Helen reddy you and me against the world lyrics

Tell me again, mommy

You and me against the world
Sometimes it seems like you and me against the world
When all the others turn their backs and walk away
You can count on me to stay

Remember when the circus came to town
And you were frightened by the clown
Wasn't it nice to be around someone that you knew
Someone who was big and strong and looking out for

You and me against the world
Sometimes it feels like you and me against the world
And for all the times we've cried I always felt that
God was on our side

And when one of us is gone
And one of us is left to carry on
Then remembering will have to do
Our memories alone will get us through
Think about the days of me and you
You and me against the world

And when one of us is gone
And one of us is left to carry on
Then remembering will have to do
Our memories alone will get us through
Think about the days of me and you
You and me against the world

I love you, mommy
I love you too, baby

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You and me against the world
Sometimes it feels like you and me against the world
When all the others turn their back and walk away
You can count on me to stay
Remember when the circus came to town
And you were frightened by the clown?

Wasn't it nice to be around someone that you knew?
Someone who was big and strong and looking out for
You and me against the world
Sometimes it feels like you and me against the world
And for all the times we've cried I always felt that
The odds were on our side
And when one of us is gone
And one of us is left to carry on
Then remembering will have to do
Our memories alone will get us through
Think about the days of me and you
Of you and me against the world
Remember when the circus came to town
And you were frightened by the clown?
Wasn't it nice to be around someone that you knew?
Someone who was big and strong and looking out for
You and me against the world
Sometimes it feels like you and me against the world
And for all the times we've cried I always felt that
The odds were on our side
And when one of us is gone
And one of us is left to carry on
Then remembering will have to do
Our memories alone will get us through
Think about the days of me and you
Of you and me against the world
You and me against the world
You and me against the world

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"You and Me Against the World"
Single by Helen Reddy
from the album Love Song for Jeffrey
B-side	"Love Song for Jeffrey"
Released	May 1974[1]
Genre	Pop
Length	3:08
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Kenny Ascher, Paul Williams
Producer(s)	Tom Catalano
Helen Reddy singles chronology
"Keep on Singing" (1974) "You and Me Against the World" (1974) "Angie Baby" (1974)

"You and Me Against the World" is a song written by Kenny Ascher and Paul Williams, recorded by Helen Reddy for her 1974 album Love Song for Jeffrey.

"You and Me Against the World" was the first song written by Williams teaming up with Ascher, a member of his band. It began as a gag song. Williams and Ascher had a discussion about their favorite songwriters which led to the spontaneous composition of the song on the subject whose tune, Ascher then realized, had real hit potential. The song is sentimental in its lyrics, discussing "all the times we cried" and "when one of us is gone and one is left to carry on."

Williams himself debuted "You and Me Against the World" on his 1974 album Here Comes Inspiration, singing it as a traditional love ballad. Helen Reddy considered the song's lyrics too "paternalistic" to be convincing as a woman's declaration of love for a man. Instead, she interpreted the song as a mother singing to a child, which her version clarified by her young daughter Traci's speaking to "Mommy" at the start and end.[2]

Released as the second single from Love Song For Jeffrey, "You and Me Against the World" reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1974 and became the fourth of Reddy's six consecutive Adult Contemporary Number Ones.[3] The song did equally well in Canada.

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Cover versions[edit]

"You and Me Against the World" had also been recorded by Ann Burton, Robert Goulet, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Vera Lynn, Johnny Mathis, Matt Monro, and Matt Monro Jr. A Swedish rendering, "Du Och Jag Emot En Värld", was recorded by Lill-Babs.

See also[edit]

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1974 (U.S.)

References[edit]

1. ^ "Discography". Billboard. Vol. 86, no. 31. 3 August 1974. p. 52. ISSN 0006-2510.
2. ^ Reddy, Helen (2006). The Woman I Am: a memoir. New York: The Penguin Group. pp. 157. ISBN 1-58542-489-7.
3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 201.
4. ^ RPM Top Singles, September 14, 1974
5. ^ RPM Adult Contemporary, August 24, 1974
6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 197.
7. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
8. ^ "1973 Year End". Bullfrogspond.com. Retrieved 2016-10-07.

External links[edit]

• Helen Reddy - You and Me Against the World on YouTube