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Tell It Like It Is
Otis Redding

If you want something to play with
Go and find yourself a toy
Baby my time is so expensive, girl, yeah
And I'm not just a little little bitty baby boy, no no

Otis, if you are
Don't play with my heart, it makes me furious
But if you want me to love you
Baby, you know I will, honey, you know I will

Tell it like it is, yeah
Don't be ashamed to let your conscience be your guide
Tell it like it is
I want you to forget your foolish pride, oh yeah

Life is too short to have sorrow (oh, yes it is)
You may be here today and gone tomorrow
You might as well get what you want
So go on and live, Carla honey, baby, go on and live

I'm just tell it like it is
Just you can threat me right, go and find yourself a little little baby boy
I'm just tell you like it is
Cause I'm to good to you forget, don't you mess over me


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Lyrics by Otis Redding

  Little Ol' Me   She's All Right   You Got Good Lovin'   (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction   (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay   (Sitting On The) Dock Of The Bay   (Sitting On) The Dock At The Bay   (Sitting On) The Dock Of The Bay   (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher & Higher   (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher & Higher   (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher   634-5789   634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)   A Change Is Gonna Come   A Fool for You   A Hard Day's Night   A Little Time   A Lover's Question   A Lover's Question   A Waste of Time   A Woman, A Lover, A Friend   Ain't No Sunshine   Ain't No Sunshine   Amen   Any Ole Way   Any Ole Way - Live   Any Ole Way [B-Side][*]   Are You Lonely For Me Baby   Are You Lonely for Me, Baby?   Bring It on Home to Me   Can't Turn You Loose   Can't Turn You Loose - Live   Can't Turn You Loose   Can't Turn You Loose - Live   Chain Gang   Chained and Bound   Champagne and Wine   Champagne and Wine [Alternate Take]   Change Gonna Come   Change Is Gonna Come   Cigarettes and Coffee   Come to Me   Come to Me [#]   Come to Me [Alternative][#]   Cupid   Cupid [#]   Day Tripper   Day Tripper   Day Tripper [Alternate Take] [Alternate Take]   Demonstration   Direct Me   Direct Me [Alternate Take]   Dock Of The Bay   Dock Of The Bay (Sittin' On)   Dog   Don't Be Afraid of Love   Don't Leave Me This Way   Don't Mess With Cupid   Don't Be Afraid Of Love   Don't Leave Me This Way   Down In The Valley   Down in the Valley [Stereo]   Dreams To Remember   Dum-dum-dum (Happy Song)   Everybody Makes a Mistake   Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa (Sad Song)   Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa   Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)   Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) [From Casino]   Fool for You   For Your Precious Love   Free Me   Glory Of Love   Gone Again   Gone Again [#]   Good to Me   Got to Get Myself Together   Groovin' Time   Groovin' Time   Happy Song   Happy Song (Dum Dum) [Alternate Take]   Happy Song (Dum-Dum)   Hard Day's Night   Hard To Handle   Hard To Handle (Right Version?)   Hard to Handle [*]   Hawg for You   Hey Hey Baby   Higher And Higher   Home In Your Heart   Hucklebuck   I Can't Turn You Loose   I Heard It Through the Grapevine   I Love You More Than Words Can Say   I Love You More Than Words Can Say (Remastered Sin...   