Get Well Soon
Steve Forbert Lyrics
Well…, you’re in the hospital,
I hear you’re doing poorly,
I hear ‘bout how you’re terrified
Yes, and trying to act maturely
Brought up from the cradle in a,
Home where servants knocked to get ya
Gotta change your life a lot
And I, I know the notion shocks ya
Get well soon little girl
Get well… soon little girl
Get well soon
Oh…, your mama liked to socialized
And she never missed a function
And your daddy with his railroad lines
Never saw the junction
Your uncle was a dragon and his,
Breath came a’scorching
As he spent his life exploiting foreign countries
For all those fortunes
Get well soon little girl
Get well soon little girl
Get well… soon little girl
Get well soon
I’ve been looking at my road map
And I ain’t so far away
I’d be driving through to day break
All the way from yesterday
And I’d be coming ‘round to see ya
And I don’t want to find a frown
And when you’re able babe just say so
And oh we’ll get out and paint the town
Yes…, you’d sail around the world alone
Too bad it took ya no where
You made some nervous, so-called friends
But how much babe, do they care
And you brought up every cul-de-sac
Price tags you ignore ‘em
Trying to maintain it all
You find you can’t afford ‘em
Get well soon little girl
Get well soon little girl
Get well soon little girl
Get well soon
Yeah, yes
And get well soon little girl
Get well soon little girl
Get well soon little girl
Get well soon
Ah…, you’re in the hospital
I hear you’re doing poorly
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Steve Forbert (born Samuel Stephen Forbert, December 13, 1954 in Meridian, Mississippi) is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for his song "Romeo's Tune", which reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1980. Forbert's tribute to Jimmie Rodgers, Any Old Time, was nominated for a 2004 Grammy in the best traditional folk category. In 2006, he was inducted into the Mississippi Music Hall of Fame.
Forbert signed a recording contract with Nemperor in 1978, and they released his debut album, Alive on Arrival, that same year. Read Full BioSteve Forbert (born Samuel Stephen Forbert, December 13, 1954 in Meridian, Mississippi) is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for his song "Romeo's Tune", which reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1980. Forbert's tribute to Jimmie Rodgers, Any Old Time, was nominated for a 2004 Grammy in the best traditional folk category. In 2006, he was inducted into the Mississippi Music Hall of Fame.
Forbert signed a recording contract with Nemperor in 1978, and they released his debut album, Alive on Arrival, that same year. His song "Romeo's Tune", although "dedicated to the memory of Florence Ballard" on the sleeve of Forbert's second album Jackrabbit Slim (released in 1979), is not about Supremes singer Ballard who died in 1976. "Forbert admits that Ballard became a timely connection for "Romeo's Tune", written about a girl from Meridian. "That seemed like such bad news to me and such sad news. She wasn't really taken care of by the music business, which is not a new story". At around this time critics hailed Forbert as "The new Bob Dylan" because of a similar vocal timbre and thoughtful songwriting. The front cover of Jackrabbit Slim encourages such comparisons with its simplicity: a black and white photo of Steve Forbert playing a well-worn Martin acoustic guitar with a capo on it, his shirt tinted green. The record was recorded in Nashville and produced by John Simon who had worked with The Band.
After many successful years, Forbert sought out new inspiration and found it when he relocated to Nashville in 1985. Forbert's tribute to Jimmie Rodgers, Any Old Time, was nominated for a 2004 Grammy in the best traditional folk category. In 2006, he was inducted into the Mississippi Music Hall of Fame.
Recent albums include Strange Names & New Sensations (2007), The Place And The Time (2009), and Over With You (2012).
www.steveforbert.com
Forbert signed a recording contract with Nemperor in 1978, and they released his debut album, Alive on Arrival, that same year. Read Full BioSteve Forbert (born Samuel Stephen Forbert, December 13, 1954 in Meridian, Mississippi) is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for his song "Romeo's Tune", which reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1980. Forbert's tribute to Jimmie Rodgers, Any Old Time, was nominated for a 2004 Grammy in the best traditional folk category. In 2006, he was inducted into the Mississippi Music Hall of Fame.
Forbert signed a recording contract with Nemperor in 1978, and they released his debut album, Alive on Arrival, that same year. His song "Romeo's Tune", although "dedicated to the memory of Florence Ballard" on the sleeve of Forbert's second album Jackrabbit Slim (released in 1979), is not about Supremes singer Ballard who died in 1976. "Forbert admits that Ballard became a timely connection for "Romeo's Tune", written about a girl from Meridian. "That seemed like such bad news to me and such sad news. She wasn't really taken care of by the music business, which is not a new story". At around this time critics hailed Forbert as "The new Bob Dylan" because of a similar vocal timbre and thoughtful songwriting. The front cover of Jackrabbit Slim encourages such comparisons with its simplicity: a black and white photo of Steve Forbert playing a well-worn Martin acoustic guitar with a capo on it, his shirt tinted green. The record was recorded in Nashville and produced by John Simon who had worked with The Band.
After many successful years, Forbert sought out new inspiration and found it when he relocated to Nashville in 1985. Forbert's tribute to Jimmie Rodgers, Any Old Time, was nominated for a 2004 Grammy in the best traditional folk category. In 2006, he was inducted into the Mississippi Music Hall of Fame.
Recent albums include Strange Names & New Sensations (2007), The Place And The Time (2009), and Over With You (2012).
www.steveforbert.com
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russrosh
Love it!
Zeusdattilo
Simply amazing...one of best Forbert songs ever and...what a voice!!! Little Stevie Orbit was a true masterpiece...
Ove Poulsen
Amazing.... still amazing after all these years....
Peter Doe
I use this song very much if any (female) friend of mine is ill. Thank you for sharing!
MA Jones
I just sent it to th 2nd of two hospitalized male friends...
Andre Mekers
Just a minute ago!
Andre Mekers
Haha me too!!
dancawley123
L Victor ,so how was da show ? Steve is amazing and so real in concert . . . down to earth, no BS, approachable, talented, a real HUMAN BEING who cares for his FANS. ...thats y the fans stick with him for DECADES . . . . seen him 5 times, its always very VERY gd ! ! ! ! even saw him once with full elec band in east hampton, NY abt 10 yrs ago that was a real RARE treat. .
Lisa Kobar
I wonder if this is about someone he's close with...an autobiographical song...
L Victor
it wasnt SNL it was a similar show called FRIDAYS. gaawd that was early 80's when I was a freshman at the University of Arizona. Tucson was known as the Athens (Ga) of the west back then. Now 33 years later Im gonna go see him in Phoenix on April 6 2013. IT SURE WAS BETTER BACK THEN!!