For those who are too young to know who Sam Harris is, he won the first season of a show called Star Search back in the 80’s…..it was the prototype for America’s Got Talent. Like me (and Kristin Chenowith) Sam is from Oklahoma. I posted his rendition of Bonnie Raitt’s classic, I Can’t Make You Love Me, two nights ago. There is a reference to “giving things away” during the narration that precedes the actual song. This is a classic symptom of suicidal ideation.  I don’t think Sam picks up on this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WK_GzXYVVw
Original lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, Bruce Roberts, Bette Midler
STEAL AWAY AGAIN
Baby (Charlie) won’t you come and take me by my hand
Won’t you come and take me for a ride
We almost got to Disneyland one night
It was abandoned in the light
And then the wind blew in Whisperin”
Some folks are not meant to win
Tell me how would you like it
Say would you like it
Close your eyes and maybe we could roll away again
Tell me how would you like it
Say would you like it
If you and I were crazy we would
Steal away again
Baby won’t you come and take me to the sea
Well find ourselves a ship that is heaven bound
We almost sailed away one pearly dawn
But in the light of early morning
Ooo the wind blew in Whisperin
Some folks are not meant to win
Tell, me how would you like it
Say would you like it
Close your eyes and maybe we could roll away again
How would you like it
Say would you like it
If you and I were dumb enough
We would steal away again
Tell, me how would you like it
Say would you like it
Close your eyes and maybe we could roll away again
How would you like it
Say would you like it
If you and I were dumb enough
We would steal away again.