I Need You Lovin'   I Need You Lovin'   I Need Your Lovin'   I Want To Thank You   I'll Let Nothing Separate Us   I'm a Changed Man   I'm Coming Home   I'm Coming Home To See About You   I'm Depending on You   I'm Sick Y'all   I've Been Loving You Too Long   I've Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now)   I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) - Live   I've Got Dreams To Remember   I've Got Dreams to Remember [Original Version]   I'll Let Nothing Separate Us   I'm A Changed Man   I'm Depending On You   I'm Sick Y'all   I've Been Loving You Too Long   I've Got Dreams To Remember   It Takes Two   It's Growing   It's Too Late   It's Growing   It's Too Late   Ive Been Loving You Too Long   Johnny's Heartbreak   Just One More Day   Keep Your Arms Around Me   Knock On Wood   Knock On Wood - Otis & Carla   Let Me Be Good to You   Let Me Come on Home   Look at That Girl   Look at the Girl   Louie Louie   Louie, Louie   Love Have Mercy   Love Man   Lover's Question   Lovey Dovey   Lovey Dovey - Otis & Carla   Loving By The Pound   Loving by the Pound [Take 1]   Loving by the Pound [Take 1][#]   Lucille   Mary's Little Lamb   Mary's Little Lamb   Match Game   Merry Christmas Baby   Merry Christmas Baby [LP Version]   Merry Christmas, Baby   Merry Christmas, Baby [Take 1]   Mr. Pitiful   Mr. Pitiiful   My Girl   My Girl [DTS [DVD]   My Girl [Live]   My Girl [Live][*]   My Girl [Mono Version]   My Lover's Prayer   My Lovers Prayer   New Year's Resolution   New Year's Resolution   Nobody Knows You   Nobody Knows You (When You're Down And Out)   Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out   Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out   Nobody's Fault But Mine   Nobody's Fault But Mine   Nothing Can Change This Love   Ol' Man Trouble   Ol' Man Trouble   Ole Man Trouble   Ooh Carla, Ooh Otis   Open the Door   Open the Door [Alternative][#]   Otis   Pain in My Heart   Pain in My Heart [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surrou   Pain In My Heart (alternate Take)   Pain in My Heart [*]   Pain in My Heart [DVD]   Pain in My Heart [out-take]   Papa's Got A Brand New Bag   Papa's Got A Brand New Bag   Pounds and Hundreds   Pounds And Hundreds (Lbs + 100s)   Pounds and Hundreds [LBS + 100]   Remember Me   Remember Me [#]   Remember Me [Take 1] [#][Take]   Respect   Respect [DTS [DVD]   Respect (Alternate)   Respect [1967 Version][*]   Respect [Live]   Respect [London]   Respect [Mono Mix of Stereo Album Version][#][*]   Respect [Mono Version]   Rock Me Baby   Rock Me Baby [Stereo]   Satisfaction   Satisfaction - Live   Scratch My Back   Security   Send Me Some Lovin'   Send Me Some Lovin'   Shake   Shake [Live]   Shake [Mono Version]   Shake [Stereo]   Shama Lama Ding Dong   She Put the Hurt on Me   Shout Bamalama   Shout Bamalama - With The Pinetoppers   Sittin On The Dock At The Bay   Slippin' And Slidin'   Slippin' And Slidin'   Something Is Worrying Me   Spanish Harlem   Stand by Me   Stand By Me (Ben E. King cover)   Stay In School   Stay In School (Radio Spot)   Sweet Lorene   Tell the Truth   Tennessee Waltz   That's A Good Idea   That's How Strong My Love Is   That's the Way My Heart Needs   That's What My Heart Needs   That's A Good Idea   That's How Strong My Love Is   That's What My Heart Needs   the Dock of the Bay   The Dog   The Glory of Love   The Happy Song   The Happy Song (Dum Dum)   The Happy Song (Dum-Dum-De-De-De-Dum-Dum)   The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)   The Happy Song (Dun-Dum)   The Huckle-Buck   The Hucklebuck   The Match Game   There Goes My Baby   There Goes My Baby [#]   These Arms Of Mine   These Arms Of Mine - Live   These Arms of Mine [*]   These Arms of Mine [From The Boat That Rocked]   Think About It   Thousand Miles Away   Ton of Joy   Tramp   Tramp (With Carla Thomas)   Treat Her Right   Trick or Treat   Try A Little Tenderness   Try a Little Tenderness [Alternate Take]   Try a Little Tenderness [Live]   Try a Little Tenderness [Take 1]   Try a Little Tenderness [Take 1][#]   Waste of Time   When Something Is Wrong With My Baby   White Christmas   White Christmas [*]   Wonderful World   You Don't Miss Your Water   You Don't Miss Your Water   You Left the Water Running   You Made a Man Out of Me   You Send Me   You're Still My Baby   You're Still My Baby   Your Feeling Is Mine   Your One and Only Man   Your One And Only Man - Live

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