Give Me An Inch

 
Titre : Give Me An Inch

Ecrit par : R. Palmer

Première publication : Sur l'album Pressure Drop (1975)

« I remember Lowell George saying to me 'Where the hell did you get these changes?' when we were recording the 'Pressure Drop' album. James Jamerson's bass on this is perfect, and so is Ed Greene's drumming. My voice sounds very different here, probably because I was attempting what was for me a new style »   

Paroles :

Give me an inch girl
I'll give you a mile
Give me an inch girl
And I'll make it all worth while
My eyes have shown me more than I've seen
But unlike my poor heart they're not cautious
Got to thinking love was a dream
Misunderstanding my fortunes

I should have taken more heed of my heart
Telling me how to live
But if you give me an inch girl
I'll give you a mile
Give me an inch girl
Oh, I'll make it all worth while
And I'll make you see
Just how much you mean to me

Well ain't it easy to go head-over-heels
When you need the right person
You've got to learn to smile about it
Or nothing you do will feel certain
Here I stand with my heart in command
And it's you I want to be with
Give me an inch girl
I'll give you a mile
Give me an inch girl
Oh, I'll make it all worth while
And I'll make you see
Just how much you mean to me...

La chanson a été reprise en 1978 par le chanteur britannique Ian Matthews pour son album Stealin' Home. Elle est sortie en simple l'année suivante et s'est classée dans le Top 100 américain / The song was covered in 1978 by British singer Ian Matthews for his album Stealin' Home. It was released as a single the following year and charted in the US Hot 100.