OLD STANDBY
(Red Simpson / Fuzzy Owen)

Dick Curless & Kay Adams - 1966


 

DICK:
I never know how long I'll get to hold you
I never know when you'll find someone new
KAY:
You're only mine when you grow tired of someone else
I'm just another stoppin' place for you

DICK: I'm just your  BOTH: old standby, that's all I am to you
DICK: I'm just your  BOTH: old standby, you want me when you're blue
DICK: I know you never loved me and the thought makes me cry
BOTH: 'Cause I know for sure that I'm nothin' more than just your old standby

(Instrumental Break)

DICK:
I tell myself that lovin' you's not wrong
But in my heart I know that it's a lie
KAY:
You come around when you want me, then you're gone
And once again I'm just your old standby

DICK: I'm just your  BOTH: old standby, that's all I am to you
DICK: I'm just your  BOTH: old standby, you want me when you're blue
KAY: I know you'll never love me and the thought makes me cry
BOTH: 'Cause I know for sure that I'm nothin' more than just your old standby

KAY: 'Cause I know for sure
DICK: That I'm nothin' more
BOTH: Than just your old standby



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2011)