Dobie Gray - I Never Had It So Good (Lyrics) [HD]

Dobie Gray sings 'I Never Had It So Good' from his 1973 MCA album 'Loving Arms'. This song was written by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols. The lyrics are in the video and below with comments about Dobie Gray.

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I Never Had It So Good (Singer: Dobie Gray)

I never had much money
I never won a race
My jokes don't end up funny
I've had doors slammed in my face

But I think you've charmed me
I always hoped that someone would
I never had a love like this before
I never had it so good

I'm not the kind that's trusted
Always trippin' over logs
So often I've been busted
Chased by friendly dogs

But I think you've charmed me
Always hoped that someone would
I never had a love like this before
I never had it so good

I think you've charmed me
I always hoped that someone would
I never had a love like this before
I never had it so good

I never had a love like this before
I never had it so good
I never had a love like this before
I never had it so good

Songwriters: Paul Williams, Roger Nichols
[Lyrics transcribed from song audio]

Wikipedia states:

Dobie Gray (born Lawrence Darrow Brown; July 26, 1940 - December 6, 2011) was an American singer and songwriter, whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop, and musical theater. His hit records included "The 'In' Crowd" in 1965 and "Drift Away", which was one of the biggest hits of 1973, sold over one million copies, and remains a staple of radio airplay. He was born near Houston, Texas. His birth name was most likely Lawrence Darrow Brown, listed in Fort Bend County birth records as being born in 1940 to Jane and Jethro C. Brown. Other sources suggest he may have been born Leonard Victor Ainsworth, a name he used on some early recordings. His family sharecropped. He discovered gospel music through his grandfather, a Baptist minister.