Clarence Carter (born 14 January 1936, Montgomery, Alabama) is a singer and… Read Full Bio ↴Clarence Carter (born 14 January 1936, Montgomery, Alabama) is a singer and musician.

Carter's earliest releases were as half of the duo Clarence And Calvin. Also known as the "C And C Boys", the blind duo made seven singles, the last of which was recorded at Fame's Muscle Shoals studio. When his partner, Calvin Thomas (aka Scott), suffered serious injuries in a car accident in 1966, Carter became a solo act (Calvin himself later reappeared as a solo act to record two Dave Crawford-produced Atco Records singles in 1969/70 and a Clarence Paul-produced 1971 album for Stax Records, I'm Not Blind ... I Just Can't See, from which two singles were also taken). "Tell Daddy", released in January 1967, began a fruitful spell of Fame-produced hits by Carter, released on the Atlantic Records label. Noteworthy were "Thread The Needle", "Looking For A Fox" and "Slip Away", where the singer combined his outstanding voice with his skill as an arranger and musician.

"Patches", first recorded by Chairmen Of The Board, was a UK number 2 and a US number 4 in 1970, but despite further strong offerings, Clarence was unable to sustain the momentum. He remained with Fame until 1973, where he also helped guide Candi Staton, who was now his wife, before moving to ABC Records the subsequent year.

Further recordings on Venture and Big C took Carter's career into the 1980s and later the artist found a sympathetic outlet with the Ichiban Records label. Despite being blinded as a child, he developed a distinctive guitar style that complemented his earthy delivery, and was just as comfortable on keyboards, writing songs or arranging sessions. The first two albums, This Is Clarence Carter and The Dynamic Clarence Carter show off his versatile talent to good effect.

Clarence returned in the late Eighties with the album Dr. CC, which spawned the bawdy, comedic single "Strokin'", which has evolved into a favorite at clubs and weddings. He later followed it up with a sequel, "Still Strokin'", in 1989.

Easy
Clarence Carter Lyrics

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Know it sounds funny
But, I just can't stand the pain
Girl, I'm leaving you tomorrow
Seems to me girl
You know I've done all I can
You see I begged, stole, and I borrowed! (yeah)

Ooh that's why I'm easy

I'm easy like Sunday morning
That's why I'm easy
I'm easy like Sunday morning!

Why in the world would anybody put chains on me?
I've paid my dues to make it
Everybody wants me to be
What they want me to be
I'm not happy when I try to fake it! no!

Ooh that's why I'm easy
I'm easy like Sunday morning
That's why I'm easy
I'm easy like Sunday morning!

I wanna be high, so high
I wanna be free to know
The things I do are right
I wanna be free
Just me! Whoa, oh! Babe!

That's why I'm easy
I'm easy like Sunday morning, yeah
That's why I'm easy
I'm easy like Sunday morning, whoa
'Cause I'm easy
Easy like Sunday morning, yeah

'Cause I'm easy
Easy like Sunday morning

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Clarence Carter's song "Easy" refer to a situation where the singer is leaving his partner because he cannot bear the emotional pain he is experiencing. The lyrics suggest that the singer has tried everything he could to save the relationship, but nothing worked. The line “Girl, I’m leaving you tomorrow” means that he is determined to move on and is not looking back.

The chorus of the song, “Ooh that’s why I’m easy, I’m easy like Sunday morning”, suggests that he wants to feel carefree and unburdened. He refers to the idea that he has paid his dues to make it, which suggests that he has put in the work to deserve happiness. He also mentions that he wants to be free, just himself, implying that the relationship was stifling and didn't allow him to be true to himself. Overall, "Easy" is a song about self-determination and finding freedom from emotional pain.

Line by Line Meaning

Know it sounds funny
I know it might sound strange

But, I just can't stand the pain
But I can't handle the emotional hurt anymore

Girl, I'm leaving you tomorrow
I'm going to leave you and end the relationship by tomorrow

Seems to me girl
It appears to me

You know I've done all I can
I have tried my very best

You see I begged, stole, and I borrowed! (yeah)
I begged for your love, did whatever it took to make us work, but nothing helped

Ooh that's why I'm easy
That's why I am carefree

I'm easy like Sunday morning
I am as relaxed and comfortable as a Sunday morning

Why in the world would anybody put chains on me?
Why would anyone try to control me?

I've paid my dues to make it
I have put in hard work to succeed

Everybody wants me to be
Everyone expects me to be