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Carole King – Sweet Adonis (1974) | Track profile | Dork

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Carole King
Wrap Around Joy
Sweet Adonis

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Sweet Adonis

Release date: 1st September 1974

From Wrap Around Joy

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About This Track

"Sweet Adonis" is a track by Carole King, from the album Wrap Around Joy, released 1st September 1974. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Carole King

Carole King

Lyrics

Sweet Adonis

[Verse 1]

Waiting on tables

While waiting on fame

In a city filled with numbers

They've forgotten their names

Like a lonely, broken people

Without title, without claim

When every day's survival

Is one more night of shame (One more night of shame)

Night of shame

[Chorus]

Welcome home, sweet Adonis

Welcome home, my old friend

I'm glad to see you made it through your contests once again

Welcome home, sweet Adonis

Your heart needs time to mend

Welcome home, sweet Adonis, my old friend

[Verse 2]

Hoping for the promise

Staying for the show

In a world of brief advantage

The victims come and go

Their faces seem so honest

Their manners have such style

Oh, but when hunger means existence

There's a feast in every smile, in every smile

[Chorus]

So welcome home, sweet Adonis

Welcome back, my old friend

I'm glad to see you made it up that hard road once again

Welcome home, sweet Adonis

Your highway's found an end

Welcome home, sweet Adonis, welcome home (Sweet Adonis)

Welcome home, sweet Adonis, welcome home (Sweet Adonis)

Welcome home, sweet Adonis, welcome home (Sweet Adonis)

Welcome home, sweet Adonis, welcome home (Sweet Adonis)

Sweet Adonis

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Track details

From Wrap Around Joy

1974

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Album

Wrap Around Joy

Release year

1974

—My Lovin' Eyes
—We Are All in This Together
—Nightingale
—Sweet Adonis
—Change in Mind, Change of Heart
—You Gentle Me
—You're Something New
—A Night This Side of Dying
—Jazzman
—Wrap Around Joy
—The Best Is Yet to Come
—You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine

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