SPRING CAN REALLY HANG YOU UP THE MOST
(Tommy Wolf / Fran Landesman)

Chaka Khan

Also recorded by : 
Phil Abraham; John Allred; Eden Atwood; Patti Austin; 
Gabe Balthazar Quartet; Larry Baskett; Jean Beaudet;
Ronnie Bedford; Bruce Bennett; David Benoit; 
Bernard Berkhout; Bill Bianchi; Charles Brown;
Gary Brunotte; Cyrille Bugnon; Mark Capon; 
Betty Carter; Regina Carter; The CCM Faculty Jazztet;
Chicago Metropolitan Jazz Orch.; June Christy;
Soesja Citroen; Peter Compo; Chris Connor;
Francesco Crosara; Harold Danko; Dardanelle;
Nathan Davis; Bob Dorough; Andrea Dupree; Herb Ellis;
Gene Esposito; Eileen Farrell; Manfredo Est;
Ella Fitzgerald; George Garzone; 
Bruce Gates Jazz Consortium Big Band; Stan Getz;
Genie Grant; Eddie Green; Jimmy Greene; Fred Griffin;
Jerry Grillo; Lola Haag; Solvi Hansen; Jan Harrison;
Tubby Hayes; Jackie & Roy; Rickie Lee Jones; 
June Katz; Ray Kennedy; Calvin Keys; Irene Kral;
Joe La Barbera; Don Lamond; Don Lanphere; Ranee Lee;
Levitts; Bobby Lewis; Helge Lien Trio; Julie London;
Carmen Lundy; Meg Mackay; Giovanni Mazzarino;
Maureen McGovern; Larry McKenna; Marian McPartland;
Carmen McRae; Brad Mehldau; Ron Merritt; 
Bette Midler; Jane Monheit; ..... and many others.


Once I was a sentimental thing
Throw my heart away each Spring
Now a Spring romance
Hasn't got a chance
Promised my first dance to Winter
All I've got to show's a splinter
For my little fling

Spring, this year has got me feeling like a horse
That never left the post
I lay in my room
Starring up at the ceiling
Spring can really hang you up the most

Morning kiss wakes trees and flower
And to them my life
To drink a toast I walk in the park
Just to kill those lonely hours
Spring can really hang you up the most

All afternoon
Those birds tweet-a-tweet I know their tune
This is love this is it
Heard it before
And I know the score
And I decide that love is a bore
Love seem sure around the new year
Now it's April

Love is just a ghost
Spring arrived on time
But what became of you, dear
Spring can really hang you up the most
Spring can really hang you up the most

Spring is here
There's no mistaken
Robins build their nest from coast to coast
My heart tries the same
So they won't hear it breaking
Spring can really hang you up the most

College boys are riding somewhere
... tender passion there it grows
But I'm on the shelf with last years easter bonnet
Spring can really hang you up the most

Love came my way
I'm holding the last
We had our day
Now that's all in the past
Spring came along
A season of song
For love's sweet promise
But something went wrong
Doctor's once prescribed a tonic
Sulfur and molasses was the dose
Didn't help me a bit
My condition must be chronic
Spring can really hang you up the most

All alone, the party's over
Winter was a gracious host
But when you keep praying
For snow to hide the clover
Spring can really hang you up the most