‘singer-songwriter’ when he broke through in the early ‘70s, and has subsequently become an institution. Sensitive and fragile at first blush, Taylor’s s...”