Story Behind The Song
The 1st two lines were written in response to some health-conscious people I knew who were just sure that (refined) sugar was gonna kill you. After spending a week in the N. Little Rock Holiday Inn without my lady, I came to realize that some sugar can definitely be a good thing.
Song Description
imagine Frances and John singing toe to toe - or maybe cheek to cheek about missin' their sugar - hey, when's the last time you you had some sugar with your coffee?
| Song Length |
4:24 |
Genre |
Blues - Country, Blues - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Male/Female |
| Mood |
Endearing, Engaging |
Subject |
Long, Searching for Love |
| Similar Artists |
Elle King, Amy Winehouse |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
Hey now people, have you heard the news,
lotta folks got them sugar blues
They like to tell you you?re gonna die, if you eat some cake or down some pie
Now the sugar I need's a living one, and if she left I couldn't go on
But the chemical kind, I don't pay no mind, gimme my sugar and I feel fine
CHORUSI
need my sugar every day, I need my sugar every wayI need my sugar every night, I need my sugar if I?m gonna feel right(
I tell you)Hollywood lights are dim and dry, next to the sparkle in my sugar's eye
Skip down the streets of Candyland, get a sugar high, just holding her hand
ooh, I'm a firm believer in a daily dose, of the sweets in life I love the most
Takes some luck but you could be, a sugar lover just like me
repeat CHORUS
She keeps my beating heart alive, warps me into overdrive
Yeah, people let me tell you, got no dessert if my sugar's blue
Oooh, my heartbeats steady, my visions clear, all signs normal when my sugar's here
Pressures 120 over 72, but it shoots right up with them sugar blues
repeat CHORUS