Southside Johnny (real name John Lyon, born December 4, 1948 in Neptune, Ne… Read Full Bio ↴Southside Johnny (real name John Lyon, born December 4, 1948 in Neptune, New Jersey) is an American singer-songwriter who usually fronts his band Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes. Lyon grew up in Ocean Grove, New Jersey and graduated from Neptune High School. Southside Johnny first achieved prominence in the mid-1970s as the second act to emerge from the Jersey Shore music scene and be considered part of the Jersey Shore sound, following Bruce Springsteen. Southside's first three albums, I Don't Want to Go Home (1976), This Time It's For Real (1977), and Hearts of Stone (1978), were Stax-influenced R&B arranged and produced by the co-founder of the band and Springsteen confederate Steven Van Zandt and largely featured songs written by Van Zandt and/or Springsteen. The Van Zandt-written "I Don't Want To Go Home" became Southside's signature song, an evocative mixture of horn-based melodic riffs and sentimental lyrics. Other notable songs included "The Fever","Talk to Me," "This Time It's For Real," "Love on the Wrong Side of Town," and the definitive version of Springsteen's " Hearts of Stone."

Southside has long been considered the Grandfather of "the New Jersey Sound." Jon bon Jovi has acknowledged Southside as "his reason for singing." In 1982 the Rolling Stone Magazine voted the album Hearts of Stone among the top 100 albums of the 70's and 80's. In 1987, Southside and the Jukes were featured in the film Adventures in Babysitting performing at a college frat party.

Since 2001 Southside Johnny and the Jukes have toured the UK and Europe as an annual event, their first since the 1992 Better Days tour. His most recent album is Grapefruit Moon: The Songs Of Tom Waits (2008).

If You Be My Baby
Southside Johnny Lyrics

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We have lyrics for these tracks by Southside Johnny:

Act Of Love (P. S. Bliss) I've caused you too much pain I meant to…
Ain't That Peculiar Honey you do me wrong but still I'm crazy about…
All Night Long Snuck in the barroom, I was just 14 Man he used…
All the Time in the World You're the tree That you can't eat the fruit from I heard…

Baby When the Sun Goes Down Written by Peter Green. Shadows fall, children play And b…
Broke Down Piece Of Man Baby, baby, without your love Take a look at me, darling,…
Coming Back I still remember, baby Those wild, desperate times Making l…
Down Down Down I ride the top of the line, I can't settle…
Fannie Mae Said I want somebody to tell me what's wrong with…
Got To Be A Better Way Home Baby just believe me don't try to read me I've…
Got To Get You Off My Mind Oh Yeah, Yeah Sad story, baby Every word is true Got to get…
Grapefruit Moon Grapefruit moon, one star shining, shining down on me. Heard…
Havin' A Party We're havin' a party Everybody's swinging Dancing to the mus…
Hearts Of Stone You stare in the mirror at the lines in your…
How Come You Treat Me So Bad I wonder where's my baby tonight She ain't never around when…
I Choose To Sing The Blues I could've been a gambler Cause I'm good with cards I coul…
I Do'nt Want To Go Home I know that it's getting late But I don't want to…
I Played the Fool Like the child who's soul's a flame that loves to…
It Ain't The Meat It ain't the meat it's the motion That makes your daddy…
It's been a long time We lived in a time and a world of our…
Little by Little After the music had stopped, I still heard it playing…
Little Calcutta (J. Lyon/S. Skinner) We're born to live and we're born to…
Living In The Real World I know there is a day without headlines Where profit won't…
Love on the Wrong Side of Town I was there when you needed someone Look now, baby,…
New coat of paint Let's put a new coat of paint On this lonesome ol'…
No Secret (J. Lyon/S. Nagourney) There is no secret in this heart o…
Please Come Home for Christmas Bells will be ringin' the glad, glad news Oh, what a…
She got me where she wants me I know all you guys been talkin' 'Bout how I ain't…
Sweeter Than Honey Sweeter than honey, believe it Better than blue skies or mor…
Talk To Me Well every night I see a light up in your…
Temptation I feel a pain in my heart Each time I go…
The Fever When I get home from my job, I turn on…
This Time It's for Real Baby, you can't slow me down I've come too far…
Trapped Again Here I am, baby, right where you found me Trying…
Walk Away I know you've been hurt Burned by the fire Still you held…
When The Moment Is Right (N. Ossoff/S. Pecken) We seem to fit like hand in glove…
When You Dance When you dance, I hear the music rocking everywhere When…
Without Love All night long I could not sleep For ringing in my…

You Mean So Much To Me When she comes to me, like a childhood song Or an…

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