I CAN'T BREAK THE NEWS TO MYSELF
BEN E KING
SONGWRITERS: WILLIAMS &
HARRISON
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: I CAN’T BREAK THE NEWS TO
MYSELF
LABEL: ACTO RECORDS
GENRE: SOUL
YEAR: 1965
Benjamin
Earl King (September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015), known as Ben E. King, was
an American soul and R&B singer and
record producer. He was perhaps best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand
by Me"—a US Top 10 hit,
both in 1961 and later in 1986 (when it was used as the theme to the film
of the same name), a number one hit in the UK in 1987, and no. 25 on the RIAA's
list of Songs
of the Century—and as one of the principal lead
singers of the R&B vocal group the
Drifters notably singing the lead vocals of
one of their biggest global hit singles (and only U.S. #1 hit) "Save the Last Dance for Me"
From
January to March I'll tell the world
The icy winds make me cry
From April Fool’s Day to June I'll tell the world
My tears are rain, oh, what I lie!
I just can't tell the world
I can't tell them that I've lost you
'Cause I can't break the news to myself
No, no, no...
From July to September I'll tell the world
The burning sun has me down
From October through December I'll tell the world
We don't date 'cause I'm snow bound
I just can't, I can't tell the world
I can't tell them that I've lost you, oh no, I can't
'Cause I can't break the news
No, I can't break the news to myself, oh to myself
No, no, no...
No, I can't, I can't tell the world
Don't you know I can't tell them that I've lost you
'Cause I can't break the news
No, I can't break the news
No, I can't break the news to myself